Chapter Seventy-Four: Losing Both
At this moment, there was a shout of killing from the rear, and Zhao Guangji looked into the distance. I saw an elite iron cavalry rushing over, and the Wu army that blocked the way was vulnerable and fled in all directions, like a sharp blade straight into butter.
Zhao Guangda was overjoyed and reported to Liu Bei: "Your Majesty, my father is here with his troops!" ”
Sure enough, the cavalry rushed to the closer, led by the white horse and silver spear, majestic, it was Changshan Zhao Zilong. Seeing Zhao Yun, everyone was steady.
Zhao Guang said: "Your Majesty, now that people and horses are gathered here, it should be safe and sound. However, the Wu army still followed, and the last general asked to lead the army back and give them some color! ”
Liu Bei nodded and ordered: "Zhao Guang, Zhang Bao, Guan Xing, the three of you take your own soldiers and horses, rush back, and act cheaply." I and the rest of the soldiers and horses retreated to the White Emperor City, waiting for your good news. ”
Zhao Guang, Zhang Bao, and Guan Xing hugged their fists to receive the order, and the three of them led their respective teams, divided into three directions, and killed back.
Zhao Guang didn't go far before he ran into Zhu Ran's team that was pursuing. Let's start with a multi-arrow move and sweep away the minions. At this time, there are no acquaintances, and the skills are naturally used casually. With that multiple arrow skill, one arrow can become five arrows, and Zhao Guang is suddenly equivalent to five people shooting at the same time. Arrows rained down, and the soldiers in the front row rolled to the ground, and their morale was greatly reduced.
Only then did Zhao Guang collect his bow and arrows, hold a spear, charge on horseback, and face the enemy. The morale of the countless Imperial Forest Army beside them was high, and the sound of horses' hooves resounded like thunder in Wu Jun's heart, making them tremble.
The generals of the Wu army shouted loudly and ordered the Wu army to defend with all their might. Zhao Guang's eyes suddenly lit up, haha, isn't this Wu Jiang Zhu Ran, this is a big fish. Zhao Guang waved his spear, and the silver light was dotted, and he forced a bloody way out of the Wu army, and came straight to Zhu Ran.
When Zhu Ran saw Zhao Guang, he was not afraid at all, and greeted him with a spear in his hand.
"Hehe, play with a gun in front of me, look for death!" Zhao Guang sneered in his heart, there was no ambiguity in his hand, and he immediately came to a big move - Phoenix nodded and added multiple stabbing skills. The three nods of the phoenix are the most famous moves in the Hundred Birds Chaofeng marksmanship, shooting the enemy's eyebrows, throat and heart from top to bottom. If this stunt is combined with the bonus of the multi-stabbing skill, it becomes three shots each to the enemy's eyebrows, throat, and heart. Stabbed nine shots in one go, and the gods were difficult to prevent!
Zhu Ran is not an immortal, in the face of such an extraordinary stunt, he desperately brandished his spear, barely protecting his eyebrows and throat, but he was shot three times in the chest, unwilling to fall to the ground and die.
Zhu Ran is a famous general in Wu State, and with his strength, he has not made a single move under Zhao Guang. Immediately, Wu Jun was terrified and panicked. Wherever Zhao Guang rushed, the other party had no fighting spirit and fled in all directions. In the end, Zhu Ran's team was like scattered ducks and was chased and killed by Zhao Guang and others.
After chasing for two or three miles, a large group of Wu troops suddenly appeared in front, and the camp was neat and orderly. Zhao Guang fixed his eyes and saw a big word "Lu", and he immediately understood that this was Lu Xun's main business.
The Wu army, who had scattered and fled, saw Lu Xun's team, as if they had seen their relatives, and hurriedly rushed over. When they arrived, they heard the other party shouting in unison: "All the routed soldiers, detour from both sides, and those who attack the camp will not be killed." ”
Lu Xun's army was indeed forbidden, but anyone who rushed to the front of the camp was killed by random arrows, and Zhao Guang's plan to drive the rout to attack the opponent's camp also failed.
Zhao Guangxin was unwilling, pulled his bow and shot arrows, relying on his ultra-long distance and skills, he shot more than a dozen in a row. Then the other party immediately responded, and the first row of big shields was blessed and protected tightly. Zhao Guang had no more opportunities.
Zhao Guang retreated to his army, and there were only about 2,000 people on his side, and at least tens of thousands on the opposite side. There is no chance of winning the fight. Lu Xun was scheming, he couldn't come out of hiding in the camp, and he had no choice.
Zhao Guang had no choice but to put the whole army on guard, staring at Lu Xun's camp from afar, unable to beat them, and unable to let them attack others casually. Containing Lu Xun's camp can also be regarded as a contribution.
In the blink of an eye, it was already dawn, and Guan Xing Zhang Bao's team also came back one after another, and together with Zhao Guang's team, there were about 10,000 people.
Zhao Guang felt that he was strong and strong, and he was a little ready to move. However, suddenly, a large group of people converged with Lu Xun's camp, and the team had the word "Han" written on it, which was Han Dang's team. The two teams together have a full 30,000 people.
Okay, this time it's no fun. Zhao Guang looked at Guan Xing and Zhang Bao and said that he was helpless. The three of them looked at each other, and they all retreated. So the soldiers and horses joined together and slowly retreated. Zhao Guang led the Imperial Forest Army to withdraw at the end, and Zhao Guang has always been vigilant against the other party, but whenever there is any change in the opponent's camp, he will immediately go up to clean up.
However, Lu Xun was extremely able to endure and did not move. Zhao Guang had to retreat slowly until he couldn't see the other party. Zhao Guang led the Imperial Forest Army to catch up with Guan Xing Zhang Bao, and the three of them formed a team and went to White Emperor City.
In the White Emperor City, Liu Bei frowned and listened to the reports of the generals. In this chaotic battle last night, the Shu army suffered heavy losses. The navy was almost completely wiped out, and the army was nearly half.
Zhao Guang, Guan Xing, and Zhang Bao came back to report, and Liu Bei frowned a little after hearing this. All three of them brought good news. Last night, the three of them took advantage of the chaos to fight and beheaded three or four generals of the other party, especially Zhao Guang killed Zhu Ran, the general of Eastern Wu, which gave the other party a heavy setback. In this way, Lu Xun has at most thirty or forty thousand troops in his hands. And the Shu army still has more than 100,000 troops on its side, and it is still in a crushing situation.
The Battle of Yiling reached this stage, and neither side was able to fight again.
Sun Quan was at a loss when he learned that Lu Xun's vowed victory attack had only won half of the victory, and that he had also lost more than half of it. Now that Dongwu has no more troops, if Liu Bei still insists on attacking, Dongwu will be finished!
Zhuge Jin hurriedly said: "My lord should not worry. Although the governor did not achieve a complete victory this time, this still dealt a heavy blow to the Shu army. Now the Shu army suffered more than half of the casualties, retreated to the White Emperor City, and the naval army was completely wiped out, and it was no longer able to attack. The governor of the capital still has 40,000 horses, even if Liu Xuande is unwilling, our army has no problem holding the pass. ”
As soon as he said this, Sun Quan was relieved.
"But......" As soon as Zhuge Jin's tone changed, Sun Quan suddenly became nervous again, "The biggest risk now is Cao Wei." Carefully reported that Cao Pi had sent Cao Rendu's army out of the cave, Cao Xiudu's army out of the cave, Cao Zhendu's army out of Nanjun, and the three-way army attacked at the same time, intending to take Jianye directly! Our army's defensive strength is weak, and it is really difficult to resist, so we must immediately draw troops from the front line of Shu. Therefore, for the sake of today's plan, we can only negotiate peace with Shu as soon as possible. ”
Sun Quan was shocked when he heard this, and asked: "Lone also knows that this must be the case, but he has sent envoys many times, and Liu Xuande insists on refusing, what can he do?" ”
Zhuge Jin said: "At this time and that time, Liu Xuande was holding hundreds of thousands of troops, majestic and incomprehensible. Now that he has lost more than half of his life, he has no chance of winning. And the state of Shu, like us, is facing the attack of the state of Wei. If you continue to fight, you will lose both, and the result can only be that Wei will benefit from the fisherman. The minister is willing to go to the White Emperor City in person and tell Liu Xuande about the benefits and disadvantages, and he will definitely reach a collegiate discussion! ”
Sun Quan nodded again and again, agreed with Zhuge Jin's suggestion, and personally sent him on the trip.
In the White Emperor City, Zhuge Liang and Ma Liang rushed over from Chengdu together. Liu Bei saw Ma Liang, hid his face and cried, "It's because I didn't listen to Aiqing's words that I reported this." Now I really don't have the face to see Aiqing! ”
Ma Liang hurriedly knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, why did you say this!" It was Ma Liang's unfavorable words and his departure without permission. Moreover, although our army has losses, it can still be recovered. This is also thanks to His Majesty's timely discovery of the enemy's conspiracy. ”
Liu Bei's face turned red, and he sighed and said: "Alas, it's a shame to say that I have been fighting for decades, and in the end I am not as sharp as a child." The person who discovered the enemy's conspiracy and prompted me was none other than Zhao Guang, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, who was Zhao Yun's youngest son. ”
Speaking of Zhao Guang, Liu Bei became excited, "Aiqing doesn't know, Zhao Guang has just turned eighteen, witty and brave, extraordinary martial arts, amazing archery skills, this time he commanded the Royal Forest Army, killed tens of thousands of enemies, killed Xu Sheng, Ding Feng and Zhu Ran, three generals, and forced Lu Xun's camp not to move, and his courage was no less than that of Lu Fengxian!" ”
Zhuge Liang and Ma Liang both congratulated Liu Bei, and they got another fierce general!
At this time, the inner servant came to report, and Dongwu took Zhuge Jin as a messenger and came to negotiate peace. Liu Bei pondered for a long time, sighed, and summoned Zhuge Jin to meet him.
Zhuge Jin came to negotiate peace, and the conditions were still the previous ones: "I am willing to return Jingzhou, send back Mrs. Sun, form an alliance forever, and jointly try to destroy Wei." Zhuge Jin said bitterly, the two interests of the two sides take the weight of each other, and fighting each other can only allow the Wei State to gain the benefits of the fisherman.
Liu Bei did not categorically refuse this time, but just waved his hand to let Zhuge Jin retreat temporarily.
As soon as Zhuge Jin retreated, Zhuge Liang and Ma Liang immediately advised and persuaded that Shu and Eastern Wu had now damaged each other, and Wei was eyeing each other and had to be guarded against. I hope that Liu Bei will put the world's plan first and agree to the collegiate agreement with Wu Guo.
Liu Bei pondered for a long time, and suddenly cried bitterly: "I was stubborn and self-serving, and I didn't listen to the admonition, which caused hundreds of thousands of casualties. Now the third brother is still attacking Changsha, but I have to negotiate peace, I'm sorry for the second brother, I'm sorry for the third brother! ”
Zhuge Liang hurriedly persuaded: "In this battle, although there were some losses, firstly, I took revenge for Guan Gong, and secondly, I shocked Sun Wu and recaptured Jingzhou. Guan Gong is in the spirit of the sky, and he will also be blind. Wouldn't it be a good thing that Zhang Gong could also win without a fight? Wei Guo is eyeing the tiger, and there are already signs of taking the opportunity to get light, and I hope that His Majesty will return to Chengdu as soon as possible to preside over the overall situation. ”
Liu Bei stopped talking and nodded in agreement. The peace agreement between the two sides was finally reached.
After the peace was negotiated, part of the Wu army was left to garrison the pass, and the rest urgently retreated to resist the sneak attack of the Wei army. The Shu army also withdrew to the land of the two rivers one after another.
Although Zhang Fei was unwilling, after the Wu army retreated, he quickly occupied Jingzhou. He had the idea of attacking Eastern Wu, but due to the change of regime in Jingzhou, he was directly faced with the two-sided attack of Wei and Wu, and Cao Ren's army in Xiangyang was ready to move, so he had to take the defensive first.
For Zhang Fei, Liu Bei was naturally not at ease, and ordered Jingzhou to be divided into two, sending Zhao Yun to guard the north and Zhang Fei to guard the south. He also sent Zhao Guang to assist Zhao Yun, and Guo Youzhi to assist Zhang Fei, which was safe.