In early April of the fourth year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dongjun of Yanzhou, forty miles south of Puyang, Wuting. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

The beautiful morning glow gradually dissipated, the brilliant sun shed its red coat, and the dazzling light shone all over the vast land.

Gao Gan reluctantly withdrew his gaze from the white and elegant white clouds, and slowly cast it into the sky. There were a few fast horses galloping up a few puffs of smoke and dust.

Gao Gan's heart suddenly beat a few times, and a hint of foreboding suddenly invaded his whole body.

He has always opposed sending troops to support Xiahou Yuan, and compared to the more than 100,000 Northern Frontier Army, his own men and horses did not help to delay the attack speed of the Northern Frontier Army.

In the current situation, it is a fact that the Northern Xinjiang Army swept Yanzhou, and if you want to turn the tide of the war, you can only gather heavy troops on the front line of Dingtao and Changyi to block the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and wait for Cao Cao and Liu Bei to come back.

Whether it is the morale of the army, the physical strength of the soldiers in the north or the weight of the grain and grass of the army, it will reach the limit, and it is necessary to stop for a little rest.

After Cao and Liu's armies returned to Yanzhou, the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army no longer had an advantage, and the battle line could be stabilized on the line of Dingtao and Changyi.

Dingtao, Changyi and Zhongmu and Chenliu are about 500 miles apart, and the armies between the two places can support each other, and this battle can be fought slowly, and it is difficult to predict who will win and who will lose.

When the two armies are stalemate, Baima and Puyang, which are located on the flanks of the battlefield, are very important. These two cities are three to four hundred miles away from Dingtao, and once they are lost, the flanks of the battlefield will be completely exposed to the attacks of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and the decisive battle situation will be very unfavorable to their own side. Therefore, the garrison troops stuck to Baima and Puyang, which played a decisive role in the Central Plains war.

But his opinion was criticized by his grandfather Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao believes that now that the Northern Xinjiang Army is on the Yanzhou battlefield and the Henan battlefield, there is no extra force to attack Baima and Puyang. Although Li Jing's army was stationed in the vicinity of Liyang and Changshoujin to threaten these two cities, Li Jing assumed the heavy responsibility of defending the southern part of Yizhou and protecting the smooth grain route to Hanoi, and he could not rashly launch an attack on Baima and Puyang.

In addition, Yuan Shao also believed that Li Jing was now leading part of his troops to cross the river, and his purpose was only to contain his own forces and help the Northern Xinjiang Army to advance rapidly to the line of Dingtao and Changyi. Considering the current tense situation on the battlefield in Henan, Li Jing did not dare to send troops to attack Baima and Puyang at this critical moment. Once the attack failed, his army crossed the Yellow River and cut off the grain route to Hanoi, the Northern Xinjiang Army in the Henan battlefield was in danger of being annihilated, and the Central Plains War launched by Li Yi was about to be defeated.

My grandfather has a respected position in my heart, and I have listened to my grandfather since I was a child, and now it is no exception. There is some truth in my grandfather's words, but things on the battlefield are changing rapidly, and the more inconspicuous and easy to overlook, the more likely it is to become a fatal point, and the current Puyang is such a place.

The scouts rushed in.

"How? Where is Li Jing's army? Gao Gan calmed down his melancholy mood and asked lightly.

There was admiration in the scout's eyes. The slender and handsome young man in front of him was amazingly intelligent. From the moment the army retreated to Puyang, he sent a number of scouts to travel more than 100 miles along the Lizi River, quietly lurking near the camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army, closely watching the movements of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

"As the general expected, when the Northern Xinjiang Army learned that the general led the army back to Puyang, it really left the camp overnight and secretly rushed outside the city of Jicheng."

"Where?" Gao Gan hurriedly asked.

"There are too many scouts in the Northern Frontier Army, and we dare not approach." The scout looked ashamed and bowed his head in reply.

Gao Gan waved at them and said, "Very good. It's nice to come back alive. Go down and rest. ”

A few scouts bowed and retreated.

Gao Gan spread out the map and looked at it carefully, then waved his hand and shouted to He Mao beside him: "Immediately send someone to Puyang, order Deng Sheng to lead his troops out of the city, rush to Xiaoliang Pavilion, and attack the Northern Xinjiang Army with me from the north and south." ”

He Mao was stunned for a moment, and asked with a little confusion: "General, the road from here to Puyang is full of scouts from the Northern Xinjiang Army, isn't this going to send them to death?" ”

"The prey has entered his mouth, and Li Jing still dares to startle the snake?" Gao Gan smiled, "Don't worry, you will be safe and sound along the way." ”

Unaware of the danger, the heralds flew away.

Looking at the herald who was gradually moving away, He Mao's eyes showed a trace of pain. It seemed to him that the brave herald was dead.

He Mao asked Gao Gandao: "General, are we going to move forward?" ”

"Sleep." Gao Gan lay down on the grass and closed his eyes comfortably, "Deng Sheng's army won't be able to reach Xiaoliang Pavilion until noon at the earliest, so let's sleep first." The soldiers have been running all night and are tired, so let them all rest. ”

He Mao looked at Gao Gan in disbelief and said in surprise: "General, the Northern Frontier Army is twenty miles away, and we are sleeping here?" ”

Gao Gan ignored him and fell into a deep sleep, snoring slightly from his nose.

Half an hour later, Gao Gan was woken up by He Mao, only to hear He Mao say loudly: "General, the scout reported that a northern army suddenly appeared fifty miles away from our rear. ”

Gao Gan opened his eyes lazily, and asked sleepily, "Are you coming from the direction of Xiancheng?" ”

He Mao glanced at him in surprise, nodded, and said, "Exactly." Looks like they've been with us all night. ”

"Sleep." Gao Gan closed his eyes and muttered in a low voice, "You can only kill when you sleep well." ”

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Trabecular Pavilion.

Pan Zhang walked around irritably.

Zhan Zhao sat on the ground, constantly turning the battle helmet in his hand, and a few vicious curses came out of his mouth from time to time.

Li Jing squatted in the shade of the tree, stirring a clump of grass with the horsewhip in his hand, and looked at the ants busy on the ground with interest.

The scouts hurried in, but the enemy still stopped.

"It's exposed." Pan Zhang lifted his foot and stomped a weed under his feet.

"Withdraw." Li Jing stood up and patted the ashes on his body, and said calmly, "Order all the departments to retreat in the direction of the white horse." ”

"Lu Qian is behind Gao Gan, do you want him to withdraw to Xiancheng immediately?" Pan Zhang asked.

"Please keep a distance from Gao Gan and don't retreat too early, so as not to let Gao Gan find out and bite back." Li Jing waved his hand as he walked towards the war horse, "Order him to move in the direction of Puyang, and once Gao Gan leads the army to counterattack, let him quickly retreat to the bank of the Yellow River." ”

The officers and men of the Northern Xinjiang Army quietly left Xiaoliangting as when they came.

When the army marched to the vicinity of the city, the scouts came quickly. The defenders of Puyang poured out of the nest and were rushing in the direction of Xiaoliangting.

"Gao Gan has calculated on our heads." Pan Zhang volleyed a whip in the air and said angrily, "If you plan it, hit him." ”

"Gao Gan's army, plus Deng Sheng, who came from the direction of Puyang, has at least 15,000 men and horses." Zhan Zhao hurriedly shook his hand and said, "Although our army is good at fighting, we only have 10,000 people, and it will be a bloody battle, and the casualties are too great to be counted." ”

"You can fight." Li Jing stopped and said with a slight smile, "Let's go to Puyang." As soon as Puyang is lost, Gao Gan must beat his chest and cry. ”

"Hit Puyang?" Pan Zhang hesitated for a moment, and then suddenly realized, "General, I'll go to Wuting to drag Gao Gan." ”

"Okay." Li Jing waved his horsewhip and ordered the heralds, "Order Lu Qian to lead the army to rush to Puyang." ”

"Order all departments to return to Puyang as quickly as possible."

The army then split in two.

Pan Zhang led 3,000 men and horses to advance towards Wu Ting. He gathered all the horses in his army, gathered five hundred cavalry, and galloped back and forth in front of the ranks, raising dust all over the sky.

Li Jing and Zhanzhao led 7,000 men and horses to the northwest of the city first, and then turned their horses' heads and killed Puyang from the southeast.

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Wu Ting.

Gao Gan got up slowly, put on his battle helmet, and said with a smile: "Li Jing can't wait? ”

"The Northern Frontier Army is coming violently." He Mao said anxiously, "General, it seems that Li Jing is going to fight us to the death." ”

"Do you think Li Jing will fight us in a decisive battle?" Gao Gan asked rhetorically, "Although the Northern Frontier Army is good at fighting, his strength is 5,000 less than ours, and he is at a disadvantage. Even if he had to fight hard, I wouldn't want to. ”

"Does he want to count on Lu Qian to attack from behind us?" He Mao realized, and his tone of voice became respectful, "If it weren't for the general's sudden order to stop the army this time, we really wouldn't have found Lu Qian." However, Lu Qian is too far away from us, but Deng Sheng is close at hand. Li Jing is dead this time. ”

Gao Gan looked at the smoke and dust floating in the air in the distance, a sneer rose at the corner of his mouth, and ordered: "Order all departments, form a formation, and prepare for war." ”

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Pan Zhang led his army to stop three miles away from Wuting and confronted the army of Gao Gan.

The scouts rushed back and forth, constantly reporting the enemy's position to Pan Zhang.

"General, the enemy army has reached Xiaoliang Pavilion, and it is still fifteen miles away from us."

Pan Zhang looked up at the sky and said mockingly, "Deng Sheng ran fast enough...... The order, all the parts immediately turned around and killed Xiaoliang Pavilion. ”

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"Li Jing is in a mess." When Gao Gan heard the news, he said to He Mao with a smile, "Li Jing wanted to eat me, but he never expected that in a blink of an eye, he would be surrounded by me. ”

Then, he turned to the herald behind him and ordered: "Order all the heralds, advance to Xiaoliang Pavilion and surround Li Jing." ”

However, just when the encirclement was about to be completed, something happened that stunned Gao Gan: the Northern Frontier Army dispersed in a hurry and fled.

Then the scout flew to report, Lu Qian did not continue to follow, but turned around and killed in the direction of Puyang.

Gao Gan's heart was cold, and he suddenly realized that he had been fooled, and shouted anxiously: "Hurry back to Puyang, hurry, hurry ......" (to be continued.) )