Chapter Twenty-Nine: Killing Zhang Fei
"General, there are two more mountains ahead, and after turning over, it is Baishui Pass."
Zhao Yun looked ahead, nodded casually, and said lightly: "Let's find a place to camp." ”
"No!" The lieutenant general was ordered to go out and look for a place to camp.
Baishuiguan is called the gate of good fortune and misfortune in the state, because the geographical location of Baishuiguan is important, since the Qin Dynasty, all dynasties have set up a pass to build a wall, sent troops to the land, in order to compete for Baishuiguan, there are frequent wars here.
Facing Baishui Pass, Zhao Yun's brows couldn't be stretched. It is not just because Baishui Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but after Baishui Pass, there is Ma Ming Pavilion, and after Ma Ming Pavilion, there are Jiameng Pass and Sword Pavilion Pass, which are important roads in Shu.
Baishui Pass is already easy to defend and difficult to attack, plus Jiameng Pass and Sword Pavilion Pass, if you want to enter Shu, it is almost undoubtedly the same as ascending to the sky.
Baishui Pass is not only a dangerous terrain, there are narrow waterways on both sides of Baishui Pass, whether it is an elite foot soldier or a soldier who is good at water, in the face of Baishui Pass, are helpless.
However, the military orders from Yecheng and the battle reports from Jingzhou made Zhao Yun have to be anxious.
Xiang Ao's military order was also simple, requiring Zhao Yun to break through Baishui Pass within a month and coerce the hinterland of Yizhou. The reason why Xiang Ao issued such a military order was because Zhou Budo broke Jingzhou and was so angry that Zhou Yu was bedridden.
The gate of Yizhou's blessings and woes, in addition to the Baishui Pass where Zhao Yun has no countermeasures just now, is the Yufu (now Fengjie, Chongqing) gate on the Yangtze River.
Zhao Yun coerced Bai Shui, and Zhou Budo sent a large army to attack Yu Fu again, no matter whether Yu Fu could get down or not, he could put the greatest pressure on Liu Bei.
"Come on, bring the map."
After the camp tent was ready, Zhao Yun came to Pang Tong, the military division of the army, and began to discuss countermeasures.
"Shu is dangerous, we throw off 100,000 elites in Xiliang, and those who can face Liu Bei's army head-on, I'm afraid there are less than 20,000." Zhao Yun frowned deeply, and said with a face of Xu Shu and Pang Tong: "I don't know if the general and the military advisor have any countermeasures?" ”
Xu Shu looked at the map and said in a deep voice: "Divide the troops." ”
"Division?"
Zhao Yun looked at Xu Shu with some doubts, Xu Shu nodded, and continued: "Shu is dangerous, and it is almost impossible to spread out the battlefield and expand the advantages of our army. ”
"In this case, why don't you divide your troops to attack Guanghan County, firstly, you can confuse Liu Bei's sight, and secondly, you can also expand the strength advantage of our army."
Pang Tong also nodded and chuckled: "What the general said is good. ”
"Then how do you divide the troops?"
"Baishui Pass is narrow, and only 30,000 troops need to be left to attack. The remaining army can move dozens of miles eastward, come out of Guancheng, and directly attack Jiameng Pass along the waterway. ”
Zhao Yun looked at the map, his eyes were fixed, and he said, "Then divide the troops." ”
"Baishui Pass is attacked by the general, can the military division dare to follow the general to attack Jiameng Pass?"
Pang Tong smiled lightly and said, "Why don't you dare?" ”
Sneak attack on Jiameng Pass, if successful, will naturally be able to break through the defense line of Liu Bei's army faster and attack the hinterland of Guanghan County. If it fails, Zhao Yun's army will be attacked on its back and will be sandwiched between Baishui Pass and Jiameng Pass. At that time, Zhao Yun will not be able to enter and cannot retreat, and the risk is extremely high.
However, at this time, whether it is successful or not, Zhao Yun has to give it a try, after all, the pressure given by Yecheng is too great.
After the three of them discussed, they began to dispatch troops and horses. At this time, above Jia Mengguan, Zhang Fei and Li Yan looked solemn.
"General Yide, the prime minister has ordered."
"What did the prime minister say?"
Li Yan frowned slightly, and said with some concern: "Let the two of us defend Jiameng Pass." ”
"What about Baishuiguan?"
Li Yan sighed and said, "The prime minister's meaning is probably that he intends to give up Baishui Pass. ”
"How? Baishui Pass is the gateway to Yizhou, without Baishui Pass, wouldn't the army of Yanguo be able to drive straight in? Zhang Fei shouted loudly and angrily.
How Li Yan didn't know the importance of Baishui Pass, and he didn't understand what Zhuge Liang's intentions were.
"And how does the general plan to deal with it?"
Zhang Fei lowered his head and thought for a long time, then raised his head and said firmly: "Baishui Pass can't be lost!" ”
"General Zhengfang, if you lead an army of 5,000, can you hold Baishui Pass for three days?"
Li Yan thought for a while, then looked at Zhang Fei solemnly and said, "Yes!" ”
"That's fine!" Zhang Fei nodded and continued: "Baishui Pass is handed over to General Li Yan, and this general will lead his troops out of Jiameng Pass and attack Guancheng secretly. ”
"What?" Li Yan exclaimed, "General Yide can't. Not to mention that the city is easy to defend and difficult to attack, there is still the army of Yanguo outside Baishui Pass, which can be defended at any time, and the general will be ..."
"Is there a dilemma?" Zhang Fei squinted his eyes and said a little fiercely: "It is to let the army of Baishui Pass retreat." ”
"As long as the Yanguo army at Baishui Pass retreats, the general will be confident that he will be able to break through the Yanguo army outside Baishui Pass." Zhang Fei said with a confident face: "The commander of the Yanguo army is Zhao Yun, and he will have the confidence to kill him in the army. ”
Li Yan's face was cloudy, and he opened his mouth to persuade: "The general can think about it, Zhao Yun is powerless and extraordinary, even under Xiang Ao, he is also a fierce general who can rank in the top three. ”
"Since General Zhengfang thinks that the general should not send troops, what do Zhao Yun, Xu Shu and the others think? Have you ever thought that Ben would take the initiative to attack Guancheng? ”
Li Yan was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Zhang Fei in some surprise.
In Li Yan's impression, Zhang Fei is a fierce general. In the duel, except for charging into battle, Li Yan had never seen Zhang Fei use any feasible strategies.
But today, he was forced by Baishuiguan, and Zhang Fei actually began to speculate about the thoughts of the enemy commander.
Not to mention, being said by Zhang Fei, Li Yan's mind opened, and the more he thought about it, the more feasible he felt.
"That's a brilliant plan!" Li Yan nodded approvingly, and said with some concern: "It's just that I don't know how Zhao Yun's martial arts have been in recent years, whether he is retreating or advancing." ”
Zhang Fei smiled and said confidently: "In the past, when we were young, Zhao Yun was able to fight with the general, but now we are all at the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and it is not much different to think about it." ”
"Zhao Yun's biggest advantage is his physical strength. Now that the mandate of heaven has passed, the advantage of Zhao Yun's physical strength is much weaker than when he was young. However, the general's strength was still there, so he was naturally able to kill Zhao Yun by surprise. ”
Zhang Fei said, his face became more and more fierce: "As long as you can kill the commander of the Yan Army, you will inevitably knock the morale of the Yan Army soldiers to the bottom." When the time comes, not to mention being able to defeat the Yan army, there will even be a chance to expand the results of the battle and break into Hanzhong! ”
Although Li Yan felt that Zhang Fei was a little big-hearted, Zhang Fei's idea at this time was indeed the best strategy to defeat the Yan army.
Soon, Zhang Fei led an army of 30,000 and sent troops from Jiameng Pass.
"General, the guide said, turn over the hill in front of you, and then cross the waterway, and you can see Jia Meng Pass."
Zhao Yun nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Order the three armies, hide their whereabouts, and speed up the march." ”
For some reason, Pang Tong has always been a little uneasy in his heart.
"General Zilong, increase the scouts, and the general always feels that there is a problem with going."
Zhao Yun frowned and looked at Pang Tong puzzled.
Pang Tong pointed to the mountains and forests in front of him, and said with a calm face: "In the mountains and forests in the previous section, there are frightened birds flying everywhere our army passes, but why are there almost no traces of birds and beasts in this section of the mountains and forests?" ”
Zhao Yun looked around, and suddenly his face changed: "It's not good, there must be an ambush!" ”
"Order the three armies and prepare for war!"
As soon as Zhao Yun's military order was issued, from the mountains and forests on both sides, a heaven-shattering shout of killing suddenly erupted.
"Kill!" Zhang Fei was careful, and his expression was indignant.
Originally, he just wanted to sneak attack Guancheng, but he didn't want to find traces of Zhao Yun's army on the march. How could Zhang Fei let go of such a good opportunity? He ordered an ambush and waited for Zhao Yun to enter the trap.
Maybe Zhao Yun was a little anxious, Zhao Yun didn't notice anything abnormal at first, and after a hurried march of three or five miles, Pang Tong realized that something was wrong.
In the mountains and forests, it is impossible to see how many enemy troops there are, anyway, the sound of shouting and killing echoes all over the mountains.
Zhao Yun's heart sank, but he was not too flustered, and hurriedly issued a military order in an orderly manner to launch a counterattack.
Zhang Fei's throat shouted loudly, which attracted the most attention, and Zhao Yun naturally saw Zhang Fei in front of the army.
There was no time to care about the arrows flying out from both sides of the mountain and forest and all kinds of strange traps, Zhao Yun led his personal guards and rushed towards Zhang Fei on foot.
The mountains and forests were not conducive to cavalry combat, so Zhao Yun arranged the war horses behind the army early and slowly followed. In the ambush battle, the war horses did not suffer many casualties, but the casualties of the soldiers of the Yan Kingdom made Zhao Yun anxious.
"Zhang Fei, take your life!" Zhao Yun burst into a shout and rushed to Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei was naturally not worried, snorted coldly, and roared: "White-faced Zhao Yun, suffer death!" ”
Zhao Yun is not a general who is so easy to get angry, and it is also true that Zhang Fei said that his face is white, and Zhao Yun is not the slightest dissatisfied.
Zheng... A tooth-sore weapon collision sounded, and Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun fought together.
Both of them are long weapons, and they actually chose melee combat less than two feet apart at the same time. The weapons of the two were sandwiched between each other's weapons, and they also stared at each other fiercely. Especially Zhang Fei, who looked like he wanted to eat Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun looked a lot more bland, but the anger of his eyebrows made people shudder.
"Drink!" Zhang Fei burst out and pushed Zhao Yun backwards.
Sure enough, Zhao Yun's strength is still not as good as that of the general! Zhang Fei's eyes lit up, and he seemed to be more confident in killing Zhao Yun in front of him. Zhao Yun frowned, his expression a little solemn.
At this time, Zhang Fei was already gray. The beard on his chin also had white flowers, and the slight wrinkles on his face made Zhao Yun see that Zhang Fei no longer had the momentum of killing gods in the past.
But the sudden huge force made Zhao Yun a little surprised.
"General Yide is still so powerful!" Zhao Yun shook the spear fiercely and looked at Zhang Fei with a calm face.
Zhang Fei laughed and said, "Hahaha... It's rare that General Zilong still remembers the majesty of Ben General in the past! ”
"Hehe, I don't want the two of us to have a good heart, and at the same time I thought of a sneak attack." Zhao Yun smiled lightly, with some surprise and regret in his tone.
Hearing this, Zhang Fei frowned, it seemed that the other party was ambushed, not himself. Why does Zhao Yun have a regretful tone?
Although puzzled, the war had begun, and Zhang Fei didn't have time to think about it.
"Humph!" Zhang Fei snorted coldly, and said with a little fierceness: "I have never had the opportunity to fight with General Zilong to the death, and I am superior." Today, Ben will be offended. ”
Zhao Yun put the spear together, raised it flat, and said in a deep voice: "It's an honor!" ”
"Kill!" Zhang Fei was no longer verbose, kicked his legs hard, and rushed towards Zhao Yun with a bang. Zhao Yun's eyes froze, and the corners of his mouth curled. The spear in his hand stabbed forward, touched Zhang Fei's Zhangba Snake Spear, and then spun it twice to entangle Zhang Fei's Zhangba Snake Spear.
After wrapping around Zhang Fei's spear, Zhao Yun's hands shook, and the hilt of the silver spear in his hand made a buzzing sound. After the sound, the spear in Zhao Yun's hand could be seen to be shaking blindly, from the handle of the gun to the head of the gun.
Bang! With a loud bang, Zhang Fei was caught off guard, and the spear in his hand was thrown out to the right side by shock.
"Kill!" As soon as Zhang Fei came out, Zhao Yun shouted, and with a simple stab, he stabbed towards Zhang Fei's front door.
Zhang Fei's complexion changed, his feet kicked frequently, and he quickly retreated backwards. Zhao Yun was unforgiving, his right hand shook again, and then he stepped on his feet and chased after Zhang Fei fiercely.
Seeing that Zhang Fei, who was retreating, couldn't avoid Zhao Yun's assassination, he held his right hand fiercely, and the spear in his hand drew a long arc and slashed towards Zhao Yun's waist.
Zhao Yun looked a little reluctant and pulled back the spear that was stabbing at Zhang Fei, turned sideways, and took advantage of the situation to make a slap, and with a bang, blocked Zhang Fei's spear.
The loud shock caused the two to bounce off again.
Zhao Yun's physical strength is still so good? No, you can't fight with Zhao Yun. Seeing that Zhao Yun was not panting at all, Zhang Fei looked a little worried.
"Kill!" As soon as he landed, Zhang Fei's legs bent, and then he bounced up fiercely, and with a loud shout, he slashed at Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun, who also landed, took a side step to avoid Zhang Fei's picking. Zhang Fei's spear slashed down from a distance of less than two inches from Zhao Yun's body, and on the spear, the chilling murderous aura that came out scraped through Zhao Yun's battle armor, and there was a creaking sound of metal rubbing.
Before Zhang Fei's pickling was about to be completed, Zhao Yun, who had avoided the challenge, turned his back to Zhang Fei, and stomped on Zhang Fei with the handle of the spear in his hand.
Zhang Fei turned sideways, easily dodged Zhao Yun's fatal blow, and slashed sideways. Zhao Yun turned half a half of his body again, facing Zhang Fei, the spear turned around his waist, swinging Zhang Fei's spear, and then suddenly stopped, stabbing out towards the place where Zhang Fei landed.
"Kill!" Zhao Yun burst into a loud shout, and the spear stabbed out swayed slightly from side to side, and the speed of the swing was very fast, and in a trance, Zhang Fei actually felt that the spear in Zhao Yun's hand seemed to be thicker.
Zhang Fei, who was closest to Zhao Yun's spear, could faintly hear a buzzing tremor on the swinging spear, and even a very small thunderous sound, crackling.
Zhang Fei was a little frightened, Zhao Yun was in such a close combat, and with his trembling weapon, he sent out a thunderous momentum that shook people's hearts. Could it be that this is the legendary unity of heaven and man?
In the midst of danger, Zhang Fei caught a glimpse of Zhao Yun indifferently, without the slightest murderous complexion, and his face was full of fear.
Although Zhao Yun's face did not have the slightest murderous aura, the power coming from the spear made Zhang Fei feel like facing death. If he doesn't handle it properly, he can take his life with Zhao Yun's shot.
Subconsciously, Zhang Fei couldn't help but sweat on his forehead, the pores of his whole body seemed to be opened, and the cold hair stood upright.
Zhang Fei didn't have time to think about it, so he fell to the ground one by one, and rolled with the most embarrassed donkey, which was able to dodge Zhao Yun's spear.
Zhao Yun didn't intend to let Zhang Fei go like this, the spear that missed the air slightly shifted its angle and stabbed at Zhang Fei who was rolling again.
Zhang Fei, who was tumbling, erected his spear. At the moment when Zhao Yun's spear was about to stab him, the spear happened to appear on Zhang Fei's side, blocking Zhao Yun's spear.
Zhang Fei didn't dare to delay, and took advantage of the moment when Zhao Yun paused, slapped the ground with one hand, and turned over and spun into the air.
"Kill!" Zhang Fei shouted loudly, and turned defense into offense. The spear suddenly stabbed out of its spinning body, stabbing at Zhao Yun, who was still leaning on the ground.
The corners of Zhao Yun's mouth curled, and he seemed to be a little disdainful. With a lift of the spear, a sliding step, and a one-word horse dodged Zhang Fei's spurt. After the word horse, Zhao Yun's other foot had already appeared on the other side of Zhang Fei, who had not yet landed.
Zhao Yun exerted force on his waist, and a turn over appeared on the side that Zhang Fei couldn't care about for the time being, and then raised the spear in his hand and slashed at Zhang Fei's waist.
If this beheading is implemented, Zhang Fei is afraid that he will be divided by Zhao Yun in the blink of an eye. The fierce murderous aura made Zhang Fei's face turn pale.
At this time, Zhang Fei has not yet landed, and he cannot borrow strength for the time being. In desperation, Zhang Fei had no choice but to twist his waist and abdomen to avoid the weakness of his waist and abdomen, and moved his armor-worn back under Zhao Yun's spear.
With a loud bang, the battle armor on Zhang Fei's back was shattered by Zhao Yun, exploded into several pieces, and flew out in all directions.
There was another muffled bang, and Zhang Fei fell to the ground fiercely.
Burst! Zhang Fei, who landed on the ground, spurted a mouthful of blood fiercely, and his face turned pale.
"Zhang Yide!" Zhao Yun stood up, turned to look at Zhang Fei who had landed, and said indifferently: "You lost!" ”
Zhang Fei spurted blood again, not by Zhao Yunqi, but by the tumbling viscera in his body, which kept oozing blood.
"Humph! What if you lose? Ahem..."While speaking, Zhang Fei's personal guards had already gathered around Zhang Fei and looked at Zhao Yun with some fear.
Zhao Yun looked at Zhang Fei and the dozen or so guards beside Zhang Fei, and smiled disdainfully: "General Yide won't think that just these few people can stop the general." ”
"What if you can't stop it?" Zhang Fei smiled disdainfully: "As long as you can drag Zilong, the general will be able to eat Zilong's army." ”
"Hahaha..." Zhao Yun laughed, raised the spear in his hand and pointed at Zhang Fei, and shouted: "If you don't surrender, the general will only have to let General Yide go to the underworld to report today." ”
Zhang Fei was stunned at first, and then laughed the same: "Haha... Ahem, ahem! Arrogant! ”
Zhao Yun shook his head lightly and shouted with a calm face: "Since that's the case... Then suffer death! ”
Zhao Yun's face became extremely fierce, and then the spear was retracted, and he shouted again: "White Dragon Slash!" ”
Zhao Yun shouted, Zhang Fei clearly felt that Zhao Yun's momentum was getting stronger and stronger, even in the past, Zhang Fei had never seen such a terrifying momentum.
"Kill!" After two breaths, Zhao Yun shouted fiercely. Zhang Fei looked at the Xuan Qi that kept fluttering above Zhao Yun's spear in astonishment, and muttered in disbelief: "Legend is innate??? ”