Chapter 7 Wind and Thunder Stirring Section 23 Tian Kai was almost out of breath, he desperately opened his mouth wide and breathed, beads of sweat kept rolling down his cheeks.

He felt like a beast in a trap, angry, frightened, and helpless like arrows shot into his body, devouring his life bit by bit.

An hour ago, he was still fantasizing about beating Dongguang City and rushing into Nanpi, fantasizing about beating Li Hong to the ground, but now he can only look forward to the appearance of a miracle, looking forward to the army of Xiahoudun, Zang Ba and Wenpin breaking through the blockade of the Northern Xinjiang Army and quickly meeting with him.

The leopard lurked in the dark depths for more than three months, and finally seized the opportunity to kill, a fatal blow.

Now there are only three paths in front of me. The first is to withdraw, taking advantage of the fact that the Northern Xinjiang Army has just implemented the encirclement, and before the ambush armies of all directions have not been encircled, they will retreat to the river.

With his own and Ma Teng's 15,000 men, and Xiahoudun's 30,000 men, they can completely defeat the Northern Frontier Army, which is divided and interspersed, but the problem is that after retreating to the south of the Great River, due to the terrain, the retreat of the Great Army is very slow, and the Northern Frontier Army will definitely use the large and small rivers to cut its own army into pieces of minced meat, and then swallow it one bite at a time.

Another way is to move on, quickly occupy Dongguang City, and hold on to the city, but this method is too risky.

He didn't know how many people were in the Northern Frontier Army stationed in Dongguang City, nor did he know if Xiahoudun could break through the Northern Frontier Army's resistance and join him.

If Xiahoudun was trapped between the Great River and the New River, the army would be split in two. His own troops were weak, he lacked food and grass, and he couldn't hold out for a few days.

Although Xiahoudun had grain and grass and 30,000 soldiers, he was trapped between the two rivers, and it was extremely difficult to attack and defend, and he would soon be defeated by the Northern Frontier Army.

The last way was to count on Cao Cao to send troops to the rescue. However, there are only 60,000 troops in the direction of Xindu City, and if the troops are divided again, the Northern Xinjiang Army will inevitably take the opportunity to counterattack.

Once the counterattack is successful, the Northern Expeditionary Army will be defeated, and everyone will be buried in Hebei, and no one will be able to escape.

"My lord, if Li Hong wants to ambush us in the Dongguang area, he needs at least 100,000 people, but the Northern Xinjiang Army has so many troops, Li Hong can't recruit more troops in a short period of time." Guan Jing was very calm, stood beside Tian Kai and analyzed,

"In addition to the troops stationed in Yecheng and Xindu City, how many men and horses does the Northern Xinjiang Army have for Li Hong to deploy? 50,000 is the limit. Li Hong could defeat us with these 50,000 men, but he couldn't eat us in one bite, so he put us and Ma Teng under Dongguang City, and blocked Xiahoudun to the south of the Great River. Judging from the deployment of the Northern Xinjiang Army, Li Hong obviously wanted to take us by surprise and then drive us back. ”

"Shiqi, do you mean to say that we will withdraw and join Xiahoudun?" Tian Kai asked.

"Yes, hit him back and forth, just hit him." Guan Jing waved his hand vigorously,

"He surrounds us, and we surround him. If we lose a thousand, he will lose eight hundred. ”

"There are only fifteen miles between the Great River and the New River, and tens of thousands of troops are crowded together, and they will definitely be tightly surrounded by the Northern Xinjiang Army, how can we break through?"

"We don't break through, we drag the Northern Frontier Army here." Guan Jing sneered,

"We are huddled together, and the Northern Frontier Army is also huddled together, and they can't even beat us if they want to." Tian Kai thought for a moment and nodded,

"We can't leave, and the Northern Frontier Army that surrounds us can't eat us, so the two sides can only stalemate. The longer the stalemate, the more unfavorable it will be for the Northern Frontier Army. At this time, as long as Prime Minister Cao Cheng could do his best to storm Xindu, sooner or later the Northern Xinjiang Army would have to withdraw part of it back to Xindu. The under-armed Northern Frontier Army could not surround us, and could only watch us retreat with a swagger. ”

"Yes, the Northern Xinjiang Army is in such a dangerous situation, and the most important thing is to fight quickly. If time drags on, their intentions are completely exposed, and Shinto Castle, which is also underarmed, will be in danger. Tian Kai no longer hesitated, hurriedly stood up and gave orders continuously.

"Urgently tell General Ma Teng, we will withdraw to meet Xiahoudun."

"Urgently tell Xiahoudun, attack in the direction of Dongguang City overnight, and join us as soon as possible." Xiahoudun was whirling around on the dirt slope.

The Jingzhou army was attacked, and Wen Ping was in a hurry. In order to ensure the safety of the grain and grass, he gave up crossing the river, formed a formation to defend himself, and asked Xiahoudun to immediately send troops to support.

If the grain and grass were burned by the Northern Xinjiang Army, it would be a matter of time before the entire army was wiped out.

"My lord, divide the troops to come back and protect the grain and grass first." Zang Ba said anxiously,

"The Northern Frontier Army has limited strength, and the best way to repel us is to burn our grain and grass and force us to withdraw. It's obvious, don't hesitate any longer. Li Dian kept wiping the sweat from his forehead, and his eyes swirled around with Xiahoudun's tall body.

"Brother Yuan Rang, the Jingzhou army suffered a fiasco at Pengting last time, and it hit them hard, and the soldiers were very afraid of the Northern Frontier Iron Cavalry. If there were another Iron Cavalry charge this time, those Southerners might collapse in an instant. Without food and grass, we are doomed. Xiahoudun stopped, looked at the fierce battlefield in the distance, and looked solemn.

What are the main goals of the Northern Frontier Army? Is it the 15,000 men and horses of Tian Kai and Ma Teng, or the grain and grass of the army?

Zang Ba is reasonable, if the Northern Xinjiang Army burns the grain and grass of the army, even if I rescue Tian Kai and Ma Teng, everyone will be dead.

When the eldest brother left, he told me that I must hold on to the battlefield on the East Road until the end of this month. If you want to persist and not retreat, the key is not the number of troops, but the grain and grass.

"Xuan Gao, you go back to the aid of Lord Wenpin, you must transport the grain and grass across the Xinhe River tonight." Zang Ba agreed, flew on his horse, and galloped away with his guards.

"Brother Yuanrang, do you want to continue the attack?" Li Dian pointed to the battlefield ahead and said,

"Tian Kai and Ma Teng are both frontier generals, and their subordinates are all men who can recruit and fight habitually, and with their abilities, they can completely break through the resistance of the Northern Xinjiang Army."

"Don't fight, save your strength. We have to retreat, and we can't lose too much here. Xiahoudun licked his lips and picked up the water bladder from the hand of the guard standing behind him,

"If the Northern Frontier Army is determined to eat them, there must be more than one blocking front. Whether they can make it back alive depends on their luck. "It's nearly dusk, and the sunset is like blood.

On the battlefield of the small gazebo, the sound of war drums and trumpets came and went. Two armies are fighting bloodily. Zhang He and Zhang Liao each lined up in the middle of the battlefield with their infantry troops, Mustafa's Changshui battalion was on the left, and the Hu cavalry battalion of the priest was on the right, and the 30,000-foot cavalry army cooperated with each other to firmly block the rebels in front of the small pavilion.

The Qingzhou army attacked again, and thousands of foot soldiers shouted loudly and rushed up like a tide.

"Boom...... Boom......" The ballistas of the Northern Frontier Army roared angrily, and the small pavilion trembled violently in the deafening roar.

Peng Lie waved his hand, the flag waved, and the five thousand strong archers shot the long arrows in their hands into the sky at this moment.

The blood-colored sunset changed color in a thrilling roar. The sky darkened. Xu Yan walked slowly and methodically in the battle formation, and in front of him were the straight waists of the soldiers.

Fifty paces ahead, huge shields were erected, and the spearmen lined up in order with nervous expressions, the sharp spear tips emitting a faint blood under the reflection of the setting sun.

It's been a long time since I've fought against the Iron Cavalry, and I'm afraid this time it's also pretentious, and it won't be my turn to fight against Ma Teng.

The officers and men of the Changshui Battalion and the Hu Cavalry Battalion on the left and right flanks were all excited and eager to try. Last year, they fought in the desert with the general, and once again inflicted heavy losses on the Xianbei people on the Sunset Plain, killing them heartily.

This year, they've come up against a tough opponent here, and they're hoping they can take down Maten on their own.

They looked ahead, eagerly waiting for the appearance of the Guanzhong Iron Cavalry. Tian Kai stared at a pair of blood-red eyes, helplessly watching his soldiers screaming miserably under the iron hooves of northern Xinjiang, watching their severed limbs and stumps flying in the air.

His heart was dripping blood, and the heart-rending pain made him tremble. Tian Kai raised his hand and ordered to stop the attack.

The sunset on the horizon gradually disappeared with the sound of the whimpering golden gong, and Tian Kai felt that his life was like this gorgeous sunset, with only the last bit of brilliance left.

Why did the army fall into the trap of death just after coming out of the most dangerous place and before taking a breath?

In order to conceal his whereabouts, the range of scouts' activities has always been controlled within thirty miles, but these thirty miles are full of scouts, and no trace of the scouts of the Northern Frontier Army has ever been found, how could his whereabouts be exposed so quickly?

Could it be that there are Li Hong's people within the Northern Expeditionary Army? Tian Kai suddenly thought of something, his vest was cold, and the cold air rushed to the bottom of his heart in an instant.

Cao Cao wants to kill me? Tian Kai was startled by this strange thought. Guan Jing walked to Tian Kai's side with a gloomy face,

"The scouts can't get ten miles away, we're surrounded." Tian Kai absentmindedly

"Hmm".

"The people who went to deliver the letter to Xiahoudun are estimated to have been killed by the scouts of the Northern Frontier Army." Guan Jing gritted his teeth and said angrily,

"If we want to break through, we just have to rely on ourselves. We attacked overnight. ”

"Ma Teng is here." Tian Kai pointed to a team of iron horsemen galloping in the distance,

"Let's listen to him." Ma Tengfei dismounted, his eyes were murderous, and he was angry. When Tian Kai saw him, he immediately thought of Yuan Shao, Guanzhong, and the rumor.

Along the way, it was Ma Teng's iron cavalry in front of him to open the way, could it be that Ma Teng betrayed the whereabouts of the army?

His heart grew more and more uneasy. Ma Teng didn't say a word and handed Tian Kai a bloodstained letter.

Tian Kai didn't answer,

"What is this?"

"The people of the northern Xinjiang shot it on my soldiers, you see." This is Yan Liang's letter to Tian Kai and Ma Teng, surrender early, everyone can still be ministers in the same hall, otherwise the nine clans will be punished.

Tian Kai didn't speak, he looked at Ma Teng, and asked quietly, "What is your opinion?" ”

"My whole family is in Luoyang, my son is in Guanzhong, and I have only one way to die in battle." Ma Teng sneered,

"Someone is despicable and wants to kill me, but I can accept killing me in this way." Tian Kai was taken aback,

"Before sending troops, Yuan Shao asked you for a question?" (A hostage is a hostage.) Ma Teng nodded.

"What qualifications does Yuan Shao have to ask you for a question?" Guan Jing was also very surprised.

"If I don't give Yuan Shao a question, I will already die in Ganling City." Ma Teng said angrily,

"The Northern Xinjiang Army is always watching Guanzhong, and it is normal to use the discord meter, Yuan Shao can't be unguarded, and I have to leave a way back for myself." Tian Kai smiled bitterly.

The year before last, Ma Teng helped Yuan Shao attack the Northern Xinjiang Army in Guanzhong, and formed a grudge with the Northern Xinjiang Army, and he even had a grudge against Hebei.

Even if Li Hong doesn't kill us, the eldest princess will never spare herself easily. Thinking about the eldest princess's thunderous means in Jinyang, Tian Kai shuddered.

If you don't fight, you have to fight.

"Send someone to contact Xiahoudun again." Tian Kai waved his hand and said weakly,

"The soldiers are too tired today, so let's rest. Break out tomorrow morning. It is only ten miles from here to the great river, and we can climb through it even if we climb it. "In August, Yanzhou Changyi City.

After Yuan Shu entered the city, he wanted to meet the Son of Heaven, but Taifu Liu Pet said that the Son of Heaven was sick, and if there was no emergency, he would wait for a few days for the time being.

Yuan Shu didn't care, and ordered the army to search Changyi City, take away everything that could be taken away, and move the ministers of the court and their families to the city of Zhixiangcheng in Peiguo County.

Taifu Liu Pet was furious and asked Yuan Shu, what do you want to do? Plotting to usurp? Yuan Shu smiled and said, are you old and confused?

Who will plot rebellion? Yanzhou is about to fight, and for the safety of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, I will move them to Peiguo to take refuge.

Liu Zhong was shocked, the Yellow Turban Army is coming? Yuan Shu said, it's not the Yellow Turban Army that is here, it's me going to fight Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

These two bastards are plotting to usurp and I'm going to kill them. Liu Pet was so angry that he scolded. When Xun Yu left Changyi, he took the Son of Heaven away, he said that you are a rebel, and said that you should take advantage of the opportunity of the Northern Expeditionary Army to fight in Jizhou and hold the Son of Heaven hostage.

Now you say that Cao Cao and Liu Bei are rebellious, who of you are rebellious? Yuan Shu was furious when he heard this, and rushed up with a punch.

"You dare to lie to me? Xun Yu is just the long history of the Prime Minister's Mansion, what qualifications does he have to take away the Son of Heaven? Xun Yu took away the Son of Heaven and disrupted all Yuan Shu's strategies.

The more Yuan Shu thought about it, the more angry he became, and he beat Liu Chong with his head and face. There is no Son of Heaven to hold him hostage, so he has to hold the Son of Heaven's father hostage.

"Urgently tell Chang Nu, lead the army to support Ji Ling, be sure to take down Dingtao and save the Son of Heaven."

"Urgently tell Qiao Rui and Zhang Xun that before the end of August, we must rush to Yanzhou to meet. Tell Sun Ce not to waste time in Guangling and hurry north. "Jump to