Choose Liu Bei at the start, I am the only one who knows the plot of the Three Kingdoms.

"My lord, no matter what, we can't just sit here and wait for the information from Captain Younu. We have to do something."

"Don't worry, I have a plan."

After saying this, Gu Rubing looked directly at the location on the map.

"According to our current intelligence, there are 40,000 Youzhou troops and 80,000 Western Legion troops in Pingshu City, a total of 120,000 people."

After saying that, Gu Rubing pointed to a small town next to Pingshu City.

Dangcheng County.

"With 120,000 soldiers stationed in the city, and the equipment used to defend the city, there is no extra space for food and fodder, so their food and fodder must have been stored somewhere else. I have already asked the captain of the roving crossbow army to investigate where their food and fodder is stored. All the food and fodder is gathered in Dangcheng County."

Zhang He immediately understood what Gu Rubing meant.

There are large amounts of food and fodder stored up, but no heavy military defense. It's just for show.

But speaking of it, the city wall of this county is relatively low and has no strategic significance. It can be said that it is just a decoration. No one will care about such a small city.

Wang Yue placed the food and grass here, thinking that no one would care about such a small town.

But unfortunately, this small town has been targeted by Gu Rubing.

"Zhang He, take 3,000 light cavalry and raid Dangcheng County. Take as much food and fodder as you can. If you can't, burn it all."

"Yes, my lord!"

After saying that, Zhang He turned around and left.

Wei Yan became anxious when he saw that Zhang He had a mission but he had no mission at all.

"My Lord, what about me?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Wen. You have your mission."

After receiving the task, Zhang He led 3,000 light cavalry and rushed directly to Dangcheng County.

However, when Zhang He dared to arrive, he found that the city wall of Dangcheng County was indeed not as high as that of Pingshu City, and the garrison was not as large as that of Pingshu City, but the soldiers guarding Dangcheng County were all elite soldiers.

When these people were standing guard on the city wall, each of them was full of energy and did not look lazy at all.

Zhang He then understood that, although there were indeed not many people in Dangcheng County, they were all elite. Even if he attacked by force and captured Dangcheng County, Wang Yue and his men who came to support would probably block them before he could burn the food and grass.

In the end, Zhang He gave up his plan of attacking by force and started to think of a solution.

One day passed.

All the deputy generals following Zhang He were a little anxious.

It was just a small town, and it was right before their eyes, but Zhang He was reluctant to send troops. This even made them wonder if Zhang He was afraid.

"General, let me lead the charge. We should be able to capture this small town in just one charge."

After hearing the deputy general's words, Zhang He sensed something different in them and immediately looked at the deputy general who was speaking.

He discovered that the deputy general was looking at him with contempt.

Zhang He was shocked when he saw this and immediately looked at the soldiers around him.

It turned out that many people looked at him with doubts, and some even looked at him with contemptuous smiles in their eyes.

Obviously, his stay during this period has caused them some misunderstandings. Staying for too long will also have a certain impact on his military prestige in the army.

Thinking of this, Zhang He knew that he could not wait any longer, and it was dark now, which was of great help to his actions.

But what Zhang He was waiting for never arrived.

Just when Zhang He was preparing to take action.

A soldier came to Zhang He.

"General, a grain transport team is approaching us. It should be Wang Yue's grain transport team."

"finally come."

Zhang He just laughed out loud.

Soon, Zhang He led three thousand men and rushed directly towards the grain transport team.

When the soldiers of the grain transport team saw Zhang He rushing towards them with three thousand cavalrymen, they were a little flustered for a moment.

Many people even turned around and ran away without any intention of resisting.

Seeing these people, Zhang He shook his head helplessly.

He was a little confused as to whether it was their misfortune or luck to meet such an opponent.

"We can't let them get away. Everyone, come together and leave no one behind."

The people in the grain camp were all old, weak, sick and disabled, and they were all infantry. They did not have the speed of the cavalry at all, and they were caught up by the cavalry after a while.

Soon all the people were killed by the cavalry.

Zhang He immediately ordered his men to change into the clothes of the grain and forage team.

After all the preparations were done, Zhang He immediately led his men and marched to the city in a swagger.

"Who are you?"

When the guards on the city wall saw Zhang and his men coming out, they immediately became alert.

Zhang He was about to answer when he suddenly remembered the requirement Wang Yue had set before.

So Zhang He didn't say anything, but took out the token in his hand.

The deputy general guarding the city saw that there was nothing wrong with Zhanghe's behavior. When he was about to open the city gate, he looked at the people under the city wall and felt something was wrong.

But these people knew the secret code they had decided on long ago.

Just as the deputy general was hesitating, the centurion next to him immediately urged him.

"Boss, we should let them in. Calculating the time, the general's food and grass team will arrive at this time. These people are probably the food and grass team sent by the general, so we don't need to consider anything."

After hearing what the centurion said, the deputy general no longer hesitated and immediately ordered everyone to open the city gate.

However, the moment the city gate opened, the deputy general finally realized that something was wrong with these people.

Because these people are full of murderous intent.

The soldiers of the baggage camp were only responsible for transporting food. If they really encountered people trying to steal the food, they would run away immediately. As for the food in their hands, it would basically be considered lost, and they would not be punished. The general who protected them would be executed for failing to do so.

Therefore, the soldiers in the baggage camp were mostly old, weak, sick and disabled. There was basically no smell of blood on their bodies, let alone any murderous aura.

However, these people who entered the city all had a strong smell of blood on their bodies, and the eyes they looked at were filled with the murderous intent of those who had been through many battles.

"Everyone, close the city gates immediately. No one can be allowed in."

Although the deputy general's voice was loud, the people under the city also heard it. However, just when they wanted to close the city gate, Zhang He and his men suddenly took action and killed all the soldiers guarding the city who were trying to stop them.

The deputy general on the city wall could not see what was happening at the city gate, but he could notice that the gate was not closed and he immediately guessed what had happened.

The deputy general immediately led a group of people to the factory gate. At this time, the gate was already bloody and many soldiers fell to the ground. Seeing this, the deputy general immediately drew his weapon and rushed towards the gate.

However, how could such a deputy general be a match for Zhang He? After only an incense stick of time of fighting, Zhang He chopped off the deputy general's head.

With the death of the deputy general, everyone present had to drop their weapons and run away.

Zhang He's target this time was not the people in the city, but the food and grass in the city, so he did not chase them.

Soon, Zhang He found all the food and grass.

Just when Zhang He packed all the food and grass that could be taken away and set fire to the food and grass that could not be taken away.

A soldier immediately came to Zhang He's side.

"General, this is bad. A large number of people have gathered outside the city. They should be Wang Yue's men. They have already blocked the city gates. Our people can't get out at all."

"Wang Yue's people are here? How can Wang Yue be so fast?"

According to the intelligence, Dangcheng County is indeed very close to Pingshu City, but they had already dealt with all the grain transport teams. How could Wang Yue suddenly come here with a large army without any intelligence?

When Zhang He thought of this, he instantly realized that someone from the baggage camp must have pretended to be dead, which was how they were deceived.

After they left, the soldier who pretended to be dead returned to Wang Yue and told him the situation here. This allowed Wang Yue to come to support so quickly.

"General, what should we do now?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang He walked up to the city wall.

At this time, outside Dangcheng, all the soldiers and horses had been counted and surrounded the entire Dangcheng.

It would definitely be difficult to break out.

Rather than failing to break out, it is better to defend the city and wait for Gu Rubing's reinforcements to arrive.

Thinking of this, Zhang He immediately gave an order for all the people to go up to the city wall immediately.

After hearing this, all the cavalrymen immediately dismounted their horses and began to climb up the city walls, ready to defend the city.

Just then, Wang Yue stepped forward.

"Zhang He, I know you are here, do you dare to come out and see me?"

"Haha, Wang Yue, there's nothing I'm afraid of. Why did you ask your grandfather to come over?"

"If you ask me, Liu Bei really doesn't know how to use people. He actually asked you, a famous general, to take action in such a dangerous situation. As a result, we are now surrounded here, and we lost a famous general in vain."

In response to Wang Yue's ridicule, Zhang He simply took the bow and arrow beside him and shot at Wang Yue.

Unfortunately, Wang Yue was prepared and swung his sword to knock the flying arrow away.

"Don't be so impatient. Why don't we have a good talk? As long as you surrender, I can give you everything you have with Liu Bei. I can also give you everything you don't have. How about it? Do you want to consider it? You will never suffer any loss on my side, and the brothers around you will all be alive."

Zhang He didn't expect that Wang Yue actually wanted him to surrender at this time.

However, this is indeed a good opportunity for Zhang He. What he needs now is time. As long as he does not go back for a long time, Gu Rubing will definitely send someone to check on them. By then, the news that they are surrounded will have spread.

"Wang Yue, what you said is not impossible to consider. How about this, you give me a day to think about it?"

"one day?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Yue burst into laughter.

"Zhang He, Zhang He, do you think I don't understand your little trick? You are just stalling for time. Do you think I can let you have your way? You only have one hour to think about it. If you don't surrender after one hour, don't blame me. If I force the attack on the city, you can't blame me for any losses you suffer."

After saying this, Wang Yue went straight back to his camp. He already knew that Zhang He would never surrender. The reason why he gave Zhang He an hour was that he also wanted to put pressure on him.

Zhang He saw that his plan had been discovered, so he simply stopped pretending.

Through the negotiation with Wang Yue just now, Zhang He saw that Wang Yue had at least 50,000 troops behind him.

He only has 3,000 men, so it is impossible to break out. The only option now is to defend the city.

"General, what should we do?"

The deputy general walked to Zhang He's side and looked at him nervously.

"Brothers, we are trapped here now. If any of you want to surrender, then go. I don't blame you. If you stay here, you will die."

"We will follow the general till death."

The deputy general knelt on the ground after he finished speaking.

Seeing this, the other soldiers also knelt on the ground following the deputy general, and kept shouting the deputy general's words.

Zhang He knew that no one would surrender at this time, and he said this just to boost morale.

"Okay, in that case, let's stay here together and wait for the lord's reinforcements to come to support us."

After Zhang He finished speaking, he immediately began to direct everyone to prepare equipment for defending the city.

When they came, they never thought about the possibility of defending the city, so they did not carry any city defense equipment with them, so they could only search inside the city.

Soon they found a warehouse.

However, there were very few defensive weapons inside.

Even so, Zhang He still ordered that everything be moved to the top of the city wall.

An hour has come.

Wang Yue shouted again: "Zhang He, do you want to surrender?"

"I will not surrender until I die!"

"Okay, in that case, don't blame me for taking action. Everyone, attack the city."

Following Wang Yue's order, 50,000 troops took action directly.

Zhang He led 3,000 men and relied on the fragile city walls to barely defend the city.

However, this wall is not very useful for defending the city.

In just one hour, Wang Yue's army had successfully climbed the city wall.

Zhang He could only gather all 3,000 soldiers and horses together. He gave up the other three city gates and only left this one.

As long as there is a city gate still in their hands, they still have a way to retreat. Otherwise, if Gu Rubing really comes to rescue them, they will have no way out.

Wang Yue saw that they had completely climbed up the city wall and knew that they were sure to win the battle, so he immediately relaxed.

However, at this moment, Wang Yue discovered that there were some signs of chaos behind them.

"General, it's bad. Wei Yan appears behind us with a large army."

"What Wei Yan? Impossible. How could Liu Bei get the news so quickly and rush here with a large army? Are you sure you saw Wei Yan's men?"

"That's right, General. It was Wei Yan. At this time, Wei Yan had already broken through the rear army." (End of this chapter)