"Sun Ce of Jiangdong actually sent out 50,000 troops from Qu 'a to White Horse Lake and Hongze Lake?!" Liu Mang looked at the letter in his hand. It was a message from Shouchun. It was a message from Yang Hong about what had happened in Yangzhou. Liu Mang was not in Xiangyang yet. He stayed in Fancheng for a day. Ever since Liu Mang was attacked, Liu Mang was not the only one who was worried. Even Liu Biao was panicking. He did not want Liu Mang to die in Jingzhou. Thus, he sent a thousand soldiers to escort Liu Mang in case he was attacked again. With a thousand soldiers following him, Liu Mang rested in Fancheng for a day.
On this day, Liu Mang's spies from Yangzhou came back with an intelligence report.
"50,000 soldiers? Where did Sun Ce get so many soldiers?" Jia Xu frowned and said. Originally, Jiangdong had 90,000 elite navy and 100,000 Danyang soldiers. However, outside of Wancheng, 30,000 of them were killed by Liu Mang and Gan Ning, leaving only 70,000. Now, Liu Biao's attack on Jiang Xia could be described as fierce. Last time, Liu Biao was toyed with by this brat. This made Liu Biao angry. Now, Jiang Xia could give him whatever he wanted. As long as Zhuge Liang and Wen Pin led the attack, it would be fine. After losing Sanjiangkou, they were about to recapture it. The Jingzhou Navy had 70,000 soldiers in Jiang Xia. Although Sun Ce's Jiangdong Navy was better than the Jingzhou Navy, it was not much better. Therefore, in Jiang Xia, the Jiangdong Navy would need at least half of its soldiers to contend with the Jingzhou Navy. Even if it was 40,000 soldiers, it would be 40,000 soldiers. Then there would only be 30,000 soldiers near Jianye Circle. Could it be that Jiangdong Sun Ce placed all his soldiers in Linhuai? Does he not want Jianye?
"Jianye is not impossible. However, Jianye is no longer the same as before!" Liu Mang shook his head. Jianye was the headquarters of the Jiangdong Army. How could they not want it? "Now that Sun Ce can bring out such a large number of soldiers, it can be said that the nobles are very powerful!" Liu Mang thought. One must know that in the last battle of Wancheng city, Liu Mang did not think that Jiangdong Sun Ce could bring out 100,000 soldiers. One must know that in the previous battle of Red Cliffs, Jiangdong only brought out 40,000 soldiers. Including his good friend Liu Bei, they only brought out 50,000 soldiers.
But now, Liu Mang was stunned to see 100,000 soldiers. Even if Jiangdong did not go through so many years of war, it would not be so terrifying. Sun Ce also had 30,000 naval troops in Jiangxia and 30,000 elite troops in Jianye. Adding all of them together, Liu Mang was stunned. Liu Mang was stunned. Even if Jiangdong did not go through so many years of war, Sun Ce still had 30,000 naval troops in Jiangxia.
Later, after Liu Mang won the battle, he found out that Sun Ce only brought out 30,000 soldiers. The remaining 70,000 soldiers were not Sun Ce's own but the nobles of Jiangdong. It was these nobles who supported Sun Ce. The 70,000 soldiers and 30,000 elites made up 100,000 soldiers. After the battle of Red Cliffs, the nobles did not want to go against Lao Cao. They were afraid that if Sun Biyan and Big Eared Liu lost, Lao Cao would come after them. Therefore, they only sent 50,000 soldiers to fight against Lao Cao's 800,000 soldiers.
Therefore, the background of the nobles was very strong. Liu Mang was a bit glad. If there were so many nobles in Yangzhou, then his policies and land reform would not be able to be implemented. Once these nobles rebelled, then it would be over. The nobles of Wancheng city almost made the Lvbu's Army run away. Not to mention the nobles of Yangzhou.
"Among the 50,000 soldiers, there must be more than 10,000 elites! Maybe even more! " Jia Xu quickly gave an estimate. Now that Jiangdong's biggest hidden threat, the Shanyue, was gone, he could basically bring out tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. He did not need to guard against the Shanyue's rebellion.
Where did these Shanyue go? They were all sent to Liu Mang's Yangzhou. Thinking of this, Liu Mang bitterly smiled. He was simply a living Bodhisattva. He was schemed against by others and indirectly helped them.
"50,000 soldiers!" Liu Mang also did not expect that his encirclement could provoke so many soldiers from Jiangdong. It was not an encirclement but an encirclement. The last time Sun Ce attacked Liu Mang was because Liu Mang was defending Wancheng city. Liu Mang had a great advantage in Wancheng city's defense. But this time, he was on the offensive side. Basically, he was fighting in the field, which is a direct confrontation.
"Give the City Guard to Zhang Liao!" Liu Mang said to Jia Xu. Then he asked Jia Xu to write a secret letter to Yangzhou.
Zhang Liao only had the Xiliang Cavalry and the Black Flag Army. Although both of them were elite and heavily armored, the Xiliang Cavalry had not been formed yet. The Black Flag Army had 5,000 soldiers and could not fight against 10 Xiliang Cavalry. The opposing Jiangdong Army also had elite troops. Coupled with the defenders on the way, it was not easy to fight. Liu Mang added, "If it is not possible, let Zhang Liao return to Shouchun!" With Jiangdong's Sun Ce as reinforcements, these soldiers might not be able to take Linhuai. However, Jiangdong's Sun Ce would not be able to spy on Yangzhou. This was because the Formation Breaker had the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. Liu Mang did not know that his father-in-law had already led the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to the west towards Nanyang.
"Milord, you don't need it anymore?" Jia Xu wanted to write, but after reading the letter, he shook his head with a wry smile.
"You don't need it anymore?" Liu Mang did not understand, so Jia Xu explained.
"Military Advisor Xu Shu has already transferred the City Guard to Zhang Liao, but Zhang Liao refused to join the City Guard. He also said that he would rely on the Black Flag Army and the Xiliang Cavalry to take Linhuai and help Milord defeat the enemy!"
"Nonsense, isn't this nonsense?" Liu Mang immediately slammed the table. "Who does Zhang Liao think he is? Sun Ce, Wu Zi, or Yue Wumu?"
"Who is this Yue Wumu?" Jia Xu knew the first two people. One was Sun Wu, and the other was Wu Qi. Both of them were famous strategists and military experts during the Spring and Autumn Period. Sun Wu wrote Sun Ce's The Art of War, which was passed down through the ages. Wu Qi helped Wei Wenhou almost become an overlord and also left the book "Wu Zi". But who was this Yue Wumu?
Liu Mang did not answer Jia Xu's question. Liu Mang knew that Zhang Liao was a talented commander. He knew that Zhang Liao could govern a province and attack a region, but he also needed strength. Now the enemy was five times more than him, and he still wanted to attack the city and take over the territory. In the end, he did not even want the reinforcements. Wasn't this nonsense?
"Wenhe, immediately write a letter for the City Guard to go east and help Zhang Liao! Tell him that he can either withdraw or accept the reinforcements. This is a military order and cannot be disobeyed! " Liu Mang was angry. When Zhang Liao was in Shouchun, he was very dissatisfied with him staying in Yangzhou. Liu Mang thought that it was just a small problem, but he did not expect it to be so big. It actually made Zhang Liao arrogant. Did this Zhang Liao want to lose in Yangzhou so that he could kick him back to Lujiang? If the army was defeated, Zhang Liao should be prepared to stay in Linhuai forever.
"Yes!" Jia Xu picked up the letter and began to write.
"Wen He. Who is the commander of this expedition to Linhuai?" Liu Mang asked. He wanted to know who this commander was so that he could search for information about him.
Jia Xu was writing the letter and said without raising his head: "This time, I don't know why Sun Ce's general is not one of his old generals, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and the others. It is also not his left and right arms, Zhou Yu and Gong Jin, but it is his second brother, Sun Quan, Sun Zhongmou!"
"Oh, so it is Sun Quan!" Liu Mang said subconsciously, but then his eyes widened: "Sun Quan, Sun Zhongmou?" His voice was several decibels louder.
Even Jia Xu was startled by this. "What's wrong, Milord? Is this person very strong? "
"Haha, strong, he is really strong! This person has blue eyes and purple hair. At the age of fourteen, he became the county magistrate of Kuaiji and managed the entire Kuaiji well! This person's civil and military skills are not inferior to his brother, Sun Ce! "
"Ah, ah, ah!" Jia Xu was also stunned by Liu Mang's words. Purple hair and blue eyes, isn't this the attitude of an overlord? The ancients believed that such a person would give people peace of mind, thinking that he is the son of the White Emperor and he is the son of the Red Emperor. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang also said that they are the son of the White Emperor and he is the son of the Red Emperor. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang also said that they are the son of the White Emperor and he is the son of the Red Emperor. These are all used to confuse people and make people think that he is the son of the Heavenly Emperor. But now Sun Quan is the son of the White Emperor and Liu Mang also said that he is the son of the White Emperor and he is the son of the Red Emperor. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang also said that they are the son of the White Emperor.
Jia Xu thought that Liu Mang would ask him to write a letter for Zhang Liao to withdraw the troops. But who knew that Liu Mang laughed loudly.
"Wenhe, Wenhe, that letter does not need to be written. Let the City Guard stay in Shouchun!" Liu Mang did not want to increase the troops for Zhang Liao.
"My lord, what are you doing?" Jia Xu did not understand why Liu Mang was like this. Not only did he not increase the troops, but he was also very confident that Zhang Liao would continue to fight.
"Wenhe, Wenhe, of course I am confident. This is because this Zhang Liao is the natural nemesis of the Sun family's blue eyes!" Liu Mang's words made Jia Xu confused.
Of course, Jia Xu did not understand. Zhang Liao was a handsome talent. His real handsome talent was reflected in the blue eyes of the Sun family.
In the original trajectory, Sun Quan wanted to take Hefei as his advance into the Central Plains. But at that time, Hefei was in the hands of Cao Cao. At that time, the two sides naturally had to compete. Thus, the second Battle of Hefei began.
The background of the second Battle of Hefei was that Cao Cao failed to conquer Sun Quan in the south. Before retreating, only Zhang Liao, Li Dian, Yue Jin and more than seven thousand people were left to defend Hefei. In the second year, Sun Quan and Liu Mang fought fiercely in Jingzhou. Cao Cao took the opportunity to occupy Hanzhong. Liu Bei compromised and gave Sun Quan three counties. He led his troops back to fight with Cao Cao for Hanzhong. After Sun Quan and Liu Bei came to an agreement, Sun Quan also quickly retreated and gathered 100 thousand people to try and take down the defending troops of Hefei.
Cao Cao had long been prepared for this. Before he left for Zhanglu, Cao Cao sent a letter to Hefei, ordering Zhang Liao to only open it when Sun Quan led his troops to attack. Sun Quan saw that Cao Cao was in Hanzhong and could not return to the east in time, so he personally led 100 thousand people to attack Hefei.
Zhang Liao, Yue Jin and Li Dian had always been in conflict. Before Sun Quan attacked, Zhang Liao opened the letter sent by Cao Cao. Cao Cao instructed that if Sun Quan's troops arrived, Zhang Liao and Li Dian should go out to fight. Yue Jin should lead the troops to defend the city. As for Xue Ti, he should not go out to fight.
The Wei army only had seven thousand people, while the Wu army had one hundred thousand. The difference in numbers between the two sides was huge. Zhang Liao felt that since Cao Cao was leading his troops to fight outside, by the time his reinforcements arrived, Sun Quan's troops would have broken through our defenses. Hence, the letter asked us to attack the enemy before they finished gathering. First, we have to break their morale and stabilize their morale. Then, we can successfully defend the city. The chance of success or failure lies in this battle. What doubts do you all have? Li Dian agreed with Zhang Liao's thoughts.
Li Dian and Zhang Liao were both brave generals. Hence, they recruited warriors through the night and obtained a total of 800 people. Zhang Liao ordered the killing of cows as a reward for the soldiers in preparation for tomorrow's battle. The morale of the Wu army was high. When the sun rose, Zhang Liao was armored and armed with a halberd. He took the lead in attacking. Although the Wei army was small, they were all cavalry. Although the Wu army was large, they were mostly infantry. Cavalry had better mobility, so once they killed, they would leave immediately. There was no way the Wu army could surround 800 Wei soldiers.
After Zhang Liao killed his way into the Wu army camp, he killed dozens of Wu soldiers alone and killed two generals. During the assault, Zhang Liao shouted out his name so that the Wu army would remember his name.
After charging into the camp, Zhang Liao saw Sun Quan's banner and went on a killing spree. The Wu army, Song Qian and Xu Sheng, could not hold him back. The Wu army had never seen someone so capable of charging and slashing. In a panic, all the soldiers scattered and fled. Luckily, Pan Zhang was supervising the battle. Seeing the Wu army retreating, he quickly chased after them and killed two deserters. Seeing this, the soldiers turned back to fight, blocking Zhang Liao in front of Sun Quan's camp.
Seeing the tense situation, Sun Quan hurriedly climbed to the top of a nearby mountain and defended himself with his halberd. The Wu army blocked Zhang Liao at the foot of the mountain. Since Zhang Liao could not charge up the mountain, he cursed Sun Quan at the foot of the mountain in an attempt to provoke Sun Quan into going down the mountain to fight. Sun Quan was not Sun Ce and did not have the guts like his brother to fight one-on-one. However, Sun Quan's eyesight was not bad and his mentality was strong. Although his life was in danger, he was still clear-headed and saw that Zhang Liao only brought a few hundred men. As such, he ordered his soldiers to surround Zhang Liao's 800 men.
Zhang Liao's mount had a better physique and did not tire after fighting for half a day. It carried Zhang Liao and charged out of the chaos. When dozens of Wei soldiers saw Zhang Liao charging out, they all shouted, "Is the general abandoning us?" Zhang Liao saw that Zhuang Zhong had once again charged into the encirclement. He broke out of the encirclement and rescued a few people who were surrounded. The remaining few hundred men all retreated into Hefei City.
After this battle, the Wu army was scared out of their wits. Originally, they hoped that 100,000 men would be able to gain an advantage against 7,000 men. However, after this battle, the Wu army lost all their morale and spirit. Sun Quan could only order the entire army to reorganize their defenses. Cao Jun also had time to prepare in Hefei City. The Wei army defended Hefei to the death and Sun Quan easily led his army to surround Hefei. However, the Wu army continuously attacked for more than ten days and met with heavy casualties. Coincidentally, there was an epidemic in Huainan at that time and many of the Wu army died of illness. Sun Quan had no choice but to order his army to retreat. He himself inexplicably brought a thousand Tiger Soldiers and Ling Tong, Gan Ning, Lu Meng, and Jiang Qin to bring up the rear.
When the Wu army retreated from the north of Xiaoyao City, Zhang Liao saw that the main force of the Wu army was retreating. He took the opportunity to lead his army to surround Sun Quan. Sun Quan's 1,000 men were instantly thrown into chaos. After Sun Quan was surrounded, Ling Tong personally led 300 men to charge into the encirclement. Gan Ning shot from the outside while Lu Meng and Jiang Qin led a few hundred men to block the Wei army. Ling Tong fought for a while and finally rescued Sun Quan. Ling Tong let Sun Quan escape first while he returned to fight against the Wei army. However, during his escape, Sun Quan came across a bridge that had been destroyed by his own people. The planks of the bridge had been removed, and Sun Quan was unable to cross it. When the Wei army arrived, Sun Quan became desperate. He grabbed onto the saddle and used a run-up to cross the broken bridge. Sun Quan encountered three thousand Wu soldiers south of Xiaoyao Jin.
After Sun Quan successfully escaped, Ling Tong and Gan Ning killed dozens of people while they were also injured. Then, they put on their armor and sneaked away. This battle was the most humiliating battle in Sun Quan's life. 100,000 men against 7,000 men. Not only did he lose miserably, he was also almost captured alive. To be able to win this battle, it was not because Sun Quan's military skills were low. It was because he met his nemesis, Zhang Liao and Wen Yuan.
It was just like the battle between Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang. This kind of natural nemesis, fate was really hard to predict.
Previously, Zhang Liao was able to fight against Sun Quan's 100,000 men with 7,000 men. Now, Sun Quan had 50,000 men while Zhang Liao had 5,000 heavy cavalry and 5,000 heavy infantry. What excuse did he have to lose? Therefore, under Jia Xu's confused gaze, Liu Mang was very confident.
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