Zhang Fei reined in his horse and turned around, only to see him widening his eyes angrily and roaring loudly. Jiao Liang, who was sneaking up from behind, suddenly covered his chest, and then emerald-green bile oozed from the corners of his mouth.
Jiao Liang leaned crookedly, his hand on the horse's reins loosened, and no one was controlling the horse when he sat down. A sudden stop threw the frightened Jiao Liang away.
This beast also understands human nature, and it clearly felt Zhang Fei's murderous intent.
Zhang Fei roared the man to death. The man who had been pulled off his horse fell on his hands and knees and crawled towards the main formation.
Zhang Fei followed up on his horse, but was struck by a snake spear that penetrated his armor and penetrated his chest, ending his young life.
Liu Xian was stunned. The horses around him seemed to be trembling. No one dared to go out to fight.
Liu Qi had also seen the tactics of Jingzhou military generals, but none of them were as powerful as Zhang Fei. He admired infatuatedly: "The three generals are really brave enough to be worthy of all..."
At this time, Liu Xian remembered his father's words, and he was playing with the opponent in front of the battle, so he pulled out his sword and commanded the entire army to charge. However, with Zhang Fei, the God of Killing, on the opposite side, the soldiers and generals shrank back. Don't dare to go up.
"Those who are afraid of war will be killed without mercy." Liu Xian immediately cut down a man to establish his authority.
The Lingling soldiers had no choice but to rush forward. At this time, Liu Bei's troops had already formed a formation, and Xu Shu commanded the entire army to cover them up.
Liu Xian's army came out of the canyon. If their morale was high, they could still fight their way out, but at this time they were very fearful of battle, and their formation was firmly suppressed by Xu Shu, so they were defeated immediately after the battle.
"Young general, our formation is at a disadvantage here, why not retreat into the valley quickly?" the deputy general beside him reminded Liu Xiandao.
Liu Xian thought that this was indeed the case. Although he had more troops, they were all crowded in the rear and unable to deploy. The troops in front had to face several times the enemy.
Just as Liu Xian was preparing to withdraw his troops, an early warning signal suddenly came from the rear army. Gan Ning was cutting off his retreat through the dense forest. Riots and panic were spreading to the entrance of the valley, and the entire Lingling army was suddenly panicked.
Xu Shu sat on the horse and said with a smile: "General Gan has succeeded..."
At this time, Liu Xian was already at a loss. Surrounded by several personal followers, he could only break out desperately to the rear, because the road in the valley was narrow and people and horses trampled on him, causing countless casualties.
When Liu Xian was running for his life, his horses ran wildly, and he finally reached the end of the team, only to find that the soldiers behind him were stronger.
Seeing that he could not break out of the encirclement, the deputy general once again offered his advice: "Little general, why not take off your armor? We can escape by taking advantage of the deep water and going down the river."
Quanling is located at the intersection of Shenshui and Xiangjiang River, so Liu Xian and others also knew the nature of water, so he and several of his followers took off their armor on horseback and jumped into the deep water.
It was midsummer at this time, and the big river was just in time to relieve the heat. The deep water flowed from south to north and finally merged into the Xiang River. If you were good at water, you could really escape by going down the river.
Liu Xian made this move, and the soldiers who were trying to survive also jumped into the water, regardless of whether they knew how to swim.
Gan Ning was instantly happy during the fight. All his athletes were good at swimming. Seeing this, he personally led more than a hundred people into the river to intercept them.
An army without its commander is like a snake without a head. In less than an hour, Lingling's soldiers were defeated. The soldiers who did not dare to go to the river and wanted to survive immediately surrendered.
"Reporting to my lord, our army has a great victory over Liu Xian and is currently cleaning the battlefield." The scout came back to report.
"Where is General Liu Xian?" Xu Shu asked.
Scout: "During the melee in the valley just now, someone saw him escaping from the deep water."
Liu Qi saw Xu Shu's expression of regret and asked in confusion: "Our army has won a great victory, why are the military advisors unhappy?"
Xu Shu smiled bitterly: "I originally thought that Liu Xian could be captured alive by attacking from both sides, but I didn't expect that he escaped by water. Without this person's help, it would still take some time to capture Quanling..."
In ancient times, the side that defended the city had a natural advantage. Even military wizards had difficulties facing solid city defenses.
As the seat of Lingling County, Quanling's city defense is far stronger than that of small counties such as Yingdao and Yingpu. If Liu Du really resists, these thousands of soldiers are really not enough.
"The battlefield is changing rapidly, how can the military advisors be counted as exhausted? When we get to the gates of Quanling City, the eldest son and I will do our best to tell you." Liu Bei consoled him.
"What my uncle said makes sense." Liu Qi agreed.
After a while, Zhang Fei rode back with a wild laugh, "Brother, that Gan Xingba is really powerful. Those who followed Liu Xian on the waterway were treated by him as fish in the river and caught in one net, hahaha..."
"This way Quanling will not be difficult to break..." Xu Shu smiled knowingly.
"Gan Xingba is really good at it. There are really fierce generals under my uncle's tent." Liu Qi praised.
Liu Bei cupped his hands and said humbly: "Bei is a guest general from Jingzhou, and my general is the prince's general..."
"Qi is completely under the care of his uncle here. If he stayed in Xiangyang, he might not survive..." Liu Qi sighed.
Zhang Fei led the crowd forward, and met a shirtless Gan Ning halfway. He was escorting Liu Xian back to ask for merit.
Liu Bei encouraged Gan Ning, and then asked the embarrassed Liu Xian: "The eldest son was ordered to take over as the prefect of Lingling. You and your son are so brave. You actually dared to fight against each other. What's the point of being captured this time?" What are you talking about?"
Liu Xiangang was in his early twenties. He was originally full of vigor and vitality, but after experiencing the battle just now, he finally recognized himself and the strength of Lingling County.
The person who was once the all-powerful figure in Lingling became nothing after leaving Lingling.
Liu Bei saw that Liu Xian looked ashamed, so he asked someone to remove the rope from him.
Liu Xian cupped his fists and saluted: "I don't know how high the sky is, and I have offended the eldest son and Ambassador Liu. Just now, Zhan Xian was convinced. I am willing to lead the way and go to Quanling to surrender to my father. I don't know..."
Liu Bei was overjoyed after hearing this, "If you know your mistakes, you can do a lot to improve them. This is a blessing to the people of Lingling. What do you think, sir?"
"It all depends on my uncle," Liu Qi replied.
After recruiting Liu Xian to surrender, the army continued to move northward until it reached the foot of Quanling City.
Liu Du stood at the top of the city and saw his son in front of the opponent's formation. Before Liu Xian could speak, he asked someone to open the city gate and went outside the city in person to plead guilty and surrender.
After the army stationed in Quanling, Lingling County was not in peace and all counties were sent to decide.
In order to stabilize the situation in Lingling as soon as possible, Liu Qi still used officials at all levels according to Liu Bei's suggestion, but it was difficult for Liu Du and his son to arrange it.
Xu Shu suggested: "These two people staying in Lingling may be a hindrance to the eldest son. It is a pity to abandon them now at the time of employment. Besides, they have also contributed to the city. Why not let the lord take them back to Guiyang for his use?"
Liu Qi heard Xu Shu's intention and Liu Bei wanted to leave. He quickly said: "Qi has never governed a county before. Please ask your uncle to leave a few people to help. I think Gan Xingba is good..."
Although Gan Ning was subordinate to Liu Bei, he was currently being used by Lan Tian, so he was hesitant for a while.
Seeing this, Xu Shu said: "My lord, what the eldest son said makes sense, why not send Ziyu to assist?"
"Is Lan Ziyu good?" Although Liu Qi had heard many people praise him, it was only a one-time relationship.
"Hahaha, don't worry, eldest son, this person is comparable to Yuan Zhi and Kong Ming." Liu Bei said with a smile.
