Chapter 492: Decisive Battle with Zhuge Liang (7)
Standing on the mountain and watching for a long time, Zhuge Liang prepared to return to the back camp.
Before leaving, he saw Lu Bu's banner appear at the end of the sky, approaching Han Xin's position. There were tens of thousands of troops in the back, and the movement was extremely vigorous and swift.
There is no doubt that Lu Bu is here!
Zhuge Liang said in a somewhat low tone: "Come on, the next battlefield will decide the winner!" β
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With the meeting of Han Xin and Lu Bu, Zhuge Liang's troops left in the Chinese army were completely blocked. More than 100,000 people in Ma Dai were also stranded in the rocky forest, not daring to take a step forward.
"General Han."
"Yes."
Lu Bu came behind Han Xin, pointed to the fire in front of him, and asked urgently, "What about Yuanba?" What about filial piety? β
"This..."
Han Xin's mind turned quickly, and said: "Don't worry, the last general has already sent someone to look for it, and I believe there will be news soon." And now looking at this fire, it is not as big as before, Yuanba and Cunxiao will not be in danger. β
"It's best like what you say. If they get hurt in any way, I.... β
Lu Bu didn't finish his words, but his eyes were extremely cold: "You think about the consequences!" β
"Yes."
Han Xin prayed silently in his heart, Li Yuanba and Li Cunxiao, there must be no trouble.
And in fact...
Zhuge Liang is a master of using fire, and he is most afraid that the enemy will also attack with fire. Therefore, his large camp was very sparse, and the distance between the camp tent and the camp tent was more than two feet. If a person stands in that gap, he will not be burned at all. Moreover, there was no large amount of wood and oil in the battalion, so it was impossible to cause a fire that could not be contained. After the tents were burned, the fire grew smaller.
Li Cunxiao and Li Yuanba were just a little uncomfortable from the smoke, and there was no big problem, from beginning to end, they were constantly killing the enemy. The number of enemies who have perished at their hands has long been thousands.
"Run, run..."
Just as Lu Bu and Han Xin were talking, a large number of Shu troops ran out of the fire cave. None of them were burned by the fire, but they were slightly injured as they passed through the wall.
Han Xin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Lord, please take a look." They all came out of it, and the clothes on their bodies were not burned, which shows that the fire in the camp is not enough to hurt anyone. β
"Hmm."
The stone hanging in Lu Bu's heart was finally put down. Seeing these Shu soldiers running over, Lu Bu said: "The frightened Shu army, there is no need to kill them all, surround them, force them to surrender, and then camp on the spot and imprison them. β
"No."
Han Xin sent a regiment of troops to block the outside of the camp in an arc formation. But some Shu soldiers rushed out of it and disarmed them and took them away.
Lu Bu looked at the fire in front of him, and said with some regret: "I really shouldn't have done any tricks." Isn't that shooting yourself in the foot? If I face it head-on, I am not afraid of Zhuge Liang, maybe the casualties will be much smaller. β
"Mr. Yuanzhi's plan to deceive still played a great role. They only used 5,000 people to make Zhuge Liang's Chinese army look like this. Let's ask the lord, if you are facing it head-on, can you defeat Zhuge Liang's army of more than 100,000 with 5,000 people? Han Xin asked.
"It's... I'm afraid not. β
Han Xin said on WeChat: "So, Mr. Yuanzhi's plan to deceive and surrender, although so far, Zhuge Liang has not been caught, but in terms of the effect of the battle, it is still very good." At least it played the role of a surprise attack, and caught Zhuge Liang off guard. And the Chinese army is destroyed, and the Shu soldiers will be even more disappointed in Zhuge Liang, and they will lose confidence in fighting. And that's the biggest takeaway from our battle. β
"Kind of makes sense..."
Hearing Han Xin say this, Lu Bu reluctantly accepted the reality.
But the premise is that Li Yuanba and Li Cunxiao can't have an accident, otherwise the entire Shu army, plus Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang, will not be enough to accompany the funeral.
The sky was getting darker.
The fire has been extinguished.
Lu Bu personally led 10,000 troops and ran into the battlefield. On the one hand, he captured the fleeing Shu army, and on the other hand, he searched for Li Cunxiao and Li Yuanba. Finally, in the northwest corner, the two of them were still fighting.
In the end, it is the god of war.
It's been a day of fighting, and I'm still in good spirits.
Lu Bu waved at the soldiers behind him and said, "Kill it..." β
"Kill...!"
Those Shu soldiers who were stranded around Li Cunxiao and Li Yuanba were surrounded by thousands of elites and killed one by one.
Li Yuanba saw Lu Bu and ran over with a smile: "Father-in-law." β
"Big brother."
Li Cunxiao also came over.
Lu Bu said: "You two, just don't let me worry." What about Zhang Ren? Didn't stay with you guys? β
"He's definitely gone. But... We killed it really happily, hundreds of thousands of Shu troops are simply vulnerable, they only know how to escape, hum, if we give us some more time, we will definitely kill them all. Li Cunxiao said.
"Yes, yes, yes..."
Li Yuanba was also very excited.
Lu Bu said: "I know that you are brave and want to make great contributions. But also take care of your own safety. The enemy has set fire to the camp, and you still don't leave, do you want to die here? β
"Uh... Eldest brother. β
Li Cunxiao said with some embarrassment: "This camp was burned by the two of us. I wanted to force Zhuge Liang to come out, but I didn't expect Zhuge Liang to hide like a turtle with a shrunken head, but instead the camp burned up, choking the two of us. β
"It's all your fault..." Li Yuanba complained.
"I don't know."
The two of them quarreled as they talked.
Lu Bu was speechless to the extreme, daring to love Li Yuanba and Li Cunxiao for setting fire to themselves: "You two, don't quarrel, leave here with me." Prepare for the next stage of the battle. β
"Oh..."
LΓΌ Bu instructed Wu Yunzhao to lead his army to continue searching in the camp and capture the defeated Shu army. He left the battlefield with Li Cunxiao and Li Yuanba, and returned to a large camp that Han Xin had just set up outside.
To his surprise, Zhang Ren was still alive and appeared in the camp.
"Zhang Ren?"
"Meet my lord." Zhang Ren was covered in blood, his clothes and armor had turned black, and he also had multiple burns on his face. It can be seen that in the process of participating in the war, he also paid a great price.
In the tent.
Lu Bu asked, "What's going on?" Isn't Zhuge Liang in the camp? β
"Back to my lord, we're a little late. Zhuge Liang arranged tens of thousands of troops around us. Although our army fought hard, it was okay to protect itself, but it was necessary to capture Zhuge Liang... Somewhat difficult. β
Zhang Ren had been observing Lu Bu's demeanor, and when he saw Lu Bu's expressionless face, he immediately said, "But... Our army fought bravely to kill the enemy, and also inflicted heavy losses on the Shu army, and Guan Yu didn't seem to break through, so he must have died in battle. β
"Guan Yu is dead? Did you see it with your own eyes? β
"Not really. But at that time, General Han Xin had already arrived outside the Shu army camp, and Guan Yu had no escape. He can only be trapped in the camp, and he will be captured alive by us if he does not die. β
Zhang Ren's words can be regarded as a reassuring pill for Lu Bu. Guan Yu is Liu Bei's sworn brother, and his prestige in the Shu army is extremely high, whether he is captured alive or killed, he will once again break the will of the Shu army.
(End of chapter)