Chapter 65 Big brother, second brother, I stabbed the mortal enemy general
The day of battle with Yuan Shu finally arrived.
Originally, when Guan Yu killed generals and showed off his power last time, Liu Bei wanted to let him continue to fight in the front line, but Zhang Fei begged hard and insisted on fighting in the front line, wanting to kill generals and show off his power like Guan Yu.
Liu Bei also wanted to give Zhang Fei a chance to make meritorious deeds, and Zhang Fei's military strength was similar to that of Guan Yu, so he agreed to let him lead 5,000 troops into the front line. Liu Bei personally led the troops into the battle, leaving only Zhou Ping and Zhuge Jin to lead 2,000 troops to defend the city.
Zhou Ping was safe in the city. He asked Zhang Wu to follow Liu Bei into the battle, which not only protected Liu Bei, but also allowed him to go out and experience the battlefield, experience the cruelty of war, see the dead, and even shoot enemy soldiers with his own hands.
Liu Bei led 5,000 men in the center, Guan Yu led 5,000 men on the right wing, Cao Cheng led 5,000 men on the left wing, Liang Lu led 4,000 men in the rear, and Zhang Fei led 5,000 men in the front. Liu Bei dispatched a total of 24,000 men.
Chen Dao and Zhang Wu followed Liu Bei on the left and right, one holding a halberd and the other holding a bow.
On the opposite side, Yuan Shu had formed a formation. He only left 2,000 men to guard the camp and led 40,000 troops to fight.
This battle is very important to Yuan Shu. If he loses, it will be a complete defeat.
If he wanted to win, he also wanted to win completely. He wanted to destroy Liu Bei in one fell swoop and seize Xuzhou.
The leader of the front line was Ji Ling.
Ji Ling was considered a braver general among Yuan Shu's army. Because of Guan Yu's bravery, other generals were quite afraid of Guan Yu. Only Ji Ling was not only unafraid, but also threatened to behead Guan Yu with his own hands.
Zhou Ping and Zhuge Jin stood on the city gate tower, looking at the military formations of both sides in the distance outside the city.
In terms of number of people, the other side was much larger than ours, but in terms of formation, the other side seemed large and scattered. Except for the front formation, which was quite neat and majestic, the other formations had no power.
On our side, relatively speaking, the military formation led by Guan Yu is the most organized, and overall, it is more powerful than the opponent.
Whether it is Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Cao Cheng, or the low-level military commanders and soldiers, they are all confident in this battle.
Because they all knew that the grain and grass transported by Yuan Shu had been robbed and burned by their own people, cutting off the other party's food route. The other party was now short of food and was full of anxiety.
Also, Guan Yu's victory last time showed them that the opponent was actually very weak and vulnerable.
In fact, before going to war, some people had doubts in their minds, thinking that since Yuan Shu's food supply was about to be cut off, why did he not wait for him to retreat after he ran out of food, but still sent troops to fight?
It's just that these people don't know that if he doesn't go to war, Yuan Shu is likely to become the second Cao Cao, and Liu Bei will become the second Tao Qian.
Therefore, unless your own troops are too weak, or the strength of the two sides is too disparate, and you know that you cannot fight the other side, you must fight if the enemy troops come to attack.
At this time, Liu Bei ordered: "beat the drums and advance the troops in the front line."
The herald hurriedly agreed and turned around to deliver the order.
"Dong dong dong dong dong dong dong..."
The drums beat and the flags wave.
Zhang Fei was holding a snake spear that was eight feet long. He had been waiting for help for a long time. At this moment, he received the order and shouted: "Follow me."
After roaring, they clapped their horses and rushed forward, and the soldiers in front followed the rapid march.
When the people on the other side saw that troops had been sent out, they also beat drums and the soldiers in the front line moved forward.
The two sides are fighting each other, and it seems that no one wants to lose the momentum.
As the drums from both sides became louder and louder, the two formations of soldiers got closer and closer.
Zhang Fei took the lead and rushed to the front, as did the opponent's Ji Ling.
When he saw that the person leading the troops on the opposite side was not Guan Yu, he was slightly disappointed and felt that he had lost a good opportunity to make a contribution.
Therefore, he paid no attention to this man with a leopard head and ringed eyes, thinking that like Guan Yu, he could kill him with just one blow.
"The thief will die!"
As the two horses approached, Ji Ling shouted, raised his three-pointed knife and struck at Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei now just wants to kill the opponent with one spear, and like his second brother, he wants to show off his power with one spear.
Therefore, he was too lazy to answer and raised his spear to block. After parrying the opponent's three-pointed knife, the snake spear shook and stabbed straight towards the record.
But Ji Ling was not happy about it. As soon as he and Zhang Fei fought, he knew that he had underestimated the opponent, so he did not dare to be careless and hurriedly raised his sword to block, narrowly blocking Zhang Fei's snake spear.
At this time, soldiers from both sides rushed together and killed each other.
Ji Ling's soldiers are different from Yuan Shu's other soldiers. They are quite brave in combat, and because of Ji Ling's bravery, they are not afraid of Guan Yu at all. Therefore, they are not afraid of the opponent, not to mention that the opponent is not led by Guan Yu.
Soldiers from both sides charged together and it was difficult to tell who was stronger and who was weaker.
Zhou Ping frowned slightly as he watched from the city gate tower. He thought that Zhang Fei would lead his troops to charge and quickly defeat the enemy's front line, but he never expected that Yuan Shu's troops would be so brave.
However, Yuan Shu felt proud and turned to Zhang Xun and ordered: "Attack."
"promise."
Zhang Xun accepted the promise, turned around and ordered: "Attack from both wings."
It turned out that Yuan Shu had planned long ago. With his large number of troops, when the front lines of the two sides rushed together, his two wings of troops would immediately attack to win with numbers.
Liang Gang and Liu Xiang on both wings were ordered to rush out with 10,000 troops each, including 2,000 cavalry each.
Liu Bei saw the enemy troops moving out on both wings from a distance, and hurriedly ordered: "Advance troops on both wings to stop the enemy troops."
The flag was waved, and Guan Yu and Cao Cheng received the order and led their troops to move out to meet the enemy's two flanks.
At this time, Zhang Fei and Ji Ling had already fought for five rounds.
Zhang Fei was defeated by Ji Ling for a long time. He was angry in his heart and used his spear even harder. He kept shouting: "Hey, hey, hey!"
Ji Ling, however, became more and more frightened as he fought. He never expected that the big black man on the other side could be so brave. Now he could only parry, but not attack.
"Suffer death!"
The two men fought until the ninth round. Zhang Fei spotted an opening, shouted loudly, and thrust his spear.
Ji Ling was already frightened, but when he heard Zhang Fei yelling fiercely, his heart was shaken, and he hurriedly raised his knife to block it.
But it was already too late. Zhang Fei almost used all his strength to use this spear, as fierce as the wind and as fast as lightning.
Before Ji Ling's sword could be swung, Zhang Fei's zhangba snake spear had already pierced his chest.
Even though Ji Ling was wearing armor, he couldn't stop Zhang Fei's spear, which directly pierced his armor and sank into his chest.
Ji Ling vomited blood, widened his eyes, and looked at Zhang Fei in disbelief. He never expected that he would die so quickly.
I originally knew that it would be difficult for me to defeat the opponent, but I thought that I would not lose so quickly, so I was looking for an opportunity to escape. But before I could find the opportunity to escape, the opponent's spear stabbed me.
"you you……"
The three-pointed knife in Ji Ling's hand fell off the horse, he raised his finger and pointed at Zhang Fei, another large mouthful of blood spurted out, and he closed his eyes.
"Hahaha... Big brother, second brother, I stabbed the enemy general to death!"
Zhang Fei laughed loudly, held the snake spear and thrust it forward, piercing Ji Ling's body deeper, and then lifted Ji Ling's body high into the air with a strong thrust.
In this way, not only the soldiers in the front line who were killing each other saw Ji Ling's death, but also Liu Bei and Yuan Shu.
Zhou Ping and Zhuge Jin who were on the city saw it more clearly, and they both cheered at the same time.
The guards on the city even cheered, shouting in unison: "Mighty! Mighty! Mighty!"
"Yide is so powerful!" Zhou Ping exclaimed.
"The two sworn brothers of Shijun are both brave enough to defeat ten thousand enemies!" Zhuge Jin couldn't help but admire.
Zhou Ping turned to look at Zhuge Jin, smiled and said: "Ziyu, defeat Yuan Shu, you should call me your lord!"
Zhuge Jin just smiled and did not answer.
Zhou Ping understood that Zhuge Jin did not recognize his master immediately, mainly because he did not know whether Liu Bei could hold Xuzhou and did not want to recognize his master too quickly.
If Liu Bei defeated Yuan Shu, Xuzhou would basically be defended, and he would be able to safely recognize Liu Bei as his lord.
"It's time for your two younger brothers in Yuzhang to come to Xiapi. Yangzhou is not a safe place, and Xuzhou will be more stable now." Zhou Ping added.
This time Zhuge Jin responded: "When we return to Xiapi, I will send someone to pick him up."
Zhou Ping smiled with satisfaction, turned his head and looked outside the city.
