Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Cao Cao allocated [-] cavalry to let Zhang Yun attract the attention of Jingzhou soldiers, but tried to avoid fighting with Liu Bei's army, and had to return to Xiangyang when he traveled as far as Dangyang.

The water route between Xiangyang and Jiangling is the Han River, and the land route is only a long and narrow corridor between Jingshan and Dahongshan, with Bixian, Yicheng, Bianxian, Dangyang and other counties in the middle.

After Lantian planned to take Jiangling, Cao Ren fled north to Xiangyang, and Dangyang fell to Liu Bei's forces.

When rescuing Xinye, Zhang Fei only brought [-] cavalry, and most of them were infantry, so the marching speed was very slow.

When they were less than twenty miles away from Xiangyang, Xinye had been captured by Cao Cao, and Guan Yu and Cheng Pu withdrew their troops to Hanshui one after another.

After Zhang Fei received the scout's message, he asked Pang Tong, who was with the army, for advice in doubt, "Military commander, let's go back now? Zhou Yu's 5 men can't help but fight, no wonder they couldn't take Xiangyang for a year."

Pang Tong joined Liu Bei's camp and hadn't made any military achievements yet. He volunteered to rescue Xinye this time.

Before the expedition, Pang Tong negotiated with Kong Ming and Xu Shu and reached a consensus. This time, Guan Yu's navy was the main aid to Xinye, and Zhang Fei's land troops were too few, so they could only be restrained like Zhao Yun in the Battle of Chibi.

The general idea is to pick up the leaks if you can, and save your strength and go back to Jiangling if you can't pick up the leaks, so they stop and go, and the marching speed is very slow.

"Jiangdong is known for its naval forces. On land, we don't have much chance of winning against Cao Cao's cavalry. Since we have no chance, let's retreat to Jiangling."

Pang Tong twirled his beard, but there was no good way. After all, it is hard for a smart woman to cook without rice. Most of the 5000 men are infantry, and they really can't face Cao Cao head-on.

"I always feel that I am at a disadvantage. I wasted so much military rations for nothing, and I didn't get any benefit." Zhang Fei looked depressed.

"General Yide seems to be doing business." Pang Tong laughed.

Zhang Fei spread his hands, "Isn't this just a business? We have paid the cost of time, and it doesn't count if there is no profit."

Time costs?Pang Tong scratched his head, expressing that he did not understand the new term.

Zhang Fei quickly explained: "I learned this word from Lan Ziyu. He kept repeating these four words when he was teaching people about agriculture. lose money."

"This is quite interesting. Time is also a capital, so let's go to Yicheng to get some food and grass? Anyway, it's relatively smooth, and the time and cost will not be wasted." Pang Tong suggested.

"I think it's okay." Zhang Fei thought it would be good to replenish the army rations back and forth.

In order not to be exposed when they came, they all avoided the towns and marched slowly. When they passed the boundary of Yicheng, they all followed Jingshan Mountain in the west.

After the discussion, the whole army hurried south, but when they arrived in Yicheng, Zhang Fei was disappointed.

In the 13th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao fled to the north and forcibly relocated the people near Xiangyang. Zhou Yu besieged Xiangyang for a year, and also took food from Yicheng. This place, which was originally rich, is now empty.

"It's really unlucky. Not only did they not get the rations, but they even donated some military rations to the people. This business has suffered a lot." Zhang Fei shook his head violently.

Pang Tong comforted: "Business can't be counted like this. Although we have lost a little food and grass, the master has worked hard in Jingzhou, and sooner or later he will conquer the land of Xiangfan. The three generals bought people's hearts for the master. The cost of this time is not in vain."

"Okay, if the loan fails, someone will borrow it..." Zhang Fei was very depressed. He asked his attendants to fetch the top, and picked up the whip to beat him vigorously.

clap clap clap...

Zhang Fei still had plausible words while typing: "Cao Cao, I will beat you for being short... Zhou Yu, I will beat you for being incompetent..."

Pang Tong watched in astonishment. At this time, a scout came to report that Cao Jun general Zhang He was leading [-] troops to the south with great fanfare, of which [-] were cavalry, and their marching speed was slower than Zhang Fei.

Cao Cao's suspicious strategy bluffed Sun Quan, but he couldn't hide it from Pang Tong, who was as famous as Zhuge Liang, and he knew what he meant after a little thought.

"Third general, someone gave us a gift, do you think we should accept it or not?" Pang Tong said with a smile.

Zhang Fei stopped his whip, and the top was still spinning freely. He shook his head and said, "This Yicheng is like a ghost town now. You can't ask for everything..."

Pang Tong speculated: "Just now the scouts came to report that Cao Cao's 5000 people went south along Xiangyang. They probably came to look for us. They should have brought a lot of baggage."

"Military division, five thousand against five thousand, will this business lose money?" Zhang Fei looked puzzled.

"Cao Jun has just finished fighting Xinye, and the soldiers are exhausted now. We should be able to earn money by waiting for work. There are a thousand cavalry among them, and Zhang Yun doesn't know where we are yet." Pang Tong said with a smile.

Hearing the thousand cavalry, Zhang Fei's eyes glowed green. Out of the five thousand cavalry that came out of Jiangling, the number of cavalry was only about two hundred.

"This business can be done, military commander, please plan carefully, I will accept this group of war horses." Zhang Fei said happily.

Pang Tong smiled slightly: "Zhang Yun must cross the nearby Yishui to go to Jiangling. We can find a way from the bridges on the river."

Chapter 169 Pang Shiyuan's Flying Daggers

In the capture of Jiangling City, Gao Shun's reconnaissance battalion made a great contribution. After Huang Zhongguang informed, Liu Bei promoted it in an all-round way in all armies, basically with the expansion of scout teams.

Zhang Fei brought out the 30 cavalry, [-] of whom were scouts, and each of them was equipped with the best horses, armor and weapons.

After targeting Zhang Yun's group of 'fat sheep', Zhang Fei released all the thirty scouts, and Pang Tong's every move was under the control of the opponent.

According to Zhang Yun's marching route, Pang Tong removed seven bridges in the Yishui section, leaving only one small stone bridge suitable for ambush.

The [-] troops were divided into eight groups by Pang Tong. Except for the chief general Zhang Fei who led [-] troops, the accompanying generals Yuan Wei, Huo Jun, Fu Li, Liu Yong, Zhuo Ying, Zhang Cun, and Zhang Nan each led [-].

Pang Tong planned to use the intelligence advantage of the scouts to directly eat Cao Cao's 5000 soldiers in Yishui.

Two days later, Zhang He's troops arrived near Yishui. There was only one small stone bridge for twenty miles along the river, and the rest of the wooden and stone bridges had been destroyed.

After Zhang Yun got the news, he stopped the army near the small stone bridge. The supervisor Xia Houjie immediately stepped forward and asked puzzledly, "Why did General Junyi hesitate to move forward? You should cross the bridge as soon as possible."

"Twenty miles along the river, there is only this bridge, and the river here is turbulent. I suspect there is fraud..." Zhang Yun analyzed.

Xia Houjie looked around and saw that there was a flat river on the south bank of the Yishui River, but there was a forest not far from the north bank. He frowned and said, "According to General Zixiao's information, Zhang Fei's thousands of suspected soldiers have been back south for many days. I heard that this person is a reckless man." Husband, how do you know what strategy? Let's cross the river quickly."

"Xiahou supervises the army, the prime minister and the others should have completed the defense change, and our supporting task has been completed, so why not turn north and return to Xiangyang to return to command." Zhang Yun suggested.

"We have only been out for a few days, wouldn't we be ridiculed if we go back now? The Prime Minister asked us to go to Dangyang, and you retreated just after leaving Xiangyang? Could it be that you were beaten up in Jingzhou last time?" Xia Houjie looked at Xu Xu. ask.

"Xiahou's supervisory army was stranded in Xudu that day. How could they know the complexity of the situation on the Chibi battlefield? The plague can spread to the entire battalion in an instant if a dozen people are infected, and then spread to tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people. The courage of the soldiers has nothing to do with it..." Zhang He shook his head.

"A crime other than war? It has nothing to do with bravery? General Zhang has such a good memory. Beigui passed by this place at that time. Do you still remember this bridge?" Xia Houjie continued to ask.

Zhang He said coldly: "Xiahou supervises the army, what's the reason for teasing him again and again?"

"Naturally, under the order of the prime minister, continue to go south as a suspicious soldier." Xia Houjie said.

"But Zhang Fei's soldiers and horses have already gone far away. It doesn't make any sense for us to catch up. It's better to return to Xiangyang earlier." Zhang Yun suggested.

"The prime minister asked us to go to Dangyang, how can we return immediately? General Zhang dared not cross the river, so I went alone." Xia Houjie's eyes widened angrily.

"Why did Xiahou's supervisor army have to go to Dangyang?" Zhang Yun was very puzzled. Dangyang is now Liu Bei's territory, and if there is an ambush, the gain will outweigh the loss.

Xia Houjie suddenly looked gloomy, and then said lightly: "Because my brother Enming died in Dangyang, we are life and death brothers who have played since we were young. Fan..."

"This...the dead are gone...the supervisor doesn't have to be persistent..." Zhang Yun continued to persuade.

Xia Houjie frowned and shouted angrily: "If you want to go back to Xiangyang, go back first, and I will take half of the soldiers and horses to continue south."

"This..." Zhang Yun didn't know what to do, because Cao Cao attached great importance to the clan's children, and if a general like him was not careful, he would fall out of favor in front of the prime minister.

"Cross the river with me."

The power to supervise the army is quite great, so Xia Houjie gave an order, and the soldiers all moved forward, crossing the bridge and crossing the river with him one after another.

Zhang Yun couldn't abandon the clan's children. He was dragged across the bridge by Xia Houjie. Because the bridge was narrow and slow, it took more than an hour for 5000 people to cross the stone bridge.

When all the brigade at the front crossed the river and only the baggage left behind crossed the bridge, Zhang Fei, who was ambushing in the woods, suddenly rushed out.

The horses neighed and the soldiers clamored.

The soldiers transporting the luggage panicked for a moment. They didn't have much combat effectiveness. At this time, the luggage was lying across the small stone bridge, and the river separated the front army from the rear luggage.

Zhang He was startled when he saw this, never expecting that Zhang Fei was lying in ambush here.

He asked people to throw the luggage on the bridge into the river, eager to open the passage back to Xiangyang, but the bridge was narrow and the speed of passage was slow, and the panicked soldiers scrambled to be the first. Only less than a hundred infantry passed, and Zhang Fei's ambush was killed.

Zhang Fei and Huo Jun led [-] soldiers, and slaughtering hundreds of soldiers from Zhang Yun's rear was like child's play.

The two of them had a clear division of labor. Huo Jun led his 500 troops to guard the bridge, with shield soldiers in front and spearmen and archers behind. Zhang Fei's army of [-] men intercepted their luggage in front of Zhang He.

The stone bridge can only pass five or six people side by side. Zhang He organized several infantry charges, but they were all suppressed by Huo Jun by the bridge.

"What should I do?" Xia Houjie was also flustered at this meeting. He thought that Zhang Fei's troops were not many, and even if he encountered Zhang Fei, he would have a chance to fight him.

"The Yishui River is very long. It is impossible for Zhang Fei to dismantle all the bridges. We can only find bridges to cross the river downstream. I think the opponent's troops are not as strong as ours. If they dare to cross the bridge and chase them, we will destroy them and take back the luggage." Zhang He Suggest.

Xia Houjie was a little reconciled, he returned to Maqiao and shouted to the other side: "Zhang Fei, do you have the guts to cross the bridge and fight to the death?"

Zhang He was dumbfounded when he heard that, Zhang Fei's martial arts were rumored to be inferior to Guan Yu's. Is General Xiahou so brave?

Zhang Fei was already collecting the spoils at this time. The general on the other side of the bridge was Huo Jun, the former general of Liu Biao. Xia Houjie didn't seem to hear what he said.

"General Xiahou, Zhang Yide is the general of Xionghu..." Zhang He reminded.

"I just want to leave in a decent way. Let's hurry downriver to find a bridge," Xia Houjie said.

Zhang Yun shook his head, "We can't show our intentions in front of them. We will march south for twenty miles first, and then turn east to find a bridge to cross the river. Otherwise, Zhang Fei will follow us on the other side, and we won't be able to cross the river."

"That's right, now we have no supplies, and everyone has no rations at night..." Xia Houjie sighed.

Still thinking about dinner at this time?

The small stone bridge was controlled by Huo Jun and was unable to cross the river. The 5000 men brought by Zhang Yun did not suffer much loss. Except for the [-] soldiers who escorted the luggage and the more than [-] infantry who failed to cross the bridge, the rest of the troops were all trapped on the south bank.

Zhang He and Xia Houjie marched southward with more than [-] people, and sent scouts to investigate the movement near Xiaoshiqiao.

Zhang Fei then handed over the luggage to Huo Jun and asked him to continue guarding beside the small stone bridge, and then led his headquarters with [-] cavalry to cross the river to pursue Zhang Yun's troops. All the horses he liked were on the south bank.

After Zhang Fei's soldiers had all crossed the river, Zhang Yun had already walked five miles south. After the scouts sent back the military information, Xia Houjie ignited the desire to fight again.

"General Junyi, Zhang Fei is chasing after him. There are only one or two thousand soldiers here and they dare to divide up. Let's go back now?"

"Ahem, now is not the time. Zhang Fei's men are standing guard beside the stone bridge. If they turn around and attack now, once the opponent is defeated, they can easily escape back to the other side." Zhang He analyzed.

"Then what should we do?" Xia Houjie asked.

"Continue to go south first, then find a way to encircle and completely destroy Zhang Fei and more than a thousand people." Zhang Yun's eyes became serious.

"Good idea." Xia Houjie complimented.

Zhang Yun wanted to use the advantage of the cavalry to encircle Zhang Fei's chasing army, so he deliberately slowed down the infantry's marching speed, but they were not as familiar with the terrain here as Zhang Fei and Pang Tong.

Zhang Yun's army marched another three miles to the south to garrison. There was a small hill on the left and a bush on the right.

"We are here to wait for work at ease, and let the cavalry hide behind the hill on the left. When Zhang Fei's pursuers arrive, they will cut off their rear in an instant. Together, we will be able to capture this man." Zhang He stroked his chest with confidence.

"Okay, just to avenge the broken bridge and intercepted the luggage." Xia Houjie clenched his fists.

"Zhang Fei is Liu Bei's general. Capturing this man must be a great achievement." Zhang Yun nodded.

"I'll meet him later." Xia Houjie's heart was ignited, and he was already gearing up.

"A general should not take risks at will. Fighting in front of the battle is a reckless act. What if we lose the army behind us?" Zhang He said.

"Uh... that is a disadvantageous situation. Now our military strength is several times that of the enemy, which is just a joke." Xia Houjie smiled slightly.

Zhang He was speechless to the young man of the clan, and he immediately commanded the whole army to line up, ready to destroy Zhang Fei's chasing army right here.

Half an hour later, Zhang Fei's chasing army was hundreds of meters away, only to see Zhang He's soldiers waving banners and banners blocking the way.

Zhang Fei's assistant general said: "General, this seems to be the place where the army set up an ambush, and that Zhang Yun chose this place to fight you..."

"Pang Shiyuan really has some skills. I'll ask him for a few more drinks later." Zhang Fei said to himself, and then rode up to meet him.

When he was a hundred meters away, Zhang Fei reined in his horse, pointed his spear at the opponent and shouted, "Where is Mr. Zhang He? Hurry up and die."

The two main generals had never met each other before, but only learned their names from the scout's intelligence, and it was the first time that the two armies normally met at this time.

I only heard his name, but never saw him.

Xia Houjie turned his head and asked Zhang Yun: "Didn't General Zhang say that the general fighting in front of the battle is a reckless man, is this reckless man the enemy's chief general Zhang Fei?"

Zhang He shook his head slightly, "I don't know, it should be..."

Xia Houjie saw this man with a leopard head and eyes, a swallow jaw and a tiger beard, holding a zhangba snake spear, he frowned and urged the horse to take two steps forward, shouting: "Who are you?"

When Xia Houjie came to the front of the formation, Zhang Fei mistook him for Zhang Yun, thinking that the famous Hebei general was such a child?He shouted excitedly: "I am Zhang Yide from Yan, does Zhang He dare to go out and fight?"

Zhang Fei's angry eyes widened, his voice was like thunder, and his momentum was like a galloping horse.

Xia Houjie suddenly felt a chill, sat down on the horse and unconsciously took a step back.

At this time Zhang Yun came up, which made Xia Houjie feel more at ease. Zhang Yun sneered and said, "Zhang Fei, your death is approaching, yet you dare to speak such wild words here, and the whole army attacks."

Zhang He waved his big hand, and soldiers and horses behind him rushed out like locusts.

"Cowardly waste, sons and daughters, meet the enemy."

The soldiers of both sides rushed to fight immediately, and the sound of weapons intersecting resounded throughout the world.

Due to terrain constraints, Zhang He's troops could not be fully deployed. He used the command flag to command the troops behind him, and changed from a square formation to a geese formation, trying to make room for Zhang Fei's encirclement. On the other hand, he secretly sent cavalry around the rear.

The hidden cavalry was ordered by the command flag and began to gather towards Zhang Fei's rear.

Zhang Fei fought bravely in front of the enemy, and he didn't pay attention to the cavalry who circled behind.

Before the cavalry launched their offensive, Liu Yong, Zhuo Ying, Zhang Cun, and Zhang Nan, who were hidden in the bushes, rushed out together. Because the distance was too short and the number of troops was larger, Zhang Xi's cavalry lost instantly. Shock advantage.