For this reason, Gao Gan also called his subordinates and told them to guard the city, no matter what, until the arrival of Yan Liang's army.

Standing on the city wall, watching the soldiers of the Five Legions in the distance begin to assemble again, and then they in black armor began to press towards Handan City step by step, and the senior cadres on the city wall were also ready to defend the city.

"Report, General, a large number of black-clothed cavalry suddenly appeared behind us, looking at its banner, it should be the vanguard corps." Just when Gao Gan had prepared fire oil, sleepers, boulders and other things, and was ready to defend the city, suddenly the deputy behind him reported.

"The Vanguard Legion? How could they be behind us? Gao Gan looked very puzzled, and then quickly turned to the east side of the city wall, standing here and looking from a distance, he had indeed seen a piece of smoke and dust from far and near, and when he was close, he could clearly see those cavalry of the vanguard legion riding war horses and wearing black clothes and black armor.

"Oh no, we're surrounded." Seeing this reality, Gao Gan secretly screamed in his heart, he knew that in the face of a two-sided attack, Handan would not be able to hold it.

It's just that he is worthy of being the general who leads the army, although Gao Gan knows that the general situation is going, he still does not have the slightest intention of panicking, but says to the deputy general, "In this way, you go to the west to defend the city, and the enemy in the east will be handed over to me." Come on, order 5,000 soldiers, and wait for me to have a good meeting with this Lu Bu for a while. ”

Then, Gao Gan went out of the city with 5,000 soldiers.

It's just that after leaving the city, Gao Gan did not face the direction of Handhui, but led the troops in the direction of Quliang. Apparently he saw that something was wrong and fled.

To say that Gao Gan is also a tiger general, he also has courage. It's just that when facing Lu Bu, the legendary number one warrior, plus the strength of the two sides has reached the level of thirty to one, how do you let him fight. Rather than wait for death in the city, it is better to withdraw to the giant deer, presumably even if the lord knows what he has done, he will not say anything.

Gao Gan fled like this, and he didn't even fight. And his escape apparently caused a lot of pressure on the soldiers in Handan, and chaos ensued. The remaining more than 20,000 people, when they knew that the team was surrounded by Zhang Chao's army of nearly 300,000 and that they could not transport grain and grass, many of them lost their will to fight.

How can a war be fought if there is no food supply?

How can you win a war without the command of the commander-in-chief?

The facts are in front of you, and although you don't want to be a prisoner, it seems that you have no choice but to die. The few lieutenant generals who stayed here discussed, and when Lu Bu led the army to Handan City, they simply opened the city gate.

When the army arrived, the city soldiers of Handan opened the door and surrendered, and Lu Bu was both happy and a little helpless.

Happily, the reputation of the vanguard army is indeed loud enough, and the other side is forced to surrender just by the arrival of people, which can reduce a lot of losses. It's a pity that I can't fight, it's a bit unpleasant.

It seemed that he saw Lu Bu's loss, and Pang Tong, the military advisor on the side, smiled, "Brother Feng Xian doesn't have to be disappointed, isn't it easy to fight?" ”

"Oh? What is Shi Yuan's clever plan? As soon as Lu Bu heard it, he knew that there must be a battle to fight, and immediately looked over with a smile on his face.

"Brother Fengxian, have you forgotten Yan Liang who is following us? He has an army of 200,000, so I'm afraid you won't be able to eat it, hehe. Pang Tong seemed to be inviting the general, and seemed to be agitated.

"Humph! is like a fart, but it's only 200,000, so it's natural to be able to eat. Lu Bu said arrogantly at this meeting.

"Good!" Seeing that Lu Bu was so confident, Pang Tong immediately said: "That's the case, please also ask Brother Feng Xian to prepare early, let's go back and kill him." ”

"Hmm. It's just that this Handan City is not occupied? Seeing that the city in his hand was in front of him, Lu Bu asked with some hesitation.

"It's okay, the Five Legions will take this place. How? Could it be that Brother Feng Xian wants us to join up with the Fifth Legion and go to Yan Liang? If you're so afraid, you'll lose the opportunity. When Pang Tong said this, he also seemed to hesitate.

To say that in the face of the 200,000 Yan Liang army behind him, the safest way is naturally for the five legions to converge, so that the strength will exceed the other party, and the chance of victory will be more. But in this way, there are also drawbacks, that is, it will make Yan Liang's army prepared, if this is the case, then even the best fighter will be lost.

"Of course I don't hope that we can defeat this Yan Liang on our own. Come on, the former army will be changed to the rear army, and I will go back to kill. "Lu Bu is a belligerent man, and his skills are also very great, and of course he doesn't want the credit to be shared with others. You know, in the past few months, he hasn't fought a single battle, either staying where he is, or running around, and now he finally has the opportunity to show his skills, how can he let it go?

Under the command of Lu Bu, the vanguard army did not enter the city, but turned back and killed it. This also caused the soldiers of Handan City, who surrendered in Kaesong, to face each other and be a little at a loss. Fortunately, the city gate in the west has also been surrendered, and Xu Huang and Xu Shu have entered the city with 100,000 soldiers of the fifth legion, so the situation will not be a problem.

Xu Huang led the army into the city, and originally wanted to join Lu Bu's army, but when he received the news that the other party had turned back, he couldn't help but say with a stunned face: "Military advisor, why is this?" ”

Xu Shu was also stunned when he heard the news, but he was worthy of being a person of great wisdom, and after just a little thought, he guessed a certain possibility, so he smiled and said: "It seems that the vanguard army is going to fight Yan Liang, they want to make great contributions." ”

"Zhan Yan Liang, but they only have 150,000 people, and the other party does have 200,000 people, I'm afraid this battle is not very easy to fight. Isn't it a bit of a great idea to act in this way for the sake of meritorious service? Xu Huanghou said with a displeased face.

To say that Xu Huang is not selfish, nor is he angry because the war does not call him, but he is worried in his heart that Lu Bu will not be able to beat Yan Liang, in that case, the good writing will be lost.

"Hehe, if it's a frontal attack, I'm afraid it won't take any advantage, but if you take the lead, it's different." Xu Shu did smile he, obviously he had guessed Pang Tong's thoughts, he must have wanted to take advantage of the other party's unstable foothold and the news was blocked to make a sudden kill. The vanguard corps was originally dominated by cavalry, and the sudden attack could indeed play a strong impact role.

"Well, this Pang Tong also has the ability to judge the situation, no wonder the main guild let him join the ranks of military divisions." Xu Shu thought like this, and there was a look of satisfaction on his face. Just for the sake of safety, he still said to Xu Huang on the side: "Commander, I have to work hard for you next, lead 50,000 troops to follow behind the vanguard legion." ”

"Okay." Xu Huang faced Xu Shu's old words, immediately nodded in agreement, and then began to order troops. This is also the difference between Xu Shu and other military advisors, a veteran military advisor like him will not take risks easily, he pays more attention to steady and steady fighting, that is, knowing that this battle can be won, he still wants to win at the lowest cost. Compared with Jia Xu, who is always willing to take risks against the enemy, it is indeed a different style.

In fact, these military advisors under Zhang Chao are special in their own way, some are flexible, some are steady, and some are adventurous. It has nothing to do with age, it's just their personality.

After saying that Yan Liang ran all the way to Handhui with an army of 200,000, and there was really no trace of the vanguard army here, he just rested for half an hour, and then continued to come towards Handan with the army.

Worried about the safety of this important city in the west, Yan Liang was speeding all the way, and the 200,000 army was divided into several echelons and rushed forward.

Yan Liang was very worried that Gao Gan would be defeated without a fight in the face of the Vanguard Legion and the Fifth Legion, if this was the case, the gate to the west of the giant deer would be completely opened, and his mission this time would be considered a complete failure.

Like Wen Chou, Yan Liang, who is also a little arrogant, will not allow such a failure to happen to him, so what he has to do now is to rush to Handan, and strive to rush to Handan before it is captured, so that there is still room for redemption in the overall situation.

According to Yan Liang's thoughts, it is also correct. If Gao Gan can defend Handan City, I am afraid that he will really wait for this powerful reinforcement to arrive. It's just a pity that Gao Gan has already escaped first, which gives Lu Bu a chance to turn around and fight back.

Handan City had just been broken, and in the era when communications were not developed at that time, it was impossible for such news to come out quickly. Yan Liang naturally didn't know about these situations, and still rushed towards Handan City with the army that had been divided into several echelons under the hurry.

As the army marched all the way, it became dark. But this did not make Yan Liang have the slightest intention of stopping, on the contrary, he also ordered the army to light torches, and he was determined to support Handan.

"It's coming!" In the four miles in front of Yan Liang's army, Lu Bu, who was riding on the red rabbit horse, saw the fire dragons from far and near, and immediately said excitedly.

An hour ago, Lu Bu arrived here with a large army, and then buried the pot to make rice, so that the soldiers had a hot meal, it can be said that they were full of energy, and now they are just waiting for Yan Liang to lead the army to arrive.

The whole 150,000 vanguard legions, they did not even light a single torch, which naturally played a hidden role, and in the dark night, it looked like a forest, only crowded with people, and it was indeed impossible to tell what it was and how many there were.

"Do you see each other's torches? He's pointing out the direction of the attack for the army, hehe, it's up to Brother Feng to do the next. Pang Tong, the military advisor on the side, smiled, Zhang Chao had already made it clear that the military advisor was not allowed to go into battle, so he could only play an encouraging role on the side.