The purple-red morning glow was billowing, the light mist was pushed aside, and the sun appeared like a fireball, pouring down fire-like red light and projecting a riot of purple and red light toward the awakening earth.
As the sun rises, the mist dissipates, and the warm sunshine shrouds the entire Yuanyong City. This small place has become riddled with holes after a night of fierce fighting.
After a night's rest, the soldiers of the Yan army were still collecting corpses. They found the corpses of the Yan army soldiers from the sea of corpses and buried them in the graves that had been dug on the west side of Yuanyong City. And those of the Wei army
Most of the soldiers' corpses were burned in a large pit in the north of the city.
Gao Fei rode a horse on dark clouds and snow, walking slowly on the edge of the city. When he saw the busy soldiers cleaning the battlefield, he felt a little more sad.
"My lord, this is the flying pigeon message that was just sent. Please take a look, my lord!" A soldier who was specially responsible for sending and receiving the flying pigeon message ran to Gao Fei from a distance, holding a note in his hand, and handed it to Gao Fei.
fly.
After Gao Fei took the note, he glanced through it hastily. A trace of joy immediately appeared on his face. He turned his head and said to the soldier who delivered the letter: "We are going to discuss matters along the Liuzi River."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Fei turned his horse's head, shouted "drive" and galloped towards the bank of Liuzi River.
Gao Fei arrived at the bank of Liuzi River, looked at the clear water in the river, and there were fish swimming in the water, so he sat by a rock and quietly waited for the arrival of the generals.
About a quarter of an hour later, all the generals of the Yan army arrived one after another. Guo Jia stood beside Gao Fei, Huang Zhong, Taishi Ci, Gan Ning, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Wei Yan, Pang De, Wenpin, Chu Yan, Lu Heng
They all surrounded Gao Fei, but Zhao Yun was not seen.
"Where is Zilong?" Gao Fei looked around and found that Zhao Yun was not there, so he asked hurriedly.
After everyone looked at each other, they all looked confused.
Gao Fei saw Huang Zhong standing there calmly and without any curiosity, so he asked, "Has General Huang seen where Zilong went?"
Huang Zhong hesitated for a moment and said: "Master, Zilong... Zilong is not feeling well..."
"No, I saw General Zhao just now. There was nothing wrong with him at all. Why did he become unwell in such a short time..." Taishi Ci spoke frankly. Halfway through his words, he saw Huang Zhong glaring at him angrily.
As if he had made some serious mistake, he was startled and asked, "General Huang, why are you staring at me?"
"Cough cough cough..." Guo Jia deliberately coughed a few times, then leaned into Gao Fei's ear and whispered something.
After Gao Fei listened, there was no expression on his face. He just waved his hands and said, "Forget it, it doesn't matter if he doesn't come. General Huang, just convey the content of the meeting to him later. Now, let's start the military meeting.
.First of all, you must circulate this flying pigeon letter."
With that said, Gao Fei handed the Flying Pigeon Letter to Guo Jia. After Guo Jia took it, he read it over and immediately showed great joy on his face. At the same time, he passed the note to Zhang Liao who was nearest to him.
The note was circulated among the generals one after another. After the circulation was completed, everyone was extremely happy, and some people were even restless. Finally, everyone unanimously handed over their hands and said: "Please give me the order, my lord!"
Gao Fei glanced sideways at Guo Jia and asked, "Fengxiao, what do you think our army should do now?"
Guo Jia held his chin and thought for a while, and then said: "My lord, my subordinates believe that soldiers need to be quick, so they should send out troops immediately to cooperate with the general military division to fight from the east and west, and Wei will be destroyed!"
Gao Fei looked around at the generals present again and asked, "What do you mean?"
"We second the proposal!" all the generals replied in unison.
Gao Fei stood up from the rock, put his hands behind his back, and walked slowly on the spot. After thinking for a moment, he asked: "The fierce battle the night before, our army suffered more than 5,000 casualties. We are currently in Yuanyong City."
There are still 20,000 cavalry nearby, although yesterday
Everyone had a rest that night, but no one got enough sleep, and they were still sleepy and exhausted... The army was ordered to rest for a day, and it would not be too late to send out troops again after Xun You brought reinforcements and food, grass and baggage from Juan County!
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"My lord, we have been delayed for a day last night. Cao Cao must have returned to the Niujiatun camp. Now that we are delayed for another day today, it will be difficult to capture Cao Cao. I would like to ask my lord to give me two thousand cavalry, and I will lead the army to attack.
At the Niujiatun camp, Cao Cao will be captured and dedicated to the lord." Wei Yan was eager for success and took a step forward, cupping his fists.
"Young and energetic, how can it be so easy to catch Cao Cao? The night before, our army surrounded him in Yuanyong City. More than 25,000 people were unable to catch him. You only have two
Thousands of people, why should we arrest him? Besides, there is a tiger idiot beside him, can you beat the tiger idiot?" Gao Fei's face darkened and he scolded in public.
Wei Yan hesitated, his face was dull, and he didn't know what to say.
Gao Fei looked at Tai Shi Ci, Wen Pin, Zhang He, Pang De, Chu Yan, and Gan Ning respectively. Seeing that their faces showed a little arrogance and their hearts were also very impetuous, he said loudly
: "There's nothing wrong with being competitive.
It's inappropriate, but it depends on where it is used! Now that the war is coming, it can no longer be solved by catching Cao Cao. Now, what is before everyone is a war to destroy the country. I think you should understand me
meaning."
Taishi Ci, Gan Ning, Zhang He, Pang De, Wenpin, Chu Yan, including Wei Yan, all looked at each other. They heard clearly that Gao Fei was inoculating them and reminding them not to do things just because they are greedy for credit.
Something self-destructive happened. For them, it was a wake-up call, and they immediately woke up a few people who were ready to speak out and claim credit.
Among the few people, Taishi Ci and Zhang He are old rivals. The two of them have been leading troops longer than the others. They have already reached the point of leading a strong army to attack cities and territories by themselves. During the Battle of Bingzhou to eliminate Lu Bu,
Didn't Taishi Ci single-handedly conquer Shangdang?
Gan Ning, Pang De, and Chu Yan are more than brave, but not smart enough. Wei Yan and Wenpin are still too young, and inevitably have a competitive atmosphere, and are not yet capable of taking on the big task. This time, Gao Fei will fight against Wei to destroy the country.
I was prepared to give each of them a chance to display their talents, so I said those words in advance to appease their restless hearts.
Due to his age, Huang Zhong was much more prudent than others in doing things; Zhang Liao was not greedy for power, not aggressive, low-key, taciturn, and deeply respected by Gao Fei; Lu Heng was shrewd and followed Gao Fei.
Fei is also the oldest one, and his behavior is somewhat similar to Gao Fei's; therefore, Gao Fei is not worried about these three people. Of course, there is no need to worry about Zhao Yun and Gao Fei, who is both wise and courageous, and full of courage.
Guo Jia saw that something was not right in the atmosphere, so he hurriedly said: "Lord, it's time to have breakfast."
Gao Fei nodded, took Guo Jia and left without looking back.
So the generals dispersed.
"My lord, the chief military advisor has captured Qingzhou, Zang Ba has captured Xuzhou, and Han Meng has captured Changyi. Only Xu Huang has not yet sent any news. Do you want to send another message to Fei Ge?" Guo Jia followed.
Walking behind Gao Fei, talking as he walked.
Gao Fei said: "No, I have no doubts about who I employ. Since I have entrusted Xu Huang with everything in the west, I should fully trust him. It's no wonder that he can do it in Mang Mountain under such a difficult environment."
He has been hiding for more than half a month. If he doesn't send any news, it means he hasn't started taking action yet. Is there any news from Bian Xi?"
Guo Jiadao: "Not yet."
"As soon as Bian Xi gets the news, come and tell me immediately that Ma Chao has retreated to Hulao Pass. If we don't retreat, we will have nothing to worry about."
"My subordinate understands."
Gao Fei said: "Send an order to Xun Chen and ask him to escort the prisoners and evacuate to Beixiang. He and Chen Dao will be responsible for the food and grass affairs. No mistakes will be made."
"promise!"
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Mang Mountain is located to the north of Luoyang and on the south bank of the Yellow River. It is the remnant of the Qinling Mountains and a branch of the Yaoshan Mountains.
Mang Mountain is loess hilly land. It is a natural barrier to the north of Luoyang and a strategic military location. It stretches for more than 300 miles from east to west. It is easy to hide three thousand soldiers.
On Cuiyun Peak, Xu Huang stood at the highest point, holding a telescope and looking around, but saw that there was nothing in the mountain road at the foot of Mang Mountain, not even a wild beast could be seen.
"General Xu...General Xu...General Xu..." Liao Hua quickly ran up from the bottom of the hillside, with great joy on his face.
Xu Huang put down the telescope, turned around and asked, "What's going on?"
"It's the Qin Army...the Qin Army's grain transport team..."
"Oh, where is it?" Xu Huang raised the telescope again and searched for traces of the Qin army through the telescope.
"General Xu, don't look at it. I won't lie to you. Zhou Cang is still waiting over there. Please bring people down quickly. Let's rob this batch of food!" Liao Hua was really anxious.
Following Xu Huang, he ran downstairs.
However, if you think about it, Xu Huang's small team has been hiding in Mang Mountain for a full twenty-three days. The rations they brought have been eaten long ago. For fear of being discovered by the enemy, they did not dare to show up publicly to spend the day.
The Yellow River went to the north bank to transport grain and grass, but it relied on hunting, fishing, and eating wild fruits to survive for such a long time. The conditions were difficult.
Xu Huang was pulled down by Liao Hua. He hurriedly said: "Yuanjian, don't be anxious. Don't be anxious. Where are Wang Wenjun and Gao Lin?"
"We've already set up an ambush over there, just waiting for the general to pass."
As soon as Xu Huang entered Mang Mountain, he divided the 3,000 people into five groups, thus reducing his target. Each person led 600 soldiers and usually communicated with each other by carrier pigeons.
He straightened up his back, and after descending the hillside, he immediately went to a forest and shouted to the soldiers who were resting in the forest: "Brothers, after waiting for more than half a month, we can finally take action.
Bring your weapons and armor, all follow me, and fight your way out of Mang Mountain!"