Although Gong Du and Liu Bi are the leaders of this Yellow Turban Army, they actually have their own people. Liu Bi didn't dare to kill Gong Du because he still couldn't command Gong Du's subordinates, and he still needed to control Gong Du as a hostage. Because he couldn't command Gongdu's men and horses, so now all the people who attack this mansion are Liu Bi's descendants, and after a day and a night, thousands of people were killed and injured, Liu Bi's strength was greatly reduced, and he was also very distressed. Hearing that Jian Yong had a clever plan, Liu Bi hurriedly said, "Please teach me Lord Jian." ”

Jian Yong smiled and said: "General Liu pities the fragrance and cherishes the jade, and can't bear to attack with fire, so how about we change it to smoke?" Then plant crossbowmen around and let them spread their wings! ”

Liu Pi was overjoyed and said: "Yes, yes, yes, come on, hurry up and carry firewood and grass." ”

Jian Yong stretched out his hand to stop it, and said with a smile: "General Liu doesn't need to worry, if it's late today, and the smoke is thick, I'm afraid that the enemy will take the opportunity to escape, so let's wait until dawn to do it." The general will go back to the house to sleep peacefully, and come back tomorrow morning to watch a good show, I don't know what the general thinks? ”

Liu Pi grabbed Jian Yong's hand and laughed loudly: "Lord Jian is really resourceful, Liu will follow the adult's words, let's go back and have a few drinks first!" ”

Although Jian Yong didn't like to drink, he only smiled faintly and followed Liu Pi towards the direction of Taishou Mansion. Jian Yong knew very well that Liu Bi, who was cautious by nature, had not fully trusted him, and this was to control him by his side. But Jian Yong is not too worried, the current situation is better than when he was tied up in the cell yesterday, and as long as he waits for Liu Bei's army to arrive, Liu Bi will not be able to turn over any big Lang.

In the Yangzhou Thorn Mansion in Shouchun City, Gao Shun shouted: "Come on, take Guan Yu down, take him into custody for the time being, and wait for the lord's fate!" ”

Guan Yu was shocked: "The last general fought to the death all the way, repelled Ji Ling, and captured Shouchun, what is the crime?" The last general is not convinced! ”

Gao Shun said in a deep voice: "General Guan's loyalty and bravery, Gao deeply admires, but military discipline is like a mountain, no one can violate it!" The lord has a strict order, the commander of the three armies must not rush to the front, you are the vanguard of the front, the lives of these 10,000 soldiers are tied to you, if you have a mistake, where do the soldiers go? ”

Guan Yu said proudly with a face full of pride: "For the general, Guan Mou should be the first, Guan Mou rushed to the front, and he is repaying the favor of the lord, Guan Mou has no fault!" ”

Gao Shun didn't listen to him, and continued: "In addition, since Liu Miao and Zhang Ying have already gone out of the city to greet each other, why did you kill them in front of the battle? It is a great sin to kill! Gao did not intend to embarrass the general, but because of this interference in military law, Gao did not dare to tolerate it, so he had to temporarily grieve General Guan. ”

It turned out that Liu Miao opened the city gate yesterday, just as Guan Yu was killed. Guan Yu didn't even think about it, and Liu Miao was a knife. Liu Miao only regarded the person who came as his own reinforcements, where to be careful, he actually became a ghost under the knife. Zhang Ying wanted to return to the city in a panic, but was caught up by Guan Yu from behind and waved into two sections. It wasn't until he took full control of Shouchun City that Guan Yu figured out that Liu Miao had neither come out to fight him nor surrender to him, but had just mistaken him for reinforcements.

Speaking of Liu Xuan's death, Guan Yu was a little at a loss, so he had to shake his head helplessly, stop talking, and let the soldiers escort him down.

After the confrontation with Guan Yu, Ji Ling had long been frightened, but he couldn't hold on. The two armies held each other for more than a day, and Ji Ling received an order from Yuan Shu to limit him to take Shouchun City within ten days.

Ji Ling gathered all the generals and said with a wry smile: "Liu Xin's several armies are attacking together, and the Lujiang River is in danger, but Your Majesty does not let us wait for reinforcements, and still blindly urges the troops, but I don't know what the reason is?" ”

Chen Lan arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty has changed greatly since he ascended the throne, since he has orders, we will obey them, so why should we be serious with him?" It's just that the Han army is powerful, and now continuing to march is tantamount to seeking a dead end, and it is better to stick to it. ”

Lei Bo got up and said: "It's good to hold on, but once Lujiang is lost, you and I will die without a place to be buried!" According to Lei's opinion, it is better to withdraw the army for the time being. ”

Ji Ling said: "Withdraw the army rashly, Your Majesty will be condemned, and now even the news of the defeat of the army, Ji Mou does not dare to report to Lujiang, how dare he withdraw the army without authorization?" Even if the army is withdrawn, Liu Xin will inevitably chase after him, and you and I will definitely lose our troops and generals. ”

The sky was getting brighter, Gao Shun was about to enter the army, and suddenly heard that Yuan Shu's army had already rushed to the city, and he was very surprised, and immediately put on his clothes and went out of the city, and the two armies set up a formation outside the city. Ji Ling took the horse first, until the battle in front of the battle, but he was greeted by a rain of arrows, and the Han army did not have a general.

This is Liu Xin's repeated strict orders not to rush to the front, and among the major legions, the best implementation of this article is the Fifth Legion, especially when escorting Mi Zhu's family to retreat, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun almost died in the hands of Guan Yu, this military regulation has been strictly enforced. Of course, Guan Yu, who was newly placed in the Fifth Legion, still likes to fight alone, but he has now been guarded by Gao Shun's people, so no one will answer Ji Ling's battle.

Lei Bo and Chen Lan can also be regarded as experienced in battle, they commanded the archers to release arrows to stop the impact of the Han army, and on the other hand, they commanded the military horses to move forward and took the embarrassed Ji Ling back. However, the armor of the Han army was very fine, and the bows and arrows of Yuan Shu's army did little damage to them, and those troops still rushed closer little by little.

How much this battle today made Ji Ling a little surprised, the bare-faced and long-haired guy who killed him the day before yesterday did not show up, and it was also different from the past soldier-to-soldier and general-to-general combat methods, as soon as he came up, he waved his army to kill, such a situation is very rare. Although Ji Ling lost the last battle, he always thought that it was because his martial arts were inferior to the red-faced man, so seeing that the red-faced guy did not appear here, and he had more people than the other party, Ji Ling fixed his mind, waved the three-pointed two-edged knife, and roared: "The whole army, kill!" ”

With this order, Lei Bo and Chen Lan each led the army to rush up, Ji Ling also turned over and killed back, and the two armies collided together in an instant. However, the imaginary chaotic battle scene did not appear. The training of the Han army in peacetime has shown that it has worked, and each squad is an independent combat unit, which is skillful in cooperation with each other and has a clear division of labor. On the other hand, Yuan Shu's army, although superior in numbers, was mostly peasants who had just been forcibly recruited, and it was not much stronger than the rabble of yellow turbans. The two battles, although Ji Ling was heroic, these men and horses under his command would soon be unable to withstand it.

On the flank of the Ji Ling army's formation, there were bursts of horses' hooves, and the earth seemed to tremble, it was the cavalry sent by Gao Shun to fight in a roundabout way. Yuan Shu's army, which was already struggling to support, was suddenly in chaos, and Ji Ling couldn't restrain the team, so he had to turn around and leave. Gao Shun saw it from a distance behind, so he ordered the drum to beat and chased it out for more than ten miles, until the blood flowed like a river and corpses were all over the field.

Gao Shun watched Ji Ling's banner gradually move away, and ordered Mingjin to collect his troops and count the men and horses, and the loss was negligible. Liu Xin's prohibition of the main generals from rushing to the front is to give full play to the advantages of his army in terms of equipment, training, and tactical literacy, and at the same time to avoid the collapse of the whole army due to the accidental death of the main general. This is so far, the only war in which no main general has directly gone into battle, and the effect is unexpectedly good, and Gao Shun can't help but admire Liu Xin even more.

However, it was said that Ji Ling fled in a hurry all the way, came to a mountainous area, and saw that the pursuers were getting farther away, so he restrained the war horse, gathered the remnants of the army, and counted more than 20,000 people.

Lei Bo said nervously: "General Ji, the battle is definitely not over, and I am afraid that I will be punished by His Majesty again when I go back, it seems that we have to go away." ”

Ji Ling said angrily: "You and the others have all received the great favor of Your Majesty, and if you encounter setbacks, you want to escape, aren't you afraid of the heroes of the world laughing at you?" ”

Chen Lan hurriedly persuaded: "General Ji is angry, the last general thinks that His Majesty has not yet known that Liu Xin has sent troops into Jiujiang, as long as we report the situation here, Your Majesty will definitely agree to our request to withdraw our troops." According to the general, let's camp in the mountains first, stabilize the morale of the army and then make plans. ”

Li Feng, who was originally in charge of the rear army, also rushed over at this time and persuaded him repeatedly, which appeased everyone, and sent people to Yuan Shu to complain about the urgency while setting up the camp.

However, it was said that Zhang He rested in Linhu County for a day and continued to lead troops towards the Lujiang River. Along the way, it is surprising that there are almost no obstacles. Zhang He was quite good at using his troops, and he was worried that he would be ambushed by Yuan Shu, so he couldn't help but slow down, and it was not until dusk that he arrived at ten miles southeast of Lujiang City and set up camp.

Although the Third Army can also be regarded as an old powerhouse, it has long been well-trained in camping and arranging sentry posts. However, Zhang He always felt that the atmosphere around him was a little weird, but he couldn't say what the reason was, so he had to be cautious, and personally inspected the camp inside and outside the camp, but he was still not at ease, and ordered all the soldiers not to take off their armor, not to remove their saddles, and to wait for the day. Even so, Zhang He was still not at ease, and sent out dozens of teams of scouts to patrol around the camp all night.

At dawn, Zhang He walked out of the big tent, and a personal soldier had already stepped forward to greet him, and said, "General Qiqi, the scouts sent out last night have all returned." ”

Because he was worried that Yuan Shu would take advantage of the night to rob the camp, Zhang He, like the soldiers, slept in armor, and naturally did not sleep peacefully this night. However, when he heard that several teams of scouts had returned, Zhang He couldn't help but shake up his spirits, and said in a loud voice: "Quick, call them in!" ”

In addition to patrolling around the camp, these teams of scouts even touched the city of Lujiang a few times, but the strange thing is that the entire area around Lujiang City is quiet, and there is no tension at all that the enemy should have.

Zhang He felt even more strange, could it be that Yuan Shu had abandoned the city when he heard the rumors? Zhang He thought for a while and had no clue, so he ordered to rise up and kill the city of Lujiang.

When I arrived outside Lujiang City, I saw that there was not a single defender on the head of the city except for the fluttering flags. Zhang He was hesitating whether to order the siege of the city, suddenly heard a gong and drum, countless people and horses appeared on the city, a Qingluo umbrella was erected in front of the city tower, and a person with a golden helmet and gold armor under the umbrella laughed and said: "Ignorant thief, dare to come to invade my border, you open your eyes and see, who is this person?" ”