The soldiers directly issued military orders, and after the round, the army went directly south and headed in the direction of Linhe.
The entire army rested all night. At noon the next day, under Yuan Shu's military order, in addition to the 20,000 militia regiments stationed in Fuchuan, the remaining army of more than 100,000 troops reorganized and marched south again, heading towards Linhe.
Time passed day by day, and Yuan Shu's scouts worked hard day and night and finally arrived at Linhe City.
"Sir, the lord's people have arrived."
The scouts arrived and were soon led to Zhang Fei, the captain in charge of Linhe's defense.
"Xiaowei, my lord has an order, asking you to abandon Linhe City immediately and go south to Fengyang."
The scout read out the order given by Yuan Shu without hesitation.
"What?
Abandon Linhe City?
Do you know how much sacrifice we made to capture Linhe?
Now you want us to abandon Linhe?"
After hearing the order given by the scout, Zhang Fu immediately became angry. You must know that Linhe City was not taken without bloodshed. They lost a lot of clothes here, but now they are asked to abandon this place directly and withdraw from Linhe. This
It was a bit hard for him to accept.
"The Battle of Fuchuan has ended. Now the enemy's soldiers and horses have fled Fuchuan and are rushing towards Linhe City. Now Linhe is the last straw for their survival. They will inevitably launch a fierce attack on Linhe City at all costs, so
The Lord asked you to evacuate for the sake of your safety."
The scout glanced at Zhang Fu and directly stated Yuan Shu's intention for such an arrangement.
"Come on, come on?
When have we ever been afraid of the invaders? As long as they dare to come, I will kill them all. As long as the invaders are here, the enemy will never even think of taking Linhe City."
If Zhang Fu just quits, isn't he an enemy?
Is he afraid of this?
Will the bandits be afraid?
The soldiers will come to cover up the water and earth. As long as he is there, Linhe City will be there.
"Now is not the time to act on impulse. This is the lord's military order, which cannot be discussed. If you don't carry out it, even if you defend Linhe City, you will be punished by military law. This is no longer a matter of blood and bravery. The military order is not up to you.
Not complying.”
After hearing Zhang Fu's words, the scout knew that it was pointless to talk to him. He also knew that Zhang Fu and the others would not be afraid of a challenge, but if two thousand elite cavalry were lost because of one Linhe city, no one would be responsible for this.
Can't afford it.
"Zhang Fei obeyed the order."
Facing the toughness of the scouts, even if Zhang Fu was angry, he could only clasp his fists and accept Yuan Shu's order.
As the scout said, this is not a discussion, it is a complete military order. If you have any doubts, you can report it to Zhao Yun, Tian Feng, and Yuan Shu in the future. But now there is no doubt that it must be done thoroughly.
It must be carried out to the end, otherwise it will be disobedience and rebellion.
"Okay, now that you have received the order, let's execute it immediately."
The scout was relieved when he saw Zhang Fu accepting the order. He did not want to execute a general who had worked hard for the Jizhou Army just because of this incident.
"Here comes someone."
Zhang Fu shouted directly outside.
"Colonel Lieutenant."
Immediately, two personal guards entered the room directly, clasped their fists and promised him.
"Immediately go out to convey the military order and order the entire army to assemble and prepare to evacuate Linhe and go south to Fengyang."
After hearing Zhang Feo's order, the two guards were immediately stunned, and they were at a loss.
"What's wrong?
Why don't you go and deliver the order?"
Seeing the guard in a daze, Zhang Fu turned his back and glanced at the scouts around him. You see, it's not just me who thinks so, everyone thinks so too.
"Captain, why do you want to evacuate?"
"Yes, why?"
The two guards directly expressed their doubts.
"There is no reason. This is the military order from the lord, just carry it out."
The scouts naturally saw the look in Zhang Fu's eyes, but since he was here on behalf of Yuan Shu, there was no need to explain anything. Only military orders could suppress these arrogant and powerful generals.
"What are you looking at? Didn't you hear it?
This is the military order from the lord. If you have any questions, you can ask the lord at that time. Now act according to the order."
Zhang Fu just wanted to show the scouts the attitude of the soldiers. He didn't really want to disobey military orders, so he just glared at the two men without saying anything.
"promise."
When they heard that it was Yuan Shu's military order, the two of them didn't dare to say anything. They just clasped their fists in agreement and turned around to leave.
Soon Zhang Fu's order spread among the two thousand bandits. Although the soldiers didn't know why such an order was issued, they could only pack their bags and follow Zhang Fu to abandon Linhe City and go to Feng.
Running wildly in the direction of the sun.
Compared to Yuan Shu's slow march, Shi Yi and Shi Wu marched much faster. As they marched day and night, they were getting closer and closer to Linhe City.
"General, General Lu Bu is here."
Just when they were about to arrive in Linhe, the soldiers in front of them heard the news of Lu Bu's arrival.
"Please invite Marquis Wen to come over quickly."
When they heard that Lu Bu had arrived, Shi Yi and Shi Wu were relieved. After all, Lu Bu was the pinnacle of one-man force and was also an expert in marching combat. With him at their side, they could feel a little more at ease.
Soon a red shadow flashed across, and a tired Lu Bu appeared in front of the two of them.
"Marquis Wen."
"Marquis Wen."
The two of them glanced at Lu Bu. His resolute face had lost its original look, and the blood on his body had already formed scabs.
"Well, are you two okay?"
Lu Bu was relieved when he saw that Shi Wu and Shi Yi were both there. You must know that both of them are important figures in the Jiaozhou Army. If one of them really died, the blow to morale would be huge.
"The most important thing is that Marquis Wen is fine. I apologize for my failure to care about your safety during the breakout."
Shiwu clasped his fists at Lu Bu. To be honest, he didn't care about Lu Bu and just broke through, which was a bit unkind.
"It's okay. My safety has never been at heart. The most important thing is that you can successfully break through."
Lu Bu nodded. To be honest, since he dared to lead his army into the battle, he had his own confidence. If he really put all his hopes on the soldiers and warriors, he would be asking for death.
"Well, now we can only go south to Linhe. If we can't take it, we will all be doomed. We hope that Marquis Wen can go all out and hope that we can take Linhe and open up a way out."
Shi Yi glanced at Lu Bu and directly placed the heavy responsibility of capturing Linhe on him.
"Lu Bu will naturally go all out."
Lu Bu had no doubts about Shi Yi's words. He was the well-deserved number one among this army. To attack Linhe, the important task would naturally fall on him.
"Well, then there's nothing more to say. Let's continue going south."
Shiwu also nodded and handed it over to Lu Bu next.
After the small episode, the Jiaozhou Army continued to move south, heading towards Linhe City.
In two days, they finally traveled over mountains and ridges to reach their next stop, a life-or-death fight at the foot of Linhe Castle.
"People in the city, listen, we are the Jiaozhou army. If you know what we are doing, we will open the city and surrender immediately to ensure your safety."
The warriors rode directly to the city. Looking at the blood-covered city walls and the smashed wall stacks, they could understand what kind of bloody battle they had gone through.
"Crunch."
As soon as Shiwu finished speaking, the suspension bridge hanging from a high place slowly lowered, and at the same time, the heavy city gate slowly opened.
"Um?"
Seeing the situation in front of him, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.
"What's happening here?"
Just as confused as Shiwu was Shiyi behind him. He did not expect that Linchi City, which he regarded as the straw of life, would open the city on its own. It was simply too weird.
"Don't move the army for now. Let's send a small team into the city to explore. I want to see what they are up to."
Compared to Shi Wu and Shi Yi's confusion, Lu Bu just frowned slightly, but he immediately gave a countermeasure. No matter what kind of trick he wanted to play, he only had to send someone in to investigate and the answer would be there.
"Well, what Marquis Wen said is correct. He immediately sent people into the city to investigate the military situation."
Shi Yi nodded, glanced at the city in front of him, and directly followed Lu Bu's order, letting a small group of soldiers enter the city first to investigate the military situation.
Soon a group of fifty soldiers and horses entered the city, while the rest of the army was resting outside the city, waiting for the soldiers to investigate and decide what to do.
About half an hour after the team entered the city, they came out of the city again and came to a few people.
"There are no soldiers and horses in the city. It's safe. I also asked people in the city. Originally, there were two thousand soldiers and horses guarding the city, but they all left two days ago."
The answer given by the team leader once again shocked everyone. There are no soldiers and horses in the city?
How can this be?
Everyone knows the importance of Linhe. As long as Yuan Shu can hold on here, he can annihilate himself under the city of Linhe with his army going south. Why did he abandon this place? What's the trick here?
No one knows.
"what to do?
What's the meaning?"
Shiwu glanced at Lu Bu and Shiyi. He was really confused now. He really couldn't understand whether this city was a hope for life or a trap for death.
"Yeah, what's going on?"
Corporal One also doesn't understand. Why would such an important place be abandoned?
This is totally unreasonable.
"No matter what Yuan Shu's people think, we must occupy this city now, otherwise once Yuan Shu brings his people to kill us, it will be all over if we really want to fight them in the wild."
Although Lu Bu also frowned, he knew that the current situation no longer allowed them to have any other considerations. Even if the current Linhe City was a trap, they had to bite the hook. Without it, there was no other way.
"Well, Marquis Wen is right. No matter what the reason is, we must enter Linhe City."
Shi Yi nodded and directly agreed with Lu Bu's words.
"Send the order to the entire army to enter the city."
Following Shiwu's order, more than 20,000 surviving Jiaozhou troops were stationed directly in Linhe City. After entering the city, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and immediately began to rest. After all, they had been traveling day and night in the past few days.
It is a great challenge for them both physically and mentally.
