Three Kingdoms: I, Liu Feng, do not want to die

The fog gradually dissipated.

On the top of Hefei City, the Han flag is flying high.

Tens of thousands of soldiers all sang loudly.

Listening to the cheers, officers such as Pan Zhang and Xu Sheng actually felt a sense of unreality.

It took less than two months, and even though Hefei was well prepared, they managed to capture the city of Hefei by force?
"Your Highness, Prince Yan, is truly a god!"

Xu Sheng couldn't help but exclaim.

Only those who participated in the attack on Hefei know how important Liu Feng's command was in this battle.

Whether it was Liu Feng's reorganization of the camps and soldiers after his arrival, or his series of professional siege tactics, as well as taking advantage of the fog to break into Hefei today, all of these highlighted Liu Feng's keen sense of changes on the battlefield.

If Liu Feng had not been there, even with a generous reward, the morale of the soldiers in the various camps would have collapsed due to injuries and illnesses, and they would have been defeated in the end.

If it weren't for Liu Feng, even if there was heavy fog today, the soldiers in various camps would have missed the opportunity because their commander did not know the weather.

When Liu Feng beat the drum to gather his generals, no matter whether it was Pan Zhang, Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, Quan Cong, Zhu Ran, Zhu Huan, Sun Jiao, or Sun Huan, they all looked at Liu Feng with eyes full of awe!

Hefei city was captured and his prestige was established in one battle.

The prestige of the army depends on clear rewards and punishments, and its authority depends on actual combat performance.

No matter how powerful Liu Feng's past military achievements were, the generals and officers of Jiangdong could not experience it personally, and they were dissatisfied with Liu Feng because of their stance.

But now, Liu Feng captured Hefei without relying on his former subordinates, only leading the generals and soldiers of Jiangdong. The generals and officers of Jiangdong could experience this firsthand.

People tend to be skeptical of rumors.

However, once you see it with your own eyes and hear it with your own ears, you will become respectful again.

This is the case with the generals and officers of Jiangdong in the tent.

"Now that Hefei has been conquered, I should have rewarded them to celebrate the victory. However, Lu Xun, Sun Huan and others are still resisting the Wei army coming from Shouchun. If it weren't for the soldiers in front delaying time, they wouldn't have waited until today's fog. Who is willing to go to reinforce and show the power of the Han army?"

Although Liu Feng's tone was not harsh, it sounded unquestionable in the ears of the generals and officers.

Zhu Ran, Zhu Huan, Sun Jiao and Sun Huan came out at the same time.

"The general will go where he wishes!"

Pan Zhang, Quan Cong and others were a step slower, but considering that they had made enough contributions, they retreated and did not compete with Zhu Ran and the other four.

immediately.

Liu Feng issued an order: "Since this is the case, Generals Sun Jiao and Sun Huan will lead 5,000 infantry and cavalry to the north of Hefei to reinforce Generals Sun Shao and Sun Huan; Generals Zhu Ran and Zhu Huan will lead 5,000 naval forces upstream to reinforce Lu Xun.

Set off immediately, without delay!"

The four generals bowed in response and left.

The rest, such as repairing the city walls and houses, comforting the wounded soldiers, counting the military meritorious prisoners, etc., were all delivered in an orderly manner.

And the most important thing: after conquering Hefei, he was rewarded with three pieces of Shu brocade.

Liu Feng did what he said.

Since the Jiangdong soldiers captured Hefei as promised, the remaining three pieces of Shu brocade as a reward would be counted based on the number of heads killed before the expedition, regardless of whether the soldiers were injured, sick or dead.

As soon as these words came out.

The generals and officers cheered even more!
If Liu Feng does not want to give it, he can also calculate it based on the existing number of people. After all, the right of interpretation ultimately belongs to Liu Feng.

But if this happens, it will surely chill the hearts of all the generals and officers.

When we attack again in the future, everyone will think about preserving military strength.

If there is no reward for death or injury, who would be stupid enough to work for Liu Feng?

There is a saying: The only lesson mankind has learned from history is that mankind can learn no lessons.

Even though there were many precedents, such as the Qi family army, they mutinied because of the "long-term arrears of military pay and military rewards by the imperial court."

If Liu Feng didn't want to become a warning to others, he had to be clear about rewards and punishments.

You don't have to make a promise. No one will ask Liu Feng to make a promise.

But once Liu Feng made a promise, he had to fulfill it even if it meant selling everything he had!

It is difficult to establish prestige in the army, but it only takes a moment for it to collapse.

but.

For Liu Feng, exchanging 300,000 pieces of Shu brocade for the city of Hefei and the respect of the Jiangdong soldiers was already a huge profit.

Its impact is not only military-related, but also that the counties in Jiangdong will sincerely submit to the Han Dynasty!

Famous aristocratic families in Jiangdong like Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, Zhuge Jin, etc. will have to bow their heads from now on!

North of Hefei.

The sounds of weapons and shouts of killing rose one after another.

Zang Ba is a ruthless man.

Although he did not predict the heavy fog in advance like Liu Feng, Zang Ba launched a strong attack on the camps of Sun Shao and Sun Huan after he realized the heavy fog.

In the heavy fog, Sun Shao and Sun Huan found it difficult to determine the position of Zang Ba's main force, so they could only divide their troops to guard the gate of the village, allowing Zang Ba to seize the opportunity to break in from the west gate.

As one of the remaining veteran generals of Cao Wei.

Although Zang Ba is not as famous as the Five Elite Generals, he should not be underestimated either. His grasp of timing on the battlefield is unmatched by the two younger generations, Sun Shao and Sun Huan.

This is not a difference in intelligence, but a difference in experience.

"You old thief Zang Ba, you have one foot in the ground now, yet you are still so brave!" Sun Huan spat out the dirt in his mouth.

Sun Huan rushed too fiercely just now, and Zang Ba took the opportunity to shoot him with a hidden arrow. If he had not been knocked down by the sharp-eyed guards, Sun Huan would have died instantly.

Even so, Sun Huan fell flat on his face!
Sun Huan felt very angry.

And on the opposite side.

Zang Ba secretly thought it was a pity.

If Sun Huan had been killed with an arrow just now, the Han soldiers here would have surely been frightened and fled.

They fought for a long time.

The fog gradually began to dissipate.

If Zang Ba fails to defeat Sun Shao and Sun Huan in one fell swoop, it will be difficult for him to have such a favorable opportunity again.

"Big drum roll!"

Zang Ba stared ahead coldly and issued military orders again.

The drumbeat represents attack.

Increasing the drumbeat means the attack won’t stop.

Most of the soldiers who followed Zang Ba had been fighting with him for a long time and had received favors from him on a daily basis.

If Zang Ba does not retreat, the other generals and soldiers will naturally not retreat either. They cannot retreat.

Seeing that the camp was showing signs of being undefendable, Sun Huan became anxious.

If Zang Ba was allowed to reach the city of Hefei, all the efforts of more than a month of siege on Hefei would be in vain.

Think of this.

Sun Huan also took the risk.

He gave the order directly: "If you can defend the camp, each person will receive two pieces of Shu brocade."

The Shu brocade that Liu Feng gave to each officer and soldier was directly given to the chief general of the unit to which the officer and soldier belonged.

To put it simply: Sun Huan is just like the foreman on construction sites in later generations.

Liu Feng would give the total amount of Shu brocade per person; as for how many pieces Sun Huan would give to each officer and soldier, that was decided by Sun Huan himself.

Normally.

Sun Huan would withhold all of them and only take a small portion or other supplies to reward officials and soldiers.

After all, Sun Huan was still responsible for the food, clothing, housing, transportation, weapons, protective gear, etc. of his troops. It was impossible for Sun Huan to give his troops as much as Liu Feng gave him.

And now.

Sun Huan became anxious.

If we fail to defend the camp and it affects Liu Feng's capture of Hefei, then this battle will be in vain!
Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

This is true in any era.

No matter whether they are loved ones, relatives, friends, siblings or brothers, they all have to pay extra!
All of a sudden.

The people in the camp shouted "For Shu Brocade", and the morale that had been gradually declining became high again?

The shouts that came one after another made Zang Ba a little confused.

what's the situation?
For Shu brocade?
Did I hear wrong?

Shouldn’t we shout “For the Han people”?

What the hell is this for Shu brocade!

however.

This slogan, which made Zang Ba confused, actually raised the combat effectiveness of the Han soldiers to a level comparable to that of the Wei soldiers!

Looking at the Han soldiers with red eyes, even the Wei veterans who had fought on the battlefield for many years couldn't help but feel fear.

What kind of people are these!
Why do people go crazy just by shouting "for Shu brocade"?

You are not the Yellow Turban followers who followed the Great Sage Master and are not afraid of life and death just by shouting slogans. Why are you so desperate?

Seeing that the war had returned to a stalemate, Zang Ba began to worry.

This was not the first time that Zang Ba had fought against the soldiers of Jiangdong.

Even when Sun Quan led the army himself, he had never seen such crazy fighting power among the Jiangdong soldiers.

And now.

However, Zang Ba saw the Jiangdong soldiers whose fighting power and morale were completely different.

See you a long time!
From morning till night.

After fighting for a whole day, Zang Ba still failed to completely break through the camps of Sun Shao and Sun Huan, and instead felt an embarrassment of being unable to continue.

Just when Zang Ba was hesitating whether to fight at night or withdraw his troops and wait for another opportunity.

The scout in charge of investigation and alert returned in a hurry: "General, bandits are approaching from the direction of Hefei!"

Zang Ba was surprised: "Did you see the flag clearly?"

The scout said, "I only saw the flag with the word 'Sun' on it. The enemy troops are marching very fast. I am afraid I won't be able to pass on the message in time, so I dare not get close to investigate."

Zang Ba cursed inwardly.

It was really like a rainy day. Not only did they fail to break through Sun Shao and Sun Huan's camps, but Liu Feng even sent reinforcements!

"Sound the horn and withdraw the troops!"

Zang Ba did not dare to fight any longer.

After fighting for a whole day, the soldiers were exhausted. At this time, the risk of defeat was too great if they continued to fight with the reinforcements sent by Liu Feng!

Most of the soldiers under his command were old subordinates brought by Zang Ba from Xuzhou, so Zang Ba did not dare to take the risk of fighting.

Zang Ba retreated quickly.

This made Sun Shao and Sun Heng quite confused.

It was surging like a tide just now, but it receded in the blink of an eye?
In doubt.

Someone reported that "Sun Jiao and Sun Huan have arrived with their troops", and then Sun Shao and Sun Huan suddenly realized what was going on.

The two of them hurriedly went to Sun Jiao and Sun Huan and asked them the reason.

Upon learning that Hefei had been captured, Sun Shao and Sun Huan were surprised and delighted.

"It was worth our fight to the death. Now that we have captured Hefei, the military power of Jiangdong will be greatly boosted, which will surely terrify Cao Pi!" Sun Huan laughed.

Sun Huan sighed, "It's a pity that the King of Wu is not here. It is not Sun's hope to seize Hefei."

Sun Jiao and Sun Huan are both from the lineage of Sun Jing, and their blood relationship with Sun Quan is closer than that of Sun Shao and Sun Huan.

If it was Sun Quan who achieved such a great victory, Sun Jiao and Sun Huan would definitely have obtained more power and wealth than if they followed Liu Feng.

Before Hefei was captured, Sun Huan didn't feel much; but after Hefei was captured, Sun Huan felt more melancholy.

Sun Jiao lightly rebuked: "Don't talk nonsense! Don't bring disaster to the Sun family."

The Sun family of Jiangdong was destined to no longer enjoy the kingdom. Even Sun Quan had gone to Chang'an. Sun Huan's words were tantamount to bringing disaster to the Sun family.

Sun Huan lowered his head: "I know. I won't say this in front of outsiders."

Sun Shao tried to smooth things over, saying, "His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan doesn't care about our past identities. As long as we perform our duties conscientiously, we will not bring disaster to our clan. Now that Hefei has been captured, we must end the war as soon as possible. We have been attacked by Zang Ba for so long, it is our turn to fight back. Don't let people underestimate the Sun family!"

Rest overnight.

Early the next morning.

The four generals, Sun Shao, Sun Huan, Sun Jiao and Sun Huan, each led a group of troops to challenge Zang Ba before the battle.

As if to vent his anger over the past few days, Sun Huan rode his horse in front to challenge Zang Ba to a duel.

"Strange. Liu Feng's purpose of sending reinforcements should be to delay my departure for Hefei. Why would Sun Huan take the initiative to challenge me today?"

Zang Ba became suspicious and ordered everyone not to go into battle. He also secretly sent out a large number of scouts to gather information.

When something is unusual, there must be a conspiracy.

Zang Ba has commanded troops for many years, and the reason he has survived from the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the present is his caution and knowledge of the times.

It would have been better if he hadn't asked about it. Once he did, Zang Ba almost got scared to death.

"Liu Feng captured Hefei yesterday? How did Liu Feng capture the city? Where is the General Zhengdong?"

If the scout had not captured a defeated soldier, Zang Ba would have had to guess that the Han army had deliberately released false information.

The series of questions frightened and frightened the defeated soldiers. They dared not hide anything and told Zang Ba everything, including how Liu Feng had taken advantage of the fog to break into the city yesterday and how Man Chong was missing.

"No wonder Liu Feng sent more reinforcements. Sun Huan came to challenge us today in a show of force. General, we can't stay here for long, otherwise when Liu Feng's army arrives, we won't be able to escape." Sun Li said anxiously.

Hefei City was broken, Man Chong was missing, and Liu Feng's army could arrive at any time. Sun Li's heart was in his throat.

Zang Ba did not hesitate any longer and immediately gave the order: "Order all camps to prepare and withdraw the troops tonight."

Sun Li asked: "What if the enemy soldiers pursue us?"

Zang Ba's eyes turned cold: "Don't worry, I have a good plan."

Subsequently.

Zang Ba whispered in Sun Li's ear and explained in detail how to deal with it.
Seeing that Zang Ba was guarding the camp and refused to come out, Sun Huan and others also returned to the camp.

With the current military strength, it is impossible to break through Zang Ba's camp. As long as we defend the camp and wait for Liu Feng's army to arrive, we can defeat Zang Ba.

That night.

A fire suddenly broke out in Zang Ba's camp.

Sun Huan exclaimed: "Zang Ba burned the camp, he must be trying to escape back to Shouchun, give chase to him immediately!"

Sun Heng also said: "No wonder Bai Ri refused to fight, it turns out he was preparing to escape. It's not that easy to come and go as you please!"

Sun Jiao also concluded that Zang Ba burned the camp in order to escape.

Sun Shao was cautious and said, "As the saying goes, don't chase after a returning army. Zang Ba is a veteran general, how could he not be prepared? He could have escaped at night, but he chose to burn the camp to warn us. He was afraid that we wouldn't know. It's hard to scout in the dark, and if we chase him, we will be ambushed."

Sun Huan refused to listen: "If you don't want to, you can stay in the camp and we will pursue them on our own. You are not allowed to divide the work!"

Sun Huan also said: "Although there is a principle in military tactics that you should not pursue retreating troops, there is also a saying that you can always pursue the victorious troops. Zang Ba wanted to withdraw his troops because he must have heard from the defeated soldiers that Hefei had been lost, so he panicked and wanted to flee. If he was too cautious and missed the opportunity, it would be too late to regret it."

Immediately.

Sun Jiao, Sun Huan and Sun Huan insisted on leading their troops out of the camp despite Sun Shao's dissuasion.

Sun Shao was afraid that the three men would be lost, so after some hesitation, he ordered his deputy general to guard the camp and personally led a thousand soldiers to support them.

And the facts turned out to be just as Sun Shao expected.

When Zang Ba went to the battlefield, Sun Jiao and others had not yet drunk their milk.

The three men were greedy for merit, so they chased all the way to a narrow place, and suddenly saw the ambush arranged by Zang Ba rushing out, and it was Sun Li, the prefect of Yangping.

"Young man from the Sun family, you have fallen into Marquis Kaiyang's trap!"

Sun Li laughed.

He ordered the archers on his left and right to shoot arrows at once, intercepting the Han soldiers.

When Sun Jiao, Sun Huan and Sun Huan were shouting to withdraw their troops, they saw Zang Ba coming from the right rear to attack them.

"Sun Huan, come and die!"

Loud shouts came one after another.

Sun Jiao and the other two were separated in an instant.

"I regret not listening to your good advice. My life is over!" Sun Huan rushed left and right but failed to break out. He felt regretful and angry.

He could have just laid down and received the credit, but he chose to be greedy and rush forward, and ended up falling into Zang Ba's trap!

And at the rear.

Sun Shao also discovered that the front army was ambushed, and he couldn't help but feel worried.

[I only have two thousand men. If I go there rashly, I may not be able to defeat Zang Ba, but will be counterattacked by Zang Ba. Then not only will I not be able to save anyone, but my two thousand men will also be killed.

If the four generals of my Sun family are all defeated by Zang Ba, how can we survive in Jiangdong in the future? 】

Think of this.

Sun Shao then ordered all the officers and soldiers to shout "Yan Wang's mighty power" to create the illusion that Liu Feng was personally leading the troops to the rescue.

All of a sudden.

The loud shouts of "Yan Wang's mighty power" fell on the battlefield like thunder.

Sun Huan was overjoyed when he heard the loud shouts on the battlefield: "It's the Prince of Yan who has come to rescue us! Everyone, follow me and fight to break through!"

Sun Jiao and Sun Huan elsewhere on the battlefield also shouted.

The two were originally reinforcements sent by Liu Feng. They knew very well that Liu Feng could not lead his troops to the battlefield, so this reinforcement that suddenly came must be Sun Shao in disguise.

Knowing Sun Shao's intention, the two did not hesitate. They either shouted "His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan is here in person, everyone follow me to kill the enemy" or "The Prince of Yan's army has arrived, old Zang Ba should die."

It is difficult to tell reality from illusion in the dark.

In addition, Zang Ba had originally planned to ambush the Han army before withdrawing his troops. Now that his goal had been achieved, Zang Ba did not dare to gamble regardless of whether Liu Feng really came or not.

As the gong sounded.

Zang Ba and Sun Li led their troops to retreat.

Sun Huan and his men did not dare to pursue any further and gathered their soldiers together.

When they saw Sun Shao, Sun Huan and the other two were all filled with ashamed.

Sun Shao did not take the opportunity to mock him, but said: "Now that Zang Ba has retreated, the food and grass in the camp will not last too long. You can return to Hefei first and report to His Highness."

the other side.

Zhu Ran and Zhu Huan led the navy to join forces with Lu Xun.

Compared with Zang Ba on land, Wang Ling is inferior to Lu Xun in terms of combat experience and naval command skills. Now with the addition of Zhu Ran and Zhu Huan's warships for reinforcement, Wang Ling will be even more difficult to resist.

Wang Ling fought and retreated all the way, and was chased by Lu Xun all the way to the waters just a hundred miles away from Shouchun!
Even so, Lu Xun had no intention of withdrawing his troops and continued to press forward step by step.

Zhu Ran advised: "The spies reported that Zang Ba has withdrawn his troops back to Shouchun. With the current military strength, we cannot capture Shouchun. If we get too close to Shouchun, there may be accidents. It is better to withdraw to Hefei for the time being."

Lu Xun said: "Although Zang Ba is brave, he can only show off his prowess on land. We have the advantage of the navy, so why should we be afraid?"

Zhu Ran added: "But your highness's purpose of feinting to attack Shouchun was to seize Hefei. Now that Hefei has been taken, why do you need to be greedy and advance rashly?"

Zhu Huan also said: "The soldiers have been fighting for a long time, they are exhausted physically and mentally, and many of them are injured and sick. They should temporarily retreat and recuperate."

Lu Xun chuckled: "You two only know one side of the story. Your Highness asked me to feint an attack on Shouchun instead of attacking Shouchun because he was worried that the small army would not be able to contain Man Chong in Hefei.

Now that Your Highness has captured Hefei, Man Chong has fled, the Wei bandits are terrified, and the people in the Huainan counties are increasingly panicking. It is now time to take advantage of the situation to besiege Shouchun and seize the counties. How can we talk of retreating?

If we retreat now, the Wei thieves will think that we are powerless to fight again, and the people of Huainan will no longer feel panic, and we will not be able to take over the counties of Huainan."

Zhu Huan frowned, "But it is also true that we are powerless to fight again. His Highness promised to distribute all 300,000 pieces of Shu brocade if Hefei is captured. All the officers and soldiers fought desperately and finally got the benefits. It is time to go back and enjoy it. They will no longer have the heart to fight."

Lu Xun said, "Generals, do you really not understand, or are you pretending not to understand? Your Highness has been fighting for more than ten years and has always been famous for his wisdom and courage. Now you have spent 300,000 pieces of Shu brocade to seize Hefei. Do you really think that Your Highness has so much Shu brocade that he has nowhere to use it?
His Highness captured Hefei in order to establish military prestige in Jiangdong, in order to intimidate the noble families and powerful people in Jiangdong, as well as the officers in the army.

If you talk of retreating at this time, it is tantamount to threatening Your Highness and wanting Your Highness to give up the great opportunity to seize Huainan. This is essentially no different from the time when the general flooded seven armies and shocked China, and the King of Wu sent troops to attack Nanjun, causing the general to fail at the last moment.

I would like to advise the two generals: Your Highness is just used to showing kindness and righteousness to others, not that Your Highness only knows how to use kindness and righteousness. With Your Highness's prestige now that you have seized Hefei, even if I kill you two and seize your troops, no one can shake Your Highness's authority in Jiangdong."

Zhu Ran and Zhu Huan were both shocked.

"General Lu, you are exaggerating a bit, aren't you?" Zhu Ran frowned, "How do you know that His Highness thinks this way?"

Lu Xun sneered: "If even I don't know, who else in Jiangdong would know? If it was just for a feint attack on Shouchun, why did Your Highness let me lead the troops? Because Your Highness knows that only if I am responsible for the feint attack on Shouchun can I judge in time and accurately whether there is an opportunity to turn the feint attack into the main attack!
Calculating the time, His Highness's military order should arrive today."

Zhu Ran and Zhu Huan were even more frightened, as they both didn't know when Lu Xun had passed the military intelligence to Liu Feng.

It's noon.

A speedboat came from Hefei and delivered the military order as Lu Xun expected.

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan wishes to take over the counties of Huainan, so he has appointed Lu Xun as the commander-in-chief, and has ordered eight generals, Zhu Ran, Zhu Huan, Xie Jing, Li Yi, Sun Shao, Sun Huan, Sun Jiao, and Sun Huan, to join forces with 20,000 cavalry and water troops to besiege Shouchun. There must be no mistakes! Anyone who disobeys military orders will be killed first and reported later!"

After the military order was read, Zhu Ran and Zhu Huan both changed color.

Is it really consistent with what Lu Xun said?
Especially the sentence "Anyone who violates military orders can be killed first and reported later" raised Lu Xun's power above everyone else.

Lu Xun received the military order and said to the messenger, "Please report back to Your Highness. Shouchun is in my hands. Your Highness can take any of the counties in Huainan!"

It was not until the messenger left that Zhu Ran and Zhu Huan recovered from their shock.

"General Lu, please forgive me for being frank. Excluding the wounded and injured, Your Highness only has 50,000 men available now, and they are exhausted from the battle, and many want to return. If we attack by force, I'm afraid we won't even be able to keep Hefei." It was obvious that Zhu Huan could not understand Liu Feng's order to continue the attack.

Lu Xun's eyes became strange: "Who told you that His Highness can only use 50,000 people?"

Zhu Huan was stunned for a moment, then reacted, with a hint of surprise in his tone: "Commander-in-Chief Lu is saying that Jingzhou will also send troops?" (End of this chapter)