The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 129
Seeing Zhang Xiu retreating back to the battle, Wei Tao smiled coldly, and instead of pursuing him, he pointed his halberd and shouted suddenly.

"Who else dares to fight me!"

With a shout, the formation behind Zhang Ji was faintly shaken.

"Damn it! Without that Dian Wei taking action, this Wei Tao's own strength is so strong!"

Men in Xiliang are the ones who value bravery the most. Zhang Ji knew this at first, so he didn't want Zhang Xiu and Wei Tao to single out.

Of course, Zhang Ji was worried about Dian Wei. Dian Wei was one of the few people who could fight Lu Bu head-on.

But now it is unexpected that Wei Tao will directly defeat Zhang Xiu by going into battle in person, so that the morale of Zhang Ji's side has plummeted, and everyone is afraid and dare not fight.

"Withdraw troops and return to camp!"

Zhang Ji may not have other abilities, but he has experienced many battles, and this experience is also very rich.

He knew that even if he had more soldiers under his command, but now that Zhang Xiu was injured, if he fought head-on with Wei Tao, he might be taken advantage of by Wei Tao instead, so he made a decisive decision to withdraw his troops and return to the camp.

Although this also has an impact, this impact is not impossible to eliminate.

"This Zhang Ji is indeed old in battle."

Wei Tao saw that although Zhang Ji retreated, he was upright and not chaotic, and could even switch from retreat to attack at any time, so it was impossible for Wei Tao to order people to attack at will.

After returning to the camp, Zhang Ji put up his exemption card, unless Wei Tao forcibly attacked the opponent's camp, otherwise he would be dragged here by Zhang Ji.

"Mr. Gongda, Zhang Ji is so cunning, what should I do?"

For a while, Wei Tao was also helpless, so he had to ask Xun You for advice.

"If it drags on for a long time, not to mention what's going on in Chang'an, even now our logistics and food are not enough."

Wei Tao led an army of [-], and the daily consumption of food and grass was not a small amount.

As for Hanoi Xinzhan, the supply of grain and grass is limited.

Thanks to the alliance with Cao Cao before, he got some food and grass support, but now that Cao Cao has retreated, Wei Tao can only rely on himself.

This is also one of the reasons why Xun You suggested that Wei Tao go to Chang'an as soon as possible.

"Zhang Jihui is blocking us here. I'm afraid Li Cui and others already have a way to defeat Lu Bu. Once Lu Bu is defeated, Chang'an will be in danger. At that time, our army must be important. But if we are defeated by Zhang Ji's delay, then This time, it’s really a waste of time.”

Having said that, Xun You had a faint but confident smile on his face.

"Originally Zhang Ji's move would take a lot of time even if I waited for a strong attack, but now you have a plan to defeat Zhang Ji."

"Oh? The plan will be released?"

Wei Tao was overjoyed, and asked immediately.

"From what I see, the generals and soldiers of Xiliang, although well-groomed, are actually quite arrogant. They must be lured out by aggressive methods to lure the enemy, and then they will be defeated in one fell swoop."

Xun You said unhurriedly, between the words, wisdom is in his grasp.

"If it's an ordinary scolding battle, although the Xiliang soldiers are arrogant, they have also experienced battles, and Zhang Ji is not an easy person, so it is naturally difficult to attract them. Therefore, the lord first used the technique of feint attack to harass the enemy day and night. Camp, so that they will not live in peace. Even if they don't move, it is impossible to persist for a long time."

"Okay! Great plan!"

Although Wei Tao also knew the strategy of weary soldiers, but knowing it did not mean that he could think of it as easily as Xun You at this time.

Xun You really deserves to be Xun You, he is really a resourceful man!
"Dong dong dong..."

With the sound of drums, thousands of troops rushed forward, and countless soldiers rushed to Zhang Ji's barracks like a tide.

"Enemy attack!"

With a shrill cry, countless soldiers poured out from all the camps, each occupying a favorable position, ready to meet the enemy.

"Clang clang clang..."

But at this moment, the sound of the drum suddenly stopped, and Ming Jin withdrew his troops instead. All the soldiers who were going to attack Zhang Ji's camp gave a pause, stopped their forward momentum, and then retreated slowly.

This wave of offensive has not just started and ended like this, which is really puzzling.

"Uncle, what is Wei Tao doing? What's the point of doing this?"

Zhang Xiu was stunned, he really didn't understand the meaning of Wei Tao's posture of attacking and not attacking.

"This... I don't know, I'm afraid it's a test of our army's defenses. If you see our army's defenses are tight, retreat."

Although Zhang Ji is also a veteran in the battlefield, he is obviously not one of the famous generals. Hearing Zhang Xiu's words, he couldn't answer for a while, so he responded accordingly.

But soon Zhang Ji understood why.

When night fell, Zhang Ji just wanted to rest after all the soldiers who patrolled the camp had been settled.

"Dong dong dong dong..."

There were bursts of beating and drumming, as if an offensive was about to be launched against Zhang Ji's camp.

"Night attack!"

The battalion patrol soldiers shouted loudly, and the soldiers who had just fallen asleep quickly became frightened, and rushed out grabbing their weapons before they could even put on their armor.

"Where is the enemy? Where is the enemy?"

It's a pity that when Zhang Xiu led the people to rush out, they found that the voice stopped suddenly, and then searched around for the enemy, but they still didn't find it.

"General Qi, I don't know why the enemy army just retreated before rushing down the gate of the village. We just injured dozens of people."

"what?"

Zhang Xiu was taken aback for a moment, seeing Zhang Ji coming at this time, he stepped forward and said.

"Uncle, I didn't expect that Wei Ziyu would be so vicious that he would use such a trick to pretend to attack the exhausted soldiers. If it takes a day or two, it will be fine, but if it goes on for a long time, I'm afraid..."

Zhang Xiu is obviously not stupid. In fact, it is not so easy for a person to become a general of an army. After hearing the report from the soldiers and thinking carefully, Zhang Xiu understood.

"Uncle, what if we let half of the people rest and the other half be alert?"

"Nonsense! In this way, what if Wei Tao really attacked at night? If there is a camp roar, won't my camp be in chaos? When the time comes, the army will be defeated. Let alone Wei Tao, even if we escaped, there is no These [-] soldiers, Li urged them to let us go?"

Zhang Ji was older than Zhang Xiu, so he naturally understood that this was impossible. Hearing what Zhang Xiu said, he couldn't help but scold him.

"Actually, this plan is not difficult to break, not to mention that we have the upper hand at this time. If we really fight, we may not be afraid of him!"

"Then why is uncle like this?"

Zhang Xiu was still unable to turn the corner for a while, Zhang Xiu was indeed capable of fighting in battle, even Zhang Ji was not as good as him, but he was not as sophisticated as Zhang Ji when it came to cooperating vertically and horizontally.

"Didn't I say that Li Cui, Guo Si, and Fan Chou are simple, and they always want to annex others. Look at Niu Fu, he just lost one defeat, and what happened after that? It’s just being divided up.”

Zhang Ji's face was also a little ugly.

"Why do you think we took the initiative to stop Wei Ziyu? Was it because of Lu Bu's bravery? If we also confronted him, we would probably suffer serious casualties? Then we would be swallowed up by others."

"Then... how about that?"

Zhang Xiu was indeed not stupid. He naturally understood Zhang Ji's words, and asked while he was tongue-tied.

It's a pity that Zhang Ji couldn't do anything, so he could only temporarily order a tight defense.

"Mr. is indeed a great talent. Zhang Ji's camp is already feeling uneasy, especially the Xiliang soldiers. Although they are fierce, they are arrogant. After several times of harassment, they are already upset. If it wasn't for that Zhang Ji, it was a long-standing General, the reputation is very high, I'm afraid it can't be suppressed."

After three days of harassment, Wei Tao already found that the soldiers in Zhang Ji's camp were quite restless.

However, Wei Tao also had to admit Zhang Ji's sophistication. Even so, the restlessness in the camp was subdued by Zhang Ji. During the three days, Zhang Ji was never moved by him.

"My lord, don't worry. Although that Zhang Ji is indeed a long-standing veteran, it is not an option to deal with it passively. Now I think Zhang Ji is almost overwhelmed. Zhang Ji has two options now, one is to fight the lord, and then The other is to retreat from this place and give up the idea of ​​delaying the lord."

Xun You smiled slightly, not surprised by Wei Tao's boast, and then said slowly.

"I thought that Zhang Ji would choose to retreat. Once Dong Zhuo died, the rest of the parties fought for power. Everyone wanted to replace Dong Zhuo. Zhang Ji himself was weaker than the others. You can see that he avoided fighting these few days. I will not fight recklessly with the lord."

Xun You was indeed very predictable. In fact, at this time, Zhang Ji's camp had already started packing up and preparing to evacuate.

"Wei Ziyu, today's humiliation, I, Zhang Xiu, will definitely repay it!"

When leaving, Zhang Xiu stared at Wei Tao's camp with gritted teeth and said.

When Wei Tao received this report, he just smiled, everything was as expected.

"With Zhang Ji retreating like this, my lord will naturally have no obstacles to go to Chang'an, but if Lu Bu is undefeated, if we get closer to Chang'an, I am afraid that Wang Zishi will really order him to come. It is up to the lord to decide whether to advance or not. "

Xun You first smiled, then looked serious, and said with his hands clasped.

Wei Tao remained silent, Xun You was just a counselor after all, and he had to make the real decisions by himself.

"Give me the order to go straight to Chang'an."

After being silent for a quarter of an hour, Wei Tao finally said with a long sigh of relief.

"promise."

There was also a smile on Xun You's face. For Xun You, it was necessary to help the big man, but now that the world is in chaos, it is impossible to follow the orders of the courtiers in everything.

Only with a certain strength can we help the big man and let the big man regain his glory.

Now Xun You is naturally more satisfied with Wei Tao, the protagonist.

Once again, Wei Tao still didn't have the idea of ​​marching quickly. After all, the majesty of the Han Dynasty was still there, and he didn't come this time to rob His Majesty or control the government. Some things should not be rushed.

But what Wei Tao didn't expect was that, just a few miles away, a court messenger came.

(End of this chapter)