Zhang Liao then said nothing.

With his rich experience, he could see that something was wrong and immediately reminded the coach. But if the coach does not accept it, it would be nothing.

For powerful generals like Zhang Liao and Cao Zhang, the enemy is only part of many considerations, but not the decisive part. Only scholars who talk about war on paper will be eager to do this, and regard the advantages and disadvantages of the enemy and us or various plans as the prerequisite for decisive victory.

Since ancient times, combat has been relying on the courage of soldiers. There are countless reasons for deciding victory or defeat, and it is changing all the time. Only the fighting spirit and morale of soldiers, and only the swords and guns that hold tightly in their hands can truly play a role.

The two of them revolved forward together and passed by the northwest of Linjin City.

This surrounding area is a giant sap that flowed together in Weiluo in ancient times. The terrain is suddenly low-lying, and it has a name in the local area called dry pits. The frozen Luo River winds through it. Although the river is frozen, the ice layer on the riverside is very thin. When the front team walked by, they have stepped on it into countless ice fragments shining with cold light, revealing the bumpy, frozen ground below, or stretching out half of hard reeds.

In order to prevent the ice chip from cutting the horse's hooves, the soldiers dismounted, wrapped the horse's hooves in felt cloth and cowhide, and took the horse to walk. So the queue was pulled longer and looser.

Cao Zhang suddenly said: "This battle is a must-fight."

Zhang Liao rode his horse a little and got closer to Cao Zhang.

"It has been twenty-five years since the Cao and Liu families confronted each other. Wenyuan, I don't have to hide it in front of you. Over the past twenty-five years, the Cao family has become weaker and weaker, and the Liu family has become stronger and stronger, and everyone in the world sees it."

Cao Zhang knocked his palms one by one with his horse whip, and controlled the horse with only his feet. While moving forward, he slowly said: "In the battle of Jingxiang that day, I personally led the elite tiger and leopard cavalry to attack Guan Yu's Jingzhou army's infantry team. As a result, he was killed by Liu Bei's army's strong bow and crossbow, and suffered heavy casualties. Later, my father led the soldiers from the Five Clans to be attacked by Lei Yuan's Jiaozhou army in Ji Liuyan. He was clearly strong and brave, but he could not defeat the opponent's strong armor and sword."

Cao Zhang smiled self-deprecatingly: "At that time, I realized that Liu Bei's strength was far superior to us. It was reflected in the battlefield that Liu Bei's army had a huge number of soldiers and the benefits of bows and crossbows were so terrifying that he could not get back his disadvantages by relying on several times of the cavalry."

Zhang Liao did not participate in this battle, but this was the first time he heard Cao Zhang mention this battle, so he listened silently and carefully.

"Now after several years, Liu Bei is the king and emperor, the court situation is becoming increasingly stable, and the ministers are united. Their military equipment is only becoming more and more perfect, and their military strength is only becoming more and more abundant. Not to mention, they occupied Guanzhong, enough to form cavalry that can match our side... My father was still there that day, and neither was the opponent. Now, relying on Zihuan to govern the government, I, Cao Zhang, can I fight against it?"

Cao Zhang exhaled a breath of turbid air: "Zihuan and I are not fools! We know how much we have! We know that in three or five years, the situation will only be worse! Instead of waiting for the strong enemy troops to plow the courtyard and sweep the caves at that time, it is better to take advantage of the fact that there are still some eyeliners available in Guanzhong, and take advantage of the courageous and brave men in Yecheng, who are still in the battle, go deep into the enemy's territory and seek victory in one battle!"

"This is indeed the case." Zhang Liao nodded slightly.

After Cao Zhang's words, Zhang Liao couldn't help but recall his own experience. The 25-year history of the Cao and Liu families is really vivid in my mind.

At first, Liu Bei fought with Cao Gong and had to escape in sight; later, he gradually dared to play tricks, either setting fire or ambushing a surprise attack; later, the two armies had to launch a battle of more than 100,000 people to decide the outcome.

Zhang Liao vaguely heard that Cao Gong forcibly led a large army into Nanyang that day to force the Jingzhou army to fight to the decisive battle with the momentum of replacing the Han Dynasty, which was also due to the helplessness of his old age and the Liu Bei regime becoming stronger and stronger. As a result, Cao Gong failed. When Cao Pi, Cao Zhang and the two brothers, they even lost the courage to fight head-on, and tried to win with some tricks.

This is still a helpless move, and there is no way to do it. As Cao Zhang said, in a few years, Liu Bei's army took the initiative to attack, would the Cao family still have room to escape?

You have to take a little risk and see what God wants.

If you don’t even dare to try, the people in the Weishi will be separated immediately and will not be able to tie them together.

Perhaps some people think that this is a blind attempt and a risk without any plans, but aren’t people in troubled times trying to fight for their lives again and again? The final winner can certainly claim that the destiny is in me; since the endless losers have done their best, there is nothing to complain about.

Thinking of this, Zhang Liao couldn't help but feel a burning pain in his chest, as if an invisible hand was tearing his heart from time to time, causing a burst of cold sweat to burst out from his forehead.

This symptom has lasted for two years and has not improved. Zhang Liao's way from Hefei to Yecheng this time, it worsened significantly.

Zhang Liao had a strong premonition that his year was about to end.

He held the handle of the knife on his waist tightly, suppressing the pain, and thought to himself: "The world's major issues have their own methods. The literati have their own methods, and the military has their own decisiveness. As for me, Zhang Liao, instead of dying of illness in the bed, it is better to fight heroically on the battlefield, or be able to be a great evil to repay Cao Gong's kindness!"

Thinking of this, Cao Zhang said again: "But there is one thing I can assure Wenyuan."

"Please speak, lord."

"In Chang'an City, there are no generals who are used to fighting at this time, and they really do not have enough troops to defend the city. They may have special preparations and may have greater plans, but as long as our actions are fast and fierce enough, we will definitely win!"

Cao Zhangping stretched out his arm and waved forward: "Wen Yuan, you are a long-standing general on the battlefield and will definitely understand the truth. When we are trapped in battle and defeat the enemy, life and death are only in a flash. How can we use a magical plan? Only the horse is faster than a man! The strength is greater than a man! The sword is sharper than a man!

Before Zhang Liao could answer, another whistle cavalry rushed forward, and the soldiers on the road avoided them.

Both Cao Zhang and Zhang Liao showed solemn expressions and shook the reins forward.

The whistle riding to Cao Zhang, rolled off the horse, letting the sage fall to the ground, foaming at his mouth, and twitching his limbs.

"King, seventy miles west, on the Wei River between Xinfeng and Xiabi counties, there were Han troops preparing to cross the river! We have already found out that the Han army in Chang'an City already knew our raid plan and dispatched troops out of the city to meet the enemy!"

After a word was made, all the generals were shocked.

A general who was following the edge of the queue suddenly failed to sit firmly and almost fell back to the ground. He quickly grabbed the bridle, stabilized his body, and looked calm.

Cao Zhang had the fighting spirit of decisive death, but ordinary soldiers might not be able to do so. After all, most people joined the army for victory rather than for death.

This long-term raid is the prerequisite that the enemy is caught off guard and the side is free to advance and retreat. Once Chang'an has sufficient precautions, the situation is hard to say. No matter what, the entire Han army in Guanzhong has at least 30,000 people, and many of them have been selected from several states. They also have a large number of armor and armor, and the benefits of bows and crossbows are extremely powerful!

If Chang'an is not only prepared, but also can dispatch troops to win the field, what kind of confidence does this mean? How much power they have mobilized? How can this battle be fought?

Otherwise, as Rencheng Wang said just now, once you encounter disadvantages, you will never hesitate to withdraw from your body?

Several generals turned their eyes to see Cao Zhang and waited for him to say: "The back team changed to the front team, the front team changed to the back team, and withdraw troops immediately."

From here to Puban or Longmen, more than a hundred miles away is nothing! If you move fast enough, it will take only three or five days to be safe!

However, Cao Zhang's expression changed slightly, but he quickly returned to calm. He asked slowly: "How many troops are there in the enemy army? Who is the leader of the army?"

"The Han army has many bows and crossbows, so we couldn't get close. However, roughly speculated that the army had about 5,000 troops. The army's armor was very exquisite, and it was probably the emperor's guard who stayed in Chang'an. We looked at their military flags from afar. The flags were mostly written with the words "Han" and a small number of general flags, with the words "Zhuge" written on them."

"What?" Hearing this, Cao Zhang couldn't believe his ears: "How many troops do you think? What two words are written on the flag? Are you sure you can see clearly?"

"I reported to the general that the Han army had a force of about 5,000. The words "Zhuge" written on the flag are written. We can see it very clearly."

Cao Zhang looked shocked and couldn't speak for a moment.

Zhang Liao asked from the side: "Are you sure there is only this Han army ahead? There are no ambushers or partial troops?"

"The surrounding terrain is flat, and we even searched hundreds of riders back and forth, and no inch of the ground will be missed. The movements of the Han army are just like this."

"Using the name of 'Zhuge', it should be Zhuge Liang." Zhang Liao thought.

"Zhuge Liang? Zhuge Liang?" The surprised expression faded away, and Cao Zhang finally burst into laughter.
Chapter completed!