The next day, I selected dozens of the most elite brothers from the army, including Qin Yi, Zhang Xiao, and Wei Yue, to go on the expedition, leaving Zhang Liao alone to lead the remaining brothers. We then set out from the camp and headed for the valley to the west.

Once we entered the valley, we found that there were mountains and hills on both sides. And the further you go inside, the more obvious the terrain characteristics of the hills become. In this kind of terrain, it is usually necessary to have a small group of elite troops to be more useful, and it is almost impossible to win with a large number of people.

After a while, we saw a camp of the Black Mountain Army at the foot of the mountain ahead. At this time, Feng Xian asked me, "Brother Xian, is there an ambush?" ”

I shook my head and said, "No; The terrain here is complicated, it is difficult to advance with a large army, and it is not easy to set up ambushes; It's a real uphill battle. ”

Feng Xian nodded and said, "Okay, then we will directly break into the enemy camp and kill him by surprise." ”

Immediately, everyone quickly rushed towards the camp of the Black Mountain Army. The other sentry saw us from afar, and hastened to blow the horn to inform the others to prepare to meet the enemy. Although the sentry announced in a timely manner, the speed of the horses I sat down on was too fast, and before they could line up and leave the village to meet them, they had already broken into the village.

There were about 4,000 or 5,000 men in this camp, a hundred times as many as our people. But the brethren were not afraid at all, and they were killed until they were on their backs, and the ghosts cried and the wolves cried.

Immediately, I cut off the other party's banner, and said to Qin Yi on the side: "Yilu and Feng Yu, you two more brothers will take two more brothers to burn the enemy's handsome tent." ”

"No!" The two of them were ordered to kill in a hurry.

After a while, the fire in the sky was raging, and the formation of the Black Mountain Army began to be even more chaotic. Suddenly, the scouts outside the valley spotted a wisp of black smoke rushing into the sky, and went to report to Yuan Shaoyu: "Qiqi Yuan Gong, I found that there is smoke coming out of the valley, presumably the camp of the thief army is on fire." ”

"Oh?" Yuan Shao couldn't help but look moved when he heard this, but said: "It seems that they succeeded in their surprise attack; Good. Passed on our military order, ordered Yan Liang and Wen Chou to lead the people to ambush on both sides of the valley mouth, and when the enemy army came out, they would take advantage of the situation to cover up and kill. ”

"No!" The soldier took the order and left.

Suddenly, Yuan Shao's face suddenly showed a hint of worry. At that time, only Xu Yu was there. But he asked Yuan Shao: "Ming Gong is worried that once the Black Mountain Army is destroyed, the two of them will ask Ming Gong for soldiers and horses, and welcome the Son of Heaven to Luoyang in the west?" ”

"Hmm." Yuan Shao nodded.

So, Xu You analyzed again: "Lu Bu is fierce and good at fighting, and he is very popular; Shaoran is brave and brave to conquer the world. Extraordinary wisdom; If these two people really want to welcome the Son of Heaven back to Luoyang, I am afraid that Ming Gong will no longer have the opportunity to establish a hegemony. ”

Yuan Shao nodded and said, "What you say is just as I think; It's just that these two people are too powerful, and they have repeatedly made great contributions in our army; If they ask me to borrow soldiers, but I won't give them, I'm afraid I won't be able to get by. ”

Xu You took advantage of the situation and said: "What's so difficult about this; No matter how strong the martial arts of the two of them are, this body is not iron, right? There are many thieves in Montenegro, and they cannot be destroyed in a day; By the time the Black Mountain Bandits were about to fall, the two of them must have been exhausted, and then they would send strong warriors to ambush in the valley mouth. It is easy to get rid of it. ”

Yuan Shao said with a little doubt: "The strategy is feasible, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to get it, right?" ”

Xu You said: "Yuan Gong doesn't need to worry too much, this matter is handed over to Ziyuan to be responsible, and he will definitely be able to handle this matter well for Yuan Gong." ”

Yuan Shao nodded and said, "Okay." I will entrust the matter to you; But you must do it neatly, and don't go wrong, otherwise you will have endless troubles. ”

Xu You nodded and said, "Ziyuan understands." ”

But he said, we saw that this wave of Montenegrin army was quite easy to fight. So it took a few hours to crush them. This made Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others, who had been lying in ambush outside, a little puzzled. Why has he been in ambush for a long time, but no one has come out? However, when we came out, they were immediately shocked.

In this battle they all won a great deal, with a few of them twenty or thirty men, and a few of them forty or fifty. And what surprised me a little was that Wei Yue actually won more than 100 people, which was slightly worse than Qin Yi and Zhang Xiao, which somewhat impressed the brothers. As for Feng Xian, it goes without saying that the two of us rarely get less than two or three hundred every time we kill an enemy. Of course, provided that the enemy does not run away.

When we were done, we pressed the few hundred remaining prisoners of war, took the loot we had captured, and returned triumphantly. When the officers and men of Yuan Shao's army heard about our achievements, they were even more dumbfounded. In other words, being able to wipe out a den of thousands of people with dozens of people is probably rarely recorded since ancient times.

Subsequently, Yuan Shao commanded the army to march into the valley one after another, and set up camp at the location of the original Montenegrin army camp. As for the hundreds of captives, we originally planned to take them in, but Yuan Shao ordered them to be killed.

When Zhang Yan heard that the first checkpoint he set up had been broken by our side, he immediately couldn't sit still, and hurriedly asked Yu Fuluo to lead the people out from another valley pass, responsible for attacking us from behind. He personally led 10,000 cavalry to camp at Hutouling, intending to block our continued advance.

At this time, the location of our army was Liangziling, which was less than twenty miles away from Hutou Ridge. But the road to the west suddenly became narrower, and the mountain roads on all sides extended in all directions, such a terrain must not allow the army to drive further west, otherwise it would be easy to be dumpled by the opponent's soldiers and horses. As a result, the plan to lure the enemy with a small elite force continued.

We walked all the way west, about five or six miles, and the mountain road began to become much wider. After walking for about several miles, he encountered Zhang Yan's troops. At this time, Zhang Yan had already led the soldiers and horses to set up an array, and seemed to be waiting for us to come.

Zhang Yan looked at me and said, "Brother-in-law, I really didn't expect that there would be a day when there would be a war between you and me." ”

I said, "Yes, but that's what I expected." ”

Zhang Yan looked at me a little strangely, but said, "Everyone in the world says that you are a man of God sent by heaven, with the wisdom of heaven, and you can see the opportunity in everything; I don't believe that an ordinary mortal could be so divine; Tell me, how did you anticipate this situation? ”

I said, "Actually, I already knew a few years ago that there would be today's situation; I know very well in my heart that you are a man who is unwilling to submit to the control of the court, and one day he will raise an army and start a rebellion; The reason why you agreed to strike the army before was not because of how good my friendship with you was, but because you were worried that if you didn't agree to the strike, you would offend me, so that you could no longer get high-quality and cheap armor from Huo Village; Now that your troops are well equipped, you don't care if you need to continue your old friendship with me; I don't know if I'm right? ”

Zhang Yan immediately smiled: "Haha, well said, what you said is really not wrong at all; At the beginning, you relied on excellent armor to defeat 200,000 Kwantung Coalition troops, and there was no one in the world who was not in awe; However, now that I have such an elite army, your reputation of "conquering and winning" is over today. ”

I couldn't help but chuckle, but said, "Do you think that I was able to win all battles only by relying on excellent equipment?" You'd be naïve; Even if your sergeants are equipped with the same good armor as ours, I can still defeat you. ”

Zhang Yan smiled again: "Haha, I want to take a look at how you made me lose my body." ”

I curled the corners of my mouth slightly and said, "Don't worry, I'll let you see it." ”

In a duel, the performance of weapons and equipment is of course very important, but the control of the battlefield situation and the use of tactics can be the key to determining the outcome of a war. Moreover, what is particularly important is the soldier's military quality and strong will, which determines the ultimate efficiency of a war.

Therefore, the key to the victory or defeat of a war is not just determined by the conditions of one aspect alone. However, from my standpoint, as long as the soldier's military quality is strong enough and his will is strong enough, I will definitely be able to conquer and win the battle, just because I already have all the other conditions. (To be continued......)