People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 584 Thrilling
When the whistle sounded from the rear camp, Xu Chen, who had focused all his attention on the front battlefield, was immediately startled. Then he stood up suddenly and looked back. When he saw this, he immediately felt something was wrong.

The camp where hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed was actually very large and could be regarded as a military city. Looking from the front camp to the rear camp, his view was actually blocked by many facilities in the camp, and he could not see the situation in the rear camp at all at the first time.

But not being able to see does not mean not being able to hear. The sudden shouting and screaming from the rear camp was enough to explain what had happened.

"Oh no! There's trouble in the rear camp!"

"Not good, the enemy has a detachment behind us, our army must quickly return to defend, my lord, please make a decision immediately!"

Xu Chen and Ju Shou exclaimed in unison, they looked at each other in surprise, and their expressions became solemn.

This sudden attack from the rear really caught them off guard.

The front battlefield is at the most critical moment, and victory or defeat depends on a split second. It is hard to imagine how the battle would develop if the enemy rushed into the camp and disrupted the Yellow Turbans' formation at this time.

At this time, Xu Chen and Ju Su had no idea what the situation was like in the rear camp, how many enemy troops there were, or how strong their combat power was. They were completely in the dark about these things, and even Xu Chen could not sit back and relax.

"Come here, tell Lu Ping to dispatch 20,000 light troops to support the rear camp immediately. We must resist the enemy's offensive at all costs. I will lead the heavy troops to reinforce them one step further!"

Without any hesitation, Xu Chen made a prompt decision. Every second counted at this moment. If he was a step late, the situation would be disastrous.

Fortunately, the reserve troops on the front battlefield were already in a state of readiness at this time. They were originally ready to replace the front-line troops at any time, but if something unexpected happened in the rear camp, they could be put to use directly.

Following Xu Chen's order, the 20,000 light troops led by Lu Ping immediately rushed to the rear camp. The most important thing at this time was speed. The 20,000 light troops might not be enough to destroy the enemy, but at least they could delay the enemy's offensive and buy time for subsequent troop deployment.

At this time, the Yellow Turbans' advantage in running was reflected. With a wave of Lu Ping's hand, 20,000 light infantrymen ran towards the rear camp like flying. Even under the high-speed state of forced march, they were able to maintain a fairly neat formation and running rhythm.

Especially at times like this, their military qualities are more fully demonstrated.

Soon, the 20,000-strong army disappeared from the front camp cleanly and neatly, and Xu Chen gathered another 20,000 heavy armored soldiers, ready to follow them to the rear camp to replenish the troops.

Just as he was about to leave, he took one last look at the front battlefield.

The Wu and Shu armies in the front camp were still fighting fiercely with the Yellow Turbans. In this intense stage, it would not be surprising if the outcome could be decided in the next second.

Of course, in Xu Chen's view, the outcome is not a suspense, but a predetermined result, and the result will only be the victory of the Yellow Turbans.

Of course he could see that Wu Shu had already taken out all of their elite troops, and had let them use all of this good steel on the current blade, but a sharp blade alone was not enough.

What is being fought for now is not the upper limit of the combat power of the soldiers of both sides, but the thickness of the combat power of the two armies.

With so few elite troops from Wu and Shu, they would be gone once they were all killed. The war would naturally come to an end, and there would be no other outcome.

In other words, the front where the fighting is most intense is no longer a concern. As long as he can ensure that the changes in the rear camp will not affect the front battlefield, the final risk of this war will be eliminated by himself.

"We can't withdraw too many troops from the front. I will lead another 20,000 soldiers to the rear camp to intercept the enemy. It should be enough to ensure the safety of the rear." Xu Chen jumped on the horse, gently pulled the reins to control the restless warhorse, and then looked at Ju Shou: "You go and tell Wang Dang that I will hand over the front camp to him. I will ensure that the rear is safe, and he must also ensure victory in the front!"

Upon hearing this, Ju Su immediately said, "My lord, be careful!"

Xu Chen nodded, kicked his horse's belly, and went to the rear camp in full military uniform. Behind him, the 20,000 heavily armored soldiers followed closely with heavy steps that were neither fast nor slow.

Zhou Yu's ambush was indeed beyond Xu Chen's expectations.

It is actually very difficult to conceal one's tracks when mobilizing troops, but Zhou Yu finally did it, so that even the Yellow Turbans did not notice that the Wu and Shu armies had sent a detachment to bypass the battlefield.

Moreover, the combat pressure on the front of Wu and Shu was already considerable. Any military force was very important at this time. Dividing part of the military force to attack from the rear would only make the already tense situation on the front even more severe.

Under extreme pressure, Zhou Yu's poor command could lead to the collapse of the front battlefield and end the battle prematurely.

Precisely because the risk and difficulty of this plan were high enough, Xu Chen did not expect that Zhou Yu would actually dare to do this. But when he went to reinforce the rear camp, he also came to his senses and realized that he still did not think about the problem from Zhou Yu's perspective.

As the party with the advantage, he only needs to watch Wu and Shu die slowly, and instinctively will not have any risky thoughts.

But Wu and Shu had already reached a dead end. For Zhou Yu, there was no longer any question of risk or not. The only question was how to die. Since he was going to die anyway, any method was worth trying.

Of course, Zhou Yu had planned for this moment several days ago, placing his last hope at the last moment of life and death. His determination to do something even at the cost of death still made Xu Chen admire him very much.

It has to be said that such an opponent is more lovable than those Confucian scholars who voluntarily kneel before him and shout that they want to convert to Yijiao.

Lu Ping, who was traveling light all the way, finally arrived at the rear camp in a short time after marching at full speed. The scene that appeared in the rear camp at this time made him feel relieved but also quite thrilling.

The weak defense line of the rear camp, which consisted of only more than 2,000 soldiers, had been completely broken through by the enemy.

When the defensive formation was torn apart, the Yellow Turban soldiers guarding the rear were instantly overwhelmed by more than ten times the number of troops, but even so, these soldiers did not retreat a single step.

Even if they were facing countless swords and knives at that moment, as long as they died on their own line of defense, they would have completed their mission.

The troops stationed in the rear camp were too few, and they were indeed unable to resist the Wu army that was pouring in like a tide, but they also did what they should do, slowing down the momentum of the Wu army's charge, thus buying precious time for the reinforcements.

"Everyone in the army, follow me to repel the enemy!"

Lu Ping took a deep breath, mourned in his heart for the many Yellow Turban brothers who refused to retreat, and then issued the order to charge in a cold voice.

Although the Wu army broke through the original defense line of the rear camp at this time, I arrived in time after all, and I was able to immediately fill the gap and block the Wu army. Otherwise, if I had arrived a little later, I am afraid that the entire camp would have been destroyed by the enemy.

(End of this chapter)