Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1688 Battle of Shangdang Seventeen
At this time, Zhang Liao was thinking about how to take down Ju Yi while reducing his own casualties. Ju Yi was not an ordinary general. , can still make him lose a lot of soldiers.

At this time, the chances of victory are in his hands. As the main general, his greatest hope is naturally that he can take down Ju Yi without any effort. It is best to attack from a long distance to cover it.

But this is unlikely. First, they don't have weapons that can cover the entire mountain. Even if they use all the gunpowder, they won't be able to kill them.

Second, as far as Ju Yi's ability is concerned, at this stage, he will inevitably break through. Once he breaks through, it will be a hand-to-hand combat, and casualties are inevitable.

Just when he was having some headaches about how to take down Ju Yi, he suddenly heard that Han Nian was back.

Han Nian was sent by him to say that he had surrendered.

It was also used by him to confuse Ju Yi, and the effect was not bad. It lowered Ju Yi's vigilance and prepared him for a surprise attack.

However, under such circumstances, ju yi's temper, it is very difficult for Han Nian to survive the disaster. If it were his own, he would sacrifice this person to the flag before he died.

So he had already made plans for Han Nian's death in battle.

He was naturally happy that Han Nian could come back. After all, he was able to go to the enemy camp alone under such circumstances, fighting for time without fear of life and death. This kind of courage and talent were all talents he needed.

"However, not only alive, but also alive!" Zhang Liao patted Han Nian's shoulder with a smile, and said, "This battle has basically become a big game. For your credit, this general will personally report it to the Privy Council Examination Division!"

"It's all about the leadership of the general. The last general, who has the virtue and ability, should not receive this credit!"

Han Nian is very humble.

"What's yours is yours. It's what you fought to get back. Our Ming army clearly distinguishes rewards and punishments. You scholars, if you say it nicely, you are modest, but if you say badly, you want to refuse it. Hypocrisy!" Zhang Liaoban Said with a straight face.

"The general taught me a lesson!"

Han Nian nodded awkwardly.

"You are able to come back because you probably escaped. If Ju Yi can't even see you, he really doesn't deserve to be my opponent!" Zhang Liao said with a smile.

"I persuaded him, and he let me go!" Han Qingyun said in a voice: "He is a trapped beast now, and there is no hope in sight. I gave him a little hope!"

"Oh?"

Zhang Liao narrowed his eyes, and his eyes flickered brightly: "Can you say surrender him?"

This put him in a dilemma. Once Han Nian said that he surrendered Ju Yi, it might not be a good thing. He couldn't kill or move, but he couldn't use it either.

"Yes!"

Han Nian said: "But I didn't just say surrender. If he wants to surrender, he needs to surrender!"

"Certificate of nomination?" Zhang Liao said, "Your Majesty said this word, but you are quick to learn it. If you want to join the group, you don't have a certificate of nomination. It's really embarrassing!"

He continued to ask: "Then what do you plan to ask Ju Yili to vote for?"

"Zhang Yide's head!"

Han Nian said.

"Ask Ju Yi to kill Zhang Fei?" Zhang Liao shook his head, "Don't say that his current strength has been crippled by me. Those who only have less than [-] troops left go to the camp first. No matter how strong the combat power of the first to go to the camp is, it is impossible to fight him." If you beat Zhang Fei, you are unreliable!"

"It's unreliable to ask him to fight alone, but what if he asks him to assist us!"

Han Nian explained to Zhang Liao: "General, my suggestion is to let go of the encirclement around him, and then let him go to Zhang Fei. If we attack Zhang Fei, as long as he can stab a knife in the back, Zhang Fei will be defeated!"

Hearing this, Zhang Liao's eyes lit up with burning heat, but after thinking about it for a while, he was a little embarrassed: "Your idea is very good, but there are two points, first, how can you make Zhang Fei trust Ju Yi, and second, how can you Let us guarantee that Ju Yi is not pretending to surrender to us, but Zhang Fei, who secretly contacted us, will give us a fatal blow!"

There is no way to solve these two problems, so this plan is full of loopholes, not only has no possibility of success, but even takes the current situation into account.

"The final general cannot guarantee Ju Yi's loyalty, but I think Ju Yi's choice this time will not be with the Yan army, but with us!"

Han Nian replied to Zhang Liao, "As for how to gain Zhang Yide's trust, it is not an easy task, but as long as the general cooperates properly, I think there is still great hope. After all, above the Shangdang, he has no The second army can be relied on, once our army is surrounded here, even if he is not willing, he may have to join forces with Ju Yi to ensure that his main force can withdraw from Shangdang!"

The battle of the Shangdang has clearly come to fruition, and the next step is to encircle and suppress the Yan army. The key is how many main forces of the Yan army can be left behind.

Let alone Guan Yu's main force, the distance is a bit far away. If they rush over at this time, the gain is not worth the loss, and it will also cause the main force of the Yan army and Bingzhou to cull from the north.

So solving Zhang Fei first is the best choice.

Zhang Fei's troops are not weak. Although he is blocked on the east side of the army, if he can't solve it and the time is too long, then he can easily go from Hebei to Hexi and withdraw to Bingzhou.

"This matter is too involved, let someone think about it!" Zhang Liao clapped his hands and said to Han Nian, "You have worked hard in the enemy camp, go and rest first!"

"The end will not be hard!"

Han Nian said: "The last general doesn't need to rest. I have made a gentleman's agreement with Ju Yi. If he dares to let me go, I have to go back. Even if we don't trust him, we can still surrender to him!"

"I'm not afraid that he will kill you with a single blow!" Zhang Liao squeezed his forehead, and he looked at Han Nian, this young man really deserves credit for his work, he is hard enough.

"afraid!"

Han Nian said: "But my life is not as good as that of a lieutenant in the army. The surrender of Ju Yi is not only for the overall situation, but also to save some people from dying on the battlefield!"

"All right!"

Zhang Liao was no longer admonishing him, he said in a low voice: "You go up the mountain first and stabilize Ju Yi. Since he has the heart of surrender, this general will not drive him out. As for the matter of letting him accept the vote, I will consider it." After that, I will give you a signal and send someone to discuss the plan with you!"

He thought for a while, and then added: "Han Nian, if the situation is unstoppable, then don't force it too much, life-saving comes first!"

"Yes!"

Han Nian took the order, bowed his hands and saluted, then turned and left, got on his horse, and returned to the mountain again.

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After Han Nian left, Zhang Liao had a headache for a long time. He summoned more than ten generals, the chief generals of the two armies, and directly brought up the topic.

He looked at Lei Hu, then at Pang De.

"You two, do you think the plan is advisable?" Seeing that the two were silent, he still asked.

"The risk is too great!"

Pang De took the lead to speak: "If we let go, I'm afraid Ju Yi's first thought is to run away. If he runs away, we may not be able to catch up to him even if we chase him desperately. At that time, whether he needs to fulfill his promise at all. Our agreement, I think, is to kill him directly!"

It's that simple and straightforward.

In his opinion, he can bear this casualty. As long as he sticks to the mountain pass, Ju Yi's troops can be exhausted alive on it. About ten soldiers who climbed first can replace a Ming army soldier. Even fighting with trapped beasts would not be able to cause heavy casualties to the Ming army.

With such an advantage, why take risks.

"Ju Yi is already on the plate, even if he is killed, there is no sense of accomplishment, but Zhang Yide!" Lei Hu's tiger eyes lit up, and said: "If Ju Yi can be used as a bridge to destroy this beast In the battle of Shangdang, our army will win a complete victory, and it will directly affect the decisive battle between the entire Yan army and our Ming army. I think it is worth the risk!"

He has no interest in Ju Yi anymore, he wants to fight Zhang Fei now, Zhang Fei took the risk to join the Shangdang, it was a wishful thinking, but he didn't expect Ju Yi to be defeated so quickly.

If he realized that Ju Yi was defeated, he would definitely withdraw immediately.

Zhang Liao paced back and forth.

He needs to consider more, not just the local battlefield of Shangdang, but the main battlefield of the entire Yan army and Ming army. Mujing sent troops to dominate the world.

This battle is not only about success or failure, but more about life and death. There are only two outcomes if the battle continues, either the defeat of the Ming army, or the complete destruction of the Yan Kingdom.

At this time, Zhang Fei is a bargaining chip that can be used. If Zhang Fei can be killed, the entire Yan army will inevitably be in trouble.

Can Ju Yi be trusted?

What matters most to him now is what Ju Yi thinks, does he want to run, or does he want to join forces with Zhang Fei to deal with himself, and secretly and Zhang Fei's coalition forces to kill him by surprise, or does he really want to The purpose is to survive, to be able to surrender to the Ming army.

This possibility exists.

To be honest, if he guessed wrong, it would be a big problem, and even the good situation of Shangdang would collapse directly, not to mention beheading Zhang Fei, it would be a question of whether he would still have the energy to attack Guan Yu.

But it has to be said that the benefits are also great. If Zhang Fei is defeated and Shangdang is eaten, Guan Yu will have no power to help him.

A heaven, a hell.

This made Zhang Liao somewhat embarrassed.

He pondered for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Is there a scribe beside Ju Yi?"

"Ok!"

A general came out, and he was in charge of connecting with Jingwusi. He was the first to sort out the news reported by Jingwusi and then report it to Zhang Liao.

"General, there is a counselor next to Ju Yi, and this person is the judge, the judge is Zhengnan!" The general's surname is Xu, and General Xu is a scholar. He is less than 30 years old, but he is already a general at the military level. Naturally, his ability should not be underestimated. He reported the news in a regular manner: "This person was one of Yuan Shao's advisers back then. Later, when Guandu was defeated and the Hebei Incident occurred, this person took refuge in Ju Yi and has been by Ju Yi's side all the time. Make a plan!"

"Wu Fu, it's better to be pure and broken!"

Zhang Liao gritted his teeth and finally made a decision. He said in a low voice, "Immediately send an order to Han Nian. I agree with his plan and agree with Ju Yi's surrender, but there are two requirements. Two, within three days, they must get close to Zhang Fei's camp, and when the time comes, it will be considered a breach of contract, and they will immediately send troops to pursue them!"

"Yes!"

A messenger quickly sent Zhang Liao's order up the mountain through a secret canal.

Zhang Liao continued to assign tasks: "Pound!"

"exist!"

"How about the rest of the Second Army?"

"Sixty to seventy percent of the fighting has been restored!"

"I don't have time for you to continue to rest and reorganize. Withdraw immediately and go west to reinforce Zhaoming's third army!"

"promise!"

"Thunder Tiger!"

"exist!"

"Reorganize the troops, leave a battalion to guard the eldest son city, and the rest immediately approach Zhang Fei's camp from the south, and hold the southern line!"

"No!" Lei Hu bowed his hands and accepted the order.

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On the mountain.

The moonlight is awe-inspiring, covering the entire mountain.

A bonfire was lit one by one, and the fire light illuminated the entire mountain.

Ju Yi sat beside the bonfire, staring at the burning bonfire, lost in thought, he was still hesitating.

"General, are you still thinking about it?"

The judge came over, handed him the only food in his hand, and said softly: "The dry food on our bodies is just enough for tonight, eat some, you are the general, if you are not energetic enough, the soldiers will not be able to rely on it, and the morale of the army will be disturbed." , then there is no hope at all!"

Ju Yi looked at the rice paste, and said slightly bitterly: "For many years on the battlefield, there have been shortages of food, but the current situation that has never fallen, is really uncontrollable fate!"

"This is the end of the matter, it's useless to say more!"

The examiner shook his head and said: "This is a troubled time. Back then, Yuan Benchu ​​was in charge of Hebei, Qingzhou, Bingzhou, and the three prefectures, with many soldiers and officers, but who would have thought that he would defeat Guandu!"

Hearing this, Ju Yi felt a sense of nostalgia in his heart: "The defeat back then also had sins, it's just that the current situation is like this, and in order to survive, it seems that I have no other choice!"

"So it doesn't have to be!"

The judge said: "We are all here to live!"

This troubled world is too bitter.

Not to mention those poor people, even if they are on the chessboard, leading generals, and counselors in the court, that one is not in danger.

If you choose the wrong path, you have to bear the responsibility of choosing the wrong path.

Life and death are often just a thought.

At this time, Han Nian came over, looked at Ju Yi and Shen Pei, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and finally asked: "Does the general have a decision, after tonight is over, if you have no decision, this matter will be over! "

"You trust me so much?"

Ju Yi narrowed his eyes.

"No trust!" Han Nian shook his head: "Just believe, you just want to live!"

Ju Yi took a deep breath, but did not deny it.

People, don't they just want to live.

He said calmly, "I can agree to your terms!"

"One more thing!"

Han Nian said: "General Zhang Liao of our army, I want to invite Mr. Shen Pei to come to the camp for a while!"

"A hostage?"

Ju Yi stared.

"It's trust!"

Han Nian shook his head and said softly.

"Hmph!" Ju Yi snorted coldly, but he was helpless, he was now the meat on the chopping board, and he couldn't help himself at all.

"I go!"

The judge said softly.

(End of this chapter)