activa-t Chapter 211 Zhao Yun's Fame
Chapter 211 Zhao Yun's Fame
Chapter 211 Zhao Yun's Fame
After listening to Ying Shao's words, everyone's expressions froze and they sobered up a lot.
Zhang Liao put down his wine glass and glared, "Sir, doesn't that mean the Black Mountain Army will continue to attack like this?"
Ying Shao nodded gently, his face as usual, and said: "The Black Mountain Army has been fighting for half a year, and there is not much autumn grain to plunder. If we want to store enough food for the winter, we must capture Julu, and then plunder the entire Jizhou, and even Sili, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, etc."
Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, and Xiahou Dun stopped talking, and their expressions gradually became solemn.
They hadn't thought about this before, but now that they think about it, it's true!
The Black Mountain Army does not engage in production, and all their money and food come from looting. The consumption in the past six months is unimaginable. If they want to survive the winter safely, then attacking Julu and looting at will is their only choice.
Seeing that they were in a heavy situation, Ying Shao smiled and said, "Don't worry too much. Huang Zhong of Bingzhou and Liu Shijun of Youzhou are both free. The Grand Marshal's Mansion sent me a secret letter ordering us to hold on and not to go into battle."
Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun and Xiahou Dun felt relieved when they heard this.
Although they had more than 60,000 soldiers, they were still worried. After all, the Yellow Turban Army outside was said to have a million soldiers!
Now that they have reinforcements, they are more confident!
Xiahou Dun sat up straight and said, "Envoy Ying, I heard that Envoy Zhu has 5,000 soldiers in Pingyuan County. Is this true?"
Ying Shao looked at him and said, "I know, it was arranged by the Grand Marshal's Mansion."
Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Xiahou Dun and the others immediately felt more at ease. Zhao Yun stood up and said, "Sir, Zhao Yun requests to go out of the city to fight and dampen the morale of the rebels!"
Ying Shao shook his head and said, "The Grand Marshal's Office ordered us to hold our ground and not go out to fight."
Zhang Liao, Xiahou Dun and others were all warlike people, and they couldn't help feeling disappointed when they heard this.
Ying Shao knew these three people well. He raised his hand and said, "Three generals, I have to rely on you to defend the city from now on."
When Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, and Xiahou Dun saw this, they immediately raised their hands and bowed, saying, "We dare not do this, and we will serve you till death!"
Ying Shao heaved a sigh of relief, raised his head and looked at the guard, a fierce look flashed across his eyes.
He told others that the food and grass in the city could last for a month until winter, but in reality, it could only last ten days at most!
After ten days, the food and grass will be exhausted and Julu City will fall without a fight!
After a few more words, they left the government office one after another.
Zhao Yun raised his spear, climbed on his horse and prepared to inspect the city gate. Before he had taken a few steps, he suddenly saw a man looking at him stealthily from the side.
Zhao Yun was high above and had a clear view. He jumped off his horse without changing his expression and said, "Everyone wait here for me."
As he spoke, he walked towards the empty shop next to him, pushed the door open, and went straight into the backyard.
"General Zhao, do you still remember me, Zhao Ji?" As soon as I arrived at the backyard, two middle-aged men came out, one was calm, the other was flustered. The one who spoke was calm.
Zhao Yun looked at the two and said, "Remember, you are the Second Young Master's man. Who is he? What do you want?"
Zhao Ji glanced behind the door, stepped forward and whispered, "General Zhao, this man is from the Li family. More than ten days ago, Sun Kang of the Sun family contacted many large families in an attempt to open the city gate and let the Black Mountain Army into the city."
Zhao Yun's face suddenly changed. He raised his spear fiercely, pointed it at the middle-aged man next to Zhao Ji, and shouted, "Are you serious?"
Li Teng's body trembled, and he quickly raised his hand and said, "General Zhao, it is true, absolutely true. I was there at the time, it is absolutely true!"
Zhao Yun stared at him, then looked at Zhao Ji. He was very shocked. He grabbed Li Teng and said, "Come with me to see the envoy. Zhao Ji, you keep watching them!"
"Yes, yes." Zhao Ji hurriedly greeted him, feeling very happy.
It was purely accidental that Li Teng came to him, but this was a huge credit that fell on his head!
Li Teng was terrified. He covered his face with his sleeves and hid, fearing that he would be recognized.
Zhao Yun raised his cloak, covering him completely.
When the two men arrived at the government office, Zhao Yun brought Li Teng and went straight to Ying Shao.
Zhao Yun stepped forward and whispered in Ying Shao's ear for a while.
Ying Shao's eyes twitched fiercely, and he stared at Li Teng expressionlessly, saying, "Why did you report them?"
Li Teng was trembling with fear, and tried his best to force a smile. He raised his hand and said, "I am loyal to the court, how can I be in league with the rebels? Please understand me, Your Excellency!"
Ying Shao stared at him, countless thoughts flashing through his mind like lightning.
Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Xiahou Dun and other outsiders did not know the food and grass situation in Julu, but local tyrants such as Li Kang knew it very well.
This group of people have colluded with the Black Mountain Army outside, so the situation in the city will definitely be exposed!
Zhao Yun looked at Ying Shao's face and saw that he remained silent for a long time, so he asked, "Sir, what should we do now?"
Zhao Yun did not ask how to deal with Sun Kang and others. These people were in the city, and it would be easy to destroy them.
Ying Shao remained calm, but a cold light suddenly flashed in his eyes. He said calmly, "When are they going to open the city gate? Which gate?"
Li Teng said quickly, "The day after tomorrow, at the North Gate, they have prepared 300 people, hiding in Sun Kang's courtyard."
"the day after tomorrow?"
Ying Shao's face turned gloomy. The timing was neither too far nor too close, and it just hit his weak point.
Li Teng didn't dare to breathe, feeling uneasy.
Zhao Yun decisively raised his hand and said loudly: "Sir, instead of passively defending the city, it is better to go out of the city and fight! I am willing to lead 5,000 people and come to see you with my head!"
Ying Shao's expression slightly changed. He looked up at Zhao Yun, stood up suddenly, and shouted, "General Zhao is right. Come, invite General Zhang and Sima Xiahou to come and see him!"
A guard outside the door responded and strode away.
Ying Shao looked at Li Teng with a sharp gaze and said calmly, "Go back and keep an eye on them. Report any movement immediately. After this battle, I will guarantee a future for your Li family!"
Li Teng was overjoyed and raised his hand and said, "Thank you, sir!"
As the governor of Yanzhou, Ying Shao was a high-ranking official. He personally guaranteed the future of his clan, which undoubtedly meant he had a great backer!
Ying Shao waved his hand and ordered someone to take Li Teng away. Then he sat down, thinking about the plan he had just thought of.
Not long after, Zhang Liao and Xiahou Dun arrived. After Zhao Yun told them what had happened, their faces changed.
Xiahou Dun shouted angrily, "Sir, I will bring people to confiscate their property and exterminate their clan!"
Following Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun was very good at doing this kind of thing.
Ying Shao looked calm and at ease, and said with a smile: "Keep them for now, they are still useful. I plan to leave the city tomorrow."
Zhang Liao and Xiahou Dun were both stunned. They had requested to fight many times before, but Ying Shao had refused and even cited the order from the Grand Marshal's Mansion to "hold the ground and not go out."
Ying Shao then said with a stern expression, "Things have changed. We have no say in this matter. The three of you, come closer and listen to my thoughts."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, and Xiahou Dun came up to Ying Shao.
Ying Shao glanced outside the door and whispered to the three people.
After he finished speaking, Zhao Yun hesitated and said, "Sir, what if the rebels take the opportunity to attack the city or discover our plan?"
Zhang Liao was always steady and said, "Sir, if you want to defend the city, the best strategy is to hold on and not leave."
Xiahou Dun was only a military commander, unlike Zhao and Zhang's generals, and he was also a general under Cao Cao. He did not interrupt and just listened quietly.
Ying Shao naturally couldn't tell them that there was not much food in the city, so he said calmly: "We can't let the rebels attack the city blindly. We have 20,000 troops, so we are not afraid even in a field battle!"
Zhao Yun heard what Ying Shao said and immediately stepped back, holding his spear and said, "I will lead the battle tomorrow!"
Ying Shao immediately said in a deep voice: "Okay! Listen to my orders tomorrow, the three generals, take turns to fight!"
"I obey your command!" Zhang Liao and Xiahou Dun knelt on one knee and said loudly.
Ying Shao looked at the three people, feeling a sense of suppressed emotion in his heart, which was completely different from the calmness on his face.
On the other side, Li Teng returned to the mansion and quietly investigated the movements of Sun Kang and others.
Silent all night.
The next morning, without waiting for the Black Mountain Army to come and challenge him to attack the city, Zhao Yun led an army of 5,000, walked out of the city, deployed his troops, and faced the Black Mountain Army's camp from afar.
The Black Mountain Army was said to have a million troops, and outside the city of Julu there were more than 500,000, with camps stretching endlessly.
A big man tied his belt and came out, looking at Zhao Yun's camp with a strange look on his face.
He was fair-skinned, without a single beard, and very tall but thin. He said to Bai Rao who had come over, "Have the government troops left the city?"
Bai Rao's eyes were as cold as a snake and he said, "General, the government troops are acting out of character, I'm afraid there is a trick!"
Zhang Yan looked out and saw more people coming behind him. He shouted, "Who dares to fight Zhao Yun when he leaves the city? This will boost our military's prestige!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was silence behind him.
Zhao Yun's reputation was now quite great. Once he led Liu Xie in and out seven times, and the second time he stabbed Wen Chou, who had just become famous, to death with one spear.
No one in the Black Mountain Army dared to confront Zhao Yun head-on.
Zhang Yan's face suddenly darkened, and he shouted angrily, "Bai Rao, you go and take 10,000 people with you to attack directly. The rest of you, prepare to attack the city!"
Bai Rao felt his heart pounding when he heard Zhang Yan calling out his name, but he finally relaxed at the end.
If he really went to fight against Zhao Yun, he would definitely die!
Bai Rao seemed to be afraid that Zhang Yan would go back on his word, so he immediately called for his troops, mounted his horse and rushed forward.
Zhao Yun was riding on his horse. Seeing that the enemy had no intention of fighting, he raised his spear and shouted, "Kill!"
Zhao Yun took the lead and charged towards Bai Rao.
The shouts of five thousand men were like thunder, the clatter of horses’ hooves rumbled, and their morale was high as a rainbow.
Bai Rao thought Zhao Yun would run away, but when he saw Zhao Yun charging straight at him, he was so frightened that he reined in his horse and wanted to turn around and run back.
Then he remembered that he had 10,000 men, and suddenly he became heroic and rode his horse and shouted, "Kill!"
The two sides clashed quickly and killed each other.
Zhao Yun's troops had followed him for quite some time and had sufficient training, so they had no fear at all. Facing ten thousand people, they were full of murderous intent and gained the upper hand at the first moment.
Bai Rao did not dare to step forward, and stood in the middle of the army and shouted: "Kill them! There are only 5,000 government troops, less than half of our number!"
Zhao Yun was dressed in silver armor and held a dragon-like spear, which caused screams to be heard as he swung it.
His eyes were cold and he rode his horse straight towards Bai Rao in the army.
Bai Rao saw Zhao Yun rushing over and shouted anxiously, "Stop him! Stop him!"
"kill!"
Zhao Yun shouted loudly, and he charged into the army alone on his horse, unstoppable!
"kill!"
When Zhao Yun's soldiers saw how fierce their General was, they immediately shouted and charged forward with all their might.
Bai Rao's 10,000 people were in a state of almost total decline.
When Bai Rao saw this, his heart trembled and he couldn't help but want to turn around and run away.
"Don't be afraid, Commander Bai Qu, the poison is coming!"
Behind Bai Rao, Yu Du led his troops and rushed over, full of murderous intent and roaring angrily.
His home was stolen by Zhao Yun, and he had no money or food. Now he could only live as a slave to others. He was filled with anger and hatred towards Zhao Yun!
Zhao Yun charged for a while, but when he saw that he could not kill Bai Rao, he turned back and shouted, "Retreat!"
Although Zhao Yun's 5,000 men were charging, their formation was not disrupted. Upon hearing the order, they retreated quickly like a tide.
Bai Rao was now as furious as Yu Du, and led his troops in pursuit without hesitation.
But just when he reached a short distance from the city gate, he was hit by countless arrows. He had to stop and watch Zhao Yun retreat.
Yu Du was extremely angry and shouted, "Attack the city! Attack the city!"
Bai Rao was calm. Looking at the unusual solemnity on the city gate, he said, "General Yu, go back and discuss this with the general. Something is wrong with the government troops today."
Yu Du had no way to attack the city alone, and he had no money or food, so he had to rely on these people for support. He had to agree even though he was very reluctant.
In the face of Du, Bai Rao led his army back without attacking the city.
Zhao Yun led his troops into the city and climbed up the city wall.
Xiahou Dun had only met Zhao Yun a few times, and it was the first time he saw Zhao Yun so brave. He raised his hand and said with a smile: "General Zhao is indeed worthy of his reputation!"
Zhao Yun showed no arrogance at all. He raised his hand and said to Ying Shao, "Sir, one thousand men."
Ying Shao nodded, looked towards the Black Mountain Army camp, and said, "General Zhao will meet at noon."
Zhang Liao raised his hand with a solemn expression, saying, "I obey your orders!"
Ying Shao took a deep breath without making any expression, and said to himself: I hope there is no capable person on the other side.
Bai Rao and Yu Du returned to the camp and discussed with Zhang Yan and others.
Zhang Yan stood outside the big tent, looking puzzled, and asked, "What exactly is the intention of the government troops?"
Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Yu Du sneered and said, "General, no matter what the government troops want to do, we should continue to attack the city and capture Julu as soon as possible. Replenishing food and grass is the most important thing!"
Zhang Yan glanced at him and asked Bai Rao, "What did Bai Qushuai say?"
Bai Rao seemed to be thinking about something, and said, "General, the actions of the government troops are abnormal, so we can't do anything wrong. Why don't we just not attack the city today, and wait for the Sun family to open the city gate tomorrow, and then take the city in one fell swoop!"
Zhang Yan agreed and said, "Okay. Send the order to the commander. Rest today and attack the city with all your strength tomorrow!"
Although Zhang Yan was known as the 'Flying General' and all the Black Mountain armies were led by him, in reality, more than a dozen 'leaders' fought on their own and formed temporary alliances, and Zhang Yan did not have much control.
In other words, they will fight with him only if he is the strongest and profitable.
The various leaders of the Montenegrin Army did not want to send their men to attack the city and die for nothing, so they were naturally happy to keep it quiet.
They called a ceasefire, but the government troops did not. Before noon, Zhang Liao led an army of 10,000 out of the city, formed a battle array, and shouted loudly.
This made the Black Mountain Army even more shocked and confused, so they did not take any action and just watched coldly.
Zhang Liao challenged the Black Mountain Army for half an hour. Seeing that the Black Mountain Army did not move, he changed the formation, heard the sound of horses' hooves, and raised dust, as if a great battle had already begun.
Zhang Yan, Bai Rao and others watched from afar, and then looked at each other in surprise.
What are the government troops doing?
They still did not act rashly.
Half an hour later, Zhang Liao withdrew his troops and returned to the city.
Arriving on the tower, Zhang Liao was somewhat helpless and said, "Sir, the Black Mountain Army has not gone out to fight, and there are only a thousand of them."
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