Chapter 4: Separation of heroes Chapter 61: Deceived

With a loud "clang" sound, the two swords intersected, Huang Zhong staggered back, feeling the front hooves of the war horse under his crotch become weak.

Previously, in order to obtain a name before the battle, Huang Zhongle stopped his horse. After losing the impact, he competed with the tall northern strong man Yan Liang, and Huang Zhong suffered a little secret loss.

Before the raid, Liu Bei gently stroked Huang Zhong's back and repeatedly explained: "The key to this battle is that one enemy cannot be let go. Yan Liang and Wen Chou are the best in the north. If they cannot defeat them, they can disrupt their formation. When they attack halfway, our army is determined and unintentional. The two of them hold their own courage and do not strictly restrain the army. As long as you disrupt their formation, the Second Corps will come later, we can eliminate the enemy at the lowest cost. Han Sheng, Han Sheng, I rely entirely on your courage in this battle."

Recalling Liu Bei's instructions before leaving, Huang Zhong was excited - he was a small city gate (city captain) and was valued by Liu Bei and entrusted with the important task of vanguard in this battle. I heard that Liu Bei also planned to hand over the Third Legion to him, but because he had not made any achievements, he temporarily took on the position of the Left Cavalry Captain in the Guard. In the future, he was a dragon or an insect, so it depends on the performance of this battle.

"We cannot be criticized, and we cannot let our lord down." Thinking of this, Huang Zhong slapped his horse and rushed towards Yan Liang again. The big sword brought a sharp wind and slashed towards Yan Liang's neck obliquely.

The two horses passed by, and Huang Zhong had no time to return the sword, and the guard soldiers had already flocked to him.

Liu Bei's Guards were developed based on the Yellow Turban Army's dead soldiers. After many years of being under Liu Bei, he was influenced by Liu Bei and had no habit of fighting alone. In the battle of Hulao Pass, Liu Bei fought alone with Lu, and the guards were criticized afterwards. At this moment, they came with the aim of raid, but they had no sense of fair fighting at all. After seeing Yan Liang and Huang Zhong, they were busy.

After returning, he didn't wait for Huang Zhong to return his horse, short spear, hand axe, sword and spear to greet him. In an instant, a generation of brave generals were buried by the weapons of a bunch of soldiers.

Wen Chou stood a little far away and saw that his brother had lost balance because of his fight with the enemy general and was killed by a group of soldiers. He was distraught. He danced wildly with his spear and stepped forward to fight Huang Zhong.

Yuan Shao's army was in chaos, and Liu Bei's five guard soldiers were in groups of people, repeatedly traversing the enemy formation. The enemy army lost its leader and could not organize effective resistance. Many soldiers rushed around like headless flies. The soldiers on the ship were at a loss and could not figure out what to do.

Wen Chou and Huang Zhong were fighting fiercely. A small team of guard soldiers surrounded Wen Chou, as if performing a gun stabbing performance. One by one, the soldiers ran past Wen Chou like a lantern. Eighteen weapons hit the head, making Wen Chou overwhelmed. When he was embarrassed, a loud voice sounded like a thunderclap behind him: "Old Huang Zhong, leave one for me."

Wen Chou was startled by the shout. With a negligence, Huang Zhong's big knife slashed through his chest, and his strength was so strong that heavier armor. The metal piece on Wen Chou's leather armor suddenly flew everywhere, and blood gradually oozed out of the blade.

Huang Zhong whistled, raised his sword and made a move. The guard soldiers immediately jumped away and bowed slightly behind Wen Chou. Huang Zhong said, "This kid is left to the third general."

Wen Chou took a deep breath and felt the wound on his chest. The big knife passed by his chest. The flesh was not deep inside the knife. However, he was damaged and covered in scars. He raised his head and turned around to look at the general behind him. He saw a big man with thick bones, leopard eyes and dark skin riding a black war horse that was obviously higher than other horses. A cold smile floated on the corner of his mouth: "Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide of the Yan people are here, can you still fight?"

Then he added: "If you don't fight, you will surrender."

Wen Chou looked at the place where his brother Yan Liang was corpse, took a deep breath, and replied: "War."

Zhang Fei's eyes showed a look of admiration and said, "Okay, eat my spear."

Wen Chou raised his spear and fought hard to resist the Zhangba Snake Spear that swept over like Mount Tai. After a loud bang, Wen Chou secretly breathed a sigh of relief. What a terrifying force, fortunately, I resisted it. Suddenly, Wen Chou felt that the earth seemed to be shaking. Before he could recall it, the war horse suddenly collapsed to the ground, bleeding from his mouth and nose.

Wen Chou hurriedly twitched his calves from under the horse, trying to stand up, but suddenly he turned black in front of him. He caught a huge horse's hooves at the corner of his eyes and stepped towards his face.

Izumo Shenma was already nearly one ton, and there was a butcher Zhang wearing a helmet and armor sitting on it. Total weight was about one ton on Wen Chou's face, and the result was imagined.

After the battle, Liu Bei hurried to the Baishui River and sternly scolded Zhang Fei: "When you go into battle and fight with someone, do you think this is a fight between a village man? As a general, you should mobilize people and horses behind the military formation, force the real to be weak, and strive to exchange for the greatest victory at the lowest price. You actually rushed into the enemy formation and fought with the enemy general in a private manner. If you don't listen to the teachings, I will be so angry that I will be so angry."

When Huang Zhong saw Liu Bei scolding Zhang Fei, he was uneasy. Seeing this, Tian Chou hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him: "Lord, no matter what, the three generals killed an enemy general is considered to be a demerit. Now, a small half of the enemy has crossed the river and fled, so let's move on to the next step as soon as possible."

Liu Bei said angrily: "If you kill the enemy general, you only need a team of soldiers to do it. He goes deep into the enemy's formation. What if there is a mistake?"

Tian Chou hurriedly shouted the soldiers to peel off Yuan Jun's clothes and change their clothes. After carefully observing the team of soldiers who had changed their clothes, Tian Chou shook his head and said, "No matter how I think about it, they are not like Yuan Jun's soldiers. What's the problem?"

Liu Bei glanced at it and said, "Of course it's not like it. They are full of the smell of Qingzhou soldiers, and their every move is neat. The soldiers of Jizhou are all farmers who have put down their hoes. Yan Liang and Wen Chou are not good at governing the army. Although these people wear Yuan Bing armor, their every move is like a defeated general?"

Huang Zhong interrupted: "Since we don't dress up like us, then look for real soldiers in Jizhou to lure them for profit and to make harm. As long as they earn the city gate for us, they can attack and reward, and they are not afraid that they will not obey."

Liu Bei nodded: "Good idea, but there is still a strong general who needs to accompany you, and then use hundreds of our soldiers to control them. Dian Wei, you mix in between them and trick the city gate open. Huang Zhong, you lead the light cavalry and follow them from afar, pretending to pursue. After the city gate opens, Dian Wei, you have to occupy the city gate and wait for Huang Zhong to rush in."

Hearing this candidate, Tian Chou hesitated for a moment and was about to persuade him. After a moment of hesitation, Dian Wei turned around and left - perhaps, this is the best solution. Dian Wei's murderous aura was too strong, and using him as a vanguard to attack the city may also be a solution. After all, it is better to kill Yuan Shao than to capture Yuan Shao alive.

In the twilight, Liu Bei was wandering on the north bank of Baishui River and was reluctant to board the boat to cross the river. After crossing the Baishui River, he took this step, just like Caesar crossing the Ruby River. From then on, he no longer protected himself, but started a civil war. Is this really necessary? Liu Bei's mind was overturned.

Tian Chou walked over and whispered: "The soldiers have been waiting for a long time, the army has been launched, why are the lord hesitating?"

Liu Bei sighed heavily: "Zi Tai, we have been fighting for two years. From the beginning of the year to the end of the year, I don't know how many of the original 100,000 veterans are left? After the pacification of Jizhou, I want to stop the troops for two years and digest Jizhou well."

Tian Chou nodded and agreed: "Jizhou missed the farming season last year, and this year it missed the farming season again. The Yellow Turban Rebellion rebelled from Changshan and suffered another war this year. In two years, I really don't know if it can restore Jizhou to its vitality."

On the front line of the ancient city, Zhu Jun learned about Dong Zhuo's troops (there was a mistake in the previous quarter, which should be: After Xu Rong surrendered to Cao Cao, Dong Zhuo had only a handful of generals, and his son-in-law Niu Fu fought fiercely with the rebel Ma Tenghan Sui in Liangzhou. Hangu Pass increased troops, which should be the Liangzhou troops led by Li Jue and Guo Si). He was preparing to go out of the city to fight, but was firmly opposed by Zhou Yu, the military officer.

"After Dong Zhuo moved the capital, he destroyed all the palaces and temples in Luoyang. Within 200 miles, he was all naked. The invaders of Dong Zhuo's army were all cavalry, and the food and grass were raised by himself. One horse had to eat six servings of food and grass. He must be worried that after we bypassed Gucheng and attacked Luoyang, we would cut off the food and grass supplies. Although our army was small, Gucheng was strong and the equipment was complete in defense. When we went out of the city to fight, our army had a lot of soldiers and different orders, and we were not sure of winning. Ming Gong, please use our strengths to defeat the enemy's shortcomings," Zhou Yu persuaded.

Zhu Jun understood this truth, but he was obsessed with the fact that he was so worried about fighting in Jizhou and not sending heavy troops to the front line of Luoyang. However, considering that Liu Bei is now renovating the Luoyang palace, and is preparing to welcome the emperor back to Beijing, and he has not had an attack. At this moment, he was unhappy when he heard Zhou Yu advise him to stick to it and asked, "In your opinion, what if Li Jue and Guo Si intend to rob, the light cavalry bypass Gucheng and rush to Luoyang, what should I do?"

"Since Duke Xuande knew that Dong Zhuo intended to attack Luoyang, but did not increase his troops, he would have responded long ago. Besides, Duke Lu was in charge of Luoyang, and there were countless veterans in Qingzhou to supervise the construction. They had many guards, and these people were retired veterans and village police. Qingzhou's military merits were the most rewards and punishments. If Li Jue and Guo Si attacked, I am afraid that Duke Lu would gather tens of thousands of soldiers to meet the enemy with a shout. It would be not difficult at all. At that time, we will attack each other in front and behind. If Dong Zhuo's army wants to return to Chang'an, it will be difficult to ascend to heaven."

Zhu Jun shook his head stubbornly and said, "According to Liu Bei's plan, when will he move westward to Chang'an? The Han Emperor was in Chang'an for one day and was forced by Dong's bandits for one day. I have decided that I must not allow Dong's army to show off his power under the city. Since you are unwilling to fight, then defend the city here."

Zhou Yu took a step back and saluted respectfully: "The old general is very ambitious, but Qingzhou's military discipline is strict. Since the Zhou Cang lieutenant has been ordered by Qingzhou, he will never go out of the city to fight. Since the general wants to fight, the Qingzhou soldiers are willing to defend the city. I hope the general will not be too far away from the city, so as not to support our army."

Zhu Jun did not say a word and led his troops out of the city.

Zhou Yu has never been a strong person. In history, he met Sun Ce since childhood, but Sun Ce always guarded against him. Every time he fought a victory, Sun Ce would remove his military power and impose him in a small city for a while. Zhou Yu has always been a good revolutionary cadre in his ideal after he was recruited and swayed. Before, Liu Bei forced him to come to Gucheng to guard, and he accepted his fate. At this moment, when Zhu Jun insisted, Zhou Yu lost the patience of persuasion.

Five thousand troops, plus the three thousand Danyang soldiers supported by Tao Qian, and two thousand Pei Guo troops supported by Chen Deng, a total of 10,000 infantry, against the 40,000 vicious Liangzhou cavalry, there was no suspense. Zhu Jun was defeated, and the Liangzhou cavalry immediately followed and chased Gucheng. Zhou Yu was afraid of the attack of the chaos, so he did not dare to open the city gate to connect the defeated soldiers. Zhu Jun was chased by Liangzhou soldiers and fought to death.

2,000 Qingzhou soldiers guarded the small city, and were shaking under the attack of 40,000 Liangzhou soldiers. Fortunately, the city walls were solid and the city was tall and could still be supported. In case, Zhou Yu and Zhou Cang urgently sent the warriors to break through and report the evil news to Luoyang.

Ten days later, Zhou Yu sat down at the top of the small city and looked boredly at the direction of Luoyang.

Over the past few days, the soldiers of Liangzhou have also tried to attack the city, but they were all killed by the raindrops on the city. The small city walls are tall, and no cloud ladder can reach the city. No one can do it. Not to mention that there are tilted wooden and thunder stones on the top of the head. The huge crossbow wandering on the city continuously fires long arrows that break through armor and wood, and shoots soldiers carrying the cloud ladder and siege commanders. After some of the troops were damaged, the Liangzhou soldiers began to surround them without attacking.

There were only 2,000 soldiers in Gucheng, 3,000 city-building engineers, and hundreds of peasants who had just relied on for a short time. The Liangzhou soldiers did not attack, and Zhou Yu was unable to fight back, so he had to sit on the city wall every day to observe the enemy situation.

There were a series of stairs behind him, and Zhou Cang walked up to the city wall with a dark face. Zhou Yu ignored him and continued to sit there.

Zhou Cang hesitated for a long time and said, "Zhou Zongjun, sitting in a mess for days, isn't it better for us to attack the enemy at night?"

Zhou Yu replied casually: "You have the final say for the leader."

Zhou Cang quickly decided: "No, when the lord came, he told me: If you don't decide when you encounter something, ask Gongjin. I can't decide this? How can I not ask you?"

Zhou Yu asked casually: "Your lord really explains this way?"

After changing his tone, Zhou Yu said worriedly: "I have been here for many days. I don't know how my young master is doing. Is the trial started?"

Zhou Cang smiled and said, "My master is here to carry the bus. If you ask Mr. Sun about it, I will answer you."

"What?" Zhou Yu grabbed Zhou Cang's clothes and asked.

Zhou Cang learned from Liu Bei's tone and said, "My lord said, if Zhou Yu asked, I would tell him that I had fought side by side with Sun Wentai, how could I force his son? However, Sun Wentai caused the Qingzhou Boy Scouts to suffer heavy casualties. These Boy Scouts were all meritorious. I must explain to his family. Mr. Sun, imprison first, let his subordinates build more credits to ease the hostility in Qingzhou. When things get cold, I will find a way. Will the trial matter be discussed this year."

Zhou Yu stood up and bowed to Dongfang Yaoyao: "Mr. Xuande is benevolence and righteousness. I should do my best to resolve the crisis here for Duke Xuande."

"Crisis?" Zhou Cang asked in surprise.

Zhou Yu smiled indifferently and said, "The Liangzhou soldiers surrounded but did not attack, because they wanted to use Gucheng as bait to ambush the rescue soldiers coming to rescue. Gong Lu was straightforward and the method of using troops was polite. I don't think he would pay attention to the ambush of the enemy. However, the Qingzhou soldiers had been through a long battle formation, and Liangzhou soldiers were passing by Gucheng, so the troops would not be much. It would not be so easy to eat the brave Qingzhou soldiers in one bite. If we responded during the war, it would not be difficult to defeat the Liangzhou soldiers."

Zhou Cang was undecided: "The lord told us to defend Gucheng. The ancient city has only 2,000 troops. After several days of war, the engineers have already taken the battle. How can we divide the troops to support us?"

Zhou Yu was so arrogant: "No need for too many troops, 500 people are enough. From tonight, the general can take turns to silence the enemy's army to be vigilant. Three days later, our army attacked the enemy's camp, and we led 500 warriors to break through the siege and respond to the reinforcements in Luoyang."

In the dusk, under Yecheng City, Dian Wei took his men to dress up as a defeated soldier, hoping to trick the city gate.

Previously, several waves of defeated soldiers had returned to the city. When Yecheng suddenly heard the warning news, it was like facing a great enemy. When he saw the smoke and dust behind the defeated soldiers, he was panicked and intended to open the city gate to connect with these people.

"Let's go," Shenhuan, who had been patrolling at night, lit a torch and asked the defeated soldiers: "When you finally leave the battlefield, have you seen the whereabouts of the two generals Yan Wen?"

Dian Wei stabbed Yuan Bing beside him, and the soldier replied tremblingly: "The two generals Yan Wen have already been killed. The general is very anxious to pursue the soldiers behind him. It's better to open the city gate quickly and let us in."

Shen Pei laughed loudly: "Is there no one in Yecheng in Liu Bei bullying me? You people have been running for a hundred miles and still stand straight one by one. How could they be ours in this way? They are obviously soldiers from Qingzhou, and they come and shoot arrows."
Chapter completed!