The Three Kingdoms: Zhaolie, the strategist, and the rise of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 189: Li Ziyu gave birth to a son, and Zhang Fei fought Zhang Junyi

All that could be heard was the beating of war drums and the waving of flags.

Yunchang had already returned with Yan Liang's head, and both the generals in Xuzhou and Cao's camp were filled with regret.

Exclaimed that Guan Gong was a god!

In this battle, the allied forces of Cao and Liu defeated the vanguard of Yuan's army, Yan Liang was killed, and the rest of the troops disbanded.

Therefore, the siege of Bai Ma was lifted.

The most famous person in this battle was Guan Yu, who took the lead among thousands of soldiers and killed the Hebei general Yan Liang in battle.

This is also the only record in the official history of the Three Kingdoms of an actual combat performance of thousands of troops taking the leader.

The only official history of the Three Kingdoms!

The title of Martial Saint is not given randomly.

The difficulty lies in whether you dare to rush into the enemy camp alone when two armies are fighting.

After rushing in, without navigation and facing the overwhelming enemy forces, will you be able to find the direction of the commander?

Even if you find it, are you sure you can kill it quickly and get away with it?

The above three points are indispensable.

Each point is extremely difficult and strict, which is why it is only recorded once in the history of the Three Kingdoms.

When Cao Cao saw Guan Yu kill Yan Liang in battle and lift the siege of Bai Ma, he was overjoyed.

Lian ordered people to bring General Guan to the camp.

After Guan Gong brought back Yan Liang's head, Cao Cao ordered his men to show it to all the camps.

As a result, the three armies were greatly encouraged!
Clear the flags and gates and clean up the battlefield.

The big tent was filled with banquets.

The generals from Cao's camp and Liu's camp stood up and toasted to celebrate Yunchang's success.

Cao Cao even praised General Guan's martial arts repeatedly at the banquet.

Guan Yu thought of his third brother at this moment, so he said:
"My martial arts skills are not worth mentioning!"

"My brother Zhang Yide took the general's head from a million-strong army as easily as taking something from a bag."

Cao Cao had met Zhang Fei and knew that he was also a capable general, but he seldom displayed his bravery.

Today, I have witnessed the bravery of Yun Chang, which is truly pleasing to the eye.

But after hearing what Yunchang said, I couldn't help but wonder how brave Zhang Fei was.
Cao Cao secretly thanked his luck that at this time he was friends with Liu, Guan and Zhang rather than enemies, as he was indeed not ready to fight against Liu Bei.

After the banquet, he looked back and said:

"If you encounter Zhang Yide in the future, don't underestimate him!"

So he asked someone to write it on the bottom of his robe to remember it.

Not stated.

……

Speaking of Zhang Yide, he was following the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Li Yi, to fight in Qingzhou at that time.

Since the capture of Gao Lan, the morale of the Qingzhou soldiers has collapsed, and the soldiers and generals have no desire to fight.

In addition, Yuan Tan's "virtuous governance" in Qingzhou for many years cooperated with Li Yi's carefully designed "show of relocating people" movement.

It can be said that the generals above refused to fight, and the people below cooperated.

He won victory after victory along the way, captured more than 70 cities of Qi, and truly defeated Yue Yi.

At that time, Yuan Shao heard that the battle in Qingzhou was not going well and Gao Lan was defeated and captured, so he was angry and arrested him.

He also ordered Zhang He to oversee the military affairs of Qingzhou.

After receiving the order from Yuan Shao, Zhang He rushed to Qingzhou overnight without stopping.

When arriving at Pingyuan, the first thing to do was to stabilize the morale of the troops.

Although Yuan Shao relied on Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Zhang He actually had a very high reputation in the Hebei army.

Influenced by political factors, Zhang He's career in Hebei for more than ten years ended with just one sentence:
——"After Zan was defeated, He made great contributions and was promoted to General of the Central Army of Ningguo", which was just mentioned in passing.

Because Yuan Shao was the losing party, no one recorded the battle achievements of his generals.

Even if it existed, it has not been passed down.

However, it can still be concluded from clues in historical materials that Zhang He's position in the Hebei camp was not low.

Li Yi led the army here and made rapid progress.

He wanted to take Jinan first, then enter the plain and cut off the Yellow River.

As long as we fight south of the Yellow River, the war in Qingzhou will be over.

In other words, there is no need to rush to attack the remaining Qingzhou territory north of the Yellow River.

Li Yi also soon received the news that Zhang He would replace Gao Lan.

As an old rival, Zhang He was only a deputy general under Yuan Tan at that time.

Now, several years later, Zhang He is able to lead the military of an entire state on his own.

Even Li Yi cannot underestimate a person like Zhang He.

In history, Zhang He was once regarded as the leader of the Five Elite Generals because this guy was so resilient.

It was considered a miracle for others to have fought for thirty years, but Zhang He fought on the battlefield for nearly fifty years.

If he hadn't been shot in the knee by an arrow, he might have been able to fight for a few more years.

Relying on this "immortal" buff, the first in the Three Kingdoms, Zhang He managed to outlast four other good generals.

He became the most trusted general of the Cao Wei Dynasty and was regarded as a close confidant by Cao Rui.

In the words of Chen Qun, "He is a good general, and the country relies on him."

Wang Hong of Liu Song said it was even more exaggerated, saying, "The Wei Dynasty valued Zhang He so much that they could not live without him for even a day. When Zhang He died, what did it matter to the country's success or failure?"

It means that the State of Wei attached great importance to Zhang He, and he was a star general, so much so that the State of Wei could not do without him for a single day.

Of course, Zhang He’s rise to power was not solely based on seniority.

This guy gets more and more powerful as he gets older. In the later period, he is completely like a veteran and is very steady in fighting.

This made Liu Bei so angry that he even aimed at Zhang He and wanted to fight him to the death.

Now that so many years have passed, Li Yi knows that Zhang He is no longer the same as he used to be.

Moreover, Yuan Tan and Guo Tu constrained him in the past, but now Zhang He holds all the power and should not be underestimated.

So he first ordered Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun to lead their troops to guard the dangerous places and not to rush to attack Jinan.

He still followed his usual habit of deploying troops, first ordering people to survey the terrain, gather intelligence, and then make a decision.

At that time, the Xuzhou army remained motionless, while the Qingzhou army was able to remain stable.

Seeing that Li Yi was not attacking, Zhang He did not take the initiative to attack either.

His thinking was very clear. His first priority was to defend Qingzhou and slow down the pace of the Xuzhou army.

As long as Yuan Shao wins the frontal battle, he will have time to attack Xuzhou to the east.

By then, he would be able to take the initiative, go south from Qingzhou, and join forces with Yuan Shao to attack from both sides.

In this way, Xuzhou can be conquered and Henan can be pacified.

So, the two sides held each other for some time.

The generals could not wait any longer and came to see Li Yi one after another.

Zhang Fei spoke without restraint and asked first:

"Now that our army has just arrived, why don't we dampen their spirit first? Why do we stay here to defend it?"

"Shouldn't we hurry up and fight in Qingzhou so as to target Jizhou's main force?"

"One thing is one thing, war should not be rushed."

Li Yi explained calmly, "He who has more plans will win, and he who has fewer plans will not win."

"I have always been prudent in my use of troops, because the lives of the soldiers of the three armies are all in my care."

"If the decision is made slightly wrong, countless brothers may be killed."

"There are many young men in my army. Before we go to war, their parents give their children to me."

"How can I feel at ease if I can't bring him back intact?"

When the generals heard this, they were all grateful for Li Yi's kindness and said no more.

Although Li Yi is a modern person, he has lived in ancient times for five or six years.

Living habits, eating habits, and even some ideological views are mostly in line with the current era.

After all, he is about to become a father.

Judging from the date, the child should have been born.

But he was leading troops outside and could not be with Yingmei, let alone see his child for the first time.

It is not known whether it is a boy or a girl at this time.

At this moment, a scout suddenly came galloping over.

It was a messenger from Xuzhou. As soon as he was received in the tent, he hurriedly bowed and said:
"Great joy! Great joy!"

The messenger hurriedly knelt before Li Yi and congratulated him repeatedly:
"Congratulations, Grand Admiral! Congratulations, Grand Admiral!"

"...cough cough cough."

The messenger was so excited that he choked on his saliva and couldn't speak clearly.

"Why should I be happy?"

Li Yi asked calmly.

The attendants brought some clean water and gave it to the messenger.

The messenger apologized, took a sip of water, and then calmed down a little.

"Congratulations, Grand Commander, on your pregnancy!"

what!
Am I pregnant?

Hearing this, everyone present was shocked.

"Oh no no no!"

The messenger quickly waved his hands and slapped himself twice.

"I was impatient and said something wrong. I said the wrong thing! I said the wrong thing!"

"The Grand Commander has a son!"

When these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked again.

However, unlike the ridiculous slip of the tongue just now, this time everyone was more surprised.

Facing everyone's surprised gazes, the messenger quickly continued:

"Just ten days ago, Madam Yuan gave birth to a son!"

"Congratulations, Grand Commander, it's a son, both mother and child are safe!"

The messenger's words directly conveyed two pieces of good news.

First, Yuan Ying gave birth to a son.

There is no need to explain the status of sons in ancient times. Li Yi has an heir.

Second, mother and child are safe.

This means that both Yingmei and her newborn son are healthy.

Based on the birth rate and survival rate in ancient times, both mother and child can be safe.

It's not just a simple wedding, it's about holding a wedding banquet to celebrate.

Then, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Chen Dao, Tian Yu and other generals stood up and congratulated Li Yi:
"Congratulations, Grand Commander!"

"Congratulations, Grand Commander!"

"..."

Since Li Yi usually has a good relationship with his colleagues and subordinates, everyone is happy for Li Yi from the bottom of their hearts at this moment.

Li Yi has become a father, and he smiled for the first time in a long time:

"Ah, I have a son!"

The messenger still knelt on the ground without getting up, but continued to say to Li Yi:
"Since the young master was born, he has not yet been given a name."

"Madam Yuan ordered me to come to the front line to report the good news to the Grand Admiral so that he wouldn't worry."

Li Yi nodded slightly, thinking that although Yuan Ying looked silly on the surface, she was actually very sensitive and meticulous.

Because I left for the expedition at the same time that Yuan Ying was about to give birth, I missed it.

The military situation at the front was urgent, and Li Yi had to go.

After all, Yuan Ying came from a wealthy family and was sensible and well-behaved. She just comforted Li Yi and told him to go without worry.

After the baby was born, she immediately sent someone to announce the good news so that Li Yi could rest assured.

"As for the second matter, the young master has not yet been named, and Madam Yuan dare not make the decision on her own."

"So I came to ask the Grand Commander to name it personally."

After he finished speaking, all the generals' eyes fell on Li Yi.

There was a smile on everyone's face.

Things in the military camp should be taken seriously and no one should laugh.

But today's situation was so special that everyone temporarily forgot the tension in the military and instead felt happy for Li Yi.

"Please give it a name, Grand Commander!"

"Please give the child a name, Grand Commander!"

Everyone seemed to enjoy the fun and started to urge Li Yi to name the child.

Li Yi also quickly recovered from the excitement of having a firstborn son. After pondering for a while, he slowly said:
"I met General Liu in times of trouble, and it has been six years since then."

"In the past six years, I have followed my lord in his campaigns, conquering Langya, attacking Qingzhou, destroying Yuan Shu, and taking over the Taishan counties."

"We have already taken over half of Henan Province."

As Li Yi recalled the past, he also felt emotional.

"Today, taking advantage of the joy of the birth of my son, Yixie will make a wish."

"When my son grows up and becomes a man, he will no longer have to endure the pain of war and horse riding."

"Not only my son, I hope that all of your descendants can be born in a peaceful era."

“Don’t suffer the pain of war, don’t suffer the pain of separation from relatives and friends.”

"But it is to be able to become an assistant to the emperor, help the people, and benefit future generations."

When the generals heard this, they stopped talking and laughing, turned serious and listened attentively.

At this point, everyone has guessed what name Li Yi will give his child.

"Our fathers conquered the world, hoping to pass on a peaceful world to the younger generations."

"When my son reaches adulthood, I hope to hand him over a peaceful and prosperous world."

"So I will name my son Li Zhi, and you can just call him Shimin!"

"It is meant to help the world and bring peace to the people. I also hope that this child will live up to my expectations in the future."

Li Zhi?

Good name! Good character!
Whether the officers and soldiers were flattering or praising him sincerely, they all happily accepted the joining of the military advisor's eldest son.

"You have come a long way and worked hard. Go down and receive your reward first."

Li Yi commended the messenger, and then ordered his men to take him down for a good meal and provide him with plenty of food and wine.

The messenger thanked him repeatedly and said that he would bring Li Yi's original words back to Xuzhou intact.

After the celebration, someone advised Li Yi:

"General, now that you have a tiger cub, it is a good omen."

"It's time to send out troops!"

Li Yi nodded. "I have collected enough intelligence these days, and I think it is time to send troops."

Seeing that Li Yi finally gave in, all the generals volunteered to go into battle.

Li Yi smiled and said:

"Please be patient, gentlemen. This is why I have been keeping my troops inactive these days."

"On the one hand, it is to collect intelligence, but on the other hand, it is also to think of strategies to defeat the enemy."

"...What's the plan then?"

The generals asked one after another.

"I have ordered someone to secretly contact the local head of the village. There is a precedent of protecting the people and fighting against Yuan."

"Zhu Lizheng is willing to lead the villagers and follow our army." When everyone heard this, they immediately understood that the military advisor still wanted to use the tactic of relocating people.

When mentioning Zhang He, many people will think of the famous battle in which Zhang Fei beat Zhang He in Baxi.

But many people overlook an important cause of this war, which is population.

Zhang He's first task when he entered Ba was to move the population of Ba County and Baxi to Hanzhong.

At that time, Liu Bei was still confronting Sun Quan in Jingzhou, discussing the issue of boundary demarcation along the Xiang River.

However, Zhang Fei, who stayed in Badi, did not react immediately.

Because although Zhang Fei was a brave general, he still lacked strategic vision.

He did not realize the importance of population, so he allowed Zhang He to move a large number of people out.

If Zhang Fei could control Zhang Lu and the local Yi King in the first place, the future situation of Shu Han would be greatly improved.

Some people say that Zhang Lu didn't like Liu Bei at all. He would rather be a slave in Cao Gong's house than a guest at Liu Bei's table. How could he go with Zhang Fei?

But the problem is that what Zhang Fei needs to do is to control them, not force them to submit to him.

To put it bluntly, or to put it in a sinister way.

Even if the people of Ba County disliked Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, they could not give them up to Cao Wei for nothing.

This incident was essentially a strategic mistake made by Zhang Fei.

Of course, although Zhang Fei’s overall strategic awareness was a little poor, he did have many ingenious strategies and was extremely brave on the battlefield.

Seeing that Zhang Fei had no reaction to his attempt to relocate the people, Zhang He plucked up his courage and went deep into the Ba area.

At this time, even if Zhang Fei was slow, he should have reacted.

So he led his army to block Zhang He's retreat route and fought the famous Battle of Baxi.

In this battle, Zhang Fei beat Zhang He so badly that he "barely escaped with his life".

This meant that Zhang He's entire army was annihilated, and Zhang Fei was able to save a little face.

If it weren't for this battle, Zhang He would have captured even more people.

After this battle, Zhang He was promoted to General Suppressing Bandits.

That's right, he got promoted despite losing the battle.

Because Zhang He's mission in this battle was not to fight, he successfully relocated a large number of people from Baxi and Ba, and his mission was accomplished.

In this battle, Zhang Fei won the face and Zhang He won the substance.

Therefore, Li Yi’s current tactic is still to relocate the people.

He used the inducement of relocating people to force Zhang He to come out and fight a decisive battle with him.

Otherwise, with Zhang He's defensive ability, a lot of time would be wasted.

How could it be faster to annihilate their main force in a direct field battle?

Now that Zhang He is holding on to Jinan and refusing to come out, Li Yi is going to relocate the people in Dongpingling and force him to come out and fight him.

Time was running out and Zhang He had no time to clear the fields and fortify his defenses. This was a rare opportunity to fight.

So a new problem arises.

After the people are relocated, they must be divided into two armies.

One army relocated the civilians, and the other army intercepted Zhang He and fought a decisive battle with him.

Both tasks are extremely important, and Li Yi is not someone who can only take care of one or the other.

So he asked the generals, who wanted to relocate the people and who wanted to fight Zhang He?
After some discussion, the generals reached a unanimous conclusion.

"Our organization and management are not as good as the governor."

"Besides, a son of a rich family should not sit in the hall, and the Grand Commander, as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, should not personally take risks."

"Please ask the commander-in-chief to relocate the people, and we will intercept Zhang He."

Seeing that the generals were full of fighting spirit, Li Yi readily agreed and asked again:
"So, who is willing to fight Zhang He?"

After he finished speaking, all the generals requested to fight.

But when one person spoke up, everyone stopped asking.

"I am willing to fight Zhang He and make contributions for the Grand Commander!"

The person who spoke was Zhang Fei.

The reason why everyone did not dare to ask again was not only because they were jealous of Zhang Fei's bravery, but also because his military status in Liuying was extremely high.

When he was speaking, everyone could only serve as a supporting role even if they were invited again.

It would be better for them to just follow the Grand Commander's arrangements. If he disagrees, they can just ask again.

Li Yi glanced at Zhang Fei and saw that he was excited and full of fighting spirit, so he advised:
"Although Yide is brave, fighting is not a one-man show of bravery."

"Zhang He was able to understand the changing circumstances, was good at setting up camps, and was able to predict the situation and terrain of the battle, and everything went according to his plan."

"He is definitely not an easy person to deal with. Even I am a little afraid of him."

"I think it would be better to choose another one to fight."

Zhang Fei was immediately annoyed when he heard this, and asked quickly:
"Grand Commander, why do you look down on me?"

"Although I am crude and crude, I have fought with my brother for many years, fighting in many battles, and I am well versed in the art of war."

"Isn't he enough to defeat Zhang He?"

Li Yi still shook his head and refused lightly:
"This proposal is inappropriate. General Yide usually uses his troops too roughly."

"It is really difficult to deal with a general like Zhang He who is good at changing his tactics."

Zhang Fei became even more angry and said angrily:

"The art of war, how can I not know military tactics?"

"If the Grand Commander does not believe me, I am willing to issue a military order."

"If you can't defeat Zhang He's army, I will bring my head to you!"

Zhang Fei was so angry that he wanted to issue a military order.

As we all know, the military order is only effective against Ma Su.

Seeing this, Li Yi finally stopped refusing and comforted Zhang Fei:
"Good! Yide is so heroic, I believe he will live up to my expectations."

“Just still have to be careful.”

Li Yi was indeed using provocation just now, reminding Zhang Fei that he had to be clever when fighting against a veteran like Zhang He.

He is clever, so you have to be cleverer than him to win.

At the same time, Li Yi was really reminding Zhang Fei not to be careless.

As a famous general of the Wei State who "even Zhuge Liang was afraid of", Zhang He must have been a capable man.

Even Liu Bei was wary of Zhang He.

Some people say that Liu Bei had never been defeated by Zhang He, so why would he be afraid of Zhang He?

In fact, Liu Bei once led 10,000 elite soldiers to attack Zhang He's troops at night, but ultimately failed to capture them.

Although Liu Bei cannot be considered defeated in this battle.

But for a strong man like Liu Bei, it was a great shame that he was unable to defeat Zhang He even though he led 10,000 elite soldiers.

This is also the reason why when Liu Bei led the army later, he always liked to pick Zhang He to fight.

When I get angry, I just want to save face.

So, the Xuzhou army was divided into two parts.

Li Yi was in the vanguard, with Zhao Yun as his deputy, and they first went to Dongpingling to relocate the people.

Zhang Fei was in the rear, with Tian Yu and Chen Dao as his deputies, protecting the relocated people for Li Yi.

The people of Jinan soon gathered from Dongpingling, and Li Yi moved them to the territory of Qi.

He led people away openly in front of Zhang He.

Someone had already sent a spy to report the relocation of the Xuzhou army to Zhang He.

Zhang He was furious when he heard this:

"Why is Xuzhou so deceiving?"

Hebei is strong and Henan is weak now, so there is no need for Hebei to fortify its territory and clear the countryside.

Unexpectedly, the people of Xuzhou took advantage of this and blatantly snatched people.

Population is the source of soldiers and food.

Even if the Xuzhou army is defeated in the future, Qingzhou's war potential will be completely wiped out.

This is certainly not what Zhang He wants to see.

He knew that Li Yi did this to force him to go out and fight a decisive battle with him.

"General Zhang, Li Yi is full of tricks. When he was in Qi, he moved the people of Qi to Xu."

"General Gao was inadvertently ambushed while pursuing the enemy, and was defeated and captured."

"I hope General Zhang will be careful,"

As Guan Tong, who had fought against the Xuzhou army before, he was very clear about Li Yi's abilities and methods.

Thinking back on it now, I still feel scared.

Zhang He nodded and said, "I have fought against Li Yi before, and I know he is quite a strategic man."

"At that time, I hated that the eldest master didn't use my advice, otherwise he wouldn't have deserved it..."

The words came to his lips, but he stopped talking.

Because being defeated and captured is not something to brag about.

What's more, the influence of Cricket Yuan behind his back on his career is not good.

"So what should we do now?"

Guan Tong knew that Zhang He was a famous general from Hebei, who was mature and steady in marching and fighting. If he followed him, he would not be captured alive like Gao Lan before, right?
Zhang He pondered for a while and said:

"Li Yi did this so that I could go out and fight him."

"In this case, the entire army will march out to fight the Xuzhou army!"

Zhang He slammed the table and immediately decided to take the initiative.

So he dispatched 15,000 troops to Dongpingling to pursue Li Yi's large army.

Zhang He knew that Li Yi and Qi Min were not walking fast enough, so he quickened his pace to catch up.

Zhang Fei was leading the troops to cover the rear. He was not just a brave general like Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

He is really strategic on the battlefield.

In this battle, Zhang Fei chose Tugu Mountain as the location for the decisive battle.

Because the mountain road here is narrow, Zhang Fei can cut Zhang He's army in half, making it impossible for the front and rear to take care of each other.

It is worth mentioning that Zhang He was a wise general in history.

He understood the changes in combat and was extremely good at taking advantage of combat situations and terrain.

This is also the origin of Zhang He's skill "Clever Change" in the game "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

But what many people don’t know is that Zhang Fei in history was actually a master of “terrain”.

It is true that there is always someone stronger than you.

As the wheel of history rolls forward, Zhang He and Zhang Fei meet again.

As the commander-in-chief of the army, Zhang Fei seemed like a different person at this moment.

The scout reported that Zhang He was leading his troops to pursue, so Zhang Fei hurriedly called Tian Yu and Chen Dao over to discuss the matter.

Tian Yu said:

"When the Grand Commander was at a stalemate with Zhang He, he ordered people to secretly draw a map of Jinan."

"The area around Tugu is rugged and mountainous, so it's a good place for an ambush."

"General, why don't you lead your troops to fight and lure Zhang He to attack, while Shuzhi and I will ambush him."

"Each of us should send out our special forces to help each other, and then we can capture He."

Zhang Fei followed his advice and gave Tian Yu and Chen Dao three thousand soldiers each.

He led 5,000 soldiers and set up camp at the foot of the mountain.

Just then they encountered Zhang He's troops and the two armies separated.

Zhang Fei went out and challenged Zhang He to fight alone.

Zhang He had heard of Zhang Fei's name for a long time and wanted to test his bravery, so he rushed out with spear in hand.

The two generals had fought for less than twenty rounds when someone suddenly reported to Zhang He that there seemed to be flags and sails of the Xuzhou army behind the mountain.

Zhang He suddenly realized that Zhang Fei had lured him out for a duel in order to buy time for the remaining Xuzhou troops.

So that they can find their way back.

So Zhang He did not dare to fight any longer and turned his horse back.

Zhang Fei brandished his snake spear and attacked from behind.

In front, Tian Yu and Chen Dao each led their troops to attack from the front and back.

He's troops were defeated, and Zhang He gathered the remaining soldiers and rushed back to the camp.

Zhang Fei led his troops to the camp, intending to attack it.

Arrows and stones rained down from the camp, and the flying army could not advance, so they temporarily withdrew.

Although Zhang He was defeated in the first battle, he was not discouraged. He just kept his troops at the entrance of the camp, placed many logs and rolling stones, and did not go out into the battle.

The generals came to comfort Zhang He, but Zhang He laughed instead:
"People say Zhang Fei is a man without strategy, but today I see that it turns out that reckless Zhang Fei can also use strategies."

"I didn't know the reason before, so I underestimated the enemy and was defeated for a while."

"This is my fault, so you don't have to be discouraged."

"Just guard the entrances to the villages and follow my instructions."

So the generals led their troops and each guarded the entrance to the camp.

After all, Zhang He was a famous general. He had previously looked down on Zhang Fei and suffered a defeat.

However, they immediately gathered the soldiers together and formed a strict military formation, so there was not much loss.

Instead, he made arrangements in an orderly manner and sent people to Jinan to urge for food and troops. He quickly regrouped and recovered.

Zhang Fei won a battle, but was unable to maximize the results.

So he sent another person to lead the troops to challenge the enemy.

However, Zhang He held his ground and refused to come out.

It turned out that Zhang He saw Li Yi using the tactic of relocating people, so he led his troops to chase him and confronted Zhang Fei's army at Tugu Mountain.

If Zhang Fei had not been defeated, Zhang He would not have been able to catch up with Li Yi.

However, if Zhang He was not defeated, the Xuzhou army would not be able to relocate the people of Jinan.

Zhang He switched from offense to defense, changing the offense and defense and moving the position forward.

This was to counter Li Yi's strategy of relocating people.

Zhang Fei sent people to challenge Zhang He for several days, but Zhang He held his ground and refused to fight.

Zhang Fei was furious and personally led his troops to the camp, cursing in all sorts of ways.

Zhang He was still in the camp, boasting and drinking with his generals, but he did not leave the camp.

Zhang Fei was furious when he saw this. He pointed his spear at him and cursed:

"Little Zhang He, why don't you dare to come out and fight?"

Zhang He also responded from the camp, cursing:
"If you are capable, you butchers and wine sellers, you can attack the village."

When Zhang Fei saw Zhang He scolding him about his background, he became even more furious.

Although both of them have the surname Zhang, Zhang He's background is actually much better than Zhang Fei's.

Zhang He's courtesy name was "儁乂". The two characters "儁" and "乂" are rarely used characters in ancient times, let alone in modern times.

It can be seen that Zhang He's family must be very cultured.

The two words "儁乂" both mean extraordinary talent and intelligence.

Zhang He was from Zou County, Hejian. The Zhang family of Zou County was a famous and large family in the local area.

Didn’t we just say that Zhang He’s ancestors must have had some talent?
That’s right, the Zhang family of Zhou County is the descendant of Zhang Liang, Marquis of Liu, one of the three great heroes of the early Han Dynasty.

Otherwise, why would Zhang He like to use strategies so much when fighting wars? It’s because of his ancestors’ genes.

Seeing that Zhang He was holding his ground, Zhang Fei ordered an attack.

He even took the lead and personally attacked Zhang He's camp.

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(End of this chapter)