Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1553 The First Battle in Sichuan

  Conquer the West General's camp.

  In the large tent of the Chinese army, Zhang Liao's face was dark.

   "Yesterday, Lieutenant Liu led his subordinates out of the camp for investigation. Sixty-seven people left the camp, and sixty-two people returned to the camp..."

   "Today, Captain Liu left the camp at Chenshi, counting seventy-four people, and returned at Shenshi, and sixty-seven people returned..."

   "In addition, a certain person inquired, Liu Xiaowei and others, all surveyed the surrounding mountains, and did not encounter tiger insects to fight..."

   Zhang Liao stated the data and facts without adding any speculation or making any conclusions, because Zhang Liao knew that this matter belonged to General Zhengxi General Fei Qian, and he had no such right.

  Fei Qian listened and sighed slightly.

  Actually, when Liu Li came back, he had some problems.

  Liu Li said that because he was suspected by Liu Bei, he had to find an opportunity and escaped. However, Liu Li did not explain why he was suspected by Liu Bei.

  Fei Qian didn’t ask Liu Li to deliver the news, and Liu Bei didn’t make any surprising moves in Sichuan...

  If Liu Bei went south to Jianning, united with the so-called barbarian kings of 36 caves and 72 routes, and attracted 100,000 rattan armored soldiers, then such news was indeed worth risking for Liu Li to pass on, but he didn't.

   At least Liu Bei still had a bottom line, and he didn't do such outrageous things, so how was Liu Li discovered?

This is one, on the other hand, Fei Qian did not mobilize and dismantle the troops brought by Liu Li, which means that these soldiers of Liu Li are more or less the soldiers that originally belonged to Liu Bei's series, and then heard that Fei Qian was going to fight Qi County, so everyone is happy to follow?

  When Xiliang received the first part, even the careless and rough guy in Xiliang knew that it was okay to do other things, but he couldn’t turn around and go straight to his old club...

   Liu Li is not a person who is so clumsy that he has no taboos, and who is so irritable that he can't help it. How could he keep silent, and then just bring these people back?

  After all, at this time, it is still a big Han Dynasty, and it is still a big Han Dynasty that pays attention to some loyalty and shame. It is not the kind of post-generation environment that submits a resignation report today and immediately takes office in a competitor's company tomorrow...

  How can Fei Qian not be suspicious?

   After waiting for a few days, especially since Liu Li didn't come to take the initiative to explain, then naturally there is no need to explain.

  Ah, but Fei Qian still feels a little bit emotional, Liu Bei, how should I put it, is truly remarkable...

   "Wen Yuan, what do you think at this time?" Fei Qian asked.

"Even if it wasn't ordered by Colonel Liu, it's inseparable," Zhang Liao cupped his hands and said, "Escaped for several days, firstly, there was no injury from tiger insects, and secondly, there was no encounter with the enemy... Even if the soldiers escaped, they should be reported and arrested. A fugitive soldier, but there is no movement on Captain Liu, which is quite suspicious..."

Fei Qian shook his head and smiled, and said: "Actually, Colonel Liu...hehe, if these reduced soldiers were assigned by Colonel Liu alone, it means that Captain Liu still has some ability. If there are really some deserters in these two days ...that's really..."

  Hearing this, Zhang Liao pondered for a while, and then his eyes moved, "My lord, in this way, do you want to..."

   "Wait a little longer... If the prediction is not bad..." Fei Qian looked at the sky, "If Wenyuan, you received the information on the distribution of our soldiers and detected the flaws, how would you deal with it?"

  Zhang Liao said in a deep voice: "If the source of the news is accurate, it is important to be a soldier with great speed, hit the vital point directly, and destroy the camp and disrupt the army!"

   Fei Qian nodded slightly, "Yes...it's going to be windy..."

  The cold wind howled, and the banner of the Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armies blowing outside the tent of the Chinese Army was pulled almost to the point of flying, and the long tail feathers collided and struck each other in the air, making a crackling sound.

  …………………

  Yi County.

  On Liu Bei's table, the visitor either roughly or detailed three different layout plans of Feiqian's camp.

  The largest and more detailed map was drawn by Liu Li, while the other two smaller ones, and even one with some blood stains, were sent by someone arranged by Liu Bei.

   It's not that Liu Bei doesn't trust Liu Li at all, it's just that such a big matter is even related to Liu Bei's wealth, life, and future prospects. How could Liu Bei be careless?

   After so many years of struggling, even the blood of youth, who has suffered so many injuries, basically bleeds out in sevens and eights, and it is inevitable to leave a few more backhands.

Liu Bei checked the differences on the map again and again, and confirmed that these differences were not intentional by the mappers, but were caused by different angles and different map standard sizes. After all, there are no maps in this era. Speaking of production standards, some people like to use circles, others like to use square boxes, and some like to add some pictographs such as blue dragons and white tigers...

   "If this battle is won, Jingguo will take the lead..." After carefully examining the three maps, Liu Bei finally let out a long breath, somewhat relieved.

On the whole, the maps delivered by the three different people are basically the same. It’s okay to have some deviations in some small places, such as the size of the camp. The three people’s drawings are not very consistent, but the key areas are all It is very clear that they all point to the horse camp outside the left camp and the rear camp at the foot of the mountain.

   From the map, Fei Qian, General of Zhengxi, arranged a deformed camp similar to the Plum Blossom Camp according to the terrain. In the center is the commander-in-chief of the three armies of General Feiqian, and then the left and right wings extend slightly forward, guarding the central camp like two pliers. It is slightly retracted, controlling the small river on one side, and ensuring the water supply of the entire camp. The rear camp is at the rear of the central camp, almost connected with the central camp. Then there is the horse camp at the back of the creek, which occupies almost the entire rear half of the open space at the foot of the mountain, facing the woods on the opposite side of the creek across the ditch.

In other words, if Liu Bei had ever seen a scorpion, he would definitely feel that Zhengxi’s big camp was like a big scorpion lying between mountains and rivers, with one pincer grabbing the high ground and one pincer protecting the water source. Like a thick armor, it wraps around the weak belly of the rear battalion, and the high-raised tail needle is a narrow and curved horse camp, which may attack at any time.

   "Come on, second brother, let's take a look. If you want to attack the Zhengxi camp, how should you line up your troops?" Liu Bei slightly moved away from the frontal position, pulled Guan Yu past him, and let him stand in the middle.

As a commanding general on the front line, Guan Yu must be an important core of the front line. He must also be responsible for breaking through the enemy's front line and commanding and dispatching soldiers. If you lose the battlefield insight, it is very likely that you will be trapped in the enemy crowd. Not only will you not be able to break through the enemy's formation, but it will affect the follow-up operations of your own soldiers.

Guan Yu squinted his eyes, held his long beard with one hand, and grabbed the middle palace with the other like a long knife, "The little thief Zhengxi is extremely cunning. It seems that the left and right are empty. You can take it first, but it is not. If you attack the right, then the next If you go up against the enemy, you will be injured, and it will take a long time. You may be attacked by the horse army; It must be taken! It is necessary to break through the middle camp with lightning speed, make it chaos, block the road, prevent the horse army from getting out, and the left and right wings cannot be rescued! However, this move is also risky. If there is a slight delay, it will be left and right. The encirclement, together with the surprise attack of the Zhengxi cavalry, will cause the army to suffer a great loss, and most of them will be defeated!"

Liu Bei listened, pondered for a while, nodded, and said with a slight sigh: "Second brother is right. The left and right wings of Zhengxi seem to be hanging alone, but they are actually traps. If you are careless, you will be glued to them. Impossible to advance or retreat, aggressive on one's own flank... Well, this Zhengxi is indeed a veteran in the battlefield, and definitely not someone who has earned his reputation..."

   "However..." Liu Bei smiled and said, "Now that we know the reality of the Western Camp, how can we fulfill our wish? The second brother's strategy of directly taking the Central Camp is a good one, and we can make some changes..."

  …………………

   Nearly noon, the big camps above and below the city of Qi County were opened, and soldiers came out of the camp in the city one by one, gathered in the field, and then walked slowly along the road.

  Wu Yi stood on the city wall of Qi County, looking at Liu Bei and Guan Yu below the city, although there was no expression on his face, waves of waves surged in his heart.

  Liu Bei, Liu Xuande, are they sure of winning this battle?

   Twenty-five miles, if it is properly arranged, then the two sides will engage in battle near dusk, and if it is as expected, the battle will be concluded tonight...

   Liu Bei seemed to have noticed Wu Yi's gaze, turned around, showed a gentle smile, and nodded slightly towards Wu Yi.

  Wu Yi hurriedly bowed his hands in awe.

   Regardless of how Liu Bei and Wu Yi seem to complement each other, in fact, both Liu Bei and Wu Yi know that it is impossible to return to the previous state of mutual trust and intimacy.

  Even though it is said that Wu Yi is still Liu Bei's eldest brother-in-law, but in fact this kind of relationship is about to be torn apart. However, no matter whether it is Liu Bei or Wu Yi, it is just to save face for the time being. Maybe after tonight, there will be a conclusion.

  If Liu Bei wins big, then Liu Bei will naturally be respected. Even if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had any rude actions before, Wu Yi would treat it as if it didn't exist at all, and sweep the way for Liu Bei to clear the way for the gentry in Sichuan...

  If Liu Bei loses...

  Thinking of this, Wu Yi only felt a dull pain in the wound on his face. Before fighting Wei Yan, although the body as a whole is still unharmed, there are still minor injuries and bumps. I don’t know when I cut a **** on my face. Although it has healed now, sometimes there will be some faint pain. Painful, especially when thinking of General Zhengxi.

  Wu Yi also knew in his heart that Liu Bei had no choice but to let him stay in Qi County.

   In such a critical battle, Liu Bei must be trusted to use generals and soldiers before the battle. If they are used well, then in Qi County, are there any generals and soldiers who can meet such standards?

   Among the remaining soldiers and generals, if they want to stay in Qi County, who can they choose?

  Liu Bei had no choice but to do it willingly, otherwise he would not have deliberately left another five hundred soldiers and handed them over to Sun Qian to follow him...

  The night in the sky had slowly shrouded in darkness. Unknowingly, Wu Yi had been standing on top of the city wall of Qi County for a long, long time.

In Qixian County, due to the wartime security, the whole city is already under martial law, and there is no noise early on. Even the little lights on the street are the torches of the soldiers on duty patrolling back and forth, just like the wilderness. The will-o'-the-wisp flickering in the grave.

Liu Bei and Guan Yu were the main generals, and the deputy generals were Guan Ping and Zhou Cang. They mobilized nearly half of the troops in Qi County. Naturally, it seemed a lot empty for a while, and about one-third of the remaining soldiers were loyal. Among the Dongzhou soldiers, another small part is the unique recruitment army of Sichuan and Shu, which belongs to the local soldiers of Sichuan and Shu, no matter how counted, no more than one-half, and after being transferred by Liu Bei, most of them are old and weak...

   At this moment, the scouts of both sides are already engaged in battle, right?

  The attack of the army must start with the scouts...

  Dusk will cover up the traces of Liu Bei's army's smoke and dust. If General Zhengxi's scouts can be suppressed for close-range investigation, General Zhengxi Fei Qian can not know the number of incoming soldiers and horses. It's just that the scouts under General Zhengxi are also very elite. Can Liu Bei and Liu Xuande gain an advantage in the scout battle?

If you can gain a certain advantage, then you should be able to win a certain space, open up the formation, arrange the offensive front and defensive front, as well as the reserve troops, etc., and then proceed in an orderly manner until they contact the Zhengxi Army camp. Start fighting...

  Wu Yi looked far away, hoping to see some clues from the light and shadow in the sky.

In the night wind, the flag on the top of the city was blowing, and the crackling sound was like the roar of the battlefield and the sound of the clashing and clashing of weapons. Wu Yi even faintly smelled the peculiar smell of human blood. An incomparably stenchy smell, although his rationality told him that at such a distance, he couldn't hear or smell anything...

  The blunt night wind blew on the wound on Wu Yi's face, and he suddenly felt bursts of cold stinging pain. Wu Yi subconsciously covered his face, his body that had not moved for a long time was a little stiff, he staggered a bit, and quickly held down the battlements to regain his footing. The guard who was waiting behind Wu Yi was taken aback, stepped forward quickly, and asked carefully in a low voice, "General, it's windy at night, but do you want to rest?"

  Wu Yi shook his head and let out a turbid breath: "No! So-and-so is here! Waiting to see how the battle in Sichuan will end..."

Speaking later, although Wu Yi's voice was not loud, he couldn't help biting his teeth. Even the scar on his face seemed to be twisted together in the light and shadow of the torch, looking extremely ferocious. Even Wu Yi's relatives beside him Wei, also did not dare to look directly, one by one quickly bowed their heads in response, and then stepped aside.

  Wu Yi stared at the distance, and said to himself in a low voice: "I'm going to wait, wait and see, where does this tomorrow's Sichuan and Shu belong... Who is in the hands of this world's power..."

  (end of this chapter)