(Thank you Dameng, Zhao Wuxian 2014)

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On the seventh day of the seventh month of July, the Zhen clan came with news that the Yuan army and the Montenegrin army agreed to fight together on the plain between Xiaquyang and Gengxiang on July 12.

After discussing with Zhao Yun, Tai Shici and other generals, Ma Han went to Zhen's mansion that night and discussed secretly with the Zhen brothers until late at night.

On the eighth day of the seventh month, Ma Han, Guan Hai, and Xiahou Lan led ten wolf-tooth flying horsemen and an eagle slave, and under the guidance of the Zhen family, they secretly took a boat to Xiyang Pavilion, the garrison of the right army of the Yuan army. Tai Shi Ci led one hundred and sixty wolf teeth to fly and ride, and Zhao Yun led sixty volunteers, Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao led thirty riders, dormant and waiting for instructions.

The Montenegrin army and the Yuan army will fight together, and they will definitely transfer the nine gates to slaughter each Hu to fight, so that the nine gates will be empty, and it is a good time to raid. However, in order to obtain the greatest benefits, we must grasp this opportunity well, not sooner or later, and we must strike at the most critical moment of the battle between the two armies in order to achieve miraculous results.

So, how do you seize this moment? Do you rely on Zhen's eyes and ears? Seventy or eighty miles from Quyang to Xia, two big rivers have to be crossed, and it takes an hour for the fast horse post to be delivered, and the battlefield is changing rapidly, and when the news is delivered, the daylily is cold. And most importantly, what kind of opportunities are the key moments? How can you make a decision if you don't see it with your own eyes?

So, here comes the horseman.

His plan was simple, the main force was lurking in Wuji and ready at any time; He led a small number of men and horses, pretending to be a soldier of the Zhen clan, and went to the right camp of the Xiyang Pavilion of the Yuan army, where the children of the Zhen family who served in the Yuan army responded. In other words, Ma Han and his party of fourteen people wanted to blend into the Yuan army and participate in this big battle.

The big war is approaching, and you have to mix into a certain camp, if there are only outsiders like Ma Han. That's called an impossibility. But with the help of local nobles like the Zhen family, it is extremely simple.

On the eighth day of the seventh month, Ma Han and his entourage were mixed among the more than 100 soldiers of the Zhen clan, escorting thousands of stone grains and rice, getting off the boat from Zishui, pushing more than 100 carts of grain and grass, and appeared in the north of the Xiyang Pavilion camp that stretched for several miles. The one who received this grain transportation team was Zhen Yi, a son of the Zhen family who served as Cangcao in the Yuan army.

Yuan Jun's support for the local family, of course, raised his hands and feet to welcome it, with Zhen's prestige in Zhongshan. No one would suspect that something was wrong.

The identity of Ma Han and his entourage is only known to the leader of the grain transportation team, Shi Yan, who was rescued by Ma Han that day, and Zhen Yi, who came to respond. In fact, even these two people don't know much, only that Ma Han is a reinforcement invited by the Zhen Mansion to defend against the Nine Gate Hu Cavalry. The reason why he blended into Yuan's army was only to observe the battlefield situation and decide the timing of the attack on the Nine Gates.

For such a good thing, Zhen Yi immediately agreed. Pat your chest to ensure the safety of Ma Han and his party. If he learns the true identity of Ma Han, he will probably be stunned; If he knew about the grievances between Ma Han and Yuan Shao, the supreme leader of the Yuan army, he was afraid that he would be paralyzed.

In fact, even the Zhen brothers didn't know about the grievances and entanglements between Ma Han and Yuan Shao. Otherwise, they would not dare to help such a "dangerous element" infiltrate the Yuan army camp. However, Ma Han's time in the Youzhou army was too short, and his glorious achievements were only circulated among junior sergeants. Like him, a grassroots figure of unknown origin and disappeared like a meteor, how can he get into the eyes of a famous family. In addition to Yuan Shao, Tian Feng, Guo Tu and several other parties, among the upper-level figures. Almost no one knew about him.

Zhen Yi was an officer in his early thirties, with a slightly yellow complexion, wearing a new tuft of cyan uniform. Wearing a crown on his head and a jade pendant hanging from his waist, he behaved quite elegantly, like a scholar more than an officer. The children of the Zhen family, even if they are in the army, are also well-educated.

Zhen Yi admired the young and heroic horse warrior and the polite Xia Houlan, but she didn't like Guan Hai, the wolf tooth flying horse, and the eagle slave who was carrying a black cloth cage with a numb face. He originally wanted to arrange Ma Han and Xia Houlan into a comfortable military tent close to him, but Shi Yan got Ma Han's hint and asked Zhen Yi to arrange Ma Han and other fourteen people in the three inconspicuous military tents among the Zhen clan soldiers.

After the arrangement was stopped, it was getting late, the sound of the cloud board of the night eclipse sounded, and the sergeants carried wooden bowls and clay pots, bustling, and went to receive the food.

Ma Han didn't need to do such a trivial matter himself, he was in the tent, discussing the layout of Yuan Jun's Xiyang Pavilion camp with Xiahoulan and Guan Hai.

In addition to being an observer and grasping the fighter plane, Ma Han also had an important purpose in entering the camp, which was to learn.

That's right! Learn!

Learn the standard location of a regular army, camping, defense outside the camp, patrol inside the camp, placement of weapons and food, arrangement of non-commissioned officers' tents, and so on.

I don't know if I don't look at it, but it's really particular when I look at it. For example, site selection requires close water sources, far forests, weeds, and high ground; Camping is more exquisite, the gap between the wood and the wood when erecting the fence can not be wider than two fingers, the width and depth of the trench outside the camp fence are standard, the spikes are buried in the ditch, and the ditch is equipped with deer and horses; In some important places in the camp, such as granaries and stables, there are also grain carts like hedgehogs with spears inserted around the frames; The distribution of the other tents, digging ponds, and barricades and stables...... The list goes on and on.

Ma Han watched the flowers for less than half an hour, and felt that he had gained a lot. In fact, these things were in the style of the art of war in ancient times, but let's not say that Ma Han didn't have the opportunity to come into contact with these military books, even if he read them, it was not as good as feeling them intuitively, and he was impressed. Compared with the square standard of the Yuan army's camp, what I saw in the camp of the Youzhou army at the beginning was a big difference. It is estimated that this is related to the fact that there are more cavalry and Hu soldiers in Gongsun Zhan's military camp.

Ma Han discussed with Xiahoulan and Guan Hai, two old soldiers with certain camping experience, picked up the missing and filled in the gaps, and benefited a lot. As a result, he was full of expectations for the battle of nearly 100,000 troops four days later. This kind of large-scale and grade of general battles are rare in the entire Three Kingdoms period, and it is rare to catch up with them, so we must observe carefully to see how the two sides arrange their troops and command the battle.

Ma Han was not from a military background, and had commanded hundreds of junior brothers in street group battles at most. After descending on the Three Kingdoms, learning to fight in the war, coupled with constant exercises and drills, now he asked himself that he could command three or five thousand men and horses, but if it exceeded 10,000 people, he was not sure. None of his subordinates can be called handsome, and there is no way, so he can only go on the shelves by himself. The things of the world, those who have not heard of them and are born to know, as long as they study hard, with their experience and thinking outside of this era. He is convinced that one day he will be able to control the elite of all armies and fight in a wide range of ways.

The three of them were discussing and talking, when they suddenly heard a commotion outside the tent and a noisy voice. Guan Hai was about to jump up, but he was held down by Ma Han and shook his fingers. At this time, the curtain of the tent was lifted, and the wolf teeth of the guards outside the tent rode in and reported: "It was the sergeant who made trouble and was annoyed by the difference in military food rations." Hence the dispute. "Because they are in an unpredictable place, the horses forbid the wolf-tooth riders to use honorific titles on themselves.

After a while, the quarrel came closer, and it seemed to take place in the area where the Zhen clan soldiers were stationed.

Ma Han was slightly surprised, and motioned for Guan Hai and Xiahou Lan to go out to have a look.

As soon as the curtain was lifted, he saw Shi Yan's face pale, and a group of Zhen clan soldiers behind him also had angry faces. And across from them, there was also a group of Yuan Jun dressed in military clothes, led by a tall thin man with a bearded face. was throwing a ruler knife up and down, staring at Shi Yan coldly.

When a soldier enters the camp, he is not allowed to move around with weapons unless he is on duty. But daggers and knives are not limited.

At this time, the group of sergeants was constantly clamoring for Shi Yan, and some even threw Shi Yan with steamed beans in a wooden bowl. Shi Yan's face, which was still white, became even whiter.

Ma Han approached, raised his voice slightly and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Shi Yan has always been in awe of Ma Han. I am even more grateful that he saved his own life, even in anger, he still suppresses his anger. He replied: "These pickled soldiers, their own food is coarse, but they are jealous of our Zhen family's food, clamoring for equal sharing, how can this be reasonable!" ”

Oh! Ma Han understood that the food of ordinary soldiers in the barracks was indeed not good, and basically what they ate was black beans and ginseng corn. It's barely enough to wrap your belly. Pure grain corn can only be eaten in times of war. And the soldiers of the Zhen clan are worthy of being the private soldiers of the big clan, not only do they only undertake the work of logistics and heavy auxiliaries, but they also eat so well: soup cakes (similar to noodles), corn, mutton, and even mutton bone soup...... Man is better than man!

The sergeants who followed the scent of bone broth were furious, and under the provocation of a team, they demanded a piece of the pie. Shi Yan was willing to agree, and while urgently sending people to find their temporary Shangguan Zhen Yi, he confronted Sergeant Yuan Jun.

After figuring out what happened, Ma Han just turned around and left, and left this matter to Zhen Yi to deal with, nothing to do with him. But at this moment, he noticed the troublesome Yuan Junjun on the opposite side, his eyes stared straight at him, he forgot to throw the ruler knife in his hand, and kept pointing with his fingers, and his eyebrows were raised upside down, wrinkled into a ball, as if he was struggling to reminisce.

It's not good, this guy seems to recognize himself, but he has no impression at all......

At this moment, the crowd was divided, Zhen Yi looked angry, and shouted at the Yuan army: "Xu Cheng! It's you again! Why is it that every time a family soldier eats food, you always have to insert a leg and share a spoonful? Don't think that because you were once the servant of the late Marquis Lu Jun, I won't dare to touch you! ”

That Xu Cheng's confused gaze was withdrawn from Ma Han's face, obviously he couldn't remember where he had seen Ma Han for a while, and when his eyes swept to Zhen Yi, he immediately became angry: "Zhen Cangcao, the big war is coming, let's eat better, kill the enemy more energetically, cut off the heads of a few more black mountain thieves, why not?" ”

The sergeants who followed behind him were also clamoring loudly, and the crowd was angry.

Ma Han asked Shi Yan in a low voice: "Who is the Marquis of Lu Jun?" ”

Shi Yan shook his head and didn't know, Ma Han said, "Go and ask." There was a majesty in his words that he had been killing for a long time, but Shi Yan didn't dare to disobey it, and went straight away. After a while, he reported back: "It was Lu Xiang, the marquis of the army, who was shot and killed when he was chasing the enemy last year......"

It turned out to be him!

Ma Han remembered, on the bank of the Prancing Horse Creek, an arrow pierced his heart, it was that Lu Xiang. At that time, there were about 30 cavalrymen who pursued him, and a third of them were killed by himself, and the rest of them must have been deeply impressed when they looked at each other across the river. It's just that the other party couldn't believe it for a while, and a pawn of the hostile camp would appear in his own camp......

At this time, the anger of the two sides is getting bigger and bigger, and there is already a tendency to do it. In the barracks, there are small fights, as long as the swords are not used, most of the officials will not care. From ancient times to the present, how can there be a soldier who does not make trouble? How can there be a gentle and humble barracks? On the contrary, keeping the soldiers brave and fierce is exactly what any general wants.

Ma Han hooked his finger at Guan Hai, and after Guan Hai came over, he said in a low voice: "Beat that Xu Cheng, you have to achieve two effects." First, make him speechless; Second, let him be stunned for a few days. ”

Guan Hai nodded, patted his chest with confidence, and then roared: "Dare to snatch food from Zhongshan Zhen's mouth, his mother's life is impatient!" Guys rush with me and beat up his grandmother! ”

Guan Hai roared, like a wild boar out of the forest, rampage, and pounced on Xu Cheng.

Xu Cheng and these people are all ruffians, or they can be said to be soldiers, they have always been arrogant, and ordinary family private soldiers, against these soldiers who are used to killing, they are always less courageous, and they are mostly suppressed. I didn't expect that this Zhen clan soldier would fight when he said that he would fight.

Xu Cheng was stunned, and said with a cruel smile: "Looking for ...... death"

A knife stabbed out, but it was framed horizontally by Guan Hai's thick arm. Xu Cheng only felt like hitting a solid wood, his arm was painful, and the ruler knife couldn't stab at all, so he suddenly knew that something was wrong. I was trying to retreat, but it was too late. Boom! A punch in the jaw. Because he was opening his mouth to speak, his teeth bit his tongue and almost didn't break it.

Xu Cheng exhaled in pain, bowed his head and vomited blood. Bang! The second punch hit him in the back of the head. Xu Chengxiang was hit hard by a wooden stick, and immediately lost consciousness and fell straight down.

Ma Han nodded secretly, Guan Hai deserved to be a good player at beating stuffy sticks, and he implemented his intentions well. Break the tongue, the other party will be unable to speak for a while, and hitting the back of the head will cause a certain amount of concussion, and the thinking will be confused for at least a few days.

Starting with Guan Hai's move, the soldiers of the Zhen clan and the soldiers of the Yuan army instantly became a mess.

In this chaotic scene, several initiators quietly slipped away without a shadow. (To be continued......)