It's May, and the weather is getting hotter.

Zhang Yan wiped the sweat from his forehead, and seeing that the whole army was a little tired, he ordered:

"Pause! Trim in a quarter of an hour! ”

The order was passed down, and the soldiers of the Tianping Army cheered in unison, and left the road one after another, looking for the big tree next to the road to use for shade.

However, although the team seems to be scattered, it still retains the basic formation. All the soldiers sat together in a "shi", that is, a team of ten. In addition, there is a special vigilance team, dutifully scattered around, closely monitoring the situation in the vicinity.

Since Wang Guo joined, Zhang Qiang's basic knowledge of marching and fighting has been greatly supplemented.

It turned out that the Yellow Turban Army marched for dozens of miles in one go, and only stopped to rest when the whole army was exhausted and could not walk. Every time you take a break, you have to stay for a long time.

As a result, at the end of the day, the soldiers did not travel too far, but their bodies were so tired that if they were to encounter a battle on the way, their combat strength would be greatly reduced.

Now, Zhang Madness tried the marching method introduced by Wang Guo, and every five to ten miles he walked, he stopped on the road for a quarter of an hour. It seems that the speed is not fast, but in fact, the journey traveled in a day is not less than the original. Moreover, the physical strength of the soldiers is well preserved, and even if there is an encounter, they still have the strength to fight.

As the "military advisor" of the Tianping Army, whenever the troops stop to rest, it is Wang Guo's busy moment. He took an assigned "personal team" and rode precious war horses to inspect in the middle of the queue. As soon as it is discovered that there is a violation of military regulations, he immediately commands his "pro-soldier team" to arrest the perpetrator and beat him with a military stick.

The soldiers of the Tianping Army, even when they were resting, were still able to retain the basic establishment of the ten-man team, which was trained by the blows of thousands of military sticks.

Of course, it was only the soldiers in the army who got enough rest. The heavy soldiers who served as auxiliary workers, even when they were repairing, were still busy with various chores.

The vehicles in question need to be repaired, the animals pulling the carts need to be fed, and they need to take the opportunity to pick up some firewood and grass. Although there is no need to fight in battle, the heavy and busy work makes many baggage soldiers hope to be transferred to the battle team.

After sitting under the tree for a while, seeing that the warriors' strength had almost recovered, Zhang was about to give the order to continue moving, but he saw a horse galloping in front of him. When you look closely, it's the scouts sent out by the team.

Due to the capture of forty or fifty horses in the ambush of the Han cavalry, Zhang Qi was finally able to turn all his scout squad into cavalry. In those days, stirrups and Takahashi saddles had not yet been invented and promoted, and cavalry relied on the strength of two legs to clamp the horse's body and thus ride on it.

Due to the inability to withstand the strength on horseback, unless it is a veteran with excellent riding skills, the average cavalry basically does not have a strong melee hand-to-hand combat ability. Therefore, in the Han army, the main combat method of cavalry was to harass the enemy with long-range weapons, or to pursue the enemy when the enemy fled.

As for being able to fight the enemy for 300 rounds on horseback, with a heavy long weapon, only a strong general in the army can do it. In this way, in fact, the body that has crossed through insolently is quite expected, and it can actually use its legs to gallop on a horse.

The scout galloped all the way to the insolent daze, jumped off his horse, and puffed out in a loud voice:

"Qu Shuai,...... Front...... There is an ambush! ”

Zhang Qiang was shocked in his heart, but his face was silent, and he asked his soldiers to call Wang Guo and Zhou Cang to come, and said softly:

"Don't worry, don't worry, drink saliva first, take a break, and then explain the situation in detail."

Receiving the comfort of insolence, the scout was moved in his heart, took the leather water bag handed by the guard, and took two sips. Wait until the breathing is even, and then the scout begins to report concretely:

"We followed He Baichang (100 people) all the way forward...... Four or five miles away, Zhao Laosan saw a flock of birds in the sky, always hovering in a forest, but they didn't fall, so he told us that there must be an ambush in this forest...... He Baichang sneaked in secretly to see that there was really a Han army, so he asked me to come back and report the news, and asked what to do next? ”

That Zhao Laosan turned out to be a scout under Wang Guo and had a lot of experience. Zhang Qiang secretly calculated in his heart that if he didn't know that there was an ambush and was caught off guard, it would be a big deal. However, since this is known in advance now, it will not be the Tianping Army who suffers.

Zhao Laosan judged that there was merit and wrote down the merits of the two levels. The scout team detected the enemy ambush and shared the five levels of credit. You can inform He Qian and ask him to investigate carefully, but don't disturb the ambush. ”

The scout received the order, took another sip of water, mounted his horse and galloped away. Zhang Mad looked at his henchmen and asked:

"Guys, what's the matter?"

"Why bother? There is a certain family, go up and slash the enemy. It's just a few thieves......"

Dian Wei is not stupid. It's just that when a person is strong enough, he will get used to dealing with all problems by the simplest method - violence.

"Hiding in the forest? Isn't that just arson? ”

Wang Guo didn't think much about it and put forward such an article.

"Good plan! Let's see how a certain family barbecues officers and soldiers! ”

Zhang Madness made a move, and ordered his opponent:

"Dafeng, you can lead the hundred-man team of the headquarters, hurry forward, and pass through the ambush first. When the enemy is driven out of the ambush circle by our army, you can return to the army to flank and block the enemy's retreat, and you will definitely have a great victory! ”

"Order!"

Zhou Cang was the most obedient to insolence, and did not hesitate at all to take the order.

"Ziren, you lead the 100-person team of the headquarters and walk in the second formation of the army. Forcing the enemy out of the ambush in the front formation, you will listen to the orders of the commander, lead people to kill, and defeat the enemy army! ”

"Someone understands."

Dian Wei agreed with a big grin. Zhang Qi had just been rewarded with a captured piece of iron armor, which made Dian Wei very excited, so he held back to fight a battle and try his new armament.

"Zhong Rong, you lead the 100-strong team of your headquarters as a precursor, and when you get close to the ambush, you make it look like you want to set fire to the forest. If the enemy attacks, you should first form a formation to defend it, and avoid its front for the time being. When the enemy is depressed, listen to Ben Shuai's orders, get out of the way, and counterattack with Ziren. ”

"No!"

A slender young player, loudly promised. His name is Shen Fu, his name is Zhongrong, and he is a county soldier who defected to the arrogant county with Wang Guo. As a result of the decapitation of the third level in the battle of ambushing the Han cavalry, he obtained the qualification of "pointing". Due to the rapid improvement of his strength after the "pointing", he was promoted and temporarily acted as the head of 100 people.

The arrangement stopped, and the arrogant command of the army, all dressed in armor, slowly advanced.

Ahead was the ambush of the enemy army, and after a glance from a distance, his heartbeat accelerated a lot. He Qian just reported that the number of enemy troops was between 500 and 1,000, which was quite a lot. Such a force is also possible to fight head-on with the Tianping Army. However, now, they are in ambush, but they are found out, and they are already doomed.

In the forest, a pair of puzzled eyes glanced around the ranks of the Yellow Turban Army and took them back. A Han army commander murmured:

"Doesn't that seem right?"

As soon as the words fell, there was a light knock on the helmet. The Han army turned his head to look, but it was the team leader.

"Silence! Do you kid want to be court-martialed? ”

At this time, a group of more than 200 or so Yellow Turban troops marched quickly and passed by the edge of the forest. The Han soldiers clenched their weapons one after another, waiting for the order to attack.

However, they were disappointed.

"The moth thief's brigade is still behind. Don't startle the snake. ”

The county magistrate of the single father county, who is a little fat, explained to the military and the leaders of the powerful tribes under him. Due to the lack of troops in the county, the county commander had to ask the three strongest families in the county to send private troops to help in the war. This has led to some inflexibility in the command and dispatch of the army.

"However, the appearance of these moth thieves is somewhat strange......"

He has been in the army for more than 20 years, and with the former lieutenant Duan Ying, he also experienced life and death on the battlefield of Xiliang, and raised objections to the strangeness of the Tianping Army.

"Look at the appearance of these moth thieves, their armor is neat, and their spirits are concentrated, not like they are marching, but like they are preparing for battle. Perhaps, they have already seen the ambush of our army! ”

"What! No way! ”

The county commander turned his head abruptly and stared at the Han army with gloomy eyes. The kind of unintentional revelation of the unique superiority of the scholar clan immediately subdued the poor-born soldiers. The military hou lowered his head, silent, and did not dare to say more.

The Han army did not dare to be disrespectful to the county order, but the leader of the powerful tribe was not afraid of offending the county order of the scholarly family. In fact, if it weren't for the county order being the "filial piety" recommended by the Yuan family, the "fourth and third dukes" of the world, it would not be possible to suppress the local heroes and let them obediently send troops to help. Now, hearing the words of the military commander who is proficient in military affairs, the leader of the private army can't help but get nervous.

"Zhao Junhou, those moth thieves, did they really find our ambush?"