Chapter 201: Defeat (Part II)
Lu Bu was in a hurry to return to Chang'an, not only because Zhang Ji and Fan Chou's army was coming to the city, but more importantly, he was worried about Diao Chan's safety, he didn't want such a charming beauty to be snatched away by the rebels. Therefore, after defeating Li Dao, he urged his subordinates to speed up and quickly rush to the Jingshi.
When Lu Bu's subordinates heard that the Beijing division was in danger, they were originally a little unstable, but because they were worried that as soon as they pulled out the camp, Li Dao on the mountain would follow and pursue, so they were still vigilant enough. After defeating Li Dao, all the soldiers and generals returned to their hearts like arrows, and ran out of less than twenty miles, and the soldiers and horses were out of formation. By the time they had reached forty miles, the infantry had been left far behind by the cavalry, and some of the weaker soldiers had fallen behind.
In this case, Li Dao's pursuers caught up again. Seeing this, the lieutenant of the palace hurriedly stopped fighting with Li Dao, and at the same time sent someone to report to Lu Bu and ask him to bring someone to help. Without waiting for Lu Bu's reinforcements to arrive, he suddenly killed another group of men and horses from the left flank, completely messing up Lu Bu's rear army, which turned out to be Guo Yan's right army.
The rear team, which was besieged by two people, was struggling to support when they heard another cannon shot, and then killed the left army commanded by Jia Xu. Seeing that the three roads were killed at the same time, where did the captain of the broken school still have the heart to fight, he immediately turned his horse's head and fled first. The soldiers below, seeing that the officials were the first to flee, naturally did not stay here to die, and they also turned around one after another and fled towards the east like a tide.
When Lu Bu got the report of the rear army and learned that Li Dao's soldiers and horses had been killed again, he couldn't help but be annoyed and angry, and immediately rushed over with a detachment of men and horses, preparing to kill Li Dao again. Unexpectedly, the defeated army retreated like a tide, blocking his way. Seeing the three wolf-like Xiliang soldiers and horses killed, he could only roar angrily, turned his horse's head and retreated with the rout.
Although Jia Xu was a strategist, his riding skills were extraordinary, and he soon caught up with Li Dao who was in front. He said to Li Dao a little breathlessly: "General, there are a lot of old Xiliang troops in Lu Bu's army, you might as well send someone to shout to them, you can recruit them over." ”
Jia Xu's words gave Li Dao a wake-up call, and he thought that although Lu Bu had many soldiers and horses, they were basically Xiliang soldiers and horses, and some of them were the people and horses that Dong Zhuo brought with him when he entered Beijing; Some are soldiers and horses who have recently returned to Lu Bu. These people are not convinced by Lu Bu, as long as they send someone to shout, they will definitely turn against each other.
After making up his mind, Li Dao called two of his subordinates and instructed them: "Hurry up and order someone to shout: all the children of Xiliang, as long as they lay down their weapons, they will not be killed." ”
Li Wei's order was quickly conveyed, and it didn't take long for the mountains and fields to shout: "All the children of Xiliang, as long as they abandon their weapons, will not be killed!" ”
Don't see the defeat of Lu Bu's army, but Li Dao and others will encounter small forces from time to time to resist stubbornly during the pursuit. With the shouts of surrender, the resistance on the battlefield disappeared, and groups of Lu Bujun threw down the weapons in their hands and knelt on the ground to surrender. Li Wei asked Jia Xu to lead some people to accept the surrendered troops, while he and Guo Yan continued to chase Lu Bu with the cavalry.
It wasn't until it was dark that Li Dao's pursuit came to an end, and Lu Bu gathered his men and horses to count, and almost drew his sword to kill. When he returned to Beijing when he pulled out the camp, he still had 70,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and now there are less than 30,000 left.
Lu Bu convened his subordinates to discuss the matter, and found that many people were absent, and after careful interrogation, almost all of them died in the chaos. Zhang Liao asked Lu Bu expressionlessly: "Marquis Wen, if Li Daojun pursues again tomorrow, what should we do?" ”
Lu Bu is a brave and unscrupulous person, it's okay to charge into battle, let him make a decision, it is simply his life. Originally, there was a military Sima who could help him plan, but unfortunately, in today's melee, the military Sima also died in the chaos, so that no one helped Lu Bu with advice anymore.
Lu Bu never dreamed that Li Dao, who had been defeated by himself twice, would be able to defeat himself to the point of losing his troops. Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and said: "Tomorrow, we will have a duel with Li Dao, and when Li Dao is destroyed, it will not be too late for us to return to Beijing." ”
When Zhang Liao heard Lu Bu say this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then said: "Marquis Wen, please leave me 5,000 soldiers and horses, and the last general is willing to stay behind to cover the withdrawal of Marquis Wen's army to Beijing." ”
It stands to reason that Lu Bu has suffered such a big loss today, and he should also learn some lessons. Unexpectedly, he heard Zhang Liao say this, but he was still stubborn: "Leaving Li Guo and the others is always a disaster, and when I go out to battle tomorrow, I will behead the two under Fang Tian's halberd, wipe out all of them, and then lead the troops back to Beijing It is not too late." ”
At this moment, Li Dao, who was twenty miles away from Lu Bu's camp, was smiling from ear to ear. In today's battle, he recruited 30,000 soldiers and horses, of which 10,000 were the elites of the past. With so many soldiers and horses, the certainty of capturing Chang'an is even greater.
Li Wei gave a deep salute to Jia Xu, and said sincerely: "Thanks to the good strategy of the military advisor, I can defeat Lu Bu today and recruit 30,000 soldiers and horses. ”
Jia Xu accepted Li Dao's salute and asked with a smile: "General, I don't know how you plan to deal with Lu Bu tomorrow?" ”
"The heart of the Lü Bu army is in turmoil," Li Dao was a little carried away by today's victory, so he said with a big grin: "When he pulls out the camp and leaves, we will follow the pursuit, and at the same time let the soldiers shout, so that more Lü Bu's army will submit to us." ”
"General, although we have recruited a lot of Lu Bu's army today, it is not so easy to repeat the old tricks tomorrow." After Jia Xu waited for Li Dao to finish speaking, he waved his hand and said, "Lu Bu is brave and fierce, and no one is invincible. If our army confronts Lu Bu head-on, it will inevitably be defeated. Then today's victory will be in vain. ”
Hearing Jia Xu say this, Li Dao and Guo Yan immediately panicked, and hurriedly asked him for advice: "Military advisor, then what should we do to defeat Lu Bu?" ”
Seeing that the two of them humbly asked him for advice, Jia Xu smiled slightly, and then said: "Two generals, you might as well station the army in two places, if Lu Bu attacks General Zhiran, then General Guo will attack from behind him; When Lü Bu turned around to deal with General Guo, General Zhiran attacked Lü Bu's flank again. In addition, we had to send people to deliver a letter to the two generals Zhang Fan overnight, asking them to send cavalry to help in the battle. I think that even if Lu Bu is superior in force, under the attack of our three-way soldiers and horses, he can only run for his life. When Lu Bu's army is exhausted and demoralized, we will take the opportunity to cover up and kill, and we will surely win a complete victory. Even if he can't capture Lu Bu alive, he can turn him into a lost dog. ”
"Clever plan, the clever plan of the military advisor is unparalleled in the world." After Li Dao said this, he hurriedly wrote a letter to Zhang Ji and Fan Chou, and asked a messenger to send it to the military camp of the two overnight, asking them to send troops to attack Lu Bu. After the messenger left, he gave Guo Yan another 20,000 soldiers and horses, and went to the village fifteen miles away, forming a corner with the big camp.
In the early morning of the next day, Lü Bu led his soldiers and horses to fight in front of Li Dao's camp. Li Dao still ordered someone to hang a war-free card at the door. Just as Lu Bu was about to order someone to attack the village, a probe suddenly reported that Guo Yan's soldiers and horses had arrived behind him. Without saying a word, Lu Bu ordered the rear army to be changed to the front army, and the front army to the rear army, and went to meet the enemy.
Who knew that Guo Yan saw that Lu Bu's army was killed, and quickly turned around and fled back to the camp, closed the gate of the village, and used bows and arrows to stop Lu Bu's soldiers and horses from attacking the village. Lu Bu was attacking the village here, and Tanma came to report again, saying that Li Dao's soldiers and horses had left the camp and were coming here.
Seeing that the two of them had used the strategy of the previous few days again, Lu Bu couldn't help but scream angrily, ordered the soldiers and horses to stop attacking the village, and turned around to meet Li Dao again.
Zhang Liao found out that Lu Bu had been fooled, and hurriedly persuaded him: "Wenhou, it is better to leave 3,000 soldiers and horses for the last general, and monitor Guo Yan here, so that he does not dare to go out of the village easily." Lu Bu, who was carried away by anger, could not hear Zhang Liao's persuasion, and went straight to meet Li Dao with his soldiers and horses.
After tossing and turning back and forth like this, the sergeants under Lu Bu were exhausted, and they came to the outside of Guo Yan's camp, and were about to bury the pot to make rice, when they suddenly heard a shout of killing from the north. Hearing this voice, Lu Bu asked in surprise: "Isn't Li Dao's camp in the west?" Where did this army come from? "I hurriedly sent out a scout to find out what was going on.
The horse went fast and came back quickly, and he reported to Lu Buyu breathlessly: "Qiqi Wenhou, there is a cavalry coming, about 10,000 people. The words 'Zhang' and 'Fan' are written on the banner......"
Zhang Liao listened to it next to him, and hurriedly said to Lu Bu: "Wenhou, this must be Zhang Ji and Fan Chou's soldiers and horses have arrived." Please give the last general 5,000 men, and the last general will definitely stop them. ”
"The other side has tens of thousands of cavalry, what do you need for 5,000 soldiers and horses?" After Lu Bu finished speaking, he made the most stupid decision: "The whole army will turn around and return to Chang'an as soon as possible." ”
"Wen Hou can't be." When Zhang Liao heard Lu Bu's order, he was immediately frightened, and he hurriedly persuaded again: "If our army returns to Chang'an at this time, once the thieves chase after it, it will inevitably be defeated. How many people will return to Chang'an at that time is still unknown. ”
"The heart of the Lü Bu army is in turmoil," Li Dao was a little carried away by today's victory, so he said with a big grin: "When he pulls out the camp and leaves, we will follow the pursuit, and at the same time let the soldiers shout, so that more Lü Bu's army will submit to us." ”
"General, although we have recruited a lot of Lu Bu's army today, it is not so easy to repeat the old tricks tomorrow." After Jia Xu waited for Li Dao to finish speaking, he waved his hand and said, "Lu Bu is brave and fierce, and no one is invincible. If our army confronts Lu Bu head-on, it will inevitably be defeated. Then today's victory will be in vain. ”
Hearing Jia Xu say this, Li Dao and Guo Yan immediately panicked, and hurriedly asked him for advice: "Military advisor, then what should we do to defeat Lu Bu?" ”
Seeing that the two of them humbly asked him for advice, Jia Xu smiled slightly, and then said: "Two generals, you might as well station the army in two places, if Lu Bu attacks General Zhiran, then General Guo will attack from behind him; When Lü Bu turned around to deal with General Guo, General Zhiran attacked Lü Bu's flank again. In addition, we had to send people to deliver a letter to the two generals Zhang Fan overnight, asking them to send cavalry to help in the battle. I think that even if Lu Bu is superior in force, under the attack of our three-way soldiers and horses, he can only run for his life. When Lu Bu's army is exhausted and demoralized, we will take the opportunity to cover up and kill, and we will surely win a complete victory. Even if he can't capture Lu Bu alive, he can turn him into a lost dog. ”
"Clever plan, the clever plan of the military advisor is unparalleled in the world." After Li Dao said this, he hurriedly wrote a letter to Zhang Ji and Fan Chou, and asked a messenger to send it to the military camp of the two overnight, asking them to send troops to attack Lu Bu. After the messenger left, he gave Guo Yan another 20,000 soldiers and horses, and went to the village fifteen miles away, forming a corner with the big camp.
In the early morning of the next day, Lü Bu led his soldiers and horses to fight in front of Li Dao's camp. Li Dao still ordered someone to hang a war-free card at the door. Just as Lu Bu was about to order someone to attack the village, a probe suddenly reported that Guo Yan's soldiers and horses had arrived behind him. Without saying a word, Lu Bu ordered the rear army to be changed to the front army, and the front army to the rear army, and went to meet the enemy.
Who knew that Guo Yan saw that Lu Bu's army was killed, and quickly turned around and fled back to the camp, closed the gate of the village, and used bows and arrows to stop Lu Bu's soldiers and horses from attacking the village. Lu Bu was attacking the village here, and Tanma came to report again, saying that Li Dao's soldiers and horses had left the camp and were coming here.
Seeing that the two of them had used the strategy of the previous few days again, Lu Bu couldn't help but scream angrily, ordered the soldiers and horses to stop attacking the village, and turned around to meet Li Dao again.
Zhang Liao found out that Lu Bu had been fooled, and hurriedly persuaded him: "Wenhou, it is better to leave 3,000 soldiers and horses for the last general, and monitor Guo Yan here, so that he does not dare to go out of the village easily." Lu Bu, who was carried away by anger, could not hear Zhang Liao's persuasion, and went straight to meet Li Dao with his soldiers and horses.
After tossing and turning back and forth like this, the sergeants under Lu Bu were exhausted, and they came to the outside of Guo Yan's camp, and were about to bury the pot to make rice, when they suddenly heard a shout of killing from the north. Hearing this voice, Lu Bu asked in surprise: "Isn't Li Dao's camp in the west?" Where did this army come from? "I hurriedly sent out a scout to find out what was going on.
The horse went fast and came back quickly, and he reported to Lu Buyu breathlessly: "Qiqi Wenhou, there is a cavalry coming, about 10,000 people. The words 'Zhang' and 'Fan' are written on the banner......"
Zhang Liao listened to it next to him, and hurriedly said to Lu Bu: "Wenhou, this must be Zhang Ji and Fan Chou's soldiers and horses have arrived." Please give the last general 5,000 men, and the last general will definitely stop them. ”
"The other side has tens of thousands of cavalry, what do you need for 5,000 soldiers and horses?" After Lu Bu finished speaking, he made the most stupid decision: "The whole army will turn around and return to Chang'an as soon as possible." ”
"Wen Hou can't be." When Zhang Liao heard Lu Bu's order, he was immediately frightened, and he hurriedly persuaded again: "If our army returns to Chang'an at this time, once the thieves chase after it, it will inevitably be defeated. How many people will return to Chang'an at that time is still unknown. ”