No matter how difficult it is, you have to make a choice.

Before noon, the curtain of the big tent was finally opened, and Liu Mang, Liu Bowen, Su Dingfang and others walked out of the big tent.

It's decided!

Prepare with both hands.

The army stood still for the time being, waiting for the signal to be sent, and striving to capture Yuci with the least losses.

At the same time, order each part of the series, and make a large number of simple long ladders during the standby period. Once the attraction of the city is fake, immediately launch a full-scale assault. The city wall of Yuci is not high, and the various parts are spread out on all sides, and at all costs, strive to capture Yuci in the shortest possible time!

Noon.

Su Dingfang brought a team of foot soldiers, as well as the commanders of each tribe, to check the defense of Yuci and prepare for the siege of each tribe. Li Hongzhang also followed the team.

At noon, the procession stopped outside the west gate of Yuci.

Su Ding motioned to Li Hongzhang, and the two of them urged them to take a few steps forward, pretending to point and check the defenses on Yuci City.

Li Hongzhang pointed to a man with a big red helmet in the city, and said, "That person is the Lianzijing." ”

The city's lead had also seen Li Hongzhang clearly, and without making any statement, he turned around and left......

……

At the same time, in the northwest of Qi County, Man Gui led his light cavalry and was coming to Qi County.

"Report! I found the party team in front of me, and it was coming in the direction of our army! ”

"Huh?" Man Gui's heart tightened. Shangdang Zhang Yang acted so fast! "Class equipment? Troop strength? ”

"About 300 light horsemen, nearly 1,000 foot soldiers and bows!"

Man Gui lifted the horse lance, waved it a few times in the air, and shouted, "Prepare to fight!" ”

The Shangdang has more than twice as many troops as its own, and the troops are fully equipped. If they were to face each other head-on, it would be difficult for Mangui's single light cavalry to have a chance to win.

However, supporting Qi County is Mangui's mission this time, even if he knows that he is invincible, he must not avoid fighting.

The goal of the party must be Qi County. But this party team is not directly attacking Qi County, and Rao Dao must have a different purpose when he comes here.

In Qi County, only Gao Chong and Yang Yansi brought more than a hundred Yanmen soldiers and Qiao family slaves in Qi County, perhaps, they didn't know that Zhang Yang's team would appear here.

Man Gui decided to make head-on contact with this party team, even if there was no chance of winning, he hoped to make Qi County aware and prepare in advance.

……

As Man Gui expected, this party team wanted to go around between Qi County and Daling to cut off the communication between the two counties.

The generals who led the troops in the party were the generals under Zhang Yang, Xu Huang and Xu Gongming.

Xu Huang, a famous general in the late Han Dynasty.

Because of Liu Mang's intervention, the entire situation in the Eastern Han Dynasty has begun to quietly change. Like Liu Bei's subordinate Xu Shu, Xu Huang's life trajectory has also undergone wonderful changes.

According to the normal course of history, Xu Huang should not have appeared in Zhang Yang's camp. But the butterfly effect caused by Liu Mang made Xu Huang establish a connection with Zhang Yang by mistake.

Xu Huang managed the army in a good way, quite the style of Zhou Yafu, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty, won the trust of Zhang Yang, awarded the cavalry captain, led an elite army, and stationed in Nie County, which is separated from Taiyuan by a mountain.

Zhang Yang sent the powerful general Xu Huang to Nie County, which was aimed at Taiyuan County, as long as Taiyuan was in trouble, he could enter Taiyuan at the first time. Even if you can't capture Jinyang, you can also capture Qi County, an important town in the south of Taiyuan, so as to achieve the goal of controlling the Zhaoyuze area.

It's just that Zhang Yang and Xu Huang didn't expect that Liu Mang's Taiyuan strategy would be so thorough.

Knowing that Liu Mang's team appeared in Qi County and Taiyuan County Lieutenant Guo Yi was killed, Xu Huang immediately sent someone to report to the eldest son's Shangdang Taishou Zhang Yang, and at the same time ordered the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to kill Qi County from the Taiyue Mountain Road.

The reason why Xu Huang is known as a famous general in the late Han Dynasty is that in addition to his superb martial arts and brave combat, he also knows how to use soldiers.

Although the intelligence of Qi County shows that there are not many Yanmen troops who skillfully take Qi County, Xu Huang knows that since Yanmen Liu Mang has captured Qi County, he will definitely not arrange such a small number of troops to garrison, and there must be follow-up reinforcements.

With only more than 1,000 people led by himself, he will definitely not be able to conquer Qi County.

Therefore, Xu Huangcai did not rush to Qi County head-on, but made a detour between Daling and Qi County, trying to cut off the contact between Qi County and the follow-up reinforcements of Yanmen, waiting for the arrival of the Shangdang army, and then conquering Qi County in one fell swoop and controlling the Zhaoyuze area.

When the scout flew to report that he had found a small group of light riders in Yanmen, Xu Huang was overjoyed. This is a good opportunity to help from the surrounding point! If the Yanmen light cavalry can be annihilated in one fell swoop, it can open a good start for the subsequent battle of Qixian!

Xu Huang waved the big axe in his hand: "Meet the enemy!" Annihilate the Yanmen light horse! ”

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Man Gui saw the dust raised in front of him, and knew that the Shangdang army was about to rush over, so he immediately reined in his mount, and the Yanmen light cavalry quickly began to form a formation.

The Shangdang army was getting closer and closer, and with an arrow away, Xu Huang swung his big axe, and the Shangdang army stopped the pace of rushing and killing.

Man Guiti immediately took a few steps forward, and Xu Huang on the opposite side also urged the horse forward.

"Phew! Who will come? ”

"Go to the party, Xu Huang! Who are you? ”

Man Gui was originally a Hu person, and before he was attached to the young lord Liu Mang, most of them were active in the Youzhou area, and he was not familiar with the military generals of the Central Plains.

"Humph!" Man Gui snorted coldly, and pointed at Xu Huang with the horse lance in his hand, "A certain is a subordinate of Taishou Liu in Taiyuan, Man Gui." Since you are a member of the party, why did you come to my Taiyuan across the border? ”

"Hahaha......" Xu Huang laughed, "Taiyuan Liu Taishou? Your Taiyuan? Is it your so-called Liu Taishou who forcibly seized Taiyuan by despicable means, right? ”

Man Guihan is not very fluent in dialect, and it is difficult to bargain with others. "Don't talk nonsense, nameless junior, can you dare to fight with a certain one?!"

Man Gui is not good at fighting alone, nor is he acting alone on impulse. He just felt that the enemy's troops were superior, and the two sides were in a scuffle, and his side had no chance of winning, and only by pinning his hopes on going head-to-head and killing the enemy general could he have a chance to win.

"Hahaha......"

Man Gui's heads-up invitation was in Xu Huang's arms.

Xu Huang is not a reckless person. But his mind is both similar to and opposite to Man Gui. Xu Huang is quite confident in his martial arts, if he can kill the enemy general, it can not only greatly boost the morale of his own side, but also reduce unnecessary losses.

"If you are looking for death, Xu Huang will fulfill you!" After drinking, the big axe swung and urged the horse to rush towards Mangui.

Man Gui did not show weakness, stood up for Ma Shuo, and smashed Xu Huang!

"Boom!"

The big axe intersected with Ma Shuo, making a screeching sound.

Man Gui Xu Huang was secretly taken aback.

When Man Gui saw that the other party was making an axe, he knew that his strength was great, but he didn't expect that the strength of Xu Huang in this party was so amazing! Although he was careful, Ma Shuo was almost shocked to get out of his hands!

Xu Huang didn't expect that this Hu Jiang still had some skills!

The two generals circled back to the war horse, fought in one place, and fought more than ten times in a blink of an eye.

Although he has the peerless skill of controlling horses, it is still difficult for Man Gui to bargain in front of Xu Huang.

"If you fight like this, you must lose! And use deceit and defeat to wound him with bows and arrows! Man Gui made up his mind, fought with Xu Huang again, sold a flaw, and left.

"Hey! Where to go?! Xu Huang urged the horse to swing the axe and chase after ......