"Retreat?!"

In the Liangxian County Yali, which served as the big tent of the Chinese army, Ma Chao's exclamation was first surprised and puzzled, but the tail sound that could be dragged out was filled with the sound of gnashing teeth.

Lu Bu stood aside, looking at the herald's gaze without the slightest change, his lips pursed, and he didn't mean to speak.

The herald had a thick tiredness on his face, but looking at Ma Chao's face in front of him, handsome, young, full of vitality, he was deeply twisted together at this moment, and the original handsomeness seemed to be completely shattered, and then combined together, he turned into a vicious and fierce one.

He swallowed quietly, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, his eyes wandered, but he didn't dare to leave Ma Chao's sight, he opened his mouth with difficulty, and promised: "Che...... General Che Cavalry...... There is an order, and then ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was grabbed by Ma Chaoyi's neck, lifted his feet off the ground with one hand, and made a "ho-ho-ho" struggle sound in his throat, kicked helplessly with his feet, held his hands on Ma Chao's right hand, and wrenched in vain, trying to free himself from Ma Chao's clutches.

Although Ma Chao was just fifteen years old, his height and body shape were no different from ordinary middle-aged men, and the herald in front of him was also a big man in Xiliang, who was a whole head taller than ordinary middle-aged men, but at this moment he was carried by Ma Chao with one hand, but he had no power to resist.

"Ma Chao! Put it down! ”

Lu Bu snorted in a deep voice, with an irresistible majesty in his words.

Ma Chao turned his head and glared at Lu Bu, but when Lu Bu glared back even more fiercely, he finally let go of his right hand, and Ren Commander fell to the ground weakly, where he caressed his neck with both hands, panting, and coughing violently.

Although Ma Chao had already taken his unwilling gaze away, Lu Bu still glared at him fiercely for a while before turning to the herald and ordering in the most gentle voice possible: "It's hard work, you go down first." ”

The herald stood up with difficulty, trembled his hands, and said to Lu Bu: "Humble duty, humble duty, you have to ...... Rushed back overnight. ”

"Well, return to the general of the chariot cavalry, tomorrow I will lead the army to retreat."

"Thank you, General!"

The herald saluted respectfully and turned to leave. From beginning to end, he didn't look at Ma Chao again, today's events, no matter how angry he was in his heart, he knew that there was a huge difference in identity and individual strength, so he had no choice but to swallow this breath silently.

Ma Chao directly ignored the herald's emotional reaction, and his roar had already sounded before the herald's back disappeared into the night outside the door.

"I just led the army here, and I haven't met Sun Jian yet, why do you have to withdraw the army?!"

Lu Bu didn't seem to hear his words, and walked to the backyard by himself, leaving Ma Chao with his back, as well as a sentence he left behind, light and fluttering, but as if he had the power of ten thousand jun.

"You don't have to retreat."

Until he walked into the backyard, Lu Bu didn't hear the expected angry roar of Ma Chao, so he could only shake his head slightly and secretly laugh bitterly in his heart.

Ma Chao, this fifteen-year-old general, although he didn't really do anything, weighed him a few catties and a few taels, but just based on the information in his memory and such an age, Ma Teng, who dominated Xiliang, was relieved to hand over his elite cavalry to him, and he knew that he must be extraordinary.

In terms of personal force, "Lu Bu" himself, but since he was more than ten years old, he fought with the Xianbei people on the prairie in the Wuyuan border county and in the desert outside the country, but at that time, "Lu Bu" did not have the ability to lead a team of 3,000 elite cavalry.

But maybe there was, but it wasn't there at the time.

For the future famous general in front of him, who is strong-blooded, impulsive, flamboyant, and has a certain degree of restraint, it is impossible for Lu Bu not to think about it, but after thinking about it, he has not found a way to recruit him.

Liu Bei in his memory was able to recruit Ma Chao, but Liu Bei picked up a big leak: Ma Teng was killed by Cao Cao, and Ma Chao was completely defeated and was in a desperate situation.

If one day in the future, this scene can be repeated, Ma Chao may be recruited by Lu Bu into the account.

But this hope is too slim.

Since this is the case, Lu Bu has honestly put this thought down for the time being, but he doesn't mind leaving an indelible "good" impression in Ma Chao's young heart during this time.

Beating him to the point of being convinced is one way, and it is also one way to provoke him and sharpen his temperament.

With these calculations, Lu Bu temporarily forgot about Sun Jian, the Jiangdong tiger, returned to his residence and rested peacefully.

In the afternoon of the next day, after making full preparations, he found that the advance of Sun Jian's army had appeared ten miles southeast of Liang County, and he did not hesitate to lead his army out of the city and retreat. On the back of each knight's horse, there was a bag of food for men and horses to eat for three days, and behind the army, several thick clouds of smoke rose into the sky in Liangxian County, and the fire was faintly visible.

It was too late to move away the grain and grass in the treasury, since it couldn't be moved, instead of cheapening Sun Jian, it was better to burn it and burn it clean.

Although Ma Chao angrily asked why he retreated when facing the heralds, at this time, he still honestly led the army to follow behind Lu Bu's army, and even each knight carried a bag of food exactly the same on the saddle, and even the amount was exactly the same as that of the knights under Lu Bu's command.

When the 6,000 elite cavalry advanced from Yangrenju to Liangxian, they were lightly armed, and all the auxiliary soldiers were heavy, and they all stayed in Yangrenju, which was in front of the army led by Li Wei.

Yangrenju is a village and town, located in the northwest of Liang County thirty miles, when Lu Bu led the army to rush to this place unhurriedly, the sun is still high, and the auxiliary soldiers have been ordered to evacuate this place, but the tents in the military camp are left for the direct use of Lu Bu's army.

When the army rested, Lu Bu took Song Xian, Hou Cheng, as well as Ma Chao and his personal guards, and took advantage of the fact that it was still early, and the horses, under the leadership of local guides, surveyed the terrain around the Yangren gathering.

It took the whole hour to go around a large circle, the valley is located in the narrowest point between the headlands on both sides, and there are more than forty miles, it is feasible to meet Sun Jian's army here, but it is not realistic to lay an ambush between the valleys on both sides.

On the way back to the town, the sunset was like blood, the sunset was like a red forging, reflecting the red in the river valley, Lu Buyang pointed to the villages and towns a few miles ahead, and asked casually: "What is the name of this place?" ”

"Yang people gather, here is called Yang people gathering, ten miles to Rushui, that is, Guangcheng gathering."

Hearing Song Xian's answer, Lu Bu muttered the name "Yang Ren Ju", suddenly startled, and remembered, the name Yang Ren Ju, he, a traveler in later generations, can have an impression, is it because of Sun Jian?

According to the records of the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", Sun Jian was here, and Dong Zhuo's generals Hu Zhen, "Lu Bu" and Hua Xiong fought repeatedly, and after winning and losing each other, Sun Jian killed Hua Xiong in one fell swoop, forcing "Lu Bu" and Hu Zhen to retreat to Luoyang in panic.

This battle made Sun Jian famous, and after that, he broke through the Dagu Pass, entered Luoyang, and obtained the jade seal of the country among the ruins of Luoyang.

But now, time and space have already undergone subtle changes, Dong Zhuo has died, and here, Yang people gather, I am afraid that it will become Sun Jian's sad place.

Lu Bu was so convinced in his heart that when he returned to the camp, the messenger sent by the general Li Wei had just arrived.

This time, the military order was much more detailed, and according to the map, the messenger truthfully reported the combat strategy determined by Li Dao, Guo Tai and others in consultation.

"New Town!"

Ma Chao stared at the new city on the map, and read out in a low voice, here, less than sixty miles away from Yique Pass, less than eighty miles away from the Yangren gathering, it is located at the three-forked river channel where the white precipitation flows into Yishui, if Sun Jian wants to attack the city, he must first wave his army to cross the Yishui of Li Xu Kuan.

At this time, it is not yet the spring flood season, the river is dry, and the river is wide and flat, and the water is no deeper than the knee, and the obstacles that can be played are limited, but after all, it is still an obstacle, and it can still play a role.

"Good! Just fight to the death with Sun Jian here, and see how much power Sun Jian can have! ”

Lu Bu pondered for a moment, and slammed his fist on the map on the desk, and there was a loud bang, like a low war drum, beating in everyone's hearts.

Just for a moment, not only Ma Chao, but also Song Xian and Hou Cheng were all excited, looking forward to it.

In this battle, Sun Jian had no choice of the battlefield, he wanted to lead the army to attack Luoyang, unless he defeated the army of Li Dao who was waiting for work in the new city, otherwise, he had only to lead the army back to Luyang There is only one way to go.

However, under the watchful eye of Xiliang and Bingzhou's elite cavalry, if he waved his army to retreat, how could he withdraw the army to Luyang safely and unharmed?

In this battle, he had to fight.