Guan Ping galloped into the camp and went straight to Tian Xin's big tent.

But when he saw Pang Lin coordinating the manpower on the side, he asked: "Mr. Shiheng, can you be filial piety?" ”

"Xiaoxian has fallen asleep, and I hope that Dingguo will not be disturbed."

Pang Lin's voice was soft: "The Wei army can only be lined up in the afternoon, and our army should be tired and recuperate." Dingguo, how is Ye County? ”

"The armies are also recuperating, and Xu Chengzhen's department came to the camp with me to help in the war."

Guan Ping said as he walked to the Sizhang command tower on the side, climbed up and looked to the east, where Cao Xiu's department had erected more than ten pontoon bridges using small boats brought from the lower reaches of the Li River, and crossed the river in three streams, with a width of twenty miles.

In the north, Xiahou Shang's department had already crossed the river, but the scattered shrubs and reeds on the riverside had been harvested by the Han army, and there were no materials for building a rudimentary antler fortification.

Xiahou Shang rode out of the formation, and the horse whip pointed obliquely at the Han army village three miles away: "Who can break it?" ”

"The last will go!"

I saw Zhonglang turn Li Zhen with a spear and deviate from the brigade, and with a move of the spear in his hand, the officials of the department left the riverside in steps and marched towards the Han army's small village in an orderly manner.

Li Zhen is the eldest son of Li Dian, Li Dian led more than 13,000 people to enrich Yecheng, after the battle of Xiaoyaojin died of the epidemic in the prime of life, only 300 households in the Hou Shiyi were sealed.

After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he missed the exploits of the battle of Xiaoyaojin, and specially added 100 food towns to Li Zhen, and sealed Li Zhen's younger brother with 100 food towns.

The Li family's heritage is not only the five hundred households in this district, but the tribe Qu pro-party who moved to Yecheng and still reunited with the Li clan.

Li Zhen was eighteen years old, and with his swing of the spear, more than 2,000 people of the Li clan came out of the battle to join him.

In this small village, the guard of the village took Pang Ji with his sword and walked around the city, and instructed the chief of Shiwu one by one to stabilize the mood of the sergeants.

Xiahou Shang continued eastward to meet with Cao Xiu.

Cao Xiu's golden helmet and golden armor held a two-foot-long pheasant feather tail in his hand...... Longer and thinner than Zhuge Liang's feather fan, something of a nature.

And Xiahou Shang ran around from Xu Du, holding a plain silk folding fan that was popular in Xu Du, he followed He Yan by his side, and Cao Xiu followed Qin Lang behind him.

He Yan just gave Qin Lang a folding fan, and listened attentively to Xiahou Shang and Cao Xiu discussing the war arrangements.

Cao Xiu has his own opinion: "I have sent the general Chang Diao to lead 5,000 soldiers to the south bank of Lishui, and after traveling 30 miles, cross the river to intercept Tian Xiaoxianyong Road. A certain subordinate will also be divided into three divisions and take turns to disturb, so that Tian Xiaoxian does not dare to easily divide troops to rescue. ”

Xiahou Shang said: "Niu Jin and Yu Ban have a total of 5,000 foot riders, and they have already crossed the river, and they will break their antlers and invade from the west of Tian Xiaoxian's camp to cut off their Yongdao. If the two armies cooperate in this way, it can achieve miraculous results. ”

Cao Xiu said: "There are 3,000 knights under Ma Mengqi's command, so you need to be careful. ”

Xiahou Shang had a straight face: "Tian Xiaoxian Yongguan and the three armies like to break into formation, and they also need to be vigilant and avoid." ”

Cao Xiu smiled but said nothing, arched his hand, pulled the reins, turned the horse's head and left.

Seeing this, He Yan bowed his hand to Xiahou Shang, kicked the horse's belly and chased Cao Xiu, where Qin Lang was waiting for him on the horse, with a serious face: "Uncle Ping, why did you leave Xu Du without permission?" ”

Both of them were Cao Cao's adopted sons, and Qin Lang's mother, Madame Du, gave birth to a daughter for Cao Cao, who happened to be He Yan's wife.

He Yan's appearance is almost the leader of the second and third generations of the Cao family, although he has marched for more than 50 miles, he still has a bright smile and is very affinity: "I want to discuss the way of Tai Chi with Tian Xiaoxian, I don't want the two families to fight, and I am one step late." ”

He Yan didn't have an official position, and he pretended to be surprised and looked at Qin Lang, who was only wearing a collar of leather armor: "When did my brother come from Rong?" ”

"I didn't lead the troops, but I just followed Wen Lie's trainee battalion."

Qin Lang said and shook off the folding fan, lowered his head to look at He Yan's inscription on it, it was "Silent Night Thoughts": "Uncle Ping, go back to Xudu quickly, Ma Mengqi and Tian Xiaoxian came with a deep hatred of blood, and this battle has been repeated a lot." ”

He Yan pointed to his chin with a closed folding fan and lowered his voice: "I have no enmity with Tian Xiaoxian, why did he kill me?" Xiahou Boren was also lucky, and he escaped. It is said that the person who levied the assets of the Tian clan came from the former officials of the Xiahou clan. ”

The front-line army requisitioned and distributed materials, food could still be used by the military, and most of the other gold, silver, copper, cloth, lacquerware and other living utensils were privately divided by the officials.

Qin Lang frowned and explained the special situation: "At that time, Xiahou Boren falsely claimed that it was Xiahou Zhongquan, and General Wenlie speculated that Tian Xiaoxian wanted to make Xiahou Zhongquan pass the word and provoke Xiahou Boren to lead troops to fight, which was an invitation to fight. Now that the army is gathered here, the chaotic army and the routed army can't recognize you and me, and Tian Xiaoxian can't recognize you and me. ”

He Yan just laughed softly, kicked the horse's belly and followed Cao Xiu to greet the other familiar military officials.

When Cao Xiu returned to his main formation, more than a dozen generals and lieutenant generals came up, and Zhou Wei, who was eager to perform, pointed to the low wall made of two circles of reeds tied up outside the Han army's small village and said: "General, this grass is wrapped in fish fat, if the Han army sets fire, it will be burned for half a day, and it will hinder the march of the army." ”

"The last general thought that he should send light horsemen into more than ten units and break down the grass. He set the fire on fire, and he could not burn it all. However, our army can get thousands of bundles of straw for nothing, and if it is carried to Tian Xiaoxian's camp and burned, it may have a miraculous effect. ”

Cao Xiu approved that when Zhou Wei was about to lead his troops to attack, the Han army camp raised two red flags, and the sergeants in the five small villages set fire to the small villages, and also set fire to two low walls made of reeds.

In the afternoon, it was already hot and dreary, and in an instant the two reed walls burned, and the fish oil wrapped in the center melted and fueled the combustion, and the flames rose more than two feet, and the horse manure mixed in it gave birth to choking, pungent green smoke, and the vision of the two armies was blurred and unobservable.

The five small villages of the Han army were shrouded in flames, and Li Zhen was very angry when he looked at the burning wall of fire a hundred steps away, stuck his spear on the ground, took off his helmet and looked up to the sky and roared.

Li Jin, an elder in his clan, stepped forward to comfort: "The eldest husband should be ambitious, why fight for victory or defeat for a while? ”

Li Zhen gasped, restrained his emotions and said unwillingly: "Father Zhong, I rushed to attack first and returned in vain, I have wronged everyone in vain, and I will laugh at others." ”

Li Jin had a resolute face and did not smile: "Today is a hard battle, and this first merit is nothing." Our army has already attacked once, and now we should go back to the shore to eat and rest, consolidate the earthen fortress to guard against Ma Mengqi's assault flank! ”

When the whole team calmly retreated, the three miles to the west were forbidden, and Dianman had already led 2,000 mixed infantry to tear down the fence and open the way, and followed the 3,000 cavalry of the Niu Jin Department to approach the Tianxin camp from the west.

In the east city of Ye County, Ma Chao climbed high and looked, and his line of sight was solemnly two isolation fire walls filled with smoke and dust, and today it was dull and windless, and the main force of Cao Xiu and Xiahou Shang was blocked by the fire wall and thick smoke, and rested in place.

At the same time, however, they divided other armies to attack in a roundabout way, trying to cut off the return path of the Han army and forcing the Han army to take the initiative to retreat.

Guan Ping had already returned from the camp, and took a bowl of herbal tea and watched on the side: "General Meng Qi, but do you have to wait for filial piety to do it first?" ”

"Yes, you and I are stationed in Tunye County, and the momentum of this corner is also, and the army of Xiahou Shang will not dare to attack the Xiaoxian camp with all its might."

Ma Chao pointed to the four battle flags of Niu, Yu, Dian, and Wang near his line of sight and said: "You and I are in a hurry to get out of the city, and this army will turn around and attack you and me with Xiahou Shang and Zhao Yan." Our army is hanging and not moving, and filial piety is as safe as Mount Tai. When the Wei army was tired of attacking the fortifications, the Dingguo infantry army broke forward, and a certain and Wentai and Meng Xing each led thousands of horsemen to penetrate the enemy formation, and it was easy to break Xiahou. ”

Guan Ping listened to the head, and said a little uncertainly: "The Wei army is divided into two wings, east and west, and the other parts will copy the Yongdao, and filial piety will break through it first." If Xiao breaks through the other parts of his western road first, he will just attack Xiahou Shang with our army, and he can achieve great success. ”

The structure of the corridor is destined to be flanked from both sides, but not to be attacked from one side.

Guan Ping's idea just made Ma Chao smile: "Filial piety is intended to seek stability." ”