"I have heard for a long time that General Zhang is benevolent and righteous, and when I see it today, it is true."

Just when everyone was deep in thought, Cheng Gongying laughed loudly.

"A little bit of a name, not enough to worry about. Presumably, the gentleman has another good plan to defeat the enemy! ”

Zhang Liao saw that Cheng Gongying's expression was leisurely and confident, and said loudly.

Cheng Gongying nodded and said, "Building a dam is just a pretense, the real purpose of our army is to lure Zhang Meng out of Dunhuang City." ”

Cheng Gongying saw Zhang Liao, Ma Chao and others in deep thought, and then said: "Tomorrow, our army will evacuate Dunhuang City in four ways. One road is responsible for building embankments and dams, the other two people and horses are in the valley on both sides of the Shule River, and the last road is in the southwest of Dunhuang City 20 miles. When Zhang Meng led the army to harass, our army came out in all directions, and Zhang Meng would definitely be captured! ”

"Why can Mr. Cheng Gong assert that Zhang Meng will inevitably come to harass him?" Wu Lan wondered.

General Wu didn't know that in the early years, I had a relationship with Zhang Meng, and this person knew a little about military affairs. When Zhang Meng saw that our army was building embankments and dams, he would inevitably think of our army's intentions, how could he sit idly by! Cheng Gongying said with a smile.

"Good! That being the case, we will follow what Mr. Cheng Gong said. Ben led his army to ambush in the valley on the left bank of the Shule River; General Ma led his army to ambush in the valley on the right bank of the Shule River; Wu Lan led the army to build embankments and dams; The fourth road was led by General Pang. When Zhang Meng came to harass him, the soldiers and horses from all directions came out together, and Zhang Meng was definitely captured! Zhang Liao said loudly.

The generals commanded in unison.

Three days later......

Inside the city of Dunhuang!

"Qi Qi Zhang Taishou, the enemy army is building embankments and dams in the upper reaches of the Shule River, more than 20 miles northwest of Dunhuang City......"

"Zhang Liao Pifu is so vicious and cunning! He's going to flood Dunhuang City......"

After a long time, Zhang Meng said hatefully.

"Zhang Taishou, what should we do...... Or...... Let's run for our lives! A lieutenant said in a slurch.

"Shut up, if you dare to disturb the morale of the army, this official will definitely engage you in military law." Zhang Meng shouted angrily: "Escape? To the south of Dunhuang City is the Snow Mountain, to the north is the desert land, and there are enemy troops on both sides of the east and west, where can you flee to! ”

After listening to Zhang Meng's words, the lieutenant hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

Zhang Meng waved his hand and said: "Order the whole army to eat a full meal tomorrow, and when the army is ugly, the army will leave Dunhuang City and attack the enemy by surprise." ”

Zhang Meng's lieutenant hurriedly nodded in agreement.

As soon as the time came, Zhang Meng led an army of 8,000 to more than 20 miles northwest of Dunhuang City.

When Zhang Meng slowly approached the Han army camp, he found that the camp was silent, and the patrol soldiers were scattered.

Zhang Meng saw that the soldiers unknowingly pried open the door of the enemy camp, and his heart was overjoyed, and he immediately rushed into the Han army camp. Zhang Meng casually cut down a Han soldier with a knife, only to find that the soldier turned out to be a straw man.

Just when Zhang Meng was surprised, suddenly, shouts and killings came from three directions.

Zhang Meng was shocked and complained, and hurriedly ordered the rear team of the army to change to the front team, withdraw from the Han army camp, and return to Dunhuang City.

However, at this time, the rebel soldiers and horses were already frightened by the sudden change and began to flee in all directions.

Of course, Zhang Liao, Ma Chao, and Wu Lan did not give Zhang Meng a chance to breathe.

In an instant, the Han army rushed into the rebel formation, rushing left and right, cutting melons and vegetables to harvest the lives of the rebels, and killing the rebels on their backs.

Zhang Meng saw that the general trend had gone, and he didn't care about the soldiers behind him, so he only took more than 200 personal guards and rode his horse to Dunhuang City.

Zhang Meng hadn't traveled for a few miles, only to see that a Biao Han soldier and horse blocked the way, and the leader was Pang De.

Zhang Meng saw that there were many enemy soldiers and knew that there was no way to escape, so he hardened his head and came to meet Pang De.

The two fought less than Shihe, and Pang De saw a flaw in Zhang Meng, and knocked his spear away with a knife. Before Zhang Meng could react, Pang De lifted Zhang Meng over and threw him to the ground.

"The thief Zhang Meng has been captured, those who surrender, avoid death!" Pound shouted.

Zhang Meng's personal guards saw that the lord was about to be captured, and when they heard that "those who surrender will not die", they hurriedly threw their weapons, knelt on the ground, and begged for mercy!

Pang De was overjoyed to see that Zhang Meng and hundreds of guards had been captured, so he ordered the Han army to withdraw to the camp, and collected nearly 1,000 rebels along the way.

Before Pang De had traveled a few miles, he saw Zhang Liao and others chasing and killing the rebels. The four groups joined forces and returned to the Han army camp on the bank of the Shule River.

……

On the bank of the Shule River, the Han army camp!

"General Qi Zhang and General Ma, more than 100 soldiers were killed in this battle; beheaded more than 2,000 rebels and surrendered more than 5,000 rebels; More than 4,000 horses were seized. A soldier came to report.

"This battle can break the Dunhuang rebels, and Mr. Cheng Gong should be the first to be credited!" Zhang Liaolang laughed.

Cheng Gongying hurriedly replied: "Thank you General Zhang for your love, Cheng Gongying is willing to swear allegiance to Li Junhou!" ”

Zhang Liao nodded, and said loudly: "Ling Mingsheng captured the rebel Zhang Meng, which is also a great achievement!" ”

"Thank you General Zhang for giving the last general the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and the last general is willing to serve Li Junhou for the work of dogs and horses!"

"Come on, bring in the traitor Zhang Meng!" Zhang Liao shouted in a deep voice.

As soon as Zhang Liao's voice fell, Zhang Meng was pushed into the big tent. Zhang Meng snorted coldly, stood with his head held high, and did not kneel down to beg for mercy.

"It's a man, but it's a pity that his life is short!" Zhang Liao said in a deep voice.

"Today, I, Zhang Meng, was defeated and captured, and I died without regrets. Dunhuang County rebellion, the crime is Zhang Meng alone, and please ask General Zhang to let his family live in a way out! Zhang Meng said as if he were dead.

"General Zhang, please spare Zhang Meng's life, Cheng Gongying is willing to guarantee with the head of the Xiang, after this battle, Zhang Meng will not dare to have two hearts!" Cheng Gongying knelt on the ground towards Zhang Liao and said loudly.

Zhang Liao and Ma Chao glanced at each other, Zhang Liao nodded, and said: "Since Mr. Chenggong is so determined, then the general will spare Zhang Meng's life, if Zhang Meng has two hearts, don't blame me Zhang Liao for being ruthless!" ”

Cheng Gongying thanked him repeatedly, Zhang Meng saw this, knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "Uncle Wei thank Mr. Cheng Gong for his words to save him, and Zhang Meng is willing to swear allegiance to Li Junhou to the death, and he dare not have two hearts!" ”

"Good! Thinking that you are still a man, Mr. Cheng Gong pleaded for you again, and he would have spared your life to see the after-effects! Zhang Liao said in a deep voice.

Zhang Meng and Cheng Gongying hurriedly thanked each other!

That night, Zhang Liao set up a celebration banquet to reward the soldiers of the three armies!

……

Before the end of the day, the guards of Dunhuang City, Yumen Pass, and Yangguan came to the Han army camp to meet Zhang Liao and Ma Chao in person. Zhang Liao gave a lecture to the guards of the three places, and the guards of the three places were in awe!

On the same day, the Han army entered Dunhuang City.

In the next few days, Zhang Liao took advantage of the situation to review and rectify the county officials of Dunhuang County; Eliminate and streamline the national soldiers of Dunhuang County; Convey the policy of benefiting the people.

Wu Lan and Pang De led their troops to Yumen Pass in the northwest of Dunhuang City and Yangguan in the southwest respectively.

So far, the officials of Dunhuang County have surrendered to Li Mu, and 80,000 people and 10,000 county soldiers have returned to Li Mu.

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