The Reincarnation of Lu Bu at the End of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 919 Defeat
After resting for a while in Runan County, Liu Qi led his army to advance northward.

The two sides confronted each other in the field thirty miles east of Zheqiu City.

Gao Shun's army was 17, and Liu Qi and Zhong Yao's army was [-]. They built villages and stationed in the camp, secretly testing each other.

The war is about to start.

The camp of Gao Shun's army.

The guards on patrol held long soldiers, looked serious, and patrolled left and right vigilantly with their eyes. The entire barracks was heavily deployed, not to mention the enemy's secret operations, even a fly would not even think about getting in.

When the two sides are at war, it is most taboo to leak military information.

Anyone who is familiar with Gao Shun knows that Gao Shun acts calmly and prudently, never makes mistakes of underestimating the enemy, and is almost meticulous in examining and measuring things. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is as meticulous as dust.

Gao Shun is upright and majestic, he doesn't like drinking and talking and laughing, but whenever he looks at the map, it's as if he's absorbed in painting, and he can stay motionless for a long time.

Therefore, many familiar generals under Lu Bu's command like to jokingly call him 'Gao Mu'.But even so, Gao Shun was deeply loved by the soldiers in the army.

Gao Shun is in power, so it is inevitable that some villains will be jealous. Some people even slandered Lu Bu in private, saying that Gao Shun has too much power in the army.

Lu Bu laughed it off.

In the coach's big tent, Gao Shun, who was wearing a general's armor, was sitting upright, his eyes were piercing, the two crouching eyebrows above his eyes were slightly flared, and his face with Chinese characters was focused.The light from the ceiling fell on his face, outlining his resolute outline with sharp edges and corners, exuding a masculine and stable general's aura.

A few days ago, good news came one after another. First, Qu Yi defeated Yuan Jun's general Yan Liang in Dongjun, and then his son-in-law Ma Chao killed Yuan Shu's vanguard Liang Gang in Shansang, forcing Yuan Shu's army back several miles...

And Zhang Liao, who was originally guarding the Mausoleum, also divided most of his troops and horses, and advanced towards the southwest of Yuzhou. Zhang Xiu, annihilated in one fell swoop on the border of his old nest.

The other armies were all working hard to kill the enemy and gain meritorious service, but Gao Shun stood still.

He and the Jingzhou army have been confronting each other for more than half a month. In these days, the two sides have had several tentative confrontations, and each time they were all pointless, and no one showed their cards. It's nervousness, and even the air is filled with a strong smell of gunpowder, which will explode at the touch of a touch.

Looking away from the map, Gao Shun's eyes were deep. He knew what the Jingzhou army was up to. It was nothing more than trying to kill him here and prevent him from returning to Yanzhou.

Although the vanguard army of the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu was defeated, this was only the beginning. When their main force pushed in, the real war would begin.

Therefore, Gao Shun had to get rid of the Jingzhou Army and Runan Army in the south as soon as possible, and then send reinforcements to other roads to relieve the pressure on their lines, so as to win more time for the main frontal battlefield.

But what is depressing is that although Liu Qi, who is in command of the Jingzhou Army, is in the main battle, his accompanying soldier Kuai Yue insists on taking the route of consumption.This person was not only from a prominent family, but also a resourceful and talented subordinate of Liu Biao. Liu Qi also relied heavily on him, so he listened to Kuai Yue's advice.

We have to find a way to lure the Jingzhou army to take the initiative to attack.

Gao Shun rubbed his forehead and thought again.

"General, something is wrong!"

At this time, a general broke into the room in a hurry outside. He was Pan Feng, the captain of Xiaoqi School, with a big body and a thick waist.

Gao Shun gave Pan Feng a reproachful look, and the latter immediately realized that his behavior was too reckless, so he withdrew from the tent and shouted outside: "General, Pan Feng, the last general, I have something to see!"

Gao Shun said "Come in", and Pan Feng walked in properly.

"General, I just received the battle report. General Zhang Liao was ambushed by Zhang Xiu in the south of Kunyang, causing heavy casualties. After the defeat of Kunyang, he led the remaining troops and retreated in the direction of Mausoleum." Pan Feng's expression was particularly dignified. Report up.

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Hearing this news, Gao Shun's eyes narrowed, and his heart sank.

There is no doubt about Zhang Liao's ability to command troops. He was born as a general, and he has been familiar with military books and strategy since he was a child.

However, Zhang Liao actually lost, and the defeat was so fast that it was too late to react.

This result was beyond everyone's expectations, including Gao Shun.

Among the many princes who crusaded against Lu Bu, Zhang Xiu had the fewest soldiers and horses, only 3, which was not at the same level as Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, who had 20 to [-] soldiers and horses.

But it was such an obscure guy hiding in Nanyang who actually defeated Zhang Liao!

Gao Shun frowned. According to the intelligence of the secret agents of the School Affairs Office, after Dong Zhuo's death, Zhang Ji led troops into Jingzhou, fought with Liu Biao, and died.Zhang Ji had no children, so his nephew Zhang Xiu inherited Zhang Ji's army and became the new ruler.Later, Liu Biao sent people to lure him, and after the negotiation was successful, he borrowed Nanyang to live in Zhangxiu, and at the same time used Zhangxiu to defend against foreign enemies in the north of Jingzhou.

But regarding Zhang Xiu's information, apart from his bravery, the School Affairs Office did not give any other valid information.

If he charged bravely, he would definitely not beat Zhang Liao into such a broken state.

"Where is the person who came to deliver the news?"

Gao Shun came back from his thoughts and asked Pan Feng.

"It's just outside the tent."

"Call him in, I have something to ask him."

Pan Feng nodded and shouted "Come in" with a louder voice, and a haggard soldier walked in from outside the tent. His body was covered in dust and dirt, and he was dusty, obviously tired after many days of traveling.

"The villain pays homage to General Gao." Although exhausted physically and mentally, the soldiers still did not forget to salute with fists.

Gao Shun asked him to sit down and talk, and then asked: "Tell me everything you know about the encounter."

The soldier said 'yes', recalling the ambush a few days ago.

At that time, Zhang Liao first received a letter from Zhang Lu, the prefect of Hanzhong, saying that he had captured Wancheng, the base camp behind Zhang Xiu, and asked Zhang Liao to delay Zhang Xiu for a few days. Zhang Xiu's power was destroyed.

Later, Zhang Xiu seemed to have heard the news, and quickly led his army back.After Zhang Liao thought about it, he divided up some soldiers and horses to garrison Kunyang, just in case, but in the end he fell into Zhang Xiujun's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, not to mention losing Kunyang, and was even led into a dead valley by Zhang Xiu.

During the fierce struggle, Zhang Liao was shot in the chest by the loss, and then he was picked up by the spear in Zhang Xiu's hand and injured his right shoulder. If the soldiers under his command hadn't fought to the death, they might have all died in the valley.

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