Huguang, Xiangyang, Prime Minister.

"General Zuo, Vice General Luo, you must set off tomorrow and go to Fang County to exterminate the thieves, there must be no mistake!" Xiong Wencan ordered loudly.

But Zuo Liangyu and Luo Dai did not receive the order, standing in front of the hall without any expression.

Xiong Wencan slapped the table and shouted, "Is it really the 'Shang Fang Sword' given by the emperor as an ornament?!" Mr. Zuo, this prime minister can't behead you for the time being, but this prime minister's impeachment note will be sent out today, and there will be His Majesty's holy judgment at that time! And you, Vice General Luo, this Prime Minister's 'Shang Fang Sword' can directly cut you first and then play! ”

Luo Dai's face was covered with sweat at this time, and he was frightened. If Xiong Wencan really wants to use him to deter Zuo Liangyu, then he will definitely die. So he quickly knelt down and explained anxiously: "Prime Minister, it's not that the last general doesn't want to go on the expedition, it's really a lack of food in the army." As soon as the food arrived, the last general would immediately go on the march. ”

Xiong Wencan didn't speak, he looked at Zuo Liangyu. At this time, Zuo Liangyu had more than 30,000 elite soldiers, which was the main force of this attack, if it wasn't for Zuo Liangyu's nod, Luo Dai might really be sent to death.

Zuo Liangyu hugged his fists and said: "In the area of Fang County, the mountains are stacked, the roads are difficult to travel, even if there is grain to transport, it is quite difficult to transport help. For today's plan, it should be surrounded on all sides, and more forts should be built along the way to use it as a place to transport grain and store grain. Within a year, the sacrifice thief and the Cao thief were naturally trapped in the barren mountains. ”

It's a good strategy, but does he Xiong Wencan have a year? In a year's time, it is estimated that his bones will be dried! So he slapped the table and shouted: "I will raise five thousand stone of grain for you, and you must start the attack before the fifteenth, if you dare to find a reason to delay again, this prime minister will ask Shang Fangjian!" Mr. Zuo, Your Majesty will not forgive the thief for being the leader of the big again, so do it yourself! ”

Zuo Liangyu's back instantly cooled, and he realized that if he couldn't attack as scheduled this time, Xiong Wencan seemed to put all the blame on his head. Therefore, the question now is not whether the attack can be successful, but how to prevent this basin of "making the thief bigger again" from being buckled on his head.

Luo Dai kowtowed and said, "I will do my best to exterminate the thieves." ”

Zuo Liangyu also clenched his fists and said: "The last general will definitely go out as scheduled to exterminate the thieves!" ”

Xiong Wencan nodded, and finally said threateningly: "Remember what you said!" If you have merit, the court will naturally reward you. If there has been, the court will not let it go! ”

On July 15, Zuo Liangyu made Luo Dai the vanguard and led his troops to advance towards Fang County. All the way is a sheep intestine trail, and there is no way to pass through heavy carts, so you can only load grain on mules and horses and follow the team. The grain lasted only two days. The road behind is a grueling march. Along the way, the soldiers saw what they ate, ate dates, and ate leaves, and finally killed the mules and horses. However, they still stubbornly resisted and finally overcame many difficulties and arrived at the county seat of Fangxian on the 25th, and only then did they get a part of the food supply.

After a short rest, Xiong Wencan's several orders urging the troops began to go to Zhushan, looking for Zhang Xianzhong's main thief force for a decisive battle.

Zuo Liangyu is the chief soldier, so this advance is commanded by Zuo Liangyu. Luo Dai is a deputy general in Henan, so he was appointed as a striker by Zuo Liangyu. Zhang Xianzhong and Cao Cao took advantage of the geographical advantages of the mountains to set up ambushes on the mountains on both sides of the village, and began to send small forces to lure the enemy deep into the ambush position.

Luo Dai is a brave general, subordinate to Zhang Renxue, the general soldier of Henan, in Henan, and has repeatedly defeated thieves. Therefore, after he saw the thief, he led his subordinates to rush and beat the thief team all the way.

Zuo Liangyu also followed Luo Dai and marched smoothly. Just when he thought that he might be able to defeat Zhang Xianzhong and Cao Cao soon this time, he saw that many defeated soldiers in front of him had fled back.

"The thieves are here!"

"That's a lot of people!"

"Vice Admiral Luo is dead! Thieves are powerful! ”

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"What's going on?!" Zuo Liangyu shouted and ordered: "Let the troops stop and line up!" ”

The routs were getting closer and closer, and the shouts were getting clearer and clearer. Zuo Liangyu's troops were on the march, and the terrain here was not suitable for formation, and the team in front had been disorganized by the rout. The chaos started from the front and continued to spread to the Chinese army.

"Father, Luo Dai is dead." Zuo Mengeng said nervously.

Zuo Liangyu ordered loudly: "Let the Chinese army line up!" Array! ”

The soldiers tried to pass on the order, but the chaos of the Chinese army had already begun, and the cries of killing in front of them were getting louder and louder, and they could already see the thieves shouting, rushing over the mountains and valleys with swords and guns high. The comrades who had retreated in front of them pushed back hard, and the Chinese army could no longer stand still.

"Dashuai, retreat! The Chinese army is untenable and is retreating. The soldier reminded anxiously.

Zuo Mengeng also pleaded: "Father, let's withdraw first." Stay in the green mountains, don't worry about no firewood! ”

At this time, there were already soldiers around Zuo Liangyu who had fled backwards, and when he saw the thieves shouting in front of him, he instantly made up his mind. Turning the horse's head, he commanded loudly: "Withdraw!" Back to Fang County! ”

His own soldiers immediately responded, and they also turned their horses and fled backwards. and used the scabbard to slash left and right, opening a way for Zuo Liangyu and Zuo Mengeng in the back.

The officers and soldiers who fled in the rout were beaten with great anger. They were already panicked and frightened, and when they saw the boss's banner also began to flee backwards, they were even more panicked. At this time, some people actually beat them, and some of the angry officers and soldiers began to insult, and some of them dragged the knight off the horse, and then countless big feet trampled on it.

After Zuo Liangyu fled back to Fang County, he found that the soldiers who carried his Guan Fang Yin Xin did not come back, which means that his Guan Fang Yin Xin may be obtained by thieves. But at this time, he had no choice but to hold on in the county seat of Fangxian County and collect the rout.

Xiong Wencan, who was in Xiangyang, soon received the news of Zuo Liangyu's defeat. It was not Zuo Liangyu who reported it, but Zhang Xianzhong and Cao Cao who found Zuo Liangyu's Guan Fang Seal Letter, so they preached it everywhere, saying that Zuo Liangyu and Luo Dai were killed by them, and even the Guan Fang Seal Letter fell into their hands.

Xiong Wencan sat down in a chair for a whole afternoon, and stayed until the evening. He knew that the court would not spare him. The emperor is an impatient, if the problem cannot be solved within the scope of the emperor's patience, then how much trust there used to be, how much disgust there will be now!

But he couldn't do anything, Zuo Liangyu and Luo Dai were defeated, and he had no mobile forces in his hands. To exterminate Zhang Xianzhong and Cao Cao, the only way to do this is to let the imperial court mobilize soldiers. Therefore, the only thing he can do now is to wait here for the will of the imperial court.