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Zhang Liao did not answer Zhang He's questioning, but just lowered his head and attacked fiercely. Zhang He was killed and retreated two steps in an instant, hoping to stabilize his position and wait for an opportunity to counterattack.
But he was surprised to find that the man in front of him did not do any defense, but just attacked instead of defending.
To put it bluntly, it was a desperate fighting style.
Zhang He couldn't stand it at all.
In fact, Zhang Liao and Zhang He were almost the same in terms of military strength. Even in the original history, Zhang Liao was only named Guannei Hou when he surrendered, while Zhang He was named Lieutenant General and Duting Hou when he surrendered. Zhang He's starting point was much higher than Zhang Liao.
But later, as Cao's family fought in all directions, Zhang Liao's status gradually rose and he became the main general sitting in one place. He relied on his courage to fight.
Thinking about Zhang Liao's impressive achievements, if he had a little less luck, he would have died early.
Compared with Zhang He, he was much more mediocre. He lived longer and finally outlasted all the famous generals of Wei and Shu. Only then did he show his face on the battlefield on the western front.
That was many years after Zhang Liao's death.
Back to the present, Zhang Liao went deep into the enemy's rear in this battle. If he didn't win, he would die. So he naturally chose his usual desperate fighting style.
But Zhang He didn't have such great determination, so he was killed by Zhang Liao and retreated again and again.
At this time, Yu Jin seized the opportunity and urged his warhorse forward.
Facing ordinary soldiers, he killed people as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.
He opened a bloody path in the Yuan army, and the Cao army rushed over to line up in two rows on the left and right, back to back to protect the passage, and Zhen Meng hurriedly let the carriage rush through the passage.
The carriage swayed, and the curtains flew up. The sisters Zhen Jiang and Zhen Mi saw the bloody scene outside, and they were so scared that their faces turned pale and their hands and feet were cold.
Their trembling bodies hugged each other tightly, keeping each other warm.
Fortunately, the carriage passed through the passage soon. Yu Jin led the army to cover the rear, blocking Yuan Jun's pursuit while shouting to Zhang Liao: "It's time to go."
Zhang Liao attacked with two shots to force Zhang He back, and said coldly: "You are not my opponent, and I have no intention of killing you. It's better to retreat separately."
"Are you from Bingzhou?" Zhang He understood the accent and gritted his teeth and said: "I think you must be Zhang Liao?"
"So what?" Zhang Liao was not afraid of the other party recognizing him.
Anyway, it was Yuan Shao who used a shady trick first this time, and they couldn't be blamed for crossing the border to protect the young lady.
Zhang Liao raised his spear and said: "Come and fight again if you don't accept it!"
Zhang He looked at the general behind Zhang Liao with a cold face. Although he didn't look closely just now, he must be a tough guy judging from his record.
He was already difficult to match with just one Zhang Liao, and with that general, there was no possibility of winning at all.
"Retreat!" Zhang He turned his horse around and led a group of soldiers back.
Zhang Liao and Yu Jin led the army to protect the vehicles and continued to move forward.
After passing the road checkpoint set by Zhang He, the road was safe and there were no more obstacles. After a long journey, they arrived in Liyang.
They followed the passage outside Liyang City and came directly to the Yellow River ferry in the south of the city.
At the ferry, there were about two thousand soldiers lined up neatly, among whom there was a man dressed as a counselor riding in the middle, who was Feng Ji.
Zhang Liao glanced at Yu Jin and smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid it will be another fierce battle. The old rules, I will capture and kill the enemy generals, and you protect the young lady on the boat."
Yu Jin chuckled and said: "Capturing and killing enemy generals, when did it become your old rules? Can't I, Yu Jin, kill the enemy?"
Zhang Liao said: "This is not the time to argue. Capturing and killing enemy generals is simple, and protecting the young lady is a heavier task."
Yu Jin thought it made sense, so he didn't argue with Zhang Liao anymore.
At this time, Cao's army had only about 500 people left. Zhang Liao gathered 300 of them, all of whom were recruited from Bingzhou. He led these old subordinates to charge at Yuan's army.
Yu Jin led the remaining 200 people to surround the carriage with their backs to each other, with their spears facing outward, and slowly moved towards the ferry.
Feng Ji in the Yuan army ordered a captain next to him: "Go and take down the carriage, and never let it cross the river."
"Yes!" The captain led his 500 men to surround the carriage.
Yu Jin stood on his horse with his spear across his body, guarding the carriage. When Yuan's army rushed over, he rushed forward like lightning and blocked the enemy's outpost for his soldiers.
Those who rushed forward were all blocked by Cao's army, and the carriages were still moving slowly and were not blocked.
The captain of Yuan's army saw that he could not stop the carriage even though he had several times more troops than Cao's army. He was so angry that he screamed and went to meet it himself.
Yu Jin raised his spear and shot down the unnamed captain of Yuan's army.
The pursuing soldiers looked at each other in shock when they saw that the captain was dead. Then they saw Yu Jin's majestic appearance and the tip of his spear pointing downward was still dripping with blood. They immediately dispersed.
Yu Jin sneered and led two hundred soldiers to quickly seize the ferry and the ferry.
Zhen Meng and other young men of the Zhen family helped the Zhen Jiang sisters out and helped them onto the bow.
At this time, the battle at the ferry was also fierce.
Feng Ji thought that it was foolproof to lead two thousand soldiers to guard the ferry, but he didn't expect that he would meet Zhang Liao, a general who liked to attack the enemy.
Although Zhang Liao had only three hundred soldiers, under his leadership, they pretended to be three thousand and rushed towards Feng Ji.
Feng Ji was the only one riding a horse in the army, so he was easy to identify.
At this time, there was no powerful general in Yuan's army, only a few nameless captains, who were no match for Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao was among Yuan's army, his spear flying up and down, as if he was in a deserted place, and he had already reached a dozen steps away from Fengji as he spoke.
Feng Ji was horrified. He was also a timid man, so he quickly turned his horse and fled.
Zhang Liao was about to catch up with him, but he heard Yu Jin shouting loudly from behind: "Stop chasing, get on the boat and retreat!"
Only then did Zhang Liao remember that his main task was to protect the young lady, so he had no choice but to spit at Feng Ji's back, turn his horse back to the ferry and get on the boat.
The ferry slowly left the ferry and headed towards the middle of the river.
At this time, Feng Ji led his men and horses to chase him back. When he saw that the ferry could no longer be stopped, he couldn't help feeling frustrated. He sat on his horse and shouted loudly: "General Cao, how dare you sneak into our country and kidnap a woman.
Don't you know that that woman's reputation has been ruined long ago by having an affair with a servant?
If you take it back, are you going to be Cao Ang's wife? "
On the ferry, Zhen Jiang's beautiful face had no color at all, and even her lips were pale.
She shook her head repeatedly and murmured to herself: "No, he is spreading rumors. It's not like that. I didn't..."
"This person deserves to be killed." Zhang Liao had also heard a little bit about those things in Hebei. Looking at the situation in front of him, it was probably this person who did it.
He stood on the bow of the ship, casually took a hard bow from the soldier's hand, bent the bow and set an arrow, and with a "swish" sound, the arrows shot like meteors chasing the moon, and shot Feng Ji off his horse with one arrow.
He shouted sternly to the shore: "Zhang Liao is here, anyone who disrespects my young lady will die!"
The sound was like a loud bell. The Yuan Jun soldiers on the shore were frightened by his momentum. They rolled and crawled involuntarily and took two steps back.
"Wow... uncle is so majestic..." Zhen Mi held her cheeks in her hands and looked at Zhang Liao, her eyes full of stars.
Zhen Jiang's pale face finally had a trace of blood, her eyes were full of tears, and she screamed sadly at the surging Yellow River.
Everyone had laughed at her before and ridiculed her, but no one could stand up for her.
Zhang Liao's roar just now scared those people into running away, and also let out some of the resentment she had accumulated for so long.
For the first time, she felt that the identity of the young lady was so powerful.
At this time, Zhen Mi blinked her eyes like paint, looked at Zhang Liao, and said worriedly: "Uncle Zhang, although you are very powerful, you have killed so many Yuan soldiers. What if they deal with my parents?"
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Zhang Liao secretly praised this little girl for being very smart. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lord has already written a letter to Mr. Yuan.
Now my lord and the Yuan family are still in alliance, and Yuan Shao is also a person who understands the overall situation. This is just a small matter, and Yuan Shao will definitely not betray our alliance because of this matter. "
In fact, what Zhang Liao said was right. The battle between "Shu Meng" and "Shao Meng" is not over yet.
As a side of the Shao alliance, Cao Cao also had to help Yuan Shao resist Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shao also had to concentrate on dealing with Gongsun Zan, who had just gained Youzhou.
Therefore, Yuan Shao was still angry in his heart, but he would never dare to betray the alliance at this time and go to deal with the Zhen family blatantly.
"That puts me at ease," Zhen Mi smiled, her eyes turning into crescent moons.
The ferry soon arrived at the south bank of the Yellow River, where Baima County was, and it had entered the Cao family's territory.
Thousands of soldiers lined up neatly, with bright armor, flags fluttering, and hunting sounds.
Seeing Zhen Jiang get off the ferry, everyone knelt down on one knee and said in unison: "Welcome, Madam!
Welcome young lady!
Welcome young lady! "
The sound resounded through the sky, even overshadowing the surging Yellow River water.
Zhen Jiang had never seen such a posture before, and was so frightened that he could only hold on.
Zhen Mi, on the other hand, was not afraid. She thought it was fun and said crisply: "Everyone, get up."
"No!" The soldiers stood up in unison.
"Wow...they actually listened to me..."
Zhen Mi's eyes widened and she looked at her sister in surprise, dancing excitedly.
"Mi'er, don't mess around," Zhen Jiang scolded his sister, glanced at Zhang Liao and Yu Jin sheepishly, and lowered his head shyly.
At this time, dozens of middle-aged women came over, bowed their knees to the Zhen sisters and said, "On the order of the madam, I have come to greet and serve the young lady. Please get in the car."
Cao Ang's marriage has always been Mrs. Ding's top concern. Now she is finally going to Hebei to meet her bride. Mrs. Ding has already made various arrangements.
The leading woman waved, and a dozen luxurious and tall carriages drove by.
"Please Madam, please get in the car." The woman helped Sister Zhen Jiang onto the carriage shaft. Once inside, the carriage was very spacious, and the four people seated there did not feel crowded at all.
And there are several brocade boxes inside.
The woman opened the brocade box, which was full of gold and silver jewelry and festive wedding clothes.
The servant said: "As ordered by the madam, let the young madam try on the jewelry and clothes first. The eldest young master is currently leading an army to go on an expedition. When the young master comes back, he can perform the wedding ceremony with the young madam."
"This dress is so beautiful..." Zhen Mi touched Jifu, who was embroidered with cloud patterns with gold thread, and her eyes widened. "This hairpin is so beautiful, too, and there are so many pendants."
"Mi'er," Zhen Jiang tapped her sister's little hand that was about to move, and then smiled, her beautiful eyes moving, looking forward to her appearance.
The two women who were responsible for serving were stunned at the same time, thinking that there were such stunning beauties in the world.
Only such a woman can be worthy of the eldest son.
"Sister, you smiled, you smiled," Zhen Mi clapped her hands excitedly.
"Did I?" Zhen Jiang touched her cheeks and felt embarrassed.
She had been crying all day for a few days, thinking about how to die, and then looking at the present, it all seemed like a dream.
She was now looking forward to seeing what her future husband looked like, and whether it would be like what her sister said, that the generals had bad tempers.
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Let's talk about Cao Ang, he led 30,000 troops to kill Luyang City.
Since he started fighting, he has always used weak troops to fight against strong enemies, only this time the number of troops on both sides was equal.
Moreover, he had the elite Cao army under his command, well-equipped, while Yang Feng had the Baibo army, a mixture of dragons and snakes.
Moreover, he had Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, and Taishi Ci under his command, any one of whom could defeat Xu Huang under Yang Feng.
In short, this was a war of bullying the weak, and there was no suspense at all.
That's what he thought at the beginning.
But when they arrived at Luyang, they found that Yang Feng had completely occupied the city, and had fortified the city walls, burned all the surrounding houses, robbed all the food, and transported it into the city, closing the four gates and defending the city. This posed a problem for Cao Ang.
Although Cao Ang always believed that "attacking the city is inferior", he did not like to send troops to forcibly attack the city.
But now Yang Feng obviously regarded Luyang City as his home nest. No matter how Cao Ang threatened and lured him, he would not leave the city anyway.
So Cao Ang had to order the army to attack.
But Yang Feng had already prepared, and he had erected many rough wood on the battlements of the city, and tied all the people to the rough wood to make human shields.
If the Cao army wanted to shoot arrows from the top, they would inevitably shoot innocent people, and the Baibo army defending the city hid in the grooves of the battlements, ready to fight back against the Cao army attacking the city at any time.
After two days of continuous attack, the top of the city remained unchanged, but Cao's army lost several thousand people. This was the first time Cao Ang had encountered such a situation since he led the army to fight.
"Stop the attack today," Cao Ang bit the dry skin on his lips in the central army tent, looking at the direction of Luyang City.
Zhao Yun said beside him: "Sir, siege warfare requires a strong first attack, then a weak second attack, and finally a strong third attack. We have been attacking for two days. If we stop today, all the manpower and material resources spent in the past two days will be wasted."
"The loss of strong attack is too great, we have to think of another way," Cao Ang shook his head.
Dian Wei said angrily: "But Yang Feng has become a coward, I am afraid he will not leave the city no matter what, what else can we do?"
"There is always a better siege strategy," Cao Ang said: "Before, I sent craftsmen to make a Lu Gong car at Yangli Pavilion, and it will be transported here in two days."
"What is Lu Gong car?" Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, and Dian Wei asked at the same time.