Zhuge Xuan and Zhu Hao were both scholars, and even when a war was imminent, they did not forget their refined manners.
Both of them sent out a clerk, holding the messages they had written. They opened their mouths and kept silent, criticizing each other's faults.
The civil servant on Zhuge Xuan's side stood up first and shouted towards Zhu Hao in the distance: "Zhu Hao, since you are the son of a famous general, why don't you imitate your father?"
"In the past, your father, Zhu Jun, quelled the Yellow Turban bandits and restored peace to the people of Li. But now you are inciting the local government to start a war without thinking."
"Your father was a wise man in his lifetime, but what you have done now has brought shame upon him. He is truly unkind and unfilial, and he is not worthy of being a son of man!"
The civil servant didn't care whether Zhu Hao could hear it or not, he just shouted the last words to the soldier Zhu Hao opposite:
"Do you want to follow an unkind and unfilial person and continue to cause chaos?"
As soon as the clerk finished reading his message, Zhu Hao did not hesitate to give in. He immediately sent out a clerk to list Zhuge Xuan's many crimes in public.
"Zhuge Xuan, you are greedy for power and covet the official position. In order to obtain an official position, you first relied on Yuan Shu, and then colluded with Liu Biao. Seeing small profits and forgetting the righteousness, this is your great unjust crime!"
"You took up the post of governor of Yuzhang without permission from the imperial court, and without seals and ribbons, and ignored the Han court. This is your crime of disloyalty!"
"My lord, Zhu Hao, inherits the mandate of heaven and obeys the people's will. The emperor has issued an edict to be the prefect of this county. The soldiers and people of Yuzhang have raised up righteous soldiers with their families and clans."
"Are you going to disobey the Emperor's order and continue to be disobedient?"
Advocacy is nothing more than putting your own face on the line and then trying your best to deceive the other party.
It's useless to say it's useful, it's useless to say it's useless. But since one party has it, the other party must also have it.
The two families competed with each other, but no one got a favor.
Zhuge Xuan gave Zhu Hao a reputation as unkind and unfilial, and Zhu Hao also scolded Zhuge Xuan for being unfaithful and unjust.
Most of the soldiers don't understand this. They just fill their stomachs and help whoever gives them food to fight. Relatively speaking, appeals mainly affected the emotions of the literate princes and generals.
So the eight-foot tall man sent by Zhuge Xuan and Li Yu sent by Zhu Hao started yelling at each other.
It has to be said that this general under Zhuge Xuan is not only tall, but also has an extremely loud voice. As soon as he opened his mouth, the people in front could not hear what Li Yu was saying at all, and could only see Li Yu's mouth opening and closing.
The momentum of the soldiers on Zhuge Xuan's side quickly overwhelmed Zhu Hao's side.
Li Yu became so angry that as soon as he moved his mouth, the person opposite would curse him at the top of his lungs, without even giving himself a chance to speak.
So Li Yu immediately rode out of the battle, holding a long spear in his hand, and pointed provocatively at the eight-foot tall man opposite.
The eight-foot tall man was naturally not afraid of Li Yu and walked out of the formation with a big sword in hand.
Seeing that the two of them were fighting in battle, the soldiers on both sides started to clamor even louder.
Li Yu didn't know how to fight on horseback, and he was just pretending to ride a horse. When he saw the eight-foot-old man accepting the challenge, he immediately turned over and jumped off the horse.
The two of them looked at each other while moving closer to each other.
Zhuge Xuan at the rear was standing on a small mound. When he saw that Li Yu was not only a head shorter than his general, but also had slender limbs and looked weak and weak, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and said: "Get this man." , I’m afraid it won’t even take a single round!”
The deputy general next to him was also smiling: "This enemy general named Li Yu may not even be able to catch a sword."
"The general is here to wish my lord a victory in the first battle in advance..."
Just as he was saying this, Li Yu and the eight-foot tall man were already fighting each other with long swords and swords.
Although Li Yu was slender, that was only compared to the eight-foot tall man in front of him. Compared with ordinary people, Li Yu's figure can be called lean.
Although every sword swung by the eight-foot man in front of him was powerful, heavy, and whistling with wind, it could not hurt the agile Li Yu at all. Even in Li Yu's opinion, the eight-foot tall man in front of him was actually a clumsy fat man.
After a dozen or so moves with the big fat man in a slightly teasing manner, Li Yu saw that the man was out of breath from exhaustion and the speed of swinging the knife had slowed down more than a bit, before Li Yu started to fight back.
After dodging the slashing sword again, Li Yu's speed did not slow down. He jumped behind the eight-foot man, aimed at the gap between the shoulder armor and the back armor, and stabbed him forward.
The big man's movements were too slow. Li Yu took a stab and still had enough time to escape and jump outside the circle.
Then Li Yu stabbed the other half of the man's shoulder and thigh with two swish attacks. Although it was not fatal, it basically made him lose his combat effectiveness.
"Hahaha, how can a fat man be a general?"
"Does Zhuge Xuan have no one under his command?"
At this time, the outcome was decided, but Li Yu was not in a hurry to end this man's life. Instead, he withdrew his long spear, stood in front of the man who was half kneeling on the ground, and became arrogant.
The eight-foot tall man's shoulders and thighs were injured, and he even dropped the sword in his hand on the ground. Hearing Li Yu's words, he shouted angrily.
This sound was like a thunderous sound, and it almost shattered the eardrums of Li Yu who was standing close by. Li Yu was so angry that he directly inserted the tip of the spear into the big man's throat.
"I asked you to scream, I asked you to scream for me!"
Zhuge Xuan in the distance looked at this scene in disbelief. He couldn't understand why his general had the upper hand just now and was defeated by that skinny monkey who could only jump up and down in just two or three rounds. He was seriously injured and died.
On both sides of the battlefield, Liu Pan and Yuan Yao were shocked when they saw Zhuge Xuan's generals being killed.
Zhuge Xuan was really ruthless in his acting, giving away all his most capable generals.
Following Li Yu's order, Zhu Haojun's vanguard, with high morale, roared and rushed towards Zhuge Xuan's vanguard.
Although Zhuge Xuan's front army was the most elite soldiers under his command, there was no leading general at this time, and the position was already in disarray before the battle with Zhu Hao's army began.
Zhu Hao, who was in the distance, had also been watching the battle at the forefront. When he saw that Li Yu killed one of Zhuge Xuan's generals in a short time, he looked over with joy and said: "General Peng Zhonglang, your cousin is really brave. Now for me." Our army has made a great contribution!"
Peng Cai hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "It's all thanks to the master's command. We just followed orders and we really don't dare to take credit."
Zhu Hao nodded with satisfaction. This Peng Cai was quite good at talking and behaving. He gave him the title of Zhonglang General for nothing.
"Zhuge Xuan's front army has been defeated. Send my order to the whole army to follow up and kill him!"
At this time, Li Yu already had the upper hand in the front. As long as he followed up in time, he might be able to defeat Zhuge Xuan in one go today.
"My lord, no!"
Peng Cai quickly dissuaded him: "Although we have a small victory now, the enemy's two wings have not moved, so our army cannot act rashly."
Zhu Hao, however, put on an educative posture: "Fighting requires courage. Our army has killed the enemy generals in formation and defeated their front troops. Our morale is high. We should work hard to take advantage of the victory and pursue the enemy."
"Now is the opportunity to defeat Zhuge Xuan's army. If we hesitate and allow Liu Pan and Yuan Yao's army to send troops to rescue, we will miss the opportunity!"
Peng Cai wanted to dissuade him, but Zhu Hao waved his hand: "General Peng Zhonglang, follow the order quickly. It will delay the military situation, but it is too late to regret it!"
Peng Cai gritted his teeth and said, "I will obey your orders."
"In this case, I would like to ask you to lead five thousand men to help Li Yu. In addition, General Zuo Zhonglang should also send troops as soon as possible."
Zhu Hao actually wanted Peng Cai to lead all his main forces to attack, but then he thought, adding Peng Cai's 5,000 men, it would be enough to attack Zhuge Xuan's central army with 6,000 men.
He nodded and said: "General Peng, go ahead, but there is one thing. If you kill Zhuge Xuan's army, don't hurt his life."
"I have no grudge against this person, it's just that my stance is different. I will just expel him from Yuzhang in the future."
Peng Cai was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't say anything more and just took the order and left.
At the same time, on the left wing of Zhu Hao's army, Zuo Rong and his general Yu Zi were looking at the battle ahead and talking to each other.
Yu Zi: "General, look at how similar the battle situation today is to the battle under Moling City in the past."
Zuo Rong squinted his eyes and muttered: "It can't be the same, it's exactly the same as the time we were trapped."
Yu Zi remembered with lingering fear the last time he escaped from death in Sun Ce's pocket array:
"Then what if Zhu Hao urges our army to go to war later?"
Zuo Rong: "Ignore him. When the battle situation becomes clear, it won't be too late for us to join the battle group."
"The important thing is not to be ambushed again."
Zuo Rong and Sun Ce had fought numerous battles in Moling, and their troops and horses were greatly damaged, especially the elite monk soldiers under their command. Fortunately, they finally annexed Xue Li's tribe and managed to recover.
Just as he was saying this, the order from Zhu Hao arrived. Zuo Rong pretended to accept the order, and Yu Zi also acted in cooperation, leading his subordinates to look back three times and take three steps forward to get there. Take two steps back to get into formation.
At this time, Zhuge Xuan's front army had completely collapsed. Li Yu led his subordinates and drove hundreds of defeated soldiers towards Zhuge Xuan.
According to last night's strategy, Zhuge Xuan should now order the entire army to retreat slowly, thereby lengthening the battle line and making Zhu Hao think that Zhuge Xuan is timid, thus completely taking the bait and falling into Liu Pan and Yuan Yao's ambush trap.
But Zhuge Xuan ordered by mistake: "The entire army must not retreat, and those who disobey the order will be killed!"
"The enemy's leader is only a thousand men. I still have three thousand soldiers and horses under my command. They are all handed over to you. Can you behead Li Yu?"
Zhuge Xuan asked the deputy general beside him.
The lieutenant hesitated for a moment, then nodded quickly.
"The last general will definitely avenge General Wei!"
If he can't beat three against one, then he shouldn't be a lieutenant.
Zhuge Xuan's central army quickly launched an attack.
This scene stunned Yuan Yao and Liu Pan on both sides, and also shocked Li Yu who was facing him.
Although Yuan Yao and Liu Pan were not together at this time, they at the same time sent greetings to the eighteenth generation of Zhuge Xuan's ancestors in their hearts.
This old man doesn't want to cheat, right?
Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Yu was about to order his soldiers to stop the pursuit, when a familiar voice came from behind.
"My brother, don't be alarmed, brother is here to give you a helping hand!"
Li Yu looked back and saw Peng Cai riding a horse not far behind him. Behind Peng Cai, there were several thousand people.
Li Yu was determined and risked his life.
"My sons, follow me and continue the charge!"
"Capture old man Zhuge alive!"
At this time, Yuan Yao stood on a small mound on the north side of the battlefield, frowning.
What Zhuge Xuan did was either stupid or bad!
He just relied on himself and Liu Pan to give him the information on both sides, so he did whatever he wanted.
At the same time, Liu Pan looked at the stalemate battlefield and was puzzled.
When Zhuge Xuan arrived, the ambush arranged by him and Yuan Yao completely lost its effect.
Just when he was puzzled, the battlefield situation changed again.
Li Yu once again beheaded Zhuge Xuan's lieutenant. Zhuge Xuan's 3,000-strong army was defeated again as soon as they charged forward without even a stick of incense.
Peng Cai and Li Yu launched another killing spree, only to kill Zhuge Xuan's men, who abandoned their helmets and armor and fled in all directions.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhuge Xuan ignored the banner of the Chinese army and climbed on his horse to escape.
Peng Cai and Li Yu charged fiercely and finally stepped half of their feet into the pocket formation.
Liu Pan could no longer keep his composure at this time, and gave an order. The three thousand Jingzhou Army on the right wing moved towards the central army, regardless of the threat from Zuo Rong's army in front.
Zuo Rong also immediately discovered an opportunity. If his entire army pressed forward at this time, he and Peng Cai would definitely be able to attack Liu Pan's three thousand Jingzhou troops from both sides.
But in Zuo Rong's heart, how to preserve his strength is the biggest problem.
When he hesitated for a moment, the Jingzhou army was already fighting with Peng Cai and Li Yu's men.
As soon as Liu Pan's Jingzhou Army came on stage, they immediately showed what it means to be an army capable of conquering and fighting.
Although the formation of the charge was not neat, Liu Pan's generals were like tigers and wolves, fearless of death, and dared to charge into enemies several times their size and fight in close combat.
Liu Pan himself, in particular, took the lead and rushed into the crowd and chopped down more than ten people in a row.
Peng Cai originally intended to give up when he saw the opportunity, but he didn't expect to defeat Zhuge Xuan's army with a casual blow. It was only then that he met his opponent.
But Peng Cai relied on the fact that the situation on the battlefield was favorable to him, but he was not in a hurry to order the withdrawal of troops.
Even if the defeated army under Zhuge Xuan saw the Jingzhou army rushing up, they still ran away and did not dare to turn around and fight.
As a result, the scattered Zhuge Xuan army helped Peng Cai block many of the Jingzhou army's vigor. Zhu Hao also led his troops to suppress him in time, and he was not afraid of being outflanked on the way back.
And Liu Pan only has 3,000 troops. No matter how good he is at fighting, he can't stop an enemy several times larger, right?
But Peng Cai still underestimated Liu Pan's bravery. He saw Liu Pan rushing left and right in his formation, almost as if he was in a deserted place.
Encouraged by him, the Jingzhou Army also took the lead bravely, causing heavy casualties to Peng Cai and Li Yu in a short period of time.
Peng Cai had a gloomy face. If he continued like this, he would be beaten to death by Liu Pan before Zhu Hao could rush over to help him.
"My dear brother, go ahead and stop this beast for a moment and a half. When Zhu Prefect's soldiers arrive, we will win this battle!"
Li Yu gritted his teeth: "This is the only way, I'll go!"
"Hey, that round-faced thief, dares to fight your Grandpa Li?"
Li Yu imitated Liu Pan's example, riding on a horse and dancing.
Liu Pan was in the mood to kill when he was suddenly yelled at. He turned around and saw that it was Li Yu who had killed two generals, Zhuge Xuan and Zhuge Xuan.
Liu Pan didn't waste any time and immediately turned his horse's head and rushed towards Li Yu.
Ten seconds later, Liu Pan threw Li Yu's head to the ground and spat:
"It's true what Yuan Yao said, they are a bunch of local chickens and tile ears!"
