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Chapter 374 Zhang He: After all the sufferings, there will be sweetness ( chapters)

Bing province
Outside Huguan Pass
"Brother, brother, something bad has happened. Something terrible has happened!"

Bao Tao's forehead was covered with sweat as he rushed into the tent in a hurry. Even the most ignorant person in the world could see his anxiety.

"Hmm? Tao, why are you so panicked?"

Looking at his elder brother in front of him, Bao Tao did not lie at all and poured out all his worries like pouring beans, "Brother, didn't we advise General Yan to just besiege and not attack? Now General Yan actually calls on us to discuss the siege! Xu Rong is not an ordinary person, can we defeat him? You also know that we can't! Envoy Liu is really confused. It is clear that we should just wait and see what happens and provide food and grass. Yuan Benchu ​​should be the first to lead the charge, but now he wants us to let Yan Liang be the main general."

As he spoke, Bao Tao poured out all his grievances without leaving a single drop out. He knew himself well and he knew that he was just an average person at best.

But his brother is different!

Who is his brother?
That was the cavalry commander appointed by the late general He Jin! Bao Xin!
His brother was ordered by He Jin to return to his hometown to recruit soldiers. Before long, he recruited thousands of soldiers and perfectly completed He Jin's order. On the way back to Luoyang, he heard that He Jin was killed and the news of Dong Zhuo's entry into the capital came one after another. He had no choice but to turn back.

In order to plan the campaign against Dong, his brother freed himself and recruited nearly 20,000 soldiers and hundreds of cavalry.

Unfortunately, the changes came too suddenly. First Dong Zhuo fled to the east, and then Liu Bei took control of Luoyang.

The atmosphere of the entire Guandong coalition became strange. His brother advised Yuan Shao to take a wait-and-see approach, but Yuan Shao refused to listen.

After the Guandong coalition was disbanded, he and his brother returned to Yanzhou. Due to his previous meritorious service in recruiting soldiers, his brother was recommended by Liu Dai as the Prime Minister of Jibei.

After a decree from Chang'an hit Liu Dai on the head, Liu Dai immediately made up his mind to attack Dong Zhuo. No matter how his brother tried to persuade him, it was of no avail. Liu Dai immediately ordered his brother to reorganize the troops and food supplies, and send troops to Bingzhou that day, and follow Yan Liang's lead in everything.

Bao Tao was really filled with indignation. Although the Yuan family had three dukes for four generations and was the second most powerful family in the world, you, Liu Dai, Liu Gongshan, were at least a relative of the Han Dynasty, and were appointed as the Minister of the Court and the Governor of Yanzhou!
No matter if it's Liu Bei, Liu Yu or Liu Yan, which Han royal relative is as cowardly as you? !
I am really unworthy of the words "relatives of the Han Dynasty"!
Even if I had a close relationship with Yuan Benchu, it wasn't this close!
How can we not hand over the command power to others?

There is no shortage of tricks and strategies!

Bao Tao cursed Liu Dai madly in his heart. If he had not been in the army, he would have cursed him loudly.

"Tao" Bao Xin only needed to take a glance to know what Bao Tao was thinking. He appeared and comforted him, "Don't worry too much. Let's go to the camp and find out what's going on."

Bao Xin had said this, and Bao Tao, who always followed Bao Xin's lead, had no time to complain, and immediately nodded and said, "Yes."

The two of them hurried to the coalition camp one after the other. They arrived neither too late nor too early, just right. They entered the tent, and after some time, all the coalition generals rushed into the tent and gathered together.

Looking at the faces that were either familiar or unfamiliar, Yan Liang nodded with satisfaction.

He said in a deep voice: "Everyone, I want to capture Huguan, what do you think?"

The camp fell silent for a moment, and all the soldiers looked at each other. Even though they had heard this before, they couldn't help but feel a little dazed when the words really came out of Yan Liang's mouth.

The first to break the silence was Bao Tao. He stood up, mustered all his strength and said in a somewhat dissatisfied voice: "General Yan, I have an objection! Bingzhou is a bitter cold place, with insufficient food and grass, and robbers and foreign tribes are eyeing us covetously. We only need to besiege Huguan, regardless of feinting and testing. If we defeat the Dong army that comes to support us, we will definitely be able to recapture Huguan. Why do we need to attack the city?!"

"Shut up, you brat!" Bao Xin cursed at Bao Tao, pulled Bao Tao behind him, and then gave Yan Liang an apologetic smile, "General Yan, please forgive me, I was just joking."

Yan Liang waved his hand and said indifferently: "Alas, General Bao, what you said is wrong. Your brother also has some truth. If it were in the past, I would definitely adopt your brother's advice, but time is running out. We don't have much time to waste here with Xu Rong. If we continue to waste time, I am afraid that others will pick peaches. I want to capture Bingzhou as soon as possible. Do you have any good ideas?"

others?

Bao Xin knew who Yan Liang was referring to without much thought. He wanted to remain neutral and side with whichever side won. The Yuan family was weak right now, but Liu Dai didn't understand the situation and thought it was not a big deal. Alas, with Shangguan like this, even a skilled cook could not cook without rice.

Bao Xin signaled Bao Tao to shut up with his eyes, and the two of them said no more.

Tian Feng stood up at this moment. He bowed and said, "General Yan, Xu Rong is not an ordinary man. He can be called a famous general of the time. Moreover, Xu Rong occupies a favorable position and cannot be attacked by force!"

Yan Liang frowned upon hearing this. He asked, "Oh, if that's the case, what do you think we should do? Do you also mean to give up the siege?"

Tian Feng shook his head. "No, no. Not only can we not give up the siege, but we must also attack fiercely to make Xu Rong mistakenly think that we are very eager to capture Huguan!"

The generals looked suspicious. What does that mean? Didn't he just say that a strong attack is not allowed? Why is he saying that a strong attack is necessary now? Isn't this contradictory? Could it be that this gentleman is confused?

With a skeptical attitude, the generals cast suspicious looks at Tian Feng.

Yan Liang asked the question that all the generals wanted to ask, "Military Advisor Tian, ​​are you confused? One moment you can't attack, and the next moment you want to attack, are you kidding me?"

Tian Feng explained: "General Yan and everyone else, we just need to pretend to attack violently."

"Pretend to attack?"

The soldiers were surprised.

Bao Xin and the others understood everything clearly. Tian Feng had said so much, and it would be impolite if they didn't understand.

He thought to himself: pretending to attack is just to attract Xu Rong's attention, so easy.
Before he could finish what he was saying, Tian Feng pointed to a mountain road and said, "Since Huguan is a tough nut to crack, why don't we send a general to bypass Huguan, cut off Xu Rong's food supply, and then travel to various places to make Dong the thief's backyard a fire, so that he can't take care of both ends!"

"Good!" Yan Liang's eyes sparkled, his brows relaxed, and his face was filled with joy. He looked around at the generals, "What do you think?!"

The soldiers were whispering among themselves, and the originally quiet camp turned into a noisy beehive in the blink of an eye.

Soon someone said, "I think this is a good idea."

Then someone else echoed, "Me too!"

Even the Yuzhou representative nodded in agreement.

Yan Liang's eyes fell on Bao Xin, who sighed helplessly. What else could he do? As always, there was only one choice.

"I have no objection."

Hearing Bao Xin's answer, Yan Liang slapped his thigh and said repeatedly: "Good, good, good!"

After saying this, he looked around and asked, "Which general is willing to take on this important task?!"

"The general will go where he wishes!"

A familiar voice sounded, and everyone looked in the direction of the voice, only to see the tall and strong Zhang He clasping his fists and asking for a fight. Yan Liang looked strange, although he knew Zhang He well and had personally tested him, and he was a good general in both martial arts and military strategy.

If Zhang He had asked for a fight on normal days, he would not have frowned but would have nodded in agreement immediately.

However, in recent days, he always felt that Zhang He was unlucky. He was first defeated by Huang Zhong, and then defeated by the nameless Du Bo. If he continues to be defeated, he will probably be defeated by a young general, right?
To be honest, no matter whether it was Huang Zhong or the nameless Du Bo, even he did not have the confidence that he could defeat these two people. The question was why was it Zhang He who happened to run into these two people?
Could it be that Zhang He was
Stop it, stop it!
Yan Liang immediately suppressed his strange thoughts. He decided to ignore Zhang He for the time being and planned to pick out a powerful general from the other generals. But after a look around, he immediately dismissed the idea. Powerful general?

He admitted that he was too naive just now. Among these people, some were just guys who did not put in any effort. Some were not even as capable as Zhang He, let alone being a fierce general!

Is it possible that he will go?
After searching around, it seems that Zhang He is the most suitable person.
Yan Liang looked at Tian Feng, and Tian Feng nodded slowly.

Perhaps it was Tian Feng's affirmation that gave Yan Liang great courage and made his worries disappear.

That's it, that's it.

There is a saying: Three times the limit, maybe this time, Junyi's luck will turn around?

After making up his mind, Yan Liang immediately said, "Zhang He, listen to my order. I order you to lead 5,000 soldiers to bypass Huguan and attack the prefectures and counties. You must succeed and not fail!"

"Yes!" Zhang He replied in a loud voice.

With the decision to siege the city finalized, the coalition forces of the three states blocking Huguan began to move in full swing. They set up ladders, rolled out siege vehicles, and the catapults were ready to go. Soldiers from Yan and Yu states launched a general attack on Huguan amid the rapid beats of drums, the roar of catapults, and under the cover of flying boulders.

For a moment, the sound of killing shook the earth, and even Zhang He, who was far away on the hill, couldn't help but look sideways.

From afar, countless people formed a surging tide, beating towards Huguan in layers.

"General, it's time to set off."

The call from his personal guard brought Zhang He back to the present. He took a deep breath, retracted his gaze, and turned his head to look in a completely different direction.

He held the reins tightly and made up his mind secretly. He had not achieved any merit before, but instead was cursed. This time, I must achieve merit to wash away the curse!
Zhang He no longer hesitated. He raised his whip and shouted, "March!"

"This Dong thief is a piece of shit!"

"I am so angry!"

"What is my husband doing here?!"

On the overgrown official road, Lu Bu, holding a piece of straw in his mouth, continued to vent his anger towards Dong Zhuo.

Previously, Dong Zhuo summoned all the generals to discuss how to repel the enemy. When it came to the general who would guard Huguan, Dong Zhuo not only did not give him the position, but instead gave it to Xu Rong who had just recovered from a serious illness???

This really surprised Lu Bu. Thinking of Dong Zhuo's support, he thought: Never mind, never mind, just let me guard a pass.

However, after waiting for a long time, what he got was the boring task of supervising the delivery of food and fodder.

If you cannot guard the pass, you cannot gain fame. If you cannot gain fame, you cannot be famous in Bingzhou. If you cannot be famous in Bingzhou, you cannot be promoted.

It completely blocked his possibility of promotion.

Whenever he thought of this, Lu Bu gnashed his teeth in anger, and any trace of guilt he had for preparing to betray Dong Zhuo was completely wiped out.

Mi Fang fell silent when he saw Lu Bu like this. The corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably. You know, he didn't even say anything, but Lu Bu already hated Dong Zhuo?

He suddenly felt fortunate that Lu Bu was not a warrior from Xuzhou and did not join General Wei's camp. Otherwise, if he betrayed him, even his brother would be sent away by Lu Bu.

"Military Advisor Mi, why are you silent?" Lu Bu frowned, his tone a little irritable.

Mi Fang consoled him, "General, it is abominable that Dong the thief despises you, but in my opinion, transporting food and grass is also a good thing!"

When Lu Bu heard Mi Fang's previous words, he nodded in satisfaction, and even his brows relaxed a little. However, when he heard Mi Fang's latter words, his face immediately fell, "Good thing? What kind of good thing is transporting food and grass? I have a lot of strength, and my warriors are all brave men. We should charge into battle and make contributions, instead of transporting food and grass here!"

Mi Fang thought silently: transporting food and grass to various passes and maintaining the safety of the rear, how can this not be a good thing? This shows that the old villain Dong Zhuo regards you as his confidant.

Of course, Mi Fang would not say this to Lu Bu. He smiled and said, "General, you don't know that we are transporting food and grass, which can help the allied forces in front of us to attack from the inside and outside. If we can break through the pass, it will also be a great achievement!"

The next moment, Mi Fang, who had never been to Sichuan in later generations, actually experienced Sichuan Opera face-changing in the Han Dynasty.

Lu Bu's face was full of complaints and grumbles, but they all disappeared at this moment. He was overjoyed and his eyes were full of gratitude. "Oh, thank you for your words, Military Advisor. You helped me to see the blue sky! Without the Military Advisor, I really don't know what to do. Military Advisor, just tell me what I should do!"

Mi Fang thought: Fortunately, Lu Fengxian trusts me, really trusts me.
He rubbed his head and was about to speak, but unexpectedly a scout came hurriedly.

"Report!"

"General, it's bad, it's bad, we found a strange army ahead, they don't look like any general in Bingzhou, there are probably thousands of them!"

"Huh? Thousands of people? How many exactly?" Lu Bu asked.

The scout was a little unsure, so he was a little vague, "Four or five thousand?"

After learning the number of people, Lu Bu was not afraid. Instead, he laughed loudly, "Good to see you! Good to see you! Escorting food and grass, I am really upset. It's just right that some blind people come to relieve my boredom! Defeat them first, warriors——"

Lu Bu seemed to have thought of something, and the words he was about to say were stuck in his throat. He looked at Mi Fang, and said with a hint of apology, "Military Advisor, I will talk to you after I defeat these guys."

the other side.

Zhang He listened to the scout's report with a smile on his face.

I unexpectedly ran into the logistics team escorting food and fodder so quickly. It was worth it to consume the Dong thief defenders on the way.

It turns out that after all the bitterness there will be sweetness!

(End of this chapter)