Chapter 571: When friendly forces are in trouble, we must help despite all odds.
Speaking of which, Nanlou is also unlucky.
In this war, Nanlou only played a marginal role. He himself did not support Qiu Liju's suggestion to take advantage of the chaos to attack Youzhou. He had already raised objections when Qiu Liju initiated consultation.
He has heard about Liu Bei, knows about Liu Bei's record against the Xianbei people, and also knows that this ruthless character is from Youzhou. Once Youzhou is destroyed, the Luoyang court will definitely send Liu Bei to recover Youzhou, and they will have no good results by then.
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But Qiu Liju didn't think so, especially after he heard the news that Liu Hong had died of illness, he believed that it was impossible for the Han court to send people to attack Youzhou. They had too much to take care of themselves, so attacking Youzhou must be a bloody gain.
It seemed that was indeed the case in the early days.
Youzhou was caught off guard. Within Wuhuan's attack range, except for Gongsundu, the prefect of Liaodong, who was more capable and was still holding on, almost everyone else was finished.
Seeing that other tribes were enjoying the food and drink, Nanlou could not bear the huge pressure from the tribesmen, so he could only send troops to follow the large army to pick up some leftovers to eat, and was unwilling to fight. Finally, when everyone else turned west and east
During the big march, Nanlou stayed in Yangle County and was still unwilling to move forward.
Of course, along the way, he also plundered a lot of property and captured many Han people as slaves. This satisfied the requirements of the tribesmen, so he was able to stay where he was and rest for the winter. He planned to wait until the next spring to see the situation again.
The reaction of the Luoyang court.
If the Luoyang court reacts, he will run away immediately. If the Luoyang court does not respond...
That's no wonder I'm cruel and ruthless.
As a result, Lu Bu came before he could wait for the spring to bloom.
Lu Bu was like a magic weapon descending from the sky, and entered his tribe. At first, he achieved great results.
But it has to be said that Lu Bu also made the mistake of underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly.
Because he did not investigate further, he failed to learn that Nanlou and the main elite of his army actually lived in Yangle County. The tent clusters set up around Yangle County were all inhabited by the lower-level herdsmen of his tribe.
Nomadic tribes are also divided into classes, with leaders and those led.
Yangle County is just a small town, not big enough, so the leaders can move into the city during the cold winter months, live in the city built by the Han people, and live in the warm houses built by the Han people, but the leaders cannot live in it.
They can only build a tent community around Yangle County, enclose Yangle County, live outside, endure wind, sun, rain, and then look with envy at the leaders who can live in the city and enjoy the warmth.
Therefore, the first people that Lu Bu attacked were a group of ordinary herdsmen and the patrol teams responsible for patrolling and maintaining public security on the outside. The main elites of the Nanlou tribe all lived with Nanlou in the city and were not involved in the first attack.
Time takes a hit.
This also led to a serious consequence.
Lu Bu was the one who should have defeated the opponents in the first wave. He was not stunned. Instead, after a brief panic, he climbed up to the tower to observe the situation. As he looked, he discovered something was wrong.
There was only one Han army, attacking in only one place, and there was no sign of attacking Han armies in other places.
Is this a lone army?
Nanlou thought for a moment and decided to launch a counterattack.
So Nanlou's elite main force opened the city gate, sharpened their swords, and rushed towards the place where Lu Bu was. Soon they and Lu Bu's troops were killed together, killing them until the sky was dark, the earth was dark, the sun and the moon were dim.
However, Lu Bu, who was obsessed with killing, did not notice at the first moment that his offensive pace had been curbed and the chaos he had caused had been controlled.
Zhang Liao noticed this, and Li Su also noticed it soon. The two of them desperately moved closer to Lu Bu and tried to inform Lu Bu of the situation. However, the more they attacked, they found that more and more Wuhuan cavalry were attacking around them.
Finally, Lu Bu, who was on the rise, also noticed this situation. He found that he seemed to have been fighting in one place for a long time, rushing left and right with his bodyguards and cavalry, without leaving the place, as if he had been surrounded and trapped.
Already.
This situation surprised him very much.
And this is also true. Nanlou observed the situation from a high place, mobilized his troops to besiege Lu Bu, and used his superior strength to divide and surround Lu Bu's subordinates, so that they could not look at each other and could not support each other.
Nanlou didn't want to cause trouble, but he wasn't afraid of it. The Han army came to beat him. How could he not fight back?
And if the Han army is at this level...
He doesn't have so many worries anymore.
He smiled coldly and decided to invest more troops to kill Lu Bu and try to keep Lu Bu here.
As time went by, Lu Bu also found that his strength was not enough. His physical strength, including the physical strength of the horse under his crotch, seemed to have reached its limit. Finally, the horse under his crotch collapsed to the ground due to the sacrifice of his bodyguards.
, gave the war horse to him so that he could continue to mount and fight.
The guard roared and rushed towards the Wuhuan cavalry group surrounding them, and was quickly hacked to death with random swords.
Lu Bu felt sad and angry, inexplicably sad and frightened. He began to wonder if he was going to die here - was the dignified Bingzhou flying general going to die here?
Zhang Liao, Zhang Yang, Li Su, where are you and why didn't you come to save me?
Who can come to rescue me?
Seeing that there were fewer and fewer personal guards around him, but more and more Wuhuan cavalry surrounded them, Lu Bu finally despaired. He clenched the sword in his hand and shouted to join the battle group, wanting to fight to the death.
And as he struggled, he suddenly found that the situation had changed.
The Wuhuan cavalry that originally surrounded him seemed to be in disarray and began to disperse.
What situation is this?
Are they in disarray?
Of course the Wuhuan cavalry would not mess up their position, but at the critical moment, Zhang Fei came to kill them.
Zhang Fei and Lü Bu were both vanguard generals. They split their troops in two directions, but they arrived at the same place by different routes. They arrived at Liucheng one after another. They were notified by Lü Bu's subordinates who were left behind in Liucheng that Lü Bu was here. They were afraid that Lü Bu would take the lead.
So I quickly and slowly chased after him.
As soon as he chased after him, he found that Lu Bu was in danger.
Zhang Fei was shocked when he saw it. He didn't have time to laugh at Lu Bu. He immediately ordered the entire army to attack and rescue Lu Bu.
Since following Liu Bei, Zhang Fei has learned one thing - when friendly forces are in trouble, he must help despite all odds.
Since the founding of the army, Liu Bei's army has not had the bad habits of feudal armies. This bad habit of "Friends are in trouble and remain unmoved" is inherited from feudal and warlord armies. Liu Bei does not have the bad habits here. He only has "Don't abandon, don't give up".
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Therefore, the generals and soldiers who fought with him, from top to bottom, from the inside to the outside, no matter how everyone was born, as long as they grew up in his army, everyone has Liu Bei's mark engraved in their bones, and they cannot shake it off or forget it.
Don't fall off.
Although Zhang Fei dislikes Lu Bu and has always had a bad relationship with him, at this time, Lu Bu is an ally and the ally is in trouble, so how can he not help?
Zhang Fei waved his army and killed him.
This is part of the Tiger Cavalry Army he brought out. They are elite, brave, and very good at fighting. They are basically the old troops of Liangzhou. They can be called the most powerful and elite cavalry in the entire Han Dynasty. Their joining made it difficult for them to encircle and suppress Lu Bu.
The stay was a huge shock.
It was originally an encirclement and killing situation, but once Zhang Fei arrived, it turned into a two-sided attack.
Moreover, Zhang Fei's troops not only rushed to kill, but also set fire. The wind was strong that day, and once the fire started, the wind helped the fire, and soon covered the Wuhuan tribe's tent community from west to east.
The blazing flames stimulated many people, many livestock, and a large number of Wuhuan people had no time to obey the order and arm themselves to resist. They were frightened by the blazing flames, and then ran away without paying attention to Nanlou's order.
In the city of Yangle County, Nanlou saw the sea of fire sweeping in, and there were two groups fighting. He couldn't control it. His subordinates asked him what to do. He hesitated for a long time, and finally stamped his feet and ordered the entire army to retreat and stop fighting.
So under the protection of the guards, Nanlou withdrew from Yangle County, fled eastward, and went to Qiu Liju.
The resistance of the Wuhuan people soon failed, the tribe dispersed, and a large number of soldiers were killed, captured, or simply fled.
After Zhang Fei rescued Lu Bu, he did not launch a pursuit and stopped when he was ready. He did not choose to expand the war. He rushed all the way and his army was very tired.
Lu Bu and his men were deeply moved when they narrowly escaped death.
After escaping from the sea of fire, Lu Bu hesitated for a moment, then expressed his gratitude to Zhang Fei for his help and not watching his death.
Zhang Fei was very dismissive of this.
"You don't have to thank me. Any of the general's subordinates would help you if they saw something like this. This is our military rule. If I don't help you, I will be punished."
With that said, Zhang Fei turned around and left.
"Anyway, you saved my life. I want to thank you. I will remember this. I will repay this kindness to you sooner or later."
Lu Bu shouted, looking at Zhang Fei's unhurried pace, he shook his head.
Sure enough, he still couldn't like this cold-faced Zhang Yide.
It was as if the two people had different horoscopes. After expressing his attitude, Lu Bu also turned around and left. The two of them went in opposite directions without looking at the other.