Chapter 329: Crusade against Zhang Xiu
However, it was said that Liu Bei had received Cao Cao's funding, so he led his generals and Cao Cao's funded soldiers and horses to Yuzhou. Liu Bei led his troops to Tun Xiaopei, and then began to gather the soldiers and horses of Xuzhou to prepare to attack Xuzhou Lu Bu.
Due to the abundant grain and grass funded by Cao Cao, Liu Bei gained a firm foothold in Xiaopei in a short time, and his troops were also expanding rapidly. When Liu Bei felt that the time was ripe, he sent someone to inform Cao Cao, and Cao Cao raised troops to help him recapture Xuzhou.
In Xuchang City, Cao Cao was also very concerned about Liu Bei's situation, and when Cao Cao learned that Liu Bei was fully prepared, he was ready to raise Yanzhou's troops to prepare for the crusade against Lu Bu in Xuzhou. However, the army had not yet assembled, and a piece of news disrupted Cao Cao's original purpose.
On this day, Cao Cao was discussing with his advisers about the crusade against Xuzhou. When the ministers were sharpening their knives and preparing to take Xuzhou, a soldier ran in in a panic and knelt in the hall.
Seeing the soldier, everyone in the court was a little stunned. This person came in such a hurry, afraid that something would be in trouble.
What everyone expected was not wrong, but they only heard the soldier say to Cao Cao: "The lord's big business is not good!" Zhang Ji led troops from Guanzhong to attack Nanyang, and died for being shot by a stray arrow. Zhang Ji's nephew Zhang Xiu commanded all the generals under Zhang Ji, and this person used Jia Xu as a military officer, connected Liu Biao, and stationed troops in Wancheng. It is also rumored that he plans to raise troops to invade the territory and directly attack Xu Du to seize the holy car. β
Hearing this, Cao Cao was furious. appeased the soldier and let him go down to rest, and then Cao Cao glanced at His Highness's ministers and then said: "Zhang Xiu'er is too deceitful, I am fighting with the Xing army, but I am afraid that Lu Bu will take the opportunity to attack, I don't know if you have a good plan?" Although Cao Cao said it to the people in the entire hall, his eyes looked at Zhao Fei and Xun Yu and several other important ministers.
Several people glanced at each other, and then Zhao Fei got up and said to Cao Cao: "This matter is easy to handle." β
Hearing Zhao Fei say this, Cao Cao was immediately overjoyed, and then Cao Cao hurriedly asked, "Is there a good plan for Pengju?" β
Zhao Fei glanced at Cao Cao, and then said with a slight smile: "Lu Bu is a brave and unscrupulous person, and Lu Bu is a person who guards the land, and has no heart to expand the land. Meng De only needed to send an envoy to Xuzhou to add an official to Lu Bu, and named him the assassin of Xuzhou, so that he could reconcile with Xuande. Lu Bu got what he wanted, and he was naturally overjoyed in his heart, and he would definitely not offend Xuzhou when the time came. β
Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this, but then he showed a trace of sadness. Then, Cao Cao said: "Lu Bu is not afraid, but Chen Gong under Lu Bu is resourceful, I don't know if this strategy can deceive Chen Gong." β
Cao Cao's thoughts Zhao Fei naturally thought of it, and then Zhao Fei said: "There is no need to worry about this matter, after all, the generals of Xuzhou listened to Lu Bu's orders, even if Chen Gong was resourceful, but without Lu Bu's approval, Chen Gong still did nothing." β
"Good!" Cao Cao glanced at Zhao Fei approvingly, and then gave an order. The next day, Cao Cao went to the imperial court, canonized LΓΌ Bu, and then sent people to Xuzhou with the official seal and the reconciliation letter. On the other hand, Cao Cao ordered Zhao Fei to lead an army of 100,000 to conquer Zhang Xiu.
Knowing that this was the result, Zhao Fei didn't say anything, and immediately led his troops to crusade against Zhang Xiu. On the occasion of parting, Cai Yan, Yang and Zhang Ning all saw each other with red eyes, but Zhao Fei saw the three beloved wives like this, but his heart was very much more than a taste. However, even if there was a lot of reluctance in his heart, Zhao Fei could only be ruthless to say goodbye to the three wives and lead the troops to the battle.
For the crusade against Zhang Xiu, Zhao Fei was quite jealous in his heart. You must know that Zhang Xiu's strategist is the poisoner Jia Xu, this person uses vicious tactics and unscrupulous means to achieve his goals, and he has to mention 100% of his spirit in the face of Zhao Fei.
Although according to history, the first expedition to Zhang Xiujia Xu fell to the wind, but who knows whether history will change because of his arrival. Because, Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao have both received their own influence, which has deviated from history.
For this reason, Zhao Fei personally took the vanguard, took the white horse and the wolf pack to take the lead, and made Xiahou Tang the Chinese army and commanded the army.
Because the white horse and the wolves are all elite soldiers, and Zhao Fei's personal guards are also extremely brave, Zhao Fei is already a master of art and boldness, and he only led a few thousand elite soldiers to go straight to Zhang Xiu's rule. According to Zhao Fei's idea, he wanted to be a soldier and fast, and when Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu didn't reflect it, he came to the city, so that Jia Xu had no chance to use his strategy.
But Zhao Fei's idea is indeed good, but he ignores one point. Since Zhang Xiu united with Liu Biao, Jia Xu expected that Cao Cao would definitely come to attack, so at Jia Xu's suggestion, Zhang Xiu strengthened the investigation of his rule, the purpose of which was to be afraid that Cao Cao would suddenly attack. It was because of this that Zhao Fei led the elite soldiers to enter Zhang Xiu's territory, and Zhao Fei's whereabouts were placed in front of Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu. Zhao Fei thought that he was a noble soldier, but he completely became a handle.
In Wancheng, Zhang Xiuzheng was discussing matters related to Cao Cao with his advisor Jia Xu. The news of Zhao Fei's rash attack had already reached the ears of the two, but for this news, Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu's reactions were completely different.
For Zhang Xiu, this was an excellent way to eliminate Zhao Fei, and he intended to immediately send troops to eliminate the vanguard of Cao's army. However, Jia Xu did not agree with Zhang Xiu's views.
You must know that Zhao Fei's prestige has already spread all over the country. For Wancheng, which is not far from Yanzhou, Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu naturally know Zhao Fei's prestige. Although Jia Xu had never met Zhao Fei, through Zhao Fei's prestige, he also ended up with Zhao Fei. Since Zhao Fei's debut, Zhao Fei has won every battle, and every battle is extremely difficult, but Zhao Fei can always turn the danger into a disaster.
Especially in the battle of Xuchang, Zhao Fei defeated Lu Bu's tens of thousands of troops with thousands of soldiers. Although Zhao Fei relied on the benefits of the city, it can also be seen that Zhao Fei has real talent and learning.
Since it was certain that Zhao Fei had real talent and real learning, when he learned that Zhao Fei only led a few thousand soldiers to dare to enter and complete the land, Jia Xu had a trace of doubt in his heart. said that Zhao Fei would make the mistake of underestimating the enemy, Jia Xu would not believe it if he was killed, but it was indeed difficult for him to understand Zhao Fei's actions.
"Lord, how could Zhao Fei make the mistake of underestimating the enemy's rash advance, so there is definitely something else going on in this matter." Jia Xu stepped forward and admonished.
"Military advisor, you have told me many times about this matter, but you also know that I have already set up scouts to govern Wancheng, but through the news from all sides, except for Zhao Fei who led thousands of soldiers to Wuwan City, Cao Cao's other armies still have not entered Wuwancheng." Although Zhang Xiu agrees with Jia Xu's words, he believes in the facts more, and Zhang Xiu is full of confidence in eliminating the vanguard of Cao Jun.
Seeing Zhang Xiu say this, Jia Xu didn't continue to speak.
Seeing that Jia Xu was silent, Zhang Xiu no longer paid attention to Jia Xu, and immediately ordered someone to find his general Hu Che'er, and ordered him to lead 20,000 troops to prepare to annihilate Cao Cao's forward, and planned to capture Zhao Fei alive and take him as a hostage in exchange for the stability of Wancheng.
Regarding Zhang Xiu's decision, Jia Xu did not express any opinion. But for the capture of Zhao Fei alive, Jia Xu was quite scornful. If Zhao Fei really had been so easy to capture alive, he would have known how many times he had died and how he had created such a great reputation.
However, these were all thoughts in Jia Xu's heart, and he did not inform Zhang Xiu about this. So Zhang Xiu didn't know it, and his confidence was still high.
But there is a good saying that reality is often far from fantasy. Just when Zhang Xiu was sitting in Wancheng and capturing Zhao Fei alive, Hu Che'er withdrew to Wancheng in a panic with thousands of defeated troops.
Hearing the news, both Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu were shocked. Although Jia Xu expected Hu Che'er to lose in his heart, he didn't expect him to lose so quickly and so miserably. The entire 20,000 troops were beaten by Zhao Fei's thousands of soldiers and lost their armor, and less than 5,000 remained. Moreover, the main general Hu Che'er was seriously injured and is still unconscious, although his life is fine, but he cannot continue to participate in the war.
For this result, Zhang Xiu was completely shocked and afraid. In his opinion, the thousands of soldiers who went to crusade against Zhao Fei with 20,000 elite soldiers were definitely nine out of ten, but it was his own nine out of ten, not only losing the lives of more than 10,000 of his soldiers, but also matching the generals under his command who relied on him the most. This failure is definitely the most painful experience in Zhang Xiu's life.
Although Hu Che'er fell into a coma, Zhang Xiu couldn't know the battle through him, but the words of the soldiers who came back through the car still made Zhang Xiu end up. But it was precisely because of this probability that Zhang Xiu suddenly felt very powerless.
Through the words of the soldiers, Zhang Xiu could roughly hear the thousands of soldiers and horses under the command of Zhao Fei, who defeated his 20,000 army. There were no reinforcements, just a few thousand elite soldiers, and they wiped out tens of thousands of their own soldiers, which made Zhang Xiu's brain a little unable to react. In the end, Zhang Xiu could only count on Jia Xu.
Sent someone to invite Jia Xu to his house, Zhang Xiu first gave a salute to Jia Xu, apologized to Zhang Xiu, and then asked Jia Xu what to do next.
Seeing that Zhang Xiu's attitude was good, Jia Xu nodded with satisfaction. Then he said: "According to my conclusion, Zhao Fei has two elites under his command, and one can be used as ten." One is the white horse under his command, and the other is a team of ironclad soldiers with more than 1,000 people. These two are Zhao Fei's elite, and Zhao Fei used these two armies to eliminate the lord's more than 10,000 soldiers. β
"The white horse bow rides like the wind, and there is no trace of it, and the ironclad soldiers are even more terrifying, and the defeated will say, just choose a soldier, and change it to the lord's army."
Hearing what Jia Xu said, Zhang Xiu immediately admired Jia Xu, although he knew that Zhao Fei had defeated his army with his own troops, but he did not end it in such detail to Jia Xu.
"I hope the military advisor will help me." Zhang Xiu bowed deeply to Jia Xu again, with a sincere look on his face.
Seeing Zhang Xiu like this, Jia Xu felt a little unbearable. Picking up Zhang Xiu, Jia Xu opened his mouth and said: "Cao's army is powerful, and the only way to do this is to take refuge in Cao Cao, but before that, I want to meet with that Zhao Fei for a while." As he spoke, Jia Xu's eyes flashed with a hint of elite light.