Chapter 30 The Great Victory at Yingchuan

Author: Magic Prince

Chapter 30 The Great Victory at Yingchuan

After Gong Jing rewarded the three armies, Zou Jing wanted to lead his troops back to Liu Yan. Liu Bei said: "I recently heard that Lu Zhi, the commander of the army, and Zhang Jiao, the bandit commander, were fighting fiercely in Guangzong. Lu Zhi was once my teacher, so I want to Go support him."

Zou Jing fully recognized Liu Bei's decision, so he asked Liu Bei, Guan and Zhang to lead the five hundred warriors to surrender to Guangzong, while he himself led the remaining troops back to Liu Yan.

Liu, Guan, and Zhang did not dare to neglect and marched day and night. Within a few days, they arrived at Guangzong's Lu Zhi's army and entered Lu Zhi's army tent. Liu Bei informed him of his intention. Lu Zhi was overjoyed when he heard that Liu Bei had come to support him. Stay in front of the tent and wait for orders at any time.

At this time, Zhang Jue led at least 150,000 Yellow Turban troops, while Lu Zhi's troops were less than 50,000. The two armies fought several times near Guangzong City, with each side winning or losing, and gradually fell into a stalemate.

On this day, Lu Zhi said to Liu Bei: "I have surrounded the Yellow Turban bandits in Guangzong City, while Zhang Jiao's brothers Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao each led their troops to fight Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun in Yingchuan. We I will send you a thousand troops and horses, plus your own troops, to go to Yingchuan to inquire about information and look for good combat opportunities." After Liu Bei heard the order, he and Guan and Zhang led 1,500 people to Yingchuan at night.

It is said that at this time, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun led the army and fought with Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao for a long time. The Yellow Turban Army had no numerical advantage. In fact, its combat effectiveness was not strong. After being beaten severely several times in a row, it had to retreat all the way to In the forest with complex terrain.

Huangfu Song discussed the strategy with Zhu Jun: "The Yellow Turban thieves are hiding in the forest. I think it will be effective to surround them and attack them with fire!"

So he ordered his soldiers, each with a handful of hay in their hands, to ambush outside secretly, and when the time was right, they would all set fire to it. After the second watch of the night, a strong wind suddenly came up, so all the soldiers went out to set fire, and the flames shot into the sky. , Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun took advantage of the fire and led their troops to make a surprise attack. The yellow turban thieves were so frightened that they had no intention of fighting. The horses were no longer equipped with saddles, and the men were no longer equipped with armor. They were disgraced and fled in all directions.

The battle lasted from dusk to dawn. Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao had to lure the defeated soldiers to flee. Just when they thought they were about to escape, they unexpectedly saw a large army of horses and horses appearing in front of them, and the entire army was filled with red flags. , arrived at the head and headed straight for the road.

The leader is a general, seven feet long, with narrow eyes and long beard. His official title is Cavalry Commander. He is from Qiao County, Pei State. His surname is Cao, his given name is Cao, and his given name is Meng De.

Cao Cao's origins are also extraordinary. His father, Cao Song, was originally a member of the Xiahou family. He was adopted by Cao Teng, a regular servant of the Central Committee, as his adopted son, so his surname was changed to Cao. Cao Cao's nickname was Ah Ma. Cao Song felt that his name was very auspicious. .

When Cao Cao was still very young, he loved hunting, singing and dancing, and he had always been clever and resourceful. Once, an uncle of Cao Cao saw that Cao Cao was idle all day long, and he complained to Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, in anger. .

After hearing this, Cao Song felt that something was wrong, so he called Cao Cao and reprimanded him a few words. Cao Cao held the grudge in his heart, so he found a chance to see his uncle, but he fell to the ground and suffered from a stroke. When his uncle saw this, he hurriedly Cao Song was called, but when Cao Song came over to see what happened, Cao Cao was obviously fine and normal.

Cao Song then asked Cao Cao: "Your uncle said you had a stroke. Will you be cured so soon?"

Cao Cao was secretly happy and replied: "I have never had this disease. It's just because my uncle doesn't like me that I deliberately said nonsense in front of you!"

Cao Song listened to what Cao Cao said, so whenever his uncle said something bad about Cao Cao, Cao Song turned a deaf ear to it, so Cao Cao was able to indulge even more uncontrollably.

There was a man named Qiao Xuan who was very good at understanding people. Qiao Xuan held a high position as a Taiwei. He saw many advantages in Cao Cao and appreciated him quite a lot, so he said to Cao Cao: "Today the points will be together for a long time." It has been nearly 400 years since Han Zuo, and I am afraid that the reincarnation of heaven will cause great chaos to come, and that no one with the knowledge of heaven and earth will be able to save the world. But the person who can bring peace to the world, will you be Cao Cao?"

Coincidentally, after meeting Cao Cao, He Yong of Nanyang felt that he was an unparalleled talent and said: "The Han Dynasty is about to perish, and the person who can calm this troubled times must be this person."

Cao Cao heard that Xu Shao of Runan was a wise man who was very good at recognizing people, so he went to visit him personally and asked him: "What kind of person am I, Cao Cao? Can I be considered a talent?"

Xu Shao did not answer Cao Cao's question, so Cao Cao asked again.

Xu Shao saw Cao Cao asking him many questions, so he had no choice but to answer him: "You are a capable minister in governing the world, and a traitor in troubled times."

After hearing this, Cao Cao's heart was filled with ups and downs, and he thought that regardless of whether he was a capable minister or a traitor, at least he was indeed a talent.

Later, when Cao Cao was twenty years old, he became an official with filial piety and integrity, and then he was appointed as the Northern Wei of Luoyang. As the saying goes, the three things to do when a new official takes office are that when he first took office, he ordered more than ten five-colored sticks to be placed at the four gates of the county. , anyone who seriously violates the law, regardless of whether he is powerful or powerful, will be beaten with this colorless stick.

The uncle of Jian Shuo, the official servant of the Zhongchang, was educated by Cao Cao. At that time, he violated the regulations and carried a knife at night. He was immediately caught by Cao Cao who was watching the night. Cao Cao knew about his relationship with the eunuch group, but he still insisted on beating him and waiting for him with five-color sticks!

After this incident, Cao Cao's reputation was established. Due to Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, the eunuchs in the court could not attack him directly, so they came up with a trick to kill him and told the emperor how good Cao Cao was. The emperor transferred Cao Cao away from the capital.

Later, Cao Cao served as Dunqiu Ling. Because of the uprising of Yellow Turban rebels, the imperial court named him a Cavalry Captain. He led a total of 5,000 horse infantry troops to Yingchuan to help in the battle. At this time, he happened to encounter the defeated Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao. , Cao Cao led his army to block his way, and killed all the enemies in one fell swoop. He beheaded more than 10,000 enemies, and captured flags, flags, golden drums, and many horses.

Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao managed to escape in a deadly battle, but their troops were also completely destroyed. Cao Cao greeted Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, and then continued to lead his army to pursue Zhang Liang, while Zhang Bao left.

After Liu Bei led Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to Yingchuan, he only heard the shouts of killing and saw the fire lighting up the entire sky, so he hurriedly led the army to support, but it was still a little late. Zhang Liang, Zhang Bao's thieves suffered numerous casualties, and the remaining defeated generals also dispersed and fled, making it difficult for them to survive again.

Liu Bei met Huangfu Song, and Zhu Jun later informed Lu Zhi of his intentions. Huangfu Song said: "Zhang Liang, Zhang Bao was killed and was greatly defeated. If he is not dead yet, he must have led the remaining army to surrender to Guangzong Zhang Jiao.

After hearing this, Liu Bei thought it was very reasonable, so he led the army again towards Guangzong without taking much rest.

Liu, Guan, and Zhang walked halfway when they saw a group of military horses escorting a prison car. When Liu Bei approached, he was shocked. The prisoner in the car was none other than Lu Zhi. Lu Zhi immediately dismounted and asked

The reason.

Lu Zhi couldn't help but shook his head and told Liu Bei the whole story.

It turned out that Lu Zhi had besieged the Zhangjiao Yellow Turban bandits in Guangzong City for a long time, and it was difficult to capture it. The emperor then sent Zuofeng of Huangmen to come to investigate. The eunuch who came asked Lu Zhi for a bribe, and it turned out that Lu Zhi had an upright character.

, said to him: "The army is still short of food, and An has more money to flatter the angels." Zuo Feng was filled with hatred, so he reported back to the court, saying that he was too lazy to fight and was slowing down the morale of the army. Therefore, the court was furious and sent General Dong Zhuo to replace him.

Send my troops to take him back to Beijing to question him.

After Zhang Fei heard this, he couldn't help being furious and immediately prepared to kill the escorting soldiers to save Lu Zhi. Upon seeing this, Liu Bei quickly stopped him: "The imperial court has its own public opinion, how can you make a mistake?"

So the three of them could only watch the prison vehicle escorting Lu Zhi go away.

Guan Yu said: "Lu Zhonglang has been arrested, and others are leading the troops. We have nowhere to go, so we might as well return to Zhuojun."

Liu Bei had no choice but to lead his army north towards Zhuojun.
Chapter completed!