When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 520 Zhang Xun: That year, I challenged Liu Bei, Zhang Liao, Taishi Ci, and Xu Huang in anger!

Chen Guo
On the official road, the sweaty cavalry seemed to have used all his strength, constantly whipping the horse whip. The whip hit the horse, making a loud noise. Even though the horse's speed had reached its limit, he still felt it was not fast enough.

Even if he galloped all the way to the post station halfway, he did not dare to stay for too long. Often after drinking a bowl of water, he could not wait to take out the county magistrate's warrant and ask the post station to provide a new horse.

Zhishoufu, who was in charge of all matters at the post station, naturally did not dare to be negligent when faced with the county magistrate's order.

Just by looking at the cavalryman's appearance, he could guess that he must be carrying out an important mission.

As a conscientious and responsible miser, he controlled himself and did not try to find out the reason.

Who knew that the cavalry soldier had no intention of hiding anything. He took the reins and jumped onto the horse neatly, saying casually: "General Wei has arrived in Chen State. Remember not to neglect the prince and take good care of him!"

"Thank you, my good man!" Zhi Suofu was overjoyed.

This scene was repeated in many places in the State of Chen. With the efforts of the cavalry, the news that Liu Bei had personally visited the State of Chen spread quickly.

When the soldiers of the State of Chen heard the news, they were overjoyed.

You have to know that it was several days ago that Zhang Xun’s invasion was repelled.

A big victory is certainly exciting and boosts morale, but as time goes by, all the excitement and high morale will gradually cool down and slowly return to normal.

Not to mention that Zhang Xun had not completely withdrawn from the territory of the State of Chen, and he was building walls and strongholds and watching the situation covetously.

To say I'm not worried would be a lie.

But now it’s better, General Wei is here, and there is nothing to be afraid of!

Zhang Xun was pacing back and forth in the tent. Seeing his confidant coming hurriedly, he took two steps forward to greet him.

"How is it? Are you sure?"

As soon as these words came out, the generals present all cast their eyes towards Zhang Xun's confidant. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the confidant told them the news they had found out, "Reporting to the general, the person who attacked our camp that night was Qiao. Qiao Rui."

As soon as the word "Qiao Rui" came out, Zhang Xun's face suddenly froze, and the whole audience fell into unprecedented silence.

Everyone present was familiar with Qiao Rui's name; it was simply a household name.

Even the newly appointed generals had heard of it. After all, Yuan Shu would mention Qiao Rui from time to time and then criticize him harshly.

It can be said that I haven't seen the person, but I have heard his voice.

If it was Qiao Rui who commanded the surprise attack, then everything can be explained. In terms of seniority, leaving aside Zhang Xun, who else among the generals present could compare to Qiao Rui?

Qiao Rui is in the dark, while Zhang Xun is in the light.

It was not surprising that Qiao Rui, who was familiar with Zhang Xun's habits, could catch them off guard.

Most of the generals could accept this, but Zhang Xun could not tolerate it.

The thought of him running away in a panic makes me feel sad.

He was filled with grief and anger, and his teeth were chattering. If he had known that it was Qiao Rui on the other side, he would never have been so careless.

"General, since it is the rebel general Qiao Rui, then we..." a general bravely stepped forward and asked.

Zhang Xun was so angry that his face turned blue and purple, his fists clenched so hard that they made a crackling sound, and a hysterical voice came out of his throat, "Keep attacking the city! I will make Qiao Rui pay the price!"

"But" one general looked worried and advised: "General, recently the Chen State has been madly saying that Liu Xuande has arrived in Chen State. In my opinion, it is better to retreat for the time being."

"Liu Xuande"

When Zhang Xun heard the three words "Liu Xuande", he was startled. His hysterical voice was instantly stuck in his throat. The raging anger in his heart was immediately poured with a basin of cold water, and he finally calmed down a little.

Although Zhang Xun was blinded by anger, he did not want to die blindly.

He knew that he could not defeat Liu Bei, and that being able to escape from Liu Bei would be the best thing.

Just as Zhang Xun was hesitating and wondering whether the rumors about Chen State were true or false.

A messenger came hurriedly, bringing the news that the angel had arrived at the army.

This confused all the generals, including Zhang Xun. Shouldn't Yuan Shu be attacking Guangling? Why did the angel suddenly come?

Zhang Xun suddenly thought of something, and quickly looked around at the generals present, and asked sternly: "Everyone, have you leaked the news of this battle?"

All the soldiers shook their heads and said in unison: "General, since we gathered the remnants, we have followed your orders and ordered our soldiers to keep silent and keep an eye on them at all times, not allowing them to return to Huainan."

After the camp roar that night, Zhang Xun felt something was amiss.

If it was Liu Bei, why didn't he chase after him?

However, in a panic, Zhang Xun was only concerned with gathering the remnants of his troops and did not have time to investigate further.

Of course, he understood the impact of this defeat on Yuan Shu's siege. At the very least, it would shake the morale of the army, and at worst, he would retreat without a fight.

Therefore, he ordered the entire army not to let Yuan Shu know about the battle, and now it seems that he did nothing wrong.

But the strange thing is, why did the angel come anyway?

Zhang Xun couldn't figure it out, so he decided to go and take a look first.

"Come on, follow me to meet the angel."

As Zhang Xun finished speaking, a group of his generals took a step forward and followed Zhang Xun's footsteps.

The moment he saw the angel, before Zhang Xun and the others could say anything, the angel said in a sarcastic tone: "I heard that the general was defeated by Liu Xuande, but the general was standing in front of me. It seems that the rumor is wrong."

"what?"

Zhang Xun blinked his eyes, and even his generals looked at each other in bewilderment. Why were they defeated by Liu Bei? What on earth was going on? !
In order to understand the whole story, Zhang Xun showed the most respectful attitude, not even daring to straighten his back, bowed to the angel and apologized, and even took out gold and silver and stuffed them into the angel's hands. Then he turned around, his face changed instantly, and he became serious. The speed of his expression changed made everyone admire him.

"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and get my collection!" While speaking, Zhang Xun winked at the generals.

The guards nodded hastily in agreement, and the other soldiers immediately understood and bowed before leaving.

There was no one else in the tent except Angel Zhang Xun. Seeing Zhang Xun's sincere attitude, the angel smiled away all his previous dissatisfaction.

Angel answered almost every question Zhang Xun asked.

Based on the angel's answer, Zhang Xun quickly figured out the whole story.

What Liu Bei was going to come in person, and what he was badly defeated by Liu Bei.

In a nutshell, in his opinion, these were all rumors spread by Liu Chong and Chen Deng.

However, Yuan Shu, who was afraid of a fire in his backyard, obviously did not have complete information at hand. He only heard that Zhang Xun was defeated by Liu Bei. In a panic, Yuan Shu prepared to withdraw to Huainan overnight.

Finally, after being persuaded by Yang Hong and Lu Bu, Yuan Shu temporarily slowed down his retreat and decided to send an envoy to Zhang Xun to find out the truth.

Zhang Xun's heart suddenly started pounding after learning the whole story, and a bold idea instantly popped into his mind.

If he told the messenger that although he was caught off guard by Liu Bei at the beginning of the war, he gradually gained a firm foothold in Chen State after several tug-of-war battles. For a while, Liu Bei was helpless against him, and he even sounded the drums of counterattack.

In this way, wouldn't this great achievement just fall on his head? Qiao Rui knew him, but he also knew Qiao Rui!
If he pretended not to know that Qiao Rui was on the opposite side, and then deliberately exposed his flaws to lure Qiao Rui into the trap, wouldn't he be able to change the situation where the enemy was in the dark and we were in the light?
As for Liu Bei's arrival in Chen State
These are just rumors.

Even if we take a step back and Liu Bei is really about to arrive, wouldn't it be better to retreat in time?

It was said that he had resisted Liu Bei for several days. Perhaps he could still be considered a famous general when future generations mentioned him?

Just do it.

Zhang Xun polished the ideas in his mind and explained them in detail to the angel.

The angel was horrified after hearing this, and the way he looked at Zhang Xun became completely different from before, with surprise and awe, as if he was looking at a rising famous general.

Zhang Xun enjoyed this feeling very much.

After sending the angel away, Zhang Xun ordered a reward for the three armies, giving out money and food as if they were free.

When the soldiers of the three armies were most excited, Zhang Xun gathered them together for a speech.

Zhang Xun stood on a makeshift wooden platform, looking down at the densely packed soldiers, raised his wooden trumpet, took a deep breath and said loudly: "Brothers, the previous night attack was indeed an attack by Liu Xuande, but it was defeated by the elite troops ambushed by your majesty in a lightning speed! You don't have to be afraid anymore! What's more, reinforcements are on the way!"

As if he was afraid that the three words "Liu Xuande" would shake the morale of the army, Zhang Xun told the lie without hesitation.

As expected, the soldiers of the three armies cheered loudly.

So Zhang Xun struck while the iron was hot, "What we did before was just a tactical shift, the purpose of which was to lure out Liu Xuande! Now is the real battle! Brothers, follow me to attack the city, and after the city is captured, we will plunder for three days!"

As soon as these words came out, a stone stirred up a thousand waves!

The soldiers stiffened their necks, their faces flushed with excitement. They raised their swords high and shouted at the top of their lungs: "Kill! Kill! Kill!!!"

"Haha! The army's morale is high!"

"what?"

"You said Zhang Bu, General Zhengbei and Liu Xuande are evenly matched?!"

"This is serious!"

Yuan Shu was overjoyed when he saw the envoy nod vigorously. The gloom that had accumulated on his face for many days disappeared in an instant.

He was not stingy with his praise for Zhang Xun, and in front of Lu Bu and Yang Hong he exclaimed: "I have General Zhang Xun, so why should I fear Liu Xuande!"

Yang Hong felt that there must be something fishy about this matter. Could Zhang Xun resist Liu Bei?
He believed that even if Confucius was resurrected, he didn't believe that Zhang Xun could resist Liu Bei!

However, just as Yang Hong took a step forward, Lu Bu grabbed his arm and said in a low voice, "Wait a minute, Yang Gong!"

"Fengxian? What are you doing?"

“Lord Yang, if you try to dissuade us now, it might disgust His Majesty, and then His Majesty will give up attacking Guangling County. All our efforts will be wasted!”

"." Yang Hong fell silent, staring straight into Lu Bu's eyes.

This made Lu Bu feel guilty, and he was afraid to look into Yang Hong's eyes. Fortunately, Mi Fang's warning was still ringing in his ears, and his eyes were wandering, which was a sign of guilt.

Therefore, Lu Bu forced himself to look directly at Yang Hong.

Yang Hong, who couldn't figure out the reason, sighed and said with emotion: "General, you are right. Hong, I am ashamed."

Lu Bu suddenly realized something. Didn’t Yang Hong suspect him?

"General Wei!"

An excited call instantly drew Liu Bei's attention to the man who was waving at him not far away.

Based on the man's physical features alone, Liu Bei had a rough guess about his identity.

However, he still clasped his fists towards the man and asked with a smile.

"May I ask who you are?"

"I am Chen Wang Liu Chong! I have the greatest respect for heroes in my life. Few heroes in the world can compare with you! I want to become your brother. I wonder if you are willing?"

Not to mention Liu Bei, even Zhang Liao, Taishi Ci and Xu Huang who followed Liu Bei looked at each other, and the same thoughts emerged in their minds at the same time.

This great king is too enthusiastic, isn't he? He recognizes the lord as his elder brother right away?

Seeing Liu Chong's sincerity, if it were any other day, Liu Bei would naturally agree.

But the problem is that both Prince Chen and the former emperor were descendants of Emperor Xiaoming, but the former emperor was a descendant of Emperor Xiaoming's fifth son, while Prince Chen was a descendant of Emperor Xiaoming's second son.

According to the family tree, Prince Chen was the late emperor's uncle.

Since he is the late emperor’s uncle, isn’t he also his uncle?

Becoming sworn brothers with my uncle, isn't this a mess? !

Liu Chong seemed to see Liu Bei's concerns. He smiled and said, "There is no King Chen today. It's just that Chong admires the general. I hope the general can give Chong a chance!"

"." If anyone else faced this situation, they would probably have a headache.

Fortunately, Liu Bei was not easily defeated. He maintained his usual demeanor and said respectfully, "I am Liu Bei Liu Xuande, nice to meet you, Your Majesty."

Seeing that Liu Bei was unwilling, Liu Chong felt a little disappointed.

However, Liu Bei's subsequent words attracted Liu Chong's attention, "Your Majesty, it's a coincidence. I was just about to introduce a few heroes to you."

"Oh!" Liu Chong suddenly became interested.

As Liu Bei introduced Zhang Liao, Taishi Ci, Xu Huang and others around him to Liu Chong one by one, he summarized the deeds of several people.

After hearing this, Liu Chong's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but start a conversation, but he knew that this was not the place to chat.

Therefore, Liu Chong said with a smile: "Four heroes, please follow me. I have many powerful crossbows stored in my training ground, enough for the four heroes to show their skills!"

But the next moment, Liu Chong's rare interest was completely destroyed by the messenger who came hurriedly.

"Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened! Scouts discovered that Zhang Xun is leading his troops to invade!"

"What!" Liu Chong's eyes were bulging, and he wished he could cut Zhang Xun into pieces. It's really hateful that he didn't come earlier or later, but came at this time! It's really hateful!

At this point, even though Liu Chong was extremely angry, he could only say to Liu Bei: "General Wei, please follow me into the city."

After Liu Chong welcomed Liu Bei, Zhang Liao, Taishi Ci, Xu Huang and others into the city, he led Liu Bei and others to the top of the city wall without even having time to hold a banquet.

Liu Chong felt very guilty about this and his resentment towards Zhang Xun increased.

Liu Bei noticed the change in Liu Chong's expression, and he pricked up his ears to listen to Zhang Xun's movements while patiently guiding Liu Chong.

The first person to have an opinion on the current situation was Zhang Liao. Without hesitation, he told Liu Bei his thoughts, "General, Zhang Xun's army is disorganized right now. Why don't you let me lead a cavalry unit to disrupt their formation when they are least prepared? Then we will be able to defeat the enemy!"

Qiao Rui was surprised. Who is this person? I have no doubt that General Wei can do it. But how many General Wei are there in the world? This person spoke in a relaxed tone, as if it was not a big deal. What a big tone!
(End of this chapter)