Three Kingdoms: Prosper Han from the beginning of brushing favorability

Chapter 402 Preparing to Cross the River

Although Cao Pi was very angry at Qingxu Haoba's disobedience, he still recognized Zang Ba's ability.

So when Zang Ba stood in front of him with a submissive look, using the death of Yin Lu and his brothers to hint that he was old and wanted to retreat bravely, Cao Pi became particularly amiable.

"Ah~ Marquis Liangcheng is brave and resourceful, and this time he has greatly weakened the enemy's strength. After the commander returns to the court, I will reward him based on his merits." Cao Pi took Zang Ba's hand and smiled sincerely, "When the country employs people, Liangcheng How can you say you should retreat?"

"Your Majesty is so kind to me. I am deeply grateful." Zang Ba looked disheartened and looked like he had been seriously hit. "I only regret that I am old and weak, and I am afraid that I will miss your Majesty's important events."

"Haha, let's discuss this later back to the court. Marquis Liangcheng and the soldiers fought hard, so let's go and rest first." Cao Pi was obviously very satisfied with Zang Ba's reaction.

"As ordered." Zang Ba bowed with his fists clasped and stepped back. At this moment, the moodiness on his back was waning, but it was not all fake...

After a while, Cao Pi looked away and said, "Let's go, I'm going to visit General Wenyuan in person."

This time, his tone was much more sincere and urgent than when he faced Zang Ba.

Zhang Liao, who was seriously ill, was sent back to the rear together with Zang Ba's troops, and Cao Pi also relied heavily on Zhang Liao.

The force is powerful, the strategy is comprehensive, the character is loyal, and the integrity is upheld.

But no matter what, Zhang Liao cannot die at this time!

The soldier described Zhang Liao's use of the "Liaophobia" in Jiangdong to build momentum, and then dragged his sick body to the bow of the ship with his eyes closed to rest, which frightened the Wu army into chaos.

"No, no," the imperial doctor hurriedly shook his head and said, "It should be caused by the sweltering heat of the dog days and the dense heat and humidity. At this time, the sweat is weak and one cannot eat, and the pulse is strong and dry..."

If Zhang Liao is here, even if his army withdraws, Jiangdong will definitely not dare to go north to Hefei.

"...I should do my best, but this disease..."

"General Wenyuan, general?" Cao Pi called softly twice. Zhang Liao didn't even move his eyelids, and he had obviously fallen asleep.

Cao Pi was startled when he heard about febrile disease and immediately said: "Febrile disease? Is it a plague?"

He personally came to Zhang Liao's barracks and saw Zhang Wenyuan with a red complexion, as thick as an ox, and his eyes closed tightly.

Zhang Liao's soldiers tried to help him up, but Cao Pi immediately stopped him and asked the imperial doctor who had just checked Zhang Liao's pulse: "How is General Zhang's condition?"

This was Cao Cao's evaluation of Zhang Liao back then, and Cao Pi also believed in it.

Cao Pi has been ill from time to time in recent years. As an imperial physician, he naturally had a good idea of ​​the Emperor's temperament...

"Okay! No matter the cost, I only want General Zhang's condition to improve. I don't care about the rest. Let's go." Cao Pi already understood from the imperial doctor's hesitation that Zhang Liao's condition was not optimistic.

"I just want to ask you, is General Zhang in danger of his life?" Cao Pi interrupted the imperial doctor's rants with a cold face.

Not only did they rescue the remnants of Zang Ba's army, but they also prevented the remaining Wu troops from going ashore to pursue them.

Zhang Liao is to Jiangdong, just like Guan Yu is to Jingbei, Ma Chao is to Qiang Hu...

"...Yes." The imperial doctor sweated even more when he heard this, but he changed his eloquent tone and said no more.

But if he died at this time... Jiangdong's morale would have greatly increased, and there was no telling whether Sun Quan would add some unrealistic ideas.

"How is the situation in this battle, General Zhang? Let's talk to Gu." Cao Pi actually sat on the ground in front of Zhang Liao's bed and asked his soldiers.

Although Cao Wei and Soochow also had medical officers accompanying the army, they all served senior generals. As for those soldiers... they could only recruit them after they were defeated. Who would use the medicinal materials they carried on them?

The imperial doctor was sweating profusely, and he didn't know if it was because of the sultry weather: "Hello, Your Majesty, General Zhang seems to be suffering from a febrile disease caused by the late summer heat, dryness and yin damage..."

"Wonderful! Wonderful." Cao Pi couldn't help but praise, "In front, there were eight hundred cavalry who defeated a hundred thousand troops, and behind, there were those who crossed their legs and closed their eyes to frighten away the two pursuing troops. This is the ancient summoning of tigers!"

Zhang Liao could not see or speak, so he could only express his gratitude to his soldiers.

This was not the end, Cao Pi waved his hand again and said: "Give me the royal robe and General Zhang. When the general wakes up, he will eat the same food as me every day. Don't neglect it." "Yes. (Thank you, Your Majesty)"

Cao Pi's attention to Zhang Liao was not only a reward for his achievements, but also a strategic necessity.

Zhang Liao's role is crucial to the success of the strategy of moving westward without leaving any future troubles, and it is by no means comparable to ordinary generals.

"Sun Quan, I will allow you to be arrogant for a while longer!"

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In fact, to say that Sun Quan was rampant, Cao Pi really blamed him wrongly.

How could Sun Quan become so arrogant when he got news from the front?

"You bastard! We were alone all the way with no supplies along the way. Even though we had mobilized many people to surround and pursue them, we actually let them run away?!"

Sun Quan couldn't help but yell. After all, they were passively defending. Once the morale of the army was frustrated, there might be big problems.

Even if he was not in the army, he could picture the dejected faces of those soldiers.

The original plan was to make up for the loss of Jingkou by annihilating all enemy forces and boosting morale.

For such a lone raid, basically no one planned to make it back alive.

But he didn't expect that even so, people would run away. No wonder he couldn't control his emotions.

The postman who reported the news lowered his head and remained silent, for fear that the king would anger him.

Of course, Sun Quan would not be angry at a small postman. After adjusting his emotions, Sun Quan asked again: "Is it possible that Xu Sheng failed to catch up and the thief escaped?"

"Your Majesty, General Xu has successfully intercepted the enemy troops and attacked from both sides with General He. However, just as they were being defeated, suddenly a group of enemy troops came to relieve them. After breaking through, they rescued the remaining enemy troops."

"Hmph! In such a situation, how can we be rescued?" Sun Quan's tone was obviously full of dissatisfaction, and he frowned and asked, "Who is coming?"

"Your Majesty, it's Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan."

Sun Quan: "..."

The dissatisfaction on his face disappeared immediately.

Sun Quan, who miraculously calmed down, waved his hand, and the postman retreated as if relieved.

"Alas..." Sun Quan sighed. At this time, instead of being blamed and dissatisfied with Xu Sheng and He Qi, he actually admired them.

It was not easy to achieve such results in front of Zhang Liao, drive him all the way back to the north of the Yangtze River, kill Yin Lu in formation, and annihilate thousands of Zang Ba's men.

He even wanted to give the two of them some awards as an encouragement...

Of all the people who have received battle reports recently, not all of them are frowning or getting angry.

Therefore, there are still people who are generous--such as Guan Yu, who had a long confrontation with Cao Ren across the river.

After he quickly captured Fancheng and beheaded Man Chong, he did not rush to cross the river and head north. Instead, he began to appease the people of Xiangyang, and established relationships with the Jingzhou clan here to stabilize his rear.

Guan Yu's uncharacteristic behavior made Cao Ren very confused. In his impression, Guan Yu should have already attacked Xiangyang after he captured it, and even before he captured Xiangyang...

He did not have the power to control the water in Mianshui, so he could only wait for Guan Yu to make his move, but he did not know what Guan Yu was waiting for.

"Hahaha, the time has come, prepare to cross the river!" After reading the battle report in his hand, Guan Yu, who was already blushing, became even redder. He waved his long white beard and ordered to prepare to cross the river!

This battle was different from the last time. The food, grass and baggage were all ready. What Guan Yu was waiting for was just the promised news.

(End of this chapter)