Zhang Ji thought about it and felt that even if he wanted to take refuge with other princes, he had to have chips in his hand to get benefits.

And Huayin's 3,000 soldiers and horses are the last bargaining chips in their hands.

How to make good use of these chips has to be carefully considered.

Zhang Ji hesitated for a while before he said, "Can you allow me to think about one or two?" ”

Gao Shun said: "General, please!" ”

Zhang Ji didn't say much, immediately turned around and ran down the city tower and went back to his house.

However, in order to prevent Gao Shun from taking the opportunity to attack the city, the army did not remove the city wall and was still on guard.

Gao Shun did not take the opportunity to attack the city, but ordered the army to line up on the spot, preparing to meet the army of Xu Huang, who might be killed.

In the camp of the Hedong Army, Xu Huang stood on the gate of Dayuan, still waiting for news.

After a while, a fast horse appeared in view, and the fast horse galloped over.

"Newspaper—"

Still far away, the scout cavalry opened his voice and shouted, "General, it's not good, Zhang Ji's 8,000 army went out of the city to attack Gao Shun's camp, but was defeated by Gao Shun and fled to Hongnong." ”

"What?"

Xu Huang was taken aback, and said with a change of color: "Gao Shun's army is attacking our army's camp, where are the soldiers and horses coming from?" ”

The scout cavalry rushed to the front at this time, and hurriedly reined in the war horse and gasped twice: "The general doesn't know, Gao Shun still left 8,000 soldiers and horses in the camp, and Zhang Ji's 8,000 army was broken by Gao Shun's 8,000 soldiers and horses head-on, and it was ......."

Xu Huang couldn't hold back the anger in his heart anymore, and shouted: "If there is anything else, say it together." ”

The scout soldiers were taken aback, and hurriedly said: "And there are still 2,000 cavalry under Gao Shun's command, Zhang Ji's 8,000 army was chased and killed by 2,000 cavalry when he retreated, and almost all the army was wiped out, and he didn't even enter Huayin City." and fled for their lives. ”

Xu Huang's eyes suddenly froze, and he was speechless for a long time, and he really wanted to scold his mother.

I'm not afraid of god-like opponents. I'm afraid of pig-like teammates.

He was here to block Gao Shun's artillery fire, and Zhang Jina hid in Huayin City without moving. It is rare to come out once, when the strength is equal, it was even broken head-on by the soldiers and horses left behind by Gao Shun in the camp, which really makes people not know what to say.

"General, what now?"

A general hurriedly asked, what did he want to say, but his mouth moved for a long time, but he didn't say it.

Xu Huang asked the scout. "Where is the Gaoshun army today?"

The scout replied: "Eight thousand troops have surrounded Huayin, and the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses who attacked our army's camp have withdrawn to the camp. ”

A junior colonel wondered: "Where did Gao Shun get so many soldiers and horses?" ”

Xu Huang said in a deep voice: "Do you still need to ask?" It must be the people in disguise! ”

"I see!"

The generals suddenly felt that they were blushing.

Xu Huang thought for a moment, and then said: "Order all departments to stick to the camp and not act rashly!" ”

"Yes!"

There were already heralds running and quickly passing down military orders.

Ten miles north of Xiayang, in front of a simple wharf, Zhang Liao looked at the steep mountain walls on both sides of the river, and then looked at the rushing river water, and frowned. The river is so fast, how can the army pass.

And the opposite side is full of steep mountain walls, and there is not even a ferry crossing.

Zhang Liao couldn't help but be a little suspicious. Whether the intelligence of the military division is wrong or not, how can the army in this place pass.

However, the order of the main army has been issued, and the task must be completed no matter what.

This is the middle of Longmen Mountain, the wharf at the foot is not even a wharf, just a Huo mouth between the mountain passes, the river beach is paved with stones to form a path, about two zhang long, there are traces of people's activities.

"Can you really pass here?"

Zhang Liao looked at the steep mountain wall on the opposite bank, and couldn't help but turn his head and ask an old man beside him.

The old man is a nearby mountain dweller. He was called to be a guide, just like the rest of the people in troubled times. The fear of the army can be said to be deep-rooted, and the army of the famous Luo Zheng is even more fearful.

Wiped a cold sweat. Only then did he reply tremblingly: "The general does not know, no one from the government has ever come here, only the nearby mountain people will come to drink livestock, or go to the opposite mountain to dig wild vegetables, and they will cross the river." ”

"How did you get there?"

Zhang Liao asked in a deep voice.

The old man pointed to the river and said: "From here, there is such a ferry about a mile upstream, and the mountain people here all use sheepskin rafts to row up against the river, and rafts are also OK, but they can't bring a few people." ”

Zhang Liao asked: "How many sheepskin rafts and rafts do the nearby mountain people have, and can they carry war horses across the river?" ”

The old man thought for a while and said, "There are almost thirty rafts and sheepskin rafts, the sheepskin rafts are too small, they can carry up to four people at a time, the larger rafts can carry three war horses, and the smaller ones can only carry one war horse." ”

Zhang Liao frowned even more and said, "How long will it take to send all the five thousand cavalry across the river?" ”

The old man took a look at it and said stubbornly: "It will take ten days at the earliest." ”

Zhang Liao saw the old man's uneasiness, and couldn't help but say slowly: "Don't worry, my lord has killed countless people, but he has killed all the aliens who robbed my Han people, but he takes great care of the Han people. If the people have no food to eat, they have to give them military rations, and the old man doesn't have to worry. ”

The old man nodded again and again and said: "This old man has also heard that the people of Liangzhou are very rich now, and the people in Guanzhong who fled to Liangzhou don't even have to pay taxes in the first few years, and the gold and rice they planted are still highly productive, and they will be rich in a year." ”

Zhang Liao couldn't help but smile, nodded and said: "When our army lord drives away the warlords in Guanzhong, the people of Guanzhong will be able to grow high-yield gold rice in the future, and they don't have to pay much tax, now the grain in Liangzhou has been transported to Guanzhong, and the people who have no food can go to the government to receive rations." If you mountain people don't want to hide in the mountains for the rest of your life, you should go to the government to register your household registration, and then wait for the government to distribute fields for you to cultivate. ”

The old man looked fascinated, and a stable and prosperous life was the dream of many people.

People are not the same, so their pursuits and dreams are also different.

For ordinary people, the greatest wish is to live a stable and prosperous life.

If there is no war, it will be even better.

Zhang Liao said again: "Can the old man think of a way to send a certain 5,000 cavalry to the other side of the river within two days, as long as he can do this, not only will he give you a sum of money and silver, but he can also help you get enough fertile land to cultivate when he returns?" ”

The old man thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Wait a minute, the old man will go and mobilize the mountain people to send the general's army across the river." ”

Zhang Liao nodded, called a few clever soldiers, and went with Han.

The world is peaceful, and the people naturally do not want to hide in the mountains to live a hard life.

However, in order to avoid the continuous military disasters, the people could not survive, so they had to flee in a big way, or live in other places, or flee into the mountains and forests, one to hunt for a living, and the other to open a few acres of mountain land to cultivate.

There are not a few mountain people in the area of Longmen Mountain, distributed in the mountains and forests and ravines within a radius of dozens of miles.

The old man ran all over the villages, and Zhang Liao promised heavy profits, gave a sum of money and silver, and finally gathered hundreds of mountain people.

Although the nearby mountain people had to go fishing in the river and even dig wild mountains in the opposite mountains, they all had rafts or rafts made of sheepskin, but the number was really limited, and the total number of them was less than 100.

Another batch was urgently produced, and there were only about a hundred.

Hundreds of mountain people acted together, and it took three days to send all 5,000 cavalry across the river.

Without a large ship, it is very unsafe to transport war horses.

Although the largest raft was picked out to transport the war horses, dozens of war horses were frightened and rioted, and directly overturned the raft and fell into the river.

Zhang Liao thanked the mountain people, personally wrote a letter to the mountain people, and asked the mountain people to take the letter to Xiayang and hand it over to the government if they wanted to farm, and naturally someone would distribute fields and rations to the nearby mountain people.

The mountain people were thankful, and finally they were no longer so afraid of Luo Zheng's army.

Zhang Liao was afraid that the situation would change, so he did not dare to delay, and immediately led 5,000 cavalry to follow the mountain people who led the way to the mountain road, and went around for two days before finally walking out of the Longmen Mountains and stepping on the border of Hedong.

When the army left Chang'an, it only brought half a month's worth of dried meat and dry food.

Ten days have passed now, and there is not much food left.

If they don't get down to Anyi within five days, the soldiers will have to graze with the horses.

Zhang Liao did not dare to delay, and immediately rushed south with 5,000 cavalry. In order to receive the effect of the surprise attack, Zhang Liao did not even take the main road, tried to avoid the cities along the way, picked a wilderness trail to march, and went around from the southern foot of Jieshan to the west of Anyi.

Late at night, the Chinese army camp.

Zhang Liao convened a group of generals and generals to discuss how to attack Anyi.

Deputy General Zhang Hengdao: "The lord and the military division have already made a plan, as long as the 5,000 cavalry suddenly kills Anyi, General Gao Shun will drag Xu Huang's 8,000 army in Huayin, so that within a few days, Yang Feng will naturally open the city and surrender in desperation!" ”

Zhang Liao shook his head, "After all, this is just the speculation of the lord and the military advisor, what if Yang Feng defends the city?" ”

Zhang Heng frowned and said: "The lord and the military advisor are like gods, how can they lose." ”

Zhang Liao said in a deep voice: "The general is outside, the king's order is not affected, Liao is not only the main general, he has the responsibility of observing the enemy, but also has the right to make decisions on the spot, so he naturally has to save time and size up the situation, and choose the most stable way to complete the task of this trip." The lord and the military advisor did not expect that our army would be delayed on the road for twelve days, and now the army only has three days of rations left, if Yang Feng cannot be forced to land urgently, the 5,000 army will not compete with the people for food, so that even if Yang Feng is willing to surrender, the Hedong Shi clan will regard the lord as a flood beast! ”

"This ......"

Zhang Heng reluctantly arched his hand and said: "I don't know what General Zhang Liao's strategy is to break the city?" ”

Zhang Liao paced back and forth under the tent for a while, and said solemnly: "Although our army has been delayed on the road for two days, its whereabouts have not yet been discovered by Anyi's exploration horses, this place is only forty miles away from Anyi, and the cavalry charge will arrive in only a small hour, just attack it unprepared, and punish a small group ......of men and horses to seize the city gate, then Anyi can be broken" (to be continued) R640