Three days later, Li Hongyi and Zhang Ling joined forces.

If you want to say how Zhang Ling can find Li Hongyi in the vast grassland, it is purely because Li Hongyi made too much noise on the grassland. According to the rumors of the herdsmen in Xiou, the spies sent by Zhang Ling found the traces left by Li Hongyi's fighting with the enemy, and traced them all the way, and sure enough, they met them.

The so-called long drought meets nectar, and the old acquaintance is met in another country. It is conceivable that Li Hongyi's mood when he saw the friendly troops for the first time was like meeting his own father, and he was so excited that he was about to cry, and he couldn't wait to look up to the sky and scream three times.

Fortunately, Li Hongyi restrained himself and did not lose his temper. After he was excited, he remembered to ask Zhang Ling to rest in the account, and asked, "You didn't lead the team to the border pass, why did you return again?" ”

Zhang Ling said: "There is a new order from the Holy Spirit, let me join you." ”

"Huh?" Li Hongyi looked at Zhang Ling blankly, he had been out for a long time, as for the movements of the imperial court and the situation at the border, how could he possibly know?

Xu Lei and Li Honghui are more keen, I am afraid that the battle situation is changing rapidly, and something will happen.

Xu Lei asked: "I have been waiting outside for many days, the news is blocked, and I have not received any orders. I don't know ......."

Zhang Ling naturally knew this, so he told the three of them about what had happened in the past few days.

When he heard that Jincheng was besieged, Li Hongyi said angrily: "I have turned against them, and I dare to attack Jincheng." Let's go back and support Gao Shuai. ”

Zhang Ling was not blindly optimistic, he sighed and said: "Xi'ou has laid heavy troops around the border to prevent our army from returning to support. I led the team to break through, but they were all blocked. ”

"One man is small, two people are strong. This time, I will be the vanguard, and I will not give up until I break through the defensive line. ”

Zhang Ling praised: "The general is brave, no wonder he dares to make a feat of a thousand miles of surprise attack." ”

"Prizes have been awarded. You weren't alone, and you found me. Li Hongyi asked, "How is it, is it still going well, and have you encountered enemy troops on the road?" ”

"How can we have the iron courage of General Li, hiding in Tibet all the way and taking the trail. Therefore, instead of encountering a large army, we attacked the enemy's grain transport troops. ”

"What? You can find the trail? We don't even ...... the road."

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......" Li Honghui suddenly coughed. At the same time, Xu Lei secretly pinched Hong Yi. Li Hongyi endured the pain, looked at them inexplicably, and said in his heart, "Did I say the wrong thing again?"

Poor Li Honghui hurriedly came out to play a round, and then the eldest brother said in half a sentence, "Yes, it's not easy for us to walk on the big road, and we always encounter some swamps." Surely it's more dangerous for you to take the trail, right? ”

When he mentioned all kinds of tribulations on the path, Zhang Ling regretted it, "No, I have lost a lot of soldiers along the way." ”

"We too, we met a sand ...... halfway" Li Hongyi was talking about Xingtou, when he was suddenly pinched by Xu Lei on the thigh, so painful that he almost screamed, and hurriedly closed his mouth tightly.

"Yes, yes, we have killed all the way, and we have also lost our troops. General Zhang's journey was not easy, it was really hard, it was better to rest early. Xu Lei hurriedly forked the road, bent on sending Zhang Ling away, otherwise with Li Hongyi's brain, he would definitely say too much and make a lot of mistakes.

After Zhang Ling left, Xu Lei viciously reprimanded: "Do you still want a future, do you still want to lead troops to fight?"

"I want to, I dream of it." Li Hongyi said with grinning teeth while rubbing his pinched thighs.

"Then don't tell anyone about getting lost."

"Why?" Li Hongyi didn't understand how big it was to get lost, and said casually, "Even if I don't say it, the soldiers will ......."

"You just have to keep your mouth shut, and you don't have to worry about the rest." Xu Lei had already had a hundred ways to plug the soldiers' mouths, and the only thing that worried him was Li Hongyi.

By the time Li Hongyi's news reached the capital, two days had passed. After Zhang San learned about it for the first time, he hurriedly climbed over the wall into the Prime Minister's Mansion and said to Shao An: "I finally found your brother, according to the information of my subordinates, he and Zhang Ling met here." With that, he lightly tapped somewhere in the west.

Shao An looked at the map excitedly, with a look of joy on his face, "It seems that we are almost at the border." With General Zhang leading the way, I can rest assured. ”

Zhang San said with a worried face: "Jincheng can't be attacked for a long time, and the King of Xi'ou probably has guessed your intentions." ”

Shao An looked indifferent, "Anyway, the battle is almost over, you will know if you know." ”

"Once King Xi'ou reacts, he will return to attack Li Si and them."

"The two armies are converging, the momentum is huge, and there is no way to hide. Now I have already helped everything I can, and the rest of the whips are beyond my reach, so I can only rely on my brother himself. ”

"It seems that a big war is inevitable." Zhang San's mood was very heavy, and he didn't know if Li Hongyi and Li Honghui would be able to win if they joined forces.

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On the eve of the war, the steppe was peaceful and peaceful, and even a small group of enemy troops disappeared without a trace. Of course, Zhang Ling and the others did not naively think that Xi'ou had given up resistance. From the mouth of the spies, I learned that the king of Xiou had turned his horse's head and returned to the grassland, and his main army was rushing towards us.

Facing the enemy head-on is inevitable, and everyone is ready to fight for this final battle.

The brothers Li Hongyi and Li Honghui walked side by side, standing on the high ground and looking into the distance. In this vast expanse of the blue sea, a chill of slaughter quietly spread. The grassland seems to be full of dangers, but everything is quiet. Both Xiou and our army are nervously waiting for the arrival of the big war......

"According to the detective report, traces of a large-scale march in Xiou were found." Li Honghui stretched out his hand and pointed into the distance, "There are hundreds of miles in radius, all of which are covered with yellow sand, and it seems that it should be the main force led by King Xiou." ”

Li Hongyi estimated: "It will take as little as half a day, or as much as a day, and the two sides will meet." By tomorrow morning at the latest, a big battle will begin. ”

"Big brother, stop marching. Since it is unavoidable, it is better to wait for work and surprise him. ”

"What's the surprise?" Li Hongyi tilted his head and asked.

Li Honghui suddenly bowed to him, "I have a plan, I don't know if my eldest brother dares to believe it." ”

Li Hongyi was taken aback, he didn't expect his younger brother to be so cautious, and said with a straight face: "Let's talk about it first." ”

"Let's ...... like this," Li Honghui whispered to his brother for a long time, detailing the strategic layout.

After saying this, Li Hongyi's eyes changed when he looked at him. He knew that his brother was very smart, but he did not know that he was also an extraordinary attainment in the art of war.

"Your idea is good, very good." Li Hongyi praised, "Go and call the generals and hold a pre-war meeting immediately." ”

Although it was a pre-war meeting, only a few people were able to attend. It is said that among the three armies, the coach is the largest. But Gao Wei is not there, Li Hongyi and Zhang Ling are both deputy generals, so they should be on an equal footing. However, Li Hongyi was a general of Huaihua with a slightly higher rank than Zhang Ling, so this operation was under Li Hongyi's full command.

Li Hongyi pointed at the map with his sword, "It can be determined that the army of the King of Xiou is directly in front of our army, and they will meet tomorrow morning at the latest." Before that, we must prepare for the war and give Xiou a hard blow. ”

"How to fight, how to fight, please give the general an order."

Li Hongyi recounted Hong Hui's strategy, "Our troops are divided into three routes, and we are using the strategy of luring the troops. Arrange the formation from the front all the way and drag the army of the king of Xiou. The remaining two sides were surrounded from the left and right, striving to be defeated with one blow. ”

"We don't have enough troops, will it be ...... to divide our troops again," Xu Lei asked.

"yes." Zhang Ling also said, "At present, we can draw up to 5,000 elite cavalry arrays. ”

Li Honghui had thought about this question for a long time, so he said: "You can tie a branch to the horse's tail to create the illusion of the main force." As long as they can deceive Xiou and lead all their soldiers and horses into battle, they will be half the success. ”

"What happens after it's introduced?" Zhang Ling asked again, "If you want to succeed in the encirclement, you must trap the enemy in the formation for at least half an hour, and give the left and right sides time to flank them in a roundabout way." ”

"It can be done." Li Honghui said confidently, "The last general dares to make a military order to ensure the completion of the task." ”

Li Hongyi nodded, and finally ordered, "All generals listen to the order, General Zhang, you lead the troops to the left and detour, and Xu Lei outflanks to the right." Li Honghui followed his generals and met the enemy from the front. ”

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In Xiou, Ouyang Zhenyu led the Wang army and was moving west at the fastest speed. After finding out the real strength of the troops in Jincheng, he didn't care about scolding Shao An for being despicable, so he decisively gave up the siege and chose to return to his division to find Li Hongyi's troops to avenge his great revenge.

"Report - the enemy army has been found ahead, there are about 20,000 people, and they are ready to fight."

"Twenty thousand? That's the entire strength of the Han Chinese. The military advisor frowned, "Continue to probe and see if there are any ambushes around." ”

Ouyang Zhenyu asked, "Does the military advisor think this is a strategy to lure troops?" ”

The military advisor nodded, "The Han people are cunning, and they must be guarded against." ”

Ouyang Zhenyu thought of Liu An back then, and knew that this was true.

"Report—" the creep quickly returned, "and no ambush soldiers were found around." ”

"Revisit." King Xi'ou said, "The military advisor thinks, can we attack now?" ”

The military advisor said: "Our army has traveled a long way, and the enemy army is waiting for work, and his subordinates think that it is not appropriate to break the formation at this moment." ”

Ouyang Zhenyu thought about it, rode his horse and ran to the nearby hills, looking condescendingly at the mighty army in front of him. Suddenly, King Xi'ou stared at the other party's fluttering military flag, on which the word "Li" was written. The corners of King Xi'ou's mouth rose slightly, hooked a sneer, and said softly, "Li Hongyi, meet again." We have two grievances, so let's fight to the death here. ”

"The King." The military advisor also followed to the small hillside.

When King Xi'ou saw him coming, he smiled and said, "It's not a strategy to lure the enemy. ”

Facing the puzzled eyes of the military advisor, Ouyang Zhenyu explained, "It was Li Hongyi who led the team to set up the formation, and Liu An would not disregard the safety of his brother and use his brother as bait." ”

The military advisor was still deeply suspicious, and he didn't know why Ouyang Zhenyu cared so much about the two brothers.

"What kind of array is that?"

"Yes...... A long snake formation. The military advisor was a little surprised, he didn't expect the enemy to lay down such a simple formation, "The so-called snake hit seven inches, we can crack this formation by pulling its head, clamping its tail, and cutting its waist." ”

"The forward battalion will go to the trial formation first." King Xi'ou ordered, "Just point to it, don't fall in love, in case you fall into the formation." ”