Zhang Liao was actually unwilling to follow Xu Rong on this expedition. He had long been fed up with the arrogance of the Xiliang army. Deep in his heart, he had always envied his elder brother Gao Shun, who was given to Lin Feng by Lu Bu. He heard that Lin Feng once asked
General Lu Bu asked for him, but unfortunately General Lu refused.
When Xu Rong's troops approached Hangu Pass, Zhang Liao learned that the opponent they were about to face was Pingyuan Lin Zhirou.
The Pingyuan Army is difficult to fight. This is the consensus of the Bingzhou Army under Lu Bu. When they first met Lin Feng a few years ago, they had seen that Lin Feng had a general named Huang who was as good as the flying general Lu Bu. Later, they heard that he came to Bingzhou to trade.
Gao Shun once mentioned that Lin Feng's strong generals came out in droves, and his legion was even more powerful, not inferior to Lu Bu's Bingzhou legion.
As soon as the Xu Rong Army and the Pingyuan Army fought, Zhang Liao noticed Lin Feng's power.
The entire Plains Legion, in terms of equipment, training, and morale, was no different from the most elite legion he knew. In other words, soldiers who could have served as elite legions in other armies were just ordinary members of the Plains Legion.
From this we can see how terrifying the Plains Legion was.
When the trapped camp led by Gao Shun rushed into the Chinese army, Zhang Liao knew that nothing could be done, so he hurried back to Commander Xu Rong's camp again.
But he saw Xu Rong's face turned pale, and he fell down on the handsome chair, with a look of despair on his face.
"General Xu, our front army has been defeated, and the Pingyuan Army has entered the central army. I also ask the general to quickly deploy the entire army to retreat, and ask the Hangu Pass garrison to come out to respond."
Xu Rong shook his head: "There are no reinforcements. I just received an urgent report from the rear army. The Pingyuan Army has surrounded our army. Now we have no wings to fly."
Zhang Liao pulled up a chair and sat down slowly in disappointment.
After a long while, he asked: "I'm afraid the defenders at Hangu Pass have realized something is wrong. As long as our army can hold on for one day, the capital will definitely send reinforcements to help. If not, we can attack from both sides and attack the Pingyuan Army severely."
Xu Rong raised his head and glanced at Zhang Liao: "I regret not listening to Wen Yuan's words. If I had sent people to Hangu Pass for help earlier, I would not have made such a big mistake."
Zhang Liao suddenly trembled: "The general means..."
Xu Rong covered his face with his hands: "Someone just came to report that a certain messenger sent to Hangu Pass to ask for help was used by the Pingyuan Army. At this time, the flag of the Pingyuan Army has been planted at Hangu Pass."
The handsome tent suddenly became quiet, and neither of them knew what to say for a moment.
Not long after, Lin Feng received the news that Xu Rong's army had been wiped out, and he couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh.
"Great, prepare your horses quickly, I want to see Zhang Wenyuan for the first time."
Xu Rong's army was completely wiped out, the natural danger Hangu Pass fell, and Lin Feng's strange troops descended from the sky.
This cut off the connection between Luoyang and Longxi.
This news quickly spread throughout the capital, Luoyang, and Dong Zhuo was so frightened that he rolled off the soft couch. Regardless of his disgrace, he hurriedly summoned all his soldiers to discuss a strategy to retreat from the enemy.
Li Ru, Jia Xu, Lu Bu, Hua Xiong and others hurried to the Taishi Mansion.
Before everyone could sit down, Dong Zhuo couldn't wait to shout: "What strategies do you have for retreating from the enemy? Who can defeat Pingyuan Lin Zhirou?"
Lu Buyu's face sank, and he pursed his slender lips and frowned: "Father, I have an old relationship with Zhirou. I am confident that if I send him a letter and promise him some benefits, I can do it without any troops."
He was ordered to give way to Hangu Pass and return to Hukou Pass."
Li Ru analyzed from the other side: "Father-in-law, from what Ru saw, what Feng Xian said is absolutely true. Lin Pingyuan was willing to take extraordinary risks and passed four passes along the Taihang Mountains. There were only less than 40,000 soldiers and horses to storm the naturally dangerous Han Valley.
Guan, what he did does not seem to be for the purpose of grabbing credit or so-called enforcing the law of heaven and clearing the emperor's side, but he must have other plans."
Dong Zhuo was very surprised: "Why did Wen You say this? You can tell me in detail."
Li Ru, what are you talking about? I don’t understand. Please explain it carefully.
After Li Ru nodded to Lu Bu, he continued to explain: "My father-in-law, Ru has concluded that the Pingyuan Army does not really want to defend Hangu and block our Xiliang Army's return to Long. There are two reasons for this. First, the Pingyuan Army does not have enough troops. If we
However, Luoyang ignored the army camp and the whole army pressed forward to attack Hangu Pass. Even if Lin Feng had three heads and six arms, he could not hold Hangu Pass with more than 30,000 plain troops. In the end, he could only make wedding clothes for the coalition forces in the east.
Second, if our army ignores the Pingyuan Army at Hangu Pass and attacks the allied forces to the east with all its strength, once our army wins, the Pingyuan Army will not be able to retreat completely. I believe that the Pingyuan Army’s surprise attack on Hangu Pass will be inevitable.
If you have good ministers planning for you, you will never see the situation unclearly."
Dong Zhuo immediately felt relieved: "Wen You means that Lin Feng will not hold Hangu Pass for a long time. As long as he gets what he wants, he will definitely return to the Hukou Pass area?"
Li Ru nodded, Lu Bu said nothing with a cold face, and Jia Xu lowered her head and played with her fingers, as if she didn't want to participate in the discussion.
Dong Zhuo stood up and laughed: "It's good to ask for anything, I'm afraid he has nothing to ask for. Come, ask Pingyuan Lin Zhirou what he wants, as long as it's not too much, give him whatever he wants, but he must withdraw as soon as possible
Hangu Pass opens up the main connecting road between Luoyang and Longxi."
Lin Feng did not climb Hangu Pass at all, and even his tent was pitched in a sunny place in the valley in front of the pass.
At this time, Lin Feng was in the commander's tent, drinking with Gao Shun and Zhang Liao.
"Wenyuan, as early as two years ago, I asked Brother Fengxian several times to ask for permission to marry you, but unfortunately Brother Fengxian never let go. Now, it's better. You and I finally meet each other. It's better to have Wen Yuan's service than anything else."
Get millions of soldiers."
Zhang Liao, command 95, force 91, intelligence
83,Politics 74,Charm 86.
Look at this attribute, the commanding force is 90+, which is not inferior to Taishi Ci. In fact, as long as you are willing to fully trust Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan, this will definitely stabilize the level of a side's commander.
Zhang Liao had a sullen face and did not speak.
Effectiveness and being captured are two different concepts, and he still can't turn around this corner.
Although Lin Feng's words were full of desire and joy to get him, Zhang Liao just felt that it was too shameful to be captured alive on the battlefield.
It's not that he hasn't thought about breaking out of the siege, but I really can't do it!
When Xu Rong's army was completely defeated, Zhang Liao led his troops to try to break out of the siege and fled to the Bingzhou grassland.
Unfortunately, before he could break through the first siege, he met the general Tai Shi Ci head-on.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Liao once fought against Taishi Ci one after another. In a single challenge, the two of them could not decide the winner, but then the army fought, and Taishi Ci was defeated miserably. Later, Taishi Ci planned to sneak attack Zhang Liao, but Zhang Liao saw through and set up an ambush, and Taishi Ci was defeated.
He was injured in an ambush. After returning to camp, he was so angry that his wound burst open and he died.
Now, under Lin Feng's instigation, the two fought against each other in advance. Poor Zhang Liao was in the midst of a hasty escape and had no intention of getting too entangled with Tai Shi Ci. As a result, Tai Shi Ci struck a golden-threaded cold moon halberd on his back, causing him to lie on his horse's back.
Fleeing in despair.
However, there were many generals under Lin Feng's command. Zhang Liao had not gone far when he encountered the ancient evil classmate Dian Wei. Dian Wei came up and killed him with several halberds. Dian Wei's horse skidded on the rocks in the mountains, and then he hurriedly hit the horse and fled.
Then there is no more.
Zhang Liao met Lin Feng, whose eyes were shining with excitement. Before Zhang Liao could think of how to respond, he was captured alive by Gao Shun, who suddenly came out from behind.
Therefore, facing the enthusiastic Lin Feng, Zhang Liao was at a loss for the moment.
As a defeated general, is he really worthy of Lin Feng being such a courteous and virtuous corporal?
Of course, Zhang Liao would not belittle himself. Even though there were as many powerful generals as a cloud in the plain army, he was confident that he could occupy a good position among them.
As the banquet progressed, Zhang Liao gradually relaxed his mind. He and Lin Feng were old acquaintances, and his companion Gao Shun was a close comrade in arms. In this way, it would not be too difficult for Zhang Liao to integrate into the Pingyuan Army.
After three drinks and five dishes, Lin Feng stopped and raised his glass: "Wen Yuan, there is a long time between you and me. Don't think too much now. Stay with Gao Shun for the time being. Wait until the war against Dong is over before you think about it. Your new position."
Zhang Liao had just surrendered, and Lin Feng could not directly give him the power to command the army, so he could only arrange Zhang Liao to Gao Shun's side first, which would allow Zhang Liao to familiarize himself with the Pingyuan Army's style.