Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 320 The Final Battle
Hearing Gao Lan's words, Zhang Jai was stunned for a while, and finally said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for many years, brother is still so quick to talk!" In his words, he was very emotional.

Gao Lan smiled, but continued: "Brother already knows everything about the current situation, and the destruction of Cao Wei is inevitable. Before this winter, the land of Hebei will be your Majesty's. In this situation, do you still want to accompany Cao Wei?" Bury together, or rely on the 2 horses in hand to turn things around?"

Cao Pi's situation is not good, and this jaw also knows it.But if it is said that Cao Wei will stop cooking this year, he thinks it will not happen, and he is also surprised at the moment: "At present, part of Cao Zilian's army has returned to Hebei, and with the local garrison in Hebei, at least they can stick to it. How can it be said that it is destroyed? Now?"

"Brother is right. In fact, Cao Hong was able to lead a part of the army and horses to flee back to Hebei, which is indeed unexpected. But brother doesn't know." A few days ago, under the leadership of Wen Zhongye, an army of 4 troops from Qingzhou left Beihai by boat and went north to raid Bohai County! Can you keep it?"

"What?" Zhang Jaw was shocked when he heard the words, cold sweat broke out behind him.Gao Lan continued to speak unhurriedly: "Furthermore, my brother's 40 defenders will definitely not be able to stop His Majesty's [-] troops. The day after tomorrow, our army will send troops to the north, and attack both sides with the Guanzhong army. Now the main force of Cao Wei is in the remote area, and Sili does not have many garrisons. Once Sili falls, Shangdang can be attacked from Hedong County. In this way, Bingzhou will not be safe."

"Brother, don't be alarmist. Although Sili doesn't have too many garrisons, there is still the natural danger of the Yellow River to stop it!" Zhang Jaw said weakly after he had settled down.Gao Lan laughed when he heard the words, but finally said: "Wen Zhongye took the sea route to raid Jizhou, and it was easy. The natural danger of the Yellow River is naturally not worth mentioning in the eyes of the Jingxiang Navy! And Sili fell, what should the rest of Jizhou do?" After saying these words, Zhang Jaw's face was completely ashamed.

"Grandma, it seems that Cao Wei is really dying. Should I take refuge with Uncle Liu? But I have changed hands several times before, and now that I have surrendered to the enemy again, won't it make the world ridicule that I am greedy for life and afraid of death?" Zhang Jaw felt fiercely The ground thought was at war, Gao Lan seemed to see his mind, and said immediately: "Brother, are you afraid of being ridiculed, greedy for life and afraid of death?"

"That's exactly what I mean!" Zhang Jai nodded, but Gao Lan waved his hand and said, "Brother, this is wrong. Cao Pi is not Cao Cao. He usurped the Han and established himself. He is already recognized as a traitor by the world. Brother abandoned him today. Go, it can only be said that it is abandoning the dark and turning to the bright, so why do you say that you are greedy for life and afraid of death?" Zhang Jai listened, and he was also thoughtful.

"General Gao, please drink tea!" At this moment, an attendant brought tea, Gao Lan took the teacup, looked at it, but the person gasped and said, "Aren't you Zhang Si?"

"The villain is Zhang Si, it's rare that General Gao still remembers the villain!" The man said flattered.Zhang Si is Zhang Jaw's personal guard and has followed him for many years.Zhang Jai and Gao Lan have a deep friendship, and Gao Lan also knows him.Looking at Zhang Si, Gao Lan also turned his head and said to Zhang Jaw: "Brother Junyi, even if you want to die for Cao Wei, but swords and swords have no eyes in the rebellious army, these good brothers who have followed you for many years will also die So, how can you bear it?"

As soon as this sentence was said, the silent jaw opened and trembled.These famous generals all have one characteristic, that is, they love and care for the soldiers, so that the soldiers can fight to the death.And now Zhang Jaw also knows his situation, that is called a besieged on all sides.Zhang Jai thought about it, and finally sighed: "Uncle Liu's name of benevolence and righteousness is known all over the world, and I have admired it for a long time. In this case, surrendering is only a loss of my reputation, but it can save the lives of [-] brothers. , why can't I let go?"

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhang Jai ordered the three armies to lay down their weapons and Kaesong surrendered.After Emperor Zhaolie Liu Bei entered the city, Zhang Jai was also immediately named General Zhenbei, and then Zhuo Bayuan Zhenbei General Gao Lan was named General Zhengbei.The army rested for three days after entering Wancheng, and then immediately sent troops to Hebei to wipe out the last foundation of the Cao family.And one night before sending troops, Liu Bei called Zhuge Liang and others to discuss the military situation.As a descendant, Zhang Jai was also brought in for consultation.

"My lords, now Cao Hong has broken up the army into pieces, unexpectedly preserved most of his strength, and returned to Hebei. What should we do now?" Liu Bei asked worriedly after seeing that everyone had arrived.The plan that was thought to be foolproof turned out to be flawed, and anyone who changed it would feel a little uneasy.

"This is due to my negligence, please forgive me!" Zhuge Liang immediately apologized after hearing the words.In fact, Zhuge Liang was also negligent, and he didn't expect Jia Xu to make such a trick.In fact, if Cao Hong had been more resolute and completely abandoned the land of Henan and brought everyone back to Hebei, then the situation would have been different, and the pressure on Zhao Feng, Zhang Fei and others would have been even greater at this moment.

"It's inevitable that there will be a lot of secrets and omissions in the marching formation, and it's human nature to be negligent." Liu Bei waved his hands.Unexpectedly, Zhang Jaw opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, although Cao Hong's army retreated to Hebei has more than [-] troops, it is still relatively difficult to repel the two groups of Fufeng King and General Cheqi. Now Your Majesty is steadily advancing. Advance, as long as half a year, as little as a few months, the land of Hebei will be your majesty's!"

Zhang Jai is a surrendered general, so he is very clear about Hebei affairs.At present, Liu Bei followed his advice, and the army crossed the river to attack Hanoi, Weijun, Chaoge and other places.With the cooperation of the Jingxiang Navy, although the Yellow River natural barrier is not vulnerable, it is close to being useless.Cao Wei originally had an army of more than 50, but now more than 10,000 have been lost in the battle of Henan, and tens of thousands have been lost in the land of Youbin, leaving [-]+ to resist Zhang Fei and Zhao Feng and others, leaving only [-] troops for defense Along the broad Yellow River, the troops are really stretched.On several occasions, the Jingxiang Navy almost laid down a bridgehead along the banks of the Yellow River.Fortunately, Jia Xu had already sent people to build beacon towers every few miles along the Yellow River. Whenever there was an enemy situation, they would light smoke during the day and light fire at night.In response to such shaking, although the fragile Yellow River defense line was full of dangers, it still survived.

All this is basically unknown to Cao Hong's [-] troops in Shangdang County to the north.After receiving Cao Hong's support, the comparison of the strength of the Han army and the Wei army has almost become a one-to-one tie.However, some of the Han army were defected enemy troops, and their loyalty could not be guaranteed; many of the Wei army were recruits, and their combat experience was severely lacking.

"Bingzhou is sparsely populated, and it is the limit to support [-] troops. Now that Zhang Fei and Zhao Feng have [-] troops here, and Tian Yu surrendered to the enemy, the food and grass will inevitably run out. We will stick here until the food is exhausted. Let's make another plan!" In Shangdang City, General Zhenbei Zhonglang led Shao Shao and said carefully, Cao Zhang and other generals were all under him.Everyone nodded in agreement, but Cheng Yu remained silent.

"Mr. Zhongde, do you think there is something wrong?" Cao Hong asked a little strangely.Cheng Yu looked up at the crowd, and finally said: "General Qian's words are true, but now that Jinyang has been lost, even if Zhang Fei's food is exhausted and he retreats, it will be very difficult for us to regain Bingzhou. Furthermore, if we avoid fighting instead of fighting, Zhang Fei can send troops across the Jinshui River to attack Sili's land, so, wouldn't it be a waste of attention?"

"Then according to what Mr. Yi said, what should we do now?" Cao Hong's face became serious after hearing Cheng Yu's words.Cheng Yu was silent for a while, but finally said: "We are surrounded by enemies now, if we don't fight back one of them, it is really difficult to deal with the situation in front of us. Looking at all the troops, only we have the strength to fight against the enemy. Decide the outcome. The only solution now is to repel Zhang Fei first, and then make plans!"

"Not bad!" After listening to Cheng Yu's words, Cao Hong knew his current situation.In Youzhou, facing the attacks of Ma Chao and Zhao Yun, Cao Xiu and Xiahouba were not opponents at all, and could only defend the city.Facing the offensive of hundreds of thousands of troops in Henan, Sili and Jizhou could only barely defend by relying on the natural danger of the Yellow River.And once the various places are delayed for a long time, as the saying goes, if the war lasts for too long, the morale of one's own side will be greatly reduced, and in the end it may break down from the inside.

In other words, only by repelling all the way now can we have the capital to continue to deal with Liu Bei.Judging from the current situation, the rest of the parties are relatively passive, and only they have capital here, and they fight openly with their opponents.Thinking of this, Cao Hong also made up his mind, and immediately patted the table and said: "Now the rise and fall of the imperial court and the safety of the country depend on us. In this situation, there is nothing else but to fight Zhang Fei to the death to repel him. I have chosen. Send me the general order, and the three armies will set out to attack Jinyang!"

Cao Hong weighed it carefully, and felt that although the troops were evenly matched, he had more than 1 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and [-] Hu Cavalry, while the number of cavalry in the opponent's hands was not as good as his own.If you open up the real deal and face it head-on, your chances of winning are relatively high.Unless Liu Bei mobilized troops from Guanzhong and other places to support Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei would most likely defeat Saibei.But Guanzhong is still relatively far from here, and it is not easy for Liu Bei to mobilize troops, so he still has a great chance of winning.As long as he can defeat Zhang Fei, it will be a matter of course to regain Bingzhou at that time.

At this time, Jinyang, Zhao Feng and Zhang Fei became supporting roles.On this day, at the suggestion of Song Xian and Wei Xu, the two went to worship Ding Yuan together.

"After Ding Inspector Ding was killed by Lu Bu, his head was also dedicated to Dong Zhuo. Only a few soldiers took advantage of the chaos to transport his body back to Jinyang and buried it secretly." Song Xian introduced.Because of Zhao Feng's relationship, he didn't meet Yan Liang, and he lived ten years longer than in history.

"Unexpectedly, Ding Yuan still has some prestige in Bingzhou!" Zhao Feng said with some surprise.According to Song Xian, Ding Yuan was famous for his bravery and often resisted foreign invasion, so he had great prestige among the people of Bingzhou.Zhao Feng estimated that it should be about the same as Ma Teng.The deceased was the greatest, and after worshiping for a while, everyone went back.As a result, as soon as he returned to the city, Tian Yu hurried to tell them that Cao Hong led an army to kill Jinyang.

(End of this chapter)