Three Kingdoms King of the North

"General, although we have recruited a lot of Lu Bu's troops today, it will not be so easy to repeat the old tricks tomorrow." Jia Xu waited for Li Jue to finish speaking, then waved his hand and said, "Lu Bu is so brave that no one can do it." The enemy. If our army confronts Lu Bu head-on, we will definitely be defeated. Then today's great victory will be wiped out."

Hearing what Jia Xu said, Li Jue and Guo Si panicked immediately, and asked him for advice, "Military Master, what should we do to defeat Lu Bu?"

Seeing the two humbly asking him for advice, Jia Xu smiled slightly, and then said: "You two generals, why not divide the army into two places, if Lu Bu attacks General Zhiran, then General Guo will attack from behind; When we were going to deal with General Guo, General Zhiran attacked Lu Bu's flanks. In addition, we had to send a letter to the two generals Zhang Fan and Zhang Fan overnight, asking them to send cavalry to help. Under the attack of Lu Bu's army, we can only run exhausted. When Lu Bu's army is exhausted and the morale of the army is slackened, we will take the opportunity to cover up and kill, and we will surely win a big victory. Even if we can't capture Lu Bu alive, we can still turn him into a lost dog."

"A brilliant plan, a military adviser's brilliant plan is unparalleled in the world." After Li Jue said this, he quickly wrote a letter to Zhang Ji and Fan Chou, and asked a messenger to send them to their barracks overnight, asking them to send troops Attack Lu Bu.After the messenger left, he gave Guo Si another [-] soldiers and horses, and went to the camp fifteen miles away, forming a corner with the camp.

In the early morning of the next day, Lu Bu led his troops to fight in front of Li Jue's camp.Li Jue still ordered someone to hang a no-war sign at the door.Just when Lv Bu was about to order people to attack the stronghold, suddenly a scout came to report that Guo Si's soldiers and horses had arrived behind him.Without saying a word, Lu Bu ordered the rear army to be changed to the front army, and the front army to be changed to the rear army, and went to meet the enemy.

Unexpectedly, when Guo Bang saw Lu Bu's army approaching, he turned around and fled back to the camp, closed the gate of the camp, and used bows and arrows to prevent Lu Bu's soldiers from attacking the camp.Lu Bu was attacking the stronghold here, and the scouts came to report that Li Jue's soldiers and horses had left the camp and were coming here.

Seeing that the two of them had used the strategy of the previous few days again, Lu Bu couldn't help screaming angrily, ordered the soldiers and horses to stop attacking the stronghold, and turned around to meet Li Jue again.

Zhang Liao found out that Lu Bu had been duped, and quickly persuaded him: "Marquis Wen, it is better to leave three thousand soldiers and horses for the last general, and watch Guo Si here so that he does not dare to leave the stronghold easily." Hearing Zhang Liao's persuasion, he went straight to meet Li Jue with soldiers and horses.

After going back and forth like this for a few times, Lu Bu's soldiers were exhausted. They came outside Guo Bang's camp and were about to bury the pot for cooking when they suddenly heard shouts of killing coming from the north.Hearing this voice, Lu Bu asked in surprise, "Isn't Li Jue's camp in the west? Where did this army come from?" He hurriedly sent out scouts to find out what was going on.

He was out of breath and reported to Lv Bu, "I report to Marquis Wen that there is a cavalry force of about [-] people. The banner is written with the characters Zhang and Fan."

Zhang Liao listened nearby, and quickly said to Lu Bu: "Marquis Wen, this must be the arrival of Zhang Ji and Fan Chou's troops. Please give the last general 5000 troops, and the last general will definitely stop them."

"The opponent has tens of thousands of cavalry, what do you want five thousand horses?" After Lu Bu finished speaking, he made the most stupid decision: "Turn around and return to Chang'an as soon as possible."

"Don't do it, Marquis Wen." Zhang Liao was frightened when he heard Lu Bu's order, and he quickly persuaded: "If our army returns to Chang'an at this time, once the bandits chase after us, we will be defeated like a mountain." It’s still unknown how many people will return to Chang’an by then.”

Chapter 202 Zhang Liao's Choice

Zhang Liao followed Dian Wei to the forest, and unexpectedly found that there was a thousand-strong army stationed there.After settling down his surviving subordinates, he brought Song Xian and Hou Cheng to Dianwei's tent.

As soon as he entered the big tent, he found that besides Dian Wei, there was also a female general in silver armor.He pointed at the other party and asked Dian Wei in amazement: "General Dian, who is this girl?"

"This must be the captain of the cavalry, Zhang Liao and Zhang Yuan?" Before Dian Wei could finish speaking, the female general had already walked up to Zhang Liao, clasped her fists and saluted him, and said to herself, "This is Changshan Xiahouyun, Jizhou Lieutenant Mojin. Under the order of Marquis Ting, I and General Dianwei are waiting here to welcome you!"

"Welcome?!" Zhang Liao was more surprised when he heard Xia Houyun's last words than seeing the female general in front of him. He couldn't help asking curiously, "What are you welcoming here?"

"What else can we welcome? Of course it is the holy one." Xia Houyun said to the confused Zhang Liao: "My Tinghou said a few months ago that the capital would be in chaos, so he sent me to sneak in here secretly. Waiting for the opportunity to welcome Shengjia to Jizhou."

After listening to Xia Houyun's words, Zhang Liao became even more at a loss.He asked puzzledly: "If my guess is correct, the Tinghou you are talking about should be the new Jizhou Mu and Zhangshui Tinghou Han Zhan, right?"

Seeing Xiahouyun and Dianwei nodding to agree with his guess, he went on to say: "Han Jizhou is thousands of miles away, how does he know that the capital will be in chaos? Could it be that he can predict the future?"

After looking at each other, Xiahouyun and Dianwei nodded at Zhang Liao and said, "That's right, we think so too. Tinghou has the ability to predict, and the recent major events are all within his expectations."

Zhang Liao sneered twice after hearing this, and said, "Your statement is too unbelievable. I don't believe that Han Jizhou can guess what happened in the capital."

Seeing Zhang Liao's stubbornness, Xia Houyun smiled wryly and said: "As early as half a month ago, Tinghou sent a letter to me and General Dian, saying that Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and others would lead the Xiliang army to attack. The capital, Situ Wang Yun will send Lu Bu to fight."

Xia Houyun paused for a moment to observe Zhang Liao's reaction when he said this, and seeing the astonished expression on his face, he continued: "He also said that if Lu Bu is brave and self-willed, even if he can start a war between the two sides At the beginning, some victories were achieved, but in the end there will be disastrous defeats.”

Hearing this, Song Xian couldn't help interjecting: "Captain Xiahou, since we were able to win at the beginning of the war, why did we lose so badly in the end? Your Tinghou's statement is a bit contradictory."

Xia Houyun stared at Song Xian for a while, and said with a smile: "Ting Hou said that Zhang Yuan has four brave generals under his command: Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng, all of whom are outstanding in force. I don't know. Which one of the four are you?"

Song Xian didn't expect Xia Houyun to say his order, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and replied with some embarrassment: "I am Song Xian!"

Hou Cheng quickly clasped his fists and replied, "My servant is Hou Cheng!"

"So it's the two brothers Song Xian and Hou Cheng." Xiahou Yunchao clasped his fists and saluted, "I'm sorry."

Song Xian turned to Zhang Liao and said, "Captain Qi, it seems that this Jizhou Mu is really capable."

Zhang Liao was unmoved, looked at Xia Houyun and continued to ask: "Lieutenant Xia Hou, you haven't said yet, why did Jizhou Mu say that our army will be defeated?"

Xia Houyun sneered, and then said: "Tinghou said that with the help of counselors like Jia Xu in Li Guo's army, Lv Bu would not be able to win at all. Based on his speculation, Jia Xu would definitely advise Li and Guo to pester Lv Bu every day. Let Zhang Ji and Fan Chou lead their troops to take Chang'an, so that Lu Bu can't rescue him from head to tail, and he will definitely be defeated in the end."

After hearing Xiahouyun's words, Zhang Liao couldn't help gasping. He looked at Xiahouyun in surprise and said, "Jizhou Muzhen is a man of gods. It's not bad at all, and it's true. Our army first defeated Guo Si was trapped, and Li Jue was trapped. However, at this moment, Wang Situ of the capital sent someone to send a letter for help, ordering me to wait for the rescue of the capital as soon as possible. As a result, Li Jue and Guo Si followed and killed our army. heavy."

After Zhang Liao finished speaking, he sighed for a while, and then asked Xiahouyun: "Captain Xiahou, the capital is now besieged by four thieves' soldiers and horses. I wonder how Jizhou Mu plans to rescue Shengjia from Chang'an?"

"Although Li Guo's soldiers and horses are already approaching the city, their strength is limited and they cannot encircle Chang'an." Xia Houyun called Zhang Liao to the table in front of Dianwei, pointed to the map on it and said: "They At best, we can only defend the north, west, and south gates, while the rest of the gates can only be monitored by rangers. Therefore, after we rescued Sheng Jia, we prepared to go out of the east gate, and after thirty miles away from the city, we nodded and headed south to get here Come join us."

"Captain Xiahou, I have one thing I don't understand." Seeing that Xiahou Yun avoided talking about how to rescue Han Xiandi in the city, Zhang Liao continued to ask: "You are fifty miles away from Chang'an, how do you plan to rescue Shengjia from the public?"

"Captain Qi," Xia Houyun called Zhang Liao's official position and said, "I really don't know how to rescue Shengjia in the capital. Because Tinghou sent another person to take charge of this matter. What I can tell you is Cheng There are more than [-] people deployed here, they should have rushed into the palace pretending to be bandits when the city was broken, rescued the holy driver, and rushed here to join us."

Zhang Liao originally believed in Han Zhan's analysis, but when he heard Xiahou Yungang's words, he retorted: "Captain Xiahou, although the thieves surrounded the capital, but if they want to destroy the city , I’m afraid it’s not that easy. You know, they came from a long distance, but they didn’t say that they didn’t bring any siege equipment, and they didn’t have enough food. Once the food ran out, they would retreat without fighting.”

"That's right, Captain Zhang Qi, you're right." Regarding Zhang Liao's statement, Xia Houyun said to him: "It is true that the bandit soldiers do not have any siege equipment, and they have come from a long distance, and there is not enough food and grass. But Will they be unable to break through the capital? You have to remember that although there are tens of thousands of troops in the city, these soldiers and horses are Xiliang soldiers brought by Dong Zhuo. If Li Guo and others persuaded them to surrender outside the city, it is hard to say that they would not Fleeing."

Hou Cheng, who had been silent all this time, heard this, and quickly said to Zhang Liao: "Captain Qi, what Captain Xiahou said is very true. Think about it, when we besieged Li Jue's camp, there were still [-] troops. But we pulled out the camp and returned. On the way to the capital, they were chased and killed by Li Jue, Guo Si, and Jia Xu from three directions, and more than half of the soldiers and horses collapsed immediately. If Li and Guo were attacking the city, they used the same trick again, and I thought the capital would not be able to defend at all. of."

"Brother Hou is right." As soon as Hou Cheng finished speaking, Xia Houyun continued: "There are many old bandits in the city. If they are bewitched by Li Guo and others, they will definitely turn against each other. The capital city will be destroyed sooner or later." thing."

When Zhang Liao heard Xia Houyun say this, blood rushed to his head: "No, I must not let this happen. Song Xian and Hou Cheng, follow me back to the city quickly, and help Wenhou defend the city!"

"Wait a minute, Captain Zhang Qi." Seeing that Zhang Liao was about to take Song Xian and Hou Cheng away, Xia Houlan quickly blocked their way, and persuaded them earnestly: "Even if you go back to the city, it will be useless. Do you think Will Lu Bu listen to your persuasion?"

Regarding Xia Houyun's question, Zhang Liao thought about it, shook his head, and answered honestly, "No!"

"Besides Lu Bu, Wang Yun is also a problem." Xia Houyun sneered, and continued: "Someone once persuaded Wang Yun to let the old general Huangfu Song lead his troops to station in Shan County to fight against the invading Li Guo and others. But Wang Yun refused. As far as I know, the old general is still bedridden in the mansion."

Zhang Liao once visited Huangfu's mansion after receiving the errand to escort food and grass to Lv Bu's army, but the concierge told him that the old general was lying on the bed and did not see any guests.Therefore, after hearing Xia Houyun's words, he felt that what the other party said was true.

After a short pause, Zhang Liao asked, "Captain Xiahou, is there anything Zhang can do for you?"

Hearing Zhang Liao's question, Xia Houyun couldn't help showing a smile on her face. She looked at the silent Dian Wei, and then said: "Captain Zhang Qi, although we have already made arrangements for welcoming the driver, but The thieves are powerful, and there may be some accidents that may cause me to miss Tinghou's important event. If Captain Zhang Qi does not give up, I wonder if he can help us escort Shengjia to Jizhou."

When Song Xian and Hou Cheng heard what Xia Houyun said, they immediately turned their attention to Zhang Liao, wanting to hear what he had to say.From the moment they broke through, they knew that Chang'an was not a good place to live, so they began to think about their own way out.Hearing what Xia Houyun said at this moment, it was as if someone wanted to doze off and someone gave him a pillow, and they couldn't wait to agree immediately.But Zhang Liao remained silent, neither agreeing nor saying no, which made the two of them stomp their feet anxiously.

After a long time, Zhang Liao finally spoke: "Captain Xiahou, please forgive me for not being able to agree to any of your requests before meeting Shengjia."

Xia Houyun was very satisfied with Zhang Liao's answer.She knew very well in her heart that if Emperor Han Xian could not be rescued, then there was no need for Zhang Liao to help her escort; if Emperor Han Xian was rescued, then Zhang Liao would definitely follow her back to Jizhou.Thinking of this, she nodded and said with a smile, "I will rely on Captain Zhang Qi."

Zhang Liao took his two subordinates back to the tent that Dianwei had arranged for them.Song Xian first asked: "Captain Qi, if Shengjia is really rescued and we escort him to Jizhou, what do you plan to do next?"

Sending Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to Jizhou, Zhang Liao really didn't think about what to do next.Hearing Song Xian's question at this moment, he hesitated for a long time before he said: "We are military generals of the imperial court, so naturally we will be wherever the holy driver is."

Although Zhang Liao didn't say whether he would stay in Jizhou, Song Xian and Hou Cheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, because as long as Han Xiandi stayed in Jizhou, Zhang Liao would definitely stay in Jizhou.

Zhang Liao continued: "Lieutenant Xiahou said just now that although Li Guo's bandit army is powerful, it is impossible to encircle the entire Chang'an. You two pack up and sneak into the city from the direction where the bandit army is loosely defended as soon as possible. Go, find a way to find Cheng Lian and Wei Xu, let them leave the city as soon as possible, and come here to join us."

"Let Cheng Lian and Wei Xu come here to join us?" Hearing what Zhang Liao said, Song Xian couldn't help asking in wonder, "Aren't they allowed to help Marquis Wen defend the city?"

"Defend the city? How?" Zhang Liao said with a wry smile, "Most of the troops in the city are from the old troops of Liangzhou, and the generals in command are also Dong Zhuo's subordinates. If we persuade them to surrender, within a few days, the capital will fall into the hands of bandits, and whether the two of them can escape safely is a problem."

Hearing this, Song Xian realized the seriousness of the problem, and quickly said to Zhang Liao: "Captain Qi, I think I will go to the city alone. Let Hou Cheng stay by your side, even if there is something wrong with me, In the future, you will also have a subordinate who can be assigned."

Xia Houyun was very satisfied with Zhang Liao's answer.She knew very well in her heart that if Emperor Han Xian could not be rescued, then there was no need for Zhang Liao to help her escort; if Emperor Han Xian was rescued, then Zhang Liao would definitely follow her back to Jizhou.Thinking of this, she nodded and said with a smile, "I will rely on Captain Zhang Qi."