The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

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Zhang Yan personally led the Iron Cavalry Battalion and the Iron Armor Battalion to encircle them. Because of the strength of the soldiers, Yuan Jun could not resist and had to retreat hastily.

Yuan Jun began to retreat, but the Yuan soldiers who had climbed the city wall were all reduced to the souls of the defenders.

Standing on the city wall, Liu Bei looked at the heavy cavalry and heavy infantry led by Zhang Yan. He was very surprised. He never imagined that Zhang Yan could build such an excellent army after only being separated from Zhang Yan for a few months. , It can be seen how strong Xuzhou is.

At the beginning, Tao Qian insisted on giving him the state shepherd's position, but he didn't accept it, and he regretted it too much.

Now he is like a bereaved dog, being driven around by people, he is very much a member of the Han clan, how could he be reduced to such a situation?

There was a huge gap in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt psychologically. Restoring the Han Dynasty and rejuvenating the Han Dynasty, it was easy to shout slogans, but it was not easy to do it.
At the time of the Yellow Turban Uprising, Liu Bei was only 24 years old. He became brothers with different surnames with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Now, ten years have passed, and Liu Bei is 34 years old. He has already passed his thirties, but looking back on the past ten years, the road is full of thorns and sadness.And he still has nothing.

Heaven has no eyes!
"Brother, do you have something on your mind?" At some point, Guan Yu walked up to Liu Bei's side, and seeing Liu Bei's frowning, with a sad expression on his face, he asked.

Liu Bei hurriedly said: "No... nothing..."

Guan Yu glanced at the Xuzhou soldiers outside the city, and saw that Zhang Yan was majestic, commanding all heavily armed cavalry and infantry, and the equipment was far beyond his imagination.His phoenix eyes slightly opened a gap, stroked his long beard, and said slowly: "Brother, we have been brothers for ten years, we eat and sleep together, what else can we not say? Is the elder brother still complaining that he didn't agree at the beginning?" Tao Qian took over Xuzhou and regretted it?"

Liu Bei sighed heavily, "The parents who gave birth to me, the ones who know me will grow up!"

Guan Yu comforted him and said: "It's all over, what's the use of elder brother regretting it? Besides, even if elder brother agreed to Tao Qian and took over Xuzhou for him, from Tao Qian down, all civil and military people fell in love with Zhang Yan. How long can you be in charge in Xuzhou? Brother, don’t let your confidence be shaken because of the temporary difficulties. Yide and I will follow him to the death, and we will never betray him in this life. I believe that one day, God will see Thanks to Big Brother's hard work, let Big Brother do something!"

Hearing Guan Yu's words, Liu Bei was relieved a lot, and said slowly: "Thanks to you and my third brother, I am not lonely on the road of life. We have been brothers for ten years. I have experienced too much bitterness, and it is because of your company that I can go further on the road of life. Gou Jian, the king of Yue, had been hiding his courage for 20 years. Compared with him, my ten years have not been in vain. live!"

Guan Yu saw Liu Bei cheer up again, and looked at the Xuzhou soldiers slowly approaching outside the city, and said, "Brother, third brother has accompanied Kong Beihai to the gate of the city, let's go down as soon as possible!"

Liu Bei nodded, retracted the two swords into their scabbards, and went down the tower with Guan Yu.

The city gate of Zhuxu County was wide open. Kong Rong, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei walked out of the city gate one after another and waited quietly at the city gate.

After the Iron Cavalry Battalion and Iron Armor Battalion led by Zhang Yan came to clean up the remaining Yuan soldiers, they adjusted their formation and came to the gate of the city together.

Seeing Zhang Yan leading such an elite team, Kong Rong couldn't close his mouth in surprise. He never imagined that Xuzhou's soldiers and horses could be trained to be so strong after only being separated from Zhang Yan for a few months.

"Mr. Zhang has worked so hard to come from afar, which really touched Wenju. I have already arranged a banquet at the county government office, and I have invited Mr. Zhang to the city. I will also ask Mr. Zhang to take the wind and wash away the dust!" Kong Rong admired the young Zhang Yan very much, and there was a little more humility in his words. After all, today is different. Zhang Yan not only led the troops to rescue, but also Xuzhou Mu, no matter what, he deserves his respect.

"Xuzhou was in trouble in the past, and was threatened by Cao Cao. In order to advocate benevolence and righteousness, Master Kong led the army to rescue. Now Master Kong is in trouble, how can I not come to rescue." Zhang Yan clasped his fists and said.

The two greeted each other a few words, Zhang Yan glanced at Liu Bei who was standing beside Kong Rong, and hurriedly said, "Isn't this Mr. Liu, Pingyuan Ling? I really didn't expect that we would meet again here. Mr. Liu, are you okay?" ?”

"Thanks to Mr. Zhang's blessings, I'm fine." Liu Bei cupped his hands with a smile on his face.

At this moment, Zhang Fei interjected: "Mr. Zhang, why did you come so slowly? If you come a little later, we will all be buried in this city!"

"Yide, don't make mistakes!" Liu Bei reprimanded.

Zhang Fei said: "Brother, I'm not making mistakes, I'm telling the truth. Saving people is like putting out a fire. Pengcheng is not too far from Beihai, but he just walked for three days. If he came a little later, we would all die. There is no place to die!"

Liu Bei hastily explained: "Don't blame Mr. Zhang, my third brother has always been outspoken, but in fact it was unintentional..."

"Hahaha...General Zhang San is right, I should come sooner." Zhang Yan immediately turned and pointed to the heavy cavalry and heavy infantry behind him, "However, my soldiers are all wearing such clothes. Equipment, even if you want to go fast, you can't go fast!"

He paused, turned his head again, and said to Kong Rong and Liu Bei, "Fortunately, I arrived in time and did not let Yuan Jun succeed. Otherwise, I will really regret it for the rest of my life."

Kong Rong said: "Mr. Zhang, this is not a place to talk, let's go to the city and talk in detail slowly! Please!"

"Lord Laucon is here!"

A group of people entered the city one after another, whether it was cavalry or infantry from Xuzhou, they were all placed in the barracks near the school grounds, not one of them was less than eight thousand soldiers.

The Iron Cavalry Battalion and the Iron Armor Battalion are still fighting for the first time since their establishment.The victory in the first battle today also happened to be a good start for the Iron Cavalry Battalion and the Iron Armor Battalion.

In the hall of Zhuxu County, Kong Rong gave up his seat. After all, Zhang Yan is the state herdsman, and Kong Rong is a first-class man, and Zhang Yan came to rescue him, so he must give enough face.

Kong Rong sat on the left with Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others, while Zhang Hong, Tai Shici, Xu Chu, Niu Jin, and Xu Sheng brought by Zhang Yan sat on the right.

Zhang Yanzheng was sitting in a precarious position, and said with some embarrassment: "It's a bit overwhelming today, but it's a little embarrassing for Master Kong."

"What is Zhang Shijun talking about? As Zhang Shijun, he is naturally in the seat. Please don't say anything that is difficult or easy." Kong Rong picked up the wine and said loudly, "Come on, Zhang Messenger, I offer you a toast, and wash away the dust for you!"

Zhang Yan was not polite either, he picked up the wine and drank it down in one gulp.

After drinking for three rounds, Kong Rong became very interested in Zhang Hong who was sitting opposite, and asked, "Mr. Zhang, is this gentleman..."

Zhang Yan hurriedly said: "Oh, look at my memory, I forgot to introduce it. This is a famous person in Xuzhou, surnamed Zhang Minghong, styled Zigang, and currently working in Biejia in the state."

Kong Rong was surprised when he heard Zhang Hong's name, and it took him a long time to recover.Because Zhang Hong is very famous and has never been an official, but now he is working as Zhang Yan's other driver, which shows that Zhang Yan's charm is great.He hastily cupped his hands and said: "Oh, it turns out that your Excellency is the famous Mr. Zhang Zigang. Wen Ju has admired his name for a long time, but he has never met him. Seeing you today is really lucky!"

Zhang Hong said: "Kong Beihai has won the prize. Kong Beihai was famous all over the world when he was young. Compared with Kong Beihai, Zigang is nothing more than a big witch."

Kong Rong, a native of the state of Lu (now Qufu, Shandong), has a long history of family studies. He is the twentieth grandson of Confucius, a writer of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the first of the famous "Seven Sons of Jian'an" in history.And the most familiar thing about him is a story about Rang Li when Kong Rong was young, which is still widely circulated today.

Kong Rong's generation of Confucian scholars, with the strategy of governing the country and maintaining the country in mind, lived in Beihai for several years, built cities, established schools, promoted talents, and demonstrated Confucianism, which won the love of the people.

However, in the military, Kong Rong is an unpopular talent.It was precisely because of this that Yuan Tan broke through Ju County and fled to Zhu Xu in a panic.

A group of people enjoyed themselves happily, and after receiving the wind and dust for Zhang Yan, everyone dispersed separately. Kong Rong arranged for Zhang Yan and others to rest in the county government office, but Zhang Yan refused. Zhang Yan took Zhang Hong, Tai Shici, Xu Chu, Niu Jin, Xu Sheng and others returned to the barracks, saying that it was more convenient to discuss the military aircraft.

After returning to the barracks, Zhang Yan left Zhang Hong alone, and asked, "Mr. Zi Gang, Yuan Jun will attack the city tomorrow, and his troops are several times stronger than mine. Do you have any strategies to defeat the enemy?"

Zhang Hong said: "My lord only led the Iron Cavalry Battalion and the Iron Armor Battalion to support this time, which is enough to show that the Lord is confident, and I also witnessed the battle today. The Iron Cavalry and the Iron Armor Battalion are not afraid of Yuan Jun's swords and guns at all. , there is no need to be afraid of Yuan Jun, just rush forward, what else is there to say?"

Zhang Yandao: "Sir, are you mocking me? Others don't know, sir, don't you know? What I want is not a strategy to retreat from the enemy, but a strategy to defeat the enemy. To retreat from the enemy, just let Yuan Jun retreat, I have a lot of such strategies. But to frighten the enemy army, make them lose heart, never dare to underestimate our army, but still need such great wisdom from Mr.

Zhang Hong thought for a moment, and then said: "My lord, Yuan Jun's arrival this time is very aggressive. Yuan Shao appointed Yuan Tan as the governor of Qingzhou. His purpose is to seize the entire Qingzhou. Qingzhou borders Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Jizhou. If Yuan Shao wins Qingzhou, firstly, he can expand his territory, increase taxes and people, and secondly, he can use Qingzhou as a military outpost to win the Central Plains. It can be said that Yuan Shao is bound to win Qingzhou. Our army is now at war with Cao Cao. Yuan Shao I have a deep friendship with Cao Cao. If our army offends Yuan Shao again, it is tantamount to making an enemy for ourselves. If Yuan Shao and Cao Cao join forces, how many people in the world are their opponents? I think that this time the Lord leads the army. The purpose of saving Kong Rong should be to save him, not to make enemies with Yuan Shao and make enemies for himself."

Zhang Yan frowned after hearing this, and felt that Zhang Hong's words were very reasonable, so he said, "Sir, continue talking."

(End of this chapter)