Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 412 The Stimulated Zhang Liao

As soon as Xu You died, the gentry in Jizhou was almost wiped out, and the rest of them worked carefully with their tails crossed, not daring to think anything wrong. Cao Cao's power in Yecheng was overwhelming.

However, for those who surrendered to Cao Cao later, these generals who were not born in the direct line felt that there was an extra sword on their heads, and they didn't know when they would touch Cao Cao's brow and get angry.It doesn't matter to Zhang Jaw, anyway, whether Cao Cao is willing to reuse it or not, he does his own thing, but as Zhang Xiu and Zhang Liao, they feel extremely pressured.

The reputation of Xiliang soldiers is too bad. Zhang Xiu, as a branch of Xiliang, had very little contact with Cao Cao's generals.Playing in Jizhou, Zhang Xiu bravely fought for the first place, risking his life, and suffered multiple injuries. The arrow wound under his left rib was never healed.

Zhang Liao was ordered to send troops to Huguan to cut off Bingzhou, and Huguan failed for several months.Originally Zhang Liao thought that Huguan was dangerous, and he was able to stop the reinforcements from Bingzhou to be a meritorious service. Xu You's killing touched him a lot.I was originally a descendant of Lv Bu, and I did everything possible to get Cao Cao's attention, and started to lead an army by myself. If I can't achieve anything, I can imagine the days to come.The scenes of persuading Guan Yu to join Cao Cao and Guan Yu abandoning Cao Cao to join Liu Bei are still vivid in my mind. Zhang Liao, who has great ambitions, is unwilling and unwilling to give up.

Zhang Liao went to see Zhang Yan of the Black Mountain Army in person: "General Zhang, we have sent troops to Huguan for several months. Now the lord has occupied Yecheng and recovered Jizhou and Youzhou. Only Bingzhou has not been taken. We should take Huguan as soon as possible to open up for the lord. Enter the road to Bingzhou."

Zhang Liao was panicked, so why not Zhang Yan.After Cao Cao acquired Jizhou, the next step was to pacify the four states. His Black Mountain Army had no room for maneuver. Only by relying on Cao Cao wholeheartedly could he have a way out, and his 10 men would have food to eat.But to keep one's position, only by relying on military exploits and showing one's ability can one avoid being shattered and killed.

"What advice does General Wen Yuan have?"

"Several months of strong attack will not be effective, so be a surprise soldier. General Zhang has been in Taihang for a long time, so he must be familiar with every path. I don't know if there is a small road that can bypass Huguan. As long as we can go around, you and I will attack back and forth, and Huguan can be broken."

"General Wen Yuan's words are very suitable for me. I will pass on the order and reward those who know the way with a lot of money."

With a lot of money, there must be a brave man. Three days after Zhang Yan's order was issued, someone came to ask for the reward.These people were originally from Bingzhou, fled into the Taihang Mountains, and once took a small path to bypass Huguan.It's just that this road is steep and rugged, and horses cannot pass, but can only be walked. The mountain road is like a sheep's intestines, and some locals call it Yangchangban.

"The mountain road is difficult, and I'm afraid there may be mistakes on the road." Zhang Yan said hesitantly.

"Although this is the case, you can give it a try. If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch a tiger! If you can succeed, you and I will be famous generals!"

Zhang Liao rewarded several people heavily and ordered them to lead the way. He selected [-] elite men who were good at mountain walking and set out with five days of military rations.It was agreed with Zhang Yan that in five days after the pass, the smoke would rise, and Zhang Yan would lead the army to tackle the key.

This road cannot be simply described as rugged, it is not a road at all. Zhang Liao sent 100 men to cut down with knives, and they cut through the thorns and thorns to open a road. Only one person can pass sideways at the narrowest part of the cliff, and half of the sole of the foot is still there. Outside, dozens of people fell off the cliff to their deaths.Fortunately, the sting of insects has not yet come, and the poisonous insects are not out. Fortunately, the rainy season is not here, and the road is not too slippery.

Rest for two hours a day, eat and drink while marching, and the weather is still cold. At night, the soldiers can only hug together to keep warm. He began to complain, why take such a long way to attack Huguan?Once the brigade arrives, it will be easy to break through.Not to mention suffering so many crimes, the lone army goes deep, if surrounded by high-ranking officials, it will be difficult to fly.

Some words reached Zhang Liao's ears, Zhang Liao was furious, and personally led people to find out some leaders.Zhang Liao scolded angrily: "As a general, I don't care about life and death, so why do you complain! As a subordinate, you can't share the Lord's worries, but want the Lord to lead the army to help, what's the use of such a subordinate?"

Several people still wanted to argue, but Zhang Liao beheaded them all in a rage on the grounds of disturbing the morale of the army.After killing a few chickens, Zhang Liao said to boost morale: "The guards at Huguan thought they relied on natural dangers to keep us out of the pass. They never thought that we would grow wings and come behind him. This battle will surely win! I, Zhang Liao, will not take any reward from the lord. , distribute all to everyone!"

Zhang Liao has a good character, is fair in dealing with affairs, has high martial arts skills, is willing to go ahead in battle, and is very good to his subordinates in peacetime, so he has a reputation in the army, and he has shown both kindness and power. After killing a few black apples, he finally stabilized the morale of the army.On the fourth day Zhang Liao walked through this path, looking back, everyone was glad that Zhang Liao ordered to rest overnight to recover his strength.

Zhang Liao said loudly: "Tomorrow morning, we will all be full and we will have nothing left. We have worked so hard to come here, and we will be put to death to survive. Whether we succeed or fail depends entirely on tomorrow. I will live and die together with everyone! After breaking through, I'll have a drink with all of you!"

In the early morning of the second day, Cao Jun had enough to eat, Zhang Liao ordered each of his men to carry a firewood, and quickly came to Guanxia, ​​piled firewood and lit it, and instantly thick smoke billowed.Zhang Liao and his men shouted in unison at the pass, as if there were tens of thousands of former troops about to attack.

Zhang Yan had been waiting before the pass, and when he saw the smoke rising, he immediately ordered the whole army to attack.Guanzhong defenders Xia Zhao and Deng Sheng were shocked. They didn't know how many Cao troops were behind them. The return route and food road had been cut off. , It was only a symbolic pursuit, and the troops were stationed in Huguan after a while.In Huguan Prison, Zhang Liao also rescued Jia Kui, the magistrate of Mianchi County. Jia Kui was imprisoned by Xia Zhao and Deng Sheng because he intended to take refuge in Cao Cao. Zhang Liao originally wanted to send Jia Kui to Yecheng, but Jia Kui's grandfather died of illness, so Jia Kui Kui went home to go to the funeral to observe the filial piety, and made an appointment to go to Yecheng after the filial piety.

Zhang Liao sent a surprise army to attack Huguan, and the road to Bingzhou was opened up, forming a trend of closing the door and beating dogs to the senior officials. The senior officials worried that they would end up like Yuan Tan if they joined Cao Cao, so they had to stick to Shangdang, an important town, and sent people to the Xiongnu Shan Yu called Chuquan for help.

When Cao Cao heard that Huguan had been won, he rewarded Zhang Liao heavily, and promoted Zhang Liao to be the backbone general. After carefully inquiring about the victory process, Cao Cao admired Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao fulfilled his promise and distributed all the rewards to his subordinates. Nearly 3000 people shared it, and each share was not much. Zhang Liao borrowed some money from Zhang Yan and distributed it to everyone as a big reward.As for the goods in Huguan, Zhang Liao did not dare to touch them, and handed them all over to Cao Cao.

(End of this chapter)