The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

But why was Zhang Fei disappointed?

The reason is very simple. Outside the city of Yangzhai, there were only Lei Book and Chen Lan's army left, and Zhang Liao had already led his troops to retreat.

But when did Zhang Liao retreat, and why?

It turned out that after Xun Zhen entered the territory of Yingchuan, the defenders left by Zhang Liao in Yanxian, Yingyang and other places along the way all fled to Yangzhai one after another, and gave Zhang Liao the information of this army. Zhang Liao was shocked when he heard the news. He was a wise general, and Xi Zhicai gave Xun Zhen the analysis of "the advantages of Xun Zhen's attack on Yingchuan". He was also very clear about them. He immediately understood, Xun Zhen was here, he would definitely not be able to defeat him, and Sun Jian was killed in battle, he was the one who gave advice, thinking about the relationship between Xun Zhen and Sun Jian, and then thinking about listening to that Congyan County, Yingyang The soldiers and horses who fled back said that "the eastern part of Xunzhen claimed to avenge Sun Jian". He was even more frightened and fearful. After thinking about it for a long time, I finally said: "Xunzhen East is a powerful force in the world, and now its troops have reached Yingchuan, I will definitely not be the enemy. As for Lei Book and Chen Lan's troops, when the Zhendong soldiers arrive, I will not only hope If I don't get them to help, I'm afraid that they will run away immediately, which will drag me down instead!" He took the time to make a decision and made a decision, "The best policy is to wait for the troops from Zhendong to arrive, and join Lei Book and Chen Lan. The troops are fighting for their own way, I might as well rush out before Lei Book and Chen Lan get this military intelligence! It is also the right to keep them, so let me break it!"

Assuming it was decided, Zhang Liao would stay put for the time being, not to tell Lei Book and Chen Lan the news, and sent troops to block the road to Yangzhai from the east and south, so as not to leak the news and be informed in advance by Lei Book and Chen Lan,— —Chen Lan and Lei Book came to Yangzhai from the southwest of Yingchuan. There were no troops in the east and south of Yingchuan, so Xunzhen led his troops to enter this matter. For the time being, they have not received any news. , I don't know about it at all, and now that Zhang Liao has blocked the road, they have no way of knowing.

During the day, Zhang Liao's army was the same as usual. After nightfall, that is, the night before Zhang Fei led his cavalry to the outside of Yangzhai City, Zhang Liao handed down an order. The land came out of the camp, and went southwest to retreat to Nanyang.

This happened. When Zhang Fei went outside Yangzhai City, he knew that Zhang Liao was the culprit of Sun Jian's death in battle, so he went outside Zhang Liao's camp first, but found that Zhang Liao's camp was already an empty camp.

Zhang Fei hurriedly sent his cavalry back the same way, and reported the matter to Xun Zhen urgently.

Although Zhang Liao's reputation is not very prominent, Xun Zhen naturally knows what kind of person he is, and after receiving Zhang Fei's report, he thought in his heart: "Zhang Wenyuan offered advice to Lü Bu and killed my Wentai. It's called, it's quick to see the opportunity."

Although Zhang Liao saw the opportunity quickly and fled, he could not let him go easily.

Xun Zhen's department entered Yingchuan from the southeast of Yingchuan. If Zhang Liao withdraws, he will definitely not go in this direction. The north is Hanoi, and he will not go there. In this way, his retreat will be limited. There are only two directions left, either in the direction of Henan Yin in the west, or in the direction of Luyang in the southwest. Of these two directions, obviously only the latter is his only choice, because no matter what, Lu Bu and Yuan Shu have not torn apart their faces yet, and they are still members of one party.

Xun Zhen then divided his troops and ordered Chen Bao to lead his headquarters to chase southwest. In the southwest, there are several rivers such as Rushui running through the territory of Yingchuan. If you chase quickly, you may still be able to catch up with Zhang Liao when he crosses the water.

After the division of troops to Zhangliao, Xun Zhen led the main force and continued to march towards Yangzhai.

At this time, Lei Book and Chen Lan in the west camp of Yangzhai City, no matter how slow they were, they had already received a report from the scouts and knew that Xun Zhen's troops were coming. The two looked horrified at each other, and hurriedly climbed to the watchtower to watch, and saw Zhang Fei's cavalry at a glance, showing off their might outside Zhang Liao's camp in the south of the city.

Lei Book and Chen Lan took a closer look at Zhang Liao's camp.

However, they saw that the cavalry of Zhang Liao's camp was quiet, as if they were ignoring Zhang Fei's cavalry. Walk in.

Only then did the two know that Zhang Liao had already abandoned the camp and evacuated!

Lei Book and Chen Lan turned pale and looked at each other.

Chen Lan was furious and scolded: "Zhang Wenyuan, what a despicable and shameless person! He must have known that Xun Zhendong was entering Ying before us, but he didn't tell us a word, and he quietly escaped! ...how about you and me left here?"

Lei Bo said: "You and I hurry up and attack Yangzhai! Before Xun Zhendong arrives, let's capture Yangzhai City, defend the city, and protect ourselves."

Chen Lan said: "The soldiers from Xuzhou will arrive in one day at most in half a day, and the soldiers from Yuzhou on the north bank of Yingshui River are probably preparing to cross the river at this time. ... Although Yang Zhai is not difficult to fight, it was because you and I and Zhang Liao were jealous of each other, so The city has not been attacked until now, but now there is only half a day and a day of work left, how can you and I attack Yangzhai in such a hurry? I am afraid that the enemy has already arrived before the city is pulled!

Lei Bo said: "If you can't fight Yangzhai, then you and I will close the gate, keep the camp and wait for the Ming Gong to send reinforcements."

Chen Lan said: "How can you and I alone be able to defeat the army of Zhendong? What's more, there are Yuzhou soldiers on the north bank of the Yingshui River? This is not to stick to one's own defense, but to throw yourself to death and find your own way! Your strategy , no no no."

Lei Bo said: "You know that these two strategies will not work, so you still ask me what should I do now?"

Chen Lan said, "What do you mean by that?"

Lei Bo said: "Thirty-six strategies, which one is the best?"

Chen Lan said: "Naturally, it is the first step."

Lei Bo said: "Isn't that enough?"

Only then did Chen Lan understand what Lei Bo meant, and said angrily: "Can't you just say it straight? When is it! You're still going around, and you're wasting your time!"

Lei Bo and Chen Lan decided to abandon the camp and retreat, but before ordering the retreat, Chen Lan asked Lei Bo another question and said, "Tell me, where should you and I retreat now?"

Lei Bo asked back: "Where do you say you and I should evacuate?"

Chen Lan said: "I think you and I should withdraw to Nanyang."

Lei Bo nodded again and again, and said, "Not bad." He nodded outside the camp, asked Chen Lan, and said, "Zhang Liao sneaked away first, where do you think he will retreat?"

Chen Lan said: "He must have also withdrawn to Nanyang."

Lei Bo said: "Not bad, not bad." He asked Chen Lan, and said, "The vanguard cavalry in the east of Xun Town knows that Zhang Liao has left, and will definitely report to Zhendong. Won't you split up to chase Zhang Liao?"

Chen Lan pondered and said, "I heard that Sun Jian's death was due to Zhang Liao's plan. Zhendong and Sun Jian befriended him. In order to avenge Sun Jian, he is expected to pursue him."

Lei Book said, "Not bad, not bad." Asked Chen Lan, and said, "Then Zhendong is chasing, where will he go?"

Chen Lan said: "That is to go southwest and chase in the direction of Nanyang."

Lei Bo said: "Not bad, not bad." Asked Chen Lan, and said, "Then if you and I also retreat to Nanyang, will you run into Zhendong Branch head-on to chase Zhang Liao's soldiers? Or will Zhendong Branch go?

Chasing the soldiers of Zhang Liao, chasing you and me together? "

Chen Lan suddenly realized, and said: "So, Nanyang can't be withdrawn." After recovering, he was even more angry, and said, "Can't you change your fault? It's going around again!" Knowing the strategy is not only Lei Book, but also has to ask him, holding back his anger, he asked, "Nanyang can't withdraw, then you say, where should you and I withdraw best?"

Lei Bo said: "You can't go to the east or south, you can't retreat to the southwest, there are soldiers from Yuzhou in the north of Yingshui, and you and I can't cross the north. Where do you think we can go? Only to retreat to the west."

"Where to go to the west? Henan Yin?"

"Dong Zhuo forcibly moved millions of people from Luoyang to Chang'an in the west. Henan Yin is now ten miles uninhabited. You and I have three or four thousand soldiers and horses. If you withdraw to Henan Yin, what will you use to support these soldiers and horses? They eat grass and eat grass. soil?"

"Where is the westward retreat?"

"Go to the Songgao Mountains first. When the time comes, you and I will return to Nanyang."

Song Gaoshan, the Song Mountain in later generations, is located in the northwest corner of Yingchuan.

The two agreed on a plan and did not dare to delay. They immediately gathered their troops and left the camp and retreated westward.

The cavalry led by Zhang Fei was not much, only three or five hundred cavalry. If Lei Bo and Chen Lan were not in the camp, Zhang Fei would not be able to use cavalry to attack the fortress. , how could Zhang Fei be afraid of it? How could he let the two of them and their minions go easily!

At the moment, Zhang Fei rode behind him and chased after him.

Lei Bo and Chen Lan walked while fighting. They walked out of the camp for more than ten miles. They were captured a lot by Zhang Fei's troops, and only then did they escape.

From Yangzhai to the northwest along the Yingshui, there is a city first, on the north bank of the Yingshui, is Yangcheng, and then there is a city, at the source of the Yingshui, is Lunshi, to go to Songgaoshan, you must go through Yangcheng County. In the territory of Yangcheng County, Lei Bu took precautions, looted and looted, and got some food and grain, which was expected to be enough for more than a month. Because he was afraid that Xun Zhen's troops would come after him, he did not stop in Yangcheng for a long time, and immediately met with Chen Lan. He led his troops to the Song Mountains.

Nanyang couldn't go back for a while, and the two had no choice but to fall for the grass and become a pirate in Songshan first and become a king of the mountain.

But it was Xun Zhen, who was so powerful today that Zhang Liao, Lei Book, and Chen Lan left without a fight.

Xun Zhen led his troops to Yangzhai, and soldiers from Yuzhou on the north bank of Yingshui also crossed the river and joined forces under the city.

Officials, scholars, and elders in Yangzhai City all greeted Xun Zhen outside the city. Among them, there are many old Xun Zhen old times in the prefecture and Yangzhai County, such as the acquaintance of Guo, Xin and other families in Yangzhai, etc. Meeting, many words, when the dinner party, these need not be said.

However, Xunzhen said that seeing Yang Zhai had been rescued, Xunzhen ordered the soldiers of Yuzhou to go northwest to pursue the Lei Book and Chen Lan armies. , none of these need to be said.

The clan brother of Xun Zhen who came from Yingyin, who came here from the army, and a few gentry from Yingyin who arrived later, such as the scholars from the Liu family and other clans, asked to see Xunzhen at this time, and they spoke together again, and again Please Xun Zhen go back to Yingyin.

Xun Zhen said to them: "Although the siege of Yingchuan is now broken, Lü Bu is still giving his praises, and there are Zhang Xun and Lejie's troops in northern Yichun and other places. Anning, in the current situation, we should destroy Lu Bu first, and then we can talk about the rest."

There is still no plan to return to Yingyin, and the overall situation is still the most important.

He did not do much rest in Yangzhai, and the next day he pulled out his camp and went down the Yingshui to kill in Runan.

The straight line distance from Yangzhai to Baoxin is more than 500 li. If you are marching, you will walk about 600 li. From Yangzhai, you will pass through Xingyang, Xiangcheng, Yanxian, leave Yingchuan County, and enter Runan. Dingying and other counties along the way had Lv Bu's garrison garrisoned, but there were not many garrisoned troops in the city, so seeing Xun Zhen's troops coming, none of the cloth garrison guards in these counties dared to come out to stop, Xun Zhen Don't beat them, they all go around the county, rushing all the way, straight to the letter of praise. As Xun Zhen's troops entered Runan, the news immediately spread within the territory of Runan.

Zhang Xun and Le in Bei Yichun and Ancheng area soon received urgent reports, and the two discussed in the camp.

Le said: "The military report said that Xun Zhendong came from Yingchuan, and that it was Chen Lan of Yingchuan, Lei Bo and Zhang Liao's troops must have been defeated. I heard that Xunzhendong first defeated Zhang Miao and then Cao Cao. Now he has conquered Yingchuan again, and his soldiers are dead. Now his morale is like a rainbow, and he is unstoppable. In my humble opinion, you and I should avoid his front for the time being, and it is not appropriate to fight against him."

Zhang Xun gave an "oh" and said, "What do you mean by you?"

Le said: "The meaning of the last general is that you and I might as well retreat to Langling first, look at the situation, and then make suggestions."

Langling is in the southwest of North Yichun, bordering North Yichun in the northeast and Nanyang in the west. From Langling to the west, it is Nanyang.

Zhang Xun said, "Look at the situation? Look at what situation?"

Le said: "Since Xun Zhendong arrived at the letter of praise, the battle situation with Lu Fengxian."

Zhang Xun said, "Watch the battle between the two of them?"

Le said: "Exactly, if Lu Fengxian can block Xun Zhendong, defeat his troops, and give me an opportunity to take advantage, then you and I can lead the troops back to the east and attack Zhendong together with Lu Fengxian, or defeat it."

Zhang Xun asked, "What if Lu Fengxian couldn't stop the east of Xun Town?"

Le said: "Langling is adjacent to Nanyang. If Lu Fengxian can't stop it, you and I will immediately withdraw from Langling and return to Nanyang."

Zhang Xun said: "Your words are reasonable, but I have a question."

Le said, "General, may I ask."

Zhang Xun asked, "Do you think Lu Fengxian can stop Xun Zhendong?"

Le Jiu pondered for a while, then replied: "In terms of the number of troops and horses on both sides, Lv Fengxian is slightly disadvantaged, but Lv Fengxian has the county seat of praise and credit in his hands and occupies a favorable location; then, from the perspective of morale, Lv Fengxian's troops are mostly family members. The commendation, in order to avoid family members being killed, their army will be able to fight to the death, and Sun Wentai was killed by Lu Fengxian. In this battle between the two of them, the odds of winning are probably between five and five."

Zhang Xun disagreed, shook his head and said, "I don't think the odds of winning are between five and five, but Lu Bu will lose."

Le was surprised and asked, "Why did the general say that Lu Bu would be defeated?"

Zhang Xun said: "One, Lv Bu attacked Zhaoling first, and then Zhang Liao fled to Yangzhai. His previous momentum of great victory has now turned into a losing streak, and he has fallen into a very passive situation; In order to protect the family, or to fight to the death, the morale is on par with Sun Bofu's army, but now in addition to Sun Bofu's army, there are reinforcements from the east of Xun Town! Miao, the siege of Yingchuan was solved. Just as you said just now, it can be said that morale is like a rainbow. With this victory, Lu Bu is attacked. Lu Bu is by no means an enemy! Three, you say that Lu Bu has a good location. Yes, Baoxin City is indeed In his hands, haven't you heard that our troops were stationed in North Yichun and Ancheng? Since Lv Bu has been occupying places such as Commendation, he has been looting and looting. The people must have hated him deeply. Now Xun Zhendong and Sun Bofu are about to besiege Lu Bu. I expect the gentry and tyrants in the city will definitely respond, and they will take the initiative to be the inner responders of Zhendong and Sun Bofu. of,

On the surface, the geographical advantage was in the hands of Lv Bu, but in fact it was for Zhendong and Sun Bofu! Because, I thought Lu Bu would be defeated! "

Le listened, thought for a while, and said, "What the general said is reasonable."

Zhang Xun said: "In addition to these two, there is another reason."

Le asked, "What's the reason?"

Zhang Xun said, "Let me ask you, what is the name of a pavilion in the north of the City of Commendation?"

Le said: "What the general said should be the Dalu Pavilion, right? It was the hometown of Lu State in the Spring and Autumn Period. I heard that Lu Bu was named because of this pavilion. The person who thought 'Dalu' was Lu and his surname, Dawei. Beautiful words, that's why he chose the letter of commendation as his office."

Zhang Xun said, "Da Lü Ting, intuitively speaking, is indeed a good name, which is good for Lv Bu, but what about the homophony?"

Le said, "harmonic?"

"Isn't the homonym just playing Lu Ting?"

Le listened, took a deep breath, and said, "Oh, what the general said is very true! So, Lu Bu is sure to lose in his praise?"

Zhang Xun said: "So I think you and I should not withdraw westward to Langling, but should withdraw to Nanyang immediately!"

Le hesitated for a while, and said with regret, "Just withdrawing to Nanyang like this? It's a pity for the good situation before!"

When Zhang Xun heard Lejie's words, he thought to himself, "After hearing that Sun Wentai was captured and killed by Lü Bu, if Duke Ming hadn't sent me and Lejie, there would have been Chen Lan and Lei Bo, who would be divided into Ru and Ying. To compete for the two counties, but to represent Lu Bu as the prefect of Yuzhou, and to work together with him to take Yu, then the Duke of Ming's reputation in Ruying will be used to fight with Lu Bu's bravery, why should Yuzhou not be worried? Yingchuan, we have already joined forces to capture it now, and Sun Bofu has become a prisoner! Even if Xun Zhendong led his troops to help, what could he do? The good situation was destroyed, and Le and I had to withdraw without success. , this fault does not lie with me and the music, but with Duke Ming!"

Although he thought so in his heart, he would definitely not dare to say it with joy.

But they said that Zhang Xun and Le had just finished their negotiation. They heard that Xunzhen's troops and horses were approaching Yang'an, which was only nearly a hundred miles away from North Yichun and Ancheng. The two immediately set up their camp and retreated westward, passing through Langling. Also went to Nanyang.

As soon as Zhang Xun and Lejiu withdrew their armies, Lv Bu soon got news.

Lu Bu stomped in the tent and got angry, and said in an angry voice, "Sudden the wind and jumped, two courageous rats!"

General Fanyi and others asked, "Who did Duke Ming scold?"

Lü Bu said, "Besides Zhang Xun and Le Jiu, who else can there be? If the two of them don't withdraw, why should I be afraid of Xun Zhenwei? If the two of them don't withdraw, why should I be afraid of Xun Zhenwei? , I am here to attack the letter of praise urgently, as long as the letter of praise is laid down, to capture and kill Sun Ce, and then wave troops to the west to join forces with the two of them, it is enough to defeat Xun Zhen!"

General Fanyi and others said, "What the general said is very true, but now that Zhang Xun and Le have fled, what should our army do now?"

After thinking about it, Lü Bu thought about it, but there was no good solution, so he took care of Gao Shun and said regretfully: "Zixiang, I regret not listening to Qing! Lay it down, and then attack Pingyu! So, why is there today's trouble?"

Gao Shun was a loyal, upright and righteous person. Although Lu Bu refused to listen to him several times, he was not like Zhang Xun, but he did not slander or complain about Lu Bu at all. After listening to Lu Bu's words, he said, "General. , now we can't do anything! Zhang Xun and Le have already left, and the eastern part of Xunzhen will soon receive a letter of praise. He and Sun Bofu allied forces to attack, our army may not be the enemy, and at the moment, there is nothing better than withdrawing into Nanyang first. As long as the strength of our army can be preserved, it is impossible for Xun Zhendong to stay in the governor of Yuzhou, so how can Sun Bofu be the enemy of Duke Ming after he returns to Xuzhou? When the time comes, Duke Ming will be able to attack Runan again!"

There was no other way but to accept Gao Shun's opinion.

Lu Bu said, "Alright, I'm going to go to Yuan Gonggong to seek justice!"

Before Xun Zhen's troops arrived at Baoxin, together with Song Xian and Hou Chengbu in Baoxin City, Lü Bu led the army, brought the generals and the families of the soldiers, and wrapped thousands of Ding Zhuang, and withdrew to the southwest.

Sun Ce, Liu Bei, and Li Tong saw it and pursued him from behind, but Gao Shun led his troops to block it.

But then Lü Bu led his troops back to Nanyang, and when he saw Yuan Shu, Lü Bu drew his sword and opened the ground, questioned Yuan Shu, and said, "I fought hard with Sun Jian in Runan, Yingchuan, and Sun Jian for many years. Array cut, what did you do? Isn't it all for you, the general? I was about to capture Runan and Yingchuan for the general, thinking that the general had achieved the realm of Quanyu, but the general refused to help me. Xun, Chen Lan and other troops come to fight for the land of Runan and Yingchuan? Cause my success and failure!"

Yuan Shu was furious when he saw Lu Bu's arrogant posture, but when he looked at Lu Bu's body, he was sweating and speechless.

Without further ado.

It's just that Xun Zhen and Sun Ce will join forces under the city of Baoxin.

Sun Ce greeted Xun Zhen with a light cavalry, and when he saw Xun Zhen, he dismounted from his horse and fell on the ground.

Xun Zhen helped him up and comforted him.

Sun Ce wept and said: "The siege of Yuzhou can be solved now, thanks to the strength of the teacher~www.wuxiaspot.com~ the kindness of the teacher, Ce I do not know how to repay, I am grateful."

Xun Zhen saw his sad, yet heroic young face, and he liked it in his heart, and said: "My brother Wentai and I have a deep relationship with your teacher and students. Today, Wentai is unfortunately harmed by Lv Bu, so it makes sense for me to help you. What's the matter? Bo Fu, you don't need to say these kind words."

The two talked for a long time, and someone next to him said calmly: "Although Sun Yuzhou was harmed by Lv Bu, but now Lv Bu has been defeated, not only Yingchuan has been recovered, but also the earlier lost territories of Baoxin and other counties on the south bank of the Rushui River have also been restored. Under the rule of Sun Lang, it can be regarded as a fortune among misfortunes!" Then he sighed and said, "It is only a pity that Hanoi was taken back by Zhang Yang."

The person who spoke was Liu Bei.

Sun Ce wiped away his tears, raised his brows, and said, "Hanoi was captured by the first monarch in a **** battle. I transferred my troops back from Hanoi as a last resort. Although I have lost Hanoi today, how can I let the first monarch's efforts go to the east? In the future, I will fight him back in person!"

Xun Zhen looked at his heroic figure and listened to his bold words. He really liked it very much.

Sun Ce glanced at Liu Bei, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Teacher, Ce has an unkind request, and dare to ask the teacher to agree."

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "Bo Fu, tell me, what's the matter? As long as I can do it, I won't allow it."

Sun Ce said: "I dare to ask my teacher Xu Ce to make Duke Liu the prefect of Yingchuan."

This request was really beyond Xun Zhen's expectations, Xun Zhen was slightly startled, and said, "Biao Xuande is the prefect of Yingchuan?"

Sun Ce said: "Although Lv Bu, Zhang Xun and other troops have withdrawn to Nanyang, they are expected to come back to our Runan and Yingchuan. Ce is alone, and it is difficult to deal with it. Therefore, I beg my teacher to keep Liu Gong to help us. Defend the border and defend against the enemy!"