However, he said that Cao Cao received a letter from Zhang Shun, and read the letter carefully, all of which he said was that he had gone through all kinds of things since he sent troops from Jizhou-

Jizhou divided the troops, Li Jun and Zhang Shun each took the west and east, and Zhang Shun led it, which was regarded as the East Route Army, and played the name of "Turning the Sea Yaksha" Zhang Tiegu, with Li Ying, Duan Sanniang, Zou Yuan, and Zou Run, four generals, led 15,000 troops, and attacked the four states of Jing, Luan, Ping, and Ying.

These four states, if you look at the map of later generations, are the area from Tangshan to Qinhuangdao.

Among them, Luan, Ping, Ying three states, the period of the five dynasties is the Khitan base, to the Liao Xingzong Chongxi period, and the promotion of Jizhou Zunhua County for the scene.

The four states were originally not a prosperous place, and with Yeluchun's southern expedition, many troops were transferred, and the territory became more and more empty.

Therefore, Zhang Shun's troops arrived, like a bamboo, Jingzhou, Luanzhou, and then received, and to Pingzhou, but he met an opponent.

This opponent is Zhang Jue, the deputy envoy of the Liaoxing Army.

Zhang Jue is a Jinshi from Liao, both civil and military, and a native of Pingzhou, so he is deeply popular.

In recent years, the Khitan has declined, and military disasters and bandits have emerged one after another, and the Liaoxing army has made Xiao Dili and Pingzhou Zhizhou all killed by the rebellious army, thanks to Zhang Jue's expedition to the east and west to quell the rebellion.

Therefore, "the people of the state pushed the state affairs," the two states of Ping and Ying, and the power of military and political affairs are all in the hands of Zhang Jue.

Before Yelu Chun's expedition to the Song Dynasty, he had transferred Zhang Jue's army to obey orders, but he did not obey, and said: The enemy of the country, the Jurchens, its momentum is great, the king and others do not want to resist, but want to provoke the neighbors, and start a war on both sides.

It means that you will go to death, and you will not be accompanied.

Xiao Gan was furious when he heard this, and said that he moved Ye Luchun and sent his confidant minister to Pingzhou to serve as the governor of the state, wanting to seize his power.

Zhang Jue instigated the people, stopped the frame of Xinzhizhou on the way, beat his nose and face were swollen, and the guy had nothing to do, so he had to leave in disgrace.

Ye Luchun and Xiao Gan became more and more annoyed, but they were afraid of forcing Zhang Jue to rebel, so they had to swallow their anger and want to seek the land of the Song State first, and then make plans.

However, where did Zhang Shun know about his ability?

When attacking the scene and Luan, Zhang Jue seemed to have not seen it, Zhang Shun became more and more careless, and led the troops into Pingzhou, but when crossing the Luan River, the ambush soldiers were everywhere, and Zhang Shun came to a move and a half-crossing attack.

According to Zhang Shunxin's statement: "The Luanhe River flows from the northwest to the southeast and flows into the Bohai Sea, which is the boundary between Luanzhou and Pingzhou. ”

"The younger brother takes Li Ying as the vanguard, brings the uncle and nephew of the Zou family as the Chinese army, and after Duan Sanniang joins, he will cut down the wood as a bridge and choose a narrow place to cross it."

"Li Ying led 3,000 people to cross first, and there was no hindrance, and when his brother led the Chinese army to cross, the men and horses had not crossed half of the time, and suddenly there was a flood, which swept over, and suddenly broke the pontoon bridge, and the people and horses on the bridge were all fed to the fish and turtles."

"At that time, my brother was also on the bridge, fortunately there was water, and he fled back to the west bank by treading the waves, only to see the turbid flow of the Luan River rolling, cutting off our army on both banks, it is expected that the Liao people must have built a dam upstream, and when I crossed the river, the water was released and flooded."

When Lao Cao saw this, he was speechless for a while: he used fire to break the elite soldiers of the Liao State, and the Pingzhou guard rushed Zhang Shun with a water meter.

I also remembered that when Zhuge Liang first entered Liu Bei's account, he first burned Xiahou in Bowangpo, and then burned Cao Ren in Xinye, Xinye burned not counted, but also built a dam on the Baihe River to curb the flow, and released it when Cao Ren's defeated army crossed the river.

sighed for a moment, and then looked down, Pingzhou Liao General released water to wash away the suspension bridge, and the Chrysanthemum Army was naturally shocked.

At this time, only a cannon was heard, behind a hill on the east bank, people shouted horses neighing, and countless Liao soldiers killed left and right, looking at its scale, there were tens of thousands.

Zhang Shun was stunned, he fought two states in front of him, one state soldiers and horses, there were only one or two thousand people, and most of them were old and weak, vulnerable, the chrysanthemum army arrived, or fled in the wind, or heard the drum and collapsed, otherwise he would not be arrogant, and crossed the river in broad daylight.

When Cao Cao saw this, he also frowned: Thinking that Pingzhou is not a prosperous place, how can tens of thousands of Liao troops emerge?

There are so many enemy troops, not only Zhang Shun was shocked and Cao Cao was puzzled, but the immersive Chrysanthemum Army on the East Coast was even more distracted.

You must know that when the Chrysanthemum Army was recruited, the Youzhou Eighth Army with Lao Cao was only on the front and rear feet.

Although thanks to Li Jun's desperate plan to "lure the Han to kill the Khitan", this army was all bloodied and angry, but one was outnumbered, the second was unprepared, and the third fought against the water, and there was no way back-

After all, they are not Chu Jun, and Li Ying is not Xiang Yu, how can they be opponents?

However, Li Ying is brave, but he has the intention of filling Xiang Yu.

According to Zhang Shun, "At that time, the younger brother looked across the river, and our army was in chaos, but it was Li Ying who shouted, 'Now that I am fighting against the water, it is the time for a good man to show his skills!'" With that, he struck into the enemy line with his spear and shouted, 'Who dares to be my eagle!' ’”

"In the Liao array, a gold-armored general rushed out to fight with Li Ying, and the rest of the soldiers and horses marched forward like a tide, killing our army to fall apart, and those who fell into the water and died do not know how to go."

"The younger brother was so anxious that he stepped up to build a bridge, and saw that Li Ying fought with his opponent for more than 30 times, and he couldn't win, so he shouted, and besieged eight people with teeth in his back, Li Ying made a flying knife to kill two people in a row, but he was pulled out of the iron shovel by the Liao general, and he got off his horse with a gong behind his back and tied into the formation."

"At that time, Zou Run was also on the other side, leading dozens of people to snatch out, wanting to seize Li Ying, eating the golden armor Liao will block him, the two immediately stepped down, and the fight was not as good as Shihe, and Zou Run fainted to death with a gun, and he was caught with one shot."

"When his brother built a pontoon bridge and wanted to help, the soldiers and horses on the east bank were gone, half of them were killed, and most of them knelt down. The man pointed a gun at his younger brother, saying that regardless of the cause and effect of our relationship with the Liao State, if we dare to enter the Ping camp, we will be killed. ”

"My brother had to lead the army to retreat temporarily, and he looked for people everywhere to investigate, and he knew that the Liao general of Pingzhou was named Zhang Jue......

Zhang Shun inquired and learned about Zhang Jue's foundation and ability, and he was worried for a while.

After counting the men and horses of his men, most of them were lost, and only five or six thousand people remained, and he thought that no matter what, it would be difficult to win against the other party.

Therefore, after tossing and turning all night, until dawn the next day, Duan Sanniang and Zou Yuan were summoned, and they asked them to take care of the soldiers and horses, and he had to go to Pingzhou alone.

When Duan Sanniang heard this, her head shook like a rattle, and she said that she couldn't go, when she went like this, she would inevitably be killed by him, wouldn't it be in vain?

Zhang Shun said: "Brother Li tasted it, he was a private businessman in the Xunyang River, and he was like a mustard, if there was no Brother Wu, he would be proud today!" Thinking of me Zhang Shun, first as a water thief, then as a fisherman, what kind of character is it? My generation is a good man, and since he has been known, he is only repaying with death, and how can he care about his life? ”

Zou Yuan was moved when he heard this, and he had to go with him to live or die.

Duan Sanniang is not the woman who can't wait, seeing that the two of them are resolute, she gritted her teeth, and said with red eyes: "That's it, in this case, the little sister is only here to wait for the return of her brothers, if something really happens, I will go back and invite Brother Wu to soldiers and horses, kill Pingzhou into a sea of blood, and avenge you." ”

Zhang Shun and Zou Yuan quietly went out of the camp, looked for a boat, crossed the Luanshui, two people, two horses, and came to Lulong County, where Pingzhou Prefecture is located.

As far as the eye could see, the gates of the city were wide open, and only one or twenty soldiers were hanging in front of the gates, as if they were on a normal day, without a defensive posture.

Zhang Shun and Zou Yuan glanced at each other, and they both saw the surprise in each other's eyes: This Zhang Jue is really daring! I don't take the things that the Chrysanthemum Army came to do.

The two of them were shocked and angry, and couldn't help admiring, Zhang Shun said: "This guy is crazy!" In this case, you and I simply forced our way in, and we would rather die than let him underestimate us and others, otherwise it will become more and more difficult to talk about. ”

Zou Yuan said: "I came with you, and I will treat myself as if I am dead, no matter how you act, I will only obey the order." ”

The two said yes, ran to the front of the city and dismounted, Zhang Shun said coldly: "I want to come to see Zhang Jue, Brother Zou Yuan and open the way for me!" ”

Zou Yuan glared at his little eyes, took out the waist-bending flying tiger stick from his waist, and jumped on it to hit.

His stick, famously called "hard and soft", is unleashed, and there are mysteries everywhere, how are those men and armies opponents? The fight was overturned, and the two raised their heads high and marched into the city.

There is that well-behaved, sneaked away early to call people, and after a while, hundreds of Liao soldiers surrounded them on all sides, leading a few tooth generals, none other than Zhang San, Li Si, Qian Wu, Zhao Liu, one by one with their swords in hand, and they were about to come forward to besiege and kill.

Zhang Shun swept his eyes coldly, and said lightly: "I am Zhang Tiedan, the Chrysanthemum Army's 'Turning the Sea Yaksha', and I came to General Zhang Jue to discuss important matters. ”

When the tooth generals heard this, their expressions moved slightly, and someone went to tell them quickly, and they turned back after a while, saying that Zhang Juerang took the two of them to the state office.

Zhang Shun and Zou Yuan walked proudly, and walked not far to the Texas Ya, only to see that inside and out, full of ironclad soldiers, one by one, with horizontal eyebrows, swords and guns in their hands like a forest, densely blocking the door.

Zou Yuan's face changed slightly, and he heard Zhang Shun laugh and said: "General Zhang, the day before yesterday, I saw that you were an extraordinary soldier, but you were a hero, why did you put up such a battle?" There are only two of me, and you don't have to kill me. ”

I heard someone inside the gate sneer: "You two are fighting at the city gate, if there are few people in the ya, I'm afraid you will come in again." ”

Zhang Shun said with a smile: "It's not that Zhang doesn't know etiquette, but I heard that General Zhang doesn't even pay attention to Ye Luchun and Xiao Gan, I'm afraid that my eyes are above the top, and Zhang is a general of the defeated army, if I don't show some courage, I'm afraid the general will look down on me." ”

Inside, he said: "There are many bold people, maybe I can afford you if you are bold?" Tell me what you are doing here. ”

Zhang Shun said: "The day before yesterday, the army was defeated, and my two brothers ate you and caught them, but now I don't know whether they are dead or alive." ”

The man inside: "What about death, what about life? ”

Zhang Shun smiled lightly and said coldly: "If you are alive, everything is naturally easy to say." If we die, I will ask General Zhang to kill both of us, and then someone will avenge us. ”

There was silence inside for a moment, and suddenly a burst of wild laughter broke out: "Hahahaha, looking for revenge on me?" Zhang is in a flat camp, with 50,000 male troops under his command, as you said, Ye Luchun and Xiao Gan still dare not underestimate me, am I afraid that a cadre of thieves will come to take revenge? ”

Zhang Shun also laughed and said: "Haha, General Zhang, I only laugh at you for not seeing real heroes, how can Ye Luchun and Xiao Gan be compared to my brother?" To tell you the truth, now the states in front of the mountain, except for the two states you control, are all in the hands of my brother, and after a short vacation, Kyushu behind the mountains is not owned by the Liao people. If you know the opportunity, release my two brothers, and offer Erzhou, he will achieve it one day, and he will be far above you at this time. ”

After saying this, Yanai was silent for a long time.

After a long time, a member of the generals walked out, drank the internal and external soldiers to get out of the way, looked at Zhang Shun in surprise, and said: "My general invites you to come in and talk." ”

Zhang Shun was naturally fearless, and walked in with Zou Yuan, and the tooth led the way all the way to the living room.

In the living room, a man in his thirties, with a delicate appearance and a domineering expression, sat on a chair with a golden sword, pressed the hilt of the sword, and looked at Zhang Shun coldly.

Zhang Shun hugged his fists: "Under Zhang Tieguan, I have seen the general." ”

Zhang Jue didn't reply, still staring at him, Zhang Shun smiled freely, found a chair to sit down, smiled and let him look at it.

Zhang Jue's eyes showed a hint of appreciation, and he nodded: "What a guts!" This kind of courage is by no means unknown, and you tell the truth, who are you? ”

Zhang Shun also showed a different color, looked left and right, and smiled without saying a word.

Zhang Jue waved his hand, and the guards walked out together, leaving only Zhang Jue, Zhang Shun, and Zou Yuan in the living room.

Zhang Shun got up, hugged his fists and said: "General Zhang is willing to swing back left and right, and he has to tell the truth." The younger brother does not change his name, he does not change his surname, his surname is Zhang Mingshun, and the people on the rivers and lakes call it 'Langli Baitiao'. ”

He pointed at Zou Yuan and said, "This is my brother 'Out of the Forest Dragon' Zou Yuan." ”

Zhang Jue was slightly surprised when he heard this, and he also stood up, hugged his fists and said, "Could it be Zhang Shun of the Dengzhou Water Division?" This name has been heard for a long time! Ahh

The surprise on his face was even worse: "Li Wuving, is it the 'Mixed River Dragon' Li Jun?" ”

Zhang Shun pointed to the ground under his feet: "If you can get out of this door, I won't recognize it." Precisely! ”

Zhang Jue showed a look of sudden realization, walked around Zhang Shun a few times, and suddenly stopped: "The West Wind Army, the Chrysanthemum Army, I'm afraid they are all one family!" What kind of character is such a skill? Ignoring the Great Liaonan Expedition, he went around the sea to get the clouds? Tong Guan is handsome, is this worth waiting? ”

He leaned against the sea in Pingying Erzhou, so he naturally had no shortage of understanding of things in the sea.

Since Li Jun and Zhang Shun took office in Dengzhou, their fame has increased, Zhang Jue has naturally heard it, and it is not difficult to guess that they are attacking across the sea.

It's just a mere Dengzhou sailor, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to resist such a heavy task, so I guessed and guessed, but I guessed Tong Guan.

Zhang Shun laughed: "What is Tong Guan? Forgive his ability, at most he is competing with Yelu Chunxiao's generation, how can he compare with my eldest brother? General Zhang, if you have a map, please take a look! ”

Zhang Jue heard his tone very strong, and he couldn't help but be suppressed for a while, although he didn't know what he wanted to do, he still nodded again and again: "Wait a minute." ”

Summoned someone to take the map, Zhang Shun pulled it away, pouted, shook his head and said, "Is this the map of Liaoguo?" It's not coarse! ”

But he is used to seeing the bird pictures offered by Xu Guanzhong, and when he looks at ordinary things, he doesn't see them.

Although the picture is sparse, the approximate location is not bad, Zhang Shun in front of Zhang Jue, in the Shandong Peninsula, Youyun Prefecture, Fusang Island Country, successively painted a circle: "These are my brother's current territory." ”

Rao is Zhang Jue was pretentious, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but gasp: "Your brother took Fusang?" ”

Zhang Shun said as a matter of course: "If you don't take Fusang, if you start a war with the Jurchens in the future, how can you attack behind enemy lines?" ”

Zhang Jue looked at him stunned - you still want to start a war with the Jurchen? Do you eat bear heart or leopard gall every day?

Zou Run couldn't help but be envious when he saw Zhang Shun's words, and couldn't help but interject: "The Jurchens are a fart!" Last year, my brother took more than a dozen brothers to drive thousands of miles, and he went around in his hometown. ”

When Zhang Jue heard him, a name suddenly flashed in his heart, and he couldn't help blurting out: "It turns out that 'Wu Mengde' is actually your brother!" No wonder he dared to cross the sea to attack Da Liao, I also said that who in the Song Dynasty had such a heart and courage, if it was Wu Jiedu, it would not be surprising. ”

Lao Cao turned the last page of the letter, and it was clearly written-

Zhang Jue heard the name of my brother, immediately bowed, said to the year Yelu Dashi fled from the Jin people, prepared to say that my brother is powerful, the Liao people are all impressed, I heard that the martial brother was buried in the sea, all said very lucky. This time the words of the younger brother, I knew that the martial brother was trapped in the sea and took the Fusang thing, and repeatedly praised it, saying that my brother was killed in Chengxiang, which is really a saint's weather, so I bow to it, and I am willing to bring Ping, battalion two states, 50,000 soldiers and horses, and serve my brother. Li and Zou were also returned. It's just that this person has a lot of soldiers, how to arrange the end, the younger brother doesn't dare to be proficient, and he is still waiting for my brother to call the shots. Brother Zhang Shun bowed down. ”

Cao Cao put away the letter and said to Gongsun Sheng: "Being able to raise 50,000 troops with the power of Erzhou, this Zhang Jue is also a character." It seems that the auspicious omen that Mr. said should be in this person, now he is left and right, up and down, all for my land, can know the opportunity to descend, but also know the current affairs, if he can be loyal, our army will add a new force, is it better to add wings to the tiger? ”

Immediately asked people to prepare horses, asked Qin Ming and Huang Xin to lead the leopard to ride five hundred, and personally went to Pingzhou with him to meet Zhang Jue to calm his heart.

He also let Sun An sit in Wusheng Pass, Guan Sheng and Hua Rong, respectively, to lead the troops to rob the two prefectures of Concubine and Confucian, that is, Huailai County and Yanqing District in later generations.

There is a division of teaching: In order to receive the general into Pingzhou, who expected the late autumn of the Dragon City War. The auspicious omen belongs to who is unfinished, and Murong Qiu, the treasure in the south of the Yangtze River.

(End of chapter)