Zhang He had not received any grain or grass from Hanzhong for several days.
While under the command of Yuan Shao, he had always been restrained by Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Although they were both the four pillars of Hebei, Zhang He's status was even lower than that of Gao Lan.
After finally switching to Cao Cao's command, I thought I had met a wise master.
As a result, when I arrived at Cao Ying, I discovered that Cao Cao was still very hierarchical.
No matter how outstanding his abilities are, the status of a general with a foreign surname is always lower than that of generals from the Cao family and Xiahou family.
Like Xiahou Dun, how could he be so virtuous and able to control Zhang Wenyuan and enjoy Wenqian?
As for Xia Houyuan, what ability can he control Zhang Junyi and Xu Gongming?
Even Yu Jin, who was highly regarded by Cao Cao, could only be an instructor training soldiers and horses.
Want to lead troops to fight?
The war merits were first given to the Cao family and the Xiahou family, and then the generals with other surnames were given their turn.
As for the dirty work, all the hard work belongs to the generals with foreign surnames.
For example, Zhang Liao was guarding Hefei, and Zhang He was now at Wakou Pass.
The food and grass never arrived, and the soldiers at Wakou Pass gradually became restless.
Especially Zhang He had suffered two defeats in a row, and now the Han army was coming with a fierce force.
Not to mention Zhang Fei, one of the Five Tiger Generals, even Pang De and Ma Dai were enough for Zhang He to drink a pot.
There is also Lingling General Xing Daorong, who carries an ax every day and is majestic and impressive.
"Cao Ren made a mistake on me! Xia Houyuan made a mistake on me!"
"Hurry up and head to Hanzhong to urge for supplies!"
"If there is no more food and grass, we will all die at Wakou Pass!"
Zhang He was furious and ordered his soldiers to go to collect food in person.
As a result, once I leave, I will never see him again.
Liu Mang, on the other hand, took his time. He knew very well how powerful Cao Cao was and what kind of person Zhang He was.
Wei Wu's greatness relied on his talent to be promoted in an eclectic way.
But his descendants were unable to implement his ideas, so they had no choice but to cooperate with the aristocratic families and create a bullshit ninth-grade Zhongzheng system, which completely deprived common people of their promotion channels.
Furthermore, it is the idea that the Cao family and the Xiahou family are the main ones.
There is nothing wrong with clan members controlling the military force, but they overly suppressed generals with foreign surnames, resulting in Cao Cao's descendants having no available men.
As a sophisticated egoist, how could Zhang He endure such birdiness?
Cao Cao is invincible and has the upper hand, and can bury all conflicts.
But if you are at a disadvantage, complaints from generals with foreign surnames will follow one after another.
While Liu Mang wanted to obtain Wakou Pass, he also wanted to create a rift between Zhang He and the Cao and Xiahou clans.
Now that Cao Ren has arrived, his status is even higher than that of Xia Houyuan.
Liu Mang took his time and robbed the grain and grass that was supposed to be sent to Wakou Pass, and by the way captured the soldiers who were urging the grain.
Just letting Shamoko take action can easily make the other party speak.
Knowing Zhang He's restlessness these days, Liu Mang chuckled and said: "Everyone, you can obtain Wakou Pass without any effort!"
"Shamoke, prepare to hunt! Let's capture Zhang He alive in this battle!"
Shamoko asked in confusion: "Sir, is Zhang He powerful? What level of enemy general is he?"
Pound said bluntly: "Zhang He is a good general of five sons, and his status is the same as that of the five tiger generals of our army!"
"Let's understand it this way, Zhang He is General Guan, General Zhang, and General Zhao!"
Shamoko suddenly realized: "I know! If I capture Zhang He, it means I can capture the three generals Zhang and Zhao!"
Pound was speechless, saying that he would not play with fools.
Liu Mang nodded with satisfaction and encouraged: "You'd better say this to your second uncle, third uncle and fourth uncle Zhao in person."
"I promise, they will not kill you, they will only maim you!"
Shamoko waved his hands repeatedly, he did not want to die.
Another three days passed, and Zhang He's patience had reached its limit.
"The entire army is preparing to evacuate Wakou Pass!"
"General, now that the enemy has not conquered the enemy, how can we retreat without a fight?"
"Now that there is no food in the pass, why don't we just wait here to die?"
Zhang He cursed angrily: "I have fulfilled my duty as a general!"
After saying that, Zhang He decisively ordered people to prepare to evacuate Wakou Pass.
On the small road at Wakou Pass, Shamoko and Pang De stared at Liu Mang with their eyes wide open.
"Sir, is there something wrong with Zhang He's brain? Instead of sticking to the checkpoint, he just ran away?"
"Yes, sir, aren't we waiting for the rabbit to come?"
Facing the two wise men, Liu Mang patiently explained: "You don't understand Zhang He!"
"This man is a famous general, but at heart he is a battlefield opportunist!"
"In the Battle of Guandu, the outcome was still uncertain, so Zhang He led his army to defect to Cao Cao, causing Yuan Shao's entire army to collapse."
"Dangyang Changban, I don't dare to challenge Uncle Zhao in a duel, let alone chase and entangle him. After all, there is a real risk of losing his life."
"In the Battle of Tongguan, Zhang He, Xia Houyuan, and Xu Huang fought against Meng Qi, but the result was obvious. The three of them were beaten by Ma Chao and fled in confusion."
"Various records show that although Zhang He, an old boy, has good strength, he is not willing to fight to the death on the battlefield. He is very good at fighting against the wind, but when fighting against the wind, he will definitely run away first. It is important to save his life!"
After hearing this, the two people gave a thumbs up.
After this analysis, the young master took off all Zhang He's underwear.
"In this case, Zhang He will definitely abandon the pass and escape!"
"Samoko, children can be taught!"
Shamoko didn't know why, so he asked Pang De: "Ling Ming, what do you mean by the young master?"
Pang De rolled his eyes and said helplessly: "Say you are his son!"
"How dare you, Pang De, bully me like this!"
"What does the young master say have to do with me?"
"Young master is kind to me and would never say that to me!"
Seeing the two wise men arguing, Liu Mang waved his hand to signal them to be quiet.
Sure enough, someone has sneaked out of Wakou Pass!
"Prepare to capture this man alive!"
Liu Mang gave an order, and the Wudang Feijun held powerful crossbows and aimed at the enemy and fired furiously.
Arrows were like locusts. Most of Cao's troops who were the first to come out of the pass were killed, and some were injured and fell to the ground.
"Capture Zhang He alive in one fell swoop!"
Shamoko roared and rushed towards the leader.
The caltrop bone buds were hammered away, causing the opponent's head to bloom.
"Shamoko! You barbarian! We agreed to capture him alive!"
"Young Master...hehehe...it just happened!"
Shamoko scratched his head in embarrassment, but suddenly dozens of riders rushed out of the pass behind him.
The leader held a spear, pointed it at Samoko and stabbed him!
"Zhang He!"
"Liu Mang!"
Zhang He was stunned. He finally knew why he was defeated repeatedly. It turned out that Zhang Fei had Liu Mang to help him!
Haughty!
Pang De arrived in time and blocked Zhang He's fatal blow with his sword, saving the careless Samoko.
"Barbarian! Be careful!"
Pang De said indifferently: "Xiliang Pang De, I came here today to take Zhang He's head from you!"
Zhang He looked at Liu Mang with a fierce look in his eyes.
After half a lifetime of fighting on the battlefield, he has never wanted to kill someone so much as he does today!
"Zhang He, you can leave if you want!"
Liu Mang smiled and said: "Ling Ming, get out of the way and don't block General Zhang from going back to die!"