Chapter 368 The Eve of the Decisive Battle(1/2)
The next day, Liu Bei’s military camp.
The quarantine officer came with a large cart and a small cart. Liu Bei was also excited to greet Zhang Fei, but looking at the number of small and small cars,
Zhang Fei was immediately reluctant and shouted, "Oh, what the hell? Just this little food and weapons? Is Yuan Shang fooling around? This is it?"
"Yide!" Liu Bei turned his head and glared, then said suspiciously: "This general, the leader of the alliance promised to give our army 30,000 hu of military rations and 3,000 sharp swords."
"But why are these?"
"General Liu, calm down! My lord said that the war is in a hurry, and the food, grass and weapons that were originally promised may be later before they can be delivered!"
"Wang, here are five thousand hu of military rations and eight hundred swords, all of which are excellent." The military officer said, and boasted about introducing the military rations behind.
"Get out of your mother," Zhang Fei kicked up!
"Thirty thousand hu of military rations have become five thousand? The huge Chenliu City is worth such a little food? You little boy, go and tell Yuan Shang and let him get out. We don't want the food!"
Zhang Fei was so angry that he glared at him and opened his eyes angrily, which was really scary.
The quartermaster was kicked and lying on the ground wailed. Before he came, he knew that this was a chore. Who knew that Zhang Yide was a reckless man? The key was that he could not beat him.
"Third brother, don't be rude!"
Liu Bei's face was gloomy and he was calm and he was not angry.
After saying that, he stepped forward and personally helped the quarantine officer up, dusted the dust on him, and then bowed and said, "My third brother is reckless, please don't blame him."
"We have collected these food and weapons, and we have to ask the general to say hello to the leader on my behalf."
Looking at Liu Bei's real gaze, the qualifier was a little moved. This man was a master and too cunning. In fact, he was not afraid of Zhang Fei's trouble.
I was afraid that Liu Bei would accept it happily and thank him.
This kind of person is so terrifying.
"Sure, certain!" The quarantine responded and took the people away.
Looking at the food left by the quarantine officer, Zhang Fei was furious and shouted: "This Yuan Shang is so bad. My brother tried his best to take Chenliu for him."
"For this reason, we have also lost many brothers, but he is so perfunctory that he can't give anything he promised, which is simply too much."
"Okay, let's go back first!"
Liu Bei waved his hand and after saying that, he asked someone to put the military rations into the warehouse, without showing any joy and sorrow.
However, due to the fact that Chen Liu belonged, the gap between the two sides obviously increased a lot.
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In the wilderness, the car frames whirred.
Under the Huagairo umbrella, four horses pulled the cart. On the cart, Cao Cao closed his eyes and rested, looking calm.
After a long time, he did not open his eyes, but shouted loudly: "Cao Ren, where are we? How long will it take to arrive in Chenliu?"
"Lord, Fengxian is ahead. It is estimated that the army will arrive in Chenliu in five days at the latest and meet with Yuan Shang." Cao Ren said loudly with his fists.
Cao Cao opened his eyes, his eyes were bright and full of insidiousness and cunning, and deep. "Five days have been too long. The order has been sent, and the three armies are advancing at full speed. Win or defeat is here."
Cao Cao was afraid. While Zhang Xiu was away, he needed to take down Jingzhou as soon as possible. Otherwise, if that man came back, no one in the world would be his opponent.
"No!" Cao Ren cried and still asked the troops to shout forward and speed up the march.
"Cheng Yu, immediately send a letter to Yuan Shang and Liu Bei, saying that I, Cao Cao, led a large army of 500,000 and would arrive at noon tomorrow, so that they would prepare for a decisive battle!"
Cao Cao thought for a moment and said something.
"Lord, this... we don't have a 500,000 army, we only have 50,000 troops, not to mention that we will not be able to arrive in Chenliu tomorrow!"
Cheng Yu said with a confused look on his face.
"Cheng Yu, each of my soldiers of Cao Cao, will each fight ten. Isn't it a 500,000 army? And I said that when the day comes, tomorrow will come. They will definitely convey it when they hear it. The morale of the coalition forces will inevitably be greatly shocked!"
Cao Cao turned his head and said arrogantly.
"No, Yu is copying it now!" Cheng Yu looked ashamed. His lord was still so chaotic!
The army of 50,000 was hyped into 500,000.
The thief is terrifying!
But as Cao Cao said, sometimes there are really no one paying attention to how many soldiers there are, because most people are seeking a kind of comfort.
After Cao Cao's letter was passed on, the coalition forces knew that Cao Cao had an army of 500,000. How could the morale of the army not be high?
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Chen State, governs the county.
At this moment, the territory of Chen was preparing for war, with almost no people, and had already been transferred away. Now the territory is full of soldiers, and here and Chenliu will be the main battlefield.
At least before Zhang Xiu came back, this was the main battlefield. Whether Jingzhou could block the coalition forces depends on what it is here.
At this moment, the mansion is in the palace.
Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Huang Zhong, Wen Pin, and the head coach of the four major striker army have arrived, and the iron cavalry of Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao have also arrived.
The navy was Jiang Qin's navy.
As for the generals, there are more. Huang Zhong and other coaches will not mention Taishi Ci, Zhou Tai, He Qi, Pan Zhang, Xing Daorong, Huo Jun, Fu Tong, Niu Jin, etc.
At this moment, in addition to the defense in some places, Jingzhou has gathered 250,000 elite troops on the front battlefield, and the number is not too great.
At present, except for Wei Yan's Fifth Army and Gan Ning are not there, almost everyone else has arrived. Most of the more than 300,000 elite troops in Jingzhou have gathered to stand by now.
"Everyone, this battle is related to the safety of the whole country. The four major legions are united and cannot be divided and ruled. At present, a commander-in-chief should be selected."
Huang Zhong took the initiative to propose it.
After saying that, everyone in the hall looked at each other, not knowing how to make a decision. After all, each has its own gang and its own camp. I definitely hope that my boss will take over this situation.
At this moment, Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and strided out, and said with a smile: "Everyone, General Huang is right. Liang thought that General Huang was the first to follow his lord and made great contributions. General Huang was the head commander of the three armies. This would be the best!"
"What's more, General Huang can be the commander of the three armies regardless of martial arts, military achievements, or character. I don't know what you think."
Listening to Zhuge Liang's words, Huang Zhong was stunned. Some of his dissatisfaction with Zhuge Liang suddenly disappeared, not because he spoke for himself, but because this person had a view of the overall situation.
At this time, only he has the qualification and ability to coordinate the three armies! Because whether it is Xu Shu or Zhuge Liang, his prestige is still a little short of his army.
As for Wenpin, his command ability is not up to par.
Xu Shu raised his eyebrows and sighed in his heart: "Kong Ming made a concession for Jingzhou. He spoke first and directly cut off the position of head coach."
"General Huang is brave and powerful, so there is no objection."
"The last general is obeying the general's dispatch!" Wen Pin was even more direct. If Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu were in the same team, then he and Huang Zhong were in another team.
"We have no objection!" The generals spoke in unison.
They thought this matter would be quarrel for three days and three nights because of their status, but they did not expect that because of Zhuge Liang's words, the matter that originally needed to be quarreled was settled.
Huang Zhong's eyes were deep, and he glanced at him. The pressure fell on him invisibly, and he said loudly:
"Everyone, Huang is not talented, but now he is able to live and die. I am willing to take on this important task. I hope we can work together to defeat the powerful enemy and protect our great mountains and rivers!"
Huang Zhong took the initiative because Zhuge Liang had already said that, and he had no need to shirk it. Winning is the key now!
"We are willing to listen to the commander's order!" Everyone said loudly.
Huang Zhong strides to the sand table on one side. The sand table is a scalable terrain, which is relatively comprehensive.
Taking out the painted pole, Huang Zhong said directly: "Chen County is small and small. Although it is a county and state capital, it is not conducive to the battle of hundreds of thousands of troops. I want to push forward the front line and push it to Changping!"
"Changping?" Everyone was curious.
Then what, this is not the same as that.
"There is a large plain and empty land to the northwest of Changping. Our army only needs to send people to set up a camp. The enemy coalition must pull it out and confront it!"
Huang Zhong pointed to Changping County on the map and said solemnly.
"Master, are we going to fight with them?" Wen Pin frowned.
"That's right, Yuan Shang has nearly 100,000 iron cavalry, and Liu Bei has more than 50,000 iron cavalry. Both of these two iron cavalry are elite, but our army has fireworks intimidation, so we are not afraid."
"The strongest infantrymen are probably Cao Cao and Liu Zhang. It is estimated that the enemy army has a total of 300,000 infantrymen and about 150,000 cavalrymen, totaling nearly 500,000 troops."
"Destroy it, you can make progress in the world!" Huang Zhong said, waved his sleeves and signaled that they were the ones in the world.
"What do you think!" Huang Zhong asked back.
"No objection, the enemy will inevitably come from Chenliu, and Changping can defend the left wing defense line and prevent the enemy from attacking the east and west, which is the best choice!"
Zhuge Liang smiled and agreed.
"What do you think?" Huang Zhong asked.
"We are obeying the commander's order!" The generals responded.
"Okay, let me pass the orders on. The generals of each unit will lead their troops to set up a defense with Changping Yicheng and fight to the death with the enemy!" Huang Zhong shouted again.
But this time, the decisive battle position was set.
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To be continued...