A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 442: The sworn brother is defeated one after another, and the fighter plane is now in a critical situation

Since he hadn't slept for many days, after sending Zhang Fei away, Liu Bei suddenly relaxed. He was so exhausted that he could hardly open his eyes. He immediately returned to the camp and fell asleep on the couch.

After two or three hours, Liu Bei was awakened by the noise of war drums. He rubbed his painful head, cheered up, immediately put on his horse, and led the soldiers out of the camp with his generals.

At this time, Cao Cao took advantage of the strong morale and led his army across the Wei Bridge to attack the stronghold.

Due to the defeat of Zhang Fei and the defeat of Tongguan, morale was low. However, the Bai Communist Party and the original Zhaodu had not yet arrived, so Lu Bu led his troops to defend Ba Ling. Therefore, Liu Bei was defeated in the battle this time, which made morale even lower.

He was severely defeated by Cao Cao and retreated for more than 20 miles to establish a stronghold in Anling.

After that, Cao Cao invited war many times, but Liu Bei could not hold out and raised the tent to discuss matters. None of the generals could do anything about it. Only Xu Shu thought about it again and said:
"Your Majesty, hold fast for the time being and wait for the arrival of elite cavalry led by General Zhenbei and General Zhengbei. There may be a chance of fighting."

Liu Bei hurriedly asked what to do. Xu Shu was dressed in white and said that the secret must not be leaked.

July

Liu Bei was sleeping on his couch. He had been busy these days and had not had a good night's sleep. It happened that Cao Jun did not come to invite battle today, so he could make up for it.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Liu Bei was slowly pushed awake, and he opened his eyes dimly. His eyes were filled with white. He thought he was blind. After rubbing his eyes, he realized that it was the reflection of the candlelight on Xu Shu's white clothes, which was very dazzling.

Although he still wanted to go back to sleep and was a little angry, Xu Shu couldn't get angry in front of him, so he had to stretch, stand up, slowly get dressed, and talk about family affairs as if he was out of breath:

"I have been very tired these past few days and haven't slept well for many days. Why did Yuan Zhi push me to wake up?"

Xu Shu saluted, confessed his crime, and then said: "The military situation is urgent, and I have to disturb the king's sweet dream. The meteor horse came to report. The Zhenbei Army and the Youzhou cavalry were walking along Luoshui. They had arrived in Jin at this time and were waiting for the king." further military orders."

Liu Bei yawned, then thought of something, and asked with a frown: "We'll be here when we arrive. Yuan Zhi is also the military advisor and general. This matter can be handled at the same time. Is there any change?"

"No, there has been no change. This night visit to the king is for the opportunity to defeat Cao as mentioned two days ago. At this time, the opportunity has arrived."

When Liu Bei heard this, he immediately excitedly said, "What's the plan?"

These days, due to the ferocity of Cao's army and low morale, Liu Bei has retreated for dozens of miles and has retreated to the other side of Chiyang. If he retreats further, he will have to cross the Jing River, and the battle will end in failure.

Therefore, he kept asking Xu Shu whether the fighter plane had arrived, but he was told every time that "the secret must not be leaked", so he had to give up.

"My plan is related to the defeat of General Zhang. Everyone knows General Zhang's defeat, and the world also knows that General Zhang is the king's sworn brother and has always been regarded as his right-hand man.

Now that General Zhang is seriously injured, it is appropriate for the king to get angry and attack Tongguan. When the lord arrives at Tongguan, Cao's army will surely cover up and mobilize the Kwantung army and the Tongguan garrison. They will cooperate inside and outside to flank our army under Tongguan.

Our army is attacked from the front and back, so we will inevitably be unable to take care of both the head and the tail, and the military formation will be in chaos. "

Liu Bei asked doubtfully: "In this case, why do you want to attack Tongguan? Although I have lost my spirit now, relying on the Jingshui and Weishui rivers, it is more than enough to defend Chiyang and Fengyi County.

At worst, it would be better to fight again next year and use Feng Yijun to advance into Guanzhong again than to lose the army and lose this bridgehead on the south bank of the Yellow River. "

Xu Shu shook his head and subconsciously wanted to fan, but found that there was nothing in his hand, so he had to frown in embarrassment, and then explained:
"Your Majesty has forgotten the Zhenbei Army and the Youzhou Army. With the speed and lethality of the elite cavalry of the two armies, it is no problem to travel hundreds of miles in a day.

The reason why the two armies arrived so late is because when the troops were sent out, I specially wrote to General Bai and General Yuan, asking them to march in secret and use them as surprise troops.

Therefore, their existence is now unknown to Cao Jun. The king fought with Cao's army at the foot of Tongguan. The two armies quickly crossed Chiyang, crossed the Jing River, and then went south to quickly attack the Wei Bridge.

In order to retain the king, Cao Cao will definitely mobilize all his military forces to complete his victory in Tongguan. By then the boundary bridge defenders will be meager.

With the combat power of the two armies, they can disembark in an instant, and then relying on the distance from Jieqiao to Tongguan, they can arrive in one day.

Attack Cao Jun from behind. Cao Cao thought that the king was swayed by his emotions, so he did not hesitate to fall into danger and act like a mantis stalking a cicada, but little did he know that there was no oriole behind him. "

Liu Bei clapped his legs and said excitedly: "Wonderful, very wonderful. With Yuan Zhi alone, why worry about the world being unstable and the people uneasy? I'm afraid Zhang Zifang in the former Han Dynasty will be nothing more than this."

"Your Majesty, this is a wonderful compliment." Xu Shu saluted humbly.

"Come here, pass the order, the army will break out of camp overnight and cross the Jing River!"

Liu Bei immediately ordered that the entire Zhao military camp was on the move at any time, with soldiers and horses constantly coming and going. The large ships on the Jingshui River held torches and continuously transported Zhao soldiers to the east bank of the Jingshui River.

The troop transport to the east was in full swing, but there was silence in the direction facing Cao Cao.

Because of his ambition to conquer the world, Liu Bei attached great importance to the construction of the naval army. Therefore, he specially appointed Guan Yu as the naval commander to command all the naval forces under Liu Bei's command and asked him to build warships and prepare for the southward attack at any time.

This also allowed the navy in Donglai to develop greatly. In just the past few years, the navy in Donglai had more than 10,000 people and commanded thousands of large and small warships. It was as if it dominated the Yellow River. Cao Jun did not dare to Stroke his beard.

In this way, Guan Yu has so many enviable titles. In addition to the title of Marquis of Shouting of the Han Dynasty awarded to him by Liu Bei, Guan Yu also holds the positions of general of the Eastern Expedition, foreign leader, governor of Qingyanxu, military commander of the three states, and naval commander.

And Guan Yu also lived up to Liu Bei's trust. In Qingxu where Guan Yu was stationed, and most of the newly occupied Yanzhou territory, the Cao and Sun armies did not take any advantage. On the contrary, they were killed a lot by Guan Yu.

It can be said that Liu Bei was able to defeat Cao Cao many times with an army of 100,000 to form a military advantage, and Guan Yu made a great contribution.

Cao Cao had nearly 200,000 troops under his command, of which tens of thousands were deployed to guard against Guan Yu, thousands more were deployed in Guanzhong, more than 10,000 troops were stationed in Liangzhou, and thousands of troops were stationed in other places.

Cao Cao can only use no more than 100,000 people at a time. This is because Cao Cao is very capable, seizes here and there, and tries his best to piece together.

It can be said that as long as all the tens of thousands of people in Cao Cao's hands are wiped out by Liu Bei, Cao Cao will fall into a decline for several years, and the world will have nothing to do with him anymore.

On July 20th, Cao Cao invited Liu Bei to fight as usual, but there was no movement in the camp opposite. He was afraid that it was an empty city strategy, so he sent a general with a thousand troops to investigate.

Not long after, it was reported that Zhao Jun had withdrawn and the camp was empty.

Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief, and then stationed in Liu Bei's empty stronghold and sent out scouts to inquire about Liu Bei's movements and news.

Because Liu Bei had many soldiers under his command and were skilled in cavalry and archery, the scouts were very elite. They overwhelmed Cao Jun's scouts and suffered heavy losses. Only then did Liu Bei quietly retreat to the east bank of Jingshui River overnight.

July 22
After receiving the intelligence report, Liu Bei prepared to cross the Wei River from Zheng County south to attack Tongguan to avenge his sworn brother Zhang Fei.

The generals of Cao's army were very frightened. They must know that Lu Bu is now stationed at Baling, and they will not be able to support Tongguan in time. If Liu Bei breaks through, Guandong will be in danger.

But after Cao Cao looked at the military map of Guanzhong, he laughed loudly. Seeing that the generals were puzzled, he said loudly: "Liu Xuande is a hero of the lonely way. He is benevolent and righteous, but he doesn't want to be swayed by these petty sentiments. He has become so comatose.

That Zhang Fei was only seriously injured. However, regardless of the safety of all the troops, he rashly put the army in danger.

Tongguan is so dangerous that it can be captured by relying on the large number of people. No matter how important Ba Ling is, it is just a small town. Wouldn't it be foolish for Liu Xuande to abandon the advantage of his elite cavalry and engage in a city defense battle with our army?

In addition, the south bank of the Wei River is hundreds of miles long and only dozens of miles wide. In such an area, the army cannot deploy, so Gu Zai sent people to mobilize a group of elite troops from Guandong, came out from Tongguan, and attacked Gu in front and back.

At that time, there will be Tongguan in front, our army behind, high mountains blocking the way in the south, and the Wei River cutting off the road in the north. Liu Xuande will not be able to advance or retreat, nor will he be able to move up or down. He will not be trapped in a prison, but what the hell.

The main force of Zhao's army was lost, and Zhao would not be able to recover for a few years. At that time, he would be able to lead a victorious army and then occupy the east of Hedong, then take Bingzhou in the north and move to Yizhou in the south.

Immediately afterwards, I marched eastward with a large army and attacked Guan Yu's army. Wouldn't the general trend be with me? "

The more he talked, the more excited Cao Cao became, as if the world was right in front of him.

The generals were also inspired by Cao Cao's description and asked for battle one after another.

Cao Cao immediately sent a fast horse, south to Hanzhong, from Nanzheng east to Jingzhou, then turned north, arrived at Xindu, and told Cao Zhang, who was stationed in Xindu, to lead the princes of Hanoi and Henan, totaling ten thousand people, to the west to Tongguan, and attack him front and rear. Liu Bei.

He turned defeat into victory, right now.

July 25
Liu Bei's army slowly entered Zheng County and began to garrison at Tongguan in the east.

Prior to this, Cao Cao had already sent several messengers, risking their lives to pass through the defense areas of Lu Bu and other Zhao troops. The general's order was sent to Tongguan, with only one request: to defend Tongguan.

As long as Tongguan is defended, Cao Cao will not hesitate to reward him, and he will be granted the title of marquis, general, high official and generous salary.

After receiving a heavy reward from Cao Cao, the morale of the Tongguan garrison was very high. Looking at the Zhao army at the gate, they were like boxes of yellow and orange copper coins.

July 30

Under Liu Bei's instruction, Zhao Jun pushed heavy siege equipment and began to attack Tongguan.

The extremely bloody Tongguan offensive and defensive battle began.

Just when Liu Bei was storming Tongguan with an army of 60,000, Cao Cao was also storming Baling with an army of 50,000. Lu Bu's strongest cavalry was unable to take advantage of it and was very uncomfortable.

August

The blood in Tongguan is still flowing, and the defenders have been reduced to a thousand people, but they are still holding on.

The Zhao army also left thousands of corpses under Guancheng. Seeing that nothing could be done today, Liu Bei ordered the gold to be paid and wait until tomorrow to fight again.

In Ba Ling, Cao's army's offensive became more and more urgent. Lu Bu saw that the city was small and could not hold on. In a hurry, Cao Cao used a small trick to trick Lu Bu into leaving the city and stealing the stronghold, but he was surrounded by Cao Cao.

Fortunately, they were able to fight out with bravery, but Ba Ling was lost. With the remaining army, more than 10,000 people were defeated and retreated to Xinfeng.

August 30

After receiving Cao Cao's military order, General Cao Zhang immediately began to mobilize his troops with the talisman awarded by Cao Cao carried by the messengers.

In order to prevent Tongguan from falling before him, he ordered Cao Zhen, the general of the clan, to lead 3,000 people and rush to Tongguan to support him.

At this time, Tongguan had been stationed, and Guancheng, which was almost lost, was recaptured by Cao Zhen, who came to support and led a new force.

Cao Zhen could even see Liu Bei sighing in despair.

Perhaps because he knew that capturing Tongguan was out of the question, Liu Bei immediately ordered his army to break camp and slowly retreat towards Zheng County.

Cao Zhen came under the order to hold off the Zhao army. Seeing that the Zhao army was about to withdraw, he immediately led thousands of people out of the pass, constantly harassing the retreating Zhao army and slowing down their progress.

September
Xinfeng was defeated by Cao Cao, and now there was no longer any obstacle between Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army.

Lu Bu led thousands of defeated troops to arrive at Liu Bei's camp overnight. The news of Xinfeng's fall inevitably caused turmoil within the Zhao army.

Cao Zhen could feel Zhao Jun's retreat becoming more and more panicked and accelerating.

What's even more critical is that the 8,000-strong Kwantung reinforcements led by Cao Zhang have already settled in Tongguan and can attack Liu Bei with Cao Cao at any time.

(End of this chapter)