Although Gao Pei knew that Zhang Fei was famous, he was exaggerated by others and thought he was still capable of fighting. It wasn't until the moment the weapons came into contact that he realized he was completely wrong.
A huge force came from his arm, and there was severe pain in the tiger's mouth. He couldn't hold the weapon. He only heard a loud bang, and before he could ask for mercy, he was pierced into the chest by the tip of the spear.
Deng Xian led his troops back to the front of the army. He was circling his horses and preparing to fight back to help. He turned around and was surprised to see Zhang Fei flying between the wrong horses and Gao Pei.
When he fought against Gao Pei just now, he also used all his strength. Although he pretended to be defeated, he also knew that the opponent's martial arts was not bad and he could not stop Zhang Fei's vigorous attack.
Lei Tong saw the shock on Deng Xian's face and smiled bitterly: "Now you should understand how lucky it was that I was able to surrender at that time?"
Deng Xian swallowed and said in shock: "Zhang Fei's courage is so terrifying!"
While he was talking, Zhang Fei had already led his troops to attack the pursuing Shu army. He immediately charged with Kou Feng and Liu Xian and counterattacked towards Fushui Pass.
After closing the gate, Yang Huai saw that Gao Pei was chasing the enemy, and it was useless to raise money, so he had to send more troops to guard the city gate and ordered people to go to the sentry tower on the cliff to investigate and wait for news from the front army.
While he was watching, suddenly people and horses were running around in the distance, soldiers abandoned their armor and fled in panic. Not far away, flags were fluttering and dust was flying.
Yang Huai felt something was wrong and hurriedly issued an order and shouted: "Close the door, close the city gate——"
The defenders immediately retreated into the city, regardless of their own horses and horses, and fled back, closing the city gate tightly. Many deserters rushed to the gate, pushing and beating hard, and shouting loudly.
But at this time, the enemy was chasing after him, and Yang Huai had no choice but to order everyone to disperse, and the whole army was ready to meet the enemy.
Zhang Fei raised eight snake spears to drive away the deserters, and led Yan Yunqi to chase him to the foot of the pass, hoping to take advantage of the rebel army to rush into the pass.
Unexpectedly, Yang Huai was so decisive. As soon as he got close, he was shot back by random arrows. He stepped back, raised his spear and shouted: "Zhang Fei from Yan is here, come out and surrender quickly!"
Yang Huai sneered and said: "It doesn't matter whether you are an eunuch or a bastard, if you dare to approach the closed door, you will be killed without mercy!"
Zhang Fei was furious and roared: "Yang Huai is a thief, I will not be a human until I castrate you!"
Yang Huai ignored him and ordered his soldiers to patrol day and night in batches. At the same time, he sent someone to report to Chengdu that General Gao Pei had been killed and he was in urgent need of support.
Zhang Fei had no choice but to retreat, and captured the deserters who had nowhere to go. They built a stronghold on the mountain outside the pass. They saw that the mountains and rivers at the entrance to the pass were high, and the cliffs on both sides were steep and unreachable. It was indeed another natural danger.
The next morning, Zhang Fei sent Kou Feng, Liu Xian, and Lei Tong to lead troops to fight respectively, but Yang Huai just held on and could not get out. The gate tower was heavily fortified and impeccable.
For two days in a row, Yang Huai did not dare to fight despite any scolding, and there was no chance of victory in the attack on the city. Zhang Fei gradually became impatient and wanted to climb up the cliff and jump into the city.
On the fifth day, the scouts who went up the mountain to investigate the enemy's situation reported that another group of reinforcements had arrived in the city. The defenders were all hiding in the city. They had complete bows and crossbows. There were also soldiers carrying earth and rocks from another gate to make armor.
Zhang Fei was bored in the camp. He remembered that when he defended Wuguan, Cao Jun was helpless. Now that the offensive and defensive momentum had changed, he had no weapons for Cao Jun and was even more helpless.
Liu Xian said: "The general has a ten-day deadline to clear the border. Now that the date is halfway through, if we delay it any longer, we may violate military orders."
Zhang Fei sighed helplessly: "This pass is difficult to attack, and Yang Huai doesn't dare to fight even if he screams and curses all the time. What can he do?"
Liu Xian said: "Yang Huai was frightened by the general's tiger power, so he did not dare to leave the city. It is better for the general to pretend to retreat and attack elsewhere, leaving me waiting here, leading Yang Huai to attack, kill him, and then we can break the barrier. "
Zhang Fei followed his plan and once again led Yan Yun to the pass to scold him, telling Yang Huai that if he did not come to fight, he would go and fight with others. The defenders still ignored him, so Zhang Fei led his troops to retreat without returning to the camp. We retreated fifty miles to the north and stopped temporarily at a ruined temple.
The next day Liu Xian sent someone to report, but Yang Huai did not fall into the trap and the defenders still did not come out. Zhang Fei returned to the camp and saw that there were still three days left before the deadline, and he became more and more irritable.
That night Zhang Fei was furious in the camp. His roar spread throughout the countryside. He drank seven or eight jars of wine and whipped the soldiers. The defenders were all trembling with fear. Even Liu Xian and Kou Feng did not dare to persuade him.
After finally waiting until dawn, Zhang Fei ordered Deng Xian to lead his troops to attack Fushui Pass, but he was too drunk and fell into a deep sleep.
The defenders on the city were on guard for a long time, but before they could reach the pass, they were shot back by random arrows. Deng Xian had no choice but to retreat and wanted to report the military situation, but Zhang Fei fell asleep, so the generals had to withdraw their troops and wait.
At dusk, Zhang Fei sobered up and asked how the battle was going. Deng Xian reported the truth truthfully.
Zhang Fei said angrily: "I was ordered to capture Fushui Pass. There are still three days left. If we don't break the city, we will be beheaded. How dare you waste a day? How unreasonable? I will chop off your head first!"
Deng Xian hurriedly said: "It's not because the general is unwilling to try his best. The gate is really heavily guarded. If the soldiers attack by force, it will only result in loss of strength."
Zhang Fei said angrily: "Bold, if you speak like this, aren't you being disrespectful to our army? I ordered you to attack the city, but you are so negligent. I think you must not be sincere in surrendering and unwilling to fight to the death. What's the use of keeping you?"
Then he sent an order to push Deng Xian down and behead him. Kou Feng hurriedly begged for mercy: "General, please calm down. Killing the general before the fight started would be detrimental to the army. General Deng had merit in capturing Zitong. Even if he beheads him, he should report it to the eldest son first."
Zhang Fei was furious: "If I don't kill this man and everyone is slacking off, how can I attack the city?"
Liu Xian advised: "Deng Xian is a newly promoted general and has made great achievements. If he is beheaded just like this, it will make the generals in Shu feel chilled. Who will be willing to surrender in the future? I hope the general will think twice about the great plan of Yizhou for the eldest son."
Zhang Fei's face was ashen and he snorted coldly: "For the sake of both of you, I will spare his life first! But since he violated military orders, he will be punished. How will I lead the army in the future?"
He ordered people to take Deng Xian down and beat him with twenty military sticks at the gate of the camp to enforce military law, and waited for Liu Qi to be informed before he could deal with it.
Unconsciously, it was time to turn on the lamp, and the atmosphere in the camp was depressing. The firelight in the tent flickered, making Zhang Fei's face appear brighter or darker, making it even more ferocious.
After a long silence, Zhang Fei glanced at the generals who were trembling with their heads down, and said in a deep voice: "There are still two days left, I can't wait any longer, you will follow me to take the city tonight."
Liu Xian asked: "General, what good advice do you have?"
Zhang Fei said: "At the third watch tonight, select 500 death warriors, put on the hook and lock the hilt of the knife, and follow me for a sneak attack. You two will each lead troops to ambush on the left and right. When I kill the defenders and seize the gate, I will kill them." Will go in."
Kou Feng said hurriedly: "The general is the commander-in-chief of the three armies, how can he take risks himself? The general is willing to go to the city to fight."
"Good boy, I admire you very much!" Zhang Fei was overjoyed and ordered Kou Feng to prepare first.
Then he said to Lei Tong, who was looking uncertain: "Deng Xian said that Fushui Pass was difficult to attack. He must have been punished just now, so he must be resentful. Go tell him that I can break the city tonight, and he will be convinced."
Lei Tong arrived at the rear camp, told Zhang Fei's words, and comforted him: "Zhang Fei has a bad temper. He always beats his soldiers after drinking, and his nature is hard to change. When General Liu comes, he will take care of justice. Just be patient and recover."
Deng Xian was disheartened at this time. He dismissed Lei Tong with a few perfunctory words. An hour later, while the camp was reorganizing troops and the soldiers were in chaos, he quietly left the camp with more than a dozen surrendered soldiers and fled to Fushui Pass. .
