Chapter 267 What kind of horrible strategy is this! Want to show loyalty to the Yuan family? Bingzhou Wolf Riders rise again, kneel down!

Liu Bei!

On the top of the city wall was the great general of the time, Liu Bei, the lord of Jing and Yang.

Zang Ba was completely stunned.

Shouldn't Liu Bei be in Shouchun City at this time, trying to appease and win over the hearts of the people in Huainan?
How come you suddenly appeared in Xuyi?

Looking at the densely packed soldiers on the city walls and the battle flags covering the sky, there are at least seven or eight thousand of them!
According to the intelligence reported by Xin Ping and his spies, wasn't the Xuyi garrison comprised of only Taishi Ci's 4,000 soldiers and horses?
How come so many soldiers suddenly appeared?

Zang Ba froze in place, thousands of thoughts flooding his mind, and he was in a state of surprise and confusion.

"Zang Ba!"

"You pretended to be escorting grain to Haixi, but actually went south by sea, and then went west along the Huai River, in an attempt to launch a surprise attack on my Xuyi City!"

"My military advisor Xiao has already seen through Xu You's trick!"

"If you know what's happening, dismount and surrender now, and I'll spare your life!"

"If you are stubborn and insist on being Yuan's lackey, I will kill you and sacrifice you to my flag!"

On the top of the city wall, Liu Bei spoke again, his shout was like thunder, like an ultimatum.

The Taishan soldiers crowded in front of the city were all shocked and at a loss.

Zang Ba's scalp tingled and his face changed again. He looked at Liu Bei as if he had seen a ghost.

It turned out that Liu Bei had already known clearly about his plan of launching a surprise attack across the sea!
Liu Bei even knew that the person who offered the advice was Xu You!

What kind of terrifying plan that foresaw the future is this?
"Xiao Fang, big brother, Liu Bei is talking about that Xiao Fang!"

"It is rumored that Xiao Fang is the reincarnation of the Sage of Strategy. It turns out to be true. Xu You's plan was really seen through by him!"

"Liu Bei has been prepared for this. There must be a trick here. We should retreat quickly~~"

Sun Guan, who was the first to wake up, shouted in a trembling voice.

Zang Ba's heart shuddered and he woke up in shock.

Just as he turned his horse around and was about to order a retreat, a thought flashed through his mind:

So what if Liu Bei had been prepared?
The number of Liu Jun on the city wall is only about 7,000 people, but I have 10,000 soldiers under my command!
If we burn our boats and attack the city by force at this time, we may still have a chance of winning!
If I retreat like this, wouldn’t I miss the opportunity to prove my loyalty to the Yuan family?
Think about this.

Zang Ba gritted his teeth, and the panic on his face instantly turned into determination.

He drew his sword, pointed it at Xuyi City, and shouted:
"Taishan soldiers, listen up! Attack the city immediately and crush Xuyi!"

"Whoever cuts off Liu Bei's head will be granted a title of nobility!"

Sun Guan, who was standing by, was horrified.

Liu Bei has seen through Xu You's plan and has increased defenses in Xuyi in advance, waiting for you to fall into his trap.

At this time, instead of quickly boarding the ship and escaping to the east, you force an attack on the city. Are you crazy?

"Brother, Liu Bei has already--"

Without waiting for Sun Guan to dissuade him, Zang Ba mounted his horse and rushed towards Xuyi City with sword in hand.

The Taishan soldiers behind him, who were originally panicking, seemed to be given an injection of chicken blood, and they mustered up their courage again, roaring and rushing towards the east gate of Xuyi.

On top of the city.

When Liu Bei saw that Zang Ba not only refused to surrender but dared to launch an attack, murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"Archers, listen up! Shoot and kill the enemy!"

Liu Bei waved his whip and gave a stern order.

On top of the city walls, thousands of archers immediately drew their bows and shot arrows.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Countless sharp arrows fell like raindrops, covering the sky and the earth.

Countless streams of blood splattered and screams rang out one after another.

Hundreds of Taishan soldiers were immediately pinned to the ground, with countless casualties.

Zang Ba brandished his long sword to block all the incoming arrows, and shouted at his soldiers to ignore casualties and rush to the city under the rain of arrows.

Accompanied by roars, dozens of ladders that had been prepared in advance crashed into the city wall.

Zang Ba ran back and forth, yelling at his soldiers, and climbed up the ladder regardless of everything.

A siege seems to be imminent.

"How anxious must Zang Ba be to show his loyalty to the Yuan family..."

Xiao Fang raised his mouth with sarcasm and sneered:

"My lord, this fish is determined to jump into our net. How can we not help him? It's time to close the net."

Liu Bei also sneered and drew his sword.

"Raise the signal flag and order the ambush troops to take action."

The order was given, and on the city wall, a red flag flew high up.

Two clouds of dust swept in from the east and south.

Two large flags with the characters "Huang" and "Tai Shi" appeared, leading two Liu armies, and surrounded and killed the Taishan soldiers who were attacking the city.

The ambush troops are ready!

These two legions, which were originally going to retreat to Jiangdong ten days ago, headed north again via Zhongdushui, quietly returned to the Huaishui line, and completed an ambush on the Xuyi line.

Seeing the signal flag hoisted high on the top of Xuyi City, Huang Zhong and Taishi Ci each led more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to encircle and kill the Taishan army from two sides.

In the blink of an eye, the ambush arrived.

The Taishan soldiers who were attacking the city never expected that there were ambushes of Liu's army outside the city, and their number was twice theirs.

In an instant, the Taishan army was caught off guard, scattered, and found itself in a situation of being divided and surrounded.

Ghosts cried and wolves howled, and blood splattered everywhere.

Ten thousand Taishan troops collapsed!
"Ambush? Liu Bei actually set up so many ambushes outside the city?"

"But aren't all Liu Bei's troops in Shouchun? How come so many troops suddenly appeared in Xuyi?"

"Why didn't the spy give any warning?"

Zang Ba was stunned when he saw Liu Jun rushing towards him from all directions like tigers and wolves. His mind was once again filled with countless questions.

Sun Guanze cried out with a trembling voice, with a sad face:

"Brother, we've fallen into a trap!"

"Liu Bei not only saw through our sneak attack plan, but also used some unknown means to secretly transfer tens of thousands of troops to Xuyi!"

"Hurry up and retreat. If we don't retreat, all of us brothers will die here~~"

Zang Ba shuddered, and all his shock and confusion turned into fear.

These 10,000 Taishan soldiers were his entire fortune, the capital on which he depended for his livelihood. If they were all buried here, even if he escaped back to Xiapi alive, he would no longer have the confidence to stand under the Yuan family.

"Retreat, all troops quickly board the ship and retreat——"

Zang Ba's will to fight collapsed, he turned his horse around and screamed loudly.

The 10,000-strong Taishan army collapsed and fled in panic towards the warships on the shore.

It's too late.

In the lower reaches of the Huai River, a navy came from the east and blocked their retreat.

The "Gan" flag was flying dazzlingly above the flagship.

That was the 8,000 navy led by Gan Ning, who sailed from Jiangdong into the Huai River, following Zang Ba's fleet all the way.

Seeing the signal flag raised on the top of Xuyi City, Gan Ning urged the navy to go up the river and block the enemy's retreat route by water.

The horn sounded, and more than a hundred warships rushed over and reached the shore in the blink of an eye.

Countless naval soldiers leaped onto the south bank like beasts out of a cage and attacked the Taishan soldiers who were trying to escape onto the ship.

"Brother, Liu Bei actually set up an ambush on the Huai River?"

"Our water retreat has been cut off. What should we do?"

Sun Guan reined in his horse, turned around and shouted at Zang Ba, his eyes full of despair.

Zang Ba had nothing to say.

Looking at the Liu army surrounding and attacking from all directions, and the Liu army's navy landing on the Huai River continuously, he froze in place, with deep despair in his eyes.

"There are ambushes even on the water. Liu Bei has laid such a trap. Is he trying to kill me?"

"Xuzhou has changed its master several times, but I, Zang Ba, have remained standing. Am I going to die here today?"

Zang Ba gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with despair and deep regret.

He began to regret that he should not have accepted the mission of attacking Xuyi in his eagerness to make a contribution and show his loyalty to the Yuan family.

In the end, not only did he not get any credit, but he also seemed to have lost his life.

"How can I, Zang Ba, die here? My Taishan Army must not be destroyed here!"

Zang Ba suddenly roared like a trapped beast, brandished his sword and shouted:
"Soldiers of the Taishan Army, if you want to live, follow me to take back the warship!"

Zang Ba rode his horse and dragged his sword, then charged towards Liu Jun's navy that had landed.

Driven by the belief of survival, the desperate Taishan soldiers could only rush towards Gan Ning's troops who had landed.

Retaking the warships and rushing into the Huai River was their only hope of escape.

What a pity, how could Liu Bei give him this opportunity.

On top of the city.

Liu Bei looked expectantly at Zhang Liao beside him:

"Wenyuan, I heard from the military advisor that you have learned the essence of Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry's tactics!"

"Today, let me see the style of Bingzhou Wolf Riders!"

The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry is the elite cavalry in the world and can be compared with the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

After Lu Bu was killed, Zhang Liao was the only person who was proficient in the wolf cavalry tactics.

At Xiao Fang's suggestion, Liu Bei allocated 300 cavalrymen to Zhang Liao, who placed them under Zhang Liao's command and rebuilt the Wolf Cavalry.

In this battle, Liu Bei specially brought the Wolf Cavalry to Xuyi, just to witness the power of the rumored Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.

"Then please watch the battle here, my lord, and see Liao capture Zang Ba alive!"

Zhang Liao accepted the order generously, took up his sword and left the city.

The city gates opened and the drawbridge was lowered.

Zhang Liao took a deep breath, swung his sword and shouted:
"Wolf Riders, listen to my orders. Follow me out of the city and kill the enemy!"

A man and a horse rushed out.

Three hundred wolf riders, like tigers out of a cage, rushed out from the top of the city in a mighty force.

The cavalry rolled over and crashed into the enemy group in an instant.

Countless enemy soldiers were chopped to the ground, and countless Taishan soldiers were knocked over by their horses.

The iron cavalry was unstoppable, charging through the bloody road, crushing countless Taishan soldiers to the ground like grass.

The Taishan Army's last will to resist was finally ruthlessly pierced by the sharpest spear of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.

They were mentally broken, dropped their weapons, knelt on the ground and begged for surrender.

"Pick up the knife, whoever dares to surrender will be killed~~"

Zang Ba was furious and cursed at the soldiers who collapsed and knelt on the ground.

Seeing that he could not stop the trend of surrender, Zang Ba's eyes bulged, and he raised the bloody knife in his hand, ready to kill his own soldiers.

"Zhang Liao is here!"

"Zang Ba, accept your fate!"

A thunderous roar interrupted Zang Ba's raised sword.

He turned around suddenly and saw Zhang Liao coming towards him like a gust of wind.

The long sword in his hand rolled up a blood mist in the air, and he slashed across with great force.

Zang Ba's face changed, and without time to think, he raised his sword to block.

"throat!"

There was a loud bang as if the sky was collapsing.

Zang Ba had no time to gather strength, and was knocked off his horse with his sword, falling heavily to the ground.

"How dare you hurt my brother, you bastard!"

When Sun Guan saw Zang Ba being knocked off his horse, he was so shocked and angry that he rushed towards Zhang Liao with his sword in hand.

Zhang Liao turned his sword, swung it backhand, and slashed at Sun Guan as fast as lightning.

"puff!"

A human head has risen into the air.

Sun Guan's body fell to the ground with a loud bang, and his flying head fell in front of Zang Ba.

"Good brother——"

Zang Ba, who was lying on the ground, saw Sun Guan being beheaded. He let out a hoarse beast roar and struggled to get up.

Zhang Liao's towering body stood in front of him like an iron tower, and the bloody blade was against his neck.

(End of this chapter)