Liangzhou.

The smoke was billowing and the horses were whistling, and on the official road to Longxian, Hu Zhen's 5,000 cavalry was advancing rapidly, and the army was able to pass through a canyon, and he heard a terrible cry behind him.

"General~~"

"Huh?"

Hu Zhen was shocked, turned his horse, and saw a fast horse galloping from the way he came, but it was General Xu Rong's personal soldiers in front of the tent, and a striking triangular "order" flag was inserted obliquely behind him.

When Hu Zhen was in shock, the personal soldier galloped to Hu Zhen on horseback and said quickly: "The general has an order, the army will immediately stop advancing and return to Linjing." ”

"Well, return to Linjing?"

"Sigh Rhythm ~~"

When Hu Zhen was puzzled, the mournful neighing of war horses suddenly sounded at the exit of the canyon in front of him, and in less than a moment, a junior colonel hurriedly reported: "General, the official road at the exit of the canyon has been dug a big pit, the big pit is ten zhang wide and three zhang deep, the pit is full of antlers, and the road has been blocked. ”

"What? The road is blocked! Hu Zhen said angrily, "Who did it?" ”

"Kill, kill, kill~~"

Hu Zhen's voice fell, and the cries of landslides and tsunamis suddenly sounded on the gentle slopes on both sides of the canyon, and then the black-pressed army emerged from behind the hillside like endless ants, and rushed down the gentle slopes towards the canyon like a flood that broke the embankment.

"Not good, there is an ambush!"

Hu Zhen was taken aback, hurriedly rode his horse back, and before he could give the order to retreat, another black army came out from the entrance of the canyon, which could block the retreat, and the first general was like an iron tower, his face was like the bottom of a pot, and he held two black iron halberds, and his eyebrows were as hideous as a ghost.

……

Anding County governs Linjing.

Xu Rong rode his horse to the city gate, raised his head and shouted: "Captain Wu, this general is Xu Rongye, open the door quickly!" ”

There was a dead silence on the city tower, no one responded, not even a single figure was seen, there was a strange aura in the air, Xu Rong was frightened, a figure suddenly stood up behind the battlements, the figure held an iron bow, and the cold arrow cluster was aimed at Xu Rong's throat.

"General be careful!"

The two pro-soldiers shouted at the same time, jumped up from the horseback and blocked Xu Rong, the cold light flashed, and a thumb-thick wolf tooth arrow had been shot down from the city coldly, and the two pro-soldiers who were blocking Xu Rong were shot through in an instant, and the thick arrows strung the bodies of the two together, and fell to the ground.

Xu Rong gasped and hurriedly retreated.

"Enemy attack, protect the general!"

"Protect the General!"

Zhang Heng and Hou Xuan were the first to react, and led the hoplites to rush up, and protected Xu Rong with a thick shield.

Suddenly, a blood-colored banner was erected from the city, embroidered with a big "horse" word, at this moment, a fast horse galloped from behind, rushed to Xu Rong and said urgently: "General, the big thing is not good!" ”

Xu Rong said awe-inspiringly: "What's the matter? ”

General Hu Zhen led the army back to Longxian County, but unexpectedly encountered an ambush by the Qiang rebels on the way, when the two armies were fighting fiercely, the rebel Ma Teng suddenly appeared among the rebels, and the Qiang and Hu soldiers in the army immediately mutinied, and our army collapsed without a fight! General Hu Zhen was also killed by the enemy generals in the chaotic army, and the 5,000-strong army under his command only escaped more than 100 cavalry. ”

"What?" Xu Rong was stunned for a moment, and then shouted, "I'm angry too~~"

The voice fell, and Xu Rong had already fallen from the horse.

The generals hurriedly stepped forward to rescue Xu Rong, and it took a long time for Xu Rong to wake up, and he sighed and said: "Rong was careless for a while, and he mistook the lord's affairs, alas~~"

Zhang Heng said in a panic: "General, now that Linjing has been attacked and occupied by the rebels, where should our army go?" ”

Xu Rong pondered for a moment, and said in a quiet voice: "Now it seems that Ma Yue's trip is not as simple as saving Ma Teng, the tenth ** is to plot against the lord Liangzhou, and the matter is urgent, so you can quickly send the fast horse to Zhangye to ask General Li Yu for help, and then send the news of Liangzhou to Hedong and Shangchen to the lord of Chen with eight hundred miles of urgency." ”

Zhang Heng said: "The last general will arrange this." ”

"And." Xu Rong gently grabbed Zhang Heng's arm and gasped, "Ma Yue and Ma Teng have already broken through the Thirty-six Qiang rebels, and they will not give up, if the general is not bad, the rebels are rushing to Linjing at this time, intending to encircle and annihilate our army under the city, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time, you can order the army to cross the Jingshui River and defend it." ”

Zhang Hengdao: "The last general will take the order." ”

"Also, there are no less than 20,000 Qianghu soldiers in the defenders of Hanyang, Wudu, Jincheng and Longxi counties. Xu Rong said this, his expression suddenly cleared, and he said in a condensed voice, "Where is the candidate general?" ”

The candidate said quickly: "The last will be." ”

Xu Rong said: "You can quickly go to Hanyang, Jincheng, Longxi, and Wudu counties with the general's sword, and recruit the Qiang Hu soldiers left behind in the county, and then lead the army south out of Wudu Tun in Hanzhong. ”

Hou Xuan said: "The last general will obey the order." ”

Xu Rong waved his hand tiredly and said in a low voice: "Go~~"

Zhang Heng and Hou Xuan took the order and left.

……

It's night, Linjing, too shou mansion.

Ma Yue rested his feet high on the table, and while enjoying the gentle massage of the Qiang Nuyue Slave, he asked Jia Xu: "So Xu Rong has led the army across Jingshui and is ready to camp on the other side?" was able to give up the entire Anding County immediately, Xu Rong is really not simple. ”

Jia Xu nodded, and said: "It's not just that, just made a detailed report, the Qianghu soldiers in the defenders of several counties under the rule of Anding County have been evacuated by Xu Rong, although the troops left behind in the cities are few soldiers, but they are either Dong Zhuo's old department or Han Sui's old subordinates, and there is no Qianghu among them, and it is expected that the same is true of Hanyang, Longxi, Jincheng, and Wudu counties, it seems that Xu Rong has expected that our army will use the prestige of General Ma Teng to oppose the Qianghu soldiers." ”

"Ping!"

Ma Yue slammed his fist on the table and said in a deep voice: "Xu Rong!?" is worthy of being the number one general under Dong Zhuo, it is really difficult, in this way, things are tricky. ”

"Xu Rong, this is the bottom of the kettle." Jia Xu said worriedly, "If you can't rebel against the Qianghu soldiers who exist in Dong Zhuo's army, with only the 8,000 Qiang soldiers of the 36 Qiang, and the 2,000 elite soldiers under the command of the lord and General Ma Teng, I am afraid it will be difficult to reverse the situation in Liangzhou." ”

"Yes, if you can't get a large number of Qianghu soldiers in the counties of Liangzhou to join~~" Ma Teng said this, sighing, "Even if our army can capture the counties of Anding and Hanyang, I am afraid that we will not be able to hold it." ”

"Alas~~" Ma Yue sighed and said, "I didn't expect Xu Rong to have such courage, such vision, and such determination!" It will be like this, Dong Zhuo is so lucky. ”

A pro-soldier brought a can of chicken soup, Ma Yue tasted it lightly, and lamented: "Chicken ribs, chicken ribs~~"

Ma Teng was stunned, and looked at Jia Xu with puzzled eyes, Jia Xu smiled slightly, and said: "Chicken ribs, it is tasteless to eat, and it is a pity to abandon it." ”

……

Meiji, Ma Yuejun's big tent.

Guo Tu was fighting at night, counting the money and food, when he suddenly saw the curtain lifted, Pei Yuanshao had already strode in, and said quickly: "Mr. Guo Tu, something is wrong. ”

Guo Tu Huoran raised his head and said, "What is the general panicking?" ”

Pei Yuanshao gasped and said: "Just now Hou San sent someone to send back the secret report, Mobei Xianbei Budugen, Kebineng, and Tuoba Jiefen have concluded an alliance in the surrendered city at the northern foot of Yinshan, and now the three major tribes are in one place, a total of 70,000 cavalry are coming to Hetao, and now the lord and the military division are not in the old camp, and General Gao Shun is outside the army, how can this be good?" ”

"Don't panic, don't panic yet." Guo Tu tried his best to calm his mind, pondered for a moment, and suddenly said, "Oh yes, it's better to send someone to invite General Fang Yue first." ”

"Fang Yue?" Pei Yuanshao frowned and said, "Lieutenant, what can you do?" ”

"General, you can't say that." Guo Tu shook his head and said, "Although General Fang Yue is young, he has followed Zhang Huan for many years, and has fought many battles with the Mobei Xiongnu, Xianbei and other barbarians, so he must have a lot of experience. ”

"That's fine." Pei Yuanshao said, "In this case, you can quickly summon Fang Yue to discuss the matter." ”

Guo Tu ordered his own soldiers to go, but before he could eat, Fang Yue came to the big tent of the Chinese army, and as soon as he entered the tent, he clasped his fists and said loudly: "See Mr. Guo Tu, General Pei Yuanshao." ”

Pei Yuanshao said indifferently: "Excuse me." ”

Guo Tu beckoned: "General Fang Yue and take the seat." ”

Fang Yue arched his hand, turned around and sat down, and asked, "Mr. summoned late at night, but I don't know what is important?" ”

Guo Tu took a breath and said in a deep voice: "General Fang Yue, our army has just obtained a secret report, Mobei Xianbei Budugen, Kebineng, and Tuoba Jiefen have formed an alliance, and are gathering 70,000 iron cavalry to kill Benhetao, and now the lord and military division are not in the old camp, and General Gao Shun is also outside the army, so ~~ I want to hear your opinion, is it to face the battle?" Or is migration a temporary avoidance? ”

"Migration?" Fang Yue frowned and asked, "The foundation of our army is in the Hetao, where to migrate?" Moreover, the Xianbei cavalry is like the wind, and it can be killed in three or five days at most. Rather than react passively when the time comes, it is better to take the initiative now. ”

Guo Tu said in a condensed voice: "So, General Fang Yue is the main battle?" ”

Fang Yue said in a deep voice: "Yes, it's just a battle." ”

"There are 70,000 people on Xianbei Iron Horseback!" Pei Yuanshao frowned and asked, "And our army only has 20,000 cavalry capable of fighting, of which 9,000 are Yue's slaves. ”

"The last general thinks that the people of the Yue clan will not rebel." Fang Yue didn't give Pei Yuanshao any face, and said categorically, "The Xianbei people are barbaric, if the Xianbei iron horse is allowed to step into the Hetao, it is not only the Han people who will suffer, but the Yueshi people living in the Hetao will also suffer the most brutal slaughter of the Xianbei people." ”

"Hmm." Guo Tu bowed slightly, "What General Fang Yue said is not unreasonable. ”

Pei Yuanshao said: "General Ben also advocates a war, but how should this battle be fought?" ”

Fang Yue said excitedly: "Without him, relying on the river and natural danger to meet the head-on attack!" ”

Guo Tu frowned slightly, and said in a condensed voice: "But now the river (the ancient name of the Yellow River) is frozen, and the Xianbei people can cross the river by horse, how can it be dangerous?" Originally, the Xianbei people were supposed to use troops when the autumn was high and the horses were fat, but now they are unusually using troops at the beginning of spring, the purpose of which is to resolve the natural danger of the river. ”

"Nope." Fang Yue said in a deep voice, "The last general has gone to the river to inspect, although the surface of the river is still frozen, but the ice has begun to thaw, the thickness of the ice is no longer enough to support the weight of men and horses, if the Xianbei people dare to cross the river, it is just their own destruction." ”

"Oh." Guo Tu's eyes showed a look of admiration, and said to Fang Yue, "I don't want the general to be so observant." ”

Fang Yue arched his hand in the south, and said in a condensed voice: "Yue is entrusted by the general (Ma Yue) and shoulders the heavy responsibility of guarding the old camp of Hetao, so he should always pay attention to the surrounding situation, as for the evolution and changes of mountains and rivers, rivers and lakes, how dare he take it lightly if he observes it day and night in case of emergency?" ”

Pei Yuanshao bowed his head slightly when he heard this, although he didn't say it, he was already impressed in his heart.

(To be continued)