Niu Fu camp.
On an unknown hillside, Niu Fu looked at the flood that was gradually receding in front of him, and his originally numb expression finally became alive.
He was lucky. Not long after the flood first came, he ran here by mistake. Although the water level then rose sharply, it only reached his toes, and his life was finally saved.
"Retreat, finally retreat!"
Niu Fu breathed a long sigh of relief and murmured to himself.
Unfortunately, the hour when he was surrounded by floods just now felt longer than a year to Niu Fu.
Now the flood will recede, and the heart can be put back into the stomach.
No, in order to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the fire, once the flood recedes, soldiers must be summoned to repair the camp immediately.
It's just that they don't know how many soldiers will be left after the flood, and the materials to repair the fortress are not available.
Ushifu sighed helplessly.
After waiting for a while, the water finally stopped, and the water level began to gradually drop until it was less than a foot deep.
"Quickly, pass my order to the general and summon the soldiers!"
Ushifu immediately ordered without hesitation.
There were dozens of soldiers who were just as lucky as him to climb this high ground.
"General, the water hasn't completely receded yet and the roads are muddy. It's better to wait until the water recedes completely before..."
But before this person could finish speaking, he was rudely interrupted by Niu Fu.
"Wait a damn, the enemy will be here to kill you if you wait any longer. Go quickly!"
The soldiers had no choice but to follow Niu Fu's orders and waded through the water to gather the surviving soldiers.
On the other side, Zhang Xiu saw that the flood had receded and was about to summon his soldiers, but was stopped by Zhang Ji.
"Let's go, Boyuan, let's go quickly!" Zhang Ji frowned.
"Uncle, the enemy army has not come to kill us. We don't need to panic so much. Why not gather the surviving soldiers first..."
"What do you know? Even if the enemy doesn't come here now, they will definitely come later." Zhang Ji said with a very certain tone, "Liu Bei is such a talented general, how could he give up this God-given opportunity? Listen to me, let's leave quickly!"
Zhang Ji's idea is very simple, leave first and talk later. By the time the enemy troops came over, their uncle and nephew had already fled. If the enemy doesn't attack, they can come back, and there will be no loss anyway.
Zhang Xiu couldn't defeat Zhang Ji, so he had to escort Zhang Ji to a high and dangerous place.
On the way, he actually encountered a few war horses that survived by chance. Zhang Xiu was overjoyed and hurriedly stopped two horses. The uncle and nephew each rode one, and their speed instantly became much faster.
On the other side of the camp, as time passed, only patches of water stains and puddles in the potholes were left on the ground.
The flood has basically receded, and Niu Fu also successfully gathered some soldiers.
After the flood just now, many soldiers drowned. Although Niu Fu and others shouted hard, they only gathered less than 5,000 soldiers, and they were all unarmed, and even their armor was washed away by the water.
"Don't mess up, don't mess up, line up, line up!"
Niu Fu shouted loudly, but the soldiers who had just been on the verge of death and were still in shock were naturally extremely difficult to control. No matter how strict Niu Fu was, the scene was still chaotic.
While Niu Fu was busy calming the soldiers, the sound of horse hooves gradually sounded in the distance.
"not good!"
Niu Fu's expression changed, and his heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
The worst-case scenario still happened, and the enemy would not miss this God-given opportunity.
The sound of horse hooves became louder and louder. Many soldiers heard it and knew what it meant. Their faces turned pale with fright, and they did not dare to breathe. The scene instantly became quiet.
What Niu Fu couldn't do even though he was hoarse before was finally accomplished by the sound of horse hooves.
The road after the flood was extremely muddy, and the sound of horses' hooves stepping on the muddy water was amplified several times. For the remaining Niu Fu soldiers in front of them, it was more like a blow to their hearts.
"General, what should we do now?"
The soldier beside Niu Fu asked anxiously.
"What should I do? What else can I do..."
Niu Fu laughed miserably, his heart already filled with despair.
Not to mention that these people were unarmed, even five thousand people fully armed would never be able to withstand the surprise attack of the enemy army without the protection of the camp.
But the next moment, Niu Fu's thoughts changed and he became excited.
"Hurry, the enemy is coming, form your formation, quickly form your formation and prepare to face the enemy!" Niu Fu shouted loudly.
At this point, the soldiers had no other choice. In this era where killing depends on your mood, if you don't want to die, you can only fight hard.
The sound of horse hooves approached, and Liu Beijun finally arrived.
"If you don't kill those who surrender, those who stubbornly resist will die!"
The leading general was holding a snake spear eight feet tall. Before anyone arrived, the sound had already arrived. It was Zhang Yide!
Zhang Fei shouted loudly, which shocked everyone.
But when he saw the enemy in front of him, he almost laughed out loud.
At this time, Niu Fu's soldiers could not be said to be a group of beggars, but they could also be said to be a group of beggars.
Not only did he look frightened, but he was not wearing any armor, and he even had no weapons in his hands.
Ziyi was too cautious. There was no need to charge several times with such a bunch of people.
The three thousand men under my command alone can annihilate them all!
"Brothers, the time has come to make great achievements, kill them!"
In the light of the torch, Zhang Fei's face was already red with excitement, and the eight-foot-long snake spear in his hand danced very fast, rushing into the Niu Fu Army formation like a giant python.
…
Outside Guoting City.
Zhang Heng stood under the banner. He estimated that Zhang Fei had been out fighting for some time, so he immediately ordered: "Wen Yuan, go out to fight!"
"As you command!"
Zhang Liao stepped out on horseback and led his three thousand men to kill.
Zhang Heng turned his attention to Guan Yu again, "Yun Chang, it's almost time. You lead the army to launch a general attack on the enemy. Remember, this battle must completely wipe out the enemy!"
Zhang Fei and Zhang Liao both have cavalry under their command, and they are the most mobile, so they need to make a time difference. Guan Yu had a considerable number of infantry under his command. Even if he and Zhang Liao set off at the same time, they would still be some time behind when they arrived.
This time should be enough for Zhang Fei and Zhang Liao to kill Niu Fu's army.
"As you command!"
Guan Yu cupped his fists, and the soldiers behind him began to wave their flags, and the 10,000-strong army began to move slowly.
In fact, Zhang Heng's estimate was still too conservative.
Because by the time Zhang Liao arrived, Zhang Fei had already entered and exited Niu Fu's army seven times, killing Niu Fu's remaining army to pieces.
Zhang Liao was not polite when he saw this, and hurriedly led his soldiers to fight in.
Now is the time to pick up heads, and no one wants to fall behind.
"Wen Yuan, you are late. I have almost scattered the enemy troops."
Zhang Fei laughed, his voice full of excitement.
"It's meaningless to be later than early. Today's victory is all the fault of the master." Zhang Liao responded loudly, "If we want to get more credit, we have to see who can capture the traitor alive!"
After saying this, Zhang Liao suddenly exerted his strength and instantly passed Zhang Fei and charged forward. His target was naturally Niu Fu and his two captains Zhang Ji and Li Meng.
"Well said, let's see who catches Niu Fu first!"
Not to be outdone, Zhang Fei galloped wildly.
The two clashed among the enemy troops again, killing everyone, but Niu Fu was never seen.
In the end, Zhang Fei couldn't bear it any longer, so he grabbed an enemy soldier and shouted, "Where is Niu Fu!"
"No, I don't know..."
The soldier seemed to be frightened by Zhang Fei and stammered.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Fei threw the soldiers out and continued to search for Niu Fu.
But until Guan Yu arrived with his army and began to clean up the battlefield, Niu Fu was nowhere to be found.
"Where did that guy Ushifu go? Why is he acting like a mouse!"
Zhang Fei was worried that Zhang Liao would get the first victory, and he was so anxious that he cursed.
But like him, Zhang Liao searched for a long time but found nothing. Although he was helpless, he had to give up and prepare to expand the search area until dawn.
…
"Drive, drive!"
On the official road downstream of Bian River, Niu Fu was galloping wildly, looking back behind him from time to time, as if this was the only way to make him feel at ease.
Despite the darkness of the night, he could see nothing.
As early as when Zhang Fei came to attack, Niu Fu knew that there was no way to fight. Even if he tried his best, he would only end up with his entire army annihilated. In front of Zhang Fei's cavalry, the troops did not even have a chance to escape.
So Niu Fu made a decision on the spot - to abandon the army and flee.
The reason for boosting morale is just to facilitate his escape.
Anyway, everyone on the left and right is dead. If they can help themselves escape, the death of these soldiers can be considered valuable.
