Hedong County and Hongnong County were adjacent to them. The envoys sent to Hongnong to contact Zhang Ji lived up to their mission. They soon returned to Anyi to report their mission and brought back Hongnong's envoys.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Ji also agreed to join forces with both sides to attack Henan from the west for his own interests.

So, Yan Xing sent two generals Yan Xing and Wei Xuan to join Zhai Hao's troops to command 5,000 cavalry, and met with Zhang Jiyu in Shaanxi County to jointly attack Zhu Jun.

Shan County, Zhangji Daying.

Zhai Hao was wearing iron armor and strolled as fast as flying. Behind him, Yan Xing, who was wearing helmets and armor, and the two of them also brought a team of personal guards wearing strong and held sharp edges to Zhang Ji's central army camp.

Previously, after receiving Yan Xing's military order, they worked hard all the way, and they only led their troops to Shan County yesterday.

Recently, there have been frequent messengers and close contacts between Hedong and Hongnong. Therefore, their troops and food and supplies teams crossed the river and entered Hongnong. They were not blocked. The cavalry sent by Zhang Ji welcomed them and led them to the outside of Shaanxi County.

After resting for a night, after Zhai Hao and others recovered their mental strength, Zhang Ji sent people early in the morning to summon generals and schools from Hedong to discuss the strategy of advancing eastward.

Therefore, the captain Zhai Hao left Wei Xuan to guard the camp, and he and Yan Xing came to Zhang Ji's camp with their personal guards to participate in the military convention.

However, Zhai Hao and others, who were still in the camp just now, did not approach Zhang Ji's central army tent, but were stopped by Zhang Ji's personal guards at the gate of the central army.

"If the central army is in a major area, people who come to the army can stop. You can remove the weapons first and then enter."

A personal guard guarding the gate stood in front of the door, blocked him, shouted loudly, and looked at Zhai Hao and others with a arrogant look.

Zhai Hao suddenly became angry when he heard this. He opened his tiger eyes wide, glared at the blocking guard, and then turned his head toward Zhang Ji's soldiers leading the way, yelled:

"We are generals from Hedong. We come here to discuss military aircraft with General Zhendong. Why do we need to remove weapons? You can quickly let him get out of the way. Don't stop us from entering. If you miss the military proposal, can you afford it?"

Zhai Hao's bearded man trembled with the roar, but the soldiers who did not need to lead the way to inform him. The guard who blocked him could hear it clearly. He looked at Zhai Hao's back and waist, and his tone slowed down slightly.

"Although you are a general from Hedong, you are a guest army after all. There are strict orders in the army. This captain, please don't make things difficult for us."

Zhai Hao snorted coldly and ignored Zhang Ji's personal guard. He turned his head and looked at Yan Xing beside him, wanting to ask for his opinion.

Yan Xing had just looked at Zhang Ji's central army in this gap. This was the rear position in Zhang Ji's camp. The fences were also set up on the periphery of the central army, and the luggage carts were arranged, and the main guards of the army were guarded.

Seeing Zhai Hao's gaze, Yan Xing quickly thought about it in his mind, and then shook his head obscurely.

Although they are here as a guest army and want to follow the guests, since the two sides are allies, their status should not be so disparate. Even if they have to comply with military orders, their own side must be neither humble nor arrogant.

If the other party did not send an envoy to make a statement in advance, he would not have to comply with everything. If he wanted to let his side unload the weapons, he would have to have someone worthy of his identity. Just a personal guard of the central army wanted to let his team of soldiers unload the weapons. Isn’t it just a deformed and powerful move?

When Zhai Hao saw Yan Xing shook his head, he immediately understood what he meant. He immediately laughed, untied the sword around his waist, and said loudly:

"I have untied the sword. If you can move it, then take it!"

Zhai Hao also imitated Zhang Ji's personal guards, with his stomach abruptly, and the saliva from his mouth was almost sprayed on Zhang Ji's personal guards' face. The blocking Zhang Ji's personal guard also felt angry when he heard Zhai Hao's ridicule and provocative words. He waved his hand with a dark face, and immediately another soldier rushed up to take away the sword from Zhai Hao's hand.

Seeing this, Zhai Hao sneered. His body was slightly heavy and his five fingers were tightly clasped. Although he was holding a sword with one hand, no matter how the guard who came forward to grab the sword, he was not enough to take away the sword in his hand.

Zhang Ji's personal guard who stopped him saw that the sword could not be taken away, and then observed Zhai Hao's physique, he knew that the soldier could not be taken away by the sword in his hand. However, how could he bear to let a foreign general be so presumptuous before the gate of his home army?

He didn't care about the others at the moment, and went straight forward to work with the soldier to seize the sword in Zhai Hao's hand.

When he put his hands on Zhai Hao's sword together, he heard Zhai Hao sneeringly "It's just right", and then a powerful force sank down. Zhai Hao's sword suddenly slid out of his hand, and then Zhai Hao's shoulder armor hit hard. Only the people present heard a muffled sound, and the two soldiers who seized the sword flew backwards in an instant and fell backwards into the dust and soil.

"Haha, with this little ability, I also want Mr. Nai to remove the sword!"

Zhai Hao sneered, still raising his arms and holding the sword, his face full of contempt. The two soldiers who were hit on the ground ate dust, were both ashamed and annoyed. When he heard Zhai Hao's ridicule, he immediately turned over and was about to draw his sword and go forward.

"Retreat for me!"

The people present heard another loud shout, but this time Zhang Ji's soldiers all stopped.

A young general walked over from the gate. His eyes were sharp, his mouth was thick, and his body was strong. He was wearing a black armor. His power was far better than that of ordinary soldiers in the camp.

"Major General, Major General."

Seeing that the young general Zhang Ji's personal guards were all bowing and retreating and leaving the road, the young general smiled coldly, regardless of the salute of the soldiers present, and came straight to Zhai Hao standing.

"Person Zhai, don't calm down. Those young soldiers are just following the orders. You are the generals of the guest army. You don't have to remove your sword. You can't do this important place in the army. Since you want to participate in the military discussion, you should put away your sword."

As he spoke, the young general had reached out to put on Zhai Hao's sword. He had a smile on his face, as if he wanted to persuade Zhai Hao to put away his weapons.

However, when the young general put the sword in Zhai Hao's hand was sank like this, he immediately felt his arm sinking, and his whole arm seemed to be pressed down. The opponent pressed down from above and there was a high-level view. Zhai Haoshen smelled the breath of a strong enemy and did not dare to underestimate the enemy and faced the enemy head-on. He immediately changed his strength to break free from the opponent's hand.

However, the young general on the opposite side seemed to have expected Zhai Hao to deal with this way. He smiled and was able to deal with it freely. Zhai Hao struggled hard, but he was unable to get rid of the opponent's control. The sword in his hand was stalemate and was slowly pushed down.

"I'm careless!"

Zhai Hao screamed in his heart, trying to counterattack and get back to his disadvantages. Yan Xing, who was beside him, saw Zhai Hao's veins bulging for a moment. He was afraid that Zhai Hao would attack, so he fought. He quickly reached out and bowed, bowed and said with a smile:

"It turned out to be a major general, and I have long admired Daming. Today I finally saw my power!"

The young general caught a glimpse of Yan Xing coming to salute, raised his thick eyebrows, took the initiative to let go of Zhai Hao's sword, and looked at Yan Xing who was bowing.

"You are the clan brother of Yan Duwei, the clan of Marquis Yan?"

“It’s just a matter of the matter.”

"Very good. The military agreement in the account is waiting for two people. Please enter the account!"

The young general smiled, reached out and made a petition, and looked at the guards behind them and said:

"As for the two guards, please stay here and wait."

Zhai Hao was just careless and suffered a secret loss, and was angry. Hearing this, the tiger's eyes widened and was about to take the opportunity to attack. Yan Xing knew Zhai Hao's temperament well and immediately laughed:

"If you have any help, the Major General will welcome you in person, please!"

The young general smiled coldly, without saying a word, turned around and walked towards the big tent. The two of them entered the tent together with the young general.

I saw that there were many generals in the tent gathering, and Zhang Ji robeed and stood up to greet him with a smile.

Zhai Hao and Yan Xing did not dare to be negligent. After meeting Zhang Ji, he greeted the generals under his command and then sat down to discuss military information.

Zhang Ji had sent scouts and spies to spy on the information in Henan before, and collected a lot of information. Zhu Jun was elected by many prefects such as Tao Qian, Kong Rong, Yuan Zhong, Ying Shao and other prefects in Guandong, and the governors, and the leader of the alliance, to attack the Xiliang army that captured Chang'an. Now, troops were sent from Zhongmu and gradually advanced to the surrounding areas of Luoyang, preparing for war, looking for opportunities, and attempting to invade Guanzhong.

According to Zhang Ji's strategy, he sent 15,000 troops this time, and together with Hedong soldiers, there were a total of 20,000 cavalry. He used cavalry as the front drive and infantry advanced behind him. He strived to be quick and he would catch Zhu Jun's army off guard and try to eliminate Zhu Jun's troops in Luoyang area.

Zhang Ji's generals, Zhai Hao and Yan Xing naturally had no objection to this strategy of military use. So Zhang Ji assigned the tasks of various troops in turn, explaining the military orders of each unit...

When the military agreement was over, Zhai Hao and Yan Xing walked out of Zhang Ji's camp and set off with their personal guards.

"This Zhang Ji's nephew is indeed a little capable."

Zhai Hao was still worried about the contest between Zhang Xiu and him just now in front of the gate. He was dissatisfied and said angrily as soon as he left Zhang Ji's camp.

"He can be the chief general, but it is not just his uncle's protection."

Yan Xing glanced at Zhai Hao. He knew what Zhai Hao meant and said slowly.

"oh?"

"When Bian Zhang and Han Sui were in trouble with Liang, Zhang Xiu was a county official in Wuwei Zuli. Tuo Sheng from Jincheng attacked and killed Zu Li Chang Liu Jun. He then assassinated Tuo Sheng and summoned the heroes of the city to protect themselves according to the city. He was very famous. We heard of him when we were in Liangzhou!"

After hearing this, Zhai Hao was dull and silent. Perhaps he was aroused by the fighting spirit in his heart. After a while, he snorted coldly, showed his teeth and smiled again:

"For generals, this reputation should be achieved through their ability and fighting with each sword and spear on the battlefield. The lucky assassin acts and the shade of uncles, how much is the great reputation he earns? In the future, I want to see what other abilities he has besides raids and assassinations!"

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The soldiers are very fast, and the raid has always been the strength of the Western Liang army. After deciding to attack Zhu Jun's army in Luoyang, Zhang Ji asked Zhang Xiu to lead three thousand cavalry to attack Luoyang for the front-drive of the army. Zhai Hao also accumulated enough energy and brought a thousand cavalry, asking for the orders to be the front-drive, wanting to compete with Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Jishuang promised to let him and Zhang Xiu be the same as the striker.

So a large number of cavalry rushed eastward, walked through Mianchi, Xin'an, and came straight to Luoyang.

Unfortunately, although the Xiliang cavalry came in full force, after raiding a group of Zhu Jun's troops, they found that Zhu Jun's main force had withdrawn from Luoyang.

Zhu Jun is also a veteran of the military affairs. He had suffered from the losses of the Western Liang cavalry led by Li Jue, Guo Si and others before. These Western Liang soldiers fought bravely and strongly, with strong armor and sharp soldiers. If they fought in the plains and fields, the army formed by his command would be irresistible.

Therefore, after receiving a vanguard's troops who were defeated by the Western Liang cavalry, he made a quick decision and chose to lead most of the main force to withdraw from Luoyang area in advance and shrink the defense line in the direction of Zhongmu.

Zhang Xiu and Zhai Hao were unwilling to let go, and led the cavalry to chase and fight hard all the way, trying to delay the main force of Zhu Jun's army. However, Zhu Jun was very skilled in using troops and fought and retreated. He was neither tempted to pursue the ranger, nor gave the Xiliang cavalry any opportunity to take advantage of.

After chasing from Luoyang to Yanshi, and then from Yanshi to Gongxian, Zhang Ji, who was chasing Zhang Ji, who was chasing him on the way, although Zhai Hao had many gains, he could not keep the main force led by Zhu Jun himself. After Zhu Jun led his troops to pass Chenggao and left a group of infantry stationed at Hulao Pass, the Xiliang cavalry, who were not good at attacking the tough, had to stop chasing and stationed on the spot, waiting for the arrival of the main force of infantry led by Zhang Ji.

After Zhang Ji's main infantry force entered Henan and recovered the surrounding cities of Luoyang, he did not choose to continue attacking Hulao Pass and fought all the way to Zhongmu to fight to the end with Zhu Jun who had contracted his defense line.

Zhang Ji was also a man of knowledgeable military service. He saw the intentions of Zhu Jun, a veteran general. Zhu Jun had experienced the power of the Xiliang cavalry, so he would not take the initiative to attack and invite a large number of Xiliang cavalry in the plains and wilderness to fight against the large Xiliang cavalry. Instead, he chose a steady approach to fight and use high walls and deep valleys to destroy the morale of the Xiliang soldiers.

It is not difficult for Zhang Ji to conquer Hulao Pass, but siege the Zhongmu defense line, it is very likely that he will fall into the dilemma of the kingdom's besieging Chen Cang.

The Xiliang army's front line was too long. From Shanxian to Zhongmu, the forces of Zhang Yang, Yuan Shao, Heishan, Cao Cao, Liu Biao and others were intertwined in this area. The Xiliang Buqi consumed a huge amount of food and grass every day, and the long food and grass supply line behind could be attacked by these forces anytime and anywhere.

After all, the current situation has changed. Compared with the initial situation where the Kwantung Prefecture and County fought endlessly after the disbandment of the Dongmeng Army, the two major camps in the Central Plains have decided to win.

Gongsun Zan failed in the battle for Jizhou, and Yuan Shu failed in the battle for Jingzhou. Then Yuan Shu turned around and went north, choosing to unite Heishan, Xiongnu, Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian and other forces to invade Yanzhou with Jin Shang, the offensive of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's coalition forces were defeated and disintegrated one by one.

The once powerful Gongsun Zan-Yuan Shu camp could only stop and lick their own wounds. Gongsun Zan competed with Liu Yu to the north for the entire Youzhou, while Yuan Shu's main force moved to the southeast to Huainan to guide Yangzhou.

The Central Plains, Hebei, and the camps of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao can be said to be the only one in the world.

As the Kantong Prefecture and County were less fighting and exhausted, Zhang Ji had to be careful and cautious when attacking Zhu Jun.

In his opinion, the risk of besieging Zhongmu's defense line was not small, and he was unwilling to take advantage of others, so he led his troops to stop in Luoyang and wanted to continue bargaining with Yan Xing, Li Jue, Guo Si and others.
Chapter completed!