Chapter 2540: Eight Stone Soldiers Conquering Shangyong


    Chapter 2537: The Eight Stone Soldiers Conquered Shangyong


    Sun Wu led his army to withdraw to Zhangling''s army, which was to borrow a road from the Song State to return to Jiangdong.


    The Runan County of the Song Dynasty borders the northern part of Lujiang County, while the Zhangling County of the Daqin borders the Runan County of the Song Dynasty.


    Therefore, after Sun Wu arrived at Zhangling, he could borrow a route from the State of Song, enter Runan County from Zhangling, and detour into the northern part of Lujiang, and then return to Jiangdong from the northern part of Lujiang.


    This return is equivalent to a big circle, but although the journey is a little far, it is safe. After all, it is impossible for both Qin and Song to attack their ally Wu for the time being.


    Of course, it was obviously not easy for Sun Wu to escape from Yunmengze to Zhangling County. The biggest obstacle was not ten times his own Chu army, but the five thousand Jingchu Iron Cavalry under Wei Zhang.


    The most important reason why Sun Wu dared to go deep into Jiangxia alone was that in addition to his complete combat plan, the main reason was that the Chu army was actually the main force, who was restrained by the three-country coalition forces of the Qin, Wei and Song dynasties, and there was not even a single cavalry in Jiangxia.


    If there were cavalry in Jiangxia, there would not be too many people. Even if there were only five hundred cavalry, Sun Wu would never dare to go deep alone.


    But the problem is that Deng Yu was defeated. Liu Xiu was worried that the Three Kingdoms coalition would also go south, so he left all the cavalry to Wei Zhang and ordered him to restrain Zhangling''s Three Kingdoms coalition, which gave Sun Wu the confidence to go deeper.


    After all, the number of Chu soldiers is much larger than that of Wu soldiers. If they are more mobile than that of Wu soldiers, there is no need to fight this battle.


    Sun Wu won consecutive battles in Jiangxia. The reason why he later switched to Yunmengze was because he was worried that Liu Xiu would transfer the cavalry back from Zhangling.


    After all, with the speed and mobility of the cavalry, it is easy to catch up with them, and five hundred cavalry is enough to entangle him. For Sun Wu, once he is entangled, he will be wiped out.


    It is precisely because of this that Sun Wu chose to withdraw to Yunmengze.


    Yunmengze has mountains and water, which is easy to hide the army, and the water network is dense, which can limit cavalry operations to the greatest extent.


    After several defeats, Liu Xiu intended to transfer a cavalry back to Jiangxia from the Zhangling front line, but Sun Wu retreated into Yunmengze.


    Liu Xiu knew that the terrain of Yunmengze was not conducive to cavalry combat, so he did not transfer the cavalry back. Instead, he transferred the navy from Ganning to cooperate with the encirclement and suppression, and the result was still defeated repeatedly.


    After losing nine consecutive battles and losing nearly half of his troops, Liu Xiu was obviously forced to force him. In order to wipe out Sun Wu, he did not hesitate to transfer Wei Zhang''s main force to the south.


    The reason why Liu Xiu made this decision was mainly because Pang Tong''s words awakened him.


    When talking about the situation in Zhangling, Pang Tong bluntly stated that helping the Qin army to restrain the Chu army was the limit, and it was impossible for him to really fight for the Qin army and the Chu state.


    After Liu Xiu carefully pondered it, he also felt it made sense, so he decided to transfer Wei Zhang to the south.


    Liu Xiu and Wei Zhang launched a carpet-style search of Yunmengze. Sun Wu had nowhere to hide, and it was only a matter of time to be found.


    But what Liu Xiu never expected was that all the military operations of Sun Wu''s lonely army had only one purpose, that was, to force him to transfer Wei Zhang away from Zhangling.


    If Wei Zhang''s troops stayed in Zhangling, then Sun Wu would not have the chance to retreat to Zhangling at all.


    But now Liu Xiu took the initiative to transfer Wei Zhang to the south, which actually gave Sun Wu a chance to escape, but it was just a chance.


    Even if Sun Wu jumped out of Liu Xiu''s encirclement again and played around with the Chu army gathered in Yunmengze, it could not change the fact that his command was full of infantry.


    At the speed of infantry marching, it will take at least three days to escape to Zhangling County.


    But it only took one day for the five thousand Jingchu cavalry under Wei Zhang to rush from Yunmengze to Zhangling County.


    After more than half a month of war, nearly half of the army under Sun Wu''s command had suffered casualties, and the remaining people were also trapped. Once they left Yunmengze and went to Zhangling County, they would definitely be caught up by the Jingchu Iron Cavalry.


    With the current state of the Wu army, let alone the five thousand Jingchu cavalry, even five hundred were enough to completely defeat them.


    Therefore, it is basically impossible to get rid of the Wu army''s pursuit with the power of the Wu army alone, and the only way is to use external forces.


    At present, for Sun Wu, the only external force he could borrow was Zhang Ling''s Three Kingdoms coalition, so he asked him for help through Fei Ge''s letter, hoping that the Three Kingdoms coalition could send cavalry south to support the Chu army.


    Sun Wu''s letter of help was quickly passed to Huang Feihu, and was learned by the commanders of the Wei and Song armies.


    "In that case, Sun Wu hopes that we will send cavalry south to pick him up?" Cao Bin asked.


    "That''s right." Huang Feihu nodded.


    Yuan Chonghuan couldn''t help but sneer: "Since he, Sun Wu, dares to go deeper alone, he has to bring the army back by himself. Now he doesn''t have the ability, but he wants us to take risks for him. Why is that right?"


    "That''s right, Uncle Yuan is right." Zhao Defang said in a deep voice.


    "You can''t say that. You are allies after all, and it''s time to help each other." Cao Bin said.


    Yuan Chonghuan retorted without hesitation: "But..."


    “…”


    Seeing that Yuan Chonghuan and Cao Bin had their own opinions, Huang Feihu also roughly understood the attitudes of the Wei and Song dynasties.


    The territory between Wei and Wu is not bordered, and there is no filth between the two countries. The two kings of Wei and Wu are still sworn brothers and have close ally relationships, so they support sending troops to rescue Sun Wu and come back.


    The territory of the State of Song and Wu is bordered, and there is a conflict of interest between the two countries. Moreover, Sun Wu''s record this time is too fierce, and it is difficult for people not to fear his ability, so the State of Song does not support sending troops.


    Seeing that the two of them had been arguing for a long time but couldn''t make a difference, Huang Feihu said directly: "Since there is approval and opposition, then everyone should vote, mainly with the number of votes."


    After saying that, Huang Feihu raised his hand and said, "I, Daqin, support the dispatch of troops."


    After Cao Bin and Yuan Chonghuan looked at each other, they raised their hands with a smile: "My Great Wei also supports sending troops."


    Yuan Chonghuan knew that he could not stop the troops from being sent. After all, the Zhangling Three Kingdoms coalition had a total of 45,000, while the Qin and Wei countries accounted for 35,000.


    Although Yuan Chonghuan knew that he could not stop him, he was still unwilling to say, "But even if we dispatch cavalry to rescue Sun Wu, he might not be able to hold on until we arrive."


    Yuan Chonghuan was right. After all, Sun Wu''s command was full of infantry. With the marching speed of infantry, it would take at least three days to reach Zhangling. Wei Zhang''s cavalry could catch up with him in only half a day. Even if the Three Kingdoms coalition forces wanted to rescue him, it was obviously too late.


    After hearing this, Huang Feihu and Cao Bin frowned, and then Cao Bin said, "Maybe Sun Wu has other ways to hold up the Jingchu Iron Cavalry."


    "Yes, Sun Wu is wise and cannot take the initiative to seek death. Besides, even if he can''t hold on, he must send troops out due to the obligations of his allies. It is his Sun Wu''s problem. Whether he can send troops is our problem." Huang Feihu said in a deep voice.


    As soon as this statement was made, Cao Bin and Yuan Chonghuan showed differences. Obviously, they didn''t expect that the big boss Huang Feihu could speak these words. Since we have determined to send troops, the next step is to discuss how many troops we will deploy.


    After a brief discussion, the Qin army dispatched 500 cavalry, the Song army dispatched 500 cavalry, and the Wei army dispatched 3,000 cavalry, totaling 4,000 cavalry, and went south to pick up Sun Wu.


    This is also the first military operation of the three-nation coalition forces of the Qin, Wei and Song dynasties after entering Zhangling.


    Sun Wu, who led his army to escape from Yunmengze, was relieved after receiving the instigation from Huang Feihu and learned that the Three Kingdoms coalition forces agreed to send troops to respond to him, but the bigger problem has not been solved yet.


    When Liu Xiu learned that Sun Wu had spitted the Chu army through a series of tricks such as the Four Crossings to the Lake, the Three Crossings to the Han River, and then jumped out of the encirclement again, he was so angry that he was about to vomit blood.


    When he learned that Sun Wu was heading north, he immediately realized that Sun Wu was preparing to flee to Zhangling, and realized that the Three Kingdoms coalition was likely to respond to Sun Wu, so he decisively asked Wei Zhang to lead 5,000 cavalry to pursue him.


    "Sun Wu, Sun Wu, you have times when you miss it."


    Liu Xiu sneered. This time he was confident. After all, with the marching speed of the Wu army''s infantry, what if there is a response from the Three Kingdoms Alliance? When the Three Kingdoms coalition forces arrived, the Wu army had long been crushed by the Jingchu cavalry.


    The remaining five thousand Wu army obviously knew the situation it was facing. It was a struggle to escape. Even if everyone was exhausted physically and mentally, the speed of the army was more than 50% faster than usual.


    But even so, the speed of the infantry is far less than that of the cavalry. It is only a matter of time before Wei Zhang''s cavalry is caught up.


    "Governor, it''s not a solution to escape like this. I''ll be caught up sooner or later.


    By then, the brothers were exhausted and had no power to fight back at all.


    It’s better to stop and recover some energy, so as to fight the Chu army to the death. ”


    Ling Tong said in a cold voice, his eyes full of determination, and he was obviously ready to die in battle.


    "That''s right, brother Ling Tong is right."


    Zhou Tai replied.


    Seeing this, Sun Wu said, "Don''t worry, we will not die."


    Then he pointed to the north and said, "There is a stone valley five miles early. As long as we go, we will have a glimmer of hope."


    Hearing this, Ling Tong Zhou Tai had another glimmer of hope. He was not thinking about hard work, but gritted his teeth and continued on the road.


    On the other hand, Wei Zhang also received the movements of Sun Wujun.


    "General Wei, Sun Wu''s troops fled into the valley of tranquilly."


    “Ranstone Valley?”


    Wei Zhang frowned. Obviously, he knew about the rock valley. This was neither suitable for setting up an ambush nor defending the dead. Escape here was a dead end.


    Although Wei Zhang did not understand Sun Wu''s intention, he would not let Sun Wu go like this. However, he also felt vigilant in his heart to prevent him from being plotted against Sun Wu.


    The cavalry of Jingchu were all light cavalry, and they were very fast. They chased them to the Luanshi Valley in less than an hour.


    Looking at the marching traces at the entrance of the valley, Wei Zhang confirmed that Sun Wu''s troops had fled into the valley, and was worried that Sun Wu would run away, so he decisively led his army to break in, but after entering, he found that there was another world inside.


    Wei Zhang had been to Luanshi Valley before, but this time he came back, he found that he was different from what he had seen before. As he turned around, he came to a cliff.


    Wei Zhang was sure that he followed the correct route in his memory, but he still took the wrong one. This made him puzzled and could only turn back and find a way out, but he turned to this cliff.


    Rangshi Valley, Anlu County twenty miles away, Sun Wu’s Wu army has fled here.


    Seeing that the soldiers were extremely tired, Ling Tong couldn''t bear to say, "Governor, take a break, brothers are all very tired."


    "No, I can''t rest now. The conditions for the Stone Valley are limited. The stone formations laid by this governor are also relatively hasty. They can only trap Wei Zhang for a while, but they can''t trap him for too long.


    Once Wei Zhang will soon catch up with the Luanshi Valley, our army has not yet completely escaped from danger and must not stop at this time. ”


    Hearing Sun Wu say this, Ling Tong can only go back and encourage the soldiers to continue rushing.


    Under the leadership of Sun Wu, the Wu army passed Anlu County and marched north for more than twenty miles, but Wei Zhang in the rear had already led the cavalry to chase him.


    "Kill, you must never let Sun Wu go."


    Wei Zhang shouted with shame and annoyance. He was actually trapped by the maze made of stones. He wandered around the stone valley for more than a day before he escaped. This was simply the biggest shame he had since joined the army.


    When Sun Wu saw Wei Zhang chasing him, his face suddenly changed drastically and he quickly shouted, "Form a formation."


    But the Wu army was already exhausted and had the energy to fight.


    At this moment, a large number of horse hooves came from the north, and it was Huang Feihu who led the cavalry to arrive in time.


    "General Sun Wu, don''t worry, Huang Feihu is here."


    Huang Feihu whistled a long time after he rode his horse.


    Seeing this, Wei Zhang''s face suddenly turned red, and he knew in his heart that he could not keep Sun Wu, so he ordered with difficulty: "Retreat."


    Seeing that the Chu army took the initiative to retreat, Huang Feihu did not chase him. After all, going south was the territory of Chu. If the army went deeper alone, it would be easy to get into ambush, so he just returned to pick him up.


    After escorting Sun Wu''s troops back to Sui County, Sun Wu said to Huang Feihu with gratitude: "Thank you, General, for arriving in time, otherwise our army would be in danger."


    "It''s not my contribution, General Sun has delayed Wei Zhang, otherwise I would have been too late."


    Seeing Sun Wu and Huang Feihu compliments each other, Cao Bin and Yuan Chonghuan looked unhappy. After all, the Qin army only dispatched 500 cavalry, and no matter how the credit was made, it was the same as the Qin army.


    Sun Wu escaped from the cage in thrillingly. Huang Feihu held a banquet in Zhangling, but received Shangyong''s military information at the banquet.


    Han Xin has now captured the entire Shangyong territory, and the two counties of Shangyong New City were occupied by Qin, and then led his army to the west city.


    The three counties in Hanzhong have obtained two of them.


    (This chapter ends)