Chapter VII: The Expedition

And the state, Yanmen County, Mayi. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Since LΓΌ Bu swept the Hetao and gained momentum, in order to guard against LΓΌ Bu going south to invade and merge with the state, Zhang He asked Yuan Shao for orders and garrisoned Yanmen to prevent LΓΌ Bu from going south from the Hetao to detain the pass, and at the same time Gao Gan led Guo Yuan to replace Zhang He, and stationed troops in Shangdang County to guard against Zhang Liao and Gao Shun.

The moon was clear and the sky was full of stars, and he stood alone on the empty city wall, looking up at the starry sky.

"Strategist, are you stargazing again?" Zhang He stepped forward, looked at Fu Zhi, and smiled.

"Hmm." Frustrated, he turned his head to look at Zhang He and said with a smile: "The world kills, the sky must respond, it is the three fierce stars of the greedy wolf, seven killings, and broken army, and now it has been in the northwest, and the three stars are gathered, which is the situation of killing the wolf, also known as the wolf and the crape myrtle, should be on the tiger, in addition, the lord and Cao Cao compete for the luck of the Central Plains, and set the pattern of the north, if the lord wins, he will gather the image of crape myrtle, but if Cao Cao wins, it will be the crape myrtle bleak, and the wolf will commit the crape myrtle, and then it will be the real troubled times!" ”

Zhang He listened to this, a little dazed, raised his eyes to look, but saw the sky full of stars, he was able to recognize some stars, but the doorway, he groped for many years, but found nothing, seeing the words of the frustrated teaching, he couldn't help but have a little awe, and asked hesitantly: "What about the stars now?" ”

Frustrated Zhu shook his head: "The emperor star is hidden, the stars are blooming, there are signs of troubled times, if the lord can sweep away Cao Cao, he can also reset the country, but if it is ......"

This topic is too heavy, and Fu Zhu didn't say it, but the implied meaning in the words is already very clear, if Yuan Shao is defeated, then the whole world may be difficult to be peaceful in the short term, exhaled lightly, looked up, but saw that a few stars in the stars were constantly shaking, and said curiously: "Strategist, what do you mean by looking at those few flickering?" ”

When he heard this, he looked up, the sky was full of stars, how did he know which ones Zhang He was talking about, but the moment he looked up, his complexion suddenly changed, his eyes widened, he opened his mouth, and muttered: "Taibai retrograde, violating the distinction between cattle and fighting, it's messy, it's all messy!" ”

"What?" I didn't expect that I was just trying to ease the atmosphere, but it caused such a big reaction from frustration.

"Disaster is coming! Disaster is coming! He shook his head bitterly and said, "The lord's battle, I'm afraid I'm going to lose!" ”

Defeated, it will lose the best opportunity to enter the world, because neither Cao Cao nor Lu Bu can give Yuan Shao a chance to breathe, Yuan Shao not only has to bear the losses caused by this battle, but also has to face Lu Bu, the tiger, and Cao Cao, the traitorous male, even if he keeps the foundation, it is difficult to restore his former power.

Zhang He frowned and said, "Military advisor, is it too hasty to judge based on the stars alone?" ”

Fu Zhu shook his head and said with a wry smile: "You don't understand, the earth will kill the machine, the sky will respond, Junyi, prepare." ”

"Prepare what?" Zhang He was slightly stunned, and looked at Frustrated in puzzlement.

Fu Zhu looked in the direction north of Yanmen and said with a wry smile: "Lu Bu is coming!" ”

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Linrong, Lu Bu's mansion, did not know the specific progress of the battle of Guandu, but Lu Bu, who also had similar means, also sensed the change of heaven and earth's luck, walked out of the Linrong mansion, looked at the sky, but saw that the southern luck was chaotic, although Yuan Shao's luck was still huge, but it was already scattered, but the farther luck had the appearance of ascending to heaven and turning into a dragon, and at the same time, Lu Bu's luck around his body also automatically gave birth to a response, and the pseudo-dragon qi continued to convey dangerous signals to Lu Bu.

"Someone!" After being silent for a long time, Lu Bu's eyes gradually brightened, I am afraid that Cao Cao counterattacked.

"Lord!" The figure of the majestic sea soon appeared beside Lu Bu.

"Pass my military order, Ma Chao, Pang De prepares for war, tomorrow's fifth watch, and the three armies swear to go to battle!" Lu Brown said: "Send people Pegasus to Chang'an, pass my order to enter the Hussar Mansion, order Wei Yan to occupy Luoyang, Xu Sheng and Chen Xing divided 5,000 soldiers and horses, stationed in Tiger Prison and Mengjin, to guard against Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, and ordered Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to try to cross the river and occupy Shangdang!" ”

"Whoa!" Xiong Kuohai's eyes lit up, and he licked his lips excitedly, this is the rhythm of a big battle!

Soon, more than a dozen fast horses galloped away in the direction of Xiliang overnight, and Jia Xu, Ma Chao, Liao Hua, Zhang Xiu and other heavy generals who stayed in Hetao soon gathered in the mansion.

"My lord, what happened? Why the rash move? Jia Xu bowed to Lu Bu and said.

"Yuan Shao, defeated!" Lu Bu looked at Jia Xu and said with a smile: "Don't ask me how I know this news, but Yuan Shao is indeed defeated, we must break through Yanmen and occupy the state before Yuan Shao returns to the army!" ”

"With the current momentum of the lord, it is not difficult to occupy the state, but Zhang He, the guard general of Yanmen, is a famous general in Hebei, and there are more strategists to help each other, our army is not superior, and it is a little difficult to conquer Yanmen." Jia Xu frowned.

"Sir is too much to raise the morale of others!" Ma Chao and Pang De got up at the same time and bowed their hands to Lu Bu and said, "Lord, please divide my people, don't break Zhang He, and the last general will come to see me." ”

"Most of the soldiers of our army are good at cavalry and not good at attacking cities, how is Meng Qi going to attack the city?" Lu Bu looked at Ma Chao and said with a smile, after the revenge was avenged, Ma Chao seemed to have more changes, a little less ferocious, but more sharp, this sharpness, Lu Bu didn't want him to fold easily, but he needed to hone it, and this battle was the best opportunity.

"Since our army is not good at attacking the city, we will lure that Zhang soldiers and horses out of Yanmen and annihilate the enemy in the field!" Ma Chao said loudly: "Show weakness, use Ma Dai or Ma Tie to lead the army to drown, retreat from defeat, lead the enemy out of the city, and then gather heavy troops and annihilate it!" ”

"The idea is good, Ma Chao listens to the order!" Lu Blanc said.

"Yes." Ma Chao bowed.

"Order you to be the vanguard, Ma Dai and Ma Tie are deputies, leading all ethnic groups to ride eight thousand, open roads in the mountains, build bridges when encountering water, and directly hit Yanmen." Lu Bu took out an arrow and solemnly handed it to Ma Chao.

"The last general commands!" Ma Chao was overjoyed when he heard this, and stepped forward to respectfully accept the arrow.

"Pound, Liaohua!" Lu Bu looked at Pang De: "The two of you will command the three armies with me, and all the 50,000 Hun slaves who were transferred before will be brought with you, plus 20,000 troops from our department, and you will go on the battle tomorrow." ”

"The last general commands!" Pang De and Liao Hua bowed when they heard this.

"Zhang Xiu." Lu Bu finally looked at Zhang Xiu and said: "This time, you will sit in the rear to help Menglang allocate grain and grass, don't be shortage!" ”

"Rest assured, the lord will live up to the trust!" Zhang Xiu took a step forward and bowed down to receive the order, after all, he used to be a prince, and he was stronger than others in this regard, in addition, with Zhang Xiu's ability, now Lu Bu has taken away a large number of Hu elites, and the Hetao is becoming more and more stable, with him, it is enough to deter Zhuhu.

Early the next morning, before dawn, Lu Bu led an army of 70,000 to set off from Linrong, all the way across the border, galloping, Ma Chao led 8,000 pioneers, and went straight to Mayi.

The movement of the Hetao naturally could not escape Zhang He, who had already paid attention to the movements of the Hetao, and at noon, there were already scouts coming to report, and Lu Bu's vanguard army was rushing to arrive.

"So fast!?" Zhang He glanced at Fu Zhi in surprise, the news of Yuan Shao's defeat at the moment was actually pure speculation in Zhang He's opinion, although he believed that Fu Zhi was a person, the matter of the stars was illusory after all, not to mention, even if it was true, but even Yanmen had never gotten the news, how did Lu Bu know?

There was also a hint of surprise in his eyes, although he knew that Lu Bu would come, but he didn't expect Lu Bu to come so quickly, could it be that Jia Xu also has the ability to observe the sky at night?

"Military Division, now that Lu Bu has attacked Hetao with 70,000 soldiers and horses, how should we prepare for it?" Zhang He frowned and said, although the land of Yanmen is the first checkpoint to resist the Huns, but in previous years, there was not such a big battle, 70,000 troops, if Zhang He defended everywhere, the 30,000 troops in his hands were easy to be broken by Lu Bu.

"It doesn't matter." After being silent for a moment, he shook his head and said: "Lu Bu is fighting this battle, for the whole state, not one city and one place, he will definitely find a way to find the main force of our army, just prepare for battle, wait for work, and wait for Lu Bu to attack." ”

"Newspaper~"

Just as the two were discussing, a junior colonel rushed into the palace and said in a deep voice: "General, military division, there is a general of the Lu Bu army outside the city, who calls himself Lu Bu's vanguard, and leads two thousand light horsemen to call for battle outside the city. ”

Zhang He guarded against Lu Bu, since Lu Bu had already intended to enter and merge with the state, how could he not do reconnaissance in Yanmen, plus Lu Bu was born in the state, and he had already found out clearly about the place where Zhang Liao was stationed in the army, and Ma Chao's army almost rode straight to Ma Yi, wanting to kill Zhang He by surprise, but unfortunately Zhang He acted cautiously, and had already begun to arrange defenses last night, Ma Chao had no choice but to send Ma Dai to drown first, waiting for the opportunity to lure Zhang He out.

"Do you know who is the general?" Zhang He asked.

"The man called himself Ma Dai." The Colonel replied.

"Ma Dai?" Frustrated, he said: "This person is the younger brother of Ma Chaozhi, the general of Xiliangmeng, but I don't know what his ability is, Junyi can go out of the city to engage in the battle, and explore the reality of the other party, so I can wait and see in the city." ”

"Good!" Zhang He nodded when he heard this, and immediately ordered three thousand soldiers and horses to go out of the city.

Outside the city gate, Ma Dai jumped on his horse and raised his sword, shouting constantly outside the city gate, but saw that the city gate suddenly opened, and a military general led a team of men and horses to kill out.

"I am Zhang He, the general of Hebei, an unknown person, and I haven't come up to die!" Zhang He jumped on the horse and raised his gun, killed in the direction of Ma Dai, pointed a little steel gun in his hand, and stabbed at Ma Dai's door with the speed of the horse.

"You are Zhang He?" Ma Dai's eyes flashed with excitement, the big knife in his hand slashed horizontally, swinging away the opponent's spear, the two war horses staggered, each rushed out of dozens of steps, and at the same time turned the horse's head, fighting in one place again, although Ma Dai's martial arts are good, but the difference is far away, but the number of them, it can no longer be stopped, and quickly shook a knife, and said sharply: "The thief will be powerful, withdraw!" ”

As he spoke, he had already returned to his own position, and he was about to pursue him, but he heard the sound of gold from the city wall, so he had to collect his troops and return to the city.

"Strategist, that Ma Dai's martial arts are mediocre, if he doesn't come out of Shihe, I will be able to take his head, why Mingjin?" Zhang He returned to the city wall and looked at him dissatisfied.

"That thief army retreats without chaos, there is clear deception, the general is entrusted by the lord, and he must not be reckless." Frustrated Zhu shook his head, he saw clearly just now, Ma Dai walked too simply, his two thousand cavalry also walked too simply, and when he retreated, it was in order, obviously not really defeated. (To be continued.) )