Just as Yuan Yun guessed, the Karasuma people came up with a way to dig a trench on the retreat of the tank, and the scout reported that this trench had been dug for ten miles, and the width was several zhang.

Not only were the cavalry digging on the other side, but many herdsmen were also passively used, men, women and children all went into battle together, and they all dug up in one night.

"The other side has mobilized at least 100,000 people, which can be described as the largest project in the history of Karasuma, and we really can't cross this trench." When Zhang Liao spoke, he actually showed a hint of relaxation.

Ge Xuan on the side immediately asked puzzledly: "In this way, we have no way to retreat, isn't the general worried?" ”

Zhang Liao glanced at Ge Xuan, then pointed at Yuan Yun, and then pointed at Xu You, and then said with a wry smile: "We are all bluffed by ourselves, because we are used to seeing the progress on the Luoyang construction site on weekdays, so we think that more than 100,000 people can at least dig a trench for dozens of miles, but now it is only ten miles, and we can easily bypass it." ”

Xu You also laughed and said: "Indeed, as General Zhang said, the four of us are too accustomed to the progress of those construction sites in Luoyang, and now the Karasuma people don't have our advanced tools, nor those large boom machines, and it is very surprising that they can dig a trench for ten miles in one night." ”

Ge Xuan's face was still full of doubts, and said: "As long as the other party stops us for a moment, they can naturally surround us, this is what we should worry about, right?" ”

Yuan Yun smiled and said, "Mr. Ge Xuan, you have been here for so long, when do you think that our tanks will be worried about being besieged, we just need to move around, try to ask them how to block it, even if you want to dig a trench, it is impossible to carry out it under our artillery fire, right?" ”

Ge Xuan finally stopped talking, the tank is indeed a monster, if you want to stop its advance, I'm afraid that no matter how many Karasuma cavalry you can't fill it, in the past, you could only deal with the enemy with a knife and an arrow, but now there are artillery powder bombs and gasoline bombs, that is, one by one killing, the more and more dense the two of them, the more heavy the casualties, and if you want to rely on the number of people to rush up, it is no different from sending you to death.

Yuan Yun called Ge Xuan to solve his doubts, so he didn't take care of it, and the reason why he wanted to explain it to him was because he was a counselor sent by Cao Cao, and it was always not good to deal with it, so as not to catch people with pigtails.

Guo Jia saw that Yuan Yun explained to Ge Xuan seriously, and then gave Yuan Yun a thumbs up behind his back, and told the other party not to fool Ge Xuan too much, just because he knew the temper of the lord Cao Cao, the more you cover it up, the more suspicious he becomes, so like Yuan Yun in the past, everything will be filed with Cao Cao, which is a safe approach.

"How does Yuan Hou think we should fight this battle next?" Guo Jia suddenly asked casually.

Yuan Yun glanced at Zhang Liao, and then said with a smile: "General Zhang hasn't said to let the tank move until now, probably just waiting for the Karasuma cavalry to converge, right?" ”

Zhang Liao smiled and said: "Wait for the enemy to converge slightly, we will move immediately, so that they will inevitably be in chaos, and all the tactics arranged will be changed again, as long as we hang them for two days, the other party is estimated to be sleepy, and then it will be the time for us to get rid of them completely." ”

Ge Xuan was stunned again, and said, "We don't fight each other?" ”

Zhang Liao replied: "The battle is definitely unavoidable, if you don't eat the other party hard, they will definitely pursue very tightly, so when the other party is sleepy, we will stand by and wait for them to attack the door." ”

Xu You nodded and smiled: "The ammunition brought this time is enough for General Zhang to play the second biggest, to ensure that those Karasuma people are scared away, but after the battle, we really have to run away, otherwise we can only fight in short arms, I'm afraid Yuan Hou will not be happy." ”

Yuan Yun heard Xu You mention himself, so he could only smile and say, "Who wants to fight hard if they can destroy the enemy unscathed?" My goal is to eliminate hand-to-hand combat altogether. ”

When Zhang Liao heard Yuan Yun say this, he could only helplessly glance at the Dianman beside him, and even felt a little sad in his heart, the future of the martial artist was probably gone.

In the evening, when the news that the enemy had begun to deploy in the hot air balloon, Zhang Liao immediately ordered the tank to start moving, and countless gas engines roared to move the huge tank at a speed of twenty miles, and soon left its original position.

The Karasuma people's route of attack changed completely, and they had to interrupt the intention of attacking, and then send scouts to continue reconnaissance in order to find a better place to attack.

In the face of the camp in front of the gunpowder army that can be moved, everyone is a little at a loss, because they have never fought with such an enemy, after staring at the enemy before, they only need to study the terrain near the opponent's camp, and then choose the most reasonable one to launch a surprise attack, that is, now the opponent is moving at any time, and the surveyed terrain and landform are constantly changing.

For example, the general Karasuma found that the left front of the Gunpowder Army camp was the widest, which was very suitable for a large army raid, but when the Gunpowder Army began to move, the left front became a muddy swamp, and letting the cavalry raid in that kind of place was equivalent to sending them to death.

For all these reasons, these Karasuma generals had no choice but to cancel the attack, and then chase after the Gunpowder Army and began to continue the siege.

After a night of hard work, each time the Karasuma generals felt that the terrain was favorable to their side, the Gunpowder Army would pause for a moment and start moving again, causing the newly formed knight corps to disband again.

After repeating this for I don't know how many times, Karasuma's generals finally decided that all the men and horses would concentrate on the left flank of the trench, and prepare to line up there and wait for the gunpowder army to come to the decisive battle.

In desperation, the Karasuma cavalry group could only make a detour to the right flank, and then formed a formation again, only this time the gunpowder army began to change course again.

After two or three times, the Karasuma people finally couldn't bear it anymore, they decided to divide their troops, from the left and right flanks, although the division of troops to deal with the Gunpowder Army will inevitably cause greater losses, but at the moment no one cares, because no one wants to chase the butt of the Gunpowder Army anymore.

Zhang Liao sat on the deck of the tank, and when he heard the news of the Karasuma people's division of troops, he immediately smiled at Yuan Yun: "We can stop, just get closer to the left flank of the trench, I have seen it before, there are a lot of muddy dirt roads here, it doesn't matter to our tanks, but it is very difficult for the cavalry, waiting for the opponent's troops to come first, we can consume it faster, and then turn around and deal with the next wave." ”

Yuan Yun nodded and said: "General Zhang's arrangement is, don't forget to bury more mines, anyway, these things have almost no chance to be used, so it's better to send them out this time." ”

Zhang Liao smiled, then got up and saluted, and left without saying anything.

Yuan Yun leisurely relaxed, and at this time, he saw Ge Xuan following Guo Jia from a distance, and his brows immediately furrowed again.

When Ge Xuan got closer, he immediately hugged his fists and said, "Can the big handsome send some people to protect me and return to Wuzhi first?" In this way, it is good to ask General Lejin for reinforcements. ”

Yuan Yun sighed secretly, it is estimated that the one who is most optimistic about the gunpowder army at the moment is this Ge Xuan, but it is understandable, after all, the proportion of the number of people is there, and if he changes to another army, he will probably be served by the Karasuma cavalry a long time ago, so it is not optimistic, but you Ge Xuan is so timid that he only wants to escape by himself, which is very unpleasant.

When Guo Jia got closer, he immediately smiled and said: "Mr. Ge Xuan came to beg me, but this time I came to the gunpowder army, I, Guo Jia, don't have any military power, and this matter is decided by Yuan Hou." ”

Seeing that Guo Jia threw Ge Xuan directly to himself, Yuan Yun still didn't understand the other party's intentions, and it was estimated that Ge Xuan's idea of escaping alone also aroused Guo Jia's disgust, so he handed him over to himself, obviously he could clean up Ge Xuan as much as he wanted.

"Mr. Ge Xuan's mission is not to return to Wuwu to ask for help, but to go out as a scout to investigate." Yuan Yun muttered, and then began to admire Ge Xuan's face like ashes.

Ge Xuan's body trembled a little, but after seeing Yuan Yun's unkind eyes, he instantly understood, if he had half of the meaning of hypocrisy at this moment, he would be killed on the spot, and at this moment he was confused in his heart, the most jealous thing in the army was to flee from the battle, he thought that the gunpowder army would be defeated, so he came up with such a bad idea in a hurry, and now he can only reap the consequences.

Seeing that Ge Xuan was taken away by the two scouts like dragging chickens, Yuan Yun's face became a little better, and then he said to Guo Jia: "Even if this person can survive, I will definitely not rest with him when I return to Yecheng." ”

Guo Jia shook his head, and then said: "Yuan Hou is really angry, and that Ge Xuan wants to live, I'm afraid it will be difficult, the scouts we sent out in the past few days have indeed suffered heavy casualties, if it weren't for General Zhang's strict order not to stop the investigation, I'm afraid Yuan Hou would have ordered it to be canceled a long time ago, right?" ”

Without waiting for Yuan Yun to answer, Guo Jia continued: "Yuan Hou is really not suitable for leading troops, if all generals cherish their soldiers like Yuan Hou, there will be no need to fight in the future." ”

Yuan Yun smiled bitterly and said: "I am indeed not suitable for leading troops, I have already said this, that is, you always come to arrest me and lead the army, who is to blame?" ”

Guo Jia smiled and said: "This time the recruitment of Yuan Hou to the Northern Expedition really has nothing to do with a few of our staff, it is considered that the lord decided by himself, and we even spoke out against it." ”

Yuan Yun touched his chin with some confusion and said, "Cao Sikong is so optimistic about me? ”

Guo Jia smiled bitterly and said, "Why, Yuan Hou should know it, right?" ”

Yuan Yun could only smile bitterly and go back, and then replied: "If I am strong in internal affairs and invincible in leading the army, I'm afraid I won't have a few years to live, right?" ”

Guo Jia's face darkened a little, and said: "If this is the case, the lord will definitely take you with him when he leaves, because looking at it, there are not many people who can suppress you, and in a few years, I am afraid that Yuan Hou will really no longer be able to cure you, how can the lord rest assured of you?"

But now it's okay, after a few battles, Yuan Hou is not only timid, but also martial arts are a joke, fortunately you handed over the command to General Zhang Liao, otherwise the first person who wants to run is probably me Guo Jia. ”

As soon as Guo Jia's voice fell, Yuan Yungang wanted to quibble, but suddenly heard the rumbling sound of cannon overtime, and the enemy actually came in advance!