Liu Bei and Sun Ce discussed a plan.
Zang Ba of Kaiyang City defected to Liu Bei, causing Liu Bei's army to leave Shandong and head straight down to Xuzhou with great momentum. Because Xuzhou was surrendered to Liu Bei by Tao Qian, and the magistrate of each county was Liu Huangshu, they opened the city to surrender one after another, gaining territory along the way. With the support of the nobles, they will soon reach the gates of Xuzhou City.
Lu Bu was furious when he learned that Liu Bei had broken the agreement and raised his troops to attack.
Led Chen Gong, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and other generals, he raised 60,000 troops to attack Liu Bei. The two sides faced off at Nishan, more than 100 kilometers away from Xuzhou, and each side had its own victory or defeat.
Ever since Liu Bei's troops were stationed in Nishan, they had set up camp and were not in a hurry to attack. Instead, they hung up their no-war card and hid in the stronghold and refused to leave, no matter how much Lu Bu scolded them.
Zhang Fei was so angry that he stared round his eyes, gritted his teeth and wanted to fight Lu Bu to the death, but Liu Bei strictly ordered him not to fight.
In Lu Bu's camp.
Chen Gong felt something was wrong and said doubtfully: "General, Liu Bei came from far away alone and did not seek a quick victory. This is the way to die. But Liu Xuande is not an unwise person, and Chen Deng is helping him, how could he not know this?" Now if we insist on not leaving Nishan, there must be other plans, and our army must guard against it."
Lu Bu nodded, frowned, and asked, "Does Gongtai know what Liu Bei is up to?"
Chen Gong shook his head helplessly.
Liu Bei stood firm and did not reveal any clues. He had no way of guessing.
"snort!"
Lu Bu snorted coldly, "No matter what his plan is, as long as Liu Bei's army dares to leave the camp, I can kill him. Any plan is false in my eyes, Lu Fengxian."
Chen Gong twisted his beard and thought.
Next to him, Xu Si pondered for a moment and said: "Now that Cao Cao is leading his army to the west, Liu Bei has no help in the Central Plains. With his strength, he will never be able to compete with our army. Only... combined with Sun Ce from Jiangdong, and a flanking attack from the north and south, can we win?" possible."
Chen Gong's eyes lit up and his thoughts suddenly became clear.
He immediately said: "General, our army is out in full force, Xuzhou is empty, Sun Ce is leading his army north, Xuzhou is in danger."
Lu Bu frowned, with a look of disbelief on his face: "Sun Ce has just pacified Lujiang and is in urgent need of recuperation and solid foundation. How dare he risk sending troops north to attack my land of Xuzhou?"
Chen Gong was worried: "General, the battle for the Central Plains relies mostly on cavalry, but the cavalry is the weak link in Jiangdong. Now Liu Bei has attracted all our attention. Sun Ce will take this opportunity to go north. After occupying Xuzhou, he will have the opportunity to slow down the Central Plains. Now it is This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Sun Ce."
Lu Bu suddenly understood and stood up in a hurry and said: "Let Zhang Liao and Gao Shun lead their troops to stay here to prevent Liu Bei from sending troops. The rest will follow me south and return to defend Xuzhou!"
So Lu Bu led an army of 40,000 people and went south.
Halfway through the journey, he saw a large army suddenly approaching. Lu Bu looked carefully and saw that it was the two generals Wei Xu and Cao Xing, the generals guarding the city of Xuzhou, who were rushing towards them with their troops.
Lu Bu was shocked and asked: "If you don't stick to Xuzhou, what are you doing here?"
Wei continued: "More than a hundred defeated troops went to Xuzhou, saying that the lord was besieged in Nishan, and asked us to come to rescue him urgently."
Chen Gong shouted: "This is Zhou Gongjin's plan."
Lu Bu was furious: "My dear Sun Ce, how dare you do this? I will kill this thief!"
Then he led the army and attacked Xuzhou City.
Wei Xu and Cao Xing took away most of Xuzhou's troops, leaving Xuzhou empty. Sun Ce led an army to attack fiercely, and in about half a day he defeated Xuzhou and settled in Xuzhou City. That night, Lu Bu led an army to attack.
Under the city, Lu Bu cursed Sun Ce and wanted Sun Ce to come down for a decisive battle.
Sun Ce refused to fight.
The next day, Lu Bu organized his troops and began to attack the city on a large scale.
At this time, Liu Bei of Nishan began to take action. It was April, the sun was shining, and the weather was hot. One night, a fire broke out in Liu Bei's camp at the foot of Nishan. The fire was so fierce that it quickly swept up and down Nishan, forming a sea of fire.
Zhang Liao stood on the watchtower of the military village and watched the Nishan fire.
Gao Shun, who was next to him, said happily: "The weather is dry and Liu Bei's army is stationed at the foot of Ni Mountain. If a fire breaks out, his army will inevitably suffer heavy losses. This is a God-given opportunity. When the fire gradually subsides, we will send troops to kill Liu Bei and Chen Deng." .”
The fire in front of him was like an ever-changing mountain, sometimes with thousands of people rising together, sometimes with a single peak protruding, magnificent and extraordinary. It seemed that it was not caused by a conspiracy, so Zhang Liao nodded and said: "The situation of the war in Xuzhou is unknown now. We can't delay it here. The intensity of the fire After it subsides, I will personally lead an army of 10,000 to kill them, and you will lead the army to stay at the military base so that if anything happens, you can deal with it."
"Here!"
Here comes Gao Shunyun.
When daylight was about to break, the fire in Nishan finally subsided, and Zhang Liao led an army of 10,000 to attack Liu Bei's camp.
When he rushed to Liu Bei's camp, he saw that the camp was in a mess by fire, but he didn't see a burnt corpse or even a human figure. Zhang Liao was shocked and expected that he had been trapped.
The fire was naturally set by Liu Bei deliberately.
When Liu Bei and Lu Bu were confronting each other, he ordered people to cut down trees in the back mountain to create an open space isolated from the sea of fire. After the fire broke out, Liu Bei led his army to retreat to avoid the fire, leading Zhang Liao to send troops.
The fire was too realistic, and Zhang Liao fell into the trap.
"kill--!"
Just when Zhang Liao was frightened, two groups of men and horses came out from the left and right sides at the same time. On the left was Zhang Fei, holding a eight-foot-long spear, with glaring eyes, and galloping towards him; on the right was Guan Yu, holding a Qinglong Yanyue Sword, with swords between his eyebrows. murderous look.
At the same time, a large number of men and horses appeared on the top of the mountain directly in front. The tooth flags were planted all over the top of the mountain. The soldiers on the top of the mountain shouted: "Capture Zhang Wenyuan alive! Kill the repeat traitor Lu Fengxian!"
The sound is like a wave, rolling in.
Zhang Liao was shocked. He hurriedly reined in his horse and turned around, shouting: "You have fallen into a trap! The rear army becomes the front army and retreat quickly!"
So Zhang Liao led the army to retreat in a hurry.
Before they could retreat for thirty miles, a group of men and horses suddenly appeared in front of them. The leader was white robes, white armor and white horses. They were armed with long spears, gentians and bright silver spears. They fought bravely and cut off Zhang Liao's retreat. At the same time, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu pursued him from behind. Come, surround Zhang Liao.
Surrounded on three sides.
Zhang Liao gave the order decisively, and the whole army rushed towards Zhao Yun with all their might.
Zhao Yun's direction is the return and survival path for the entire army. The soldiers must fight tooth and nail to regain their survival path. If three parties block it, morale will inevitably drop. What's more, the opponent's general is young and has a low reputation. Compared with Guan Yu who fought against Lu Bu among the three heroes, , Zhang Feilai is the best choice.
However, Zhang Liao completely underestimated Zhao Yu's strength.
After the two fought.
Zhang Liao was horrified. The opponent's strength was slightly superior to his. After more than fifty rounds, the battle was full of dangers and he was sweating profusely.
And his own army was blocked by Zhao Yun's army, and they fought hard but could not get out.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei came from behind and fought together until dawn.
After Gao Shun learned that Zhang Liao was besieged, he knew that the enemy was forcing him to send troops to rescue him, but he had no choice but to send troops. This was a conspiracy that could not be solved.
So he led all his troops, abandoned the camp, and went to rescue Zhang Liao.
Liu Bei had no intention of killing Zhang Liao and others. When Gao Shun led his army to rescue them, he deliberately released water to allow Zhang Liao's army to attack, and then ordered Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei to lead the army to pursue them.
The armies of both sides, one behind the other, headed towards Xuzhou.
