On the official road from Xingyang to Chenggao, Zhang Xiu was talking about his glorious deeds with great joy.
"Uncle, that Zhang Yide is a brave general after all, but he is so brainless. It really makes me laugh..."
After Zhang Ji heard this, he couldn't help but look at his nephew in surprise.
With Boyuan's temperament, he must fight Zhang Yide for 300 rounds. Why...
"Bo Yuan, how did you come up with such a way to escape?"
Zhang Xiu chuckled and said: "Uncle, although my nephew is warlike, he also knows how to distinguish the situation. There are tens of thousands of enemy troops in Xingyang City. If they all rush out, there will be no way for us to survive, so we deceive Zhang Yide for a while. , it’s better to escape intact.”
Although I, Zhang Xiu, am upright, I am not stupid!
After Zhang Ji heard this, he couldn't help but feel great relief, and even his eyes became wet.
It's so pitiful that I have been giving advice for decades, just hoping that my stupid nephew can enlighten him.
Now, it's finally done.
"Bo Yuan, you have finally grown up. If you learn how to survive, you will be able to survive in this troubled world. I can live up to my brother's trust."
Zhang Ji patted Zhang Xiu's shoulder, and suddenly thought of his brother who died young, and this time he really cried.
"Uncle, this time we not only escaped unscathed, but also took the enemy general's head. After we go back, we don't have to worry about the Prime Minister's punishment." Zhang Xiu turned around, took off Wang Gong's head and handed it to Zhang Ji, with a look on his face. Lots of smiles.
"good."
Zhang Ji also nodded and smiled, but he soon had a new doubt in his heart.
"Bo Yuan, did you find anything strange about today's battle?"
"What is uncle referring to?" Zhang Xiu asked blankly.
"The enemy's combat power." Zhang Ji frowned and said, "We have fought against the Guandong bandits several times before, but we never got any advantage. Even General Guo Si got involved. And Lu Bu, he The last time we went to war, we also lost troops and generals. But this time...
The number of soldiers and horses that rushed out of the city today was definitely no less than five thousand, but you were defeated so easily and even killed the enemy general. I feel very wrong. "
"What's wrong with this?" Zhang Xiu smiled nonchalantly, "My nephew has already found out clearly that the Guandong bandits who fought in the previous battle were all under the command of Liu Xuande. But the general who fought today is something we have never seen before. , should be the troops of other princes. There are more than ten troops of the Guandong bandits, and it is normal for them to be strong and weak."
I have to say that sometimes being honest is a blessing.
Zhang Xiu guessed the correct answer without much thought.
On the other hand, Zhang Ji couldn't help laughing and scolding after hearing this conclusion: "Bo Yuan can't talk nonsense, it can't be so simple."
"It's not simple. It has nothing to do with us. Let's go ahead and give the Prime Minister a headache. Uncle, we'd better go back and report our merits to the Prime Minister." Zhang Xiu said with a smile.
"Too."
Zhang Ji shook his head and smiled, no longer thinking about this troublesome problem.
Dong Zhuo's army was only thirty miles away from Xingyang at this time and was stationed on both sides of the Bian River.
That's right, it was the place where Niu Fu was stationed.
After the experience of Niufu being flooded last time, Dong Zhuo was a lot more cautious and set up his camp four or five miles away from Bianshui River. In this way, even if there is another flood, it will never affect the camp.
At this moment, Dong Zhuo was personally leading an inspection by the Bian River, and at the same time inspecting the ruins of Niu Fu's former fortress.
After watching for a long time, Dong Zhuo finally came to a conclusion.
With the current water level in Bianshui River, it is impossible for a sudden flood to occur.
But the flood did appear, and the traces of Niu Fu's camp were still there, and there were indeed signs of being flooded. This made Dong Zhuo puzzled.
While he was wondering, suddenly a soldier came to report.
"Prime Minister, General Zhang Ji is back!"
"Oh." Dong Zhuo asked quickly, "How is the battle going?"
"Return with great victory!"
Hearing this, Dong Zhuo's eyes first flashed with doubt, and at the same time he turned to glance at Lu Bu, who was not far away.
After Lu Bu returned from defeat yesterday, he naturally exaggerated his achievements, but he also received some praise from Dong Zhuo.
However, Dong Zhuo knew in his heart that a defeat was a defeat, and no matter how Lu Bu tried to cover it up, it would not change this fact.
Although the brave Lu Bu was defeated, Zhang Ji returned with a great victory, which really made Dong Zhuo a little unbelievable.
"Quick pass!"
Dong Zhuo waved his sleeves and said he planned to meet Zhang Ji first.
Not long after, Zhang Ji arrived with his nephew Zhang Xiu.
Seeing Dong Zhuo, Zhang Ji trotted two steps quickly, knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "See the Prime Minister!"
Dong Zhuo had a smile on his face.
"Wencheng, how was this battle?"
"Fortunately, the general will live up to his destiny!"
Zhang Ji replied solemnly, and at the same time took Wang Hu's head from Zhang Xiu's hand and presented it with both hands.
"Who is this?"
Dong Zhuo uncovered the linen cloth, but found that he did not recognize this person, so he asked suspiciously.
This guy Zhang Wencheng wouldn't just find someone to fool me.
"I don't know about the general, but this person can command an army of five thousand. I guess he is not an unknown person."
With that said, Zhang Ji told the story of the entire war. Of course, in the end, the two thousand soldiers and horses led by Zhang Fei were turned into ten thousand by Zhang Ji.
"Wencheng, is what you said true?"
After hearing the story, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but frown.
Dong Zhuo felt incredible that he defeated 5,000 Guandong bandits with only 2,000 men, and even beheaded the thieves.
This kind of battle damage is not impossible, but Niu Fu was defeated in the previous battle. He first defeated Guo Si and then wiped out the entire army, which made Dong Zhuo regard the Kwantung princes as formidable opponents.
Under such circumstances, Zhang Ji's record is particularly dazzling.
When Zhang Ji heard this, he quickly pointed his finger to the sky and said seriously: "I dare to swear to heaven, and every word is true. If I deceive the prime minister in any way, I am willing to be punished by heaven and earth!"
"Wencheng doesn't have to be like this. I didn't say that I don't believe it. Get up quickly."
Seeing Zhang Ji's words, Dong Zhuo smiled again and even reached out to help Zhang Ji up.
It seems that the Kanto bandits are not that powerful.
Thinking in his mind, Dong Zhuo smiled at Zhang Ji and said: "Wencheng defeated the bandits severely in this battle, killed generals and made great contributions, which greatly increased the morale of our army. What kind of reward do you want?"
Zhang Ji waved his hands repeatedly and said: "The last general lost his army in the previous battle. Fortunately, he was forgiven by the prime minister and had the opportunity to atone for his sins. How dare he take credit!"
Hearing this, Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and looked at Zhang Ji with smiles in his eyes.
Zhang Wencheng is a man who knows how to advance and retreat. Why didn't he realize that he was a talent before?
"The defeat in the previous battle was due to a flood from the sky. It was not a crime of war. Wen Cheng should not be too concerned about it. Since he has made contributions, how can he not reward him? However, the war is not yet decided. He will wait until the Kwantung bandits are wiped out before he can reward him. Wen Cheng What do you think?"
"The Prime Minister is wise!" Zhang Ji quickly said, cupping his fists.
"I would like to allocate another two thousand soldiers and horses to your disposal. I hope you will become more brave as you fight and make further achievements."
Hearing this, Zhang Ji said with excitement: "Thank you so much, Prime Minister, for your promotion!"
Seeing that Zhang Ji had captured the troops, Lu Bu, who was standing by him in stark contrast, felt even more unhappy.
Zhang Ji got his head from nowhere, so he dared to fool his adoptive father, and even got soldiers and horses. How audacious!
Lu Bu didn't believe a word of what Zhang Ji said.
If the princes of Guandong were really easy to deal with, I wouldn't have cut off my tail to survive.
After rewarding Zhang Ji, Dong Zhuo thought for a while and then ordered: "Ahuang, call me the army chief!"
"only!"
Dong Huang went as ordered and soon brought a middle-aged scribe with him.
"What are the orders from the Prime Minister?" the man said to Dong Zhuo.
"Take out the pen and paper. I will write a letter of challenge to the Guandong bandits and ask them to choose a day for a decisive battle!"
"only!"
