The sun sets over the horizon.
Mi Zhu sat in the yard and looked to the east. A slight autumn wind blew by, and a wisp of fallen leaves slowly fell down.
"Lao Xu (the steward of the Mi family), haven't you received any news yet?"
"Master, the second master has already gone to the door and is waiting. He should be there soon."
While talking, Mi Fang hurried in.
"Brother, here's the news. Sun Ce led an army of 10,000 to confront Liu Bei at Xiaochenzhuang. It's now the third day. Liu Bei's army has been beating drums and fighting for two consecutive nights, but they still failed to capture Sun Ce."
Mi Fang nodded.
Mi Zhu was a little anxious.
"Brother, it's already August 13th, and the day after tomorrow is the date agreed in the letter. Can Liu Bei really take over Guangling?"
Mi Fang shook her head. He was also not sure that the previous successive victories of Liu Bei's army at Huaipu and Huaiyin had demonstrated the capabilities of one of the princes. Two days ago, Zhang Fei defeated Qiaorui again in Xutai. There is no doubt that Liu Bei's army is still sharp. Encountering Yuan Shu's army three times in a row, he easily defeated the larger one with less. They were defeated at the first sight, which is enough to prove the strength of Liu Bei's army.
But now that I have met Sun Ce, why can't I advance for so long?
Mi Fang expressed her concerns: "Brother, Yuan Shu is weak, and Liu Bei can easily win. This may not mean that Liu Bei is strong. Compared with Yuan Shu, Sun Ce is the little overlord in Jiangdong, with many capable men under his command, and Liu Yao and the governor are no match for him." , I’m afraid Liu Bei is no exception. Did we make a mistake this time?”
Facing Mi Fang's suspicion, Mi Zhu did not rush to deny it. Although he believed in Liu Bei and believed more in his own vision, after all, he controlled the fate of the entire family in his hands, and any of his actions would involve the future of the family.
"It doesn't matter, just wait a little longer. August 15th hasn't arrived yet, and we don't know the outcome yet."
The night got deeper and deeper, and Mi Zhu's thoughts became more and more serious.
Along with the moonlight, all Liu Bei's soldiers arrived at their designated positions.
The clouds in the sky flowed quickly under the moonlight.
The river was calm, with only the sound of the wind blowing across the water.
Guan Yu quietly crossed the river with three thousand soldiers and detoured to the south of Sun Ce's army camp. Accompanying him were Zhao Chen himself and the remaining soldiers.
After looking at the direction, he ordered the two thousand infantry of the general to go to the small woods to the east of Guangling County, while he stayed in place to observe the camp on the other side.
Zhao Chen said goodbye to Guan Yu: "General Guan, I will give you back the night attack you asked for tonight. Whether you can win or not depends on you."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Under the night, Guan Yu's eyes gradually became firm.
Because he understood that without Zhao Chen, that military order would be his last march.
Liu Bei's camp was quiet. The light of the fire fluttered in the wind and merged with the moonlight, illuminating the entire camp.
Suddenly, the sound of water came from the river.
As Zhao Chen expected, Sun Ce led Zhou Yu and Huang Gai in a boat and galloped over, causing a lot of water splashes on the river.
About a quarter of an hour later, Sun Ce's army arrived at the shore. Dozens of people came out of each ship, a total of about five thousand people.
Liu Bei, who was ambushing in the camp, was staring at Sun Ce with all his attention.
"My lord, it seems that half of Sun Ce's army has arrived. He is determined to capture our camp!"
Liu Bei nodded: "Fortunately, Houde has already expected it and laid a dragnet in advance. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu will not be able to escape this time."
Sun Ce took advantage of the darkness and led his army to sneak into Liu Bei's camp.
As soon as he entered the camp, he met Liu Bei. Sun Ce and Huang Gai smiled slightly and saw Liu Bei hurriedly escaping on horseback. They hurriedly concentrated their forces and attacked head-on. Only Zhou Yu felt something was wrong.
When Liu Bei saw Sun Ce and others biting the hook, he led his men to retreat while fighting, until they retreated to the easternmost camp.
Sun Ce was chasing after him: "Whoever takes Liu Bei's head tonight will get a reward of five hundred taels!"
When the sergeants who were accompanying him heard this, they rushed towards him as if they had been given blood.
Liu Bei smiled slightly and gave an order. The soldiers lit the rockets in their hands, turned around and fired a carbine, shooting the rockets towards Sun Ce's army behind them.
Rockets fell from the sky, catching Sun Ce's army by surprise.
For a moment, the camp was filled with flames, lighting up half of the sky. The fire ignited the tents and the fodder prepared nearby. Sun Ce and others had to direct the army to hide in all directions.
At this moment, Chen Dao led the army into the camp from the south and the north.
When Chen arrived, he was prepared to attack the unprepared, and he used order to attack the unorganized. Sun Ce's army was immediately killed and thrown into chaos.
Five thousand men and horses trampled each other and were at a loss.
Fortunately, Sun Ce was also a hero of the generation. He hurriedly stood up and shouted: "Don't panic, organize a counterattack."
The army gradually came into order.
At this time, Liu Bei did not give Sun Ce a chance to breathe, and sent his troops to fight back, joining Chen Dao's army.
Sun Ce's army finally gained some momentum, but was knocked back to its original shape.
Zhou Yu hurriedly grabbed Sun Ce and shouted: "No! Bo Fu, retreat quickly, we've fallen into a trap! If the melee continues like this, I'm afraid we'll end up here."
Sun Ce stared at the chaotic scene in front of him and was really unwilling to accept it, but the soldiers fell in front of him one by one, making him realize that the situation was over.
He gritted his teeth and cursed angrily, "Zhao Chen, please wait for me!"
Immediately ordered a retreat.
But Liu Bei and Chen Dao were locked in a tight fight, and it was difficult for Sun Ce to escape.
Huang Gai was so anxious that he came to his senses and shouted: "My lord, you and Gong Jin go first, I will stop you!"
Then he swung his sword and attacked Chen Dao.
Chen Dao saw this and greeted him with a gun.
The two fought for more than ten rounds in the light of the fire, with no winner or loser.
Sun Ce's army took the opportunity to evacuate to the river entrance.
But the scene in front of him shocked Zhou Yu. There were originally hundreds of warships, but now there were only less than thirty ships left.
Not far away, Jian Yong smiled and waved to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.
At this time, Liu Bei's army was getting closer and closer behind him, and the warship in front of him was simply not enough to ride on. Zhou Yu had to hint to Sun Ce to abandon some of his brothers.
Sun Ce patted his thigh, pointed at Liu Bei, and cursed: "Liu Bei, I'm not done with you!"
The soldiers who boarded the ship evacuated to the camp on the other side.
Huang Gai had no time to board the ship and was captured by Chen Dao.
At this time, the river surface was as calm as ever, but Sun Ce and Zhou Yu could not suppress their moods.
Halfway through, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu discovered that their water village had caught fire for unknown reasons.
Little did they know that when Guan Yu saw the fire in the east, he had followed Zhao Chen's instructions and led a thousand cavalry to attack from the south, all the way to the north, then turned west and fought out from the gate of the western camp. With only a thousand men, relying on quick maneuvers, they killed the five thousand troops left behind in Sun Ce's camp until they were unable to fight back.
Before leaving, Guan Yu looked back at his results and laughed: "What a Zhao Chen! I will listen to you from now on!"
Sun Ce, who finally escaped Liu Bei's pursuit, had no choice but to pack up the remaining troops with Zhou Yu, abandon the water stronghold, and evacuate to Guangling City along the Phoenix River.
It is said that Zhang Fei led three thousand cavalry and slowly detoured to the east of Guangling City to wait for the opportunity. He just wanted to wait for the news of Qiao Rui's defeat to reach Guangling County, otherwise it would not be able to break down the enemy's heart and shake the enemy's foundation. .
Another more important thing is Zhao Chen's next plan.
The outpost came to report that there was a fire in the direction of Phoenix River.
Zhang Fei understood that this was the signal Zhao Chen gave him.
He hurriedly directed everyone: "Brothers, put on Yuan Shujun's clothes and follow me to knock on the city gate."
They want to come to Guangling to help out, dressed as the remnants of the Qiao Rui battle.
The army in Guangling City saw a fire in the direction of the Phoenix River. Wu Jing and Han Dang looked in the direction and suddenly realized that it was Sun Ce's camp that was on fire.
Now Han Dang couldn't sit still: "Prefect Wu, Liu Bei's army is much stronger than our army expected. The 30,000-strong Qiao Rui army was defeated by 5,000 troops led by Zhang Fei. Now there is a fire in my lord's camp. I We must save our lord in case something unexpected happens.”
Wu Jing stopped Han Dang and said, "Do you still remember what Zhou Gongjin said before going out? You can't leave the city without a military order."
Han Dang threw his hands away and said angrily: "I, Han Dang, will follow the First Lord to fight in all directions. This kid Zhou Yu hasn't even come yet, and now he wants to stop me from saving my lord with just one word. How can this be done!"
"Prefect Wu, there is no need to say anything. You can defend the city while I lead the army on my own."
Wu Jing could not persuade him, so he had to let Han Dang lead an army of 10,000 people and rush out of the city to aid Sun Ce.
As soon as Han Dang left the east gate, he encountered Qiao Rui's defeated army disguised as Zhang Fei's men.
Zhang Fei played a trick and asked his men to play Qiao Rui. After all, Qiao Rui's appearance was more like a civilized general, and others could see through his bearded face at a glance.
Han Dang didn't care about Qiao Rui. How could Yuan Shu's defeated army be as important as Sun Ce.
The two nodded when they met, and then led the troops to move quickly.
In fact, if Han Dang could stop and take a look, Zhao Chen's plan would be seen through. After Sun Jian's unfortunate death while attacking Liu Biao, Han Dang temporarily attached himself to Yuan Shu's tent. He was not familiar with Qiao Rui, but he should have met many times. If it weren't for the fact that Han Dang was impatient in the dark, he might not have been able to get through.
While Han Dang was leaving the city, Zhang Fei led the army to report Qiao Rui's name. Seeing Qiao Rui and Han Dang greeting each other, the soldiers guarding the city did not suspect anything and let them into the city.
Zhang Fei felt happy in his heart: "The military advisor is really good at predicting events. He could even predict Han Dang's dispatch of troops to rescue Sun Ce. It's great to have a military advisor. This battle must be led by me, Lao Zhang."
Wu Jing in the city did not know at this time that Zhang Fei had quietly sneaked in under his nose with three thousand troops.
