"Brother Xian is right, this Liu Bei is very human. Originally, I just thought that he could endure humiliation, but I didn't expect him to be a man with great ambitions. After leaving Liu Bei's tent, Fang Zhu said to Zhang Hao.

Almost everyone present during the day was aware of Liu Bei's mentality, Guan and Zhang relied on Jin Jian's feelings, while Zhang and Fang relied on their keen intuition.

Zhang Hao smiled: "Xuande is resolute, presumably he will definitely be able to make a difference in the future." ”

"After you and I reunited, we also analyzed the general trend of the world. The virtuous brother once swore to me that the world was about to be in turmoil, and the Yellow Turban Rebellion was just the beginning. And with the current status of the virtuous brother, it is inevitable that he will have disputes with others, this Liu Bei may also be an obstacle, why not get rid of it as soon as possible? ”

"Brother, is this testing me?"

Zhang Hao remembered that when Liu Bei defected to Cao Cao, his subordinates all told Cao Cao that Liu Bei was a hero and should be removed as soon as possible to prevent future troubles. But Guo Jia persuaded Cao Cao to let Liu Bei go, just to not lose people's hearts.

"At this moment, because of speculation for no reason, except for Liu Bei, what I get is just one less opponent in the future, but what I lose is the hearts of the people in the world, and the harm outweighs the good."

Zhang Hao looked at Fang Zhu and said, "Besides, whether he will become my opponent is another matter." ”

Fang Zhu said with a smile: "I hope you won't regret it in the future." ”

"With my brother here, I'm not afraid of Liu Bei. It just so happens that I am still short of manpower, and my brother came to help me how, don't go back to do anything in Zhuoxian County. ”

"Okay, it just so happens that the two families are in Fang County now, and they won't go back to Zhuo County in the future. But I have a request. ”

Zhang Hao raised his hand and signaled: "Brother, just mention it." ”

Fang Zhu said secretly: "You have to worry about my expenses." ”

"Good..."

"I'm not talking about Yulu, it's perfunctory to your sister-in-law, I'm talking about the monthly money, you have to take care of it."

Fang Zhu said: "You don't know, now your sister-in-law is becoming more and more like my mother, and she cares about everything." But my mother still supported her. ”

The original serious topic was led astray by Fang Zhu's bitter complaint.

However, Zhang Hao also feels the same way, and when he was at home, his wife Fang Wan became more and more powerful, and she had to listen to her for everything except official business.

It seems that the problem that the men of this and Fang families are afraid of their wives has not changed.

……

Zhao Mu, the commander of the Yellow Turban of Zhuo County, originally wanted to lead his army south and join forces with Zhang Jiao, the general of Tiangong. However, when he led his army to pass through Xiaquyang, the army was taken away by Zhang Bao, the general of the local government, and he was demoted to a small marshal because of the unfavorable siege of the city.

After Zhang Bao annexed the Yellow Turban Army of Zhuo County, counting the Yellow Turban Army of the four counties of Zhongshan, Changshan, Anping, and Hejian, which were merged, his total strength swelled to 150,000.

Of course, the families of the Yellow Turban Army are not counted here, and if those people are added, the number will be even higher.

And just when Zhang Bao gathered heavy troops and was about to lead 100,000 yellow turbans south to support his brother, a Han army of 50,000 suddenly appeared twenty miles to the south.

Before he could understand the situation, he ordered to set up camp and wait and see what happened.

It was the Han army led by Dong Zhuo who came, and he also found this Yellow Turban army preparing to go south, and the scouts reported that the thief army was about 100,000 people.

Dong Zhuo secretly rejoiced, fortunately, he was far-sighted, otherwise he would really wait for this thief army to appear behind him, and then he would die without a place to be buried.

This Han army, originally under the leadership of Lu Zhi, won successive battles, slowly integrated the rebel armies from all over the country, and expanded to 50,000 people.

After Dong Zhuo left 5,000 in Guangzong, he made up another 50,000 on the way. He believed that with these 50,000 victorious divisions in hand, there were only 100,000 old and weak people on the other side, not to mention the need to pay attention to them.

However, he knew in his heart that the sergeant was exhausted after marching for several days, and now was not the time to fight the thief army, so he should first repair for a day to recuperate, and wait for tomorrow to break the thief army.

In the camp of the Yellow Turban Army, Zhang Bao, who was slightly obese, sat at the top and discussed with the leaders how to deal with this Han army.

Basically, people say: Judging from the experience of fighting with the Han army in the past few months, the Han army is elite, invincible, and the field battle is not good for itself, so they should quickly return to Quyang and defend the city to confront it.

Zhang Bao also nodded, agreeing with this statement very much in his heart, and all the soldiers said so, so he wanted to agree.

"In that case, then ......"

Who knew that Zhao Mu, who was demoted to a small marshal by himself, spoke: "General, my subordinates think that it is inappropriate to withdraw the army. ”

Zhang Bao didn't expect that someone would dare to interrupt his speech, and glared angrily at the coming voice, and found that it was Zhao Mu.

He remembered that the Gao Shengdu he had sent over had died, but Zhao Mu had given up the siege and fled south, so he demoted him in a fit of anger.

Zhang Bao said angrily: "Zhao Mu! All the leaders of the Qu Shuai present thought that retreating was a foolproof strategy, what qualifications did you have to raise an objection! ”

Zhao Mu roared angrily in his heart: If you hadn't demoted me, Lao Tzu would still be Qu Shuai now!

But he said: "Since it is a discussion, then please listen to me." ”

"If you have anything to say, say it quickly." Zhang Bao also felt that it was not good to embarrass Zhao Mu in front of his brothers, so he asked him to finish his words.

Zhao Mu said: "In this Jizhou, the largest group of officers and soldiers is outside Guangzong City, so the 50,000 officers and soldiers in front of him must be from Guangzong." The general led his troops south to break through this army of officers and soldiers and relieve the siege of Guangzong, but now that they are in front of them, why should the general retreat?

The officers and men came from afar, exhausted. What is the reason for not taking this opportunity to attack the army, but to retreat to the city, waiting for it to recharge and attack me? Once retreated, the morale of our army was exhausted, and the morale of the officers and men was at a high level after rectification, and it was still uncertain whether they could hold the city.

In the opinion of his subordinates, if he advances, he will win, and if he retreats, he will lose, and he hopes that the general will think twice. ”

Zhang Bao fell into deep thought after hearing this, what Zhao Mu said made sense. If, as he said, the main force of the officers and soldiers in front of him was defeated, then there would be no more officers and soldiers in Jizhou who could resist the Yellow Turban. In this way, the entire north of the Yellow River will be the world of Taiping Dao.

Thinking of this, Zhang Bao immediately made a decision in his heart: "I didn't expect Brother Zhao Mu to be so resourceful, I should have blamed you before, you may have your own reasons for going south, not running away."

In this way, from this moment on, I will resume your original position as the commander of the Qu, and you will lead the troops and horses of your headquarters as the vanguard, and attack their large camp from the front, while I will lead the rest of my brothers to attack from the flank, and defeat them in one fell swoop. ”

Zhao Mu thanked him and said: "Thank you general, my subordinates will live up to their mission." ”

Just when Zhao Mu led the army to set off, he was discovered by the scout team sent by Dong Zhuo to monitor the Yellow Turban Army. The captain sent a few of his men back to report the news, and he and the rest of the men continued to keep watch.

It's just that after the messenger left, the rest of the people were discovered by the main force of the Yellow Turban Army, and they failed to escape the pursuit of the Yellow Turban Army, so the news was not brought back.

Before the battle, pulling out the scouts of the enemy army and blinding the enemy army is also a regular practice.

Soon, the returning scouts reported to Dong Zhuo that about 20,000 Yellow Turbans were coming to the camp.

"Hmph, I haven't gone to them yet, these ant thieves still dare to come to the door to send them to death." There are only 20,000 people, and Dong Zhuo doesn't care about it at all.

"Where is Captain Huaxiong?"

Hua Xiong hugged his fists and said: "The end will be." ”

"Then you will lead 10,000 horses to meet the enemy, and remember to bring me the head of the leader of the army."

"The last general commands."

Hua Xiong led his troops to attack and encountered the Yellow Turban Army led by Zhao Mu less than five miles from the barracks. The two sides didn't say a word, and collided directly. Entangled and fighting, blood instantly stained the entire land.

Although the Han soldiers were basically temporarily assembled rebels, they were also elites who had experienced several major battles and were tempered between life and death. The 10,000 Han army quickly suppressed the 20,000 Yellow Turban Army.

In addition, Hua Xiong, who is the leader, is strong in martial arts and brave and difficult to be, and all the yellow scarves that are close to him are not his enemies. The hand is raised and the knife falls, and the corpse is separated, as clean and neat as chopping melons and vegetables.

As time passed, the situation became more and more favorable for the Han army, and the Yellow Turban army was on the verge of collapse.

At this time, the Han soldiers shouted loudly in panic. It turned out that there was billowing smoke in the direction when he came, and it should have been an accident in the barracks.

Seeing this, Hua Xiong immediately became anxious: "Retreat, the rear army becomes the front army, and after the front army is broken, withdraw to the camp." But no matter how much he shouted, his voice was drowned out by the exclamations of the crowd and the shouts of the enemy.

Even when there is no fighting, it is difficult for a team of nearly 10,000 people to retreat in an orderly manner, let alone when the two armies are stuck together now, and their morale has plummeted.

Zhao Mu did not let go of such an excellent opportunity, and personally led the Chinese army to kill it.

The morale of the Yellow Turban Army was greatly boosted, and in one fell swoop the situation was reversed, and a counteroffensive began. The Han army was bitten to death, and it was precarious, and in less than two or three hours, nearly half of them were killed and wounded.

……

Because Tanma said that there were more than 100,000 Yellow Turban troops gathered in Quyang, Zhang Hao wisely avoided this place after entering Julu County.

However, after walking less than twenty miles, another probe came back to report.

"Report ~ General, there are tens of thousands of people fighting ten miles southwest of our army, and the banner should be the imperial court soldiers and horses and the Yellow Turban Army. And the Han army has been defeated, and it is almost impossible to support it. ”

Zhang Hao was shocked when he heard this, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly ordered: "Trouble General Qin to lead the infantry to follow, and I will personally lead the cavalry to support." ”

The three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang stepped forward, and Liu Bei arched his hand and said, "Mingde, I will go with the three brothers." "He doesn't want to miss a single opportunity to make a meritorious contribution now.

Zhang Hao nodded and said, "This is very good, with the help of the three virtuous brothers, it will definitely be able to succeed immediately." ”

"Let's go!"

Zhang Fei rode his horse to Zheng Meng's side: "Brother, last time we didn't know whether we won or lost, now you and I are competing, see who kills more thieves, and who loses, how about inviting anyone to drink?" ”

Don't fight, don't know each other, since that time, Zheng Meng has also had a friend like Zhang Fei, Zhang Hao has seen the two of them fooling around together and stealing wine more than once. But seeing Zheng Meng's happy appearance, he just left it alone.

"I killed your horse last time, and if I can win this time, I'll give you Black Wind. If I win, how about you teach me the spear technique that you used to fight with me? ”

Just as Zheng Meng coveted Zhang Fei's martial arts, Zhang Hao also coveted Zheng Meng's horse, which was a rare good horse.

"Hey, that's it."