This section of the mountain road spreads along the continuous rock walls, as if it was a winding arc. The two ends of the mountain road looked at each other through deep valleys, and the straight line was not very far away. Shortly after Fan Hong informed the news of Cao's arrival, Lei Yuan and others saw Cao's army at the entrance of the valley opposite. The forest branches with leaves falling off the roadside were sparse, which could not block the dense black figures of Cao's army, and they were getting closer and closer.

This army was different from the light soldiers who had rushed over before. Most of them were wearing iron armor, wearing croakers, and holding long swords and halberds in their hands. Although they were wearing heavy armor, they were agile and moved freely across the mountain roads. Even across the valley, they could feel their aura as intimidating as groups of beasts about to rush to eat.

You should know that when soldiers fight, they usually need about ten kilograms of weapons, food, and drinking water, which is not considered leather armor. If they are armored soldiers with heavy armor, thirty or forty kilograms are combined. After putting them all, the weight of 40 kilograms is a total of 40 kilograms. Not to mention running, it is not easy for ordinary people to walk around.

Generally speaking, only a very small number of elite soldiers directly under the general can form a full body of armor under the influence of food supply far exceeding ordinary people and long-term hard training. Such elite soldiers are all trump cards for generals to make achievements and even save lives. For example, Gao Shun, a colleague of Zhang Liao when he was under the command of the general, was intimidated by the 700-person camp, and "all those who attacked him will be defeated."

The soldiers of the Cao army were fully armed and could rush over mountains and ridges and rush to pursue them in the winding mountain roads. There was no doubt that they were the elite of the Cao army and the strong soldiers under Zhang Liao's command to fight tough battles.

Such a scene made the soldiers who had just been reorganized across the valley feel frightened. After all, they are just a temporary force organized by the Jianghuai tyrants, and they cannot be strict and serious at all times, let alone large-scale reorganizations also bring uneasiness. As more and more Cao troops entered the field of vision, the soldiers' queues became more restless. In the panic crowd, even many newly promoted chiefs and sergeant commanders. In the battle just now, Lei Yuan relied on their bravery to win. However, when the real elite of Cao's army came, almost everyone thought of the death of the young general and the subsequent defeat.

Deng Tong, He Song and others were all experienced soldiers. They knew very well that such restlessness was almost a precursor to the army's total loss of control. If Cao's army took the opportunity to fight, it would be a terrible defeat. In their decades of military career, they had experienced such a scene: the enemy attacked fiercely, the front team of their own side quickly collapsed, and the back team fled. The officers wanted to stop the soldiers from retreating, but even they were pushed and ran back by the collapsed crowd. The retreat was out of control. The more they could not organize resistance, the more they were killed or injured; the more they were killed or injured, the more they were fleeing... In the end, they were like a mountain collapse, trampling on each other, screaming and abandoning their armor.

Thinking of this scene, everyone from Deng Tong and He Song were shocked.

But Lei Yuan was very calm.

The main force of Cao's army came faster than expected. When you face the most famous generals in Cao's camp, you cannot pin your hopes on the opponent's slowness. But this place is deep mountains after all. No matter how fierce or brave the enemy is, its use of troops will ultimately be limited by the judgment of geographical conditions. The more famous generals are, the more so it is. In such an environment, even if you are as brave as Zhang Liao, you will hesitate and be cautious after discovering that the light troops in the front are annihilated. This hesitation and prudence are the basis of Lei Yuan's next move.

Through previous battles and reorganization of troops, Lei Yuan had already formed unprecedented strength in this great defeat, but the state of the enemy in front and behind the mountain road has not changed. Whether against Zhang Liao or Mei Gan, there are still many things to do one by one.

Lei Yuan took a deep breath and exhale deeply.

When he was about to speak, He Song said loudly: "Little Langjun, you go immediately. As long as you move fast enough, we can retreat to the drum-beating platform before Cao's army!"

No, it is not possible to retreat in such a mess. It will only make everyone a stepping stone for the rice dumplings.

Lei Yuan glanced at He Song: "Don't worry, just reorganize the team first."

He stood up, patted the dust on his military uniform, and walked leisurely along the mountain road to the rear of the queue.

Guo Jing and Wang Yan immediately followed him.

The other song chiefs looked at each other in a daze, all of them were confused.

He Song stomped his feet suddenly and followed. The others hurriedly chased after him.

Lei Yuan was wearing light gray military uniforms, tightened with thin ropes on his wrists, elbows, etc., and covered with simple leather armor. Because he was young and had a slightly thin figure. Although his face was covered with dust and stains, he could not hide his appearance and his skin looked fair, which was very different from the weather-beaten warriors. Such an image was not like the commander-in-chief of the first army, but like the noble Fengyao children hunting in the mountains.

At this time, he held the long knife on his waist with one hand, slowly walked along the mountain road, stepped on the corpse that had not been cleaned up along the way, and walked past the soldiers on the ground that was soaked in blood.

Many of Lei Xiu's old subordinates knew Lei Yuan and knew that this young man was the younger brother of the young general. Some people immediately remembered that the victory of blocking Zhang Xi not long ago was almost entirely out of his plan. It is said that after the young general's death, Lei Yuan was the new leader. Look at Deng Tong and Ding Li's few songs that were very obedient, this is obviously a good choice.

The elite soldiers who sent support after entering the mountain also knew Lei Yuan. In their eyes, Lei Yuan was a smart and capable companion, and he was already recommended as the leader in the military discussion. So, since the leader is already here, everyone can just wait for the order with peace of mind.

Some of the defeated soldiers didn't know him. But, haven't you seen the chiefs of Qu and the others follow the young man honestly? Obviously this is a big shot. Look, he even smiled at us, as if he was very kind and confident.

Lei Yuan passed by the soldiers calmly, sometimes greeting acquaintances, sometimes making jokes to soldiers who were obviously nervous, so that they could relax. He said a little too much, almost to be called verbose. One soldier was even so scared that his hands and feet became weak, and Lei Yuan was not angry. He just pinched his shoulders and forced the soldier to stand straight, and then continued to walk behind the mountain road. Although his physique was thin, his hands were very strong, which made the soldier's shoulders hurt.

Most of the time, he just looked at everyone calmly, and his expression was not majestic, and it could even be said to be too relaxed and comfortable. But at this time, such a demeanor could make people feel at ease.

In this era without a political work system, the state of a unit can be said to be completely dependent on the main general. The firmness, shaking, bravery or cowardice of the main general will directly affect every soldier, and then the communication and resonance between the soldiers will be magnified ten times and a hundred times. So as he walked along the way, the originally restless team slowly quieted down and the queue gradually returned to order. In the second half of the team, many soldiers even stood up actively and saluted the young leader who was expected by many people.

Not long after, Lei Yuan walked to the end of the team.

From this location, the mountain road goes northwest, and goes downhill in a row, then goes downhill, and then goes down two miles to connect to the road where Cao's army is stationed opposite the valley. If it is on the plain, this distance can almost be regarded as the same battlefield. What prevents Cao's army from attacking immediately is almost just a complex change in the terrain. The deep valley separated the two armies and is also at the end of here. If you stand on the edge of the mountain road and look down, you can see that there are wild osmanthus trees on the edge of the valley, growing sparsely along the steep slope upwards. Perhaps because of the warm weather in the mountains, wild osmanthus actually bloomed at this time, and golden or white flowers bloomed in large clusters, echoing the late autumn sunshine, making people feel like they were in the painting.

Lei Yuan's eyes were slightly deeper, and he stared at the beautiful scenery with vitality in admiration, as if he had forgotten that he was in the killing battlefield. When he raised his eyes, he found that the middle-aged warrior wearing black fish-scale iron armor and black beast-faced croakers across the valley across the wild osmanthus forest stood tall and stared at him coldly. On the middle-aged warrior's croakers, a red feather was particularly eye-catching.

That's Zhang Liao!

"Haha..." Lei Yuan chuckled softly and waved his hand.

"Little Langjun!" Everyone who was accompanying him was shocked.

What are you doing? That's Zhang Liao! Even the brave young general cannot resist the enemy. It's a terrifying enemy general!

"Don't panic, don't panic! I said that we want to win a game and make Zhang Liao feel pain. This victory will force the enemy general to make a weighing trade-off. The stronger the strength we show, the more it will force him to hesitate. Look, Cao's army has stopped." Lei Yuan looked at the opposite side in a blind eye: "Don't panic, cheer up, stand firm for me!"

At this time, as long as you show a little timidity, the Cao army will come after you. Apart from standing pretentiously, there seems to be no other way to deal with it. So everyone stood behind Lei Yuan, motionless. This group of "thieves", these stray dogs from all over the world and losers in various wars, confronted the majestic generals on the opposite side... Many years later, this moment may be the most boastful experience in their lives.

"What then?" After a while, Deng Tong couldn't help asking, "It's a bit stupid. Zhang Liao might shoot his bow and arrows and shoot us all to death."

"No. Zhang Liao is a wise and brave general, not a brave man... He knows what is worth doing and what is not worth doing." Lei Yuan continued to stand still. After a while, he finally confirmed his judgment and turned around and said, "Let's go! They won't chase you for the time being!"

The group followed Lei Yuan and turned back along the mountain road when they came.

Guo actually landed at the end of the team and slowly retreated in front of Zhang Liao's direction until the area he felt safe.

The group of people walked around like this, and the large group of Cao troops on the opposite mountain road were eyeing him, but they did not take action. This elite Cao army, who had experienced countless bloody battles and had never retreated, appeared in the eyes of everyone and stopped moving forward soon.

why is that?

Deng Tong could not hide his shocked expression at all. He asked in a daze: "How is this possible? This... Xiao Langjun, do you have any magic tricks?

Deng Tong, even when he wanted to express his loyalty, said so rough. Lei Yuan shook his head and did not intend to explain anything to Deng Tong. Sometimes, maintaining some mystery will help make these unruly soldiers feel awe.

He accelerated his pace a little: "Zhang Liao doesn't know our background, don't we know it yet? Everyone, send an order to let all the soldiers take action! We immediately evacuate to the platform, and the time we have won cannot be wasted... What should we do next? Let's arrange it on the road!"

"Yes! Yes!" The officers agreed one after another.

Lei Yuan suddenly thought of something. He pulled Chen Xia's arm very politely and asked him to walk beside him: "Old Chen... I was going to ask Captain Mei for the arrangement of the platform just now, don't forget. Let's take advantage of this moment to talk to everyone!"
Chapter completed!