The Nameless of the Common Clans

Zhang Fei held knives in both hands and fought crazily in the crowd. He no longer knew how many people he had killed and how many injuries he had sustained. Blood stained his body, his hair was stuck together, and his clothes and armor were covered with blood stains, making it difficult to distinguish. Whether it is the enemy's or our own, there is only one thought left in my mind, kill them, the camp cannot be broken!

But as the camp gate was opened, Guanzhong generals came in endlessly. The Jingzhou army around them became fewer and fewer, but the Guanzhong army seemed to be endless, and they kept coming. Although Zhang Fei was brave, he could defeat ten people and block a hundred people. , but could not stop thousands or tens of thousands of people. Although the endless stream of Guanzhong soldiers aroused his ferocity, they could not save the defeat.

In the crowd, a group of troops came to Zhang Fei, and Zhang Fei's instinctive backhand was a knife.

"Bang~"

The man who came shot opened Zhang Fei's knife and shouted sternly: "Yide, it's me! The camp has been destroyed, don't stop fighting, follow me to break through!"

The visitor was none other than Chen Dao. Seeing that the Guanzhong Army had invaded the camp and the situation was irreversible, Chen Dao had no choice but to retreat. However, seeing Zhang Fei trapped in a tight siege, he quickly sent troops to rescue him!

"You can still block it!" Zhang Fei roared as he killed a Guanzhong soldier with one strike.

"We can't stop it. Even if you and I die in battle, we can't stop it. Break out quickly and inform the lord. It's up to the lord to decide!" Chen Dao commanded the soldiers to fight and retreat, and at the same time asked people to take Zhang Fei's weapons. War horses come over.

Zhang Fei roared unwillingly, grabbed the Zhangba snake spear, climbed onto the Wuzui horse, and together with Chen Dao, led the army to break out of the encirclement and headed straight for Wancheng.

Although the soldiers around wanted to stop him, facing the frantic Zhang Fei and the Jingzhou elite who were in a desperate situation and desperately trying to find a way out, without proper deployment, they could only watch them seize the opportunity. Out of the gate, but for Zhang Liao, Xi'e has been defeated and the overall situation has been decided.

"Wei Yan!" After Zhang Liao reorganized his army, he summoned Wei Yan.

"The general is here!" Wei Yan described it as a bit embarrassed. In today's battle, he almost died in the chaos at least three times. He thought it was a miracle that he survived.

"How's the injury?" Zhang Liao glanced at the wounds on Wei Yan's body and asked.

"The skin injury is not a problem." Wei Yan shook his head.

"Immediately lead five thousand men and horses into Wancheng to help defend the city. I will lead the army and follow." Zhang Liao said in a deep voice.

This time, the main purpose is to save Wancheng. As long as Wancheng is not lost, the other lost cities can be slowly recovered. Wei Yan is the hero of defeating the enemy in this battle. He has just experienced a tragic battle and is covered with injuries. He should not have Let him continue to attack, but there is no milk to drink, Zhang Liao wants to preside over The overall situation cannot be left. The only person available around him is Wei Yan. Let him go back to Wancheng first. This can boost the morale of the city and let Wei Yan train first. Zhang Liao wants to be in charge of the army, so it is impossible to bring all the troops in. Go to the city and fight Liu Bei next.

"Here!" Wei Yan agreed happily, immediately ordered his troops and horses, and headed straight for Wancheng. After Zhang Liao reorganized the army, it was already past noon, and then he began to march towards Wancheng.

On the other side, Liu Bei was still commanding the army to attack the city. Suddenly he heard the news that Chen Dao and Zhang Fei had returned. His heart sank. He quickly asked Wenpin and Wang Wei to continue commanding the battle, while he took Chen Gong back to the camp. Seeing Chen Dao and Zhang Fei covered in blood.

Although he already knew the outcome when he saw the two of them, Liu Bei still said with the last trace of luck: "Yide, Uncle Zhi, how is the war going?"

Zhang Fei lowered his head with a face of shame, and Chen Dao said in shame: "Thanks to your lord's great trust, the camp in Xi'e was destroyed today, and our army returned with a great defeat."

Even though he had expected this result, when Chen Dao said it, Liu Bei still felt his eyes darken.

"Brother, it's my incompetence that made our army fall for Zhang Liao's trick, which caused our army to suffer heavy losses. That's why we suffered today's defeat. Please punish me, brother!" Zhang Fei knelt down in front of Liu Bei with a pop and said hoarsely.

"Lord, we can't blame Yide entirely for this. I also agree with the dispatch of troops. It's just that the Guanzhong army was too brave and our army couldn't change the formation quickly enough, so the bandits took advantage of it!" Chen Dao said with his hands in hand.

Looking at Zhang Fei kneeling on the ground, covered in blood, what could Liu Bei do if he was disappointed? Is it possible to really kill him? Reaching out to help Zhang Fei up, Liu Bei closed his eyes in pain: "I can't blame you for this. The soldiers in Jingzhou surrendered not long ago, so they are unskilled in commanding them. The Guanzhong Army is a great army that has fought hundreds of battles. You can't blame Yide if you can't defeat it. Get up quickly." !”

"Brother~" Zhang Fei said unwillingly: "It's a shame that we couldn't kill the thief general, otherwise we won't know the outcome today."

If Wei Yan had been killed with a sword on the camp gate at that time, perhaps the camp gate would not have been broken, and the Guanzhong Army would not have been able to get in. Zhang Fei was on the camp gate at that time, and Zhang Fei knew very well how the Guanzhong Army broke through the gate.

"Yide doesn't have to blame himself. There will be a chance to avenge his shame in the future." Liu Bei patted Zhang Fei's blood-stained hand, turned to look at Chen Gong and said: "Gongtai, I'm afraid the bandit reinforcements will arrive soon. This Wancheng is already difficult to break, but is there any clever plan?"

Chen Gong was a little helpless when he heard this. He didn't have any clever plans until now. There was no news about the thirty elites sent into the city. They must have been noticed by Cui Geng. The craftsmen in the city have now lost contact, and the city has been destroyed. It was already extremely difficult, but now that the opponent's reinforcements have arrived, even if they attack the city with all their strength, there is no way to break it.

"My Lord, we can retreat to Yuyang first. My Lord has already started to relocate people. We can re-arrange the battle line and drive the people on the north bank to the south bank as much as possible. We can write to Kong Ming and prepare ships to send these people to Jingnan for resettlement to consolidate our army's foundation." Chen Gong said with a wry smile. It is impossible to break through Wancheng now, but it is not without gain.

The population of Jingzhou is mostly concentrated in Xiangyang and Jiangling. The population of Jingbei is abundant, but Jingnan is vast and sparsely populated. It is just right to relocate the people in the several cities we have obtained to Jingnan, which can also be regarded as strengthening the population of Jingxiang. However, Nanyang is not available, and the days to come will be difficult.

After Chen Mo defeats Cao Cao, he will definitely turn his attention to the south. Since they failed to get Nanyang in this battle, they will have to actively prepare for a decisive battle with Chen Mo.

Liu Bei nodded. He also felt that there was little hope to continue to attack the city. It is better to take all the benefits that can be obtained while there is still some strength.

The plan was decided, and Liu Bei immediately ordered Wen Pin and Wang Wei to stop attacking the city, and then led the troops to retreat to Yuyang. At the same time, Liu Pan and Liu Hu were responsible for driving all the people in Yuyang, Nieyang, Anzhong, Nanxiang and other counties to the Han River. They wrote to Zhuge Liang, asking Xiangfan to prepare ships and send all these people to Jingnan to enrich the population of Wuling and Lingling counties.

When Zhang Liao led his army to Wancheng, Liu Bei's army had already withdrawn. Zhang Liao arranged for the army to set up camp outside Wancheng, and sent a large number of scouts to monitor Liu Bei's movements, and then he took his personal guards into the city to understand the situation in Wancheng during this period.

However, what surprised Zhang Liao was that it was not Cui Geng who presided over the war in Wancheng, but Zhu Sheng, Huang Li and others.

"Why is this?" Zhang Liao's face darkened after getting this result. He looked at Zhu Sheng and others. Although he was not a surrendered general, Chen Mo really valued Zhang Liao. However, Chen Mo sent Cui Geng to Nanyang to preside over the war this time, but he was sidelined by his own people. If this matter reached Chen Mo's ears, what would he think?

"General, this is General Cui's own intention, not ours." Zhu Sheng hurriedly told the cause and effect.

Hearing that it was a family matter, Zhang Liao breathed a sigh of relief. If so, it was normal. Zhang Liao was also from a noble family and knew very well what people in this class thought.

They were not from a high family, but they were powerful figures in the local area. They wanted to get up, but they had no way and their vision was not enough. They only wanted to strengthen themselves. Now that there was a figure like Cui Geng in the family, they naturally wanted to climb up through Cui Geng, but unfortunately they used the wrong method. In fact, this kind of family promotion is sometimes more difficult than promotion in officialdom. If a family wants to grow, there are many things involved, and it is not possible to climb up immediately by producing a high-ranking official.

As for how to deal with Cui Geng, Zhang Liao did not ask. He believed that Cui Geng knew what to do. At least the crime of collaborating with the enemy, no matter where it was, could not be pardoned, even if Cui Geng was Chen Mo's confidant. If Cui Geng insisted on protecting Cui Quan, he might lose Chen Mo's trust.

"The threat of Wancheng has been temporarily relieved, but the threat of thieves has not been eliminated!" After sending someone to invite Cui Geng, Zhang Liao looked at Cui Geng and said, "Although the general's family affairs are important now, please give priority to the overall situation and re-accept the order. Let's drive Liu Bei out of Nanyang first, and then talk about other things. How about it?"

"Everything is up to the general's wishes." Cui Geng bowed slightly and said, "I am willing to obey the general's orders."

"Boren, there is no need to do this!" Zhang Liao waved his hand and said, "You and I are not subordinates. We can discuss things when we encounter problems. Boren thinks that Liu Bei failed to break through Wancheng. What will happen next?"

Cui Geng pondered and said, "Although Liu Bei failed to break through Wan County, Yuyang, Anzhong, and Nieyang have all been broken by him. Although he has fled now, these cities Chi still needs to be recaptured, I don't think he will give up easily. "

Zhang Liao nodded: "I think so too, but I see that the Jingzhou army and the generals under Liu Bei are not united yet. After the defeat in Xi'e, I am afraid they will not confront our army head-on. I have sent people to investigate Liu Bei's movements. I would like to ask the general and Wen Chang to lead a group of troops each, and form a pincer attack with my central army to put pressure on Liu Bei and wait for an opportunity to recapture the counties. What do you think, general? "

"I will obey your order!" Cui Geng bowed. Due to the burden of his family, he is now a criminal. Even though Cui Quan has been imprisoned by him and is waiting for execution by the court, the family can do these things because of him, so Cui Geng now also wants to make military achievements to make up for his own mistakes.

"The three armies are tired, we will recuperate for a few days, and it will not be too late to send troops after the news from the front line." Zhang Liao said with a smile.

"In this case, I will take my leave!" Cui Geng stood up and agreed.

"Slowly go. "