Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

This group of ambush soldiers was commanded by Pang Tong himself. He planned to lure Zhang Yun over to encircle and suppress Zhang Fei when Zhang Fei's pursuers arrived, but the cavalry fell into the cage by mistake.

Zhang Yun saw the smoke and dust rising from a distance, and thought that the cavalry was charging, but soon after, he saw scattered horses, and the cavalry he used to circle the rear was ambushed.

"What's going on?" Xia Houjie was surprised.

"We fell for it. Zhang Fei set up an ambush here. He quickly turned to the east and found a bridge to cross the river..." Zhang He reminded loudly.

"Oh... according to the general's arrangement." Xia Houjie ran away first.

Zhang Yun secretly retreated to the east, Zhang Fei assembled several groups of ambush troops to cover up the attack, not only defeated the opponent's main force, but also captured [-] horses.

Zhang Fei asked Liu Yong to clean up the battlefield and collect supplies and prisoners. He led his troops to pursue the fleeing Zhang Yun eastward.

The pawns under Zhang Xi's command surrendered in the first battle just now. None of the ten could escape and ascend to the sky, and only two hundred elite cavalry were left to run the fastest.

When retreating, Zhang Yun sent multiple scouts to bypass the small stone bridge that crossed the river just now. If Huo Jun's defenders retreated, it would be safest for them to return to Xiangyang by the same route, and the rest would follow the Yi River downstream to find the bridge.

When he finally fled to the south bank of Yishui, he received news that Huo Jun was still stationed by the bridge, and his plan to return from the original road was shattered, so Zhang Yun had to continue to march east.

After escaping for [-] miles, we passed the roundabout bend of Yishui River. Since the distance between the two sides of the bend is relatively narrow, the river is very turbulent, and there is no bridge to cross the river.

After going through the bend, the river becomes soothing and the river surface is very spacious.

At this time, the scouts from Dongjin Xunqiao returned.

Scout: "General... There are also ambushes in the east..."

Zhang Yun was taken aback when he heard that, isn't this flying soldier too scary?Have you even thought about my retreat route?

"General, isn't that Zhang Fei a reckless man before the battle? Why did this situation of ambushes come about..." Xia Houjie swallowed hard.

Zhang Xi saw the rolling Yishui beside him, and then looked at the remaining two hundred elite riders behind him, and thought that although Xiang Yu was not as embarrassed as before, the situation was not too bad.

"General Xiahou, shall we still go to Dangyang to pay homage to Xiahouen?" Zhang Yun suddenly asked teasingly.

"I won't go... Yao Ji is fine... I can do Yao Ji..." Xia Houjie replied quickly, and now he can't think of a way to escape, and he will follow in his footsteps soon.

At this time, it was dusk, several hours of frightened fighting and fleeing for their lives, now they are exhausted.

The intelligence of the scouts was correct. After the sky gradually darkened, flickering fires could already be seen in the east. They were the last two groups led by Yuan Wei and Fu Xun.

Flames also appeared in the southwest direction, and those infantry who escaped with Zhang Xi are estimated to have been exhausted by now, and the ones of that magnitude can only be Zhang Fei's pursuers.

"General Junyi, think of a way." Xia Houjie was anxious like an ant on a hot pot. Although he was very anxious, he was only in his twenties, and he still had a good time to enjoy, so he didn't want to die here .

"For the current plan, we can only forcefully cross the river. This place is [-] miles away from the nearest bridge. As long as we get to the other side of the river, we will be safe. Fortunately, the current here is relatively gentle." Zhang He dismounted first after finishing speaking.

"Then we good horses..." Xia Houjie asked.

Zhang He: "Can you still manage so much now? Let's go, or Zhang Fei will catch up."

Zhang Yun took the lead in abandoning his horse and unarmoring, and those cavalrymen jumped into the water like fish and shrimp no matter whether they knew how to swim or not. Xia Houjie who knew a little water jumped into the water as well.

Although spring has begun, the sun is setting and the river is still freezing cold.

To cross the Yishui tens of meters wide, only some shallow water is not enough. The sense of urgency rushed to the head as soon as everyone entered the water, and many of them who couldn't stand the cold turned into fish and shrimp.

Zhang Fei and Pang Tong led the pursuers to the river. Zhang Yun and others had already swam to the middle of the river, and half of the two hundred cavalry had sunk to the bottom.

"Military division, these are good horses, thanks to your strategy." Zhang Fei said with a smile.

"It's nothing to worry about, it's just a pity that the other general left..." Pang Tong shook his head.

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "If I had known that Gan Xingba was borrowed and these guys were caught like fish and shrimp, I would have asked the archer to give them a ride."

Zhang Fei called a bow and arrow expert, and they shot randomly at the river. Due to the lack of strength and the influence of the wind, it was basically ineffective, but a few unlucky ghosts were shot.

Xia Houjie was struggling desperately, using different arm swings to generate heat to resist the cold, but when he found that a soldier next to him was shot, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and then found that his legs could not move.

"General Junyi...my feet..." Xia Houjie kept slapping the water.

"Don't talk, just swim forward, it's not far away." Zhang Yun ignored it after finishing speaking.

goo goo goo...

Xia Houjie sank slowly...

"General, something grabbed my leg, could it be a water ghost? Help...help me..." A soldier was shocked.

"Hu Dui, your water skills are the best, don't scare us..." The struggling cavalry beside him reminded.

"Don't talk any more, if you have the strength to swim over earlier..." Hu Dui was about to explain, but Zhang Yun gave the order directly.

After a while, most of the soldiers swam to the other side, and only a few were still splashing water.

Zhang He looked around and asked suspiciously: "Where is Xiahou's supervisor? Wasn't he still talking just now? Where did he go?"

The soldiers who swam ashore were all huddled together, their teeth chattering from the cold, and no one answered Zhang He's question.

The last one to swim to the shore was Zhang Dui, the best swimmer among the cavalry. He grabbed the shore with both hands and said helplessly, "Give me a hand, I can't swim anymore..."

In response to Zhang He's nod to signal, the soldiers ran over in small steps, and several of them dragged Zhang Dui to the shore. When his leg was out of the water, there were really two hands holding Zhang Dui's right calf tightly.

"Ah...General Zhang...there is a ghost..." One of the soldiers let go in shock.

It was almost dark at this time, and the water in the river could not be seen clearly. Zhang Dui was thrown innocently on the bank, and his right leg stuck into the river again.

Zhang He came striding forward, grabbed Zhang Dui's hand and lifted it to the shore, only to see a man who was swelled and then pulled out of the water.

Such a mention just separated Zhang Dui from the man, and the nearby soldiers retreated in fright, and Zhang Dui dared not say a word.

Zhang Yun walked over and turned it over, and it turned out that it was Xia Houjie, whose stomach was bulging from drinking. He had long since lost his life, and just now sank due to leg cramps due to fright.

In order to survive, Xia Houjie desperately grabbed Zhang Dui who was passing by. If Zhang Dui hadn't been outstanding in water, he would have dragged him to the bottom of the river.

Zhang Yun said that he couldn't find Xia Houjie, but he didn't expect that he was drowned to death by the water, and the disciples of the clan were drowned like this. He would definitely be punished when he returned to Xudu.

Zhang Yun mentioned Xia Houjie's body thrown into the river, and said coldly: "I remember Zheng Zhi's water quality is good, we have to flee now, so we won't take his body on the road..."

While there was still a gleam of light, Zhang Yun counted the number of people and only 64 people remained.

"Let's go, Zhang Fei is chasing after us too late." Zhang He led the remnant soldiers into the darkness.

Zhang Fei didn't take the trouble to chase them. After half a day of fighting, he almost wiped out Zhang He. Not only did he get a lot of food, grass and supplies, but most importantly he got five or six hundred horses. This was a big help to Liu Bei's army who was short of horses.

After winning, Zhang Fei camped on the south bank of Yishui, and planned to clean up the battlefield tomorrow before withdrawing to Xiangyang.

At night, there was a bonfire in the camp to keep warm, and Zhang Yun's army rations were provided to satisfy his hunger. Zhang Fei and all the generals sat around to celebrate the victory.

Zhang Fei picked up the wine bowl and toasted Pang Tong: "Military Master, I think you have some skills, so go out with me to fight a few more battles in the future."

Pang Tong drank the wine in the bowl: "Yide only used 4000 soldiers to withstand Zhang Yun's attack of [-] men, which also made Tong admire."

"It's a pity that Zhang He didn't fall for the trick. If I poked a few holes before the battle, his mob would have been defeated long ago." Zhang Fei didn't care.

"Now I finally got some benefits. Yide's time and cost are not in vain." Pang Tong laughed.

"Cao Cao sent a few more horses, and I will be able to form an elite cavalry. My second brother, Zilong, and I were cavalry generals when we were in Hebei. Unfortunately, we were forced to use rifles when we came to Jingzhou because of the tension of the horses. Pawn." Zhang Fei sighed.

"We infantry are not bad. We were not afraid when we surrounded Zhang He's cavalry just now." Pang Tong boasted.

Zhang Fei shook his head: "In terms of pawns, it has to be Gao Boping's camp..."

Pang Tong had seen the camp in Jiangling back then, and the uniform and stern aura was different from ordinary troops. He had discussed this with Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong admired Gao Shun and the camp, but also admired the former commander Lan Tian.

Although it is enough to have Gao Shun in the camp, Lan Tian can enhance the cohesion of the soldiers, which can greatly increase the combat effectiveness.

"I don't know what happened to my lord in Jiangling..." Pang Tong looked to the south.

Zhang Fei murmured: "Before leaving, Gan Xingba came to Jiangling. Ziyu seems to have something important to do. Please go to Quanling and bring A Dou and sister-in-law back. They should be eating at the sea now." Drink, if the military adviser hadn't ordered my general, I would have given this opportunity to Zilong..."

"General Zilong also has important tasks, and I don't know what will happen in the south." Pang Tong said to himself.

Lan Tian entertained Liu Bei and Kong Ming and his party in Quanling. The hall was filled with many delicious foods, among which was the Fushouquan which was rich in ingredients.

This time Lantian invited Liu Bei to Quanling to meet an old friend he hadn't seen for many years.

1 Seventy Chapters Thousand Characters

Quanling City, Prefect's Mansion.

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang came from Jiangling. At this time, Cao Cao was attacking Xinye, and it was the time when the battle was fierce. If Lantian hadn't said something important, they should have stayed in Jiangling City and kept an eye on the situation in the north.

Liu Bei met Lai Gong from Jiaozhou here. The two of them had friendship in Xiangyang.

It turns out that when Liu Bei first arrived in Jingzhou, he was Liu Biao's guest, and Lai Gong was the general under him. I haven't seen everyone's status changed in the past few years, but because of Lai Gong's poor ability, if it wasn't for Lan Tian's help, he would not At that time, the control of Jiaozhou had been lost.

Because Lantian was low-key and kept secret, Lai Gong never knew about his relationship with Liu Bei. After Liu Qi passed away, he was reused by Liu Bei again, which made him look at General Jingnan with admiration.

Because of major changes in Jiaozhou, Lai Gong came to Quanling to ask to see Lantian, hoping to get more support.

Although Lantian guards Jingnan, Liu Bei is the real master of Jingzhou. He feels that it is necessary to invite Liu Bei to let Lai Gong meet the real god behind him.

Lai Gong waited in Quanling for a few days, when Liu Bei received the news from Gan Ning, he went south with Zhuge Liang, leaving Xu Shu, Huang Zhong and others to guard Jiangling.

After the meeting, we greeted each other briefly, Liu Bei sat on the main seat, Zhuge Liang and Lan Tian were on the left, Lai Gong was on the right, and there was no one else in the hall, and then the special dishes were put on the table one after another.

Lai Gong said with emotion: "I haven't seen you for a few years, and I finally came out of the shallow water. Congratulations..."

Liu Bei smiled and said: "It's all thanks to Ziyu, Kong Ming and others who tried their best to assist, otherwise Bei would not be where he is today."

Lai Gong didn't know Zhuge Liang's abilities, but he had been neighbors with Lan Tian for two years, and felt how powerful this man was. From what happened to Shi'an before to when Gan Ning subdued Yu Lin for him, he never saw through Lan Tian.

Before Liu Bei came to Quanling, Lai Gong thought that Lantian was the same as Huang Zu. With Gao Shun's powerful trapping camp, Liu Bei had no choice but to let him guard Jingnan. But from the behavior and expression of the meeting just now, he knew that Lantian was actually Liu Bei. confidant.

Lai Gong sighed: "If it wasn't for General Lan's help, Gong might have died in Jiaozhou..."

"You and General Wu went out of Jingzhou together, what makes you irreconcilable?" Liu Bei asked suspiciously.

"It's hard to say..." Lai Gong shook his head.

Conflicts are inseparable from conflicts of interest. Jiaozhou is remote and barren with few people and little land. After Lai Gong and Wu Ju came to Jiaozhou to take office, the scholars took over the appointment of Cao Cao and carried out double calculations. Lai and Wu fought in the north of Jiaozhou. Then he was reaping the benefits of being a fisherman in the south of Jiaozhou. Because of his poor ability, Lai Gong was reluctant to bring up embarrassing things.

Liu Bei was far away and didn't know much about the situation in Jiaozhou. He asked, "Could it be that General Wu came to invade again? I remember that Ziyu left a garrison in Yulin."

"Wu Ju has never invaded Yulin since he defeated Bushan last time, but recently I received news that Jiangdong Buzhi led troops into the South China Sea of ​​Jiaozhou. On the surface, he wanted to resolve the conflict between Wu Ju and me. I only have frequent contact with Wu Ju, please take care of me..."

Lai Gong originally wanted to mention his past friendship, but after much deliberation, during his stay in Xiangyang, it was just eating and drinking, and the relationship between Liu Bei and Wu Ju seemed to be better than his own.

I just sneaked up on the big tree of Lantian. Wu Ju secretly contacted Jiangdong Sun Quan so quickly. Zhou Yu is a general who can defeat even Cao Cao. In Lai Gong's opinion, Sun Quan is three points stronger than Liu Bei, so at this time he is better than Liu Bei. Everyone panicked.

"This..." Liu Bei was a little embarrassed when he heard this. After all, he had already agreed with Sun Quan not to interfere in the battle for Jiaozhou. Now that Bu Zhi entered Jiaozhou, he clearly came to collect the fruits of victory in the Battle of Chibi.

"Mr. Laifu, after all, Jiaozhou is not under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou. My lord is also in an alliance with Jiangdong. If there is friction in Jiaozhou, it may affect the plan to fight against Cao. Why don't we just look at the status quo? Maybe Bu Zhi is really here to persuade It's..." Zhuge Liang said.

Lai Gongxin said, how could anyone bring troops to persuade them to make peace?It was clearly the helper Wu Ju had found.

Seeing Lai Gong's sincerity, Liu Bei couldn't bear it, so he asked Lan Tian, ​​"What can Ziyu do?"

"Inspector Lai's words are serious. Even if Bu Zhi and Wu Ju make changes, Lu Tie's garrison can support it for a period of time. As long as the information is clear, reinforcements will arrive in a few days. However, Xingba is currently supervising the construction of fortifications at the mouth of the Youjiang River. Discuss with him again, going to Jiaozhou still requires the support of the navy..."

Lantian has hidden lines in Jiaozhou. He knows very well that Wu Ju and Bu Zhi secretly communicated the song. In history, Wu Ju was lured and killed by Bu Zhi, and then directly took control of Jiaozhou. Now because of his own intervention, the situation in Jiaozhou has become complicated. , he doesn't know which direction the situation will develop, but keeping Lai Gong is his bottom line.

"Ziyu, I have an agreement with Zhongmou, Jiaozhou can't be blatant." Liu Bei reminded.

Lan Tian didn't say anything after hearing this, Lai Gong immediately panicked when he saw it, the delicacies before the case were tasteless, he walked out of his seat, then bowed down to Liu Bei and said: "Gong is unable to rule Jiaozhou, it is the old master Confidence only shows that I am the governor, and I have been incompetent since I was appointed. Now I see that the envoy is willing to submit the whole state to his subordinates..."

Lai Gong directly showed his trump card. When he was waiting for Liu Bei in Quanling these days, he wandered around the street and found that it was very different from the past. The people here lived and worked in peace and contentment.

Lai Gong's actions stunned Zhuge Liang and Lan Tian. Liu Bei may really have the demeanor of a king, but he seemed very calm in the face of this situation. Seeing this, he quickly walked down the steps, helped Lai Gong up with both hands, and comforted him: "General Lai, why did you come here?" this……"

"Although Jiaozhou is remote and barren, it is close to the sea and has abundant resources. It must not be given to Jiangdong. Gong knows that he is not capable enough, so he is willing to give up the position of governor. Please send capable people to govern..." Lai Gong directly recognized the master and did not give it to Liu Bei. Opportunity to decline.

"Military Master, Ziyu, look at this..." Liu Bei looked helpless.

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "General Lai is sincere, my lord must not disappoint him..."

Liu Bei nodded, "Jiaozhou is adjacent to Lingling County, so Ziyu will be in charge of it for you. As for the new governor of Jiaozhou..."

"My lord, no." Lan Tian said hastily.

"Why?" Liu Bei was puzzled.

Lan Tian explained: "I'll settle the matter of Jiaozhou, it's better to let General Lai be the governor."

Liu Bei was taken aback for a moment, and then remembered that Lantian liked to do things with a shield, and then replied with a smile: "This Jiaozhou matter is up to you to do it cheaply."

"Wei." Lan Tian bowed his hands in response.

"My lord, General Lan, Lai Gong is sincerely giving in, don't worry about my feelings..."

Liu Bei took Lai Gong's hand and said with a smile: "Ziyu said it can be solved, so you can be the governor of Jiaozhou at ease, and I will send someone to replace you if you are really tired..."

Seeing that Liu Bei was so enthusiastic, Lai Gong couldn't refuse the position of governor, but after all these years in Jiaozhou, he was really tired.

The matter in Jiaozhou was settled, and several people continued to have a feast and talk freely. Most of the dishes on the table were cooked with seafood from Jiaozhou.