In the early spring, the clouds gradually opened, under the sky, the sun bloomed and shone down, dragging out the shadows of people and horses on the ground, it was a black press, countless war horses and people's postures, horses' hooves were planing and trampling in place, they were waiting in front of the field of vision, the black shadow meandered, it was a cavalry rolling between the smoke and dust, galloping towards this side, "stop-" in the shout, the neat horse stopped at a distance of fifty zhang, and then lined up, pressing the knife and pulling the rope, the momentum was awe-inspiring. These cavalrymen stationed on guard were not many, only five hundred horsemen, each of them almost all had knotted sideburns, combed out more than a dozen thin braids and hung down their shoulders, their bodies were tall and armored, carrying longbowmen, carrying a scimitar on their sides, and their dark calloused faces looked resolutely ahead, but they showed a fanatical aura intentionally or unintentionally.

The wind blew, and the huge wolf flag held high made a hunting sound.

The figure headed by five hundred cavalry urged the horse to walk forward for a distance, and when the cloak behind him rolled up, in front of the tens of thousands of Wuhuan cavalry phalanx on the opposite side, Gu Jin, Pufu Lu Ko Lou Dun, and Lou Ban hurriedly dismounted and strode to meet them, learning the etiquette of the Han army, half-kneeling and arching their hands, and saying in unison: "I have seen the wolf king!" ”

In the golden early spring light, Gongsun Zhi rode on the shadow, his eyes swept over the neatly lined up Wuhuan riders over there, and waved his hand to the half-kneeling four, "Get up." He narrowed his eyes and whispered.

"This trip to the Western Regions, grain and grass are the mainstay, so I will only prepare ten days of dry food for you, and the rest, you have to find a way on the way, Wuyuan, Shuofang, Yunzhong County, I have sent someone to inform them, the looted grain will be handed over to them, and it will be transferred back to Shanggu County, and your logistical supplies can also be replenished there, and the looted gold and silver property can be exchanged with the merchants over there."

On the day of the second dragon in February, the Wuhuan cavalry who had prepared for two months finally drew the most elite cavalry team, which were generally young and strong young people, and being skilled in archery and horses was also one of the necessary conditions.

As a nomadic Wuhuan people, it was a little difficult to come to Shanggu County to engage in production, but now that they know such an opportunity, the number of people participating in the selection accounts for almost one-third of the more than 200,000 Wuhuan people.

Many people are already starting to get red-eyed.

The sun shone down, and Gongsun Zhi rubbed his mane and looked at the four people standing respectfully over there. On horseback, the wolf king was thirty-two, and his face had become rough and majestic in the months of the conquest, and every line would stain large swaths of the land red, and this time more bones would accumulate under his feet.

"A man will eat, a wolf will eat meat, and when he has passed, he will kill whoever stands in his way." He tightened the reins, leaned forward slightly, and his words were low and fierce: "...... half a year later, I want to see the grain." ”

Gongsun stopped his horse and waved his hand: "Let's go!" ”

"Yes!"

The four of them turned over and mounted their horses in unison, the desolate horns blew in the sky, the cavalry of the herald galloped in the middle of the array and shouted, the huge phalanx slowly turned its direction, and when it raised pieces of dust, the horses' hooves stepped out in unison, and then thundered on the earth, and the undulating cavalry array swept away like a surging wave.

In the near future, they will join up with the Southern Xiongnu and Xianbei cavalry in Dingyang, and under the guidance of the Governor's cavalry, they will launch a locust transit-like raid towards the western grasslands and the Western Regions.

"Let's go, go back to the barracks."

Gongsun stopped looking at the Wuhuan army that was gradually moving away, turned his head and whispered to Li Ke and Dian Wei beside him, and rode his horse towards the Northland military camp twenty miles to the east, and the guard wolf rider behind him turned quietly and galloped with his back. As the horse's hooves pounded on the ground like drums, the barracks outside the three gates of the city had become noisy, and a large number of pack horses were rushing to the city with a creaking friction sound, and the craftsmen in the camp were constantly beating and mending weapons and armor by the fire, and their muscles were covered with sweat stains.

The patrolling soldiers walked through the huge camp, heard the sound of horses' hooves galloping outside, occasionally stopped and turned their heads to look, five hundred cavalry rushed into the gate, the fortified checkpoints along the way were lifted away by the soldiers one by one, making way for an aisle, in front of the handsome tent in the middle, more than ten generals in the army stood and waited there, the black horse was approaching, stopped at a distance of twenty paces, Gongsun stopped his horse, threw the horse whip to the soldiers who came to lead the horse, and strode to meet Li Ru who was waiting, "How are you ready?" ”

"Just wait for the lord's order."

When Li Ru replied in the rear, Gongsun Zhi, who had strode over, raised his hand and arched his hand towards Lu Bu, who was wearing the golden lock beast face swallowing armor over there: "Wen Hou, please!" ”

The latter also nodded his hand, and the guards guarding the tent snapped the handle of their guns, straightened their backs, and the generals who were standing and waiting around followed the two into the tent.

The brazier was lit on the wooden frame, and the fire illuminated the walking figure, sitting on the colorful tiger skin chair, raising his hand and pressing it, and the generals who entered the fish were separated from both sides and sat down, just like the frolicking Pan Feng in the past, he also had a solemn face, straightened his back, and sat upright and looked straight ahead.

"The Wuhuan cavalry has already set off to the west, and it will soon be swept up with another 10,000 cavalry of Xianbei and the Southern Xiongnu, maybe some of you still wonder in your heart, let their 30,000 cavalry not be used, why do you want my Han people to do it themselves?"

Among the generals, Wen Chou, Jiao Touch, and Zhang Nan raised their heads and looked at each other, and then they heard Gongsun Zhi's voice continue to come.

"The fight between the Han brothers, not allowing foreigners to interfere is the bottom line of my grandson, just like the battle in Jizhou, almost all the family backgrounds were wiped out, and Wuhuan and Xianbei people were not allowed to come, some people must have laughed at me for being ignorant..... but the bottom line is the bottom line, there is nothing to say."

His eyes are cold, and he is in a different state from home.

"...... last year, hoarding grain, in order to prepare for the conditions for the three armies to be pulled, Youzhou, and the state are in front of the mouth, must be eaten, want to Xu Du over there, Cao Cao is about to move, he has no worries about food, the Central Plains terrain is open, the speed of the march is more convenient than ours, so in terms of time, we can't afford to delay, we must take the Youzhou and the two states before he has a chance to confront him, if the March warms up and then send troops, everything is too late."

He got up and handed it over: "Chief, you just have to give the order." ”

Gongsun Zhi waved his hand to let him sit down, "This siege is the main one, Youyan infantry is the main force, led by Zou Dan and Gongsun Yue, the white wolf cavalry, the black mountain cavalry is the left and right wings, and the new army formed by Pan Feng is the rear army. ”

"Yes!"

Among the crowd, Zhao Yun, Yan Rou, Zhao Zhao, Zou Dan, and Gongsun Yue, who was in his early fifties, stood up and gave up. Pan Feng patted his chest: "Don't worry, leader, Lao Pan will definitely bring you a few cities back!" ”

On the big chair, Gongsun Zhi's order was still being issued: "Go to Yanmen County, Xu Rong and Guo Yan of the Western Liang Army will go south to conquer the cities and threaten Taiyuan." His gaze then fell on the mighty figure of the first person on the side, "Wen Hou, there is no one to reach his prestige in Bingzhou, this way is please." ”

Lu Bu looked at him and nodded: "...... Of course. ”

The rest of the people have all expressed their positions, but the number of troops is limited, and the grain and grass supported are only enough for the march of 50,000 people, so naturally they can't all be sent to the two states, Gongsun Zhi calmed them for a while, and then looked at Li Ru: "In addition, before the promotion, send someone to Liaodong first, inform Gongsun Kang, and ask him to send troops to capture Youbeiping." ”

His fingers lightly tapped on the armrest, his lips opened to reveal his white teeth, and his voice was low: "..... but, if he dares to take the city for himself, tell him to go home and prepare a coffin." ”

When Gongsun Zhi walked out of the tent, the war drums had already sounded in the barracks, and the golden sky light shone down, and in the camp, countless tents opened the curtains, and the soldiers wore armor and carried weapons. The war horse galloped out of the gate, and Su Ren, the cavalry captain with a broad sword, opened his throat and shouted: "Assemble!" ”

The dense drumbeat continued, far away to the city, on the tower of the four gates, someone rushed to deliver orders, and the huge tower drum was also beating after a while.

Boom!

Knock Knock –

On the long street, pedestrians stopped to watch when they heard the drums coming from afar, and then the front attracted exclamations, and they hurriedly retreated to the sides, and a large number of cars passed by in a long queue. In the granary in the west of the city, the officials who received the order rode to the garrison and led a team of soldiers to open the storehouse where the grain was sealed.

Golden millet and grain flowed out and spread over the instep.

"Prepare to load the trucks and transport them out of the barracks-"

Amid the shouts of the people, the gesture of war has been opened.