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At this time, Wen Ping also reminded Ling Yan: "General Yan, what Zhengping said is extremely true, the general still needs to be careful, if you encounter an enemy ambush, our army does not know the terrain, and there is food and grass tired, I am afraid of danger." ”

Ling Yan felt a little impatient: "What's the danger?" This road was walked by General Zuo first, if there were ambushes on the road, wouldn't General Zuo have already encountered an ambush? There must be traces on that road, and if there are no traces, it means that there is no danger at all. ”

You Heng said worriedly: "Brother Xian, if General Zuo rebels......

Ling Yan waved his hand: "I believe him, he will never do that." ”

You Heng and Wen Ping looked at each other, but they didn't say anything, but Wen Ping changed a question: "General Yan, even so, what if the ambush soldiers let General Zuo go, and wait for the rear army?" The terrain here is complicated, and if it is surrounded, it may be difficult to break through. ”

Ling Yan said without thinking: "General Zuo is very resourceful, he can definitely think of this, if he doesn't find any enemy troops, then we don't need to worry...... Even if there were ambushes, what was the difficulty? As long as we fight to the death. ”

Ling Yan's current mood is a little bad, the main reason is that he is eager to help Colonel Zuo, but the subordinates around him have been saying these very "disinteresting" words, Ling Yan will naturally not be angry when he speaks, so he seems very naïve when he answers like this.

But no one dared to make fun of Ling Yan's words, and they all saw that Ling Yan's mood was wrong, but Wen Ping still asked Ling Yan a question for the sake of the overall situation: "General Yan, if we are surrounded, we will fight our way out of the encirclement, but the grain and grass are heavy, what should we do?" ”

Ling Yan stopped his horse, frowned, and looked at Wen Ping: "If that's the case, we'll do our best to protect the grain and grass...... Until they died in battle. After speaking, Ling Yan rode forward again.

Wen Ping was stunned by Ling Yan's sudden words and deeds, and was stunned for a while before he came to his senses and looked at You Heng.

You Heng motioned to Wen Ping with his eyes not to speak, and then he quickly caught up with Ling Yan and said in a low voice: "Brother Xian, Zhongye's words are all for the sake of our army, and there will be no other meaning, let alone to collide with Brother Xian." ”

Ling Yan's expression softened: "Brother You, I didn't say these words to General Wen, it's just that I have some ...... in my heart It's a little annoying, that's why I just said that...... I hope you can support my decision, even if you don't trust General Zuo, you have to believe me, right? ”

"Well......" You Heng groaned, "Brother Xian, we must support Brother Xian, I can guarantee this, Zhongye is a fierce general, he speaks straightly, and Brother Xian has to bear with him." ”

Ling Yan smiled slightly: "Brother You, I don't have the anger of General Shengwen at all, I'm just in a hurry, I want to get to Dingtao City quickly and help General Zuo." ”

You Heng "um" for a moment: "Brother Xian, do you know how long it will take to get from here to Dingtao City?" ”

Ling Yan didn't really know how long it would take, so he asked You Heng, "I don't know either...... How long will it take? ”

You Heng said: "Brother Xian go slowly, take out the map, and I'll take a look." ”

Ling Yan took out the map and handed it to You Heng.

You Heng only glanced at it slightly, then handed the map back to Ling Yan and smiled: "Brother Xian, if you count it from here, I'm afraid it will take about ten days to reach Dingtao City." ”

Ling Yan reined in the horse, and the look on his face was surprised: "What? Ten days? ”

You Heng nodded, spread out the map in Ling Yan's hand, and by the light of the torches of the soldiers next to him, his fingers moved around on the map, and said, "Brother Xian, Jiyin City is so close to Grasshopper City, it will take a day or two to reach it. You see, this Dingtao City is several times more than the former from the Grasshopper City, and if it can be reached in ten days, it needs to be smooth all the way, and it can only be done without encountering enemy troops. ”

Ling Yan looked at the map in a daze, and was a little stunned all of a sudden-he didn't have a specific concept of the ancient marches at all, he used to read "marching for a few months" or "marching for a month" and "marching for half a month" from the book, so he had a general idea, but after coming to the Three Kingdoms, the march before each battle rarely could walk for half a month, and almost most of them could be reached by walking for a few days, so in Ling Yan's consciousness, the concept of "marching for several months" had long been forgotten, but now You Heng pointed out that he wanted to go to Dingtao City, It would take at least ten days to arrive, and Ling Yan would be surprised.

"Brother Xian, when you march and fight, you must plan and then move," You Heng said in a low voice, "It would be too hasty to decide to attack in such a hurry. ”

Ling Yan looked very embarrassed, and only after a while did he say, "I'...... I didn't expect to be walking for so long......"

You Heng seemed to be a little surprised, but then said: "Brother Xian, when I was in Jiyin City before, I wanted to advise not to rush into the army, but seeing that Brother Xian had made up his mind, I thought that Brother Xian might have been sure, so I didn't say ......."

You Heng didn't say any more, but Ling Yan could also think of the subtext behind it, that is, "I didn't expect that the virtuous brother didn't even know how many days he was going to march."

"Brother You...... I really didn't know there would be such a long journey......" Ling Yan pursed his lips, his face was red and white for a while, feeling a little remorseful for his hasty decision, but at the same time, he couldn't figure out one thing, so he asked again, "Since the distance is so far, how can General Zuo ...... Without waiting for me to join him, he marched straight away? ”

You Heng thought for a moment: "If General Zuo really wants to attack the city, it is understandable...... The guards he led were all fast horses, and if they traveled under the stars, they would probably arrive at Dingtao City in less than five days. ”

As soon as You Heng reminded him, Ling Yan thought that Colonel Zuo and his soldiers were riding fast horses, and he couldn't help but admire Colonel Zuo's foresight.

"Hmm...... So ...... now? What to do? Ling Yan suddenly couldn't make up his mind.

You Heng said: "Since you have already hit the road, it is not indispensable to return to Jiyin City or continue to march, but even if you continue to march, at least you must divide the army first, and the grain and grass must also go first." ”

Ling Yan nodded and thought about it, he was no longer willing to return to Jiyin City, since this was the case, he had to listen to You Heng's words to divide the army.

So, Ling Yan called Wen Ping, Lu Gong and Yang Feng, first apologized sincerely to Wen Ping, and after seeing that Wen Ping had no grievances, Ling Yan made an allocation: Wen Ping led 500 soldiers and horses to set off first to protect grain and grass; He and Lü Gong led a thousand soldiers and horses as the vanguard; The rest of the soldiers were all followed by You Heng and Yang Feng.

After the distribution, Wen Ping escorted the grain and grass first, while Ling Yan and the others marched slowly behind, in the process, Ling Yan discussed with Lu Gong and You Heng again, and then Ling Yan thought about some questions, and at this time he realized a little: Is Colonel Zuo really in a hurry.

However, Ling Yan was the most reluctant to be the one who dragged his feet, so although he had some doubts about Colonel Zuo's decision, he still ordered the soldiers and horses to move forward quickly after a short rest.

In the next few days, he did not encounter any enemy troops at all, Ling Yan was cautious at first, but when he saw that he didn't see a single enemy soldier, he slowly relaxed his vigilance, and he was also convinced that Zuo Zheng was going to attack Dingtao City.

With all the peace and quiet, Ling Yan's mentality slowly changed, at first he was still very nervous about the safety of Colonel Zuo, but after a few days of marching into the army, he also relieved from that nervousness, he even thought that even if Colonel Zuo lost the battle, but with Colonel Zuo's martial arts, it would be quite difficult for others to capture him, Colonel Zuo should have escaped back the same way, then he could just meet it, even if he didn't meet it, Colonel Zuo would have fled back to Grasshopper City from the other way.

Thinking about this, Ling Yan slowed down his march.

On this day, Ling Yanjun was camping and resting, making a fire and making food.

Ling Yan had nothing to do, so he took out the map, looked at it, and discussed it with Lu Gong beside him.

"Hey, General Lu, how many days have we been on the march?" Ling Yan looked at the map and suddenly thought of this question, so he asked Lu Gong.

Lu Gong thought for a moment: "It has been nine days since I left Jiyin City. ”

"Nine days?" Ling Yan was stunned, he thought it was only five or six days.

"Yes." Lu Gongdao, "In two days, I think I should be able to arrive in Dingtao City." ”

"Oh......" Ling Yan looked at the map thoughtfully, and then asked Lu Gong, "Then where are we now?" ”

Lu Gong pointed to a place: "General Yan, we should be here now." ”

"Oh, then it's almost time to reach Dingtao City." Ling Yan said.

Lu Gong nodded.

Ling Yan suddenly raised his head and looked at Gong Lu with some confusion: "General Lu, do you feel a little strange?" ”

"What does the general mean?"

Ling Yan put away the map and frowned slightly: "General Zuo must have arrived in Dingtao City, so ...... Why is there no movement at all? ”

Lu Gongdao: "Could it be that Colonel Zuo defected to the enemy army?" ”

Ling Yan shook his head.

Lu Gong said again: "That's him...... Have you broken the Dingtao? ”

Ling Yan thought about it, but slowly shook his head: "This ...... Unlikely, right? What I know of Dingtao City, there are at least three or four generals, and there will be no shortage of defenders, no matter how powerful General Zuo is, how can he break through the city so easily? ”

Lu Gong said puzzledly: "What does General Yan mean? ”

Ling Yan said: "I thought that General Zuo would lose the battle and flee back, he should be able to meet us...... However, if he had fled back to Grasshopper City by the other way, that would have made sense. ”

Lu Gong said with some concern: "General Yan, if Colonel Zuo has been defeated and retreated, then if we go to attack the city again, will we also fail to attack the city and retreat?" ”

Ling Yan was very upset in his heart: "I don't know either...... But it's already like this, and I can only take one step at a time......"

Lu Gong didn't reply, but looked at Ling Yan in a daze.

Ling Yan groaned, sighed, and then looked at Gong Lu: "General Lu, do you think...... Think I'm too hasty to join the army this time? ”

Lu Gong hesitated and said, "General Yan's order must be reasonable, and we just have to act according to orders...... It's just that Colonel Zuo led his troops to attack Dingtao, and he led his army to follow, and he was afraid that he would ......"

Lu Gong didn't continue, but Ling Yan also knew what Lu Gong wanted to say, and he also knew that Lu Gong was because of taboo and humility, so he didn't say it so clearly, so he sighed: "What General Lu meant, I also understand, in fact, I also told General Zuo before to postpone the march first, but since General Zuo has broken through Jiyin City and is urgently marching towards Dingtao, if I don't lead the army to assist, isn't it a bit too ...... I'm so sorry for him? Ling Yan wanted to say "It's too uninteresting", but after thinking about it, he changed to a more ancient word.

Lu Gong didn't say anything more, but judging from his face, it didn't seem that he didn't quite agree with Ling Yan's opinion.

Ling Yan also understood that it seemed that few of the generals under his command really supported him in this decision, so he waved his hand in annoyance: "Forget it, no matter what, they have all come here, and they can only focus on attacking Tao." ”

Lu Gong smiled and nodded.

At this time, the meal was ready, and his soldiers called Ling Yan and Lu Gong to eat.

As soon as Ling Yan took a bite of the dish, he saw a ride flying from the direction they had come from.

Ling Yan put down the dishes and chopsticks, stood up, and looked at the man carefully.

The man galloped to Ling Yan, dismounted and knelt on the ground: "Report!" General Yan! ”

Ling Yan saw that this person with a flustered face was his own soldier, so he hurriedly asked, "Tell me quickly, what's wrong?" ”

The soldier hurriedly said, "Your general has sent me to inform the general that there is an enemy army attacking the grasshopper city!" ”

Ling Yan was taken aback and hurriedly said, "Who is here to attack?" ”

The soldier replied: "Your general said that it was Sun Xia who led his troops to attack!" ”

Ling Yan didn't react for a while, and at this time, Lu Gong also came to Ling Yan's side: "General Yan, this must be someone sent by Grasshopper City who told General You!" ”

Ling Yan only panicked a little, and then gradually calmed down, and glanced at Lu Gong: "Well, it should be like this." Then he asked the soldier, "What about your general?" ”

The soldier replied, "Your general is coming this way alone, send me to inform the general first, and let the general stop for a while." ”

"Alright, I see, you go down." After finishing speaking, Ling Yan looked at Duke Lu, and seeing that Duke Lu had an anxious expression, he said, "General Lu, don't worry, I think there shouldn't be much of a matter, and when General Lu comes, we'll discuss it again...... Let's eat first. ”

Lu Gong nodded a little confused, and then went to eat again, but he could see that his mind was completely useless to eat.

Ling Yan sat down and ate too, but he also felt that it was unpleasant, he was thinking about the information brought by the soldier, and speculated about what had happened.

After a short time, You Heng arrived.

As soon as he got off the horse, he immediately came to Ling Yan's face: "Brother Xian, can you get a message?" ”

Ling Yan hurriedly stood up, called Lu Gong, pulled them aside, and nodded: "Well, the soldier already told me just now...... Mayfly City under attack? ”

You Heng nodded, looking a little flustered: "Yes!" According to the scout who came to inform me, Sun Xia and the others are leading troops to attack Grasshopper City! ”

"Was that person sent by Grasshopper City?" Ling Yan was a little suspicious.

You Heng nodded again: "Yes...... I know that person, and he must be one of ours, but the scout said that he was sent by General Zhang Yi, and said that General Zhang Yi was leading his troops towards Jiyin City, but on the way, he learned that the city of Grasshopper had been robbed, so he sent someone to tell us. ”

"What about General Zhang?" Ling Yan hurriedly asked.

You Heng said: "The scout said that General Zhang Yi thought that Zhang Min and Guo Yan were guarding the city in Grasshopper City, and General Kuai and others were also about to arrive in Grasshopper City, so they did not go back to rescue, but stationed in Jiyin City. ”

"Hmm......" Ling Yan nodded slowly, "That's fine......"

"Why did the general say this is good?" Lu Gong asked puzzled.

Ling Yan smiled slightly: "I guess that Sun Xia was kicked out of Dingtao City by General Zuo, maybe he was messed up for a while, and he actually fled towards the road of Grasshopper City, so there was no way, he had to go to attack the city." ”

"That'...... Did Colonel Zuo really break through Dingtao City so quickly? Lu Gong was taken aback, but still didn't believe it.

Ling Yan said excitedly: "It should be like this!" Otherwise, how could Sun Xia go around in a circle and flee towards the Grasshopper City? ”

You Heng was not as excited as Ling Yan, and said slowly: "According to calculations, the time of Sun Xia's siege of the city should be five or six days ago, so calculated, then ......"

"What's wrong?" Ling Yan hurriedly asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

You Heng thought for a moment before he said, "Actually, it makes sense...... However, if this is the case, then General Zuo will travel from Jiyin City, but the starry night will be fast, and after arriving at Dingtao City, he will take the city in one fell swoop, so it is reasonable. ”

The two conditions that You Heng said sounded difficult to achieve at the same time in the ancient siege of the city, but Ling Yan didn't think seriously about You Heng's analysis, but immediately agreed: "General You's analysis is reasonable, although these two points are not easy for ordinary people to do, but I believe that General Zuo will definitely be able to do it, haha......" After speaking, Ling Yan himself laughed unconsciously.

Although You Heng and Lu Gong also smiled, they were not as optimistic as Ling Yan when they looked at them, or they still had doubts about Colonel Zuo's strength.

After Ling Yan finished laughing, he said to them excitedly, "Brother You, General Lu, the only thing we have to do now is to get to Dingtao City as soon as possible!" Occupy Dingtao City first, even if it is to seal Sun Xia's back road! They have no other way out! As long as the Grasshopper City is not breached by them, then they will be the turtle in the urn! Ha ha! ”

Ling Yan's excitement could be described as overflowing, but You Heng reminded him as if pouring a basin of cold water: "Brother Xian, wait first, if General Zuo is defeated and captured by the enemy, this kind of result will also occur." ”

Ling Yan smiled and waved his hand: "Brother You, I don't think this is possible, General Zuo, as the 'Western God General' of the Yellow Turban Army, naturally he will not be captured so easily, even if he loses the battle, he will escape...... If this was the case, then Sun Xia would not have attacked Grasshopper City. ”