Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 422
"It's Zhang Wenyuan!" Zhang Liao knew that Sun Guan was a thief from Mount Tai, and he yelled, "Sun Guan, you were a thief before, and since you have surrendered to the government, you should change your ways and return to righteousness, and shine in the family. Now you are a minion of a tiger, this is the way to death! "

"Hahaha, how dare an unknown person speak such nonsense?" Sun Guan smiled coldly, pointed his gun at Zhang Liao, and said with a sneer, "If Guan Yu comes in person, he might be able to fight with me, but you are just a partial general, so just accept your death!"

"I don't know how to live or die!" Zhang Liao was furious, knowing that this person's traitorous nature would never change, he slammed and slapped his horse straight on.

When Sun Guan was in Taishan, he had only heard of the names of Guan Zhangzhao, but he had never heard of Zhang Liao. Now seeing an unknown general so arrogant, he thought that if he just killed this man and made meritorious service, he would also improve his reputation. And value yourself, even if you lead troops to seek refuge, you can still be named a general.

The two horses approached quickly, and Sun Guanwu stabbed them fiercely with his steel spear. He just wanted to knock Zhang Liao off the horse with one shot, and then take advantage of the opportunity to wipe out the people here, which happened to be a great achievement.

when bang bang-

A huge force bounced back, and Sun Guan was shocked. He couldn't hold the gun in his hand, and let it go. Sun Guan cried out in shock: "Ah? You—forgive me..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Sun Guan had already been chopped off by Zhang Liao, and Cao Jun behind him was in an uproar, caught off guard.

"Follow me and take down Laiwu!"

Zhang Liao didn't stop, and continued to charge with his saber, straight into the gate of Laiwu City.

Ouyang Fu in the back was already ready to go. Seeing that Zhang Liao had beheaded the enemy general, he had already waved his troops to cover up the kill. Cao Jun was frightened by Zhang Liao who had killed several people in a row. middle.

Before the defenders on the city had time to release their arrows, the [-] Xiaoyao troops had already broken through the city gate and occupied the streets, killing the defenders and fleeing. In less than half an hour, Zhang Liao had captured Laiwu.

This place is only a few dozen miles away from Qingzhou Qi State. Zhang Liao sent people to report to Zhuge Jin and asked him to send troops to garrison here. He left a thousand troops to guard the camp while the rest rushed to Yuanshan to join Guan Yu.

On the other way, Xu Huang and Guan Hai soldiers went to Yuanshan, and first selected a place to camp. Xu Huang went to the front to explore the way, and only rushed to the city of Ying County.

A few days ago, Xiahou Dun came to Taishan County and sent troops to strengthen the defense. The guard of Ying County was Lu Qian. Seeing the Han army coming so quickly, he quickly sent someone to report to Xiahou Dun.

Han Siam stepped forward to fight, but no one dared to leave the city. He yelled and cursed for a long time, but seeing that no one agreed from the defenders on the city, Xu Huang led his troops to patrol around the outside of the city, and rode back to the camp on the original mountain.

Seeing that the enemy's arrogance was so aggressive, Lu Qian had a great blow to the morale of the defenders, so he ordered all the ministries to strengthen their defenses, so as to appease the troops while waiting for Xiahou Dun to come to support them.

Early on the next morning, dust was flying outside Yingxian City, and the flags blocked the sun. Guan Yu's army came outside the city and surrounded Yingxian City. Seeing such a grand military appearance, Lu Qian couldn't help but look solemn. This time, he was afraid that Xiahou Dun would come in person. It’s not easy to deal with either.

Guan Yuzhi was in the whole of Xuzhou, wanting to take down Mount Tai in one go, and immediately distributed orders to prepare for a full-scale attack on the city. Now that the army has catapults, crossbows, and wells, a city like Ying County cannot stop the army from advancing.

However, Chen Gong dissuaded him: "Don't worry, General. Mount Tai is close to Qingzhou. The common people know more about our Han Dynasty's new policy. The people in the county have their hearts turned to the imperial court. Now that they heard that the army has arrived, they all look forward to it. Since the people's hearts are available, there is no need to forcibly break down the city. Why not?" Break it?"

Guan Yu stroked his beard and asked, "What's the military advisor's clever plan?"

Chen Gong said with a smile: "The general will only encircle Yingxian County in three quarters to break the morale of the defenders, and then calmly transport food and deploy troops to exert pressure. I have made my own arrangements."

Guan Yu pondered for a while, and realized that Chen Gong had some things to say in public, so he ordered all the generals to guard carefully, withdraw Guan Hai's troops in the south, and redeploy the plan.

When the generals dispersed, Chen Gongcai said to Guan Yu, "Xiahoudun is preparing troops in Fenggao. If the general is in a hurry to attack the city, he will gather all his troops to defend Fenggao. Now that Ying County is besieged, he will send troops to rescue him. Hit for help."

Guan Yu deeply believed it. At this time, Guan Ping came to report, and a group of people came outside, claiming to know Guan Hai. Guan Yu ordered someone to bring them in. After Gongsun Zan defeated it, he fled into Mount Tai.

At this time, I heard that Guan Yu led the army to attack Qingzhou. Because of his admiration for Guan Yu's name, he led the crowd to vote. These 300 people have been hiding in Mount Tai, familiar with the terrain, and avoiding the pursuit of officers and soldiers.

Chen Gong said with a smile: "In Xuzhou, there are only mountains around Mount Tai. Zhang Yan's flying army can be used just right. With Xu He as a guide, wouldn't it be like a duck to water in the mountains?"

Guan Yu said with a smile: "In the past, the general ordered Zhang Yan to train the flying army, just for the battle in the mountains, mainly guerrilla harassment. His army is good at running through the mountains, and it will definitely disturb the peace in Taishan County."

Then Zhang Yan was summoned and ordered to lead the flying army into Mount Tai. Depending on the situation, he would harass Xiahou Dun's troops, but he was not allowed to disturb the people or rob the people. Zhang Yan had been training troops in Shexian County in the past few years, and this time he finally wanted to show off his skills and lead Xu. and left happily.

Chen Gong said again: "In addition, Zhang Liao's taking Laiwu is actually a plan. You can ask the governor of Zhuge to bring the grain and grass from Laiwu. If Cao Jun comes to rob the grain, he can act from it."

Guan Yu twirled his long beard lightly and nodded, "Okay, with us besieging Ying County in the front and Zhang Yan harassing the reinforcements behind, Xiahou Dun must be overwhelmed."

Lu Qian defended Ying County and waited for reinforcements. After two days, Guan Yu did not attack the city. They surrounded the three gates of the city and only let the south gate go. Obviously, they deliberately let the defenders escape, so as to break the morale of the army.

Guan Yu's army was away, and Lu Qian was even more disturbed. On this day, he was blaming Xiahou Dun for his slow support. Suddenly, scouts came to report that the reinforcements sent by Xiahou Dun were intercepted by bandits when they passed Mount Tai. Furious, he sent troops to fight against the thieves, and ordered Lu Qian to guard the city carefully.

Lu Qian sighed, Taishan bandits have been a trouble in Xuzhou for many years. Although Zang Ba surrendered, there are still many remaining evils that cannot be wiped out, which eventually became a serious trouble. It seems that if you want to protect yourself, you can only rely on yourself.

So they sent scouts overnight to investigate the camp of the Han army, first to find out why Guan Yu was reluctant to enter the army. There were at least [-] troops outside the city, and they were surrounded and did not attack, which really made people feel uneasy.

The second time the scouts came to report that Guan Yu was in a hurry to move troops, the food and grass were not transported in time, and the army lacked siege equipment, so they were being brought in from Qingzhou one after another.

Lu Qian heard the report and invited the general to come, saying: "Guan Yu's army is short of food, grass and equipment. If we can find out where his money and food are transferred, once the food is successfully robbed, the Han army will retreat without fighting. Not only the people of Ying County The siege can be solved, and when the time comes to cover up the killing with soldiers, you can still make meritorious deeds, how about joining the army?"

Wang Bi frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the food and grass go first. Guan Yu has been on the battlefield for a long time, so how can he rashly send troops without preparing food and grass? Is there a fraud in it?"

(End of this chapter)