Chapter 385

Yan Liang led his soldiers and horses to retreat ten miles and stationed there. In order to prevent another attack from the first camp, Yan Liang's soldiers and horses set up camp, but let the soldiers and horses rest on the spot, and sent cavalry patrols around, waiting for the formation.

Yan Liang and Guo Tu sat opposite each other on the ground, and Yan Liang asked Guo Tu for advice: "Military commander, the scouts came to report that there were large groups of Youzhou soldiers ambushing in the mountains on both sides of the valley earlier. The leader is Youzhou general Le Come in. There are about [-] soldiers and horses, and they take the initiative to attack, so what should we do?"

"Attack on the initiative? They only have 2 people, and we have [-]. It is impossible to fight us head-on. Now that the weather is cool, they don't need to carry food, grass and luggage, but only carry a few days of dry food, delaying with us, waiting for Pan Feng's soldiers to rush back .” Guo Tu stroked his beard, thinking about Le Jin’s intentions.

"They don't have food, grass and supplies. If they harass us, we won't be able to get things done. After ten days of delay, after Di Qing and Pan Feng's troops come back, wouldn't we return empty-handed?" Yan Liang frowned.

"It's not just returning empty-handed? Jushou is an ordinary person. If he thinks of some cruel tricks, we may never return!" Guo Tu said with a gloomy face.

"Master, my lord regards me as a general. In order to repay my lord's great favor, I can't be defeated. I also ask the master to teach me. I am willing to listen to the master's advice!" Yan Liang stood up and cupped his hands.

Guo Tu stood with his hands behind his back, his brows tightened and he said: "Don't worry, my lord regards me as a military advisor, and I can't afford this big defeat!"

Right now, Guo Tu is going out alone as a military adviser, so there is no need to fight for power and profit with Xu You, Shen Pei and others.Therefore, Guo Tu was extra careful, and he couldn't lose, even if he couldn't win, at least he had to bring back the soldiers and horses intact.Otherwise, Xu You, Feng Ji and others don't know how to deal with him, and Guo Tu will have no right to speak under Yuan Shao's command.

When people are in crisis, they can always burst out their potential, not to mention that Guo Tu is also a well-known counselor under Yuan Shao's command.Right now, without Xu You and others competing with him, he can devote himself to making suggestions.

"If Le Jin's soldiers and horses are lightly dressed and delaying with us, then they must have only dry food and no water on them. In other words, the tens of thousands of them stationed must be stationed near the water source!"

Yan Liang nodded again and again: "Yes, we came all the way, and the water was replenished along the way. They delayed with us, and the water is not so easy to carry. Tens of thousands of people must be resting and camping by the water source! So they are stationed in the Yishui area ?”

Guo Tu nodded and continued to analyze: "They won't just sit back and watch us cross Yishui to raid Zhuo County. They must have collected the ships around Yishui. Now Le Jin's big team is stationed beside Yishui!"

"When their main force is exhausted, Zhuo County must be empty. Only by defeating and getting rid of their main force, Zhuo County will fall! I will send cavalry to pursue their main force!" Yan Liang said excitedly with his eyes bright.

"Come on, you can lead five hundred cavalry to the Yishui area to look for Le Jin's main force!" Yan Liang immediately summoned one of his men and ordered.

"Don't worry, you forgot to go to the camp and those cavalry first. They are just guarding against you. Once you send troops out, they will definitely be wiped out by them. If you send too few troops, you will be wiped out by Ju Yi. If you send too many troops, it won't work. Yes!" Guo Tu shook his head.

"Then what should we do? Could it be that we just sit and wait for death?"

"No, they abandoned their food, grass, and supplies to fight us in a roundabout way. Let's follow suit! We have an advantage in numbers, so we sent [-] soldiers and horses here to guard our food, grass, and luggage. Push it in one strand!" Guo Tuhan said in a loud voice.

"Give up food and supplies? Wouldn't that be too risky?" Yan Liang asked worriedly.

"Soldiers are taking risks. They take the initiative to attack, and we are also taking risks. It depends on who is lucky. In addition, the lord's follow-up army is coming. Gao Yang is coming. You should immediately send a message to the lord and ask him to send a large group of soldiers and horses." Come to support."

Yan Liang pondered for a moment, finally gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, just follow the advice of the military advisor."

Yan Liang followed Guo Tu's plan and ordered [-] soldiers and horses to guard the food and supplies, and [-] cavalry from the army to patrol around the main force.Cut down trees along the way to prepare for the construction of logging, all the way to the north.On the one hand, someone sent a letter to Yuan Shao, asking him to send troops to support him.

The Xiandeng camp was stationed within ten miles of Yan Liang's army to investigate the movement of Yan Liang's army.

A group of soldiers and horses stationed and sat on the ground to rest, Zhang Shigui looked at Ju Yi's impatient look, and knew that he couldn't hide it anymore.Trying to plot Gao Lan's life.Although Gao Lan has his own cavalry watching, but in the current battle, it is easy for Ju Yi to kill Gao Lan to silence him.Zhang Shigui took a deep breath and decided to take a risk to trick Xue Rengui out.

Zhang Shigui walked to Ju Yi's side and said in a low voice: "Captain Ju Yi, how about taking a step to speak?"

Ju Yi raised his eyebrows, and his confidantes around him became tense. Ju Yi nodded and followed Zhang Shigui to a remote place. Ju Yi's confidantes also followed with hundreds of soldiers.

"Lieutenant Ju, I don't need to tell you what you did? Is that general in white on the battlefield today you? The truth will come out when Gao Lan wakes up!" Zhang Shigui suddenly changed his face and looked at Ju Yi coldly.

Ju Yi narrowed his eyes, originally he thought Zhang Shigui would keep staring at him to protect Gao Lan's safety.Unexpectedly, Zhang Shigui couldn't bear to reveal his identity on his own initiative.Are you not afraid that I will kill someone?
Ju Yi thought a lot, seeing Zhang Shigui's appearance, suddenly a thought flashed through his mind.Could it be that Zhang Shigui also has bad intentions?Want a piece of the action?Even if Zhang Shigui is not afraid of death, he is surrounded by his own soldiers and horses, at worst, he will kill Zhang Shigui to silence his words.Ju Yi heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Zhang Sima, you and I are fighting side by side at this moment. We have been through life and death. As soon as I saw you, I felt that I had a good relationship with Brother Zhang. How about wanting to give a big fortune to Brother Zhang?" ??"

"Oh? How do you say that?" Zhang Shigui pretended not to know. .

"Ming people don't speak dark words. You were sent by Le Jin to monitor me. I have already made it clear. This wealth is given to you, and it depends on whether you want it or not!" Ju Yi said in a deep voice.

"Rich? What rich?"

Ju Yi sneered and said: "You should know about Ying Meng's virtuous minister, right? The emperor just relied on a dream to make a white body rise to the top, are you convinced? To be honest, Xue Rengui is in our army. Lan, the arrow wounding Yan Liang was all done by this person!"

"Sure enough! You are not convinced, so you concealed this matter from Xue Rengui. I don't know what method you used to make him work for you, use him to make meritorious deeds, and steal all his merits?" Zhang Shigui sneered.

"That's right! I'm sharing this secret with you now, and I'll share the credit with you after the war. You're only the commander of an army, with hundreds of people under your command. With this credit, you'll be promoted to general later. My credit will be enough at that time." Overwhelm Di Qing, Pan Feng and others. You and I will work together to governor Youzhou, and the emperor will rule the world in the future, and it is not impossible for you and me to be a general and a prime minister!" Ju Yi seduced.

"So? What am I going to do?"

Ju Yi pulled out the sword from his waist and inserted it into the ground. Gao Lan lay unconscious on the ground. Ju Yi said coldly, "Kill Gao Lan, or you die!"

As soon as Ju Yi said the word death, hundreds of people surrounded him with bows and arrows.

"Kill Gao Lan to silence him, what about Xue Rengui? It will be troublesome to keep him!" Zhang Shigui said darkly.

"Oh? You agreed?" Ju Yi's eyes lit up and he said excitedly.

"The emperor used a dream to let a white body be a virtuous minister in Yingmeng. I have been fighting for half my life and I can't match his dream. How can I be convinced? Captain, you are right. Kill Gao Lan and die without evidence. Let's take this credit. It is enough to rise to the top. As for Yingmeng Xianchen? It's just a dream, how can it come true?" Zhang Shigui nodded with a sneer.

"Then please!" Ju Yi cupped his hands, motioning for Zhang Shigui to kill Gao Lan as a vote.

Zhang Shigui stood with his hands behind his back, but he didn't make a move. He looked around and said, "Emperor Jinyiwei is all over the world, you confidantes are not trustworthy. You invite Xue Rengui here, let him kill Gao Lan, and then we kill Xue Rengui. You can excuse it as Xue Rengui rebelled and killed Gao Lan, so we can get rid of all this."

Ju Yi frowned slightly, thinking about Ying Mengxian's affairs in his army, it was indeed Jin Yiwei's investigation, if there really was Jin Yiwei among these confidantes, it would be troublesome, and Zhang Shigui's concerns were normal.

Ju Yi nodded and said: "Yes, but Xue Rengui is very skilled in martial arts, and he has several brothers with extraordinary martial arts skills, so I'm afraid it's not easy to kill him!"

"You and I teamed up, and we had mental calculations and unintentional attacks on him, and these soldiers couldn't kill him?" Zhang Shigui chuckled lightly.

"Okay, let's find him! Let's kill him together!" Ju Yi nodded.

With mental calculation and unintentional sneak attack, and the two teaming up with soldiers to assist, Ju Yi also felt that killing Xue Rengui would not be a problem.

After a while, Ju Yi called for Xue Rengui, Xue Rengui came again with big strides, but seeing soldiers and horses standing upright all around him, he also had a heart, holding a day painting halberd and a sky-shaking bow on his shoulder.When he came to the two of them, he cupped his hands and said, "I don't know why the captain called me over?"

"I have already told Zhang Sima about you, and he also thinks that the emperor has treated you quite unfairly. We two discussed it and decided to kill Gao Lan and keep the secret for you!" Ju Yi looked at Xue Rengui and said in a low voice.

When Xue Rengui was overjoyed, he bowed down to Zhang Shigui and said, "Thank you Zhang Sima for your trust. The emperor said that Xue Rengui was rebelling against his ministers in response to a dream, but I, Xue Rengui, was dedicated to serving the country, so I had no choice but to change my name to Xue Li. I intend to make some contributions under the command of Captain Juyi. to make up for my sins."

Zhang Shigui narrowed his eyes slightly, and he finally figured out how Ju Yi made Xue Rengui willing to serve him, a good minister who should be a dreamer, but he actually said that he was a minister who was against the dream.Zhang Shigui nodded and quickly helped Xue Rengui up, saying: "You don't need to thank me, I never believe in dreams. If I have a chance, I will definitely speak to Master Zhou and ask him to write to the Son of Heaven to forgive your sins!"

At this time, because Xue Rengui saluted Zhang Shigui, Ju Yi was behind Xue Rengui, and Zhang Shigui was in front of Xue Rengui.Xue Rengui is tall and burly, but he hides Ju Yi.

Zhang Shigui helped Xue Rengui up, but he quickly showed the back of his hand in front of Xue Rengui, and saw that there were actually two red spots on the back of his hand, and upon closer inspection, there were actually two words: 'be careful'

It turned out that Zhang Shigui was thinking of a way to warn Xue Rengui while he was with Ju Yixu and the snake.When standing with your hands behind your back, carve the word "careful" with your nails on the back of your hands.

Xue Rengui was startled when he saw these two words, Zhang Shigui held Xue Rengui's hands firmly, and signaled Xue Rengui to be careful about Ju Yi with his eyes.

Although Xue Rengui didn't understand, but after all, Zhang Shigui let go of Xue Rengui's hand.

(End of this chapter)

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