Chapter 80 The Thirteenth Trial

Kunyang City is located between two rivers, with Fushui in the north and Kunshui in the south.Twelve days ago, Liu Xiu broke out from the south gate of Kunyang City, crossed the Kun River, turned east, and went to Yancheng and Dingling to ask for help.Today, Liu Xiu led more than a thousand riders, dashed down from the hill, still took the same route, and went straight to the south of Kunyang city.The cavalry was in a hurry to gallop, and it was only half a mile away from Kunshui, but Liu Xiu suddenly stopped and ordered to set up camp.All the soldiers under his command were puzzled and asked Liu Xiudao: "Since we follow the general, life and death have long been ignored. We should rush to the bottom and hit the enemy's line. Why did we give up halfway?" We don't have to take the initiative to go to the enemy, the officers and soldiers will come to invite us to fight."

Kunshui flows quietly not far away, the water is clear to the bottom, and the waves are peaceful.Liu Xiu looked at the Kunshui, but his heart suddenly returned to Taixue, to the Weishui beside Chang'an City. He generously said to Deng Yu beside the water: "I am the water, and I will arrive!" He was young at that time, Blinded by passion, I don't believe in destiny in the world.Seven years later, he led more than 1,000 cavalry and infantry, rode horses on the shore of the Kunshui River, and faced millions of officers and soldiers who were almost impossible to defeat. Water is still water, and dihydrogen oxide remains unchanged, but fate cannot be denied.It took him twenty-nine years to finally stand in front of fate for the first time.If you win, your name will go down in history, and if you lose, you will lose your bones. You can't have both. This is not only the ruthlessness of fate, but also the solemnity of fate.

At this time, Liu Xiu is still a general in name, but he has become the main general in fact. This is his war, and this will also be his destiny! Besides, when Liu Xiu garrisoned in Kunshui, scouts had already reported to Wang Yi.Wang Yizheng and Yan You were playing Go, and they were strangling. They asked casually, "How many people are here?" The scout replied, "More than a thousand people." Wang Yi frowned and said, "That's just a small number of people. Who will be the leader?" The scout He replied: "He is about seven feet tall and has a very beautiful eyebrow. I don't know who it is." Yan You said from the side: "This must be Liu Xiuye."

Wang Yi was taken aback, Liu Xiu?The name sounds very familiar. Yan You said, "Liu Xiu is the third younger brother of Liu Yan." Wang Yi snorted, and then asked, "What is Liu Xiu's current position in the Han army?" Yan You replied, "It's too often a general." Yi said to himself: "The official rank is so low?" After finishing speaking, he knocked on the chess pieces with his hand and fell into deep thought. Kunyang was unable to attack Kunyang for a long time, and all the officers and soldiers felt ashamed. Hearing that Liu Xiu had come, with only a thousand troops, it was a great opportunity for meritorious service, so they challenged Wang Yi one after another.Wang Yi pointed at the generals, laughed and said: "Frivolous, frivolous!" After speaking, he asked the generals, "If you were given more than a thousand people and ordered you to come and fight against my million officers and soldiers, would you dare?" The generals shook their heads, not daring.Wang Yi said: "You dare not, why would Liu Xiu dare?" The generals applauded: Liu Xiu must have thought that it would be an honor to die at the hands of Da Sikong.Wang Yi's face darkened, and he said: "In my opinion, there must be a large army behind Liu Xiu." The generals suddenly realized that it was Da Sikong who had far-reaching knowledge, that is to say, without the support of an army, how could Liu Xiu be so fat Brave, dare to use one as a thousand, and challenge the officers and soldiers!

Wang Yidao: "It's been more than ten days since I attacked Kunyang, and I still can't go down. It's a big mistake. For the current plan, it's a big mistake to come here and make a mistake. Use Kunyang as bait to lure the Han army to rescue, and I will wait for work and besiege the city. aid." Hearing the words, all the generals praised him, even Yan You, who was used to singing against Wang Yi, could not help nodding his head slightly. Wang Yi's previous stupid tricks, such as refusing to rescue Wancheng, refusing to surrender Kunyang, etc., were defeated because of the siege and annihilation of the city. At this moment, this strategy is showing a wonderful flavor: retain Kunyang, turn Kunyang into a bottomless pit, and induce the Han army to send troops to rescue, and then rely on the absolute superiority of officers and soldiers to defeat the Han army in field battles. Army reinforcements gradually swallowed up.

Wang Yi said again: "The so-called strategy is also set according to the enemy, and it varies from enemy to enemy. Besieging the city and destroying reinforcements will not work against Chimei, but it is just right for dealing with the Han army. Chimei has no ambitions and runs guerrilla. The Han army is different, the Han army commander Liu Yan, who was a hero for a while, watched his use of troops, conquering the city and conquering the territory, step by step. Obviously, he has the ambition in the world, and he will definitely look for opportunities to fight our army head-on." Wang Yi said again: "However, if you want to lure the Han army to a decisive battle with our million-strong army, you must give the Han army the courage to fight decisively and let them see the hope of victory." After finishing speaking, Wang Yi looked at Jingzhou Mubian Qi and others said again: "Here, I must thank the officials and generals in Jingzhou. It is you who allowed the Han army to win consecutive battles and allowed the Han army to run rampant in Yingchuan, Nanyang, thus greatly ruining the reputation of the officers and soldiers and fueling the arrogance of the Han army. "Bian Qi and others listened to Wang Yi's public praise and private criticism, they all blushed and wished they could dissect the body and leave.

Wang Yi stroked his beard and laughed, and said: "This time, there are only more than a thousand people to help the Han army. The leader Liu Xiu is just a general who is too ordinary. This must come to test the truth, and there will be a large army to support us. I have to give them a taste of sweetness, not to scare them away, and more importantly, to lure out the following army to fight me." After finishing speaking, he threw down the token and said: "General Xu Qing obeys orders. , order you to lead the pace and ride three thousand, and go to the battle. You are only allowed to lose, not to win. If you lose, you will make a great achievement, and if you win, you will be punished by military law."

Xu Qing was overjoyed, I love this job, so he took the order happily and went straight to Kunshui with a three-thousand-year-old lead.When the Han army saw Xu Qing attacking from a distance, all their hands were itchy, and they waited for Liu Xiu's order to meet and fight.Liu Xiuyao held his sword high in front of the horse formation, and said in a loud voice: "This is the first battle, there will be victory but no defeat. Follow my orders, and wait for the officers and soldiers to cross the Kun River before attacking!" Xu Qing leads the army, galloping like flying.Liu Xiu yelled, hold on!Xu Qing and the others approached, and had already waded into Kunshui.Liu Xiu yelled again, hold on!Xu Qing had more than 3,000 people, half of them were about to land, and half were still in the water. Liu Xiu pointed with his long sword and shouted: "Kill!"He took the lead and rushed straight forward. The Han army shouted in unison and ran wildly to follow.

Xu Qing led the army to fight, not seeking victory, only seeking defeat, thinking that this is not easy, just go through the motions, but he never thought that Liu Xiu would not cooperate at all, and played for real as soon as he came up, like a tiger going down the mountain , a charge.The officers and soldiers who had just landed were immediately killed to pieces, turned around and fled, and collided with and trampled on the officers and soldiers still in Kunshui, mutilating each other.The officers and soldiers were defeated, Xu Qing broke up and returned to the camp to claim his credit, and then things became very strange, even Xu Qing himself couldn't figure out whether he was defeated on purpose or really.

The Han army counted the battlefield, beheaded hundreds of ranks, and captured more than 20 horses.Liu Xiu ordered each of the war horses to carry the corpse of an officer and soldier, put a flag on the corpse, and wrote in blood "Wanxia soldiers are here", and released them all to the officers and soldiers camp.The war horse knew the way, waded through Kunshui, and returned to the base camp.The officers and soldiers along the way looked at the tragic corpse on the horse, and their fighting spirit was depressed because of it. When they saw the blood on the flag, their expressions could not hide their horror.The horse returned to the base camp, and someone came to unload the corpse and lead the horse back to the stable.The war horses don't know that their master is dead, they drink water and eat grass, accumulate strength, waiting for the master's control, waiting for the next battle.