Zhang Liao received advice from Jia Xu and deliberately led his troops to attack Mobei, but in fact he crossed the Wushui River upstream and headed straight for Guan Yu's old camp.
This move is similar to the previous Battle of Xiaoyaojin, but Guan Yu is a martial arts master after all, and the Jingzhou army has many generals. Zhang Liao knows that it will be difficult to succeed, so his target this time is Zhuge Liang.
The fall of Mobei made Zhang Liao feel that he was in imminent crisis. Even with Guan Yu's bravery and Zhuge Liang's wisdom, even all the generals in Cao's camp would be hard to match, let alone now that the troops were divided into four groups
The situation now is critical, comparable to the Battle of Guandu. If we can get rid of Zhuge Liang and have Jia Xu as our advisor, we still have the strength to fight.
After crossing the Wushui River, they found out that Guan Yu had indeed fallen into the trap, so they led their troops to attack the front camp. Zhang Liao urged his horse to charge straight into the main camp of the Jingzhou army.
This battle was a desperate battle, with all the elite soldiers fighting to the death. Everyone was determined to advance without retreat, and would not retreat even at the cost of their lives to save Zhuge Liang's life.
From afar, he saw the enemy setting up camp. At this time, the front army was victorious, and Guan Yu went to pursue the enemy again. The soldiers who stayed in the camp were on low alert, so Zhang Liao urged his horse to rush out and rushed straight towards the fence that had not yet been closed.
"We are determined to break into the enemy's formation and fight to the death!" Zhang Liao shouted loudly, swung his sword, a cold light flashed, and he killed four or five people in one breath.
Hou Cheng and Zhang Hu guarded on both sides, and the eight hundred former members of the Xianzhen Camp were as fierce as tigers, leading the way, followed by three thousand armored cavalry.
Xu Chu went north to protect Cao Cao. Due to the long journey and trekking through mountains and rivers, heavy cavalry was useless in the desert, so they were left to Zhang Liao to command.
The left camp was suddenly attacked. This side was originally a weak point. The Jingzhou army was in a panic. Some fled backwards, some tried to resist hastily, but they were all killed by Zhang Liao.
The Xianzhen Camp was like a sharp spear tip, leading the way in front. The armored army was like a torrent, causing people and horses to fall wherever they passed, and no one could stop them.
At this time, Zhuge Liang was checking the map in the central army camp. When Guan Yu went to pursue the enemy, it was too late for him to dissuade him, so he had to think of a strategy to defeat the enemy first.
Jia Xu was a shrewd and calculating man, and had seen through his plans several times. Unless he had an overall advantage in military strength, he could not afford to be careless.
While he was thinking, he suddenly heard the sound of drums from the camp in the west. The sound was very chaotic, and he could vaguely hear the sound of shouting and killing. Zhuge Liang was startled and hurried out of the camp to check.
Xiahou Lan came over quickly and reported: "Military Advisor, something terrible has happened. Cao's army has attacked the camp, and the left camp is in chaos!"
"Order all troops to hold the camp firmly and do not panic!"
Zhuge Liang passed the order down and stood on the four-wheeled carriage to look. In the distance, he saw people and horses running around in a panic. A group of cavalry was like a tiger among a flock of sheep, and their momentum was unstoppable.
Li Dian was shocked and said, "This is Zhang Liao, Advisor, hurry up!"
Zhuge Liang was unmoved and said in a deep voice: "The three armies all follow the command flags. If I retreat, the army will be defeated like a mountain collapsing, and all the troops will be routed. The whole thing will be over!"
Li Dian said anxiously: "Zhang Liao's courage is beyond the reach of Yunchang. The military advisor is the most important person in the army. Please retreat for the time being and I will not come to protect the flag."
At this time, Chen Dao also rushed over after hearing the news. The Bai Li soldiers were stationed on both sides to protect the central army tent, and also advised Zhuge Liang to leave quickly.
Zhuge Liang stood on the chariot and observed the enemy's situation. He asked, "Has the central army camp been deployed?"
Chen Dao nodded and said, "Arrange everything according to the military advisor's drawings."
Zhuge Liang's eyes were slightly stern, and suddenly he smiled and said, "Zhang Liao wants to burn his boats and repeat the old story of Xiaoyaojin, but how could we, a man of Jingchu, face the challenge head-on and not retreat in the face of a battle?"
Chen Dao clasped his fists and said, "I am willing to intercept Zhang Liao."
Zhuge Liang regained his composure, and gently waved his feather fan, saying, "Cao's army is here to fight to the death. They are in high spirits now. We must not confront them. Quickly dispatch Gan Ning to come and take orders."
The personal soldiers went to pass on the order. At this time, the soldiers in each camp had already reacted and heard the general's order. They all remained motionless and guarded the trenches beside the main camp, watching Cao's army rushing towards the central army like wolves and tigers.
Zhang Liao killed his way through the western camp and, without bothering to chase the fleeing soldiers, he rode straight towards the central camp. Except for the Jingzhou soldiers who had just fled, there was no one to stop him.
He rushed through the stockade and looked up, only to see that all the Jingzhou soldiers were standing in silence, each forming their own battle array. Zhuge Liang was standing on the chariot, gently waving a feather fan. His heart sank.
The Jingzhou army was well-trained, and Zhuge Liang was frightened but not in panic, which was in stark contrast to the Wu army that fled in panic last time.
When Zhang Liao saw this, he knew that this battle would be extremely dangerous, but the arrow was on the string and had to be shot, and the men and horses were charging forward, with no way back.
"Kill! Go straight to Zhuge Liang's four-wheeled carriage!"
Zhang Liao was determined to move forward. The sound of horse hooves echoed in his ears as he held his sword and stared at Zhuge Liang in front of him.
In the central army camp, soldiers on both sides fired arrows at random, and Cao's soldiers kept falling down, but everyone rushed forward and remained unmoved.
The Cao army selected this time are all his trusted old generals, including Zhang Liao and Xu Chu's troops. They have amazing combat power and are united in their determination, ready to change the situation in one battle.
Zhang Liao led the way, rushed through several large tents, and killed several people. The central army camp had already been deployed, with trenches and fences, and archers hidden in them. Crossbows rained down arrows, causing greater losses to Cao's army.
Seeing that he could not defeat Zhuge Liang in front, Zhang Liao moved to the left. At this time, he was only an arrow's distance away from Zhuge Liang and the general's flag. The morale of Cao's army was greatly boosted. After crossing the tent, they prepared to attack from behind.
But when they went around the camp, they found that Zhuge Liang was about a mile away. He crossed several trenches, turned from the west gate to the east gate, and actually broke out of the camp.
Zhang Liao's face changed drastically, and the hand holding the knife trembled slightly. The defenders in the east camp had already been ready for battle. They fired arrows at will, and countless Cao soldiers fell again.
Hou Cheng was also surprised and asked loudly: "What's going on?"
In just a blink of an eye, they managed to get out of the camp and lost more than a thousand people. The crossbows of the Jingzhou army were short and dense, like raindrops, and were impossible to defend against.
Zhang Liao took a deep breath, stared at Zhuge Liang, and said in a deep voice: "Dismount from the Xianzhen Camp and follow me to charge forward. No need to make detours!"
Cao's army reorganized again and rushed towards the central army under a hail of arrows. This time, no matter how blocked by the defenders in front or the trenches and fences, they just went straight forward.
Zhang Liao was an excellent rider and his mount was also a good horse that could run a thousand miles a day. He crossed trenches and fences along the way, and the arrows were blocked by his sword. Only the Xianzhen Camp followed closely behind him, and the heavy cavalry behind him had been left far behind.
As they were approaching the center of the army, Zhang Liao saw that the area was already heavily guarded and was already exhausted. He had little chance of winning if he rushed in rashly, so he was preparing to take out his bow and arrow to shoot Zhuge Liang.
At this moment, drums suddenly sounded in the central army, and an army rushed out from behind the big tent, blocking the way. The first one was a general in golden armor and red robe, urging his horse and brandishing a sword to kill: "Zhang Liao, can you see Jinfan Gan Ning?"
"Die!" Zhang Liao had no choice at this time. He raised his sword and slashed at Gan Ning fiercely.
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There was a loud bang, and the two men refused to give in. The huge force caused the mounts to stand up, raise their heads and neigh.
Zhang Liao did not intend to fight with Gan Ning. Once he stopped, all his previous efforts would be wasted. However, he did not expect Gan Ning to be so brave and actually blocked his determined sword. He was furious and shouted, then slashed at him again with his sword.
The knife turned over like a strange python, drew a strange arc, and went towards Gan Ning's chest with a cold light.