Three Kingdoms Dance of the Heroes 051: Ma Da Uses a Scheme!

  After this battle, as the sky was already late, Liu Bei ordered the army to withdraw and defend in a dangerous place. The four camps of Liu Bei were arranged by Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, Zhao Yun, and Wen Ping.

  Inside the Chinese army's main tent at this time!

  Liu Bei, Wen Ping, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun and Gan Ning several people's eyes surrounded the huge map hanging around.

  Liu Bei and Zhao Yun were outsiders who were unfamiliar with the local geography, so they could only look to Huang Zhong and Wen Ping.

  Huang Zhong had been in Jingzhou for over a decade, but he had long been holed up in Changsha. If not for the Jiangxia coup, it would have been a problem for Huang Zhong to lead his army out of Changsha. Perhaps, like in history, he would only gradually reveal his edge in his sixties!

  Now Huang Zhong is fifty-four years old, and his edge is still strong!

  Liu Bei could only cast his eyes towards Wen Pin, who nodded and pointed to the location of Jing Mountain with a furrowed brow, explaining in a low voice: "Jing Mountain is east of Anlu, Yingcheng, west of Shicheng, south of Tianmen, Shayang, and north of Suixian County." Wen Pin paused for a moment before continuing: "The terrain of Jing Mountain is undulating with hills and valleys, with many dangerous areas that are easily ambushed. Zhang Wu and Chen Sun were aided by a superior force, catching us off guard."

  "We were too careless!" Liu Bei's expression changed slightly, his eyes gloomy as he gazed at the map and said: "Today's battle, Zhang Wu, Chen Sun's army is very stubborn, it seems that this war will be another bloody one..."

  At this moment, the curtain of the big account suddenly rolled up, and Liu Bei and others looked intently to see that it was Liu Xuan and Gan Ning who came in. When Liu Bei saw him, he quickly turned his eyes to Liu Xuan and asked urgently: "Xuan'er, how are our casualties?"

  Liu Xuan furrowed his brow, his tone somewhat heavy, and said in a low voice: "Father, the two generals Xing Daorong and Deng Fang's five thousand strong army, Han Sheng's four thousand strong army, after counting, only about five hundred people from Xing Daorong and Deng Fang's armies returned, and nearly hundreds of people were killed or injured in Han Sheng's army..."

  Liu Bei's eyes widened in shock, and he exclaimed, "What? Such heavy casualties?" Wen Ping and the others also gasped in surprise. Liu Bei suppressed his astonishment, cleared his throat, and said in a low voice, "The enemy's equipment is inferior to ours, yet they have such great combat strength..."

  Liu Bei and the others did not know that the tens of thousands of troops were all elite soldiers selected from "hundreds of thousands of troops" by Zhang Wu and Chen Sun, who had originally been given helmets, armor, and sharp blades from the Jiangxia County armory, but were flatly refused by Ma Da... otherwise their ferocity would not have stopped at this.

  Liu Bei's eyes swept over Liu Xuan, seeing Gan Ning stroking his chin as if thinking about something, and asked aloud: "Xingba, what do you think of today's battle situation?"

  Gan Ning listened to Liu Bei's words and suddenly came back to his senses. After a moment of contemplation, he spoke in a low voice: "Lord Xuande, I once led a large army to charge into the enemy formation, but was surrounded by another group of enemy soldiers. Although their military strength was not strong, they had the advantage of numbers. At that time, I could only retreat and the enemy army surrounding me seemed familiar, as if..."

  "What's going on?" Liu Bei asked curiously. Wen Ping, Huang Zhong, Liu Xuan and Zhao Yun all exchanged glances.

  "Ah-ha!" Gan Ning suddenly clapped his hands together, his eyes gleaming with excitement: "The enemy army besieging us today is the 'Great Army of Eastern Wu' that was defeated by Huang Zu! No wonder, no wonder!"

  Liu Bei listened to Gan Ning's words about the Eastern Wu army, and suddenly hung his head in thought. Suddenly, Liu Bei looked at Gan Ning in surprise and exclaimed: "Xingba, you won't tell me that those besieging bandits are actually the Eastern Wu army defeated by Huang Zu?"

  Wen Pin, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and other generals listened to Liu Bei's speculation, all of whom took a deep breath. Gan Ning nodded slightly upon hearing the words, his tone affirmative: "Huang Zu broke the Eastern Wu army without any effort, beheading Sun Wu's general under his horse."

  "All this must be Zhang Wu and Chen Sun's plan."

  Wen Ping furrowed his brow deeply and worriedly said, "So to speak, Sun Quan's killing of Huang Zu was actually Zhang Wu and Chen Sun's two thieves borrowing a knife to kill someone?"

  "That person is not simple." Liu Xuan said with half-closed eyes: "That person took advantage of Huang Zu and Dong Wu's mortal feud, unrelenting resentment! Huang Zu was repeatedly suppressed by Dong Wu, today he has such a great opportunity to defeat Sun Wu, his heart is overjoyed, he must think that one move will eliminate him, regardless of everything, leading the army to attack, leaving Jiangxia County's military strength empty, giving Zhang Wu and Chen Sun a great opportunity!"

  "Zhang Yi, Xing Ba, Zi Long, Han Sheng." At this time, Liu Bei furrowed his brow and said in a low voice: "The sky is already late, you quickly return to the camp to arrange defense, don't give the bandits an opportunity."

  "Ah."

  On a certain mountain slope in Jingzhou, Ma Chao's eyes gazed faintly at the camp of Liu Bei's army, where there were flickering flames and soldiers patrolling vigilantly.

  Zhang Wu and Chen Sun were chatting in a low voice, when Ma Da suddenly turned around, looked at the two of them, sneered coldly to himself, and said with a serious expression: "The two generals, it's already midnight, let's get ready to set off!"

  Zhang Wu and Chen Sun listened and suddenly their eyes lit up, and a sinister laugh escaped from their mouths.

  Ma Da's brow furrowed slightly, and he said calmly: "General Chen, you must remember the instructions I gave you. When the enemy army comes to attack, no matter what, do not engage in battle. Retreat immediately!"

  Chen Sun's expression changed slightly, and he immediately snorted, Ma Da saw Chen Sun's expression clearly, and sneered in his heart: "You think you can oppose me?"

  "Reaching this point, I wish the two great generals a victorious start!"

  "Bang... Bang... Bang..."

  The sound of drums echoed into the Liu Bei's army camp, and Huang Zhong, who was guarding the left wing, suddenly changed his expression as soon as he heard it. He put on his armor, held his sword, and suddenly opened the curtain of his tent, shouting: "The whole army is gathering, follow me to battle..."

  The sound was like thunder, spreading far and wide, and the left wing immediately sprang into action.

  This scene, at this moment, also appeared on the right wing Wen Pin, the vanguard Gan Ning, and the rear army Zhao Yun.

  In the military tent, Liu Bei and Liu Xuan were talking when they suddenly heard the thunderous drumbeats and crisp cymbal sounds. The two men's expressions changed, and Liu Bei quickly stood up and summoned a personal guard: "What is the meaning of these drumbeats and cymbal sounds?"

  "My lord, the enemy army is approaching." The personal guard dared not conceal and hastily replied, then said: "My lord need not worry, General Gan, General Wen, General Huang, General Zhao all led their troops to meet them..."

  "Hmm..." Liu Bei nodded slightly upon hearing, and waved his hand to let his personal guards retreat. After a moment, the sounds of drums and gongs ceased, and Liu Bei smiled, saying: "With these four men holding down the fort, I have no worries!"

  He sat down and continued talking with Liu Xuan, but didn't expect the good times to be short-lived. After a brief moment, the drumming started again... and then stopped again...

  Liu Bei's expression changed, and he turned to look at Liu Xuan, who was deep in thought, furrowing his brow as he said: "Father, the enemy seems to be plotting something..."

  Before the words were finished, the tent flap was suddenly lifted. Liu Bei looked intently and saw Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, Wen Ping, and Zhao Yun, all four major generals of the front, rear, left, and right camps, arriving at the central command tent without exception!

  Wen Ping's eyebrows were furrowed with a deep worry, and he said anxiously: "Lord Xuande, the enemy is cunning, using such tactics to unsettle our army..."

  Huang Zhong took over and gritted his teeth: "The four of us heard the drum sound, led the army to attack, but when we came out of the camp, there was no sign of the enemy."

  Zhoa Yun and Gan Ning also furrowed their brows, knowing that the situation was not good. Just as Liu Bei was about to speak, he heard Liu Xuan frowning and saying: "Father, it seems that Zhang Wu and Chen Sun want our army to be in disarray."

  Liu Bei and the others, upon hearing this, all changed their expressions. Gan Ning furrowed his brow and said: "What Liu's younger brother said is reasonable. In my opinion, this must be a trick of the enemy to lure us into a trap."

  "What Xing Ba said is absolutely right. If we continue like this, our army's morale will inevitably plummet, and our spirit will be dampened. The chances of winning the battle tomorrow will definitely decrease by at least 30%..."

  Liu Bei furrowed his brow in deep thought, but at this moment, the drumming and gonging sounds started again. Huang Zhong and others heard it and their expressions became even more gloomy and uncertain, all of them glaring with cold eyes, speaking out in anger and scolding incessantly.