After settling Gan Ning, Liu Ze immediately set off to the north. Liu Ze went north this time because he received news from Xiangyang, Liu Pan led 50,000 cavalry, and had rushed to Xiakou in the starry night.

Liu Pan came so fast! Liu Biao's account is mostly mediocre, which is related to Liu Biao's cronyism and reuse of Jingzhou's local scholars, but within the Liu clan, Liu Biao's nephew Liu Pan is a rare member of the general, who has been stationed in Changsha, many times to attack Yuzhang and other places, for Liu Biao to guard the southeast portal, great achievements, this time Jiangxia has something, Liu Biao's first thought is Liu Pan, entrusted with the position of vanguard, commanding 50,000 cavalry, to save Huang Zu.

Compared with Liu Pan, who made rapid progress, the 100,000 water step coalition army led by Cai Mao was much slower, Liu Pan had already arrived in Anlu, and it was less than three hundred miles away from Xiakou, and Cai Mao's army had just left Xiangyang, and the forward had only arrived in Yicheng, far behind Liu Pan's cavalry.

Liu Pan's cavalry went deep alone, which undoubtedly gave Liu Zechuang a chance to break through. When Liu Ze arrived at Anlu, Zhang Fei's Third Army was already in battle in Anlu.

"Big brother, I haven't fought for a few years, but I have been suffocated, how about it, I am transferred this time, is there a good errand?" As soon as Zhang Fei saw Liu Ze, he shouted loudly in a thick voice as if no one was around.

Liu Ze smiled, Deputy Governor Zhang He, Xu Shu and General Wu Anguo, Liao Hua and other generals stepped forward to salute, Liu Ze beckoned everyone to sit down, and said: "Yide, I can prepare a big meal for you this time, Liu Biao's 50,000 cavalry." At this moment, he is rushing to the west of the Lianshui River, and he is looking forward to Anlu's killing. How's that, is this meal to your liking? ”

50,000 cavalry? Zhang He, Xu Shu, Wu Anguo, Liao Hua and others were all taken aback and glanced at each other, but none of them spoke. The Third Army Corps has a full strength of 15,000 people, and more than half of it is logistics miscellaneous work alone, and the real Thunder Cavalry has two divisions, 3,000 cavalry each, a total of 6,000 cavalry, and 6,000 cavalry against 50,000 cavalry, no wonder Zhang He and others have a surprised expression on their faces.

Zhang Fei looked like he didn't care, grinned and said, "Okay." I took this dish from Lao Zhang. Big brother, just take a look. ”

The expressions of Zhang He and the others naturally did not escape Liu Ze's eyes, this is the first battle after the Lei Cavalry became an army, and the Lei Cavalry has not experienced any actual combat, I am afraid that no one knows how powerful it is. The first battle that Liu Ze arranged for Lei Cai was several times his own cavalry. It is not surprising that Zhang He and others were stunned by this. As for Zhang Fei. This is the master who will not frown alone in the million-dollar army, and he doesn't care how many people there are on the other side.

Liu Ze's gaze swept over the faces of Zhang Hezhu's generals, and said awe-inspiringly: "Raise your eyebrows and sword out of the sheath." It's time for the sharp blade of the thunder rider to come out of the sheath, and the battle of Anlu will definitely be the time when the thunder rider will become famous all over the world! Raise soldiers for a thousand days, use soldiers for a while, I hope you will not let me down! ”

To build this thunder cavalry Liu Ze can be said to be at the expense of blood, nine thousand sweat and blood horses, astronomical cost of horse armor, even the cavalry are the brave men selected by Lin in various troops, it can be said that they are the elite of the elite, every thunder cavalry is worth a lot of money, and it is enough to build a thunder cavalry to arm a whole team of ordinary soldiers. Lei Qi is undoubtedly Liu Ze's hard work, Zhang He and others naturally know that Lei Qi will never be an ornament, after several years of rigorous training, Liu Ze is waiting for this day.

General Zhang He's heart sank, and he arched his hands and said in unison: "The last general will definitely live up to the expectations of the lord!" ”

Liu Ze nodded lightly and said: "Although the Jingzhou cavalry is known as 50,000, except for the logistics auxiliaries, there are only 20,000 or 30,000 cavalry who can really fight. However, this time the main attacker will also be your Third Legion, the battle of Pinglu, is to play the momentum of the thunder horse, the prestige of the thunder horse, if you don't make a sound, it will be a blockbuster! ”

Zhang Fei laughed and said: "Big brother, you can rest assured, there are only tens of thousands of Jingzhou soldiers, I didn't pay attention to the old Zhang Ke, when I beat Yuan Shao's 400,000 horses, I didn't recognize it, this time the thunder rode in his hand, and the Jingzhou soldiers rubbed him and said that a circle is a circle, and a deflated is deflated." ”

Liu Ze smiled and said: "The third brother Yu Yong is commendable, but this battle should not be underestimated, the person who commanded the Jingzhou army is Liu Biao's subordinate Liu Pan, this person is brave and good at fighting, but he is also known as a tiger general, after being ordered, he is resolute and decisive, and he is much stronger than Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, and the third brother should not be underestimated. ”

Xu Shu said: "The lord is too worried, Liu Pan is brave, but the light soldiers are rash and domineering, but it is a taboo for the soldiers. ”

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Liu Pan looks like he is in his early twenties, under the golden helmet, there is a slightly childish face, but between his eyebrows is heroic, at this time he has just crossed the water, standing on the high embankment of the horse, holding a pergola, looking east.

To the east of Zhuanshui is Anlu, where the terrain is gentle, as far as the eye can see, Liu Pan said to Liu Hu, the deputy general next to him: "This place is good, it is the most conducive place for cavalry to carry out operations." ”

Liu Hu complained again and again, and said: "Why is Brother so anxious, Cai Du supervised the troops and horses since he arrived in Yicheng, but you have already led the troops into Anlu, is it too rash?" ”

Liu Pan said: "Saving soldiers is like fighting a fire, how can you not be in a hurry?" Now Huang Zu is in Jiangxia, there is Liu Ze in Xuzhou in the north, and Sun Ce in Jiangdong in the south, and survival is only in the evening. This time, my uncle almost poured all his strength into Jingzhou's soldiers to save him, didn't the second brother understand the intention? ”

Liu Huqi said: "Isn't it because my uncle sent troops to rescue Jiang Xia because he had a good personal relationship with Mrs. Huang?" ”

Liu Pan said: "Even though my uncle and Huang Zu have a good personal relationship, it is not just because of personal friendship that most of Jingzhou's troops are used. The land of Jiangxia, the place where the Yangtze River and the Han River meet, can reach Xiangyang by tracing the Han River, and can reach Jiangling up against the river, if Jiangxia is lost, the gateway of Jingzhou is completely gone, and Xiangyang and Jiangling are all under the enemy's iron hooves, so Jiangxia can not be lost. ”

Liu Hu glanced at the vast plain and said, "Even so, it is not too late for Brother Cai Dudu to wait for the arrival of Cai Dudu's land and water army before marching." Out of Anlu, it is not far from Xiakou, Liu Ze's army is all here, and Brother has to guard against it. ”

Liu Pan laughed and said: "Everyone in the world calls Liu Ze like a tiger, but I am not afraid of it, today I have 50,000 elite horsemen, enough to crush a qiē horse in Xuzhou, second brother, do you know, why did my uncle send all the cavalry?" ”

Liu Hu looked dazed, indeed, Liu Biao's move this time was indeed unexpected, the naval army and the infantry army combined 100,000 soldiers, but only accounted for half of Jingzhou's men, and the cavalry Liu Biao gave everything he had, and sent all the 50,000 cavalry in Jingzhou, quite a bit of a desperate plan, not only Liu Hu, almost all Jingzhou subordinates were deeply surprised, thinking that Liu Biao's move was a bit almost crazy, in case of failure, the Jingzhou army will be in a slump.

Liu Pan said: "Before leaving, my uncle instructed me to relieve the siege of Jiangxia this time, success or failure in this move, and there must be no room for loss." Liu Ze of Xuzhou, the most powerful is the archers, who are famous all over the world and have made many achievements. If you want to defeat the archers, you can only use cavalry to ride them, so my uncle spared no effort to transfer all 50,000 cavalry, hoping that this battle could completely suppress the archers in Xuzhou and complete the battle. Now Liu Ze's archers and horses are only a few thousand people, which is insignificant compared to our 50,000 cavalry. ”

Liu Pan waved his horsewhip as he spoke, and ordered the cavalry of Jingzhou to speed up the crossing of the river, quickly complete the assembly on the east bank, and prepare to break through in the direction of Xiakou.

At this moment, the east of Anlu suddenly became dusty, and it was like a hurricane rolling up in the distance between the flats, black clouds rushed to the sky, faint thunder roared, and a murderous aura rushed to the face, which suddenly shocked all the Jingzhou soldiers were dumbfounded. (To be continued......)