When it was dark, Yang Rong was staying in Zhang Lang's tent and wondering, when Zhang Lang sneaked in.

Yang Rong felt very funny when she saw Zhang Lang's concealed appearance, and called softly, "You're back." ”

Zhang Lang was obviously startled, reflexively covered his face with his hands, and smiled awkwardly: "Rong'er, why are you here?" ”

Yang Rong glared at him and said, "Why can't I be here." As she spoke, she took the hot towel that had been prepared, handed it over, and said gently, "Let's wipe your face first." ”

Zhang Lang took the towel and said while wiping his face: "Have you had dinner?" ”

Yang Rong shook her head and said, "Not yet, I'm waiting for you to come back and eat together." ”

Zhang Lang felt a little embarrassed and scratched his hair and said, "Stay outside and think about things, but it will be dark if you don't pay attention." ”

Yang Rong smiled, and did not break it on the spot, after taking the towel, she gently stroked the five obvious finger marks on Zhang Lang's face with her slender hand, and said with some distress: "Are you still in pain?" ”

Zhang Lang was deflated, it seemed that Yang Rong had already known that since this was the case, the surname Suo said generously: "It's okay, it was hot and painful at the beginning, but now it's much better." But I can't figure it out, how can such a delicate and delicate beauty be so ruthless, and I almost lost my teeth. ”

Yang Rong saw that Zhang Lang had palpitations, and pinched his face with her slender hand a little angrily, and then said dissatisfiedly: "Who called you lustful, if you don't fight, you are already looking for teeth to give you face, you are still not satisfied." ”

Zhang Lang laughed twice, with a thoughtful look on his face, although he had the intention to take advantage, Zhen Mi's charm was so great that he had made himself irresistible, otherwise he would not have been there, teasing her again and again, and using it to get a different kind of stimulation and happiness.

Yang Rong continued: "After Zhen Mi came back today, she has been crying non-stop, very sad, see how you clean up now." After speaking, he snorted lightly, expressing his dissatisfaction.

Zhang Lang drooped his head and said to himself: "What's wrong with her, the soldiers will block it, and the water will flood." ”

Yang Rong finished teaching the lesson, and then pulled Zhang Lang up to prepare for dinner.

In the next few days, Zhen Mi ignored Zhang Lang and didn't give a face at all. And Zhang Lang didn't have anything to do for a while, people were angry in his heart, and when he came to the door at this time, there could only be one result, that is, "miserable". However, Zhang Lang believes that Zhen Mi is just angry with his temporary behavior, in fact, he still has feelings for himself in his heart, as long as he downplays this matter, he believes that it is when the flowers bloom and bear fruit, in the end she is a very traditional beauty. It's not a matter of two words, it's not hooliganism. Women have to spend time with them, and the so-called long time can be loved. So Zhang Lang also put aside her affairs for the time being, and returned to Moling with Yang Rong and Zhen Mi with his subordinates. Leave the cavalry team for Wei Yan to lead, just in case something happens at that time, there will be a response.

After Zhang Lang returned to Moling, he paid close attention to every move in the Central Plains.

In mid-October, Wen Ping connected to two military orders in one day, telling him to quickly withdraw from the army and support Suizhou. At the beginning of November, with great reluctance, Wen Ping began to withdraw from the army. Cheng Yu didn't dare to slack off, and when the enemy army withdrew a hundred miles away, the soldiers began to disarm and rest, and the siege of Jiangxia was finally relieved.

At the beginning of November, Zhang Lu of Hanzhong sent troops to attack Chang'an, but Li Tong, the defender of Cao's army, had already prepared and set up an ambush in the Meridian Valley, repelling Zhang Wei's 10,000 horses with 3,000 soldiers and horses. And Li Tong did not lose his eyes because of the victory, lost his judgment of the entire battle situation, and soon retreated to Shenling to set up another suspicious formation, and sure enough, Zhang Wei did not dare to approach, only stationed in the Meridian Valley.

The two sides were at a stalemate for a while.

In the same month, Liu Bei said that Liu Biao began to retreat from Xiangxi to Xinye, reorganize the military horses, and wait and see the development of Hanzhong and Xichuan.

At the end of the month, Zhao Yun broke through the Jiaozhi in Meiling, beheaded 3,000, captured 10,000, and then prepared to march into Meizhou and Weizhen Nanhai County.

At the beginning of the fifth year of Jian'an, the main force of Yuan's army approached Guandu, and set up camp according to the sand, which was about dozens of miles wide from east to west. Cao Ying also set up camp to confront Yuan's army. In February, Cao's army attacked in all directions, but did not win, and then retreated to the camp to hold on. Yuan Shao built a turret, piled up earth like a mountain, and shot Cao Ying with arrows. For a time, Cao Ying's chickens and dogs were restless, and the soldiers suffered countless casualties.

Just when Cao Ying was at a loss, Liu Ye came up with a plan and presented a picture of the car, so that the soldiers could make a thunderbolt car for throwing stones. Cao Ying was overjoyed and ordered to start research and development that night. Soon, Cao Ying built nearly 30 thunderbolt cars, and the stone destroyed the building built by Yuan Jun.

Later, Yuan Shao's strategists made another plan and began to dig the ground to attack, and Cao's army also dug a long trench in the camp to resist.

The two sides began to enter the stage of stalemate, Cao Ying's external situation was difficult, the front soldiers were short of food, the soldiers were tired, and the rear was not stable, although Zhang Lang sent the general Zhang Liao to send troops to Mount Tai, but it was useless to the war situation. Cao Ying almost lost the confidence to hold on. However, the strategist Xun Yu and most of the generals insisted on it, so Cao Ying was determined to adhere to the crisis on the one hand, strengthen the defense, and ordered Ren Jun, who was in charge of logistics and supply, to take 10 columns as a part to shorten the distance between the front and rear of the transport team, and use the compound formation (two arrays) to strengthen the escort to prevent the Yuan army from attacking; On the other hand, it actively sought and captured fighters to defeat Yuan's army. Soon, Xu Huang and Shi Jian were sent to intercept and burn thousands of grain wagons of the Yuan army, which increased the difficulties of the Yuan army. At the same time, in order to solve the danger of Chang'an, in the name of the Son of Heaven, Xingma quickly horse Liu Zhang in Sichuan, and asked him to send troops to Hanzhong to attack Zhang Lu in an attempt to contain the enemy. In order to ensure the safety of Guanzhong, an important granary base.

In March, Cao Ying sent a messenger to Liu Biao again. It is hoped that Liu Biao can borrow 100,000 Hushi military rations and attack Zhang Lu with Liu Zhang.

Liu Biao wanted to remain neutral and did not want to meddle in the dispute between Cao and Yuan, but Liu Bei thought that the opportunity had come, and strongly recommended Liu Biao, saying that the great time to open up the territory had come, and he was willing to fight for Liu Biao, and only 20,000 horses could go on the expedition. Originally, Liu Bei's words did not carry much weight, but most of Liu Biao's subordinates, represented by Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang, were bribed by Cao Ying, and with the edict of the Son of Heaven, they all agreed, and Liu Biao had to think about it again.

At the same time, Cao Ying also sent a letter to Zhang Lang, hoping that Zhang Liao's army in Xuzhou could march into Jinan and cross the north bank of the Yellow River to contain Yuan Shao's right-wing combat troops to relieve the pressure on Guandu's defense.

When Zhang Lang saw this document, he smiled and paid it, just gave a few words, and then didn't bother to ask.

In April, Liu Zhang of Hanzhong finally decided to send the general Wu Yi as the main general, Leng Bao, Wu Lan, Lei Tong, and Zhang Ren as the deputy generals, Fa Zheng as the army, and Huang Quan as the governor of grain and grass, raised 50,000 Sichuan soldiers, and sent troops to Zitong, preparing to attack Jiameng Pass and avenge Zhang Lu's murder of his father.

The battle between Liu and Zhang finally broke out.

Liu Bei was anxious, but Liu Biao was reluctant to express his position, and he could only be helpless. On the one hand, he seized the time to train soldiers and horses, and on the other hand, he recruited talents, hoping to recruit useful generals and increase his strength.

At the end of April, the Jiangnan Expeditionary Army's attack on Longchuan County was blocked, and the vanguard Ling Ying was ambushed during the march. Although the enemy army was repelled in the end, the 10,000 troops led by Ling Ying suffered heavy casualties and countless deaths, and Ling Ying was wounded in many places all over his body, and almost lost his life.

After Zhao Yun learned the news, he rushed over to visit Ling Ye as soon as possible, and when he saw someone, he was like Zhao Yun who was full of courage, and he also gasped and stood upside down. Almost every part of Ling Ying's body was full of flesh and skin, especially a few wounds, which were obviously wounded by a lethal weapon with a barbed barb, and the white bones were visible deeply, and the white flesh was thin and visible.

Ling Ying was stunned on the bed, not feeling a little conscious.

Zhao Yun's face was cold, his handsome face was gloomy and scary, and he walked out without saying a word.

Coming to Xu Xuan's tent, Xu Xuan lay down on the pit to rest. His injuries weren't as serious as Ling Cheng's, so his spirit seemed much better, but his face was a little pale.

Zhao Yun strode up and said in a cold voice: "Lord Xu, what is going on, can you explain it to Zhao Someone?" ”

Xu Xuan closed his eyes and recuperated, and when he heard this, he opened his eyes slightly, looked at Zhao Yun, and wanted to stand up and salute Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun waved his hand, a kind of general's demeanor spontaneously appeared, he frowned, slowed down his tone and said: "The enemy army is in ambush, why are you not vigilant at all, 10,000 soldiers, less than 1,000 can come back safely, not counting the disabled, such heavy losses are something that the lord has never done since he raised his army, how did you do it?" ”

Xu Xuan thought for a while, and said in a hoarse voice: "General, this matter is the negligence of the lower officials, and I am willing to be punished by military law." ”

Zhao Yun snorted coldly, turned away, and said without a trace of emotion in his voice: "You should give the lord an explanation." ”

Xu Xuan said lightly: "The officials have their own sense of proportion in this matter. ”

Zhao Yun turned around, his eyes were like torches, and he stared at Xu Xuandao: "What was going on at that time?" ”

Xu Xuan pondered for a while, and said with a strange face: "At that time, Xiaguan and Deputy General Ling obeyed the general's order and drove the army to Meizhou. It is precisely because of this situation that Xia Guan changed the route without authorization, walked on the front line of Long'an, and then found that the target was too obvious, and the second said that he changed to a small road, and that night when our army was resting, suddenly the enemy army arrived in the sky and attacked the camp, although General Ling organized soldiers to counterattack, but could not withstand several hours, and retreated dozens of miles. ”

Zhao Yun's cold face was also a little strange, and said, "Since you said it, our army will not suffer such heavy casualties." ”

Xu Xuan smiled bitterly: "If this is the case, of course there will be no such heavy losses." ”

Zhao Yun's heart jumped, and he was surprised: "Is there still an ambush?" ”

Xu Xuan sighed and said: "Yes, when our army retreated for dozens of miles, I wanted to pour out a large number of enemy troops from the area of Long'an when the army was in full swing, and the number was no less than 30,000 according to a rough estimate of the lower officials. If there are pursuers in front and enemy in the back, can't the whole army be destroyed? ”

Zhao Yun gasped, and said with a heavy heart: "If this is the case, the enemy army is much more powerful than I imagined, and if it is like a god, this battle will be difficult to fight." ”

Xu Xuan shook his head, his face became solemn and said, "Xia Guan is not worried about this, but he is just afraid of ......

Zhao Yun said in a deep voice: "What are you worried about? ”

Xu Xuan took a deep breath and said slowly: "Xia Guan is afraid that there will be internal annihilation." ”

"What?" Zhao Yun's whole body was shocked, and his face was very surprised.

Xu Xuan said expressionlessly: "Yes, the lower officials changed the marching route one after another, and in the end, they were ambushed." If it is said that someone can expect things to be like a god to this point, Xia Guan really can't believe it. ”

Zhao Yun silently did not speak.

Xu Xuan continued: "It's not that the lower officials want to exonerate themselves, to put it in my heart, apart from the lord, I can't think of anyone else in the world who has this kind of unpredictable prophetic ability." Although Shi Huang knows a little about the Spring and Autumn Period, he is not afraid, and there are no masters around him, so it is very unbelievable that he can capture the fighter so accurately this time. ”

Zhao Yun suddenly raised his head, his face was very calm, and he said lightly: "Is there a suspicious object?" ”

Xu Xuan moved his mouth, but he didn't say it.

Zhao Yun stroked his chin with one hand and pondered, "Could it be Rona?" As soon as this idea came out, Zhao Yun shook his head and denied it, impossible, they didn't know the core secrets of the army at all.

Xu Xuan also heard Zhao Yun's self-talk, and agreed: "Yes, it can't be Luona, they don't know the route of our army's march at all, and they are saying that she didn't go out with General Ling either." ”

Zhao Yun breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then wondered: "Then who are you talking about?" ”

Xu Xuan looked at Zhao Yun and did not speak.

Zhao Yun understood what Xu Xuan meant, and said seriously: "Don't worry, there are only you and me here, and besides, Mr. Xu is a person, Zhao Yun still has a number in his heart, if you have any ideas, you can boldly tell me." ”

Xu Xuan nodded slightly gratefully and said, "I didn't want to doubt him, but now I think about his doubts." ”

Zhao Yun said coldly: "Who?" ”

Xu Xuan bit out one word at a time and said, "Zhu Yi." ”

"Him?" Zhao Yun snorted lightly, and didn't want to say: "Mr. Xu, if it's really him as you guess, then this problem is big." ”

Xu Xuan also said helplessly: "Yes." Zhu Yi is Zhu Huan's cousin, and the Zhu family is quite valued by the lord. ”

Zhao Yun said: "Xu Xuan, although Zhu Yi has long been dissatisfied with you and me, and often uses the power of the Zhu family to be arrogant, but he has always thought that he has not made any big mistakes, and it is impossible for him to do such a big rebellious thing." ”

Xu Xuan shook his head and said: "General, you don't know, Zhu Yi has a deep grudge with the lower officials, not to mention it for the time being, he has already had a holiday with General Ling." A few years ago, Ling Ying took in custody a young man who robbed a people's daughter in public, and that person was Zhu Yi's second son. Zhu Yi pleaded for mercy in many ways, but Ling Yi was still punished on the spot and killed Zhu Yi's son on the spot. Since then, the two have had a deep grudge, just because Zhu Yi's son has long been notorious, and there are a large number of human and material evidence, Zhu Yi does not dare to mess around. But this time he found an opportunity, first, to avenge his son, and secondly, to get rid of Ling Ying and his subordinates, as soon as General Ling goes, there will be a vacancy, and he will be reused by the general. ”

Zhao Yun thought about it and said, "If it's just like this, there is not enough reason to believe that Zhu Yi did it." ”

Xu Xuan nodded and said, "If this is the case, the lower officials will not suspect him." ”

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