Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 728
Xia Houmao's eyes widened. He thought that he had already run over a dozen groups just now, and at least a thousand people had 'escaped'.

"Order each battalion to attack in sections, and Zhang Fei cannot be allowed to escape." Xia Houmao shouted.

"Uh, the end will send the order immediately."

Han Shao hurriedly asked the flag officer to wave the five-color flag, and the surrounding battalions and ministries moved after hearing the order, shouting and rushing towards the cavalry running on both sides.

The front line of the [-] troops was already long, so the central army and the rear army could not see the command flag, and the order to attack could not be conveyed, so Han Shao sent messengers to ride to the rear.

For a moment, outside Wangyuan City, there was a great deal of voices and war horses neighing.

The fierce shouts of killing shook the Weishui River to sparkle.

Zhang Fei's [-] cavalrymen were flexibly formed into nearly a hundred squads. Each squad formed its own regiment, with main attack, auxiliary attack, guide, observation, and rear guards. With the advantage of the horse's maneuverability, they could contain and kill while running. Enemies, if you encounter a crowd, avoid the battle, and if you encounter a single enemy, kill them.

The tactics are clean and neat, without any sloppiness.

In order to deal with Zhang Fei's sparrow battle, Xia Houmao ordered each battalion to block their opponents, causing chaos. The soldiers of each unit fought independently without a unified command, just like a group of farmers fighting with weapons without rules.

"Bastard, at this time, the guards of Wangyuan are actually not going out of the city to help in the battle. This general will have to punish me severely after a while." Looking at the chaotic scene, Xia Houmao said through gritted teeth.

"My son-in-law, Zhang Fei's cavalry is as slippery as a loach. The infantry can't stop it if they can't form an formation. In addition, the opponent has no main force at all. Our cavalry doesn't know which team to chase." Han Shao frowned.

"Whatever, I just want to end the battle early." Xia Houmao looked extremely impatient.

"Wei." Han Shao clasped his fists and nodded.

Although the Weishui River Valley outside Wangyuan City is spacious, it can't hold tens of thousands of soldiers to scatter and fight each other. With their speed and impact, Zhang Fei's cavalry is almost difficult to be stopped by the Wei army. stampede.

Tens of thousands of Wei troops were led to move like headless chickens. Some soldiers never stood up after falling down. The chaotic battle lasted until after dusk. Zhang Fei's cavalry team rushed out of the encirclement to the east as if breaking through a barrier. , the sound of fighting by the river valley also gradually weakened.

Taking advantage of the dim light of the sky, Xia Houmao asked people to clean up the battlefield and count the number of people. Finally, he counted [-] dead and [-] wounded on his own side. Zhang Fei only lost dozens of people, but all the horses escaped without exception.

"Zhang Fei is a beast."

Xia Houmao cursed loudly, and suffered a big defeat in the first confrontation, and the anger in his chest had nowhere to vent.

"My son-in-law, General Zhao asks to see you."

At this moment, the chief secretary Han Shao brought Wangyuan guard Zhao Yu.

Xia Houmao was so angry that he didn't hit one place, thinking that you weren't there when he was about to fight bloody battles, but after the battle, he ran over?I wanted to be tied up and beheaded to kill Liwei as a general, but I also thought that this person belongs to Cao Zhen, and it might not be appropriate to kill him, so I asked coldly: "General Zhao Laojun came in time, we came as soon as we finished cleaning the battlefield." gone."

"Zhang Fei is brave and invincible. Wang Yuan has only a few major generals. He is really powerless to go out of the city. What else can he do?" Zhao Yu was sweating, and his bitter face was full of curiosity.

Han Shao reminded in a deep voice: "Didn't the son-in-law send scouts to find you? Ask Wang Yuan to prepare some food for the army, and we have to set up camp at night."

"The last general didn't see the scouts, and the Wangyuan garrison didn't inform me. Will Zhang Fei be caught?" Zhao Yu swallowed, and stopped after saying a few words.

"Hmph, very good, very good, General Zhao will do his duty faithfully, and when General Zhenxi returns from victory, I will ask him for credit." Xia Houmao was so angry that sparks would pop out of his eyes.

"Thank you son-in-law." Zhao Yu pretended to be stupid.

Xia Houmao seemed to have punched the cotton with his fist. He frowned and said impatiently: "When the supply ship arrives, I will arrange for the camp to go down to the village. General Zhao will go back to the city to prepare meals."

"Uh..." Zhao Yu stood still.

"Huh? The general's military order doesn't work?" Xia Houmao suddenly became murderous.

Zhao Yu clasped his fists and replied: "The general will do it right away, but I just want to tell you something before I leave."

"Huh?" Xia Houmao frowned.

"Should the general's luggage be transported in batches or in one go? Zhang Fei is extremely cunning and often robs ships on the Wei River. If he doesn't take precautions," Zhao Yu hesitated to speak.

Xia Houmao's eyes widened, and he quickly told Han Shao, "Hurry up and take all the cavalry down the river and escort the water transport boats to Wangyuan Wharf."

"Although the surface of the Weishui River is not as good as that of the Yellow River, it's not easy to plunder, right? Even if you encounter Zhang Fei riding and shooting along the river, you can completely rely on the north bank, unless Zhang Fei can really fly." Han Shao disagreed.

Zhao Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Although Zhang Fei can't fly, he will lure the people on the boat to the south bank under the banner of reinforcements and friendly troops, and then threaten with bows and arrows to seize the boat and rob food."

Han Shao didn't refute after hearing this, but hoped that it was dusk now, and since Zhang Fei had 'escaped from birth', there shouldn't be any more troubles.

The more afraid of accidents, the more accidents will happen.

Han Shao didn't know about Murphy's Law, but Zhang Fei was definitely not at a disadvantage.

Zhang Fei had no reason to refuse what was delivered to his lips. He had people use Xiahoumao's flag to lure the water transport boats in the Weishui to the shore. Apart from robbing some food and drinks for food, he forced the sailors to carve out all the boats. Shen, only three escaped by the outer boats.

Xia Houmao's luggage was thrown into the river by Zhang Fei, and the tents and food for camping were gone in an instant, so he could only squeeze into Wangyuan City with his soldiers.

It can be hoped that Yuanyuan is not big at all, and has been "exploited" by Zhang Fei, so he can't bear the supplies of Xia Houmao's army at all.

The guard Zhao Yu said: "My son-in-law, Wangyuan City is small, and the grain in the warehouse has bottomed out, so I have to ask Ma Taishou for help as soon as possible."

Xia Houmao heard the call for help a little bit harshly, and thought to himself, isn't this general just a reinforcement?But it's hard to care about the crisis, he nodded affirmatively: "In that case, please General Zhao send someone to Jicheng overnight, and ask Ma Zun to prepare the rations for me to go back to Chang'an."

"The son-in-law is leaving?" Zhao Yu asked in surprise.

"Your Majesty asked me to drive Zhang Fei away. Now that he has escaped, why should I stay in Liangzhou? Besides, there are military affairs in Chang'an." Xia Houmao is not so diligent, he just misses the gentle hometown of Chang'an.

"Eh, Zhang Fei is different from normal people. He often does not follow the rules when he does things and employs troops. He robbed the grain ship of his son-in-law today, maybe he won't leave?" Zhao Yu reminded.

"Can't go? That black servant's fighting style today is quite powerful. If you want to break it, you can only have cavalry against cavalry. Otherwise, the infantry will break their legs and go under the horse. How can they have the strength to fight?" Xia Houmao shook his head.

The chief bookkeeper Han Shao suggested, "Zhang Fei's troops are already in the east of Wangyuan. Why don't the son-in-law ask Ma Taishou to gather cavalry from all over the country, the number will definitely exceed Zhang Fei's troops, and then slowly advance eastward. Zhang Fei will retreat if he loses the advantage."

"Good." Xia Houmao nodded.

Ten miles to the east of Wangyuan, Zhang Fei and several generals sat around on the grass to rest, and the soldiers of each battalion built fires and buried pots to cook food.

"General, you have been out for more than a hundred days, and Liangzhou has been in chaos for more than a hundred days. Shall we return to Wudu tomorrow?" Zhang Da asked.

Zhang Fei frowned, "I always feel that something is almost there, as if I didn't enjoy myself."

(End of this chapter)