This army of soldiers and horses is none other than Gao Lan's 5,000 horsemen who had just rushed to Zhao State to intercept the rebels of the Lu Yi two days ago.

Moreover, there were a few sergeants in front of the army who rode Lubu to report victory, galloping and coming straight to Quliang.

It seems that Gao Ran really won the battle.

This can't help but make Zhang He's heart mixed.

Two days ago, when it was learned that a rebel army under the banner of Luyi had marched into Zhao State in Julu County, the chief general Zhang He and the deputy general Gao Ran had a difference of opinion on this.

The main general Zhang He advocated that the rebels were at the top of their edge, and the army should not move, first send fast horses to let the county soldiers of Zhao strengthen their defenses and defend the city, and wait until the rebels of Lu Yi were exhausted by the strong city of Zhao, and then they led the army to rush to Zhao and attack the rebels inside and outside.

But Adjutant General Gao Ran doesn't think so. In his opinion, it is precisely the Luyi rebels who have won successive battles all the way and conquered the city that they must send troops as soon as possible to follow the Luyi rebels who have attacked the Zhao State, otherwise once the Luyi rebels are allowed to conquer the city and gain a firm foothold in the Zhao State, then the two generals of the unified army will be a big crime of doing nothing and sitting back and watching the enemy.

The two generals of the unified army were at loggerheads, and for this reason, they also consulted the opinions of Xun Chen, Xu You, and Guo Tu, who were military counselors of the army.

However, after Xun Chen, Xu You, and Guo Tu looked at each other, they did not give any clear information on which side to support.

These people are all wise and resourceful people who have strategized, and how can they not see that Zhang He's current proposition of not moving is the most rational and safe.

Even using Zhao's fortified cities and county soldiers to consume the rebels and create fighters for their army to annihilate the rebels is a pretty good plan.

However, rationality comes at a price.

And this heavy price often comes not from the enemy, but from within.

None of us here want to take on this heavy responsibility.

If you stand still in advance and sit back and watch the rebels of Lu Yi conquer the city in Zhao, although you may succeed in depleting the strength of the rebels and create a good opportunity for the army to annihilate the rebels.

But before that, who can bear the responsibility of sitting idly by?

Yuan Shao, the lord of Yecheng, has been furious at the repeated defeats of his generals, and if he receives an urgent military report that the former army is doing nothing and sitting back and watching the rebels attack Zhao State, the civil and military cadres who command the army and the army will not escape the blame.

Seeing Xun Chen, Xu You, and Guo Tu greeting each other with smiling faces, the meaning of the words was ambiguous, and Zhang He's face instantly turned black and blue.

Since the decision of reunification could not be reached, in addition to sending fast horses to ask Yecheng, he could only agree to the volunteer Gao Lanxian to lead 5,000 horsemen out of the city and rush to Zhao to contain the attack on the city by the rebels of Luyi.

When Gao Ran went out of the city, Zhang He had a sense of foreboding.

Perhaps Lu Yi feinted to attack Zhao to the west, just to lure their troops and horses out of the city to rescue, but fortunately, they suddenly launched an ambush in the set dangerous place and ate their Hebei army in front of them in one fell swoop.

Although he and Gao Ran disagreed on this matter, he understood Gao Ran's earnest and unwilling thoughts, and the relationship between the two was not bad on weekdays, Zhang He really didn't want to send troops to rescue Gao Ran was ambushed and the whole army was annihilated, which would be a huge blow to the military morale of the former army.

Therefore, in the past two days, after Gao Ran led the army out of the city, Zhang He was faintly worried about Gao Ran's 5,000 horsemen.

As a result, the facts in front of him told him that his worries were unnecessary.

Gao Ran wins!

He took 5,000 horsemen, all the way to the high, and finally caught up with the rebels who were preparing to attack Xiangguo between the water and the water (plus three points of water), Gao Ran immediately rode and killed, and he commanded the foot soldiers to follow, and in one fell swoop all the rabble, although the number was large, but all the rabble, and killed more than 2,000 rebel heads.

Later, with the cooperation of the soldiers of Zhao State, the offensive of the rebel army of Lu Yi to attack Zhao State was completely dismantled.

Gao Ran, who won the battle, also changed his previous attitude of meritorious service at this time, and he accepted it when he saw a good achievement, and he was not carried away by the victory, so arrogant that he wanted to lead his 5,000 men and horses to kill Julu County and capture and kill Lu Yi.

He knew very well in his heart that this rabble was not the headquarters of Lu Yi, and his dazzling achievements were actually a bit of a fluke.

But this did not prevent Gao Ran from triumphantly returning to Quliang City with his soldiers and horses, and the cavalry's horses were hanging on their necks with the heads of the captured rebels, and the shoulders of the current Kaidao infantry were also the captured rebels, as if they were a victorious general returning to the division to offer prisoners.

Gao Ran's victorious cavalry entered the barracks outside the city with great force, and Gao Ran himself personally led a group of personal soldiers and banners to Quliang City.

This was the first major victory of the Yuan army in Hebei to encircle and suppress the rebels since the rebellion of the Lu Yi.

Whether it is a lieutenant general or colonel, or Guo Tu, Xu You and others who joined the army with the army, they all accompanied the smiling faces and happily greeted Gao Lan who entered the city victoriously.

The previous war was gloomy and miserable, but now it is rare to see the moon, and who in the army does not want to take the opportunity to take some credit.

As soon as you look at the horse, you are almost surrounded by the crowd and enter the official temple. He held his head high, strode and talked, and in the crowd he humbled the praise of many civil and military officials, and at the same time showed his great achievements without a trace.

"Lu Yi is cunning with his soldiers, his old soldiers are cruel and murderous, and the rebels have won consecutive battles, and their arrogance is very arrogant. However, the arrogant soldiers will be defeated, Lan led 5,000 horsemen, with the trust of the Ming Gong, and should be loyal to the service, so he did not avoid the arrows and stones, pursued all the way, and finally caught up with the more than 10,000 rebels gathered together to attack Xiangguo between the two waters. ”

"Looking at the battle to inspire the soldiers, the cavalry are all excited, rushing forward, with one as ten, and finally breaking the rebels of the regents, chasing the north, alas. If it weren't for the follow-up Zhao Guojun soldiers joining after the war and competing for the first rank, I am afraid that this time the victory will be a lot more. ”

After Gao Lan, who was full of red light, returned to his teacher victoriously, he suddenly found that he had become a lot more talkative for a while, and he easily depicted a victory in a colorful, oily and vinegar manner, and combined with those won heads, which made his words more convincing, and the whole person's waist was straighter.

Zhang He, who rushed back to the official temple from the city wall in advance, also had to go out and lower the steps at this time, and personally greeted the deputy general Gao Ran into the hall of the official temple.

As soon as the two met, they were like friends who had not seen each other for many days, laughed, stepped forward and patted each other on the shoulder, never mentioning the previous disagreement about the dispatch of troops, and then entered the lobby together.

After everyone was seated, it was natural to have some greetings and praise for Gao Ran's courage.

When the topic gradually got down to business, Zhang He, who had been catering to everyone's emotions, suddenly had a sparkle in his eyes, he looked at Gao Ran, who was full of red light, and asked word by word:

"General Gao Gaolang, is the rebel army you defeated in Zhao State the main force of the rebel army, and is Lu Yi among the rebels?"

Zhang He's cold question calmed down the entire hall at once, Xun Chen lowered his eyelids, Xu You and Guo Tu glanced at each other, and the others were also cautious and didn't dare to speak casually.

Gao Ran pursed his thick lips and looked at Zhang He, until he realized that a drop of sweat began to slide down his forehead, he finally looked away and said in a loud voice:

"General Zhang Zhonglang, at that time, Lu Yi was not among the rebels attacking Zhao."

Really!

Xun Chen's eyelids moved, Guo Tu and Xu You glanced at each other again, and Zhang He sighed and continued to ask:

"Then you captured the rebel prisoners, have you ever found out where Lu Yi himself is, and what is his real intention to use the army?"

This seemed to be still expected by Gao Ran, and he said preparedly:

"According to the confession of the captive, the rebels of Luyi seized the southern border of Julu County, and after the momentum soared, because Quliang was intercepted by our army, the rebels could not go south to Wei County. Therefore, Lu Yi was ready to move to the hinterland of Hebei, one of which was to attack Zhao State, and open the way to enter the Shangdang through the Pukou Sect. ”

"But at present, the soldiers and horses of the Zhao State have been defeated, and the only ones who can use the troops should be the Anping Kingdom and the Qinghe Kingdom in the east."

After listening to Gao Ran's words, Zhang He was silent. Xun Chen, who had lowered his eyelids, suddenly raised his head and said:

"General Gao Gaolang, early this morning, a military report has come from Qinghe, and the rebels of the Luyi who attacked Qinghe were flanked by the county soldiers of Anping and Qinghe, and they were defeated and dispersed. Because this military report is too bizarre and needs to be verified, it has not been made public in the army for the time being. ”

Relying on the county soldiers of the two places alone, they can defeat the rebels of Lu Yi, which is indeed appalling enough compared to Yuan Shang, Fu Zhu, Chun Yuqiong, Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others who have been defeated one after another.

"This, then Lu Yi is not among the rebels who attacked Qinghe Kingdom in the east?"

Gao Ran listened to Xun Chen's words, and instantly realized that something was wrong, and he hurriedly asked.

"No, it is only a few children of the Koji family who lead the army, although they have many soldiers and horses, but the clothes and armor are not neat, the banner is unknown, and the county soldiers of the two places have lost many victories and won less, and when it comes to night, they are attacked by the county soldiers of the two places, and there is a camp roar, and they disperse and flee that night."

"It's-"

Gao Ran's widened eyes moved from side to side, and his face was a little surprised.

As soon as Guo Tu, Xu You and the others saw Gao Ran's demeanor, they knew that the large number of rebels that Gao Ran claimed to have defeated was actually not much different from the rebels who were defeated by the county soldiers of Qinghe and Anping.

Seeing this, Zhang He coughed lightly, looked at everyone in the hall, and said solemnly:

"Gentlemen, Lu Yi is cunning in his use of soldiers, these two rebels seem to be suspicious soldiers, and the suspicious soldiers set up by the rebels must have some schemes. Since we have been ordered to stop the enemy, we must find out the movements of the main force of Koyi as soon as possible, and be sure to contain the rebels in the territory of Julu County. ”

"Therefore, the first thing at the moment is to find out the true whereabouts of Lu Yi!"