In the lobby of the county government, the people of Jingping camp will gather.

"I just confirmed a piece of news that is not very good!" Mu Jing looked at the generals and said, "The Yellow Turban Army that was stationed in Ruyang before, they came out of the south gate, not the north gate!" ”

In order to be cautious, he asked someone to secretly investigate in the city.

In the end, the news came out that the Yellow Turban Army had indeed left the city through the South City Gate, and there was no trace of them after they left the city.

"Does it have anything to do with going out of the city through the south gate and going out of the city through the north gate?"

Xie Yu frowned and asked puzzled.

"Brother Xie, if Huang Shaobu's Yellow Turban Army came out of the North City Gate, they would definitely rush to the northern battlefield and converge with He Man's Department, but if they came out of the South City Gate, it wouldn't be necessarily!"

Chen Zhi said in a low voice.

"It's not impossible, you can go north from outside the city!" Xie Yu said stubbornly.

"If you were the main general and chose to go out of the city, would you do so much?" Mu Jing looked at Xie Yu and said rhetorically.

"Probably not!"

Xie Yu thought about it carefully, and finally answered truthfully, this kind of superfluous thing is a waste of time, and it will take at least half a day to go around the city, so there is no need for this.

"What Shaoqu Shuai means is that Huang Shaobu's Yellow Turban Army didn't actually go north, but they went south!"

Luo Ying was old, experienced on the battlefield, and thoughtful, and he said in a low voice: "The soldiers and horses of Huang Shao's department are simply to converge the soldiers and horses of Gong Duqu Shuai and Liu Pi Qu Shuai, and prepare to besiege and kill the officers and soldiers of Nanyang and Ruyang?" ”

As soon as this idea was opened, the whole lobby was a little boiling.

"How is that possible?"

"How dare they take such a risk!"

"If it's true, it's terrible!"

“……”

Several generals looked at each other, they didn't dare to think about this idea, but now that it has been broken, it is difficult to accept.

"What Luo Junhou said, it's what I'm worried about now!"

Mu Jing spread out the map and said: "I suspect that not only the Yellow Turban soldiers and horses of the Yellow Shao Department, but also the Yellow Turban soldiers and horses of the He Man Department have also gone south, from here to the south, not necessarily to the west, you can go south from the east, directly to Shangcai Beicheng, fast but three days, slow is five days, once they converge with Liu Pi and Gong Du's soldiers and horses, inside and outside, the Runan soldiers will be defeated, and my Nanyang soldiers will also be scattered, how much they can escape is still unknown!" ”

This conjecture made him fidgety at first.

"But there's one place that doesn't make sense!" Zhang Ning, the deputy general of Jingping, said: "If they have already gone south, then what kind of soldiers and horses are fighting against the Yingchuan Xuzhou army on the battlefield in the north!" ”

It is an indisputable fact that there is already fighting in the north.

If they were not fighting the officers and soldiers in the north, who were they fighting?

"Your Highness is right!"

"As far as I know, although the Yingchuan army is newly defeated, its strength still exists, and the Xuzhou army is even stronger, if there is no Huang Shao and He Man's two yellow scarves to resist, how can they be kept out of the Runan boundary!"

When the generals heard this, they said one after another.

"This is also a problem that a certain family can't figure out now!"

Mu Jing sat on the bamboo mat without any posture, his brows furrowed, and he couldn't figure it out.

But the more things that didn't make sense, the more they took root in his heart.

"Shaoqu Shuai, could it be that you are thinking too much?" Luo Ying said in a low voice.

"It's not scary to think too much, but I'm afraid to think about it!"

A trace of worry appeared on Mu Jing's face, and he said, "My father's army is now storming the land of Gepo, if a large army suddenly kills from the flank, he will definitely be defeated!" ”

"Then the young marshal is ready to lead his troops south to meet the marshal of the pastor?"

Someone whispered.

"At this time, going south, won't the Ruyang that we have worked so hard to win fall short?" Du Feng muttered to himself, but his voice was not small.

"Battlefield resolution, don't hesitate!"

Mu Jing took a deep breath and said: "Today we have to make a decision, whether to continue to stay in Ruyang, or lead the troops south to respond, I Mu Jing is young, I am in charge of Jingping for the first time, and I also benefit from the support of the generals, I don't want to let the worry affect the decision, after all, any decision is related to your life and death, I listen to you, you all express your position!" ”

When the five military marquis heard this, their eyes softened a little as they looked at Mu Jing.

These words more or less restrained their hearts.

"Shaoqu Shuai, I think we have to stay in Ruyang now!" Luo Ying spoke: "Ruyang is a land of a hundred battles, don't give up!" ”

"I also think to stay in Ruyang!"

Du Feng also spoke.

Chen Zhi thought for a while and said: "I'm not afraid of what happens, I'm afraid of 10,000, without Ruyang, we are just strategically losing the effect, but once Shaoqu Shuai guesses right, the consequences will be too terrible, I think it is the most stable to lead the troops south immediately!" ”

"Mu Shuai just accepted us, we can't let Mu Shuai have any accidents, Ruyang will lose it, it's a big deal to fight back, so I agree to go south!" Xie Yu looked at Mu Jing, gritted his teeth, and said.

"I also agree to go south!"

Mo Bao finally made a decision and said: "In the final analysis, this is the battle of the officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress the Yellow Turbans, it has little to do with us, we can't take back Runan, and Nanyang has little to do with it, I care more about the life and death of Mu Shuai, we have no way out now, since we surrendered Mu Shuai, Mu Shuai is our pillar!" ”

"Your Highness, what do you mean?"

Luo Ying's eyes looked at Zhang Ning.

"Go south!"

Zhang Ning looked at Mu Jing, looked at his side face, looked at his anxious eyes but wanted to make a look as steady as Mount Tai, and felt a little pity in his heart, and said: "We are all yellow scarves, which cannot be changed, I care more about the safety of Mu Shuai than attacking the city!" ”

"Good!"

Mu Jing took a long breath, clenched his fist and loosened it slightly, and began to order: "The whole army is ready to go south, give you two hours to clean up, two hours later, we will set off, Chen Zhibu is the vanguard, Luo Ying's department is broken, hurry south, we must rush to the Shangcai battlefield as soon as possible!" ”

"Yes!"

The generals commanded.

This was not an order after Mu Jing insisted on going alone, but an order obtained after several of them discussed together, so they were convinced of this order in their hearts, and without the slightest delay, they faithfully carried it out.

"Don't worry, Mu Shuai's martial arts are world-beating, and very people can match them!" After the generals left, Zhang Ning comforted Mu Jing's somewhat flustered mood: "He'll be fine!" ”

"There are invincible people in the world in martial arts, but there are immortal bodies on the battlefield, and powerful warriors are also flesh and blood!" Mu Jing shook his head: "I now regret being greedy and going north, if I stay in Dingying, I can return to Gepo in a few days, and I won't be so far away!" ”

"Maybe it's really because you think too much, don't you have a problem that you just asked?" Zhang Ning changed his way to comfort.

"Maybe!"

Mu Jing nodded bitterly.

In the afternoon, the army pulled out of the city, came and went, before and after only two or three days, so that the people in the city did not understand a little, but when they left, the people in the city were much more stable.

After the army led by Mu Jing left Ruyang, it headed south in the direction of the east.

On a three-day march, they marched 500 miles.

On September 14, in the evening, more than 3,000 troops of Jingping's camp had passed through the county seat of Nanton, entered more than 80 miles north of Shangcai County, and camped on a hillside.

"Shaoqu Shuai, Tan Zong is back!" As soon as he settled down, Huo Shao came to report.

"Let him come to me!"

"No!"

Soon Huo Shao brought Tan Zong in.

"Report to Shaoqu Shuai, this is some records of the battle in the north, I can't find Shao Qu Shuai in Ruyang, I went south day and night, and I intercepted Shao Qu Shuai here!"

Tan Zong reported a roll of cloth, on which was the news inquired by the spies under his command, and it was gathered.

Mu Jing opened it and looked at it carefully, his pupils changed color, and his face turned pale.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Ning stepped forward.

"See for yourself!" Mu Jing handed it over.

"On the battlefield in the north, it was Bu Ji who fought against the officers and soldiers?" Zhang Ning's pretty face also changed color: "Why is the Qingzhou Yellow Turban here?" ”

"I'm afraid it's not just the Qingzhou Yellow Turban!"

Mu Jing's eyes have a hazy and cold light, peeking at a glimpse and knowing the whole leopard, some news as long as a little bit, he can think a lot: "Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian can't send troops to help easily, I suspect that it is a disaster to the east, Xuzhou also has a Yellow Turban Army, although not much, but a lot, if all are introduced into Runan, Xuzhou is naturally safe!" ”