Three Kingdoms

Liu Bei is not a fool, at least his ability to observe words and emotions is basically full. As the saying goes, a man won't be rich without windfall, and a horse won't be fat without weeds, er, night grass, that's what it means anyway. Liu Bei was not originally a rich man. The crooked-necked tree in his memory seemed to remind him all the time that he was just a crooked farmer trying to find a different path.

After King Jing of Zhongshan.

hehe.

This is what Liu Bei's mother said one day when she was quarreling with her neighbors. As a result, not only did she not get the respect and surprise of her neighbors, but she was ridiculed for a while.

Yes, it was ridicule, the kind of smile that looked serious on the surface, but the corners of the eyes and mouth couldn't help but curl up. Liu Bei was most familiar with it. Folks in the countryside really smile, showing their big molars. Although some people would laugh at Liu Bei before, Liu Bei never felt uncomfortable. However, the slightly raised corners of the mouths of these noblemen made him laugh again and again. Liu Bei was cut and bruised on part of his body.

In this life, I have encountered the only two people who did not express ridicule after hearing Liu Bei say that he was King Jing of Zhongshan, but actually respected him. They were Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Now Liu Bei is really the queen of Zhongshan Prince Jing, and he is officially proclaimed.

But Liu Bei still saw the corners of Chen Deng's mouth raised slightly after he lowered his head...

Is this identity really that ridiculous?

Is it ridiculous?

ridiculous.

He is a state pastor, but he is laughed at by his subordinates. Is there anything more ridiculous in the world than this?

No, there is something even more ridiculous than this...

The funny thing is that he can't do anything to Chen Deng. Did Chen Deng ever laugh at Liu Bei in public? No, not only no, but there is no lack of etiquette at all, and the rules on the surface are also quite in place. If you open your mouth, you will be a king, if you keep your mouth shut, you will be a general. Faced with such a person, what can Liu Bei do?

Did Tao Qian and Chen have a good relationship before?

Not necessarily, but after so many years, Tao Qian has not failed to use his methods, but he can't do anything to Chen.

The Chen family is a common surname in Xuzhou. It is deeply rooted and has connections with all aspects. Unless Liu Bei wants to break the pot and just want to have fun in front of him, then he must cooperate with the Chen family. Otherwise, let alone the whole of Xuzhou, just one Pi's money, grain and taxes will cause big problems.

What's more, Chen is also a good person. If he wants to donate money and food, he will donate money and food. If he is asked to give advice, he will give it without saying a word. What else can Liu Bei say? Although I knew in my heart that Chen Deng's plan either had some issues that were not clearly explained, or that this guy didn't try his best at all and didn't tell the best way, but what could he do?

Chen Deng was able to offer advice and had done his duty. As for whether the plan was good or not, whether to adopt it or not, these were no longer Chen Deng's problem, but Liu Bei's.

Is it difficult for Chen to coerce or kill people just because he didn't come up with a good plan?

In this case, wouldn't Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, who had never come up with any good ideas, deserve to be killed even more? And Sun Qian and Gu Yong, wouldn’t they deserve to die even more?

"Brother, why do I feel that...that boy from the Chen family doesn't have any good ideas?" Zhang Fei didn't like Chen Deng very much. He always felt that this boy was shady and unreliable.

"Then what can you do?" Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and said unceremoniously. The children of the aristocratic family were originally not on the same side as the three of them, so Guan Yu was not surprised that such a situation occurred. Guan Yu was born in Hebei. Although he is considered smart personally, his family background is quite average, so he has not read many books. Although he is reading a copy of Spring and Autumn every day, the taste is not very good, so if you ask about tactics on the battlefield, Guan Yu could tell a few things about how to arrange it, but Guan Yu was not very good at strategic plans like this.

The same goes for Zhang Fei. He felt that there seemed to be some problems with Chen Deng's plan, but he couldn't tell where the problems were and how to avoid them. Therefore, after hearing Guan Yu's question, he could only scratch his head and wonder. Come up with a better idea.

Liu Bei pondered for a long time, and finally sighed and said: "The strategy Yuan Long said is not wrong, but..."

Children make choices, adults want everything. It is very simple to save one's life. With Guan Yu and Zhang Fei by his side, there are really not many people in the world who can save Liu Bei on the battlefield. However, Liu Bei has been poor for so many years, and he has finally reached the side of the rich. I tasted some sweetness, so I definitely don’t want to give up the things I have on hand.

Since you are reluctant to give up, but you can't win the fight, you naturally need to call for help, but will this helper really come? If Cao Pingdong was thinking of waiting until both sides were hurt before coming, wouldn't he be rejecting the tiger through the front door and letting in the wolf through the back door? But does Liu Bei have a way to make Cao Cao obedient and go to all the trouble to resist Yuan Shu's soldiers first so that he can take advantage?

But is there any way to solve this problem?

No.

Liu Bei could only think of this. As for whether there were any other problems with Chen Deng's plan, he couldn't think of it for the time being...

If they were in a different place and Liu Bei was sitting in Cao Cao's seat, he would definitely handle it in the same way. Now that Yuan Shu's army is approaching, there is not much time left for Liu Bei. Chen Deng's plan is certainly problematic, but at the moment, that's all. Liu Bei shook his head and sighed, "...send someone to Yanzhou... …”

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In the night, figures and horses galloped, and the sound of horse hooves was transmitted far and wide. In this area on the edge of Yuzhou, there were sparsely populated areas. A group of cavalry passed through the sparse woods, and in front of them was a hilly area with a slightly wider field of vision. , the dilapidated dirt road extends downward along the hillside, and in the distance is the deserted village that has become a ghost.

Judging from the desolate state of the village, the village in front of us was recently abandoned, and its ruined eaves and broken walls have not yet suffered too much from the ravages of time.

This place was once a fertile land, but because it was at the junction of Yuzhou and Yanzhou, during the several battles between Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, maybe they fled, maybe they captured the strong men, and of course there is a possibility that it was in this place , one or both sides, in order to mobilize troops and supplies...

The village was massacred.

The entrance to the village, the broken walls, and the broken bones torn by wild dogs or other animals seemed to be telling bits and pieces.

Are the common people human beings? They are human beings when they need to pay money, food and taxes. Every one counts as one, even if one is missing, even if the common people confess that they are not living as human beings, they cannot be less than five baht, but in a certain At this time, the common people are like ants. If they are killed, they will be killed.

Xia Houyuan deliberately chose this path because he knew that there was no one here anymore. Without people, there would be no garrison. Without the garrison, there would be no one to report the news of Xia Houyuan and others' attack.

There was a sound of wind passing by in his ears, and there was a slight noise in the distance. Xia Houyuan frowned, and soon soldiers came to report that two cavalrymen had fallen and injured...

Those who are short-sighted are angels with broken wings.

War horses are no exception.

Marching at night inherently carries various uncertain risks. One horse missed the mark and fell, and the other horse also fell before it could stop in time.

"Leave two people to take care of them! The rest continue to move forward!" Xia Houyuan immediately ordered without thinking.

In the night wind, a soldier responded, and then the cavalry continued to move forward.

The deserted villages are far away, and Yuzhou is getting closer.

Up to now, no one has noticed Xia Houyuan's arrival, which means that when Xia Houyuan really comes out of the darkness, many people will be shocked...

Regarding the rescue of Xuzhou, Cao Cao discussed with several advisers and adopted the method of encircling Wei to rescue Zhao without much controversy. Xia Houyuan was the vanguard officer and led the cavalry to raid Yuzhou.

Xia Houyuan felt that he was born into the type of person most adapted to war.

It may be difficult to accurately describe what this type of person should be like, and it is also difficult to use a concept of scope to plan out the scope. However, if we can briefly summarize it, then it may be roughly possible to use "use everything" The words "extreme" reflect that no matter what kind of means or methods, as long as they can be beneficial to killing the opponent or reducing the opponent's combat effectiveness, they will not hesitate to use it.

Xia Houyuan's target this time was Guo Gong, the governor of Yuzhou.

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The sharp arrow formation headed by Gan Ning plunged into the Qiao Rui battle formation like a sharp knife.

Qiao Rui initially thought that Gan Ning was just here to rob. After all, this kind of thing happened often in the border areas of prefectures and counties in the past few years. Anyway, either you sent some people over to harass you for a while, or I sent some people over to make you feel disgusted for a while. Anyway, everyone was By doing this, anyone who does it less seems to be at a disadvantage.

So Qiao Rui brought some troops to drive them away. In his original concept, when he arrived, Gan Ning and others would retreat. It was almost the same for so many years, even if he went to Jingxiang The same is true within the territory. When the opponent's soldiers arrive, just retreat, and the opponent will not pursue you.

But Qiao Rui didn't expect that this time the people coming from Jingxiang looked like stupid young men and desperate gamblers. They rushed in and saw Gan Ning rushing forward, knocking everyone away. The infantry under his command swung their swords to kill two more people, and rushed towards his own formation. Qiao Rui was really dumbfounded, so he had to order the infantry of the Chinese army to step forward to block the attack, and also mobilized some crossbowmen to prepare to shoot the charging Gan. Ning et al.

Charge into battle?

Are there really such people these days?

The Chinese army should not move as much as possible. Qiao Rui is also an old soldier, so naturally he will not make some low-level mistakes. On the battlefield where the two sides are fighting, those like Gan Ning who rush into the formation with the banner of the Chinese army often only have Two results, either a big victory or a big defeat...

Is this guy so confident?

Looking at Gan Ning's sword flying up and down, bringing up a lot of blood, one can know that Gan Ning is good at martial arts, but Qiao Rui also doesn't believe in the infantry guards around him. Even if he is not one of the best warriors, he will not be able to resist. Unable to withstand Gan Ning's attack, he did not believe that Gan Ning could break through his guard line and rush in front of him, so Qiao Rui did not want to move the Chinese flag. He only wanted to wait until he mobilized the crossbowmen on both wings. Shoot Gan Ning and others on the charge path.

Facing the approaching Qiao Rui guards, Gan Ning quickly felt the pressure.

But there are just a few.

These well-trained Qiao Rui guards wanted to cooperate more tacitly with the ordinary Yuan Jun infantry. During the attack and killing, they cooperated with each other. Some beheaded, some stabbed the waist, and some stabbed the feet, and they were beaten in a short time. Gan Ning was caught off guard.

Although Gan Ning was highly skilled in martial arts, he avoided the first wave of counterattacks and seized the opportunity to kill two people in a row. However, his left leg was also stabbed. If he hadn't been protected by a battle armor, he might have died. injured. If it were anyone else, he would have retreated timidly, but Gan Ning was like some people who are on the battlefield. The more dangerous they are, the more excited they are. In the second dimension, he is the type of person who can explode his clothes. He immediately quacked. With a weird smile, he danced his sword crazily, advancing instead of retreating, slashing left and right. He was invincible. In the blink of an eye, he killed more than a dozen Qiao Rui guards who came up to him in front of the formation. Some of them had shields. Some had broken arms, some had thoracotomy and dissection, and blood flowed all over the floor.

"Enemy general, come and fight!"

Gan Ning flew forward and knocked away a bridge guard whose leg was cut by him. He took the time to shout loudly. Gan Ning's personal guards also caught up and raised the shield in their hands to block the sword coming from the side. They also shouted in unison with Gan Ning: "Enemy general! Come fight!"

Qiao Rui curled her lips, these days, there really is everyone...

This idiot.

However, this idiot is quite powerful.

With Gan Ning's martial arts skills in front of him, he was definitely no match. If he went to fight under such circumstances, wouldn't he be worse than an idiot?

Compared to Qiao Rui's guards, ordinary Yuan Jun's infantry didn't know that much. When they heard Gan Ning's shouts, they couldn't help but look back at their generals, as if asking, "This guy is looking for you." Can't you get on?

Gan Ning seized the short opening and rushed towards the center for more than ten steps, getting closer and closer to the Chinese army flag at the edge of the bridge. An ordinary infantryman holding a shield tried to stop Gan Ning, but Gan Ning slashed him on the shield. The shield and the soldier were thrown back, and he fell to the sky. It seemed that his arm was broken, and he was wailing on the ground in pain. .

Gan Ning squeezed forward, raised his foot, and stepped on the neck of the Yuan Jun infantry. With a clicking sound, he seemed to crush something, and also silenced the screams of the Yuan Jun infantry. He was so frightened that he stepped forward. Several Yuan Jun infantrymen on the side couldn't help but shrink back.

"Enemy general! Come and fight!"

Gan Ning shouted again.

"Come and fight! Come and fight! Come and fight!"

The soldiers following Gan Ning were full of momentum, shouting together, and thrust forward regardless of their own safety.

Qiao Rui took a breath. He thought he could mobilize the crossbowmen when Gan Ning rushed to the front of the formation, but he didn't expect Gan Ning to rush forward so fast. At this moment, he was only twenty or thirty steps away from Gan Ning, and the crossbowmen on both wings had just received the order and were rushing towards the central army...

Seeing Gan Ning kill several Yuan Jun infantry with every move, Qiao Rui realized that he might have made a big mistake. In the smaller the battle, the greater the role of personal bravery, he underestimated Gan Ning's own fighting ability.

This is trouble...

When Qiao Rui realized that Gan Ning was in trouble beyond imagination, it was too late to make arrangements. Just in front of him, more than a dozen personal guards who came forward fell to the swords of Gan Ning and others. Gan Ning became more and more... Up close, Qiao Rui seemed to be able to clearly see the blood and minced meat stained on Gan Ning's face.

"Enemy general! Come and fight!"

Gan Ning bared his teeth like a madman and shouted loudly!

"Come and fight! Come and fight! Come and fight!"

Amidst the increasingly louder shouts, Qiaorui's face finally trembled, he raised his hand, gritted his teeth, and ordered:

"...withdraw...let's withdraw!"