A scout rushed directly into the city and came to Zhang He.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing the scouts rushing towards him, Zhang He immediately stood up. He knew that the only one who could bring the scouts over now was Lu Bu.
"Lü Bu's army is setting up camp and looking at their posture, they should be heading south back to Jiaozhou."
The scout directly told the news he had discovered, and Lu Bu's army set up camp. This was so abnormal.
"Lü Bu is about to run away. Come here and pass on our military orders. The entire army is preparing to leave the city to fight."
Hearing the scout's words, Zhang He's eyes flashed with light. Lu Bu was about to run away. He must have gotten the news from somewhere, otherwise he would not have easily left Yingdao City.
"promise."
Soon the personal guards passed down Zhang He's military orders, and the 27,000 Jianzhong troops began to prepare their troops and horses, ready to follow Zhang He out of the city to attack the camp at any time.
"General, Colonel Li Mao is back."
Suddenly someone came to report to Zhang He that Li Mao, who had gone to Lingdao, was back.
"Let him in immediately."
Upon hearing that Li Mao had returned, Zhang He immediately summoned him to see him.
"General, Li Mao is back."
After Li Mao entered the room, he directly cupped his fists and saluted Zhang He.
"Li Mao, have you met the military advisor?"
Zhang He asked Li Mao directly.
"I've seen it. I've told the military advisor everything about the situation here. The military advisor's judgment is the same as ours. It's because the attack was too fierce, so Lu Bu smelled something different."
Li Mao nodded to Zhang He and directly told him about his meeting with Tian Feng.
"What arrangements does the military advisor have, or what do you want us to do?"
Hearing that Tian Feng agreed with his opinion, Zhang He also nodded, but he was a little confused about what to do next. Lu Bu wanted to run, should he pursue him or stay where he was.
"The military advisor asked the general to stay still and pay attention to the actions of Lu Bu's army at all times. Once General Zhao Yun sends troops, he will surround Lu Bu with him. If Lu Bu's army withdraws, be sure not to send troops, so as not to alert the enemy and ruin General Zhao Yun's arrangements."
Li Mao directly said Tian Feng's original words.
"Now that Lu Bu wants to flee, does the military advisor mean to stand still?
It is estimated that General Zilong has only been able to kill in the past two days. Now that I am going to send troops, Lu Bu will definitely be prepared, so let him go."
Zhang He glanced at Li Mao. He understood what Tian Feng meant. Even if he allowed Lu Bu to leave now, he would confront Zhao Yun head-on. If he attacked now, he would definitely alert the enemy. Once Lu Bu gets defensive, it would be bad.
Dealt with it.
"The general is wise."
Hearing Zhang He's words, Li Mao breathed a sigh of relief.
"Well, next we have to look at General Zilong."
Zhang He simply shook his head. It was not that he was wise, but that he had to do this.
Zhang He's Jianzhong Army built the city and defended it without dispatching, while Lu Bu's army, after finishing packing, began to march south in groups towards Xie Mu.
"Have the enemy pursued you?"
As the army marched south, Lu Bu asked Cao Xing directly if Zhang He had sent anyone to pursue him. What he was afraid of now was not Zhang He, but whether there was an ambush behind him.
If Zhang He is chasing after him, it means there is someone behind him, and Lingdao is just a deception. He wants to drag him along the camp road.
If Zhang He did not pursue him, it means that the troops and horses in the direction of Lingdao were genuine, and the enemy was not ready yet. He could only seek death by sending troops.
"There was no pursuit, and the soldiers and horses of the camp did not leave the city."
Lu Bu asked, and naturally a scout reported the situation in Yingdao City.
"It's okay, it's okay. The whole army hastened back to Xie Mu."
When he heard that no troops were sent out from the camp, Lu Bu was relieved and ordered the army to speed up and rush to Xie Mu.
Lu Bu withdrew his troops from the camp road and marched from north to south, while Zhao Yun led 80,000 troops to gallop from south to north. It won't take long for them to encounter them.
"General, a large number of enemies are found fifty miles ahead. The flag is Lu Bu's army."
Fortunately, the Jizhou Army was always careful in its actions, and the scouts always went out fifty or hundreds of miles to investigate. During this investigation, they discovered Lu Bu's army heading south.
"We discovered Lu Bu's army, how is this possible?"
Zhao Yun was stunned when he heard the news from the scouts. Logically speaking, Lu Bu should not be aware of his traces now. Why would he withdraw his troops?
"I don't know, but the flag is definitely unmistakable. It must be Lu Bu."
Although the scouts don't know why Lu Bu's army is going south now, it is indeed a fact.
"Now that we've encountered it, there's nothing more to say. The cavalry is ready to attack."
Although I don't understand why Lu Bu withdrew his troops, now that we have encountered him, there is nothing to say.
"General, we can completely hide our troops now. When Lu Bu's army comes, we can rise up and kill them. Wouldn't it be better than facing the enemy head-on?"
Yuan Wei glanced at Zhao Yun. Although he wanted to have a fight with Lu Bu with open swords and guns, as Zhao Yun said, a sneak attack was better than a fight with open swords and guns.
"Lu Bu is not an ordinary person. He can know the danger by smelling some things without looking at them. Last time my lord was able to successfully attack in Bingzhou, he also planned the strategy properly.
If there is really an ambush in the mountains, Lu Bu will definitely find out, so it is not easy to attack him secretly.
Instead of going through such elaborate arrangements, it would be better to fight Lu Fengxian with real swords and guns."
Zhao Yun knew very well how keen Lu Bu's sense of war was. If he was not careful, he would detect it. If he failed to ambush, he would be attacked by the enemy. It would be better to do it in the open.
"I see."
Hearing Zhao Yun's explanation, Yuan Wei was also stunned and looked into the distance. Maybe what he said was right.
Why Lu Bu was called a wolf general is not only because he behaves like a wolf, but also because he has a wolf-like sense of smell and can hear what others don't hear. If it were an ambush, it is not certain whether he would succeed.
"The general has the order, the cavalry is ready to charge."
Yuan Wei directly announced Zhao Yun's order to the cavalry.
Ten thousand Yingyang troops lead the way, followed by 20,000 Dang bandits, and 30,000 cavalry are arrayed in a zigzag formation, with their horses neighing, ready to charge at any time.
"Order the Jianzhong Army to be in the center and the militia behind. Once the cavalry successfully breaks through the formation, they will immediately follow and rush in. I will defeat Lu Bu's army in one battle."
When Zhao Yun saw that the cavalry formation was completed, he directly ordered the infantry around him to prepare to break the formation and attack with the cavalry.
"promise."
"The infantry forms a formation, with the Jianzhong Army in the center and the militia in the rear, ready to charge into the formation with the cavalry."
The military order was conveyed, with 20,000 Jianzhong Army soldiers in front, 30,000 militiamen at the back, and 50,000 troops, two in front and three in back, ready to follow the cavalry and charge forward at any time.
The 80,000-strong army was waiting for the arrival of Lu Bu's army, and the scouts of Ying Yang's army were not idle either. Although Lu Bu was retreating south to Jiaozhou, he did not relax. There were always scouts coming out to investigate.
However, Ying Yang's army killed them one by one, deliberately and unintentionally, until they were almost in front of Zhao Yun, and no trace of the enemy was found.
"General, five miles, we are still five miles away from Lu Bu."
The scouts reported step by step, and finally reported that Lu Bu's army had arrived five miles away.
"The whole army is ready. When the enemy reaches two miles, the cavalry will attack."
Lu Bu's army lost its eyes and moved forward slowly, unaware that Zhao Yun's 80,000 troops were ahead.
"Something's wrong."
Lu Bu didn't know why, but his heart suddenly skipped a beat. He looked into the distance and frowned.
"What's wrong?"
Cao Xing was stunned when he heard Lu Bu's words and didn't understand what was wrong.
"How long has it been since the scout reported any news?"
Lu Bu didn't say anything else, he just asked the scouts.
"You haven't been back for half an hour, what happened?"
Cao Xing glanced at Lu Bu and directly told the time when the scout would report.
"Half an hour?
This is a bit long.”
Lu Bu spoke to Cao Xing, and for half an hour he said it was not long or short. If something happened, it would be over.
"General, are you afraid of changes ahead?"
When Cao Xing heard this, he knew that Lu Bu must have doubts in his heart and was afraid of enemies ahead.
"Well, send another wave of scouts over, and the army will move slowly."
Lu Bu nodded to Cao Xing. He was really afraid of problems ahead.
"This seems impossible, right?
Isn't the enemy's army at Lingdao?
It shouldn’t appear here now.”
Although Lu Bu said this, Cao Xing still felt that it was unnecessary.
"I always feel like there's a problem ahead. Just send someone over there."
Lu Bu didn't explain much. He really couldn't afford to lose this time. If he loses to Jiaozhou again, it will be in danger.
"My subordinate understands."
Cao Xing said nothing more, just clasped his fists and arranged for a wave of scouts to go south to investigate the situation there.
The scouts sent by Cao Xing disappeared again, without any news, and Lu Bu's army could not wait for the scouts to return. Although the speed slowed down, they still continued to move forward.
"No, the entire army is on alert."
The scout still didn't come back, which made Lu Bu completely confirm that there was a problem ahead, and he directly shouted an order to put the soldiers on alert.
"General, the scouts haven't come back yet."
Cao Xing glanced at Lu Bu. Before the scouts came back, he had put the entire army on alert. Wasn't it a bit of a fuss?
"No need, they can't come back. I can smell the smell of war. There must be enemy troops waiting in front. Let's form a formation to meet the enemy."
Lu Bu shook his head. He had already smelled the special smell of war. People often said that he was comparable to a bad wolf, and he indeed had such ability.
"How about I take someone to investigate in person?"
Although Cao Xing had been following Lu Bu for many years, this was the first time he heard his general speak like this.
"No need, I'll go meet you in person for a while and see who the person is."
Lu Bu did not let Cao Xing pass, but rode the red rabbit horse and galloped forward alone.
