Three Kingdoms: I, Liu Feng, do not want to die

Chapter 147: Lure the enemy deep into the territory, Liu Feng killed the general and burned the camp (6K)

a few days later.

Liu Feng withdrew Li Fu and Deng Xian from the third camp to the fourth camp.

Liu Feng also admired Li Fu, the first brave general he won over in Fangling.

Although Li Fu's name is not as loud as Wang Ping's and his potential is not as good as Wang Ping, historical records show that Li Fu was able to survive and was promoted to the general of Cao Wei after the death of Cao Wei's famous generals.

The battlefield is dangerous, and thieves who can survive and defend, and thieves who can fight and attack are all worth training.

Liu Feng placed Li Fu in the second camp with the intention of training Li Fu after careful consideration.

Judging from the results, Li Fu's performance was somewhat better than Kou Anguo, who had followed Liu Feng for a long time.

Liu Feng also adjusted the defense deployment of Danshui based on the performance of various camps.

Li Fu was appointed as the commander of the fourth battalion, and he led Deng Xian, Kou Anguo, Mi Tutong, Bei Shi Na, and two thousand soldiers to guard the camp.

Wang Ping was appointed as the commander of the fifth battalion, and he led Liu Wentai, Liu Xianda, Liu Daozhi, Liu Qingzhi, and Liu Changgong, and led 3,000 soldiers to guard the city.

Liu Feng still led the rest of his officers and soldiers to garrison Danshui City.

While Liu Feng was adjusting his deployment, Zhang He also advanced again to seize Liu Feng's third battalion.

After seeing Liu Feng's deployment, Zhang He was glad that he did not attack the camp hastily.

The five camps were linked together, one after another, from the outside to the inside, layer by layer, and the difficulty of attacking increased with each camp. With the food and grass supply Zhang He had at the time, he could not break through Liu Feng's five camps.

Zhang He chose to go to the surrounding townships to requisition food and fodder. Not only did this not dampen his army's fighting spirit, he also did not have to worry about running out of food and fodder causing the army to lose morale. Although it seemed cowardly, it was actually the most correct response.

Especially when facing famous veterans, we must be more cautious.

Looking at the flags of Liu Feng's Fourth Battalion on the hilltop, Zhang He couldn't help but sigh: "It's not the quantity of soldiers that matters, it's their deployment that matters. The Han army fought against our large numbers with a small number of soldiers and used five battalions to resist our army for nearly ten days. Liu Feng's ability to deploy troops is well-deserved."

Guo Huai also felt the same way.

When he was in Hanzhong in the past, although Liu Feng was brave, he mostly followed Liu Bei and had a mediocre reputation.

At that time, Cao Cao concluded that Liu Feng was inferior to Cao Zhang.

Guo Huai thought so too.

At that time, Cao Zhang was so powerful outside the Great Wall that both the capable minister of the Wuhuan Di and the Xianbei Kebi Neng chose to submit to Cao Zhang.

However, in just two or three years.

Liu Feng first defeated Sun Quan in Jingzhou and forced him to flee in panic, and then suppressed Xiahou Shang and Xu Huang in Nanxiang. Now he has more energy to resist Zhang He.

The speed of growth is shocking.

Think of this.

Guo Huai suddenly had a guess: "Could it be that the person in Danshui City is Liu Feng?"

Zhang He smiled. "General Guo and I are in agreement. Although Liu Feng has capable fighters, I have never heard of a general who can command troops like him. There are no big flags in Danshui City. This is just a trick, which exposes Liu Feng's true location."

Guo Huai also laughed: "As long as General Yang appears outside Nanxiang City, General Zhengnan and General You will be able to guess that Liu Feng is in Danshui City. General Zhengxi's army will also arrive today. By then, we will attack Liu Feng from both sides. Liu Feng will not be able to be proud for long."

While chatting.

Someone reported that Cao Zhen had sent an envoy to summon him.

Zhang He and Guo Huai looked at each other and smiled.

Guo Huai was guarding the camp, while Zhang He rode his horse to meet Cao Zhen.

In the camp.

Cao Zhen's eyes were like those of a hawk.

Unlike Qin Lang and He Yan, who were also adopted sons, one was low-key and dared not speak loudly, and the other was high-profile and did not know how to restrain himself, Cao Zhen always abided by his duties and regarded himself as a royal general like Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren.

Learn literature and practice martial arts, select talented people and employ them, repay Cao Cao's kindness, and help Cao Pi to defend one side!
Cao Zhen never relied on Cao Pi's favor to be arrogant and domineering. He was always humble and virtuous towards both his superiors and subordinates.

As both were adopted sons, Cao Zhen also had the intention of competing with Liu Feng deep in his heart.

Whether Liu Bei's adopted son is better or Cao Cao's adopted son is more skilled, we have to compare them based on actual combat results.

To this end, Cao Zhen used Zhang He, Guo Huai and Yang Qiu as vanguards, just to gain the initiative on the battlefield.

however.

The result surprised Cao Zhen: Zhang He was blocked outside Danshui City!

Has Liu Feng grown to such a height?

Cao Zhenxin had doubts and was dissatisfied.

While thinking.

Zhang He arrives.

After the greeting, Cao Zhen asked about the specific details of the war.

Although Zhang He sent back a battle report, many details could not be reflected in the report, so Cao Zhen had to ask in person before making a decision.

Zhang He did not hide anything and reported to Cao Pi in detail everything that had happened since he arrived outside Danshui City until today, including his and Guo Huai's speculation about Liu Feng just now.

"Liu Feng is actually in Danshui City?"

Cao Zhen was quite surprised.

He led a small number of troops and dared to go deep into the rear of Nanxiang City.

If you deploy troops in this way, aren't you afraid of being attacked from both sides?

If Liu Feng had not become famous, Cao Zhen might have laughed at Liu Feng for being reckless and reckless.

However, Liu Feng was famous, and Cao Zhen did not dare to underestimate him.

If something goes against common sense, there must be a conspiracy.

"What does General Zuo think?"

Cao Zhen did not blame Zhang He for his incompetence as a vanguard, but instead focused on specific responses.

This surprised Zhang He.

You must know that after Zhang He was blocked by Liu Feng, all he was thinking about was how to avoid being held accountable by Cao Zhen.

Veteran generals like Zhang He, who have become famous through solid combat achievements, fear the most that the sons of powerful people will come to the army to command troops and like to give blind orders and hold people accountable.

In order to avoid conflict with Cao Zhen and also for fear of angering Cao Zhen and being punished by the fake Huang Yue, Zhang He had been very cautious since he became the vanguard, unwilling to take risks, and reporting everything to his superiors to show his absolute obedience to Cao Zhen, the commander-in-chief.

Looking at Cao Zhen's reaction now, Zhang He's evaluation of Cao Zhen has also increased a bit.

As long as you don't give blind orders or hold people accountable, you will be easy to get along with.

After thinking for a while, Zhang He analyzed: "Your Majesty is fighting with Liu Bei. Although the main battle area is in Xiangfan, Nanxiang is extremely critical. If Liu Feng cannot contain our army in Nanxiang, he will not be able to share the pressure for Liu Bei in Xiangfan.

Therefore, I think that Liu Feng in Danshui City may be using himself as bait. As long as our army cannot defeat Liu Feng in Danshui City, we dare not send troops south to Xiangfan to help. "

As soon as the words fell, the brave general Wang Shuang shouted angrily: "Use yourself as bait? How dare you! Liu Feng is looking down on us!"

Other brave generals in the army, such as Le Chen, Xiahou Ba, Han Rong, etc., were also angry.

You dare to go so deep into our territory when you are outnumbered? Do you think we are rats?

After hearing Zhang He's analysis, Cao Zhen's fierce eyes couldn't help but show a bit of annoyance.

Judging from the existing intelligence, excluding those who stayed behind in Shangyong and other places, Liu Feng only has about 10,000 people available to fight in Nanxiang.

With these 10,000 people, Liu Feng had to guard against Xiahou Shang and Xu Huang in Nanxiang City, and also set up defenses in Danshui City.

In other words: Liu Feng had only a few thousand people in Danshui City, but he was confident that he could withstand the pincer attack from tens of thousands of troops led by Cao Zhen, Zhang He, Xiahou Shang, and Xu Huang.

The difference between thousands of people and tens of thousands of people is huge!
however.

Liu Feng used practical actions to tell Cao Zhen and others: I am not targeting anyone, I am saying that everyone here is a loser.

No one would be convinced after hearing this!
Cao Zhen took a deep breath to calm his inner restlessness caused by Zhang He's analysis.

Although Cao Zhen was reluctant to admit it, if Liu Feng really used himself as bait in Danshui City as Zhang He judged, Cao Zhen would really take the bait.

One is the unwillingness to accept.

Secondly, Cao Zhen did not dare to sit idly by and watch Liu Feng in Danshui City, let alone divide his troops.

Cao Zhen was predictable.

Once the troops were divided, Liu Feng would have the opportunity to defeat them one by one.

Being able to suppress Xiahou Shang and Xu Huang in Nanxiang City and block Zhang He outside Danshui City means that with equal military strength, Liu Feng is unstoppable in Nanxiang.

Cao Zhen did not dare to be arrogant and think that he could use a small number of troops to contain Liu Feng and then march south with the main force.

After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Cao Zhen made a decision: "The army will rest for a day, and then we will join forces to capture one camp and lure Liu Feng out of the city to rescue."

Cao Zhen's tactics were similar to Zhang He's attack on Liu Feng's first battalion.

They would concentrate superior forces to attack one place, then set up an ambush to guard against reinforcements, advancing step by step and layer by layer.

Although it will be delayed in time, it is safer.

Cao Zhen acted decisively.

After a day of rest, the army surrounded the hill where Li Fu's fourth camp was located the next day. While ordering Zhang He to lead the troops to attack, they also ordered Wang Shuang, Le Chen, Xiahou Ba, Han Rong and other generals to set an ambush to block Wang Ping of the fifth camp.

This round of attack was very fierce.

It seemed that Zhang He was going to unleash all the strength he had accumulated for ten days at this moment.

The Wei soldiers had red eyes and rushed to the top of the hill as if they were risking their lives.

Li Fu ordered Deng Xian, Kou Anguo, Mi Tutong and Bei Shi Na to guard the top of the mountain respectively and coordinate the troops in the middle.

And in the fifth battalion.

The flying army is already ready to go.

Liu Feng’s words from a few days ago were still echoing in Wang Ping’s ears.

"Set your sights higher. Your future opponent will not be Yang Qiu, but Zhang He!"

"My 'Erping' generals are all here to defend a region for me!"

Looking in the direction of the Fourth Battalion, Wang Ping's eyes gradually became fierce and fierce: "Liu Changgong leads a thousand people to guard the camp, and the rest of you, follow me down the mountain."

The Fourth Battalion and the Fifth Battalion were Liu Feng’s last two lines of defense outside Danshui City, and they were also the two battalions with the most food stores.

Unlike the water shortage in the northwest, the mountains in the south are rich in water.

The hilltop Liu Feng chose was not easily cut off from water supply.

Therefore, the troops of these two camps cannot retreat easily.

The two camps support each other. If the enemy attacks one camp, the other camp must rescue it.

Battle reports are coming fast.

Battle reports were sent back to Danshui City by scouts on fast horses.

Fan Cheng became more and more frightened as he read the battle reports.

When the report "General Wang led his troops down the mountain but was killed back by the Wei army" was read, Fan Cheng's hands could hardly hold the battle report.

"Your Highness, the Wei army is very large. Why not send troops from the city to reinforce us?" Fan Cheng suggested in a panic, his voice trembling a little. It was unknown whether he was tired from reading the battle report for so long or was frightened by the content of the report.

And in the account.

People like Mei Fu, Shu Heli, Qu Xianzhi, etc., also showed fear.

Liu Feng studied the map in front of him and said to him, "Now that you have joined the army, you should be calm. Even if the enemy is as powerful as a flood, my heart is as firm as a rock. Learn from Bai Shou and eat when you should eat and drink when you should drink."

Fan Cheng raised his eyes and looked towards Bai Shou.

This Yi captain who migrated from Jingshan to Xincheng County was only concerned with eating and drinking at this moment, without any sign of anxiety.

Seeing everyone's gaze, Bai Shou even made a gesture to protect his food. As if he felt that this gesture was inappropriate, Bai Shou pretended to laugh: "Haha, today's military food is very much to my taste, why don't you eat it?"

Mei Fu, who was also a Yiren lieutenant, couldn't help but ask, "Lieutenant Bai, didn't you hear the battle report from the front? General Wang led his troops down the mountain, but was killed by the Wei army."

Bai Shou looked at Mei Fu with a puzzled look in his eyes: "Wei has many soldiers, isn't it normal for them to be killed back?"

Mei Fu was speechless.

Is that what I mean?

Glancing at the expressions of fear or anxiety on everyone's faces, Bai Shou laughed again: "So you are afraid that His Highness will lose! That's right, you only followed His Highness after the establishment of Xincheng County, and you have never seen His Highness's power.

Aren't you envious that my warriors have better armor and weapons than you? Come on, come on, come over here, I'll tell you how Your Highness led me to beat up Sun Quan's generals and then robbed them of their armor and weapons.

When should we start?

Well, let me start from the first time I met His Highness. When I first saw His Highness, I felt that His Highness was a martial god from heaven who had descended to earth. Just a breath from him made me afraid to move.

When Bai Shou didn't speak, he concentrated on eating and drinking. When he spoke, he was like a torrent of water, and he even danced with joy.

Liu Feng did not stop Bai Shou from bragging about the past to Mei Fu, Shu Heli, Qu Xianzhi and others in the big tent like a storyteller.

As Bai Shou said, people like Mei Fu, Shu Heli, Qu Xianzhi and others had never fought in a tough battle. Although they had heard of Liu Feng's name, they had never actually seen Liu Feng's bravery on the battlefield in Jingzhou.

It is natural for people to feel frightened when facing the attack of Cao Wei's army.

Having Bai Shou, who was also of Yi ethnicity, describe Liu Feng's past heroic deeds to everyone, had a better effect than having Liu Feng come to appease them.

Bai Shou was also outspoken. In the end, he directly used rumors such as "His Highness held a ring-handled sword and chopped from the south gate to the north gate. He was invincible and no one could stop him" and "His Highness grabbed a Wu soldier and used him as a weapon, killing dozens of people with his own hands."

However, when Bai Shou was bragging to Liu Feng that "Your Highness is the reincarnation of Qiongqi, and he can swallow a Wu soldier alive with just one big mouth", Liu Feng happened to have an itchy throat and coughed twice, which scared Mei Fu, Shu Heli, Qu Xianzhi and others.

The way everyone looked at Liu Feng was as if they truly believed that Liu Feng could eat people alive, which made Liu Feng speechless.

Just blow it for a while, don't overdo it.

Bai Shou was also a little embarrassed and quickly skipped this part.

With Bai Shou's praise for Liu Feng, the fear of the Wei army among the people in the tent, including Fan Cheng, gradually disappeared.

While talking.

New battle reports came back.

Fan Cheng looked at the content of the battle report and said in a happy tone: "General Wang led his troops down the mountain and defeated the Wei army. The Wei army that attacked the fourth camp also retreated!"

Mei Fu and others all cheered, and looked at Liu Feng with even more awe.

Compared to everyone who was frightened by unfavorable battle reports and cheered because of favorable battle reports, Liu Feng remained calm from beginning to end, as if everything was expected.

A while passed.

New battle reports were sent back one after another.

The battle report was sent back by Li Fu and Wang Ping, recording the specific process of defending the village today as well as casualties and kills.

The Han army had the advantage of defending the mountain, so the casualties were not heavy, but the consumption of arrows was quite large.

Although Li Fu made a large number of straw men on the hill according to Liu Feng's advice in order to "borrow" arrows from the Wei army, the arrows on the hill were still not enough.

We have barely managed to hold the hilltop today, but there is a high possibility of hand-to-hand combat tomorrow.

Once hand-to-hand combat breaks out, casualties will increase.

Wang Ping's battle report showed that the Wei army had many brave generals and brave soldiers.

In today's battle, Wang Ping led the flying army to charge four times before repelling the Wei army, and the Wei army was also tired after a long battle.

The battlefield situation was not favorable for the Han army.

After weighing the pros and cons.

Liu Feng sent someone to deliver a new military order to Li Fu.

Seeing the military order to "burn the camp and return to the city at night", Li Fu, Deng Xian and others were all frightened.

Li Fu couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that after seeing the battle report, His Highness was worried that we wouldn't be able to stop the Wei army tomorrow, so he asked us to burn down the camp and return to the city overnight?"

Deng Xian sighed, "Captain Li, I told you not to write too realistic reports, or His Highness will mistakenly think that we are afraid of Wei dogs. Now we have no choice but to return to the city. We could have defended the grain and grassland on this hill for another ten days."

Not only Deng Xian, but Kou Anguo, Mi Tutong and Bei Shi Na also felt uncomfortable.

"But His Highness said that battle reports must be written truthfully and nothing can be concealed, otherwise it will affect his judgment." Li Fu said with difficulty, and it was obvious that he was also upset about "burning the camp and returning to the city at night."

Mi Tutong suggested: "Why not send another envoy back to the city to ask His Highness for orders, and tell him that we can still defend it."

Bei Shina also echoed: "If I go back to the city now, Shu Heli will make fun of me."

Li Fu gritted his teeth.

Deep down, Li Fu did not want to retreat, but he could not disobey Liu Feng's military orders.

a long time.

Li Fu took a deep breath and said, "Your Highness has his own rules for deploying troops. How can we disobey your orders? If we delay the withdrawal of troops and let Wei Gou realize our intention, it will ruin your Highness's deployment."

Li Fu finally resisted the urge to send people back to the city to fight, and asked everyone to return to the camp to ask the soldiers to move food and supplies.

Then they set fires everywhere and burned down the camp on the hill.

As soon as the fire started in the camp, Zhang He and Guo Huai, who were stationed at the former site of Liu Feng's third camp, saw the fire ahead without the need for spies to report.

"Liu Feng burned the camp? Was it intentional, or did something unexpected happen in the rear?" Zhang He was confused and uncertain.

To know.

The first three times Liu Feng withdrew his troops, he did not burn the camp.

The sudden burning of the camp made it impossible for Zhang He to determine Liu Feng's intentions.

Guo Huai also looked solemn: "If something happened to Liu Feng's rear, tonight is a good opportunity to defeat Liu Feng; if it was done intentionally, tonight is a trap.

We can first send people to investigate Liu Feng's fifth camp. If the fifth camp is still there, it must be intentional. If the fifth camp is also burned down, it must be that something happened in Liu Feng's rear."

Hesitation.

Cao Zhen, who was camped at the foot of the mountain, sent someone to convey the order to pursue.

Zhang He and Guo Huai's expressions changed.

Guo Huai grabbed the man by the collar and asked, "Who advised the General Zhengxi to pursue?"

The man was startled and said in a panic, "General, calm down. I am only here to pass on your orders. I don't know anything else."

Zhang He stopped Guo Huai and said in a serious tone: "General Zhengxi is not a fool. If I guess correctly, Liu Feng's fifth battalion has also been burned down."

Guo Huai was surprised and said, "Although the Han army is outnumbered, it has not been defeated today. The fourth and fifth camps were burned one after another. Could it be that something happened in Liu Feng's rear? Is it the General of the Southern Expedition and the General of the Right who are here?"

Zhang He shook his head: "Not necessarily. If the General of the Southern Expedition and the Right General really came, Liu Feng should have defended the Fifth Battalion and Danshui City to the death. Has General Guo heard about the defeat of General Xiahou at Bowangpo?"

The old days.

Taking advantage of Cao Cao's northern expedition to attack Yuan Shang, Liu Biao sent Liu Bei to the north and fought all the way to Ye County.

Cao Cao then dispatched generals Xiahou Dun, Yu Jin and Li Dian to counterattack, and Liu Bei retreated to Bowangpo to confront Xiahou Dun.

During the confrontation, Liu Bei deliberately sent a small number of troops to fight Xiahou Dun one day, then deliberately retreated. After the retreat, he burned down the camp to create the illusion that Liu Bei was going to fight again.

Xiahou Dun mistook it for the truth and was defeated by Liu Bei's ambush.

Guo Huai had also heard about this, and his tone was even more shocked: "General Zuo, do you think Liu Feng deliberately burned down the two camps to imitate Liu Bei's past at Bowangpo? If so, General Zhengxi will send troops to pursue tonight, and they will surely be ambushed. We must notify General Zhengxi to withdraw our troops immediately!"

Zhang He took a deep breath and said, "It's too late! Speed is of the essence in war. Even if we notify the General of the Western Expedition now, it will be difficult to withdraw the troops in the dark. General Guo, you take some troops to reinforce, and I will stay in the camp. I am worried that Liu Feng will send another army to seize my camp."

Guo Huai understood.

The tactic of changing positions was used once by Liu Feng when he fought Xu Huang.

If tonight is the plan, there will definitely be a force that will take advantage of the situation and seize the stronghold.

In fact, it was just as Zhang He guessed.

At the same time that Li Fu received the order to burn down the fourth battalion, Wang Ping also received the order to burn down the fifth battalion and launch a surprise attack on the third battalion.

in the dark.

Cao Zhen led a large army to rob the Han army's baggage and food.

Seeing more than a thousand Han soldiers carrying food and grass in front of them, the brave general Wang Shuang, who was at the forefront, rode his horse and shouted, "Han dogs, where are you going to escape to!"

Soon.

The Han soldiers were killed and scattered.

Wang Shuang poked the grain cart with his spear and was overjoyed: "It is indeed the Han army's grain. Check carefully to see if there is anything that can start a fire. The General of the Western Expedition said that the Han dogs are always insidious. We must not be careless!"

After a while.

All the troops reported safety.

Looking at the burning Fifth Battalion of Liu Feng, Wang Shuang sent someone to report to the rear army that the Han army had fled in panic and had already seized some food and grass.

Subsequently.

Wang Shuang ignored the food and grass and led his troops forward again, determined to achieve great merit.

After chasing for a few miles, Wang Shuang saw more than a thousand Han soldiers transporting food and grass in front of him. He was even more delighted: "Han dogs, where are you going to escape to!"

All the troops advanced together, vowing to destroy the Han army as they had done just now.

however.

To Wang Shuang's surprise, this Han army was exceptionally brave.

There was one general in particular, holding a 10-foot-long spear and galloping on his horse, no one could stop him!
Seeing the enemy killing his own soldiers like chopping melons and vegetables, Wang Shuang was furious. He rode his horse and swung his spear and chopped: "Coming general, do you know me, Wang Shuang?"

He swung his spear down, but was easily blocked by the opponent's 10-foot-long spear.

What a great strength!
Wang Shuang was secretly shocked, not knowing who the Han general in front of him was.

Before Wang Shuang could react, the 10-foot-long spear struck back at Wang Shuang with the sound of wind.

Wang Shuang only felt his arm numb from the shock, and was even more frightened.

After blocking the attack, Wang Shuang rode away.

But before he ran far, Wang Shuang heard the painful cry of the warhorse under him, and an arrow hit the horse right in the middle!
Then a huge force directly lifted Wang Shuang away and threw him heavily to the ground.

Wang Shuang was horrified. Just as he was about to get up, he was pinned to the ground by a huge force. He vaguely heard, "Hey, I wanted to catch a tiger, but I only killed a pig."

The one who killed Wang Shuang was Liu Feng!

Burning the two camps tonight is Liu Feng's strategy to lure the enemy.

The purpose was to "break their might and appease the people." This was a tactic that only a brave general could use when outnumbering a larger force, such as Zhang Liao, who had used it in Hefei.

After carefully analyzing the battle reports sent back by Li Fu and Wang Ping during the day, and taking into account factors such as the fear that Mei Fu and others had developed, Liu Feng decided to concentrate his military forces, use the burning of the two camps as bait, and take the opportunity to defeat the Wei army and appease the morale of the army.

This decision was also made in order to concentrate forces to guard against Xu Huang and others who might attack from Nanxiang City at any time.

The troops were too dispersed and the enemy was too powerful, making it difficult for Liu Feng to command and dispatch.

Liu Feng had to face tens of thousands of Wei troops!

Compared with the tens of thousands of Wu troops, the difficulty is not on the same level.

After killing and dispersing the Wei army, Liu Feng took Wang Shuang's head and led his troops forward to meet Wang Ping who had been ordered to launch a surprise attack on the Wei camp.

The soldiers are responsible for carrying the food and fodder on the road.

rear.

Upon learning that Wang Shuang was killed, Xiahou Ba was horrified and asked, "Who killed Wang Shuang?"

(End of this chapter)