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When Zhao Yun rushed to Luxian with the cavalry, he saw the banner of the Jizhou Army raised on the city. After a hard march for a day and a night, I still didn't catch up. A city with 3,000 defenders and a population of tens of thousands was breached by Ju Yi's Xianden camp in less than a day. When Zhao Yun looked carefully, there were no corpses under the city, and there were no traces of battle in the city, could it be that all the defenders of Lucheng had surrendered. Thinking of this, my heart was cold, if 3,000 people first arrived in the camp plus 3,000 defenders, this fortified city would be defended by at least 6,000 people, and I would definitely not be able to get any advantage with more than 1,000 cavalry, so it was better to retreat first.

Zhao Yun ordered the troops to retreat ten miles back and go down to the north of the city. After waiting for half a day, Tian Jing's rear team and the wounded prisoners arrived one after another. Zhao Yun and Tian Jing discussed, "Jing'er, now that Lucheng has been lost and the enemy is on the back of the enemy, our army has reached the most critical moment, I don't know what we should do next?" ”

Tian Jing asked Zhao Yun about the situation in Lucheng in detail, and said to Zhao Yun, "Master, I think it is true that this Lucheng was breached, but the surrender of the defenders is not true. I heard that Juyi's first camp army, in addition to strict discipline and strong crossbows, there are also many strange people, there are many people who fly the eaves and walk the wall, spy on assassinations, and it is estimated that Lucheng was attacked in the middle of the night when the defenders were unprepared. So there are not many traces of fighting in the city. However, there should not be many defenders in the city, because if the enemy army is superior in numbers, the best way to destroy our army is to use the strategy of inviting the king into the urn, still playing the banner of the Youzhou army, and after deceiving our army into the city, close the door, release rockets, and kill from the inside, and our army will inevitably be wiped out. ”

After listening to this, Zhao Yun said, "Jing'er's analysis does make some sense. So how should our army respond now? ”

"There are not many enemy defenders, and it is also a guess in vain, and it is not easy to fall into it now. It is better for the master to bring 500 people to the city to call for battle. If the enemy goes out of the city to meet the battle, the master can also lead the troops to rush out, kill the enemy general, and take the opportunity to seize the pass. If the enemy can't hold out, we'll do it again. Tian Jing said.

"It's okay, then for the teacher, I will send someone to call the battle." Zhao Yun arranged for the deputy general to bring 500 cavalry to the city to call for battle, and Tian Jing went to the rear army to count the number of vehicles in the army, as well as the supply of horses.

The adjutant general did not see the enemy out of the city for a long time, and five people in the city answered, so they had to lead the troops back. Zhao Yunju will discuss countermeasures. Tian Jing said, "The enemy did not dare to go out of the city to fight, one may be that there are not enough men and horses in the city, and the other may be that the enemy deliberately drained the spirit of our army and robbed the camp at night." Be careful tonight. ”

As soon as Zhao Yun heard the reason, he arranged for the cavalry to be stationed outside the camp, and the infantry were ambushed in the tents on both sides of the camp, with untied clothes and knives, just waiting for the enemy to attack.

I waited all night, but I didn't see any movement from the enemy.

On the second day, the deputy general also went to call for battle, and Tian Jing said to Zhao Yun, "The master thinks that this time he will retreat south to defend Yicheng." We have less than 2,000 cavalry, 600 reserve white horse retinues, with 800 wounded soldiers and 1,000 prisoners, and we have a few chances to reach Yicheng. ”

"Let's not talk about the defenders of Lucheng, even if they can pass Lucheng safely, Juyi's nearly 20,000 horses will be divided into troops to meet the attack, and it will be difficult for our army to win." Zhao Yun said very objectively.

"If we can take down Lucheng, will it change?" Tian Jing asked again.

"Now the entire Youzhou, except for Jixian and Yijing, which are still under the control of our army, all places have turned against Gongsun Zan and supported the combined forces of Yuan Shao and Liu He. Even if we capture Lu County, there are Yan Rou's chasing troops in the back, and Juyi's army in front, Guanshan is blocked, and there is no food and grass, and it will be a dead move. Zhao Yun sighed.

Since the master knows the situation at this time, why not lead more than a thousand elite white horse followers, one person and two horses, and ride lightly to the south. Let's ask Zhao Zilong with a white horse, who can stop it, and who dares to stop it? When the time comes to the aid of Yi Jing, the battle between General Gongsun and Liu He will also have one more weight to defeat. If Yi Jing's victory is over, then there is still something to be done in Youzhou, and if it is defeated, the foundation accumulated by Gongsun Zhan will only be handed over. Tian Jing said.

"Why don't you know this truth for the teacher, and the prisoners are also returned, how can the teacher throw away the injured robe. Moreover, the horses in the army are limited, nearly 2,000 cavalry, plus 600 reserve volunteers, this horse is not enough to go south, if you want to bring wounded soldiers, and then set the carriage, the speed will be affected. The master didn't have a good way to think about it, so he hesitated. Zhao Yun said.

Hearing Zhao Yun say this, Tian Jing knew what Zhao Yun was thinking, and continued, "The master and apprentice have a way, my father built a big village in Xu Wushan in the west of Wuzhong County, and more than 10,000 people from my clan surnamed Tian and the people who couldn't bear the war nearby all live in the big village. My father led them to cultivate and plant, provide for food and clothing, and trained hundreds of mountain people to defend the cottage, but they were not afraid of the intrusion of the surrounding forces. I intend to lead 600 reserve white horses to escort 800 wounded soldiers to Xu Wushan to seek refuge with my father, and the master can take the remaining elite cavalry south to Yijing. After the wounded soldier had recovered from his injuries, we went south to meet the master. ”

Zhao Yun pondered for a while, "This is just right, but I don't know what the wounded soldiers and other generals in the camp think, after all, it is also a matter of common knowledge that your father Tian Chou refuses to be the son of Gongsun Zhan." And I'm afraid that I'll get you into trouble when I go to be a teacher, you may have done the master? ”

Tian Jing saw that Zhao Yun was a little hesitant, and said, "My father's master can be put down, my father just doesn't like Gongsun Zan as a person, and there should be no hostility towards the wounded soldiers and our reserve white horse Yicong." The opinions of the wounded soldiers in the battalion and the generals still have to be asked by the master. If this proposal is feasible, I have a way to pass through Lu County safely and discipline the defenders not to dare to pursue. ”

Zhao Yunxi said, "You always have some unexpected ideas in your brain, tell the master quickly, and save me from worrying." ”

Tian Jing smiled, "The strategy is simple, the master can order someone to change all the vehicles transporting grain into carts." Tomorrow, all the seriously injured will get on the car, and the rest will walk, and I will take six hundred reserve volunteers to push half of the cart and half escort it, and swagger through the city of Lucheng. After two days of calling for battle, the defenders did not dare to go out of the city, and they must have thought that the wounded soldier was a trick to lure the enemy, and naturally they would not go out of the city. When we were far away, the enemy would not dare to send troops in pursuit even if they reacted. Moreover, the master's nearly 2,000 cavalry is here, and the enemy really dares to chase after him, and the master just led the troops to a big defeat. When we got to the river, we dismantled the carts and turned them into rafts, just in time to cross the river. Then go east to Xu Wushan, it is estimated that there will be no obstacles on the way. For the past two days, the master has been calling for battle every day, and after two days, it is calculated that we have all crossed the river, and the master can lead the cavalry to the south in batches. This large battalion is still stationed here, so that these thousand captives can practice every day, and when the master's cavalry gathers to the south, and the enemy finds out and wants to pursue again, the master's cavalry should have already passed Jixian. ”

"But it's a good plan. As a teacher, I went to discuss with the generals. Zhao Yun summoned the generals in the tent and discussed it for one night, feeling that this was the best way at present.

The remaining question is to discuss the question of who will go to Xu Wushan and who will go to Yijing. Li Yizi and Le He were the commanders of the White Horse and Yicong, and naturally went south, and Gongsun Xu was the only son of Gongsun Zhan, so he naturally had to go south. Gongsun Fan is too seriously injured, it is not suitable for bumping, he has to go to Xu Wushan to recuperate, Tian Jing's proposed method, Xu Wushan must also go to him, the rest of Lu Qilin is willing to follow Tian Jing, Liu Yong is willing to follow Gongsun Xu, Li Kang and Leping The two children want to go to Xu Wushan, one is free there, and the other is to learn the axe and knife technique from the master, but he is afraid that his father will not want to, so he doesn't dare to say much. However, Gongsun Xu had an extra heart, thinking that his third uncle was seriously injured, and if Tian Chou deliberately did it, it would not be good. It's better to let Li Dare Leping and the two take care of them. Therefore, he proposed that the two of them follow Tian Jing to Xu Wushan, and two more people would take care of them on the road.

It was agreed that the generals would go back to rest. Tian Jing was always a little restless in his heart, and he always had a feeling that he couldn't see his master, but he couldn't think of any danger on the way, so he had to give up.

Early the next morning, 600 reserve white horses packed from the packing, pushed the wounded soldiers on the board and prepared to set off. Tian Jing gave Zhao Yun a deep salute, "Master, this time they will be more than half a year, or as little as two months, and the apprentice will definitely lead the troops south to meet the master, and I hope the master will take care." The morale of the soldiers and horses in Jizhou is currently better than that of our army, and if there is something to be done in Yijing, the master may wish to make contributions; If you can't do anything, don't risk your own life for the sake of Gongsun Zhan. Tian Jing also said these words because he was restless last night.

Zhao Yun was very moved when he saw Tian Jing's appearance, "As a teacher, I will take good care of myself!" Asking you to go to Xu Wushan as a teacher is also to give these teenagers a way to live, and you should recuperate well in Xu Wushan, and you don't have to rush to Yijing. If you really want to be defeated in Youzhou, these teenagers will lose their lives in vain. Although Gongsun Zhan is rigid and self-serving, he appoints private individuals, but he is not thin as a teacher. I am the general of the White Horse, and I should advance and retreat with Youzhou. It is useless to persuade many people, lead these teenagers away, for the teacher to know that you will be the pillar of the country in the future, so that you can do it yourself. ”

Tian Jing bid farewell to Zhao Yun and set off with the team.

The defender of Lucheng is the captain of the Juyi clan Ju Yan and the deputy general Chen Shuang, who first ascended the camp, after the two successfully attacked Lucheng, they sent people to report Juyi, and the city was firmly defended, and they did not dare to go out of the city easily. Just wait for the Youzhou army to go south around the city, and pursue it from behind, so that it can be flanked with the Juyi army. If the Youzhou army attacks the city, it can also hold on, and when Yan Rou of Yuyang leads the troops south, the Youzhou army will not be able to avoid the defeat.

However, I didn't expect that the Youzhou army did not send cavalry escorts at all, and let hundreds of wounded soldiers pass under the city. Only some of these people supported each other, some lay on the carts, and only some half-old children were escorted by carts, slow as snails. There was a heart on the castle tower that fired arrows, just outside the range of the bow and arrows. If you send troops out to kill, I am afraid that the 2,000 cavalry of the Youzhou Army will take the opportunity to rush in, and the casualties will be small, and the loss of the city will outweigh the losses.

As soon as this side hesitated, the team on that side walked past the city. If you think about it, you can't do anything if you have some wounded soldiers, and when the time comes, there will be Ju Yi's army to stop you. Only put all his attention on Zhao Yun's camp.

Zhao Yun's side continued to call for battle every day, and two days later, Tian Jing and the others had all crossed the muddy water, and began to light up the cavalry and prepare to go south. Due to the fact that the reserve white horse Yi left on foot, there were 600 more war horses, plus the previous capture, basically one person and two horses. Zhao Yun first asked the cavalry to go south in three batches at night and gather at the agreed place. The last group of them set out, and the captives did not inform them, but only let them practice in the camp every day, and gave them food to cook their own food, but they did not issue weapons.

The day after all Zhao Yun's cavalry were withdrawn, these captives realized that they were free, and went north to find Yan Rou who had no means to cross the river for a while, and went to surrender to the defenders of Lucheng.

By the time the defenders of Lucheng discovered the abnormality and led the army to attack, Tian Jing and the others had already arrived at the foot of Xu Wu Mountain, and Zhao Yun's cavalry was almost to Jixian County.