Li Hong was woken up from his sleep by Yan Liang.

He received two messages at the same time. The news came back from the scouts of the Fengyun Iron Cavalry that Zhang Baiqi of the Yellow Turban Army led 20,000 soldiers suddenly left the Yellow Turban Army camp and quickly moved in the direction of Juma Shui. Xian Yufu came from the city with news that the Yellow Turban Army outside the city was packing up their things, and there were signs of withdrawal. However, no news from Jizhou reached Youzhou.

"What about the Promise?" Li Hong sat by the campfire and spread out the map, and asked Yan Liangdao, "Is it the news he sent?" ”

Zheng Junhou left in a hurry, saying that he would go and see it in person.

"Is there any news from Leizi?"

"Nope."

"Immediately send someone to find Lei Zi, and make sure he finds out whether Chu Feiyan's troops have crossed the river."

Yan Liang turned around and ran away.

Tian Zhong sat up from the fire, pointed to Yan Liang's back and said, "Zishan has heavy steps, and he runs like a cow, and he is noisy to death." ”

Li Hong smiled: "Uncle, the Yellow Turban Army is running away." ”

"Run? Where to run? Tian Zhong asked suspiciously, then reacted and said excitedly: "Zhang Niujiao wants to withdraw the army?" ”

"Yes. The Jizhou side must have started fighting. Chu Feiyan only brought 20,000 troops, apparently to meet Zhang Niujiao's withdrawal from Juma Shui. ”

"Shall we fight?" Tian Zhong immediately asked.

"Fight, we must fight, and at all costs we must wipe out Zhang Niujiao's troops east of Juma Water." Li Hong said with a smile, "There are still more than 50,000 people left in Zhang Niujiao, and if he meets with Chu Feiyan, the grandson of Dingxing Ferry, it will reach 100,000." These 100,000 people are the main force of the Yellow Turban Army, and we have no ability to fight at all, so we can only let them leave. Therefore, we must knock out the horns before they meet. ”

"Eat Zhang Niujiao, the strength of the Yellow Turban Army will be drastically reduced, and we can take back Fanyang and Beixincheng without bloodshed. Otherwise, we won't be able to reclaim these two counties this winter. Without tens of thousands of troops, it simply could not be defeated. ”

Tian Zhong looked at Li Hong's face that was red from the fire, and asked worriedly: "But there are more than 50,000 people in Zhang Niujiao, and it is difficult to fight." It can't be a trick played by horns, right? ”

Li Hong laughed. He gave Tian Zhong a thumbs up, "Old man is high." Zhang Niujiao really has a trick. He wants to eat us. He's playing this trick well. ”

"Oh." Tian Zhong asked curiously, "Why?" ”

"If his troops are held together and always guard against our cavalry raids, we really can't do anything about it. It's like a pack of wild wolves surrounding a herd of bison, and the bison all come together, and they all turn their horns at the wild wolves, and the wild wolves have no choice but to walk with their buttocks in a daze. ”

"But now Zhang Niujiao wants to take revenge and dig a trap to eat us, and the opportunity has come."

"Are you sure, people?" Although Tian Zhong admired Li Hong's talent very much, he couldn't help but be a little suspicious when he saw him sitting by the fire for a long time, chatting casually with himself as if he was joking.

Li Hong laughed, very happily.

The current location of the Fengyun Iron Rider is in the Jiuli Pavilion between Juma Water and Zhuocheng.

Jiuli Pavilion is a gentle hilly area, with small mountains and few trees, which is suitable for both infantry and cavalry.

Li Hong decided to put the battlefield here.

Li Hong believed that Zhang Niujiao sent Zhang Baiqi to lead 20,000 people first, and the purpose was very simple, that is, to induce Fengyun Iron Cavalry to attack. Once the two sides were entangled, his follow-up troops quickly caught up and outflanked and annihilated. The main force of the 20,000 Yellow Turban Army was very well prepared, and it was more than enough to resist the cavalry army's charge for more than an hour.

The news from the scouts also confirmed Li Hong's conjecture. Zhang Baiqi's troops and Zhang Niujiao's troops were forty miles apart, and the two armies marched quickly.

"Where are the troops of Beard and Yan Dreadnought now?" Li Hong turned around and asked.

Zheng Xin immediately rode his horse to his side and said, "Huzi's troops are in Jiping, and Yan Wudaunt's troops are in Duntun. According to the requirements of the adults, one of them followed Zhang Bai and the other followed Zhang Niujiao, setting up roadblocks all the way to delay the march speed of the two armies. ”

"Is there any news from Zhuocheng?"

"Nope. However, Lord Xianyu, Lord Yan has a good relationship with us, and they will definitely agree to your request and lead the army to follow Zhang Niujiao out of the city. This is a rare opportunity, and the two adults should be able to see it. Zheng Xin said confidently.

Li Hong smiled and nodded, "Brother Yuxing and Brother Ziyu will definitely come as scheduled." Is Reiko back? ”

"Not yet. But the good news is that Chu Feiyan's army has always been on the other side of the Juma River. ”

"Shouyan, can you send someone to check it again?" Li Hong asked. The 40,000 Yellow Turban Army at Dingxing Ferry has always been a heart problem for Li Hong. It would have been a very unfortunate thing if some of their troops had quietly left the ferry and had gone east to meet Zhang Niujiao, and attacked the Fengyun Iron Cavalry from behind.

Zheng Xin nodded affirmatively.

"Chu Feiyan and Sun Qin's troops are stationed on both sides of the Juma River, and compared to the concealment of the actions of the two armies, Chu Feiyan's troops are a little better. So make sure you send your best scouts across the river quietly and keep an eye on them. Li Hong was always vaguely uneasy in his heart, so he instructed again.

"Don't worry, I'll send someone to keep an eye on you."

"Boyu...... Pingshan (the character of Tie Yue) ......" Li Hong saw Xian Yuyin and Tie Yue galloping towards him, and raised his hand and shouted.

"My lord, this is the battlefield of our Yan Zhaoqu?" Tie Yue asked. Xian Yu Yin stood on the horse and looked around.

"Yes. This place is good, and at our feet is the entrance of the Nine Mile Pavilion, a small hill. Three hundred steps ahead is the Jiuli River, and now it is the dry season, and there is no water in the river. The overall slope of the terrain is suitable for blocking. ”

"One of our infantry bent to block Zhang Niujiao's 30,000 people, is it too little?" Xian Yuyin asked.

"Lord Xianyu and Lord Yan's troops will arrive soon. You have the advantage of the terrain, and you have wrapped your horns here. The main force of our cavalry raided Zhang Baiqi at the exit of Jiuli Pavilion ten miles away, and once it was completely annihilated, we outflanked Zhang Niujiao from both sides of the Jiuli River, surrounded Zhang Niujiao, and made it difficult for him to fly. ”

Tie Yue happily punched Xian Yuyin and shouted, "Boyu, now you can be too addicted to murder." ”

Xian Yuyin smiled angrily: "Except for you horse bandits, who will kill people for fun." ”

Li Hong still told Xian Yuyin about Ma Cheng. He felt that Xian Yuyin was a brother, and it was better to explain these things that were easy to misunderstand. If these trivial matters affect the unity of the military and delay the war, it will not be good.

Xian Yuyin had a deep impression of Tie Yue, and in the past, when Xian Yuyin took the troops to suppress bandits, the two of them also fought each other. Because of Li Hong's relationship and the fact that he has also made a lot of military exploits, Xian Yuyin reluctantly accepted it. For the fist of the Huns, Xian Yuyin is quite subtle. Fist has been a horse thief for a long time, and has done a lot of cases on the ground in Daijun, and his crimes are extremely heinous. Li Hong was very nerve-wracking and explained for a long time. Although Fist is a sinner, he is fierce and brave, and if he has been killing enemies in the army, it can be regarded as atonement. Where to find such a soldier now. How can the Yellow Turbans be defeated without soldiers? Xian Yuyin was just unhappy, thinking that after Li Hong lost his memory, his brain was a little abnormal, and he dared to do anything in order to expand the army, and he was crazy.

Zhang Baiqi's troops quickly crossed the Jiuli River and entered the Jiuli Pavilion realm.

The soldiers lined up in a long queue and marched neatly and quickly down the main road. Because they were leaving the colder and colder north, everyone's expressions were relaxed and happy. Dozens of baggage wagons walking in the middle were dragged by the soldiers and climbed the hill with difficulty.

"Zhang Shuai, the cavalry of the Fengyun Iron Cavalry is eight miles away." A scout Pegasus arrived and stopped beside Zhang Baiqi to report.

"Did they set up barricades?" Zhang Baiqi asked.

"Nope."

Zhang Baiqi frowned and waved his hand to signal the scout to probe again.

Yesterday, the Leopard Army's outpost cavalry dug holes everywhere and threw huge pieces of wood and stones on the road, seriously hindering the troops' marching speed. At night, in order to guard against the raid of the Fengyun Iron Cavalry, the Yellow Turban Army divided 20,000 men into two armies, taking turns to be on duty in the middle of the night, taking turns to sleep and rest.

Today, the outpost cavalry of the Leopard Army suddenly changed their character, not only did not set up obstacles, but also stayed away from them.

Zhang Baiqi muttered a little in his heart, but he still ordered the troops to quietly speed up and widen the distance between him and the main force behind.

To make bait, you have to do something like it.

Regarding Zhang Niujiao's plan to eliminate Fengyun Iron Cavalry, Zhang Baiqi and Zuo Yan resolutely supported it. It's not just about revenge, it's also directly related to the survival of the Yellow Turbans.

If you can destroy or severely damage the strongest Fengyun Iron Cavalry in Youzhou before evacuating Zhuo County, Youzhou will have no army that can threaten the Yellow Turban Army.

In this way, not only can you continue to hold Fanyang and Beixincheng, but you can also block the mouths of your subordinates, and after returning to Changshan Zhongshan, you will not be ridiculed by many people, and you will retain a little handsome face. Secondly, because Youzhou did not have enough troops to launch or capture Fanyang and Beixincheng, the Yellow Turban Army only needed to leave a small number of troops to hold Fanyang and Beixincheng, and Zhongshan did not need to send heavy troops to guard, and the main force of the army could support other battlefields, and could concentrate on fighting the enemy in Jizhou wholeheartedly for a decisive battle.

If you don't fight the wind and clouds and iron cavalry, you will withdraw in disgrace, the face of the big marshal is a trivial matter, tens of thousands of troops are stranded in Fanyang, and Beixincheng is a big thing. Because once the Yellow Turban Army withdraws from Juma Shui, Li Hong's iron cavalry, and the soldiers of other counties in Youzhou will chase after him. They not only wanted to take back Fanyang and Beixincheng, but also went south to fight Zhongshan and provide support to the officials and troops of Jizhou. Therefore, the Yellow Turban Army could only defend the front line of Fanyang, Beixincheng, and Zhongshan with heavy troops, and endure the suffering of the enemy on the back of the abdomen. Without heavy troops to support the Jizhou battlefield, I am afraid that Zhao State and the Yellow Turban Army in Changshan will also suffer heavy losses, so the situation of the Yellow Turban Army will be very, very bad.

Therefore, it is necessary to have a decisive battle with Li Hong's cavalry army, even if it is a heavy loss.

Because there was no obstacle and no enemy cavalry harassment, the soldiers thought that they would rush to the Dingxing ferry to join the friendly forces as soon as possible, and they were afraid that the leopard army would attack them at any time, so they walked faster and faster, and the farther away from the main force behind.

At noon, the soldiers did not rest, took some dry food from their pockets, and ate as they went.

Zhang Baiqi estimated the distance between the troops and the rear army, and couldn't help but be very anxious.

Now I was looking forward to the appearance of the Iron Rider, but it was like a ghost, and there was no shadow in sight.

"Order the troops, stop the advance, and rest in formation." Zhang Baiqi shouted loudly.

If you don't come out, I won't leave?

At this moment, from the rear of the troops, several scouts of the Yellow Turban Army galloped in, shouting and shouting along the way.

Zhang Baiqi's heart suddenly beat violently, and the feeling of suffocation suddenly filled his body, and the sound of heavy breathing could be heard clearly.

His eyes widened as he stared at the scouts who were getting closer.

"The handsome man was besieged in the Jiuli River."

Zhang Niujiao stood on the embankment of the Jiuli River, and a trace of joy flashed on his cold face.

The leopard Li Hong's Fengyun Iron Rider appeared in the end.

On the hill opposite, thousands of officers and soldiers lined up to form a huge defensive formation with a long depth according to the terrain. The heavily armed soldiers, each armed with their own weapons, stood in full formation, and lined up to the back of the hill.

Zhang Niujiao saw several familiar battle flags in the colorful battle flags fluttering in the wind, some were fresh, some were Yan Rou, and he even saw Yan Rou. Yan Rou was riding on a fiery red warhorse and wearing a fiery red outfit, which was very easy to identify.

On the embankments on both sides of the Jiuli River, on the riverbed, in the valley, and beyond Erli, under the cover of countless battle flags that were faintly visible, and under the command of the continuous cries of this one after another, countless soldiers of the Fengyun Iron Cavalry formed eight charging phalanxes, ready to attack the Yellow Turban Army.

The heralds of the Yellow Turban Army rode their horses back and forth between the embankments, riverbeds, and valleys.

"Marshal, the car formation has been arranged."

"Marshal, the dense defensive formation has been completed."

"Marshal, the assault is complete."

……

Zhang Niujiao turned his eyes around.

The 30,000 soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army in linen and yellow scarves relied on the heavy wagon formation, on the river valley on both sides of the Jiuli River and on the riverbed of the Jiuli River, lined up into more than 300 small phalanxes with different status quos, forming a huge rectangular defensive formation. In this narrow strip of less than 1,000 paces in length and width, the soldiers of various arms are arranged in different formations, which seems to be crowded and staggered, and there is no chaos.

Although the soldiers were surrounded, except for a little nervousness, they were all in good spirits and their morale was like a rainbow. If a man has the will to die, he is indeed fearless.

Zuo Yan drove ashore from the riverbed, ran to Zhang Niujiao's side, and said with a smile:

"Marshal, everything is ready."

Zhang Niujiao pointed around, shook his head with emotion, looked at Zuo Yan and said:

"We all said that if this battle was fought in Jiulihe, it would be perfect. Today we got our wish. ”

After a pause, Zhang Niujiao said again:

"I don't know what kind of character Li Hong is. We wanted to fight him, and he wanted to fight us, and even the battlefield was chosen in the same place. ”

"He's amazing."

Zuo Yan laughed knowingly.

"Does the marshal want to meet him?"

Zhang Niujiao raised his head, looked at the hill opposite, looked at the fiery red black panther banner on the hill, and shook his head.

He raised his hands and roared wildly:

"Drumming ......"

Dozens of large and small war drums rang out at the same time in an instant, low, violent, thick, and passionate drums soared into the sky, like a stormy wave.

Zuo Yan, who had been looking at the opposite hill, suddenly changed his complexion, his eyes widened, and he let out a wild shout:

"Handsome ......"