As the last trace of the sun faded at the end of the day, bonfires lit on the green hillside.

The officers and men of the Luoyang Army set up pots and stoves on the bonfire, boiled pots and pots of hot water, and planned to cook hot food that they had not eaten for two or three days.

The water in a large cauldron boiled, and a soldier of the Luoyang Army standing by the pot took out his dry food from his arms and threw it into the pot.

The crumpled dry food is thrown into the boiling water, and it is quickly swept into the churning boiling water, stirring into scattered golden corn grains.

The officers and soldiers who were standing with him also followed his example, took out dry food from their bosoms and threw it into the boiling water. This was not only the case with the officers and men at this pot, but also when we looked at the entire mountain, in front of almost all the pots and stoves where the bonfires were burning, the officers and men took out dry food and reheated it, and few of them took out new corn.

Most of the officers and soldiers of the Luoyang Army were born in the Yellow Turbans or poor people, who had experienced hunger, knew the preciousness of food, and clearly remembered that Hu Cai and hundreds of Tongze lost their lives on the bank of the Yellow River in order to protect these golden millet grains! Because of this, the soldiers of the Luoyang Army will never easily waste even a single grain on weekdays.

Plumes of steaming mist replaced the smoke from the bonfire, and as the steam dispersed, the scent of corn could be smelled everywhere on the mountain.

Liu Wei stood on the bluestone that could see the county seat of Zhengxian County, overlooking this small city.

The head of Zheng County is not very high, if he leads not 30,000 horses, but 100,000 troops, it only takes a few days to storm this city.

But right now, Liu Wei won't do that.

Attacking the city, generally speaking, the ratio of troops between the two sides is about five to one, even if the Luoyang army is strong, it must reach twice the number of the Xiliang army, and they also need to have complete siege equipment to have an absolute chance of victory.

With 30,000 horses, attack the city garrisoned by 60,000 Xiliang troops, only madmen and madmen will do that, although Liu Wei sometimes goes crazy occasionally, but he will never do anything to gamble the lives of the soldiers on both sides.

Outside Zheng County, it was dark and swarthy, full of dwarf trees and deep grass. The blades of grass swayed gently in the evening breeze, making a soft rustling sound.

"Guan Hai and Guan Qing's department, can they be properly arranged?" Standing on the bluestone, Liu Wei asked Tai Shici, who was standing under the bluestone.

"Back to Your Highness!" Tai Shi Ci looked up at Liu Wei standing on the bluestone, clasped his fists and said to him: "The two generals, Guan Hai and Guan Qing, have already set up an ambush on the mountainside, and the crossbowmen are ready to stop. Tomorrow, if the Xiliang army really dares to attack, they will definitely have no return! ”

Standing on the bluestone, Liu Wei nodded, and then asked Tai Shici, who was standing behind him: "Is there a scout horse to explore the storage place of the Xiliang army's grain and grass?" ”

"It's been dispatched!" Tai Shici answered again, looking up at Liu Wei who was standing on the bluestone, his sideburns and hair fluttering gently up and down under the night wind.

Staring at the city below the mountain, Liu Wei's eyes narrowed slightly, and the moment he squinted, a cold light flashed from the corner of his eyes.

As time passed, the bonfires went out one by one, and the officers and men who had eaten their meals looked for more comfortable places to lie down and sleep. Almost all of the Pu Dao soldiers went to the bottom of the mountain to ambush, and those who remained on the top of the mountain were only the crossbowmen, Mo Dao soldiers and the 10,000 cavalry under Tai Shici, who were not conducive to mountain combat.

The mountain wind rolled up the battle flag, and the black battle flag fluttered high, making a burst of "hula" sound. On a quiet night, the sound is particularly harsh.

Most of the horsemen's horses had slept like their masters, except for the occasional snort.

After some officers and men fell asleep, they snored loudly, but on the empty hill and in the whistling mountain wind, their snoring seemed so small that it was almost negligible compared with the sound of the battle flag.

After observing the city under the mountain for a long time, Liu Wei jumped off the bluestone, and Tai Shici, who was standing under the stone, hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

His arm was held by Tai Shici, Liu Wei waved his hand at him, and said to him: "This king is not so fragile, he has to be supported by Ziyi when he jumps a stone." ”

Tai Shici, who was supporting Liu Bian, smiled, did not answer, just put his hand away, and followed Liu Bian towards the place where the officers and soldiers were sleeping.

"Ziyi must rest well for the past two days, and tomorrow's battle, if the enemy army can't attack the mountain, there is no need to lead the army to participate in the battle!" When he arrived at the place where the officers and soldiers were sleeping, Liu Wei said to Tai Shici: "After two days, I will find a place where the Xiliang army reserves grain and grass, Ziyi still needs to lead the cavalry to fight with the Xiliang army, if you are too tired, I am afraid that you will not have enough energy at that time!" ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, reminding you!" Tai Shi Ci clenched his fists and bowed, watching Liu Wei go towards the place where Pang Tong was resting, and then turned around and walked towards the place where a group of cavalry slept.

"Your Highness hasn't rested yet?" As soon as Pang Tong approached, before Liu Wei had time to greet Pang Tong, Pang Tong, who was leaning against a big stone and had not yet fallen asleep, hurriedly stood up and greeted Liu Wei with his fists in his fists.

"yes!" waved his hand at Pang Tong and motioned for him to sit down, and when Pang Tong sat down, Liu Wei sat down next to him, holding his bent knees with both hands, looking up at the starry night sky, and said to Pang Tong: "Is it expected that the Xiliang army will come to attack our army tomorrow?" ”

"Definitely coming!" As soon as Liu Wei asked, Pang Tong replied with a smile: "Niu Fu is a military general, and his bravery is outstanding, but his strategy is not enough after all." And at present, there are no strategists in the Niu Auxiliary Army, and all the plans are from the generals in front of the account. The generals have always encountered the enemy, the main attack is not the main defense, our army is sitting in Shannan, how can the Xiliang army in the city sit idly by? ”

"Dong Zhuo has already been ambushed, and this Xiliang army is also very stubborn!" Looking up at the stars in the night sky, Liu Wei sighed lightly, as if talking to himself: "There are more stars in the sky...... I don't know how many more people will die before the world will be peaceful! ”

"Your Highness is kind-hearted!" Before his words fell, Pang Tong took over the conversation and said, "But this is not the case in the Chang'an court. If His Majesty has half of His Royal Highness's benevolence today, he will not hand over the government to Wang Yun. Although Wang Yun said that he was loyal to the Han Dynasty, his loyalty was only to His Majesty today. He couldn't see all living beings, let alone Xiliangjun's desire to live. Pressing step by step, hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops had to gather in one place again to attack the imperial court! ”

After listening to Pang Tong's words, Liu Wei lowered his head, muttered for a long time, and then lowered his voice and said to Pang Tong: "The combat strength of this Xiliang army is not ordinary, can this king recruit ......?" ”

"Including Li Dao and Guo Yan, the Xiliang Army is trying to find a way to survive!" Pang Tong's ugly face looked at Liu Wei with a strange smile, and said to him: "Your Highness only needs to burn all his grain and grass, kill Niu Fu, and pardon the soldiers of the Xiliang Army, and recruit Niu Fu's department, why worry about the Xiliang Army not surrendering?" ”

Sitting next to Pang Tong, Liu Wei was silent for a long time, and finally nodded and said to Pang Tong: "That is the case, if you fight against the Xiliang army tomorrow, you have to leave them some way to retreat......

"Absolutely not!" As soon as Liu Wei said that he wanted to leave some way back for the Xiliang army, Pang Tong hurriedly said: "What the Xiliang army is afraid of is the combat strength of our army. If His Highness intends to keep his hand on it tomorrow, let them underestimate it! In tomorrow's battle, His Royal Highness must command the soldiers and do his best to behead the Xiliang army in order to deter his heart! ”

frowned slightly, and was silent for a while, Liu Wei finally nodded and said to Pang Tong: "Everything is under the orders of the military advisor, the military advisor rests, and tomorrow the matter of strategizing and sitting in charge of the Chinese army will be handed over to the military advisor!" ”

"Your Highness wants ......?" Hearing that Liu Wei asked him to sit in the Chinese army, Pang Tongyi was stunned, hurriedly stood up, hugged his fists and said to Liu Wei: "Your Highness, this mountain is narrow, and it is difficult for the army to unfold, if Your Highness takes the risk to command the army to fight the enemy, in case ......."

"No whatever!" Without waiting for Pang Tong to finish speaking, Liu Wei waved his hand and said to him: "This king will only personally command the crossbowmen and Mo sword soldiers to line up on the mountain tomorrow to defend against the enemy. The two generals Guan Hai and Guan Qing both set up ambushes on the mountainside, and Ziyi had to lead the cavalry again, ready to raid the grain storage place of the Xiliang army at any time. The military division must sit in command of the three armies, and the crossbowmen and sword soldiers are not commanded, if the enemy army rushes up the mountain, how to obey the dispatch of the military division? ”

"Your Highness must not charge in person, even if the Xiliang army retreats, His Highness can only order the crossbowmen to shoot arrows behind him to attack and kill, and he must not lead the army to cover up and kill down the mountain!" Pang Tong pondered for a while, what Liu Wei said was not unreasonable, he had to clench his fists and bow down to Liu Wei and said: "If His Royal Highness promises, he can personally lead the army!" ”

Liu Wei was stunned for a moment, looked up at Pang Tong standing in front of him, smiled helplessly, raised his hand and nodded at Pang Tong, and said to him: "Military advisor, do you know who this king is most afraid of?" ”

"Your Majesty doesn't know!" Although he already knew what Liu Wei wanted to say in his heart, Pang Tong still maintained a posture of bowing with his fists in response.

"What this king is most afraid of is Yuan Zhi." Liu Wei shook his head with a smile and said to Pang Tong: "Whatever this king thinks in his heart, Yuan Zhi must have expected it earlier. This expedition, this king has thought about it, but now that he is far away from Yuanzhi, he can't control it, right? But I didn't expect to meet you again! ”

As soon as Liu Wei said this, Pang Tong smiled, but he was not polite to him, and said to him: "Your Majesty is not only going out with the army, but also to help His Highness lead the army to victory and return triumphantly; The second is to ensure that His Royal Highness is thorough. How can you let Your Highness put your life at risk? ”

"That's it! That's it! With a little helplessness on his face, Liu Wei stood up, stretched out his hand and patted the dust on his buttocks, and said to Pang Tong: "The military advisor's plan is slightly higher than this king, but where the military advisor says, how dare this king disobey?" ”

"Your Highness has won the prize!" Maintaining the posture of clenching his fists, Pang Tong bowed down a little more.

"Rest early! There is still a vicious battle tomorrow that must be dispatched by the military division! Liu Wei nodded at Pang Tong, put his hands behind his back, and walked towards the place where the officers and soldiers had laid the bed for him earlier.

The night faded quietly in his sleep, and only then did a touch of fish belly white appear in the east, and Liu Wei heard a shout in his sleep: "Xiliang Army is here!" ”

Hearing this shout, he bounced off the cover, jumped onto the bluestone overlooking the mountain, and looked down at the mountain.

Looking down the mountain, Liu Wei really saw that the heavy infantry of the Xiliang Army was pouring out of the city, rushing to the foot of the mountain on the north side, intending to charge up the mountain.