Chapter 323: The Fierce Battle of Wancheng on the Third Front
Liu Bei's sixty personal guards were eventually destroyed.
The sergeants who fell into the battle paid the price of twelve people dying in battle.
A ratio of one to five is considered very good. You must know that all of these sergeants in the current battle are extremely tired.
Of course, Hao Zhao managed to make Chen Dao fall from his horse, which was the most critical factor. Chen Dao fell from his horse, which greatly reduced the morale of the other soldiers and gave the sergeants in the trapped camp a huge advantage.
Without this, it would not be difficult to win if you fall into the same camp, but you would have to pay at least twice as much damage to do so.
In the current situation, if one less person can be sacrificed, the combat effectiveness will increase by one point.
After Chen Dao fell off his horse, Hao Zhao drove his horse towards him continuously. Although Chen Dao dodged at first, he was inevitably hit by Hao Zhao's horse in the end.
Chen Dao was kicked hard in the waist by the front hooves of the war horse, and he flew straight out. After gliding in the air for a long distance, he hit the ground heavily.
But Chen Dao was lucky. He was just kicked out by the war horse. Although he fell into a coma, he was not dead yet. If he had been trampled by the war horse from top to bottom, it would have been really serious.
Now that all sixty personal guards were wiped out, Hao Zhao had no time to think about whether to deal a last-ditch attack on Chen Dao. Now an idea suddenly came to his mind.
When I first saw Liu Bei's army on the city wall attacking his own reinforcements, I took it for granted that Liu Bei was acting with the army. But now that Chen Dao and Liu Bei's personal troops appeared in front of him, did that mean that Liu Bei had not
In the midst of a large army, but alone somewhere else.
If Chen Dao was leading ordinary soldiers in Liu Bei's army, Hao Zhao might not have this idea, but if the other party was leading Liu Bei's personal guards, then the situation would naturally be different.
There was a big difference in equipment between Liu Beijun's personal soldiers and ordinary soldiers, and Hao Zhao could easily tell the difference.
If Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were together, then as a soldier, he would naturally march with Liu Bei. But since Chen Dao appeared in front of him with Liu Bei's soldiers, his inference was probably correct, and Liu Bei was very likely to
Might be nearby!
Thinking of this, Hao Zhao naturally found it difficult to calm down. He knew that if he could kill or capture Liu Bei, it would be a great achievement.
Although I don't know how many troops Liu Bei has around him, I guess it won't be many. This is a God-given opportunity!
As for Zhang Fei, as long as Liu Bei is killed or captured, they will naturally become a mess and have nothing to fear.
"Fall into camp and charge!" Hao Zhao immediately shouted and led his soldiers to attack in the direction from which Chen Dao had just attacked.
————————————————————————————————Although Liu Bei only has twenty personal guards left, he is not worried about himself
What dangers would there be?
There is no doubt about Chen Dao's ability. Although his reputation is not great, his level of commanding troops is definitely the best in the world.
Although it is still unclear how Chen Dao's ambush was defeated so miserably, Liu Bei still has great confidence in Chen Dao. At least, after this for a while, Chen Dao must have the intention to atone for his sins, and this battle will definitely
Nothing will be lost.
Beside Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Chen Gong, Liu Feng, Yi Ji, Mi Zhu, Mi Fang, Sun Qian, Jian Yong and other officials were also standing on horseback, waiting for news of Chen's arrival.
After capturing Wancheng, Liu Bei naturally could not return to Xinye, so during this expedition, he brought out all his civil and military officials.
Although Zhuge Liang was the one who stole the show in this battle and there was no chance for Xu Shu and others to perform, the others were convinced of his ability and had no dissatisfaction.
Only Chen Gong felt that Zhuge Liang was still too young and might not be thorough in his actions.
In Chen Gong's view, now is not the best opportunity for Liu Bei and Liu Biao to break up. Although Xinye is small, Liu Bei has been dormant here for several years and has developed Xinye City in a decent way. In this case, choose
Chen Gong felt that it was unwise to abandon Xinye and capture Wancheng as a new base. Although Wancheng was much larger than Xinye, it was the north-south hub between Jingzhou and the Central Plains. Once such an important city was captured, it would
Just to make yourself the target of public criticism.
Cao Cao has been able to hold Wancheng for many years because he is strong and does not need to fear other princes at all. However, Liu Bei's army is weak. Even if he captures Wancheng this time, he will only have a few thousand troops left. And Wancheng suffered from war, and the city was in chaos.
It was also attacked by fire, and the people were estimated to have suffered heavy losses. Even if Liu Bei's army finally captured the city, they should focus on recuperation. I am afraid that they would not be able to recruit many soldiers and horses for a while, and they would not be able to expand their strength.
If Cao Cao is defeated by then, no matter whether it is Sun Jian or Ma Teng who occupies Xuchang, they will definitely recover much faster than Liu Bei. If Cao Cao is lucky enough to remain undefeated under the attack of Ma Teng and Sun Jian, it will be even better than Liu Bei.
It is much stronger. In addition, even if Liu Biao in the south is wiped out in this battle, with the huge foundation of the nine counties of Jingxiang, he will definitely be able to regain his strength before Liu Bei.
At that time, Liu Bei will face the situation of a tiger in front and a wolf in the back, which may lead to disaster.
If you stay in Xinye, although there seems to be no opportunity for further development in the short term. However, when Liu Bei met Liu Biao before, Chen Gong accompanied him there, so he had some observations about Liu Biao. According to Chen Gong's observation, Liu Biao's age
He is already old and suffering from serious illnesses, and is expected to pass away within a few years. Liu Qi and Liu Cong, Liu Biao's two sons, are fighting over and over again for the position of the next Jingzhou shepherd. Before Liu Biao died, the brothers were in the same situation.
After Liu Biao's death, the two brothers would not let it go, and might even fight each other. As long as they wait until then, it will be a great opportunity for Liu Bei to fish in troubled waters. If he operates properly, he may be able to take advantage of this opportunity to allow Liu Bei to defeat Liu Qi in one fell swoop.
, the two brothers Liu Cong took complete control of Jingzhou!
Chen Gong also mentioned his thoughts to Liu Bei. Unfortunately, Liu Bei himself was not young anymore, and now he really didn't want to wait a few more years.
It should be noted that in a few years, Liu Bei will be nearly fifty.
What's more, although Liu Biao seems to be alive soon, who can say for sure about life and death? If Liu Biao had not died, wouldn't Liu Bei have to wait in Xinye forever?
Therefore, Liu Bei did not adopt Chen Gong's suggestion, but followed Zhuge Liang's plan and targeted Wancheng.