Chapter 63: Shame and Courage
Zhang Fei's vanguard army was defeated, and Chen Wu commanded the army to advance and line up facing the valley. The road ahead is narrow, Zhao Yun and Wen Ping are guarding the mountain pass, and no matter how many soldiers Chen Wu has, they can't show it.
Chen Wu ordered Fu Shiren to lead 2,000 cavalry to attack from the left side of the mountain, and ordered Zhang Fei to lead the army to protect his banner to lure the enemy in the front, and Chen Wu personally led 8,000 elite soldiers to attack Wenpin from the right side.
On the other side of the valley, Zhao Yunzheng was discussing with Wen Ping whether to withdraw his troops. But when he saw the scout coming to report, a Chu soldier quietly touched from the left side.
After hearing this, Zhao Yun asked, "How many people are there?" ”
"Looking at its banners, there should be more than 3,000 people." The scout replied.
"Chen Wu wants to attack our army with elite soldiers, and I should attack it personally. Zhongye, you are guarding the mountain pass here, and you are not allowed to let a single soldier of the Chu army come in! Zhao Yun picked up his gun and mounted his horse, turned around and gave an order to Wen Ping, and then led an army straight to meet the Chu soldiers attacking from the left.
Zhao Yun thought that Chen Wu would personally lead the army to sneak attack, although Chen Wu's banner was still in front of the mountain, but I was afraid that Chen Wuren was no longer there. Zhao Yun had previously been defeated by Chen Wu and captured by him, and his reputation as a "victorious general" was ruined, which Zhao Yun regarded as a disgrace.
At this time, Chen Wu personally brought a small number of soldiers and horses, and Zhao Yun was confident that he would be able to defeat Chen Wu, and even kill or capture Chen Wu. So Zhao Yun led Bai Ma Yi to attack from the first, it was also a sneak attack, Fu Shiren saw Zhao Yun killing, and knew that his whereabouts had been exposed, and the enemy army had already prepared.
Fu Shiren hurriedly led the army to retreat, Zhao Yun thought that Chen Wu was among them, where was he willing to give up, he took the lead in killing it, and beheaded several captains of Chu soldiers. Zhao Yun raised his gun and shouted at the defeated Chu soldiers: "Chen Wu'an is here? If you dare to come and attack our army, you will be taught today that you will not come back! ”
Where did Fu Shiren dare to face the battle, he hurriedly urged the horse to flee, and his subordinates were in chaos. Zhao Yun was leading his troops to chase and kill the defeated and fleeing Chu soldiers, but at this time, he saw a junior colonel of the rear army hurrying over, Zhao Yun asked in surprise: "Why are you so panicked?" ”
The person replied: "There is another cavalry of the Chu army in the back mountain, which is extremely fierce, and it is difficult for General Wenpin to resist, please return to the army for help quickly!" ”
Zhao Yun only cared about chasing Fu Shiren for a long time, and when he learned that there was a loss in the rear, he had to rush back to rescue him non-stop. Zhao Yun made a mistake in judgment, he didn't expect Chen Wu to lure the enemy with Fu Shiren first, transfer him, and then lead the army to attack Wenpin. Zhao Yun was annoyed, only blaming himself for being impulsive, and only hoped that Wenpin could hold on for a while.
Zhao Yun rushed halfway, but saw that Zhang Fei led the army to kill him from outside the valley. Zhao Yun was dragged by Zhang Fei this time, and lost a lot of time to return to the army for rescue.
After Zhao Yun left the partial general Zhao Zhi off, he blocked Zhang Fei, hoping to get rid of Zhang Fei's entanglement. Zhao Yun led a group of men and horses to rush back, and Fu Shiren, who had fled earlier, had also joined Mi Fang, and the two led the army to pursue Zhao Yun together.
"Zhao Yunxiu is gone! Don't go Zhao Yun! Zhang Fei stabbed Zhao Zhi to death with a spear and led the army to chase after him.
Zhao Yun didn't dare to fight, and he fought and retreated, losing a lot of people. And Mi Fang and Fu Shiren also led the army to kill, surrounded Zhao Yun in the middle, and the two military horses fought each other, and for a time the entire valley suddenly became a Shura field.
On Wen Ping's side, Chen Wu led the Wudang Flying Army to rampage in the Wen Ping army array, and the defensive front that Wen Ping had just organized was disrupted by Chen Wu again. Chen Wu ordered Guan Hai to lead a group of elite horsemen to hold a chain hammer and attack from the right side of the relatively weak defense of the Shu army, and the shield soldiers of the Shu army were smashed by the huge chain hammer led by two or two cavalry.
Guan Hai took the lead, brandishing a phoenix mouth knife and slashing indiscriminately in the Shu army, killing and injuring more than a dozen people. Guan Hai's bravery boosted the morale of the soldiers behind him, and the defensive front of the Shu army was breaking down little by little. If the cavalry led by Chen Wu from the frontal charge was a long sword, then his men and horses were like a dagger that slashed through the belly of the enemy.
Finally, the Shu army was divided into several parts by the army led by Chen Wu and Guan Hai. Chen Wu led a hundred elite soldiers, and most of the Wen Ping's subordinates were recruited from all over Yizhou, and they were divided at this time, they were shocked by the combat effectiveness of these Jiangdong soldiers, and it was difficult to organize an effective counterattack for a while.
It is said that Zhao Yun was surrounded by Zhang Fei, Mi Fang, and Fu Shiren, and Bai Ma Yicong, under Zhao Yun's command, voluntarily stayed behind to fight the enemy to the death, covering Zhao Yun to fight out of the encirclement. So the remaining more than 1,000 white horses shouted the slogan together: "Where righteousness goes, life and death go hand in hand!" The sky can be learned, and the white horse is the proof! ”
They all gave up on breaking through, turned around and rushed towards the army led by Zhang Fei. Although the number of Baima Yi's followers was small, they fought with the Chu soldiers for their lives without fear of death, buying time for Zhao Yun to break through.
Zhao Yun's eyes moistened, and he said his final goodbye to the white horse servants who had generously died, and then turned his horse's head and went straight to the east.
Zhao Yun held a spear and clashed violently with Fu Shiren's army, and the hundred birds danced like a storm with the phoenix's marksmanship, and the Chu soldiers who blocked the way turned into ghosts under the gun.
Zhao Yun's white robe and silver armor were stained red with blood, and he saw that he was about to break out of the encirclement, but he felt that his body suddenly fell into the air, Zhao Yun's mount was tripped by the tripping horse, and Zhao Yun was thrown down.
Fu Shiren, who had been chasing behind, was overjoyed when he saw Zhao Yun fall off his horse, if he could take this opportunity to personally kill the "victorious general" of the Shu army, then he Fu Shiren would also be famous all over the world.
Fu Shiren hurriedly urged Ma to raise his knife and kill Zhao Yun, who had just staggered to his feet. Zhao Yun pretended to be defenseless, and when Fu Shiren slashed at him, he suddenly jumped to the side and threw the spear in his hand at Fu Shiren.
The next moment, Fu Shiren's eyes widened, and he fell off the horse unwillingly with his illusions. When Fu Shiren's subordinates saw him dead, they scattered one after another. Zhao Yun took the opportunity to pull back the spear, snatched Fu Shiren's horse, and fought his way out.
Zhao Yun single-handedly fought his way out of the encirclement, and finally met Wen Ping, Zhao Yun said to Wen Ping ashamedly: "Our army is defeated like a mountain, it is all my fault, and it has nothing to do with Zhongye." ”
"General Zhao, the two of us should hurry back to meet Your Majesty. Your Majesty will not blame the general's past achievements. Wen Ping explained.
Wen Ping and Zhao Yun led the defeated soldiers of the Shu army to flee all the way and suffered heavy losses. Looking at the defeated and fleeing Shu soldiers, Chen Wu said to Guan Hai with great ambition: "It is advisable to chase after the poor with the remaining bravery, and not to sell the name of the overlord!" The herald ordered the whole army to quickly pursue Zhao Yun and Wen Ping! ”
Zhao Yun saw that Chen Wu was chasing after the army, and hurriedly said to Wen Ping: "Zhongye, you and I will each lead an army to separate to distract them." ”
So the two split their troops and fled, and the pursuers of the Chu army really dispersed to pursue. Zhao Yun saw that the Chu soldiers were in hot pursuit, and asked the entourage soldiers to unload the flag armor to the ground, on the one hand, the weight was reduced to facilitate escape, and on the other hand, the Chu soldiers were busy picking up the flag armor in order to invite merit and receive rewards after the battle, so Zhao Yun was able to get rid of the pursuers.
Let's say that Liu Duzheng was leading a large army to besiege Jiangling City in a hurry, and suddenly saw Zhao Yun fleeing back covered in blood, and said in surprise: "Zilong, why are you so embarrassed?" ”
"The last general did not follow Jia's plan and led the army to attack without authorization, causing Chen Wu to take advantage of the loophole. Zhao Yun lost his troops in this battle, and asked His Majesty to punish him in accordance with military law. Zhao Yun knelt on one knee and said ashamedly.
After a while, Wen Ping also led the defeated army back. Wen Ping happened to see Zhao Yun take the initiative to ask for guilt, and Liu Du called the military official Xia Houlan and asked: "I didn't obey the military order and sent troops without authorization, resulting in the loss of nearly 10,000 soldiers in our army." What should be done according to military law? ”
Xia Houlan is Zhao Yun's friend, and he was recommended by Zhao Yun to Liu Du back then. Xiahou Lan replied hesitantly: "According to military law, it should be beheaded...... But...... Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to pardon General Zhao once. ”
Seeing the situation in front of him, Wen Ping also knelt on the ground and pleaded with Liu Du and said, "Your Majesty, General Zhao underestimated the enemy for a while and was defeated by Chen Wu. Now that Lu Xun and Zhuge Jin of Jiangling City can't hold out, they can make General Zhao guilty and make meritorious contributions! ”
"I beg Your Majesty forgiveness and let General Zhao make meritorious service for his crimes!" Gao Xiang, Chen Shi, Feng Xi and other generals all interceded for Zhao Yun.
Liu Du pondered for a while and said, "Since all the generals are interceding for you, I will order you to lead my attacking vanguard army to storm Jiangling. If you can't take Gangneung City in two days, you will not be spared! ”
Zhao Yun signed the military order and went down to rest. The next day, Zhao Yun ordered all the soldiers to gather, selected 2,000 death squads, and after a full meal, Zhao Yun personally led them to the city. These soldiers were all dressed in iron armor and armed with hundred-for-steel swords, and under the leadership of Zhao Yun, they rushed towards the cloud ladder.
Zhao Yun took the lead, holding a shield in one hand and a sword in the other, and after climbing the city wall from the cloud ladder, he jumped onto the city and then set off a rain of blood. And the more than 2,000 death squads behind Zhao Yun also bravely waved the steel knives in their hands to the Chu soldiers defending the city, and a large number of Shu soldiers continued to rush up behind them, and the Jiangling City was broken only overnight.