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

Chapter 323 Chapter 322 Divine soldiers descend from the sky and reinforcements arrive

From the beginning of the battle in the foggy night to the false retreat to lure the enemy, the two battles fought here in Fukong Mountain both ended with Liu Beifang being plotted against.

The losses were not small. After the defeat of the [-]-strong army in two battles, only [-] troops remained.

Of course, during this truce period, after the wounded soldiers were recovered, the strength of the troops was barely [-].

But compared to Cao's army below, the military strongholds on the east and west sides combined could reach 3000 troops. If Zhuge Liang had not adopted a fire strategy to kill Xiahou Yuan's [-] or [-] men, Cao's army would probably have been more than that.

Due to the disparity in military strength and the difficulties in logistical supplies, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Liu family is in danger of being overthrown.

What also worries Zhuge Liang is that since Guan Yu led his army into Anfeng, no battle reports have been received, which makes him deeply uneasy.

Liu Bei is quite tolerant of this. His second brother is invincible and has [-] troops under his command. Nothing can go wrong. Originally, his role this time was just to contain the enemy, and he didn't need to fight head-on. The road ahead was long and urgent. , if there is no news, it proves that everything is fine.

Of course, there is also good news. The reinforcements Zhuge Liang has been longing for have finally arrived on the battlefield.

This also means that the battle between Cao and Liu on Fukong Mountain will enter the final showdown.

This time, the [-]-strong army did not leave any reserves, and even all the meat in all the camps was used to feed the army, just to be able to deliver this fatal blow.

Zhuge Liang kept observing the sky at night. Recently, there was hazy weather that was conducive to sneak attacks, and there were also light rainy nights, but he did not take any action.

Guo Jia is dead. The exact answer to this matter has been obtained from the Cao Jun scout who was captured by Zhang Fei.

Therefore, he speculated that the more complicated the weather, the more wary Cao Jun would be. He did the opposite and chose an ordinary early morning to launch a general attack, which would be more unexpected.

After Liu Bei completed the final pre-war mobilization, he personally led [-] troops down the mountain with Zhang Fei and Huo Jun, with a clear goal of attacking Xia Houyuan's Chinese army tent.

The confrontation had lasted for a full month, and Liu Jun launched a brazen attack, catching Xia Houyuan by surprise.

He also remembered Guo Jia's instructions and would be on guard against Liu Jun's attacks every night. Therefore, over time, his biological clock was reversed. He basically slept during the day and was on guard with the soldiers at night.

He never thought about driving out Liu Bei's more than 1 people. He just wanted to use up the food and grass they consumed and retreat by himself.

While keeping Wuling, it will be much easier to get to Lingling.

God knows, Liu Jun not only launched the attack, but also at noon in the clear sky, even though the distance of several miles rushing down from the mountain was normally enough for the soldiers to wear armor and fight.

But after all, more troops were deployed at night. At this time, how long had it been since they had slept? They were so tired that when they suddenly heard the horn sound of the enemy's attack, they all got up in a panic and armed themselves.

Even if he puts on the armor and picks up a weapon, his whole state is a bit sluggish.

What Xia Houyuan didn't expect was that Liu Bei's army would not come. Once it came, it would be a stud. Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Huo Jun led the army and rushed into the stronghold despite the rain of arrows. Not to mention devastating, but the two sides were indeed A one-sided situation emerged.

The person who was in charge of daytime security had just passed Zhang Fei once he came up, when he was pierced by a spear and sent straight forward, flying backwards.

Upon seeing this, Gao Zuo retreated. He was not timid, but knew that the battlefield could not be left without command. He needed to wait until Xia Houyuan led his troops to the front position before he could fall into the battle.

"Xia Houyuan is here, let the big-eared thief die!" After sending the cavalry to ask Zhang He for help, Xia Houyuan rushed up with his spear and this group of late-night soldiers who were in poor condition.

There were eighteen thousand soldiers from Liu Jun, and there were only thirteen thousand sergeants in Xia Houyuan's camp. The rest were in Zhang He's camp.

With both status and numbers clearly superior to Cao's army, the Jingzhou army's morale was quite high.

But as soon as Xia Houyuan arrived at the battlefield, he first overthrew five Liu troops with his spear and cut through the waves, and then kept shouting: "Soldiers, don't panic, Zhang He has brought troops to help, we just need to gather together from inside and outside to annihilate Liu Jun, kill!"

That's what he shouted, and that's what he thought.

You, Liu Bei, can indeed catch me off guard, but now that all your troops are deployed, you can get some advantages. But by the time Zhang He and his men arrive, your men are already short of troops, and you will never have the chance to escape like you did before. .

It is difficult for 3 to [-] people to be killed together. Even if Xia Houyuan keeps shouting his name, even if Zhang Fei rides on the snowy Wuzui and wreaks havoc back and forth on the battlefield, after all, the battle line is too long. , the opponent’s general could not be found at all.

"You are not allowed to retreat. Hold on to me. Reinforcements will arrive immediately. I will kill anyone who dares to retreat!" Even though Xia Houyuan and Gao Zuo were in the battle themselves, they did not stop this one-sided situation.

It wouldn't take long for Zhang He, who was a few miles away, to arrive. The turning point of troops and horses was not a big problem, as long as there was no rout.

In the camp, the lines of soldiers converged, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and the sounds of fighting and screams swept together, making the world darken.

Just fighting like this, seeing that both sides seemed to have entered into a close-quarters hand-to-hand battle, with neither of his own soldiers fleeing, Xia Houyuan became more and more confident.

Moreover, our own cavalry began to show their power, constantly knocking down Liu Jun along the sideline. If it were not for the many obstacles in the village, the effect of these 2000 cavalry would have been even better.

"General, look at our big banner!" As a sergeant pointed, Xiahou Yuan followed the sound, and the 'Xiahou' banner actually fell down.

Xia Houyuan's heart also sank.

This. How is this possible!

It can be seen with the naked eye that the number of Liu Jun on this battlefield is definitely more than [-]. How can Liu Bei arrange a second force to sneak attack the Chinese army's tent.

You know, even in such a life-and-death battle, there were hundreds of sergeants around the central military tent guarding the large banner that united the military's morale.

Killing the general and seizing the flag chilled the army's morale, and the large banner was chopped down. In the eyes of Cao Jun, this meant that the Chinese army's tent had fallen.

This also means that a force has appeared behind them, and they don't know the number yet. They only know that the force that can bring down hundreds of soldiers guarding the tent is not weak.

Therefore, they will immediately fall into being surrounded by front and rear.

This was bad news for Cao Jun, but it was undoubtedly an exciting scene for Liu Jun.

Great, we arrived in time, Cao Jun has been defeated, Jingnan is safe!Liu Bei seemed to have seen the big scroll with the word "Liu" inserted in Wuling and on top of the city of Nanjun.

Of course, it doesn't matter whether this Liu is Liu Qi's Liu or Liu Bei's Liu. They are all one family anyway.

"Xiahou Miaocai! Xiahou Miaocai! Xiahou Miaocai!" There is a sound for the collapse of military morale. Xiahou Yuan heard it, so he roared hysterically, just to tell the soldiers not to panic, I am still here, and they must not retreat.

Given his prestige, this approach is certainly effective.

However, the person who was supposed to come finally arrived on time as everyone expected.

Leading the way was a tall horse. The man on the horse was wearing an animal robe, with a tiger-like back and a bearded face. His face was bloody, and his blue eyes were protruding. When he went into battle, he stabbed two Cao soldiers with a stick of iron caltrops like a skewer of candied haws.

Behind him, there were a group of people dressed in different clothes, some wearing animal robes, some wearing plain civilian clothes, and even some wearing Jingzhou army armor, and they were making strange screams.

Is this... what the hell is a bandit?
It's not surprising that Xia Houyuan didn't know him, but he had heard of Samoko who was good at wielding two bows and was very impressive.

However, although Samoko and the barbarian soldiers of the tribe who lived a wild life were brave and good at fighting, they did not have the habit of claiming fame and power like other generals.

Therefore, even if they all came up, Xia Houyuan was still confused. He didn't know where these bandits came from and why they suddenly appeared. He only knew that his own soldiers were being surrounded by two lines at a speed visible to the naked eye. Pieces fell down.

Morale, once it takes a sudden turn for the worse without timely response, will collapse immediately.

Even though Xia Houyuan shouted until his throat broke, he could not prevent the morale of the army from collapsing.

This is not surprising at all. As the defender of the stronghold, he was first caught off guard, then his army was cut down when the strength and condition of his troops were weak, and finally he had to face a flanking attack from both front and rear.

Let alone an ordinary sergeant, even an elite soldier would find it difficult to keep calm in the face of such waves of bad news.

Xia Houyuan's mind was now filled with the word regret. Guo Jia's last words clearly told him to withdraw to Nanjun. The price for insisting on going his own way was to involve more than 1 people.

He knew clearly in his heart that not only these 1 people, but also Nanjun, the lifeblood of Jingzhou, would not be able to defend it.

Zhang He, who came to the rescue, might also be killed without leaving a trace.

However, he never calculated that he would be crushed by a group of bandits. He really couldn't imagine that except Zhang Yan, there would be such a group of bandits anywhere in the world.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will know that with Cao Cao's current strength, he is the only one in the world who can challenge Lu Lin head-on. How can ordinary bandits dare to challenge him.Only Samoko from the barbarian tribe, who recognized money but not people, dared to do this.

When the war was raging outside Fang and Jingzhou was peaceful, he was still able to do some business of killing people and selling goods. Zhuge Liang offered three thousand gold, two thousand pieces of cloth and a lot of iron tools. It was difficult for Shamoko not to be tempted.

In addition, the barbarian tribe had no information, and they only knew that Cao Cao was a prince with some strength, but Shamoko didn't know how powerful it was.

The news I have received in recent years is all about Cao Cao's defeat at the hands of Lu Lin's group. I guess he was either a difficult opponent, or he just let go of his courage and started doing it.

There are not too many people in Samokelai, only 5000 to [-] people. If we go all the way from Wuling to Fukong Mountain, it will only take about ten days.

It was only Zhuge Liang who asked him to stay up day and night and walk close to the mountains, which delayed him for such a long time.

It is precisely because of this that he can avoid the scouts coming from behind Cao's army, resulting in the situation where the magic soldiers descended from the sky.

Cao's army collapsed. Some fled, some fell to the ground, and some followed Xiahou Yuan and fought to the death.

As the battle circle continues to shrink, Cao's army has only 3000 to [-] soldiers and horses left to fight, and they are still divided into more than a dozen battle circles. The death rate is naturally much faster than that of a unified group.

Zhang Fei finally found Xia Houyuan and stabbed him with his spear without any harsh words.

The two fought bloody battles. Zhang Fei, who was already superior to Xia Hou in terms of martial arts, showed great victory, but Xia Hou Yuan, who was at the end of his rope, could not stop him. In just a dozen rounds, his horse was stabbed and fell to the ground.

Wu Zui Ma jumped up high and used the force of his fall to stab Xia Houyuan hard with his spear.

Keng!
At the critical moment, a force struck him. It wasn't too big, but it caused Zhang Fei's spear to change its trajectory and failed to hit Xia Houyuan, who had a frightened face.

"Third brother, don't hurt his life!" It was Liu Bei.

"Why?"

Zhang Fei took back his spear and wondered: "Zhang He's men will be here to kill them later. Wouldn't it be good to use Xia Houyuan's head to scare the enemy?"

"Okay, okay, but..."

This is a long story, Liu Bei sighed and said: "Listen to the military advisor, hurry up and prepare to counterattack Zhang He's troops!"

Zhuge Liang said, so listen, Zhang Fei immediately obeyed and had Xia Houyuan tied up.

Xia Houyuan was captured, and the rest of the bodyguards also lost their confidence in fighting.

Almost at the same time, Zhang He arrived with his people.

Just watching Xia Houyuan struggling desperately while being tied up, I felt a chill in my heart.

This was too fast. After receiving the express report, he immediately ordered the army to get ready and put on armor. Including the time it took to run all the way, it only took more than half an hour. Xia Houyuan had more than 1 people on hand, that is, 1 Liu Jun couldn't catch more than [-] pigs.

Of course, he had seen many deserters before entering the stronghold and knew something was wrong, but he did not expect that the situation would be so bad.

Reason told him that at this time, the wisest thing to do was to retreat. Before the battle started, the general was captured. The fear in the eyes of the soldiers under his command could not be hidden, and it was not conducive to fighting again.

But if he just ran away with his people, after returning, Cao Cao asked, could he be spared?

Xia Houyuan was a core member of the Cao family. He did not dare to take a gamble and could only hope that Liu Jun would be tired after a bloody battle and unable to fight again.

In an instant, Zhang He made up his mind to give it a go, and even sacrifice some troops as long as he could rescue Xia Houyuan.

The two armies fought bloody battles together.

In this battle, Liu Jun had the upper hand in terms of morale. Moreover, there were Shamoko's barbarian soldiers assisting him in the battle, so their morale was as high as a rainbow.

To say that they suffered a disadvantage, it was that they were not as physically capable as the troops and horses brought by Zhang He, and the formation was indeed a bit messy.

As soon as the war began, the two sides exchanged lives for lives.

In Dazhai, soldiers from both sides were wrestling in bloody water, and the battle lasted from early morning to noon.

It goes without saying that the final result was that Zhang He was defeated and Liu Jun was seriously injured. There were less than [-] people still standing. Counting the wounded soldiers on the ground together, the number was probably less than [-].

For this reason, they still relied on Samoko's barbarian soldiers.

Of the 3 people, only a few thousand were left in the end. The sacrifices in this battle were not small.

But Liu Bei won in the end. He stood in the sea of ​​​​blood and corpses, holding the male and female swords in both hands, head held high, facing the direction of Xuchang in the northeast, with tears in his eyes.

"Congratulations, my lord, for successfully defeating Cao's army and capturing Xia Houyuan, so Nanjun will definitely be successful!" Zhuge Liang, who came down from the mountain, was very excited.

Two lines of tears fell from his eyes. Liu Bei turned his back to Zhuge Liang and choked with sobs: "I finally defeated Cao Jun and can finally regain Jingnan. Your Majesty, I, Liu Bei, will definitely revive the Han Dynasty!"

After saying that, he knelt down on the ground with a pop and bowed to the north.

It is not difficult to understand Liu Bei's excitement.

When he was in Xuzhou, he was driven away by Lu Bu. When he arrived in Xuchang, he was monitored by Cao Cao. He finally managed to pull up a force and arrived in Anfeng, but he was plotted by Lin Mo again.

After wandering around in Jingzhou, he was killed by Cai Mao several times. After several years of fear, he finally got through and defeated [-] Cao Cao's troops in one battle, and even Xia Houyuan became a prisoner.

With tears in his eyes, he saw the emperor Liu Xie reaching out to help him, saw the Han Dynasty revived again after being in danger, and saw Emperor Gaozu smiling happily for him.

Nanjun, if you get it, you can overlook the entire Jingzhou, and you can reach Sichuan in the west. This is a battle that is a milestone in your rise and rejuvenation.

"Brother, hahaha, brother, now we are in trouble!" Zhang Fei ran over happily like a child weighing more than 200 pounds, looking at Liu Bei who was kneeling on the ground, a little confused.

Liu Bei then calmed down his excitement and stood up with Zhuge Liang's support and looked at Zhang Fei, "What's wrong?"

"Brother, I just counted it. There are 10,000+ stone grains and grasses in this village, more than 500 Cao Jun's horses, and countless armors and weapons, haha!" Typical of being poor and scared.

Liu Bei was speechless after hearing this, and turned to Zhuge Liang with his hands bowed in a student salute. The frightened latter quickly helped him, "My lord."

"Kong Ming, had you come out of the mountain, I might not have had the chance to achieve today's fruitful results in my life.

I thank you on behalf of the people of Jingnan, and thank you on behalf of all the people in the world. The great man can be rejuvenated, and all the people can be saved." In the excitement, tears overflowed again.

"My lord has made a strong statement, I will only do my best. This battle depends entirely on my lord's prestige." Businessmen exchanged compliments.

Zhang Fei didn't want to spoil the scenery, but he couldn't help but ask: "Commander, Cao's army has been defeated, but there are only so many of us. Not to mention how to conquer Nanjun, we can't hold it even if we take it."

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, waved his feather fan and said calmly: "Don't worry Yide, I have already made arrangements, and Xia Houyuan is the key figure in our victory over Jiangling City.

As for defending the city, have you forgotten the [-] troops that Yun Chang has? "

Hearing this, Zhang Fei burst into laughter, "Yes, yes, I forgot about my second brother. I have long heard that Jiangling City is impregnable and has more than 2 people. Plus my second brother and I are here, even if he Cao Cao personally led his troops, so what do you think?"

Liu Bei also smiled, holding his hands in front of him, feeling that at this moment all the humiliation stored in his heart was vented.

The air is so fresh and the country is so charming.

Living in this world, as a descendant of the Liu family, to accomplish the feat of saving the common people, everything is just right.

"My lord! My lord! It's a disaster!"

When the three of them were looking forward to a better future, Mi Zhu, who had stayed behind in Changsha, galloped over.

(End of this chapter)