Six days later, the team arrived in Wu'an County, and according to intelligence, the Yellow Turban cavalry mainly operated in the area around Taihang Mountain. From time to time, they went south and harassed around Yecheng.

Yecheng is an important supply place for the front-line army, and once it is attacked, the military rations will not be able to be transported to the front line on time. The soldiers are hungry, so naturally they can't fight! At this time, if the Yellow Turban Thieves launch a surprise attack, there will inevitably be a rout!

"After repeated deliberation by subordinates, although the location of the thief army is different each time, the place where it appears each time must be located near Sheguo County in the Taihang Mountains, less than a hundred miles away from Wu'an County! It is only one hundred and fifty miles away from Wei County, and at the speed of cavalry, it can be reached in one day! Xi Zhicai made a brief comparison of this map, of course, this is the result of analysis combined with military intelligence.

"Shebu is surrounded by mountains, why did the enemy army appear there?" Li Ming was a little puzzled, the environment there was not suitable for cavalry movement.

"The country has not fallen!" Xi Zhicai shook his head, "The enemy is directly starting from the inside of Taihang Mountain!" ”

Then he pointed to the place between Shiguo County and Wu'an County, and continued: "They are here, this place fifty miles away from Sheguo County and Wu'an County, and then they start to go south!" Because of this, the news of the Yellow Turban Cavalry has not been discovered by the country for a long time! Of course, it is also necessary to calculate the possibility that the country involved has fallen and the news is blocked! ”

"How likely is it?" Li Ming asked.

"Less than one percent!" Xi Zhicai replied that now he is becoming more and more confident, but at the same time, he is becoming more and more calm.

"My subordinates have investigated, and there are many thieves in Taihang Mountain!" Xin Bi arched his hand, "The leader of them is Zhang Niujiao of Black Mountain Village, he is the leader of the Taihang Mountain Bandits, and it is unknown whether he has anything to do with the Taiping Sect." The imperial court encircled and suppressed them many times, but because they hid in the mountains and forests, they finally failed. ”

After a pause, he continued: "What is certain is that he must know about the existence of this wave of yellow turban thieves!" It's not certain yet, it's just that for this group of Yellow Turban cavalry, whether he maintains a silent and laissez-faire attitude, or is he involved! ”

"Since he is the leader of the general alliance, how many bandits are there in Taihang Mountain?" Li Ming seemed to vaguely remember that after the Yellow Turban Uprising, there was a Montenegrin army on Taihang Mountain. Speaking of which, if you don't hear that Zhang Niujiao's cottage is called Black Mountain Village, you may not be able to remember it.

"Fortunately, my subordinates understand a little!" Xi Zhicai shook his head, if it weren't for the Taihang Mountain Bandits, who had something to do with their target, otherwise he might not have investigated.

"The big shares are mainly based on Zhang Niujiao's Black Mountain Village, which is the biggest force in the Taihang Mountain Bandit!" Xi Zhicai sorted out the documents, "Under him, there are mainly five forces: Yang Feng, Bai Huan, Yu Poison, Zheng Gu and Tao Sheng; In addition, there are small forces such as Zuo Xiao, Guo Daxian, Yu Yigen, Qingniujiao, Liu Shi, Zuo Zhangba, Pinghan, Daji, Sili, Pengzai, Feiyan, Lei Gong, Fuyun, Baique, Wulu, Li Damu, Ku Da and other small forces, the total number of people is millions, and there are more than 100,000 soldiers who can fight! ”

"No wonder it's been suppressed and suppressed, but there is no way to exterminate it!" Li Ming nodded, more than 100,000 people are fighting guerrillas in the mountains, and if they are used well, even if the imperial court sends hundreds of thousands of people to encircle and suppress, they can easily eat it.

Not to mention, in the mountains and forests, supply is the most difficult problem to solve.

"Do you know which force is closest to where our target's prediction nest is?" Li Ming then asked the point.

"The subordinates don't know, the distribution of the thief army is too scattered, and the official army is not easy to inquire rashly, so when they enter this Taihang Mountain, there is no news! Where the thieves are distributed and where their cottages are, everything is unknown! The Yellow Turban Cavalry chose Taihang Mountain as their lair, apparently for this reason! Xi Zhicai shook his head and explained.

"In other words, we can't just get them in, we have to lure them out, right?" Li Ming was stunned.

"Exactly! Or they can make an ambush on this path they must pass, but it doesn't mean much! The real place for ambushes is here! Xi Zhicai pointed to the map, this is where the later Yangyi Town is located.

At this moment, there is naturally no Yangyi Town, not even any administrative unit. The area was plain and did not have a large number of woods, which was suitable for cavalry charges. The point is that there are several mountains to the west of here, and ambushes can be set up on the mountains.

"Nice place!" Li Ming nodded, "What is the situation of the enemy army?" ”

"It was repulsed not long ago, and according to accurate information, it has retreated to the Taihang Mountains to rest. It should be again in three to four days! Simbi arched his hand and said.

"Well, in the past three or four days, we have ambushed them here! Who will act as the bait? Li Ming asked.

"General, subordinates are willing to act as bait!" Zhang Mo suddenly stepped forward to ask for help.

"The subordinates are willing to act as bait!" Xiao Yao and Dian Jie also stepped forward to ask for help.

In fact, everyone can see that Li Ming intends to serve as a decoy himself. It's just that you don't have to fight with the cavalry in the past, the danger is too high, and there is a good chance of accidents. Even Zhang Mo didn't dare to let Li Ming take risks, let alone others.

"Then Zhang Mo, you lead the troops to act as bait, and I will allocate a hundred pairs of rhubarb crossbows to you to use!" Li Ming really planned to act as a decoy himself, but it was difficult to say anything when he saw this.

After all, he still has to give his subordinates some opportunities to perform, and the key is that Xun Cai is also secretly pulling his sleeves.

"Whoa!" Zhang Mo immediately received the order, and the others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at the moment.

Not long after, Li Ming came directly to the Wu'an County Ya, and Fang Sheng and Li Fu had already set up a table of wine waiting for him to arrive.

"General Li Bi, is there a good way to retreat from the enemy?" The two drank wine and ate meat, and watched Li Ming come in, then they asked drunkly.

"Yes, yes, but it doesn't seem convenient to say now......" Li Ming smiled and directly found a place to sit down.

"Yes, yes! Now is the time to be happy and not talk about business! Li Fu laughed, took down a chicken leg and ate it directly. Fang Sheng also smiled, raised his wine glass and drank it all.

It is said that you can't drink alcohol in the army, and now they are about to face five thousand Yellow Turban cavalry, and this task is also related to the important issue of the weight of the imperial army. As a result, these two guys are still in the mood to drink wine and eat meat?

If the mainstream generals of the Han army are all of this kind of goods, then no matter how much they have, there is no need to worry. In Li Ming's view, the purpose of their joining the army is not to protect their families and defend the country at all, but purely to get promoted and make a fortune. To put it bluntly, it's to gild and then change careers!

There are many cases of military attachés being transferred to civilian officials, and Zhu Jun served as the assassin of Jiaozhou, and then transferred back to the central government to serve as a civilian official. Not to mention Huangfu Song, I remember that after the crusade against the Yellow Turban according to history, he directly served as the assassin of Jizhou.

The two of them were naturally very drunk, and they didn't get up until noon the next day, when Li Ming came to visit and told him the proposed battle plan. According to Xi Zhicai's meaning, he did not tell the real plan, but told the two that they would act as bait to attract the attention of the thief army, and their two forces would act as the main force to kill on the side and jointly exterminate the thieves.

"I didn't expect General Li Bi to be able to study to this point! This is very good, we are waiting for an ambush in the mountains on the east side, you and I hold up a cigarette as a signal, and we will attack immediately when we receive the signal! Li Fu covered his swollen head and replied directly.

Immediately? Of course it was impossible, at least a quarter of an hour or two late! It can also come directly to the periphery, and then sit and watch Li Ming's department be exterminated, and then go out to rescue him. When the time comes, destroy the 1,800 thief army, directly break up the other party, and then go back with this credit, even Huangfu Song can't say anything.

Hehe, Li Ming, it's your fault! A wild boy who came out of nowhere is embarrassed to spread wild in front of me and other generals? If you don't learn a lesson, how will you know how to respect your predecessors in the future? Oh, my head hurts!

The feeling of hangover made the two very uncomfortable, and after knowing the plan, they continued to go back to rest. Anyway, according to the plan, it doesn't matter if they move tomorrow, the speed of the horsemen and infantry is completely different, just like they arrived in this Wu'an County two days ahead of schedule this time.

"Lord, how's the situation going?" Back in the barracks, Xi Zhicai and others greeted him.

"Two wine bags and rice bags, with this general, it is really the misfortune of the Han!" Li Ming shook his head, remembering the embarrassment of the two of them before, he only felt very disgusted in his heart.

"It's just that we didn't count on them from the beginning, did we? However, if the lord wants to punish them, his subordinates have some plans, and they only need to modify them in our established plan! Xi Zhicai smiled.

"Is there really a way?" Li Ming was immediately interested.

"My lord, please come in with me, I will tell you in detail that it is ......" Xi Zhicai led Li Ming into the camp tent, pointed to the map and told him the plan.

"Wonderful, so I can see how they still can't work!" When Li Ming heard this, he immediately applauded.

"It's just that in this way, I'm afraid that the thief will leave, and I won't be able to do my best......" Xi Zhicai shook his head, revenge on the two of them can certainly breathe a sigh of relief, but if the thief head leaves, I am afraid that he will make a comeback in the future.

"Hahahaha, our mission is only to destroy this cavalry! With the strength of the Yellow Turban Thieves, as long as this group of thieves is destroyed, it is impossible to form a cavalry unit in a short period of time, so whether the leader of the thieves escapes is not a big problem! Li Ming smiled.

The point is that it's just a 'possible' thing, just make this result 'impossible'!

The next day, the army immediately pulled out of camp and marched directly towards the plains of the target. In the afternoon, Fang Sheng and Li Fucai began to camp in a good way, and followed the next day.

The two of them are worthy of being generals, at least they are still very clear about the affairs of the military, and on the afternoon when Li Ming arrived at his destination, the two of them also came to the mountain range on the left and sent someone to inform Li Ming of the matter.

"Keep talking, whatever you want, there will be times when you regret it!" Li Ming sent the herald away, and then snorted coldly.

At the same time, in the Taihang Mountain, the Yellow Turban Cavalry, which had been corrected, was ready to set off again.

"Feiyan, the Han army has discovered us, we must be careful when we go south this time!" Huang Long, the deputy leader of the cavalry, came directly to the leader Chu Feiyan and reminded him, "I just got the news that the Han cavalry from Wu'an County is coming, it seems that it should be coming for us!" ”

"They don't know where our nest is, how can they chase us and others? Besides, if they really encounter any problems and run away directly into this mountain, will they dare to catch up? Even if they dare, let them have no return! Chu Feiyan said with a smile.

For the Han army, Chu Feiyan has never been in his eyes!