On the battlefield east of the Orange Garden, thousands of horses galloped, roared like a tide, and the sound of war drums was earth-shattering, and the battle entered a white-hot battle.

Liang Xing and Ma Dong took tens of thousands of iron horses, from east to west, and fought hard. Their mission is to keep killing until they crush the enemy's Chinese army.

Xu Rong led the cavalry soldiers like a sharp dagger, rushing left and right in the enemy's army, trying to kill the enemy and break through a bloody road. Behind Xu Rong's arrow, Lu Yi and Hua Xiong led their troops to charge and kill on the left flank, and Zhou Shen led their troops to charge and kill on the right flank.

Sun Jian's rear army finally couldn't hold on, and was on the verge of collapse, and the war drums for support rang out rapidly.

Almost at the same time, Han Sui's war drums demanding that the cavalry troops of Liangxing and Ma Play withdraw from the battlefield sounded violently. The rebel cavalry soldiers who were fighting suddenly heard the sound of retreating war drums and were very puzzled, but the military order was like a mountain, and if they did not retreat, they had to retreat. Liang Xing immediately organized soldiers to form a defensive formation, and the cavalry soldiers who rushed to the front immediately turned around, hurried through the defensive formation of the rear army, and disappeared into the night.

Xu Rong heard the sound of the enemy's retreating war drums ringing non-stop in the dark night, his heart was heavy, and he didn't feel happy at all.

Bian Zhang, in a situation of complete superiority, suddenly ordered the cavalry to retreat and make way to the east, and his intention was self-evident. Now the raid battle has turned into a siege and annihilation war, the officers and troops have strong combat effectiveness, and the rebels cannot eat the opponent for a while, even if they win with the strength of the rebels, the losses must be amazing. Bian Zhang, of course, didn't want to see that happen. The losses of the troops are too great, there is not much left, and in the future, how will they mix in Xiliang. Therefore, he immediately changed the strategy of annihilating the enemy, preparing to annihilate the officers and troops in the course of the pursuit. At this time, a very correct move, a must-kill move.

Xu Rong looked at the soldiers around him and let out a sigh in his heart. With the physical strength and morale of the soldiers now, if they are chased by the enemy all the time and flee, they will not be able to lie down for a hundred miles, except for the cavalry, all the infantry soldiers will have to lie down, and if they don't want the enemy to fight, they will be tired and lie down. Moreover, today the troops are out of food, which is fatal. The soldiers had to flee from the enemy, and they had nothing to eat, and it was a miracle not to die. It was as if he saw the remnants of the soldiers piled up on the retreating road. Xu Rong felt a sharp pain in his heart, and suddenly felt that he had no skills to return to the sky, and his expression was extremely depressed.

The soldiers who followed Xu Rong cheered happily when they saw the enemy quickly withdrawing.

Xu Rong immediately ordered his troops to slow down their advance and slowly approach the enemy. Liang Xing, on the opposite side, commanded the cavalry troops defending in formation to retreat slowly, and it was not until all the cavalry on the battlefield had withdrawn that he ordered to speed up and quickly disappeared into the darkness with the last group of rebel cavalry.

Koji Yi and Hua Xiong chased after him with cavalry warriors.

"Where's the general?" Xu Rong glanced at Lu Yi and Hua Xiong, "What about General Zhou?" ”

"General Zhou was seriously wounded." A soldier of the cavalry of the Northern Army replied loudly, "The general's attendants are guarding behind. ”

Xu Rong and the others were taken aback, and under the leadership of the military horse, they hurried to the place where Zhou Shen was injured.

Zhou Shen's horse was stabbed to death by a spear of the enemy's cavalry, and he flew out with inertia, only to unfortunately collide with a galloping horse. After he was knocked by the war horse and flew more than a dozen steps, he was trampled on by other war horses and broke several ribs and injured his internal organs as soon as he fell to the ground. If it weren't for the quick snatching of his squire, he would have been trampled into pulp by the galloping horses.

Zhou Shen was covered in blood and looked miserable. When he saw Xu Rong, he said miserably: "The troops are under your command, withdraw ...... Evacuate ......"

Xu Rong nodded silently, looked at his injuries, and said to Zhou Shen's personal guards: "Immediately find a deputy stretcher and carry the general to retreat with the Chinese army." His injuries were severe, don't be too bumpy. ”

"Ziwei......" Xu Rong stood up, turned around and shouted.

"Brother Zilie......" Hua Xiong stood in the middle of a group of officers, waved at Xu Rong, and replied loudly, "What's the matter?" ”

"Immediately regroup the cavalry, one team to open the way to the east, and the other team to cover the retreat of the army."

Hua Xiong agreed, flew on his horse and gathered the team.

"Cloudy Sky ......"

Koji Yi bowed his hand at him and replied loudly: "Please give instructions to Brother Zilie......"

"You take the troops and immediately cover the retreat of the rear army."

"Order Lord Sun, take over the command of the Northern Army, follow behind the cavalry, and quickly withdraw from the battlefield."

"Withdraw...... Withdraw ......" Xu Rong waved his big hand and shouted at the generals who were around, "Everyone go back to the headquarters and withdraw immediately." ”

Suddenly, the drums of retreat resounded in the night sky of the Orange Garden.

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In the early morning, a red sun rises, and the gorgeous morning glow is dazzling.

Li Hong stood on the slope of the horse hill and watched from afar as the soldiers marched along the path beside the woods.

Li Hong rushed to Pingxiang City with his troops the afternoon before yesterday. That night, he received a letter from Zhou Shen, and learned that Zhou Shen had abandoned his chariot and baggage two days ago and withdrew his troops from the Kwai Shan Road. Zhou Shen said in his letter that it was more likely that the rebels would block him in the Muyuan area, and if Li Zhonglang had already arrived in Pingxiang City, he would be sure to help and send cavalry to Muyuan to respond.

Li Hong found a guide, and after carefully inquiring about the situation of the Kwai Shan Trail and the Pasture, he immediately ordered the troops to drop the baggage, and all the soldiers went on the road lightly and rushed to the Pasture.

Li Hong saw Zheng Xin galloping towards him.

"Shouyan, the scouts who rushed to the pastoral garden yesterday have any news to send back?" Li Hong asked loudly.

"Nope. It is more than 200 miles away from the pasture, and it is estimated that they can rush back this afternoon. Zheng Xin replied.

Li Hong didn't make a sound. He looked up at the sky, pointed to the red sun on the horizon and said, "It's another sunny day." ”

"The soldiers marched seventy or eighty miles a day, and the sun had to rise on the road, which was very hard." Zheng Xin said, "Why do you have to bring 20,000 infantry with you? ”

Li Hong laughed, "What? Do you have an opinion from other departments? ”

"We took the Fengyun Iron Rider and rushed to the Pastoral Garden day and night, isn't the time faster?" Zheng Xin asked puzzledly, "With the infantry, we will delay half the time." ”

Li Hong smiled: "Shouyan, do you want to go back to Youzhou as soon as possible?" ”

Zheng Xin glanced at him in surprise and said with a smile: "My lord, are you homesick?" ”

"Yes." Li Hong said, "Unfortunately, I don't know where my home is, and I can't even think about it." ”

Zheng Xin laughed, "Do you mean that you want to take the opportunity to eat Bian Zhang and end the rebellion earlier?" ”

"That's what I meant. General Zhou has a very good way, and in such a bad situation, he can still think of a way to get out and evacuate from Yuzhong City safely, which is very remarkable. If the rebels fail to achieve their goal, they will be angry and chase after them. Li Hong smiled, "We came in a hurry, the rebels should not have imagined, it can be regarded as a surprise soldier." If we have the right time and join forces with General Zhou's troops, we can completely inflict heavy losses on the rebels. ”

Zheng Xin shook his head and smiled admiringly: "The appetite of adults is getting bigger and bigger, and at this time, they still think about calculating others." It took us at least three days to arrive at the pasture with our infantry. According to the calculation of the distance, Lord Zhou is now in the pasture, and it is estimated that he is fighting with the rebels. Zheng Xin looked at Li Hong, who was smiling, and said angrily, "I'm afraid that if we rush to Muyuan, General Zhou is already dying." ”

Li Hong shook his hand at him, meaning what nonsense are you talking about.

"What? Am I not right? Do you think General Zhou's troops will be able to withstand it? ”

"Of course." Li Hong said, "The gap between the strength and numbers of the two sides can make up for each other, and as long as they are not ambushed, General Zhou's troops will definitely be able to withstand it." The key is food. If they had received the first supplies sent by Master Fu Xie, they would have been safe and sound. If they don't receive supplies and the grain is looted by the rebels in Kwai Yuan Gorge, their situation will be dangerous. ”

"Still." Li Hong lightly patted the horsewhip on his hand and said with a smile, "If Bian Zhang and Han Sui give up the pursuit in order to preserve their strength, our journey will be in vain." ”

"It's a big possibility. The rebels had just lost Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou, as well as 50,000 Qiang cavalry, which was a huge blow to their strength and morale. If they want to preserve their strength, they can take the opportunity to cross the Yellow River and retreat directly to Huangzhong Qiangdi......"

Zheng Xinzheng was talking, and suddenly saw several scouts galloping towards him, and immediately shouted: "There is news......

The scouts brought a wounded soldier of the Northern Army, and also brought a shocking news: last night, Bian Zhang, with the rebels, attacked Zhou Shen's army in Orange Garden.

The soldier of the Northern Army was the night mobile secret post of Zhou Shen's troops, and after he was attacked, he was not killed, and fled wildly, and happened to meet the scouts of Li Hong's troops on the way. When the scouts found out, they were amazed. Some of them remained to monitor the movements in the direction of the Orange Garden, and some of them immediately turned back to report the military situation to Li Hongyu.

"If General Zhou can break through, we will be able to see him at noon today at the latest." Zheng Xin pointed to the map and said to Li Hong, "After General Zhou breaks through, will the enemy chase after him?" ”

"If the rebels don't suffer much losses and are bent on eating General Zhou, they will definitely chase after them. However, if their losses were too great, and General Zhou's troops were left with little left, there would be little point in continuing the pursuit. Li Hong said, "Now we don't know anything about the Orange Garden, and we only hope that the scouts who stayed in the Orange Garden will send the news back soon." ”

Zheng Xin said worriedly: "If General Zhou's troops have been wiped out by the rebels or are still stubbornly resisting in Orange, we ......"

"In terms of strength, the two sides are almost the same, and it is difficult to eat each other in one bite. Now that the rebels are using this method of raiding, it is difficult to say. Li Hong looked at the map with his eyes and said without raising his head, "If General Zhou breaks through and the rebels take advantage of the victory to pursue, we will fight the rebels; If General Zhou is still trapped in the Orange Garden, we will swagger over and show our faces. At such times, don't fight, and the rebels will honestly withdraw. ”

Zheng Xin nodded and said hopefully: "It's best if they can catch up, we can beat them hard." ”

Li Hong said with a smile: "Things on the battlefield are changing rapidly, who knows if there is such a good thing." ”

"Order the Parts to speed up." Li Hong shouted at the heralds, "Hurry up, hurry up."

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Near noon, Li Hong received the latest news: General Zhou Shen's troops had broken through, and the rebels were following closely behind, chasing them all the way.

Li Hong was ecstatic in his heart and grinned.

"How far are we from here?" Zheng Xin asked the scout.

"Back to my lord, there are about thirty or forty miles left, and General Zhou's troops will be able to arrive here in the afternoon."

"How many men does General Zhou still have?"

"It's estimated that there are still 20,000 or 30,000 The scout replied, "They were very embarrassed, and many of the soldiers could not run, and they were all taken prisoner by the rebels. ”

Zheng Xin turned his eyes to look at Li Hong.

"Order the troops to turn back immediately." Li Hong said loudly without hesitation.

"Turn back?"

"Yes, turn around. If we rush forward like this, the rebels will not fight, turn around and flee. Ordered the troops to turn back and rush to Maverick Hill to set up an ambush. When I passed by, I saw that the terrain there was good, suitable for ambushes. ”

Zheng Xin looked at him incredulously and shouted, "My lord, we only have 30,000 people, and the pursuing enemy has at least 40,000 or 50,000, and we can't eat a bite." I think we'd better save General Zhou first......"

Li Hong shook his hand and said with a smile, "There are many rebels, let's eat a little." The enemy is tired of running, so he fights very well. ”

"Immediately invite Lord Xianyu and Evergrande people to come to me. Hurry up. ”

The terrain of Maverick Mountain is gentle, and the rolling hills are not large, but the woods on the mountain are very dense.

Wen Chou stood at the foot of the mountain and ordered the soldiers to quickly ascend the mountain. From afar, he saw Jade coming with a few attendants, Pegasus.

"Lord Jade, what did Lord Du Wei say? What are we doing in the rear army? Wen Chou hurriedly greeted him and asked loudly.

Jade flew off his horse and said with a smile: "Ambush, this time it's an ambush battle." What about Junyi? ”

"Jun Yi has gone up the mountain." Wen Chou smiled, "Brother Cong, I didn't guess wrong. As soon as the troops turned around, I knew that Master Li was going to fight an ambush by the rebels. ”

Jade patted him on the shoulder appreciatively and exclaimed, "Very good." The next time I meet Master Li, I will definitely tell him that as soon as the war drums of the Chinese army sound, our Zijun will know what the troops are going to do. You and Junyi are both talented, and they will both be great generals in the future. ”

Wen Chou's handsome face immediately turned red, he smiled very shyly, and asked, "How is the military situation?" ”

"It's bad." Jade slapped his thigh lightly with a horsewhip and whispered, "Last night, General Zhou Shen's troops were attacked in Orange Garden, and now they are being chased by the rebels all the way. ”

"That's miserable." Wen Chou said, "General Zhou's troops must have suffered heavy losses. ”

Jade nodded sympathetically, and then said: "Lord Du Wei said that Lord Li not only wants to defeat the enemy to rescue General Zhou, but he also wants to inflict heavy losses on the rebels, so Lord Li ordered us to ambush at Xiaoniu Mountain, intending to eat some of them while the enemy is defenseless. ”

"The task of the Chinese army and the front and rear armies is to quickly cut off the rebels and divide them in two after the attack. Then we held it firmly, on the one hand, cutting off the enemy's retreat and preventing the enemy from breaking through and escaping, and on the other hand, blocking the rescue of the rebels' follow-up troops. ”

"The left and right armies of the Fengyun Iron Cavalry and the infantry are responsible for encircling and destroying the enemy in the encirclement."

Wen Chou smiled excitedly: "The Xiliang rebels met our family General Lang and died. Brother Congyi, if Master Li takes us to exterminate the rebels, will the court make him a general? In that case, we're ......."

Jade looked at him with a smile and shouted ill-willedly, "Zijun......"

Wen Chou's eyes lit up, and he was still immersed in the dream of being promoted to become rich.

Jade's whip struck him on the head.

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Li Hong stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the road that stretched straight to the sky at the bottom of the mountain, looking at the blue sky and white clouds, and his heart was very comfortable.

If he can inflict heavy losses on the rebels in this battle, and General Dong Zhuo can also defeat the Qianghu Iron Cavalry in Longxi and Wudu, the situation in Xiliang will basically be reversed, and the crisis in Xiliang will soon disappear. In this way, the day when he returns to Jizhou with his troops will be soon.

Zheng Xin panted and rushed all the way over, followed by Zhao Yun, Arc Ding, and Qi Shen, followed by several black panther servants with a wounded Hu soldier.

Li Hong was taken aback when he saw Zheng Xin's face distorted by extreme anger from afar, and hurriedly greeted him.

Then he saw the injured Xianbei soldier, Li Hong's heart suddenly beat violently, and a painful feeling of suffocation swept through his body in an instant. Li Hong stopped in a panic, for fear that he would fall to the ground top-heavy. Brothers, and their own brothers.

It was the machete of the commander of his own black panther battalion, and he left it in the Pingxiang camp to protect the grain and grass and the marching Sima Zuoyan. How did he get here? How did you get hurt? Did the enemy rob the camp?

"My lord, don't fight this battle, don't fight......" Zheng Xin looked excited, waving his hands desperately and shouting.

"My lord, our brother did not die by the enemy's sword, but was hacked to death by his own people......"

"My lord, we will kill back and avenge our dead brother......"

"My lord, we are working the front line, and someone in the back has raided our camp and captured our soldiers......"

"People, give me the Black Panther righteousness, I will kill ......"

Li Hong ignored everyone's shouts and hurriedly squatted on the ground to check the wound of the machete. He was slashed three times and hit by two arrows, but he survived. Li Hong saw that his wounds were not critical, his heart was relieved, and he sat on the grass.

"Don't make a noise." Li Hong waved his hand vigorously and shouted to the group of people around him, "Don't make any noise." Shouyan, you are another Sima, not a sword and axe hand, what is your name? ”

Zheng Xin's face was full of murderous anger, and he shouted loudly: "You let me go back, I will kill them, kill ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was picked up by Zhao Yun and dragged aside.

"Machete, what's going on?"

The machete is a Xianbei man in his thirties, powerful and powerful, full of beard, and looks very honest.

"Yesterday afternoon, Lord Cheng Qiucheng, the chief of the Liangzhou Thorn Mansion, suddenly rushed into the camp with a thousand iron horses, saying that he was ordered by Lord Taiwei to confiscate all the belongings in the camp. Our two hundred men were taken by surprise and surrounded in a large tent by a thousand cavalry, confiscated of weapons and unable to fight. Lord Zuo stepped forward to theorize, but was grabbed and tied to the flagpole by Cheng Qiu's subordinates, tortured, and asked Zuo Sima to hand over the money. ”

Li Hong was suddenly furious, his blood surging all over his body, and his murderous aura came out violently.

He gritted his teeth and shouted, "Have you seen the handwriting of Lord Taiwei? ”

The machete shook his head and said angrily: "We are all imprisoned in the big tent, where do we see any handwritten books. Zuo Sima asked for that Cheng Qiu, but was beaten violently. That Cheng Qiu said that the adults embezzled the money of the rebels without permission, violating the laws of the Han Dynasty. also said that it was denounced by Beigong Boyu. That Beigong Boyu is really not a thing, that dog's life was saved by an adult, but I didn't expect to take revenge and frame an adult. Cheng Qiu said that the matter had been reported to the Son of Heaven, and Lord Taiwei had ordered the investigation of the stolen goods. As long as the stolen goods are found, the adults will be put into a prison car and escorted back to Beijing for trial. ”

"He assassinated the long history of the Shi Mansion and dared to arrest my Sima and disturb my camp?" Li Hong roared, "Even if he has a handwritten letter from Lord Taiwei, he has no right to search my camp and torture military officials. Is this person crazy? ”

Then he pointed to the wound on the machete and asked, "What is the matter with the wound on your body?" ”

"I took seven men with me, slipped out of the tent in the middle of the night, and escaped by taking the enemy's horses. Their gang chased and killed all six of their brothers, and I was the only one who fled here. The poor brothers did not die on the battlefield, but under the sword of their own people, this ...... This ...... "machete-like tears burst out of his eyes, and he couldn't cry silently."

"Whose cavalry are they? Is it from the Assassin's House? "Li Hong is like a leopard with red eyes, crazy.

"It's Ma Teng's cavalry."

"Are you sure?" Li Hong roared.

"They said it themselves, and they laughed at us Fengyun Iron Riders as barbarians, and scolded Lord Gongsun, saying that they were all a bunch of idiots riding on white horses."

"People, what else are you talking about, kill back, kill back, what else is going to be fought in this war? If we continue to fight, we will all die without a place to bury. ”

"My lord, if everyone knows about this matter, this battle will be difficult to fight, and maybe there will be a big mess, my lord......," said Qi Shen in a low voice, "This matter must be solved immediately." ”

"We are on the front line, and that Lord Cheng dares to disturb the camp, that is a capital crime, my lord, that is a capital crime." Arc Ding said angrily.

Li Hong's anger finally exploded.

"Zilong ......"

Zhao Yun hurriedly ran to Li Hong's side.

"You bring the black panther righteous servants, all the black panther righteous servants bring all the black panther righteous servants, arc ding, abandon the sinking you all go back, all the armor put on the armor, bring the crossbow, now rush back, attack the camp in the early hours of tomorrow morning, all the relevant personnel, kill no matter what."

Zhao Yun glanced at Li Hong timidly, and said in a low voice: "My lord, without the handwriting of Lord Taiwei, no one in Xiliang would dare to do this. You are a lieutenant general, in terms of official position, except for Lord Taiwei and the two generals, it is you, who dares to touch you? Adult ......"

"Lord Taiwei would never do such a thing at this time." Although Li Hong was mad, he had not lost his senses, he looked at Zhao Yun and said, "This madman must have another background. You catch them, torture them, and see who has the courage to do such a thing at such a critical time when Xiliang is quelling the rebellion, what does he want to do? ”

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