Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 826 Conquering Yuan Shu 2
A series of battles broke out in Yuzhou soon. The [-] troops under Cao Cao's command were all elites who had survived a hundred battles. Perhaps they were not as good as the tiger and wolf divisions of the Northern Border Army, but these soldiers were all veterans. Under their leadership, they defeated the Xiliang army, Tao Qian's Danyang soldiers, and Lu Bu's Bingzhou wolf cavalry. A few months ago, they also defeated and captured Yuan Shu's tens of thousands of troops.

Facing such an opponent, Ji Ling is under great pressure. He does have 20 troops under his command, but only half of the 20 people have actually been on the battlefield, and the remaining half have only been in the army since they were enlisted. Just training.And the records of these [-] veterans who have been on the battlefield are also limited. When they attacked Jingzhou and Yuzhou, they were considered brilliant. After that, they experienced fewer battles.

Especially after Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, the number of sergeants in the army increased dramatically. Although Yuan Shu's investment in the army has not changed, the amount of money, food, and grass that can be distributed to these veterans is relatively small. Under such circumstances, the sergeants under Yuan Shu's command Without additional sources of income, the enthusiasm is naturally low, and the combat effectiveness of the army has also dropped a lot accordingly.

After a few fights at the beginning, Ji Ling's side was defeated and returned. After seeing the strength of the enemy, Ji Ling quickly changed his strategy. Cao Cao came from a long way, and there must be a day when someone is exhausted, so Ji Ling chose to stick to it. Even if Cao Cao's army attacked quickly and could break through the heavily guarded cities on his side, Ji Ling believed that if Cao Cao didn't break through a city, he would lose many of his subordinates. Cao Cao would definitely not be able to last long like this.

After losing four cities in a row, Cao Jun's offensive slowed down. Without capturing a single city, Cao Cao would lose at least thousands of people, and those captured Yuan Shu's troops could not be filled into the army immediately. The food and grass in each city were calculated very accurately. Even if Cao Cao captured the city, he would not get much food and grass.

After entering the stage of stalemate, although Ji Ling still failed to grasp the initiative on the battlefield, he had enough time to train the sergeants and strengthen the city walls. Cao Jun's pace stopped like this. There was not enough food and grass. Unable to direct the army to move on.

On the other side, Chen Lan led an army of 5000 troops to attack after encountering Liu Bei. Liu Bei dispatched troops in a hurry. The [-] forward troops encountered Chen Lan's army and fell into a tight siege. At this time, Liu Bei's main force was still fifty miles away. , As a result, the battle did not last long, and Liu Bei's army returned in a disastrous defeat.

Chen Lan, who had won the first battle, took advantage of the victory and pursued, and encountered Liu Beijun twice. In the end, he won again. When he learned that Ji Ling still had no record, Chen Lan hurriedly reported his achievements to Yuan Shu. , in his opinion, this is the only time he has been stronger than Yuan Shu during his many years working under Yuan Shu.

On the border of Runan, Liu Bei's forward troops are fleeing backwards in a panic at this moment. They have lost the courage to continue to resist after three consecutive defeats. But Chen Lan did not catch up immediately at this moment. How could Chen Lan not have a good celebration.

In a heavy mountain in Runan, Liu Bei is standing on the mountain and watching the terrain. He has known the news of the defeat of the vanguard for a long time, but judging from his current expression, he doesn't seem to care.

"Look, my lord, this is an excellent place to ambush." ​​Zhuge Liang next to Liu Bei explained, shaking his feather fan: "This is a gourd valley. If the enemy enters through the valley entrance, they will be ambushed by our army. There are only two ways to go, either rush forward desperately, or retreat from the original way, but no matter which way will not be the way out.

I have ordered people to store water in the upstream area behind the valley. If the enemy army rushes out of the valley, they will definitely enter the river behind the valley.At the mouth of the valley, I also ordered my men to roll stones and thunder trees. In addition, I ambushed three thousand crossbowmen. The enemy can come in, but they may not be able to go out. "

"Where is Chen Lan's troops now?" Liu Bei looked at the terrain and nodded and said, "This is indeed an excellent place to ambush, but, Kong Ming, your strategy is to put the enemy to death. You have to know that many of Yuan Shu's subordinates were forced to join the army, and you also know what's going on with me now.

Since I decided to join the army to serve the country, I have accumulated such a small family background. Although I left some strength to support Yuan Shu when I sent troops this time, my strength is still not enough, otherwise I would not have gone to find him. Liu Jingzhou borrowed [-] troops.

The spies came to report that the enemy general Chen Lan led 7 troops to attack. I don't want to kill all 5000 people. If possible, I would like to recruit these enemy troops. Liu Jingzhou's subordinates don't know how to fight, otherwise this Why did the [-] forwards lose three games in a row? Alas, Kong Ming, look, can we find a way to force the enemy to surrender? "

"Of course, it's my subordinate's mistake." Zhuge Liang naturally understood Liu Bei's meaning, and he quickly explained: "Don't worry, my lord. I have deployed five thousand troops in the upper reaches of the valley behind the river, and there are countless ships. If we fall into the water, our army will be able to rescue these enemy troops if we go down the river.After Taniguchi was blocked, as long as the enemy didn't want to die, they would have to surrender.

At that time, if the lord comes forward to surrender, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. In addition, Liu Jingzhou's subordinates have been defeated repeatedly, which is already a big taboo in the army. The generals in the army are all under the command of the lord, so the forward leader must also obey the lord. Hearing that the main striker has been injured, the subordinates feel that he should not persist until he comes back. At that time, the lord can completely take over Liu Jingzhou's [-] troops. "

"You have to be sure, whether he was injured or died of serious injuries." Liu Bei said blankly, "In my opinion, he must not be able to hold on any longer. Oh, when the time comes, return his body to my elder brother." .”

"My lord is wise, the striker general is seriously injured and has passed away." Zhuge Liang quickly replied, "I will send someone to visit the enemy general immediately. There must be news tomorrow. We just need to wait here for the good news."

"Well, it couldn't be better." Liu Bei then grinned and said, "Then my brother's [-] subordinates, well, I can only take command temporarily. After the battle is over, I will explain to my brother, presumably he will understand me. of my heart."

"My lord is wise." Zhuge Liang clasped his hands and replied, "My lord is the lord of benevolence and righteousness, and everyone in the world admires it. The Jingzhou army admires my lord's benevolence and righteousness, and they are all willing to obey my command. Only in this way can I kill the traitor Yuan Shu."

Tens of miles away, Chen Lan had no idea that Liu Bei had prepared a grave for him, let alone understand that his several victories were all thanks to Liu Bei's command.

(End of this chapter)