Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei seeks the master and seeks to conquer the world

Chapter 328 Zheng Ping sets up an ambush, Wen Chou throws away his helmet and robe

"General Wen, according to reliable information, Zheng Ping's [-] cavalry are resting in Wucheng."

Outside the city.

Wen Chou led [-] elite cavalry to pursue Zheng Ping and arrived at the city of Wu.

"Can you be sure?"

Wen Chou's eyes froze slightly.

The opponent is Zheng Ping, and Wen Chou dare not be negligent.

Wen Chou was still terrified of the experience of fighting more than ten generals by himself last time.

Although Liu Bei's current generals are basically in Yanzhou, Wen Chou is not sure whether there will be a few more brave generals hidden among the five thousand cavalry.

"I'm sure!" General Pi said truthfully, "Five days ago, Zheng Ping led his cavalry to disperse into the city, and every day you can see cavalry coming in from outside."

"Five days?" Wen Chou frowned: "Zheng Ping stayed in the city for five days and still hasn't left? Why?"

General Pi shook his head: "General I don't know! General guessed that maybe he was short of food and grass, or he was too tired from running for days, so he hid in this city. But the strange thing is that the spies didn't find any trace of Zheng Ping's cavalry in the city, and they didn't know How did these five thousand cavalry hide their bodies?"

Wen Chou thought for a while, but he didn't understand what Zheng Ping was playing, so he said, "Send a signal to the other groups of cavalry to come to the city immediately. There are many wealthy households in the city, so it is not difficult to hide these five thousand cavalry. "

"I entered the city in batches on five days, probably because I was afraid that there would be too many people and it would be too conspicuous."

"This Zheng Ping is the best at hiding soldiers. We can't let him escape this time!"

at this time.

To the east of the city, in the mountains and forests thirty miles away.

Zheng Ping was roasting the deer legs, and sitting beside him was a girl wrapped in leather armor.

Although she was wearing leather armor, it was difficult to hide the girl's pretty face like a jade carving.

This girl is Zhen Yao's younger sister Zhen Mi, whom Yuan Xi couldn't ask for.

Because Zhen Yao was worried that Yuan Xi would ask for it later, he asked Zheng Ping to take it away with him.

Zhao Yun came at a brisk pace, sat beside Zheng Ping, and said slowly:

"Military Master, as you expected, Wen Chou did not directly attack the city, but camped twenty miles west of the city. It seems that he wanted to wait for the follow-up troops to arrive before attacking the city."

"However, if Wen Chou wants to attack the city, he will inevitably deploy troops to the east of the city. If we stay here, we are very likely to be scouted by Wen Chou."

Zheng Ping shook his head indifferently, and turned the deer leg in his hand to make the heat more even: "It's okay. We'll set off tonight."

Zhao Yun stared: "Where are you going?"

"Go back to Zhongshan! Send Xiao Mi back." Zheng Ping chuckled.

Both Zhao Yun and Zhen Mi looked at Zheng Ping in surprise.

"Military Master, why did you send me back? But are you afraid that I will delay your marching speed?" Zhen Mi gritted her teeth, with tears in her eyes, as if she felt wronged.

Zheng Ping shook his head and said: "Xiao Mi, you are still young and not suitable for long-distance marching. Brother Ling asked you to leave with me, just to avoid Yuan Xi temporarily. And I kept my promise, and I did take you away."

"It's just that, there is no rule that after taking you away, they can't send you back."

"If the Yuan family members come, brother Ling can evade you from being taken to Qingzhou by me."

"You are in Zhongshan, you should eat and drink, and you can just hide when you meet the Yuan family. Anyway, the Yuan family don't know you."

Zheng Ping came to harass the enemy's rear, and it really didn't change much with Zhen Mi.

But Zheng Ping couldn't refuse Zhen Yao, so he performed a play in Wucheng, bought the order of Wucheng with money, and asked him to cooperate, making Wen Chou mistakenly think that he was resting in Wucheng.

Zhao Yun then said: "Military Master, can the Magistrate really keep his promise?"

Zheng Ping chuckled: "A county magistrate who is greedy for money will be a ghost if he can keep his promise. But before Wen Chou questioned the Chengcheng Ling, the Chengcheng Ling would definitely be lucky. Therefore, the point is not whether the Chengcheng Ling kept his promise or not. It's about when Wen Chou will attack the city."

that night.

Zheng Ping led five thousand cavalry down the river, then returned to Zhongshan by detour, and sent Zhen Mi back to the Zhen family.

Subsequently.

Zheng Ping led his troops south to Changshan County.

Yuan Shao followed Xu You's suggestion and dealt with the Black Mountain Army first, so he launched a large-scale attack on the Black Mountain Army.

Because the situation changed too quickly, Yuan Shao had to focus on Liu Bei and Cao Cao, and the Black Mountain Army escaped.

Zheng Ping went north this time, one purpose was to invade, and the other purpose was to take the opportunity to form an alliance with the Black Mountain Army.

Zhang Yan was both surprised and delighted when he learned that it was General Zuo Liu Bei's military division general who arrived.

Surprised that Zheng Ping was able to run behind Yuan Shao, happy that he could finally find Yuan Shao to avenge his hatred.

Zhang Yan didn't need to think much about Zheng Ping's intentions.

Now that Yuan Shao is confronting Liu Bei and Cao Cao, but Liu Bei's military adviser and general have come to Montenegro, the intention is self-evident.

Although he guessed Zheng Ping's purpose, Zhang Yan still had to clarify his position.

"We are only forming an alliance against Yuan Shao temporarily, but it does not mean that the Black Mountain Army will surrender to General Zuo from then on."

Zhang Yan's position is very clear, it is okay to fight Yuan Shao together, but it is not acceptable to surrender to Liu Bei.

"General Zuo never forces others." Zheng Ping beckoned, and Sun Ce took a cloth bag from his horse and handed it to Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan was puzzled, and then glanced at the contents of the cloth bag, his face suddenly changed: "Mr. Zheng, what are you?"

Zheng Ping said with a smile: "Black Mountain has also used Qingzhou's farming methods, and they are also destined to each other. These books record some of Qingzhou's experience in increasing agricultural production and improving in recent years."

"General Zuo has always been benevolent and caring for the people, so before I came to look for Zhang Qushuai, I specifically asked him to give this item to Qushuai."

"Compared to defeating Yuan Shao, General Zuo cares more about whether the millions of soldiers and civilians in Montenegro can provide food and clothing."

Zhang Yan's complexion became a little complicated.

a long time.

Zhang Yan took a deep breath.

Zhang Yan doesn't have to doubt the authenticity of the books sent by Zheng Ping.

After all, Zheng Ping had no reason to take some useless books as gifts, it would only make Liu Bei appear narrow-minded.

But this book is real, this gift is great!
"Mr. Zheng, if Yuan Shao is defeated, how will General Zuo deal with Montenegro?" Zhang Yan stared straight at Zheng Ping, trying to see the clue from Zheng Ping's words and expressions.

Zheng Ping laughed: "General Zuo is the General Zuo of the great Han, and the people of Montenegro are also Han people. How can we deal with it? If the people of Montenegro return to their hometown for some reason, General Zuo will naturally make their hometown accept them."

"If the people of Heishan do not want to return to their hometown, Heishan is Heishan County in Jizhou. There should be honest officials to help the people of Heishan no longer worry about food and clothing."

"But if the people of Montenegro love leisure and work hard, refuse to accept General Zuo's kindness, and insist on looting counties and towns, then General Zuo can only bear the pain and suppress the bandits."

"Is Zhang Qushuai satisfied with this answer?"

Zhang Yan stared at Zheng Ping for a long time, whether it was his words or his expression, Zhang Yan couldn't see Zheng Ping's cunning at all.

"If General Zuo can really keep his promise, Montenegro will naturally not plunder again."

The two sides quickly reached an agreement.

Zhang Yan has been in Montenegro for many years, and there are more than [-] cavalry under his command.

As a show of sincerity, these five thousand cavalry were also under the jurisdiction of Zheng Ping.

At the same time, Zhang Yan also selected [-] Black Mountain Army, and also obeyed Zheng Ping's orders.

The combat effectiveness of the Black Mountain Army is not strong, but it is not weak if it is weak.

After all, it has been able to survive in Montenegro for more than ten years. Those who are too weak basically die on the battlefield.

But because Montenegro is so poor, most of the [-] Montenegro troops don't even have a leather armor, and most of their weapons are incomplete.

Zheng Ping would not expect Zhang Yan, who was still worrying about food and clothing, to have [-] armored elites under his command.

There are really [-] armored elites, even Yuan Shao has a headache.

After all, what the Montenegrin army lacks are armor and weapons, not the heart to fight to the death.

When Zheng Ping persuaded the Black Mountain Army, Wen Chou was already going crazy in Wucheng.

"Where is Zheng Ping?" Wen Chou grabbed the hem of Cheng Ling's clothes and asked.

In order to block Zheng Ping to death in Wucheng, Wen Chou sent cavalry to surround the four gates in the southeast, northwest and north of the city.

As a result, as soon as they entered the city, they found that none of the Qingzhou cavalry in the city was there.

Mocheng Ling trembled: "General, the Qingzhou cavalry just wandered around Mocheng for five days, and they were not in Mocheng at all!"

"Nonsense! The general's spies clearly found out that Zheng Ping's cavalry had entered the city for five consecutive days, but you said they were not in the city?" The general beside Wen Chou was shocked and angry.

Hu Chengling regretted in his heart that he shouldn't accept Zheng Ping's benefits, but at this time he could only bite the bullet and say: "General, it's really not that the subordinates deliberately deceived, it's just that the entire family of the subordinates were arrested at that time, and it was only today that the subordinates were arrested. I learned that the Qingzhou cavalry had already left the city."

"Cut it off!" Wen Chou turned around, ignoring Mo Chengling's begging for mercy.

No matter how this Jucheng order is justified, it is a serious crime to let Wen Chou misjudge the military situation.

"General, what should we do now?" The lieutenant general who knew he had done something bad asked Wen Chou cautiously after cutting off the order of the city.

Wen Chou frowned.

The loss of Zheng Ping's trace now means that the mission to intercept Zheng Ping has failed.

Suddenly.

A messenger came in a hurry: "Report, general, there is an urgent order from the general!"

Wen Chou opened the urgent order and looked at it, and his expression changed drastically: "Order the three armies to return to Yecheng immediately."

General Pi was puzzled: "General, what happened? Why are you so eager to return to Yecheng? Shouldn't you return to Liyang Camp?"

Wen Chou turned his head and said coldly: "If you don't want to kill you, don't speculate!"

In his heart, Wen Chou was inexplicably horrified.

"Duke Ming has actually lost!"

"The Liyang camp with an army of [-] was defeated, how is this possible?"

"Damn Zheng Ping, did you deliberately lure Ben to Hejian to take the opportunity to surprise Duke Ming's native village?"

Wen Chou felt a little apprehensive and anxious.

The picture of being captured alive last time was reflected in his mind again.

"I have to return to Ye City immediately!"

Wen Chou led [-] cavalrymen and rushed all the way from Wucheng to Yecheng in the southwest.

Three days later, Wen Chou arrived in Xiaquyang, Julu County to rest.

The order of Quyang did not dare to neglect, and quickly opened a warehouse to release grain, and treated Wen Chou with good wine and meat.

Facing the enthusiasm for the Quyang Order, Wen Chou was quite satisfied: "There are so many county magistrates going south, and you have no complaints about the Quyang Order."

"Don't worry, when you get to the general, I will show credit for you."

Xia Quyang made an apologetic smile and said: "The general is serious. If the food is gone, they can still be requisitioned. The soldiers of the three armies must not be short of food and drink."

Wen Chou laughed out loud and praised Qu Yangling as a talent.

Wen Chou, who was full of wine and food, led his army to Yecheng again, and the whole city was almost unprepared.

In Wen Chou's heart, Zheng Ping has already returned to Qingzhou, so what danger is there now in Julu County?
Wen Chou, who was lying soundly asleep on the grain cart, was not aware of the danger at all.

"Xia Quyang Ling is really talented, but he just sold a fake news. He really entertained the three armies of Wen Chou with good wine and meat." Zhao Yun stood beside Zheng Ping, and his tone was a little more contemptuous.

Zheng Ping shook his fan and smiled: "No matter how you say it, issuing the Quyang Order is a great achievement. Otherwise, Wen Chou wouldn't be marching in places with narrow roads and many withered grass at dusk."

Wen Chou is also a veteran.

If you are sober, you may have a flash of inspiration and worry about whether you will encounter an accident, but when you are drunk, you will not care about such small probability events.

"Prepare to set fire to let Wen Chou sober up!"

Zheng Ping's feather fan stopped, and his tone became more playful.

After lobbying Zhang Yan, Zheng Ping hid his troops and set up an ambush in Julu County.

Yuan Shao has already been defeated in Liyang, Yuan Shao will definitely recruit Wen Chou to return to Yecheng, this is the best time to ambush Wen Chou!
This is also the reason why Zheng Ping chose to ambush Wen Chou in Julu County instead of going south.

Unpredictable, unprepared!
Today's winter is already dry, coupled with strong winds at dusk, the fire together will soon form a prairie fire.

It is more difficult for cavalry to evacuate than infantry to march in this narrow and dry place.

With the flames together, the war horse began to neigh.

Wen Chou's army was in chaos!
"Who set the fire?"

Wen Chou woke up from the grain cart and saw the flames all over the mountain road, and he was so frightened that he felt bad all over.

"No, this general fell into Zheng Ping's scheme again!"

Apart from Zheng Ping, Wen Chou can't guess that there is another person who can set fire in this kind of place!
"Retreat, retreat!"

Wen Chou snatched a war horse and fled in a hurry.

As soon as he escaped from the mountain road, there was a wave of soldiers and horses facing him.

"Wen Chou, do you know Zhang Yan from Heishan!" Zhang Yan rode his horse with a gun and glared at Wen Chou.

Montenegro was repeatedly suppressed by Yuan Shao, and the hatred between them was very deep.

Now seeing Wen Chou, Zhang Yan could hardly contain the anger in his heart.

"Zhang Yan, I didn't come to look for you, but you dare to ambush me!" Wen Chou scolded angrily, but his heart relaxed for no reason.

It's not Zheng Ping, it's just a group of Montenegrin idiots!
If Zheng Ping intercepted, Wen Chou would run away if he was not sure.

But only Zhang Yan was in front of him, so Wen Chou didn't have much to worry about.

Zhang Yan, what is the point?
However, before Wen Chou was happy, two more soldiers and horses came to the left and right sides.

Zhao Yun on the left, Sun Ce on the right!
Seeing this lineup, Wen Chou's heart instantly turned cold.

"Damn Qingzhou soldiers, gang up again!"

As soon as he saw Zhao Yun and Sun Ce, Wen Chou didn't even have the heart to curse, and just wanted to run away to avoid being recognized.

But Zhang Yan is not willing to let Wen Chou run away, chasing and shouting: "Wen Chou is wearing the golden helmet!"

"Bastard Zhang Yan!" Wen Chou threw away the golden helmet while scolding.

At this time, Wen Chou represents military exploits, and everyone wants to come and kill him!

"The one in the red robe is Wen Chou!" Zhang Yan immediately changed his words when he saw Wen Chou throwing away his golden helmet.

Wen Chou tore off the red robe angrily, but as soon as he tore it off, Zhang Yan changed his words again: "Wen Chou is riding a red horse with disheveled hair and a long knife in his hand!"

"Bi Qiniang too!"

(End of this chapter)