After hearing this, Li Zhi looked up at the stars in the sky and said casually: "My lord, it is about the first hour of the morning (that is, three o'clock in the morning). ”

"So, Zilong and Gongming have already arrived at the agreed place and have been waiting for the order?" Li Li was surprised.

"Huh?" Li Zhi was stunned when he heard this, and was stunned: "Exactly." The last general pleaded guilty, but he actually forgot about this matter, and almost delayed the big thing! ”

Li Li shook his head slightly: "Zicheng doesn't have to blame himself, I can't blame you for this matter." After all, I'm the boss, and I've forgotten the hour, so how can I blame you? ”

Li Zhi said respectfully: "Thank you for your magnanimity. This matter is indeed a dereliction of duty by the general, and he should have reminded the lord of the time earlier, but he did not expect to be delayed until now after the previous fight. ”

After a pause, Li Zhi raised his eyes and looked at the mountains and forests south of Loudiyuan, and said thoughtfully: "According to the agreement ten days ago, General Xu Rong sent two generals, Zhao Yun and Xu Huang, to lead 20,000 soldiers and horses from Xingyang at noon the day before yesterday, and secretly sneaked into the mountains and forests in the south twenty miles away to lurk, and they could arrive at the predetermined location by night. It is now the beginning of the season, and the two generals must have already led their troops to the outskirts of the jungle in the south, and they can lead their troops to kill from the rear of the Allied forces just waiting for the lord to give the order, and they can not only raid the Allied Dazhai, but also sneak attack the Allied rear army, and kill him by surprise. ”

Li Li happily bowed his head and said: "Zilong and Gongming are both civil and military generals, calm in handling things, well versed in battlefield conquest, and can be on their own with a little exercise. The reason why I asked the two of them to stay in the Xingyang camp was for today's battle. Just ???"

Speaking of this, Li Li's voice paused slightly. Shen said: "It's just that the current situation is unclear, if you rashly order Zilong and them to lead the army to attack the allied Dazhai." I am afraid that it will not have the effect of a surprise attack, but will be entangled by the enemy army, and it will be difficult to get out of it around the enemy camp. If they were ordered to sneak up on the Allied rear from behind, they would only have 20,000 horses on this trip, which would be a drop in the bucket for hundreds of thousands of Allied troops. And Zilong and Gongming's soldiers and horses are the only hidden help of our army. If you don't move, you can kill with one blow at every turn, and it is the last straw that breaks the camel of the Allied army. Therefore. It's not the best time for them to strike, so let's wait. ”

"This ???" Li Zhi hesitated for a moment, then nodded and agreed: "The lord has considered it carefully, and there will be no objections in the end." ”

The voice did not fall. Li Zhi continued: "But." Does the lord remember the signal agreed in the secret letter to General Xu Rong? ”

"Of course I do." Li Li bowed slightly, and said without thinking: "According to the agreement, the decisive battle will be called by the sound of arrows. An arrow was launched into the air, which meant that the whole army was ordered to attack, ordering them to directly lead their troops to attack the rear of the Allied forces. If two arrows are lifted into the air, it means that the 10,000 soldiers and horses led by Zilong and Gongming will be dispatched at the same time to directly attack the Allied Dazhai. If it's three ringing arrows. That means thinking twice, and it's meant for the two of them to act at the right time. Or attack the Allied camp, or attack the Allied rear, it is entirely up to them. ”

At the end of the day, Li Li turned his head to look at Li Zhi and said suspiciously: "Why did Zicheng ask this question, could it be that there is another good plan?" ”

"The lord is clear, the last general does have some ideas, and I ask the lord to decide." Li Zhi answered.

"Oh?" Li Li was slightly surprised, and said: "Zicheng has any ideas, he can say anything, there is no need to scruples, and there is no fault in saying wrong." ”

"Thank you, Lord." Li Zhi said happily: "At present, the battle is stalemate, the situation is unclear, although our army has a slight advantage, it has never been able to defeat the allied forces. Nowadays, we are in the rear of the enemy's army, and we will encounter sudden battles at any time, and it is difficult to stay out of them and wait and watch the changes in the battle situation. Therefore, the last general wanted to summon Zhao Yun and General Xu Huang now, so that they could act at the opportunity and no longer have to wait for orders. So, I don't know what happens to the Lord's will? ”

Li Li looked at Li Zhi in surprise: "When you see the opportunity, those are the three arrows, why did Zicheng come to think of this?" It doesn't hurt to be outspoken. ”

Li Zhi said frankly: "My lord, this is the idea that the last general has just come up with after the first battle. Now we are in the midst of a big war, the situation of the war is changing rapidly, and everything is unpredictable. Just like our army was blocked by Zhang He's troops just now, under the frontal battle, we had no time to care about him, so we had to fight wholeheartedly, so we unconsciously delayed the hour, and after the battle ended, several hours had passed. And the 20,000 soldiers and horses under General Zhao Yun and General Xu Huang are ambush soldiers, and only by taking advantage of the night can they exert their maximum power.

Therefore, the last general thought that in order to avoid delaying the fighter, we could release the arrows in advance, give General Zhao Yun enough authority to release them, release the shackles, and let them decide the timing of the attack for themselves. In this way, for Zhao Yun and General Xu Huang, they can completely choose the time of attack and the target of attack according to their judgment of the battle situation; As far as we are concerned, we can also concentrate on the war without distraction, and as soon as we find a fighter plane, we can immediately dispatch it without any drag. ”

After a pause in his tone, Li Zhi's words changed: "The reason why the last general has this idea is not to shirk responsibility and be afraid of trouble. Rather, the lord has said more than once that Zhao Yun and General Xu Huang are both wise and brave generals, and they need to be given some opportunities to exercise, so that they can grow up to the best of their ability, and they will soon be able to take charge of themselves. In this case, isn't this decisive battle in Loudiyuan an excellent opportunity to exercise?

If the lord thinks that Zhao Yun and General Xu Huang can be of great use, can grasp the opportunity, and can capture the best fighter, then the lord will order the release of three arrows, so that General Zhao Yun and the others can attack on their own without waiting for orders. On the contrary, the power will be more than one word, please forgive the lord. ”

"Hehehe!" Li Li smiled happily when he heard this, and praised: "Zicheng's words are very good, and his insights are quite unique, which really impresses me!" It seems that you have not wasted your time over the years, and you have truly become a general with both civil and military skills, and you can be completely independent! ”

In the midst of laughter, Li Li bowed his head and said: "I completely agree with your Jianyi, immediately send a message to Zilong and Gongming, just release three ringing arrows, and let them choose their own fighters and wait for the opportunity to move." At the same time, we will wait here for another half an hour at most, and then no matter whether Zhang Yan, Chen Zhi and others can defeat Yuan Shaozhong's army, we will wave our troops to fight. As you just said, we must fight quickly, and we must break through Yuan Shao's army before dawn; Otherwise, after dawn, there will be no way to hide, and it will be pointless for us to sneak into the rear of the enemy army. ”

"No, the lord will wait a minute, and the general will summon this to General Zhao Yun and General Xu Huang."

Li Zhi answered the order, and then carefully took out three saltpeter arrows wrapped in fire oil from the arrow basket on his back at one time, put the bow on the wind, and lit the fuel cloth. Immediately afterwards, with a "bang" of the bowstring, three arrows flew out in response, roaring into the air.

"Bang, ———bang, bang!"

Suddenly, three screaming sounds broke through the air suddenly, and the whistling flames flew hundreds of meters into the air, which was eye-catching; Within a radius of dozens of miles, anyone who pays attention to the sky of the Loudi original battlefield can clearly see it. Immediately, when the rocket jumped to the highest point, it suddenly burst, making a sharp "bang" sound, and the sparks splashed everywhere, and the bright light flashed, which was very beautiful. This undoubtedly makes the three rockets more conspicuous, enough to attract the attention of the ambush soldiers in the jungle.

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Boom!

"Ah———!h

On the battlefield of Yuan Shao's Chinese army in full swing, the sound of violent weapon collisions was endless, the terrible screams came and went, and the high-pitched war horses neighed and roared to kill, and the noise was mixed together, becoming the loudest main theme on the battlefield of the Allied army.

Time passed quietly in the fierce battle, blood bloomed in the shadow of swords and swords, life fell in the golden iron horse, fate changed with this war, and the world was swaying in this dark night.

Here, there is no right or wrong, and there is no matter whether you are loyal or evil. It is not only the fresh life that falls in the fight, but also the countless obsessions; The night sky is filled with not only blood and courage, gore and roar, but also endless desire. The reason why life is wonderful lies in ideals; The reason why people in the world have different trajectories in life is because of their desires. And the so-called ideal is actually a kind of desire, but it is relatively positive, sounds more beautiful, and is not as unveiled in everyone's mind as desire.

"Lord, the shape is not good, I implore the lord to evacuate quickly, and if it is too late, there will be changes!"

Under the command of the commander of the Chinese army, he watched the originally good situation being broken by the sudden Feiyan light cavalry, so that the battle situation reversed, the Yuan army fell into an extremely passive disadvantage, and retreated one after another, and the Jizhou sergeants fell one after another, and the situation had deteriorated to the point of precariousness. At this moment, Yuan Shao, who stopped at Lerma under the banner of Shuai, and the civil and military officers under his command looked gloomy and worried. And Xu You even spoke directly, persuading Yuan Shao to leave quickly, and if he delayed any longer, the situation would be more passive, and even directly threaten the lives of these people, and he couldn't leave if he wanted to.

In fact, there was no need for Xu Yu to point out the situation at all, everyone around Yuan Shao knew it, and they couldn't help but have a worried heart.

At present, the more than 35,000 cavalry that originally stayed by Yuan Shao's side, after nearly an hour of fighting, there are only 20,000 soldiers left, but fortunately, the loss of the 5,000 cavalry around Yuan Shao is not large, and it is still complete. In contrast, the 50,000 horses of the Montenegrin army, which was originally in a worrying situation, were reduced by forty percent, and only more than 30,000 people remained, and if nothing else, it would be defeated by Yuan's army in half an hour. Unexpectedly, just when Zhang Yan and his Montenegrin army were decadent, they suddenly killed a reinforcement army, which brought the besieged Montenegrin army back to life, and then swept away the decadence, fought back, turned the tide of the battle in one fell swoop, and turned defeat into victory.

What Xu Yu said was extremely true, without further ado, he was also in favor of the lord's immediate departure. Otherwise, we will be besieged by the thieves, and it will not be so easy to get out. This is the first time in Tian Feng's life that he did not oppose Xu You's advice, but instead supported and echoed it.

—————————————— (To be continued......)