It is said that Zang Ba was defeated by Zhao Chenhuo's attack. Faced with the pressure from Zhang Fei and Chen Dao, he had to surrender, and all the troops he led also surrendered.
But facing the young Zhao Chen, Zang Ba was unconvinced from the bottom of his heart. He always looked sideways at Zhao Chen along the way and looked around, thinking about finding an opportunity to escape. After he disappeared into the mountain, Zhao Chen would naturally be unable to do anything to him. .
"If you don't have that fire, it's hard to win or lose!"
Zhang Fei, who was walking with him, couldn't see it and scolded: "You are a defeated general. In terms of strategy, my family is the number one military strategist in the Central Plains. You are no match at all. In terms of force, I, Lao Zhang, can defeat you by myself. Why are you so brave?"
Zang Ba squinted and smiled: "What's the use of showing off your bravery?"
"You thief!"
Zhang Fei's eyes widened and he raised his gun to confront Zang Ba.
Zhao Chen saw this and called Zhang Fei. Without saying a word, he just looked at him and asked Zhang Fei to put down his snake spear and regain his composure.
Zang Ba was quite surprised by this simple episode.
What ability does such a thin young man like Zhao Chen have to make powerful generals like Zhang Fei and Chen Dao obey his orders?
Not to mention Chen Dao, Zhang Fei is the third sworn brother of Liu Bei, and his position in Liu Bei's account is undoubtedly the third. Ordinary people will definitely not take him seriously, but this inconspicuous Zhao Chen respects him quite a lot.
The only explanation is that Zhao Chen's status is much higher than Zhang Fei.
Zang Ba looked around and was surprised to find that all the soldiers had just experienced a big battle, but they were still very motivated and united, as if they were an army that had just set off.
How could Zang Ba be undefeated when he encountered such a large army?
For a moment, Zang Ba was full of curiosity about Zhao Chen and forgot about his idea of taking the opportunity to escape.
At noon, the army arrived outside Kaiyang City.
Zhao Chen suddenly stopped, turned around and came to Zang Ba's side, signaling the soldiers on the side to loosen Zang Ba's bonds.
Chen Dao hurriedly stepped forward to stop him: "Military advisor, this move is too dangerous. The bandits are not trustworthy and will most likely fight back once they are loosened."
Zhang Fei also came to persuade: "Military advisor, Zang Ba is arrogant and domineering. He is not a kind person. You must not take risks."
Zang Ba, who was tied up, heard this and took the opportunity to taunt: "You two are right, Zhao Chen, if you dare to let go of me, I will come to get you!"
Zang Ba expected that Zhao Chen would not dare to let him go. After three battles, he finally captured him. How could he let him go so easily?
Zhao Chen smiled slightly and said: "Yide, my uncle is here, it doesn't matter. General Xuan Gao went to the mountain to become a bandit. He had no choice but to do it. If it weren't for the fact that Xuan Gao's father had not killed the prisoner privately because he abided by the law and disobeyed the eunuch, he was killed by the eunuch. Even though General Xuan Gao was detained on suspicion of crime, he would not impulsively summon diners to rescue his father. This shows that General Xuan Gao is a man who values love and justice, and is not the ruthless bandit that Lu Bu and others say."
Zang Ba looked at Zhao Chen in surprise, feeling a little moved in his heart.
He has been here for many years. Firstly, he can't stand the ignorance of those in power. The contemporary people have nowhere to redress their grievances. Secondly, he can't stand the princes in troubled times, who are all plotting for their own interests.
So when he saw a counselor like Zhao Chen for the first time, Zang Ba despised him in his heart.
He would rather choose independence than be attached to any party. Being friends with Lu Bu was a last resort in order to survive.
Now that Zhao Chen appeared out of nowhere in front of him, he could clearly express his helplessness in rising up, and even expressed his understanding and admiration. This surprised Zang Ba, and the original disgust in his heart changed.
Seeing Zhao Chen's instructions, Zhang Fei and Chen Dao stopped stopping him.
The soldiers on the side immediately released Zang Ba.
Zang Ba waved his hand, relaxed for a moment, and then two words came out of his mouth: "Thank you!"
Then he was about to turn around and leave.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Chen smiled slightly and said, "General Xuan Gao, will you enter the city with Chen?"
Zang Ba was a little confused, thinking that Zhao Chen was planning to let him go when he loosened his bonds, but actually it was to enter the city with him, so why not tie him up and enter the city?
Zhao Chen seemed to see Zang Ba's doubts, pointed to Kaiyang City in front of him, and explained: "It's not good for the people to see you when you are tied into the city. Kaiyang City has to be guarded by generals!"
Zang Ba was slightly startled and asked, "What do you mean?"
Zhao Chen smiled and said: "This city is where General Xuan Gao has lived for a long time. The people are familiar with it and the people have no objection to the general. Therefore, I think it is appropriate to hand this city back to the general."
Zang Ba looked at Zhao Chen in disbelief.
He was a defeated general who had been disadvantageous to Zhao Chen's army before, and later made rude remarks to Zhao Chen. Not only did Zhao Chen not pursue his fault, he actually planned to return Kaiyang City to him.
In order to save his face, they even untied him and went into the city together.
Such a capacity is truly unprecedented and unprecedented.
His admiration for Zhao Chen had overshadowed his previous contempt, and suddenly he felt that Zhao Chen was no ordinary counselor.
Zhao Chen smiled and asked: "What does General Xuan Gao think?"
Only then did Zang Ba react and replied with a chuckle: "That... of course that's good!"
"In that case, let's go into the city with Chen!"
Zhang Fei and Chen Dao on the side didn't know why.
Only Lu Xun secretly marveled at Zhao Chen. This method of winning over people's hearts can be said to be the highest level of mind-attacking techniques.
While everyone was talking, they arrived at the foot of Kaiyang City.
Cheng Yu was already waiting at the door. Seeing that Zhao Chen returned smoothly, he felt relieved for some reason.
Previously he looked down on Zhao Chen, but after these days, Cheng Yu gradually began to admire Zhao Chen in his heart.
When Zhao Chen saw Cheng Yu coming, he said, "Zhongde came just in time. From today on, Kaiyang City will be handed over to General Xuan Gao, and the three thousand soldiers behind him will also be handed back in full."
Cheng Yu didn't know the reason, but he still followed Zhao Chen's words and agreed.
Hearing this, Zang Ba immediately knelt down and replied: "Military advisor, don't worry, with Zang Ba here in Kaiyang City, it will definitely not fall into the hands of others!"
Zhao Chen helped Zang Ba up with both hands and said: "Then leave everything to the generals. It's just a matter for the three generals Sun Guan, Yin Li and Wu Dun..."
Before Zhao Chen finished speaking, Zang Ba replied: "Don't worry, military advisor. These three are my brothers. I only need to make one trip to make them obey the military advisor's arrangements."
Zhao Chen smiled and said: "Okay! If we can convince the three generals, General Xuan Gao will still be the master of this Mount Tai area."
Zang Ba smiled and said, "Thank you so much, military advisor!"
Only then did everyone understand Zhao Chen's brilliance.
Most of the areas occupied by Zang Ba and others are mountainous. If they want to completely annihilate them, they will definitely need to invest a large amount of troops. But for Liu Xuande, it was a bit troublesome to defend Xuzhou. Where would he find the troops to suppress the bandits?
When he first went out, Cheng Yu was still suspicious that Zhao Chen was entrusted with the task of bringing a mere five thousand people to wipe out two to thirty thousand bandits.
Suppressing bandits is completely different from fighting against princes. Bandits can sneak into the mountains and stay there for dozens of days, leaving the bandits nowhere to search. This is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also has little effect.
It is very difficult to completely eradicate it.
Zhao Chen successfully recaptured Zang Ba. Zang Ba was the leader here and asked Zang Ba to come forward to convince the other generals. The identity change would be completed naturally. More importantly, with Zang Ba and others guarding him, bandits would never appear again. , Liu Bei can sit back and relax in this area.
The key is that it can also form a natural barrier with Yuan Shao in the north to fully protect Xuzhou, which is really an achievement.
Cheng Yu sincerely admired Zhao Chen.
But no one expected that there was another important reason why Zhao Chen tried his best to conquer Zang Ba.
If the historical process is correct, a big event is about to happen in the next few days.
