As Liu Bei's sworn brother, Guan Yu is different from Wei Yan and Zhang Ren. The latter two are not Liu Bei's diehards, so once they surrender, they don't have to be too vigilant.

But Guan Yu is different, unless Xishu is destroyed, otherwise, no matter how well he performs, he will not be able to gain 100% trust from others. If such a person wants to lead the Zhang family's army, you can imagine how big a problem it will be.

It is precisely because of knowing these that although Guan Yu asked for battle, he did not have much hope, and he also brought himself out in the future, in addition to being able to reduce a certain amount of pressure on himself, but also to look at him better. But I never thought that my request to fight, people actually agreed, so that a sense of gratitude was born spontaneously, that is a feeling of death for a confidant, and a passion can't help but burn in my heart.

"The ministers obey the order." Unconsciously, Guan Yu actually regarded himself as a minister, and it was only after saying these words that he felt a change in his tone.

Liu Bei is the only one who can make Guan Yu a minister, and this is because they used to be sworn brothers, and the righteous Guan Erye is naturally a good minister who does not serve the second master.

But now, for Zhang Chao, he has a sense of admiration in his bones, he can feel the heat in Zhang Zhiyuan's heart, he can feel that the other party treats him sincerely, without the slightest intention of using and deceiving.

Compared to Liu Bei, Guan Yu was not the bravest general in the Celestial Empire's army, but it also proved that his importance had become much lower. But Zhang Chao still values him so much, and doesn't talk about everything for his sake, this time he actually put his son's safety and life in his own hands, just by virtue of this, he gave birth to a feeling that a soldier is dying for his confidant.

If Guan Yu has a kind of brotherly love for Liu Bei, then now he has a little more love for Zhang Chao, in contrast, the latter relationship is more inclined to the normal relationship between the lord and the minister.

Guan Yu received the order, and immediately took two thousand Zhangjia light cavalry, with General Zhang Gun as the deputy general, out of Jianye City, and went straight to the direction of Wangjiaao.

At this moment, in Wangjiaao, a bloody battle has just ended, or it can be said that there is a temporary truce.

After a whole day of war, the big island that wanted to sneak attack did not make any profit, and crossed more than 1,000 meters at the cost of more than 700 people, and got closer to the unseemly territory of Wangjiaao Village, which had already been burned.

Zhang Xing's 24th Regiment held out for a day at the cost of losing nearly 500 men.

In one day, a quarter of the troops were killed and wounded, which made Zhang Xing see the strong combat power of these bandits.

This is still because Zhang Xing has been prepared for a long time, so if he fights face-to-face, doesn't that mean that he can't take advantage of anything at all?

As I said before, Zhang Xing is a person who is willing to use his brain to fight, which may be part of the genes of his father Zhang Chao. Anyway, after a day, he called all four battalion commanders under him and began to discuss how to fight tomorrow's battle.

"The combat power of the pirates is far stronger than we imagined before, and it will be a hard battle next, and our reinforcements will not arrive so soon, how to fight after that, I want to hear your opinions." Zhang Xing didn't have the slightest shelf, so he sat on the ground and talked with the four battalion commanders as if chatting.

"Regiment Commander, according to the opinion of his subordinates, the combat power of the pirates is indeed far beyond our imagination, but at this time, it is a good choice to break through." The commander of the second battalion was the first to express his views and opinions.

The four subordinate battalion commanders, after getting along for a long time, naturally knew Zhang Chao's identity, and it was precisely because of this that they understood how different their regiment commander was and how important his life was.

"Well, what about other people's opinions?" Zhang Xing didn't say anything, just nodded, so that others couldn't see the true thoughts in his heart.

"Commander, my subordinates don't agree." The commander of the first battalion suddenly spoke out and opposed the opinion of the second battalion commander.

"Oh, tell me about it." Zhang Xing still had a smile on his face, and looked at the first battalion commander with an encouraging gaze.

"Yes." After feeling the encouraging gaze, the first battalion commander first nodded, and then said: "Although it seems that we are in a weak position at present, from the perspective of the overall situation, our army is outside, as long as we can hold on, then the victory will definitely be ours." ”

"Not bad." The third and fourth battalion commanders all nodded in approval.

Seeing that people agreed with him, the first battalion commander said with a little more confidence on his face: "That's the case, we just need to find a way to persevere." And if we can suddenly launch a counter-attack, it will definitely surprise the other party, and we will definitely be able to catch the other party by surprise, and if we do it well, it will be the way to persevere. ”

"Initiating an attack?" Hearing this proposal, Zhang Xing's eyes couldn't help but show excitement. In fact, that's what he thought in his heart, he had heard his father say that the best defense was offense.

Instead of being so passive and waiting to be eaten away step by step, it is better to launch a sudden attack to disrupt the opponent's deployment, or maybe it can hold out for a longer time.

"Yes, that's what my subordinates think, if the regiment commander agrees, I am willing to take three hundred soldiers to carry out a night attack, engage in fatigue tactics, so that the pirates will not have a rest, and when the battle is fought tomorrow, our army will be able to wait for work." The commander of the first battalion said in a firm tone.

"Okay." Listening to the generous statement of the first battalion commander, Zhang Xing immediately clenched his right hand into a fist and waved down: "That is the case, we will carry out a night attack tonight, and I will personally lead the team to kill one of the opponents and turn on their backs, so as to avenge our dead comrades-in-arms today and the 2,000 villagers of Wangjiaao." ”

Zhang Xing made a decision, which was equivalent to a military order, and immediately the four battalion commanders all stood together, and they all agreed to a promise.

The curtain of the night battle was about to open, and in the pirate camp outside the village, it was indeed quiet at the moment.

In the battle during the day, Oshima did not make the slightest profit, which made him hold back a fire in his heart, and this was the first time he had encountered a nail since he entered the land of China.

Even when he fought against Cheng Pu, he didn't feel any difficulties, but now he was so embarrassed by the Heavenly Empire's army.

Thinking that he didn't take advantage of the slightest advantage with more than twice as many troops, Oshima could imagine that Yu Ban would laugh at him in the rear.

Not to mention the loss of soldiers, but to be laughed at, Oshima felt that there was no face, and he made up his mind to eliminate this Celestial Empire army in order to relieve his anger.

With a sense of frustration, Oshima lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

"Kill..."

A burst of shouts and killings woke up the sleeping Oshima, almost as if it was a conditioned reflex, he sat up suddenly, and then shouted out, "What's going on outside?" ”

"Report to the general, the Celestial Empire army suddenly launched a night attack on us, and now it has been killed outside the barracks." One of his own soldiers rushed into the tent, fell to his knees, and spoke in a somewhat frightened voice.

"How so?" Hearing that the Celestial Empire army had launched a counterattack, Oshima looked incredulous.

To say that he is also a general who commands the army, he is also good at leading the troops to fight. Before going to bed, he didn't think about whether the Celestial Empire army would attack at night, but this thought was also gone, in his opinion, the Celestial Empire army should not have such courage, after all, after a day of fighting, the opponent's troops are not many, and they dare not do this.

It's just that the plan is good, but the reality is really cruel, and the other party really came, and caught him off guard.

"Quick, organize the army to fight back, and we must not let them into the barracks." At this moment, Oshima didn't have time to think too much, even if the other party had already killed him, he should think about how to retreat from the enemy.

There is no need for Oshima to command, and the pirates are resisting with all their might. I have to say that their military literacy is still very high, perhaps because they often fight in the Yamato Kingdom, and they have rich experience, so that even in the face of the sudden Celestial Empire army, they can form a defensive front in a very short time.

Zhang Xing has also participated in a lot of battles, most of them were invincible and invincible in the past, and now when facing the bandits, he also feels a huge pressure.

Being able to stabilize his position in such a short period of time, and even let them enter the enemy camp in a surprise attack, made him also admire the combat power of these pirates in his heart.

It's just admiration for admiration, that is, when Ash attacks, there is no reason to retreat. "The commander of the first battalion led the army to the left to raid, the commander of the second battalion led the army to the right to raid, and the third battalion and the fourth battalion followed me to attack head-on to divert the attention of the enemy."

With Zhang Xing's order, the 24th Regiment, which was originally a unitary unit, changed the direction of the attack, from the original one-point assault to the current three-point assault.

The tactics changed, and the unprepared pirates were in confusion, they didn't know where to focus their defenses, and it was this little confusion that caused the first battalion to enter the enemy camp from the left side, and soon opened a gap here and entered the camp.

As soon as they entered the camp, according to the method discussed before, the first battalion began to sprinkle the fire oil and other things they had brought into the camp tent, and for a time the fire was raging and burning, and the light of the fire reflected the originally dark night.

When Oshima arrived with the main force from the rear of the barracks, he saw this scene, and before he could order a counterattack, the Celestial Empire army had already withdrawn like a tide.

Burning camp tents and messing with the enemy army was the purpose of Zhang Xing's campaign. Now that this has been achieved, it is natural that we should retreat. Otherwise, once surrounded, the consequences will be really unimaginable.