Chapter 24: The Consequences of Going the Wrong Way
When the army set off, Liu He seemed extremely excited, and he didn't care about Liu Yu's advice at all. It's no wonder that Liu He led an army of 50,000 and set off mightily.
While walking, Liu He said to Li Hui: "Don't worry, general, Gongsun Zhan doesn't have many soldiers and horses, and before my father can lead the troops to come, we will already take Jixian, hahaha......"
Li Hui sat on the horse and just nodded blindly. This road army is neatly groomed, walks carefully, never dares to casually break into the people, and when they see people on the side of the road, they are all polite. It was the first time Li Hui had seen such a soldier, and even Cao Cao's soldiers could not guarantee that there would be no harm to the people.
Li Hui was very satisfied with this, and he asked Liu He: "Major General, I see that the soldiers are so respectful to the people, and the general is really good at leading the troops!" ”
Liu He smiled: "This is all the credit of my father, among his soldiers, the rest can open one eye and close one eye, but this scourge of the people has never been merciless, as long as the people report it, the soldier will definitely die!" ”
Li Hui shook his head and smiled bitterly, this Liu Yu is really a man of fame and fortune, in order to gain a good reputation, he doesn't talk about the combat strength of soldiers, and he cares about these little things, it is strange that soldiers will work for such a master. The best way to restrain soldiers is discipline, whether it is war or peacetime, as long as there is discipline, they will fight and howl, and it will be good to the people.
Fan Yang was only two hundred miles away from Jixian County, and he had already walked for a whole morning, and Liu He ordered the whole army to rest. He also dismounted and sat in the shade of the tree to rest. Li Hui did not follow Liu He, and took Wen Chou and Yan Rou to the nearby river to wash their faces.
Yan Rou said to Li Hui: "Lord, I think we seem to be on the wrong path!" ”
"What?" Li Hui was extremely surprised, the army would never go the wrong way, what did the horses and guides do? Besides, Fan Yang is very close to Jixian County, how could he make a mistake, could it be that Liu and Sun Zhan, the middle prince of the army, also arranged their own people? In that case, it would be a bit of a matter of raising tigers to help Gongsun Zhan by himself.
Li Hui said: "Are you sure! ”
Yan Rou looked around and nodded: "Jixian County is in the northeast of Fanyang, although we are also going to the northeast, but we are a little off, this is the road to the end, yes, it is definitely to the end, I have walked before." ”
Li Hui thought about it, stood up, and flew on the horse. Wen Chou said: "Do you want to tell Liu He?" ”
Li Hui shook his head: "No, this is Gongsun Zhan's strategy at a regular time, there is an ambush in front, let's go, let's ask Liu He for an order to go to the rear team!" ”
Seeing Liu He, Li Hui said: "Major General, I took a look just now, the soldiers in the rear team are marching loosely and have fallen far behind, I want to go over and supervise it." ”
Liu He stood up, looked in the direction of the rear team, and vaguely saw the soldiers dangling in the distance, and nodded: "So there is General Lao Li!" Li Hui hit the horse and went straight to the back team.
The army rose again, and within five miles of advance, a small river stood in the way of the army. Liu He felt very strange, he remembered that there was no small river or anything like that in Jixian County from Fanyang Dao, how did he encounter the river today. Call the guide officer and ask. The guide told him that there was a flood here the other day, so one was washed out.
In this case, Liu He didn't care and ordered the soldiers to cross the river. The river is not wide, and the water is not rushed. But the forward battalion had just crossed the river when a torrent of water rushed from top to bottom. No one paid attention, only heard the sound of galloping horses coming from upstream,
Liu He thought that the enemy was attacking and ordered the soldiers to resist. When the flood came in front of them, everyone was dumbfounded, watching the flood attack them.
The flood came too quickly, Liu He's troops did not react at all, and the entire front army was swept away by the flood in an instant. The people shouted and the horses neighed. Just as Liu He was about to retreat, there was another sound of thousands of horses galloping, and this time it was not Da Shui, but the cavalry troops led by Gongsun Zhan.
"Defend against the enemy! Defend against the enemy! Liu He shouted. The soldiers panicked and couldn't use one-third of their usual ability at all, and Gongsun Chan was a cavalryman, and Liu He's infantry army quickly collapsed under a charge from Gongsun Chan.
Liu He was protected by his guards and hid in the Chinese army. Liu He was still shouting to defend against the enemy. One of the guards said, "General, let's go!" Gongsun Chan is too brave, the front army is gone, and it will be too late if he doesn't leave. ”
"Go to the back camp to find General Li and ask him to lead his troops to rescue, quick!" Liu He is not stupid, at this time, he still thinks that when Li Hui arrives, with Li Hui's martial arts, he can stabilize the army's heart and resist Gongsun Zhan.
Gongsun Zhan led Bai Ma Yicong in Liu He's army, like a no-man's land, like an iron plow, turning Liu He's dirt troops over layer by layer.
Li Hui had already seen the movement in front of him, and he stopped the idea of the commander of the rear army going to the rescue: "The general can't be saved, Gongsun Chan is in full swing, and it is a drop in the bucket for me to go, the general can quickly close the camp, collect the defeated soldiers, and wait for the young general to retreat from defeat, so that Gongsun Chan will not continue to pursue!" ”
This chief general was really obedient, and really set up camp on the dirt slope in an orderly manner according to Li Hui's intentions. One of Liu He's personal guards came on horseback and shouted: "General Li, hurry up and save my young general, if you don't go, you will be completely wiped out by Gongsun Zhan!" ”
Li Hui looked at the blood-stained guards, and lamented in his heart, following Liu Yu, Liu He's father and son, no matter how elite the troops were, they would become sheep. He said: "Go and tell the young general that I have set up camp here, let him withdraw quickly, avoid Gongsun Zhan's edge, and then think about it in the long run, remember, don't fall in love with war!" ”
Li Hui was reluctant to go, and the guards couldn't do anything, so he gritted his teeth and turned around and came to Liu He's side. Liu He's former army had been completely wiped out by Gongsun Zhan. Gongsun Zhan led the cavalry to surround Liu He's Chinese army and shoot non-stop. Bai Ma Yi is a master of horses from all sides, using a bow from a distance and a halberd when entering. The last time I fought with Li Hui, I was too light on the enemy, and I didn't use a bow and arrow, and I was defeated.
The team around Liu He is getting smaller and smaller, and the guard who delivered the letter has long since died somewhere. Gongsun Zhan did not give up, and round after round of arrows rained down, and Liu He had already been hit by an arrow.
The Chinese soldiers panicked and had no power to fight back. Gongsun Chan: This is a massacre. Li Hui couldn't stand it, in case Liu He died here, Liu Yu would definitely not dare to come again, in order to lure Liu Yu out, Li Hui said to Wen Chou: "Go and rescue Liu He!" ”
"Only save Liu He alone?" Wen Chou asked. Li Hui nodded.
Gongsun Zhan was happy to kill, seeing that Liu He was left with a light commander. Gongsun Chan smiled and said, "Liu He, you are as stupid as your Lao Tzu, just because these horses of yours want to fight me?" Today is your day of death! ”
Gongsun Chan was about to rush forward with a gun, when a person shouted from behind. Gongsun Zhan's heart was tight at that time, could it be that Li Hui regretted it?