After Lu Zheng captured Bingzhou, Tan Lei actually retreated back to the capital, the reason he gave was that Su Zhi came from Jiangnan, and the capital may be unstable, he had to stabilize the situation in the capital first and then defend the enemy in the north.

In fact, his real intention is, of course, that he doesn't want to face Lu Zheng's Liaodong Iron Cavalry, he hopes that Cao Weiming will stand in the way, and even hopes that Lu Zheng would better attack Hebei first, so that he Tan Lei will quickly send troops to fight Lu Zheng in Hebei.

I have to say that Tan Lei was right, but he still miscalculated Cao Weiming, Cao Weiming was originally a person who saw the wind and steered, seeing that Tan Lei had retreated, how could he go up? Immediately, he retreated directly to Hebei, and the whole person couldn't shrink, and this time, Tan Lei's situation was embarrassing.

Lu Zheng's army pressed the border, Tan Lei, as the strongest force in the Central Plains, he could not turn a blind eye, and there was no possibility of escape, immediately he sent troops from the capital again, and he came to Hebei in person to join Cao Weiming.

After the two met, Tan Lei said: "Brother Cao, we are all at this time, we can't work hard!" Don't you know who Lu Zheng is? This time he is menacing and powerful, if you and I don't work together, the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

Cao Weiming said: "Brother Tan, you are the master in the Central Plains, and Cao Mou is the only one who looks forward to everything, so be it, you say a word, Cao Mou's sword mountain and sea of fire will never give up, as long as the surnamed Lu is unlucky, I, Cao Weiming, am willing to take all my net worth!" ”

Cao Weiming's chest was slapping loudly, but where would Tan Lei take his words seriously? At present, Tan Lei also understands that it is better to rely on himself than to rely on others, and there is no way to hide from this catastrophe, so he can only go out and have a big fight with Lu Zheng.

As soon as he thought of this, he said: "Brother Cao, the enemy's morale is very strong, and the victory or defeat of our first battle is particularly crucial, Lu Zheng is full of ambition to win Bingzhou, it is foreseeable that he will soon be able to take Miaocheng and Huazhou, Miaocheng and Huazhou are lost, and the door of our Central Plains will be completely opened."

There are thousands of miles from Bingzhou to the capital, we must not let the surname Lu in this thousands of miles of raid like no one's land, if that is the case, you and I are only afraid that the world will laugh at it! ”

Cao Weiming nodded, although he was very cunning, he also understood the priority of the matter in his heart, it was good that he and Tan Lei had a conflict of interest, but at the moment of the great enemy, the interests of the two were the same.

Lu Zheng doesn't leave, the Central Plains can't be peaceful, Cao Weiming occupies the land of Hebei, which is where the granary of the Central Plains is, if Lu Zheng really drives straight south, Hebei may be his first choice!

In this case, he can't be too cheating and slippery, as long as Tan Lei is really determined to fight, he must also let go, otherwise if Lu Zheng really succeeds in going south, it is very likely that he Cao Weiming will be the first to suffer.

I have to say that the external pressure is very strong, and the atmosphere of the meeting between Cao Weiming and Tan Lei was very harmonious, and the relationship between the two sides was quickly consolidated and sublimated.

Both of them are heroes, and they are both born with soldiers, and they are very literate in military affairs, Tan Lei and Cao Weiming let the generals on both sides merge into one, and then the two cut off the head of the chicken and burned incense to worship the son to form an alliance, the oath is that the two of them do not seek to be born in the same year and month, but to die in the same year and month, this time the two of them will not win a complete victory and will definitely not withdraw the army.

After this ceremony, Tan Lei was the eldest brother and Cao Weiming was the second brother, and the two determined the brotherly relationship, so they no longer divided you and me, but merged the army into one place, unified dispatch and command, and the momentum actually soared.

The news spread to Henan, Henan Long Zhaoyan was very happy, and immediately sent the Qincha Lord to come to the labor army, and respectively gave Tan Lei and Cao Weiming two golden beauties, Long Zhaoyan in the name of the Great Qian Dynasty decreed, enshrined Tan Lei as the general of Zhenyuan, Cao Weiming as the general of Fuwei, the two claimed to lead 300,000 troops, and wanted to hunt the Central Plains with Lu Zheng.

Tan Lei and Cao Weiming's army quickly marched north, the two went north from Cangzhou, through Wangzhou, Beizhou, and then to Tanzhou, after arriving in Tanzhou, Tan Lei ordered the army to enter the city, and then raised the account to discuss the matter:

"I just received the news, Lu Zheng is menacing, he has taken Miaocheng, and the soldiers are pointing directly at Huazhou, Huazhou is now under my control, this is a place where soldiers must fight!

For today's plan, we should first let the cavalry advance northward quickly, and we must first consolidate the defense of Huazhou, and we must not let Lu Zheng easily take Huazhou! ”

Cao Weiming frowned slightly, nodded and said: "Yes, Huazhou is indeed fatal, when Song Wensong went south, he occupied Huazhou and then mapped the Central Plains!" This time, Lu Zheng wants to repeat the old tricks, and we can't help but guard against it! ”

Tan Lei looked around and shouted: "Generals, my second brother and I want to be the vanguard, and occupy Huazhou first as the key, dare to ask who dares to be the vanguard?" ”

Tan Lei said this, and immediately several generals stepped forward to ask for battle, Tan Lei laughed and said, "Good, good!" This time, our army went to war, the morale was high, and the generals had the courage to ask for battle. Second brother, you come to choose a general, you and my brother jointly issue military orders! ”

Cao Weiming said: "Big brother, Huazhou is the largest city below Miao City, this place controls the Central Plains in the south, and connects with the state in the north, the strategic location is extremely critical, such an important position, the general may not be able to defend it, the younger brother is willing to lead 30,000 horses to Huazhou in person, and must build a defense in Huazhou, and do not let Lu Zheng march half a step!" ”

Tan Lei was slightly stunned for a moment, and then stroked his palm and said: "The second brother is really a hero!" In this case, there is nothing to say, the second brother can take more than 10,000 cavalry, and I will transfer more than 10,000 cavalry to the second brother, a total of 30,000 cavalry to quickly march into Huazhou. The second brother must remember that the cavalry is in hand, and the defense of the city cannot be guarded, if Lu Zheng dares to come, you must dare to attack and defend! ”

Cao Weiming immediately hugged his fists and said: "The younger brother can save it, but if there is a difficulty, the younger brother must ask the eldest brother to help, Huazhou City is broken, I am willing to fall to the ground!" ”

Tan Lei saw Cao Weiming so impassioned, and his heart was quite touched, he knew that Cao Weiming was not a fuel-efficient lamp, this time he took the initiative to ask for Ying, and now that the Central Plains is facing such a crisis, this time there is no room for selfishness, and he must do it! ”

"Second brother, don't worry, you guard Huazhou, I will go out of Beizhou, you and I will attack Huazhou from both sides, if Lu Zheng retreats, we will defend to the death, although his Liaodong army is menacing, but the rear is uneasy, the grain and grass are the most embarrassing, and the long-term confrontation with us is extremely unfavorable to him!

Therefore, we seem to be on the defensive, but if we defend well, Lu Zheng will have no way to attack the Central Plains, and we will spend two months, and he will only go back in ashes, because once it is consumed for a long time, his grain and grass will run out, and after Liaodong enters the winter, it will be frozen for thousands of miles, so he will have no way back! Tan Lei said.

Tan Lei's words, all the generals felt excited, I have to say that Tan Lei is indeed a famous general, the two armies are at war, and he has studied the advantages and disadvantages of both sides very thoroughly.

Lu Zheng came from Liaodong, all the cavalry, strong and menacing. But Lu Zheng came from afar, food and grass were not enough, in addition, Lu Zheng's soldiers could not stay in the Central Plains for a long time, because once time passed, the north was frozen, and it would be difficult for the cavalry to fight, and at that time Lu Zheng would fall into passivity, so time was the key, as long as Tan Lei and Cao Weiming could hold it, Lu Zheng could only return with a feather! ”

Seeing everyone's morale high, Tan Lei said again: "Lu Zheng's dispatch of troops this time is a desperate bet, it seems that the victory is in hand, but in fact it is just a big gamble!" Everyone knows that when he sent troops to the Central Plains, the waterway in Jiangnan has been cut off, and the grain route from the waterway in Liaodong has been cut off!

And another grain road in Liaodong is our Central Plains, the second brother fell into Lu Zheng's place, how could he provide him with grain again? There is no food in Liaodong, even if Lu Zheng's army can return to Liaodong, I am afraid that in the spring of next year, half of his 100,000 horses will starve to death! In this way, Liaodong will inevitably collapse!

The Western Song Dynasty suffered a wound after the First World War, and it is estimated that they will be able to recover slowly in a year and a half, and at that time, we will work together with the Northern Song Dynasty in the Western Song Dynasty to move north, pointing directly at Liaodong, and the subjugation of Liaodong is just around the corner! ”

"Coax!"

Tan Lei said this, many generals applauded, it turned out that Tan Lei had many Liaodong children under his hands, since Tan Lei's soldiers left Liaodong, they have never been able to return, they have been wandering outside for a long time, and it is a dry knife licking blood business, who is not homesick after a long time?

Under such circumstances, Tan Lei drew a big pie for them and let them see the hope of going home, which undoubtedly greatly boosted morale.

Tan Lei was overjoyed when he saw that his morale was available, and immediately counted Cao Weiming's men, and then Cao Weiming led 30,000 cavalry day and night to go straight to Huazhou.

When he arrived outside the city of Huazhou, he met an army head-on, and when he saw that the outfit of this army was the Liaodong Army, he was shocked and said: "The Liaodong Army has come to Huazhou, could it be that Huazhou has been lost?" ”

The strategist of the army looked at the military horse, and immediately said: "The prince is panicked, there are not many people and horses in this biao, they are all light horses, they should be the scouts of the Liaodong army, and Huazhou should still be in the hands of our army!" ”

As soon as Cao Weiming heard this, his heart eased slightly, and then he was furious and said: "Wow, this Liaodong scout is so arrogant, only a hundred people dare to go deep into my Huazhou City, it's really looking for death!" Come on, bring me a thousand soldiers and horses, and wipe out these Liaodong mongrets! ”

When the strategist heard this, he hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, it is important for us to occupy Huazhou first for today's plan, this scout comes and goes like the wind, we don't need to entangle with them, because it's not good for a few horsemen to delay the plan!" ”

Cao Weiming smiled and said: "Although you have a point, you don't know how to use soldiers, and the way to use soldiers lies first in morale!" The morale of the first soldier determines the victory, and more than 100 people in this area can just sacrifice the flag for me, and if this battle can be won, I will have great hope in the Central Plains! ”

As soon as Cao Weiming said this, he immediately arranged for the cavalry to quickly outflank him, and the Liaodong scouts saw that the local cavalry pounced, and they were also unmatched, and they did not retreat but advanced, and more than 100 cavalry pounced directly, and the first battle between the two sides actually started like this!