(ps: Although there are only two updates today, the two chapters add up to 12,000 words, which is equivalent to my usual 3,000 words and one update four times. Please don’t mind updating a few chapters. Some chapters are only 2,000 words.
, too few to use.) Cheng Yi, Zhang Heng and Dian Wu and others went back. When they were approaching the Qin army's camp, the two of them asked the soldiers to stop.
"General, why don't you leave?" Dianwu asked.
Cheng Yi said: "From now on, when we return to the military camp, no one can say anything about our surrender to the Yan army. Anyone who dares to disobey will be punished without mercy."
Zhang Heng thought for a while and added: "We were completely surrounded at that time, and there was almost no possibility of escaping. If anyone from His Highness the Crown Prince's subordinates asks you how you came back, just say that the enemy general Zhang Liao deliberately let us go.
, Do you understand?"
"Understood!" Dian Wu replied together with everyone.
Cheng Yi approached Zhang Heng and asked, "Do you really believe Zhang Liao?"
"He has already made it so obvious, and he is indeed Lu Bu's old general. In addition, after being hit by Zhao Yun, Gao Fei doesn't care about him and only lets him guard the goal. Moreover, he knows what he wants, and
What can't be believed?" Zhang Heng replied.
Cheng Yi said: "Okay, tomorrow when we are on the battlefield, we will know whether what Zhang Liao said is true. However, the premise is that we must tell the news to His Highness the Crown Prince. Let's just say that Zhang Liao told us that we can do this.
.In this way, he will not suspect that we have surrendered to the enemy."
"Wonderful, haha!"
The two people were talking and laughing, and continued to rush towards the barracks with the Dian Wu and other cavalry.
In the front camp of the Qin Army, Ma Chao was furious. He escaped desperately and came back under the protection of Suo Xu and Wang Shuang. After returning non-stop, he began to curse Gao Fei, gnashing his teeth in hatred.
At this time, a soldier walked into Ma Chao's tent, knelt down and knelt down and said: "See, His Royal Highness, the two generals Cheng Yi and Zhang Heng have returned to the camp with the remaining troops."
"Oh? The two of them were not caught?" Ma Chao felt a little surprised, "Let the two of them come in to see me!"
"promise!"
"Your Highness, the Yan army had completely surrounded them. According to the strength of the Yan army, they should not be allowed to escape. After a while, Cheng Yi and Zhang Heng came in and immediately knelt down to Ma Chao and said:
"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"You two are trapped in a tight siege, why don't you have any scars on your body? There are only a few blood stains?" Ma Chao asked sternly, glaring at Cheng Yi angrily.
"Replying to the prince, our brothers were indeed surrounded by the enemy. We thought we could not break out, but we wanted to die. Who knew that the enemy general Zhang Liao suddenly let us live, and gave a letter to his subordinates to take back.
Give it to His Highness the Crown Prince." After saying that, Cheng Yi took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Ma Chao.
After Ma Chao received the letter, he opened it and immediately smelled the fragrance of ink. Seeing that the ink on the letter was not dry yet, he asked: "Why is the ink not dry yet? It seems like it was written just now?"
"Um...that's it. This letter from Zhang Liao was considered very important by my subordinates, so I kept it in my arms. I was sweating profusely while running along the road, indicating that the ink on the letter was still wet," Cheng Yi said.
He explained hurriedly.
Ma Chao took a look at the letter. His hands were indeed stained with some sweat, and even the paper was very damp. He believed it to be true and stopped asking. Instead, he hurriedly browsed the letter.
"If we go by what the letter says, then the Yan army will definitely be wiped out by us tomorrow..." Ma Chao said with a smile after reading it.
Suo Xu glanced at it and said hurriedly: "Your Highness, my subordinates feel that there is fraud in this!"
"Huh? Tell me, how could it be deceitful?" Ma Chao originally didn't like listening to Suo Xu, but after all, Suo Xu had saved him twice in a row, and both times were because he didn't listen to Suo Xu's words.
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Although Chen Qun was his military advisor, Chen Qun's riding skills were extremely poor and he couldn't withstand the bumps at all. Therefore, he usually would not take Chen Qun with him in battles, thinking that Chen Qun would get in the way. Because of this, after being tricked twice
, he values Suo Xu more and more.
Suo Xu thought for a while and said: "I think that based on the situation at that time, even if Zhang Liao wanted to let Cheng Yi and Zhang Heng go, how would the other Yan generals agree? What's more, Zhang Liao is not a good member of the Yan army.
Leading the army alone, the soldiers under his command may not all listen to Zhang Liao. As far as I know, Zhang Liao is subordinate to Zhao Yun. How could he risk such a big risk?
How about letting the two generals go? And this letter was clearly written just now. If it was really taken from Zhang Liao, it must have been written by Zhang Liao a long time ago. The ink should have dried long ago, so it is considered appropriate.
The general keeps it close to his body. If the sweat soaks the paper, the handwriting should become blurred. Please look into the above doubts, His Royal Highness."
After hearing this, Ma Chao felt that Suo Xu's analysis was very reasonable. His face immediately changed color and he shouted sternly: "You two liars! Tell the actual situation quickly, otherwise, we will be dragged out and chopped!"
Cheng Yi and Zhang Heng were so frightened that their legs trembled. They looked at Suo Xu with hatred and hurriedly begged for mercy: "Your Highness, please have mercy on me. Your Highness, please have mercy on me. I was captured by the Yan army. It was Gao Fei and Fang Chen who came back..."
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So, Cheng Yi and Zhang Heng told them exactly what Yan Jun ordered them to do. It turned out that what they said was the same as what was written in the letter. It turned out that the two of them felt that they were being held captive.
His experience was very disgraceful, so he came up with this method in an attempt to cover up the fact that he was captured. Now that Suo Xu has seen through it, he can only confess honestly.
After Ma Chao listened, he glanced at Suo Xu and asked, "Do you think what they said is true?"
Suo Xu said: "The words of the two generals at this moment should not be false. They had no choice but to surrender to Gao Fei, and they did not mean it. Now that they have been released, they can take advantage of the Yan army to make them do internal things to fight back. Tomorrow
Just fight the Yan army decisively, and then use the plan to your advantage."
"Okay, let's do this. Let Zhang Xiu, Cheng Yin, Liang Xing, Yang Qiu, Hou Xuan, and Ma Wan come over with six troops. The Yan army has a total of 70,000 people. I will use 100,000 people to completely defeat the Yan army!
Ma Chao said confidently.
Suoxu said: "No!"
After Ma Teng became emperor, he has been unhappy. Since he was pushed to the forefront by his son, criticized by thousands of people, and reviled by thousands of people, no matter what happened, he felt uncomfortable. He was not happy at all as an emperor.
He simply refused to take care of it and directly handed over all the command of the army to his son Ma Chao. He himself took Yang Biao, Chen Qun and others and more than 10,000 cavalry back to Guanzhong.
Therefore, on the Guandu battlefield today, Ma Chao has become the commander-in-chief of the entire Qin army, Suo Xu is a part-time military advisor, and Wang Shuang is the vanguard general. The number of troops left on the battlefield is as high as 160,000, including 120,000 cavalry.
, 40,000 infantry. However, judging from the situation of leading the troops
, Yang Feng's 70,000 infantry and cavalry recruited by Zhang Xiu were the largest. As for Suo Xu, Wang Shuang, Cheng Yin, Liang Xing, Yang Qiu, Hou Xuan, Ma Wan, Li Chen, Cheng Yi, Zhang Heng and other ten people,
Then each led ten thousand cavalry, but only Suo Xu and Wang Shuang's subordinates were direct descendants of Ma Chao.
In the early morning of the next day, the sun was shining brightly and the breeze was gentle. On the battlefield in Guandu, the two armies were fully deployed. To the west were the majestic Xiliang soldiers. One hundred thousand cavalry were arranged in an orderly manner, showing a cone-shaped formation.
He was ready to attack at any time.
At the front, Ma Chao is neatly dressed and looks majestic. The two people behind him are Suo Xu, Wang Shuang and their troops, Cheng Yin, Liang Xing, Yang Qiu's troops in the middle, Hou Xuan, Ma Wan, Cheng Yi,
Zhang Heng's and Li Chen's troops were closely connected, while the cavalry led by Zhang Xiu was at the rear.
In addition, there are 10,000 cavalry and 40,000 infantry led by Zhang Xiu not far from here, ready to respond at any time. It is not so much an army of 100,000, but rather a total of 150,000 troops participating in the battle.
, and in the entire Qin army camp, only 10,000 old and weak cavalry were left to guard the camp.
This kind of arrangement is entirely because Ma Chao wants to defeat the Yan army in one fell swoop and strive to determine the outcome in one battle. However, he also takes into account Cheng Yin and others. These people are not his direct relatives. Last night, Zhang Heng's decision was made to suit the situation.
, made him realize a little bit of danger
It is dangerous, so he asked his most trusted Zhang Xiu to lead the soldiers to look after him. If someone retreated or defected before the battle, the 10,000 cavalry and 40,000 infantry hiding in the distance would rush out at any time. Under the leadership of Zhang Xiu,
Eliminate the threat.
The flag of the Qin army fluttered in the wind, and the 150,000-strong army was powerful and powerful. The Qin army was extremely excited. Looking at the Yan army that had spread out across the way, a trace of disdain could not help but appear on their faces.
To the east of the Guandu battlefield, the Yan army's banners with black and gold characters were densely covered. The heavy infantry stood at the front of the entire army. Behind the heavy infantry were crossbowmen and infantry with spears. On both wings were cavalry. Under a large banner in the middle
, the heavy cavalry protects Gao Fei, as if they focus on defense.
There are many swords and guns, flags fluttering, the Yan army's camp is empty and real, and a motionless person can always be seen among the soldiers who are crowded together. If you don't look closer, you can't tell the Yan army's identity at all.
There are also realistic scarecrows in the team.
Gao Fei rode on the dark clouds and snow horse, and looked at his 70,000-strong army that was overly hydrated. He was afraid that the Qin army on the opposite side would find some clues, so he would ask real soldiers to move around with the scarecrow from time to time.
"My lord, everything is ready. Taishi Ci, Gan Ning, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Pang De, Zhang Liao, Wenpin, Wuli Deng and Tadun are all ready." Xun You rode up from behind and arrived at Gao
Flying beside him, he said.
Gao Fei nodded slightly, turned to Xun You and Guo Jia beside him and said: "The war is about to begin. Please leave the battlefield, two military advisors. Once the war starts, I will not be able to take care of you. Lu Heng, you lead five hundred cavalry to protect the two military advisors."
"No!" Lu Heng replied.
Guo Jia hurriedly declined and said: "My lord, our army is small. Instead of using it to protect us, the five hundred cavalry should be used on the battlefield. Besides, Commander Xun and I are not as weak as your lord imagined. In the past few years, we have followed your lord in our expeditions east and west."
Discussion, we have been accustomed to fighting on the spot during our campaigns in the north and south. Although we cannot charge forward, we can control the strings behind us and can attack the enemy with arrows. Lord, please don't worry about us, we will be fine.
"
Xun You said: "Yes, my lord, please concentrate on fighting."
Gao Fei was still worried and shouted: "Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang! Protect the two military advisors personally!"
Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang have never seen any battle since they surrendered to the Yan army. This is the first time. After hearing this, they clasped their fists and said, "No!"
Guo Jia and Xun You tried to dissuade them, but were interrupted by Gao Fei.
After that, Gao Fei shouted "drive" and galloped to the front of the army. Lu Heng followed closely with a hundred followers.
Gao Fei reached the front of the entire army and saw the anger condensed on the faces of the soldiers. He ran in a circle from south to north and finally stopped in the middle of the entire army. He took a deep breath and spoke with the utmost force.
A voice shouted: "Soldiers, after defeating so many enemies and conquering such a vast land, you finally stand on the land of the Central Plains!"
After a pause, Gao Fei continued to shout: "So I think it is a bit redundant and stupid for me to use my speech to boost your morale in this environment. It seems that you still don't understand what we are facing now.
situation. But for a new soldier, or a unit that has never been in combat, this may still be useful. In fact, I really can't think of anything you would like to hear. In this world
Is there anything more familiar to you than war?"
"For a brave warrior, what is sweeter than taking revenge with one's own hands? Satisfying one's desire for revenge is a great gift from God. So, let us immediately launch a fierce attack on the enemy.
! Whichever side starts fighting first means that they are braver than the enemy. When two armies meet, the brave will win. Let us despise these rabble!"
"Our enemies are just mongrel peoples and motley armies, a group of cowards united with another group of cowards. Relying on the strength of their troops to protect themselves is just proof of their cowardice. Before our attack even started, their hearts were already filled with fear.
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Gao Fei turned his head and glanced at the Qin army in the distance. He saw that the Qin army had a strong lineup, that the plains had been completely occupied, and that the surrounding mountains were full of people. He continued to shout loudly: "Look! They are occupying the high ground now.
And I regret that I rashly went down to the open area to fight with us!"
"You know, the weapons of the Qin army are as light as dust, and a small injury is enough to demoralize them, and this is when they maintain their formation and hold their weapons high! Fight with the endurance you are accustomed to,
Don’t worry about the size of the enemy’s troops!”
"Let us break down the Qin army's formation and crush the Xiliang soldiers who escaped from our swords last night! In the core area where the enemy's main force is located, it is easiest for us to win the war quickly. When our first
When a bowstring is broken, their ranks will inevitably waver, and the skeleton of the enemy's formation will no longer be able to support its torso."
"This is the time for you to use your courage and vent your familiar rage! Soldiers, I ask you Gao Fei to pick up your weapons! If anyone is injured, he must fight back with the death of the enemy! If anyone is
Before you win the prize, you must fill your hunger with the enemy's flesh and blood! The victor will never be hit by the enemy in the vitals, and those who died in war will also die in peacetime."
"My warriors! Why do I see uneasiness and fear on your faces? If it is just because the enemy has more troops, then let us use the weapons in our hands to reduce the number of enemies. Why have we Han people been victorious in every battle for many years?
Showing extraordinary bravery in the face of bullying from foreign nations? It’s because we, the sons and daughters of China, are
Descendants of Yan and Huang, let us raise the weapons in our hands and fight back all the Zahu and Qiang people who have temporarily gathered together with an aggressive nature. Let them all remember that we Han people are sacred and invincible.
The Yan army is indestructible! The God of Luck has come to our army, just charge forward, we will end everything here!"
"You know that the sharp gaze of us Han people has always been something that other ethnic groups cannot bear. The oracle has already ruled in our favor. The battlefield under your feet today has promised us a glorious victory. Don't let me do it for you.
If you feel frustrated when victory passes by, please quickly bring the enemy general’s head to his level.
Come and give it to me! Let the wealth of the enemy fill your purses, and let the skulls of the enemy decorate your breasts! May the sky and the gods be with you! I will fly high to be with you! I myself will shoot out at the enemy
The first arrow, if any poor guy dares not to act like me, he will definitely die in pain!"
"My brave warriors, follow me, your lord, and wipe out all the Qiang and Hu who are coveting the power of the Han Dynasty and playing tricks on Chao Gang, and let them remember your names!"
Gao Fei's passionate speech that lasted for more than ten minutes made Gao Fei's heart surge. All the soldiers who heard this speech were greatly motivated and inspired. Maybe some of them just now