Sure enough, Liu Bei saw that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were defeated, and immediately ordered the soldiers to step forward to meet them. Liu Xiu seized the opportunity and ordered the soldiers on the left and right flanks to attack.

The two sides opened the battlefield, and the vanguard army was used as the fuse, igniting the war.

On the battlefield, the two sides of the 'warring' battle are constantly fighting. It's just that with the deepening of Huang Hu and Shamoke, the two of them seemed to be two sharp cones that smashed into Liu Bei's soldiers, and no one could stop them, and the blockers were invincible, which affected the morale of the army under Liu Bei.

Liu Bei saw that the situation was not good, and finally continued to invest in the soldiers, relying on the advantage in numbers, to calm out the fatigue of the 'exposed'.

After half an hour of fighting, the two sides failed to distinguish the winner.

Liu Xiu saw that the soldiers under his command were 'exposed' and tired, and decisively ordered the withdrawal of the troops. The army under Liu Xiu's command retreated, and withdrew from the battlefield cleanly, retreating in the direction where Xiangyang City was located.

Liu Bei sat in the Chinese army, and when he saw Liu Xiu withdraw his troops, his first thought was to pursue. However, after fighting for such a long time, seeing that the soldiers under his command were also exhausted, and there were still soldiers in Liu Xiucheng who had not yet fought, and there might even be ambushes to respond, he had to hold his mind and order the troops to be withdrawn.

The two armies withdrew separately, and Liu Bei camped.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Guan Yu had a solemn expression on his face, and reported: "Big brother, in this battle, we killed more than 1,400 soldiers. The loss of this day is the same as the loss of the siege in the past days. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, his face was even more 'gloomy'.

Such a loss is too great!

After the army arrived in Xiangyang, the soldiers under his command were constantly being consumed.

By now, the loss of soldiers has been close to 3,000, and such losses make Liu Bei feel distressed. Because every soldier was recruited with great difficulty.

Zhang Fei shouted: "We have lost so many soldiers, and Liu Xiu has also lost. ”

Liu Bei said in a deep voice: "Liu Xiu's loss is definitely smaller than ours. Perhaps there are no losses of even a thousand people. This battle still failed to inflict a heavy blow on Liu Xiu. ”

At this time, in Liu Bei's heart, he was extremely disappointed.

His heart began to miss the days when Zhuge Liang was around, if Zhuge Liang was here, maybe he would have come up with a plan to break the enemy. It's a pity that Zhuge Liang and Chen Zhi want to sit in Xinye and can't follow south.

"Report!"

Suddenly, a soldier entered the camp tent and said, "My lord, there is news from Zhonglu County. As he spoke, the soldier took out a letter sealed with fire paint from his bosom and handed it to Liu Bei's hand.

After Liu Bei opened it, after taking a closer look, his expression was even more 'gloomy'.

Seeing this, Guan Yu asked, "Big brother, what happened?"

Liu Bei replied: "The 10,000 'elites' who conquered Zhonglu County were blocked in Yicheng County. First, Yicheng County resisted desperately, resulting in Yicheng County being unable to conquer, and then, Wen Ping suddenly led three thousand 'elite' sharp raids to directly cover and kill our army. Caught off guard, 10,000 troops suffered losses, although they stabilized their formation and resisted the attack, but now the losses have exceeded 1,500 people. In addition, after Wenpin won the first blow, he quickly withdrew, and even withdrew to Jiangling County. ”

Guan Yu frowned, his eyes full of worry.

This battle situation is too unsmooth.

Zhang Feiwen said angrily: "Big brother, in my opinion, our situation is not going well, why don't we wait for the time being? Jingzhou is not only attacked by us, but also attacked by Jiangdong. Let's take a break and let ourselves breathe. If Zhou Yu makes a breakthrough and makes new progress, he can affect the whole body and affect the situation in Jingzhou. ”

After Liu Bei heard this, his face showed a thoughtful expression. After a while, Liu Bei said: "It's okay, for the time being, I can only do this, let the soldiers adjust first." ”

......

In the city of Xiangyang, on the city tower.

After counting the losses in this battle, Huang Hu stood in front of Liu Xiu and reported: "Lord, in this battle, we killed 865 people. But in this battle, we have gained an advantage, and Liu Bei's losses should be even greater. He thinks that he can still take the initiative to attack Liu Bei now. We will definitely win this battle. ”

Liu Xiu shook his head and said, "The initiative in this battle lost eight hundred soldiers. One such frontal fight is enough. Now that Liu Bei has divided his troops, after he was attacked by us, he lost a large number of soldiers, and he will stop for a while and will not attack again. Then we will not send troops, both sides will be consumed. The longer it drags on, the better I believe, the better it will be for us. ”

At this time, Liu Xiu's mind came up with Pang Tong's plan, and he didn't know how Pang Tong's plan was going?

......

After Pang Tong left Xiangyang, he traveled all the way to the southwest and went directly to Yizhou.

After entering Yizhou, he went straight to Chengdu.

This way, Pang Tong is non-stop, and there is no rest on the road at all. When I arrived in Chengdu, my face was already haggard and exhausted.

He still didn't rest, went directly to Zhang Ren's mansion and found Zhang Ren.

In the hall, the guests and hosts are seated.

Zhang Ren looked at Pang Tong, saw Pang Tong's haggard appearance, and said, "Why is Pang Junshi so haggard?

Pang Tong smiled lightly and replied without humility or arrogance: "General Zhang, Jingzhou has indeed encountered a major event. Now, Liu Bei and Sun Quan have united and attacked Jingzhou together. ”

Zhang Rendao: "Liu Bei is the hero of the world, and Sun Quan is also a hegemon. Now that these two parties have joined forces to attack Jingzhou, I am afraid that Jingzhou is in danger. ”

Pang Tong shook his head and said, "General Zhang, you think too highly of Liu Bei and Sun Quan. Do you really think this battle is dangerous?"

Zhang Rendao: "In the face of Liu Bei and Sun Quan's army, even if Liu Jingzhou has big killing weapons such as a rhubarb crossbow and a catapult, even if Liu Jingzhou is 'smart' and capable, but in my opinion, it is very difficult. ”

Pang Tong raised three fingers and said, "In my opinion, there are three reasons that determine that the lord will win." ”

Zhang Ren asked: "Ben will listen to you!"

Pang Tong replied: "First, the lord has recently recovered the Wuxi barbarians in Wuling County, and the Wuxi barbarian king Shamoke led eight thousand barbarian soldiers to surrender. Not only that, but all the Wuxi people have moved out of the mountains and settled in Youyang County. As we all know, the brute soldiers are brave and unruly, and they are not afraid of death. ”

"This army has entered the command of the lord, and now it has arrived in Xiangyang City. With the assistance of the brute soldiers, it is a major force to resist Liu Bei. ”

"Second, the lord took office and set up three major military camps. The First Army was stationed in Jiangling County and was headed by Wen Ping with more than 20,000 'elite' troops under his command; the Second Army was stationed in Youxian County, Changsha County, under the command of Huang Zhong, and had more than 20,000 'elite' troops; and the Third Army was stationed in Qianling County, Wuling County, with more than 20,000 'elite' troops. Now there are barbarians to supplement the troops, which is even more powerful. ”

"The soldiers of the three barracks are equipped with the most 'elite' weapons, and they form a triangle. Even if Xiangyang and Changsha were attacked by Liu Bei and Sun Quan, they could support each other at any time. ”

"Third, Huang Zu will not sit idly by. Huang Hu, the son of Huang Zu, led the Flying Tiger Battalion under the command of the lord and took charge of an army alone. Now in the face of war, once Xiangyang encounters difficulties, Huang Zu's army will definitely support. Therefore, Jingzhou's troops were more than enough to resist Sun Quan and Liu Bei, and they were not afraid of the combined forces of Liu Bei and Sun Quan. ”

Pang Tong's face had a confident expression on his face and said, "General Zhang, in fact, there are more reasons besides. But there's no need to go into details. Jingzhou is a must-win situation, but this time the lord not only wants to swallow Liu Bei, defeat Sun Quan, but also teach Cao Jun a lesson, so he sent him to Chengdu to meet Liu Yizhou. ”

After Zhang Ren listened, his eyes narrowed.

Pang Tong's words, he carefully analyzed, and it was indeed so. With this premise, it means that it will not be too difficult for Liu Xiu to block the attacks of Liu Bei and Sun Quan.

Zhang Ren asked: "Master Pang, if it is only for this reason, it will be very difficult to persuade the lord to send troops. And even if the lord sends troops, it is also a symbol of 'sex'. ”

After all, Jingzhou and Yizhou are allied, so Zhang Ren did not hide his thoughts.

Pang Tong smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, if you want to persuade Liu Yizhou, you will naturally find a good reason in the future." So, General Zhang doesn't have to worry. ”

Zhang Ren smiled and said: "In this way, I can rest assured." After a pause, Zhang Ren waved his hand and said: "Master Pang will go back and wait for the news for the time being, I will go to see the lord to report the news, and then make an appointment to meet the next military division." ”

"Yes!"

Pang Tong nodded, informed Zhang Ren where he lived, and then left.