Chapter 163: The ambush has no way out
"Filial piety and slowness, the situation is a little wrong."
In the team, Xiahoudun glanced back at Tian Feng, although the two were not familiar, but under Chen Jue's instructions, he still found Tian Feng as a strategist.
Tian Feng is narrow-minded, but his wisdom is not bad, and he does not conflict with the loyal, filial piety and brave Xiahoudun.
Now this Tian Feng faintly saw the strangeness around him, looked around, and explained.
"We have broken more than ten cities one after another, and now we have rushed out of Tongguan and reached the hinterland of Jingzhou, but Xuzhou to the north of Jingzhou and Shuzhong to the south have not been defeated. Now that we are deep into the enemy's territory, I am afraid that it is not appropriate to enter again. ”
"That's what I mean."
Tian Feng persuaded him, and Xiahoudun directly reined in his horse and turned back, and the thick-backed broadsword in his hand swirled smoothly, and held it in his backhand.
"It's really too easy to break through more than ten cities in a row. There was almost no decent defense along the way, perhaps Liu Biao, the Taishou of Jingzhou, had already found reinforcements, and there might be another ambush. It's just that along the way, these people from the city are all down from us, and they can't be easily abandoned, and the more than one million people who guard the city don't need to be recalled, and the rest of the people and horses will retreat with me. ”
Seeing Xiahoudun say this, Tian Feng nodded in agreement.
Just when Xiahoudun was about to lead everyone to retreat, he suddenly heard the horns around him, and the beacons were everywhere!
The vast plain is endless, even if it is far away, Xiahoudun sat on the horse and saw for the first time that a large number of people and horses were rushing towards the north!
As soon as Xiahoudun glanced at it, a light horse came from the plain in the distance, and before he could get closer, he shouted loudly.
"Qiqi Xiahou generals and troops, there are millions of men and horses in the east, west, and north each approaching in a closed and encircled trend!"
It can be seen that the attacking enemy army is indeed violent, otherwise this light cavalry scout would not have been out of proportion for a while, and he even roared loudly in front of Xiahoudun.
The big knife in Xiahoudun's hand moved slightly, and he was about to raise the knife to cut off the scout who disturbed the army's heart, but Tian Feng on the side had some brains, and hurriedly stepped forward, just blocking Xiahoudun's knife.
Without waiting for Xiahoudun to ask more, Tian Feng hurriedly explained.
"You can't kill him, now the enemy army is menacing, and if you kill the general, it will frustrate the spirit of our army. Now it's better to go south as soon as possible. ”
"To the south?"
"It took too many troops to defend the city, and now we have less than a million troops, so it is better to go south to find several other legions."
The Sixth Route Army, which set out from Luoyang that day, was headed by Lu Bu and Xiahoudun respectively, with a total strength of no less than 20 or 30 million.
With Lu Bu's bravery, he should have hit Jingzhou City by now.
Thinking of this, Xiahoudun glanced at the enemy troops attacking from three sides, and after a moment of thought, he led everyone to retreat towards the south.
I don't know if it's lucky or unlucky, this is just an empty plain, and I found the enemy army attacking from three sides in advance.
It's just that between the retreat of the horses, Xiahoudun and Tian Feng had some bad premonitions in their hearts.
Judging by the pace of the pursuers behind them, it seemed that those men did not intend to engage them head-on at all, but deliberately drove them to the south.
And to the south is Jingzhou.
Even in Tian Feng's mind, he could already get a glimpse of what the invisible net looked like.
The continuous lack of defense of empty cities along the way was all aimed at disintegrating Xiahoudun's forces, even if a city only left 10,000 garrisons, then breaking more than ten cities along the way meant that almost 100,000 troops were scattered all over the place.
And now the number of troops that Xiahoudun has been divided is more than 100,000?
What's more, if the offensive brave generals like Lu Bu and Zhao Yun lead the team, maybe the troops left behind to defend the city along the way will be enough to weaken nearly seventy or eighty percent of the troops.
In this way, when they arrive at the city of Jingzhou, I am afraid that they may not even have a million troops in their hands. In the face of the tens of millions of coalition troops composed of Liu Biao, Tao Qian and other princes who have already sharpened their swords, what can they do even if they have unparalleled bravery?
Thinking about it along this line, Tian Feng felt more frightened, and even subconsciously wanted to retreat.
It's just that I think the other party can give up dozens or hundreds of cities, and its courage is so great that it is not at all something that one or two states and counties can play with, but I am afraid that even if they run away now, they will not be able to escape from this one-third of an acre.
Just as Tian Feng thought, because of Chen Jue's lazy command, the six legions such as Lu Bu and Zhao Yun were given great freedom, and the original order was only for them to conquer the city, so they did not doubt him.
At present, the six legions have broken through more than 100 cities, and the defenders scattered in their respective cities are nearly 18 million people, and the number of troops left in the hands of the six legions is even less than 10 million.
In the face of the sudden unfolding of the net, generals like Xiahoudun and Zhao Yun still knew that the enemy was strong and we were weak, so they temporarily retreated.
However, generals like Lu Bu and Xu Chu will turn their guns and touch them directly.
The other party seems to know very well that the purpose of the entire strategy is to completely annihilate the six legions under Chen Jue, so they fought and forced along the way, just drove people all the way to Jingzhou, and did not deliberately kill them all.
In this way, even though the legions of Lu Bu and Xu Chu were severely damaged, they still fled to the city of Jingzhou with the remaining troops.
The six legions, fighting and retreating all the way, retreated hundreds of miles all the way, and when they arrived at the city of Jingzhou, the remaining strength was less than five million.
Xiahoudun had the largest number of remaining troops, only more than 600,000 people, and the remaining legions like Lu Bu were less than 80,000 people, and almost all of them were wiped out.
The lords of the six directions will gather outside Jingzhou City, and at this moment in front of them is the first Xiongguan in the Central Plains, and it is also the end of their journey.
On the city of Jingzhou, more than a dozen people were hung on the city wall by ropes, and there were many familiar faces among them.
"Guo Fengxiao?! Li Weigong?! ”
Guo Jia, Li Su and more than ten other strategists who were lobbyists before were all hung on the city wall, and at this moment it seems that they don't know whether they are alive or dead, and they don't know how long they have been hanging.
Seeing this, even the invincible Lu Bu couldn't help but turn pale, and there was no trace of madness in his eyes.
Just when the atmosphere in the camp tent was low, only to hear the sound of "bang", a long sword fell in front of the generals.
When everyone heard the voice, they saw Zhao Zilong, who was dressed in white and white armor, raised his head and looked at everyone proudly, and said.
"If you don't have the will to fight, why don't you have a good time?"
"Zilong ......"
"We follow the lord for the sake of the people of the world and for the sake of the Han Dynasty. If you have tasted a hundred victories and not a single defeat, why be afraid of this hundred-year-old soul! ”
Zhao Yun is worthy of ambition and youthful spirit. At the beginning, even when he worshiped Wang Changbao as the lord, Luoyang City was about to be broken, and he was alone in guarding the city.
Now it is also he who wakes up everyone with a word.
At the right time, Chen Gong also stroked his beard and sighed, "What General Zilong said is not unreasonable, besides, this time, Liu Biao of Jingzhou alone is afraid that he does not have such a great ability, and this matter is very wide-ranging, and it must not be possible with one or two local clans." If it is true that the traitors of all parties are united, I am afraid that even if we are lowered, we may not be able to end up well. ”
The so-called people's hearts are not aligned, everything is difficult to achieve, this sentence is applicable everywhere, and it is also useful in front of the princes of more than ten roads.
Even if many of Lu Bu and the others were reluctant to retreat, in the face of the coalition of more than ten princes, it was obvious that surrender was not a good choice.
More than ten princes have their own thoughts, not to mention, if a peerless general like Lu Bu falls into their hands, I am afraid that no one wants others to get this brave and unparalleled general, so as not to make a trip, and in the end, Lu Bu is afraid that he will not escape death.
After figuring out the link, the generals were shocked, each gathered their minds, picked up their weapons, and simply took a sip of bitter wine.
Outside the city of Jingzhou at the right time, the princes of all parties gathered, and the black pressure was like a dark cloud destroying the city, and the swords and arrows were cold and shining.
In the city of Jingzhou, Liu Biao stood at the head of the city, shouted loudly, the city gate opened, and countless armored soldiers rushed out, blowing the horn of the final battle!
"Good !!"
At this point in the battle, Lu Bu waved his Fang Tian Painting Halberd, and directly swept away a large piece of sword and shield with unparalleled force, and shouted extremely heroically.
Zhao Yun provoked several people with the gentian gun in his hand, and with a fierce wave, he actually picked up several people with his arm strength, and knocked down a large number of people.
The rest of the generals showed their might, and most of them were invincible bravery, but the millions of soldiers and horses they led were still being quickly eaten away by the princes' coalition at a speed visible to the naked eye.
If it goes on like this, no matter how brave Lu Bu and Zhao Yun are, they will soon be surrounded by groups.
At this moment, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun and the other generals only felt a darkness in front of them, and suddenly looked up and saw that there seemed to be a giant eagle flying in the sky above their heads!
Xiahou Xuan's eyesight was superb, and at a glance he saw that the giant eagle was actually composed of extremely cumbersome bronze components, and the first person on it was wearing a black dragon robe, and the placket of his clothes was agitated in the wind, standing proudly and with an extraordinary bearing.
"Lord?!"
Xiahoudun was shocked, and before he could shout more, he heard a muffled sound of "bang bang bang"!
A series of citrus-sized fruits were thrown down from the bronze bird, and they exploded in the air, emitting countless golden dust!
"Biyuan Yunluo Fruit?!"
Zhao Yun had seen the power of this strange poisonous fruit when he was chasing Yuan Shao alone, and his heart sank at the moment, and he hurriedly greeted everyone.
"Get down, get down!"
Although everyone didn't know why, they also subconsciously lay on the ground.
The dust duration of Biyuan Yunluo fruit is the duration of the toxicity attack, after several upgrades, the current Biyuan Yunluo fruit can last for nearly 3.7s, and a gust of wind can blow far away.
Although the alliance of princes led by Tao Qian also discovered the existence of Biyuan Yunluo Fruit, in a hurry, no one expected that Chen Jue would directly throw this poisonous fruit from the world.
Caught off guard, the originally fierce offensive of the princes' coalition army also stalled, giving Lu Buzhong a chance to live.
Chen Jue, who threw down a few Yunluo fruits, did not help Lu Bu and Zhao Yun to cover, but went directly to Liu Biao in Jingzhou City.
In the final analysis, defeating the strong with the weak is about a favorable time, place and people, Chen Jue raided Runan County with lightning speed, captured Yuan Shu alive, and then took advantage of the opportunity of Yuan Shao's rash advance, so that Zhao Yunsheng captured Yuan Shao.
These two big victories, in detail, are actually dangerous and risky moves.
From the beginning of the raid on Runan, Lu Bu and Xiahoudun, who were the main frontal forces, were almost wiped out, and if it wasn't for Diao Chansheng who captured Yuan Shu, the outcome was still unknown.
Now outside Jingzhou City, even if Chen Jue used the Biyuan Yunluo Fruit he prepared with him to temporarily disperse the momentum of the princes' coalition army, how could the Yunluo Fruit in his hand now compare to the carefully arranged defense tower position?
At the beginning, even if there were thousands of Qingzhu Wood Arrow Towers and Thick Earth Xuanyan Towers, they were almost all destroyed by Yuan Shao, but now that he is alone, how can he be able to turn the tide?
Capture the thief and capture the king first! This is Chen Jue's idea!
The bronze bird turned around and flew to Jingzhou City, and Liu Biao at the head of the city saw this strange bird flying, and hurriedly beckoned the guards to flee.
But Chen Jue's movements were one step ahead of him, and he jumped directly from the bronze bird, and between his hands, the non-level weapon Tiger Head Gilded Gun condensed in response, jumped directly to the city tower, waved the gun away from several people, and rushed directly to Liu Biao, who was about to escape!
At this moment, I heard a person yelling, "Hugh is going to harm my master, and Cai Mao is also engaged in Zhonglang!" ”
Chen Jue only didn't hear it, and the spear in his hand went straight towards Liu Biao, and the tiger's head blade pierced through the two guards in a row, almost killing Liu Biao directly.
It's a pity that at this moment, Cai Mao arrived, directly lifted a nine-ring knife, and slashed directly at the tiger's head gilt gun, just the aftershock of the force made Chen Jue's palm numb, almost making the tiger's head gilt gun come out of his hand.
If he couldn't hit a blow, Chen Jue knew that if he lost the opportunity, he would lose all opportunities, so he didn't hesitate at the moment, and shouted loudly directly.
"How long are you going to wait?"
“……”
Hearing this, Cai Mao froze slightly with the nine-ring knife in his hand, and subconsciously glanced back at Liu Biao, really thinking that Chen Jue had some accomplices.
It's just that when I looked back, I didn't see any outsiders, but Chen Jue breathed a sigh of relief, and he was still holding the tiger's head gilt gun and was about to sneak attack!
It's a pity that Cai Mao is also a famous and surnamed military general of the Three Kingdoms, not to mention how many ranks, at least a military general with a name is definitely not something that Chen Jue can fight with now.
Even if he lost the first opportunity, the nine-ring knife in Cai Mao's hand was still the last to strike, and it was still slashed at Chen Jue's tiger-headed gilt gun, and this time it was a "ding" sound!
I saw sparks splashing everywhere, and then with a "bang", this tiger-headed gilt gun really came out of his hand, and Chen Jue also fell into a defenseless state.
Seeing this, Cai Mao laughed fiercely, and was about to step forward, but at this moment, she suddenly felt a nameless fragrance of flowers flashing around her.
Liu Biao over there was still a busy escape to the city tower with the support of several guards, but the next second he felt a pain in his neck, and he fainted on the spot as soon as it was dark in front of him!
Behind Liu Biao, a shadow like a flower slowly appeared.