Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

Chapter 174 Hunter and prey, different offensive and defensive forces
Fuhu Mountain, at the mouth of Calabash Valley.

The air seemed to be filled with a suffocating pungent smell, and the entire Taniguchi was already a sea of ​​flames.

Screaming and howling sounded together.

Countless vans were ignited, and thick black smoke rose straight into the sky.

Debris and fragments flew horizontally, shooting out like sharp arrows.

The flames swept across, the scorching flames scurrying around, and the tongue of fire on the ground licked the nearest object, the smell was pungent, and the thick smoke hit the face.

Can…

Even so, Mi Fang and the van did not retreat a single step.

Those crossbow arrows, against the rain of arrows, kept firing towards Wenpin's cavalry.

"—boom...boom."

Cao Jun Xiaoqi in a circular formation, one of their outermost shields was shot through.

All of a sudden, the densely packed crossbow arrows shot in wildly, and the entire cavalry of Cao Jun fell to the ground, wailing endlessly...

And their war horses were frightened and ran around.

In an instant, a gap was broken in the original circular formation, and the gap was rapidly expanding and spreading.

——"General, general...the enemy chariot formation will not give an inch, will not give an inch."

——"General, the enemy chariots are moving forward against the fire."

——"General, our fire arrows are about to go empty!"

——"General, the shield formation of the brothers is almost unstoppable."

Unfavorable battle reports came to Wenpin's ears one after another, and the "passion" and "hot blood" on his face had long since dissipated without a trace.

It was replaced by deep confusion and astonishment.

Wenpin was dumbfounded, he was completely dumbfounded.

He realized that he was wrong. The so-called strong generals have no weak soldiers.

Guan Gong's subordinates... Is this Mi Fang capable of fighting like this?
For a while, all the rumors about Mi Fang, saying that he is a general who is often defeated, that his military strength and command are inferior...all of these echoed in Wen Pin's ears.

Wenpin just wanted to swear, - your uncle!
Damn, these are groundless rumors, all three people become tigers, all are false statements!
A fierce light flashed in Wen Pin's eyes, he looked at the Taniguchi, at the car formation.

These flame-ignited car formations seem to stand there forever, mocking any incoming enemies.

Finally, this fierce light seemed to freeze there all of a sudden.

The surrounding heat wave forced Wenpin's fierce light to dissipate. He turned his horse and turned his horse's head first, and said to the group of knights beside him: "Retreat! Retreat!"

The knights all looked miserable.

Abandoning more than a thousand corpses, wasting more than a thousand horses, and even spending so much on the arrows and fire starters, should we retreat at this time?
You know, in ancient times...the arrows and the fire arrows were separated by a word, and the cost of them was very different.

The so-called fire arrows need to be tied with coarse cloth and other combustibles on the back of the arrow, then soak them in grease, ignite them and shoot them out with a crossbow.

Because of weight requirements, the arrows used in each fire arrow must be carefully processed, and the production cost is quite high.

This is why Cao Cao didn't use fire arrows when the grass boat borrowed arrows...

It's not that I don't need it, it's that I can't afford it!
But now...

A lot of money was thrown out, and it is no exaggeration to say that it was a desperate move, but in the end, did it end up in a desperate situation?

At this time, Wenpin raised his head and shouted again.

——"Retreat, retreat!"

For a moment, the fast horse ran back and forth throughout the army, announcing the order to retreat to everyone.

These cavaliers of Cao Jun... gnash their teeth one by one.

Especially Niu Jin, he clenched his fists with both hands, "Hey..." with a roar, the grief and depression in his heart were written on his face and in his voice.

The military order was like a mountain, and immediately...these knights turned their horses around one after another.

The horses they sat on seemed to be psychic, and kept snorting, as if expressing their unwillingness, just like their masters.

——If you don’t retreat, what can you do?
The fire arrows were all shot, but the enemy's chariot formation at the valley entrance still did not break through.

Taking ten thousand steps back, even if they break through now, they can only look at the two hundred ships in front of them, unless they can spew out "fire" with their mouths!

So...

The remnants of Cao Jun's more than [-] cavalry retreated quickly. In the valley, they meandered northward, embarking on the journey home.

It was Mi Jiajun's side.

Seeing Cao Jun's retreat, those members of the Mi family who were guarding in the chariot formation roared loudly.

—— "Back, back!
——"The thief army has retreated!"

——"Hold it, let's hold it!"

It is no exaggeration to say that Mi's army has never won a battle since they followed Liu Bei.

From the beginning to the end, it has always been "suddenly" by the enemy, and then fled in embarrassment...

The next step is the regrouping of the remnants of the defeated generals, and then being "sudden" by the enemy again, fleeing in embarrassment again, and finally... another regrouping, and everything returned to the original point.

They are used to losing battles. They laugh at themselves that they are "often defeated" troops. They think that in this life...the word "victory" has nothing to do with it.

The more such a legion, when they really won a battle, the resentment they had simmered in their hearts disappeared in an instant.

- elated!
It's really "excited"!

- "Stand up..."

——"Our Mi family army has stood up!"

There was already an old man from the Mi family army whose eyes were red with excitement, and he choked up his sobs, and the words behind him were somewhat vague, "Finally... Finally, I've made it to this day, to the day I stand up."

Mi Fang also flushed with excitement.

This was the first time he felt that the feeling of winning a battle was so refreshing, so wonderful!

This feeling of "sweetness" directly reaching the top of the sky is something he will never forget!

Even, this feeling is only a little less than when counting money.

--call!

With a long exhalation, Mi Fang was also so excited that she couldn't control herself.

But he is the master, and he can't look like he hasn't won a battle like these parts.

He has to be calm, he has to be calm...

"Ahem... What are you doing, what are you doing?" Mi Fang yelled, "It's just a victory, it's not enough, it's not... It's just a small test of the general's sword, mere civil employment... Hahaha, it doesn't matter Down, no problem!"

Mi Fang has already started to act aggressive.

And have to admit.

When a person pretends to be aggressive, those admiring gazes cast around him, this feeling...is really wonderful!

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To the north of Jiangxia, not far from Cao Jun’s Miankou Day Camp, there is a pontoon bridge. After crossing the pontoon bridge, there are still some shallow water currents under the bridge. Because of the dry season, these currents are only as high as half a person.

At the end of the floating bridge is a camp of Guan Jiajun.

It is an important ordnance place where Guan Jiajun's "Liannu" and "Planned Carriage" are stockpiled here.

Perhaps it was because it was night, and the soldiers at the gate of the camp seemed a little listless, stretching and yawning constantly.

The rush during the day and the difficulties brought about made them unable to open their eyes at all.

On the contrary, in the long grass beside the pontoon bridge, many ambush crossbowmen waited quietly in the night, the mist filled the air, and everything was very quiet.

Guan Ping and the [-] Guan family troops lay in ambush here, waiting for Cao Jun's night attack.

It seemed that the entire camp had already laid a net of heaven and earth, waiting for Cao Jun to enter it, burn down the pontoon bridge, and completely cut off his retreat.

It's just that Cao Jun hasn't waited until...

An urgent report came first.

"what?"

After hearing the report from the scouts, Guan Ping was shocked, "You mean, Wenpin didn't come here, but went to Mount Fuhu...He is going to burn the two hundred warships of my Guan family army?"

"Yes…"

The scout reported truthfully, "When we found out, Wenpin's cavalry had almost arrived at Fuhu Mountain. Now I'm afraid it's..."

Before the scout could finish speaking, Guan Ping reached out his hand to stop it.

He swallowed subconsciously, thinking of the most terrible consequences.

——Two hundred warships were all burned!

In this way, once the four-month dry season is over, it will no longer be the father who takes the initiative, but Cao Jun!
——The offensive and defensive momentum has changed!

"Oops..." Guan Ping looked around at the Guan family army ambushing here, and said bitterly: "The commander-in-chief calculated the night attack of the Wenpinhui correctly, but he miscalculated the location of the surprise attack... Oops!"

When he said these words, the bean-sized beads of sweat on Guan Ping's forehead slid down like rain, and he seemed quite nervous.

But the current situation does not give him too much time to be nervous.

——Follow the power in a hurry!
"This news, should I report it to my father? Did my father reply?" Guan Ping continued to ask.

"Thinking about it, General Guan must have received the news of the attack on Fuhu Mountain at this moment." The scout said truthfully. "It's General Zhou Cang, General Guan Xing, and General Guan Suo. They were in ambush. When they heard the news, they withdrew from the ambush immediately, and they were going to lead their troops to Fuhu Mountain to rescue those warships! When the last general came , the three generals are already counting troops."

"General Zhou is right!" Guan Ping nodded heavily, "The current situation cannot be changed, and it will be too late if we wait for the commander-in-chief's order. The top priority is that I also need to remove the ambush here, and immediately go to support Fuhu Mountain. More than a hundred warships, this is the lifeblood of our Guan family army, as many as we can save!"

There was a sense of urgency in Guan Ping's words that "there is no room for time", and he had already ordered the lieutenant general to order troops.

For a while, the long grass beside the pontoon bridge was crowded with people.

Never thought about it, at this moment...

——Tat-tat-tat.

——Tat-tat-tat.

The hoofbeats of several horses resounded quickly on the pontoon bridge, Guan Ping suddenly became vigilant, and quickly signaled the ambushing soldiers to hide again and not make any sound.

As the horse got closer, Guan Ping could see clearly that it was none other than his third sister, Guan Yan and Guan Yinping, who was riding the horse.

"Third sister..."

Guan Ping screamed, Guan Yinping found Guan Ping's ambush, and he couldn't help but think to himself.

——"As expected of the big brother, what a stealthy ambush!" 』

Guan Yinping quickly got off his horse and rushed to Guan Ping.

Guan Ping quickly asked, "Third sister, do you want to talk about the attack on Fuhu Mountain?"

"Yes!"

Guan Yinping's reply aggravated Guan Ping's guess again.

My father must have ordered the third sister to tell me, my second brother, and my fifth brother...to get rid of the ambush immediately and rush to Fuhu Mountain to save the boat.

Thinking about this...

Guan Ping took the lead and said: "I am about to give an order to gather the ambushing soldiers and horses, and quickly rush to Fuhu Mountain to rescue the boat!"

While speaking, Guan Ping was about to signal again.

Unexpectedly, Guan Yinping quickly stopped him, "Brother, the Commander-in-Chief's order is that no matter what news you hear tonight, even if the Commander-in-Chief is trapped in a tight siege and nearly died, you must not act without authorization, let alone rush to help!"

"My sister has already told General Zhou, elder brother, and fifth younger brother what my father said... They also gave up their plan to rush to Fuhu Mountain!"

--what!

Guan Yinping's words shocked Guan Ping.

He quickly asked: "What's the reason for this, Commander-in-Chief? Are you going to let go of those two hundred warships?"

"Brother misunderstood."

Therefore, Guan Yinping told him when the master Bo Liaohua sent the urgent letter;

What did the fourth brother Guan Lin describe in the dispatch;
After my father saw the dispatch, he had already led the cavalry to Fuhu Mountain in advance.

In addition, Guan Yinping also particularly emphasized, "Father Commander has recently read "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and has a lot of insights. He is well versed in the principle of 'speaking to hit the east, but actually hitting the west'. The fourth brother sent another letter ahead of time. Today's The situation... It is not clear whether Fuhu Mountain is the 'East' or the 'West'!"

"Therefore... the father-in-law decided to let him go to rescue Fuhu Mountain. The elder brother, the second brother, and the fifth younger brother are in ambush as usual... The grain and grass in the army village, the side-cars, the continuous crossbow, and the wooden cattle and horses are very important, and there is no room for loss."

This…

Hearing this, Guan Ping immediately understood.

If it's really a slap in the face, then maybe Wenpin's real target is not the warship, but as always—these ordnance!

"Gudong..."

Guan Ping swallowed his saliva, he thought carefully about what happened here.

He could feel it, because of Liao Hua's urgent letter, and because of what the fourth brother said, although the current situation is not clear, at least their eyes are clear, and they can roughly predict the enemy's actions. Possibilities are clear to them.

Such a night... Being able to achieve this step is already extremely precious.

This is equivalent to, although the situation is a bit headwind, but because of Guan Lin's reminder, the "vision" is bright, and these illuminated "visions" gave Guan Yu and Guan Ping enough time to make their own decisions. More accurate judgment and response.

After a brief moment of pondering.

Guan Ping suddenly suggested: "No, Brother Wei still needs to send a troop to help Fuhu Mountain. Not only me, but the second and fifth brothers should also send a troop to help."

This…

Guan Ping's sudden words made Guan Yinping's beautiful eyebrows furrow deeply for an instant, "Second brother, didn't you hear your father's instructions clearly? If... if the second, third and fifth brothers all go to help, then the enemy What if the army surprises this army stronghold and plunders this ordnance?"

Guan Yinping was extremely nervous, her voice raised subconsciously, "Second brother is so...doesn't he let down the words and painstaking efforts of the fourth brother?"

"Third Sister misunderstood." Guan Ping quickly explained, "What I mean is, if the purpose of Cao's army is to "smash the east and attack the west", and wait for our army to unload the ambush to loot the army, then why don't I follow the plan and cooperate? Did they play the play?"

This…

Guan Yinping suddenly guessed something, "Brother means..."

"Hehe." Guan Ping smiled, "How could Cao Jun's eyes see clearly in such a dark night? How many ambushes have we removed? How many soldiers have we supported? Sending people to pretend to rush to help Fuhu Mountain, the enemy is bound to come here to attack at night? It is bound to fall into a trap!"

Guan Ping's words were even more solemn.

"If my brother can't achieve such a great victory, then I am sorry for the words sent all the way by the fourth brother, isn't it? You have to make another trip with the third sister, and I will tell the general Zhou and Anguo and Wei about the plan for the brother Of course! Ambush tonight, there will be a harvest!"

call…

Guan Yinping exhaled heavily.

At this moment, she completely understood.

Because of what the fourth brother said, because all the possibilities of the enemy army are under control.

It seems that the positions of hunter and prey have been reversed.

The real "leading the snake out of the hole", "striking the east and hitting the west"... from this night, from this moment, has just begun.

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Xiangyang City, in the government office.

The spies hurried in and reported to Man Chong, "I just found out that the ambushes on the periphery of the two Guan family army camps at the floating bridge and Tanggu have been withdrawn! All the soldiers and horses are rushing southward, seeming to be heading in the direction of Fuhu Mountain."

As soon as this remark came out, Man Chong was both surprised and delighted. "As expected by General Wenpin, where are Generals Lu Chang and Zhao Yan?"

"—the end will be here."

Immediately, two upright and middle-aged men stepped out.

Lu Chang has a Chinese character face and a heroic appearance.

Zhao Yan was wearing an orange hat, with loose hair and a full beard.

Speaking of which, both of them are famous generals of Cao Wei.

Lu Chang was originally the prefect of Zhangling. When Liu Cong, Liu Biao's son, was attached to Cao Cao, Lu Chang also attached to Cao Cao and was appointed "General Henghai" by Cao Cao.

According to historical records - the soldiers do not stop at the enemy's country, and do not invade the neighbors!

According to the original trajectory of history, his most glorious moment was when Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army, captured Yu Jin, beheaded Pang De, and besieged Cao Ren in Fancheng. He was led by Lu Chang to guard Xiangyang, but he was not captured by Guan Yu.

The so-called - "Hui Shu general Guan Yu rampantly became a bandit, always defending him, Yu can't stop him!"

The other person, Zhao Yan, was even more awesome. He joined Cao Cao in the first year of Jian'an, made meritorious service successively, and served as the chief book of Sikong's vassal.

And his brightest moment was the battle in Hefei, where Zhang Babai defeated Sun Shiwan.

During this period, Zhang Liao, Li Dian, and Le Jin had many disagreements, and it was Zhao Yan who used persuasion and persuasion to resolve conflicts, so he was promoted to the governor of the army and transferred to Jingxiang to resist Guan Yu.

Although Zhao Yan has a rough appearance, he is a very delicate general.

It is no exaggeration to say...

After Cao Ren fainted, Cao Chun died, and Wen Pin and Niu Jin went out to fight, in the city of Xiangyang... these two were the only ones that Man Chong could do.

Man Chong ordered immediately. "Everything is in General Wenpin's plan!"

"Now...the Fuhu Mountain warship is burned, and the two camps of the Guan family army have been unloaded to ambush and rush to help. It is bound to be empty. The king of my house ordered you to lead [-] soldiers each to surprise the two Guan family army camps at the floating bridge and Tanggu. Loot the vans, crossbows, wooden oxen and horses among them, and if possible, burn the enemy's food and grass!"

Following Man Chong's instructions.

Lu Chang immediately surrendered his hands...

But Zhao Yan felt that something was wrong, "Manfu Lord wait a moment..."

Zhao Yan interrupted Man Chong's order, and he asked the spy, "You can see clearly, the two enemy camps on the floating bridge and Tanggu... how many soldiers and horses were dispatched to help Fuhu Mountain?"

This…

The sudden question made the spy a little confused. "It's too dark tonight, so I can't see it clearly, but... hearing the footsteps, there should be more than two thousand people."

"That is to say, you didn't witness it with your own eyes." Zhao Yan continued to ask.

This…

The spy didn't know how to answer, and looked at Man Chong as if asking for help.

Man Chong said: "Boran is still from Hefei. He has witnessed Zhang Wenyuan's feat of defeating [-] Jiangdong troops. Why is he so cautious here? General Wenpin attacked Fuhu Mountain by surprise and burned Guan Yu's warship. In a panic, the enemy army is bound to withdraw from the ambush to rescue the warship! This is completely in line with common sense, how can it be false?"

Zhao Yan showed his delicate side, "Hearing is believing, seeing is believing, not to mention... [-] Jiangdong soldiers? Can it be compared with [-] Guan's army? They are not worthy of lifting shoes! Our opponent is Guan Yu...Any negligence It is possible to make Xiangfan completely passive!"

Speaking of this point, Zhao Yanyan firmly suggested: "The most urgent thing is that the Manfu Lord should send scouts to investigate clearly and make sure that there is no ambush around the enemy's stronghold. At that time, it will not be too late to attack and loot the ordnance!"

Man Chong was in a hurry, "Wait until we find out... General Wenpin's ship will be burned for nothing!"

Immediately Man Chong ordered, "General Wenpin has repeatedly told me that this batch of ordnance is of great importance. Since General Zhao has objections, well, you come to defend Xiangyang City. General Lu Chang and I will each take three thousand troops to rob the camp." Now, this batch of ordnance, I am full of love and will definitely get it!"

After blurting out some words, Man Chong hurried out of the government office angrily.

Lu Chang glanced at Zhao Yan, and followed quickly, and the rest of the civil and military personnel also filed out.

An official who had a good relationship with Zhao Yan couldn't help asking Zhao Yan.

"General Wenpin set up this plan, and now everything is under control, why do you say such discouraged words? Don't you know that Xiangfan needs a victory so much?"

This…

Zhao Yan looked worriedly at Man Chong's leaving back, he gritted his teeth and said solemnly. "It's because we need a victory too much, so... we can't afford to lose!"

"You're just thinking too much."

"I hope, but I'm thinking too much."

On this side, Zhao Yan was still feeling emotional.

On the other side, the gate of Xiangfan opened again.

Man Chong and Lu Chang led [-] riders to gallop towards the two Guan family army strongholds at Floating Bridge and Tanggu.

——This chess game has just entered the second half!
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(End of this chapter)