The opening of the Three Kingdoms is Gatling

At this moment, Zhuge Liang coughed lightly and said with a light smile,

"Zilong, you just came back, take a good rest for a few days."

"Thank you, Military Advisor, for your kindness."

Zhao Yun cupped his hands and walked towards the backyard under the leadership of his servants.

When he entered the room and lay on the bed, he sighed silently.

Although Liu Bei and others were polite to him on the surface, he could still sense that they were guarding against him in their bones.

Otherwise, Xiapi is currently short of manpower, and it is impossible to let myself rest for a few days.

Compared with the king of Wei, the structure of the lord and the military adviser seems a bit small...

in the lobby.

"Third brother!"

Liu Bei waited for Zhang Fei with stern eyes.

Zhang Fei shrank his head and said in a muffled voice,

"Brother, I'm doing this for your own good."

"Yide, we all know that you are kind. But how can you say this in front of Zilong?"

Liu Bei spoke earnestly and sincerely.

"That's right." Zhuge Liang nodded lightly, "Just put Zilong on hold for a while, and then we will know whether he has really returned."

"Then the topic is back now, let's continue discussing how to deal with Hua Xiong."

Pang Tong Road.

"I have a plan now."

The corners of Zhuge Liang's mouth turned up slightly,

"I plan to rely on the river water to form a Bagua formation to resist Hua Xiong's army!"

His hand fell on the map, Zushui in the north of Xiapi.

……

"My lord, not far ahead is Zushui.

After crossing Zushui and walking for another hour or two, you will arrive at Xiapi City. "

Zhang Liao rode a tall horse and turned back from the front to report.

Hua Xiong nodded,

"Understood, cheer up the soldiers.

Wait until the river to camp and rest. "

"Yes, my lord!"

Just as Zhang Liao was about to turn his horse's head around, several gunshots were heard from both sides of the road.

Then countless enemy troops emerged, waving their weapons and rushing over, shouting and killing soared into the sky.

Chapter 367 Crossing the River

"My lord, it's Liu Bei's ambush!"

Zhou Cang's complexion tightened.

"Don't worry."

Hua Xiong shook his head, not showing any signs of nervousness.

Tai Shici and Liao Hua were the vanguards of the army. They are two famous generals in history. How could they be defeated by a simple ambush?

Sure enough, the ambush soldiers arranged by Liu Bei fought fiercely with Tai Shici and Liao Hua for a while, and then fled in despair.

Hua Xiong pinches Xiaobai's abdomen and rushes forward.

The vanguard is sweeping the battlefield.

Seeing Hua Xiong coming, Tai Shici and Liao Hua hurriedly saluted,

"Lord."

"How's the battle going?"

Hua Xiong asked.

"Reporting to my lord, we and Liu Bei each suffered about a hundred casualties."

Tai Shici replied.

Zhou Cang was taken aback, "Liu Bei is leaving now? Then what is he planning?"

"I don't know. Could it be to delay the pace of our army?"

Liao Hua guessed.

"No matter what, speed up your pace and try to reach Zushui before dark!"

Hua Xiong ordered.

"Here!"

The generals responded in unison.

After cleaning the battlefield, the army speeded up and finally arrived at the Zushui River at dusk.

Zushui is a branch of the Huaihe River, flowing through Xuzhou.

It is not very wide, only more than 100 steps wide.

Across the river, Hua Xiong could even clearly see the faces of Liu Bei's soldiers on the other side.

"My lord, the bridges are destroyed."

Zhang Liao led people around to inspect and came back to report.

Hua Xiong had expected this in advance, and he was not surprised.

"Order the army to set up camp, Wen Yuan, call Shang Ziyi and the others to come over for a meeting."

Hua Xiong ordered.

Everyone quickly gathered in Hua Xiong's camp.

Looking at the map on the table, Guo Jia frowned slightly.

"According to Wen Yuan, all the nearby bridges that can cross the river have been destroyed."

"Without a bridge, how do we cross the river?"

Zhou Cang said with a sad face.

"My lord, can we build a chain bridge like we did when we attacked Yuan Shang?"

Zhang Liao asked.

"No." Hua Xiong shook his head, "Conditions do not permit."

Last time there were cliffs on both sides of the river.

The Zushui water is gentle, with endless plains on both sides, without any cover.

Once there is any movement here, the other side can immediately feel it.

"Looking at it this way, it's really incomprehensible."

Tai Shici also frowned.

"It's better to wait for the reinforcements from the Suzaku and Baihu military regions to arrive, and then we will forcefully cross the river."

Li Ru suggested.

"It will take at least seven days, I'm afraid I can't wait."

Guo Jia shook his head.

Everyone looked at the map, helpless.

Hua Xiong met for a while, but didn't have any good attention.

Just then, a guard walked in,

"My lord, it's snowing outside."

Hua Xiong was startled, and then led everyone out of the camp.

Sure enough, the snow has already started to fall all over the sky.

"Li Ru, are the cotton clothes ready?"

Hua Xiong turned his head and asked.

"Reporting to my lord, the preparations are ready, and all of them were sent out the day before yesterday."

Li Ru hurriedly said.

"That's good."

Hua Xiong feels at ease.

Now the imperial treasury is full and the financial resources are strong.

Whenever troops are dispatched when the weather is cold, the cotton-padded clothes distributed are enough to keep out the cold.

Looking at the snowflakes flying all over the sky, Hua Xiong was startled, then remembered something, and quickly called Zhang Liao to stop,

"Wenyuan."

"What's the matter, my lord?"

"Go along the Zushui River to see if there are any people, and bring them here. I have something to ask them."

"Yes, my lord."

Zhang Liao immediately took orders and left.

As soon as the sky darkened, Zhang Liao left and returned.

"My lord, I found an old man."

Behind Zhang Liao was a dry old man.

When he came to the barracks with a chilling atmosphere, his face was filled with panic and uneasiness.

"Old man, don't be afraid, I have a few words to ask you."

Hua Xiong smiled slightly, his smile was like a spring breeze.

Only then did the old man feel more at ease, and he walked forward tremblingly,

"I don't know what the official wants to ask, but the grass-roots must know everything."

The old man is from Xuzhou and lives in the village by the Zushui River.

Liu Bei retreated in defeat and happened to pass by the old man's village.

The people in the village heard Liu Bei and others preach that Hua Xiong is a wicked person.

So they all chose to follow Liu Bei and fled to Xiapi City.

Only the old man felt that he was old and too lazy to leave, so Zhang Liao found him.

Hua Xiong chatted with the old man for a little while, and the relationship between the two parties became much closer.

The generals on the side all looked confused, not knowing why their lord was so leisurely and elegant, chatting with an old man.

"Old man, I want to ask you, does the ancestral water freeze every winter?"

Hua Xiong smiled lightly.

"Yes, of course." The old man nodded, "Every December, after the first snow falls, the river will freeze over."

"Then how thick will the river be when it freezes?"