Chapter 143: Seeking Skin with the Tiger(1/2)
Early the next morning, the main force in Xuzhou, under the personal leadership of Deputy Director Tao, broke out of camp and continued north to Quyang for rescue, seeking a decisive battle with Liu Bei's army in the field. At the same time, Uncle Liu Huang, who went south to block the return of Xuzhou's main force, also
After closing the camp, he led his army slowly south to attack Taoying. The two armies were at different speeds. They met on the official road at noon. They each shot their feet and set up their positions. The commanders of the two armies led their generals to leap into battle.
, answered publicly in front of the battle.
"Big-eared thief, we finally meet again!" Deputy Director Tao was fully armored and full of energy. He pointed his riding crop at Uncle Liu Huang and yelled loudly: "Below Quyang City, you defeated my Fengyu Army by luck. Today I fell.
Let’s see if you still have such luck! Get off your horse quickly and be bound, I will spare your life!”
"Little thief Tao Ying, stop being so rampant!" Uncle Liu Huang cursed without fear: "Last time in Yanzhou, if you hadn't been lucky enough to meet Yuan Shang arriving on the battlefield, your head would have been chopped off by my second and third brothers.
, today I want to see if you, a little thief, still have such luck? Generals, who dares to help me take off the head of little thief Tao Ying?!"
Seeing that Tao Ying did not arrange the invincible Junzi Army in front of the formation this time, but arranged it on the right wing, Zhang Fei, who had the most irritable personality, naturally wanted to rush forward, but Uncle Liu Huang grabbed him.
Let Gong Du, who also had a noisy personality, take the lead and rush into the formation first to start a fight. Then Liu Huangshu whispered: "Don't worry, third brother. Tao Thief Fighter General loves to cheat. Let's see what he has."
What a trick." Zhang Fei, who had suffered numerous heavy losses from the Gentlemen's Army, was convinced and retreated honestly.
It was beyond everyone's expectations. This time Tao Ying faced off against Liu Huangshu, who had two strong men, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. For the first time, he did not cheat. He happily released the new general Zhou Tai to fight against Gong Du.
In the battle, Zhou Tai was worthy of the title of the number one outlaw in the Three Kingdoms. As soon as he and Gong Du were in the fight, both guns and guns were in the posture of fighting for their lives, and every move was aimed at killing Gong Du together.
It was such a fierce and direct killing that Gong Dui was frightened. He was confused and couldn't figure out where he had offended this Xuzhou general. Why was he so determined to die with him in the first place? The three Taozi brothers were also inexplicable.
I don’t understand where Tao Ying got such a top-notch product. He was just a life-threatening lunatic on the battlefield!
Unable to withstand Zhou Tai's crazy moves, Gong Du was timid and his martial arts skills were not as good as Zhou Tai's. He quickly lost his ability to resist and was almost knocked off his horse by Zhou Tai twice. Later, Zhang Fei saw that the situation was not good and hurriedly slapped him.
To assist in the battle, Xu Chu also rushed out from Tao Ying's side, wielding his sword to fight Zhang Fei. Zhou Tai took the opportunity to shout loudly, and stabbed Gong Du in the thigh with a spear. Gong Du screamed and abandoned the gun and ran away. Zhou Tai did not pursue him.
But with red eyes, he lunged at Zhang Fei with his gun drawn, and he still looked like he was going to die together. Although Zhang Fei was not afraid of Zhou Tai's desperate efforts, he couldn't stand it and was besieged by Xu Chu and Zhou Tai. He was suddenly surrounded by dangers, and Guan Yu and Guan Yu were behind him.
Liu Pi was worried that Zhang Fei was missing and rushed forward with his flying horse. Chen Dao and Jiang Qin also rushed out from Tao Ying's side to join forces to defeat Guan Yu. Zhou Tai abandoned Zhang Fei and came to fight against Liu Pi. The seven generals were divided into three teams.
, fought hard and became a group.
This was probably the fairest battle that Deputy Director Tao had fought since his debut, and the one that convinced the enemy the most. He did not send out the incomprehensible and shameless Gentleman Army. It completely followed the rules of the fighting generals that were preferred by this era, and it all relied on the generals.
Individuals use force to solve problems. The sound of drums and cheers on the battlefield is shaking. The seven generals are clashing with swords and guns. The horses' hooves are in chaos. They are roaring like thunder. They are fighting like a lantern. The soldiers of both armies are boiling with blood and shouting.
Endless cheering.
Although Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were brave, there were still many people on Tao Ying's side. After forty or fifty rounds of melee, madman Zhou Tai hit Liu Pi with his left shoulder and took the opportunity to stab Liu Pi in the heart, killing Liu Pi's chest.
The breast shield was stabbed to pieces, Liu Pi screamed in horror, abandoned his knife and fled back to the main formation, Zhou Tai ignored the injury on his shoulder, roared and rushed towards Guan Yu on the other side, who was being attacked by Chen Dao and Jiang Qin
Guan Erye, who joined forces to fight, saw Zhou Tai was so crazy and was afraid of being entangled by this life-hungry lunatic again, so he did not dare to neglect and hurriedly rode away. Chen Dao, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin joined forces to chase after them.
Uncle Liu Huang was worried that his accomplices were missing, so he quickly ordered the ringing of the golden gong to call on his second and third brothers to escape back to the main formation together.
Ringing the golden gong during the battle was basically equivalent to admitting defeat, which had a huge impact on the morale of the army. Liu Bei's army was demoralized. Tao Ying took the opportunity to order a general offensive and recruit Xuzhou's main force, which had already exceeded 30,000 troops after the surrender.
The team shouted and rushed forward. Liu Huangshu, the battlefield life-saving master, took the lead in escaping. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, two strong men, fought hard to stay behind and protected the team from evacuating to the north. At the same time, Tao Ji couldn't wait to send people to Tao Ying to ask for a fight and request to lead the maneuver.
The Junzi Army, the fastest in the world, rushed to the front of Liu Huangshu to intercept him, but Tao Ying said angrily: "Tell Tao Ji to get back. Don't take risks with the Junzi Army. We still have more than 70,000 Yuan Shu's troops in the north, and there are also Yuan Shu's troops in the south."
There are also Yuan Shu’s reinforcements from Zhang Xun and Liu Xun. Now that the Junzi Army has been crippled, what will happen next?”
Tao Ying was reluctant to waste the Junzi Army, which undoubtedly helped our Uncle Liu. There was no enemy interception in the front. Uncle Liu, who had rich experience in escaping, could naturally show off his special skills of oiling the soles of his feet and lead the remaining more than 15,000 defeated troops.
Running on the run, his ability to defeat without losing his life, methodically throwing off his armor and taking off his armor, and escaping faster than a rabbit, made Deputy Director Tao admire him greatly - no wonder he has fought so many defeats without losing his life, what a talent.
!And Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have long been accustomed to saving the lives of their eldest brother, the rearguard. He led the rearguard troops to fight to the death, repelling the Xuzhou army's charges and raids again and again, trying hard to keep the team in chaos, and not allowing the Xuzhou army to completely overwhelm his own army.
Therefore, except for Liu Bei's soldiers who did not run fast enough and fell behind, the Xuzhou army did not gain many direct gains during the pursuit.
They chased Uncle Liu Huang for more than 30 miles. Seeing that it was getting dark, Tao Ying decisively ordered the troops to retreat and camped on the spot to rest for the night. Our Uncle Liu continued to lead the army and fled for more than 30 miles in one breath.
It wasn't until they were less than forty miles away from Quyang that Liu Huangshu asked the team to stop and take a rest on the spot. As soon as the sky dawned, he immediately set off to continue escaping. At the same time, he sent a messenger to Shouchun to contact Xiao Yuan Sangong, saying that he was
The army cannot withstand the main force of Xuzhou, and I am afraid that it can only support it for one more day at most. Please ask Xiao Yuan Sangong to decide what to do next.
Liu Bei's army was no match for Xuzhou's main force. This was certainly expected by the civil and military officials of Yuan Shu's army. At the same time, Tan Ma, the scout sent by Little Yuan Sangong to supervise the battle, truthfully reported that Liu Bei's army had tried its best, but even the generals were defeated.
However, the Xuzhou army was forced to retreat. Therefore, after the news came back to Shouchun, little Yuan Sangong was disappointed but not too surprised. He just quickly summoned his subordinates Wenwu to discuss the next step.
"My lord, the traitor Tao Ying's army is very sharp. It seems that our army can only retreat to the Feishui defense line." Chief Shi Shushao rushed to say: "My lord, you can order General Qiao Rui to retreat to Yinling, and order General Lei Bo to come back for reinforcements.
Shouchun, and then let Liu Bei lead his army to retreat to the west of Feishui and set up defenses along the river to serve as the outer defense line of Shouchun to ensure the safety of Shouchun City. The two cities of Yinling in Shouchun are at an angle to each other, waiting for the attack of the two generals Zhang Xun and Liu Xun.
The next wave of reinforcements is coming to relieve the siege."
Shu Shao's suggestion was for the benefit of Yuan Shujun. At the same time, he still pushed Uncle Liu Huang to the front line to serve as cannon fodder, so Yan Xiang did not object to Shu Shao's suggestion this time, but just said for Shu Shao: "My lord, you cannot give way.
Liu Bei has withdrawn from Feishui. Liu Bei should be allowed to camp east of Feishui. Firstly, it can be a precaution. Secondly, Liu Bei's troops are formed with backwaters and no way to retreat. They will fight to the death with all their strength. Even if they still can't defeat the traitor Tao Ying, they can still be used up.
A lot of Tao responded to the traitor's troops." Little Yuan Sangong was very satisfied with Yan Xiang's suggestion of benefiting himself at the expense of others, and immediately nodded in agreement and adopted Yan Xiang's plan.
Xiao Yuan Sangong's order was issued. Qiao Rui's army and Lei Bo's army, who were about to face the fate of being attacked by the Xuzhou army from inside and outside Quyang City, breathed a sigh of relief. The loyal Qiao Rui led his army to withdraw to Yinling and defended this important town.
Lei Bo's army also quickly withdrew from Feishui, preparing to deploy defenses along the river on the west bank of Feishui to prevent the Xuzhou army from crossing the river to attack the city. The crisis in Quyang was completely resolved. However, what surprised little Yuan Sangong was that Lei Bo's army had just withdrawn to the other side of Feishui.
Liu Beijun had actually crossed Feishui at the upstream ferry and boarded the Feishui bank first.
The reason why Uncle Liu Huang was able to escape so quickly was not only because of his excellent escape skills, but also because of Deputy Director Tao's misjudgment of the situation in Quyang. He felt that Little Yuan Sangong would not immediately give up his plan to attack Quyang City, so he led the main force directly
They rushed to Quyang City in search of a decisive battle. Liu Huangshu took the opportunity to abandon the official road and led his army to the west, heading straight to the mouth of Shapi Lake in the upper reaches of Feishui River. Without the pursuit and interference of the Xuzhou army, he took advantage of Xiao Yuan Sangong's order.
Liu Bei's army crossed the Feishui River before setting up a stronghold. However, by the time Xiao Yuan Sangong's messenger turned around and found Liu Huangshu, it was already too late. More than 13,000 Liu Bei's troops had already crossed the Feishui River, and the temporary structures had also been built.
The pontoons were burned to ashes.
Liu Huangshu crossed Feishui from upstream without waiting for the order to be conveyed. When the news came back to Shouchun, Xiao Yuan Sangong was of course furious. However, at this stage of the war, Xiao Yuan Sangong, who was in urgent need of cannon fodder to reach the enemy, did not dare to fall out with Uncle Liu anymore. He could only
He suppressed his anger and allowed Uncle Liu Huang's team to go north and camp outside Shouchun City. At the same time, he asked Lei Bo to quickly withdraw across Feishui and set up defenses along the river. A total of 30,000 troops were deployed on the west bank of Feishui to guard the river bank, preparing to stabilize the Feishui defense line first.
Then he gave Uncle Liu some of the things he had given away to beggars, and coaxed Uncle Liu back into defense, adding a new line of defense to his lair, Shouchun.
In just three days, Uncle Liu's team traveled back and forth for nearly two hundred miles and fought a big battle. It was obviously impossible for Uncle Liu to cross the river overnight that night, so Xiao Yuan Sangong could only temporarily hold back for another night.
As soon as it got dark the next day, Little Yuan Sangong sent his younger brother Yuan Yin out of the city and rushed to the Liu Beijun camp to negotiate with Liu Huangshu, asking Liu Huangshu to cross Feishui immediately and set up camp on the east bank of Feishui to resist the Xuzhou army——
In order to make it easier for Liu Huangshu to cross the river, Xiao Yuan Sangong did not even burn down the eight pontoon bridges on the Feishui River.
After finally getting rid of the pursuit of Xuzhou's main force and escaping the Feishui, Xiao Yuan Sangong actually wanted his troops to cross the Feishui and form a formation. This time, no matter how good-tempered Uncle Liu Huang was, he couldn't bear it anymore. After listening to Yuan Yin's message in the Chinese army's tent,
After Little Yuan Sangong gave the order, Uncle Liu Huang was so angry that he slapped the table and yelled: "Second brother, third brother, blow the trumpet and order the troops, summon all the soldiers to assemble in the open space in the camp!"
"No!" Guan Yu and Zhang Fei agreed together, and quickly ordered the trumpets to be blown to order troops. Yuan Yin's legs were a little weak, and he timidly asked: "Xuan Degong, why are you ordering troops?"
Uncle Liu kept a straight face and said nothing until he estimated that the army was almost assembled. Then Uncle Liu left the table with a livid face and stood up. He strode up to Yuan Yin, pulled Yuan Yin up and left. Yuan Yin's soldiers came up to stop him, but
He was kicked all over the ground by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. He was captured by Liu Huangshu's guards. They were all disarmed. Yuan Yin struggled and shouted, asking Xuande what he wanted. Our Liu Huangshu said nothing.
He just dragged Yuan Yin to the open space in the camp, and at this moment, the open space in the camp was already crowded with Liu Bei's soldiers. A large and dark group.
Forcibly pulling Yuan Yin in front of the densely packed soldiers of Liu Bei's army, Uncle Liu finally spoke, pointing at the exhausted and injured soldiers under his command, and shouted to Yuan Yin with red eyes: "Master Yuan, please look at it and see clearly.
It's over! How tired are my soldiers now? How many soldiers are injured? Of the 26,000 soldiers who crossed the river, how many are left now? How many are left?! We are already in this miserable state.
, you actually want us to cross the fat river and camp on our backs. Do you think that our Runan soldiers have not died enough? Do you think that the lives of our Runan soldiers are not valuable? Why don't you die if all of our Runan soldiers die?
Not at ease?"
"Straight bitch! Tell me to cross the river and set up camp. Why don't you go?!"
"Bastards, how many people have died trying to save you? You still want us to cross the river and die. Your conscience will be eaten by dogs?!"
"Damn it, kill this straight thief. Kill him, chop him to death!"
The consequences of Uncle Liu Huang's words were natural. Liu Beijun's soldiers, who were already full of anger, suddenly burst into flames. Vulgar country curses were heard everywhere. Countless wounded Liu Beijun soldiers drew their swords and raised their guns, creating a commotion.
They came forward to surround Yuan Yin, and many people rushed up to punch and kick Yuan Yin. Poor Yuan Yin was in a state of shock. While dodging the fists and kicks of Liu Bei's soldiers, he screamed like a slaughtering pig, "Mr. Xuande
, Mr. Xuande, Mr. Xuande, please help! It was not my idea to ask Mr. Xuande to cross the river and set up camp. It was Yan Xiang who encouraged the lord to do this. It has nothing to do with me and has nothing to do with me!"
Uncle Liu had a sullen expression and said nothing. It was not until Yuan Yin was beaten that his nose was bruised, his face was swollen, his head was bleeding, and he winked at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Guan and Zhang understood, and strode forward to drive away the rioting soldiers, and put poor Yuan Yin away.
Master Yin slipped back, and then Uncle Liu Huang pointed at Yuan Yin who was bleeding from his mouth and nose and shouted: "Go back and tell Yuan Gongli that if you want to continue to join forces to fight against the enemy, you can, there are three conditions. One, deal with the villain Yan Xiang, give it to me
The officers and men of the army must give an explanation! Second, let our wounded soldiers go to Shouchun City for treatment and rest, and we must provide them with herbs and food! Third, our army only guards the river defense, but it is nothing more than water! Do you understand?"
Yuan Yin, who had just finished being beaten, was still a little dizzy, and his reaction was a little slower. Zhang Fei's big slap had already been slapped, and two of Yuan Yin's teeth flew away with one slap. Poor Yuan Yin hurriedly
He nodded and replied vaguely, spraying blood, "I understand, I understand, I understand."
"Go back and report the news!" Liu Huangshu waved his big hand and snorted loudly: "Tell Yuan Gongli, I, Liu Bei, have been extremely benevolent and righteous to him. If he wants to take action, the three Taoyuan brothers will accompany him to the end!" Yuan Yin quickly said again and again.
He nodded and was finally escorted out of the camp by Liu Beijun's soldiers. Then Liu Beijun's soldiers immediately put the whole camp on alert and prepared for battle.
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After Yuan Yin brought Uncle Liu Huang's words back to Shouchun City, the stunned little Yuan Sangong finally figured out how to write two idioms, one is to lure the wolf into the house, and the other is to seek skin from the tiger. After being speechless for a long time, little Yuan finally understood how to write two idioms.
San Gong finally came to his senses and roared furiously: "Send troops! Send troops immediately! Kill Liu Bei, the boy who weaves mats and sells shoes! Kill him, kill this ungrateful bastard!"
"My lord, you can't do it!" All the civil and military officials of Yuan Shu's army, including Yan Xiang, knelt down and screamed together: "My lord, the enemy is currently facing us. We can no longer send troops to fight Liu Bei! Sending troops at this time will only be in vain.
It’s so cheap, little thief Tao Ying!”
"Then what should we do? What should we do?" Little Yuan Sangong roared and asked: "Liu Bei's traitor team is stationed outside Shouchun City. When Tao Ying's little thief attacks, if he takes the opportunity to cause chaos, what will happen to the lonely defense line?
What to do with the 30,000 troops alone outside the city?!"
To be continued...