Guo Jia of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei was reborn at the beginning to recruit

Chapter 39, Burning

Zhang Fei counterattacked, but was unable to defeat the Yellow Turbans' overwhelming numbers and was defeated.

After Zhang Bao arrived with his army, he could only retreat with the remaining cavalry.

Guan Yu led his army to ambush halfway, but was still outnumbered and was defeated again.

Along the way, discarded military flags, weapons, grain and grass can be seen everywhere... which shows the embarrassment of the army's defeat.

"Sure enough, the army has been defeated. We continue to pursue and capture Guo Jia alive."

Zhang Bao no longer had any worries in his mind. A defeated army would not be able to organize an effective attack.

Zhang Ning followed closely, feeling that everything that seemed reasonable was a little strange.

Hiss~

She suddenly smelled a strange smell.

He raised his eyes and looked around, and found that the army had entered a narrow valley at this time. The distance between the left and right was only seven or eight feet, like a gap squeezed between two mountains.

If the front and rear roads are blocked...

A terrible thought came to Zhang Ning's mind.

Bang!

At this moment, a thunderous noise came along with the shaking of the ground, mixed with screams.

Bang bang bang...

The same sounds came one after another, like the mountains on both sides were shaking, or like heavy objects falling hard from a high place.

Zhang Bao tightened the horse's rope suddenly and said in a deep voice: "What's going on?"

After a while, a general hurried over.

"General Digong, a huge boulder has fallen from the cliff, blocking the path of our army. My subordinates are ordering people to clear it."

Zhang Bao frowned, subconsciously thinking that this was Guo Jia's way of blocking their pursuit. At this moment, a smell penetrated his nostrils.

This is...the smell of kerosene.

He suddenly had an ominous premonition.

At this time, Zhang Ning shouted: "Uncle, quickly order the withdrawal of troops."

The veil on her face had slipped away, exposing her beautiful face to the air, but she turned a blind eye, with a look of panic on her face.

"General Digong, what's wrong, a huge boulder fell from the rear, cutting off our connection with the rear army."

Guan Hai rushed over on horseback and told another bad news.

Hearing these words, Zhang Bao's heart sank to the bottom of his heart. He could only pray secretly that it would not be what he thought, because that would be the worst result.

"Hurry up and clear the road, hurry up!!!"

When he said the last word, Zhang Bao's face looked ferocious, and the veins on his forehead popped out.

There was a sound of despair in my ears.

"Uncle, it's too late..."

This is Zhang Ning's voice.

Zhang Bao and the surrounding soldiers raised their heads one after another.

On the cliff, firelights lit up, dispelling the darkness above.

There is a saying: Keep it until the clouds open and the moon shines.

However, what this fire brought was endless despair.

Something fell from the cliff. It was a rocket, a torch, a fireball...

Although summer is not as dry and flammable as autumn, under Guo Jia's careful layout, this valley is like a violent furnace.

Zhang Ning felt the increasingly hot temperature, and the soldiers around him were wailing and fleeing, and two lines of tears fell from his eyes.

"Guo Fengxiao, you are so cruel."

She knew that war was ruthless, but killing an army in such a way still made people feel cold all over.

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Guo Jiali stood on the cliff, looking at the endless sea of ​​fire in the valley below, without the slightest satisfaction in succeeding in his plan.

"This fire is already strong enough, there is no need to add more wood."

Didn't you ask us to release it?

Zhang Fei is depressed. It was you who came up with the plan. Now I have become a villain.

However, when he saw that the military advisor was in a low mood, he did not say anything, but signaled the soldiers to stop.

Guo Jia then looked at Su Zhe beside him: "You have done a great job, and you should be credited with a great contribution."

Su Zhe has not followed the army since he joined the army. Instead, he led his people to deploy here day and night, working hard for half a month just for tonight.

Now is the time to reap the fruits of victory.

Su Zhe felt a little heavy. For the first time, he realized that tens of thousands of people could be killed by traps set by just a few dozen people.

Strictly speaking, he is also the executor.

Guo Jia was not the only one who was depressed. Liu Bei sat on a smooth stone, looking at the purgatory-like scene below, and listening to the wailing all over the mountains and plains, he was lost in memories.

At this moment, he seemed to have returned to the Battle of Yiling.

At that time, he was just like Zhang Bao now, helpless, sad, and desperate...

Guan Yu on the side thought that he was blaming himself for his cruel methods, so he comforted him: "Brother, there will inevitably be casualties in battlefield battles."

A smile appeared in front of Liu Bei, but he didn't know how to express his feelings.

At this time Guo Jia came towards him.

"Does Yun Chang know why Zhang Bao suffered such a defeat?"

Guan Yu was puzzled, but still replied: "Because he was greedy for power and rushed forward, ignoring the terrain."

Guo Jia shook his head: "Yes and no."

Guan Yu knew that the other party was going to remind him of something again. If it had been someone else, he would have ignored it, but Guo Jia's intelligence had convinced him.

"Please give me some advice from your military advisor."

"He made a mistake, a fatal mistake that a general should never make."

"What's wrong?"

"Let your emotions influence your decision-making."

Guo Jia immediately started talking.

"As a general, even if you cannot be neither happy nor angry, you should keep your mind close and deal with it with a calm heart."

"When the two armies first met, he was timid because he had defeated the Yellow Turbans of Yingchuan, so he missed the opportunity to fight. After breaking through our army's camp, he became complacent again, despised our army, and entered a dangerous situation for military personnel."

"This is the reason for Zhang Bao's defeat."

After Guan Yu savored it carefully, he realized that these words indeed revealed the reason for Zhang Bao's defeat.

"Someone...has learned a lesson."

He knew that Guo Jia was implying that he was arrogant and easy to look down on others.

Liu Bei listened quietly and thought to himself: If Kong Ming could teach Yunchang like this in his previous life, maybe Jingzhou would not be lost.

But he immediately put aside his thoughts. The old dreams in his past life were like a passing cloud. He should remember the mistakes he made in his previous life, but he should not dwell on them endlessly.

In the valley below, the flames are still burning, mercilessly killing living lives.

Guan Hai was directing his soldiers to clear the huge rocks blocking the road. However, under the influence of the fire, the problem that could have been solved quickly became extremely difficult.

Some people rushed into the sea of ​​​​fire regardless of their own safety, but they were reduced to ashes after doing nothing.

On the other side of the stone wall, Bocai and his soldiers were also trying their best to rescue.

He was commanding the rear army. Huge boulders fell from the sky and cut his army off from the front army. Therefore, he was lucky enough not to step into that desperate place.

After a few hours, the fire weakened slightly, and Bo finally succeeded in opening a path.

However, the Yellow Turban soldiers in the valley were already in chaos, lost their minds, and were no longer controlled by military orders. They fought with each other and trampled on them, killing countless people.

When people in desperate situations see hope of survival, they will always try their best to grab it.

"Brother, military advisor, are you going to pursue the defeated Yellow Turban army?"

"No need, after today, this army has lost the courage to fight. They are innocent people, let them live!"

"Listen to the military advisor."

(End of chapter)