(PS: The third update today, so stay tuned...) Gao Fei jumped off the horse, took off the cloak he was wearing, and threw it directly to Wen Chou, with his hands behind his back and his brows furrowed.
Then he walked into the camp without saying a word.
It was the first time that Wen Chou saw Gao Fei being so silent. He was confused and looked at the four generals Wei Yan, Pang De, Chen Dao and Guan Hai who had returned with Gao Fei, and asked: "Four generals, my lord, what is this?"
What's wrong?"
After Wei Yan, Pang De, and Guan Hai looked at each other, they just shook their heads without saying anything, and started to return to the camp with their subordinates. Chen Dao, who was close to Wen Chou, got off his horse, clasped his fists towards Wen Chou and said: "
General Wen, my lord has an order to summon all the generals and commanders of the fifth battalion to the central army tent to discuss matters, and also asks General Wen to convey this to the other four battalions on your behalf."
Since the Yan army crossed the Yellow River, the 100,000 soldiers and horses have been divided into five battalions. Each battalion has 10,000 infantry and cavalry, and they are respectively commanded by the five tiger generals. Today, Gao Fei went to see the emperor, and only used three soldiers from the Chinese army camp.
Thousands of cavalrymen and the other four battalions of soldiers and horses stayed at the garrison to guard the camp.
On the way to see the emperor, Gao Fei left two thousand of the cavalry in the dense forest just in case. He only took four generals Wei Yan, Pang De, Chen Dao, Guan Hai and a thousand cavalry to go.
If he had prepared early, he might not be able to come back today.
After Wen Chou heard Chen Dao's words, he felt the seriousness of the situation. Ever since he crossed the Yellow River, Gao Fei had never summoned all the generals to discuss matters. Without saying a word, he immediately ordered someone to convey the order, and at the same time ordered the generals to
Some arrangements were made outside the military tent.
Half an hour later, more than a hundred officials of Yan Army's captain level or above gathered in the Chinese Army camp. Everyone stood neatly in the open space in front of the Chinese Army tent. Gao Fei sat on a makeshift point guard.
On the stage, the five tiger generals Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Taishi Ci, Gan Ning, and Wen Chou are sitting in the first row at the bottom. Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Wei Yan, and Pang De
, Chen Dao, Wenpin, Chu Yan, Lu Heng, Wuli Deng, and Tadun, the ten people among the eighteen hussars, sat in the second row, and the other generals' tribes, as well as the military academy captains, all sat in the second row.
They all stood behind these fifteen people. Xun You, Guo Jia, Xu You, and Sima Lang stood behind Gao Fei. The infantry and cavalry lined up one after another. The lineup was unprecedentedly powerful.
Gao Fei sat on the general stage, looked around, and immediately said loudly: "Now Ma Teng, Ma Chao and his son are bullying the emperor who is young and ignorant, playing with the power of the Han Dynasty, and trying to usurp the throne. As a subject of the Han Dynasty, watching
We cannot ignore the fact that the emperor is in ruins. Therefore, I decided to issue a proclamation calling on all the heroes in the world to jointly attack the national traitors and welcome back the emperor in order to return the foundation of the Han Dynasty."
"Mighty! Mighty! Mighty!" All the soldiers in the audience cheered, holding their weapons high and shouting loudly.
"Where is Chen Kongzhang?" Gao Fei stood up and shouted loudly.
When Chen Lin heard Gao Fei calling him, she hurriedly ran up from behind the general ordering platform, bowed and said, "What are your orders, my lord?"
"Immediately draft a proclamation, calling on all the heroes in the world to jointly attack Ma Teng and his son, vowing to recapture the emperor and set the course for the dynasty!"
"promise!"
As soon as the voice fell, Gao Fei's soldiers immediately brought up the pen and ink that had been prepared. Chen Lin wrote quickly in public. In just a moment, she wrote more than two thousand words eloquently, and read out in front of the public: "Prince Liang Ma
Teng, King of Qin Ma Chao, his father and son worked together to confuse the emperor and kill the ministers of the court at will..."
Gao Fei listened to Chen Lin read out the message. He felt his heart pounding and clenched his fists. He wanted to punch Ma Teng and Ma Chao to death immediately. He noticed that all the soldiers in the audience had a look on their faces.
Fan Yi looked filled with indignation. They were so angry that before Chen Lin finished reading, they immediately shouted loudly: "Let's get rid of the traitors in the country and give me back the imperial code..."
He had to admire Chen Lin's writing style. A simple one or two thousand words could confuse people's minds, which was far better than what he said with his mouth. At the same time, he also admired Chen Lin's quick thinking.
In such a short period of time, Ma Teng wrote an appeal against Ma Chao, which was far more sharp-tongued than the one Ma Teng had someone write two years ago to attack him.
"We will get rid of the traitors in the country and return our court order..."
Chen Lin was still reading, but his voice seemed to be inaudible. Except for the overwhelming slogans of "The Communist Party will eliminate the traitors of the country and return to us the power of the country," there was no other sound in the wilderness.
Gao Fei walked to Chen Lin's side and said loudly: "Don't read it now, the effect has already been achieved."
Chen Lin was sweating profusely and her mouth was dry. After hearing Gao Fei's words, she stopped reading and retreated slowly.
Gao Fei raised his arms and signaled all the soldiers to calm down. When there was silence, he shouted: "Huang Zhong, Chen Dao, Chu Yan!"
"The general is here!" Huang Zhong, Chen Dao and Chu Yan stood up at the same time and answered together.
"I order you and three others to lead the Zuoying's 20,000 cavalry to advance westward until they approach Hulao Pass. All the way, they ceased their activities and marched in secret. When they arrived outside Hulao Pass, they sent me a letter to Feige and waited for my orders.
Huang Zhong is the chief general, Chen Dao, and Chu Yan are the deputy generals."
Huang Zhong, Chen Dao and Chu Yan replied at the same time: "No!"
"Gan Ning, Wenpin, and Lu Heng, order the three of you to lead the vanguard battalion of 20,000 infantry and cavalry to advance forward. Set out at night and go down to the stronghold thirty miles away from the Xiliang army camp. Place more horses to resist and dig more horse pits.
, prepare a lot of bows and crossbows, and be sure to set up a strong camp overnight!"
"promise!"
"Taishici, Wuliden, Tadun, and you will lead the right battalion of 20,000 cavalry and march 30 miles eastward to build a high wall to block the Wei army's westward advance. You will also station where you are. If you encounter the Wei army,
Don't have any scruples, shoot them all and don't let anyone go."
"promise!"
"Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Zhang He. You and the other three will lead the rear battalion of 20,000 cavalry. Tonight, we will accompany Gan Ning, Wenpin, and Lu Heng to cover their establishment of camp. If we encounter enemies, we will join the vanguard battalion in a pincer attack."
"promise!"
"Wen Chou, Wei Yan, Guan Hai, you and the other three will lead and accompany me to guard the Chinese army camp."
"promise!"
"Report——" A scout lengthened his voice and came galloping over. Behind the scout was a small red flag. No one dared to stop him wherever he passed. No matter who he was, everyone gave way to a passage.
Let the scout go directly to the open space outside the Chinese army's tent.
Gao Fei stood on the general stage and watched clearly. He saw a small red flag fluttering and a cloud of smoke rising up wherever he passed. He hurriedly got off the general stage and shouted at the same time: "Everyone, get out of the way!"
With an order, all the generals and commanders present moved out of the way. The scout quickly galloped to Gao Fei's side, reined in the horse, and almost fell off the horse. After the horse stabilized,
, the scout got off his saddle
Ma, kneeling on one knee, panting and clasping his fists, said: "Your Majesty, Xiliang soldiers have arrived suddenly and are fighting with the Pioneer Battalion. Our army was caught off guard and lost more than a thousand soldiers immediately. The bandit captain Su Fei was leading his troops to fight to the death.
resistance……"
"Lord, look, there is thick smoke coming from the vanguard camp!" Wen Chou pointed in the direction of the front camp and shouted.
"Report——" Another urgent scout with a small red flag on his back rode quickly in front of Gao Fei. Before he could get off his horse, he shouted loudly, "The Zuoying was suddenly attacked by Xiliang soldiers...
"
"Report——" Before anyone here could react, another urgent scout came running quickly. Before anyone could reach him, he shouted loudly, "Report to the lord, the right camp was suddenly attacked by a large number of Xiliang soldiers."
Soldiers' attack..."
At the same time, billowing smoke also appeared in the sky above the left camp and the right camp. Then three more scouts came one after another and reported the news of fires in the front camp, left camp and right camp respectively.
A series of bad news came, which caught everyone present a little off guard. Fortunately, these people were all well-trained elite soldiers. They were only slightly surprised, but they recovered immediately and asked for orders together: "Lord
!We are willing to fight to the death with the Xiliang soldiers!"
Gao Fei frowned, never expecting the Xiliang soldiers to arrive so quickly.
"My lord, Xiliang soldiers suddenly attacked three camps of our army. It seems that they were premeditated. Now our army is in a passive position. The combat effectiveness of Xiliang soldiers is no less than that of our army. In this passive situation
"Come on, if we fight forcefully, we will only increase the casualties. It is better to retreat twenty miles temporarily and reorganize before fighting the Xiliang soldiers." Xun You hurriedly came to Gao Fei's side and commented.
Gao Fei made a decisive decision and said loudly: "Give me the order. The whole army will retreat thirty miles. Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Zhang He will lead the rear camp of 20,000 infantry and cavalry to cover the retreat of the army. Wen Chou, Wei Yan, and Guan Hai will each lead the central army's 1,000 cavalry."
Go and rescue the front camp, the left camp, the right camp!"
"promise!"
As soon as the order was given here, Wen Chou, Wei Yan, and Guan Hai each went to order a thousand light cavalry and rushed to the front camp, left camp, and right camp respectively. The other generals dispersed in a hurry and rushed to their respective places.
In the original camp, command your men to retreat.
Gao Fei led the Chinese soldiers to evacuate backward amid the stars, while Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Zhang He returned to the rear camp to set up defenses.
At this moment, in the vanguard camp of the Yan Army, Ma Chao and three thousand ghost cavalry with veils and armor were charging left and right in the camp. Su Fei, the captain of the Xuanyi School of the Yan Army, was commanding the soldiers to resist.
The left and right sides of the vanguard camp were already on fire.
Su Fei led five hundred shield soldiers and erected all their shields in front, forming a solid wall with a gap in the middle that could only allow two people to walk side by side to receive the soldiers who retreated in front of the stronghold.
Behind him are a thousand archers who are shooting continuously.
"Kill - kill them all, leave no one behind!" Ma Chao held a blood-gold spear. The spear's head was divided into three. It was like a burning flame. It was flexible and light. Wherever it went, the spear moved.
His color blended with the enemy's blood. He was eager to kill, his eyes were full of anger, and there were a few drops of blood hanging from his grinning mouth, and he was constantly roaring at his subordinates.
When Su Fei saw Ma Chao's brave appearance, he couldn't help but feel a little fear in his heart. He had never seen such a person before. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, calmed down, and shouted: "Anyone who retreats without authorization will be killed without mercy!"