Chapter 246 Competing in the Central Plains ([-])

"General Hanchen, now that Yuan Shao is defeated and fled to Liyang, it is time to take advantage of the victory and pursue it. We only need to leave a small number of soldiers here to guard the prisoners!"

Seeing that Di Qing didn't seem to have any intention of continuing to attack, Zhang Liao expressed his opinion on attacking, but Di Qing didn't have the heart to fight Yuan Shao to the death, and he stopped going south after arriving in Dangyin.

"General Wen Yuan, Li Yang is the bridgehead to enter Yanzhou. The city is high and deep and heavily guarded. Our army is full of cavalry, and it is almost impossible to capture it.

Liyang is just an isolated city, and after Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu decide the victory, they will naturally evacuate this place. Our army can occupy it without a single soldier, so why sacrifice the lives of our brothers.

General Wen Yuan is resting here for the time being, and I will send someone to fly to Ye County to report to my lord. After my lord arrives, I will decide whether to march or not! "

"Well, since General Hanchen is determined to do so, I don't want to say anything more, so I will wait here for a while and make a decision after General Gongsun arrives."

Arranging Zhang Liao in the military camp outside Dangyin City, Di Qing sent people flying horses to Ye County to report the news. Three days later, Gongsun Yue personally led the first army of Youwu soldiers to Ye County.

"Wen Yuan has worked hard, how is General Lu?"

After handing over the first army of Youwu pawns to Di Qing, Gongsun Yue personally went to the camp outside the city to meet the famous Zhang Liao.

"My lord, Zhang Liao is just a small general under Lv Bu's tent. How can he be worthy of the importance of my lord?"

Seeing Qu Yi's unconvinced appearance, Gongsun Yue just smiled and said nothing. In terms of ability, Qu Yi is indeed very strong, but in other respects, Zhang Liao can beat him by several blocks.

Regardless of whether Zhang Liao served as an official of Yanmen County at the beginning, or followed Ding Yuan, He Jin, Dong Zhuo, and Lu Bu, he always fulfilled his duties. Although he went through ups and downs, he always kept his heart.

Zhang Liao has never been a direct descendant of Lu Bu. After surrendering to Cao Cao, he was able to distinguish between public and private, and he was able to reform himself and take the overall situation into consideration. He put aside his past suspicions and made peace with the army guard Wu Zhou.

At that time, Guan Yu temporarily joined Cao Cao's camp, and Zhang Liao and Guan Yu were good friends, so Cao Cao sent Zhang Liao to ask Guan Yu's intention to stay or stay, as Guan Yu's personal friend.

Guan Yu stated that he would only follow Liu Bei. Zhang Liao thought that if he told the truth to Cao Cao, he was afraid that Cao Cao would kill Guan Yu, but if he did not tell the truth, it would not be the way to be a king, so he sighed:
"Cao Gong is like a father, and Guan Yu is just a brother."

"Mr. Wenjie, as a military adviser of our army, you should first talk about your own opinion. After the plan for dispatching troops is confirmed, Mr. Renjie can also carry out the dispatch of food, grass and supplies."

After being named, Chen Ping did not express his opinion immediately, but after sorting out his thoughts, he spoke eloquently.

"My lord, Mr. Zhicai's opinion is very good, and my subordinates generally agree with this plan. Our army has a deep foundation now, and we really need to expand our strength to prepare for the next big battle.

In addition to recruiting the [-]th Army of the Huben Army and the [-]th and [-]th Army of the Youwu Army to send to the battlefield, another [-] soldiers should be recruited for strict training to prepare for the needs of future troops.

General Han can be asked to recruit [-] troops in Zhao Guo and Changshan to prepare for entering Bingzhou. General Han Chen can recruit [-] troops in Guangzong and build momentum.

The other [-] troops were recruited in Beiping. Except for [-] left to be handed over to General Zhang Yan, the other [-] went to Guangzong with the tiger and leopard cavalry.

Hejian County already has Generals Qin Qiong, General Taishi Ziyi and General Hetian, plus Generals Tadun, General Pufulu and General Xu Rong. They are already sufficient in terms of generals, and they only need to replenish their troops.

When the tiger riders reached 150 steps away, they all reined in their horses and led their troops back to the army formation, leaving only the neat arrows all over the ground and the enemy troops messed up in the wind.

"It's really hateful to bully our army's bows and crossbows with insufficient range!"

After Li Cunxiao withdrew, Yang Zaixing and Tai Shici followed suit, and the army led by Tian Kai became a fixed target. They did not dare to go out to meet the enemy, and they were unable to injure the opponent, feeling very depressed.

"General, our army doesn't have a strong crossbow, so we can't let the opponent consume it like this. Otherwise, once all the infantry brothers die in battle, we will have to confront the enemy head-on."

"Zilong, Guorang, you also each lead a team of soldiers who are good at shooting, and wander around the infantry to prevent them from attacking the infantry and avoid being trapped in a battle circle. How can you make decisions at the moment!"

"Leader!"

Zhao Yun and Tian Yu each selected [-] cavalry, [-] paces beyond the infantry, and spread out to both sides when Yang Zaixing attacked, and rushed out when returning.

This tactic was really effective. Many leopard knight soldiers were shot and killed. Li Cunxiao and Tai Shici quickly led the troops out, which reduced the loss of leopard knights.

"General Murong, they have taken precautions. It seems that this method will not work. You have a flexible mind. Do you have any good tactics?"

Murong Ke looked at the well-protected Tiger Knight pawns, frowning tightly. Although he came up with a solution, he couldn't implement it due to external conditions.

"General Flying Tiger, if you can have iron chains, link your horses together and form a row of twenty riders, you will definitely be able to break through the defense of the opponent's infantry, but it's a pity that you won't be able to find such a thing as iron chains for a while!"

"If you say this, it is equivalent to not saying it. Can we just stand here and watch?"

"General Flying Tiger, don't be angry, let me think about it again, there will definitely be a solution."

Although Murong Ke said that he had a way, he thought for a while and didn't speak. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, he had to lead his troops back to the camp temporarily, and prepared to bury the pot for cooking.

Although the tiger and leopard cavalry were withdrawn, Zhao Yun and the others still did not dare to relax their vigilance, and also seized the time to eat and rest, while the army commanded by Gongsun Zan took turns to eat, and the pace of attacking the city did not stop for a moment.

The Tiger Cavalry is the same as the Peerless Battalion. The soldiers wear heavy armor, but in order to reduce the load and improve the mobility on the battlefield, the horses are light leather armor, which is between the light cavalry and the heavy cavalry.

"System, how many exchange points are needed to exchange the heavy armor covering the horse and the connected iron chain?"

"The host, the armor and the iron chain can be exchanged as a set, and each set requires 10000 exchange points."

Hearing the mechanical sound of the system in his mind, Gongsun Yue directly turned into a bitter face. 10000 exchange points for a set doesn’t sound like much, but he can’t stand the large demand. If he wants to exert the power of the “chain chain horse”, he needs less Definitely won't get good results.

"Xuan Gong, how many sets of iron chains do you need to unleash the power of chain chain horses?"

After listening to Murong Ke's words, Gongsun Yue breathed a sigh of relief at first, and then he was in pain. A row of chain horses with 20 riders is 200 exchange points, and ten rows is [-] million, which is almost the same as the existing exchange points. half the amount.

"Feihu, Feibao, you go to select suitable soldiers, Xuan Gong, you should carefully consider how to use the power of the chain chain horse.

As for the armor and chains, leave it to me, no matter what happens, don't be too surprised.

As for the selection of soldiers, let's select [-] of the most elite soldiers from the Peerless Battalion. The Peerless Battalion is the personal guard battalion, and they are treated the best at ordinary times. They should also be at the forefront when it is the most difficult and dangerous! "

"Yes, my lord!"

Filled with doubts, a group of people left the military tent, leaving Gongsun Yue alone in the military tent.

"System, spend 400 million exchange points for me to exchange for 400 sets of chain chain armor!"

"400 sets of chain armor have been exchanged for the host, and there are currently 30 exchange points left!"

With a flash of light, 400 sets of iron chain chain armor appeared in the camp. This scene fell in the eyes of the soldiers and immediately caused a commotion.

General Flying Tiger, General Zaixing, etc. are the main targets of the enemy, so they cannot leave the Lord easily. Only when they go to Jiecheng with the Lord with great fanfare, can the enemy believe that the main attack direction is Qinghe County. "

Chen Ping basically agreed with Xi Zhicai's plan, and Gongsun Yue didn't need to ask anyone else, but looked at Di Renjie.

"Mr. Renjie, do you have any other opinions on the plan of dispatching troops by Mr. Wenjie and Mr. Zhicai?"

"My lord, the plans of the two military advisers are very sound. I have no objections to the subordinates, and I will definitely do a good job in logistics support!"

Di Renjie, Chen Ping, and Xi Zhicai had the same opinion, and Gongsun Yue naturally would not add to the liking, but gave orders directly.

"Ziwu, you go to the State of Zhao to send an order to inform General Han about the recruitment of new soldiers, and at the same time lead the Fourth Army of Youwu soldiers to Hejian. The details will be taught by Mr. Wenjie in person. General Qin is the commander in chief of the Bohai War. Mr. Wen Jie is the military adviser, and everything is under the control of the two of them."

"Yes, my lord!"

Chen Ping and Gongsun Fan came out from the team. It was expected by everyone that Chen Ping served as the military advisor of the Bohai War. After all, he has always been a regular military advisor.

"General Gongsun, this officer was lucky enough to get 60 stones of grain and grass, 60 sets of armor, [-] good horses, [-] spears, [-] good bows, and [-] arrows. Used as military funds!
The subordinate officials requested to go to Bohai County together. After capturing Bohai County and Pingyuan Country, they are willing to resist the pressure from Yanzhou in Pingyuan Country! "

The conditions offered by Liu Bei are very generous, so generous that it is impossible to refuse. Those food, grass and luggage are enough to form a large army, enough to complete a major war.

It can be said that before meeting Zhuge Liang, although Liu Bei wandered around, no matter whether he voted for Yuan Shao, or Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian, Cao Cao and Liu Biao, they all really made contributions under their command and indeed had this talent.

Liu Bei not only has a high level of knowledge, strong political skills, but also has a great personality and charm, and he is also very good at fighting.

He has not been able to become a vassal in these years, mainly because he started from scratch, started much later than the other vassals, and did not have an intelligent counselor around him to do strategic planning, so he has been living in exile.

In terms of the ability to lead troops to fight, Liu Bei can also rank in the forefront among the heroes of the Three Kingdoms, especially commanding soldiers and horses with less than 1 people in battle, he is even more handy.

However, when there are too many soldiers and horses, Liu Bei becomes a little confused. With his command ability, [-] soldiers and horses is the limit, and any more will be useless.

In the official history, "burning Bowangpo" is Liu Bei's record, but in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it was all added to Prime Minister Zhuge.

When Liu Bei took refuge with Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Zan sent him and Tian Kai to defend Yuan Shao's attack. Liu Bei repelled Yuan Shao many times and was promoted to Pingyuan county magistrate, and soon became Pingyuan prime minister.

In the first year of Jian'an, Liu Bei and Yuan Shu had a stalemate for several months. Lu Bu took the opportunity to sneak attack. Yang Feng and Han Siam made trouble between Xuzhou and Yangzhou. Liu Bei led his army to attack and beheaded them all.

During the Battle of Guandu, Liu Bei took refuge with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao ordered Liu Bei to station troops in Runan, Cao Cao sent Cai Yang to attack, and was killed by Liu Bei.

In the seventh year of Jian'an, Liu Bei attached himself to Liu Biao in Jingzhou. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were in a stalemate at Guandu. Liu Biao took the opportunity to order Liu Bei to lead his army to the Northern Expedition with the intention of attacking Xuchang. Cao Cao sent generals Xiahou Dun and Li Dian to meet him. Wangpo used the strong wind to spark a fire, and the ambush soldiers took the opportunity to launch an offensive, defeating Xiahou Dun and winning a complete victory. This is the famous "burning Bowangpo".

Cao Cao marched south, Liu Bei united with Sun Quan to resist Cao Cao, Liu Bei's army and Sun Wu's navy marched side by side, and assisted Zhou Yu in defeating Cao Cao in Chibi.

In the end, while Zhang Liao was worried about Guan Yu's safety, he still insisted on fulfilling the mission of "asking him with emotion". Moreover, Zhang Liao also guaranteed Guan Yu that he would "be sure to serve the public and then go."

Zhang Liao's move not only made his personal friendship with Guan Yu praised by later generations of scholars, but also was considered by later generations as a manifestation of his obedience to his responsibilities and his ability to understand the general situation. For example, Liu Muzhi once said:
"I am honored by the public, and I have nothing to hide. This is why Zhang Liao sued Guan Yu for treason."

He Shangzhi, the right servant of Shangshu, also said:

"I think about Zhang Liao's words, although Guan Yu is a brother, Cao Gong and his son, why don't you say nothing?"

As a general of Lu Bu, Zhang Liao confronted many generals under Cao Cao on the battlefield many times. After surrendering to Cao Cao, he was naturally rejected by many generals under Cao Cao.

Zhang Liao has always been at odds with Li Dian and Le Jin, and even had an old enmity with Li Dian. In the past, the Lu Bu Group where Zhang Liao belonged to, and the Li family of Chengshi where Li Dian belonged to, the two sides had fought fiercely, and the blood and debts were heavy.

The Lü Bu Group had already defeated Cao Cao several times, but due to the locust plague, the Lv Bu Group turned to the Cheng family's Li family for help due to food shortages.

Cheng's Li family pretended to help and paralyzed Lv Bu's group with fat cattle, wine, and sesame cakes, but took the opportunity to defeat Lv Bu's group.

After the retreat of the Lu Bu Group, they fought against the enemy and made a comeback, violently retaliating against the Cheng family's Li family. Li Dian's close relative Li Gan was also killed by the Lu Bu Group.

But when Hefei City was facing the invasion of the Eastern Wu army, Zhang Liao was still able to invite Li Dian to fight together regardless of past suspicions. Li Dian also showed the demeanor of taking care of the overall situation and was willing to fight with Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao had fought fiercely with the old generals of Cao Jun in the Lv Bu Group, so it was reasonable for him to be at odds with Yu Jin, Le Jin and others.

However, once, Zhang Liao had a conflict with Wu Zhou, his guard, so Zhang Liao came to see Wen Hui, the governor of Yangzhou, hoping to invite Hu Zhi to serve as his guard.

Hu Zhi declined the appointment on the pretext of being ill. After Zhang Liao and Hu Zhi left the house, Zhang Liao said to Hu Zhi:

"I think highly of you, and why do you want to let me down so much?"

Hu Zhi said: "The ancients Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya knew each other. Guan Zhong took a lot of business dividends, but Bao Shuya still believed that he was not a greedy person.

Guan Zhong often ran away when he joined the army and fought. Bao Shuya still believed that he was not a coward. Hearing rumors slandering Guan Zhong, Bao Shuya would not believe those rumors.

This kind of friendship can last forever!Wu Zhou is an elegant scholar, in the past, you were full of praise for him, but now you have conflicts because of some trivial matters.

What's more, my talent is shallow, how can I always gain your trust?That's why I don't want to work. "

(End of this chapter)

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