After hearing the reason, Guo Bang thought about it and finally did not punish the defeated Tanqi. He only asked them to go back and have a good rest. Then he wrote a military report and ordered it to be sent to Niu Fu in the rear.
After reading the scouting report, Niu Fu became more convinced that this battle would be a siege, and immediately ordered Guo Bang to lead his army to attack Guoting tomorrow, and must defeat it in a single battle, using it as a foothold for the army.
Liu Bei regarded Niu Fu's 30,000-strong army as Dong Zhuo's vanguard, and Niu Fu regarded Liu Bei as the vanguard of the jujube coalition. Both sides tried their best to kill each other before fighting the large forces behind them.
Just when the battle between the two sides was about to break out, Zhang Heng finally arrived in Luyang.
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Starting from Suanzao three days ago, Zhang Heng walked all the way to Chenliu, across Henan, and across Yingchuan River, and finally arrived at Luyang County in Nanyang County, Jingzhou on the evening of the third day.
It sounds far away, but it's actually only about five hundred miles.
Marching 500 miles in three days was a ridiculous speed, but not impossible.
In history, when Xia Houyuan defeated Liangzhou, he mostly used this tactic of attacking from thousands of places, which is the so-called five hundred in three days and one thousand in six days. He was often able to catch the enemy off guard, so he won consecutive battles and was praised by Cao Cao as "Tiger Steps to Guanyou".
Zhang Heng had only a thousand men under his command, and they were all cavalry, and they didn't have much baggage, so the five hundred miles was not too strenuous, at least no one was left behind.
Looking at Luyang City in front of him, a smile appeared on Zhang Heng's tired face.
finally reached!
In the evening, the approach of Zhang Heng and his party immediately aroused the vigilance of the soldiers at the city gate.
"Who is coming!"
A loud shout came from the tower, full of questioning tone.
Zhang Heng just wanted to step forward to answer, but was stopped by Tai Shi Ci.
"Now that we are still unclear about the enemy, it is not advisable for the captain to take personal risks until the general comes forward to answer the question."
"In that case, it would be troublesome for Ziyi."
Zhang Heng said with a smile, sighing in his heart that Tai Shi Ci was so thorough in doing things, so bold and careful.
Taishi Ci nodded, but did not dismount. Instead, he ran straight to the bottom of the city tower and shouted to the top: "The princes of Jujube, the Cavalry Captain Zhang Ziyi has come all the way to see General Sun Wentai!"
When the soldier on the tower heard this, even though he didn't know who Zhang Heng was, he understood that this was a friendly army. He immediately responded loudly: "It's getting late now. General, please wait here for a while until the villain reports to my general." !”
"Thank you."
Taishi Ci bowed his hands to the tower.
In the city, Sun Jian was hosting a banquet in honor of his generals Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zu Mao and others.
It is said that it is a banquet, but in fact it is calling everyone over to discuss matters. After all, we can't talk on an hungry stomach, so Sun Jian arranged wine and meat for everyone to chat while eating.
The content of the discussion was about discussing the director, but it closely followed current events.
The only difference is that what others are discussing is whether to challenge Dong, when to send troops to challenge Dong, and whether the battle can be won.
When we arrived at Sun Jian's place, it turned out that why didn't we send troops to attack Dong? We couldn't wait to kill Dong Zhuo's grandson, which was very much like the Jiangdong Tiger's personal style.
As for whether they can win, this has never been a consideration for them.
"My lord, I would like to suggest that you go to Wancheng in person, explain your interests to General Yuan, and ask him to give us food and fodder so that we can go north to fight against Dong."
A general about forty years old rushed to Sun Jian and clasped his fists. It was Sun Jian's first general, Cheng Pu and Cheng Demou.
The 'General Yuan' he spoke of was not Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shu.
The current situation is that the princes are fighting against Dong, rather than the princes choosing sides.
The Yuan family of Runan was the fourth generation and the third Duke, with disciples and former officials all over the world. He also showed a positive desire for power, and most of the princes in the world chose to follow him.
Unlike many princes who followed Yuan Shao, Sun Jian chose the later general Yuan Shu.
To put it bluntly, today's Sun Jian is not considered a prince, but the younger brother of the benefactor's father Yuan Shu, which is somewhat similar to the relationship between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.
The reason why Dong could not be attacked is obvious, because Yuan Shu did not order Sun Jian to attack for the sake of safety.
All the princes in the world are waiting and watching, why should we be the first to show off!
That's why Cheng Pu, who was eager to make contributions, suggested this.
"That's right." Han Dang stood up with his fists clasped and said, "General Yuan refused to send troops before because the princes in the world had not moved. But in the past few days, good news has been coming frequently. Liu Xuande and Zhang Ziyi defeated the bandit army in Xingyang. If we don't hurry up, , all the credit goes to them!”
The intelligence of the Guandong princes is shared, so Sun Jian also learned about Liu Bei's capture of Xingyang in the past few days.
It was precisely because of this that he was so anxious that he summoned the generals to discuss strategies.
At this time, Sun Jian had no political stance and only had one goal - to make contributions!
I’ve got Dong Zhuo’s big experience package, even Liu Xuande can’t take it away, I said so!
"What you two said makes sense. I will leave for Wancheng tomorrow. I will definitely seek support from General Yuan with food and fodder, so that we can send troops to attack Dong!"
Sun Jian slapped the table, his eyes revealed a breathtaking light.
While he was talking, a soldier walked in from outside the hall, clasped his fist towards Sun Jian and said, "General, there is a visitor from outside the city."
"Who's coming?"
A trace of doubt flashed across Sun Jian's eyebrows.
Who will come to Luyang this late at night?
"The man said that he is Zhang Ziyi, the captain of the Cavalry Command, a prince of the jujube family!" the soldier replied.
"What, Zhang Ziyi!"
Sun Jian was startled and extremely surprised.
We were still discussing this person just now, and now he’s here?
Besides, didn't Zhang Ziyi and Liu Xuande fight Dong Zhuo's army in Xingyang? Why did they come here?
"General, could there be someone pretending to be someone else?" Cheng Pu on the side asked doubtfully.
Sun Jian shook his head, "Yes or no, you can tell at a glance. If it is really Zhang Ziyi, it would be a bit rude for us to exclude him."
As he said that, Sun Jian waved his hand to the soldier.
"Go back first and tell Zhang Ziyi that I will be there soon."
"As you command!"
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It has to be said that Sun Jian was not only impatient, but also the most efficient in his work. Less than half an hour after the soldiers reported back, Sun Jian had already arrived.
The city gate slowly opened, and Sun Jian strode out over the crowd. He heard his voice before he saw him.
"Hahaha... Lieutenant Zhang is here. I was a little disappointed in greeting you. Please forgive me. Please forgive me!"
After the voice fell, Zhang Heng gradually saw Sun Jian's appearance clearly.
The first feeling is one word - fierce!
There is nothing special about Sun Jian's facial features, but when combined together they are extraordinary. Coupled with his dragon-walking and tiger-stepping posture, it gives people a great sense of oppression, like a ferocious beast that chooses people to devour.
The name of Jiangdong Tiger is indeed well-deserved!
Zhang Heng dismounted, straightened his clothes, took two quick steps to greet him, cupped his hands and said with a smile:
"An old friend of Nanyang, I met Brother Wentai!"
Hearing Zhang Heng's address to him, Sun Jian's smile did not diminish, but a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.
Am I familiar with you?
It's not appropriate for you to be so close to me when we first meet.
