The current location of the Guards Cavalry Army led by Li Yi is at the Guandu port west of Zigui. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Guandu is the place where Shennong Creek flows into the Yangtze River, which is a gentle hilly area with small mountains and few trees, which is suitable for both infantry and cavalry.

Li Yi decided to put the battlefield here.

Li Yi believed that Liu Bei sent Fa Zheng to lead 20,000 men first, and the purpose was very simple, that is, to induce the cavalry of the northern Xinjiang to attack. Once the two sides were entangled, his follow-up troops quickly caught up and outflanked and annihilated.

The main force of the 20,000 Yizhou Army was very well prepared, and it was more than enough to resist the charge of more than 20,000 cavalry for more than an hour. After all, in order to chase and kill Liu Bei, he even let the cavalry of the Guards Legion give up their heavy armor and travel lightly with Lu Bu's Fourth Cavalry Legion, which was already a little out of touch with the main force behind.

The news from the scouts also confirmed Li Yi's conjecture. Fa Zheng's troops and Liu Bei's troops were twenty miles apart, and the two armies marched quickly.

"Where are Wei Xu and Cheng Lian's troops now?" Li Yi turned around and asked.

Li E immediately rode up to him and said, "According to the husband's request, one of them followed Fa Zheng and the other followed Liu Bei, setting up roadblocks all the way to delay the march of the two armies. ”

"Filial piety...... "......Li Yi saw Li Cunxiao and Dian Wei galloping over, and raised his hand and shouted.

"Lord, this is the battlefield?" Dian Wei asked. And Li Cunxiao stood on the horse, looking around.

"Yes. It's a nice place, and at our feet is the entrance to the official ferry, a small hill. Three hundred steps ahead is the Shennong River, which is now the dry season and there is no water in the river. The overall slope of the terrain is suitable for blocking. ”

"Lord, our three hundred guards blocked Liu Bei's 30,000 people, is it too little?" Li Cunxiao asked.

"Lu Bu and Gao Chong's troops will arrive soon. You occupy the advantage of the terrain and entangle Liu Bei here. The main force of our cavalry raided Fazheng at the exit of Guandu ten miles away, and once it was completely annihilated, we outflanked Liu Bei from both sides of the Shennong River, and made it difficult for him to fly. ”

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Fazheng's troops quickly crossed the Shennong River and entered the Guandu territory.

The soldiers lined up in a long queue and marched neatly and quickly down the main road. Because they were leaving this hellish state of death, everyone's expressions were very relaxed and happy. Dozens of baggage wagons walking in the middle were dragged by the soldiers and climbed the hill with difficulty.

"Military division, the cavalry in the northern frontier is eight miles away." A scout Pegasus arrived and stopped beside Fa Zheng to report.

"Did they set up barricades?" Fa Zheng asked.

The scout shook his head and said, "No." ”

Fa Zheng frowned and waved his hand to signal the scout to probe again.

Yesterday, the outpost cavalry of the Northern Frontier cavalry dug pits everywhere and threw huge pieces of wood and stones on the road, seriously hindering the speed of the troops' march.

At night, in order to prevent the cavalry raid of the northern Xinjiang, the Yizhou army ordered the 20,000 men to be divided into two armies, taking turns to be on duty in the middle of the night, and taking turns to sleep and rest.

Today, the outpost cavalry of the Northern Frontier Army has suddenly changed their character, not only does not set up obstacles, but also stays away from them, which is too abnormal.

Fa Zheng muttered a little in his heart, but he still ordered the troops to quietly speed up and widen the distance between them and the main force behind.

To make bait, you have to do something like it.

Regarding the cavalry of the lord Liu Bei's plan to eliminate Li Yi, Fa Zheng and Zhang Song and other Yizhou strategists were resolutely supportive. It's not just about revenge, it's also directly related to the survival of the Yizhou Army.

If you can eliminate the strongest personal guard iron cavalry in Northern Xinjiang or severely damage it before evacuating Jingzhou, it will definitely be a major blow to the Northern Xinjiang Army, and it will be a major exciting news for your own side.

In this way, not only can you continue to defend Wushan and Yufucheng, but you can also block the mouths of your subordinates, and after returning to Yizhou, you will not be ridiculed by many people, and you will retain a little of the lord's face.

Secondly, because there are not enough troops in northern Xinjiang to launch or capture Wushan and Yufucheng, the Yizhou army only needs to leave a small number of troops to hold Wushan and Yufucheng, and Bajun does not need to send heavy troops to guard it, and the main force of the army can support other battlefields, and can concentrate on and deal with the northern Xinjiang army wholeheartedly.

If you don't fight the iron cavalry of the northern Xinjiang guard, you will withdraw in disgrace, the face of the lord is a trivial matter, tens of thousands of troops are stranded in Wushan, and Yufu City is a big thing. Because once the Yizhou army retreats to central Sichuan, the Northern Xinjiang Army will chase after it. Not only did they want to recover Fanwu Mountain and recover the city, but they also wanted to march west to Daba County to support the northern Xinjiang army on the front line of Guanghan and Hanzhong. Therefore, the Yizhou army can only defend Wushan with heavy troops, and if the fish recovers the city, Yizhou will have to endure the suffering of the enemy on its belly and back. Without heavy troops to support Hanzhong and the Guanghan battlefield, I am afraid that the Yizhou army in Guanghan and Hanzhong will also suffer heavy losses, so that the situation of Yizhou is very, very bad.

Therefore, it is necessary to have a decisive battle with Li Yi's cavalry army, even if it is a heavy loss.

Because there was no obstacle and no enemy cavalry harassment, the soldiers wanted to rush to Wushan as soon as possible, and they were afraid that the Northern Frontier Army would attack them at any time, so they walked faster and faster, and the farther away from the main force behind.

At noon, the soldiers did not rest, took some dry food from their pockets, and ate as they went.

Fa Zheng estimated the distance between the troops and the rear army, and couldn't help but be very anxious.

Now I am looking forward to the appearance of the Northern Frontier cavalry, but it is like a ghost, and there is no shadow in sight.

"Order the troops, stop the advance, and rest in formation." Fa Zheng shouted loudly.

If you don't come out, I won't leave?

At this moment, from the rear of the troops, several scouts of the Yizhou Army galloped over, shouting and shouting along the way.

Fa Zheng's heart suddenly beat violently, and the feeling of suffocation suddenly filled his body, and the sound of heavy breathing could be heard clearly.

His eyes widened as he stared at the scouts who were getting closer.

"The lord was besieged in the Shennong River."

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Liu Bei stood on the embankment of the Shennong River, a hint of joy flashed on his cold face.

Li Yi's personal guard iron cavalry appeared in the end.

On the opposite hill, several thousand northern Xinjiang troops formed a huge defensive formation with a long depth according to the terrain. The heavily armed soldiers, each armed with their own weapons, stood in full formation, and lined up to the back of the hill.

Liu Bei saw several familiar battle flags in the colorful battle flags fluttering in the wind, some were Li Yi's, some were Lu Bu's, and he even saw Li Yi. Li Yi was riding on a white war horse and wearing a fiery red suit, which was very easy to identify.

On the embankments on both sides of the Shennong River, on the riverbed, in the valley, and two miles away, under the cover of countless battle flags that were faintly visible, and under the command of the continuous cries one after another, countless soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang cavalry formed eight charging phalanxes, ready to attack the Yizhou army.

The heralds of the Yizhou army rode war horses and shuttled back and forth between the river embankment, the river bed, and the river valley.

"Lord, the car formation has been arranged."

"My lord, the dense defensive formation has been completed."

"My lord, the assault is complete."

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Liu Bei turned his eyes around.

The 30,000 soldiers of the Yizhou Army in Mai relied on the heavy wagon formation, on the valley on both sides of the Shennong River, on the riverbed of the Shennong River, lined up into more than 300 small phalanxes with different status quos, forming a huge rectangular defensive formation. In this narrow strip of less than 1,000 paces in length and width, the soldiers of various arms are arranged in different formations, which seems to be crowded and staggered, and the lines are not chaotic.

Although the soldiers were surrounded, except for a little nervousness, they were all in good spirits and their morale was like a rainbow. If a man has the will to die, he is indeed fearless.

Zhang Song drove ashore from the riverbed, ran to Liu Bei's side, and said with a smile: "Lord, everything is ready." ”

Liu Bei pointed around, shook his head with emotion, looked at Zhang Song and said, "We all said that if this battle is fought in the Shennong River, it will be perfect." Today we got our wish. ”

After a pause, Liu Bei said again: "Li Yi is really an interesting person, we want to fight him, he also wants to fight us, and even the battlefield is in the same place." ”

Zhang Song smiled knowingly and asked, "Does the lord want to meet him?" ”

Liu Bei raised his head, looked at the hill opposite, looked at the fiery red banner on the hill, and shook his head. He raised his hands and roared: "Drum ......"

Dozens of large and small war drums rang out at the same time in an instant, low, violent, thick, and passionate drums soared into the sky, like a stormy wave.

Zhang Song, who had been looking at the hill opposite, suddenly changed his complexion, his eyes widened, and he let out a wild shout: "Lord......"

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Fa Zheng ordered the troops to abandon their baggage and advance lightly. Twenty thousand soldiers of the Yizhou Army flew between the plains and the mountains and forests.

In order to encourage the soldiers, Fa Zheng gave up riding horses, and he ran at the front of the line panting with his weapons in hand, like everyone else.

Time is too precious now. If you can get to the battlefield earlier, you can save the lives of more Yizhou soldiers and kill more enemy cavalry.

This Yizhou army used to be Fazheng's old subordinates, and they were well-disciplined and well-trained. The soldiers have been on Taihang Mountain for a long time, and their physical strength is particularly good, and they can barely support this long-term high-speed running.

Seeing that the official ferry port gradually appeared in the field of vision, everyone shouted excitedly.

Fa Zheng really couldn't hold on, and his legs were as heavy as lead. At the urging of his attendants, he climbed onto his horse with difficulty.

He drove his horse to a hill and looked back. The troops were like a long, stout gray dragon, with no head or tail in sight, and the sweaty soldiers were running with their heads down.

He shouted excitedly: "Brothers, the official ferry has arrived." After a little more travel, we will meet up with the main guild. ”

"Kill all the cavalry in the northern frontier and avenge the death of your brother."