The twenty-one counties of Taiyuan County, in addition to the thirteen counties that have been occupied by Youzhou, including Jinyang, the administrative office of Taiyuan County, there are eight county towns of Yangqu, Langmeng, Yangyi, Yuxian, Daling, Pingtao and Qixian that have not yet been conquered. Among them, Yuxian is in the northeast of Jinyang, not on the way of Jinyang City, and does not affect the advance of Zhao Yun's army, in addition, the four cities of Yangyi, Daling, Pingtao and Qixian are in the south of Jinyang City, which will also not affect the advance of Zhao Yun's army. Therefore, Zhao Yun's army wants to come to the city of Jinyang, as long as the two cities of Yangqu and Wolf Meng are solved, it is enough. Yangyi, Yuxian, Daling and Pingtao had time to solve the problem after conquering Jinyang City, and then, after consulting with Guo Jia and other high-ranking officials, Zhao Yun decided to send the second brigade to take Yuxian, so as not to disturb the army from the rear. Although it is said that the elite soldiers and horses of Youzhou are not afraid of the opponent's two-sided attack, in order to avoid mistakes, it is best to solve the hidden worry of Yuxian.

"Brigade Commander Dong Bi, Yuxian will be handed over to your first division and second brigade, I hope you can take Yuxian as soon as possible, the battle of Jinyang City, this commander hopes to see the figure of your second brigade. ”

Zhao Yun looked at Dong Bi and said with a straight face.

"Commander, rest assured, our Second Brigade will definitely take Yuxian as quickly as possible, and we will not disappoint the commander. "Dong Bi is a rough northern man, and when he speaks, he is like rolling thunder. After assuring Zhao Yun, he looked at Lu Teng, the commander of the first brigade, defiantly, as if telling the other party that the strongest in the first division was still their second brigade. Although there is no saying that the two soldiers and horses are strong and who is weak, however, the first brigade has the name of one, as long as it is linked to one in this era, it will always make people feel as if this is the best soldier and horse, no wonder Dong Bi will provoke Lu Teng. Just like the commanders of other divisions, they will also provoke Huang Sheng, the commander of the first division, and want to prove that their troops are qualified to use the title of one.

Yuan Chang's command now has a headquarters, ten group armies, and more than 30 divisions. Nowadays, the air force will certainly not be able to do it, so the navy, land, and air force have become the navy, army, and cavalry. The navy in Youzhou is more difficult to build, after all, the northerners are not good at water, so they are still in the growth stage. Therefore, the current main military branches in Youzhou are still dominated by two types of troops: land and cavalry.

The army is infantry, including pikemen, sword and shield soldiers, archers and other infantry soldiers are classified as infantry and there is only one kind of cavalry, that is, horseback, after all, there is no ability like the Nanban, and can control tigers and leopards and other beasts as mounts. Although the cavalry used war horses, the first cavalry division was undoubtedly a garrison cavalry division led by Dian Wei, which is indisputable. First of all, the garrison cavalry division is the elite selected from all the cavalry, and there is no need to say much about the combat power. The 1st Cavalry Division commanded by Dian Wei is expected to provoke his position.

That was, of course, before. Now, Lu Bu has returned from Xuzhou, and as the general who also commands the cavalry, it is unknown whether Lu Bu will challenge the status of Dian Wei, the first cavalry division. If Lu Bu has this idea, it is estimated that there will be a good show, and everyone will like to see it.

There was not much competition among the cavalry, but the competition between the infantry was lively.

The competition between the ten group armies, the competition between the divisions to which the group armies are subordinate, the competition at the brigade level under the divisions, and so on, anyway, everyone wants the title of the first. Although it is said that the title of number one cannot improve the combat effectiveness of soldiers, it is always much better to be named first.

In the face of Dong Bi's provocation, Lu Teng, the commander of the first brigade, did not show weakness, and counterattacked: "Brigade commander Dong Bi, don't talk too much, when the time comes, we will take Jinyang City and your second brigade has not yet solved Yuxian, maybe we will have to send our first brigade to support you, then it will not look good." ”

"Hmph, this is not for Brigadier Commander Lü Teng to worry about. ”

Dong Bi snorted coldly, then looked at Zhao Yun and said, "Commander, my subordinates will set off here, please wait for the good news, and my subordinates will go down!"

With a shout, Dong Bi waved his hand and led the soldiers of the Second Brigade to Yuxian.

"The whole army advances, arrives at the foot of Yangqu City when the sun sets, strives to take Yangqu tomorrow, conquers the entire territory of Bingzhou as soon as possible, and lives up to the chairman's expectations for us. ”

"Yes!"

Zhao Yun's orders were conveyed layer by layer, and the soldiers were all excited and roared, it was not too easy to conquer the thirteen cities of Taiyuan County in the past few days. Therefore, everyone feels a little relaxed and casual, and many middle-level generals are a little inflated, and such emotions make people feel a little uneasy.

"Political Commissar Guo, isn't it a little bad for the soldiers to be in such a mood? Do you want to warn you?" Zhao Yun frowned and asked Guo Jia beside him.

"No!"

Guo Jia waved his hand and said a little relaxedly: "Along the way, the victory was too easy, and it is normal for the soldiers to be complacent. To warn them now may make the soldiers have a rebellious mentality in their hearts. So, we just have to wait and see, and when they have suffered some losses and the pain has passed, this emotion will dissipate. After all, the enemy of the state is not very strong, just give us the opportunity to train the soldiers, otherwise, if we change to a strong opponent, it will bring us huge casualties. ”

After listening to Guo Jia's analysis, Zhao Yun also felt that it made sense, so he nodded and said, "Since Political Commissar Guo said so, then that's it." ”

Some sighed helplessly, the so-called loss, there will definitely be casualties. However, it has to be so, as Guo Jia said, the enemy of Bingzhou is not very strong, and this loss can make the soldiers improve, if they have such emotions in the face of opponents like Shuntianmeng or Cao Cao, it will inevitably cause fatal damage. Therefore, this loss can only be recognized by pinching his nose.

The sun is slowly setting, the night is about to fall, the army is only more than ten miles away from Yangqu City, and you can see the shadow of Yangqu City after walking through a forest in front.

The art of war is cloudy: do not enter the forest, which means that when you encounter the woods, do not enter easily, and be careful of ambushes, especially now that the sky is getting darker and darker, the possibility of encountering ambushes is greater. However, because Zhao Yun did not take the initiative to give orders, and most of the generals did not take the enemies of the state in their eyes, they felt that they did not dare to go out of the city to ambush, and how could they suggest that Zhao Yun stop and set up camp, at this moment, they were eager to appear under Yangqu City immediately, and then launch an attack, and directly take Yangqu City. So, the army continued to march forward.

"Whoa, whoa!"

Just as the army was halfway through the woods, a sharp sound of breaking through the air suddenly came. Battle-hardened veterans could hear the sound of an arrow slashing through the air.

The vanguard army walking in front of the army was also stunned for a moment, and then reacted and exclaimed "enemy attack", however, at this time, hundreds of soldiers had already been hit by arrows, either wounded or killed. It can be said that the casualties in such an instant are the largest casualties since the Youzhou army sent troops, and even in the previous siege battle, the casualties were not as many as this time.

"Brothers, don't panic, there are not many enemy troops, everyone line up in formation, be careful and watch out for scouts to investigate, and the brothers of the first brigade will follow me into the woods to kill the enemy. ”

When many generals were still a little flustered, Lu Teng reacted in time, shouted loudly, and made corresponding countermeasures.

"Humph!"

Zhao Yun snorted coldly and said to Guo Jia on the side: "Lu Teng, this guy was also a little complacent before, and he had the same thoughts as others, so I wanted to find an opportunity to teach him a lesson later." Looking at his performance now, it is not satisfactory, and if the merits and demerits are offset, we will not investigate his faults, otherwise, we will definitely teach him a good lesson. It's not in vain that we value him, and if he behaves too badly, we will never let him feel better. ”

Guo Jia smiled slightly, but also agreed with Zhao Yun's words.

After all, up and down Youzhou, except for a few people, whether it is a civilian official or a military general, most of them are in a young state, and their experience will be much worse. Therefore, this is also the reason why Guo Jia asked Zhao Yun not to stop the behavior of the soldiers and let them suffer some hardships. After this ambush, I believe that most of the soldiers will grow. Although it is cruel to exchange the lives of some soldiers for such growth, it is also a stage that has to be passed, otherwise, the casualties will only be more severe when facing a more powerful enemy.

After about a quarter of an hour, Lu Teng led the soldiers back, looking at his murderous appearance and the blood stained on his armor, he wanted to kill a lot of enemies.

"Commander Qiqi, there are about 1,000 enemy troops, more than 300 killed, and the rest fled into the woods, and his subordinates were afraid that the enemy army would still be ambushed, so they did not continue the pursuit, and asked the commander for instructions. ”

"Humph!"

Zhao Yun snorted coldly and said angrily: "Why, do you feel a sense of accomplishment if you kill more than 300 enemies? If it weren't for the arrogance of Er, there would be hundreds of casualties this time, and this only 1,000 enemy troops would be able to escape?"

"The subordinates don't dare!"

Lu Teng lowered his head with a look of shame. Speaking of which, this way of attacking the city is too easy, and there is no difficulty at all, and it is inevitable that the enemy army in the state is nothing more than that, so he has some carelessness. Today, it was their brigade that was in charge of the forward scouts, and now that such a situation occurred, he, the brigade commander, was naturally to blame.

"What else do you not dare? How many innocent brothers have you lost because of your arrogance? If it weren't for the limited strength and strength of the enemy's army, how many brothers do you think we would have fallen here today? As a brigade commander, you have thousands of brothers under you who have given their lives to you, if you behave like you today, are you worthy of their lives? I won't say anything superfluous, you are also an adult, you can figure it out yourself, and then write a 10,000-word self-review and hand it in. The order was given, the army withdrew from the woods, set up camp, and then sent all officers above the brigade level to our battalion for a meeting. ”

"Yes, my subordinates obey!"

Lu Teng's face was a little ugly, whether it was punishment such as cane punishment or whipping, even if he was beheaded, he recognized it. However, now Zhao Yun asked a military attache to write a 10,000-word review, which was even more uncomfortable than killing him. Of course, he finally saved his life, plus he knew that he was at a loss, and then thinking about the soldiers who lost their lives, Lu Teng still didn't bargain with Zhao Yun in the end. However, he had a faint feeling that asking him to write a 10,000-word review seemed to be some kind of obsession on Zhao Yun's part.

"Hah!"

After Lu Teng left, Zhao Yun exhaled a breath and said to Guo Jia beside him with a happy face: "Political Commissar Guo, I have to say that it is really a very pleasant thing to let people write a review, and now I can finally understand how the chairman of the committee felt when he said this sentence in the past." How about it, do you want to experience it next time?"

Guo Jia rolled his eyes angrily, and turned his horse to follow the team out of the woods. At the tip of Zhao Yun's ears, he faintly heard Guo Jia's subsequent words, "It's okay, try this feeling next time."

Zhao Yun grinned, Guo Jia, this dead duck has a hard mouth, and he doesn't have the same idea.

It seems that Zhao Yun and Guo Jia are a little cold, and the soldiers have suffered a lot of casualties, but they are still in the mood to laugh. However, it is necessary to have this kind of consciousness long ago on the battlefield, especially Zhao Yun and Guo Jia, who are tied to tens of thousands of soldiers, not dozens or hundreds. A platoon commander or company commander with dozens or hundreds of soldiers under his command may sometimes be emotional. However, when the ground is at the level of Zhao Yun and Guo Jia, if they are still emotional, the casualties caused are immeasurable. So, don't think that Zhao Yun and Guo Jia are in the mood to laugh, in fact, they are just using this way to reduce the pain and guilt in their hearts. After all, the casualties of these soldiers also have their reasons, although it is said that it is to reduce the casualties in the future, after all, there is still some self-blame in my heart.

After exiting the woods, the logistics staff quickly began to clean up the site and set up camp, and everything was in full swing. Half an hour later, all the officers above the brigade level gathered in Zhao Yun's tent.

"Everyone knows what happened before, what do you think about it?"

Zhao Yun didn't waste any time, his majestic gaze swept over everyone, and he said with a serious face.

In the face of such a serious Zhao Yun, all the officers hung their heads and were silent. Although it is Lu Teng's brigade that is responsible for the pioneer exploration today, they all understand that it is the same situation for everyone else, because they all have the same mentality.

"Why, there's nothing to say?" ”

Zhao Yun calmed his face and said loudly: "Because the previous battle was too smooth, everyone had an arrogant psychology in their hearts, and they felt that the enemy was nothing more than that. However, reality tells us that once the war begins, it should not be taken lightly at any time. If it were Jinyang City, how many soldiers and horses do you think they would ambush? How many soldiers and horses would we die because of this? As the old saying goes, the lion fights the rabbit with all his might, you are not invincible, and what qualifications do you have to despise the enemy? That's all, there is no need to say more. All of you submit a 10,000-word review of today's matter. Political commissars at all levels will also carry out ideological education work on today's affairs and adjourn the meeting!"

The 10,000-word review made these officers all bitter, but in the face of Zhao Yun, who was rarely angry, everyone didn't dare to touch their heads, so they could only accept it without tears.