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

Chapter 84: The plan of dividing the troops succeeds, Liu Feng defeats three generals with ease
Even though he guessed that Liu Feng only had four or five thousand men in the camp, Quan Cong did not dare to waste time with Liu Feng any longer.

Jiangjinkou must be saved.

Although the Han soldiers who attacked Jiangjinkou could only harass donkey carts and small boats and pose no threat to the large ships on the river, for Quan Cong:

Losing food is a small matter, but losing face is a big matter.

He vowed to capture Liu Feng alive, but he acted as fiercely as a tiger, but the result was 0-5, and the -strong army was treated like a dog by Liu Feng.

How can Quan Cong convince the people?
From now on, whenever someone mentions Quan Cong, they will think of Quan Cong being tricked by Liu Feng. Does Quan Cong still have any face left?
Seeing that Quan Cong was angry, the other officers dared not say anything.

While leading his troops to Jiangjinkou, Quan Cong sent someone to notify Ding Feng, Xu Sheng and Ma Zhong.

It was not to ask the three men to withdraw, but to inform them of the true situation in the camp so that they would not be lazy anymore.

Quan Cong no longer expected Liu Feng to abandon the camp and flee.

Quan Cong now only hopes that Ding Feng, Xu Sheng and Ma Zhong can be more courageous and not make the battle record too ugly.

Ding Feng and the other two were shocked when they received the military order.

After fighting for several hours, the one they were fighting against was actually Liu Feng, who had incomplete troops?
Especially Ding Feng.

He led the charge for several rounds, thinking that Yu She on the opposite side was just relying on the advantageous location of the camp to hold on, and that as long as he persisted, he would be able to break through the gate.

The result was that Yu She had to defend against the attack of 3,000 people with a small number of troops?

Liu Feng didn’t use his full strength?
"This is a shame!"

Ding Feng gritted his teeth.

Ding Feng, who was famous for his bravery, thought he was as brave as anyone else, but he was stopped by a small military officer.

Ding Feng, unwilling to be humiliated, ordered another powerful attack despite the soldiers' fatigue.

This was not only Quan Cong's military order, but also Ding Feng's unwillingness.

How can I vent my hatred if I don't break down the gate of the village and kill Yu She?
The battles at the east and west gates became more intense. Even Ma Zhong, who wanted to be sneaky and preserve his strength, stepped up his offensive.

however.

When the news of Wu's suddenly fierce fighting situation reached the general's tent, there was still no panic or confusion on Liu Feng's face, not even a hint of surprise or impatience.

Obviously.

The current battle situation was within Liu Feng's expectations and was not enough to surprise him.

Not long after.

The scout outside the north gate returned: "General, the bandits outside the north gate are heading southeast."

Hearing this information, Dong Hui on the side immediately thought of Jiangjinkou: "The news of the attack on Jiangjinkou must have reached Quan Cong's ears. This army is going to rescue Jiangjinkou. General, do you want to send troops to intercept them?"

If Quan Cong heard Dong Hui's question, he would probably jump up in anger, grab Dong Hui's collar and ask: "Do you know what nonsense you are talking about? How could Liu Feng have the spare strength to send troops to intercept me?"
And in fact.

Liu Feng did have enough strength to send troops to intercept, and there was also a captain Deng Xian waiting for orders outside the tent.

When it comes to the deployment of troops, Quan Cong simply cannot see Liu Feng's level.

It's not about having many soldiers, it's about dispatching them.

If one is good at deploying troops, even if he has only one thousand soldiers, he can make the effect of two thousand soldiers come into play.

If one is not good at deploying troops, even if he has 20,000 soldiers, he may not be able to achieve the same effect as 10,000 soldiers.

Fighting a general depends on personal bravery.

The general relies on the deployment of troops.

Liu Feng lowered his head and pondered.

Liu Feng's goal was not simply to defeat Quan Cong, but to capture Jiangling City. It was easy to defeat Quan Cong, but it was extremely difficult to capture Jiangling City.

It would require the right time, right place, and right people to coincide with each other, and for Liu Feng to catch him, to have even a slight chance.

Just like when Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu, it happened that Xu You came to surrender, it happened that there was no rain during that period, it happened that Chunyu Qiong was negligent, it happened that Yuan Shao's army had less than three days' food and grass, it happened that Yuan Shao's rescue was not timely, it happened that Cao Cao's army ran out of food and had to fight a desperate battle, it happened that Wuchao was close enough, and all the right factors of time, place and people happened to come together.

Most of these factors cannot be predicted by human intelligence. Opportunities often only exist for a moment. If you seize it, you will achieve eternal success; if you fail to seize it, you will be defeated and commit suicide.

The same was true for capturing Jiangling City.

Liu Feng can't be too hasty.

If we are too hasty, Quan Cong will be scared back to Jiangling City before the opportunity comes.

Liu Feng was trying to show weakness to trick Quan Cong into thinking "I can win" so that Quan Cong would have the courage to stay outside the city. If he had scared Quan Cong back to Jiangling City after one battle, Liu Feng would have had little chance of capturing the city.

Think of this.

Liu Feng shook his head gently: "No hurry. The time to seize Jiangling City has not yet come, and Quan Cong cannot be defeated and return to the city."

"Pass on my military order, have Kou Anguo and Deng Xian lead the troops to counterattack the East Gate. After defeating the Wu troops outside the East Gate, immediately bypass the South Gate to assist Yu She in counterattacking."

Liu Feng also considered the option of counterattack after the ambush outside the north gate left.

If the ambush troops outside the north gate do not leave, they will have to bear the additional pressure of 5,000 Wu soldiers during the counterattack, and the morale of Xu Sheng and other Wu soldiers will not be easily collapsed, which will increase the casualties of the counterattacking Han soldiers.

Liu Feng just didn't want Quan Cong to be scared back into the city, but that didn't mean Liu Feng had to joke with the lives of the Han soldiers.

Kou Anguo and Deng Xian had already become impatient waiting.

Especially Deng Xian.

Kou Anguo also had the military duty of inspecting the four gates, and he could get some military merit, but Deng Xian was just "waiting for orders".

This means that after the war, Deng Xian, who was "waiting for orders", would not get any military merit.

There were great differences between Liu Bei and Sun Quan in military system and rewards and punishments.

Sun Quan would decide rewards and punishments based on closeness to one's friends, just as Sun Quan would give the title of Marquis of Duting to Gu Li, a henchman close to him, but would not give the title to Ling Tong, who had lost all his troops.

Liu Bei was different.

Wei Yan, who rose from the bottom of society by being fearless and brave, became the prefect of Hanzhong.

Huang Zhong, who always killed Xiahou Yuan first in every battle, was directly promoted to General Hou and granted the title of Marquis of Guannei.

People often criticize Liu Bei for being harsh on Zhao Yun, but in fact, Zhao Yun's contributions in the Battle of Sichuan and the Battle of Hanzhong were not as great as Huang Zhong's.

If Liu Bei promoted Zhao Yun because he had served him for a long time and ignored Huang Zhong's contributions because he was old and dying, then Liu Bei would be no different from Sun Quan who conferred the title of Duting Marquis on Gu Li.

This is also why Liu Bei was always surrounded by a large number of soldiers who were willing to fight bravely.

Even after Liu Bei was defeated at Yiling, he was still able to meet Hu Du, whose talent was comparable to Huang Quan, and join him.

As the saying goes: what goes up comes down. Liu Bei was able to strictly enforce rewards and punishments, and his soldiers naturally fought bravely for the lead.

This kind of atmosphere is incomparable to that of Wu Bing.

Therefore.

When Liu Feng's military order was issued.

Kou Anguo and Deng Xian could not wait to lead their troops to the east gate.

Fang Yue, the military commander at the east gate, was also overjoyed when he received the order to counterattack.

Fang Yue was quite angry after fighting with Xu Sheng for such a long time by taking advantage of the terrain of the camp.

Although they blocked Xu Sheng's wave after wave of attacks, no one liked to be on the defensive passively all the time.

"Although the Wu dogs are numerous, their morale is not united. As long as we catch the most aggressive ones and beat them, the rest of the Wu dogs will lose their courage!"

Fang Yue briefly summarized the strengths and weaknesses of the Wu soldiers at the East Gate to Kou Anguo and Deng Xian.

Kou Anguo blurted out: "Aren't they just a bunch of hooligans?"

Deng Xian was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

Although hooligans often gather in groups and look ferocious and unstoppable, in fact they are not united. As long as the fiercest ones are beaten, the rest will scatter.

"No wonder there are rumors that Zhang Liao's 800 men frightened Sun Quan's 100,000 men. I thought it was an exaggeration, but now that Captain Kou has said this, I understand."

"Just now I was wondering why the general had been unwilling to let Captain Kou and I go into battle. It turns out that he was afraid that if we went into battle too early, Wu would be defeated too quickly."

Deng Xian licked his lips and looked at the Wu soldiers in front of him as if he was looking at military merits that were within his grasp.

Kou Anguo wrapped his ring-handled sword and right hand with white cloth, staring at Xu Sheng's general flag: "The general's order is to defeat Wu Gou outside the east gate first, and then go to the south gate to help Yu She."

"Quick victory!"

Rapid drumbeats sounded.

Not only Fang Yue was excited when she received the order to counterattack, but the soldiers who were guarding the east gate with Fang Yue were also excited.

Things are changing. After being on the passive defensive for so long, it is time to take the initiative.

At this time, Wu Bing did not know that the offensive and defensive situation had changed.

Xu Sheng's personal soldiers at the front were the first to bear the brunt of the attack and encountered the fresh forces brought by Kou Anguo and Deng Xian who had just joined the battlefield.

The sudden change shocked Xu Sheng's personal soldiers and Xu Sheng.

The reason why Xu Sheng's personal soldiers looked the most powerful was that they joined the battlefield after Quan Cong left.

Before this, Xu Sheng's personal soldiers had always served as the supervisory team.

Xu Sheng is quite thoughtful.

First let the soldiers who are not close to you go to the front to consume the enemy's strength, and then send your personal soldiers to reap the credit when both sides are tired.

I never thought that I would hit a wall this time.

Watching his personal soldiers falling to the ground wounded in the battle with the reinforcements led by Kou Anguo and Deng Xian, Xu Sheng felt his heart bleeding.

These personal soldiers were all raised by Xu Sheng with a lot of money and food. Let alone their death, even if one of them was injured, Xu Sheng would feel heartbroken.

"Hurry up and provide support!"

Xu Sheng commanded the surrounding soldiers with red eyes. However, although the surrounding soldiers obeyed his orders and moved forward, they were all hesitant.

They are not kind enough in their daily lives and are ordered to fight with swords at their fingertips on the battlefield. Now they have to risk their lives to save a group of soldiers with better armor and weapons. These soldiers are not machines without emotional fluctuations, so it is naturally impossible for them to really sacrifice themselves for others.

Looking at the timid soldiers around him, Xu Sheng could not help but guess what these soldiers were thinking.

Seeing that more and more of his personal soldiers were killed or wounded, Xu Sheng shouted and urged the surrounding soldiers to move forward, while his personal guards waved flags to order the personal soldiers to withdraw.

Xu Sheng wanted his personal soldiers to retreat, but Kou Anguo and Deng Xian did not want that. They chased Xu Sheng's personal soldiers all the way to the outskirts of Xu Sheng's general flag.

Xu Sheng was shocked and angry.

If Xu Sheng had not been wounded by the arrow, he would have taken up the sword himself to show his might, just as he did when he killed the Wei soldiers at Ruxukou in the past.

However, now that he was wounded by an arrow, Xu Sheng did not dare to go into battle easily.

This is also one of the reasons why Liu Feng asked Kou Anguo and Deng Xian to break through the east gate first, so that he would attack whoever is weaker first.

Seeing that Kou Anguo and other Han soldiers were ferocious and difficult to stop, Xu Sheng gritted his teeth, turned around and left.

A wise man never suffers a loss in front of him. Xu Sheng did not want to follow the example of Chen Wu and Ling Tong. Under Sun Quan's command, the officers and soldiers who had lost all their troops were worthless.

"Wu is a bunch of dogs and rats, and he is really vulnerable!"

"All soldiers, kill Wu Gou!"

"Kill!"

As Xu Sheng retreated, the already exhausted Wu soldiers around him dared not stop the Han soldiers and turned around and ran away.

Kou Anguo and Deng Xian did not forget their military duties. After defeating Xu Sheng, they immediately drove their troops into the South Gate to assist Yu She.

Compared to the heartbroken and frightened Xu Sheng at the East Gate, Ding Feng at the South Gate is an absolute tough nut to crack.

Seeing Kou Anguo and Deng Xian leading their troops to arrive, Ding Feng was not frightened but became even more courageous.

however.

No matter how brave Ding Feng was, he could not defeat the crowd.

When Kou Anguo and Deng Xian joined the battlefield, and later Fang Yue from the East Gate also led his troops to the South Gate, the gap in military strength between the two sides was not that big.

Even if the four generals Fang Yue, Yu She, Kou Anguo and Deng Xian came together, they could not be resisted by Ding Feng alone.

Less than half an hour.

Xu Sheng at the east gate and Ding Feng at the south gate were successively repelled. Ma Zhong at the west gate saw that the situation was not good and sounded the horn and fled without waiting for the Han army's counterattack to begin.

Quan Cong never expected this.

As soon as he led his troops to rescue Jiangjinkou, Ding Feng, Xu Sheng and Ma Zhong were defeated.

What Quan Cong didn't expect was.

Li Ping, who launched a surprise attack on Jiangjinkou, not only did not run away, but also set an ambush on the road, waiting for Quan Cong to arrive.

After seeing Quan Cong's flag, Li Ping's eyes instantly became excited: "I thought it was just a small fish, but I didn't expect it to be a big fish. If I capture Quan Cong alive, I can definitely help the general plan to capture the city!"

(End of this chapter)