Zhang He's army did not sleep until dawn.

At this time, Zhang He was already in extreme despair.

The scouts sent out last night reported that countless people appeared on the west bank of the river and on the road behind them.

No matter how stupid he is, he should understand that all his thoughts have already been seen through.

They deliberately did not intercept them halfway, but waited for them at the terminal.

Waiting for work in leisure, suddenly burst out.

Especially in this situation where the soldiers are tired and have little food and grass left, it can be said that they have reached a desperate situation.

But they are surrounded on all sides, with obstacles in front and pursuers behind. It is really difficult to fly at the moment, unless Zhang He immediately makes a decisive decision and leads his army to break through.

But it was this that made him very hesitant, because the soldiers were now sleepy, tired, and hungry. They needed at least one day's rest, enough food and sleep, and the best option was to rush out from the west bank at night.

But now it's too late. The enemy's army is surrounding them. It's obviously impossible to break out. We can only think of other ways.

what can we do about it?

Zhang He sat in his tent, lost in thought.

In fact, compared to when he was in Shanyang County, his battlefield experience was seriously lacking. At this time, Zhang He had grown a lot.

At least when he was in Ganling, he would also arrange a trick to confuse Chen Mu by sending troops and horses to pretend to attack.

It's a pity that once this kind of strategy is seen through, it will be in vain.

To put it simply, the gap between the current Zhang He and the old Zhang He is very obvious. If you want to fight with the old fox Chen Mu, there is still a long way to go.

During the day, he ordered the soldiers to take a good rest and work in three shifts to regain their strength. Zhang He then led many generals to patrol the camp, cutting down trees, making defensive tools, and thinking about countermeasures.

But before he could think of a countermeasure, a mighty army had already attacked in the direction from the north, completely blocking Zhang Hejun's retreat.

In addition, a troop also appeared from the west bank of the river. The troop was small, only about 5,000 people. However, these troops were extremely well-equipped and had high morale. All the soldiers were not overthrowing Xiao Zhajia.

It is the large armor worn by generals.

That is, soldiers wearing helmets and covered with iron armor.

This kind of soldiers were heavy infantry at that time. In the early Central Plains War at the end of Han Dynasty, only Yuan Shao and Lu Bu had three groups of heavy infantry: Euphorbia soldiers, Xianden dead soldiers and trapped camp soldiers.

Many people read historical records and think that the first to die were 800 crossbowmen. In fact, it was 1,800 people, 800 heavily armed spearmen and shieldmen plus 1,000 crossbowmen.

Otherwise, 800 men are equipped with 1,000 crossbows and 800 spear shields. Unless each soldier has three heads and six arms, how can he shoot crossbows while holding spears and shields?

However, although the number of these special units is small, it does not mean that there are few heavy infantry.

Cao Cao said it himself, "Yuan Benchu ​​has ten thousand armors, and I have twenty. Benchu ​​has three hundred horse armors, and I cannot have ten."

The big armor is the large armor used by generals.

It shows that Yuan Shao has tens of thousands of pieces of fine armor like this, which can equip a heavy infantry group of 10,000 people. This shows how powerful Yuan Shao is and how strong Jizhou's foundation is.

Although Qingzhou is getting stronger and stronger nowadays, its foundation is still much worse than that of Jizhou. The number of small Zhajia used by soldiers is sufficient now, but there are only six or seven thousand pairs of large Zhajia in the entire Qingzhou, which is very rare.

Most of them were equipped to generals at all levels, as well as Xuanjia heavy cavalry, state animal husbandry soldiers and other Liu Bei and Chen Mu's forbidden troops. The remaining two thousand were assigned to Gao Shun by Chen Mu.

Gao Shun lived up to expectations, selected elite soldiers, trained them secretly for nearly a year, and brought out a group of quite elite soldiers.

This army was more powerful than the 800 trapped troops in history. The front army consisted of two thousand heavily armored fallen soldiers, the middle army consisted of one thousand crossbowmen, and there were a thousand sword and shield bearers on the left and right, which was called the trapped army.

The name "Entrapment Army" was also given by Chen Mu. He not only gave it a name, but also gave the unit a number. He also personally wrote the slogan "The power to charge will lead to death or life. The ambition to trap the enemy will never return" to express his respect for this unit.

expect.

And today is the first battle of the trapped army!

When the enemy troops appeared on the west bank of Gudu River, Zhang He climbed up and looked far away, and saw the appearance of the enemy troops.

I saw that all the soldiers, even when marching in winter, were lined up in dozens of columns, with hundreds of people in each column, marching in neat steps, step by step, along the wilderness road on the west bank to reach the other side.

There is no water in the ancient Yellow River Road, it is covered with snow, and the road is bumpy and uneven. But these did not have any impact on them, and the military appearance was as neat as a single person.

What frightened Zhang He the most was the evil spirit coming towards his face. They were just walking forward, but they didn't seem to make any sound.

You must know that these soldiers are not new recruits who have not experienced combat, but are elites selected by Gao Shun with the help of Chen Mu and the entire Qingzhou Army.

Most of them are veterans who have fought with Liu Bei for many years. They are all around thirty years old, when they are physically strong.

After undergoing rigorous training, these soldiers had already obeyed the orders and prohibitions, and the whole army was as quiet as a forest.

But no one knows if there is a group of tigers hidden in this forest!

"This army..."

Zhang He's voice had a slight tremor: "It can be said that the army is the strongest in the world."

Although many of the generals under his command are not powerful, they are still knowledgeable. How can this army be an ordinary army with such a neat appearance?

Jiao Chu muttered: "General, with this army here, we may not be able to defeat it. How should we deal with it?"

Ma Yan said: "How about taking advantage of their unstable footing to launch an attack?"

"Are you crazy?"

Jiang Qi said in surprise: "Our army has just finished resting. Although it is capable of fighting, the enemy is flanked on three sides. How can we defeat such a powerful army in a short period of time?"

Ma Yan said: "We should attack when the other two groups of troops are not ready. If we wait until they are ready, we will be surrounded. By then, everyone will die here."

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Several generals were quarreling. In fact, everyone knew that if the enemy could complete the encirclement, no one would be able to escape and would surely die.

But the formation of Gao Shun's trapped army was too scary. How could they dare to fight such an army?

Everyone quarreled for a while, Zhang He's face was originally full of worry and livid, and his mood was anxious and angry.

What makes them anxious is that the enemy has surrounded them. What makes them angry is that they have reached this point. All the generals under their command have no ideas and are still arguing, which makes them very angry.

However, after a while, Zhang He's face slowly calmed down again, his eyes looked into the distance, and suddenly he had a bold idea in his mind.

He shouted to everyone: "Stop making noise."

When the general spoke out, all the generals naturally kept silent. Disobeying the general's orders in the army was no joke. If the quarrel continued, Zhang and He would have to sacrifice their heads to the flag.

Zhang He looked around at the crowd and then said slowly and calmly: "You don't have to panic. Our army has finished resting and reorganizing. The soldiers have been fully rested and eaten. They have the strength to fight. Tonight is the best time to break out of the encirclement."

opportunity."

Jiao Chu asked: "I wonder where we can break out?"

"Yin'an!"

Zhang He's eyes passed through Yuancheng and looked towards the south.

Yin'an County is located to the south of Yuancheng, and Wei County is to the southwest of Yuancheng. The three places form a triangle.

Now the enemy has deployed heavy troops in the direction of Yuancheng and Wei County.

Then Zhang He could only bypass Yuancheng from the east, go behind Yuancheng, pass through the border of Yanzhou, which was almost southwest of Nanle County in later generations, and reach Yin'an City.

From Yin'an, you can take Fanyang and Neihuang counties to Yecheng and return safely.

The most important thing is that Yuancheng is not far from Yin'an County, about three days' journey, and they have just three days of food left, so if they abandon their baggage and travel lightly, they can enter the city before the food runs out.

Hearing Zhang He's words, the generals nodded and said one after another: "Now the wolf in front and the tiger in the back, the only way to break out is to take a detour."

"I just don't know when to start and which way to attack."

"Could it be the east side?"

"But there is a hilly area to the east. What about the baggage??"

"No more."

Zhang He said without hesitation: "Let the soldiers bring three days of dry food, and we will go from the hills to the east."

The generals turned their heads to look at the mountains in the distance.

The terrain of Wuluxu is very simple. To the west is the ancient Yellow River Road, leaving many bumpy waterways, and further away is the plain.

To the north is the official road along the river, which connects Guantao to Qingyuan, and is the connecting road between Yuancheng and these counties.

To the south is Yuancheng, and to the east is a small area of ​​hills and a large forest.

These mountain forests are not just a few rockeries and small trees in some park, but large areas of hilly areas and primitive forests. In ancient times, any forest was a primitive forest, and there might be wolves, tigers, and leopards lurking in them, and there were countless dangers.

Although the mountains and rivers that rise one after another are not steep at all, the height is only about a hundred feet, or at most there are more than a dozen small hills, which are completely incomparable with the mountains in Sichuan or the south.

But what we need to understand is that this is not the modern era where roads are everywhere and has been developed, but the late Han Dynasty when the wilderness was full of dangers.

People in the city may not understand how difficult it is to walk on mountain roads, but you will know if you find a small hill to climb on the weekends. Moreover, this is an army of 30,000 people. It is not that easy to pass through safely.

Several generals hesitated for a while, and then Ma Yan asked: "General, it's okay to abandon the baggage and take the mountain road. But there is no guide on this mountain. What should I do if I get lost?"

Zhang He rolled his eyes and said: "It's just a few hills, how can it compare to the vastness of Five Elements Mountain? No guide is needed."

"That's true."

"It seems that we can only break out by taking the mountain road."

"As long as we cross these mountain ridges, we can take the main road tomorrow."
To be continued...