Chapter 72: Containment

In the temporary camp tent of the Yellow Turban Army, more than a dozen commanders were pale and in a cold sweat. Yu Poison's 20,000 soldiers didn't even hold on for half an hour before the whole army was wiped out, the enemy's killing array was simply against the sky, even if he went to slaughter 20,000 pigs, it was enough to be busy for half a day, but, 20,000 people, if you don't say it, it's gone!

The enemy was terrifying beyond imagination, and Zhang Liang's brows were tightly twisted together, and they were all about to twist into a mess. He swept away the generals with a blank face, and finally his eyes fell on Su Gu, smiled reluctantly, and said: "White rabbit, the enemy's heavy infantry, spearmen and cavalry all arms are fighting together, and the power is difficult to bear. ”

He shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Our army is now suffering a great loss of strength and low morale, on the other hand, the enemy army is brave and brave, and the weapons and equipment are superb in the world, if you fight hard, there is no chance of winning at all; Perhaps it is appropriate to avoid its front for the time being, fight and retreat, and try to preserve most of the elite. ”

Losing the last trace of luck, Zhang Liang nodded helplessly, he suddenly admired the enemy commander surnamed Shen, this benevolent brother, if you talk about his talent, it is really rare in the world; He started from scratch, but in just over a year, he miraculously created a fierce tiger army with unparalleled combat power, and nearly 200,000 Yellow Turban troops under him lost their temper.

Everyone was speechless, there was no good way, Zhang Liang knew that this would not be able to go on, so he had to wave his hand and let everyone disperse...

Within three days, Zhang Liang's army was first ambushed by Lejin and lost no more than 10,000; After that, he was intercepted and killed by Guan Yu, and then Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei led the cavalry to constantly harass, and he was tightly bitten by the dragon slaying array behind him, and he never gave up, which was more annoying than a dog skin plaster.

As a last resort, wave after wave of cannon fodder Zhang Liang sprinkled out without blinking: either detaching a part of the broken rear to delay the enemy, or sending a small number of men and horses to carry out a decisive counter-assault, stumbling all the way, under the constant tossing, the wounded and lost soldiers are innumerable, all just to survive with broken tails.

Gradually, there were less than 40,000 soldiers available in his hands, which was even more miserable and tragic than what happened when he first came.

Even so, Zhang Liang met me Shen Lang, it is also a blessing in misfortune, if I concentrate my forces to strike with all my strength, it should be okay to annihilate the enemy, if it is replaced by others, there is no doubt that this will be the case, this is a great achievement.

Others can, but I can't, as a traveler who knows the historical context, I know that this troubled world has just begun, and preserving strength is the first priority.

Since it is not advisable to fight hard, it is better to honestly implement the original strategy of cutting sausages, fight ambush battles along the way, and then cooperate with the wolf pack tactics of the cavalry, and finally follow closely with heavy troops, chasing and killing them all the way, so that they are tired of coping and eat them in one bite. In this way, you can not only continue to bleed the enemy, but also preserve your strength as much as possible, why not!

Over the course of a few days, the enemies were being consumed little by little, and the effect was very satisfying.

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Today, Guangxian is in sight, although there are less than 40,000 soldiers and horses left, but everyone is finally relieved, and first return to Guangxian to repair it.

After a while, Chu Yan, Zhang Niujiao, Zhenggu and other important generals embraced him, and Zhang Liang urged the horse to come to a hundred meters below the city of Guangxian. At this moment, at the head of the city, the Yellow Turban banner is still waving in the wind, but the aisle of the city wall under the banner is quiet and empty, everything looks so weird!

There was a faint feeling in his heart, and when he was about to tell someone to find out, Chu Yan couldn't bear it anymore, and he didn't need to be instructed, so he had already led the horse straight to the drawbridge of the city gate, and shouted impatiently: "General Rengong is back to the city, and you don't want to open the door quickly to greet you!" ”

Knock knock! The sudden sound of war drums frightened the Yellow Turban's mount, and the horse's hooves scurried and he almost fell into the moat.

Fortunately, Chu Yan's hand was quick, and he grabbed the reins, and when he stabilized the horse under his seat, there was a change on the city wall: the yellow turban flag fluttering in the wind just now was gone, and it was replaced by a battle flag that he hated to the bone......

Whoa! The footsteps suddenly poured out of the city, looking at their clothes, it was really not our army, and his heart sank to the bottom.

In the middle of those sergeants, there are two people, Wen and Wu, standing side by side, the military general is heroic, the whole person stands in the crowd like a javelin, his powerful aura makes people dare not force him, Chu Yan has already recognized him, Tai Shi Ci, is actually the number one general of the Tiger Army, known as the three unique guns and halberds and arrows, Donglai Tai Shi Ci!

Chu Yan, the young scribe standing next to Tai Shici, didn't know him, but he was handsome and chic, and his demeanor was calm and generous, and he knew at a glance that he was not an ordinary person! The young scribe glanced at Chu Yan, flipped his wrist, and a small delicate sandalwood folding fan unfolded, and the fan read: Quiet and far-reaching, indifferent to Mingzhi. These words are elegantly dusty, and they have a bit of the true flavor of Wang's book, and there are four small words attached to the book: Donglai Shen Lang.

When Chu Yan secretly shouted badly, Tai Shi Ci laughed and said: "Thief, my military advisor has no last resort, and he has been waiting for you in this city for a long time, and he will not die quickly!" After saying that, he opened his bow and set up an arrow, and without aiming, the eagle arrow shot into the enemy's throat like a meteor.

Although the enemy will be fierce, I will not be afraid!

Chu Yan is this character who is strong when he encounters strength, he has benefited a lot from fighting with Zhang Fei and Guan Yu a few days ago, and today he has the opportunity to see Tai Shi Ci's divine shooting, how can he let it go! His eyes stared at the rushing arrows without blinking, and the upper body standing on the horse's back did not move at all, suddenly, his five fingers were bent into claws, and he grabbed the sharp arrow like lightning, and suddenly there was a huge impact between the touches, making his knuckles weak and his muscles and bones numb.

Chu Yan knew that he underestimated the strength of his opponent.

Tai Shici also sighed lightly, frowned slightly, and thought secretly: Who is this young general? He has the strength to catch his own arrows! He turned his head and asked his companion, "Fengxiao, do you know this person?" ”

The young scribe was Guo Jia, the left army division of the Tiger Army, and he was also in charge of the intelligence affairs of our army, so Tai Shici had this question.

"Ziyi, this person's surname is Chu Mingyan, a native of Changshan. Fierce and agile, light as a swallow, known as 'Feiyan'. Guo Jia folded the fan, and pointed at Chu Yan with a smile.

Tai Shi Ci nodded, and then said to the yellow turban general: "It turns out that you are Changshan Chu Feiyan, a certain clumsy eye, and I actually look down on you!" Okay, how about another arrow? ”

After speaking, he took out a long arrow from the quiver, calmed his breath, buckled it on the bowstring, and shot the second arrow with a bang.

Chu Yan was taken aback, he was able to suffer a big loss, his arm was still numb, he didn't dare to hold it up anymore, he dared to take off a round iron shield from the horse's hips and protect it at his side, and then lay on the horse's back, hurriedly beating the horse away.

The three-edged arrow spun through the air, enveloping the power of a thousand jun and shooting at the enemy.

Listening to the metallic buzz of "Dang", the sharp arrow and the iron shield kissed violently, and then pierced into it, shooting half an inch thick fine iron through it, grazing Chu Yan's arm, and blood dripping down on the horse's back.

Fortunately, he didn't reach out again, Chu Yan secretly called luck, Tai Shici's archery skills were even more powerful than rumored!

When Chu Yan fled back to his own position, the morale of the tens of thousands of Yellow Turban Army, who had still had some hope, dropped to freezing point at this moment, with encirclement in front and chasing soldiers in the back, leaving no one a way to live.

Zhang Liang regretted that he had not been at the beginning, if he could have paid attention to a little solid advice before leaving, he would have had a place to rest and replenish at this time, and he would not have fallen into the dilemma he is in now. He climbed to a high ground and looked around at the terrain, in front of him was the county seat of Guangxian, where the enemy had been in charge for many days, and had long been in battle, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to conquer for a while; Later, several heavy enemy troops were also approaching, leaving him not too much time; As for the south, the mountains are high and the forests are deep, and if a large army gets in, I am afraid that there will not be one in a hundred who can safely withdraw; There is even more water in the north, and if there is no fleet to respond, the consequences can be imagined...... Zhang Liang was undecided for a while.

"Report! The enemy has arrived, less than two miles from our army. The scout's anxious report made Zhang Liang ruthless, and he gritted his teeth and said: "The whole army is assembled, we will break the cauldron and sink the boat, and fight the enemy to the death!" His idea is very simple, now he wants to get out of the way, it's basically impossible, although it is not difficult to escape alone, but what face does he have to see Jiangdong's father? It's better to fight to the death, and if you win, you will get rid of a strong enemy, everything is easy to say, even if you lose, you can fight head-on with the Tiger Army, even if it is a horse leather shroud, what does it matter?

"Dashuai, no!" A voice shouted to stop him.

Zhang Liang turned his head to look, but saw that Su Gu's face was galloping in a hurry, and when he was still more than ten zhang away, he hurriedly rolled off the saddle horse, took three steps and made two steps, came to the boss, and said: "There will be something to hide in the end, please forgive the marshal!" ”

The frowning brows began to stretch, who is Zhang Liang? As soon as he heard this, he guessed that it should not be a bad thing, he waved his hand lightly, and said with a pleasant face: "White Rabbit, I believe in you, just say anything directly." ”

"When I sent troops to Beihai, my subordinates deployed early in advance just in case, and I didn't expect it to come in handy today..."

"White Rabbit, it's really my good general!" After hearing this, Zhang Liang couldn't help laughing, raised his whip and pointed north: "The army is running at full speed, going north to Xushui, and then there will be a large army to respond." ”

After a while, tens of thousands of Yellow Turban troops moved, and their morale was very low, but now seeing that there was hope of escaping, everyone was in good spirits again, and they immediately spread their feet, turned around and ran to Xu Shui.