Ten miles outside Huguan Pass, there is Lu Yan's military camp, inside the Chinese army's tent.
Lu Yan was sitting in the main seat, next to him was Lu Lingqi, who was the general of Zhendong, and Zhao Xue stood behind Lu Lingqi as a personal bodyguard.
Lu Yan lowered his head, and there stood a group of lieutenant generals headed by Xu Huang, Gan Ning, Hao Zhao and other generals.
Ma Chao followed Zhong Yao and Ma Teng into the Chinese army's tent.
After entering the tent and taking a stand, Ma Chao hid behind the crowd and secretly observed Lu Yan and the female general beside him.
Ma Chao secretly glanced at Lu Lingqi, who was standing next to Lu Yan, and was immediately shocked, "How could there be such a strange woman in the world?! She has a delicate face and countless manners, but she is also heroic and majestic!"
After being surprised, Ma Chao looked back slightly, and he saw Zhao Xue behind Lu Lingqi, "She has a cool temperament, a beautiful face, and is equally heroic... Both of them are so beautiful and have such temperament!"
Lu Lingqi and Zhao Xue are both people with keen senses.
When Zhong Yao and others were greeting each other, they suddenly felt a gaze on them, and it seemed a little presumptuous.
Following his gaze, he turned out to be a young general dressed as a soldier from the Xiliang Army.
"Hmph!" Lu Lingqi was naturally extremely dissatisfied. She snorted coldly at Ma Chao who was hiding behind the crowd.
Lu Lingqi's reaction attracted the attention of Lu Yan, Zhong Yao and others.
Naturally, Ma Teng immediately noticed the rude behavior of Ma Chao next to him, so he gave Ma Chao a slap on the back of the head with a "pop" sound. Ma Teng shouted to Ma Chao: "You don't know the etiquette, why don't you apologize to the Cavalry General?"
Apologize!"
Ma Chao is twenty-five or six years old this year. He has seen and had many women, but he has never seen such extraordinary women as Lu Lingqi and Zhao Xue, who combine heroism and beauty.
But Ma Chao also knew that he was in the wrong, so he stepped forward and apologized, clasping his fists and saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. General, please forgive me."
This Ma Chao was born with a face like a powder, red lips, a slender waist and broad shoulders, and a powerful voice. He was nicknamed Xiliang Jin Ma Chao, and he looked more handsome than many men from the Central Plains.
Lu Lingqi's pretty face was frosty and she didn't say anything. Lu Yan said, "Xiliang is not a foreign land. Ma Mengqi, you are also a generation figure. You should pay attention to some etiquette in the future."
Ma Chao did not dare to refute Lu Yan's words, and getting a "remarkable" comment from Lu Yan was enough to cheer up Ma Chao a little.
"Thank you Lu Qiaoqi!" Ma Chao thanked him with clasped fists and returned to the queue.
After the small interlude, Zhong Yao stood up and asked Lu Yan: "Lu Qiaoqi, what should we do next?"
Zhong Yao's situation was different from that of Lu Yan. After entering Bingzhou, he rushed all the way to Huguan. He didn't know much about the intelligence of Huguan and senior officials. Moreover, Lu Yan had a higher official position than him, so he handed over the command to Lu Yan.
is the wisest choice.
Lu Yan was obviously prepared for Zhong Yao's question.
"There is news about the dish where I am hiding in Huguan City. In order to seek reinforcements, Gao Gan has left Huguan and gone to the Xiongnu alone."
"Ah? Gao Gan went to look for reinforcements himself?" Zhong Yao was stunned when he heard this. How could a general leave his army and run off to look for reinforcements?
"Is it possible that the high-ranking officials were afraid of us and ran away alone?" Ma Chao muttered in a low voice.
When Ma Teng heard that Ma Chao was being naughty again, he was about to scold him when he was annoyed, but Lu Yan suddenly praised: "Meng Qi is right, that high-ranking cadre will most likely run away!"
Ma Chao just said it casually, but he didn't expect to guess the truth.
Many people can't believe such an outrageous situation.
Lu Yan spread his hands and smiled and said: "Whether you believe it or not, this is the fact... The Huns have been broken by you, and they must not dare to help Gao Gan anymore. Gao Gan's seeking help here is doomed to return in vain.
..He is also afraid of our military strength, and there is a high possibility that he will flee Bingzhou directly."
Zhong Yao looked at Lu Yan and said excitedly: "If this is true, the Hu Pass can be broken overnight, and Bingzhou will also be in our pocket!!"
This is simply a wasted effort, how can you not be excited!
But for generals such as Ma Chao and Xu Huang, they came all the way here, sharpening their swords and preparing for a big fight. However, the enemy leader simply abandoned his men and ran away...
Ma Chao shook his head and thought: "It's extremely boring..."
Although the enemy was timid before fighting, Lu Yan still warned: "Although the high-ranking cadres have escaped, there are still nearly 50,000 troops in Huguankou and Huguan County. So everyone, do not take it lightly!"
Zhong Yao put the undue contempt in his heart behind him and said: "In this case, please also ask Lu Qiaoqi to arrange combat missions!"
Lu Yan nodded and said: "Let's take a good rest today, and then attack the city directly at dawn tomorrow."
Speaking of this, Lu Yan looked at Lu Lingqi and said: "As soon as the Huguan Pass is broken, you will lead the Wolf Cavalry Battalion northward to clear out the garrison around Huguan County, and then cooperate with the main force of our army to blockade Huguan County!"
"Here!" Lu Lingqi cupped her fists and accepted the order, then straightened her back and stood beside Lu Yan, looking coldly at the group of people below.
Lu Yan looked at Zhang Xiu and Ma Chao again and said: "General Zhang, General Ma, you can detour from the north to Shangdang, force the enemy at Huguankou and Huguan County from the rear of the enemy to divide their troops, and help the main force of our army break through Huguankou as soon as possible.
.As soon as the Huguan Pass is broken, you will work with the Wolf Cavalry Battalion to sweep the surrounding area and cut off the connection between Huguan City and the surrounding area!"
Zhang Xiu and Ma Chao lined up, clasping their fists and saying, "I will obey your orders!"
Lu Yan looked at Xu Huang again and asked: "Gongming, how many craftsmen have you brought with you this time?"
Xu Huang stepped out of the queue, clasped his fists to Lu Yan and replied: "Back to Lu Hussar, I expected that there would be many sieges this time, so I brought all the craftsmen in General Cao Ren's army, a total of seventy
Eight people!”
Xu Huang was mature and careful, and Lu Yan admired his "considerate" behavior: "That's great. With these craftsmen, we can quickly build a trebuchet."
"Back to Lu Hussar, as soon as the army arrived, I ordered them to start building trebuchets... The leading craftsman told me that at least two hundred trebuchets can be built before daylight tomorrow!"
"Haha! Very good!" Lu Yan laughed and stood up, saying: "With Gong Ming here, I really save a lot of trouble!"
If someone helps him solve his worries, won't he be able to fish in a legitimate way again? Lu Yan was in a good mood, and the more he looked at Xu Huang, the more he liked him.
"Captain Zhong, tomorrow's siege battle, your and my soldiers will be under the command of General Xu Gongming. Do you have any objections?"
It seems that Lu Yan wants to support Xu Huang.
Zhong Yao and Xu Huang also had many intersections back then, and they were both heroes who followed the emperor from Chang'an back to Luoyang. Naturally, he knew Xu Huang very well.
Zhong Yao looked at his "old friend" Xu Huang and replied with a smile: "Gongming has been praised by the Prime Minister as 'my Zhou Yafu'. He is a talented general and the army is under the command of Gongming. I am very relieved!"
Ma Teng, Ma Chao, Pang De and other Xiliang generals looked at Xu Huang in surprise. Such a little-known general actually had such a high evaluation.
Even Han Sui couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Cao Cao has so many talented people under his command!"