Gan Ning led his men and horses to the camp thirty miles away from the Chu army. He also learned about Zhang Xiu's record of defeating thousands of enemies with a thousand cavalry, and was instantly in awe of the five thousand Jingqian army that had been secretly built.
Everyone in the Jing army knew that the king selected military masters to create a secret army. Because it was highly confidential, no one knew the specific training and equipment. It was not until this battle that the true face of Lushan was revealed and he became famous in one battle.
Inside the Chinese army's tent.
Huo Jun reported: "Your Majesty, there is news from the Shadow Guards that Jin King Yuan Shao has mobilized more than 300,000 soldiers and horses from Ji, You, and the three prefectures, and went south to attack Xuchang. The soldiers and horses marched to Guandu."
Zhang Xiu raised his eyes and looked at Huo Jun, with a bit of surprise and a bit of surprise in his eyes.
Due to his own variables, the historical trajectory of the late Han Dynasty gradually deviated. Since the six points of the world, no trace of history can be found. Unexpectedly, what was supposed to happen happened unexpectedly and cleverly.
The Battle of Guandu is about to break out.
Curious, he asked, "Why did Yuan Shao send troops to Xuchang?"
Huo Jun said: "Because of the Qingzhou incident, the King of Jin wanted to take back the entire Qingzhou, but the King of Wei refused, so the King of Jin became angry and sent troops to attack Xuchang."
It turned out to be for the land of Qingzhou.
When Liu Bei established his empire, he attacked most of Qingzhou south of the Yellow River in a surprise attack. Later, Liu Bei was defeated and this area belonged to Cao Cao. Unexpectedly, this incident actually laid the fuse for the Battle of Guandu.
The Battle of Guandu broke out. According to later records, Yuan Shao was defeated and died, and the Yuan family also withdrew from the stage of history. After this battle, Cao Cao unified the north and became the largest vassal king in the world. But Zhang Xiu couldn't let Yuan Shao fail, at least he couldn't fail too badly.
With Yuan Shao restraining him from the north, Cao Cao would not have much room for development and would not pose a threat to himself. Now the war between Yizhou and Jingzhou is not over yet, and it is not certain how long it will last. Moreover, his opponent is Liu Bei, the later Han Zhaolie Emperor. It is unlikely that he will end the battle as soon as possible. If Liu Bei is really pushed into a hurry, he will follow. If you try your best, the loss will probably not be small.
What the goal can do is to force Liu Bei back to Jingzhou, and without being able to involve Yizhou, he can calmly destroy Shu and annex the Kingdom of Tianfu in Yizhou, but during this period, Yuan Shao must not die.
So he said: "Instruct the shadow guards in Jin to find ways to get battle reports from the Guandu front line and report on the progress of the battle at all times; also, let Lebat and Zhang Xian's troops not act rashly and not take the initiative to attack the land of Jin; order Wei Yan to lead his headquarters The battalion went to Hangu Pass, and Pang De was ordered to lead the battalion to Duyang City and wait for my orders at any time."
Huo Jun thought for a while and said: "In this case, Jingzhou's troops and horses will be reduced."
Next to him, Pang Tong stood up with a smile, waving a fan in his hand: "Zhong Miao is wrong, our target is not Jingzhou!"
After being prompted, Huo Jun suddenly realized: "Sichuan?"
As expected of Huo Jun, one point will reveal everything.
Zhang Xiu nodded with a smile: "The purpose of placing heavy troops in Jingzhou is to attract Liu Bei's attention and force him back. He will be unable to interfere in the affairs of Shu. At this time, Shu's army is empty. We only need tens of thousands of elite troops to capture it easily." Shu Kingdom."
Pang Tong answered: "Tonight is the best time for Liu Bei to break out. As soon as Liu Bei leaves, we will rush into Jianmen Pass and capture Jianmen Pass. Then Chengdu will be around the corner."
"I see!"
What a deep routine, Huo Jun finally understood. The alliance with Wu to attack Chu was just a pretense. Unfortunately, Sun Ce, the king of Wu, didn't know Zhang Xiu's purpose at all. This time the troops were sent, it was very likely that they would get nothing, but Zhang Xiu actually got the land of Yizhou.
Then he asked: "Are we going to let the Chu army leave tonight?"
Pang Tong: "But we can't let them leave easily. If they want to pass through our defense line, at least they have to leave thousands of corpses here."
Zhang Xiu said: "Send someone to convey the order. Let the soldiers be more vigilant tonight and be careful about the Chu army's attack on the camp."
"Here!"
Huo Jun retreated.
Dark night, midnight.
The Chu army was ready to attack and ready to break out. Zhao Yun led 5,000 elite troops as the vanguard and tore through the enemy's defense line as quickly as possible; Huang Zhong followed Liu Bei and led 30,000 troops as the central army, while Zang Ba held back.
There is no moon tonight, and the air is so humid that it seems like it will rain.
Liu Bei felt a little uneasy. If Zhang Xiu was prepared, tonight's raid would be difficult, and half of his troops might even be lost here. Now that the situation in Jingzhou was critical, he had to make a decision.
He pulled out the sword with a bang and said with determination: "Let's go!"
Zhao Yun led the vanguard cavalry first, approaching quietly in the dark, and sent out the scouting horses in advance to inquire about the situation in Jingjun's camp. Not long after, Tan Ma reported: "The Jingjun camp is quiet, the defense is loose, and there are few patrols."
Liu Bei was overjoyed.
Chen Gong said excitedly: "Your Majesty, God has given us this opportunity. Zhang Xiu is really arrogant."
Surprised, Liu Bei's eyes flashed with a ruthless look, and he asked: "Is there a light in the main tent of the Jing Army? How are the guards outside?"
Tan Ma said: "The Chinese army's tent is too deep and the situation is not clear, but it is pitch black in the tent and there are no lights."
Liu Bei said happily: "Zhang Xiu underestimated the arrogance of the enemy. I expected that the solitary king would not dare to attack the camp. Humph! I want to show him tonight. The whole army obeyed the order. Get to the front, rush into the enemy's stronghold, and go straight to the central army." In the big tent, whoever kills Zhang Xiu will be rewarded with tens of thousands of gold, and will be granted the title of lord."
Chu Jun suddenly became jealous.
Zhao Yun led 5,000 cavalrymen and led their horses secretly to the Jingjun camp 300 steps away. Looking over, he saw only a few fires burning in the Jingjun camp, sparse men and horses patrolling, and the entire camp was silent.
"Mount!"
Seeing this scene, Zhao Yun gave the order decisively.
The five thousand soldiers got on their horses one after another, straightened their swords emitting cold light, and aimed them at the Jingjun camp.
"attack!"
Zhao Yun stopped his spear, roared angrily, and took the lead in galloping forward. Then, the cavalry galloped forward one after another. In the quiet night, the horses' hooves clattered like thunder, shaking the earth with rumbles.
"Enemy attack!!"
On the arrow tower, General Jingjun heard the sound of horse hooves and blew his horn in advance. The long and deep horn sound resounded through the night sky, conveying the signal of battle.
"kill!"
Zhao Yun galloped in at the lead, his horse leaped over the horse-tripping posts, rushed into the camp, and killed the soldiers of Sergeant Jing who had not yet reacted to pieces. The cavalry behind them jumped over the horse-tripping posts, rushed in, and killed everyone.
In an instant, the originally silent camp was filled with screams and flashes of fire.
Zhao Yun led the army forward and rushed towards the Chinese army's tent as fast as possible. If he could rush into the enemy's tent and kill Zhang Xiu, then there would be no suspense in this battle.
Liu Bei's own army has also arrived.
The front army camp was quickly defeated, and it was not far from the central army. Zhao Yun accelerated the charge, as fast as lightning, and rushed into the military tent with men and horses.
Entering the military tent, Zhao Yun's face darkened.
The military tent is empty.
The hooves of charging horses roared in his ears, but Zhao Yun felt a chill. He looked around with a gun. In the regular military tent, things were arranged very carefully, but there was no Zhang Xiu himself in the resting place next to him.
At this time, Liu Bei led the Chinese army from behind and attacked. Zhao Yun did not dare to stop. He looked back carefully, rode away, and continued to charge forward.
