The Nameless of the Common Clans

Zhao Yun silently looked at the Zhending defenders who screamed and fled.

Alas~

Although he knew that these rabble were useless, Zhao Yun was still a little disappointed that his morale was destroyed so easily. If the Youzhou Army had been here back then, not to mention defeat, it would still be no problem to defend the river for three days.

However, it is not difficult to understand. After all, even the county magistrate ran away, and the county captain died in battle. Although he has the power to command the army, he is still an outsider after all. The military power has not been established, and the people are not united. In times of crisis, one can really hope that everyone can work together as one. ?

"Brother, let's go quickly! It's hard to defend this place." Several Zhaozhuang disciples stepped forward and pulled Zhao Yundao.

At this moment, a group of cavalry came towards this side along the east bank of the river. It was Han De who took a detour, found a place where the ice had not broken, and led the cavalry across the river. Obviously, Liu, who had died in the battle, The county lieutenant did not carry out Zhao Yun's plan to the end, and the ice surface he broke was not complete.

"Let's go!" Zhao Yun sighed. The defense line he had worked so hard to prepare was broken. He was somewhat unwilling to accept it, but there was nothing he could do about it. The gap between the enemy and ourselves was too huge. Regardless of morale or combat power, the Guanzhong Army could crush them. .

But even if we retreat to Zhending, how long can we hold back?

Even with the crossbow that Tai Shi Ci brought out, the city wall might not be able to hold.

At that moment, Zhao Yun and the children of the Zhao family retreated to Zhending before Han De and his army arrived, preparing to stick to the city. However, when they returned to the city, what they saw was a chaotic city, and people who did not know the truth were carrying their belongings. Surge outside the city.

"What happened?" Zhao Yun grabbed a county guard who was passing by in a hurry and asked with a frown.

The county guard was a little impatient, but when he saw that it was Zhao Yun, he held back his anger, but his voice was not very polite: "The county magistrate has run away, what's the use of me waiting here?"

Zhang Lin ran away! ?

When Zhao Yun heard this, he was immediately stunned. Did he run away now? What to do with the city?

"General Zhao, please let go." The county guard looked at Zhao Yun holding on to him and said with a bitter smile: "We don't want to be enemies with the Guanzhong Army. Now that the county magistrate is gone, what can we do if we stay?"

Zhao Yun subconsciously let go of his hand, frowned and looked at the panicked crowd around him, feeling very uncomfortable in his heart.

He was still thinking about how to maintain his true determination, but in the end, the county magistrate, county officials, and county guards just gave up. It was these people who asked him to come out to defend against the enemy, and now they are the first ones to run away.

"The Guanzhong Army is coming!" At this moment, with a cry of surprise, people from the direction of the city gate were seen rushing back, followed closely by war horses galloping through the city.

On horseback, a cavalryman shouted quickly: "People in the city don't need to panic. Our Guanzhong Army never hurts people. Everyone can go home and don't wander around!"

Looking at the cavalry who were shouting and charging towards them, Zhao Yun subconsciously wanted to take action. However, he just looked at the people who were running towards their homes quickly, but couldn't put down the spears they raised. Fighting again at this time would only lead to trouble. Innocent, this is not what Zhao Yun wants.

"But General Zilong?" A big man from Guanzhong rode his horse to Zhao Yun's group. After all, this group of cavalry looked a bit dazzling in the panic of the crowd.

"Exactly!" Zhao Yun's expression turned cold.

"My general invites you, please tell me." The big man saluted Zhao Yun.

"Brother, no, if they ambush us, we may not be able to escape. We might as well take advantage of the fact that the city gate is not yet occupied by the enemy and fight our way out of the city first." A Zhao family member said hurriedly.

Zhao Yun frowned and looked at the general, nodded and said: "Lead the way."

It is not difficult to break out, but they can leave, but Zhaozhuang cannot leave. If Taishi Ci slaughters Zhaozhuang in a rage, Zhao Yun is afraid that he will feel guilty for the rest of his life.

"Brother!" Several Zhaozhuang disciples were anxious.

Zhao Yun shook his head: "Just go back to the village and wait for news. Don't conflict with others."

Several Zhaozhuang children are dissatisfied, but once Zhao Yun decides something, it will not be changed no matter what. And now that the city is really broken, Zhaozhuang may also be threatened, not only from the Guanzhong Army, but also from the city. The rioters and county guards who escaped really needed to be protected. At the moment, everyone had no choice but to follow Zhao Yun's advice and return to the village together.

Zhao Yun followed Han De directly to the government office. Tai Shici had already begun to order people to appease the people. At the same time, the civil servants accompanying the army began to help handle the county's official affairs.

"I've seen the general." Zhao Yun saluted Taishi Ci.

"Zhao Yun, the real lord of Zhaozhuang, joined the army in his early years and worked under Yuan Shao. Later he switched to Gongsun Zan and worked for Baima Yicong. Five years ago, due to the death of his brother at home, he returned to his hometown to observe filial piety. He once had a relationship with Wen Chou, the former general under Yuan Shao. There is no winner in the fight." Taishi Ci put down the bamboo slip in his hand and looked at Zhao Yun: "Now that the period of filial piety has expired, has Zilong ever thought about becoming an official again?"

"Never." Zhao Yun shook his head. He had naturally thought about becoming an official, but Chen Mo had not thought about becoming an official.

"My lord is thirsty for talents. It would be a pity that your talents are wasted in the countryside." Taishi Ci shook his head and smiled. Regarding Zhao Yun's words, he naturally understood that these days, most talented people have the opportunity to show their ambitions. I wish, the reason why I said this is not that I don’t want to be an official, I just don’t want to cause trouble here, but Taishi Ci didn’t point it out.

"Yun has no ambition, which makes the general laugh." Zhao Yun cupped his hands and said.

"It doesn't matter, everyone has their own ambitions, I won't force you." Taishi Ci smiled and said: "But I still want to ask Zilong to go with me to Yecheng to meet my lord. My lord has always admired talents like you. Secondly, although I don’t know where your heart is, since you and I have met, it doesn’t hurt to meet you. Let’s talk about it after we meet you.”

"If Yunruo goes to Yecheng, how can he leave?" Zhao Yun frowned.

"If I want to force you to stay, I can. Why bother to send you to Yecheng?" Taishi Ci glanced at Zhao Yun and said with a smile: "My lord has counselors like clouds and generals like rain. Although Zilong has general talents, , but it doesn’t force my lord to stay. No matter what you think of him, my lord has been upright in his life, and he won’t do anything like this.”

If it were people like Tian Feng, Ju Shou, and Shen Pei, Chen Mo would never let them go if they refused to obey. But Zhao Yun is different. He may be a general, but he is only a general, and he is not worthy of asking Chen Mo to do it. Things like this happen.

"Do you have a choice?" Zhao Yun said speechlessly.

"Don't say it as if I'm forcing you." Taishi Ci shook his head and said, "My lord doesn't even know that there are generals like you in practice. This matter is my own decision. I want to recommend it to you, lord, if it can be used. We don’t know yet, so don’t worry, our Lord is quite kind most of the time.”

"In this case, Yun wants to go back to the village to explain." Zhao Yun said, cupping his fists.

"But, this matter is not urgent. I still have military affairs, and it is difficult for me to take you to see the lord for a while. So I will stay in our army for a while. After this battle, I will take you to see the lord." Taishi Ci He nodded happily.

Zhao Yun was a little surprised that Taishi Ci would let him leave so easily, and asked curiously: "General, aren't you worried about not coming back next time?"

"It's not like you. If you really don't keep your word, the Inaba incident will be a good thing." Tai Shici said.

Zhao Yun looked at Tai Shi Ci in confusion.

"If you leave directly, it means that you are an unrighteous person. In that case, leaving will save me from recommending you and ruin my reputation." Seeing his confusion, Taishi Ci laughed casually.

This is my first time recommending talents to Chen Mo. If Zhao Yun is such a dishonest person, it may not be a bad thing for Tai Shi Ci to leave.

Zhao Yun glanced at Taishi Ci, nodded, and saluted Taishi Ci: "I'll take my leave!"

"General, just let him go like this?" Han De watched Zhao Yun leave and looked at Tai Shici in confusion.

"I hope I haven't misjudged the person." Taishi Ci nodded. He did appreciate Zhao Yun a little, but it was just appreciation. If Zhao Yun didn't come, he wouldn't lose anything.

After the battle was finally over, Taishi Ci did not continue to send troops. The army needed to be repaired. At the same time, attacking one city after another was not an option. However, the soldiers and civilians in the surrounding counties saw that Taishi Ci did not kill more after he captured the city. In addition, The reinforcements were delayed in arriving, and they handed over letters of surrender one after another, which turned out to be the side of the Guanzhong Army.

Taishi Ci had been renovating in Zhending for seven days. He was reading in the hall that day when he saw Han De coming in. He saluted Taishi Ci and said, "General, the scouts have come to report, and they have summoned and led the army to arrive. We are now stationing troops in Gaoyi. It is the place where our army must pass when heading south."

"Are you finally here?" Taishi Ci's eyes lit up when he heard this. What he was waiting for was Yuan's reinforcements. Conquering cities and lands was secondary. No matter how many cities were captured, if his side was defeated, those cities would return to Yuan's army. Under the banner of the Yuan clan, only by defeating the main troops of the Yuan clan one by one will the remaining city be easier to capture.

"Pass my military order, the three armies will gather tomorrow and march towards Gaoyi." Taishi Ci said with a smile.

"General, Zhao Yun hasn't shown up yet, I'm afraid..." Han De looked at Tai Shici and said.

"Let him go, it's important to send troops." Taishi Ci shook his head. Although he was a little disappointed, military affairs were the most important at this time, and everything else should come later.

"Here, I'm going to retire!" Han De immediately accepted the order and bowed to retire.

Early the next morning, Taishi Ci packed up his gear and led his army southward. When passing Zhaozhuang, he saw a general on a white horse blocking the front.

Taishi Ci looked around and saw that although Zhao Yun had changed into a military uniform, Zhao Yun's height and appearance were extremely outstanding, and he could be recognized at a glance among the crowd. Taishi Ci naturally recognized him.

Raising his hands, the troops slowly stopped. Upon seeing this, Zhao Yun rode his horse forward, saluted Taishi Ci and said, "General, I've been waiting for a long time."

"I thought you wouldn't come." Taishi Ci smiled.

"Since the general has treated me with faith, how could Yun dare to break his promise?" Zhao Yun shook his head and said, "Since he promised the general to go see Changling Marquis, Yun will naturally not break his promise."

"Okay." Taishi Ci nodded with satisfaction and smiled: "No matter whether you are an enemy or a friend in the future, you, Zhao Zilong, are a person."

"General, serious."

"Let's go." Taishi Ci, with a generous heart, signaled Zhao Yun to join the army and continue to move forward with the army.