Killing system of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 346 Zhang Xiu Fears Against Pengcheng

The strength of Cao Jun's traditional offensive method is to attack the enemy's main force, which can quickly destroy most of the enemy's troops and quickly reduce the enemy's defense capabilities.Its disadvantage is that there will be future troubles, because it is normal for a county to have more than ten counties and more than 20 counties. Nanyang County has nearly forty counties. If the enemy will lead to other counties, it will soon be revived .

Therefore, where Cao Cao occupies, there will often be a large number of rebellions.

The advantage of Zhang Yi's offensive method is that it can stabilize the place. Once a place is captured, some people will be sent to garrison it.Coupled with effective policies, the place can be stabilized.The disadvantage is that the marching speed is not fast, and it is easy for the enemy to gather superior forces.

Zhang Yi's way to make up for it is to use elite soldiers. No matter how the opponent gathers superior forces, they will not be able to establish too many advantages.

Just like Cao Ren is now, even though he has 2 more people than Lu Meng, he is still at a stalemate with Lu Meng.

There was a stalemate everywhere, and Zhang Yi also marched from Xiyang to Shansang.After arriving in Shansang, Zhang Yi sent Wang Jian to attack the counties in the south of Peiguo, and then he went from Zhixian, Zhuyi, Steqiu, and Wuxian to Pengcheng and joined Tanghe.

From Shansang, Wang Jian went south to Longkang, Xiangxian, Hongxian, Weixian, Guyang, Qixian, Fuli, and then marched towards Xiangxian County, the seat of Peiguo.There are not many people in these counties in the south of Peiguo, and there is no one stationed on Cao Jun's side, so Wang Jian just came to an armed parade and conquered these counties in less than five days.

Zhang Yi went outside Pengcheng and joined Tang He.

"See Your Majesty!" Tang He and others immediately bowed to meet Zhang Yi when they saw Zhang Yi coming.

Zhang Yi, wearing a golden helmet and armor, jumped off his horse, "Get up!"

"How is it? Zhang Liao is a tough nut to crack, right?" Zhang Yi asked with a smile.

Tang He nodded, "Zhang Liao is indeed a famous general. After these days of fighting, although we have the upper hand, we can't take advantage of it."

"Zhang Liao is called Zhaohu, and he is not one of Yi Yi." Zhang Yi said: "If he hadn't followed Lu Bu in his early years, he would have become famous a long time ago. Cao Ren is the No.1 general under Cao Cao's command, but Zhang Liao is not much inferior to Cao Ren. Cao Cao Apart from Cao Ren, Xiahouyuan, and Xiahoudun, there are five good generals under him, namely Zhang Liao, Yu Jin, Zhang He, Xu Huang, and Le Jin. Apart from these, the rest are not to be feared."

"Where's Zhang Xiu?" Tang He asked, "Zhang Xiu is coming from Langya for reinforcements."

"Heh!" Zhang Yi smiled, "My brother! He is a strong general, but he is not a good general. He still has a way of leading cavalry, but he is not very smart."

Wang Meng stood up suddenly and said: "Your Majesty, since Zhang Xiu is related to His Majesty, I wonder if it is possible to recruit him?"

Zhang Yi was thoughtful, "If there is a person who can speak eloquently, it is not difficult to persuade him."

"I am willing to give it a try!" Wang Meng cupped his hands and said.

Zhang Yi thought for a while, Wang Meng is not famous yet, so he should not attract attention.So he nodded, "Since you want to give it a try, then go for it!"

Wang Meng immediately left the camp and headed towards Langya.At night, they met Zhang Xiu's army barracks.Wang Meng told the soldiers guarding the camp that he was an old man in General Zhang's county, so he entered the camp easily and met Zhang Xiu.

Seeing Wang Meng, Zhang Xiu frowned and said, "I don't know you, why are you pretending to be an old friend from our county?"

Wang Meng took something out of his arms and said, "I am not an old friend of Jiangjun County, but I am here on behalf of an old friend of Jiangjun County."

Seeing this, Zhang Xiu immediately became angry: "You are a fake."

Wang Meng asked with a smile: "General, as a member of His Majesty's family, it is not very appropriate to say such words!"

"What do you want to do?" Zhang Xiu asked.

Wang Meng said: "Don't be impatient, general! Now that the Han Dynasty is dead, the world is divided, and all people with insight will contribute. But the general has no choice. The general is a relative of your majesty. Cao Pi will not believe you. He is not Cao Cao, I don’t have the guts of Cao Cao, I heard from His Majesty that Cao Pi has always been worried about the battle of Wancheng, after Cao Pi took power, the general will have a hard time, right?”

Zhang Xiu was silent for a while, he was indeed not having a good time.After Cao Pi took power, he attacked him. His son moved the capital because he was a little close to Cao Zhi, so he was reprimanded by Cao Pi and resigned.Zhang Xiu felt very frightened by this, for fear that Cao Pi would find a reason to kill him.

Seeing that Zhang Xiu didn't speak, Wang Meng immediately persuaded him: "The general and His Majesty are from the same family, and there is no enmity between the two parties. Instead, they have continuous grievances with the Cao family. Why should the general serve the enemy instead of resisting with relatives?"

Zhang Xiu's heart was moved, he looked at Wang Meng and said, "I also really want Nantou, but now there are many spies from Cao Pi in the army, what can I do?"

Wang Meng said: "It's easy at this time! The general can continue to go to Pengcheng. After entering Pengcheng, these people will pay less attention to the general. The general will open the city gate at night on the day he enters Pengcheng, and let the soldiers outside the city enter the city. Just leave the rest to us.”

After Zhang Xiu heard this, he immediately nodded and sent Wang Meng away.Then he called Hu Che'er, discussed it secretly, and made preparations.

Two days later, Zhang Xiu arrived outside Pengcheng, just as Zhang Liao was fighting with He Tang, Zhang Xiu rushed out from the side.

When Tang He saw Zhang Xiu's arrival, he immediately withdrew his troops and returned to the camp.Zhang Liao invited Zhang Xiu into the city and expressed his gratitude to him.

In the middle of the night, Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er, with 300 confidantes, suddenly opened the city gate and let Zhang Yi's army enter the city.Zhang Liao never thought that Zhang Xiu, who had been helping him during the day, would suddenly turn against him. By the time he led his troops to seize the city gate, it was already too late.

Zhang Liao asked Zhang Xiu, "Your Majesty took you well, why did you rebel?"

Zhang Xiu said: "Meng Degong is really kind to me, so forget about Cao Pi! When my son Zhang Quan moved the capital, he just sympathized with King Chen, but he was dismissed in the end. He doesn't take our credit at all. Why should I do it for him?" He works?"

After Zhang Liao heard this, he couldn't help but fell silent.It is not a day or two that Cao Pi looks down on Zhang Xiu and his son, only those who are interested can see it.In this regard, Cao Pi is narrow-minded, but Cao Pi has a reputation for being narrow-minded, and it is hard to say anything about Zhang Liao for the sake of the venerable.

But now that Zhang Xiu is reversed, the city gate of Pengcheng has been lost, and Zhang Yi's soldiers have entered the city. It is no longer realistic for him to take back the city gate.Without the barrier of the city wall, Zhang Liao had no confidence in defeating Zhang Yijun.Thinking of this, he immediately retreated north to Pei County.

Although Peixian County is not the seat of Peiguo, Peiguo is named after Peixian County. This county is also a large county, and many soldiers can be stationed there.

　Thanks to Lao Wang who was spoiled for the reward, and thank you Mengyi for the 500 rewards

　　
　
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