Chapter 1108: The Fierce Fight in Brazil (Part I)
However, it was said that Zhang Ren led 30,000 soldiers and horses according to Liu Bei's order, hurried through the starry night, and secretly rushed all the way to Brazil County. Zhang Rengang ordered the sergeants to rest, and there was a meteor Malay report that night, saying that the Western Tang Dynasty was divided into two troops, one was led by Guan Yunchang, the general of the Western Tang Dynasty, and there were 60,000 soldiers, who were looking to kill Brazil. When Zhang Ren heard the news, he hurriedly suppressed his panic and quickly sent people to various counties in Brazil to transfer all the soldiers and horses back to Guanzhong. Subsequently, Zhang waited for the sergeant to rest for a day, and then according to Zhuge Liang's plan, he set up an ambush in a valley called Longpingkou at the border of Brazil. Zhang Ren's ambush has been decided, and he is waiting for Tang soldiers and horses.
At the beginning of the night, Zhou Cang brought 8,000 soldiers and horses. When Zhou Cang rushed into Longpingkou, the soldiers and horses were more than half, and suddenly there was a cannon sound, and the cannon stones and rolling logs on the side of the valley fell. Seeing this, Zhou Cang knew the plan, hurriedly reined in the horse, and ordered the withdrawal of the army. The Tang soldiers fell like a mountain and the sea, pushing each other and retreating from the valley in a panic. Suddenly, a branch of people and horses turned out on the side of the road, and the sound of killing suddenly rose. I saw that the leader of the general, holding a six-foot spear, with a handsome face, was Ma Dai. Ma Dai suddenly flew up and led the army straight towards the Tang soldiers. Tang Bing was in a panic, where to fight, running in all directions. Ma Dai chased after him and entered the crowd of Tang soldiers, rushing left and right, as if entering a no-man's land. Tang soldiers fled in all directions, and no one dared to stop them. Ma Dai rushed all the way and led his troops to cut off the Tang soldiers. At this moment, Ma Dai heard the wind behind him, turned around suddenly, and saw Zhou Cang raising his sword and riding his horse, and slaughtered him. Ma Dai's face froze, and Zongma and Zhou Cang killed, and the two of them killed dozens of rounds, regardless of victory or defeat.
Suddenly, earth-shattering shouts of killing sounded everywhere. I saw a group of Tang soldiers rushing over the mountains and fields. It turned out that Guan Yu heard the shouting of killing in the distance, and personally led a group of people to rescue first. Seeing this, Ma Dai hurriedly fought to retreat from Zhou Cang, shouted loudly to withdraw the army, and led the troops to retreat. Zhou Cang led hundreds of people to chase after him. Guan Yu rode a red rabbit horse to chase after him, and when he saw Ma Dai wanting to escape, Dan Feng was stunned, and he shouted, like thunder.
"Shu thief, don't want to escape!!"
Guan Yu led his troops to kill, wanting to intercept Ma Dai. Fortunately, Ma Dai withdrew in time, and Guan Yu hurried all the way and chased Ma Dai into a dense forest. Suddenly, firelight flashed everywhere, and then bursts of bowstrings surged up. I saw a wave of arrows like a rain of fire coming, and the Tang soldiers were unprepared, and they were immediately panicked. The fire spread rapidly in the dense forest, and the Tang soldiers were chaotic and retreated in a panic. Guan Yu couldn't stop drinking, it was in a panic. A group of soldiers and horses came over from Linkou, and the leader was Zhang Ren. Zhang Ren led the army to kill, and the Tang soldiers had just escaped from the fire, and they were attacked by the enemy soldiers, where could they resist, and they were soon killed and scattered. Guan Yu struggled to fight out of the fire, and when he saw Zhang Ren, Danfeng, who was full of anger, shot out two fine lights, and immediately rushed towards Zhang Ren. Zhang Ren only felt his heart skip a beat, and then he heard a scream on the left, and watched Guan Yu dance his sword and ride the horse, and rush to kill a bloody road. Zhang Ren knew that he was Guan Yu's opponent, so he hurriedly withdrew and ordered the crossbowmen to release arrows to shoot. Guan Yu shouted, slashed quickly with a sword, and swept away the rain of arrows to kill. At this time, Zhang Ren was not flustered, and with an order, the two spearmen poured out together, and they all went to Guan Yu to sit down on the red rabbit spur. Today's Red Rabbit Horse is not what it used to be, Guan Yu was afraid that the Red Rabbit would lose, so he hurriedly stopped the horse, and the Qinglong Glaive Knife flew up, the knife shadow was so fast that it was impenetrable, and a piece of blood flew up, killing seven or eight people in an instant. Zhang Ren saw it clearly, and hurriedly took the bow in his hand, aimed at Guan Yu's front door, and shot out violently at first sight. When the string was fired, Guan Yu heard the sound of the arrow, and subconsciously turned over to avoid it, and the arrow flew through his ears. At the same time, Zhang Ren ordered the crossbowmen to prepare for archery. Guan Yu was furious, and he had a violent attack, and the red rabbit horse rushed up, and before the Shu soldiers and spearmen could react at all, they felt a hurricane blowing, and then saw the cold light flying in front of them. Guan Yu suddenly flew his knife and smashed into a bloody road, and the Shu soldier crossbowmen did not react, so they saw Guan Yu kill in front of Zhang Ren's horse. Zhang Ren was shocked for a while, and hurriedly took out his gun to stab Guan Yu in the throat, wanting to strike first. Guan Yu slammed his sword, swinging away Zhang Ren's gun, and slashing the knife suddenly. Zhang Ren hurriedly avoided it, and then stabbed out with a false shot. Guan Yu was unexpected, and he drove away, Zhang Ren took the opportunity to escape, but he was also cunning and retreated into the crowd. Guan Yu saw it and was about to rush to kill. Zhang Ren drank it, and the Shu soldiers poured in from all directions. Zhang Ren's eyes were full of coldness, and he shouted with all his might.
"If you can kill Guan Yunchang, the King of Shu will have a heavy reward!! Feng Hou Bai will not be a problem!! ”
As soon as Zhang Ren said this, all the Shu soldiers rushed towards Guan Yu like crazy bulls. Guan Yu was surrounded in the core and fought. Guan Yu had rushed too violently before, going deep into the hinterland of the Shu army, and now the Shu soldiers were heavily wrapped and the encirclement was thick. For a time, Guan Yu couldn't break through. The Shu soldiers fought bravely, Guan Yu Danfeng's eyes were murderous, and he shouted.
"Night rats, Hugh is rampant!!"
In an instant, Guan Yu's body surged with a huge and incomparable momentum, and the Green Dragon Glaive Knife in his hand suddenly flew up, and the cyan light of the Dao Dao was like lightning light. Zhang Ren watched from behind, as if he saw a cyan divine dragon roaming and raging in the chaotic army, and his face was full of horror. Suddenly, a group of men and horses suddenly killed, and it was Zhou Cang who led the army to rescue. Guan Yu took advantage of the situation to open a bloody path and responded with Zhou Cangjun. At this time, most of the Tang soldiers had escaped from the fire forest, and they all rushed to Guan Yu. Seeing that the situation was like this, Zhang Ren was afraid that the Tang soldiers would counterattack, so he did not do much entanglement, and ordered the withdrawal of troops. The Shu soldiers quickly withdrew, and Guan Yu and Zhou Cang only led a team of men and horses to pursue, and after killing several miles. Guan Yu suspected that there was an ambush and did not dare to go deeper, so he withdrew his troops and went back to rectify the troops and horses.
In this battle, Zhang Ren can be said to have won a complete victory, and Zhou Cang almost lost all his soldiers and horses, leaving only hundreds of remnants. And more than half of the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses brought by Guan Yu to rescue were also killed by the fire. As soon as Guan Yu arrived in Brazil, he lost nearly 13,000 troops before he made an inch, and he hated Zhang Ren. However, it was said that Zhang Ren broke the Tang soldiers according to Zhuge Liang's plan, and there was no rest that night, and he withdrew all the way to Guanzhong to prepare for the war.
Let's say that Guan Yu was defeated for a while, and the whole army was completed, the morale of the soldiers in the army had been frustrated, and the morale of the army was unstable. Seeing this, Guan Yu came to discuss with him. Xi Zhicai knew about last night's battle, and he also thought about it in his heart, and talked to Guan Yu at the moment.
"Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and Guan Gong doesn't have to worry too much. Now that our army has entered the border of Brazil, according to the previous detailed report, Zhang Guyi withdrew all the soldiers and horses from all the counties in Brazil to Guanzhong, except for 3,000 troops in Cangcheng. Cangcheng is here, not far from Guanzhong, and the place is precipitous, the land is towering, and it is a place where soldiers must fight. If our army can conquer it, look at it from a high position, and arrange it in the middle of the pass. At that time, I heard that Chen Jia, the general of Cangcheng, was infected with wind disease, and now he has not recovered. The general can take advantage of this to attack it quickly. I've already set it up. The general can go straight to the bottom of the cangcheng in the starry night, and if he sees the fire, he will fight to attack the city. ”
Guan Yu listened, Danfeng's eyes shimmered, and he asked Xi Zhicai.
"When is it possible?"
"Without further ado, the general must be ready within three days. But even if you go. ”
When Guan Yu heard this, he quickly ordered the soldiers and horses, and ordered the troops to go on the same day. As soon as Guan Yu left, Xi Zhicai called E Huan and Deng Ai again. After a while, the two of them arrived, and Xi Zhi whispered in his ear, so and so. The two of them looked pale, and each of them went away under a plot. Let's say that after Zhang Ren returned to Guanzhong City, he was preparing for war. Suddenly, a soldier came to report that Chen Jia was seriously ill, and Zhang Ren was shocked when he heard this, and quickly discussed with Ma Dai.
"Cangcheng is an important place in Brazil, and it cannot be lost. Chen Jia is seriously ill, you can go and replace him quickly. ”
Ma Dai listened to the words, took the order and retreated, leading 3,000 soldiers and horses, and hurriedly came to replace Chen Jia. When Chen Jia's cold recurred, his life was on the verge of death, and that night, he suddenly reported that he had arrived in the city. Chen Jia hurriedly got up and hurriedly asked people to go to the city to guard. When the gates were on fire, there was chaos in the city, and there were shouts of killing everywhere. Chen Jia thought that the Shu soldiers had entered the city, screamed miserably, and fell to the ground. The soldiers came to visit in a hurry, and Chen Jia was already angry. There were no soldiers, and there was chaos. The Tang soldiers took advantage of the situation to attack and rushed into the city, and the soldiers had no owner, and they surrendered one after another.
However, it was said that when Guan Yu led the troops to Cangcheng to look, there was not a single banner, and there was no one to watch. When Guan Yu saw this, his face showed surprise, and he didn't dare to attack the city. Suddenly, a cannon was heard in the city, and flags were raised in unison. I saw a person in a white robe, standing on top of Cangcheng, shouting.
"Guan Gong is late!!"
Guan Yu and a group of soldiers regarded it as a drama talent, and hurriedly dismounted, Guan Yu stood in front of the army, and said with respect.
"The military advisor is really a miracle!!"
The soldiers all around shouted in unison, and the sound was huge. The morale of the Tang soldiers soared, and they all thought that Xi Zhicai was a god. Xi Zhicai laughed,
Ordered the sergeant to open the door and put him into the city. Guan Yu came to find the drama and asked. Xi Zhicai whispered in Guan Yu's ear.
"Earlier, I found out that Chen Jia, the defender of Cangcheng, was seriously ill, and I ordered Guan Gong to lead the troops to take the city within three days, which is to stabilize everyone's hearts. But I ordered E Huan and Deng Ai to only push some troops and send troops secretly. I hid in the army, and went to the city in the starry night, so that he could not transfer troops and change generals in time. Before, I had appointed to work carefully and serve in the city. But when he saw that our army was coming, he set fire to the city and shouted for help, which made the Shu soldiers suspicious. Chen Jia was already terminally ill, and if he was frightened again, how could he save his life. If there is no commander, the army will be in chaos. I took advantage of the situation, and it was as easy as a snap. As the art of war goes, surprise and attack unprepared. That's right. ”
Guan Yu's face changed when he heard this, and he admired it. The drama Zhicai won the Cangcheng without much effort. Among them, the greatest credit is none other than the Flying Kite Army, which is responsible for the meticulous work. In this attack on Xichuan, Wen Han had already been in various parts of Xichuan, distributing flying kite troops according to the importance of each important place. These flying kite troops are well aware of the situation in the city, the soldiers and horses are arranged, and they are well aware of the art of concealment, and they walk like the wind. Xi Zhicai also came before he knew about the existence of the Flying Kite Army.
But it was said that the Tang soldiers had captured Cangcheng. Guan Yu took pity on Chen Jia's death and asked his wife to return to Guanzhong to show his loyalty.