Rampage through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 180 Zhang De's Withdrawal
Zhangde camp in Pengcheng.

Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Yin Li and Wu Dun were sitting in the tent, all of them were frowning.

Finally, Wu Dun couldn't help but speak first: "My lord, this kid Chang Xi has always been very dishonest. When he was a bandit in Taishan County, this kid often "slaughtered big sheep" without telling us..."

Yin Li also scolded: "Damn it, I have already disliked this kid. This kid always relies on his cleverness..."

"Yin Li shut up, how can you be presumptuous in front of the lord!" Zang Ba immediately stopped him when he heard that Yin Li started to swear.

Zhang De smiled and said: "It's okay, it's all gentlemen, what's the point of saying a few foul words!" He said and looked back at Chen Gong beside him.

Chen Gong nodded lightly, it seems that these four people really didn't know what Chang Xi did this time.

After all, Zang Ba was the leader of the four, so he said: "My lord, according to what I know, Chang Xi is quite capable, but he is also a shrewd man, and the city is extremely deep. This time he asked General Taishi for help. I always feel a little strange, could it be that Chang Xi has already joined Yuan Shao!"

"Xuan Gao's words are right, and this matter must be guarded against. How about this, you immediately prepare secretly. If something happens in Qingzhou, we will withdraw our troops immediately! In addition, we will immediately write a letter to Linzi, ordering it to be on strict alert, and pay attention to Changxi's actions in Jinan."

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Zhang De looked at the document in his hand with a livid face, it was just sent from Linzi City, written by Xu Rong himself.Tai Shici went to lead 8000 troops to support Jinan, but he was ambushed halfway, and almost the entire army of [-] was wiped out. Even Tai Shici himself was seriously injured, and he fell into a coma after returning to Linzi.Now Linzi's defense is in charge of Xu Rong.

Tai Shici first received the news from Changxi, and then led the troops to help, but was ambushed halfway, which was obviously a series of tricks.Since it is a series of tricks, there should be a second move. Presumably, Linzi will be attacked next. Once Linzi is captured, the defenseless Beihai, Donglai, and even the entire Qingzhou cannot be preserved. Qingzhou is his old lair. All the foundations are there!

Zhang De has already seen the clues at this time, and it may have something to do with Chang Xi.From this point of view, the letter from Linzi Tai Shici the day before yesterday can be explained, everything is the ghost of Chang Xi.

fail!Zhang De felt that he really failed this time!According to Zhang De's idea, a monarch should employ people without doubting them, and doubting them should not be ignored.So after Zang Ba surrendered, Zhang De had great trust in Zang Ba. Not only did he hand over Qingzhou soldiers to him, but also the newly recruited Beihai soldiers were trained by Zang Ba, and Zang Ba lived up to expectations.

It is precisely because of Zang Ba's performance that Zhang De has a lot of trust in the "Four Bandits of Mount Tai" who surrendered together, and the performance of the "Four Bandits of Mount Tai" in the past is also very good.For this expedition, Sun Guan, Yin Li and Wu Dun all came together, but Chang Xi was left in Jinan, but he never expected that this Chang Xi really stabbed him in the back.

It seems that this Pengcheng can't continue to attack. Now that the backyard is on fire, the foundation for several years is about to be lost. Zhang De has to retreat. Looking at Pengcheng in the distance, a sense of frustration arises spontaneously.Zhang De sighed helplessly, and said to Chen Gong next to him, "Sir, prepare to withdraw!"

Chen Gong nodded, and said: "The only plan for now is to withdraw the army quickly, at least to ensure that the North Sea is not lost. As for Linzi, Xu Rong is a famous general in Xiliang, brave and resourceful, I hope he can last a little longer!"

At this moment, a small school came in, knelt down and said, "Master, there is a person outside the tent begging to see him, and he said he came from the direction of Xiapi!"

Xiapi?Could it be that it was sent by Tao Qian?Thinking of this, Zhang De said, "Bring that man up!"

After a while, a man dressed as a farmer walked in. When he saw Zhang De, he knelt down and said, "Master Zhang Beihai, my master has a letter for me to bring to you!" With her curled hair loose, she took out a wax pill and handed it over.

The guard took the wax pill, crushed it, took out a brocade handkerchief from it, and handed it to Zhang De.After Zhang De read it, he handed the brocade handkerchief to Chen Gong. Chen Gong also read it, and immediately asked, "Who is your master?"

"My lord, the words written on it are true. My master said that if he knew the identity of my master, he might doubt the above content, so my master said that it is better for you not to know, my lord!" Seeing Zhang De's expression was not good, and the farmer continued: "Of course, if you must know, then I will not hide it."

At this moment, Chen Gong suddenly said, "What else did Chen Gui ask you to say?"

The farmer was taken aback for a moment, and immediately said: "Your Excellency must be Mr. Chen Gong, Mr. is really clever, and he was able to guess the identity of my master..."

"It really is Chen Gui, come here, take this gentleman down to rest!" Chen Gong said.Soldiers took the man dressed as a farmer down.At this time Zhang De asked: "Sir, do you see what is said in this letter, is it true or not?"

"In my opinion, it should be true!" Chen Gong replied.

"Then Tao Ying's 2 horses will arrive here in two days? But why did Chen Gui tell us such important news?" Zhang De asked puzzled.

"Hmph, Chen Gui, an old fox, really made a good plan! First he sent his son to fight to the death, and then he went to us to sell it. There is no offense to either side!" Chen Gong replied.

Zhang De also understood that the way of survival of the aristocratic family is indeed like this. If you want to survive, you have to rely on the strong. If you take control of Xuzhou, it will definitely cause the redistribution of power in Xuzhou. The Chen family is already the head of the Xuzhou aristocratic family. I'm afraid it will be difficult to get more rights from myself, so the Chen family may not want Zhang De to join the Xuzhou group; but if they succeed in taking Xuzhou, then the Chen family must rely on themselves if they want to survive, and it is exactly In this way, Chen Gui would sell favors to himself at this time.

At this time, Chen Gong continued: "I'm afraid this time Chen Gui is not just showing favor to us. I don't know how this Tao Ying offended the Chen family. Chen Gui wants to use our hands to get rid of Tao Ying! This Chen Gui It's not easy!"

Zhang De nodded, and then asked: "Sir, what should we do now?"

"My lord, bring the army back to Beihai immediately. You must ensure that the North Sea is not lost. Even if it is accidentally lost, the lord will take it back at any cost. The North Sea is our foundation, and we must never lose it. As for the matter after the end here , I will leave it to Gong!" Chen Gong said confidently.

"Okay, I will order Guan Hai to lead 1 people here to wait for your master to dispatch!"

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After reading the book review, I was moved. The next chapter is around 10:30.

(End of this chapter)