Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

At this time, Zhang Liao felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. In the past, he was Gao Shun's lieutenant general under Lv Bu's tent, and the two of them defeated Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in Xiaopei, but he never expected that now that times have changed, the four people have not changed, but The camp has become very different, and I have become a lonely party.

Zhang Fei nodded slightly in response, Guan Yu raised his hands and clasped his fists in return, and knowingly asked, "Wen Yuan is not in Hefei to defend against Sun Quan, why are you here?"

"Uh... Yun Chang flooded the Seventh Army with water, Megatron Huaxia, and has the intention of entering the Central Plains. I was ordered by the King of Wei to resist General Hu Wei."

"In the past, Wen Yuan took care of you more, but now you are fighting for the country, Guan will definitely not show mercy. General Gao is also under the tent of the King of Hanzhong. Why don't you turn to the light as soon as possible?"

Zhang Liao knew that Guan Yu would persuade him to surrender, so he prepared a draft on the way to the army. At this time, when they met each other, they directly confessed, "Yun Chang has been praised by the world for his loyalty, but today he persuades me to turn my back on the Lord and join the enemy. If you spread the word, it will be bad for the general's reputation. Are you an old fool?" gone?"

"You are so rude? My second brother tried to persuade you, but you are so teasing. Believe it or not, I have seen a few holes in you?" Zhang Fei was furious when he heard the words.

"Third brother, don't be rude." Guan Yu grabbed Zhang Fei who was beside him, then turned to Zhang Liao and said, "Since Wen Yuan's heart is as hard as a stone, Guan will stop forcing it. I didn’t launch a surprise attack on you, so I won’t be polite after today.”

Zhang Liao's rebuttal left Guan Yu speechless, but Guan Yu quickly counterattacked in his own way. After Zhang Liao heard it, he was also black and blue. He knew that the other party did not scare him, because he encountered a ghostly sentry during the march. Guan Yu is capable of organizing raids.

"You don't need to speak harshly, Yun Chang. Even if you really launch a surprise attack, the outcome is still unknown. Besides, King Wei's army is already on the way. Even if Zhang Liao loses first, it will not affect the final result. I advise Yun Chang to judge the situation. Just relying on these tens of thousands of people is untenable, don’t forget that this is not the battlefield of Hanzhong.”

The meaning of Zhang Liao's words is very clear. Liu Bei can fight for terrain and supply transportation in the Hanzhong battlefield, but Nanyang County is adjacent to the hinterland of the Central Plains. It really needs hard power to win.

"Don't bother Wenyuan, the victory or defeat will only be determined after a fight. I hope Cao Cao will be stronger than Chibi this time. You should go back and prepare. I will attack tomorrow." Guan Yu's expression was indifferent.

Just as Zhang Liao was about to leave, he suddenly remembered that the Lan Tian that Gao Shun had mentioned hadn't been seen yet, so he cupped his fists and asked, "I heard that General Lan Ziyu is also in the army, can Yun Chang please come out and see him?"

Guan Yu asked warily, "Wen Yuan, what do you want to do?"

"Zhang Liao has no other intentions. Boping said Miss Lingqi married him, and today coincides with the meeting and wants to meet him."

Guan Yu saw that Zhang Liao was not malicious, so he was about to turn around and call for Lan Tian, ​​but Zhang Fei who was next to him took the lead and said, "Ziyu, come quickly, Zhang Liao wants to meet Lu Bu's son-in-law."

Lan Tian was originally waiting and watching from the back of the formation, but when he heard Zhang Fei's call, he urged his horse forward, and finally stationed his horse between Gao Shun and Guan Yu.

"General Zhang is polite."

Zhang Liao saw that Lan Tian's demeanor was quiet and elegant, and he didn't have the murderous look of an ordinary general, so he guessed that this man was not good at fighting, how could the daughter of Marquis Wen be willing to marry a mediocre storyteller.

Although he had doubts in his heart, Zhang Liao, who had a high emotional intelligence, still smiled back and said: "General Lan is indeed a good-looking talent. I really didn't expect that the farm boy in the past would become an important member of Xuande's account. I knew you would marry Miss Lingqi. General Lu should have listened to Chen Gong's words and tied you back to serve him, perhaps the situation in today's domain is different."

Zhang Liao was praising Lantian on the surface, but his words were full of guns and sticks. He kept questioning the authenticity of his knowledge, and indirectly criticized Liu Bei for being mediocre as a state shepherd. Still trying to figure out its intention, but Zhang Fei didn't think much about it.

"How can Lu Bu be so good? Can you afford Ziyu to help him?" After Zhang Fei vented, he suddenly felt that belittling Lu Bu might be disrespectful to Lan Tian, ​​so he leaned down and apologized with a smile across Guan Yu: "Ziyu, don't go there. Take it to heart, I didn't mean to say that your uncle is not worthy of morality, yes, morality is not worthy..."

Lan Tian smiled lightly and didn't care about it. There are too many people scolding Lu Bu in the world, and he doesn't need to defend his deceased uncle. This scene was inconceivable in Zhang Liao's eyes. So respectful to this peasant boy?Gao Boping on the side didn't respond.

"Oh? So General Lan is a great talent in the world?" Zhang Liao was going to try him.

"Hmph, that's your mortal child, but Ziyu is rare in a hundred years..." Zhang Fei snorted coldly.

Guan Yu saw that Zhang Fei had been hit by Zhang Liao's aggressive general, so he frowned and shouted to the right: "Third brother...be careful..."

Zhang Fei was startled when he heard that, he hurriedly covered his mouth and looked around, thinking what did I say wrong?

"Yun Chang, it's okay." Lan Tian signaled Guan Yu not to worry about it, then puffed up his chest and faced Zhang Liao, his eyes became deep and mysterious, "I don't dare to be a great talent in the world, but it's okay to offer a few small tricks, such as General Zhang is reminiscing with old friends today, this matter can be a fuss, Cao Cao and Han Sui seem to be like this back then..."

Cao Cao used Han Sui to alienate Ma Chao at the beginning, which eventually led to the disintegration of the Kansai Ten Divisions. Before Zhang Fei was fighting in Wudu, Ma Chao had told him about this, so Zhang Fei couldn't help clapping his hands when he heard Lan Tian say this. : "Wonderful..."

"The mind of King Wei is comparable to that of Ma Chao. I'm afraid that General Lan will not succeed..." Zhang Liao's scalp went numb when he heard it, and he thought that if you move your mouth here, this general will break his leg.

Chapter 598 The Iron Torrent Defeated Zhang Liao

Cao Cao's mind is indeed not comparable to that of Ma Chao, but his suspicious character is also more suspicious than Ma Chao. After testing, Zhang Liao found that Lantian was more sinister than Jia Xu.

Seeing that Zhang Liao was pretending to be calm, Lan Tian smiled slightly and said, "This is nothing to worry about, General Zhang, don't be afraid, we may not drive Cao Cao apart."

"Sir is a great talent, Zhang Liao bows down, since the words are not speculative, let's take our leave and come to ask for advice tomorrow, everyone please." Zhang Liao reined in his horse and turned around after finishing speaking.

Guan Yu and the others also saluted and returned. Zhang Fei asked Lan Tian while walking on his horse: "Ziyu, the scheming just now was good. Shall we really send people to spread rumors? Cao Cao is suspicious by nature and will not move forward. Just wait until we take down Fancheng."

Lan Tian smiled slightly: "Why do we have to spread rumors by ourselves? Didn't the soldiers behind Zhang Liao's formation just now have no mouths?"

"Ziyu, you are really... really a good plan..." Zhang Fei was dumbfounded, and wanted to praise him for being insidious, but that was really not a good word.

Considering the convenience of the supply line, Guan Yu detoured to Deng County according to Lantian's suggestion, took a defensive position against the reinforcements in the north, and took psychological warfare against Fancheng in the south. , which is of great benefit to the final breaking of the city.

If the original plan of the generals is to cross the Han River from the north of Xiangyang to encircle Fancheng, the reinforcements from the north will continue to march south. If the Jingzhou soldiers cannot win quickly, they will not be able to take the city. Because Cao Ren has many experiences in defending Fancheng, I believe that he will stick to it You can win by waiting.

Lantian did the opposite, and attacked Deng County first to leave enough strategic depth, so that the supply line would not be too long. In this way, they could attack, defend, advance and retreat. The defenders of Fancheng had a lesson from Lu Chang. People are at risk.

Although Guan Yu promised to fight again tomorrow, Zhang Liao still cautiously chose to retreat five miles and set up camp. At night, he divided into six teams inside and outside the camp to patrol and guard all night.

War is all about intrigue, Zhang Liao doesn't believe in any promises, he puts everything together and goes to sleep, his mind is full of images before the battle during the day, no matter how powerful Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are, it is their personal ability after all, but the bravery of a few people cannot change the war The ending, because Lu Bu is the best example.

The picture was finally fixed on Lan Tian. Zhang Liao was under heavy pressure from his understatement. He was always worried that this matter would reach Cao Cao. Do he need to explain everything?

The other self in his heart, like Mrs. Xianglin, proved his innocence. Zhang Liao's head was buzzing all night, and he didn't fall asleep until dawn.

At two o'clock in the morning, Zhang Liao sat up suddenly. He opened the curtain of the tent and saw that the sky was already light.

Based on Zhang Liao's understanding of Gao Shun, he knew that the opponent liked to launch an attack after dawn. The reason was that the yang energy of the court was beneficial to clear ears and eyesight, and the soldiers could perform better in battle after absorbing it.

Thinking of this, Zhang Liao frowned, and decisively asked the guards to wake up the soldiers of the battalions, and immediately buried the pot to prepare food for the battle.

With the order, the camp erupted instantly. Zhang Liao looked at the eastern sky, wondering if Gao Shun's habit had changed.

When Mao and Chen met, the soldiers of each battalion were resting after breakfast, when suddenly scouts from outside the battalion came rushing in, shouting in panic, "Enemy attack, enemy attack, Guan Yu is here."

Zhang Liao stepped on his horse and held his sword and shouted, "Order the battalions to assemble quickly, and the defeat of Guan Yu is now."

After a while, the two armies lined up, drums and horns sounded together, and tens of thousands of people began to hedge on the wide plain.

Originally, the weaker side would invite generals to fight, but at this time Zhang Liao didn't dare to brush Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's beards, so he had to bite the bullet and test the strength of the Jingzhou soldiers.

Although the strength of the northern army is temporarily inferior to that of the southern army, because of the geographical advantage and the large number of cavalry, Zhang Liao can retreat calmly even if there is a disadvantage in the war, and will not become a defeat like a landslide.

Guan Yu's side mainly consisted of infantry. In the case of superior numbers, they didn't have enough cavalry to intersperse and turn around. They could only form the vanguard of the front army and the left and right wings to hedge. Respond with infantry listing the same formation.

The horses neighed and the soldiers shouted, as if to overturn the sky.

At the very beginning of the battle, Zhang Liao noticed Guan Yu's former vanguard, the armor shining under the sun, and he saw the trapped camp again, but the number was more than ten times larger than before.

Gao Boping, who raised this army for you?To equip thousands of people with such excellent armor, shouldn't it cost more than 5 people?

As soon as the two armies fought, Gao Shun's command of the "steel torrent" made Zhang Liao see what military power is.

After a while, the cavalry scouts of the Chinese army continued to report the battle situation on the front line. Zhang Liao's front army could not hold back the fallen army at all, and it was now retreating steadily. If it was not adjusted in time, the existing formation would be blown up. turn.

Overlooking the war from the air, the two sides collided like two lines at first. As time went by, the middle of Guan Yu's side began to bulge northward, while Zhang Liao's side became concave toward the north.

If Gao Shun's entrapment army can break through the obstacles, they can completely cut Zhang Liao's left and right wings, and then they can face Zhang Liao's central army directly behind.

Zhang Liao has been observing in secret. The [-] people in the middle have exceeded his expectations. Even the tiger and leopard cavalry built by himself cannot be used as the main force on the frontal battlefield, but Gao Shun's army can do this. If Liu Bei has more troops Who else in the world can stop such an army?

"Get out." Zhang Liao yelled loudly.

Zhang Liao ordered the battalions to leave the battle immediately, keep their formation to the north and fight and go. This time, as a tentative confrontation, he did not intend to fight Guan Yu to the death.

After the battle just now, he not only discovered the strengths of Guan Yu's army, but also saw the weakness of the opponent, that is, they are mainly infantry, and cannot carry out large-scale mobile combat, especially the heavy armored infantry of Gaoshun.

As long as one's own forces are large enough, cavalry will be used to break up the opponent's formation, and finally the battlefield will be cut and surrounded on a small scale. Zhang Liao is confident that he will defeat Guan Yu after Cao Cao's main force arrives.

Zhang Liao commanded the entire army to retreat, while Guan Yu took advantage of the situation to cover up and pursue, and finally broke Cao Jun's camp and stopped the pursuit.

The northern army withdrew [-] li to the north, Zhang Liao ordered people to start counting the number of battalions, and found that more than [-] people had been lost in this trial. If the fighting continued like this, one can imagine the price paid.

When withdrawing the army, it was too late to transport the luggage, and the camp was damaged by Guan Yu's soldiers and horses. Zhang Liao had to retreat all the way to Chaoyang County.

Defeating Zhang Liao was not the goal. Before Guan Yu had time to hold a celebration banquet, the scouts who went to the north to investigate sent information that Cao Cao's main force had arrived in Rang County.

Guan Yu frowned after hearing this, and asked Lan Tian with a serious expression: "Ziyu, Rang County is less than two hundred miles away from Deng County, so you can arrive there in about three or four days. If your oppressive tactics are not effective, aren't we preparing for nothing?" So long? Why don’t we take advantage of Zhang Liao’s retreat and go north, and we attack Fancheng with all our strength, and we may still break the city.”

"Don't worry, Yun Chang. It takes time for emotions to brew. Since the time is tight now, I can only increase my strength. In addition, Cao's army is too short to fight in a hurry. We have nothing to worry about. I will have a clever plan to make Cao Cao retreat." Lan Tian looked at Gao Shun and smiled mysteriously.

Gao Shun swallowed his saliva, Mr. was writing hard in Xiangyang before, so you were kidding me?

Chapter 599 Abandoning the City with Skillful Use of Cao Ren

There is no need to question Lan Tian's ability. Guan Yu put his heart in his stomach when he saw his words were convincing. The strong performance of the fallen army on the battlefield was also the source of his confidence.

After Guan Yu disbanded the account, Lan Tian called Pang De and Chu Qing to confess in a low voice. After hearing this, both of them opened their eyes wide, thinking that they could still fight like this?

Fancheng had lost contact with the outside world for nearly ten days. During this period, Cao Ren sent hundreds of scouts to the outside world. Most of them were intercepted and killed by the cavalry of Pang De and Chu Qing.

In addition to the bodies of scouts received in the city, there were also countless arrows, real and fake, shot from outside the city.

There is news that Deng County has been breached;

There is news that Zhang Liao was defeated;

There is news that Sun Quan attacked Hefei again, and Cao Cao dispatched troops to Huainan;

There is news that Cao Pi, who rebelled against Yecheng, was assassinated and died;

There was news that Cao Cao had a headache and died of illness;

……

Because most of the arrow books were seen by the city guards, Cao Ren was worried that morale would be damaged and ordered the officers and soldiers to peek at them. However, Niu Jin was in charge of the city defense of Fancheng for a long time. The curiosity of the soldiers.

The emotions accumulated these days can no longer be stopped. When I lose the news from the outside world, even if it is a rumor, I want to read it. Maybe a certain piece of news is closely related to me?

Suddenly one day, a large number of corpses were sent from outside Fancheng. At first, there were only dozens or hundreds of corpses, and later they became hundreds, thousands, or even thousands of corpses.

These corpses were obviously the remains of Cao Jun, and they would be easily eaten by wild animals if they were left in the wilderness. The city guards couldn't bear to be humiliated after the death of their comrades, so they secretly moved these corpses back to the city and burned them.

In Fancheng, in addition to Cao Ren's Xiangfan garrison, there were also Xu Huang, Yin Shu, Zhu Gai and other ministries who came to support them. There were fellow villagers who knew each other among the various troops, so when seeing off the comrades, it was found that the deceased was not only Xu Shang , Lu Jian's soldiers, and many of them are Zhang Liao's trilogy.

This unexpected discovery made the soldiers of each battalion uneasy, wondering if the arrow book before was true?

King Wei has passed away due to illness, and Prince Wei Cao Pi was assassinated. These two news are shocking enough. If this is the case, the Central Plains should be in chaos. Who would send troops to rescue Fancheng?In addition, Sun Quan is attacking Hefei, which is also an important fortress in Huainan, and Xiahou Dun may not be able to defend it.

Suspicion quickly spread, and Cao Ren strictly ordered the battalion leaders to restrain their subordinates, not to cause mutiny at this critical moment, but he was also beating drums in his heart, because the rumors were well-made.

Cao Cao has had a headache for a long time, and he may die at any time due to his advanced age. In addition, the "Wei Xi case" broke out in Yecheng in September this year. Cao Pi suppressed it with thunder and executed Zhang Quan and Liu Wei who rebelled with Wei Xi. , Wang Can, Song Zhong and others, the possibility of Cao Pi encountering vendetta is extremely high.

If the two things are true, then there is no need for Cao Ren to stay in Fancheng. There are no important officials in charge of military power in the rear, and the battle for succession will be bloody.

Cao Ren temporarily suppressed the soldiers in the battalion, and then he approached Zhao Yan with worries, "Boran, what do you think of those 'rumours'?"

Zhao Yan shook his head and replied: "It should be both real and fake, but those corpses really can't be fake..."

"The morale of the army is now impetuous. If this continues, something big will happen. Is there any way to help me?" Cao Ren said anxiously.

Zhao Yan looked very embarrassed, he sighed and said: "Although Guan Yu didn't besiege the city, he blocked the main water and land routes. If he wants to break the situation, he can only wait for the king of Wei..."

"I want to wait for the King of Wei too, but time doesn't wait..." Before Cao Ren finished speaking, the guards outside the hall rushed in with a panicked expression.

The guard first clasped his fists in salute, and then stood still panting, "General... Something is wrong..."

Cao Ren sternly reprimanded: "I'm in such a panic, what's the proper way? What's wrong?"

The guard swallowed his saliva and replied: "I don't know what rumors the people have heard, saying that we want to break into the houses and rob their property because of lack of winter clothes, and say..."

"say what?"

"It is said that this is what the general did in Wancheng, and even slaughtered the innocent people in the city..."

"Bastard, this general, Tu Wancheng, rebelled because of Hou Yin. He wanted to warn those unprovoked people that if you become a thief, you will end up with a decapitated body. Which traitor is slandering me?" Yan, because he was the one who initiated the idea of ​​robbing the people, so far Cao Ren has not told anyone else.

Zhao Yan's scalp was numb, and he quickly waved his hands to explain: "This matter has absolutely nothing to do with me, maybe it is a rumor that the arrow book was picked up by the people..."

Cao Ren saw that Zhao Yan's eyes were clear, he didn't look like he was lying, and it was no good to slander himself, his frown gradually relaxed, and he ordered the guards in a deep voice: "Zhao Yilang's guess is reasonable, quickly take someone to the city to investigate , Come back and report as soon as you have the result."

"Wei." The guard clasped his fists and left.

Seeing that Cao Ren called his official name by his official name, Zhao Yan knew that his doubts had not been resolved, so he cupped his hands and said, "At this time, the soldiers in the camp are impetuous, and the people in the city are panicking. Look at Fancheng. I can't stay any longer, the general might as well give up the city first, let's find a way to meet up with the king, and then take it back from Guan Yu's hands."

"Who doesn't know that Guan Yu is brave and strong? We can hold on to the city with our backs, and if we rush out of the city, we will be ambushed by the opponent. It will be difficult to come back at that time, and now most of the soldiers are single-clothes..." Cao Ren thought of the sick bed Niu Jin is not confident enough to escape from Fancheng.

Zhao Yan quickly offered a plan: "Didn't the people say that we looted property? We don't want Fancheng anymore, so why care about the feelings of these Guizhou chiefs? If we snatch their winter clothes, we can just drive them to Deng County like cattle and sheep, and use the common people to trip them up." With the hands and feet of the Jingzhou soldiers, we can escape the encirclement smoothly."

Cao Ren's eyes lit up, and he boasted, "It's wonderful."

"If the king of Wei is still alive, we can say that we have received news that the king is critically ill and the crown prince is assassinated, so you have no choice but to abandon Fancheng..." Zhao Yan added.

"Hiss...that's the only way..." Cao Ren nodded.

After Cao Ren and Zhao Yan conspired together, they immediately summoned the battalion leaders to carry out the execution. The soldiers were enthusiastic when they heard the order. Whether it was looting property or fleeing for their lives, it was good news for the time being, and it was much better than huddling in Fancheng and waiting to die .

Cao Ren divided the soldiers and horses in Fancheng into two groups, one of which was led by Yin Shu and Zhu Gai to drive the people to Deng County, while the other went west and went north to join Cao Cao.

After a long period of chasing, Fancheng became an empty city without fireworks. Except for the old, weak, sick and disabled who couldn't walk, [-]% of the soldiers and civilians left the city.

There were Chu Qing's scouts near Fancheng, and their every move was under the surveillance of Lantian. Cao Ren's main force had just left the city, and Gan Ning's navy went south to land.