Before the Battle of Chen County was completely over, on an official road south of Gaoyang City in Hejian County, Jizhou, an army of Cao Wei was rushing towards Gaoyang City. This army was all composed of white horse followers. There are nearly 5,000 cavalry, led by two generals. The older one in front is Cao Wei general Guanqiu Jian, while the younger one in the back is Zhang Xiong, the son of Cao Wei general Zhang Jia!
There are four sons under Zhang Jaw's knees, but the other three are still young and underage. Only Zhang Xiong has just passed the crowning ceremony and enlisted in the army. Because of Zhang Jaw's relationship, he was directly appointed as the deputy general of Baima Yicong. However. , this does not mean that Zhang Xiong is the kind of son of aristocratic family who relies on his father's influence. At a young age, he has already been a leader among the young men of Cao Wei. Even compared to the two young masters Xia Houba and Cao Zhang, Zhang Xiong did not hesitate to give in too much! Even Cao Cao was particularly fond of this young general. I heard that Cao Cao even intended to marry Cao's daughter to Zhang Xiong! Putting Zhang Xiong under Guanqiu Jian's tent was also to make Zhang Xiong more willing to fight on the battlefield. Veteran general Guan Qiujian learns from combat experience and will be entrusted with important tasks in the future!
Logically speaking, Zhang Xiong should be very proud of being so favored. However, at this time, Zhang Xiong looked solemn and worried. He was even a little distracted and almost fell off his horse several times. Guan Qiujian, who was walking in front, looked back at Zhang Xiong, sighed, but slowed down his mount, walked side by side with Zhang Xiong, and said: "General Zhang! Don't worry! General Zhang is here for you." With the help of heaven, nothing will happen!" Guan Qiu Jian spoke to Zhang Xiong in a very polite tone. Although he was Zhang Xiong's boss, Zhang Xiong was far superior to Guan Qiu Jian in both skill and family background. , Guanqiu Jian did not dare to show his seniority in front of Zhang Xiong.
It turns out that three months ago, Zhang Jia, Xia Houyuan and others went north to attack Youzhou, but they came back with a huge defeat. Cao Hong died tragically, the army was defeated, and Zhang Jia was also seriously injured, and he almost didn't make it back! Although Zhang Jia still managed to survive in the end. He was rescued and returned to Bohai, but the injuries on his body were so severe that he almost died several times! In the past three months, Zhang Xiong has been staying by Zhang Ya's side, but after all, Zhang Xiong is Since ancient times, a soldier cannot have both loyalty and filial piety, and Zhang Xiong is no exception. This time, an order came from Dongjun, asking the Jizhou border defense to strengthen the defense line. Zhang Xiong must also perform his duties and was ordered to go to Gaoyang to garrison. However, although Zhang Xiong's people were almost there Gao Yang, but his heart was still in Bohai, worried about whether his father's injury would improve.
After hearing Guan Qiu Jian's words, Zhang Xiong could only smile bitterly and said, "Then I'll take the general's good advice!"
At this point, Guanqiu Jian didn't know what to say. He just nodded, changed the subject, and said to Zhang Xiong: "General Zhang, I heard that many people died in the Dongjun incident! We can't find out. Many people who have anything to do with the second young master have been killed by the master..." As he said this, Guanqiu Jian did not continue speaking, but made a gesture on his neck with his hand.
What Guanqiu Jian was talking about was the mutiny that happened in Dongjun not long ago. No one thought that Cao Cao's second son, Cao Pi, would take advantage of Cao Cao's serious illness to put Cao Cao and other sons under house arrest in an attempt to seize Cao Cao's throne. Fortunately, Xu Shu and others were alert and saw through Cao Pi's plan, and rescued Cao Cao and all the other gentlemen!
Although Cao Pi committed suicide out of fear of crime afterwards, it was clear that Cao Cao refused to give up and ordered a thorough investigation of those involved in Cao Pi's rebellion. Dongjun City was a bloody mess, and anyone who had anything to do with Cao Pi would be severely scrutinized. Many people had their homes searched and executed, and I heard that the prisons in East County were already overcrowded!
Guanqiu Jian's mention really distracted Zhang Xiong's attention. Zhang Xiong frowned and shook his head and said: "The second young master is really confused! In this situation, Cao Wei is surrounded by powerful enemies, but he Still thinking about fighting for power! Even if he succeeds, Cao Wei will definitely be seriously injured. How can he withstand the attack of Western Qin? "
Guan Qiujian just sighed secretly in his heart. Zhang Xiong was still young after all, so how could he understand the things in the officialdom? Although what Zhang Xiong said seemed to be correct, if you look at it from Cao Pi's point of view, Cao Pi and the eldest son Cao Ang had spent many years Tit for tat, seeing that the lord is critically ill, if Cao Ang is allowed to take the throne, Cao Pi's life will definitely not be easy in the future! Instead of sitting back and waiting for death, it is better to fight to the death. This is probably the real reason for Cao Pi's rebellion!
Of course, it was impossible for Guanqiu Jian to express this idea. Next, the two of them talked about the Dongjun rebellion and who was involved in it. The conversation got excited, but Zhang Xiong temporarily put it down. All the worries in my heart.
"Ah! We have arrived at Gaoyang!" During this discussion, the army had already rushed outside Gaoyang City. Looking at Gaoyang City in the distance and the Cao Wei flag hanging on the top of Gaoyang City, Guanqiu Jian couldn't help but relax. Tone. I have been busy traveling these past few days, which is quite tiring. When I get to the city, I can have a good rest.
Zhang Xiong on the side had another thought. He turned his head and waved to the soldiers behind him. He called a soldier to his side and said to him: "You should go back to Bohai first to see my father. Has the injury improved? Remember, come back and tell me immediately after you ask clearly! Do you understand?"
The soldier was also a veteran who had followed Zhang Jia and his son for many years. Naturally, he had no objection to Zhang Xiong's order. He immediately accepted the order with clasped fists, turned his horse and rushed to Bohai. Guanqiu Jian, who was standing next to him, saw him and also He could only smile helplessly, but after all, he was out of filial piety, so he couldn't say anything. He even pointed to Gaoyang City in front and said to Zhang Xiong: "Major General Zhang! Let's enter the city!"
After traveling for days, it would be false to say that Zhang Xiong was not tired. In addition, he had been worried about his father's health along the way. Now he was already exhausted both physically and mentally. He wished he could go to the city to rest as soon as possible, so he nodded in agreement to Guan Qiujian's proposal. .Immediately, the two men led the army directly to the gate of Gaoyang City, and the five thousand white horse Yi followers also lined up behind them.
Maybe it was because of the previous battle in Youzhou. The gates of Gaoyang City were tightly closed, as if they were on tight defense. However, Guanqiu Jian and Zhang Xiong raised their heads and looked towards the top of the city, but they didn't see anything. Half a figure. Guan Qiujian couldn't help but frown, turned around and shouted to the soldiers behind him: "You! Go and call the gate!" Guan Qiujian is a general after all. Naturally, he cannot do this thing called city gate himself, so he can't do it himself. It was sent directly to my subordinates to do the work for them.
After the soldier heard Guanqiu Jian's order, he took a step forward and shouted towards the top of the city: "Come here! Come here! Open the city gate quickly!"
The soldiers obviously often do this kind of thing, and their voices are much louder than ordinary people, but the shouts of the soldiers echoed above Gaoyang City, and the answer to him was just the whistling north wind blowing the few trees. Facing the sound of the flag of Cao Wei, the soldier shouted several times, but still did not get any reply. Now Zhang Xiong, who was originally worried, became a little angry and hummed: "Who is the guard of Gaoyang City?" People? Why are his soldiers so unorganized? What if the enemy attacks?" After shouting so many times, no one answered. Apparently, the defenders in Gaoyang City did not stay on the top of the city. With.
"Huh?" The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. After hearing what Zhang Xiong said, Guan Qiujian's expression suddenly changed. He raised his head and looked toward the top of the city for a long time. His eyes flashed and he exclaimed. : "No! Something happened!"
Guan Qiu Jian suddenly said such a voice, which made Zhang Xiong next to him startled. As if to verify Guan Qiu Jian's words, the Cao Wei military flag that had been flying on the top of the city hooted and fell from the top of the city. Come down! Before the military flag fell to the ground, a bang was heard on the top of the city. The originally empty city head was suddenly filled with people! There was another clatter, and the flagpole that originally hung the military flag of Cao Wei A flag was raised again, but it was a black military flag with two big characters written on it: "Western Qin"!
"Fell into a trap!" Seeing this military flag unveiled, not only Guanqiu Jian, but also Zhang Xiong reacted. The two of them immediately turned their horses' heads and shouted to Bai Ma Yicong behind him: "Retreat." Get out! Get out! Get out all of us!"
Although the two of them tried their best to get their soldiers and horses away from the city in the shortest possible time, the army behind them was not a small number. It was a full five thousand white horse Yi Cong! Although the White Horse Yi Cong were well trained, something like this suddenly happened Due to the unexpected change, no matter how powerful Baima Yicong was, there had to be a pause! And just during such a pause, countless arrows were fired from the top of the city, pouring overwhelmingly into Baima Yicong's military formation. !
The White Horse Yi Cong are equipped with all light cavalry equipment, which means that the White Horse Yi Cong cannot be equipped with sufficient armor like ordinary soldiers. When a barrage of arrows were shot, the city was immediately filled with the screams of the soldiers and the roar of the war horses. There was a roar, at least one or two hundred people died tragically under the arrows, and countless people were injured!
But after all, Baima Yicong is also one of the most powerful soldiers in the world. After the initial panic, he quickly followed the orders of Guanqiu Jian and Zhang Xiong and retreated a long distance, escaping from the attack of bows and arrows on the city wall. Scope. Looking up at the densely packed soldiers and horses on the top of the city, Guanqiu Jian and Zhang Xiong both had panic expressions on their faces. Guan Qiu Jian was accidentally shot in the arm by a bow and arrow just now. Fortunately, it was just a skin injury. Zhang Xiong Seeing the way Guanqiu Jian was holding his arms, he realized that Guanqiu Jian had his hands on him. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "General Guanqiu! Are you injured?"