The night is as cool as water.
The potter glanced at Lu Lingji, who was curled up beside him, unclothed, and was sleeping soundly, but he didn't disturb her dream, got up and put on his clothes, and walked into the side hall.
He stood at the gate, looking up at the night sky, his eyes glistening with thoughts.
Wancheng at night is like a smooth mirror, reflecting the starlight in the sky, and that little starlight is the lights of every house.
The evening breeze was blowing, and the potter felt a chill, and he turned back into the hall.
In the lobby, six huge torches have already been propped up, and the hall is as bright as day.
On the dragon case, which originally belonged to Liu Xie, there was a candle flame as thick as a child's arm on each side, and the flickering red light reflected the huge map hanging next to it.
When the potter came to the map, his eagle-sharp gaze fell on the cities on the map.
Cao Cao was in Wuguan, a hundred miles away, staring at Wancheng with a tiger's eye, preparing for the fisherman's profit.
In the direction of Yi Jing, Gongsun Chan must only be the last straw and will be crushed.
In Jiangdong, Sun Ce has already subdued the opponents, and is grinding Huohuo, pondering whether to take Huainan again, or attack Jingzhou in the west The general trend of the world is interlocking and deducing in his mind.
Both intuition and reason told him that although he successfully grabbed the Son of Heaven, he might fall into a protracted war with Liu Biao.
He can't afford to drag it out, and he has to do it quickly.
In the southeast, Xizuo has sent back information that the Jingzhou army has begun to move, and it is believed that it will launch an attack on Wancheng in two days at the latest.
That's why he couldn't sleep tonight.
The door was pushed open again, and a night breeze entered the room, stirring the torches and dancing.
Before I could turn around, I smelled the smell of alcohol in my nose.
"Drunkard, do you still come to me so late to beg for a drink?"
the potter did not look back, and could tell who it was by the sound of footsteps.
"I want to sleep too, a drunkard, but suddenly I think of a very important thing, and I can't sleep at once, and I can't wait for tomorrow, so I rush to talk to the lord."
Sure enough, it was Chen Ping's voice.
The potter's eyes moved slightly, as if he had guessed something.
He turned around, invited Chen Ping to sit with him, and personally poured a glass of Gan's good wine, "Sit down, let's talk slowly." ” "It's good wine, it's really the second lady's wine that is the most refreshing, thank you lord."
As soon as he saw the good wine, Chen Ping's eyes lit up, and he raised his head unceremoniously and poured it out.
While he was drinking, the potter said with a smile: "Drunkard, don't you also feel that you can't go on with Liu Biao, and you have thought of any quick solutions?"
Chen Ping's wine entered his throat, and when he opened his mouth, he choked and squirted out to the potter.
When the wine was put down, Chen Ping wiped his mouth, and sighed with a wry smile: "Lord, can you not see the drunkard so thoroughly every time, it is very unfulfilling." ” The potter laughed.
Chen Ping was just joking, and after pouring another cup, his expression became solemn, "The situation in the world has changed, and we are no longer allowed to drag down the battle of Nanyang, and with Liu Biao's strong strength, if this battle drags on, the outcome is not yet known." ” In today's situation, the potters have no more than 20,000 soldiers available.
However, Liu Biao folded thousands of soldiers and horses, but there were still 37,000 soldiers, and he claimed to have 100,000 armor, if he fought a protracted war, Liu Biao could at least draw 30,000 or 40,000 troops from the rear.
In terms of troops, the potters did not have an advantage.
Moreover, even if he could repel Liu Biao in the end, he himself would lose a lot of soldiers and horses, and the potter still had to keep his soldiers and horses to fight a decisive battle with the most powerful enemy like Yuan Shao, and he did not want to lose too many elite soldiers on the confrontation with Liu Biao.
This battle is not only about how to quickly break through Liu Biao, but also about how to achieve the strategic goal with the least loss of soldiers and horses.
Chen Ping is a man of extreme resourcefulness, and Chen Ping could not have thought of the things that the potters were afraid of.
"Since you have guessed my scruples, drunkard, you must have thought of a way to solve it, don't sell it, let's talk about it."
The potter urged.
Chen Ping drank another glass of wine, and a hint of deceit flashed in his eyes, "Ping has thought of a two-step strategy here to quickly retreat Liu Biao, but he must first retreat as advance." ” "How to retreat into advance" "Abandon Wancheng."
The potters withdrew.
The next day, he wrapped up the Empress of Heaven, as well as the civil and military officials who survived the rebellion, abandoned Wancheng, and retreated all the way to the north, posing as if he would abandon Nanyang and return to Xudu.
Liu Biaobing captured Wancheng without bloodshed, and finally achieved his previous strategic goals.
However, at this time and time, the situation in the Central Plains changed drastically, and Liu Biao could no longer be satisfied with recapturing Wancheng, and possessed a corner of Jingxiang in Nanyang.
In order to regain the Son of Heaven and enter the Central Plains, Liu Biao certainly would not sit back and watch the potters return to Xudu safely with the Son of Heaven.
On the day of the capture of Wancheng, Liu Biao did not stop, opened the way with Cai Mao, led 37,000 people, and chased the potters all the way.
Five days later, the south bank of the water.
At dusk, the wind swept and the sky was desolate.
The potter's sword, eagle-like eyes, shot coldly in the direction of the southern avenue.
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The word "Tao" is a big banner hunting and flying, but under the big flag, there are only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses.
The potter has divided 10,000 soldiers and horses to protect the Son of Heaven and his party across the water, and retreated to Ye County first, while he himself led 10,000 soldiers and horses, posing as the queen of the palace.
These more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, facing nearly 40,000 Jingzhou chasing soldiers, seem to be a little thinner.
In the distance, a thick black line rises below the horizon, and endless flags, like cloud sails, rise below the horizon.
Soon, the potter saw the whole picture of that army.
A huge military array stretched hundreds of feet, densely packed with human heads and flying flags, like dark clouds covering the sky and the sun.
At the forefront, a big banner with the word "Cai" fluttered proudly.
The enemy line is approaching.
The potter stared at the front of the military array, but saw that at the forefront of the military array were thousands of shieldmen, the big shield held a total of three layers, covered with cowhide, the middle of wood, the innermost layer was also wrapped in a layer of iron sheet, obviously, such a thick shield, is even the potter's most powerful ballista, can not penetrate the shield.
Behind the shields were forest-like halberders, each carrying a halberd more than two feet long, enough to penetrate the heavy cavalry that rushed in.
On the left and right flanks of the military formation, more than 1,000 light cavalry were distributed to prevent the light cavalry from attacking the flanks and rear.
When Zhang Xiu did not surrender to Cao Cao, he was an ally with Liu Biao, and Liu Biao got more than 1,000 Liangzhou Haoba from Zhang Xiu's hands, which allowed him to form a cavalry corps of more than 1,000 people.
This light cavalry corps was unexpectedly also sent out by Liu Biao.
At a glance, the huge infantry and cavalry corps of the Jingzhou Army was almost like a steel beast wrapped in iron skin, which was simply invulnerable.
"Liu Biao, it seems that you have also done a lot of homework, knowing that I have a ballista and a fierce cavalry, this military formation of yours is basically aimed at me" The potter shook his head and smiled bitterly.
The enemy ordered the flag to wave and stopped the advance.
Hundreds of steps away, Cai Mao was sitting on a horse, looking down at his steel array, his eyes burning with pride and vengeful anger.
Looking ahead, I saw that the potters only led more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, Cai Mao smiled, and the smile was cold.
"Pottery thief, do you think that you can block my big array with more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, my array, no matter what means you have, today is the time for me to avenge my second brother" Liu Biao pursued the potters with a large army to recapture the Son of Heaven, but he was afraid of the potters' iron horses and powerful ballistas.
Liu Biao used Kuai Yue's strategy to teach Cai Mao the indestructible iron array, and ordered Cai Mao to be cautious, to advance steadily, and not to pursue rashly.
Although Cai Mao hated the potters, he did not dare to underestimate the potters, and obeyed Liu Biao's orders, but only found out that the potters had retreated to the front line of the water, and the soldiers of his palace were only 10,000 hours, so he dared to raise the whole army and advance mightily.
Seeing that the potters dared to fight head-on with more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, Cai Mao guessed that most of the potters wanted to use their sick cavalry to break through their infantry formations.
"Potter, I know that you have an amazing cavalry, but unfortunately this halberd shield array is specially designed to restrain your cavalry, if you have the courage, let the horse charge, this will have to be good for you" The more Cai Mao thought about it, the more proud he became, the killing intent on his face became more and more intense, and seeing that the time was almost there, he raised his hand and gave an order, and the whole army prepared to attack.
Tom tom The sound of war drums rose to the sky, and more than 30,000 people rode in an iron formation, stepping on neat steps, like a great wall of steel, and roared towards the formation of the Tao army.
The enemy was huge, the momentum was like a tide, and the more than 10,000 soldiers of the Tao Army in the formation were all slightly moved.
Even a fierce general like Yingbu frowned slightly.
"Husband, the concubine is also familiar with the art of war, according to the concubine's body, the formation of the Jingzhou army seems to restrain our cavalry advantage, and we are in a backwater formation, and the situation is a little unfavorable for us."
Lu Lingji, who was beside her, said worriedly.
As the daughter of Lu Bu, she is extremely powerful, and she is the wife of the pottery merchant, Lu Lingji at this time, like Hua Mulan, also served as the commander of the pottery merchant's personal army.
Although Lu Lingji did not say it explicitly, the implication was that she thought that the potter could not beat the other party.
The potter smiled but said nothing.
Hua Mulan on the other side smiled disapprovingly, "I said Sister Lingji, you don't have to worry about our husband, it seems that you haven't been with him for a long time, you don't know him, but he never fights uncertain battles." ” Hua Mulan trusted the potter a lot, and responded to Lu Lingji's worries for the potter.
Lu Lingji moved slightly, and thought that her husband dared to carry more than 30,000 enemy troops with 10,000 soldiers and horses, and he must have a strategy to break the enemy.
Remembering that when they fought against the potters before, they also had many advantages, but they were finally defeated by the potters with surprise soldiers, and this time it seems that the situation is the same.
Lu Lingji felt a little relieved, but seeing that the huge array of the Jingzhou army was getting closer and closer, and even the ground under her feet was buzzing, but Lu Lingji's worries continued unabated.
She couldn't guess that when the cavalry had been restrained, her husband would have any other strange soldiers who could defeat this enemy formation.
In the blink of an eye, the enemy army was a hundred paces away.
"It's almost time to get started" The corners of the potter's mouth swept into a sly smile, and suddenly his eyes gathered, and he shouted, "Where is Yingbu?"
"It's here."
Yingbu came out in response, but his tone was a little uneasy.
The potter's war knife pointed at the enemy formation, and said sharply: "Yingbu, I order you to lead five thousand elite soldiers to launch an attack on the enemy formation for me." ” Yingbu's face moved slightly, what he was worried about really happened.
The enemy's strength was huge, and the military formation was invulnerable, and it was not easy for them to carry the pressure of the enemy army head-on with their 10,000 soldiers and horses.
To Yingbu's surprise, the potter not only did not intend to defend, but actually took the initiative to attack.
Moreover, he was only given 5,000 soldiers and horses Yingbu was depressed, thinking about why his lord had always been wise, why he suddenly became confused at this time, didn't this order let him and these five thousand brothers go to death in vain.
The potter's expression was calm and confident, and there was no hint of impropriety.
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The military order is like a mountain, and the battle between the two armies is imminent, at this time, even if Yingbu is skeptical, how dare he disobey the order.
"The last general obeys" Yingbu could only grit his teeth secretly and fly away.
Tom tom In the Tao army's formation, the war drums of the drums sounded loudly.
"The Lord has an order, kill with me" Yingbu shouted loudly, brandished a big gun and slaughtered out of the military formation, led 5,000 soldiers, and smashed into the enemy army like a mountain and waves.
"This pottery thief even dared to attack first" Cai Mao's face couldn't help but show a hint of surprise.
When he saw the surging Tao army, but more than 5,000 soldiers, his momentary surprise immediately turned into disdain.
"Don't say it's 5,000 people, even if you kill the whole army, don't think about breaking through my iron array, potter, I think you're really arrogant, this time it's you yourself looking for death, no one can save you." isjgy: