Chapter 117: Hot Pot
The shield of defense was like papier-mΓ’chΓ©, shattered and cracked, and there was no way to defend against it.
"Shoot the arrows!" Xu Shu was condescending and said expressionlessly.
The ambush soldiers on both sides tightened their bowstrings, and the dense arrows made people despair, and the blood that spilled was quickly evaporated by the fire, but it still stained the ground red.
Sun Fu roared, gritted his teeth and lifted the corpses of the soldiers on the side, countless arrows stuck in his body, and his right arm was bleeding profusely.
"Withdraw, withdraw!"
Han Dang roared angrily, and the war horse galloped quickly. The soldiers rushed to flee for their lives.
Ling Tong stood up, his body was hot and painful, and it was even more silently uncomfortable.
"Liu Bei!!"
"General Guan, it's time for you to pursue."
"Kill!"
Sun Ben's whole army was stationed outside the valley mouth, and he could already hear the sound of horses' hooves, and saw a group of soldiers and horses rushing out of the valley in a bit of embarrassment, and the leader recognized Han Dang at a glance.
"This way, General!"
"Let's!"
The soldiers and horses immediately made way for it, Han Dang immediately rushed into the military formation, and the remnants of the defeated generals from the valley mouth ran out one after another, Sun Ben also knew that looking at the situation, I was afraid that there would be a lot of losses this time.
"Kill!"
In the mouth of the valley, another army and horse rushed out, the leader of which was holding a snake spear, with thick eyebrows and leopard eyes, and his voice was as loud as thunder.
"Stop!" Xu Shu shouted, and Zhang Fei immediately tightened the reins of the horse, "Why doesn't Mr. chase after him?!" β
Xu Shu said: "Look at it, this army and horses look solemn, and this formation is not like a newly defeated army, if you rashly pursue, there may be an ambush." β
"Let's go back."
"Rats, grandpa, I haven't killed it yet, if I come again, I will let you know the power of grandpa's eight snake spears!"
Xia Cai, Barracks Division.
"What about Ling Tong?"
"Captain Ling led his troops to retrieve General Ling Cao's body."
"That's it, how many casualties."
"More than 40,000 soldiers and horses, 1,000 lightly wounded, 5,000 seriously wounded, a total of more than 30,000 casualties......"
"Ahem!" Han Dang's body trembled slightly, and nodded, "You go down." β
"Yes, the villain is retiring."
The generals in the barracks were all disgraced, Han Dang looked at them and said, "Do you have anything else to say, the generals?" β
The generals kept silent, knowing that this defeat was a hot pain.
"Let's all go down, Sun Ben stays."
"I'll retire."
"Sun Ben, how do you know that this plan is an ambush?" Han Dang's hair was scattered.
"General Yu, this time it was because of what Kuai Yue said, he told the last general that he was most likely ambushed this time, and asked me to lead troops to meet the general at the mouth of the valley."
"Kuaiyue? If he already knew, why didn't he come to report me?! Since he knew why he didn't come to persuade me, how could our army have suffered such a big loss! Han Dang said angrily, his face flushed with excitement.
"Tell him to see me!"
"Yes," Sun Ben bowed and then withdrew from the tent, and Han Dang coughed incessantly.
"In Xia Kuaiyue, meet the general." Kuai Yue walked into the camp tent and saluted Han Dang and said.
"Since you already knew that it was a plan, why didn't you persuade me earlier!"
"General, I have already warned the general that this time it is the general's fault."
"You could have come to speak that night, but you didn't, it was obvious that you deliberately kept silent and wanted to see my jokes!" Han Dang said angrily, "This is the life of 30,000 people, how can you do this!" β
"I want to speak down, but the general's guards are driving me away." Kuai Yue said nonchalantly, "The general wants to find someone to make a scapegoat, but he can't afford to wear such a high hat, and the soldiers in the barracks only listen to the general's orders, and the mistakes in decision-making are not to blame on the subordinates, but the general made a military order before the prime minister, please let the general do it himself." β
"Ahem, get out!"
"Retire below."
Kuai Yue withdrew from the camp, and a general outside the house squatted beside the flint pile, "A manly man, even if he is a hero with short breath, he can't be so childlike and cry anything." β
"Meet the Army."
"Sit down." Kuai looked at the fire more and more, "This time it should be hopeless to conquer our army in Xuzhou." β
Ling Tong's expression was hideous, and he said: "Even if I lose this time, I will send troops in the future, and I will definitely skin and extract Liu Bei!" β
"Rest well, child, as long as you go to the battlefield, you may die at any time, it is a means to compete for the monarch, and it is also the sorrow of the people. No matter when, today or in the future, no one can stop, it will be stifled, but it will eventually explode. β
"And that's why heroes will appear, and today there is a hero who made the most difficult decision as a human being for the sake of his son."
Xiangyang, Prime Minister's Mansion.
Sun Ce's face was extremely ugly, and the anger in his heart was full of anger, and Cai Yan on the side sat resignedly, not daring to make any moves.
"70,000 soldiers and horses, less than a month after he entered the battlefield, he buried a full 30,000 people! What is the use of him, what is the use of him! β
"Husband, maybe this time it's the general he didn't think about it, and the husband asked don't be angry......"
"Shut up!"
"Minister Zhou Yu, meet the prime minister." Zhou Yu saluted Sun Ce, "The prime minister is not in a good mood today, I don't know what is going on?" β
"See for yourself."
Zhou Yu stood still, and Sun Ce shouted: "All retreat!" β
"Yes."
After the people left, Zhou Yu picked up the bamboo slip, "30,000 soldiers and horses, but it is not beyond expectations, how does the prime minister deal with the general?" β
"What else can be done? He himself made a military order, and then he was beheaded by the order! β
Zhou Yu smiled lightly and put away the bamboo slips, "Prime Minister, General Han Dang is a rare general, even if it is for the sake of the great cause, he should be spared, not to mention that this time the general suffered a defeat, it is a good time to buy people's hearts." β
"The power of the army and the loyalty of a courtier, in exchange for a life, is worth it for any king."
"If you want to become a king, you need not only to be passionate and decisive, but also to think a lot."
"There are so many crooked reasons!" Sun Ce said.
Zhou Yu smiled, "This crooked theory is a must-learn method for kings since ancient times. β
"Summoning the army to retreat!"
The army drove through the snow, the snow was white, the sun was shining, and the clean branches of the trees froze the neck bones of a winter and were about to grow buds, presenting the scenery of this late winter. Not far away, you can see the city wall of Chibi,
"In front of you is Chibi, from the bottom to Baling, that is Han Xuan's territory." Lu Meng took out the water bag and took a sip, "I don't know if the old guy I'm thinking about is in Baling!" β
"That general's name is Huang Zhong, and his archery skills are amazing, and he can penetrate Yang in a hundred steps." The horses under Jiang Wen's seat walked slowly, "Han Xuan also has a tiger general named Wei Yan under his command, if these two people are subdued, they can add arms to Bo Fu." β
"Even that old guy, you can also wear Yang in a hundred steps, and you won't be dizzy?"
"Don't underestimate him because he is old, Huang Zhong is a tough veteran, but it's a pity that he met a not-so-wise lord." Jiang Wen took the reins of the horse and said with a smile, "In this way, Zhao Fan has an extremely beautiful concubine, Ziming, aren't you worried that you can't find anyone?" β
Lu Meng rolled his eyes, "To be honest, I found that Changsu is sometimes quite serious, as if his brain suddenly became ill. β
"If I'm not serious, can I become a close friend with you?" Jiang Wen suddenly shouted, "Go to the east of the big river, the waves will be exhausted, and the people will be romantic through the ages." β
"To the west of the old base, humanity is, Zhou Lang Chibi of the Three Kingdoms."
"Rocks pierce the air, waves crash on the shore, and thousands of piles of snow are rolled up."
"The country is picturesque, how many heroes are there at one time."
"Thinking about Gongjin back then, Xiao Qiao got married for the first time, and he was heroic."
"Lupine scarf, talking and laughing, the canopy is in ashes."
"The old country fugue, affectionate should laugh at me, early birth."
"Life is like a dream, and one is still a moon."
Although there is no feat of Zhou Yu breaking Cao Cao, it is enough to be able to defeat the princes of the Quartet in the land of red cliffs, and defeat the strong with the weak.
Lu Meng looked at Jiang Wen and frowned, this poem obviously felt wrong, but in the end he kept silent. After Jiang Wen said the words, he sighed slowly, and now he can really be called a fugue in his homeland.
"The general is a poet?" Gan Ning rode a horse and walked quickly to Jiang Wen's side.
"No, that's the word."
Gan Ning smiled, "I was born as a bandit, and I respect scribes the most, but those who have a false reputation have become the souls of my halberds, if we win a big victory this time, I want the general to make a poem for me!" β
"Well, since it was Gan Ning's invitation, naturally I won't refuse."
"General, Xuzhou military situation!"
Jiang Wen opened the bamboo tube, looked at the envelope, and couldn't help sighing, "I originally thought that with Kuai Yue following, the loss should not be large, but I still underestimated it." β
Lu Meng asked on the side, "What does the letter say?" β
"Yu was ambushed, with more than 30,000 casualties, this expedition to Xuzhou was a failure, and the prime minister has gathered troops and horses to return to the court."
"Han Dang has a headache this time, according to Bo Fu's temper, he should have lost his head, but he didn't expect to lose so badly in less than a month." Lu Meng sighed, "If these generals didn't have autocratic power, I'm afraid there wouldn't have been such a fiasco." β
"The whole army is speeding up, and we must arrive at Baling within five days!"
"Yes!"
Changsha is a place.
Several years have passed since the defeat of Chibi, and Han Xuan has also cultivated for a long time, and now he has more than 25,000 soldiers and horses in his hands.
Han Xuan ate river fresh, and the soldiers entered from outside.
"Report, Baling asks for help!"
"Who's stationed in Baling?"
"Tell the general, it's General Huang Zhong."
"Okay, send some soldiers and horses and grain and grass to Balinga, and tell Huang Zhong that he must not go out to battle easily, and he can't defend it strictly, this time Sun Ce's soldiers and horses are so far away, the supply of grain and grass is bound to be exhausted, just need to hold it, Jiang Wen will definitely retreat!"
"Yes, my subordinates will do it."
"Go!"
Huang Zhong shouted softly, and the soldiers who shouted and scolded in front of the door quickly retreated.
After putting away his bow and arrows, Huang Zhong immediately returned to the city.
Snow has begun to melt these days, and the weather is a little colder than when it snows. Jiang Wen's tent was boiling hot soup, and several soldiers were drinking to warm their stomachs.
Although he said that he would pursue a quick attack, he would be outside, and all decisions would be made by Jiang Wen.
The soldiers also kept boiling hot soup and sat together to bake the fire.
"General Jiang treats the soldiers very leniently, I used to fight with General Cheng Pu, and I had to attack on a snowy day, I couldn't pick up the cold knife, and I was covered in chilblains, how can I still drink soup now."
"I heard that General Jiang has never been defeated in any battle, and he has won every battle, and the loss in each battle is also the smallest."
Lu Meng smiled and walked into the tent. Tai Shici, Gan Ning, Jiang Qin, and Zhou Tai all stood up and saluted.
Lu Meng found a place to sit down, and saw that it was a large boiler, the bottom was red, and the hot soup inside was hot, "What is this?" β
Jiang Wen said with a smile: "The pot, unlike the casserole, is made of iron, I spent a lot of money on a craftsman when I was in Xiangyang, and this dish is called hot pot, and it is the most refreshing to eat when it is cold." β
"The taste is ready, just put the dish in it, cook it and eat it."
Lu Meng picked up the bowl and chopsticks, twisted a piece of mutton and put it into the bowl, and immediately spit it out when he felt hot after taking a bite, "That is, you, everyone else is worried about a battle, and everything you think about every day is a strategy to break the enemy, and it is rare to be able to eat so peacefully." β
"A war is a war, and eating is also eating, and now that Huang Zhong is defending the city, even if we want to attack, there is nothing we can do, so it is better to wait for work."
"But this is not the way to do it after all, delaying too long is also not good for us, you must know that the grain and grass have to be escorted up, it will take too long, we can't just sit still," Lu Meng took a bite of mutton and said with admiration, "It's so fragrant!" β
Gan Ning and the rest of the generals had eaten this kind of food for the first time, and they felt that it was delicious, and they didn't stop moving their chopsticks.
Most of their meat is barbecued, and it is the first time that such a fresh practice has been made.
"The practice of this hot pot is similar to the practice of cooking vegetables, I just patrolled the camp outside, and all the way has been a praise for you, I wonder what you have done, and tell me about it."
Jiang Wen took a sip of water and said, "It's very simple to treat them as human beings, instead of simply charging into battle and dying on the battlefield. β
"In addition, although Huang Zhong is stubbornly guarding the city and not coming out, I am not helpless, and the snow has begun to melt nearby these days."
Baling, Huangzhong Province.
Huang Zhong ate a side dish, and the soldiers saluted Huang Zhong and said, "Tell the general, in recent days, the enemy army has been entering the nearby hills to dig up snow. β
"Digging up snow? They didn't pay attention to the fact that I was a place of rest here, and they played in the snow like children, and since they didn't attack the city, they should not have seen it. β
Snow floods are no small disaster, no less destructive than mudslides, and Baling is a riverside place.
"My lord, my lord, they retreated ten miles after pulling out the camp!"
Huang Zhong stood at the head of the city and looked out, and indeed saw the camp tent in the hills farther away, no matter what kind of attention they had, retreating ten miles was not a reason to lure Huang Zhong out of the city.
In recent days, the weather has warmed up, and it has gradually become less cold.
The soldiers under Sun Ce's command are really interesting, they came here to play in the snow for nearly a month, and then retreated back ten miles, which really makes people want to laugh.
"Boom!"
The sudden muffled noise woke up all the people in an instant, and the soldiers immediately ran out of the camp, while Huang Zhong was standing at the head of the city, and saw the water waves constantly surging down the mountain peaks in the distance, mixed with a large amount of ice and snow.
A huge force slammed into the city gate, and it was blasted in an instant.