Woo woo...

The horn of Mingjin resounded through the official road.

Li Cunxiao was very unwilling to withdraw.

"Lord, the last general is about to break the formation, why are you withdrawing?" Li Cunxiao said angrily. If it wasn't Lu Bu who gave the order to withdraw the troops, it is estimated that he would have fanned it with a big ear.

Lu Bu didn't have any extra words, only said: "Let's fight again tomorrow." ”

"Ugh...."

Li Cunxiao sighed heavily.

The army retreated five miles back and camped.

Next.

In the evening.

Xu Shu's artillery regiment finally arrived in Pingchun County.

Lu Bu couldn't wait to meet Xu Shu and formulate a plan to rescue Gan Ning and eliminate Zhuge Liang.

"There is an artillery regiment to open the way, and Zhuge Liang's eight formations have completely lost their effect. We should draw up a detailed battle plan and not let Zhuge Liang escape again. Lu Bu took out the map and hung it behind him.

Xu Shu stepped forward and gestured a few times, pointed to Wuchang, the seat of Jiangxia County, and said, "The minister suggested that Wuchang City be conquered first..." ”

"No, Wuchang City can't be conquered for the time being."

"Oh?"

Lu Budao: "Wuchang is the place where Zhuge Liang garrisoned, once it is occupied by our army, he is bound to flee for his life." Jiangxia County is so big, where can I go to contain him? Before conquering Wuchang City, we must mobilize a large army and do a good job of encirclement. ”

"But now... Gan Ning's sailor army was almost unable to hold on. If you don't defeat Zhuge Liang quickly, I'm afraid that Gan Ning's navy will be wiped out. Liang Hongyu said.

"Yes, it is really difficult to rescue Gan Ning and surround Zhuge Liang." Lu Bu returned to his seat and thought about countermeasures.

Xu Shu, Wei Yan, Li Yuanba, Li Cunxiao, and Liang Hongyu also sat down one after another.

"My lord, the last general is willing to lead a strong force to rescue General Gan Ning." Wei Yan was anxious to make meritorious contributions and improve his status, and after thinking about it, he got up and said.

"How many soldiers do you need?"

"Twenty thousand is enough!" Wei Yan replied.

His request was not too much, because the enemy army besieging Ganning was no less than 100,000. He only led 20,000 troops to the rescue, which was already very risky. But for the current Lu Bu, where are the 20,000 troops?

Liang Hongyu said: "General Wei Yan, we don't have a total of 20,000 soldiers and horses in our hands, are you going to bring them all?" ”

"Uh... I wonder how much my lord is willing to give me? ”

Lu Budao: "Two thousand at most!" ”

"Huh? Two thousand... Too little, right? ”

Wei Yan looked at Li Cunxiao and Li Yuanba on the right side, had a plan, and said happily: "My lord, if you lend General Li Cunxiao and Li Yuanba's son to the last general, the last general will guarantee to save Gan Ning." ”

"We're going to go by ourselves, who wants to go with you." Li Cunxiao is not stupid, he wants to borrow him to make meritorious contributions, but there is no door.

"Report..."

A soldier ran into the tent and handed a letter to Lu Bu.

After Lu Bu saw it, the sadness on his face became even deeper.

"Lord, what happened?" Xu Shu asked.

Lu Budao: "Zhao Yun and Zhang Yun's water army raided the Jiangfang Camp Water Village. Gan Ning was attacked by the enemy on his back and was in a desperate situation, ready to abandon the water village and fight on the river. He promised to hold the Yangtze River and not let Zhuge Liang flee south. ”

"Gan Ning is under too much pressure now, not only to face Zhuge Liang, but also to face Zhao Yun..."

"yes."

Xu Shu said: "We have to find a way to support him, even if it is to transport some shells over." Otherwise, he couldn't hold the Yangtze River, and Zhuge Liang would still return to Fucheng. ”

"Hmm."

Xu Shu's thoughts coincide with Lu Bu. Although it is not possible to take the artillery regiment to the Jiangfang Yingshui Village in Ganning now, it is still necessary to transport some artillery shells over.

Lu Budao: "I am going to send a small force to transport 10,000 shells to Ganning's water village.... ”

Hearing this, all the generals looked at Lu Bu with great anticipation. I hope that Lu Bu can hand over this important task to them.

Lu Bu smiled: "You don't have to look at me, this task can only be completed by the First Army, to be exact, only Yuan Zhi can complete it." ”

"Me?" Xu Shu was taken aback.

He didn't expect that Lu Bu would send him to carry out this task.

Lu Budao: "Don't worry about Yuanzhi, I will send Yuanba and Cunxiao to you, responsible for protecting your safety." ”

"You take two infantry regiments, and you rush to the water village in Ganning, and be sure to deliver the shells before sunset tomorrow. Then tell Gan Ning to hold the Yangtze River, sink the enemy's warships, and not let Zhuge Liang escape to Fucheng. ”

"Okay, the minister is willing to go."

With Li Cunxiao and Li Yuanba by his side, Xu Shu has nothing to worry about.

"On the front line of the Yangtze River, there is Ganning's naval army stationed, and Zhuge Liang has no escape. Bai Qi and Zhang Liao's iron cavalry and chariots would enter Jiangxia County within three days and encircle from northwest to southeast, forming a huge encirclement. What we have to do is to force Zhuge Liang's army back to Wuchang City within three days and limit his range of activities. ”

After thinking about it, Lu Bu formulated a simple battle plan.

Lu Bu took a deep breath and continued: "This battle is very difficult to fight, after Yuanzhi's two infantry regiments left, we have very few troops in our hands. The artillery regiment and the Dragon Guard Army, the Flying Tiger Army, Wei Yan and Liang Hongyu's iron cavalry combined, there were less than 10,000 people, but they wanted to beat Zhuge Liang's tens of thousands of troops back to Wuchang. Although the situation is very difficult, it is all temporary, as long as we can hold out for four or five days, and after Bai Qi and Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses join us, we can turn the situation around. ”

"Do you have faith?"

"Yes." The crowd replied.

If you want to transport 10,000 shells to Gan Ning's military camp, you must first defeat Zhuge Liang's formation and make a gap.

Early the next morning.

The army set out for five miles away.

The formation that was not broken yesterday is still on the official road.

Lu Bu shouted: "Command the artillery regiment, give me a hard beat!" ”

Xu Shu personally commanded the soldiers and set up the cannons. At a distance of five hundred meters from the enemy's formation, a battalion of artillery was erected, about one hundred and seventy pieces.

Xu Shu carried the gentleman's sword, walked to the side, and shouted: "Five hundred meters to one thousand meters ahead, covered by firepower." The whole battalion fired a salvo and ignited! ”

"Ignition!"

The lead burns out.

Boom boom...

One hundred and seventy cannons in red were fired at the same time.

The huge explosion made the war horses in the army neigh. Lu Bu grabbed the reins of the red rabbit horse and looked into the distance. I saw that in the range of 500 meters to 1,000 meters ahead, firelight was flying and thick smoke was billowing out.

The boulder was blown away.

The stake turned into powder.

The soldiers who hid behind boulders and stakes were undoubtedly killed.

The whole battlefield, as if roasted on a stove.

"It's amazing..." Liang Hongyu's face turned pale.

Wei Yan also broke out in a cold sweat.

Lu Bu shouted excitedly: "Okay, let's have two more rounds, so that Zhuge Liang can see clearly how his Eight Array Diagram was destroyed." ”

"Yes."

Xu Shu answered and ordered the soldiers of the artillery regiment to continue firing.

At this time, on a small hillside five miles away, Zhuge Liang, Ma Chao, and Ma Dai were all dumbfounded. Staring at the official road in the distance that was billowing with smoke and being razed to the ground, he was speechless for a long time.

(End of chapter)