Zhang Ning didn't have much food and grass, which she had noticed. However, because they had dispatched their troops in a hurry, and her father Zhang Jiao was in a hurry to win a victory to ease the haze of long-term failure. Therefore, this was a battle that had to be fought. Although the objective situation was very bad for her, the terrain, the people's hearts, the provisions, the enemy's arrangements, all of these were not in her control. The reason why she was so bold to attack was because she believed that as long as she was careful and cautious, she could force away all unnecessary trouble. The opponent only had ten thousand men, and many of them were new recruits. She had fifty thousand men, and the advantage in numbers made her feel much more at ease.
According to Zhang Fei's request, Zhao Yun kept scouting Zhang Ning's flank and finally found Zhang Ning's provisions and baggage. Zhang Ning only had four or five days 'worth of food due to the lack of rations. Therefore, they did not place their rations and supplies at the back of the team as usual. Instead, they stuck close to the central camp, as if this was the only way to ensure the safety of the rations. Unfortunately, the attacker was not an ordinary person. It was Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong!
"Humph! As expected of a fool!" After looking at Zhang Ning's arrangement of provisions and supplies, Zhao Yun sneered and tapped the " Walking in the Snow " on his horse with the silver spear in his hand. A good horse understands human nature. The white horse galloped towards the main camp! It seemed that Zhao Zilong wanted to get away with it.
At this time, the Yellow Turban Army had already discovered the two hundred elite cavalry brought by Zhao Yun, so they immediately warned the enemy of an attack. Zhang Ning heard the horn and immediately left the tent, only to see a fierce general in a white helmet, white armor, and white horse rushing towards her. The two hundred elite cavalry behind the general were also fearless. They raised their spears and stabbed with their halberds, and the thick saber at their waists shone brightly. Before the Yellow Turban soldiers could react, the cavalry jumped up and passed through the gate. The tent of the central army was in chaos! Deng Mao and Cheng Zhiyuan saw that the newcomer was brave and quickly protected Zhang Ning into the rear army's tent. Fortunately, they avoided him quickly. As soon as the three of them left, Zhao Yun's white horse had already rushed into the tent. Seeing that there was no one else, she rushed out again.
Seeing the chaos in the middle army, Zhao Yun shouted,""Don't linger on fighting. Burn the rations and supplies and charge west to meet up with the general!”The two hundred cavalrymen were on their horses and had a high momentum. Some of the soldiers on the ground had not even held their weapons in their hands. Therefore, although there were many people, they could not hurt them for a while. After the two hundred cavalrymen heard Zhao Yun's instructions, they immediately lit up the torches in their hands and trampled many Yellow Turban soldiers to death. At this time, the fire had already begun to spread. Although the Yellow Turban soldiers wanted to kill Zhao Yun and the others, they cared more about their rations. Therefore, the people who had already picked up their weapons and were ready to fight turned around and ran to put out the fire. Although Zhang Ning was anxious, there was nothing he could do. He was shocked that Zhang Yide actually had such a fierce general under him!
"Retreat!" Zhao Yun knew when to stop. After randomly killing a few unlucky fools, he led a group of people to break out of the encirclement. At this time, the fire had already burned a few tents in the middle army. Zhao Yun also took advantage of the chaos and took the lead. He stabbed and slashed out a bloody road. He was really brave! The 200 cavalrymen behind him all sighed. General Zhao was truly courageous!
After Zhao Yun retreated to the west, he saw Zhang Fei and told him about the burning of the grain. Who knew that Zhang Fei would shout,""Foolish!" Seeing Zhang Fei's sudden rage, Zhao Yun and the two hundred cavalrymen behind him were stunned. The cavalrymen felt even more wronged. They had already completed their mission, so they still had to be bullied?
"Big brother, did I ruin the plan?”Zhao Yun saw that Zhang Fei was angry, so she asked in a low voice. Who knew that Zhang Fei would say,"You are taking such a risk. What if something happens to you? Don't be so reckless in the future!" Everyone was shocked. They originally thought that they had ruined the plan to kill the enemy, but they did not expect Zhang Fei to be worried about his brother and get angry. Zhao Yun was stunned at first, then her face turned red and she said,"I'm sorry to have worried you, brother. Zilong will be careful in the future!”Although Zhao Yun spoke calmly, waves were surging in her heart. She secretly thought that the heavens had taken pity on her, allowing her to have such a caring elder brother. Her gratitude was especially strong. The two hundred elite cavalry behind him were also filled with admiration. They thought to themselves that General Zhang was truly a righteous man. They were all warm-hearted men. Seeing that Zhang Fei seemed to be blaming him but was actually worried, they were all hot-blooded. Those who cherished heroes were heroes.
Zhao Yun's surprise attack had caused Zhang Ning to suffer a loss. Who would have thought that the other party would dare to rob the rations with only 200 people? Two hundred men. If their goal was only to obtain rations, one charge was indeed enough. Zhang Ning secretly thought that she had been too careless. Once the grain was lost, Zhang Ning knew that she had already lost half of her money, so she said to Deng Mao and Cheng Zhiyuan,"We have already lost our rations, so we can't fight anymore. Let's go back first and make plans.”
"Young Master! Absolutely not! General Heaven Duke is pinning his hopes on our army. If we lose now, the entire situation will be very disadvantageous to us.”Deng Mao said anxiously to Zhang Ning," Moreover, although we have lost all our rations, An Pingcheng is right in front of us. This sneak attack might be because Zhang Yide is afraid and wants us to retreat once we lose our rations. If we take down Anping County in one go, won't the food and rations be solved? The other party only had five thousand men, so wouldn't it be easy to capture them?”
After hearing Deng Mao's words, Zhang Ning thought to himself that it made sense. However, there was a trace of unhappiness in his mind that he could not shake off.
"Young Master! I think it's better to avoid it first before making plans.”Cheng Zhiyuan still wanted to run away. The bravery of Zhang Fei and the others outside Changyi City was still fresh in his mind. Now that he had lost his rations, he was absolutely unwilling to fight with the crazy Zhang family. Moreover, Zhang Ning didn't have any good ideas now. It would be better to retreat now to calm his heart.
"Why do you always want to escape? General Heaven Duke still fancies you, what a disgrace to the general!”Deng Mao rolled his eyes at Cheng Zhiyuan and said angrily. Cheng Zhiyuan didn't say anything and just lowered his head, waiting for Zhang Ning's decision. He was not in the mood to argue with Deng Mao about whether it was useful or not. He only knew that his life was more important now.
"Set off for Anping County!" Zhang Ning pondered for a long time before deciding to do so. She knew that her father, Zhang Jiao, needed a hard-won victory. Even a small victory was enough to rouse the Yellow Turban Army on the northern front line. Although it was a little risky now, her chances of winning were still very high. After all, they had one-fifth of the Anping garrison. Such a large ratio, and Anping was not a big city. One day! As long as she was given a day, she was confident that she could take down Anping County. What she needed to do now was not to let any more variables happen on the way to Anping.
Guan Yu had received reports from several scouts. He knew the movements of Zhang Ning's army very well. Now, all he needed to do was slowly torture the enemy's nerves. So, after getting the information from the last scout, he led two thousand men and stuck to the battlefield. On Zhang Ning's flank, they kept shouting and demonstrating their strength. When Zhang Ning's large group of people came to kill, Guan Yu escaped in time. When the small group of people chased after them, a quick turn of the horse made the Yellow Turban soldiers cry for their parents. The troops that did not take care of the front and back made Zhang Ning watch helplessly as Guan Yu killed all of her people not far away. When she let the large group catch up, Guan Yu ran far away again. At this moment, she had to rush to Anping County, so how could she have the time to fight with Guan Yu? However, Guan Yu's two thousand men were sticking to her, stopping to chase, fighting, and fleeing. She could not just leave Guan Yu alone. This was the most useless thing she had ever done since she started her career.
"Young Master! Don't worry, I'll go up and chop off that red-faced man's head!”Cheng Zhiyuan said to Zhang Ning. It was not that he suddenly became bold, but because he did not see Guan Yu in Changyi that day. Now that he saw that Guan Yu was not as sharp as the white horse Zhao Yun and only harassed him, he thought that this must be a coward. Therefore, he wanted to take this opportunity to show Zhang Ning and Deng Mao that he was not a coward.
Guan Yu had just finished killing a wave of Yellow Turbans when he saw another group of people charging towards him. He thought it was a large army and was about to retreat when he saw only five to six hundred people coming forward to kill. He was overjoyed and shouted,"Soldiers! Kill the thief!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The morale of the two thousand troops was extremely high at this time. They had killed several waves of Yellow Turban pursuers in succession. Although everyone's hands were a little trembling and the muscles on their thighs and upper arms were still a little numb, they were very excited! The thrill of killing an enemy! The seasoned soldiers were naturally familiar with the process of using a white knife to enter and a red knife to draw. However, the recruits who were not even a month old were a little unfamiliar with the process. After seeing the seasoned soldiers killing crazily, their movements became lighter. The confrontation between two armies was not a group fight, nor was it a battle where both sides took out their own troops and weapons. As the saying goes, when the two strong meet, the brave one wins!
The Yellow Turban soldiers were brave, but they were foolishly brave! It was just a moment of hot-bloodedness. After the cold, they didn't know if their heads were still hot enough to make them hot-blooded. Guan Yu's bravery, the new recruits had long learned about it from the veterans. In Anping, the people only knew Zhang Fei, Zhang Yide, and his four brothers who did not know what fear was. Ever since Zhao Zilong and Guan Yunzhang came, people knew that there were brave people like General Zhang in the world!
The 2,000 soldiers didn't charge forward because Guan Yu hadn't given the order to attack yet. All the soldiers were looking at Guan Yu with admiration. Because Guan Yu was still stroking his beautiful beard, calm and composed, looking down at the world. The invading enemy was like grass. The moment the Azure Dragon appeared, blood splattered on the spot!
Guan Yu raised his broadsword high up on his horse. That was the order to attack. The 2,000 warriors moved like wild horses that had lost their reins. They rushed towards the small group of hundreds of people. However, they only saw a back view in front of them. It was Guan Yu's back view. At this moment, he had already rushed in front of Cheng Zhiyuan. He frowned and shouted angrily,"A nobody, you don't know what's good for you!" This shout was like a bolt of lightning. Cheng Zhiyuan's courage was instantly extinguished. He was frightened and wanted to escape, but it was too late. The glittering Green Dragon Moon Covering Blade had already reached his neck. His neck felt cold, but he could see the green dragon on the blade clearly. It was really lifelike. This was what Cheng Zhiyuan thought when he died, but he would never have the chance to see the green dragon again.
When the five or six hundred Yellow Turban soldiers saw that their commander was beheaded in one blow, they immediately lost their spirits and retreated. Guan Yu only retreated after another round of attacks. Deng Mao wanted to take revenge but was stopped by Zhang Ning. Zhang Ning said,""Attacking the city is more important! Now that the army had lost a general, the only way to stabilize the morale was to attack the city! Don't use a moment of anger to show off a moment of courage!”Deng Mao had no choice but to retreat after hearing this. He ordered people to retrieve Cheng Zhiyuan's corpse before leaving with the army.
After Guan Yu saw that the army had left, he lit a fire and released smoke to warn Zhang Fei. After Zhang Fei saw the signal, he began to prepare a real feast, and this feast was still moving towards the boiling oil pot.
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