The entire front line of Jingzhou's left army collapsed. Thousands of soldiers abandoned their formation and fled to the rear. Because there were so many people, the supervising garrison went on a killing spree and failed to stop the collapse. Instead, they were routed.
The tide dispersed.
It was Zhang Yun who commanded the left army in Jingzhou. Seeing the densely packed troops rushing straight to the rear, Zhang Yun's face was pale and sweat was dripping from his forehead.
In fact, the rout of soldiers is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is Liu Jingjun who follows the rout of soldiers. The opponent obviously intends to force the rout of soldiers to attack the rear formation. Once the rear array falters, Liu Jingjun takes advantage of the chaos to attack, and the consequences will be disastrous.
Zhang Yun was not convinced by Wang Wei, who was the head coach of the Jingzhou Army. He had secretly laughed at Wang Wei in the middle for being beaten back by Liu Jingjun. He did not expect that his current situation was even worse. If he did not do well, the whole army would be in danger of being annihilated.
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Zhang Yun knew that it was a matter of life and death. Qing Jun's face gradually twisted into a ball. He drew his sword out of its sheath and shouted sternly: "Anyone who dares to attack the army will be killed without mercy!"
At the same time, he sent someone to ask Wang Wei for help.
Wang Wei faced two peerless generals, Gan Ning and Huang Zhong, at the same time. It was understandable that the pressure was great. Although his troops were larger than Liu Jing's former army, he was still overwhelmed and could only take a defensive stance.
At this time, the situation on the left suddenly took a turn for the worse. Wang Wei couldn't help but feel angry and anxious, secretly scolding Zhang Yun for being useless. However, he scolded Zhang Yun in his heart, so he still dispatched part of his troops to help Zhang Yun. After all, if the left was defeated, the entire army would not be spared.
Under the leadership of Han Guang, A Pu, and Feng Xi, Liu Jingjun launched wave after wave of fierce attacks on Zhang Yun's left army position. For a while, the Jingzhou Army position was in turmoil. Under the crisis, Zhang Yun had to go to the front line in person to boost morale.
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At the critical moment, reinforcements from the center arrived in time and helped Zhang Yun regain his position.
Han Guang felt a pity that he failed to defeat the Jingzhou Army's left wing in one fell swoop. However, in terms of progress, his right army had surpassed Gan Ning's front army and took the lead among Liu Jing's army.
Liu Jing, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others paid close attention to the eastern battlefield and kept discussing countermeasures. Now the Jingzhou left army has basically lost its ability to counterattack, and is only left to survive.
Now Liu Jing has two choices. One is to dispatch the rear army reserve to cooperate with Han Guang's right army to encircle and annihilate the Jingzhou left army. However, the rear army reserve is Liu Jingjun's last line of insurance and should not be used lightly unless it is a last resort.
The second option was to have Han Guang cooperate with Gan Ning's front army to flank the Jingzhou Central Army. This was also the safest option at the moment. Liu Jing chose the second option almost without thinking.
Gan Ning's front army and Han Guang's right army each had 5,000 men. Since the beginning of the war, they have suffered a lot of casualties. There are only a few thousand men left, while the number of Jingzhou's middle troops is still over 10,000 men.
Naturally, Liu Jing could not allow himself to defeat the enemy with a small number, so he decided to dispatch the Chinese army. Pang Tong volunteered and took the initiative to lead the troops into battle.
Looking at Pang Tong who was eager to try, Liu Jing's eyelids jumped and he hurriedly shook his head and refused: "Shi Yuan is my Zuo Sima. He is the master of planning, how can he take risks lightly?"
Historically, Pang Tong led his troops to attack the city and died from a stray arrow. A generation of talented people perished. How could Liu Jing dare to let him go to the front line?
Pang Tong said solemnly: "In the past, both Ma Yuan and Jia Fu were working in the fields, burying their heads in scriptures. But when the world was in chaos, they joined the army, led thousands of people, braved arrows and stones, faced dangers, and established unparalleled achievements. This is what a man should do.
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Pang Tong's intention was to be a man of both civil and military ability like Ma Yuan and Jia Fu, not a counselor like Zhang Liang and Chen Ping.
Liu Jing felt a headache and secretly signaled to Zhuge Liang with his eyes. The latter understood and advised: "Although Shi Yuan is familiar with military books and strategies, he is new to the army, so why rush to lead troops? I spent more than half a year familiarizing myself with it."
After completing military affairs, I started to lead troops..."
Pang Tong was speechless. Zhuge Liang was no less talented than him, and he and Liu Jing were even better together. Zhuge Liang didn't take control of the military from the beginning, and neither could he.
Seeing that Pang Tong was successfully persuaded by Zhuge Liang and temporarily gave up the idea of leading the army, Liu Jing breathed a sigh of relief and sent someone to summon Wei Yan, ordering him to lead 3,000 Chinese soldiers to the front line.
Wei Yan was overjoyed to receive the order, and was entrusted with the task of guarding the left and right sides by Liu Jing. I don't know how many people envied him, but in his heart, Wei Yan still longed to dominate the battlefield, kill the enemy and make achievements.
Just as Wei Yan gathered 3,000 soldiers and rushed to the front line, Han Guang also received Liu Jing's order. He immediately reduced his troops and focused on the Jingzhou Chinese Army as the main attack direction.
Wang Wei was already facing great difficulties when facing Gan Ning and Huang Zhong, but now Wei Yan and Han Guang were attacking one after another. They were attacked from the back and front, and their positions were lost one after another, and dangers abounded.
At the same time, the left army, which had been in a stalemate, finally made a breakthrough.
The reason why the Zuo Army's progress was slow was that there was a lack of strong generals like Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, Han Guang, and A Pu who could charge into the battle.
The commander-in-chief of the left army, Chu Fang, was indeed brave enough to be a champion. However, when he attacked Jiangling before, he was wounded several times and his injuries have not yet recovered. He wanted to lead his troops into battle, but he was unable to do so.
In addition, although the Jing Man could not endure hard fighting, they were extremely brave, and their numbers were larger than Chu's left army, so they were unable to make a breakthrough.
Now that the war has been going on for a long time, Jingman suffered heavy casualties, and seeing that the Jingzhou army was in an unfavorable situation, their spirits were shaken, and it was no longer possible to withstand Liu Jingjun's fierce attack.
The organizational strength of the Jing barbarians was far inferior to that of the Han people. Once the front line was defeated, the rear line also became chaotic and threatened to collapse.
As the saying goes, "I will kill you while you are sick." Chu Fang immediately commanded the left army and launched an all-out attack. The Jingman army was immediately defeated.
For a time, the situation on the left, middle and right fronts of the Jingzhou Army was unfavorable, and they were in danger. A defeat was imminent.
"Waste! Waste! Waste!..." A roar like thunder echoed in the North Tower of Yicheng.
The roaring man was an eight-foot-long, majestic, black-faced and bearded man. He was none other than Zhang Fei, the unparalleled general who had followed Liu Bei across the north for more than ten years and was hailed as the "enemy of ten thousand people" by the world.
In addition to Zhang Fei, there are two other people in the city gate tower. One has big ears and a dignified appearance, and the other is tall and majestic. Who is Guan Yu if it's not Liu Bei? Fastest update on mobile phone::
Just as Liu Jing, Zhuge Liang, and Pang Tong had guessed before the war, Liu Bei was stationed in Fancheng. This was just false news deliberately released by the Xiangyang side in order to confuse Liu Jing. Liu Bei had led his troops to Yicheng by land a few days ago.
Liu Biao was shocked by the death of his eldest son Liu Qi in battle and the fall of Jiangling. He was so angry that he vomited blood and fell into a coma. It was rumored that he was seriously ill and could not afford it, so his second son Liu Cong became the director on his behalf.
But the fact is that although Liu Biao was ill, it was not serious enough to take charge. This was undoubtedly false news deliberately released by Liu Biao. Only Liu Biao dared to appoint Liu Bei. Liu Cong might not have the courage.