Chapter 334 Plain Showdown
Cao Cao's withdrawal was undoubtedly a very happy thing for Liu He, because it means that they can directly send troops to the plains from then on. As long as they occupy the plains, they can cut off the connection between Cao Cao and Yuan Tan. At this time, Zhao Yun and Tian Yu were leading their troops in the north to attack Bohai County, and the army was traveling smoothly. It is estimated that by the time his army captured the plains, Yuan Tan had no way out.
Therefore, Liu He decided to pursue the victory, so he issued an order, and the soldiers of the entire army immediately launched a pursuit.
So the soldiers of the three armies immediately launched an action and all assembled within half an hour. If Cao Cao heard about it, his chin would fall to the ground in shock. You should know that even if he rode a horse from the battlefield to the military camp, there would be a stick of incense. This means that in a maximum of one quarter of an hour, his soldiers were ready for all the pursuit, including setting up the camp and assembling the team!
Of course, relatively speaking, Zhang He and Gao Lan's team were slow to move. It was not until more than an hour later that they finally completed their preparations. At this time, Liu He's army was already more than ten miles away.
"Oh, I have to say that the gap between our army and Liu He's army is too big. After returning to the front of the formation, I finished cleaning up and waiting for half an hour. This degree can reflect the strong quality of an army. At least my army cannot reach this point, and it can even be said to be a far-reaching gap. I have always firmly thought that our army is one of the few elites in the world. But now, fourth brother, you see, this is the real elite. If we fight such elites, we may die as ugly as we are."
"Then what should we do? Third brother, now there are only two of us brothers left in the Four Courtyards of Hebei. You are my biological brother. No matter where you go or what you do, I will listen to you." Gao Lan was excited when he heard Zhang He's words on the side and said firmly.
"Hehe, what about the four pillars of Hebei? They were all gilding on us. We brothers were both generals of Han Envoy. Later, even if we surrendered, can the old lord treat us the same as our elder brother and the second brother? Even if we were the elder brother and the second brother, we admired our martial arts skills and we could be able to match each other. But what do we think in our hearts? Forget it, our elder brother and the second brother have died, so we don't have to say that they are bad at this time.
Besides, the two of them are really good to us. What I want to say now is that although we are not very satisfied with the old lord, this is also the kindness of the old lord to us. Now that the old lord has passed away and the new lord has ascended the throne, although the situation we face is very complicated and the enemy is very strong, we still have to be loyal to the new lord. Even if we take a step back, we must strive to protect the life of the new lord no matter what the price we pay."
"What the third brother said is," Gao Lan heard Zhang He's words and nodded and said, "But to be honest, I don't even have any confidence in fighting an opponent like Liu He. Even if you say something, I'm not afraid of you making jokes. When I hear about fighting with the army under his command, I feel a lot of fear. This is something I have never encountered in my army for more than ten years. Besides, on the other hand, Liu He treats us well, not to mention food and drink, but I also give a lot of gold and silver. But you are too terrible and don't accept it. I know that this is the other party's win over, but I think about it, why does the other party win over us? Is our martial arts stronger than the current Tuo Yi? Or is our power greater than Cao Cao? We don't have any of these, but the other party is still so enthusiastic about us. In my opinion, this is purely love."
Zhang He smiled faintly and said, "Whether you love talents or win over them, in short, we cannot be the ones who bear the master now. This is our principle."
"Well, what the third brother said is that if we don't be the ones who bear the blame, we would rather die than surrender..."
"Okay, this is my good brother, but even if we die, we must die worthwhile and we must never die casually. Sometimes we have to endure humiliation and live a secret life. In fact, it is easy to die, but sometimes, a humiliating life is very difficult."
Zhang He said, while gently patting Gao Lan's back, Gao Lan said with confusion.
"Okay, now is not the time to think about these problems. Liu Hezheng led his army to the plains, and we must follow us quickly. In fact, the outcome is already destined, but the purpose of our trip is to see if we can save the eldest son under Liu He. No matter what, this is also the eldest son of the old lord. If he follows the patriarchal system, he should succeed him. Forget it, now it is not the time to say this. I just want to try my best to protect the eldest son and leave a brother for the lord. The so-called brothers fight outside the wall to defend against their insults. At the critical moment, the two brothers should have united and deal with the crisis together, but they have become tools for others to fight for power and profit. It is really sad. However, no matter what, we should also try our best to protect their comprehensiveness, which is also a reward to the lord."
"Stern brother, I understand, let's go out now." Gao Lan felt a little emotional when he heard Zhang He's words. At the same time, he made up his mind to do what the third brother Zhang He said.
Next, Zhang He and Gao Lan led a large army to the plains.
However, after less than thirty miles, they saw dust rolling in front of them. It turned out that two teams were fighting.
Zhang He was shocked when he saw this and hurriedly sent people to investigate the situation. The news he got was shocking. It turned out that Cao Cao was sure that Liu He would catch up, so he set up an ambush here to wait for the arrival of Liu He's army. Then, he launched an ambush and counter-ambush battle.
After hearing the news, Gao Lan was very anxious and immediately prepared to lead his army to help Liu He. However, Zhang He stopped him and said, "Don't worry about this. Now Liu He and Cao Cao are both defeated. Isn't it a blessing for the lord? I'm afraid that there will be no war between them."
However, although Zhang He said this, he felt a little ashamed. After all, the other party helped his army to quell the rebellion, and it was really unreasonable to not help.
So Zhang He struggled for a long time before he made up his mind to help Liu He quell the rebellion. However, when his army was about to go to the battlefield to fight, he suddenly heard a hearty laughter coming from not far away: "General Zhang, General Gao, don't bother you anymore. We have already resolved the matter. Cao Cao was defeated and fled. We just need to go further and we can reach the plain."
Chapter completed!