: In the small meeting hall, the ten pawns reported to Zhang Xiudao! "After the report, the general. Hu Ganxinzhou; Ask to see you outside. ”

Zhang Xiu heard it and said happily: "Quickly call him in." ”

Not long after, Hu Che'er came to the council hall and bowed to Zhang Xiu and said: "Hu Che'er is fortunate not to be dishonored, the young master ordered to build 10,000 pairs of those two things, but although they are built, the blacksmiths still don't know how to call, and now Hu Che'er has brought a hundred blacksmiths to Laina County, please arrange it for the young master." ”

After Zhang Xiu heard this, he laughed and said, "Okay, where are those blacksmiths now?" ”

Hu Che'er replied: "In the barracks." ”

Zhang Xiu grabbed Hu Che'er and said, "Let's go, go to the barracks." ”

In the barracks, Zhang Xiu commanded a group of blacksmiths to nail a piece of iron lump to the horse's hoof, if there are later generations to see the appearance of this iron lump, they will definitely call its name, yes, it is a horseshoe. At first, the soldiers did not allow the blacksmith to nail the hooves of his beloved horses, for fear that the horses would no longer be able to run. But later, after seeing Zhang Xiu's blacksmith nailing the horseshoe to the four hooves of the sassy dew, and running as usual, faster, and not afraid of the sharp stones and other things on the ground, the soldiers saw the benefits of the horseshoe and asked the blacksmith to help their beloved horse put on "shoes"

However, it is a pity that only 10,000 pairs of horseshoes have been built, and some of the soldiers who can't take their turn are some of the crowds, Zhang Xiu can only promise to build horseshoes for the war horses of the whole army as soon as possible. After that, the soldiers who nailed the horseshoe to the 10,000 war horses were divided into a pair of bilateral stirrups, and Zhang Xiu taught them to use them on the spot. Some of the soldiers who had nailed the horseshoe earlier immediately learned to gallop on the school field with bilateral stirrups, and felt much more stable than before, and they could exert both arms at the same time, and their combat power on the horses was greatly increased.

In fact, Hu Che'er did not come with Zhang Xiu to fight in Nanyang County at the beginning, but was secretly arranged by Zhang Xiu to ask a blacksmith to build these horseshoes and bilateral stirrups. In order to create these 10,000 pairs of horseshoes and bilateral stirrups, not only did Zhang Xiu almost go bankrupt, but also ordered Hu Che'er to keep sweeping the bandits in Guanzhong and the Sili area, and seized their property to build these 10,000 pairs of horseshoes and stirrups.

Zhang Xiu watched the soldiers wait in an orderly manner for the blacksmith to nail the horseshoe for their horses, and then nodded and prepared to leave. You can see the Hu car next to you. He stepped forward and said: "Young master, I met two heroes when I was clearing out bandits, and they heard that I was a subordinate of the young master, and they all came with me to serve the young master, but they all served the yellow scarf before." If the young master doesn't like it, I'll let them go. ”

Zhang Xiu heard it and said with a smile: "If there are no poor people in the world, how can there be a yellow scarf, and there are also loyal and righteous people in the yellow scarf, I don't know who you have befriended?" ”

Hu Che'er smiled and said, "One of them is called Zhou Cang, and the other is called Pei Yuanshao, and that Zhou Cang can still compete with me without falling behind." ”

Zhang Xiu could hear it. knew that this Zhou Cang must be the Zhou Cang that Guan Yu collected when he passed the fifth level, and Pei Yuanshao should be the one who was cut down by Zhao Yun. Knowing that it was the two of them, Zhang Xiu was overjoyed and said, "Where are they now?" ”

Hu Che'er replied, "It's in the camp." ”

On the school field, Zhang Xiu finally met Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao. I saw that one of them was tall, black-faced and bearded, as the romance said, it was Zhou Cang, this Zhou Cang's strength can be compared with Hu Che'er, and he has also practiced a pair of flying legs, and the running degree on the flat ground is not inferior to Hu Che'er, but one of the two is a Hu person, and the other is a Han person, which is different.

Looking at Pei Yuanshao again, his appearance is not as vicious as Zhou Cang, and his face is also dark, just like an ordinary man, but Zhang Xiu knows that Pei Yuanshao is also a general in the Yellow Turban, and he can be recommended by Zhou Cang, a loyal and righteous person, and his heart should not be bad. As for the romance, he was killed because he had to rob Zhao Yun's horse, which is also normal, the martial artist who doesn't love horses.

After Zhang Xiu comforted the two, she asked Zhou Cang, "How is the equestrian?" Zhou Cang replied: "Back to the concubine, I am from Kansai, and I have been riding horses since I was a child, so I am naturally not bad." ”

Seeing this, Zhang Xiu smiled secretly and thought, "It's really a waste for Guan Yu to only use this Zhou Cang as a knife bearer. After thinking about it, he said: "Hu Che'er, go get your mace and try it with Zhou Cang." ”

Zhou Cang heard it and said: "Back to the lord, Hu Che'er's mace I have tried, and it is very handy, I heard Hu Che'er say that the lord has also built one, and I don't know how to ask the lord for it."

Zhang Xiu laughed and said: "Hu Che'er, give Zhou Cang the mace that was built in Luoyang before, you and the two of you just make a pair and rush with me to kill the enemy." ”

Zhou Cang heard it and said happily: "Thank you for your appreciation." Hu Che'er on the side was giggling with his head open.

Zhang Xiu saw that Pei Yuanshao on the side looked a little lonely, so he patted him on the shoulder and said: "Although your talent is not as good as Zhou Cang, you don't have to charge into battle as a general, you are smarter than Zhou Cang, learn the art of war well, and be a leading general, which can make up for Zhou Cang's shortcomings." ”

Pei Yuanshao heard it and said gratefully: "Thank you for your appreciation, I will definitely live up to my lord's high expectations." ”

While a few people were talking, a pro-soldier ran across the water, two-two-one! "Feng Gong, someone sent a letter to arrive. The eight-life villain was urgently sent to the master. ”

Zhang Xiu took the letter, saw that it was written on his head, and looked at the signature, which said that his nephew and grandson were worshipped. Zhang Xiu saw it, his expression was very solemn, and after reading the letter in one breath, the thug Zhang Xiu ordered: "Zhou Cang, stay here, and order the blacksmith to quickly nail the horseshoe for the war horse." Hu Che'er, you take Pei Yuanshao to get 5,000 men and horses, and familiarize yourself with the situation. ”

When the three of them heard this, they immediately responded, "No,"

After that, Zhang Xiu hurried back to the county government in Deng County, and when he entered the hall, Zhang Xiu saw that Jia Xu was already sitting aside, and Zhang Xiu immediately asked: "Does Mr. think what Sun Ce's letter says is true?" ”

Jia Xu nodded and said, "It shouldn't be bad." ”

When Zhang Xiu heard this, he frowned and said: "In this way, there should be 100,000 soldiers and horses on both sides, and I only have 40,000 troops in that county." ”

When Jia Xu heard this, he stood up and bowed and said: "This matter is a mistake, I wanted to drag Yuan Shu and then threaten Xiangyang with soldiers to force Liu Biao to negotiate peace." How do you know that Yuan Shu and Liu Biao joined forces one step earlier, causing our army to be in danger, but it was a mistake. ”

Zhang Xiu said with a smile: "You can't blame Mr. for this matter, if there is no plan from Mr., how can Xiu get Nanyang County and Shangyong County so quickly." Moreover, Jingzhou Jiaoliang and Fang Yue are not light, and their previous plot to let Cai Mao return to Shiwan City has disrupted our army's strategy, if it is said that Liu Biao and Yuan Shu are not out of common sense. ”

Jia Xu nodded and said, "So far, I think that Liu Biao and Yuan Shu will enter that county step by step. And now that winter is approaching, I am afraid that they will wait until winter comes, and when the snow covers the ground, our cavalry will reduce their combat strength and then fight our army in a decisive battle. ”

Zhang Xiu heard this, pouted and said: "If it was before, our cavalry was reduced in combat power when the heavy snow covered the land, but at this time, Mao's 10,000 troops were equipped with horseshoes, and they should not be afraid of heavy snow covering the ground in winter." ”

Jia Xu heard this and asked, "Does the lord want to wait until winter to surprise and defeat the two of them?" ”

Zhang Xiu shook his head and said, "Definitely." Yuan Shu and Liu Biao think that they can press me every step of the way? It's too rare to see me Zhang Xiu, just wait for me to use this battle to show them the ability of cavalry to break the camp. ”

Jia Xu heard it and said, "The lord is thinking,"

Zhang Xiu just replied: "When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins." ”

After that, Zhang Xiu wrote a letter to Yuan Shu, the content of which was roughly to reprimand Yuan Shu for his treachery. Although Yuan Shu didn't know why Zhang Xiuhui knew that he and Liu Biao joined forces, now that the plot had been discovered, Yuan Shu no longer concealed it. With the help of the Jingzhou navy, the army crossed the water and was stationed on the outskirts of the city. After agreeing with Cai Mao, Cai Mao's army also left Fancheng, and where Yuan Shu's troops joined forces, they attacked north to that county.

After Zhang Xiu got the news, he immediately led 35,000 people out of the city and went down to the village, after all, the cavalry was better at field warfare, leaving only 5,000 people to defend the city under the command of Pei Yuanshao.

The combined forces of Yuan Shu and Liu Biao were indeed as Jia Xu expected, and when they arrived at the outskirts of Dedeng County, the combined forces began to face the endless harassment of the small cavalry sent by Zhang Xiu. The coalition army was harassed by Zhang Xiu tirelessly, Yuan Shu and Cai Mao discussed it, and decided to set up eighteen Dazhai, the army was guarded according to the Dazhai, and the supply of grain and grass and other materials relied on the Jingzhou naval army to transport, so that Zhang Xiu was not afraid of sending cavalry to invade the grain transport team.

Yuan Shu and Cai Mao's meaning is very Mingji, that is, when the heavy snow comes, the attack will be carried out, so that the field advantage of Zhang Xiu's cavalry cannot be wielded.

At this time, in Zhang Xiu's big tent, Hu Che'er, Zhou Cang and Jia Xu were in the list, after Zhang Xiu finished arranging, Jia Xu asked: "Doesn't the lord want to attack the camp tonight?" Zhang Xiu nodded, shook his head again, and said, "Yes and no." ”

When Jia Xu heard this, he said curiously: "What do you mean by this?" ”

Zhang Xiu said: "The military advisor is good at tricks, if the embroidery only says that it is a night attack, I am afraid that the military advisor will not agree." Seeing that Jia Xu nodded, Zhang Xiu continued: "But embroidery this time is not an ordinary night attack, and then a strong attack. There was confidence in his tone.

When Jia Xu heard this, he was puzzled: "Attack? The enemy is eighteen stops, and the defense can be said to be extremely solid, so it can only be used to break the battalion, how can it be attacked? ”

Zhang Xiu smiled confidently and said, "If it is a strong city, the cavalry is indeed difficult to attack." These eighteen big fortresses are not built on the mountain, just a company camp built on the plain, such a big village seems to be solid, but the embroidery eye is vulnerable. Moreover, the 70,000 soldiers of Yuan Shu's department are all temporarily summoned, not elite, as long as our army is pointed out, it can break through eighteen villages in a row. ”

After listening to Zhang Xiu's words, Jia Xu also felt that there was some truth, but commanding the army to fight Jia Xu was not good at it after all, seeing that Zhang Xiu was so confident, Jia Xu had to nod in agreement. Under such circumstances, Zhang Xiu immediately asked the soldiers to reorganize their armies and horses, leaving only a small number of soldiers to Jia Xu to command and defend the camp.