Summoning of God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 304 Hypocrite, Liu Xuande ([-])

At the foot of Langdang Mountain, it was already dusk, and a group of soldiers that Zhang Xun had sent out had all returned.

The lieutenant who had been dispatched earlier reported to Zhang Xunhui: "General, the last general has followed your order to dig the official road out of a deep hole after His Majesty's army has passed."

"Two of the three mountain trails leading to the hinterland of Jingzhou are blocked by boulders, leaving only one for us to rush to Jingzhou."

Zhang Xun nodded and saw that the sun had started to set in the sky.

Zhang Xun said: "How many days will it take for the remaining path to Jingzhou?"

"Returning to General, if you go to Jingzhou from Guandao Road, it will take three days without stopping."

"But now the official road has been destroyed by us, and we have dug many deep pits that people and horses cannot cross, and it is difficult for us to get through."

"As for the small road... the small road is rugged and complicated, and the speed of travel will be very slow. It will take six to seven days to march day and night to reach Jingzhou. It will take three days to fill the deep hole in the official road. The army to rescue Jingzhou should not take small roads. .”

Zhang Xun nodded slightly, and after calculating the time difference, he was very satisfied.

It will take at least six days for Wenpin to enter Jingzhou even if he cultivates the official way.

If you take a small road, not to mention the slow speed, Zhang Xun can lead troops to harass.

Zhang Xun took a deep breath and said, "You are very tired, but you must also be idle. There was a person who rushed out before, and he may have asked Han Pengju for help."

"Han Pengju has cavalry, and it is estimated that they are almost here now. As soon as their men come, we will withdraw!"

Hearing the general's order, the scout soldiers immediately set off again to inspect the surrounding official roads in the dark.

In the middle of the night, Zhang Xun's scouts came back with information.

"General, ten miles away from here, there are more than a thousand cavalry resting. They look like Jizhou cavalry."

"But they didn't take advantage of the night to march. They probably wanted to give us a surprise attack tomorrow morning!"

Zhang Xun frowned slightly, and after thinking for a while, he said, "A thousand cavalry? If you rush out of a mere Jingzhou general, you can borrow a thousand cavalry from Han Wu?"

"This Han Pengju is really just like His Majesty said, making people lose their minds."

After careful consideration, Zhang Xun ordered: "Let the brothers rest and get up after three hours. Let's retreat in the dark."

When the deputy general heard Zhang Xun's order, he asked, "General, what about Wenpin?"

"Wenpin? Who cares what he is doing, can his thousands of soldiers still turn the world upside down? His Majesty's army has already entered Jingzhou, and the siege of the city in the past few days is enough to wipe out the entire Jingzhou area."

"More than half of Wenpin's [-] elites have been lost. Now there is not enough food and grass, and they will not be able to return to Jingzhou in a short time."

"As long as it doesn't prevent His Majesty from taking Jingzhou, we don't care what this Wenpin does."

Waving his hand, Zhang Xun asked the soldiers to rest.

An hour before dawn, Zhang Xun quietly led his troops to evacuate, but still disturbed Wenpin on Langdang Mountain.

Wenpin's deputy general rushed to report: "General, there are noises down the mountain. It seems that Zhang Xun is about to withdraw his troops."

Wenpin nodded slightly, and said, "Now that Zhang Xun is withdrawing, it must be the support from Jizhou."

"Zhang Xun's military strength is not much, it's just occupying the geographical form that traps us."

"Now he must lead troops to catch up with Yuan Shu and invade Jingzhou!"

After hearing this, the deputy general quickly asked again: "General, shall we go down the mountain now and rush to Jingzhou after them?"

Wen Pin rubbed his chin, thought carefully and said, "No, we can't afford it."

"In case Zhang Xun is just a trick to lure us down the mountain, it will be very troublesome."

"It's late at night, and it will be dawn in an hour. When the time comes to confirm that Zhang Xun has really left, it won't be too late for us to go down the mountain."

"Tonight, the moon is dark and the wind is high. If the light is not good, if you go down the mountain rashly, you will have no chance to resist if you are ambushed."

After the deputy general heard what General Wenpin said, he immediately told the others to continue to rest.

In the early morning, it was rather cold in the mountains and forests, and the soldiers under Wenpin's command got up early to exercise their bodies to keep warm.

Although it is summer, the temperature and dew in the forest are still relatively cool.

Five miles away from Langdang Mountain, Zhu Ling galloped his horse and followed Huang Zhong to Langdang Mountain.

After a cup of tea, Huang Zhong rushed to the foot of Langdang Mountain and saw that Zhang Xun had already evacuated!
This was also within Zhu Ling's expectation. After all, Zhang Xun had no cavalry, so he would definitely retreat first after getting the news.

Huang Zhong also knew that without Zhu Ling's cavalry, Zhang Xun would never have left in such a hurry.

On the mountain, Wenpin's lieutenant general shouted: "General, look quickly! The strange soldiers at the foot of the mountain don't seem to be the Yangzhou Army!"

Wen Pin cheered up, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and hurried over.

Wenpin was overjoyed when he recognized at a glance that a Jizhou soldier had come down the mountain.

"Okay! This Huang Zhong was able to borrow nearly 1000 cavalry. It's not easy! If they didn't deter Zhang Xun, I'm afraid Zhang Xun might not retreat."

Wenpin smiled and shouted: "Brothers are suffering, reinforcements have arrived, the enemy retreats, let's go down the mountain!"

Taking more than 7000 soldiers under his command down the mountain, Wenpin was going to thank the soldiers of Jizhou.

At the foot of the mountain, Zhu Ling and Wenpin meet, and hold each other's luggage.

"Unexpectedly, Wenpin, the general of Jingzhou, was stolen by Yuan Shu's army, and Fang was besieged on Langdang Mountain."

"Thank you for leading the troops to help you. Otherwise, if Zhang Xun doesn't retreat, I won't be able to go down the mountain."

Zhu Ling smiled slightly and said, "General Wen, you are welcome. I am Zhu Ling. I am just doing my duty."

"Since General Wen has no worries, then the general will go back to report."

When Wenpin heard that Zhu Ling was about to leave, he immediately hesitated.

He seemed hesitant to speak, but Zhu Ling naturally knew what he wanted to say.

"General Wen, when my thousand cavalry came here, they brought five days' worth of dry food. If we live frugally, it will be enough for General Wen's army for two or three days."

"I'll lend you all the dry food. It will take less than two days for us to rush back and catch up with the lord. It doesn't matter if we go hungry."

When Wenpin heard that Zhu Ling was willing to lend him food and grass so readily, he was suddenly curious.

Huang Zhong not only borrowed a thousand cavalry to rescue the siege, they were also willing to lend him food and grass, which is beyond common sense.

Although Wenpin was puzzled, he said politely, "Then thank you, General Zhu! The rebel Yuan Shu has already led troops to attack Jingzhou, I dare not delay any further, and the march is about to start!"

"General Zhu, if we meet again by fate in the future, Wen Pin will thank you again!"

Zhu Ling and Wenpin exchanged polite greetings, handed over the dry food, and then left.

Huang Zhong followed Wenpin's army westward, and first went to the official road to see the situation.

Wenpin, who has experienced hundreds of battles, big and small, can guess that the official path has probably been destroyed.

Huang Zhong frowned, judging by the time, the seven thousand elites from Jingzhou might not be able to return to heaven.

Without enough food and grass, once Yuan Shu occupied the pass city of Jingzhou Fortress, it would be absolutely impossible to attack the city.

Jingzhou is in danger!

(End of this chapter)