Three Kingdoms Eschatology

Those Linjiang soldiers of the Wei Yan tribe who seemed to be fighting with Liang Jun suddenly took out a red cloth strip, tied it on their arms, and then raised their guns and knives to kill Huang Zhong and the soldiers of the Linjiang Army led by him. .At the same time, those soldiers of the Liang Army, who seemed to be in a mess, reorganized their army formation and surrounded Huang Zhong amidst the commands of the generals and schools at all levels...

Chapter 572

Facing the sudden change, Huang Zhong was stunned for a long time before he realized that Wei Yan must have surrendered to Liang Jun due to the pressure of the army.

But the actual situation is that Wei Yan sent secret envoys to visit Zhao Yun long before the Liang army set off from Chaisang City, plotting to defect to Liang.When the Liang army attacked Wei Yan's Lushan camp, Wei Yan deliberately sent Xiahou Dun's tiger and leopard riders out of the camp, asking him to snipe at the vanguard of the Liang army, and then cut off the rear, and almost wiped out Xiahou Dun.Afterwards, Wei Yan led his soldiers, still wearing the uniform of the Linjiang Army, pretending to be here to support the Hukou camp, and coaxed Huang Gai out again.

At this time, Huang Zhong pointed at Wei Yanyi with his lance: "Good Wei Yan, I didn't expect you to betray the Lord and ask for glory!"

Wei Yan sneered and said, "Back the master and seek glory? General Huang, don't forget that we followed Liu Bei and betrayed the master to seek glory in the Jiangling incident."

Huang Zhong retorted: "This statement is wrong. At that time, Uncle Liu Huang was ordered by Liu Qi, the eldest son of Liu Biao, the former king of Linjiang, to take back the throne from the Cai family who usurped the throne. How can it be said that he is a seller seeking glory. Liu Qi, however, was tampered with by his relative Cai, and Uncle Liu had no choice but to launch the Jiangling Mutiny..."

Wei Yan interrupted Huang Zhong loudly and said: "Old General Huang, don't lie to yourself. What's going on? Don't you have any idea in your heart? Liu Biao really intends to pass the throne to Liu Qi? Cai really tampered with it. Liu Biao's suicide note? Where is the evidence? Isn't it all about Liu Bei's one mouth and two skins?"

After hearing this, Huang Zhong's face changed slightly.Wei Yan's words hit his sore spot.To be honest, it's not that he didn't doubt Liu Bei's words. After all, with a little scrutiny, many loopholes can be found in that set of words.But he believed that Liu Bei was more worthy of service than Liu Biao's family, so he subjectively "made" himself believe that what Liu Bei said was true.

At the moment, Huang Zhong retorted unwillingly: "The current King of Linjiang, and Uncle Liu Huang back then were based on benevolence and virtue. If you don't believe what he says, who else can you believe?"

Wei Yan laughed and said: "Huang Zhong, you don't have to be stubborn here. Someone told you something, Mrs. Cai and Liu Qi are still alive and have lived in Shangyong for a long time. They still have the suicide note left by Liu Biao back then. Wait for someone to tell you Hold it, and you will be escorted to Shangyong in the future, and you will know the truth when you meet them. Besides, how did Liu Qi die back then, and how did the throne of King Linjiang go to Liu Bei's ass? You should also know it. It's ridiculous. What’s more, this is not the first time this happened. Why did Tao Qian suddenly die suddenly in Xuzhou? Before he died, he also entrusted Xuzhou to Liu Bei. What kind of sage is this Liu Bei? Wherever he goes, others will obediently surrender give way..."

Huang Zhong interrupted Wei Yan's words, "Don't talk too much. Anyway, I won't demote you."

At the time of their conversation, Liang Jun had already surrounded the soldiers led by Huang Zhong tightly.The spearmen prepared to throw their javelins, and the longbowmen bent their bows and pointed their arrows at the direction of the Linjiang Army.

"Huang Zhong, it's for the sake of our friendship for many years that we have given up so much talk. Since you are so stubborn, don't blame me for being rude." Wei Yan said, and waved his hand, surrounded by thousands of people. With Ji's javelin, the arrows flew towards the Linjiang army densely.

No need to think about it, amidst the noise of horses whistling and people shouting and howling in pain, large numbers of soldiers of the Linjiang Army were shot down to the ground by javelins and arrows like torrential rain.Dozens of Huang Zhong's personal soldiers tried their best to protect him, so that Huang Zhong did not suffer any physical injuries.

A quarter of an hour later, the ground was full of the corpses of Linjiang Army soldiers, including most of Huang Zhong's personal soldiers.After Liang Jun's two rounds of throwing, Huang Zhong's dozens of personal soldiers were very few left.

The surviving Linjiang Army soldiers are almost all those with shields and not on the edge of the army formation.But their shields were already filled with arrows and spears, and some shields could no longer be lifted because of so many spears.

Liang Jun shouted in unison at this time: "Abandon weapons and surrender, and those who surrender will not be killed!" Every time they shouted, they would shoot a round of long bows and arrows.The soldiers of the Linjiang Army, who suffered constant casualties, finally completely collapsed in morale, and threw their weapons on the ground one after another, begging for surrender on their knees.

However, Huang Zhong was still unwilling to surrender. Facing the soldiers of the Linjiang Army who gave up resistance, he shouted: "Get up, get up, don't be a coward, go up with a certain one and fight the enemy, or you will die."

Two generals of the Liang army rode their horses with Wei Yan to the vicinity of Huang Zhong, they were Gao Shun and Hua Xiong.Among them, Hua Xiong sneered and said loudly: "Old man Huang Zhong, you have lived a long life, and your children have all grown up, and even married and had children. Your death for Liu Bei is nothing more than that." Take your old life. But these soldiers are all young and strong, some have not even married wives and have children, and some may have young children waiting to be fed. But you forced them to be buried for you. Isn’t this wicked, what is it? "

Hearing this, Huang Zhong was so angry that smoke came out of his seven orifices, and he shouted: "Come on, I will fight to the end with you all alone." After saying that, he slapped his horse forward and wanted to fight these Liang army generals to the death Give it a go.

Hua Xiong, Gao Shun, and Wei Yan formed a triangular position, trapping Huang Zhong in the center.They fought with Huang Zhong like a revolving lantern.Two fists are no match for four hands, and a vicious tiger is afraid of wolves.What's more, Huang Zhong, who left out his archery skills, was not much different from the three of them.After a few rounds, Hua Xiong hit the breastplate on Huang Zhong's back with the barrel of his lance.Huang Zhong only felt the qi and blood churning in his chest, and then fell off his horse.Some Liang Army soldiers swarmed up and bound him tightly in the blink of an eye...

When Liang Jun blew the horn to attack the Hukou camp again, a white flag had been hung high on the watchtower of the camp wall in the camp.However, Liang Jun, who captured the Hukou camp, sent a small group of scouts and walkers to investigate southward by land and water respectively, but the brigade stayed at Hukou.Because it will take some time to block the sunken ships and obstacles under the water of the lake mouth.

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Yibiao soldiers and horses with the banner of the Linjiang Army are rushing northward along the west bank of Pengze Lake. They are the reinforcements sent by Liu Bei to reinforce the Hukou Camp. Unleash a surprise attack for amazing results.The general leading the army is Liu Bei's adopted son Liu Feng. Now Liu Feng doesn't know that Wei Yan voted for Liang, and Liang Jun easily captured Lushan Camp and Hukou Camp in one day.

Liu Feng, who was galloping his horse and trotting along with the army, suddenly heard the sound of an eagle's whistle in the air. He looked up, only to find a few eagles flying in the air.Liu Feng murmured in his heart: "In Yuzhang, it's rare for so many falcons to appear in the same sky at the same time." How did he know that these were actually falcons scouted by Liang Jun.

Chapter 573 Night Attack

"Where are we now? How far is it from Hukou Camp?" Liu Feng asked the guards around him.

The commanding soldier replied: "Young Master Qi, another fifty li to the north is the Hukou camp. Our small team of scouts is going to investigate the situation of the battle."

Liu Feng nodded and said: "Pass my military order, the whole army will speed up and must arrive at Hukou before dark today. If you can arrive on time, everyone will be rewarded with wine and meat!"

As soon as his words fell, there was a sound of horseshoes in front of the queue, and several scouts came galloping on their horses.The guard next to Liu Feng who had just answered the question said to himself suspiciously: "It's strange, aren't they the scouts who went to Hukou to inquire about the situation of the battle? Why did they turn back so quickly?"

The scouts arrived in front of Liu Feng in a blink of an eye, and the leader jumped off his horse and kowtowed to Liu Feng: "My lord, we just encountered Liang Jun's scouts on the way. Get ready, report back immediately."

Liu Feng was shocked when he heard the news, and immediately began to think about it.If it is true that Liang Jun has set up an ambush against him, he should immediately turn around and retreat to Nanchang.But what if Liang Jun's peripheral scouts just happened to encounter him?Then he should march at the fastest speed, rush to the outside of the Hukou camp where Liang Jun is fighting fiercely before Liang Jun is ready, and launch a surprise attack on Liang Jun, so as to complete what his adoptive father told him.Otherwise, his retreat will inevitably be suspected of fear of the enemy and dereliction of duty.

But in the current situation, Liu Feng couldn't judge what kind of situation it was.After thinking about it, he finally ordered the left and right soldiers: "A certain military order, the whole army stops advancing, and temporarily set up camp here. In addition, send ten of the most capable scouts, divide them into two groups, and go to the mouth of the lake to investigate the situation separately. , be sure to get the most reliable and detailed information for this Young Master."

Most of the day passed quickly, and Liu Fengjun's infantry finally built a simple camp before dark.In the evening, the soldiers began to bury the pot to cook.After a while, Liu Feng's soldiers brought him dinner.But Liu Feng couldn't eat a bite, because none of the groups of scouts he sent out came back.

One of his lieutenants saw it and comforted him, "Young Master, don't worry, it will take fifty miles to Hukou from now on, and a hundred miles to go back and forth. In addition, it will take time for the scouts to inquire, and they will have to be in the middle of the night at the earliest. Only then can we rush back." Liu Feng finally calmed down a little, he took a few bites of food casually, and took a rest.After running around all day, his upper and lower eyelids kept fighting, and he finally fell into a sleepy sleep.

Liu Feng woke up again because he was hastily shaken awake by Qingwei. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and said, "What? Are the scouts back?"

But the personal guard said anxiously: "Young master, something is wrong. Liang Jun's war cavalry has come to attack the camp. Listening to the sound of horseshoes, they are not far from our camp."

Hearing this, Liu Feng was shocked and lost all sleepiness.He pricked up his ears to listen, and the sound of thousands of horses galloping like thunder in summer came from outside the tent.Liu Feng hurriedly asked the guards to put on armor for him.Outside the tent, the soldiers of the Linjiang Army also grabbed their blades and weapons and lit the torches in a hurry.They lined up an anti-cavalry formation along the low fence on the edge of the camp. The spearmen's spears protruded out of the fence like a forest, and the crossbowmen were ready to shoot.

Liu Feng looked out of the fence and saw a fire dragon rushing towards his temporary camp. It was Liang Jun's heavy cavalry holding torches.When the fire dragon was less than thirty battles away from Liu Feng's camp, Liu Feng shouted with all his strength: "Bowmen, fire!"

Thousands of arrows swept towards Liang Jun's cavalry like a storm.However, Liu Feng only heard the sound of tinkling metal, but did not hear horses neighing or people shouting, indicating that none of Liang Jun's cavalry was injured.

Liu Feng screamed in horror: "The spearmen are ready..." Before he could finish his words, he saw fireballs flying from the night sky more than twenty battles away.Some hit the low fence of the camp, some fell among the crowd behind the fence, and of course some fell to the ground far away from the fence, or fell to the ground after crossing the fence for a long distance.

After these "fireballs" landed, most of them first made a crisp sound like crackling earthen jars, and then a large piece of flames rose several feet high with a bang.

Liang Jun heavy cavalry carried a few hot bombs with him, and these hot bombs were tied with a piece of rope, so they could be thrown like a hammer.Of course, before throwing, a torch will be used to ignite the firelighter outside.

These explosive bombs were obviously deliberately focused on attacking a few points on the fence.The fences at these points were blazing in flames, and the soldiers behind the fences, including the spearmen of the Linjiang Army, were also dispersed by the flames.Some people were even stained by the splashing naphtha because they couldn't dodge in time, turning into burning men, running wildly and howling, and finally fell to the ground.

Dozens of heavy cavalry rushing to the front, with the light of the embers in the camp, threw out dozens of claws with ropes. These claws were respectively hooked on several sections of the still burning fence, and then These war horses galloped in reverse.With a few dull bangs, these sections of the fence either fell apart or were uprooted.

A large group of Liang Jun's heavy armored cavalry rushed up quickly, pouring into the gaps in the fence, smashing and sweeping the chaotic Linjiang Army soldiers with the mace in their hands, and the cavalry under their crotches also lost speed Without weakening at all, the Chinese New Year rampaged in the camp.Countless soldiers of the Liang army crashed into the air with their huge iron cavalry, their limbs were cut off in an instant, and they were killed on the spot.

"Withdraw! Quickly withdraw!" Liu Feng shouted at the top of his voice, and he had already rode his horse to the south of the camp.Without his military order, the Linjiang army had already fled outside the camp like a torrent of gates.Liang Jun's war cavalry lined up in several rows, combing the places where the rout troops passed like a comb.

Liu Feng didn't run very far, but found that the lights in front of him were brightly lit. When he looked up, he was stunned. He had never seen such a scene in his life.There are a few bright lights hanging in the sky, illuminating the sky and the earth brightly.In fact, this is just Liang Jun's hot air balloon for lighting.

Li Feng, who was in a daze, heard the sound of arrows piercing through the air, and then he came back to his senses, and shouted: "No, there are Liang Jun ambush here."

Before he finished speaking, seven or eight arrows shot into his body almost simultaneously.It's just that because he is protected by fine armor, none of them can deal a fatal blow to him, but with so many arrow wounds, even simple blood loss will kill him.Those Linjiang soldiers beside him also died under the rain of arrows.

These arrows were shot by two thousand light cavalry flying feathers. Just before the heavy cavalry attacked Liu Feng's camp, they walked a long way to the south of the camp and waited.

Chapter 574 Back to the original point

Liu Feng, who was shot like a hedgehog by random arrows, endured the severe pain, frantically hit the horse and ran southward, trying to find a way out from the gap between Qingqi Feiyu.Behind him were more than a dozen bodyguards who were dead, and under the continuous shooting of Qingqi Feiyu, only five or six of these ten bodyguards remained after a while.

"Baby, where are you going, don't dismount and surrender quickly!".Hearing a loud shout, Liu Feng raised his eyes and turned his head to see that the person speaking was a bearded general of the Liang army, who had galloped two or three battles away from him.This person is Hua Xiong.

The only remaining five bodyguards behind Liu Feng rushed towards Hua Xiong at the same time.Before the two of them could get close, they were shot off their horses with arrows in the chest.

The remaining three raised their spears and sabers to greet Hua Xiong.The latter didn't rush, and the spear in his hand seemed to suddenly rise a few feet in the blink of an eye, and it pierced into the head of one of the riders.Then Hua Xiong picked up the dead body and threw it at another incoming cavalry and spear.Use the corpse to block the attack of this spear.

The spear blade that took off the body pierced the throat of another Liu Feng's personal guard with lightning speed, and the half-cut saber in this personal guard's hand lost control and strength in an instant, and flew to the ground and plunged into the soil among.

The last bodyguard managed to shake off the corpse of his companion on the blade of his spear. Hua Xiong's wall-riding pierced his breastplate like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter...

Hua Xiong killed three enemy cavalry in one breath, but Liu Feng took this opportunity to run five or six battles.His steed suddenly neighed, and his knees fell forward.Liu Feng, who fell to the ground, hadn't gotten up in time before he was nailed to the ground by the spear thrown by Hua Xiong through his body...

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In the Yamen of Nanchang City, Liu Bei, Xu Shu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, Mi Zhu and other important ministers of Linjiang Kingdom gathered together.They are not discussing anything, but waiting for the battle report ahead.

Liu Bei raised the tea bowl to his mouth, only to realize that he didn't actually want to drink tea, it was just a subconscious action in anxiety.Then he put down the tea bowl again, at this time his personal guards had already trotted into the hall.Liu Bei was overjoyed, knowing that there must be news, but he didn't expect the news to come so soon.The rest of the people also changed their expressions and sat up straight.

"Report to Your Majesty, Young Master Liu Feng was ambushed by the Liang Army fifty miles south of the Hukou Daying camp, and almost the entire army was wiped out. A small number of soldiers fled back to Nanchang and reported the matter..."

Before Ling Bing finished speaking, Liu Bei's face changed color.With a strange roar, the teacup on the desk fell to the floor and smashed to pieces.Everyone in the hall looked at each other with strange expressions. Liu Bei's gaffes have become more and more frequent, which is quite different from him in the past.

Liu Bei yelled: "Liu Feng, you can't teach Lizi. Gu Wanfen asked him to be careful, but he was ambushed by Liang Jun. Where is he now? Pass Gu's military order, once this son is captured, military law will be followed immediately! "

The commanding soldier replied cautiously: "My lord...Your Majesty, the young master has already died in the rebellion army. Two of the soldiers who fled back and reported saw it with their own eyes."

When Liu Bei heard this, he snorted again, but he didn't show much grief and indignation.On the contrary, a group of generals, generals and civil servants around him talked redundantly to persuade him to express his condolences.

After Xu Shu said a few polite words, he changed the subject: "Your Majesty, since the young master's army has been completely lost, the Lushan camp and the Hukou camp must be in danger. I need to make plans earlier."

As soon as Xu Shu finished speaking, another soldier ran in to report that Wei general Xiahou Dun had come to the city of Nanchang, with only a dozen soldiers around him, and asked to enter the city.Liu Bei quickly ordered: "Let him enter the city quickly."

It turned out that after Xiahou Dun escaped from the Lushan camp, he didn't know what happened to the Linjiang army, so he thought about fleeing back to Weijing first.However, the north of Lushan Daying was blocked by the river, and the east was the endless Pengze Lake, so Xiahoudun's escape route could only be to go south first.

Along the way, he was afraid of being intercepted and killed by the enemy, so he only chose remote paths to detour, so his speed was extremely slow. This is the reason why he has just arrived in Nanchang City.When he arrived near Nanchang City, because his injuries worsened, more than a dozen dead soldiers were also troubled by hunger, fatigue and pain, which made him decide to venture into Nanchang City.

After a while, Xiahoudun, who was covered in blood and criticism, entered the lobby, and said to Liu Bei angrily, "King of Linjiang! Our country of Wei kindly helped you to wait for the country of Linjiang, but Wei Yan, who didn't want you, was ungrateful and stabbed a certain family in the back before the battle." , so that the two thousand tiger and leopard riders of a certain army were almost wiped out, how should this account be settled?"

Liu Bei's heart suddenly trembled, and he hurriedly asked: "General Xiahou, why did you say that?" Only then did Xiahou Dun narrate what happened to him.

After hearing this, all the generals in the hall were shocked and guessed that Wei Yan had turned against him.Xu Shu hurriedly explained to Xiahou Dun: "General Xiahou, this is a misunderstanding. To tell you the truth, our army's reinforcements going to the Hukou camp were also ambushed. Judging from all the signs, Wei Yan must have defected to the enemy. I hope the general will not Therefore, I hate my Linjiang country. My Linjiang country will definitely find ways to kill this thief and avenge the soldiers of our two countries."

After listening to Xu Shu's words, Xiahou Dun, who was so angry, finally calmed down a little. Liu Bei had already ordered the left and right: "General Xiahou's injury seems to be serious, and the order of the orphan is to help General Xiahou go down to rest. A good doctor came to heal the general."

After sending Xiahou Dun away, Liu Bei asked everyone in a deep voice, "How many troops do we still have?"

Jian Yong, who was in charge of conscription, replied: "Your Majesty, there are only less than [-] soldiers in Nanchang City today. And they are all weak soldiers. The most elite soldiers are given to the front lines of Hukou and Lushan, and some He was taken out by Mr. Liu Feng. In addition, some surrounding Yuzhang counties can gather six or seven thousand conscripts. But these conscripts can maintain the security of the city, transport grain and grass, and repair fortifications. If they want to fight, I'm afraid They are all mobs, unbearable to use."

Liu Bei suddenly smiled wryly and said to Zhang Fei: "Decades ago, when Gu and his second and third brothers raised up volunteer soldiers, they seemed to have recruited more than 4000 athletes. After many years of ups and downs, I went to Xuzhou When Mu Taoqian was around, we had about the same number of people. Later, when we were forced by Cao Cao to defect to Liu Biao, we also had the same number of people. Today, we have only this number of people left. But our age and the situation in the world are not what they used to be. Now, even the three of us are not complete, and the second brother is nowhere to be seen, no one is seen when he is born, and no corpse is seen when he is dead. Is this our fate?"

Chapter 575

In the Yamen of Nanchang city government, Liu Bei who sighed suddenly seemed to be more than ten years old, but he burst out laughing, but the laughter was worse than crying.

Zhang Fei was frightened by Liu Bei's behavior, and he quickly persuaded him, "Your Majesty, brother, don't be like this, I...we still have a chance, we still have a chance..."

Xu Shu sighed slightly, and stepped forward to persuade Liu Bei: "Your Majesty, don't be discouraged now. The situation of our Linjiang Kingdom is not in a desperate situation. The day before yesterday, the Wei Kingdom finally gave us an official answer. It turns out that their Northern Territory We are being harassed by rangers from Liang State's Northern Mansion, and we have to transfer the main force of the Central Plains to the north to guard the border. This has resulted in King Wei Cao Cao having no soldiers to support us, but winter will come in a few months. At that time, regardless of the situation in the northern border Anyway, the Beifu soldiers should be forced by the severe cold weather and be forced to withdraw their troops. In this way, the Wei army can spare us to support us. Once the Wei army comes, we still have a chance to turn defeat into victory. So now as long as we persist for a while, maybe The situation will be brightened.”

Liu Bei sighed and said, "Let's not say that in such a situation, our situation will not be much better after Wei Jun intervenes to drive away Liang Jun. Let's just say that we will insist on this matter for a while now. With a few thousand weak Pawn, an isolated city. In addition to some small cities around and mob-like conscripts. Facing the tens of thousands of Liang Guo tigers and wolves, let alone persisting for two or three months, it is difficult to persist for two or three days alone!"

Xu Shu said calmly, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that we still have a fairly strong navy? We also have six or seven hundred warships."

Liu Bei smiled dumbly and said, "Of course this guy won't forget. Did Yuan Zhi want to have a decisive battle with Liang Jun on the water? But other people also have thousands of warships, and judging from the previous battle examples, the combat power of Liang Jun's warship alone is far greater than that of Liang Jun. Higher than our army's single-ship combat power, there is still no suspense about the outcome of this duel, and our army will surely lose.

Or is it that Yuanzhi thinks that we should put all the soldiers' food and grass on the warships, and go around in circles with Liang Jun in Pengze Lake?hide and seek?But in this way, they can occupy the Yuzhang City stronghold around Pengze Lake in a short period of time.At that time, under the search and encirclement of enemy ships in the lake and enemy cavalry on the shore, our fleet in the lake became a shackle. "

Xu Shu repeatedly waved his hands and said, "No, no, my lord, that's not what Xu Shu meant. What Xu Shu meant was that we could use our relatively strong navy to threaten the grain roads behind the Liang army. Please see, Your Majesty..."

While speaking, he had already got up and came to the sand table in the lobby, and began to point out Jiangshan.Liu Bei and other generals also surrounded him.

Xu Shu pointed to the sand table and said: "The enemy has already occupied the lake mouth. Naturally, our navy cannot leave the lake or enter the river. However, in theory, our navy can be at any point in the Pengze Lake basin from the lake mouth to the south. Land and attack the grain road from Hukou to the city of Nanchang."

Zhang Fei muttered to the side: "Military commander, you forgot that the Liang army on the other side also has a navy, and has thousands of warships, many more than ours. We attack their grain roads, don't they know how to use fleets?" Come to encircle us?"

Xu Shu laughed and said, "Yide asked a good question. It is true that Liang Jun has a stronger navy than us. But wait and see, the surface of this Pengze Lake is so huge. It is two to three hundred miles long from north to south, after passing the lake mouth The narrowest point from east to west is more than ten miles away, and there are many lakes, sub-lakes, and sandbars. On such a vast water surface, it is like finding a needle in a haystack for them to search for our warships. But it is relatively easier for us to attack their grain roads. Because Liang The army's food road must pass through a road between the Lushan Mountains and Pengze Lake. At this distance, we can land at any point and go east a few miles to cut off this road."

Liu Bei opened his lowered and half-closed eyes and said: "This plan is very good, but Yuanzhi still missed one thing. Liang Jun has now captured our army's Lushan and Hukou camps at the same time. So their food roads There is not only one dry road to go. They have thousands of warships, and they can transport food and troops from the mouth of the lake to the city of Nanchang by water. If we want to intercept them, we must use hundreds of warships to confront thousands of them. An excellent warship. The problem goes back to the original point, and the result of our confrontation with them on the water is also bound to lose."

Xu Shu still calmly and patiently explained: "Your Majesty's words are wrong. Liang Jun's water transport of grain is nothing more than two forms. One is to divide more than a thousand ships into multiple batches to transport grain to Nanchang City. If this , our naval divisions can naturally defeat them one by one. The second is to use more than a thousand ships at a time to transport supplies that can meet the long-term consumption of the Liang army under the city of Nanchang. If this is the case, our naval divisions can continue to send small groups of troops Constantly harassing on hundreds of miles of waterways, Liang Jun's navy either pursued with the whole army, or sent light boats and fast boats to pursue. The former, because most of their ships are full of supplies, must be slow, and they will only be passively beaten when chasing our ships. If we choose the latter, we can invite them into the urn and surround them with our main ships."

After Xu Shu finished talking eloquently, Jian Yong took the lead in clapping his hands and cheering: "This plan is very clever. As the saying goes, only a thousand days can be a thief, and there is no one who can defend against a thief for a thousand days. On the surface of Pengze Lake, they are in the light and we are in the dark, so the advantage is on our side."

The rest of the generals saw that Liu Bei's two think tanks had said so, and they all agreed.Liu Bei's frustrated face also regained some confidence.He commanded the soldiers in a deep voice: "Pass the Gu's military order. Move all the conscripts from all the cities outside Nanchang to Nanchang for garrison. Let Xu Shu be the commander-in-chief, Huo Jun be the general of the building boats, command all the warships and sailors, deploy three Thousands of soldiers are cruising on the Pengze Lake, following the strategy of the military adviser Xu Shu, waiting for an opportunity to attack the water, land and food roads of the two armies. Everyone, I am facing the dangers of Linjiang, and I will make this one move. I hope you will be loyal and righteous, and fight the enemy bravely!"

All the generals in the hall shouted their promise in unison, and retreated one after another.

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At the Hukou camp, Zhao Yun looked at the craftsmen, sailors and soldiers busy on the lake, they were dredging the waterway at the lake mouth.With a sullen face, Zhao Yun ordered the foreman and lieutenant who were in charge of the work to be brought in. As soon as he saw the person, he asked straightforwardly: "How many days will it take you to clear the bottom of the water and allow our fleet to sail into Pengze Lake?" ?”

The captain quietly gave the foreman a wink, implying that he should exaggerate appropriately, otherwise it would be no joke to fail to meet the deadline.The foreman didn't understand what he meant, and replied honestly: "I will report to the commander. The bottom of the water is seriously blocked. With our current manpower and equipment, it will take at least three days to complete."

Chapter 576 Huang Tiandang

Hukou camp, inside the tent of the Chinese army.Zhao Yun shouted sullenly, "Three days? This is too long! I'll give you one day, if you can't finish it, come see me!".

The lieutenant and the foreman knelt down in front of Zhao Yun and begged for mercy:

"Boss, please spare me! I can't wait until one day."

"That's right, the commander doesn't know that a large number of fishing boats loaded with stones have been sunk under the surface of the lake mouth. The amount of work alone is enough for us to work for another three days. There are also a large number of fishing nets with blades, and more It affects our progress. Our brothers who launched the water operation have suffered more than a dozen casualties in a row.”

Gan Ning, who was in charge of the navy, also came up to intercede: "Commander, what they said is true. Even if they are strictly ordered, it is impossible to clear the channel in one day."

Zhao Yun sighed and said, "But now that Liu Bei is dying, it's a good opportunity for us to attack them. The commander is just worried that if we delay for a few days, he will have time to get reinforcements from the Wei army or some other action. Let them turn around and regain their vitality. I missed this opportunity, and the success fell short!"

Gan Ning replied: "If the commander is worried about this, we can use the dry road to resist the main force under the city of Nanchang, and wait for an opportunity to seize all the strongholds in the surrounding counties of Nanchang city, and besiege Nanchang city first."

Zhao Yun frowned slightly, and asked suspiciously: "Without the cooperation of the navy, you can go deep with a lone army on land? This logistics, food, grass and supplies...?"

"Don't worry, the commander. The food, grass, and luggage needed by [-] to [-] soldiers for four or five days can be met. With the transportation capacity of my army, it is not a big problem to carry them up with the army at one time. The waterway at the mouth of the lake will be opened in three or four days. At that time , even if land troops have not captured Nanchang, the follow-up food and supplies will be transported by water.”

Zhao Yun went over Gan Ning's suggestion several times, and thought it was feasible, he said: "Just follow Xingba's strategy. However, let's not forget that Liu Bei's navy still has strength, and we must have a way to deal with it. ..."

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Liang Guo's army continued to leave from the Lushan camp and the Hukou camp, gathered together at a certain intersection, and walked south along the post road.Except for the six or seven thousand elite soldiers who stayed in the Hukou camp, Liang Jun.

The remaining about 3 horses and horses joined the march, and together with the trucks full of grain and supplies, it stretched for nearly ten miles.Those who walk in the middle of the army cannot see the head of the line forward, and cannot see the tail of the line backward.The front army and the rear army are composed of infantry and cavalry, and only the middle army, which is three or four miles long, is composed of baggage vehicles.However, Zhao Yun deployed several cavalry teams to cruise on both sides.

After extending southward for more than [-] miles, this post road crosses a lake branch through a stone bridge.The lake branch under the stone bridge is full of reeds, and the reeds extend all the way to Pengze Lake. The area of ​​more than one mile along the shore of the lake is full of endless reeds.