In a blink of an eye, the situation broke out from Yuan Xi's control.
The baggage was destroyed, the army was in chaos, and the morale also fell. The generals looked at the fire in the direction of the baggage camp, and their hearts were gone and their fighting spirit was gone.
There are still a few months before autumn harvest, and even if you want to transport grain from Jizhou, you may not be able to hurry up.
Withdrawal of Qingzhou became the only choice.
Yuan Xi was in panic and could not rescue him. The front battalion was captured by Zhang Fei. The soldiers in the battalion fought to the death with Zhang Fei while asking for help from the central army.
The central army responded, but the reinforcements were delayed.
The former general was beheaded by Zhang Fei. Most of the soldiers in the camp died in battle, and half surrendered, and less than a hundred people left escaped from the camp.
Fortunately, Zhang Fei also knew that his strength was limited and it was impossible to defeat Yuan Xi's central army. He set a fire in the camp and retreated.
Despite this, beheading nearly a thousand in one battle was still Liu Bei's biggest victory in several months.
After burning the baggage camp, Yuan Xi was forced to a desperate situation, and the situation was very good for Liu Bei.
Liu Bei was satisfied and retreated his troops and returned to the camp.
Fa Zheng was still unsatisfied and felt that although Zhang Fei and Liu Bei were brave, they were not good at seizing opportunities. In this case, they should continue to attack and expand their results.
Yuan Xi was already in trouble. If he forced him for a while, he might collapse.
To a certain extent, Chen Deng is right. Liu Bei and his soldiers are good at defense, but not at offense, and they are not good at cooperation with each other. If they had not arranged in advance and relying on their performance on the spot, it would be difficult to seize the opportunity.
After returning to the camp, Chen Deng went out to greet him and congratulated Liu Bei.
Liu Bei was very excited and pointed at Fa Zheng and said that the first merit in this battle was Fa Zheng. If Fa Zheng had not requested an attack, there would have been such a great result.
Chen Deng was surprised and immediately congratulated Fa Zheng.
Fa Zheng accepted it calmly, looked arrogant, and did not even return the gift.
Chen Deng was very angry, but he didn't get angry on the spot. He felt uncomfortable and didn't even want to attend the celebration banquet. He was still persuaded by Zhuge Jin, saying that this would embarrass Liu Bei, so he held back and stayed in the table.
In addition to the great victory, all the generals were a little excited, and Liu Bei was no exception. He raised his glasses frequently and ordered Chen Lin to write poems to commemorate him.
Zhang Fei soon got drunk and got up and danced, swaying around, looking like crazy.
Chen Deng saw it and shook his head secretly.
Liu Bei's usual mood is not reflected in his emotions, and his true colors are revealed as soon as he drinks. There is no trace of the king's appearance.
Yuan Xi looked at the messy baggage camp, the food that was poured into carbon black by fire and soaked in disgrace, and the face was ashes.
Han Xuan also blamed himself.
If he hadn't been willful and did not assist Yuan Xi in command in time, the situation would not have developed into this situation.
He didn't expect Liu Bei to launch a strong attack and personally lead the cavalry to break through the formation.
One negligence will cause a fatal crisis.
"Jingran, what can you do?" Yuan Xi asked weakly.
Han Xuan did not answer immediately. He asked Yuan Xi in detail about the battle, especially before and after Liu Bei broke up, and finally asked Yuan Xi a question.
"Who was in command of the central army when Liu Bei broke through the formation?"
Yuan Xi thought about it carefully. "Chen Deng?"
Han Xuan shook his head, feeling that it was not Chen Deng.
The two armies fought for so long, and Liu Bei had no upper hand, and most of them were defense. Chen Deng commanded infantry and undertakes the main tasks of defense. Judging from the several battles, Chen Deng was very afraid of Yuan's cavalry and had a conservative style.
, try not to give Yuan Xi any chance.
Such a person cannot make such radical arrangements.
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Han Xuan asked Yuan Xi to find a way to inquire and see if there were any new faces around Liu Bei and when they appeared.
He suspected that not only this battle, but also the previous battles, may also be related to this person.
Yuan Xi was a little impatient. "Jingran still refused to withdraw his troops?"
Han Xuan explained patiently: "General, it is not that he does not retreat, but that he cannot retreat so casually. When our army retreats, Liu Bei will definitely come to chase him. If he doesn't know who is giving advice by his side, how can he know how he will chase him? If it's just far away
Then, that's all. If he suddenly rushed up to fight like today, could the general still retreat from Langya safely?"
Thinking of the battle situation not long ago, Yuan Xi shuddered and did not dare to be stubborn anymore.
If Liu Bei had followed him like this, he would not be able to sleep well.
"What can I do with Jing Ran's plan?"
"Although the baggage camp was destroyed, if you choose carefully, there is still some food to eat, but you just need the generals to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. Stabilize the morale of the army, and then send people to Ju County and the counties to make a response,
The local tribes borrowed some food to hold on, and then slowly withdrew their troops."
Yuan Xi felt it was reasonable and then asked again: "Are you asking for help from Jizhou?"
"No need for the time being. It should be enough to borrow grain from the counties and states in Qingzhou until after the autumn."
"I won't go back to Jizhou?"
"Let's talk about retreating to Beihai, it's not appropriate to mention it now." Han Xuan looked at the soldiers around him and said to Yuan Xi: "Once the army collapses, what can the general return to Jizhou?"
Yuan Xi's face was pale and he didn't dare to say anything else. He arranged one by one according to Han Xuan's suggestion.
Liu Bei was greatly surprised that the baggage camp was destroyed, but Yuan Xi did not withdraw his troops immediately.
He organized two more tentative attacks, but Yuan Xi did not give him another chance. He fought back resolutely. He also grabbed Liu Bei's aggressive attack and fired several crossbows at once, almost killing Liu Bei's life.
After suffering this disaster, Liu Bei also woke up and knew that he did not have an advantage, so he could only fight with Yuan Xi patiently.
Fa Zheng realized something was wrong and suggested that Liu Bei send people to attack Ju County and force Yuan Xi to retreat.
But his suggestion was opposed by Chen Deng.
Chen Deng said that in his eyes, both sides were evenly matched, and our strength was even weaker. If we divided the troops, it would only give the other side a chance to defeat each other, which was not advisable.
Fa Zheng was very unhappy and accused Chen Deng of being afraid of the enemy and being passive and lazy in public.
He told Chen Deng that you often defeat wars and are afraid of losing. Before you fight, you think about how to save your life. Like you, you still want to expand your territory? In Xuzhou, you dare not take the initiative to attack, and you have reached the place of life.
In the unfamiliar frontier, don’t you have to hide in the camp every day?
Chen Deng couldn't bear it anymore and started arguing with Fa Zheng.
He told Liu Bei that I am a defeated general and dare not speak out of courage. I am willing to hand over the military power and get rid of the army and return to the field.
After saying that, he left without waiting for Liu Bei to speak.
Zhang Fei was also very uncomfortable. Fa Zheng said this, and there were suspicions of accusing him, and even suspicions of accusing Liu Bei. It seemed that without him, Fa Zheng, they would be defeated in every battle.
Fa Zheng aroused public anger, and Liu Bei was helpless. While persuading, he asked Chen Lin to chase Chen Deng and persuaded him to calm down.
Fazheng was also very depressed.
He told Liu Bei that Chen Deng was not very capable but had a bad temper. I often spoke out in front of the emperor, and the emperor didn't care.
He, Chen Deng, couldn't even listen to a single word of criticism?
It seems that I shouldn't have come, so I'd better go back to Chang'an to report my life.
Liu Bei hurriedly held back and persuaded him, which made Fa Zheng give up the idea of returning to Chang'an immediately.
Two days later, news of Yuan Xi withdrawing his troops came and he retreated to Ju County.
Fa Zheng sighed to the sky.
The opportunity to expand the results of the war has been missed. Liu Bei wants to recover Langya, but I don’t know when he will wait.
Liu Bei was also very depressed and took Fa Zheng to Kaiyang to relax.