I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 183 Rushing into the formation

"Sima, my subordinates learned from the interrogation that the rebels surrounded Juxian County yesterday, drove away the people they captured, and attacked the city with ants. They are still continuing today."

Zhang Fei was furious when he heard that the rebels were so arrogant and cruel.

In anger, he did not forget to ask: "Have all the spies sent by the rebels been eliminated?"

The scout replied: "No one with weapons ran away, but..."

"Say something quickly!" Zhang Fei was already angry, but when he saw the person in front of him hesitating, he became even more impatient.

"My subordinates discovered that there were traitors who were disguised as fleeing people and passers-by. There were so many people that it was difficult for my subordinates to distinguish them in detail in their haste."

Liu Bei was able to share the joys and sorrows with his soldiers in running the army, but he was very strict in military discipline.

The Han army scouts did not dare to do anything that violated military discipline just for their own convenience.

Zhang Fei suddenly thought of the battle he once supported Hanyang County. That time he strangled the enemy's scouts and used the speed of the cavalry to complete the charge before the enemy found out.

Although he led fewer troops this time, the cavalry under his command were all equipped with armor and were equipped with double stirrups and horseshoes, but the enemy was far inferior to the elite Liangzhou rebels.

Comparing the two situations, Zhang Fei felt that he could take the enemy by surprise and repeat the battle when he first arrived in Hanyang County.

He called the deputy assigned to him by Liu Bei and told him his plan. The latter, like him, was also a fake military commander.

The fake Sima hesitated and said: "Although the rebels did not know the arrival of our army, in order to reach Beihai as soon as possible, our army marched very fast, and both men and horses were tired. Our army only has 500 horses, and the backup has not arrived. Once we fall into the enemy's formation, we will be unable to follow up. I’m just afraid something bad will happen.”

"It's better to rest for a day, build up enough strength, and then go find a fighter."

Zhang Fei said dissatisfied: "After a day of rest, the rebels will be on guard. Didn't I discuss this with you? Besides, it's not like our army doesn't rest every night. We charge for a while first. If we can't defeat the enemy, we won't retreat." Chi! As long as I’m here, are you still afraid of falling into the enemy’s position?”

Seeing Zhang Fei's vigorous appearance, Fake Sima knew his bravery and understood his relationship with Liu Bei, so he had no choice but to say: "I accept my order."

And he had to admit that what Zhang Fei said made sense.

Zhang Fei has never liked to mingle with soldiers like Liu Bei and Guan Yu.

Now he has been under Liu Bei's command, and has not yet developed to the point where he can unite the soldiers as one.

And because of his superior martial arts, he was famous in the Xiyuan Army for his bravery. Among the eight generals in Xiyuan, only Huang Zhong, who was at his peak, could beat him.

The soldiers respected and feared him.

No one dares to disobey his orders.

In this way, Zhang Fei ordered his soldiers to put on their armor in advance and go all the way to Ju County.

Increase the number of scouts sent along the way and destroy the spies sent by the rebels.

By the time the Han army scouts saw the rebels surrounding Jixian County, news of Zhang Fei's whereabouts had not yet reached Zang Ba and Guan Hai.

The two of them were preparing to drive the people away for the next ant attack on the city.

There are rebels among the people. Once the defenders of the city feel pity for the people, the rebels among them will take the opportunity to exert force.

If the wealthy Jixian County could be captured, neither Zang Ba nor Guan Hai would give up this opportunity.

Sima Fang, the imperial censor, was standing on top of the city.

Last year he went to Bingzhou to investigate Dong Zhuo, but he gained nothing. This year when he came to Qingzhou, he encountered a rebellion.

He knew this was both a risk and an opportunity.

Sima Fang had good relations with Cao Song and Cao Cao. In the past, when he was the order of Luoyang, he recommended Cao Cao as the northern captain of Luoyang. He knew exactly how Cao Cao got re-employed based on his military exploits.

Facing the rebels, he was not as panicked as Beihai Prime Minister Wang Fang. He still had time to comfort Wang Fang, who was forcibly pulled to the top of the city by him: "My lord, let's see, will the morale of the county soldiers guarding the city be boosted after they learned that you and I are here in person?"

Wang Fang's fat hands were covered with sweat. He grabbed Sima Fang's hand and echoed: "It's very, very great! I just don't know when the reinforcements will come! But Sima Gong, you see the rebels are going to attack the city again. Hidden arrows are hard to guard against, should I go down and dodge them?"

Sima Fang couldn't help but sigh in his heart, there is no shortage of heroes in the land, but the meat eaters are all nothing but wine and rice bags.

He looked at Wang Fang and wanted to ask, are the armor on your body and the shields in the hands of the guards around you fake?

The rebels already lacked ordnance, so how could they not even dare to take this risk?

But the king's side is needed to defend the city, and Sima Fang needs to rely on the king's side to arrange the defense of the city.

Sima Fang had no choice but to hold back his nausea and did not take out his hand. He said comfortingly: "I have written to the court a long time ago to inform the court of this matter. Don't worry, Your Majesty. Your Majesty loves the people like a son and will definitely send reinforcements as soon as possible!"

Suddenly, drums were heard outside the city, which was a signal for the rebels to attack.

Sima Fang firmly held the hand of Wang Fang who wanted to escape. Standing on the city tower, he could even hear the wails of the driven out people outside the city.

He was looking forward to the early arrival of reinforcements in his heart!

……

Outside the city, Zhang Fei, who had arrived, finally waited until the rebels who surrounded the city on three sides divided their forces again to drive away the people. He knew that this was the best time.

Zhang Fei sat on the horse, raised the spear in his hand and shouted: "Raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a while. In the past, I always saw others making meritorious deeds. Now it is finally my turn to wait and charge into the formation with you!"

After saying that, Zhang Fei turned his horse and led his army straight to where he observed the leader of the rebels.

The battlefield was filled with the sound of drums, but it still covered up the sound of the hooves of the five hundred cavalry.

Zang Ba and Guan Hai, who had their own thoughts, were shocked when they noticed this, and hurriedly ordered their elite troops to form a formation to wait.

Guan Hai's core strength was only three thousand, but he was divided into many places, leaving only six or seven hundred men.

It seems that there are more people under Zang Ba's command, at least a thousand people. But what he can really count on among them are only the one or two hundred people he gathered when he fled to become a thief, and the rest are all the common people who were kidnapped on the way. It's okay for these people to bully other people, but against the elite Central Military Army...

As long as there is no huge advantage in quantity, it must be food delivery.

The war horses sprinted very fast and quickly passed through the sparse rain of arrows. Guan Hai's men were finally relatively elite and completed their formation before Zhang Fei led his men into the simple camp.

But in Zhang Fei's eyes, it was full of loopholes.

"Zhang Yide from Yan is here, the thief will die!"

Zhang Fei's loud voice took the lead, and he himself followed closely with a spear.

His personal entourage and other Han cavalry followed closely behind and rushed straight into the enemy's formation.

If you look at it from the sky, Zhang Fei is like a sword, crushing him with the black cavalry.

Zhang Fei yelled that there was no enemy under his command, and he dealt a physical and mental blow to the rebels.

When they arrived at the back, they saw Zhang Fei's rebels retreating one after another. Not long after, Zhang Fei's front was empty, and he had penetrated the rebel camp.

Some of the Han cavalry who followed him fell on the way to the formation, but more of them followed Zhang Fei.

"Fight again!" Zhang Fei shouted.

All the Han cavalry responded: "Fight again!"

(End of this chapter)