Ever since Zhuge Liang noticed something strange about Zhang Heng, he began to secretly monitor his every move. Now that Zhang Xiu is attacking Chiyang City, Zhang Heng is very proactive and leads his three thousand cavalry to station behind the east city gate.
He was already suspicious of Zhang Heng and after noticing Zhang Heng's unusual initiative, he felt strongly that there was something wrong with Zhang Heng.
Judging from the time, the master who secretly helped Li Jue must have come in after Jia Xu said he would surrender Zhang Heng; since Jia Xu had already said he would surrender Zhang Heng, how could Cao Cao's people enter Guanzhong?
Did he sneak in?
Obviously it is impossible. If he sneaks in, as an ordinary citizen, he will not be able to see Li Jue himself, let alone find ways to help Li Jue and give him advice.
So Zhuge Liang began to pay special attention to Zhang Heng's actions.
Zhang Xiu's decision was correct and simple.
Using a sharp weapon like a trebuchet, the gate of Chiyang City was blasted open in a short time, forcing Li Jue to flee westward. He used violent and rough methods to prevent the people behind the scenes from using their methods.
I have to say that this crude method is very effective.
When Cheng Yu learned that Zhang Xiu had used siege weapons to beat Chiyang City to the point of collapse, he felt as if his old heart was hung up by something, and sent several waves of people to urgently inquire about Chiyang City. His heart also fluctuated with the ups and downs of the battle situation.
Finally, as night fell, his heart finally returned to his chest and started beating again.
So he immediately ordered Liang Xing's troops to prepare and head towards Chiyang City. He originally wanted to wait until tomorrow night to take action, but Zhang Xiu's attack was too fierce, and Li Jue's ability to survive today was considered the end of his power.
Liang Xing led five thousand cavalry and took advantage of the night to hide in a mountain depression fifty miles away from Chiyang City. Zhang Xiu's scouts would appear not far ahead, and they could not get too close.
Zhang Xiu camp.
Zhang Heng couldn't sit still and walked back and forth in the military tent. He didn't know whether it was because of the hot weather or his impatience, but he kept sweating on his forehead.
I don’t know how long I waited, but the newly lit oil lamp was half burned. There was a sound of subtle footsteps outside the tent. The footsteps were very careful, approaching slowly and quickly.
Zhang Heng's heartbeat was fast and slow according to the pace of his footsteps.
Finally, after a quick step, a figure flashed into the military tent.
These are the guards at Yingkou, his people.
"General, after receiving the news, we will raise troops at midnight tonight, using the signal of fire." As he said this, the guard hurriedly took out the secret message.
Zhang Heng took the secret letter with sweaty hands and walked quickly to the oil lamp. After reading it with sweating profusely, he swallowed his saliva and said excitedly: "Okay! We finally got in touch. Go and shoot this letter into Let Li Jue know in the city."
The guard put the letter back into his arms, turned around and checked it secretly at the account, then ducked out of the camp and walked into the darkness.
The military stronghold was not very far from Chiyang City. The guards cautiously left the military stronghold and walked towards Chiyang City in the dark. Because they were overly nervous and tense, they did not notice the few men in black in front of them.
Just as he was looking carefully, a hand suddenly covered his mouth, and a steel knife was placed across his neck. The sultry summer heat made him suddenly feel a chill. His heart was startled, and the hairs all over his body stood up, and he stood there without daring to move.
The person behind spoke: "Follow me and don't make any noise!"
The guard swallowed hard and nodded.
After a sound of footsteps, a piece of cloth was tied around the man's mouth, his hands were tied, and he was taken towards Zhang Xiu's camp.
The guard looked in the direction he was going and knew in his heart: "It's over!"
The person who caught the guard had naturally paid attention to Zhuge Liang, who had been paying attention to Zhang Heng for a long time. With his sharp intelligence, he guessed that Li Jue or the master behind Li Jue wanted to make a plan. He could only do it tonight, because Chiyang City would definitely be like this tomorrow. Fight and go down.
As expected, they took action.
Zhuge Liang had the man escorted to Zhang Xiu's Chinese army tent.
After learning that they secretly joined forces with Zhang Heng to raise troops in the middle of the night, Zhang Xiu was also frightened into a cold sweat. Because Zhang Heng was persuaded to surrender by Jia Xu, he believed in Jia Xu and believed in Zhang Heng without any scruples. If Zhuge Liang hadn't been more thoughtful, he might have capsized in the gutter.
Zhang Xiu was furious: "Someone came and tied Zhang Heng and beheaded him outside the tent."
Someone wanted to kill Zhang Xiu, and Hu Cheer was furious. After Zhang Xiu gave the order, he headed towards Zhang Heng's military camp with a broadsword in hand.
At this time, Zhang Heng was still restlessly waiting for the time to come. His three thousand cavalrymen were all wearing armor and were always waiting for his order to attack and kill Zhang Xiu.
Staring at the burning oil lamp in front of him, Zhang Heng felt a chill in his heart for no reason.
When his ears moved, he suddenly heard a burst of impatient and steady footsteps. He was startled. He subconsciously picked up the knife and walked towards the outside of the tent. As soon as he reached the door of the tent, the curtain was opened, and Hu Che'er's huge The tiger's body came in holding the tent door open, his face full of anger.
"Hu Che'er...you!" Zhang Heng's face suddenly turned sallow in fear.
Hu Che'er shouted loudly and irritably, "Zhang Heng! You are a treacherous villain. You surrendered to my lord before, and now you have taken refuge with Cao Cao. You are truly a person without loyalty, righteousness, and shamelessness. You are such a villain." What face stands between heaven and earth? Look at the sword!" As he said this, Hu Che'er waved his arms, and the cold light of the sword flashed.
Zhang Heng was so overwhelmed by Hu Che'er's momentum that he actually forgot about the knife in his hand and forgot to resist. A cold light reflected in his pupils, a chill went down his neck, and then he saw the sky and the earth spinning...
Hu Che'er cut off Zhang Heng's head, grabbed his hair with his big hands and lifted it up, then walked toward Zhang Heng's military tent with a fierce look.
Before anyone could enter the tent, the heads were thrown in first.
The people inside were agitated. Hu Che'er held up the tent door and went in. There was blood on his ferocious face, adding a bit of ferocity. His eyes swept across the people in the military tent ferociously, and he said coldly: "Zhang Heng is plotting something evil and is preparing to rebel." You have already been beheaded by me. If you haven’t surrendered earlier, are you waiting to die?!”
Hu Che'er's words were full of majesty.
In one word, a ferocious expression completely shocked these people.
There was silence in the tent.
No one dares to act rashly.
"Huh?!" Seeing that they didn't express their opinions, Hu Che'er's eyes widened.
"Ah~ I'm willing to surrender!" Zhang Heng's men all knelt down and surrendered.
After subduing Zhang Heng's men, Hu Che'er picked up Zhang Heng's head again and walked towards Zhang Xiu's Chinese army tent. As soon as he went out, he saw Wei Yan leading hundreds of people in a hurry.
Wei Yan was greatly surprised when he saw Hu Che'er walking out with Zhang Heng's head. Hu Che'er actually easily killed Zhang Heng by himself, shocking more than 3,000 of his subordinates.
Wei Yan said with admiration: "General Hu is really a tiger and leopard!"
Hu Cheer laughed honestly.
When they came to the Chinese army's tent, they learned that Hu Che'er had easily captured Zhang Heng with one man and one sword. Zhang Xiu laughed and praised: "Hu Che'er is really my tiger general. From now on, I will honor Hu Che'er." For the mighty general."
Hu Cheer bared his teeth and smiled happily.
After hearing about this incident, Jia Xu, Liu Ye and other advisers rushed to the Chinese army's tent.
After Jia Xu learned the whole story, he blamed himself.
After learning about Cheng Yu's plan, Jia Xu and Liu Ye immediately responded. Since they wanted to play tonight, they would play with them.
Jia Xu and Liu Ye combined can definitely kill Cheng Yu.
Compared with resourcefulness, Cheng Yu is not as good as Jia Xu.
At this time, Li Jue was still anxiously waiting for news from outside the city.
