Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

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Seeing that the defeated soldiers from all walks of life returned to the camp tired and ignored any military discipline, they just lay down on the grass, sucking in the fresh air, as if returning from hell, and even heard a few faint wails, Guo Jia I feel very sad.

He wished he had guessed wrong, but unfortunately he was right.

"Sir, if you regret not listening to what you said, you will have such a big defeat."

In the tent of the Chinese army, the shirtless Xiahou Dun choked up and sobbed immediately when he saw Guo Jia enter.

When he was surrounded by front and back in the city just now, and his subordinates were fighting separately, he witnessed Cao Jun fall one by one in front of him, and his heart ached.

Is Xiahou Dun losing a battle for the first time?
Obviously not.

But this is the first time that he was defeated because of his recklessness and greed. It can be said that those brothers died because of him.

If it hadn't been for Guo Jia to take out the Tiger Talisman and be tough with himself, I'm afraid there would be more than that. Xiahou Dun suddenly realized the intention of Cao Cao's arrangement.

"It's good that the general is back." What could Guo Jia say, you people just don't hit the south wall and don't look back.

"If the master hadn't sent Zhang He to lead the euphorbia guards to guard the city gate, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to come back."

Xiahou Dun wanted to let Guo Jia clear up his suspicions, got up and walked in front of Guo Jia, handed over his hands to make amends, and then asked in a muffled voice, "Have the casualties of each department been counted?"

Guo Jia shook his head and sighed softly: "There are still defeated soldiers returning to the camp one after another, but it seems that there are no less than ten thousand people lost."

No less than [-] people
Even though he had a prediction in his heart, Xiahou Dun couldn't help feeling distressed when he heard this answer.

"Let's go, general. At this time, you should go among the soldiers." Guo Jia felt that the most important and only thing he could do now was to appease the soldiers.

"Zhongkang." Xiahou Dun called Xu Chu, who was also topless and drinking in the tent, and the two followed Guo Jia out.

In the barracks, Cao Jun, who had escaped from death, was lying in disorder on the grass. Xiahou Dun didn't dare to say anything, but just walked among them silently.

Seeing that there were wounded soldiers, he helped them and sent them to the wounded soldiers' battalion for treatment.

He could only express his apology in this way.

"Junyi?"

As he was walking, he suddenly saw a wailing man lying on the grass. They stepped forward and saw that it was Zhang He, "Brother, get up!"

At first, Xiahou Dun looked down upon Zhang He, a surrendered general who turned his back on the battlefield. Tonight, if he hadn't led the euphorbia soldiers to guard the city gate and opened the escape channel for his brothers, he would not have been able to escape the tragedy of the entire army being wiped out.

"Jinyong can't come back, and the euphorbia warrior can't come back either. My brothers, my brothers all died in Anfeng City." The nine-foot man cried until he was in tears, but they didn't know how to comfort him.

It is understandable that even with the prestige of Hebei's Four Court Columns, as a general, it is inevitable that there will be some strange eyes at the beginning.

In a strange place, with strange colleagues and even a strange new master, the only ones who can bring him a little comfort at this time are his former brothers, Gao Lan and Euphorbia.

But after this battle, his only spiritual home was destroyed, and the unprecedented loneliness hit him like a tsunami, and Zhang Yun couldn't cry.

Xu Chu, who was also grateful for Zhang He's life-saving grace, helped him up, "Go, don't cry here, it's ugly, you'll get paid, I'll get drunk with you!"

Guo Jia turned a blind eye to this, drink it, he has indeed paid a lot for the overall situation.

In the Chinese army tent, Xia Houdun, Xu Chu and Zhang Yun were getting drunk, but Guo Jia, who had always been an alcoholic, stopped drinking.

He is calculating and waiting.

It wasn't until Xu Huang and Che Zhou walked in that Guo Jia came back to his senses.

"Military Master, after our army was defeated, Lu Jun directly closed the city gate, and did not pursue and waited for half an hour before the general ordered the soldiers to retreat to the camp."

"Military division, Lu Jun on the Yanhui Ridge has not moved all night. It is almost dawn, so I can only let the brothers come back."

Xiahou Dun was stunned when he heard it.

I thought Guo Jia just didn't agree with his surprise attack, but he didn't expect him to pay so much for the overall situation. He not only sent Zhang Yun to guard the only way out, but also asked Xu Huang to ambush outside Anfeng City, and asked Che Zhou to guard Yanhui on the mountain. military.

Looking back now, thinking about it, what he did as the coach was really unqualified. He didn't say anything, but secretly thought in his heart that he must obey the advice of the military adviser in the future.

"Impossible. I've been thinking about Zhang Liao for a while. Although he is considered brave and resourceful, he couldn't hold back the battle last night."

Guo Jia frowned, twisted his fingers and murmured, "It seems that behind Zhang Liao, there are experts giving advice."

In Anfeng City, Chen Deng feigned surrender to induce a surprise attack. This kind of thing should either not be done, and once it is done, theoretically, all-round deployment should be done.

Especially Zhang Liao, who dared to lead 800 people to attack the [-] Jiangdong Army, he would definitely pursue it desperately with the momentum of a big victory, and he would consider the emptiness of the rear camp and dispatch the defenders on Yanhui Ridge to sneak attack.

unreasonable.

Guo Jia didn't think that Zhang Liao could predict so calmly after the fierce battle. The only reasonable explanation was that he was accompanied by a counselor with an extraordinary heart.

Chen Deng?
Guo Jia thought for a while, then shook his head, he didn't have that ability.

Chen Gong is in Xiaoguan.
Unexpectedly, besides Lin Mo, there are capable people in Lu Yingli.

Now that he has lost his vitality again, it will be difficult to fight next.

"Sir, sir"

Xiahou Dun put down his wine glass, walked up to Guo Jia, and asked respectfully, "How should our army deal with itself?"

Zhang He also looked at Guo Jia with scarlet eyes. The two had met each other when they were in the North Kingdom. At that time, Zhang He didn't give him a high look, but now, he is the only one who can see that something is wrong in Anfeng City. Immediately, he also placed high hopes on him, hoping to give a strategy to defeat the enemy, so that he could avenge his former brother Pao Ze.

Guo Jia shook his head slowly, and said softly, "Wait for the rainy season."

So, is it still necessary to flood Anfeng?

There was a look of disappointment in everyone's eyes.

They didn't think that the strategy of flooding Anfeng was inappropriate, but they just wanted to vent the backlog of depression in their hearts, and they wanted to chop Zhang Liao right away. Waiting for more than two months would be too long.
But this time, no one dared to object.

Including Xiahou Dun.

If you don't listen to Guo Jia's words, you have already suffered a big loss, and you should be smart. He sighed, bowed and said, "I would like to act according to Mr.'s plan."

Being able to combine civil and martial arts, even if he suffers a loss, Guo Jia still feels that there is still hope of winning this battle.

After he nodded, he turned and walked out of the large tent of the Chinese army, looked in the direction of Anfeng City, and murmured, "Who is it?"

In Anfeng City, the battlefield has been cleaned up, and the battle damage and gains of all ministries have been counted, and the battle report has been submitted to Zhang Liao's case.

There were [-] Cao soldiers who were beheaded, and there were also many wounded Cao soldiers who fled back. It can be regarded as a complete victory.

There were 150 horses captured, and the heavy armor of the euphorbia warriors was also stripped off, and a high-lane was added, and the harvest was full.

Zhang Liao tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table. Lu Bu gave him 2000 cavalry in Pengcheng, and 4000 cavalry from Guangling. Counting the captured [-] horses, it was enough to form a cavalry force of more than [-].

Zhang Liao felt a little emotional, thinking that when he fought from Guanzhong to the Central Plains with Lu Bu, the entire army did not have more than this number of cavalry. Now there are [-] cavalry under his own command alone, which is really different from what it used to be.

However, there were also some injuries. This battle lost more than 800 people, most of which were caused by the euphorbia soldiers led by Zhang He in the battle at the gate of the city.

Originally, there were only [-] people in Anfeng City, and [-] people were going to be divided into Yanhui Lingli Village. After such a battle, there were only about [-] soldiers and horses in the city.

Next, be careful.

"Sir, do you think I need to send some war horses to Guangling to prevent Jiangdong's rebellion?" Zhang Liao thought for a while, and he seemed to have too many cavalry.

According to the troop configuration, for a team of 2 people, [-] cavalry is the upper limit.

Of course, thinking this way is because there is another level of concern. I am in Guangling, so of course I am not afraid of Jiangdong. The problem is that when I am in Anfeng, it is hard to say whether the people on the other side of the river will have ideas.

For a team without cavalry, its combat effectiveness and tactical options are too limited.

"No need, Sun Ce is attacking Jiaozhou. After two defeats, he no longer has the ability to divide his troops to attack Guangling again."

Jia Xu directly pointed it out, and Zhang Liao nodded in satisfaction, "What's the next plan?"

Chen Deng's line was dug out by the talents who had deployed the red sleeve move in advance by Lin Mo, and it was a trump card anyway.

But after using this trump card, he no longer has any backhands.

Of course, judging from the current situation, whether it is military strength, food, or morale, Zhang Liao has an absolute advantage, and it may not be impossible to fight.

"I don't think Cao Jun dare to do anything in the short term, so let's throw some bait and catch them."

Looking at Jia Xu who was twirling his short beard, the corners of Zhang Liao's mouth were drawn. He didn't know what he wanted to do, but he looked very excited.

After some discussion, Zhang Liao clapped his hands and applauded again, "Okay, haha, what Mr. said is very true to the truth, it's wonderful."

"The general is serious."

Jia Xu is usually very casual, and can take Zhang Liao's occasional nervous fits calmly, "By the way, how is the general planning to send Chen Deng down?"

Speaking of this, Zhang Liao took a deep breath, with suspicion on his brows, "Yunwen sent someone to deliver a letter to me not long ago, saying that there will be a big celebration banquet to reward Chen Deng for his deceitful surrender and meritorious service. You said that Chen Deng has already Twice he had the intention of defecting to the enemy, why is Yunwen so afraid of him."

Why so much praise.
Jia Xu touched his nose, thought for a moment, and came to a conclusion in his heart.

It seemed that Yunwen was really intent on killing. Chen Deng's life was not long, and that's right, the turmoil caused by doing so was the least. Yunwen's killing skills were quite high and powerful.

"gentlemen?"

Jia Xu came back to his senses and smiled, "Yunwen has a deep meaning in doing this, one is to cut off the Chen family's idea of ​​communicating with Cao in the future, and the other is to plant doubts in Cao Cao's heart and even the hearts of other princes. Seed, in the future, if someone in our army really wants to cooperate with the enemy, they will instinctively doubt it."

Jia Xu divided his guess into two halves. The first part was told to Zhang Liao, but the second part, he felt was unnecessary.

People, still can't be too smart.

Hearing this, Zhang Liao chuckled, "Unexpectedly, Chen Deng has come to this stage, and my virtuous nephew can make a big fuss about it. It's true and false. There's a way."

Your nephew has more than one set, but several sets, Jia Xu pouted.

Therefore, Zhang Liao convened this time's meritorious officials to hold a celebration banquet that day, and Yan Liang and Wen Chou were the ones who made the first contribution. These two men have indeed made great achievements in this battle, and they cannot be praised too much.

But Chen Deng didn't come, and the person sent to invite Chen Deng came back and told Zhang Liao that Chen Deng was drunk, unshaven, seemed to be decades old, and mentally listless, so he couldn't go to the banquet.

Zhang Liao smacked his lips, he didn't expect that Wang Lan's kung fu was so good, he confused Chen Deng into this appearance, and he suddenly understood the absurdity of Zhou Youwang's Fenghuo drama.

Sometimes, women don't use swords to kill at all, but rely on a glib tongue. I have to be careful.

Talented scholars and beautiful people are all lucky.

Zhang Liao was still very measured. Although it was a celebration banquet, everyone had strict control over their drinking and ordered as much as they could.

He doesn't care if you're having fun, if you're all drunk, who will defend the city?

It's great to find a few singers to cook for them, which is considered as the best of humanity.

At midnight, the south city gate slowly opened, and Zhang Liao came out with three people.

"When Uncle Zhi was alive, he always said that our group of old brothers should be united at all times, even if we die, we must die together. If I really attack you, I will be afraid that Uncle Zhi will blame me when I see him later.

But if you are handed over to Marquis Wen, it will only make things difficult for him. Forget it, get out, get out of here, and never show up again. "

When he said these words, Zhang Liao even turned his back to the three of them.

The three of Cao Xing looked at each other, unable to see the expressions on their faces clearly, but everyone knew that guilt and reluctance lingered in each other's hearts.

"Wen Yuan, you let us go, how do you explain to the three armies, how do you explain to Marquis Wen and Lin Mo?" Cheng Lian was very sad.

"Are you worried about me? Put away your hypocrisy."

Zhang Liao suddenly turned around to look at the three of them, and asked with a sneer, "If I hadn't dug you out and Cao Jun entered the city, my only choice would be to die in battle. When you make a choice, don't worry about it." me."

"Wenyuan."

Without waiting for Cao Xing to continue, Zhang Liao pulled out the sword at his waist with his right hand, and pulled the cloak behind him with his left hand. The green blade slashed across, and the robe was torn off, "I will let you off today for the sake of my uncle. Now we will cut off the robe and judge justice. From now on After that, I, Zhang Liao, am no longer your brother, get lost!"

At this moment, the wind also stopped, and it seemed that even the air was frozen.

In fact, Cao Xing and the others were only bewitched by Chen Deng, but they didn't think about what would happen if An Feng defeated Zhang Liao.

Seeing Zhang Liao cutting off his robe now, all kinds of things from the past surged in his mind.

They wanted to tell Zhang Liao that they were just deceived by the villain for a while, and they didn't really want to do something to you. They wanted to do something to Marquis Wen, but they dared not give up.

Those who serve as soldiers are very poor, so poor that only the love in their hearts is left.

Now seeing this broken bond with their own eyes, they are also very sad in their hearts.

Zhang Liao left, very resolutely.

The moment the city gate closed, he didn't even look back.

The three knew that Zhang Liao was really sad.

It's just that they couldn't see the tears in Zhang Liao's eyes.

After hesitating for a long time, they finally rode away.

The world is so big, but there is a feeling of not knowing where to fit in.

Zhang Liao, who was standing in the shadows on the carriageway, had been watching them go away, with tears in his eyes, "We will bid farewell today, and we will never see each other again."

(End of this chapter)