Xiahou Dun, courtesy name Yuan Rang, was a general of Cao's army.
In the novel, Xiahou Dun was a fierce general who followed Cao Cao on his expeditions to the north and south. Although he never really became the leader, his record was not bad. He was a tiger general who charged into battle.
But historically, this person has never won a war, been promoted, and was kidnapped as a military general. It's so embarrassing.
But don't think that Xiahou Dun is a waste because of this.
Even if someone has never won a war, you have to see who their opponent is.
The person who lost the two wars was Lu Bu.
Lu Bu is among men, and Red Rabbit is among horses.
Another time the leader failed was Liu Bei.
Emperor Zhaolie of Han Dynasty.
Just these two, all the princes in the world are here. How many of them dare to say that they can definitely win? !
Of course, the Battle of Bowangpo in this world has not yet started, so Xiahou Dun has only lost twice. Although being kidnapped can be regarded as a lifelong stain, Xiahou Dun feels that as long as he can capture Liu Bei alive this time, he should be able to This stain can be washed away.
So this time, Xiahou Dun, who had just solved the Weigu rebellion in Hedong, took the initiative to ask Cao Cao for a military expedition and went south to Wancheng, preparing to capture Xinye and peek into Fancheng.
As for Liu Bei, he also inquired about the changes in Wancheng and started preparations for the war early.
Although Cao Ren was defeated last time, it was actually very dangerous that time.
Fancheng was lost. If he hadn't defeated Cao Ren's 5,000 soldiers head-on, Liu Bei wouldn't have had the chance to escape again.
This time, there was a lot of movement in Wancheng, and according to the detailed reports on the mobilization of soldiers and horses in Wancheng, Xiahou Dun may bring no less than 20,000 soldiers this time.
Although Cao Ren brought 15,000 men to attack the new field last time, the actual number of combatants was only 2,000 to 5,000. The remaining 10,000 were suspicious soldiers, and when he heard that Cao Ren had failed, he ran faster than anyone else. With almost no losses, everyone returned to Wancheng.
But this time, Xiahou Dun came with 20,000 people, but Xinye still only had 2,000 people. The ratio of one to ten was how to fight this battle.
If Xiahou Dun really used his mighty troops to press on Xinye step by step, then Liu Bei would have no choice but to retreat all the way to Fancheng before making further calculations.
Liu Bei did not dare to be careless, so he summoned his civil and military officers to discuss matters again at General Zuo's Mansion.
Zhang Xi attended the military meeting as Zhang Fei's lieutenant just like last time. Before the military meeting even started, Zhang Fei saw someone who was unlikely to be here.
"Why did the second brother come back from Fancheng?!" Zhang Fei was shocked when he saw Guan Yu who came to attend the military meeting.
Guan Yu is here, doesn't this mean that Fancheng has no generals to defend it? !
Once Xiahou Dun follows Cao Ren's old wisdom, wouldn't it mean that everyone's retreat would be cut off again and they would have to fight Cao's army in a field battle? !
Guan Yu also had a solemn look on his face and replied to Zhang Fei, "I was ordered by my eldest brother to lead the soldiers from Fancheng back to Xinye to listen to my instructions."
Well, it was more than Zhang Fei thought. Guan Yu even brought back Fancheng's soldiers. At this time, Fancheng was an empty city.
Although as a result, the number of Xinye defenders increased from 2,000 to nearly 4,000, fully doubling the number, but if there was any chance that this was true, there would be no way out for themselves.
Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were both a little worried and didn't know what happened to their elder brother. But they soon found out.
After a while, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang walked out from the back of the hall.
Of course Liu Bei was the first one, but Zhuge Liang did not sit in the position of the courtiers below. Instead, he set up a new seat slightly lower to Liu Bei's left and sat down.
This seating arrangement made Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's eyes widen at that time.
Obviously, this is Liu Bei expressing his regard for Zhuge Liang, and also expressing the idea that Zhuge Liang will take the lead in this military discussion.
Of course, unlike what is shown in the TV series, Liu Bei is the master after all. It is impossible for Zhuge Liang to sit side by side with Zhuge Liang in formal occasions, and it is impossible for Liu Bei to hand over all the sword seals to Zhuge Liang at this time.
Liu Bei knew very well that names and tools should not be faked.
Therefore, arranging the seats in this way not only highlights Zhuge Liang's importance, but also still controls the initiative.
But even so, neither Guan Yu nor Zhang Fei were happy.
The reason is very simple. Such an arrangement of seats means that the positions of Guan and Zhang, Liu Bei's sworn brothers, are below Zhuge Liang.
Guan Yu was okay, he just squinted his eyes and didn't speak, but his whole aura could tell that he was very dissatisfied.
Zhang Fei was more direct and wanted to jump out and say something. But unfortunately, he was suppressed by Liu Bei's look.
This black guy is the most afraid of his elder brother.
Zhang Fei was suppressed and Guan Yu didn't speak, so what could anyone else say.
Zhuge Liang, on the other hand, did not feel embarrassed at all. He still looked calm and calm, smiling and sitting on Liu Bei's lowered hand, looking at the civil and military officers present quietly with a smile.
"The generals are here today to discuss how to retreat from the enemy!" Liu Bei saw that the scene was quiet and directly started today's military discussion, saying, "According to detailed reports, Cao Jun's general Xiahou Dun led 20,000 soldiers to invade Xinye. , do you have any strategies to defeat the enemy?!"
"Brother, why worry!" Upon hearing this, Zhang Fei immediately stood up and asked for a fight, "I, Old Zhang, only need to bring my own troops, and I will definitely kill Xiahou Dun!"
Liu Bei nodded happily, then ignored the black guy and continued to look at the others.
Your men killed a thousand people. Do you really think you are a god descending to earth when you go to kill 20,000 people? !
Zhang Fei was a little embarrassed when his elder brother ignored him, so he could only snort and sit back in his seat angrily.
Guan Yu raised his head at this time, looked at Liu Bei, and said, "Brother, although the words of the third brother are reckless, they are not unreasonable. Hou Dun's army is several times larger than mine this summer, and after Cao Ren's incident, I may not be greedy for credit and advance rashly again. In this case, we can only retreat to Fancheng and fight to the death, maybe we can have the strength to fight."
"If this is the case, it is difficult!" Liu Bei sighed and said, "Our army is small and Cao's army is large. Even if there is Fancheng to rely on, the outcome is uncertain. And if we abandon Xinye and leave, what will happen to the people in Xinye City?" , isn’t it going to be poisoned by Cao Jun?!”
"This" Guan Yu was also speechless for a while.
There are only a few soldiers from home, and with the soldiers brought by Fancheng, the total is less than 4,000. We have to fight 20,000 Cao soldiers. If we don't rely on fortified cities to fight, what's the difference between going out to fight in the city and risking death? !
But now, listening to the big brother's words, it seems that he is not even willing to give up this new Ye City.
If this is the case, how to fight this battle? !
Guan Yu thought about it but couldn't think of a way, so he looked at Xu Shu.
"But I wonder if Military Advisor Xu has a strategy to retreat from the enemy?!" Guan Yu asked aloud.
Xu Shu smiled slightly, but shook his head and said, "You are stupid and there is no good way to defeat the enemy."
As for today's matter, it just set up a stage for Zhuge Liang, a newcomer, to play the leading role. How could Xu Shu help Guan Yu to destroy the stage?
Besides, Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu had actually discussed the strategy to retreat from the enemy behind closed doors, and had already reported it to their lord Liu Bei, who approved it.
As long as there are no accidents in the middle of this strategy, the possibility of retreating the enemy is extremely high. Even if it is executed well, even Xiahou Dun can pull it off.
Of course, the premise is that there are no accidents and it is done properly.
Today's discussion is, on the one hand, to respect the military generals, and on the other hand, it is also to establish Zhuge Liang's prestige in front of the military generals.
So, after Liu Bei heard Xu Shu's answer, he quickly continued, raised his hands and said to Zhuge Liang, "If this is the case, how can I be a good military advisor? Zhuge has long heard that military advisors have strategies hidden in their chests, but I don't know now. Do you have any good advice for me?!"
After Guan Yu heard this, he glanced sideways at Zhuge Liang, who was still smiling, and then at Liu Bei, who looked hopeful. He always felt that something was wrong.
Big brother has never seen any big storms in these years, how could he start asking for advice just for Xiahou Dun? !
Zhang Fei also looked sideways at Zhuge Liang. This man was quite innocent. He simply wanted to see what Zhuge Liang said. If he said something wrong, he, Lao Zhang, would be the first to jump out and ridicule him.
However, Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, and still followed the agreed script and said, "Xiahou Dun leads only 20,000 troops. My lord, there is no need to worry. You will be able to defeat it yourself."
"Haha, Commander Zhuge has such a loud tone!" Hei Si couldn't sit still and was about to jump out and taunt.
However, Zhang Xi quickly grabbed his boss, saving him the embarrassment of standing up and serving as a stepping stone for the sinister Mr. Zhuge.
Looking at it now, if Zhang Xi still can't see any clues, then he has watched "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" so many times in vain.
This is going to be a romantic line, Zhuge Liang is going to "burn Bowang Slope on fire".
Although it is different from what was shown in the TV series, Zhuge Liang did not order his troops with high spirits in the school field, nor did he prepare his troops with confidence until Xiahou Dun's army came to the city, nor did he open the champagne at the beginning and arrange the credit book to serve.
But, in fact, the effect of the current military discussion is the same, which is to establish Zhuge Liang's prestige in the army.
If that's the case, why let our straightforward and lovely Zhang San act as a clown? !
Besides, if this black guy knew that he had seen through this but didn't remind him that once he returned to the military camp, this black guy would definitely make trouble unreasonably, and Zhang Xi would be the one who would suffer the most.
Zhang Fei is not stupid either. Zhang Xi pulled him for no reason. Although he didn't understand Zhang Xi's intention, he didn't speak arrogantly. Instead, he snorted and said, "In this case, let's ask the military advisor to give it a try. I'll teach you the military advisor's clever plan together."
Liu Bei was also surprised. Unexpectedly, Zhang Fei jumped out, but there was loud thunder and light rain.
But when things have progressed to this point, it doesn't matter whether Zhang Fei jumps in to pave the way, so Liu Bei signaled and Zhuge Liang continued.
Zhuge Liang didn't care. He stood up, looked at the map, and began to explain, "It's not difficult to retreat from Xiahou Dun. Although their army was large, they didn't know the weather or the location. They didn't know that there was a place in the northwest of Xinye called Bowang. There is a mountain on the left of Bowang, named Yushan; there is a forest on the right, named Anlin."
After a complete set of procedures, everyone basically understood that Zhuge Liang planned to set up an ambush at Bowang and attack Cao's army with fire.
(End of chapter)
