Zhang Liao rushed to Wuchang City.

Since there were no siege equipment, it was impossible to storm for the time being, so they could only camp five miles away.

In the tent.

Zhang Liao looked at the map and thought hard about how to break the enemy.

Cao Xing rushed over and arched his hand: "General, the last general has been found out, and the enemy general who stayed in Wuchang City is named Lu Jie." This person's martial arts are mediocre, his strategy is insufficient, and he has less than 5,000 soldiers and horses. If our army attacked, he would definitely not be able to resist it. ”

"My lord has a big problem for us." Zhang Liao didn't seem to hear Cao Xing's words, looked at the map and said.

"What does the general mean?"

Zhang Liao pointed to the map and said: "Look, Huang Zu's Jiangfang battalion is less than three hundred miles away, and there are 80,000 sailors, if we rescue Wuchang City, can we withstand it?" If you can't stand it, let the people of the Jiangfang Battalion enter Wuchang City, and the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"Yes, let's just ride six thousand..."

Zhang Liao said: "Before our follow-up troops arrive in Wuchang, we must stop the Jiangfang Battalion and the water army from entering Wuchang City. So there will definitely be a big battle, and you get the soldiers ready to go out at any time. ”

"No."

"You just said that the guard of Wuchang City is named Lu Jie?"

"Yes."

Zhang Liao asked: "What is his background, and is it possible that he will be persuaded to surrender?" ”

"This... The end has not yet been clarified. ”

"Check it out and try to persuade you to surrender."

"No."

As Zhang Liao expected, half of the 80,000 sailors of the Jiangfang battalion rushed to Wuchang City after receiving the news that Wuchang City was being besieged.

Although the equipment of the Jiangfang Battalion is very poor, and there are no war horses, there are many people and the combat effectiveness is not weak, which makes Zhang Liao feel very tricky. If these people enter Wuchang City, they will inevitably strengthen the defense of Wuchang City, and at that time, even if he sends another 100,000 troops, he may not be able to capture the city.

"Brethren, this battle is very important to us. No matter how much the price is paid, the Jiangfang battalion and the water army cannot be allowed to enter Wuchang City. As long as we can hold on for half a month, we can win the final victory. ”

The soldiers are packing up and preparing for the battle. Zhang Liao rushed to do the pre-war mobilization.

"I hope that every soldier of you can learn from the broken barracks, and every general will take the lead. Only by forgetting life and death and working together can we defeat an enemy that is several times stronger than ourselves. On the day of victory, General Ben will take credit for you! Zhang Liao continued to shout.

The surrounding soldiers all looked at Zhang Liao in a daze.

Cao Xing said: "Please rest assured, the brothers like to fight tough battles the most, even if all the sailors of the Jiangfang battalion come, we are not afraid." ”

"Yes, I'm not afraid!"

"Don't be afraid...!"

..........

Zhang Liao pressed his hand and shouted: "Okay, now listen to my order, and the whole army will pull out the camp!" ”

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Huang Zu was defeated, and Zang Ba pursued.

After two days and two nights of chasing, Huang Zu was captured alive and Su Fei was killed. Half of the army under Huang Zu was captured, and the rest were killed.

After cleaning up the battlefield, Zang Ba prepared to return to his division.

Wei Yan persuaded: "General Zang, we can't go back to the division now..." ”

"What do you want to say?" Zang Ba glanced at Wei Yan and felt very unhappy.

Wei Yan said: "Huang Zu has been eliminated, and the lord has already escaped, so why bother to greet him?" You should rush to Wuchang immediately.... ”

"The order I received is to save the lord, how can I disobey the order?"

"General Zang, orders are dead, and people are alive. Do you know how dangerous General Zhang Liao's situation is now? Three hundred miles away from Wuchang, there is a river defense battalion, in which 80,000 sailors are stationed. Once they rescued Wuchang City, General Zhang Liao was bound to fall into a heavy siege. If you let the people of the Jiangfang battalion enter Wuchang City. Even if we have more soldiers and horses, we may not be able to break the city. ”

Zang Ba is different from other generals under Lu Bu, he executes orders without any discount. When he was in Danyang County, he rarely took the initiative to attack Shanyue, which caused Shanyue to grow stronger and gather in Pingyang.

Now his temper has not changed, and everything is based on Zhang Liao's orders.

Zang Ba said: "The lord is in the enemy territory, it is very dangerous, I want to rush to meet the lord guild..." ”

"General Zang..." Wei Yan still wanted to persuade again, but Zang Ba waved his hand and said, "Okay, this army is in charge of me." ”

"Listen to me, go back the way you came."

Zang Ba waved his hand, and the whole army turned around.

Wei Yan was stunned on the spot, not knowing what to say.

He only hoped that Lu Bu could give him military power as soon as possible, and only with military power could he make meritorious contributions.

"Yuanba Gongzi, Yuanba Gongzi..." Suddenly, Wei Yan had an idea and caught up with Li Yuanba.

"What's the matter?"

Wei Yan looked flattering and said, "Prince Yuanba, let's go to Wuchang City." ”

"No, I'm going to find my father-in-law." Li Yuanba was not interested.

"Yuan Ba Gongzi..."

Wei Yan scratched his head, feeling a little tricky, but he didn't give up and continued: "Yuanba Gongzi, we have eliminated Huang Zu, there is no need to raise the army to welcome the lord again. If you go to Wuchang City with me, I promise that you can make a great contribution, and the lord will definitely praise you at that time. ”

"Really?"

"Of course. Let me tell you, Wuchang is full of enemies, you can kill them at will. If you go back to the lord, you will lie on the war horse and sleep every day, how annoying. ”

After some persuasion, Li Yuanba responded: "Okay, I'll go with you." ”

"Hahaha... Okay, Childe please. Wei Yan was overjoyed, but he didn't expect to persuade Li Yuanba in a few words.

Zang Ba turned around and looked.

Wei Yan arched his hand and said, "General Zang, don't send it." ”

Without waiting for Zang Ba to react, he took Li Yuanba and went straight to Wuchang City.

A few days later.

In the east of Wuchang City, one hundred and forty miles of wilderness, Zhang Liao's 6,000 light cavalry confronted the 40,000 river water army.

"General, the enemy seems to have chariots." Cao Xingdao.

"See, there are thousands of light riders. This battle is not easy to fight. Zhang Liao turned around and looked at it, and said, "We don't have many people, and we are not capable of fighting, so we should think of a perfect strategy." ”

"Well, the last general has an idea."

"Say."

Cao Xing said: "Let's delay time, and when the lord and the prince of Yuanba arrive, we can win completely." ”

Zhang Liao looked at the military formation opposite, and his face showed a solemn expression. After hearing Cao Xing's suggestion, he shook his head again and again, and said, "No, according to your way of playing, what face do we have?" ”

"General, you have to focus on the overall situation."

"I know. But... You can't always rely on Yuanba, what if the lord and Yuanba don't come to Wuchang and go directly to Shouchun? Zhang Liao also has his own arrogance and doesn't want to rely on the help of others to fight.

Cao Xing thought about it, and it was not impossible to do so.

"In this way, when you go out to shout, just say that we have been in a hurry for days, we are tired, and we need to rest, and it is recommended that the two sides retreat ten miles back and camp for a decisive battle tomorrow." Zhang Liao said.

"Huh? Shall I say this, and the enemy will not rush at once? Cao Xuan was taken aback.

Zhang Liao smiled and said, "Then it depends on our luck." Maybe the enemy is suspicious and does not dare to attack? The soldiers are false and real, and if they tell them clearly, they will feel afraid. ”

(End of chapter)