1142 Defeat is uncomfortable
"Metropolitan Governor be careful!" The deputy general beside Lu Xun shouted, jumped up from his horse, and pounced towards Lu Xun.
Lu Xun was shocked under the horse, but the deputy general was pierced by Feng Xi's big knife. Lu Xun was shocked, looked up at Feng Xi on the horse, and saw that he was arching his hand towards the west, not knowing what he was talking about, and then fell headlong under the horse and died on the spot.
Lu Xun was still annoyed, pulled out the big knife from the deputy general, and made up a few more knives on Feng Xi's body to relieve his hatred. It can be seen that scholars are vicious and will not let go even the dead.
In addition, after Han Dang and Zhou Tai led the army out of the city, they traveled all the way to the west, quickly broke through two camps, and cut off the road for the northern soldiers and horses to go south.
Wu Banzheng was in charge of the garrison in the north, and when he heard that Han Dang and Zhou Tai had cut off the connection between the northern and southern armies, he immediately panicked, and hurriedly ordered to light the beacon tower and gather soldiers and horses to open the passage.
The garrison in the north also had 150,000 people, but only 80,000 were gathered, and the remaining 70,000 people had been entangled by Ding Feng and Xu Sheng who went out of the north gate.
When Wu Ban's army arrived, it was already the morning of the next day, and Han Dang and Zhou Tai were very tenacious in occupying various fortresses, resisting desperately, and resolutely refusing to let the army pass.
There was no news of Liu Bei from beginning to end, and Wu Ban was so anxious that he launched the most violent attack. The soldiers rushed forward, and at this time they didn't care about the heads-up between the generals, and it was all a melee between soldiers.
The savior of one side is earnest, fighting hard, the victory of the other side is in sight, the fighting spirit is high, and the sound of weapons colliding one after another composes a terrifying melody.
Wu Ban's army had an advantage in numbers, and the battle lasted until dark, and the 20,000 people led by Han Dang and Zhou Tai lost 15,000 people, and in the end, the two could not withstand the pressure and fled back to Nanjun with the remaining 5,000 men and horses.
At this time, the rest of the Shu troops stationed in the north also rushed over, but only 50,000 of the 70,000 people remained. General Zhang Yi reported that General Zhao Rong forgot his life and forgot to die, bravely killed the enemy, and was unfortunately killed by Jiangdong Ding Feng.
Wu Ban also lost more than 10,000, he reluctantly sorted out his troops, only 120,000 people remained, he secretly sighed, if it weren't for this way of scattered camping, there would never be such a strict loss, just look at how many soldiers and horses can be left at the southern foothills.
Soon, news from the south had also arrived, and the results surprised everyone. The 150,000 troops at the southern foot were almost wiped out in the fire, and Liu Bei had evacuated, but he didn't know where to go, and his life and death were uncertain.
General Feng Xi was killed, and General Zhang Bao and Guan Xinger disappeared for the time being.
"Ahh How could there be such a fiasco! Wu Ban was in pain and didn't know what to say, and in a day and a night, nearly 200,000 troops were gone.
Now that he knows that Liu Bei has been evacuated, it is still unknown whether it is safe now. Wu Ban couldn't figure out the situation, and for fear that the Jiangdong army would attack again, he could only order the army to withdraw to Dangyang City first.
The fire almost burned Liu Bei's southern army, Lu Xun did not stop there, he ordered half of the men and horses to return to the city, and he continued to lead an army of 40,000 to chase and kill Liu Bei.
"Governor, why are you only setting fires in the south?" Pan Zhang was puzzled, and finally couldn't help asking.
"Alas, the northern mountain range is connected to Yiling, if the fire burns to Yiling and provokes Wang Baoyu, I'm afraid that we will be in big trouble." Lu Xun sighed, unwillingly, if he used the same method as the south to attack the Shu army in the north, presumably Liu Bei's losses would be even stricter, and the whole army should be annihilated.
When Pan Zhang heard Wang Baoyu's name, he couldn't help but tremble, this character could never be provoked, but he suffered a lot because of it. While lamenting Lu Xun's resourcefulness, he also admired his thoughtfulness.
Liu Bei evacuated the camp as soon as possible, because Chen Zhen had been opposed to Cheng Ji's strategy in advance, he made preparations for escape as soon as possible, but there was no danger along the way.
When Liu Bei hurried along the mountain road to the top of a mountain, he looked back and saw that the place where he had once camped had already become a sea of fire, and the fire stretched for several miles, and there was no edge in sight.
There is no need to guess, his army has suffered a crushing defeat, Liu Bei couldn't help but let out a long sigh, his eyes were dry and uncomfortable. It's not that I don't dare to cry, but I can't cry anymore, alas, this battle to conquer Jiangdong has been lost, and it was a mess.
If Zhuge Liang was here, there would definitely not be today's situation, Liu Bei blamed himself deeply, and he didn't even have the strength to raise his head in frustration, and kept drooping.
"Holy Lord, don't delay, lest there be pursuers." Chen Zhen reminded.
"Let's go!" Liu Bei responded weakly, led the team, and continued to walk towards the river.
The next morning, Liu Bei finally came to the bank of the Yangtze River, facing the surging water of the Yangtze River, Liu Bei looked depressed, the gloomy feeling in his heart can be imagined, he endured the great sorrow in his heart, and ordered the army to rest on the river bank temporarily, and listen to the battle report ahead.
During this period, Liu Bei did not say a word, did not eat or drink, and did not move, as if he was dead. Chen Zhen and the others were heartbroken when they saw it, but they were helpless.
About an hour later, Cheng Ji, who was covered with black faces, led more than 1,000 people and ran over in unclothed clothes. Cheng Yi came to Liu Bei, bowed his head and bowed, crying silently: "Holy Lord, Cheng Ji made this decision, so that the army was defeated, and he deserved death!" ”
Hum! Chen Zhen glared at Cheng Ji fiercely, splashing tears full of tears, and he didn't even want to look at him a second time. Chen Zhen thought to himself, if he made his own decisions, he must cut off Cheng Ji's head with his own hands!
Liu Bei was stunned, and it wasn't until Cheng Ji's head was broken that a large piece of skin came back to his senses, and he sighed faintly. At this time, Liu Bei didn't bother with Cheng Ji, and reluctantly raised his hand and said: "Why did Aiqing say this, if you are wrong, I am also wrong!" ”
Cheng Ji was immediately moved to cry, and then sobbed and reported that the army stationed at the southern foot had been wiped out.
Liu Bei nodded decadently, signaling Cheng Ji to continue, he can still bear it.
General Feng Xi's attempt to kill Lu Xun failed, and he has fallen.
Liu Bei closed his eyes in pain, and did not move for a long time, and there was nothing else in his heart except remorse.
Cheng Ji hesitated for a moment, and cried again and fell to the ground, the life and death of Zhang Bao and Guan Xing were unknown!
Boom!
Liu Bei's eyes were dark when he heard this, and he fainted on the spot, he had expected the failure, but the defeat was so miserable, or he was far beyond his imagination. Especially Zhang Bao and Guan Xing, the two generals, who are the descendants of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, if they fall, under Jiuquan, he doesn't know how to explain to the two sworn brothers.