Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Pang Tong explained: "Yesterday Zhang Yun was defeated and retreated. I let him mix in and left with the defeated soldiers."

"What? This is too dangerous." Liu Bei was a little surprised.

"This is Lieutenant Song's initiative to invite Ying, because those followers are still in Nanzheng, and he wants to go back and bring them back." Pang Tong spread his hands to express his helplessness.

"Sure enough, he is a man of loyalty." Liu Bei sighed.

"Those attendants were also from the army, and they have fellowship with Lieutenant Song, so I can only help him, maybe it will help the lord defeat Cao Cao." Pang Tong comforted.

Liu Bei nodded, "Song Chen is extremely alert, and he should be able to escape completely, but it's a pity that he is going to Nanzheng. Wouldn't it be great if he went to Yangping Pass with Zhang Yun?"

"My lord is really..." Pang Tong and Fazheng looked at each other and smiled.

Because it was a feint attack that forced Cao Cao to come, Liu Bei ordered Fazheng, Wu Yi, and Huang Quan to guard the camp at Dingjun Mountain, while he personally led the troops from Zouma Valley to Yangping Pass in the northwest.

After Zhang He and Du Xi led the remnants back to Yangping Pass, they learned that Xia Houyuan had died in battle and the generals in Dingjun Mountain were horrified. When the dragons had no leader and didn't know how to deal with it, the news came back with Liu Bei's mighty army.

After discussing with Du Xi, Guo Huai and Du Xi jointly elected general Zhang He, the general of the gangsters, to act as the governor, and let him lead the Cao army at Yangping Pass to resist Liu Bei.

Although Zhang Yun suffered a lot of defeats, he was cautious and able to retreat every time, which was in stark contrast to Xia Houyuan's aggressive personality.Xia Houyuan was defeated and died but set off Zhang He.

Zhang He bit the bullet and took the hot potato. He clasped his fists and said to the generals in the pass: "Thanks to everyone's trust, I will temporarily take the post of commander-in-chief. I will make calculations after the arrival of the king of Wei. Now Liu Bei is taking advantage of the victory. Our army is now And the soldiers have no fighting spirit, can the generals have a strategy to retreat from the enemy?"

As soon as Zhang He finished speaking, all the generals in the army whispered to each other, thinking that Liu Bei was powerful and outnumbered would be better than sticking to it.

Du Xi, the son-in-law captain, was full of worry: "Although it is safe to stick to Yangping Pass, the food road in the direction of Nanzheng will be cut off from now on. If Wudu can't deliver us food and grass, the food supply in the pass will be dead. I heard that Zhang Fei and Ma Chao are still there. General Zi Lian may not have the strength to make a mess..."

Zhang He frowned: "Liu Bei didn't cross the river from other places, but only crossed near Yangping. Maybe he was worried about crossing the river early, and Xu Gongming (Xu Huang) would intercept the grain road from behind. How about Chen Bing blocking it from the north bank?"

All the generals were silent after hearing this. At this time, Guo Huai remonstrated: "Liu Bei came here in a hurry without a boat. Liu Bei's arrogant troops crossed the Mian River, and then attacked them halfway across the river, and they were able to defeat them."

Du Xi also affirmed: "In this way, Gongming (Xu Huang) can transport grain from the north of Mianshui, thereby ensuring the supply problem of Yangping Pass. Even if Liu Bei cannot be defeated directly, as long as the king of Wei arrives, he will still win."

"Boji's words are very kind." Zhang Yun nodded frequently.

Liu Beibing went to the south bank of Mianshui. Because he didn't prepare a boat to cross the river in advance, he led people into the mountains to cut down trees, and then made boats and rafts by the river.

Zhang He heard that Guo Huai led his troops to lure them in a small boat, but Pang Tong and Fazheng had already seen through Guo Huai's plot, and Liu Bei's army was actually just pretending to be on the south bank.

Guo Huai tried several times to lure him to no avail, so he returned to the camp to report the situation to Zhang He, saying that Liu Bei was not fooled by his single-minded focus on shipbuilding.

Zhang He frowned after hearing this: "What does Liu Bei mean? It's just crossing the river to fight. There is no need to build large warships, right? He regards Mianshui as the Yangtze River?"

"Pang Tong and Fazheng under Liu Bei's tent are scheming, and they may have seen through Boji (Guo Huai) and attacked halfway, probably wanting to build a warship and land together?" Du Xi guessed.

"It doesn't matter whether Liu Bei sees through it or not, as long as he doesn't cross the river, it will be beneficial to our army. Maybe the king of Wei has already received the news to send troops. As long as we can delay the arrival of reinforcements, Pang Tong and Fazheng are not worth mentioning. "Guo Huai snorted coldly.

Zhang He couldn't understand Liu Bei's intentions, so he could only tell Guo Huai, "Boji is working hard to monitor on the Mian River. Once Liu Bei's army is about to cross the river, immediately notify the north bank with the command flag. He must not be allowed to land easily."

"Wei." Guo Huai nodded.

Liu Bei's army felled trees and built ships all day long. Although the momentum was great, the actual progress of shipbuilding was very slow. Zhang Yun mistook Liu Bei for some conspiracy, so he asked Guo Huai to monitor day and night. The strange behavior made Cao Jun's spirit in Yangping The pressure is enormous.

At the end of December in the 23rd year of Jian'an, news of Xia Houyuan's death in battle reached Chang'an. Cao Cao, who was warming in the gentle village, turned over and stayed in bed after hearing the news, and cursed Xia Houyuan as "General Baidi".

Sima Yi stayed in Yecheng to assist the crown prince Cao Pi, and Jia Xu, a doctor of Chinese medicine, took care of him in the rear due to illness. The only one who followed Cao Cao to Chang'an was Shi Liuye, the commander of the army.

Cao Cao summoned Liu Ye and said: "Miaocai died in the battle at Dingjun Mountain. Now Liu Bei is in a hurry to attack Yangping Pass. I must immediately send reinforcements. Ziyang (Liu Ye) should prepare as soon as possible. Let's set off soon."

Liu Ye said with a distressed expression: "At this time, it's freezing cold, the slopes are wet and slippery, and it's difficult to move. The food and grass in the rear are not in place. There have already been local hard labor and rebellions. It may be disadvantageous to rush the troops at this time..."

Cao Cao frowned and said in a low voice: "Why don't I know that the timing is wrong? But if you don't reinforce Hanzhong, you will get it for Liu Bei. How can you let this generation of weaving mats and selling shoes succeed? Nanyang Houyin rebelled and has his own son Xiao (Cao Ren) Go flat."

"Uh... Hanzhong's army is short of rations. If the army and the ration team walk along the slope, it may slow down the marching speed..." Liu Ye said worriedly.

Cao Cao hammered his forehead, then said with false eyes: "Then give up the reward ramp to the grain team. We will lead the army to detour through Chen Cang Road. I will write to Yuan Chang (Zhong Yao) in a while and ask him to send the military supplies. Everything is ready, you have to leave someone in Chang'an to meet you."

"Wei." Liu Ye nodded in response.

Liu Ye still had no confidence in whether Zhong Yao could gather food, grass and military supplies. After all, after Xun Yu and Xun You passed away, the supply lines of Cao Jun's various theaters had been tight.

"In addition, order Zilian (Cao Hong) and Zidan (Cao Zhen) to send troops from Wudu to Yangping first. Zhang He and Guo Huai are so eager in their letters that it is already at stake to come to Yangping Pass." Cao Cao continued to order.

"Zhang Fei and Ma Chao often make trouble in Wudu. If the troops stationed in Wudu leave..."

"What are you afraid of? As soon as Zilian and the others leave, we can reach Wudu on the back foot. If Zhang Fei and Ma Chao dare to attack, Gu will keep them in Wudu forever." Cao Cao replied coldly.

Chapter 5 defeats Cao Xiu and Zhang Fei

Liu Ye went to prepare immediately after receiving the order. Cao Cao put on his cloak and walked out of the hall. Chang'an City was cold in winter. He looked in the direction of Hanzhong and fell into deep thought.

A few years ago, Cao Cao defeated Zhang Lu with Xiahou Dun's luck. Although Hanzhong was taken very easily at that time, it is a pity that two-thirds of the population fled to Yizhou because of rumors that he had slaughtered the city.

Due to the lack of population, the rich land of Hanchuan soon fell into a state of overall depression, because at that time all those who fled were young and middle-aged, and most of those who stayed in Hanzhong were old people.

Cao Cao originally wanted Du Xi to relocate the remaining people, but in the end he did not implement it at Xia Houyuan's plea. After all, if all the people in Hanzhong were gone, the troops remaining in Hanzhong would have no one to support them.

At this time, the people in Hanzhong were short of food, and Cao Cao had to carry the supplies for reinforcements by himself, and the follow-up food and grass also needed to be continuously transported from the Central Plains, so Cao Cao loved and hated the land of Hanzhong.

In order to completely defeat Liu Bei in Hanzhong, Cao Cao took away [-] soldiers gathered in Chang'an from all over the country. When he sent troops, Cao Hong also led more than [-] soldiers to rescue Yangping Pass.

As soon as Cao Hong's army marched near Juxiang, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao appeared outside Xiabian City again. Because the Qiang and Di people they recruited were good at shooting, they directly fought bows and arrows with Cao Xiu's defenders directly below the city, causing the defenders of Xiabian to panic. The casualties were very high.

Cao Hong knew that Cao Xiu was brave and resourceful, and he still had [-] elite tiger and leopard cavalry, so he left him [-] ordinary soldiers to defend the city. After all, Cao Cao would come if he persisted for a few days. With Cao Xiu's ability, he could defend the city.

Tiger and Leopard Riders are the most powerful soldiers in Cao's army. They were selected from more than a hundred generals. It is not easy to train even one, and their equipment is very expensive, so Cao Xiu is reluctant to let Tiger and Leopard Riders defend the city.

Except for the tiger and leopard cavalry, Cao Xiu had only [-] city guards left. Facing the harassment of Zhang Fei and Ma Chao with more than [-] Qiang and Hu soldiers, no matter how capable he is, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

Seeing that the [-] city guards were fighting less and less, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao were fighting and shouting under the city. After a battle between heaven and man, Cao Xiu finally chose to preserve the combat power of the tiger and leopard cavalry and gave up the debate.

Cao Xiu led tigers and leopards to break through the siege at dusk, Zhang Fei ordered Ma Chao to lead his team to chase after him, and told him to return immediately if he found something wrong.

Tiger and leopard cavalry were a mixture of light and heavy cavalry, and the movement speed of the heavy cavalry was obviously slow. Seeing that Ma Chao was holding on to the rear, Cao Xiu had no choice but to cut off his tail to survive. Flee to Hechi.

The [-] tiger and leopard cavalry knew they were going to die, so they resisted tenaciously for half an hour. In the end, the remaining [-] cavalry surrendered to Ma Chao.

Ma Chao ordered the cavalry to be buried, and then took their 'relics' back to Xiabian to join Zhang Fei.

In the first month of the 24th year of Jian'an, Zhang Fei wandered abroad for nearly a year and reoccupied the Xiabian of Wudu.

Zhang Fei learned from the tiger and leopard cavalry that Cao Cao led his troops to rescue Yangping Pass via Chencang Road, so he discussed with Ma Chao: "Meng Qi, the Cao thief is much stronger than Cao Hong and Cao Xiu. We have more than [-] soldiers." Qiang Han soldiers are still not enough to see."

Ma Chao said nonchalantly: "So what if there are so many Cao bandits? Cao Hong and Cao Xiu have been played around by you these past few months. At worst, let's continue to play guerrilla games with him, so that he has no energy to support Hanzhong."

"Cao thief can go if he wants, and we will stay in Wudu to rob his grain road." The black-faced Zhang Fei showed his white teeth.

Ma Chao was startled when he heard this, and thought that the three generals also like to attack people's weaknesses, but he lamented that the guerrilla tactics of the martial arts hall are wonderful.

"What's Yide's trick?" Ma Chao asked.

Zhang Fei nodded: "The new tiger and leopard riders are treasures, we can't stay here and wait for them to rebel, we can move all the food and grass in Xiabian City to Shenlangqiang Mountain first, and then let Lei Ding choose dozens of them. The Qiang Di people's team is in the mountains in the north and south of Xiabian to confuse the Cao bandits, and the two of us are in charge of supporting them."

"Wonderful, being able to play tricks on Cao thief is better than killing him." Ma Chao's eyes lit up.

"Then make arrangements immediately, Cao Cao will arrive in Wudu in a few days." Zhang Fei urged.

"Wei." Ma Chao answered with cupped fists.

Zhang Fei had no time to enjoy it after occupying the next debate, so he immediately arranged for personnel to transfer supplies, selected personnel and good horses, and prepared to play a game of cat and mouse with Cao Cao.

Cao Xiu fled to Hechi to rest for a while, and then hurriedly led the tiger and leopard riders to Dasanguan. For Zhang Fei, who loves to play tricks, the Qianliju of the Cao family expressed his incomprehension.

Cao Xiu, who was given high hopes by Cao Cao before, felt that his intelligence was at least higher than that of Zhang Fei, but after nearly a year of dragging, he found that this black servant was getting more and more cunning, and his dirty tactics made him unable to keep up , because there is no such thing in Ye Luzi's military book.

Cao Xiubing met Cao Cao outside the Dasan Pass, and he appeared in front of Cao Cao with a red face and bowed head, and told the truth about Zhang Feifu's capture of Bian.

After hearing this, Cao Cao immediately showed an incredulous expression: "Wen Lie, is your opponent really that black-faced Zhang Fei?"

"Uh... because Wu Yi was repelled, only Zhang Fei remained in Wudu, or the lieutenant general Ma Chao..." Cao Xiu's face was full of shame.

"Horse? Impossible. His father, Ma Teng, has no such brains, let alone the bastard of a Qiang girl? It is impossible for a horse to have this ability. Wasn't it used to be played alone in Weishui in the past?" Cao Cao snorted coldly.

"Zhang Fei once defeated Junyi (Zhang He) in Nanjun, and then defeated General Junyi in Dangqu. It seems that we all underestimated Heisi before..." Liu Ye shook his head and sighed.

Cao Cao frowned: "Back then, there was Pang Tong in Nanjun, and Dangqu was because of the favorable location. In short, Zhang He was incompetent. However, this black man was played by Lu Bu in the past, but now he is impressive. Liu Bei already has Guan Yu, who is invincible in the world. If Zhang Yun Fei Ye has grown into a general with both wisdom and courage, which is really a serious problem for Gu's confidant."

"King Wei, are you planning to..." Liu Ye hesitated to speak.

Cao Cao sneered and said, "Since Zhang Fei has already arrived, Gu will naturally break Liu Xuande's wings. What hypocritical Taoyuan trio? Gu will burn all the peach trees for him."

"Then Yangping Pass?" Liu Ye asked again.

"Zi Lian and Zi Dan have already gone, and there is no new military report from Yangping Pass. I think the big-eared thief may not be able to succeed. Let's deal with Zhang Fei and Ma Chao in Wudu first, and wait for a while to raise food and grass. "Cao Cao made up his mind.

All the generals accompanying the army were silent, Cao Cao said to Cao Xiu: "Zhang Fei's small tricks are not worth mentioning. All ghost tricks are useless in the face of absolute power. I will send two thousand tigers and leopards to lead you ahead. When you meet Zhang Fei and Ma Chao, don't fight lightly."

"Wei." Cao Xiu clasped his fists sonorously.

With Cao Cao's encouragement, Cao Xiu instantly became motivated and said to Zhang Fei, where are you going to escape?

When Cao Xiubing arrived at Hechi, there was no trace of Zhang Fei. He carefully led the tiger and leopard riders to Xiabian, only to see that the city gate of Xiabian was closed and there was no one on the city wall.

Cao Xiu was dumbfounded, thinking what kind of trick Zhang Fei is doing?It's not his style at all.

Chapter 5 and Four

Cao Xiu had suffered from Zhang Fei's hands, so he didn't dare to despise the black-faced reckless man at this time. He ordered the tiger and leopard riders to retreat two miles to guard, and wait for Cao Cao to come before making a decision.

A few hours later, Cao Cao left [-] soldiers in Hechi, and he led the remaining [-] soldiers to fight down.

In addition to saving the physical strength of the army, Cao Cao also despised Zhang Fei for some reasons.

Zhang Fei only has more than [-] Hu and Han miscellaneous soldiers, and if Xing's soldiers go to suppress them, they will not be in the right position.

The tigers and leopards stood up neatly, and Cao Xiu took the initiative to greet Cao Cao.

"Why is Wen Lie here? How will Zhang Fei defend himself?"

Seeing that Cao Xiu stood still, Cao Cao thought that Zhang Fei had set up a tight defense, and Cao Xiu's way of protecting the tiger and leopard cavalry, Cao Cao thought in his heart that he had the talent of a commander.

"The gate of Xiabian city is closed, and there is no one on the city wall. I suspect that Zhang Fei is up to tricks, so I dare not approach the danger..." Cao Xiu bowed his head and cupped his fists. The memory of being thrown on his body by a bag of pig urine in the past is really deep.

Cao Cao is also a suspicious person. He urged his horse to look at the afterimage of the debate in the distance, and kept worrying about what kind of tricks Zhang Fei was playing.

Ordinary generals can follow the art of war when they use tactics, so they also follow the art of war when confronting each other. Generals like Zhang Fei, who are born as a pure reckless man, play tricks without rules, and they are completely determined by their own desires and joy.

"De Rong (Zhang Ji), you are quite familiar with Yongliang, so lead an army to lead the way." Cao Cao looked at Zhang Ji, governor of Yongzhou, and ordered.

"only."

Zhang was startled when he heard this, but he still clasped his fists in response. He once helped Xia Houyuan pass the right to secure Yongliang, and last year he followed Cao Hongwu to challenge Zhang Fei. He is indeed familiar with this area, but he has never been a pioneer.

When the pig urine bag incident happened, Zhang Ji was in Cao Hong's camp at the beginning. He tried his best to restrain himself from laughing, but he didn't expect that the reincarnation of heaven would lead him.

Zhang was ordered to lead the way, and urged the troops to go down the city, but always kept a safe distance.

The emotions of the superior can infect others, and under the influence of Zhang Ji, the soldiers leading the way became cautious and slow in action.

No one answered the door at the gate, and there were no defenders on the city wall.

The cold wind passed through the gap of the city gate, making an extremely suspicious sound, which combined with the quiet surrounding environment gave people a sense of eerie.

"Get out first." Zhang Ji shouted loudly, and the soldiers in front retreated one after another.

The entrance of the city gate was shrouded in echoes, and the soldiers walked away as if hearing ghosts crying and howling, like a defeated soldier rushing to the rear. Zhang couldn't stop him and had to bite the bullet and walk back.

The soldiers and horses in front suddenly ran in embarrassment. Xu Chu was worried that Cao Cao would make a mistake, so he led the tiger guards to line up in front of the formation.

Cao Cao saw no pursuers from a distance, why were these soldiers so frightened?He frowned in thought.

Zhang Ji rode his horse and galloped over to see him, saying: "What General Wen Lie said is true. Xiabian city gate is closed and there are no guards on the city. I am afraid that Zhang Fei has some conspiracy, so I report to the king of Wei."

"De Rong (Zhang Ji) was really cautious, so he didn't try to break open the city gate?" Cao Cao was speechless after hearing this. Cao Xiu had already said it before, did I just send you to verify the truth of his words?

"Uh... Zhang Fei is full of tricks, I..."

"Hmph, when did Zhang Fei scare you? If this person really has the ingenuity of Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei will be drifting in the world for the first half of his life?"

Cao Cao snorted coldly and led the army forward. Zhang Ji and Cao Xiu followed behind him with shame on their faces.

Walking to the city gate, the quiet city in winter creates a strange atmosphere.

Cao Cao asked Xu Chu to lead the tiger guards to explore again. Xu Chu walked in the front without fear. The tiger guards also had sharp eyes and were already superior to Zhang Ji in terms of momentum.

Xu Chu put his ear to the city gate and slapped it. When he felt that there was no response from inside, he called two tiger guards and pushed them in with him.

The wooden door shaft bit the ring and creaked, and when the door was opened, the cold wind blew the dust into the face, and the few tiger guards in front of them ate the dust in an instant.

There was no one on Xiabian Street. Cao Xiu waited and watched from left to right on his horse, and finally advised Cao Cao in a low voice: "King Wei, with such a strange appearance, could it be that Zhang Fei left an ambush?"

Cao Cao frowned. He remembered that day when Puyang was fighting with Lu Bu. At that time, he was almost captured alive. After thinking for a while, he pointed forward with his whip and said, "Even if Zhang Fei has an ambush at this time and that time, let's measure how big his mob can turn upside down." Splashes? Let’s occupy the city gate first and look down upon it, and then choose those who dare to die to visit the city, I don’t believe that we will lose to that black fellow.”

"Wei." Liu Ye, Cao Xiu and others clasped their fists together.