After the order was issued, Niu Fu quickly received a reply - I can't come, I'm not available!
Naturally, Li Meng and Zhang Ji would not turn a deaf ear to military orders, but Zhang Fei and Cao Ren had long blocked the gate of their camp, and now they couldn't even get out, not to mention supporting Niu Fu.
Although Zhang Fei and Cao Ren both had only 3,000 men under their command, the momentum displayed by the army was extremely fierce. Unknowingly, Li Meng and Zhang Ji both thought that their own side was the main direction of the enemy's attack.
You Niufu wants support, and I also want support!
But in fact, the real main direction of attack is only Guan Yu's side.
"The support is here, why haven't you arrived yet?"
Seeing that Guan Yu's army was about to break through the camp, Niu Fu felt a trace of panic in his heart for a long time, and turned to question the soldiers beside him.
"General, we have sent three waves of messengers. Only one wave broke into the camp of the two generals, but there was no news. Both generals were entangled by the enemy, and I am afraid that... they will not be able to come for reinforcements!"
"Absurd!" Niu Fu was furious, "It is clear that this is the enemy's main attack direction. Even if there are enemies in front of their camp, it is just a feint attack. Such shirk is clearly because he is worried about casualties and refuses to fight with all his strength!
My general orders, if they don't come to rescue within an hour... no, half an hour, they will be dealt with according to military law! "
Facing the attack of Guan Yu's army, Niu Fu was really scared. If Guan Yu really broke through the camp, he would be defeated and his life and fortune might not be saved.
The military order was sent to Li Meng and Zhang Ji. Faced with this unreasonable military order, they were extremely angry.
They are all upright Xiliang men, and no one has a temper.
The gate of the camp is surrounded by enemy troops. There is no way to break out. We can't protect ourselves. How can we rescue you?
There is a time limit of half an hour, otherwise military law will be dealt with. Could this be deliberately targeting us?
You, Niu Fu, only stole a high position and climbed above me just because you married the daughter of the Prime Minister.
Those who are lucky enough to be here dare to be arrogant and domineering in front of us. I really don’t know what to say!
He was angry, but the military orders had to be obeyed.
While Zhang Ji was cursing Niu Fu in his heart, he looked around, searching for his nephew.
At this moment, Zhang Xiu was leading the charge from the front. Although he was extremely brave, his strength was limited and he could not defeat the enemy troops rolling in front of the camp gate.
"Bo Yuan, come!"
Zhang Ji shouted and called his nephew back to him.
"Uncle, what are your orders?" Zhang Xiu wiped the blood from his face and asked.
"General Niu has an order, ordering us to go to support within half an hour." Zhang Ji sighed.
"Ah, General Niu is crazy!"
Zhang Xiu immediately screamed strangely, turned to look at the dark enemy army in front of the camp gate, and couldn't help shouting: "Uncle, the enemy army is so turbulent, it will be difficult to retreat in even an hour, not to mention half an hour, how can we rescue them?" !”
"That's what the military order is. What can I do?" Zhang Ji sneered, a trace of disdain for Niu Fu flashing in his eyes.
"this……"
Zhang Ji solemnly said: "Bo Yuan, I will hand over a thousand of my soldiers to you. We must fight to open a bloody path so that we can support General Niu."
Hearing this, Zhang Xiu nodded sharply. Just when he was about to take the order and leave, he heard Zhang Ji add another sentence.
"There's no need to be too desperate. The main thing is to protect yourself."
"But, doesn't the military order say..."
"Military orders are military orders. You don't need to pay attention to them. Just do your best." Zhang Ji frowned and said, "It is simply unrealistic to defeat the enemy in half an hour. We just need to be faster than Li Meng. Do you understand?"
"My nephew understands!" Zhang Xiu nodded.
"Then go ahead."
"As you command!"
Zhang Xiu clasped his fists, summoned Zhang Ji's soldiers, and charged towards the camp gate again.
On the other side, Li Meng was in a similar situation. Although he was unhappy with Niu Fu's military order, he still organized a large-scale counterattack.
It's just that he is facing Zhang Fei, who is the best at fighting. The probability of breaking out of the camp is naturally smaller.
Just as both sides launched a counterattack, Guan Yu finally broke through Niu Fu's camp, entered the camp and began to engage Niu Fu's army in close combat.
Seeing this, Niu Fu was afraid that Guan Yu would suddenly come in front of him, so he withdrew some distance back with his soldiers, and the big banner also moved back a little.
Such behavior will naturally cause morale to drop, but Niu Fu can no longer care about this. Compared with morale, he still values his life more.
What do Li Meng and Zhang Ji do for food, and why don't they come to help?
Seeing that half an hour was about to pass, but still no one was seen, Niu Fu was angry, but also a little worried.
Two miles away from Niufu Camp, on a hill.
Zhang Heng, Liu Bei and Cao Cao stood with their hands behind their backs, using the high platform built to watch the battle ahead.
"Ziyi, it's almost done."
Liu Bei saw Li Meng and Zhang Ji launch a full-scale counterattack, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, and he spoke.
At the moment, the battle seems to be gaining the upper hand, but this is only because of the sudden attack, which caught Niu Fujun off guard. When the opponent reacts and starts an encirclement, Guan Yu and the others will be defeated.
"It's almost the same."
Zhang Heng finally nodded.
Hearing this, Liu Bei quickly turned around and said to the soldiers beside him: "Send the order and withdraw the troops with gold!"
Compared with Niu Fu's army who fought independently, Liu Bei's side cooperated with each other tacitly.
As soon as the military order came out, Guan Yu, who was the deepest, was the first to order the withdrawal, followed by Cao Ren, and finally Zhang Fei who still had unfinished thoughts.
As quickly as it comes, it goes as quickly as it comes.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Guan Yu and the others gathered together and slowly withdrew from Niu Fu's camp, leaving only corpses on the ground, still telling of the intensity of the battle just now.
In the camp, Niu Fu could finally breathe a long sigh of relief.
Immediately afterwards, a huge anger filled his chest.
The enemy troops have retreated, but the reinforcements haven't arrived yet. It can be seen that those two guys have no intention of rescuing him!
There is no use keeping such a disobedient subordinate.
"Summon Li Meng and Zhang Jisu to come see me!"
Niu Fu shouted angrily, his tone full of murderous intent.
In fact, there was no need to send an order at all. Not long after Liu Bei's army retreated, Zhang Ji took the lead in arriving at Niu Fu's camp.
"General!"
Zhang Ji cupped his fists and said.
Humph, the enemy retreated but you arrived very quickly.
Niu Fu sneered in his heart, but did not show any expression, allowing Zhang Ji to maintain his salute posture.
After another moment, Li Meng arrived belatedly.
It wasn't that he was slow in action, but Zhang Fei, who was responsible for attacking his camp, retreated the last, so he naturally fell to the end.
"General!"
Li Meng cupped his hands and saw that Niu Fu's face was ashen and Zhang Ji, who had arrived earlier than him, kept saluting, so he knew that things were going to be difficult today.
"The two generals arrived so quickly!"
Niu Fu sneered, his tone full of sarcasm.
Zhang Ji hurriedly said: "General Rong, if it is not because the general does not come to rescue, he is really incompetent. Thousands of enemy troops in front of the camp are all brave and unafraid of death. The general fought bloody and hard to repel the traitor army, so he came here." Too late, I hope the general will atone for his sins."
"General Zhang, you are so proud of yourself. Were you the one who repelled the rebel army?" Niu Fu asked with a sneer.
"this……"
Zhang Ji was speechless for a moment and couldn't answer.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Liu Beijun retreated on his own.
Seeing that Zhang Ji didn't say anything, Niu Fu continued: "Furthermore, I had a military order and ordered you two to come to the rescue within half an hour. What time is it now?"
Zhang Ji and Li Meng looked at each other and neither dared to say anything.
"What time is it? I'm asking you!" Niu Fu suddenly roared.
The anger in Li Meng's heart was aroused by this roar, and he sneered repeatedly: "We all fought bloody battles to repel the traitor army. General Niu did not appreciate our merits, but instead blamed us. How could this be?" The way to general!"
As soon as these words came out, Niu Fu became furious, pointed at Li Meng and said, "You don't respect military orders, how dare you make sophistry here?"
"It's not sophistry, it's really the words of the general's talent that chill our hearts." Li Meng sneered, his face full of disdain.
Next to him, Zhang Ji quickly pulled the corner of Li Meng's clothes, signaling him to stop saying a few words.
"Okay, okay!" Niu Fu laughed in anger, and suddenly said loudly, "Li Meng has no military discipline and despises the superior. He deserves to be punished. Come here, push me out of the camp and behead him in public!"
"Niu Fu, you dare to kill me!"
Li Meng's eyes suddenly widened, with disbelief written all over his face.
"Why can't I kill you? Push it out and kill you!"
Following Niu Fu's sneer, the soldiers beside him immediately rushed forward and controlled Li Meng.
"Niu Fu, you are a lucky villain, what right do you have to kill me!" Li Meng couldn't break free, so he yelled loudly, "I have made great contributions to the Prime Minister. Without the Prime Minister's fate, you can't kill me!"
"The prime minister ordered me to be the governor of the front army. Since you have violated the military law, I can kill you!"
"General Niu, calm down, calm down!" Zhang Ji hurriedly persuaded with his hands raised, "General Li has been following the Prime Minister for many years and has made many meritorious deeds. Not to mention that beheading generals in front of the battle line is bad for morale. Please allow him to make up for his mistakes by performing meritorious deeds!"
"Wencheng, don't beg him. He is just a son-in-law of the Prime Minister. He is a loser who relied on women to rise to power. I think he dares to kill me!"
Li Meng's words directly hit Niu Fu's sore spot. They were extremely hurtful and insulting. Niu Fu's teeth itched with hatred and he shouted hoarsely:
"Push it down and kill immediately!"
Zhang Ji hurriedly advised again: "General, calm down, calm down! Even if Li Meng deserves death for his crime, please report it to the Prime Minister first, and then kill him."
This sentence was like a basin of cold water, directly extinguishing all Niu Fu's anger.
That's right, no matter how little Li Meng is, he is still an old man who has followed Dong Zhuo for many years. If he beheads him without notification, Dong Zhuo may not be able to explain it to him.
"General Zhang, are you using the Prime Minister to suppress me?" Niu Fu glanced at Zhang Ji, his voice cold to the bone.
"I don't dare. This is for the general's consideration, and we must not cause disharmony between the general and the prime minister because of this matter."
Zhang Ji said this very tactfully, and Niu Fu just snorted after hearing this.
"Come here, tie up this guy Li Meng and take him away. I will wait until the general reports to the Prime Minister before he is released!"
"As you command!"
The soldier agreed, and Li Meng pressed down.
Next to him, Zhang Ji also let out a long sigh of relief.
Li Meng was brought under control, and his tribe was naturally led by Niu Fu himself. One corner of the triangle is missing, so the camp that was facing each other can no longer be used.
Moreover, after today's incident, Niu Fu was not too relieved about Zhang Ji. Then he adjusted the structure of the camp and ordered his soldiers to convert the three camps into one large camp.
In this way, if Liu Bei dares to attack again, Niu Fu will personally take charge of the camp, and he will not be afraid that Zhang Ji will not be able to do his job.
After the news reached Liu Bei's army, Zhang Heng slapped the table on the spot, his expression full of excitement.
"The record of the water attack is complete!"
