The morning sun is rising, and the soft sunlight spreads on the towering Handan city wall, bringing a little warmth to the city wall with the autumn breeze blowing.

"General, there is movement in the Black Mountain Army!" On the city wall, a Yulin guard quickly ran to Zhao Yun, who had been holding on to the city for several days, hugged his fists and bowed, and said to Zhao Yun, who was extremely tired and lying with his back against the battlements: "They are consolidating the defense on the west side!" ”

Hearing the voice of Yu Linwei, Zhao Yun suddenly opened his eyes, sat up suddenly, looked up at Yu Linwei who was standing in front of him, looked up, didn't say anything, stood up and walked towards the battlements on the side outside the city.

When he arrived at the battlements, Zhao Yun really found that in the Montenegrin army camp, countless Montenegrin soldiers wrapped in yellow scarves were marching in line to the west, and less than two miles west of the camp, there were tripping horses and horse rejection stakes.

"General Zhao!" Looking out of the city, the Yuan brothers, Guan Hai and Yu Xuan, who also got the news, also walked towards Zhao Yun, and when they came to him, Yuan Xi held the battlements with one hand and looked out of the city, and asked Zhao Yun: "What is the intention of the Black Mountain thieves to adjust their defenses like this?" ”

"Reinforcements are coming!" Squinting his eyes slightly, Zhao Yun turned his head to look at Yuan Xi and the others beside him, and said to everyone: "The more this is the case, the more our army must consolidate the city defense." Please ask the two junior generals to strictly order the Jizhou army to defend the city gate, if the last general is not bad, once the Montenegrin army has a solid defense line on the west side, it will definitely launch a siege on a scale far greater than before. We only need to hold on, and cooperate with the reinforcements outside the city, and this battle will be won! ”

"Woo......" As soon as Zhao Yun's words fell, there was a continuous and lengthy rhino horn sound in the camp of the Black Mountain Army outside the city.

Hearing the sound of rhino horns, Zhao Yun pulled out the long sword at his waist, turned his head and shouted to the Yulin guards on the city wall: "Soldiers, the enemy army is attacking the city and defending the city to the death, and they must not be allowed to go up to the city for half a step!" ”

"Roar!" Although he had been defending Handan for several days, Yu Linwei was an elite team composed of veterans of a hundred battles and had undergone special training, and as soon as Zhao Yun's shout fell, all Yu Linwei shouted in unison, and their morale was unprecedentedly high.

As soon as the shout fell, one by one the Yulin guards took out their crossbows from their backs, buckled their arrows and aimed at the Black Mountain Army outside the city.

"Soldiers, follow General Ben to guard the city gates!" The Yulin guard on the city wall was ready for battle, and Yuan Xi also drew his long sword, and together with Yuan Shang, he turned around and ran towards the city quickly, while running, he also shouted loudly to the Jizhou army under the city.

Under the city wall, thousands of Jizhou soldiers heard Yuan Xi's shout, and they also shouted in unison, and rushed to the city gate, using wooden stakes to hold the city gate to death, and on the inside of the city gate, more heavy objects were built.

The Jizhou army on the inside of the city gate, holding a short spear and shield, pointed the tip of the spear at the city gate, and stared at the tightly closed vermilion gate with a pair of eyes.

"Kill!" Bursts of shouts and killings came from outside the city, and countless Black Mountain troops rushed towards Handan City like a tide.

The Black Mountain Army, which rushed to the front, carried the ladder and stepped on the wooden plank built on the moat by Tongze, who had launched an attack on the city wall a few days ago, and rushed towards the city wall quickly.

"Shoot the arrows!" When the Black Mountain army rushed to a place less than a hundred steps away from the city wall, Zhao Yun at the head of the city raised his arm, pressed his arm to the bottom, and shouted.

With his order, Yu Linwei pulled the reed of the crossbow arrows in his hand, and countless arrows, with the sound of the wind, roared towards the Black Mountain Army that was charging under the city.

The Yulin Guards, whether in combat or mounted archery, have undergone rigorous training. Each of them is not only a master of fighting and fighting, but even the crossbow arrows used are superb, which is not comparable to ordinary crossbowmen.

Every arrow that flew out of the city went straight to the chest of the Black Mountain Army under the city. If the siege was carried out by a well-equipped army, perhaps Yu Linwei's arrows would not have received a strong killing effect.

It was not the officers and soldiers who could rush to the city wall, but the Montenegrin army, which was extremely poorly equipped and had almost no training except for combat.

Some Montenegrin troops with shields in their hands can still hold their shields in front of them when charging to block the arrows fired at them, while those who do not have shields can only watch the arrows fly towards them.

With a burst of screams, the first arrow shot by Yu Linwei fell into the Black Mountain Army, and countless Black Mountain Army were shot by the Yu Arrow and fell on the way to charge.

But after all, the Montenegrin army was numerous, and although a large number of them fell, the people who rushed up behind immediately annihilated the fallen people, stepped over them, and howled and rushed towards the city wall of Handan.

At the same time that the Montenegrin Army launched an attack on Handan City, the main force of the Luoyang Army, which was stationed ten miles outside Handan City, had also drawn its camp and advanced towards Handan City.

As soon as he got up in the morning, Liu Wei found that Guan Qing had already left his handsome tent, and on the cover, only Guan Qing's faint body fragrance and petal-like plum blossom-like redness remained.

Since the camp, Liu Wei has been looking for Guan Qing, but he has never seen her, thinking that she should be ashamed to see him because of her commitment to him the night before, and deliberately avoided Liu Wei.

The army advanced slowly, and the sound of shouting and killing in the distance reached the ears of Liu Wei and the officers and soldiers in the army.

Hearing the shouting of killing, all the Luoyang soldiers had a strong killing intent in their hearts, looking ahead, their eyes flashing with excitement.

The most feared thing for many soldiers in the army is to receive an order to go to battle. But the Luoyang Army is different from many armies, they seem to be born for war, and the shouting and killing sound on the battlefield makes them faintly smell a strong smell of blood, and the smell of blood is like a powerful stimulant, which stimulates and awakens the killing intent in the chest of the Luoyang Army that has been silent for many days.

"Your Highness!" After advancing six or seven miles, when Liu Wei could already see the city wall of Handan from a distance, Pang Tong, who was riding a horse behind him, raised his hand and pointed forward, and said to him: "The Black Mountain Army is obviously leaving!" ”

Following the direction of Pang Tong's finger, Liu Wei looked forward. What appeared in his sight was the Black Mountain Army, which had no end in sight.

In front of the Black Mountain Army, there were rows of horse rejection stakes, which showed that they were very afraid of the heavy cavalry of the Luoyang Army.

Glancing at the Black Mountain Army Array, Liu Wei grabbed the reins, raised a hand, and stopped the advance of the team.

"The Montenegrin army has formed a formation, intending to resist our army, how can the military division say that they have already made plans to evacuate?" Looking at the Black Mountain Army array in front of him, Liu Wei asked Pang Tong on the side with a bit of confusion in his tone.

"It's just a pawn to protect the car." Pang Tong smiled slightly, and said to Liu Wei: "Today, the Montenegrin army is attacking the city, as long as the defenders in the city will defeat it, Zhang Yan will definitely lead the army to evacuate early tomorrow morning......"

"The Taihang Mountains stretch for thousands of miles, and there are many mountain branches in the east of the river." Pang Tong said that the Montenegrin Army intended to escape, Liu Wei frowned slightly, looked ahead and said to Pang Tong: "If they are allowed to flee back to Taihang Mountain, it will still be rare to have peace in the Hedong region in the future......"

"There are many Black Mountain thieves, and it is impossible to exterminate them all!" Pang Tong shook his head, stood beside Liu Bian, pondered for a moment, and said to Liu Bian: "If you can drive them eastward, you can solve the worries of Hedong." ”

"Drive hundreds of thousands of people to the east...... Riding on horseback, Liu Wei's brows furrowed, and he said with a little helplessness: "It's not easy to talk about!" ”

"Our army is coming from the southwest, and if the Montenegrin army wants to withdraw into Taihang Mountain, it must go due west!" Pang Tong smiled slightly, and said to Liu Wei: "If they think that there is a large army in the west to intercept them, what should they do? ”

"Huh?" When these words came out of Pang Tong's mouth, Liu Wei's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly turned his face to look at Pang Tong, and asked him, "What is the strategy of the military advisor?" ”

"While the Montenegrin army was busy attacking the city, General Deng led the dragoon guards to the west, and the soldiers each brought a battle flag." A faint smile hung on the corner of his mouth, Pang Tong looked at Liu Wei and said to him: "When we bypass the Black Mountain Army, the dragoon guards find a dense forest, tie tree branches behind the tail of the war horse, and the soldiers just gallop back and forth in the forest, drag up the smoke and dust with the branches, and wave the battle flag." Zhang Yan was weak-hearted, and when he saw the battle flags flying in the west and the dust in the west, he definitely did not dare to lead the army to the west. ”

"The southwest is the main force of our army, and the northeast is Handan City." Looking at Liu Bian, Pang Tong said to Liu Bian in a confident tone: "The north and south are dead ends, and the west side can't go, Zhang Yan wants to retreat, and he can go east." ”

Having said this, Pang Tong raised his arm, pointed at the Black Mountain Army who had set up a horse rejection stake in front of him and was waiting to meet him, and said to Liu Wei: "As expected by His Majesty, the Black Mountain thieves in front should be Zhang Yan's intention to leave behind the broken army. If Zhang Yan retreated to the west, it would be difficult for them to notice it for a while, and it would not be easy for our army to pursue the main force of Montenegro. But if Zhang Yan is heading east, he must pass behind this army, His Royal Highness thinks that with the Black Mountain Army's tactics that have always saved their lives, these people in front of them will be indifferent? ”

"In this way, our army can march forward and defeat the Black Mountain thieves in one fell swoop!" After listening to Pang Tong's words, Liu Wei slammed his right fist on his left palm, first praised it, and then turned his head and shouted behind him: "Where is Deng Zhan?" ”

Deng Zhan, who led the dragoon guards and followed not far behind Liu Bian, heard Liu Biao call him, shook the reins, stepped forward, hugged his fists and said to Liu Bian: "The end will be!" ”

"You immediately lead the dragoon guards, take a small road to bypass the main force of the Black Mountain Army, and find a forest in the west!" When Deng Zhan approached, Liu Wei raised his hand and pointed to the west, and said to him: "All the dragoons, each bring a battle flag." Remember, you are not allowed to unfurl the battle flag until you are in the forest. Once you find the forest, tie a branch behind the tail of the war horse, and unfurl the battle flag, and build as much momentum as you can for this king! ”

"No!" After getting Liu Bian's order, Deng Zhan knew that Liu Bian was going to order him to lead the dragoon guards as suspicious soldiers, so he hurriedly responded, turned around his war horse and shouted to the dragoon guards: "The dragoon guards listen to the order, each of them brings a battle flag, and sets off with the general!" ”

"Roar!" The five hundred dragoon guards received the order, shouted in unison, followed Deng Zhan, and rode quickly towards the baggage team behind the team.

Not long after, the dragoon guards, dressed in red robes and helmets with golden feathers on their helmets, each with a black battle flag tied to their horses, followed Deng Zhan out of the ranks of the army and rode their horses to the west.

When the dragoon guards left, Liu Wei raised his arm and shouted to the Luoyang army behind him: "The whole army obeys the order and continues to advance!" ”