After getting Kong Rong's approval, Ding Huai turned his attention to another famous general of the Three Kingdoms. He was Zhao Yun of Chang Mountain, Zhao Zilong. Speaking of Zhao Yun, it was recorded in history that Zhao Yun, also known as Zilong, was born in 154 AD (in this book, he was changed to 164 AD). The book described him as eight feet tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a wide face and heavy chin. He had been a general under Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan. He once fought with Wen Chou, a famous general from Hebei Province, for fifty or sixty rounds without a winner. This was also one of the few famous generals he had fought in his life. Later, Zhao Yun defected to Liu Bei and became close friends with him at first sight. He followed Liu Bei for life. He died in 230 AD at the age of 76.
Zhao Yun had not fought many famous generals in his life, but he had once killed Gao Lan, one of the "Four Pillars of Hebei", in a battle with Cao Cao's army in Runan in 201 AD. He had defeated Zhang He, one of the "Four Pillars of Hebei", in more than 30 rounds, which showed his high martial arts skills. When Liu Bei first arrived in Jingzhou, Zhao Yun killed Zhang Wu, a bandit, and gave Lu Ma to Liu Bei. In 207 AD, Zhao Yun killed Lu Kuang, Cao Ren's general who invaded Xinye, and defeated Li Dian in a dozen rounds. Later, Zhao Yun rescued Jian Yong, Mi Zhu, Lady Gan, and Liu Chan who were trapped in the enemy line in Changban Slope. He killed Xiahou En and took the famous sword Green Vat. He also killed Cao Hong's generals Yan Ming, Xiahou Dun's generals Zhong Jin and Zhong Shen. He fought hard against Jiao Chu, Zhang Nan, Ma Yan, and Zhang Kai. He clashed with Cao Cao's army as if he had entered an uninhabited land. He killed more than 50 famous generals of Cao Camp. At that time, Cao Cao also praised: " A true tiger general!"
In 219 AD, Huang Zhong was besieged by Wei General Xu Huang on Dingjun Mountain for robbing grain. Zhao Yun went to the Hanshui Camp to meet him, killed Wei General Jiao Bing, rushed into the siege of Cao Cao's army, defeated Zhang He and Xu Huang, and rescued Huang Zhong. No one dared to stop him wherever he went. Cao Cao exclaimed again,"The heroes of Dangyang Changban are still alive!"”When Fengming Mountain was fighting with the family of Han De, the general of Wei in Xiliang, Zhao Yun stabbed his eldest son Han Ying to death, stabbed his fourth son Han Qi, shot his third son Han Qiong to death, captured his second son Han Yao alive, and then assassinated Han De, shocking the army. At this time, Zhao Yun was nearly seventy years old. It could be seen that he was indeed worthy of being the number one general in the Three Kingdoms after Lu Bu.
In the 20th year of Jian 'an (219 AD), Cao Cao sent 200,000 troops to fight for Hanzhong. He transported the grain to the foot of the North Mountain and piled it up like a mountain. Huang Zhong thought that the enemy's food was desirable, so he led his troops forward, but he did not return to the camp after the agreed time. Thus, Zhao Yun brought a few dozen cavalry out of the camp to investigate and met Cao Cao's army. When Zhao Yun encountered the army, he did not panic at all. He raised his spear and charged into the encirclement, charging left and right as if he had entered a no-man's land. Cao Cao's soldiers were suddenly attacked by Zhao Yun, and their formation was scattered, but they soon surrounded him. Zhao Yun rescued Huang Zhong and fought his way out of the encirclement, approaching his own camp. However, he found that his general Zhang Zhu was injured and surrounded by the enemy, so he broke into the encirclement and rescued Zhang Zhu.
The Cao army chased closely behind. Zhang Yi, the guard of Mianyang, saw that Cao Cao's soldiers were chasing after him and suggested that the soldiers should close their doors and resist. However, not only did Zhao Yun not close the city gates, but he also ordered the camp gates to be opened wide, causing the soldiers to stop fighting. Cao Cao's army caught up and saw that the camp gate was wide open. There were no flags or drums. He suspected that there was an ambush and led his troops to retreat. As soon as Cao Cao's soldiers turned around, Zhao Yun gave an order. The soldiers in the camp fired their crossbows at the same time. Zhao Yun also ordered the camp to beat drums. The drums shook loudly and the horns sounded in unison. Cao Cao's army was frightened and trampled on the ground. They rushed to the side of the Han River and fell into the water, killing countless people. The next day, Liu Bei specially came to the place where Zhao Yun had fought yesterday to give advice and praise,""Zilong is brave!"
Later, in 228 AD, Zhuge Liang led his army to the Northern Expedition. The Shu army went straight to Mei County and attacked Hanzhong, winning a great victory in the first battle. However, due to Ma Su's improper use of troops, he lost the strategic location of Jieting, and the Shu army was in a state of being pursued by Cao Wei. Zhao Yun's troops were thin and outnumbered the enemy's attacking forces. With the defeat already set in stone, Zhao Yun organized the defeated troops to cover each other and retreat step by step. They did not let the enemy gain any advantage. He had to retreat the Shu army safely back to the Shu Kingdom. " Not a single person or a single horse was lost, and not a single item was lost." From this, it could be seen that Zhao Yun was a brave and intelligent general.
Moreover, after Zhuge Liang was appointed as the military advisor by Liu Bei, only Zhao Yun of the three generals under Liu Bei (Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun) could obey him without complaint. Guan Yu only listened to his big brother Liu Xuande's orders and didn't put anyone in his eyes. Zhang Fei had a violent temper and was difficult to control. Only Zhao Yun was loyal and steady. As long as she was right, he would listen. Zhuge Liang's preparations for Xinye were mainly carried out by Zhao Yun. When Zhuge Liang went to Wu, he only ordered Zhao Yun to receive him. When Zhuge Liang entered Sichuan and Chengdu's military situation was urgent, he sent Zhao Yun to Chengdu to join forces. Zhuge Liang Dingnan years, appointed Zhao Yun as the main general; When Zhuge Liang was still alive, he would always ask Zhao Yun to go out to the Northern Expedition.
Therefore, in Zhuge Liang's career, Zhao Yun was the most reliable pillar. He was Zhuge Liang's most trusted general. Of course, he was also the general who supported Zhuge Liang's plan the most. It could be said that without Zhao Yun's strong support, many of Zhuge Liang's schemes could not be implemented. Therefore, among Liu Bei's generals, Zhuge Liang liked and trusted Zhao Yun the most. No wonder later generations had a poem praising,"Changshan has a tiger general, wisdom and courage are comparable to Guan Zhang." Han River meritorious service, Dangyang surname word Zhang. Twice to help the young master, a thought to answer the late emperor. The history books of Qing Dynasty are loyal and should be passed down for hundreds of generations!”、"Since ancient times, only Zhao Zilong of Changshan has been able to help his master!”
Along the way, Ding Huai was as anxious as a fire. If such a wise, loyal, and brave general had already submitted to Yuan Shao, who knew when he would be able to take him for his own use in the future, and what price he would have to pay.
Finally, half a month later, Ding Huai arrived at Zhending's Chang Mountain. There were few people in Chang Mountain, and there was not a single family within a few miles. Just as Ding Huai was feeling lost and uncertain, he suddenly saw a village on fire in the distance. There were also faint sounds of weapons clashing and screams, as well as the cries of women. Ding Huai was secretly shocked. Could it be that the Yellow Turban Army was here? He hurriedly assembled the Seven-Dragon Trident and rushed toward the fire. The closer they got to the village, the fiercer the fire became. As soon as they entered the village, they saw thick smoke rolling out of the village entrance again. Hundreds of white horses rushed out of the thick smoke.
The leader was holding a rope with one hand, and at the other end of the rope were 11 women. He held a spear with a head on the tip of the spear. Fresh blood flowed down the spear and onto the man's hand. The man didn't care at all. Instead, he smiled and said,"This time, we captured eleven beautiful women and presented them to uncle. Uncle will definitely reward me handsomely.”
The soldiers under him laughed even more." Little General, you have just entered the battle and killed more than 300 Yellow Turban remnants. The Lord will definitely reward you handsomely. When the time comes, you must treat us to wine!"”The man proudly looked around and said,""Don't worry, I, Gongsun Yue, am not that kind of person." Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly looked ahead and didn't look away.
The soldiers did not know what was going on, so they turned to look in the direction Gongsun Yue was looking at. He saw a seven-foot-tall man standing not far away. He was full of heroic spirit, and his face was filled with grief and indignation. He clenched his teeth and held a trident in his hand, like a tiger about to show its might. This person was standing on the only way out of the village.
Gongsun Yue faintly felt a powerful aura coming from this person, as if he had seen it from his second brother Gongsun Zan before. However, this person's aura was much stronger than his second brother's, and Gongsun Yue knew that he was no match for him.
From the looks of it, this person must be Zhao Yun from Chang Shan, whom his second brother had sent to invite but was rejected. Today, he had massacred Chang Shan Village and killed Zhao Yun's elder brother. How could Zhao Yun let this matter rest? Since that was the case, he might as well kill Zhao Yun here and eliminate a future enemy for his second brother. However, he heard that this person's martial arts skills were very good, so he still needed to be careful.
Just as Gongsun Yue was thinking about it, the soldiers under him could not tell whether they were imposing or not. Especially the soldier who had flattered him just now, who wanted to show off in front of Gongsun Yue at this moment. He spurred his horse out and shouted at Ding Huai arrogantly,"Who are you? How dare you block the path of my little general? Hurry up and dodge. Otherwise, be careful of my merciless hands.”After saying that, he even pointed the steel spear in his hand at Ding Huaiyao.
Ding Huai was expressionless. He pointed at the village that was still on fire and said in an extremely cold voice,""Did you do this?"
When the soldier heard such a cold voice, he was shocked. He thought,"We have a hundred people. Why should we be afraid of him alone? Moreover, there are two thousand white knights outside as backup." Thus, the soldier straightened his back and said proudly,""That's right. This village is full of Yellow Turban bandits. My little general has been ordered to attack and has already wiped out all the Yellow Turban bandits in the village.”
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