010 March

Han calendar, July 20 of the first year of Zhongping.

The morning sun had not yet risen, and dark red clouds moistened by dew floated faintly on the eastern plains, and a few chirps occasionally came from the cold air. The mountains are still submerged in the morning sun, their outlines blurred, but they are like yawning behemoths, revealing their terrifying figures with a little breeze.

A moment later, the crimson sun burst out in the mist, reflecting the peaks of the distant mountains in their own splendor.

Boom! A heavy drum beat sounded from the depths of the plain, beating on everyone's hearts. After a while, another drum sounded, and the earth seemed to tremble slightly. The rhythm of the drums became faster and faster, slowly connecting into a line. Suddenly, the drumming stopped. On the horizon, a puff of dust was raised, and then the drums beat wave after wave, sometimes high and sometimes low, from slow to fast, more and more rapid, and finally came to an abrupt end at a critical moment.

After a moment of silence, boom, a dull but thrilling voice came from afar. There was silence for a while, and then boom, and another sound, came from the direction where the dust was rising. Slowly, the roaring sound became faster and faster, and a huge military formation gradually emerged from the dust. In the light of the rising sun, it comes from east to west.

The phalanx is rectangular, with 100 people in each row, 150 rows in columns, no matter in each row or in each column, it is a straight line, and the phalanx of 15,000 people is commanded by war drums on all sides, followed by the heavy drum sound, without the slightest deviation, and every step seems to step on the heart of the viewer, giving birth to a strong shock.

Then the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and fifteen hundred cavalrymen drove out of the dust on the east and west sides, and quickly assembled on the left and right flanks of the infantry phalanx. Finally, carts drawn by mules and horses, carrying convoys full of grain and grass, and dismantled siege weapons, followed the two thousand soldiers slowly from behind the phalanx. In just a few moments, the army of 20,000 was assembled.

On the high post on the west side, Lu Zhi was wearing an ink-colored wide robe, nodded with satisfaction, and said to Lu Zhi who was standing behind him: "Ziyu, this is the elite soldiers that will be personally selected for you, 3,000 cavalry, 15,000 infantry, plus 2,000 heavy soldiers who escort grain, grass and siege equipment, a total of 20,000 people, today I will hand over all these 20,000 soldiers to you, led by you, to attack Xiaquyang!" ”

Gao Fei wore a helmet and armor, pressed his left hand on a long sword hanging from his waist, and his eyes scanned the 20,000 majestic troops under Gao Gang, and his heart was overjoyed. A smile appeared on his face, and he thanked Lu Zhi and said, "With the 20,000 male soldiers given by the adults, Xia Quyang will definitely be able to capture it!" ”

"Ziyu, don't be careless, Xia Quyang is not as good as Guangzong, it is the lair of thieves, the defense is tight, and Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao are brave and good at fighting, everything must be more careful." Lu Zhi squinted at Gao Fei, who was young and vigorous and confident, and was very worried.

"Your Excellency, rest assured, the last general will definitely not live up to your expectations of the last general, if Xiaquyang is really easy to defend and difficult to attack, the last will be there waiting for the arrival of adult reinforcements." Gao Fei saw Lu Zhi's worry, so he comforted him.

Lu Zhi nodded and said, "The hour has passed, and you should also set off." ”

"The last will retire!"

Gao Fei got off the high post, rode on the horse, and said slowly in his heart: "Finally, I can lead the troops alone, and I must be famous in the world in the battle of Quyang!" ”

"Let's go!"

With Gao Fei's order, the army began to move, with cavalry in front and infantry behind, heading north along the official road to Quyang.

Gao Fei led the cavalry to the forefront, let Lu Heng be responsible for managing the baggage troops escorting grain and grass, let Liu Bei, Zhou Cang, and Guan Hai be in charge of the infantry, and he took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to lead the cavalry to walk in front.

Not long after the hour, the sun pierced through the clouds, shining the scorching sun on the earth, and everyone who marched sweated like rain. At noon, Gao Fei couldn't stand it anymore, reached out and touched the battle armor on his body, slightly hot, wiped the sweat on his face, and said with a big grin: "This son of a bitch's weather!" The order went down, and the whole army stopped advancing, went to the shade on the side of the road to rest, and buried the pot to cook! ”

"The whole army stops advancing!"

"Stop moving...... Stop moving forward ......"

As soon as the order was given, the soldiers behind conveyed the order like a microphone, which was a very effective way to convey orders in the ancient era when information was not developed.

Goofy rode his horse to the woods not far from the side of the road, turned over and dismounted, and took off the armor he was wearing on his body, and the clothes he wore were already soaked with sweat. He licked his chapped lips and beckoned to Zhang Fei.

"My lord, you called me?" Zhang Fei rode his horse, and after turning over and dismounting, he asked with his fists in his hands.

Gao Fei nodded, glanced at the hot and uncomfortable soldiers, and said to Zhang Fei: "Brother Yide, please go and tell Brother Xuande, Brother Yun, Zhou Cang, Guan Hai, and Lu Heng that they have all called the front army, I have something to order!" ”

Zhang Fei said "no", turned over his horse, and went to summon people.

Gao Fei sat on the ground, took off the helmet on his head, looked around blankly, saw the barren and dry fields, and said to himself: "The Yellow Turban Rebellion gave the Eastern Han Dynasty a major blow, although the uprising was quickly suppressed, but from then on, the Eastern Han Dynasty was basically equal to the name of the death, and then there were countless thieves in various places, I must get a territory before the arrival of Dong Zhuo's rebellion, collect fierce generals, recruit talents, concentrate on development, and prepare for the hegemony of the heroes." ”

After waiting in the shade of the tree for a while, Guan Yu arrived first, turned over and dismounted, bowed to Gao Fei, and said, "Meet your lord!" ”

Gao Fei waved his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Yun, there are no outsiders here, why be so polite?" ”

"Now that the Lord is the commander of the army, wouldn't it be too rude for the general to call the Lord a brother and sister?" Guan Yu owes his body.

Gao Fei saw that Guan Yu's answer was very indifferent, thinking about the fact that although Guan Yu and Zhang Fei followed him along the way, they didn't have the intimacy they had before, and he didn't know what Liu Bei said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei last night, so he just smiled lightly and said to Guan Yu: "Brother Yun, sit down, it will take a long time for them to arrive." ”

"No!" Guan Yu responded, then sat down on the ground one meter away from Gao Fei, and gently narrowed his Danfeng eyes into a line, and he didn't know if he was awake or asleep, giving people a hazy feeling.

Gao Fei glanced at Guan Yu and carefully looked at this loyal and righteous saint, in addition to admiration in his heart, he also wanted to take it for his own use. He sighed softly, didn't speak, and thought slowly in his heart: "Big ears don't know what kind of personality charm they have, so they let Guan Yu and Zhang Fei follow him so desperately." It seems that if I want to subdue Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, I really have to start with Liu Bei. ”

After a while, people arrived one after another, and after everyone arrived, Gao Fei motioned for them to sit down, and said slowly: "The weather raised by this son of a bitch, it's too hot." From Guangzong to Xiaquyang, it takes seven or eight days at most. I mean, rest during the day, march at night, avoid the heat, what do you think? ”

Everyone's faces were covered with beads of sweat, and the clothes on their bodies were also soaked with sweat, and when they heard Gao Fei's proposal, they did not object, and everyone replied in unison: "The last general is only from the orders of the lord!" ”

Gao Fei said: "Then it's decided, rest during the day, march at night, go to inform the soldiers, find a shady place to escape the heat, and go to convey the order." ”

"No!"

As soon as everyone took two steps, Gao Fei shouted: "Zhou Cang, Guan Hai, you stay!" ”

Zhou Cang and Guan Hai turned around and came to Gao Fei, and arched their hands: "What do you command?" ”

Gao Fei said: "The two of you are originally Yellow Turbans, you must be familiar with Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, I want to know about these two people." ”

Guan Hai hurriedly said: "My lord, Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao are Zhang Jiao's younger brothers, but the two are very different from Zhang Jiao, Zhang Jiao can be said to be powerless, Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao are strong in various martial arts, and in the Yellow Turban Army, the two are also second to none. ”

"Are Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao really as tough as you say? Is it the Yellow Turban Army boasting and boasting? Gao Feihu wondered.

Zhou Cang said: "My lord, Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao are indeed strong in martial arts, the two of them have a knife and a gun, their martial arts are exquisite, and they are not comparable to ordinary people, adults can not believe in their witchcraft, but this martial arts is absolutely unbragging about." ”

Gao Fei saw Guan Hai nodded, so he asked, "How is it better than me?" ”

Both of them were stunned and embarrassed.

Zhou Cang said: "I haven't tried it, I don't know who is higher and who is lower." ”

Gao Fei thought about the Legend of the Three Kingdoms that he had played, and the strength of Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao in it was above eighty-five, which was indeed at the middle and upper level, and should be at the same level as Zhou Cang, Guan Hai and others. He waved his hand and said softly: "Now that you are an officer of the Han Army, you should have the appearance of an officer, you used to be a yellow turban thief, but now you are not, do you know what I mean?" ”

Guan Hai and Zhou Cang said: "My lord, I will understand!" ”

Goofy let out an "um" and said, "Okay, let's go down!" ”

"My lord, I'll retire!"

Seeing Guan Hai and Zhou Cang leaving, he leaned on the root of the tree, and fantasized in his mind: "I can fight with Zhang Fei for more than fifty moves, if you want to divide it according to the force value, it is estimated that the force should also be above 95, right?" ”

After the order was issued, the 20,000-strong army of Gao Fei went out day and night, resting during the day and moving at night, avoiding the high temperatures, which greatly increased the mobility of the soldiers. After repeating this for several days, before I knew it, I was only fifty miles away from Quyang.

July 26, night.

Gao Fei led his army to set up camp on a hillside fifty miles outside of Xiaquyang, and sent a dozen scouts to scatter around the camp to deal with emergencies.