The reinforcements sent by Lu Xun arrived in time and pulled Bu Zhi's troops back from the brink of collapse. Zhao Tong was gentle in character. When he saw that the situation was not good to him, he did not hesitate much and immediately led his army to retreat. Before this, he had already obtained the According to Wei Ba's news, Wei Ba was planning to intercept Pan Jun in the west of Chenyang, so he retreated south along the valley.
A few months ago, he had just walked this path. At that time, because Zhu Ji seized Chenyang and disrupted Wei Ba's plan, Wei Ba had to change his way to Chenxi tribe. At that time, Sun Luban and Pan Ziyu were both in the team. Zhong, was forced by Wei Ba to travel together, and suffered a lot along the way. Now, Sun Luban has returned to Wuchang, and Pan Ziyu, who refused to go back with his father, also stayed in Sanshan Valley and did not follow him. Zhao Tong took the barbarians. We embarked on this road, although we had nearly 2,000 excited subordinates around us, we felt extremely lonely. Heisha and others found that Zhao Zhonglang, who was determined to command on the battlefield, had never had any emotional ups and downs, entered the valley. , become sentimental and often trance alone.
After heated discussion, Heisha and Hanru determined that this was the Han people's New Year approaching and Zhao Zhonglang was missing home.
Lu Xun's reinforcements not only brought food, but also Lu Xun's order: In view of Wei Jing being captured alive by Wei Ba again, Wuling County's food has been consumed, and Wei Ba is robbed again, and only Chen Yang is left. There is surplus food, and it is impossible to supply too many people. Moreover, Bu Zhi's troops fought thousands of miles and suffered heavy losses. I am afraid they can't fight again, so Bu Zhi was asked to return to Xiling first, and Lu Xun was responsible for the war here.
Bu Zhi knew that the defeated general did not speak up, and his life was saved by others. What qualifications would he have to fight with him? Forget it, go back and find a place to lick the wound. I can only talk about the matter of revenge and shame.
Rescuing Bu Zhi, the people sent by Lu Xun did not dare to pursue Zhao Tong. Going deep into the mountains and fighting the barbarians who had just won a big victory was not a wise choice. Before setting off, Lu Xun forbidden them from venture into the mountains, so he and After leaving, they honestly returned to Yuanling.
When Bu Zhi left the battlefield lonely, Lu Dai's heart sank to the bottom of the valley. Not long after walking east along Chenshui, he knew the news that Wei Ba was in front of him. There were two roads in front of him. , First, continue to move forward. Fight out a bloody road, and then you can reach Chenyang in one day, have a full meal and have a stable sleep; second, go back and defeat Jin Dongliu behind him. Then enter the mountains again and avoid Wei Ba, find another way to live.
Obviously, the latter one is unlikely. He has run out of food, so he will find another way. Even if Jin Dongliu no longer chases him like a wronged soul, he will have to walk hungry for more than ten days before he can reach Chenyang. .He didn't know how many people could walk out of the mountains alive in the end, and he didn't know whether the hungry soldiers would eat him as jerky. He knew very well what his subordinates were, and he was really willing to be loyal to him. Most of the few are just for a bite of food. In the face of life and death, no one will mind treating him as his last meal.
The defeated soldiers is the most dangerous. This is the basic truth that everyone who leads troops knows. Lu Dai will lead troops to fight for many years and will not be unaware of this danger.
But it takes a bloody path. It looks heroic, but it is actually very dangerous. Wei Ba occupied the favorable terrain. With these more than 3,000 remnants who had no food and had no large attack equipment, how could it break through Wei Ba's blockage ?He didn't even have a boat, would he swim back to Chenyang?
Lu Dai was in a dilemma. After thinking about it, it seemed that he committed suicide by diving in the water, and at least he might avoid being humiliated. He was almost seventy years old, and had been fighting for more than 30 years, and had great military achievements. He could no longer be humiliated by surrender. In an instant, he was ,Lu Dai thought of General Fubo Ma Yuan.
It sounds easy to wrap a horse leather body, but it is so difficult to do.
Just when Lu Dai was preparing to imitate his ancestors by Chenshui, Pan Jun's forward came. Pan Jun retreated all the way from Sanshan Valley, and encountered no difficulties. He was almost at Chenyang. He still had seven or eight days of surplus grain and horses. The loss was not much, at least it was much calmer than Lu Dai's embarrassment. But Pan Jun was not much better. This time, he returned to the expedition without success, not only failed to fulfill the heavy trust given by Sun Quan, but even his daughter was not saved. In fact, he was almost depressed as Lu Dai. But when he saw Lu Dai, he was still shocked.
"Mr. Lu, why is this happening?"
Lu Dai was very proud of him, and Pan Jun always respected him as Lu Gong, which meant that he was compared with Lu Gongwang. Lu Dai was usually calm, but now that Pan Jun called him, he still felt ashamed.
"Oh, don't mention it, this conquest is really..." Thinking of the reason for this war, Lu Dai didn't know how to speak for a while. This inexplicable war was not like this. Their three armies shouldn't go deep into the mountains. Instead, lined up along Xuefeng Mountain and Wuling Mountain, controlling Wuyang, Chenyang, Yuanling, Youyang, forcing the barbarians to retreat into the mountains, give up the arable land, so that they have no food to eat, and either surrender, and then they will be worshipped by Liu. As the main force, he followed Sun Quan's orders, or fled to the southern part of Yizhou and caused trouble for Zhuge Liang. But who would have thought that because Sun Luban was kidnapped by Wei Ba, Sun Quan changed his previous strategy and let them go to the three expeditions. In the valley, things turned out like this.
Although Lu Dai did not agree, he did not object at the beginning. He even said that Sun Quan's absurd decision had something to do with his support. Now facing Pan Jun's problem, he doesn't know how to explain it.
Seeing Lu Dai's embarrassment, Pan Jun changed the topic in time: "Mr. Lu, how many people do you have? How much food do you have?"
"There are more than 3,400 people, but there is no grain." Lu Dai laughed at himself: "If you don't come, I'm going to find a fishing rod to fish."
Pan Jun smiled bitterly. He still had food, but if Lu Dai's troops were added, his food could only be supplied for four or five days. Even if he saved some, it would not exceed ten days. Wei Ba stood in front of him, and he still I don’t know if Chen Yang is safe. If Chen Yang also falls into Wei Ba’s hands, the situation will be really bad.
Pan Jun thought about it and felt that retreating without fighting was not a good idea. It was better to fight with Wei Ba and break out of the siege. He discussed with Lu Dai, and Lu Dai also thought it was feasible. They joined forces together. , There are still tens of thousands of people, including warships and weapons, it should not be difficult to break through Wei Ba's blockage. If you choose to retreat from the mountains, the risk is even greater. Lu Dai is already afraid of being chased by the barbarians and does not want to experience such a nightmare again .
After the two agreed, they immediately advanced forward. Pan Jun sent a large number of scouts to investigate the situation ahead, especially to understand Chen Yang's situation. The next day, Pan Jun received news that Chen Yang was safe and sound, and the general of the auxiliary country was Lu Xun had already arrived at Longyan Beach and was preparing to attack Wei Ba to help them retreat. However, Longyan Beach was not good at attacking him, so he could only play a role in hindrance, mainly relying on Pan Jun and Lu Dai's own efforts.
Upon hearing this news, Pan Jun and Lu Dai were both happy and worried, and Lu Xun responded, and the possibility of success increased several times. They were worried that Sun Quan's plan to suppress the rise of Jiangdong people was completely bankrupt. It's right.
Putting the strategic matter aside, life and death in front of you is imminent. Pan Jun prepared for a while and immediately sent Zhu Ji to lead Zhou Yin and Zhou Jun to Wei Ba's position.
Zhu Ji stood upright at the bow of the ship, came to the front of the formation, checking Wei Ba's position. He just took a rough look, and couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning, muttering to himself: "This guy is so cruel, he This is to catch us all in one place.”
Zhou Yin raised his head and looked at the position of building up with bamboo on the cliff, extending more than 200 steps to both sides. Then he looked at the bamboo bridge that was built in the air and flew across Chenshui. He couldn't help but be stunned. Although this was on Chenshui. The narrowest place is still 20 to 30 steps apart from the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. What method did Wei Ba use to build such a bridge? Is he really omnipotent?
The terrain of Longyan Beach was originally easy to defend but difficult to attack. If one man was at the pass, ten thousand men would not be able to escape. Wei Ba has now built a bamboo bridge connecting the two sides of the straits. The soldiers on both sides can easily communicate with each other, reinforce each other, and You can use the bamboo bridge to shoot down and throw stones. Any enemy who attempts to pass through this canyon is under their threat. What's more, Wei Ba also set up a plank like a plank road on both sides, which is as long as two Three hundred steps, crossbowmen can be stationed on it, and the attacking enemy will be attacked three or four hundred steps away from the entrance of the gorge.
Is there any possibility of breakthrough in such a position? Zhou Yin is very suspicious.
"This guy... is indeed cruel enough." Zhou Yin echoed.
Zhu Ji turned around and looked at Zhou Yin, and suddenly laughed, but laughed uglier than crying. "Zhongying, I originally thought it was a bit embarrassing to be defeated by Wei Ba. Now, seeing this incredible position, I can only say It's not easy for you to not die at his hands."
Zhou Yin grinned, wanting to make a joke with Zhu Ji, but the murderous position in front of him was like an endless stone pressing on his heart, making him unable to breathe. When he was in the Sanshan Valley, he wanted to die in the battlefield. , so as not to be retaliated by Sun Luban after returning to Wuchang, but he never got what he wanted. Now seeing this position, he vaguely felt that his willingness might have been realized.
It was just that he died at the hands of Wei Ba, which made him feel a little unwilling. He also knew that Zhu Ji's words were a commendation for him, but when he thought of the battle beside Chenshui, if Zhou Jun had not escaped at the fortress, he would have almost killed Wei. Ba, he felt very depressed.
Seeing that Zhou Yin did not speak, Zhu Ji thought he was unhappy and said with emotion: "This time, maybe we will all die here. Zhongying, the same age as Wei Ba, is our sorrow, and he is born at the wrong time."
After hearing Zhu Ji's words, Zhou Yin suddenly felt a sense of pride. He smiled slightly: "Gongxu, why should you be so depressed? Wei Ba is also a human being, and he will die if he is injured. Although he occupied the favorable terrain, it does not mean that He will definitely be able to stop us.”
Zhu Ji glanced at him: "I am still Zhong Ying's heroic spirit, I feel ashamed of myself."
Zhou Yin took two steps forward, took a long breath, raised his throat, and shouted loudly: "Wei Ba, Zhou Yin is here, can you dare to fight?"
The sound is like a war drum, echoing among the valleys. (To be continued)