Since adulthood, Zulang's life has been fighting at least half of it, especially in the mountains.

The biggest feature of fighting in the mountains is that accidents will come at any time. At this moment, the mountains and rivers are quiet, and at the next moment, the earth may be shaken.

The years of continuous mountain combat have made him develop the habit of being ready to face accidents at any time. Perhaps his subordinates can remain calm in the face of changes and will observe the terrain wherever they go. Once an accident occurs, they are ready to seize the advantageous terrain, organize defense, and even fight back at any time.

Before sending troops to pursue the army, Zulang summoned the generals to discuss matters, analyzed the possible dangers, and was more careful along the way. Although he was a little surprised, no one was in a panic. Before Zulang's order was issued, the divisions were broken into pieces and decided on their own the most favorable way of fighting.

Although the Shu army successfully surrounded the Wu army and cut them into several segments, they were unable to quickly annex them.

The two sides fought together, and it was difficult to distinguish for a while.

Cao Ren climbed up and looked at the scene of tens of thousands of people fighting, and sighed secretly.

The Wu army's refinement has exceeded many people's imagination. Even when facing an unfavorable situation, their performance is still excellent and confident, and the Shu army cannot compare with it at all. If they cannot win in one go, Zulang may reverse the situation and dominate the battlefield at most one hour, and it is difficult for him to withdraw.

If the two sides fought in a melee, Sun Yi led the main force to come to reinforce, the consequences would be even more unimaginable.

Fortunately, he was prepared. When deploying the ambush plan, he instructed the generals to focus on their tasks, do everything possible to separate the Wu army, and use their superior forces to encircle and suppress them, and do not give the Wu army a chance to breathe. He would lead the central army, take Zulang directly, and strive to kill the generals and seize the flag.

The ambush is just a prelude, it is a feint, and the cavalry assault is the real fatal blow.

Cao Ren turned over the horse, took the trowel from the head, put it on his head, tied the under-jelly tassel belt, raised the spear in his hand, pointed at Zulang's battle flag obliquely.

Three hundred personal guards rolled over their horses, put on their helmets, raised their spears, crossbows, and swords.

"Follow me!" Cao Ren kicked the horse lightly and accelerated with the slope.

The sound of the trumpet sounded, and the personal guards kicked the horses and accelerated, spreading on Cao Ren's wings, whistling away like a sharp arrow.

Seeing Cao Ren leading the cavalry to attack, the Shu army's offensive became even more fierce, and they desperately entangled the Wu army in front of them, so as not to give them the opportunity to block Cao Ren and reinforce Zulang. If Cao Ren could regain the record of attacking Zhou Yu's camp a few days ago and kill Zulang in the face of battle, he would undoubtedly win this battle.

Compared to Zhou Yu, who was sitting in the central army camp, Zulang who met Fu was obviously more likely to hunt.

The soldiers of the Shu army were full of confidence in Cao Ren's attack, and roared in unison, and their morale was as bright as a rainbow.

Under their perseverance, although the Wu army saw Cao Ren's sinister intentions, they could not escape for a moment and could only warn him. Some of the Wu army's small formations that stood on Cao Ren's route even ignored their own safety and quickly formed a formation, inserted their spears to the ground and pressed them onto the stone, attempting to block Cao Ren and delay the cavalry's charge.

Cao Ren was full of respect for those Wu army soldiers who were desperate, but he showed no mercy.

The war horse gallops, the spears sprint, and the arrows sprint.

One by one, the Wu soldiers were shot down, killed, and knocked away, but they could not stop the cavalry's assault. In front of nearly three hundred knights who had accelerated, they were like waves, fleeting in a flash.

Zulang heard the sound of the horn and saw Cao Ren's battle flag, and couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning.

He understood Cao Ren's intention, but had no choice.

He was in a marching situation. Nearly 10,000 people were like long snakes, and several miles away, and were cut into several sections by the ambushed Shu army. The lateral position was weak and there was no thickness. Cao Ren attacked with his cavalry with amazing speed, and did not give him much time to react.

At this moment, all he could rely on was the personal guard camp and private parts around him.

Can a thousand personal guard camps and three hundred divisions block the impact of three hundred cavalry?

Zulang didn't know what he had done. Since he went to war, he had never encountered a similar situation. His subordinates had no experience in dealing with cavalry assaults several times, but he had no practical experience. He had few knights around him and could not simulate cavalry assaults.

Cavalry is like a dragon, rushing towards you, and those who are at the right time will make things easier.

The clan general Zu Xiang led a dozen personal guards forward and set up a dense formation, intending to defend Zulang with his body. Before he could stand firm, Cao Ren arrived and a spear pierced through his shield and his breastplate. Zu Xiang flew backwards and knocked down the two personal guards behind him. He fell heavily to the ground, blood pouring out of his mouth and nose, and he was almost out of his life.

Seeing his brother who was facing the hasty, his subordinates were easily knocked away by the cavalry and killed him, Zulang felt heartbroken.

In the face of absolute strength, bravery and fearlessness are of no use.

In a blink of an eye, Cao Ren broke through the infantry's blockade and rushed to Zulang. His spear stabbed quickly. One of the two guards who rushed forward was picked up by him and the other was knocked down by a war horse, without any resistance. Seeing Zulang right in front of him, Cao Ren was overjoyed and thrust the spear without hesitation.

Zulang raised his shield with his left hand and his right hand, held the knife with his right hand, bent down and stared at Cao Ren who was coming towards him. The moment the spear hit the shield, he jumped sideways, letting Cao Ren's spear and slashed at Cao Ren's back neck.

Seeing Zulang jumping up, Cao Ren knew it was wrong, so he quickly turned around and raised his spear to seal it.

"Swish!" Zulang's sword cut off Cao Ren's spear handle, and the tip of the knife cut across Cao Ren's helmet, and sparks flew everywhere. Cao Ren's eyes turned black and he almost fell off the horse's back. He quickly leaned over and hugged the horse's neck.

It was a pity that Zulang had not had time to do so. A war horse rushed over. The knight stinged with a spear and hit Zulang under the ribs.

Blood sprinkled, Zulang was knocked away, and he landed on the ground with a bang. He rolled two times on the ground and stopped moving.

When the guards saw Zulang being injured, they rushed up like crazy. Some stabbed the war horses with spears, and some waved their swords to chop the horse's legs.

A war horse was pierced through the chest by a spear, and the spearhead was stabbed from the neck, stabbed the knight's lower abdomen, and fell to the ground with the people and horses. The cavalry's attack formation was blocked, and several war horses were tripped, and the scene was chaotic.

The knight behind adjusted his war horse in time, accelerated again, and flew past the side.

A knight tried to cut down Zulang's battle flag, but looking at the Wu army soldiers who fought to protect the flag and killed the flesh and blood, they felt chilling, shot out a few arrows, galloped away, and re-arranged in the distance.

Cao Ren tied his mount, turned his head, and shook his head with force. Although Zulang's knife failed to hurt him, he still suffered a lot of impact. He was tinnitus, and even his eyes were a little blurred, and he couldn't see the situation clearly.

The knights gradually gathered together, and someone reported to Cao Ren that he hit Zulang. It is unclear whether Zulang died or not, but he must have been seriously injured.

Then someone reported that he saw Zulang lying on the ground, motionless, with a bright red waist, and he was seriously injured, and he might even have died. After all, being hit by a cavalry spear, even if there is no good protection of the sperm, it is useless. The broken ribs can easily cause internal injuries. Since Zulang saw blood, the possibility of survival is slim.

Cao Ren believed in skepticism. The Wu army was killed in a group, and Zulang's personal guard camp counterattacked like crazy. Something should have happened. But the Wu army's general flag was still there, and the formation showed no sign of collapse, and it was not very similar to the reaction that the main general should have died in battle.

Perhaps Zulang was only seriously injured and not dead, and could still command the battle.

Cao Ren was still thinking, and a scout came to report that the navy on the river discovered the traces of He Qi's troops.

Cao Ren frowned. With the navy controlling the river, he was not worried that He Qi would come over, but he had to guard against the main force of Jiangyang's Wu army's reinforcements. Since He Qi knew about it, Zhou Yu and Sun Yi had no reason.

Cao Ren made a quick decision and ordered his retreat. At the same time, he issued a sound of war drums to inform the generals of the scheduled combat targets.

As soon as the victory drum sounded, the Shu army cheered in unison, quickly withdrew from the battlefield, moved to the riverside as planned, met with the navy, crossed the river to attack He Qi.

The Wu army was not sure about the specific situation, so they kept ringing and asking the Central Army for instructions, but they were unable to get a reply for a long time. They knew that it was not good and had no intention of pursuing them, so they allowed the Shu army to withdraw from the battlefield.

Soon, a sad news spread throughout the army with the sound of drums.

Zulang was killed in battle.

The entire army was silent, and thousands of soldiers were silent as if they were a mountain.

Cao Ren, who was behind the palace, heard the Wu Jun's drums of death, secretly regretted it and was also cold all over. He couldn't help but sigh, feeling complicated.

Such an opponent is terrible if you lose without being in chaos.

When Cao Ren arrived at the riverside, He Qi from the south bank of the Yangtze River had already withdrawn.

Many generals of Shu army were still unsatisfied and actively asked for battle, hoping to take advantage of the victory and attack He Qi's troops according to the pre-plan. Although Zulang succeeded in ambushing Zulang, he failed to kill and injure the Wu army because the battlefield situation was unclear, and his beheading was limited, and the spoils were better than nothing. This time it was a daytime battle, so you must fight happily.

Wu Jun's equipment is famous for its goodness. If it can be seized in large quantities, it can significantly improve its strength.

Cao Ren vetoed their suggestion and ordered the withdrawal of Fangshan.

Although the generals felt it was a pity, no one dared to disobey Cao Ren's military orders. They fought twice, one seriously injured Zhou Yu, and one time killed Zulang. Cao Ren was in full swing, and no one was willing to offend him at this time.

Cao Ren marched very quickly. In the evening, he had already returned to Fangshan Camp.

Meng Da received the news in advance and knew that Cao Ren had succeeded in ambushing Zulang and won again. He was happy and arranged a camp early and held a banquet to celebrate the merits of Cao Ren and the generals.

At the banquet, Cao Ren briefly summarized the battle situation and rewarded the soldiers who made meritorious. Taking advantage of the joy of the generals, he announced the next strategy: defending Fangshan, confronting Zhou Yu, resting and training, and waiting for the opportunity to fight.

Meng Da took the lead in expressing his support for Cao Ren's decision, using defense instead of attacking, and destroying the morale of the Wu army. If Zhou Yu dies due to serious injury, it would be better. At that time, join forces with Xiahou Dun to attack Zhou Yu, and a great victory would be expected.

The generals were very excited and agreed with a loud promise.

Cao Ren once again strengthened the Fangshan defense line and at the same time sent a letter to Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun, Zhang Song and others to inform them of military information.

The morale of the Shu army was high, and it wiped out the depressedness caused by Yuqian's death.

Zhou Yu stroked Zulang's body and burst into tears.

"This is my responsibility, I will take the letter to apologize."

Xun You, Deng Zhi and others were silent. They were also surprised. They did not expect Zulang to be buried in the dark. Although Zulang was born as the commander of Shanyue Zong, he was brave and good at fighting. He fought with Zhou Yu in the past few years and made many military achievements. He had never made any mistakes that he should not have made. Unexpectedly, something happened this time.

If you think about it carefully, Zulang did not make any major mistakes except for some impulsiveness. After the attack, his reaction was very fast. As long as he was given some time, he could completely stabilize his position and even turn defeat into victory.

This kind of thing has not happened before when Jing Ke fought.

But Cao Ren didn't give him this opportunity and succeeded in one blow.

Sun Yi stood aside, looking at Zhou Yu who was crying, Xun You and others with a sad expression, his mood was indescribable. He was both regretful for Zulang, and admired Zhuge Liang's foresight, and took the initiative to give the command to Zhou Yu. If this battle was commanded by him, I really don't know how to explain to the emperor's brother and how to explain to the soldiers.

Zulang's death seemed unexpected, but in fact there were already traces to follow.

In the plains, the power of the cavalry cannot be underestimated. Cao Ren used his cavalry to win twice when he attacked. The Wu army did not have a cavalry in its establishment, and it was inherently deficient. It was expected that he would suffer such a big loss.

Speaking of which, the previous opponents were too weak and the battle was too smooth. From generals to ordinary soldiers, they were all proud and underestimated.

A arrogant soldier will be defeated. Huang Zhong had such a lesson before, and this time it was Zhou Yu's turn.

Sun Yi was thinking, and suddenly felt his sleeves tightening. When he looked back, Zhuge Liang gave him a look and looked at Zhou Yu again. Sun Yi suddenly realized, stepped forward and leaned forward and said, "Governor, General Zu died in battle. Even though he was defeated, he still had a glory. I think Your Majesty will make a clear decision. The most important thing at the moment is to attack Fangshan and avenge General Zu. The Governor shoulders the heavy responsibility, and must not be too sad and hurt his body."

Zhou Yu nodded and agreed, but she still burst into tears. Zulang followed him for many years and supported him a lot. He was determined to wait for the battle to come out to make achievements and would go to India in the future. He never thought he would be killed as soon as he entered Yizhou.

If you think about it carefully, he has a responsibility. Knowing that Cao Ren is good at fighting and has cavalry, he still let Zulang and He Qi divide their troops and detour. This is undoubtedly a defiance of the enemy, which laid hidden dangers for today's setbacks.

Zhou Yu took the initiative to reflect on his thoughts of underestimating the enemy, took on the responsibility of improper command, and then asked everyone about what to fight next.

Cao Ren won consecutive victories, and the morale of the Shu army was greatly boosted, and the Fangshan camp would be more difficult to attack. Whether to attack Fangshan or slow down is an urgent problem at present.

Xun You was not in a hurry to express his opinion, and Zhuge Liang also pondered and said nothing. Seeing this, Deng Zhi stood up and spoke.

"The Protector, the Governor, and the two military advisors, Zhi thought that it was not appropriate to fight lightly when he was defeated. It is not a way to use troops to promote troops in anger. It is better to use calmness to control the enemy and wait for the enemy to suffer. The Left Protector has taken Brazil, and the reason why he did not attack Chengdu immediately was to slowly plan and build up momentum to fight. Once the Brazilian clan bowed his head, the Left Protector can be Brazil as the foundation and advance to Chengdu. We might as well follow the Left Protector, the main force confronted Cao Ren in Fangshan, forcing him not to leave lightly, and then divide his troops north to take Han'an, Zizhong, Niuli counties, and implement the new policy to see if Cao Ren can still calm down and hold his troops still."
Chapter completed!