Chapter 0103: The Hunter and the Prey
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Yue Fei was woken up from his sleep by Guan Jing.
Guan Jing received two messages at the same time. One is the news from the scouts of the Youzhou Iron Cavalry, saying that Zhang Baicai of the Yellow Turban Army led 20,000 soldiers to suddenly leave the Yellow Turban Army camp in Pingyang City and move quickly along the Zhangshui towards Linzhang. The other is the news from the lord from Yecheng, the Yellow Turban Army outside the city is packing up and there are signs of withdrawal.
"What about Zou Dan?" Yue Fei sat by the bonfire and spread out the map, and asked Guan Jingdao, "Is it the news he sent?" ”
Guan Jing said: "Zou Dan left in a hurry, saying that he would go and see it in person." ”
Yue Fei asked again, "Is there any news from Shan Jing?" ”
Guan Jing shook his head and said, "No." ”
Yue Fei thought for a while and said, "Wen'an, immediately send someone to find Shan Jing, and make sure he finds out whether Chu Yan's troops have crossed the river." ”
Guan Jing turned around and ran away.
Tian Kai sat up from the fire, pointed to Guan Jing's back and said: "Guan Wen'an, this kid is becoming more and more like a martial artist, he walks with heavy steps, runs like a cow, and is noisy. ”
Yue Fei smiled: "Brother French, the Yellow Turban Army is running away." ”
"Run? Where to run? Tian Kai asked suspiciously.
However, he immediately reacted and said excitedly: "Captain Yue, are you saying that Zhang Jiao wants to withdraw the army?" ”
Yue Fei nodded and said, "Yes." Wen An came to tell me just now that Chu Yan only brought 20,000 troops to Ping'en Ancient City, apparently to pick up Zhang Jiao's withdrawal to Julu. ”
"Shall we fight?" Tian Kai immediately asked.
"Fight, we must fight, and we must wipe out Zhang Jiao's troops in Wei County at all costs." Yue Fei said with a smile, "There are still more than 60,000 people left in Zhang Jiao, and if he joins Sun Qin and Chu Yan in the Ping'en Ancient City, it will exceed 140,000." Although these 140,000 people are not the main force of the Yellow Turban Army, we have no ability to fight, so we can only let them leave. Therefore, we must knock out the Zhang Jiao before they meet. ”
"Eating Zhang Jiao's 60,000 horses, the strength of the Yellow Turban Army will be drastically reduced, and it will be much easier for us to further attack the cities of Julu County, and it will speed up the process of our extermination of the Yellow Turban Thieves. Otherwise, we would not have been able to exterminate the Yellow Turban Thieves this year. Of course, what I hope most is to kill Zhang Jiao himself, which is definitely the biggest blow to the Yellow Turban Army, even better than destroying his army of more than 60,000 people, basically announcing that we can exterminate the Yellow Turban Thieves before autumn comes. ”
Tian Kai looked at Yue Fei's face that was burned red by the fire, and asked worriedly: "But there are still more than 60,000 people in Zhang Jiao, and it is difficult to fight." By the way, this can't be any trick played by Zhang Jiao, right? ”
Yue Fei laughed. He gave Tian Kai a thumbs up and said, "French brother Gaojian." Zhang Jiao is indeed playing tricks, he wants to eat us. He's playing this trick well. ”
Tian Kai asked strangely: "Why did Pengju say this?" ”
Yue Fei explained: "If his army is in a group and always guards against our cavalry raids, we really have no choice. It's like a pack of wild wolves surrounding a herd of bison, and the bison are all facing the wild wolves, and the wild wolves have to walk with their butts in a stupid way. But now Zhang Jiao wants revenge, wants to dig a trap and eat us. This is indeed his chance for revenge, but it also gives us a chance to destroy him. ”
"Pengju, are you sure?" Although Tian Kai admired Yue Fei'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.
Yue Fei laughed, very happily.
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The current location of the Youzhou Iron Horse is fifty miles south of the confluence of Fushui and Zhangshui, where Zhangshui turns a corner and flows north. Because kudzu is abundant here, the place is called Geting.
It is a gentle plain and hilly area, the mountains are not high, they are some small hills no more than 20 zhang, and there are not many trees on the hills, basically some low bushes, which are suitable for both infantry and cavalry to charge.
Yue Fei decided to put the battlefield here. He believed that Zhang Jiao sent Zhang Bai to lead 20,000 people first, and the purpose was very simple, that is, to induce Youzhou 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 an hour or two.
The news from the scouts also confirmed Yue Fei's conjecture. Zhang Baicai's troops and Zhang Jiao's troops were forty miles apart, and the two armies marched quickly.
"Where is Ziang and Ji Chang's army now?" Yue Fei turned around and asked.
Guan Jing immediately rode up to his side and said, "The second general's troops are in Beixiangyi, and the third general's troops are in Beizhu. According to your request, Captain Yue, one of them followed Zhang Bai and the other followed Zhang Jiao, setting up roadblocks all the way to delay the march of the two armies. ”
Although Gongsun Zhan's cavalry was temporarily under Yue Fei's command, the two armies did not really merge. And Guan Jing and others are equivalent to the retainers of the Gongsun family, and the title of Gongsun Chan and others naturally follows the original title. The second general refers to Gongsun Yue, and the third general refers to Gongsun Fan.
"Is there any news from Yecheng?" Yue Fei asked again.
"General Li's messenger arrived, saying that General Li personally led an army of 10,000 and left Yecheng with Captain Guan and Captain Zhang, and was coming east along Zhangshui." Guan Jing said.
Yue Fei smiled and nodded, "The lord will definitely come as scheduled." By the way, is Shan Jing back? ”
Guan Jing shook his head and said, "Not yet." But the good news is that Chu Yan's army has always been on the north bank of Zhangshui. ”
"Wen An, can you send someone to check it repeatedly?" Yue Fei asked.
The more than 30,000 Yellow Turban troops in the ancient city of Ping'en have always been a heart problem for Yue Fei. It would be a very unfortunate thing if some of their troops quietly left the ancient city of Ping'en, marched west to meet Zhang Jiao, and attacked the Youzhou Iron Cavalry from behind.
Guan Jing nodded affirmatively.
"The two armies of Chu Yan and Sun Qin were stationed on the north and south banks of Zhangshui, and compared with the concealment of the actions of the two armies, Chu Yan's troops were a little better. So make sure you send your best scouts across the river quietly and keep an eye on them. Yue Fei was always vaguely uneasy in his heart, so he instructed again.
Guan Jing said loudly: "Captain Yue, don't worry, I will send someone to keep an eye on you." ”
"Brother Bogui...... Wang Jun waited for ......" Yue Fei saw Gongsun Zan and Wang Men galloping towards him, and raised his hand and shouted.
"Captain Yue, this is our battlefield?" Wang Men asked.
Gongsun Chan stood on his horse and looked around.
Yue Fei nodded and said, "Yes." It's a nice place, and at our feet is the entrance to Geting, a small hill. The first 300 steps is the Ge River, which has been in a severe drought in Jizhou in the past two months, and there is no water in the river. The overall slope of the terrain is suitable for blocking. ”
"Our 2,000 people blocked Zhang Jiao's 30,000 people, isn't it too little?" Gongsun Chan asked.
"The army of Captain Guan and Captain Zhang will arrive soon. You have the advantage of the terrain and have entangled Zhang Jiao here. The main force of our cavalry raided Zhang Baiqi at the exit of Ge Ting, ten miles away, and once it was completely annihilated, we outflanked Zhang Jiao from both sides of the Ge River, surrounded Zhang Jiao, and made it difficult for him to fly. ”
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Zhang Baiqi's troops quickly crossed the Ge River and entered the Geting realm. The soldiers lined up in a long queue and marched neatly and quickly down the main road.
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 Youzhou 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.
The scout replied, "No." ”
Zhang Baiqi frowned and waved his hand to signal the scout to probe again.
Yesterday, the outpost cavalry of the Yue Fei Division of the Youzhou Army dug pits everywhere and threw huge wooden stones on the road, seriously hindering the marching speed of the army. At night, in order to prevent the raid of the Youzhou Iron Cavalry, the Yellow Turban Army divided 20,000 people into two armies, taking turns to be on duty in the middle of the night, taking turns to sleep and rest.
But today, the outpost cavalry of the Youzhou Army suddenly changed their character, not only did not set up obstacles, but also stayed away from them. This made Zhang Baiqi muttered a little in his heart. But he still ordered the troops to quietly increase their speed and widen the distance between them and the main forces behind.
To be a prey, you have to be like something.