The stars in the night sky twinkled faintly, dotting the dark sky.

Outside the barracks where Cao Zhang's army was stationed in the field, it was quiet.

The night breeze blows through the grassland, bringing a touch of refreshment.

The moonlight shone on the land, and the looming light reflected the hills and woods in the distance.

There was the sound of insects chirping in the woods, as if they were singing the song of the night.

In the barracks, smoke rises from the cooking smoke, and the refreshing aroma fills the entire camp.

Inside the barracks, the bonfire burned brightly, emitting a faint glow.

The sergeants were scattered around the tents, some sitting by the fire, some leaning against the trunk of a tree in contemplation, and some gathering together to talk in low voices. The battle spirit and exhaustion exuded from them were intertwined, filling the entire camp with a special atmosphere.

In the barracks, Xiahou Shang was sitting in the barracks, and in front of him was a geographical map of Sizhou. He looked at the map, his fingers moving across it, his brow furrowed, his heart clearly full of worry.

Xiahou Ru walked in from outside with a bowl of vegetable porridge, came to Xiahou Shang's side, and greeted him in a low voice: "Bo Yan! ”

Xiahou Shang raised his head and saw that it was Xiahou Ru, and agreed: "The troops are all settled?" ”

"I've been camping since noon, and now it's been so long, can I still set up?" Xiahou Ru replied with a bit of complaint.

"Alas, I stopped to rest after walking such a long way, and if I continue like this, when will I get to Luoyang? It had been delayed for ten days in Xudu before, and now it was finally time to set off, and it was like this again. ”

"If it goes on like this, don't say that it will take 100 days to recover Chang'an, it is to recapture Luoyang, I think it's all a fool's dream!" Xiahou Shang also said dissatisfied.

"Yes, after all, Li Dao is also a generation of famous generals, after he occupies Luoyang, he knows that our army is coming, and he will definitely deploy heavy troops to defend Dagu Pass and Yique Pass in the southwest of Luoyang."

"Ziwen hesitated like this, and when we reached the pass, the enemy army had already laid up fortifications, how could we attack it in a hurry? I'm afraid that the warrior will die in vain, but I won't get any results! Xiahou Ru echoed worriedly.

"No, I have to persuade Ziwen to speed up his march tomorrow and strive to arrive in Luoyang as soon as possible." After Xiahou Shang finished speaking, he stood up and was about to walk out.

"Do you think he will be able to listen to him if you persuade him now?" Xiahou Ru grabbed Xiahou Shang and reminded worriedly.

"You and I, as members of the army, remind the manager that it is our duty, whether he listens or not, we have to say it. Do you have any other good idea? Xiahou Shang looked at Xiahou Ru suspiciously and said.

"I now understand why Brother Zihuan told the two of us before the army set out, obviously he knows Ziwen better. In my opinion, instead of hitting the nails, it is better to report the current march situation to him in time according to what Brother Zihuan said. ”

"Brother Zihuan can communicate with the clan uncle in time and prepare early, in case Ziwen takes us to fight unfavorably, so that we can remedy it in time." Xiahou Ru proposed to Xiahou Shang.

Xiahou Shang pondered for a moment and said, "What you said makes sense, but it is definitely not enough to report to Brother Zihuan, I should remind or remind." In this way, I will go to Ziwen, and you ask Shi Ah to report the situation of our march to Brother Zihuan, and we will act separately. ”

Xiahou Ru nodded: "This is the best, then we will go our separate ways." ”

Xiahou Shang quickly walked out of the barracks and went to find Cao Zhang.

Xiahou Ru immediately called Shi A and asked him to report to Cao Pi the news that the troops were moving slowly and were stranded in Yingchuan.

Shi A received Xiahou Ru's order, and immediately took the order to quietly leave the military camp and rode away.

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About ten miles away from the camp of Cao Zhang's army is the camp of Xu Huang's soldiers and horses.

According to Cao Zhang's prior arrangement, Xu Huang took a thousand cavalry, disguised as infantry, with people and miscellaneous servants, escorting grain, grass, baggage, war horses, war armor and other materials to slow down after the break.

When marching in ancient times, it was not like what is shown in the TV series now, all the soldiers wore armor, brought weapons, and even rode war horses.

The armor and weapons are extremely heavy, and they are extremely tiring to wear on the body, which will seriously affect the speed of the march, so they are basically kept in a unified manner, and the horses of the people and miscellaneous servants are pulled forward by chariots.

The troops basically marched lightly, so as to ensure a certain speed of march.

This is why in ancient times, marching battles and launching surprise attacks on moving troops often resulted in heavy losses.

An army in full gear, facing a marching army without weapons and armor, that is not a one-sided massacre, what else can it be?

On the other hand, of course, a hurried march of heavily armed troops and a surprise attack on a completely unsuspecting defender would have the same effect.

Xu Huang also received the order to camp early, and led the troops to set up camp to rest.

A personal soldier quickly walked into the barracks from outside and reported to Xu Huang: "General, Commander Li Jin is here!" ”

Xu Huang knew that Li Jin must have brought Cao Zhang's secret order, so he hurriedly ordered: "Please!" ”

A moment later, Li Jin walked in and handed over the sealed bamboo tube secret order in his hand to Xu Huang's hand.

Xu Huang quickly crushed the sealed fire paint, opened the bamboo tube, and took out the secret order written on Cao Gong paper inside.

Xu Huang unfolded the secret order, and a few lines were briefly written on it: Gongming, hand over the heavy grain and grass to Li Jin, and I will send someone to take it over later. You led a thousand cavalrymen, acted in secret, marched heavily armed, and went around the Tiger Prison Pass in one day and one night to reach Luoyang, and after resting, launched a surprise attack to capture Luoyang!

Seeing Cao Zhang's secret order, Xu Huang was also shocked!

Their current location is in Yingchuan County, nearly three hundred miles away from Luoyang, which is still a straight-line distance, entering from Dagu Pass in the southwest of Luoyang or Yique Pass in the south.

Now Cao Chang asked him to detour the Tiger Prison Pass east of Luoyang, and he would go about fifty miles farther.

Fortunately, today's war horses have saddles and stirrups, which are easier and lighter to control.

After adding the horseshoe, it will also reduce the wear and tear of the horse's hooves, and it can extend the distance traveled by the horse, and it is completely possible to run more than 300 miles in one day and one night.

After a simple rest, the physical strength can also recover a lot, although it is impossible to reach the best combat state, but it is still possible to launch a surprise attack, kill into Luoyang, and give a heavy blow to Li Dao, who is completely defenseless.

Xu Huang immediately got up and said to Li Jin: "Season, then I will leave the grain and grass baggage, the people's husbands, and the miscellaneous servants to you." I led my troops to set off immediately, and we will meet in Luoyang. ”

Li Jin is not good at words, so he can only respond to Xu Huang.

Xu Huang immediately passed down the order, telling the soldiers to quickly assemble and set off.

The soldiers and horses led by Xu Huang were all personal soldiers who had followed him since the time of the Baibo Army, and they all had rich combat experience.

Under the leadership of Xu Huang, the military discipline was also strict, and it took less than half an hour to be fully armed and ready to go to the battle.

Xu Huang checked the situation of the troops, and after confirming that it was correct, he gave the order to set off, and took a thousand cavalry to take advantage of the night to detour and kill as quickly as possible in the direction of the Tiger Prison Pass......