【Chapter 780】 The light of changing sky
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Zhang He, who was shocked by the white-robed enemy general, was shocked and asked loudly: "Who are you? Do you dare to sign up?"
The white-robed enemy general who was trapped in a heavy siege covered his body like a silver dragon flying around, and was not covered with the cracks. He fought against the crowd but did not lose any disadvantage.
During the gap, he shouted loudly without looking back: "What are you afraid of? I am Zhao Zilong, Changshan!"
"Zhao Zilong, Changshan? Could it be, Zhao Yun, a young white-robed general under Gongsun Zan?" Zhang He said in surprise.
"Hao!" Zhao Yun, wearing white robe and silver armor, was angry when he heard the sound. He shouted angrily and swept the dragon gall spear and shook four Yuan generals. Then he used a backhand strike and forced the high-ranking officials who were waiting for an opportunity to sneak attack from behind to retreat several steps.
Taking advantage of the short gap, Zhao Yun shouted angrily: "Zhang Junyi, listen to me! I am Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong of Changshan. I am now the Left General of General Gongsun of the Cavalry. I am not the general of General Gongsun of Youzhou! If you dare to talk nonsense and make noise, don't blame Zhao for not caring about his fellow villagers and killing you under the dragon gall spear!"
Seeing Zhao Yun admit his identity in person, Zhang He's expression changed drastically, his expression was extremely solemn, his eyes became erratic, and a look of fear flashed across the corner of his eyes. He was originally going to take advantage of Zhao Yun's speech, but at this moment he had to give up this idea and subconsciously pulled back several steps, retreating to the outer circle without any trace, as if he was unwilling to fight with Zhao Yun again.
Fortunately, the Yuan army generals besieged Zhao Yun at this moment were numerous, except for Zhang He and then retreating. Twelve generals including Gao Lan and Gao Gan joined forces to deal with Zhao Yun. In this way, no one noticed the strange look on Zhang He's face, and he didn't know that he had the intention to retreat.
For Zhang He, Jizhou, he was no stranger to Zhao Yun, and even quite familiar with him. Long before Zhao Yun defected to Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, the two had a few encounters. Although they had no close friends, they had a good impression of each other. They were quite sympathetic. After all, they were both natives from Jizhou and both were martial arts practitioners. The most important thing is that the weapons they were good at were spears, and they were both quite famous in the local area. Moreover, Jizhou is not small or big, and the famous warriors in various counties and countries may not have met each other, but they have heard of them. Zhao Yun and Zhang He are the few of the fellows who have had several encounters.
After that, Zhao Yun followed Gongsun Zan for two years and fought with the Jizhou army several times. In each battle, almost all the opponents he faced were Jizhou generals such as Ju Yi, Zhang He, Wen Chou and Yan Liang.
Therefore, when we first met, Zhang He felt that Zhao Yun looked familiar, and he felt familiar, and he thought of Zhao Yun at the first time. After all, a man like Zhao Yun wearing a white robe and silver armor, good at using spears, and a white horse and mount under his crotch is really conspicuous. Once he saw him, he would be impressed and would not forget him easily. However, when he thought of Zhao Yun, Zhang He subconsciously rejected this thought because he knew that Zhao Yun was the personal captain of Gongsun Zan of Youzhou. And Youzhou and Hangu Pass were thousands of miles apart, how could Zhao Yun suddenly appear on the original battlefield of Loudi?
At the same time, it was dawn, and when they suddenly encountered each other, they had no time to care about their opponent's appearance. Therefore, Zhang He did not see Zhao Yun's appearance clearly, but only felt that Zhao Yun's outfit and figure looked very familiar, as if he was an old friend.
However, after more than a dozen rounds of fierce fighting, Zhang He felt that the person in front of him was more and more like Zhao Yun, with the same white robe and silver armor, the same long dragon spear, and the same martial arts were extremely powerful. This scene seemed to be a recurrence of the Battle of Jieqiao in the past. That day, Zhao Yun led hundreds of cavalry to rush into the siege to rescue Gongsun Zan, but he himself cut off the rear. As a result, he was trapped in the siege and was besieged by dozens of Yuan generals. He was in a dangerous situation. However, Zhao Yun fought with his own strength for dozens of rounds, and finally broke through the siege before Wen Chou and Yan Liang and other generals of Jizhou arrived, thus breaking the danger into a barrage and escaping from death.
Only when Zhang He thought of this was the case, did Zhang He shout in the battle, but Zhao Yun's loud and affirmative reply made the things he least wanted to see become a fact.
Zhao Yun actually deviated from Gongsun Zan and turned to Li Li of Xiliang. He was also entrusted with important tasks by Li Li and was given the position of Left Central Army General. In this way, how could Zhao Yun, the lone hero who had rescued Gongsun Zan alone, easily rebel against the Lord?
Although Zhang He was reluctant to believe that this was true, Zhao Yun killed Yuan Xi in a single cavalry. The bloody fact was in front of him at this moment, and he couldn't help but disbelieve it.
So, when Zhao Yun personally admitted that he was a general of the Western Liang Army, Zhang He knew that Yuan Xi was afraid of death in vain. The more than ten generals in front of him could do nothing to Zhao Yun, let alone kill him and avenge Yuan Xi. You must know that in the battle of Jieqiao, at least twenty generals of military marquis besieged Zhao Yun, and finally paid the huge price of casualties of more than ten generals, but Zhao Yun was still killed by Zhao Yun and fled.
At this moment, the old story repeats itself. Although these dozen generals can trap Zhao Yun for a while, they can never hurt him. When the generals are short of fighting power for a long time, it is time for Zhao Yun to break through the siege.
The most important thing is that among the more than a dozen Yuan generals besieged Zhao Yun, the most powerful generals were Zhang He and Gao Lan. However, Zhang He was injured by Li Li before, and although he still had the power to fight, he was at the end of his strength. He could only exert 60% of his combat power, and his strength was not as good as before.
Compared to Zhang He who was seriously injured, Gao Lan, who is also one of the four pillars of Jizhou, is not much better. On his way to the camp just now, he was shot in the back by the runaway arrow of the Western Liang Army. Although the arrow was not deep, he lost a lot of blood when passing through the pit, which led to a great loss of combat power. At present, Gao Lan is also holding on to fight hard, and his sword swing speed is not as fast as before. His strength is only half as strong as his peak, and he is actually a strong man on the outside and unable to follow his will. If he continues to fight like this, Gao Lan will be unable to fight again within thirty rounds. Not only will he not be able to kill Zhao Yun, he will even be unable to protect himself.
"Clang clang clang!"
Amid the loud bang of weapons, a continuous stream of sparks burst out. In the blink of an eye, it looked like bunches of blooming white lotus flowers. It was dazzling and eye-catching, making people dare not look at it.
Just as more than ten generals joined forces to siege Zhao Yun and fight bravely, Zhang He attacked and killed many times in a row, but every time he would have a shot and then took a few steps back without leaving any trace. After several rounds, he had unknowingly withdrawn from the battle, and then rode his horse to the wall of the camp a hundred steps away. He was in the darkness and watched the changes in the battle situation. This is the real way to stand by and watch.
The reason why Zhang He did this was not only because of his serious injuries, but also because of his own considerations.
Just now, when Zhao Yun led the Xiliang war cavalry to the front of the gate, Yuan Shao actually ordered the closing of the gate regardless of the lives of the soldiers under his command. In this way, the only people who rushed into the gate were Chunyu Qiong, Xu You and two or three thousand soldiers; the remaining Yuan army soldiers, including Zhang He, Gao Lan, Yuan Xi, Guo Tu, Xun Chen, Gao Gan and dozens of generals, were all blocked outside the gate. As a result, they had to turn around and fight with the Xiliang war cavalry, and there was no other way.
However, when Zhang He, Gao Lan and other generals were forced to lead their troops to counterattack when they were dying, they suddenly discovered that there were not many Western Liang war cavalry that were raiding, only 5,000 cavalry. If Yuan Shao stood up and commanded the army to fight, with the help of more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry in front of the gate, and with the help of the crossbows on the gate, they could kill all the five thousand war cavalry of Zhao Yun's troops in half an hour. There was no need to hide in the camp and stay closed. Unfortunately, these Yuan army soldiers who had just escaped from the plank road in the middle of the pit killing formation, including the lord Yuan Shao, all became frightened birds. They were suddenly in a drastic change and had no intention of responding to the battle. They only knew to escape and avoid the battle.
It was precisely because the soldiers were unintentionally fighting that Zhao Yun's cavalry was unstoppable, and in an instant, they attacked more than 7,000 Yuan troops blocked outside the gate. With just one charge, no less than 2,000 Yuan soldiers were killed by the Xiliang war cavalry, while the remaining four or five thousand Yuan troops were scattered, and they could run away if they could. Those who could not escape could only turn around to face the enemy and fight to the death. Even so, three or four thousand Yuan soldiers who were desperately fighting to hold back the five thousand Yuan soldiers under Zhao Yun's tent, making it difficult for the Xiliang war cavalry to escape for a while. They were then shot by crossbows on the city tower, with great casualties.
Therefore, the Allied camp is far from being broken into the gate by the Xiliang war cavalry. After thousands of cavalry under Zhao Yun's tent were shot and killed, the remaining more than 3,000 war cavalry were not enough to pose a threat to the camp. Therefore, the Allied camp was safe, and it was just a false alarm just now.
However, it was precisely because of a false alarm that Yuan Shao became more and more foolish, and what he did was even more ridiculous. As the commander of the army, he often abandoned his soldiers and escaped alone. Such escapes were afraid of death and cruel and ruthless actions that made the entire army feel disappointed?
No matter what other generals and soldiers thought, Zhang He was very dissatisfied with Yuan Shao and was extremely disappointed, and a sense of unspeakable sadness surged into his heart and could not be removed. Because of this, if he had learned that Zhao Yun had betrayed Gongsun Zan and turned to Li Li's command, he would have been very shameful and even humiliated Zhao Yun in person. But at this moment, after experiencing the scene of being abandoned by his lord, he suddenly felt that Zhao Yun's choice was not wrong, and he was even very wise.
Since ancient times, good birds choose trees to live in, and wise ministers choose masters to work. Now, Zhao Yun has become the commander general of the Western Liang Army, but where should he, Zhang He go?
After sorting out his thoughts, Zhang He, who was standing under the wall, felt unprecedented confusion and at a loss. Before this, he never thought that he would one day betray Yuan Shao and vote for his other leader, but overnight he witnessed Tian Fengkang's death with his own eyes. After Yuan Shao's ruthless and unrighteous actions, Yuan Xi was killed. After a series of drastic changes, Zhang He had to reconsider his future and destiny.
Zhang He, who had no clue, suddenly muttered to himself as if he had some clarity, "Maybe after this battle, the world of Han will completely change. But who is the real wise ruler? And where should I go?????"
While talking softly, Zhang He looked up at the sky, but saw the golden morning light scattering across the sky, bringing endless light to the world.
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