The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

And at this time.

A thud thud sound came from a distance.

Zhang Liao was more familiar with this voice than Liu Qi. Before Liu Qi had any reaction, Zhang Liao frowned immediately and hurried out of the big tent.

Then he glanced into the distance.

Seeing Zhang Liao's sudden and strange behavior, Liu Qi immediately followed him.

"General Wen Yuan, what's the matter? What happened?"

"No, didn't you hear this voice?"

"sound?"

Reminded by Zhang Liao, Liu Qi pricked up his ears and listened around.

The voice gradually became louder, and at this time Liu Qi also heard the voice.

But even if he heard it, Liu Qi didn't immediately recognize what it was.

"This is?"

"The voice of the cavalry!"

"cavalry?"

Upon hearing the news, Liu Qi was not afraid, but rather surprised, because Ding Yuan in Jiangling County seemed to be the only one who could have cavalry nearby.

Under Ding Yuan's men, there seemed to be less than [-] cavalry.

"Master Ding Yuan's cavalry?"

Liu Qi immediately asked Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao immediately shook his head.

"No, no, General Ding Yuan is in Huarong. Huaxiong should be heading this way, but the voice came from the opposite direction. This is the direction of our Hanyang."

"The direction of Hanyang?"

At this moment, Liu Qi was also surprised, and glanced in the direction from which the voice came.

At this time, as the voice became clearer, a soldier and horse appeared on the distant horizon.

The speed of the cavalry was very fast. This was Liu Zheng's vanguard army and the cavalry commanded by Xu Huang. There were only a few thousand cavalry left, and they fled across the battlefield as if they were in no man's land.

Within a few breaths, they were already near the city of Baqiu County.

Zhang Liao and Liu Qi, who had some doubts at first, could clearly see the flags on the cavalry after the cavalry approached.

The appearance of a big Liu character and some Xu characters already made Zhang Liao and Liu Qi tense.

"No, it's the enemy army!"

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy cavalry, defend, defend immediately!"

Zhang Liao immediately realized that these cavalry were not reinforcements from his own side, but soldiers and horses under Liu Zheng's men. His expression changed drastically, and he began to command the troops around him, wanting to defend.

However, those cavalry were not so easy to deal with. The cavalry led by Xu Huang, with the sound of the attack horn, immediately entered the tens of thousands of troops.

A big battle broke out outside Baqiu County.

Gan Ning, Huang Zhong and others in the city also heard the sound of Xu Huang's cavalry approaching.

They all ran to the tower, wanting to see what happened. They didn't intend to attack, but when they found out that Xu Huang's cavalry rushed over, they were all overjoyed.

While Xu Huang was attacking Zhang Liao's camp, they also directly opened the gate of Baqiu County.

The tens of thousands of troops in Baqiu county also rushed over at this time.

A scuffle broke out at this time.

Zhang Liao's strength is very strong, his personal bravery is good, and his ability to command the army is not bad. Although he was attacked from two sides, Zhang Liao still led his troops calmly and entangled with Xu Huang, Gan Ning and others.

And gradually took their own remnants and withdrew from the vicinity of Baqiu County. After seeing Xu Huang's troops, they knew that this was not a place to stay for a long time.

"Withdraw! Brother Liu Qi, lead our troops and withdraw to Jiangling! Go to Jiangling immediately!"

Zhang Liao knew that he couldn't fight Liu Zheng's soldiers here, otherwise the result of the battle would not be beneficial to them, and the best policy was to retreat.

Anyway, they have already decided to withdraw from Jiangling, and now they are just launching ahead of schedule.

Liu Qi was stupefied. After receiving Zhang Liao's order at this time, there was no hesitation.

Nodding directly, he led his troops to retreat.

Zhang Liao himself was in the rear and led the small number of [-] cavalry in his headquarters to fight Xu Huang here, buying some time for Liu Qi's army to retreat.

However, Xu Huang's cavalry was not as weak as Zhang Liao's in terms of numbers or personal strength, and the battlefield was coming to an end soon.

Chapter 8

Zhang Liao was surrounded by Xu Huang's men.

The troops he left behind were not many, but they were all the elite under his command, and they were the first part of the troops who followed him and were willing to be dead soldiers.

Xu Huang chased up with his men and fought with Zhang Liao's men for a long time. After beheading more than half of the dead soldiers around Zhang Liao, Zhang Liao and the others felt the strength of the enemy army.

There were not many of them left near Baqiu, and Zhang Liao didn't intend to continue fighting Xu Huang here.

Just thinking about how to escape from here, Xu Huang gradually approached Zhang Liao.

"Zhang Liao, you can just capture it. Liu Biao and Ding Yuan are gone. Now that you surrender, I can recommend you to serve His Majesty for the sake of your talent!"

Xu Huang felt that Zhang Liao was still a talent. If such a talent could be used by Liu Zheng, it would be a good thing for Liu Zheng.

But obviously, Zhang Liao is not a repeat villain, and it is impossible to abandon the dark and turn to the bright with Xu Huang's words.

After hearing Xu Huang's words, Zhang Liao just sneered.

He hummed coldly at Xu Huang, and then immediately asked the dead soldiers around him to continue to increase their offensive strength, and began to break out from Xu Huang's encirclement.

Originally, Zhang Liao had less than 1000 people left, so it was impossible for him to break out from the siege of Xu Huang's army, but after Xu Huang gave the order to capture alive, those soldiers on the battlefield were not so Work hard.

Relying on his ability to command the troops, Zhang Liao repeatedly sent people to block the attacks of Xu Huang's soldiers. After some fighting, he forced his way under the siege of Xu Huang and others, and escaped outside Baqiu County.

Zhang Liao led dozens of people under his command to retreat from here first, and Liu Qi had already retreated from here to the vicinity of Jiangling.A day had passed by the time they met.

They retreated from Baqiu County to the vicinity of Jiangling.Of the tens of thousands of troops who really escaped, only more than [-] remained.

The [-] remnants were heading to the vicinity of Jiangling County, and Liu Qi was waiting for Zhang Liao's return along the way.

However, along the way, they also began to realize that something was wrong.Near Huarong, there should be a lot of their soldiers and horses.But after walking for so long, they didn't meet a familiar person.

Realizing that this might not be their own troops, and that Jiangling County might have been lost and taken over by Liu Zheng's troops, both Liu Qi and Zhang Liao fell into deep thought.

Especially Zhang Liao. During his battle with Xu Huang at Baqiu County, he learned from Xu Huang that both Jiangling and Xiangyang had fallen into Liu Zheng's hands.

It's just that when he heard the news, he couldn't accept it. He just thought that Xu Huang was lying to him and wanted him to give up resistance to make a conspiracy.

But now when he led the troops to the boundary of Jiangling, he didn't see the soldiers on his side at all, and some of them were stationed by Liu Zheng's troops instead. This made Zhang Liao faintly suspicious and began to realize whether Jiangling and Xiangyang were real. All have fallen.

"General Wenyuan. We haven't encountered any soldiers belonging to our side all the way. Do you think there are any reinforcements near Jiangling County?"

Liu Qi felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't confirm it for a while, so he could only introduce the topic to Zhang Liao, trying to get some comfort from Zhang Liao.

At this time, Zhang Liao also had a dignified expression on his face, and he had just experienced a big battle, and he was still a little embarrassed.

"Brother Liu, when we were fighting with Liu Zheng's men and horses outside Baqiu County just now, those men under Liu Zheng told me some bad news. At that time, I just thought they were deliberately trying to disturb the morale of our army. That said, but after seeing the situation around Jiangling County, I think it is possible. What they said is true."

"what news?"

Liu Qi immediately opened his eyes wide and asked Zhang Liao a question.

Zhang Liao didn't hesitate either, when Liu Qi asked.He immediately explained it to him.

When Liu Qi heard Zhang Liao say that both Jiangling and Xiangyang City were occupied by Liu Zheng's men, he was shocked.He immediately showed a look of disbelief, after all, it was his father Liu Biao who was stationed in Jiangling and Xiangyang.

If, as Zhang Liao said, Xiangyang was also occupied by Liu Zheng's men, then his father, Liu Biao, might be in danger.

"General Wen Yuan. Could it be true what you said?"

Liu Qi looked at Zhang Liao suspiciously, hoping that Zhang Liao would tell him that the news was not true.

But after Zhang Liao nodded on his solemn face, Liu Qi's expression became ugly.

"I don't want to believe it either, but with the current situation, most likely the news is true."

Zhang Liao gave Liu Qi an answer, which immediately made Liu Qi's expression even paler.

"But Brother Liu, we haven't confirmed the matter yet, so you don't have to worry too much."

"But, General Wen Yuan, how can I feel relieved when you say that?"

"Don't worry, this place is not far from Jiangling County. As long as we arrive at Jiangling County, can't we be sure that what Liu Zheng's subordinates said is true or not?"

"It's true, then let's stop staying here and go directly to Jiangling. I want to confirm the authenticity of this news as soon as possible."

Liu Qi was worried about his father, so he didn't plan to say anything to Zhang Liao here, thinking about rushing to Jiangling as soon as possible.

Not to mention Liu Qi, even Zhang Liao himself was more concerned about the news. After all, he is just a Jiangling under Ding Yuan's subordinates. If something happened to Ding Yuan, Zhang Liao and Liu Qi's feelings would also be different It makes no difference.

When Liu Qi said that he wanted to hurry, Zhang Liao naturally agreed immediately, and then everyone continued to look in the direction of Jiangling County.

Not long after they left here, Liu Zheng's pursuers led by Xu Huang also arrived here.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Liao and Liu Qi's men should have only left for a short time. Let's continue our pursuit. We should be able to catch up with them when they reach Jiangling!"

This time, Liu Zheng also followed Xu Huang and others to pursue Zhang Liao.

Looking at the traces left by these people, Liu Zheng was not worried.

"Well, Zhang Liao and that Liu Qi can't escape from our Wuzhi Mountain, so continue to pursue them. When they reach Jiangling, they should know that Ding Yuan and Liu Biao have been captured by us."

"At that time, they can't help but surrender. Even if they don't surrender, those soldiers will not be willing to work hard."

Chapter 8 and Three Are Trapped in Jiangling

Liu Zheng and Xu Huang led their troops here while chasing Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao and the others soon arrived near Jiangling City.

Jiangling City had already been occupied by Huang Zhong's men several days ago, and now the entire Jiangling was occupied by Le Jin and Li Dian.

When Zhang Liao and the others approached Jiangling City, they did not rush into Jiangling City directly with a large army, but sent two people to test it out.

"Who is the person on the tower? Is General Ding Yuan here?"

The people below the city shouted at the tower, wanting to make sure whether this Jiangling city still belonged to Ding Yuan.

Li Dian on the tower didn't know that the people who came over were Zhang Liao, and now he only thought that these people were people who came for routine inspection.

"Ding Yuan? Hahaha, don't you guys understand? This place has already been occupied by our Majesty Liu Zheng. Where are you from?"

As soon as the two guards heard Li Dian's words on the tower, their expressions changed drastically, revealing such worried expressions.

They didn't talk to the people on the tower here at all, and immediately turned back to the past.

Tell Zhang Liao and Liu Qi the news.

When Liu Qi and Zhang Liao heard the news, they were startled. Even though they had prepared for a long time, when they really heard the news, they still couldn't hold back.

"It's over, it's over, Jiangling has fallen, what should we do now, General Wen Yuan, what should we do!"

Although Liu Qi was older than Zhang Liao, he was not as calm and stable as Zhang Liao. When he heard the news, he was dumbfounded, and immediately asked Zhang Liao what to do next.

"I didn't expect that. I didn't expect that General Ding Yuan couldn't even defend Jiangling! No wonder these days, when we guarded Hanyang, we didn't get reinforcements from General Ding Yuan. It seems that they were also attacked by Liu Zheng's men and horses."

If Zhang Liao thought about it carefully, he would have figured out some things in it, but it was useless to figure it out at this time.

After all, Liu Zheng's men had already occupied Jiangling, so Zhang Liao and Liu Qi could only withdraw from Jiangling.

"For the current plan, the only thing we can do now is to return to Xiangyang. Let's go to Xiangyang and see if Mr. Liu Biao is still in Xiangyang."

Zhang Liao had no way to help Liu Qi at this time, so for now, he could only go to Xiangyang to have a look. If Xiangyang also fell, then Zhang Liao really had no choice.

Originally, Zhang Liao and Liu Qi had planned to go directly to Xiangyang from here.

But at this time, Xu Huang, Liu Zheng and others who were chasing from the rear had already approached Jiangling.

"Report! General, there are a large number of enemy troops behind us!"