Mi Fang, who was 150 miles away from Xuzhou, had stopped advancing, set up camp, and immediately ordered his lieutenants to return to the various units after inspecting the circle, so that the 30,000 soldiers who had traveled more than 180 miles in one day and one night would bury the pot and cook as soon as possible, and rest well for one night before making a claim.

As soon as several lieutenants dispersed, the two scouts quickly rushed into the camp gate that had not yet been erected, rode their horses to Mi Fang, and turned over:

"General Yu, my subordinates have made contact with the scouts of Langya's friendly army, General Zhai Yue's fourth division of Langya's army moved quickly, and arrived at Fangting in the north before the afternoon and camped, less than fifty miles away from our army......"

"According to the friendly scouts, they didn't encounter any rebels along the way, and they didn't find any rebel scouts within thirty miles ahead, and finally said that if there is any news, they will definitely communicate with us immediately."

With the news of the friendly army, Mi Fang was very happy: "Very good! It's hard work, let's go down and rest after the handover. ”

Mi Fang returned to the camp tent to write a letter, sent his relatives to the rear to send his brother Mi Zhu and the commander of the Langya army Wang Qi, and hurriedly convened his generals to discuss countermeasures after dinner.

After listening to Mi Fang's report on the battle situation, all the generals and colonels immediately smiled, full of confidence, and said with a smile that there were 30,000 soldiers of the strong Qingzhou Army to help in the battle, and a total of 60,000 horses and horses no longer had to worry.

Deputy General Lu You's emaciated face did not show any joy, and after weighing it repeatedly, he motioned for everyone to be quiet: "General, everyone, although the fourth division of the Langya friendly army is less than fifty miles away from us, and there is the commander of the Langya army, General Shoushan, who personally led more than 10,000 elites to come, but I think ...... It seems that the allies in the north have no intention of joining forces with us, and they don't know if they want to form horns with us in the south and the north. Or do you plan to go alone and go straight to the city of Pengcheng? ”

The generals thought about it carefully. That's really the way it is. I couldn't help but look at Mi Fang, who was pensive.

Mi Fang raised his head and said with a smile: "Presumably everyone already knows the self-contained division and brigade establishment of the Langya Army and the Qingzhou Army, I won't say much here, now I just talk about the specific situation of the fourth division, so that everyone can have a rough idea ......in their hearts."

"The friendly army in the north is the fourth division of the Langya Army, which is the main division with the strongest combat power in the Langya Army, and the leader of the army will be the familiar fierce general Zhai Yue, who is good at long-distance attacks and good at fighting evil battles. The total number of officers and soldiers under his command is 16,000, including 10,000 foot soldiers, 5,000 cavalry, 500 elite scout battalions, most of them veterans who have been in the army for more than three years, and about 500 officers at all levels, nearly half of whom graduated from the famous Chengyang Martial Arts Academy, haha! ”

"Yixing (Lu You)'s analysis just now reminded me, I estimate that the reason why General Zhai Yue did not join us is probably because he already has his own plans. It is likely that it will be approaching Pengcheng tomorrow morning. ”

"Doesn't he shoot the lone army and encounter an ambush in depth?" A tall, bearded lieutenant asked aloud.

Mi Fang explained with a smile: "He is definitely not afraid! As far as I know, whether it is the Langya Army or the Qingzhou Army. Since the beginning of the army, it has attached great importance to intelligence and scouts, and every time the army marches, more than ten teams of scouts will be sent out to reconnoiter or lurk in all directions, so every time it can take the initiative before the opponent, I think, the fierce general Zhai Yue, who is good at running, will probably do better. ”

"What's more, judging from the strong combat power, sophisticated equipment and unique combat methods of Zhai Yue's Fourth Division, unless he encounters an enemy ambush that is more than two to three times his own, no one can surround him, and only the five thousand cavalry under his command can give the opponent a headache."

Lu You nodded frequently: "In this way, it seems that our friendly forces in the north are going to abandon us and do it ourselves, so what should we do?" Is it a temporary pause and waiting for the arrival of Mr. Mida and General Shoushan? ”

Mi Fang waved her hand confidently: "No! In this way, we are also the army of Xuzhou, but we can't let the friendly army go down, not to mention that we have 30,000 soldiers, and there are more than 30,000 elites led by my brother and General Shoushan behind us, and we will soon arrive, under such favorable conditions, don't we dare to take the initiative to attack? ”

When the generals heard this, their blood boiled, and the steady Lu You thought about it and nodded in agreement. In his opinion, Zang Ba's rebel army is only 50,000 at most, even if they are driven out to fight or try to set up an ambush, they must leave no less than 10,000 troops to defend Pengcheng, which has just been captured but the people's hearts are unstable, and the maximum number of troops can only be 40,000.

With the superior equipment and good morale of more than 30,000 people in this army, even if they can't deal a heavy blow to the Zangba rebels, they can still confront each other or retreat with their whole body.

However, neither Mi Fang nor Lu You knew at this moment that Zang Ba, who was brave and good at fighting, brave and strategic, had not only taken the initiative to attack, but also quietly came to the west of them, Zang Ba and his 30,000 elites were lurking behind the hills on both sides of the ten miles in front of them at this moment, and they all lay down to eat silently, rest silently, and quietly open a big net and wait patiently for the fighters.

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Nothing was said all night, early the next morning.

With Mi Fang's order of "making food on the fifth watch and pulling out the camp at dawn", the 32,000 soldiers under his command carried it out without the slightest discount, and the soldiers who opened the camp gate were well-armed, neatly armoured, and the formation was rigorous and powerful, and the good military discipline and morale reflected were far above all the Xuzhou troops.

Coach Mi Fang and his generals were very satisfied with this, but they didn't know that the huge crisis was less than ten miles away from the front of the team.

Half an hour later, the deputy general Lu You, who was riding a horse and following in the middle of the team, had not yet received the report from the scout, and he suddenly felt uneasy in his heart, and immediately accelerated after pondering for a moment, catching up with the high-spirited coach Mi Fang in front of him, and whispered his worries.

Mi Fang smiled, glanced at the clear sky where the morning sun shone on the white clouds, and then pointed to the low hills and weeds and streams on both sides of the avenue ahead:

"The weather is clear, the view is wide, the ditch and the river are full of grass and trees, how can such a terrain allow the rebels to set up an ambush? However, it is indeed noteworthy that there has been no news of the scouts so far, and it is better to march continuously for almost an hour, and it is almost time to rest and recuperate, and stop when they have passed the low hill ahead. ”

One of the two captains on the side laughed loudly and said that Lu You was too cautious, and the other said that the Tibetan tyrant who was born as a bandit suddenly got Pengcheng, where the grain and grass were piled up and the streets were full of beauties.

Lu You, who had achieved his goal, was not angry, smiled generously, and then rode forward, and personally rushed to the front of the team to give the order to stop the march and rest for a while.

It was precisely because of Lü You's prudence and diligence that the unsuspecting Mi Fang and 32,000 soldiers were lucky enough to escape the doom of the whole army entering the ambush circle -- Lü You, who felt worse and worse, decisively gave the order to stop advancing and rest in place before the whole army had passed through the complex terrain within a radius of five miles. (To be continued......)