On the tenth day of the eighth month, in the evening, the remnant sun was like blood.

After leaving Wuji County, the five hundred cavalry galloped another hundred miles, and finally came to a gentle hill in the southwest of Lunu County. Moreover, they set out from Changshan Zhending in the morning, so the whole day's journey has exceeded one hundred and fifty miles, which can be called sleepy and tired.

Zhang He took Liu Bei and others to climb the county seat of Gaosaka, drink some water and take a breath by the way, and carry out the final repairs before the war.

Li Su has been crossing for ten days, and he has spent almost every day on horseback during the ten days, running 1,500 miles from Lunu to Yecheng for a round trip.

No matter how bad the physical foundation of this physical body is, the riding skills can be regarded as completely practiced. Coupled with the meat replenishment every day for the past ten days, he felt that his muscles and flesh were a lot tighter and darker.

Of course, this physical fitness is still far from comparable to that of military generals. After running wildly today, he felt that the calloused skin and flesh on his inner thighs were worn out a little again, and it hurt hotly.

Zhang He watched the movement for a moment and ordered: "It seems that there is no preparation in the city, don't rest, drink saliva, rush down at full speed, and then shout to reveal your identity when you get closer, first control the city gate and the main street, and go straight to the Taishou Mansion." If the defenders do not resist from the beginning to the end, we must not kill us. ”

With this order, he obviously still had the last hope for the possibility that "Zhang Chun did not rebel".

Liu Bei didn't feel that there was anything wrong with this arrangement, so he didn't say anything, and was ready to cooperate with the implementation.

But Li Su couldn't help but remind: "Sima Zhang, before leaving, Captain Pan ordered our army to cooperate with Captain Pan's actions. Why not surround the four gates, and then divide a cavalry army to shout the door and enter the control.

If Zhang Chun held the city to resist, we had 500 cavalry patrols, even if we were unable to attack the city, we could prevent the enemy from abandoning the city and breaking through and trapping him to death. As for the siege, it is not too late to wait a day or two for the infantry of Pan Duwei's brigade to arrive. ”

When Zhang He heard this, his expression instantly became a little smiling: "Just a scholar, are you teaching me to fight?" ”

Li Su: "I didn't dare to teach Sima to fight, but I was afraid that I would rush to seize the city, and it would inevitably not be strict enough, so that Zhang Chun would break through and escape." ”

Zhang He's face changed, and he said sharply: "Are you the life of our Pao Ze brothers?" Obviously, you can sneak attack and kill fewer soldiers to take the city gate, why do you want to delay the siege and then fight, and miss the opportunity for a surprise attack? The art of war is a political siege, that is a last resort!

You keep saying that Zhang Chun wants to run, but as the prime minister of Zhongshan, if he even gives up Zhongshan's nest, and escaping is just duckweed that has lost its foundation, how much can he do? ”

Speaking from the heart, Zhang He's remarks are not wrong from a military point of view, as a military commander, he must win the hearts of the soldiers and soldiers, boost morale, and not disregard human life.

The opportunity to sneak attack and seize the city is fleeting, and if the troops are divided in a roundabout way and surrounded by four gates, the people in the city will have already reacted if they really have objections.

Everyone decides their heads, and from Zhang He's standpoint, he can only make decisions like this.

Li Su sighed, he knew that Zhang He couldn't be convinced, so he finally reminded: "Zhang Sima, although I haven't caught ironclad evidence, based on the correspondence between Zhang Chun and the post supervisor I saw before, Zhang Chun probably still has foreign aid.

Otherwise, how could he betray the imperial court with only the land of Zhongshan County? If he is allowed to get away and contact foreign aid, I am afraid that it will be very harmful, and it will not be a Jizhou that can be blocked! ”

What Li Su said is Zhang Ju, who has fled to Yuyang in Youzhou in history, and even Xianbei and Wuhuan who are active in various parts of Youzhou.

However, he couldn't directly report the answer, and forcibly told Zhang He "how harmful Zhang Chun is if he runs away", so he had to pretend to analyze, predict a wave first, set up a post as proof, and also pick up the responsibility of him and Liu Bei.

It's like a lawyer has reminded the boss of the legal risks, and has formed a meeting minutes post as evidence, and in the end you still dig the pit, then this pot is not the business of the legal consultant.

In the final analysis, it is still that he and Liu Bei's current official positions are too low, and if they say it, they can't change anything. I can only rely on my peers to climb up first.

Only when you climb to a high position can you be qualified to talk about Kuang Fu Han Room. If you are always struggling in the position of a mere scholar and a county lieutenant, you will not be able to display your ambition and ambition to serve the country.

However, when he said this, Li Su also understood in his heart that it was impossible for this Zhang He to win over - after giving Liu Bei a negative textbook example, does Zhang He still have the face to vote for Liu in his life?

What's more, no one in this world would be willing to work for their former subordinates, or former colleagues with lower status.

It's like Liu Bei in history, no matter how strong he is in the hearts of the people, it is impossible to persuade Gongsun Zhan or Tao Qian to be his junior brother. No matter how desperate those people are, they can't be the little brother of their former direct subordinates.

It's a pity.

Zhang He really didn't hear the mystery of Li Su's words, he was still wholeheartedly looking at the problem of how to take Lunu County from a military perspective, so after the soldiers finished drinking water, he immediately ordered the whole army to attack the south gate at full speed.

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"Kill! Arrest the thief Zhang Chun! The rest don't ask! ”

"Put down your weapon, threaten never ask! Zhang Chun betrayed the court and colluded with Xianbei, we are the officials and soldiers of the court, and those who resist will be punished as anti-thieves! ”

Half a quarter of an hour later, there was already chaos inside and outside the city of Lunu County, and the five hundred cavalry brought by Zhang He and the local county soldiers of Zhongshan under Zhang Chun were strangled together, and the scene was chaotic. On the central main street in the north-south direction of the city, war horses rushed back and forth, galloping back and forth, and blood spattered the street.

Zhang He's sneak attack and city robbery plan was quite successful.

Because Zhang Chun has not officially raised the anti-flag, the news is blocked, and not all the officials and sergeants in the city are of the same mind as him, and when Zhang He suddenly arrived in the city under the banner of the imperial court, he naturally had the heart to help the people of the imperial court lead the way and open the door.

When Zhang Chun organized a rebellion, the two sides had already fought in the streets.

Zhang Chun's personal soldiers are not weak, but the key is that they are demoralized and have no righteous reputation.

Zhang He also knew a little about the art of war, and attacked the heart while attacking fiercely, making the soldiers shout loudly, emphasizing that there was still Pan Duwei's army coming to help.

As soon as he heard that there were still thousands of elite soldiers from the imperial court, the morale of the local county soldiers in Zhongshan finally couldn't hold it and completely collapsed.

"Where is Zhang Chun? Have you ever caught Zhang Chun! Dozens of cavalry rushed into the Taishou Mansion, and Zhang He grabbed people and asked, but unfortunately there was no gain.

After the chaos stopped for a while, Liu Bei appeared at the gate of the courtyard with dozens of horses, shouting loudly: "Sima Zhang, what are you still doing here!" Hurry up and go to the north gate to chase and kill! Zhang Chun broke through and ran away, here is just an outcast! ”

Zhang He held his helmet, and his brain "buzzed", and his secret hatred really made Li Su unfortunate to say it?

He hated and whipped the tethered horse stone in front of the mansion, and then ordered one of his subordinates to guard the Taishou Mansion and continue to search, and he himself took dozens of cavalry soldiers and immediately met Liu Bei:

"Zhang Chun ran away from the north gate? Where did County Lieutenant Liu see him running? Hurry up and take someone to chase! ”

was run away by Zhang Chun, Zhang He was also very worried, Jia Cong's instructions to Pan Feng and him were to capture or kill him alive, and the credit of the thief who ran away was greatly reduced.

And Li Su also reminded him that if it was determined that it was because of their slow action and poor decision-making that Zhang Chun escaped, and Zhang Chun's follow-up harm was still very great, then he might have to be punished slightly.

Still hesitated! They don't trust the whistleblower unconditionally enough, and they don't pay enough attention to Zhang Chun's possible foreign aid. But it's too late to say now, just try to chase and kill and work hard.

For everyone's sake, we can get some hard-earned money. But as long as Zhang Chun can't be caught, he must not think about promotion.

Although Li Su had already expected it, he could only follow Liu Guanzhang to chase the enemy.

Everyone chased for about a quarter of an hour, the sky was getting dark, and Zhang Chun was already far away.

The abrasion wound on Li Su's thigh became more and more painful, wet and bleeding, and he couldn't help but slow down. Liu Bei cared about his subordinates, and also slowed down, and personally walked with Li Su, occasionally helping him control the reins.

Zhang He's heart was anxious, and when he saw Liu Bei's people running slower and slower, he couldn't help but be anxious: "Why is County Lieutenant Liu slow!" Chasing thieves is like fire, how can it be delayed! I don't know where Zhang Chun is escaping! ”

He didn't target Liu Bei, but as a military general, he was anxious under the pressure of the military order, and subconsciously hoped that the pot of "not being able to catch up with Zhang Chun" could be shared with Liu Bei. Otherwise, watching Liu Bei "report meritorious", but he "pursued without merit", I really felt uncomfortable.

Liu Bei subconsciously glanced around, and persuaded euphemistically: "Zhang Sima, Zhang Chun's cavalry is all vitality, and they have rested enough strength during the day. But we had traveled a hundred and fifty miles before the battle.

The battle in the city just now, the required gallop is not long, and the horsepower can still be supported, but now we have to chase hard, I don't know how far to chase, how to catch up! ”

Zhang He was anxious, and when he heard this, he immediately waved his horsewhip and shook the pot: "That's it! can't catch up with Zhang Chun's responsibility, you have half of it! ”

When Guan Yu and Zhang Fei heard this, they were immediately furious, if it weren't for Zhang He being a Shangguan, they would almost have to "reason well" with him.

"This guy doesn't know anything! A few days ago, he was like that Pan Feng, suspecting me of false accusations. Just as Boya taught him a plan, but he didn't listen! And now you blame us for the delay? Zhang Fei pinched the shaft of the Zhangba Snake Spear and rubbed it, and wanted to stab it hard.

Fortunately, Guan Yu knew the general situation and pulled Zhang Fei again.

Li Su breathed a sigh of relief and suggested: "Sima Zhang, now is not the time to prevaricate, in my opinion, if you want to make up for it, don't point to Zhang Chun and chase it, or survey the terrain at the junction of Zhongshan and Youzhou as soon as possible, and tomorrow divide the troops to block the passes, detour to guard the various passes leading to Youzhou, maybe you can intercept some chaotic troops." ”

Zhang He asked unwillingly: "Zhang Chundu has run away, what's the use of blocking the state border pass?" ”

Li Su: "Zhang Chun's personal soldiers are all light horses, and their horsepower is sufficient, so you will definitely not be able to catch up if you chase like this." But if Zhang Chun wants to do something, it must be impossible to just count on the personal soldiers around him, he must also assemble the soldiers of the counties and counties north of Lunu in advance, and move at any time according to the situation.

As long as our army guards the state border with Youzhou, it can more or less intercept some of the coerced rebels and reduce the number of passive thieves - those county soldiers who are coerced by Zhang Chun may not have no heart for the imperial court, but when the imperial court did not send people, they did not dare to resist Zhang Chun on their own. If these people can be intercepted, it can be regarded as some merit. ”

Zhang He's eyes rolled for a few seconds, and he muttered: "That's it, that's all, tomorrow I will divide the five hundred cavalry into two groups, and intercept Yishuidu and Langshan Pass respectively, so that the thieves can't pass, that's it." ”

However, this arrangement was heard in the ears of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, and it instantly caused their dissatisfaction.