Chapter 52: The Soul Breaks Yuling
What is a handsome talent?
The trader is also.
Liu Bei relied on Guan Yu and appointed him as the general to guard Jingzhou, in addition to Liu Bei's loyalty to Guan Yu,
also because Liu Bei saw that Guan Yu was a handsome person.
There are many factors that have influenced Guan Yu's defeat in history, but since Mi Yang crossed over to the world, history has already changed.
Under Mi Yang's reminder, Guan Yu had already understood Xu Huang's plan to attack the west in advance, and with the advantage of such a prophet,
Guan Yu has enough ability to have absolute control over tonight's battle.
When Guan Yu was about to leave Weitoutun a few days ago, he had already instructed Pan Jun, Wang Fu and others who were left behind in Weitoutun,
If they found that there were signs of fighting on the side of Sizuntun, they would immediately lead the soldiers and horses in the battalion to attack Xu Huang's camp.
Most of the scholars of this era were Yunwen Yunwu, and Pan Jun's own military command talent was not bad.
But Guan Yu, just in case, was worried that Pan Jun would not be able to lead a big night attack, so he specially instructed Pan Jun before leaving,
"Gongming will attack me at night, and you can also take advantage of the night to disturb his camp."
"Thou mayest go a few miles outside the camp, and order you to get more firewood, and gather two bundles together, ten paces apart, and walk in a row.
There was a fire that night, and the fire gathered. The camp shouts, if the army moves. ”
"In this way, the general of the thief army guarding the camp should be frightened, and he will light the beacon fire in the camp to summon Gongming to come back for help."
After Pan Jun said that he would act according to the plan, Guan Yu finally left with peace of mind.
And tonight, Pan Jun did not live up to Guan Yu's entrustment, and acted according to Guan Yu's policy.
Sure enough, Zhao Yan in Xu Huang's camp hurriedly lit the beacon fire in the camp.
In the dark sky, the black smoke caused by the ignition of the beacon fire was not easy to detect.
But under Guan Yu's strategy, now the outside of Xu Huang's camp is reflected by countless torches like daylight.
And even though the scouts in Xu Huang's army did not timely discover the beacon fire warning in their camp, they must have seen at a glance the illusion of the army attacking created by Pan Jun.
Because there were not many soldiers and horses left in the camp, after Xu Huang arrived at Sizuntun, he first sent some scouts to observe the situation of his camp, so that he could detect any situation in time.
And when the scouts in Xu Huang's army saw the scene that made them tremble, they immediately reported the matter to Xu Huang's deputy general Xu Shang.
After Xu Shang learned the news, he couldn't help but exclaim and was heard by Xu Huang.
Hearing that his camp was being attacked by Guan Yu's army, Xu Huang was so distraught that he almost fell off his horse.
Most of his troops were cavalry, and the daily rations of men and horses were very large.
In order to support these ten thousand and five cavalry, Cao Cao almost emptied all the grain stocks in Yuzhou and Yanzhou.
Now that huge amount of grain is in the camp, if the camp is obtained by Guan Yu, then the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under his command will immediately fall into the crisis of food shortage.
Although he was now at a disadvantage in the battle with Guan Yu, with the mobility of the cavalry, Xu Huang's army could still advance and retreat freely.
It's just that if the battalion is lost and the grain and grass are cut off, his army of more than 10,000 people will collapse without a fight in less than three days.
Almost instantly, Xu Huang made a choice in his heart.
Anyway, the current situation on the battlefield is not in its favor, and it is better to retreat early.
After making a decision in his heart, Xu Huang immediately ordered Mingjin to retreat.
When the sharp sound of gold sounded, the army on Xu Huang's side was like being amnestied.
Under the command of Guan Yu, their side had already suffered heavy losses.
The army under Xu Huang's command had already had the intention of retreating in their hearts, but it was only because the overseer team composed of Xu Huang's own soldiers was eyeing behind them that they continued to fight.
Now that Xu Huang finally gave the order to retreat, the Wei army, who was physically and mentally exhausted, immediately took advantage of the high mobility of the war horse.
Quickly withdrew from the battlefield, and fled without looking back.
Most of Xu Huang's troops are recruits, and the more than 10,000 cavalry troops belong to many departments.
When his own side is superior, Xu Huang, who has not faked the festival, can still command them,
But now although the Wei army has taken the initiative to withdraw from the battlefield, it has actually become a rout.
Under such circumstances, Xu Huang could only watch the remaining thousands of cavalry flee in all directions in an orderly manner.
It's just that now the camp is in an emergency, and Xu Huang can't manage so much, everything is important to return to the camp in time first.
In order to ensure that these thousands of cavalry running indiscriminately could retreat safely, Xu Huang could only personally lead the elite soldiers under his command to cut off the rear for them.
Fortunately, these thousands of Wei cavalry were not stupid, and they knew that they would eventually run back.
Xu Huang's headquarters soldiers and horses are really considered to be soldiers, plus there are famous generals like Xu Huang under the command, with the help of the huge mobility advantage of the cavalry,
Xu Huang finally repelled temporarily, and followed closely behind Guan Yu's troops.
Just before Xu Huang could breathe a sigh of relief, he saw that in the large camp of the four mounds in front of him, there were about 1,000 cavalry coming out of the camp to kill him.
Xu Huang looked at the first person, not Guan Yu or who?
Xu Huang cared about the safety of the camp in his heart, and pressed the idea of continuing to compete with Guan Yu in his heart.
He led his cavalry under his command, quickly following the pace of the friendly troops in front of him, and hurried towards his own camp.
Seeing this, Guan Yu was not in a hurry to catch up.
He summoned Liao Hua to temporarily take the position of infantry commander and stay to clean up the battlefield.
Then he led the cavalry under his command and pursued in the direction where Xu Huang fled.
Guan Yu made all kinds of plans tonight in order to capture Xu Huang, and now of course he is not willing to fall short.
In the process of escaping, one's potential is unleashed.
I saw that on the southern land outside Fancheng, thousands of horsemen were galloping towards the north at a rapid pace, which was much faster than when they came.
At such a speed, even if the horses of the cavalry under Guan Yu were also good horses, for a while, they couldn't catch up with them.
Fortunately, this is an escape, and there is no need to guarantee secrecy.
Therefore, most of these thousands of cavalry soldiers carried torches in their hands, otherwise most of them had night blindness, and it is estimated that most of them would have escaped.
Under the rapid gallop, the thousands of Wei cavalry who were lucky enough to escape from outside the four mounds soon came to Yuling again.
The entrance to Yuling was still so deep, like a huge mouth opened by an ancient beast, quietly waiting for his prey to take the initiative to come to the door.
This scene, against the backdrop of the dark night, makes the chill in people's hearts unconsciously a little more.
But at this time, these thousands of cavalry were fleeing for their lives, and they were unimpeded when they passed through Yuling, so they didn't think much about it.
It rushed into the valley of Ulleung.
Xu Huang, who was behind these thousands of cavalry, saw this scene, although he had the intention to stop it, but it was too late.
Moreover, Xu Huang thought that Guan Yu was in a hurry to pursue behind him, and his own camp was in a hurry, and at this time, his eagerness exceeded his vigilance.
Therefore, he only paused for a moment, and then led his own troops and horses into the valley of Ulleung.
The passage in the valley of Ulneung is not narrow, and under normal circumstances it is enough to accommodate a dozen cavalry to pass side by side in an orderly manner.
Moreover, this valley road is not long, and it will not take too long to rush out of this valley road at the speed of cavalry.
But now it's not a normal situation,
I saw nearly 10,000 Wei cavalry, after rushing into the valley in Yuling, they rushed to the front one after another.
This caused congestion and greatly slowed down their progress out of the valley.
And just after nearly 10,000 Wei cavalry had almost entered the Yuling Valley Road,
At this time, on the mountains on both sides of Yuling, suddenly the golden drums sounded in unison, and the fire was full of fire.
Countless soldiers dressed in Han army uniforms appeared from the mountains and forests, and they were densely spread on the mountains on both sides of the Ulleung Valley Road.
They kept waving the blades in their hands, and their mouths cheered in Jingzhou slang,
Under the dancing of many Han soldiers, dozens of banners with the word "Guan" fluttered in the wind.
And just after these Jingzhou soldiers appeared, the entrances and exits of the front and back sides of the valley were also blocked by many boulders rolling down from the mountain.
The Wei cavalry, who was already approaching the exit in front, was caught off guard and was knocked down by these boulders.
Even men and horses were crushed against the boulders, and the dead could not die anymore.
This earth-shattering change frightened the thousands of Wei cavalry soldiers.
Crowded in the valley road, they kept pushing and shoving left and right because of the fear in their hearts.
Because of the crowding, many Wei soldiers were squeezed off their horses by their comrades, and then trampled to death by countless war horses on the ground.
For a while, wails and screams rang out in the valley road in the Yuling Mountains.
At this time, the Jingzhou soldiers who had already been ambushed on the mountain put their longbows on sharp arrows one after another.
Then they raised their longbows and aimed at the Wei cavalry in the Yuling Valley Road, like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.