Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 170 Pang Shiyuan's Flying Daggers
In the capture of Jiangling City, Gao Shun's reconnaissance battalion made a great contribution. After Huang Zhongguang informed, Liu Bei promoted it in an all-round way in all armies, basically with the expansion of scout teams.

Zhang Fei brought out the 30 cavalry, [-] of whom were scouts, and each of them was equipped with the best horses, armor and weapons.

After targeting Zhang Yun's group of 'fat sheep', Zhang Fei released all the thirty scouts, and Pang Tong's every move was under the control of the opponent.

According to Zhang Yun's marching route, Pang Tong removed seven bridges in the Yishui section, leaving only one small stone bridge suitable for ambush.

The [-] troops were divided into eight groups by Pang Tong. Except for the chief general Zhang Fei who led [-] troops, the accompanying generals Yuan Wei, Huo Jun, Fu Li, Liu Yong, Zhuo Ying, Zhang Cun, and Zhang Nan each led [-].

Pang Tong planned to use the intelligence advantage of the scouts to directly eat Cao Cao's 5000 soldiers in Yishui.

Two days later, Zhang He's troops arrived near Yishui. There was only one small stone bridge for twenty miles along the river, and the rest of the wooden and stone bridges had been destroyed.

After Zhang Yun got the news, he stopped the army near the small stone bridge. The supervisor Xia Houjie immediately stepped forward and asked puzzledly, "Why did General Junyi hesitate to move forward? You should cross the bridge as soon as possible."

"Twenty miles along the river, there is only this bridge, and the river here is turbulent. I suspect there is fraud." Zhang Yun analyzed.

Xia Houjie looked around and saw that there was a flat river on the south bank of the Yishui River, but there was a forest not far from the north bank. He frowned and said, "According to General Zixiao's information, Zhang Fei's thousands of suspected soldiers have been back south for many days. I heard that this person is a reckless man." Husband, how do you know what strategy? Let's cross the river quickly."

"Xiahou supervises the army, the prime minister and the others should have completed the defense change, and our supporting task has been completed, so why not turn north and return to Xiangyang to return to command." Zhang Yun suggested.

"We have only been out for a few days, wouldn't we be ridiculed if we go back now? The Prime Minister asked us to go to Dangyang, and you retreated just after leaving Xiangyang? Could it be that you were beaten up in Jingzhou last time?" Xia Houjie looked at Xu Xu. ask.

"Xiahou's supervisory army was stranded in Xudu that day. How could they know the complexity of the situation on the Chibi battlefield? The plague can spread to the entire battalion in an instant if a dozen people are infected, and then spread to tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people. The courage of the soldiers has nothing to do with it." Zhang He shook his head.

"A crime other than war? It has nothing to do with bravery? General Zhang has such a good memory. Beigui passed by this place at that time. Do you still remember this bridge?" Xia Houjie continued to ask.

Zhang He said coldly: "Xiahou supervises the army, what's the reason for teasing him again and again?"

"Naturally, under the order of the prime minister, continue to go south as a suspicious soldier." Xia Houjie said.

"But Zhang Fei's soldiers and horses have already gone far away. It doesn't make any sense for us to catch up. It's better to return to Xiangyang earlier." Zhang Yun suggested.

"The prime minister asked us to go to Dangyang, how can we return immediately? General Zhang dared not cross the river, so I went alone." Xia Houjie's eyes widened angrily.

"Why did Xiahou's supervisor army have to go to Dangyang?" Zhang Yun was very puzzled. Dangyang is now Liu Bei's territory, and if there is an ambush, the gain will outweigh the loss.

Xia Houjie suddenly looked gloomy, and then said lightly: "Because my brother Enming died in Dangyang, we are life and death brothers who have played since we were young. fan."

"The deceased is gone. There is no need for the supervising army to be persistent," Zhang He continued to persuade.

Xia Houjie frowned and shouted angrily: "If you want to go back to Xiangyang, go back first, and I will take half of the soldiers and horses to continue south."

"This..." Zhang Yun didn't know what to do, because Cao Cao attached great importance to the clan's children, and if a surrendered general like him was not careful, he would fall out of favor in front of the prime minister.

"Cross the river with me."

The power to supervise the army is quite great, so Xia Houjie gave an order, and the soldiers all moved forward, crossing the bridge and crossing the river with him one after another.

Zhang Yun couldn't abandon the clan's children. He was dragged across the bridge by Xia Houjie. Because the bridge was narrow and slow, it took more than an hour for 5000 people to cross the stone bridge.

When all the brigade at the front crossed the river and only the baggage left behind crossed the bridge, Zhang Fei, who was ambushing in the woods, suddenly rushed out.

The horses neighed and the soldiers clamored.

The soldiers transporting the luggage panicked for a moment. They didn't have much combat effectiveness. At this time, the luggage was lying across the small stone bridge, and the river separated the front army from the rear luggage.

Zhang He was startled when he saw this, never expecting that Zhang Fei was lying in ambush here.

He asked people to throw the luggage on the bridge into the river, eager to open the passage back to Xiangyang, but the bridge was narrow and the speed of passage was slow, and the panicked soldiers scrambled to be the first. Only less than a hundred infantry passed, and Zhang Fei's ambush was killed.

Zhang Fei and Huo Jun led [-] soldiers, and slaughtering hundreds of soldiers from Zhang Yun's rear was like child's play.

The two of them had a clear division of labor. Huo Jun led his 500 troops to guard the bridge, with shield soldiers in front and spearmen and archers behind. Zhang Fei's army of [-] men intercepted their luggage in front of Zhang He.

The stone bridge can only pass five or six people side by side. Zhang He organized several infantry charges, but they were all suppressed by Huo Jun by the bridge.

"What should I do?" Xia Houjie was also flustered at this meeting. He thought that Zhang Fei's troops were not many, and even if he encountered Zhang Fei, he would have a chance to fight him.

"The Yishui River is very long. It is impossible for Zhang Fei to dismantle all the bridges. We can only find bridges to cross the river downstream. I think the opponent's troops are not as strong as ours. If they dare to cross the bridge and chase them, we will destroy them and take back the luggage." Zhang He Suggest.

Xia Houjie was a little reconciled, he returned to Maqiao and shouted to the other side: "Zhang Fei, do you have the guts to cross the bridge and fight to the death?"

Zhang He was dumbfounded when he heard that, Zhang Fei's martial arts were rumored to be inferior to Guan Yu's. Is General Xiahou so brave?

Zhang Fei was already collecting the spoils at this time. The general on the other side of the bridge was Huo Jun, the former general of Liu Biao. Xia Houjie didn't seem to hear what he said.

"General Xiahou, Zhang Yide is the general of the bear and tiger," Zhang He reminded.

"I just want to leave in a decent way. Let's hurry downriver to find a bridge," Xia Houjie said.

Zhang Yun shook his head, "We can't show our intentions in front of them. We will march south for twenty miles first, and then turn east to find a bridge to cross the river. Otherwise, Zhang Fei will follow us on the other side, and we won't be able to cross the river."

"That's right, now we have no supplies, and everyone has no rations at night." Xia Houjie sighed.

Still thinking about dinner at this time?

The small stone bridge was controlled by Huo Jun and was unable to cross the river. The 5000 men brought by Zhang Yun did not suffer much loss. Except for the [-] soldiers who escorted the luggage and the more than [-] infantry who failed to cross the bridge, the rest of the troops were all trapped on the south bank.

Zhang He and Xia Houjie marched southward with more than [-] people, and sent scouts to investigate the movement near Xiaoshiqiao.

Zhang Fei then handed over the luggage to Huo Jun and asked him to continue guarding beside the small stone bridge, and then led his headquarters with [-] cavalry to cross the river to pursue Zhang Yun's troops. All the horses he liked were on the south bank.

After Zhang Fei's soldiers had all crossed the river, Zhang Yun had already walked five miles south. After the scouts sent back the military information, Xia Houjie ignited the desire to fight again.

"General Junyi, Zhang Fei is chasing after him. There are only one or two thousand soldiers here and they dare to divide up. Let's go back now?"

"Ahem, now is not the time. Zhang Fei's men are standing guard beside the stone bridge. If they turn around and attack now, once the opponent is defeated, they can easily escape back to the other side." Zhang He analyzed.

"Then what should we do?" Xia Houjie asked.

"Continue to go south first, then find a way to encircle and completely destroy Zhang Fei and more than a thousand people." Zhang Yun's eyes became serious.

"Good idea." Xia Houjie complimented.

Zhang Yun wanted to use the advantage of the cavalry to encircle Zhang Fei's chasing army, so he deliberately slowed down the infantry's marching speed, but they were not as familiar with the terrain here as Zhang Fei and Pang Tong.

Zhang Yun's army marched another three miles to the south to garrison. There was a small hill on the left and a bush on the right.

"We are here to wait for work at ease, and let the cavalry hide behind the hill on the left. When Zhang Fei's pursuers arrive, they will cut off their rear in an instant. Together, we will be able to capture this man." Zhang He stroked his chest with confidence.

"Okay, just to avenge the broken bridge and intercepted the luggage." Xia Houjie clenched his fists.

"Zhang Fei is Liu Bei's general. Capturing this man must be a great achievement." Zhang Yun nodded.

"I'll meet him later." Xia Houjie's heart was ignited, and he was already gearing up.

"A general should not take risks at will. Fighting in front of the battle is a reckless act. What if we lose the army behind us?" Zhang He said.

"Uh, that's a disadvantageous situation. Now our military strength is several times that of the enemy, and it's just a joy in the picture." Xia Houjie smiled slightly.

Zhang He was speechless to the young man of the clan, and he immediately commanded the whole army to line up, ready to destroy Zhang Fei's chasing army right here.

Half an hour later, Zhang Fei's chasing army was hundreds of meters away, only to see Zhang He's soldiers waving banners and banners blocking the way.

Zhang Fei's assistant general said: "General, this seems to be the place where the army set up an ambush, and that Zhang He chose to fight you here!"

"Pang Shiyuan really has some skills. I'll ask him for a few more drinks later." Zhang Fei said to himself, and then rode up to meet him.

When he was a hundred meters away, Zhang Fei reined in his horse, pointed his spear at the opponent and shouted, "Where is Mr. Zhang He? Hurry up and die."

The two main generals had never met each other before, but only learned their names from the scout's intelligence, and it was the first time that the two armies normally met at this time.

I only heard his name, but never saw him.

Xia Houjie turned his head and asked Zhang Yun: "Didn't General Zhang say that the general fighting in front of the battle is a reckless man, is this reckless man the enemy's chief general Zhang Fei?"

Zhang He shook his head slightly, "I don't know, it should be."

Xia Houjie saw this man with a leopard head and eyes, a swallow jaw and a tiger beard, holding a zhangba snake spear, he frowned and urged the horse to take two steps forward, shouting: "Who are you?"

When Xia Houjie came to the front of the formation, Zhang Fei mistook him for Zhang Yun, thinking that the famous Hebei general was such a child?He shouted excitedly: "I am Zhang Yide from Yan, does Zhang He dare to go out and fight?"

Zhang Fei's angry eyes widened, his voice was like thunder, and his momentum was like a galloping horse.

Xia Houjie suddenly felt a chill, sat down on the horse and unconsciously took a step back.

At this time Zhang Yun came up, which made Xia Houjie feel more at ease. Zhang Yun sneered and said, "Zhang Fei, your death is approaching, yet you dare to speak such wild words here, and the whole army attacks."

Zhang He waved his big hand, and soldiers and horses behind him rushed out like locusts.

"Cowardly waste, sons and daughters, meet the enemy."

The soldiers of both sides rushed to fight immediately, and the sound of weapons intersecting resounded throughout the world.

Due to terrain constraints, Zhang He's troops could not be fully deployed. He used the command flag to command the troops behind him, and changed from a square formation to a geese formation, trying to make room for Zhang Fei's encirclement. On the other hand, he secretly sent cavalry around the rear.

The hidden cavalry was ordered by the command flag and began to gather towards Zhang Fei's rear.

Zhang Fei fought bravely in front of the enemy, and he didn't pay attention to the cavalry who circled behind.

Before the cavalry launched their offensive, Liu Yong, Zhuo Ying, Zhang Cun, and Zhang Nan, who were hidden in the bushes, rushed out together. Because the distance was too short and the number of troops was larger, Zhang Xi's cavalry lost instantly. Shock advantage.

This group of ambush soldiers was commanded by Pang Tong himself. He planned to lure Zhang Yun over to encircle and suppress Zhang Fei when Zhang Fei's pursuers arrived, but the cavalry fell into the cage by mistake.

Zhang Yun saw the smoke and dust rising from a distance, and thought that the cavalry was charging, but soon after, he saw scattered horses, and the cavalry he used to circle the rear was ambushed.

"What's going on?" Xia Houjie was surprised.

"We fell for it. Zhang Fei set up an ambush here. He quickly turned to the east and found a bridge to cross the river." Zhang He reminded loudly.

"Oh, listen to the general's arrangement." Xia Houjie ran away first.

Zhang Yun secretly retreated to the east, Zhang Fei assembled several groups of ambush troops to cover up the attack, not only defeated the opponent's main force, but also captured [-] horses.

Zhang Fei asked Liu Yong to clean up the battlefield and collect supplies and prisoners. He led his troops to pursue the fleeing Zhang Yun eastward.

The pawns under Zhang Xi's command surrendered in the first battle just now. None of the ten could escape and ascend to the sky, and only two hundred elite cavalry were left to run the fastest.

When retreating, Zhang Yun sent multiple scouts to bypass the small stone bridge that crossed the river just now. If Huo Jun's defenders retreated, it would be safest for them to return to Xiangyang by the same route, and the rest would follow the Yi River downstream to find the bridge.

When he finally fled to the south bank of Yishui, he received news that Huo Jun was still stationed by the bridge, and his plan to return from the original road was shattered, so Zhang Yun had to continue to march east.

After escaping for [-] miles, we passed the roundabout bend of Yishui River. Since the distance between the two sides of the bend is relatively narrow, the river is very turbulent, and there is no bridge to cross the river.

After going through the bend, the river becomes soothing and the river surface is very spacious.

At this time, the scouts from Dongjin Xunqiao returned.

Scout: "General, there are also ambushes in the east"

Zhang Yun was taken aback when he heard that, isn't this flying soldier too scary?Have you even thought about my retreat route?

"General, isn't that Zhang Fei a reckless man before the battle? Why did this situation of ambushes come about?" Xia Houjie swallowed hard.

Zhang Xi saw the rolling Yishui beside him, and then looked at the remaining two hundred elite riders behind him, and thought that although Xiang Yu was not as embarrassed as before, the situation was not too bad.

"General Xiahou, shall we still go to Dangyang to pay homage to Xiahouen?" Zhang Yun suddenly asked teasingly.

"It's okay if you don't go to the remote festival, and I can also do the remote festival." Xia Houjie replied quickly, and now he can't think of a way to escape, and he will follow in his footsteps soon.

At this time, it was dusk, several hours of frightened fighting and fleeing for their lives, now they are exhausted.

The intelligence of the scouts was correct. After the sky gradually darkened, flickering fires could already be seen in the east. They were the last two groups led by Yuan Wei and Fu Xun.

Flames also appeared in the southwest direction, and those infantry who escaped with Zhang Xi are estimated to have been exhausted by now, and the ones of that magnitude can only be Zhang Fei's pursuers.

"General Junyi, think of a way." Xia Houjie was anxious like an ant on a hot pot. Although he was very anxious, he was only in his twenties, and he still had a good time to enjoy, so he didn't want to die here .

"For the current plan, we can only forcefully cross the river. This place is [-] miles away from the nearest bridge. As long as we get to the other side of the river, we will be safe. Fortunately, the current here is relatively gentle." Zhang He dismounted first after finishing speaking.

"Then we good horses," Xia Houjie asked.

Zhang He: "Can you still manage so much now? Let's go, or Zhang Fei will catch up."

Zhang Yun took the lead in abandoning his horse and unarmoring, and those cavalrymen jumped into the water like fish and shrimp no matter whether they knew how to swim or not. Xia Houjie who knew a little water jumped into the water as well.

Although spring has begun, the sun is setting and the river is still freezing cold.

To cross the Yishui tens of meters wide, only some shallow water is not enough. The sense of urgency rushed to the head as soon as everyone entered the water, and many of them who couldn't stand the cold turned into fish and shrimp.

Zhang Fei and Pang Tong led the pursuers to the river. Zhang Yun and others had already swam to the middle of the river, and half of the two hundred cavalry had sunk to the bottom.

"Military division, these are good horses, thanks to your strategy." Zhang Fei said with a smile.

"It's nothing to worry about, it's just a pity that the other general left." Pang Tong shook his head.

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "If I had known that Gan Xingba was borrowed and these guys were caught like fish and shrimp, I would have asked the archer to give them a ride."

Zhang Fei called a bow and arrow expert, and they shot randomly at the river. Due to the lack of strength and the influence of the wind, it was basically ineffective, but a few unlucky ghosts were shot.

Xia Houjie was struggling desperately, using different arm swings to generate heat to resist the cold, but when he found that a soldier next to him was shot, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and then found that his legs could not move.

"General Jun Yi. My feet." Xia Houjie kept patting the water.

"Don't talk, just swim forward, it's not far away." Zhang Yun ignored it after finishing speaking.

咕噜 咕噜
Xia Houjie sank slowly.
"General, something grabbed my leg, could it be a water ghost? Help...help me!" A soldier was shocked.

"Hu Dui, your water skills are the best, don't scare us," the cavalryman struggling next to him reminded.

"Don't talk anymore, if you have the strength to swim over there earlier." Hu Dui was about to explain, but Zhang Yun gave the order directly.

After a while, most of the soldiers swam to the other side, and only a few were still splashing water.

Zhang He looked around and asked suspiciously: "Where is Xiahou's supervisor? Wasn't he still talking just now? Where did he go?"

The soldiers who swam ashore were all huddled together, their teeth chattering from the cold, and no one answered Zhang He's question.

The last one to swim to the shore was Zhang Dui, the best swimmer among the cavalry. He grabbed the shore with both hands and said helplessly, "Give me a hand, I can't swim anymore."

In response to Zhang He's nod to signal, the soldiers ran over in small steps, and several of them dragged Zhang Dui to the shore. When his leg was out of the water, there were really two hands holding Zhang Dui's right calf tightly.

"Ah, General Zhang. There is really a ghost." One of the soldiers let go in shock.

It was almost dark at this time, and the water in the river could not be seen clearly. Zhang Dui was thrown innocently on the bank, and his right leg stuck into the river again.

Zhang He came striding forward, grabbed Zhang Dui's hand and lifted it to the shore, only to see a man who was swelled and then pulled out of the water.

Such a mention just separated Zhang Dui from the man, and the nearby soldiers retreated in fright, and Zhang Dui dared not say a word.

Zhang Yun walked over and turned it over, and it turned out that it was Xia Houjie, whose stomach was bulging from drinking. He had long since lost his life, and just now sank due to leg cramps due to fright.

In order to survive, Xia Houjie desperately grabbed Zhang Dui who was passing by. If Zhang Dui hadn't been outstanding in water, he would have dragged him to the bottom of the river.

Zhang Yun said that he couldn't find Xia Houjie, but he didn't expect that he was drowned to death by the water, and the disciples of the clan were drowned like this. He would definitely be punished when he returned to Xudu.

Zhang Yun mentioned that Xia Houjie's body was thrown into the river, and said coldly: "I remember that Zheng Zhi's water skills are good, we have to escape now, so we won't take his body on the road."

While there was still a gleam of light, Zhang Yun counted the number of people and only 64 people remained.

"Let's go, Zhang Fei is chasing after us too late." Zhang He led the remnant soldiers into the darkness.

Zhang Fei didn't take the trouble to chase them. After half a day of fighting, he almost wiped out Zhang He. Not only did he get a lot of food, grass and supplies, but most importantly he got five or six hundred horses. This was a big help to Liu Bei's army who was short of horses.

After winning, Zhang Fei camped on the south bank of Yishui, and planned to clean up the battlefield tomorrow before withdrawing to Xiangyang.

At night, there was a bonfire in the camp to keep warm, and Zhang Yun's army rations were provided to satisfy his hunger. Zhang Fei and all the generals sat around to celebrate the victory.

Zhang Fei picked up the wine bowl and toasted Pang Tong: "Military Master, I think you have some skills, so go out with me to fight a few more battles in the future."

Pang Tong drank the wine in the bowl: "Yide only used 4000 soldiers to withstand Zhang Yun's attack of [-] men, which also made Tong admire."

"It's a pity that Zhang He didn't fall for the trick. If I poked a few holes before the battle, his mob would have been defeated long ago." Zhang Fei didn't care.

"Now I finally got some benefits. Yide's time and cost are not in vain." Pang Tong laughed.

"Cao Cao sent a few more horses, and I will be able to form an elite cavalry. My second brother, Zilong, and I were cavalry generals when we were in Hebei. Unfortunately, we were forced to use rifles when we came to Jingzhou because of the tension of the horses. Pawn." Zhang Fei sighed.

"We infantry are not bad. We were not afraid when we surrounded Zhang He's cavalry just now." Pang Tong boasted.

Zhang Fei shook his head: "In terms of infantry, it has to be Gao Boping's camp."

Pang Tong had seen the camp in Jiangling back then, and the uniform and stern aura was different from ordinary troops. He had discussed this with Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong admired Gao Shun and the camp, but also admired the former commander Lan Tian.

Although it is enough to have Gao Shun in the camp, Lan Tian can enhance the cohesion of the soldiers, which can greatly increase the combat effectiveness.

"I don't know what happened to my lord in Jiangling." Pang Tong looked to the south.

Zhang Fei murmured: "Before leaving, Gan Xingba came to Jiangling. Ziyu seems to have something important to do. Please elder brother go to Quanling and bring back Adou and sister-in-law by the way. Now they should be eating at the sea. Drink, if the military advisor hadn't ordered my general, I would have given this opportunity to Zilong."

"General Zilong also has important tasks, and I don't know what will happen in the south." Pang Tong said to himself.

Lan Tian entertained Liu Bei and Kong Ming and his party in Quanling. The hall was filled with many delicious foods, among which was the Fushouquan which was rich in ingredients.

This time Lantian invited Liu Bei to Quanling to meet an old friend he hadn't seen for many years.

　Dazhang insisted on it for a few days, and if he was really not used to it, he would change it back when he got the badge.

　　
　
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