When he woke up one night, Liu Xiu looked at the hillside illuminated by the morning sun, refreshed, and his mood was extraordinarily calm, and everything in front of him seemed so peaceful and harmonious. He stretched out his arms and stretched his waist, then jumped up, sat down on his horse, and punched him twice, and the qi and blood all over his body seemed to flow more freely than usual. He laughed, carried enough dantian qi, let out a long howl, the whistling echoed in the valley, many soldiers looked at him, although I don't know what he was happy about, but seeing him like this, they all felt happy.

"Sir, did you sleep well?" Hao Zhao came over with a cup of hot water and a few pieces of dried meat, Liu Xiu took it in his hand, rinsed his mouth with water, took a bite of the dried meat and chewed it. "Well, it's more comfortable than sleeping in a bed at home, it's so relaxing."

Hao Zhao smiled. Jia Xu walked over with the kettle, glanced at Liu Xiu, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Lu's Taoist skills are really extraordinary, and my lord is not so easy anymore." ”

Liu Xiu smiled, "Wenhe is right, I always persuade others to relax one by one, but I have some appearances." How, is there any new news coming over? ”

Jia Xu shook his head: "Not yet." However, the news that should be sent has already been sent, and Xu Huang has already arranged scouts at several possible crossings, as long as Tanshi Huai is within a radius of thirty miles, we can get the news in time. ”

"That's good." Liu Xiu nodded with satisfaction, with Jia Xu and Xun Yu planning, Zhao Yun and Xu Huang to execute, he is much easier now. These are all talents, he has so many talents, what are he afraid of, whether it is fighting or not fighting, he doesn't need to worry about sandalwood acacia.

"My lord, I have already arranged for that messenger." Jia Xu leaned closer and whispered, "Helian will pay for his little tricks."

The corners of Liu Xiu's mouth were crooked, and he exchanged a thoughtful look with Jia Xu. He Lian thought he was clever and lied to him that Tan Shi Huai only brought 3,000 Xuanwu battalions to rob the grain, hoping that he and Tan Shi Huai would lose both, but He Lian didn't know that he had never pinned his hopes on him, so Xi Zhi sent a messenger at the last moment to send Tan Shi Huai's whereabouts to him, and he knew exactly how many troops there were around Tan Shi Huai.

Tan Shi Huai took the Xuanwu camp to pursue Lu Bu was an unexpected result for Helian, and it was also a result that Liu Xiu did not expect, he originally only hoped that Lu Bu could attract Tan Shi Huai to have some scruples, and did not dare to strike with all his strength to ensure that Huangfu Song and they could support it for a longer time, but he didn't expect Tan Shi Huai to chase after him because of the war horse, and he had to kill Lu Bu that fake him to avenge Huai Zong, which caused today's situation by mistake.

It seems that there is a certain number in the dark, and Tanshi Huai really only brought 3,000 Xuanwu battalions and broke away from the main force.

"My lord, do you want to fight?" Jia Xu saw that Liu Xiu's eyes were firm and high-spirited, so he couldn't help but ask a little worriedly.

"Fighting." Liu Xiu nodded affirmatively: "Although we are not absolutely sure, we may not lose to him, if we are cowardly, I am afraid that it will not be good to spread it in the future." As for whether it is going to fight to the death, it will depend on the situation at that time. ”

Jia Xu blinked his eyes and didn't say anything more, Liu Xiu's consideration also has his reason, if he avoids not fighting, he is afraid that Dong Zhuo will be unwilling, and sooner or later it will reach the ears of others, and finally reach the ears of the Son of Heaven, and the truth will be true. All he wants is for Liu Xiu not to do the stupid thing of blocking Tanshihuai at all costs and escorting Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

At noon, Xu Huang sent the latest news, they had already captured the traces of the sandalwood locust, but the sandalwood seemed to have also discovered them, and was rushing in this direction, at most an hour later, they might encounter.

Liu Xiu ordered another expedition, and then ordered the whole army to assemble and prepare for battle.

As soon as he heard the news, Dong Zhuo suddenly became excited, he came with Li Dao and a few personal guards, and Lao Yuan laughed loudly: "What, my lord decided to fight?" ”

Liu Xiu said with a smile: "If you want to fight, see what kind of monster the Xuanwu camp is, knock a few fangs on him, and let Tanshi Huai see what the real elite is." ”

Dong Zhuo laughed and slapped his chest hard: "That's right, I'll just say that adults are not the kind of people who grow the ambition of others and destroy their own prestige." Dare to fight a tough battle, my lord, you have the blood surname of our frontier people. ”

Liu Xiu laughed twice, and then discussed with Dong Zhuo and said: "Fujun, although we have the advantage in troops, but the Xuanwu battalion is the elite trained by Tanshi Huai himself, and it is famous on the grassland, we just need to beat them, if the other party is too strong, we don't need to fight hard." After all, Yuan Shao's tens of thousands of troops were defeated by him, and we ......"

Dong Zhuo nodded again and again: "Don't worry, my lord, I won't fight with them, if it's not right, we will go south, and if there is a kind of him, he will chase him to the side, and we will fight him to the death." I'm not suspicious of adults, I just think it's a bit too bad to go back without firing a shot. ”

Liu Xiu couldn't help but be like you, Dong Zhuo seemed to be rough, but he wasn't a fool, or he couldn't think of a way to get close to Zhang Rangtao. This person can bend and stretch, no wonder so many things happened later, even Yuan Shao and Cao Ying almost planted them in his hands.

The army was preparing in an orderly manner, the soldiers ate in order, drank water, fed the horses, checked the equipment, and after half an hour, the scouts were dense, and the army of Tanshi Huai had reached fifty miles away, judging from the speed of their march, it should be coming towards them. The battle is inevitable, about to engage with the legendary heroes and the most elite cavalry on the grassland, everyone is excited and a little nervous, the atmosphere of the battle spreads in the valley, the soldiers packed their bags, put all the things they don't need on the deputy horse, and hand them over to the soldiers of the baggage battalion to lead them to the back of the formation, and all the soldiers began to line up under their respective flags.

Because of the consideration of the weight of grain and grass and the speed of the march, Liu Xiu carefully selected the various departments, and left those soldiers who had been injured in the previous battle and had not recovered in the Sene, and did not bring the newly replenished soldiers, except for the more than 1,000 people taken away by Lu Bu and Guan Yu's 100 heavy armor soldiers, he now has only more than 3,000 people around him, Zhao Yun and Han Sui each have more than 1,000 horses, and he has more than 1,200 horses around him. Dong Zhuo brought 3,000 people, including more than 1,000 Xiliang tribes who had been following him, and more than 2,000 Hedong foot soldiers who used horses to walk, carrying strong bows and crossbows, big shields and spears.

Don't think too much, Liu Xiu arranged the two thousand Hedong infantry in the middle, Zhao Yun on the left, Dong Zhuo on the right, and Han Sui refused to serve as a mobile force with him. This is the Han army's best infantry and cavalry combined battle array, which is very simple and practical, and it is the most suitable for dealing with the Xianbei people who are mainly cavalry. In the face of the Tanshi Huai and Xuanwu Battalions in the Weizhen Grassland, although Liu Xiu was superior in numbers, he still decided to use defensive counterattack tactics and look at the opponent's reality first.

The army was in formation, and the scouts were like busy bees, signaling that the enemy was rapidly approaching.

Liu Xiu sat in the command car behind the foot soldiers, put his hands on the battle knife, and gently lowered his eyes, and Mrs. Lu and Wang Zhi, who were standing behind him, each stretched out a hand and put it on his shoulder. With these two Daomen people standing behind him, Liu Xiu's heart was settled, and then thinking of Dong Zhuo, Zhao Yun, Xu Yu, Zhang Fei and others, the corners of his mouth provoked a sneer.

Tanshi Huai, unless you are a god, you will be able to shed your skin if you don't die today, I still don't believe it, under the siege of so many masters, you can still kill the Quartet and be invincible?

"Here we are." Wang Zhi suddenly said softly.

Liu Xiu opened his eyes, his eyes were cold.

In the sky, the sand and dust flew in, and suddenly a black line appeared on the undulating sand dunes, and the line stopped quietly, as if they had been there, allowing the dust they had brought up to form a long dragon that swept past them, hiding them in it.

The three thousand galloping iron horsemen, almost stopping and stopping, and they were still so neat after stopping, the riding skills of these knights were almost jaw-dropping.

Dong Zhuo's eyelids jumped twice, his hand reached out to the hilt of the knife, and slowly pulled out the battle knife, the sharpened battle knife shining in the west slanting sun.

Zhao Yun's eyes lit up, a faint flush appeared on his handsome face, and he couldn't help but hold his breath.

Liu Xiu's eyes narrowed slightly, and surprise flashed through his eyes.

In the distance, Tanshi Huai sat straight on his horse, pacing lightly in front of the Xuanwu camp, he looked at the Han army occupying the favorable terrain in the distance, and frowned slightly. This is the edge of Luoyue Plain, although the valley where Liu Xiu is located is not tall, but it is a meadow, and there is a crescent-shaped spring in the valley, he is arrayed here, naturally because he camped here yesterday, it can be said that he is recuperating, waiting for work, and preparing for a decisive battle.

However, the Xuanwu camp ran more than a hundred miles to get here, although he had strictly controlled the speed of the horse to ensure the physical strength of the horse, but after all, it was not as comfortable as Liu Xiu. He believed in the combat effectiveness of the Xuanwu battalion, but he also did not dare to deal with the combat effectiveness of the Han army, especially Liu Xiu's department, in the previous battle, Liu Xiu had already shown his powerful lethality.

What made Tan Shihuai even more angry was that he still didn't know which one was the real Liu Xiu, whether it was the man who took him around for a few days, or the person sitting behind the foot soldier in front of him and commanding the car? Anyway, there's always one that is fake.

He was very annoyed, and he even held his breath to teach Liu Xiu a lesson. However, the anger did not make him lose his mind, and he stopped at a sufficient distance to carefully examine the position of the Han army.

Infantry and cavalry combined attack is a tactic that combines offense and defense, which is more than stable and insufficient in attack. From the very beginning, he put himself in a defensive position, and it seems that the other party knows the strength of the Xuanwu battalion, and he is not self-righteous because of the superiority of the troops, but at the same time he has lost the initiative. Tanshi Huai sneered, feeling more confident. He learned that there was a Han army with Liu Xiu's battle flag near Luoyueyuan, and there were only five or six thousand people, so he immediately rushed to see if there was a chance, but he didn't expect that the other party actually had infantry, and more importantly, the other party actually wanted to fight against him.

It's a godsend.

Tanshi Huai secretly prayed, Cangtian, I hope that he is the real Liu Xiu, so that I can avenge Huai Zong.

He paced slowly in front of the formation, and the Qinghai skull under his crotch took elegant steps, shaking the mane that had just been combed yesterday and seemed to be very floating, leisurely and comfortable, it seemed that he was not on the battlefield that was about to erupt, but carrying his master for a walk on the picturesque grassland. Although the soldiers of the Xuanshui battalion have been fighting for a month in a row, they are all a little tired, but their waists are still straight, and their expressions are still so fearless, as if the Han army twice as large as they are on the opposite side is just a group of rabble, and they can be defeated with just one charge.

But Tan Shihuai didn't think so, he knew the advantages and disadvantages of this formation, and also knew the difference in physical strength between the two sides, although Liu Xiu put on a defensive instead of attacking formation, it didn't mean that he didn't have the ability to counterattack, on the contrary, if he couldn't succeed in one blow, then Liu Xiu might be caught by the fighter next.

Taking a defensive position with superior forces, this is not a move that a person of his age should have, Liu Xiu has fought fast several times, this time it is abnormal, it can be understood that he is afraid, and it can also be understood as showing weakness, and it cannot be taken lightly.

Tan Shihuai would rather believe that he is the latter, he is confident that he can run rampant in the world, but he never despises his opponents.

He was thinking about the tactics of breaking the enemy, and at the same time, he also asked the soldiers of the Xuanshui Battalion to adjust their physical strength, and more importantly, to cultivate the morale of the other side and suppress the morale of the other party. Since the other party is showing weakness, he doesn't mind taking the opportunity to push again.

Liu Xiu watched all this from afar, glanced at the obviously somewhat depressed battle formation, frowned, beckoned Zhang Fei, and said a few words in his ear. Zhang Fei nodded, took a battle flag, and turned his horse out of battle.

"King, someone has come out." A guard reminded softly. Tanshi Huai turned his head, glanced at it, and saw a Han knight holding a small flag, lightly urging his war horse, fifty steps away from the battle, shouting something in this direction. It was too far away for Tanshi Huai to hear clearly, but he could guess that the other party wanted to ask him to talk to him in front of the battle. He hesitated, turned his horse's head, and galloped forward.

The two bodyguards who rode in the palm immediately followed.

A hundred steps before the Han army, Zhang Fei held the reins in one hand and the flag in the other, standing there quietly, looking at the sandalwood acacia that was also coming slowly. Tanshi Huai only brought two cavalry commanders, but that demeanor seemed to have thousands of troops behind him, and the extremely powerful self-confidence made him admire.

is worthy of being a legend on the grassland, Huai Zong's father.

Zhang Fei suppressed the excitement in his heart, used all his strength, and shouted: "Zhang Fei, the general of the Han Beizhonglang, is here, dare to ask if it is the Xianbei people who come to Tan Shi Huaihu?" ”

Tan Shihuai was very surprised, he heard the excitement from Zhang Fei's voice, heard the battle intent, but did not feel any fear, he carefully looked at Zhang Fei for a moment, and suddenly had a good impression of this young man who looked like he was about twenty at most.

"It's the king." Tanshi Huai's voice is not loud, and his tone is also very flat, but he is full of neutrality, and every word is clear to the ears after a hundred steps. "What do you say, speak quickly, this king cherishes talents, if you dismount and surrender, I will spare your life, otherwise the war will be together, the jade will be burned, and it will be too late to regret."

His Chinese dialect was correct and round, and it was an authentic Luoyang dialect, which surprised the Han army.

Zhang Fei smiled slightly, raised his voice, and shouted: "You don't know, Ling Lang Huaizong was captured by my family in Mingji Mountain, defeated by our army in Ningcheng, and when he was awarded the head in Liangqu Mountain, one of them was present, and he also had a small merit, and now he is fortunate to play against you, just send you to gather with Huaizong, how can you surrender?" If you want to surrender, it is also your dismount and self-restraint, and the old technique of following Huai's indulgence and begging for mercy is ah. ”

Tan Shihuai was stunned for a moment, his eyes narrowed, and a murderous aura burst out: "Who are you?" ”

Zhang Fei laughed, turned his horse back to the front of the formation, and said loudly: "Soldiers, do you know who I am?" ”

The soldiers of the Han army asked loudly, "Who is the strong man?" ”

"I, Zhang Fei of Zhuojun, the disciple of Lord Liu of Beizhong Lang. A certain talent, following the adult saddle before and after the horse, a little work. What's the point? A certain once followed Mr. in Mingji Mountain to capture Huai Zong, in Ningcheng to cut the sinus, to capture the wind crack, in Liangqu Mountain and then defeated Huai Zong, the head of the sword. Today, he will be here with all of you, and then defeat the barbarian Hu Tan Shi Huai, and send his father and son to reunite. Gentlemen, work hard! ”

Some of the soldiers of the Han army knew Zhang Fei's story, but some didn't know it very well, only knew that he was a close confidant of Liu Xiu's side, and was now in charge of Liu Xiu's personal guard. Now that I heard him say this, I knew that he had done such a big thing with Liu Xiu, and his morale suddenly rose, and he shouted nonsense: "The governor is mighty, it should be like this." ”

"Yes, send him father and son together!"

In this way, the originally somewhat oppressive atmosphere of the Han army suddenly disappeared, and the sense of oppression brought by the Xuanwu camp was greatly reduced.

Tan Shihuai's face became more and more gloomy, he knew that there would be no good words before he arrived, but he didn't expect the other party to dare to say this in front of him. He took a deep breath, smiled faintly, and exhaled, his voice was like a rolling wave, which forcibly overwhelmed the noise of the Han army.

"Ignorant boy, Hugh has to play with his tongue, wait for this king to capture and kill, wait for you to rap."

Although Zhang Fei was fifty steps away from Tanshi Huai, he still felt that the sound seemed to have penetrated into his ears, piercing his eardrums numbly, and his heart was dark, he took a deep breath, laughed loudly again, and opened his arms: "Why boast, our army is already impatient, since you are here, sooner or later you will die, do you still want to have a full meal and be a full ghost?" ”

Han Jun laughed when he heard this, and Yu Fuluo shouted: "Then hurry back and eat, don't let Lao Tzu wait too long." ”

"That's it, hurry up and eat, be a full ghost."

The soldiers burst into laughter. Tan Shihuai's face sank, he felt that the mouths of these Han boys were too damaged, although he was skilled in martial arts, he was only afraid that he was not an opponent, and he could only be more embarrassed if he continued to talk about it. He sneered and turned his horse back. Seeing that the task of boosting morale had been successfully completed, Zhang Fei no longer entangled himself and returned to the battle on his own.

Tanshi Huai was unmoved, he still set aside time for the soldiers to rest according to his own plan, and then raised the sword in his hand and gave the order to attack.

The herald raised his horns, whirring and blowing, the soldiers of the Xuanwu battalion began to move, Tan Shihuai held a war knife, and quickly rushed out of the battle formation, behind him, the knights converged into a torrent and pounced on the Han army battle formation in the distance.

Wild geese marching!

Seeing that the Xianbei people began to start, Liu Xiu raised his hand and gave the order to prepare for battle. The drums of war exploded suddenly, and all the soldiers stopped laughing, clenched their weapons, and prepared for battle. The foot soldiers facing the Xianbei raised their shields, propped up their spears, and raised their crossbows, ready for a ferocious attack.

The Xuanwu battalion accelerated very fast, but after running two or three hundred steps, the war horse was already galloping at full speed, and the sound of galloping horses' hooves came with a vigorous murderous aura.

"Crossbowman ready—"

"Archer ready—"

"Spearmen ready—"

With a roar, the crossbowman raised his crossbow and aimed his eyes at the lookout mountain, the archer raised his bow, the arrow pointed diagonally forward, and the spearman clenched his spear, pointing the spearhead at the opponent's horse.

"Crossbowman - shoot!" With a loud roar, a hundred crossbow arrows shot out of the battle array, flew over a distance of more than a hundred steps, and suddenly turned their heads downwards and pounced on the Xuanwu camp that was crashing into them.

Just when everyone thought that this was the beginning, the horn of the Xianbei people changed, and the galloping cavalry suddenly made a move that all the Han troops did not expect. They stood up from their horses, turned sideways, and forcibly reversed the direction with their horses with the strength of their bodies, and erected their riding shields on the sides facing the knights of the Han army's battle formation, blocking their vital parts.

The cavalry torrent made a beautiful turn in front of the Han army, changed direction smoothly, and galloped towards the right flank of the Han army.

Changing formations in front of the formation, the Xuanwu battalion showed their excellent horsemanship and wonderful coordination in the form of performances, and at the same time showed their almost arrogant self-confidence, with an unstoppable murderous aura to pounce on the cavalry on the right flank of the Han army.

While fighting against Zhang Fei, Tan Shihuai did not miss this excellent opportunity for close observation, he just glanced at it and saw the difference in strength between the two wings of the Han army. Although the Han army on the east side was slightly smaller, the formation was neat, the armor on the soldiers was also very complete, and more importantly, the young Han general under his command looked steady, neither arrogant nor loose, and the soldiers behind him were as silent as him. The knights on the right are slightly more numerous, but their formation is relatively loose, and the middle-aged general under his command has a fierce appearance and fierce eyes, but his subordinates have the same faint restlessness as his war horses.

The cavalry on the right flank should be the weakest force in the Han army, the best breakthrough, and if you break them, you can avoid the interception of the Han army's foot soldiers and hit the center army directly.

Tanshi Huai used the exquisite riding skills of the soldiers of the Xuanwu Battalion to perfectly implement his combat intentions and give the Han army an unexpected start. This is exactly the tactic he is best at, and it is a tactic born by giving full play to his keen tactical awareness and insight, combined with the excellent tactical skills of the soldiers of the Xuanwu Battalion.

As soon as the connoisseur stretched out his hand, he knew if there was any, and Tanshi Huai's very freehand stroke gave Liu Xiu a surprise, a surprise. The banner soldier in the Han infantry phalanx raised the banner in his hand and opened his mouth wide, but the command fired was frozen in his mouth. The cavalry on the right flank instinctively screamed, Dong Zhuo gasped, instinctively kicked the war horse and ran forward, raising his sword and shouting:

"Accelerate—"

(To be continued)