Yan Liang was still very depressed this time, and the Karasuma big foot under his crotch was covered with a halter, and the hot weather force also tied a strip of cloth on his four hooves, and he couldn't help but be a little anxious. However, it also knows that the owner on its back is in the same mood as it, so it is better to walk slowly. Otherwise, there is a risk of getting a whipping.

Behind Yan Liang was an army of 20,000 that came out on the night of three days ago, these knights were all elites in a hundred, and the mounts were all horses specially purchased from Youzhou. The knight on his back is naturally also called the Youzhou Spirit Horse. And the reason why he led cavalry instead of infantry this time was because Yuan Shao gave him the privilege of attacking and killing, and in order to ensure that he came and went like the wind, Yan Liang brought out all the cavalry in Yuan Shao's camp.

Yes, the cavalry of the Yuan family is far inferior to the Ma family. Recovering 100,000 Youzhou elite horsemen is already a great joy for Yuan Shao. But after several battles, he suddenly found that under the iron hooves of the Ma family, there was only such a little fire left.

However, even with only 20,000 people. In any open battlefield, their power will not be underestimated. Now, if this legion launches a surge, its combat strength can definitely crush twice the enemy force of any invading enemy.

But what made Yan Liang helpless was that the horse that was supposed to gallop was now restrained by the halter. Beside them was a mighty baggage team. This is the man sent by Yuan Shao who received it today, and hundreds of ox carts of all sizes are mixed in it, and they are slowly moving along the main road.

These cavalry teams are the escorts of this people's team.

The speed of this mixed team was really not fast, but the task made Yan Liang even more angry: I don't know how Yuan Gong made a fool of them, and actually let them, the combat force that was originally going to intercept the Ma Jiajun, protect those people and go to the Qinshui River to start construction and stand by!

Yan Liang didn't understand why the lord had to assign this task and make such an organization. The best choice for the task of protecting the people is the infantry, and the cavalry should be placed in a wider space to be valuable.

However, following the way and obeying orders is Yan Liang's scrupulousness. Although he didn't have a good impression of those strategists who fought for power, he had always obeyed Yuan Shao's orders.

However, just when Yan Liang was still doing nothing, the large army had already marched to Qinshui. Listening to the sound of water flowing in his ears, Yan Liang's mood improved somewhat. But what made him frown was that he saw a slight commotion at the striker, and when he was young, one of the guards replied: "General, there is a big stone at the embankment of the Qinshui River, and there are words on it!" ”

"The matter of erecting a monument and carving has been around for a long time, why make all the fuss?" Yan Liang still didn't pay much attention to this matter, and asked casually.

"But that word was just engraved, and it was the word that Ma Chao left to the lord!" The guards were in a hurry, and quickly said the center of gravity. But when he looked up again, he only felt that a wind was sweeping around him, and Yan Liang had already rushed forward.

'Breaking the embankment and flooding the army, there is harm to the heavens and peace, why do the common people suffer, suffering from swords? Millions of troops fought here, the killing was too heavy, a certain has withdrawn, I hope that Yuan Gong will be grateful for the virtue of God, so he will stop, and Ma Meng will stay. ’

A large stone was flattened off one side, leaving this strong and powerful stone character, and its crumbling stone stubble had not yet been covered by the wind and sand, revealing the marks of a new knife and axe. Yan Liang frowned and looked at it for a long time, and finally gave an order: "Write it down, send it to the lord quickly, and wait for the new order!" ”

At this moment, Yuan Shao had been helped by the maid to the Ma family's camp fifty miles east of Huai County, and dozens of guards of the Red Eagle Cavalry were scattered around, looking around vigilantly. Each of them was armed with a loaded crossbow and a light shield behind their backs, which could withstand enemies several times their size if necessary.

Yuan Shao's brows were tightly locked and he wandered around the camp, looking at it, as if he was aimless. It can be seen that the Ma family retreated very calmly this time, leaving almost nothing useful, only a series of ravines and dotted stove pits. He turned around for about half an hour, and then stopped steadily: "What is Ma Mengqi's plan?" ”

"Lord, let's go back to the camp on the middle line as soon as possible." Guo Tu saw that Yuan Shao was still unhurried at this time, and said in a hurry: "Cheng Zhongde, this person is just and strategic, and the march is like a raging wind and fire, which is unguardable. This time, there are two generals, Liu Yan and Cao Hong, who are the vanguards, if they land on the shore, the middle line will be messed up and out of control! ”

"Lord, don't be so sick and rush to the hospital, Ma Mengqi withdrew for no reason, I don't know what the intention is, if the Hanoi front is lost, the Ma family's 400,000 army will be a hundred times more troubled than the 30,000 army!" Xu You took a step forward and shouted at Guo Tu.

Guo Tu glanced at Xu You and said no more. He knew that at this time, Yuan Shao should have made a decision. But half a day later, Guo Tu looked at Yuan Shao, but saw that Yuan Shao was still silent. This made Guo Tu and Xu You both a little puzzled: after repeated defeats to Ma Chao, the lord's temperament changed greatly, and it was confusing for a while - this is not a good phenomenon.

Guo Tu and Xu You glanced at each other, and they both saw such thoughts in each other's eyes.

At this moment, a gallop came in front of him, and when he saw Yuan Shao, he turned over and dismounted and said: "Lord, General Zhang has arrived at the county seat of Huai County, but ......."

"But what?" Yuan Shao frowned slightly and asked.

"But there is no Ma Jiajun in Huaixian County, General Zhang entered the city without blood, and found that the county town was heavy with grain and grass, so he actually sealed the warehouse and hoarded it, numbered to keep our army." The knight spoke, unable to figure out why Ma Jiajun was suddenly so kind.

Yuan Shao's heart naturally increased his doubts, when he called for battle today, the Ma family's military camp was very different from the previous two days. When 2,000 people were sent to investigate, they found that the Ma family military camp was already an empty camp. At this time, there were many things in Huai County, which made Yuan Shao not know what Ma Chao's intentions were.

It was at this time that Yan Liang's report was also sent, and Yuan Shao read the contents of the letter. The brows are even more deeply locked, and it is difficult to dissolve: Ma Chao has always been ruthless and regards human life as a mustard, but what is the intention of making such a sympathetic gesture this time?

"Lord, as Wei Chen expected, Ma Chao must have started Bian Zhuang's intention to stab the tiger. If you want to turn our army to the Cao family, when our army is fighting on the middle line, the Ma family will sweep back, and it will be like a back wave, even more than the front wave! At this time, Feng Ji, who had not said a word, finally spoke, and he was to the point.

Subsequently, when Xu You saw this, he no longer concealed his edge, and said: "My lord, the art of war says: Attack the enemy's unpreparedness, surprise the enemy, and do what the enemy does not want. Now that Ma Chao has withdrawn from the army, he must have wanted to confuse our army. Our army has not been able to cross the Yellow River, so it is better to strictly defend and defend on the front line of Hanoi, and defend it as an attack. No matter what tricks Ma Mengqi has, it is difficult to carry out. ”

Yuan Shao nodded, but he still hadn't given the final order.

Seeing this, Guo Tu also had no choice but to stand up, and said: "Lord, Zhongshu Yu is not a disease of scabies, so you should send troops to resist it." An army of 30,000 does not occupy an advantage, and our army only needs one general to lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to defend against the enemy. 20,000 soldiers is only a drop in the bucket for an army of 500,000, and it is not a loss. ”

Yuan Shao heard that these people finally told the truth, and then slowly laughed. crumpled the letter paper in his hand into a ball and threw it on the ground: "Ma Chao is as cunning as a fox and uses soldiers like a ghost, but he has five flavors in it." Although I don't know why Ma Mengqi suddenly withdrew his troops, I never think that Ma Mengqi wanted to use Cheng Yu's partial division to control the overall situation. Since he wants me to go to the middle line, then I'll go to the middle line! ”

"The order was given to leave Chun Qiong as the general and lead 100,000 troops to hold Hanoi. Guo Tu is the supervisor of the Western Front this time, and this time he does not seek to defeat Ma Chao, as long as Ma Jiajun does not enter Hanoi for half a step, it will be a great achievement! ”

Xu You, Xianpei, Feng Ji, and Guo Tu, who was newly appointed as the supervisor of the Western Front, couldn't help but glance at each other after hearing this order: this order is just and peaceful, and it seems wise to lead the army westward. But in fact, Yuan Gong wanted to win two big victories on the middle and east fronts. And here on the Western Front, there are 100,000 troops stationed there....... it seems that Yuan Gong is really afraid of Ma Chao.