Since the gate of Ba County had been broken, the Wu army continued to enter the city. Zhuge Liang directly suggested that Liu Bei let Zhang Ren lead the troops to cut off the rear, and then he and others led the main force to retreat with Zhang Fei and Liu Feng. After Zhang Ren received the order, he led his 30,000 troops outside the city of Ba County, blocking the way of the pursuers led by Wei Yan.

Seeing that someone in front of him blocked his way, Wei Yan ordered the army to charge directly without saying a word. Huang Zhong actually came from the central army to the front line, took his own guard and then joined the charge. Wei Yan also rushed up with the guard regiment. The two powerful generals and the elite soldiers they led joined, and directly defeated Zhang Ren. When Zhang Ren saw that this situation was wrong, he rushed out and wanted to block Huang Zhong and Wei Yan.

Zhang Ren's martial arts are still hard to say about Wei Yan, but Huang Zhong is one level higher than him. He actually took a move in front of Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong directly chopped Zhang Ren to the ground and then asked someone to tie him up. After taking Zhang Ren, the broken soldiers surrendered and fled.

Then Huang Zhong and Wei Yan led the vanguard's troops to Guanghan County directly. After Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang brought their men into Guanghan County, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan set up camp under the city, waiting for the arrival of the army behind.

After setting up camp, Wei Yan said to Huang Zhong: "Commander-in-chief, why did you run to the front and charge? This time the Chief of Staff will definitely scold me to death."

Huang Zhong smiled and said, "I led the people out of my own. What's your business? Wen Chang, you know that we are all from Changsha, so I won't cheat you."

Wei Yan said: "That's right, the commander-in-chief is unparalleled, so I naturally believe it, but the Chief of Staff doesn't seem to like me a little."

Huang Zhong took a sip of tea and said, "There is nothing. The Chief of Staff thinks that you are too brave in wars. He wants to temper your character. The Chief of Staff is also a person from our Jingxiang land. How could he treat you badly?"

Wei Yan said: "Since that's the case, why have you transferred me to be the striker again?"

Huang Zhong bowed and said, "This is your Majesty's arrangement! Your Majesty said that if you are a general, you must dare to fight and rush, and you cannot be afraid of your head and tail. Therefore, Your Majesty still attaches great importance to you, and this is the most important thing."

Wei Yan said: "Your Majesty's respect for me, I really need to repay you well. Commander-in-chief, can we take down people like Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang? If they are allowed to run all the way, there are many cities to conquer."

Huang Zhong: "This Majesty should have something to do. Your Majesty gave me an order before coming, so that we can pay attention to the situation in the city and do not rush to conquer Guanghan County, but we cannot let Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang run away."

Liu Bei really wanted to escape back to Chengdu, but Zhuge Liang dissuaded Liu Bei.

Zhuge Liang said: "Your Majesty, we cannot just withdraw from Chengdu like this now! We must exchange these counties for time now. Ba County has been lost, so Sun Quan should have divided his troops to Brazil and Badong County, so that they will have to disperse at least tens of thousands of troops. We still have about 30,000 troops in Guanghan now, and their catapults will probably not be able to be transported up so quickly. As long as we think of blocking the chili powder attack they last time during this period, we can still stick to it."

Liu Bei said: "But what's the use of us holding on?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Your Majesty, what we have to fight for now is time. Cao's army has already attacked Xiliang. Once Cao's army captures Xiliang, Sun Quan has not defeated us yet. Cao Cao will definitely send people to attack Sun Quan's rear, so that we will have a chance to survive."

Liu Bei said: "But Sun Quan's chili noodles are really amazing."

Zhuge Liang said: "Your Majesty, this has inspired us. Our people are afraid of this, and their people must be afraid of this. As long as their pepper noodles come, our soldiers cover their faces with cloth. When their soldiers attack the city, we will throw away the cloth."

Liu Bei said: "Kong Ming, you are really my savior. Thanks to you!"

Zhuge Liang said: "Your Majesty, as long as we can stick to it until winter comes, our chance will come. If the Wu Kingdom is winter, supplies will not be so easy to send, and they will withdraw their troops and cease to fight."

A day later, Sun Quan and Pang Tong came to Guanghan County with their army. Huang Zhong and Wei Yan welcomed Sun Quan's arrival. Sun Quan said: "The old general of Hansheng is getting stronger and stronger. It's so powerful. The soldiers led by Chief Wen are invincible in charge. They are really a tiger general!"

When he entered the Central Army tent, Sun Quan saw that everyone had arrived, he said, "Everyone, we have broken the main force of Shu Han this time, and the rest are all frightened birds. Let's go back and have a good rest, adjust the state, and try to annihilate Liu Bei in Guanghan City."

After everyone went down, Pang Tong said to Sun Quan: "Your Majesty, this pepper powder is not enough. It is probably difficult to siege the city behind."

Sun Quan said: "Without this chili noodles, you wouldn't be able to attack the city, right? Can't you attack forcefully?"

Guo Jia said: "I'm afraid Zhuge Liang has a way to deal with this thing. Last time our forwards were wearing masks when they attacked the city, Zhuge Liang would definitely think of it."

Pang Tong said: "If such a good thing can only be used once, it would be too unpleasant."

Sun Quan said: "Wait for two days this time, and then attack from the front and back, and bury Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang in this Guanghan County! If they are asked to escape back to Chengdu, then if the counties along the way do not surrender, it will be difficult to fight."

Pang Tong said: "But according to information, Liu Bei has sent Lu Xun to lead a 50,000 army to intercept Sun Yi and Huang Xu along the way. Even if they can defeat Lu Xun, they will probably not have enough time to fight Guanghan."

Guo Jia said: "Isn't Lu Xun ours?"

Pang Tong said: "It was yes, but didn't he surrender to the Shu Han side?"

Guo Jia said: "Shi Yuan, if you say he surrenders, why don't you go to Jingzhou near you, the powerful north, and come to Yizhou specifically, and Your Majesty doesn't move their Lu family?"

Pang Tong looked at Sun Quan and asked, "Your Majesty, is it true?"

Sun Quan said: "Aren't you a smart person? You can analyze it yourself!"

Pang Tong said: "I know all the processes at that time. How could this happen? I don't know any news. Moreover, Lu Xun's rebellion greatly affected the development of Jiangdong at that time."

Guo Jia said: "Lu Xun's rebellion was actually a great promotion of the development of Jiangdong. Lu Xun brought those people and forces who did not obey His Majesty to the public, and gave His Majesty an excuse to eradicate them. While eliminating these people, His Majesty got the wealth and people he wanted, and at the same time made His Majesty's prestige reach the peak. Therefore, His Majesty can implement many new policies, which will make the Wu Kingdom step by step to be so powerful today."

Pang Tong said: "Fengxiao, when did you know this? You are so powerful that you can see the fire far away from the north. How could Zhuge Liang not have imagined it?"

Guo Jia said: "I actually only realized this time with Your Majesty to go to the war. When you go to the war, Your Majesty's confidence in taking down Shu Han is really strong. I have never found the source of this confidence, because Shu Han is really not easy to attack, and the terrain is too steep. We still have no confidence in taking down Shu Han in such a short time, and the sacrifice will be great. But Your Majesty has confidence and has determined the policy of attacking Wei in winter, so Lu Xun explained it only."

Sun Quan said: "Okay, it depends on how Lu Boyan acts. I have already asked someone to find him and ask Sun Yi and Huang Xu to lead his troops to attack Luocheng, Fuguan, Chengdu, etc. Lu Xun said that he would bring people to Guanghan County. At that time, we will attack inside and outside, and we will definitely fight to determine Shuhan!"

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!