After the 30,000-strong army crossed Changsha into Lingling, the army did not penetrate deep into the hinterland.

After arriving in Gaoping, the army only besieged but did not attack, and the county order of Gaoping waited for two days without reinforcements, and then surrendered very simply.

Unexpectedly, Liu Du did have more than 10,000 people in his hands, but he obviously didn't have the courage to pull it out to fight Liu Bei's army.

Usually to force the enemy army out, the usual method is like now, one county town to besiege, as long as Liu Du does not come to the rescue, it will not be long before the defenders of these counties will see Liu Bei's army and simply open the city.

However, even if all the counties did not resist, if they wanted to walk around the entire Lingling, the thirteen counties would have to toss Liu Bei for more than a month, obviously, Zhuge Liang didn't want to delay for so long.

Moreover, he was unwilling to lose so much grain and grass, so he asked Mi Fang and Jian Yong to stay in the plain with 27,000 people, and led Zhang Fei with Liu Bei, and led 3,000 troops to Zhishuo Quanling.

This is not only a tactical dictatory, but also a helpless move if he wants not to storm the city, only if there are so few soldiers and horses that Liu Du feels that he has a chance to succeed in one blow can he be lured out, and at the same time it is a helpless move.

For as long as the army is not in the army and does not cultivate, it is only one meal a day, and if it is pulled out, the 27,000 men will have to eat one more meal a day.

Liu Bei is not as good as Cao Cao and Lin Mo, the rich are boundless, in fact, in such a short period of time, recruiting 50,000 troops, this is to empty the treasury of Changsha and Guiyang.

Now, it is not too much to say that this battle was forcibly launched, of course, it can be saved.

The situation was similar to what Zhuge Liang expected, when he heard that Liu Bei's 30,000 troops crossed the border, Liu Du was trembling with fright, and had already ordered to send multiple scouts to keep an eye on Liu Beijun's movements, and at the same time sent three urgent reports to Jiangling.

As for himself, he has prepared a lot of armor to defend the city, rolling stones, sasswood, gold juice and so on, and the city is almost unloadable, as if this is the only way to make him feel at ease.

But later, when the scout reported that only 3,000 people came, Liu Du's heart breathed a big sigh of relief, and even the general Xing Daorong said that he couldn't sit still, and stood up and patted his chest disdainfully:

"Lord, with the pear blossom axe in the hand of the last general, it must be called a mat weaver and a pig and dog seller, and there is no return!"

Liu Du frowned, twisted the goat's whisker and pondered.

You say 30,000, we can't afford to provoke it, but we can come with 3,000 people, if you don't dare to go out of the city to fight, not to mention that other county commanders look down on yourself as a guard, even if you wait until Xiahou Yuan repels Liu Bei, Cao Cao will have to change people with a probability.

What's more, Lingling General Xing Daorong is in charge, and there seems to be no reason to be afraid.

Actually, it's really not too much for Liu Du to think so, when a roar on the Yang Bridge bleeds Xiahou Jiesheng's seven orifices, and also leaves the prestige of drinking and repelling millions of Cao Jun, that's it, no one Xing Daorong is afraid of him.

What's more, Zhang Fei in this world, except for the three heroes fighting Lu Bu back then, really didn't leave any good records.

Human nature is the same, preferring to trust one's own eyes rather than one's own ears.

"Good! General Xing, I'll dial you three."

After thinking for a while, Liu Du put up three fingers, paused and spread out his palms directly, "I will give you 5,000 people, and you must retreat Liu Bei!" ”

"Rest assured, the lord will definitely capture Zhuge Liang alive at the end of this battle, and capture Liu Bei alive and dedicate it to his command!"

Good guys, what about five thousand people, how to lose, can anyone tell me how to lose?

General Xing helped the armor that was propped up by his stomach, and confidently walked out of the council hall to order troops.

There were 11,000 soldiers and horses in Quanling City, most of them were foot soldiers, and there were also cavalry, but not many, only 500 people.

In this kind of big battle, Xing Daorong didn't dare to slack off, and all the five hundred cavalry were ordered.

By the time Liu Bei's army arrived, the majestic general had already lined up under the city.

Didn't you say three thousand, how could there be only a few hundred cavalry? Are you embarrassed to come to war if you are so poor?

"Who is Your Excellency?" Liu Bei shouted at him very politely.

"Say my name and scare you!"

Xing Daorong raised his head extremely arrogantly, and said coldly: "I am Lingling Admiral Xing Daorong!" Look at the one with long arms and big ears, you are the weaver who deceives the world and steals the name of the mat seller? What about the pig slaughterer and dog dealer, let him come out and send him to death! ”

Zhang Fei on the side stared widely, okay, don't cry later, "Piff, I'm Zhang Fei, you better go back quickly, killing you is really dirty my snake spear." ”

"Dare to boast, watch me take your dog's head!" Xing Daorong is really brave, he rushed up as the first soldier, the city was closed, the war drums were beating, and the soldiers shouted General Xing loudly.

At this moment, he felt that he was as invincible as Zhao Zilong, who had entered and exited the camp of thousands of Cao troops under Xiao Guancheng like watching flowers and fish.

However, he had just started to speed up, and Liu Beijun on the opposite side began to turn his horse's head and run away.

Seeing this posture, Xing Daorong was of course even more energetic, shouting: "Brothers, the thief army is incompetent, rush forward with me and capture Liu Bei alive!" ”

"Kill!"

The 5,000-strong army rushed forward regardless of the formation.

Liu Du has a reward, who can catch Liu Bei, a reward of 10,000 gold, a captain, and a broken leg don't have to worry about the rest of his life, Guangzong Yaozu can point to him, so the infantry is no slower than the cavalry.

Liu Bei didn't run fast, that is, he kept a distance of one stone's throw away, which always made people feel that they could catch him soon, but they just couldn't catch up.

At first, the 5,000-strong team surged like a tidal wave, but slowly, the infantry behind them began to be thrown away.

Even so, no one felt that there was anything wrong, and even some were glad that there were so many competitors missing, and shouted loudly for the big-eared thief to leave.

I don't know how long I ran, but I went around and around into a mountain col, and the hundreds of cavalry in front suddenly stopped, turned their heads and faced Xing Daorong head-on.

At the same time, flags flickered on the high ground on all sides, and countless Liu Jun poured out, one by one, they took their bows and aimed at Xing Daorong and them.

"Oh no, I've been tricked!"

When Xing Daorong turned his head again, he found that there were only 500 cavalry left with him, and he wanted to retreat, but saw that the retreat had been blocked by Liu Jun.

It was when everyone was panicking, Xing Daorong shouted, "Brothers, don't panic, capture the thief and capture the king first, and follow me to take down Liu Bei!" ”

Dao Rong suddenly grabbed the horse's belly, and shot at Liu Bei like an arrow, and saw Zhang Fei also rushing over.

He was not afraid, seeing that the distance was appropriate, he waved the pear blossom mountain axe with both arms, swirled in the void twice to exert force, and slashed head-on.

This blow, twenty years of skill, can move mountains, pour the sea, subdue demons, suppress demons, kill gods, pick stars, cut rivers, destroy cities, and open the sky!

A sonorous sound sounded, and the Zhangba snake spear accurately stabbed the axe, and the strength of the axe made the pear blossom mountain axe fly out of his hand in an instant, and he didn't know where to fly after drawing a beautiful arc in the air.

Without waiting for Xing Daorong to react, the Zhangba snake spear fell and hit the horse's head fiercely, the war horse fell to the ground in response, and Xing Daorong also fell to the ground because he lost his center of gravity and rolled on the ground twice before bending his knees.

"Wait!"

Xing Daorong thought about it, knelt straight, choked and sobbed: "Actually, in fact, I and General Zhang are in the same lineage, and I used to kill pigs, don't kill me, I have an eighty-year-old mother and a three-year-old child, if the general kills me, my family of more than a dozen people will not survive!" ”

The sudden change, don't say that it was Zhang Fei and Liu Bei, even the Lingling cavalry was also confused, and they all blamed General Xing when he went to Sichuan to learn to change his face.

At first, Liu Bei was a little worried that Xing Daorong's bones were too hard, and even if he took it, it would be difficult to force him to open the city gate, but now it seems that the military advisor has already figured him out.

"Uncle Huang, Uncle Huang, your name of benevolence and righteousness has spread to the four seas, and people of insight in the world want to serve under your command, if Uncle Huang is willing to spare me, I can enter the city as an internal response!"

Poof, Liu Bei was amused.

I have fought all my life, and I have never seen such a general.

Of course, Liu Bei did not let him be the internal response, but according to Zhuge Liang's prior arrangement, he captured the accompanying cavalry, and asked Zhang Fei and them to change into Liu Dujun's military uniform, and let Xing Daorong continue to lead the troops and retreat to Lingling City.

If you have a choice, in fact, Xing Daorong still prefers to follow Liu Du, but he is too close to Zhang Fei, and if he is slightly dissatisfied, he may be pierced by a spear, and now he is not obedient.

"Hurry up and open the city gate, Liu Bei has an ambush, hurry!" When he came to the city pass, Xing Daorong shouted loudly.

In the rear, flags flashed and dusty, and it looked like there were indeed pursuers.

The sergeant defending the city did not suspect him, and immediately opened the gates.

After entering the city, Xing Daorong took Zhang Fei and five hundred cavalry to the general's mansion.

When Zhang Fei's spear was clamped around Liu Du's neck, he suddenly realized that there were some serious problems, and Liu Du looked at Xing Daorong unwillingly, "Daorong, you."

"Lord, you guessed it, I betrayed you." Xing Daorong doesn't feel ashamed, this world is like this, if you become a king or lose, you can look at it.

Lingling's governance of Quanling was conquered by Liu Bei in less than two hours before and after in such an absurd way.

Liu Bei's name of benevolence and righteousness was not in vain, when Liu Du came out to surrender with the seal symbolizing Taishou, he didn't even let Liu Du bend down, just said with a smile: "Brother Liu, you and I are the real same lineage, and all that flows in our bodies are the blood of Emperor Gaozu. ”

"Don't dare to break it down."

He had heard of Liu Bei's benevolent reputation, but people could compete for power in troubled times, Liu Du didn't dare to treat him as a good person, and hurriedly presented the seal.

"Brother Liu, Xuande is not talented, I implore Brother Liu to continue to serve as the Taishou of Lingling."

Hearing this, Liu Du wondered if he had heard it wrong, and looked at the person beside him.

He knew that Liu Bei was benevolent and righteous, but he didn't expect to be benevolent and righteous to this extent, and he was at a loss for a while.

"Brother Liu doesn't have to be suspicious, Lingling Taishou will continue to be in front of you, rest assured, after I drive Cao Cao and help my son Liu Qi recapture Jingzhou, I will come to the door again, and I hope that Brother Liu is willing to cook wine with Xuande Qingmei." Liu Bei is very sincere, not like a joke at all.

Seeing that Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang beside him were nodding at him, he was willing to believe that this was not a temptation, and immediately felt that his nose was a little sour, "Uncle Huang is benevolent and righteous, and I am bowing down." ”

Liu Bei was indeed not a temptation, he really let Liu Du continue to serve as the Taishou of Lingling, and he didn't even send his henchmen over to take up some important positions, such as the county captain and the county lieutenant.

Except for transporting 50,000 stone grain and grass from the granary of Lingling and 500 military horses in the city, nothing else was moved, and not even a sergeant was asked.

Standing on the road of Chengguan, Liu Du looked at Liu Beijun's distant figure, and sighed with emotion in his heart, "The lord is really a hero." ”

This voice of the lord, he called willingly.

Whether it is the means of taking Lingling or letting Lingling's mind, he sees the hope of the future glory of the Liu family in this weaving mat seller who once looked down on him.

Of course, Liu Bei is very benevolent and righteous, there is no doubt about this, but he is not as kind as Liu Du thought.

Under normal circumstances, after taking a county, it is necessary to replace officials, change defenses, and integrate soldiers and horses, and these miscellaneous things cannot be completed in half a year.

But where does Liu Bei have this time now, his real opponent Xiahou Yuan has already entered the realm of Wuling, and when the battle between the two sides is about to break out, I don't expect Liu Du to help him, so don't stab the knife.

After the means just now, benevolence and righteousness attacked the heart, Liu Du was completely convinced, and he didn't dare to say anything else, but he would definitely not obey Xiahou Yuan's orders again.

As for this Lingling City, it can't run away here, and when Xiahou Yuan is really cleaned up, he will naturally come to govern it.

"What about Xing Daorong?" When Liu Beijun's figure completely disappeared into the distance, Liu Du finally remembered this guy.

"When the lord was meeting the emperor's uncle just now, General Xing took his family out of the city." The captain on the side responded.

It's pretty fast.

Although Liu Du was angry, it was not easy to order the hunt and kill.

First, there are no war horses in the city now, and secondly, Xing Daorong was really killed, who knows if Liu Bei will have any ideas, except for scolding a few words in his heart, there is no good way.

Thirty miles outside Anfeng City, on an important road, Guan Yu was letting the sergeant go down to the village.

At the same time, Huo Jun led all the cavalry in the army, and 1,500 cavalry patrolled the outskirts to prevent the sneak attack of Yan Liangwen Chou in the city.

In this battle, Liu Bei was very fond of Guan Yu, knowing that the main battlefield was in Wuling, and the only two thousand cavalry actually gave 1,500 to Guan Yu, just because he was worried that he would be in any danger.

In fact, Zhuge Liang disagrees very much, but he can't stand Liu Bei's preference.

Guan Yu sat on the bluestone beside him, the Qinglong Yanyue Knife was inserted beside him, he held his long beard in his left hand, and took out the purple brocade bag from his arms with his right hand and opened it.

There are only a few numbers on it, "After the fifth watch, the army is divided into two parts, left and right, and the suspicious army is afraid of the enemy." ”

Guan Yu frowned and sneered, "If you're making a fool of yourself, can't you just say it?" ”

He was very unhappy with Zhuge Liang's behavior, not only because he was tricky, but also because he felt too risky.

This is very risky, because the army has just arrived at the front line of Anfeng, and tens of thousands of people are dispatched to leave the village at night, in case of a robbery camp, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Of course, he has not forgotten Liu Bei's instructions, and he will listen to Zhuge Liang's instructions.

That night, before the sergeant who had just set up the camp had time to catch his breath, Guan Yu dispatched 10,000 soldiers into two teams, and the two teams left the camp and entered the forest under the cover of night from the north and south villages.

By dawn, the two armies had reunited fifty miles away into an army of 10,000 people, and once again marched slowly in the direction of Dazhai with their banners.

In Anfeng City, in the Council Hall of the General's Mansion, it was Wen Chou who sat on the handsome chair.

Of course, he and Yan Liang are like brothers, but there is only one handsome chair, and Lin Mo has named him as the head coach, so he naturally sits in that position.

Of course, Yan Liang didn't care, he himself knew that compared to Wen Chou, his character was still too reckless.

For example, last night he asked to take advantage of Guan Yu's unstable foothold to lead someone to sneak attack, Wen Chou, there are some hearts, but he kept Lin Mo's instructions in mind and asked Ji Lusu.

The current Lu Su, Hao Lai is also the supervisor of the 40,000 army in Anfeng City, and he has military power, not to mention, Lin Mo also said that he should listen to Lu Su's assignment more when it comes to matters.

In terms of military talent, Lu Su is of course not the ceiling, but there is still a first-class level, and he is more conservative in character, which is why Lin Mo asked him to serve as An Feng as a military advisor.

Therefore, he didn't bother to do such a thing as a night raid at all.

He knew too well that his task was to defend the city, in other words, as long as An Feng was still in his hands, what would you Guan Yu's next stockade be.

Taking the risk of a sneak attack, if you succeed, you won't be able to beat you, and if you miscalculate, you will lose your morale, which makes no sense at all.

When the scouts reported back the next morning that another team of 10,000 people was heading towards Guan Yu's camp, Yan Liang immediately showed a look of apprehension, "This jujube seller is not simple, there are really ambush soldiers, at first I thought that there were about 20,000 people, and I wanted to sneak attack, but it turned out that there were still soldiers and horses who had not arrived." ”

"Or will Master Hou let us listen to the prison army more?" Wen Chou laughed.

Hao Zhao also agreed with this opinion, nodded and agreed: "Guan Yu has 30,000 people, but he only brought 20,000 people in front, obviously trying to lure us to a sneak attack." ”

Lu Su carried his hands on his back, was it a suspicious plan for me to misestimate his strength, or was it really as they said Guan Yu used this to lure the enemy to sneak attack.

For a while, Lu Su couldn't tell whether it was true or false.

But it's not a big problem, whether he is 20,000 or 30,000, let's just sit firmly in Diaoyutai and guard this Anfeng City.

Moreover, whether it is 20,000 or 30,000 people, the purpose of forcibly attacking the city will definitely not work.

If he wants to play land grabbing and force himself out of the city, his true strength will inevitably be exposed at that time.

The initiative is still in his own hands now, and Lu Su intends to leave him alone.

"Aren't we, the overseers, going to do something?" Seeing that Lu Su was silent, Wen Chou couldn't help but ask.

"General, Guan Yu is far away, this point of soldiers and horses can't attack the city, there must be other purposes, and the right to wait and see what happens."

Lu Su said unhurriedly: "What's more, coming to Anfeng, the logistics and transportation will not be able to cross Anyang Mountain for a long time, time will be beneficial to me and not good for Guan Yu, and it will not be too late to make plans when it exposes its true purpose." ”

Like Zhang Fei, Guan Yu in this period did not have a great record of killing six generals in five passes, beheading Yan Liang and punishing Wen Chou, except for the battle against Lu Bu in the Tiger Prison back then, there seems to be nothing to show up.

Yan Liangwen can't look down on him, it's normal.

In fact, even if Lu Su didn't despise him, what he was really afraid of was not him, but worried that Zhuge Liang didn't know if he came with the army.

Liu Jun crossed the mountains and mountains to the Anfeng territory, not to set up a camp.

Until he figured out his true purpose, Lu Su would not make any moves.

Stay up, anyway, you came so far and always brought a mission, see how long you can endure it.

(End of chapter)