Tianshui County, which was once known for its beautiful mountains and rivers and dense forests, has become dilapidated after a hundred years of war. The northwest county, which was originally densely populated with contiguous houses, is now empty of ten houses.
Pingxiang County is located in the center of Tianshui County. Except for Hua Xiong who is stationed in Yuzhong, all the other generals under Lu Bu have gathered in the meeting hall. It is worth mentioning that according to the original historical trend, Lu Bu's first counselor should be Chen Gong. However, since Cao Cao did not take action against Dong Zhuo as originally planned, this top wise man in the late Eastern Han Dynasty did not appear in the plot. Under Lu Bu's tent.
In the meeting hall, Lu Bu's generals were making a lot of noise. Some of them scolded Han Sui, some asked for help, some proposed to retreat to Wudu, etc. They were arguing endlessly. Only Zhang Liao closed his eyes and pondered, thinking of what Li Ru said to him before leaving, I couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
"Wen Yuan, to be honest, the true identity of the prefect of Wudu is the current Hongnong King, Liu Bian! In our army, except for Wenhou, me and Zijian (Hua Xiong's name), Xiaofu (Gao Shun's name) ), you are the fifth person who knows this secret, and this time my filial father and I went to help King Hongnong capture Yizhou. Our Liangzhou army has passed through those noble families and Cao thieves over the years. Slander can no longer be integrated into this world. Fortunately, all of our family members have moved to Wudu. This move is not only to help King Hongnong, but also to provide a way out for our descendants. Confucianism knows Wen Yuan He is a rare handsome man who acts steadily on weekdays! Ru has informed Marquis Wen that if Ru is absent, if changes occur in Liangzhou, you will have full command! But you must remember not to involve the war in Hanzhong!"
Facing the noise below, Lu Bu also felt a headache. He waved his hands to ask everyone to quiet down, then looked at Zhang Liao, who had said nothing from beginning to end, and asked, "I wonder what Wen Yuan thinks of this situation?"
Regarding Lu Bu's question, Zhang Liao was well prepared and answered unhurriedly: "From the latest news from Xu Shu in Wudu, it can be seen that Wudu has too much to take care of itself. Besides, our relatives are all in Wudu, so we Try to control the war situation in Tianshui County. Don’t consider the threats from Han Sui, Cao Cao and others for the time being, and concentrate on facing Li Jue in front of you! As for the countermeasures, the only way is to fight to the death, but it is not without a chance of winning!"
After hearing this, everyone looked at Zhang Liao, but Lu Bu's gaze was different from everyone else's. After calming down, Lu Bu said seriously: "Before leaving, Wen You (Li Ru's alias) once said that in case of war, Wen Yuan (Zhang Liao's alias) can be Words) Decision, we are all rough men, what we are good at is charging into battle, so Wen Yuan will be fully responsible for coordinating this battle!" After saying this, Lu Bu threw the sword in his arms to Zhang Liao and continued: "Don't listen to orders. Whoever, kill!"
When Dong Zhuo was still alive, Zhang Liao was the most resourceful person under Lu Bu. However, due to the addition of Li Ru, Zhang Liao's status in Lu Bu's army was downplayed. Now, both Li Ru and Gao Shun are not in the army. In fact, everyone has no objection to Lu Bu's order!
Zhang Liao organized his speech and slowly said: "Since Marquis Wen has entrusted the great responsibility to Liao, Liao must go through fire and water. There are a few points that everyone needs to be clear about in this battle. First, we started in the wilderness, and we will not regret death. But our family members are all in Wudu, so Wudu cannot be lost. Our battlefield must be set in Tianshui!
Secondly, this battle is between us and Li Jue's dog thief. As for whether friendly or enemy troops are sent, it is not within our scope to consider!
Thirdly, the enemy's strength is now nearly ten times that of ours, and some of you, Liao know, have secret grievances, but since we are all gathered here, we have only one purpose, which is to kill the dog thief Li Jue and avenge the Grand Master. ! At this critical moment, Liao hopes that everyone can put aside their past grudges and go all out to face the enemy! "
Although most of the people below were reckless people, they all nodded in agreement.
Seeing that everyone had no objections, Zhang Liao said: "But we have no chance of winning this battle!" He called everyone to the sand table. (ps: It is worth mentioning here that He Sian was quite shocked when he saw the sand table for the first time when he came to this era. He originally thought that the sand table should be a product that appeared in modern times, but after getting to know it, he realized that the sand table was as early as the Han Dynasty. It appeared when Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu conquered Weixiao! It was created by Ma Yuan, the general of Fubo at that time! However, the military sandbox at that time was obviously only beginning to take shape. After all, due to the simple environment, Ma Yuan only used rice temporarily. They were piled up into mountains, and the river route was also drawn on the rice with fingers on the spot. However, after one or two hundred years of evolution, the current sand table has begun to take shape!)
Back to the topic, Zhang looked solemnly, pointed to somewhere on the sand table, and continued: "This time Li Jue came, there were only two roads to take, one was Jingyuan in Anding County, and the other was in Huining. However, the roads there were rugged and difficult for horses to travel. Li Jue will definitely take the route between Yuzhong and Warriors, and this is the only narrow terrain on this road that is suitable for ambushing Li Jue's vanguard!"
"Although Wen Yuan's words are reasonable, Li Jue's men are all soldiers who have fought many battles. Once the vanguard camp is attacked, the entire army behind will definitely press forward. By then, the enemy's numerical superiority will most likely annihilate us! "The person who asked the question was Lu Bu's general Hou Cheng!
"So, we need a bait to draw out Li Jue's vanguard battalion. As long as we can annihilate them all, we will have an advantage in terms of mobility, and our military has a chance of winning this battle! As for the bait..."
Everyone followed Zhang Liao's gaze and looked at Lu Bu who was in charge!
One day later, Yuzhong
"Strengthen the mountain and the world is overwhelming, but the times are unfavorable and the red will not fade away. What can you do if the red is not gone! What can you do if you are strict!" Then Lu Bu let out a long sigh. He didn't know whether it was because he was blushing because of the nondescript adaptation of Gai Xia's song, or because he was blushing. I sighed because I encountered the same situation as the Overlord of Western Chu!
After Lu Bu finished reading this poem, the entire battlefield seemed to be silent, and then burst into loud laughter. Even Hua Xiong next to Lu Bu couldn't care about the 'crisis' at this time, and because he was holding back his laughter, Forcibly suppressing a yellow face into a red face!
As for Wu Xi, the general of the Pioneer Battalion under Li Jue who was chasing after him, he was even more energetic and shouted loudly, vaguely like the time when Han Xin chased the overlord of Western Chu to the Wujiang River! The deputy general Yang Ding on the side felt vaguely uneasy. At this moment, they had been chasing for nearly two hours, and they had already left the main army far behind!
At this time, a three-way road appeared in front of him. Lu Bu reined in his horse as if he was in a hurry and ran towards the official road on the left. With the cover of the mountains and forests, he was temporarily out of sight of Li Jue's army behind him!
Lieutenant General Yang Ding became increasingly uneasy. Just as he was about to remind Wu Xi, who was already on top, he suddenly heard the sound of breaking wind coming from both sides. The bursts of arrows struck, causing the running cavalry of Li Jue's army to panic, and dozens of them fell to the ground.
"Don't panic, everyone. Lu Bu only has 30,000 soldiers at full strength. It's impossible to send them all, and there are only a few cavalry! Besides, Lu Bu is right in front. As long as he is killed, not only will everything be solved, but we will also have a lot of troops. There’s a silver reward to be had!”
With that said, Wu Xi took the lead and rushed forward with 20,000 riders. When they turned into the official road, Wu Xi couldn't help but shrink his pupils.
I saw that the opposite side was already in a strong formation. It looked like there were about four to five thousand people, and most of them were infantry. The leader was Lu Bu's general Cheng Lian, and Lu Bu Hua Xiong and others had already disappeared into the formation! After all, after several battles and long-distance raids, these more than a hundred people were exhausted. Seeing the opponent charging towards them, Cheng Lian gave a loud shout and led his men to charge forward!
Soon, the two sides were fighting together!
"Sure enough, there is an ambush!" Yang Ding's heart sank, but now that the matter has come to this, he can no longer stop. After turning out of the official road, Yang Ding couldn't help but be stunned. Although the opponent had an ambush, they only had four or five thousand troops. The number makes me feel happy!
Then he thought: "Lü Bu has not many cavalry. Even if there is an ambush, I believe they can be captured. Even if Lu Bu escapes, taking this opportunity to annihilate Lu Bu's cavalry in one fell swoop is a great achievement! But... I heard that Li Ru This man is very cunning, how could he just kill so many people since he arranged for Lu Bu to set up an ambush here?"
As if thinking of something, Yang Ding suddenly turned his head, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw a group of cavalry coming at lightning speed from the other side of the three-way road!
Without thinking much, Yang Ding shouted: "Teams 3 and 4, follow me!"
After saying that, he led the two groups of people and rushed towards the other direction of the fork in the road! As the distance between the two sides narrowed, Yang Ding finally saw the opponent's army clearly. It should be two to three thousand cavalry in size, and the leader was Lu Bu's general Wei Xu! Soon, the battle situation became tense. Although Lu Bu's army was waiting for work, and Hou Cheng and Song Xian each led a thousand archers to hide in the mountains and forests for support, Li Jue's Xiliang cavalry had the upper hand after all and was well-equipped. Time is just trying to support it, and depending on the situation, it will only be a matter of time before it is broken!
What's even more terrible is that both Wu Xi and Yang Ding have experienced hundreds of battles. They knew that Lu Bu was very good at archery. In order to avoid being attacked by him, they never charged ahead. Instead, they invariably slowed down their horses and hid behind the team. Central command of the battle.
While the two were secretly rejoicing, they suddenly heard a commotion behind the team. Yang Ding was the first to react and turned his horse around to check. When the leader saw the situation clearly, he couldn't help being shocked. He saw densely packed soldiers coming from behind the team. Looking around, When I went there, I couldn't see the number of people for a moment. A rough estimate was that there were at least 20,000 people!
'How can it be? ! This couldn't be Lu Bu's army. Could it be that Wudu sent troops? It shouldn't be, not to mention the threat from Han Sui's army. In order to prevent Xu Rong from rushing to help, we have sentries along the road. All troubles will be reported as soon as possible. '
And during this delay, this mysterious force appeared at the rear of the team. Due to the sudden incident, the two sides showed signs of defeat in the first encounter. After all, although the terrain here is flat, once the cavalry is unable to charge, the disadvantage of inconvenient movement will be At this time, Hou Cheng and Song Xian, who were ambushing on both sides, also shouted loudly and led their men to rush down. The whole situation was instantly reversed!
At this time, Yang Ding's mind was as chaotic as the battle situation in front of him. He stared at the enemy troops getting closer and closer in the rear. After seeing the appearance of the leader clearly, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he couldn't help shouting: "How is it possible?! Why is he here!!"
