Five thousand horsemen, lost some during the siege of Yang Qiu and the capture of Yangling, but they recruited a lot in Yangling City. Although the defense of the city was damaged, there were still more than 4,000 people at this time. After these thousands of cavalry left the city, they rushed straight to the north. Liang Xing and Ma played with each other, and couldn't help but change color. So he immediately ordered the soldiers to defend and encircle. As long as Zhang Xiu can be trapped, as soon as the friendly troops next to him come, it will be fine.

Guan Zhongjun's fighting spirit at this time had been reduced to the lowest. The generals of Guanzhong, from Yang Qiu to Hou Xuan and Zhang Heng, died one by one, and the robes of the brothers in the army gradually disappeared. Let the soldiers of the Guanzhong Army know the cruelty of the war and the strength of the Han army. At this time, Zhang Xiu led the crowd to rush over, how could they stop it?

"The Art of War" tells us not to stop returning to the teacher, to surround the teacher, and not to chase the poor. A force bent on desperately trying to break through, if you want to stop him, it will be a very big price. This was the case with Zhang Xiu's troops, who were bent on breaking through and returning to the camp. Any enemy who dares to intercept them will be trampled into mud by their iron hooves. The large array of the Guanzhong Army was punctured by Zhang Xiu's department like a piece of paper, leaving only a mess.

Ma Play and Liang Xing glanced at each other and said, "Why don't you send one to chase the enemy, how about we enter the city first?" ”

Liang Xing stroked his palm and said: "Good! Then the deputy general chased Zhang Xiu, and then played with the horse and went to Yangling. Li Dao was not there, and when he asked, it was better to say that he had beaten Zhang Xiu away and recaptured Yangling. In this way, oneself and others are still meritorious.

Gao Gan and Li Li couldn't help but be stunned when they saw Zhang Xiu break through the northern defense line and run away without a trace. After looking at each other, they also reacted, not chasing the embroidery, but going to Yangling together.

No one has enough courage to chase Zhang Xiu. They are all cavalry, so whether you can catch up or not is another matter. And it's not necessarily a match. It's better to unify the caliber first and take advantage of the city. After entering the city, the generals plundered in the name of clearing the remnants of the Han army, and then set up a banquet to congratulate each other. Of course, the generals did not forget to notify Li Dao as soon as possible after unifying the caliber. You know, people are still digging embankments upstream. In case the notice is late, this embankment will be broken, and it will be finished by itself.

Li Wei was supervising the work upstream, tired and tired of working halfway, and suddenly received a letter saying that the generals fought bravely to the death and broke the city, and Zhang Xiu was forced to abandon the city and flee in the wilderness. Li Wei didn't believe it at first, but when he saw that there was a nephew's signature in the letter, he couldn't help but disbelieve it.

Li Li can't be blamed for lying. Li Li had already made a small report, and the generals were already very unkind when they looked at him. In order to avoid his unclear death, Li Li had no choice but to join the generals this time. Otherwise, they would have broken through Pingling, Zhang Xiu would have been defeated and retreated, and Li Li would have died in battle, which would have been really fatal.

Zhang Xiu didn't expect that he would rush out so easily. It's so simple. After running for a while, Zhang Xiu ordered to stop, let the army rest in formation, and restore the physical strength of men and horses. The lieutenant general of Liang Xing and others chased after him for a while, and his heart was almost the same. If you chase it again, you're really going to hit it head-on. Didn't you go to death with your own little people? So he led the crowd back. On the way, he casually found some people's heads and cut them off. To see Liang Xing, horse play, presented to the first level. Liang Xing knew what was going on at a glance, and he didn't care, so he gave some money and things indiscriminately and didn't care.

The grain road was opened. But Zhang Xiu didn't catch it. Li Dao was still angry in his heart. But there is nothing to be done. He still ordered Li Li to guard Chiyang. made Li Kan guard the Yangling, but he took Liang Xing, Ma Play and Gao Gan, and escorted a batch of grain and grass to Ma Teng.

At the same time, a handwritten letter from Liu Bei was also sent to the high-level cadre camp. Liu Bei earnestly persuaded in the letter, and his words were sincere. said that the Yuan clan had fallen, why did Yuan Cai still work for the Yuan clan. It is a good time to serve the imperial court, so it is better to vote for the public. The court will treat each other in vain. Moreover, Yuancai's younger brother Wenhui is already working in Bingzhou, and Qingzhou Xiansi and Xianfu are there, and he has not embarrassed them.

The letter was in the hands of Gao Gan, and when Gao Gan saw it, he couldn't help but be moved. He and Yuan Shang fled all the way west, but they never found out about Qingzhou. only knew that Yuan Shao and Yuan were both killed, and they were killed in battle, and then there was no news. He was bent on resisting Liu Bei, first, he wanted to use Li Dao and other Guan Liang forces to turn the tables or stand on his own; The second is to save the lives of himself and his cousin Yuan Shang. Now Li Dao has been beaten by Liu Bei, and the future is not good. Since Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi are both life-free, what are they worried about? Gao Gan was not worried that Liu Bei would deceive him. Over the years, Liu Bei's reputation has been very strong. He said that Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi were fine, so they must be fine. And Liu Bei is very open-minded, and the generals from all walks of life are also doing well with him. After his younger brother Gao Rou was sent to Bingzhou, there was no follow-up, and it turned out that he was serving Liu Bei. There are so many old ministers in Jizhou with Liu Bei, even if he doesn't have a good position after he passes, he can still be a rich idler if he wants to come.

Of course, Gao Gan didn't make a decision so quickly, he was not alone, and Yuan Shang's opinion needed him to consider. If Yuan Shang can let go of his father's enmity, it would be the best. If you insist on being an enemy of Liu Bei. That's a headache. Gao Gan didn't dare to delay, so he wrote a letter to Yuan Shang, who was still in Longxian. Go and ask him what he means.

Gao Gan didn't know that his every move was being monitored by Liu Bei's secret agents. Gao Gan's act of writing a letter to Yuan Shang bought him a few days of effort. Otherwise, Liu Bei's side will immediately start the counter-plot. Of course, if Gao Gan and Yuan Shang insist on going their own way. Then Liu Bei said that the gossip of anti-Gao cadres would spread rapidly in this coalition army. At that time, it will not be possible for Li Dao and Gao Gan not to turn against each other.

On the banks of the water, the army gathers. Ma Teng, Han Sui, Li Dao, Gao Gan and others gathered in one place to discuss how to deal with Liu Bei. After a few battles, Li Dao and others also pondered some flavors. Regarding the number, generals, equipment, etc. of Liu Bei's army, there is a relatively objective understanding. These data were told to Ma Teng and Han Sui in detail.

And the skirmish between Ma Chao and the generals under Liu Bei, Ma and Han have also understood. It was then described by Li Dao et al. To sum up, Liu Bei's army is well-equipped, well-supplied, mighty generals, and high morale. The reason why they have these points is that they can defeat Li Dao in repeated wars, winning more with less.

After Ma Teng and Han Sui listened, they looked at each other and thought that they were in trouble. According to Li Dao's statement, Liu Bei's troops not only used arrows like locusts in a rain of locusts, but also their swords were extremely sharp. It's much more powerful than the swords in their hands. In this way, how can this battle be fought? You must know that Li Ling led 5,000 foot soldiers across the desert back then, and he used hundreds of thousands of arrows to withstand the impact of tens of thousands of Hun cavalry.