Zhangji Camp.

"Uncle, Xiu requests to select elites who can fight at night in the army, and attack Wushan again at night!"

Retreating to his camp, Zhang Xiu, who had already bandaged the arrow wound, stared at his bloodshot eyes and continued to ask Zhang Ji for battle.

Zhang Ji waved his hand, his eyes were also cloudy with exhaustion, and the tough battles in the past few days had also consumed a lot of his energy.

"Forget it, you have done your best today, there have been many casualties during the day, let the army rest well at night, don't force the mountain again."

"But, but we've been blocked by the soldiers and horses of Hedong for five days, and Hu Che'er is also—"

Zhang Xiu gritted her teeth and said unwillingly.

"It's okay, Yan Yanming is just fighting in a trapped beast. Although Hu Che'er took the risk and died, Luoyang City had already been captured, and I had already learned that Yuan Shao had sent troops to rescue Zhang Yang. ”

Zhang Ji had no smug on his face, and continued:

"No matter how he Yan Yanming insisted, how could he have expected that Yuan Shao would send troops to rescue the former rebel generals, and this time the Hedong soldiers and horses in Hanoi wanted to return to the division quickly, but they couldn't retreat."

After Zhang Xiu listened to Zhang Ji's words, he finally smiled, this was the best news they had heard after crossing the river and capturing Dayang.

It's just that after seeing the tiredness on his uncle's face, Zhang Xiu still suppressed the excitement in his heart and chose to retire.

After Zhang Xiu retreated, Zhang Ji also returned to his couch, and Yuan Shao sent troops to rescue Zhang Yang, which indirectly helped him a lot, no matter how Yan Yan's villain struggled to the death, he couldn't escape his palm in the end.

Thinking of this, the depression in Zhang Ji's heart in the past few days has also dissipated a lot, he felt sleepy for a while, his eyelids were heavy, and he lay down on the couch with his clothes and fell asleep.

Then he had a strange dream.

In the dream, Zhang Ji suddenly found himself on the battlefield, confronting Yan Yan and Yan Yan from afar. Zhang Ji was overjoyed in his heart, he was finally able to field the Hedong soldiers and horses, and he was about to order the army to march together to attack Yan Yan's Hedong soldiers and horses.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise behind him, the wind and sand were permeated, mixed with flames, raging behind the military formation of his army, and in the wind and sand flames, it seemed that there were thousands of troops and horses, rushing to kill.

Zhang Ji wanted to see clearly the soldiers and horses that suddenly appeared, where they were sacred, but he was vague and couldn't see clearly. wanted to stabilize his military formation, but unexpectedly, the soldiers and horses under his command did not listen to his command at all, and they were defeated and scattered, and then he watched Yan Xing, who was originally scarce in soldiers and horses, also rushed over, and an arrow turned out to be like a giant falcon, able to penetrate the military formation, leap over ten thousand troops, and shoot straight at him-

"Whew-"

Zhang Ji was awakened by the strange phenomenon in the dream, at this time the sky was still dark, there was no light, and the candle flame in the tent was shaky and had burned to the end.

After the reaction was a nightmare, Zhang Ji still couldn't help but be afraid, he touched his Zen clothes, which were completely wet with sweat.

He shook his head, feeling that the years were unforgiving, and the war in the past few days had indeed consumed too much of his energy, so that he had fallen asleep straight on the couch, and he slept so hard that he could even dream.

Recalling the chaos in the dream, Zhang Ji hesitated, was thinking about whether to find the military Chinese official who knew "Yi", came to interpret the dream, and was still hesitating, when suddenly a guard yelled outside the tent.

"General, urgent military situation!"

"Come in!"

Hearing that there was an emergency military situation, Zhang Ji immediately turned over and got out of bed, and he didn't care about being shocked into a cold sweat on his body, so he directly let outsiders enter the account to report.

A soldier rushed into the tent, fell to his knees, and said:

"General, Dayang urgently reported that the boats at the ferry and the pontoon bridge crossing the river were rushed down the river by warships rushing from the upstream, and they were all burned down by the wind and set on fire, and the granary where the grain and grass of the army was hoarded on the river in Shaanxi County was also broken by the enemy army who did not know where to come."

"The boats and pontoon bridges have been burned and cut off, and the soldiers and horses of Dayang can only watch the fire from the other side, and it is difficult to cross the river at night.

"What!" Zhang Ji was frightened by this news, almost jumped, he hoarded the grain and grass in the granary of Linhe in Shaanxi County, which was the lifeblood of his army, after Zhang Ji annexed Zhu Jun's soldiers and horses, although he forced the grain of the powerful surname Hao and exploited the rations of the people of Qianshou, he still could not feed the army of 50,000.

This is the urgent need for him to annex Hedong County in a short period of time, and the 200,000 Hu grain and grass gathered in the granary of the river in Shaanxi County is the last ration for his army of 40,000 to cross the river.

It was because he was afraid that the grain and grass would be lost, and the current transportation route was still close, so Zhang Ji would set the place where the grain would be stored on the other side of the river, and left 2,000 elite soldiers to defend it.

Now that he heard that there was a loss of grain and grass in the rear, Zhang Ji was shocked and frightened, he rushed up and grabbed the soldier who reported the news, his eyes were round, as if he wanted to choose someone to eat, and asked in disbelief:

"This is the great river, where did the warships come from? The granary of the army is separated by the river, and there are 2,000 elite soldiers guarding it, how can it be broken by the enemy? Are you a dead man sent by the enemy, trying to deceive our army? ”

The soldier who reported the news was grabbed by the rampaging Zhang Ji, and was so frightened that he couldn't speak at all, Zhang Ji asked the soldier rhetorically, and in addition to being in turmoil, he also felt that the soldier's words were incredible.

How could there be warships on a big river? Most of the soldiers and horses in Hedong are in Hanoi, and the rest are all built here in Wushan to resist their own army, so there may be soldiers and horses running long distances and going around to their rear, and none of the guards along the road found it, which is clearly a big lie.

"He is a spy sent by Hedong, tie my mouth and arrest me, strictly guarded, no one is allowed to visit! In addition, send fast horses to Dayang to inspect. ”

Zhang Ji hissed and ordered, and immediately a personal soldier gagged the messenger who was shouting and defended, and quickly pulled it down.

When he was the only one left in the tent, Zhang Ji suddenly weakened his legs, and sat on the ground weakly, looking blank, and muttered to himself:

"Where did the ships come from, where did the enemy troops come from?"

···

"General Gan Zhonglang, what do you mean by this?"

After entering the camp alone, in addition to seeing the enemy generals in Hedong, he was not able to see his nephew Lu Ying, his face suddenly changed color, and he asked sharply.

"Koji-kun, don't be impatient, please sit down first."

After Gan Ling learned the identity of Lu Ying, he was also very satisfied, Lu Yi was able to send his powerful brother Lu Yan over, proving that he still values the life of Lu Ying, the eldest son, and the matter has not yet reached the irreparable situation of abandoning his son to be loyal and wielding revenge, which gives him a lot of room for mediation.

After looking at Gan Ling twice, Lu Yan had no choice but to choose a seat and sit down, waiting for the enemy general of Hedong to offer conditions for his release.

Gan Ling waited until the other party was willing to sit down and discuss, then smiled and slowly began to say:

"Koji Jun, the young monarch of the Koji family is safe and sound in our army, but he was a little frightened, I have my own food sauce and meat supply, you don't need to worry, Hedong and Hebei, there are no grievances, if the two families can dismiss the army, I will naturally send the young monarch of the Koji family back to the camp."

Hearing the words "two families dismiss the army", Lu Yan sneered in his heart, and he didn't want to delay with the enemy general in Hedong, so he looked at Gan Ling and said directly:

"If Zhonglang General intends to release the captured soldiers of our army, then please put it back quickly, and bring it back to the army by the next, as for how much gold and silk goods are needed to thank you, Gan Zhonglang will wish to say a quantity, as long as we can give it, there is no shirk."

When Gan Ling heard that Lu Yan wanted to redeem Lu Ying and the others with gold and silk goods, he knew that the other party had no intention of making peace with the army, he restrained his smile, looked at Lu Yan and said:

"So, what does General Lu Zhonglang mean is that he is unwilling to withdraw from the army and make peace?"

"The military order is like a mountain, help people in danger, forgive the retreat!"

The purpose of the koji performance was indeed to bring Koji Ying back to the camp, but before leaving, Koji Yi also explained where their bottom line was, and at this time, they must not be at the mercy of the enemy generals in Hedong.

"Good!" Gan Ling laughed and slapped his hands in admiration.

"Military orders are like mountains, helping people in danger. But with the strategy of General Lu Zhonglang, can't you see that Zhang Yang in Hanoi can't be saved? ”

"I heard that Hebei's soldiers and horses are in Qingzhou, and Gongsun Bogui's Tian Kai, Liu Bei and other generals are fighting endlessly, in Youzhou, Gongsun Bogui has defeated Liu Yu, annexed this Youzhou, the border of the soldiers, and looked at Jizhou. And in Hebei, the people have vegetables, the army is not enough, and the soldiers even need to eat mulberries. ”

Lu Yan's face changed slightly, Hebei's army has won consecutive battles in recent years, and it is in the limelight, but it is true that there are worries about military rations in the rear, but I didn't expect that the enemy generals in Hedong have a good understanding of the situation and military situation in Hebei.

"Even if Lu Zhonglang is unwilling to retreat, then my Hedong will also garrison the city and confront your soldiers and horses in Hebei across the clear water, how can you bypass the soldiers and horses in my Hedong and cross the clear water to rescue the wild king?"

"After a long time, not only will you not be able to rescue the wild king, but you can only watch Zhang Yangcheng, who has no help and no food, fall into the army, and you will have to retreat because of the lack of food in the rear. At that time, it will be time for our Hedong army to take advantage of the situation to pursue. ”

Gan Ling knew that he must take advantage of the news of Hongnong Zhang Ji's invasion of Hedong to reach a collegiate agreement with Lu Yi in private, and at this time, seeing that Lu Yan wanted to open his mouth to refute, he immediately sneered and said:

"I don't hide it from Lu Jun, this time I raised the whole county in Hedong for several years, and prepared 500,000 stone grain and grass for the war in Hanoi, if the war continues to drag, it will not be a problem for his Hedong army and your Hebei people and horses to survive until winter, but I don't know if Zhang Yang in Yewang City, as well as Lu Zhonglang, will be able to support the harvest of grain after the autumn?"

Lu Yan was amazed in his heart by the enemy generals in Hedong who were watching the battle situation like a fire, but he was not to be outdone, and was ready to find an opportunity, and after Gan Ling finished speaking, he immediately sneered at each other:

"It's ridiculous, Hedong can raise a few years of accumulated millet and prepare 500,000 stone grain and grass, is it that my Hebei dignified land can't support the rescue of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Hanoi, if Gan Zhonglang wants to confront until winter, then my Hebei soldiers and horses dare to accompany to the end!"

Gan Ling heard Lu Yan's big words, paused, followed Lu Yan's words and sneered and said:

"Okay, Lu Jun is so bold, it's not a loss to my heroes in the cool land! Then I'll ask Lu Jun again, even if you raise a large army in Hebei, transfer grain transportation, and force back my Hedong soldiers and horses, will you be able to get the slightest benefit? ”

"Don't forget, Jun Li, I have no grudges between Hedong and Jizhou, and Zhang Yang defected from General Yuan!"

The koji performance didn't matter, and said indifferently:

"General Yuan is eloquent and strategic, and he has his own decision in his heart, I wait for the generals under my command, I only know that I am ordered to rescue, but I will not pay attention to the grudges and grievances in the mouth of General Zhonglang!"

Gan Ling nodded, unwilling to give up.

"Okay, then I'll talk about the things that you need to care about. Zhang Yang and Hebei have a gap, Lu Zhonglang will also defeat Zhang Yang, Yuan General also chased and killed Lu Bu, these two people are very afraid of Hebei and Lu Zhonglang, as long as my Hedong soldiers and horses retreat, the two of them will unite again to resist your Hebei soldiers and horses. ”

"Lu Zhonglang will consume the army's rations, see the evil to Zhang and Lu, and blame me Hedong, this can't include the situation of building meritorious work and not making an inch, wouldn't he suffer the blame of General Yuan?"

Lu Yan listened to Gan Ling's words, his face changed, but he didn't speak for a long time, when he came, Lu Yi had already explained the bottom line that he couldn't retreat, don't say that Gan Ling is talking about it now, even if Lu Ying is now put on the oil pot by the Hedong army, Lu Yan can't agree.

He knew what would happen if he resisted the military order privately and quit the army for no reason, not to mention that it was to save Lu Ying!

Gan Ling noticed Lu Yan's face, and he could also spy on some of Lu Yan's thoughts, he sighed, and then said leisurely:

"Of course, Ling can also understand the difficulties of General Lu Zhonglang and Lu Jun, if General Lu Zhonglang is willing to make peace, even if he does not retreat, it is not impossible."

When Lu Yan heard Gan Ling's words, his eyes widened, and he was a little difficult to understand what Gan Ling meant.

If you choose to negotiate peace, but you don't withdraw from the army, then what else do you need to negotiate peace?

Looking at the weird smile on Gan Ling's face, Lu Yan suddenly thought of something, and blurted out:

"You, you want my Koji family to negotiate a private peace with you?"

"That's right! In this way, General Lu Zhonglang does not need to withdraw his troops, he only needs to send troops to bluff, and he will not disobey General Yuan's military orders. ”

"It's ridiculous, let me wait for a bluff, and then sit back and watch you capture the wild king in Hedong, even if you don't disobey the military order and retreat, we will still be unable to escape military law accountability!"

"Therefore, as long as Lu Zhonglang will agree to make peace in private, I will send Lu Zhonglang a great achievement!"

"Great work?"

"Yes, in half a month, my Hedong army will capture the wild king, and Lu Zhonglang will destroy Lu Bu, and everyone will get what they need, and at that time, the young monarch of the Lu family will also be unscathed and escape from my enemy camp."

After listening to the conditions offered by Ganling, his eyes flickered, and he didn't answer in the middle of the sound, and Ganling was not in a hurry, and continued:

"I know in Hedong that General Yuan has wanted Lu Bu's head for a long time, but once he missed, he still let Lu Bu flee to Hanoi, and now Lu Zhonglang will defeat Lu Bu's tiger for General Yuan, which is equivalent to helping General Yuan get rid of the big trouble in his heart, and then the two armies will be bounded by Qingshui, and the cities of Gongxian, Jixian, and Chaoge in Hanoi will all belong to General Lu Zhonglang, and my Hedong soldiers and horses will never cross Qingshui!"

"The two armies are facing each other, Lu Bu is ready to move, if you want to attack my soldiers and horses east of the river, you need to attack Jixian first and relieve the flank worries, this is human nature. And in the half-moon period, the wild king changed hands, and the Koji Zhonglang will have the merit of beheading the soil, for the Koji family, there is only merit, but it is far from being a sin. ”

"In this way, Lu Zhonglang will not spend a single soldier, he can save the young monarch of the Lu family, and he can get the merit of beheading the general, and he no longer has to take the risk of wasting his army food, not making an inch, and losing his son, and I will be bitter with my Hedong army, I don't know if Lu Jun can have the intention?"

At this time, Gan Ling's voice was faint, but there seemed to be an irrepressible temptation, and Lu Yan unconsciously raised his eyes to look at Gan Ling.

He knew that the heavy profits in front of him were like a bowl of poisonous decoction, but for the Koji Yi and the Koji family, it was difficult to refuse!