Chapter 2134 Side Battlefield
Taixing four years, autumn.
Jiaozhou territory.
The sky is clear, the air is quiet and dull, and the white clouds are fluttering slightly. I don''t know if I want to escape, or I just don''t want to be stained with blood...
The rugged mountain road spreads and disappears far away in the dense forest at the foot of the mountain. This is a mountain road opened up by the army. It is impossible to test the original shape, anyway, it has now become the shape needed by Liu Bei and others to pass.
Among the slopes in front of the mountain road, the soldiers lined up neatly, with sabers in their hands, and spears pointing obliquely ahead. The red and black flags were raised high, and the front line was lined up.
Liu Bei raised his head, as if he was looking at the red and black battle flag of the Han Dynasty, and he seemed to be looking at the bright sky.
In the distance, there seemed to be some vibration and noise, and Jiaozhou soldiers were coming.
This is Jiaozhou.
Facing the invasion of Liu Bei and others, when Shi Xie and others in Jiaozhou discovered that the mountains and forests could not be Liu Bei''s obstacles, and when they found that the ghost gate they thought was safe was easily captured, Shi Xie''s family suddenly came to their senses. , They thought that the thick armor was actually like paper.
Prying open the ghost gate is only the first step to enter Jiaozhou, but to gain a firm foothold, you need to knock down two or three cities from Shi Xie to build a base that belongs to Liu Bei. After all, transporting grain and other materials from Sichuan and Shu is costly. Not to mention, it is still very slow, in case there is any problem that the follow-up cannot keep up, it will be GG Smecta immediately.
Compared with the place where the gate of **** was at the gate of hell, the resistance of Shi Xie and others with the Jiaozhou soldiers was stronger and more tenacious, because no matter how dull Shi Xie was, he knew that if Liu Bei and others took root, they would end the game sooner or later. …
However, Shi Xie forgot one thing, the ability of his subordinates is not as strong as he imagined.
Now, Liu Bei''s goal is basically close to being achieved.
Only need to do a good job in the last link...
Of course, the battle between Liu Bei and Shi Xie was far inferior to the battles in the Central Plains in terms of the number of soldiers and the intensity of the battles. Even in the eyes of some critical people, Jiaozhou What is the point of such a battle? The two parties don''t have a total of 50,000,000, so you have the nerve to come out and show?
However, for Liu Bei, the current Jiaozhou battlefield is already a very big scene...
In the Battle of the Yellow Turbans, the three Liu Bei brothers entered the battlefield for the first time. Don’t worry about how they bragged about how they went in and out. Let’s do it again in a different posture. In fact, everyone who understands knows that with Liu Bei’s few knives and guns, it is impossible to directly fight Zhang Jiao on the frontal battlefield. The three brothers fought against each other, so the three Liu Bei brothers were in the name of Lu Zhi''s disciples, beating soy sauce, beating side drums and so on. If it is said that Zhang Jiao''s head is taken out of thousands of people, that is the talent of the true Three Kingdoms in later generations things.
Later, the Suanzao League was the same. The news of the Suanzao meeting spread to Gaotang, and then Liu Bei waited for people excitedly. When the busy people arrived, the show was over, and everyone went home. I didn''t catch it, but Mr. Luo was responsible for warming wine and chopping Huaxiong...
As for later, Xuzhou, Xiaopei, Xinye, etc., basically just took off their pants when their buttocks were hot, and they were coaxed away. When they attacked Sichuan and Sichuan later, they were somewhat restrained by Liu Qi and others. , Like now, it is Liu Bei''s first time to lead the way alone and attack a state completely independently.
The first time is always unforgettable...
The number of soldiers under Liu Bei''s three brothers is now tens of thousands, but the composition is more complicated. One part is the old soldiers of Liu Bei, and the other part is the newly recruited soldiers in Sichuan and Shu who joined the army for food. Some of them were the local supporters in the Jianning area, and the rest were the auxiliary civilian husbands who basically didn''t consider any combat effectiveness and the Jiaozhou aboriginals collected along the way.
To say that these people can be trained by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to become qualified soldiers in a short period of time is undoubtedly a dream, but making the right soldiers appear in the right position is the most important command skill of Liu Bei and others.
Jiaozhou has many hills, and the shape of the hills in the Central Plains is completely different. The closer to the lair of Shi Xie and others, the weirder the terrain. There is even a strange terrain where two or three large bamboo shoots suddenly appear on a fairly flat ground, and there is a kind of strange terrain everywhere. The mountain of the cave…
Such terrain amazed Liu Bei and others.
But it is precisely because of this that under such a peculiar terrain, the Kansai combat mode that Liu Bei and others are accustomed to had to be changed to outflank the rear with Zhang Feishan, Guan Yu attacked from the front, and then Liu Bei, Mi Zhu and others The system structure of fighting positions, and choosing to attack the city of Jiaozhou at the same time, is also besieging the city to fight for aid, not besieging three queues and one, or besieging the dead and attacking.
This time, it was Liu Bei who was in ambush, ready to ambush the Jiaozhou soldiers who came to support them.
Sometimes Liu Bei even looked forward to whether Shi Xie would personally lead the soldiers, and then he would be able to take Jiaozhou as quickly as possible. It''s a pity that this can only be thought about. After all, Shi Xie''s introduction fee is not what Liu Bei can afford at the moment, so it is still not Shi Xie who comes this time.
Speaking of which, Liu Bei has been fighting on the battlefield one after another for more than ten years. Even if Liu Bei is extremely unwilling to admit it in his heart, he has to face the situation that his physical strength has begun to decline and he is no longer at the peak state of the year. Even Liu Bei had a faint feeling that even if Jiaozhi was finally defeated in this battle of Jiaozhou, he might not have the opportunity to return to the Central Plains...
The noisy voice was getting closer, interrupting Liu Bei''s thoughts.
The drums roared!
Amidst the astonishment of the Jiaozhou soldiers, the archers led by Liu Bei have already shot the first round of arrows!
Facing the incoming arrow rain, due to the narrow and long queue of Jiaozhou soldiers, there was no time to make any changes in the defensive formation in a hurry. They could only rely on the blessing of the **** of luck on the battlefield to avoid the damage of the arrows.
『Enemy attack! Enemy attack! 』
『Counterattack! Immediately line up to fight back! 』
"No! rush out! Get out now! 』
The instructions were chaotic and inconsistent, and Jiaozhou soldiers were at a loss as to what to do.
Then came the second wave of arrows, and the third wave...
The howling rain of arrows hungrily pursued flesh and blood, devouring life, and then dyed this piece of emerald green and black gray belonging to Lingnan with bright red.
The equipment of the Jiaozhou soldiers is very average. Compared with the veterans led by Liu Bei, they can be said to be in rags. Because of the lack of copper and iron on the one hand, and the lack of innovation in technology on the other hand, many people did not wear armor and their weapons were not sharp enough. When they came into contact with the interception line set up by Liu Bei, they were killed one after another...
One of them shouted and brandished a wooden spear and rushed towards Liu Bei, howling. Liu Bei saw that he had no rules, so he crossed the long sword casually, and then kicked him flying, bumping into him and rushing up behind him. the other two.
There is no decent armor, no sharp weapons, these people have not even gone through the basic training of soldiers...
They are just ordinary people.
After confirming this point, Liu Bei felt some pity, but the pity was fleeting, and a person next to him stabbed him from the side. The man''s bony chest.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei seems to be a coward. He cries when he sees everyone. Even Brother Zhu directly tells Liu Bei, "You don''t have to do anything. If I give you a wink, you will cry..."
But in fact, in history, Liu Bei''s military strength is not bad, even better than the average general. In any case, he was able to fight life and death on the battlefield for more than ten or twenty years without suffering any serious injuries. It is a kind of evidence of Liu Bei''s force.
Liu Bei commanded the intercepting array, shouted and assassinated two people one after another, and immediately frightened these Jiaozhou people who didn''t know whether they should be called civilians or soldiers, and dared not step forward with swords and guns.
Before these Jiaozhou soldiers could decide on their next move, there was a howling sound from the back of the valley, which shook the whole valley and seemed to be buzzing together, and then they saw Zhang Fei like a wave. Like a black whirlwind, it roared and swept in from the other side of the valley!
Zhang Fei waved his Zhangba spear and crashed into the chaotic queue of Jiaozhou soldiers. The sharp spear tip cut through the flesh one after another, and the blood gushing out immediately stained Zhang Fei''s armor and robes all over his body. Get flushed.
Zhang Fei laughed loudly, and plunged a spear into the head of the person opposite him. The point of the spear protruded from his eye sockets, and then spurted out a large amount of plasma and brain matter. And there were three Jiaozhou soldiers beside this unlucky ghost. Seeing this tragic situation, one was so frightened that his legs limp and sat on the ground, while the other two hugged each other and shivered...
Zhang Fei snorted, and didn''t bother to kill the frightened three people again. Henglance threw the corpses away, and also knocked off the three people blocking the way, then scanned the battlefield, and suddenly stared in one direction!
I saw a man standing not far away, holding a bow and arrow and shooting the soldiers on the cliff arranged by Liu Bei. Beside him, there were some guards in red robes and black armor, which were particularly conspicuous among the ragged and incompletely armored Jiaozhou soldiers.
"Ha ha! The third master found you! 』
Zhang Fei was shocked, then roared and rushed towards the man.
The commander of the Jiaozhou soldiers also spotted Zhang Fei, then immediately turned his bow and arrows and shot towards Zhang Fei.
Without any fear, Zhang Fei swung his spear and knocked down the incoming arrows. Then he sprinted forward and intercepted the two Jiaozhou soldiers who were in front of him. After being hit by Zhang Fei, they all vomited blood and flew away. go out.
The commander of Jiaozhou saw that Zhang Fei was fierce, so he quickly abandoned his bow and arrow, picked up the saber and shield beside him, and then shrank back, trying to block Zhang Fei''s attack with the shield...
Amidst the loud noise, although the commander of the Jiaozhou soldiers said he tried his best to hold up the shield obliquely, he took off most of Zhang Fei''s strength, especially if he couldn''t hold the iron shield, he suddenly became unstable and staggered back!
Zhang Fei yelled again, like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, receiving and stabbing once, the Zhangba spear, which was three points longer than ordinary people, slid past like a strange python, and even caught up in the gap between the guards of Jiaozhou soldiers The leader of Jiaozhou has opened the door to Buddhism!
The commander of Jiaozhou obviously didn''t expect Zhang Fei''s move, and was about to kick it out or slash it obliquely under the terrified mind, but there had been no decent fighting for many years, which had already made him His body became a little dull unconsciously, and there is usually no problem, but when encountering a brave general like Zhang Fei, a little negligence and flaws are doomed.
The Zhangba spear pierced straight up through the gap in the lower abdomen armor of the Jiaozhou general, and the entire blade went straight in!
Zhang Fei picked up the corpse of the Jiaozhou general, and shouted loudly while the blood was dripping down, "The head of the enemy! Someone has asked for it! Are you still not surrendering? ! 』
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On the other side, Sun Quan retreated all the way in embarrassment, and the news reached Jiangdong Chaisang, which made Zhou Yu who was in Chaisang not know what to say for a while.
Zhou Yu has hardly stopped during this period of time, either commanding battles on the battlefield, or running around, even for people who are used to military life, it is somewhat difficult, not to mention the mental torment It''s just that Zhou Yu has experienced many things in the past few years. Although his body is haggard, his spirit has become more tempered, so now he only looks dark and his face is a little haggard. color.
Over the years, especially after Sun Ce''s death, Zhou Yu''s burden can be described as very heavy. Although Sun Quan is Sun Ce''s brother, the two people have completely different personalities, which makes some methods that can be implemented smoothly on Sun Ce''s side, but cannot work on Sun Quan''s side, and because of Sun Quan''s distrust of Zhou Yu. It''s hard to communicate at times...
Just like this time, Zhou Yu really didn''t know what to say.
If Sun Quan wins and returns, then Zhou Yu may be willing to hand over his military power, and then he will be a free and easy scholar until the day he meets Bofu...
That''s right, if Sun Quan wins and returns, Zhou Yu will be the first target of Sun Quan''s suppression. Zhou Yu was well aware of this. But now that Sun Quan has failed, it doesn''t mean that Zhou Yu will be able to live well. Regarding this war, the surroundings are filled with all kinds of criticisms, which will make the rift between Zhou Yu and Sun Quan deeper and deeper!
Based on Zhou Yu’s understanding of Sun Quan, most likely he would smile on the surface, and then gritted his teeth behind his back and hid in the corner to sharpen his knife...
Huang Gai came and brought Zhou Yu''s late preserved meat by the way.
The late preserved meat is very simple, one meat and two vegetables, the meat one is a grilled fish, one vegetarian dish is pickled lotus, and the other is sunflower dish.
Sunflower is not the sunflower of later generations, but another kind of plant with thick leaves and some fine fluff. Because after cooking, sunflower was known as "the master of five vegetables" in the pre-Qin period, and it was an important leaf-eating vegetable. , because the leaves are tender and smooth, which is helpful for swallowing, so the elderly are very beneficial. The ancients didn''t know how to keep their teeth healthy. As they got older, their teeth became unbearable, and they mainly swallowed food, so the slippery sunflower leaves became a good gift for the elderly.
Zhou Yu looked at the dishes and sighed slightly in his heart. These days, he is also upset and irritable, his gums can''t help getting angry, and there is some pain. The grilled fish is delicious, but unfortunately he can''t eat it. He can only eat some sunflower vegetables that the old man loves...
Zhou Yu asked Huang Gai, knowing that Huang Gai had already eaten, so he was not polite. He sat down and started eating. When he was halfway through eating, Zhou Yu suddenly asked, "What do you say about Demou''s letter?" 』
"De Mou said..." Huang Gai was unprepared, subconsciously answered a few words, and then realized, "Uh... how did the governor know? 』
Zhou Yu nodded and continued eating without saying anything.
Huang Gai was silent for a moment, then took out a letter from his arms, and gestured to Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "No need...Gong Fu probably just talked about it..."
Huang Gai was stunned for a moment, nodded his head and said: "It means that the lord was attacked in Yunmengze, and now he is temporarily stationed in Jiangxia, and he is going to return to Jiangdong soon..."
Zhou Yu put down the bowl and chopsticks, and signaled the attendants to take away the rest of the food.
『Captain, don’t eat now? Huang Gai glanced at it, obviously a little surprised, but also a little worried and asked. For the ancients, the amount of food represented a certain degree of health, just like Sima Yi knew that Zhuge Liang ate less, and then happily announced that Zhuge Liang was not far from death.
Zhou Yu pointed to his teeth, "The toothache these days, it will be fine after a while..."
『…』Zhou Yu rinsed his mouth with a cup of water, and then said in silence for a while, "I also received the news... this time, my lord, not only... but also a son in the army who was infected with the plague and was seriously ill..."
When Zhou Yu left, it wasn''t that there was no illness in the army, but it hadn''t spread, and it was still within the controllable range. After all, no one can guarantee that soldiers will be as hard as iron all year round, and they won''t get sick at all. So at the beginning, those individual cases were not noticed by many people. It was not until Sun Quan mobilized his troops to Dangyang, and after a large-scale infection occurred, that it attracted attention.
Huang Gai''s face suddenly changed, and his brows were deeply wrinkled.
The word plague in Dahan is a terrible existence, almost synonymous with death.
『Why Demou...』 Huang Gai was puzzled, why didn''t Cheng Pu say anything about such a serious problem?
Sun Quan, Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and others, as well as Pan Zhang, Zhou Tai, Xu Sheng, and others from the New Forces formed a rather complicated network, in which there were mutual constraints and a state of symbiosis and breathing.
Just like Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and other generals of the older generation, some like Cheng Pu are more on Sun Quan''s side, and some like Huang Gai are closer to Zhou Yu. At the same time, there are conflicts between Zhou Yu and Sun Quan. But in the face of Jiangdong natives, there are certain similar interests.
The reason why Cheng Pu didn''t mention the plague was because he didn''t want to take the blame.
From a certain point of view, Sun Quan is certainly the first commander in chief, but as Cheng Pu, as the deputy governor, it is one thing whether Sun Quan is willing to listen to persuasion on the key link, but it is another matter whether Cheng Pu proposes it. Obviously, Cheng Pu, like most of the generals, had no special countermeasures for the plague. If Sun Quan took the plague, it would be due to Cheng Pu''s ineffectiveness in governing the army...
Then stroke down one by one, Cheng Pu will be in big trouble.
Because the army was not strictly governed, it was infected with the plague. Then because of the plague, the troops had to be withdrawn. Because the combat effectiveness of the soldiers was reduced due to the plague, they were successfully attacked by Yu Ban during the withdrawal process...
Wait, wait, the root of everything is the plague.
Are these all right?
As for the origin of the plague, those invisible viruses cannot be blamed, so Cheng Pu, who "governs the army laxly", will face a big pot.
If Sun Quan is a monarch who has the courage to take responsibility, Cheng Pu naturally does not need to consider these issues, but the question is is Sun Quan such a person?
Anyway, if the army is not strictly governed, then one is Zhou Yu, who was kicked back to Chaisang by Sun Quan, and the other is Cheng Pu who has been around Sun Quan. Comparing the two, who is more suitable to take the blame?
Therefore, the purpose of Cheng Pu to conceal the plague is to let Sun Quan return to Jiangdong as soon as possible and smoothly.
As soon as Sun Quan returned to Jiangdong, it would be impossible for Jingzhou and Jiangxia to be garrisoned. Cheng Pu could logically escape from the center of the vortex. The risk of getting sick is obviously greater than the risk of contracting a disease.
Seeing that winter is approaching, Cheng Pu will control the plague again, and then defend and counterattack to win one or two victories, then Cheng Pu can turn the crisis into safety, and even have meritorious deeds...
So Zhou Yu''s choice now becomes the key.
The current situation is chaotic, and with such a protagonist, can Zhou Yu not have a toothache?
(end of this chapter)