Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 907
"The old general worked hard yesterday, so it doesn't matter if you rest for a while, haven't you had breakfast yet? Have a drink of this bowl of porridge first." Zhao Yun didn't respond positively, but pushed his own porridge over.

Sitting on Hu's bed, Huang Zhong stared at the porridge on the table and thought for a while. He felt a little anxious just now, so he lowered his voice and said, "It's still important for military affairs. I only eat at this hour. Will it be a little later? The old man usually sleeps It's very shallow, I didn't expect to oversleep today."

"No hurry, no hurry, it's not too late to talk about military affairs after eating hot porridge." Zhao Yun behaved calmly.

"Hey..." Huang Zhong just took the porridge bowl with both hands, and suddenly put it down with a frown: "Although our army has plenty of food and grass, it's better to hurry up, isn't it better than the three generals?"

"I said it's not in a hurry. The scouts sent in the morning reported that the Yinpan City in front of us was empty. Zhang He took people away before dawn. Let's take a good rest before going on the road, and then went straight to Linjing to capture Cao Zhen." Seeing that Huang Zhong was still in a hurry, Zhao Yun told the good news.

"Really?" Huang Zhong was overjoyed when he heard it, and then picked up the porridge and blew it lightly, "Zhang He is not very talented, but his ability to escape is second to none."

While the two were talking, the guard brought another bowl of porridge. Zhao Yun shook his head and said, "There are few villains in Yinpan City. Once surrounded, they will be captured. It is not so much that Zhang He is cowardly and escapes, but he knows how to preserve his strength. Did the general forget the battle of Chencang? You are not polite to fight old general Yan."

"He is the work of a traitor, he is worthy of being brought out by the traitor Cao Cao." Huang Zhong cursed a few words, and poured all the porridge into his mouth.

Zhao Yun frowned, and said thoughtfully, "Zhang Yun is smarter than Xia Houyuan, and also harder to deal with than Xia Houyuan. I don't know if Linjing will be a good fight. Cao Zhen's defenders are twice as much as ours."

"Anding is seriously short of food right now. The more soldiers Cao Zhen has, the better. At worst, he will go outside Linjing City to set up pots. Wei soldiers will starve to death or starve to death." Huang Zhong said disdainfully.

"Linjing is blocked by the city wall, and the method of setting up pots in the wild will not work. After we rest, we will slowly think of countermeasures on the road." Zhao Yun looked serious.

Huang Zhongfan looked relaxed, "I can do whatever Zilong says, what I said yesterday counts, and you will be the main general in this trip."

"Uh, okay." Zhao Yun reluctantly agreed.

Zhang He originally planned to stay in Yinpan for a few days, fearing that he would be reprimanded by Cao Zhen if he fled back like this, but Yang Qiu was defeated and failed to kill Huang Zhong but lost his life, so he led his troops to escape before dawn the next day , Before leaving, he looted the few thousand households remaining in the city.

There were few people in Anding County and many soldiers. The people were so exploited that they could no longer live happily. Now they were robbed by Wei Junming and had to wait to die.

Doesn't Liu Xuande pride himself on benevolence and righteousness?The soldiers under him can't just ignore death, can they?

Zhang He fled to the northwest along the Jingshui and returned to Linjing with a feeling of apprehension. Cao Zhen's face was as black as if he had wiped the ashes from the bottom of the pot. Zhang He thought that this time was bad, and he might be severely punished by the other party. .

"General, the last general apologizes." Zhang Yun cupped his fists first to admit his mistake.

Cao Zhen, who was on the main seat, had a cold tone, and teased: "General Zhang's food urging scout has just arrived in Jing for a few days, are you here to urge him now?"

"The last general didn't dare, because Zhao Yun was cunning and deliberately cooked in front of the battle."

Before Zhang Yun finished speaking, Cao Zhen interrupted him, "Okay, the scouts have already reported that General Zhang is a veteran in the battlefield, don't you know what to do?"

"The last general tried to boil wild vegetable soup in order to warm up the soldiers under the tent, but he didn't expect that the more they drank, the hungrier they would be." Zhang He explained helplessly.

Cao Zhen shook his head in disappointment, "What an idiot, drinking water to satisfy hunger can only be used occasionally, and drinking like this every day will stretch your belly, don't you feel hungry?"

"Uh, last general." Zhang He thought he could fool him, but he didn't expect Cao Zhen to be an expert in running the army, so he couldn't find a suitable reason to be reprimanded at this time.

"Insufficiency of food and grass is a fact. If you can't solve it, you will always be controlled by others. I can't blame you entirely. Did Marquis Linjing die? Why didn't you come back with Junyi?" Cao Zhen asked curiously with a frown.

Zhang He raised his head with a sad expression, and replied solemnly: "The Marquis of Linjing saw that Huang Zhong had few pursuers, and wanted to capture and kill him while he was sleepy and out of horses. He was accidentally shot and killed by Huang Zhong, and more than half of his troops were lost."

"What?" Cao Zhen jumped up against the case, and said sadly: "In front of Yangping Pass, at the foot of Dingjun Mountain, General Zhang witnessed Huang Zhong's martial arts and archery skills with his own eyes, why didn't he persuade Marquis Linjing? I don't think he is reckless."

Zhang He clasped his fists and replied, "Huang Zhong was poor at the time, and the Marquis of Linjing was full of energy, and his troops were more than twice as strong as the opponent's. It seemed that there was indeed an opportunity to take advantage of. The general tried hard to persuade him, but the Marquis of Linjing was eager to make contributions."

Cao Zhen asked puzzledly: "General Yang's army is the elite of Yongliang that I dispatched. Not to mention stronger than the Han army, at least they are evenly matched. Why are twice as strong as Huang Zhong?"

"The last general's troops were chased for a day, and he was too tired to fight any more, so he went back to Yinpan County alone to rest and recuperate. He didn't know the actual situation, but listening to the recollection of Linjinghou's retreat, he was about to kill Huang Zhong, but in the end Zhao Yun arrived suddenly with reinforcements, so..." Zhang He lowered his head after speaking.

"Changshan Zhao Zilong, Liu Bei has so many fierce generals" Cao Zhen punched the case, a trace of despair flashed in his sad eyes.

"General, Zhao Yun's army is much more stable than Huang Zhong's. The scouts who will stay in Yinpan will report back. The Han army is not in a hurry to chase after them. Now they rely on Guanzhong's sufficient food, and they will probably fight us in a war of attrition. The food road has been cut off again, the more soldiers there are in Linjing, the more they will not be able to consume the opponent, and the terrain is limited to face it head-on, the battlefield situation is extremely unfavorable to us, you have to make plans early." Zhang He cupped his fists and made a sincere suggestion.

Cao Zhen stroked his white beard and nodded, "The general has already made up his mind. I intend to give up An Ding directly. The whole army will immediately retreat to Wuwei for defense. Wuwei is adjacent to Zhangye and Jiuquan. There are a lot of people, cattle, sheep and horses there. Worry about food and grass, and there will be no situation where Zhao Yun is fighting in front of the battle."

"Just withdraw?" Zhang He opened his eyes wide, and said in his heart that you have done it in one step, and it is more refreshing than me.

Cao Zhenshen said: "Duan will continue to be disturbed by it. The messenger from Longyou arrived in Linjing last night. Zhang Derong has indeed died of illness. People in Longyou are panicking now. The Qianghu instigated by Ma Chao in all counties are ready to move. I am afraid that Zhang Fei will As soon as the soldiers and horses arrive, they will fall, which will also affect Jincheng and Wuwei. It is meaningless to continue to stick to An Ding. If Zhang Fei cuts off the retreat to Wuwei, then tens of thousands of us will really starve to death."

Zhang Yun suddenly realized, he thought it was no wonder Cao Zhen was so decisive, it turned out that Longyou sent the information.

"The general is wise." Zhang Yun did not forget to applaud his horse.

(End of this chapter)