The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 542

"Crazy, crazy, old thief Yuan Shao is crazy!"

At the head of the city of Yuting, Liu Bei looked at the Cao Yuan coalition army swarming under the city, who were fearless and fearless, and cursed angrily.

Liu Bei at this time is much worse than when he was in Feiguo.Not only the armor on his body was mostly wounded by swords and arrows, but even his left hand was cut, and the wound was bleeding profusely.

But he didn't care about his wounds at all, and still commanded his soldiers hoarsely to kill the Cao Yuan coalition army who rushed up.

"Lord be careful!"

Lin Xi, who was fighting the enemy not far away, suddenly roared, and flew over in the next moment, throwing Liu Bei to the ground.

Just when Liu Bei was pinned down by Lin Xi and didn't understand what happened, he saw a cold arrow suddenly flew out and hit Lin Xi's back shoulder. Only then did he realize that Lin Xi had blocked the arrow for him.

"Zixu, Zixu!"

Liu Bei looked at the arrow pierced into Lin Xi's body, and roared with heartache all over his face.

"Ahem...my lord, Xi is fine!"

Lin Xi coughed twice and got up from Liu Bei.

Liu Bei looked at Lin Xi's unsightly expression, and asked with concern again: "Zixu, are you alright?"

Lin Xi shook her head, just when she was about to speak, she saw Zhang Xiu running from a distance.

"My lord, General Lin, I'm about to lose my hold. The last general is ordered by the military adviser, please evacuate first, my lord!"

Zhang Xiu roared loudly before he even had time to salute, his expression was full of anxiety.

Hearing this, Liu Bei's expression tightened immediately, but he didn't express anything, but turned his eyes to the outside of the city.

Since the evacuation from Feiguo to Yuting ten days ago, Cao Yuan's coalition army has been attacking Liu Bei's troops like crazy.In order to capture the pavilion as soon as possible, Yuan Shaoxu even set up a three-platoon supervising team while rewarding him heavily.

The siege soldiers were all dead, and the first row of supervisors continued to attack the city, and so on, until all the third row of supervisors were killed, Yuan Shao arranged another wave.

In a word, only advance is allowed, and those who retreat die!

Under the guidance of Yuan Shao's family-changing tactics, strong attacks have become commonplace. How can Liu Bei, who has less than [-] soldiers left, stop it.As the front station leading to Langya County, Yuting was originally an extremely dangerous pass, but it only lasted for ten days, and now it is already in danger.

Liu Bei looked at Yuan Shao's soldiers rushing up like a tide outside the city, his eyes were worried but also full of doubts.

"Boyuan, why do you think the old thief Yuan Shao is so crazy, he doesn't even care about the lives of soldiers!" Liu Bei sneered, "Could it be that he really thought he could capture someone alive?"

"This……"

For this question, Zhang Xiu naturally did not dare to answer, but continued to persuade with clasped fists: "My lord, even if Yuan Shao is crazy, but now that the city is about to fall, the lord should evacuate this place first, to ensure his own safety!"

Liu Bei didn't get the answer he wanted, so he turned to look at Lin Xi again.

Lin Xi also shook her head, expressing that she didn't know.

"Alas, if you retreat again, you will enter the land of Langya, and there is no danger to defend except Linyi City." Liu Bei sighed, "Now our army is almost dead and injured. If Linyi falls again, our people in Xuzhou will really be exposed. I'm under the iron hooves of the old thief Yuan Shao."

As he spoke, Liu Bei slowly closed his eyes, as if he had foreseen the scene of Yuan Shao's army marching into Langya in his mind.

That would be a tragic scene with corpses strewn all over the field and blood flowing.

If Linyi falls, even if the battle is won, it will only be a miserable victory.At that time, Xuzhou's vitality will be seriously injured. How can it recover after ten or eight years?
Although those who make big things don't care about small things, but...how innocent are the people!

Zichu, isn't your plan ready yet?
Now that the war has not stopped, Liu Bei's heart has fallen into a deep struggle.

Lin Xi and Zhang Xiu looked at each other, then clasped their fists together and said, "My lord, the city is about to be destroyed, so it's better to retreat to Linyi first, and then make a fuss. Bo Yuan, escort the lord to withdraw first, and then come later!"

"As ordered!"

Regarding military orders, Zhang Xiu has always carried out the orders without compromise. After receiving the orders, he had to help Liu Bei retreat from the tower.

"My lord, my lord!"

At this moment, a man like a steel tower ran over from a distance, it was Dian Wei.

"My lord, the last general has sent all the generals and people out of the city!"

Hearing the news of the safe evacuation of the people, Liu Bei opened his eyes and his face softened a little. He looked at the battle outside the city and knew that the pavilion could no longer be defended. : "Zixu, a certain one will take a step ahead, and Liu Junming and the trapped camp will break with you."

"Obey!" Lin Xi clasped her fists together.

Liu Bei looked at Lin Xi again, still a little worried, so he gave another instruction.

"Zixu, you are now the leader of an army. You can't act on the strength of blood and courage. Remember to retreat in time and don't try to be brave."

Lin Xi nodded again, indicating that she understood.

Afterwards, Liu Bei retreated under the escort of Zhang Xiu, and only Lin Xi, Dian Wei, and a group of guards were left on the tower.

The offensive outside the city was still fierce, but Lin Xi calmed down.

Without Liu Bei, Lin Xi has no worries.

The only thing left is to kill!

"Jun Ming, how many soldiers do we have to fight now? How long can we last in the face of such a fierce enemy attack?"

Hearing this, Dian Wei smiled, showing two rows of snow-white teeth, and at the same time had a strong killing intent.

"It depends on how long it takes for the lord to evacuate safely."

Dian Wei looked at the enemy army outside the city, his eyes were full of bloodthirsty: "My lord needs an hour, so so-and-so will guard for an hour. My lord needs a day, so so-and-so will guard for one day!"

"Well said, then today you and I will fight with our lives to block the pursuers for our lord!"

Lin Xi bent down and picked up his spear, and when he stood up again, his face was full of determination.

Dian Wei immediately shouted: "Where is the camp!"

Hearing this, there was a loud bang immediately behind Dian Wei, and it was rows of soldiers from the trapped camp who raised their knives and roared in agreement.

Dian Wei was not good at words, so naturally he couldn't say anything inspiring, but these five short words, like a summoning spell engraved in the soul, made these soldiers who were trapped in the camp burst out with unparalleled momentum.

They enjoy the best treatment of the entire Xuzhou army, wear the best armor, hold the sharpest weapons, and naturally want to kill the most ferocious enemies!
As Liu Bei's personal guard, the camp has its own glory.

There is no need for extra words at all, when Dian Wei calls them, it is also the moment for them to show their glory!
In the past, when Lin Chao ordered Gao Shun to form the trap camp, he made a request that even if the enemy army was around, as long as there was only one person left in the trap camp, Liu Bei would not be harmed.

Now is the time for them to fulfill their promise!

"The will to fall into the battle, there is death but not life!"

Dian Wei pointed the short halberd in front of him, growled lowly: "Follow me and wipe out the invading enemy."

"As ordered!"

……

Jizhou, Wei County.

Standing at the head of Pingyang City, Lin Chao looked at Ye City ten miles away in the afterglow of the setting sun, and the corners of his mouth began to rise.

Speaking of the ancient way of battle formation, there is actually a word that is often mentioned, and that is the tendency of fighting each other.

To put it bluntly, the so-called situation of cornering is actually to place soldiers and horses in two adjacent cities, or in cities that can be reached quickly, so as to divide the troops into two places to prevent being defeated by the enemy in one fell swoop.

In this way, no matter which city the enemy army attacks, the other side can quickly rescue, so that the inside should cooperate with the outside, forming two bread sandwiches for the enemy.

This is like putting all eggs in one basket, even if the basket is broken, you can still hope. The benefits are not insignificant.

Although Pingyang City is small, it is actually enough in terms of garrisoning troops, so it just happens to be in a corner with Ye City.

It's a pity that from today onwards, one of the parties in this power struggle has been officially abolished by Lin Chao!
If you capture Pingyang today, if you cut off the arm of Yecheng, the enemy troops in the city will become deaf and blind, and they will no longer dare to go out of the city to fight back, so they can only be passively beaten.

So from this moment on, Lin Chao's strategic goal of approaching Ye City has been achieved.

The rest is nothing more than leading the army to surround Yecheng, and then attack slowly.

Of course, the matter is far from being as simple as Yecheng being besieged.

As the important location of Cao Yuan's army's grain and grass this time, the 20 troops under Yuan Shao's command eat horses and chews every day, but they all need to transport grain and grass from Yecheng.

Of course there is food and grass on the front line, but that is only for dozens of days. The food and grass needed to support a big battle still depend on the continuous flow of food and grass from Yecheng, the base camp.

As long as the Lin Dynasty surrounded Yecheng, the food and grass would naturally be unable to be shipped out, so Yuan Shao, who was on the front line, could only eat the food stored in the camp.Once the stored grain is exhausted, the grain and grass transported from Yanzhou alone will not be able to support the 20 army.

To put it bluntly, as long as the food roads in Yecheng are cut off, there is a [-]% chance of winning this battle.

So, how could Lin Chao be unhappy.

He started planning from the beginning of the war, and after several months, he finally completed his plan, and Lin Chao could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Now the only thing to worry about is Liu Bei's side.

Last night, I received another military report from Mount Tai. Now Liu Bei has retreated to Linyi with his remnant troops defeated, relying on the location of the strong city to confront Yuan Shao.

But at this time, Liu Bei had less than 2000 troops, including the trapped camp.Moreover, when retreating from the pavilion, both Lin Xi and Dian Wei were seriously injured. Although they didn't hurt their lives, they had to lie on the bed to recuperate.

Under the unfavorable situation of the war, the army lost the strength of two generals. To be honest, Lin Chao was a little worried that Liu Bei would not be able to withstand Yuan Shao's attack.If Yuan Shao was really allowed to enter Xuzhou, the Cao Yuan coalition army would definitely eat the people. Even if they could be wiped out by then, Yuan Shao would have already harmed countless people.

No, Yuan Shao must not be allowed to enter Xuzhou!
Coincidentally, Lin Chao's idea happened to be Liu Bei's bottom line since the start of the war.

Although separated by thousands of miles, the two monarchs and ministers still thought of being together first, and I don't know whether it is due to fate or character.

But fortunately, he had already issued a military order, and Zhao Yun should be on his way back to assist Xuzhou at this moment.Now that I have arrived in Ye City, even if Yan Liang in Le City and other [-] troops chase after him, it will be fine.

Furthermore, there are still some usable soldiers in Xuzhou City. If Xun Yu gets ruthless and squeezes Tian Feng, the iron-headed boy, he should still be able to squeeze out some oil and water, enough to lead the army to rescue Liu Bei.

In such a situation, if Lin Chao's temper was followed, he would have already started soliciting donations from big households in Xuzhou.

Salute first and then soldiers, salute with your left hand, hold a knife with your right, and see if you can pay!
Anyway, these people have never been very knowledgeable, and there is no psychological burden to cut them at critical times.

Just as Lin Chao was frowning and thinking hard, Guo Jia and Zhang Liao walked over from behind.

"The soldiers and horses in Yecheng retreated?"

Lin Chao didn't look back, but just asked.

"Yes, the victory of this battle has been divided."

Guo Jia came up and watched the sunset side by side with Lin Chao, with a breezy smile on his face.

Naturally, the process of attacking Pingyang would not be smooth sailing. As early as the moment Pingyang City was attacked, Qu Yi, who was stationed in Yecheng, reacted and led more than [-] troops out of the city to Pingyang, attempting to attack Lin Chao from both sides.

It's a pity that Qu Yi's dispatch of troops this time was already expected by Guo Jia and Xun You. For this reason, they specially reserved [-] cavalry as a gift for Qu Yi, the guard of Ye City.

So a very strange scene happened next: Xun You sat on the commander's platform and directed Zhang Fei in front of him to attack the city violently.Qu Yi's troops behind him had quietly appeared.

But just when Qu Yi arrived at Zhang Fei's headquarters less than [-] steps away and was about to charge, an attack horn suddenly sounded behind him!
That's right, Zhang Liao led two thousand cavalry, had already circled behind Qu Yi's troops, and launched a fierce charge against them.

As a person with a dog's nose, Guo Jia has always been extremely keen on grasping fighter opportunities.And Zhang Liao has lived in the frontier for a long time, and he is even more familiar with the combat methods of mobile troops such as cavalry.

The perfect cooperation of the two caught Qu Yi by surprise.

When the two thousand forwards led by Zhang Liao tore apart Qu Yi's formation, the pawns following behind began to harvest.

But this time, Qu Yi failed to reproduce the historical myth of breaking the white horse righteousness, and was completely stunned by the combination of Guo Jia and Zhang Liao, and finally fled back to Yecheng in embarrassment with the remnants of the defeated general.

So when Lin Chao climbed to the top of Pingyang City, Guo Jia was also chasing death and going north.

The evening summer wind blew across his cheeks, Lin Chao turned his head and looked at Guo Jia for a few breaths, and finally the two looked at each other and smiled, everything was kept in silence.

Looking at this harmonious scene from behind, Zhang Liao couldn't help showing a smile in his eyes, and sighed, seemingly filled with endless emotion.

Guo Junshi is really a talent beyond the sky, unparalleled in the world!
But as talented as Guo Junshi, I have as many as four or five people in Xuzhou.

And the most important thing is, no matter how smart these gentlemen are, they still want to be under the supervision of the army!
As the saying goes, literati are inferior to each other, and only under the command of the supervising army, these gentlemen can work together and avoid fighting openly and secretly.

The talent of supervising the army is really No. 1 in the world!

Zhang Liao looked at the two people under the setting sun in front of him, and once again felt the incomparable harmony and joy.

With the army in charge, the Lord will be able to help the big man!
Just when Zhang Liao's eyes were full of determination, what happened next caused a huge gap in Zhang Liao's heart. Until many years later, when he recalled this evening, he still felt like he was dreaming.

Under the setting sun, Lin Chao looked at Guo Jia, with a faint smile still on the corner of his mouth: "Feng Xiao, you can shout now."

"What are you shouting for?"

Faced with this nonsensical sentence, Guo Jia couldn't help being a little puzzled.

"Since the dispatch of troops from Xiabo County, today happens to be the No. 20th." Lin Chao smiled and stretched out two fingers, "So this time someone won the bet, so you should quickly call a certain uncle. After listening, a certain I'm going to ask Gongda for three hundred volumes of books."

Thumpingly admit the bet and admit defeat, can't you see that I'm in a hurry!
"Lin Zichu, you shameless person, where did you lose?"

Lin Chao's complexion suddenly turned ugly: "Why, Guo Fengxiao, a friend of a dignified wife and wife, actually wants to renege on his debt!"

Guo Jia pouted his neck and argued: "You, who have no widows in the world, have any qualifications to say XX! At the beginning, the bet between you and me was to arrive at the city of Yecheng on the [-]th. Now we are still in Pingyang. It is you who lost. That's right. Quickly bring someone's folding fan, and don't mention...that matter again."

Lin Chao: ...

Guo Fengxiao, is it interesting to play word games?

"It's already dusk now. Does someone have to order the army to march to the city of Ye in order to win?" Lin Chao said angrily.

"if not!"

Guo Jia imitated Lin Chao, spread his hands and smiled, "But Zichu, you'd better act quickly. Once the army can't reach the city of Yecheng before sunset, then tomorrow I will ask you for a folding fan!"

Guo Fengxiao, you bastard, you can say such words!
Who did you learn such a shameless gesture from?
While Lin Chaozheng was annoyed, he suddenly heard a muffled voice behind him.

"What Feng Xiao said is true. Uncle, you should act quickly. Otherwise, when you lose the game tomorrow, you are not allowed to renege on your debt. You must let Xiao Kongming study the art of war with your nephew for two years."

It turned out that Xun You was standing behind the two of them at some point, and at this moment, he found an opportunity, and he just came across the needle and made up for it.

Lin Chao: ...

Gongda, you were originally an honest person!

Now that you speak against your conscience for mere self-interest, aren't you afraid of retribution?
Get lost, both of you, stay away from me, it really annoys me to see you!

At the head of Pingyang City, Lin Jianjun was so enraged by two shameless people that he almost yelled at him.

This wave can be said to be rewarded!
(End of this chapter)