Like Tai Shici, he is actually lucky.

He had waterfowl meat to eat, and a simple bed made of branches to sleep on, but he actually didn't know how much stronger than other Han troops.

A large number of sergeants could only sleep on muddy floors in a haphazard crowd on this day, and their morale was declining.

There was a cowshed not far east of Tai Shi Ci, and a halberd bearer was looking into the shed in the rain.

There, several mid-ranking officers were eating barbecued meat, not knowing where to get the meat or firewood.

This halberd-bearer's name is Xu Miao, who lives in Jixian County, and only then did he enlist in the army as a halberdier. It's just a coincidence that the first time he went to the battlefield, the head of his battalion collapsed under the attack of the Taishan Army.

Xu Miao could have fled home like other robes, but he was unwilling and caught up with the Zhenbei army again.

At this time, he was cold and hungry, and he was soaked and watched others eat meat, but he knew that it must not be his share.

So he had to leave the barn and go to the barn on the side, to see if he could find some hay to make his bed for the night.

But luck favored Xu Miao, and he actually found the secret cellar dug by the master here, and also got an urn in it to seal the farmer's own wine.

Xu Miao was overjoyed, don't look at him as a weak champion this year, but he has long been an alcoholic, but how many of them Yan Zhao Nan'er are not addicted to alcohol?

Coupled with the fact that it is cold and humid now, how tempting this urn of wine is.

But Xu Miao held this urn of wine, but he forcibly held back his desire, and he didn't even open the seal and taste it.

Generally speaking, the only reason you can suppress desires is if you are pursuing deeper desires.

Xu Miao is like this, he decided to use this urn of wine to seek a future.

He looked around carefully, and when he saw that there was no one nearby, he wrapped the urn in hay and returned to the cowshed.

But Xu Miao's return this time annoyed one of the military officials inside, who was covered in thick flesh like a black bear, with fierce eyes and fierce eyes, and was hideous and fierce.

He said viciously to Xu Miao, who had gone and returned:

"Dog slave, you have disturbed the excitement of Naigong. Coming and going, coming and going, let me eat this meat is not happy, which battalion head are you, don't you know military law? ”

Xu Miao hurriedly pleaded guilty, and also walked into the cowshed, and as soon as he came in, he knelt down:

"Several generals, we were originally the soldiers of the left battalion of Jixian County, after the battle of Dingting, the battalion collapsed, and Miao had nothing to rely on, so he could only wander with the army. Miao didn't dare to disturb the generals Yaxing, just because he got an urn of turbid wine to give the generals meat. ”

After speaking, Xu Miao put down the wine urn in his arms and kowtowed respectfully.

After hearing Xu Miao's words, one of several came over directly and opened the wine seal, took a handful of water and put it into his mouth, and after a while, the person shouted:

"Good wine, it has to be twenty years old."

This man was shirtless and covered in white meat, but after the wine was drunk, it became red and visible.

With the praise of this general, the remaining few who can still endure it will take the water bag and divide it. One bag for you, one bag for him, one bag for the big black man, one bag for the white-faced dog.

In the blink of an eye, the twenty-year-old urn was wiped out by these generals.

The entire cowshed exuded the smell of incense, and only Xu Miao, who was kneeling, also swallowed his saliva.

Soon, when the wine was half-full, the black man general asked as if he remembered:

"Get up, since you are from Zuoying, Jixian County, then you can be regarded as my hometown disciple. This wine is good, what do you want, let's hear it, Naigong is in good spirits now, maybe it will be done. ”

Xu Miao said respectfully:

"A few generals, Miao has drifted all the way, and he has not met the master, and he wants to be a halberd with the saddle and horse beside the generals."

The big black man was not the leader among them, so he turned his head and asked a calm general on the side:

"Lao Le, this person wants to vote for us, can you accept it?"

The one called Lao Le is the son of Le Yin, Le Shang. Le Yin was recruited by He Miao to go to Xijing to make a long history, and his son Le Shang stayed in his hometown with his clansmen. Later, Lu Shuai was a soldier, and the children of Haoqiang in Jixian County enthusiastically joined the army, and he also took his father and his disciples to join the army.

In this, the black man who was like Pixiu just now was Fei Yao, a big hero in Anping County, who was favored by Le Yin back then, so this time he joined the army with his son Le Shang, on the one hand, he had a future, and on the other hand, he supported Le Shang.

And another white-faced general, who is also a student of Leyin, is called Shi Lu.

At this time, Le Shang saw that Fei Yao wanted to accept this clever halberd bearer, and he also admired this polite and polite sergeant in his heart, as if he had read the scriptures.

Le Shang is a scholar who has joined the army, and he also has a good impression of this kind of well-written officials.

So Le Shang nodded and said to Xu Miao, who was still kneeling:

"I see that you are also literate when you speak, but the words of that master are not deserved, there is only one master in our army, and that is Lu Shuai. I don't blame you for your nonsense in the countryside, but next time I don't talk like this, I won't be able to spare you. But when I saw that you were alert, I promised you a future. You take my talisman and go to the back of the military tent to join the army. From now on, you will be a member of our Anping Camp. ”

Xu Miao was overjoyed, respectfully accepted the talisman, and then retreated into the rain, waiting for Le Shang and the others to look away before leaving.

Seeing Xu Miao leaving, Shi Lu, who was drinking and smoking, said:

"This kid is quite like Ah Zhao. Hey, I just don't know if Ah Zhao is dead or alive. ”

The A trick mentioned in Shi Lukou is exactly their same move.

Le Shang was a little unhappy when he heard this, and he said coldly:

"I said before that Liu Bei was crazy, thinking that after the royal family, he had a good reputation. Before he took our Youzhou children to the south to get rich and noble, and now he is rich and noble, but where are the children who went south with him that day? Poor Ah Zhao. ”

Le Shang's words caused several people to be silent, and after Liu Bei became the Marquis of Liangxiang Pavilion of Zhenwu General in the Eastern Capital, he asked people to go back to their hometown in Youzhou to recruit their children to go to Kyoto.

Originally, the disciples were quite enthusiastic, but when they heard that Liu Bei's fame was all obtained by killing the ministers in the main hall, this pair of loyal and self-proclaimed Youzhou scholars could not accept it.

So Liu Bei's reputation is stinky in his hometown.

This is also the real reason why although Le Shang and these people have a good relationship with Liu Bei, they still did not choose to go south to join Liu Bei.

In fact, Leshang and these people are also very confused, they have their own networks and intelligence, so they have their own judgments about the situation in the world.

Not to mention that most of Hebei has fallen, let's just say that the Central Plains is now also divided. The remnants of the Yuan family really died but did not stiffen, even if most of the clansmen were killed in Kyoto, but the few who escaped still regained their momentum.

Among them, Yuan Shao according to Ruying, Yuan Shu according to Nanyang, Cao Cao according to Jinan, Zhang Miao according to Chen Liu, all of them are large counties, and they also fight against the Eastern Capital. The Kanto court, which still had a chance to reorganize the mountains and rivers, was truly torn apart.

In this situation, people such as Le Shang can only follow the trend, as he said at this time:

"It doesn't matter if he is so much, there is wine today and he will be drunk tomorrow, come, drink!"

……

It was getting dark, and the rain was getting lighter.

Xu Miao was still wearing his original military uniform and sleeping heavily on a haystack. At this time, he was already a halberd under the Anping camp.

From an ordinary halberd to the current halberd guarding the big tent, Xu Miao has been promoted. All it costs is an urn of wine.

This is the art of gift-giving, and it has to be given at the right time.

Xu Miao was young, and the first march on foot was a whole day, so after waking up, he was still very weak.

At this time, because Le Shang was still sleeping, Xu Miao had no other tasks, so he walked to a bonfire to keep warm.

As the main battalion of the Zhenbei Army, the Anping Battalion is at the forefront in terms of logistics supply. So when the baggage battalion sent a batch of reserve firewood, these halberds of the Anping battalion used it without hesitation.

With the warm firelight baking, Xu Miao's body was a lot more comfortable. What's even more rare is that there is also a little broth stewed on the fire rack, although I don't know what kind of meat it is, but it is still fragrant.

By the fire, an old soldier saw Xu Miao coming, so he took the initiative to serve him a bowl of soup.

Xu Miao was flattered and took a sip carefully.

The mellow aroma of the broth directly exploded his taste buds, and Xu Miao was about to cry, secretly affirming that he had made the right bet this time.

Didn't you join the Anping camp and become the core halberd, how can you have this bowl of broth to drink?

Xu Miao is a newcomer, and the old halberds who are sitting around the fire just glance at it and don't pay attention. They were discussing the situation today and the battle ahead.

These halberders were reserve officers, so they were obviously more concerned about the war than ordinary sergeants.

These people each told what they had seen, for example, someone saw some people in the Wuhuan camp looting a mountain squatter, killing a dozen people, and finally snatching some tubers.

For example, some people say that a military official disappeared before, and then he was found hanging on a tree branch, and his entire back bone was gouged out, which was terrible.

Xu Miao listened to these robes chatting about something while drinking soup, although there was a lot of information, but there was one thing before and after:

"The situation of the Han army is not good."

This made Xu Miao, who had just been a lot better, feel uneasy:

"Could it be that the good days are gone in a few days?"

No one can answer Xu Miao's question, only the final battle can decide everything.

……

In the early morning of the next day, the heavy rain finally ended, and the Han army began to pull out the camp at the urging of the heralds and horsemen of the Junzi camp.

Soon, in the afternoon, they arrived at the Zhongren Pavilion.

This is the battlefield designed by Lu Zhi to bury the Taishan army.

At this time, Lu Zhi took his son Lu Yu, as well as his personal generals Yu Yan and Gongsun Zhan and other generals to a nearby slope, so that they could look around the Zhongren Pavilion.

It was at the top of a ridge with the best views, and they stood here overlooking the fields and lush fields of the Nakaren Pavilion.

The forests in the mountains are lush and green under the wash of yesterday's rains. The fortifications and military formations interspersed in the field are like red belts, wrapping around the mountains and fields, bringing vitality to this land.

As far as the eye can see, the steaming water vapor is still gathering, giving the place a hint of mysterious haze.

This kind of beautiful scenery is that an iron-blooded martial artist like Gongsun Chan has a little throbbing, and I just feel that if I can invite one or two beautiful women to take a leisurely trip, it must be the best day.

It's a pity that there are only rough warriors like him here.

Lu Zhi did not have the tenderness of his own students, and he would be carefully observing the fortifications of the Zhongren Pavilion. This preset battlefield was more open than he imagined, and it was enough to fight a war of 100,000 people.

But such an open battlefield also brought trouble to Lu Zhi's defense, and the Taishan army could attack the military formation here from both sides.

Originally, he was worried that Wei Duan would not be able to detect this kind of loophole, but seeing the deep trenches and camp walls dug on both sides, Lu Zhi was finally relieved.

It seems that Wei Duan has done a good job.

Lu Zhi looked at it for a while, and after no more additions, he returned to the camp with his staff.

The camp where the shogunate was located was located on the shady side of the mountain, right on a flat land.

The camp was already filled with smoke, and the smell of meat permeated the entire back slope.

Lu Zhi stored a large amount of grain and sheep here, and all the sheep that he had obtained from the exchange of markets with the Beihu people were driven here to supply the army here.

The Zhenbei army also regained its morale in the abundant meat and clear weather.

Lu Zhi inspected the camp and saw that the officials were generally in good spirits, so he was relieved to enter the middle tent.

Here, he roasted mutton with his staff and generals, and chatted about military strategy while eating.

To the south of the Zhongren Pavilion, the Wuhuan Turquoise Cavalry had built a loose outpost line to convey the military information of the Taishan Army at any time.

On the sunny side of the slope of the Zhongren Pavilion, there are a total of 20 battalion heads, a total of 20,000 soldiers, these are the main force of the original Hebei Han Army, and it is the foundation of the Old Northern Army.

Infantry Captain Wei Duan, Yue Cavalry Captain Zhou Zhong, Changshui Captain Wei Jie, and Tun Cavalry Captain Ma Teng each led five battalions of soldiers and stationed in Yangpo. Among them, the infantry captain Wei Duan was the general of the former army, and he controlled all the armies.

On the shady side of the slope of the Zhongren Pavilion, Lu Zhi arranged all the local soldiers and horses of the Zhenbei Army here. Including 4,000 cavalry, 16,000 infantry, and 2,000 crossbowmen.

In this way, the total strength of the Zhenbei Army gathered in Zhongren Pavilion reached 42,000 soldiers, and there were also servants and strong men of varying numbers, all of whom were soldiers.

But in this case, Lu Zhi's staff were still full of uneasiness, because they had not yet been able to get news of the Hejian Legion.

Will they go north? Is it safe to go north? Will they be able to make it in time?

All of these issues add to the uncertainty of this battle.

There is also a more subtle worry, that is, the staff found that Lu Zhi's spirit was exceptionally good today, but under the exhaustion of yesterday, this spiritual rejuvenation was even more worrying.

In this big battle that decided the ownership of the Northland, if Lu Zhi, as the commander, had any accident, who could shoulder the responsibility of the commander of this army?

So, Lu Zhi's long history couldn't help but talk about it:

"General Zhenbei, this battle is very important, and there is no deputy marshal yet. I don't know what Lu Shuai thinks. ”

When others say this, I don't know how much courage it takes, but as Lu Zhi's old partner and the minister of the DPRK and China, he naturally talks freely.

After hearing this, Lu Zhi calmly said to a person:

"Wei Duan is good, he governs the army rigorously, and he can be my deputy."

Chong Fu nodded, still thinking that Lu Zhi was loyal to the Han family, and didn't mention anything to make his son do.

After the most important thing was determined, he didn't say more, but Shi Minchun, the former governor of Zhongshan who had just come, asked another thing:

"Dare to ask Lu Shuai what his plans for this battle are?"

Min Chun is from a big family in Jizhou, and he also knows a little bit about military affairs, so he feels that the marshal should be full of wit, so he asks.

But Lu Zhi was a little impatient, and asked Min Chun rhetorically:

"Do you know when the Taishan Army will be able to arrive at the Zhongren Pavilion?"

Min Chun shook his head, I don't know.

Lu Zhi asked again:

"Who do you think will attack and defend this battle?"

Min Chun thought for a moment and said:

"The enemy attacks and I defend."

Lu Zhi sneered:

"Since you know that I am guarding, then I don't know what kind of military strategy Zhang Chong thief is, and what military strategy can I tell you?"

Min Chun was speechless, his face flushed, and he stopped talking.

Lu Zhi glanced at Min Chun, and finally said to all the generals present:

"In this battle, there is no military strategy, only one thing, that is, no matter what happens, you will be loyal to the Han family."

The whole audience took him from his seat and shouted:

"Loyal to the Han family."

After that, Lu Zhi ordered the generals to return to the camp in full.

In the crowd, Ma Teng, the new captain of the Tun Cavalry, had just come out of the big tent, and he frowned and rode back to his position on Yangmianpo.

His troops were encamped on the northeastern side of the sunny slope, and because they came earlier, they built a strong barrier there.

After Ma Teng rode into the wall, his expression was very serious and a little uneasy.

Pound, one of the five battalion generals under his command, saw that something was wrong and asked quietly:

"Lord, what's the matter? As soon as he returned from the Chinese army, he frowned. ”

Pound is Ma Teng's person, and Ma Teng does not hide it, he whispered:

"I was in the camp just now, and I saw Lu Shuai's cheeks flushed, as if he was sick."

Pound was taken aback:

"Sick? Isn't that ......?"

Ma Teng said worriedly:

"Yes, maybe Changshi saw this meaning, so he asked in public who was the deputy marshal. Isn't this just asking, if Lu Shuai dies, who will command the Zhenbei Army? ”

Pound staggered:

"So, who was chosen?"

Ma Teng sighed:

"Wei Duan."

Now Pound was strange, and he asked:

"We all know Captain Wei's ability, so why is the lord worried?"

Ma Teng covered his forehead and sighed again:

"Don't you know, when Lu Shuai proposed Wei Duan, I clearly saw that Gongsun Zhan and other Youzhou border generals were gloomy below, which was obviously unconvinced."

"And now that the big war is imminent, the coach is uncertain, and there is a gap between inside and outside, I really don't know how to fight this battle. Even, at that time, that Min Chun also asked Lu Shuai about his plans for this battle, and was scolded and scolded, which made people even more bottomless. ”

At this time, Pound was also a brave horseman, and he really had no opinion on these complicated things, so he could only ask:

"What should we do, my lord?"

Ma Teng also had no choice, he was so anxious that he paced back and forth in the tent, he regretted a little that he didn't take Pang De and a few people back to the west in the first battle of Jize, but went further and further north, and became farther and farther away from his hometown.

He had heard that Gao Lan, who had run from Hebei to the Eastern Capital before, had already mixed up to 2,000 stones, which was so enviable.

But now he has no choice but to take one step at a time.

At this time, the drums outside were beating loudly, and the sentinels on the periphery were constantly rushing back, which was the enemy.

Then Ma Teng ran out of the tent, because his vision was high enough, he could clearly see a dense yellow cloud pressing down on the south.

The yellow clothes, yellow armor, and yellow banners that covered the sky and the sun all told him that the Taishan army had arrived.

And it was a day faster than they expected.