The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 128
Zhang Yan took Gao Shun, Chen Gong, Cheng Lian and others all the way to the south. After walking for about seven or eight li, Lu Bu chased him from behind, and Cao Cao did not send any troops to pursue them.

When they met each other, Zhang Yan asked the army to temporarily stop when he was sure that there were no pursuers behind him. After all, most of Lu Bu's subordinates were infantry. They had just experienced a bloody battle, and everyone was injured. They ran so far in one breath. , will definitely be exhausted.

After the order was issued, everyone stayed in place and took a short rest.

Zhang Yan's subordinates were fine, but when Lu Bu's subordinates heard that they were going to rest, one or two of them sat down on the ground like deflated balls, and let out a long sigh of relief.

In order to escape for their lives, they ran desperately. Except for Gao Shun and Chen Gong who were riding horses, Cheng Lian and the others were walking. After running all the way, the blood and sweat on their bodies were all mixed together. It really stinks extremely.

Now when they heard the order to rest, they all fell limply on the ground, gasping for breath, remembering that they were surrounded by Cao Jun just now, and they were almost wiped out by the army, and they still had lingering fears.

Riding on the red rabbit horse, Lu Bu glanced at Cheng Lian and the others who were lying limp on the ground, his brows were tightly furrowed, and there was even a trace of pity in his eyes, which was fleeting.

"Xiahoudun attacked Dingtao and Xiahouyuan attacked Chenliu. Brother Feng must have known about it?" Zhang Yan came to Lv Bu and asked in a low voice.

Lu Bu nodded, with an angry expression on his face, and said sharply, "Damn Cao Cao!"

Zhang Yan asked: "Brother Fengxian is going all out to attack Puyang. I think there are not many troops left in Chenliu and Dingtao. At this moment, Chenliu and Dingtao may have already been occupied by Cao's army. And brother Fengxian was attacked by Cao Cao here again. The loss is heavy, I wonder if Brother Feng Xian has any plans?"

"Chenliu and Dingtao are the foundation of my foothold in Yanzhou, and my family members are also in Dingtao. I must regain Dingtao. Only in this way can I have a foothold in Yanzhou." Lu Bu said.

Zhang Yandao: "To be honest, Brother Feng, my army was also ambushed by Yuan Shao's army in Cangting, and suffered heavy losses. Now the counties under the rule of Dongping Kingdom and Rencheng Kingdom have surrendered without a fight and rebelled against Yuan Shao. Not only that , Yuan Shao even led an army of [-] troops. They have crossed the Yellow River and are now stationed in Baima. They will arrive in Puyang at noon tomorrow. It is not accidental that Yuan Shao led his army to the south. The army had no choice but to retreat to Changyi first, avoiding the front for a while, and then slowly map it. If Brother Fengxian wants to take back Dingtao, I will do my best to help Brother Feng. With Yuan Shao's help, Cao Cao is bound to attack frantically. I am in Changyi, and Brother Fengxian is in Dingtao. Our two armies echo each other and serve as horns. As long as we stand firm and do not fight, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao will have nothing to do with us. Besides, Gongsun Zan is still behind Yuan Shao, so Yuan Shao will definitely have scruples. If you dare to stay in Yanzhou for a long time, once Yuan Shao leaves, we will send troops together to attack Cao Cao from left to right, and we will definitely make Cao Cao difficult."

After hearing this, Lu Bu nodded and said, "This is the only way now."

The two had decided on a plan, and Lu Bu summoned Chen Gong to discuss with Zhang Yan. Chen Gong didn't have any objection to Zhang Yan's proposal, and the three hit it off, rested for a while, and continued on their way, first to catch up with Zhang Liao, Hao Meng, Song Xian, Hou Cheng and others joined forces and tried to recapture Dingtao.

At Ping Ming, Zhang Yan, Lu Bu and the others finally caught up with Zhang Liao, Xu Chu and the others after running wildly all night. They joined forces, and Lu Bu reordered the soldiers and horses. He brought out 3000 soldiers and horses, but now only There are more than [-] people left. I have to say that during this trip to Puyang, he didn't get anything, not to mention, he also suffered such a heavy loss.

However, most of Lu Bu's troops were newly recruited, and at best they had only been trained for a few months. In order to drive away Cao Cao, Lu Bu drove them onto the battlefield. Dealing with Cao Cao's battle-hardened army is undoubtedly equivalent to sending them to death. .

However, thanks to the faction led by Gao Shun who has been charging forward, and Lu Bu's constant morale boosting, the battle with Cao Cao has lasted until this point.

However, when Cao Cao led his army to attack the camp suddenly, these soldiers immediately became a mess. No matter how they tried to stop them, they could not stop their riots.

The more than 3000 soldiers surrounding Lu Bu are the real elite of Lu Bu's army. Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Hao Meng, Cheng Lian, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng are all Bingzhou men who followed Lu Bu early in the morning. The people who took up important positions after being hit with a knife and a gun were all brave generals under Lu Bu's tent.

In addition to these few people, there were Wei Xu and Cao Xing, who together formed the eight strong generals under Lu Bu's account.However, this time Lu Bu did not bring Wei Xu and Cao Xing out, but let Wei Xu and Cao Xing stay in Dingtao, and together with Xu Si, Wang Kai, Xue Lan, Li Feng and others, were responsible for protecting his family. family.

Xiahou Dun attacked Dingtao, and now Wei Xu, Cao Xing, Xu Si, Wang Kai, Xue Lan, Li Feng and others don't know what happened, what happened to his family?

Lu Bu was anxious and worried, so he left Zhang Yan with Chen Gong, Zhang Liao, Hao Meng, Song Xian, Hou Cheng, Cheng Lian and other cavalry, but left the infantry under Gao Shun to return with Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan knew that Lu Bu was worried about his family, so he didn't stop them. After saying goodbye to each other, they separated immediately.

Lu Bu led more than 800 cavalry and galloped towards Dingtao, while Gao Shun led the remaining infantry and followed Zhang Yan's army, maintaining a neat team along the way.

When Zhang Yan, Xu Chu, Gao Shun and others reached Lihu County, they happened to catch up with Tai Shici, Niu Jin, Xu Sheng, Chen Gui, Zhang Hong and others, so they joined forces and continued to retreat to Changyi.

While Zhang Yan dispatched scouts to investigate the movements of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, he accelerated his march and retreated southward at a speed of eighty miles a day.

A day later, the army arrived in Juyang and rested here temporarily.

The news came from the scouts that Yuan Shao's army had entered Puyang City and joined forces with Cao Cao, but did not take action.In addition, news also came from Dingtao. Although Xiahoudun attacked Dingtao, he failed to capture it. Hearing that Lv Bu came to rescue him, Xiahoudun withdrew his troops to the west and went to Chenliu. , The soldiers surrounded Yongqiu.

Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao had few soldiers and did not dare to fight Cao's army. Zhang Miao went out across the city at night and fled southward in the dark. He went to Huainan to borrow troops from Yuan Shu, leaving Zhang Chao and his family in Yongqiu City. .

Unexpectedly, Zhang Miao was caught by Cao Jun when he was halfway there, and he sacrificed it directly to Xia Houyuan.In a fit of anger, Xia Houyuan beheaded Zhang Miao for public display, and holding Zhang Miao's head, he shouted curses at Yongqiu City.

When Zhang Chao saw the head of his brother Zhang Miao, he was filled with anger, wept bitterly, and was heartbroken, but he defended the city to the death. Xia Houyuan had no way to capture it.

It happened that Xiahou Dun came with his army, and Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun made a plan. Xiahou Dun led his troops and horses to pretend to be Lv Bu's soldiers. They arrived in disguise and opened the city gate in the middle of the night. Only then did Cao Jun capture Yongqiu and Captured Zhang Chao, Zhang Miao, and Zhang Chao's family and clan, and killed them all.

Cao Jun then moved into Chenliu, and Xiahou Dun served as the prefect of Chenliu temporarily. If the counties under his rule refused to accept, Cao Jun would send troops to conquer, so that all counties surrendered after hearing the news.

When Zhang Yan heard the news that Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao had been killed, he felt a burst of regret.So he told Gao Shun the news that Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan occupied Chenliu, Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao were defeated and killed.

After Gao Shun heard the news, he immediately asked Zhang Yan to resign, and decided to make it easier for Zhang Yan to leave tomorrow.

Juyang County also happened to be at a fork in the road. Zhang Yan had to take the east road to return to Changyi, while Gao Shun had to take the west road to return to Dingtao. The two armies had different paths and had to separate.

Therefore, Zhang Yan agreed without hesitation, and separated from Gao Shun and others at Pingming the next day.

After the separation, Zhang Yan's army moved faster, without stopping or sleeping, and after two days and one night of running wildly, they finally returned to Changyi.

After returning to Changyi, Zhang Yan immediately ordered to increase troops in Yanzhou, and asked Chen Qun to lead an army of [-] to Kangfu.After that, Zhuge Jin, the prefect of Mount Tai, and Zang Ba, the governor of Qingzhou, were ordered to defend and guard the pass.

On the other hand, Zhang Yan was stationed in Changyi, fully defended, and kept an eye on the movements of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's armies.

Strange to say, after several days in a row, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao did not move at all, and even Wen Chou, who was stationed in Shouzhang, did not move. This inevitably made Zhang Yan a little puzzled.

Logically speaking, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao should take advantage of the victory to pursue, drive the army to the city, and then swallow Lu Bu and Zhang Yan in one go.

But I don't know why, until now, the two armies have not taken any action. It seems that Yuan Shao's arrival is purely to relieve Cao Cao's crisis?

Zhang Yan didn't know, so he could only keep sending scouts to investigate, and he didn't relax his vigilance.

At the same time, in Cao Cao's room in Puyang City, Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, and Cheng Yu were all sitting around Cao Cao, and everyone's face was covered with a cloud.

Cao Cao frowned even more, helpless.

It has been several days since Yuan Shao led the army to Puyang, but he never mentioned the matter of entering the army. He drank happily with his subordinates in the city every day. His territory has the feeling of a dove occupying a magpie's nest.

Regarding Yuan Shao's condition, Cao Cao thought for a long time, but never dared to agree easily. Today, he even gathered Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, and Cheng Yu in his room to discuss the matter again.

The room was quiet, deathly silent, except for the breathing of a few people, nothing could be heard.But the minds of several people were extremely busy, thinking about how to answer Yuan Shao's conditions.

After a long time, Cao Cao finally spoke, and said loudly: "You are all my brain trusters. Regarding the conditions proposed by Yuan Shao, what do you have to say?"

(End of this chapter)