Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 387
Pingyu, Xiliang army camp.

"Wenhe, where is Jiangdong Army now?"

With the help of his own soldiers, Luo Zheng untied Jia Wei, and casually asked Jia Xu next to him.

Jia Xu said: "The scouts report that Jiangdong's army has retreated to Gepo."

"Ge Po?"

Luo Zheng is not familiar with the geography here, and glanced at the map hanging on the screen.

Jia Xu said: "Gepo is fifty miles southeast of Pingyu. The terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Jiangdong Army has few cavalry. If they fight in the open field, they will lose the initiative on the battlefield. I think we are going to retreat to Gepo to prepare for a battle with our army. war."

"A war of attrition?"

Luo Zheng sneered and said: "Sun Ce's child is dreaming, thinking that if he can't shrink back, this general can't do anything to him?"

Jia Xu said: "Gepo's terrain is dangerous. If Sun Ce defends against the danger and does not fight, our army is mostly cavalry, but it is not easy to charge up from the bottom to the top. Only after we surround the side can we attack the enemy." Sun Ce's army is mobilized."

Luo Zheng waved his hand and said: "Let's not talk about this, how long will it take for the soldiers and horses sent by Zhao Yun to arrive?"

Jia Xu said, "It is estimated that we will arrive in the future."

Luo Zhengdao: "Okay, let's go and see Ge Po's terrain first tomorrow!"

Jia Xu nodded in response, and after a while, Fazheng also came.

Wancheng, South Gate.

"Ling Bao, come out and fight Sanbaihe with your grandfather if you have the guts, what kind of a hero is hiding in the city!"

Zhang Fei galloped down the city, yelling and cursing loudly, and five hundred soldiers lined up behind him, also yelling at the cowards with one voice, and even uttering obscenities, and repeatedly greeting Ling Bao's relatives and women.

On the top of the wall, Ling Baoqi's face was ashen, and she was about to burst away.

"Zhang Fei, you are too deceitful!"

Ling Bao couldn't bear it anymore, she slapped the battlements fiercely, and was about to go out of the city to fight Zhang Fei.

"General, you can't do it!"

A deputy quickly grabbed Ling Bao and said in a hurry: "General Zhao Yun has repeatedly ordered that he must not go out of the city to fight. As long as he defends Wancheng without losing it, it is a great achievement. Fighting bravely for the general, It's really a man's courage!"

Ling Bao's face was cloudy and uncertain, and after a while she stomped her feet fiercely, and said angrily, "That's all!"

The lieutenant breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Who knows how to curse, the general can order the soldiers to scold each other!"

"Good, quickly order the soldiers to shout and curse!"

Ling Bao's face was filled with joy, she slapped her head and quickly ordered.

Soon, the Yizhou soldiers at the head of Wancheng also began to curse in unison, more vigorously than the Jingzhou army, and because of the loud voice of the crowd, they quickly overshadowed the five hundred Jingzhou soldiers, making Zhang Fei angry. 's furious.

"Ling Bao, you're so angry with me!"

Zhang Fei roared angrily, and almost burst away.

If the Yizhou soldiers only scolded him, it would be fine, but even Liu Bei was scolded, and the scolding was ugly. What kind of grassroots people weaving mats and selling shoes, and sneaking chickens and dogs with parents and no mothers, can you put this Zhang Fei was furious.

If it wasn't for being unable to gallop up to the top of the wall, these Yizhou soldiers must be killed to vent their hatred.

"go!"

Zhang Fei couldn't take it anymore, he roared and galloped back.

The five hundred soldiers scolded so dryly that their throats were about to smoke, so they hurriedly followed.

Half an hour later, Liu Bei camped.

"I am angry, I am angry!"

Zhang Fei paced up and down under the tent irritably, angry like a lion.

Liu Bei couldn't take it anymore, so he had to say: "Yide, please be safe and don't be impatient!"

"Hey!"

Zhang Fei clenched his fists and clapped his hands hard, put his hands on his waist, and stared at Liu Bei, wanting to say something, but when he looked at Liu Bei, he found that his elder brother's brows were wrinkled, so he had to swallow the words that were almost on his lips, and said bitterly. returned the seat.

Liu Bei looked at Xu Shu and said, "Yuanzhi, the Xiliang army will not fight, what should we do?"

Xu Shu also frowned, thought for a while, and then said: "Our army has repeatedly lured the enemy, and Ling Bao refused to fight. Right now, there is no other way but to attack by force. However, Wancheng is a rare stronghold in the world. The strength of the Xiliang army is similar to that of our army, so it will be difficult to attack Wancheng even with a strong attack. My lord can order the army to take turns to attack, and at the same time dig tunnels into the city, and use the digging army to break it."

Liu Bei thought for a while, and felt that there was no other way, so he said: "Forget it, just follow Yuan Zhi's opinion!"

Accompanied by Jia Xu, Fazheng, Zhang Liao, Yan Xing and others, Ge Po and Luo Zheng boarded a hill to observe the enemy's situation.

The slope is not a dirt slope, but a mountain road. Although the terrain is not so steep and the road is relatively flat, if you camp on the mountain, it is undoubtedly much more difficult to attack from the bottom up than from the top down.

The Jiangdong army camped on the left with a steep slope and the right with mountains and forests. The Xiliang army could not attack from the side.

The only way is to attack from the front.

Luo Zheng withdrew his gaze, looked at Jia Xu and Fa Zheng, and said, "What do Wen He and Xiao Zhi think?"

Jia Xu said: "The casualties in the storm are too great. If we just force Sun Ce to retreat, it will be easy to do. Now that the autumn harvest is over, it is the time when the weather is dry. My lord can order the army to set fire, and the Jiangdong army will definitely retreat."

Luo Zheng said coldly: "What if the general wants to leave Sun Ce and his [-] troops here?"

Jia Xu said: "The only way to do this is to mobilize Sun Ce's army and look for opportunities to wipe out the enemy. My lord can order General Yan Xing to lead [-] cavalry from Ancheng to the back of Gepo, and then set fire to it. When Jiangdong's army retreats, Then take the opportunity to attack."

Luo Zhengdao: "How many ways are there to detour from Ancheng?"

Jia Xu said: "Xu has already sent people to inquire about it. It is more than two hundred miles from Ancheng to the back of Gepo!"

"More than two hundred miles!"

Luo Zheng clapped his hands lightly with the whip, and said: "It's not too far away, the cavalry is light and fast, and it will arrive in a day and night!"

Fazheng suddenly said: "My lord, I think that our army should condemn a partial division, go directly around Ruyin to seize Anfengjin, and cut off the Jiangdong army's retreat. Only in this way can we advance and attack, retreat and defend, otherwise Yuzhou has no danger to defend. Our army will face endless harassment from the Jiangdong army at any time. The terrain of Anfengjin is dangerous, as long as we can occupy Anfengjin, it can serve as a barrier for Runan."

"An Fengjin?"

Luo Zheng muttered, and waved his hand, "Take the map!"

Xu Chu hurriedly shouted, "Bring me the map!"

A soldier had already come forward holding the map, and the mat was spread out.

Luo Zheng got off his horse, stepped forward for a while, and then asked Jia Xu, "What do you think of Wen He?"

Jia Xu nodded and said, "I think it's feasible."

Luo Zheng asked: "How many soldiers and horses does An Fengjin have?"

Fazheng said, "No more than two thousand."

Luo Zheng said decisively: "Okay, just follow Xiaozhi's opinion, but who can lead the army to raid Anfengjin?"

Jia Xu said: "General Zhang Liao is not enough to take on this important task!"

Luo Zheng immediately said: "Zhang Liao listens to the order!"

"The end is here!"

Zhang Liao took a quick step forward and stood by with his hands folded.

Luo Zhengdao: "The speed of [-] soldiers and horses bypasses Ruyin to attack Anfengjin, there must be no mistakes."

"The last will obey!"

Zhang Liao obeyed the order, took the arrow and went back to the camp to order troops.

(End of this chapter)