Soldiers come to the world

In the emergency retreat order, thousands of Nanjun troops quickly retreated southward. The mountains to the south of Xiangyang are undulating, and a small mountain range stretches for more than a hundred miles. The hills and flat land are covered with large forests.

Ping'an Town is about twenty miles west of the mountain, but the Nanjun army quickly withdrew along the west side of the mountain, but within five miles of the retreat, there was a sound of drums on both sides of a hill, and suddenly the flames shot up into the sky. From the right, they attacked the Nanjun Army.

The leading general on the left is Wei Yan. He led an army of [-] to Xiangyang by land, and arrived only one day later than the fleet. Waiting to ambush the army of Nanjun.

The sudden killing of Jiang Xia's army caused the Nanjun army to be in chaos. Zhuge Liang complained endlessly. In the dark, his army had been cut into two by Jiang Xia, and the team was completely chaotic.

Zhuge Liang happened to be in the middle of the team, unable to advance or retreat, surrounded by Jiangxia army regiments, and the situation was extremely critical. At this moment, an army suddenly came from the northwest, and it was Guan Yu who led [-] troops to arrive.

"Military master, don't panic, a certain family is here to save you!"

Guan Yu brandished a broadsword, charged into the enemy army, and cut a bloody path in an instant, rescued Zhuge Liang who was surrounded. interception.

Wei Yan was furious, and swung his knife to kill him, "Don't go, Guan Yu! Take a knife from Wei."

Guan Yu turned his head, only to see a tall and burly general appearing in the flames, with a face like a jujube, big shoulders and a round waist, wielding a sword weighing sixty to seventy catties, majestic and majestic. The man is obviously a fierce general. Since this man calls himself Wei, it must be Liu Jing's general Wei Yan.

Guan Yu immediately said to Zhou Cang: "Hurry up and withdraw the guards to the south, I will come right away!"

He rode his horse like flying, and killed Wei Yan in an instant. He swung his knife straight to take Wei Yan's head.

At this time, the army of Nanjun had been cut into two, Zhou Cang guarded Zhuge Liang and thousands of troops, and rushed all the way to the south, while the other half of the rear army was surrounded and intercepted by Jiang Xia's army. .

Guan Yu and Wei Yan fought for more than [-] times. Guan Yu saw that Wei Yan's swordsmanship was neat and flawless, and he couldn't help but secretly marveled.

Guan Yu had no intention of fighting, so he yelled, and slashed three times in a row. Wei Yan was forced to back several steps by the huge power and brutal force of the sword. The horse was extremely fast, and it ran dozens of steps in an instant, and the figure disappeared into the darkness.

Seeing Guan Yu's retreat, the surrounding Nanjun soldiers ran south desperately. The Nanjun army collapsed. Wei Yan did not chase after Guan Yu. Guan Yu's sword was extremely heavy. There is no doubt that he will lose.

Thanks to the situation in front of him, Guan Yu fought again, and withdrew his troops away. Wei Yan wiped the cold sweat off his brow, and couldn't help but admire secretly.

Wei Yan withdrew his thoughts. He turned his head and saw the Nanjun soldiers crying for their fathers and mothers. They were in a mess. He shouted, "Those who surrender will not die!"

"Those who surrender will not die!" Jiangxia soldiers shouted.

More than [-] Nanjun soldiers had nowhere to go, and they knelt down and surrendered one after another. Under the reflection of the surrounding fire, black soldiers knelt all over the ground, and their weapons were all thrown aside. Wei Yan patrolled around, but did not find a major general, Zhuge Liang. He was nowhere to be seen, he cursed inwardly, annoyed in his heart, if Guan Yu hadn't killed him, he would have made a great contribution today.

Zhuge Liang fled all the way under the guard of Zhou Cang, and escaped for more than ten miles in one breath, surrounded by open areas, he stopped slowly and kept gathering the defeated army who came behind.

Looking at the bright starry sky, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but heaved a long sigh. Until today, he had to admit that in many cases, actual combat experience is really needed, and it can't be solved by just reading military books. For example, entering Xiangyang City tonight, he clearly knows Tonight may fall into the trap, but he still has a sense of luck, and for another example, he is helpless in the face of the chaos of being ambushed.

At this time, Guan Yu led the defeated army back and rushed back. He saw Zhuge Liang staring at the night sky alone, looking lonely and helpless, with a miserable expression. The slight dissatisfaction with Zhuge Liang disappeared in his heart. .

He slowly urged his horse to come forward and comforted him: "Winning or losing is a common matter for military strategists, so don't be discouraged by military advisors!"

Zhuge Liang sighed and said: "I have no plan, but I don't know people well. I thought of Cai Zhong and Zhang Qu's stupid greed, but I didn't see Huo Jun's character. His elder brother Huo Du is generous and loyal. He never bullied the weak and robbed the people. How can Huo Du's brother be a greedy, ignorant, short-sighted person, I misread him, which led to tonight's defeat."

"The military adviser thinks Huo Jun did it tonight?"

Zhuge Liangliang nodded, "Of course he did it, but he alone is far from enough. He seized power smoothly, and Wei Yan cooperated skillfully. There must be someone behind him planning. I don't know who this person is?"

"Could it be Jia Xu?" Guan Yu pondered for a moment and said, he knew that Jia Xu had surrendered to Liu Jing.

"It should be him. Xu Yuanzhi is good at internal affairs but not good at strategy, and the other young juniors don't have this kind of plan. Except for that old fox Jia Xu, who else is so vicious."

Zhuge Liang was very depressed. He looked at the troops around him. The 4000 troops lost [-] people. Even Wang Wei died in the city of Xiangyang. How could he explain such a heavy loss to Liu Bei? At this moment, Zhuge Liang was a little bit desperate up.

"Military division, let's go!" Guan Yu was still a little worried.

Zhuge Liang sighed, "Let's go!"

They packed up the defeated army and continued to travel south, retreating from the main road to Nanjun.

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Longzhong, Cao Jun and Jiang Xia Jun confronted each other for an afternoon and night, and finally withdrew their troops to the west at dawn. They withdrew to Fangling County, and then crossed the Han River from Fangling County to the north, and finally returned to Fancheng.

In the hazy morning light, groups of Cao Jun soldiers marched westward. Cao Ren stood on a small hill, staring at Longzhong Town in the distance. He could vaguely see Jiang Xia Army soldiers walking around the town.

"Does the general think Jiang Xia's army will pursue him?" Xu Huang appeared next to Cao Ren and asked in a deep voice.

"probably not!"

Cao Ren shook his head, "I have also dealt with Liu Jing a lot, he is actually a very cautious person, he will definitely not pursue us, but we must prevent Jiang Xia's navy from intercepting us on the Fangling River."

Speaking of this, Cao Ren sighed again, "It seems that we have come a full circle, and we have returned to the time when we occupied Fancheng. The only difference is that Xiangyang has changed its owner, and we have fulfilled him!"

Xu Huang is looking forward to when he can fight Liu Jing again, if he can seize the opportunity, he will not lose.

"General, I believe that next spring, we will fight Jiangxia again, and that will be the real contest."

"I look forward to that day!" Cao Ren's eyes showed infinite expectations.

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At noon, [-] Jiangxia troops were ready to line up outside Xiangyang City. Huo Jun led dozens of generals out of the city to meet Liu Jing. When Liu Jing appeared in front of hundreds of people, Jiang Xia's army burst into cheers. , Huo Jun led the generals to kneel down and said loudly: "Huo Jun pays homage to the state shepherd, and is willing to work for the state shepherd!"

Liu Jing hurriedly got off his horse, stepped forward to help Huo Jun up, and asked the generals to stand up, then said with a smile: "I heard that General Huo beheaded and killed the traitors Cai Zhong and Zhang Qu, Liu Jing is very happy, and Liu Jing has another protection The great general of the people!"

Huo Jun was excited and ashamed at the same time, and quickly bowed and said, "It is the hope of everyone that the State Shepherd is in charge of Xiangyang. It is also a lifelong blessing for Huo Jun to serve the State Shepherd."

He turned his head and waved his hand, "Submit it!"

Two soldiers came forward with a copper plate each, covered with a black cloth. Huo Jun uncovered the black cloth, and it was the two heads of Cai Zhong and Zhang Qu. Liu Jing sneered, pointed at Cai Zhong's head and said: "This person has repeatedly harmed me for many years, and he has a deep hatred with me. I never thought that he would be here today. The heavens are so discerning, but their heads were hung on the city gate for a month to comfort the people who were killed."

"Follow your orders!"

Huo Jun hurriedly ordered his subordinates to do it, and he smiled at Liu Jing again: "Please come to the city, Zhou Mu!"

Liu Jing nodded, turned around and shouted, "The three armies have entered the city!"

The victory drum sounded, and [-] troops began to line up into the city. The streets in the city were already crowded with people. Xiangyang City almost poured out of the city. Nearly [-] people ate pots of pulp, sang and danced, and welcomed Liu Jing into the city.

"Long live! Long live the state shepherd!"

When Liu Jing's figure appeared at the city gate, the entire city of Xiangyang erupted with cheers and shouts. The citizens of Xiangyang and the soldiers of Jingzhou waved their hands desperately, with tears in their eyes. Many people cried bitterly. They came from the heart. Welcome Liu Jing's arrival.

Liu Jing's eyes were also a little wet. He clasped his fists to express his gratitude to the people who rushed up from both sides, but he saw pairs of sincere and warm eyes and heard their shouts. At this moment, he deeply felt the support of Xiangyang people for him. His support also made him feel a heavy responsibility.

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The entry ceremony was still going on, [-] soldiers continued to enjoy the glory of being supported by the people, and Liu Jing came to the front of the state government office. This was the end of the entry ceremony. Jia Xu had led more than [-] civil servants to wait in front of the gate for a long time.

Liu Jing got off his horse, stepped forward and said with a smile, "Thank you sir!"

Jia Xu saluted with a smile, turned her head and pointed at dozens of officials and said, "At first, there was no one in the government office. When I heard that the state shepherd is coming, everyone returned to the government building one after another, and they all wanted to serve the state shepherd."

Liu Jing happily said to everyone: "Thieves Cao destroyed the official system in Xiangyang, but I believe that Xiangyang County will be restored in your hands, please!"

Dozens of officials were overjoyed and saluted one after another, "Willing to work for the state shepherd!"