The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 766 Chapter 765
The [-] barbarian soldiers accelerated their speed of crossing the river. When they were nervously crossing the river, in the forest in the distance, there were more than a dozen pairs of eyes closely watching the every move of these barbarian soldiers.

This is a scout team of the Han army. The person in charge of this team is the subordinate of the chariot general Zhang Liao. He is also a veteran who has followed Zhang Liao through life and death for many years. His name is Zhang Yuan. Ma is skilled, brave and good at fighting.

Zhang Yuan's official position in the army is not high, he is just a military commander, and he also proposed to lead the scout army on his own initiative.After all, in ancient times, scouts were an indispensable unit. In addition to scouting the enemy's situation, it also included scouting for news, destroying the rear, spreading rumors, and so on.All soldiers engaged in these activities must be agile and skilled in martial arts, and they may die in battle at any time, belonging to extremely high-risk arms.

Due to the particularity of the scouts, the treatment of the scout army is generally higher than that of other people in the army.Even so, not everyone is willing to join the scout army.

Zhang Liao is a person who attaches great importance to pre-war intelligence. As Zhang Liao's younger brother, Zhang Yuan is obliged to step forward and offer to serve as an officer of the scout army, spying on Zhang Liao for all the information he needs.

Zhang Yuan has been an officer of the scout army for three years, he has obtained countless intelligence for Zhang Liao, and also helped Zhang Liao win many battles.Zhang Yuan could have given this task to his subordinates, but he was still worried, so he personally led the team here to spy on the intelligence of the rebels.

Zhang Yuan stared at the barbarians who were crossing the river with piercing eyes, and his eyes kept flickering. He saw that every barbarian who landed on the shore was panting, and there were many old-looking soldiers among them. People exist, and some even walk with a limp.Except for the [-] barbarians around Meng You, anyone who saw the rest of the barbarians would clearly see that they were a mob of old, weak, sick and disabled.

"Strange, why did the vanguard troops sent by Meng Huo look like this?" Zhang Yuan muttered to himself after reading it.

After observing for a while, Zhang Yuan was sure that his eyes were right, but out of caution, Zhang Yuan rushed behind the two Nanzhong people who had just joined the scout army and were proficient in the local dialect to sneak in among the barbarian soldiers to inquire about them. some intelligence.

These two scouts from Nanzhong were no different from the local barbarians in dress, and even spoke the same language. The only difference was that these two scouts were barbarian Chinese.

The two of them accepted this glorious and arduous task, took advantage of the chaos and mingled among the barbarians, and followed Zhang Yuan's instructions to inquire about the information they needed.

On the other hand, Zhang Yuan led his subordinates to retreat, but they did not retreat very far. Instead, they kept the rebels in their sight. The army surrounded them in an arc, closely monitoring their every move.

Half an hour later, the rebels had all landed, and under the rectification of their leader, Meng You, the rebels began to gather slowly, and the two scouts sent by Zhang Yuan also found out the information they needed at this time. The secret evacuation began.

Zhang Yuan waited anxiously on the periphery, and finally the two scouts he sent out to infiltrate the rebel army arrived, and got the news he wanted.

Just as Zhang Yuan guessed before, these rebels are indeed old, weak, sick and disabled. Although Meng Huo has assembled an army of more than 30, he is basically exhausted. , all must participate in order to increase the momentum, in fact, only 13 rebels can really go to battle.

In addition, Zhang Yuan also obtained a very important piece of information, that is, although Meng Huo received support from other tribes, such as Nanman, etc., the support was very small, but Meng Huo took this opportunity to publicize it. It is said that he has the support of the Nanman King, and there are tens of thousands of barbarians under his command, all of whom are invulnerable, but in fact, they are only [-] rattan armored warriors led by Wu Tugu. any other tribe.

After Zhang Yuan listened to the reports of the two scouts, he felt pleasantly surprised, and asked, "Are all the news you said reliable?"

"I'm willing to use the head of the project as a guarantee. I'm telling the truth. Most of the rebels have strong opinions on Meng Huo's military arrogance, but because of Meng Huo's lust, they just dare to be angry and dare not speak out." That’s all. I’ve inquired about dozens of people in a row, and although they didn’t say one thing, they all meant the same thing, that is, they hated Meng Huo very much, because it was Meng Huo who brought them into the quagmire of war and made them I have to go from a peaceful life to the abyss of war." One of the Nanzhong scouts said.

Zhang Yuan frowned, and after careful consideration for a while, he secretly observed the situation of the rebels. He could clearly see the displeasure and annoyance on the faces of these rebel soldiers.But in order to be safe, Zhang Yuan learned a few simple local dialects from the scouts from Nanzhong, and then boldly went to the rebel tribe, hoping to find out the authenticity of the situation.

The rebel army was gathering an army, and Zhang Yuan sneaked in at this time. He basically didn't speak, and what he heard the most were insults and complaints against Meng Huo...

Half an hour later, Zhang Yuan slipped out of the rebel army safe and sound. The news he personally inquired about was basically the same as the two scouts from Nanzhong. This also determined the content of the news he reported. .

As soon as Zhang Yuan came back, he casually instructed his subordinates to continue to closely monitor the every move of these rebels, and he quickly left here, riding a fast horse, to Dianchi County. The news informed Zhang Liao.

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The sun had already set to the west of the mountain, and the afterglow of the setting sun reflected on Dianchi City, casting a layer of twilight on Dianchi City.

The news that the rebels are coming is already known throughout the city. No matter where the troops are stationed, they are all in high spirits, looking forward to the coming of this big battle.

Zhang Liao was also waiting anxiously, but what he was waiting for was the imperial decree.There is another person waiting for the imperial decree with Zhang Liao, and this person is Ma Chao.

Just when it was getting dark, the imperial decree that Zhang Liao had been waiting for finally came. Holding the imperial decree in his hand, a servant of the Huangmen walked into Dianchi City swaggeringly and read out the imperial decree to Zhang Liao.

The imperial decree named Zhang Liao the governor of the Southern Conquest, and he was fully responsible for commanding the Han army in Dianchi City. No one should disobey Zhang Liao's order until Nanzhong was pacified and the court issued a new order.In addition, there is not a single word in the imperial decree that mentions the rewards for the achievements of Pingshu.

After Zhang Liao received the order, the servant of Huangmen handed Zhang Liao a saber.Zhang Liao took the saber and took a closer look. It was a very finely crafted saber, and the words "Shangfang Baojian" were engraved on the scabbard. Inlaid with a huge ruby.

At this time, the attendant of the Huangmen said: "This is the Shangfang sword given to the governor by the regent. The governor holds this Shangfang sword, as if the regent is here in person. If anyone dares to disobey the order of the governor, the governor You can use this Shangfang sword to cut first and then play, I hope the governor will make good use of it."

"Thank you King Regent for your kindness. Zhang Liao must do his best to pacify Nanzhong in the shortest possible time in order to thank the King Regent for his kindness." Zhang Liao lowered his head and said excitedly, holding Shangfang's sword in his hand.

Zhang Yan gave Zhang Liao such enormous power, how much trust is needed, Zhang Liao was not Zhang Yan's original subordinate, but joined Zhang Yan after Lu Bu's death, as a subordinate who joined halfway, It is indeed very rare to be able to get such love from Zhang Yan.

At this moment, Zhang Yuan hurried over from the outside with a happy expression on his face. Before he stepped into the hall, he heard him shouting: "General, good news! Good news!"

Of course Zhang Liao could recognize Zhang Yuan's voice, but at this time the servant of the Huangmen was still in the hall, Zhang Yuan ran in so casually, it would inevitably make him lose face, fearing that the servant of the Huangmen Said that he was not strict in governing.

So, Zhang Liao turned his head and shouted at Zhang Yuan: "What are you yelling, don't you see that I am welcoming the distinguished guests? Hurry up and get back!"

Huangmen's servant is very easy-going, he waved his hands and said: "The governor, the military situation is more important, I have already issued the imperial edict, and it is time to go back and reply."

"Your Excellency has come from a long distance, and the pommel horse is exhausted along the way. You should rest first. I have asked someone to arrange a guest room for Your Excellency. Your Excellency will rest in Dianchi Lake for a day. It will not be too late to return tomorrow." Zhang Liao said.

"Well..." Huangmen servant didn't refuse, "Since the governor has made arrangements, I'd rather be respectful than obey."

After speaking, Zhang Liao called a confidant and took the servant of the Huangmen down to rest.

After Huangmen servant left the hall, Zhang Liao said sharply to Zhang Yuan: "This kind of thing will never be allowed to happen again in the future, no matter what it is, you can't barge in like this again, understand? "

Zhang Yuan nodded and said: "The last general knows his mistake, and there will never be a next time."

Only then did Zhang Liao ask, "You said good news just now, what good news is there?"

Zhang Yuandao: "General Qi, I have already found out that the [-] vanguard troops sent by Meng Huo this time are all old and weak soldiers. Only the [-] barbarians around Meng You are capable of fighting. It's a bunch of rabble..."

Before Zhang Yuan finished speaking, Zhang Liao sneered and said, "Impossible! How could Meng Huo send a mob to be the vanguard?"

"General, this matter is absolutely true, and my subordinates have repeatedly inquired about it. This army is a mob. Although there are 1000 people, only [-] of our army can defeat it." Zhang Yuan solemnly said. Said.

(End of this chapter)