There are many factors that affect war, and the forces of nature often accompany them.
The ruthless attack from the north wind caused a sudden change in the battlefield situation, and Cao's army, which was already at a disadvantage, unnaturally retreated.
The first battle between the two sides was meant to be a test, with as many as 20,000 to 30,000 troops mobilized. Each ministry slowly turned to the Chinese army for help, because if adjustments were not made in time, the first battle might be lost.
"Your Majesty, the north wind is rising, and the soldiers are a little unbearable..." Zhao Yan rushed back from the front line with an anxious look on his face.
"Oh... Then the order was sent to withdraw the troops and retreat to the camp under the cover of the rear army." Cao Cao replied lazily.
"Wei." Zhao Yan immediately turned around to deliver the order. He always felt that something was wrong with Cao Cao today. Although there was no problem with the retreat deployment, it was far from the heroic style of the past. After returning to the camp, he planned to discuss it with a few generals.
Cao Jun ordered his troops to retreat. Guan Yu commanded the Jingzhou soldiers to take advantage of the situation to cover up the enemy, but they chose to retreat after less than a mile of pursuit. Facing such a large number of enemies, it was almost impossible to defeat or even annihilate them all in one battle. Killing 100,000 cattle and sheep also requires a plan to slowly slaughter them.
In this battle, Jingzhou soldiers killed 5,000 enemies and suffered nearly 2,000 casualties. Although it was only a small victory, it was very helpful in improving morale.
Xu Shu sent several boats of wine and drinks from Jiangling to work for the troops, and Guan Yu immediately held a banquet to reward the troops participating in the battle today, and also to implement Lantian's plans for the front line.
Although he was reluctant to leave Lantian, since it was Liu Bei's order, Guan Yu had no choice but to obey his fate.
Lu Meng attacked Jingzhou to block the Yangtze River waterway, cutting off contact between Jiangling and Chengdu for a long time. Later, Xu Shu returned to Jiangling from Dongting and sent a detailed report of the war situation in Jingzhou to Yizhou.
Unexpectedly, Liu Bei was furious after receiving the letter and wanted to raise an army to attack Sun Quan in Jiangdong. In the end, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Huang Quan, Zhao Yun and others persuaded him to give up because the crisis in Jingzhou had been resolved and Yizhou was exhausted.
Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Bei was frowning all day long, and he was worried that Guan Yu and Jiangdong would continue to have bad relations, which would eventually lead to Sun Cao's alliance affecting the Northern Expedition. He suggested that Ma Di return to Jiangling to visit relatives, and at the same time stabilize Jiangdong's ideas, and let Ma Di convey it to Guan Yu and Lantian.
After weighing the pros and cons, Liu Bei left Prime Minister Zhuge Liang in charge of Yizhou's government affairs, and went to Jiangling with drinks in the name of Laojun, intending to bring Zhang Fei and Fazheng back along the way.
Liu Bei arrived in Jiangling at the end of the year and the beginning of the year. At this time, Sun Quan's soldiers entered E County to ask for prisoners, and specified that Guan Yu or Lan Tian should go over to negotiate, so he asked Xu Shu to go north to Fancheng to replace Lan Tian, while he and Lan Tian rushed to Jiangxia to negotiate with Sun Quan.
Lantian repeatedly used tricks to defeat Cao's army, and everyone in the army worshiped him. At the banquet, Guan Yu raised a toast and said: "Since the Northern Expedition, we have won consecutive battles all thanks to Ziyu. Now that the eldest brother is called, get up as soon as possible. Anyway, you are dealing with Sun Quan." has experience."
"Although Cao Cao has a large mob, he cannot take advantage of the time, place, and people. As long as Yun Chang uses his troops carefully and advances slowly, even if he annihilates one hundred thousand Cao soldiers, he will never lose to him." Lan Tian finished speaking and drank. Guan Yu toasted.
Guan Yu glanced at Xu Shu and said, "Ziyu, please relax. Guan is confident of defeating Cao Cao. If he encounters any indecision, he will consult Yuan Zhi, but you have to lend me Gao Boping and Pang Lingming."
"Yes, yes, second brother, we don't have many troops here. You should use your brain more to deal with Sun Quan..." Zhang Fei helped.
Lan Tian smiled leisurely: "What did Yide say? How can I draw troops at this time? Just use your brains to deal with Sun Quan like you said. Besides, I think the north wind is blowing today and dark clouds are gathering. It may rain in the near future. Cao Jun Most of them are wearing thin clothes, so as long as it takes a few rains, how can there be any possibility of victory?"
"Ziyu is right, even God is helping." Xu Shu agreed with a smile.
Because there was still fighting the next day, Guan Yu ended the banquet within an hour, and all the generals in the tent returned to their camps to rest.
Lantian couldn't sleep at night, so he put on his clothes and went out to watch the stars alone, only to find that the stars were obscured by clouds, and the surrounding area was pitch black, making it difficult to see the stars.
"Although the wind was strong in the afternoon, it's a pity that it hasn't rained yet." Gao Shun chased after him.
Lantian nodded and replied: "There is usually little rain in winter, and with the heavy snowfall a few days ago, the weather has been so gloomy all day long. It may take a few more days for the rain to condense, but the wind is already helping us. There should be no problem in repelling Cao Cao."
"You won't just leave me here, will you?" Gao Shun asked worriedly. Although he accepted Liu Bei's reward, he still regarded himself as Lu Lingqi's retainer.
Lan Tian patted his shoulder and comforted him: "Where do you want to go? We will go back to Guangzhou together then."
"Then I'm relieved." Gao Shun nodded.
"The stakes in this battle are very important. Bo Ping must let everyone work hard to kill the enemy. Although everything is beneficial to us, after all, Cao Cao has 100,000 soldiers. In addition, this place is adjacent to Guanzhong and the Central Plains. I don't know if there will be any changes..." Lan Tian Frowning his eyebrows.
Gao Shun clasped his fists in a sonorous voice: "Sir, don't worry, the ambition to be trapped in the battle will lead to death or life."
Lan Tian nodded in affirmation: "Let's go inside and rest. Depending on the weather, there will be fighting tomorrow morning. Then Gao Yuan and I will leave by water. You can just follow General Guan's orders."
The next morning, the sky was indeed gloomy and rainless, and the north in the wilderness was even colder.
Plateau escorted Lan Tian to board the ship and leave early. Looking back to the north, all he could see was smoke and dust.
At this time ke Zhang Si. After experiencing their first defeat yesterday, Cao Jun summed up his experience and made a comeback. This time Cao Cao put more soldiers into the battlefield, while Guan Yu used Lantian's ace trap army.
Xu Shu looked from the high platform at the rear and saw a large group of cavalry in the north, moving in the direction of the trapped army, so he immediately asked Guan Yu to change the formation, so that the first line of the front army, Gao Shun's trapped army, and the second line of the front army Guan Ping's Jingzhou soldiers, the two legions exchanged positions with each other.
The trapped troops moved swiftly and decisively. Even though they were wearing heavy armor, they did not lose to the light infantry during the movement. This was all due to Gao Shun's long-term training.
Zhang Liao's cavalry regiment lost its target and had no choice but to withdraw from the first round of attacks. Because the trapped troops hid behind, his cavalry regiment lost its impact advantage. The cavalry who could not take advantage of the momentum were easily pulled down by spears and spears. Even if they could Pulling away could also damage a valuable horse.
The battle in the morning of the next day ended at noon. Most of the corpses lying on the wasteland were from Cao Cao's army. Cao Cao paid gold and retreated with a huge loss of 10,000 people killed.
Two consecutive defeats cast a gloom over Cao Ying.
Control the big one and control the owl. In order to boost the morale of the soldiers, Cao Cao used the stories of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu as examples, but the relationship between the two was not very high.
Cao Ren, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang were convinced on the surface, but they had big question marks in their hearts, because they would rather believe their own guesses, that is, King Wei was not normal these days.
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