Chapter Ninety-Six: The Burning of Bowang
Xiahou was blinded by Cao Xing's shooting, he was deeply ashamed, and worked hard to practice martial arts. Early in the morning of this day, the handsome army set out from Duyang, preparing to capture Wancheng after occupying Bowang. Xiahoudun marched extremely fast, and there was a saying that "five hundred miles in three days, and one thousand miles in five days". The sun is less than eighty miles away from Bowang, the sun is still high in the western sky, and Xiahoudun is already less than twenty miles away from Bowang.
Xiahoudun was in the middle of the line, and the forward came to report: "There are two feasible roads to Bowang City, one is the avenue, but the scouts seem to have ambushes; One is a trail, and no anomalies have been detected. ”
Xiahoudun hit his horse and came to the fork in the road, stood on horseback, looked at the two roads, and saw that there seemed to be a sword shining in the dense forest beside the road, and the flag was moving; Looking at the path again, the warm wind blows the weeds and reeds, and the birds frolic in the birds, and it is peaceful. Xiahoudun had already made up his mind, and said loudly: "Quickly pass through the trail and approach Bowang City." ”
In the depths of the reeds beside the path, Liu Bei raised his head from the ground and said to Chen Zhi with a smile: "Xiahou is in the middle of the plan. Ling Yanming and Wen Chou prepared. ”
Chen Zhi was puzzled and asked in a low voice, "How does the lord know?" ”
Liu Bei whispered: "On the Great Dao, I let people hide blades and banners to confuse Xiahou's ears and eyes. But I sprinkled rice in the air, attracting birds to eat. Just now he was lying on the ground and listening, and Xiahoudun's army had turned to the trail. ”
Chen Zhi said in a low voice: "The Lord God is also counted." He quietly turned around and commanded the herald.
Seeing that the army was in the weeds and reeds, Xiahou didn't feel frightened, and couldn't help urging the soldiers to speed up the march. Suddenly, the golden drums sounded in unison, and suddenly thick smoke billowed from the reeds on both sides, and then the flames soared into the sky, and the army was suddenly plunged into a sea of fire. Xiahoudun's premonition was confirmed, but he was in danger, commanding the soldiers to cover their bodies with shields, bent their waists, and continued to walk.
Liu Bei stood on the high platform, and when he saw that Cao Jun's formation was not chaotic, he sighed angrily: "Xiahou is really a general. Chen arrives, release the arrows! ”
Chen Zhi waved the flag, and in an instant, arrows fell on both sides like rain. Cao Jun's shield was protected on the left and right, arrows fell from the sky, raising the shield to protect the head, the flames on both sides were burning, and the soldiers were like wheat in the field after the wheat harvest, and they fell to the ground one after another. Xiahou Tang walked away with fire and smoke, and a general had already blocked the way in front, and the general shouted: "Xiahou Yuanrang, I have fallen for my eldest brother's clever plan, quickly dismount and be bound, spare you from death." "It's Wen Chou.
Xiahoudun didn't talk even more, he stabbed with a gun, and Wen Chou greeted him. The two generals fought for less than five times, and Xiahoudun beat his horse and left, and Wen Chou shouted behind him to chase after him. Xiahoudun panicked, led more than 100 guards, and walked away just hoping that there would be no fireworks. ”
Xiahoudun was shocked, he didn't expect Liu Xuande to use his troops so mysteriously, turned the horse's head, stabbed obliquely and left, and Yan Ming then chased after him. Seeing that he was out of the battlefield, Xiahoudun identified the direction and rushed to the blockade, and in the middle of the line, the army blocked the way, Xiahoudun sighed, "My life is resting." "Backwards.
The Meridian Valley runs through the mountains, about 600 miles long, the north is the child, the south is the noon, so it is called the Meridian Valley. From Guanzhong south to Yizhou, there are six roads to go, from west to east, namely Chencang Road, Bao Slope Road, Fu Luo Road, Meridian Road, Kugu Road, Wuguan Road. Among them, the meridian road is the most steep and difficult, so there is a saying: "Guanzhong six roads, the meridian is the most difficult". Wei Yan led two thousand men and horses, stepping on the rugged mountain road, approaching with difficulty. Horses and donkeys who are accustomed to walking mountain roads are specially found, carrying baggage, and if they are not careful, they will fall off the cliff, causing a burst of nervousness among the soldiers. Wei Yan deliberately laughed loudly to boost morale. On the third day, when he came to a deep valley, Wei Yan saw that the soldiers were tired and ordered him to rest. The valley floor was covered with white bones, and the wild beasts roared around it, making people shudder.
Taking advantage of the time between lighting the fire and cooking, Wei Yan led a hundred people to explore everywhere, and saw the ancient wood and forest, and the wild vines were everywhere. Because the sun is blocked, the valley floor looks dark and terrifying. Wei Yan frowned and looked at the road ahead, seeing that it had already been covered by thorns, and the path was faintly visible, he secretly thought that he would have to make another effort to open the way. After Wei Yan finished exploring, he was just about to return to the camp when the pouring rain suddenly fell from the sky, and the soldiers were in a panic. Fortunately, the Han army was well-equipped, took out a raincoat and draped it on his body, and returned in search of his way. It was getting darker and darker, and one of the soldiers said in horror: "General, we are lost. ”
Wei Yan's eyes widened in the heavy rain, it was dark in front of him, and he could only see less than five meters, and he also felt that the time to return to the camp was too long. Wei Yan said: "Hugh should be alarmed, and everyone shouted together for the brothers in the camp to answer. ”
A hundred people shouted together, but the sound of the rain hitting the trees was also very loud, and it could not be heard far. Wei Yan was a little anxious, the soldiers were at the bottom, such a torrential rain, in case it caused a flash flood, thinking of this, Wei Yan's head was stunned, in three days, he advanced less than a hundred miles, did not build an inch, and lost the lives of two thousand brothers in vain, this crime is too great.
Xiahoudun was terrified, and the person in front of him suddenly said loudly: "Who is coming?" I am Li Dian. ”
Xiahoudun almost didn't take a breath, cried with joy, and said loudly: "Mancheng, I am Xiahoudun." ”
Li Dian beat his horse and galloped forward, rolled the saddle and dismounted, and said: "I got the report of the soldiers who fled back, and the last general came to answer, but it was too late, and the crime deserved death." ”
Xiahoudun said: "It's not about Mancheng, it's because I carelessly underestimated the enemy, and I fell for Liu Bei's plan and suffered this defeat." When you return to Duyang, you will make it clear to the Lord. ”
Liu Bei won a complete victory in this battle, surrendering more than 15,000 enemies, greatly increasing his strength and morale. Xiahoudun rode 20,000 lightly, and less than seven or eight hundred people returned to Duyang. Liu Bei wrote to Liu Biao to report success. Liu Biao looked at Liu Bei's report, frowned deeply, and was silent for a long time.
Cai Mao's army came to Wancheng, and when he heard that Liu Bei had robbed him of his credit, he didn't like it in his heart, so he arranged for the army to stick to Wancheng. Liu Beiman was counting on the report of the victory, but Liu Biao couldn't mean it, but unexpectedly, the stone sank into the sea, there was no news, and resentment was secretly born.
Huo Jun is in Luyang, sticking to the city, no matter how Cao Ren lures, he just doesn't fight. Cao Ren was helpless, waved his army to attack, Huo Jun tried to hold on, Cao Ren did not gain an inch, so he had to write to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao didn't expect that Liu Biao still had such a talent, and he had two generals under him, one of whom lost his troops and lost his generals, and the other stopped at the city, so he couldn't help but be furious, and decided to personally lead the troops, with Xun You as the military division, and the army of 100,000 drove into Nanyang.
Zhuge Liang was sunbathing on the beach, drinking wine, and holding Erlang's legs. The guards came to report, and the bow of the bow cried out to see him. Zhuge Liang was stunned, this guy has been missing for more than two months, what is the matter with me? Zhuge Liang Shi Shiran came to the gate of Dazhai to greet the humiliation of the bow, and when he saw the embarrassed appearance of the humiliation, Zhuge Liang smiled secretly and came to move the rescuers.
Beimi Gong grabbed Zhuge Liang and said earnestly: "Zhuge that Mr. Kong Ming, save our army." ”
Zhuge Liang quietly got rid of his hands and changed his name, not general, but sir, "King, speak slowly, don't worry." ”
Beimigong said in his heart, you are not in a hurry, but my army is about to end, take a step forward, and grab Zhuge Liang's hand again, seeing Zhuge Liang walk away for a distance, he had to say embarrassedly: "Mr. Kong Ming, Bei Ya is not dead, take the token of Bei Mihu, go to Honshu to move 100,000 troops, and surround our army on Shikoku Island." ”
Zhuge Liang asked, "What is the current battle situation?" ”
"Compress our army on the coast, and in two days, our army will be completely finished."
"Roar. Oh..., no, no, you see King Himi, I have not learned your words well. Are you sure there are 100,000 troops? ”
"Not only 100,000, but also the soldiers of Shikoku Island, there are 150,000. We only have 80,000 people, what should we do? Sir, think of a way. ”
"Isn't there a warship? Isn't it enough to go back. ”
"Sir, I don't know, my second brother and third brother have ventured deep into Shikoku Island and are trapped in a castle called Akita. You also know that we have a deep brotherly relationship, and I can't leave my brother alone. ”
"Haha, congratulations to the king, congratulations to the king."
Himi Gong rolled his eyes, at this time, you are still in the mood to congratulate me, what do you mean? "Kong Ming, that general... Sir, what do you think is good? ”
Zhuge Liang said: "King, do you know about our warships? ”
"Tall and sturdy, resistant to wind and waves."
"No, no." Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan, well, it is normal to shake the goose feather fan in this weather, and said slowly: "Our army's warship thunderbolt is condescending, and the stone can be thrown up to five hundred steps." If your army is close to the coast, and the enemy is attacking, what will happen if you lure the enemy into the range of the thunderbolt attack? ”
Beimi Gonghu patted his forehead and said, "Mr. Kong Ming, the true god is also." I took my leave. ”
"My lord, what do the prisoners of war say? Don't forget. ”
Himi Gong Hu ran away early, and he was gone.
Himi Yuhu took a small clipper boat, came to Shikoku Island, called his generals, and secretly instructed the opportune time, so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so and so His subordinates will look at him with adoring eyes and say in unison, "The king is really a god and a man. ”
Himi Gonghu laughed inwardly, and if I wasn't careful, I also became a god.
The reinforcements of Honshu Island could not withstand the lure of the dog slave country, and launched a strong attack, and the dog slave people were defeated and retreated, and they were about to retreat to the sea one step later, and the reinforcement general Inusaburo was overjoyed and shouted frantically: "Shajiji, the dog slave, it's over." "100,000 reinforcements are fighting like a tide.
Standing at the bow of the ship, with a look of wisdom beads in his hands, he looked majestic, and when he saw the enemy entering the range of the thunderbolt, he shouted, "Throwing stones." ”
There were twenty stone-throwing trucks on a large ship, scattered all around, half of them were used, and there were more than a thousand, and the fleet was in an arc, and the overwhelming stones were thrown towards the enemy. Inusaburo suddenly felt that the sky was dark, and when he looked up, he was so frightened that he sat on the ground and resigned himself to his fate.
100,000 people were smashed with broken brains and blood, severed limbs flying wildly, stunned for a moment, turned around and ran. Himi Bow laughed, blew the horn of attack, and chased Inuzaburo's army ass and killed him.
The defeat is like a mountain, how can there be 70,000 or 80,000 people left, scattered all over the mountains and wilderness. The boat came from the bow of the mini, shook his spirit, stepped on the horse chasing the wind and the dog, picked up the dazzling crooked knife, shouted loudly, the sound shook the sky was insufficient, and the smell was bad everywhere, leading the guards and chasing in the direction of Inusaburo. While chasing, he suddenly remembered Mr. Kong Ming's entrustment, and asked the two thousand guards to shout: "Those who kneel on the ground will not be killed." ”
Less than 500 miles from north to south of Shikoku Island, Beimi Gonghu carried a great victory over Yu Wei, occupied the whole island in less than ten days, and hurriedly sent his younger brother Inu Hu to escort 50,000 captives to Zhuge Liang to show his merits. Zhuge Liang saw that there were only 50,000 people, and the Buddha was displeased, and said to the dog: "There is an agreement with the king of Beimi Gonghu, and I have seven prisoners of war, why are there only these people?" ”
The humble dog bowed and said: "In this battle, our army's casualties are also very large, and we need to replenish our troops. ”
"Nonsense, if King Himi fights according to the method I taught him, the casualties of your army will definitely not exceed one percent."
In fact, the casualties of the dog slave country are really less than one percent, and the dog said secretly, it turned out to be Mr. Kong Ming's idea, and the eldest brother went down to earth, and it was really fake.