On the way from Linhe, Zhuge Ke carefully observed the traces along the way. He found that Wei Ba was walking very fast and did not even set up camp. There was no trace of a camp fence at the campsite. It looked like a large group of people rushing on the road.
Instead of a large army in action, it looked very light and did not have the stability that a marching battle should have. If Wei Ba was a fledgling unknown, Zhuge Ke might have scorned him, but Wei Ba was already a well-known general, and Zhuge Ke
I dare not ignore anything.
He knew very well that the advantage of Wei Ba's doing this was to save time and reduce the burden. In order to march quickly, Wei Ba left all the marching materials at the foot of Linhe City. He must have only brought the necessary weapons and military rations with him, and the marching speed could be
Greatly improved. Marching and setting up camp is a very time-consuming matter. The reason why the army can only advance thirty or forty miles a day is not because it can only go so far, but because there is not much time to actually move forward and set up camp.
Burying pots to make rice takes far longer than marching.
Wei Ba saves these things, and the marching speed can of course be greatly improved. Zhuge Ke also wanted to do this, but he found that he couldn't learn it. Apart from anything else, he couldn't stand camping in the wild in such weather, and the temperature at night was actually
It's not low, but if you don't have a tent, you don't know how many mosquitoes you'll feed in one night.
Zhuge Ke didn't know how Wei Ba did it. Maybe the barbarians under his command were fine, but he himself could do the same? This alone made Zhuge Ke somewhat admire Wei Ba, at least he himself couldn't do this.
Although Zhuge Ke tried his best to march, he still couldn't catch up with Wei Ba. What worried him even more was that he originally thought that Wei Ba wouldn't leave Linhe City too far, and he should be able to catch up in one day.
.But after chasing for a day, Wei Ba was still ahead, far beyond his expectation.
The farther away from Linhe, the more variables there are, the greater the danger, and the more beneficial it is to Wei Ba. Through personal experience, Zhuge Ke can clearly feel the difference in physical fitness between him and Wei Ba's subordinates. After
After a day of rapid march, the soldiers under his command were exhausted. Even if they caught up with Wei Ba, whether they could still fight was a question.
Facing the mountains that stretched between heaven and earth, Zhuge Ke was hesitant. His ambition to make great achievements and his fear of the unknown made him unable to make a decision. He also once hoped that he could be more resourceful and decisive. But when he realized that every
When the decision could be a matter of life or death, he couldn't make a decisive decision.
Living between heaven and earth, among the mountains, Zhuge Ke felt his own insignificance for the first time.
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Wei Ba fulfilled his promise and eliminated Dai Liang. They had breakfast in Dai Liang's camp. Dai Liang thought that he had the upper hand and exposed his two threats to lure Wei Ba into taking the bait. Unexpectedly, Wei Ba stabbed him in the heart with a knife.
Liang. The battle ended in an unexpected way. The left and right armies had just surrounded Xiangfu and others in the front camp. Before they could launch the final attack, the rear army had just left the camp and was about to overwhelm Wei Ba's personal guard camp.
Cut off in the middle. Dai Liang suddenly died in battle. The Chinese army was occupied by Wang Shuang and others. The victory or defeat was determined.
The shortcomings of Wu's weak control over Jiaozhou were once again exposed. Dai Liang died in the battle. Although there were still seven or eight thousand of his subordinates, no one was willing to fight anymore. They didn't know who they were fighting for. Most of these people were
They are from Jiaozhou, either originally subordinates of the Shi family, or forcibly recruited natives. Most of them have no feelings for Dai Liang or Wu State. There is no dependence on them either. They can fight for Dai Liang, or they can
Fighting for others. Now that Dai Liang is dead, they put down their weapons with almost no psychological burden.
Wei Ba displayed the banner of a divine general and expressed his cooperative relationship with the Shi family. In addition, with Xia Houxuan as the secret envoy of the Wei State as a foil, seven or eight thousand people surrendered willingly. Wei Ba did not waste much time.
It took a lot of effort, but it took a lot of time. He had to put out the fire in the camp, clean up the battlefield, bury the dead, treat the wounded, and reorganize nearly 8,000 prisoners, of which more than 1,000 were selected for immediate use.
The surrendered soldiers replenished his own team. In this battle, he lost a lot of men. The more than 2,000 advance teams led by Xiangfu were besieged by the Wu army, and nearly half were killed or injured. They must be replenished in time to ensure combat effectiveness. The others were temporarily taken care of.
Get up and wait until the war is over before dealing with it.
After this battle, Wei Ba once again proved that the divine general is invincible. Six thousand people defeated ten thousand people, and it was so clean and neat. Although he attacked first, it was enough to make people stunned. No one dared to do it again.
Doubt the authenticity of the divine general. The reputation of the divine general also played a big role in recruiting and surrendering prisoners for Wei Ba. Although the number of prisoners was large, there was no commotion. They quietly accepted their fate. Those who were selected immediately joined Wei Ba
The people in Ba's team showed no resistance. They accepted their new identities calmly, picked up weapons, and fought for Wei Ba.
Wei Ba stayed in Dai Liang's camp for two days, reorganizing his troops, and especially doing ideological work on Xiangfu's subordinates. On the one hand, he comforted them, and on the other hand, he also gave them a strict education. During the battle,
They forgot the results of many days of training and almost collapsed, almost disrupting the entire plan. This lesson was very profound, and Wei Ba did not dare to take it lightly. As the number of the army increased, the combat effectiveness was not proportional.
Instead of increasing, it has declined. If it is not overcome, Wei Ba's desire to build an elite army will definitely come to nothing. Once he suffers a major setback, the great reputation he has worked so hard to build will be destroyed.
This was related to his fate, and he didn't dare to be careless.
Wei Ba waited for Zhuge Ke, but Zhuge Ke never arrived. Two days had passed and Zhuge Ke was still fifty miles away. During these two days, Shi Kuang got the news and came from Guangxin to receive the prisoners.
, brought him back to Cangwu County for resettlement. Wei Ba threw off his burden and went into battle again. He led his army to Linhe City and invited Zhuge Ke to fight.
Zhuge Ke was shocked when he received the news that Wei Ba was coming. The news that Dai Liang's army had been annihilated shocked him even more, and his self-confidence was severely hit. Dai Liang's 10,000 troops could not stop Wei Ba, and he did not dare to be so conceited as to think that
Two thousand men are enough to defeat Wei Ba.
Zhuge Ke did not hesitate and immediately retreated. He ordered to abandon Linhe City and withdraw from Linhe County. Dai Liang's 10,000 reinforcements had been wiped out. There was no point in staying in Linhe anymore and would only increase the danger. Zhuge Ke did not do this either.
Without courage, the only option is to retreat.
In this way, Zhuge Ke, who wanted to make great achievements, was pursued by Wei Ba all the way, and he withdrew from Linhe City in embarrassment.
Withdrawing from Guishan and passing Xie Shu, Zhuge Ke felt depressed. He once asked Zhu Ji to lead the cavalry from here to cut off Wei Ba's retreat and block Wei Ba in Linhe, but Zhu Ji ignored him at all and just
He gave him a business-like reply, citing Lu Xun's order as the reason, and openly rejected him, putting him in danger. Now he has not even seen Wei Ba's face, and a real battle has not begun.
He was forced to withdraw from Linhe. The result was so frustrating, and all of this was caused by Zhu Ji. Because of Zhu Ji's arrogance, he lost the opportunity to kill Wei Ba and handed over Linhe County.
His first combat career ended in a humiliating way. He didn't know how to face Sun Quan or how to face other generals. He couldn't prove that he was suitable for this battlefield and qualified to be a member of the army with thousands of horses across the battlefield.
Famous general.
Just when Zhuge Ke was full of frustration and was about to withdraw from Linhe County, he received news from Pan Jun. Pan Jun was coming from Linhe with an army of 20,000 people and the newly harvested grain, preparing to meet Zhuge Ke. After learning this Zhuge Ke was overjoyed by the news, cheered up again, and stopped retreating. He told Pan Jun the news of the annihilation of Dai Liang's army and asked Pan Jun to prepare for battle. He took the initiative to ask for a job, and wanted to use his body as bait to capture the enemy. Wei Ba lured him to Pan Jun's army.
Pan Jun was shocked when he received Zhuge Ke's military report. In just a few days, Wei Ba killed Dai Liang's 10,000-strong army. When Dai Liang died in battle, he not only lost his 10,000-strong army, but also lost his opponent. Control of Jiaozhou. If he could not recapture Linhe and re-enter Jiaozhou, Wu would lose Jiaozhou. He did not dare to neglect, and immediately sent the news to Sun Quan, who made the final decision. This matter was too important, and he did not dare Make your own decision.
Pan Jun was a little dissatisfied with Zhuge Ke's self-righteousness, but he was not as young and energetic as Zhu Ji and did not show his dissatisfaction on his face. He wrote back to Zhuge Ke, asking him to pay attention to his safety and not to underestimate the enemy to avoid suffering more consequences. big loss.
Zhuge Ke was very satisfied and grateful for Pan Jun's support. He once again wrote a high-spirited letter of challenge to Wei Ba.
Wei Ba was very surprised when he received Zhuge Ke's letter of challenge. He immediately realized that the situation had changed. Without the arrival of new reinforcements, Zhuge Ke's attitude would not have undergone such a major change. After thinking about it, the most likely possibility is that Pan Rui or Lu Xun's army arrived, or maybe both of them arrived. Wei Ba had communicated with Pan Jun, and he knew that although Pan Jun was defeated by him, it was only because of Sun Quan's chaos. He was forced into a desperate situation, and this allowed him to take advantage, not because Pan Jun was incompetent. If it were a fair fight, he might not have enough chance to defeat Pan Jun, not to mention that Pan Jun's strength now far exceeds him.
Wei Ba stopped and retreated to Guishan. He sent a large number of scouts to inquire about the news and prepare for the war. He knew his strength very well. Once he left the mountainous area too far and entered the plains such as Changsha, Lingling or Guiyang, the barbarians would Their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. If he is impulsive, not only may he be surrounded by the enemy and unable to escape. What makes him even more nervous is that a thousand cavalry led by Zhu Ji will enter an open area. Even if they encounter a thousand cavalry, it will be enough. It gives people a chill.
Different from the sober and pessimistic Guan Feng and the blindly optimistic Barbarians, Wei Ba is very calm when facing a powerful enemy. He carefully analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of both the enemy and ourselves, watches everything around him with vigilance, and waits patiently for the attack. Chance.