The wind swept the dust under the feet of the team, and the banner of the "Gan" army in the middle of the team was blown to the sound of hunting, and even the war horses made a neighing sound of "Xi Yuyu".

However, the arrogant cold wind had to calm down in the face of the breathtaking military might, and after several ineffective attempts to storm the steel wall, the cold wind let out a few "woo--" screams, and stopped abruptly in front of the fast-moving team.

Gan Ling, who was led by "Stop--", raised his hand, and the guards on both sides immediately opened their throats and shouted loudly, "Stop advancing--stop advancing--".

The entire infantry phalanx did not stop with the halt of the cavalry team, but continued to advance to the close point of the cavalry team, with the leading military officer shouting, the armor soldiers stopped at the spear, and in an instant the entire army formation was as resolute as a rock, and the faces of the soldiers who stopped were as usual, allowing the sun to shine on the armor on their bodies······

"Huh—" Gan Ling tightened the reins and looked back at the standing infantry phalanx.

At the moment, he was indeed satisfied.

This cavalry that served as the vanguard was selected from the best of the more than 10,000 Xiliang soldiers, and they were all real elites of a hundred battles, which can be seen from the performance of the short march just now.

When Gan Ling turned his head again, Yan Xing was also raising his eyes to look at him, the two looked at each other, their eyes crossed the crowd in the air, and scenes of the past emerged in their respective minds:

In the sixth year of Zhongping, when the right Fufeng was the Kou, the two talked in the dock fort late at night.

Yan Xing says:

"If there is chaos today and Liangzhou is in turmoil, if we return to Yunwu at this time, the momentum will be weak, and it will spin up and down; Fu is a minion of people, looking up to people, fame and strength are not as good as people, even if the power is small, under the constraints of each family, it is difficult to dominate. Therefore, instead of fleeing back to Liangzhou and spinning up and down, it is better to send people under the fence for the time being, gather wings and prostrate themselves, take advantage of the momentum, and wait for the time! ”

甘陵 says:

"Ling and the eldest brother have long been sharing adversity, even though there are thousands of dangers and obstacles ahead, the brother holds a spear, Ling holds a bow and arrow, and vows to work together to level it!"

In the first year of Yonghan, when they were in the cattle auxiliary camp, the two dipped in water and ghostwrote.

Yan Xing wrote:

"Niu Fu intends to use you as the Sima of the Zuo Army, you can take this opportunity to be honest and loyal, and secretly accumulate strength, although you and I are temporarily separated, one south and one north, echo in the future, and great things can be accomplished!"

Gan Ling wrote:

"Brother's intentions, the tomb has been fully known, for the time being, I hope that I will meet in the future, and I will do great things with my brother, and I will never lose each other!"

Now three years have passed, and when we meet again, Yan Xing rises in the east of the river, and Ganling has a strong army in the Xihe, which really responds to the sentence of Yan Xing in the past, "One south and one north, echo in the future, and great things can be done!" ”

Yan Xing looked at Ganling, thinking of his trembling and walking on thin ice in the Niu Fu camp, and felt a sigh in his heart, he actually dismounted first and walked towards Ganling.

Seeing that Yan Xing actually took the initiative to dismount first, the faces of Xi Zhicai, Ma Lin and other military generals changed color slightly, and they were too busy to follow Yan Xing to dismount, and quickly followed behind Yan Xing and walked over.

When Gan Ling saw Yan Xing dismount and walk, he didn't dare to hold it up, so he quickly dismounted and came towards Yan Xing.

"Uncle Sheng!"

"Brother, Ling Xing has fulfilled his mission, and he has led his troops to come by riding to join his brother!"

Gan Ling heard Yan Xing's call, he landed on one knee and saluted respectfully.

"Uncle Sheng's return is like a tiger with wings, this is my luck, the army's luck!"

As he spoke, Yan Xing had already stepped forward quickly, bent over to help Gan Ling, held Gan Ling's palms tightly with both hands, and said in his mouth:

"It's been three years since I said goodbye to Hedong, and it is a great joy that you and my brother can meet again today. Don't let these trivial etiquettes alienate the affection between you and my brother. Come, get on the horse, you and I will go back to the city together, a feast has been set up in the city, today you and I will drink heartily, and get drunk before resting! ”

"Brother!"

Gan Ling felt the warmth transmitted by Yan Xing's palm, his eyes were already slightly wet, in the past, the two fought side by side, and the scene of the galloping horse was vivid, he forcibly endured the excitement in his chest, choked and couldn't speak.

On the same day, the city of Haoyang rewarded the three armies, and there was a lot of joy.

At the banquet, Yan Xing, Gan Ling and others staggered, and expressed their heartfelt feelings, if it were not for the urgent military information during the banquet, the banquet of the reunion of brothers would last until late at night.

And because Ganling brought a large number of soldiers and horses, all of them were stationed in the military camp outside the city, in order to prevent mistakes, Yan Xing did not leave Ganling in the city to talk at night, but gave him a warrant to go out of the city, let him return to the barracks, and appease his soldiers and horses.

At night, the barracks outside the city.

After drinking a lot of wine at the banquet, Ganling, who was already slightly drunk, returned to the camp to see the military officials who patrolled the night, shook his steps, stepped into his tent, and with the help of the guards, he took off his armor and weapons, and then waved his hand to remove the guards who wanted to serve him to sleep, and chose to go to bed by himself.

Gan Ling moved to the edge of the couch, took off his boots awkwardly, and after untying his clothes, he was about to lie on his couch with his clothes and fall asleep with his eyes closed.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the voice of the guards came from outside the tent.

"Sima, the drama army is coming to visit the history!"

Gan Ling turned over, didn't react for a while, just asked back casually.

"Who?"

"It's the history of the drama army in the city, and I want to see Sima."

Hearing the sound of the guards again, Gan Ling had a little clue.

Yan Xing's subordinates are now both civil and military, not only a few people in Ganling, Ma Lin, and Yan Xing back then. And this military strategy history talent, when Yan Xing introduced him to Gan Ling at the banquet, he said that he had the strategies of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, and it seemed that Yan Xing valued him very much, as if he regarded him as a confidant and think tank.

Gan Ling's heart moved when he thought of this. He is not a person who does not know the importance of it, Yan Xing's status today is very different from that in Liangzhou and Sanfu, and at the banquet, Gan Ling was also keenly aware of this.

It has been a long time since he left Yan Xing's camp, and the generals of the Liangzhou family, such as Kui Tong's belonging, have been killed in the fierce battle, or died of illness, and the new rise in the camp, the forces are numerous and complicated, in addition to Zhai Hao, such as the Western Liang generals, there are also Xu Huang, Cao Yuan, Meng Tu and other generals in Hedong, as well as the drama Zhicai, Yan Zhu and others of the Wenchen strategists.

Today, during the banquet, when the planning was staggered, Gan Ling felt that when Zhai Hao, Meng Tu and others looked at themselves who had returned strongly with a large army and were treated by Yan Xingzun, in addition to envy, there was also a trace of scrutiny and indelible competition in their eyes.

Ganling led the troops outside, and after a long period of experience, his mind was no longer comparable to that of the past when he was competing with Ma Lin, and he knew well about the secret competition between these generals of the same camp. When he first arrived, he didn't get involved deeply, and he also glanced at it during the banquet and didn't care.

And Xi Zhicai, a strategist who was cited by Yan Xing as a confidant and think tank, at the banquet, although Gan Ling deliberately paid attention to the other party, Xi Zhicai seemed to be deliberately clumsy, but he did not show anything outstanding.

Now that it's night, he has already returned to the camp, but this drama military history suddenly visited, which really surprised Gan Ling, and he subconsciously asked again.

"He's the only one here, but is anyone else aware of this?"

"The history of the drama army only brought one entourage, it looks like it came by stealth, and no one should know."

Gan Ling had already gotten up and got off the bed at this time, he rearranged the clothes on his body, changed his hand and took the saber again, thought about it, and then said:

"Let him come in and see him!"

"No!"

Soon, under the guidance of Ganling's personal guards, Xi Zhicai stepped into Ganling's tent.

Gan Ling Saber stood in the tent, looking at Xi Zhicai who walked into the tent, calm and calm. remembered that at the banquet before, after the other party's three rounds of drinking, he already had a drunken demeanor, compared with the present, it can be seen that Xi Zhicai was deliberately pretending to be drunk at the banquet before.

The corners of Ganling's mouth were slightly hooked, and there was a joke on his face, but he didn't salute immediately, but asked out loud:

"Isn't the history of military planning already drunk, why did you suddenly visit my camp at night?"

As soon as Xi Zhicai heard it, he knew that Gan Ling was deliberately blaming him for the feint drunkenness at the previous banquet, he smiled, didn't care, and saluted and said:

"I've seen Gan Sima below, and I can't hide it, before at the banquet, I was worried below, and the wine was sad, and I was drunk when I tasted it!"

"Today's banquet is a happy day for me to reunite with the captain after a long absence, and for the army to meet the division, but I don't know what the history of military planning says, where does the worry come from?"

Gan Ling's eyebrows were raised, and his right hand was deliberately held on the hilt of the sword, looking at Xi Zhicai.

After the salute, Xi Zhicai raised his eyes to see this scene, smiled faintly on his face, and said leisurely:

"I am not only worried about the captain, but also worried about Sima, and even more worried about the current situation and the situation of the army!"

"Oh, what do you mean?"

The muscles in Gan Ling's face spasmed, his eyes stared at Xi Zhicai, he didn't feel like a person who made a lot of nonsense, and he didn't see any treachery on his face, so he put away his original banter and asked with a straight face.

"Sima, can you let me sit down first, and then elaborate."

"Okay, please!"

Gan Ling let go of the hilt of the sword and waved his hand, and Xi Zhicai also stretched out his hand to signal, and the two immediately sat down one after the other.

"Since I sneaked to see you at night, I won't say anything more, I don't know Gan Sima, can you know the current situation in Chang'an and Hedong?"

"Ling is vulgar, and I was about to ask Mr. to speak clearly."

After taking his seat, Xi Zhi did not hesitate at all, and immediately went straight to the topic, but Gan Ling was secretly vigilant in his heart, and his words became cautious.

"Okay, let's make a bold attempt to say that the current situation is both dangerous and extremely delicate. After the Chang'an Imperial Court condemned Dong, the decree was unclear, and the generals of Liangzhou were undecided, so many of the generals and soldiers of Sanfu were also like us waiting in Hedong, standing still and watching the times. ”

"And today there has been an urgent military report, after the army of Li Dao, Guo Yan and others rushed back from Guandong, they collected some of the remnants of Niu Fu in Mianchi and Shaanxi County, and now they have played the banner of avenging Dong Zhuo and clearing the slanderous ministers on the side of the king, and marched into Chang'an, and the forward soldiers and horses have crossed Huayin, and they are about to attack the important places in Guanzhong."

Gan Ling nodded, he received an urgent military report at the banquet today, which was about this major incident, and he was also in the banquet, so he naturally knew about this matter.

"This matter is a disaster for the imperial court and for Wang Yun and others who are in power, but for us and others, it is an opportunity to break the situation. The current situation in Hedong is also quite delicate, the soldiers and horses of Hedong Taishou Wangyi are waiting for us, and their attitudes are unclear, and the soldiers and horses of Song Yi of Zuo Fengyi are blocking us and others, and they are enemies and not friends. ”

"Although the captain clearly saw thousands of miles, there were generals Xu Huang and Cao Yuan in Hedong to defend, and Feng Yi in Zuo drove Yang Feng, candidates and other Bai Boyu parties to drive our army. But our army is divided into two places in the north and Xihe, sandwiched between Wangyi and Song Yi, and the north is sometimes worried about running out of food, which can be described as surviving in the cracks, just like playing in the endgame. ”

Listening to Xi Zhicai, he analyzed the current situation clearly, and also made it very clear, although Gan Ling has not yet figured out the intention of Xi Zhicai, but he also deeply feels the same way in his heart, when he was in Shaanxi County, and Yan Xing's current situation, there are similarities, but the pressure that Yan Xing has to face now is obviously much greater than that of Ganling at that time.

"As the history of military planning says, Ling also knows a little, so after Ling led the army to leave Shaanxi County, he turned to Zuo Feng Yi and marched for days, just to join forces with his brother and captain as soon as possible, just imagine that there are two strong armies under his command, whether it is to go west and unite with Li Dao to attack Chang'an, or to return to Hedong to attack Wangyi, there are many more chances of victory!"

Gan Ling's face was solemn, and he also expressed his opinion. Speaking of this, his heart suddenly moved, and he hesitated, but finally spoke.

"Could it be that Ling led the army to come this time, what did he do wrong, was it because he did not attack Anyi from the north and south, or did he start the battle lightly and led the army to capture Linjin City?"

Xi Zhicai looked at Gan Ling and shook his head.

"Sima must not doubt himself, please listen to the next general's words."

"The current situation has been clearly explained below. Then I will explain to Sima again in the next article, and worry about the reason for the captain and Sima. ”

"The military food under the command of the captain was originally insufficient, and now there are more than 10,000 soldiers and horses brought by Sima, and the weight of the military food is becoming more and more urgent.

"Now that the north is initially decided, Wang Yi is on the side, the captain must not stay away, if the captain personally leads the troops westward, and Wang Yi raises troops to attack our back, then the north is really difficult to resist, and the foundation of several years of hard fighting has been turned into someone else's possession overnight, isn't it painful!"

"But if Sima leads the troops westward, Sima has just arrived, and has a strong army, there will inevitably be a lot of estrangement between the generals, if the appointment of Sima is the main general, the generals will definitely not accept it in their hearts, but if the general of Zhai and Meng is appointed as the main general, with the prosperity of Sima's soldiers and horses, I am afraid that even if Sima takes care of the overall situation and is willing to obey his fate, but his subordinates will inevitably complain, and the generals will not be in harmony.

"Now the captain is hindered by the affection of his siblings, the appointment is uncertain, and he is in a dilemma.

When Xi Zhicai said this, he had already sighed and spoke, looking worried. Gan Ling's lips moved, remembering that in the banquet before, Yan Xing seemed to be as Xi Zhicai said, and when he talked about the matter of going west and returning to the east, his face was slightly sad.

"As for what I am worried about Sima, Sima can know that for the matter of the soldiers and horses of Sima's department, the captain has collected food from various departments, which has made the generals complain and talk secretly.

"When the previous division was met, Sima personally led the elite and showed off his martial virtues, and the generals were not only envious, but also frightened, worried that Sima would come this time, and he would overpower the master, which would not only take the credit of the generals in a series of bloody battles, but also endanger the position of the captain."

Listening to Xi Zhicai say this, Ganling, who was originally slightly drunk, was already oozing a cold sweat, and he exclaimed:

"I led the army to come, how can I show off the soldiers, so the whole army is just because the Liangzhou soldiers under my command are arrogant and incompetent, and I want to make the captains and generals know that I am in strict order. Unintentionally, it made the generals suspicious, this, this is not the original intention of the tomb! ”

"Sima's intentions, I know below, I believe that with the wisdom of the captain, I will be able to understand Sima's painstaking efforts, but all the generals serve the captain, all of them are here for fame and wealth, and the favor is like this, I'm afraid it is——"

Speaking of this, Xi Zhicai shook his head again and sighed. Seeing this, Gan Ling hurriedly got up and bowed to Xi Zhicai:

"The drama is a great talent, the captain is a think tank, he visited tonight, and pointed out the maze for me, Ling is very grateful, and asked the drama to plan for me to solve the troubles in the army."

"In addition to worrying, I did think of a plan that can solve the troubles of the captain and Sima, but-"

"It's okay to say it!"

Gan Ling's face was sincere, his attitude was solemn, he changed his previous contempt, and asked Xi Zhicai for advice again, Xi Zhicai did not dare to be arrogant, and immediately returned the salute, his eyes were burning, he looked at Gan Ling and said:

"Sima, do you know the great Sima Wu Han and Wu Ziyan of the founding of this dynasty?"