The first year of Zhangwu in the Shu Han Dynasty
(221 AD) July,
In order to avenge Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Emperor Liu Bei of the Shu Han Dynasty led 700,000 troops, marched by waterway, and attacked Soochow.
Liu Bei's army marched straight in
Advancing to Yiling, Liu Bei appointed Feng Xi as commander-in-chief with 30,000 troops.
The Shu Han conquered Zigui, and the local barbarian leaders
Sha Chao Ke responded to Shu Han,
February of the second year of Zhangwu
The Shu Han attacked Xiaoting and sent Ma Liang to appease Sha Chou Ke, and gave him gold and silk, as well as official positions and titles. Sha Chou Ke responded to the Shu Han's actions and
Huang Quan led the Jiangbei Army to confront Soochow on Yiling Road.
Liu Bei ordered people to provoke the Soochow army. The Wu army officers were furious and wanted to send troops, but Lu Xun stopped him. He believed that the Shu army was revengeful and had high morale. If they rushed to the battle, they might not be able to defeat them. They should avoid the sharp edge and wait for the opportunity.
Therefore, Lu Xun retreated to the Yiling area, occupying a dangerous area and unable to hold out.
The Shu Han army advanced to Yiling and Yidao, and set up camps for hundreds of miles.
The two armies faced off against each other for half a year.
July,
The Shu Han army could not bear the scorching heat, so Liu Bei had no choice but to camp in deep mountains and rivers and wait for the autumn before attacking.
Since the Shu Han was located in the Soochow Mountains and far away from the rear, logistics could not be guaranteed. In addition, there were too many camps in a row and the troops were scattered, which gave Lu Xun an opportunity to take advantage of.
…
Wu Jun camp,
A member of the flying cavalry immediately arrived at the commander's camp and shouted loudly to a dignified-looking Confucian scholar, "Report to the Commander-in-Chief, the Shu army has moved the camp to a mountain trail."
The Confucian scholar was Lu Xun. His face showed joy and he clapped his hands and applauded, "Okay, then Liu Bei has indeed fallen into the trap."
All the Soochow generals looked at each other with confusion in their eyes. They didn't understand why the governor was so happy to hear that Liu Bei's army had moved their positions.
Lu Xun said happily, "Everyone, it's finally time for our army to counterattack."
Zhuge Jin walked up to Lu Xun, looked suspicious, and asked, "Grand Governor, now the Shu army is several times larger than ours. The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. How can we fight back?"
Lu Xun calmly and confidently said with a smile: "Although the Shu army is powerful, its leader Liu Bei is a mediocre man who is arrogant and arrogant. I already have a plan to defeat the Shu army in one fell swoop."
"Oh?" The eyes of the Soochow generals lit up, and Luo Tong asked first, "Grand Governor, what is your plan?"
"Previously, Sun Liu burned Chibi and defeated Cao Cao. Today I just used this strategy to defeat the Shu army." Lu Xun showed a strange smile.
"What do the Governors mean?" Zhuge Jin's expression changed, "Could it be that he wants to attack the Shu army?"
"That's right!" Lu Xun put away his smile, with a cold look on his face, "It is the scorching summer, the weather is hot, the Shu army built a camp near mountains and rivers. The camps are all made of wood, and are surrounded by woods and thatch. In addition, the Shu army has not been fighting for a long time, and its morale has gradually declined. If our army launches a sneak attack and fire attack on the Shu army late at night while the Shu army is sleeping, then the endless Shu army camps will be burned to the ground if they encounter fire! "
"It turns out that the Grand Governor has been holding out since the war started because of this strategy. The Grand Governor is really clever." Zhuge Jin's face was filled with surprise.
"Han Dang! Pan Zhang obeys the order!"
Lu Xun's face straightened and he drank in a deep voice.
Han Dang and Pan Zhang from the queue on the left strode out, "The general is here!"
"Each of you will lead your troops and cooperate with the main force of our army to launch a sneak attack on the Shu army's front army tonight." Lu Xun ordered in a deep voice.
"General, take your orders!" Han, Dang, and Pan Zhang solemnly agreed, clasping their hands and clasping their fists.
"Zhuge Jin, Luo Tong, and Zhou Yin! The three of you will each lead your troops and wait outside the Shu army's rear position. After seeing the fire in the Shu army camp, you will send troops to attack." Lu Xun took a step forward and said solemnly, "Be sure to capture them alive." Liu Bei, remember this."
"General, take your orders!" Zhuge Jin and the others changed their minds and agreed in a deep voice.
After everything was arranged, Lu Xun stood with his hands behind his hands, his face darkened, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
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night,
The night is dark and silent.
Outside the Shu army camp,
The light of swords and the shadows of swords were all killing.
"Tuk! Tuk!"
Rockets pierced the night sky and fell from the sky, like a dazzling cloud of fire. With the sound of breaking wind, they shot towards the Shu army camp overwhelmingly.
"Making great achievements, capture Liu Bei alive right now!"
Han Dang drew his sword and led his 10,000 Wu troops to charge into the Shu camp with great momentum.
for a while,
The Shu army camp was filled with flames and thick smoke.
"Fight the fire! It's on fire!" The Shu army camp was in chaos, with Shu soldiers running around in panic.
The commander-in-chief Feng Xi, who was the vanguard of the Shu army, was awakened by the screams outside. When he walked out of the military tent, he saw that there were fires all around. Countless Wu troops were frantically killing their own soldiers. It was bloody and miserable.
Feng Xi wanted to integrate the Shu army to respond, but the Shu army had been wiped out by the Wu army and it was too late.
Feng Xi had no choice but to lead the remaining soldiers under his command and hastily join the battle.
with no doubt.
Feng Xi was defeated. He died heroically and was beheaded by the Wu army. His head was captured by the Wu army and hung on the Wu army's flag.
The front camp of the Shu army was breached by the Wu army. The fire in the sky did not weaken by half, but grew bigger and bigger, spreading to the surrounding Shu army camps.
the whole night sky,
The fire shot into the sky, like daylight.
Liu Bei rushed out of the Chinese army camp and saw the camp in flames in front of him. His face changed drastically and he was full of shock.
"What happened?" Liu Bei was in a daze and almost fainted.
"Your Majesty, the Wu army launched a fire attack on our army at night. Forty of our army's camps were captured by the Wu army. Generals Feng Xi, Zhang Nan, Chen Shi, Fu Kuang and others were all killed by the Wu army in the sudden battle and died heroically. It's gone." Zhang Bao and Guan Xing knelt on one knee in front of Liu Bei with expressions of grief and indignation, lowered their heads and cried.
"What?" Liu Bei was trembling in shock, and finally couldn't help the grief and anger in his heart, and slumped on the ground helplessly.
"Your Majesty, the situation is over. We'd better break out of the encirclement as soon as possible." Ma Liang endured a burst of grief in his heart and reached out to help Liu Bei up.
"I regret that I shouldn't have been like this. If I had listened to Ji Chang's advice, how could I have ended up in today's defeat!" Liu Bei was heartbroken, looking at the sky full of fire, his eyes could not help but shed tears.
"Your Majesty, the matter has come to an end. It is useless to say more. Now that the Wu army has broken through all our camps, they will definitely charge towards the Chinese army. For your safety, we should break out as soon as possible." Ma Liang wiped the tears from his eyes and said sadly.
Just when Liu Bei was about to escape on horseback.
A huge arm suddenly appeared in the sky, like a mountain, leaning down.
Shaking the earth and moving the wind and rain.
Immediately afterwards,
A sudden heavy rain fell from the sky,
Put out the fire that reaches the sky,
Liu Bei vaguely saw a handsome young face in the sky.
Could this be a god?
"Your Majesty, look, God bless me, it rained heavily, and our army is saved." Guan Xing and Zhang Bao suddenly stood up, raised their heads and laughed.
"God bless me, a big man, but God will not destroy me, Liu Bei!" Liu Bei burst into tears and raised his head and shouted loudly.
