Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 903

In mid-November, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong completed their assembly in Qi County and went upstream along the winding Jing River.

In winter, the cold wind howled, and most of the trees on the mountains on both sides lost their leaves. Only the evergreen plants such as pines and cypresses were still green.

After walking for two days, Huang Zhong became more and more anxious, and urged Zhao Yun: "Zilong, the army is moving so slowly, Yide is better prepared than us, if you continue to slow down, you will lose, why don't you let the ministries move a little faster? "

"It's inconvenient to transport grain in winter. It's better to go slower. As long as the war is finally won, why should we put so much emphasis on winning or losing? Could it be that the old general made a bet?" Zhao Yun joked with a smile.

"I'm already at this age, what do I want those things outside of me? I just want to repay His Majesty's kindness. In addition, if there is no Taiwei Dingjunshan's advice, I can't get that kind of credit. A man must reciprocate, right?" Huang Zhong said solemnly.

"Then I'll take it easy. When I meet Cao Zhen and Zhang He in a few days, I'll let the old general go out first." Zhao Yun replied grandly.

Huang Zhong frowned, and said seriously: "Zilong, don't change the subject. The old man said that the march is too slow. If you go at this speed, the three generals may have already defeated Wuwei, and they will have to travel fifty miles a day from tomorrow."

"At this time, the weather is turning cold, and the soldiers are carrying too much weight. It is too tiring to walk fifty miles a day. It is better to walk thirty miles a day. If Yi Dezhen defeats Wuwei, Cao Zhen's back will be cut off, and it will be easier for him to collapse." Zhao Yun said indifferently. Moved.

"Zilong, don't forget that the old man is the main general." Huang Zhong stood up as soon as he took the table, with a slight anger on his face, revealing that he was the General Zhengxi, bigger than Zhao Yun's General Zhenxi.

Seeing that Huang Zhong was old but had a childlike personality, Zhao Yun patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Your Majesty didn't decide on a general before he left. Does the old general remember what happened in Hanzhong? The Taiwei also asked us to discuss it, so why are you so anxious?" Woolen cloth?"

"Uh..." Huang Zhong was reminded like this, thinking of the Battle of Hanzhong, he had entered Mianshui lightly, and was inadvertently besieged by Zhang He's army, and it was Zhao Yun who tried his best to rescue him and escaped, so he scratched his head and smiled embarrassingly.

"Of course I won't forget Zilong's love for saving each other, but now" Huang Zhong's tone was not so strong.

"You might as well guess, old general, why does the Taiwei have to bet with Situ Sai knowing that we are at a disadvantage along the way?" Zhao Yun asked meaningfully.

"Pang Situ was on the western front before, so he must know the situation in Longyou like the palm of his hand. The Taiwei insisted on doing this. Could it be because he has a lot of money?" Huang Zhong blurted out like a child.

"Haha, no." Zhao Yun shook his head and laughed, and then explained: "How long did Pang Situ stay in Tianshui? Don't forget that Fa Taiwei is a Fufeng person. He should be very clear about Longyou, the stable geographical environment, and the cultural climate. So consider the problem more comprehensively than us.”

"If you say that, the outcome is yet to be known?" Huang Zhong must be talking to himself.

"So march safely, as long as we don't lose to Cao Zhen and Zhang Xi, then we may not lose to Yide." Zhao Yun continued to add.

After hearing this, Huang Zhong said excitedly: "I can lose to anyone, but I can't lose to Zhang Xi. Just do as Zilong wants, and it doesn't matter if you go for a few more days."

"That's right." Zhao Yun stroked his beard and smiled.

Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong marched slowly according to the plan, while the opponent Zhang Yun, in order to occupy the favorable terrain, led troops from Linjing, the prefecture, to set up defenses early, and arrived half a month earlier than the Han army.

At the confluence of Jingshui and Nishui (now Malian River), the main road of Jingshui presents a large n-shaped turn, surrounded by towering barren mountains, and Zhang Yun is in the narrow position in the southeast of the n-shaped terrain.

With a time difference of half a month, Zhang He had enough time to build the deer stronghold and arrange defensive facilities such as rejecting horses. In the past ten years as an enemy of Liu Bei, he often encountered stronger opponents. Zhang He developed a good temper to resist pressure. Also used to double row with the defense tower.

Seeing the well-equipped camp in the north, Zhao Yun frowned directly: "Old General Huang, this camp is well-arranged. It should be the famous general under Cao Zhen's account. We encountered difficulties in the first battle."

"Don't be that turbulent Zhang He?" Huang Zhong had a bad feeling.

"That's not sure. It's getting late at this time. Yun first arranged for people to set up camp, and I would like to ask the old general to go and find out the truth." Zhao Yun said in a deliberative tone.

"It's just what I want." Huang Zhong clasped his fists and led his soldiers towards the enemy camp.

Half an hour later, before the Han army camp was built, Huang Zhong returned to the camp angrily, threw the sword to his followers as soon as he got off his horse, and went straight to the main tent to complain to Zhao Yun.

Seeing Huang Zhong's sullen expression, Zhao Yun asked suspiciously, "What's going on?"

"This old man's mouth." Huang Zhong slapped himself, and then said angrily, "It really is that old turtle Zhang Yun. After being yelled at and scolded by the old man for a long time, that guy stood like a wooden stake in the village on horseback. You How can there be such a brazen person?"

Zhao Yun invited Huang Zhong to sit down on Hu's bed, and said with a smile, "Zhang He is cautious. As the master, he will reject the Han army in the future. How could he easily go out to fight? It is normal to ignore the old general."

"That's not true. This guy is bullying and fearing toughness. We fought many times in Chencang but didn't come out. Why did he dare to leave the city when General Yan went to call for battle? Isn't it because he is afraid of dying under the sword of the old man." Huang Zhong was indignant.

"The old general is very brave. It is very reasonable for Zhang Yun to avoid your sharpness. It seems that to defeat Zhang Yun, you need to outsmart him." Zhao Yun fell into deep thought after speaking.

"The Taiwei is not here, how can we outsmart him?" Huang Zhong looked at Zhao Yun with anticipation. Although he himself was old and brave, he was not as good as Zhao Yun in terms of tactics, so he no longer regarded himself as the master.

"Let me think about it, there should be a way." Zhao Yun bowed his head and said to himself, suddenly remembered that the Wei army was short of food and grass, and a plan flashed into his mind. He said excitedly to Huang Zhong: "The old general still fights every day, Watch me make a conspiracy for Zhang He."

"Uh, that's good." Huang Zhong was dubious.

After resting for the night, Huang Zhong led his troops to fight in the early morning. Zhang Yun ordered his men to stand by in the camp in full armor.

Supervisor Huang Zhong scolded for a while, and suddenly the personal guard reported that Zhao Yun was coming, so he beat his horse and turned to meet him.

"Zilong, this is it." Huang Zhong saw that the soldiers behind Zhao Yun were not carrying weapons, but carrying pots, food, dry firewood and other things for cooking.

Zhao Yun explained with a smile: "I see that the weather is cold, and the soldiers fought hard in the wild, so I asked the soldiers to set up pots and cook soup, so that we can fight Zhang Yun warmly."

"Eh, set up a pot to cook soup before the battle? Is this Zilong's conspiracy?" Huang Zhong was surprised.

"I have to try it, I don't know if it will work." Zhao Yun nodded slightly.

"I've never heard of it, and Zhang Xi probably doesn't understand it either, so let's try it." Huang Zhong was noncommittal.

(End of this chapter)