It was much smoother when they turned back to Hanyang County again. Gao Fei and Cao Cao first sent out a group of scouts. The scouts reported back to Beigong Boyu. Bian Zhang withdrew from Shanggui and returned to Jicheng. So Gao Fei and Cao Cao
Then they accelerated their advance and captured Shanggui that night.
After a simple night's rest, he received an order from Huangfu Song the next morning, ordering Gao Fei to lead his two thousand troops to garrison Shanggui, and Cao Cao to lead his five thousand troops as suspects to attack Jicheng. Gao Fei and Cao Cao received the orders
After giving the order, they followed the order and separated at the gate of Shanggui.
After Gao Fei exchanged a few words with Cao Cao at the city gate, he sent Cao Cao off and watched him leave.
"It seems that Huangfu Song doesn't trust me. Otherwise, he wouldn't have kept me here. Shanggui is already an empty city. What's there to defend in an empty city?" Gao Fei looked at Cao Cao and his five thousand troops in the distance.
As he walked away, he muttered to himself.
Zhao Yun, Pang De, Hua Xiong, Lu Heng, and Gai Xun stood behind Gao Fei. When they heard Gao Fei's words, they all looked at each other. Finally, Gai Xun took a step forward and comforted: "The reason why Huangfu Song
We don’t use generals because we don’t want generals to build up their merits. Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Dong Zhuo, Bao Hong, and Zhou Shen were all ministers who made great contributions to the pacification of the Yellow Turbans in Yingchuan and Nanyang. They belonged to Huangfu Song and could be regarded as his old subordinates. Liu Biao was
Clan members of the Han Dynasty, the fourth generation and the third prince of Yuan Shu's family, these two have long been well-known in the country, but the generals were promoted little by little based on their own military merits. It is reasonable for General Huangfu not to use generals."
Gao Fei sneered and said: "I thought I would be the number one contributor to the quelling the chaos in Liangzhou, but I didn't expect to be ostracized. It's so damn frustrating!"
Gai Xun smiled and said: "General, don't be upset. I don't expect the attack on Jicheng to be successful this time. The general can just recharge his batteries in Shanggui. In less than half a month, Huangfu Song will definitely dispatch the general to defeat the enemy!"
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After Gao Fei heard this, he turned to look at Gai Xun and asked, "Why is Gai Xun so sure?"
"Dong Zhuo is proud of himself, Yuan Shu, and Liu Biao have a grudge against each other. Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Zhou Shen, and Bao Hong are all eager to establish meritorious deeds. How can they not claim credit when they attack Jicheng? In this way, the rebels will have an opportunity to take advantage of them.
In less than half a month, news will come, and the general can step up training of soldiers in Shanggui now." Gai Xun analyzed each one.
Gao Fei heard that Gai Xun analyzed everyone so thoroughly, and asked: "How does Gai Changshi know so clearly?"
Gai Xun smiled and said: "I have been to Huaili with Mr. Fu before. I have seen all the generals, and I have heard some things before. It is not difficult to see. General Huangfu's men are not idle people. If we divide our troops and advance,
, maybe everyone will be like tigers and wolves. Now that everyone is gathered together, their positions are all equal, and no one will obey anyone. Over time, there will definitely be chaos."
Gao Fei smiled, and just turned around to return to the city, but he remembered something very important, so he turned to Pang De and said, "Ling Ming, I have something very important to ask you to do, and I hope you won't refuse."
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Pang De has never accepted a mission alone since he followed Gao Fei. When he heard Gao Fei speak like this, he immediately clasped his fists and said, "My lord, I have something to do, but please give me your instructions. Ling Ming will be lucky enough to live up to his command!"
Gao Fei said: "Since we parted ways with Mr. Jia in Poqiang County, Liangzhou has fallen into the hands of the rebels for more than two months. Now that the imperial court has sent a large army to quell the rebellion, the rebels will definitely fight with all their strength. I would like to ask you to go there."
Let’s go to Wuwei to inquire about Mr. Jia. We have to pass through rebel territory to Wuwei, and the journey is dangerous. Are you willing to take this risk?”
Pang De was full of heroism. Although he was young, he dared to act boldly. He immediately agreed cheerfully: "I am willing to die for my lord, let alone go to Wuwei. Mr. Jia is kind to me. If I hadn't met him, maybe
I am still in the den of thieves. I will go whenever the lord tells me to go. If I find Mr. Jia, I will definitely bring him to the lord."
Gao Fei said: "Then you go back to the city and have some rest. I'll have people prepare dry food and water for you. We'll leave early tomorrow morning."
After hearing this, Hua Xiong immediately raised his hands and said, "My lord, I am willing to go with my brother Ling Ming!"
"No, more people will be troublesome. Besides, I know Pound's bravery. It's not easy for one person to attract attention. I will have other important things for you to do later," Gao Fei said.
"Lord, I'll take my leave first." Pang De said with cupped hands.
Gao Fei nodded and smiled at Pang De. Seeing Pang De turn around and walk into the city, he turned to Hua Xiong and said: "You will lead your men back to Chencang now and tell Master Fu that you will defend the city last time."
The catapults we used will be transported here, and we will also tell Mr. Fu to allocate another month’s supply of food and grass.”
Hua Xiong clasped his fists and said, "No! I will take our two hundred soldiers back to Chencang right now."
After giving the instructions, Gao Fei took Zhao Yun, Lu Heng and Gai Xun back to Shanggui. On the one hand, he continued to train the Feiyu troops. On the other hand, he and Gao Xun went to train the two thousand Han troops and sent dozens of them.
A scout was named to inquire about the movements in the direction of Jicheng.
Two days later, the battle situation was like snowflakes flying between Jicheng and Shanggui. In order to get closer to more comprehensive information, Gao Fei decided to go to Jicheng to watch the battle in person, and took Zhao Yun, Lu Heng, Zhou Cang, Liao Hua,
Guan Hai, Pei Yuanshao, Li Wenhou, Xia Houlan and Bian Xi rushed to Jicheng together, leaving Gai Xun behind to guard Shanggui.
The distance between Jicheng and Shanggui is not too far, and it only takes half a day to travel a hundred miles. Half a day later, Gao Fei and others arrived at the outskirts of Jicheng. Along the way, they encountered many Han soldiers ambushing the roadside.
, because everyone was wearing Han army uniforms, they were able to pass smoothly.
After running forward for about five or six miles, Gao Fei and others saw the Han army's large and small camps. Each camp was a horn of each other. The large camp could accommodate 5,000 troops and the small camp could accommodate 2,000 troops.
The large and small camps were connected together with antlers and horses, and spread out in a circle. A hundred thousand troops were actually united into one, and the entire Hebei city was surrounded by water.
Gao Fei and others saw a large flag with the word "Zhou" hanging on the camp in front of them. As soon as they arrived at the camp, they immediately encountered hundreds of Han troops ambushing on both sides of the camp. Those hundreds of people rushed out.
He came out and blocked the way of Gao Fei and others. The leader of the army shouted arrogantly: "Who is here? How dare you break into the camp without permission?"
When Gao Fei saw the big flag in the camp, he was so angry that he immediately jumped off his horse. Wearing a bronze helmet and iron armor, he walked angrily to the army commander who was blocking the way and raised his voice.
He picked up the riding whip and whipped the army commander's body. The whip hit the armor worn by the army commander. It made a clear sound and said sternly: "Bold! I am the rebellious general Gao Fei. You can't even get in my way."
Dare you stop me? Go and call your general out and see if he knows me!"
The army commander had a look of grievance on his face. He had already seen a general-looking man galloping over with a cavalry team, but his general had already given instructions not to allow anyone to disturb his rest. In desperation, he had no choice but to
He bravely led others to block the way. At this time, he was beaten by Gao Fei. Although it didn't hurt, he felt uncomfortable. Moreover, he was punished in public, and his face was somewhat damaged. He immediately bowed his head and said: "General, calm down!
General, calm down! The general also has military orders, so he has to do it as a last resort. My general ordered that no one is allowed to disturb him, so..."
"Asshole! Go call him over quickly and tell him that I am here to visit him personally. We are old friends who have not seen each other for many years. You only need to say my name and he will naturally come to greet me in person!
"Gao Fei was very angry with Zhou Shen. Now that he was in front of his camp, how could he miss it? He had to ask Zhou Shen to find out. When he saw that Sima was hesitant, he shouted sternly, "Why don't you go quickly?
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When the army commander saw Gao Fei raising his whip and wanting to hit him, he immediately took a few steps back and said, "General, wait here for a moment. I will go and report it right now!"
Not long after, Zhou Shen came out of the camp with a dozen of his followers. When he saw Gao Fei and others riding on horseback outside the back door of the camp, he hurried over and said, "Oh my, this is
Aren't you the Marquis of Duxiang and the rebel general Gao Fei Gao Ziyu? If you don't station at Shanggui, what are you doing here? Could it be that General Huangfu gave you the order to transfer? If Zhou missed the opportunity to welcome you from afar, why don't you invite Haihan?"
Seeing the evil smile on Zhou Shen's face, Gao Fei snorted coldly, cupped his hands on the horse and said: "How can I compare to Brother Botong? Brother Botong is now a bandit general. I heard that
After being granted the title of Marquis, three thousand households can live in the city. If there are two thousand more households in the city, the country can be granted. Brother Botong is really amazing!"
Zhou Shen heard Gao Fei's dissatisfaction and said hurriedly: "These are all my subordinates. They have no eyes to see Mount Tai. They have no eyesight and do not recognize the famous Duxiang Marquis. Please don't blame me! Marquis!"
I have come a long way, and I must have had a hard journey. I prepared a little wine in the camp, and asked the Marquis to give me a favor. After all, we two brothers haven’t seen each other for a long time. Master Marquis, please come into the camp.
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Ever since Gao Fei knew that it was Zhou Shen who caused him not to go to Northeast China, he hated Zhou Shen with gnashing of teeth. Not long ago, he heard from Cao Cao that Zhou Shen had driven away Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, and his hatred became even more intense.
But he also understood that to deal with a villain like Zhou Shen, he had to treat him in his own way. At this moment, he had made up his mind. He wanted to ruin Zhou Shen's reputation, so he got off his horse and handed over his hand against his will.
: "Brother Botong is too polite. Since Brother Botong invites you so warmly, I would rather obey your order than be respectful."
After following Zhou Shen into the camp, Gao Fei felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the camp, and the soldiers guarding the tent were all very strong swordsmen. They seemed to have been carefully selected, and everyone had a look in their eyes.
With a hint of murderous intent. After Gao Fei looked at it, he sneered and said, "Brother Botong is throwing a Hongmen Banquet?"
Zhou Shen said hurriedly: "Brother Ziyu, don't get me wrong. These are my personal attendants who protect me on weekdays. Since brother Ziyu can't stand them, I'll just ask them to stay away."
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"No need, I'm not that afraid. Even at the Hongmen Banquet, I still don't know who is Xiang Yu and who is Liu...emperor Gaozu!" Gao Fei was mid-sentence when he suddenly realized that this was the Han Dynasty.
Calling Liu Bang by his name was a crime of disrespect, and serious cases could be beheaded, so he hurriedly changed his tone.
After hearing this, Zhou Shen frowned for a moment, then slowly relaxed his brows and continued to smile: "Brother Ziyu is joking. Brother Ziyu knows how brave he is. Let alone these people, just come up again."
One hundred people may not be Ziyu's opponent. To be honest, I made this move to guard against others. Last night, the rebels suddenly attacked the camp at night, catching our army by surprise. If I hadn't commanded the attack well,
Once the rebels retreat, they will break out from here. That’s why I strengthened the defense of the camp, and even set up hidden sentries behind the camp."
Gao Fei was not interested in listening to Zhou Shen's nonsense. He asked straight to the point: "Zhou Botong, I have no enmity with you, why did you frame me?"