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Chapter 532 The Battle of Yiling (54)

Sun Huan lost another battle, and two consecutive games in two days are actually nothing!

When Huang Zhong faced Xiahou Shang at Jiameng Pass, he lost more than ten consecutive battles, and then turned defeated to victory.

But Sun Heng's enemy Guan Xing and his general Xie Jing were seriously injured, which also damaged Tan Xiong and many soldiers, and his morale dropped to a low point.

Although Zhu Ran's 25,000 troops have not been used yet, Liu Bei's army also has Shamoke, Du Lu, and Liu Ning's 20,000 troops eyeing him and cannot help the battle with all his might.

Sun Heng is not a foolish person. Through the comparison of strength and analysis of the battlefield situation, he thought that with himself and Zhu Ran could not stop Liu Bei's main force. Instead of being defeated, it would be better to take the initiative to ask for help and immediately send an envoy to Wuchang for help.

Seeing Zhang Bao and Guan Xing win two consecutive games, Wu Ban's deputy general Zhang Nan, Feng Xi was a little unable to sit still.

Liu Bei sent the two of them to assist Wu Ban, but he had high hopes.

It can also be said that the two of them are Liu Bei's actual pioneers.

Zhang Nan and Feng Xi are the best among the local generals in Jingzhou. Not only are they second only to Huang Zhong and Wei Yan in martial arts, but they are also well-versed in military tactics. They are highly valued by Liu Bei. They can be said to be Liu Bei's confidant.

At that time, Liu Zhang invited Liu Bei to enter Xichuan, Zhang Nan, Feng Xi and Liu Bei.

In the process of attacking Liu Zhang, because Liu Bei wanted to win the hearts of the people, he rarely used strong attack methods to attack the city. The two of them were the generals under Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, and they performed in a normal manner and were not very eye-catching.

However, in the Battle of Hanzhong, Zhang Nan followed Huang Zhong. Although his status was not as good as that of the deputy general Zhang Zhu, because he was both Jingzhou, he was valued by Huang Zhong and made many military achievements and became Huang Zhong's right-hand assistant.

After Huang Zhong passed away from illness, Huang Zhong's troops were handed over to Zhang Nan.

When Feng Xi first entered Xichuan, he was originally a good partner with Zhang Nan, but during the Battle of Hanzhong, Feng Xi was asked by Wei Yan to come to his command.

Feng Xi followed Wei Yan for dozens of battles, and finally captured Nanzheng City together, making a lot of contributions.

Feng Xi originally followed Wei Yan to guard Hanzhong, but after Huang Zhong passed away, Huang Zhong had no descendants, so he recommended Zhang Nan to take over his army.

Zhang Nan was Liu Bei's confidant, and Huang Zhong's recommendation was naturally agreed. In order to maintain the combat effectiveness of Huang Zhong's army, Feng Xi was transferred back to partner with Zhang Nan.

Because Liu Bei asked Huang Zhong's general Zhang Nan to command the army and horses left by Huang Zhong, he asked Feng Xi to come over to be his deputy general. The two had not high positions, but they had been attracted by Liu Bei as a confidant general.

During this Eastern Expedition, Liu Bei asked them to be Wu Ban's deputy, which was also of profound significance.

Liu Bei wanted to take advantage of the two's prestige in the Jingzhou army to deter those local soldiers of Jingzhou who were surrendered to Sun Quan's men, and undoubtedly had a considerable advantage in the battle.

The two were originally going to do something big, but because Wu Ban was cautious all the way, they did not either stick to Sun Quan's army or flee. Apart from defeating Li Yi and Liu Anna's battle, the two had no decent results.

Compared with the first victory of Zhang Bao and Guan Xing, the two of them were quite ashamed and urgently needed to make military achievements.

After discussing, the two suggested to Wu Ban:

"General Wu, now Sun Heng has lost two consecutive games, and his morale is floating, and he is just taking advantage of the robbery of the village."

Although Wu Ban inherited Zhang Fei's vanguard position and was of high power, his martial arts and prestige were not enough to convince the public, and he also lacked the experience of commanding large corps to fight, so it was reasonable that he did not dare to let go.

When Liu Bei led his army to attack Luocheng, he had a confrontation with Wu Yi, but Wu Ban did not participate in the war between Liu Bei and Liu Zhang.

During the Battle of Hanzhong, many Xichuan generals made their mark, but Wu Ban was still serving as the county magistrate in Jianning and did not experience the experience of this war.

After Liu Bei took office as King of Hanzhong, he transferred Wu Ban to Langzhong to serve as Zhang Fei's deputy general.

Wu Ban knew in his heart that although Zhang Nan and Feng Xi were very respectful to him, they were completely giving face to his brother-in-law Liu Bei, and they did not have much awe for him.

Therefore, he also wants to use his abilities to get everyone's recognition.

In this battle, he had done his homework and was very familiar with the situation on the battlefield.

Wu Ban was eager to make contributions, but he couldn't afford to lose. After considering it, he replied:

"Although Sun Huan lost many soldiers, Zhu Ran's army was confronting Shamoko and did not lose. If you go to rob the village today, if Zhu Ran sent troops to cut off my way back and attacked on both sides, you must be defeated. You can have a solution to it."

Zhang Nan and Feng Xi, if they want to rob the camp, they naturally have to be guarded against Zhu Ran's attack. They have already thought of a solution and answered:

"The risk of this camp is not small, so naturally, Zhang Bao and Guan Xing cannot be allowed to participate, but the generals cannot leave them aside. The two generals Guan Xing and Zhang Bao each lead 5,000 troops to lie in the valley; if Zhu Ran leads the army to rescue, the left and right armies will attack together, and they will surely win."

When Wu Ban heard what they said was reasonable, he was worried that Zhu Ran would not send troops, so he made Zhang Bao and Guan Xingbai busy, which caused the two to be dissatisfied with him, so he said to Zhang Nan:

"This arrangement is very good, but I am afraid that Zhang Bao and Guan Xing will mobilize all their troops. When Zhu Ran fails to arrive, they will be busy in vain and feel dissatisfied with us. It is better to let the small soldiers pretend to surrender and deliberately reveal the robbery of the village to Zhu Ran. Zhu Ran may not believe it after receiving the information, but when he sees the fire in Sun Heng's camp, he will definitely send troops to rescue him. Then Zhang Bao and Guan Xing will ambush him and attack him, and he will definitely be able to defeat Zhu Ran and achieve great achievements. This is a happy situation, a happy situation!"

Zhang Nan and Feng Xi simply wanted to make contributions. Seeing that Wu Ban adopted his suggestion, he was very happy. Naturally, he would not mind that Zhang Bao and Guan Xing made new contributions, so he acted separately.

Zhu Ran confronted Shamoke. When he heard that Sun Huan had lost his troops and was about to divide his troops to rescue him, he suddenly hid the Lu army and led a few small soldiers to surrender.

Zhu Ran personally interrogated. The young master knew that he was a general of the Jiangdong Army. Although he was a little frightened, he answered freely and said to Zhu Ran:

"We were originally soldiers under Feng Xi's account. Because the rewards and punishments were unknown, we came to surrender and reported them to the secret."

Zhu Ran asked:

"What's the matter?"

The pawn said:

"Tonight, Feng Xi took advantage of the situation and wanted to rob General Sun's camp, and agreed to raise the fire as a sign at the beginning."

After hearing this, Zhu Ran would rather believe it, even if someone reported it to Sun Huan.

The person who reported the matter was halfway through, but was caught and killed by Guan Xing, who was ambushed in advance.

Zhu Ran found it difficult to determine the authenticity of the information, but he had to save it. If Sun Heng was defeated, he would become an isolated army and would sooner or later he would not be able to escape the defeat.

Then he gathered the generals to discuss and left half of the soldiers to guard the camp. He personally led his troops to rescue Sun Huan.

General Cui Yu said:

"The words of the young master cannot be believed deeply. If there is any resignation, the left and right armies will be stopped. The general should only guard the camps, and the last general is willing to replace the general and his party."

Zhu Ranran followed it and ordered Cui Yu to lead 10,000 troops to go.
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