Luo Zheng battalion, the commander of the Chinese army.

"Lord!"

Cheng Ying opened the tent and entered, giving a salute.

Luo Zheng waved his hand and did not speak.

Cheng Ying didn't ask much, and hurriedly sat down after entering the case sideways.

Luo Zheng thought for a while, then raised his head and swept the civil and military generals who were waiting for him to speak, and said: "The current situation in Longxian County is very delicate, and it will affect the whole body, Wenhe and Gongying, what do you two think?" ”

Cheng Ying said: "I think that our army should not act rashly, whether it is to raise troops to attack Longxian or attack Duan Xuan, it will only be reaped by others, and once our army suffers too many casualties, the lord's plan to attack Liangzhou will be blocked." ”

Jia Xu also said: "I agree with this proposal." ”

Luo Zheng nodded slowly, and asked Cheng Ying again, "What is Ma Teng's movement?" ”

Cheng Ying replied: "Ma Teng didn't make any moves, he was just organizing the people in the city to repair the city defenses, and it seemed that he was going to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, so that our army and Duan Xuan would fight for both sides, just to reap the benefits." ”

Luo Zheng said coldly: "Thinking of the United States, this general is not Lu Bu, how can he be used by Ma Tengpi." ”

The generals nodded yes again and again, and they were convinced.

Gao Shun thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Lord, Duan Xuan led an army of 30,000 out of Liangzhou, and Guanzhong must be empty at the moment. ”

"Well, Pepin is a good idea."

Luo Zheng nodded, in fact, he had this idea for a long time, and discussed it with Jia Xu.

The only concern is that their own forces are already at a disadvantage.

If he divides his troops to attack Chang'an again, once Duan Xuan comes to attack with all his might. Can Gao Shun hold the camp.

Even if you can hold the camp in the end, if you have too many casualties. The plan to attack Liangzhou will also be blocked.

There are only more than thirty percent of the soldiers and horses under his command, and the rest of the Tuntian soldiers are not useful for the time being. There are really no extra chips to consume with Duan Xuan, and Ma Teng is still hiding in Longxian County to reap the benefits of the fisherman, so he can not think about it.

Cheng Ying looked at Jia Xu, and when he saw that Jia Xu didn't make a sound, he immediately said: "I agree with General Gao Shun's mention." Although our army is not as strong as Duan Xuan, it is mostly cavalry; Although Duan Xuan had the advantage of troops, he only had 5,000 cavalry. As long as the lord condemns a detachment of divisions to attack Chang'an, he will not believe that Duan Xuan will dare to be indifferent, and he is not afraid of the disastrous consequences of the loss of Chang'an. ”

Luo Zheng waved his hand. said: "If Duan Xuan comes to attack with all his might, what should he do?" ”

"This ......"

Cheng Ying turned his head to look at Gao Shun, wanting to say something, but hesitated, but didn't say it after all.

Gao Shun said sonorously: "The last general is willing to lead the soldiers and horses of his headquarters to defend the camp, and will never let Duan Xuan exceed the thunder pool by half a step." ”

Luo Zheng rubbed his eyebrows and said, "With Boping leading the army to guard the camp, General Ben naturally has nothing to worry about." However, there were only 8,000 foot soldiers in Peping's department, and Duan Xuan's troops were several times larger. Even if Peping can hold the camp, if there are heavy casualties and the forces affect our army's plan to attack Liangzhou, this general will have this number of soldiers and horses. I can't afford to lose it! ”

Gao Shun said excitedly: "Don't worry, the last man will go to check the surrounding terrain, and there are many mountain springs on the ditch mountain ten miles to the north. Just choose a high ground and set up a strong camp. As long as there is no shortage of grain and grass, the final general will be sure to drag Duan Xuan's 30,000 army for three months. And the casualties will not exceed 10% at most. ”

Luo Zheng's eyes froze, and he said in a deep voice: "There is no joke in the army. ”

Jia Xu, Cheng Ying and others also looked sideways, this is not a joke.

It's just that according to Gao Shun's temperament, he really doesn't look like a person who talks nonsense.

Gao Shun said proudly: "The last general is willing to make a military order!" ”

Luo Zheng stared at Gao Shun for a while, then waved his hand and said, "Okay, that's the case, according to what Boping said." ”

Half an hour later, the army rose out of camp and moved to a mountainside ten miles to the north.

With such a big movement, it was natural that the scout spies who couldn't hide Duan Xuan and Ma Teng had already been reported to the Chinese army.

After Duan Xuan and Ma Teng received the news, they were very puzzled, and they didn't know what Luo Zheng was going to do.

Luo Zheng took Jia Xu, Cheng Ying, Gao Shun, Yan Xing and other generals to personally inspect the terrain, and finally settled on the place where the army camped under Gao Shun's Tiyì, and erected Dazhai on an extremely dangerous mountain.

The middle of the flute is bulging, and on both sides are deep ditches, which are extremely inclined and very difficult to climb, which is conducive to defense.

Within a few days, a strong village was built on the mountainside.

The weeds from the mountainside to the mountainside were all cleared up, and the upper, middle and lower three large villages were built respectively, and the fortifications were built one by one, and the mountain was only more than 100 zhang wide, which was very unfavorable for large-scale attack.

Within the fence of Shangzhai, Luo Zheng, accompanied by Jia Xu, Cheng Ying, Gao Shun and others, was looking down on the entire village.

Halfway up the mountainside, the soldiers were sweating like rain, busy and in full swing.

Pits were dug up, and sharpened antlers were inserted upside down and fixed.

Pieces of big bluestones were carried over and stacked behind the fence of the camp, just waiting for Duan Xuan's army to attack, these big guys weighing tens or hundreds of pounds will become the sharpest weapons, taking the lives of a large number of enemy soldiers.

The more Luo Zheng looked, the more relaxed his expression became, and he said happily: "With such a favorable terrain, coupled with fortifications, General Ben is really more and more confident, even if Duan Xuan fights out 30,000 troops, he may not be able to attack Shangzhai." ”

Jia Xu stroked his beard and said: "At most half a month, if Duan Xuan can't break through our army's Dazhai, he will inevitably retreat." Otherwise, if our army attacks Chang'an and moves the whole body, not to mention the chaos in Guanzhong, the situation in Luoyang and even the general trend of the world will be affected. The consequences of the loss of Chang'an were not something that Duan Xuan could bear. ”

Cheng Ying also said: "It is also possible that once our army divides its troops to attack Chang'an, Duan Xuan will return to the army immediately." ”

Luo Zheng shook his head, didn't say anything, turned his eyes around below, and then said, "Although this big camp is strong, it is not invulnerable. Our army's grain and grass can only be eaten for about 20 days at most. Even if you squeeze it a little more and leave some more military rations for Pepin, it won't take more than a month. If Duan Xuan led the army to besiege and wait for the food to run out, Dazhai would be self-defeating. ”

Cheng Ying said: "This is not a problem. Duan Xuan definitely can't wait for a month. ”

Luo Zheng nodded and said to Gao Shun: "Peping." I'll leave it to you. ”

Gao Shun said sonorously: "Rest assured, the lord will not disgrace his life." ”

Luo Zheng didn't say anything more. Throwing off his cloak, he strode down the mountain.

In the evening, Duan simmered in the camp.

"General, it's not good!"

A small colonel rushed into the big tent of the Chinese army and arched his hand to Duan Xuan: "The scout reported that Luo Zheng led 12,000 cavalry to bypass Longxian and attack Chencang. ”

"What?"

Duan Xuan was taken aback, "Luo Zheng led the cavalry to attack Chen Cang?" ”

The Colonel replied, "Exactly." ”

Aribu will be in good spirits. He said loudly: "Luo Zheng only has an army of 20,000 troops, and the soldiers are not as good as our army, and now he dares to divide the cavalry that occupies most of the army to attack Chen Cang. ”

"Yes, Luo Zheng is looking for death!"

Someone agreed: "There is no more than half of the cavalry, only Gao Shun's 8,000 foot soldiers remain, and the strength of our army is several times that of him, please send troops quickly." Break through the Luo Zheng camp in one fell swoop, so Hanyang can be determined. ”

Some generals disagreed: "What if Luo Zheng enters the pass and attacks Chang'an?" ”

As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted the laughter of the vast majority of generals.

The previous general sneered: "Chang'an still has two thousand troops to defend it. Although Luo Zheng had more than 10,000 cavalry, he did not carry any siege equipment, and Chang'an City was thick and high. Can Luo Zheng's cavalry still ride their horses and kill the head of the city? ”

"This ......"

The opposing generals were speechless for a moment and could not answer.

The general said proudly: "As long as our army breaks through the Luo Zheng camp." If you return to Chencang, the more than 10,000 cavalry of Luo Zheng will not enter the pass. But if you enter the Guan soldiers, you will become a turtle in an urn, and it will be difficult to escape. ”

"Please send troops quickly and set foot on Luo Zheng Dazhai."

Almost the vast majority of the generals were in high spirits and shouted for battle.

Duan Xuan frowned and got up and paced a few steps, before he suddenly made up his mind and shouted: "Hurry up and prepare, bury the pot and cook tomorrow morning, and send troops to the Gaoshun camp on the fifth watch." ”

"The last will obey."

The generals complied, got up and strode out of the tent.

Early the next morning, before dawn, there was a continuous sound of trumpets rising into the sky in the huge barracks.

A group of foot soldiers shouted at the official academy and quickly drove out of the camp to assemble.

In addition to leaving 2,000 foot soldiers to guard the camp, 30,000 troops poured out of the nest and went to the Gaoshun camp.

However, in order to prevent Ma Teng from taking the opportunity to go out of the city to sneak attack, Duan Xuan also made full preparations, and the cavalry with five thousand Youge on the side ran to Longxian from time to time to sneak around, so that Ma Teng, who was hiding in Longxian and was about to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, did not dare to act rashly.

Longxian, Ma Teng's official residence.

Pang Teng paced back and forth in the hall, and the two thick eyebrows were tightly twisted together.

A moment later, hurried footsteps sounded outside the hall.

A majestic military general pushed the door in and said loudly: "I have seen the lord." ”

Ma Teng waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Excuse me, have you ever found out, why did Duan Xuan's army come out?" ”

The military general said sonorously: "I have found out clearly, a few days ago, Luo Zheng moved the camp to a mountainside in the previous ten miles, and set up a Dazhai, and ordered the general Gao Shun to lead 8,000 troops to guard Dazhai, and personally led more than 10,000 cavalry to bypass Longxian County and kill Chen Cang. At present, Duan Xuan has come out of the nest, and it seems that he is going to break the Luo Zheng camp in one fell swoop. ”

"That's what happened!"

Ma Teng's eyes froze, and then he said excitedly: "Okay, this general is afraid that Luo Zheng and Duan Xuan will not move, so our army is only afraid that it will not last long, the city will run out of food, and the grain from the counties will not be able to reach Longxian." Now that Luo Zheng is leading a large army to attack Guanzhong, it seems that he is not ready to spend it in Longxian and Duan, which is really good. ”

The military general hurriedly said: "Lord, there are only 2,000 foot soldiers in the Duan Xuan battalion, do you want our army to go out of the city and sneak attack?" ”

Ma Teng asked, "Is Duan Xuan prepared for our army?" ”

"Uh......"

The military general choked and said, "Duan Xuan's five thousand cavalry have been hanging outside the city. ”

"That's it!"

Ma Teng said in a deep voice: "Since Duan Xuan dares to come out and attack the Luo Zheng camp, how can he be defenseless against our army. The herald ordered all the departments not to act rashly, just guard the city, and never fight privately, just let Duan Xuan and Luo Zheng eat the dog! ”

"Yes."

The military general shouted a promise and immediately ran out.

Linjing, Lu Bu's official residence.

"Lord, what did Duan Xuan say?"

Seeing that Lu Bu's gaze was removed from the letter, Wei Xu hurriedly asked.

"Hahaha!"

Lu Bu laughed three times and said loudly: "Duan Xuan wants to invite this general to join the Valuo expedition, what do the generals think?" ”

"This ......"

Wei Xu stroked his willow beard with his hand and groaned.

Hao Meng, Cheng Lian, Hou Cheng and other generals are also groaning, obviously quite excited.

The state army was so miserable by Luo Zheng, and now there is a chance to take revenge, which is indeed a good opportunity.

Lu Bu said again: "After Duan Xuan promised to defeat Luo Zheng, he would only take the three counties under Ma Teng's rule, and the two counties of Jincheng and Wuwei under Luo Zheng's rule would be owned by this general. Tell me, what do you think? ”

Zhang Liao said in a deep voice: "My lord, the last general thinks that it is best for our army to stay put, and not to intervene in the war in Liangzhou again, so let Luo Zheng, Ma Teng, and Duan Xuan fight to the death, and our army should take this opportunity to seize the time to rest." ”

Lu Bu said, "Why is this? ”

Zhang Liao said: "Duan Xuan didn't have any good intentions, at the moment, Duan Xuan and Luo Zheng are in a stalemate, with Ma Teng in the middle, and the three parties are jealous of each other, and they don't dare to act rashly, so as not to be reaped by others." Our army suffered heavy casualties in the battle with Ma Teng, although there were still thousands of soldiers and horses, but there was no food for the next month, and there was a shortage of soldiers and armor, and the strength was not as good as Duan Xuan. Even if we can defeat Luo Zheng's army, if Duan Xuan repents, what will our army do to compete with Duan Xuan for Jincheng and Wuwei two counties? And maybe once Luo Zheng is defeated, Duan Xuan will turn around and deal with our army, and at that time, he is afraid that he will not even be able to hold stability and the northern land. ”

Zang Ba said in a deep voice: "Wen Yuan is right, and the last general also thinks so. ”

"This ......"

Lu Bu immediately thought of the key to it, and couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring.

Wei Xu said disapprerovingly: "Zhang Liao, you can't help but be jealous of the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, right?" ”

Hao Meng, Cheng Lian, Hou Cheng, Cao Xing and other generals also agreed, and they all felt that Zhang Liao was thinking too much.

If you are so afraid of wolves and tigers in everything, what else can you do, it is better to go home and hug the girls.

Lu Bu is not stupid, much farther than Hou Cheng and other generals want to think, knowing that the current situation in Liangzhou is delicate, and all the princes are trying their best to calculate, or want to borrow a knife to kill people, or want to drive the tiger and devour the wolf, if he is not careful, he may be calculated by other princes again.

suffered such a big loss, how can you not have a long memory.

Lu Bu thought about it for a while, and then said categorically: "Wen Yuan is right, Duan Xuan is not a good thing like Luo Zheng, and they both want to use this general, which is simply unreasonable." Come on, give the Duan Xuan envoy to the general and beat him out. ”

"Yes."

A pro-soldier roared in response to the order and strode out.

Duan Xuan's envoy, who was waiting for Hou's reply, was drinking tea, and he saw several wolf-like Bingzhou soldiers rushing in, he was a little stunned, and before he understood what was going on, he was hugged by several Bingzhou soldiers and beat him out with sticks, and when the wolf escaped from the camp, he had already been beaten and his head was bleeding and he was covered in injuries. (To be continued......) R1292