The fire was blazing, and the night was deep.

During the battle under the city, several horsemen suddenly rushed out of the Yuan array, detoured diagonally, and ran to the city gate. The guards at the gate saw where they came from, and let them go straight into the city. There was no time to dismount, so he urged his mount to gallop up the castle tower along the road, and two or three knights rolled off the saddle together and bowed down in front of Dunshe.

Of these three people, two are from the Zhang Xiao'er Department and one is from the Wenhua State Department.

The two people from Zhang's department were not from the same group, but came one after another. Deng She first listened to Wen Huaguo's military report, and the messenger said: "Wen Pingzhang personally led the main force, arrived in Changyi a few days ago, and has already crossed the river. With General Guo Conglong's headquarters as the forward, he was rushing to Jinan day and night. There was no sign of the enemy along the way. ”

"It is estimated that it will take how long it will take for Wen Pingzhang to reach Jinan?"

"If there is no Tartar ambush in between, it will be there in three days. Even if there was an ambush by the Tartars, Wen Pingzhang had already made up his mind and taught the villain to tell His Highness that he would go to Huabuzhu Mountain within five days at the latest. After joining forces with Zhao Guo and Zhao Zuocheng, he will immediately launch an offensive against Jinan. ”

"Zhao Zuocheng, can you get in touch?"

"Before the villain came, Wen Pingzhang had already sent three messengers one after another, all of them were elite soldiers, and it shouldn't be too difficult to get through the connection with Zhao Zuocheng. As for whether they have been contacted now, the villain does not know. "The messenger was wearing the armor of the Yuan army, and his face was smeared with snow and mud. Although I can't see his expression clearly in the night, his tone is generous, and he has a sound on the ground, like gold and stone intersecting, showing a very high fighting spirit.

Deng She smiled and said, "If the envoy sent by Wen Pingzhang to contact Zhao Zuocheng is the same as you, he can indeed be called an 'elite general'. Get in touch, and it's just around the corner. Keeping his usual good habits, Wen Yan soothed the messenger a few words. At Dunshe's praise, the messenger suddenly brightened up, got up, walked aside, and stood with his head held high.

Deng She asked the two people from Zhang Xiao'er's department again, and said, "How is the situation of Marshal Zhang's department?" ”

The messenger who came outside Yidu City first replied: "Before the villain came, Zhang Shuai had already marched to a hundred miles outside Yidu City. Although there were only 5,000 people in our army, they were beating golden drums and banners covering the sky, like a march of 20,000 people. According to the advance arrangement, if there is no Tartar ambush in front, then our troops will drive straight in, and within two days at the latest, they can reach the city of Yidu. In order to cooperate with His Highness to break through the battle. ”

Deng She nodded, then asked the person who came later, and said, "Has there been any change in the military report you brought?" ”

Before the villain came, Zhang Shuai's troops traveled eighty miles outside Yidu City. In front of a river, he was ambushed by the Tartars. The Tartars are in ambush, with thin mountains in the south and water in the north. Between the mountains and rivers, the road that can be passed through our part is only a mile wide, and the length is several miles away. Zhang Shuai drove his horse to gallop on the river, watching the enemy formation, but the ice suddenly collapsed. Zhang Shuai was caught off guard and fell into the river with his men and horses. Together with our soldiers, there are also many who fall into the water. ”

Deng She was slightly surprised and asked, "Is Zhang Shuai okay?" ”

"Thanks to His Royal Highness's Hong Fu, Zhang Shuai is safe and sound. Ordered the villain to report to His Highness, and according to his observations, it seems that there are tens of thousands of people blocking our Tartars. There was a strong enemy in front of me, and within two days, I am afraid that our department will not be able to come to Yidu. I hope that the military order will be issued in four days at most, and it will be under the city of Yidu. ”

"There are 10,000 people of the Tartars who are resisting?"

Hong Jixun interjected and said: "Chahan can mobilize up to 20,000 people. General Zhang's headquarters encountered 10,000 people, so to speak, the ambush that Wenpingzhang's department might encounter is at most 10,000 people? ”

Before he finished speaking, he shook his head again and again, and he vetoed himself again, saying, "Impossible! No way! Adding fuel to the tactics and dividing the troops too much is a taboo for soldiers. Chahan is a seasoned soldier, even if he despises me, no matter how careless he is to the enemy, he will definitely not dispatch troops like this. If he did this, wouldn't he be in a dead end, deliberately giving me a chance to break through? There must be deception in this! ”

"What do you mean, sir?"

"Either Chahan's ambush to block Zhang Shuai is a bluff, in an attempt to confuse the judgment of our army. Either he still has a fresh force to put in the back and useless. If it is the former, then Chahan's ambush must be outside the city of Jinan. If it is the latter, then Zhang Shuai's thousands of people are in danger. ”

Deng She groaned and said, "If Chahan really set up an ambush outside Yidu City, it will be dangerous for Marshal Zhang. But for Wen Pingzhang, for my overall battle situation, it is not a good thing. I know that Zhang Yi'er is cowardly when he encounters a small enemy, and brave when he encounters a big enemy, and he can stand alone. I expect that there will be a military report coming from him, so let's guess is useless, just wait for the news. ”

In the midst of the chaotic battle under the city, there was a sudden burst of cheers. All the people at the head of the city hurried to the battlements and looked down. I saw that Fu Youde drove the horse, cooperated with Monk Li, and broke through a barrier of the Yuan army. Hong Jixun sighed sincerely: "Fu Youde first followed Li Xixi, then from Ming Yuzhen, and then to Chen Youliang, and traveled among the princes, and his reputation has not been obvious. But I really didn't expect that there would be such undue courage! If the lord can get this person, he can get Huang Zhong compared to Liu Bei of Shu Han. ”

Huang Zhong first followed Liu Biao, then returned to Cao Cao, and finally followed Liu Bei into Xichuan. Before he voted for Liu Bei, although he was famous, his reputation was not obvious. After voting for Liu Bei, he immediately became famous. In the battle of Dingjun Mountain, the front must advance, persuade the soldiers, kill the famous general of the Cao family, Xiahou Yuan, and shake the north and south. In the end, he was able to rank alongside Guan Yu and Ma Chao and become the same general.

What Fu Youde's achievements will be in the future, Deng She naturally knows it, but he won't say it. However, judging from the experience of his first half of his body, what Hong Jixun said is not bad at all, and he is similar to Huang Zhong. Deng She smiled and said, "If Fu Youde is better than Huang Zhong, then Mr. can be my Kongming." ”

Hong Jixun Fu Fan He Lang, smiled lightly on his handsome face, but did not refuse. Defaulted. He turned his head, looked at Wang He, Meng Youde and others who were standing in the distance, and said, "From the perspective of Yichen, Fu Youde seems to have the heart to abandon the darkness and turn to the light. It's just that after this battle is over, Meng Youde will definitely propose to return to Jiangdu. I don't know what the master's plan is, which can keep Fu Youde without provoking Chen Youliang's anger? ”

Fu Youde is the identity of Chen Youliang's deputy envoy. The two countries are at war, and they are not yet killed. The messenger is equal to the representative of the lord of the nation. Deng She wanted to keep Fu Youde, and if he didn't handle it well, it was likely to cause Chen You's misunderstanding, thinking that he was detaining the envoy and deliberately provoking. Although Chen Youliang's territory is still far from Shandong, it is a bit worthless to incur the hostility of a big country for the sake of a brave general.

Deng She smiled: "Yidu is the hometown of Qi Kingdom. King Qi Wei once discussed treasures with King Wei and believed that the treasure of the country should be regarded as talents. Fu Youde is brave and strategic, Wu can go into battle to kill the enemy, and seek to make a big country. I have to keep such talents. If you let him go easily, it will be equivalent to giving up your minions and giving them back to Chen Youliang. The wise do not take it. As for how to stay, so as not to arouse Chen Youliang's anger, since Mr. is my Zhuge , is there no good plan? ”

Hong Jixun smiled slightly and said, "There is a good plan for a long time. Didn't the lord already know it? He turned his head to look at Meng Youde again, and said, "Good strategy, it is located on this Meng Youde's body." The two smiled at each other. Now is not the time to settle the matter, and in a few words, the conversation is pulled back to the battlefield.

On both sides of the battlefield, the soldiers of Yuan and Haidong lit a lot of torches, reflecting the center of the battle within a radius of several miles. Deng She looked down at the battle situation and saw that although Fu Youde and Monk Li broke the third base of the Yuan army in a row, because of the support of Han Zha'er in the Yuan army, Guo Yun became more and more brave the more he fought. But seeing that he was galloping with a hammer, he was invincible everywhere he passed, and there was almost no one under him.

Deng She said: "I have heard the brave name of 'Guo Han' for a long time, and when I see it today, my real name is worthy of it." "I noticed that the war horse that Guo Yun was riding, the divine horse was abnormal. Going back and forth to the battlefield is like a bolt of lightning, crossing the trench as if walking on the ground, and passing through the formation calmly. He couldn't help but praise: "Lu Bu in the real person, Red Rabbit in the horse!" ”

It has been many hours since the fierce battle began.

Deng She divided the army out of the city into three squads, numbered A, B, and C. Team A plays, and B and C rest. Team B plays, and A and C rest. And so on. Each team of 800 to 1,000 people fights for half an hour and rests for half an hour. Ji Zongzhou, Luo Lilang, Zhang Yu and others in the city were responsible for eating and dressing the wounded. Ensure that every soldier participating in the battle can maintain the best physical condition at all times.

Although Deng She personally beat the drum, he did not beat the drum all the time. There is a cloud in the soldiers: "The drum is easy to decay, and the number of forces is easy to exhaust." Therefore, he would only beat the drums of war a few times when he saw his own army break through the enemy's first base, or when he saw that the enemy's offensive was slightly stronger. And before sending Fu Youde and Monk Li out of the battle one after another, he also had an explanation: "You don't have to shout all the time, but you can fight and listen to my drum and order." "On the battlefield within a radius of several miles, the fighting is becoming more and more intense.

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Marshal Tent.

Military newspapers are stacked. There are not only reports on the Yidu battlefield in front of us, but also letters from ambushes in various places outside.

The military report from the place where Zhang Lu'er was ambushed was the first to arrive: "Our department coerced more than 1,000 people with 3,000 people and planted flags in the mountains, forests, rivers and other places. Pretend to be huge. Zhang Yi'er walked on the river, wanting to observe the situation of our army, but unexpectedly, the ice collapsed, and the red thieves fell into the water a lot.

"However, after all, Zhang Ji'er is a famous general in Guanbei, and he is more and more brave in distress, taking the lead, leading hundreds of hardy people who dare to die in Guanbei, crossing the river with swords, and beheading several generals and colonels of our department. Although there are few people in our department, we have a favorable location. If you dare to issue a military order, you will not teach Zhang Thief to take half a step! But please besiege the city and don't worry. ”

Chahan looked at the door of the tent, and felt that the tent was hanging low, and the air was slightly unpleasant, so the guards lifted all the cowhide felts. The cold wind blew in, and everyone was in good spirits.

The soldiers in the camp outside the tent looked from a distance, and saw the lights in the tent bright. Chahan stroked his beard with one hand, held a chess with one hand, crawled messenger in front of his feet, surrounded by fierce generals on the side, facing the Confucian Sun Zhu, although he was not shocked when he heard the war, the wind and waves were blowing but it was like a leisurely stroll, and the posture of being at ease was really like a god and a man.

The messenger of the ambush outside the city retreated, and the military report from the Yidu battlefield over there was sent again. He asked, "How was the battle going up front?" The person who came was sweating profusely, knelt down on the ground, and replied: "Xiao Deng sent his concubine to pour wine for the soldiers, which made the morale of the red thief high." Fu Youde broke the first base of our army again. Although General Guo is still brave and unstoppable, most of his soldiers are exhausted, and their strength is already a little exhausted. ”

The winter clouds were dense, and Chahan looked at the night outside the tent. It was as if it had been stained with ink, and the night grew darker and darker. Thunder faintly, rolling clouds. He asked, "What time is it?" ”

"It's almost time."

When the battle was engaged, the genius was twilight. It has been more than three hours since the unitary war.

Chahan said: "Although the Haidong Red Thieves are good at night battles, the old man looks at his past combat examples, and there are many stories of breaking the enemy at night. However, the fierce battle that lasted for nearly three hours was not only a test for our army, but also certainly an unbearable thing for them. Ordered Guo Yun and Han Zha'er to give the old man another hour to resist him, and he must be exhausted! ”

Sun Zhu asked, "Why don't you send reinforcements up now?" ”

"When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins. At this time, send reinforcements, and wait for nothing. The old man wants to keep the new force. If Deng refuses to withdraw his troops after an hour, I can take the opportunity to launch a counterattack. Our army is recuperating, and the thief is exhausted, and maybe, our army can take the city in one fell swoop. I don't know! ”

"The lord is high."

Outside the tent, two more messengers rushed in. One is from Guan Bao and Gao who are ambushed in the direction of Jinan, and the other is from Wang Baobao in Jinan City.

The place where Guanbao and Qigao set up an ambush is in the Changbai Mountain one hundred and thirty miles east of Jinan City. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Wang Bo once raised a banner here to rebel. At that time, there was a song that sang: "Changbai Mountain is known in front of Shilang, and he is pure red Luo Mian's back crotch." "Since ancient times, it has been a dangerous place. Guan Bao and Guigao set up an ambush and waited for many days, and finally waited for reinforcements from Haidong.

The messenger announced: "The red thief bravely led Guo Conglong to more than a thousand horses, and he was the forerunner of the thief. Yesterday afternoon, it fell into an ambush circle of our troops. When the battle does not move, the army is led back. The two generals, Guan and Qian, judged that Guo Conglong Xiang had a reputation for bravery, and although he was ambushed, he would definitely not be defeated so quickly. This must be a plan for his defeat, intent on luring me out of the mountain. ”

Changbai Mountain is only 100 miles away from Yidu. This messenger has three horses for one man, and the Marché man is endless, and in one day, he can gallop two back and forth. Therefore, when the events of yesterday afternoon arrived, Chahan would be able to know.

He listened, thought about it for a while, recognized the judgment of Guan Bao and Gao Gao, and said: "This time, it can be regarded as the second time that Gao Gao has fought with Guo Conglong. In the previous battle, his defeat was only due to a lack of martial arts and carelessness. This time, since Guo Conglong's defeat plan was seen, can he and Guan Bao have a countermeasure? ”

"Before the villain came, the two generals were still undecided."

Before the words were spoken, a horse rushed outside the tent, and the knight turned over and dismounted, shouting "urgent military report" along the way, and rushed into the tent. I didn't have time to bow down and salute, so I sent a letter and reported: "The villain is from the two generals, Guan and Qian. Guo ambushed Changbai Mountain from the dragon, and deceitfully feints to leave.

"The main force of the thieves is less than a day's journey away from Guo Conglong. In order to prevent the thieves from preparing in advance, the two generals have already decided on a plan. Determined to take advantage of the geographical advantage, General Gao personally led 3,000 men to pursue Guo Conglong, and it was bound to turn his fake rout into a real rout. At the same time, it is also good to use this to impact the main force of the thieves. Fight to destroy them all! ”

simply turned Guo Conglong's fake defeat into a real defeat, and then used the defeated scattered pawns to impact the subsequent Wenhua State Department. As a result, the ambush war in the mountains was turned into a war of annihilation in the wilderness, and the fixed policies of Guan Bao and Gao Gao could be described as a temporary change. The chess pieces in Chahan's hand didn't put them down for a long time. He frowned and pondered, beckoned to the messenger Wang Baobao who came in front of him, and asked, "Huashan Zhao has passed the camp, is there anything abnormal?" ”

"The Huashan Zhao Thief Department probably got the military report of the Wen thief, or the Yidu Deng thief, and has been ready to move in recent days. First, he sent people to contact Taishan Gao Yonse and others, and before the villain came, he saw him and began to mobilize military horses. The cavalry was placed on the outside of the east side, and the foot soldiers on the west side of the inner line. It seems that he wants to use his infantry to resist the military horses in my city, and use his cavalry to gallop to the aid of the thief's department. ”

"How do you deal with the insurance?"

"The young marshal ordered the villain to report to the marshal, and it was scheduled that tonight, the whole army would go out of the city and attack Huashan. It is necessary to make the Zhao thief take care of himself, and he has no spare strength to answer the thief. The young marshal also wrote a letter to Tian Feng in Dizhou, asking him to leave the city immediately and fight together. ”

Chahan shook his head slightly and said, "The whole army went out of the city and attacked Huashan by surprise. That's good. However, it is almost impossible to ask Dizhou Tianfeng to cooperate in the battle. Hmph, Tian Feng, this old slippery head! This battle is over, I can't say, the old man will definitely divide the five horses! Chahan City Mansion is deep, and Tian Feng really annoyed him, the words "five horses and corpses" are murderous. As soon as the voice changed, the color was slightly gentle, and he was about to say something more, when there was a sudden loud sound of "Karala" outside the tent.

The generals were startled, and the things on the desk were shaken by the shock. Qi Qi turned his eyes to look at the night sky from afar, but it was a muffled thunder that had been faintly ringing, and suddenly it became larger, and it sounded unexpectedly. Chahan subconsciously pinched the chess pieces, came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "What a winter thunder!" ”

Outside the tent, another messenger rushed to him, probably because he was only looking ahead, and did not watch out for his feet, and at the door of the tent, he tripped over the threshold, and became a rolling gourd, and rolled on the ground a few times, and got up with a disgraced face, and his face was full of imposing expressions. Chahan was displeased and reprimanded: "Why are you so alarmed! ”

"The red thief Fu Youde is fighting against my General Guo. There was thunder in the sky, and under the thunderbolt, the thunder and fire burned the face. Fu Youde shouted to kill, his beard was burning, he abandoned the flag and changed his knife, and slashed General Guo's shoulder. General Guo almost fell off his horse and retreated. urged the horse to forge ahead, and even beheaded several of my generals, the fire was extinguished, and the eyebrows and temples were scorched. ”

All the generals in the tent were shocked. Chahan was lost, and after a while, he sighed blankly: "Youde can fight with thunderbolts!" "That's how brave it is. You don't have to think about it to know that Haidong's morale will definitely be extremely high because of this, while the morale of the Yuan army will definitely be reversed and decline.

"My lord?"

"The Red Thief has such a brave general, not to be underestimated." Because Fu Youde was alone, Chahan changed his previous decision, no longer had the intention of waiting for the Haidong army to run out, and then took the opportunity to seize the city, threw away the chess pieces, stood up, and connected the three or four generals, and said, "That is, lead the headquarters to fight and take Guo Han back to the camp." ”

Sun Zhu asked, "Then tonight's battle?" ”

"Hang the war card. Wait for the results of Changbai Mountain. ”

He wanted a truce. Sun Zhu and the others looked at each other, and a question arose in their hearts: Deng She made it clear that he wanted to break out of the city, but was he willing to agree to a truce? Will it be as he wishes?

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1. It is able to fight with thunderbolts.

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was a general in the Northern Qi Dynasty named Xue Guyan.

"Xue Guyan is less fruitful, tastes from Shenwu and reads horses in Beimu, the road is rainy, thunder shakes the ground, and the fire burns the floating map. Shenwu ordered to look at it. Yan Zhi moved forward a little, shouted, walked around the floating map, and the fire was extinguished. Extended return, must and horsehair tail are scorched. Shenwu sighed at his courage and said, "Yan Nai can fight with the thunderbolt." ’”