Looking at the corpses of the Xiliang soldiers on the ground who had their armor stripped off, Li Fang was so angry that he cursed: "It's too late, they have already withdrawn!"
Zhang Liao didn't care how many Xiliang soldiers died or how miserable their death was.
but......
From Li Fang's fast pursuit, to his embarrassing defeat, to his hasty march to counterattack, but in the end he came up empty-handed. Not long time passed, which proved that King Hongnong had a master beside him to help him.
Zhang Liao couldn't help but be curious. When he inspected the caravan, most of the people inside were very young. They didn't look like people who had experienced many battles. They could actually defeat Li Fang and retreat calmly.
Amazing!
How amazing!
King Hongnong had such a capable person to help him, no wonder he was able to escape from the palace.
Could this person be a think tank in the general's palace?
Zhang Liao didn't know.
"Do you still want to pursue me?"
Zhang Liao turned around and asked calmly.
"certainly!"
Li Fang said categorically: "Don't forget that King Hongnong is still in their hands. The Prime Minister has ordered that King Hongnong be brought back at all costs."
"嘁~"
Zhang Liao felt unhappy, but still nodded: "Okay, brothers..."
When he was about to give the order to kill.
suddenly.
On the dim sky, wisps of smoke floated in the wind.
This place is close to Shenyuan Pass and there are no villages for hundreds of miles. How can there be smoke from cooking?
Could it be...
"Captain, look quickly."
The rough man surnamed Zhang pointed to the smoke, his eyes shining.
"have a finger in the pie!"
Zhang Liao glanced at the rough man, his voice was deep and strong, full of harshness, and his cold eyes almost killed him.
The rough and fierce-looking man with a sinister face was so frightened that he shrank suddenly and remained silent.
"Hahaha!"
Li Fang looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, his eyes suddenly brightened: "God help me, that must be where the robbers are stationed, Commander Zhang, without further ado, let's kill them quickly and take back King Hongnong."
Li Fang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling lucky to have survived the disaster.
If he really lost King Hongnong, Dong Zhuo would definitely cut himself into pieces and throw him into the wilderness to feed the wolves.
No matter how difficult it is, we must bring back King Hongnong!
"Walk."
As a last resort, Zhang Liao could only rein in his horse and turn around: "Let's go and have a look."
The large group of soldiers and horses followed slowly, approaching the place where the smoke was rising.
In order not to alert others, the army stopped three miles away from the smoke and hid in the dense forest. Zhang Liao sent scouts to inquire about the specific situation of King Hongnong's camp.
a long time.
The scout returned and reported the situation: "To inform the captain, they are camping in the southwest. The defense in the camp is relatively lax. The villain heard singing and laughing, and it seemed that they were having a drink and a banquet to celebrate the victory."
Zhang Liao was slightly startled: "Have a banquet with wine?"
The scout nodded: "That's right."
"Hmph~~"
Li Fang snorted disdainfully: "They are indeed a bunch of stragglers, but after killing dozens of my cavalry, they got carried away and dared to blatantly hold a banquet?"
"Captain Zhang!"
Li Fang's eyes were full of anger, he gritted his steel teeth and said sternly: "Hurry up and give the order. Your battalion of soldiers and horses will sweep over and the battle will be resolved in less than half an hour. Maybe we can return to Shenyuan Pass to rest tonight.
"
"General Li, don't worry, I'm afraid there's some fraud involved."
Zhang Liao hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt, his eyes suddenly filled with suspicion.
"Is it a scam?"
Li Fang frowned and asked, "What kind of fraud can this be? They were lucky enough to win against me, Li Fang. Isn't it normal to have a banquet with wine? Now that the bandit camp is right in front of you, do you want to disobey me?"
King Hongnong is right in front of him. Regardless of whether he is cheating or not, even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of him, Li Fang must snatch King Hongnong back, otherwise he will lose his life.
"Don't dare!"
Zhang Liao sighed helplessly and argued forcefully: "But please think about it carefully, General Li. You were attacked by a surprise attack before. The opponent's attack was fast, accurate and cruel. It is obvious that you are commanded by someone who is good at fighting."
"Now that there are people who are good at fighting and commanding..."
Zhang Liao took a deep breath and said with certainty and certainty: "How could the other party make such a clumsy mistake? This is so close to Sheyuan Pass, and they would set up camp here?"
"This is obviously inconsistent with common sense."
Zhang Liao argued hard and emphasized.
But......
He is not Li Fang, and he has no idea what King Hongnong means to Li Fang.
Not to mention that Li Fang didn't suspect a fraud, even if there was a fraud, he still had to take a chance.
"嘁~~"
Li Fang waved his hand disdainfully: "Don't make excuses. This place is indeed not far from Sheyuan Pass, but they have already won a great victory, so they will naturally relax their vigilance."
“What’s the harm in setting up camp, drinking wine and singing songs?”
Li Fang stared at Zhang Liao with burning eyes, and the anger in his heart ignited: "Captain Zhang, this general is warning you again. The prime minister's orders are death orders. If you can't get His Royal Highness Hongnong back, just wait for death!"
Damn it!
You guys obviously lost King Hongnong yourself, but now you have to blame me, Zhang Liao?
If I didn't have to rely on you to support this battalion of soldiers and horses, how could I, Zhang Liao, tolerate your arrogance?
Zhang Liao took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, forcing down the anger in his heart.
He glanced back at the rising smoke.
With such a close distance, most likely when they detected their whereabouts, they marched here and set fire to it. The purpose was obviously to lure themselves over, and then find a way to surround and annihilate them.
But...
This damn Li Fang is such an idiot.
If I use a small force to test and lure the opponent to a siege, and then send a large army to cover it up, I will definitely be able to cooperate internally and externally, and achieve a complete victory.
But if this were the case, wouldn't it send King Hongnong to Dong Zhuo again?
The general has been very kind to Zhang Liao, how could I, Zhang Liao, be so ungrateful as to do such a rebellious thing?
"Damn it!"
Zhang Liao cursed secretly, glanced at the brothers beside him, and said in his heart: "I'm sorry brothers, for the sake of His Highness King Hongnong, I can only temporarily wrong you."
"Captain Zhang~~"
Li Fang said angrily: "What are you still waiting for? Hurry up and give the order!"
Zhang Liao glanced at Li Fang and suppressed the anger in his heart: "Don't worry, since it is the Prime Minister's order, I, Zhang Liao, will give the order."
"Zhang Zhen."
"The end will be here."
"You lead some troops as the vanguard and storm the camp. I will be in the middle to plunder the formation for you."
Zhang Liao winked and emphasized the word "centered" very strongly.
As Zhang Liao's right-hand man, Zhang Zhen immediately heard the underlying meaning of Zhang Liao's words.
Recently, they have been practicing formations, starting with the most basic square formation, the circular formation. In the circular formation, Zhang Liao is in the center, with sword and shield soldiers on the outside, and spearmen and crossbowmen on the inside.
According to Zhang Liao's fighting habits, he would often take the lead in such battles and set an example for the entire army, but now he is allowed to be the vanguard and he is in the middle to plunder the formation?
It's obvious!
Zhang Liao was hinting to him that after entering, he might have to set up a circular formation for defense.
Although Zhang Zhen was curious as to why this was the case, he still nodded slowly: "I will understand."
Zhang Liao breathed a sigh of relief: "Now that you understand, prepare to attack."