Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

Chapter 309: 3 fell into the trap again.

In the following days, Cao Jun stayed in the stockade as before. Apart from daily inspections, he did not even approach Fukong Mountain, and the two sides formed a confrontation again.

But this state does not make Liu Jun feel at ease, or even Liu Bei.

During the Battle of Foggy Night, Liu Jun counted the results and found that more than 400 people were killed in the battle, and more than 800 people were slightly or seriously injured. The combat strength plummeted to [-] people.

In other words, Liu Bei's [-] troops now only have [-] left to fight.

Moreover, procrastinating the days like this is not an option. Once the army's food and grass are used up, the subsequent transfer of food and grass to Lingling will not be that simple.

The most terrible thing is that if the two sides are in confrontation from beginning to end, the food shortage will be more difficult, and it can be transferred eventually.

But with the defeat of the first battle and the morale of the army in turmoil, no one knows what Liu Du, the prefect of Lingling, will think. After all, he has no one of his own on the other side.

If you don’t believe in straightness, you must beware of being unkind.

Even if Liu Bei showed the most lenient side to Liu Du, there is absolutely no reason to follow the defeated army in life.

Of course, the situation is not so bad that it is desperate.

Zhuge Liang's trump card has not been used yet. As long as this reinforcements arrive on time, they can still deal a fatal blow to Xia Houyuan and Guo Jia.

This is also Liu Bei's biggest expectation now.

The only question is whether he will show up on time.

Now Liu Bei no longer dared to think about having such a long-term dream like before, and even just expected that he would arrive at the agreed time.

"Lord, hurry up! Come and take a look! The situation has changed!" Huo Jun has a stable character and can make him scream. The first thing Liu Bei thought of was that Cao Jun would take action.

He didn't even ask a question, he just glanced at Zhuge Liang and ran out with Huo Jun.

When I came to the hill, I was surprised to find the sergeants packing their bags in Cao Jun's camp at the foot of the mountain.

This.
After everyone looked at each other, they couldn't help but look at Zhuge Liang, hoping to get some answers from his expression.

But their military advisor also had a solemn expression and a puzzled look on his face.

"Cao's army is about to withdraw? Could it be that something big happened in the rear? Could it be that the slaves of the three surnames have packed up the ten tribes in Guanzhong and turned to attack the Central Plains?"

Zhang Fei blurted out his first thought, but Liu Bei and Huo Jun had a look of relief on their faces.

"It's very possible! Otherwise, we can't explain why they suddenly withdrew their troops. Now they clearly have the advantage and don't even need to send troops. There is nothing we can do as long as they defend."

After Huo Jun agreed, Zhang Fei laughed. It was rare for someone to agree with his strategy. He immediately laughed and said: "The slaves of the third surname love sneak attacks the most. He must not be wrong."

"Did Lu Bu defeat the ten tribes in Guanzhong so quickly? That was an army of 10,000+." Liu Bei was a little surprised.

"Hey, brother, Yuan Shao claims to have an army of 70. He was defeated like a mountain. The thieves' son-in-law of the three surnamed family slaves has many tricks and tricks. Ma Teng and the others are all reckless men. Isn't it normal for them to be defeated? "Zhang Fei grinned.

Liu Bei nodded first, and then looked at Zhuge Liang out of habit, "Kong Ming, what do you think? Are they really withdrawing their troops, or are they luring us to attack in an ambush?"

Every adversity gains wisdom, and now Liu Bei has become more discerning.

Zhuge Liang clutched his feather fan tightly and frowned in thought.

Looking at this situation, he is indeed planning to withdraw his troops. The question is why he wants to withdraw his troops.

It was unlikely to lure the enemy to attack. Guo Jia blocked them on this floating mountain and suffered a disadvantage in terms of location. The reason was that he wanted to defend here.

Otherwise, if you really want to fight hard, you can put your troops on the plains below and let them fight with wits and courage.

If analyzed from this perspective, Guo Jia's probability of luring the enemy into attacking will be much lower.

It does not rule out the possibility mentioned by Zhang Fei. The Central Plains may be in danger, forcing Xia Houyuan and others to evacuate from here urgently.

But even if Lin Mo could quickly defeat the ten tribes in Guanzhong, he would need to rest after all. He could not immediately send his troops to the east to attack the Central Plains.

If these possibilities are eliminated, the last possibility remains.
After Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Bei, he said in a deep voice: "My lord, I am watching the sky at night. The direction of Cao Cao is northwest. A few days ago, a general star fell in the west. Logically speaking, one of the generals in Cao's army must have been killed. Perhaps there was an accident. It was born out of this.”

After saying this, Liu Bei's face showed a look of realization, "I heard that Guo Jia was frail and sick. After following Cao Cao south to Jingzhou, he spent a long time in Xiangyang to recuperate, and he also went to Zhang Zhongjing for treatment.

This time, the horoscope is very likely to come true for Guo Jia! "

Hearing this, Huo Jun also echoed: "If Guo Jia dies, the morale of Cao's army will inevitably be affected. In addition, Xia Houyuan should know that he is no match for the military advisor. Now he wants to give up the good situation in front of him and retreat to Nanjun. With the danger of Jiangling city defense, The Yangtze River is a ravine to block our army!"

"Yes, yes, it must be like this!" Liu Bei's eyes, which were still suspicious before, now glowed, and he finally figured out the mystery.

Such reasoning is not unfounded.

Although Liu Jun was defeated in the Battle of Foggy Night, Guo Jia definitely knew what kind of existence Zhuge Liang was, and naturally, Xia Houyuan also knew it very well.

If Guo Jia really has some strengths and weaknesses, then Xia Houyuan certainly knows that he can't beat Zhuge Liang at all.

"Then why didn't Cao Jun show filial piety?" Zhang Fei looked at Cao Jun's camp below. Although everyone was packing their bags, no one was wearing sackcloth and showing filial piety.

"What is imaginary is real, and what is real is imaginary. When the two armies are in confrontation, and the military advisor dies due to illness, Xia Houyuan will definitely keep it secret and not announce the funeral, so as not to cause turmoil in the morale of the army." Liu Bei knew the art of war.

"Brother, we must not let Xia Houyuan return to Nanjun like this, otherwise we will not be able to attack Jiangling City with just a few troops." After listening to his brother's words, Zhang Fei also felt that it made sense and decisively proposed to pursue him.

"This is natural, but third brother, please don't be impatient and listen to the military advisor's deployment of troops." Liu Bei was in a good mood now.

"My lord, what I just said is just conjecture. The truth needs to be determined."

Zhuge Liang's expression was still solemn. You can't just guess in a war, otherwise you won't know what happened to him even if you die. "Even if this is confirmed, if Xia Houyuan withdraws, there will be strong men to cut off the rear. Don't be careless."

Xia Houyuan is also a veteran of many battles, so he will definitely make arrangements for this.

What's more, if Guo Jia is really dead, there will be a legacy.

There must be a pitfall here.

However, Zhang Fei's words are also very reasonable. Why should he attack Lingling first and then go to Wuling? In addition to avoiding the Jingxiang Navy, the biggest consideration is to lure Xiahou Yuan out of Jiangling City.

If he is allowed to go back, then this group will only have two counties: Lingling and Wuling.

The crux of the problem is that Jingzhou's strategically important area is Nanjun. Its wealth surpasses that of Wuling and Lingling. If they don't capture Nanjun, they will never have the chance to go north to the Central Plains.

This corner of Nanjun can be attacked when advancing or defended when retreating. Military strategists must fight for it.

If he were to go back like this, the ace reinforcements he had prepared would be meaningless.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang himself is actually very conflicted now.

"If you want to confirm the authenticity, you can only wait until Cao's army withdraws, capture a few lone sergeants, and learn the truth under torture."

Huo Jun's proposal was immediately rejected by Zhang Fei with a wave of his hand, "How can that be done? Most of our troops are infantry, and only a few hundred cavalry were lost in the foggy night battle. It will be too late to pursue them by then. .”

In fact, this is where Zhuge Liang struggles.

Either you don't chase them, or if you want to chase them, you have to make a decisive decision. You need to start deploying now, and then when they lose the protection of the camp, you can rush up and play hard with them.

Of course, if the troops are really withdrawn, the combat effectiveness of this unit will not be too strong. Once military morale is damaged, it will be difficult to recover.

"Actually, whether it is the emergency at the rear or Guo Jia's death, these are not important. What is important is that Cao's army is indeed going to withdraw. Kong Ming, if you just sit back and ignore it, Nanjun will be hopeless."

Liu Bei also knew that Zhuge Liang had always been cautious, so he sighed bitterly.

Nanjun is too important after all.

From now on, we can't go to Xichuan or go up to the Central Plains without this barrier.

If he follows his true intention, Zhuge Liang is really unwilling to take risks at this juncture. He only needs to wait another 20 days for the agreed date.

When the reinforcements arrive, he will come up with several strategies. Even if Guo Jia is alive, he will definitely not be able to predict this unexpected force from the sky.

The problem is that once they leave, this surprise force will lose its effectiveness.

Is it Guo Jia’s plan?
Even Zhuge Liang, whose mind was enough to be proud of the world, fell into confusion. "What do you want to do, my lord?" Helpless, Zhuge Liang could only ask the question to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei looked at the two camps below, thought for a moment and then said in a deep voice: "Even if Cao's army wants to withdraw, pack their bags and reorganize their troops, it will be after dark tomorrow at the earliest. In this case, let's attack Cao's camp again tomorrow night!"

"Brother, what you said is great!" Zhang Fei immediately slapped his thigh.

Zhuge Liang frowned and asked awkwardly: "Where to attack?"

"Of course it's the east."

Dongzhai blurted out and suddenly stopped.

Liu Bei thought this because he felt that Xia Houyuan was in Xizhai, and the last foggy night battle also started in Xizhai. In theory, there would be more troops on this side, so he subconsciously thought that Xizhai would be attacked.

However, when Zhuge Liang asked this question, the sentence that the two of them said most often when they communicated appeared in his mind. The soldier said slyly, and after turning his eyes, he changed his words: "Xizhai! Go straight to the central army!"

"Hey, it's the same in the east and west villages. Even if Cao's army has strong generals to cut off the rear, according to the attack time tomorrow night, Cao's army should have just prepared to leave the camp and were caught by surprise by us. Can we remain undefeated?" Zhang Fei assisted again.

Seeing that the two brothers had already made up their minds, Zhuge Liang knew that even if he didn't agree, they would probably choose to take risks.

After taking a deep breath, he bowed his hands and said, "My lord, if you must attack, please divide it into two groups, one to enter the camp and the other to support you. You mustn't all run in."

The Lord should know that even if Cao Jun really wants to withdraw, he will not be able to leave if we charge him like this. As long as he waits for that person to arrive, Cao Jun will eventually be defeated. "

"The military advisor is too cautious."

Even though Zhang Fei muttered this, after thinking about it, Liu Bei still nodded heavily, "Everything is as you wish."

As the sun sets, the orange afterglow wraps around the land and shines on Guo Jia's body, making his pale face look less ugly.

"cough cough"

After a violent dry cough, Guo Jia felt the energy and blood surge in his body, and his internal organs were in severe pain.

Spreading out the silk cloth in his hand, there was a touch of bright red.

These days, he coughs up blood more and more often.

"Sir, you can't do this anymore. I'll arrange a carriage overnight to take you back to Jiangling." Xia Houyuan himself forgot how many times he persuaded Guo Jia.

But he still waved his hands as always, "General, if you study the celestial phenomena, you should know that your life span is determined by the sky. I know my body best. If I can't help Sikong retreat from this enemy force, I will have to return to Xiangyang. Ahem." "

Before leaving for the expedition, he had promised that he would be sent back as soon as the medical officer said he could not bear it. But at this moment, Xia Houyuan realized that he could not persuade Guo Jia at all.

The most important thing is that after the battle in the foggy night, he also knew very well that without Guo Jia, he was no match for Zhuge Liang when the match was evenly matched.

In fact, because of this, Guo Jiacai was eager to wipe out Liu Bei's vitality.

Otherwise, judging from the current situation, Cao Jun's best choice should be to continue the confrontation.

Guo Jia raised his right hand with difficulty, and Xia Houyuan helped him stand up knowingly.

Looking into the distance, the mountains and rivers are still the same, but a little more desolate.

"Great rivers and mountains, great rivers and mountains, it's a pity." Guo Jia's eyes showed a bit of reluctance and crystal clearness. It's a pity that I didn't have the chance to see Sikong take all these great mountains and rivers into his pocket.

Sikong, I would like to express my gratitude for your kindness in knowing me. I will definitely not allow anyone to hinder your great cause.
Night has come.

After Xia Houyuan sighed, he turned around and shouted: "Come here, escort Mr. out of the stronghold!"

"Here!"

Not long after, a carriage arrived.

Although the sergeants had prepared steps for Guo Jia to step on, he now seemed to be struggling to even lift his feet.

Xia Houyuan stepped forward, picked up Guo Jia, and carefully placed him in the carriage.

"Sir, don't worry too much. If Liu Bei dares to come tonight, he will never come back. After retreating from the enemy, I will personally escort you to Xiangyang to find Zhang Ji for medical treatment." Maybe he felt something, or maybe he felt that Guo Jia was interested in him. With the friendship of half a division, Xia Houyuan changed his title and called himself the last general.

There was a blanket on the carriage. Guo Jia leaned on the carriage and looked at Xia Houyuan. After showing a knowing smile, he nodded, "General, be careful."

Xia Houyuan bowed and took two steps back, watching as the hundred-man detachment escorting Guo Jia's carriage left Beizhai at night.

Of course Guo Jia has not gone far, but tonight, this place is destined to be unstable, and it is not suitable for him to continue to stay here.

Under the night, the carriage shook. Guo Jia felt that his eyelids were heavy, and a feeling of heat surged out of his throat from the corner of his mouth. He wiped it away without caring about his appearance.

When they reached a mountainous area, the sergeant parked the carriage and raised the curtain so that Guo Jia could overlook the entire village from this angle.

At the second watch of the day, pots are buried on the floating mountain to make rice.

At midnight, Liu Jun's army came down the mountain. Except for the 3000 people Zhuge Liang asked to stay in Dazhai as an ambush in case of accidents, they all came out in full force.

There are no shortage of patrol posts outside Cao Jun's camp.

This actually made Liu Bei feel more at ease. The more cautious Cao Jun was, the more uneasy they were at the moment.

It is right to be uneasy. Everyone is preparing to evacuate. The grain trucks, luggage, and baggage have all been loaded, and even the marching tasks have been assigned. Under such circumstances, a sudden sneak attack will definitely be fatal.

Soon, under the cover of darkness, they reached the front of the village.

"Third brother, you and Zhong Miao lead the army to attack. Remember, according to what the military counselor said, do not rush into the hinterland rashly and advance steadily. As long as it is confirmed that Cao Jun is unprepared, I will lead the army to attack from both wings." Liu Bei was worried that Zhang Fei was corrupt. Gong rashly advance, remind again.

"Brother, don't worry!" After all, this time is different from last time. There is no need to rush to cut off the hearts of Da Hanhan's enemy.

As long as you get into a fight with them, you can run. You won't be able to run far. Except for those cavalry who can run, ordinary sergeants can only die.

After breaking up their army, the remaining task was to harvest the stragglers.

After confirming that Xiahou Yuan could not gather the defeated troops, Nanjun would be within easy reach!
"Brothers, raise the fire and kill the generals in!" Zhang Fei shouted loudly from a hundred steps away and led the few cavalry in front to clear the way.

Behind them, there were five thousand infantrymen, waving their swords in their hands and making a loud killing sound.

Cao Jun's sentry cavalry at the gate of the stronghold had just reacted when Zhang Fei stabbed the leader of the team with a spear. The rest of them all ran towards the stronghold, and at the same time the horn of the enemy attack was sounded.

Liu Bei did not dare to be careless and let his army form a fan shape to surround Cao Jun's camp.

The advantage of this is that in case of any emergency, Zhang Fei can be reached in a wider range, and after confirming that it is not a trap, he can immediately command the army to rush in to help in the battle.

"I am Zhang Fei from Yan, anyone who stands in my way will die!" The signature opening line has an obvious effect.

Unlike the last time, they did not rush towards the central army. After entering the camp, the army spread out and pushed forward.

Wherever they went, Cao's army retreated in panic and fled as if they were suffering from a plague, showing signs of collapse at the first touch.

Zhang Fei, however, was not in a hurry to pursue him, but advanced cautiously. As a pair of tents were set alight and opened by him, Cao Jun was nowhere to be seen, and he was even more convinced that Cao Jun was already on the way to evacuate.

Of course, this also has another advantage, as it will not allow the opponent to use these tents to hide ambushes like the last time.

After pushing forward for two miles, Zhang Fei was finally convinced that Cao Jun was really going to escape, so he raised his spear and shouted: "Cao Jun is trying to escape, brothers, don't worry about those tents, follow me and charge!"

"Kill it!"

Not long after, they arrived at the Chinese Army.

"Zhang Fei, I've been waiting for you here for a long time!"

Still a familiar voice, still a familiar figure.

Xia Houyuan appeared in front again.

Fell into the trap again!

(End of this chapter)