Outside Deng County, within the Wei army camp.
Today, the morale within the Wei army is very low.
The two generals were duel in front of the battle, but in the end both were injured and both fell. This is what everyone witnessed with their own eyes.
Zhang Hu also responded in time, and quickly rescued Zhang Liao back to the camp with Zhang Liao's personal guards. However, Zhang Hu lacked too much in his subsequent response.
First of all, Zhang Liao's injury was indeed more serious than Guan Yu's, and he was now in a coma. Secondly, Zhang Hu's reaction was not as quick as Deng Ai's, and he was not able to cover up the coach's injury immediately. On the contrary, Zhang Hu was still there In the military tent, Zhang Liao was helped to take off his armor, so that all the generals in the army could see Zhang Liao's injuries with their own eyes.
A knife from the back penetrated the body. The wound was a foot long and penetrated two inches into the flesh. The most terrible thing was that under Guan Yu's brute force, Zhang Liao's spine was severely hit and was already damaged and deformed.
This is also an important reason why Zhang Liao fell into a coma.
Guan Yu was stabbed by Zhang Liao. Although it was serious, it was considered a traumatic injury after all. As for Zhang Liao, his spine was damaged, and he may have injured his central nervous system.
In this day and age, there are no X-rays. Due to the limitations of the times, the level of doctors in this era does not even understand what the nervous system is. This kind of injury, even in modern society, must be completely cured without leaving any sequelae. It's not that easy either.
Not to mention, it is basically impossible to stop the bleeding and suture this foot-long and two-inch-deep wound using the methods of military doctors in the army.
Zhang Hu was also anxious and had no choice. While reprimanding and beating the military doctors for their incompetence, he quickly wrote a letter to Cao Pi in Luoyang, hoping that he would send an imperial doctor to treat Zhang Liao's injuries.
As for covering up Zhang Liao's injury, Zhang Hu had no idea at all.
Therefore, almost everyone in the Wei army knew that their coach was seriously injured and could not recover, and that he was at a critical moment of life and death.
Therefore, when the Shu army on the opposite side took the initiative to attack the next day, the Wei soldiers were all panicked.
Zhang Hu has been working hard to support him, but after all, he is not his father, and he does not have the prestige or ability.
As for Zhang Liao, he has always been unpopular within Cao Wei. The lieutenants who can partner with him are basically people with little prestige and limited abilities. This also leads to the fact that once Zhang Liao falls, the entire Wei army will show a different attitude. The panic of a leaderless population.
As for the Han army, Guan Yu failed to go into battle in person.
It's not that the second master doesn't want to, it's just that he really can't.
As a general, when Guan Yu is healthy, of course he alone takes charge of military matters. This priority is very clear. Therefore, as a military advisor, Xu Shu only makes suggestions and never interferes with Guan Yu. decision.
But now that the second master is injured, it is inconvenient. If he just formulates tactics and directs the battle, then Xu Shu will not say anything. But if the second master insists on going into battle with injuries, then Xu Shu cannot just ignore it.
In today's Jingzhou Army, the only person who can check and balance Guan Yu in terms of qualifications and talents is Xu Shu, and the reason why Liu Bei keeps Xu Shu in Jingzhou is nothing more than this. When Guan Yu is inconvenient, he can have someone As a backup, he helped Guan Yu control the Jingzhou Army.
Therefore, Xu Shu did not continue to let Guan Yu do whatever he wanted this time, but he also did not directly turn against Guan Yu to seize military power. Xu Shu himself did not touch military power. He just bypassed Guan Yu and directly appointed Guan Ping to command the entire army, responsible for launching an attack on Cao's army in Deng County. Take the initiative to attack.
Your father's military power is still in the hands of his son. Even if Guan Yu wants to say something, he can't say anything.
And just like Deng Ai said, if Zhang Liao is really seriously injured, then Guan Ping, Guan Xing, Deng Ai, and Xu Shu all attack together, and Cao Wei relies on Zhang Hu alone, and there is no way he can stop the Han army's offensive. Zhang Liao was not seriously injured and could still command. Even if Guan Yu personally commanded the battle, he would not be able to get any favors.
Therefore, in this battle, it actually makes no difference whether Guan Yu personally fights or not.
It would be better to stay in the tent to recuperate.
Therefore, Guan Yu, the injured general, was forced by Xu Shu, together with Guan Ping, Guan Xing, Guan Yinping, Deng Ai and other family members of Guan Yu, to rest on the couch in the tent. Xu Shu immediately wrote to Jiangling and Jiangdong. , asking for help in finding famous doctors to treat Guan Yu's injuries.
Outside the camp, Guan Ping was not polite. The next day, he was promoted to general and assigned offensive tasks. With Deng Ai, Liao Hua, and Guan Xing as the vanguard, he divided into three groups to attack the Deng County camp.
As soon as it comes up, it's a full-scale attack.
It's not that Guan Ping doesn't have a strategy. The battle plan is not detailed enough, so there is really no need.
In fact, Guan Ping is relatively low-key and humble, unlike his father. For the first time in charge of the army, Guan Ping was still a little unsure, and he often asked Xu Shu and Deng Ai for advice on how to use troops.
Xu Shu and Deng Ai have the same view on this - they will find out in a fight tomorrow.
If Zhang Liao is really fine and can continue to command, then the Wei army's defenses must be very tight. After a little testing and finding that they couldn't attack, they just retreated and held on until Wang Ji and Kou Feng's reinforcements arrived before taking action.
If Zhang Liao is really seriously injured, then don't be polite and directly attack across the board. I don't believe that Zhang Liao's son Zhang Hu has such an overall view and can coordinate the entire defense line.
As long as Zhang Hu fails to respond and causes a breakthrough, the entire Deng County's peripheral defense will be captured.
Therefore, there is no need for any strategy or testing - a full-frontal attack is a kind of testing.
If you can't fight, just fight. If you can't fight, just withdraw and rest.
Guan Ping adopted this strategy, divided the offensive echelons, and launched an attack directly the next day.
This time, the pressure came to Zhang Hu.
Zhang Hu's ability is indeed far worse than his father's.
Zhang Liao can command the defense across the board and ensure the safety of the defense line, but it is obvious that Zhang Hu does not have such ability and overall view.
Another one is the sergeant of the Wei Army. The morale of the soldiers was shaken because the commander was seriously injured and fell into coma. Their morale was low. Suddenly they were attacked by the enemy and they could not raise their will to fight at all.
Of course, the most important thing is Zhang Hu's failure to respond.
In fact, Zhang Hu can't be blamed for this. It's really the Shu thieves opposite who are too cunning.
Zhang Hu actually didn't know the extent of Guan Yu's injury, but considering that his father's injury could not be seriously injured, Zhang Hu took it for granted that Guan Yu's injury was not serious.
If the coach is injured, the Shu thieves' morale will inevitably fluctuate, and they should focus on recuperating and stabilizing their morale. Even if Zhang Hu was killed, he would not have expected that at this time, the Shu thieves did not follow the routine and took the initiative to attack.
In addition, there are too many family members of the Guan Yu family serving in the army. There are three sides of the battlefield and one side of the Chinese Army. There are actually two big flags with the word "Guan" in four directions. Zhang Hu subconsciously thought that the Chinese Army Tent The person in charge of the command inside is Guan Yu, while the person in charge of the attack on the left is Guan Ping.
In other words, Zhang Hu misjudged the situation, believed that Guan Yu's injury was not harmful, and was still directing the entire army to attack.
One thing to say is that when Zhang Liao faced Guan Yu's offensive, he had to be cautious and always vigilant about the safety of the defense line. Why did Zhang Hu think that he could stop the attack of Guan Yu, the famous general of the world, on his own? !
After all, Zhang Hu had too little military experience and experience. He misjudged the enemy's general from the beginning and was timid. His subsequent command and response were all mistakes.
On the first day of defense, although Zhang Hu managed to survive relying on the camp defense system left by his father, Zhang Hu's own methods had basically been exhausted.
He was caught off guard, causing all three fronts to be in emergency. Zhang Hu had already mobilized all the available reserves, and was able to barely hold up the defense line. If the Shu thieves continue to attack tomorrow, Zhang Hu will have no one to send. .
Zhang Hu's predicament was also noticed by Guan Ping and others.
Guan Ping's qualifications are indeed a bit inferior, but who can you compare his score with? He is not as good as Guan Yu, Deng Ai, Xu Shu, etc., but he is much better than the opposite Zhang Huke.
Zhang Hu's defensive method of demolishing the east wall to make up for the west wall allowed Guan Ping to instantly see the possibility of breaking through the camp outside Deng County, or even directly breaking through Deng County.
The next day, Guan Ping was not polite and continued to divide his troops into three groups to launch a fierce attack on the camp outside Deng County.
Originally, Guan Ping was still thinking that Zhang Hu was Zhang Liao's son after all. He had followed his father for many years, and he should have some skills under his influence. Guan Ping even made plans to continue to attack tomorrow if he couldn't attack today.
Guan Ping still has this bit of patience.
But Guan Ping didn't expect that after Zhang Hu held on for most of the day, he finally couldn't hold on until dark.
The first person to break the balance of power was Guan Xing. He led his troops to break through the defense line of the Wei army's left camp and led his army to attack the Chinese army. Zhang Hu was forced to mobilize his soldiers and adjust the defensive direction of the Chinese army to deal with Guan Xing's attack.
Zhang Hu's adjustment caused a short-term shortage of troops in the direction of the Zhongjun Yingzhai, which was originally relatively well-defended. Deng Ai, who was responsible for attacking the Wei Army's Zhongjun Yingzhai, keenly seized this opportunity and led his troops to attack fiercely. , the direction of the Chinese military suddenly became loose and collapsed.
Once there is a loophole in the Chinese military camp, Zhang Hu will not have the time even if he demolishes the east wall to repair it.
As a last resort, Zhang Hu could only gather the remaining troops and lead the army to retreat into Deng County, hoping to rely on the advantages of Deng County's city defense to continue to hold on.
Of course, Zhang Hu did not forget it and quickly sent another distress letter to Cao Pi in Luoyang.
As Zhang Hu withdrew into Deng County, Guan Ping did not continue to lead the troops in pursuit. On the contrary, Guan Ping suspended his advance.
It wasn't that there was any accident, it was simply because Kou Feng led the Shangyong soldiers to arrive at the Nanyang battlefield one day early.
Now that Guan Yu is seriously injured and Kou Feng has arrived, the command power of Nanyang battlefield needs to be redistributed. Who should be the main general? This requires coordination between the two.
After all, Kou Feng is also a person who guards one side. Compared with Guan Ping, he is much higher in terms of status and official position. It is really hard to say whether Kou Feng is willing to obey Guan Ping's command.
At this time, in Deng County, Zhang Liao, who had been unconscious for two days, finally woke up temporarily at this critical moment.
(End of chapter)
