———— the main formation of the Northern Army————

In fact, this formation is not the most abundant and powerful place in an army in the usual sense. The position with the most powerful troops in an army is actually the middle army, that is, the backbone of the Northern Army's formation composed of 2,500 tun cavalry and 5,000 tun cavalry.

Under normal circumstances, this formation is only a place where the commander of the army looks at the entire battle situation and gives orders from it, and it is generally set up in a relatively high place, such as high slopes, hills, etc., because only in this way can the commander obtain the widest field of vision, so as to grasp the situation of the entire battlefield in great detail.

Just like the current Northern Army Coach Lu Zhi, at this moment, there are actually only nearly 100 horsemen around him. In addition to the responsibility of protecting the commander, these nearly 100 horsemen are also responsible for guarding the handsome banner and the flag of the Northern Army on their side. It is precisely because of this that there have been many tactics in history that surprise the enemy's home formation for the sake of victory.

But then again, don't look at the Qice who naively thought that he could easily carry out a sneak attack on Lu Zhi with only nearly a hundred horsemen around him at this moment, after all, Lu Zhi has the best vision, as long as there is the slightest abnormality on the battlefield, the left and right armies on both sides of the Chinese army, the knights of the Changshui Battalion and the knights of the Yue Cavalry Battalion, are not vegetarians. If one is not good, the surprise attack on the opponent's own formation will not succeed, and your own army will be eaten by the opponent.

"Duke Lu, the scouts and sentry horses in the rear are all arranged."

The Captain of the Wuhuan Sect slowly came to Lu Zhi's side with a few horsemen riding horses, clasped his fists and whispered. This big man with a national character face was originally a veritable general stationed in the northwest of Bingzhou. The "Wuhuan Protector" in his title has fully proved that this person is a great general who has been fighting against the Wuhuan people all the year round, and he is also a general who has certain governance skills and resourcefulness and can manage the pro-Han Wuhuan people well. If you use one of the most popular words to sum it up, it is both civil and military!

"I'm tired." Lu Zhi, who was holding a horsewhip, replied with a smile.

In fact, this was the first time he had cooperated with the sect members, after all, before the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Lu Zhinai is a servant in the court and belongs to the courtier; And the sect member is the captain of the Wuhuan who guards the north of the state, and belongs to the foreign ministers who lead troops to be stationed on the border all the year round, and there is no chance of cooperation. Even before that, Lu Zhi and the sect members had only heard of each other's names at most, and they were afraid that they had never even met each other.

However, just by seeing that the sect members had arranged scouts and sentinels without his orders, Lu Zhi knew that this was an experienced veteran on the battlefield. After all, judging from the current position of the army, the threat from the front can almost be eliminated, and the only concern is the rear. And the sect members are cautious. But even the last possibility of them being threatened has been eliminated. This kind of subtle and cautious arrangement made Lu Zhi appreciate it very much.

"Lu Gongyan is serious, this is a matter within the general's share." The sect member replied with his fists clenched, speaking very politely. After all, he heard that Lu Zhi, who was eight feet two inches tall, was also a general who had participated in battles before he became a Great Confucian, not a pure scribe who did not know anything about military affairs. Therefore, the sect members sincerely gave Lu Zhi enough respect.

In fact, in fact, among the ministers of the Han court. Most of them served as generals on the battlefield when they were young, such as Yang Ci, one of the three princes of the dynasty, who once served as a captain of the Yue cavalry, and later transformed into a scholar and became a civil servant. Another example is Wang Yun, who has left a mark in history, who would have thought that this old man who cried in his house in order to kill Dong Zhuo in history. In fact, he was born in a warrior family and practiced martial arts since he was a child.

It is no exaggeration to say that in this era of chaos in the world, there are some courtiers who perform the work of civil servants. But that doesn't mean that they don't know martial arts, it's just that the court values their wisdom more than force. Don't forget, the emperor Liu Bian in history. It was the desperate protection of hundreds of officials in the DPRK and China that made it possible to escape from the pursuit of Li Dao, Guo Yan, Li Le and others.

Even if it is not used to fight on the battlefield but to strengthen the body, the literati of this era more or less possessed a certain amount of force, not pure scholars who were powerless in those later dynasties.

And Lu Zhi, as the teacher of Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei, is even more of a leader in "Wenchen Zhiwu", and has excellent military talents, otherwise, the imperial court would not have sent him as the commander of the three armies, and his status is still above Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun.

"Where, where...... The prestige of the old man of the sect captain has also been heard of for a long time, but it is a pity that he did not have the opportunity to meet in the past, but now you and I will work together to suppress the thief, and it is good to work together. If the captain of the sect has anything to say, you might as well say it directly, and I will discuss it, after all, this battle is related to my Han Sheji, which is not trivial! ”

"That's what Lu Gong said." Lu Zhi's words made the sect member feel very relieved, in fact, before that, he was afraid that Lu Zhi would be stubborn and not listen to him or the rest of the generals. But after listening to Lu Zhi's words, he was relieved.

"Anyway......" Turning his head to look at the formation of his own northern army, the sect member asked in wonder, "Lu Gong is using the strength of the northern army to deter the thief army, isn't he not ready to storm Pingxiang County?" ”

It is easy to get along with smart people, and Lu Zhi couldn't help but feel this emotion in his heart. However, he did not immediately approve, but asked rhetorically: "How can you see it?" ”

As soon as the sect member heard this, he understood that this was Lu Zhi testing his insight into the battlefield, and replied half-jokingly, "Lu Gongdu ordered that all the knights and horses of the Tun Cavalry Battalion wear thick armor, don't you still admit it?" ”

"Hahahaha." Lu Zhi laughed when he heard this, and then nodded and said, "Yes, the old man has no intention of attacking Pingxiang County. …… When the Northern Army first arrived in Jizhou, it was only half a day to rest, not to mention how to make siege equipment from local materials? Although Pingxiang County is small, but the city wall is two or three zhang high, if it is a strong attack, the damage of the troops is still second, and the fatal thing is to delay time here. It must be known that the rebellion of the Yellow Turban thieves across the country has caused chaos in the world, and we are deeply favored by the emperor, and we need to do everything possible to quell the rebellion, how can we delay for many days in this small county? ”

"What Lu Gong said is extremely true!" The sect member nodded thoughtfully, and immediately took Lu Zhi's words and speculated, "Judging from the current situation, the Yellow Turban thieves in Pingxiang County will definitely go out of the city to pick up the tiger whiskers of our Northern Army, and under the strength of our Northern Army, they will obviously feel that they will definitely not be able to hold Pingxiang County, so it can be seen that they will definitely choose to flee quietly tonight......" Speaking of this, he hesitated for a moment and added. "If it's daylight, they're afraid they'll be chased and killed by the light cavalry of our Northern Army."

In fact, even if the last sentence is not added, the sect member's insight into the battlefield has already made Lu Zhi very satisfied, after all, what he said is exactly what Lu Zhi planned: as soon as the army arrives, it will deter the Yellow Turban thieves in Pingxiang County, and scare them into fear and have no will to fight, in this case, these people have to flee in order to survive, because they also understand that it is impossible to hold Pingxiang County under the attack of such a powerful northern army with their own forces, so that Lu Zhi can recover Pingxiang County without spending time attacking the city. Huge time savings. As for the Yellow Turban thieves who fled at night, it was not surprising that the knights of the cavalry camp would wipe them all out in one night.

This is Lu Zhi's plan: Rikeping Township!

"Having said that, the last general feels that Lu Gong has done a little too much......

Just as the sect member nodded in approval of Lu Zhi's plan, a mocking word came from the side.

Lu Zhi glanced at the joke on the man's face and laughed disapplausively.

In fact, in addition to Lu Zhi, the sect members and the nearly 100 cavalrymen, there are still a few people on the side of the Northern Army's main formation, and that is the five leading captains of the fifth battalion of the Northern Army. Being able to sit in the position of captain of the Northern Military Battalion, it is conceivable that these bigwigs are capable, and there is no doubt that Lu Zhi's plan to deter the Pingxiang Yellow Turban Army did not hide from their eyes. It is precisely because of this that they did not stupidly stay in the position of their respective battalions and wait for Lu Zhi, the commander, to give the order to attack the city, but ran to the side of the main formation to enjoy the scenery.

Yes, enjoy the scenery. Enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Yellow Turban thieves in Pingxiang County who trembled in fright under the threat of their mighty Northern Army.

And the person who spoke just now was none other than Xun You's friend, and he was also Xun You's candidate who intended to introduce Zhang Huang as a martial arts master. Yue Cavalry Captain Wu Fu and Wu Yu.

Speaking of Wood, we have to mention a strange thing that happened to him, and that is other than him. There is also a military general surnamed Wu in Jingshi, called Wu Qiong, and the table name is also called Deyu. What's more ingenious is that Wu Fu and Wu Qiong not only have the same surname and the same name, but also were born in Runan Wufang, and also served as a captain, the difference is that Wu Fu is the captain of the Yue Cavalry who commands the Yue Cavalry Battalion of the Northern Army, while Wu Qiong is the captain of the city gate who is responsible for guarding all the gates of the Beijing Division. Although it is said that the surname Wu is a big surname in Runan, Wu Fu and Wu Qiong, who are not of the same race, are so close to this point that it can be regarded as a rather amazing coincidence.

It is precisely because of this that Wu Fu, the captain of the Yue Cavalry, and Wu Qiong, the captain of the city gate, were named "Shuangwu Captains" by people who did good things, and they also had a high reputation in Luoyang, the capital division. [Another similarity is that they were all killed by Dong Zhuo. Among them, Wu Fu was killed by assassinating Dong Zhuo, and Wu Qiong was killed by Dong Zhuo on suspicion that he had infiltrated the Kwantung Coalition Army. 】

Because Wu Fu used to be a waiter, he is no stranger to Lu Zhi, not to mention that the two of them are supporters of the Yanliu royal family, so they naturally have a lot of common language.

"Oh?" Hearing Wu Fu's ridicule, Lu Zhi looked at him with a smile, but saw Wu Fu pointing in the direction of Pingxiang County and shouting strangely, "According to the news, the Yellow Turban Thief was originally a Diao Min who was confused by the Demon Dao Zhang Jiao, and he had no chance to see the Heavenly Army. …… Victory is not martial! ”

As soon as the words fell, the captains of the other battalions next to Wu Fu also laughed in agreement, and even Lu Zhi, the sect members, and even the eunuch who was sent by the imperial court to serve as the lieutenant marquis of the Northern Army, responsible for supervising Lu Zhi and the captains of each battalion, couldn't help laughing.

At this moment, no one took the gang of yellow turban thieves in Pingxiang County in their eyes.

"Having said that, that Guo Taishou is really not tired......"

After laughing for a while, Tunqi Captain Bao Hong glanced in the direction of Pingxiang County, touched his beard and said with a smile.

Only then did everyone think of Guo Dian, and they all turned their heads to look in the direction of the West City Gate of Pingxiang County, and they vaguely heard that Guo Dian seemed to be scolding the traitors in the city at this time.

What's going on?

Everyone couldn't cry or laugh, and they were relieved after calling someone to inquire, it turned out that it was a thief named Guo Tai in Pingxiang County, who saw Guo Dian fighting and provoking under the city, and was furious in his heart, ridiculing Guo Dian for losing to them twice, and now he can only take advantage of the arrival of the strong reinforcement of the northern army, and act in front of them.

Guo Dian's temperament is so strong to save face, when he heard Guo Tai's ridicule, he suddenly became angry and his neck was half a circle, pointing at Guo Tai and scolding, scolding Guo Tai for only knowing how to escape when he met him on the battlefield.

So, the two guys surnamed Guo scolded each other, and their words gradually became vulgar, and in the end, the two almost asked each other's ancestors. Laughed down a large number of people. Even many soldiers of the Northern Army were secretly happy when they heard it, after all, these two people were surnamed Guo, and God knows if they were the same ancestor several generations ago.

"That Guo Taishou is really ......"

After hearing about what was going on, Captain Wu Fu laughed and couldn't stop laughing. After all, Guo Dian's behavior is really a bit out of shape, as the magistrate of a county, but he insults each other with a thief general, or in front of nearly 30,000 soldiers of the Northern Army, it is simply a self-defeating face.

The others couldn't help laughing, but Lu Zhi's face gradually became solemn after a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

[Atmosphere...... Changed?! ]

Lu Zhi narrowed his eyes. I was slightly shocked. Because he gradually noticed that the thieves on the wall of Pingxiang County, who were still trembling because of the might of his northern army, had now begun to attack Guo Dian with vulgar language with Guo Tai, and it seemed that they no longer had that kind of trembling fear. What's even worse is that the soldiers of the Northern Army on their side have been listening to the scolding of Guo Dian and Guo Tai, although there is no sign from their words and deeds, Lu Zhi's intuition vaguely feels that they have become tired, as if they are in the mood to watch a good show, watching the scolding battle of the "two Guo".

[Who is it...... Broke the old man's plan? ]

Lu Zhi looked in the direction of Pingxiang County in disbelief. I was surprised inexplicably. He never thought that someone would come up with such an "ingenious" response, so that the thief named Guo Tai would scold Guo Dian, temporarily diverting the relationship between the Northern Army and the Yellow Turban Thief. Let them temporarily become bystanders, outsiders, and be able to watch the scolding of the "two Guos" as outsiders, so that the mood gradually becomes relaxed. It is precisely because of this that the Yellow Turban soldiers in Pingxiang County are gradually no longer afraid. And the soldiers of the Northern Army also slowly disappeared from the solemn atmosphere, and the attention of both was attracted by the two guys surnamed Guo, after all, this is the only thing that is still attractive at the moment.

[What a clever counter-plan!] …… I really underestimated this group of rebels. ]

The more Lu Zhi looked at it, the more frightened he became. His brows furrowed. He knew that if this continued, the plan he planned to attack the heart would be completely lost, although it was not difficult for the Northern Army to conquer Pingxiang County, but the problem was that if it took time to storm Pingxiang to take this county, why did he Lu Zhi bother to attack the Yellow Turban thieves in Pingxiang County? Isn't it just to save some time?

If the plan to attack the heart is really broken, wouldn't it be that the bamboo basket has been empty, and it has returned to the starting point that can only attack the city?

Thinking of this, Lu Zhi said in a deep voice, "Someone! …… Ordered Julu to guard Guo Dian and retreat, don't quarrel with the rebels again! ”

"No!" A rider ordered to hold his fist and pat his horse to pass Lu Zhi's general order.

"......" The captains who were still laughing were stunned, and after taking a deep look at Lu Zhi, they looked thoughtfully in the direction of Pingxiang County.

"Gong Lu, could it be that this is a trick of the thief army?" Sect Captain Wuhuan couldn't help but ask.

Lu Zhi let out a sigh slowly, frowned and said, "Maybe...... But no matter what, the guard of a county and the thief scolded him, but it was also a shameless thing. ”

"Oh......" the sect member nodded slowly.

The rider brought the general order with Lu Zhi to Guo Dian's side, and at this time, Guo Dian and Guo Tai were scolding each other, when they suddenly heard a low voice behind him.

"Guo Taishou, Lu Shuai ordered you to return to your own camp immediately, and you are not allowed to fight with the rebels again...... Hmm, spout. ”

"What?" Guo Dian was stunned, as if he didn't expect his behavior to alarm Lu Zhi, who was the commander of the three armed forces, and couldn't help but wonder a little in his heart. But having said that, he didn't dare to disobey Lu Zhi's words, after all, he begged Lu Zhi to place him in the crusading army.

"I know......" Guo Dian replied sullenly, and after unwillingly glancing at Guo Tai, who was still scolding on the city wall, he turned the horse's head.

Zhang Huang saw it on the city wall, and when he saw this, he whispered to Guo Tai eagerly, "Leave him!" ”

Guo Tai naturally understood that Zhang Huang meant to make him scold more fiercely, and asked Guo Dian to "change his mind" and continue to scold him, but no matter what he scolded, Guo Dian turned a deaf ear.

In a hurry, he suddenly had an idea, jumped up on the wall, loosened his trouser belt and took out the things under his crotch, and actually urinated in the direction of Guo Dian under the watchful eye, and shouted mockingly, "Guo Dian old dog, it's not too late to escape after drinking this cup that the master respects you!" ”

"......" Guo Dian glanced back, and suddenly became angry after being stunned for a while. Although he was far from being drenched, how could such a shame make him swallow the evil breath in his heart?

"Shaft daring?!"

Guo Dian, who was already angry to the extreme, could no longer care about Lu Zhi's orders, pointed the spear in his hand at Guo Tai on the city wall, and scolded, "Son of a bitch, you can come down for me!" ”

Under the stunned gazes of Zhang Huang, Han Xian, Yang Feng and others, Guo Tai, who had soaked in urine in front of everyone, was not ashamed at all, shook the things under his crotch, shook his head and hooked his fingers at Guo Dian with a flat face, and joked with a smile, "Old dog, you have the ability to come up!" ”

"You come down!"

"You come up!"

"You come down!"

"You come up!"

……

Seeing this scene, the Yellow Turban Army on the wall of Pingxiang County was certainly laughing, and even many soldiers in the Northern Army who could clearly see that their shoulders were trembling, obviously holding back their laughter.

This made Lu Zhi, who had watched this matter from afar, sigh wordlessly. Because he knew that his plan to attack the heart had been almost ruined.

Shaking his head, Lu Zhi said helplessly, "Order the withdrawal of the army and attack the city tomorrow!" ”

In the expressions of the captains who were either thoughtful or crying and laughing, more than ten horsemen came out of the horses and went to the battalions to deliver Lu Zhi's orders.

The first is the Tun Cavalry Battalion, followed by the Shooting Sound Battalion, except for the Changshui Battalion and the Yue Cavalry Battalion, the remaining three battalions have been withdrawn one after another, and the flag does not fall when retreating, and the formation is not chaotic, which is really worthy of the Northern Army.

In the end, the infantry battalions, which were at the forefront of the formation, showed signs of preparing to evacuate.

But Guo Dian didn't seem to notice this, maybe his attention was all on Guo Tai's hateful stinky boy at the moment.

"The dog cub has no other ability than a hard mouth......" The spear in his hand pointed at Guo Tai on the city wall, Guo Dian scolded angrily, "Guo is here now, do you dare to go out of the city?!" ”

At this moment, no one in the Northern Army believed that the Yellow Turban Army in Pingxiang County would really open the city gate to face the battle, because in their opinion, this was purely an act of sending them to death.

And at this time, a response came from the city wall that made Guo Dian dumbfounded. And it was not Guo Tai who spoke, but Zhang Huang.

"As you wish!"

Under Guo Dian's incredulous gaze, Zhang Huangfei, who said this, jumped down from above the city gate and slammed to the ground with a bent knee.

Immediately, behind him, the gate of the west city of Pingxiang County suddenly opened, and dozens of horsemen quickly rushed out of it, except for the war horse that rushed to the first place, Han Xian, Yang Feng, Bian Xi, Lang Ping, and the generals of the Yellow Turban Army, armed with weapons and killed.

"The Northern Army? Hmph, kill him for a while! ”

With a cold snort, Zhang Huang turned over and jumped on the unmanned war horse, holding a spear, and with Han Xian, Yang Feng, Bian Xi, Lang Ping, and dozens of generals, Guo Dian, who was stunned and inexplicable, and killed the soldiers of the infantry battalion of the Northern Army who had withdrawn with their backs to them.

This move stunned Lu Zhi, the sect members, and the captains of the leading troops near the formation.

"Also...... Really daring? ”

Until this point, it was hard for both the Northern Army to imagine that there were really guys in this world who dared to fight them head-on, let alone only a few dozen horsemen. (To be continued......)