Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

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Lan Tian's eyes lit up: "Cheng Pu is about to go all out, and we happened to pierce his war drum from behind? The sharp knife on the back is indeed terrifying."

"Sir, you are right. Charge to seize the city and look back to meet the enemy. The mentality of the two is very different. The former has the encouragement of not sealing the sword to boost morale, while the latter is attacked without breaking through the city. This will affect the entire army. The morale of the army is greatly affected, and they may even be timid to fight because of the large number of reinforcements." Gao Shun explained.

Lan Tianxin said Lao Gao that you can also play psychological warfare, so he nodded in praise: "You really deserve to be the world-famous leader of the camp."

Gao Shun shook his head calmly, "It's all the experience gained from years of fighting."

Lan Tian smiled and said: "Why should Boping be humble, he is already a good general who can sum up experience, and he can sum up more military books to be passed down in the future."

Gao Shun quickly waved his hands: "Mr., the more you say, the more outrageous you are. Gao is just a warrior, and you are the only one who can write military books..."

Seeing that he was going to brag about his business with him, Lan Tian quickly stopped the imminent behavior.

After the dry rations were used up, the army set off again. Although the night's rest time was not particularly long, compared with Cheng Pu's night of panic, this short-term high-quality sleep effect was better.

Because of their excellent equipment, the entrapment army can greatly reduce the battle damage. Yesterday, when they fought against Huang Gai's cavalry, less than a hundred people died in the battle, but there were still three or four hundred wounded soldiers.

When leaving the U-shaped river last night, Gao Shun asked Chu Qing to send out a hundred scouts, and let these hundred people and the wounded soldiers escort the troops south to Guiyang. Their souls return to their homeland.

After the hundreds of surrendered soldiers in Jiangdong had their weapons confiscated, they were worried about dealing with the wounded soldiers of the fallen army, not to mention there were scouts who counted as ten, so they acted as coolies on the road in a very regular manner until they were sent to work in major mines.

The total number of scouts was only 40. Xu Shuang, who rescued Suipu Pass, took away [-] of them. The rest of the scouts followed Gao Shun. Due to the lack of horses in the boat, only half of them were sent to reconnaissance operations, and the remaining half Then participate in the battle as ordinary soldiers.

After defeating Huang Gai, more than 260 war horses were seized. The scouts of Army Sima Chuqing finally got on their horses. [-] elite soldiers ran at the forefront of the team. Their task was to convey the news of the battlefield in time and let the chief general Gao Shun make the best judgment. .

At si o'clock in the morning, the soldiers and horses in the east of the river divided into three routes to besiege the city and began to attack. The siege battles at the south gate and the north gate began at the same time.

Cheng Pu was stationed at the east gate of Linxiang to supervise the battle. Because of the deep enmity with Gan Ning before, there was no routine persuading Jiangdong to surrender. Soldiers piled up on the city wall like ants. Make a fortune by breaking the city.

Because the offensive in the east of Linxiang was the fiercest, Gan Ning personally boarded the tower to direct the defense.

Although the number of defenders in the city is relatively small, due to the fact that the camp was robbed last night and the supplies were burned, the defense did not appear to be so strenuous.

Gan Ning patrolled back and forth on the city wall to make sure there were no loopholes in the defense.

During the inspection, Xi Zhen appeared along the parapet wall, and Gan Ning strode past with doubts.

"What is General Xi doing here? Could it be that Cheng Pu sent more troops to the south?" Gan Ning asked nervously.

Xi Zhen beamed and said: "General Gao led the army to appear at the south gate. The Jiangdong rats were caught off guard. They dropped their helmets and armor as soon as they fought. Now they are fleeing to the east. They are really too powerful."

"Sir and Boping came so fast?" Gan Ning was also shocked. The soldiers in the formation were all heavily armored, and their marching speed was incomparable to his light armored soldiers. Being able to go so fast meant that they did not rest at night.

Gan Ning ran towards the southeast of the city wall in a hurry, and he saw a group of Jiangdong soldiers fleeing like ducks, and the two cavalry were like wolves entering a herd of sheep, frantically throwing down the weak prey nearby.

Gan Ning knew that those were Gao Shun's scouts, and the raid was like a sharp knife.

Cheng Pu, who was outside the east gate, immediately reacted. He withdrew the soldiers attacking the city and formed an formation, as if he was going to confront the sudden enemy head-on.

Chapter 331 The Blessing of the Horse

When the entrapment army arrived in the south of Linxiang City, the Jiangdong soldiers who attacked the city were caught off guard and rushed to fight. The light infantry was as fragile as paper in front of the heavy infantry.

Melee combat without the help of horses is a real competition of strength and defense. Because the soldiers are tightly wrapped, they can hack and attack without any scruples, and their bodies are hardly damaged by the opponent's knives and arrows.

The weapons of the Jiangdong light infantry are not standard. There are various types of swords, swords and spears. The materials of weapons include bronze and iron. It seems that they have been accumulated and passed down from private trilogy. Due to the poor material of weapons and the strength of soldiers, etc. The soldier's heavy armor cannot break the armor.

I can hurt you, but you can't hurt me, the fate of this is obvious.

In less than two minutes of fighting, the Jiangdong soldiers on the southern side of Linxiang began to shrink their formation and moved eastward with purpose. They were not like Huang Gai's cavalry, who were lured into a U-shaped bay and lost their retreat and had to fight to the death.

During the rout, Gao Shun used the mobility of scouts to intimidate and pressure the opponent by chasing, killing and intercepting along the way.

Although there was a three-fold gap in troop strength, Gao Shun did not adopt any tactical strategy, relying on sophisticated weapons and equipment to directly carry out frontal suppression.

The result was just as Gao Shun thought, Jiangdong's soldiers, who were mainly private, were vulnerable to the fallen army.

The maneuverability of the trapped army was relatively poor. Gao Shun commanded the main force to approach the east slowly after the victory at the south gate in order to preserve his strength, only to be harassed by scouts.

Cheng Pu was shocked when he heard the news of the defeat in the south, so he had to withdraw the siege troops and horses to quickly assemble the formation, and urgently dispatched troops to meet the defeated army, and sent sentries to find out the situation of the opponent's reinforcements.

Because the distance is relatively short, the Tanma report was also very timely. Judging from the information received, Cheng Pu probably knew that he had kicked on the iron board. It was obviously Gao Shun's camp in the rumors, but the number was smaller than the 800 people in the legend. There are too many exaggerations, and what is even more surprising is that the cavalry who harassed Liling also appeared.

Cheng Pu immediately issued an order to Han Dang in the north of the city to stop attacking the city, and immediately led his troops to the east to join him. He was going to try the hard dish of being trapped in the camp.

The battlefield was changing rapidly, Gao Shun didn't wait for Cheng Pu to finish his assembly, and when he arrived at the front of the opposing formation, he directly waved the command flag and launched an attack.

The [-] soldiers of the trapped army were like a moving steel city wall, and the sun shone dazzlingly on the armor. Cheng Pu saw that Gao Shun "didn't talk about martial arts" and hurriedly commanded the army to meet the enemy.

Jiangdong's soldiers were like weeds in front of the torrent of steel, coupled with the powerful effect of the euphorbia warriors breaking the formation, Jiangdong's soldiers fled to the rear one after another shortly after the battle. Time fell to one side like the wind blowing ears of wheat.

Cheng Pu was surrounded by the defeated soldiers and fled to the north. Fortunately, the light armored infantry moved at a reasonable speed. Only the scouts in the trapped army were not affected, and the whole corps pursued northward as a whole.

On the way, they met Han Dang who came to support him. The two sides fought again in a panic. Han Dang's trilogy was still unable to resist, so he threw away his helmet and armor and fled to Cheng Pu's direction. Linxiang was relieved in less than two hours. around.

The trapped army fought several times in a row, and it was not easy to pursue them with heavy armor. In addition, they did not have a good rest last night. Gao Shun immediately ordered to rest in place, and sent all the scouts to follow the defeated army closely, preparing to bite the opponent before making any plans.

After the battle, Gan Ning and Xi Zhen went out of the city to meet each other, especially Xi Zhen was so excited that he couldn't speak, because what he saw today was an elite. .

"Sir, General Gao." Gan Ning (Xi Zhen) cupped his fists at the same time.

Gao Shun nodded calmly, and Lan Tian looked at the two with a gratified expression: "The two generals did a good job. I will ask General Guan for your credit after the war."

Xi Zhen was so excited that she could speak incoherently: "In the end, it all depends on my husband's support..."

Seeing this, Gan Ning laughed and said, "Isn't General Xi trying to be sarcastic? Didn't the master demote you? Where did you get your support? Hahaha..."

"Ah, this...a lowly job has no such intentions..." Xi Zhen clasped her fists in embarrassment.

Lan Tian glanced at Gan Ning, then shook his head and said to Xi Zhen: "You have made great contributions in protecting Linxiang calmly and calmly, and my lord will definitely use you again."

"Uh...thank you, sir." Xi Zhen bowed and saluted.

Gan Ning immediately asked Gao Shun: "Although Boping broke the siege of Linxiang, he only killed more than [-] people. Now Cheng Pu's main force is still fleeing. We must find a way to wipe out this partial army as soon as possible. Sun Quan's main forces join forces, and the pressure on General Guan in Dongting will be too great."

Gao Shun shook his head and sighed: "The entrapment army lacks mobility, and if they take off their armor and pursue, the damage will be too great. We can only let the scouts follow along the way. See if there is any good way, sir."

Lan Tian nodded in affirmation: "It's not just going north to threaten General Guan, so many people are wandering in Changsha, how many people will suffer."

"I robbed the camp last night and burned a lot of food and grass for them. If Cheng Pu's army lacked food, they would really loot counties and towns." Gan Ning quickly reminded.

Lan Tian then asked Xi Zhen seriously: "Are there any cavalry left in Linxiang City?"

"There are only a hundred horses left in the city, and they were handed over to General Gan yesterday." Xi Zhen shook her head like a rattle.

Lan Tian said disappointedly: "It's a pity, now only the cavalry can easily pursue."

Gan Ning nodded and sighed: "The cavalry who run thousands of miles are the best. If there are enough horses, I can do all of my five hundred pieces..."

Gao Shun and Lan Tian suddenly looked at each other and smiled, and then Lan Tian smiled and said: "I almost forgot that General Gan is proficient in water warfare, infantry warfare, and horse warfare. Two horses should be enough for each person, right?"

Looking at Gao Shun, Gan Ning swallowed, and asked suspiciously, "Boping, when did you get rich?"

Gao Shun nodded lightly, "Yesterday we surrounded and annihilated Huang Gai's 2000 cavalry regiment, and captured more than [-] horses."

Gan Ning was dumbfounded when he heard this, and thought that this was really a fortune. In this era, ordinary war horses cost 20 yuan, and good horses can't even be bought for [-] yuan. Two thousand horses is a huge sum of money.

"Isn't it [-] cavalry? Did the rest flee or surrender? What about the other half of the horses?" Gan Ning asked curiously.

"Most of Huang Gai's cavalry were killed. As for the horses, they were either seriously injured or died on the spot. The horse meat feast Mr. gave us last night." Gao Shun answered truthfully.

Gan Ning's eyes widened, and he said in his heart that you are all good, who can be as rich as you, eating war horses is more rich than eating cattle, which is equivalent to eating money directly.

"You guys are really extravagant..." Gan Ning stammered.

Lan Tian shook his head and explained: "You need to be flexible when doing things, and you can't stick to the rules. Dead horses and wounded horses are very valuable to eat, but so much horse meat is not finished, maybe it will be sent to Linxiang tomorrow, and we will do it at that time For a victory horsemeat feast, I will teach the chef to cook it myself."

Gan Ning nodded sharply, "If Mr. cooks, it will be a blessing for the horses..."

Chapter 332 The Way of Chasing Ducks

Xi Zhen didn't understand what it meant, Gao Shun looked at Gan Ning and shook his head lightly, now there are fewer and fewer opportunities to cook in Lantian. Same as in memory.

"Sir, General Gan only has 500 people, and my reconnaissance battalion also has less than 800 people. The main force of Cheng Pu's rout is still [-], and he will easily be eaten if he pursues rashly..." Gao Shun asked worriedly.

Lan Tian turned to look at Gan Ning: "Bo Ping is not unreasonable to worry, are you afraid of Xing Ba?"

Gan Ning felt heroic, and he patted his chest and replied solemnly: "Last night, Cheng Pu's soldiers were not many, I was able to enter and exit freely with only a hundred cavalry, and I also killed Ling Tong's fellow, and 800 men pursued them." What is there to be afraid of?"

Gao Shun reminded: "General Gan, don't underestimate the enemy. The robbing of the camp at night is a surprise. It is still noon now. It is not easy to do like last night. Let's listen to how the master uses his schemes."

"I would like to listen to the master's arrangement." Gan Ning immediately clasped his fists humbly.

Lan Tian asked Gao Shun to take out a map and spread it on the ground. He pointed to the large map of Changsha County and said, "Most of Cheng Pu's luggage was burned by Xingba. Now the light armor Jian Cong is very fast. It will take time and effort to catch up with the trapped army. Looking at the map, this area is between the Xiangshui, Mishui, and Liushui, and there are mountains blocking the road to the east, so we can make a big fuss in this area.”

Gan Ning and Gao Shun scratched their heads, and Xi Zhen listened humbly to Lan Tian's explanation of the tactics.

Seeing the sincerity of the crowd, Lan Tian pointed to Wuchang, Liuyang and other places on the map and said, "Instead of chasing after Cheng Pu exhaustedly, it is better to take the initiative to control the trend of the battlefield and wait for work. Ba leads the troops and the reconnaissance battalion to move at the same time, and drive Cheng Pu's defeated troops to the designated location."

Gao Shun stroked his beard, "Mr.'s scheme is ingenious, but General Gan's number is too small, I'm afraid Cheng Pu may not fall into the trap..."

Gan Ning also nodded in agreement: "It's okay to use cavalry to harass along the way, but it's really not easy to drive Cheng Pu to the ambush position."

Lan Tian stood up and said meaningfully: "When you have time, you can go to Xindengzhuang to see how Li Yang drove the flocks of ducks to the designated pond."

Gao Shun and Gan Ning knew that Lantian's words had a deep meaning, but they couldn't think of an answer after a moment of contemplation.

Gan Ning clasped his fists again and humbly asked for advice: "Please enlighten me, sir..."

Lan Tian nodded slightly: "When driving ducks, we use a long bamboo pole with brightly colored cloth tied on it. The bamboo pole moves like a wall is moving. While waving the bamboo pole, it also knocks on the ground to make a sound. When the duck is frightened, it will honestly go to one place. run in the direction."

"Sir, do you want me to be frightened?" Gan Ning asked tentatively.

"Xingba asked people to prepare more colorful flags, and tied the branches around the horse's tail to raise smoke and dust. Under the cover of the five hundred cavalry, outsiders looked like tens of thousands? When chasing, use scouts to harass, and your five hundred cavalry are mainly suspicious soldiers. Whether you can catch this group of ducks well depends on your skills." Lan Tian said solemnly.

"Wonderful." Gao Shun and Xi Zhen said in unison.

Gan Ning clasped his fists and replied solemnly, "The final general will definitely live up to his entrustment."

Lan Tian continued: "Cheng Pu's troops are too many, and can only be eroded through multiple ambushes. The follow-up ambush points will be passed on by scouts."

"I see." Gan Ning nodded.

After everything was ready, Gan Ning led the Jinfan thief to go ahead with two horses. Lantian and Gao Shun also set off for the scheduled ambush point. Before departure, he ordered Xi Zhen to stay in Linxiang, appease the people in the city to resume production as soon as possible, and sent someone to report to Guan Yu in time. battle situation.

Cheng Pu and Han Dang joined forces silently, the fighting strength of the trapped camp was so strong, Jiangdong didn't know how much blood would have to be shed to destroy the thousands of fine armored infantry in Gao Shun's hands, and Huang Gai, who was going to lead the cavalry southward, should be fierce. More Ji Shao, but the two of them did not say it very tacitly.

The Jiangdong defeated soldiers fled northward for less than [-] miles. The scouts rushed to report that there was a large cavalry group five miles ahead, but the marching speed was not very fast.

"How many people are there in total?" Han Dang asked in a panic.

The scout scratched his head and replied: "The sky is full of yellow sand, and the flags are flying. There are countless, about ten or twenty thousand..."

Hearing the number of people, Cheng Pu was startled into a cold sweat. He thought for a while and said to himself: "I never heard that there are so many cavalry in Jingzhou. Could it be that Liu Bei sent reinforcements from Yizhou?"

"The support army doesn't know our existence, and it's not the same way as the cavalry who harassed us just now. We should immediately turn around and advance, otherwise the whole army will be wiped out..." Han Dang quickly reminded.

"Yigong's words are very kind, it's better to avoid them." Cheng Pu nodded after hearing that.

Then he ordered the army to move eastward, intending to detour for a hundred miles and then cross Mishui northward, but within 34 miles, a large number of cavalry appeared in the north, and they had to move southeast in order to avoid it.

After walking for several hours, it felt as if they had gotten rid of the cavalry. When Cheng Pu and Han Dang relaxed a little, the encircled army they encountered in Linxiang appeared again, and they were defeated at the touch of a panic.

Because of the heavy armor, the fallen army did not start chasing them. Cheng Pu and Han Danxin continued to flee in fear, but they escaped to the sky shortly after they were targeted by Gan Ning's cavalry.

After three days of dragging on like this, Cheng Pu and Han Dang's troops were ambushed seven times in the area designated in advance by Lantian, and they were directly beaten to the point of doubting their lives. The 3000 infantry who had originally gone to attack the city were only left in the end. Less than [-] people.

On the night of the third day, Cheng Pu and Han Dang led the remnants of the army to retreat to Liuyang. At this time, they were exhausted, and the whole army had been out of food for two days. They were suffering both physically and mentally.

"Yi Gong, this battle can no longer be fought." Cheng Pu reflected.

Han Dang smiled wryly: "Gao Shun and Gan Ning used troops too hard, it's ridiculous to realize that the cavalry is bluffing now..."

Cheng Pu shook his head and said, "Gao Shun and Gan Ning are just warriors. The person behind them is really powerful. Perhaps Zhou Gongjin can still compete with him while he is still alive. Lu Ziming is inferior after all..."

"Chenggong meant Lantian..." Han Dang was shocked.

In the current situation, Cheng Pu and Han Dang finally knew what kind of opponent they were facing.

"Gao Shun and Gan Ning are dispatched by Lantian. It's ridiculous that the Lord and Lu Zijing still treat him as a fool, and Jiang Dong is played by this person..." Cheng Pu looked sad.

Han Dang suddenly remembered something, and he said excitedly: "Lan Tian is so powerful, then Gongfu (Huang Gai) wouldn't he..."

"If you are strong and strong, you will never surrender. It should be more or less auspicious now. It is I who underestimated the enemy and killed them..." Cheng Pu beat his chest and paused.

Han Dang quickly comforted him: "What does this matter have to do with Demou? It was Lantian who tricked us..."

"I am ashamed of General Wentai..." Cheng Pu was heartbroken.

The more Cheng Pu said, the more sad he was, and he was about to kill himself when he pulled out his sword. Fortunately, Han Dang snatched the sword in time.

Han Dang scolded: "How can De Mou kill himself? The old guys are dying one after another. If you are gone, what's the point of my life?"