Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 910 Zhang He is still Zhang He

The north of Gaoping was sparsely populated, and only a few hundred miles away was a large city supply. Zhang He left in a hurry without any food, so he didn't know if he could persist in catching up with the main force ahead.

The only thing Zhang He could rely on was that Wei's horses were better, faster and stronger. If the time of Han and Wei was the same, Huang Zhong would never be able to catch up.

Both sides did not bring torches, so they could not move forward at night, and they all drank their horses by the Qingshui River to rest.

In the early winter, the horses could still uncover the soil and gnaw on the grass roots, but the soldiers had no food and had to fight hard. At night, there were no tents to resist the cold wind, and the people and horses snuggled together to keep warm.

Looking at the dots and stars in the sky, Zhang He thought to himself that we have no tents or food, and that old guy is also unlikely to have one. He might freeze to death tomorrow morning. He didn't know that Huang Zhong was well prepared.

The cavalrymen of the Han army each carried half a month's worth of compressed rations, and they all wore winter clothes made by the Guangzhou Military Workshop.

The next day, at dawn, two cavalry from the Han and Wei dynasties set off at the same time. They ran across the desolate land outside the Great Wall as if they were playing a game of chase.

When the news came from the scouts at the rear, Zhang Xi was so angry that he pumped his horse's buttocks and ran forward. He didn't expect Huang Zhong to be so tenacious, so he said in his heart that I will take you to run for another two days, and then turn around and fight after two days of exhaustion.

In the next two days, we continued to chase each other, but as the endurance of the horses gradually decreased, the speed of the march gradually slowed down every day, but we still ran for nearly [-] miles in three days, and we were approaching the south bank of the Yellow River in a blink of an eye.

"If we continue to march at this speed, we will be able to catch up with General Cao's main force in three more days." While resting on the third night, Zhang He fell into deep thought after seeing the marks on the stone.

When Cao Zhen suppressed the rebellion in Hexi, in view of the long distance between the various armies, in order to facilitate the unified dispatch and command, he left marks on the way of the march, so that the troops could calculate the marching time according to the marks.

Taking advantage of the twilight light to patrol, Zhang Xi saw the spirits of the soldiers who hadn't eaten for three days, thinking how could they stop and counterattack in this state?Even if he could catch up with Cao Zhen, he would starve to death?So he decided to turn to the northeast and go to Fuping, the former Beidi county seat, for supplies, which would only take one and a half days to arrive.

If Huang Zhong continued to chase, Zhang He planned to eat and drink enough to defeat the Han army at Fuping City, then cross the river with enough supplies, and then turn northwest to Wuwei.

Zhang He cheered everyone up at night, promising that there would be wine and meat in Fuping, so that the soldiers would cheer up and persevere, and then he would personally kill Huang Zhong.

No one questioned Zhang He's decision, because everyone knew it was the only way to survive.

Huang Zhong's troops pursued to the Yellow River, and under the introduction of An Ding's surrender, he knew that Cao Zhen was two hundred miles away to the northwest, but his target at this time was only Zhang He, so he followed in pursuit of Fuping.

In the 33rd year of Qin Shihuang, Qin general Meng Tian was ordered to expel the Xiongnu in the north and regained a large area of ​​land including along the Yellow River. After the war, 44 counties were built along the river. Fuping County was established at that time.

Fuping County is backed by mountains and has a stream. The geographical situation is very important. It is a fortress to defend the nomads in the north. In addition, it is irrigated by the Yellow River and has developed agriculture. It used to be a very rich place. The rebellion seized the city, moved in and out three times, and finally settled in Zuo Fengyi in the 15th year of Hanling Emperor Zhongping (185). (now Fuping, Shaanxi)
From the end of Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period, wars between Qiang and Han continued on the northwestern border. Fuping County beside the Yellow River was not as good as it was before. In addition to a large population loss, the city was old and dilapidated. The population of the county is only [-], and Zhang Yun's desire to have a full meal is basically a daydream.

Fuping, with only four hundred households, was only equivalent to an ordinary village in the Central Plains. The people donated food in front of Wei Bingjunwei, but Zhang He's troops could barely satisfy their hunger.

After simply filling his belly, Zhang He led his troops out of the city to fight against Huang Zhong. He thought that although his side was smaller, he was more energetic after going through the supply just now, but the ending was often surprising. All the Han soldiers had bright eyes and expressions Still, it's not like experiencing freezing and starvation.

Could it be a flashback?Zhang Xi obviously couldn't understand, but since he decided to fight back at this time, he still uttered harsh words before the battle, "Old man Huang Zhong, chased me for a few days, it seems that you want to die and go crazy, I will help you today."

"Finally don't want to run away? Are the soldiers starving? There will be no pain after death." Huang Zhong stroked his beard and laughed meaningfully.

Zhang He raised his head and sneered: "Old man, do you still have the strength to shout? When all of you are dead, I'm afraid it will take a month to eat so many war horses."

"Wei General Zhang Yun has a tough mouth and soft legs. Everyone knows that this knife of the old man will kill rats." Huang Zhong shook his head sarcastically.

"Old man Huang Zhong, next year today will be your memorial day. The whole army will attack." After Zhang Yun finished speaking harshly, he waved his hand forward and charged with the cavalry behind him.

"Boys, the hunt has begun." Huang Zhong commanded the Han army to hedge at the same time.

The cavalry of the Han and Wei sides confronted each other on the south bank of the Yellow River. Time seemed to go back to the Qiang-Han War decades ago, as if back to the longer Han and Hun wars, and the dilapidated city walls of Fuping watched silently.

The hungry Wei soldiers started to fight as soon as their stomachs were full, and soon they developed abdominal pain due to violent movements. The pain made the body slowly start to slow down. The fatal slowness on the battlefield is a disaster. Zhang Yun fought with Huang Zhong with all his strength. In three or four rounds, we saw the surrounding Wei soldiers kept being picked off their horses.

What kind of spectacle is this?Where did the Han soldiers get their strength?

At the moment when Zhang Yun was in a trance, Huang Zhong slashed Huashan Mountain with all his strength, which almost fell on the opponent's neck.

Zhang Yun came to his senses at a critical moment. He used the handle of the gun to support the blade and pushed it upwards, barely parrying Huang Zhong's vigorous slash, and countless cold sweats broke out from his vest.

Huang Zhong's power is still so strong?Zhang Yun was so shocked that he swallowed, and from the corner of his eyes, he noticed that Wei Bing had been shot down one after another, and thought that he probably made Yang Qiu's mistake. Could it be that this old guy has ghosts and gods to help him?Why can't I die?
During the interval between the rounds, Zhang He resolutely reined in his horse, turned around and ran, and shouted loudly: "Retreat, retreat quickly."

Run away if you can't beat, Zhang He is still Zhang He.

In the battle outside Fuping City, the Wei army was killed to the point that none of them survived. In the end, only less than a hundred cavalry remained beside Zhang He. They continued northward to Lingzhou along the Yellow River.

The dead Wei soldiers left behind nearly a thousand horses. Huang Zhong was reluctant to eat such a foot. He left 200 men to gather the horses, and then chased them to Lingzhou along the horseshoe prints. When he arrived, he realized that Zhang He had plundered Lingzhou and ran away again. .

The situation in Lingzhou was similar to that in Fuping, with only a few hundred households. Zhang Yun grabbed some food and went north to the Great Wall, as if he wanted to escape from the Gobi Desert to Bingzhou.

Although Huang Zhong was a little impatient, he didn't get ahead at the critical moment, so he decisively chose not to chase.

(End of this chapter)