Chen Cheng now has to check the enemy's movements almost every half hour, so he knows the enemy's movements earlier than the sentries on the mountain ridge. Before the Han cavalry arrived, he had already ordered the cavalry to leave the camp and assemble.
And the moment the enemy troops crossed the mountain ridge, they ordered a forward assault.
The main camp is to the west of Changpo Plain, and the mountain ridge is to the east of Changpo Plain. After the cavalry attacks, you can go around to the rear of the camp from the open space between the mountain ridge and Changpo Plain. This is a very dangerous place and is an excellent defensive location.
, although it is not as good as the terrain of Tongguan and Hangu Pass, it is not a problem to be able to withstand twice the enemy force as long as the soldiers dare to fight.
When Chen Cheng placed the camp here, he had already considered defense. After inspecting the terrain, he believed that as long as there were enough arrows, it would be difficult to break through. If it were him to attack, it would be best
The method is not to attack from the front, but to send infantry to seize the mountain ridge to the east to ensure that your retreat will not be cut off, so that you can move forward with troops.
Zhang Liao led his army across the mountain ridge, and killed and captured hundreds of Xiliang troops scattered outside. Just as he was about to continue moving forward, he heard thunderous drums and smoke and dust in front, and thousands of cavalry came forward to meet them.
He once entered Hanyang County with Ding Yuan and knew that the terrain here was dangerous, with crisscrossing mountains and ridges, and the terrain was narrower than that near Chencang. If tens of thousands of cavalry could be deployed near Chencang, then only four or five thousand cavalry could be deployed here.
Due to the limitations of the terrain, there are only so many soldiers and horses that can go forward to fight. Even if there are more troops, they can only watch from behind.
Zhang Liao had already seen how brave the enemy general Chen Cheng was yesterday. Even Lu Bu was wounded in a confrontation. Although he was proud of his bravery, he did not have the confidence to fight against such a fierce general. Moreover, the terrain here is narrow, which is more suitable for the enemy's heavy attack.
He mounted a cavalry charge. So before he marched his troops across the ridge, he separated half of his cavalry to stay behind and formed a wide arc. Thousands of them stood in front of the formation on horseback with crossbows drawn.
At this time, seeing the enemy cavalry rushing out, Zhang Liao immediately ordered his men to turn their horses and retreat towards the way they came. After bypassing the mountain ridge, he started to form his team again, preparing to fire a few rounds with strong bows and crossbows before turning back to fight.
Chen Cheng led the army to the edge of the mountain ridge and gradually slowed down his horse speed. The red dots in front were neatly arranged in a thin line, probably an ambush or something, and it immediately reminded him of Liu Yu's Queyue Formation. He
The purpose now is to retreat, not to fight with the enemy here. Even if you kill thousands more enemy troops, what will it do? Since the enemy has retreated, there is no need to rush over directly.
Of course, if the terrain here wasn't so strange, like a thorn, Chen Cheng wouldn't mind leading his troops to charge for a while. For now, forget it.
He did not lead the Flying Bear Cavalry to charge up, but stopped on the side of the mountain ridge. The thousands of cavalry following him saw the friendly troops in front stopped and slowed down, and finally stopped together on the mountain ridge.
Here, when Chen Cheng's army rushed out, Han Sui also sent General Tian Le to lead five thousand cavalry to fight out together.
At this time, the friendly troops in front blocked the road. Tian Le felt depressed, so he immediately came over and shouted: "Chen Shijun, why did you stop here?"
Chen Cheng glanced aside, smiled, and said, "It turns out to be General Tian."
He pointed to the narrow intersection ahead and said, "You see the opening here is so narrow. It's easy to get out, but I'm afraid it will be troublesome to come back."
Tian Le looked forward, a little disapproving, and thought to himself: How can we send troops to fight and be afraid of danger? I am afraid of this, and I am afraid of that, so why fight? It is better to go home and hug my mother-in-law to sleep!
But Chen Cheng's status was several levels higher than his. Even Han Sui had to be respectful in front of Chen Cheng. Tian Le was just a general under Han Sui's command, so how could he dare to say anything else? He could only let what Chen Cheng said.
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Over there, Zhang Liao turned his horse's head and found that the enemy troops were parked on the other side of the mountain ridge. He was not surprised by this. There were enemy sentries on the mountain ridge, and they could clearly see the situation below. The enemy troops
Seeing that they are prepared, it is normal to be unwilling to hit a strong bow or a crossbow.
However, he still had some regrets in his heart. If the enemy general relied on his own bravery and rushed over forcefully, with all the bows and crossbows firing, even if the people on the other side holding up their shields could not kill a few people, the horses would also be shot to death.
Zhang Liao thought in his mind: He thought that the enemy chieftain would be unable to withstand the temptation because of his superior martial arts, but he was so cautious. However, being able to test out that the main force of the enemy army is still there is not a gain at all.
While thinking about it, he asked around: "General, what should we do now?"
Zhang Liao said: "Since the enemy is not chasing us, we can just retreat a certain distance first and then wait."
"Wait?"
"Yes, General Zhengxi and General Zuo are coming with the main force. When they come, we will decide whether to fight or not."
So the cavalry on the other side of the mountain ridge turned their horses and prepared to retreat to a more open area. At this time, a horseman on the other side of the mountain ridge trotted forward, came to the narrowest part of the road, and said loudly: "I
It is Bingzhou Mu, Juluhou Chen Cheng, who invites the general to answer the question!"
The mount under Chen Cheng's crotch is extremely tall, with a shoulder height of five feet and two, and its body is fiery red, which looks like burning flames, so the enemy and we can recognize it from a long distance away. Zhang Liao is wondering what the enemy is doing before he hits the horse.
For what reason, he heard Chen Cheng invite him. He looked at the rebel leader a few hundred steps away in surprise. Hearing the invitation, he was thinking about something else.
This guy's voice is so loud!
If you can hear it so clearly from a distance of hundreds of steps, wouldn't it be as loud as thunder if you were right in front of you?
Logically speaking, a warrior like him should not come forward to answer the rebel leader. If others used this to accuse him of colluding with the rebels, it would be impossible to explain it with more words. But Zhang Liao just pondered for a while.
, decided to go forward and see what the enemy chief meant.
For the sake of the country, if there are some gossips, so what?
Zhang Liao came forward on his horse. Everyone on the left and right were frightened and tried to dissuade him: "The Marquis of Julu is unparalleled in his bravery and his marksmanship is unparalleled. Why should the general put himself in danger?"
"I thought that Marquis Julu would never hurt someone with a secret arrow!" Although Zhang Liao said this, he still gave the lieutenant a few words and arranged a plan on how to deal with an emergency, and then he
Only then did he step forward.
Chen Cheng came forward, his intention was just to boost the morale of the army, but he didn't expect the enemy general to actually come over. Looking at the enemy general trotting over, he was a little impressed. Yesterday, he had killed a lot of people on the battlefield, and now
The enemy general who dares to come up alone is very courageous.
Zhang Liao reined in his horse twenty steps in front of Chen Cheng and asked, "Zhang Liao, a former military captain under General Zhengxi, has seen Marquis Julu."
Chen Cheng was a little surprised at the other party's youth. After hearing the other party's name, he was even more surprised. However, after he was surprised, he immediately felt that it should be so. There were only a few named generals under Ding Yuan's command.
The same goes for the generals under Huangfu Song. Among the attacking Han troops, there were only a few who were both brave and strategic.
Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan are one of them.
As a latecomer who has watched "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" several times, Chen Cheng is very familiar with the name Zhang Liao. In the Battle of Hefei, Zhang Liao led 800 cavalry to attack Soochow's 100,000 troops, and fought until they reached the command of Sun Quan, who ordered Soochow to
The army was overwhelmed and defeated, and was frightened by the news. Later, he led his troops in pursuit, defeated Sun Quan, Gan Ning, Ling Tong and other troops, and almost captured Sun Quan alive.
Xiaoyaojin defeated 800 to 100,000. Such a record was unparalleled in the late Han Dynasty and even in the entire ancient military history. As the other party in the battle of Xiaoyaojin, Sun Quan was maliciously dubbed "Sun Quan".
One hundred thousand" title.
Moreover, Zhang Liao was not only extremely brave on the battlefield, but also very eloquent and resourceful. He once persuaded Guan Yu to temporarily surrender to Cao Cao. I just don't know if this plot was fabricated in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" or if it really happened.
But whether it is a novel or the official history that he can't remember much, Zhang Liao is a peerless general with both civil and military skills.
Chen Cheng looked at Zhang Liaoying's energetic look and liked it very much. A smile broke out on his face and he said: "It turns out to be Zhang Wenyuan. I have already heard that there are several generals under General Zhengxi, including Shi. Today.
What a blessing it is to see you!"
Zhang Liao, however, looked solemn and said: "I have heard about Juluhou's deeds. He was a general of the country and was favored by the late emperor. Why did he join forces with the Xiliang rebels and come to attack the territory of the Han family?"
The smile on Chen Cheng's face stopped. He sighed, spread his hands, and said: "The arrow is on the string, so I have to shoot it."
Zhang Liao was stunned, not expecting Chen Cheng to react like this. After a few seconds of silence, he said loudly: "Now the country is in troubled times, and it is the time for heroes and heroes to use force. Why doesn't Marquis Julu know how to return from the lost road, abandon the darkness and turn to the light?"
?If you can defect and surrender, the imperial court will definitely put you in a position of great importance!"
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "What Wen Yuan said made sense. I was very moved, but I still had no choice but to refuse. If I really did what Wen Yuan said and abandoned my soldiers to surrender to the court, I would be disrespectful to my soldiers."
Righteous. When I arrive in Luoyang, He Jin will definitely kill me. Of course my life is nothing, but it is unwise to die so easily. The war in Liangzhou has only subsided not long ago. If I am not here, there will definitely be another
It’s a big chaos, and that means being unkind to the people of Liangzhou.”
He said to Zhang Liao: "How could it be that I, Chen Cheng, had done such an unkind and unwise act?"
Zhang Liao knew that what the other party said was right. Although he said that just now, he didn't really think that he could persuade the other party to surrender with just a few words, so he skipped the topic and asked: "Then Juluhou called me to the formation?"
I asked you to answer before, but why?"
Chen Cheng pointed to the mountain ridge on the side and said: "The terrain here is no longer conducive to the use of troops. Going to the west, the terrain will only become more dangerous. Even if Ding Yuan and Huangfu Song's entire division comes to attack, I can still block it. God has it.
The virtue of living well, instead of working hard to no avail and injuring the soldiers many times, how about the two families just call it quits?"
Zhang Liao sneered when he heard this and said: "Your Xiliang army invaded our territory, killed the people, burned down the houses, and destroyed the fields. Now are you talking about the virtue of living a good life?"
Chen Cheng sighed and said: "Killing people is not my intention..."
At this point, he shook his head and said, "Forget it, I'll read a poem to Wenyuan for you to listen to."
“…..?”
Chen Cheng held the reins in his hands and said: "There is a limit to killing people, and all countries have their own borders. If you can only control the invasion of the mausoleum, how can you kill more people?"
