Chapter 114: The Princes of Two Grams
When he suddenly heard the news of the merger of the kings, Zhang Liao did panic for a long time, because he knew that he was now surrounded by all the princes and kings of the Liu family. However, when he calmed down, he found that this was not a chance for him to escape.
From the transmission of the letter to the raising of troops, the princes and kings of all walks of life have been back and forth for more than a month, which is too hasty. It can almost be concluded that the kings other than King Chen and Liu Chong are just recruiting troops to strengthen the alliance, and they should not have much combat power in a real fight.
The kings of the Central Plains rose up, and it is very likely that the Cao army, which had been chasing him with great fanfare, returned to the north, because the lord of Zhang Liao, Yan, crossed the river in the north.
Receiving the news that Yanbei crossed the Yellow River and landed tens of thousands of troops on the south bank of the Great River really made Zhang Liao breathe a long sigh in his heart...... During this time, he was too tired, and he fought alone to drag down the main force of the Cao family. However, it can be said that he was dragged back, or it can be said that he was chased and killed, went back and forth, and defeated the Xiahou Yuan brigade, which was known for its rapid march, in one fell swoop at the cost of losing more than a thousand scouts, which can be regarded as a great victory in adversity.
However, Zhang Liao also knew that there was only so much he could do, and after Zang Ba decided to cut off his way to the east, there were not many opportunities for him to move around. Even if Yanbei crossed the river to the south in time, compared to him who has now entered the edge of Taishan County, he is still only far away and difficult to quench his thirst.
Previously, Zhang Liao's hope for Yanbei was that he could attract most of the main forces of Cao Cao's army, but now that he encountered the rebellion of the kings, Zhang Liao could only pray to the heavens, hoping that Cao Cao's entire army would find Yanbei!
As for his Zhang Wenyuan's chance, it is on these princes and kings of the Liu family!
It's not that Zhang Liao suddenly has enough confidence and wants to single-handedly take on more than a dozen princes and kings. It's that he has always been so confident. There is no soldier food to completely destroy the Xiahou Yuan people, not to mention that the soldiers are now full of food, and in a few days, the morale of the old soldier who suffered from hunger has been fully replenished, and he turned his face to the west of Mount Tai all the way to the north, and plunged into the northern country of Jibei.
Zhang Liao was very grateful to Zang Ba in his heart, and he was also very grateful for the luck that God gave him. Despite the fact that the situation was getting worse and worse, he always made the right choice. He is not a deviant person like Yanbei, who does not respect the gods and only takes credit for himself. In Zhang Liao's thoughts, although the development of things has its own brave and turbulent changes, the arrangement of God is also particularly important. He won the duel against Xiahou Yuan very easily, and went east to Mount Tai and got food supplies, but only he knew how dangerous it was.
If he didn't retreat when they met on the narrow road, if the army was at a loss, he didn't turn to Mount Tai, and if Zang Ba refused to pass and left in a rage...... Nothing awaits him like this.
This is the help of the gods in the dark.
Zhang Liao is like a bully, no, it's not like it, he's just bullying people. The commander is five times stronger than Liu Luan, the king of Jibei, blocking the southward passage of the country, and he actually set up an ambush!
Although most of the princes and kings of the Liu clan were greedy for pleasure in these years, but the country was in such a crisis, no matter how stupid the princes and kings were, they would learn some military affairs to prepare for the unexpected, and on weekdays, they would burrow into their own subject countries and not ask about the world, as if the chaotic world would calm down sooner or later. If it weren't for Liu Pet's spread to the world this time, Liu Luan might not have been out of the country in his life.
Just like Yanbei said, they want to come to Guangwu Zhongxing again. In fact, it is not others who are really worried about the decline of the Han Dynasty, only these kings are interested. When the Han Dynasty was peaceful, they were kings, and although they didn't care about state affairs, they could enjoy a county fiefdom and live a beautiful life. But if the Han Dynasty decays or even changes the dynasty, then they will no longer be human beings, and can only be wiped out in the world with the dynasty.
It's something that's innately in the bloodline. Just like when Yanbei first arose in Liaodong, the scholars and Haoqiang regarded him as an enemy, because Yanbei snatched things that they had been holding in their hands for a long time like a beast, such as breaking the system of inspection and subordination, and competing for tenants to fill the army, so people would oppose him. But when Yanbei rules Youzhou and even Jizhou, Haoqiang and the big clan will not oppose him with all their might, because Yanbei, who is sitting in this position, can't help but think about how to make the rain and dew evenly wet. At that time, those who opposed him became the ministers of the court, because Yanbei began to compete with them again.
Up to now, the death of the princess and the withdrawal of the princess, and the people who are not dead have also seen that the general trend has stopped, and the enemies of Yanbei have become these princes and kings of the Liu family. Even Zhang Liao felt the terrible signs of a change of dynasty, not to mention these Liu clan relatives?
It's just that Liu Luan's luck is really bad, he actually knew that Zhang Liao was stationed at the junction of Mount Tai and Jibei, and he did not evade leading more than 4,000 soldiers down the official road, and the scene when the two armies suddenly met can be imagined.
The battle broke out in the south of a city called Snake Hill in Jibei Kingdom, and Liu Luan, the king of Jibei, was stupid on his horse when he saw Zhang Liao's army rushing from all directions! The sky can see mercy, Liu Luan is not leading the troops to fight Zhang Liao, he is going to lead the troops out of the south to Jibei, and to Shanyang County to meet Liu Chong!
Even if he knew early that Zhang Liao was in Taishan County, what would happen? Didn't Zhang Liao know that he had been surrounded by the coalition of kings? The momentum of the coalition of more than ten countries is monstrous, this Zhang Liao is not scared stupid, even if Zang Ba wants to block his way at this time, he must run quickly.
Zang Ba has more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Mount Tai at best, but the kings have gathered a group of troops and are approaching 50,000, only people with bad brains will not know to escape, right?
But Zhang Liao is not only not bad, but also extremely sober, his purpose is very clear, that is, to defeat at least two countries before the kings meet the alliance, and forcibly cut off more than 10,000 enemy troops!
What does this feel like?
Imagine what it would be like for Yuan Shao, who had just crossed the Yellow River and entered Yanzhou when he was fighting Dong, when he raised troops in Bohai and suddenly met Xu Rong in Dongjun, he would not have behaved much better than Cao Cao. Cao Cao was still the first to attack and enter Henan, Yin was defeated by Xu Rong, if Xu Rong appeared in the sour jujube camp where he drank and had fun all day long, the atmosphere would be dissipated, and the Youzhou soldiers in Yanbei would also be defeated. Not to mention Liu Luan's subordinates, these newly recruited soldiers of the Jibei Kingdom.
In a blink of an eye, it was defeated by Zhang Liao, and when the Wuhuan Tu cavalry on the left and right wings and the cavalry of Beiyan Youzhou were jointly strangled, less than half of the soldiers of Liu Luan, the king of Jibei, could still stand, and they were all defeated.
"General, let's go to Dongjun to find the king, and send troops south with the army!"
Bei Yan thought that if he saw Yanbei earlier, he wouldn't have to worry about it one day earlier, but Zhang Liao just didn't accept it, he raised his whip and pointed at the baggage armor that defeated the plundered baggage and smiled: "Don't go north, we will go south, continue to intercept the strength of Langya Kingdom, and hide the baggage in the forest at the foot of Mount Tai first, and I will come back later." Soldiers are fast, without further ado! ”
After that, Zhang Liao smiled at Bei Yan and asked, "Captain Bei, when this battle is won, Liao needs your help ...... something?"