The Three Kingdoms: Summoned generals at the beginning, shocking Cao Cao

Chapter 393 Liu Bian Governor, the decisive battle is imminent

The ground was muddy after the rain, which caused great difficulties for Liu Bian's march.After finally reaching the outskirts of Xitun, Du Yu had already led his men to ambush on the northern hillside.

Leaving the troops in the woods south of Xitun, Liu Bian led Di Cang up the hillside from behind the village.

"General, I have sent scouts, but there is no news of the rebels yet." Seeing Liu Bian approaching, Du Yu reported the situation to him: "There are only more than 300 people in the village, and I am not in a hurry to move them.

On the way here, some scouts were sent out, and they found that the Xiaojie River was being bridged again.I've sent people to lie in wait for an opportunity to blow up the bridge. "

Hearing his words, Liu Bian nodded and said, "Okay. Xitun was seriously damaged before and had no strategic value. We will build fortifications on the hillside and arrange ambushes in the woods below. As long as Li Cunxiao arrives with troops, we will can win."

"Okay, I'm going to reinforce the fortifications now. In addition, I saw that there are still a few artillery pieces in Xitun, and I'll send someone to get them in a while."

Liu Bian reached out and patted him on the shoulder, pointed to the distance and said, "Get rid of all the rebels in Xitun, and then go to the west to dig some pits. Get rid of their vanguard cavalry, and let's run."

Du Yu ordered the small school under his command to lead two teams of soldiers into Xitun. Gunshots were heard after a while, and more than 300 rebels were quickly wiped out.They pulled a few cannons back up the hillside and saw some branches covering the cannons.

Dozens of ranger scouts were sent out to scout for traces of the rebels.

And more than 100 miles to the west, Shi Yuansi's vanguard Lai Wenhua was galloping towards Xitun with [-] cavalry.They must first ensure that the road is clear, so that the army can return to Langya as quickly as possible.

Wang Fan has already issued three edicts in succession, telling them to return to Langya quickly and eat up Wei Liang's troops.Originally, Wang Fan wanted to lead Langya's troops to destroy Wei Liang himself, but there were warships of the Bohai Navy in Langya's sea, and many bunkers on the shore had been destroyed. He was afraid that the army would land, so he was anxious to let Shi Yuansi return as soon as possible.

Xitun is under the jurisdiction of Nanqing County and is a plain area with relatively fertile land. As soon as they enter the boundaries of Nanqing County, their vision becomes wider.This kind of terrain is very beneficial to the cavalry. They can gallop as much as they want and use the mobility of the horses to move very fast.

The distance of a hundred miles can be reached in less than half a day.What Lai Wenhua meant was that they first went to Xitun to wait for the army to arrive, and then rested in Xitun at night.

"General, there seem to be a few cavalry ahead." Lai Wenhua's soldiers pointed to the front and said.

Following the direction he pointed, Lai Wenhua really saw seven or eight cavalrymen parked under a tree in the distance, looking over here.

He pointed at the whip in his hand: "Rush up and catch them."

The cavalry behind them ran quickly, and surrounded the cavalry under the tree from both sides.

Several officer cavalry saw the rebels' horses start to sprint, so they turned their horses and galloped backwards.Their horses are carefully selected Huns horses, which are naturally not comparable to the inferior horses of the rebels. As they ran farther and farther, the rebels behind them saw that they could not catch up, so they began to shoot at them.

The cavalry of the officers and soldiers lay on their horses and galloped in the direction of Xitun.After a cup of tea, we returned to Xitun. The captain of the scout knelt down on one knee and said to Du Yu, "General, a rebel cavalry was found eighty miles to the west. It should be the vanguard. There are about 3000 people."

"A mere 3000 troops is nothing to worry about. Captain Chang, you take someone to eat them up." Du Yu said disdainfully.

The school lieutenant Chang Lin behind him clapped his hands and agreed: "The final general will obey!"

After saying that, he got on his horse and headed west with his 500 troops.

Liu Bian, who was behind the hillside, saw nearly a thousand cavalry attacking and asked Song Ran, who had just arrived, to inquire.

Song Ran came to Du Yu, and Du Yu hurriedly saluted him. Song Ran held his hand and asked, "The general sent me to ask you, what are our people going to do?"

Du Yu said respectfully: "The leading cavalry of the rebels was found outside Nanqing County, with 3000 troops. I will send our cavalry to deal with them and investigate the situation in Nanqing County."

"Okay, I'll report to the general right now." After speaking, Song Ran gave Du Yu a double stare.

Only then did Du Yu realize that he was a bit presumptuous. Liu Bian was in the rear, and he sent troops to attack the rebels, but he did not report to him.Now that they have gone deep into the enemy's hinterland, if they randomly mobilize troops and horses, it seems that people will have some bad impressions.

Unlike Di Cang, he doesn't know Liu Bian's true identity. If Liu Bian has the idea of ​​distrusting him, then he will die wronged.

He made up his mind that if he had any plans, he would report them to Liu Bian first.In fact, Liu Bian didn't mean anything in this regard, he just wanted to know what Du Yu sent people out to do.

After all, he was very relieved of Du Yu, and it was better to ask about the departure of 500 people.If this kid gets his head around and goes to a large group of rebels to fight for his life, it will still have a negative impact on Liu Bian's next plan.

Seeing Song Ran pondering aside, Liu Bian asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"General, I have some bad premonitions. It seems that something big is going to happen, and I can't tell." After speaking, Song Ran stood there with a serious face.

In fact, Song Ran's feeling was still very strange. From the time Liu Bian took him out of Chang'an to Luoyang, it was Song Ran who felt something was wrong several times, so that Liu Bian didn't put himself in danger.

Liu Bian still took his anxiety very seriously.After thinking about it carefully, it is only possible that there is a problem with the soldiers they stayed in Yangjiawa, or that there is a problem with the troops sent by Du Yu.Wei Liang, who was farther away, shouldn't have any problems. After all, the Bohai Navy has already gone to meet them. Although the Marine Corps has not formed an army for a long time, its combat effectiveness is still very strong.

Liu Bian chose to believe in Song Ran's feelings, and said to the soldiers beside him, "Go and call Du Yu over."

The soldier hurriedly called Du Yu. When Du Yu learned that Liu Bian was anxious to call him over, he ran over very uneasily. He did not take Chi Taining with him, but ran over alone.

Seeing Liu Bian sitting on a chair chewing wild fruits, he stepped forward and knelt on the ground, lowered his head, waiting for Liu Bian's scolding.

He threw the wild fruit in his hand aside, and said to Du Yu, "Get up, what are you doing kneeling on the ground? The dirty clothes will affect your prestige, and I asked you to come here because Lao Song had a bad feeling.

We traveled from Chang'an to Luoyang, but thanks to Lao Song's premonition, there were fewer dangers. "

After hearing Liu Bian's words, Du Yu did not dare to stand up and said, "The general overstepped his bounds and sent out the troops without consulting the general in advance."

"I said, just let you discuss it with Chi Taining. If I have to make decisions on everything, why do you need me?

I thought for a while, what could have happened was our wounded soldiers left in Yangjiawa, the Weiliang troops besieged in Nanling, and the 500 people you sent out.

Yangjiawa and Nanling are far away from us now, that is to say, the number of people you sent out is too small, and you may be in danger. After Liu Bian finished speaking, he saw Du Yu knelt down again.

(End of this chapter)