Chapter 182 Jiangxia’s “defeat”
"Report, General Kou Feng and General Fu Kuang are back!"
Just as Zhuge Liang passed out the military orders one after another, the guards outside the door also came directly to report.
"Send them the order to come in!" Zhuge Liang's expression remained unchanged, without even raising his head. "Yuanzhi, go and check whether the grain and grass are sufficient, and then prepare the grain for the five thousand soldiers."
"No!" Zhou Buji was slightly surprised when he heard this, knowing that Zhuge Liang was about to take action.
After Zhou Buyi left, Kou Feng, who was born in the Kou family of Naluohou, and Fu Kuang, a general who dared to come from You County, also came to pay their respects.
Zhuge Liang looked at the two people with the same resolute faces, and he couldn't help but feel a little emotional in his heart.
Especially when facing Kou Feng, he didn't know how to face it for a moment. What he had to admit was that Liu...Kou Feng died for his own reasons in his previous life.
He had reasons to kill Kou Feng, and he also had reasons to do so, but he also had to admit that they were indeed sorry for this guy.
Therefore, after his master was satisfied with Wuling County, Zhuge Liang took the lead in recruiting the Changsha Kou Feng and directly brought the Kou Feng under his command.
Although he has not fought on the battlefield in these years, he has taught him for a while and treated him well.
As for Liu Bei... Kong Ming directly asked someone to find a recipe for nourishing qi and gave it to Liu Bei, saying that this recipe could nourish the body, strengthen its essence, and restore essence.
With these words, Liu Bei had not become a father once or twice before, so he was very happy. He had never thought of adopting a son of a borer, and he didn't say anything more until Liu Chan was born this year.
Kou Feng has now officially become a general under Liu Bei. He, Fu Kuang, who also came from Changsha, and Liu Min, who is now leading troops to fight on the front line, are obeying orders under Zhuge Liang.
"Huh~" He secretly let out a sigh of relief, and Zhuge Liang continued to give orders.
"You came just in time. Now that Cao Hong's army has arrived, Li Tong and Le Jin attacked Jiangxia in two directions. They relied on their superior strength to fully spread the battlefield, thus forcing us to retreat into Jiangxia.
Now Zhongmiao has retreated for more than ten miles, and Cao Hong's army is pressing forward step by step.
But this is not because Zhong Miao is inferior to Le Jin, nor is it because Liang is unable to resist Cao Hong..."
"A great military strategist, of course we understand!" Kou Feng has followed Zhuge Liang for a long time and is well aware of Zhuge Liang's abilities. From the beginning, he did not believe that Jiangxia, with Zhuge Liang in charge, would be defeated...
"Cao Hong and others attacked Jiangxia. Liang originally wanted to break the temporary delay and force Cao's army to continuously increase their strength in Jiangxia, thus reducing the pressure on Nanyang County and waiting for opportunities.
But what Liang never expected was that Xingba would take the lead in breaking the situation in Nanyang, and then lead his troops into Runan County.
Now that they want to make waves in Runan County, we can no longer wait..."
"Please sir, I will not give up even if I die!" Fu Kuang also expressed his attitude directly at this time. Kou Feng puffed up his chest and looked at the two of them. Zhuge Liang also nodded silently.
"Kou Feng listens to the order!"
"The end is here!"
"I am ordering you to take your troops and horses to the city of Xinyang first. The people here have been ordered to be driven away. After you go to Xinyang, you will directly leave the next batch of grain and grass to be transported to the front line to be piled up in Xinyang.
At the same time, place fire oil, hay and other fire starters in the city, waiting for Liang's follow-up orders!"
"The last general respects your order!"
"Fu Kuang!"
"The end will be here."
"You immediately reorganize your troops and horses. Liang has ordered Liu Min at the front to put Li Tong into Jiangxia. You first respond to the evacuation of the troops, and then Liang personally leads the troops to support General Huo Jun's evacuation.
We will do our best to abandon the three counties of Xiyang in Jiangxia. After you have received Liu Min, you will immediately lead troops to the direction of Anlu and set up more soldiers and horses to detect sentries along the way!"
"No!"
At this time, Zhuge Jun also walked in. When he saw Kou Feng and Fu Kuang, he immediately bowed slightly and saluted, and then came to Kong Ming's side and said softly.
"During this period, the people along the way have evacuated, brother, you can rest assured.
Liu Yong and Pang Yan are in charge of this matter, and Zhang Cun and Xi Zhen in the rear will also send troops and horses to support them. The line from Anlu and Xiling to here has been almost completely cleared..."
Zhuge Jun couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief when he said these words. In this short period of time, he was working on this matter with Pang Yan, Liu Yong and others almost day and night.
This land is the so-called northern part of Jiangxia, but there are almost no cities, so there are not many people.
At first Zhuge Jun thought it was just a trivial matter, but as he started to deal with it personally, he suddenly discovered that there were indeed not many people in this generation, but they lived very scattered.
In the past two months, his crotch has been worn down by war horses... Only then can he barely complete his brother's instructions.
"Thank you for your hard work, brother Jun." Kong Ming also nodded slightly towards Zhuge Jun, "After this time, you have reached the age where you should become an official."
"Brother, aren't you going to train me again?"
"You should retreat first." At this time, Zhuge Liang had no intention of teasing Zhuge Jun. Instead, he directly looked at the map again and said softly.
"Has there been any news from Cheng Mingke?"
"Brother, don't worry. Now that Jingnan has two gentlemen, Cheng Ming and Yao Qing, in charge, and Liu Wuling is personally in charge, there has not been any turmoil in Jingnan.
As for Jiaozhou..."
"Don't worry, Wu Chen's health is failing. Tell Cheng Ming that if Wu Chen's health fails, immediately let him enter Jiaozhou to take charge of important affairs!"
"No!"
"Tune Fu Xu, Deng Fu, Guo Mu, Xi Chengye and others into the place painted by Liang!"
"No!"
After completing this series of arrangements, Kong Ming slowly waved his hand and asked them to prepare separately. Zhou Buyi would directly prepare the food and grass later.
After everyone left, Zhuge Liang slowly walked out of the tent and looked at the busy scene outside. He slowly put one hand behind his back and seemed to want to fiddle with something with the other hand.
But in the end, he smiled bitterly and carried it away.
"I'm really not used to it..."
Two days later, major changes occurred in the Jiangxia battle. After Li Tong discovered that Liu Min was showing signs of retreat, he immediately led his death warriors to charge Liu Min's middle army. With the support of Cao Hong, the army directly penetrated Liu Min's front army.
Liu Min's feigned defeat directly turned into a big defeat.
Lieutenant General Deng Kai was beheaded by Li Tong on the spot. If his assistant had not appeared in time to save Liu Min, the general would have died on the spot.
Even though they were well prepared, the terrifying strength of Cao's army exceeded Liu Min and others' expectations.
After Fu Kuang responded to the evacuation of Liu Min's army, Huo Jun on the other side was also helpless. He wanted to withdraw into the city and continue to defend, but he received Zhuge Liang's order and immediately led his troops to evacuate.
Huo Jun even cut off the rear personally, directly blocking Le Jin's attack at the cost of minor injuries and the death of all his guards, ensuring the safe evacuation of the army.
After meeting Zhuge Liang, they headed directly towards Xinyang....
Chapter completed!