"Zhang He is here?" Ma Tan handed over the book in his hand to the guard, raised his eyebrows, and was overjoyed.

"Here we are." The scout nodded in joy. He saw Zhang He's battle flag with his own eyes, saw the Wei knights drinking horses by the Weishui, saw the Wei knights set up tents, saw them fetch water, made fires, and even smelled the fragrance of cooking smoke.

"It's good to be here." Ma Tan slowly rubbed his hands and paced back and forth, with an irresistible smile at the corners of his eyes and mouth. Zhang He came quickly, but not as fast as him. He has already seized the falling door, and Zhang He can only attack the falling door on his back, or he can only confront him. The confrontation must be unacceptable to Zhang He, he has limited baggage, which is conducive to a quick victory, and cannot be confronted for a long time. As long as he holds the goal, it is equivalent to the victory is set.

More than 100 miles, if the cavalry is slow, it will take two days, and if it is fast, it will be able to reach the gate tomorrow night. With Zhang He's current situation, he should arrive tomorrow and rest for the night, just in time to recuperate and prepare to ambush him who was supposed to be coming.

Thinking of the smugness, Ma Tan almost laughed out loud. He swept his eyes and saw Wang Ping, Huang Xian and others standing with knives in the distance, and forcibly put away the smile on his lips again, and waved his hand: "Explore again!" ”

"Whoa." The scout answered, and turned to leave.

Ma Tan turned his back and grinned. He knew what Wang Ping was thinking, but he was not interested in dealing with him, and when he defeated the famous general Zhang He, all doubts would turn into smoke.

Ma Tan was a little excited, he sat by the ditch fire, thinking about his jihua repeatedly, the more he thought about it, the more excited he became, until the second half of the night, he barely fell asleep. The next day, he waited patiently for another day, checking his position over and over again, and making the best preparations for the battle to come. Over time. The tense atmosphere before the war became more and more intense, and even Wang Ping and others were very consciously busy.

However, no one expected it. Just after noon, they got the latest news: Zhang He was gone, not where he was supposed to be.

Ma Tan was taken aback and wanted to break his head. I didn't understand what happened, how could Zhang He suddenly disappear? That's 10,000 fine horsemen, not a small force of 100 people. can hide his whereabouts quietly. More than 10,000 horses walked by, and even stones left clear marks.

Ma Tan waited anxiously, waiting for further news. He could only wait until he got more detailed information.

In the evening, he got the latest news, and Zhang He returned the same way and went east again.

Ma Tan was puzzled. He didn't understand that Zhang He Weishenme would go back, did he decide to attack Zhuge Liang's main force under the city first? He even suspected that the scout had mistaken and had been deceived by Zhang He. It wasn't until the evening that a new scout came back and told him that Zhang He had indeed gone east. Only then did he accept the result with skepticism.

But he couldn't figure it out.

Can you figure it out, this is not the most critical issue, he first has to solve the problem of whether Zhang He will come to Luomen, what should he do. He ambushed in Luomen, just to ambush Zhang He, but Zhang He couldn't come, who else ambushed?

I'm also rushing to Shangtai?

Ma Tan hesitated. Tianshui County is hilly and less flat, and there are indeed restrictions on cavalry, but the terrain for ambushes like Luomen is also limited. He feared that once Zhang He detected his tracks, he would turn back again and use the speed of the cavalry to attack him. Without haode's terrain, it is unlikely that he will defeat Zhang He in the field.

Ma Jian thought about it for a long time and decided to wait. Even if Zhang He returned to Shangqi, it would be impossible to defeat Zhuge Liang's main force within a day or two. He still has time to react.

……

Just as Ma Tan was weighing the pros and cons, Zhang He also sat by the bonfire and discussed with Zhang Xiong in a soft voice. Ma Jian knew that he had returned the way he came, and of course he also knew that Ma Jian was preparing to ambush him at Lomon. The scouts on both sides had already fought each other, and the Wei scouts had a slight upper hand, capturing a Shu scout, and learning from him about Ma Tan's arrangement.

Zhang Xiong admired this, he now knew that his father Weishenme would suddenly change his mind and decided to retreat, but he didn't know how his father knew, at that time, he hadn't caught the scouts of the Shu army, could it be that this was the intuition cultivated on the battlefield?

"Of course I have a gut feeling. More cautiously, though. Zhang He said softly: "Luomen is a good place to ambush, Ma Jian will pass through here when he attacks Longxi County and Jincheng County, there is no reason to be clear." ”

"But how did my father know that he would take Lomon before we do, and then set up an ambush waiting for us to enter?"

"I don't know, I just guessed that it was possible, so I tried it." Zhang He smiled: "Our army is cavalry, and we have an advantage in cavalry warfare, so whether it is in the speed of news or the comparison of personal martial arts, our army's scouts are better than the Shu army." If there is an ambush in Luomen, Ma Tan will definitely release the scouts for a hundred miles. Because a hundred miles is a day's journey for a cavalryman, just as thirty or forty miles is the agenda of a foot soldier. Although Ma Tan is a scholar, he should still understand such basic common sense. Otherwise, he is an opponent who does not deserve respect. ”

Zhang Xiong nodded. The army carries heavy baggage, and the speed of action is not fast, usually thirty or forty miles a day, so the range of scouts is thirty or forty miles, not more than fifty miles. They were all cavalry, and their speed of movement was greatly increased, but unless they launched a surprise attack, the normal marching speed would not exceed a hundred miles. It is also understandable that Ma Tan can release the scouts a hundred miles according to their specific situation.

Zhang He thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Continue to rush to Luomen tomorrow." ”

Zhang Xiong pondered for a long time: "Weishenme? ”

"It's nothing, try Ma Tan's reaction." Zhang He glanced at Zhang Xiong and laughed softly: "After reading his Zheng, let's look at his Qi." To march and fight, we must not only be able to plan and then act, but also be able to adapt to changes. Also, it would be good for us to keep him in Lomon. ”

Zhang Xiong sighed, didn't ask more, and pondered carefully.

"Send someone to Yuzhong and let Hao Zhao stand by. Now that Ma Tan has arrived in Luomen, Yuzhong should be safe. ”

"Whoa."

……

On the third day, Zhang He turned around and continued to rush towards Luomen. On the first day he drove a hundred miles, on the second day he halved and only fifty miles, and on the third day he sped up again. At night, it approached Lamon less than fifty miles. The news was soon delivered to Ma Tan, who was overjoyed, and he was pleased that his judgment was accurate. was not tempted by Zhang He's bluff, and finally waited for Zhang He, a big fish.

He also knew that one of the scouts had not returned to the camp, but he did not think that Zhang He had captured him. If Zhang He catches that scout. He knew that there was an ambush in Lomen, and he knew that he had already occupied the territory, so how could he come to send him to his death? That scout must have been lost. Or as a deserter, such a situation is not new.

However, something unexpected happened to Ma Tan again, just when he was waiting for Zhang He to come, Zhang He suddenly returned the same way, and Xiangshang left. Although Ma Tan was very surprised, he had the experience of the previous time. He didn't act rashly and waited patiently.

He believed that Zhang He would definitely come again, and the old fox didn't find anything, he was just too suspicious.

Day 5. Zhang He did not come.

On the sixth day, Zhang He came again, but he did not enter the Luomen, but stopped thirty miles east of the Luomen.

This time, Ma Jian was a little uneasy, and he had a faint feeling of uneasiness. Zhang He rushed to the vicinity of Luomen, but did not seize Luomen, probably because he knew that Luomen had ambushes, otherwise he would not have come to seize Luomen.

Ma Jian convened the generals to discuss the matter, the ambush may have been exposed, what should I do next? The generals talked about it, but the opinions were very unanimous. Even if Zhang He knows, it doesn't matter, we are waiting for him to attack, although we don't have any cavalry, but the strength is superior, occupying favorable terrain, it is more than enough to block him.

Ma Tan was a little more relieved and reluctantly accepted the suggestion.

……

Shangtai.

Zhuge Liang's face sank like water, and his eyebrows were worried that he couldn't hide.

Zhang He went back and forth between Shangqi and Luomen, flickering east and west, and it was already the sixth day. What exactly does he want to do? Zhuge Liang guessed. He was waiting for him in Shangqi, it was Ming, and Ma Jian set up an ambush in Luomen, which was dark, but Zhang He did not attack him, nor did he ambush Ma Tan, which made him a little confused.

Originally, in their Jihua, Zhang He had to fight quickly because of the problem of grain and grass, and the most haode method was to ambush Ma Yan, if not, he would retreat to the next best thing, which was to cooperate with Guo Huaili and attack the main force of the Shu army in Shangqi. But now Zhang He did not ambush Ma Yan, nor did he come to attack Shangqi, he just moved back and forth between the two.

Zhuge Liang suspected that Zhang He might have known that Ma Jian was in Luomen, the ambush could not be successful, and the strong attack was not sure of victory, so he was waiting for the fighter, as long as he or Ma Jian showed flaws, he would pounce on and bite like a wolf.

Zhuge Liang also suspected that Zhang He was trying to attract their attention, leaving them at a loss, delaying time, and waiting for Hao Zhao's troops in Yuzhong to come to their aid. Ma Jian retreated from under the city of Yuzhong, the siege of Yuzhong had been lifted, and it was entirely possible for Hao Zhao and others to leave Yuzhong, follow Ma Tan to Luomen, and then attack Ma Tan with Zhang He.

Compared with Zhang He being forced to wait for the fighter, this possibility is even greater. Ma Jian now has only more than 20,000 soldiers, and Zhang He and Hao Zhao have joined forces, and the advantage is obvious. But Zhuge was not worried about this, Ma Tan occupied the geographical advantage of Luomen, Zhang He's cavalry was useless, and if he wanted to attack Luomen, his casualties would inevitably be very large. The greatest possibility is that Hao Zhao will attack strongly, Zhang He will monitor the reinforcements of Shangqi, and once he sends troops to rescue Ma Yan, Zhang He can in turn use the advantage of cavalry to carry out a surprise attack.

Zhuge Liang guessed a lot of possibilities, but he wasn't worried. Although the military rations brought by Ma Tan are not much, they can still support them for a month, and Zhang He came from afar, it is difficult for him to support it for so long. The two sides competed patiently, and the first to lose was definitely Zhang He.

Then what made Zhuge Liang uneasy was that Zhang He, as a veteran general who had fought for many years, could not have imagined this. So, what exactly is he thinking now? Is it helplessness, or is there another trick?

Just when Zhuge Liang was puzzled, Jiang Wei walked in quickly and said with a smile on his face: "Prime Minister, the military rations in Hanzhong have arrived, and they will be transported to the camp in two days." ”

"Military rations?" Zhuge Liang nodded with satisfaction, Wu Yi was faster this time, four or five days earlier than he expected. As soon as a smile bloomed on his face, Zhuge Liang suddenly realized a danger and involuntarily held his breath.

"Oh no, Zhang He doesn't want to rob my military rations, right?"

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