Chapter 260 Zhang He is in a dilemma
For various reasons, Xu Yu had this suggestion.
Yuan Shao was just happy to see Zhang He take the initiative to stand up, but now when he heard Xu You's reminder, he immediately thought of the rumors that this Zhang He had a good relationship with Zhang Chao.
Thinking of this, he decided to agree with Xu You's suggestion: "Okay, that's the case, let Wei Yuanjin be the main general, and Zhang He will be the deputy general, go to Liang Qicheng, and beat the enemy back." ”
Yuan Shao made a decision, and Zhang He became a deputy general. In this regard, he himself also has some opinions.
Zhang Heben was not angry because he became a deputy general, but he really knew that Wei Yuanjin was a person, although he also had some brute strength, and he could kill the enemy on the battlefield, but he could become a brave general, and if he said that he became the main general, it would be worse.
But this was Yuan Shao's order, and Zhang Hezi couldn't violate it, so he had to agree.
Immediately, the military ordered, Wei Yuanjin ordered 50,000 troops, and ordered Zhang He to be the deputy general, and led 10,000 troops to follow behind him.
Wei Yuanjin's idea is that Zhang Chaojun suddenly appeared, and he must be very tired from the two cities of Wushi and Liang Qi overnight, so he can wait for work with ease, and there are many chances of victory, even so, he should come first in the first battle, and he will make the first contribution.
After Wei Yuanjin issued a military order, Zhang He admitted that it was inappropriate. He thought that if the other party could appear here, he would be ready to be attacked. At this time, it should be based on finding out the real situation of the other party first, rather than blindly attacking, which is easy to cause accidents.
Zhang He thought so, and also explained his opinion to Wei Yuanjin.
In the past, Zhang He's status was higher than that of Wei Yuanjin, and when the two met, the latter saluted first. But after the incident with Big and Little Qiao, Zhang He was not treated by Yuan Shao, and Yuan Jin didn't respect him very much. Seeing that as a deputy general, he dared to question his decision as the chief general, and immediately said unhappily: "Okay, General Zhang doesn't need to say much, I am determined, and this is the case." ”
Wei Yuan was afraid that Zhang He would compete with him, so he ordered him to take 10,000 soldiers behind, and he himself came straight to Liang with 40,000 troops.
On the gate of the Liang period, the deputy general Hou Chengzheng stood here holding a big banner with Zhang Zi.
When he saw the vast light green army and the city below, and was carrying out the formation, he was overjoyed and ordered the standard-bearer to raise the banner.
The men and horses of the vanguard army appeared on both sides of the city in the Liang period, which was originally very calm.
These people numbered 40,000 people, and they were mainly the main general, Lu Bu. He had already calculated that Yuan Shaohui would send someone to attack, so he discussed with Hou Cheng that he would give the enemy a blow to the enemy army with a leisurely journey. Now that the enemy army has appeared under the city, it is necessary to attack before the opponent has fully formed a formation.
Lu Bu suddenly came out with the cavalry, which was completely unexpected by Wei Yuanjin. He originally thought that the other party should be very tired after a night, this is Liang Qicheng again, it is the hinterland of his own territory, and it is the best policy to defend for safety, but they actually took the initiative to attack.
The formation had not yet fully unfolded, and the enemy army was so caught off guard that he had to order the soldiers to resist while ordering the rear army to line up and prepare to attack.
It's just that the infantry meets the cavalry, there is no advantage at all, and now it is suddenly appearing, the 10,000 former army was repulsed after only making contact with Lu Bu, and seeing the cavalry drive in, killing the Chinese army of Wei Yuanjin.
Lu Bu held Fang Tian's halberd and killed all the way, and no one was one of his generals. Seeing that at least thirty people had been killed in a while, all the Yuan Shao soldiers who stood in front of him were afraid. After all, what a foolish act to be it knowing that you are not afraid.
With no one in front of Lu Bu, he easily killed Wei Yuanjin in front of him.
"Ahh It's Lu Bu! To say that Yu Yuanjin also had some insight, he quickly recognized the enemy warrior who killed him in front of him.
After knowing Lu Bu's name and the fact that no one was his opponent in front of the Tiger Prison Pass, Wei Yuanjin hurriedly fled and ordered another deputy general, Jiang Qi, to resist.
Jiang Qi didn't know Lu Bu's prestige and power, thinking that the opportunity for meritorious service had come, he immediately raised his knife and slashed at the halberd.
Lu Bu's original target was Wei Yuanjin, the enemy's main general, but now that he saw someone blocking in front of him, he would not be polite, and the Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand came out one after another, and he slashed five times in a row on the opponent's knife.
Five heavy blows, the powerful force made Jiang Qi unable to hold the knife, so he had to discard it, and after he had no weapon in his hand, he was frightened, so he turned around and wanted to escape. It's just that Lu Bu won't give him a chance to escape at this time. The halberd stabbed forward, which hit the north behind it, and Jiang Qi died immediately.
The lieutenant was killed in battle, and Yuan Jin escaped under the protection of his own soldiers. But the 40,000 soldiers he brought with him were killed, and nearly 10,000 were killed.
Wei Yuanjin, who escaped, met Zhang He of the rear army, and shouted that General Zhang should save him, so Zhang He led the troops up, which can be regarded as saving his life.
A good Zhang He, worthy of being one of Cao Cao's five good generals in history, was faced with the world's first fierce general Lu Bu also recruited for thirty rounds, and then saw that his own army was defeated, and the enemy's cavalry was more and more, so he shook a shot and retreated.
Lu Bu faced Zhang He, who had the ability to kill him. It's just that he knew that this person was the person that the lord fancied, so he deliberately let him go and let him escape.
50,000 troops, after a fight, there were less than 30,000 soldiers left with Yuan Jin, he fled back to Yecheng in a hurry, first went to Xu You's mansion, and then left not long after, in front of Yuan Shao, he was already naked and covered with thorns.
Mu Yuanjin followed Xu You's advice and took the guilt to come. Of course, as soon as he saw Yuan Shao, he knelt on the ground and cried bitterly about his defeat, and said that all this was because of Zhang He's cowardice and self-defeat. Although another lieutenant general, Jiang Qi, fought bravely, even if he died in battle, it did not change the results.
Zhang He stood aside, listening to the fault of General Yuanjin lying on himself, and naturally wanted to explain: "Lord, He was arranged to the rear army, and I arrived only when the army started the war, and I was really powerless to turn the tide." As for what General Wei said, it is really untrue. ”
"What's not true, Zhang He, it's clear that you are cowardly, and after learning that it will be Lu Bu, you were scared and took the initiative to retreat, otherwise, how could we have achieved such a fiasco." Wei Yuanjin was afraid that Yuan Shao would blame him, so he continued to bite Zhang He madly.
Yuan Shao was angry, but when the two of them said this, he didn't know who to believe. Xu You, who was on the side, took the opportunity to say: "My lord, even if General Zhang said that he didn't give him the opportunity to be a vanguard army, it is better to give him 10,000 troops now and let him make meritorious contributions." If he can kill that Lu Bu, everything is General Wei's fault, on the contrary, if he can't win but fights, then it is his fault. ”
"Hmm." Listening to the verification method proposed by Xu You, Yuan Shao nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's the case, Jun Yi, do you dare to take 10,000 soldiers to take down Lu Bu's head?" ”
"This... Dare! Zhang He, who had no choice, could only agree at this time.
Lu Bu's bravery, Zhang He naturally knows. If it is against others, he may still have some confidence, but against this person, he has no chance of winning. But if he doesn't agree now, the responsibility for the defeat will be strengthened on him, and he won't agree.
Zhang He agreed, and also held the idea that if he didn't succeed, he would become a benevolent, at least he died on the battlefield, and his family in the city could still be saved.
In desperation, Zhang He led an army of 10,000 out of Yecheng and came straight towards Liang Qi.
After defeating Yuan Shao's army, Lu Bu, who was leading the troops to stabilize the city wall, heard the news that Zhang He led the army again, and he was still suspicious for a while, could it be that the other party had some trap?
After a good discussion with Hou Cheng, he thought that this was not very likely, and said that with the speed of the cavalry, even if there was any trap, it could be withdrawn. Thinking like this, Lu Bu decided to open up for a while to see if it was possible to convince this person, so that the lord would know that he would be happy.
Knowing that Zhang He only brought 10,000 sergeants, Lu Bu led 20,000 vanguard cavalry out of the city. The two sides set up in front of the city.
Zhang He rode a black horse and stood in front of the soldiers, holding the nine-curved gun in his hand, and staring directly at Lu Bu, who was riding a red rabbit horse on the opposite side.
At this time, Lu Bu was still a very dazzling outfit, wearing a three-pronged purple and gold crown, a Xichuan red cotton robe on his body, a beast-faced head swallowing chain armor, a delicate lion belt around his waist, and a Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand. ”
Facing Lu Bu, Zhang He also smiled bitterly and then clenched his gun and clenched his fists and said, "General Lu, don't come unharmed." ”
"Hehe, General Zhang, you are not my opponent, why do you insist on coming forward?" Lu Bu's eyes looked at Zhang He, wanting to see from his eyes whether the other party was cheating.
"Hey!" Zhang Hecheng sighed, he didn't want to tell Lu Bu about his situation, he just held the gun in his hand and said: "Don't talk nonsense, General Lu, I know you are powerful, please do it now." ”
"General Zhang, our lord admires you very much, if you are willing to surrender, you will definitely be reused, then now there is a chance, why not abandon the dark and turn to the light?" Lu Bu also wanted to persuade Zhang He before he started, if he could persuade the other party without wasting his strength, this would naturally be the best.
However, Zhang He had no choice, if he surrendered now, his family in Yecheng would be affected, so he immediately waved his gun and said: "Okay, General Lu, we are each our own master, don't say anything in this way, let's see the real move under the gun." Pick up the gun! ”
As he spoke, Zhang Heji came on horseback, and the nine-curved gun in his hand also stretched out.