Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 185: Meng Da collaborates with the enemy? Zhang He fiercely seizes military power (seeking pursuit)
Seeing Zhang He's anger, Wang Shuang did not dare to hesitate any longer, so he personally led his scout Baiqi to Nan'an County to investigate.

Fortunately it was a moonlit night in summer, otherwise it would have been difficult to find out where the Han soldiers were at this late night.

"Is there really any trace of Han soldiers?"

"Look at these footprints, there are quite a few people!"

Wang Shuang's expression also became solemn.

"Except for Zhang Fei from Longxi County, the Han soldiers today are all in Lueyang, Jixian, Shanggui, Linwei and Qingshui City."

"Are these footprints heading towards Longxi County? Are they the Han soldiers from Shanggui? Or are they the Han soldiers who made a surprise attack on Chencang as General Zuo said?"

Wang Shuang led the cavalry to investigate along the way.

But Wang Shuang did not dare to investigate too far. After confirming the traces of a large number of Han soldiers leading to Nan'an County, Wang Shuang led his cavalry back to the outside of Hebei County.

"really!"

however.

Su Yi understood: "I'm afraid it's not that we were wary of General Zuo, but that General Meng had to divide his troops due to the surprise attack on Chencang, which made General Meng lose face."

"If Zhang Fei breaks through Longxi County and leads troops to Hebei County, even I will be unable to resist him!"

"The general will definitely live up to his high expectations!" Wang Shuang shouted loudly, expressing his respect for Zhang He, as if he was afraid that Zhang He wouldn't hear.

This is not Zhang He's boasting.

Su Yi relayed Zhang He's request for a meeting to Su Ze, and also told Su Ze that General Zuo was unaware of the surprise attack on Chencang.

Zhang He is not afraid of Ma Chao, because in Zhang He's eyes, Ma Chao is nothing more than that.

In the Battle of Danqu, Zhang He and Zhang Fei fought against each other for more than fifty days. However, Zhang Fei took a detour and caught him off guard. More than ten people fled up the mountain.

And on the other side.

Although Wang Shuang had heard of the name "New Book of Meng De" for a long time, he had never read it.

Wang Shuang was even more delighted.

"General Zuo is very dissatisfied with General Meng now. He always calls him by his first name."

Zhang He looked at Wang Shuang, as if he saw his younger self. Although he didn't want to dampen Wang Shuang's spirit, he also didn't want Wang Shuang to die at the hands of Zhang Fei because he underestimated the enemy.

In the 19th year of Jian'an, Ma Chao borrowed troops from Zhang Lu to counterattack Liangzhou and besieged Zhao Ang in Qishan.

Wang Shuang was not stupid. He knew Zhang He's intention of supporting him, so he quickly thanked him and said: "I will obey the general's teachings."

The late emperor's art of war mentioned by Zhang He was Cao Cao's "New Book of Meng De", which was an annotation of Sun Tzu's art of war. Only important generals of Cao Wei were qualified to copy it.

Ma Chao besieged Qishan for thirty days but failed to capture it. Zhang He took the opportunity to lead his troops up the Wei River. Ma Chao led thousands of Di and Qiang troops to counterattack Zhang He. However, before the battle began, Ma Chao retreated with his troops and retreated to Hanzhong.

Zhang Fei is different.

Zhang He doesn't think Ma Chao is capable now. The former General Shenweitian is a thing of the past.

"What's more, Zhang Fei has been in the military for half his life. What kind of battle has he not seen? He is still alive today! No matter in terms of experience or skills, you can't compare."

"General Zuo may have to take some extraordinary measures during tomorrow's meeting, so father must be mentally prepared."

Zhang He nodded and stroked his beard slightly: "Go and get ready. I will meet with General Su tomorrow. You come with me."

Amelia Su was a little worried.

Wang Shuang is overjoyed!

"The purpose of the Han soldiers is not to Chen Cang, but to divide Meng Da's troops and delay the attack to help Zhang Fei of Longxi County break the city."

Su Ze's face was also a bit ugly: "Generals are at odds with each other, which is a big taboo for military strategists! General Zuo has already tolerated General Meng so much, and General Meng is still wary of General Zuo?"

"You are brave, but you can't be careless and underestimate the enemy because of it."

Zhang He can lead Wang Shuang or others.

This was the first time Zhang He was beaten so badly in a frontal battle after he surrendered to Cao Cao!
Wang Shuang, on the other hand, was a newborn calf and was not afraid of tigers: "General Zuo, why did he gain other people's ambition and destroy his own prestige? That Zhang Fei is old and frail now. If he dares to come to Hebei County, I will kill Zhang Fei for the general."

Wang Shuang was born with great strength in martial arts and was good at using heavy swords. The reason why he was able to serve Zhang He was not because of his family background, but because of his military exploits of getting into battle and seizing the flag.

Jiang Xu asked Xia Houyuan for help, and Xia Houyuan ordered Zhang He to lead five thousand men on foot through the narrow channel of Chencang to rescue Qishan.

"My guess was correct."

"Without my orders, you can't show off your personal bravery easily. You are now the general who leads the troops, not the one who is trapped in the battle."

"After all, General Zuo once advised General Meng to be wary of Zhuge Liang sending generals to surprise Chencang."

Ordinary generals are not even qualified to watch.

"Huang Zhong is over seventy years old, and he can still kill General Xiahou in battle. For Zhang Fei, who is an enemy of ten thousand people, even at an old age, his strength is far superior to that of ordinary generals."

There was appreciation in Zhang He's tone, and there were also hints for the younger generations.

Today's Wang Shuang is just one of the many generals around Zhang He.

"Although Zhang Fei is old, don't forget how General Xiahou died."

Now that Zhang He is willing to show Wang Shuang the "New Book of Meng De", it means that Zhang He treats Wang Shuang as his disciple and trains him.

Zhang He was also very satisfied with Wang Shuang's attitude and said with a smile: "There are scribes in the army. If you have nothing to do on weekdays, just follow them and learn hyphenation. If you can read, I will lend you the late emperor's art of war." ”

If Zhang He really wants to have trouble with Meng Da, how should Su Ze stand?
Su Ze glared at Su Yi: "You are a general in the army, not a group of civil servants in the court. Why are you so thoughtful?"

"General Zuo is a person who takes the overall situation into consideration and will not abandon public service for personal reasons. Since he wants to meet with me, he must think that the situation in Longyou has changed significantly."

"You stay in Qingshui City tomorrow and beware that the Han in the city will take the opportunity to leave the city. I will just go and see General Zuo alone."

There was a pause.

Su Ze added: "General Zuo's worries about Xia Houru are not unreasonable. You can send a few more scouts to the Long Trail to find out the news. If there is any situation, send your horses to see me immediately."

Su Yi nodded: "I will pay attention. It's just that the battle situation on Linwei side should be reported to General Meng in Lueyang?"

Su Ze pondered for a moment and shook his head gently: "No need for the time being, I will decide after I meet General Zuo."

Thinking that Meng Da would not even tell Zhang He about the surprise attack on Chencang for his own selfish purposes, Su Ze was also worried that Meng Da would make decisions that were even more difficult to understand after learning that Ma Chao was now in Linwei.

Meng Da's performance in Longyou was almost robbed of opportunities at every step.

Just as Zhang He said, Meng Da has been led away by the nose.

Without a good plan to deal with it, Su Ze was worried that all these tens of thousands of troops would be trapped in Longyou.

By then, even if Meng Da is the leader, Su Ze and Zhang He will inevitably be punished.

After all, apart from Meng Da, Zhang He and Su Ze were the highest-ranking officers in the Longyou Army.

If something goes wrong, Meng Da cannot bear the responsibility alone!

The next day.

Su Ze and Zhang He met between Ji County and Qingshui River.

The two sides exchanged information they knew.

This corresponded to each other, and Zhang He strengthened his guess on the intentions of the Han soldiers: "This style of military use must be that of Zhuge Qiao!"

"You and I have fought against Zhuge Qiao in the street pavilion. This boy is the best at using false and true tactics. He avoids the truth and uses falsehood. He makes false claims to the east and strikes in the west to deceive others. Zhuge Qiao has these tricks at his fingertips."

"We can no longer divide our forces. We must either join forces and capture the city at once, or we must abandon the three counties of Guangwei, Tianshui and Nan'an and retreat to Anding County in the north."

"As long as Anding County is there, Zhuge Liang will not be able to completely block the connection between Guanzhong and Liangzhou."

"Although the journey from Anding County to Liangzhou is longer, it is better than no road at all!"

"If we are damaged in Longyou, Anding County cannot be saved!"

"Zhang Ji, Hao Zhao and others in Liangzhou will also be in crisis because of this!"

"The rebellion in Liangzhou just ended last year. If I hear that all Longyou is lost, there will be thieves who will rebel again!"

Zhang He analyzed the current situation solemnly.

Su Ze frowned: "That said, General Meng may not be willing to listen to my opinion."

"The four cities of Ji County, Shanggui, Linwei and Qingshui are very tightly defended and it is difficult to get down in a hurry."

"If General Zuo's guess is true, then the guards at Linwei and Shanggui must also know about it."

"The most we can do is take down Qingshui City, Linwei and Shanggui, which are the weakest defenses. Even if we join forces together, we may not be able to take them down."

"But taking time to capture Qingshui City will not change the overall situation."

"If we fail to capture the four cities and disobey General Meng's military orders, General Zuo, the consequences will be serious."

Su Ze said it very directly.

Now we are following Mengda's order, and it is not our full responsibility for not taking the city; but if we disobey Mengda's military order, it must be our full responsibility for not taking the city!

Zhang He also understood this truth and said: "If we cannot attack the city, then we must retreat to Ding County. In short, we cannot let the Han soldiers take the lead."

Su Ze sighed: "General Zuo, to be honest, I am also very angry with General Meng's attitude. But can you and I change General Meng's decision?"

Zhang He was silent.

At this moment, Su Yi came on horseback in person: "Father, General Zuo, something big has happened! Xia Houru is dead. He died on the Rulong Trail! Most of the five thousand troops were lost, and the remaining soldiers and horses were all pretending." Death escaped."

Su Ze's expression changed drastically.

Xia Houru died on the Long Trail, which further confirmed Zhang He's judgment.

Su Ze quickly asked: "Where is Li Fu now?"

Su Yi gasped and said: "Li Fu is retreating to Qingshui now."

Zhang He said coldly: "We can't wait any longer!"

"Su Yi, you lead the troops to the Long Trail and convey my military order to have Li Fu go to Chencang to join Deng Xian."

"After arriving at Chencang, give Deng Xian an order to have Deng Xian and Li Fu immediately lead troops to Anding County to set up defenses!"

Su Yi hesitated and said: "Li Fu is a close associate of General Meng, and Deng Xian is General Meng's nephew. I'm afraid they may not be willing to obey orders!"

Zhang He snorted coldly: "I have the power of false authority granted by Your Majesty. During war, I can kill generals who disobey military orders. If the second general dares to disobey orders, then I will kill them and seize power!"

"I can't watch Meng Da continue to command randomly like this. If Longyou is lost and the soldiers are defeated, what face will we have to see His Majesty?"

"If His Majesty wants to hold you accountable from now on, I, Zhang He, will bear the responsibility alone!"

Su Yi looked at Su Ze.

Seeing Zhang He's anger, Su Ze took a deep breath and said, "General Zuo, I admire your decisiveness and know your loyalty to His Majesty." "But if I give an order to Li Fu and Deng Xian, my eldest son will not be allowed to die." Do it for me, I’ll go find Li Fu and Deng Xian myself!”

"We still need to send someone to Luoyang to explain the battle situation in Longyou to His Majesty, so that His Majesty can prepare early, and at the same time, we can also prevent Meng Da from slandering you in front of Your Majesty in the future."

Zhang He nodded and saluted Su Ze with clasped fists: "General Su, I'll help you go."

"If Li Fu and Deng Xian lead their troops back to Lueyang, Meng Da will be furious and fight Zhuge Liang. By then, in the battle of Longyou, we will be completely defeated!"

"Only if Meng Da knows that Zhuge Liang is powerful, will he think about how to preserve his troops instead of stubbornly trying to compete with Zhuge Liang for the right to Longyi."

"From the moment Meng Da divided his forces, we couldn't compete with Zhuge Liang to seize Longyou!"

This kind of behavior of seizing Meng Da's power before the battle and disrupting Meng Da's arrangements will inevitably make Zhang He jealous in the future.

But Zhang He couldn't care less!
For Zhang He, personal honor and disgrace are nothing compared to national events!
Although the current emperor is Cao Pi, Zhang He is greatly favored by Cao Cao and will serve the Cao family until his death!
There are many righteous people in Hebei, but Yuan Shao doesn't pay attention to them.

It was Cao Cao who did not despise Zhang He as a surrendered general, and allowed Zhang He to reach the position of General Zuo step by step.

For this kindness, Zhang He must do the same!

Su Ze looked at Zhang He again: "General Zuo, if I leave, what are you going to do?"

Zhang He's eyes were sharp: "Grab the grain!"

Su Ze hesitated, acquiescing to Zhang He's decision.

In Longyou, there are not only important cities such as Lueyang, Jixian, Shanggui, Linwei and Qingshui, but also many small cities.

Zhang He wanted to imitate Cao Cao's method of forcibly relocating scholars and people in Hanzhong.

However, Zhang He did not have enough time to forcibly relocate the people of Longyou, so he could only resort to grabbing grain.

After robbing the grain, even if Zhuge Liang won, he would not have enough military grain to attack Liangzhou and Anding County again.

Su Ze left with only 2,000 troops and handed over the remaining troops to Zhang He.

As a result, Zhang He had nearly 20,000 troops!
Compared with Meng Da's soldiers in Lueyang, they are not much less.

This is how Su Ze can currently support Zhang He in Longyou. Even if Li Fu and Deng Xian don't listen, Zhang He can retreat to Baoding County with 20,000 sergeants.

On the way back, Su Yi couldn't bear it anymore: "Father, if you do this, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to gain a foothold in the government in the future."

"General Zuo is a veteran who has fought with the late emperor for many years. Your Majesty may not really punish you, but you are not, father!"

Su Ze's eyes were cold: "General Zuo doesn't care about his personal honor and disgrace. If I still fear my future and life and death, how can I face working with General Zuo again? Don't be suspicious, I have a sense of proportion!"

Following Zhang He's orders, Su Ze led his troops to the Rulong Trail, where they happened to collide with Li Fu.

"General Li, General Zuo has military orders!"

When Su Ze saw Li Fu, he directly ordered his guards to surround Li Fu.

Li Fu was shocked: "General Su, what are you going to do? If there is a military order, just say it, are you afraid that I will not obey the order?"

Su Ze said coldly: "I'm just afraid that you won't obey orders!"

Li Fu was speechless.

Glancing at the fierce-looking sergeants around him, Li Fu asked in a deep voice: "What military order is it that makes General Su not hesitate to let the sergeants surround me?"

Su Ze said coldly: "General Zuo has an order to immediately lead troops to Chencang to join Deng Xian."

Li Fu frowned: "The Han soldiers are no longer in Chencang, why should I go to Chencang?"

Seeing Su Ze's cold expression, Li Fu quickly said: "General Su, even if you want me to obey the order, you should tell me the reason at least. Otherwise, even if you relinquish my military power, you will not be able to convince the military commanders."

Su Ze paused and softened his tone: "General Meng fell into the plan of dividing the troops without knowing it, and even concealed the information about the surprise attack on Chencang from General Zuo."

"General Zuo is angry that General Meng is arrogant and will no longer listen to General Meng's command. He ordered me to follow the order and go to Chencang with you, and join forces with General Deng to go to Anding County."

"If Anding County is lost, Longyou will be completely controlled by Han soldiers, and Liangzhou will become an isolated state. It will be controlled by Zhuge Liang in at most half a year."

"General Li, I know that you are a confidant of General Meng, but you have also seen the situation in Longyou now. Every time General Meng makes a decision, Zhuge Liang will take the lead."

"Not only did Xia Houru die, but it also made General Li and General Deng exhausted."

"Last night the Han soldiers marched towards Longxi County with light troops. If Ma Chao and Huang Zhong appear in Longxi County and defeat Zhang Ji, Hao Zhao and other reinforcements, Longxi County will surrender!"

"If Longxi County surrenders, Zhang Fei will be able to escape and return to Hebei County. By then the main force of the Han army will gather, and the garrison in the city will cooperate with both inside and outside. Do you think General Meng can resist it?"

"We have come a long way, and we don't have much food and grass. Now we can't take the city. If the Han soldiers capture it, how many of us do you think can leave Longyou alive?"

Li Fu also broke out in cold sweat.

Li Fu knows better than Su Ze what the situation in Lueyang is now.

Gritting his teeth, Li Fu decided to play dumb: "General Su, I dare not disobey General Zuo's order, but if I ask questions afterwards, General Zuo cannot bully the junior general."

Seeing that Li Fu agreed to go to Chencang, Su Ze said, "Then it depends on whether General Li can help me convince General Deng."

Li Fu said quickly: "General Su, don't worry. Although Deng Xian is General Meng's nephew, he is quite dissatisfied with General Meng on weekdays. As long as General Zuo's orders are there, Deng Xian will definitely agree."

Even Li Fu and Deng Xian were quite dissatisfied with Meng Da's usual arrogance.

Now that Zhang He's order was there and Li Fu and Deng Xian could save their lives, they would be stupid to resist.

If you don't resist, you can live and someone will bear the blame. If you resist, you may die. This choice hardly requires too much consideration.

the other side.

After Zhang He rectified the troops and horses handed over by Su Ze, he directly ordered the soldiers to disperse and grab food.

Such a big news was naturally not hidden from Meng Da.

Meng Da was already very angry after being teased by Zhuge Liang three times, and now he heard that Zhang He was indulging his soldiers in grabbing food, and Meng Da was extremely angry!

"Zhang He, by robbing food so wantonly, is he trying to make the entire Longyou side support the Han soldiers?"

Grab food.

It means losing the support of the people. Losing the support of the people will cause the soldiers and the people to rebel.

Although Cao Wei often did this kind of thing, rebellions also happened one after another.

But now the situation is different, Longyou is in a military struggle!

At this time, grabbing food is equivalent to giving Longyou to Zhuge Liang!
Meng Da was furious and immediately sent his generals to question Zhang He.

However, before the general could see Zhang He, he was blown away by Zhang He.

"Reverse! Reverse!"

"Zhang He first called me by my name and questioned my decision, and now he wantonly grabbed food and drove away my generals."

"Do you really think I can't cure him?"

Meng Dal ordered his generals to garrison the camp and personally led more than a hundred cavalry to see Zhang He.

however.

Even if Meng Da came in person, he could not see Zhang He.

"General Meng, General Zuo said that he doesn't want to see you!" Wang Shuang led his cavalry to stop Meng Da, not afraid at all.

Meng Da said gloomily: "Why doesn't General Zuo want to see me?"

Wang Shuang sneered: "General Meng, you don't trust General Zuo anymore. Why would General Zuo want to see you?"

Meng Da frowned. Although Wang Shuang spoke cryptically, Meng Da also understood.

This was Zhang He's resentment for not telling Chencang about the attack and ordering Zhang He to capture Ji County in one day.

"Is General Zuo going to disregard Longyou's safety and abandon public service for personal reasons?" Meng Da's tone turned cold.

Wang Shuangmian looked disdainful: "General Meng, you should ask yourself this."

"Obviously for your own selfish reasons, you refused to accept General Zuo's good advice, causing Xia Houru to die on the Long Trail. Now you still want to slander General Zuo."

Meng Da's expression changed greatly: "Xia Houru is dead? Where did you get the news?"

Wang Shuang sneered: "Didn't General Meng send someone to inquire? Not only is Xia Houru dead, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong also went to Longxi County. It is estimated that Zhang Fei will arrive in Hebei County in a few days."

Meng Da's face turned even darker.

Ma Chao and Huang Zhong went to Longxi County, and neither the reinforcements from Liangzhou nor You Chu could stop them!

"Let General Zuo come out to see me!" Meng Da took a deep breath and his tone became extremely cold.

Wang Shuang said: "I told you, General Zuo doesn't want to see you!"

Meng Da gave an order, and more than a hundred cavalrymen took off their bows and arrows: "Do you want me to kill you before you go to see General Zuo?"

Wang Shuang suddenly felt his scalp numb.

Just when the conflict was about to start, Zhang He's voice sounded from behind: "General Meng, you have this cruel intention, you should use it on Zhuge Liang, not use it to bully my subordinates."

"General Zuo, I don't want to talk nonsense with you. What exactly do you want to do?" Meng Da asked coldly.

Zhang He met Meng Da's eyes without showing any signs of weakness: "What I have to do is very simple, retreat to Ding County!"

Meng Da sneered: "What if Zhang Fei is coming? What if I fall into the plan of dividing our troops?"

"Can't we win even if our forces are equal? ​​Or are you, General Zhang, afraid of Zhang Fei?"

Zhang He nodded solemnly: "General Meng, there is no need to use words to provoke me! With the current situation, I really can't defeat Zhang Fei!"

"If you don't want to retreat to Ding County, then you can stay in Lueyang and confront Zhuge Liang. I won't accompany you!"

Meng Da was furious: "Zhang He, I respect you as General Zuo, and I'm talking to you here in such a polite manner!"

"Don't forget! Now I have been ordered to command Yongliang's 100,000 people. Although you are General Zuo, you still have to obey my orders!"

"How dare you change my military orders without authorization! Do you really think I dare not kill you?"

Zhang He looked at Meng Da with a more mocking look: "Want to kill me? Meng Da, don't think that because you are respected by His Majesty, you can do whatever you want."

"I advise you to beware of Zhuge Liang's sneak attack on Chencang, but you don't believe me; Chencang was attacked, and you deliberately hid it from me. Now that the battle in Longyou is going like this, I have every reason to suspect that you are having an affair with Zhuge Liang!"

"I remember that you have a good friend named Fa Zheng, right? I heard that Fa Zheng is now Liu Bei's minister. I suspect that you are pretending to surrender, and then cooperate with Zhuge Liang to take Longyou."

"Hmph! If I continue to obey your command, not only will Longyou be lost, but all the 70,000 troops including me will be lost in Longyou!"

"With all these 70,000 troops destroyed, Zhuge Liang will be able to take advantage of the situation and capture Guanzhong, and everything west of Tongguan will be returned to Liu Bei."

"And you, Meng Da, have made great contributions to Liu Bei!"

"Do you really think I can't understand?"

(End of this chapter)