Chapter 144: The Story
Liu Bei and the others didn't expect things to turn out like this, they all wanted to use Guan Yu's fast knife to suddenly stab Liu Bian, even if they couldn't cut Liu Bian under the horse, they could catch him off guard, and then fight a chaotic battle to take advantage of it, and there would be a reason in front of Cao Cao in the future.
You see, in any case, we still have a small win.
Liu Bei never expected that Guan Yu's fast knife missed, not only failed to kill Liu Wei, but was entangled by Wang Yue and Shi A. In order to beg Guan Yu, Zhang Fei was dragged by Zhang Liao, and Liu Bei himself lost his horse and fainted.
All three brothers had their own problems, but one thing was the same: they had all lost control over their subordinates.
They are not leading elites in the first place, they are mercenaries to put it mildly, and a group of outcasts to put it mildly. Such people fight the problem of good wind, but they can't count on it. And what they are facing today is the most elite forbidden army and the state cavalry in Liu Wei's hands. Not to mention that Liu Bei and the three of them are in trouble, even if they are not in trouble, they have no chance of winning, and at most they rely on the terrain to support them for a while and a half.
And now, Liu Beijun, who had lost his command, could not resist the attack of a thousand feathers of forest cavalry at all, and as soon as the two sides fought, more than 100 people were killed, and the rest of the people saw that the shape was not good, so they shouted, threw down their weapons, waved their flags, and turned around and ran.
Hearing that the sound of war drums was wrong, Guan Yu was the first to react, he glanced at the hillside, and found that Liu Bei's battle flag was gone, he was scared into a cold sweat, he didn't dare to fight, risked being injured, kicked the war horse fiercely, broke through Wang Yue's interception, and left.
"Yide, where is my brother?" Guan Yu fought his way out. rushed to Zhang Fei and asked loudly. Zhang Feizheng and Zhang Liao were inseparable, and when Guan Yu asked him, he roared angrily: "How do I know, second brother, you get out of the way, I want to fight with this kid for another three hundred rounds." ”
"Phew!" Guan Yu scolded angrily, waved his knife to hold Zhang Fei's snake spear, and shouted angrily: "Hugh is messing around, it's important to save my brother." ”
Zhang Fei reacted at this time. I can't take care of Zhang Liao. Pull the horse and go.
Zhang Liao and Zhang Fei fought to a draw, but they did not dare to challenge Guan Yu, nor did they chase after him, but instead commanded the army to attack. At the same time, he took the guards to chase after Guan and Zhang. He has no chance of winning in close combat. The advantages in equipment are obvious. He ordered the guards to shoot with bows and crossbows, so that Guan Zhang and the two did not even dare to turn back, and fled in panic.
Guan Yu's eyes were sharp. discovered Liu Bei first. Liu Bei's war horse had already rolled down the hillside, and Liu Bei was almost crushed into a meatloaf and lay on the ground, motionless. Guan Yu didn't think much about it, jumped off the horse, helped Liu Bei onto the back of the peerless horse, and carried the Qinglong Yanyue Knife in his hand, protecting Liu Bei out of the encirclement, taking a big stride, and fleeing in the wilderness.
This battle came and ended quickly, and in just half an hour, Liu Wei won a complete victory. Except for the dozen or so soldiers who were killed by Guan and Zhang, he had almost no losses. However, Liu Bei's subordinates killed more than 200 people in the battle, more than 300 escaped, and the remaining 300 people knelt on the ground and begged for mercy and surrendered to Liu Wei.
Liu Wei came by surprise, and it was all cavalry, and it was useless to surrender these people, it would only delay them. He took away the weapons, armor and food of these people, left them to fend for themselves, and chased Zhang Xiu and Huangfu Li by himself.
"It's a pity that I couldn't catch Liu Bei." Zhang Liao said with some regret.
"It's okay, their strength has been lost, and only three brothers are left, what can they do much." Liu Wei smiled disapprenously: "Moreover, Guan Yu's character is difficult to cooperate with others." ”
Xun You knew Liu Wei's mind best, and he also smiled: "Yes, Guan Yu is arrogant by nature, this time he lost his life, and after he went back, he had to have another twist and turn." His Majesty doesn't need to care too much about him, it's better to deal with Cao Cao and Sun Jian with his heart. Until now, we don't know what kind of means Xi Zhicai has. Eventually, his smile vanished, replaced by a deep sense of concern.
Liu Wei nodded, feeling the same way. However, he was not as nervous as Xun You, not that he was sure, but that he knew that being nervous was useless, it would only add to the pressure, and his pressure was already big enough.
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Dengfeng, the big tent of the Chinese army.
Xi Zhicai was wearing a cloak, pacing back and forth in the big tent, chanting words in his mouth, like crazy. His face was pale for a while, flushed for a while, sometimes half blue and half red, like an evil ghost, and it was very scary. He kept wiping his forehead, but he couldn't wipe it all over, and after a while, new beads of sweat would appear on his forehead, and the color would be darker.
Cao Cao sat quietly on the side, glancing at the drama from time to time, with both awe and sympathy in his eyes.
Xi Zhicai once said that Fengyi's mental method can open up people's wisdom and make people have the ability to serve ghosts and gods, but it also has great side effects, which is likely to make people crazy. Cao Cao didn't believe it at first, but now that he saw Xi Zhicai's appearance, he knew that Xi Zhicai didn't lie to him.
It is often said that God is jealous of talent, and it is not bad at all. God is fair, and while giving you extraordinary wisdom, it also quietly takes away your health and even life.
Xi Zhicai set up a bureau, only used one hundred and ten soldiers, and controlled the water source, and forced Lu Bu and more than 1,000 Bingzhou elites led by him to circle in the mountains, Jia Xu and Yang Feng led 10,000 foot soldiers to respond, Yang Feng and Harrier Eagle were in the air to reconnoitre, they and Lu Bu were not far away, but they have not been able to comprehensively. If it weren't for Jia Xu's cautiousness and step-by-step, I am afraid that he would be trapped like Lu Bu now.
And these are just aperitifs before Xi Zhicai's dinner. Although Xi Zhicai didn't say anything, Cao Cao knew that Xi Zhicai's target was Liu Bian, the Son of Heaven Liu Bian, who was killed from behind. Trapped in the dragon array, it was the evil dragon Liu Wei who was trapped, not the caterpillars like Lu Bu and Jia Xu.
Xi Zhicai's expression made Cao Cao further realize the strong power of Confucianism. Xi Zhicai is just a poor scholar in Yingchuan, he has received the help of some people, he has such an ability, what kind of amazing talent will those real children of the family have?
Fortunately, Fengyi's mental method has drawbacks.
No wonder Yuan Shao refused to work too Fengyi's mental method, but instead focused on the middle of the room. There are also dangers in the middle of the room, but compared to the danger of Fengyi's mental method, at least it is still within the controllable range, which can give you the right to choose. And Fengyi's heart law is different, you are all crazy, do you still have autonomy?
A scout rushed in, glanced at Xi Zhicai nervously, hurriedly walked up to Cao Cao, and handed over a military report. After Cao Cao finished reading it, he rushed to Xi Zhicai and said softly: "Zhicai, the enemy's advance has reached Twenty-Eight Pu." ”
Xi Zhicai looked at Cao Cao with straight eyes, snatched the military newspaper, read it quickly, and suddenly let out a long breath, his legs were weak, and he sat on the ground with a thud. He propped his hands on the ground, raised his face, looked at the top of the tent, and suddenly laughed: "It's good, it's good." ”
"Since the striker has arrived at Twenty-Eight Pu, isn't Brother Liu Bei defeated?"
"How can they be undefeated?" Xi Zhicai put away his smile and snorted contemptuously: "Guan Yu thinks that if he understands his destiny and breaks through the realm, he can run rampant in the world." Don't you know that the courage of the puppet is not enough, even if he is invincible in the world like Xiang Yu, how can he be able to defeat Han Xin's 100,000 soldiers. Such an ignorant and reckless man does not let him suffer a little, how can he know that there is a heaven outside the sky and there are people outside the world. ”
"That'...... What should I do about the military order? ”
Xi Zhicai glanced at Cao Cao and was silent for a moment: "Do you want to subdue them?" ”
Cao Cao grinned in embarrassment, and stopped talking. But his expression was already clear, and he did mean it.
Xi Zhicai was silent for a moment, then suddenly turned over and sat up: "General, let me tell you a story." ”
Cao Cao was puzzled, at such a critical time, Xi Zhicai tried his best to lure Liu Wenin, how could he still be in the mood to tell him a story. He didn't say anything, though. He knew very well that Xi Zhicai might want to take this opportunity to slow down his spirits and prepare for the upcoming big war. He immediately asked people to bring water, washed up for Xi Zhicai, and brought wine and food, so that Xi Zhicai, who had not eaten for a day and a night, could fill his stomach.
"At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang cut wood as soldiers in Daze Township, unveiled the pole, climbed high and shouted, the world responded, and in a few months, the Great Qin Empire, which had been thought to be thousands of years old, collapsed, and Shandong was full of beacon fires, and there were countless people who raised troops to claim the king."
"Chen Ying, a native of Dongyang, is quite popular, there is a juvenile killing county order, gathering more than 20,000 people, wanting to focus on Chen Ying and compete in the world. Chen Ying was moved, but asked his mother. His mother said: I have been to your house for so many years, and I have never heard of any noble people in your family. It's a big name now, ominous. It's better to rely on others, and if you succeed, you can be a marquis, and defeat is not the first evil. Chen Yingnai didn't dare to be the king, and said that the young man said: Xiang's family is famous in Chu. I rely on the famous clan, and the death of Qin will be dead. So the crowd obeyed his words, and the soldiers belonged to Xiang Liang. ”
Cao Cao listened quietly, his eyes flickering. Of course he had heard this story, and he also knew the meaning of Xi Zhicai's story. He is Chen Ying in the story, he has no illustrious background, and he does not have enough fame, so he has to compete with Yuan Shao, the fourth and third princes, and he is a little self-conscious.
"General, do you understand?" Xi Zhicai gobbled up and squinted at Cao Cao.
Cao Cao nodded: "I understand." ”
"No, you don't." Xi Zhicai stuffed the last piece of meat into his mouth and wiped the grease on his hands on the cloth towel that Cao Cao handed over. "Do you think that I advise you to learn from Chen Ying, keep your respect, and don't compete with Yuan Shao?"
Cao Cao blinked: "Isn't it?" ”
"Of course not." Xi Zhicai clapped his hands: "You are Chen Ying, so what should I do?" ”
Cao Cao's heart moved: "That Zhicai means ......"
"General, in the end, it was not Xiang Yu who won the world, it was Liu Bang." Xi Zhicai patted Cao Cao's hand: "Then in your opinion, who is Guan Yu, Yingbu or Fan Xu?" ”
Cao Cao suddenly realized, he looked at Xi Zhicai, and couldn't help laughing.
"Zhicai, I don't know if Guan Yu is Yingbu or Fan Xu, but I know that you are my ovary."
"Zhang Liang, I don't dare to be it, let's leave it to that guy who is full of fragrance." Xi Zhicai smiled: "I, it's enough to be Chen Ping." He twisted his fingers, raised his eyebrows, and was very proud: "Chen Ping has six strange plans, and the first plan for this mountain fell on Liu Wei'er's head." ”。 (To be continued......)