The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

"Too."

Only then did Lu Meng remember that the Zhang Liao in front of him was the Zhang Liao who, in the Battle of Jimen Pass, had dared to detour thousands of miles to cut off the enemy's retreat with only 800 cavalrymen when facing the Xianbei and Wuhuan at their peak. He was the Zhang Liao who could even stop children on the grassland from crying!
"Lü Meng, you lead the troops to Shouchun first, and then go to Hefei when the time is right."

Hefei did not have many troops.

Zhang Liao originally had 7,000 men under his command, plus the 5,000 men brought by Lu Meng.

But Zhang Liao still asked Lu Meng to divide his troops, and Lu Meng was a little confused for a moment.

But before leaving, Guan Yu told Lu Meng:

"Everything is subject to Wenyuan's orders!"

Lu Meng, who admired Guan Yu very much, naturally did not dare to have any objection at this moment and immediately led his troops to Shouchun.

At the same time, Zhang Liao wrote another letter to Wei Yan, asking Wei Yan to wait for the opportunity to fight.

Wei Yan's status and position were far inferior to Zhang Liao's at this time. In addition, due to Zhang Liao's background and military achievements, he also tacitly accepted the fact that he was under Zhang Liao's command and acted according to Zhang Liao's orders.

From Shouchun to Hefei, and then from Hefei to Guangling.

The Han army's defense line is already ironclad, quietly waiting for Sun Quan!
After mobilizing his soldiers, Sun Quan began his first large-scale battle.

Sun Quan has a long upper body and a short lower body, with a purple beard. He rides on a war horse, looking full of vigor and vitality!
"A true man, this is what you should do!"

Sun Quan was immersed in the atmosphere of being surrounded by soldiers for a while, until Quan Cong appeared beside him and interrupted this wonderful feeling.

"Marquis Wu needs to be careful. We must not lose all these troops here! Otherwise, we will not be able to explain to the people of Jiangdong!"

The 20,000 troops that Gu Yong finally sent to support Sun Quan were Shanyue soldiers, but they were also private soldiers of various families.

If these private soldiers were to die here, the Jiangdong noble families would never forgive Sun Quan!
"Zihuang (Quan Cong's courtesy name), rest assured, this battle will be a complete victory. How could we possibly bury our soldiers here?"

Sun Quan raised his whip high and pointed at the northern sky.

"Now Guan Yu is going to support Jingzhou. The imperial court has not deployed heavy troops to protect Qingzhou and Yanzhou. Only troops from Hebei or even Guanzhong can provide support."

"Even if the cavalry chased day and night, it would take at least ten days to catch up to this distance."

"And why did it take me ten days to capture Hefei?"

That being said.

Quan Cong still advised Sun Quan not to directly command the military affairs, but to let the more experienced Xu Xiang, Hu Zong, or Song Qian take charge of the military affairs.

"..."

Although Sun Quan was displeased, Quan Cong's father Quan Rou had a very high status in Jiangdong and had a very good personal relationship with the famous families in Jiangdong, so he hummed twice and agreed to the other party.

But when Hu Zong came to find Sun Quan with the documents, he was stopped by Sun Quan.

"All government affairs will be handled by Weize (Hu Zong's courtesy name)! I want to focus on military affairs!"

Sun Quan was excited——

"When the emperor led his troops to fight for the first time, he won the Battle of Anyi, crushing Yuan Shao's ambition to annex Guanzhong after Dong Zhuo's death!"

"In today's battle of Hefei, I want to be just like the emperor and become famous throughout the world with just one battle!"

Sun Quan had a smooth journey and soon arrived at the city of Hefei!
Looking at the not-too-lofty city of Hefei, Sun Quan was extremely confident!

Little Hefei, take it!
"Prepare for battle!"

When Sun Quan's military order was passed down, Quan Cong was shocked, so he hurried over to dissuade him.

"Our army has come from afar, so we should set up camp first. How can we choose to attack without even having a camp?"

"No!"

Sun Quan said confidently: "The speed of water is so fast that it can float rocks. It is the power of the water!"

"Now that Zhang Liao sees my 100,000-strong army approaching the city, he must be extremely terrified!"

"If we attack the city directly, we will definitely catch Zhang Liao off guard!"

"In this way, our army's morale gradually increases, and our advantage gradually expands, while the enemy's morale gradually weakens, and their disadvantage gradually increases... In this way, our army has formed a dominant military situation!"

Quan Cong took a breath of cold air——

"Wu Hou, your opinion!"

In fact, Quan Cong himself had never been on the battlefield, but he had encircled and suppressed the Shanyue in Jiangdong.

So when he heard Sun Quan explaining the art of war with confidence and eloquence, he chose to believe Sun Quan.

"Could it be that Lord Wu is also a natural born general?"

Yes!

A natural born general!

For example, the champion marquis Huo Qubing, and Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang, and Lu Xun who made great military achievements when they first started out!
In addition, since Sun Jian and Sun Ce were both famous for their bravery and fighting skills, Quan Cong also believed that Sun Quan was the third famous general of the Sun family after Sun Jian and Sun Ce!

After receiving Sun Quan's order, the entire army launched an attack on Hefei without any rest.

And this attack... was very effective!
Zhang Liao probably really didn't expect that Sun Quan would actually attack the city directly, so his defenses were somewhat inadequate, and there were several gaps in the city wall. It was only after Zhang Liao personally climbed up the city wall, wearing armor and holding a spear, that Hefei was defended!

Sun Quan became even more excited when he saw that his decision was effective!

"Attack! Attack!"

Maybe we don’t have to wait until tomorrow, we can take over the city of Hefei today!
"Wu Hou! Wu Hou!"

Now even Xu Xiang and Hu Zong were a little flustered and hurriedly advised -

"Lord Wu, you can't do that!"

"The sun is about to set! We can't see the layout on the city wall clearly in the dark, but the enemy on the city wall can see our army's movements. This is a big taboo in military strategy!" Sun Quan finally came to his senses, but he still felt a little unsatisfied -

"Let the archers push forward another fifty steps!"

This operation was better than nothing, and it was the only adjustment Sun Quan made before the battle.

After shooting indiscriminately for a while, Sun Quan ordered his troops to withdraw and retreat to the rear to build a large camp.

……

In Hefei city at this moment.

Zhang Liao couldn't help but curse Sun Quan directly!
The army is on an expedition to another country, attacking from thousands of miles away. Who told you not to even set up a camp, but to directly choose to attack the city?

Zhang Liao really did not expect that Sun Quan would have such a trick up his sleeve, and was indeed caught off guard by Sun Quan.

However, as the sun set, Zhang Liao looked at Sun Quan outside with pity.

“That was really impressive just now.”

"But what now?"

"With an army of 100,000 and no shelter outside Hefei, what are you going to do?"

The area south of the Huai River is densely networked with waterways.

To the east of Hefei, the Dongfei River connects to Chaohu Lake, and to the south there is an artificially dug canal.

This means that once Sun Quan comes to attack Hefei, he must first come to this land surrounded by waterways.

A hundred thousand soldiers were crowded in front of them on a piece of land that they couldn't escape from, and there was no camp to protect them...

Zhang Liao couldn't help drooling just thinking about it!
"Soldiers, go and rest quickly, there will be a battle tonight!"

The other side.

Sun Quan was also very satisfied with the results of his first battle!
Although there was actually no victory, Sun Quan was very happy to see Zhang Liao being forced into a panic and showing signs of being unable to defend Hefei!
However, Xu Xiang and Hu Zong on the side were worried.

"The Marquis of Wu spent too much time attacking Hefei, leaving too little time for his soldiers to set up camp."

"It's already night, but except for the central army, the rest of the camps have no fortifications for defense. This is really not right."

Sun Quan's face flushed with drunkenness: "Nothing!"

"You all have seen that Zhang Liao is in a very difficult situation today! He must have lost all his fighting spirit!"

"As long as we wait until tomorrow morning and the camp is set up, we can capture Hefei City and capture Zhang Liao alive!"

Sun Quan was overjoyed at the thought of capturing Zhang Liao alive!

Since the Han Dynasty established the Pillars of the State, except for Cao Cao who barely defeated Ma Chao in the Battle of Yingshui, the rest of the Pillars of the Han Dynasty had almost no defeats!
The pillar of the Han Dynasty is truly like the rock of the country, invincible!

But today, Sun Quan was not only able to defeat a pillar of the country, but also able to capture him alive. This is simply an unprecedented achievement!

Moreover, the existence of "Pillar of the State" is not only a stepping stone for Sun Quan to become famous in the military.

"Pillar of the State" are genuine high-ranking officials of the Han Dynasty, and they themselves have profound political significance!
If we capture Zhang Liao, we can even use him to negotiate terms with the imperial court!
Not to mention asking the imperial court to cede Jingzhou, at least we can get a guarantee, a guarantee that the imperial court will stop fighting against Jiangdong!

It doesn't take long.

Just three or five years.

Maybe Jiangdong will be able to find another opportunity to seize Jingzhou!
By then, will Jiangdong, which controls Jingzhou and Huainan, really have no power to compete with the imperial court?

Strange to say.

Since seizing the Jiangdong regime and becoming the lord of Jiangdong, the first sound sleep Sun Quan had was on the battlefield.

When the Jiangdong generals learned that Sun Quan was snoring in the military camp, they thought that Sun Quan was indeed a natural general, and they immediately calmed down and began to rest in the open air.

There are three moments of ugliness.

There is still half an hour before the cockcrows.

The starlight gradually disappears, and the dawn is about to come.

The Wu army camp was quiet and peaceful, and it was obvious that they were enjoying the last bit of comfort brought by the night.

Zhang Liao in Hefei City also hid his face under the evil ghost mask and made final adjustments.

At this time, Zhang Liao's troops were wearing armor.

The iron halberds held in both hands have been polished to a bright shine.

Behind them were eight hundred cavalrymen dressed in the same manner!

If Cao Cao were here, he would be able to recognize at a glance that the armor these cavalrymen are wearing is exactly the same as the armor worn by the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry that he had raised at the cost of selling everything he had.

But later, after the defeat, these armors were seized by the imperial court.

The emperor originally looked down upon this thing and even wanted Liu Ye to melt it into an iron pot to earn foreign exchange...

However, after Zhang Liao's persistent arguments, he finally got nearly a thousand pieces of armor from the prodigal emperor and formed this heavy cavalry!
Although for some reason, the emperor doesn't seem to be very interested in heavy cavalry.

But in Zhang Liao's eyes, this is the world's best siege weapon!
Although there are not many suitable battlefields, Hefei... happens to be the most suitable place for heavy cavalry to trample all enemies!

"Open the city gate!"

At this moment, hazy sunlight is rising from the vast east.

Zhang Liao shook off his armor and then lowered his waist.

"Gentlemen!"

"Today, follow me to defeat the Han thieves again!" (End of this chapter)