The Chu army was cleaning up the battlefield, Guan Yu suddenly saw a group of Yan cavalry coming from the north, and when he saw the Yan cavalry coming and leaving, he frowned and came to Liu Bei's side.

Liu Bei was in a high degree of excitement at this time, he picked up Ding Ci's head from the ground, and firmly grasped it in his hand, his face was still filled with incomparable joy. Moreover, he asked the soldiers to find Ding Ci's body, and he stabbed Ding Ci's body indiscriminately with his long sword, making Ding Ci's corpse blurred with flesh and blood, and blood and internal organs flowed all over the ground.

"Big brother, is it really necessary? Anyway, Ma Chao is also a prince of a town, and he is the king of Qin, even if he dies, he should be given a thick burial. Guan Yu saw Liu Bei playing with Ding Ci's corpse, and couldn't bear to look at it anymore, so he said.

"Ma Teng openly proclaimed himself emperor, Ma Chao is also to blame, their Ma family no longer takes the Han in their eyes, they should have whipped the corpse a long time ago, and one day, I must open their ancestral graves......" Liu Bei was in such a happy mood for the first time.

"Big brother, don't you think something is wrong?" Guan Yu shook his head helplessly, looked at Liu Bei, who was almost perverted, sighed, stroked his long hair, and said slowly.

Liu Bei stopped what he was doing, stuck the long sword on the ground, threw the head in his hand to the ground, then raised his foot, stepped on the head, looked at Guan Yu, and asked, "Second brother, what's wrong?" ”

"It is rumored that Ma Chao is brave and invincible, although our army has not fought with Ma Chao, but the Ma Chao killed by the eldest brother and the Ma Chao we saw fighting with Lin Nan before are completely two people, one hero is invincible, and the other is vulnerable, doesn't the eldest brother feel strange at all?" Guan Yu had discovered this early on, but he saw Liu Bei's poor and happy appearance. He didn't say anything. It was only after Liu Bei's joy had passed for a while that he dared to come over and raise an objection.

"It's just rumors, even if we went to watch the battle today, we didn't see Ma Chao fighting with any Yan Jun's people, we just saw him holding a bow and shooting arrows. Maybe the rumors are not true, it turns out. Ma Chao is just a waste of fame. ”

Liu Bei stood there very unconvinced, pointing to the head of the person under his feet, extremely unhappy in his heart, and secretly thought: "You killed Lu Bu and achieved your reputation as the king of swords, and the third brother killed a lot of famous generals, why did I kill a Ma Chao, and you are chirping here, do you think I didn't give you a chance to kill Ma Chao?" ”

Guan Yu stopped talking. However, what Liu Bei said was also right, he really didn't see Ma Chao fighting with any Yan Jun today. However, he just felt that there was something unusual in this, and glanced at the human head at Liu Bei's feet again, and did not find anything abnormal, no different from Ma Chao he saw in the distance.

"Big brother, second brother!"

At this moment, Zhang Fei brought in a person from the side, and that person was the ghost cavalry he captured when he was chasing Suo Xu and Hou Xuan. He strode over. lifted that person up completely and walked to Liu Bei and Guan Yu's side. threw the man directly on the ground, then stepped on the man's chest with his foot, and said viciously: "Tell me what you just said!" ”

Liu Bei and Guan Yu glanced at each other, and when they saw Zhang Fei like this, they asked at the same time, "Third brother." What are you doing here? ”

Zhang Fei said: "Big brother, second brother, we killed the wrong person, this person is not Ma Chao!" ”

"Not Ma Chao?!" Liu Bei's reaction was the strongest, he looked at the human head under his feet, and retorted. "How is this possible? Ma Chao is what I saw with my own eyes, and his appearance has been firmly imprinted in my mind, when I met the Son of Heaven that day, I also had a close observation, this person is Ma Chao! I can recognize him even if he turns to ashes! ”

"It's all turned to ashes, how can the eldest brother recognize it? Could it be that Ma Chao's ash is fragrant? Zhang Fei pointed to the person under his feet and said, "Big brother doesn't believe it, you can ask him." He is Ma Chao's descendant, a ghost cavalry, and Ma Chao's personal guard. Big brother will know as soon as he asks! ”

Liu Bei frowned, and asked with a gloomy face: "Say!" Whose head am I stepping on? ”

The ghost cavalry had a look of fear on his face, and there was still blood dripping from his body, and he couldn't stand the torture in Zhang Fei's hands before, so he told a big secret. After Zhang Fei heard this, he hurriedly brought him over. When he heard Liu Bei's question, he said, "Yes...... It's Ding's. ”

"Dingci? Who is Ding Ci? Liu Bei asked.

"Ding Ci is the man at the feet of the king......"

Liu Bei was stunned, and hurriedly glanced at the head under his feet, but did not find anything abnormal, and said suspiciously: "Could it be the rumored disguise technique?" ”

"No, Ding Ci was originally with the prince...... No, it's Ma Chao. Ding Ci was originally very similar to Ma Chao, and this time, in order to break through, Ding Ci pretended to be Ma Chao to attract the Yan army's troops, so as to confuse the truth. ”

"You're telling the truth?" Liu Bei's face began to twitch and glared at the man.

"Everything I said was the truth, and I didn't dare to hide anything from the king. Grandpa Zhang, I said it, it's time to take me to treat my injuries, I will definitely be loyal to Grandpa Zhang in the future......"

"Geng your mother's head!" Liu Bei was furious, killed an impostor, made him feel ashamed, stretched out his hand, pulled out the long sword from Ding Ci's corpse, and slashed it directly, killing the soldier with a sword, the head and body were separated, and rolled to the side.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei saw Liu Bei like this for the first time, and the two of them looked at Liu Bei with a strange gaze, and neither of them spoke, but they were thinking in their hearts: "Is the eldest brother still the same big brother before?" ”

For a long time, the three of them did not say a word.

At this time, Yan Yan came over, hugged his fist towards Liu Bei and said, "King, the Yan army came and left just now, it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time, you should return to the camp quickly." ”

Liu Bei turned around and said, "Go back, go back to Jingzhou, and wait for the opportunity!" ”

"No!"

……

In this battle, the Qin army was defeated, and the Yan army was victorious, killing more than 50,000 people and capturing more than 40,000 people.

The Yan army lost more than 15,000 people, most of them when the Qin army broke through the siege, and it was a bloody battle, from morning to evening, and the battle was over.

The setting sun shone on this bloody land, and the fiery red sunset spread across the sky. It seems to reflect the fierce battle.

Lin Nan rode on horseback, looking at the battlefield after the war, like purgatory on earth, he looked up at the sky, looked at the lonely sky, and said slowly: "Wen Chou, Guan Hai, Li Tie, Bang Dun, Su Fei and those soldiers who died in the hands of the Qin army's iron horsemen. I have avenged you. Although Ma Chao was not caught, from now on, Ma Chao will not set foot in the Central Plains for a long time, and when I accumulate enough strength, I will inevitably lead the army to attack Guanzhong and Liangzhou. You can look at it, I hope that your souls in the sky can bless the soldiers of my Yan Kingdom......"

After saying something to himself, Lin Nan's mood suddenly brightened, and the pressure brought by the Qin army before suddenly disappeared.

Victorious. It's wonderful.

"Lord, all the soldiers and horses have come back one after another, according to the news from the scouts, it seems that the Ma Chao who was killed by Liu Bei seems to be fake, and the Ma Chao protected by Zhang Xiu and Wang Shuang is real. Now, Ma Chao has led the remnants towards the Tiger Pass, and Suo Xu, Hou Xuan, Yang Qiu, Cheng Yin and others have also gone to the Tiger Pass. The Qin army became one on the road, under the leadership of Ma Chao. All the way to the west. Guo Jia rode a fast horse and came to Lin Nan's side, and reported the latest news to Lin Nan.

Lin Nan nodded, turned his head to look at Guo Jia, and saw that Guo Jia had a bandage wrapped around his arm, and the bandage was already soaked red with blood. Then he asked with concern: "Fengxiao, are you injured?" How did Lu Kuang protect you? ”

"It's just a small injury, it's also an accident, no one else's fault." Guo Jia said optimistically.

"Has the medic seen it?"

"Look, haven't I already bandaged it?"

Lin Nan still takes good care of Guo Jia. Guo Jia was thin before, and he was afraid that Guo Jia would die young, so he asked Guo Jia to exercise and asked him to pay attention to nutritional matching. Gradually, Guo Jia got used to living in the north, and his body gradually hardened, and he was no longer a weak Guo Fengxiao.

"Well, that's good, you're a strategist, not a general, this job is not suitable for you, and I won't let you and Gongda do it again in the future, it's very dangerous."

"Thank you for your concern."

"Fengxiao, what do you say Ma Chao will do next after retreating to the Tiger Prison?"

Guo Jia thought for a while and said, "That's what I'm here for. Xu Huang has led the team into Pishan for a long time, Ma Chao has no place in the Central Plains, and with this fiasco, he will inevitably retreat to Guanzhong. The subordinates thought that this was the time when Xu Huang's squad began to act. ”

"Well, it's exactly what I want, immediately fly the pigeon and pass the book to Xu Huang, let Xu Huang start to act, his team has been holding back for so long, it's time to exert its might, it's best, take it together with Hangu Pass, so that our army can enter the division."

"No!"

Guo Jia had just retreated here, and Xun You hurriedly rode his horse over there.

Lin Nan took a special look at Xun You and was relieved to see that Xun You was not injured. Seeing that Xun You was in a hurry, he asked, "Strategist, what happened to make you so flustered?" ”

"My lord, I just received a flying pigeon from General Zhang He, the Wei army really started to act, the general of the Wei army, Xiahou Yuan, suddenly attacked Yuanyongcheng, and tens of thousands of troops surrounded Yuanyongcheng."

"Bastard! I knew that Cao Mengde's troops retreated for 30 miles and did not move, and there must be a conspiracy. Unexpectedly, he was waiting for me here. How is the battle situation on Zhang He's side? ”

"Fortunately, Zhang He was prepared before, all the defensive measures have been prepared, and although he was besieged by tens of thousands of troops of Xiahou Yuan, he was still able to hold the city."

"Good. Strategist, our army has just finished fighting, and the battle has started again over there, in the opinion of the strategist, what should our army do now? ”

Xun Yu said: "This place is more than eighty miles away from Yuanyongcheng, and I am afraid that the Wei army will set up an ambush on the road to ambush reinforcements under the guise of besieging Yuanyongcheng. The subordinates thought that it was better for the lord to lead a strong army to advance lightly, sneak attack the Wei army camp, and after the attack, he would besiege Wei to save Zhao. The Wei army camp also had more than eighty miles according to this, but the road was wide along the way, and the cavalry galloped without obstacles, and could be reached quickly. ”

"Okay, that's it. Immediately ordered Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, and Zhang Liao to select 3,000 elite light cavalry to gather here with me, and they will be handed over to the command of the military division. ”

"No!"

"Xiahou Yuan, the word Miaocai, Pei Guo, is the younger brother of the Xiahou Yuan clan, and his wife is the sister of Cao Mengde's wife Ding. When he was young, Xiahou Yuan was imprisoned for Cao Mengde's scapegoat. He was later rescued by Cao Mengde. When Cao Mengde raised the army, he served as Sima of other departments, and later moved to the cavalry captain, the military captain, and the champion general, and is now the ...... of Xuzhou Assassin History"

Zhang He sat in the hall, listening to his subordinates read the information that Bian Xi had worked so hard to collect when he was lurking in the Wei State, and he closed his eyes and rested his mind. suddenly opened his eyes and said lightly: "I didn't expect Xiahou Yuan to win Cao Mengde's trust so much...... Keep reading! ”

“……”

Zhang He squinted at which of his subordinates was reciting, and asked, "Why don't you continue to read?" ”

"General Qiyu, it's gone!"

"Gone?"

"Yes General, the people below are all burned by the fire."

Zhang He sighed and said: "It's a pity, it's a pity that Bian Xi worked hard to lurk in Wei for two years, and in the end, he brought back very little information. Although some of it was written through his recollections. But after all, it is still not comprehensive. The first time I met Xiahou Yuan, I don't know anything about him, how do I know myself and his opponent? Let's go down. ”

"No!"

"It would be nice if Bian Xi was here, at least I could ask him about Xiahou Yuan's specific situation......

Xu You stood there, motionless, but a trace of joy appeared on his face, and he sighed when he saw Zhang He. Then he said: "General Zhang doesn't have to worry, he knows that Xiahou Yuan is fine. Bian Xi is not alone......"

Zhang He squinted at Xu You and asked, "By the way, the military advisor and Cao Mengde are friends of the general horn, so they should know something about the people around Cao Mengde." ”

Xu You smiled: "Of course. ”

"Well, military advisor, then hurry up and tell us the details of Xiahou Yuan. This guy brought an army of 30,000 to besiege but not attack, and if I led the troops to battle, he would run. When I came back, he surrounded us again, which was really embarrassing. Chu Yan, who had been sitting in the hall without speaking, spoke.

Chen Zhi and Wei Yan's faces were also full of expectation, and at the same time said, "Strategist, don't sell it, hurry up and say it." ”

Xu You cleared his throat and said slowly: "The four generals don't need to be in such a hurry, Xiahou Yuan is Cao Agui's confidant and favorite general, and he is also a rare member of the Wei State. This person has the talent of a general, and he is quite valued by Cao Apu, and there was a saying in the Wei army, called 'Xiahou Yuan, the captain of the military academy, five hundred in three days, and one thousand in six days'. It is said that Xiahou Yuan was often elusive when he was a military captain under Cao A's account, and his subordinates had few cavalry, mostly infantry, but they were all in a hurry, and they could run 500 miles in three days, and 1,000 miles in six days, which can be described as a god speed. ”

After a pause, Xu You saw that everyone listened with relish, and continued: "It is precisely because Xiahou Yuan runs fast that he has earned the nickname of General Shenxing in the Wei army, and his subordinates have naturally become Shenxing Army. At present, what is blocked outside Yuanyong City is Xiahou Yuan's divine marching army. However, the number of troops was definitely not 30,000, at best only 3,000. ”

After hearing this, Zhang He, Chen Dao, Wei Yan, and Chu Yan were all taken aback, and after looking at each other, they all asked in disbelief: "Don't make such a joke as a military advisor, the rivers, forests, and hillsides outside the city are full of soldiers of the Wei army, and if there are no 30,000 people, it is impossible to surround Yuanyong City." ”

Xu You sneered, and when he saw that Zhang He, Chen Dao, Wei Yan, and Chu Yan didn't believe his words, he shook his head and said, "Alas, the words are against the ear......"

With that, he raised his leg and was about to leave.

"Wait......" Zhang He hurriedly fought and stopped, "Military Division, don't sell Guanzi anymore, if you have any strategy to deal with Xiahou Yuan, quickly take it out, and when Xiahou Yuan is repulsed, the military division is the first merit, and we will definitely praise the military division in front of the lord." ”

"yes, yes! The military advisor should have a plan, please speak up quickly. Chen Dao, Wei Yan, and Chu Yan all echoed.

Xu You said with a smile: "Last night, maybe the Wei army did have 30,000, but this morning, there were only 3,000 people left in the Wei army, didn't you notice, last night Xiahou Yuan led the army suddenly appeared, 30,000 male soldiers shouted to the sky, and the sneak attack on Yuan Yong failed, and they were forced to retreat." But today, if you look at it again, in addition to the three thousand people personally led by Xiahou Yuan, where are there other shadows of the Wei army? ”

"What is the explanation for the Wei army in the woods, on the hillside, and by the river?" Chu Yan is a big boss, when he is a bandit, he can charge into battle, but his brain is not very good.

"It's just a suspicious tactic, just because it's Xiahou Yuan who came, so except for him. No one can make a 3,000-to-30,000 momentum, bluff, pretending to besiege Yuanyong, but there is no other plan. ”

Zhang He seems to understand, in terms of seniority, he is the oldest general. In addition, he is older than Chen Zhi and Wei Yan, and Chen Zhi and Wei Yan are also in the growth period, he once commanded the battle alone, broke through Beiping, where Gongsun Zhan was entrenched, went out of the Sai Qianli to pursue the Xianbei people, led the troops to guard Yunzhou, and was responsible for local security. And woke him up.

"I see. Strategist, thank you for the reminder. Generals, let's act, let's go and meet this famous Shenxing general! Zhang He patted his thigh, suddenly came to his senses, and said to everyone.

Chen Dao, Wei Yan, and Chu Yan still didn't understand a little, so they asked, "General, what should we do?" ”

Zhang He smiled. Immediately made a reasonable deployment, and then turned his attention to Xu You. He asked, "What does the military advisor think of this?" ”

Xu You nodded heavily and said, "As I thought, General Zhang, since the lord has made you the chief general, there is naturally a reason for the lord." At that time, I still felt that General Zhang was too young to take on the role alone. Now it seems that the lord did not choose the wrong person, and Ziyuan is here to wish General Zhang success. ”

As he spoke, Xu You arched his hand towards Zhang He, and also bowed his hand to the other three generals.

Zhang He said: "Military division." The city will be handed over to you. ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhang He walked out of the hall with Chen Dao, Wei Yan, and Chu Yan.

……

Outside Yuanyong City, in the dense forest on the east bank of the Liuzi River, Xiahou Yuan was wearing a strong suit, sitting on a rock, holding a piece of wild boar in his hand, and was biting hard, eating with relish.

Around him, there were a few dozen people sitting, all resting there, also holding wild boar, all with happy smiles on their faces.

As Cao Mengde's most trustworthy general, Xiahou Yuan has his superiority, his military talent has been demonstrated from the beginning, and the most unique move in his military command art is speed, good at quick battles, knows how to abandon the strong and attack the weak, and uses troops flexibly.

During the battle, Xiahou Yuan also attached great importance to logistical support, often personally supervised the transportation of military rations, and after winning battles, he also took the enemy's military rations first, which was a model for doing a good job in military logistics support.

At the same time, he was very kind to his soldiers and subordinates, and when he defeated the enemy, he would distribute military rations to the sergeants who were short of food, so that the morale of the army was reinvigorated.

When Cao Mengde was young, he committed a crime in his hometown, and Xiahou Yuan actually apologized for him, and later Cao Cao rescued him from trouble. One year of famine, he gave up his own son in order to feed his orphan daughter who had died of his brother.

That's right, this is Xiahou Yuan, a veritable general of the Wei army, who is even better than Xiahoudun and Cao Hong, whom Cao Mengde also trusted, and is on a par with Cao Ren.

Not to mention, take this siege of Yuanyongcheng as an example, Cao Mengde obviously gave him 30,000 horses, but when he knew that Yuanyongcheng had been occupied by the Yan army and arranged the defense line, he took the initiative to give up the idea of attacking Yuanyongcheng, so he came up with an opportunity to encircle the point and send reinforcements. He transferred his heavy troops to the road from Guandu to Yuanyong City to ambush him, and he personally led his elite 3,000 divine marches here to bluff in order to delay the enemy's goal in the city.

As it turned out, he succeeded, firmly encircling the Yan army in the city for a day and a night.

"Everyone eat more, only when you are full will you have the strength to fight, and you will go around Yuanyongcheng for a few laps in a while, I estimate that when you are late today, the Yan army that has retreated from Guandu will come to save Yuanyongcheng." When the time comes, we can go all out. ”

"No!"

As he was talking, a group of soldiers came back tired and sweaty, panting, and as soon as a hundred people came here, they sat on the ground and kept wiping the sweat from their foreheads.

When Xiahou Yuan saw that another group of people had returned, he laughed hesitantly and said to the hundred people: "Thank you for your hard work, eat meat quickly, these are all rewards for you, and there will be no more tomorrow." ”

The faces of a hundred people were filled with happy smiles, and the fatigue just now had dissipated a lot, and they all walked to a large iron pot, each scooped up a piece of wild boar, opened his mouth and began to gnaw.

At this time, a soldier ran over from the bank of the Liuzi River and said with a panicked expression: "General, the Yan army is out of the city, and ...... And it was from four different directions, and the attack began separately. ”

"Damn it. There must be a master in the city, otherwise, how can he see through my plan? Quickly give orders to all departments, retreat thirty miles, and assemble at Old Crow Bay. Xiahou Yuan stuffed the uneaten meat directly into a pocket hanging from his waist, and wiped his hands on his body with oil. Picking up one of his broadswords, he beckoned the soldier to leave.

Two hundred or so men, walking through the woods, ran as fast as they could on their two legs, and although there were some stones in the woods, they could not hinder them, and they were almost on the ground.

When Zhang He and his soldiers arrived here, Xiahou Yuan had already run away. However, he was not without gains. I saw scarecrows tied everywhere, and flags planted all over the place. He accidentally saw a tree engraved with the words "Have the ability to chase me", and there was also a payment, which was actually engraved by Xiahou Yuan himself.

He sighed and said, "Xiahou Yuan is worthy of being a Shenxing general, he runs so fast, and what surprises me even more is that he actually used this method to deceive me for a whole day!" ”

Yan Jun didn't gain much. I had to move back the banner of the Wei army and the scarecrow wearing the clothes of the Wei army. At the same time, he also brought back many large iron pots that were left behind, which were counted as trophies.

In Yuanyong City, although Zhang He and others brought back the loot, they were not optimistic, and they felt a little admiration for Xiahou Yuan's suspicious tactics.

Chen Dao, Wei Yan, and Chu Yan all gathered in the hall, and the three of them still hadn't understood. How could Xu Yu see through Xiahou Yuan's treacherous scheme.

"Military advisor, how did you see it, there were really not many Wei troops outside the city, as soon as we went out, the Wei army ran away without a trace. Only those who eat are left. Chu Yan asked puzzled.

Xu You said with a smile: "Well, it's because you didn't observe carefully. Xiahou Yuan is known as the Shenxing General, and his subordinates are also Shenxing, and running away is first-class, in such a place surrounded by dense forests, rivers, and low mountains, the role of cavalry is not obvious, and there is a feeling that heroes are useless. But for Xiahou Yuan's divine marching army, it couldn't be more suitable. Just because his subordinates ran fast, they circled around the city every once in a while, deliberately making some noise, so that you all believed that the Wei army was outside the city......"

"Oh, I see, grandma bear! Lao Tzu also used to be a figure who gathered in the mountains and forests, and since he followed the lord, there have been very few opportunities to enter the mountains, but this time it was my negligence, why didn't I think of this. Chu Yan patted her head and said regretfully.

"There is no need to do this, Xiahou Yuan will inevitably go and return, and if he comes again this time, it is very likely that the army will be drawn back for a strong attack. Therefore, General Chu has a great opportunity to show his skills. Xu You said.

After hearing this, Zhang He asked, "What does the military advisor mean?" ”

"Xiahou Yuan's army of 30,000 people does exist, but the 27,000-strong horse infantry army is at least ambushed on the way from Guandu to Yuanyongcheng thirty miles away, since we have seen through Xiahou Yuan's strategy, he must be afraid that we will take the initiative to attack, and will inevitably lead the army to attack. The city of Yuanyong City is small, the city defense is not strong enough, and the city wall is also in disrepair, so this battle has a great test for us. If it is defeated, then Xiahou Yuan will drive straight into the county and county towns to smash the grain land, then our army will not be able to gain a foothold in the Central Plains, and the tens of thousands of troops who will attack the main attack will inevitably be affected. Xu Yu said.

Zhang He nodded and asked: "Then, let's actively prepare for battle, there are only five hundred cavalry in the city, and the rest are infantry, although Xiahou Yuan has a divine march, but not everyone runs so fast." Strategist, what is your strategy to defeat the enemy? ”

"Flank!" Xu You stroked his beard and said proudly, "Although Xiahou Yuan is an outstanding general of the Wei army, he is impatient, rushes and fights, and is not bound by withering orders, and often makes some extraordinary moves, appearing like a ghost, and disappearing like a ghost, and is good at long-distance raids, sneaking up on enemy camps and granaries. However, Yuanyongcheng happened to be stuck in a key position, and he couldn't bypass it, so he could only take Yuanyongcheng first in order to realize his advantages of long-distance running. ”

Zhang He said: "I understand, then ask the military division to come up with a plan, Zhang He is willing to hand over the command to the military division this time, and have full authority to obey the orders of the military division." Strategist, how to flank Xiahou Yuan, please give an order! ”

Xu You has a very good impression of Zhang He, this person has a general understanding and has always focused on the overall situation. After hearing this, he was deeply moved and said: "General Zhang puts the overall situation first, and Ziyuan admires it. However, General Zhang does not have to be like this. The command still belongs to General Zhang, and I can only give advice. ”

After speaking, Xu You told Zhang He, Chen Zhi, Wei Yan, and Chu Yan about his ambush plan, and after hearing it, the four of them all felt that this plan was very good, and laughed.

……

Xiahou Yuan ran all the way. Finally arrived at Old Crow Bay, which made the soldiers stop and rest. After a short time, more than a dozen troops came one after another, and the Shenxing army with Tun as a unit gathered over.

"Let's take a break!" Xiahou Yuan said to the others breathlessly.

After Xiahou Yuan rested, he immediately said to a person beside him: "Pass the order, let Wen Ji and Deng Bai bring all the troops over, and prepare to storm Yuanyong City!" ”

"No!"

In the evening, Xiahou Yuan's subordinates withdrew Wen Ji and Deng Bai from the ambush and rushed to Lao Crow Bay with a 27,000-strong horse infantry army. Seeing Xiahou Yuan sitting on a rock next to Lao Crow Bay, he walked over.

"The last general will see the general!"

Xiahou Yuan said: "You came just in time, have you ever met the rescue Yan army?" ”

Wen Ji and Deng Bai looked at each other, and finally shook their heads together and said, "No, I haven't seen a single figure." ”

Xiahou Yuan sighed and said, "It seems that I made a mistake. You guys take a break. After dark, we began to storm Yuanyong City. Let the soldiers prepare well. ”

"No!"

……

Yuanyong City is about a mile away from the west bank of the Liuzi River, the city is not large, and there is a small flat land in the middle. The east bank of the Liuzi River is a dense wooded area where tall trees cover the sky and the sun, making it a good place for concealed ambushes.

After some preparations, Zhang He, Wei Yan, and Chu Yan each led 2,000 men to ambush near the crooked Liuzi River. According to Xu Yu's calculations and the geographical location of this place. If the Wei army wanted to arrive, it would inevitably come from the dense forest on the east bank of the Liuzi River, so Zhang He, Wei Yan, and Chu Yan were ambushed in the south, north, and west of Yuanyongcheng respectively, so as not to quickly surround the city after the Wei army rushed over. Watch from afar.

Although it is already evening, the weather is still so hot and dry as summer approaches. Zhang He's face was wet, and the sweat on his head was dripping in the iron helmet, forming strips of water running down his cheeks. The battle robe under the iron armor is also glued to the back, which makes people feel uncomfortable.

The sound of shredded metal echoed crisply through the trees, and Zhang He looked around, some of the warriors were napping in the shade of the trees, others silently tending to their weapons and armor. In order to prevent the metal from reflecting off the sunlight and being detected by the enemy, the shield armor and blades have been painted black.

Zhang He took off his helmet, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his hands, and then felt the softness and warmth of the breeze while sitting in the big tree with a spear in his arms and falling asleep.

Waiting has always been the most troublesome thing, Zhang He took a nap, woke up from a short but deep sleep, squinted his eyes to adjust to the strong sunlight that filtered through the gaps in the treetops, and listened to the chirping of birds in the thick green shade.

Zhang He sighed, who would have thought that in a while, such a peaceful and beautiful forest would become a battlefield full of flesh and blood.

Suppressing the emotion in his heart, Zhang He focused his attention on the upcoming battle, he stood up and tried to move the joints of his body, and asked the soldiers to move as much as possible at this time, otherwise after a while, no one would be able to move if they wanted to.

Zhang He is a general who leads the army, and he cherishes his subordinates very much, which also makes him deeply loved in the army.

At this time, the soldiers all tied up their armor, bit the short wooden sticks that prevented the sound in their mouths, and entered the predetermined ambush site to hide. There was still half an hour before it got dark, and a big net to hunt Xiahou Yuan had been quietly opened, just waiting for the prey to come in by itself.

After the sun was about to sink into the horizon, the dust slowly rose from the trees on the east bank of the Liuzi River, although it was not very noticeable, but for Zhang He, who had been waiting, he still felt a sense of excitement and excitement.

Xiahou Yuan finally came.

The Liuzi River is not too wide, and the river is not deep, people can jump down, and the deepest place is only over the chest, of course, this is a general reference, people's height is not all the same, so, some short soldiers, the water level may reach his neck.

Zhang He used his right hand to beat the spear hard, and jumped towards the big tree with the help of this force, and when the old strength was exhausted in mid-air, his left hand reached out and pressed down on a thick horizontal branch, and his body rose again with the help of force, standing firmly on this horizontal branch.

He stretched out his hand and pulled out his saber from his waist, and as agreed, he shook the blade five times at the head of the city of Yuanyong City, which was about to sink into the horizon, and then looked intently at the head of the city on the other side of the river.

I saw that on the high oar in the southeast of Yuanyong City, someone flashed three times with his blade, which was a code for the appointment, indicating that the 500 cavalry and 3,500 infantry in the city could go out to battle at any time, and the surveillance of the east side was intensified.

The sound of birdsong stopped, and the enemy gradually became clear in Zhang He's field of vision.

There are many people, and the Wei army line walking through the sheep intestine path in the woods is extremely long, and there is no end in sight. Seeing that their soldiers marched in unison, the dust rose in stripes, clear and not chaotic, and they were indeed elite divisions that had been on the battlefield for a long time.

When the entire team appeared in sight, Zhang He couldn't help frowning, the soldiers at the end of the team not only had chaotic steps, but also scattered dust, indicating that even the basic marching army type could not be maintained.

"These people obviously don't have strict military training, how could Xiahou Yuan use this kind of soldier to fight?"

Zhang He muttered in his heart, and as soon as his mind turned, he immediately came to his senses and thought secretly: "Could it be...... Tiger Guards? ”

Sure enough, when the haphazard people appeared in their entirety, everyone walked like wind under their feet, and soon overtook the soldiers in front of them, but then the figures sprang into the denser woods, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

This made Zhang He more sure of his conjecture, he had heard Bian Xi talk about the Tiger Guards of Wei, so when those people appeared, from the sharp eyes of a warrior, he could see that those people were by no means idle.

The Tiger Guard, the most mysterious army of Wei, is also the most ace army under Cao Mengde's account, and it is said that they are all all-round fighters of Wei State.

The selection criteria are very perverted, marksmanship, horsemanship, sword fighting, archery, and the art of war must meet the standards of ordinary lieutenants. In the end, he had to wear a pair of the finest heavy armor, a spear, an iron-tired bow, and a sharp sword, and he had the strength to fight on a horse after running for hundreds of miles.

And the leader of the Tiger Guard Army is Dian Wei and Xu Chu, who are known as the double peers of the Wei State, but no one has ever seen Dian Wei and Xu Chu have mysterious subordinates, and generally their appearance is just standing by Cao Mengde's side in the form of personal guards. As for the traces of the Tiger Guards, it has become even more confusing.

At that time, because of his special status in the Wei State, Bian Xi overheard the name of the Tiger Guards in a conversation between Dian Wei and Xu Chu, and he had always been thoughtful, so he secretly kept this name in his heart.

Just when Zhang He was thinking about it, he suddenly found that the smoke and dust in the dense forest suddenly stopped, and the Wei army stopped advancing less than a mile from the river bank, and the soldiers gathered more and more, as if they were arraying on the other side of the river, but they were not in a hurry to attack.

Zhang He retracted his head behind the trunk of the tree, and was awe-inspiring, "The troops stopped advancing and the dust immediately stopped flying, which requires hard training and a very high level of army management of the generals. This alone can be seen that Xiahou Yuan's divine march is not just fast. There were many enemies this time, and there were troops like the Tiger Guards, and Xiahou Yuan was not a mediocre talent, so I don't know if this ambush could be successful. It seems that this is an uphill battle! (To be continued......)