Pang Tong and Lu Bu packed their packages, said goodbye to Huang Wei, and rode away. It was winter, and they were dressed thickly and brought enough dry food. Pang Tong was well versed in geography and commanded Lu Bu to gallop along the official road, and there was a snow road along the way, and the snow was like goose feathers, flying endlessly. To the east of Yunzhong County, the city under the twilight is full of fire. Lübler stopped his horse, and Pang Tong keenly smelled the smell of "war". Passers-by passed in a scattered manner. It's still on the road this night, which is obviously not a good thing. Pang Tong dismounted, pulled a middle-aged man and said, "Why flee?" ”

The man shook off his hand in a panic and shouted, "Hurry up, the Huns have captured the county seat of Yunzhong!" Pang Tong was shocked when he heard this, from what direction did this Hun come from? Why is there no news at all from the neighboring Gohara County? The two of them probed along the road for a while before they learned the truth.

Two months ago, that is, in September of the fifth year of Zhongping, the three major generals of the Yellow Turban forces, "Tiangong General" Zhang Jiao, "Digong General" Zhang Bao, and "Rengong General" Zhang Liang. Under the encirclement and suppression of the imperial army and local forces, all of them died on the battlefield. The Yellow Turban forces died, and the surrenders surrendered, and the remaining remnants of the party hid in the deep mountains and forests, not daring to openly confront the Han Court. Since then, the Yellow Turban Rebellion has been pacified. These Pang Tong knew about it through the notice.

But some things were unexpected.

Yu Fuluo of the Southern Xiongnu was going to lead the army back to China, but unexpectedly the country rebelled, and his father Qiangqu Shan Yu was killed. The Marquis of the Sulbu Bone was made Shan Yu by the rebel forces. It was November, the weather was cold, the snow was heavy, and the county in the clouds was like a silver frost. The 100,000 cavalry when Yu Fuluo led the army went out on the expedition, because they only participated in two large-scale counterinsurgency battles, the Yellow Turban Rebellion was quelled, so there were more than 80,000 left. It's just that on the way back to the city, he got the feeling of change in his country, so he could only stay on the plains of Yunzhong County and set up camp.

Subsequently, for some reason, he started the idea of Yunzhong County, the seat of Yunzhong County, and actually surrounded the city. A total of 2,000 officers and soldiers in the county, commanded by He Fei, the county guard, resisted for a day and a night, and then were breached. He Fei led his troops to fight to the end, and finally died under the sword because he was outnumbered.

Pang Tong and Lu Bu had just arrived at this moment, but the city had just been broken. What is this called, halfway through the war. Lu Bu got on the horse, stretched out one hand to Pang Tong, and said, "Let's go around." Pang Tong shook his head and said, "No, we have to wait to see a good show." Lu Bu didn't know what he meant. But Pang Tong already had a plan in his heart, he wanted to see how Ding Yuan of Bingzhou would fight this battle. After all, this county seat is the seat of the county, which is equivalent to breaking the core of the entire county, how can he not send troops as a state minister. They found a cave to spend the night in a low hill southwest of the city. The next day, Pang Tong and Lu Bu went to find wild fruits to eat. When Pang Tong arrived at the cave, he found that Lu Bu had arrived, and he had piled up stones, made a fire, and skewered a shaved and disemboweled wild boar on a wooden stick and roasted it.

Pang Tong smelled the aroma of meat, his heart was happy, and he hurriedly walked over with some wild fruits, Lu Bu roasted the pig in one hand and took an apple with the other. Pang Tong spread the fruit on the ground, and there were all kinds of colors, big and small. Lu Bu let out a crisp gnawing sound and said, "Don't pick the poisonous ones." ”

Pang Tong said angrily: "Poison can't kill you!" He looked at the boar, and it was so roasted that it was so oily that saliva overflowed the corners of his mouth. He asked, "How did you get this wild boar?" ”

Lu Bu replied lightly: "When I saw it on the road, I threw a stone on my head and knocked it out." ”

He threw the boar to the ground, lifted his sword, and cut the pork open. Pang Tong couldn't wait to take a pork leg and bite it, ate a few bites, and shouted: "It's really delicious!" ”

The two relied on this pig as a staple food for two days, and their bellies were bulging. On the fourth day, when they were trying to get some game, they heard the drums of war loud and loud in the sky. The two galloped out of the hole, Lu Bu untied the rope that tied the horse, Pang Tong was busy identifying the location of the sound, Lu Bu rode over, and pulled Pang Tong on the horse. Pang Tong said: "Go to the top of the mountain." "The horses came to a narrow road, which was too steep for the horses to cross.

Pang Tong and Lu Bu had no choice but to tie their horses here, and the two climbed to the top of the mountain and stepped on the snow. I saw that the city in the northeast was crowded with people, and a large army was pressing on the south. Pang Tong said with a smile: "Ding Yuan's men and horses have finally arrived, and it seems that there are at least 100,000 troops." ”

Lu Bu said excitedly: "Charge!" ”

Nading Yuan's army rushed all the way through the snowfield, with infantry in front, and there were many ladders and chariots. When the Huns saw that they were approaching, they shot arrows and sniped, and the dense arrow array fell like a black mist, and the forward infantry camp suffered countless casualties. Lu Bu saw that his blood was boiling, and he said, "This kind of arrow array is difficult to break. ”

After a while, the state army Mingjin withdrew its troops, and the whole army retreated to 20 miles away and set up camp. Pang Tong said: "Let's go find something to eat and watch a good show at night." Lu Bu didn't know what he meant, so he had to do it. Lu Bu climbed the tree and brought a few bird's nests, got more than a dozen bird eggs, and Pang Tong picked some fruit. When night came, the two went to the top of the hill and put food on the ground. Pang Tong gnawed on the wild fruit, and Lu Bu ate the bird's egg raw. I sat for about two hours, and I saw a strange movement in the darkness to the south. Pang Tong chuckled, "Simon." ”

At night, the Bingzhou army went around to the west gate, which was very close to the mountain forest where the two were located, and when they walked to the northern slope, they could see the moving crowd like the Kuroshio. The state army came to the wall, and just after setting up the ladder, they only heard the war drums at the head of the wall. The Huns pushed all the ladders to it, and smashed it down with rolling stones and woods, and the midnight raiders suffered a large number of casualties, so they had to retreat.

Lu Bu sighed: "Whoever is leading the troops, if they want to go to the west gate to the wall, they must go to the east gate to make a feint." ”

Pang Tong laughed when he heard this, and said, "Brother is reasonable, and it is not in vain that I will teach you the art of war." But this is not enough, these are mostly small skills of carving insects. The state army didn't know who was leading the troops, which was a bit reckless. ”

The next morning, Pang Tong and Lu Bu climbed to the top of the mountain early. Pang Tong looked at the city from afar and said: "The state army will come to fight today." ”

Lu Bu was puzzled: "The Bingzhou army has just been defeated, which is not conducive to a quick attack, right?" ”

Pang Tong said with a smile: "Yunzhong County is outside one after another. If this Yufu Luo leads other nomads to join forces to annex Yunzhong County, it will soon affect the other counties of the annexed state. This is a strategic springboard, if not a quick war, and the state is in danger. ”

After sitting for about two hours, I saw that the Bingzhou army pressed to a mile outside the south gate, and a horse galloped to a mile outside the city to call the formation, this person had a thin and black face, a strong and strong body, wearing bright silver armor, holding a long halberd and scolding angrily: "You and other shameless thieves, how dare you take my Han land!" ”

I saw someone in the south gate tower walking to the terrace and lazily climbing onto the battlement. Pang Tong and Lu Bu couldn't see clearly because they were too far away, but the voice was recognizable. The man sneered, "The beautiful scenery of the snowfield in winter, this benevolent brother is resting comfortably. "This person is clearly the right virtuous king Yu Fuluo.

The general under the wall said loudly: "I am engaged in Zhang Liao under Lord Ding, and I have come to crusade against thieves. You shameless herdsman who disobeys discipline, is it not Yufro? Hearing this, Pang Tong got up, his face was serious, as if he wanted to see the situation in the distance clearly. Lu Bu raised his head and asked, "What's wrong with Shiyuan?" ”

Pang Tong replied: "It's nothing, I want to see how this man attacks the city." But he thought in his heart: "Zhang Liao is a famous general of Cao Wei, and he has followed Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo, and Lu Bu successively. At this moment, it is indeed under Ding Yuan's hands. ”

On the upper floor of the city wall, Yu Fuluo shouted: "Exactly, I am the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu." You Han people don't talk about faith. I reported the situation to Han Tingfei and asked to send troops to help quell the chaos, but I didn't support it, but avoided answering the question of who was appointed as the Southern Xiongnu. I will lead troops to help you quell the chaos. Today is my treachery in times of crisis, who is shameless! ”

Zhang Liao sneered: "Who should I be, if it is really the loser's Yu Fuluo, even the old father was chopped off, and he can still get away here." ”

Humiliated, Huvro threw his glass to the ground and cried out, "Damn! He wanted to go out of the city to fight with Zhang Liao, but was stopped by the strategist Wu Tuer. The strategist said: "How can you be provoked by him in just a few words, this is not what a person who can kill and return to China should do." With such a strong city, he can't attack it, so he can only provoke. ”

Yu Fuluo pushed it away with one hand and said, "This person is very hateful, wait for me to cut down and sacrifice to the sky!" ”

He did not follow the words of Utuer, and insisted on opening the door and riding out. When Zhang Liao saw him going out, he was not in a hurry, just waiting for him to approach. It was almost ten zhang away before he patted the horse. Zhang Liao's halberd and Yu Fuluo's spear exchanged dozens of blows, and they were evenly matched. Twenty-six rounds into the battle, the snow fell like beads, and the horses' hooves sprinted back and forth in the snow. Zhang Liao's halberd swept away, but Yu Fuluo received the move but his hands were numb, thinking that this person was very good and could not fight for a long time. He pulled out his horse and left, Zhang Liao chased after him, and when he saw that he was chasing, a hidden arrow attacked on the city wall. Zhang Liao heard the sound of a sharp weapon breaking the wind, stopped the horse, and the arrow almost passed close to his right ear. He had no choice but to return on horseback and lead the army back to the camp.

At night, Pang Tong asked Lu Bu to bring the horse, and he went to pack the package. Lu Bu asked, "Shall we leave here?" "He was eager to see how this war ended. Pang Tong said: "Let's go down the mountain and meet that Zhang Liao." Lu Bu was shocked, and said, "What do you think about Brother Xian?" Pang Tong smiled but did not speak.

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Notes: "When two generals clash, one side attacks once with a weapon, and the other team parries once for a "round".