When this cavalry came closer, Zhang Hecai realized that he was wrong, it was not Yuan Shang who came, but Yuan Mai, the assassin of Bingzhou, who was about to take refuge.

"Appeal ......"

Yuan Mai took the lead in reining in the horse, turned over and jumped down, and smiled at Zhang He: "Hehe...... General Junyi, don't come unharmed? ”

Zhang He knelt on one knee and said with a look of shame: "The general of the defeated army, how dare you accept the great gift of the son!" This time, he was sent by the lord to attack the camp of Cao's army, but he was ambushed by Cao Ren and lost his troops. I have no face to see the lord, and I want to go to Bingzhou to go to Gongzi to ask for guilt, but I don't want Gongzi to appear here, but it is unexpected! ”

"General Junyi doesn't have to blame himself, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and there are no undefeated generals in the world?"

Yuan Mai helped Zhang He up, comforted him calmly, and then explained the reason for his sudden arrival with his troops: "I received a report that the Cao thief was preparing to attack Wuchao at night, so he crossed the river to help in the battle. Today, I heard that Feng Ji slandered you and General Gao in front of my father, so I led my troops to comfort the two generals, and I hope that the two of you will not go to your heart, I will defend you in front of my father, and I will not allow him to reverse black and white in Feng Ji......"

Speaking of this, he found that only Zhang Yiyi greeted him, and he didn't see Gao Ran's shadow, and asked in surprise: "Huh...... Why is it only General Junyi himself here? Didn't General Gao camp with you? ”

"Alas!"

Zhang He shook his head and sighed, and said what happened just now with a look of shame, and finally shook his head incessantly: "Speaking of which, this matter is Zhang He's fault, and he shouldn't let Gao Dian leave." It's just that I've been fighting side by side with him for many years, and I can't bear to fight each other......"

After listening to Zhang He's words, Yuan Mai's face changed, and he didn't expect that he was a step too late, and Gao Ran had already gone to Cao. Fortunately, his previous friendship with Zhang Hetao was not in vain, and at the critical moment, Zhang He chose himself instead of Cao Cao, which is a gratifying thing!

The heavy cavalry that came was the tiger cavalry led by Zhang Liao, and Zhang Liao had been following closely after Yuan bought off the horse, and listened to the conversation between Zhang He and Yuan Mai at this moment. He said in a deep voice: "Please give the order of Lord Assassin Shi." Let Liao lead his troops to pursue, behead Gao Lan's head and come back, so as to set an example! ”

Yuan Mai smiled slightly, looking like he was holding a bamboo: "You don't have to chase it." I've got the arrangements. The head of the high view will be back in a moment! ”

After finishing speaking, he shook his red cloak. led the generals into the camp, slowly waiting for Gao Lan's news, and said as he walked: "Even if he is slandered and framed by Fengji." Gao Ran shouldn't have voted for Cao, he could hang the seal and go, or he could fall into the grass, or he could even go to Liu Bei and Liu Biao, I could spare him. And Gao Ran chose Cao Cao, this is the enemy of my Yuan family, this is an intolerable thing, so I can only borrow Gao Ran's head to sacrifice the flag! ”

Zhang He's face was as pale as water, and he didn't say a word, I don't know what the result would be if he took the wrong idea and chose to follow Gao Ran to join Cao?

From the place where Zhang He camped, if you want to go to Cao Ying, you must go to Yanwei Gorge.

Gao Ran took more than 100 personal soldiers, desperately galloped south, as long as he crossed the Yanwei Gorge, and then walked more than ten miles to reach the Cao army camp, although he did not bring the men and horses over, but with his own ability to mix with Cao Cao's subordinates should not be difficult, it is much better than waiting for death in the Yuan family.

"Appeal ......"

When he was halfway through the swallowtail gorge, Gao Ran was surprised to find that a horse team was blocked at the exit of the canyon, about 300 horses, all of them were white horses, white armor, and even the flags were yellow and white.

The banner of the word "king" was waving in the wind, and the soldiers on the horse all bent their bows and arrows, aiming towards the canyon, ready to go.

"It's not good, there is an ambush, turn around and get out of the valley!"

Gao Ran reacted as quickly as he could, immediately reined in his horse and turned back, ordered to turn around and go out of the valley, and find another way to Cao Ying.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Wang Shuang came to Yanwei Gorge an hour in advance on the order of Yuan Mai, and waited in ambush, but he didn't expect that there was a team heading south. Seeing that this army was in a hurry, and they didn't even fight the flag, nine times out of ten it was the judgment army that Gongzi said, so he decisively ordered the arrows to be released!

With Wang Shuang's order, three hundred "White Feather Cavalry" archers fired bows and crossbows in unison, and Gao Lan's own soldiers who didn't have time to turn around fell from their horses one after another, and in an instant, more than 30 horses fell off their horses, and even Gao Ran was hit by an arrow in the shoulder.

The swallowtail gorge is three hundred zhang long, Gao Ran led his own soldiers to brave the rain of arrows and galloped to the entrance, he couldn't help despairing, and walked in a hurry when he entered the canyon, not paying attention to whether there were ambushes in the woods on both sides, but at this moment the road has been blocked.

The same three hundred white feather riders, lined up into an impenetrable human wall, fired arrows in the canyon, a wave of arrow rain down, and more than 30 people fell from the horse, Gao Ran couldn't dodge, and was hit by another arrow in the leg.

"Turn around to the middle, abandon your horse, and go out on the hillside!"

Gao Ran desperately returned to his mount and led the remaining two dozen or so soldiers to gallop towards the middle, trying to escape over the mountain.

"Whoosh ......"

The white feather rider was in hot pursuit, and there was another wave of arrow rain in the gallop, and a crossbow arrow hit Gao Ran's mount in the eye, and he couldn't help but let out a sad roar, and the man stood up and threw Gao Ran off the horse.

"Up the hill!"

Gao Ran didn't care about the pain, and was helped up by several personal soldiers, preparing to escape from the central rock climbing.

It's just that when the palm of his hand just grasped the rock, Gao Ran was desperate, and there were three hundred crossbowmen on each side of the mountain, waiting for the strings.

"I'm not willing to ......"

Gao Ran let out a miserable cry in despair, and in an instant the arrow rain came like a waterfall, Gao Ran was no longer powerless to dodge, and the places on his body that were not wrapped in armor were all pierced by arrows, and he was shot into a hedgehog in an instant, lying on the ground and unable to move!

A swallowtail gorge, more than 100 personal soldiers led by Gao Ran, even with men and horses, all died here, and none of them could escape.

Wang Shuang's flying horse arrived, turned over and cut off Gao Lan's head, hung it in front of the horse, beckoned the soldiers on the mountainside to come down the mountain, led the war horse from the woods outside, crossed the swallowtail gorge together, and ran to the camp.

Zhang He's camp, hunting with flags, the atmosphere is a little heavy.

The south side of the horse's hooves was huge, dusty, Wang Shuang led 1,500 white feather horsemen to arrive, turned over and dismounted, raised the head of Gao Lan, and entered the account to meet Yuan Mai: "The last general Wang Shuang saw Lord Assassin Shi, and he has cut off the head of the rebel general Gao Lan and presented it to his command!" ”

Finally, Gao Ran was not escaped, Yuan Mai fell to the ground with a stone in his heart, and said with his head: "Well done, Gao Ran betrayed Cao Thief, the crime is unforgivable, hang the head in front of the camp gate to set an example." ”

Looking at Gao Ran's bloody head, Zhang He was sad and scared in his heart.

The sad thing is that Gao Ran has been side by side with him for many years, and today he finally ended up in a different place, should he sympathize or deserve it? What I'm afraid of is that if I had made the wrong idea and followed Gao Ran to Cao, would my head be as hanging as Gao Ran?

"Bury the pot and cook, and follow me to see my father later!" Yuan Mai patted Zhang He's shoulder, "Brother Junyi, don't worry, with me, I will never allow Feng Ji to reverse black and white." ”

Now, Zhang He can't help refusing, life and death can only be left to fate, nodding and saying: "Everything is up to the son for the time being!" ”

From the place where Zhang He camped to Yuan Shao's base camp, the distance of about ten miles was just a snap of his fingers, and the flag fluttered in the wild wind, and he came to the camp in a blink of an eye.

"The prince is waiting outside with all his troops, and this group is only on my orders, understand?" Yuan Mai turned over and dismounted, patted Wang Shuang's shoulder before entering the camp, and admonished.

This guy is nine feet tall, a head taller than Yuan Mai, and it is a little laborious to pat him on the shoulder, but Yuan Mai still likes this action; In addition to making people feel like they are the boss, this will also shorten the distance between themselves and the soldiers.

"Double understood!" Wang Shuang agreed, "Although the prince can rest assured, he can't give your order, even if Yuan Gong speaks, this team will not move his steps!" ”

Yuan Mai nodded with satisfaction, threw off the big red cloak, turned around and strode towards the camp, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Zhu Gongdao, Zhou Cang and other four warriors, all with long swords hanging from their waists, followed behind Yuan Mai.

In the handsome tent, Yuan Shao was lying on the bed panting.

A few days ago, he was infected with a cold and was not lightly ill, but he had just improved a little in the past few days, and he was attacked by the rapid fire of the battle situation this time, resulting in constant coughing and worrying physical condition. Feng Ji, Chen Lin, Chen Zhen, Han Fan, Ling Hu Shao, Pu Yangxing and others were all standing next to them, and they didn't dare to gasp.

Xu Yu had just cast Cao, and this Xun Chen disappeared without a trace in a blink of an eye. What's even more shocking is that according to the report of the guards who fled back, Gao Ran and Zhang He killed their own soldiers and rebelled, Yuan Shao has urgently summoned Wen Chou to listen to the order, and led the troops to chase and suppress Zhang and the second general Gao, the situation is unpredictable, and no one knows how the situation will evolve?

"Father, will you retire?"

Yuan Shang heard that his father was not in good health, so he came to greet him, held it for a long time, and finally spit out a sentence.

"Ahem......"

After listening to Yuan Shang's words, Yuan Shao coughed violently, his face was flushed, and he was really unwilling in his heart.

This time he went all out to crusade against Cao Cao, and when he crossed the river, there were 150,000 people, and after several battles, there were 140,000 people. However, in the first battle of Wuchao, the losses were heavy, nearly 60,000 people were damaged, fled, and surrendered to the enemy, and only 80,000 soldiers were left in their hands, and more importantly, the grain and grass were burned, and the army panicked.

If you count the several battles with Cao Cao last year, you have lost a total of 1230,000 people, which is a third of all the horses in Ji Qingyou and the four states, and you can't defeat Cao Cao when you are at your strongest, and after your vitality is greatly damaged, will you still have a chance to enter the Central Plains?

Thinking of this, a sense of frustration permeated Yuan Shao's heart, making him unwilling and helpless. In terms of life experience, appearance, and reputation, he is far better than this guy who is not good-looking and a head shorter than himself, why can't he defeat him?

The herald suddenly came to report: "Enlighten the lord, and the state assassin Yuan Mai asks to see!" ”

"Xuan!"

Hearing that the young son was coming, Yuan Shaoqiang sat up energetically, I don't know how much grain and grass he snatched back from the Wuchao granary? (To be continued......)