Li Jing did not hesitate to order: "The situation is urgent, make a temporary strategic change." General Yang returned to Beicheng to garrison to prevent the enemy from copying our rear road. General Jiang continued to attack, and must reach the south gate within an hour to meet General Pei. All of the original 2nd Division went around with me to the west flank to contain the enemy's forces. At the same time, it will keep General Pei's back road. If the south gate is lost, withdraw immediately. ”

"No."

The crowd split up.

Until this moment, Li Jing didn't understand how Pei Yuanqing was seriously injured. With his understanding of Pei Yuanqing, he is second only to Li Yuanba, Li Cunxiao, and Xiang Yu, how could he capsize in the small gutter?

He took all the men and horses of the original 2nd Division, about five or six thousand people, and went around to the west side, passing through the road that Pei Yuanqing had taken before, and went all the way to the south.

There were enemy soldiers deployed along the way, but it was difficult for Li Jing's elite.

An hour later.

The troops he led were the first to reach the south gate.

But he saw that there were countless enemy soldiers, like a tide, rushing to the tower.

This situation was expected by him.

Thinking about Li Hui's loss of the south gate, there is no way out. Once the battle in the city is lost, it will not be able to stop the army of Jiangpu. The tens of thousands of Shu troops in Mianzhu City have become turtles in the urn.

As long as he is a general, he will choose to recapture the south gate desperately.

Seeing that Pei Yuanqing's soldiers and horses were about to be unable to support it, Li Jing sent two elite armies to outflank the enemy in the east and north and eat away at the enemy in front. He personally led about 2,000 people and approached straight to the direction of the city tower to meet Pei Yuanqing.

"General, it's our reinforcements that have arrived." Some sharp-eyed soldiers noticed Li Jing's banner.

Pei Yuanqing was seriously injured, and after waking up, he went to the battlefield to command. Through the firelight and moonlight, seeing the flag with the word 'Li', Pei Yuanqing's heart was really relieved.

He was afraid that because of his injury, he would lose the south gate.

Now that Li Jing has come to help, everything is in order.

"Quick, all the soldiers, let me shoot arrows at the place where the stone steps are, and do not let the enemy come up. Just hold on for a quarter of an hour, and we'll win. Pei Yuanqing clutched his chest and shouted with a pale face.

"Yes."

With Pei Yuanqing's cooperation, Li Jing played more easily.

Outflanked the two groups of men and horses in the past, successfully surrounded most of the enemy, and carried out encirclement and annihilation.

More than 2,000 people led by Li Jing were like arrows off the string, moving in the direction of the stone steps, all the way unstoppable. Successfully broke through the enemy's blockade.

After meeting Pei Yuanqing, Li Jing apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry General Pei, I really didn't expect that the enemy would set up an ambush in advance." Fortunately, you're fine, otherwise how can I substitute for the main bus? ”

"Ahem..."

Pei Yuanqing was indeed injured a lot, and with the support of the two soldiers, he could barely stand: "I'm fine, just rest." But I suspect that there is an internal ghost in our army... For example, Jiangpu? ”

Li Jing stared at a pair of bull's eyes and shook his head again and again: "Impossible!" ”

"How could it be?"

Li Jing did not rush to answer. He turned around, looked at the battlefield in the city, raised his hand and said, "Look, more than 10,000 people in Jiangpu are about to fight in just over an hour. Heavy casualties! If he is not loyal to us, he will definitely be perfunctory, how can he be so attentive? ”

"Hmph, that kid..."

"You shouldn't be prejudiced against him."

Li Jing seemed to remember something, his eyebrows were stunned, and he said: "It must be Pang Tong's shadow killing, they are specifically responsible for finding out the news, just like our shadows, they are pervasive." I'll clean it up and find out the ghosts inside. ”

"Okay...."

Pei Yuanqing was not very interested in this matter. He just wanted to know who leaked the plan to attack the South City Gate, and whether it had anything to do with Jiangpu, who had surrendered.

Since Li Jing is the guarantor, it is difficult for him to pursue it anymore.

"I'm still injured, so I'm back in the Tibetan Soldier Cave to rest. You should bother more about the rest of the war. ”

"Okay."

The soldiers helped Pei Yuanqing to leave.

Li Jing's mind also returned to the war.

Li Hui's 60,000 troops were first attacked by the Jiangpu army. Although Jiangpu also paid a heavy price, in the same way, Li Hui's 60,000 troops also suffered many casualties. Then the south gate was lost, forcing Li Hui to have to return to help.

But he still underestimated the combat effectiveness of Lu Bu's new army.

Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses came back, not only did they not capture the south gate, but they were also dumplings made by Li Jing.

Jiangpu took advantage of the situation to attack and break through the defense line in one fell swoop!

At dawn.

The war is over.

Li Hui was hit by one arrow and two stabs and died!

According to the soldiers at the time, he was beheaded by Jiang Pu himself. This also completely cleared his suspicion that he might collaborate with the enemy.

Of Li Hui's 60,000 troops, 25,000 were killed and 30,000 were captured.

Still others were scattered, and their armor was taken off, and mingled with the people. Because they knew that Lu Bu's army would not kill the people, but would be able to live if they disguised themselves as the people.

....................

The battles of Huaiyang and Mianzhuguan were the largest battles since the Battle of Guanghan County began. It lasted three days, and successively wiped out more than 100,000 Shu troops and captured more than 50,000 prisoners.

And Li Jing, Yang Lin, and Pei Yuanqing's soldiers and horses only lost about 15,000 in battle.

The news was sent back to Zhuge Liang's camp.

Zhuge Liang trembled in fright, and even the feather fan fell to the ground.

"Sir...."

Guan Yu, Ma Dai, Zhou Cang and other generals all stood in the tent, waiting for Zhuge Liang's decision.

Zhuge Liang looked in a trance and almost fell.

Fortunately, Ma Dai helped him and returned to the couch.

Zhuge Liang had a look of remorse on his face: "It's all my fault for underestimating the enemy, how can I let Li Jing's more than 30,000 soldiers and horses gain a foothold in our rear." If I had returned to the army earlier and exterminated Li Jing, I would have been cut off from retreating. ”

"Sir, it's no wonder you."

Guan Yu has always had a clear distinction between right and wrong, and said with a fist: "Blame Jiangpu, Li Hui and others for their incompetence, successively encircled and suppressed Li Jing with 250,000 troops, and let him have 30,000 soldiers and horses to capture Huaiyang and Mianzhu." ”

"yes." Ma Dai also said: "It's really strange, Li Jing's 30,000 soldiers and horses, don't they have no firearms, how can they still have such combat effectiveness?" ”

"With only 30,000 troops, 250,000 troops were wiped out, which is really unheard of..." The generals in the tent also had a sad face.

Zhuge Liang slowly picked up a bamboo slip on the table, carefully read the battle report of the battles of Huaiyang and Mianzhu, and said: "We all underestimate Li Jing, his talent is by no means inferior to Han Xin!" The Battle of Huaiyang and the Battle of Mianzhu were not won with just tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. In just three days, 180,000 troops were defeated and two fortified cities were occupied. Think about it, is this something that ordinary people can do? ”

"So what now?"

Guan Yu asked a most critical question.

"Return to the division immediately, and recapture Huaiyang and Mianzhu at all costs!" Zhuge Liang's expression was slightly anxious, and he stood up and said. But in an instant, he waved his feather fan again: "No, no... Let me think about it. ”

(End of chapter)