"Those who clearly offend Huaxia will be punished even if they are far away!"

Seeing the passionate emotions of the generals, there was a faint depression in his arrogant heart.

-- Such a situation of excitement has not appeared in the Taixing army for a long time.

In fact, after the news of Zhang Jiao's death and the defeat of Zhang Liang and the main force of the Jizhou Yellow Turban Army reached the army, the spirit of the entire army seemed to collapse overnight. Although there is a "prophet" of arrogance, he swears to depict the glorious prospects of the future. However, the fluctuation of military morale in the army is still unavoidable.

A very direct point is that in the following six months, the number of sergeants who became deserters reached more than 300. This even includes Guo Xi, the old man who was the first to be appointed as one of the 100 captains in the Tianping Army that year!

Although Zhang was arrogant and tried his best to do so, he finally settled down the army by issuing military salaries. However, in the following three years, the number of soldiers** in combat decreased significantly. Zhang Mad had many small battles with the soldiers of the surrounding counties, but the results were not satisfactory.

Because the soldiers did not have a clear goal to strive for, it directly led to a significant decline in their fighting spirit. Today's Taixing Army, compared with the Tianping Army of the same size back then, is at least thirty percent weaker in combat effectiveness.

According to Zhang Qi's secret analysis, this is because after the failure of the Yellow Turban Uprising, the soldiers felt that they had lost their righteous status, and thought that they had changed from a volunteer who did the right thing for heaven to a thief who was despised by the people......

No one is born like to be a thief.

However, as soon as the news of the Han family's agreement to recruit An spread, Zhang Qi immediately felt the excitement of the sergeants and soldiers. It is no exaggeration to say that after getting the righteous name of the Han family, the combat effectiveness of the Taixing army has directly increased by two percent!

- Hande is not destroyed!

Cheng Yu's words are always to the point. Many times, Zhang Qiang is secretly glad that he has found a good military advisor. In the past few years, Zhang Qi has read a lot of books under the guidance of Cheng Yu, and has a considerable understanding of the history and geography of the Han Dynasty, and he is no longer as ignorant as he was when he first crossed over.

After announcing the plan to send troops to his subordinates, the entire Taihang army in the Taihang Mountains was mobilized and began large-scale war preparations. Although the land occupied by the Southern Xiongnu was rich, it was not easy to capture.

Not to mention anything else, the population of hundreds of thousands of the Southern Xiongnu alone can organize close to 100,000 nomadic cavalry, which is a frightening number. If it weren't for the fact that they were now in the midst of fierce civil strife, with their current military strength, how would they dare to fight the idea of the Southern Huns?

On this expedition, Zhang was ready to use 7,000 soldiers and horses. Among them were 2,000 regular soldiers, 2,000 auxiliaries, and 3,000 people.

Such a large-scale dispatch of troops is already the largest force that can be mobilized in the entire Taihang Mountains.

After all, with a huge Taihang Mountain, you can't draw all the elite troops, right?

Moreover, the logistical supply of these 7,000 people is already an unbearable burden for the Tai marching army. If it weren't for the joint guarantee that the local heroes who were full of fear of the Xiongnu rebellion would have provided enough food and grass for Zhang Mad in the state, the mighty army of Zhang Mad would not have been able to move at all.

The regular troops left behind in Taihang Mountain, with a thousand people Chang Zhou Cang as the main general, defended several craftsman workshops that Zhang Qiang attached the most importance to. However, during the expedition of the army, the person in charge of the defense of the entire Taihang Mountain territory was Zang Ba, the "county magistrate of Lucheng".

Zang Ba was born in a first-class light knighthood, although he was heavy on promises and morality, he was not used to the strict discipline in the army of his arrogant subordinates. It turned out that when leading the troops under Zhang Mad, Zang Ba's department was known for his courage, but he was often joked by other troops because of lax military discipline, saying that as soon as the military advisor Wang Guo saw someone committing a crime, he would habitually ask:

"It's Zang Xuangao's subordinates, right?"

After Zhang Qi settled in the Taihang Mountain, after several thoughts, he simply asked Zang Ba to take a group of light heroes who followed him to establish an army alone, known as the "Wudang Flying Army", specializing in mountain sports operations.

In this way, the late military advisor Wang Guo immediately felt a lot lighter on his shoulders, and even had the leisure to participate in the front-line battle of leading the troops. Later, Wang Guozhan fell in the crusade against the "Si Li" department, which is also somewhat related to this matter.

This arrogant decision made everyone extremely admired. Because, in just a few years, Zang Ba's prestige has spread all over the surrounding areas of Taihang Mountain with a series of shocking achievements.

Now that the main force of the Taixing army is exhausted, it is a flat area suitable for cavalry galloping. It is reasonable and reasonable, and the arrogance needs to leave Zang Ba behind to protect his lair.

As for with these 7,000 people, can they defeat the Southern Xiongnu in one fell swoop?

Insolence has his own confidence.

He also has some powerful secret tricks to use......

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Battle flags hunt and fly in the wind. The mountain embroidered on the yellow banner openly told those knowledgeable scholars that this was the army under the command of the "Captain Taihang" of the Han Dynasty!

However, at this moment, Guan Yu did not appreciate the majestic posture of his own army. He has his own tasks to complete.

As a top super general in the world, Guan Yu joined the Taixing Army too late, and he is only a ten-person leader at the moment. However, as far as the scout team of the elite of the army is concerned, even if it is a ten-man commander, its status is not below the hundred-man commander in the baggage team.

In order to avoid the sudden appearance of the enemy and ensure the safety of the army, the scouts in the Taixing army had to travel dozens of miles every day and release the exploration horses ten miles away. Under the order of insolence, even if the Tai marching army is now marching on the territory of the allies, it is necessary to be vigilant.

It's just that because Guan Yu's body is too tall and heavy, he has never carried out the task of lurking and probing, but has taken nine strong subordinates with him as a killer weapon for "interception" and "breaking".

At this moment, Guan Yu narrowed his Danfeng eyes and looked vigilantly at the uninvited guests who appeared in front of him.

- Is it an enemy? Is it a friend?

According to reason, since the Taixing army has accepted Zhao'an, it should be in the same camp as the Han knights in front. However, considering the origin of the Tai marching army and the relationship with the Han army, I am afraid that it will not be as friendly as theoretically.

Guan Yu was looking at the Han knights, but the Han knights were also observing Guan Yu and the others.

Although the Taixing army has been in the army for many years, its reputation in Jizhou is not weak. However, the county soldiers of the state did not have much deal with the Taixing army.

As we all know, Bingzhou has always been barren and is known as the "land of bitter cold". On the other hand, in order to guard against the Xianbei barbarians on the desert of the northern grasslands, many border troops were stationed on the border of Bingzhou. Compared with the wealthy Jizhou, the people's fierce Bingzhou is a hard bone that can't see oil and water.

Therefore, over the years, the Taixing Army has fought with the national soldiers of Jizhou County several times, but they have never taken the initiative to provoke the state soldiers. And the generals of Bingzhou, although hostile to the "moth thieves" in the mountains, have little interest in taking the initiative to encircle and suppress.

No one is interested in doing things that have no real benefit. In general, the two sides are just fine.

However, now, the Taixing army has stepped on the land that belongs to the state!

The leader of the knights of the Han army was a military horseman. Originally, he relied on his own strength of "breaking a thousand people", and wanted to give the Taixing army who came from afar a dismount. However, as an experienced veteran, the basic cautious attitude of a soldier, this military Sima still has.

After carefully observing the actions of the opponent's scouts for a while, Jun Sima's expression became obviously serious. When the soldiers around him asked how they planned to provoke the Tai Xing army, Jun Sima did not answer this question immediately.

――The big man on the other side, I'm afraid he's not nine feet tall?

Han Jun Sima muttered in his heart, and rode his horse to a place thirty paces away from the Taixing Army scout team.

"Who are you waiting for?"

――Knowingly!

Guan Yu's lying silkworm eyebrows raised upward, obviously dissatisfied with the attitude of the Han knights. However, he is also a person who knows the severity and has no intention of turning his face immediately. However, the dissatisfaction in the tone is so dissatisfying that even the deaf can hear it:

"Captain Dahan Taihang's subordinates! Who are you waiting for! ”

――Knowingly asked......

Han Jun Sima knew that the other party was not good at stubble. However, he didn't expect that the other party's temper would be so arrogant!

I have to say that Guan Yu's figure and expression are really very intimidating. Although Han Jun Sima was very angry in his heart, and he wanted to drill two transparent holes in the other party's body immediately, he still suppressed this impulse.

"We, we are the division of the Han Dynasty and the state, and you and others have trespassed into the state without authorization, can there be an official notice?"

As a fierce general who is valued by insolence, Guan Yu still knows a lot about the affairs of this expedition. He knew that this expedition of the Taixing Army had actually been agreed with several important ministers in Bingzhou in advance.

However, this kind of agreement is only a private agreement. Those important ministers in the state will not be stupid and hand over the handle of documents to the Taixing army, which may not be reliable.

With the identity of the Tai Xing Army in the eyes of the Han court, dealing with the Tai Xing Army will inevitably fall into the charge of "personal friendship banditry"!

Therefore, Guan Yu's eyes narrowed even smaller, and said lightly:

"If you don't know about my Tai Marching Army, then go back to your Shangguan and ask for clarification!"

"Bold!"

"Rude!"

Han Jun Sima hadn't replied yet, and the cronies around him couldn't bear it at first. Han Jun Sima turned his head and glared at his cronies fiercely, stopped their noise, raised the spear in his hand, and shouted:

"Where did the thieves come from, how dare they be so arrogant! Could it be that you thieves want to rebel against the Han again? ”