It is said that Zhang Liao led a partial division from Wancheng and entered the territory of Yingchuan not long before he encountered Lejin's stubborn resistance.

Zhang Liao is a fierce general in Liu Yu's army, and he is extremely brave. Le Jin is a strong-willed brave general under Cao Cao.

The two are about to meet good talents, and they are opponents in chess.

The two sides fought inextricably on the plain thirty miles outside Fanchang County. Zhang Liao can't help Lejin, and Lejin can't beat Zhang Liao. And the number of soldiers on both sides is about the same, and in the end they form a confrontation situation.

Zhang Liao, who had failed to attack many times, adopted the strategy of temporarily retreating, luring Le Jin to pursue and taking the opportunity to ambush. Ke Lajin was not fooled, and the order Cao Cao gave him was to block Zhang Liao's attack on Xuchang and ensure the safety of Xuchang's western defense line. He decisively returned to Fanchang County and held the defensive line west of Xuchang. As long as Zhang Liao can't pose a threat to Xuchang, it doesn't matter if he retreats or attacks.

The most critical reason is that after many battles with Zhang Liao, Lejin suffered a bit of a large casualty, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to deal with possible sudden situations in the future, so Lejin adopted a defensive strategy.

Zhang Liao realized that this problem was that Lejin had already built a defensive line, which made Zhang Liao depressed.

Zhang Liao has a very significant characteristic, that is, he dares to take risks and knows how to make trade-offs. He decisively chose to abandon Liu Yu's previous arrangement to attack and contain Cao Cao's order, and led his soldiers and horses into the mountains to attack Xuchang from the mountain road.

This is a very risky choice. The mountain roads are rugged and full of unknowns, and if you are not careful, you are likely to lose a lot.

But that's what Zhang Liao did.

Zhang Liao's soldiers didn't want to stay here forever, they wanted to be able to do a miracle. Guan Yu, who attacked Xuzhou, and Ma Chao, who attacked Yanzhou, both made achievements, but only Zhang Liao made no progress. Not to mention Zhang Liao's earnestness, even ordinary soldiers are anxious, everyone is carrying a head on one shoulder, but they can't lag behind others, otherwise, if they meet in the future, they won't be able to raise their heads.

The strong have always been worshipped in the army, and the troops who can continue to win are respected, and vice versa. This is why elite people such as wolf riders and trapping camps in Bingzhou have such a high status in Liu Yujun's army.

Everyone united in support of Zhang Liao's decision, and Zhang Liao quietly led his troops into the mountains.

The reality is very cruel, Zhang Liao expected that he would encounter many obstacles, but in fact there were many more obstacles than he imagined.

The mountain roads are rugged and the cliffs are steep, and soldiers often fall to their deaths. There are also fierce beasts, snakes and insects, which come out to attack from time to time, coupled with the lack of medical treatment, the soldiers continue to sacrifice.

Along the way, Zhang Liao's troops were reduced by one-fifth.

By chance, Zhang Liao actually came to the peak where Cao Cao and Liu Yu were fighting, and witnessed the situation that Cao Cao was preparing to ambush and Liu Yu did not move.

Zhang Liao thought about it for a while, he didn't choose to join Liu Yu, but slowly touched Cao Cao's side, and secretly investigated all the terrain.

After some inquiry, Zhang Liao had a plan in his heart, and this plan still needed Liu Yu's help.

So Zhang Liao handed over the troops to the deputy general, and quietly went to Liu Yu's side to join him alone.

When Zhang Liao came to Liu Yu's camp, it happened that Lu Bu was about to take the vanguard troops to test Cao Cao's reality.

When Lu Bu saw Zhang Liao, he said in surprise: "Wenyuan! Why are you here? Your Majesty is looking for you. ”

"Feng Xian, I have something important to report to Your Majesty, so I will leave first." Zhang Liao didn't care about chatting with Lu Bu anymore, and hurriedly went to the big tent of the Chinese army.

Lu Bu looked at Zhang Liao, who was in a hurry, and thought to himself that Wen Yuan had never been so anxious, could there be something?

Lu Bu planned not to send troops for the time being, and followed Zhang Liao to take a look.

Liu Yu received the news that Zhang Liao was back, and hurriedly came out, almost colliding with Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao reacted quickly, immediately stopped his steps, and saluted: "The last general will meet Your Majesty!" ”

Liu Yu helped Zhang Liao up and said, "Wenyuan, I haven't heard from you for so long. I'm dying, what's going on over there? ”

Zhang Liao felt Liu Yu's concern, and was moved in his heart, he didn't make any military exploits on his side, Liu Yu still attached importance to it as usual, and said excitedly: "There will be great news to tell Your Majesty!" ”

"That's it! Come, enter the big tent and talk about it! Liu Yu took Zhang Liao's hand and entered the big tent.

There were also Chen Gong, Dian Wei and others in the big tent, and Zhang Liao saluted everyone one by one.

Lu Bu followed in the footsteps of Liu Yu and Zhang Liao, and Dian Wei glared and said, "Fengxian, didn't you go to test Cao Cao?" Why don't you go yet? Otherwise, the task of this pioneer will be left to me. ”

Lu Bu looked contemptuous, and silently found a place to sit down, which made Dian Wei speechless, this Lu Bu was too arrogant.

Zhang Liao respectfully said to Liu Yu: "Your Majesty, the last general was ordered to conquer Xuchang, but unfortunately he encountered the stubborn resistance of Lejin under Cao Cao, and there was no breakthrough. The last general moved his troops to the mountains and prepared to make a detour to attack Xuchang. By chance, he came to the place where His Majesty and Cao Cao fought. The last general observed for a few days and came up with a good opportunity to defeat Cao Cao. ”

Zhang Liao actually had such good luck, Liu Yu said excitedly: "Come quickly!" ”

Zhang Liao came to the map and said: "According to the recent investigation of the last general, Cao Cao has arranged a lot of ambushes before our army, preparing to deal a huge blow to our army. Fortunately, His Majesty was wise and took the action of not moving, so that Cao Cao's calculation failed. It's just that Cao Cao doesn't seem to have given up, and he is still persistent. The last general inspected the terrain where Cao Cao was located, because the weather was hot and windless in recent days, and there was no river in the mountain road, Cao's army was unstoppable, and Cao Cao even stationed his camp in the forest to escape the heat. In this way, as long as our army starts to set fire around the mountain road, then Cao Cao will be defeated! ”

"And this?! Why didn't Wen Yuan execute it immediately, and wouldn't it delay the opportunity to come back and report? Chen Gong said excitedly.

Zhang Liao smiled bitterly: "The last general didn't expect to encounter such a situation at first. The general's headquarters was bumpy all the way, the attrition was serious, and there was almost no rocket sulfur. Therefore, the last general came to ask His Majesty for support. ”

"Give Wenyuan what he needs now! Wen Yuan, I will order you to take full responsibility for this matter! Liu Yu immediately made a decision. Cao Cao made such a fatal mistake, and he Liu Yu could have missed it.

"The last general obeys!" Zhang Liao said loudly.

Chen Gong immediately arranged for people to prepare the items that Zhang Liao needed.

Lu Bu stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the last general is ready to go to assist Wen Yuan, and I beg Your Majesty for permission!" ”

Dian Wei was in a hurry now, every time it was Lu Bu who seized the opportunity, this time Dian Wei was unwilling, and said: "Feng Xian, you are already a pioneer general, so don't get involved in this matter." Leave the matter of assisting Wenyuan to me. ”

Liu Yu stopped Dian Wei and Lu Bu and said, "Okay, don't talk about it." Feng Xian, you are still the vanguard general, lead the troops to go, and when Wen Yuan succeeds, he will immediately launch an attack to clear the obstacles for the army. Evil, you go and help Wen Yuan. Remember, this time I have to listen to Wen Yuan. If you don't obey again, then you can wait for a month in the little black house. ”

"The last general understands!" Dian Wei and Lu Bu nodded hurriedly.

Dian Wei beat a drum in his heart, if he was locked up in a small black room for a month, wouldn't he be crazy?

Liu Yu patted Zhang Liao's shoulder and said, "Wenyuan, it's up to you." When the flames are rising, I will lead a large army to meet them. ”

"The last general will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust." Zhang Liao said firmly.

Chen Gong had already prepared all the things that Zhang Liao needed, and Zhang Liao immediately set off and returned to the position of his army with a part of the troops and these things. Dian Wei also followed Zhang Liao.

Liu Yu ordered everyone to prepare, and he wanted to take the opportunity to defeat Cao Cao in one fell swoop.

"Cao Mengde, if you can turn defeat into victory this time, I will have your surname." Liu Yu said fiercely.