Lu Yi and Zhang Liao led their troops to march day and night, and finally barely crossed the valley before Cao's army caught up.

Cao's army followed closely behind, and the first was 6,000 light cavalry, led by Xu Huang and Xu Chu. The tiger and leopard cavalry following the light cavalry was a heavy armored cavalry, because it was wrapped in armor, so the marching speed was slower, and it was about thirty miles behind the light cavalry in front, which was commanded by Cao Chun.

"Appeal ......"

Looking at the undulating mountains in front of him, Xu Huang hurriedly reined in his horse, carefully looked at the valleys on both sides, and saw that the withered yellow weeds were half a person high, which was a good place for ambushes.

"Zhongkang, I'm afraid there are ambushes ahead, why don't you send someone to inspect and make a decision?" Xu Huang held a big axe in his hand and said with a cautious face.

"Hey...... There is another mile ahead to catch up with Yuan Bing, even if there is an ambush, what is there to fear? Xu Chu looked fearless, didn't allow Xu Huang to say anything, and rode forward, "Gongming is in the back for me to sweep the formation, let me rush into the valley first!" ”

has already caught the tail of Yuan Jun, Xu Chu is really unwilling to give up, and without waiting for Xu Huang to say anything, he rode forward, shouting "Come with me, kill Yuan Bing", and the cavalry behind him immediately poured into the valley like a tide, and the weapons in the hands of the knights galloping in front could almost stab the pursuers!

Zhang Liao turned his horse's head and shouted: "Brothers, Cao Bing has caught up, there are still dozens of miles away from Langya, everyone will fight against Cao Bing, and then go back to the city to rest for a few days." If they could not stop the enemy, they rushed through the valley. We're just going to be slaughtered! ”

At the instigation of Zhang Liao, the retreating Yuan army knew that it was already in danger, and if it did not use the terrain to desperately repel the pursuers behind and let the cavalry of Cao's army rush through the valley, the consequences would be unimaginable. Fortunately, the terrain of the confrontation is a valley, and if cavalry is not used to fight, if this is an endless wilderness, infantry against cavalry will be a disaster!

Zhang Liao moved forward bravely, followed by Zhang Kuo and Gao He. Mainly trapped camps and tiger battalions. Coupled with the battle-hardened border soldiers from Yanmen, the team of thousands of people turned back to fight to the death, and stubbornly carried the thousands of cavalry led by Xu Chu, so that they could no longer advance. Thousands of horses swirled back and forth in the valley.

Zhang Liao resisted hard in front. Koji commanded the archers behind him to line up in several rows. Arrows were fired at Cao Jun in turn, and waves of arrows rained down on Cao Jun like flying locusts. The cavalry had no place in the valley, and they were in disarray. The sound of people shouting and neighing resounded through the valley.

The fierce battle in the valley was in full swing, and the horns suddenly sounded on both sides of the mountain, and the ambush soldiers were exhausted, and the arrows were shot down, and the rolling stones and trees were smashed down one after another, and the Cao army panicked, and the formation was suddenly chaotic.

Xu Huang outside the valley was taken aback, and secretly blamed himself for being careless, he had already predicted that there might be an ambush, but he still got into the enemy's pocket, which was really ashamed. Hurriedly ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops, and led his troops to meet his companions who were ambushed, and after a fight, Cao's army lost six or seven hundred cavalry before exiting the valley.

Xu Huang couldn't guess how many ambushes there were on the mountain, and he didn't know if there were any Yuan troops waiting in formation after crossing the valley; After all, they have already penetrated into the territory of the Yuan family, and the lone army is deep, and it is easy to be surrounded. He could only order a temporary retreat of twenty miles, and wait for the reinforcements to arrive, and then make a plan.

Taking advantage of the retreat of the Cao army, Yuan Mai joined up with Liyi and Zhang Liao, and urgently retreated towards Kaiyang City, and he didn't care about looking for Zhang Liao for the time being, so he should wait until he entered the city and meet his favorite Zhang Wenyuan!

From the valley to Kaiyang, a team of 14,500 people, all the way, took nearly two hours, and finally entered the city unharmed.

From Xiapicheng to Kaiyang, two hundred and forty or fifty miles, most of the soldiers of this team did not have horses, but walked on their feet for two nights, one and a half days, with only a few short breaks in between, and also clashed with Cao's army twice. Moreover, the night before, everyone was drenched in the rain all night, and the soles of their feet were blistered. At this moment, the vast majority of people have reached the critical point of exhaustion.

After entering the city, the soldiers knew that they were safe for the time being, and they showed a happy smile on their faces, and they didn't wait for the generals to say anything, they lay down on the side of the road and fell asleep.

Looking at the soldiers lying on the ground, Zhang Liao had mixed feelings, and looked up to the sky and sighed: "For the sake of one of my people, the soldiers have suffered, Zhang Liao is really unforgivable!" ”

"Cut, you can't die, I'll wait until I get you back, you have to repay your son!" Koji Yi patted Zhang Liao's shoulder and said heartily, "You kid is a usable talent!" ”

Through continuous battles, Lu Yi believed that this guy was indeed a general, not only good at martial arts, but also courageous and well-versed in soldiers, but I don't know how Yuan Maigongzi had a good eye for pearls, did he recognize that this Zhang Liao was a talent? Dig him up at all costs, it's amazing, it's not okay if you don't accept it!

While talking to Zhang Liao, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Yuan Mai and his party who were looking around, and behind him in addition to Zhou Cang, there was also a young military general with a horse lance, who had not seen it before, and it might be a new addition. It seemed that they were looking for themselves and Zhang Liao, so they poked Zhang Liao and signaled that the person walking opposite was Gongzi Yuan Mai.

"No, the young man who came towards us is the young son of the lord, Yuan buys Yuan Xianyong!"

Zhang Liao's face moved when he heard this, and he hurriedly strode forward, walked in front of Yuan Mai and bowed his head, kneeling down to make a big salute: "The boy is above, Zhang Liao is polite!" ”

"Oops...... General Wenyuan doesn't have to make this big gift, please get up quickly! ”

I finally saw my favorite Zhang Wenyuan, this is the general Zhang Liao I have been thinking about for a long time, it is Zhang Wenyuan, who broke 100,000 Wu soldiers in history, and General Zhang Liao, who killed the children of Eastern Wu and did not dare to cry at night, finally came to my command, how fortunate I am to buy it!

Zhang Liao ignored Yuan Mai's pull, and insisted on getting up after the big ceremony. Yuan Mai quietly glanced at Zhang Liao, and saw that he was about twenty-seven or eighteen years old, although his face was dirty because of the rapid travel day and night, he still couldn't hide his spirit, which could be called heroic. Eight feet three inches tall, burly and majestic, he is really a talent!

"Haha...... I am fortunate to have three lives, and with the help of Wenyuan, I will achieve great things in the future! With your help, looking at the world, I don't have to rely on anyone's snort anymore! Yuan Mai patted Zhang Liao's shoulder and laughed arrogantly.

Zhang Liao bowed down again and thanked: "Thanks to the love of the son, he sent someone to Xiapi to summon him three times and twice, and now that he has come to the command of the son, he will definitely swear to repay the kindness of the son, even if he goes to the soup and fire, he will never give up!" ”

"Good, good, good...... Wen Yuan is a loyal and righteous person, and he admires him. With a character like Lu Bu, Wen Yuan can follow him to the end, and I believe that you will inevitably become the mainstay of my Yuan family in the future. ”

Listening to Yuan Mai's words, Zhang Liao was a little ashamed, and said shamefully: "Gongzi Hugh wants to mention this matter again, Zhang Liao has finally failed Wen Hou, and he is shameless!" ”

Yuan Mai said with relief: "Wen Yuan doesn't have to apologize, you have done your best, Lu Bu has killed himself, no wonder anyone!" ”

After the greetings, Yuan Mai introduced Xu Sheng, Liyi and Zhang Liao to each other, and several generals admired each other. Then he ordered someone to summon the minister of the state to come quickly, and summoned all the doctors and craftsmen in the city to see the tired soldiers, and boiled hot ginger soup to drive away the cold for the soldiers and prevent the attack of wind and cold, that is, the cold disease of later generations.

In addition, pigs and sheep are slaughtered, and delicious food and wine are prepared to reward this tired army. After a while, the frustrated Hu hurried over, sent people to carry out Yuan Mai's orders, and set up camp in the open area of the city, so that the tired soldiers could be stationed.

After arranging the soldiers, Zhang Liao remembered that the Gao Shun family, the Du family and Lu Lingqi in the carriage had patronized and commanded the battle along the way, and they hadn't visited them yet, so I don't know what the situation is now?

"Oops...... I was so busy talking to Childe that I forgot to introduce Brother Yuanxun to Childe, which was really negligent! Zhang Liao patted his forehead and blamed himself.

"Brother Yuan Xun? Which Yuanxun? ”

Yuan Mai was puzzled, Yuan Xun really didn't know who it was? It can't be Lu Xun, right? These two don't get along!

ps: Three more to send, I have fought three chapters after work, and I have done my best! (To be continued......)