Rampage through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 309

Huainan, Hefei.

Zhang Liao stood at the top of the city, looking at the north from a distance.

After Cao Cao's defeat, Zhuge Liang's army quickly returned to Shouchun. Seeing that there was no hope of attacking Shouchun, Zhang Liao retreated to Hefei.

After Cao Cao fell ill and the news of the death of Cao Ang and Cao Pi came, the Cao army in Hefei also felt that the general situation was over. In the past few days, there were countless deserters. In more than ten days, there were less than 3000 Zhang Liao troops left.

"Wen Yuan!" A voice came from behind, Zhang Liao looked back, and it was Cao Xing who spoke!
Lv Bu's old men back then, now only Zhang Liao, Cao and Hou Cheng are left.Hou Cheng was originally from Xuchang, but now he has taken refuge with Liu Qi, while Zhang Liao and Cao Xing have never been separated.Now Zhang Liao is the commander-in-chief and Cao Xing is the deputy commander.

Zhang Liao looked back at this old brother whom he had known for more than ten years, and shook his head helplessly: "Brother, the lord is defeated now! What should we do, should we go east or west!"

To the east of Huainan is Xuzhou, the territory of Zhang De, and to the west is Jingzhou, the territory of Liu Qi.Zhang Liao obviously asked Cao Xing who he should take refuge in now.

Cao Xing naturally understood Zhang Liao's meaning, and sighed: "Wen Yuan, you and I have known each other for more than ten years! Ever since I followed Wen Hou, we have fought countless battles, hey..."

"Brother, what exactly are you going to say?" Zhang Liao asked.

"Wen Yuan, Marquis Wen first followed Ding Yuan, then Dong Zhuo, then killed Dong Zhuo, and finally followed Cao Cao. Counting, the two of us have followed several lords! More than ten years! My brother and I Tired! Ever since Marquis Wen died, my heart has also died! Now I want to find a place to live the rest of my life safely!"

Zhang Liao was silent.

"Wen Yuan, what are your plans?"

"I..." Zhang Liao looked at Cao Xing and gritted his teeth.Speaking of it, I have been through life and death for more than ten years, and I am also tired.But now that he is only in his forties, he is an upright man, if he lives in seclusion like this, Zhang Liao is really not reconciled in his heart!
Seeing Zhang Liao's hesitant expression, Cao Xing sighed, "Wen Yuan, since that's the case, I'll take my leave now! Let's see you again!"

That night, Cao Xing packed his bags and left Hefei.

Day two.

"Has General Cao left already?" Zhang Liao asked.

"Back to General, General Cao left the city yesterday evening!"

Zhang Liao nodded.

"Report..." With a long sound, the small school rushed in: "Report to the general, come to report, Jiangdong Zhang Debu Tian Feng appointed Lu Xun as the commander-in-chief, leading [-] troops have crossed the river, and now they have arrived in Huainan!"

Zhang Liao was taken aback for a moment, now it is not difficult for Jiangdong to gather 5 horses, but where did Zhang De get the food and grass?Then Zhang Liao paid attention to the coach this time.

"Lu Xun?" Zhang Liao frowned. Zhang Liao was quite familiar with Jiang Dong. It was said that Lu Xun was indeed very talented, but Lu Xun was a scholar!How can a scholar lead an army to worship a general!
Then Zhang Liao thought, Tian Feng is the kind of person who is mature in a certain country, and Huainan is a major grain-producing area, Tian Feng should not send a useless person.

Now that Lu Xun has arrived, he has only 3000 people under him, and the situation is threatening. It seems that he has no choice but to rely on Zhang De now!

……

Ying Chuan.

Pang Tong embarked on the journey again.

On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, Pang Tong finally arrived at a place less than eighty miles away from Xuchang.

The Spring Festival is a traditional festival of the Chinese nation.Now, Pang Tong is preparing to take advantage of this day to launch a surprise attack on Xuchang!

I have to say that Pang Tong seems to be very careful to take advantage of the festival to carry out raids.In the Three Kingdoms, Pang Tong took advantage of the Qixi Festival in Bashu to raid Zhang Ren, and lost his life in Luofengpo.

But Pang Tong was lucky today, because of the New Year, Xuchang City had no defenses, and was attacked by Pang Tong.

At this time, Zhuge Liang was resting in Luoyang!

After Liu Chan's defeat, he lost 10,000+ soldiers. If it weren't for the tiger prison, Sili would have been unable to hold it!
Liu Chan ordered Ma Chao to guard Sili, and returned to Chang'an by himself, ready to regroup and fight again.

Ma Chao is also a handsome talent, but Ma Chao is good at attacking but not good at defending, and Ma Chao's opponent this time is Zhuge Liang!
I have to say that Ma Chao was a little unlucky this time, meeting such a super tough opponent as Zhuge Liang!In less than one month, Hulao Pass and Luoyang were successively captured.

Ma Chao was defeated and returned to Hanoi, but Zhuge Liang did not pursue further. After days of fighting, the soldiers were already exhausted. At the same time, food and grass had to be transported from Nanyang, so Zhuge Liang stayed in Luoyang to rest his troops.

late at night.

It's already three o'clock, and Zhuge Liang hasn't rested yet.

It has to be said that Zhuge Liang, the commander-in-chief, was very tired. Zhuge Liang took care of every matter in the army, so Zhuge Liang was busy until late every day.

"Military division!" Ma Liang came in from the outside.

"It's Ji Chang! Come late at night, what's the matter?"

"Military division, just came a secret report that Xu Chang is lost!" Ma Liang said.

"What? How is it possible?" Zhuge Liang was shocked when he heard this.

"Military division, Xuchang has been captured by Zhang De!"

"Ji Chang, tell me what's going on?"

"Military division, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the leader of Zhang Depang's command suddenly appeared outside Xuchang City. Xuchang City was unprepared and was captured by Pang Tong!"

"It's Shiyuan!" Zhuge Liang exclaimed, "Do you know how many troops the other party has?"

"About 2 people?"

"What, more than 2 people? Where did Zhang De get so many people?"

According to Zhuge Liang's thinking, Zhang De's main force is now dragged in Liaodong. After the Runan War, if Zhang De transfers troops from Liaodong, it will take a few months at the earliest.

The heavy snow has blocked the road, Zhang De has 2 horses killed, and the road is lagging and attrition, at least one-third of the staff will be reduced. That is, Zhang De has at least 3 people this time. Where did Zhang De come from? There are many horses, which makes Zhuge Liang puzzled.

"Hey..." Zhuge Liang sighed, attacking on the first day of the new year is indeed Pang Tong's style!Thinking of Pang Tong, Zhuge Liang couldn't stop having a headache. If it was against others, Zhuge Liang still had a three-point chance of winning, but against Pang Tong, Zhuge Liang had nothing to do.

Now that Xuchang has been captured by Zhang De, Luoyang will face Zhang De and Liu Chan's attack from all sides. If the road to Nanyang is cut off again, Luoyang may become an isolated city. The only way now is to withdraw from Nanyang as soon as possible!
Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang said: "Ji Chang, send an order immediately, the army will pack up immediately, and retreat to Nanyang tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)