"General Rengong has arrived!" With a loud voice full of surprise and excitement, Zhang Liang lifted the curtain of the big tent and slowly walked in.

In the tent, Zhang Bao, who was discussing the military aircraft surrounded by more than ten Yellow Turban generals, raised his head in amazement: "Third brother, why did you suddenly come to Julu?" ”

Zhang Liang didn't answer him, but lowered his face and shouted: "All retreat!" ”

The generals glanced at Zhang Bao, who looked embarrassed, and quickly withdrew from the tent in silence.

Zhang Liang walked in front of Zhang Bao and poked his fingers all the way to the tip of Zhang Bao's nose: "Second brother!" You dare to ask me why I'm here? What have you done? ”

Zhang Bao was stunned in his heart, and said with a smile: "Does the third brother mean Yan Li's matter?" Alas! It's really a foolish brother who didn't discuss this matter with you in time! But the fighter plane is fleeting, and the foolish brother is also out of consideration for the overall situation, so he has no choice but to do it! ”

"You're confused!" Zhang Liang sighed and said, "The 35,000 army was used as bait by you and buried under the Inner Yellow City in vain!" If this secret is leaked, what kind of blow will it cause to the morale of our army? Didn't you ever think about it? ”

"What's even more ridiculous!" Anger flashed in Zhang Liang's eyes, "You even secretly ordered Guangyang Qu Shuai to give up all the territory in Youzhou, and the whole army secretly went to Ganling!" What the hell do you want to do! ”

Zhang Bao's face tightened, and he argued forcefully: "I received news that Liu Hong's faint monarch has secretly transferred tens of thousands of troops to Hangu Pass, Dagu, Guangcheng, Yique, Yuyuan, Xuanmen, Mengjin and Xiaopingjin and other imperial capital passes, and set up a garrison of the commander. And Ma Yuanyi, who was in charge of the Luoyang area, had already been defeated and died, so the original plan formulated by our army to take Luoyang directly could no longer succeed easily! Wasn't it wrong for me to temporarily change my strategy and prepare to outflank Yanzhou, where the Han army was defenses empty? ”

"The strategy is right!" Zhang Liang raised his voice and said, "But you used the wrong person!" How can you order Yan Zheng to guard Ganling with that rice bucket! ”

Zhang Bao was stunned and blurted out: "You already know that I ordered Yan Zheng to guard Ganling?" Could it be that something went wrong in Ganling! ”

"Poor pool!" Zhang Liang sneered, throwing away a scroll of books, "Take a look!" This secret report was delivered to me through secret channels two days ago! That's why I immediately ran more than 100 miles from Xiaquyang to come here! ”

Zhang Bao unfolded the book and swept it, his face immediately changed miserably, and he roared: "This is impossible!" Yan Zheng 20,000 soldiers and horses defending the city, how could it be broken by 500 Han troops! ”

"Huh!" His complexion suddenly changed again, "Southern Eagle!?" Why is that kid again! Is he really in peace with us? ”

Although Zhang Liang had already read the book, his pupils still shrank when he heard the name of Nanying. He sighed: "Not only that, but I also heard that Yan Li's army was also planted in his hands, so I said a long time ago that we shouldn't have messed with this kid in the first place!" ”

Zhang Bao suddenly raised his head and said suspiciously: "Julu is less than a hundred miles away from Ganling, and even I don't know the news of the loss of Ganling, how did you get this news?" Could it be that the information is wrong? ”

"No!" Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "This book was sent by the inner line of the Heavenly Stem Branch in the army!" You can't go wrong! ”

"Is it a sexagenary? Then there can be no mistake in the news! Zhang Bao said with annoyance, "Although we are only temporarily allied with them, they definitely don't want us to be defeated at the hands of the Han army!" ”

He angrily threw the book on the ground and said, "It's all the kid surnamed Nan!" Now that Ganling has been lost, my 100,000 army has lost this big granary, how can I complete the strategy of a surprise attack on Yanzhou! ”

"No way!" Zhang Bao paced a few laps anxiously and shouted: "I want to send troops immediately to recapture Ganling while the Han army is not firmly established!" ”

"And!" A fierce murderous intent flashed in his eyes, "The kid surnamed Nan is still in Ganling at this time, and he can kill him to avenge the old hatred!" ”

"It's late!" Zhang Liang said lightly, "You have been fighting with Lu Zhi's army for several days in a row, and each has its own damage!" Haven't you noticed that his army had begun to retreat to Ganling yesterday? It seems that the Han army wants to repair on the one hand, and hold on to it on the other! ”

"I still didn't know that Ganling had fallen!" Zhang Bao said distressedly, "When they temporarily retreated because of the lack of food and grass!" This is not good, the Han army still has 30,000 people, and our army plus the remnants of the Guangyang army are only less than 100,000, and it is simply self-inflicted humiliation to attack Ganling! ”

"Don't worry! Things are still not irreparable! Zhang Liang showed an unfathomable smile, "It's not difficult to turn the situation around, I have already thought of countermeasures on the way here!" ”

"Great! The third brother is really scheming! Zhang Bao said in ecstasy, "How should our army fight the enemy!" ”

"The whole army immediately retreated to the north!" Zhang Liang said in a deep voice.

"What?" Zhang Bao was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said: "Are you trying to spread the news falsely and induce the Han army to take the initiative to attack from Ganling City?" In this way, you can avoid forcing the attack and fight in the field instead! Yes, what a clever plan! ”

"Nope! You're wrong! Zhang Liang smiled, "It's not fake news, but the real retreat of the whole army!" The Han army will inevitably think that our army will not be able to receive food and grass because of the loss of Ganling, and there is only one way to retreat! They're going to take advantage of the opportunity to chase after them! ”

"But in this way, you have fallen into my trap!" He reached out and pulled the map, "Come and see!" There are many cities in the north of Julu, all of which are under the control of our army, and there are many cities such as Pingxiang, Renxian, Bairen, and Zhongqiu along the way! Our army retreated all the way north and abandoned all the cities along the line, which could not only concentrate the superior forces, but also disperse the limited strength of the Han army! At the same time, it will also make the confidence of the Han army skyrocket, and the vigilance will gradually disappear! ”

"And this is where they are buried!" His finger pointed to the "Luancheng", "Before I came here, I had ordered 20,000 soldiers and horses in Quyang to set up an ambush here, and when the Han army was ambushed, it was the time for my army to retreat north and turn back to cover up!" The Han army is on an expedition, and it is attacked by our army before and after, and it will be defeated! ”

Zhang Bao's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he shouted: "Good plan! When the main force of the Han army is annihilated, our army can calmly return to the division and recover all the cities without much effort, until Ganling is recovered! ”

"Good!" Zhang Liang smiled and nodded, "You finally understand!" ”

Zhang Bao immediately went to the outside of the tent and said loudly: "I will arrange the withdrawal of the army immediately!" And spread the news that our army was retiring due to lack of food and grass! ”

"No, no, no!" Zhang Liang laughed and said, "This is a bit of a cover-up!" Since it was forced to retreat, of course it was necessary to hide! But you can rest assured that the Han Army can still know the news in the fastest time! They are only afraid that they are also scouting because they are worried that our soldiers will come to the city of Ganling! ”

"Also, you must do enough to do the show!" Zhang Liang touched his chin, and a hint of murder appeared in his eyes, "Setting up an ambush when retreating can not only teach the Han army a lesson, but also make them more convinced of the sincerity of our army that they have to retreat!" ”

The sudden influx of nearly 30,000 Han troops made Ganling City suddenly noisy.

When the main force of the Han army entered the city, Nanying quietly wiped the sweat from his forehead. It was so dangerous, and finally before the Han army entered the city, it successfully transported away 400,000 stone military rations. The hidden place is, of course, the Wubi of Xiuxian County, which has been captured by Gao Shun, which is far away from Bohai County a hundred miles away, and is located in a deserted place among the dense forests, which is really an excellent secret nest. The most exciting thing is that there is also a large amount of sea salt and other supplies there, which is exactly what the Southern Eagle desperately needs at the moment.

Now there is only one hidden danger, and that is the existence of Liu Zhong, the king of Ganling! If it weren't for the fear that he would reveal the secrets of the massive materials, the best way would of course be to hand them back to the imperial capital and hand them over to the Son of Heaven to deal with personally. Jia Xu even suggested several times that the best way to do it is to kill people and destroy corpses. Nanying was almost moved, but in the end he was still secretly imprisoned.

Lu Zhi also finally breathed a sigh of relief, although the main force was frustrated, but Dong Zhuobu defeated 50,000 Guangyang Yellow Turbans, and Nanying even succeeded in attacking Ganling with 500 people, creating a miracle, which basically achieved the original goal.

Especially when I got 300,000 stone of grain, this can be regarded as the biggest harvest. Speaking of which, although the army's food and grass were burned by the Guangyang Yellow Turban in the sneak attack, it was actually only 100,000 stones, which was only enough for the needs of the entire army for two months, and now there is no need to worry about it in half a year.

Every time he thought of this, Lu Zhi looked at Nanying's eyes with a hint of appreciation, it was really terrifying! It's ridiculous that because of a few secret letters that day, he even thought that this young man was here to mix military exploits, which was really blinding! Such a rising star is indeed worth reusing, but I don't know when the second military exploit reported for him will be approved. Maybe, this kid's Captain Yingyang is about to become a lieutenant general!

On the contrary, Lu Zhi was always a little irritable when he thought of Dong Zhuo. This Dong Zhongying is really in vain, how could a generation of famous generals make such a low-level mistake? Look at the look of sincere fear on his face when he apologized to himself, I'm afraid it's also pretended! Could it be that he deliberately put the Guangyang Yellow Turban Army to the rear? An inexplicable chill suddenly rose in Lu Zhi's heart, if this was the case, it would be terrible! Of course, Dong Zhuo can't be a fellow party of the Yellow Turban Army, so there is only one explanation for his reason for doing this, that is, to frame him Lu Zhi, and then replace him as the chief general of the Northern Route Army.

Lu Zhi's eyes flashed with coldness, people don't hurt the tiger, the tiger is harmful to people's hearts! If that's the case, huh! Ben will only be able to return the color!

"Report! Emergency military intelligence! A Han cavalryman flew in and handed a silk book to Lu Zhi's guard.

Lu Zhi unfolded the silk book and read it, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, revealing a look of shock. He shouted, "Someone! Spread the general's big tent to the discussion! ”

"Generals!" Lu Zhi glanced at the generals under the hall and said in a deep voice: "Just before the general decided on the next step, there was an unexpected news from the direction of the giant deer!" ”

He took a deep breath and said: "After Zhang Bao's 70,000 army met the thief army in the direction of Guangyang, nearly 100,000 people suddenly secretly withdrew from Julu at noon yesterday and retreated north along the line of Pingxiang and Renxian!" ”

"What!" The generals suddenly stirred.

Nanying was taken aback, although the main force of the Han army gathered in Ganling, it was already in a passive position in the overall situation. How could Zhang Bao give up the opportunity in front of him, instead of attracting superior forces to attack the city, he took the initiative to abandon the giant deer that was easy to defend and difficult to attack? Could there be some conspiracy in this?

He glanced at Jia Xu, but saw that he frowned at first, and suddenly showed an imperceptible smile. Could it be that this old boy has something in mind?

"Admiral Nakaro!" A lieutenant stepped forward, "This matter is a little strange, is the information accurate?" ”

"Absolutely!" Lu Zhi nodded, "The three scouts have all found that the enemy army of nearly 100,000 people has withdrawn from the giant deer, and now there is not a single Yellow Turban thief in the city!" ”

The generals immediately let out a "buzzing" sound from ear to ear, apparently still having doubts about this.

"Will there be fraud?" A Sima said loudly, "Zhang Bao's thief doesn't look like a coward!" ”

"The general thinks that there is nothing strange about the retreat of the thief army!" Jia Xu spoke, and he said with a smile: "The key is still in Ganling, thinking about that Zhang Bao's 100,000 army, how amazing is the daily consumption?" The reason why there was no need to worry about food and clothing before was completely because of the continuous supply from Ganling. Now that he has lost this big granary, even if the army can still support the attack on Ganling, how long can the grain be saved? I'm afraid that if we don't break through the city, my soldiers will mutini because of the lack of food! ”

"Not bad, not bad!" Several generals suddenly realized at once, "It must be so!" That's why the thieves will take the initiative to retreat, they want to shorten the logistics route! ”

Jia Xu smiled and said, "That's right! Thinking about it, the thief army must be disheartened at this time, and it is the time for our army to take advantage of the situation to chase and kill! ”

Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up, since he ordered 20,000 Yellow Turban troops to escape from the encirclement network, causing Lu Zhi's rear to be attacked, he has been secretly criticized by the generals of the Han army. It's a good opportunity to turn the tide.

He stood up proudly and said, "General Lu, please order this general to fight!" ”

A complicated look flashed in Lu Zhi's eyes, and he sighed: "General Dong is sincere for his meritorious service, and he will understand it very well!" However, at this time, the enemy's situation was still unclear, and our army had limited strength, so how could we rashly pursue it without further news? What if you fall for the enemy's trick to lure the enemy? ”

Jia Xu also slapped his thigh and said, "Alas! Or General Lu is thoughtful! Ben was a bit presumptuous! What's more, the enemy still has 100,000 people, and it is impossible for our army to attack with all of them, so this risk is indeed unacceptable! ”

Nan Ying saw that Dong Zhuo was in a hurry to grab the merit every time, and he was even more disdainful, and said in a strange manner: "General Dong failed to completely annihilate the 50,000 thief army when he led 15,000 troops last time, and now that the enemy army has 100,000, it's better not to make a risk!" Please don't misunderstand the general, the last general is completely out of concern for the general! ”

As soon as these words came out, except for the two Simas directly under Dong Zhuo, the rest of the generals showed disdain, and some people sneered lightly.

Dong Zhuo was furious in his heart, it seems that these people are indeed resentful of themselves, and this face is even more embarrassing!

He suppressed his anger and stepped forward and said, "Thank you Captain Yingyang for your kindness!" General Lu, the general knows that the number of troops is limited, please allow this general to only lead 5,000 soldiers and horses from his headquarters to fight! If you don't win, you won't return to camp! ”

The two Simas under him were both his subordinates in Hedong Taishou, and the two armies totaled 5,000 people, all of whom were his descendants who had been trained by him.

He turned his head and glared at Nan Ying and said, "Please rest assured, Captain Nan!" The general only needs to lead 5,000 people, and if something happens, he will only blame the general's bad life! ”

Nanying sneered and did not speak.

Jia Xu said anxiously: "How can General Dong be rash? A mere 5,000 people went to pursue Zhang Bao's 100,000 army, isn't it? Alas, in short, it is not proper! ”

Dong Zhuo almost burst into a rage, grandma's! One by one, they really look down on Lao Tzu! That kid surnamed Nan only led 500 men to attack 20,000 people, but you all have full confidence in him, and how to exchange it for a general is like going to die.

He exclaimed, "Hugh has to say more! Ben will have to fight for meritorious service! Otherwise, wouldn't it make those post-natal boys look down on us veterans of the battlefield! ”

Lu Zhi saw Dong Zhuo's blazing gaze coming directly, so he had to reluctantly embarrass him: "It's okay!" It's not good to refute Zhong Ying's face too much! Then lead your men to the headquarters. But be careful, and if you see something is wrong, you should withdraw immediately! ”

These words seemed to be kind, but hearing Dong Zhuo's ears was tantamount to a pinprick in his ears, he screamed in his mouth and rushed out of the tent like a whirlwind.

After a while, only listening to the neighing of people outside the tent, the thunderous footsteps of the large group of people and horses gradually disappeared. Obviously, Dong Zhuo can't wait to make a meritorious demonstration.

Lu Zhimu waved his hand expressionlessly, and all the generals retreated together, and suddenly Lu Zhi's faint voice came: "Zhonghou of the Northern Army, Captain Yingyang, and Sima of the Protector Army, please stay here, there will be something to inquire about!" ”

In the blink of an eye, the generals in the tent left cleanly, leaving only Jia Xu, Nan Ying and Gao Shun.

Lu Zhi took a deep look at Nan Ying and sighed: "Captain Ying Yang, in his life, he never apologizes to anyone, let alone thank people!" Today, Ben is going to make an exception for you! ”

Nan Ying was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "General! In fact, the last general should apologize to you for the arrogance of the day! So, you and I should settle it! ”

"Good! Deal! Lu Zhi laughed and said, "Arrogant? But you do have the capital to be arrogant! ”

"General!" Jia Xu wondered, "You shouldn't have left us just for this little thing, right?" ”

"Of course!" Lu Zhi's eyes suddenly burst into a glimmer of essence, "Jia Wen and the wise men of the world really live up to their reputation!" Lu has learned today! ”

Nan Ying and Gao Shun were stunned together, why did Lu Zhi suddenly say that!

Only Jia Xu lowered his head slightly, and said in a humble tone: "The general has praised it!" In fact, what Jia Xu did today was also public and private, and it was even more to save the situation for the general! ”

"And you, General!" He raised his head and showed a weird smile: "Your cooperation can also be said to be seamless!" So, you and I are just one another! ”

Nanying finally couldn't help it, and he shouted, "What are you trying to say? Forgiveness will be dull, but he can't even understand a word! ”

Gao Shun also nodded blankly.

Jia Xu smiled lightly: "Okay! Let me retract what I said and re-analyze the situation. ”

"The retreat of the Yellow Turban Army should not be deceitful, they did retreat! But the point is, their motivation for retreat! Jia Xu looked at Lu Zhi, "Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang are not stupid!" Will they be stupid enough to use a rabble of 100,000 people with low combat power to attack Ganling, which is strong in soldiers and horses, and has abundant food and grass? The answer is obviously no! Instead of field combat, they may have the courage! ”

Lu Zhi nodded with a smile: "Not bad!" Indeed, in one word! ”

Nanying somewhat understood: "You mean that they took the initiative to abandon the giant deer in order to create the illusion that there is a shortage of food and grass and the morale of the army is fluctuating, and to induce our army to leave the fortified city and start a decisive battle in the field?" ”

"It's not that simple!" Jia Xu shook his head and said, "On the line of their retreat north, all of them are their strongholds!" Do you say that we are attacking in divisions? Or do you ignore it? ”

"Well, this one!" Nan Ying thought hard, "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to divide our troops to attack, our troops are small, but we are only winning in the elite, this is like loosening the fingers of a clenched fist, it is definitely not the best policy!" ”

"But if you don't attack!" He exclaimed, "Then wouldn't we have a lot of nails in the pursuit route, and they will constantly harass and attack our army's long supply lines, which is even worse!" ”

"Teachable!" Lu Zhi and Jia Xu shouted happily together.

"So, when our army pursued and killed them, we had already fallen into their trap!" Jia Xu sneered, "Hebei is their nest of Taipingdao, I believe that after our army continues to fight hard, a group of soldiers and horses who are ready to work will calmly ambush us in the middle, and the retreating Zhang Bao's army will also turn back and kill at the same time!" If so, what do you think will happen to our army! ”

Nan Ying's cold sweat dripped down one by one, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Our army is only completely annihilated!" ”

Gao Shun was also shocked: "Then how should our army respond?" You can't let them go back to their nest and regroup! ”

"Of course not!" Jia Xu said proudly, "The best way is that if he beats him, I will beat mine!" It doesn't matter where he retreats! We only have to run long distances from the other route, as long as we can find and defeat their soldiers and horses in advance, we can take advantage of the situation to fight Zhang Bao in the middle of the way! ”

He pointed to the map and said, "You see, above Ren County is the mainland Ze, where the lakes are vast and the terrain is flat, and it is by no means a place for ambushes!" Only the area around Luancheng is suitable as an ambush place. Luancheng is in the northwest of the mainland, so as long as we send troops to detour and intercept from the southeast of the mainland, we will not be afraid of the possibility of being ambushed halfway! ”

Nanying was stunned for a long time before he said, "Good plan! However, since our army did not plan to pursue along the line of Pingxiang and Renxian, why would General Lu agree that Dong Zhuo would still march along that route! ”

Lu Zhi and Jia Xu let out a soft laugh together.

Jia Xu sighed and said: "Dong Zhuo has become the most unstable factor in our Northern Route Army, judging from the fact that he deliberately put in the Guangyang Yellow Turban to sneak attack General Lu, his existence can only be a stumbling block for us, and he must be kicked away!" ”

Nanying was shocked and said, "What! You mean, borrowing a knife to kill? ”

"Borrowing a knife to kill someone?" Jia Xu narrowed his eyes, "This description is appropriate, but I think it seems better if it is used to drive the tiger and devour the wolf!" Dong Zhuo's wolf ambition, it is difficult to say that there is any bigger conspiracy behind the scenes, and Zhang Bao, a tiger who intends to choose people to devour, can be used to eat him! ”

Nan Ying looked at Jia Xu's deep eyes and couldn't help but shudder: "What do you mean by the conspiracy behind the scenes?" ”

Jia Xu smiled mysteriously and said, "What do you say? ”

He sighed leisurely and said: "I believe that Dong Zhuo is not from Taiping Dao, but this reminds me of the possibility of being worse than this, I am afraid that someone in the court is going to make waves!" ”

Nanying and Gao Shun fell silent together, trying to hide the shock in their hearts, and they finally understood Jia Xu's worries. Nan Ying suddenly had a killing machine in his heart, if Dong Zhuo was really a person from that force, he would only strike first!

Lu Zhi also showed a look of understanding, but he closed his mouth knowingly, although he is a general, not a politician, but what should be known and what to pretend to be confused, he is still very clear.

"That's it!" Jia Xu smiled lightly, "In order to make Zhang Bao not doubt our determination to pursue in the slightest, and at the same time, to revive General Lu's prestige!" Please General Lu personally lead the follow-up troops to meet Dong Zhuo! ”

"What!" Even Lu Zhi exclaimed in unison, "Follow-up troops? ”

"Isn't that weird?" Jia Xu glanced at the three of them in surprise, "In order to do enough of the scene, Zhang Bao will of course arrange ambushes to attack our pursuers, only in this way can we continue to chase in depth without doubt!" ”

"Not bad!" Nan Ying was really confused, "Isn't this a good opportunity to kill Dong Zhuo's bastard?" Why did you ask General Lu to lead an army to respond? ”

"The enemy's ambush will naturally relax after defeating Dong Zhuo, they will never think that we still have a second way of chasing soldiers, and General Lu will easily defeat them! This is to redeem the impact of General Lu's previous defeat! ”

"As for Dong Zhuo!" Jia Xu showed a cruel smile on his face, "It's best if he dies!" If he doesn't die, General Lu can also personally witness his defeat, and then it is time to show the truth to the Son of Heaven and ask Dong Zhuo to leave the Northern Route Army! ”

The three of them stayed for a long time before they all showed a look like waking up from a dream.

When Nanying stepped out of the big tent, he was shocked to find that his back was covered with cold sweat. I am so innocent, is the struggle in the army so terrible? Although he has now successfully won Lu Zhi's trust, it can be seen that even this seemingly elegant and loyal generation of famous generals is a scheming master. So in the future, if you stand on top of the court and face those giant treachers who have been famous for thousands of years, what kind of bloody storm will be set off? Can you really take it in stride?

He looked up at the gray sky, and felt a little relieved in his heart, God favored him! Fortunately, there is also Jia Xu, the most trusted comrade-in-arms and brother!

PS: Haha, Bai Xue's family added a lovely niece yesterday, and a 7,000-word chapter is sent to celebrate!

In addition, I ask for the collection and recommendation of the brothers! Have a great weekend!