When they heard the word urgency, everyone in the tent sank in their hearts.

However, there are strict regulations in the army, except for the 800-mile expedited, 600-mile expedited and 300-mile expedited, the highest level is the urgent report.

Every time an emergency report appears, it must be accompanied by some unexpected special circumstances.

For example, what happened in the rear, which unit was ambushed, and so on.

Therefore, even the calm Guo Jia was shocked by this eager shout and stood up.

"Tell me what's going on!" Xiahoudun stood up directly from the handsome chair, rushed up with arrows, and found that the scout did not have a bamboo slip in his hand, which proved to be a message.

"General!"

The scout gasped and said eagerly: "A large force of Lu troops suddenly appeared in the direction of the Lujiang River, endlessly, with no end in sight, according to the queue, there are no more than 20,000 people!"

At present, their forward has passed the peak of two zhang, and they can reach the front line of Anfeng before dark! ”

Hearing this, everyone's eyes widened in shock.

How could it be, how could it be?

There are still some Lu troops in Lujiang, and I have already learned about them in the early stage, but they are just five or six thousand garrison troops, which are to guard the coastal ferries and prevent a sneak attack in Jiangdong, so it is impossible to move them all.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, if you move all of them, there won't be 20,000 people.

What is the concept of 20,000 people, as soon as this team appears, it will immediately break the balance of Anfeng!

Xiahou clenched his fists, frowned, and his uneasy expression jumped on his face, and he asked in a deep voice, "What banner?" ”

"The Central Military Department, Zhao Zi Daxu!"

It's Zhao Yun, it can only be Zhao Yun, who is worthy of Zhao Zi Daxu, and there is only Zhao Yun in the Lu army.

Everyone couldn't help but gasp, their faces were terrified, and even fierce generals like Xu Huang and Zhang He were all apprehensive.

It's not that Zhao Yun is so mythical, he is in Xiaoguan Zhenwei, after all, he is the power of one person, and he can still turn over the river and the sea.

The problem is that Zhao Yun appeared where he shouldn't be.

According to Guo Jia, the northern kingdom is now in turmoil, and it is absolutely impossible to transfer the few soldiers and horses away.

But the reality is that not only came, but also Zhao Yun, the number one fierce general under Lu Bu, came to the aid of Anfeng with an army of 20,000.

Does this also mean that the northern country has actually stabilized?

If you think about it according to this line of thought, then have they already eaten it in Liyang, and is Xuchang in danger?

These questions hit Xiahoudun's mind one by one, and naturally when he looked at Guo Jia again, he wouldn't have a good face, "Mr. Fengxiao, did you hear it, Zhao Yun is here!" ”

Xiahoudun almost squeezed out such a sentence from between his teeth, and said angrily: "Do you know how unfavorable the current situation is for our army, and now it is a question whether the whole army can retreat!" ”

After the defeat of Anfeng in the night attack, the elite euphorbia soldiers in the army lost 500 people, which is already more than half, you must know that the total number of euphorbia soldiers brought by Zhang He is 1,000 people.

Coupled with the lost cavalry and more than 10,000 troops, the morale of the army was low and there was no way to fight.

If it weren't for this, Xiahoudun would not have thought about withdrawing his troops before.

Now, Zhao Yun is here, and he has brought a full army of 20,000, and Anfeng has become his more than 20,000 people facing more than 40,000 Lu troops.

The morale of the army, which was finally calmed down a little, was only afraid that it would be turbulent and even crumbling.

Moreover, this is the home of other people, and the supply logistics are very simple, but their own supply lines are hundreds of miles away.

For a while, Xiahou panicked and hated to flee back to Xuchang with his troops immediately.

"Impossible, impossible"

Guo Jia didn't bother with Xiahoudun, just squinted and shook his head.

He didn't believe that Lin Mo could have this kind of means, it was the northern country, where the Yuan family had been operating for more than ten years, and it was possible to stabilize it in the short term unless he brought the Son of Heaven with him.

Lu Bu, even if he has the title of Marquis Wen, it is difficult to avoid the origin of the exiles in the state after all, even if the heroes of all walks of life are strong, there must be many people in the army who are loyal to the Yuan family, how can they mobilize the Northern Army so easily.

Even if it's him Lin Yunwen, he will definitely not be able to do it!

Moreover, the north is thousands of miles away, and there are two states of Yan and Henan in the middle, if they want to come, the fastest is to arrive in Xuzhou from the Yellow River downstream, and then go around to Huainan to enter Anfeng, this trip, but also with 20,000 troops, not a month or two can not go.

It is impossible for Lin Mo to enter Yecheng for a long time, absolutely impossible.

"What is impossible, then how do you explain the people and horses that the scouts saw, could it be that the scouts lied about the military situation!" The more Xiahoudun thinks about it, the more angry he becomes, you are still hard-mouthed, if it weren't for the fact that the eldest brother likes you, I would have let you taste my horsewhip.

It was this sentence that woke up Guo Jia, his eyes lit up, and he had a feeling of sudden enlightenment, and his expression changed from solemn to wry smile in an instant, "I understand, I understand, this is not Zhao Yun's person, this team is Zhang Liao's department who disappeared on a rainy night a few days ago, they didn't go back to the mountain at all, but took advantage of the rainy night to escape to Lujiang, and now they look like reinforcements!" ”

It has to be so, it has to be so!

Guo Jia, who figured it out, seemed very excited, or rather, this was a kind of excitement, not only because he had seen through the other party's tricks, but also because he was amazed by the other party's wrists, which was really amazing.

Taking advantage of the heavy rain night to scout blindness, he actually abandoned Anfeng City, let the wild goose return to the ridge, and ran to the border city of Lujiang River hundreds of miles away, and then under the banner of Zhao Yun after the heavy rain, he suddenly appeared as a reinforcement.

This hand is clever in the other party does not take war as the premise, but calculates people's hearts and controls the overall situation, he has long calculated all the timing, and the sense of oppression brought by the appearance at this time will make the already low military spirit instantly bear huge pressure.

This man's ambition is not to attack and kill, but to attack the heart, to completely crush and wear out the military spirit of a defeated army, at that time, the army of more than 20,000 people is no different from sheep, so it is a good means to win!

After listening to Guo Jia's explanation, everyone was confused at first, looked around blankly, and finally pondered seriously, and felt that it was not completely unreasonable.

But, speculation, after all, is just speculation, Xiahoudun was frightened by this sudden appearance of the team, frowned, and said in a muffled voice: "What you said may be reasonable, but I can't gamble with the lives of more than 20,000 people."

In case this team is really a reinforcement led by Zhao Yun, do you know that once he arrives at the front line, Zhang Liao on the Yanhui Ridge can rest assured that he will attack to cut off the rear road of our army, and when he arrives at that step of the field, the Lu army will pounce on us like a wolf and eat our team. ”

He admitted that during this period of time, Guo Jia's various opinions have indeed improved his knowledge as a commander, but in the final analysis, there is no substantial return.

Now that he is facing a desperate situation, he must not continue to move in Anfeng, he must go, and he will leave immediately.

To everyone's expectation, Guo Jia did not object this time, but just said softly: "General, I also agree with the withdrawal of the army, but when the army is withdrawn, it is always necessary for the strong generals to break the rear, can you allow the deployment of the rear?" ”

Xiahoudun was a little stunned, and thought that he would quarrel with Guo Jia because of disagreements, and he also thought about it, this time it was useless to take out the tiger talisman, he was the boss of this team.

I never thought that Guo Jia would be so happy, and Xiahou Dun, who couldn't react, looked at each other for a few breaths, then touched his nose and nodded: "I'll take a look at you and use soldiers." ”

Guo Jia didn't say much, just brought people to the sand table for deduction.

He figured it out, the person behind Zhang Liao is really not simple, and it can even be said to be even more powerful than you imagined.

With such an opponent, he is confident that he can deal with it, but everyone should be a person on the same level.

Guo Jia was not sure that he could completely defeat the other party in terms of strategy, of course, he wanted to calculate himself, but he was afraid that he couldn't do it.

In such a situation, the key to determining victory or defeat is often no longer a simple strategy, but the essence of the war, and the strength of both sides.

Troops, logistics, supplies, military morale, generals, and even each other's temperament may all determine victory or defeat.

But from these aspects, the current side is at an absolute disadvantage, and if you continue to fight with this person, you must lose.

If there was no defeat in the night attack on Anfeng, Guo Jia was still confident that he could continue to entangle with the other party, but what has become of the current military morale, even the coach Xiahoudun is in chaos, you can imagine what will happen to the sergeants below.

Withdraw.

At this time, it is advisable to withdraw, and it is wise to withdraw.

Of course, a team of more than 20,000 people, it does not mean that the camp can be pulled out, it will take three days to deploy the baggage, transport the grain and grass, and then pull out the army.

If there were really forty or fifty thousand people on the other side, Guo Jia should be panicked, but he knew that these were just tricks played by the people behind the scenes, and it was impossible to really cut off the back road, and it would be no problem for a day or two at night.

In Anfeng City, Zhang Liao had a feeling that I Hu Hansan was back again.

In fact, he rushed back from the Lujiang River with these people, counting the time, he could not immediately enter Anfeng, it was best to wait for one more day to let the water level of the water break completely drop to a safe position.

However, Liao Shen felt that the problem was not big, and even Jia Xu thought that there was no problem.

After all, this toss by himself can definitely make Cao Jun's people panic, and the army has no fighting spirit.

What's more, even if the water is dug up now, it is a few days to soak in the sky, and it is definitely impossible to say that the water floods Anfeng.

Of course, the biggest consideration is that because they came all the way from a hundred miles away, and the road conditions were muddy, the soldiers were tired, and they couldn't go down outside the city anymore, so they should go directly to the city to rest.

When the scouts reported that the grain carts in Cao's stockade had begun to pull out, Zhang Liao knew that Jia Xu's plan had succeeded, and Xiahoudun couldn't stand the pressure and finally chose to retreat.

In a war, the most perfect result is, of course, to destroy the other party, but the fact is that it is extremely difficult to do this, and if you are not careful, you may get into it, especially if you do not have any advantage in terms of troops, it is already a huge victory to scare the other party away.

The problem now is that Cao's army is about to withdraw, and it is necessary to pursue and kill him, which can expand the results of the battle.

The normal withdrawal process is that the grain and grass and baggage are withdrawn first, and the army will leave a few days' rations as a temporary stability.

Then there is the front army, and the Chinese army slowly withdraws, and in this process, unless the whole line is defeated and runs, in most cases a single army will be left behind to break the rear.

Otherwise, once entangled by the pursuers, these fleeing sergeants have no ability to fight at all, and they will be defeated at the touch of a button.

"Sir, I want to let go of the hunt, what does Mr. think?" After witnessing Jia Xu's big drama scare Cao Jun away, Zhang Liao respected him even more, and was willing to ask him even about the pursuit and killing matters that could be decided without hesitation in the past.

"Is the general going to use all the cavalry?" Infantry is useless in chasing this kind of thing, and usually can only be done by cavalry.

This is also one of the precious places of cavalry.

Zhang Liao pondered with his chin, "Three thousand, three thousand cavalry is enough." ”

Jia Xu twisted his gray beard, and after rolling his eyes a few times, he nodded and said: "If there is an ambush in the Cao army, it must retreat along the maple leaf forest, and the general can send scouts to check the stove left by the Cao army."

If the number of stoves exceeds 300, please ask the general to withdraw and do not chase deeply. ”

Theoretically speaking, whether it is the chasing soldiers and horses, or the broken soldiers and horses, they must rely on the cavalry, and the number of cavalry directly determines the number of the opponent's broken horses.

After all, even if the infantry successfully set up an ambush, once they are out of the shelter of the Chinese army, there is no way to get out of the battlefield.

In the night attack of Anfeng, Cao Jun lost a lot of cavalry, but no one knows how many war horses he has, so he can only confirm it with a stove.

Because even the broken soldiers and horses will not stay in one place all the time, but will continue to retreat, which will leave the problem of the stove.

Zhang Liao nodded knowingly, not to leave the city immediately, according to the scout's report, they are only now starting to carry the grain carts, and the army should be drawn in two days.

This is also very good, the brothers rushed all the way from Lujiang, and they were already sleepy and tired, even if Zhang Liao wanted to chase and kill now, he would always have to take a round of rest.

Zhang Liao was very cautious, even if the Cao army completely retreated, he first sent someone to seriously survey the Cao army's camp to confirm that there were no ambushes there, and then burned the camp with a fire.

Subsequently, he no longer had any fears, took Yan Liangwen and Chou, ordered 3,000 cavalry and began to chase and kill along the road.

Along the way, you can find some lonely Cao Jun, as well as some abandoned baggage and grain trucks, all because they were stuck in the quagmire.

After the heavy rain, there will still be some places that are not completely air-dried, in fact, this is not a small threat to the cavalry.

"General! Checkmate! ”

The scouts who came from the front waved all the way, and after Zhang Liao stopped the army, he asked, "What, has Cao Jun's stove been found on the maple leaf path, and how much is the stove?" ”

The scout pointed, gasping for air, "Yes, yes."

Sure enough, there were soldiers and horses after the ambush, but Zhang Liao did not panic.

It is impossible to arrange too many personnel after the break, and he Cao Cao is not a ranch, so how many cavalry can he have.

"You said the geometry of the stove!" After waiting for a while, the scout was still panting, and Zhang Liao became impatient.

After all, the Maple Leaf Trail is more than thirty miles away from here, running wildly all the way, most of this scout is out of breath, and it is not easy to speak, so he only compares eight with his hands, "Eight hundred ......"

Eight hundred?

Are you kidding?

But looking at his appearance, it can't be explained clearly.

Zhang Liao glanced at him angrily, "Brothers, follow up, let's go up and take a look ourselves!" ”

"Gotcha!" Yan Liangwen responded very happily, and then tacitly turned to the rear army to ensure that the line would not be too long.

The group galloped towards the maple leaf trail.

(End of chapter)