"Step, step, step..."

The sound of neat footsteps sounded from far and near, and listening to this movement, it would take at least twenty or thirty thousand soldiers and horses marching to cause such a movement. As the footsteps got closer and closer, the figure of this soldier and horse finally appeared in front of him. All bronze armor, each with a spear in his hand, a shield, a longbow, and so on. Of course, it is not clear from these costumes whose soldiers and horses belong to, but when the Chinese army appeared, a Gongsun name was written on the flag waving in the wind, obviously, this soldier and horse belonged to Gongsun Zan of Youzhou.

And in the most central position of the Chinese army, nearly a thousand cavalry on silver and white horses surrounded a Confucian in the middle. This person is the long history of Gongsun Zhan, and he is also the supervisor Guan Jing in Gongsun Continuation Army. It turned out that this army of soldiers and horses was the Youzhou soldiers who were separated from Tongxian by Gongsun Xu and went to Fangcheng Road to ambush Han Sui.

"Stop!"

Beside Guan Jing, a general wearing neat armor waved his hand and shouted loudly. In a matter of moments, his order reached the ears of the soldiers, and the marching army immediately halted its advance.

This time, the 30,000 Youzhou soldiers and horses who sent troops to ambush Han Sui were not the ones who commanded the troops, Guan Jing was only a civilian official, and he was also a civilian official who was good at internal affairs, even if he handed over the soldiers and horses to him to command, he couldn't command. Therefore, Gongsun continued to make his lieutenant general the commander of this army and horses, while Guan Jing exercised the power of supervision. Although the soldiers and horses were commanded by Gongsun Xu's lieutenant general, Guan Jing was the most powerful official in this army. Before leaving, Gongsun Xu had already ordered everything, and the deputy general only needed to follow Gongsun Xu's orders. Guan Jing's task is to supervise. If the adjutant general did not follow Gongsun Xu's orders, Guan Jing could deprive the adjutant general of his powers.

However, the adjutant general also faithfully carried out Gongsun Xu's order. All the way, it was carried out in accordance with Gongsun Xu's orders, and Guan Jing watched silently, and did not interfere indiscriminately.

This deputy general is also a son of a big family in Youzhou, and like Lu Zhi, he is a son of the Lu family in Fanyang County, named Lu Lan. Lu Zhi's ability to command troops was undoubted, in the battle to suppress the Yellow Turban Uprising. Lu Zhi has already shown what he is capable of. And Lu Lan, as a child of the Lu family like Lu Zhi, although he has no strategy, he also has a strong ability to command troops. Especially followed Gongsun Chan to fight for many years. is also an excellent general.

"The scout team immediately investigates the situation within a radius of twenty miles, and if there is anything abnormal, report it immediately!"

Lu Lan calmly ordered, according to Gongsun Xu's orders. Han Sui's soldiers and horses will definitely pass by this place called Caoyang Mountain. Caoyang Mountain is surrounded by mountains and forests on both sides, and there is only one big road to walk with. As long as the army is ambushed in the mountains and forests on both sides, it will definitely be able to give the opponent a fatal blow.

"Master Guan, do you have anything you need to order?"

Lu Lan finished his order, and turned his head to ask Guan Jing on the side.

Originally, the civil and military were opposed, and Lu Lan and Guan Jing naturally could not get along harmoniously. In particular, Guan Jing is a hill pressed on Lu Lan's head, if Guan Jing intervenes horizontally, he will point fingers. Lu Lan couldn't give orders well. However, it is also thanks to Guan Jing that he did not know how to pretend to understand and hinder his command. Therefore, Lu Lan still has a good impression of Guan Jing, and he will ask Guan Jing's opinion every time.

General Lu said with a smile, a certain is just a civil official, and it's okay to dance and write. If you talk about marching and fighting, you don't know anything, but everything is under the command of General Lu. ”

"Thank you so much, Master Guan!"

Lu Lan saluted Guan Jing with a smile on his face, and then continued to give orders and arrange everything. After about two quarters of an hour, the scouts who had been sent out to investigate also returned.

"General Qiyu, my subordinates have discovered that there is an enemy situation twenty miles away. Judging from the movement of the enemy's march, there were about 20,000 soldiers and horses, and according to the speed of the enemy's march, it would take about two hours to reach this place. ”

Lu Lan nodded and motioned for the scout to step back.

Gongsun Xu also said that Yuan Chang divided 20,000 troops to attack Fangcheng, and he would also lose some troops. And Yang Kuan of Fangcheng surrendered, plus Fangcheng's troops, there was no problem with more than 20,000 soldiers and horses. The other party still has two hours to arrive, which is enough time to set up an ambush.

"The generals were ordered, and the enemy army arrived in two hours, and you found their respective positions to lay an ambush, and made sure to defeat the enemy in one battle. ”

"Whoa!"

The commanders and generals of the various armies quickly took the orders and left, but in half an hour, 30,000 soldiers rushed into the mountains and forests on both sides to ambush, and only waited for Han Sui's soldiers and horses to arrive, and then dealt a fatal blow to the other party.

"Stomp, stomp!"

An hour and a half later, the chaotic footsteps gradually sounded in my ears, and from this movement, I could hear that the opponent's soldiers and horses were indeed around 20,000. However, the corners of Lu Lan's mouth showed a sneer, and it could be seen from the movement of the other party that the other party was not a strong soldier. In this way, even if there is no ambush, he can easily solve the other party. However, it is better to have an ambush to reduce your own losses. It just so happens that he can also use this battle to achieve his prestige and show it in front of Gongsun Xu, so that he can be appreciated by Gongsun Xu.

"Cuckoo, cuckoo!"

"Cuckoo, cuckoo!"

When Han Sui's 20,000 soldiers and horses were getting closer and closer to the ambush circle, the mountains and forests on both sides resounded with the sound of birds chirping. Of course, this was not the actual chirping of birds, but Lu Lan's code, signaling everyone to prepare and rush out of the jungle as soon as the order was given.

"Stop!"

However, just as Han Sui's army was about to enter the ambush circle, the leading general waved his hand, turned his head and looked around, and then ordered loudly.

Seeing the other party's actions, Lu Lan sighed in his heart, and secretly thought to himself that the other party could see that there was an ambush? This is also not right, his own ambush is seamless, how can the other party see it? And the first general, it seems to be the enemy's general Han Sui, but he is a mighty general, if he wins this battle, he will definitely be captured and sacrificed to the major general, and he will not be praised by the major general.

However, I waited for a stick of incense. The other party has not made the slightest movement, is it really seen by the other party? Lu Lan's heart was full of doubts.

"Haha, General Ben already knows that you are ambushed here. Don't hide your head and show your tail, come out and see you quickly!"

Suddenly, the leading general laughed, his eyes swept over the mountains and forests on both sides, and he said in an extremely mocking tone. If there is a familiar person present, you will find that the voice of the person who spoke is not Han Sui, but he is wearing the same armor as Han Sui. Riding Han Sui's war horse, what's going on?

Of course, Guan Jing and Lu Lan had not met Han Sui. Naturally, I don't know what Han Sui looks like, and I don't know what Han Sui's voice is. They only identified this person as Han Sui based on the other party's outfit, and they did not doubt whether the other party was Han Sui. What makes Lu Lan and Guan Jing puzzled now is that the other party seems to have seen their own ambush. But. Even if the other person has already spoken. Lu Lan still didn't make the slightest move, and he was still secretly thinking about whether the other party was cheating on himself. The art of war is cloudy: every forest is not entered. It is because whenever the two armies are fighting, the mountains and forests are the easiest place to set up an ambush, and whether there is an ambush or not, scouts must be sent to investigate. Of course, doing something like the other party is the simplest, most convenient, and most convenient way. Use this method to deceive yourself, if you are a general who is not confident enough and determined. will naturally fall for the other party, so as to really expose yourself. But. Who is he, Lu Lan? After following Gongsun Chan and fighting with the northern aliens for many years, what kind of scene has he not seen, how can the other party deceive himself?

"Still not coming out?"

However, when the other party said the next sentence, Lu Lan knew that the other party really saw his own ambush.

"Ben Jiang hasn't read any books, but it's too early for you to deceive Ben General. It is ridiculous that there is such a sound of birdsong in the middle of the night. If Gongsun Chan only has such a stupid general as you, it is better to hand over Youzhou to my family as soon as possible, so as not to laugh and be generous. ”

When he heard the other party's words, Lu Lan finally understood what was wrong.

It's the third watch in the middle of the night, and everything is moving into a deep sleep, and the birds are naturally the same. Of course, there is one bird exception, and that is the owl. However, the owl's call is "cooing", not "cuckooing". Lu Lan used the sound of "cuckoo" as a code in the middle of the night, or in such a quiet night, which was a mistake in itself. This was Lu Lan's negligence, and at the same time, the other party's generals observed it very slightly, and even this little mistake was seen.

"Whoa!"

"Whoa!"

Knowing that his ambush was seen by the other party, Lu Lan did not continue to hide, and as soon as he greeted, 30,000 Youzhou soldiers rushed out of the mountains and forests on both sides, corresponding to the enemy army on the opposite side.

"Your Excellency is Captain Han under Yuan Chang? Sure enough, the name is well deserved, and the general has also heard of the prestige of Captain Han in Youzhou. With the talent of Captain Han, he only served as a captain, which really buried Captain Han's talent. My lord is thirsty for talent, if Captain Han serves my lord, it is more than enough to serve as a general to guard one side, I don't know what Captain Han wants. ”

Lu Lan looked at the other party's figure from afar, and recruited him loudly.

"Haha!"

However, for Lu Lan's solicitation, the other party laughed out loud, with arrogance in the laughter, and there was a little disdain in the arrogance.

"How can Gongsun Chan be worthy of the general's service? It is simply ridiculous! My lord has the talent to conquer the heavens and the earth, and it is easy to capture Gongsun Chan. As long as it takes some time, the entire Youzhou and Gongsun Chan will fall into the hands of my lord, how can Ben Jiang be stupid enough to serve an incompetent person? Ben Jiang thinks that you are not bad, if you abandon the darkness and turn to the light, Ben will say good things for you in front of the lord, and it is not impossible to sit in a county at that time. If you don't know what to do, when you take Youzhou, it will be the day when you are in a different place. ”

"Bah, fanatics are so daring!"

When Lu Lan heard the other party's words, he immediately became angry, but he didn't expect that he would not succeed in recruiting the other party, and he was insulted by the other party.

"Ben will recruit you because he looks up to you, but don't know what to do. Ben Jiang now has 30,000 soldiers and horses, and it is easy to take down Er, if it weren't for the fact that you are a talent, how could Ben General talk nonsense with you. Ben will give you one last chance, surrender or die!"

Lu Lan's voice fell, and he saw that the general on the other side shook his head, although he couldn't see the other party's face clearly, but Lu Lan didn't need to see it clearly and knew that the other party definitely didn't have a good face.

"If Gongsun Zhan's subordinates are all as stupid as you, I'm afraid that Youzhou will not be protected. Even if you have 30,000 soldiers and horses, what if you have more soldiers and horses than the general? Is it that the general can't fight with you? It's simply stupid and hopeless! The general still won't tell you more. Lest you be affected by your stupidity, it will not be good!

Order. The opponent's soldiers and horses immediately turned around and left with no intention of fighting.

"Well, the thief is leaving, I am going to take your head!"

Lu Lan was furious, and he shouted angrily in his mouth, and immediately ordered to chase after him. Judging from the movement of the enemy army just now, it was a group of miscellaneous soldiers. I don't know how Fang Cheng will be taken by the other party, it is simply a shame for Youzhou. Lu Lan thought to himself that he had 30,000 soldiers and horses, and he was still facing a group of miscellaneous soldiers. If he can't take the other party, he can wipe his neck directly.

"Chase!"

"Don't let go of the enemy, it's up to them to get promoted and rich!"

Listening to Lu Lan's order, 30,000 Youzhou soldiers were under the command of their respective generals. chased after him violently. However. The ordinary soldiers didn't think there was anything strange, but most of the generals, as well as Lu Lan and Guan Jing, found that as they chased after them, the distance between them and the other party was getting farther and farther.

"The whole army stops advancing!"

After sensing that something was wrong, Lu Lan decisively ordered the army to stop advancing. It stands to reason that everyone is infantry, and there shouldn't be any difference in the speed of marching, but. The other party left them behind steadily, and the distance was getting farther and farther. That's a little out of order. If it is said that the other party is an elite soldier, it is still said in the past, but judging from the movement caused by the other party when he marched just now, it is clear that it is a group of miscellaneous soldiers, how can the speed be so fast? Besides, among the 30,000 soldiers and horses in Youzhou, in addition to 1,000 white horse righteous followers, there are also 3,000 cavalry. If you send cavalry, you will naturally be able to catch up with the other party, but the other side has more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and even if you catch up with the other party, you can't help the other party, and maybe you will be wiped out by the other party.

"Master Guan, can you see what's going on?"

Guan Jing was a little speechless, whether it was Gongsun Xu or this Lu Lan, they all liked to ask about the areas they were not good at. As experienced generals, you can't see anything wrong, so how can you see it yourself? However, Guan Jing naturally won't say this, lest the enemy army catch up and the leader of your own side will have a conflict, and it will not be good. And since Lu Lan asked himself, he also expressed his opinion, so as not to make people think that he was losing the other party's face.

Guan Jing lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "General Lu, do you say that the other party is luring us and others? In fact, they have already discovered the ambush of our army through the scout's investigation, deliberately pretending not to know, and then putting on a posture of escape, and then leading our army into the ambush circle of the other party, do you think it is possible?"

Lu Lan secretly said in his heart that he was really dizzy, how could he ask Guan Jing who had no experience in this kind of thing. Just a group of miscellaneous soldiers on the other side, and they still want to ambush their own people? That is simply looking for death.

At that moment, Lu Lan shook his head and said, "Lord Guan, judging from the experience of this general in the army for many years, the other party is definitely not in ambush... Hey, that's not right!"

When Lu Lan was about to refute Guan Jing's remarks, he suddenly exclaimed, his eyes looked straight at the ground, but he didn't say anything for a while. Guan Jing also heard Lu Lan's last exclamation, but he didn't know what would make Lu Lan so out of shape, so he didn't bother Lu Lan at the moment, just stood quietly aside and waited.

After a while, Lu Lan raised his head and swept around, a flush flashed on his face, but it was also at night, and no one saw it.

"Lord Guan, what you said is extremely true, it seems that the other party really wants to lure us into their ambush circle. ”

"Ugh!"

Listening to Lu Lan's solemn words, Guan Jing himself was stunned. Just now he said that the other party would have an ambush, but it was just because of his analysis from his previous cognition that the other party had abnormal behavior, and there would usually be an ambush, so he said that, and there was no basis at all. But now that Lu Lan actually agrees with his words, is he really right?

Lu Lan didn't pay attention to Guan Jing's expression, his face was calm, and he said slowly: "Lord Guan, look at the footprints on the ground, although the other party is running away, the footprints are scattered, and it seems that the retreat is very orderly. And the surroundings are more remote than where we were ambushed, and more suitable for ambushes. If we continue to chase after us, we may really fall into an ambush by the other party. Thanks to Master Guan's reminder, otherwise it would have been a big mistake. ”

"Huh. Everyone is thinking about the lord, and General Lu doesn't need to be so polite. ”

Guan Jing smiled wryly, but he didn't expect to be really blinded by himself.

"The order goes down. The whole army was encamped on the spot, as if it was dark today, and in order to avoid being ambushed by the enemy, they would pursue it tomorrow when it was dawn. ”

With Lu Lan's order issued, the soldiers quickly began to act. In a short time, tents were erected.

"Knock knock!"

said that Lu Lan had not been asleep for long, but there was a loud drum sound in his ears. Lu Lan was startled, sat up from the straw mat, and hurriedly put on his helmet. And he ran out of his tent. But when he ran out of the tent, nothing happened. At that moment, Lu Lan summoned the drumming soldier to the front with a black face.

"What's going on. Why drumming?"

"General Qiyu. Previously, the enemy seemed to have the intention of attacking the camp, but the soldiers on the night patrol bumped into the signal, so the subordinates beat the drum to warn. ”

After listening to the report of the soldiers under his command, Lu Lan immediately understood what the other party had in mind.

Obviously, the other side is trying to use the strategy of exhausting the enemy, and use this way of harassment to make it impossible for their own side to rest normally, and when the battle is fought tomorrow, their soldiers will not be able to fully exert their combat power. Sure enough, it's a sinister intention. That Han Sui really deserves his name. As your own opponent, it's really a headache.

"The order goes down. Have the soldiers on night patrol be on the alert, the scout squad be on patrol to extend the range to a radius of ten miles, and send a signal if they spot the enemy, and the cavalry be ready to attack at any time. If the enemy reappears, they will definitely not return. ”

The enemy will exhaust its own soldiers, and will definitely not let the 20,000-strong army appear, but will only harass it with a small force. And with only such a few enemies, the cavalry has nothing to worry about, and they can fight at any time.

"Boom!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

When Lu Lan was about to fall asleep again, the shouts of killing sounded again. In just a quarter of an hour, the sound faded away.

"What's the matter, didn't the cavalry go out, why didn't they destroy the enemy?"

When he learned that the other party had successfully harassed and escaped, Lu Lan couldn't help but shout angrily. He had already ordered the cavalry to be on standby, and it was reasonable to chase the other party at the speed of the cavalry. However, the soldiers under his command gave him bad news.

"General Qiyu, this time the enemy army has dispatched hundreds of cavalry to attack and harass. He just shouted and ran away, and although the cavalry sorted, they could not find any trace of the enemy. ”

Hearing this, Lu Lan's face darkened, the other party obviously planned to consume with them, and even sent cavalry to attack and disturb. In this case, your cavalry will not be able to catch up with the opponent at all, unless you set up an ambush to lead the enemy to the ambush point, so that they will never be able to escape again. However, if the other party is attacking and disturbing itself, and wants to lure its own army to the other party's ambush point, how can it fall into its own ambush?

"Continue to strengthen vigilance, but if there is any movement of enemy troops, report immediately!"

Lu Lan gritted his teeth and said viciously. The other party came to harass and sent so many people every time, and their own army could not be dispatched. If there is no result, it will only make your own soldiers and horses feel more fearful, which is not good. However, the harassment of the enemy army has to be guarded against, and once the enemy army really attacks, it will be a little difficult to react at that time. Therefore, Lu Lan can only make the army ready to fight at any time, after all, the other side has 20,000 soldiers and horses, and if the other party is successfully attacked, it will make his own side fall into a bad enemy.

After giving the order, Lu Lan ran back to his camp tent and lay down, he wanted to see how much energy the other party had, and he wanted to consume it with him like this. It's just that what makes Lu Lan vomit blood is that after a long time, the other party's harassment has never shown his face again.

"Hateful!"

With a low scolding voice, Lu Lan didn't know when he would go to sleep.

"Knock knock!"

"Kill!"

"Capture the enemy generals alive, and the bounty will be one hundred taels!

Lu Lan was still asleep, dreaming that he had defeated Han Sui and captured Han Sui alive, and since then he has been appreciated by Gongsun Xu, all the way up, and in the dream he is dreaming that he is hugging left and right, but when he is unexpected, he is beaten by the dull drum. Obviously, this drum did not come from your own military camp, but from the other side's military camp.

"Oh no, the enemy is attacking!"

Now is the time of Yin, when a person sleeps the deepest, and it seems that the other party is really going to attack this time. At that moment, Lu Lan turned over from the straw mat and quickly summoned the generals of all parties, preparing to face the enemy's large-scale attack. (To be continued......)