The news that Zhang Yan led an army of 50,000 to kill Ben Huainan was like thunder, which made Yuan Shu quite surprised, he had just ascended the throne, Zhang Yan led the army to kill him, and the abnormal things that happened today, is it all a coincidence?

However, Yuan Shu was not afraid, even if Zhang Yan didn't come to him, what he would do in a while was to send troops to attack Xuzhou and kill the Han Emperor in Pengcheng, so that he would be the only son of heaven in the world.

"I came just in time, I didn't look for him, but he looked for me in turn, and it saved me trouble! General! Yuan Shu said.

Ji Ling immediately clenched his fists and said, "The minister is here, what does Bixia command?" ”

"Immediately gather 100,000 soldiers and horses, and lead Chen Lan, Lei Bo, Li Feng, Lei Xu, Mei Cheng and others to meet the battle, and be sure to repel the enemy in the future!" Yuan Shu ordered.

"Command!" Ji Ling received the order, and left Yuan Shu's side with Chen Lan, Lei Bo, Li Feng, Lei Xu, and Mei Cheng.

Yuan Shu ordered again: "Hussar General Zhang Xun! ”

"The minister is here!" Zhang Xun responded with a fist.

"Go to Runan immediately, and lead He Yi, Liu Pi, He Man and others to attack Pengcheng from Runan."

"Yes!"

Zhang Xun turned around and hurriedly walked out, Yuan Shu called his personal entourage again, and ordered: "Go to Lujiang immediately, and let the cavalry general Liu Xun lead his troops to Shouchun!" ”

"Yes!"

The order was established, and Yuan Shu said to the guard Han Yin: "You lead the army to defend the city, without my order, no one can enter and leave Shouchun at will!" ”

Han Yin hugged his fists and said: "Obey!" ”

"The rest of the ministers, wait for good news with me in Shouchun!" Yuan Shu looked around and said loudly.

"Yes!"

Yuan Shu was dispatched. Ji Ling took Chen Lan, Lei Bo, Li Feng, Lei Xu, Mei Cheng and others to the military camp to order troops and horses. Five thousand cavalry. Ninety-five thousand infantrymen, a total of 100,000 people, marched towards Dangtu County, trying to block the path of Zhang Yanjun's advance here.

Shouchun was still some distance away from Dangtu, and in order to be able to arrive quickly, Ji Ling took Chen Lan, Lei Bo and 5,000 cavalry first, and let Li Feng, Lei Xu, and Mei Cheng lead an army of 95,000 people respectively.

Because of the suddenness of the incident, and the fact that he was fighting in Huainan. Therefore, the army traveled lightly, and only brought three days' dry food each, and the follow-up grain and grass were transported by Taiwei Yang Hong.

There was still lightning and thunder in the sky, and torrential rain was pouring down, but even this weather did not stop the army from moving forward in the slightest.

Ji Ling led Chen Lan, Lei Bo and five thousand cavalry to gallop on the muddy road, although he walked a little slowly, but for the sake of future glory and wealth, he had to kill the enemy desperately.

At the same time, Guangling Taishou Lu Dai led an army of 5,000 and a militia of 10,000 to kill Huainan from Dongcheng. All the way to the southwest, straight to Hefei.

Later general, Jinling Taishou Chen Deng. Led Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, Liang Mao, Xue Li and 10,000 troops, crossed the Yangtze River, and suddenly launched an attack on Liyang, leaving Liang Xi and 20,000 troops to defend Jinling.

In addition, Xu Chu went to Runan on a single horse, led He Yi, Liu Pi, He Man and an army of 50,000 people south along Yingshui, and took Cai directly, wanting to join Zhang Yan in Shouchun.

On the other hand, Jingzhou Mu, Zhennan General, and Xiangyang Marquis Liu Biao also sent Jiangxia Taishou Huangzu on the day of Yuan Shu's accession to the throne, leading an army of 10,000 to go down the east of the river and take Xunyang directly.

Sun Ce, who was far away in Yuzhang, openly announced to the outside world that he had officially separated from Yuan Shu.

For a while, several armies came to attack, and the news flew towards Shouchun like snowflakes, making Yuan Shu, who had just ascended the throne as emperor, feel annoyed in his heart.

It was only at this time that Yuan Shu realized that behind this series of news, there was a huge conspiracy hidden.

Zhang Yan and Liu Biao had already discussed to jointly deal with him, and even He Yi, Liu Pi, and He Man rebelled against him, at this moment, Yuan Shu felt that he had become the target of everyone, and several armies attacked Huainan, and the newly established imperial court was in danger of destruction on the first day.

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Huainan, Yicheng County.

In the county office, the general Zhang Yan gathered the military officials under the tent, this time Zhang Yan personally took command of the expedition, and the commander of the division Jia Xu, the scholar and the servant shot Lu Su, the Guanglu doctor Liu Ye, and the imperial history of the Cheng Gu Yong accompanied him, forming Zhang Yan's think tank, and the tiger Ben Zhonglang general Xu Chu, Yulin Zhonglang general Xu Huang, Fenwei general Zhang Liao, Dingyuan general Gao Shun, rebellious general Chen Ying, Pingnan Zhonglang general Mi Fang, and Hengye general Li Dian all went out with the army.

All the government affairs of the Taiwei Mansion were handed over to the three people of Tingwei Zhang Zhao, Dasi Nong Chen Qun, and Guangluxun Zhong Xuan, and strictly ordered Xu Sheng, the captain of the city gate, to strictly guard the city gate at this stage, and left 5,000 soldiers and horses, which were handed over to Xu Sheng to be responsible for the safety of Pengcheng.

In addition, Zhang Yan was worried that Yuan Shao would take advantage of the fire to rob, so he strictly ordered the left general Zang Ba, the right general Yu Ban, the Zhonglang general Tai Shici, Henan Yin Zhanghong and others to guard Hanoi, Puyang, and Qingzhou, and once they encountered an enemy attack, they would immediately counterattack, and Yuan Shao must not be allowed to cross the border.

In the hall of the county government, Jia Xu, Lu Su, Liu Ye, Gu Yong, and Yang Xiu stood on Zhang Yan's left hand, while Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Chen Ying, Mi Fang, and Li Dian stood on Zhang Yan's right.

Zhang Yan sat in the middle, hurriedly read the information just sent by the scout in his hand, then frowned, and said to everyone: "Xu Chu has gone to Runan, and now he should lead the 50,000 troops of He Yi, Liu Pi, and He Man to enter Xia Cai, and Gao Shun has already conquered Zhongli and is leading his troops and horses to rush here." In addition, the scout came to report that Yuan Shu sent the general Ji Ling, leading an army of 100,000, to fight against our army, if my guess is correct, Ji Ling should lead the cavalry first, let the infantry follow behind. From Shouchun to Yicheng, to say the least, there are more than a hundred miles, and the cavalry and infantry should have already distanced themselves. Our army has few soldiers, so we must not rush to success, and we must work step by step and fight steadily. What are your best ways to defeat the enemy? ”

Huainan is Liu Ye's hometown, Liu Ye knows the terrain of Huainan well, and Liu Ye himself is also very famous in Huainan, because of this, Zhang Yan will let Liu Ye follow him on the expedition. Of course, another reason is that Liu Ye's resourcefulness is also quite profound.

Among the four strategists brought by Zhang Yan this time, Jia Xu's resourcefulness is good at attacking, while Lu Su, Liu Ye, and Gu Yong are all good at defensive resourcefulness, combining offense and defense. Yang Xiu, as the long history of the Taiwei Mansion, went out with the army this time, and also became the main book of his army, in charge of money, food, expenditure, and official documents.

After Liu Ye heard Zhang Yan's question, he immediately hugged his fists and said: "Lord Qiqi, there is a dangerous place in the south of Dangtu County, called Maqiuju, this place is the only way from Shouchun to Dangtu, the official road passes through Maqiuju, but when you get here, the official road will become narrower, and Maqiuju is crooked, more than ten miles long, it is an excellent ambush location." If you occupy this place, no matter how many soldiers and horses come, you can block it out. ”

After Zhang Yan heard this, he immediately shouted: "Zhang Liao! ”

"The last general!" Zhang Liao came out in response, hugged his fists and said, "What does the lord command?" ”

"I order you to be the vanguard, lead three thousand elite cavalry, occupy Maqiuju, and must set up an ambush before Ji Ling reaches Maqiuju, and I will lead the army to arrive later."

"Whoa!"

"Xu Huang, order you to lead two thousand elite cavalry to capture Dangtu!" Zhang Yan said.

"Whoa!"

After the order was issued, Zhang Liao and Xu Huang hurriedly left the hall, each went to gather troops and horses, and went out of the city.

Zhang Yan ordered Chen Ying, Mi Fang, and Li Dian to order all the soldiers and horses, and the army marched towards Dangtu County.

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Ji Ling led Chen Lan, Lei Bo, and five thousand cavalry, after leaving Shouchun, he went to Yicheng non-stop, however, the sky is not beautiful, for two days, it is a torrential rain, this is still the history, Huainan rare weather.

The torrential rain is like a note, a lot of rain has accumulated on the ground, and the originally flat road has become muddy at this time, but Rao is this bad weather, Ji Ling and the others still have to continue to move forward, because he knows that there is a horse hill gathering in the south of Dangtu, where the geographical location is very superior, the hills are grouped, the trees are shady, the woods are thick, the thorns are dense, extending to the west to the bank of the Huai River, and to the east extending for dozens of miles, as long as he occupies this place, even if Zhang Yanlai has more soldiers, he can also block it.

However, this unfortunate god actually rained heavily at this time. At this time, it was early autumn, the rain was not stopping, the cavalry were marching forward in the rain, the clothes on their bodies were already soaked, and the slightest breeze would feel a chill in their bodies, which could not help but make people sneeze again and again.

The five thousand elite cavalry led by Ji Ling, no matter how strong and iron-clad they were, could not withstand this cold invasion.

"Boom!"

A loud bang sounded behind Ji Ling, Ji Ling looked back, but saw a personal soldier fall off his horse and fell into a quagmire full of stagnant water, the stagnant water was more than a foot deep, and as soon as the cavalry fell, he drank a few mouthfuls of sewage, followed by a violent cough!

"Stop!"

Ji Ling shouted, through the rain curtain intertwined by the torrential rain, he saw that the cavalry behind him was tired, the clothes and armor on his body were wrapped around his body, and the rain on his face kept flowing, dripping down the mane of the horse to the ground.

"Brothers, I know that the march is very difficult in this weather, the front is Xiquyang, when we arrive in Xiquyang, we will temporarily rest in the city for one night, and then we will hurry tomorrow, hard work."

As soon as the words fell, Ji Ling jumped off his horse, personally helped up the cavalryman who had fallen into the water, and then stepped on the war horse again, leading them to continue to move forward.

In the evening of the same day, Ji Ling and the others arrived in Xiquyang City, and under the response of the county order, they directly entered Xiquyang City.

It is also strange to say, they have just entered Xiquyang City, and it didn't take long for the torrential rain to stop, and the scope of this torrential rain is also a little strange, it only rains within a radius of a hundred miles in Shouchun, and a hundred miles away, it is still sunny.

Ji Ling and the others were tormented by the torrential rain, and as soon as they entered Xiquyang City, they asked the county commander to prepare food and heating for the army to rest.

However, among the 5,000 cavalry, many of them fell ill because of this. In order to compete for Maqiuju, Ji Ling had to select a thousand elites, put on clean clothes, re-mounted the war horse, and rushed to Maqiuju overnight! (To be continued......)