Chapter 160: Take Wuling Lightly
In early spring, the temperature in the south has begun to rise, and everything begins to rejuvenate. Just like all beautiful scenery, you can see from a distance, but you will have many problems when you look up close, such as mosquitoes and the somewhat stuffy air.
Fortunately, it was not summer yet, otherwise it would be even more uncomfortable, so Liu Yi decided to settle the four counties in Jingnan before the weather became warmer.
Liu Yi, who made this decision silently in his heart, finally gave up the idea of building a comfortable straw hut for himself. It was not that he could not, but that he had to worry about other people's thoughts.
People's psychology is very strange. If you don't build a straw hut at this time and choose to lie in this wilderness with the soldiers, the soldiers will feel that you share the joys and sorrows with everyone, you are a good leader and a good cadre, and you will be very energetic. But if you really build a straw hut to rest and enjoy, you will feel angry and there is no way to compromise.
Therefore, being a general is tiring, and being a marshal is also tiring, let alone being in danger of life. Liu Bei wants to let himself engage in such a dangerous job again. I will go on strike when I go back!
"Sir." Guan Ping came to Liu Yi and whispered: "The roads around have been explored. If Wuling soldiers and horses want to go to Changsha, this is a must-pass place."
"There is no small path?" Liu Yi asked uncertainly.
"Of course there are." Guan Ping was speechless. This was the third time that Liu Yi asked him to investigate and explained patiently: "I have seen the last general. Those paths are not suitable for large army marching. According to the Ma Lai report, Wuling has 3,000 troops, so it is impossible to walk the path."
"That's good. According to their marching speed, they can probably arrive here at the time of Shen. Ask the soldiers to move in the spot first, don't make too loud noises, pay attention to the enemy's exploration of horses. After noon, they will go back to everyone. Even if it is convenient, it will be convenient for me to get into my crotch." Liu Yi nodded, completely relieved. As for who the enemy's commander was, there is no need to know. Anyway, the general who had no idea about Wuling, Huang Zhong also said that there was no character.
"Where is General Hansheng?" Liu Yi asked.
"Explore the enemy situation ahead." Guan Ping bowed.
"Let him stop checking. Leave this kind of thing to the detective. Please come to my side to rest." Liu Yi ordered. Although Guan Ping's martial arts skills are good, Liu Yi still hopes that people like Huang Zhong, who are at the level of the Five Tiger General, will be better by his side, and feel more secure.
"Here!" Guan Ping agreed and went to find Huang Zhong.
About a quarter of an hour later, Huang Zhong came to Liu Yi and bowed to him.
"Is the old general's injury okay?" Liu Yi's eyes fell on Huang Zhong's arm and asked with concern.
"Don't worry, even if you have one hand, you are not my opponent!" The old man said proudly.
"There is no need to go into battle in person. We are ambushing today, but Yi wants to use the power of the veteran general's sharp shooting!" Liu Yi smiled and said, "I wonder if the veteran general may draw a bow today? That would be much less trouble."
"It's okay within a hundred steps." Huang Zhong hesitated.
Although he knew the unit of measurement, Liu Yi was incompetent to see the distance at a glance. He thought about it and pointed to the corridor below: "General, how many steps is there from the post road?"
"Eighty steps." Huang Zhong glanced at him.
"Okay, wait until the enemy passes by here later, and I will ask the general to shoot the enemy commander, and then our army will come out again?" Liu Yi looked at Huang Zhong and asked.
Liu Yi admired Huang Zhong's archery skills from the bottom of his heart. When Han Xuan came over that day, the distance between the two sides was 150 steps. Huang Zhong not only hit the helmet with an arrow, but also directly pierced the helmet he had made with his own hands. The lethality and hit rate were really amazing. It was probably because he had resurrected his father-in-law. That was it. I really don't know what level Huang Zhong was in his prime.
Huang Zhong looked at the post road, nodded and said, "Here."
Liu Yi felt that Huang Zhong was a little hesitant, turned his head, looked at Huang Zhong's arm, and frowned and said, "What exactly did the doctor say? The old general should not force it. If the old general's archery skills are ruined by a mediocre person, it would be more than worth the loss."
Liu Yi's plan was to shoot the enemy's commander first, so war would naturally be much easier, but if Huang Zhong's sharp shooting ability was destroyed, it would be more costly.
"Don't worry, sir, it's just an arrow, it's not a problem." Huang Zhong smiled heroically: "It's just that the last archery technique has always been a head-on killing enemy, and it rarely does such sneak attacks."
This is a domineering statement, but when you wanted to cum, it was a plot, right?
Liu Yi thought about it in his heart. It seemed that he was also facing each other. He didn't know how the old guy's bottom line was determined. He smiled and said, "Then today I'll ask the old general to break the precepts. At most, when shooting arrows, I'll remind the other party."
Let the other party die and be a wise ghost.
Huang Zhong nodded, stayed by Liu Yi's side, and waited quietly.
An hour passed quickly, and the provoy in front had already discovered the traces of the scouts. Liu Yi hurriedly ordered people to hide it. Because it was an ambush, there were not many soldiers this time, only about a thousand people, and they were ambushing around the canyon.
As for the ambush process, it was very simple. The opponent's poor sense of defense made Liu Yi, a layman, feel a little incredible. The scout basically went through a formality and had no intention of investigating the two sides of the forest. The opponent's coach was even more charming. The most important thing was that he was incompetent. Huang Zhong shouted and shot the arrow. The other party didn't even react, and was shot by Huang Zhong with an arrow.
Three thousand soldiers surrendered directly, and the rest either ran away or were shot and killed by arrows shot from both sides, or were killed during the fight, only one or two hundred people were lost, two thousand were captured, and seven or eight hundred escaped.
Such a battle is really unreasonable, and Liu Yi, as the commander-in-chief, was almost always bystanders throughout the whole process.
"Sir, the prisoners have been counted. Have you withdrawn?" Guan Ping came to Liu Yi and asked.
"Recruit these prisoners, disrupt and reorganize them, and rush directly to Wuling." Liu Yi changed his mind. Wuling's army was too weak. The supplies collected from the other party were enough for them to fight to Wuling. The main force that the other party rushed to rescue was almost wiped out. How many more troops could Wuling have? What soldiers could be collected at this time? Fight directly.
At this moment, Liu Yi ordered Guan Ping to lead troops to open the way, and Liu Yi and Huang Zhong took charge of the central army and led their troops straight to Wuling.
It was probably not that the enemy had just been sent out, and the counties in Wuling were not prepared at all, and they almost surrendered. It took Liu Yi more than a month to sweep Changsha, but Wuling went down half a month. When he arrived at Wuling, Liu Yi realized that the one who was shot by Huang Zhong was Wuling's prefect Jin Xuan. The three thousand soldiers were basically all the troops that Wuling could take out.
No wonder when the general died at that time, almost all the remaining soldiers surrendered without much resistance.
"Sir, he made a brilliant plan and actually killed the Wuling Prefect in one battle." Wuling Capital, Linyuan County, Guan Ping, Liu Sandao and other generals complimented towards Liu Yi.
"Don't praise it, it's Jin Xuan's unlucky. Besides, General Han Sheng, who shot and killed Jin Xuan, what did it have to do with me?" Liu Yi waved his hand and signaled everyone to sit down and said, "But it can be seen that there is really no one under Jin Xuan's men available, and he actually led his army in person."
"The four counties in Jingnan often fight against Shanyue. The people are strong and there are not many scholars. However, Jin Xuan relied on his identity and did not want to make friends with military personnel. He only wanted to be with scholars. Naturally, no one was willing to serve him. The method of civil governance is available in Jiangbei, but in Jingnan, those Shanyue people would not talk about any etiquette." Huang Zhong smiled and shook his head.
"I won't mention him." Liu Yi shook his head, feeling that Jin Xuan was not as good as Han Xuan. No matter what, Han Xuan would at least use Huang Zhong. Knowing that Huang Zhong was available, this Jin Xuan was directly aware of his origin. The four counties in Jingnan were originally a mixed place, and the people were martial. How could so many aristocratic families use him? The scholars in Nanjun and Jiangxia probably wouldn't look down on this side.
Liu Yi said with a solemn expression: "Send someone to send a command to Liu Feng to station troops and wait for our army to join us!"
After Wuling, only Lingling and Guiyang were left. Wei Yan was watching Guiyang. Liu Yi was just gathering troops to attack Lingling. At this time, Lingling probably had news from Han Xuan, and it was impossible to deceive him. However, with the 3,000 troops in Wuling, Liu Yi was able to gather another 5,000 troops. After joining Liu Feng's two thousand troops, there were 7,000 troops, which was enough to fight a tough battle.
"Here!" After hearing this, the generals agreed.
"Frankly, you come to command the troops." Liu Yi looked at Guan Ping and said.
"Me?" Guan Ping was stunned when he heard this.
"It's you, marching and fighting, I don't understand. General Hansheng is injured. We'll be in the car. You'll be responsible for the march." Liu Yi glanced at Guan Ping. He liked this kid very much. He was obedient and honest in doing things. He just lacked his own opinion and did not have the ability to stand alone. Liu Yi was going to help him and let him start making decisions bit by bit. He had to cultivate his own opinion bit by bit. Guan Ping had been with Guan Yu for a long time and had no chance to decide anything alone, so he would be like now. He couldn't stand alone and could not get training around Guan Yu. So let's train himself.
"Here!" Guan Ping had no choice but to answer his order.
"Sir, the veteran would rather ride a horse." Huang Zhong knew that Liu Yi had good intentions, but in this Jingnan land, even the post road was bumpy, and it was not necessarily more comfortable to ride a horse in a carriage.
"Don't worry, General." Liu Yi smiled and said, "My carriage is different from ordinary carriages. Don't forget my skills."
"Uh..." Huang Zhong was used to Liu Yi's position as commander, and did not react for a moment, but then said: "Sir, you are a person who has accomplished great things, how can you do this..."
"Salzty karma?" Liu Yi looked at Huang Zhong who was hesitant and said with a smile.
Huang Zhong nodded silently, obviously feeling that Liu Yi's current status and ability should not do these things anymore.
Chapter completed!