In Shiling Pass, Tai Shici was also at a loss, he had led his troops to come here for three days, but the scouts could not find any clues about Cao Cao, and Cao Cao seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

According to Hao Zhao's previous account, Cao Cao did lead his army to the front of the pass and shot an arrow letter, that is, the letter that wanted to use Jinyang to attack the Shangdang.

However, for three days in a row, there was no news here, which made Tai Shici a little restless.

This was the first time he had led an army to fight alone, so Tai Shici regarded this battle as very important, and only allowed victory, and never allowed defeat.

"General, the military advisor is here, saying that there is something important to discuss with the general!" Tai Shici's entourage walked into the room, bowed and said.

"Please!"

A moment later, Zhang Hong walked in from outside.

Tai Shi Ci hurriedly said: "The military advisor came at the right time, I am worried about Cao Cao's affairs, you said that we have been here for three days, but I haven't seen any movement of Cao Jun." I don't know weishenme, I have an ominous premonition, and my heart is always up and down......"

Zhang Hong said: "I came this time for this purpose, I always feel that Cao Cao is no longer here, and it is very likely that he has made a detour elsewhere......"

"A detour?" Tai Shi Ci asked suspiciously.

Zhang Hong nodded, immediately took out a map from his arms, spread it directly on the table, and then said to Tai Shici: "Taiyuan Sanguan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if you take this road to attack Taiyuan, it will inevitably consume a lot of troops." Cao Cao has few soldiers, so he will definitely not take the risk of taking this path. I thought Cao Cao would inevitably take a detour elsewhere......"

Speaking of which. Zhang Hong said to Tai Shici: "Zhang Liao and Hao Zhao are both from Bingzhou. The topography of the annexed state should be the clearest. The general might as well call them over and ask if there is any other way to Taiyuan. ”

Tai Shici nodded, and immediately sent someone to find Zhang Liao and Hao Zhao to come to the room.

After a while, Zhang Liao and Hao Zhao entered the room one after another, and bowed to Tai Shi Ci in unison: "See the general!" ”

"Don't be polite, you are all from Bingzhou, you should know the terrain here very well, if you are Cao Cao. I don't want to lose my troops to attack Taiyuan Sanguan, but I really want to enter Jinyang, is there any other way to go? ”

Zhang Liao and Hao Zhao heard Tai Shici say this, the two glanced at each other, and said in unison: "Go to Luliang Mountain!" ”

Tai Shici and Zhang Hong hurriedly asked, "Lu Liangshan? ”

Hao Zhao is a local, and he is far more familiar with the terrain of this area than Zhang Liao, and immediately said: "Luliang Mountain is in the west of Taiyuan, with a total length of hundreds of miles, showing a northeast-southwest trend, and the whole place forms a dome. High in the middle and low on both sides. This continuous lofty mountains, like a backbone, runs through the entire Taiyuan County, if you go around from Yanmen County to the west side of Luliang Mountain, all the way south, you can reach the Lishi of Xihe County, and then enter Zishi from Lishi to the east, you can kill directly to Jinyang City along Pingtao and Daling. Although the road is also a lot of ruggedness, it is much smoother and wider than taking the Taiyuan Sanguan, and it is very suitable for marching. ”

"Suffered!" After Zhang Hong heard this, he shouted, "Cao Cao must have led his army around the west side of Luliang Mountain and walked this way to Jinyang City." ”

Tai Shi Ci frowned, and hurriedly asked, "Military Master, then what should we do now?" ”

"It's been three days, I don't know if Cao Cao has arrived at Jinyang City, our army should immediately gather troops and horses and return to Jinyang, otherwise, Jinyang City will be captured by Cao Cao." Zhang Hongdao.

Tai Shi Ci immediately ordered Zhang Liao to gather all the cavalry and return to Jinyang immediately.

Before leaving, Hao Zhao left 200 people to guard the pass, and he led a hundred soldiers to return to Jinyang City with Tai Shici's army.

……

In Jinyang City, Wang Ling continued to recruit soldiers, and opened the arsenal, issuing them with spears, bows and arrows, and some armor.

Within a few days, Wang Ling had raised 5,000 soldiers. But most of these people are untrained, so they are just a group of fierce rabble.

For this reason, Wang Ling brought the 5,000 soldiers to the school field and trained them personally.

On this day, Wang Ling was training their queue and discipline on the school ground, when suddenly a scout hurried over, walked to Wang Ling's side, and immediately shouted: "Lord Changshi, Lord Taishou, please go to Taishou Mansion quickly, saying that there is something positive and important!" ”

Wang Ling then asked his subordinates to continue to supervise the training of recruits, and he walked quickly to the Taishou Mansion.

When he came to the Taishou Mansion, Wang Ling entered the hall directly, but saw Wang Hui looking anxious in the hall, pacing there with his hands behind his back.

"My lord, are you looking for me?" As soon as Wang Ling entered the hall, he immediately bowed his hand.

Seeing Wang Ling coming, Wang Hui hurriedly handed a secret report to Wang Ling, and hurriedly said, "Yanyun, take a look at this secret report!" ”

Wang Ling took the secret report, quickly glanced at it, couldn't help frowning tightly, and in surprise, he lost his voice: "Cao Cao actually led the army around the west side of Luliang Mountain, and marched from Lishi to Jinyang?" ”

Wang Hui said: "Now that Cao Cao has conquered the Zi clan, Pingtao and Daling have few soldiers, they are definitely not Cao Cao's opponents, and they will be conquered by Cao Cao sooner or later." In this way, Jinyang is in danger! ”

"Newspaper—"

At this moment, a scout pulled a long cavity, quickly ran into the hall, knelt directly in front of Wang Hui, and said with a fist: "Lord Qiyu, a group of soldiers and horses was found thirty miles south of the city, about three thousand people!" ”

"So fast?" When Wang Hui heard the news, his face was as frightened as earth, and he fell to the ground with his buttocks, if it weren't for the layer of futons on the ground, his buttocks would have been broken in half!

After Wang Ling heard this, although he also frowned, he was not as frightened as Wang Hui. Instead, he asked, "What kind of banner is this group of soldiers and horses fighting?" ”

"My lord, this group of soldiers and horses has not fought under any banner."

"Quickly find out the origin of this group of soldiers and horses, and then come back and report to me!"

"Whoa!" The scout turned and walked out of the hall, never to return.

Wang Hui cried with a sad face, sighed heavily, and said, "What else is there to check here, it must be Cao Cao's vanguard coming......

"Not necessarily! My lord, General Taishi once said when he left that he brought 5,000 elite soldiers this time, and 2,000 cavalry had arrived, but there were still 3,000 infantry who had not yet arrived, and this force of soldiers and horses came from the south, and its strength was no more than 3,000 people, I thought that this army of soldiers and horses might be General Taishi's subordinates. ”

"How can you be so sure?" Wang Hui asked.

"Cao Cao captured the Zi clan, the Zi clan is on the west side of Jinyang, although there are not many soldiers in Pingtao and Daling, but if they are attacked by Cao Cao, there will definitely be news. And even if Cao Cao's army came, it should have been killed from the west of Jinyang City, and it should not appear thirty miles south of the city. Now there is no news from Pingtao and Daling, plus an army of 3,000 soldiers and horses came from the south, so I speculate that it is the infantry of Tai Shici's department. ”

"If that's the case, then it's the best, in this way, we may be able to fight Cao Cao." Wang Hui said.

Wang Ling said: "My lord, now you should immediately send someone to Shiling Pass to inform General Taishi that Cao Cao has bypassed Luliang Mountain and killed him from the west, and ask General Taishi to return to Jinyang City as soon as possible to help in the battle." ”

"Well, you're right, I'll send someone to Shiling Pass."

Even though Wang Ling deduced that the troops and horses coming from the south were Tai Shici's subordinates, out of caution, he still ordered the gate of Jinyang City to be closed, and then let the soldiers climb the tower one after another, ready for battle at any time.

Half an hour later, the scout came back from outside the city again, and Wang Ling was waiting anxiously on the city tower at this time, and when he saw the scout returning, he immediately opened the city gate and let the scout enter the city.

The scout climbed the city tower with a happy face, came to Wang Ling, and immediately hugged his fists and said: "Lord Qiyu, the little one has already figured out the origin of that army and horses, they are the subordinates of the former general Tai Shici, and the leader is the Dingyuan general Gao Shun." ”

Wang Ling was also very happy when he heard this report, and immediately said: "My guess is really right. How far are they from Jinyang now? ”

"Less than ten miles!"

After Wang Ling heard this, he asked people to prepare for it, although he and Gao Shun knew each other, they were not very familiar, and they were not as close as he was with Zhang Liao. But Wang Ling knew that Gao Shun was strict in governing the army and had been serving as a general under Lu Bu's account, and at that time, Zhang Liao had not yet been reused.

Moreover, Gao Shun is very good at fighting, and now there are Tai Shici, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun in Jinyang City, and Zhang Hong as a military advisor, if the two armies unite and fight in unison, maybe Cao Cao can be repulsed!

After another quarter of an hour, Gao Shun led three thousand infantry to finally drive into Wang Ling's eyes, standing on the city tower to look at Wang Ling, as soon as he saw Gao Shun with the army appear, he immediately shouted loudly: "Open the city gate and welcome General Gao!" ”

Gao Shun led the army and soon arrived at the city of Jinyang, when he saw that the person waiting at the gate of the city was Wang Ling, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, but after a while, he immediately regained his composure.

After two looks, Wang Ling took a step forward, hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "Taiyuan Changshi Wang Ling, welcome General Gao!" ”

Gao Shun arched his hand and said: "Wang Changshi doesn't have to be polite, you and I are old acquaintances, so these etiquettes can be dispensed with." I don't know if General Taishi can be in the city? ”

"General Taishi went to Shiling Pass with General Zhang, and he is not in the city at the moment. However, I have already sent someone to inform General Taishi, who should be back tomorrow. Wang Ling said, "General Gao came from afar, and the soldiers were tired from the saddle horse along the way, so let's go into the city and rest quickly!" ”

Gao Shun arched his hand and said: "There is a long history of King Lao!" ”

Under Wang Ling's arrangement, Gao Shun led 3,000 infantry into Taiyuan City.

At the same time, Tai Shici, Zhang Liao, Zhang Hong, Hao Zhao and 2,100 infantry cavalry also entered the city from the east gate of Jinyang City. (To be continued......)