Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

"Niang Ganlin. It's so annoying that there are some blind guys making noise this early in the morning."

Cursing in a daze, Du Yuan stretched out his hand and pulled a snow-white body beside him into his arms, then fell into a deep sleep again.

Yesterday, due to some reasons, he did not live in the City Lord's Mansion, so it was inevitable that he would pass by the yellow scarf soldiers who came to report the news.

Chapter 39 Sidu Fen River

At the same time when Xu Huang and others rode their horses towards Jinyang, at the south of Taiyuan County, on the east bank of Fenshui, Zhang Yan was leading more than 1000 soldiers around him to swim across Fenshui in an emergency.

Even though this is the relatively shallowest part of the entire section of the Fenshui river, it still has a water depth as high as half a person in the current late spring and early summer.As long as the swimmer is not careful, he will be washed away by the water together with his armor.

Walking at the front of the team, Zhang Yan wiped the water from his face, handed the reins to the soldiers beside him, and walked towards the river bank.

This is the fourth time he has led the crowd across Fenshui.The soldiers around him have also been reduced from more than 2000 at the beginning to less than 500 now.

At least more than [-] soldiers died in battle on the vast plains on both sides of the river.

"Order! Come here!"

"Where's the messenger!"

Shouting a few words towards the end of the team, Zhang Yan remembered that the herald he had just promoted had been overtaken by the opponent's small group of troops when he turned in the last time.If you have not been beheaded by the opponent at this time, then you probably joined the camp of the enemy Guo Tai.

He casually promoted a small soldier again as his herald. Zhang Yan ordered the other party to inform the whole army. Looking back at this flat area, I looked towards the west bank of Fen River on the side and rear.

On the opposite side of the river bank about several hundred meters away, many soldiers wearing yellow scarves could already be seen gathering together, as if they were waiting for their partners behind them to swim together in pursuit.

Zhang Yan felt a little bit of regret for his previous bravado.

"The whole army rests on the spot, don't light a fire. After half an hour, we continue to set off into Taihang Mountain."

After roughly estimating the distance between the opponent and himself, Zhang Yan found that after he and the others could get a little rest time, he immediately ordered the whole army to rest, and he himself sat on a shoal on the east bank of Fenshui.

Fortunately, it is now the end of May in the lunar calendar, and the Shanxi area at noon is not too cold, so the soldiers who are soaked in water are not infected with the wind and cold, but can continue to trek by their side.

In fact, counting from the moment when everyone divided the troops, it has only been less than ten years so far.It's just that what Zhang Yan didn't expect before was that this short period of ten days was more exciting than his previous two months of military career, and it also made people feel more physically and mentally exhausted.

The pressure that Mrs. Guo's [-] troops brought to Zhang Yan was far more than that simple figure could describe clearly.

Thinking back when I was leading a team of 6000 people, the army formation could spread to a length of hundreds of meters beyond sight at a glance. This was already a scale that made Zhang Yan feel very psychologically stressed.And when he faced Mrs. Guo's huge army stretching for several kilometers, Zhang Yan realized that he had underestimated the opponent's level.

Set up an ambush through the mountainous terrain, attract the attention of the enemy with a small group of troops, and at the same time form a local advantage, and lure the local troops to rush across the mountain and cross the river to fight with themselves...

In just ten days, Zhang Yan almost exhausted all his life's knowledge and used the tactics of playing less and fighting more to the extreme.In addition to the special nature of the Yellow Turban soldiers, which made him unable to use the "sky garden" tactic to cut off the opponent's supply line, Zhang Yan had already applied all the things he learned in the books to this actual battle.

But even in this era, under this kind of tactical command comparable to "Odin descends to earth", only two of the more than ten battles initiated by Zhang Yan have achieved certain results.

One of them wiped out 500 enemies and lost more than 300 people; the other one wiped out 300 enemies and lost more than 300 people.

Compared with the other party's total of [-], it can be said that such a loss is not much different from tickling for Mrs. Guo.

"Hey, I don't know if Mrs. Guo has given up on chasing her. How do you feel that the number of troops following her has become less and less these days?"

Sitting on the beach and looking at the Yellow Turban troops in the distance, Zhang Yan sighed slightly, and immediately released the little gray horse that had been fighting with him for more than ten days, and led the team towards the endless Taihang Mountains in the distance. .

"I've just walked out of Luliang Mountain and now I'm going deep into Taihang Mountain. I really don't know when this kind of life will end..."

"It doesn't matter that much, let's set off with the whole army! This time we will fight for three days to deal with them in the Taihang Mountains. As soon as the three days are up, no matter whether the reinforcements from Luoyang arrive or not, we will immediately go north to join the main force!"

Loudly conveying the general's order, Zhang Yan took the lead and plunged into the wilderness beside the road.And not long after he entered the depths of the wilderness, outside the city of Luoyang in the distance, a messenger on a fast horse was running towards the city in front of him.

"Finally... finally here..."

Panting violently, he quickly turned over and fell down. The orderly was stopped by the soldiers on duty as soon as he arrived near the city gate.

Since Jian Shuo, the captain of the Xiyuan Shangjun Academy, personally led the team to guard the city gate today, the messenger who was born in the Xiyuan Shangjun and everyone present were old acquaintances. , let him go to the side to rest.

As for Jian Shuo, he rushed over as soon as he heard the news.

"Hey, isn't this Ah Liang? You haven't seen our family for some time. I wonder if you're used to staying under the banner of our virtuous nephew?"

Greeting the messenger from a distance, Jian Shuo smiled and walked down from the tower, and came to the soldier whom he called "A Liang".

"Meet the captain."

Turning over and saluting in Jian Shuo's direction, the messenger Ah Liang was still panting slightly.It's just that when he thought of the mission he shouldered, he suddenly lost the slightest thought of continuing to rest.

"Xiao Lieutenant, since the first part of our army sent troops from Luoyang, it has been advancing all the way like a broken bamboo. Under the leadership of General Zhang, we have wiped out all the idle yellow scarves in the east and west of Taiyuan. Guo Tai, the leader of the thieves, led a counterattack with more than [-] people."

"Now the food and grass in Anyi City are empty, and the city walls are quite low, which is not conducive to defense. Therefore, General Zhang led the people back in a straight line from the direction of Anyi. He ordered me and the other two to return to Luoyang City immediately, just to ask you for help. .”

"General Zhang said, please quickly lead your troops along Luoyang City to the west to support our army, otherwise if you are intercepted and killed by the leader of the Yellow Turban bandit, Mrs. Guo, General Zhang's life may be in danger!"

He spit out all the words in one breath like a cannonball, and before the orderly had time to rest, he felt a big hand pull him up instantly.

"Is Yan'er in trouble? You are serious!"

"What are you waiting for, quickly go to the imperial city with me to meet the emperor!"

Jian Shuo's complexion suddenly changed.

Chapter 40 Good news?

Riding his horse and galloping along the main road in Luoyang, Jian Shuo's mood has gradually calmed down.Beside him, the messenger changed to a fine horse before taking a few sips of cold water, and followed closely behind Jian Shuo.

The two are on their way to Luoyang Imperial City at the moment.

When he heard the news from the messenger just now, Jian Shuo was really frightened into a cold sweat.Anyway, the thief Mrs. Guo also has an army of more than 7 people, which is almost half the size of the Battle of the Deer.

If it hadn't been for hearing that Mrs. Guo had already attacked Chen Liu in the east, Jian Shuo would never have arranged Zhang Yan to the place where the four wars were raging like in Hedong.

It's just that now the two of them have gone to the imperial city, and after the cold wind blows slowly, Jian Shuo gradually realized: Zhang Yan is his nephew, not Liu Hong's nephew, no matter how anxious he is, it's useless, Liu Hong It may not be because of Zhang Yan's crisis that he will take action.

Instead of going to meet the emperor in a hurry, it is better to think about how to persuade the emperor in advance, so that the emperor agrees to send troops to rescue.

Thinking of this, Jian Shuo's horse speed gradually slowed down.

"Ah Liang, tell me first, what great things did Yan'er do in that river east, how did he attract the attention of Mrs. Guo's thieves, and forced those 7 people back from Chenliu? "

Shen Sheng asked A Liang who was on the side. Jian Shuo only realized it at this time. Zhang Yan was just going to Taiyuan and Hedong this time to wipe out some idle yellow scarves and accumulate his actual combat experience by the way. How could he attract people from far away? The attention of those [-] yellow scarves in the east of Luoyang?

Even if it was because Zhang Yan used the banner of the imperial court to make Mrs. Guo feel vigilant, but in theory, this matter would only help Mrs. Guo to integrate the Yellow Turban in the east of the river faster, and it would be harmful to him but not beneficial.

Obviously, Zhang Yan's actions this time are by no means as simple as clearing up the idle Yellow Turbans.

"Reporting to the captain, this matter has to start with a yellow scarf general captured by General Zhang a few days ago."

After sorting out his thoughts, the messenger Ah Liang heard Jian Shuo's question and didn't think much about it, so he slowly told the other party what Zhang Yan had done during this period.

"...That's it. General Zhang designed and breached the Yellow Turban Headquarters located in Anyi City more than ten days ago. He defeated and captured more than 1 enemy Yellow Turban soldiers. Even the enemy commander Yang Feng, The two generals Han and Siam also admired General Zhang's majestic temperament, and turned to serve under the general's command."

"Currently, [-] counties and more than [-] people in the entire Hedong area have resumed production. The Yellow Turban forces in the entire county, no matter how big or small, have been wiped out by our soldiers."

Without any concealment, Zhang Yan's actions are fully described from the perspective of an ordinary soldier. The messenger A Liang did not know about the series of cooperation between the Hedong Wei family and Zhang Yan, so he only thought that Zhang Yan was extremely wise. Only by working hard can there be such rich fruits for their ordinary soldiers to pick.

"If this is the case, it will be much easier to handle."

On the other side, Jian Shuo was not idle either.When he heard that his good nephew had achieved such impressive results in two months, he immediately thought of joining Zhang Rang to write a letter to beg for Zhang Yan's title.

As long as Zhang Yan's status became more important in the eyes of Hanling Emperor Liu Hong, and if he wanted to bring up the dangers that the other party was facing at the moment, Liu Hong would most likely not stop him from going to save people.

Having made up his mind, Jian Shuo didn't delay any longer, but headed towards the palace where Liu Hong likes to stay most on weekdays at full speed.

Deng, Deng, Deng stepped up the towering steps in front of the palace, Jian Shuo was originally a eunuch in the palace, and once served as a permanent servant in the palace, he was familiar with all the eunuchs of the yellow family in the palace.Now that everyone saw him rushing towards Han Lingdi's residence, they naturally didn't cause him any trouble, but quickly sent a person to the house to report to Liu Hong.

But after a while, the sound of Xuan Jianshuo and two people entering the hall came from the inside of the room.

He waved his hand to the eunuch standing at the door, Jian Shuo still had important matters to attend to at the moment, so he didn't have much time to reminisce with this group of people, so he quickly walked into the hall with the messenger A Liang.

"Shuo has seen everyone, how are you all today?"

He walked into the hall first, and as Jian Shuo expected, Liu Hong was still lying sickly on a large beard bed.On both sides of him stood two figures, one fat and one thin, who happened to be two of his acquaintances.

He smiled and greeted Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty who was lying on the bed. Jian Shuo had been serving Liu Hong before, so he could use the closer "everyone" to address Liu Hong.As for the messenger who followed him, he could only respectfully call Liu Hong "Son of Han Family".

"Jian Changshi, I haven't seen you for a few days. Why didn't you go to the West Garden to train the imperial army for me today, instead, you have time to visit the palace?"

A weak voice came from the hu bed, and Liu Hong asked Jian Shuo while shaking the hu bed gently.

Since I have been served by Jian Shuo before, the other party has served as a regular servant for a long time.Therefore, even though Jian Shuo has resigned from the position of Zhongchangshi now, Liu Hong is still used to calling him Changshi, instead of being called Xiaowei like Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

"Everyone, Shuo was supposed to guard the city gate of Luoyang with his trilogy today, but he didn't want to hear the great news from an officer from the east of the river. The commander came to announce the good news to everyone face to face."

Looking up at Liu Hong who was leaning on Hu's bed, Jian Shuo did not convey the news as soon as he entered the hall, but chose to sideways and pull the herald A Liang behind him to the front row, while he stepped back slightly, as at this moment. Zhang Rang, who was standing beside Liu Hong, crossed his eyes and began to communicate secretly.

He will ask for Zhang Yan's title later, and apply to Emperor Han Ling to send troops to support Zhang Yan.No matter which of these two things, Zhang Rang is needed to assist and cooperate, so that Jian Shuo can do it with confidence.

"Oh? Today, I happen to be discussing the banditry of the Hedong generation with Zhang Changshi and General He. I don't know if the good news that Jian Changshi said is related to the banditry in Hedong?"

Hearing Jian Shuo's words, Hanling Emperor Liu Hong finally stopped his half-dead look, supported himself with both hands, and sat up from the bed.

"You, what's your name, and what good news is there for Jian Changshi to come to my bedroom with such fanfare and tell it face to face?"

Staring at the herald standing in front of everyone at the moment, not only Liu Hong, but even Zhang Rang and He Jin, who were standing aside, all fixed their eyes on him.

"Happy... good news..."

Standing helplessly in front of the crowd, Ah Liang saw Jian Shuo secretly giving him a few winks, so he finally stopped entangled in the matter of reinforcements. Instead, he told Hanling Emperor Liu Hong and Zhang Rang what he had said just now. He Jin and He Jin, the two most powerful ministers at the time, said it again.

"My lord, it is indeed good news!"

Chapter 41 The reward for Zhang Yan

"Haha, well played! Well played!"

On Hu's bed, when Liu Hong heard the herald, A Liang, say that Zhang Yan was going all the way to Anyi, he immediately stood upright and burst out laughing.

In recent years, after experiencing the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Han Dynasty has been in decline, and can only adopt a laissez-faire attitude towards the Yellow Turbans in many areas.That is to say, as long as the opponent does not take the initiative to attack the city, the Hanting will pretend not to see it and will not send troops to encircle and suppress it.

This is not because Liu Hong raised bandits deliberately, but the current wealth and strength of the Han Dynasty no longer allow him to start a large-scale battle on the scale of the Battle of the Deer.

Most of the wealth in the world is now in the hands of aristocratic families and large financial groups, so that even if he, Liu Hong, is the lord of the world, the only soldiers he can use are the [-] imperial troops in the West Garden.

Under such a background, Zhang Yan was able to achieve such a great result at a very small cost, which immediately made Han Lingdi Liu Hong, who had been frustrated for a long time, feel a sense of refreshment that he had not seen for a long time.

On the other side, after Zhang Rang heard that not only was his adopted son not in danger, but he had made such a feat with thousands of infantry, he was naturally overjoyed.Instead of laughing like Liu Hong, he kept thinking about how to make the best use of Zhang Yan's achievements this time.

"If I'm here today, it's just a good time to push the boat forward and accumulate some strength for Yan'er's future development in the Jiangdong Lujiang area."

Silently made a decision in his heart, Zhang Rang had already understood Jian Shuo's plan just after he made eye contact with Jian Shuo.

Wei Wei took a step forward, and saw Zhang Rang quickly approaching Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong, and then said softly to him: