Chapter 292: Pang Tong's Death (7)
When Liu Bei saw that his generals were fighting for the first place, his morale was available, he was very pleased. He just listened with a smile and did not stop everyone from arguing.
Although Huang Zhong was valued by Liu Bei, he was promoted several times and his position and status were comparable to Zhao Yun, he had not made any achievements. Now he finally got a chance to make a contribution, so he naturally would not give in and shouted sternly:
"You said I am so old. Who would dare to compete with me for martial arts in Lingbao's village? First, I will win the knife in my hand!"
After all, Liu Feng and Guan Ping are younger generations. They ordered their martial arts to be more than Huang Zhong's top generals, so they naturally did not dare to fight with Huang Zhong.
Only Wei Yan, although he is much younger than Huang Zhong, was brought by Huang Zhong, and he knows each other well. Although he may not win in martial arts, his strength and endurance are superior. If Huang Zhong does not use bows and arrows, he will be confident that he will not lose to him, so he will happily respond and say:
"We don't have to go to the schoolyard anymore. Just before the lord, we will compete in martial arts in person. If you win, then go?" Wei Yan still used some thoughts, afraid that Huang Zhong would attack with his bow and arrow, so he would be unable to defend himself, so he suggested not to go to the schoolyard.
Huang Zhong is an old and stronger person. He can't stand the method of provoking generals and does not speak. He jumped down the steps and asked the junior school leader to bring the knife!
When Liu Bei saw that the two of them were really going to use the knife, he was afraid of being hurt and was so angry that he hurriedly stopped him:
"Two generals must not do this! I will bring troops into Xichuan today, and it will depend on the strength of you two. If you have no eyes on swords and guns, you will be injured when fighting each other. You must miss my big deal! I will make the decision to persuade you two, so don't argue."
Seeing that the time of using the method of provoking was already reached, Pang Tongyi took it over and said:
"The lord is right, and you two don't have to fight each other. It just so happened that Ling Bao and Deng Xian had set up two camps. You two can lead 10,000 troops and horses, and each of them will fight one camp. If you break the camp first, you will be the first to do so."
So, Liu Bei ordered Huang Zhong to attack Lingbaozha Village and Wei Yan to attack Deng Xianzha Village. The two of them took the order and left.
Pang Tong said to Liu Bei:
"Since these two men defected to the lord, they have not had the chance to go into battle. They are holding on to their strength and are eager to make contributions, and they are afraid that they will compete for me on the road. The lord can personally lead the army as the queen."
This was the first real battle after Liu Bei entered Xichuan. He also wanted to exert the prestige of the Jingzhou army and destroy the morale of the Shu army.
He was also afraid that the two of them would lose their power, so he kept Pang Tong to defend the city, personally led 5,000 troops with Liu Feng and Guan Ping, and then marched forward to support him.
Although Huang Zhong also wanted to win the first prize, he had been through the battle formation since the Yellow Turbans and knew the power of it well, so he did not dare to be careless. After returning to the camp, he lit up his military horse and sent a scout to the valley entrance to investigate the military information.
Huang Zhong was very experienced and did not rush to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army. Although it was still early, he set up a camp about 60 miles away from Lingbao camp, allowing the soldiers to have a full meal and then rest.
Huang Zhong passed the order to make meals at the fourth day of the day, and after breakfast at the fifth day of the day, he advanced to the army as soon as the sky was dawn, and took the valley to the left and attack Lingbao's village.
After Wei Yan left the camp, he followed Huang Zhong and marched behind him. Not far from Huang Zhong’s camp, he also set up camps and set up camps, making each other's horns.
But he did not send scouts to inquire about military information, but secretly asked people to inquire about the time when Huang Zhong advanced.
Rewards from the horse exploration: "General Huang has sent an order to make dinner at the fourth day of the day and start a military force at the fifth day of the day."
Wei Yan used to be a low-level figure in Liu Biao's army and did not have the qualifications to lead troops alone. Later, he followed Huang Zhong and only followed him to make a fuss and lacked the experience of being the only one.
This time he took the opportunity to make contributions. In order to win the first prize, he did not expect to send someone to inquire about military information, but instead focused on competing for contributions.
After Wei Yan learned about Huang Zhong's marching, he needed to attack ahead to seize the first prize. He ordered the soldiers to make a meal at the second update and raise an army at the third update. Pingming would march to the edge of Deng Xianzhai.
After Ma Su's special training, the army not only had good physical strength, but also had very good discipline.
After the soldiers received the order, they acted according to the order. At the second update, they all had a full meal, picked up bells, held a group of people, rolled up their flags and tied their armor, and went to secretly rob the village.
Before and after the third update, although it was not dawn, it was not a big deal to walk under the hazy moonlight, because it was a marching force and the mountain road was not clear. The soldiers walked forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow, which consumed a lot of physical strength.
Halfway through the way, Wei Yan was thinking immediately:
"I will only attack Deng Xianzha Village. Although I can win the first prize, it is not enough to show my ability. It is better to go along the way to break Ling Bao's camp, then lead the victorious army, and then go to capture Deng Xianzha Village. Both of the achievements are mine."
Wei Yan had a decisive personality and decided to immediately send an order, and all the soldiers of the sergeants went to the mountain road on the left.
It was dim at this time and the army was not far from Lingbao Village. Wei Yan's soldiers stopped and set up their formations to attack the village.
Deng Xian and Ling Bao took the initiative to ask for a trip to go out to the village and the important road, but they would not sit still and wait for death. Huang Zhong and his team led the troops and were discovered by them as soon as they left Fushui Pass.
After all, they are local snakes and have a clear understanding of Huang Zhong and Wei Yan's whereabouts.
When they saw the two teams stop moving forward early and set up a camp. They expected that they would come to steal the camp at night, so Ling Bao and Deng Xian had already made preparations.
Both of them led a large army to ambush on the hillside outside, leaving only an empty camp. After waiting for a whole night, they were already trapped and were unable to wait for Huang Zhong's troops to rob the camp.
Just as he was about to lead his army back to the camp to rest, there were already soldiers on the road reporting that Liu Bei's army had arrived outside the camp, and Ling Bao asked the troops to continue to hide, waiting for Wei Yan to attack the camp and then launch.
Wei Yan personally led his army to break into Lingbao's village and found that it was an empty camp. He knew he had a trap and retreated.
With a cannon, Ling Bao led his army to surround him from three sides.
Although the incident happened suddenly, the effect of Pang Tong's training in Jiangling was revealed. The soldiers were not panicked. They formed a formation to protect themselves with a unit of hundreds of people, and slowly formed a large formation to resist the attack of the soldiers of the Shu army.
When Wei Yan saw that the soldiers stabilized the situation, he also rode his horse and carried a sword to fight Ling Bao.
The two generals fought and fought until thirty rounds, and there was no winner, but Ling Bao was a little helpless.
Fortunately, Ling Bao was originally a defensive style of playing and had a attitude of not seeking merit but seeking nothing wrong. He took the defensive moment as soon as he came up, which blocked Wei Yan's rapid attack, but he also used all his means.
Wei Yan had already tried Ling Bao's depth and was about to rise up his power, and he used his trick to take Ling Bao down. Suddenly, he heard the sound of drums behind the mountain shook the ground. Deng Xian led a Biao army out of the valley and shouted:
"Wei Yan is about to dismount and be surrendered. You are surrounded by our ambush plan!"
When Wei Yan heard that Deng Xian was coming, he knew that he had no chance of winning. He rode his horse and was about to return to his own formation.
He knew that the mount had been running in the middle of the night and was already a little tired. After dozens of rounds of fighting, he had long since lost his strength. He suddenly lost his front hooves, led his foot to kneel down, and pushed Wei Yan down.
Deng Xian just arrived at the horse and rushed to stab Wei Yan with a spear. Before the spear arrived, he heard a sound of a bowstring. Deng Xian collided and dismounted.
Ling Bao, who was behind, wanted to abdicate his horse to rescue him when he saw Deng Xian being shot. Suddenly, a general turned out from behind the hillside, jumped straight towards him, and shouted loudly:
"Ling Bao stop leaving, veteran Huang Zhong is here!" He danced his sword and took Ling Bao straight.
Chapter completed!