The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 203 Chapter 202
On the tower of Shangdang, after hearing Tai Shici's cry, Gu Gu was overjoyed. He immediately ordered someone to open the city gate, and went down the tower himself to welcome Tai Shici's arrival outside the city.

Tai Shici was riding on his horse, and saw the gate of Shangdang slowly opened, and a tall, well-built middle-aged man came out from inside, and this person looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before. But for a while, he couldn't remember it.

Xie Gu led the people, and walked up to Taishi Ci with a happy face, and immediately bowed with fists in his hands: "The school captain Xie Gu has a meeting with General Taishi!"

"You don't need to be polite, Captain Xi, have we met somewhere before?" Tai Shici asked casually.

Xie Gu nodded, and hurriedly replied: "General Taishi really has a good memory, we have met several times in Hangu Pass!"

"Hahaha... I remembered, it turned out to be you!" After Taishi Cijing Gaogu reminded him, he immediately recalled that he was Zhang Yang's subordinate.

"General Taishi, are you here to help my lord?" Xi Gu asked straight to the point.

Tai Shici nodded, and said: "The general learned that Yuan Shao attacked Bingzhou, and ordered me to lead the army to help. Colonel Xi, where is General Zhang?"

"My lord is currently confronting Yuan Shao in Huguan. Let me be in charge of Shangdang's safety. General Taishi came from afar, and I am really sorry for the disappointment. Since General Taishi has arrived here, don't see outsiders, Quan Assuming that this is my home, I have already arranged a banquet, and today I will take care of General Taishi on behalf of my lord. General Taishi, this is not a place to talk, please enter the city!"

In order to get to Shangdang as soon as possible, Tai Shici basically rushed all the way, with very little rest time, and the soldiers behind him were exhausted, so they had to take a good rest.

Therefore, Tai Shici agreed to Gu Gu's words and led the army into the city.

Xi Gu entertained Tai Shici and others kindly, and learned from Tai Shici that the [-] infantry led by Gao Shun would arrive within two days.

At the banquet, Xi Gu also saw Zhang Liao. He was no stranger to Zhang Liao, because Lv Bu lived with Zhang Yang for a while, and Zhang Yang and Lu Bu had a very friendly relationship, so Xi Gu would naturally get close to Lu Bu's generals.

After drinking for three rounds, Xi Gu walked up to Zhang Liao with the wine in his hand. He was slightly drunk and said loudly: "General Zhang, we haven't seen each other for more than a year, right? Today we are reunited, and we must have a drink with him." If you don’t get drunk, you won’t return! Do it!”

As soon as the voice fell, Xie Gu drank it all in one gulp.

Zhang Liao saw that Xie Gu was so forthright, so he didn't show any restraint. He picked up the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp.

Tai Shici changed his habit of drinking heavily in the past, drinking in moderation.For him, this was his first time leading the army alone, and he didn't want to mess things up, not to mention the task Zhang Yan entrusted to him was so heavy.

Therefore, at the banquet, Tai Shici drank less and talked more.In order to be able to find out some basic information about Yuan Shao, he asked Xie Gu a lot.

After the banquet, Tai Shici called Zhang Hong and Zhang Liao into the room alone, and discussed how to repel Yuan Shao's army.

Zhang Hong immediately said: "Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are divided into two groups. Now Yuan Shao is blocked outside Huguan by Zhang Yang and Zhang Yan. Huguan is easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as Zhang Yang and Zhang Yan don't fight easily, they will stick to Huguan. , even if Yuan Shao has more troops, he will not be able to pass. In comparison, I am more worried about Cao Cao's troops. Cao Cao is very good at using troops, and he is treacherous, far more difficult to deal with than Yuan Shao."

Zhang Liao said: "Although Zhang Yang is called Bingzhou Mu, in fact, he only controls one county of Shangdang, and the rest of the counties are not within his sphere of influence. Cao Cao also saw this clearly, so he chose to avoid the important , lead the army to go north, want to attack Jinyang first, and then go south from Jinyang, and join forces with Yuan Shao to attack Zhang Yang. I think that we should not consider how to repel Yuan Shao, but how to repel Cao Cao, and make it impossible for Cao Cao to capture Jin Positive."

After hearing this, Tai Shici frowned, and said slowly: "You are all right, but Jinyang is not under Zhang Yang's jurisdiction, and we don't know the situation in Jinyang, so how can we act rashly?"

Zhang Hong thought for a while and then said: "Because Bingzhou is adjacent to Xianbei and the Huns, the people are tough and the people are brave and fierce. If the people of Bingzhou can unite and resist Cao Cao together, no matter how powerful Cao Cao is, As long as you step into the territory of Bingzhou, you will be attacked one after another, and you will be unable to move an inch. I have a plan to make Cao Cao defeat Jinyang."

"Military Master, what's the trick, tell us quickly!" Tai Shici hurriedly asked after hearing this.

Zhang Hong chuckled, wriggled his lips, and said all his plans.

After hearing this, Tai Shici and Zhang Liao suddenly became enlightened, and they all gave thumbs up at the same time, full of praise for Zhang Hong.

"Wen Yuan, if I remember correctly, you should be from Mayi, Yanmen, right?" Zhang Hong turned to look at Zhang Liao and asked.

Zhang Liao nodded, and said: "The military commander remembers correctly, I am indeed from Mayi, Yanmen, and I am also from Bingzhou!"

Zhang Hong smiled and said, "Hahaha, things will be much easier this way. However, Wenyuan will have to work hard."

Hearing what Zhang Hong said, Zhang Liao immediately realized something. He was very clever, and hurriedly asked: "Military division, do you want me to go to Jinyang?"

"Smart!" Zhang Hong praised, "You are from Bingzhou, and it will be easier for you to come forward. After the matter is completed, you will be the first!"

Zhang Liao immediately clasped his fists and said, "Military Master, you can leave this matter to me. Zhang Liao will definitely do his best to complete this task."

Zhang Hong nodded, and said kindly to Tai Shi: "General, Zhang Wenyuan is the most suitable candidate for this matter, let him do it!"

Tai Shici said: "My lord once told me to listen to the military advisor all the way. Whatever the military advisor says, it is what the military advisor says. I will definitely not complain at all."

As soon as the words fell, Tai Shici said to Zhang Liao: "Brother Zhang, you set off early tomorrow morning, and I will lead the army to follow behind, waiting for your good news."

The three of them discussed it and made a decision, so they went back to rest.

The next morning, just after dawn, Zhang Liao left Shangdang alone, and galloped all the way north, heading towards Jinyang.

Jinyang is about [-] miles away from Shangdang. Zhang Liao traveled day and night without sleep, and rushed to Jinyang non-stop. After two days and one night, he finally arrived at the city of Jinyang.

Jinyang is the county town of Taiyuan County. At this time, Jinyang City didn't realize the impending danger at all.

In order not to attract attention, Zhang Liao did not wear a helmet or armor, but wore a strong suit, and entered Jinyang City directly among the common people.

When he came to Jinyang, Zhang Liao had already found out clearly that Taiyuan prefect was surnamed Wang, his name was Wang Hui, and he was the younger brother of Situ Wang Yun.

After Zhang Liao entered Jinyang City, he went directly to the prefect's mansion to meet Wang Hui.

When he arrived at the gate of the prefect's mansion, he took out his famous thorn and asked to see Wang Hui.

At this moment, Wang Hui was helpless in the prefect's mansion, because he had just received a report saying that Yuan Shao had sent Cao Cao to lead five thousand elite troops to attack Taiyuan.

After Wang Hui heard the news, he was very shocked. He knew that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were not easy to provoke, but there were not many soldiers in Taiyuan City, and he was facing such a powerful figure as Cao Cao, so he was already terrified. .

Just when he was hesitating, his subordinate Shi Wangling walked in from the outside. As soon as he entered the hall, he first saluted Wang Hui, and then asked directly: "My lord, I heard that there is a secret report from Shiling Pass. I don't know what it is?" whats the matter?"

Wang Ling is Wang Yun's nephew. When Wang Yun was killed in Chang'an, he escaped with his elder brother by luck and returned to his hometown.The prefect Wang Hui and Wang Ling belonged to the same family, so they should be Wang Yun's brother, and Wang Ling should call him uncle.Wang Hui knew that Wang Ling was quite talented, and when he heard that he was back, he hired him as a long history.

Wang Hui handed the received report to Wang Ling, and said, "You will know it at a glance!"

After Wang Ling received the report, he read it quickly, frowned suddenly, and asked, "How will my lord respond?"

Wang Hui said: "There are few soldiers and horses in the county, and Cao Cao is a hero in the world. He has elite soldiers and good generals under his command. We are not opponents at all. Now that Yuan Shao, the shepherd of Jizhou, is powerful and has the ambition to annex the Quartet, it is better to surrender in Kaesong. At least it can be avoided. Go to the suffering of the people in the county."

After Wang Ling heard this, he retorted: "My lord, although our army is small, as long as we hold the passes tightly, no matter how powerful Cao's maneuvers are, we will never be able to attack."

At this moment, a scout sent another secret letter. This secret letter was written by Cao Cao. Its purpose was to use Taiyuan to attack Shangdang, and promised that it would be rewarded heavily after it was done.

After Wang Hui read the secret letter, he suddenly became enlightened, and hurriedly handed the letter to Wang Ling, and said to Wang Ling, "It turns out that Cao Cao didn't come to attack Taiyuan... Now I can rest assured!"

Wang Ling opened the letter, read it hastily, frowned more tightly, and hurriedly said to Wang Hui: "My lord, this is Cao Cao's deceitful plan to destroy Guo, my lord must not be fooled! Once my lord lets Cao Cao go, Zhang Yang will be wiped out." In the end, with Yuan Shao's ambition, will he let Taiyuan go? His lips are dead and his teeth are cold. At that time, Yuan Shao will definitely send a large army to attack Taiyuan. At that time, Taiyuan will be in danger, and it will be too late for you to regret it!"

After hearing this, Wang Hui broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly asked, "Then what should we do?"

"My lord, there is a man outside the mansion who claims to be Zhang Liao asking to see him, this is his famous assassin!" The scout came in from the outside and said respectfully to Wang Hui.

When Wang Ling heard Zhang Liao's name, he was taken aback.He and Zhang Liao are old acquaintances. When he was in Chang'an, Zhang Liao was Lu Bu's general. Since Li Jue, Guo Si and others captured Chang'an, he lost contact with Zhang Liao. Later, he learned that Lu Bu was killed by Cao Cao in Yanzhou. , thinking that Zhang Liao also died in the hands of Cao Cao, but he didn't want to show up here today.

Wang Ling snatched the name thorn from the scouts, but when he saw the name thorn engraved with the six small characters of the big man, General Fenwei, he immediately asked, "Bring this man in quickly!"

(End of this chapter)