"The enemy seems to be just tempting......," Lu Yan obviously saw the clue, "just to find out what we are doing." ”

"If we were an ordinary militia group, we might have been eaten by the other party just now." Liu Tao shook his head, three thousand people beat him one thousand, of which five hundred were crossbowmen. If it weren't for the Storm Arrows, the opponent's broadsword soldiers might have been able to break through the defenses of the sword and shield soldiers.

At the same time, I couldn't help but think that Dong Zhuo came from Hedong, and I was afraid that he would have to pass through Huguan and go to Changshan Country and finally enter Julu County. Historically, he was defeated by the Yellow Turban Thieves here in Xiaquyang, could it be that the other party used this trick?

I have thought about it before, if Dong Zhuo comes from Hedong, I am afraid that he will really have to go through Huguan and enter Julu County through Changshan Country, and in the end, it is estimated that he will face the same problem of crossing the river as him.

"Now that more than 3,500 people from the other party have come over, and there are only more than 1,000 people who have gone back, I am afraid that Zhang Bao will be more cautious." Jian Yong cares about something else. Caution means fewer flaws, head-to-head engagements, and more casualties.

"Be cautious, be cautious......" Liu Tao didn't care too much, "Maybe Quyang is the last battle we have to fight against thieves this time." Even if the sacrifice is greater, it is necessary to knock down Xia Quyang. ”

In other words, if you don't even have this awareness, then don't lead the army to fight at all. Kill 1,000 enemies, lose 800 yourself, even with the help of magic, at most reduce a part of the casualties, that's all.

He is not naïve enough that he can be invincible in the world with a little magic, at least in the early stage, he still has to be self-aware.

"The last one? Why? Zhang Fei had already come back, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but step forward.

"The Digong general Zhang Bao will give us the words to defeat...... Do you still plan to grab Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang's heads with the regular army of the imperial court? Liu Tao replied.

"That's ......" Zhang Fei was stunned when he heard this, and then came back to his senses.

The military order given by Lu Zhi was for them to 'contain', and if they interpreted it in depth, they could even see that the other party didn't think that they could break through Xiaquyang. So this military order can be understood in this way: drag Zhang Bao's troops here, wait for the army to go north, and then work together to defeat it.

2,800 soldiers, 3,000 auxiliaries, the auxiliaries are not considered first, and there are so many soldiers. On Zhang Bao's side, there are tens of thousands of people, and at the same time he has the advantage of defending the city, so Lu Zhi naturally can't expect Liu Tao to take down Quyang.

What is needed is to attack and harass, so that Zhang Bao does not dare to easily divide his troops to the south, there is danger on his side if there are many people, and the officers and soldiers with a small number can eat it. So in this matter, the word 'containment' is very important.

If you wait until the officers and soldiers have eliminated Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang, and then go north, then the battle of Quyang, then this battle will naturally become the last battle, at least this battle is over, and some local small wars will be handed over to the local government to solve.

Typical officers and soldiers eat meat and drink soup in the place, Jian Yong said earlier that Liu Tao would suppress bandits when he went to a place and would not give others soup, which was the same meaning.

"Continue to cross the river, in order to deal with the other party, it has been wasted almost half an hour." Liu Tao didn't talk nonsense and ordered to continue crossing the river. From the appearance of the thief to the retreat, don't look very short, the time has passed almost half an hour.

There are special time officers in the army who specialize in confirming the time, of course, I have lived in this era for a long time, and if you look at the angle of the sun, you can roughly guess what time it is. Although this method can only be used on days when there is a sun.

But then again, if it really rains, and if it's raining, no one will fight at this time. Don't talk about the enemy, your own army can't see clearly, and when the time comes, it will be fun to kill yourself for half a day.

"Cross the river!" Lu Yan also came back to his senses and hurriedly arranged for the soldiers to cross the river.

"Keep the soldiers on guard, no one knows if the enemy will go and return!" Liu Tao added, from now on, it is to enter the enemy's territory, and at this time you never know when the enemy will come.

Although there is no need to be so nervous, the rumors are all soldiers, but the necessary vigilance cannot be relaxed.

At the moment, the craftsmen who had never stopped working had already completed the construction of the third row of pontoons, and the three rows of pontoon bridges were linked, even if the cavalry rode over on horseback, it was not a problem, and the buoyancy was really sufficient.

Rao is like this, and he also has to ask the soldiers to help carry some food supplies over to reduce the weight of the cart. The trouble is a little troublesome, but safety is paramount.

After at least four hours of busyness, the 5,000 troops crossed the river one after another, and there was no way to continue their advance, after all, it was already about four or five o'clock in the afternoon. Shi Guan looked at the weather conditions, and then stepped forward to report that it might rain tomorrow. At this time, it is normal for it to rain every few days, and there will be more rain in Jiangnan, and there may even be one or two typhoons and rains.

"Let's set up camp...... "Since it 'maybe' rain, Liu Tao can't let the soldiers stay for one night, so he can only order to set up camp. The location is in an open area, where the view is good, and with the 'insight of the wind dragon', it can be a good warning.

It is also from the last ten days that he understands why the distance of thousands of miles can be completed in about eleven days, and why it often takes one or two months.

It's raining from time to time, so there's no way to march in the rain, right? Even if you can, what about the armor and food supplies on your body? So when it rains, you have to set up camp and wait for the rain to pass.

If you really want to calculate that, Lu Zhi has surrounded the thieves in Guangzong since around mid-May, is it because of the rain that he has not been able to fight? Liu Tao simply calculated the time and found that from the middle of May (lunar calendar), it is around the summer solstice, and the summer heat is approaching...... Even if it doesn't rain in this kind of weather, can you fight?

It's really a shame that Zuo Feng can still slander Lu Zhi for not taking the initiative to attack, so the hot weather allows him to lead his troops to fight and see?

The key Spirit Emperor still believes it, I really don't know if the Spirit Emperor doesn't know the problem of the season, or in his opinion, even if the bones of the officers and soldiers are all over the field, he must give priority to the crusade against the thieves? Considering that Emperor Ling also followed his mother in business when he was a child, the latter is more likely!

After receiving the military order, the soldiers have begun to work one after another, the pontoon bridge is dismantled, and the wooden planks can still be used, at least they can be used to build a camp. Some simple traps were dug and bonfires were prepared in all directions to build improvised barracks.

With the protection of the fence, the soldiers felt a lot more stable. The Huotou Army began to bury the pot early to make rice, perhaps relying on water, and tonight it seems to be a soft big steamed bun. It's a pity that you can't find a fishing village or fishermen, otherwise you can buy a few fish and vegetables.

At the same time, the soldiers who fled back finally returned to Xiaquyang and found Zhang Bao as soon as possible.

"I sent out 3,500 soldiers, and I came back with a thousand?" Zhang Bao was very dissatisfied with the results of the battle, and said that the situation was not good and he fled immediately, but as a result, he died so much. Especially cavalry, what the Taiping Sect lacks most is cavalry.

The thief generals who fled back from the "enemy ......" had to add fuel and vinegar and tell Liu Tao's strength about the strength.

"You dare to lie to me?" Zhang Bao suddenly burst into flames when he heard this, "You might as well say that the border army is going south!" ”

But he didn't want the thief to repeatedly assure that the officers and soldiers were indeed very powerful, and even if Zhang Bao still didn't believe it, he had to be cautious......