In view of the fact that Siye was completely established on the basis of the Sichuan Army and the Hanzhong Surrender Army, and there was no formed cavalry in the ranks, before setting out for the expedition, Liu Ze specially transferred the 11th Cavalry Division of the 10th Army Corps to Siye to strengthen the mobile force of Siye.

Zhang Ren quickly announced the battle plan, he will personally lead the Ninth Army Corps, the New Fourth Army Corps and the 11th Cavalry Division to the north, preparing to cross the Yellow River from Xihe County, in order to confuse the Wei army, the New Fifth Army Corps will continue to stay in Pubanjin, erect banners, set up more camps, and wait for the main force of the four fields to cross the river successfully, the New Fifth Army Corps will go north to cross the river.

As soon as the military order was given, all the generals had no objections, and they went back to the camp separately to prepare, bury the pot in the pot for cooking on the fourth watch, and set off on the fifth watch.

Zhang Ren did not take the road along the Yellow River, but went north along Luoshui, starting from Linjin, taking Suyi, Diaoyin, Gaonu, and then turning northeast to reach Wubao, the destination of this trip. This was originally the territory of the Han Dynasty, belonging to the upper county of the state, and the governance was in Fushi, but after the Xiongnu moved south, this loess plateau became the horse grazing land of the Xiongnu, the Han military and civilian officials were all harmed by it, and the county governance of Shangjun no longer existed, the Huns were barbaric and brutal, not only occupied Shangjun, but also invaded Guanzhong from time to time, crossed the east of the river in the east, harassed the Han border, burned and looted.

Zhang Ren took Wang Ping of the 25th Division and Ma Dai of the 11th Cavalry Division as the vanguard, just marched to Diaoyin, and encountered the Huns' brigade of cavalry......

The news was reported to the Chinese army, Zhang Ren personally rushed to the forward department on a fast horse, and sure enough, he saw the Huns riding back and forth on the high hills, and its scale was not a few, at least thirty or twenty thousand horses, and this was still within the reach of the eye, and it was not clear how many Hun cavalry there were behind. However, although these Hun cavalry were numerous, they were not in any formation. The mountains are scattered and disorganized.

Wang Ping and Ma Dai caught Zhang Ren and bowed their hands, Wang Ping said: "Please order the governor of the capital, the last general is willing to lead the army to fight and kill these Huns." Although Wang Ping did not fight with the Huns. But the brutality of the Xiongnu has long been heard, these Huns burned, killed, plundered and did all kinds of evil, Wang Ping is also a straightforward and bold person, eager to kill these Huns.

Ma Dai has been in Guanlong for a long time, and naturally has dealt with the Huns a lot, and he also said at the moment: "Although the Hun cavalry is fierce, it only relies on the courage of individual soldiers. If you want to break the Hun cavalry, it is not difficult, with spears in formation, bows and crossbows behind, cavalry on the left and right wings, no matter how many Hun cavalry rush up, all strangled. However, the Hun cavalry had a strong guerrilla habit and fought when they won the battle. If you can't win, you run, and the infantry can't catch up with the cavalry anyway. ”

Zhang Ren shook his head and said, "The Huns are tyrannical and unkind. If I have the opportunity, I also want to teach them a hard lesson, but this time, if our army wants to cross the Yellow River east and sneak attack the state, we have to advance quickly, once Xiahoudun grasps the movement of our army. Strengthening the defense of the West River will inevitably cause difficulties for us to cross the river, so it is the best policy to salute the Huns first and then to fight. ”

Wang Ping Ma Dai was speechless, although he said that the Jing army now had an army of 160,000. Occupy an absolute advantage, but if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, they still understand this truth, and the Huns have a good time, but they delay the plan to cross the Yellow River eastward, that is the gain outweighs the loss.

Zhang Ren jumped out of his horse and shouted at the Huns opposite: "In the next Zhang Ren, I want to see Shan Yu Liu Leopard, and my lord has a letter to submit Shan Yu." ”

There were generals in the Hun formation who understood Chinese, and immediately went out and shouted: "Bold men and dogs, dare to raise troops to invade my borders, I really don't know how to write dead words!" If you want to see my family Shan Yu, you are not worthy! ”

Wang Ping was furious and was about to raise his gun to meet the Hun general, but Zhang Ren grabbed him and said, "Hugh wants to fight with him." He said to the Hun general: "Your Excellency misunderstood, this time I led the troops to come, not to be offended, and there was no intention to fight the troops, I just wanted to borrow a way with Liu Bao Shan Yu, not to mention that I have a letter from the deceased in my hand, and please submit it to you in person, if it is delayed, I am afraid that Your Excellency will not be able to afford it." With that, Zhang Ren asked people to send a letter forward.

The Xiongnu general was suspicious of the letter, but dared not make a decision, and immediately ordered someone to submit the letter to the back.

Not long after, countless Hun elite horsemen surrounded a bearded and eye-catching person to the front, Zhang Ren looked at it coldly, this person was richly dressed, the honor guard was extremely pompous, and the heart said that this person must be Liu Bao. Sure enough, I heard him smile and said: "My virtuous brother is really a very human being, and today he has become the overlord of the world, which is really gratifying, since General Zhang is my virtuous brother's subordinate, it is extremely easy to borrow from here." ”

It turned out that Liu Ze already knew that Liu Bao was sitting in Shan Yu's seat, so before Zhang Ren set out on the expedition, he wrote a letter by himself, asking Zhang Ren to encounter the Huns on the way north, but he held this letter to find Liu Bao to be accommodating.

When Liu Ze went thousands of miles to Guanzhong to save Cai Yong's family, he made a detour to Weibei when he returned to the east, and met Liu Bao who went south to rob unexpectedly, and by chance he married Liu Bao to Jinlan, at that time Liu Ze was just to escape for his life, and he didn't take this matter as a thing at all, until today, he remembered that he wanted to use his relationship with Liu Bao to make some convenience for Zhang Ren, but Liu Ze didn't know, after many years, I don't know if Liu Bao still buys his face, so I can only try it, and at the same time tell Zhang Ren to make preparations with both hands.

Seeing Liu Bao so refreshing, it was much to Zhang Ren's surprise, Zhang Ren smiled and said, "Thank you Shan Yu Chengquan." ”

Liu Bao laughed and said, "General Zhang doesn't have to be polite, it's just a matter of raising his hands." Runde's righteous brother raised an army to destroy Cao, how can I stand idly by, so let's do it, I will send 10,000 elite horsemen to march with General Zhang to help my righteous brother. ”

Zhang Ren was slightly stunned, originally he only intended to borrow the way, but Liu Bao opened his mouth and sent a cavalry to help, which is too bold and enthusiastic, it seems to be a little too much, Zhang Ren's brain moved slightly, and he felt that this matter was unusual, the Huns would really be so kind? This matter is by no means simple, and the Xiongnu may have other plans. Zhang Ren pondered for a moment and said, "Thank you for your kindness, on behalf of my father-in-law, thank you for Shan Yu." It's just that our army is on an expedition, and it is difficult to supply grain and grass, so if we want to send another army, we are afraid that our army will be short of food and grass and short supply. ”

Liu Bao smiled heartily, patted his chest and said: "General Zhang, rest assured, the cavalry I sent will never want General Zhang to use a single straw and a single corn, it is completely self-sufficient, and our army is only to help in the war, there is nothing else to ask for, General Zhang, but please rest assured." ”

The more he said this, the more Zhang Ren muttered, without asking for anything in return, without burdening grain and grass, the Huns really became a living Lei Feng? Based on Zhang Ren's understanding of the Huns, they are far from reaching this point, and there must be something unspeakable in them. "Shan Yu's good intentions are understood in my heart, but they belong to the same army, but I am afraid that it is not easy to restrain and the military orders are not smooth. What's more, at this time, the relationship is heavy, and it can't be decided in the next place, and it has to be given to King Mingjing. ”

Zhang Ren tried his best to shirk it, Liu Bao's face gradually became gloomy, and he snorted: "If General Zhang can't make the decision, then please stay here temporarily, and after making a decision to my righteous brother." ”

Zhang Ren sneered in his heart, the Huns turned their faces faster than turning the books, and they were still kind and pleasant, as soon as they refused, their tone immediately changed greatly, it seems that they really have other plans? Yes, send 10,000 cavalry into the Central Plains, this is Liu Bao's attempt, the so-called into the tiger is easy to drive the tiger difficult, in the future to drive them out of the fortress, I'm afraid it will not be so easy, this 10,000 cavalry may just be the vanguard of the Huns, enter the Central Plains to explore the path, for the Huns' large-scale entry into the Sai create conditions. Liu Bao's wishful thinking really played well, and he used the excuse of sending troops to help, but in fact, the praying mantis was catching cicadas and yellow finches, this was obviously Liu Bao's conspiracy, and he must not be allowed to succeed.

In his heart, Zhang Ren has secretly made plans, but if he doesn't agree to Liu Bao's request now, this pass will definitely not be passable, how can he have a foolproof strategy? Zhang Ren seems to be in a dilemma. (To be continued......)