Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Romance -> Character talent system

Text Chapter 961 [Using Troops]

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    Because of this, Sima Yi was able to annotate so many books.  ¡À

    A few days later, Sima Yi arrived in the capital city of Luoyang, and under the leadership of the palace guards, he once again entered the palace.  It has been two years and four months since the last time he won the top prize and was appointed as the magistrate of Langya, leaving the palace to take up the post in Langya Mansion.

    More than two years ago, he was still an ignorant boy who was both arrogant and arrogant.  Today, there is no arrogance or arrogance in his body, only the air of a scholar.

    In the Wuji Palace of Shenzhou, Lin Nan and the officials were discussing the specific matters of using troops against Jinghan. Seeing the warriors in front of the palace come in to report that Sima Yi was coming, Lin Nan's face immediately filled with a smile.

    "Quickly tell Sima Yi to go to the palace!" Lin Nan shouted happily.

    "Send Sima Yi to the palace!"

    With an order, Sima Yi entered the main hall from outside the palace. With his tall figure of 1.8 meters, slender figure, flowing long hair, and trendy clothes, Sima Yi caught the attention of the civil and military ministers.

    Stepping onto the Wuji Palace of China again, Sima Yi felt very calm. Gu Bo's calm face and deep eyes all exuded the charm of a mature man. It was unbelievable that the man in front of him was only a few years old.  The arrogant and arrogant Sima Yi in front of him.

    "My Lord, Sima Zhongda, kowtow to the Emperor." As soon as Sima Yi entered the hall, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Lin Nan.

    "Ai Qing, please get up and talk and come to the stairs." Lin Nan said to Sima Yi.

    Sima Yi said "promise", stood up, and walked towards Lin Nan in full view of everyone.  When he was about to reach the stairs, he hurriedly stopped and stood in the center of the hall with a bow.  Seems very humble.

    Lin Nan looked at Sima Yi and was very satisfied with Sima Yi's humility.  In the past two years, he asked Sima Yi to go to Langya to be the magistrate, instead of jumping to a high position all at once, which tempered his temperament.  Now that he has returned two years later, he is indeed satisfied.  He thought to himself: "Sima Yi has finally grown up and has completely shed his immaturity."

    ¡°Sima Zhongda, it¡¯s been two years since you and I parted, right?¡± Lin Nan asked casually.

    "Your Majesty, it has been two years, four months and seven days." Sima Yi remembered it clearly.

    Lin Nan smiled and said: "You remember it very clearly. Sima Yi, the Jinghan army attacked Wancheng a few days ago, causing Zhang Liao to lose his army. After five years of recuperation, our country of Huaxia has an army of 700,000 ready to fight. I am ready to send 20 troops.  Wan Yi counterattacked with the goal of conquering Xiangyang, the capital of Jing and Han Dynasties. "

    Sima Yi didn't even think about it, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, Jinghan and Cao Wei have been in alliance for a long time. In the past five years, these two countries have continued to harass our borders, making the soldiers and civilians on the border very disgusted. I fully agree with your Majesty to send troops to attack the Han Dynasty.  The suggestion is that once our army launches a national war, Cao Wei will definitely harass the northwest, so the Holy Emperor cannot focus on destroying the Han Dynasty. Once a national war is launched, we must attack Jinghan in one go.  I vow not to give up. The most important thing is that the Holy Spirit must not be shaken in his determination to destroy the Han Dynasty. Once he is shaken, all his efforts will be lost."

    After hearing this, Lin Nan felt that what Sima Yi said was very reasonable. After looking at Jia Xu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Gai Xun and many civil and military ministers, they all seemed to have no objections.

    "My dear friends, do you have any other opinions?"

    Xun You stepped forward.  He said loudly: "I believe that China and Soochow have been on friendly terms for generations and are closely related. Moreover, Jinghan and Soochow have a feud. If the emperor wants to send troops to destroy Han, he can send envoys to Jianye first and invite Soochow to come with him."  Launch an attack on Jinghan. This will give our army another chance of victory."

    "In addition, once our army sends troops, Cao Wei, who is allied with Jing and Han, will definitely take action in the northwest. The emperor must strengthen the defense in the northwest. As long as we guard it strictly, the northwest will not be a concern." Guo Jia also suggested.

    After Lin Nan heard this, he immediately thought about it and said loudly: "Chen Lin, I am planning to write an imperial edict and order Xu Huang, the general of right cavalry, to strengthen the defense of Tongguan, and order Tai Shici, the general of tiger wing, to lead 30,000 cavalry to attack south from Lingzhou.  In Qinzhou, Ma Chao was appointed as the general to conquer the west, and he led 20,000 cavalry to attack Wuwei. General Pang De led 20,000 troops to attack Anding, using offense as defense to contain Cao Wei's army! If they encounter Cao Wei's army, they will use mobile warfare to annihilate it.  The enemy's effective strength will be withdrawn within seven days, no matter what the results are."

    As soon as the voice fell, Chen Lin, who was sitting in the main hall, started writing the imperial edict.

    "Sima Yi!" Lin Nan shouted again.

    Sima Yi said respectfully: "I'm here!"

    "I have appointed you as the Military Advisor General and rushed to Wancheng immediately. You will temporarily be under the command of General Huya Zhang Liao. You will take office tomorrow  "

    "I obey the order."

    Lin Nan glanced at Zhong Yao, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and asked loudly: "Zhong Shangshu, how long does it take to raise a year's worth of military grain and grass?"

    Zhong Yao walked out of his desk, thought for a moment, and then replied: "Please give me one month, your Majesty. After one month, I will personally escort one million stones of grain and grass to Wancheng for military needs."

    "Well, not only food and grass, but also military pay." Lin Nan added.

    "I understand that in one month, I will transport one million stones of grain and grass and 500,000 silver coins to Wancheng." When Zhong Yao said this, he didn't even frown. You must know that one stone of grain and grass can provide  An adult can eat for two hundred days, and one silver coin can cover the expenses of ordinary people for a month.

    When fighting, we fight for national strength. This is an unchanging truth.  Therefore, having strong national power is the capital for launching war.

    After five years of recuperation, the Huaxia Kingdom has formed four huge grain-producing bases in the Northeast, Jizhou, Central Plains, and Northwest China. In particular, the development of the Hetao area was not very prominent in the first two years. Until the past two years, the role of the Hetao area has  increasingly prominent.

    Although Lin Nan proposed the system of all citizens becoming soldiers, there was considerable resistance when it was actually implemented. Therefore, the militia system has only been implemented around important border defense towns, and the Hetao area has been the most successful in implementing the militia system.  The 100,000 Dongyi soldiers who were disbanded on the spot became militiamen and made great contributions in guarding the border and developing wasteland.  Therefore, even if Cao Wei and Xianbei formed an alliance, they still did not pose any threat to the northern part of Huaxia.

    Once the problems of food, grass and military pay are solved.  Then what remains is the issue of sending troops.  Therefore, Lin Nan synthesized opinions from all sides and finally made a decision to send 300,000 troops to destroy the Han Dynasty. Lin Nan led the expedition in person, with General Huya Zhang Liao and General Hulie Huang Zhong as the left and right vanguards respectively.  Let him lead the troops and horses, divide the troops into two groups, and start a formal counterattack to destroy the Han Dynasty.

    On the other hand, Lin Nan mobilized 110,000 new troops from Jizhou who had been trained by Zhang He and Chen Dao in the past few years, and sent these 110,000 new troops from Jizhou to gather near Luoyang, leaving the mighty general Zhao Yun to guard the north and serve as  He was the governor of Youzhou, Liaodong, Dongyi, Bingzhou, Jizhou, Yunzhou and other places.

    Also, Lin Nan asked Gan Ning's 100,000-strong navy to sail from Shangjing Port to Jiangdu in Guangling Prefecture in Xuzhou.  The port was expanded there and the naval base was repaired, across the river from Qu'a Port in Soochow.  He also asked General Zang Ba of the left to dig a canal to connect the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River in Guangling Mansion.

    After a series of orders were issued, the Senate and the Privy Council jointly issued an official document and stamped it with the imperial seal, preparing to officially start a self-defense counterattack against Jinghan in one month.  And take advantage of the victory to destroy the Han.

    After the court meeting was over, Lin Nan issued a secret edict.  Let Sima Yi take him to Wancheng to meet Zhang Liao.

    After Sima Yi left, Lin Nan called Lu Heng again and met with Lu Heng alone.

    "The last time you were captured by the Han army was a stain on your military career. Presumably, you will take the initiative to ask for help in this battle to destroy the country, right?" Lin Nan and Lu Heng had a delicate relationship from the beginning.  They are both master and servant, but also brothers, and Lin Nan once taught Lu Heng how to shoot, making him both a teacher and a friend.  So, when two people sit down alone.  Just talk about everything.

    Lu Heng nodded and said: "I want to make meritorious service. Last time I was captured. This time I want to capture Zhuge Liang personally."

    Lin Nan said: "I guess that's what you think. I can send you to the front line, but you must remember that you are not going to capture Zhuge Liang, but to fight. Don't lose the big for the small. Although Zhuge Liang must  You have to catch him, but you can only do your best. You can't catch Zhuge Liang, and I lost a general. You are good at defense, and General Hu Lie is good at attacking. I will send you to serve as deputy general to General Hu Lie. Sooner or later, you guys will.  Discuss with each other, listen to the opinions of the General Staff Headquarters, and then take reasonable actions. Don¡¯t be captured alive again.¡±

    "I would rather die than be a prisoner anymore. Please rest assured, Your Majesty." Lu Heng secretly swore a poisonous oath in his heart.

    "Here is a letter of superstition. Take it with you and give it to General Hu Lie. After a few days, I will send you a military advisor."

    "No!" Lu Heng took the superstition, turned around and left.

    Two days later, Sima Yi finally arrived at Wancheng. As soon as he entered Wancheng, he went straight to the government office to see General Huya Zhang Liao.

    Zhang Liao was instructing Lin Lin to practice Qi at this time. When he heard that a secret envoy was coming, he asked Lin Lin to practice on his own while he went to the living room to meet him.

    In the living room, Zhang Liao and Sima Yi met each other twice and exchanged greetings. Sima Yi took out the superstition and gave it to Zhang Liao.

    After Zhang Liao hurriedly read it, he couldn't help but be shocked.Ma Yi said: "Our army has just experienced a major defeat. There are only more than 7,000 people left in the 30,000-strong army. The army dispatched by the emperor has not yet arrived. Is it too hasty to send troops at this time?"

    Sima Yi knew what was in his heart and had already explained it to Lin Nan when he handed the letter to him.  Even if Lin Nan didn't say anything, with his wisdom, he could definitely guess that this secret letter was urging Zhang Liao to raise troops to attack Rang County occupied by the Han army.

    There was no expression on his face, and he wriggled his lips and said: "The emperor's arrangement must have a wonderful meaning. The general just obeys it. The general had suffered a disastrous defeat before, and while the soldiers were in grief,  The Han army should be attacked with lightning speed. The general is now the vanguard on the right, so he should show the courage and courage of the vanguard. The Han army has just won and must be unprepared. This is the time to counterattack. "

    After hearing this, Zhang Liao combined the secret message and said: "Okay! The Ai soldiers will win. I will seize Rang County with three thousand soldiers and horses from Wancheng."

    After the words fell behind, Zhang Liao immediately ordered the three thousand horse steps in Wancheng, mounted his horse, took Sima Yi with him, and left Wancheng.

    At the same time that Sima Yi arrived at Wancheng, Lu Heng also rushed to Runan alone. Without saying a word, he immediately asked to see General Huang Zhong.

    After meeting each other twice and greeting each other, Lu Heng took out the secret letter and handed it to Huang Zhong.

    Huang Zhong looked at it.  He laughed twice, stroked his gray beard happily, and said happily: "I have been in Runan for five years, and I thought the emperor had forgotten me."

    "How could the Emperor forget the General, a man of meritorious service? General, what was written in the secret letter?" Lu Heng asked.

    Huang Zhongdao: "The emperor asked me to lead all the soldiers and horses in Runan to the new country with lightning speed. Huang can finally be useful."

    After hearing this, Lu Heng said: "Currently, the country is actively preparing for war. Food, grass, soldiers' pay, equipment, and horses are all being mobilized one by one. The national war will start in one month at the latest. Now that the emperor has asked the general to go first, there must be far-reaching intentions.  Xinye is the northern gateway to Xiangyang. Once it is captured, it can be used as the front line for the southern expedition and lay the foundation for future military exploits."

    Huang Zhongdao: "Without further delay, I have 50,000 soldiers and horses under my command, so I will mobilize 50,000 troops and rush to Xinye. Although the Han army has heavy troops in Jiangxia, they are used to defend Soochow. Moreover, Tian Yu does not dare to  Easily mobilize Jiangxia's troops and horses. Once Jiangxia's troops and horses are mobilized, Soochow's army in Lujiang will launch an attack on Jiangxia."

    Lu Heng felt that Huang Zhong¡¯s analysis was very reasonable, and he also felt that Lin Nan was prescient.  He hurriedly said: "General, the 50,000-strong army is advancing together. It will inevitably attract the attention of the enemy. It is better to allocate a small force and launch an attack on Huyang, Xinye, Fuyang, Zhangling, Xiangxiang, and Suixian at the same time. Like this  In this way, the enemy will be unable to do anything. ¡±

    Huang Zhong thought about it for a while and felt that Lu Heng's suggestion was very pertinent.  He said: "Very good. Huyang, Fuyang, Zhangling, Xiangxiang, Suixian and other places originally do not have many troops. If we send partial troops to attack, our army will suddenly attack and the enemy will be defenseless. It will definitely happen.  Abandon the city and flee. General Lu, you come with me to attack Xinye, and leave the remaining four areas to my troops for the time being."

    "I'm happy to help." Lu Heng agreed readily.

    The two agreed, and Huang Zhong called the five captains under his account and assigned them to capture Huyang, Fuyang, Zhangling, Xiangxiang, and Suixian respectively. Each captain took five thousand soldiers with him.  Horse infantry.  Later, Lu Heng asked to be Huang Zhong's vanguard. Huang Zhong could not withstand Lu Heng's repeated requests and reluctantly agreed. He gave Lu Heng 5,000 cavalry and marched to Xinye. He himself followed with 20,000 troops.

    Fifty thousand regular troops from Runan came out in full force. Wang Ling, the prefect of Runan, immediately mobilized local militia to fill the vacancy. Only 20,000 militiamen were recruited to strictly guard the border towns and counties to prevent any accidents.

    In the fifth year of Huaxia Shenzhou, 196 AD, less than half a month after the National Day of Huaxia, the Chinese army immediately launched a self-defense counterattack against Jinghan. General Zhang Liao of Huya led an army of three thousand and defeated them with lightning speed.  In Anzhong, Rangxian, Yinxian, Zhuyang and other counties, the Han army was caught off guard and had no defense. They lost the four counties that defended Xinye one after another. Xinye's western defense line suddenly collapsed.

    At the same time, Huang Zhong, the fierce general of the Chinese Army, also achieved excellent results. His five lieutenants captured Huyang, Fuyang, Zhangling, Xiangxiang, and Suixian with absolute superiority, cutting off the  Xinye's eastern defense line.

    In just two days, the Han army lost nine counties in a row, which shocked Guan Yu who was stationed in Xinye.

    For two days, the defeated army continued to retreat to the new field. When Guan Yu learned that Zhang Liao had conquered four counties with only 3,000 light cavalry, for some reason, he suddenly regretted letting Zhang Liao go.

    Back then, he and Zhao Yun fought alone and finally lost to Zhao Yun.Trick.  Later, the more he thought about it, the more unconvinced he became, just because he could not use the "Wanjunsha" at that time. Therefore, since then, he has worked hard to practice "Wanjunsha" and finally achieved the state of sending and receiving it freely, so he is also very good at it.  Looking forward to fighting Zhao Yun again.  But that time he was deliberately let go by Lin Nan. In order to repay Lin Nan's kindness, Zhang Liao was let go.  I just didn't expect that letting Zhang Liao go would actually cause so much trouble for me.

    According to reports from the defeated army, Zhang Liao first attacked Anzhong County at night. Before the defenders knew what was going on, Zhang Liao's troops had already entered the city. The shouts of killing outside were loud, and the fire was soaring into the sky. The defenders were helpless in the dark.  He recognized how many soldiers and horses were coming, so he abandoned the city and fled.

    As a result, Zhang Liao did not stop after occupying Anzhong County, but rushed to Rangxian County without stopping overnight. When the defeated army from Anzhong fled to Rangxian County, Zhang Liao's army also arrived like a shadow.  The general of Rangxian County thought that Anzhong's general was colluding with Zhang Liao, so he killed Anzhong's general without explanation.  However, the defender of Rang County faced Zhang Liao's army and had no time to defend, so he abandoned the city with his defenders and fled.

    After that, Zhang Liao followed suit and conquered two more counties.

    After Guan Yu listened to the report of the guard who retreated from Zhuyang, he sighed heavily.

    Zhuge Liang is at the side.  After hearing this, he was filled with emotion and said: "Zhang Liao is both civil and military. He failed last time, but this time he won. He completely mastered the rapid maneuverability of the cavalry. He is indeed a famous figure who has displayed the art of command so superbly."

    After hearing this, Guan Yu regretted letting Zhang Liao go even more, and immediately shouted: "Order all the troops and horses, and I will personally lead the troops to kill Zhang Liao and regain the lost territory."

    Zhuge Liang hurriedly dissuaded him and said: "Zhang Liao's sword took a wrong turn and attacked the city and territory all the way. Although he was very brave, with Zhang Liao's personality, he would never take such a risk. In the previous battle, Zhang Liao lost his troops and generals, leaving only 7,000 of the 30,000 Wancheng garrison.  There are only more than 4,000 people stationed in Yuyang. Zhang Liao dared to take such a risk to capture the city. If I am not mistaken, there must be someone cooperating with him at this time.  He has led a large army on the way to Xinye, and Huyang, Fuyang, Zhangling, Xiangxiang, Suixian and other places have also been lost. "

    After hearing this, Guan Yu.  He didn't believe it, and was about to refute when he saw a report from a scout, saying that Huyang, Fuyang, Zhangling, Xiangxiang, and Suixian had all been captured by the Chinese army, and Huang Zhong's 25,000-strong army was not far enough from Xinye.  Fifty miles.

    Hearing the news, Guan Yu was shocked.  He turned his face and glanced at Zhuge Liang, it was just as Zhuge Liang said.  But he was wondering why the defeated troops in Huyang, Fuyang, Zhangling, Xiangxiang, and Suixian didn't come back to report.

    Zhuge Liang saw Guan Yu's doubts and said slowly: "Huang Zhong is different from Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao has no soldiers and horses. He can only attack quickly, but Huang Zhong has 50,000 troops in Runan and has strong soldiers and horses. He must attack Wu  The counties launch an attack at the same time, and the five counties have few soldiers. They will definitely be captured by Huang Zhong. How can we come back to report? "

    Guan Yu asked again: "Huang Zhong's 25,000-strong army is approaching Xinye. Why didn't the scouts notice it? What do they do for food?"

    Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "General, please don't be angry. I can only say that the Chinese military strategy is very clever. Zhang Liao was first used to launch a quick attack to attract our army's attention, so that our army focused all its attention on Zhang Liao, thinking that it was Zhang Liao who attacked him last time."  The crazy revenge after the defeat made us ignore Huang Zhong on the eastern front. This war is becoming more and more interesting. "

    Guan Yu said: "The troops are approaching the city. Our army was also damaged in the previous battle. Today we are faced with the invasion of Huang Zhong's 50,000-strong army. How should we retreat from the enemy?"

    Zhuge Liang said: "Abandon the city!"

    "Abandon the city?" Guan Yu said in surprise, "Guan has a lot of troops and is about to fight Huang Zhong to the death, but you let Guan abandon the city?"

    "General, Huang Zhong is watching eagerly. The 25,000 forward troops are about to arrive at the foot of Xinye City, and the follow-up troops are also on the way. In the past five years, the Chinese nation has been on the defensive. Today, it suddenly turned to the offensive. It must be to mobilize the army to march south.  Xinye City is small and it is not suitable to hold on. It is better to retreat to Deng County temporarily and rely on the capital. Not only will the supply line be short, but the soldiers will also fight bravely to protect the country. "

    After hearing this, Guan Yu glanced at Zhuge Liang and said, "Let Guan think about it again!"

    "The enemy is close at hand. If you abandon the city at this time, you can still retreat unscathed. If you delay it any longer, I'm afraid it will be besieged. General, don't worry, I have made arrangements. Even if you retreat, you will still give Hua Xia  A heavy blow to the army, so that the enemy did not dare to pursue our army," Zhuge Liang said hurriedly.

    Guan Yu saw the confidence on Zhuge Liang's face. Judging from the last battle alone, Zhuge Liang performed very well. Guan Yu also looked at Zhuge Liang's resourcefulness in a different light.  Seeing that Zhuge Liang was full of confidence today, he finally nodded and agreed, saying: "Okay, I will order the three armies to withdraw temporarily."??Deng County.  "

    Zhuge Liang said again: "Wait a minute! General, there are more than 100,000 people in Xinye. We need to take them all away, leaving only an empty city for the enemy."

    Guan Yu was suspicious for a moment and asked, "If you take the people away, wouldn't that be causing trouble for yourself?"

    "The people of Xinye are the foundation of the emperor. When the emperor ordered Xinye, the people of Xinye supported the emperor very much. Those who win the hearts of the people will win the world, so they should be brought to Xiangyang for resettlement. The general only needs to give me three thousand soldiers and horses.  I can hold off Huang Zhong's army and give the general and the people in the city time to retreat. "

    Guan Yu said: "Du Xi, you lead three thousand Qingqi to stay, and the rest retreat. Immediately inform the people in the city that the Chinese army is coming, mobilize the people to evacuate, and take away everything they can, including food."  Not a single grain was left to the enemy.¡±

    With the order, Xinye City suddenly exploded, and tens of thousands of people in the city immediately pulled out their families and families.  The Han army mobilized more than a dozen villages near Xinye City, and more than 100,000 Xinye people retreated south under the protection of the Han army.

    Guan Yu was not at ease with Zhuge Liang and asked Dong He and Wang Fu to lead the people first. He ordered two thousand Qingqi to lead Huo Jun and Lu Changduan behind to prevent any unexpected events.

    Zhuge Liang and Du Xi led three thousand soldiers and horses to meet Huang Zhong, a new battle.  It's about to kick off.

    Under the leadership of Huang Zhong, the Huaxia Army is getting closer and closer to Xinye. Huang Zhong is wearing a chain armor and a steel helmet. He holds the Nine Phoenix Chaoyang Sword in his hand and a green and maroon lion on his crotch, which makes him look particularly powerful.

    Lu Heng followed Huang Zhong and asked: "General, in another forty-five miles we will reach Xinye County. Presumably the Han army has discovered traces of our army, and they should speed up their advance at this time."

    Huang Zhong nodded and said: "Send the order and the whole army will speed up."

    Lu Heng immediately issued the order. He originally led 5,000 cavalry as Huang Zhong's vanguard. Unfortunately, the road was rugged and unsuitable for cavalry to advance, so the journey was synchronized with Huang Zhong's infantry.  In the end they had to join forces.

    After the order was issued, Lu Heng still led the cavalry at the front.  At this time, they had passed the rugged mountain road and entered a slightly flat area. The five thousand forward cavalry he led quickly distanced themselves from Huang Zhong.

    Lu Heng led five thousand cavalry and ran all the way. They quickly ran fifteen miles away and were getting further and further away from Huang Zhong.

    During the march.  Suddenly hearing the sound of bindings, Lu Heng was startled and hurriedly shouted: "There is an ambush!"

    The Chinese army was suddenly in panic, and both men and horses were frightened.

    But, after the panic.  But no one appeared, and no arrow was shot. As soon as the sound of binding stopped, only the Chinese soldiers were left shouting.

    Seeing a false alarm, Lu Heng immediately gathered his soldiers and horses together again and ordered: "The Han army has been prepared for a long time and needs to be careful when moving forward. Everyone will take out their crossbows. If there is an emergency, they will shoot on both sides of the road."

    "No!"

    So, Lu Heng led the army and continued to move forward. After walking less than two miles, he heard another bang. As soon as the bang sounded, Lu Heng's troops shot at both sides of the road, shooting randomly.  Nothing, another false alarm.

    After that, every two miles I walked, I almost encountered this kind of situation, all of which were false alarms.

    By the sixth time, when the bang sounded, the Chinese army no longer made any moves. This time, it was as peaceful as ever.

    After the scouts hiding in the woods saw this situation, they quickly ran to Zhuge Liang's side and reported: "Supervisor, just as the supervisor expected, after six bluffs, the enemy army has become numb.  When I heard the bang just now, the enemy didn't make any move."

    Zhuge Liang smiled and asked, "Who is leading the army?"

    "It's still the same guard Lu Heng."

    "It's him I let you go last time, but this time your life is not so good. Give the order and focus all the arrows on Lu Heng alone." Zhuge Liang had a sinister smile on his face.

    "No!"

    The Han army here was ready, and Lu Heng led his troops and horses to advance quickly. When they advanced two miles and heard the sound of bangs again, Lu Heng's troops ignored them at all and did not stop.  Rushing forward.

    However, as soon as the bang sound fell, hundreds of arrows were shot out from both sides of the road, and they were shot towards the leader Lu Heng.  As soon as the arrow fell, Lu Hengdeng, who was walking in the front, was instantly killed.

    However, the Chinese army did not become panicked because of Lu Heng's death. Instead, they used the repeating crossbows in their hands to fight back against the Han army on both sides of the road.At that time, he shot to death and injured many people.  At such a short distance, the Chinese army's continuous crossbows were at their best. The sharp arrows directly penetrated the bodies of the Han soldiers. Under the Chinese army's crossbows, all the armor on the Han soldiers were ignored. Some were iron armor.  Some were leather armors, and no matter what kind of armor they were, they couldn't stop steel arrows.

    "Kill! Kill me!" Suddenly, at the back of the army, a man dressed like a soldier shouted loudly. All the cavalry actually obeyed the soldier's command. When the soldier galloped into the woods, he stabbed him to death with a gun.  After killing three people, the Han soldiers saw the face of the soldier clearly. It turned out to be the dead Lu Heng.

    No, it should be said that the person who died was just Lu Heng¡¯s substitute.

    The thousand Han troops who had been ambushing them immediately dispersed, and several soldiers were captured alive by Lu Heng.  Lu Hengdang was about to trample him alive, and asked angrily: "Where is Zhuge Liang? If you don't tell me, I will castrate you!"

    The soldier hurriedly protected his crotch.  He replied: "In Shilipo in front."

    After Lu Heng got the answer, he immediately pulled out the sword in his hand, beheaded all three prisoners, then tied the heads to the horses, and led his men quickly towards the ten-mile slope ahead.

    In fact, Lu Heng felt that something was fishy from the third time the bangzi sounded.  Thinking that Zhuge Liang was very cunning and had been deceived by him in the past, but he would never be deceived again now, he found a brave warrior who was not afraid of death and exchanged clothes and armor with him, thus deceiving the eyes of the scouts.  Otherwise, he would have died here long ago.

    The Han army scouts hurriedly reported back to Zhuge Liang, saying that Lu Heng had not fallen into the trap.

    Zhuge Liang was also surprised after hearing this.  Then he smiled and said: "I didn't expect that I underestimated his ability. It's interesting. It's really interesting."

    Du Xi stood next to Zhuge Liang, as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and hurriedly asked: "Supervisor, this plan fails, what should our army do? The enemy's army is huge, it is better to retreat temporarily"

    "Whoever dares to take a step back is disobeying the military order and should be beheaded in public." Zhuge Liang said angrily.

    "But the supervisor's strategy didn't work" Du Xi muttered.

    "Don't forget. I left double insurance. If this plan fails, I will proceed to the second step. Originally, I thought Lu Heng would die, but I didn't expect that he escaped by chance. In this case, don't blame me for being ruthless.  "

    Zhuge Liang turned around and asked the scout again: "What's going on in the new field?"

    "All civilian troops have been withdrawn. Xinye City is already an empty city. The general has left a cavalry of 2,000 people outside the city to prevent unexpected events."

    Zhuge Liang nodded, turned around, and said to Du Xi: "General Du, I will give you another big credit this time. As long as you do a good job, Lu Heng and his cavalry team will all be burned to death by you. I  Someone has arranged for flammable objects in Xinye. You will lure Lu Heng to Xinye County, and then burn Xinye City with a fire. I will ask the general to retreat to Deng County first and wait for your good news.  "

    After Du Xi heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, shouted loudly, and went to meet Lu Heng with his two thousand cavalry.

    The more than 700 cavalrymen who had ambushed Lu Heng before and were defeated also returned one by one, gathered around Zhuge Liang, and left together with Zhuge Liang.

    Du Xi led two thousand cavalry to attack Lu Heng, fighting while retreating.  After the previous battle, Lu Heng became extra cautious, and he was also cautious in pursuing Du Xi at this time.

    About half an hour later, Du Xi successfully led Lu Heng to Xinye City, and then entered the city as fast as he could. Lu Heng was chasing after him, but Du Xi did not dare to stay and fled directly with his army.

    When Lu Heng saw that Du Xi was defeated and was afraid of an ambush, he stopped chasing him and sent someone to report the news to Huang Zhong. He himself asked the soldiers to start cooking pots in the city.

    It was almost dusk, and Lu Heng and others were tired and hungry. They looked around the city, but could not find a grain of food. Later, a soldier found the food buried in the cellar, and then he salvaged it and started to make a fire to make rice.

    After drinking and eating, when the moon came up, suddenly there was news that the Han army was suddenly arriving. Lu Heng hurriedly led his troops to the top of the city. As soon as he rode his horse to the city gate, he saw the Han army releasing many fire arrows. Strangely, the fire arrows did not stop.  When shooting at people, he shot towards the corner. Once the flammable materials originally piled up in the corner came into contact with the fire arrow, they immediately burst into flames.

    Zhuge Liang asked people to sprinkle fire oil on the flammable materials, and dilute it with water to evaporate the smell. Even so, the fire spread quickly, and the entire Xinye City suddenly turned into a fire.  of ocean.

    The fire broke out and quickly sealed the city gate. When Lu Heng led the cavalry to the city gate, Du Xi and others had already retreated, and the whole city was plunged into a sea of ??flames. Only then did Lu Heng realize that he had been tricked again.

    "Withdraw! Get out of Xinye quickly!" Lu HengxuWith their spears and horses on the horse, they rushed out of the city gate first. As soon as more than ten cavalry behind them rushed out, the door beam of the city gate fell down, cutting off the exit and blocking all the remaining soldiers and horses in the city.  There are two gates in Xinye City, the north and the south. The north gate was blocked, so all the Chinese soldiers ran towards the south gate, passing through fires along the way. When they arrived at the south gate, they unexpectedly found that the south gate was also blocked, and the horses did not dare to  Approaching the fire, the raging fire in the city even connected into a fire dragon, trapping more than 4,800 Chinese army cavalry. In the end, they were all burned to death in Xinye City.

    Huang Zhong's army moved very slowly because it carried food, grass, baggage, and siege weapons. When it was approaching Xinye, it suddenly saw flames shooting into the sky in the direction of Xinye.  go.

    When he arrived at Xinye, Huang Zhong saw Lu Heng standing outside the city with more than a hundred remaining cavalrymen. Their faces were as black as carbon, and some of their clothes were in tatters that had been burned by the fire.

    "What's going on? I just received the news that you captured Xinye, why did it suddenly turn into a sea of ??fire? Where are the others?" Huang Zhong asked sharply.

    Lu Henggun dismounted his horse, knelt on the ground, and cried to Huang Zhong: "General, the others are trapped in Xinye City, I'm afraid the worst is worse"

    "You, you I urged you on the way not to rush in so easily, but you just didn't listen. Xinye has become a scorched earth, and more than four thousand soldiers have died because of you. How do you want me to explain to the emperor, and to more than four thousand soldiers?"  An explanation from the soldiers' families?" Huang Zhong also regretted for a while. If he had not let Lu Heng be the forward, nothing would have happened.

    Lu Heng shed tears and immediately shouted: "Everyone takes responsibility for what they do. It's my fault. I won't implicate anyone. I, Lu Heng, have nothing to repay for the lives of more than four thousand soldiers. I can only use this head to kill them."  Apologize!"

    As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Heng immediately took out the sword in his hand and was about to kill himself with the sword.

    There was a flash of cold light, Huang Zhong wielded the Nine Phoenix Chaoyang Sword and knocked down the long sword in Lu Heng's hand, and said angrily: "Although this battle started because of you, I am the commander in chief, so I can't escape the blame for this matter.  I will report to the emperor truthfully and ask him to make a decision. Now, I will temporarily remove you from all positions in the army and serve in the Huotou Army."

    Lu Heng did not refute, but looked ashamed and full of resentment.

    Huang Zhong cleaned up the mess and stationed his army outside the city. After the fire was extinguished the next day, more than 4,000 burnt corpses were cleared out and buried outside Xinye City.  After that, the army was stationed in Xinye, no longer moving forward, and waiting for the imperial decree.

    After the Battle of Xinye, Zhang Liao and Huang Zhong joined forces in Xinye. Afterwards, the army advanced and garrisoned in Chaoyang County. They formally formed a confrontation with the Han army in Deng County and deliberately released them two months later in accordance with Lin Nan's order.  The news of leading 700,000 troops across the country to destroy the Han Dynasty.

    In addition, Lu Heng was dismissed from his post by Lin Nan, and Huang Zhong was also implicated. One month's salary was deducted, but Lu Heng remained in Huang Zhong's army and the entire vanguard army was given full power to Huang Zhong, with Zhang Liao as his deputy.

    Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang retreated their armies to the Deng County area, and hundreds of thousands of people with their families and relatives from the front were all sent to the Xiangyang area for resettlement by the Han army.  When they heard the news released by the Huaxia Army, Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu discussed it and decided not to report it temporarily to avoid causing panic among the people of Jingzhou.

    However, without an airtight wall, it is extremely difficult to defend the people. Therefore, soon, the news of the Chinese army's attack reached Xiangyang, and there was an uproar in the court. All the ministers were shocked, and some ministers even took the initiative.  Begged to move the capital to Nanjun.

    Liu Bei was sitting in the main hall, hearing the trivial words of the ministers in his ears, which made him feel extremely impatient.

    Suddenly, he stood up, glanced at the ministers with sharp eyes, and said angrily: "Our Han army has 300,000 water and land troops, and there is also the danger of the Han River. As long as we guard the Han River, we will never lose anything.  You are all the founding heroes of our Han Dynasty. The Huaxia Kingdom has not even sent out a single soldier. Why are you clamoring to move the capital here? Now you have only lost the ten counties of Xinye County, and you are already afraid.  Look like this, once the Chinese army rolls in, are you going to kill me and surrender the whole country? "

    After saying that, Liu Bei walked away in a rage.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report