Chapter 722: Xiahou Yuan rushed to An Lu
When this shouting should not be done every day, and when the earth is not spiritual. Zang Ba gathered the remnants, immediately crossed his sword, and said to the soldiers: "I have been in the army, crisscrossing the battlefield, and fighting dozens of battles. Never scared. Today, Zhao Ke is incompetent, defeated by Zhou Yu, and deceived me again. Today's defeat is not due to my incompetence, but also to God's will. Cheng Pu and Zhou Yu want to capture me. I swear not to surrender, but to die. The eldest husband is shrouded in horse leather, and there is no regret in his death. ”
The military officials behind him, most of whom had followed Zang Ba for many years, saw their own generals with angry eyebrows and angry eyes, showing their might, and couldn't help but cry, and they all said: "I wish to die from the general!" ”
Zang Ba lined up in formation and led his troops to attack Cheng Pu. The two armies fought fiercely, and Zhou Yu also led his troops to gradually close the siege. Suddenly, in the distance, there was another drum and trumpet, and an army flew in the sky.
The three armies were shocked and looked at each other. I saw that in the distance, countless armor soldiers rushed over, and a big flag cracked first, embroidered with the word Xiahou of Douda. But it was Xiahou Yuan who arrived.
But it turned out that Zhou Yu and Zhou Tai jointly attacked Zhao Ke's camp, and Cao's army was scattered and defeated. There are people who are in a panic and do not choose the way, and they are running to the northeast, and they are encountering Xiahou Yuan scouts.
Xiahou Yuan led his troops to sweep the surrounding towns around the Western Continent, and the scouts were far away. captured Zhao Ke's remnants, and heard that Anlu had something to do. Xiahou Yuan was shocked, so he led his elite cavalry and galloped to help.
When he arrived at Anlu, he met a group of remnants, and when he saw the banner of Xiahou Pan, he knelt in the dust and cried Chen Zizi. Xiahou Yuan was shocked when he learned that the camp had been broken, Zhao Ke was dead, and Zang Ba was defeated and fled. I also heard that Zhou Yu led troops to chase Zang Ba, fearing that Zang Ba would lose, so he hurriedly came to the rescue. But at this last moment, it was able to arrive.
At this time, the three armies were surprised and delighted. It was Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu who were shocked. The joy is Zang Ba. Xiahou Yuan came too timely. There is no way out of the mountains and rivers, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village. Who wants to die if they can live? Suddenly, from Zang Ba down, Cao Jun was full of energy, as if someone had thrown a recovery skill at them. At this time, the hope of life returned to them, and their eyes were shining, eager to break out of the encirclement and join Xiahou Yuan immediately.
On the contrary, Cheng Pu and Zhou Yu sighed secretly in their hearts. A great opportunity, but it was wasted. Now the morale of Zang Ba's department has risen greatly, and if he wants to completely exterminate this Cao army, I am afraid that it will not be able to be completed in a short time. Now that Xiahou Yuan is eyeing thousands of horsemen, who knows when his foot soldiers will arrive?
It is no longer appropriate to entangle. It is unwise to ride in steps. Zhou Yu saw that Xiahou Yuan had already commanded the cavalry to slowly spread out to the two wings, and the thoughts flashed in his heart. The order was given immediately, the army was closed, converged with Cheng Pu, and then slowly retreated.
The siege of Zang Ba was resolved. When Zang Ba and Xiahou Yuan saw each other, they said: "Now that the enemy has left, it is advisable to chase him." ”
Xiahou Yuan thought that Zang Ba was beaten by Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu, and fled in defeat, but he couldn't swallow this breath in his heart and wanted to take revenge. So he said: "Xuangao, I will only have five thousand horsemen, all the way to this speed, I am really tired, I am afraid that I can't fight." ”
In order to save Zang Ba, he rushed all the way without unarmouring and without unsaddle his horse. From below him, tired and tired, and still thinking about fighting, it is really not good.
When Zang Ba heard this, he said: "Miaocai, what a shrewd person Zhou Yu is, you and I have joined forces, and we haven't rushed to pursue yet, and when they react, they will re-lead the army with Cheng Pu to attack you and me." When the army of you and I is tired, how can we be their opponents? Mo Ruo chased after him at this time to retreat his soldiers. ”
Xiahou Yuan thought about it and felt that it made sense. So he ordered the three armies to cooperate with Zang Ba and lead the army to chase Zhou Yu. After a few miles, when Zhou Yu left off the rear soldiers, the two armies fought fiercely for a while, and each returned with a resignation.
Later, the Yangzhou army returned to the camp and reported to Zhou Yu, saying that Cao Zhi was chasing the soldiers. Zhou Yuguo no longer doubted, so he returned to Tunxiakou with Cheng Pu. Zang Ba guessed correctly, Zhou Yu thought like this. He left a group of men and horses behind. If he hadn't seen Cao's army have pursuers, he would have enough reason to believe that Xiahou Yuan's army was insufficient. You can turn around and continue to attack Xiahou Yuan and Zang Ba with Cheng Pu. If the Cao army came to chase after it, it would prove that the Cao army had sufficient troops and was not suitable to be an enemy with it.
Who would have thought that after Zang Ba and Zhou Yu fought with him, he was very wary of Zhou Yu. came up with this plan, so as to hide from Zhou Yu and make him and Xiahou Yuan escape.
Zhou Yu and Cheng Pubing returned to Xiakou. The two generals chatted with Fuchu. Cheng Pudao: "Although the camp of the Anlu Cao Army was broken this time, Zang Ba and Xiahou Yuan are still there. And the siege of Jingling has not been solved. The situation is really worrying. ”
Zhou Yu said with a smile: "In the first battle of Anlu, our army beheaded thousands and captured nearly 10,000 soldiers, which is also a big victory." In addition, Huarong is still in my hands, and there are two generals Xu and Pan in Lingcheng, so I don't have to worry about it for the time being. The battle of Jingzhou will be difficult to achieve results for a while. And plan slowly. ”
Cheng Pu thought about it, just with the soldiers and horses of Nanyang and Nanjun, even if all the soldiers from Yuzhou came, this war, a year and a half, it is estimated that it will be difficult to have any results.
Suddenly, Cheng Pu remembered something again and asked Zhou Yu: "Gong Jin, I don't know where Gong Fu is now?" ”
Since Zhou Yu came, Cheng Pu has been the general shogunate of Zhou Yu, and only Zhou Yu will know in advance about all the documents and classics, and the movements of soldiers and horses. Huang Gai was ordered by Zhou Yu to lead his troops north, Yu Yunmengze, and confronted Yu Forbidden Water Division. Now, after a long time, there has been no report of war. So Cheng Pu asked.
Zhou Yu said with a smile: "I have a word with the public over, so that he can take advantage of the gap to hit Huarong, and now I don't know where the public is located." ”
Zhou Yu didn't tell a lie. Huang Gai led a large army to the north, and arrived at the Baqiu City built by Liu Bei before, and stationed troops here. When the forbidden Huang Gai army arrived, he also brought in troops. The two armies looked at each other from a distance across the water, but neither of them would make the first move.
Yu Ban's idea is that as long as you don't cross the river, I will let you stay here. Huang Gai was thinking about how to break through the blockade of Yu Ban at a relatively small cost, send troops to the other side, and then achieve his tactical goals.
Huang Gai couldn't think of anything to do, so he asked the lieutenant under his command. The lieutenant under his command offered a plan: "Yunmeng Daze, the smoke and waves are vast, the lakes are dotted, and the waterways are criss-crossed. With the power of Cao Jun, how can they all be banned? It is better to reward the fishermen and make them explore the way for our army, and then choose a hidden waterway to walk, and leave another one here, and plant flags all over to confuse Cao's army. In this way, great things can be accomplished. ”
Huang Gai heard what he said and happily obeyed. So he ordered people to visit the fishermen, and promised them treasures and treasures, so that they could be their eyes and ears. All of a sudden, hundreds of miles of lake were densely populated with small boats, fishing and exploring.
In the ban, both the ban and the fisherman's house are prohibited. However, just like Captain Huang Gai said, how can you ban all the fishermen on such a large lake?
All kinds of small boats, shuttling back and forth on the lake, avoided Cao Jun far away. It is forbidden to know it.
Before long, someone came to report that they had found a half-abandoned ancient river channel. It is very hidden, it was abandoned before, and now it is just the flood season, and the lake is rising sharply, and you can also sail boats, but you can't go big boats. You can only cross the boat.
Concealment and safety first, as for the big ships and small boats, which can quietly transport soldiers and horses, what does it matter if the small boats are small?