Ambush, the second ambush!

Zhang Liao and Li Dian were both shocked.

It turned out that this Jiangdong Mei Zhoulang not only counted Zhang Liaohui to rob the camp with cavalry late at night, but also counted Li Dian's army to meet along the way.

At the same time as arranging an ambush in the camp, Zhou Yu sent another infantry army, taking a small boat to cover the night, and ambushed at the fork of the river through which the fat must pass.

The left and right sides of the river are only one foot deep, and it is not difficult to wade across the river, but the sudden rise of 5,000 ambush soldiers surrounded this thousand panicked soldiers in a narrow triangle, and the situation was extremely unfavorable.

The pursuers are behind, the besiegers are in front, and there is no way back.

However, in today's situation, only by fighting to the death can there be a chance to live.

The situation was at a critical juncture, Zhang Liao didn't have time to think about it, and shouted fiercely: "Brothers, Hefei is right in front of you, kill it with me." ”

With the roar of a tiger and a wolf, Zhang Liao rode up. More than 1,000 cavalry defeated troops rushed forward with Zhang Liao.

The Wu people were undaunted and flocked from all directions.

Zhang Liao was mighty, a long knife danced into an iron curtain like a round wheel, and the blade passed through, and the Wu people were like paper paste, and they were put to the ground one after another. He rode on the corpses and rushed wildly.

Breaking through the layers of soldiers and horses, Zhang Liao, who was wrapped in a gust of wind, rushed straight forward. Suddenly, I saw that the Wu army was like a wave, and a young general rushed towards him with a sword.

Before the blade arrived, the murderous aura of the hunt swept in, and before he could see the other party's appearance clearly, Zhang Liao knew that it would be easy to be with him.

In the blink of an eye, the person has rushed to a distance of two feet.

The knife is like a crescent moon, dragging the dancing tail dust, and cutting off the head.

This is a knife that is worth a thousand pounds.

If it was in normal times, Zhang Liao would not hesitate to take this knife, but after the chaotic battle of the Wu camp, retreating all the way to this point, his physical strength has been greatly consumed, and as soon as the opponent's knife style comes out, he knows that with his current strength, he will definitely suffer if he fights hard.

Without thinking about it, Zhang Liao reacted very quickly, turned the knife sideways, and hit with the help of the side of the big knife, with the help of the side of the big knife, trying to turn the enemy's knife into an invisible one.

But on the other side, the sword general, both strength and moves are extremely strong, this knife is overbearing and fast, there is a kind of landslide-like power, although the side of the blade is gently rubbed, but it still stimulates an explosive rebound force, only to shock Zhang Liao's whole body stiffened, and the tiger's mouth was followed by a numbness.

When the move was resolved, Zhang Liao calmed down his qi and blood, turned defense into an attack, and swept a knife from left to right, sweeping towards the shoulders of the enemy general.

The enemy general who fought against him was none other than Ling Tong.

Fang Cai's knife was the essence of his Ling family's sword technique, but under the knife, it was easily defused by the opponent, and the force of the rebound also shocked his blood and blood.

With just one move, Ling Tong realized that this person must be an extraordinary person, either Zhang Liao or Li Dian.

Shocked, Ling Tong's fighting spirit was even stronger, and he thought that if he killed the enemy's general, the first merit of this battle would be his own.

Seeing that the opponent counterattacked, Ling Tong's body was obliquely sideways, and he returned with a backhand knife.

Qiang~~~ In the sound of metal resonance, the fire splashed everywhere, and the strong shock wave shook the surrounding air current.

In the midst of the chaos, the two generals used their own means and fought desperately.

The ambushed Wu army, which numbered 5,000 people, occupied a favorable position in advance, and took advantage of the terrain of the river fork to surround the 1,000 Cao army infantry and cavalry in one fell swoop.

Although Zhang Liao was majestic and Li Dian was high-spirited, in the case of defeat and retreat, the soldiers were physically and mentally exhausted, and they were never able to break through under the hard battle.

A few miles away, Hefei City.

At the head of the city, Le Jin put on his armor and held his sword, raising his eyes to look at the Wu camp, and the overwhelming firelight made his mood more and more heavy.

Originally, with a heart of hope, he encouraged Zhang Liao and Li Dian to go out of the city to rob the enemy camp at night, but soon after, he received bad news that Zhang Liao was besieged. With Lejin's insight, he immediately judged that Zhou Yu's intention was recognized.

A quarter of an hour ago, Li Dian had just sent someone back to send a message, saying that he had set off to meet Zhang Liao, hoping to rescue Zhang Liao.

In his heart, Le Jin really didn't care much about Zhang Liao's life or death, but at the moment he had to worry about this person's safety. If Zhang Liao unfortunately dies in battle, it will be a major blow to the morale of the entire Hefei garrison, and he will face an even more unfavorable situation, which Lejin does not want to see.

As soon as Li Dian left, half an hour had passed, and he had never returned to the army, and the haze between Lejin's eyebrows was even heavier.

In the middle of his own anxiety, a bloody ragged cavalry fled back to Hefei, Le Jin was anxious to pass on to the city for interrogation, and only after asking did he know that the Wu people had ambushed the second ambush soldiers, and Li Dian and Zhang Liao, who rushed to meet them, were besieged by the Wu people a few miles away.

"How so!" Le Jin was stunned, groaned slightly, and shouted: "Quickly order the whole army to assemble and follow me to rescue the trapped army." ”

Le Jin's surname was like a fire, and when he heard that the friendly army was surrounded, he had to sit back and watch the unfavorable move, so he immediately led the army out of the city to meet the second general Zhang and Li.

Before the order was issued, before he could go down to the city, the protector Xue Yi hurried to the city and exclaimed, "General Le, what are you doing here?" ”

Le Jin said as he descended the stairs: "I don't have time to tell you in detail, Wen Yuan and Man Cheng are surrounded by thieves, and I have to rush to rescue them." ”

Xue Yi followed down the stairs and hurriedly persuaded: "General Le, Prime Minister Cao has an order, order General Le to defend the city, not to fight, how can you disobey the Prime Minister's order." ”

"The situation has changed, if Zhang and Li have flashes, their morale will be greatly damaged, how can they defend the city at that time." While Le Jin was speaking, the man had already turned over on his horse, pulled the reins and was about to leave.

Xue Yi's duty was to protect the army, and the responsibility of the guards was to monitor the loyalty of the leading generals and supervise their compliance with Cao Ying's orders.

Cao Ying made it very clear in the secret order that if the Wu army came, Zhang and Li would go to war, and Lejin would defend the city.

Now that the second general Zhang and Li are surrounded, even if the two of them die because of this, it is none of Xue Yi's business, because he completely followed Cao Ying's orders. But if Le enters and goes to war, if there is a mistake, then his own protector will be jointly and severally liable for dereliction of duty, with the strictness of Cao Ying's military law, if he is blamed, how can he bear it.

Thinking of this, Xue Yi was terrified in his heart, and in front of him, Le Jin was about to leave, so he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the reins of his horse, and said sharply: "General Le, the prime minister has an order, it is strictly forbidden to fight, you still have to be like this, aren't you afraid of the prime minister's military law!" ”

Le Jin was shocked when he heard this, and his heart suddenly became afraid.

Cao Ying's usage is so strict, Le Jin has followed him for many years, he knows this best, Xue Yi is right, if the prime minister is really to blame, even if he is a general who has followed Yuan Gong for many years, he will never show mercy.

Xue Yi saw that Le Jin was hesitant, and immediately took the opportunity to further persuade: "General Le, think about it, since the Wu people can set up two ambushes, it means that Zhou Yu has already seen through the prime minister's plan." Now if the general you go out of the city without authorization, the Wu people take the opportunity to attack Hefei, and if there is a mistake in Hefei at that time, you and I will become the country's criminal ministers, such a serious crime, you and I can afford it. ”

After Xue Yi's persuasion, Lejin's fighting spirit disappeared, he lowered his eyebrows and was silent, and after muttering for a long time, he gritted his teeth and sighed, threw the horsewhip to the ground, jumped off the horse, and returned to the city with heavy steps.

Looking at the direction of Wuying from afar, Le Jin's expression was extremely ugly.

Xue Yi knew that if Zhang Liaoer had something to do, Le Jin would bear the "infamy" of sitting back and not saving his comrades, for a general who was known as a prestige in the army, how could such a reputation not make him uncomfortable.

But at such a point, Xue Yi had no choice, so he had to comfort from the side: "General Zhang and General Li have excellent martial arts, even if they are surrounded, they will be able to fight their way out of the siege, General Le, you can relax." ”

In desperation, Le Jin could only sigh secretly.

In the north of the city, Wu Jun, who was hidden in the night, had been waiting silently.

Zhou Yu's strategy was to ambush the troops of Ling Tong and surround the armies of Zhang Liao and Li Dian without destroying them, so as to lure Le Jin of Hefei to lead the army out of the city to rescue, at this time, he could lead his army to surprise the empty city of Hefei from the north.

That's what he's going to do.

Time passed minute by minute, the bright moon sank in the west, the east gradually turned white, dawn was approaching, and the sky was about to dawn in the blink of an eye.

After waiting for most of the night, he never saw the defenders of Hefei fighting, and Zhou Yu's heart gradually swelled up with a little disappointment.

"Dudu, it's almost dawn, aren't we going to attack the city?" Xu Sheng, who was beside him, asked.

As soon as the sky dawns, their actions will be exposed to the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry, and if they want to take advantage of the weakness to attack Hefei, now is the last opportunity.

It's just that if you don't leave Hefei to defend the city, how can you break through this fortified city in a short time.

Zhou Yu's face showed a bit of regret, and he sighed lightly: "It seems that there are still people in the Cao army who understand, and I am afraid that my plan to divert the tiger from the mountain has failed." ”

Xu Sheng's expression changed: "Then what should I do now, is this Hefei City still attacked?" ”

Zhou Yu shook his head, pulled out his horse and went back, waved his hand and said: "The whole army should be withdrawn back to the camp, and by the way, I will send someone to inform Ling Gongji, so that he doesn't have to drag it any longer, and all the enemy troops surrounded by me will be annihilated." ”

As soon as they rode away, the 5,000 Wu troops at the fork of the river were ordered, and immediately changed the original tactics of siege and entanglement, and began to use their real skills to launch the most fierce attack on Cao's army.

Under the rapid attack, the pressure on the remnants of Cao's army suddenly doubled.

Blood was splashing, the soldiers around him fell one after another, more than 1,000 people fought less and less, and when the sky was bright, there were less than 500 people left.

Killing in front of Zhang Liao, Li Dian, who was suffering from several wounds, gasped and shouted: "Wenyuan, it seems that Le Wenqian is not going to come to save us." I see that the enemy siege in the west is weak, so you can lead the cavalry to break through to the west, and I will lead the infantry army to contain the enemy. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Liao's heart was shocked, and he knew that Li Dian was planning to sacrifice himself to help him find a way out.

(To be continued)