In Xiaotao City, not long after Lu Zhi arrived, the angel urged him to hurry up and exterminate Chen Xu.

During this time, the Yellow Turban Army attacked the city in Changshan State, and the county officials fled. made the wealthy and powerful families in the county, and even the big families, all panicked.

Everyone worked together to put pressure on the officials in the county, but the officials had no choice but to report to the court every day.

Lu Zhi led 20,000 officers and soldiers to march for several days and rushed to Zhengding.

Chu Yan saw the attack of the officers and soldiers, did not dare to resist, and wanted to retreat west into Taihang Mountain.

Later, seeing that Chen Xu also withdrew to the west with a large group of men, Chu Yan considered that one mountain could not tolerate two tigers, and after thinking for a while, he finally decided to go north to avoid Lu Zhi's troops.

The officers and soldiers rushed all the way to Zhengding, and found that all the thieves had evacuated, so someone said to Lu Zhi: "General, now there are only two groups of people left in Jizhou, Chen Xu and Chu Yan." ”

"Chen Xu has three thousand cavalry under his tent, they can defeat General Huangfu, and their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated."

"Moreover, with the prestige of the great victory over the general Huangfu, in a short period of time, Chen Thief recruited tens of thousands of outlaws again. With the courage of the thief army and the cunning of the thief, we only attacked it with 20,000 officers and soldiers, and it may be difficult to conquer. ”

On the contrary, although Chu Yan gathered more than 10,000 people, 3,000 people defected to Chen Thief before, which greatly reduced Chu Yan's strength. If we raise the strength of the whole army and attack Chu Yan, we will definitely be able to break the thief army. ”

"Therefore, the last general believes that our army should destroy Chu Yan first, and then Xu Tuchen thief, which is the best policy."

The person who spoke was the main general who was left in the city by Huangfu Song.

Huangfu Song's ability, this general has long admired it. But even with the strategy of Huangfu Song, coupled with the elite of 3,000 officers and soldiers, they were still defeated by the Yellow Turban Army.

As a result, in the heart of this general, he involuntarily had a fear of Chen Xu.

In addition, now Chen Xuxiao has gathered tens of thousands of people, attacking the city all the way, and the momentum is like splitting bamboo, which makes this general even more timid, so he will speak like this.

When Lu Zhi heard this, he just didn't say anything. He looked around at everyone and found that there were many generals, all with expressions of approval, and his heart couldn't help but sink.

Cowardice before fighting, this is a taboo for soldiers!

It seems that the Yellow Turban Army's defeat of Huangfu Song not only boosted the morale of those anti-thieves, but also made the officers and soldiers feel fearful in their hearts.

How can Lu Zhi not know everyone's thoughts? Persimmon is still soft to pinch, let alone march to fight?

If the commander of the officers and soldiers were to be replaced by someone else this time, I am afraid that he would not hesitate to agree to the general's proposal.

Judging from the route of the Yellow Turban Army, Chen Xu is preparing to take everyone to hide in the remote Taihang Mountain.

After the officers and soldiers defeated Chu Yan and made war exploits, they could write to the imperial court, saying that the Yellow Turban thieves were afraid of the officers and soldiers and fled without a fight. In this way, a credit was picked up for nothing.

But will Lu Zhi accept this offer?

The lieutenant generals all looked at Lu Zhi, who was silent, and didn't know how he would make a decision.

At this time, the young Liu Bei finally saw his decision from his teacher's face. So, Liu Bei stepped forward from the last position and stood tall.

He waved to Lu Zhi, and then said, "If you have a word, I don't know if you should say it or not?" ”

When Lu Zhi saw Liu Bei get up, he immediately felt happy in his heart.

He was worried about how to reject the general's proposal just now and lead his troops to attack Chen Xu. At this time, Liu Bei stepped forward and would undoubtedly give him a step.

Although Lu Zhi didn't like Liu Bei as a disciple very much, he still admired his talent. Liu Bei's charm lies in the fact that he can judge things and see through people's hearts.

At this time, since he spoke out, he would definitely not echo those generals. Extraordinary people always have extraordinary actions.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhi hurriedly said: "This is a military discussion, Xuande has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Liu Bei tidied up his clothes and said to everyone: "Husband Chu Yan, in the imperial court, it is the itch of scabies, even if the army is ten times more, it is difficult to become a climate." ”

On the other hand, Chen Xu, although he has just reached the crown, he studied under Qiao Gong, is proficient in the art of war, and has excellent martial arts. Such characters become thieves, and if they are not killed early, they will become the henchmen of the Han Dynasty in the future. ”

"Although the previous thief defeated General Huangfu, how could his own strength be unscathed? Three thousand elite Yellow Turban cavalry, how much strength can be retained? ”

"Although the thieves gathered tens of thousands of people again, there were many bandits, rogues, ordinary people, and some old and weak women and children. As a result, the thieves must be uneven, and the speed of the march will be greatly reduced. ”

"In a short period of time, how can the thieves order and prohibit it, and the order is the same?"

"If I wait for this time to lead the crowd to multiply the way, and the starry night and rush to attack the thieves, it will definitely be decided in one battle."

"If you are afraid of the might of the thief, let him flee into the mountains. Even if there are millions of elite soldiers, it will be difficult to exterminate them. ”

After Liu Bei finished speaking, Lu Zhi stroked his palm and praised: "What Xuande said is very true, hitting the itch of scabies, and indulging in great trouble, this wise man does not do it." ”

"Besides, Yoshizhen is my dear friend, and I was killed by thieves before, and I even cut off his head and hung it on the mast. How can such a great revenge not be avenged? ”

Speaking of which, Lu Zhi, who has always been gentle and elegant, was also a little angry.

He drew his sword in his hand and said sharply: "You are a subordinate of General Huangfu, and Yizhen usually waits for you." ”

"The boss died in battle, and you can't help but think about revenge, but fear the enemy like a tiger. Is this the work of a great husband? ”

Everyone was flushed by Lu Zhi's words, and they knelt on the ground one after another, and said loudly: "We are willing to do our best to kill the thieves and avenge General Huangfu." ”

Then, since the officers and soldiers ignored Chu Yan who went north, they did their best to catch up with Chen Xu and others.

The water originates from the Niuyin Mountain in the Taihang Mountains, flows from the northwest to the southeast, and flows into the Hutuo River.

Chen Xu led everyone to cross the water, and then rushed upstream along the riverbank. Due to the large number of displaced people recruited, the speed of the march was naturally not very fast.

It's winter now, and the days are short and the nights are long. At night, the weather gets colder.

During this period of time, Chen Xu broke through several county seats, and broke countless powerful Wu Forts. The Yellow Turban Army received a lot of food and grass.

As a result, the speed of the march was seriously slowed down.

When Chen Xu learned the news that Lu Zhi led his troops north, he naturally felt a trace of anxiety in his heart.

Since then, Chen Xu has never led his troops to attack the county seat, but instead led 3,000 cavalry to join Bai Rao, and constantly urged everyone to speed up the march.

"Stomp, stomp!"

A hurried sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the scout came to Chen Xu, dismounted and said, "Qu Shuai, the officers and soldiers have reached Lingshou, and they are only three days away from us. ”

"Even if we speed up the march, we will be overtaken by the officers and soldiers before we reach Niuyin Mountain."

When Chen Xu heard this, he was silent, it was really a tree that wanted to be quiet and the wind did not stop.

Chen Xu now just wants to lead everyone and hide in the mountains in peace. But he didn't want the officers and soldiers to ignore Chu Yan who went north, but chased after himself and others.

"Lu Zhiqi is not an easy person. In real history, although his military exploits are not as good as Huangfu Song, his talent is not inferior to Huangfu Song. ”

"If he is allowed to lead the officers and soldiers to catch up with this team, with these newly recruited rabble, how can he resist the front of the officers and soldiers?"

Thinking of this, a trace of worry flashed in Chen Xu's eyes.

Suddenly, there was some commotion in the advancing ranks. Vaguely, Chen Xu heard the sound of a quarrel in front of him.

"What's going on?"

Seeing that the already slow marching team was actually hindered even more slowly by this commotion, Chen Xu couldn't help but feel a wave of anger in his heart.

"Drive!"

Chen Xu patted his horse forward, wanting to see why there was a riot in the army.

"Phew, you hairy boy, Nai Weng just asked you to help me take things, and you dare to push back. If it weren't for the fact that Nai Weng was also a soldier under Qu Shuai's tent now, he would have chopped you up a long time ago. ”

On the side of the road, a strong man with a height of 1.8 meters, in his thirties, had another five-centimeter-long scar on the left side of his face, which added a bit of strength to him.

He carried a bag of grain on his shoulder, held a large knife in his right hand, pointed at the young man who was kicked to the ground by him, and scolded loudly.

The young man looked seventeen or eighteen years old, his body was a little thin, he held his stomach and stared at the big man with hatred.

Seeing that the young man dared to stare at him, the big man couldn't help but be even more angry in his heart, and raised his foot and kicked at the young man again.

The young man's eyes flashed, but he still endured it and didn't say a word.

Seeing that the big man's foot was about to kick the young man, suddenly there was a sound of breaking the air.

Dahan was shocked, and quickly withdrew his foot, only to find that an arrow had passed through the place where he had just stretched his foot. If he hadn't retracted his feet in time, I'm afraid he would have been hit in the calf by this arrow.

Thinking of this, Dahan was furious in his heart, and suddenly scolded: "That seventh grandson actually dares to shoot you with a cold arrow? ”

"Stomp, stomp!"

Chen Xu rode over and stared at this big man with a gloomy face.

Only then did Dahan realize that the person who came was the Yellow Turban Qu Shuai, and he couldn't help but be taken aback when he thought that he dared to scold this person just now.

He hurriedly threw away the things on his body, knelt on the ground and said, "The villain has a cheap mouth, and he dares to scold Qu Shuai, he really deserves to be beaten." ”

After finishing speaking, Dahan actually picked up his right hand and slapped himself fiercely.

Not only the onlookers, but even Chen Xu felt a little incredible.

When he saw this person, he felt that this person was a brave and ruthless character, and the scar on his face made people think that he would be very tough.

But he didn't expect that the big man who was bullying the young man just now would actually behave like this after seeing Chen Xu coming.

For a while, boos erupted.

Chen Xu frowned, pointed at the big man with a spear, and asked, "Why did you bully that young man?" ”

But he didn't want to, the big man was not ashamed of bullying the boy, but said vigorously: "The strength in the army is respected, I, Li Dayin, is stronger than him, so it is natural to bully him." ”

"Besides, I didn't do anything else, I just asked that guy to help me get something, but I didn't want that scumbag to dare to refuse."

Li Dayin saw that Qu Shuai's face was getting more and more gloomy, so he hurriedly said: "It's not that the villain deliberately troubles him, it's just that he doesn't fight back in this fight, and he doesn't scold back." ”

"I thought, it seems that this kind of wreck, and going to the battlefield is also a death, so it is better to share some of it for me."

"When he goes to the battlefield one day, I can also pay more attention to my strength, so that I can kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions."