At noon, Zhang Yan led the army to arrive at Xiquyang City, and Zhang Liao and Xu Huang came out to greet him.

The news that Zhang Liao had completely annihilated the 4,800 soldiers in the city of Quyang in Xixi with no one dead had already reached Zhang Yan's ears, and as soon as they met, Zhang Yan praised Zhang Liao.

This made Xu Huang, who was on the side, very jealous after seeing it, if the eyes could kill people, at this moment, Xu Huang's eyes didn't know how many times he had killed Zhang Liao.

Zhang Yan saw the jealousy in Xu Huang's heart from his eyes, but he just wanted to make Xu Huang jealous, from the beginning, he deliberately arranged it to let Zhang Liao get the credit first, so as to arouse Xu Huang's competitive heart.

It can be said that this is also an indirect method of agitation.

However, what Zhang Yan didn't expect was that Zhang Liao completed these two battles so well, winning two battles and two victories, and not killing a single person, which can be regarded as a miracle.

In order to complete the strategy of ambushing on all sides, Zhang Yan deliberately sent ten scout teams, each team of fifty scouts, scattered within a radius of thirty miles from Xiquyang City, to detect the location where the ambush could be found, and then quickly report back.

In addition, a group of scouts were specially sent to reconnoiter the location of Yuan Shu's army.

Zhang Yan did not let the troops enter the city, but stood by outside the city, waiting for the news from the scouts of each team.

After about an hour, the scouts sent back their men one after another, and they will reconnoiter to more than thirty locations that are easy to ambush, easy to hide, and not easy to be discovered by the enemy.

Zhang Yan collected all the locations together, marked them one by one on the map, and then selected ten horns that could be used as each other together with Jia Xu. And it can be used alone to carry out ambushes.

Right now. The scout came to report. It is said that the Dingyuan general Gao Shun has conquered Zhongli, led the victorious army, and is rushing towards Xiquyang, which has passed Maqiuju, less than thirty miles away from here.

Hearing the news of Gao Shun's return, Zhang Yan was overjoyed, the ambush on all sides was exactly the time when people needed to be employed, and Gao Shun arrived at this time. It's like a tiger with wings.

In addition, the scouts sent to reconnoiter Yuan Shujun also brought back news.

After Yuan Shu knew, he immediately dispatched Mei Cheng to lead 30,000 troops to Xia Cai to support, and the remaining 65,000 troops were led by Lei Xu and Li Feng to continue to advance to Xiquyang City.

However, due to the heavy rain within a radius of 100 miles in Shouchun two days ago. For a while, the water accumulated into a stream, and the water level of the nearby river also rose a lot. It was so level with the ground that the stagnant water did not flow away, and remained on the ground, making the road muddy. There are also sections of roads that have been washed away by the water.

Li Feng and Lei Xu's 65,000 troops, all infantry, marched on such muddy roads, and they had braved the torrential rain for the first two days, and the journey in one day was less than thirty miles.

Although the weather is sunny now, the ground is already very muddy, which has brought great inconvenience to the march, so that by now, Li Feng, Lei Xu and others are still more than forty miles away from Xiquyang City.

When this news came, Zhang Yan suddenly felt a little relieved, so that he could have enough time to arrange an ambush, and the number of troops to deal with was suddenly reduced by 30,000, and psychologically, it also reduced a lot of pressure.

So, Zhang Yan sent someone to summon Gao Shun, so that Gao Shun could come to Xiquyang City single-handedly, so that the army could advance slowly.

After Gao Shun arrived in Xiquyang City, Zhang Yan ordered all the generals to gather them all in the hall of the county government to officially hold a pre-war military meeting!

In the hall of the county government, Zhang Yan looked around at the generals standing in the hall, and said, "Come together, you all come and take a look at the map!" ”

Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Xu Huang, Chen Ying, and Li Dian all gathered over, Zhang Yan spread out the map on the table in front of him, pointed to the ten red dots on the map around Xiquyang City, and said: "This time, the number of enemies who came to attack has decreased by 30,000, to only 65,000, and the pressure on our army has also decreased a lot. Moreover, due to the sudden rainfall, it was very difficult for them to march in the past two days, and until now, they were still more than forty miles away from Xiquyang City. In this way, our army can fully prepare for the ambush, I discussed a strategy with the military division, called the ambush on all sides, each of you commands two armies of soldiers and horses, each of which has 2,500 men and horses, 2,000 infantry, and 500 cavalry, and scatters me in these ten ambush points, and when the scouts give you an order to fight, you will immediately lead the army to set out, rush up, and surround these Yuan troops in this circle, and strive for a blow, and a battle is decided! ”

After everyone listened, they all looked at each other, no one spoke, but they were all gearing up, and their psychological side was also full of strength, finally, the battle was coming!

Seeing that none of them spoke, Zhang Yan said again: "Remember, you are each other's horns, complement each other, and you must not let go of an enemy." You guys...... Do you have the confidence to accomplish this difficult and glorious task? ”

Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Xu Huang, Chen Ying, and Li Dian replied in unison: "Please rest assured, the last general and others will do their best to complete the task!" ”

"Good!" Zhang Yan shouted, his face was happy, and then turned his head to Jia Xu and said, "Strategist, next, it's up to you to make arrangements!" ”

Jia Xu nodded, and said loudly to Zhang Liao: "General Zhang, I bother you to bring two troops and horses to ambush in the area of Zhangjia Village and Niujia Village in the southwest of the county......

As he spoke, he pointed out the coordinates of the two villages on the map with his hand, so that Zhang Liao could clearly identify the two locations.

Zhang Liao glanced at the map, hugged his fists and said, "Oh! ”

Jia Xu then said to Gao Shun: "General Gao, I bother you to lead two armies of troops and horses to ambush the area of Shamen Village and Lijia Village in the northwest of the county. ”

"Whoa!" Gao Shun hugged his fists.

Jia Xu said to Chen Ying again: "General Chen, I bother you to lead two armies of soldiers and horses to ambush in the area of Shangshui Village and Xiashui Village in the northeast of the county. ”

Chen Ying nodded and said, "Obey!" ”

Jia Xu said to Li Dian again: "General Li, I bother you to lead two armies of soldiers and horses to ambush in the area of Nanhu Town and Gaoliu Village in the southeast of the county. ”

Li Dian hugged his fists and said, "Oh! ”

After Jia Xu finished ordering, he immediately said: "These eight locations. The distance from the county seat varies. But they are all areas that are very easy to hide. In comparison, the soldiers and horses brought by General Zhang and General Gao need to be ambushed a little farther away, but this is also an extremely important place, which can neither be discovered by the enemy nor allow the enemy to enter the ambush circle and escape, so the burden on the shoulders of the two of you is not light. ”

Zhang Liao and Gao Shun said in unison: "Please rest assured, no matter how heavy the burden is." The last general will try to pick it up! ”

Jia Xu said: "Okay! General Zhang annihilated nearly 6,000 enemy troops in one day, and also killed three generals, Ji Ling, Chen Lan, and Lei Bo, which can be said to be a great achievement. And General Gao only used 1,000 people to conquer Zhongli County, and he was able to quickly come to the round, which was also a lot of hard work. Then these areas west of the county will all be handed over to you to guard, and I hope you will make persistent efforts to establish meritorious deeds in this battle! ”

"Whoa!" Zhang Liao and Gao Shun said in unison.

Jia Xu said to Li Dian and Chen Ying: "The place where the two generals are going to ambush is only ten miles away from the county seat, and the nearest is Gaoliu Village. It was only seven miles away, and Yuan Shu's army came from the west. It doesn't really matter if you have an ambush on your side or not. However, out of prudence, Yuan Shu's army is likely to adopt a siege situation, and if it is not well hidden, it will be discovered by Yuan Shu's scouts, and our army will be completely lost. So, you must not think that Yuan Shu's army will let down your guard if it doesn't pass through here, remember? ”

"Please rest assured that the lord and the military advisor will definitely do a good job of hiding, and we will definitely not let Yuan Shu's army find out!" Li Dian and Chen Ying said in unison.

"Excellent! Then, the four generals, please go and gather their troops and horses, and set off now, and when you arrive at the location, there will be a group of scouts waiting there, ready to be at your disposal. Remember, no matter what happens without the order of the lord, do not act rashly, and those who violate the order will be killed! Jia Xu said categorically.

"Whoa!" Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Li Dian, and Chen Ying replied in unison.

At this time, Xu Huang, who had been standing there, saw Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Li Dian, and Chen Ying turn around to leave, he panicked, and suddenly said, "Please wait!" ”

Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Li Dian, and Chen Ying turned around together and stood there, looking at Xu Huang with a puzzled expression.

"The lord, the military advisor, they all have tasks, weishenme is the only one who doesn't? Didn't you say that there were ambushes on ten sides, and there were only eight sides, and the other two sides shouldn't be ambushed by me leading the army? Xu Huang hurriedly clenched his fists and asked.

After Zhang Yan heard this, he said to Xu Huang: "General Xu, it was originally an ambush on ten sides, but the other two sides are too dangerous, and I don't want General Xu to put himself in danger, so I discussed it with the military advisor and canceled it temporarily!" ”

"So, I don't have any tasks?" Xu Huang asked in surprise.

Zhang Yan said: "Uh...... Yes, why not, you lead your troops to guard the city with me, this is the task. ”

Xu Huang retorted: "How can that work? They're all out on an ambush mission, how can I stay in the city? Besides, the strategy offered by the military advisor is a ten-sided ambush plan, that is to say, this strategy must be ten-sided in order to exert the greatest effect, otherwise, the military advisor weishenme is not called an eight-sided ambush? If these two sides are missing, then the ten sides will not be formed, and the maximum effect of the ten-sided ambush will not be brought into play, and it is very likely that there will be mistakes. The last general is not afraid of any danger, even if it is on the knife mountain and down the sea of fire, the last general is not afraid, it is a big deal to die on the battlefield, and the horse leather shroud! ”

Jia Xu hurriedly echoed: "Lord, what General Xu said is very reasonable, the strategy offered by his subordinates is to ambush on all sides, if you forcibly remove both sides because of the danger, then the ambush on all sides will not have the greatest effect." Since General Xu was not afraid of danger, why didn't the lord let him carry out the most dangerous ambush on both sides? ”

"Lord, what the military advisor said is very right, the last general is not afraid of danger, so let the last general go!" Xu Huang stood in front of Zhang Yan and pleaded bitterly.

Zhang Yan frowned, thought for a while, and then said, "That...... Well, since you have to go, then I will fulfill you. But to ambush in these two locations, it is really not trivial, these two locations are located on the path of Yuan Shujun's advance, in case of any mistakes, not only will it startle the snake, but it may also make this ten-sided ambush strategy fall short. Moreover, once the enemy army discovers the location of your ambush, you will be surrounded by tens of thousands of troops, and I will not send a single soldier to save you, so whether you live or die, everything is up to you and your men. But if you succeed, then after winning this war, you will be the first to do! Let me ask you again, do you want to go even if your life is in danger? ”

Xu Huang thought in his heart: "Wealth and danger are sought, if I don't fight to the death, how can I get this first skill?" ”

"Go, I have to go this time!" Xu Huang shouted.

Zhang Yan shouted: "Strong! General Xu is not afraid of hardships and dangers, and does not avoid dangers, he is really a rare general under my account! Fetch the wine, I want to toast General Xu! ”

Xu Huang waved his hand and said: "Lord, this wine, let's keep it after the victory of our army, the last general will definitely not disappoint the lord's expectations of me, and he will definitely come back to drink with the lord!" When the time comes, if you don't get drunk, you won't return! ”

"Okay, don't get drunk and don't go home!" Zhang Yan said.

The people present listened very carefully, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Chen Ying, and Li Dian all admired Xu Huang's courage very much, and they said goodbye to Zhang Yan and Jia Xu together with Xu Huang, and then they went to the outside of the city to gather their troops and horses, and quickly rushed to various ambush locations.

After Jia Xu saw Xu Huang leaving, he smiled and said to Zhang Yan: "The lord's agitation method really works. It's just that General Xu is still in the dark, and after the victory of this war, I don't know if General Xu will complain about the lord? ”

"In extraordinary times, we need to use some extraordinary measures. In fact, didn't the military division's plan to ambush on all sides also make preparations with both hands? If Xu Huang could really hide on the road of Yuan Jun's advance, then I would really throw myself to the ground for the five bodies that Xu Huang admired. If he doesn't manage to dodge, at least he'll lure the enemy deeper and lead them into an ambush. Zhang Yan said.

Jia Xu said with a smile: "The lord's means are clever, and his subordinates sigh to themselves!" ”

Zhang Yan said: "The military advisor is humble, in fact, in terms of means, the military advisor is much smarter than me, and I can't think of this ten-sided ambush plan alone." In this world, there are only a handful of people who can come up with such a plan. ”

"The lord has won the award, if he continues to boast like this, his subordinates will really be ashamed."

"Haha......" Zhang Yan daxiao got up, and then stopped mentioning the matter and began to prepare for the battle. (To be continued......)