Chapter 274 The three heroes meet again and benefit from virtue
Liu Bei did not break his promise, and on the next day he ordered someone to rush to send an edict to Zhang Fei in Langzhong.
Liu Bei's edict to Zhang Fei was very simple, only nine short words.
"Come to Fancheng quickly and help Yun Chang defeat the enemy."
But after these nine short words were delivered to Zhang Fei in Langzhong, Zhang Fei, who was no longer young, instantly became full of fighting spirit.
Since the Battle of Hanzhong, Zhang Fei had not had a good fight for nearly two years because he had to guard the strategic location of Brazil.
It would be fine to say that the same is true for other generals.
But in the past two years, there have been three major battles that shocked the world. Those three battles all ended with the victory of the Han army, but he was not present in those three major victories.
This made Zhang Fei, who was the first to follow Liu Bei like Guan Yu, how could he endure this situation.
As his elder brother, Guan Yu achieved a great victory that shocked China, but Zhang Fei could still accept it.
Now even Mi Yang, who was led by him to practice martial arts when he was a child, has gained such a great reputation in this world, which makes Mr. Zhang a little unable to sit still.
Of course, Zhang Fei is not dissatisfied with Mi Yang because of this. Considering Zhang Fei's status among the Han Dynasty and his past achievements, there is no need for him to be so.
Zhang Fei simply felt that as an elder and a cavalry general of the Han Dynasty, he could not let Mi Yang, a junior, finish all the battles of the Han Dynasty.
Seeing Guan Yu and Mi Yang, the father-in-law and son-in-law, continue to make great contributions to the Han Dynasty, Zhang Fei, who has always been straightforward in temperament, has long been unable to restrain his desire for war.
The nearly two years of silence is a completely normal thing for ordinary governors.
But if this kind of thing happened to the belligerent Zhang Fei, it would be a kind of torture for him.
Zhang Fei had written to Liu Bei privately countless times in the past, asking Liu Bei to transfer him out of Brazil. Zhang Fei thought that even if he couldn't go to Hanzhong, he could go to Nanzhong to fight against the foreigners.
But there is no doubt that Zhang Fei’s petitions were ignored by Liu Bei.
The reason why Liu Bei did not let Zhang Fei serve as the governor of Hanzhong was because he wanted Zhang Fei to guard Brazil in order to temper his temper.
Seeing that Liu Bei never responded to his request, Zhang Fei wanted to take the initiative to find something to do.
So he began to investigate the illegal activities of the wealthy families in the region, and then Zhou Qun's wealthy family suffered disaster.
Zhang Fei's behavior was unimaginable in the past.
This shows how boring Zhang Fei was in Brazil.
When Zhang Fei, who had always been eager to fight, saw Liu Bei's urgent edict sent to him, Zhang Fei burst into laughter.
The time has come for Zhang Yide to take to the battlefield again.
Because his long-cherished expectations were fulfilled, the day Zhang Fei, who had a straightforward temperament, received Liu Bei's order, he hurriedly led thousands of his troops onto the high-rise boats and quickly headed towards Fancheng.
Zhang Fei had always thought about leaving Brazil one day, so there were always several large ships filled with grain parked at the port of Langzhong.
Perhaps the departure of tens of thousands of troops will take time.
But if Zhang Fei only leads thousands of troops to set off, then in this case he can set off on the same day.
Zhang Fei had already walked through the waterway from Langzhong to Fancheng last year, so he was very familiar with this waterway.
In addition, the entire Yibei Metropolitan Area is currently under wartime control, and there are no merchant ships or civilian ships sailing on the Han River waterway. This undoubtedly accelerated Zhang Fei's progress a lot.
So more than ten days after Liu Bei arrived at the Han army camp outside Fancheng, a large ship carrying more than a thousand people gradually appeared in the port outside Fancheng.
The man in this building ship was Zhang Fei, the Han cavalry general who came after receiving Liu Bei's order.
When Zhang Feigao stood on the hanging window of the building boat and looked towards Fancheng, which was more than ten miles away, he could not see the majestic Han army camp outside Fancheng due to the terrain and distance.
But now his heart was filled with excitement.
He knew that there were his two brothers in the Han army camp ten miles away from him.
The reason why he rushed to Fancheng so eagerly was not only eager to fight, but also wanted to see Liu Bei and Guan Yu as soon as possible.
Jingyi Prefecture has a vast terrain with dense mountains and rivers.
The vast terrain and steep mountains and rivers not only blocked the invasion of enemies from the north, but also blocked the close contact between the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang.
After the building boat docked, Zhang Fei immediately walked to the shore from the built floating platform. On the shore, there was already Jingzhou guard Zhao Lei holding his horse and waiting for Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei had sent a messenger in advance to report to Liu Bei a few days ago that he would arrive outside Fancheng today.
As Guan Yu's confidant, Zhang Fei naturally recognized Zhao Lei, but now Zhang Fei had no intention of reminiscing with Zhao Lei.
After Zhang Fei saw Zhao Lei, he quickly stepped forward and took the reins from Zhao Lei's hand, then mounted his horse and left.
However, Zhang Fei's move was stopped by Zhao Lei.
Zhao Lei pointed to Zhang Fei in another direction slightly far away from Fancheng and said: "Your Majesty and the general are over there."
Hearing what Zhao Lei said, a look of gratitude appeared on Zhang Fei's face.
He was so anxious to get on his horse, so naturally he wanted to see Guan Yu and Liu Bei.
And it was Fancheng that he was going to after getting on his horse.
But what he didn't know was that Liu Bei and Guan Yu were not in the Han army camp outside Fancheng at this time.
Fortunately, Zhao Lei reminded him of this in time, otherwise his trip would have been in vain.
After Zhang Fei immediately expressed his gratitude to Zhao Lei, he clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and then drove the horse under his crotch to gallop in the direction Zhao Lei pointed.
At this time, most of Zhang Fei's troops had not yet landed. After all his troops came ashore, the thousands of troops discovered that their master Zhang Fei had disappeared.
Mi Zhong, who was among thousands of pro-army soldiers, saw this scene and was so angry that he couldn't help but stamp his feet on the ground.
Since he followed Zhang Fei, he discovered the difference between Zhang Fei and Mi Yang.
Whenever Mi Yang goes out, he wishes he could bring more personal guards to protect his own safety.
Whenever Zhang Fei goes out, he doesn't bring as many troops as he can, as if he's afraid that others will affect his speed.
Zhang Fei's character of coming and going like the wind gave Mi Zhong, who had always followed Mi Yang's orders and was worried about Zhang Fei's safety, a headache.
But since Mi Zhong agreed to Mi Yang, he will definitely fulfill his duties.
So after all the thousands of soldiers came ashore, Mi Zhong led the thousands of soldiers and quickly rushed in the direction Zhang Fei left.
Of course, they don't have horses to ride on, they can only run on their own two legs.
Zhang Fei didn't know that thousands of his troops, led by Mi Zhong, were running fast on the road behind him to catch up with him.
But even if he knew, he wouldn't care.
Compared with Liu Bei and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei has the most distinctive personality.
Jealous of evil as much as hatred, straightforward and brutal are the most prominent characteristics of Zhang Fei's character.
And his character also makes his fighting style very different from Liu Bei and Guan Yu.
Liu Bei's character has a resilience that is rare in the world, which means that he can do anything that is beneficial to the war situation.
For example, during the battle of Dingjun Mountain, despite his old age and wealth, he dared to trek through the dangerous dense forest.
Even when Cao Cao was alive, he would not dare to try this approach.
It's just that Liu Bei's own combat ability is not as good as Cao Cao.
The reason Liu Bei was able to defeat Cao Cao in the Battle of Hanzhong was because he had two great talents under his command - Zhuge Liang and Fazheng.
Therefore, Liu Bei's combat style is more focused on coordinating the overall situation, and he relies more on support.
Guan Yu's fighting style is that of a steady and steady attack.
As for Zhang Fei's combat style, it can be described as fierce.
Among Zhang Fei's military exploits over the past decades, most of them were achieved through head-on confrontation with the enemy, even during sieges.
As Zhang Fei's most glorious battle so far, the "Battle of Danqu", his combat style was vividly displayed.
After leading his army and resisting Cao Wei general Zhang He for dozens of days, Zhang Fei could no longer bear it.
He personally selected more than 10,000 elite troops to march lightly and lightly, and took the initiative to attack Zhang He in Danqu from other mountain roads.
General Zhang He of Cao Wei took the initiative to lead his troops to attack, but was severely defeated by Zhang Fei. In order to escape for his life, Zhang He had to abandon his horse and climb the mountain to escape, leading more than ten of his men to flee to Nanzheng.
Although it is known from historical records that Zhang He was defeated by Zhang Fei because the mountain road was narrow and the troops in front and behind could not be rescued, this record is probably false.
Because Zhang He was famous in the north for his good use of terrain and his dexterous combat style.
Would such a famous general not explore the terrain where his army is located before sending out troops?
At that time, there was no old Sima thief forcing him to send troops.
Besides, he is the defender, and he should be the one who is most familiar with the local terrain and has the best location.
So the real situation should be that Zhang He, who was defending Danqu, saw that Zhang Fei only led 10,000 troops and thought he had an opportunity to take advantage of it, or Zhang Fei used some means to actively lure Zhang He's troops out.
As a result, in that mountain battle, although Zhang He had a numerical advantage, he was defeated due to Zhang Fei's own bravery, and finally became the "Mountain Climbing General".
There are only two people who are recognized by many famous generals in the world as enemies of ten thousand people. One is Guan Yu and the other is Zhang Fei.
Guan Yu was called the enemy of ten thousand people because of his deeds of killing Yan Liang, and Zhang Fei was called the enemy of ten thousand people because of his fighting style.
"Invasion is like fire, swift like wind."
As Zhang Fei's brother and monarch, Liu Bei is of course very aware of Zhang Fei's fighting style.
So he specially transferred Zhang Fei here, except for some personal reasons.
The more reason is also because Zhang Fei's own fighting style is very suitable for the future war.
Zhang Fei held the reins in his hand and drove the horse at a gallop towards where Liu Bei and Guan Yu were.
Under the rapid galloping of the horse under his crotch, the cold wind in the winter quickly crossed Zhang Fei's face.
But this did not make Zhang Fei feel cold. On the contrary, Zhang Fei still enjoyed the current feeling.
Because this feeling has been long gone for him.
How can the cold winter wind in Fancheng be compared with that in Zhuojun?
When he was in Zhuo County, Zhang Fei, a young man whose family had little assets, liked to drive his horse around outside the city, no matter in spring, summer, autumn or winter.
But since he followed Liu Bei, he rarely did this kind of thing.
After he led the troops to guard Langzhong, not to mention whether there were good horses in Shuzhong, the terrain in Langzhong was full of mountains and ridges, which did not allow Zhang Fei to leap his horse and whip his whip to his heart's content.
During the several years in Langzhong, Zhang Fei almost forgot the last time he jumped on his horse and raised his whip.
Now outside Fancheng, Zhang Fei finally regained the feeling of the past.
Under the rapid galloping of his horse, Zhang Fei soon saw a hill several feet above the ground appearing in front of him.
Many Han soldiers were guarding under the hill, and from Zhang Fei's gaze, two people were discussing matters on the hill.
Although the two people had their backs to Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei was very familiar with the backs of those two people.
When he saw the two figures from a distance, Zhang Fei's face showed joy, and he subconsciously began to wave his whip to let the horse continue to accelerate.
The war horses that Zhao Lei brought to Zhang Fei were naturally good horses. With the good horses running at full speed, Zhang Fei had already approached the hill.
Because the Han troops guarding the hill were Guan Yu's personal troops, and Guan Yu's personal troops were all those who had followed him for a long time, so they all knew Zhang Fei.
When Zhang Fei arrives, naturally no one will stop him.
Without any obstruction, Zhang Fei reached the bottom of the hill soon.
At this time, Liao Hua, who was responsible for leading the troops to guard the hill, promptly asked the Han army surrounding the hill to move out of the way so that Zhang Fei could pass through.
Seeing a passage appear in front of him, Zhang Fei laughed loudly and drove his horse quickly from the passage towards the top of the mountain.
Under the power of the horse's feet, Zhang Fei quickly reached the top of the mountain.
After reaching the top of the mountain, Zhang Fei quickly jumped off his horse and came behind Liu Bei and Guan Yu.
Although Liu Bei and Guan Yu are old, their ears are very bright.
They heard the sound of horse hoofbeats behind them just now.
They also knew that Zhang Fei was the only one who could ride up behind them without being notified.
However, although they knew that Zhang Fei had arrived, Liu Bei and Guan Yu did not react. They still looked at Yancheng not far from them under the hill.
Previously, Cao Xiu had asked Sun Li to lead some Wei troops to station in Yancheng to form a rivalry with Fancheng.
According to intelligence, Zhang Liao's army will arrive soon.
Based on Guan Yu's judgment, he believed that Zhang Liao's army would definitely not advance further after reaching the vicinity of Yancheng.
He would choose to station outside Yancheng, so as to achieve mutual support with Yancheng and Fancheng.
This is what Xu Huang did back then.
Although Xu Huang's final outcome was defeat and death, his approach was still very correct.
Today, Liu Bei and Guan Yu came to this hill together to understand the terrain in advance.
Liu Bei and Guan Yu looked at Yancheng not far below and said to each other:
Liu Bei said: "The Chinese army against the Wei Dynasty is all good at fighting. If Zhang Liao insists on not leaving the camp to fight, it will be a problem."
Guan Yu said: "Of course, the strength of our army is about the same as that of the bandit army. If we forcefully attack the camp, we will definitely suffer heavy casualties."
Liu Bei said: "So we have to find a way to let Zhang Liao take the initiative to lead his army out of the camp to fight."
Guan Yu asked: "Brother, do you have any good ideas?"
Faced with Guan Yu's question, Liu Bei shook his head and said, "This is quite difficult."
But Liu Bei, who knew Zhang Fei was behind him, suddenly turned his head to look at Zhang Fei and said, "Yide should have something to do."
When Zhang Fei arrived behind Liu Bei and Guan Yu, he heard Liu Bei and Guan Yu discussing important matters, so he wisely stayed behind him quietly.
Unexpectedly, Liu Bei, who was discussing military affairs with Guan Yu, suddenly looked at him, which made him confused for a moment.
What can I do about something that neither of my brothers can think of?
At this time, Guan Yu also turned to look at Zhang Fei, with some doubts on his face.
Come to think of it, he didn't understand Liu Bei's words either.
Liu Bei looked at the doubtful looks on the faces of his two younger brothers. He smiled at Zhang Fei and said:
"Just how you scolded Zhang He back then, just do it this time."
Hearing Liu Bei's words, Zhang Fei suddenly became energetic.
My whole body has been aching for the past two days, so I’ll leave you with a chapter.
Many of the author's friends are lying down.
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