Chapter 47 Sun Jian fights Gao Shun!
Sun Jian was surprised when he received the report.
In the past, Hua Xiong led his troops and frequently went out of Sishui Pass, constantly carrying out harassment, coming and going like the wind, and never leaving any reinforcements behind.
This time, he actually changed his style.
It seems that he also knew that this matter was a bit risky, so he left some backup plans.
At this point, Sun Jian no longer dared to underestimate Hua Xiong.
Hua Xiong won once and won twice, it can be said that Hua Xiong was lucky.
But now, Hua Xiong has won battles one after another, which is more than just good luck.
In the past, people thought Hua Xiong was just a reckless man who relied on his bravery in fighting and could fight against the Western Liang cavalry as fast as the wind.
But now it seems that is not the case.
Not to mention anything else, just from the positions chosen by the soldiers and horses left behind to guard the rear, it can be seen that Hua Xiong, in addition to being brave, is also very proficient in other things.
This may seem unimportant, but it is actually the most important.
As long as they could hold this place, no matter how many soldiers they had, even if they were divided into several groups to intercept Hua Xiong's retreat, they would not be able to cut it off completely.
As long as Hua Xiong's troops are strong enough, they will be able to fight their way back to Sishui Pass.
On the contrary, if he could take control of this place, it would be difficult for Hua Xiong to return to Sishui Pass this time.
This was something Sun Jian figured out after spending a lot of time and carefully thinking about it.
As a result, when they arrived with their troops, they found that Hua Xiong was actually here and had deployed his troops in advance!
This made Sun Jian feel depressed.
Hua Xiong is really an extremely strong opponent!
He held the ancient ingot knife at his waist, without saying a word, and rode forward quickly with his personal soldiers to personally check the situation...
Under Sun Jian's command, a team of archers shot some rockets to provide illumination.
With the help of the light from the rocket, Sun Jian quickly observed the enemy situation.
After an inspection, Sun Jian felt slightly relieved.
"My lord, what should we do now?"
Huang Gai, who followed, looked at Sun Jian and asked, his expression somewhat solemn.
Sun Jian retreated and said, “Hua Xiong’s calculations were accurate in this matter, but he used the wrong people.
If he sends a general to lead the elite soldiers of Xiliang to guard the retreat route here, then there is a high probability that we will return empty-handed and let Hua Xiong leave.
But it was obvious that the soldiers in front of them were not.
Although the troops were arranged in neat rows, their temperament could not be concealed. These were basically new recruits who had never been on the battlefield.
What good can such soldiers do, no matter how neat the general's formation is or how sophisticated their armor is ?
Moreover, the armor they wore and the weapons they used were not very good."
Huang Gai looked a little surprised when he heard this and said, "My lord, if Hua Xiong could predict this, why did he still use such soldiers to guard the retreat route?
Could it be that these soldiers and horses really have some extraordinary qualities?"
Sun Jian smiled upon hearing this and said, “Perhaps he does have some extraordinary qualities.
After all, he has never been on the battlefield, but he can arrange the army like this."
He said, and shook his head: "But most of them are probably helpless.
Gong Fu, do you remember what I told you before, that before Li Su died, he shouted that the man who killed him was Hua Xiong?"
Huang Gai was moved when he heard this, and said with some disbelief: "My lord, this... this is unlikely, right?
Dong Zhuo is not stupid, how could he not know how important Sishui Pass is? How could he do such a thing at this time? "
Sun Jian shook his head.
In the past, he didn't believe it either.
But since he had won a great victory in the first battle against Hua Xiong as the vanguard of the coalition forces not long ago, but was deliberately given less food and fodder by his allies, which disrupted the morale of the army, led to a great defeat, and also killed his general Zu Mao, he had to believe it.
"Let's not talk about whether this is right or wrong, but this is indeed an opportunity for us."
Sun Jian said this, looking at Huang Gai and said: "Gong Fu, you immediately lead the archers to cover them and shoot these Xiliang soldiers and horses to defeat them."
Huang Gai took the order and went to make arrangements immediately.
Sun Jian stood here and thought for a while, then called Han Dang and said, "Lord Yi, take your troops and get ready.
If the Duke of Yi is unable to defeat them later, he will lead his troops to attack and scatter them in one fell swoop."
Han Dang felt that his lord overestimated the infantrymen at Sishui Pass.
As a general who came from a border area and fought in the battlefields, Han Dang knew clearly what kind of character the soldiers had when they went to the battlefield for the first time.
No matter how well they are trained, new recruits will be useless once blood is shed and a life-and-death fight breaks out on the battlefield.
He didn't think that these soldiers at Sishui Pass could last long under Huang Gai's rain of arrows.
But he didn't say these. He just clasped his fists towards Sun Jian and left.
After making these arrangements, Sun Jian thought about it and asked more soldiers to light torches to expose his troops.
At the same time, empty torches were placed in some places to confuse the enemy and strengthen their own momentum.
He also ordered a large number of soldiers to roar loudly, shout for killing, and hit their armor with the weapons in their hands.
For a moment, the place was filled with the sound of killing, shaking the whole area!
Sun Jian wanted to use this method, in conjunction with Huang Gai's rain of arrows attack, to break down the psychological defenses of these Sishui Pass soldiers in a very short time!
And quickly replaced them, ambushed here, and stopped the hunting of Hua Xiong.
He sat on his horse, his eyes fixed on the camp of new recruits at Sishui Pass illuminated by the fire.
Waiting for them to collapse.
Sun Jian felt that something like this would happen soon.
Under such circumstances, facing the arrangements that he had made, not to mention the new recruits, even many soldiers who had been on the battlefield would quickly collapse!
However, after a while, Sun Jian discovered that something was not right!
