Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1437 The Mystery of Hengling

  Zhao Yun held a gun in one hand, and calmed the anxiety of the horse with the other.

   Liu He's strategy is very good, and it coincides with Zhao Yun's idea.

   Zhao Yun felt that even if the Wuhuan people could guess it, or even see through it, it would be the same. After all, this is the current situation of the Wuhuan people. It is impossible for Wuhuan people to solve the current signs of division by themselves. If they do not want to split, they can only let Ta Dun and Lou Ban decide the winner as soon as possible. In this process, who can get more external help , who can gain a greater advantage.

   Around the Wuhuan people, there are only two external supporters, the Xianbei people and the Han people. Therefore, even though some of the Wuhuan people may have guessed Zhao Yun and Liu He's intentions, Shanyu Louban and Wuhuan Wang Nanlou can only obediently obey Zhao Yun's arrangement at this stage. What a redundant choice.

If Liu He didn't know the Wuhuan people so well, he might not have been able to formulate such a strategy that the Wuhuan people could not avoid or even choose. Of course, it is only reasonable to help Luo Han by the way. .

  Fu Luohan's downfall, without this unstable factor, the strength of the alliance army led by Zhao Yun, on the whole, rose instead of falling. The missing part of the Xianbei people was supplemented by the new Wuhuan people, and anyway, because of the relationship between Liu and this level, the Wuhuan people are at least a little more reassuring than the Xianbei people.

  As for Yuan Shao's Northern Route Army...

  Zhao Yun suddenly raised his head and looked into the distance. There was a little smoke and dust in the distance, and it was vaguely possible to see a few Zhengxi cavalry slapping their horses. These are the scouts who came forward. Looking at it like this, it seems that they have discovered something...

   Most likely the position of Yuan Jun's soldiers and horses was detected.

  Zhao Yun smiled slightly, kicked the horse, the horse neighed, and galloped down the hill to meet the scouts.

  Different from Yuan Shao's troops on the southern front, Yuan Shao's northern army on the Jizhou side of Youzhou had a considerable number of cavalry, so it was determined that Zhao Yun could not adopt the tactic of crossing the city like Tai Shici.

  After all, on the battlefield, only the cavalry can keep up with the mobility of the cavalry. Therefore, how to deal with this cavalry unit in Yuan Shao's northern army has become the most urgent problem in front of Zhao Yun.

According to the information Liu He learned from the Wuhuan people, there were seven or eight thousand cavalry troops under the command of Wen Chou in Yuan Shao's northern army, and nearly half of them were the serious cavalry troops under Yuan Shao's original command. Veterans who have been following Wen Chou and fighting against Gongsun Zan should not be underestimated.

In addition to Yuan Shao's veterans, among the seven or eight thousand cavalry, two thousand were Gongsun Zan's surrendered soldiers. Although they were also experienced in the battlefield, they were newcomers, so there might be a little problem in command, but this kind of problem It will not be exposed in normal battles, unless there are some special circumstances...

  Then there is still a small part, which is the cavalry newly recruited by Yuan Shao, which is still lacking in training.

It is not impossible to confront head-on, but it is obviously not dominant. After all, Zhao Yun's main force here is only 3,000 people, and the rest are all Hu Qi. If it is a smooth battle, there is no problem, but if the situation is stalemate, either side Hu Qi's collapse may implicate Zhao Yun's main formation, so unless it is an extreme situation, Zhao Yun will not choose to fight recklessly.

   Then it is obvious that if we want to complete the plan to disturb the back line of Jizhou, we must eliminate this cavalry unit under Wen Chou, at least try our best to defeat it, so that Wen Chou and others have no time to go west...

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   "What?" Wen Chou frowned and asked, "The son of Liu Yu and Liu Bo'an is coming to fight for Youzhou? Ha, ha ha! Who gave him the guts!"

Ju Shou stroked his beard slowly at the side, and said slowly: "Well, Liu Bo'an, this person has always been prestigious in Wuhuan...Zhengxi came here by his name, and I am afraid that people who win over Wuhuan will be there for him. help..."

   "Wuhuan? That group of dogs? Haha!" Wen Chou waved his arms, and said with disdain, "Native Chicken Wagoner! Vulnerable! Where is Liu's Shuzi currently located?"

  Wen Chou looked down on Wuhuan people.

Wen Chou just sent Wuhuan Tadun away a few days ago. After all, Wen Chou hummed and didn't agree to any of Tadun's requests. He just said that he could convey to Yuan Shao and let Tadun wait for the news, because in Wen Chou's heart, Wuhuan Whether the Huan people are divided or not, whether they fight internally or not, is none of his business!

   It would be best if all the heads of these Wuhuan people were beaten into dog heads, and it would be best if all the groups died in the civil war!

   It turned out that the split of the Wuhuan people was more serious than Wen Chou's original expectation!

  The most important thing is that the division of the Wuhuan people seems to have provided convenience for Zhengxi, which made Wen Chou extremely unhappy...

   "Report to General, now at Hengling, fifty miles west of Lingqiu." Yuan Jun's scout said.

  Ju Shou frowned and said, "It came so fast..."

  The news of the attack on Yecheng and the collapse of the South Road also reached Wen Chou at this time, which shocked both Wen Chou and Ju Shou. The attack on Yecheng not only means that the rear of Jizhou cannot be peaceful, but also reflects the chaotic situation in the south of Jizhou from such incidents, which makes Wen Chou and Jushou even more worried.

Wen Chou and Jushou didn't even dare to let the news about Yecheng being attacked spread out, lest it would affect the morale of the army, but both of them knew that it would not last long to hide the truth, because although the army camp was generally closed, it was impossible to get along with it. The outside world is completely cut off, at least the convoys transporting luggage, the artisan caravans replenishing rest supplies, etc. cannot be isolated. It is impossible to guarantee that someone will slip up at any time.

  So, if a victory can be used to offset the impact of the attack on Yecheng, it would be a great thing.

   As a result, Wen Chou and Ju Shou quickly agreed to give Liu and his troops who came to Lingqiu Hengling a lesson!

Of course, as an adviser in the army, Ju Shou persuaded Wen Chou, dispelled Wen Chou's idea of ​​personally leading the troops, and also prevented Wen Chou's plan to send all the cavalry out at once. He only sent Jiang Qi with a group of troops. Thousand cavalry, let's test the specific quality.

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When Jiang Qi, as Wen Chou's vanguard, led a thousand cavalry vanguard, chasing the fleeing Wuhuan cavalry, shouting, and charged up a hillside at Hengling like a whirlwind, his face was originally The excitement suddenly froze, and everyone was shocked by the scene in front of them, and they were at a loss for a while.

Yuan Jun's cavalry originally thought that if they rushed up the hillside, they could slash into the chaotic infantry and kill them wantonly, but they didn't expect that on the top of the hillside, they used wood and trenches in the middle to build a rectangular shape. The defensive positions were criss-crossed, and the heights were different. What surprised Jiang Qi and Yuan Jun was that inside the defensive positions, there were not Wuhuan people as expected, but neatly lined up Han soldiers, waiting in line. .

  Almost at the same time, Liu He, who was in the hillside position, shouted: "Beat the drums! Let the arrows go!"

  The war drums in the array resounded loudly.

  Jiang Qi and the others changed their expressions drastically, and with a whistling sound, they turned the horse's head and flew back along the way it came. "Retreat! Retreat!"

   Zhao Yun in the woods in the distance saw this and ordered: "Array! Attack!"

  The low-pitched sound of horns soared into the sky.

  In the woods, dense cavalry came out one after another and began to line up. A thousand Wuhuan cavalry are on the left, and a thousand Han cavalry are on the right. Zhao Yun leads the guards at the front, and the flag bearers behind him hold high the distinctive three-color Western Battle Banner. Next to the Zhengxi battle flag, Zhao Yun's personal general flag and the flag with a red background and a white border representing the Wuhuan people were also fluttering in the air together.

   "Ah! There is still an ambush! Quickly withdraw! Quickly withdraw!"

  Jiang Qi saw that the momentum was wrong, shouted eagerly, and took the lead in running away.

The Wuhuan people rushed out to pursue Yuan Jun, trying to hold back Yuan Jun's footsteps before Jiang Qi completely retreated, but Jiang Qi led cavalry after all, and it was difficult to capture and intercept him when he failed to form an effective encirclement circle, and finally chased and killed him all the way After going out for more than ten miles, after beheading more than a hundred riders of Yuan Jun, he gradually closed the team and retreated back...

Wen Chou listened to the report of Jiang Qi, who was still in shock, and asked in detail about the number of Zhengxi and Wuhuan people and the deployment of soldiers. He frowned and asked Jiang Qi to go down to rest first. The Wuhuan people focused more on finding out the situation, but the information brought by Jiang Qi made Wen Chou feel a little more puzzled. The Wuhuan people were in Hengling, and the people who conquered the west were also in Hengling. In Hengling, does it mean that there is something strange about Hengling?

  What exactly are the Zhengxi people and Wuhuan people trying to do in Hengling?

  Could it be that the soldiers who conquered the west wanted to have a decisive battle with us at Hengling?

   Well, unlikely. After all, judging from what Jiang Qi found out, there are about 2,000 Zhengxi soldiers and 2,000 Wuhuan people. If they fight head-on, the number of Zhengxi troops will be at a disadvantage. In fact, if there is a decisive battle in Hengling , It’s not a bad idea, because it means that you only need to repel this wave of troops from Zhengxi, which is tantamount to opening the northern gate of Zhengxi Bingzhou Taiyuan!

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  Knowing that you are at a disadvantage, why do you still pose like this? This obviously unreasonable approach made Jushou very suspicious. Are Zhengxi and Wuhuan planning to take advantage of the movement of the troops here, and then have another battle in Yecheng?

  Wen Chou figured out that some Wuhuan people are on Zhengxi’s side. In fact, it’s not a big problem. The main reason is that the cavalry is a little troublesome and the mobility is too strong. If these people can be restrained somewhere...

   In this way, it may also be an opportunity!

  Wen Chou suddenly had such a thought in his mind, which made him a little excited, but when he discussed the idea with Jushou, he was splashed with cold water by Jushou.

Jushou disagreed with Wen Chou's idea of ​​leading the troops to the decisive battle immediately, because he felt that the men and horses who conquered the west before crossed the mountain again, but it did not mean that they would cross the mountain again now. If you encounter the second battle of Yecheng, you can't catch up with these two-legged people even if you want to...

   And Jushou considered more. Jushou felt that if it was true that the soldiers and horses of the West Conquest had not made any progress in the past two days and were still in Hengling, then apart from building a defensive position, were they laying out some kind of ambush? Will Wen Chou be at a disadvantage if he leads the army like this?

  Although Jiang Qi said that Zhengxi troops built a defensive position on the hillside, is this defensive position really prepared for defense?

  Of course, from another perspective, maybe the Zhengxi troops themselves may have encountered some problems? Or, at this time, some new changes took place in Zhengxi that Wen Chou Jushou didn't know about?

  Everything is hidden in the mist, looming.

  Wen Chou looked at Ju Shou who was stroking his beard slowly, and jumped anxiously.

Ju Shou couldn't let out a fart for a long time, and it didn't match Wen Chou's hot personality at all. If Yuan Shao hadn't told Wen Chou to listen to Ju Shou's advice, he would have already shaved his ears and plucked off this guy's beard. What kind of goatee is this guy slowly stroking all day long!

   "Wait a little longer..." Ju Shou said, "We have to wait a little longer... Take a look again... At least make the defense line here more stable, so that Zhengxi won't have an opportunity to take advantage of..."

   "Huh! Come! Send more scouts! Expand the scope of investigation!" Wen Chou angrily issued an order to conduct further investigation.

The next day, Yuan Jun's scouts quickly reported back the news of the investigation. Within a hundred miles of the surrounding area, it seemed that there were no soldiers and horses found in other places except for the Western Expeditionary Army in Hengling. trend.

   "Ju engaged..." Wen Chou frowned, with his hands behind his back, circling anxiously in the big tent, and asked, "What exactly do these Zhengxi troops want to do?"

  Ju Shou also couldn't figure it out.

After all, the lessons of Yecheng are in front of us, so Wen Chou and Jushou should not only think about attacking, but also about defending. If this group of soldiers who conquered the West were allowed to sneak in like the South Road, then it would not only be a matter of losing face, You might even lose your head because of it!

   Could it be that he judged wrongly, that the Zhengxi people were not going to play the trick of the South Road, and really wanted to fight Wen Chou Jushou in Hengling?

   Are you really that stupid?

   "Will you go around the mountain?" Wen Chou asked.

   "Impossible..." Ju Shou shook his head. If you go into the mountain and take a detour, not only is the distance longer, but you also have to go back. What's more, the mountain road is difficult to walk, even if you have horses, you can't go fast. In addition, Jushou has sent people to investigate and reconnaissance in the valley. So far, no one has reported seeing any traces of soldiers conquering the west.

  Then why can't these people from Zhengxi stay in Hengling?

  Advance without advance, retreat without retreat?

   "Ju engaged," Wen Chou asked with staring eyes, "What should we do now? Wait?"

   "Well..." Ju Shou still felt that the information was not sufficient, he could not act rashly, let alone be confused by Zhengxi, so he frowned, stroked his beard, and said, "Wait a little longer... Let's see..."

   "..." Wen Chou closed his eyes, took a few deep breaths, then gritted his teeth and ordered again, "Explore again, continue to investigate in the direction of Hengling, and the scout range... expands to two hundred miles!"

The detection range of a normal sentinel scout is about forty or fifty miles. In order to get more information, Wen Chou had already ordered the extension to a hundred miles, and now it has been extended to two hundred miles, which is almost beyond the range of a normal scout. A detection range, without hesitating to consume the scout's horsepower, to eagerly obtain more information.

Within a range of two hundred miles, it takes four hundred miles to go back and forth, which means that the scouts basically can't come back that day, and they have to scout and hurry, and they can't control the physical strength of their horses as leisurely as they usually march. Consumption, it can be said that even if a scout came for such an investigation, even if a person could persist, the horse would consume too much energy in a short period of time, and it would take at least two or three days of rest to recover.

   During the scout's rest time, Wen Chou would lose part of his investigative ability.

   To put it in a simpler way, Wen Chou has a lot of eyes, and then the skills need to be CD for a period of time. During this period of CD, the detection range may be greatly reduced than normal.

However, such an outbreak seems to have brought some news that made Wen Chou very happy. Yuan Jun's scouts found some empty, abandoned, damaged The baggage wagon...

  (end of this chapter)