On the second day of the Lunar New Year, spring returns earlier this year. Although the weather is still very cold, it is much better than in previous years.
Last year there was heavy snow in Nanyang, but this year it is spring and the flowers are blooming. The warm sunshine is shining down, and the fields are full of green. In addition to the already green Sumai, even the new weed buds will not grow until the end of January.
It has stubbornly dug out of the ground.
The Qinling Mountains to the west rise so high that they seem to reach into the sky from a distance. In the howling southeast wind, in the wilderness outside Jiyang City, the forest sways gently, the weeds sway in the wind, and groups of figures float.
Liu Bei was riding on a horse. He was wearing a thick winter coat and soft armor, that is, fish scale armor. He was not wearing a helmet and looked quite bloated.
But compared with Zhang Fei next to him, he is not too bulky. Zhang Fei himself is extremely strong, and he has to wear thicker clothes in cold weather. He also wears plate armor and a helmet. He looks like a fat man.
He has a strong back and a strong waist, and his body is two times bigger than Liu Bei.
Zhang Fei looked to the north, and the army slowly arrived about ten miles west of Nanjiuju, probably in the area of Huangtaigang Town, Nanyang City in later generations. On the vast horizon, countless dense black shadows could be seen.
"Cao Jun is here."
The surrounding soldiers all exclaimed.
Zhang Fei said: "Brother, let me take the lead!"
"not busy!"
Liu Bei said to Zhang Fei: "Third brother, you can lead the advance, but you must not be reckless. If Cao Cao raises a large army to surround us, we must come back immediately."
"Um?"
He said calmly: "I heard that you are living well in the south? With Liu Biao's support, you now have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses?"
Although the main force of Cao Cao's cavalry is in Jizhou in the north, he also brought about 2,000 cavalry when he went south this time. Plus the cavalry left in the south, there was no problem in gathering 5,000 cavalry. In terms of numbers, he had an absolute advantage.
Currently they are all led by Zhang Fei, who is mostly used as a scout.
Zhang Fei rushed to the front and stabbed a cavalry commander with a spear in the head. Then he rushed into the enemy formation and started killing like a tiger rushing into a herd of sheep. He swung the eight-foot steel spear in his hand with great force. In just a moment, there were already at least five soldiers.
People died in his hands.
But it was pitifully small, only about 1,500 people.
Liu Bei waved his hand, turned his head and looked at Zhuge Liang beside him and said, "Strategic advisor."
He believed that if Liu Bei was not eliminated, Liu Bei would one day become a serious problem for him.
Cao Cao laughed and stroked his beard and said: "Xuan De, I said at the beginning that the only heroes in the world are your envoy and Cao Er. Now you and I will hunt in Jingzhou, and we should sit back and watch the success or failure of others!"
This horse came from Guanzhong. Zhang Xiu obtained it and dedicated it to Liu Biao. During the Battle of Jingling, Zhang Fei and Huang Zu, who led 20,000 people, defeated Zhang Yun outside the city, forcing Zhang Yun to flee in panic, while Liu Biao
The white rabbit and horse given to him were resting in the stable in the backyard of the Jingling County Yamen due to the acclimatization.
After saying that, he reined in his horse and turned around.
Immediately afterwards, the rear row stepped on the corpses of the front row and confronted the enemy head-on. Then the sounds of various weapons exchanges, the neighing of horses, the sound of collapse, screams, shouts, and wailings filled the entire battlefield.
Yes.
"Report!"
Neither side chose to shoot on the spot, because of the relationship between cavalry and archery. The bows used by the cavalry are actually soft bows. Without the support of stirrups, they cannot shoot while running. Even when shooting from a standing position, the range is not as good as that of the infantry's hard bow. Wait until they draw the bow.
, the enemies have all come over, so it’s better to charge against the cavalry.
Even if Liu Bei can be killed and this hidden danger can be eliminated, what if the entire Jingzhou, not to mention Nanyang, is temporarily given over to Sun Quan?
Because in Cao Cao's heart, Liu Bei's threat level is ten times, a hundred times, or ten thousand times higher than that of Sun Quan!
The only heroes in the world are your envoy and Caoer.
Soon the tinkling sound of gold sounded.
After a moment, the two sides collided together like a flood, and the two black currents intertwined and shuttled around each other, roaring like a rushing wave.
Zhang Fei laughed loudly and said: "I just went to see the movements of Cao's army first."
Cao Cao respected Liu Bei enough.
Cao's cavalry, who were still fighting fiercely on the front line, roared, turned their horses and began to flee, leaving hundreds of corpses behind. The cavalry who had come to support also stopped and evacuated to the rear.
The weather is still relatively cold in the early morning of January, but the cavalry on the battlefield, whether it is the blood spilled on their bodies or the high concentration and tension in the life-and-death fight, have dispelled the cold, burning like the sun.
own life.
Wenpin led his 20,000 troops, located southeast of Liu Bei's main force, about one mile away from Liu Bei's army.
Therefore, he gave up attacking Youzhou and Bingzhou and personally led the army to Nanyang.
Cao Cao shook his head and said: "Yuan Benchu's son is like a dolphin and a dog, so there is nothing to fear. Only you, Xuande, scare me. If you are allowed to get Jingzhou and have trouble sleeping and eating alone, why don't you go south to drink horses?"
"Ha ha ha ha."
Therefore, Cao Cao must deal with Liu Bei, even if he allows Sun Quan to gain Jingzhou.
"But if we win, let alone Nanyang, we will have a chance to get the entire Jingzhou."
Liu Bei has cavalry.
"It is indeed Zhang Xiu."
Zhang Fei roared, and the cavalry behind him immediately followed him and rushed over like a torrent.
There were only two people on both sides, Cao Cao with Xu Chu, and Liu Bei with Zhang Fei. They were all old friends and had known each other for a long time, so naturally there was not so much pretentiousness.
At their level, yelling at each other is just a loss of status.
"Let's go and meet Liu Bei."
At this time, the two still maintained basic etiquette. Although they spoke sharply, they spoke slowly and calmly. Cao Cao did not break his guard to the point of directly scolding Liu Bei.
Zhang Fei led the cavalry and roared out, heading northward.
Therefore, Cao Cao came to see Liu Bei today, not only to catch up with old friends, but also to show his respect for Liu Bei.
The Nanyang Plain is like an endless prairie, but there are countless jungles growing on this vast grassland.
If he didn't respect Liu Bei, he wouldn't slow down the pace of unifying the north and come to Nanyang.
Those black figures rushed to a nearby hillside and watched from a high position.
But Cao Cao patted Xu Chu's shoulder lightly and said: "Zhongkang, go back. Zhang Fei is an enemy of ten thousand people. You can't defeat Liu Bei in front of him."
"Don't worry."
At this time, a string of urgent horns suddenly sounded in the distance. Following the horn sound, several groups of Cao Jun's cavalry wearing brown leather armor split from the large square formation and marched forward in three rows. Horseshoes stepped on them for a long time.
A circle of floating dust, speeding like flying, quickly attacks this side with an extremely majestic and fierce momentum.
Brother Meng De?
Cao Cao was unhappy.
The scout came back and said: "Zhang Xiu came from the west with thousands of cavalry."
Zhang Fei rode his horse to a small hill about four or five feet high and looked into the distance. Cao Jun was getting closer and closer to the end of the ground line. A large number of cavalry scouts were spread out. The two sides had already seen each other, and there were more than a thousand cavalry heading towards
Come kill here.
Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei's army camp and smiled.
If we are going to fight today, we naturally need to detect the situation first.
After saying that, he roared.
Zhuhuang Feidian jumped two feet away, descended the hillside in a few leaps, and walked towards the center of the array with brisk steps, followed only by Xu Chu.
Therefore, seeing the formations of Liu Bei, Wenpin, Gan Ning, and Huangmen soldiers, we can naturally see that there are certain problems with the three parties' unification.
In the Battle of Wancheng, Cao Cao lost Jueying, but he had many horses, so he brought a new horse.
Yes.
Zhuge Liang's mount at this time was not a four-wheeled vehicle, but a BMW with slender hair and pure white color. It was named White Rabbit. It was rumored that it was a descendant of Qin Shihuang's White Rabbit BMW, which was acquired by Liu Bei when he attacked Jingling.
"Walk!"
About a quarter of an hour later, Liu Bei's main force finally approached the battlefield. The two sides were about two miles apart, which was about 800 meters away. At this time, Liu Bei's formation spread out, slowly moved forward, and finally settled at about
Five hundred meters away.
Zhuge Liang was wearing a white robe and a white horse. He was handsome and handsome, just like a banished immortal coming to the dust. He was so heroic. When he heard Liu Bei's words, he smiled and said: "Yide is eager to fight. My lord can let him lead the battle. Then I will
I will take command of the Chinese army."
Liu Bei then said with a smile: "Although Brother Meng De has the power to dominate the world, the Yuan family is still dominating the land of Youyan, and even the north has not yet calmed down. Why does Brother Meng De have to come to the south?
Isn’t this the same as discarding the fundamental and pursuing the inferior?”
As for Sun Zhongmou?
At most he is worthy of being his son.
He cannot be compared with himself and Liu Bei at all.
Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "This is an opportunity. No matter what, we have to give it a try. Haven't we already thought about it? Give me the order and give me the gold."
Xun You said bitterly: "Ming Gong, now Liu Bei's strength has greatly increased. He has nearly 60,000 soldiers and horses. I'm afraid it will be difficult to win."
Cao Cao saw him coming and said, "Xuande, long time no see. I miss you so much."
Cao Cao only has a total of 5,000 cavalry, so there is no problem in crushing Liu Bei's more than 1,000 cavalry. But if Zhang Xiu takes advantage of his cavalry to attack Liu Bei and launches a surprise attack from the flank, then it will definitely be bad news for Cao Cao.
Therefore, it is the best choice for the cavalry to withdraw at this time.
Three seconds after he rushed into the enemy's formation, the large armies of both sides finally collided. In an instant, the cavalrymen in the front row seemed to have collided with each other behind steel plates. The horses fell down one after another, neighing loudly.
Absolutely.
Cao Cao in the north had also ordered his army to stop at this time, and he led Xu Chu and other personal guards to find a small hill to overlook the south and west.
When I was in Xudu, you always called me Cao Gong.
Behind him were tens of thousands of troops.
I saw that Liu Bei's army was confronting Cao's army with his main force of 20,000 men, while Wenpin's army was located to the east of him, as if it was not affiliated with Liu Bei's army at all, and was actually about two miles away from him. Except for Gan Ning's army
Apart from being a little closer, even the Huangmen soldiers were extremely far away from the battlefield.
Xu Chu, who was next to Cao Cao, heard Liu Bei say that Cao Cao was a Han traitor. He was furious, reached for the knife on his waist, and prepared to attack Liu Bei.
In the chaos of the army, Zhang Yun had no time to return to his residence to get the horse, so after he abandoned the city and fled, the horse was obtained by Zhang Fei. But because Zhang Fei had dark clouds and snow, he handed it over to Liu Bei, who gave it to him as a gift.
Zhuge Liang.
Xun You, Dong Zhao, Mao Jie, Hua Xin and other counselors all laughed after seeing this, because Liu Bei's current situation was almost exactly the same as they had guessed.
Do you think you have a higher status now?
At this moment, the land in the west seemed to be shaking, and dozens of black shadows suddenly appeared on the vast plain.
"good."
Liu Bei saw this situation in the distance and knew that Cao Cao wanted to talk to him, so he summoned Zhang Fei and said to him: "Third brother, let's go, we two brothers will meet Cao Cao together!"
There are lush forests, hills, and fields and villages beyond. In the early morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, nearly 100,000 people gathered in this wilderness, and their neat steps made the earth tremble.
More than a thousand cavalry suddenly appeared behind him and headed north.
After saying that, he rode out into battle, Zhang Fei responded and followed behind him.
"It seems that I have made Brother Meng De's life difficult."
Unless it was during the Battle of Hanzhong in his later years, when Cao Cao could no longer stop Liu Bei's three-pronged force and was so angry that he cursed when he met Liu Bei for the last time in front of the battle, he would naturally have his magnanimity.
Xu Chu Yiran was not afraid and was about to go out to fight.
Zhang Fei saw the enemy fleeing but did not pursue him. He couldn't really let him lead more than a thousand cavalry to chase the enemy to his own formation. If he didn't get close by then, he would probably be shot into a sieve by Cao Jun's thousands of crossbows.
So he simply stopped where he was and waited for Liu Bei's army to arrive from behind.
Liu Bei smiled and said: "I can't compare to Brother Meng De, who dominates the north and has millions of people."
He saw about four miles away, Liu Bei's army in the south was slowly coming towards the north like an overwhelming force, and further to the west, under the morning sun, countless black figures emerged behind the black figure.
, all riding horses.
Their numbers were about the same. At this moment, everyone was slapping the horses' buttocks wildly, increasing their speed to the extreme. More than 10,000 horse hooves hit the ground, rolling up dust, and the sound they made was like rolling thunder.
Liu Bei smiled and said: "Brother Lao Mengde's ideas are good for your daily life."
In fact, occupying Nanyang is secondary, and not allowing Liu Bei to obtain Jingzhou is the most important.
Soon the two sides got close.
Hearing these words, Liu Bei burst out laughing and said, "I feel honored to make Brother Meng De worry so much. However, Meng De was a Han traitor who imprisoned the emperor, killed the queen, princes, and ministers, and became the clan member.
We can only let Brother Meng De suffer through the imperial edict to punish the thieves. Today’s battle is over-prepared and we want to uphold righteousness in the world. Success or failure starts from here!"
Cao Cao has always valued Liu Bei very much, not for his personal abilities, but for his reputation and personal charm.
"Dong-dong-dong-dong-dong!"
Cao Cao turned the horse's head, and his horse was also a white horse. Only the hair on the four hooves under its feet was golden, so the horse was named Claw Huang Feidian.
After saying that, he reined in his horse and turned around, leaving behind a sentence: "Brother Meng De, take care of yourself!"
Cao Cao turned his head and said to Xun You, Dong Zhao and others beside him: "It seems that Zhang Xiu has surrendered to Liu Bei. This must be the reason Liu Bei feels that he can fight to the death with Gu Du."
You must know that although the more people the better in ancient wars, various military formations and formations are particular. The front army, the middle army, the rear army, and the left and right wings often all have formations, and the distances are generally regulated.
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The two sides fought together, raising dust and flying, and a large number of war horses collided. Both sides lost their mobility and charging power, and now only the most primitive fighting remained.
Although fighting requires flexibility, if the distance is too far, the orders given by the general may not be received from the first perspective, thus delaying the fleeting fighter opportunity.
Zhang Fei's eyes widened in anger and he glared at him, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
The Ganning Army and the Huangmenting Army were located to the west and northwest of Liu Bei's Army respectively. Among them, the Huangmenting soldiers were led by Shen Chen's uncle Deng Zhao and his father Shen Zhen.
Cao and Liu parted ways, facing away from each other.
This farewell.
We meet each other in life and death.
The friendship that Cao Cao admired Liu Bei in Xudu has since disappeared.