When Liu Xin received the report, he was shocked, he still came, so he hurriedly ordered to go down and gather everyone to come to the hall to discuss the matter. Liu Xin once explained to the soldiers guarding the city that once they found a beacon fire burning somewhere, they would notify the adults separately, so in just a moment, everyone came to the hall of the Taishou Mansion one after another.

Liu Xin looked at everyone and said: "There is a beacon fire in the direction of Gaoyang County, it must be a horse thief who came to sneak attack, what do you think?" ”

Fu Zhu said: "Lord Hui, since the beacon fire is ignited, Gaoyang County must have been prepared, there is no need to worry too much, you can send a cavalry to the rescue." ”

Liu Xin nodded and said, "Who wants to lead the troops forward?" ”

Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, and Zhang He stood up together and said, "The last general is willing to go!" ”

Liu Xin said with a smile: "How can you use so many people in one Gaoyang County." In this way, Zhang He, you take 200 cavalry to the rescue. Liu Xin knew that every time the "horse thieves" attacked and harassed, there were as few as thirty or forty people, and at most more than 100 people, and it should be enough to bring two hundred people, and there were not many cavalry under his command.

Zhang He took the order to go. Tian Feng suddenly stood up and said, "My lord, it seems inappropriate. The horse thieves have not come to the river for a long time, this time suddenly came late at night, there must be some preparations, General Zhang went here to bring too few troops, and asked the adults to send reinforcements. ”

Liu Xin groaned: "Lord Tian is reasonable. It's just that General Xu's injuries are recovering, and it seems that the only way to ask Zhao Yun to come out is to come out. Zhao Yun, you will bring all the 200 cavalry in the Flying Tiger Guard, and then respond, pay attention to safety on the road. ”

Zhao Yun, who had been gearing up for a long time, excitedly agreed, and rushed out of the hall as if flying.

Watching Zhang He and Zhao Yun each lead their troops away, Liu Xin also led people to the city, anxiously waiting for the news ahead.

The sky is getting brighter, Zhang Jiao still woke up early as usual, and is walking in the yard, he has been feeling that his body has not been as good as before, and it seems that he needs to recuperate.

However, the development of events did not stop him. Someone outside came to report that Guan Hai was seriously injured! Guan Hai is the first general under him, and his martial arts are strong, how can he be injured for no reason? Zhang Jiao was shocked, and hurried over while full of doubts.

Zhang Jiao summoned the Taiping Dao leaders from all over the world to Julu a few years ago, and decided to divide the Taiping Dao disciples in the world into 36 parties, each of which set up a Qu Shuai, who was called a general internally. According to Zhang Jiao's speculation, there will be a major drought next year, and the disaster will be very serious, which is an excellent opportunity to vigorously develop Taiping Road.

Guan Hai, as the first general under Zhang Jiao, naturally became a party commander. Although Zhang Jiao repeatedly told him not to go to the vicinity of Hejian County, Guan Hai and the others took Zhang Jiao's words to heart. Now that he has become a party commander and has the right to decide, he always wants to find an opportunity to find Liu Xin's bad luck, give him some color, and avenge Zhu Qing.

Guan Hai sent people to Hejian many times to investigate, but there was always no suitable opportunity. He thought about it repeatedly and felt that around the Spring Festival should be the best opportunity. On Chinese New Year's Eve, the people who listened came back, and all parts of the river were heavily guarded, and on the first day of the new year, it was still like this, and there was simply no opportunity to take advantage of it. However, Guan Hai also heard the news that although the army did not rest, the people who served as guards and patrols were only half of the usual.

After another ten days, Guan Hai felt that the time was ripe. He gathered all the men and horses on his side, about 200 cavalry and more than 1,000 foot soldiers, and quietly marched towards Gaoyang County. Although it was night, there were too many people and horses, and except for those cavalry, the others had not undergone much formal training at ordinary times, and before they reached the territory of Gaoyang, the noisy sound spread far and wide. Minzhuang, who was guarding the high platform, noticed the movement and hurriedly lit the beacon fire.

Guan Hai saw the beacon fire ignited, and knew that his deeds were exposed, so he simply ordered the whole army to attack, rushed into the village in front, and killed him without leaving a chicken or dog. The cavalrymen, all of whom had been trained, rushed in a neat line at the command of the order, while the foot soldiers did not follow the line and marched in a swarm. Guan Hai didn't expect this to be the case, frowned, and rode forward.

There was a small river outside the village, and before the cavalry could reach the river, they dismounted. It turned out that the villagers had dug many traps by the river, built wooden planks on them during the day, and removed the planks after dusk, but the spies sent by Guan Hai did not find them. In the blink of an eye, more than 30 cavalrymen fell into the horse pit, and there were many sharpened bamboo poles inserted in the pit.

Guan Hai hurriedly restrained the team and came to the river after half a circle. This village is the most remote of the river, but it is quite large, and there is a wide wooden bridge over the river on the main road to Luoyang. At the same time as the beacon fire was lit, the villagers ran out one after another, and according to the plan, some villagers were on guard with knives and guns, and the other villagers immediately removed the wooden planks on the small bridge. The bridge was removed, although it was a little troublesome to build it again tomorrow, but it was better than letting the horse thief kill into the house, this is a powerful relationship The villagers still figured it out, so everyone's action was very fast, and when Guan Hai came to the small bridge with the people, only the bridge piles remained.

Although it was early spring, the weather in the north was still cold, and there was still a thin layer of ice on the river. This layer of ice cannot support the weight of people and horses, and if you want to cross the river, you can only wade through the water. The river is not wide, and the water is not deep, but the worst thing is that if you wade across the river, no one can stand these feet.

In fact, when the beacon fire was ignited, Guan Hai's wisest thing to do was to collect his troops and go back, but he had been looking for an opportunity, and he didn't have a good Spring Festival all day, just for this day, how could he give up lightly? The front team was caught in a horse pit, and more than 30 cavalry were broken, which made him even more embarrassed and angry. It's just a person, more than 30 horses! It's not just about money, sometimes you don't have the money to buy it. Guan Hai was dazed for a while, and actually ordered to wade across the river. How do you know that the chief of this village still knows some art of war, and understands the truth of attacking them halfway, the people in the north already have a martial spirit, and they are not afraid of these horse thieves at all. More than 200 young villagers stopped by the river with knives and guns in hand, believing that if they held on for a little longer, Taishou would send men and horses to arrive.

Guan Hai's men and horses are actually just ordinary villagers, they finally waded across the river, all of them were numb from the cold, and their spears were unstable. Guan Hai was so angry that he stomped his feet, and refused to retreat, so Suo led the team to go around upstream to find a place to cross the river.

After tossing for a long time, he finally came to the entrance of the village, Guan Hai breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to give the order to rush into the village, but saw a group of cavalry rushing out of the village, and before he could get close, a rain of arrows came. At that time, there were very few bows and arrows among the people, and the men and horses of Guan Hai did not have bows and arrows, and the people in the village did not have bows and arrows, so he immediately understood that this was the official army coming to reinforce him. Guan Hai looked at the officers and soldiers, but there were only about two hundred people, so he didn't take them seriously, and ordered an attack, and the two armies suddenly collided together.

Guan Hai held a spear in his hand and fought with a general led by the official army, and that general also made an iron spear, and the force was heavy, it was Zhang He. Guan Hai's martial arts are also very outstanding, the two of them have been fighting for 30 rounds, regardless of victory or defeat. The soldiers on both sides were also in a scuffle, with the officers and soldiers winning because they were well-equipped and well-trained, while the horse thieves relied on their outnumbers and fought equally.

While the battle was raging, another group of cavalry was killed in the village. This group of cavalry is tall and large, with bright armor, and its momentum is much stronger than that of the cavalry just now. Led by a young general, silver helmet and silver armor, holding a bright silver gun, a white horse in his crotch, very dazzling in the night, like a snowflake swept towards Guan Hai, but it was Zhao Yun. Guan Hai deceived him when he was young, gave up Zhang He, and came to fight Zhao Yun. The two horses intersected, the two guns fought, only one round, Guan Hai was taken aback, this young man's martial arts were still above Zhang He, and he didn't dare to fight at the moment, so he shook a shot at Zhao Yun, turned around and left. When the thieves saw that the Lord was defeated, they threw away their armor and fled. Zhang He and Zhao Yun joined forces in one place, and then covered up and killed, and chased more than three miles before collecting their troops.

Finally got rid of the pursuers, gathered the defeated horses, and only more than 50 cavalry and more than 200 foot soldiers remained, Guan Hai walked back dejectedly. He had not gone far when another group of cavalry rushed forward like the wind. The cavalry was small in number, but it was like a rainbow, and the first two generals were the first. Guan Hai shook his spirits and greeted him with a gun. I saw one of them use a big knife and roar like thunder: "The thief will be killed!" Guan Hai fought all night, he was already exhausted, and he was so shocked by his roar that he didn't dare to resist the enemy, so he turned his horse and left. The general was in hot pursuit, and Guan Hai was helpless and turned back to fight. After three or five rounds of fighting, Guan Hai became self-reliant, and his marksmanship gradually became scattered, and the general shouted when he saw this: "Look at the knife!" Guan Hai didn't have time to dodge, so he had to raise the gun with both hands and fight hard, only to hear the "click", and the spear in his hand had already been broken into two. The big knife castration continued, and the "brush" fell. Guan Hai only felt a chill on his cheeks, blood flowed down his forehead, covering half of his face, but he took advantage of the momentum to urge the war horse, turned behind the general, and fled. The general with the sword was about to chase after him, but he heard a man shouting, "Don't chase it, let's go to the river." ”

Guan Hai didn't dare to stay, and ran all the way under the escort of several defeated soldiers and fled to Julu. Zhang Jiao listened to what happened, and was furious: "I have repeatedly said that you must not go to the river to cause trouble, but you dare not listen!" ”

Guan Hai prostrate on the ground, and said in fear: "Hai lost the soldiers, please surrender the master!" ”

Zhang Jiao looked at Guan Hai, whose face was covered in blood, sighed, and said, "You go down to heal your injuries first." This matter will have to be considered in the long run. ”

Guan Hai saw that Zhang Jiao did not punish him, so he was relieved, got up from the ground and said, "Master, I am fine, but half of my scalp and one ear have been cut off, and the bleeding has stopped on the way, and now I am fine." I must avenge this revenge! ”

Zhang Jiaoben couldn't bear to blame him, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but get angry again: "I still want to take revenge!" Someone, lock him up first! ”

"General Guan just didn't notice it for a while, please calm my father's anger." At this time, Zhang Ning rushed over when he heard the news, persuaded Zhang Jiao, and said to Guan Hai, "I don't know who injured the general?" ”

Guan Hai gritted his teeth and said: "It's a black-faced man, with a big knife, that guy has a lot of strength." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Jiao asked, "Ning'er, you have been talking about it in the river, do you know who this person is?" ”