The Xianbei people had dispersed, and the camp was gradually quiet.

Some of the soldiers who were hit by the arrows wailed in low voices, while others were busy trying to stop the bleeding and bandage their wounds. Xia Houlan carefully inspected the camp, inspecting the damage to the vehicle array, casualties, and the loss of arrows. Zhao Yun came to Cheng Xu's tent and whispered something, causing Cheng Xu to nod from time to time.

"The current situation is roughly like this, as long as our army persists, the follow-up reinforcements will come, and a large amount of grain and grass will arrive here one after another.

Zhao Yun analyzed to Cheng Xu and Gongsun Ji.

Cheng Xu said with some concern: "I'm afraid that Kebi won't give us a chance to drag it out for a long time!" Seeing that Macheng is about to run out of food, Kebineng also needs to replenish grain and grass, once he finds out that Master Taifu is not fooled, he will go all out to besiege the grain team, and then our situation will be worrying! ”

"Yun already has a strategy to retreat from the enemy, and he also asked Lord Cheng and Lord Gongsun to help persuade one person."

"Oh, I don't know who it is?"

"It's Yan Zhi that I brought from Guangyang."

"You're talking about Yan Rou's brother?"

"That's it! Yun asked the two adults to help persuade Yan Zhi to write a sincere letter to his brother Yan Rou, advising Yan Rou to know that he was lost, not to forget his Han identity, and not to collude with jackals like Kebineng again. ”

"Well, do your best. If Yan Zhi refuses, what should he do? Cheng Xu asked.

"If Yan Zhi refuses, let him go into battle tomorrow to kill the enemy!" Zhao Yun said indifferently.

After leaving Cheng Xu's military tent, Zhao Yun dragged his tired body to his camp.

In the tent, Xia Houlan had already built a pile of firewood, and a few pieces of beef and a large pot of shochu were roasted on the fire.

"Yuanqing? Why don't you rest? Opening the tent door, Zhao Yun saw Xiahoulan.

"Hehe, I'm waiting for you! I have a stomach full of confusion in my heart, and I can't sleep without asking. Xia Houlan said with a smile.

"Hey, where did you get the beef?" Zhao Yun was a little strange.

"Two oxen pulling a cart were hit by arrows and broke their eyes, so I bought them from the people at my expense, and slaughtered them at night to reward the soldiers. These pieces of high-quality tendon meat are specially reserved for you, today you have played enough prestige with three in and three out, and the physical consumption must be very large, hurry up and fill your stomach while it is hot! Xia Houlan patiently explained.

Zhao Yun walked to Xia Houlan's side, sat down, took the hot wine handed by Xia Houlan, and ...... Knock, pour a few bites, then grab a large piece of beef and nibble on.

Xia Houlan was not in a hurry, and accompanied Zhao Yun to drink.

Zhao Yun filled his stomach, wiped a handful of wine stains from his mouth, and said, "You want to ask why I didn't cut off the lock slave in front of the battle?" Why take the plunge to Horse City? ”。

"More than that, I want to ask you what you plan to do next. Commanding such a large battle now, I am already barely able to do it. If the number of enemies continues to increase tomorrow, I don't think I have the ability to calmly dispatch and not make mistakes. ”

Xia Houlan smiled wryly, and did not hide her struggle in front of Zhao Yun.

As the commander of an army, not everyone has the talent and ability to command thousands of troops. From ancient times to the present, some generals can not command more than 1,000 troops, some can barely command 10,000 troops, and some can command 100,000 or 80,000 troops.

Those who command more than 1,000 troops can be vanguards, those who command more than 10,000 troops can be generals, those who command 100,000 troops can be generals, and those who command hundreds of thousands of troops to go up are marshals.

Xia Houlan is now commanding more than 4,000 soldiers and thousands of people, and he can almost lead about 10,000 troops in the future, but it has also reached the limit of his ability, and it is not hypocritical and modest for him to say this to Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yunli sorted out his thoughts and said, "It's time to tell you the bottom, let me talk slowly." ”

"During the day, I did not kill the slaves on the spot, mainly because I was afraid that killing the slaves would completely anger the Xianbei people, and the casualties of the grain team would increase greatly. Under the circumstances of the uncertain situation at that time, the speed of our army's march was very limited, so the preservation of combat strength was the first priority. At that time, as long as the Xianbei people were repelled and they were jealous, the goal could be achieved, so there was no need to excessively stimulate the Xianbei people and cause greater conflicts. ”

"The reason why I want to venture to Ma Cheng to meet Master Taifu in person is mainly to dissuade you from going out of the city to rescue us. Because I've already spotted the main force of Kobineng and determined his intentions, I must crush Kebineng's plot to use us as bait to force the adults out of the city. At the same time, I also want to suggest to my lords a strategy to retreat from the enemy, which no one else can do. ”

"As for what's next, it's not too late to tell you. Early tomorrow morning, you prepare five fast horses, three bows and ten pots of arrows for me, and some drinking water and dry food, and some bean cakes for the war horses, and I will go out of the camp to find Yan Rou. ”

"What? You're going to get out of the way! Xia Houlan was so excited that she threw the roasted beef in her hand into the fire.

Zhao Yun hurriedly picked up the dry branch with the beef fork and said: "What's so surprising, the best person to force Kebineng to retreat now is Yan Rou, as long as he moves, not only can Kebi Neng eat the bitter fruit, but also completely destroy the possibility of Yan Rou and Kebi Neng colluding in the future." ”

"Zilong, our army has almost 30,000 soldiers and horses, if you count Yan Rou's nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses, you can completely annihilate Kebi Neng in one fell swoop, why just force it back?" Xia Houlan was a little puzzled.

"Because even if Yan Rou agrees to help, in order to preserve his strength, he will not really be able to fight hard with Kebi; Although our army has a total of 30,000 soldiers and horses, if it is a duel with the 20,000 soldiers and horses of Kebineng in the field, the possibility of victory is very small. You and I have both stayed in the White Horse Camp, and we have also fought with the Xianbei in the Baitan area, and we know the huge attack and lethality of the Xianbei people in the field. At the beginning, Gongsun Zhan was fierce with a white horse, and it was difficult to completely annihilate Shui Xianbei, but now with only 30,000 Han cavalry, how can he defeat the 20,000 small Xianbei led by Ke Bineng? ”

"What's more, even if we try our best to make Kobi come home with a big defeat, we definitely don't lose a lot. After this battle, do we have any strength to deal with the aggressive Gongsun Zhan? ”

"Zilong seems to be very dissatisfied with Gongsun Zhan?" Xia Houlan said softly.

"Gongsun Zhan is a self-righteous and ambitious person, compared with the generous and benevolent Taifu, he is not the master of saving the country and the people. Nowadays, Childe values a low-born commoner like you and me so much, of course we have to think about Childe at all times. Zhao Yun said without hesitation.

"What does Zilong mean this time to force Kebineng back with all his might, preserve the strength of our army, provoke the contradiction between Yan Rou and Kebineng, continue to maintain the security of northern Youzhou with Huairou's strategy, and then use the main energy to contain Gongsun Zhan?"

"That's it! Alas...... this is also a last resort! Don't you want to get rid of all these predatory and unscrupulous miscellaneous things? It's just not ripe! Or after the prince receives the post of captain of Wuhuan in the future and personally guards the north of Youzhou, we can change the situation of harmony with Xianbei and Yan Rou. ”

When he said this, Zhao Yun had a little helplessness on his face, and a little expectation.

"What do you need me to do?" Xia Houlan asked.

"Hold on! After I leave, no matter how many enemies come, you must command the troops to defend the camp, and you must not let Kobi take away the grain, grass and military resources! ”

"Good! Zilong rest assured, even if I give up this life, I will never let Kebi get the benefits back! ”

The two whispered a few more words in the tent, Xia Houlan withdrew, and then slept separately to replenish some physical strength.

Two hours later, the sky was faintly bright, and a horse drove out of the Han military camp and headed downstream towards the revenge water.

Zhao Yun rode his horse and walked five miles downstream, once again flowing through the icy and biting water, looking for the direction of Guangning City.

Ningcheng is in the west, Quang Ninh is in the east, and the distance between the two cities is thirty miles. Xiahoulan was attacked by Yan Rou in the south of Guangning a few days ago, indicating that Yan Rou's troops had appeared in the area of Guangning, so Zhao Yun was ready to go to Guangning first, and if Yan Rou could not be found, he would go north into the White Mountain and continue to look for Yan Rou.

Zhao Yun walked less than forty miles to the northeast, and when he was about to approach Guangning City, he encountered the sentry of the Wuhuan people coming to intercept and inquire, and he was immediately overjoyed.

Since it is a Wuhuan person, not a Xianbei person, it means that Yan Rou is nearby!

Zhao Yun told the Wuhuan Sentinel that he was entrusted by Lord Taifu to deliver a letter to Lord Yan. A few sentry riders who blocked the road didn't believe it and wanted to capture Zhao Yun, and the result can be imagined.

After Zhao Yun beat these unlucky eggs, he tied his hands and feet with ropes and threw them on the horse's back, and then continued to march towards the location of Guangning City. As a result, there were Wuhuan sentry riders along the road to intercept and ask, Zhao Yun didn't do anything, he took all the orders, and it didn't take long for a long string to come out behind him!

Although the Wuhuan people who saw Zhao Yun later on the road gradually increased, after they saw the dozen or so brothers of the same clan behind Zhao Yun, they knew that the Han people who came from Lu Dao were very powerful, and if they really wanted to kill people, it was estimated that it would not be as simple as tying people up now. These Wuhuan people were worried about the lives of their fellow clansmen, so they had to quickly run back to report to Yan Rou.

When Zhao Yun was about to arrive at the city of Guangning, he finally alarmed Yan Rou in the city.

At the head of Guangning City, Yan Rou, who arrived after hearing the news, looked at Zhao Yun under the city and shouted: "Who is coming?" Why did you tie up my sentry riders? ”

"I am Zhao Zilong, the commander of the Taifu Guard, and I have two letters sent to Lord Yan today!"

"Where are the letters?" Yan Rou asked again.

"Wait, sir!" After Zhao Yun finished answering this, he calmly took a bow and pointed two arrows at the head of the city.

Yan Rou was taken aback by Zhao Yun's move, and hurriedly hid to the side, and was about to scold, but saw that Zhao Yun had already retreated behind a group of Wuhuan people who were tied up like zongzi. When the Wuhuan people at the head of the city saw Zhao Yun retreating, they didn't dare to shoot him with arrows.

Zhao Yun can be respectful to Liu Yu, but he doesn't have such a good temper with Yan Rouke, and he doesn't say hello, he shoots arrows and throws books directly, and his attitude is very hard.

Yan Rou asked people to take down the letters, read them carefully one by one, and then showed a hesitant look on her face.

Two letters, one was written to him by Liu Yu himself, Liu Yu's tone and handwriting Yan Rou was familiar with, and there would be no fraud; The other letter was written to him by his brother Yan Zhi, which was more familiar and did not seem to be fraudulent.

"Where is my brother Yan Zhi now?" Yan Rou asked loudly.

Zhao Yun replied: "Just by the edge of the water, Ling Di Gao Feng Liang Festival, I am willing to guard the grain team with our army, and swear to fight to the death with Kebi!" ”

Yan Rou thought to herself: What kind of! My brother will help you fight to the death with Kobi? It's not that you have caught him, now it's up to you to knead what you want!

Knowing that Zhao Yun's so-called younger brother was willing to defend the grain team with the Han army was not credible, but at this time, Yan Rou could not accuse Zhao Yun of using Yan Zhi as a threat, because he knew that there were still thousands of people in the Yan clan of Guangyang......

In addition, although Liu Yu did not agree to Yan Rou's request this time, he finally sent a step, and after promising to drive away the Xianbei people, he would go to the court to watch Yan Rou as the protector of Wuhuan Sima, second only to the position of school captain. Moreover, what made Yan Rou even more interested was that the captain would be Liu Yu's own son Liu He.

Yan Roucai didn't believe that a noble son like Liu He would really stay in a bitter cold place like Ningcheng, at best, he would just make a name, and then hide in Jixian County with his father to enjoy happiness.

A few days ago, out of anger, Yan Rou withdrew from Ningcheng in a fit of rage, and led Kebi to attack Liu Yu, but now that he thinks about it, he also regrets it a little. As Liu Yu persuaded him in the letter, if he colluded with Kebi again, he would really become the common enemy of millions of Han people in Youzhou, not only the Yan clan would not be able to raise their heads in Youzhou from now on, but even his prestige among the Wuhuan and Xianbei people would be greatly affected.

Why did the Wuhuan people and a few Xianbei people recommend Yan Rou as the leader, isn't it because he is "black and white" and can talk on both sides. If Liu Yu completely turned his face with him, ordered the whole state and even the entire Youhe and Hebei Prefectures, and characterized him Yan Rou as a "rebel", then Yan Rou would be a rat crossing the street in front of the Han people and the government in the future, and not everyone shouted and beaten!

After figuring out the reason, although Yan Rou still had some pimples in her heart, she still said to Zhao Yun under the city: "I have read Lord Taifu's letter, and it is indispensable to resist Xianbei's entry into the Kou!" ”

Zhao Yun saw that Yan Rou had agreed to this, so he said: "Lord Yan, the grain team is now thirty miles away from Macheng, if you can lead troops to escort it, Kebineng will definitely not dare to come and interfere!" Without further ado, I'll take the first step, and I hope to make a decision as soon as possible. ”

After Zhao Yun said this, he didn't hesitate to beat his horse and leave, as if he didn't care about Yan Rou's choice at all.

Sometimes, some people like to kick their noses in the face, and Zhao Yun will not give Yan Rou this opportunity!

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