Chapter 122 Win or Loss (Part 2)

After the Shangdang King Liu Qian was captured, Jiang Wei and Fan Changsheng and other ministers first comforted Liu Chan, and then the monarchs and ministers of Shu Han had concerns.

Capturing prisoners is nothing more than surrendering or killing. However, Shangdang King Liu Qian is the royal family of the enemy country, and is much more noble than ordinary enemy generals. If he surrenders, he will definitely be courteous and generous, and he will be supported by high officials and generous salaries to show his own demeanor and attitude. If he dies, he will probably not be as relaxed as ordinary prisoners.

In recent years, Shu Han's national strength has developed rapidly, and it has opened up a sky in the countries outside the southern region, and the domestic manpower and material resources have expanded greatly. The news of Wei and Shu have been isolated for many years, and even a letter will take more than a year to pass it to their respective hands. If you haven't waited for a reply for a few years, it would be common.

However, with the Wu Kingdom as a bridge, we still have some understanding of each other's situation. Whether it is the Wei people or the Wu people, we all think this is an exaggeration in Sichuan. The countries outside the territory are similar to the remote areas in Jiangdong, Central Plains. Even if the road is opened, it will not be of any benefit to the development of national strength.

A country's wealth depends on taxation, not trade. As long as the people live and work in peace, the weather is good, and the grains are abundant, the country will naturally become strong. Trade is a means used by aristocratic families to make huge profits. It is simply incomparable to governing the country, and even makes people laugh at it.

In this era when Confucianism was worshipped, most families were the same as those of the country, relying on farmers and land to make themselves rich. Some families were also rich in aristocratic families, because of the geographical environment, relying on transactions, that is, the market became rich. For example, Mi Zhu was rich in Xuzhou and was able to match the country, and he funded hundreds of millions of assets to Liu Bei. When he married his sister, he gave Liu Bei 20,000 or 30,000 slaves at one time, because of the salt produced in the two provinces of Qingxu.

But overall, business and all kinds of skills are despised. Many people even rely on craftsmanship to make a living, but look down on themselves. A typical example is Hua Tuo. As a scholar, it is Hua Tuo's wish to advance to the temple by relying on his talent and learning, and medical skills are just the way to make a living. With this ambition, he is famous for his medical skills, which makes Hua Tuo very distressed and leads to the final tragedy.

In addition, Wang Lie of Taiyuan, who was of noble character and knowledge, was a famous man in the world and avoided chaos in Liaodong. At that time, the prefect of Liaodong asked him to become an official several times but was rejected. Later, Wang Lie was forced to become anxious and wanted to use business to pollute himself, which was why he escaped.

In cultural heritage, people's vision has long been limited to a certain extent. Only Liu Chan, who came from later generations, had such thinking. Therefore, the Wei and Wu people believed that Chuanzhong was exaggerating and doing storefront skills was an ordinary thing.

The hearing is false and the eyes are true. Zhong Hui's attack on Shu had already seen the strength of Shu Han. When the Shu army attacked the north, his strong strength was fully demonstrated.

So far, Shu Han's military strength on the Western Front was less than 100,000, and another team captured Wei Xing and other places. What unexpectedly surprised the Wei people was that the Shu Han army, which often had enough food to be short of term, actually had abundant food and grass, making people unable to find out the details.

A discerning person can see that the Shu army has no worries in its supply, so it is because it has sufficient reserves in China. The most important thing is that the wooden ox and flowing horse transformed by Ma Jun, the "world's skill", walks through the mountain stream like walking on flat ground, greatly improving the efficiency of transportation.

If you want to figure out what the Shu Han had developed, you can only ask Liu Qian. Some things can never be hidden. They will win by defeating the enemy for a while, but they will not be like this for a lifetime. The skilled craftsman in the world is not Ma Jun. If you give the direction, you will have the possibility of transcending.

Liu Chan was not afraid of Liu Qian's surrender, but was afraid that the Wei army would use Liu Qian to deal with him. If the Wei people used Liu Qian to interfere in such a quarrel on the battlefield, the Shu army would have a sharp drop in morale and a mess.

Jiang Wei, Fan Changsheng and others pointed out the words, and the rest was Liu Chan's own choice. If he retreated, the two states of Yongliang that had just been captured were handed over to Wei, and the people of the country were also disappointed. It would be even more difficult to think about the Northern Expedition. The same end was the result of the defeat in the battle formation because of Liu Qian.

A king of a country has supreme authority, but authority comes from the will of people. If you lose people's hearts, even if you have great power, it will be difficult to become a climate.

Thinking from another perspective, there is a way to defeat the Shu army and recover lost territory. What reason does the Wei people not use it?

Whether Liu Qian surrendered with his life or refused to surrender, he would eventually be pushed down on the battlefield by the Wei people as the cornerstone of victory.

This battle is related to the victory or defeat of this Northern Expedition, and it is also related to the future fate of Shu Han. Liu Qian's life and death cannot be changed. Will the entire Shu Han army retreat to Sichuan, and will the Wei people send Liu Qian back?

So Liu Chan took his civil and military ministers in mourning clothes to hold a funeral for his beloved son Liu Qian in front of the soldiers of the army.

"Now is the day when my son dies! In the future, there are those who claim to be my son who disrupts the morale of our army, and they will be killed without mercy!" Liu Chan cut his finger, swears to the sky, and said passionately.

Ninety thousand soldiers were silent, and they were moved when they heard it. They turned into strong fighting spirit and waited to fight to the death with the Wei army.

Liu Chan looked at the Wei army that was rushing towards him like a storm in the formation, remembering the oath he made that day, signaling the Shu army to prepare for attack.

The Wei cavalry rushed to the front, and the Shu army in the front row was eager to try, holding the big shield firmly, waiting for the Wei cavalry to attack. The Wei cavalry also plucked up and aimed at the direction and stabbed him with a shot!

The safest area is within thirty steps in front of the Shu formation, neither within the range of the opponent's crossbowman. The Wei cavalry in front forced the Zhuge Lianbi back to the Shu formation, so the Wei cavalry ran desperately.

Seeing that there were still four or five steps to meet the Shu army, hundreds of Wei cavalry rushing in the front row suddenly felt like the sky was swaying and fell into the dust one by one.

Trip Marso!

The most common combat tools are arranged within the five most negligent and most deadly range.

"Kill!" Fu Qian roared, and the Shu Han array began to move forward as a whole.

The shield army in the front row drew out a short knife and cut the tripping rope. The spearman immediately followed him aimed at the Wei soldiers on the ground and poked them violently.

The cavalry behind did not slow down. Seeing this, they rushed up even more fiercely, and they hit the shield of Shu Han with their men and horses. Not only did they hit hundreds of cavalry almost at the same time. While hitting the shield, the Wei cavalry was at a high point and stabbed the Shu army with a spear. The Shu army half-squatted behind the shield and stabbed the Wei cavalry with a spear. While hitting the shield, they also hit the tip of the gun, unable to tell whether it was a man or a horse, it was just a mess.

The hundreds of cavalry had not yet been separated from their lives, and hundreds of cavalry followed closely behind. The war horses stepped on their own corpses or the bodies of the Shu army and leaped into the Shu formation. The force of the knights and war horses galloped at high speed was unstoppable. The Shu army array blocking ahead had already been recessed, with the corpses of Shu soldiers and scattered shields everywhere.

This was just the beginning. The Shu Han side, which used infantry to resist the cavalry, paid the price of thousands of lives.

Chen Ben saw clearly in the rear and felt relieved a lot of his heart. The Shu army chose this opportunity to attack, which was obviously wrong and caused his own destruction.

"Change the formation!" Fu Qian sent a military order, and as the flag changed, the formation of the Shu army also changed.

The originally airtight battle formation suddenly scattered, and two or three hundred people, or five or six hundred people gathered together, forming countless small formations on the battlefield.

Shields were protected from all directions, with spears and crossbowmen inside. The Shu army scattered and contracted, leaving a large area of ​​open space for the Wei cavalry to gallop. The Wei cavalry wandered on the open space, and the Shu army in the formation bowed far away and was close to the guns, targeting the killing of the Wei cavalry.

If the Wei cavalry wanted to return, they would circle the formation and organize their troops to charge against the scattered small formations of the Shu army and defeat them one by one. The army was charging, so how could there be a gap for you to turn around and organize the queue? Moreover, it was not only the Wei army, but also the Shu army.

Fu Qian, Fan En, and Huang Chong led tens of thousands of Shu troops to rush towards him, and Liu Yin endured the wounds and led the cavalry to kill from one side.

The Wei family cavalry, which had been continuously consumed, was at the end of their strength at this time, and the Shu army on the opposite side did not fight hard. They just rely on their temporary advantage in numbers to subdue the Wei cavalry in the sea of ​​people.

Seeing that the two sides were in a state of melee, Chen Ben stepped up the urging of infantry to enter the battlefield. At this time, one side of Shu Han had already stopped shooting the bow and arrows and devoted all of them to hand-to-hand combat. The Wei army side was afraid of accidental injury and put away the bow and arrows, and picked up the short sword and spear to fight.

The sky without arrows should have been quiet, but at this time it was covered by dark clouds, and shadows appeared on the ground, making people unable to react.

"Be careful to throw stones!" Chen Ben looked at the sky in horror. Countless huge rocks fell from the sky and smashed into the infantry formation, shocking.

"ah!……"

"Help!.........Run..."

The Wei army, who was left behind by the cavalry, was attacked by the Shu army's catapults. In a moment, corpses were everywhere. The ones who rushed in front ran back, and the Wei soldiers behind immediately stopped and fled in all directions to avoid the attack of the huge rocks.

Compared with bows and arrows, the power of the catapult is even more amazing. It is impossible for humans to organize. There is only escape and no other way. In the face of absolute power, there is only insignificance, inferiority, and fear. The fighting spirit of the Wei army completely collapsed, only in these few moments.

Chen Ben's face was still unwilling to accept it, so he urgently ordered his personal army to supervise the formation and kill the deserter. Suddenly, a huge rock fell near Chen Ben, and the two personal soldiers were unfortunately smashed to their brains, and half of their body became a pool of blood mud. Blood flew and gravels on Chen Ben's face, making a hole as big as a thumb.

After a moment of silence, Chen Ben looked at the corpse on the ground and turned his head and retreated to Chang'an - How can I fight this battle?

The cavalry in front were still fighting endlessly, but unexpectedly the infantry supported by the rear were defeated, and Pang Hui and other Wei generals were all shocked!

"How dare every man do this!" Xu Ba yelled angrily as he pulled the axe.

"Quickly gather the troops and break through!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhang Tong led his own cavalry to rush over and join forces with Xu Ba.

Without the support of infantry, the Wei family's iron cavalry was hard to win, and after several times of consuming troops, it began to appear thin.

The Shu Han people were out of burden, and Jiang Wei and Liao Hua each led an army to pursue Chen Ben, leaving tens of thousands of infantry to besiege Pang Hui and others.

Liu Chan stood under the banner of the central army, watching the Wei army collapsed in an instant, and was silently thinking about something in his heart. Wen Hu led the Imperial Guard to protect Liu Chan, and also observing silently for Liu Qian who died in the formation.

Xu Ba and Zhang Tong led more than 3,000 cavalry to break through a bloody road. The Shu army had been casting the net for a long time and was about to close the net. Countless swords, guns, swords and halberds were greeting the Wei cavalry, and infantry even arranged trips, lassoes and other objects on the ground.

Among the chaotic troops, who could care about his feet? Moreover, the people and horses were walking back and forth, and the smoke and dust were rising. Xu Ba swung his axe and slashed the way forward, but he didn't want the war horse to step on the lasso by mistake. Seeing this, the Shu army around him pulled the ropes hard, and the war horse fell to the ground unsteadily.

Xu Gai was caught in a trap, and one leg was tightly pressed by the horse's body and could not move, and the axe in his hand was thrown away. Facing the Shu army coming, Xu Ba roared loudly and picked up an arrow to block it. The Shu army rushed to Ting and stabbed him. Xu Ba knew that there was someone behind him, but he could not move with one leg, so he sat sideways on the ground, closed his eyes and sighed that he had died of a disaster.

The Shu soldiers had just stabbed out, but they didn't notice that the Wei cavalry came to support behind him. Instead, they were shot in the back and fell to the ground.

More and more Wei cavalry gathered up, killing nearby Shu soldiers, and several of them jumped off to rescue Xu Gai from danger. Seeing that the Wei cavalry was brave and difficult to resist, the Shu general Yin Sheng took his men out of the distance and asked the soldiers to shoot at the Wei cavalry with bows and arrows!

The cavalry was flexible and maneuverable. Although the target was very large, it was still a little bit difficult to rush forward to kill the Shu soldiers. However, Yin Sheng commanded the crossbowmen to surround the Wei cavalry before shooting, and arrows were everywhere!

The head of his family was pressed under the horse and had not yet been dragged out. Dozens of Wei cavalry were afraid that Xu Ba would be injured by the bow and arrow, so they all tied the horses and used only weapons to block the arrows. More and more Shu troops were surrounded, and the arrows were getting denser, and the number of knights in Wei State was increasing. Xu Ba, who was surrounded, knew that the situation was urgent, and finally pulled out his legs under the hard drag of everyone.

"Dropping off!" Xu Ba shouted.

Wei cavalry heard the orders of the war horses and used their war horses as shields to block the arrows of the Shu people. Only in this way can they be dragged for a long time. The Shu army had already surrounded the cavalry, and there was no chance to charge and break through at this time. The war horses stood sideways and protected the crowd, but in just a moment they were shot and killed and fell to the ground. The knights held the war horses with their bodies and did not fall. The two of them handed the long sword in their hands to Xu Ba, and led the only war horse left behind and said, "Please get on the horse!"

"You..." Xu Ba's heart felt sour and his eyes were red.

"I'm not willing to die. Please keep a useful body for you!" The two knights pushed Xu Ba onto the war horse without saying a word.

These dozens of cavalry were all personal soldiers and generals in Xu Ba’s mansion. Most of their fathers and grandfathers were generals who followed Xu Huang to fight south and north.

Xu Huang once sighed, "The ancients were worried that they would not be treated by wise monarchs. Now I am lucky to meet them. I often use my own merits to help myself, so why do I use my personal reputation?" This means that people in ancient times were worried that they would not meet a wise monarch. Now I am lucky enough to meet them, so I should serve my merits. What should I do if I want my personal reputation!

Because of this, Xu Huang never made friends in his entire life, but his subordinates all respected Xu Huang as gods. Many generals resigned and refused to act as family generals at Xu Huang's mansion, and grew up with the descendants of the Xu family from generation to generation.

Wei general Zhang Tong was in charge of the palace. He was fought hard by Fu Qian and others and finally escaped and killed him. Seeing that the front army had been disbanded by the Shu army, Zhang Tong led hundreds of cavalry to gather people and fight back and forth, and turned around and disappeared.

"Where is the Marquis of Yangping?" Zhang Tong shouted in the formation. As Xu Huang's eldest grandson, Xu Ba inherited the title of his father Xu Gai Yangping, so Zhang Tong called him this.

A cavalry stepped forward and said, "Marquis Yangping seems to be trapped by the Shu army!"

Following the direction of the cavalry's fingers, hundreds of Shu soldiers gathered together. The Wei soldiers in the middle used their war horses as shields to resist. Zhang Tongyi slapped the war horses and said to the cavalry: "Can you follow me to save the Marquis of Yangping!"

The cavalry agreed without any blood marks, and hundreds of cavalry rushed towards the Shu army. The Shu soldiers along the way kept harassing and attacking the cavalry, and many Wei cavalry were assassinated by the Shu army.

There were only seven or eight Wei soldiers left in the formation, but they still held back the corpses of the war horses. Yin Sheng ordered the troops to aim at the Wei soldiers' legs and feet and shot them. The abdomen of the war horses were empty and there was no barrier. Many Wei soldiers were shot in the legs but gritted their teeth and insisted, not taking a step back.

Seeing that everyone was grateful for their death, Xu Ba felt that the situation was irreversible, so he turned over and dismounted. When Wei Qi saw it, he said, "Why is the general like this?"

Xu Ba said with gratitude: "Ba is the same age as you, and you will die together today. How can you live alone!"

"General, get on the horse quickly, wait until we find a gap to help the general go out." Several Wei soldiers were caught in several arrows, but still gritted their teeth and insisted.

Xu Ba leaned on the ground with a big sword, and said in tears: "Ba and you all die together!" After saying that, he was about to rush out to trap the battle.

The soldiers knew that this was an unnecessary act. Seeing this, they gave up their resistance and surrounded Xu Ba and sat on the ground. Xu Ba was very happy and sat on the ground hugging and laughing with the soldiers, sang loudly, "Do you say you don't have clothes? You're the same comrade with me... Don't you say you don't have clothes? You're the same womb as me... You're the same womb as me..."

Seeing that the Wei people gave up resistance but hugged each other and laughed, they were angry: "Shoot the arrow!"

Seeing Xu Ba and others being generous and heroic, the Shu army was mostly unable to bear it. Unfortunately, the military order had been released, so countless arrows were shot away. Poor Xu Ba and Wei Zu were shot into hedgehogs at once, leaving only the loud and passionate singing echoing in the sky.

"Zi Xiu, don't panic, Zhang Tong is here!" Fang shot Xu Ba to death, the Shu army's formation suddenly collapsed, and hundreds of cavalry rushed in from outside, and it was Wei general Zhang Tong!

"Ah..." Seeing Xu Ba and the troops huddled and died, Zhang Tong was angry and slapped his horse and swung his sword to kill Yin Sheng.

Yin Sheng took the knife forward and was about to cut off Xu Ba's head and ask for me. Looking back, he saw a general of Wei coming closer. Yin Sheng quickly swung the knife to block it. Before the knife was released, the war horse had already missed it, and a bloody head was grabbed in Zhang Tong's hand.

Zhang Tong turned over and dismounted, and saw Xu Ba hugging everyone tightly, and died with a smile on his face. He knew that his good friend had already been in full swing for the country. After the cavalry had dispersed, the Shu army surrounded him, and they all sighed.

At this time, several nearby Shu troops came up again. Zhang Tong brought his sword and horse to lead the troops to rush and find a way to go. The Shu army, which was tightly surrounded by the cavalry, suddenly became loose, and Zhang Tong was surprised. He saw that the army chased him from the rear, and it was the general Xiahou Shao!
Chapter completed!