Chapter 439 Liu Bei's Feelings

Zhang He fell silent. The scene before him was completely different from what he had expected.

From small things like Cao Mengde's reaction to big things like the plan to escape, nothing went as planned.

The lie he had just told had obviously been exposed long ago.

His face was bitter, and he laughed at himself in his heart, it seems that I am not suitable for planning, and in the end I can only benefit others for nothing.
Jia Xu seemed to have seen through Zhang He's thoughts. He stepped forward and said, "General Zhang, just as Captain Cao said, General Zhang is a brave general in Hebei. Yuan Benchu ​​did not obey the order of the court and was a traitor. Why don't you abandon the dark and join the light?"

Zhang He remained silent and replied dryly: "Mr. Yuan, you have done me a favor."

"Even though the general fell into the hands of the bandits, he never surrendered to them, which shows his loyalty. Moreover, General Zhang was originally a Han general, so it can't be considered as surrendering, but he was just confused for a while."

Perhaps the words "Han general" touched Zhang He. Zhang He finally sighed and said, "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Zhang Fei and Cao Cao looked at each other and saw joy in each other's eyes. They knew that the matter was settled!

Jia Xu shook his head and said, "General Zhang, you don't need to do anything. Please take good care of yourself in the next few days. After a few days, you just need to show up."

Show face?

Zhang He was somewhat surprised. It was so simple? Was he trying to trick me?
The moment this idea came into his mind, it was rejected by Zhang He.

No matter how you look at it, Jia Xu's expression and attire all indicate that he is a modest and polite gentleman, and it is unlikely that he would deceive him.

Zhang Fei shook his head when he saw this. Zhang Junyi was so stupid that he probably wouldn't even say thank you after being sold out.

It turned out to be just as Zhang Fei expected.

Zhang He nodded and clasped his fists towards Jia Xu, "Thank you, Mr. Wenhe."

"No need to thank me, General Zhang."

"good."

After watching Zhang He leave under the guidance of his personal guards, Cao Cao could not contain his joy and congratulated Zhang Fei and Jia Xu, saying, "Third General, Military Advisor Jia, if this is done, Jinyang will surely fall in the near future! You two have made great contributions to this!"

"Hehe, that's wrong. This battle is not my credit. The credit goes to the three generals, General Duan, and Captain Cao," Jia Xu said modestly.

Zhang Fei patted Jia Xu on the shoulder and said, "Wenhe, there is no one else here, why are you so modest? I don't believe that you didn't take action when I went to find Meng De! I think this is just the last straw that broke the camel's back!"

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but think about it. 'The last straw that broke the camel's back'? Although this was a straightforward statement, it was also a very appropriate description. It was wonderful. No wonder the novels of the three generals could spread throughout the Han Dynasty. It seemed that the three generals were not only good at writing poems, but also at simplifying complex words, making them easy to understand and pass on by word of mouth among the people.

Cao Cao couldn't help but ask: "Third General, why are you able to speak so witty every time? Can you help me solve this puzzle?"

Zhang Fei’s first reaction was, Oh no, maybe Cao Mengde is coveting the poems of future generations again?
Fortunately, he quickly realized that Cao Cao was referring to the proverb in the fairyland and the afterlife.

He really couldn't understand. It was just a casual remark, why make such a fuss?
Could it be that the symptoms of the headache have changed this time?

So should we invite Mr. Hua?
Zhang Fei quickly stopped his wandering thoughts and said casually: "It's too late for you. You should start from childhood."

"Young." Cao Cao chewed on this sentence.

Seeing that Cao Cao no longer asked questions, Zhang Fei ignored him and turned to discuss the details of the next few days with Jia Xu.

"Snapped"

Cao Cao clapped his hands violently, a look of delight on his face; he finally understood what Zhang Fei meant.

"The third general was poor when he was young and lived in the countryside. It must be the lonely life in his youth that cultivated his tenacious will. No wonder he said it was too late for me."

“I’m too late.”

"Is it too late for Pi'er?!"

"In this way, the Cao family will surely produce another outstanding person!"

"What's more, the righteous man Shi came here for Pi'er. By then, Pi'er will be both civil and military, and he might even be promoted to General Zhengxi!"

"Ang'er will inherit the family business, and Pi'er will take over my ambition. Hahahaha, the Cao family will prosper! The Cao family will prosper!"

Cao Cao, who had been muttering to himself, suddenly laughed excitedly towards the sky. As he laughed, it suddenly occurred to him that he might as well ask the three generals again.

However, there was no sign of Zhang Fei and Jia Xu. Cao Cao quickly walked out of the tent, grabbed a patrolling soldier and asked, "Comrade, where are the three generals and Advisor Jia?"

The soldier replied, "Minister Honglu, the three generals and military advisor Jia just left in a hurry for official business, and asked us not to disturb you."

"So that's how it is." Cao Cao released the soldiers and prepared to return to his own camp first, waiting for Zhang Fei to be free before asking him what was going on.

However, the further he walked, the more anxious he became, wanting to verify what was in his mind.

The moment Cao Cao walked to his tent, this feeling became stronger. After all, the opportunity to train a Zhang Fei was right in front of him. Who could resist it?
"Hmm? Colonel, Minister of Rites?"

When a Tiger and Leopard Cavalry saw Cao Cao stopped in front of the tent, he walked up quickly with concern on his face. Although Zhang Fei had temporarily taken away Cao Cao's position as captain, after experiencing the Battle of Taihang Mountains, they still liked to call Cao Cao "captain" in private.

Cao Cao's thoughts were brought back to the present. He said to the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, "Come, get some paper and pen!"

"Paper and pen? The Minister of Rites wants it?"

"Of course it's a letter from home!"

"promise!"

Looking at the backs of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry leaving, Cao Cao was eager to write a letter to his father, asking him to build a poor village, and throw Cao Pi into it when he can run and jump. Then he would tell Cao Pi, "All our wealth has been robbed by robbers, and our family has fallen into poverty and we have no choice but to live here. Pi'er, you must work hard and bring honor to our family in the future!"

Just thinking about it, Cao Cao couldn't help laughing. He really wanted Zhang Fei to comment on it to see if what he wrote had Zhang Fei's ability.

Cao Pi, who was far away in Pei County, sneezed violently, making all the servants dizzy with panic.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, several days have passed quietly.

The guards of Jinyang all had sleepy eyes and droopy eyelids, showing no energy at all. It seemed as if they would fall asleep as soon as the wind blew.

It wasn't that their superiors didn't allow them to sleep, it was just that Zhang Fei's troops' attacks had been too torturous these days.

Every night, musicians would come and play instruments and sing, often singing the songs of Jizhou.

If music was played, that would be fine. The worst result would be that it would arouse their homesickness, causing them to open the city gates and surrender.

As Tian Feng spoke impassionedly and shared hardships, Yan Liang drew his sword and threatened to cut off the heads of those who tried to escape, and thus promptly controlled the situation in the army.

Seeing that this plan did not work, Zhang Fei sent out several teams of musicians to play music day and night in turns, making the soldiers mentally exhausted and unable to sleep well.

If they plugged their ears with rags, Zhang Fei's position would send out soldiers, set up ladders, and bring out battering rams to catch them off guard.

Yan Liang, standing on the top of the city wall, had a bitter look on his face. As the most powerful official in the city, he naturally understood the physical and mental torture of these songs, and he also knew the difficulties of the soldiers. However,
"There is no other way," Yan Liang sighed.

He looked at Tian Feng and said in a dry voice, "Military Advisor Tian, ​​do you have any good ideas?"

"." After a moment of silence, Tian Feng shook his head and sighed, "For now, we can only rely on General Zhang."

"General Zhang" It's not that Yan Liang looked down on Zhang He. He highly respected Zhang He's talent. It's just that after so many days, he still hadn't heard any good news about Zhang He, which was really annoying. He suddenly thought of something, and his eyes lit up as he suggested, "Military Advisor Tian, ​​you said before that the enemy relies on music to disturb us and make us tired. If we relax, the enemy will take advantage of the situation to attack! But we can also counterattack under the cover of music. The previous defeat was because we didn't have a general. I think it's better to let Feng Xian go."

"Fengxian." Tian Feng's eyes darkened and his expression became solemn. He put his mouth close to Yan Liang's ear and said in a low voice: "Even though Fengxian is brave, we only have one Fengxian, not to mention that Zhang Yide's bravery is not inferior to Fengxian."

In addition, Tian Feng's concern, which he did not tell Yan Liang explicitly, was that he always felt that Lu Bu was not loyal and not worthy of trust.

It had not yet reached the most dangerous moment, and in the current situation no one knew whether Lu Bu would attack.

"Alas." Yan Liang looked at the sky with dark clouds gathering above his head, his brows twisted into a knot, "Jun Yi, when will you come back?"

At this moment, there was a loud bang as if thunder was heard in the dark clouds.

Yan Liang wondered: Is it going to rain?

However, what was strange was that there was no single flash of lightning in the dark clouds, but the deafening thunder was getting closer and closer.

It was as if the thunder did not come from the sky, but instead came from the ground.

Yan Liang suddenly realized something. He lowered his gaze and looked outside the city.

Sure enough, it was not thunder, but the sound of drums, the sound of Zhang Yide's drums attacking the city.

Yan Liang said the words that had not changed for a long time, "All the soldiers in the city, defend Jinyang to the death. The reinforcements invited by General Zhang will arrive soon! By then, Envoy Yuan will definitely reward you handsomely! A huge reward!"

The exhausted guards started to move. They prepared the golden juice they had used for the past few days. Those who had bows and arrows set up their bows, while those who didn't hold on to the stones tightly.
The next moment, the monotonous expressions of these tired and numb guards finally changed.

Shock, doubt, and disbelief.

It was not that Zhang Fei's soldiers' offensive became more fierce than before, but that they heard a familiar voice and saw a familiar figure.

The drumbeats that resounded through the sky suddenly stopped, and loud shouts rose from the ground!

"Brothers, stop defending the city! Yuan Benchu ​​is a traitor! He is just a dead body in a grave!"

"Yes, yes! We are the Han army, and the emperor is standing behind us. Why don't we obey his orders?!"

"Brothers, opening the city does not count as surrendering. There is food in Kaesong, delicious noodles, and filling Xuande naan. That smell, hey!"

"Brothers, General Zhang is General Wei's spy, why are you still stubborn? The three generals said that we will forgive the past and pay for your travel expenses if you want to go home!"

"."

When the Jizhou cavalry outside the city shouted for the first time, Tian Feng secretly thought that it was not good. His face turned pale and he kept urging them anxiously, "Hurry up and beat the war drums! Beat the war drums! Don't let them continue talking!"

Unfortunately, even with the help of the wooden trumpet and tens of thousands of elite soldiers from Chang'an, the already exhausted guards could not overpower the noise outside the city no matter how hard they tried.

When Zhang He appeared in front of the guards, even the drummer's drumstick dropped to the ground in shock.

Yan Liang's hair stood on end with rage, his eyes red as he stared at the familiar figure outside the city, and a hysterical roar came from the bottom of his throat, "Zhang-jun-yi!"

This roar made Tian Feng's hand, which he wanted to grab Yan Liang, hang in the air. Tian Feng's face turned pale and he staggered back a few steps. He accidentally fell to the ground, muttering to himself, "It's over, it's all over."

The guards looked at each other, and saw the complicated emotions in each other's eyes.

"Is that man really General Zhang?"

"Hasn't General Yan confirmed it?"

"I never thought that General Zhang was actually... actually... Liu Xuande's spy."

"Hush, why call him a spy? You should call him General Wei."

"Then what should I do?"

"Do I need to say this? Do you really want us to risk our lives for a little bit of military rations? I have been able to hold out until this point, and I have no guilt in my heart even if I have to face Envoy Yuan."

"Yes, we are originally the Han army, there is no need to continue."

The more Yan Liang listened, the angrier he became. Even when he drew his sword and threatened, he could not get the guards to stop whispering.

Even a guard approached openly
"What do you want to do? Are you going to kill me so you can sell me to Zhang Yide?!"

"No, no! General, General Lu, General Lu has rebelled! He has rebelled!" The guard shouted in shock with a terrified look on his face.

Yan Liang was startled and remembered that the person in front of him was a messenger.

When Yan Liang thought of Lu Bu's open rebellion, he shuddered suddenly, and beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead. Oh no, this is really bad.

Zhang He, standing outside the city, was in great torment. If looks could kill, he would have died more than once.

However, he understood that this was also a disguised form of surrender, blocking his retreat.

I understand, but it cannot reduce the anger in my heart.

Zhang He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, saying, "What a great Zhang Yide! What a great Zhang Yide!"

"Ah!"

Zhang Fei rubbed his nose and thought to himself: Who is scolding me?

Unfortunately, the current situation did not allow him to think too much. The messenger reported: "Third General, the city gate has been breached!"

“Hahaha!” Zhang Fei was so overjoyed that even his beard trembled. He rode out on his horse and shouted, “All soldiers, listen to my order. Follow me into the city!”

Changan
General Wei's Residence

"Xuan De, Xuan De!"

With a smile on his face, Jian Yong pushed open the door of the hut where Liu Bei was resting and waved the battle report in his hand towards Liu Bei vigorously.

Liu Bei smiled and said, "Xianhe? Is this good news?"

"Good news, great news!"

"Oh?"

Jian Yong did not say it clearly, he just put the battle report on the table in front of Liu Bei.

"Xuan De, you should take a good look at the good news from Yi De!"

When Liu Bei picked up the battle report and saw the words on it clearly, his eyes widened.

He murmured to himself, "Cao Mengde saves the people"

In the end, thousands of words converged into one sentence, "Goodness is indeed great news."

(End of this chapter)