Han Xiang

Chapter 445

It will be none other than Li Dian who is at odds with Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao did not return after suppressing the bandits for a long time. Liu Fu was afraid that he would lose something, so he sent people to Mount Xun to investigate, and they happened to meet Zhang Liao's scouts.

When it was learned that Taishi Ci trapped Zhang Liao in Bishui, and that there were no Jiangdong troops in the direction of Shouchun, including the Jiangjunling outpost, there was no warning.

Liu Fu didn't know what Tai Shici's intentions were, so he suggested that Li Dian go to Jiangjunling to investigate first, and then decide whether to support Zhang Liao according to the situation.

Li Dian and Zhang Liao had deep grievances, and Liu Fu didn't think that his own face was enough to resolve the hatred, but he believed that Li Dian knew the general situation well, and would hold his own in the face of the big picture.

After Li Dian sent troops, Liu Fu also sent scouts back to Xudu to send a message.

Tai Shici suddenly appeared in Bishui. It was difficult to guarantee whether there was any conspiracy in Jiangdong. Liu Fu didn't have enough military vision, so he thought it would be best to ask Cao Cao for advice, but he didn't know that Cao Cao was leaving Guandu at this time and was leading the army towards Liyang.

It was also because of Liu Fu's report this time that Cao Cao, who had just arrived by the Yellow River, hesitated.

Zhang Liao and Li Dian are not in Shouchun at this time. If Sun Quan and Zhou Yu are leading a surprise attack with heavy troops, Liu Fu, the governor who doesn't understand the military strategy, can't defend with only 2000 people.

Huainan was restless and preoccupied.

Cao Cao was worried about Zhang Liao and Li Dian's mistakes, so he sent Shi Huankuai to the south to supervise the battle. At worst, he planned to replace Liu Fu and guard Shouchun.

Shi Huan's battle did not reach the Yellow River for a day, Cao Cao refused to cross the Hebei for a day, and Huainan was not as serious as imagined, and even had some small advantages.

After inspecting Jiangjunling, Li Dian confirmed that there were no Jiangdong warships and troops, and then turned around to help Lu'an.

Although he had a personal grievance with Zhang Liao, Li Dian was clear about the critical moment. He knew that if he didn't send troops, Cao Cao would definitely settle his score in the future.

After Li Dian led his troops to the west, he was discovered by the deputy general Zhao Fan in time.

Tai Shici was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said: "The lord must have taken Shouchun, and sent people to support us at this time. Today is Zhang Liao's death."

"General Ziyi, do you have any generals with the surname Li under your lord's command?" Zhao Fan frowned and asked back.

"Surnamed Li?"

Tai Shici became serious, and said that although there were generals surnamed Li in Jiangdong, there were no generals surnamed Li at the first level, and the only general, Li Shu, had been despotic for two or three years.

"Bochang, you go to the rear to form an formation, I suddenly feel restless."

"The last general will go here."

As soon as Zhao Fan rode away, Tai Shici immediately attacked the formation and adjusted it to a defensive and withdrawal formation. He thought that if the situation changed later, he would change the front team to the rear team and immediately evacuate from the wrong place.

As for helping Sun Quan contain Zhang Liao?If Cao's army can still come from the direction of Shouchun, either the Wu army's combat effectiveness has collapsed to a lesson, or Sun Quan's army has not yet arrived.

No matter what the result was, Tai Shici couldn't consume it anymore.

His part is Liu Yao's old part, and now the loss is less. The population of Liyang is small and there is no supply of troops. Tai Shici does not dare to expect Sun Quan to increase his troops, so the most important thing is to preserve his own strength.

Of course, Tai Shici still had hope.

Perhaps the general surnamed Li is a newcomer Sun Quan has just started, and it is normal that he does not know him.

The sudden change of Taishi Ci's army formation attracted the attention of his opponent Zhang Liao. He was still suspicious of the opponent's conspiracy, and the army that had been stalemate with him for a few days began to retreat right in front of him.

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Zhang Liao was located in the plains in the southwest of Lu'an and east of Bishui, and there was no high ground for him to notice the arrival of reinforcements, so he couldn't react in time when Tai Shici withdrew his troops.

When he heard the sound of fighting from the east, Li Dian's cavalry circled to remind him from the north, Zhang Liao realized that it was the enemy's aid, and at this time he was helping him hold off the opponent.

Zhang Liao felt a little moved, and immediately launched a pursuit with Li Dian.

Zhang Liao and Li Dian didn't want to miss such an opportunity to play more or less. They thought that Tai Shici had come so far to send him off, and if he didn't accept it, he would be sorry for the sincerity of the other party.

Tai Shici had only a few dozen horses under his command, and the rest of the soldiers ran on two legs. Fortunately, the two Cao troops were mostly infantry, and there was no unilateral crushing.

Located in the Jianghuai Plain, Zhang Liao and Li Dian's troops were not strong enough to encircle them, and they could gain some benefits during the pursuit. It is not easy to completely eat up the three or 4000 people of Tai Shici, and it is not easy for Tai Shici to get rid of them.

As for whether they can escape, the key depends on the physical strength of the soldiers on both sides, as well as the endurance of the soldiers on both sides.

Fortunately, the armor penetration rate of both sides is extremely low, so there is no need to chase and flee with heavy armor.

Tai Shici's morale declined during the retreat due to his inferior troops, and soldiers fell under the sword of the chasing soldiers at any time.

Since he was withdrawing to Liyang, Tai Shici did not follow the marching route when he came, but chose to go through Hefei and go to the north of Chaohu Lake, which was the shortest route back to Liyang.

After running wildly for a day and a night, nearly half of Tai Shici's works were lost.

At this time, the whole army was tired and hungry. If Cao Jun continued to pursue at a high speed, nine out of ten people brought out by Tai Shici from Liyang would probably die in the end.

Fortunately, they were tired, and Cao Jun was also tired.

Zhang Liao and Li Dian chased after ten miles west of Hefei New Town, when Taishi Ci's troops, who had been exhausted from running around, suddenly stopped and assembled.

The second general mistakenly thought that the opponent was exhausted and was about to fight the final battle, when two strong men and horses appeared in the southwest and northeast at the same time, surrounding Tai Shici's remnant soldiers in the center.

The two soldiers and horses fought under the banners of "Dragon" and "Lu" respectively, so you don't need to guess to know that Hefei Longxiang has arrived.

Zhang Liao reined in his horse and said to himself: "Long Yunqi took over as the prefect of Lujiang. Could it be that he sent troops to help me?"

"General Zhang's face, I don't think it may be that big. Long Xiang stopped Tai Shici, but he didn't see them start to fight. At this time, our soldiers are exhausted. If this person helps the enemy, I'm afraid you and I will suffer a lot. What a loss." Li Dian poured cold water on Zhang Liao as usual.

Zhang Liao frowned after hearing this, and said in a deep voice: "Since Long Xiang is the prefect, he will not be so ignorant. Offending the lord for Tai Shici will not do him any good, and he will go when I come forward."

"Okay, I'll stand in for you."

Although Li Dian is not forgiving, he can still fight against the enemy.

At the same time that Zhang Liao led his horse forward, Long Xiang had already met Tai Shici face to face. He said that he had come specially to rescue the siege, so he was dubious and ordered to stand still, while Lu Su was stopped by Zhao Fan.

Several generals slowly approached the center, and finally formed an irregular circle with a radius of two feet from the center.

Long Xiang, Xu Ding, and Cao Xing stopped at twelve o'clock, Tai Shici and Zhao Fan stationed their horses at three o'clock, Lu Su, Xu Chu, and Hao Meng stopped at six o'clock, while Zhang Liao and Li Dian led their horses to nine o'clock.

Zhang Liao was last in place but pre-emptively struck. He pressed the saddle and asked meaningfully: "Prefect Long led the troops here. I don't know why? Could it be to attack me?"

"No."

Long Xiang raised the whip and shook it left and right, smiling like a sunny and cheerful boy.

Tai Shici's heart tightened when he heard this, and he thought that this guy was really unreliable, so he quickly raised his voice vigilantly: "Could it be that he is trying to deal with me?"

"No way."

Long Xiang signaled Tai Shici to be safe and not to be impatient, then looked at Zhang Liao and said meaningfully: "Xiang has never been fighting in his life, but he is good at solving fights."

Zhang Liao was shocked when he heard this, thinking what kind of tiger and wolf words are these?
(End of this chapter)