Chapter 197 Chapter Twenty-Eight

Zhang Liao handed over all the remaining soldiers to Li Dian's command, and told him to serve as a reserve team, ready to respond. That night, Zhang Liao entertained the Death Squad by slaughtering cattle, and all the soldiers were also gearing up with high fighting spirit.The surprise attack was decided at the crack of dawn, and the soldiers hugged their horses for a short rest. When the general attack started, there was only a crisp sound of gongs, and eight hundred warriors followed Zhang Liao on their horses and rushed out of their camp like a whirlwind.In the twilight of the morning, Zhang Liao was fully clothed, holding a square sky painted halberd, leading the soldiers, and rushed to Sun Quan's camp at the head of the horse.Eight hundred warriors followed closely behind, the rapid sound of horseshoes seemed piercing and rhythmic in the silence of dawn, and the crisp metal clashing sound of the warriors' sabers also brought the bleak morning into a chilling atmosphere. middle.

Due to the extremely fast speed of the impact and the sudden occurrence of the incident, although Soochow's vanguard troops were on alert, their arrogance from the long-distance attack had already been exhausted, and their fatigue had not yet been eliminated at this time, so they had not yet set their feet in the face of Zhang Liao's impact. In an instant, this line of defense was broken through by lightning-like cavalry.Eight hundred death squads formed into four square formations, rushing towards Sun Quan's base camp wave after wave. The several guard generals guarding the base camp of Soochow were unprepared, and hastily picked up long and short weapons to protect Sun Quan.Zhang Liao galloped in and cut down several soldiers. Two generals of Sun Quan's guards were also hacked to death by other warriors on the spot.

Sun Quan was stunned by the unexpected incident, and under the deadly battle of dozens of personal guards, he climbed a small hill nearby to temporarily avoid Zhang Liao's sharp edge. Seeing that Sun Quan was timid, Zhang Liao couldn't rush up the hill sealed off by the archers, so he insisted on drawing a halberd to Fang Tian, ​​pointed at Sun Quan and cursed: "Everyone, fight with Zhang for hundreds of rounds!" Sun Quan hurriedly asked the left and right: "Who is this person from Cao Ying?" Someone replied: "He is Zhang Liao!" Sun Quan had long heard that Cao Ying and Zhang Liao were brave and good at fighting, and when they met today, they realized that their reputation was indeed well-deserved.He said to the left and right: "Let him provoke you, just hold your ground and wait for the army to surround you. Zhang Liao will be a prisoner if he shows his bravery now."

At this time, each battalion of the Eastern Wu Army heard that Cao Jun had robbed the village and that Sun Quan was in danger, so they each urged their troops to come to rescue the siege.So, eight hundred strong men surrounded the small hill occupied by Sun Quan, which was like an isolated island, and the army of Soochow surrounded the eight hundred strong men tightly. Li Dian's reserve team came to respond later, but they couldn't tear open the pocket of the Soochow army surrounding Zhang Liao. Soochow general Lu Meng tried his best to block his attack, while Han Dang and Gan Ning's troops pinched Zhang Liao's death squad with all their strength.

The situation is extremely critical. If the encirclement is not broken out in time, the strategic intention will not be realized, and the entire army will be in danger of being wiped out.Zhang Liao decisively ordered the death squads to break through.But at this time, more and more troops from Soochow came up like a tide. The shouts, the sound of golden drums and gongs, the neighing of war horses, and the clash of swords and guns resounded through the sky, deafening.Rivers of blood flow on the ground, and the battle has reached a fever pitch. Zhang Liao took a deep breath, patted his horse and waved his halberd like a god of war, and led dozens of generals to charge towards Han Dang. , Soochow soldiers immediately gave way to a road, and dozens of men passed through the gap and protruded.

Cao Jun, who was still trapped in the encirclement, saw that Zhang Liao had broken through, so he shouted: "Did the general abandon us just like that?" Hearing this, Zhang Liao reined in his horse and turned around, bravely charged into the enemy's formation again, unabated in his bravery, he was invincible if he blocked either death or injury.Han Dang's troops and Sun Quan's guards were overwhelmed by his supernatural power and could not resist.Zhang Liao rescued the remaining daredevils in the enemy formation.Seeing that Zhang Liao had escaped from danger, Li Dian also led his troops to attack bravely. From morning to noon, the two sides fought in a scuffle.

Seeing Cao Jun fighting to the death, the Soochow Army couldn't help being frightened and frightened, and their arrogance declined. Zhang Liao, Li Dian, and Le Jin's army was greatly boosted and their morale was high.The entire city of Hefei is filled with an atmosphere of solidarity and solidarity, and Hefei's defense has become tighter.Zhang Liao and other editors sent people to report the military situation to Cao Cao who was far away on the western front.When Cao Cao received Zhang Liao's letter, he had already taken down the stumbling block on the way to conquer Zhang Lu——Hechi County.

In the Battle of Hechi in 200, Cao Cao suffered heavy losses.When the soldiers knocked on the pass and entered, the psychology of revenge became more intense. Cao Jun once carried out a massacre of the city here, and the whole Hechi City fell into bloody terror.Cao Cao was quite hesitant about massacring the city, but all the soldiers complained loudly, saying that if this action was not taken, similar situations would be encountered along the way.In order to stabilize the morale of the army, and for the smooth progress of the battle, Cao Cao took this action with the policy of "kill one to warn the hundred", which really frightened the Di tribes near Xiping. .In order to express their desire to submit to Cao Cao, the Di tribe killed Han Sui, who had been sent to the tribe for protection, and gave Cao Cao his head.

During this period of time, Cao Cao's battles on the southern and western fronts went smoothly.Since Sun Quan was discouraged by Zhang Liao, he only surrounded the city of Hefei, and his attack power was not strong.After dozens of days of siege, the food and grass they brought were basically exhausted.Sun Quan had no choice but to order the withdrawal of the troops, and the Soochow army from all walks of life pulled out their strongholds and returned to their camps from the main road. When Sun Quan led his confidant guards to retreat to Xiaoyaojin at the crossing of the Yangtze River, Sun Quan summoned the commanders-in-chief of various armies on the riverside to discuss matters. He brought a small number of personal soldiers and attendants to Xiaoyaojin. Therefore, the soldiers around Sun Quan, plus the guards of the generals, were only about 500 people.

Zhang Liao observed signs of the Soochow Army withdrawing from the Hefei City Tower, so he sent a team of scouts to inquire and collect information about the Soochow Army. Soon there was an answer, and Tan Ma's report confirmed Zhang Liao's estimation. At the same time, another important news made Zhang Liao very excited, that is, the information about Sun Quan in Xiaoyaojin, so he decided to lead a powerful army to attack Xiaoyaojin. Zhang Liao ordered five thousand soldiers, one thousand cavalry all armed with long weapons, and marched ahead, hoping to smash Sun Quan's camp.Four thousand infantry marched forcefully, and they had to go into battle immediately after the cavalry charged.Encouraged by Zhang Liao's "capture the thief first, capture the king", the soldiers rushed to Xiaoyaojin like a tide.

Seeing that Xiaoyaojin was approaching, Sun Quan's guards saw that the densely packed Cao army was like a long and vigorous dragon, and they were moving very quickly. They rushed towards the mouth of the city, and ran to Sun Quan's tent in three steps at a time, shouting: "It's terrible! Cao Jun's sneak attack is coming!" Sun Quan's camp suddenly became tense, all the generals and Sun Quan had experienced Zhang Liao's sneak attack, and now they were faced with this situation, all of them were dumbfounded.So Sun Quan got on his horse in a hurry, and under the protection of Ling Tong, he struggled to break through.Gan Ning and Lu Meng only led dozens of people to resist the overwhelming onslaught of Cao Jun's cavalry.