Chapter Fourty Nine Five: Zhang Fei Attacks the Camp
After Sun Jian from Jiangdong got Jia Rong's letter, he did not doubt that he was there and immediately led his soldiers to attack Jiangxia. Liu Biao took away most of the elite troops. Sun Jian was already ready to make a move.
Jiangxia is the junction between Jingzhou and Jiangdong, and has become the main offensive place for the Jiangdong Army. After Huang Zu led troops to chase down the men in black, Jiangxia lost its troops and generals. Facing the violent attack of the Jiangdong Army, it could only persevere and wait.
reinforcements, Liu Biao was on his way back to the army at this time.
Although Jiangdong's army was brave, they could not defeat the Jingzhou army in the fortified city.
Among Liu Bei's troops, Zhang Fei had an angry look on his face, "We in Xuzhou contributed a lot to this attack on Hangu Pass. Why did we only get so little food and grass? Brother, let me, Old Zhang, go to the alliance leader's tent to find out."
Liu Bei hurriedly grabbed Zhang Fei, "Third brother, today's princes are no longer the allied forces under Hangu Pass. A small problem may trigger a war. It's better to be careful in everything. My eldest brother won't let you go to the alliance leader. In fact, it's for your sake."
Well, the alliance leader’s food and fodder were also burned down at Hangu Pass.”
Guan Yu also echoed: "A few grains and supplies are nothing. After we return to Xuzhou, we will develop slowly. When the time comes, we will send troops to kill Cao's army in revenge for the land seizure that day!" Speaking of this, Guan Yu
Sparks of hatred flashed in his eyes. He hated Huang Jin Guo Da, but he hated Cao Cao even more. It was Cao Cao who made them lose their territory.
On the battlefield, Zhang Fei was a strong general. In life, he also said whatever he wanted. Since Liu Bei and Guan Yu disagreed, this strong general began to act alone again. That night, he led thousands of troops and decisively attacked
The retreating Cao army launched an attack. Cao's army was caught off guard and lost its troops. No one expected that the two sides, who had been on good terms before, suddenly drew their swords at each other. After a big fuss among Cao's army, the anger in Zhang Fei's chest diminished a little.
This guy is a man who is angry but can't hold things in, so Liu Bei and Guan Yu often talk about him.
Cao Cao's eyes almost narrowed into a thin line, and he said coldly: "Liu Bei, you bullied me too much. Do you really think that our army is easy to bully? Even if you have the name of a Han clan clan member, so what?"
Xi Zhicai said: "My lord, don't let a small thing make a big loss. Liu Bei is a generous man and is gentle in situations. Such behavior does not seem to be what he did. According to the soldier's report, the leader of the army seems to be Zhang Fei."
Didn't Cao Cao not know that when he attacked Xuzhou to avenge his father, he was blocked by Liu Bei? The two sides were already bitter and bitter. Even without this incident, war would have started sooner or later, but Zhang Fei's sneak attack at this time was like a
A loud slap hit him on the face. After many years in the world, he, Cao Cao, always attacked others secretly. When had he ever suffered such a loss?
After Liu Bei learned about Zhang Fei's affairs, he scolded Zhang Fei a few times, and then led Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and the alliance leader Yuan Shao to Cao Cao's army.
With Zhang Fei's example, Yuan Shao had to be careful to prevent Cao Cao from cheating. He had played with Cao Cao since he was a child. Yuan Shao knew that Cao Cao had a rather rogue character. The Euphorbia soldiers were on the left and right to protect him first.
The dead soldiers were waiting outside and were fully prepared. Yuan Shao and Liu Bei entered Cao Cao's Chinese army tent with a smile on his face.
"I wonder why the leader came here?" Cao Cao didn't even look at Liu, Guan, and Zhang, which made Zhang Fei almost curse.
Liu Bei grabbed Zhang Fei and said, "Last night, my third brother Zhang Fei disobeyed military orders and led an army to sneak attack on your army. Bei felt deeply ashamed, so he came to plead guilty to Meng De."
"Meng De, you see Xuande is very sincere, and it is Zhang Fei who sends troops to attack your army this time, so let's forget it." Yuan Shao started to make peace. Of course, there was a lot of provocation in his tone. As long as Cao Cao targeted
Zhang Fei decided to arouse Liu Bei's anger. It is no secret among the princes that Liu, Guan, and Zhang are sworn brothers. Let alone Zhang Fei leading the army to attack Cao Cao, I am afraid that even if he attacked Yuan Shao, Liu Bei would definitely do it all. If Liu Bei
The conflict with Cao Cao is triggered, and it will be Yuan Shao who benefits.
The land of Youzhou is not very powerful. As long as you put in a little effort and unify Youzhou, Yuan Shao will once again have the capital to fight against Cao Cao. Even now, Yuan Shao is not afraid of Cao Cao. He has a prominent family background.
The Xiliang army did not take it seriously.
Cao Cao secretly despised Yuan Shao in his heart. He was so sincere and made it clear that he did not want to cause trouble. The discord between Cao Jun and Yuan Jun was not a secret among the princes. The hatred for seizing land, with Yuan Shao's character, would be returned sooner or later.
As for Cao Cao and Liu Bei, they also had a bitter feud. Liu Bei helped Tao Qian defend Xuzhou, which was openly opposing Cao Cao so that his hatred could not be avenged. As the saying goes, the enemy of the enemy is a friend. Yuan Shao did this.
Still good.
"Xuande, Benchu, what are you talking about? General Zhang is just ignorant. As a general of chariots and cavalry, how can I be as knowledgeable as him? There are many plague infections in the army. Please be careful when you go out. If one of you is infected,
, otherwise it will be a big loss for the coalition forces." Cao Cao said with a thorn in his words.
Liu Beiquan thought that Cao Cao had accepted his apology and said with a smile: "Thanks to Meng De for thinking about me."
"It's just our leader, our army has lost a lot of food and grass, and many soldiers have been killed or wounded. It's hard for me to explain it when I go down," Cao Cao said.
Liu Bei looked embarrassed and said: "The Xuzhou army is currently outnumbered and short of food. When we return to Xuzhou, we will definitely compensate Cao's army for today's losses."
"Oh, that's good. As a clan member of the Xuande Han clan, I won't default on this matter." Cao Cao just mentioned.
Yuan Shao was very happy to see that the matter was easily resolved. He was the leader of the alliance. When disputes occurred among the princes, he was the biggest one. If he couldn't handle it well, outsiders would think that he, the leader of the alliance, had not fulfilled his responsibilities. Although he
I knew that Cao Cao's character would never give up.
Liu Bei cupped his hands and said: "General Cao understands justice well and is indeed a role model for our generation. He will definitely go to Yanzhou to express his gratitude in the future. For now, the plan is to withdraw the army. If nothing happens, be prepared to retire first. There are still things in the army that need to be dealt with.
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Yuan Shao also knew that the withdrawal of troops was of great importance. It was not a coalition state now, and the camps of all parties were clear. No one wanted his soldiers to be infected with the plague again, and to die without swords, guns, or blood. Not only the soldiers were afraid, but the commanders were also worried.
Qi.
"Lord, can this be the end of it?" Xi Zhicai asked.
When Cao's army went out, Xi Zhicai Xun Yu went with the army, and the rest stayed in Yanzhou. However, today's emperor died. Many ministers had already begun to think about retreating. Like Jia Rong at the time, Cao Cao would definitely not stand in the way and wanted to serve under Cao's army.
If you are an official and a part-time official, Cao Cao will be happy to grant you an official position. If you want to cause trouble, Cao Cao will only use the weapon in his hand to say sorry to them.
"Could it be that my lord wants it?" Xun Yu asked in shock.
When Cao Cao saw that Xun Yu had made a rough guess, he hurriedly stopped and said with a cold smile: "Liu Bei's army is unkind, so don't blame our army for being unjust. Otherwise, if anyone among the princes sees that our army is easy to bully, they will all come here to do this.
That's not bad. After the battle at Hanguguan, the situation in the Central Plains will definitely change."
Xun Yu said worriedly: "My lord, Liu Bei's army attacked our army a few days ago. It seems that it was not by Liu Bei's hand. I have heard that Liu Bei's sworn brother Zhang Fei was reckless and lost the city because he was drunk and whipped his generals that day. Liu Bei did not blame him.
And today Liu Bei is also very sincere and has Yuan Shao accompanying him."
"It doesn't matter whether I, the general, is from Liu Bei or not, as long as he invades our army, he will bear the corresponding consequences." Cao Cao said with a cold snort.
Late at night, Xiahou Dun was summoned by Cao Cao to the Chinese army's tent and gave some instructions in a low voice. When Xiahou Dun walked out of the tent, his face was full of smiles.
About three o'clock in the morning, a group of men and horses quietly moved towards Liu Bei's camp. The coalition troops were marching in a hurry, and the place where they were temporarily stationed could not be called a camp at all.
Xiahou Dun led a thousand men, pushed aside the antlers, and charged into Liu Bei's army. He took the lead and no one could stop him. Liu Bei's army was thrown into chaos.
At this moment, there was a roar of gongs and drums in Liu Bei's camp, and Zhang Fei came out with a snake spear of eight feet in his hand and wearing strong armor, and caught Xiahou Dun to fight.
It turned out that after Liu Bei returned to the camp, he expected that Cao Cao would not give up. The defense of the camp was sparse on the outside and dense on the inside. After Xiahou Dun led his men to attack, Zhang Fei and his men came out to fight.
On one side was Liu Bei's powerful general, who was the most brave among the three armies, and on the other side was the elite Cao Jun, who was brave and good at fighting. The two sides fought with each other, and the fighting was in full swing. The princes stationed nearby had already been awakened, strengthened their military alert, and watched the fire from across the bank.
Xiahou Dun couldn't defeat Zhang Fei, so he turned his horse and left. Zhang Fei, who was eager to kill, was not willing to let go, so he slapped his horse and killed him.
At this moment, the rumble of horse hooves sounded from the rear of the camp. Although the fighting on the battlefield partially covered it, it still could not affect the momentum of the cavalry's charge.
Zhang Fei didn't care about Xiahou Dun. When he heard the movement behind the camp, his face showed deep thought, and he suddenly said in shock: "No, we have fallen into Cao's army's plan."
The generals under his command couldn't help but secretly laugh when they heard this. Zhang Fei was just a reckless man, how could he know whether to fall into the trap or not? They just thought Zhang Fei was talking nonsense.
"Resist Cao's army!" Zhang Fei gave such an order to the general, and then he rushed back to the formation, bringing up a puff of dust and smoke.
The generals looked at each other. Although they had known for a long time that this general was somewhat unreliable, in the face of a powerful enemy, he abandoned his soldiers and returned to the camp alone. This was the first time that he had seen General Zhang San fight bravely.
He rushed to the front line and opened a gap for the soldiers in the rear. He acted recklessly and was quite popular among the soldiers in the army. He had never done such an unreliable thing before.
Xiahou Dun led five hundred tiger and leopard cavalry, looked at the Liu Bei army camp in front of him with a solemn expression, raised his long sword and said "Kill!"
Five hundred cavalrymen broke into Liu Beijun's camp like ghosts. The torches in their hands kept lighting up the camp. After a moment, the entire camp became brighter under the light of the fire. The awakened Liu Beijun soldiers walked out of the camp and looked around blankly. The camp was already full of people.
It was a sea of fire. In panic, they rushed to tell each other, and the camp was in chaos. The Xuzhou army was not bad among the princes' armies, but Liu Bei took over not long ago, and he had no military exploits to convince the soldiers.
Although the order was effective, it did not win the respect of the soldiers.
When Liu Bei saw the fire blazing into the sky behind the camp, his face changed drastically and he said angrily: "Cao Cao, a common man, has bullied me too much!"
