Chapter 480: Here comes a cannon fodder
"Koto Urgent, Jiangdong Urgent! The military advisor Jia Wenhe made an urgent report, asking the general to send troops to support. β
As soon as he rode a fast horse and galloped, Zhang Liao heard it and his heart hung up. If Jia Xu is wiped out, he will have to bear the main responsibility.
Tanma was still far away outside the gate, and Lu Bushuai's tent was boiling first.
"Jia Xu is defeated?"
"Jia Xu is facing dozens of times his own enemy soldiers, how can he be undefeated?"
Lu Bu used his eyes to stop this group of third-rate deflated people from speculating wildly, and Xu Shu frustrated Lu Xun before he could speak: "Go out of the camp and wait." β
In fact, Lu Bu was also very anxious, otherwise he would not have taken the military generals of Wenchen to wait outside the camp for a messenger soldier.
As the horse approached, the knight on horseback turned over and dismounted, and shouted: "Jia Junshi broke through Jianye, Sun Quan was furious, raised 100,000 troops to surround Jianye, and recruited troops from various cities in Jiangdong. The military advisor asked the general to send troops to support immediately. β
"Defeated Jianye?" Lu Bu was shocked, Jianye is equivalent to Lu Bu's old nest Chang'an, Jianye is broken, which will be a heavy blow to Jiangdong. opened his mouth wide, his expression was incredulous, and he thought that he had heard it wrong, so he confirmed again: "Is it really the destruction of Jiangdong Xindu Jianye?" Not Jianping City? β
"Returning to the general, it's really Jianye, Jiangdong Xindu Jianye." Tanma replied again.
"Jiangdong has a dense water network, Lu Xun has lived in Jiangdong for a long time, who do you think I should send to support?" Lu Bu took a few deep breaths and calmed the agitation in his heart.
At this time, he is not allowed to think too much, Jia Xu must be rescued as soon as possible. If Chang'an is broken by someone, Lu Bu will definitely gather all his forces and take it back immediately. From this point of view, Jia Xu's current situation is quite dangerous, can he resist Sun Quan's counterattack with 30,000 cavalry? I'm afraid it's hard to break through the encirclement, at least the cavalry is in Jiangdong, a place with a dense water network, and the mobility is greatly reduced.
Lu Xun thought for a while and said: "General Zhang Liao left his post without permission, and he must not miss it. LΓΌ Meng was the governor of the naval army, and although he did not have a warship, he also had a group of soldiers who were good at water warfare, and he could play an important role when the army crossed the river. Although Zhou Cang is injured, he is water-based, so he can also take it. Jia Wen and Wen have more than enough but not enough force, although the cavalry soldiers they lead are fierce, but there are few fierce generals to take the lead in the battle, and they also need two or three generals. β
"The last general will please order the attack on Jianye." Wen Chou has just come to vote, and he desperately hopes to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield.
"I would like to go." Huang Zhong scrambled.
"A certain family is also willing to go." Pang De, Yan Yan, Wei Yan and other generals also spoke out at the same time.
Among these generals, only Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Lu Meng, and Wei Yan can really serve as independent leaders, and the other fierce generals are fierce, and their intelligence is a little worrying. This time to support Jia Xu, Zhang Liao and Lu Meng went together, Wei Yan didn't have to go anymore, and Xiangyang also needed people to lead the army.
"Wen Chou Huang Zhong responded first, so the two generals went to battle with the army." Lu Bu stood up from the main position, and said: "This expedition, Lu Xun is the military division, Zhang Liao is the commander, Lu Meng is the deputy general, Huang Zhong is the vanguard, and Wen Chou is the deputy general Huang Zhong. No matter what you think, Jia Wenhe can't afford to lose. After Ben captured Xiangyang, he immediately led a large army to support. β
"Whoa! If there is a mistake, the last will come to see you! Zhang Liao said firmly.
Watching the columns of troops drive out of the camp, Lu Bu was not only happy, but he couldn't help but sigh. Jia Xu knocked Jianye down, but he stopped under Xiangyang City, is he too weak or Zhou Yu too strong? Or is Sun Quan too weak?
"The three armies are over, Lu Lingqi is the vanguard to fight under the city, and the general has decided to conquer Xiangyang within three days. During the siege, one person retreated, and the whole team fought. Gao Shun was the war officer. Lu Bu ruthlessly ordered Lu Lingqi to be the pioneer of the siege.
At this moment, the soldiers outside the tent announced: "General, Guan Ping asks to see." β
"Guan Ping is here? The others are ready to fight, and Ben will meet Guan Ping. β
Lu Bu only left Xu Shu with him, and the others were in their places, preparing for the siege of the city. When he came to the outside of the camp, Guan Ping wore linen and filial piety, put away the arrogance and unruliness he had seen Lu Bu in the past, and crawled on the ground, crying loudly.
Lu Bu stepped forward to help Guan Ping: "Yun Chang's misfortune, Ben will also express deep sympathy. Zhang Liao risked death several times to save him to no avail. The general has buried the headless corpse of Yunchang, just on the top of Jing Mountain, and the virtuous nephew will go to worship. The virtuous nephew is still mourning. β
Lu Bu said with a very indebted look. In the middle, he did not forget to sow discord, nor did he have the consciousness of doing good deeds without leaving a name, and re-expressed Zhang Liao's rescue of Guan Yu at the risk of death. At the end, Lu Bu suddenly added: "It's a shame to say that Yun Chang I was a hero, but there was no corpse after death. His head is still in Zhou Yu's hands, and he is incompetent. β
Guan Ping couldn't see a trace of shame on Lu Bu's face at all, he was more gloating, or replied respectfully: "My father and the general have different positions and different camps. I am grateful that the general can bury his corpse, and the general does not need to blame himself. It's just that my father's body is incomplete, and I have no words to worship. When I take the head of my father, I will keep filial piety for the rest of my life. β
"It's really time for you to come to this feeling, I have ordered troops, and I am about to storm Xiangyang and capture Zhou Yu alive. It's better to watch the battle together, and when Xiangyang is broken, you can get Yunchang's corpse. Lu Bu said. Lu Bu is now lacking a general who is not afraid of death and is desperate to seize the city, Guan Ping came too timely.
Lu Bu's generals, any one of whom was damaged in the battle was very reluctant, and the second- and third-rate fierce generals who were carried away by hatred were just able to attack the city. Anyway, Guan Ping's life and death, Lu Bu didn't care.
Sure enough, just as Lu Bu thought, Guan Ping cried even more sadly: "Please ask the general to promise to avenge my father and let me go into battle to kill the enemy." β
"This, you are not an important position in our army, if you go into battle to kill the enemy, I am afraid that the generals in the army will be dissatisfied." Lu Bu said hypocritically.
"I am willing to serve the general, as long as I can avenge my father, even if it is a pawn, I am willing."
"That's good. Thinking that my daughter Lu Lingqi is attacking the city, you will go to her camp to find a position. β
Lu Bu said, took Guan Ping and went down to Xiangyang City. Lu Lingqi's siege echelon has been arranged, and Lu Lingqi is dressed in military uniform, fighting in front of the battle.
The drums in the city thundered and the flags were rolling, and after a while, I saw the gate slowly open. A group of black-clad and leather-armored infantry, under the two wings of less than 500 light cavalry, rushed out, and quickly formed a large formation like a hedgehog with their backs against the city wall a mile away, and the infantry protected the cavalry in the center.
"Jiangdong cavalry is scarce, one less dead, Zhou Yu is in front of a treasure!" Lu Bu scoffed.
"Don't be fooled, Zhou Yu's move must have deep meaning. Since ancient times, the cavalry has been guarding the infantry flanks, and Zhou Yu went out of the city to meet the battle, and the cavalry was guarded in the center, so why bother? If he was really worried about the loss of cavalry, why didn't Zhou Yu leave his cavalry in the city? Xu Shu coughed softly on the side and reminded Lu Bu to say.
"What Yuan Zhi said is not unreasonable." Lu Bu just thought about it a little and figured it out, Zhou Yu was nothing more than using infantry engagement to disrupt the large array arranged by Lu Lingqi, and then the Jiangdong cavalry quickly killed and acted as a nirvana?
Water war Lu Bu sighed to himself, really talking about cavalry warfare. Even if the Chang'an cavalry is at an absolute disadvantage, Lu Bu can teach the Jiangdong cavalry how to be a man with his eyes closed. Lu Bu's only concern was the water war.
Gan Ning was bold, knowing that there were many generals in Lu Bu's army, and the fierce generals were like clouds, as if he was not afraid. One horse took the lead, one person and one horse rushed out of the formation, and only then did he restrain the war horse opposite Lu Lingqi's big array, his arms were wrapped with iron chains, and he angrily pointed at Lu Lingqi and asked:
"My lord King Wu avenges his father's revenge, why do you stop it several times? My Han Dynasty established the country with filial piety and righteousness, and the hatred of killing my father is not shared. And to prevent my lord from taking revenge is to be unfilial! β
"Humph!" Lu Lingqi's face was fearless, and she rushed out of the formation across the BMW, and the crescent halberd pointed at Gan Ning obliquely, with a look of disdain: "Xichuan Gan Ning? You first follow Liu Zhang, then vote for Liu Biao, then vote for Huang Zu, and finally vote for Sun Quan. The slave face and the kneeling disciple, several times betrayed the lord to seek glory, and actually barked at the word filial piety in front of the battle! The rats retreat quickly, and I can teach you to fight with me! β
Gan Ning laughed angrily: "Haha, an arrogant woman who doesn't know the height of the sky, accept your life!" β
Lu Lingqi rode up to meet him, and the two fought together.
Lu Bu frowned, if it was really a fighting general, Lu Bu would not send Lu Lingqi into battle, although there were heavy casualties in the Jiangdong army, at least Gan Ning Zhou Tai and other fierce generals were not something that Lu Lingqi could defeat. Lu Bu only wanted to attack Xiangyang tentatively, both sides did not move, Zhou Yu had no chance to make a move, Lu Bu's original intention was to find a flaw in the process of Zhou Yu's move, so as to support Jianye after conquering Xiangyang in one fell swoop.
Instead, the soldiers in the two armies became excited, and shouted at the same time: "Fight the general, fight the general." β
Of course, the soldiers were excited, and the generals were fighting, so they didn't need to go into battle to attack the city, at least for the time being.
Gan Ning drove his horse to the south side, Lu Lingqi occupied the north side, both of them were in large numbers of each other, their whole bodies tense, ready to ride their horses and rush to kill at any time.
"Drink!"
"Drive!"
Gan Ning shouted angrily and broke the confrontation. With a casual throw, a long subway chain rolled out. Lu Lingqi planned a war horse and easily avoided it.
"Look at the chain!"
As soon as Gan Ning got started, he attacked with all his might, and even the temptation was saved. After all, Lu Lingqi is a female general, and there are many fierce generals under Lu Bu who can fight, and there are not too many people under Zhou Yu who talk about force alone, not to mention that Lu Lingqi is still Lu Bu's beloved daughter, and the effect of capturing Lu Lingqi and repelling Lu Bu is not much different.
"Drive!"
Gan Ning suddenly drove his horse and jumped, and the war horse collided with Lu Lingqi. The chains rolled up the sand in the air, like a tiger suddenly swooping out of it. The fierce momentum made Lu Lingqi frightened.
Lu Lingqi gritted her teeth, her head was biased, and she decided to exchange Gan Ning's life for a serious injury, and the crescent halberd penetrated through the dense chain shadow, wanting to string Gan Ning and his men and horses into a string.
"No!"
Lu Bu, who was watching the battle, roared, startling him to sit down and the red rabbit horse neighed restlessly. The dragon and snake bow suddenly appeared in his hand, and he opened his bow and shot an arrow at Gan Ning. And Guan Ping, who was beside him, directly hit his horse and rushed to the center of the formation.