Chapter 188 Touring the State and County (XIV)
Guo Tu felt ashamed because his scheme failed, so he framed:
"Zhang He was very happy with our army's defeat, and he spoke rudely."

Zhang He and other generals were afraid of being held accountable, so they burned the siege sculls and surrendered to Cao Cao. Cao Cao was very happy with Zhang He's surrender, so he greeted him personally and said, "If Wei Zi goes to Yin, Han Xin returns to Han", and he worshiped Zhang He as a partial General, named Dutinghou.

Later, Zhang Yun was highly valued by Cao Cao, and he was handed over to his troops to follow him to attack Yecheng and occupy Yecheng.

Zhang He followed Cao Cao to Bohai to attack Yuan Tan. He alone led his army to surround Yong Nu and defeated Yuan Jun.

When accompanying Cao Cao to conquer Liucheng, Zhang He and Zhang Liao served as vanguards. In the Battle of White Wolf Mountain, under the command of Zhang Liao, they defeated Wuhuan, beheaded more than ten people under Tadun and the famous king, captured more than [-] people, and finally defeated Wuhuan. Huan completely eradicated the remnants of the Yuan family, and Zhang He was promoted to General Pingdi because of his repeated military exploits.

Zhang He also led an army to conquer Donglai County and crusade against Guan Cheng. Later, Zhang He, Niu Gai and others were supervised by Zhang Liao, and together they attacked Chen Lan, Mei Cheng and others, and won a complete victory in the battle of Tianzhu Mountain.

Zhang He followed Cao Cao to Weinan, defeated Ma Chao, Han Sui and others, surrounded Anding, and Yang Qiu surrendered.

Together Zhang He and Xia Houyuan conquered Liang Xing, a bandit entrenched in Fucheng, and the Di rebels in Wudu, defeated Ma Chao's troops again, and pacified the area ruled by Song Jian.

In the 20th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao marched west to Zhanglu and arrived at Chencang. He was about to enter the Di tribe from Wudu County. The Di tribe blocked the road. Cao Cao sent Zhang He to command an army to attack Liang Xing and the Di tribe leader Dou Mao.

Soon after entering Hanzhong from Sanguan, Zhang He led [-] infantry to clear the way until Yangping. Zhang Lu surrendered, Cao Cao returned to the army, and left Zhang He, Xia Houyuan, Xu Huang and others to guard Hanzhong to resist Liu Bei.

In the same year, Zhang He's other troops went south to attack Badong and Brazil counties, and moved the local people to Hanzhong. Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei, the general who conquered captives, as the prefect of Brazil County to fight against Zhang He.

Zhang He led his army to Dang Qu, and resisted Zhang Fei for more than [-] days. Zhang Fei led more than [-] elite troops to attack Zhang He from the trail.

Due to the narrow mountain road, the head and the tail could not rescue each other. Zhang He was defeated and only led more than ten people to abandon their horses and climb the mountain to escape.

Zhang Liao, the former General of the Bandits, was promoted to the General of Zhengdong because of his shocking Xiaoyaojin. Therefore, Zhang He filled his position and was worshiped as the General of the Bandits.

In the 23rd year of Jian'an, Liu Bei attacked Hanzhong and stationed in Yangping. Xia Houyuan, Zhang Yun, Xu Huang and others led the army to attack, and Zhang Yun was responsible for defending Guangshi.

In the 24th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei personally led more than [-] elite soldiers, divided into ten divisions, and attacked Zhang Yun at night.

Zhang He led his own soldiers to fight against the Shu army. Liu Bei could not conquer Zhang He, so he wrote to ask Yizhou to send reinforcements. Zhuge Liang hesitated for a while, so Yang Hong advised:

"Hanzhong is the gateway to Yizhou. Without Hanzhong, there would be no Yizhou. Why hesitate?"

Zhuge Liang suddenly realized, and immediately sent troops to reinforce. Later, Liu Bei set fire to the antlers outside Cao's camp at night.

Xia Houyuan sent Zhang He to repair the antlers in the South Wai, and he personally led light soldiers to repair the antlers in the East Wai. Liu Bei attacked Zhang He, and Zhang He's army was at a disadvantage.

Therefore, Xia Houyuan sent half of Dongwei Antler's soldiers and horses to rescue Zhang Yun. Liu Bei's army took the opportunity to attack Dongwei Antler, and Xia Houyuan was killed by the Shu army.

Cao Jun was defeated, and Zhang Yun retreated to Yangping Guandong with the defeated army. When Liu Bei heard that Xia Houyuan had been beheaded, he only said: "If you want to kill, kill Zhang He. What's the use of killing Xia Houyuan!"

Sima Guo Huai and the governor Du Xi gathered up and dispersed their soldiers. Seeing this, Guo Huai said:
"General Zhang is a famous general in the country, and Liu Bei is also afraid of him. Now the situation is urgent, and only General Zhang can stabilize the morale of the army."

So everyone elected Zhang He as the commander-in-chief, commanding the soldiers, setting up camps, and the army's morale was stable. Soon, Cao Cao sent an envoy to Zhang He for a holiday.

Liu Bei wanted to cross the Han River to attack, but seeing Wei's troops lined up north of the Han River to meet them, Liu Bei gave up crossing the river and faced each other across the water.

Cao Cao personally attacked Hanzhong, but was unable to win, so he withdrew his troops from Hanzhong and ordered Zhang Yun to station his troops in Chencang.

In the first year of Yankang, after Cao Pi took the throne of Wei, he appointed Zhang He as General Zuo and enfeoffed him as Marquis of Duxiang.

After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he was enfeoffed as Marquis of Man, and Zhang He and Cao Zhen were ordered to lead troops and horses to conquer the Lushui Hu people and the eastern Qiang people who were entrenched in the Anding area.

After the battle, Cao Pi summoned Zhang He and Cao Zhen in Xuchang Palace, and sent Zhang He to go south with Xia Houshang to attack Jiangxia County of the Soochow regime.

Zhang He alone led several armies across the Yangtze River and captured the Wu army fortress on Bailizhou.

After Cao Rui ascended the throne, he sent Zhang He to the south, stationed in Jingzhou, and together with Sima Yi attacked Sun Quan's general Liu A and others. The army came to Qikou, fought fiercely with the Wu army, and defeated Liu A's troops.

In the second year of Taihe, Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Shu Han, made a large-scale invasion of the north. The officials and people of Tianshui, Nan'an, and Anding counties rebelled against Zhuge Liang. At that time, the courtiers did not know what the plan was. Cao Rui said confidently:

"Zhuge Liang sticks to the danger and is not easy to attack.
Now he came automatically, which is in line with the tactic of drawing out the enemy, and defeating Zhuge Liang is certain. "

So Cao Rui added an official to Zhang He, and asked him to be the governor of various armies and horses, and to block Zhuge Liang's general Ma Di at Jieting.

Ma Di leaned against the formidable Nanshan Zhaizhai, and did not go down the mountain to occupy the city. Zhang Yun cut off his way to fetch water, and then launched an attack, defeating Ma Di.

The counties of Nan'an, Tianshui, and Anding rebelled against the state of Wei and responded to Zhuge Liang. Zhang Yun led the troops to pacify these places. Cao Rui issued an edict saying:
"The bandit Zhuge Liang led the mobs of Ba and Shu, and encountered our soldiers who were as fierce as tigers.

General, you wear a shoulder armor and hold a sharp weapon, and you are invincible. I want to reward you for your great achievements and increase your food town by one thousand households. Together with the one thousand rewards, the total is [-] households. "

At that time, Sima Yi was managing the water army in Jingzhou, and planned to enter the Yangtze River along the Mian River to crusade against Soochow. Cao Rui issued an edict ordering Zhang He to command the troops in Guanzhong to accept Sima Yi's command.

When Zhang He arrived in Jingzhou, it was just in time for winter that the water was shallow and the big ships could not move, so he returned to Shifang City and stationed there.

In 229 A.D., Zhuge Liang left Qishan again and launched a fierce attack on Chencang. Cao Rui sent a post-horse to summon Zhang He to the capital, and personally went to Henan County to set up a banquet to see Zhang He off.

Cao Rui dispatched [-] soldiers and warriors from Wuwei and Huben battalions to guard Zhang He, and asked Zhang He:
"When the general arrives at the front, will Zhuge Liang have already occupied Chencang?"

Zhang He knew that Zhuge Liang's army was going deep alone, he would not carry too much food and grass, and he could not attack for a long time, so he replied:
"It is estimated that Zhuge Liang has already withdrawn before he reached the front line. I calculated with my fingers that Zhuge Liang's food and grass will not last for ten days."

Zhang He marched day and night to reach Nanzheng, Zhuge Liang retreated as expected, Cao Rui ordered Zhang He to return to the capital, and appointed him General Zhengxi Chariot and Cavalry.

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