"Who's talking!?" When Niu Fu heard this, it was as if he had been told something in his heart, and he shouted anxiously.

Li Xun and his subordinates listened, and hurriedly got out of the way, Niu Fu fixed his eyes and saw that it was Xu Huang, but he showed a little dislike, and said coldly: "What do you think?" ”

Xu Huang was shocked, and quickly said: "Back to the generalissimo, according to the report from the previous detail, there are a total of 30,000 troops in Hedong, and there are many elite soldiers. At the beginning, the last general thought that Zhang Liao led 3,000 soldiers and horses to block, but he couldn't react too late and had to come forcibly, just to buy time. Now, nearly ten days have passed, but there are only 10,000 reinforcements from Hedong, which really has to make people suspicious. ”

"Humph! That Zhang Wenyuan didn't think that he could resist our army's nearly 100,000 troops with just his soldiers and horses!? A member of the Xiliang soldiers listened and couldn't help but say coldly.

Xu Huang immediately answered: "That's right. Zhang Wenyuan is an extraordinary person, better at using soldiers, and there is no lack of martial arts, and he is a world-class general. How could they commit such a lowly mistake of despising the enemy? I think there must be a conspiracy in this!! ”

When Li urged him to hear this, he already hated Zhang Liao, so he was a little unhappy, and shouted coldly: "Xu Gongming, your words are inevitably a little ambitious and destroy your own prestige, right!?" ”

"General! Zhang Wenyuan is powerful, I think you also have a deep understanding, I think this matter cannot be ignored. Then Hedong and Sanfu are close to each other, but if Hedong breaks through Hongnong, you can take Jingzhao directly, and now Sanfu is empty, I think it's best to report this matter to Dong Taishi, and make preparations as soon as possible, just in case!! As soon as Xu Huang said this, he was stunned for a while, and then laughed one after another.

"Hahaha, good you Xu Gongming, now those remnants of the Ma clan are difficult to protect themselves, and they dare to send troops to attack Sanfu, it's a big joke!!"

"That's right, not long after Ma Xi's death, the princes of all parts of the country are eyeing Yanzhou, and Hedong has been invaded by tens of thousands of troops in my Xiliang, unless these remnants of the Ma clan are crazy, how dare they attack Sanfu?"

"Well, don't tell me, that sounds like some truth. Unless that Ma Xi comes back from the dead, then there is really this possibility, hahahahaha~~!! ”

The generals teased one after another, Xu Huang lowered his face, and looked straight at Niu Fu with his eyes. Niu Fu frowned, and his face was a little more shocked, although he also noticed the strangeness of the movement of soldiers and horses in Hedong, but he didn't expect that what Xu Huang said would be the danger of attacking Sanfu, and this was too sensational.

Niu Fu only felt a burst of shock when he heard this, and after thinking for a while, he also felt that this was impossible, and said: "Xu Gongming must not be presumptuous, now is the critical time, what you just said, once it spreads, all my Xiliang subordinates will definitely have turmoil, and it will even affect the situation in Luoyang, if it is not confirmed, it must not be guessed at will!" ”

"But Generalissimo, you don't see that although the news of Ma Xi's death has come out, you have not seen the chaos in Yanzhou for a long time. Moreover, Zhang Liao is facing a big enemy, but he deliberately keeps troops for not use, isn't this weird!? Xu Huang saw that Niu Fu didn't believe it, and his face couldn't help but change greatly, and he admonished quickly.

Niu Fu was confused by him, and thought that he had always been very close to those courtiers who were loyal to the Han family, who knew if he was deliberately disturbing the morale of the army?

"Enough!! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will cure you for the crime of shaking the hearts of the army!! Niu Fu thought about it, and the evil eyes as big as the cow stared, and shouted angrily. Xu Huang was drunk like this by Niu Fu, so he could only grit his teeth and endure it, with an indescribable grievance in his heart.

Niu Fu still felt that this person was an outsider, and when he saw that Xu Huang's face was angry, he drank him out.

Xu Huang had no choice but to withdraw from the tent and sighed again and again.

"These Xiliang people are arrogant and arrogant, they will only exclude outsiders, and they will not listen to people's opinions, and it will be difficult to achieve great things after all. I originally thought that the Han family would be able to get peace for at least a few years under the protection of the Xiliang people, but now it seems that this peace will end soon. His Majesty is in Chang'an, and there is no one to rely on him, so I stay here, why don't I go back to Chang'an and guard around My Majesty? ”

Xu Huang felt lonely, and after thinking about it for a while, he made up his mind.

said that after Xu Huang left, he was in the big tent of Niu Fu. Niu Fu sank and said, "Okay, now there are no outsiders, they are all my own brothers, so I will just say it." What Xu Gongming said is not unreasonable, Zhang Liao is facing a big enemy, but there are no soldiers, and there must be a conspiracy.

At present, the situation in Luoyang is not good, and our army needs to do everything possible to capture Hedong. Regardless of the conspiracy, the urgent task at the moment is to defeat Zhang Liao as much as possible. However, just in case, every time you go to attack, you need to leave a certain amount of troops behind in case there will be an enemy attack! ”

As soon as Niu Fu said this, Li Xuan quickly reacted, and said shockingly: "What does the generalissimo mean is that the other troops of this Zhang Liao have also secretly marched and are waiting for the opportunity to attack our village?" ”

"Chances are. Could it be that as Xu Gongming said, these soldiers and horses went to attack Sanfu and failed!? Niu Fu said that at the end, he deliberately glared.

"Of course not. I think that Xu Gongming seems to be angry about being demoted, and today he is so scolded by the generalissimo. This person's skills are extraordinary, but if he joins the enemy, there will be endless troubles, so it is better to let him go back to Chang'an. Li said in a deep voice.

When Niu Fu heard this, he also felt that it was good, so he bowed his head and said, "What you said is also reasonable." Alright, that's all for today's business. You wait and make preparations, and tomorrow we will start attacking Yinlong Mountain, I want to quickly break through its army, aid Luoyang, and help the Taishi to be successful!! ”

When Li Xun and the other generals heard this, they were all shocked, and they all surrendered their hands to accept the order.

So, it was early the next morning. Niu Fu had already ordered his troops and horses, and led the generals to lead an army of 50,000 to attack Yinlong Mountain.

Zhang Liao was high on Yinlong Mountain, and he had long been aware that Niu Fu's army was coming, but this time he did not take the initiative to attack, so that his subordinates would take advantage of each dangerous place to prevent the enemy army from attacking.

However, he said that Niu Fu led his troops to the foot of Yinlong Mountain, and did not see Zhang Liao coming to greet him, so he taught all the troops to shout and scold together. Zhang Liaojun still did not move, and let Xiliangjun insult him.

"This damn traitor!! He wants to defend the mountains and slowly entangle with our army!? Niu Fu waited for almost an hour, and when he saw that Zhang Liao still did not move, he couldn't help but scold angrily, quite impatient.

Li Xun looked at it, his expression tightened, and he said on the side: "Generalissimo, Zhang Thief is cunning, I think he thinks that our army is eager to aid Luoyang, and will be eager to attack, now I see that our army is prosperous, so instead of fighting with our army, it is to defend this hidden dragon mountain, entangle with our army, and wait for Luoyang to change!" ”

When Niu Fu heard this, he immediately came to his senses, looked shocked, and said, "But if this is the case, I am afraid it will really take a lot of time to break through this Hidden Dragon Mountain!" ”

"Generalissimo, I think it's better to avoid this Zhang Wenyuan, let's lead the troops to bypass this Hidden Dragon Mountain, lure that Zhang Wenyuan to attack, and then ambush it, wouldn't it be good?" As soon as Li urged the inspiration, he came up with a plan. Niu Fu couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, but he quickly reacted and said, "But if that's the case, but if Zhang Wenyuan attacks Guo Yan's rear army, so what?" ”

When Li Xun heard this, he thought for a while and said, "Guo Yan has always been steady, and Zhang Wenyuan wants to attack his deployment, I'm afraid it won't be so easy." What's more, the generalissimo warned him first, and this would be foolproof. ”

When Niu Fu heard this, after muttering for a while, he thought that there was not much time at the moment, and Li Xuan's plan might as well give it a try, so he shocked and said to Li Xuan: "You have a point!" So withdraw quickly, pack your bags tonight, and start marching tomorrow! ”

When Li urged to hear that Niu Fu was willing to use his strategy, he couldn't help but look shocked, and hurriedly took the order. So, as Niu Fu's order fell, the 50,000 menacing Xiliang army withdrew in a tiger's head.

On Yinlong Mountain, Zhang Liao watched the retreat of the Xiliang army, his face was cold, his expression was calm, and his face was deep thinking.

"What? Niu Fu withdrew, isn't it exactly what you want? Why are you so sad? Gao Ran walked over with a smile and said with a smile. When Zhang Liao heard this, he still looked deep, and said sideways: "I think you are so strange, why can you always maintain such an optimistic attitude?" ”

"Haha, because I think it's better to be improvised, than to rack your brains to think about it, and sometimes it can have unexpected miracles." Gao Ran said with a bright smile. When Zhang Liao heard this, his face sank, he made a look of agreement, and said silently: "Maybe you are right." So what now? ”

Gao Ran listened, and finally put away his smiling face, his eyes were shining, and he said with a calm expression: "The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will win all battles." Of course, it is to quickly send a detailed work, find out the movements of the Niu Auxiliary Army, and then analyze and quickly take countermeasures! ”

When Zhang Liao heard this, he lightly spit out two words: "Good!" ”

At the same time, Zhang Liao admired that man even more, and many soldiers raised objections to Gao Ran's stay in Hedong as a deputy general, thinking that Gao Ran was Yuan Shao's old department after all, and he was a good man, and he was not attentive enough to do things. Even Zhang Liao felt so, thinking that even Hu Che'er was more suitable than Gao Lan, although Hu Che'er was reckless, he was loyal after all, and he was willing to listen to people's opinions. Only that man overrode the public opinion and let Gao Ran stay as the second-in-command of Hedong.

Now, facts speak louder than words. Gao Ran is not only brave and cunning, but also loyal to that person, brave and brave, more importantly, Gao Ran is good at being flexible and clever, just enough to make up for the defects in Zhang Liao's temperament, often at critical moments, Gao Ran can make great contributions.

Of course, Zhang Liao's temperament is steady and brave, but it can make up for the cunning and worrying of Gao Liao's temperament.

The so-called complementary strengths and weaknesses, complement each other, do not doubt the use of people, do not use doubtful people, this is the way of employing people.

However, it was said that Niu Fu followed Li Xuan's strategy, and after he returned, he ordered the army to pack up, and at the same time, he had also sent someone to inform Guo Yan to be careful. That night, Li Xun led an elite army to ambush first. Zhang Liaojun's meticulous work has been secretly probing, and he has repeatedly transmitted the information back to Yinlong Mountain.

That night, the moonlight was bright and the climate was cool. At the end of Yinlong Mountain, Zhang Liao is standing on a cliff and watching the full moon in the sky. At this time, his body was majestic, like the height of a beast in the night, striding forward, and the moonlight sprinkled on his body.

"How?" Zhang Liao asked calmly.

"The people of Xiliang are packing up, suspected of preparing to withdraw their troops. In addition, there is also a Xiliang army that moves strangely, I don't know where to go, the Xiliang people are heavily guarded, and our army is afraid of being discovered, so we don't dare to go too deep in order to miss a big thing. Gao Ran said solemnly.

Zhang Liao listened, his color sank, and the lion's eyes seemed to reflect the full moon in the sky, flashing with shimmering essence, and said: "Most of our army's fine work has been trained by flying stars, and compared with the fine work of other forces, it is more than ten times more elite, but it can't go deeper. It seems that the people of Xiliang are also prepared. ”

"However, for us and others, this information is sufficient." Gao Ran was obedient, and then suddenly laughed. Zhang Liao was shocked, turned to look at Gao Lan, and said, "You should talk about it first." ”

"Then I'll be respectful and obey." Gao Ran arched his hand, then his expression froze, his smile converged, his spirit trembled, and he began to analyze: "The Xiliang army came to attack today, but suddenly withdrew, I am afraid that it can be seen that our army intends to defend this Hidden Dragon Mountain. Although the Xiliang army has a large number of troops, and it is brave and good at fighting, it is not difficult to storm Yinlong Mountain. At the same time, Xiliang people are good-looking, aggressive and competitive, why are they willing to withdraw? ”