By the Calming River, the cracked ice has refrozen. Under the urging of the county guard, a citizen carried wood or used rocks to smash the frozen ice again. Someone accidentally fell into the broken ice and was killed.

People were trying to pull it up, but they were already halfway there. In this weather, if you fall into the ice water, you don't know if you can survive until tomorrow, but the fortifications are still being worked on.

Zhen Ding Ling knew how to do things. Since Zhao Yun suggested setting up defenses by the river to block the Guanzhong Army, he followed Zhao Yun's plan. At the same time, he also wanted to appoint Zhao Yun as the thief Cao temporarily, but Zhao Yun declined.

Although he decided to help defend his hometown, he did not want to serve the Yuan family. It was not because the Yuan family was now in decline. In fact, when Zhao Yun came down from the mountain to join the army, his first choice was Yuan Shao. However, he was a little disappointed with Yuan Shao later, and the recruitment was chaotic and there was internal intrigue.

In his eyes, with Zhao Yun's background and qualifications, it is okay to be a young general, but if he wants to stand out, he cannot think of getting ahead. If Zhang He had not been a general under Han Fu, he would not have the status he has today.

"Zilong, now that the county guard is in your hands, are you confident that you can hold on to it?" The county official found Zhao Yun who was supervising the work and asked with a smile.

Shaking his head, Zhao Yun glanced at the county official, "I have crossed the river to investigate in person. Taishi Ci led the army this time, and there were nearly 20,000 soldiers under his command. Our army totaled only 2,000. Taishi Ci's command,

They are all veterans of hundreds of battles who have been fighting at the border for a long time with Xianbei, but most of our troops have never even been on the battlefield..."

Looking at the disappointed eyes of the county officials, Zhao Yun did not say any more. The reality was very shocking. Two thousand people, even relying on the geographical advantage, wanted to block an elite division ten times their size... Don't talk about him Zhao Yun, the Overlord was resurrected, and the Soldier Saint was still alive.

I'm afraid it can't be done either.

Zhao Yun himself was a member of the White Horse Yi Cong back then, and he knew very well how terrifying the fighting power of the frontier army was. It was an army that could be thrown into the battlefield at any time, and Taishi Ci was not an unknown person. With such a combination, you want me to rely on two thousand

If the mob blocks it, that's just overthinking.

I personally watched Taishi Ci march. At least in terms of commanding the troops and horses, Taishi Ci could be said to be impeccable. He couldn't have done better if he replaced himself. According to Zhao Yun's knowledge, Taishi Ci led the army several times in the past few years.

When chasing the Xianbei tribe, the Xianbei people who were beaten were just like Sun Tzu. Even if they went to Yunzhong to trade, they had to respectfully send a greeting card and obtain Taishi Ci's permission with the courtesy of a courtier before they dared to enter Yunzhong territory.

The most powerful thing about Taishi Ci is obviously not marching, but more ferocious on the battlefield. Even if the troops are equal, Zhao Yun can't guarantee that he can win. Now there are more than two thousand people and Zhending civilians who want to defeat Taishi Ci. Zhao Yun doesn't know what to do.

How to explain to my uncle.

Generals are important in fighting, but how can you let a general fight without soldiers and horses?

"What should we do?" The county official was startled and looked at Zhao Yundao.

"Delay for at most two days, we should find reinforcements as soon as possible." Zhao Yun looked at the county officials and said.

"Reinforcements?" The county official smiled bitterly. There are no reinforcements now.

Zhao Yun was silent. This was the only thing he could help. Regarding reinforcements, he didn't have any strong connections in Jizhou. If he asked himself to find reinforcements, he would really be looking for the wrong person.

"Uncle, if there are no reinforcements, it is better to retreat as early as possible. They cannot be stopped!" Zhao Yun sighed.

"The county magistrate asked you to come out just to shake the morale of the army here?" There was a deep shout, but a burly general in armor came to the two of them, frowning and looking at Zhao Yundao.

"Liu County Lieutenant, Zilong has no such intention..." The county official complained secretly. The county magistrate handed over the unified management of the county guards to Zhao Yun, which naturally made the county captain dissatisfied. At this moment, he was clearly looking for trouble.

"Secretary Guo, no one asked you." Liu County Lieutenant glanced at the county official coldly, frowned and looked at Zhao Yun, and snorted coldly, "Secretary Guo said that you are so powerful, but now it seems that you are just a false reputation.

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Zhao Yun frowned and looked at this man. He had never thought about fighting for power, but to stop Taishi Ci's army, this group of rabble must be led by someone. This Liu County Lieutenant obviously does not have this ability, but he is not willing to have his power taken away, and now he comes to look for trouble.

, which made Zhao Yun feel a little irritable. He was facing a powerful enemy, but he still wanted to fight for power?

"what do you want?"

"No matter what, the brave are respected in the army. Today, I want to see what you are capable of." Lieutenant Liu looked at Zhao Yun provocatively and flashed his sword.

"That's fine." Zhao Yun was a little speechless. The brave are respected in the army. That means soldiers, not generals. What generals need to do is to strategize and dispatch well. Looking at the world, there are several generals who lead the army based on their personal bravery.

Thousands of troops?

However, Lieutenant Liu obviously didn't want to reason with Zhao Yun, and Zhao Yun tried to reason with him. At least now, Lieutenant Liu couldn't listen. Zhao Yun didn't bother to waste any words and agreed directly.

"Show your weapons." Lieutenant Liu pulled out his favorite sword and stared at Zhao Yundao.

"No need, hurry up, I still have a lot of things to do." Zhao Yun shook his head, not looking down on the person, but from the posture of the opponent holding the sword, Zhao Yun could probably judge the opponent's level. If he used the weapon,

Even if the opponent does not die, he will still be seriously injured. With a powerful enemy at hand, Zhao Yun does not want to cause internal chaos.

"Arrogant!" Zhao Yun was telling a fact, but in Liu County Lieutenant's ears, it was Hong Guoguo's insult. He shouted angrily and struck Zhao Yun with a knife.

"Pa~"

Zhao Yun turned sideways and slapped Lieutenant Liu on the face with a slap, causing him to spin around in a circle and fall to the ground. He stared blankly at Zhao Yun who continued to direct the men to carry earth and rocks.

"Don't delay, the enemy can arrive at any time." Zhao Yun didn't want to be entangled anymore, so he shouted to the soldiers looking around, and then left.

"Here!" Everyone quickly dispersed and continued working.

Lieutenant Liu lay on the ground and did not get up for a long time. The county official came forward to help him up, but Lieutenant Liu stretched out his hand to push him away.

"Hey, why are you doing this?" The county official was speechless. It seemed that he was not fooled, but felt embarrassed. Seeing that he was fine, the county official stopped talking, shook his head and left with a sigh. He was not prepared at all.

Why should I argue with you? Otherwise, the county captain would already be on top of me. You came here like this, deliberately making me feel uncomfortable.

When they found Zhao Yun again, they saw that Zhao Yun was gathering the children of Zhaozhuang. The county officials were shocked and quickly stepped forward and asked, "What are you doing, Zilong?"

"Let's explore the enemy's situation and see if we can give Tai Shi Ci a command and weaken the enemy's morale." Zhao Yun hung his bow on the horse's back, got on his horse, looked at the county officials and said with a smile, "Uncle, don't worry, we and others are all here."

They are cavalry, and if they want to leave, Taishi Ci will not be able to stop them."

After saying that, he got on his horse and led everyone across the river.

Not all the bridges on the river were destroyed. One was left at Zhao Yun's suggestion to attract the Guanzhong Army to cross the river here. When the time came, they would concentrate their arrows and shoot at this side. It looked like a flaw, but in fact, this bridge was created by Zhao Yun for Taishi Ci.

Prepare a life and death line.

"Zilong Wanwang, be careful!" the county official shouted worriedly towards Zhao Yun's back.

There was no answer. Zhao Yun took 300 children of the Zhao family and walked eastward for more than ten miles. They saw Tai Shici's army coming towards them. The children of the Zhao family were all cavalry trained by Zhao Yun. The horses were his good friends from Youzhou over the years.

They were bought there one after another. These cavalry are all good at riding. Under the command of Zhao Yun, they can come and go like the wind.

Seeing that Taishi Ci's army had appeared here, Zhao Yun's heart sank. The defense over there was not ready yet.

He immediately took the lead and galloped towards the enemy formation.

"Woo~"

Scouts had already spotted the cavalry and immediately sounded the alarm.

Taishi Ci, who was marching, slowly raised his right hand when he heard the sound, and the troops quickly stopped. His hawk-like eyes looked at a cavalry galloping towards this side from a distance. The three hundred cavalry looked a little weak in front of an army of 20,000.

Taishi Ci didn't know what these people were doing here.

But when he saw a general galloping out of the formation and arriving in front of the two armies, still a hundred steps away, the general suddenly drew his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot an arrow in this direction.

"Chi~"

A hundred steps away, the opponent's arrows shot directly through the rope hanging Taishi Cishuai's flag.

Upon seeing this, the flag guard jumped up and grabbed the rope to prevent the handsome flag from falling.

The soldiers around him were a little surprised. To be able to break the rope with one arrow from such a long distance was a miraculous skill.

"Good archery skills!" Taishi Ci turned around and glanced at his handsome flag, and saw that the cavalry from behind were also following him. Someone was holding an order flag in his hand, waving to his guards, "Bring me my bow!"

"Here!" A guard quickly took out Taishi Ci's carved bow and handed it to Taishi Ci.

Taishi Ci's sharp gaze was fixed on the command flag. People who are good at shooting are usually good at dodging arrows. If they shoot from such a long distance, the opponent will definitely be able to dodge. Therefore, Taishi Ci did not target the general at the beginning.

, but to lock the target on the command flag.

He drew his bow and nocked the arrow without much aim. The moment the bowstring was fully drawn, Taishi Ci had already let go.

"Buzz~"

Accompanied by the trembling sound of the bowstring, Taishi Ci's arrows flew over a hundred paces like a shooting star chasing the moon. On the other side, Zhao Yun saw that the arrow was not aimed at him, so his expression changed and he shouted sharply, "Be careful!"

"Click~"

The Zhao family disciple who was holding the command flag felt a light touch in his hand, and half of the command flag was cut off by the arrow and fell away. He was instantly startled and broke out in a cold sweat.

Zhao Yun took a look and nocked an arrow again. This arrow was shot at Shuai Qi's rope again.

How could Taishi Ci let him succeed twice? He grabbed the spear in the hand of a soldier, swung it towards the sky, and knocked down the arrow cluster, but the next moment...

"Chi~"

Another cluster of arrows broke the rope, and Taishi Ci's handsome flag could no longer hold on and fell from the flagpole. However, Zhao Yun quickly shot another arrow after shooting one arrow, shooting down Taishi Ci's handsome flag.

"Excellent archery!" Taishi Ci returned the spear to the soldier, rode his horse out into battle, and said loudly, "I wonder why the strong man blocked my way?"

Zhao Yun and others were not wearing armors and military uniforms, they were all dressed in smart attire. They were obviously not Yuan Jun.

"Zhending is my hometown, I hope the general will show his noble hand!" Zhao Yun looked at Taishi Ci. This exchange of shots was considered a draw. He shot down Taishi Ci's handsome flag, but Taishi Ci also shot down his command flag.

"Our army never hurts the people, how can a strong man say this?" Taishi Ci smiled and said, Taishi Ci was always willing to get close to those who had the ability.

"With swords and soldiers together, life will definitely be ruined." Zhao Yun shook his head, looked at Tai Shici and said, "I hope the general will retreat quickly."

"With you?" Taishi Ci looked at Zhao Yun with squinted eyes, shook his head and said with a smile, "If you are really willing to surrender, there will naturally be no war."

"If the general insists on doing this, the soldiers and civilians will fight to the death!" Zhao Yun said loudly.

"War is a matter for soldiers, but you drag the people in. I think even if all lives are lost, it is probably because of you and the others who force the people to fight." Tai Shici sneered.

"It's useless to talk more!" Zhao Yun looked at the cavalry that started to pour out from both sides. Knowing that he might be surrounded if he stayed any longer, he immediately turned his horse's head and left with his men.

"A brave man can leave his name!?" Taishi Ci felt a little regretful and almost surrounded the opponent, but he was too vigilant and looked at the opponent's back and said loudly.
Chapter completed!