"General, according to the news from the scouts, Ji Ling, the general of the enemy army escorting grain and grass, is addicted to alcohol, and after drinking for the past two days, he beats and scolds the soldiers." The lieutenant said in a low voice.

Zhang Xiu said curiously: "This general has heard that the Marquis of Jin is very strict with the generals under his command, how can he do this at such an important time?" ”

The deputy general said: "Maybe this general thinks that escorting grain and grass is an easy job, so he doesn't take it to heart, and Ji Ling is a fierce general under Yuan Shu, and after taking refuge in the Marquis of Jin, he is only responsible for escorting grain and grass, and he must be dissatisfied in his heart." ”

Zhang Xiu nodded, this kind of thing is very common in the army, escorting grain and grass is indeed a boring job, and the general in charge is really nothing to relax, as long as the grain and grass can be escorted to the army, it will be considered a complete task.

"Even so, it is necessary to find out the news of the enemy army in detail, and do not fall for the enemy's tricks." Zhang Xiu said cautiously.

"General Gao, the terrain ahead is steep, if this cavalry chooses to ambush here, it will be extremely disadvantageous for our army." Ji Ling said with a slightly red face, in order to let Zhang Xiu and the others relax their vigilance, he did drink a lot of wine.

Gao Shun nodded and said: "But if we don't move forward, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of the enemy army, and the lord has sent news that the general of this cavalry is very likely to be Zhang Xiu." ”

"What about Zhang Xiu? Is the Xiliang Army still as elite as it was at the beginning? Ji Ling's tone was a little disdainful, according to his thoughts, he directly led the soldiers to kill them, why should he be so careful, not to mention that there are such beings in the army of grain and grass who can confront the cavalry, and with a little planning, this cavalry can be eliminated, but now it is for Lu Bu to send cavalry to help.

It seemed to see the dissatisfaction in Ji Ling's tone, Gao Shun explained: "General Ji, we do have the strength to defeat this cavalry, if Zhang Xiu sees the wrong opportunity and leads the cavalry to escape, where should we go, General Huang led the cavalry to explore the situation in Gaoling, Zhang Xiu dared to lead the cavalry to fight and capture Sun Ningsheng, the lord wants to completely defeat this cavalry and make them useless on the battlefield, otherwise once they escape, it will have a great effect on our army." ”

Ji Lingdao: "General Gao's words are yes, but General Fang is a bit short-sighted. ”

As Ji Ling said, Zhang Xiu is hiding in front and waiting for Ji Ling and others to arrive, the terrain here is indeed suitable for the cavalry to charge, condescending, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry will be greatly improved, the original cavalry is the king of the battlefield, and now with the advantage of the terrain, it is more than enough to deal with the army of escorting grain and grass.

"General, the state army is only a mile away from us." Adjutant said.

"Herald, get ready." Zhang Xiudao, a distance of one mile, with the speed of the cavalry, can be reached quickly, even if the Bingzhou army finds something wrong at this time, it is difficult to respond quickly, and the cavalry can make the foot soldiers frightened just by relying on the momentum of the charge.

Gao Shun led the soldiers of the trapped camp to walk in the forefront, what Zhang Xiu could rely on was the cavalry, and Zhang Xiu must know the importance of grain and grass, even if he encountered the resistance of the trapped camp, he would not retreat easily, so that it would become easier to entangle Zhang Xiu's subordinates.

"Order, rest here, scouts to find out the news of the surrounding area." Ji Ling of the war horse shouted.

The convoy escorting grain and grass slowly stopped a mile away from Zhang Xiu and the others' ambush, although it was a rest, but the soldiers in the army were waiting for a strict battle, and Ji Ling also made a round of explanations before he put his mind at ease.

Seeing that Ji Ling actually ordered the army to rest here, Zhang Xiu ordered: "Kill!" "If Ji Ling sent scouts to inquire about the news ahead, even if they dodged very hidden, it would be difficult to escape the scouts' detection, and this time was also the most relaxed time for the Bingzhou army, and the soldiers would be lax when they heard the order to rest in the process of hurrying, and if the cavalry suddenly killed at this time, it would have a great impact on them.

The thousands of cavalry hidden in the shadows, under the leadership of Zhang Xiu, rumbled towards the Bingzhou army, and for a while, dust and smoke were everywhere.

Gao Shun, who was at the front of the battle array, also noticed this scene and shouted: "The enemy army is attacking!" ”

The soldiers trapped in the camp gathered at Gao Shun's side at great speed, the huge shields were facing the direction of the cavalry, and the archers also put their arrows on the bows, waiting for Gao Shun to give an order.

The location of Zhang Xiu's ambush is on the high side, and the cavalry charge is much faster than before, which makes some of the cavalry of the Xiliang Army more excited, and the escort of grain and grass is just some foot soldiers, and after having stirrups, they are easier to control on horseback, and they can freely make some movements that are usually difficult to achieve.

In the Chinese army, Ji Ling ordered the soldiers to prepare, and the people who were responsible for escorting the grain and grass were under Ji Ling's order, quickly gathered the grain trucks together, and if the cavalry could have the grain carts as a defense when they charged, the safety was also an additional layer of effective protection.

The rumbling cavalry was the first to encounter the trapped camp.

The saber in Gao Shun's hand swung forward and shouted, "Archer! ”

It is not a dense rain of arrows, but the cavalry has a full twenty people to lose, such shooting efficiency, is absolutely unattainable by ordinary archers, when the cavalry is galloping fast, the archers want to shoot, it is a great test.

And the rain of arrows trapped in the camp also aroused the blood in the chest of the Xiliang army, they are cavalry, how can they be bullied by some foot soldiers, and later they will use the butcher knife in their hands to tell these foot soldiers what cavalry is.

Zhang Xiu frowned slightly after noticing the situation ahead, judging from the reaction of the Bingzhou army, it was obvious that he was prepared, otherwise in the face of the charge of his own soldiers, it would be impossible to respond so quickly, but the most important thing at the moment was how to defeat this Bingzhou army, thereby burning their grain and grass.

The front of the state army seems to be in order to leave enough time for the rear army to respond, even did not rely on the grain cart, when the cavalry raided, the most headache is also the escort of the grain and grass team, if you can't defeat the enemy, it is very difficult to burn the grain and grass, and if you rush forward, the grain cart can resist the cavalry charge, which is quite painful, and the camp is exposed to the cavalry charge.

Although the trap camp was located on a slightly higher terrain, it was nothing for the cavalry who had fully increased their speed.

The cavalry of the Western Liang Army began to engage the trapped camp, and the terrain was slightly higher, which slowed down the speed of the war horses a little.

(End of chapter)