Chapter 298 The battle of Xia Bian, a brilliant shot
The situation in Jingxiang is still uncertain, but Cao Cao has already raised troops in Hanzhong.
Zhang Lu did not have any defenses at the checkpoint heading to Hanzhong, as if he was deliberately luring Cao Cao here.
How can a traitor be afraid?
He directly led an army of 100,000 to station in Hanzhong. Only then did he realize that Zhang Lu and Liu Bei had joined forces to play the game of wave-building and clearing the country!
Not to mention food, whenever a mouse comes to Hanzhong today, he will secretly wipe his tears.
"What a strong and clear country! Liu Da'er and Zhang Mi are treating the orphans like this!"
Before Cao Cao's anger subsided, he heard the news from the scouts. Zhang Fei led Lei Tong and Ma Chao led Wu Lan to attack Xabian.
"Mengde doesn't need to worry. He only needs to sit in the rear and arrange food and grass."
Xia Houyuan, the general who conquered the West, laughed and said, "Let me take the lives of these two sick cats!"
Cao Cao was overjoyed and readily agreed.
Ma Chao knew that this battle was crucial. To protect Yizhou, he could only defeat Cao Cao in Hanzhong.
As a vanguard, Wu Lan arrived at Xiabian first, but saw that Cao's army was well organized.
"Waiting for General Ma Chao to come, no one can go to war!"
Wu Lan used his troops cautiously, Zhang Fei led Lei Tong, Xing Daorong, and surrounded Ma Chao.
According to the strategy of Liu Mang, Fazheng and Lu Xun, Cao Jun's supply line was extended to lure the enemy into the Hanzhong Plain, and then they were all annihilated.
Unfortunately, most senior generals understand the strategic intentions, but many lower-level officers do not.
"General, why did you leave after seeing Cao Jun?"
Ren Kui, the partial general, said bluntly: "I heard that General Ma and Cao Cao's thieves had a grudge for killing their father! How can we meet General Ma without firing an arrow when we see Cao Jun?"
As soon as these words came out, Wu Lan was a little moved.
Who doesn't know that Ma Chao has outstanding martial arts skills and is deeply loved by Liu Bei and his son. After hearing that his sister went to Jingzhou to help Zhao Yun garrison.
This Ma Chao cannot be offended!
"Ren Kui, are you confident about winning?"
Wu Lan looked at Cao Jun's camp and snorted coldly: "You should also show me how powerful my general in Shu is!"
Most Shu generals could not agree with Zhuge Liang's evaluation.
The only generals in Shu are Zhang Ren and Yan Yan.
Wu Lan was dissatisfied and looked at Ren Kui, who was so brave and powerful in front of him, and directly ordered him to call for formation!
"Get out of here, Thief Cao! If you invade Yizhou, I will ask you to be the head of the army today!"
Ren Kui roared, and saw a general from Cao's army approaching with a bow and arrow.
"Who is the enemy general? Do you dare to fight Ren Kui in Yizhou?"
"Nobody, never heard of."
The visitor looked noble and said coldly: "Tell Liu Bei's five sick cats to come and die!"
Be bold!
Ren Kui brandished his sword to kill, but the man only used bows and arrows to fight against the enemy. Many people in Cao's army reminded him.
"The enemy general is now a hundred steps away!"
"General! Already within a hundred steps!"
"General! Fifty steps!"
General Cao laughed and said: "Fifty steps is just the right time to kill the enemy!"
Whoosh!
Arrows are like shooting stars!
Hitting Ren Kui's forehead, Wu Lan was shocked by this scene.
Cao's army had already come to cover up the enemy, and the Han army was already small in number. Wu Lan quickly ordered his troops to retreat.
The Han army abandoned their helmets and had to flee in panic.
"Go back and tell Liu Bei that if one of the five sick cats comes, I, Xiahou Miao, will kill one!"
Xia Houyuan holds a long bow and looks majestic.
"A wonderful shot! Why not take advantage of the victory and pursue it?"
Zhang He rode his horse forward and said with a smile: "I think Liu Bei's two generals are just a mob!"
Xia Houyuan shook his head and said, "Don't pursue the poor enemy! Besides, on the occasion of this expedition, a certain person once sought divination from the god Prime Minister Guan Lu."
"Guan Ren once said that the land of Hanzhong will cost a great general!"
Zhang He laughed loudly when he heard this, "General, how can we believe in ghosts and gods when we are killing enemies on the battlefield?"
"General leads Gong Ming, Wen Ze fights with Ma Chao, Zhang He requests to lead troops to attack Zhang Fei!"
Xia Houyuan didn't care, he knew that Zhang He was very capable.
"Junyi's talent will naturally be clear to you."
"Zhang Fei is a reckless man, so there is nothing to fear! I'm just afraid that Liu Mang is cunning and cunning!"
Hearing this, Zhang He laughed and said: "General, you don't know the weather! The person leading the army this time is not Liu Changqing, but Liu Xuande!"
"Although Zhang Fei is fierce, he is no match for me!"
"If I cannot win, I would like to issue a military order here!"
Seeing that Zhang He was so confident, Xia Houyuan gave him 20,000 troops and went to fight Zhang Fei!
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When I first arrived at Xia Bian, I suffered a huge defeat.
Wu Lan lowered his head and said nothing, facing Ma Chao shamelessly.
"General... you blame me for being greedy for merit, so I took the initiative to provoke Cao's army and damaged Ren Kui!"
When it comes to being brave and good at fighting, who is Ma Chao afraid of?
It was just that Wu Lan lost his troops and generals, destroying Liu Mang's layout.
Liu Mang originally wanted Zhang Fei and Ma Chao to unite their troops, and then combine the two tigers to attack Hanzhong.
"You guys, this is a bad boy's plan!"
Ma Chao wrote a letter saying that he was not afraid of ten Xia Houyuan when it came to single combat on the battlefield.
But now the two armies were facing each other. Ma Chao did not have the advantage in terms of military strength. Now that he had lost Ren Kui, his morale was low, so he had to adopt a defensive strategy.
Liu Mang was currently in Zhang Fei's army.
"My eldest nephew! Meng Qi's side suffered a huge defeat!"
Zhang Fei cursed angrily: "You are such a talented Xiahou, how dare you kill my eldest brother's men!"
Liu Mang read the letter and immediately wrote back to Ma Chao, ordering him to hold his troops still and contain Xia Houyuan.
"Third uncle, Meng Qi's side is facing Xia Houyuan. If we want to make a breakthrough, we can only rely on ourselves."
Liu Mang said helplessly: "Man's calculation is not as good as God's calculation, let Kui mislead me!"
"Third uncle's opponent is Hejian Zhang He."
Mentioning Zhang He, Zhang Fei was full of disdain.
"Hmph! After Guandu was defeated, this guy defected to Cao Cao. He has no sense of loyalty!"
"Eldest brother and Military Advisor Zhuge always praise this person!"
"I, Lao Zhang, will let them know who is the real tiger general!"
Zhang Fei then said flatteringly: "My nephew! Give your third uncle some advice! The military orders have been blown out. If we lose to Zhang He, where will your uncle and nephew's faces be?"
Liu Mang said helplessly: "Third uncle, your face looks more and more like Lao Xing's! Can you be more careful?"
Xing Daorong, who was sleeping soundly on his horse, suddenly opened his eyes, "Sir! Desserts? What snacks?"
Zhang Fei said disgustedly: "Sleep with you!"
The army rushed to Shimonbei overnight, but the result was that they still missed a move.
"Third Uncle, the art of war taught to me by Mr. Zhuge is best at two words - underestimate the enemy!"
Liu Mang said with a smile: "I came with you, and outsiders don't know. Third uncle will play his true character, and he can be as reckless as he wants!"
Zhang Fei patted his chest and said there was no problem!
It is simply difficult for him to pretend to be clever and clever.
As for the reckless man, there is no trace of acting at all.
"Zhang He came here and underestimated the enemy. He didn't look down on the third uncle at all."
Liu Mang said in anger: "Third uncle, third uncle, you have been despised by Zhang He's son! Don't you send him three hundred and sixty-five blessings?"
Zhang Fei said angrily: "You still wish me blessings? I, Zhang, poked three hundred and sixty-five holes in him!"
The uncle and nephew led the army one step ahead, waiting for Zhang He to come and call for formation.
"Zhang He, you have fallen into Wolong's art of war!"