Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

Chapter 310 3 turns the tide and saves the three armies

After Xia Houyuan shouted, a standard rain of arrows cleared the way, killing Liu Jun's forward and killing more than a hundred people.

If during the battle in the foggy night, Xia Houyuan was angry and wanted to kill him in order to capture the thief first, then this time, even Zhang Fei, who was as fierce as Zhang Fei, shouted at the first moment: "You've fallen into a trap, retreat quickly!"

With the experience of the last battle, Zhang Fei already knew that he could not kill Xia Houyuan in a short time.

Moreover, last time, 6000 or [-] people were lost because of a single thought of his. Every time he learned something, he gained wisdom. Even Zhang Fei understood that now was not the time to show off.

The fact that Xia Houyuan could appear here, and the crossbowmen who took up their positions, and the swordsmen and axemen who rushed out in response, all showed that this was all a scam.

Since they are deliberately fortified, the best option is to retreat immediately.

In fact, this was what Zhuge Liang had repeatedly emphasized before setting off for the expedition.

Although this battle was definitely defeated, Zhang Fei's rating of Zhuge Liang was once again raised.

This time, if instead of his repeated request for a small group of troops to enter the stronghold to test and a large army to support outside the stronghold, he had followed the original idea of ​​himself and his eldest brother, then the whole army would have entered the stronghold, and the consequences would have been chilling.

Cao Jun chased, Liu Jun ran away, and they couldn't escape.

At the exit of the village, a large number of Cao soldiers appeared on both sides. They all held jars in their arms and wanted to block this way of life.

"Quick! Charge up, don't let them encircle you!" Liu Bei, who was responsible for the response outside the stronghold, did not see the defeated troops coming and did not even hear the calls for help from inside, but he immediately understood what they wanted to do when he saw their actions.

If they guessed correctly, the jars they were holding were full of tung oil. They should have poured enough tung oil at the exit and then ignited it, thus forming a line of fire and blocking this escape route.

Once they succeed, the Jingzhou army inside will have no chance of survival. Even a brave man like Zhang Fei, who is an enemy of ten thousand people, will not be able to continue to turn to other villages to break out.

Fortunately, Liu Bei was already prepared, and since the distance was close enough, he mobilized Lu Ma, whose arms were unusually long and brandished his male and female double-stranded swords, and rushed forward to slash the flesh and blood flying everywhere.

The lord personally participated in the battle, which undoubtedly boosted morale. Liu Jun also rushed forward and slashed Cao Jun on both sides with his sword.

After all, these Cao soldiers were armed with jars and could not hold weapons, so it was still very easy to kill them.

It can be seen that the original fan-shaped army formation was in chaos, and the entrance to the cramped village was crowded with people. It would be strange if there was not a stampede when Zhang Fei led the defeated troops to break through.

Liu Bei still didn't know what was going on inside, but Cao Jun's actions had already told him the answer. It was obvious that Guo Jia had plotted against him again this time.

"Quickly move through, surround the perimeter, and stop the people behind from rushing in!" Liu Bei turned his horse and hissed at the crowd.

Fortunately, there was no Cao army approaching from the outside, otherwise it would have been possible to make dumplings for all the more than 1 people at this time.

After all, Cao's troops who were responsible for blocking the exit with fire lines were not many, and they were quickly eliminated.

Looking at the jars all over the ground, Liu Bei had a plan in mind and wanted to intercept Cao Jun's pursuers.

Before he could give the order, the sounds of fighting in the village were heard approaching.

Turning his head to look, he could even see someone running towards here in panic.

That's too late!

Liu Bei immediately shouted: "Soldiers, listen to the order and retreat to Fukong Mountain after our army rushes out!"

"Here!"

Liu Jun shouted very loudly, but everyone's hearts were in their throats.

Everyone knows what the situation is now. We were ambushed and our army was defeated.

The morale of the military is quietly loosening.

But they could not leave immediately. Liu Bei was not sure whether other troops besides Cao's army who was responsible for setting the fire would come to block the opening.

For example, will Zhang He from Dongzhai also bring people here?

The soldiers swallowed their saliva and stared straight ahead. There was also a layer of sweat in the hands holding the ring-shou sword.

Finally, the original rear army became the current front army and finally rushed out.

After breaking through the narrow entrance of the village, Liu Jun's army spread out like a flood.

Can you run?
But Liu Bei hasn't given the order yet, so they can't move.

"Lord, you can withdraw!" Someone shouted uncontrollably.

"Those who are timid will die!" Liu Bei did not look back, but his powerful roar was enough for the soldiers behind him to clearly hear his determination.

Liu Bei would not leave without seeing Zhang Fei. They probably haven't realized this yet.

I saw it, I saw Zhang Fei.

He is at the back of the line.

Behind him were numerous human heads, and Cao's army, squirming like a swarm of ants, rushed towards them from all directions, intending to encircle them.

"Retreat!" Seeing that Zhang Fei was at a safe distance and nothing would go wrong, Liu Bei finally shouted the withdrawal order that everyone had been waiting for.

The army began to escape desperately.

The slope where Guo Jia's carriage was located was not very high, but it was enough to overlook the battlefield.

Around the Chinese army's tent, although Cao's army rushed suddenly and killed them in time, Zhang Fei did not hesitate to escape at all, which also resulted in that their casualties were not too many.

By the light of the fire in the village, one can also tell by visual inspection that it would only cost more than a thousand people to break the sky.

On the contrary, they chased and killed a larger number. After all, Cao Jun still had some cavalry.

The only pity is that the front line soldiers he arranged failed to succeed.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Zhuge Liang is not so profitable after all. He storms the stronghold with thousands of men. If he really retreats, it will not be too late to pursue him in full force. If there is an ambush, there will be people to respond.

With this person here, Liu Bei is no longer the soft persimmon manipulated by his predecessors. "

Guo Jia admired the fledgling Zhuge Liang, a military strategist with no war experience, who could understand the art of war and the battlefield to this extent.

If he were an ordinary person, he would have rushed in desperately.

"However, it is too early to tell whether we can survive it." Guo Jia's eyes were half-squinted, and he forced his tired body to stare at the floating mountain in front of him.

During the battle in the foggy night, Xia Houyuan did not dare to attack the mountain rashly even if Zhang Fei didn't shout that the floating mountain was there to support him.

The reason is simple. The number of Liu troops coming is too small, and they still have sufficient military strength to set up an ambush to block the enemy in Fukong Mountain.

But this time it's different.

Designing this trick to lure the enemy is considered a conspiracy. They are either indifferent, but once they take action, they will definitely come out in full force.

Therefore, Cao Jun pursued them boldly and did not give up just because they escaped to Fukong Mountain.

Moreover, before Liu Beijun arrived, Xia Houyuan and Zhang He had personally led people to climb Fukong Mountain several times, and they knew the route and terrain of the mountain well.

"Brothers, charge forward and enter Liu Jun's stronghold. The first one to enter the stronghold will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins. Anyone who kills Liu Bei will be rewarded with ten thousand gold coins and be made a school captain!" At the foot of Fukong Mountain, Xia Houyuan shouted the reward loudly while jumping down The war horse stood the sword on the ground, pulled out the sword from his waist and rushed forward.

The general led the troops and was also the commander of the victory. Cao's troops rushed up one by one, roaring.

Although defensive equipment such as rolling stones and pumice trees had been prepared on the mountain, Cao's army pursued them closely, and the gap between the two armies did not allow Zhuge Liang to order an attack.

Unless he wants to shoot indiscriminately.

But he was still standing on the hill, looking down the mountain calmly.

It was pitch black, you couldn't see your fingers, except for the sounds of fighting and wailing mixed with the night wind, there was nothing else to hear.

Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were also running up in embarrassment. Even the war horse could only give it a slap on the back and let it find its own way up the mountain. In such terrain, the result of riding a horse would be the death of both men and horses.

"Brother, Xiahou is chasing after him, why not take advantage of the terrain and condescend to fight him!" Zhang Fei felt so useless being dragged away like this, and he couldn't bear it.

Liu Bei gasped while climbing, "Third brother, the soldiers are now scattered and fleeing. How can we organize the army to fight again? We can only return to the military camp. I hope the soldiers and horses left for Kong Ming can buy us some rest time." !”

Fight back?

Don't be kidding, if you try to shout now, the brothers will fight to the death with Cao Jun, it will be strange if someone listens to you.

Now, the only hope is that the two to three thousand people left behind in the military stronghold can resist with the fortifications of the stronghold, and then he can organize these defeated soldiers and conduct a life-and-death mobilization.

Regret, God knows that after just such a tentative attack, they will launch a full-scale counterattack.

In the current situation, the morale of the army has been shattered, and Liu Bei also knows very well that even if the soldiers and horses left behind in the stronghold can buy him time to gather the morale of the army and fight to the death, the cost will be immeasurable.

Even the wounded soldiers and grooms had to go into battle and fight to the death, so that they could force Cao's army back with high morale.Even if the enemy retreats, they will not have the strength to continue the attack.

This time, the plan to regain Nanjun was completely over, and Liu Bei felt heartbroken.

He had been waiting for this opportunity for too long, but in one thought, he watched it abort.

God bless Han.
On the hill, Zhuge Liang closed his eyes and listened attentively.

Suddenly, his eyes suddenly opened, he waved his feather fan, and shouted: "Do it!"

Immediately afterwards, a captain behind him threw the torch in his hand towards a deep pit in front of him.

After the torch was put into the pit, a fire dragon was immediately ignited. The flames leaped high. Under the light of the fire, a neat row of crossbowmen had already strung their bows.

They immersed the arrow into the fire pit, ignited the arrow, then raised it at a 45-degree angle, and released it!

Whoosh whoosh!
Under the night, more than 1000 rockets were fired together, like stars falling on the mountainside.

A dozen of Cao's soldiers who were unlucky were shot and rolled down the mountain.

However, more rockets fell into the dry weeds, and the fire spread.

Liu Jun seemed to feel that the fire came too slowly, so he fired the second and third bursts of arrows without sparing any effort.

"No, retreat quickly, retreat quickly! Call for gold quickly!" Xia Houyuan was originally at the forefront.

As they were about to climb up the final steep slope, they could kill all the fleeing Liu troops on the flat ground.

The rocket passing over his head gave him an endless chill in his excited heart.

Liu Jun was going to set fire to the mountain. Although it was not autumn or winter at this time, under such a density of rockets, it wouldn't take long for the trees to be ignited in large swaths.

By that time, not only will the group of Cao soldiers climbing the mountain become ashes in the big furnace, but they themselves will also be blocked by the fire.

Essentially, Zhuge Liang chose the same method as Guo Jia.

The only difference is that one is used to block the retreat, and the other is used to block the pursuing troops.

Accompanied by the clanging sound of gongs and the rockets passing overhead, Cao Jun began to run back desperately.

At this time, fire had begun to fill the mountainside. Although it was not enough to engulf Cao's army, some mountain roads had been blocked by fire.

As a last resort, Cao Jun even jumped over the high tongues of flames with all his strength.

It's just that those who are more lucky can roll without any force, but those who are unlucky can hear a crisp click, break their foot bones, and lie on the ground screaming.

At the same time, a loud rumble came from the mountain.

Endless rolling stones and logs rolled over, and the movement was as loud as a mountain falling apart.

Cao Jun, who was slightly slower to react, was hit by a rolling stone larger than a millstone and spit out a mouthful of blood. He fell to the ground and twitched.

The turn of the battle came unexpectedly.

Cao Jun, who was originally pursuing the dream of getting rich overnight, was like a gourd rolling on the ground. The fire was not enough to engulf them immediately, but he could not withstand the shock of the heart and the two blows of landslides and earth shattering, and a complete chaos began.

Some people even want to escape quickly regardless of being trampled.

"Zhuge Liang lives up to the name of Crouching Dragon." In the carriage, Guo Jia clutched the curtain tightly with a complicated look in his eyes.

He didn't expect that Zhuge Liang would arrange such a back-up plan.

Although there was a distance of several hundred feet, he immediately understood Zhuge Liang's intentions as soon as the rocket came out.

Originally, my plan was to lead Liu Jun into the stronghold, then use fire to cut off their return, and annihilate them all at once.

Even if Zhuge Liang senses something, it doesn't matter if he leaves someone to take care of him.

The enemy was almost defeated. All he had to do was let Xia Houyuan lead his men to charge forward and compete with them.

After one round, Zhang He's troops should have arrived.

Cao Jun, who was on the verge of a great victory, faced the fleeing Liu Jun. Even though they were blocked by some rolling stones and trees when going up the mountain, they were unable to recover in the end.

Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang still has such a skill, and he plays well.

A look of appreciation appeared in Guo Jia's eyes, "What a good opponent. Unfortunately, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to fight him again."

After saying this, regret seemed to overwhelm appreciation.

After he let out a long sigh, he no longer had the strength to support himself. The whites of his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

On Fukong Mountain, Liu Jun was lying in various places, breathing heavily. Some were in the village, some were on the grass outside the village, and some were even sobbing.

With such a step, not only to buy some time for Liu Bei, but even to give him a few hours, I'm afraid it won't be able to gather the general's heart enough to fight hand-to-hand with Cao's army rushing up the mountain and fight to the death.

Liu Bei's own breathing was also rapid.

Half of them were tired, and half of them were scared.

Zhuge Liang walked over quickly and said, "Master, are you not hurt?"

Liu Bei panted and waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, then took the water bag from him and drank it in large gulps.

Finally, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and a sense of relief from the aftermath of the disaster appeared on his face.

"Kong Ming, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid we would all be buried on this floating mountain." When he said this, Liu Bei smiled bitterly.

At that time, he also thought about taking away all the soldiers and horses left behind. After all, there are only two to three thousand people, what can they do? If they really want to fight you, it won't have much effect.

Now he understands that the direct effect of more soldiers and fewer soldiers is not necessarily directly proportional to them. It depends on who uses them.

"My lord, you are so complimentary. I am ashamed of myself. I failed to see through Guo Jia's plan to lure the enemy, which resulted in the defeat of our army." Zhuge Liang said distressedly.

"Hey, military advisor, I, Zhang Fei, am a rough man. I have offended you a lot in the past. Today I have seen your methods."

Zhang Fei's strength was obviously not comparable to that of Liu Bei. He rushed for a while and climbed up the mountain eagerly without losing breath. He walked up to Zhuge Liang, clasped his fists and bowed respectfully: "My eldest brother is right. If it weren't for the military advisor today, , none of these people on Fukong Mountain can escape, the military advisor is really Wolong, from now on, I, Zhang Fei, will never fail to obey the military advisor’s orders!”

This time, Zhang Fei was completely convinced by Zhuge Liang.

Although what he said was correct, he did not understand Guo Jia's plan.

But if you think about it carefully, first of all, he was the only one who did not advocate hijacking the camp. Furthermore, judging from the situation at the time, it seemed that it would be meaningless even if he disagreed.

While supporting this operation, he also made two demands. The first was to divide his troops into Cao's stronghold, and the second was to leave more than 2000 people to guard the stronghold for him.

If any of these two steps is missing, the situation will be irreversible.

Zhang Fei really felt that the person Liu Bei invited back after seven visits to the thatched cottage was really a crouching dragon.

"General Zhang is serious."

Zhuge Liang still waved his hands modestly. He did not let out a sigh of relief because he finally gained some prestige in the army. Instead, he said in a deep voice: "My Lord, General Zhang, although Cao's army was defeated this time, there were only casualties. Judging from the situation, I'm afraid our army is still heavier.

Moreover, the morale and morale of the military are uneven, and the current difficulties have not yet been overcome. "

After being reminded like this, Liu Bei suddenly nodded. Zhang Fei angrily stepped forward and kicked the two lying sergeants, "Get up! What are you doing? This is how I trained you when I was in Changsha." Of?"

"Wide!"

Liu Bei quickly grabbed him and said, "Brothers escaped from death, it is inevitable. Now that Cao's army has retreated, let them relax."

One will be incompetent, exhausting the three armies.

Liu Bei didn't dare to talk about knowing the soldiers anymore. He was the first to blame for their appearance.

"Kong Ming, just calm down and think about countermeasures. I believe you can defeat Guo Jia." Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang with light in his eyes.

Perhaps, he is really not as good as Lin Mo. At least judging from his current performance, he does seem to be slightly inferior.

But, this man saved him and the three armies.

Liu Bei also saw hope again.

It's just a pity that thousands of troops have been lost tonight. I don't know how many troops I can prepare for the next battle.

I'm afraid
Fifteen thousand are gone.

(End of this chapter)