It's hard to say what Liu Bei's military commanding abilities are.
After all, Liu Bei lost too much in the first half of his life. Ever since he started his army to conquer the Yellow Turbans at the age of twenty-four, he rarely won a battle. When he lost the worst, he even pretended to be dead on the battlefield to escape.
Of course, you can also help Liu Bei make amends. After all, many of Liu Bei's defeats in the first half of his life were due to his inferior strength and fighting more with less. But Liu Bei basically spent the first half of his life on the run. He was driven from the Central Plains to Hebei, and then from Hebei to Jingxiang. His commanding ability was really not convincing.
If Liu Bei has always had such a record, then to be honest, it is really not surprising that Pang Tong is planning to roll his arms and prepare to go into battle himself. But Liu Bei is really not, and Liu Bei also has representatives to fight.
You can say that taking the four counties of Jingnan was forced by the current situation. The four counties of Jingnan were forced to surrender. It is difficult to see Liu Bei's actual command level. However, in the battle of Sichuan, after Liu Zhang cut off his retreat and food and grass supplies, Liu Bei returned. Being able to complete a desperate counterattack and invade Chengdu is very valuable in itself.
Not to mention the subsequent Battle of Hanzhong. Liu Bei first beheaded Xia Houyuan, and then used almost the same force to win a head-on confrontation with Cao Cao, forcing Cao Cao to finally abandon Hanzhong.
This battle completely restored Liu Bei's reputation that he had lost in the first half of his life, and also confirmed the value of Cao Cao's saying, "The only heroes in the world are the envoy and Cao'er."
Therefore, Liu Bei's military command ability actually depends on who he compares with.
Compared with someone like Liu Zhang, Liu Bei is simply a loser. Compared with a military strategist like Cao Cao, Liu Bei may indeed be inferior, but if Liu Bei really takes the initiative, there is nothing Cao Cao can do against Liu Bei.
Now, although Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin have the qualifications of famous generals, they still lack experience. They are definitely enough compared to Liu Zhang, but compared to Cao Cao, they are not even a little bit behind.
What's more, the current battlefield situation is that the Han army takes the initiative. Even if Cao Cao comes in person, there will be no good solution.
Liu Bei was really not worried about the current situation at all, and he didn't take it seriously when the coalition forces of Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin attacked the formation.
The opponent only has three or four thousand men. Although there are more than a thousand cavalry, his own central army now has six or seven thousand men. As long as they block these people, wait until Zhang Fei and the others completely break through the Wei army's defense line, and then return to surround them. These None of the assault soldiers could escape.
The Wei army's defense line was already a bit shaky and could be broken through at any time. Now that Guo Huai chose to rush into the formation himself and gave up command of the defense line, this defense line was destined to not be able to maintain it for too long.
Liu Bei had enough confidence and confidence to completely encircle and annihilate these Wei troops.
The changes in the battlefield situation at this time were indeed as Liu Bei expected. The Wei army gradually began to show signs of being unable to sustain itself. All the Wei army's winning chips lay in the two assault teams that attacked Liu Bei's main formation.
Guo Huai had no way to do this. Even he himself could not break through Huang Quan's interception. He could only pin his hopes on Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin.
But something happened on the battlefield that surprised both Liu Bei and Guo Huai.
When the assault force commanded by Guan Qiujian faced Zhang Nan and Yan Zhi's flanking attack, they did not immediately send out cavalry to attack the junction of the two armies, using the speed advantage of the cavalry to fight for the collision. probability of success.
Before this force was surrounded by the Shu army, it suddenly turned and no longer rushed towards Liu Bei's main formation, but towards Huang Quan's flank and rear.
Is this going to attack Huang Quan together with Guo Huai's army, and then the two armies will join forces and then attack the Chinese army? !
The idea is good, but...doesn't it look down upon Huang Quan a little too much and treat Liu Bei as a puppet? !
This idea is good, but the approach is quite naive. If they want to attack Huang Quan from a flank, Guanqiu Jian's troops must make a large circle around the edge of the battlefield. This time is enough for Huang Quan to respond and for Liu Bei to re-adjust. Return to the troops of Zhang Nan and Yan Zhi who attacked.
What are the benefits of doing this? !
Liu Bei was a little speechless. He felt that Cao Wei's juniors really had no one to use. It was too childish to use such a general to go into battle to kill the enemy.
Don't say Liu Bei laughed at this, even Guo Huai was anxious to death. If you two rush into battle desperately, then we still have a glimmer of hope. But come here to support us, what's going on? !
Our combined strength is less than 10,000. Liu Bei's central army plus Huang Quan's troops add up to more than 10,000.
In a one-to-one comparison of military strength, the morale of the soldiers on both sides is not at the same level. How can we compete head-on with others? !
Guo Huai was also very angry. He felt that his only chance to win was passed up by Guan Qiujian and Wen Qin.
As for Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin, are these two really mentally retarded and mentally retarded? !
Not really.
Both of them also have their own difficulties.
Don’t forget, under what circumstances could the soldiers they led appear in this place? !
To put it bluntly, the two men they led were also defeated soldiers, and except for the more than a thousand cavalry, there were no soldiers who belonged to the Forbidden Army's combat order. They were all county soldiers.
A group of soldiers suffered a defeat, panicked like bereft dogs, and finally broke out. Their biggest hope is to quickly find their own main army and seek shelter. How much fighting will and combat effectiveness do you expect them to have? !
After seeing their own army being surrounded and beaten, they were able to take the initiative to launch a surprise attack on Liu Bei's central army. It was already considered that Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin were well equipped with troops and knew how to boost morale.
Therefore, from the very beginning, these two men had no intention of attacking Liu Bei's main formation with the few soldiers in their hands. If they rushed over, they would be seeking death. As soon as the battle took place, the combat effectiveness of their own soldiers would definitely be revealed.
The plan of these two men from the beginning was to feint a shot behind Liu Bei's army to attract Liu Bei's dispatch. After finding a suitable battlefield space, they would join Guo Huai as soon as possible and retreat under Guo Huai's unified command.
To put it bluntly, only under such an escape arrangement could the troops led by Guan Qiu Jian exert their last bit of combat effectiveness.
The situation was like this. Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin had no choice. Even on the way to join Guo Huai, they were on tenterhooks, fearing that the Shu army would see through their own reality and send troops to intercept them, which would be the end of the world. This army will definitely be dispersed in a single fight.
But fortunately, these two were really fooled.
Because Liu Bei didn't know the strength of this Wei army, he really didn't dare to act rashly. He just transferred back the troops of Zhang Nan and Yan Zhi, but did not issue any further military orders.
As for Huang Quan, because the Wei army suddenly appeared on his flank, without knowing the specific information, for the sake of safety, Huang Quan also chose to temporarily break away from the entanglement with Guo Huai's army, rein in his troops, and prevent Guo Huai from taking the opportunity to launch a counterattack.
Therefore, Guanqiu Jian was quite successful. He took thousands of his troops to join Guo Huai's troops.
The two armies joined forces, and Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin finally saw Guo Huai. Guo Huai was still furious at first, but now that he saw the two of them and roughly understood the situation, he could no longer worry about it.
When he first saw the troops led by Guan Qiujian and Wen Qin, Guo Huai thought that he had received help from a new force. But now, according to Guan Qiujian's words, this was not a new force, it was just a burden.
Well, the situation was already very dire, and now thousands more people have been added to the burden. What should we do? !
"Now that the Shu thieves don't know who we are or what we are, please general, please retreat quickly and leave me waiting behind the palace!"
Guanqiu Jian cupped his fists and raised his hands, and quickly said to Guo Huai.
What Guanqiu Jian meant, he actually wanted to tell Guo Huai that now our two armies have just joined forces, the Shu army does not know our true and false intentions, and Huang Quan has temporarily retreated and stood firm. Seize the opportunity and run away.
If we don't leave, when the Shu army discovers that the soldiers I brought have no fighting ability and are just a burden, we won't be able to run away even if we want to.
As for the end of the throne, Guanqiu Jian was serious. After all, Guo Huai was much more important than them.
Guan Qiu Jian's plan was to take over the rear of the army brought by Guo Huai and retreat while fighting to buy time for Guo Huai to organize a withdrawal. This was indeed a risk-taking effort by Guan Qiu Jian.
On the battlefield, the situation changed extremely quickly, and there was simply not enough time to engage in more entanglements. Therefore, he could not analyze the pros and cons. Guo Huai had to make a choice immediately.
Now that the Wei army's defense line is shrinking, there will be signs of collapse at any time, and it is no longer possible to achieve the purpose of counterattacking Liu Bei's main formation with his breakthrough formation. This is no longer a question of whether he fights hard or not, but a question of defeat. .
If risking his own life can save the defeat, then Guo Huai is really not afraid of losing his life as a general. Who doesn't have such an awareness when going into battle?
However, struggling to the death and dragging his soldiers to death when the defeat is already determined is not Guo Huai's military style.
Therefore, after Guo Huai heard Guan Qiujian's suggestion, he silently considered it for a few breaths before making a decision.
"withdraw!!!"
(End of chapter)
