Zhang Ren held a blood-stained spear and stood next to a pile of corpses, looking at the scene in front of him with a pale face.

In the hundred levels, the elite cavalry all died here, and no one escaped from the beginning to the end, and none of them surrendered.

They were fierce and abnormal, forgetting life and death, even at the last moment of their lives, they still fought hard to kill the enemy, causing huge casualties to the Yizhou army.

Rubbing his brows, Zhang Ren said to the deputy general a little tiredly: "How many casualties are there in our army?" ”

The adjutant looked at the statistical results in his hand, his eyes widened, and he glanced at Zhang Ren a few times when he wanted to speak.

"Say!"

Hearing Zhang Ren's angry shouting, the adjutant said: "Our army killed 421 people in the battle and seriously wounded 218 people. ”

Seeing the dense corpses of the Yizhou Army on the ground, Rao is Zhang Ren had already guessed in his heart, but when he heard this battle report, his body still couldn't help shaking.

"A hundred people, just a hundred cavalry who have lost their commander, can actually cause such a large casualty to our army! Or in the case of our army, which occupies an absolute advantage! ”

Zhang Ren wiped a handful of blood from his face that had not yet been wiped off, his voice was full of disbelief and a hint of fear.

If the Guanzhong army is so brave and good at fighting, and is not afraid of death, the future of Yizhou is really extremely bleak.

Leng Bao supported his body with his weapon, limped over, and said to Zhang Ren: "General, don't worry too much, these hundred cavalry are the most elite troops in the pass." ”

"They used to roam the world as horse thieves, entangled with the Xianbei people; After surrendering Chen Wenzhao, he was led by the famous general Zhao Yun to fight in the south and in the north. ”

"For so many years, they have been well-deserved elite troops, and I'm afraid there aren't many such soldiers in the entire Guanzhong."

When Zhang Ren heard Leng Bao's words, his face looked a little better.

Looking at the Guan sergeant lying on the ground in various postures, Zhang Ren suddenly sighed: "These people are real warriors, they have fought with the Xianbei people, Wuhuan people, Huns, and Qiang people, and have made great contributions to the peace of the Han border. ”

"Even if such a loyal and brave man dies here, his body should not still be in the wilderness. Pass on my military order, and bury all the sergeants and soldiers alive! ”

After cleaning the battlefield and burying the corpses of the soldiers, it was already dark.

Zhang Ren thought to himself that he could no longer catch up with the fleeing Guanzhong army, so he ordered the army to camp in a land surrounded by mountains and rivers.

After working for a long time, the army was completely settled, and Zhang Ren stood outside the camp tent.

He looked in the direction of Langzhong City and muttered to himself: "Not surprisingly, Langzhong has been conquered now." ”

……

The bright moon illuminated the dark night, and the stars in the sky, like the big eyes of a beauty, flickered and blinked.

The city of Langzhong was covered with a layer of silver under the moonlight.

Although the sky had darkened, the city guards still did not dare to slack off. He stood on top of the city wall, looking into the distance with some concern.

"Stomp, stomp!"

Suddenly, there was a faint sound of noisy footsteps in the distance, mixed with the shouts of many people.

Seeing this, the Langzhong guard hurriedly shouted: "Cheer up, there is movement outside the city!" ”

The defenders, who were already a little drowsy, couldn't help but widen their eyes when they heard the commander's shout, and their hands clenched their weapons tightly.

"Open the gates, open the gates!"

Dozens of soldiers in tattered armor and covered in blood shouted loudly under the city.

When the guards in the city saw that they were wearing the armor of the Guanzhong Army, they couldn't help but be shocked in their hearts, and asked, "Who are you and what happened?" ”

The soldiers of the city replied: "We are the soldiers of the Yizhou army who followed General Liu to chase and kill, but General Liu was ambushed by Zhang Ren, and the army was surrounded. ”

The guard general was even more shocked when he heard this, and asked, "What about General Liu Pi?" ”

The corporal replied: "After we broke through the siege, there was still a sound of killing, and we don't know what the specific situation of General Liu is." ”

Seeing that there were only a few dozen defeated soldiers under the city, and seeing that they were dressed and accented by Sergeant Guan, the guard immediately stopped doubting, and asked people to open the city gate and let them in.

After settling these soldiers, the guard general secretly thought: "General Liu is the commander of the first army, and now that the plan is surrounded, I must not sit idly by." ”

Thinking of this, the Langzhong guard immediately ordered to gather the soldiers and horses in the city, leaving only 500 people to defend the city, and then personally took the remaining 1,500 people to kill outside the city, preparing to rescue Liu Pi.

The Langzhong guard led the army forward in the dark night, and the army marched for nearly twenty miles, when he suddenly heard the sound of someone shouting and neighing in front of him, and immediately sent someone to investigate.

It didn't take long for a scout to come over and report: "General, the soldiers and horses in front of me are fighting with the banner of the word 'Liu', and after I personally stepped forward to investigate, it has been determined that they are the men and horses led by General Liu Pi." ”

General Langzhong was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "It seems that General Liu Pi has broken through. ”

After speaking, he led a team of personal soldiers and wanted to go to meet Liu Bi.

However, it was said that after Liu Pi fell into a coma, he was escorted by the deputy general to retreat, and collected the defeated soldiers and horses all the way, plus the original defeated soldiers, and gathered 6,000 people.

The army rushed to Langzhong City non-stop, Liu Pi's wounds had already been bandaged on the road, and he himself had just woken up.

When the army was still twenty miles away from Langzhong, someone suddenly came to report: "The general of Langzhong heard that the general was besieged, and he has led 1,500 men to kill him." ”

"After learning that the general broke through, the Langzhong guard will come to meet the general."

Hearing this person's report, Liu Bi's face suddenly changed, and he shouted, "Call him over!" ”

The Langzhong guard came to Liu Bi fully armed and saluted Liu Pi, but was rudely interrupted by Liu Pi: "Who asked you to lead the troops out of the city?" ”

General Langzhong was stunned when he heard this, and then he told the cause and effect of the incident.

The more Liu Bi listened, the more ugly his face became, and finally sighed: "Xiaode led the troops to save me, if there is really a rout, they won't know that I have broken through." ”

"Those routs who entered the city, but they didn't mention filial piety, it can be seen that there must be something wrong with these people. If what I expected is correct, Langzhong may have been lost by now. ”

When the Langzhong guard heard this, his face suddenly turned pale, and he hurriedly knelt on the ground to plead guilty.

Liu Pi didn't blame him, but just ordered the army to move forward quickly, hoping that the Yizhou army had not captured Langzhong yet.

As soon as the army had advanced ten miles, it encountered more than 100 defeated soldiers in the city, and they cried and said: "The general has just led the troops away, and Liu Bi suddenly led many Yizhou soldiers to attack the city. ”

"There were only 500 defenders in the city, and the people in the city and the Yizhou army should cooperate with the outside world, and the city was quickly lost. I waited for a desperate fight to escape with my life! ”

When the Langzhong guard heard this, there was no trace of luck.

He pulled out the sword at his waist and put it on his neck, and said: "If it weren't for my misjudgment, Langzhong would not have missed, I am ashamed of the general, ashamed of the lord!" ”

After speaking, he suddenly drew his sword and killed himself.

Liu Bi wanted to stop it, but it was too late, so he could only look at the dead Langzhong guard with sadness.

Wiping away the tears in his eyes, Liu Pi asked people to choose a favorable terrain and began to set up camp, and then sent someone to inquire about Jiangwu's news.

Before the camp was settled, Deputy General Jiang Wu had already led more than 3,000 soldiers and horses to join Liu Pi.

When Liu Pi learned that Jiang Wu was in ambush when he was chasing Zhang Ren, and when the leading troops were broken, he almost fell into a coma again.

He said sadly: "If it weren't for me, how could I let filial piety fall into such a field? ”

Now Liu Pi is extremely remorseful and painful in his heart.

But after all, he still forcibly cheered up, and the pain on the ninja's body began to patrol the camp to boost morale.

After working for most of the night, Liu Bi only felt dizzy, and under the repeated persuasion of Deputy General Jiang Wu, he returned to the camp tent to rest.

But no matter what, Liu Bi couldn't fall asleep.

"General Xu handed me 20,000 elites, but now there are only more than 7,000 left; Of the 5,000 soldiers led by Xiaode, only 3,000 men remained. ”

"The elite of 25,000 passes, at this time, only 10,000 remnants of the defeated army were left, how can I represent General Xu and the main bus?"

The more he thought about it, the more painful he felt, he hated to get up and draw his sword to kill himself, but Liu Bi knew that he couldn't die now, and he had to lead these soldiers to live.

If he has three longs and two shorts, these defeated soldiers who have lost their commander will probably die in Ba County in the absence of food and grass.

"Langzhong has been broken, and the grain and grass in the city have become the trophies of the Yizhou army."

"Now Dianjiang and Jiangzhou have become two lonely cities, and the grain and grass in these two cities cannot be supported for a long time, and I must not lead my sons to these two cities."

"You can't march south, so you can only go north to find a county seat to settle down and wait for the lord's army to come."

With a plan in his heart, Liu Bi also slowly fell asleep.

In the early morning of the second day, he led the hungry Sergeant Guan to retreat to the north.

Fortunately, Liu Pi did not forget the defenders of Dianjiang and Jiangzhou, and sent two teams of messengers to report the battle situation here, so that they could make a decision as soon as possible.

However, it was said that Liu Bi used a trick to seize Langzhong, and Zhang Ren led the army into the city the next morning.

Liu Bi said excitedly: "Although Langzhong is ke, Dianjiang and Jiangzhou are still in the hands of the Guanzhong army. ”

"Now there are no generals stationed in these two cities, and I have sent people to set up an ambush on the road in advance to capture the messengers going south, so that the city guards will not get news from the north."

"If I lead the army to pretend to be the Guanzhong army to the south, I will definitely be able to open the city and recapture these two important cities."

Zhang Ren and Leng Bao felt that Liu Bi's words were very reasonable, so they asked Liu Bi to lead his troops south to capture the city.

Sure enough, as Liu Bi expected, the soldiers and horses who were ambushed on the road killed Liu Pi's messenger, and the Dianjiang guard didn't get any news at all, so he was tricked by Liu Bi to open the city gate.

The defenders of Dianjiang were killed in battle, and the Guanzhong army lost another city.