Zhong Yao thought about it again and again, thinking of the crisis situation between the DPRK and China, and the seemingly endless rebels along the way, and thought to himself: The chaos in Xijing can no longer withstand such a military disaster. From what I saw and heard in the Liangren military camp, I also know that what Jia Wenhe said is true. If the trouble can be solved through negotiation, it will not be a bad thing. If Situ is allowed to continue to govern, the world will not know when it will be stable.
So he promised Jia Xu to negotiate peace and asked him: "I will make it clear to the court. But during this period, can you stop the Liang people from advancing?"
Jia Xu pointed to his chest, shook his head and said to Zhong Yao: "Brother Yuanchang, don't be surprised. There is no leader in the army, and there is no pardon order. How can I convince the generals?" Seeing that Zhong Yao still wanted to argue, Jia Xu directly Said: "Besides, I asked Yuan Chang, how sure is Yuan Chang of deposing Wang Yun?"
Zhong Yao was speechless. His words were controlled by Jia Xu. In the end, he could only agree with Jia Xu's point of view and discuss peace as soon as possible. Once the time changed, even if the future was unclear, the Liang people would attack Xijing forcefully.
After the discussion, Jia Xu returned the seals and ribbons and scepters of Zhong Yao and Jin Xiang, and gave them horses and pass tokens. The two finally looked at Jia Xu for a moment, and soon galloped towards the night. Went to the West.
And at this time, on the twenty-seventh day of the seventh lunar month, when all the attention of the Chang'an court was on the east side of Gaoling, Wang Fang, who was originally stationed in Chongquan, led his 7,000 cavalry and suddenly crossed The Jingshui River marched westward on the north bank, rushing for 150 miles at night, and then went south again, crossing two tributaries of the Jingshui River in succession.
The location for crossing the river was carefully chosen. There was a side of woods on the north bank of the crossing, which was convenient for concealment. Moreover, they had been there many times and were very familiar with the Jingshui River. They did not need a boat when crossing the water and just stepped directly from the shallowest point. The water was too deep. Up to his knees. Moreover, there is only a long-abandoned yellow and white city between the tributaries, so no one can stop them. When they crossed the second tributary, it was lunch time. Perhaps due to the lack of troops, Lu Bu's range of patrols was very large, so there were generally only scouting activities on the south bank of the Jingshui River at a few times of the day.
The king was able to successfully cross to the south bank and marched for nearly two hundred miles all night. The soldiers were tired, so he ordered the army to rest in the woods for half an hour, put on their underwear that was not wet, and eat again. Serve with some dry food. They marched about 6,000 cavalry this time and brought about seven days of supplies for a surprise attack on this day, so after a short rest, the king continued southward.
However, after walking about five miles further north, they ran into a small group of Gaoling scouts. They were all unarmored light cavalry, and they were obviously here to detect the scale of the incoming Liang people. After discovering the scout, Wang Fang asked his brother-in-law Chi Gong to lead dozens of horses to chase him. Under the scorching sun, the two men and horses shuttled between the woods and the wasteland one after the other. One of the scouts had an injured horse's hoof, so he had to switch to someone else's horse, leaving an injured horse for the enemy. Apart from this, Wang Fang did not gain anything.
In the evening, Wang Fang arrived at the designated location, which was to the west of Gaoling City. Now that he knew that his traces had been discovered by Lu Bu, he ordered countless bonfires to be lit to intimidate the enemy. Under the roaring bonfire, they began to set up camp, intending to wait here for the friendly forces on the other three sides.
Lu Bu stood on the city wall, looking at the continuous fire on the ground to the west, his face was very ugly. Zhang Liao, who was accompanying him, analyzed and said: "General, when we attack a city, we usually surround three and one is missing, in the hope that the defenders will abandon the city. But now the enemy army has actually arrived to the west first. This is probably to gather and annihilate our army without letting a single living person go." Plan!"
"I know." Lu Bu also saw it, and he said through gritted teeth: "Those ruthless dogs have several times more troops than me. They must think that I am weak and can be bullied. How can they take me seriously?" But he revealed another one. With a proud smile, but hatred brewing in it, he said to Zhang Liao: "Now there is only one enemy on one side. It is the time for our army to go out of the city and fight first. If the cold dogs are beaten to pain, the city can be defended."
"It's just that the scouts didn't find out the number of thieves. Now it's hard to see how many there are at night. It might not be good to attack rashly!"
Lu Bu shook his head and said: "If the rebel army is really large, there is no need to expel the scouts. Wenyuan, let go of your courage and kill. Don't forget, I have also set up an ambush outside the city, and there are trapped troops to help. Are you afraid that you won't be able to defeat the cold dog who has not yet established the camp? The enemy is at a loss and we are at ease. It's the right time! I'll order the troops, you go and light the beacon, and let Gao Shun and I kill the camp immediately!"
The reason why Lu Bu had the confidence to seize the camp was because, as he said, he ordered Gao Shun to lead three thousand cavalry to hide in the mountains and forests south of the city for a surprise attack. This was the perfect time to use it.
Wang Fang really didn't expect Lu Bu to be so courageous. He thought that everything he did along the way was in accordance with the military arrangements, and there were no omissions. He also thought that Li Jue's troops were coming soon, so he didn't care about defense and openly attacked Gaoling five miles west of Gaoling City. Camp everywhere. But after half an hour, he saw something strange in Gaoling City. The city on the plateau was lit up with red and yellow firelight, and was wrapped in a layer of dense white smoke, like thousands of cattails rising in the air in a beacon. .
Then there was a faint thumping sound, which Wang Fang was very familiar with, and he quickly realized: it was the sound of an attacking drum. He quickly called out: "Gather the army! Fight!" At this time, he realized that he had made another mistake. He arranged for his soldiers to help set up camp, and they were not with him for a while. He had no choice but to shout to himself while gathering the sergeants around him, and finally found the soldiers, but it was already too late. The gate of Gaoling was already wide open, and the Liang people who were guarding the city filed out of the gate and rushed towards the camp.
At this time, Wang Fang had just managed to gather more than a thousand people. He temporarily handed over these troops to his brother Wang Kuang, letting them rely on half of the camp to resist while he continued to organize the army. Wang Fang thought, as long as Wang Kuang Kuang has resisted. If you give him some time to continue to organize the army, he will be able to fight all these dogs back to the city!
Wang Kuang has seen a lot of these situations. When he was suppressing the rebellion in Longban, he didn't know how many Qiang people were barracking at night, but this time it was Lu Bu. He took more than a thousand people to the easternmost deer horn and let the new soldiers They walked to the front first, and the veterans got on their horses and waited a hundred paces behind the camp gate.
The leader at the front was Wei Xubu. He saw that although there was chaos in the rear of the Liang camp, and the antlers were hurriedly tied, and there were gaps in many places, the soldiers in front were still in order, so he immediately ordered to go over and launch a round. .
When the cavalry in the forefront were about to approach the antlers, they suddenly grabbed the reins of their horses, led the cavalry behind them to the left and right, and fired arrows at Liang Ren behind the antlers. There was no trace of the arrows in the night, and they could only be heard. There were bursts of arrows piercing armor, and many people groaned, and then fell to the ground without any warning. It was like a nightmare attack at night, and no one could resist it.
The Liang people immediately fought back with bows and arrows, but they were slower after all. Wei Xu's front team fired two rounds, then turned their horses and retreated quickly to the rear. The Liang people only had time to shoot one round, and many of them failed. Only some of the people who retreated slowly were hit by flying arrows and their horses fell to the ground. No one could see clearly their desolate appearance.
The cavalry who were waiting for the merger were organized again, and more cavalry arrived later. Lu Bu also arrived on a red rabbit. He held a long spear in hand and scolded Wei Xu: "What are you waiting for? Just kill him. "Although Wei Xu knew that he was used to this and was not really angry, he still felt uncomfortable in his heart. He forced a smile and said, "With the general here, how dare I steal the limelight?"
Lu Bu didn't take it seriously, but he was so excited about the upcoming fight that he was so excited that when the horn sounded, he was wearing iron armor and rolled down into the Liang people's formation like a big stone in the air. When the Liang people in the front saw a black shadow nearly two feet high approaching, they immediately realized that this must be Lu Bu!
They were well prepared for this, and took the initiative to make way for the advance guard to fly in. The cavalrymen behind them pulled ropes to trip their horses, and took turns firing crossbows and spears. Only a hundred cavalrymen followed. The rest of the rear team was blocked from the camp. Wang Kuang led his veterans to wait in the rear formation. What they were waiting for was this moment. They drove their horses forward and entangled with Lu Bu and the others. This was a common tactic used by the Liang people in guarding the camp. They would let some of them rush in first, and then divide and strangle them. It shocked people's hearts, and Xu Rong also relied on this to retreat safely when he formed a formation on the Wanshui River.
But it was Lu Bu who came at this time. He took the lead and swept the spear pole over. The rider in front was caught off guard and took a forceful blow with his left arm. Although it was protected by armor and did not bleed, he felt that he could not use the strength. The knife in his hand He also dropped his hand and fell to the ground. It was obviously broken. The Liang people on the side were all amazed, but Lu Bu stopped there.
Dozens of knights came over and surrounded Lu Bu. The five knights in front took turns to stab each other, and the knights behind waited for the opportunity to launch cold arrows. Lu Bu couldn't move at all. Even though his horsepower was far greater than the other knights, he could only move cautiously, left and right. Of course, many of the hundreds of cavalry who followed him into the battle were also injured.
Wang Kuang was overjoyed when he saw this, and taunted him: "Even a dog dares to attack Naigong's camp without knowing his own strength. I will kill you here today!"
Lu Bu sneered a few times. Although he could not enter, Liang Ren's repeated cold arrows could not break through the Mingguang Armor. There were five thousand soldiers behind him, how could the thousand people in front of him be able to defeat him? But Wang Fang kept pulling back the sergeants. From time to time, small teams merged into the formation. The two armies were in a stalemate for a while. As the Liang army's reorganization was completed, some Liang cavalry actually rushed out from the gaps in the camp. This was all Lu Bu's. Due to the lack of elites and experience under his command, Lu Bu, who was surrounded, was still fighting hard, but most of the troops behind him were a little unstable.
Fortunately, he still has Gao Shun, a rare soldier.
After Wang Fang finished reorganizing his army, he was extremely happy to see that his troops were engaged in a hard battle. He said to his eldest son Wang Wen, "I think our army's contribution to defeating Lu Bu in this battle is probably the first!" After that, he rode up and led the entire army to attack. . But at this time, a horn sound like a night owl suddenly came from the south, and they suddenly discovered that there was also a cavalry attack from the south, with horse hooves like thunder. It was about a quarter of an hour after they arrived. Wang Fang was attacked on both sides and temporarily changed his formation on the left wing. It's too late.
Gao Shunshui's 30th rider was in front, roaring loudly, and rushed into the Liangqi formation like a wolf, and the knights behind him quickly followed on flying horses.
After Gao Shun joined the battlefield, he defeated the Liang people's flanks with one blow, and the battle tilted towards Lu Bu. The Liang people around him fled to the north, but Lu Bu took advantage of the victory to pursue and killed the dozen or so Liang cavalry who surrounded him. He killed eight people, and then joined forces with Gao Shun. Under the combined attack of the two armies, they drove Wang Fang fifteen miles northward and captured nearly a thousand people.
Lu Bu originally planned to chase all the way to Jingshui and wipe out all Wang Fang's troops. But at this time, the beacon fire was lit again on the top of Gaoling's city. This time, yellow and white smoke was used. It did not mean the previous response, but meant that the city was in danger. Lu Bu slowed down, struggled internally, and chose to bring all the troops back to the city.
Not long after he returned to the city, he heard a noise in the east of the city. Looking east, he saw that a large army had arrived. They were stationed five miles east of the plain. A large number of people were planning a camp on the plain, and some people were busy moving people. There are people carrying luggage, some are clearing the forest land, and some are mobilizing troops in advance to prevent attacks on the camp in the city.
Just as King Lu Bu was fighting in the west of the city, Li Jue's 30,000 Eastern Army also arrived.
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