Among the generals of the Three Kingdoms, the thirteenth is Zhang Liao.

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Zhang Liao (169-222), a native of Yanmen Mayi (now Shuozhou, Shanxi). A famous general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. He was subordinate to Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo, and Lu Bu.

After the battle of Xia Pi (pī), he returned to Cao Cao. Since then, he has been on the expedition with Cao Cao and has made great achievements. Together with Guan Yu, he relieved the White Horse Siege, descended to Chang Feng (xī) in the East China Sea, attacked Yuan Shang in Ye (yè) City, led the vanguard to kill Wuhuan Shan Yu Yu in the White Wolf Mountain, and pacified Liaodong Liu Yi, Huainan Meicheng, Chen Lan, etc.

After the Battle of Wet Beard, Cao Cao appointed Zhang Liao, Li Dian, and Le Jin to guard Hefei.

Zhang Liao repelled Sun Wu's attacks many times, and in the battle of Hefei in the twentieth year of Jian'an (215), Zhang Liao led 800 soldiers to attack Sun Quan's 100,000 army, and hit Sun Quan's commander, which made Sun Quan frightened and Wu's army was invincible and defeated. Later, with 7,000 people, he broke through the army of 100,000 and almost captured Sun Quan alive.

After this battle, Zhang Liao shook Jiangdong and became famous.

"Zhang Liaozhi Cry" has also become a legendary allusion among the people.

Zhang Liao was respected by all dynasties and became one of the sixty-four generals in ancient and modern times.

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After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he still ordered Zhang Liao to guard the imperial grandson's power. In the second year of the early Huang dynasty (221), Zhang Liaotun was stationed in Yongqiu and contracted a disease.

During Zhang Liao's serious illness, Sun Quan was still very jealous of him. In the third year of the early Huang dynasty (222), Zhang Liao lived up to expectations and defeated Wu general Lü Fan despite his illness. In the same year, he died of illness in Jiangdu, at the age of 54. When Chen Shou wrote the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, he called him "the good general of the five sons".

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Zhang Liao was originally a descendant of Nie Yi, and his family changed his surname to Zhang in order to avoid resentment. What grievances to avoid, can't be found.

Zhang Liao was already a county official when he was a teenager.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ding Yuan, the assassin of Bingzhou, used Zhang Liao's military strength, summoned him to engage in it, and ordered him to lead troops to Kyoto. He Jin sent Zhang Liao to Hebei to recruit troops, and a total of more than 1,000 people were obtained.

However, when Zhang Liao's recruitment had not yet returned, He Jin in Beijing had already died due to the failure of suppressing the eunuchs, so all the soldiers recruited by Zhang Liao belonged to Dong Zhuo.

When Dong Zhuo died, Zhang Liao's troops belonged to Lü Bu and he was transferred to the rank of cavalry captain (equivalent to the captain of the cavalry, slightly lower than the general).

Soon after, Lü Bu was defeated by Li Yu (què), Guo 汜 (sì) and others, and Zhang Liao followed Lü Bu eastward to Yanzhou, where he was defeated by Cao Cao and went to Xuzhou.

In the second year of Jian'an (197), Zhang Liao served as the Taishou of Beidi and Lu Xiang at the age of 28.

Lü Bu sent Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to break Liu Bei, but then Cao Cao broke Lü Bu in Xiapi, and Zhang Liao led Lü Bu's army of more than 10,000 people to surrender, and was worshiped as a Zhonglang general and given the title of Marquis of Guannei.

Yuan Shao sent Yan Liang to attack Baima, and Cao Cao ordered Zhang Liao and Guan Yu to be the vanguard of the siege of Baima and break Yuan's army. The number of military exploits has been relocated to the generals. After Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao's main force, he sent Zhang Liao to pacify the counties of Lu.

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Zhang Liao and Xiahou Yuan besieged Chang Yuan in the East China Sea, after several months, the grain was about to run out, and everyone discussed leading the army to return first, but Zhang Liao said to Xiahou Yuan, "These days, every time we inspect the siege of the army, Chang Yuan will stare at me with two eyes. Moreover, the arrows fired by his soldiers became scarcer and scarcer, which must have been Chang Xuan's hesitation, so he did not have the strength to fight. I hope to try him and negotiate with him, if I can successfully lure Chang Feng down the mountain, wouldn't it be great? ”

So, Xiahou Yuan ordered someone to shout to Changfeng Cottage, "Duke Cao has an order, let Zhang Liao come and convey it to you." ”

Chang Xuan really went down the mountain to talk to Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao said: "Cao Gong is wise and brave, and he is using his benevolence to influence the forces of various factions in the Quartet, and those who belong first can be rewarded." ”

As a result, xī agreed to surrender.

Zhang Liao knew that he was willing to surrender, so he only went to Sangong Mountain, entered Changfeng's house, and greeted his family. When he met his mother, his mother's eyes lit up when she saw him, her lips and jaws moved, and she wanted to say something, but Chang Xuan glanced at his mother.

However, this time his eyes were seen by Zhang Liao, and Zhang Liao asked, "Auntie, what do you want to say?" ”

Chang Xuan's mother glanced at Chang Xuan, but still mustered up the courage to say, "I have a daughter, who is now at home, and she is just going to be married to the general, I don't know what the general wants?" ”

Zhang Liao listened to the old lady's words and knew that her daughter was either a leftover girl, or a woman who had been divorced or widowed, or she couldn't say "now at home".

Ah, I know, Chang Feng glanced at the old lady, that is, he knew what the old lady wanted to say, and he signaled the old lady not to mention this family. What's the matter, you surrendered to us, and are you still preparing to fight back in the future? Zhang Liao said, "Aunt, I have a wife and a concubine at home, but they haven't left us Zhang family for a few years, and my mother is sighing." ”

Changxuan's mother clapped her hands and said, "It's a match made in heaven!" Pig, let the people below hurry up and do the happy event between your sister and General Zhang. ”

Chang Feng should not be, should not be, has to be down. I said in my heart, it seems that I can't do it if I don't surrender, dare to love this Zhang Liao and take my sister hostage!

Zhang Liao was happy in his heart, he thought to himself: Anyway, first use a "soft rope" to tie you up, how your sister looks, what her life experience is, it doesn't matter, first solve your city.

got married on the same day, and the next day, he led Changfeng to leave the city and go down the mountain to see Cao Cao.

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Changfeng's sister looks really good, because of her brother's status, she is arrogant, she has been in war for a long time, she almost doesn't interact with the outside world, and there is no decent person in the city, so she has not married at the age of 21 and has become a leftover girl.

In the same month, the moon was in the future, and she was already pregnant, and in the next year, the Chang family really gave birth to a son for Zhang Liao, which was the only offspring left by Zhang Liao.

However, Chang's elder brother Chang Feng was capricious and betrayed Cao Cao several times, and Zhang Liao wanted to sacrifice his sister to blackmail him, but his sister Chang had already given birth to a boy for the Zhang family and made the first contribution, Zhang Liao did not bear to do that.

However, regarding Zhang Liao's solo entry into the camp of Changyi, Cao Cao reprimanded Zhang Liao and said: "Going to the enemy's lair alone is not the work of a general." ”

Zhang Liao replied: "With the prestige of Ming Gong in the four seas, I hold the holy decree, and Chang Xuan will not dare to harm me, so I dare to go." ”

In the seventh year of Jian'an (202), when Zhang Liao was courting Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang in Liyang, he was tired of merit and became a backbone general.

Cao Cao attacked Yuan Shang in Yecheng, Yuan Shang fortified the fortress, and Cao's army could not attack it for a long time. Therefore, Cao Cao adopted Guo Jia's strategy to let Er Yuan fight among himself and return to Xudu first, and at the same time ordered Zhang Liao and Le to attack Bayin An and move the local people to the south of the Yellow River.

In the following year, Zhang Liao once again attacked Yecheng with Cao Cao, and this time he finally broke through Yecheng, Zhang Liao was ordered not to patrol Zhao Guo and Changshan, and recruited the thieves in the area of Yuanshan and Sun Qing of Montenegro. After that, he attacked Yuan Tan again with Cao Cao.

After Yuan Tan was defeated, Zhang Liao was ordered to pacify the coastal area, conquer the Yingzhou assassin Shi Liuyi placed by Gongsun Du, and join forces with Changguang Taishou He Kui (kuí) to pacify the thieves and money.