Three Kingdoms

Huang Gai gave the order, but Chen Wu did not obey it immediately.

This in itself is a very dangerous signal.

It was also Chen Wu's silent provocation against Huang Gai's authority.

Just when Huang Gai's brows gradually rose, Chen Wu suddenly smiled, then handed over his hands to accept the order, whistled, and led his group of Lujiang Shangjia to disembark from the boat and go to the battlefield.

Huang Gai took a deep breath with complicated eyes.

Under Zigui city, the fire was raging.

To deal with these siege engines, you can only use kerosene.

These ladders and vehicles are all built with newly cut wood, and even some branches and leaves. Such wood will not be ignited with just a few rockets. Even if the rockets burn it all, it will be nothing more than a black piece.

Therefore, only kerosene can be used to turn these things into torches.

However, the amount of kerosene in Zigui City is indeed running low. A large part of it was used before, but now...

Looking at the flames and black smoke rising from the city, Zhuge Liang's eyes were cold.

Zhuge Liang does look down on the people of Jiangdong, both now and in history.

To be precise, Zhuge Liang was the upper-class ruler of Jiangdong who looked down on Sun Quan and a group of people under Sun Quan. This is not to say that Zhuge Liang is arrogant, or that he is so arrogant that he does not know how high the sky is and how thick it is, but Zhuge Liang feels that like Sun Quan and a group of Jiangdong nobles, they have undoubtedly failed very much in ruling Jiangdong.

Historically, Zhuge Liang did not vote for Jiangdong. There may be two reasons. One is that Zhuge Jin arrived in Jiangdong early and learned some internal conditions, and the other is that Pang Tong was rejected in Jiangdong.

There is no harm without comparison.

This sentence is true whether it is placed in the Han Dynasty or in later generations.

Although Yangzhou is not a good place among the Han people, it still depends on where it is compared.

What? Sichuan and Shu? Sichuan and Sichuan are good places. They have been recognized as a land of plenty since the Qin Dynasty. Take Liu Zhang's father as an example. Either he saw a shortage in Yizhou, or he hurriedly turned around and went to Sichuan?

Among the previous states of the Han Dynasty, it can be said that only the two states of Bingliang were the worst. Years of war have led to population decline, economic collapse, and disorder in these two states. Not to mention people, even dogs will shake their heads when they hear about these two states. Yangzhou is much cooler in comparison. Although in the traditional concept of the Han Dynasty, it is also a border area and borders South Vietnam, but at least Yangzhou has not had a long period of war, and its population and economy are relatively stable.

The Sun family has been in control of the Yangzhou area in Jiangdong for quite some time, right?

What did you do then?

Is there anything worthy of praise?

It's like Zhuge Liang is a student who is about to graduate and is preparing to find a job. With Zhuge's IQ, of course he knows how to find some senior brothers and sisters to inquire about the internal situation of the company, and then Zhuge Jin, who can't leave, shows a picture at the window He wrote a sign saying "Run fast", while Pang Tong on the side said that it was fortunate that I ran fast...

So, who else does such a company want to recruit?

Except for those who are deeply immersed in it and have been contaminated to the point of being unable to extricate themselves, then I will pass it on to my son, and my son will pass it on to his grandson, and the inheritance will be passed down from generation to generation until the day of collapse?

The kerosene set fire to the chariots and columbians, as well as the ladders abandoned under the city. The fire soaring into the sky burned the area near the Zigui city gate so much that the air was shaking, and the billowing smoke covered the inside and outside of the city.

Some corpses were also set alight by the flames, emitting a unique burning smell.

Zhuge Liang squinted, trying to see clearly the movements of Jiangdong through the billowing black smoke.

The Jiangdong soldiers below the city had obviously lost their morale and had little strength left, and were retreating listlessly. And there seemed to be some soldiers and figures shaking on the Jiangdong boats in the distance...

"Not enough, not enough. Zhuge Liang said slowly.

This stimulation is not enough to make Jiangdong crazy, or lose his mind.

This is where things get more troublesome.

For Jiangdong soldiers, their supplies and repair areas are all set up on boats. For example, when attacking cities like Zigui that are relatively close to rivers, there is no need to set up camps on land. This not only saved Jiangdong soldiers a lot of energy, but also gave these Jiangdong soldiers a lot of psychological advantages.

Even if they can't defeat them, they can withdraw at any time without considering the danger of their buttocks. This will naturally allow Jiang Dongbing to focus more on the attack, which invisibly enhances their combat effectiveness.

In addition, Zhuge burned Jiangdong once before, so Jiangdong soldiers spared no effort in detecting the upper reaches. Whether it was building a trebuchet position on the hilltop again or playing water rafting, with sufficient warning and preparedness, It doesn't work very well.

The flames and black smoke were slightly smaller.

Zhuge Liang turned around and said to the guard beside him, "Send the order, attack." 』

The guard nodded in agreement, then turned around to deliver the order.

Gan Ning stared at the guard as he walked away, then turned to glare at Zhuge Liang, then turned to glare at the guard, then scratched his head, the expression on his face was distorted, and finally he couldn't hold it in anymore, "Engage!" Let me go too! 』

"Oh, are you worried about Hengzhi?" "Zhuge Liang said with a smile, "He is measured...he knows how to hide when he encounters danger..."

Gan Ning scratched his head hard.

Is this talking about me? This must be talking about me! But I couldn’t refute it, hey hey hey!

"Be calm and don't be impatient." Zhuge Liang said, "I'm just having a drink in front of me, but there will be more to drink later." Xingba wants to take a small drink but abandons the free drink? 』

"ah? Gan Ning was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed, "Are you serious about what you said?" ! 』

"Then it depends on whether Xingba is willing to obey a certain order. ” Zhuge Liang laughed.

Gan Ning was immediately resurrected with full blood, "If you are ordered to do something, you will definitely obey it!" 』

Not to mention the joy of Gan Ning in Zigui City, it is said that Fa Ping quietly opened the city gate under the cover of fireworks, and immediately rushed out with his men, making a noise and rushing forward to attack.

"kill! kill! kill! 』

Fa Ping and others shouted in unison, accompanied by the war drums and shouts in Zigui City. For a moment, the momentum was not like a hundred people, but more like a thousand people rushing out at once. The killing sound frightened the Jiangdong soldiers. They were originally behind. The garrison array was somewhat shaken.

Jiangdong's soldiers were divided into three parts. Naturally, one part was burned and retreated during the attack. When they heard the shouts of killing from behind, they ran away regardless. The other part is raking formations on both sides of the battlefield, and is now preparing to gather up and block Faping's troops. The rest are close to the shore, on boats, and the surrounding Jiangdong soldiers.

Oh, and there is also the Lujiang Shangjia led by Chen Wu who has sneaked to the side and is preparing to take Faping's retreat.

"Move quickly!" Stop them! ” Jiangdong Bingzhi Military Academy reacted and shouted loudly.

The Jiangdong soldiers who raided the formation did not react immediately, because their previous raiding formation was more like a formality before, and the Sichuan and Shu soldiers did not come out of the city before, and they also formed a mindset. Now Sichuan and Shu soldiers The Shu army suddenly rushed out, making them somewhat uncomfortable.

Amid the howls of the officers, the soldiers from Jiangdong who were raiding the formation also shouted loudly. They set up shields in the front row and leveled their spears in the back to greet Faping and others. It's just that because the military schools who raided the array had different commands and uneven command, part of the entire array was moving forward, while part remained in place, forming a zigzag-like shape.

The two sides collided quickly, and then sprayed out bloody spray.

Faping held a spear and stared at a Jiangdong sword and shield man who was rushing toward him. When the two sides were approaching, the Jiangdong sword and shield man accidentally stepped on a stump of an unknown person's limb. The man tilted, and Faping immediately caught the flaw, and he rushed forward, holding a spear in both hands and thrust out violently!

Faping stabbed the Jiangdong sword and shield hand in the chest. The spear made of fine steel broke through the leather armor and made a harsh scratching sound when it rubbed against the iron pieces inlaid on the leather armor. The middle part of the gun barrel arched upward slightly and penetrated. It hit the chest of the Jiangdong armored soldier.

The Jiangdong sword and shield wielder stared at Faping, vomiting a large mouthful of blood, and the muscles on his face were twisted. He seemed to want to throw the sword in his hand at Faping, but his arm dropped halfway after he raised it.

Faping drew out his spear, and the Jiangdong sword and shield wielder immediately fell to the ground. But before he could catch his breath, he heard a scream from beside him. A spearman beside him was stabbed in the abdomen by Jiang Dongbing during the fight and fell to his knees.

Faping immediately took a step sideways, thrust out his spear quickly, and killed the Jiangdong soldier who had no time to draw out his spear. Just after Faping killed the Jiangdong soldier, two more sword and shield men rushed out. They held round shields to protect their bodies and rushed forward with their bodies bent, trying to rush into Faping's inner circle.

Faping quickly held the gun, raised his right hand and lowered his left hand. The tip of the spear pressed against a shield. Then he took a small step back with the strength of the shield soldier. After landing, he immediately pushed back with force.

This is the spearman's standard defensive sword-and-shield move.

Jiangdong Sword and Shield Man's plan to rush in failed. Not only that, the shield in his hand was pushed by Fa Ping, and he suddenly lost his original balance. He couldn't hold back and fell to the ground. Before he could get up, The soldiers beside Faping had already shot him through the neck, and blood suddenly flowed into the sky like a fountain.

Another Jiangdong sword and shield player stared at Faping. He didn't look at the life and death of the soldiers around him. He just lowered his body and with a ferocious expression, used the upper edge of his left shield to push up Faping's gun and pushed it in. The blind spot of Faping's spear. This is an experienced veteran. He knows that as long as he enters this distance, the sword in his hand can kill him!

But because Jiangdong Swordsman and Shield Master focused all his attention on Faping, he relaxed his vigilance towards other people. When he was about to attack Faping, a long spear from the back row of the Sichuan and Shu soldiers stabbed him diagonally in the calf exposed under the round shield.

Jiangdong's sword and shield hand suddenly staggered, his body collapsed, and with a scream, he instinctively raised his sword and slashed at the Sichuan-Shu soldier who stabbed him, but he forgot about Fa Ping in front of him, revealing his fatal Neutral.

Faping easily stabbed him in the face and took him away.

Training, equipment, courage, opportunity.

Determines life or death.

In the fierce battle, soldiers on both sides suffered casualties, but overall, the Jiangdong soldiers suffered a greater proportion of casualties.

Because Jiang Dongbing not only wore leather armor, but most of them also held round shields. Although this kind of round shield is lighter and easier to carry than the infantry tower shield, it also has the inherent disadvantage of a smaller protective area. When facing ordinary mountainous Vietnamese, this problem is not big, but when facing the French, it is not a big problem. When the more elite Sichuan and Shu soldiers were equalized, these problems were amplified.

In particular, Faping brought elite soldiers from Sichuan who cooperated with each other tacitly. Both in terms of training and combat courage, they far exceeded those of the defenders of Zigui. And these Jiangdong soldiers were raiding the formations on both sides, and basically no one was there. Everyone has been standing for two or three hours, and both physical strength and endurance have dropped a lot. Comparing this, Jiang Dongbing suffered a big loss.

Even if he was lucky enough to kill and injure the Sichuan and Shu soldiers, he was quickly killed by the Sichuan and Shu soldiers' counterattack. This rapid loss among the Jiangdong soldiers made it impossible for the entire line to maintain its strength and began to retreat step by step. Small gaps were not made in many places, revealing the lightly-armed Jiangdong spearmen behind the sword and shield men.

When these lightly armored Jiangdong spearmen faced Fa Ping's heavily armored spearmen, they undoubtedly suffered crushing injuries and were beaten to the point where they were unable to fight back.

Jiang Dongbing's array was quickly defeated.

Faping shook off the remaining blood on his spear, glanced at it, and did not order the pursuit, but began to retreat.

Huang Gai, who was standing on the boat in the river, was suddenly stunned.

Gaining an advantage, but retreating instead of continuing the attack?

"Someone is coming. Send an order to Captain Chen. "Huang Gai thought of something and frowned, "Don't expose it, postpone the attack. 』

"only! "The ordering soldier subconsciously responded loudly. He originally thought he was going to attack immediately, but after he agreed, he realized that Huang Gai's order was a bit strange, "Huh? The governor is saying...to postpone the attack? 』

Huang Gai nodded and repeated the command again, "Delay the attack." 』

The ordering soldier didn't know what was going on, but he also understood the order and went down to convey it.

Huang Gai looked at Faping and others who were retreating into the city in the distance, and sighed slightly, "The commander-in-chief of this city is difficult to deal with..."

Don't be greedy for merit, don't make rash advances, and you will be able to secure a group.

Of course, such a person is very happy as a teammate, but as an opponent...

It's very troublesome.

He had doubts before, thinking that the generals in the Sichuan-Shu army had changed, and Gan Ning was no longer the leader. Now he was more convinced of this. Because Gan Ning would not be so cautious, he would not leave Huang Gai any chance.

Because if it was Gan Ning, it is impossible to say that he was F2A at that moment and rushed directly. Then Huang Gai could happily let Gan Ning suck him while letting Chen Wu go around and attack the city gate. Under double-teaming from both front and rear, he would definitely be able to defeat him again. But now, these people who left the city didn't go far at all, and after defeating the Jiangdong array, they didn't want to take credit at all and started to retreat directly, which made Huang Gai unable to catch the flaw.

Seeing this situation, Huang Gai gave up the idea of ​​letting Chen Wu attack from the side.

Since you can't catch the loopholes at all, why bother exposing your own side?

But the problem is, I don't know whether it was because Huang Gai's order was delayed, or because he didn't explain it clearly, or for some other reason, but Chen Wu from the flank rushed out with his soldiers and rushed towards Fa Ping and others!

The color of the yellow cover on the building boat suddenly changed, and then he couldn't suppress his anger and slapped the handrail hard, making the wooden handrail creak, as if it would break in the next moment.

Even if Huang Gai doesn't deal with Chen Wu, he still wants Chen Wu's card to play a key role at the critical moment, instead of being shown in vain like it is now!

Before going to battle, Zhuge repeatedly emphasized that Faping should be careful. Therefore, when Chen Wu and his men rushed up, Faping immediately noticed it and shouted a warning. The Sichuan and Shu soldiers immediately changed from walking to running, speeding up their retreat. steps without hesitation.

If Chen Wu were a cavalry, it is impossible to say that six legs could really catch up with Fa Ping and block him at the city gate. But it is a pity that Chen Wu and his men also had two legs. Even if Chen Wu and others were raised on the boat, He was full of energy and physically stronger than Fa Ping and others. However, the problem was that this distance did not form an absolute advantage and he could not get ahead of Fa Ping and others.

"Archer! Zhuge Liang waved his hand, "Get ready to respond!" Suppress the enemy! 』

The arrows from the top of the city whizzed down, intercepting Chen Wu and other soldiers who were biting behind Fa Ping.

Chen Wu was furious and shouted at the top of the city, "Cowardless rats!" I have the guts to come down and fight San Lily with Grandpa Chen! 』

But the only answer he received was the arrows splashed down from the top of the city.

Chen Wu screamed, but he had no choice but to retreat in dismay.

When Chen Wu returned to the rear with his anger still lingering, he was met with a scolding from Huang Gai.

"Captain Huang!" You are making too much of a fuss! ” Chen Wu said nonchalantly, “What are you disobeying? Didn't you order me to go? Why are you saying I was disobeying the order now? There is no need to use such crude means to frame someone! 』

The surrounding Jiangdong soldiers wanted to cover their ears immediately! did not hear it! I heard nothing!

Huang Gai was so angry that he didn't care about Chen Wu's personal attitude towards him, but what Huang Gai cared about was that Chen Wu would gain nothing by doing this, and it would also expose the existence of Lujiang Shangjia, which might lead to This gave the Sichuan and Shu armies more defenses, leading to additional changes in the battle situation that should not have occurred in the first place.

But the problem is that Chen Wu doesn't listen at all.

Because Chen Wu was originally a general in the ranger system. To charge into battle and take the enemy's general's head was the supreme honor pursued by a ranger general. As for military formations and tactics, Chen Wu was not interested.

What's more, Chen Wu felt that Huang Gai had monopolized power, and he felt unhappy. In addition, Huang Gai had been defeated once before, so he became more and more rude in a few words, sarcastically displaying the sharp tongue of a city ranger. Nothing left.

Huang Gai didn't know how to talk, so how could he compare to Chen Wu? And Huang Gai's first order was indeed for Chen Wu to attack. As for the second order, Chen Wu said that he had already attacked, so he did not receive a new order at all, so he followed Huang Gai's previous order. Attacked. This reason is entirely reasonable.

Huang Gai finally had no choice but to give up.

But this incident caused the conflict between Huang Gai and Chen Wu to emerge directly from the hidden water to the surface...