"How magnificent!" Lu Qian laughed and said: "We live in a high place, and we can kill like a broken bamboo when we go down the mountain. What can we do with the bravery of an ordinary man? The general does not need to go deep into the enemy's camp. He only feigns an attack by firing arrows outside the camp, leading Zhuge Liang to send troops to rescue him. Then you can retreat to the river bank, and I will lead troops to respond."
The two of them had discussed and decided that at five o'clock in the morning, Cao's troops from the stronghold came out together. Lu Qian went to the river from the north road, and Mao Hui came down from the mountain and went straight to the Jingzhou army camp.
There were shouts of killing all over the mountains and plains. Mao Hui had known that Zhuge Liang had many tricks, so he immediately stood on a hillside and ordered his soldiers to rush into the stronghold to observe the situation.
I saw the people and horses in the front charging straight forward without encountering any obstacles. They came down the mountain at an extremely fast speed. When I was confused, most of the soldiers and horses had already rushed into the stronghold.
In the blink of an eye, a fire broke out in the stronghold, and the soldiers rushed everywhere, but there was no movement in the camp. The soldiers came back to report that the Jingzhou soldiers had already retreated, and this was an empty camp.
"No, go to the river!" Although he won a complete victory, Mao Hui broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly gave the order to retreat.
Only then did the sound of gold ringing sound. Before Cao Jun retreated, he led an ambush force from behind the mountain, and the Jingzhou soldiers came down from halfway up the mountain.
Mao Hui was so frightened that he didn't even bother to greet his soldiers and horses, so he beat his horses and left. An army in front blocked his way. Under the firelight, the general shouted: "Huo Jun is here, I won't kill anyone who surrenders!"
"Kill out!" Mao Hui raised his sword and roared, and ordered his soldiers to come forward. Taking advantage of the chaos in the dark night, he fought his way forward and rushed to the shore.
At this time, Lu Qian had led his troops to the shore. Under the dim moonlight, he saw that the river bed was exposed, with only a few pools of water, which was just right for crossing the river.
Cao Jun swarmed down, and after walking for a while, someone shouted. It turned out that water flows here all year round, and there is a lot of silt in the river. Some soldiers fell into it and were swallowed up in an instant.
Lu Qian was shocked. He divided his troops into several teams and ordered the front troops to explore the road and carry stones to pave the way across the river.
Lu Qian first went to the other side to command and respond. The riverbed was filled with darkness, filled with human figures. Stones and weapons collided with each other. The soldiers shouted and shouted, making it very noisy.
Suddenly seeing the red sky in the distance, Lu Qian knew that Mao Hui's attack on the camp was successful and the Jingzhou soldiers would catch up soon, so he urged the soldiers to cross the river as soon as possible.
As soon as the former army reached the shore, suddenly a white light came from upstream, and the stormy waves were approaching in an instant. Lu Qian's heart sank and he shouted: "Get ashore quickly!"
But it was too late. The river that had been stagnant for two days rushed forward. The water was stronger than before, and the waves rolled. Cao's army was caught in it, and there were screams everywhere.
Lu Qian stamped his feet and cursed: "Another Zhuge Liang trick."
There were only more than a thousand Cao's troops on the shore, who came ashore in embarrassment. Looking at this scene, they were extremely shocked. They watched helplessly as their companions were washed away, but there was nothing they could do.
There were still some soldiers stranded on the other side. What worried Lu Qian even more was that Mao Hui's retreat was blocked, and the other half of his troops would also die.
"Ah——" Just when he was anxious, suddenly there was a shrill scream behind him, followed by chaos. Some cavalry came from nowhere. Dozens of Cao Jun who were crowded on the shore were washed away. Get into the water.
"Gan Ning is here!" Cao's army was in chaos on the shore, and the generals were seen fleeing in all directions, all dressed in red.
"There is an ambush, leave quickly!" Lu Qian was completely desperate and hurriedly mounted his horse and led his troops to retreat.
Mao Hui fled to the river, but he heard the roar of the waves like muffled thunder, and figures were wandering on the shore. Many Cao soldiers were lingering here.
"Where did the flood come from?" Mao Hui was shocked and called someone to ask: "Where is General Lu to respond?"
The Cao soldier answered with a cry, only to realize that Lu Qian had just led his troops across the river when suddenly a torrent surged down the upper reaches, and most of the soldiers were washed away. An ambush on the north bank came out and was killed long ago.
"What a Zhuge Liang, he expected it again." Mao Hui was frightened, the pursuers were coming behind him, and he had no way to advance or retreat.
As they were hurriedly preparing to meet the enemy, suddenly another enemy army came upstream. It was already dark, and Jingzhou soldiers were seen outflanking them from left to right, full of murderous intent.
Mao Hui saw that Chen Dao was the one downstream and was not his opponent, so he hurriedly urged his horse to break out of the encirclement upstream. He must be the general who was going to intercept the river. As long as he killed this person, he could take advantage of the chaos and escape.
The two horses crossed each other, and both of them swung their swords fiercely. Mao Hui's arm shook violently, and the sword came out of his hand, and he exclaimed: "Who are you?"
"That's Yang Ling in Changsha!" Yang Ling was eager to kill the general and make a meritorious service. He struck with all his strength and then slashed with his sword with his backhand. Before Mao Hui could ask for mercy, he beheaded him off his horse.
Cao's army was completely in chaos. They were blocked on the river bank and had nowhere to go. They abandoned their weapons and surrendered.
Lu Qian fled back to Xingyang with hundreds of remaining soldiers. When Xin Pi heard the report, he was shocked and hurriedly welcomed him out of the house. Seeing that the men and horses were in a panic, he quickly asked about the military situation.
"You fell into someone else's trap again!" Lu Qian sighed dejectedly, ordered the soldiers to go back to rest, and returned to the government office as he spoke.
"Alas, I didn't expect Kong Ming to be so wise, so hard to guard against." After hearing this, Xin Pi looked solemn and said, "The prince has moved the civil and military officials to Yecheng. Zhang Liao has no time to take care of himself, so he can only ask for help from Hebei."
During the discussion, Gan Ning led his troops to pursue the city and shouted to the defenders to open the city and surrender.
Lu Qianzheng was filled with resentment after his defeat. When he heard the report, he said angrily: "The gangster Gan Ning has gone too far to bully others. I will fight him to the death."
Xin Bi said: "General, Gan Ning must have underestimated the enemy after repeated defeats! The enemy ambushed all night and pursued and advanced all the way. The soldiers must be exhausted. This arrogant soldier will definitely be defeated. Don't worry about him for the time being. Tonight, we will lead the troops to attack him. It can achieve a complete victory and stabilize the morale of the army."
"Good morning, Mingfu!" Lu Qian was overjoyed and went back to the camp to rest before going to rob the camp in the middle of the night.
At the fourth watch of the next day, Lu Qian led the Xingyang garrison, fought out from the south gate, and went straight to the Ganning camp.
Although the soldiers in Jingzhou had strict military discipline, they only deployed defenses as usual. The troops were on guard day and night to kill the enemy. The soldiers were already exhausted. Gan Ning also thought that Lu Qian's generals were defeated and returned to the city in a disastrous defeat. He would not dare to fight again and relaxed his vigilance.
Most of the bonfires in the camp were extinguished, and the patrolling soldiers were taking a nap in sheltered areas. At this moment, there was a loud sound of horse hooves outside the camp, and Lu Qian led his troops to the front of the camp.
The Jingzhou soldiers panicked and rushed to meet the enemy. Before the sparse arrow rain was released, Cao Jun had already removed the antlers. Lu Qian took the lead and rushed into the camp, killing and setting fire everywhere.
Gan Ning was awakened from his sleep. When he heard that Cao's army was attacking the camp, he was furious and immediately went out to meet him. He saw shouts of killing everywhere and half of the camp on fire, so he had to give an order to abandon the camp and retreat.
"Gan Ning, thief, look at the arrows!" Lu Qian saw Gan Ning among the rebels, but instead of fighting him, he fired three arrows on his horse.
"The dog thief is attacking me. Do you dare to fight me?" Gan Ning dodged the arrows, urged his horse and charged forward with his sword.
After the battle was successful, Lu Qian finally vented his anger, laughed loudly, ordered his soldiers to drive Gan Ning back with random arrows, and led his troops back to the city.
Gan Ning gathered the defeated troops and watched helplessly as the camp was burned down. Fortunately, he was only the front troops and did not carry any baggage, so the losses were not serious. He retreated his troops not far away to rest and wait for Zhuge Liang's army.
Not long after, Chen arrived with his troops. Seeing ashes in front of him, he asked in surprise: "What happened?"
"You're careless!" Gan Ning sighed softly and said with a wry smile: "I fish all day long, but I get bitten by a turtle."
