Chapter 963: The Might of Xiangjiang (Part II)
However, the king doesn't need to mind too much, if he can catch Pan Wushuang and Zhang Yide now, and with the identity of the two of them, he can force Zhuge Kongming to throw a rat bogey! ”
When Cao Cao heard this, his eyes shimmered, looked at the mountains not far away, and muttered.
"If you can get Pan Wushuang and Zhang Yide, two peerless fierce generals, you can win 200,000 soldiers and horses. But I'm only afraid of the matter, I am willing to do it! ”
When it was young, the big ship leaned against the mountain. Cao Cao led a group of civil and military officers to slowly disembark.
Let's say that Le Jin led the troops to chase and kill Pan Ping, and just halfway up the mountain, suddenly a horse galloped over, shouting behind.
"Wen Qian doesn't have to chase anymore, the king has an order, and the whole army rests. Half an hour later, the three armies went up the mountain and captured Pan Wushuang, Zhang Yide and other thieves!! ”
Hearing this, Le Jin stopped suddenly, looked back, and saw that it was Yu Ban riding a horse running, and turned around hatefully at the moment, thinking in his heart.
"Little thief, you are already a turtle in an urn, sooner or later I will teach you how powerful I am Le Wenqian!"
Le Jin then rushed back to the bottom of the mountain with the ban. At this time, there was no fighting under the mountain, and all the resistors of the Jingzhou army had been annihilated. The mountain was densely packed with Wei soldiers, and Cao Cao slowly came out with the support of the generals. After Dian Wei and Xu Chu finished reporting, Cao Cao looked at Le Jin. Le Jin knelt on the ground and reported the past. Cao Cao listened to this and grinned.
"Haha! Unexpectedly, there was such a brave young major general in the Jingzhou army, and this time he happened to be captured together! ”
At this time, Guo Jia, who was riding a four-wheeled vehicle, drove out of the crowd under the support of a soldier, and said with a smile.
"Huh. I'm afraid that this matter is not as expected by the king, Pan Wushuang and Zhang Yide are both loyal and righteous people, and they are big-eared thieves and righteous brothers. These two must fight to the death, and they would rather die in battle than be prisoners under the king's ranks! ”
When Cao Cao heard this, he was not angry, and laughed.
"If that's the case, Lone just uses this to threaten that Zhuge Kongming!"
Cao Cao's eyes were sudden, and Guo Jia looked at each other, and the two of them were secretly communicating with each other, and they seemed to have the same thoughts.
Let's say that Pan Ping led a remnant of the army to catch up with the mountain, and just walked out of the dense forest, suddenly a thunderous roar sounded in his ears. Before Pan Ping came back to his senses, he saw Zhang Fei stabbing the spear viciously.
"Third brother, stop quickly, the one who comes is frank!"
Between the lightning and flint, Zhang Fei suddenly stopped the snake spear, stared at it, and it was Pan Ping. Zhang Fei's face showed a little joy, seeing that Pan Ping's armor was tattered, and there were bloody mouths in many places on his body, he knew at a glance that he had experienced several vicious battles. Zhang Fei immediately showed a little surprise, thinking that Pan Ping was able to escape under the attack of so many Wei soldiers, and he was really a young hero. Pan Ping was shocked into a cold sweat by Zhang Fei's sneak attack, if it wasn't for his father-in-law calling in time just now, I was afraid that he would have died under Zhang Fei's snake spear at this time. Pan Ping froze his mind, stabilized his mind, and then respectfully saluted Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei bowed his head silently, and then looked at the hundreds of remnants of soldiers behind Pan Ping, his thick eyebrows couldn't help frowning, and he asked angrily.
"Frankly, only these soldiers and horses are left in our army to escape?"
When Pan Ping heard this, his eyes showed a little guilt, and he said with guilt.
"The last general is incompetent, the thief army is overwhelming, the last general can only lead these hundreds of men and horses to break out of the encirclement, and most of the rest have surrendered to the thief army, and those who are unwilling to surrender must have been annihilated by the thief army!"
When Zhang Fei heard this, his face turned cold, and he gritted his teeth angrily and shouted.
"Those righteous rats, if they are seen by me one day, I will teach them not to die well!!"
As soon as Zhang Fei's words fell, Pan Feng walked over, his face was calm, his phoenix's eyes were shining, and he said in a condensed voice.
"Now that the matter has come to this, we don't have to care about the unrighteous people. Most of the thieves are at the foot of the mountain, thinking that they will soon besiege and kill the mountain, and we need to make preparations in advance to prepare for a protracted battle with the thief army, until the army sends reinforcements to arrive! ”
Even in the current situation, Pan Feng still did not give up. At this time, coupled with the hundreds of remnants brought by Pan Ping, there were only more than 800 soldiers and horses in Jingzhou on the mountain.
The dark sky is gradually driven away by the bright sun, and at this time, at dawn, the sun shines on the water of the Xiangjiang River everywhere, reflecting the brilliant colorful brilliance of the Daodao. At first glance, it looks good. However, for Pan Feng and other Jingzhou generals, it is even more dangerous for Tianming to be far away from the night. As soon as daylight comes, it will be difficult for them to hide, and it will not be long before most of the Wei army will besiege and kill them up the mountain.
Pan Feng, Zhang Fei and others hung the school's life by a thread, and it was at the fifth watch last night. In Xiangyang City, Zhuge Liang stayed awake all night, waiting for the army to return on the city. Suddenly, a huge sound of embankment collapse broke out, and the huge sound rushed straight to Xiangyang City, and then the sound of sweeping water waves surged one after another. In the place of Xiangjiang, if something extremely terrifying is happening, the defenders in the city will all change their faces drastically when they hear it, and they will be in a panic. Zhuge Liang's eyes widened, his face was full of infinite horror, and then he seemed to notice something extremely terrifying, and exclaimed.
"Xiangjiang!! Xiangjiang !! ”
Zhuge Liang drank twice, and immediately thought of half a month ago, when it rained heavily, the water of the Xiangjiang River must have risen. At this time, the thief army must have used the water of the Xiangjiang River, flooding 30,000 soldiers and horses from the army!
Zhuge Liang's brain was racing, and there were ripples in his eyes, and what happened in the past month came out of the news of Guo Fengxiao's death, and he recalled them one by one. Zhuge Liang quickly calculated all of Guo Jia's plans, and shouted again.
"Guo Fengxiao is really not dead! Such a profound strategy must be what he thinks! ”
Zhuge Liang knew in his heart that the repeated victories of his army in half a month were deliberately done by Cao Cao, which made him relax and think that Guo Jia was really dead. And he would take it for granted that Cao Cao was blinded by hatred and attacked Xiangyang City at all costs. Then he thought that Cao Cao's troops were so badly damaged that things were difficult that he regained his senses and withdrew his troops.
In an instant, Zhuge Liang came to his senses, and his face was full of remorse. Ma Liang, who was behind Zhuge Liang, just heard a loud bang from the Xiangjiang River, and then heard Zhuge Liang exclaim repeatedly, as if he had guessed, and his face suddenly changed drastically.
"Moh!!"
Ma Liang's eyes widened, his heart twitched, and his face was full of horror. Suddenly, Zhuge Liang turned around suddenly, his face was full of impatience, how could he be as calm as usual, and hurriedly said to Ma Liang.
"Ji Chang quickly passed on my order, gathered 20,000 troops, and prepared to rush to help!!"
As soon as Zhuge Liang's order fell, Ma Liang confirmed what he thought, and turned around and ran in a panic to convey Zhuge Liang's order to the defenders in the city.
After a while, the entire Xiangyang City seemed to be in turmoil, and a group of soldiers and horses quickly gathered, Zhuge Liang rushed to the front of the army, ordered the sergeant to open the city gate, and wanted to lead the army out of the city. Sun Gan, Yi and other strategists hurriedly came, and when they saw that Zhuge Liang wanted to lead the army, Sun Gan hurriedly persuaded.
"Slow down! You are the head of the three armies, how can you personally take risks!? If there is a case, who will guard Jingzhou!? ”
When Zhuge Liang heard this, his eyes froze, and he shouted.
"The thief army released the water of the Xiangjiang River and flooded my 30,000 troops, and at this time the 30,000 soldiers were only afraid of destroying most of them. The two generals, Pan and Zhang, are in danger. Pan and Zhang, the two generals, are the righteous brothers of the lord, and the three of them share an oath to live and die together!? ”
When Sun Qian heard this, his face suddenly shocked, and he seemed to understand the stakes, so he didn't dare to say anything more. At this moment, Ma Liang was very calm and persuaded Zhuge Liang.
"The military advisor is calm and impatient, and listen to what he says. Cao Lao thief has been planning so far, and he does not hesitate to sacrifice nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses, and set up this situation, which will definitely lay a net and break our army in one fell swoop. I am afraid that at this time, even if the two generals Pan and Zhang have not been captured, they are also surrounded by Cao Lao thieves. If Cao Lao Thief saw that the military division led the reinforcements to arrive, he would order the soldiers to surround and kill him. What can I do? What's more, now the thief army has collapsed the embankment and released water, and the Xiangjiang River has been flooded for ten miles. Our army does not have wings, how to rush to the rescue!? ”
After Zhuge Liang heard this, he reacted, and hurriedly sent several soldiers to order Sun Qian to lead and prepare the ship. Sun Gan received the order, did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and acted quickly.
When he was young, Zhuge Liang slowly settled down, calmed down, and sat on the horse and groaned. Although Yizhi, Mi Zhu, Mi Fang and others were anxious, they did not dare to disturb. Ma Liang saw that Zhuge Liang had calmed down, and the worry in his eyes faded a little.
Xiangyang City immediately fell into a strange dead silence. I don't know how long it took, Zhuge Liang's bright eyes became clear, and there was no more urgency. Seeing this, Yi Yuan's face was overjoyed, knowing that Zhuge Liang must have come up with a plan, and hurriedly asked.
"The military advisor has a plan to rescue the two generals Pan and Zhang?"
When Zhuge Liang heard this, he shook his head silently and said in a condensed voice.
As Ji Chang said, the Xiangjiang River was flooded for ten miles. The old thief has been preparing for a long time, and he will prepare more ships in advance to sail through the great water without hindrance. And our army is unprepared, and although Gongyou has taken my order to prepare ships, time is pressing, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to find too many ships for our army. In this way, fighting in the water is very detrimental to our army. If you want to prepare well, it will take at least half a month. In this way, I am afraid that the two generals Pan and Zhang will die due to food shortages. The current war situation is extremely unfavorable to our army, and Liang is helpless for a while. ”
When Yi Yuan heard this, his face changed drastically, and he exclaimed in surprise.
"If that's the case, wouldn't we just watch the two generals Pan and Zhang being captured and killed by the old thief!?"
Zhuge Liang's eyes sank, and his face was calm and said to Yi Yuan.
"Don't be impatient. According to Liang's expectations, Cao Lao Thief has always loved his life, and if it was not a last resort, he would not be willing to kill the two generals Pan and Zhang. And the two generals Pan and Zhang are both peerless brave, and it will not be easy for Cao Lao Thief to capture them. We still have time to think about the rescue! ”
Mi Fang saw that Zhuge Liang suddenly became unhurried, but he was in a hurry, and said to Zhuge Liang in a hurry.
"But right now, the two generals Pan and Zhang will be surrounded by the thief army, both of them are bloody heroes, if they see that the reinforcements are delayed in coming, it is difficult to persevere, and the thief army will be burned to the death, so what can I do?"
As soon as Mi Fang's words fell, the ministers of Jingzhou also echoed it. Zhuge Liang slowly closed his eyes, pondered for a while, and suddenly opened his eyes again, looked at the ministers, and said in a condensed voice.
"Don't worry about it. Liang has made up his mind that when Gongyou finds a ship, Liang will personally go to the old thief for a while! ”
Let's say that on a high mountain near the Xiangjiang River, the soldiers and horses of the Wei army have rested. As soon as Cao Cao's order fell, the Wei troops of all departments spread all over the mountains and fields, and surrounded the mountains. There were bursts of sound of stepping on the ground like the sky and the earth cracking, and the sound continued to be violent.
Pan Feng and Zhang Fei and the other remnants of the defeated army rested on the mountain for a while, and suddenly heard a huge shouting and killing sound from the bottom of the mountain, and it approached at an extremely rapid speed. Zhang Fei's spirit was shocked, and his facial features became distorted in an instant, and he immediately ordered eight hundred soldiers to throw the boulder he had found not long ago under the mountain. Eight hundred soldiers obeyed the order and lifted the boulder to look at the mountain road and threw it down.
At the same time, Xu Chu and Dian Wei each led a thousand pikemen as the vanguard army and galloped up the mountain.
Suddenly, only the rumbling sound of rolling things could be heard, and there was a roar on the mountain. When Xu Chu heard this, his face changed drastically, and he shouted loudly to order the soldiers to dodge. After a while, I saw huge rolling stones rushing in front of me. The Wei soldiers hurriedly avoided it, and many soldiers couldn't dodge, and they were knocked over on their backs, screaming endlessly. Cao Cao, who was waving his army in the back, heard a loud noise, and his face suddenly changed, and he quickly ordered the army to stop, and ordered two teams of sword and shield men to form a shield wall to block it. As soon as Cao Cao's order fell, the two teams of sword and shield men quickly moved, and they all held shields to build huge shield walls. Dozens of boulders rolled to and hit the shield wall, emitting bursts of huge metal roars, only to see the boulders burst open, and then I saw pieces of Wei soldiers' swords and shields flying away. Cao Cao's face was gloomy, and he muttered about his dying struggle, and then ordered the sword and shield men in the army to rush forward and form a shield formation to cover the advance of the army.
The 800 Jingzhou soldiers on the mountain, under Zhang Fei's drinking order, kept throwing stones. I only heard the roar under the mountain, Pan Ping rushed to the bottom of the mountain to look, and saw that the Wei army was covering with swords and shields, and his face suddenly became anxious, and he hurriedly came to report to Zhang Fei. When Zhang Fei heard this, his face changed. Pan Feng's face was resolute and calm, and he ordered Zhang Fei sharply.
"Third brother, you hold the position. I and Tan Zhi led two hundred soldiers to attack! ”
After Pan Feng finished drinking, he and his son Pan Ping led 200 soldiers to hide in the dense forest next to the mountain road. Seeing this, Zhang Fei pulled his voice like Lei Gong and ordered the soldiers to quickly throw stones. The soldiers listened to the order, and each used their strength to eat milk, and threw boulders under the mountain road.