Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 388 Set fire to the mountain
Ge Po, Sun Ce camp.

"Lord!"

Xi Ping hurried into the tent of the Chinese army, and bowed to Sun Ce.

"Military division is free!"

Sun Ce waved his hand, waited for Xiping to sit down beside him, and asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter with the Xiliang Army?"

Xi Ping said: "There is no movement yet!"

Sun Ce frowned for a moment, and said: "Something strange, Luo Zheng's follow-up army has arrived. It has been three days, and the Xiliang army is still standing still. What does Luo Zheng want to do? Is there any conspiracy?"

Xi Ping straightened his face, and said: "Luo Zheng is full of tricks, Jia Xu is not a good person, the Xiliang army stands still, nothing more than going around to attack the side, or suddenly attack from the side, or cut off our army's retreat, My lord, be careful!"

Sun Ce nodded and said: "This is natural. Facing an opponent like Luo Zheng, no one dares to be careless. The problem now is that we can all think that Luo Zheng's standing still is probably a conspiracy, but we don't know what his goal is. "

Xi Ping thought about it for a while, and then said: "Will Luo Zheng bypass our army and condemn the partial division to attack An Fengjin from Ruyin?"

Sun Ce's eyes narrowed, and he said sternly, "There is indeed a possibility, so we have to guard against it!"

Xi Ping said: "My lord, please remind General Ling Cao to beware of the Xiliang army sending troops to attack. However, I think it is meaningless for our army to go into a stalemate with the Xiliang army here, and there is only one thousand defenders in Anfengjin. Weaker!"

Sun Ce said: "The military division means..."

Xi Pingdao: "At present, Cao Cao's whereabouts are unknown, and Liu Bei failed to capture Wancheng. Our army can be said to be fighting alone. Luo Zheng personally led the army to come, and our army is not as strong as the Xiliang army. It is almost impossible to capture Runan. It's impossible, unless Cao Cao reorganizes his troops to lead Luo Zheng away, our army's stalemate with Luo Zheng in Runan is just a waste of time."

Sun Ce frowned and said nothing, the current situation is indeed a bit embarrassing.

I thought that Cao Cao would attract Luo Zheng's firepower, so he just took advantage of the situation and marched into Yuzhou.

Who would have thought that just a few days after the army entered Runan, Luo Zheng led the army to Pingyu.

Sun Ce vaguely felt that Cao Cao might not be able to turn over this time, but he was just a little lucky, so he refused to say it.

After a long silence, he said, "What's your opinion?"

Xiping said: "Cao Cao failed to contain Luo Zheng's army. Our army is too small to deal with the Xiliang army. Ping thought that our army should quickly abandon the Central Plains dispute, retreat to Anfengjin, and sit back and watch the changes in the Central Plains to preserve our strength. , Waiting for an opportunity to make the Northern Expedition!"

Sun Ce pondered for a long while before he sighed, "Forget it, I'll follow the advice of the military advisor. But it's getting late now, so I order all the ministries to prepare for cooking at the third shift tomorrow, and at the fifth shift, the troops will retreat to Anfengjin."

Xi Ping said again: "Most of our troops are infantry, in order to avoid the Xiliang army from pursuing, we can set fire to the mountain!"

Sun Ce said: "Good, the military division can order people to prepare."

"I obey!"

Xi Ping cupped his hands, got up and exited the tent.

Pingyu, Xiliang army camp.

Luo Zheng put down the bamboo scroll in his hand and asked Jia Xu: "Wenhe, what are the chances of Zhang Liao's surprise attack on Anfengjin?"

Jia Xu caressed his willow beard, pondered for a moment before saying: "General Zhang Liao is well-mannered, at least there is a [-]% chance of winning! But I am afraid that this matter will not be kept secret for a long time. This man is very resourceful, and our army has been standing still. I'm afraid I'll be seen through by this person."

"Ji Ping?"

Luo Zheng frowned and said, "Will Sun Ce retreat?"

Jia Xu said: "It is also possible that Sun Ce dared to send troops to attack Runan because Cao Cao was holding back the lord. Now that the lord is bringing a large army to come, Sun Ce and Xiping must have expected that Cao Cao would not be enough to contain the lord. Sun Ce alone How can soldiers and horses along the way resist our Xiliang army? Ruoxu and if the predictions are correct, Sun Ce is very likely to retreat to Anfengjin in the near future and sit back and watch the battle in the Central Plains."

Luo Zheng suddenly lifted his spirits and said: "In this way, our army can follow and chase!"

Fazheng said: "If it is changed, I will definitely set fire to the mountain to stop the pursuers!"

"Ok?"

Luo Zheng's eyes narrowed, and he said solemnly: "What Xiaozhi said is very true, this matter has to be guarded against!"

Fazheng said: "My lord, you can order General Yan Xing to lead a cavalry detour from Ancheng to cut off Sun Ce's retreat. Even if you can't block Sun Ce's army, you must hold on to it so that Sun Ce dare not march at full speed and buy time for our army! "

Luo Zheng resolutely said: "Shan, quickly call Yan Xing to come!"

"As ordered!"

Xu Chu agreed, and immediately ordered his guards to call Yan Xing.

In order to prevent Sun Ce's army from running away, Yan Xing set off overnight after receiving the military order without daring to delay.

Early the next morning, before Luo Zheng woke up, Xu Chu ran in and patted him awake.

"My lord, it's not good!"

Xu Chu knocked on the door and shouted, "Jiangdong Army has escaped."

"what?"

Luo Zheng didn't even wear shoes, so he ran out barefoot and shouted: "Sun Ce ran away?"

Xu Chu nodded quickly and said, "Exactly, that guy really set fire to the mountain!"

"Go and summon the generals!"

Luo Zheng yelled and ran back to get dressed.

But in time, all the civil and military personnel gathered together to concentrate on the big tent of the army.

Luo Zheng strode to the main seat, swayed his cloak and sat down, his eyes burning and said: "As Wen He expected, Sun Ce set fire and ran away, but he sent someone to inquire about whether our army can pursue ?”

Jia Xu shook his head and said, "I've already checked, the main road is blocked by fire, and it's difficult for the army to pass!"

Luo Zheng frowned and said: "Is it possible to let Sun Ce's child run away like this?"

Fazheng clasped his hands and said, "Gepo is more than seven hundred miles away from Anfengjin. Jiangdong's army is mostly infantry, even if they run, they can't run very far. General Yan Xing has already detoured from Ancheng to pursue him. My lord, you can lead the cavalry to follow you. If Yin detours and pursues, he should still be able to catch up."

Luo Zheng thought about it for a while, and said decisively: "Good, just follow the words of filial piety!"

Jia Xu said: "For a large army to go on an expedition, the grain and grass must also keep up. We need to capture Gushi, Ruyin, Xincai and other counties as soon as possible, open the official road to Anfengjin, and then order General Zhao Yun to send troops to escort the grain and grass along the way! "

Luo Zhengdao: "Good, hurry up and go to Xuchang, and order Zhao Yun to send troops to escort the food and grass!"

After a pause, his eyes swept over the generals under the tent again, and finally fell on Zhang Xiu, and shouted: "Zhang Xiu listens to the order!"

Zhang Xiu hurriedly got up and went out, stood under the hall and cupped his hands, saying: "The last general is here!"

Luo Zhengdao: "The speed army captured Gushi, Ruyin, Xincai and other counties!"

Zhang Xiu felt overjoyed, and said loudly: "The general obeys orders!"

This guy has been hiding in Zhang Ji's mansion for more than half a year since he returned to Liangzhou. Zhang Ji shamelessly asked Luo Zheng for his favor, and Luo Zhengcai called him into the army to serve, but he never had the opportunity to lead the army, and he didn't make any contribution.

I didn't want to endure it for three or four years, and finally came to the end of my hardships, which can be regarded as a chance to make meritorious service.

Luo Zheng also has no choice, there is no one available under the tent, so he can only give Zhang Xiu a chance.

(End of this chapter)