Both sides have determined their own strategies and are executing them in accordance with the general direction of the strategies.
Yu Jin first sent Xu Chu with three thousand cavalry to challenge Guan Yu's camp.
Guan Yu had already been waiting for Cao Jun to come to challenge him. According to Zhang Xi's suggestion, Guan Yu did not directly attack Xu Chu. Instead, he sent his son Guan Ping with 5,000 infantry to intercept Xu Chu halfway.
After all, Xu Chu had little battlefield experience. When he saw the word "Guan" on General Guan Ping's flag, he thought it was Guan Yu who was coming in person. He immediately cheered up and immediately led his cavalry to charge.
Guan Ping was not yet on a stable footing at the time, and he was originally here to "send off". When he saw Xu Chu rushing towards him, he had no intention of fighting, and quickly led his troops to retreat.
However, after all, Guan Ping lacks battlefield experience, and the soldiers have not yet established themselves in positional warfare. If a retreat order is issued suddenly at this time, it will cause confusion among the soldiers and lead to a delay in conveying military orders in time.
Then, Guan Ping was really defeated.
The false defeat turned into a real defeat. Of the five thousand people who went out, only less than three thousand came back, and the loss was nearly half.
Guan Yu was so angry that he scolded Guan Ping for a long time. Zhang Xi felt that the scolding was too much, so he quickly entered the camp to persuade Guan Yu.
Stop scolding him. According to the second master's scolding method, Guan Ping's confidence in leading troops to fight in the future will be scolded away.
But Guan Yu also really hates that iron cannot become steel.
After fighting with you for so long, you can still make such a basic mistake. Xu Chu has already led the cavalry to charge over. Even if your mission is to be defeated, it is time for the shield soldiers and spear soldiers to rush forward and build a defensive position. Then lead the other soldiers to retreat slowly.
How can you order someone to retreat when someone rushes?
This is not a fake defeat at all, this is really being dispersed and defeated.
Not to mention the loss of two thousand people. We are not as big as Cao Cao's family. Do you know how much it costs to recruit and train two thousand people? !
Well, when the second master said this, Zhang Xi found it difficult to persuade him.
Indeed, Guan Ping is over thirty this year and is no longer a child.
Zhang Xi could only persuade the second master from another angle that although we failed this time, we were going to lose this time. Such a failure should also appear more real so that Xu Chu would not be fooled.
It was okay if he didn't say this, but once he said this, the second master started to get angry again.
Indeed, this is a time of war, and the second master also knows the principle of not being in charge of troops.
The two armies were facing each other and there were casualties on each other. Although the second master didn't want to, if it really happened, the second master would not deliberately demand anything.
But this time was different. This time it was Guan Ping's command error that caused unnecessary casualties to the soldiers.
In other words, the loss of two thousand people this time was basically caused by Guan Ping's incompetence. This made Guan Yu not angry.
Although the second master looked down on the nobles, he was really kind to the soldiers. Guan Ping's mishandling this time was absolutely unforgivable in Guan Yu's opinion.
Yes, the second master had already finished his training. He was about to end Zhang Xi's persuasion, but the second master scolded him again.
This provoked Zhang Xi to look at Guan Ping's resentful eyes, as if he was not a human being inside or outside.
On the other side, in Cao Jun's camp, there was also a person who was treated as a donkey liver and lungs by others.
This person is banned.
During the day, Xu Chu led 3,000 cavalry to fight. Yu Jin was worried and led 5,000 infantry to support him.
As a result, Xu Chu defeated Guan Ping, Guan Yu's son, in one battle, beheaded hundreds of people, and captured nearly a thousand people.
This was a great victory, and Yu Jin was also happy for Xu Chu. With this victory at the bottom, after defeating Guan Yu in the future, it would be reasonable for Cao Cao to grant Xu Chu the title of Marquis.
But Xu Chu didn't expect that much at the moment. He was on the rise and was running around harvesting enemy soldiers.
Then, Yu Jin felt something was wrong.
In order to allow Xu Chu to make meritorious service in the first battle, Yu Jin led Xu Chu's elite cavalry from Cao's army.
The cavalry is about speed and maneuverability. The cavalry led by Xu Zhu have no formation at all now. They are running around in groups of twos and threes on the battlefield. Some people even dismount in order to grab flags and other trophies. Come and fight.
What the hell is this cavalry? !
In other words, is this the cavalry under the command of Xu Chu? !
Looking at Xu Chu himself, he didn't realize that the cavalry he led had broken up, and he had no intention of commanding the battle. He was just having fun on the battlefield alone, relying on his own strength to charge and kill, even as the leader of an army. , he himself had rushed to the forefront of all the cavalry and was desperately chasing the retreating Guan Ping.
If Guan Yu had an ambush or a supporting team, Xu Chu would not dare to think about the consequences of running into him.
In order to prevent Xu Chu from being in danger, and in order to prevent Xu Chu from turning from a great victory to a great defeat, Yu Jin quickly ordered the gold to withdraw his troops.
Advance with the beat of drums, retreat with the sound of gold, this is the military order on the battlefield. As soon as the gold is sounded, the cavalrymen also gather on the spot and prepare to retreat.
As for Xu Chu, it can be said that he was quite unhappy. He was about to catch up with "Guan Yu" as he was about to catch up with him. Why did Yu Jin win the gold medal at this time? !
But after all, Xu Chu had been following Cao Cao all year round. He knew the importance of military orders, so he did not continue to have fun. Instead, he reined in the horse and returned to the camp unwillingly.
As soon as he returned to the camp, Xu Chu went to question Yu Jin, why did he suddenly withdraw his troops? !
"Why did Wen Ze suddenly ask for gold?! Someone wanted to kill the scattered enemy soldiers and capture Guan Yu alive to repay the king of Wei for his great kindness. Could it be that Wen Ze didn't want a certain family to take credit for this?!"
Facing Xu Chu's questioning, Yu Jin felt very unhappy.
After all, I am the commander-in-chief of the army. Do you need one of your guards to question me if I am Ming Jin? !
However, the two of them had known each other for many years, so Yu Jin still endured the tone and explained patiently, saying, "Don't be upset Zhongkang, listen to what I said. The person coming this time is not Yu, but Guan Ping'er, Yu's son. Again. "Zhongkang has achieved great success by defeating the enemy. If Guan Yu had set up an ambush on the way, wouldn't it damage Zhongkang's reputation? Therefore, it is Quan Zhongkang's name to call the gold to withdraw his troops."
It was not easy for Yu Jin to coax Xu Chu like a child.
After all, Yu Jin can't say that you just care about killing people for your own pleasure. All the cavalry under your command have fallen apart, and there is no longer any formation.
At this time, any organized army that comes out can easily take care of you.
Similarly, Yu Jin also understood a truth - Xu Chu really didn't know how to command soldiers to fight. Whether it was cavalry or infantry, there was no such thing as commanding a battle in his eyes, so he would take the lead and charge forward.
But Yu Jin still has to use this person as the vanguard. Yu Jin feels really tired.
But Xu Chu couldn't understand Yu Jin's frustration. Instead, he felt that there was something wrong with Yu Jin.
"You have been a general for many years, how can you be so timid?!" Xu Chu said to Jin, "I was ignorant in the past, so I didn't dare to speak out. Today, when we face the battle, the enemy army will collapse at the first touch. It seems that these weak soldiers, even if there is an ambush, will What are you afraid of?! A certain family only needs to charge and kill, and they will surely defeat the enemy and win. If you are so cautious and suspicious, how can you use your troops?!"
Hey, let me go! ! !
Yu Jin was so angry that he was actually scolded by a guard, saying that he didn't know how to use soldiers? !
No wonder King Wei never allowed Xu Chu to go to the battlefield. With his brain, he would be killed in a matter of minutes.
Yu Jin was really angry and wanted to retaliate. But after thinking about it, he let it go. This is the servant of the King of Wei. He comes here just to pretend to be senior and meritorious. There is no need to be anxious with such a person.
Anyway, with this merit, you can explain it to the King of Wei. At worst, you can just pay it forward in the future. Why bother to offend?
Yu Jinpai said a few nice words to coax Xu Chu, and sent him back to his camp to rest, and then began to think about how to defeat Guan Yu.
But before he could think of a good idea, God started to rain again.
Although it was not a heavy rain, it was not light, and it lasted for two days. In this kind of weather, it was impossible to use troops.
Fortunately, it only rained for two days, and the rain stopped temporarily. Yu Jin was wondering whether he should raise troops to attack Guan Yu's camp.
As a result, at this time, Guan Yu led his own troops and came to challenge Yu Jin's military stronghold.
What else can we say? The two armies formed their formations and started fighting.
However, before the battle started, Yu Jin sent a messenger to go to Fan City to inform Man Chong. If possible, let Man Chong in Fan City send troops to threaten the flanks of Guan Yu's army at the right time.
If Guan Yu can be defeated in a field battle, then the siege of Fancheng will naturally be solved, and Man Chong will not have to worry about defending the city.
Afterwards, Yu Jin personally led his army to the plains to confront Guan Yu.
This time, Yu Jin was in charge of the central army, and the forward was not Xu Chu, but another general Zhu Ling brought by Yu Jin.
There was no way, this time the two armies faced each other, and the opponent was the famous general Guan Yu. Yu Jin did not dare to let Xu Chu, who was not very obedient, be the vanguard anymore.
Although Zhu Ling is not a good person, after all, he has followed Cao Cao for a long time, and he was also the commander-in-chief in his early years. At least compared to Xu Chu, he is much more reassuring.
As for Guan Yu, Guan Yu himself is in charge of the Chinese army, Zhang Ni is in the vanguard, Liao Hua is in the left army, Guan Ping is in the right army, and Zhang Xi is in charge of the base camp. On the one hand, he is the governor of food, grass and baggage, and on the other hand, he is on guard against Manchong in Fancheng. Come out for a sneak attack.
Although the purpose of this battle is to lose, Guan Yu doesn't want to happen like Guan Ping again, where a false defeat turns into a real defeat.
Furthermore, Guan Yu also hopes to use his fame to stimulate Xu Chu and intensify the conflict between Xu Chu and Yu Jin.
But what Guan Yu didn't expect was that the vanguard of the Imperial Army this time was not Xu Chu, but his old rival Zhu Ling. Xu Chu was in the left army, not the front army.
When Guan Yu saw this situation, he was rude.
The military flag was waved, and Zhang Ni stepped forward to give Zhu Ling a try.
And Zhu Ling, Zhu Ling also directed the former soldiers to step forward to fight.
In Zhu Ling's view, this was just a regular outpost.
It didn't really matter how the former army fought. He was just following orders and waiting for Yu Jin's next arrangements. He had no intention of commanding the former army to make achievements.
After all, Zhu Ling, his life experience is simply, well, a bit hard to describe.
(End of chapter)
