When Chen Gong and Wang Gong put on their clothes and came out, Dongfang was already slightly pale.
It's finally dawn.
Liu Bei immediately ordered and rushed to the frontline battlefield.
I thought I had no chance to participate in the war, but now I am playing the role of a guide. Although you can't fight in person, it is always good to have the opportunity to visit the battlefield in person.
Thinking of this, Liu Bei even felt a little grateful to Chen Gong.
Guoting was only ten miles away from Niu Fu's camp. When everyone arrived, it was already completely bright.
Chen Gong looked at the messy battlefield ahead, the puddles and mud on the ground, the weapons scattered everywhere, and the corpses of Niu Fu's soldiers everywhere. He couldn't help but stare blankly, and his heart was full of doubts.
Is this a battlefield?
Why does it feel like a disaster scene after a flood?
What happened last night?
It's a pity that Liu Bei will not answer his doubts.
When the generals saw Liu Bei arriving, they all came over one after another.
The happiest person is our Mr. Zhang.
"Brother, brother!"
Zhang Fei rode up and shouted, his expression full of excitement.
Behind him, there was another enemy general who was bound all over, it was Captain Li Meng.
After Li Meng was deprived of military power by Niu Fu, he was placed under strict supervision. When the flood came last night, Li Meng luckily escaped with his life.
Later, he didn't have such good luck. When he was about to escape, he was captured by Zhang Fei, who was searching for Niu Fu's traces.
Although the leader of the thieves was not captured, Li Meng was one of the three major captains under Niu Fu, which was a great contribution. Such luck made Zhang Liao jealous.
Taking a detailed look at the entire battle, Zhang Fei first killed Guo Si in formation, and today he captured Li Meng alive. It can be said that he gained the most.
"Brother, this is Lieutenant Li Meng under Niu Fu, and I captured him!"
Zhang Fei rushed to Liu Bei's side, pointed at Li Meng behind him and laughed loudly.
"Yide is brave!"
Liu Bei praised him, then jumped off his horse, looked at Li Meng and said, "Are you willing to surrender?"
Facing Liu Bei's persuasion to surrender, Li Meng's eyes were full of coldness, and he just snorted coldly and turned his head to the side.
Liu Bei was not discouraged and continued to persuade: "The traitor Dong defied nature and overthrew the royal family. You are defeated and captured today. Why don't you abandon the secret and surrender to the light?"
Li Meng sighed, his eyes full of unwillingness.
Although he knew how powerful Liu Bei's army was, he was not defeated, but captured by his own people, and then made a series of confused prisoners, so he was naturally dissatisfied.
"Unfortunately, I am now in your hands. If you want to kill or behead me, please do as you please. Why waste any time talking about me?"
Seeing Li Meng's refusal, Liu Bei looked at Zhang Heng.
Zhang Heng slowly shook his head.
Li Meng's tone was neither soft nor hard, but he did not reject it completely. At first glance, he was suspicious.
Zhang Heng guessed that it was probably similar to Xu Rong's situation, because his family members were all in Luoyang, and he wanted to surrender but didn't dare.
However, this person is not of much value, and it doesn’t mean much whether he is demoted or not.
Whether to surrender a person, Zhang Heng will first consider his character, then his ability, and finally the number of troops under his command.
Obviously, Li Meng has none of the three, so it is meaningless.
Just as Liu Bei was thinking about how to deal with Li Meng, Zang Hong, who had a bad temper, suddenly clasped his fists and said: "Mr.
Hearing this, a trace of despair immediately flashed in Li Meng's eyes.
"What Ziyuan said is wrong!" Zhang Heng said with a smile, "Although this person is stubborn, he is still a general under Dong Thief. It is better to detain him temporarily and deal with him after he is tortured to find out Dong Thief's military deployment."
Zang Hong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then nodded and said, "What Captain Zhang said makes sense."
"Okay!" Liu Bei waved his sleeves and said, "Take the general thief down and keep him safe."
Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "Brother, the first victory this time should be mine."
"Is the first meritorious work yours?" Liu Bei asked with some confusion, "Where is Niu Fu, the leader of thieves? I didn't get this person, but I dare to say that I was the first meritorious person."
Zhang Fei said with a nonchalant look on his face: "I didn't get it, but neither did my second brother or Wen Yuan. In comparison, I captured Li Meng alive, so why can't I claim the first achievement."
"That guy Niu Fu escaped?" Liu Bei asked with a frown.
"Yes, as soon as the fighting started last night, that guy escaped without a trace. Wen Yuan and I led the army to search the entire battlefield, but there was no trace of this thief." Zhang Fei also said with a depressed face, "This This guy is really lucky. It doesn't matter if the flood doesn't drown him, but he actually escaped from our hands again."
Zhang Heng said with a smile: "Mr. Xuande, if this thief escapes, he should just run away. Anyway, all the enemy troops under his command have been wiped out. Even if he can escape, it will not hinder his great cause of defeating the thief. Besides, he can It’s hard to say whether we can escape or not…”
When Liu Bei heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said, "Why, does Ziyi have a backup plan?"
"There's no such thing as a back-up plan, let's just wait and see God's will." Zhang Heng shook his head and smiled.
"Yes, it is not easy to win this victory, so how can we force anything else. It's just a defeated general. Life or death is irrelevant." Liu Bei said disdainfully.
…
On the official road from Guoting to Chenggao.
Cao Cao stood on his horse and looked into the distance.
Long before Guan Yu sent troops last night, Zhang Heng ordered Cao Cao to rush here to prepare to intercept the escaping remnants.
Then the flood roared and most of the soldiers drowned in the water, but some soldiers escaped in twos and threes. The first reaction of these people was to flee in the direction of Chenggao, but Cao Cao happened to be waiting for work and stopped him here.
Although many defeated soldiers were picked up one after another, no big fish took the bait. After daybreak, Cao Cao's generals became a little impatient.
Liu Bei's men and horses have all performed meritorious service on the battlefield ahead, but they let us wait here. This is too unfair.
Seeing the sun was rising, Cao Hong couldn't help but said: "Brother, did Zhang Ziyi leave us here on purpose so that he could leave all the credit to his own people?"
"Zi Lianxiu is talking nonsense, Zi Yi is not that kind of villain." Cao Cao frowned and scolded.
"But……"
Cao Hong hesitated to speak, but seeing that Cao Cao was angry, he finally did not dare to argue anymore.
In fact, not only did he have this idea, Cao Cao also didn't have it in his mind.
It's just that he has only a few soldiers under his command, and Liu Bei is almost all responsible for this battle. It's already good to be able to give him a sip of soup, how can he ask for more.
As a result, Cao Cao became more determined in his idea of strengthening himself.
Moreover, he has roughly found the direction.
Cao Mengde and Cao Mengde are all lacking in fame, ambition, and ambition. The only thing he lacks is a wise man who can help him make suggestions.
When Liu Xuande first went to join the alliance, he had only 1,500 people under his command. The reason why his strength can rapidly expand more than ten times is not because Zhang Heng gives him advice.
But talents are hard to find, and talents like Zhang Heng are even rarer. Where should I look for them?
While Cao Cao was frowning and thinking hard, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded in the distance.
Before Cao Cao could say anything, Cao Hong beside him immediately said excitedly: "Here comes the credit again!"
No matter how small a mosquito's legs are, they are still meat, and no one will object to the fact that they deserve more credit.
"Zi Lian, Miaocai, you two go over and kill this group of enemies!"
Cao Cao thought it was another small group of troops that had fled, so he gave the order casually.
"As you command!"
Cao Hong and Xia Houyuan were very excited. They clasped their fists and rushed forward with hundreds of people.
After a while, the enemy army appeared in front, which surprised Cao Cao because there were actually hundreds of people in this enemy army.
In order to prevent the two of them from overturning, Cao Cao ordered again: "Zixiao, you also lead five hundred people to help."
"good!"
Cao Ren nodded and led his army to kill them.
Niu Fujun, who luckily escaped with his life from the flood, was already frightened and naturally had no fighting power. Seeing a group of people suddenly appear in front of them, they almost didn't have time to think about it, so they turned around and ran away.
beat?
How can I fight if I don’t have anyone in my hand?
Cao Hong had been chasing and intercepting here since the middle of the night, and he was used to seeing this kind of scene. He immediately laughed ferociously and led his team to charge forward.
As he expected, this enemy army had little resistance at all and was dispersed by him. Some of them fled in all directions, while others simply raised their hands and surrendered.
When Cao Ren arrived with his army, Cao Hong and Xia Houyuan had already separated into two groups. Cao Hong led his army to continue the pursuit, while Xia Houyuan stayed behind to collect the surrendered soldiers.
But there was a cavalryman in the enemy army who fled very fast. He even turned around when Cao Hong just rushed over, and now he has escaped far away.
Cao Ren saw this interestingly, with a sneer on his lips, and casually asked the soldiers: "Who do you belong to?"
A surrendered soldier mustered up the courage to reply: "Back to the general, the villain is under Niu Fu's command."
"Under Niu Fu!" Cao Ren was instantly interested, "Where is Niu Fu now?"
The soldier pointed at the cavalryman who was speeding away in the distance.
"General, that is Ushifu."
"What!"
Cao Ren's eyes widened immediately, and he shouted loudly without even having time to think.
"Chase, chase quickly!"
