After falling into a coma for two days, Zhang Liao finally woke up at the critical moment when Zhang Hu had to retreat to Deng County.

Then I almost fainted again.

Two days, only two days, Zhang Hu had already lost the camp outside Deng County, Zhang Liao wondered, how did he give birth to such a thing, relying on the defense of the camp, he didn't even hold it for two days.

Is the Shu thief on the other side a god descending from heaven?!

His eldest son is so virtuous, and the second and third sons, who are younger and inexperienced, must be even more unexpected.

Now that the Shu thieves have captured the camp, they must be in full swing, and the Wei army retreats to Deng County, and its morale will inevitably decline.

Fortunately, the Shu thieves did not seem to be in a hurry to launch an attack on Deng County, which gave Zhang Liao a chance to make adjustments.

There is not much Zhang Liao can do now.

His injuries were actually very serious, and being able to barely wake up was already a one-foot-long knife wound on his back, plus it hurt his spine, Zhang Liao couldn't get out of bed at all.

But in today's situation, Zhang Liao can't care so much.

Deng County can't be lost, really can't be lost.

In the three defense lines of Wancheng designed by Zhang Liao, Deng County is the core of the first two defense lines, if Deng County is lost, then Wancheng will be directly exposed to the Shu thieves.

Although the high walls of Wancheng City are thick, which is conducive to holding on, the interior of Wancheng has never been peaceful.

Wancheng is the seat of Nanyang County and is subordinate to the administrative region of Jingzhou. In the early years, if it weren't for Liu Biao's short-sightedness and bad relations with Zhang Xiu, and Zhang Xiuju County defected to Emperor Taizuwu, this Nanyang County would really be difficult to take.

But there is always a problem in this - Zhang Xiu is not from Nanyang, he is from Xiliang, but he was placed in Nanyang by Liu Biao to resist Emperor Taizuwu's pawn.

Zhang Xiu surrendered neatly, but the Nanyang family did not welcome Emperor Taizu Wu very much.

Therefore, when Guan Yu launched the Battle of Xiangfan, the wealthy families of the Nanyang family secretly supported Hou Yin's rebellion.

Although this rebellion was quickly quelled by Cao Ren, what Cao Ren did next made the Nanyang Shi clan hate this puppet even more, and they actually slaughtered the city.

Therefore, most of Nanyang County that Zhang Liao took over from Cao Ren is actually a mess.

Zhang Liao not only had to deal with the local warriors in Nanyang, but also had to use all means to build three defensive lines to resist Guan Yu in Xiangyang, which was already not easy.

This is also the reason why Zhang Liaoning is willing to be stationed in Deng County, with Deng County as the core of the first two defense lines.

Once Deng County was lost, Zhang Liao was forced to retreat to Wancheng. At that time, what the Nanyang family members in Wancheng City thought was not something that Zhang Liao could control.

On the other hand, Zhang Liao himself can't retreat.

Really, if Zhang Liao was not injured, or rather, he was not injured so seriously, then it was nothing for Zhang Liao to retreat to Wancheng.

With Zhang Liao's previous exploits, even if he was defeated by Guan Yu this time, Cao Pi would reprimand at most two sentences, and he would not necessarily say cruel words.

After all, today's Great Wei, the famous generals who can fight in battle, are almost withered.

But. Zhang Liao knows his own injuries best.

With such a serious injury, the wound has not been completely stopped and sutured, and Zhang Liao, who is in a cold sweat that hurts a little bit on the couch, is fifty-six this year, and it is basically impossible for this kind of injury to heal itself by relying on his physical fitness.

And even if God favors him, he gives himself a chance to live. Based on Zhang Liao's current understanding of the injury, after he recovers from his injury, the possibility of going to the battlefield again will be infinitely close to zero.

Today's Son of Heaven is not Emperor Taizu Wu.

Although Emperor Taizuwu said that he had all kinds of shortcomings, he really loved his own people, which is why Zhang Liao was willing to die for Emperor Taizuwu even though he was born as a general.

Can be when today's son. In other aspects, it is also called the last sentence of Mingjun, that is, this open-mindedness, it is really not big.

Once he can no longer go to the battlefield to win meritorious deeds, and his son is such a figure who can't support the Zhang family, I am afraid that he will completely decline.

This is the last thing Zhang Liao wants to see.

For today's plan, the only way to fight hard is to drag the Shu thief in Deng County and buy time for the emperor of Luoyang to react. In this way, even if he dies in battle because of this, it will make the Son of Heaven have compassion and take care of the Zhang family.

After making a decision in his heart, Zhang Liao also really fought hard.

"Hu'er, help your father get up!" Zhang Liao said as he struggled to stand up, struggling to sit up.

But this movement immediately affected the wound on his back, and there was a heart-piercing pain.

If it was just a knife wound, Zhang Liao would have been fighting for a long time, but he would still be able to endure it. An unknown tingling sensation came from his spine, which instantly made Zhang Liao's hands lose strength, and he almost lost consciousness again.

Seeing this, Zhang Hu hurriedly stepped forward to support his father, and said anxiously, "Father, please stay in bed to recuperate."

"Raise a !!"

Zhang Liao roared at Zhang Hu.

But after the roar, Zhang Liao's whole body fell back to the couch as if he had lost his strength.

This frightened Zhang Hu, so he could only kneel in front of the bed and persuade his father to rest on the couch and not move.

But Zhang Liao really didn't have this mind.

"Tiger."

"The child is here."

"Now that the situation is critical, our army is newly defeated, and the army will inevitably be unstable. And thou shalt help thy father to rise, and gather all the generals together, and soothe the hearts of men. Otherwise, it's not enough to defend Deng County."

Zhang Liao was really a little unable to hold on, and one sentence was divided into three paragraphs, and he could barely finish it.

I really didn't have time to tell my son too much truth, and after explaining what he had to do, Zhang Liao tried to get up again and finally barely supported his upper body.

But Zhang Liao was surprised to find that his lower body seemed to have little sense.

This discovery suddenly made Zhang Liao's heart cold again.

With such a serious injury, even if the injury is healed, it is just lying on the bed for a long time, what good is it for the country?!

For a general, this is the most painful ordeal. This perception suddenly made Zhang Liao more firm in his heart.

"Hu'er, help be a father. Changing clothes and armor!! ”

Zhang Liao spoke in a deep voice, and there was a hint of unwillingness, but resoluteness, which made Zhang Hu unable to refuse.

Just by putting on the inner robe, the wounds on Zhang Liao's back began to seep blood, directly penetrating the inner robe, Zhang Hu really couldn't bear to see it, and wanted to persuade him.

But when he looked down at his father, his face was calm, except for the cold sweat on his face, he couldn't see that he was suffering from the pain of a broken wound.

Zhang Hu hesitated again and again, so he could only help Zhang Liao put on his inner robe more carefully, and carefully hung up the armor, which hurt Zhang Liao again and almost collapsed.

A pair of armor, forty or fifty pounds. People with slightly inferior physical fitness don't even want to move in this armor.

With Zhang Liao's current physical condition, it is really difficult for him to insist on wearing armor.

But Zhang Liao still relied on his willpower to survive.

After putting on the armor and draping it, resting for a while, and recovering a little strength, Zhang Liao immediately asked Zhang Hu to discuss the affairs and arrange the defense of Deng County.

At this time, in the city of Dengxian County, the Wei army was indeed demoralized.

Not to mention the Wei soldiers, it is the generals of the Wei army, because of a defeat, and now they are also in a moment of panic, and suddenly heard that the main general was promoted to a general, although they also hurried over, but what they were thinking, it is really hard to say.

There are many people who are actually holding back to persuade Zhang Hu that the city of Deng County is small and should not be defended for a long time, so it is better to retreat to Wancheng. Then these people saw Zhang Liao sitting in the position of the coach in the tent.

Zhang Liao's sudden appearance surprised many people, but at the same time, he suddenly had a sense of security with a backer in his heart and a backbone.

One by one, they rushed forward to greet Zhang Liao.

And Zhang Liao also held back a smile and said to the generals, "The old man was injured two days ago, and you are worried. Although the injury has not healed today, it is not a major problem. ”

After saying this, Zhang Liao waved his hand to stop the generals' questioning, turned his face pale, looked at everyone, and said, "The day before yesterday, the camp outside the city was lost, this is not the fault of the generals, but the dog has no way to deal with it, it is for the loss of the old man. ”

As soon as Zhang Liao's words came out, no one immediately mentioned the matter of retreating to Wancheng.

The generals in the army are not unaware of the importance of Deng County, but the problem is that no matter how important Deng County is, compared with their own lives, it is not so important.

persuaded Zhang Hu to retreat to Wancheng, but the generals in the army did not believe that Zhang Hu could hold Deng County, but now that Zhang Liao has regained control of Deng County's defense, who would think that General Zhang would not be able to hold a small Deng County? !

Therefore, the generals in the army stood solemnly and obeyed Zhang Liao's defensive arrangements.

And Zhang Liao was not ambiguous, let alone delayed time, and he couldn't afford to delay.

After sitting for a while, my body felt weaker and weaker, and my brain began to become more and more confused.

Zhang Liao really supported his body, kept issuing military orders, assigned four guards, arranged materials to defend the city, and sent people out to preside over the defense of the camp on the flank of Deng County, in order to respond. After a series of things were settled, Zhang Liao finally couldn't hold on.

After issuing the last military order and sending off the last general in the army, Zhang Liao really couldn't support it, leaned back, and fell straight back.

It was also thanks to Zhang Hu who always paid attention to his father's state and reacted in a timely manner, so he helped Zhang Liao before Zhang Liao fell to the ground.

"Father, father"

Zhang Hu was in a hurry and shouted directly.

Zhang Liao was also anxious, if he didn't really have the strength, he couldn't wait to give Zhang Hu a mouthful.

"Shouting and doing. Do you want the officers and men in the army to see the old man so ugly? ! Zhang Liao was weak and said to Zhang Hu.

It's not easy for Lao Tzu to act in a drama to boost the morale of the army in the army, if you shout, and then call those generals back, your own drama will be in vain.

is really the same as a son, why is the gap so big?!

(End of chapter)