On November 12, the second year of Jian'an, I stayed Gu Yong, and Zhu Huan led a thousand soldiers to guard Shangliao, and he and Xu Shu and Liu Ye led 3,000 elite troops to Fanyang and marched towards Wancheng.

"Pampered general, General Gan Ning sent an urgent letter. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu threatened to attack Huang Zu in the west, and set off from Yangxian and went up the river. Now they were heading towards Anhui City!" While marching urgently, Xu Shu led a young man wearing a coarse cloth and barefoot.

"The cunning poisonous snake finally came out of the hole!" I smiled and said, Sun Ce's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain and attack the city was really seamless, but unfortunately he met me.

"Where is General Gan now?" I asked.

The boy raised his head, and his childish face was still covered with sweat. He saw a touch of sweat and replied frankly: "Brother is resting in Chaohu area now!"

"It's great, hurry back and let General Gan lead his troops to move towards the Yangtze River area, and do everything possible to hold Sun Ce." I ordered.

The young man bowed and said, "Abide by the order of the general, my Jinfan Army will definitely live up to his entrustion." After that, he wanted to turn around and leave.

Just as he turned around, I suddenly found that his right arm was covered with bright red blood, condensed on the sleeves of the blue cloth, showing a large piece of purple-red red.

"You are injured!" I said.

The boy turned around and smiled at me, saying disapprovingly: "When I crossed the river just now, I met a team of enemy soldiers patrolling the shore. I killed five of them and was accidentally hung up by a group of people. It might be okay." After running out of the hands of a team of enemy soldiers, I must be very good at it. When I ask their names in detail, the boy has turned around and disappeared into the marching team.

"What a young hero, Gan Xingzhu is worthless!" Xu Shu likes to carry a sword and travel around the world. He is shocked when he hears the young man's words underestimate him.

"Yuan Zhi, Ziyang, Sun Ce, and Zhou Yu have raised their troops to deliberately capture Wancheng, and the few soldiers in Ganning have delayed for a short time. What should we do if we want to take it first?" I thought.

Liu Ye pondered for a moment, then pointed to the flag fluttering in the wind and said, "Our army has few soldiers, and Sun Ce follows this time, so it is not advisable to attack forcefully. Ye thought it is better to take wisdom and take advantage of my understanding of Liu Xun. Xun is greedy for money and favors merits. This time, he must be dispatched in full swing. The soldiers who stayed in Wancheng are mostly old and weak. We can lie to attack Liu Xun, pretend to be the soldiers who transport grain, and pretend to open the city gate. In this way, the enemy in Wancheng will definitely not be doubted."

I was overjoyed and said, "Zi Yang's plan is very good. I will tell you that I will order the whole army to speed up and be sure to arrive in Wancheng before dawn!"

Wancheng is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, more than a hundred miles away from my current location. Our army wants to seize Sun Ce and Zhou Yu to attack Wancheng, which has empty defense, and must cross the river to the north at a fast marching speed. If we can reach the city under the night, the defenders can only see the flag while wearing torches. They can't see who they are, and they will have a greater grasp of the success of the city.

At the top of the city, the setting sun is like blood.

After learning that Liu Kai was defeated, Liu Xun refused to listen to his subordinates' advice and personally led an army of 20,000 to attack.

"Kill!" With a loud roar, Zhu Huan swung the knife in his hand and the sharp blade cut into the body of the enemy general who was climbing the city. He didn't bother to wipe the blood splashing on his face, and he was guarding his chest while holding the gap for a moment, gasping for breath!

There were too many enemies. Zhu Huan had almost no rest from morning to noon. He went down one by one and came up one by one, and it was simply impossible to kill! "General, look—" the soldiers beside him shouted in horror.

Zhu Huan looked in the direction the soldiers pointed, and another group of enemy soldiers climbed up the city wall from the ladder leaning against the city wall, while more than half of the soldiers who were defending that section were killed or injured, so it was hard to have the strength to fight back against the enemy.

"Previously!" Zhu Huan banged this word from his teeth, and then waved his sword to meet him.

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Siege ladders were laid on the city wall. After the promised entry into the city, soldiers who robbed independently rushed from all sides like a tide. The soldiers with greed and thoughts flashed in their eyes and climbed up the city wall with arrows and stones, but before they reached the city, they were wiped out by the soldiers guarding the city. The long ladder also fell down with a bang. Then, another group of soldiers climbed up another long ladder and rode on the city wall in defensive omissions. After hand-to-hand combat and fighting, they were soon chopped off the city again.

"Let the torch more at night to be prepared for the enemy's sneak attack!" When night fell to this city again, Gu Yong finally breathed a sigh of relief. Outside the city, the thick smoke from the war slowly spread in the air, and the suppressed people couldn't breathe. The ownerless war horse leaned over, as if looking for the owner's body, but where could it be found?

The corpse was covered with grass hills, with people of all shapes, expressions, and postures. The withered grass roots were stained with blood. There was no one who even swept the battlefield. It seemed that Liu Xun's losses would not be small. After this day of fierce battle, Gu Yong had occupied the advantage of defending the city, but he also paid the price of five hundred casualties, which was why Shangliao City was temporarily preserved.

Upon hearing the news of Liu Kai being killed, Liu Xun was very sad. He did not listen to his subordinates' advice and personally led a large army to attack Shangliao City. The fierce battle on the first day continued for a whole day. The bodies under Shangliao City were piled up like mountains and filled the moat.

"Many army stationed troops on the battlefield for the first time, and they had no experience. As soon as they appeared on the battlements..." Zhu Huan was covered in blood, and a long hole was cut on his forehead, and his flesh was rolled up, looking extremely ferocious.

The enemy's attack was so crazy that he was completely willing to sacrifice his life. If he continued to spend three lives with the enemy today, even if he exchanged three lives for one life, it would be unpaid as a defender with few troops. Liu Xun may have seen this.

"Tomorrow——If the battle situation is unfavorable, I can only try it." Gu Yong's eyes turned to the thunder cart lined up toward the enemy's formation - the Pili Cart.

Due to the haste of time, since Liu Ye built the first Thunderbolt car, I have ordered the craftsmen to make six cars for days and nights. Now I have left them all to Gu Yong.

From Shangliao to Wancheng, Liu Xun and I were like two fighters fighting each other. The role transformation of offense and defense was staged in different locations, but due to the differences in the ability of participants, the ending was very different.

Just when Gu Yong and Zhu Huan fought fiercely in Shangliao, I was leading my army to cross the Yangtze River north and heading towards Wancheng, Liu Xun's old nest in Lujiang County. In November, the climate of Wancheng was already late autumn. The biting cold wind in the north would only blow more and more violently. The soldiers guarding the city wearing thin clothes from Xia Shi leaned on their guns and hid behind the battlements as much as possible.

"Ah--I'm so fucking sleepy!" A soldier who was guarding the city muttered, shrank his neck, narrowed his eyes and glanced at the bottom of the city.

"Hey, look at what that is?" the soldier shouted.

The soldiers who were awakened by the dream of a dream stretched out their heads one after another, and saw a fire dragon slowly moving in the dark night in the distance, and the heavy and neat marching footsteps could be heard vaguely.

"What a fuss? Haven't you seen the banner? Go and open the city gate. Maybe the lord will come back from Yuzhang to triumphant?" The captain looked annoyed when he said this.

"I heard that Yuzhang is so rich that he must be back with a full load this time!" The soldier stood up reluctantly and ran towards the city gate. His eyes were filled with burning desires, but he was completely unaware of the danger.

The huge city gate made of iron was opened with a creaking sound. I lowered my voice and shouted "Run". The soldiers who could not hold back had already rushed to the city gate like a tide. When the soldiers guarding the city found out, everything was too late.

The battle to seize the city can be described as bloodless. The defenders in their sleep gave up without organizing decent resistance. More than 10,000 people including Liu Xun's wife and troops were all captured by our army.

This day was November 17, the second year of Jian'an. I rushed to a thousand miles with three thousand soldiers to capture Liu Xun's old nest Wancheng, and gained a strategic initiative. The 30,000 Liu Xun's army was in a dilemma of having no advance and nowhere to retreat.

Victory seems to be enough for me, but will everything really go as I wish?

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postscript:

The first volume of the New Three Kingdoms Policy is over. According to the plot I originally envisioned, this part of the protagonist's foothold in the troubled times has been basically written. The next step will be a strong dialogue with Sun Ce, which will be a great competition in the entire field of power, war, and even diplomacy and economy. It cannot be ended simply by one or two battles.

Specifically for the writing of the second part, I intend to use the traditional third-person writing method, which basically does not deviate from the main line of Gao Chong. I will appropriately participate in the depiction of some opponents Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, some of them, Taishi Ci, Lu Xun and others. I hope this can enrich my thinness in the depiction of characters from the side.
Chapter completed!