Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 416 Competing in the Central Plains ([-])

An Fengjin, Zhang Liao Daying.

"General, something is wrong!"

Xiaoxiao Scout rushed into the tent of the Chinese army, and shouted loudly to Zhang Liao.

"what happened again?"

Zhang Liao was displeased and asked in a deep voice.

The scout Xiaoxiao replied: "Wu Jun killed Ben Lingbi."

"what?"

When Zhang Liao heard the words, his color changed instantly, and he said sharply, "Is this really true?"

The scout Xiaoxiao shouted: "It's absolutely true, General, how dare a villain like this dare to lie about the military situation."

Zhang Liao's expression was uncertain, he got up and paced back and forth under the tent.

Originally, he was planning to see the rabbit and not to scatter the eagle, because he didn't believe that Sun Ce would lead the army across the Huai River to the north without any consideration, so he didn't send troops all the time, and wanted to see what tricks Wu Dong wanted to play.

Conquering two counties is nothing, and it will not affect the overall situation of the Central Plains.

As long as Wu Jun dare not go north in a big way, it means there must be a problem.

But now that Wu Jun was going north to kill Ben Lingbi, he couldn't sit still.

"General, there must be no loss in the Lingbi!"

When the generals under the tent heard that Wu Jun was going north to kill Ben Lingbi, they immediately opened their mouths.

Although he didn't understand it, the meaning was already obvious, that is, he was in favor of sending troops to attack Shouchun.

"Don't worry, let someone think about it!"

Zhang Liao waved his hand, frowning in thought.

He always felt that it was impossible for Wu Jun to go northward with all his strength. If it was him himself with a sharp knife on his chest, he would never dare to use his full strength, so there must be something wrong with Wu Jun's current actions.

But what's the problem?
Zhang Liao couldn't figure it out, but Wu Jun put on a posture of attacking Lingbi, but he couldn't ignore it.

Twenty-five thousand troops were stationed at Lingbi, and they had been ordered to go north to attack Xiapi.

If the Lingbi is lost, it will definitely affect the Xuzhou battlefield.

Long before the start of the war, Zhang Liao had already received Luo Zheng's secret order, and he knew the lord's battle plan. He wanted to use all his strength to capture Xuzhou and completely wipe out Cao Cao. This plan must not be affected.

Then the problem before us is very simple, or send troops to Shouchun to force Wu Jun to return to Huai.

Either stand still and let Wu Jun perform his tricks to the end, but he has to bear the huge risk of Lingbi falling.

Zhang Liao thought about it for a while. Although he still didn't believe that Sun Ce dared to be attacked with all his strength, he really didn't dare to take the risk of Lingbi's loss. He said decisively: "All the ministries quickly summon the army and go out with this general."

"As ordered!"

The generals cheered up, and immediately responded with a bang, and quickly got up and left the tent of the Chinese army.

Zhang Liao thought for a while, then ordered someone to call the deputy general.

Not long after, the deputy general strode in, cupped his hands to Zhang Liao and said, "General."

Zhang Liao waved his hand and said, "It's strange for Wu Jun to go north this time. Anfengjin is less than two hundred miles away from Shouchun, and Sun Ce only has 1 to [-] troops. If we don't devote all our troops to the Central Plains battlefield, we will be powerless." It affects the war in the Central Plains. However, if all the troops are invested in the Central Plains battlefield, Shouchun’s troops will be empty, and our army can cut off its retreat at any time. It is impossible for Sun Ce not to know such a simple truth, so a certain person has always felt that there must be something in it Question. However, there must be no loss in Lingbi. A certain man decided to lead [-] soldiers and horses to attack Shouchun to see what kind of tricks Wu Dong was playing. You stay and sit in Anfengjin, and a certain man will give you [-] soldiers and horses. You must be careful, no matter what, An Fengjin can't be wrong, otherwise we will become sinners if life and death matters are small and affect the master's strategic plan to unify the Central Plains, even if we die, we will not be able to atone for our sins."

The lieutenant general's expression froze, he cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, general, the final general will not disgrace his life."

Zhang Liao nodded and said, "Let's go, let's go to the barracks!"

At night, Machu gathers and Sun Ce camps.

"My lord, good news!"

Lu Su hurried into the Chinese army's large tent with a happy expression on his face.

"Oh!"

Sun Ce lifted his spirits and said, "But Zhang Liao has sent troops?"

Lu Su nodded again and again, "Exactly!"

Sun Ce was really overjoyed, he slapped his thigh fiercely, and said, "Okay, that's great, how many soldiers and horses did Zhang Liao bring?"

Lu Su's face immediately turned serious, and he said: "Zhang Liao is extremely careful. According to the news from the scout, he only brought less than [-] soldiers and horses, which means that An Fengjin has at least no less than [-] soldiers. I am afraid it will not be easy for the navy to sneak attack from the waterway."

Sun Ce frowned when he heard the words, got up and took two steps under the tent, before saying in a deep voice: "Even if the navy can't attack An Fengjin by surprise, as long as we can defeat Zhang Liao's troops, our army still has a chance. , where is Zhang Liao's army?"

Lu Su said, "Go straight to Shouchun."

Sun Ce asked, "How long will Zhang Liao's army be able to gather in Machu?"

Lu Su said: "Tomorrow afternoon at the latest."

Sun Ce said: "Okay, all ministries are strictly ordered not to move rashly, and prepare to stop the army."

"As ordered!"

Lu Su agreed and left quickly.

In the early morning of the next day, Machu gathered ten miles to the north.

Zhang Liao led an army of [-] troops on a fast march. The army only brought [-] days of rations and some light equipment, and did not carry too much food, grass and some large luggage. Therefore, the marching speed was extremely fast. The troops were dispatched at noon, and they arrived in Machu early the next morning. get together.

While walking, the adjutant urged the horse to catch up.

"General, it's better to take a rest before leaving."

The adjutant suggested: "The soldiers rushed all night and only rested for an hour. They exhausted a lot of energy. If they were ambushed by the Wu army, it would be bad. It's better to let the soldiers rest for a while before going on the road. At night, they can reach Shouchun."

Zhang Liao pondered for a while, and said: "Forget it, order the army to camp and rest on the spot."

"As ordered!"

The adjutant agreed and immediately passed down the military order.

Zhang Liao remembered that there were several villages in Machuju ahead, so he ordered his scouts to investigate.

After a while, Xiaoxiao Xiaohou reported back: "General Qi, the people in the villages and towns in front of us have disappeared, the ashes in the stove have only been burned for a few days, and the rice grains and livestock in the tanks have not been taken away. , but there is no one there.”

Zhang Liao nodded and asked, "Is there anything unusual?"

The common people have always disliked the army, but it is not surprising that the common people will avoid it when the army crosses the border.

The scout Xiaoxiao frowned and thought for a while before saying, "There is nothing else, except that there are a lot of horse manure nearby."

"Horse dung?"

Zhang Liao frowned, what the hell is so abnormal.

Thinking about it in my heart, I was about to wave my hand to order Xiaoxiao Hou to retreat, when a flash of inspiration flashed in my mind, I suddenly thought of something, and immediately changed my face, quickly called Xiaoxiao Hou, and ordered: "Go and see, how many horse dung are there?" .”

"This……"

Xiaohou Xiaoxiao was a little dumbfounded, unable to understand why the general would give such a strange order.

People have to shit, and animals also have to shit, what's so strange about that.

"Go!"

Zhang Liao glared at him, scouting Xiaoxiao didn't dare to hesitate, and ran away immediately.

(End of this chapter)