"Your Highness!" Riding his horse and galloping to the front of the marching army, the soldier reined in the war horse, and when the war horse stopped its four hooves, he turned over and jumped off the horse, ran to Liu Wei's war horse, half knelt on the ground, and said with a fist: "General Lu has broken through the vanguard of the Black Mountain Army, led the army to cross the river, and occupied the north bank of Xinshui!" ”

"Herald General Lu!" Raising his hand to the soldier who reported the news, Liu Wei looked ahead and said to the soldier: "I want him to hold the north bank of Xinshui, if the Montenegrin army does not attack, do not engage with it!" As long as he guards the riverbank, this king will remember his first merit! ”

"No!" The soldier answered, stood up, ran to his horse as fast as he could, jumped on the horse's back, slammed his whip and legs into the horse's belly, shouted "Ride", and galloped away towards the shore of Xinshui.

Seeing the soldiers who reported the news riding away, Liu Wei beckoned behind him and shouted loudly at the army: "Keep going!" ”

Twenty or thirty miles away, it is not far away, and it is not close to say that it is close.

When the sun set in the western mountains, the sky was dark again, and Liu Wei, who was leading the army slowly on horseback, saw the end of the horizon, and a shining band of light faintly appeared.

Because the distance is still far away, it is not clear to see the whole picture of Xinshui, and it is impossible to hear the sound of the river flowing, and can only vaguely see a golden luster band in the setting sun, lying in front of it.

"Camp in place!" Xin Shui had already appeared in the field of vision, Liu Wei raised a hand, tied his thumb and index finger apart, put it in front of his eyes and measured it, turned his head and said to a soldier behind him: "Pass the order, camp on the spot tonight, and cross the river again tomorrow morning." ”

The soldier answered, turned the horse's head and conveyed Liu Wei's order. When the soldiers walked away, Pang Tong on the side learned from Liu Bian's appearance, pricked his fingers in a figure-eight shape, and asked Liu Biao with a little doubt on his face: "Your Highness is like this, I don't know why?" ”

"Oh!" Seeing that Pang Tong was tied with two fingers, Liu Wei smiled slightly, pricked his fingers away again, pointed to the gap between the two fingers with his other finger, and said to Pang Tong: "The distance between the fingers is roughly the same length each time, the distant scene is used as a point, and the two fingers are used as the base point. ”

"Ahead is Xinshui, and from here to Xinshui, it is less than five miles." Seeing that Pang Tong was still puzzled, Liu Wei then said to him: "It's getting late, and when I reach the shore of Xinshui, I'm afraid it should be dark." It is precisely for this reason that the king ordered the army to be stationed in place. ”

The sun was hanging in the western sky, and it was still some time before it got dark, so if the army continued to advance to the shore of Xinshui, there should be enough time. But if you want to cross the river, there is definitely not enough time.

The army camped and never chose to camp on its back, and Liu Wei measured the distance from Xinshui, which just avoided bringing the army to the shore of Xinshui.

After listening to Liu Bian's explanation, Pang Tong couldn't help but feel admiration from the bottom of his heart, and hugged his fists and said to Liu Bian: "Your Majesty doesn't know that Your Highness is actually proficient in arithmetic. ”

was praised by Pang Tong, and Liu Wei couldn't help but be a little embarrassed. He turned his head to look at Pang Tong, smiled, and did not answer, but turned over and jumped off the horse.

Given the order to stay put, tens of thousands of troops set up camp on the spot.

Just as Liu Wei put his hands behind his back, watching several dragoon guards help him build the commander's camp with Guan Qing and Pang Tongyi, Yang Feng quickly ran towards him.

"Your Highness!" When he arrived in front of Liu Bian, Yang Feng clasped his fists with both hands, saluted Liu Bian, and said: "I just got the news that it is not the main force under Yu Poison that occupies Puzi, and there are only more than 20,000 Montenegrin troops in Puzi City. ”

Before leaving Luoyang, Xu Shu and Pang Tong had already expected that with Yu Poison's perennial experience in fighting the Han army, he would not order all the Montenegrin army to enter Puzi County, and the main force of the Hedong Montenegrin Army would definitely lie dormant among the mountains, and when the Luoyang army came to help, they would take the opportunity to cover up and kill, in order to break the Luoyang army in one fell swoop.

"Who is the Black Mountain Army in the city?" Regarding the military information presented by Yang Feng, Liu Wei not only did not feel surprised, but felt that only in this way could it be considered reasonable, and he calmly asked Yang Feng: "Who is the Black Mountain Army in the city?" So under the command of the poison, who are the generals? ”

"Before General Lu crossed the river, he killed the Montenegrin thief Li Damu, and the commander of the city was Yang Feng, the captain of the Montenegrin canonized by the first emperor!" Clasped his hands into fists and looked at Liu Wei, Yang Feng then said to Liu Wei: "The people who originally entered the city with Yang Feng were not only Li Damu, but also Zuo Zhangba. Because of Li Damu's ambush, only Yang Feng and Zuo Zhangba are leading the troops in the city at present. As for Yu Poison and which Black Mountain thief leaders are together, because of the mountains and mountains, it is difficult to find traces, and no definite information has been obtained. ”

After Yang Feng finished speaking, Liu Wei turned his head to look at Pang Tong on the side, although he did not speak, his eyes showed the meaning of inquiry.

Stretching out his hand and twisting his chin, which had not yet grown a beard, Pang Tong frowned slightly, and muttered for a moment before he said to Liu Wei: "Outside Puzi City, there are mountains on three sides, one by the water, and the mountains are vast. ”

Halfway through his words, Pang Tong stopped talking, looked at the mountains in the distance, and after a while, he continued to say to Liu Wei: "Your Highness should order the Kanming Mountain Road to be scouted in preparation for the pursuit of the remnants of the Montenegrin army in the future." If you can find Yu Poison, it will be better, if you can't find it, as long as our army besieges Puzi, within seven days, Yu Poison will definitely lead troops to relieve the siege! ”

"Waiting for the rabbit?" After listening to Pang Tong's words, Liu Wei was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "If Yu Poison does not come to relieve the siege, and they hide in the mountains, what should our army do?" ”

"Yu Poison will definitely come to relieve the siege!" As soon as Liu Wei's question was asked, Pang Tong said in a categorical tone: "Yu Poison and General Guan Hai used to be known as the Yellow Turban Fierce General, if the two of them go on the horse to fight, I am afraid that there will be no three or five hundred rounds, and there will be no winner!" And this person has a fiery temperament, attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and is quite similar to General Guan, but it is a pity that he is a traitor......"

"If the traitor is the opposite, he will eventually become a pillar!" Before Pang Tong's words were finished, Liu Wei took over his words, and then said to Yang Feng: "General Yang, let's go to An, Kan Ming the nearby terrain. Where the mountain roads can accommodate the advance and retreat of large armies, and where suitable ambushes are arranged, maps should be drawn and areas marked. ”

"No!" Yang Feng responded with a fist, pressed the hilt of his sword with one hand, turned around, and walked quickly towards a group of soldiers who were busy setting up tents.

After a while, dozens of lightly armed soldiers left the unfinished barracks and rushed towards Xinshui.

As the sky grew darker, tents were erected, and the army was stationed.

In the commander's tent, four white candles were erected on the four branches of the candlestick, because the wind poured in at the bottom of the tent, the flames of the white candles were beating violently, and the light in the room was also bright and dark.

Sitting on the cover, Liu Wei, who had already taken off his armor, was only wearing a thin single coat, holding a paper book in his hand, and watching it word by word.

In this era, it is more difficult to find some indiscriminate, just for recreation, like later generations, than it is to find a peerless book.

What Liu Wei was holding in his hand was a copy of "Warring States Policy" that he ordered someone to find.

Compared with "Spring and Autumn" and "Analects", this national history book has a stronger story and can pass the time better.

When Liu Wei took this book with him on the expedition, he once attracted the admiration of Xu Shu and Pang in the united formation, and sighed that the king of Luoyang did not forget to read all the books when he marched and fought. Xu Shu even praised Liu Wei for being studious and sensitive, and he is a great power to govern the world.

If Xu Shu and Pang Tong knew that the reason why Liu Wei brought this book was because he was afraid that the battlefield would be too boring, and he would use it to chat to pass the time, I am afraid that he would vomit three buckets of blood each.

In the dim candlelight, Liu Wei turned the pages of the book, and was reading with relish, when there was a sudden commotion in the barracks, and then Liu Bi heard a terrible shout in the distance: "The enemy army has robbed the camp!" ”

Hearing this shout, Liu Wei was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly got up and jumped to the wooden frame where the armor was hung.

He was busy putting on his armor, and there was already a commotion outside the tent. There were many footsteps in all directions, and along with the footsteps, Liu Wei also heard Deng Zhan's voice shouting: "Protect Your Highness!" ”

Someone in the barracks shouted "the enemy army has robbed the camp," which was very unexpected by Liu Wei.

Most of the soldiers of the Montenegrin army were born in yellow scarves, and they still maintain the tradition of wearing yellow scarves on their heads. These people, all of whom were born in poverty, had been fighting with the Montenegrin army all year round, and had no food to eat, and many of them suffered from night blindness.

Even the Luoyang Army, which has been well fed and recuperated, still has a small number of officers and soldiers with severe night blindness, and has not yet recovered their normal vision.

From the Montenegrin army, it is not easy to find a team of men and horses that can attack at night. If it was really a night attack by the Montenegrin army, even if it was Liu Wei, he had to admire Yu Poison's ability to use troops.

As soon as he put on his armor, Liu Wei was about to rush out of the tent. Deng Zhan, who was already fully clothed, lifted the curtain and got into the tent.

"Your Highness!" Holding his fists and saluting Liu Bian, Deng Zhan said to Liu Bian, who saw him enter the tent and stopped: "Someone is spreading false news in the barracks, saying that the Black Mountain Army has robbed the camp and has been discovered by the soldiers, but unfortunately he is one step too slow, and the night patrol soldiers will kill him when they want to capture him!" ”

"Huh?" Deng Zhan said that someone was spreading false news in the barracks, Liu Wei was stunned for a moment, and asked Deng Zhan: "This king heard the shout, but in an instant, why did that person commit suicide?" ”

"This man shouted at the gate just as a patrol arrived, and if it weren't for that, I am afraid it would have caused a great disaster." With both hands clenched into fists, he arched towards Liu Bian, and Deng Zhan said to Liu Bian: "After the sergeants identified this person, this person is a soldier recruited by His Royal Highness in Zheng County earlier, but I don't know why he made such a move, and I ask His Highness to go and see it in person!" ”

Knowing that it was the soldiers who had defected to the Luoyang Army in Zheng County who made the shout, Liu Wei furrowed his brows slightly and walked out of the tent quickly.

As soon as he came out of his tent, he saw that near his tent, there were almost all dragoons. All the dragoons guards, with their hands on the hilts of their swords, their faces full of vigilance, and their eyes kept patrolling the nearby night, guarding against the shouting spies from hiding accomplices in the army to the detriment of Liu Wei.

Glancing at the dragoon guards gathered outside the tent, Liu Wei nodded to Deng Zhan, who was following him out of the tent, and said to Deng Zhan: "I'm tired of General Deng leading the way!" ”