Chapter 21 My brother-in-law is so far-sighted that he is unrivaled in the world!
"That... is kind of the same."

"But I can't say for sure that Lu Bu and Yuan Shu will chase this far, but it's better to be prepared."

Xiao Fang's answer was light and casual, but everyone's eyes suddenly widened as they listened.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu and others looked at each other, and horror appeared in their eyes at the same time.

It took nearly half a month to travel from Haixi to Chengfu City.

In other words, Xiao Jinglue had predicted half a month ago that there would be a battle with the pursuing troops from Yuan and Lu.

So you chose Chengfu City in advance as the place to set up an ambush and defeat the enemy?
It's a bit scary to prepare for a rainy day...

Zhuge Liang, who was carving on the side, had his pen knife hanging in the air and his eyes widened as he looked at his brother-in-law.

At this moment, the turmoil in his heart was even greater than that in Liu Bei's.

It was because when he followed Xiao Fang to Xuzhou and passed through Chengfu City, Xiao Fang deliberately stayed there for two days to personally check out the nearby terrain.

Xiao Fang even took him back and forth twice in the valley where they were going to set up an ambush, and climbed all the nearby high ground.

At that time, he was still wondering why his brother-in-law was so interested in lingering here as there was nothing special about the scenery.

It was not until this moment that Zhuge Liang suddenly realized that Xiao Fang was not admiring the scenery, but surveying the terrain and selecting a battlefield for today's ambush on the pursuers.

At least two months have passed since then!

"No one in the world can match his foresight and foresight."

"I wonder when my wisdom will be comparable to my brother-in-law's..."

Zhuge Liang sighed in his heart, and there was a bit of admiration in his eyes.

"Gu Gu Gu~~"

Amidst the admiring gazes of the crowd, Xiao Fang's stomach protested at an inopportune time.

Xiao Fang had no choice but to cover his stomach and smiled awkwardly:

"I've been traveling all day and I'm starving."

"My Lord, how about we eat first before we set off?"

As soon as I said this, I suddenly felt something strange.

It sounds unlucky to eat before going out on the road...

Liu Bei withdrew his thoughts and laughed:
"Someone, hurry up and get some wine and meat. How can I let my military advisor make plans on an empty stomach?"

"Pass the order down, cook a meal immediately, and make sure the soldiers are well fed and well-watered, so that we can have the strength to deal with the pursuers!"

Bursts of laughter rang out in the hall.

...

The next day, at dawn.

The 6,000-strong army marched to the city of Chengfu.

The flags with the characters "Lu" and "Yuan" were mixed in the team.

At this time, Chengfu City was deserted, and the Yuan-Lu coalition forces easily occupied this small city on the banks of Woshui River.

"My two generals, according to my interrogation of the people in the city, Liu Bei escaped from Chengfu last night and headed west along the official road."

"Liu Bei's army has about 3,000 soldiers and horses, but they are accompanied by many women and children, as well as nearly a hundred baggage carts loaded with money and food."

After hearing the report from the lieutenant colonel, Cao Bao and Li Feng looked at each other, and a hint of excitement appeared in their eyes at the same time.

"The big-eared thief is carrying so many baggage and family members, so he will surely march slowly and won't be able to get far."

"Brother Li, we will immediately chase after them with light equipment, and we will definitely catch up within half a day!"

There was a sense of confidence in Cao Bao's tone.

"The big-eared thief killed my eldest son. My master has ordered me to kill Liu Bei, or else I will bring my head to you."

"Don't say that the big-eared thief can't escape far. Even if he escapes to the ends of the earth, I will chase him to the end!"

"let's go!"

Li Feng was even more decisive and jumped onto the horse directly.

The two generals did not allow the soldiers to rest. They went out of the west gate of Chengfu and ran away along the official road.

Gradually the sky became brighter.

After chasing them for only seven or eight miles, they soon saw abandoned baggage carts along the road, with food, fodder and money scattered all over the ground.

Ten miles further ahead, not only abandoned baggage can be seen everywhere, but even weapons, flags and drums can be seen everywhere.

Scattered across the official road.

Cao Bao pointed his whip at the scattered objects and sneered:

"Li Feng, did you see that? This must be because the big-eared thief knew we were chasing him, so he had to abandon his baggage and try to escape with light luggage!"

"I think his army is already in disarray and will be vulnerable to a single blow!"

Li Feng also showed arrogance on his face, and said disdainfully:
"Not to mention that his army is already in disarray, even if it is not, you and I have twice as many troops as him, are you still afraid that we can't defeat him?"

The two looked at each other and smiled, their smiles filled with sarcasm and disdain.

As he was speaking, the figures of soldiers with flags could be vaguely seen in front.

"The Zhang character flag! It must be Zhang Fei!"

"It looks like there are only about a thousand of them. They should be the rear guard of the big-eared thieves!"

Cao Bao recognized Zhang Fei's banner at a glance, and his face twisted instantly, his eyes burning with anger. The humiliation of being whipped by Zhang Fei in Xia Pi that day was still vivid in his mind.

Even the whip wounds on his back have not healed yet and still leave scars.

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

Cao Bao's eyes were blazing with fire. He pointed his sword and shouted angrily:
"All troops, listen to my orders. Follow me and kill all the enemy troops!"

"I will kill that butcher Zhang Fei to avenge my hatred!"

Cao Bao rushed out on his horse, leading his three thousand Danyang soldiers, and rushed towards Zhang Fei's army in front.

Cao Bao wanted to wash away the shame, but Li Feng wanted to take the credit.

His eldest son Yuan Yao was killed by Zhang Fei, who was the enemy who killed his lord Yuan Shu's son.

If Zhang Fei's head is also captured, wouldn't Yuan Shu double the reward after returning to Shouchun?
"Soldiers of the Yuan family, the time has come to avenge the eldest son."

"Whoever gets Zhang Fei's head will be rewarded handsomely!"

"Follow me and kill them!"

Li Feng swung his sword and galloped out on his horse, shouting.

The three thousand Yuan troops in Huainan immediately swarmed forward as if they were injected with chicken blood.

More than three hundred steps ahead.

Zhang Fei was standing on his horse with his spear in hand, squinting his eyes at the approaching enemy.

The two enemy armies did not advance in formation, but instead charged forward crazily.

This is a confident fighting style that will be used when you have an absolute advantage and believe that the enemy is vulnerable.

"What's in Advisor Xiao's head? How can he calculate everything?"

"He said that Cao Bao and Li Feng would rush over like crazy as soon as they saw my flag. He really came true!"

Zhang Fei murmured to himself, full of admiration.

While he was sighing, the enemy had already advanced more than two hundred steps.

Zhang Fei remembered Xiao Fang's instructions and immediately gave up his fighting spirit. He swung his snake spear:
"Pass the order, the entire army must not linger in the battle, and retreat to the valley immediately!"

The one thousand soldiers who were guarding the rear immediately changed direction and rushed towards the western valley.

They followed Zhang Fei's instructions and "threw away their weapons and armor" along the way.

Seeing Zhang Fei's defeat without a fight and seeing the discarded weapons and flags scattered all over the ground, Cao Bao and Li Feng became even more confident, and believed that Liu Jun's army was in chaos and could not withstand a single blow.

So the two generals no longer had any worries and just urged 6,000 soldiers to pursue relentlessly.

At noon, six thousand troops rushed into the valley without any warning.

On a hill.

Liu Bei and Xiao Fang stood side by side.

Every blade of grass and every tree in the valley can be clearly seen.

"Report~~General Zhang has led his troops to retreat into the valley!"

"Report~~The enemy has followed us into the valley!"

"Report~~ All six thousand enemy troops have entered the valley!"

Scouts kept rushing forward and reporting the latest enemy situation.

Liu Bei looked down at the mountain and could clearly see, without the need for scouts to report, that countless troops of the Yuan-Lü coalition had already filled the valley.

"Today I have once again learned from the military advisor's brilliant strategy!"

Liu Bei exclaimed sincerely and bowed slightly to Xiao Fang.

Xiao Fang smiled and pointed towards the valley:
"The fish has entered the net by itself. My lord, it's time to close the net."

Liu Bei laughed heartily, and a murderous aura suddenly rose in his body.

The sword was unsheathed and pointed down the mountain:
"Raise the signal flag and send out the ambush troops."

"Kill me!"

A huge flag with the word "Liu" on it was raised on the hill.

The two thousand Liu troops ambushed in the woods on both wings immediately started shouting and killing.

In the valley.

Cao Bao and Li Feng were still urging their horses to gallop.

The former was still fantasizing that after killing Liu Bei, future hidden dangers would be completely eliminated.

The latter was imagining how generous the reward would be if he presented Liu Bei's head to Yuan Shu.

Sudden.

The sound of drums and killing sounds interrupted the two's fantasy.

The two generals suddenly reined in their horses and looked around quickly, only to see countless Liu army soldiers suddenly appear in the originally quiet forest.

"ambush?"

Cao Bao and Li Feng looked at each other and their faces suddenly changed color.

(End of this chapter)