Chapter 414: A great victory in battle, sweeping Yizhou [Subscription Request]

Under Liu Bei's gaze, the flag of the Shu army in that direction fell to the ground and cries of killing rang out.

The various tribes of the Southern Yi were being attacked and killed by the neighboring Shu army.

Liu Bei's lips began to tremble.

The one who attacked the Southern Yi tribes was Wei Yan, a general of the Shu army, whom he regarded as his confidant and promoted personally.

Why did Wei Yan attack the Southern Yi tribes?

Because he is from Cao Wei!

Wei Yan's rebellion completely disrupted Liu Bei's military deployment, and instantly put Liu Bei and the Yizhou army into the most unfavorable situation.

Wei Yan won the trust of Liu Bei by virtue of his good performance in the campaign against Meng Huo, capturing Meng Huo alive twice and defeating the Nanman soldiers. In this battle, he was entrusted with an important task and commanded troops to protect the flank.

Among the generals under Liu Bei, except Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, there are few who can stand on their own.

It was inevitable that Wei Yan's power in Yizhou gradually increased.

But why did he rebel and when did he start?
At the beginning, Wei Yan, who surrendered to Liu Bei, was a member of Cao Wei!
When Cao Cao first took over Jingzhou, he secretly recruited several people.

At that time, Liu Bei was just a rising star, trying to survive in the chaos, and could barely be considered the leader of a local ragtag force.

However, Cao Wei had already gained control of the Nine Provinces and was unrivalled in its power.

When Cao Cao recruited Wei Yan, Wei Yan was also unknown.

Wei Yan felt flattered that the Wei Dynasty extended an olive branch to him.

Also, because he had little fame, it did not seem strange for him to join Liu Bei, so he was accepted.

Wei Yan has always been in Shu but his heart is with Cao.

He joined Liu Bei in order to make a contribution.

Wei Yan has been waiting for this day for the past two years.

At this time, a group of his trusted confidants, following his orders, tried their best to kill the troops of the Southern Yi tribes in order to bring the credit back to Cao.

At this moment, Liu Bei seemed to have the same feeling as when he obtained Yizhou and Fa Zheng and others under Liu Zhang's command defected to his side one after another. Liu Zhang felt extremely sad at that time.

In the distance, Zhang Fei was trapped in the battle and fell off his horse, and Guan Yu led the central army to charge forward.

The two armies faced off, and the sounds of killing filled the fields.

Cao Wei's central army was lined up, with black-armored cavalry and heavy cavalry on both wings, supporting each other in the trap camps and defeating the Shu army.

Except for Guan Yu and Zhao Yun fighting in the sky above the battlefield, it was difficult to tell the winner.

As for the other parties, they began to collapse as soon as the battle started, with an alarming speed.

Liu Bei urgently asked his attendants, "Kong Ming, Xiao Zhi, what should we do now?"

"Retreat!" Zhuge Liang sighed.

"Beat the drums and call back the troops!"

Fa Zheng also gave the same verdict: "Wei Yan rebelled on the battlefield, and the decline is irreversible. It is likely that something bad will happen later."

The war had just begun, and the army's advance and retreat could not be treated as a joke... Liu Bei hesitated.

The key point is that Zhang Fei is still trapped in the formation and his life or death is unknown.

"My lord, please retreat quickly. There is still a chance to save the rest of your troops. I see that the Wei army has other plans, not just Wei Yan's." Fa Zheng said again.

In addition to Wei Yan, there are also...

"Beat the drums, withdraw the troops!"

Liu Bei issued an order.

His only remaining hope was to hold out and avoid a major collapse.

Boom boom boom!
Drum signal transmission.

Order the troops to withdraw.

The war has just begun and the main force is still pushing forward and has not been fully deployed on the battlefield. It should not be difficult to order the troops to withdraw.

But as soon as Liu Bei sounded the war drums, they heard loud shouts of killing.

In the direction where Meng Huo was, all the southern barbarian tribes rushed out and attacked Cao's army.

Liu Bei ordered the troops to withdraw, and all the barbarians charged forward?
Meng Huo's southern barbarian tribe rushed out, targeting the Shu army from behind, and slashed and killed them with their swords.

Is Meng Huo also from Cao Wei?

It took the Shu army a long time to gather its strength and finally capture Meng Huo.

He had no chance of contact with Cao's camp, so how could he surrender to Cao?

In fact, Cao's spies had come into contact with Meng Huo when he led the southern barbarian tribes to fight against Yizhou.

It is a simple truth that the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Gaining support from Cao Wei would be of great benefit to Meng Huo, who had suffered a series of defeats.

Both sides got what they needed, easily confronted each other, and established contact.

However, Meng Huo's surrender to Cao and Liu Bei was not a complete loyalty. Instead, he was weighing the pros and cons in order to preserve his Nanman, and he would help whoever was beneficial to him.

Until the moment of the battle, if Liu Bei was strong and could defeat Cao's army, Meng Huo would not rebel.

But when the real battle started, it was clear that Cao Wei had a great advantage.

Meng Huosui also jumped out and chopped him down.

Liu Bei worked hard while Cao Cao picked fruits.

The battlefield changed, Meng Huo led the Southern Barbarians to attack the Shu army from the rear.

On the battlefield, the Shu army was sandwiched between the Nanman soldiers and the Wei army, and was attacked from both sides.

On the other side, Wei Yan was killing the tribes of the Southern Yi.

Wei Yan and Meng Huo were both vying to make achievements on the battlefield, fearing that they did not kill ruthlessly enough.

Both of them took part in the battle personally.

The Shu army was already defeated, and now it was even more miserable.

Wei Yan and Meng Huo successively surrendered to Cao... In his misery, Liu Bei suddenly had an absurd thought: Yizhou has never been mine, but Cao Mengde's.

Boom!

In the center of the battlefield where thousands of troops were fighting, a wave of troops rose up.

After Zhang Fei fell into the enemy's formation, he fought his way out again.

The energy in his body surged, his body swelled, and after deflecting another attack from Ma Chao and Gao Shun, he rushed into the air.

At this time, Zhang Fei's hair was disheveled, his left arm and shoulder blade were stained with blood, but he shouted like thunder:

"All the tribes in Yizhou, listen to my command, concentrate your strength and charge southward. My two brothers, go first, I will cover your retreat." On the other side, Guan Yu also let out a long roar, and the gathered sword energy Qinglong suddenly gained momentum.

Even Zhao Yun's offensive was cut off by him.

"Brother, please go quickly. Yide and I will stay here to lead the troops!" Guan Yu also said.

Both brothers were determined to fight to the death.

Liu Bei was behind the army, so it was not difficult for him to leave.

But everyone rebelled against him, but Guan Yu and Zhang Fei risked their lives to protect his safety.

Letting him go like this, leaving the two of them trapped in the enemy's camp, Liu Bei was filled with sorrow and couldn't help but burst into tears.

On the battlefield, Zhang Fei shouted: "Today I will fight you to the death..."

He seized a horse from a black-armored cavalryman of Cao's army and was about to break out when Ma Chao and Gao Shun caught up with him.

Zhang Fei led his troops to fight, but suddenly he felt a strong sense of crisis.

A fist suddenly jumped out in front of his forehead, as if it had pierced through the void.

This punch was so powerful and fast that Zhang Fei had never seen it before in his life.

You have to know that he was fighting against Gao Shun and Ma Chao who were approaching him.

This punch came suddenly, and he hastily gathered his strength, forming only a stream of energy in front of him, and the punch fell and broke through his defense.

The fist hit Zhang Fei's forehead.

Bang!
Zhang Fei was hit by a huge hammer, and then was pushed by Gao Shun's big shield and hit on the shoulder.

Ma Chao then thrust his spear horizontally at his waist and ribs.

Zhang Fei was hit three times in a row, especially the first punch, which broke his defense.

Zhang Fei vomited two mouthfuls of blood and fainted.

At the place where the punch broke through the air, a man with a strong and sturdy figure appeared.

In Dian Wei's other hand, he was holding a big bun stuffed with donkey meat.

He captured Zhang Fei and said to Ma Chao and Gao Shun:

"The king was afraid that he would run away, so he asked me to bring him back. The credit goes to you two."

He grabbed Zhang Fei with one hand and turned to look at Guan Yu high in the sky, eager to try.

At this time, Ma Chao picked up Zhang Fei's snake spear, leaned back, and threw it suddenly.

The snake spear rushed towards Guan Yu in the air like lightning.

Clang!

Guan Yu pushed away the snake spear and looked down from the air, then he saw Dian Wei holding Zhang Fei and looking at him.

"Third brother!"

Guan Yu's body sank and he fell back to the battlefield.

He swung his sword and released a ray of sword light, killing a southern barbarian general.

He hated these southern barbarians for turning against their allies in the middle of a battle. His swords were so sharp that many southern barbarian soldiers around him were hacked to death by the swords.

Guan Yu rode his horse forward and led the Shu army to break out.

"Zilong, stop chasing me and come back."

Zhao Yun heard Cao Cao's voice in his ears and immediately put away his gun and turned back.

He gained a lot from this battle. The lively rhythm of Qi in his body seemed to deepen his connection with heaven and earth.

He had already reached the point where he had stepped half a foot into the mythical realm, and now the remaining foot also showed signs of moving in.

Guan Yu tried his best to break out, but the Shu army and Cao army were fighting in the rear and they were entangled on the battlefield.

Given the combat effectiveness of Cao's army, it was impossible for this part of the Shu army to escape.

At the rear of the battlefield, Liu Bei's flag quickly moved south.

The fight on the field became completely one-sided.

Wei Yan and Meng Huo rebelled on the battlefield, and the commander-in-chief withdrew.

The morale of the Shu army was completely gone.

The two armies began fighting at noon, and in less than two hours one side was defeated, with a large number of people captured or killed.

By sunset, the battle was drawing to a close.

Countless Shu soldiers were killed or captured.

Among them, the southern barbarians suffered the heaviest casualties.

Cao's army surrounded and executed all the people from these tribes who had been causing chaos on the southern border for years.

"Father, what do you think of this battle?" Gongsun Kang asked his father.

Gongsun Du noticed Cao Cao's gaze and looked over from the side, and hurriedly said:
"Our army's pre-battle deployment and its bravery during the battle are both astonishing.

The main force of Yizhou numbered tens of thousands, but they were defeated and disintegrated in just one afternoon. This is unprecedented."

"It's a pity that the bandit leader was able to escape with the protection of his subordinates."

Gongsun Du was shocked by the fighting power of Cao's army and even their ability to use treacherous tactics to incite rebellion.

The bandit leader he was referring to was Liu Bei, who went south under the protection of Guan Yu.

"Just let him go, and let him go south to gather the remaining troops and then defeat them. This will be a good opportunity to eliminate all future troubles in Yizhou."

Cao Cao said: "Order the entire army to pursue Liu Bei southwards and wipe out the remaining troops in Yizhou.

And inform all parties in Yizhou that if you surrender now, you can save your life, and if you miss the chance, you will be killed!"

From that night on, Cao's army marched southward.

Liu Bei withdrew his troops along the way.

The Cao army was in hot pursuit, and the trend of their defeat was constantly widening.

By this time, the number of Yizhou parties surrendering to Cao along the way continued to increase.

Cao's army swept across and occupied the central plains of Yizhou at an astonishing speed.

Late August.

When Cao's army arrived at the capital of Bashu, Liu Bei, the emperor, and everyone else were trapped in the city, with no way to advance or retreat.

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