Chapter 16: Vanguard
Liu Feng and Zhuge Liang glanced at each other, and knew that Zhuge Liang would never let himself do easy things when he sent troops to reject Xiahou Dun, and sure enough, Liu Feng was thinking about this in his heart, and Liu Bei saw that Zhuge Liang stopped arranging, but he opened his mouth first.
"It seems that the ambush is enough, how can it really attract Xiahoudun to the place where Bowangpo set fire, if he is allowed to march to this point, it may be difficult to do it with all his strength."
Liu Bei had been on the march for many years at this time, and knew that the surprise attack and arson needed to be unaware and defenseless of Cao's army.
"Don't worry, whether this plan is successful or not, it should be whether it can lead the Xiahoudun to lead the army to gallop to the top of Bowang Slope, and at that time it will not be able to care about each other, plus the meritorious service, and then arson, it will be successful in one fell swoop."
"Then, according to the opinion of the military advisor, how to lure the enemy into the depths?" Liu Bei knew the key to the success of Zhuge Liang's strategy, and couldn't help but ask, at this time, Guan Zhang and Zhang were both given the responsibility of ambushing by Zhuge Liang, and Zhao Yun was in Fancheng, this plan to lure the enemy into the depths will definitely be very difficult to do.
"I have already had a plan for this matter, General Ziwei is a young hero, before it was convenient for Fancheng to break Cao Ren's army with fifty horses, seriously injured Li Dian, I want to send General Ziwei to lead five hundred troops as the vanguard of the front, to be well prepared for the three ambushes, so as to facilitate the battle with Xiahoudun in front of the battle, this battle, General Ziwei can not be in love with the war, only the Xiahoudun will provoke the war will to retreat, as long as Xiahoudun comes to catch up, this plan can be done! To lead Xiahoudun's army to Bowangpo, Ziwei needs to return to Xinye to help defend the city, in case Xiahoudun will kill the fish. ”
Liu Feng listened to this, his heart was very displeased, that Xiahou Dun is one of the few fierce generals under Cao Cao's account, leading five hundred soldiers and horses to lure the enemy, it is a very dangerous move, Zhuge Liang let Guan Zhang not use, but sent Liu Feng to go, Liu Feng thought that it was his intention, if the front vanguard succeeded in luring the enemy, it was only considered to complete the task, even if the three roads behind him were successful, if Xiahou did not retreat, Liu Feng could only flee for his life, after all, the five hundred soldiers were not enough to compete with tens of thousands of people, whether they could successfully escape back to Xinye is not yet known, How to talk about assisting Zhuge Liang to defend the city.
However, once Liu Feng failed to attract Xiahoudun to pursue him, making the ambush fire attack plan fail, then Zhuge Liang would definitely engage Liu Feng in military law, even if Liu Bei interceded for him, this matter would not be good, and the reputation that Liu Feng had accumulated for many days would be wiped out.
The most dangerous part of being the vanguard of the front this time was when he was fighting with Xiahoudun. Li Dian, in the forbidden flow, Liu Feng is not afraid, but Xiahou Dun is a number of fierce generals in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Feng does not have the certainty of retreating, if he retreats without fighting, but it is too fake, Xiahou Dun will not come to catch up, so this lure the enemy deep, Liu Feng must first fight with Xiahou Dun, so he can take the opportunity to deceive and go.
"Liu Feng, take the order! will not disgrace the prestige of his father, and lead that Xiahoudun to Bowangpo! At this point, Liu Feng knew that he couldn't shirk it, so he had to bite his silver teeth and take Zhuge Liang's order, Liu Feng was confident that once he couldn't do anything, it would be difficult for him to escape with his life in the hands of Xiahoudun.
Liu Bei saw that Liu Feng's eyes were resolute, but he was a little worried, and after a little thought, he said to Zhuge Liang: "Everyone is ordered to go, and I can't bear to sit idly by, it is better for me and Mi Fang to personally lead a thousand soldiers to meet Ziwei in the rear, if this plan is successful, Mi Fang and I can still turn over and kill back, and attack Xiahoudun on all sides." ”
Since Liu Bei said this, Zhuge Liang naturally had no reason to refuse, so he had to say: "The lord's father-in-law led the sergeants into battle, which can increase the morale of our army." ”
The armies and horses of all walks of life had been arranged, and Zhuge Liang asked some things in the battle, so he ordered all the men and horses to prepare the things they needed, and set off immediately after half an hour.
Liu Feng's 400 personal soldiers in his hands were not enough armor, and only 200 cavalry went out with the army, Liu Feng took Li Chuang, and secretly ordered Meng Yao to prepare in the camp, once the situation was not good, he would return to Mangdang Mountain, and go to meet Liu Feng when he escaped. Although Liu Feng knew that this plan would be successful, only by preserving his vital strength at all times could he maintain the capital of the Central Plains forever.
After the entrustment was completed, Liu Feng led 200 cavalry, plus Liu Bei and Liu Feng's 300 cavalry, a total of 500 cavalry, and went into battle lightly to lure the enemy.
At this time, Li Chuang already knew that Liu Feng was going to lure the enemy this time, not the real vanguard front, and he couldn't help but admire Liu Feng very much.
Liu Feng led the troops to Bowang, and then no longer moved forward, waiting for the news of the former army scouts, and after a short time, the scouts came to report, Xiahou Tang personally led 50,000 troops as the front, leaving 50,000 troops to control the grain and grass baggage, and they had already rushed to Xinye, and immediately arrived at Bowang.
When Liu Feng heard this, he immediately ordered Li Chuang and the sergeants behind him to turn their horses around and retreat once they were unfavorable in battle. After the confession was completed, he waved his flag and led the army to meet the army of Xiahoudun.
Xiahoudun traveled to Bowang, and when he saw the dust in front of him, he knew that Liu Bei had sent a vanguard to meet the enemy, so he stabilized his position, stood in front of the formation with a horizontal sword, and waited for Liu Feng.
When Liu Feng got closer, he saw clearly that Xiahoudun was more than eight feet long, with thick arms, dark skin, a thick short beard, a blindfold, and a more penetrating appearance, but Liu Feng didn't care, holding a double knife, pointing directly at Xiahoudun, and shouted: "You and others have repeatedly attacked, and have been defeated by my father several times, why are you obsessed?" ”
Xiahoudun was stunned when he saw Liu Feng so young, at this time Li Dian was leading the rear army, not in front of him, Xiahoudun laughed and responded: "What kind of child, dare to say this wild talk!" ”
"I am Xinye Mu, the righteous son of the emperor's uncle Liu Bei, Liu Feng!"
As soon as he heard Liu Feng's name, Xiahoudun knew that this was the person who seriously injured Li Dian and repelled Cao Ren, but because of his youth, he didn't want to face the battle in person, so he looked around, and Han Hao behind him knew what he meant, and then stepped forward and rode out, and said in a loud voice: "I am Han Hao, the protector of the army, come to take your life!" ”
Seeing that Han Hao was facing the battle in the enemy's formation, Liu Feng knew that he had to take Han Hao in order to force out Xiahoudun, so he slapped his horse forward and took Han Hao directly.
Han Hao is not a famous general in Cao Ying, and his knife skills are also a few points worse than Li Dian, as soon as Liu Feng fights, he knows that he is not his opponent, so he moves straight to Han Hao's vital point, and after a few rounds, Han Hao only has the ability to parry, and when he sees a few more knives, he will be killed by Liu Feng.
Xiahoudun never expected that Liu Feng was holding a short knife, and his knife skills were so proficient, seeing that Han Hao was invincible, he personally turned his horse forward, replaced Han Hao, and said in his mouth: "Zhuzi Hugh is going to be rampant, and now he will take your life!" ”
Han Hao saw that Xiahou was out of the formation, so he turned his horse back, and returned to the formation, his hands were still trembling, and the generals beside him were all discolored.