Zhang Bao's eyes widened, and he looked at the panting scout and asked loudly, "How far away is the enemy from us?" ”

"Twenty miles, it's in Anpingdu on the other side of Luoshui."

"Whose flag?"

"It's Li Yi's battle flag. There were about three or four thousand infantry. ”

Zhang Bao and Bao Dan, the general of the Yellow Turban Army, who accompanied him, exchanged surprised looks, and looked at each other in confusion.

This time he went to Yongnu to rescue, Zhang Bao brought a total of 30,000 troops, of which 10,000 were the few elite forces left in his hands. The so-called soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first, he sent 9,000 troops to escort the grain and grass first, and personally led the rest of the army to follow behind, marching in the direction of Yongnu.

With such a powerful force, it must not be able to hide from Li Yi's scouts. However, if he knew that he was coming with such a powerful force, he probably wouldn't have come to meet him. Even if it is coming, cavalry should be sent, not infantry.

Bao Dan said: "Isn't Li Yi in Yongnu City? How did you get to Anpingdu again? It was more than forty miles away from Yoonnu. Did he come overnight? ”

Zhang Bao shook his head and said, "The person sent by Zhang Qun told me that Li Yi's army has indeed surrounded Yongnu City. Li Yi shouldn't be in this team. But what are they doing here? ”

After pondering for a while, Zhang Bao said slowly: "Li Yi estimated that he sent troops to delay our rescue troops, and then took advantage of the new defeat of Zhang Qun in Yongnu City and the unstable morale of the army to take Yongnu City as quickly as possible. ”

"Quite possibly. General, do you think we should inform the military division? Bao Dan said on the side.

"Immediately ride quickly and inform Zhang Qun." Zhang Bao said loudly.

"Order Cai Kai, Su Yang and Zheng Biao, each of whom will lead 3,000 men and horses from their headquarters to escort the supply convoy, not rest all the way, and rush to Yongnu City overnight."

"Ordering the troops to assemble immediately, we quickly rushed to set up an ambush near Luoshui. As soon as the Han army crosses the river, we will attack it. ”

Immediately, Zhang Bao gave a few more orders, and the heralds behind him immediately scattered.

The rapid sound of drums and horns sounded in all directions.

"It's already afternoon, will the enemy cross the river?" Bao Dan looked up at the often blue sky, hesitated for a moment, and whispered.

"Li Yi is cunning and may quietly cross the river at night. We have more than 20,000 troops, and if they attack suddenly without warning, we will definitely be able to completely annihilate Li Yi's army. Zhang Bao said excitedly.

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Yue Fei stood at the edge of Luoshui, anxiously looking at the water surface downstream, his brows tightened. Behind him were the two military horses to which his army belonged, Li Qiong and Li Xun, who were born in the Yellow Turban Army.

These two were originally just ordinary Yellow Turban soldiers, and their names were not and are not their current names, but after they were incorporated by Li Pengfei, they were given by Li Pengfei because of their outstanding performance.

Of course, it is not only these two people who have been given names, and those who have now reached the level of military Sima in the stroke have been given names by Li Pengfei.

This is a means for Li Pengfei to buy people's hearts. In the feudal era, those who could be given a name by the Zhu family were definitely cronies. Especially these Yellow Turban soldiers, they were originally just ordinary people, known as grass people and Qianshou, and now they can get the name given by the lord himself, or the surname Li, what a great honor it is.

Therefore, although it was only a very simple matter, it allowed Li Pengfei to absorb the hearts of all the middle-level backbones of the army at once.

That's right, the middle-level backbone of the army. In the Han Dynasty, the rank of the military Sima was higher than that of a thousand stones, and this position was definitely not low, and he could already lead a group alone, that is, a thousand people.

In Li Yi's army, according to his regulations, generals above the rank of captain do not lead troops in peacetime. Only when going out on the expedition can we look at the situation and determine how many soldiers and horses to bring and which ones to bring. This is a rule formulated by Li Yi in order to avoid the formation of mountain forces in the army and learn from the experience of later generations.

Although it is said that several generals under his command are worthy of absolute trust, this is because his power is still relatively small and there are not many talents under him. In the future, if you have an army of hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands, if you don't have the right rules, it will be really troublesome.

The so-called people who have no long-term worries must have near-term worries, which is the truth.

Of course, this practice of bestowing names is only a stopgap measure and cannot be implemented forever.

"General Yue, don't worry, according to the speed, the ship should also arrive." Li Qiong comforted in a low voice.

"General Yue, do you want the troops to camp and rest? Since last night, the troops have marched more than 100 miles, and the soldiers have worked very hard. Li Xun asked on the side.

Yue Fei turned around and nodded, "Okay, camp three miles away from the river bank to rest." Or according to the size of 4,000 men, set up more tents, and confuse the enemy's scouts. ”

A herald galloped away.

Li Xun asked in a low voice, "General Yue, when are we going to cross the river?" ”

Yue Fei looked at the rushing river and said with a smile: "After the boat arrived, I ordered the avant-garde troops to cross the river immediately and establish a defensive position three miles on the opposite bank, and the large army began to move in the middle of the night. What do you think? ”

Li Xun and Li Qiong nodded in agreement.

Li Xun asked softly, "General Yue, where are we going?" Now this is the territory of the Yellow Turban Army's activities, and it is difficult to hide their tracks. ”

Yue Fei smiled and said, "I received the task given to me by the main bus, which is to rush to Anpingdu, and then pretend to cross the river in the middle of the night to contain the enemy. According to the report of our scouts, Zhang Bao's army will probably pass through here. The enemy we want to contain is probably his troops. As for what to do next, we have to wait here for the lord's order. ”

At this moment, he suddenly rode from the opposite riverbank, and the speed was extremely fast.

Li Xun's eyes were sharp, and he immediately exclaimed: "It's our scout." There's news. ”

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A crescent moon hung high in the dark night sky, bleak. Thick black clouds hid all the stars behind them, and even the curved crescent moon was obscured from time to time by the rapidly moving clouds. The whole land was shrouded in darkness, and it was impossible to tell where there was a road and which was a mountain.

This place is more than 20 miles northwest of Yongnu City, and is in the middle of Luoshui and Gu River. The official road from Jixian to Yongnu, after passing through this place, is the junction of the Gu River and Luoshui for another twenty miles, and the city of Yongnu is on the opposite bank of the confluence of the two rivers.

Li Pengfei led his army north from Yongnu City, and after entering the territory of Luxian County, he led his army to cross the Gu River, and then evaded Yongnu City and the scouts of Zhang Baojun, who came to help, quietly went south, and ambushed in this necessary place on his way to Yongnu City before dark.

The northern Hebei Plain is not all endless flat land, especially in this area close to Yanshan, where there are hills and undulations everywhere. These hills are not very high, and very few are more than 100 meters.

The place where Li Pengfei and the others were ambushed was a few inconspicuous hills next to the official road leading from Jixian County to Yongnu City. There are no less than 100 such hills on both sides of the official road of nearly 200 miles.

Thanks to the times, the vegetation on these hills has grown well, and there are large trees of hugging thickness everywhere, which are very suitable for ambushes.

Li Pengfei's target in this battle was the troops of the Yellow Turban Army who were escorting grain and grass.

This place is only more than 20 miles away from Yongnu City, which can be said to be close at hand. And along the way, the Yellow Turbans were not harassed, and it must have been the time when they arrived at this place, when their spirits were most relaxed. At this time, it was a good time for Li Pengfei to launch a surprise attack.

In the darkness of the night, a fiery dragon came from afar, and without the scouts reporting, the army already knew that it was their goal.

With the appearance of the fire dragon on the edge of heaven and earth, Li Pengfei's army fell silent at that moment, and there was no life in the woods next to the official road.