Zhang Yan was furious. Long Fei even ran around Maocheng. He was so angry that he threw the table and smashed the teacups in the house, leaving the house in a mess. He cursed Long Fei as a despicable villain. After the scolding, he ran away, and Zhang Yan did not.
Solution. It was too late to send more troops. Long Fei entered Jizhou and he couldn't catch up even if he wanted to. He could only watch Long Fei running south.
Lu Xiang of Maocheng didn’t know what to do. Let’s chase him! If Bingzhou still has a large group of people behind him, Jizhou would be really in danger. If he doesn’t chase these 20,000 people, he doesn’t know what kind of disaster it will cause to Jizhou. Just him.
Not knowing what to do, Zhang He and Gao Lan led 5,000 cavalry to Maocheng. When they heard that Long Fei led 20,000 troops and bypassed Maocheng to the south, they immediately led their troops to pursue them without saying a word or entering the city.
Go down.
Long Fei took advantage of Lu Xiang's lack of reaction and headed south. After passing Handan, he was blocked by the Pan River. Although the Pan River was not wide, the water flow was fast. Autumn had already entered, and abundant rainwater flowed down from the Taihang Mountains, covering the entire Pan River.
Fill it up and head east in a mighty manner. Although the nearby people have some fishing boats, it will take a long time to transport all the 20,000 horses and baggage there.
Looking at the rapid river, Long Fei was a little anxious. He already knew the news about Zhang He and Gao Lan. According to time calculation, they would arrive at Panhe before the sun sets at the latest. Xian Yufu said: "General, withdraw first, I will lead
Brothers, resist for a while!"
Long Fei shook his head: "They are cavalry. In this open land, we are no match for them. There is no need to increase casualties!"
"If we don't resist, none of us can leave!"
Long Fei glanced at Guo Jia. Guo Jia chuckled and said: "Now that we are here, we have to entertain him. Although this place is flat, the geology is loose and the cavalry may not be strong enough. We might as well meet the enemy here and fight Zhang He."
It’s not too late to kill him for a while and then retreat!”
"How to meet the enemy?"
Guo Jia quickly drew a topographic map on the ground: "This is the cypress slope we just passed. I have seen this place. The leaves accumulated over the years are one foot thick, which can be used for ambushes. Also, this is a depression with mixed
The grass is overgrown, and even if it rains lightly, it can still be ignited with something to ignite the fire. War horses are always afraid of fire. As long as the fire breaks out, the cavalry formation will be chaotic, and then the ambush will break out, and Zhang He can be defeated in one fell swoop. Gao Lan!"
Long Fei smiled slightly and pointed to a narrow road behind: "Arrange another group of soldiers and horses to stay here to intercept Zhang He and Gao Lan's escape route, so that they can never come back!"
Long Fei was happy when he heard Zhang He and Gao Lan's name. Among Cao Cao's five good generals among the Three Kingdoms, Zhang He had a place, and Gao Lan had defeated Xu Chu in the Battle of Guandu. If he could recruit these two men, he would be able to win.
There were two more generals, so he had to arrange for people to cut off Zhang He and Gao Lan's retreat. The strategy was determined. Long Fei began to allocate troops and horses. When Chen arrived, Meng Shuo led 8,000 troops to ambush, while Dian Wei and Xu Chu led 3,000 troops to cut them off.
On the way back, the rest of the people stayed by the river to prepare to meet the enemy. In order to minimize the impact of the cavalry on the infantry, Long Fei ordered to cut down the trees and build barriers on the road. As long as the horses were slowed down, they would definitely win this battle.
win.
Everything was ready, and the sun was about to set. A dark group of cavalry appeared on the distant horizon, moving very fast, causing a cloud of flying sand and rocks. Zhang He and Gao Lan rushed to the front. Although Long Fei's capture of Ye City was very difficult in Jizhou.
Being famous, these two people didn't take it to heart.
"Huh...!" Zhang He reined in his horse, and the horse stopped. He raised his spear, and the soldiers behind him stopped hurriedly. Gao Lan raised his head and glanced: "Long Fei actually wants to fight us, okay! Then let him
Look how awesome we are!"
Xian Yufu rode his horse to the front of the formation, pointed the tip of his spear at Zhang He across from him, and said, "Listen, people across from you, we are just passing through Jizhou and have no intention of attacking. As long as you let us pass, we will never harass Jizhou.
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"Joke!" Gao Lan laughed loudly: "Twenty thousand troops entered Jizhou and said they had no intention of attacking. When I capture Long Fei and present it to the lord, you tell the general to go! Come on!"
Zhang He felt something was wrong, Gao Lan had already charged out on horseback. Although Xian Yufu also had martial arts skills, he was no match for Gao Lan, and his moves were scattered. Knowing that he was outmatched, Xian Yufu flicked a shot, turned around and ran away.
Gao Lan did not pursue him, but took the horse and laughed loudly: "You guys, if you have the ability, fight for a few more times, and I will see grandpa chop you under the horse with a knife."
When Xian Yufu was defeated, Long Fei came on the scene in person. He took off his thunderbolt gun and waved it in his hand: "General Gao is really brave. Can you teach me a few tricks?"
When Gao Lan saw that it was Long Fei, he was a little worried. He could clearly see Long Fei's move to restrain Wen Chou. But on the battlefield, retreating before the battle will be ridiculed for life. Gao Lan waved his sword and said: "Why don't you dare!
They say General Long is invincible in close combat. Let me see how General Long's marksmanship is.
As soon as they stretched out their hands, both of them were shocked. Gao Lan's sword skills were superb, and each move was steady and spiritual. It was not like some people's sword skills that were rough and flamboyant, relying entirely on their own strength. Once Gao Lan mastered his sword skills,
When launched, various moves were like the water of the Yangtze River, one after another, one after another, one move after another. Naturally, Long Fei was also unambiguous. He integrated the essence of Mohist swordsmanship into his own marksmanship, and also learned from Zhao Yun,
Zhang Xiuchu learned some tricks, which were more than enough to save his life on the battlefield. After a dozen rounds, Long Fei became a little unable to resist. It was a bit difficult to dance with the thunderbolt gun. Many moves were not done well, but Gao Lan caught him.
Got the chance.
Gao Lan was an expert, and he could spot the flaw in Long Fei's spear skills at a glance. The sword skills were even sharper, and Long Fei could only dodge left and right after killing him. After more than ten rounds, Long Fei was already sweating, and he avoided Gao Lan's last move and turned around.
The horse's head ran away immediately. How could Gao Lan let him run away, so he urged his horse to give chase. Suddenly, Gao Lan felt that the horse was suddenly stunned, and the real man flew out immediately. In the air, he finally saw clearly, the dragon
Surprisingly, the two armies actually used trip wires on the battlefield.
Gao Lan was caught off guard and was thrown off his horse. As soon as Gao Lan turned around, a spear tip was stretched out in front of him. Long Fei sat on the horse and looked at him with a smile. Gao Lan was captured, Zhang He shouted and led the army
Charge over. In order to avoid the barrier in the middle of the road, Zhang He waved his hand and the cavalry separated to the left and right and went around the wheat fields on both sides.
"Bang!" A cloud of smoke rose into the sky, and bursts of smoke rose from the wheat fields on both sides. Then the flames rushed up. The horses were frightened, and they kept neighing. Zhang He finally calmed down his horses, and the ears of the horses flew up.
Immediately there was a cry of killing, and thousands of soldiers suddenly jumped out from the grass and fallen leaves, shouting and charging towards the cavalry.
Cavalry battles mainly rely on the momentum of horses. Standing still, they are far less agile than infantry. Many people were pulled off their horses by the infantry and were immediately quartered. Looking at the wolf-like infantry, Zhang He knew that he had fallen into a trap.
While slashing wildly with his sword, he shouted loudly to retreat. There were infantry in the way, and it would be difficult to fight out for a while. The screams became louder and louder, and the ownerless horses fled in all directions.
Zhang He fought his way out of the siege, with less than a hundred cavalry left under his command. The rest of the soldiers were either killed, captured, or escaped. Since his own campaign, he has never suffered such a heavy loss. Almost his entire army was wiped out in today's battle. He escaped from the siege. After that, Zhang He ran non-stop. He wanted to rush back to Handan and report to Yuan Shao as soon as possible. Long Fei had 20,000 troops in Jizhou and could do anything.
"Where to go? Grandpa has been waiting here for a long time!" Dian Wei stood on the ground holding his two halberds, laughing at Zhang He.
Xu Chu didn't answer, and urged his horse to go straight to Zhang He. He slashed with his sword, and Zhang He hurriedly greeted him. "Dang!" almost knocked Zhang He off his horse. Dian Wei ran hard while cursing Xu Chu: "Big man, you damn boy." It’s been agreed upon, sir, how are you trying to grab food! Hey? There were two of us just now, how come there’s only one when we come back?”
Xu Chu ignored him and greeted Zhang He with a big knife flying up and down. Zhang He was in a hurry and sweat was already visible on his head after several rounds. If he wasn't careful, his horse suddenly fell down. He could no longer sit still and was thrown off. Dian Wei chuckled: "Just come down! Let's have some fun?"
Xu Chu shook his head helplessly and rushed towards the enemy formation. Zhang He was thrown to pieces, and one of his legs was pinned under the horse. The front hoof of the war horse was broken by Dian Wei's halberd, and he lay on the ground whining continuously. He watched. Looking like Zhang He, Dian Wei handed the tip of the halberd to Zhang He and giggled: "I caught you! Hahaha..."
Lu Xiang waited for three full days in Maocheng, but Zhang He and Gao Lan didn't hear any reply. A defeated soldier who escaped from Panhe told Lu Xiang the whole thing, and Lu Xiang collapsed to the ground. This time, his sin was more serious. Not only did they bring in 20,000 enemy troops, they also allowed two generals, Zhang He and Gao Lan, to be captured. If Yuan Shao knew about it, he would not be able to relieve his hatred even if he beheaded him ten times.
After hesitating for a whole night, Lu Xiang picked up his pen and reported to Yuan Shao. When the messenger rushed to Yanmen with his report, Lu Xiang secretly prayed to heaven that he would not be discovered, otherwise he would really die. The place of burial.
Zhang He and Gao Lan were captured alive and both were brought to Long Fei. Long Fei personally untied the two of them and said: "Two generals, don't be surprised. There is a reason for this. Yuan Shao will probably not send any more pursuers in this battle, and I will definitely not The lives of the two generals and their officers will not be harmed, so I will let you go back tomorrow!"
Guo Jia sneered: "I'm afraid I'll die if I go back!"
"Why did Fengxiao say this!"
Guo Jia took out a scroll of bamboo slips from his sleeve: "My lord, please read this. This is the report Lu Xiang just intercepted to Yuan Shao. He blamed all the defeat on General Zhang and General Gao. As a person, Yuan Shao, the two of them When the general goes back, I'm afraid he won't be able to see Yuan Shao and will be killed!"
Zhang He and Gao Lan did not speak, and the expressions on their faces changed a little. This small change naturally did not escape the eyes of Long Fei and Guo Jia, and they looked at each other. Long Fei sighed: "This is all my fault. , I really shouldn’t embarrass the two generals, I will write a letter to Yuan Shao to explain the matter and clear the two generals’ innocence!”
"No need, General Long!" Gao Lan suddenly raised his head: "Yuan Shao is jealous of talents and only values family status. Our brothers have long wanted to leave, and today is an opportunity. As long as General Long can take over our brother's family, our brothers are willing to follow him. General Long is around."