Chapter 289: The Way Home (Part II)

"Hell, who did this?" The cavalry marquis who led the team stared at the corpses of his subordinates and angrily asked his subordinates nearby.

A soldier who arrived here first, when he heard what the military marquis said, hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "Qiyu military marquis, the little one can see clearly, it was those white wave soldiers who did it." When they had killed our brothers, they turned around and fled back when they saw that they had been discovered, presumably in the barracks. ”

After glancing in the direction of the Baibo military camp in the distance, the military marquis gritted his back molars and ordered: "Leave half of the people here and continue to search for the murderer, and the rest will follow me back to the camp." I will report this matter to the Lord immediately. ”

Han Zhan, who was sleeping soundly, rubbed his eyes and asked impatiently after being woken up by Chen Zhi from his sleep: "Uncle Zhi, it's not cold yet, why did you wake me up at this hour, is something wrong?" ”

"Back to the lord," Chen Zhi hurriedly replied, "one of our soldiers who kept vigil was killed. ”

"What, our soldiers have been killed." As soon as Han Zhan heard the news, he sat up from the bed abruptly and asked nervously, "Do you know who did it?" ”

"According to a nearby sentry, it was the White Wave Soldier who did it."

Hearing that it was Bai Bobing who killed his subordinates, Han Zhan felt that this matter could not be endured any longer, otherwise Han Xian, Li Le, Hu Cai and others would feel that they were weak and could be bullied, and hurriedly ordered Chen Dao: "Uncle Zhi, bring Han Sheng immediately, I have something to discuss with him!" ”

By the time Huang Zhong arrived in a hurry, Han Zhan had already dressed and was sitting in the tent waiting. Seeing Huang Zhong coming in, Han Zhan didn't go around in circles, but asked bluntly: "Han Sheng, if we want to attack Bai Bobing's camp, what are the chances of winning?" ”

Huang Zhong didn't expect Han Zhan to ask such a question, and after a moment of silence, he replied: "Lord, if the Bai Bo soldiers are camped in the plains, I will lead five thousand cavalry to rush into the village, and I am at least sixty percent sure that I can defeat them." But now their camps are all in the city, and the cavalry can't rush at all, and if you want to defeat them, the chances of victory are less than 20%. ”

"Two achievements and two percent." In order to prevent his subordinates from dying in vain, Han Zhan decided to take a risk, so he instructed Huang Zhong, "Immediately gather our troops and follow Benhou to Han Xian and Li Le to seek justice." ”

"My lord, don't be reckless." When Huang Zhong heard Han Zhan's order, he said uncharacteristically: "Now that Bai Bo has nearly ten times more soldiers than us, and the terrain in the city is not suitable for cavalry sprints, it is not an easy matter to solve Han Xian and Li Le. The lord should still think long-term. ”

"Think long, think long!" Han Zhan said angrily: "We gave in to Han Xian and Li Le everywhere, but they thought we were weak and could be bullied, and even sent people to kill my subordinates. Whether it is tolerable or unbearable, Benhou must personally lead troops to exterminate them. ”

"My lord!" Seeing that Han Zhan insisted on going his own way, Huang Zhong hurriedly persuaded again: "If we don't have 50,000 people from Chang'an behind us, if we want to destroy Han Xian, Li Le and others, the last general won't even frown." But once the white wave soldiers become rebels, it will be those innocent people who will suffer at that time. ”

Hearing Huang Zhong say this, Han Zhan was silent. He thought to himself, if it weren't for the fact that there were 50,000 unarmed people, it was estimated that outside Hangu Pass, his own soldiers and horses would have defeated Han Xian and Li Le's soldiers and horses, so why would he have to wait until now. But if you swallow your anger, you will be regarded as weak and bullying by Han Xian and Li Le, and you will be even more aggressive in the future.

Just as he was in a dilemma, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the tent, followed by the shouts of the guards outside the tent. But Han Zhan soon heard clearly that the person who came was Chen Dao, the commander of his guards. After he waited for Chen Zhi to walk into the tent, he looked at the other party and asked, "Uncle Zhi, what makes you so excited?" ”

"Enlighten the Lord." Chen Zhi said with a happy face: "The two captains, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang, sent people to contact us, and his soldiers and horses were stationed at a distance of twenty miles. ”

"What, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang's soldiers and horses are here?" After listening to Chen Dao's report, Han Zhan's face was suddenly full of joy, and he hurriedly asked, "How many people do they have?" ”

Han Zhan's question stopped Chen Zhi, he raised his hand and scratched the back of his head, and replied a little embarrassedly: "Back to the lord's words, his subordinates were too anxious just now and forgot to ask." ”

"Since you forgot to ask, why don't you invite the messenger and let Ben Hou ask him personally."

Not long after, Chen Zhi entered the tent with a small colonel. After the ceremony, Han Zhan asked the colonel: "I don't know how many soldiers and horses Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang have?" ”

"My lord," replied the Colonel respectfully, "the men of the two captains have a total of 18,000 men and horses. ”

"Eighteen thousand!" Hearing this number, Han Zhan couldn't help but feel ecstatic in his heart, he turned his head to look at Huang Zhong, and then asked, "Why are there so many men and horses under the two Captain Lu?" ”

"Back to the lord's words," the little colonel replied, "the two lieutenants of Lu, only 10,000 strong crossbowmen and 5,000 foot soldiers, were ordered by Xun Changshi to come to cooperate with the lord to seize Chang'an. On the way, they encountered 3,000 foot soldiers escorting grain and grass led by the military Sima Jiang Fan, so that the total strength reached 18,000. ”

After determining the number of people, Han Zhan nodded and said to Huang Zhong: "Han Sheng, if we join forces with Erlu, the total strength will be more than 20,000 people, and there will be no problem at all to deal with 40,000 or 50,000 Baibo soldiers. ”

"Lord, since this is the case, then without further ado, we should immediately order the two lieutenants of Captain Lu to come here with the soldiers and horses in the starry night to join us." Huang Zhong learned that another 18,000 men had been added, and his confidence in speaking suddenly became much stronger: "At that time, we can ask Han Xian, Li Le and others to ask for the guilt, and let them hand over the murderers." ”

Just as Han Zhan and Huang Zhong were discussing how to deal with Bai Bobing, Li Le also received a reward from his subordinates, and learned that they had sneaked into the opposite military camp and were discovered by the sentry of the night watch. Moreover, there was a fire fight between the two sides, and ten Jizhou soldiers were killed by their own people.

For Li Le, the death of more than a dozen people is simply a trivial matter. He regretted that his people had not succeeded in infiltrating Han Zhan's military camp and figuring out what belongings those tens of thousands of fat sheep had. After waving his hand to the seventeen soldiers and retreating, he ordered someone to invite Han Xian to his tent to discuss matters.

After a long time, Han Xian, who had not fully woken up, came to Li Le's tent with sleepy eyes, and asked angrily: "Brother, you called my brother in the middle of the night, is there anything wrong?" ”

"My brother, you still have the heart to sleep. Woe is coming, woe is coming. Li Le pretended to be panicked and said, "Maybe it will bring death to the three of our brothers." ”

"What, to provoke death?" Li Le's tricky words suddenly scared Han Xian to his senses, and he asked nervously, "I don't know what happened?" ”

"Hell, who did this?" The cavalry marquis who led the team stared at the corpses of his subordinates and angrily asked his subordinates nearby.

A soldier who arrived here first, when he heard what the military marquis said, hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "Qiyu military marquis, the little one can see clearly, it was those white wave soldiers who did it." When they had killed our brothers, they turned around and fled back when they saw that they had been discovered, presumably in the barracks. ”

After glancing in the direction of the Baibo military camp in the distance, the military marquis gritted his back molars and ordered: "Leave half of the people here and continue to search for the murderer, and the rest will follow me back to the camp." I will report this matter to the Lord immediately. ”

Han Zhan, who was sleeping soundly, rubbed his eyes and asked impatiently after being woken up by Chen Zhi from his sleep: "Uncle Zhi, it's not cold yet, why did you wake me up at this hour, is something wrong?" ”

"Back to the lord," Chen Zhi hurriedly replied, "one of our soldiers who kept vigil was killed. ”

"What, our soldiers have been killed." As soon as Han Zhan heard the news, he sat up from the bed abruptly and asked nervously, "Do you know who did it?" ”

"According to a nearby sentry, it was the White Wave Soldier who did it."

Hearing that it was Bai Bobing who killed his subordinates, Han Zhan felt that this matter could not be endured any longer, otherwise Han Xian, Li Le, Hu Cai and others would feel that they were weak and could be bullied, and hurriedly ordered Chen Dao: "Uncle Zhi, bring Han Sheng immediately, I have something to discuss with him!" ”

By the time Huang Zhong arrived in a hurry, Han Zhan had already dressed and was sitting in the tent waiting. Seeing Huang Zhong coming in, Han Zhan didn't go around in circles, but asked bluntly: "Han Sheng, if we want to attack Bai Bobing's camp, what are the chances of winning?" ”

Huang Zhong didn't expect Han Zhan to ask such a question, and after a moment of silence, he replied: "Lord, if the Bai Bo soldiers are camped in the plains, I will lead five thousand cavalry to rush into the village, and I am at least sixty percent sure that I can defeat them." But now their camps are all in the city, and the cavalry can't rush at all, and if you want to defeat them, the chances of victory are less than 20%. ”

"Two achievements and two percent." In order to prevent his subordinates from dying in vain, Han Zhan decided to take a risk, so he instructed Huang Zhong, "Immediately gather our troops and follow Benhou to Han Xian and Li Le to seek justice." ”

"My lord, don't be reckless." When Huang Zhong heard Han Zhan's order, he said uncharacteristically: "Now that Bai Bo has nearly ten times more soldiers than us, and the terrain in the city is not suitable for cavalry sprints, it is not an easy matter to solve Han Xian and Li Le. The lord should still think long-term. ”

"Think long, think long!" Han Zhan said angrily: "We gave in to Han Xian and Li Le everywhere, but they thought we were weak and could be bullied, and even sent people to kill my subordinates. Whether it is tolerable or unbearable, Benhou must personally lead troops to exterminate them. ”

"My lord!" Seeing that Han Zhan insisted on going his own way, Huang Zhong hurriedly persuaded again: "If we don't have 50,000 people from Chang'an behind us, if we want to destroy Han Xian, Li Le and others, the last general won't even frown." But once the white wave soldiers become rebels, it will be those innocent people who will suffer at that time. ”

Hearing Huang Zhong say this, Han Zhan was silent. He thought to himself, if it weren't for the fact that there were 50,000 unarmed people, it was estimated that outside Hangu Pass, his own soldiers and horses would have defeated Han Xian and Li Le's soldiers and horses, so why would he have to wait until now. But if you swallow your anger, you will be regarded as weak and bullying by Han Xian and Li Le, and you will be even more aggressive in the future.

Just as he was in a dilemma, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the tent, followed by the shouts of the guards outside the tent. But Han Zhan soon heard clearly that the person who came was Chen Dao, the commander of his guards. After he waited for Chen Zhi to walk into the tent, he looked at the other party and asked, "Uncle Zhi, what makes you so excited?" ”

"Enlighten the Lord." Chen Zhi said with a happy face: "The two captains, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang, sent people to contact us, and his soldiers and horses were stationed at a distance of twenty miles. ”

"What, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang's soldiers and horses are here?" After listening to Chen Dao's report, Han Zhan's face was suddenly full of joy, and he hurriedly asked, "How many people do they have?" ”

Han Zhan's question stopped Chen Zhi, he raised his hand and scratched the back of his head, and replied a little embarrassedly: "Back to the lord's words, his subordinates were too anxious just now and forgot to ask." ”

"Since you forgot to ask, why don't you invite the messenger and let Ben Hou ask him personally."

Not long after, Chen Zhi entered the tent with a small colonel. After the ceremony, Han Zhan asked the colonel: "I don't know how many soldiers and horses Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang have?" ”

"My lord," replied the Colonel respectfully, "the men of the two captains have a total of 18,000 men and horses. ”

"Eighteen thousand!" Hearing this number, Han Zhan couldn't help but feel ecstatic in his heart, he turned his head to look at Huang Zhong, and then asked, "Why are there so many men and horses under the two Captain Lu?" ”

"Back to the lord's words," the little colonel replied, "the two lieutenants of Lu, only 10,000 strong crossbowmen and 5,000 foot soldiers, were ordered by Xun Changshi to come to cooperate with the lord to seize Chang'an. On the way, they encountered 3,000 foot soldiers escorting grain and grass led by the military Sima Jiang Fan, so that the total strength reached 18,000. ”

After determining the number of people, Han Zhan nodded and said to Huang Zhong: "Han Sheng, if we join forces with Erlu, the total strength will be more than 20,000 people, and there will be no problem at all to deal with 40,000 or 50,000 Baibo soldiers. ”

"Lord, since this is the case, then without further ado, we should immediately order the two lieutenants of Captain Lu to come here with the soldiers and horses in the starry night to join us." Huang Zhong learned that another 18,000 men had been added, and his confidence in speaking suddenly became much stronger: "At that time, we can ask Han Xian, Li Le and others to ask for the guilt, and let them hand over the murderers." ”

Just as Han Zhan and Huang Zhong were discussing how to deal with Bai Bobing, Li Le also received a reward from his subordinates, and learned that they had sneaked into the opposite military camp and were discovered by the sentry of the night watch. Moreover, there was a fire fight between the two sides, and ten Jizhou soldiers were killed by their own people.