Knowing Yuan Shao's plan, Liu Xiu no longer had any hesitation, and immediately led the army north day and night. On the first day, he drove more than 200 miles, and on the second day, he traveled 300 miles. It's not that they can't go faster, for them who carry a large number of auxiliary horses, it is normal to catch up with four or five hundred miles a day, but although the army has always maintained high-intensity training, after all, there has been no formal combat for a year, and the soldiers need to have an adaptation process, so as not to let the newly recruited soldiers not keep up with the pace.

It will also take time whether the training in peacetime can be translated into actual combat effectiveness.

After two days of rapid marching, the performance of the soldiers was good, and at this time Jia Xu's foresight was seen, because he did not hesitate to invest in the work, the soldiers were in very good physical condition, although the war horses were not as strong as in the autumn, but they were also satisfactory, after two days of galloping, the men and horses have gradually moved, and they can adapt to the faster rapid march.

But what gave Liu Xiu a headache was that so far, he hadn't gotten any news from Xu Huang, and he didn't know if the Wild Sand Tribe was in Baisha Lake. Although Baisha Lake is the most ideal place to spend the winter, no one can guarantee that the Wild Sand tribe must be in Baisha Lake.

What if he crossed the Anhou River and went further north?

Liu Xiu behaved very calmly and looked confident, but as he got closer and closer to Baisha Lake, he also had some drums in his heart, and whenever he had time, he stared at the map, carefully figured out the mentality of Yue Lu deduction, and analyzed where he might be if he was not in Baisha Lake.

Baisha Lake is a lake in the upper reaches of Huluo water, from Baisha Lake to the north, it is the place where Huluo water is injected into Anhou water, the two rivers form a grassland with a radius of tens of miles, it can be regarded as a treasure land in Mobei, although there is no pasture grass at this time, but the hay material accumulated nearby is also the feed that the livestock urgently need.

After passing the Anhou water, there is also a delta composed of two water sources, called Benniuyuan, which is not far to the north of the Beihai Sea, which is the grazing land of the Niutou tribe. It is very unlikely that the Wild Sand tribe entered the North Sea, but it is very likely that they went to the Running Bull Plain.

If you want to reach the Benniu Plain, you have to cross the Anhou River, and if the 10,000 army wants to cross the Anhou River and reach the Benniu Plain, you have to use a boat, the boat made of horse skin can only cross people, not horses, and the war horse can only swim by itself, and if there is not enough time, it is basically impossible for the army to cross the Anhou River without alarming the enemy.

If you want to wade directly across the river, you can only cross the river from Longcheng in the upper reaches of the Anhou River, where the water is relatively shallow. However, if they pounce on Baisha Lake and return more than 200 miles upstream, they are afraid that the scouts of the Wild Sand Tribe have already received the news, and the Wild Sand Tribe will either be ready or flee.

The best idea is, of course, to get the specific location of the Wild Sand Tribe near Dragon City in the upper reaches of Anhou Water, so that there is no need to make more detours and reduce the possibility of startling snakes. But this is not up to Liu Xiu alone, it depends on Xu Huang's scout camp.

Tomorrow he will be able to reach the vicinity of Dragon City by another day, and if he doesn't get news within this day, he will have to make a choice with a 50% chance of winning.

Liu Xiu wrapped in a big coat, sat on the sleeping bag, gnawed on dry food, and scribbled on the ground with the short knife in his hand, others couldn't see the messy roads on the ground, but he could understand the direction of several rivers hidden inside.

These are all drawn by merchants who come and go to and from the Niutou tribe, and it should be said that the accurate surnames have reached the extreme of this era. Liu Xiu thought of this from the beginning when he planned to use business to suck the blood of the Xianbei people, and after more than a year of preparation, he had already obtained the situation map of the mountains and rivers on this road, and it was precisely because of this that he decided to be the first to eat the Wild Sand tribe first.

"My lord, do you want me to give you a divination?" Lu Shi walked over, she walked very slowly, the corners of her mouth twitching with each step. After two days of marching, there was no problem with the newly recruited soldiers, but he was a little overwhelmed by the deepest path. The saddle wore the flesh of her inner thighs, and even with the best medicine and a thick cloth, it hurt her in a cold sweat.

Liu Xiu originally wanted to say that there was no need for divination, but when he saw Lu's appearance, he quickly stood up, and asked Hao Zhao and a few of them to take the sleeping bags together, fold them thickly, and let Lu sit down, and then said with a smile: "Then there is Mrs. Lao." ”

Xun You and Jia Xu also walked over and looked at Lu Shi with a distressed and admiring gaze. Although they are all rare smart people, they are not like fools and fools who pin all their hopes on divination, but now none of them dare to say where the Wild Sand Tribe must be, and divination is not a choice.

In their words, the Master said that if there is doubt, it is undoubtedly not divined, and now if there is doubt, of course, it is necessary to divination.

Lu Shi bowed his head and thanked him, and sat down cautiously, this place could not kneel anymore, so he had to sit crookedly. I took out three five-baht coins, and after praying, I threw them six times, got a hexagram, closed my eyes and thought for a moment, "There is a dragon, and the thief is in the dragon's claws, so he will be captured." Congratulations, my lord. ”

Liu Xiu didn't take it seriously, he asked Lu Shi Bu to change the eyes of the hexagram more to distract her and forget the pain for a while. Before this departure, he knew that this was a hard march, so he didn't even bring the wind and snow, the reason why the Lu family followed him tirelessly was that he was afraid that Tanshi Huai would know Taoism, and he couldn't deal with it, with Lu and Wang Zhi working together, maybe he could help, but no one expected her to suffer so much.

Jia Xu and Xun You's eyes lit up, and Liu Xiu was stunned for a moment, and said in their hearts, Did you find out the location of the Crazy Sand Tribe from these few words of divine chatter?

Jia Xu smiled slightly, picked up a stone from the ground, and quickly drew a few lines: "My lord, does this look like a dragon?" ”

Liu Xiu could see it at a glance, "Anhou Shui? ”

"That's right, isn't the upstream of Anhou Water Dragon City? Look, isn't this Huluo water like a dragon's claw? ”

Liu Xiu admits that it is indeed somewhat similar that Lu Shibu's hexagram is in line with their estimate of the location of Baisha Lake. He laughed, or at least it sounded like a happy outcome. "Thank you, ma'am."

Lu Shi waved his hand and smiled silently, as if a smile could pull the wound. Liu Xiu was very sorry: "Madame has suffered, it is really a sin. ”

"It's that I'm inexperienced." Lu Shi said softly, "Stay up for a few more days, and when the scab is formed, it's okay." ”

Liu Xiu smiled bitterly, and said in his heart, how can you scab over every day. He thought for a moment, "Madam, why don't I send someone to send you ......?"

Lu Shi didn't wait for him to finish speaking before he raised his hand to interrupt him, "My lord, there is no turning back from the bow, how can I give up halfway." ”

Liu Xiu saw that she was resolute, so he had to keep his mouth shut. He owes the Lu family a lot of favor this time, and he will be inseparable from the Heavenly Master Dao in the future.

Lu was silent. Jia Xu and Xun You saw each other, glanced at each other, and got up to say goodbye in unison. Liu Xiu was a little embarrassed, knowing that after the Lu family fell into his arms last time, many people thought that he had a personal relationship with the Lu family, and intentionally or unintentionally left room for them. He wanted to stand up and leave for a while, but when he saw Lu's pitiful appearance, he couldn't bear to get up and leave.

When the others walked away one after another, and even Hao Zhao went to the distance to talk to Zhang Fei, Lu Shi said softly: "Can you ask the adult for a favor?" ”

"Madame, please." Liu Xiu said embarrassedly.

"Please help me settle down."

"Settled?"

"Well, if you can enter Dading, it will be good for my injuries."

"That'...... How can I help you settle down, or touch the chimney door? Liu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, there should be nothing wrong with touching the top of his head, although he felt that this seemed to be a bit of a magic stick, and he was not a tantric master, and he could be empowered by touching his head, but since Lu himself thought it was useful, he didn't mind helping.

"Of course, the chimney is wanted, but because the injuries are in the legs, where the three veins of the foot and yin are located, so ......" Lu Shi blushed a little, "If you can massage the acupuncture points on the soles of the feet and rejuvenate the blood veins, it may help you to enter the Da Ding." ”

Massage the soles of the feet? Liu Xiu's face suddenly turned red. There is an unwritten saying in these years, called men's heads, women's feet, people who are not close relatives can't touch them, and women's feet can't even look at them. Of course, there is no such thing for cultivators, but it is still a little embarrassing to let him do a foot massage in such a place, and in front of countless soldiers.

Liu Xiu regretted it, why didn't he bring a tent in the first place, if there was a tent to block it, at least it wouldn't be so embarrassing.

"This ......" Liu Xiu hesitated for a moment, and finally made a posture of looking at death as home, "Come on." ”

"Thank you, sir." Lu Shi breathed a sigh of relief, beckoned Wang Zhi, Wang Zhi opened Lu's sleeping bag, let her lie flat in it, opened the bottom of the sleeping bag, exposed Lu's two feet, and then Liu Xiu massaged different acupuncture points in turn. said that it is a massage of the soles of the feet, but it actually includes some acupuncture points on the calves, fortunately, Liu Xiu has been learning massage techniques for a long time, except for being a little nervous, it is not too difficult. After massaging the acupuncture points in the order of the meridians, he gently pressed his palm on the chimney of the Lu family.

A moment later, the Lu clan quickly entered that magical Dading realm, with a quiet smile on his face.

Liu Xiu let go of his palm and secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead. Although Lu Shi said that after riding the horse for two days, the muscles of her feet and calves were a little stiff, but after the massage, after the muscles were relaxed, she could feel the tenderness of her skin through the foot clothes and silk pants, which made him feel like a horse for a while, but he couldn't be discovered by Lu and Wang Zhi, which was really a kind of torment.

Fortunately, the arrival of the scout quickly freed him from this matter. It's a pity that this news is not good news, although there are some people from the Wild Sand tribe in Baisha Lake, but they are only some women and children, old and weak, and the number is not large, about 100 people, the main force of the Wild Sand tribe is not there, it may be to the north, not in the Running Cattle Plain, it is still difficult to say.

Liu Xiu's heart suddenly cooled half, he didn't come all the way here to kill a few old and weak. Wang Zhi's face was also a little embarrassed, the result of the Lu family's divination just now was not this, and this shame was lost too quickly.

"Don't worry, maybe it's in Benniuyuan, and it matches the hexagram." Liu Xiu comforted, "Where is it, we still have a day." ”

…… At dawn the next day, the camping army set off, and after a night's rest and the so-called Dading, Lu's spirit really improved a lot. Liu Xiu chatted with Lu Bu and a few of them last night, and said that Li Guang, the flying general of the previous dynasty, was once captured by the Huns and dragged away with a net, and was inspired to make a mobile stretcher with two auxiliary horses, so that Lu Shi could lie on it, although bumps were inevitable, but at least the thighs did not have to rub the saddle. Lu Shi was very satisfied, and lay on a stretcher and hurried with the army.

On this day, the speed of the march increased significantly, and after sunset, he hurried a little way by the moonlight, and only stopped near Dragon City.

At noon, Liu Xiu received the news from Xu Huang again that the army of the Wild Sand Tribe appeared in Benniu Plain. Liu Xiu decided to rest for the night near Longcheng, cross the Anhou River early tomorrow morning, and go straight to Benniuyuan to fight the Wild Sand Tribe.

Longcheng used to be the holy land of the Huns, and it was also the starting point of Wei Qing's glory, his first battle was to attack Longcheng, beheading hundreds, and the flying general Li Guang was also captured by the Huns in another battle. Now the Huns have been divided, Longcheng has also become a stronghold of the Xianbei people, after the Xianbei people evacuated, Longcheng is an empty city, just for Liu Xiu and them to camp, although there will be no warm beds, but at least there is a city wall to block the wind.

After entering the city, Liu Xiu inspected the battalions as usual before returning to his residence, Lu Shi was in a good state today, although he was a little tired, but he was not as difficult to move as yesterday. Liu Xiu was very happy, and when he heard that the Lu family had already known about yesterday's inaccurate divination, he smiled and said, "It's better for Madame to do a divination again." ”

Lu Shi shook his head: "My lord, you can't repeat divination on one thing, this is a skeptical attitude in itself, and it is impossible to divinate with this kind of mentality. ”

"Why?" Liu Xiu asked jokingly.

"Because you don't believe, I name one reason, and you have countless reasons to refute. It's like a teapot, if you're already filling it with tea, and if I pour it again, it'll all overflow. "If you want to fill in the new tea, you have to pour out some of the old tea." ”

Liu Xiu shrugged his shoulders, and said in his heart, "You can't be the truth, what does this have to do with whether I believe it or not, if it really works, then it should be accurate whether I believe it or not." He was not interested in arguing with Lu, so after massaging the soles of her feet like yesterday, he helped her enter Dading before leaving. Looking at the Lu family's relaxed expression to the extreme, Liu Xiu only had envy, jealousy and hatred, he could help the Lu family enter Dading, but he couldn't even do the most basic meditation, he was simply a beggar holding a golden rice bowl.

Before falling asleep, he looked at the map again for a while, and once again analyzed in his mind what he might encounter.

"My lord, there's new news." Hao Zhao rushed in.

"What's the news?" Liu Xiu turned over and sat up, looking at the dusty scout, his mood suddenly became nervous.

The scout gasped for breath, and after a long while, he said in a hoarse voice: "My lord, the main force of the Wild Sand Tribe is crossing the Anhou River, the target is unknown, Lord Xu is approaching to reconnoitre, and more accurate information will be delivered later." ”

Liu Xiu was in ecstasy, things came full circle, and finally returned to the original point? That's great. He immediately instructed Hao Zhao to arrange for the scout to go down to eat and rest, and then called Jia Xu and Xun You over, and they were all very happy when they heard it.

"My lord, in that case, we can't rest here." Xun You pondered for a moment and said loudly: "We are still more than two hundred miles away from Baisha Lake, and it will take at least half a day to get there, and the horses are tired after a rapid march, which is not conducive to immediate combat. We might as well set off now, get there and rest for half a day, and then attack. ”

Liu Xiu calculated the time, it would take about two to three hours for the scouts to arrive here, that is to say, the Wild Sand tribe may have crossed the river from noon, and according to their speed, they will probably be able to cross the river at noon tomorrow. If you set off tomorrow morning as originally planned, it is indeed the same as Xun You said, after a half-day rapid march, immediately into battle, although it is said that the soldiers have gone through long-term training and can basically do this, but after all, it is not as good as fighting more effectively after resting.

"Wenhe, what do you see?"

"I agree with Gongda's opinion, set off immediately, anyway, the moonlight is good today, and there are mountains in this area as a reference, and the wrong person may have a very small surname."

Since the two strategists agreed, Liu Xiu no longer hesitated, he left Cao Hong and a thousand soldiers to guard part of the deputy horses and baggage, and at the same time left Guan Yu and the heavy armor soldiers, so that even if the Xianbei people suddenly surrounded Dragon City, they could hold on for a while. Lu Shi was injured and was not a warrior, so she was not needed at this time, so she was just allowed to recuperate in Dragon City.

With an order, Liu Xiu rushed out of Dragon City with nine thousand soldiers, according to the usual practice, Zhao Yun and Lu Bu were the two wings of the forward, Liu Xiu was in the center, and Han Sui was behind, swooping down like an eagle waving and fluttering.

Halfway through, they received news from Xu Huang again that the Wild Sand Tribe had crossed a small half-horse today, and the Dashuai said that the law deduction was still on the other side, and it was estimated that it should be able to complete it all around tomorrow afternoon.

Liu Xiu was very happy, so that he would have more time to rest. He didn't dare to get too close, for fear of alarming the Wild Sand tribe, and frightened them back, and found a small mountain col to camp at a distance of seventy miles from Baisha Lake. The soldiers galloped for six or seven hundred miles in a row, and only rested for two hours in between, and now they were all a little tired, but when they thought that they would fight for the first time tomorrow, everyone was still a little excited. Han Sui simply found Liu Xiu and strongly asked for the first battle tomorrow. He said, my lord, you can't be partial, every time you fight in the first battle, it's either Zilong or Fengxian, and you can't look down on our Xiliang camp?

Liu Xiu laughed and comforted Han Sui and said, It's not that I look down on you, it's just that you all fought for the first time, who will come to the palace? In this way, this time it has been arranged, and they will also have opinions on the change of generals, next time, next time, the first battle of the Xiliang Camp will be arranged, how about it?

Although Han Sui was unwilling, thinking about what Liu Xiu said also made sense, now that he had smelled the enemy, no one was willing to change anyone, so he had to wait for the next time.

In order to prevent the grass from startling the snake, Xu Huang reduced the frequency of scout reports, and it was not until the next day that he sent the latest news: the law deduction has crossed the Anhou River, and nearly two-thirds of the main force of the Wild Sand tribe is marching towards Baisha Lake, with a total strength of about 20,000 people, but the morale is not high, the team is very scattered, and there are not many scouts sent, most of them are operating within thirty miles, and the vigilance surname is very poor.

Liu Xiu was in a daze and immediately set off, and the army began to advance at a uniform pace, and after an hour, they approached thirty miles to the Wild Sand Tribe. Getting the news that the army was about to arrive, Xu Huang, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly ordered to kill the Xianbei scouts with all his might, killing one by one, and doing everything possible to delay the time for the other party to get the news.

At the same time, the army that had been restraining its speed began to trot forward, and the atmosphere of imminent battle enveloped everyone.

Half a time later, the army approached the Wild Sand Tribe for ten miles, Liu Xiu gave an order, and the soldiers stepped on the war horses that had been empty saddles, prepared for battle, and accelerated their speed to move forward.

Xu Huang galloped over with hundreds of scouts, turned his horse's head about two hundred steps ahead, and gradually kept moving forward at the same speed as Liu Xiu, shouting loudly: "My lord, the Wild Sand Tribe is five miles ahead, please return to the team." ”

Liu Xiu shouted: "The scout battalion is back, beat the drums, and prepare to charge." ”

The drummer, who had already been engrossed, beat the small drum, and the rapid drum sound quickly spread throughout the army that stretched for several miles, Hao Zhao put away the big compile, unfurled the battle flag embroidered with the Flame Vermilion Bird, and followed closely behind Liu Xiu. Xu Yu led 500 tiger soldiers to surround them, and 2,000 guards led by Zhang Fei, Zhang Xiu and Yu Fuluo rode on both wings.

Lu Bu and Zhao Yun, who rushed forward, also unfurled the battle flag and beat the war drums, the passionate war drums conveyed the excitement before the battle, and every soldier, including Liu Xiu, held the weapons in their hands and waited for the killing to begin.

Five miles, it was just half a cup of tea, and the chaotic formation of the Wild Sand Tribe was exposed to their eyes, as if a woman who was sleeping in spring suddenly found that someone had broken into the house and robbed, and she was busy covering her clothes, but she couldn't protect it well.

Lu Bu galloped wildly, he rode Liu Xiu's big red horse, although he had always been jealous of this horse, but he didn't dare to really ask for Liu Xiu's mount, but Liu Xiu had to give him this horse in order to make peace with him and Guan Yu. Lu Bu was very happy, he felt that Liu Xiu had given him a lot of face, and even if Guan Yu had anything too much in the future, for Liu Xiu's sake, he would tolerate three points. And today, he can't live up to Liu Xiu's good intentions to give the horse, and he can't fall behind Zhao Yun.

He straightened up, raised the iron halberd in his hand, and roared sharply: "Victory-"

Wei Yue and Cheng Lian waved their halberds at the same time: "We must win-"

Two thousand soldiers shouted in unison, roaring like thunder and momentum like a rainbow.

At the same time, Zhao Yun also issued the order to charge, although they were not as enthusiastic and imposing as the horse thieves, but the murderous aura in their eyes was not inferior, or even better. They lay on the back of their horses, and the man and the horse were almost one, giving full play to their horsepower, and they came from behind like a wild biao, and rushed into the formation of the Wild Sand tribe before Lu Bu.

Like elegant knights, they stabbed an elegant but deadly sword.

Bloodshot Blossom!

Lu Bu roared angrily, shot three arrows in one breath, shot two centurions, and an archer under the horse, and then held the halberd in one hand, like a ball of flames, shot towards the Xianbei people, the halberd waved, the red tassel flashed, and the two Xianbei warriors screamed and fell into the dust.

Behind him, two thousand iron horsemen rushed like wildfire, viciously rolling towards the Wild Sand Tribe.

(To be continued)