5,000 tigers and leopards, 30,000 mountain bandits, and 50,000 Xianbei soldiers, adding a total of 85,000 people.

This is the gift that Cao Cao prepared for Zhang Chao.

Facts have also proved that Cao Cao is right in what he thinks and arranges is also right. Zhang Chao actually dispersed the million army first, and now the number of troops he has in his hands is only 50,000, which is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Cao Cao's representative was Cao Chun, the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and after learning about Zhang Chao's recent situation from the intelligence officers, he couldn't help but be full of energy and was very excited.

In Lu County, Cao Chun summoned Tuo Shide and Song Poor to discuss the plan.

"Is there only 50,000 people around that Emperor of the Celestial Empire? Hehe, this is a great opportunity. Hearing that the target was only 50,000 people, at that moment, Song Qiao, who had the joy of the thistle bandit king, couldn't help laughing.

In contrast, Topstone was not so optimistic, speaking of which was not the first time he had been an enemy of the Celestial Empire army, he had fought against it several times before, and he knew very well the strength of the Celestial Empire's army. Now, after hearing Cao Chun's information, he did say with a cautious face, "Even if there are only 50,000 enemies, we should plan carefully, and we must not be careless." ”

"Correct understanding, what General Tuo said is very true. I also think so, besides, how can a person who can follow the emperor of the Celestial Empire be a mediocre person. Cao Chun said very approvingly.

"Oh, I don't know what General Cao's plan is?" Tuosde also laughed when he heard Cao Chun's confidence, he felt that the other party should be prepared.

"Haha, let General Tuo smile, I have a plan, now I'll talk to the two generals about it." Cao Chun laughed, leaned in front of him, and explained the plan in his heart in detail.

On the official road, the flag was unfurled, and the mighty army slowly came from the northeast.

Looking at it from a distance, I saw iron hooves flying, dust and smoke all over the sky, but it was very imposing.

The person who came was the place where the Emperor Luan of the Celestial Empire drove, and Zhang Chao was wearing a white robe and was standing on top of the white crane horse.

But as long as it is a personal expedition, Zhang Chao is used to wearing a white coat, and at this moment he is riding on a horse and chatting with Xu Chu, the chief of the guard on the side.

It has been fourteen days since the army arrived in Goryeo, and this is Zhang Chao's intention to speed up, otherwise, I am afraid that it will go even slower. It's not that he doesn't want to return to the imperial city of Jinyang City, but along the way, all the counties and counties know that he is going to pass by, and they all put on a huge formation, and even more people come out of the city spontaneously, they all want to see what the current emperor looks like.

If it was just some officials, Zhang Chao could ignore it, but there were so many people among them, he couldn't ignore it. is saying that this is an opportunity to show the imperial power of the Celestial Empire, and Zhang Chao does not want to miss it, so it is a stop-and-go.

In this way, the army began to approach Lu County, the seat of Yuyang County, at this time.

Sure enough, as soon as I entered here, there was a scout who came back to report that outside the city of Lu County, there were already local officials lining up to go out of the city to greet him, and countless people were also waiting in line outside the city to see the emperor's heroic appearance.

"Huh." When Xu Chu heard the news from the scout, he grinned at Emperor Zhang Chao on the side. His lord was so loved by his subjects that he felt very proud to be the chief of the guard.

After Zhang Chao became the First Emperor of Heaven, there were fewer and fewer people around him who could speak. The majesty of the emperor is inviolable, this is not just talking, the sense of distance from others is also increasing every day, in Guo Jia's words, this is called the emperor's mental technique.

It's just that for the people around him, Zhang Chao doesn't want to be like this, under his intention, Xu Chu is still the same as before, and he dares to say something when he thinks of something.

Looking at Xu Chu's sincere smile, Zhang Chao was also infected and smiled: "Okay, let's go, let's go to Lu County to have a look." ”

Outside the city of Lu County, it has already been crowded with people, a scene that is not lively.

Under the protection of the army, Zhang Chao slowly came towards the city gate, and Xu Chu and other guards also looked nervous. They will not forget how enthusiastic the people there were when they passed through some cities in the past, often walking for a full quarter of an hour at a distance of tens of meters, which shows Zhang Chao's prestige in the Celestial Empire and people's respect for him.

It's just that in addition to the excitement, it is often the most dangerous time, Xu Chu, as the chief of the guard, his duty is to ensure Zhang Chao's absolute safety, often in this situation, it is also the most tense moment for him.

Now just looking at it from a distance, you can see that tens of thousands of people are greeting you outside the city, and this formation makes Xu Chu dare not take it lightly.

"That's a lot of people." This time, even Zhang Chao couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw this formation.

Yuyang County is not the place where a state governs, why are there so many people here? Don't all the people of the city have to do anything else, but all come to meet them? If this is the case, the officials here are confused, how can they be so laborious and lose money because of their own appearance?

"Play the piano indiscriminately." Thinking of this, Zhang Chao said with a hint of displeasure on his face.

There are always some officials who think they can figure out the holy will, and they do not hesitate to do some ridiculous things for this. Although Zhang Chao does not say that he is a famous monarch through the ages, he has heard too much about such things, he doesn't like such things to happen, he has already decided that when he sees the county guard here, he must criticize it well.

The army slowly approached Lu County. At the forefront were the cavalry of the 20,000 Dragon and Tiger Army, as the vanguard, they were less than 300 meters away from Lu County.

At such a distance, the cavalry of the Dragon and Tiger Army began to divide into two routes. All the way to the city, all the way to the same place to set up a formation, in order to protect the emperor's safety.

This is not the first time this kind of thing has been done, and it has always been the case when passing through these cities, and there are no obstacles, so the soldiers are used to it. After the 20,000 Dragon and Tiger Army made a move, the 20,000 Zhangjia light cavalry army behind them were also ready to enter the city.

Everything seemed to be in order, but at this moment, there was a sudden sound of shouting and killing in the city.

The sound was not very loud at first, but as time went on, the movement grew louder and louder, until later, suddenly, many horsemen rushed out of the city, running wildly, and some people shouted, "There are enemies, there are enemies in the city!" ”

The sudden accident made the Zhang family light cavalry and the 10,000 dragon and tiger army who were about to dismount to do the defense were all shocked, they quickly got up and got on the horse, and then the army began to retreat in an orderly manner.

Whether it was 10,000 Dragon and Tiger Army or 20,000 Zhangjia light cavalry, they were all elite divisions, although the accident happened suddenly, they did not panic, but retreated according to the previous plan for sudden events.

On the tower of Lu County, there were suddenly figures rushing out, among which was Cao Chun, the general of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry Army.

Seeing that only part of the Dragon and Tiger Army was besieged and killed, Zhang Chao's escort army began to retreat, Cao Chun's face showed a hint of consternation, but at the same time, he did not forget to give an order to the soldiers in the city, "Hurry up and release the arrows, if you can kill one person, it will be counted as one person." ”

Cao Chun's reaction was very fast, but the Celestial Empire army under the city reacted faster, and when they found that there were cavalry rushing out of the city gate, they began to retreat, so that this batch of bows and arrows shot from under the city only fell dozens of meters away from them.

Soldiers continued to flee from the city, and it was not until about half an hour later that there was a safe silence outside the city gates.

At this moment, Zhang Chao and 10,000 Zhang Jia's heavy cavalry had already stopped in place, and formed a huge defensive circle with him as the center, obviously everyone can see now that there must be something unexpected in the city, but what exactly happened, no one knows.

"Your Majesty, go and take a look." Xu Chu saw that there were some dragon and tiger cavalry rushing out of the city with the Zhangjia light cavalry not far away, so he thought about inquiring.

"Be careful." Zhang Chao nodded his head. At the same time, his brows were also deeply furrowed, this is his own territory, who has such courage and strength? What do they want to do?

After Xu Chu agreed, he rode forward with a few iron guards, but after a while, he turned back again. As soon as he returned to Zhang Chao, he knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, there is an enemy in the city, please give an order to retreat quickly." ”

At this moment, Xu Chu was indeed shocked. From the mouth of the cavalry of the Dragon and Tiger Army who escaped, what he heard was that there were countless enemies in Lu County, and as soon as they entered the city, they were shot and killed, and many soldiers were killed by arrows without even knowing what was happening. In less than half an hour, 7,000 of the 10,000 cavalry who entered the city were killed.

This ratio shocked Xu Chu. For the sake of Zhang Chao's safety, he will retreat now, at least stay away from Lu County.

"There are enemies in the city?" Hearing Xu Chu's answer, Zhang Chao's two sword eyebrows were deeply wrinkled together, and then after just a little thought, he shook his head and said, "Withdraw now, I'm afraid it's too late." ”

As soon as Zhang Chao finished saying this, a scout ran behind him and knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, a large number of enemies have been found behind us, on the left and on the right, and we are surrounded. ”

"Shhh Although he had a certain amount of preparation in his heart, but when he heard this, Zhang Chao couldn't help but gasp, it seems that the enemy is prepared. I thought there was no way back.

"Set up a formation and send out letter eagles for help." Xu Chu made a decision immediately after hearing this, and under his order, 10,000 Zhangjia heavy cavalry, 20,000 Zhangjia light cavalry, and more than 13,000 dragon and tiger troops immediately formed a ring, with Zhang Chao as the center, forming a heavy protective net.