When Yuan Shu asked, Liu Bei frowned and said sadly:
"Sima, we can't do this. Now all the battalions are gathered on the river beach, without any defense. Once attacked by thieves, they will be defeated."
Although Yuan Shu did not practice the art of war and had little battle experience, he still had basic knowledge.
But he looked at the mess of soldiers and horses on the river beach behind him, and said with a wry smile:
"Xuande, I also want to put things in order, but look at this mess, I am really at a loss and have no idea what to do. I wonder what Xuande can teach me?"
If it were normal, Liu Bei would definitely give way, but this time the army has already arrived on the battlefield, and it is only more than ten miles away from the enemy, and its whereabouts may be exposed at any time.
Therefore, Liu Bei would do his part and said:
"Please give me the ax and ax from Sima, and allow me the right to kill first and report later. I will bring my own troops forward to rectify the army, and I will rectify the army for Sima."
Yuan Shu frowned and thought for a while, then glanced at Ji Ling, his confidant and general beside him, and when he saw him nodding, he smiled and said:
"Okay, I'll give you the ax and ax right now, and I promise you to chop it first and then play it."
After speaking, Yuan Shu took the ax awarded to him by the court from the hand of the ax wielder on the side, and then solemnly handed it to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei took a step back, then solemnly took it and sang:
"I will live up to Sima's trust and prepare to go."
After saying that, Liu Bei led his subordinates back to the riverbank, where there was already chaos.
In the tent, Yuan Shu looked at Liu Bei who was leaving, meditating there with honey water in his hand, and suddenly laughed:
"This Xuande is really impatient. That's fine."
In fact, not only several of Yuan Shu's personal followers would understand, but also Gao Lan, who had just been transferred to his subordinates, also understood what had just happened.
In fact, everyone present knew what Liu Bei was going to do, which was to kill people. Is it really difficult to clean up this army? No, as long as you dare to kill, you can suppress it immediately.
But how many people would hate someone for pointing a knife at one's brothers? So Yuan Shu couldn't do it, and Ji Ling couldn't do it either. What he could do was Liu Bei, a foreign general.
Did Liu Bei know about it after he left? He also knew.
He is more sober than everyone else. The son of a high official like Yuan Shu praises him so much not because he wants to be his brother, but because he makes swords for him.
So Liu Bei had this consciousness, and this was the destiny of their warriors.
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Liu Bei brought thirty guardsmen with him, and two generals, Zhang Fei and Chen Dao, were involved in the chaos on the riverbank.
Liu Bei first stood on a haystack, and then said loudly:
"The troops gathered together according to the camp flags, and the flag-bearers left the riverbank and began to arrange formations on the west and north of the tent."
Many people recognized this person's voice as Liu Bei, but what about Liu Bei?
After all, he is just a guest of my Yuan family.
So after hearing this, most people just think that the gust of wind has passed and they keep doing whatever they need to do.
At this time, several of Yuan's soldiers were laboriously transporting a batch of supplies to the river beach, and two pigs were brought down. They were running east and west, making the team even more chaotic.
Liu Bei was not surprised when he saw that his words were useless. He nudged Zhang Fei to go to the chaotic place and solve the problem.
Zhang Fei was still smacking his lips at this moment, obviously reminiscing about the sip of ice honey water just now. After seeing the look in his brother's eyes, he led the five people over to him.
Zhang Fei had a bad temper. He would kick anyone who blocked his way along the way, slap anyone who was stunned, and slap anyone who dared to resist or even curse.
If this was not a riverbank with soft soil, those few would have been thrown to death just by Zhang Fei's throwing method.
From this we can also see why the army is generally practicing angle beetle magic. This thing is really not a joke, it can really kill people.
Zhang Fei is like a wild boar, rushing all the way, and there is no enemy along the way.
The officials from Guandong who were kicked away by him knew that they had encountered a powerful general. They did not dare to say a strange word, so they honestly followed the orders just shouted by Liu Bei and others.
Just like that, Zhang Fei suddenly jumped in front of a big live pig, and then he raised his knife and chopped off the pig's head. It was not like the first time for him to be so skilled with this knife.
After that, the chaos was quickly suppressed. Liu Bei didn't kill anyone, so he just relied on his brothers to simply walk around and settle the matter.
But Liu Bei may not be aware that after that, his good brother Zhang Fei began to have the nickname "Wild Boar" Zhang Fei in the army, which he may not have expected.
After being planned, the officers and soldiers under Yuan Shu's command quickly arrived at their respective camp flags and began to organize the army.
Some of the fastest battalions have already moved towards a highland in the west, where they want to build a deer stronghold so that they can seize the key position here before the Han army in Kansai reacts.
For this reason, these camp leaders left all their belongings where they were, and then ran all the way without taking any water to drink.
To be honest, there were about six battalions of the three thousand soldiers and horses that Yuan Shu brought to the north bank. Except for Liu Bei's infantry battalion and Gao Lan's cavalry battalion, the remaining four battalions were all elite.
Half of these two thousand people were top-notch heroes recruited by Yuan Shu when he was in Jianghuai, and half were members of his own Yuan family. Their combat prowess was not much different.
This time when he crossed the river north, Yuan Shu obviously wanted to break up with Yuan Shao before. Yuan Shao was defeated when he crossed the river before, so I will come this time to make Yuan Shao understand that it is not wrong to call him the adopted son of a servant.
Heading towards the high ground to the west were the two battalions of Chang Nu and Zhang Xun. One of them was a member of the Yuan clan, and the other was a hero from the Jianghuai region. They both had a brave spirit.
At this moment, the two generals came to the battlefield of the War between Han Dynasty for the first time, and their morale was very high.
So not long after, he took the two camp heads to the place where the stronghold was to be established.
I saw a desolate place here. On the left is a slope facing the river, in the middle is a passable wild road, and on the right is a pond, which was obviously left after the river overflowed. And with this pond there, the enemy's cavalry
The team will be unable to pass.
So it is obvious that this is a very good defensive position. As long as this wild road is blocked, the enemy to the west can be stopped.
But when deciding where to camp, Chang Nu and Zhang Xun had different opinions.
Zhang Xun's original intention was that the two battalions, one on the left and one on the right, would jointly defend this wild road. But Chang Nu disagreed after looking at the terrain.
He believed that the wild road was not wide and a battalion of troops was enough to block it. And the enemy would inevitably detour from the left slope when the front road was blocked, so Chang Nu meant that he would lead his troops to station on the slope.
Zhang Xun was not happy about this. He felt that Chang Nu wanted to consume him first, and then go down the mountain to take advantage. But Zhang Xun also knew that he was a general with a foreign surname, and it was not as good as Chang Nu who was born in the Yuan family, so he could only feel depressed.
's agreed.
In this way, Zhang Xun camped on the wild road in a complex manner, and Changnu camped on the left slope, preparing to meet the Kansai Army that was about to appear.
Just when the second general thought that there would be a long period of time to set up camp, the Kansai Army actually appeared in advance.
And as soon as they saw the fortifications being built here on the wild road, the other side sent two battalion leaders without hesitation to attack.
The Kansai general responsible for the vanguard of this battle was Li Li, his nephew who had just been scolded by Li Jue.
Li Li is a typical Kansai boy. He has learned martial arts since he was a child and has a bravery far beyond his peers. The brothers below also support him very much.
At this moment, he was the first to ascend, holding a ring-shou sword and a jade card, and was organizing the first round of attack.
He shouted to the brothers who went up:
"The spearman is in front, the crossbowman is behind, press whatever you want."
As the leading officer of the Kansai Army, Li Li does not like to use boring and indifferent flags and drums to command his brothers. He still likes to be on the front line of the battlefield and use his own voice to guide his brothers.
Sure enough, when Li Li's officials heard his familiar voice, they all cheered up and rushed into Luzhai with roars.
At this time, Zhang Xun's defense on the opposite side had not yet been fully established, so the two sides began to fight directly.
There were roars of military officers everywhere, chaotic footsteps on both sides, and the entire wild road was in chaos.
Li Li's battalion is Li Jue's core unit. They are all tall and strong Kansai men. The weapons in their hands are sharper than those of the general Han army, not to mention the armor of this battalion.
More than 60% are truly elite.
Zhang Xun's battalion is actually not much worse than the opponent in terms of equipment. After all, a man from a tyrannical family like Yuan Shu is naturally not short of such armaments, but Zhang Xun's battalion is a bit worse in terms of toughness.
Li Li's Kansai men are generally honest and tough like the old Qin people. On the other hand, Zhang Xun's subordinates are generally from the Jianghuai area, and they are good at martial arts but lack toughness.
Therefore, before the battle started, it was Zhang Xun who suppressed Li Li, but as the battle went on, Li's troops became more and more passionate and their morale became stronger and stronger.
At this time, the unique tone of the old Qin people was already floating on the battlefield:
"It's so boring and boring."
Zhang Xun had been paying attention to the situation on the front line from behind. Seeing that his side was getting weaker and weaker with more encouragement, he knew something was wrong. So Zhang Xun was busy raising flags, meaning to ask Chang Nu to lead his troops to support.
But the flag bearer behind him fought for a long time, but there was no reaction from Zuo Slope.
Zhang Xun didn't know that he had been treated badly, so he was so angry that he kicked Mazar over. Seeing his brother in front of him screaming with a Jianghuai accent, Zhang Xun trembled all over.
Suddenly Zhang Xun roared angrily, picked up the heavy ax placed aside, and then led his guards to the front of the battle.
Zhang Xun ran faster and faster, and he could already see the big yellow teeth of the Kansai army officers on the opposite side.
They were about to collide, but Zhang Xun showed no sign of stopping.
After that, Zhang Xun accelerated again, and with one arm he pulled the yellow-tongued Kansai Army officer aside.
The man stumbled to the ground and was trampled to death by Zhang Xun's guards who arrived.
Zhang Xun casually dealt with it, then turned the ax over and slashed the person opposite him diagonally. The heavy ax, which weighed eight kilograms, was as smooth as a piece of straw in his hand, light and swift.
The man opposite was also a military official and had a two-level armor. But under Zhang Xun's diagonal slash, it was as if the armor didn't exist. His entire chest was split open and his flesh and blood were blurred.
Then Zhang Xun swung his heavy ax into the air, causing a wave of blood in front of the formation.
At this time, his guards also caught up, and one of the guards shouted:
"Jie circle formation."
Then Zhang Xun's guards used Zhang Xun as an arrow, and six swordsmen on the left and right guarded Zhang Xun's wings. Then there were twenty spearmen behind them as preparations, and then there was another group of spearmen. Soldiers, prepare to rotate.
Zhang Xun was able to navigate the world and was appreciated and recruited by Yuan Shu, so his military strength was naturally impressive.
With him personally on the front line, several waves of attacks organized by the Kansai Army were defeated.
Just after he killed an enemy swordsman again, a sudden chill came, and Zhang Xun rolled over and retreated to the side.
When he raised his head again, he saw the spearman standing behind him covering his neck and spitting out blood.
Zhang Xun looked at the direction of the arrow angrily, and saw an official wearing a basin collar and armor on both arms holding a bow and arrow that was still trembling, looking at him contemptuously.
Zhang Xun was angry, but he didn't dare to fight head-on with the opponent, so he picked up the card holder on the ground and protected himself.
Sure enough, as soon as he put the card holder upright, a whine broke through the air, and then a continuous rain of arrows fell at his feet. The card holder in his hand trembled and made a popping sound from time to time.
Zhang Xun cursed in his heart that the person facing him was a rat. If he didn't dare to fight with a real sword, he would shoot cold arrows.
He secretly glanced outside and saw that the formation on the opposite side had been reorganized into a dense square formation. There were more than ten archers on both sides, and it was they who had fired the shower of arrows just now.
Suddenly, a black shadow came towards him. Zhang Xun was distracted and had no time to dodge, so he could only barely turn his head. Then he saw an iron arrow swipe past the corner of Zhang Xun's eye, making Zhang Xun howl in pain.
The roar from Zhang Xun's side attracted the guards. The guards formed a circular formation to protect Zhang Xun, and then opened Zhang Xun's eyes, which were covered in pain, to check.
Fortunately, the arrow just missed it, but the splattered blood blinded Zhang Xun's left eye.
As soon as Zhang Xun opened his eyes, his eyes were full of blood, and he was already panicking. The soldiers behind him helped him to retreat to the back, and Zhang Xun's heart was completely confused and disorganized.
So he was really taken away by the guards.
On the opposite side, Li Li had been paying attention to the situation here. When he saw the axe-wielding warrior on the opposite side being carried away, he did not order a pursuit, but ordered the Qiang and Hu archers on both sides to continue shooting arrows.
Originally blocked in the first row were the guards under Zhang Xun, who had a full set of pierced armor and two levels of armor. In the face of Li Li's arrow rain, they actually did very little damage, so the rear line of troops was maintained like this.
But after Zhang Xun was injured and dragged away, these armored spearmen who were on the front line also withdrew from the passage.
At this moment, the unarmored spearmen in the front row howled in the rain of arrows fired from the opposite direction, and soon they could no longer withstand it.
Only then did Li Li start to give orders loudly:
"Let's run over!"
Following this, the Kansai soldiers, who had already formed a strong formation, advanced step by step under the rain of arrows from both sides, stepping on the heart of Zhang Xun's troops with every step.
In this situation, coupled with the fact that the Kansai A soldiers roared with every step, the morale of the Kwantung soldiers on the front line dropped to rock bottom.
Finally, everyone couldn't stand it any longer and retreated one after another before engaging the enemy.
In this way, Zhang Xun's troops lost their wild path, but friendly forces still had not appeared.