Camel stream, northwest of Voryang City, forty miles.

Although the name is called a stream, it is actually a shallow and thin water, and the width is less than three zhang. In winter, the riverbed has been exposed in many places, and there is water, which is only up to the ankles.

There are no valleys on both sides of the stream, and the surrounding area is even more flat. In other words, there is no danger or pass, and it can be easily passed no matter whether you walk or ride. Only more than 200 zhang in the southeast of the stream, a low hill abruptly emerges, and it can be seen that there is a pine forest flourishing on it, and the area is not large, but it is also quite large.

A gust of wind came, and the pine forest shook slightly, making a rustling sound.

There is no wind blowing, and the pine forest is windless and automatic, making a rustling sound, which is almost inaudible.

The sky will be dark, and it will be impossible to see from afar. But at this time, if anyone goes into the woods and takes a closer look, he will be astonished: Where did so many horses hide in the woods?

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It is said that early this morning, in the military camp of the Northern Expedition of the Liang Kingdom, the Chinese army tent was crowded with people.

Under Chen Qingzhi, the generals of the Northern Expeditionary Army gathered Xianji, and in addition, Cheng Jingjun, the assassin of Xuzhou, also led his generals to discuss major matters.

After discussing the enemy situation in Vortex Yang for a while, and talking about the cooperation of the two armies for a while, he made a report: "The Yuanyuan army went all the way south and crossed the Yellow River, and the main force is currently stationed in Chengfu (now Chengfu Town, southeast of Bozhou, Anhui) to rest. Its forward is still on the march, and it can reach Vortex in a day or two. ”

The map in the tent was hung high, and everyone walked to the picture and pointed.

Chen Qingzhi spoke first: "The Yuanyuan army is known as 100,000, I don't expect that there will be such a number, but there should always be 60,000 or 70,000." Is its combat power? . . After a pause, he turned his head and asked Pei Guo: "Xiaokuan has been in the Yuanyuan Army and is familiar with the inside story, can you elaborate on it for us?" ”

When Pei Guo heard this, he said loudly: "Yuan Yuan's leader can be described as decent, although he does not act recklessly, but he is not brilliant. ”

Xuzhou Assassin Shi Cheng Jingjun was a little puzzled: "Yuan Yuan once won more with less in Wuyuan, and defeated the six Han Baling in one battle. In this way, it can be called a good general. ”

Pei Guo sneered: "Yuan Yuan can defeat the Broken Six Han Baling, and the whole battle is under his command to join the army Yu Jin said that he has surrendered the western high car, and he is even more worm Lord Anapu led the army to help." If Teach Yuanyuan to resist Baling alone, hehe, I'm afraid that I will lose more and win less. ”

Chen Qingyi stroked his short mustache: "In this way, although there are many Yuanyuan soldiers, they are not any strong opponents. ”

"Exactly!" Pei Guo said loudly: "And that Yu Jin has been driven back to Luoyang because of the evil of Yuan Yuan." Now under Yuanyuan's account, they are all mediocre people. ”

Chen Qingzhi was very pleased when he heard this, nodded and said: "The weather is cold for a day, and I am afraid that the heavy snow will close the road, and it will be difficult to take the vortex sun." If it drags on for a long time, I am afraid that there will be too many variables, and in this case, this battle should be resolved quickly. I intend to send troops to bypass the vortex sun and break through the advance of the Yuanyuan Department halfway first, so as to damage its momentum and deter the enemy. ”

The generals were discussing, half of them were in favor, and half of them felt that it was inappropriate.

Cheng Jingjun thought for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Yuan Yuan's department is a victorious army in the end, and it should not be underestimated. As a striker, he must be the elite among them, and it is even more difficult to deal with. Our army ventured around Voryang to raid its forward, and even if it won, it would not hurt Yuanyuan's main force, and in case of defeat, it would reduce the morale of our army. The art of war, to the near and far, to the hard work, good at fighting, to people but not to others. Even so, I intend to solidify the city of Vortex and take risks. ”

Chen Qingzhi shook his head and said, "You should really wait for work." But if the Wei people are rested enough, won't they stop working? Therefore, when the Wei people came from afar to fatigue at present, the array was uneven, and their morale was frustrated. The Wei army consciously is still far away from our army, and there will be no doubt, our army is taken by surprise, how can it be invincible? ”

Another Xuzhou army general said loudly: "Take the risk of bypassing the vortex, in case the Wei people in the city find out and wave their troops out of the city to intercept and kill, then our army will be attacked from the front and back, but it will be very bad." ”

There is some truth in this, Chen Qingzhi's brows furrowed, and he said to himself: "If this is the case, when you send a strange army, the number is not large, but it must be elite and good at fighting, and the army is fast." In this way, it can avoid the eyes and ears of Vortex Yang City. ”

As soon as he turned his head, he saw Pei Guo and Yang Zhong, Chen Qingzhi's eyes lit up, and he blurted out: "Both of your subordinates are cavalry, so it's the most suitable place to go!" After saying this, he shook his head again and sighed: "The Wei army has no 10,000 forwards, but 8,000, and you two only have 1,000 horsemen." With a thousand against ten thousand, and then the elite, difficult, difficult, difficult! ”

Chen Qingzhi was indecisive, and Cheng Jingjun spoke again to persuade him not to be anxious, and the Xuzhou generals responded one after another. After saying for a while, many generals and colonels in the Northern Expeditionary Army also felt that it was too risky, so they echoed Cheng Jingjun's words.

Chen Qingzhi listened to it in his ears, and he was in trouble for a while.

At this moment, Pei Guo took a step forward and shouted, "If you want to fight quickly, how can you be afraid?" There is no need to doubt, General Yang Zhong and I will only lead the crown cavalry army of our headquarters to go, and we will not teach the city of Vortex to find out. ”

Chen Qingzhi's spirits perked up, his eyes widened and said, "Only a thousand horses from your headquarters will go forward, can you succeed?" ”

"We will not fail in our mission!"

"Good!" Chen Qingzhi's use of troops is actually quite risky, and between the odds, he is even more good at strange changes. He was reluctant to give up this fighter, but since Pei Guo had a heart, this decision was made. Cheng Jingjun saw that Chen Qingzhi was fighting on his own, and he had nothing to do with the Xuzhou army, so he didn't say much.

At that moment, Pei Guo's army was galloping, making a big circle, avoiding the surroundings of the vortex sun, and then turning to the northwest. The speed was extremely fast, and he didn't bump into any Wei army spies at all.

And when it came to the camel stream, the sun had reached the west. Pei Guo ordered the stream to stop, the soldiers rested, drank water and ate, and sent the sentry riders out.

Soon the sentry cavalry flew back, and hurriedly reported that the Wei army's forward was only a dozen miles away, and it was still on the way south, and there was no intention of stopping.

Pei Guo was taken aback: "It's coming so fast?" Looking up at the sky, he frowned and said to Yang Zhong: "I originally estimated that most of the Wei forwards would not be able to reach this place before sunset, so they would find a place to camp in front. In this way, we can go and attack the camp at night, and come to win more with less. Unexpectedly, he is still on the march, and after a while, won't he have to collide head-on with our army? ”

Yang Zhong rubbed his hands, not without worry: "The Wei people are tired from afar, and our army has few people, and if we fight hard with them head-on, the chances of victory are not great." ”

Pei Guo was a little anxious, and said to himself: "The words are all said, retreat at this time, and you will have no face when you go back... ”

"It's a big deal!" Yang Zhong gritted his teeth: "This time, I am still in the front, Xiaokuan, you are behind, you may not necessarily lose." ”

"No!" Pei Guo hurriedly shook his head: "The fight to the death with Fei Mu last time was purely helpless. In my heart, I want to fight quickly and kill that Yuan Yuan to take revenge, and I can't act recklessly. This time, we will not gamble with the lives of our brethren! ”

After Pei Guo finished speaking, he forced himself to settle down and raised his eyes to look around.

Suddenly, he said "ahhhh At the finger, it is the pine forest southeast of the camel stream: "The sky will be dark, calculate the footsteps, the Wei people will rush to the vicinity of this place at most, and they must set up camp." I can hide in the woods and wait for the middle of the night to attack, how can I not win? ”

Yang Zhong hesitated slightly, and said, "If the Wei army sends people into the forest to check, wouldn't it be bad?" ”

Pei Guo smiled: "General Chen also said that the Wei people are still far away from our army, and they would never have thought that our army would bypass the vortex and run to such a far place as the camel stream." What's more, this forest is not big, and it is the limit to hide the thousands of horsemen of our army, and when the Wei people see it, they will also feel that there is no need to worry, and most of them will not come in to investigate. ”

Yang Zhong said "um" and said, "Reasonable!" ”

Just do it, and in a moment, a thousand horses will disappear into the forest. People have grass and horse bits, try not to make a sound, be patient, and wait for Wei Jun to appear.