Chapter 47: Exposed
On a high ground in the north of Wenling, Ji Ping, Duan Jin, Zhu Ao, and Pan Feng lowered their bodies and watched from a distance as more than 400 soldiers walked around outside Wenling, and on the avenue not far from them were some horses and vehicles, obviously preparing to load the excavated property.
The most conspicuous thing is that there is also a flag near the carriage and horse, on which is written the word "high".
Digging people's ancestral graves can be described as a great feud of life and death, Zhu Ao, Duan Jin and Pan Feng all looked at Ji Ping, but Ji Ping was not as angry as they expected, and fought to the death.
He just looked at the scene not far away with a blank face.
Zhu Ao couldn't help it a little, and said urgently: "Big brother, what are we waiting for, but there are only a few hundred people, we will lead people to rush over and destroy them!" so as not to damage the mausoleum of the old emperor. β
Pan Feng echoed again and again.
Ji Ping shook his head and said softly: "I always feel that something is wrong with the situation, now that we are all under the tiger's mouth, one carelessness is a catastrophe, you must be very careful, the dead are gone, and I can't ruin the lives of my brothers because of my personal affairs." β
Digging people's graves, what a thing to do, he also wanted to rush out, but at this moment, looking at the group of rebels, he always had an ominous premonition in his heart.
"Big brother! How can it be said to be a private matter? Zhu Ao hurriedly said: "The brothers are serving the eldest brother, so why bone!" Kill these gravediggers! β
"Don't act rashly, I always have a bad feeling, so let's find out where these people come from." Ji Ping still shook his head, stared at the "Gao" flag, and thought about which general with the surname Gao was under Dong Zhuo.
But looking at this military flag, it is just a captain-level flag, how can Dong Zhuo's captains be dozens of them?
Duan Jin, who had been observing Huailing on the side, suddenly spoke: "Childe, let's prepare to withdraw from Huailing." β
Ji Ping was stunned: "What did Shen Xing see?" β
He knew that Duan Jin was a brave and belligerent element, and he would not usually say anything about retreating, and once he said it, the problem would be very serious.
Duan Jin said in a low voice: "Childe, look, the four hundred soldiers outside the Wenling Tomb seem to be relaxed, but in fact, they firmly control the important places near the Wenling, especially the two hundred people in the west, which seem to be scattered, but in fact, they are one army, one team, and one tun, all of which are in order, and the momentum is like a whole, not at all like the chaotic soldiers when digging the grave, not to mention that there is also a military flag, which is a posture of being ready to fight at any time, which shows that they intend not to dig graves anymore." β
"That's right, Shen Xing is really experienced, and he is like watching the fire." Ji Ping suddenly said: "No wonder I always feel that these people are a little weird, it turns out that they are all on alert, what are they guarding against?" β
He suddenly remembered the two hundred people Duan Jin said, and looked at it carefully, and a chill suddenly rose in his heart: "Are they guarding against us?" They know our save! β
The two hundred men were obviously elite, but they were the farthest away from the carriages and horses on the east road, and the closest to themselves and others.
Duan Jin nodded and said in a deep voice: "They are guarding against the west, which is the direction of Huailing. β
Ji Ping's complexion changed greatly, during this time, what he was most afraid of was that Dong Zhuo would show them in advance, because once he was revealed, it would basically mean the failure of his Luoyang operation. With his 2,000 men and horses, he is obviously fighting with Dong Zhuo's tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and he is definitely dead.
I didn't expect to be afraid of something! He was already extremely careful, how could Dong Zhuo show them? Where is the flaw? Was it an accident? Could it be that Wenling came to report the news from a bureau?
He muttered: "Be cautious, do you think they are Dong Zhuo's Qiang Hu soldiers or Huangzhong righteous servants? Could it be a rogue disguise? β
There was still a trace of luck in his heart, if these soldiers were not sent by Dong Zhuo, there would still be a chance for the Battle of Luoyang.
Duan Jin shook his head: "People in different places have differences in their behavior, and from the point of view of the last general, they seem to be soldiers of the state." β
"And state soldiers?" Ji Ping was startled, and he stared at the soldiers again.
Sure enough, there was always a similar behavior to the Bingzhou soldiers recruited by Zhang Liao, and when he swept the "high" flag again, a character suddenly appeared in his mind: Gao Shun! Trap camp Gao Shun!
Nima, it turned out to be Lu Bu and Gao Shun!
Ji Ping turned back without hesitation: "Go, go back to Huailing!" Prepare to retreat! β
"Big brother!"
"Childe!"
Zhu Ao and Pan Feng exclaimed.
"Our biggest advantage in dealing with Dong Zhuo is to act in secret, now that they have appeared to us and laid a trap, we must retreat immediately before they can react, otherwise none of us will survive! What's more," Ji Ping said as he walked: "It's still Lu Bu's cattle ...... who came."
Under a mountain col five miles southeast of Wenling, there are thousands of soldiers and horses hidden, although the formation is chaotic, but all of them are fierce, the first person is tall, tied with a golden crown, and it is even more imposing, it is Lu Bu.
At this time, Lu Bu was lazily leaning on the red rabbit horse, holding a halberd and dancing at will, looking a little impatient.
A general rushed to his side, but it was the general Hao Meng, who was received by Ding Yuan when he was in Hanoi County, and after Ding Yuan's death, he took refuge in LΓΌ Bu.
Hao Meng said in a low voice: "General, there are only 600 veterans guarding the tomb in Huailing, we will rush directly to the past and destroy it, why bother with this move, what kind of tricks to lure the enemy?" Gao Sima is good at everything, but he is too cautious. β
Lu Bu's eyes rolled, obviously quite moved, and then he thought of something, looked at the hundreds of Qianghu soldiers not far away, and hesitated: "Now I don't know the reality of Huailing, let's wait." β
After LΓΌ Bu defected to Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo divided nearly half of the Bingzhou soldiers he originally commanded, and handed over a 400 Qiang Hu soldiers to him to command, which was called trust and reuse, but there was no lack of supervision.
Hao Meng waved the spear in his hand hatefully, and said: "If there are no thieves in that Huailing, we will be laughed at by the Qiang Hu soldiers under Xiangguo!" β
Lu Bu's face couldn't help but sink, and he snorted: "Wait another hour, no matter whether Huailing moves or not, we will attack directly!" The iron cavalry battle in the state is invincible, just a Huailing, what is it! β
Speaking of this, Lu Bu snorted: "If it weren't for the 'sky is not dead' three times and twice bad the relationship between XX and my father-in-law, how would XX have any scruples!" β
Hao Meng was immediately silent, every time Lu Bu mentioned that "the sky is not dead", his originally bold personality became extremely irritable and irritable, and he had been beaten more than once. It's no wonder that Dong Zhuo originally trusted Lu Bu very much, but now he has to find a dog blood spray every once in a while.
And I heard that Dong Xiangguo's reaction was even more terrifying, and he often frantically grabbed people and asked him how he looked, and if he didn't answer properly, he was in a different place.
Hao Meng hurriedly changed the topic: "General, I heard that Zhang Wenyuan, the Taishou of Yanmen, also went to Hanoi to fight against Dong Xiangguo with Yuan Shao, and the general has always had a friendship with him...... If it really doesn't work, let's go to Zhang Wenyuan. β
Lu Bu immediately turned his head, looked at Hao Meng with a burning look, his face changed for a long time, and then he hummed: "Although Wenyuan kid is not bad, it may not make me Lu Bu, and the princes of Kwantung regard it as a mustard, and dare not advance west for two months, what big thing can it be?" Now that he is following his father-in-law, he will be able to be a marquis and a general, and he will be famous all over the world. β
Hao Meng was silent.
In Huailing, Ji Ping and the others hurriedly returned, and the first thing was to send people to investigate around Huailing to see if there was any enemy eyeliner.
After a while, several rangers sent out reported that there were indeed spies, but they had all committed suicide.
Ji Ping was completely out of luck in his heart, and seeing that Duan Jin was about to arrange the retreat, he suddenly said: "Be cautious and slow, we may be able to frustrate Lu Bu before leaving." β
Duan Jin hurriedly said: "Childe, your safety is the most important thing, and you must not ......."
Ji Ping waved his hand and said: "The art of war is cloudy, advance is retreat, and the iron cavalry of the state is extremely fast, if you want to retreat safely, you must fight first." β
Duan Jin gritted his teeth and said: "The last general naturally knows this truth, but the cavalry of Bingzhou is strong, and the last general can't let Gongzi stand under the dangerous wall, Gongzi can retreat first, and the last general will stay here to break the rear." β
Ji Ping wandered two steps and said slowly: "Although the cavalry of Bingzhou is fierce, they dismounted, we have crossbows and archers, and we may not be able to fight." β
"Dismount?" Duan Jin was stunned.
Ji Ping smiled: "Yes, let them get off the horse!" Be cautious, you can arrange for 600 soldiers to pry bricks and dig a pit on the avenue in front of Huailing, with a large bowl mouth and a foot deep. β
His first thought was to dig a pit for Lu Bu, and the most powerful thing about the iron cavalry was the power of rushing and impacting, and these pits were used to block the cavalry from running and impacting.
Duan Jin's eyes lit up, and he hesitated: "This is the Imperial Mausoleum, and destroying the Imperial Mausoleum is an unforgivable crime of extermination." β
Ji Ping sighed: "At this time, how can we have so many scruples, not to mention that if we retreat, as soon as the bandits come, the imperial tomb may be even worse." β
"The last general will take the order, but is the son the first to retreat?"
Seeing that Duan Jin was still asking him to retreat first, Ji Ping raised his face and said: "If the soldiers don't retreat, I will die here, I can't wait, don't make arrangements, don't make mistakes!" β
Duan Jin took the order and left.
Subsequently, Ji Ping arranged for Shi A to organize the rangers to prepare for the battle, leaving only Pan Feng and Zhu Ao by his side.
Ji Ping groaned, and then instructed Zhu Ao: "Xiao Ao, you immediately take some rangers to Wenling to explore all sides, focusing on the vicinity of Wenling Avenue, remember to be careful, if there is an enemy, do not move lightly, and report back immediately." β
He thought of seeing Gao Shun's banner in Wenling just now, but he didn't see Lu Bu's general flag, could it be that Lu Bu was hiding and ambushing near Wenling? Judging from the shape of Wenling luring the enemy just now, this possibility is very high.
And if Lu Bu's cavalry wants to move, it is naturally faster to run closer to the avenue, so it should be near Wenling Avenue.
After Zhu Ao was ordered to leave, Ji Ping began to plan this battle again, it was the first time he had experienced it, and it was the end of the entire army at every turn, so he had to be cautious.
Soon, Zhu Ao sent people to report, and a group of cavalry appeared under a mountain col four or five miles southeast of Wenling, with the word "Lu" banner.
Sure enough, it's Lu Bu!
Determined the enemy, Ji Ping breathed a sigh of relief, what he was most afraid of was the enemy hidden in the dark, now that he knew where Lu Bu was, it was simpler, no matter how fierce Lu Bu was, that is, the soldiers would block.
"Go and sue Zhu Ao, ...... in half an hour," Ji Ping instructed the ranger who reported the news: "Then you immediately flee to the mountains and forests, the sooner the better, don't be chased by the cavalry, and return to the team when it is safe." β
"Okay." The ranger excitedly obeyed the call.
Lu Bu wanted to set a trap to ambush them, so Ji Ping returned the favor with his own way, and fished Lu Bu over first, depending on who was more patient. He believed that Lu Bu's patience would not be too good, and with the strength of the state army, it was inevitable that he would underestimate the enemy, and he might not take himself and others seriously.
Lu Bu...... Dong Zhuo...... Ji Ping walked out of the side hall, and pondered while watching the soldiers rely on Huailing to defend themselves.
The most important question now is, how did Dong Zhuo find himself and the others hiding in Huailing?
It shouldn't be a snitch, because Dong Zhuo only sent more than 2,000 people to Lu Bu, obviously he didn't know his identity, he only knew that someone in Huailing was acting secretly.
What exactly is the business trip? The big war is just around the corner, but Ji Ping is faintly aware that this cause seems to be more critical.
Xianling Order? Gongling Order? Or is it the Wenling Order? Did they defect? Or is it just that Lu Bu came to excavate Wenling and happened to have a situation?
Ji Ping's brows furrowed, he was now far inferior to Xun You in terms of advice, if only Xun You was here.
At this time, Duan Jin arranged various defenses and came over to report: "Childe, should we divide some people to prevent Xiao Pingjin from being attacked?" β
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