Chapter 59: Who is the Yellow Sparrow (Part II)
"Tiger Talisman?" Jia Xu was nothing, as if he had expected Qin Xu to do it, but Cai Yong, a stubborn old man, was not so calm and exclaimed.
In this era, due to the limitations of means of communication and regionality, it was very common for generals to not know soldiers and generals, resulting in the fact that the seal and ribbon became a certificate representing the civil and military positions, and it became a customary rule among soldiers and generals to recognize things but not people.
What Qin Xu took out was the trapping camp transfer tiger talisman that Lu Bu handed over to Qin Xu that night, which could control the seven hundred soldiers from Gao Shun to the trapping camp, and Qin Xu hadn't had time to return it to Lu Bu.
"Putting the right to transfer troops into the trap camp in the hands of your doll is simply child's play!" Cai Yong said indignantly.
Regarding the accountability of the stubborn old man, Qin Xu chose to ignore it.
Jia Xu took the tiger talisman from Qin Xu's hand, played with it for a while, and then handed it back to Qin Xu, pondered for a moment, and said, "Since General Lu is determined to enter Qingzhou, this trip is not very smooth. Yuan Shao Chen Bing Hanoi, the road to Jizhou is no longer feasible, and the only way to enter Qingzhou is to pass through Dongjun through Yanzhou. Dongjun Taishou Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are friendly, even if they will not block it openly, they will secretly send troops to hinder the itinerary of our army, only with 700 people in the trap camp and these miscellaneous soldiers, if there is no reinforcement from General Lu, it will definitely not be able to resist Cao Cao's army. ”
Jia Xu is indeed right, after crossing the river, staggering the original Sili area, you will arrive at Yanzhou, which is basically Cao Cao's sphere of influence. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have not torn their faces yet, and they maintain a fairly good alliance relationship, although with Yuan Shao's temperament, they will definitely not be able to pull down their faces to ask Cao Cao for help, but Cao Cao and Lu Bu are not so friendly, if it wasn't for Cao Hong, who was killed by Qin Xu, he gave up his horse to Cao Cao, I am afraid that even Cao Cao's old life would have been lost in the hands of Boss Lu. Now that it's easy to have such a good excuse, with Cao Cao's shrewdness, how could he let Lu Bu go?
"Then we will wait slowly for the lord's army?" After all, he was a traverser, and Qin Xu was not very familiar with the marching formation, so he had to ask the military expert, the old fox Jia Xu.
"What Master Qin said is not bad, if you can have General Lu's main force with you, it will naturally be the best, but these two people will also think so, I am afraid that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao will not leave us time!" Jia Xu said thoughtfully.
"Report! Twenty miles south of the front, there was an unknown number of soldiers and horses, about a thousand people, marching towards our army, please General Gao decide! ”
Qin Xu was in the car, and suddenly heard a sound outside, and he was stunned. It really made Jia Xu unfortunate to be right.
Unknown army?
It has been two days since Qin Xu and the others left Hanoi, because after Lu Bu was broken, Yuan Shao did not expect that there would be any big forks, and there was another half a day's journey to the river, and after crossing the river, it was the boundary of Yanzhou. And at this time, suddenly an unknown army blocked the way, whose army?
"Mr. Wenhe, could it be Cao Cao's army? After learning the news of our army, crossing the river to intercept? Qin Xu smiled bitterly, Yuan Shao's pursuers were stopped in Hanoi by Lu Bu, Luoyang is now almost a ruined city because of Dong Zhuo's forced relocation of the capital, except for Cao Cao, Qin Xu really can't think of anyone else who can appear on the border of Hanoi at this time.
"Judging from the distance, maybe only Cao Mengde has this time." Jia Xu rolled his eyes and asked Qin Xu, "I don't know what kind of strategy Master Qin has to retreat from the enemy?" ”
"Test me?" Qin Xu raised his eyebrows. If Cao Cao had 10,000 people, maybe Qin Xu would have only one way to capture him, but now the strength of the two sides is basically the same, although there are not many soldiers on their own side who can fight, and they have to divide their troops to protect their baggage and family, but there is always a way to think of it. Qin Xu frowned and said: "The other party's intention is unknown, since he doesn't play the banner, he must also lack confidence, if he fights hard, although he can also win, but it is not advisable to hurt the enemy by injuring one thousand and losing eight hundred, it is absolutely not advisable, for the sake of today's plan, can you show the enemy weakness and lure him to attack?" ”
Jia Xu smiled and said nothing, glanced at Cai Yong, and said to Qin Xu: "For such a matter of facing the enemy's opportunity, Master Qin should discuss it with General Gao." However, the other party is only twenty miles away from our army, and it is within easy reach, so Master Qin must not take it lightly. ”
The old fox's words were misty, which made Qin Xu confused, and he didn't quite understand whether Jia Xu agreed with his opinion. However, the other party will arrive soon, Qin Xu still understands, it seems that he will not be able to understand the meaning of this old fox's words for a while, and at the critical moment, our General Gao can still be relied on.
After Gao Shun received the return of the sentry cavalry, he had already begun to deploy, and when he saw Qin Xu coming, he frowned and said: "The other party's cavalry is not clear, Lord Qin is not going to protect the lord's family, what are you doing here?" ”
Gao Shun's words were polite, but in fact, he thought that Qin Xu was in the way, and he originally thought that Gao Shun would directly give an order to expel the guests, but he didn't expect Gao Shun to turn around and say this kind of scene.
"Does General Gao know the details of the other party?" Qin Xu pretended not to understand Gao Shun's words and asked, "Could it be that Yuan Shao's pursuers came in a detour and avoided the sight of the lord, just for the sake of this batch of baggage that we escorted?" ”
"Yuan Shao's chase? No! Gao Shun was stunned by Qin Xu's words, and replied: "Master Qin is too worried, if it is Yuan Shao's pursuers, there is no need to hide like this, it is meaningless." ”
"Could it be Cao Cao, Cao Cao crossed the river and crossed the border to attack, and took advantage of Yuan Shao's life?" Qin Xu said his inference, waiting for the approval of Gao Shun, the veteran of the battlefield.
"This ...... It's hard to say! Gao Shun obviously also had this idea, and after Qin Xu said it, he nodded.
"Report! General Gao, the master of Qin, the sentinel came to report, twenty miles southwest of the front, there was an unflaged army, about 1,000 people! Heading for our army! ”
"Another army that doesn't know where it came from?" Qin Xu looked at Gao Shun suspiciously. If Cao Cao really planned to cross the river and attack, there was no need to send two armies to disperse, right?
What's more, the two armies combined are only more than 2,000 people, if they really have the idea of encircling Qin Xu and the others, there is no need to use such a few people to complete the encirclement, right?
"Probe!"
"No!"
Gao Shun seemed to have thought of going with Qin Xu, and Lu Bu in the rear was leading a large army to entangle with Yuan Shao's pursuers, only two days later, two armies of unknown origin appeared in front, even if Yuan Shao really had a connection with Cao Cao or other forces, and made an appointment to encircle and suppress Lu Bu, but the news of these people is too well-informed, right? It is almost the same as Yuan Shao to send troops at the same time after learning the news, this kind of tacit understanding, in this era when communication basically relies on roaring, is really efficient.
"Order, the whole army stopped advancing, used the baggage grain cart as a barrier, formed a defensive formation, and sent someone to inform the lord that we were holding on and waiting for help! Be sure to ensure that your family does not lose their baggage! After all, Gao Shun has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he quickly gave the order in an orderly manner.
"Who is this coming?" Qin Xu also became more and more confused.
The distance of only twenty miles was only a quarter of an hour for the cavalry, and soon Qin Xu saw the true face of the two armies.
Qin Xu can be sure that these two armies that appeared at the same time will definitely not belong to the same forces. There is a clear difference in morale regardless of equipment.
"Who's coming? Why do you want to block the way of our army? Gao Shun had already arranged the defensive position before the arrival of the two armies, and the sword was unsheathed in the camp, the horse was armored, and he was watching the two thousand-strong troops in his field of vision with full vigilance.
“……”
The two armies that suddenly appeared were also silent for a while, as if the commanders of both sides did not expect another army to appear at the same time, and no one answered Gao Shun's question, but looked at each other vigilantly at the same time.
"Interesting, interesting!" Qin Xu's originally somewhat flustered state of mind, but in this kind of suddenly appeared quite funny scene, he gradually calmed down, and he actually had the feeling of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight.
"Qin Xu, just your little body, what kind of excitement are you coming, go to Sister Yan's car to avoid it!" can say this, except for Miss Lu Lingqi, there is no one else, don't look at Whenever Qin Xu and Cai Yan are together, Lu Lingqi always appears very "coincidentally" later, when she is really in danger, this girl is the most relieved, it turns out to be Cai Yan.
"Miss, you don't protect the two ladies in the back, what are you doing here?" Qin Xu was also a little strange, seeing Lu Lingqi's appearance of wearing a helmet and armor, she could see that this girl must have been perfectly reflected in the belligerent genes of the old Lu family when she heard that an unknown army was coming.
At this moment, with the 700 people in Qin Xu's Lu Bu army, this small plain less than fifty miles away from the big river actually gathered more than 3,000 soldiers and horses, but the strange thing is that these three soldiers and horses are not subordinate to each other, but they are evenly matched. The three parties are full of gunpowder, but none of them is easy to do, and even the most basic procedures for name exchange have not been fulfilled.
This strange state lasted for nearly half an hour, and even a small amount of commotion appeared in the military situation of the two opposite sides, but it still did not change the strange state of confrontation between the three sides.
"It seems that the two armies on the other side are also wary of each other." Qin Xu, who had completely relaxed his mentality, whispered to Lu Lingqi beside him.
"You're saying they're not all the way either?" Lu Lingqi only reacted now, and said coquettishly: "Why didn't you say it earlier!" By the way, then they are here one by one, and they don't go to war or retreat? You're so smart, you must see what it means? Right? ”
"My eldest lady! It's all so clear, why do you still ask? Qin Xu said helplessly: "They are afraid that if one side attacks our army, the other side is very willing to copy their back road, and under the front and rear attacks, whoever makes the first move will be finished!" ”
"Since it's such a good opportunity, why didn't Uncle Gao take advantage of the situation?" Lu Lingqi was provoked by Qin Xu's words "My eldest lady" just now, and a trace of blush welled up on her cheeks, and she asked calmly.
"General Gao is for the sake of the family members behind us, and he can't be moved lightly, and he has already sent someone to inform the lord!" The two armies on the opposite side also seemed to be annoyed by this formation, and in the formations of both armies, a figure in armor appeared, who seemed to be the leader of the two armies. Qin Xu watched the movements of the two leaders intently, and answered Lu Lingqi's question without looking back.
"It's best if they're in a group, and they want to come to us to catch cicadas and yellow finches, and I haven't seen blood since I built this fine iron halberd." Seeing that Qin Xu didn't notice his gaffe, Lu Lingqi was glad and inevitably a little disappointed, and said hatefully.
"They may have come with the intention of 'picking up dried fish' and 'reaping benefits' at the beginning, but they wouldn't have expected to meet each other with the same thoughts, and this battle is probably not going to be able to be fought." Qin Xu squinted his eyes and said thoughtfully.