Chapter 666

"Brothers, the opportunity to build merit has arrived—kill Tadun!"

"Kill Tadun!"

The sound shook the sky!

Tadun was naturally furious.

"The Han general dares to bully me like this! Take his head for me, and I will give a great reward!"

Several ten-thousand-man commanders exchanged glances and surrounded Zhang Liao together.

Zhang Liao charged left and right, his weapon dancing like a tiger in the wind; soon, several ten-thousand-man commanders were beheaded by him!

Tadun was shocked!

Zhang Liao was covered in the enemy's blood, his eyes already crazed with killing, and he led his soldiers in a mad charge toward Tadun.

Tadun didn't dare to collide with him, but he had too many troops behind him and couldn't run fast enough; he was caught up by Zhang Liao, and after a few moves, Tadun was beheaded by Zhang Liao!

The Wuhuan main army's flag had fallen!

Tadun was dead!

How could the Wuhuan cavalry dare to resist? With a boom, they scattered!

They turned their horses around one after another and ran toward the back!

Everyone naturally beat the dog in the water!

In the distance, Cao Ang muttered,

"Taking the head of a general from among ten thousand troops! This Zhang Wenyuan is too brave!"

"The Sun Quan of those years was probably defeated just like this!"

Man Chong cupped his hands.

"Commander, let our army charge too!"

Cao Ang nodded.

"Good, the whole army, attack!"

The pursuit lasted for a day; the Wuhuan soldiers died all over the field, and Zhao Yun and the others charged directly to Liucheng, wiping out the Wuhuan people there in one go!

Next was the time to distribute the spoils of war.

Fa Zheng summarized all the gains.

"Everyone, our army should have captured twenty-eight thousand Wuhuan people, two million three hundred thousand cattle and sheep, eighteen thousand horses..."

Xia Hou Dun hurriedly said,

"This time our two sides joined forces to use troops, so naturally it should be half for each side."

Zhang Liao was angry.

"Xia Hou Dun, I have never seen someone as shameless as you!"

"Our army sent more than twice as many troops as you, and Louban, Tadun, and the other three kings were all killed by our army—how can you have the nerve to say that?!"

Guanqiu Jian, Gao Lan, and Wu Anguo all cursed loudly.

Xia Hou Dun angrily patted the desk.

"What about it? If you have the ability, let's spar!"

Zhang Liao stood up.

"Let's go, let's go out and spar."

Zhang Liao had killed Tadun in seconds, his power was extremely fierce, and Xia Hou Dun just snorted.

Man Chong cupped his hands to Zhao Yun.

"General Zhao, our army also contributed, and the grain and fodder for this expedition were also provided by our side."

Zhao Yun nodded.

"This time both sides joined forces to advance, so naturally everyone should have a share of the spoils. Xiaozhi, tell them our distribution plan."

Fa Zheng coughed.

"According to the number of troops dispatched by both sides, the Wuhuan generals killed, etc., the Cao side can be allocated eighty thousand Wuhuan people, six hundred thousand cattle and sheep, and four thousand horses."

Cao Ang and the others felt that Zhao Yun's distribution plan was quite reasonable.

Cao Ang cupped his hands to Zhao Yun.

"General Zhao, aren't these horses a bit too few?"

Zhao Yun paused.

"You can exchange two hundred thousand sheep for twenty thousand horses."

They still had to continue the expedition against Liaodong and would use these cattle and sheep as supplies.

Cao Ang and Man Chong exchanged glances—exchange!

After all, cattle and sheep are just for eating meat; twenty thousand horses might allow them to select a few thousand good warhorses.

Zhao Yun added, "Gongsun Kang has been separating Liaodong, and my lord intends to launch an expedition against him. Young Master Ang, are you willing to continue to join our army in the expedition?"

Cao Ang naturally refused; the order Cao Cao gave him was only to destroy Tadun, and he had already gained military merit through this expedition, so there was no need to continue.

Early the next morning,

the two sides separated.

Zhao Yun led ninety thousand troops, driving the cattle and sheep with over one hundred thousand surrendered Wuhuan people, and headed for Liaodong.

Xia Hou Dun looked at the departing army.

"If they occupy Liaodong, Liu Bei will have gained another achievement!"

Man Chong whispered,

"Gongsun Kang has managed Xiangping for a long time; is it so easy to defeat? My lord has long sent people to notify Gongsun Kang."

"In two months, it will snow in Liaodong; by then, they will be in a dilemma, and perhaps the entire army will be wiped out!"

Taking advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains, Gongsun Du conquered Goguryeo in the east, broke the Wuhuan in the west, and took Liaodong in the south, quietly strengthening his power.

By the time his son Gongsun Kang took power, he was already the Liaodong King in name and reality.

Gongsun Kang was shocked and angry to hear that Zhao Yun had brought ninety thousand troops to invade; he was living well in Liaodong, yet Liu Bei was looking for trouble with him.

He naturally wouldn't surrender and raised an army to resist.

Zhao Yun led his troops day and night, discussing strategies to break the enemy while on the road.

Fa Zheng had a plan in his heart.

"Commander, Gongsun Kang must want to use the Liao River to stop our army. If the Liao River falls, they will use the defense of Xiangping City to block our attack. As long as they drag it out until the heavy snow in Liaodong, our army will be in trouble."

Zhao Yun nodded.

"Then what should our army do?"

Fa Zheng smiled.

"Gongsun Kang has just committed the taboo of dividing his troops. The Liao River is not a natural barrier; our army can completely choose other places to cross the river and head straight for Xiangping."

"Gongsun Kang will inevitably panic, and the soldiers guarding the Liao River will rush to Xiangping. Our army will then wait at ease for the exhausted enemy, first crush this group of soldiers, and Xiangping will be terrified—breaking the city will not be difficult."

Zhao Yun praised him greatly.

"Xiaozhi is truly a great talent! Our army turns from passive to active, making the enemy soldiers run themselves ragged—our army will surely win!"

Things went exactly as Fa Zheng and the others had expected.

Gongsun Kang sent his subordinates to lead fifty thousand troops to build a defense line at the Liao River.

Zhao Yun crossed the river in the north, using a trick to lure the snake out of its hole; Gongsun Kang's subordinates hurriedly retreated toward Xiangping, only to run into Zhang Liao and Taishi Ci, naturally suffering a crushing defeat, with over forty thousand of the fifty thousand troops captured. 700

When the news reached Xiangping, Gongsun Kang was terrified.

But he didn't think about surrendering; as long as he could hold out until winter, he could continue to be the Liaodong King.

Zhao Yun didn't expect this guy to surrender either; the main army arrived directly under the walls of Xiangping,

and quickly began to build siege equipment—piling up earth mounds, setting up scaling ladders, making large shields, and building battering rams, busy and happy.

Zhang Liao, Taishi Ci, Pang De, Guanqiu Jian, Wu Anguo, and others took turns attacking.

Gongsun Kang couldn't hold out at all; let alone holding out until it snowed, in less than ten days, Xiangping City couldn't hold on anymore.

Gongsun Kang took his son Gongsun Yuan and others, and fled Xiangping City with over a thousand cavalry, fleeing toward Goguryeo.

The soldiers in the city opened the gates and surrendered!

Zhao Yun posted notices to appease the people while beginning to mobilize his troops.

"Everyone, my lord requires that we must destroy Gongsun Kang, Goguryeo, and those indigenous people of the Three Han before the heavy snow arrives."

Zhao Yun sat in command in Xiangping.