Chapter 452: Battle in Changsha

"Changsha is the grain of Chu." During the reign of King Cheng of Chu, Qianzhong County was established, and Changsha was its jurisdiction. Qin Shihuang unified China, and Changsha County was one of the 36 counties of Qin. During the Han Dynasty, Changsha was the capital of Changsha State. In the early Eastern Han Dynasty, "Changsha State" was abolished and Changsha County was established.

Changsha County has twelve counties under its jurisdiction, including Linxiang, southern Xiang, Yiyang, Luoxian, Xiajun, Liandao, Zhaoling, Liling, Ancheng, Chaling, Youxian and Rongling, with Linxiang as the county governing.

Upon hearing Gao Shun's army attack, Changsha Prefect Han Xuan hurriedly summoned all his subordinates to discuss how to deal with it. Han Xuan is from Hanoi County, who is generous and loves the people as much as his son, and is deeply loved by the local people. However, Han Xuan does not understand military affairs and cannot charge himself. The military affairs in the county were all handed over to general Wei Yan. Therefore, Han Xuan directly asked Wei Yan: "Wen Chang, the troops of Huang's troops are leaving Changsha, and Zhou Yu's army is coming. How should we face the enemy?"

Wei Yan was born in Yiyang, a native of Yiyang. He was young and promising, brave and good at fighting. After hearing Han Xuan's words, he clasped his fists and replied: "Sir, since the Zhang Xian Rebellion, the troops in Changsha County have been seriously damaged and need to be supplemented urgently, and the combat effectiveness is hard to expect. I heard that Gao Shun is the number one general under Zhou Yu, and he is invincible in the camp and must not be ignored. You should send someone to Xiangyang for help quickly."

Han Xuan nodded and said, "I received the alarm a few days ago, so I sent someone to notify Lord Zhou Mu. Today, why not urge me again." After that, Han Xuan waved his pen and immediately wrote a letter, and sent someone to send him to Liu Biao's office. Wei Yan said, "Liu Pan, the nephew of Lord Zhou Mu, has a gap with the Cai family, and he was unemployed in You County last year. This person is very brave and has a large number of private soldiers in his hometown. Lord Zhou Mu, can ask this person to come to Linxiang to help."

Han Xuan laughed and said, "I have thought about Wen Changzhi's advice, but I was worried that the Cai family and the Kuai family had just given up. Even Lord Zhou Mu asked them to make three points in their two major families, so we can't afford to offend them."

Wei Yan said anxiously: "Sir, this is an extraordinary moment, and an extraordinary thing can be done. If we lose, it will be the end of the family being destroyed. Will you watch all this happen?"

Han Xuan pondered for a while before replying: "In the past two years, wars have continued, and the people of Changsha have suffered. I really don't want to add to their pain. I hope that this time I can repel Zhou Yu's army, so that they can be safe for several years. Wen Chang, please arrange someone to quickly invite Liu Pan to help."

Wei Yan took the order and left. Not long after, a city gate captain suddenly came in to report: "Reported to the Lord, Liuzhou's governor Huang Zhong led 10,000 troops to assist in the war. He sent someone to send a letter, saying that he would arrive in three days."

"Oh, so fast?" Han Xuan's voice was filled with surprise when he learned that reinforcements were coming. After receiving the letter, he learned that Huang Zhong was originally sent by Liu Biao to help Wuling. Unexpectedly, Wuling was captured by Taishi Ci so quickly. On the way back, he received Liu Biao's order and realized that Yangzhou troops were also attacking in Changsha, so he changed direction to rescue Changsha.

Han Xuan hurriedly arranged for his subordinates to carry out the work of supporting and supplying food and grass. Three days later, Huang Zhong led 10,000 troops into Linxiang City. On the same day, Liu Pan also arrived with three thousand private soldiers. The two joined forces with Han Xuan, and a total of more than 20,000 troops were found, and the morale was suddenly boosted.

The next day, Gao Shun's army arrived and set up a formation in the east of the city. Han Xuan immediately led his troops out. After the two armies faced each other, Gao Shun fought against Huang Zhong one-on-one, and the two barely fought to tie the game, so they each called for gold and retreated.

Back in the city, Wei Yan took advantage of the inattention and asked Huang Zhong softly: "General Hansheng, today *** and Gao Shun fight one-on-one. I saw him reveal a flaw. It was a good opportunity to kill him. Why didn't you take action?"

Huang Zhong pretended to be calm and said, "Is that right? Why didn't I notice it? It seems that General Wen Chang's martial arts are much better than me, and I admire him."

Wei Yan smiled faintly and stopped talking about this topic. Huang Zhong returned to his residence and realized that he had just fainted and sweated. While he was fighting with Gao Shun, he did find a flaw in Gao Shun, which was enough to succeed in one blow. But when he hesitated in his heart, he thought of Zhou Yu's love for letting him go several times, so he deliberately let go of Gao Shun.

In fact, Huang Zhong knew that he had also exposed a fatal gap in the fight with Gao Shun, and Gao Shun did not take advantage of the situation to attack, otherwise he would not have been able to return to the city intact tonight. Huang Zhong repeatedly pondered Gao Shun's actions, and he felt that Gao Shun was also showing mercy to him. Could it be that Zhou Yu had told Gao Shun what he had told Gao Shun?

After Huang Zhong was defeated by Zhou Yu twice, he returned to Jingzhou. Liu Biao wanted to punish him several times, just because there were too few brave generals in Jingzhou and had to rely on Huang Zhong and others to marching and fighting. Huang Zhong's mentality changed afterwards.

A good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a good general chooses a master to work. Perhaps, it may not be impossible to change a lord. Fool loyalty will only harm oneself.

The next day, Gao Shun once again called for a single fight against Huang Zhong. When Huang Zhong hit him, Gao Shun said something to Huang Zhong with a smile. Huang Zhong also replied according to the courtesy. After the two talked for a while, Gao Shun did not fight against Huang Zhong alone again, and appointed him to fight against Wei Yan alone.

Huang Zhong returned to the formation in a depressed state, and Han Xuan asked, "General Han Sheng, what did the enemy general tell you?"

Huang Zhong gritted his teeth and replied: "Master, the enemy general only talked about some old things, and did not say anything else."

Wei Yan snorted a few times on the side and said, "The two armies are fighting each other, either you die or I die. It's better for you to tell the old story in front of the formation. If you say this, I'm afraid no one will believe it!"

Huang Zhong said angrily: "Don't be rampant, boy! I, Huang Zhong, have always been open and honest, and I have no selfish love with the enemy generals!"

Wei Yan sneered a few times, rode his horse and raised his spear to fight Gao Shun. The two fought for dozens of rounds, but they were not sure of the winner. Gao Shun was secretly surprised. He didn't expect that Wei Yan was also a powerful general. He felt pampering in his heart, so he used the iron spear in his palm to hold Wei Yan's gun and said, "Let's spare your life today, and fight again tomorrow!"

Wei Yan refused and rushed to chase Gao Shun, but Gao Shun used a move to retaliate. Wei Yan was caught off guard and was shot on his right shoulder. He fell to the ground. He was captured alive by Gao Shun's arm.

With Wei Yan's martial arts, it was difficult for Gao Shun to capture him alive, but Wei Yan was eager to make a contribution today, so he was captured by Gao Shun using a trick.

Gao Shun stood proudly on the horse, pressed the steel gun in his hand forward, and about 800 soldiers from the trap camp formed a square formation, and rushed towards Han Xuan's troops with neat steps.

These are the 800 most elite soldiers in the camp that Gao Shun is proud of. When the shouts of "The ambition to trap the formation, there is death and no life!" echoed on the battlefield for a long time, a scene that surprised Han Xuan began.

I know what happens next, and listen to the next chapter to explain it.
Chapter completed!