As the saying goes: It's hard to guard against a house thief, he can break the roof beams.
Taking advantage of their identities, Fan Jiang and Zhang Da led more than a hundred of their own soldiers to set fire to the Nanjinguan camp, causing chaos and burning food and grass. The flames suddenly shot up into the sky, rising up like a majestic forest. The flames were so high that they could cover several miles. Clearly visible outside.
Zhang Fei's camp suddenly fell into chaos, and the troops were leaderless.
When the generals of each battalion saw a fire in the camp, they hurriedly went to Zhang Fei's tent to ask for orders. Unexpectedly, they saw a horrifying scene: Zhang Fei had become a headless corpse in the tent.
When this news came out, the Chu army was in danger and the camp was in chaos.
Lu Xun, who had been ready to attack, had been waiting for a long time. When he saw the flames in the Chu camp and the screams, he knew that Fan Jiang and Zhang Da had succeeded. He ordered the army to fight out without hesitation.
The Chu army faced internal and external troubles and was leaderless. Although there were tens of thousands of troops, they were like scattered sand and could not organize effective resistance. After the Jing army entered the camp, most of the Chu army either fled or knelt down and surrendered, and there were very few resisters.
Lu Xun defeated Zhang Fei's 20,000-strong army without any effort.
Many Chu troops also escaped across the Huangbai River and fled towards Yiling City.
Zhang Da and Fan Jiang met Lu Xun and presented Zhang Fei's head: "General Lu, Zhang Fei's men abused the soldiers. We and I had no choice but to surrender because of the excessive force. This is Zhang Fei's head. Please accept it, General."
Lu Xun was overjoyed and helped them both up: "Without the help of the two generals, how could Xun defeat the enemy so quickly? You two should take the first place in this battle. When this battle is over, I will take the second place."
The two of them said goodbye with great joy.
At this time, Tan Ma came to report: Zhang Fei's son Zhang Bao led an army of five thousand to come from Yiling City!
Lu Xun smiled and said, "I was worried about how to lure him out. I didn't expect that Zhang Bao had the same temperament as his father Zhang Fei, and he dared to come to die without knowing the situation of the battle. Ji Ling and Gu Ming obey the order!"
Ji Ling and Gu Ming: "The general is here!"
Lu Xun: "I order you two to be the chief generals, Zhang Da and Fan Jiang are the deputy generals, and lead five thousand elite troops to stop Zhang Bao. I will personally lead the army to pretend to defeat the Chu army and seize Yiling City by fraud."
The four of them shouted in unison: "Here!"
Afterwards, Ji Ling and Gu Ming led their troops to greet Zhang Bao head-on; Lu Xun took a long way around to defraud Yiling City.
It is said that Zhang Biao was originally guarding Yiling City. He heard that his father's barracks was on fire at night and felt bad. He also heard that the fleeing soldiers said that there was no trace of the general Zhang Fei, and he heard rumors from his subordinates that he had been killed. Before he had time to think about it, he personally led five thousand troops out of the city to rescue Nanjinguan.
Not long after crossing the Huangbai River, I saw a group of people coming from the opposite side. When I got closer, I saw clearly that the enemy was carrying the banner of Dajing. I felt cold in my heart. I was even more worried about my father's safety. I clapped my horse and held a knife to fight them.
When the two sides were less than a hundred steps closer, Zhang Bao suddenly saw Zhang Da and Fan Jiang standing in front of the Jing army formation. He was immediately furious, pointed at the two men with a knife and cursed: "Zhang Da! Fan Jiang! You!" A traitor, a treacherous traitor, a traitor, a treacherous villain, dare to appear in front of me and take my life!"
Zhang Da and Fan Jiang were scolded to the point of being ashamed.
Fan Jiang rushed out with a knife and shouted back: "Zhang Bao, a boy, dares to utter arrogant words. Your father whips the pawns without knowing the rewards and punishments, and he deserves to die. The boy with a yellow mouth dares to shout and curse in front of the two armies. Let me take your head!"
Zhang Bao's kung fu was taught by Zhang Fei, so his martial arts skills are naturally extraordinary and he is considered very powerful among the younger generations. But compared to his uncles, he was much inferior. Under Zhang Fei's huge halo, Zhang Bao's ability was weakened. Fan Jiang and Zhang Da only knew that Zhang Bao was good at martial arts, but they had never fought against each other. Zhang Fei's name was boasted.
As soon as they met, Fan Jiang knew that he had been kicked on the iron plate.
Due to his father's hatred, Zhang Bao's anger level soared and his strength increased significantly. In just one round, he swung his sword and chopped off Fan Jiang's head, and a column of blood shot out.
The hot blood splashed onto Zhang Bao's angry face, which looked ferocious and terrifying. His eyes were blazing, and he picked up Fan Jiang's head and glared at Zhang Da fiercely, shouting categorically: "Zhang Da, kid! How dare you fight me to the death!"
The loud and high-pitched voice echoed in the night sky.
Zhang Da was so frightened that his eyes widened to the point of being distracted, and his mouth opened wide and could not be closed for a long time. When Ji Ling and Gu Ming looked back, they were frightened to the point of seeing green liquid flowing out of Zhang Da's mouth.
Ji Ling said angrily: "He was so cowardly that he was frightened to death by the shouts. Zhang Fei, such a hero, unexpectedly died at the hands of this man. It's really sad! General Gu, go meet him!"
Gu Mingyun came, patted his horse and went away with a gun.
Gu Ming was the first martial arts champion of the Great Jing Dynasty. He was also the only one who had no background and was born in a poor peasant family. He relied on his talent and patience to stand out and became an idol among many ordinary peasant children.
It is precisely because of Zhang Xiu that Gu Ming has achieved what he is today.
For him, Dajing is the place of his rebirth, and Zhang Xiu is the father of his rebirth. In order to repay Dajing and repay Zhang Xiu, Gu Ming walked step by step, devoted himself to training himself, and made many military exploits, and his strength also increased with the He rose through the ranks and was now the second-rank general of the Dajing Dynasty, the general of Zhengnan, and the commander of Yizhou.
Zhang Bao laughed wildly when he saw Zhang Da being killed by him. When he saw Gu Ming coming to kill him, he suppressed his laughter and charged towards Gu Ming with a knife.
Gu Ming was also a veteran of the Jing Dynasty and had a distinguished reputation, so Zhang Bao naturally did not dare to be careless.
After the two sides fought, there was no winner or loser for fifty rounds.
Zhang Bao was secretly surprised. He didn't expect that there were so many powerful generals in the Dajing Dynasty, and any one of them would be extraordinary in strength.
Just as the battle between the two was in full swing, they suddenly saw a raging fire rising from behind.
A Chu army in the rear screamed: "Yiling City is on fire, Yiling City is on fire!"
Zhang Bao suddenly turned his head to look, and saw the fire in Yiling City behind him rising sharply and thick smoke billowing. He immediately understood that he had fallen into a trap. Not only did he fail to avenge his father, but he also lost Yiling City.
When Ji Ling saw that Lu Xun had succeeded, he stopped delaying and ordered the army to attack together.
There was a strong enemy in front of the Chu army, and there was no way to retreat. In an instant, they were in chaos. Some fled for their lives, some surrendered. Some who were at a loss were even pushed to the ground by the crowd, and trampled to death by people and horses.
Seeing that the situation was over, Zhang Bao led hundreds of soldiers to kill the enemy and headed for Guiyang.
As Yiling City was captured, Zhang Bao could not escape. Among the nine counties in Jingzhou, seven counties became the territory of Dajing. After capturing Yiling City, Lu Xun continued to advance eastward, along the Yangtze River, and wherever he went, Looking at the wind, Lu Xun successfully arrived at Nanjun City after three days.
At this time, Zhang Xiu also calmed the domestic public opinion by paying tribute to Guan Yu.
At the same time, we also understand a truth, that is: newspapers are not illegal, and a set of restrictions on speech in newspapers must be formulated. The most important one is not to talk about national affairs indiscriminately.
As Lu Xun's army marched towards Nanjun, it was announced that this battle was coming to an end.
