Chapter 80: When it comes to battle

In the early morning of the next day, the news of Sun Ben's overnight withdrawal not only reached Tai Shici's ears, but also reached the Jingzhou military camp.

"Lord, Sun Ben withdrew his troops overnight and left!" Xu Shu broke into the camp tent and said happily.

"What!"

Liu Bei, who was wiping his face, didn't slow down at first, and after he reacted, he said, "Come out with me and have a look!" ”

As he spoke, Liu Bei put the towel in his hand on his shoulder and trotted out all the way.

At the same time, Liu Qi in the camp next door was even more exaggerated, wearing an underwear, hastily draped an outer robe, ran out barefoot, saw Liu Bei, and shouted happily: "Uncle, Sun Ben has withdrawn the army, and there is only Tai Shi Ci left, Dali our army!" ”

The anxiety of the war in the past few days really made Liu Qi's brain hurt, and he was worried more than once that if the war was unfavorable, his purpose of taking advantage of his military exploits to ascend to the throne was estimated to be in vain, and it would even help Liu Cong's prestige.

"Bo Wei, something big will happen." Liu Bei grabbed Liu Qi's arm and laughed: "Sun Ben withdraws his army, Tai Shici is isolated, and he will attack him separately, and Yuzhang can go down!" ”

Liu Qi is under pressure, how can Liu Bei not be under pressure, it's just that he, as a leader, needs to stabilize his emotions. Now that Huo Jun succeeded in his dissenting plan, Sun Ben and Tai Shici parted ways, which made him completely relieved, just as he said, he was divided and attacked, and Yu Zhang could go down.

Excitement is excitement, but Liu Bei can remember the man who caused the enemy to disintegrate between talking and laughing.

"Zhong Miao!"

Liu Bei and Liu Qi greeted Huo Jun who came down from the watchtower, and in Liu Bei's expectant gaze, Huo Jun finally said what he had been looking forward to.

Huo Jun was tall, and under the gaze of everyone, he said clearly: "General, you can attack!" ”

"Good!"

Although the morning of Yuzhang in autumn was cold, it could not cool Liu Bei's fiery heart, he grabbed the towel around his neck, and said in a deep voice: "Gather all the generals to listen to the order!" ”

"No!"

In the open space of this camp, Liu Bei faced the assembled generals and said: "Now Sun Ben has withdrawn the army, Tai Shici is only more than 10,000 people, and it is really the time to use troops. Although Tai Shici is a widow, his subordinates are strong, and he needs to be careful. ”

"Please command, General!"

Liu Qi handed over the right to command the battle to Liu Bei, and at that moment, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Su Fei and others had already answered and obeyed Liu Bei's dispatch.

"If the preparation is not bad, now Sun Ben withdraws, Ziyi will definitely make a desperate bet and want to break our army's military formation in one go. Today, there is Lao Liu Biao General led the foot soldiers to fight head-on with Tai Shi Ci, and when he was tired, Yide led the cavalry to break through the formation from both wings, and his troops will be defeated! ”

Liu Bei laid out the pre-war plan and said: "Jiaoqiu City is located in the south, and it is the only way to Danyang County. Under the defeat of Ziyi's army, he had to go south. Xingba led 2,000 men and horses to rush here, and when Tai Shici fled here, he saw if he could be captured. ”

Liu Bei has been fighting in the Central Plains for decades, and he has few opponents in a battle at the level of 10,000 people. Now with the situation of more fighting less, he is full of confidence, failure cannot fail, and if he fails, he doesn't have to mix. And these days, he has already understood the surrounding mountains and rivers thoroughly.

As he spoke, Liu Bei pulled out the sword at his waist and said in a deep voice: "The rest of the generals will go out to meet Tai Shici." ”

"No!" The people answered.

The three-way drum sounded, Liu Pan took the lead out of the camp as the front, and Huang Zhong, as his deputy general, also followed with the soldiers and horses of the headquarters. Thousands of Jingzhou soldiers streamed out of the camp, their ranks mighty, their spears held high like a dense forest, and as they advanced, the huge waves tumbled forward.

As they set up their formation, hundreds of horsemen slowly met them, protecting them on the left and right sides of the formation to prevent the onslaught of enemy horses, and the knights on the horses were all dressed in leather armor and wore iron shackles. Through the smoke and dust, the 'Zhang' flag can be vaguely seen.

Liu Bei can be said to have gone out with all his strength, placing the turning point of the war on the cavalry commanded by Zhang Fei.

With such a big movement of Jingzhou soldiers and horses, how could Tai Shici not know. In fact, he received the news of Sun Ben's retreat earlier than Liu Bei, and in the face of Sun Ben's sudden retreat without faith, Tai Shici was not still on guard at all. When he woke up from his sleep, Sun Ben's soldiers had already retreated, and only the torches of Sun Ben's army could be seen.

Listening to the sound of military drums in the Jingzhou camp, Tai Shici's cold face was expressionless, and he stroked the cold bow. For Tai Shici, this unique touch can gradually restore his emotions.

The resentment in his heart has long dissipated, and the current hope can only be saved from the corrupt situation by defeating Liu Bei.

"Troops!"

"No!"

As the soldiers on both sides lined up in the field, Liu Bei and Huo Jun also had a full view of Tai Shici's troops.

I have to admit that Tai Shici's army has strict military discipline, and 10,000 soldiers are dispatched and assembled, and there is almost no chaos. Among them, the Chinese army was the most elite, and when the flag waved, the soldiers followed closely. If you look closely, you can see that these soldiers are dressed in armor, crossbowmen are ready to fire, and spearmen are like forest walls. This is the elite division trained by Tai Shi Ci.

The people surrounding Liu Bei saw this scene, and everyone's faces were a little solemn.

Liu Bei raised his whip and pointed at the military formation, and sighed and said: "Tai Shi Ci has trained his troops well, if Sun Ben helps, it will be really difficult for our army." Fortunately, Zhong Miao's envoy asked Sun Ben to withdraw his troops, otherwise it would be difficult to know the outcome of the battle between the two armies! ”

Everyone nodded lightly, agreeing with Liu Bei's words. At the same time, everyone also looked at Huo Jun with admiration, and if the war can be reversed today, it really depends on Huo Jun's strategy of discord.

In today's battle, Huo Jun and his subordinates were incorporated into the Chinese army and waited for Liu Bei's dispatch. And he will also follow Liu Bei around and observe the war situation.

Liu Bei waved the reins lightly, rode his horse a few steps forward, raised his hand and pointed to the queue opposite, and said: "Tai Shici's subordinates have two generals, namely Chen Tai and Gao Sheng, each leading the left and right armies. The array laid out by Jin Ziyi is the same as Bei thought, the Chinese army broke the formation and resisted the line left and right. Today's victory and defeat are all on Zhongye, Yunchang, and Yide. ”

Tai Shi Ci wanted to win in the military formation, but in fact there were not many options. Under the weakness of the cavalry, it was decided that he could not make a fuss on both flanks, and could only choose to break through with the Chinese army. Let Chen Tai and Gao Sachs cooperate with their own Chinese army to protect the flanks.

Liu Bei, who was so arranged by Tai Shici, was accustomed to using cavalry to fight, so he naturally placed his hope of victory on the cavalry on both wings. Let Liu Pan resist Tai Shi Ci's onslaught head-on, that is, he likes Liu Pan and Huang Zhong to fight with Tai Shi Ci's army for a long time, they are familiar with each other, they belong to old opponents, and they will not overturn on the battlefield.

Liu Bei, who is worthy of fighting in the Central Plains for more than ten years, restrained Tai Shici in the early stage of the war.

At some point, the clouds in the sky obscured the sunlight, and the people standing felt a little less burning.

"Order, beat the drums!" Liu Bei ordered.

"No!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

With Liu Bei's order, the Jingzhou army's military formation began to beat drums, and more than a dozen wrestlers beat the drum surface with bare arms, waving drumsticks. Thunderous drums resounded across the field, signaling the march of the people.

In the sound of drums, Liu Pan, who was in charge of the front army, Guan Yu, who was in charge of the left wing, Wen Ping, who was in charge of the right wing, and Zhang Fei, who commanded the cavalry, raised the military flag one after another and rolled forward.

The cavalry led by Zhang Fei dispersed to the two wings, peeking at the Taishi Ci army array; The infantry in the formation laid down their spears on the ground and began to move forward.

At this time, Tai Shici's queue also began to move forward.

In a few moments, the sergeants on both sides were moving forward, and they were approaching very quickly. As we approached the land of an arrow, the air was filled with the sound of arrows breaking through the wind. The arrows arced through the sky, and then fell densely into the opponent's array.

The soldiers in the front row began to shout loudly, which was not an intimidation of the enemy, but more of an encouragement to themselves. Amid the shouts of killing, inspired by adrenaline, everyone forgot their fears. In Huo Jun's gaze, the two armies collided together, and the soldiers started a bloody battle.