Before leaving, Chen Yan asked the spies in front of him, knew the approximate distance of Guo Yan and Li Dao, and then explored all the way along this trajectory, and found that most of the roads were flat, and there was no geographical location suitable for ambush.

Chen Yan frowned and thought to himself, "This is difficult...... If we can't use ambushes, our forces will obviously suffer, so we can't go head-to-head with them. ”

Chen Yan thought as he walked, and gradually arrived on a plain thirty miles outside Chang'an City, just arrived here, Chen Yan only felt that the war horse under his crotch hesitated slightly, and walked carefully.

Chen Yan was riding on the horse, and suddenly felt the horse's hooves sink downward. Chen Yan turned over and dismounted, carefully touched the ground, and found that under the baptism of rain for several months, the soil on the plain had become extremely soft.

Chen Yan's eyes rolled, and he thought about it, and asked Song Zhongdao: "Old Song, how many cavalry are there in Guo Yan?" ”

Song Zhong thought for a moment and replied, "It seems that there are 20,000? ”

Chen Yan sneered and said: "Guo Yan, this guy is eager to break the enemy's heart, our two armies are fighting, if he sees that we are all infantry, he will naturally use cavalry to attack ......"

Speaking of this, Song Zhong suddenly frowned and said, "Leader, the brothers in our Yue cavalry battalion are all cavalry, but you want to use infantry to meet the enemy, don't you want us?" ”

Chen Yan saw that Song Zhong was so stupid and cute, and hurriedly shook his head and said: "No, no, no, this plain has soft soil, and if the cavalry rushes up, it will definitely trap the horse's hooves and fall into the mud." I will first let the infantry line up on this plain, trick Guo Yan into attacking, and then you lead the cavalry to hide in the distance, and then take advantage of the chaos to cover up and kill Guo Yan, wouldn't it be wonderful? ”

Chen Yan struggled to talk for a long time, but Song Zhong listened to it in a fog, his face was dazed, and he reluctantly praised it: "Good strategy, good strategy." ”

Chen Yan saw that Song Zhong was really rotten wood and could not be carved, so he didn't explain much, and went back to tell Li Su and Zhang Liao about the plan.

Li Su and Zhang Liao naturally understood people, and they all said that Chen Yan's plan was good. After the three of them discussed, it was decided that Li Su would lead his troops to lure the enemy, while Zhang Liao and Chen Yan would lead the cavalry to ambush in the distance.

That night, Chen Yan excused himself to stay in the Yue Riding Camp, said goodbye to Xing'er again, and did not return at night.

Xing'er was also naïve, she really thought that Chen Yan was preparing for war, so she didn't come back. And Chen Yan went to Cai Yan's house beautifully and chatted with this gentle and talented girl to enjoy the rain.

Although Cai Wenji was weak, she also knew that Chang'an was in a critical situation at this time, and she couldn't help but worry about Chen Yan, and the two sat under the eaves of the courtyard, looking at the drizzle falling from the sky, each with their own worries.

Cai Yan whispered with concern: "My lord, you must be careful when you go on this expedition." ”

Chen Yan was moved in his heart and nodded.

After that, neither of them said much, but silently enjoyed this moment of tranquility. Although Chen Yan and Cai Yan have known each other for a short time, they feel that with this strange woman, there is an indescribable peace in their hearts......

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, Li Dao and Guo Yan were full of revenge, and soon arrived outside Chang'an City......

According to the plan, Chen Yan led the 2,000 Yue cavalry battalion, together with Zhang Liao and Li Su, to the plain where he had explored the prospect before, and lined up to intercept Guo Yan, who was coming from a long distance.

And Lu Bu, together with Gao Shun and Xu Rong, went to Li Dao's inevitable road to fight against Li Dao's army.

The rain had almost stopped that day, and there were no heavy dark clouds in the sky, Chen Yan was worried that the soil in the plain was not as soft as before, so he hurriedly went over to check.

Unexpectedly, Li Su got off his horse and took a step towards the plain, and as soon as one foot landed, a deep footprint fell on the ground.

It looks like Li Su is indeed fat enough.

Li Su shook his head, his face was a little embarrassed, but Chen Yan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The soil here is soft, which is suitable for the previous plan." ”

Zhang Liao looked at it and suddenly said, "Lao Li, can you move freely on this plain?" ”

Li Su saw that Zhang Liao looked down on him, snorted, and moved his body, only to see that Li Su was still fast, as light as a swallow, and was not affected in the slightest, which showed that his light body kung fu was also extraordinary.

Zhang Liao and Chen Yan were both amused by Li Su's funny behavior, and said again and again: "I'm joking with you, why take it seriously." ”

The three of them laughed for a while, and Li Su suddenly said solemnly: "This period is constantly raining, so the land is moist, and there will be no smoke and dust during the march. Because of this, Guo Yan's troops are not easy to be discovered, and we must always pay attention to the return of the horse and not delay the fighters. ”

Zhang Liao and Chen Yan nodded again and again, Chen Yan suddenly thought of Zhang Xiu, frowned, and asked, "I don't know if Zhang Xiu will be in Guo Yan's army......"

Li Su said: "Don't get in the way, even if Zhang Xiu is here, he is not our Wenyuan's opponent." You're right? Far? ”

Zhang Liao didn't expect Li Su to suddenly move out of himself, and hurriedly waved his hand and said modestly: "Forget it, Zhang Xiu and I have never made a move, how can I be sure to win him?" ”

Chen Yan thought to himself: "Even if this embroidery is known as the king of guns in the north, I'm afraid it can't compare to Zhang Liao, who will be powerful in the future, don't be afraid!" ”

As he was talking, the distant probe horse galloped forward, bypassed the soft plain, and when he came to the three of them, he shouted, "Report! Ten miles away, Guo Yan's soldiers and horses appeared, the front army was about 20,000, all of them were cavalry, and the rear army was more than 80,000, but infantry! ”

Li Su nodded and said, "Little brother, it seems that your strategy is going to come in handy, you two go and lead the cavalry to ambush, old brother, I will meet you in this array!"

Zhang Liao and Chen Yan didn't say a word, got on the horse and left.

After about a meal, I saw Guo Yan's army gradually appear in the distance. The army flag is strictly ordered, which shows that this Guo Yan still has a hand in governing the army. His banners are all black and white, and it can be seen that he is doing this to avenge Dong Zhuo.

As the saying goes: The mourning soldiers will win, and this battle should not be underestimated!

Li Su led the infantry, stood at the end of the plain, and looked at Guo Yan carefully. Although this trick is ingenious, it is very risky, after all, on the plain, the cavalry is too lethal to the infantry......

Chen Yan and Zhang Liao watched from afar, one left and one right, and the war was about to break out.

Sure enough, Guo Yan took the lead, staring at Li Su's infantry team with a pair of eyes, obviously a little puzzled. On this plain, why did this strange fat man dare to use infantry to fend off cavalry?

Li Su saw Guo Yan staring at him, and wanted to use the agitation method to trick him into assaulting, so he immediately scolded: "What do you see? Believe it or not, Lao Tzu pierced your dog's eye? ”

Guo Yan didn't expect this strange fat man to dare to provoke, so he immediately shouted and said angrily: "Where is Lu Bu? And what about the miscellaneous Taoist priest? Why don't you dare to fight me? ”

Li Su sneered and responded: "It's enough to cut you with your fat grandfather alone, where can you use others?" ”

How could Guo Yan think of this fat man's repeated provocations, his face turned red with anger, urged the war horse under his crotch, took a step forward, raised the long knife in his hand, and said angrily: "You are not afraid of death? ”

Li Su looked up to the sky and laughed: "It's up to you? ”

Guo Yan finally couldn't bear it anymore, looked back at the elite Xiliang cavalry under his command, and suddenly raised his arms and shouted: "The whole army is attacking!" ”