Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 72 Bao Long: How did I accomplish something again?

When Liu Zhang heard that Liu Bei had surrendered Generals Yang and Gao and attacked Fushui Pass, he was shocked and said, "Liu Bei is so despicable!"

"I sent him soldiers and food, how could he treat me like this?"

But no matter how frightened or annoyed he was, it would be of no use, so he had to quickly gather civil and military officials and ask for advice on how to retreat.

Seeing this, Li Hui immediately looked for an opportunity to ask Liu Zhang to release Huang Quan.

Although Liu Zhang hated Huang Quan for mobilizing troops on his own, now that things had come to this point, it was no longer the time to consider these things.

Huang Quan's heart is on his side after all, which is much better than the two generals Yang and Gao who surrendered.

Huang Quan had been imprisoned these days and had no idea of ​​the situation outside. When he heard that Liu Bei had defeated Zhang Lu and was turning back to attack Chengdu, he knew that things were getting bad!

He quickly suggested to Liu Zhang: "We can send troops to Luo County overnight to block the throat of the road. Even though Liu Bei has elite soldiers and brave generals, he can't get through!"

Liu Zhang also knew that Luo County was the throat of Chengdu. Once that place was lost, the entire Chengdu would be in danger.

He immediately followed the advice and ordered Liu Gui, Ling Bao, Zhang Ren, and Deng Xian to select an army of 50,000, and the four generals marched towards Luo County.

These 50,000 soldiers and horses are considered the wealthiest asset of Liu Zhang's family.

On the other hand, Liu Bei divided his troops to defend Hanzhong, but his military strength was far less than that of Chengdu, so it should not be a problem for him to defend it.

In addition to the troops and horses heading south from Hanzhong, there were also troops and horses from Nanjun.

The news had already reached Nanjun, so Zhuge Liang led an army of 20,000 and set out from Nanjun, led by Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, to attack Bajun.

The prefect of Ba County was the veteran general Yan Yan.

Without mentioning the story of Yan Yan and Zhang Fei, let’s talk about Xing Daorong.

Liu Bei saw that Xing Daorong's shoulder injury was not seriously affected and he was halfway through the expedition. He could not ask Xing Daorong to go to Hanzhong to recuperate, so he asked him to stay by his side.

But he would never be allowed to be the vanguard, so he would be left in the center of the army.

At that time, Wei Yan and Bao Long were the vanguards, leading 5,000 troops and heading to Luo County first.

When we were sixty miles away from Luo County, we saw two villages there.

It turned out that Zhang Ren and his three men had discussed and decided to have two people guard the city, and two people go to the front of Luo County, rely on the mountains and set up two villages to prevent the enemy from approaching the city.

Ling Bao and Deng Xian led 20,000 soldiers and set up camp here.

Liu Gui and Zhang Ren led the rest of their troops to guard Luo City.

Upon learning of this situation, Bao Long immediately went to discuss with Wei Yan. At the moment, his own troops were far inferior to those of the enemy, so it would be better to wait for the central army to arrive.

Unexpectedly, Wei Yan said, "Everything depends on General Xing. Is it because we are incompetent?"

"There is no one in the Yizhou army who is good at fighting. If I want to attack them tonight, they will definitely not be prepared."

Bao Long was shocked when he heard this and said, "No, if the night attack fails, wouldn't it be a sin?"

Wei Yan refused to listen and said, "If you don't have the courage to go, I will lead my troops and that will be enough!"

After saying this, he issued an order, ordering them to prepare food at the fourth watch the next day, and to advance at the fifth watch, and to advance through the valley on the left.

The soldiers received the order, had a full meal that night, removed the bells from their horses, held their mouths shut, rolled up their flags and put on their armor, and secretly set out to rob the camp. Around five o'clock in the morning, they left the camp and marched forward.

Halfway through the journey, Wei Yan immediately thought: "It is not enough to just attack one village. I should use a trick to wipe out the enemy army."

He immediately issued an order for all soldiers to move to the right mountain road, while he himself led a group of troops to prepare for a feint attack.

This strategy of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west is similar to the way Xing Daorong attacked Nanzheng.

It seems that he was also greatly influenced by Xing Daorong.

However, Wei Yan only learned the form but not the spirit, so this battle was destined to be difficult.

It was dawn, and Wei Yan was not far from Lingbao's camp. He ordered his soldiers to rest for a while, and to arrange their gongs, drums, flags, banners, spears, swords and other weapons.

Unexpectedly, a small army lying in ambush along the way reported to the camp that Liu Bei's army was approaching.

Ling Bao is prepared.

At the sound of a cannon, the three armies mounted their horses and charged out.

Wei Yan rode his horse and raised his sword to fight Ling Bao. The two generals fought for thirty rounds, and then the Sichuan troops attacked in two directions.

Wei Yan had been walking for half the night, and his men and horses were exhausted, so he could not hold on any longer, and retreated. Wei Yan heard that the troops behind him were in disarray, so he left Ling Bao behind and turned his horse back.

Sichuan troops followed and Wei Yan's army was defeated. Less than five miles away, drums shook the ground from behind the mountain. Deng Xian led a group of soldiers out of the valley and shouted, "Wei Yan, get off your horse and surrender!"

Wei Yan was riding his horse at full speed, but the horse suddenly lost its front hoof, fell to its knees, and threw Wei Yan off.

Deng Xian rode over on horseback, raised his sword and tried to kill Wei Yan!

Just at the critical moment, there was a loud bang behind, and a group of soldiers rushed over.

It turned out that Bao Long was worried that something might happen to Wei Yan, so he followed the troops behind. Now that he saw Wei Yan was in danger, he rushed out to rescue him.

Surrounded from both sides, Deng Xian could not resist and ran away.

Bao Long did not dare to pursue further and just wanted to save Wei Yan.

...

Although Wei Yan was rescued, he felt sad!

Since Liu Bei entered Sichuan, he had won battle after battle. He did not expect that when it was his turn, he would be defeated.

If it weren't for Bao Long's rescue, his life would be in danger today.

He felt extremely ashamed and wanted to return to redeem himself, but he also knew that the same result would occur if he went.

They had no choice but to wait for Liu Bei to arrive with his central army and then admit their guilt.

...

Xing Daorong likes Wei Yan very much.

Putting aside other things, just living long enough is a rare thing.

If it weren't for the conflict with Yang Yi, Wei Yan might have been able to guard one side with Jiang Wei and protect Shu Han for a few more years.

As for his personality, it is naturally flawed.

For example, he is too rigid, a little arrogant, and doesn't listen to advice.

It's not that these characteristics cannot be polished, it's just that no one has really taught him before.

Now that he heard of his recent defeat, Xing Daorong didn't think it was necessarily a bad thing.

Seeing that Liu Bei looked fine and was not angry about Wei Yan's defeat, he went up to him and asked in a friendly manner, "Wen Chang, do you know why we suffered such a defeat today?"

Wei Yan was stunned. He didn't expect that General Xing would question him.

Although he was defeated, Wei Yan was not so cowardly that he dared not respond. Besides, he could always tell the good from the bad and could hear that it was for his own good. Wei Yan said, "It was my fault for not considering it carefully and failing to avoid the enemy's scouts. As a result, I suffered this defeat."

When Xing Daorong heard Wei Yan's words, he realized that he understood and indeed had some talent.

"I used the tactic of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west. I used Bao Long as a decoy first, so that Zhang Lu would be deceived and stay in the camp."

"You were seen clearly by the Sichuan Army scouts, so you were defeated naturally."

After Xing Daorong finished speaking, Wei Yan had no time to react, but Bao Long beside him nodded for a while, as if he understood everything.

Xing Daorong glanced and said nothing.

This time, Bao Longzhen really made a contribution, and it was not given to him on purpose, but he won it himself.

I don’t know if he is just lucky or if he really has some ability.

Wei Yan on the other side could convince Xing Daorong but not Bao Long.

But this time, I was rescued, and no matter how many reasons I had, I couldn't say anything.

After thinking for a while, he bowed to Xing Daorong and said, "General, I am not proficient in military tactics, which led to this defeat. I would like to follow you and learn for a few more years!"

Now it was Xing Daorong's turn to be stunned.

Judging from what Wei Yan said, does he want him to be his special deputy general?
Compared with Xing Daorong, Bao Long's reaction was even greater.

A thought suddenly popped up in my mind.

"broken!"

"My competitor is really here!"

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