When Wang Ji saw an ambush here, he knew something was wrong and hurriedly led his troops to fight, hoping to break out and report the news.
Wang Shuang rushed to the horse and slashed with his sword. Wang Ji raised his sword to parry. His arms were numb from the shock. He was unsteady on the horse and his body was still swaying. Wang Shuang backhanded him and hit a meteor hammer, which hit the center of his back. Suddenly his vision went dark and he fell under his horse.
The rest of the Wei army was panicked. They were killed by Fu Xu in the front and Wang Shuang's Xiliang cavalry in the rear.
Wang Ji was tied up by the soldiers. When he woke up, he felt stars rising in front of his eyes. He struggled and shouted: "Who are you?"
"My name is Wang Shuang!" Wang Shuang pointed his knife at Wang Ji on his horse and said in a buzzing voice: "My master said that people with the same surname were a family five hundred years ago. For the sake of your surname being Wang, I will spare your life. "
Wang Ji had never heard of Wang Shuang's name, so he hurriedly asked: "Who is your master?"
Wang Shuang waved his hands and said, "I'll tell you when I see you later. Take him away!"
The soldiers brought the horses, tied Wang Ji with a rope, took advantage of the sunset to come to the stone road, and escorted him to the chariot where Zhang Fei was hiding.
When Wang Ji saw this soldier with a tiger's back and a tiger's beard, a tiger's beard, a leopard's head and eyes, his eyes suddenly widened even more than Zhang Fei's: "You, you... you are Zhang..."
Zhang Fei folded his arms and laughed loudly, nodded and said: "This guy's eyes are bigger than mine. He must be a talented person. I'll leave it to the military advisor."
Fu Wei ordered people to gag Wang Ji and escort him to the camp. He shouted to the defenders: "Wang Ji is so brave. He dared to stop us many times. I have captured him and escorted him back to Wancheng to hand him over to Cao Cao." The general is defeated, who of you dares to disobey?"
The defenders were shocked when they saw this. How could the deputy general dare to neglect him? He hurriedly ordered someone to open the camp door, stepped forward to plead guilty and said: "This is all done by General Wang. It is not what we want. Please take a look, General."
Fu Wei ordered people to escort Wang Ji to Wancheng and said in a cold voice: "It is not too late for you to repent now. You will be in charge of the Jiashi Road for the time being. I will report it to General Cao of the Ming Dynasty."
The lieutenant general was overjoyed and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to open the door to welcome the soldiers and horses into the camp, and ordered to prepare a banquet to welcome the wind. However, Fu Shu did not dare to stay long due to the delay. The men and horses took a short rest and took some dry food with them to travel all night.
After the people and horses passed the dangerous part of the stone road, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and rested in a valley. At this time, the moon was bright, the breeze was clear, and the pine waves were bursting, which was quite pleasant.
Wang Shuang brought a roast chicken to Zhang Fei and said enviously: "I thought the master, like me, only knows how to charge into battle, but it turns out he can also use tricks!"
"Do you really think that I, Lao Zhang, is reckless?" Zhang Fei glared, took a bite of the chicken leg and shook his head: "It's not that I don't know how to use tactics, it's just that there are many military advisors around on weekdays, so I don't bother to use tactics."
Wang Shuang complained: "If it doesn't work, you have to teach me how to use it!"
"This is a talent. Can you just learn it if you want to?" Zhang Fei rolled his eyes at him.
"Master, are you saying that I have no talent and am a fool?" Wang Shuang was unconvinced.
Zhang Fei said sternly: "Everyone has his own strengths, and he should learn from his strengths to make up for his weaknesses. My second brother will teach you the sword skills, which is enough for you to learn. When you lead the army in the future, I will assign you a military advisor. Don't go too far at this time." Greedy, let’s talk about it first when you have ten thousand enemies!”
"Oh, I got it!" Wang Shuang scratched his head and turned to practice martial arts on the grass.
Zhang Fei returned to Jingzhou from Chang'an and met Guan Yu briefly in Nanyang. Although the brothers only got together for half a month, Wang Shuang benefited a lot from a little advice in his spare time. He realized that the Central Plains was rich in resources and had many talented people. From then on, he practiced martial arts diligently. Day and night.
His weapon was transformed into a three-pointed sword when he was in Xiangyang, which could be used for both sword and spear skills. Although the two are different, Zhang Fei's snake spear can stab and cut. The two are compatible, and his martial arts improves very quickly.
There is a saying that Zhang Fei often talks about: one force can defeat ten enemies.
What Wang Shuang needs to understand most at this time is the control and use of strength. How to maximize physical strength and defeat thousands of armies with one strike is the key. On the battlefield, with thousands of troops rushing to kill, who gives you so many opportunities to play with guns? knife?
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It's March 3rd again, and catkins are flying all over the sky.
The vegetation in the north has just broken free from the shackles of the cold. Huainan is already full of spring scenery. New branches are swaying in the willow forest, green leaves are fluttering, and orioles are singing.
The spring scenery on both sides of the Huaihe River was dispersed by the murderous aura in the sky. Boats were passing by on the Huaihe River, horses were galloping on both sides of the river, and war was about to break out.
The east wind was strong in March, the waves on Fuling Lake were rough, and the boat was heaving. Cao Xiu was walking on the boat with steady steps.
The big ships along the coast were connected by iron cables. Zhang Wei and his craftsmen came forward to demonstrate. With the command flag waving, the chains on both sides were untied, and a ship in the middle broke through the waves and came out to the center of the lake.
Cao Xiu laughed and said: "With such a living chain, why should I be afraid of the Jiangdong navy?"
Wen Qin said: "The chain has just begun and the war is about to begin. It is better to practice for half a day to prevent the water army from improperly controlling it."
"That's what I meant!" Cao Xiu nodded slightly.
Zhou Tai had not heard from him since he left. He was also worried that his plans had changed, so he could only rely on himself to make sufficient preparations, so he ordered the drums to be beaten to gather the people and prepare to sail.
Zhang Wei's face changed slightly and he said hurriedly: "Captain, General Xiahou is still worried about military expenses. Now that the credit has been achieved, can the general go and encourage the general first?"
Cao Xiu's face darkened and he said displeasedly: "Zilin worked hard to build the chain, and his contribution is indispensable. However, if there is a grudge due to official matters, this is not the behavior of the general. If he is dissatisfied, he will go to the prime minister to argue with me. What does it have to do with me?" "
During this period, Xia Houmao was depressed all day long. He was either sleeping in his tent or sitting by the lake in a daze. One time, he took someone to catch water birds and was almost caught by a Jiangdong sentry ship. Cao Xiu had long been dissatisfied with him.
The battle was about to begin tonight, and Cao Xiu was in a hurry to prepare his naval forces, so how could he find the time to comfort Xiahou Mao.
When the navy was boarding the boat, suddenly the soldiers on the boat in the lake shouted and drove back to the shore to report that there was a fishing boat coming down the wind from the mouth of the lake, with a fish skeleton hanging on the bow, which was Zhou Tai's coded message.
Cao Xiu was worried about Zhou Tai's incident. He hurriedly ordered the navy troops to return to their camps, prepare bows, arrows and firearms, and ordered people to take the messenger directly to the Chinese army's tent.
"Fortunately, the fishing boat arrived in time." Zhang Wei saw Cao Xiu leaving and he breathed a sigh of relief. Knowing that his plan was about to come true, he sent the craftsmen away to find Xia Houmao.
The warships inspected by Cao Xiu were all prepared in advance, and the other large ships had been locked. Once they were launched, the secrets would be exposed. Although Xiahou Mao took the blame, it would definitely affect the overall plan.
Cao Xiu took the letter from the man and asked while opening it: "General Zhou left last time and there has been no news. Could it be that the plan has changed?"
The man reported: "Recently, everyone in the army has been dissatisfied with Liu Qi. Many people have secretly contacted the Wei army. Liu Qi ordered each battalion to conduct strict investigations. Lu Xun also strengthened the defense of the water stronghold. General Zhou had no time to escape, so he became suspicious, so he never contacted him. Contact the general."
Cao Xiu cursed in a low voice: "These wallflowers are ruining my major affairs. I don't accept waste in my camp."
If Zhou Tai doesn't come, he lacks a general to command the naval forces, and his plan has to be changed temporarily. Is it possible to show off his face and invite Xia Houmao?
After reading the letter, he laughed again and said, "God help me!"
