"I have repeatedly emphasized that we only need to harass the Yellow Turban Army's retreat speed, but not engage in direct combat!"
"These two people are so brave, they dare to openly disobey military orders!"
Lu Zhi stood in front of the horsetail forest and roared. The cavalry colonel's self-righteousness completely disrupted his plan.
He originally planned to stop fighting in front of the Mawei Forest and never enter the forest.
This was good, most of the troops had entered and he was no longer able to control it.
"General, calm down, the two generals also want to snatch Zhang Jiao's body!"
"snort!"
Lu Zhi snorted heavily and shouted sternly:
"If the cavalry had followed orders, Zhang Jiao would have been captured long ago."
"Now that the army has entered the forest, isn't it safe?"
The guard looked into the forest. The trees in the horsetail forest were sparse and the field of view was relatively wide. It didn't feel like an ambush.
"General, the Yellow Turban bandits are in such a panic, it doesn't look like they were defeated in an explosion!"
Lu Zhi looked at Ma Weilin with a sad look on his face and gritted his teeth in anger.
"Hey! I hope so!"
"Let's go. Now the army has entered more than half of the way. I'm worried that something unexpected will happen."
A battle that can obviously be solved in front of the Horsetail Forest must be decided on your own!
Lu Zhi sighed, no longer hesitated and led all the rear troops into the Mawei Forest.
Deep in the horsetail forest
"Report."
A messenger with a yellow scarf on his head ran forward and knelt on the ground.
"Report to General Tiangong that Lu Zhi has led the rear army into the woods and is heading here, but the march is slow and it seems that he is gathering the soldiers."
"Oh, I see."
A thin man with a delicate face nodded, it was Zhang Jiao.
At this time, he looked pale and very weak.
It was a lie that Zhang Jiao fainted before the city. He was trying to confuse Lu Zhi.
But the vomiting of blood is real, and he doesn’t cough up blood every day or two.
"General, we were defeated this time and suffered heavy losses. Now there are only more than 20,000 soldiers gathered in each department."
Zhang Jiao said nothing, with regret in his eyes.
He had no idea the losses would be so huge!
According to his idea, the maximum loss would be several thousand people, but now the casualties are close to 20,000!
This kind of casualties is also a traumatic experience for Zhang Jiao!
If Lu Zhi cannot be captured and the army is defeated, how will this battle end?
He Yi looked at the uncertain Zhang Jiao and opened her mouth to comfort him.
"Teacher, Lu Zhi has been introduced to Mawei Forest. As long as we can kill Lu Zhi, it will be worth the loss no matter how great it is!"
Zhang Jiao's face softened slightly when he heard this, he looked at his disciple and nodded.
"Inform the two wings of the ambush and prepare to encircle Lu Zhi. You will come with me to 'greet' Lu Zhonglang!"
"promise."
The generals received the order, Zhang Jiao led the Yellow Turban general and gathered 20,000 soldiers to meet Lu Zhi.
Lu Zhi gathered the soldiers while going deep into the horsetail forest.
The officers and soldiers were so excited that they entered the woods to pursue each other, and they were seriously scattered.
After an hour of gathering, more than 30,000 soldiers were finally gathered.
"hiss."
After going deep into the horsetail forest, Lu Zhi exclaimed. He was getting more and more surprised as he walked further.
"The trees here are sparse, and I didn't expect the terrain to be uneven. From the outside, I thought the view in the forest would be very broad, but I didn't expect it was completely the opposite deep in the forest!"
"Quickly notify the troops to withdraw, the rear troops become the front troops, and the army slowly withdraws from the Mawei Forest!"
"be quick!"
"General, you must be worrying too much. The Yellow Turban Army is like a lost dog. How dare you ambush our army!"
When Lu Zhi saw it, he was the captain of the Tun Cavalry School, and he became even more furious.
"What do you know! If you two hadn't disobeyed military orders, how could the army be in such danger!"
"General, the two of us also want to seize Zhang Jiao's body, so we have to do it as a last resort!"
"Hmph! Where is Zhang Jiao's body? Where is it?"
Lu Zhi snorted loudly and scolded loudly. He really wanted to behead these two people on the spot.
Seeing that the two of them did not dare to disobey him anymore, Lu Zhi once again ordered the army to retreat quickly.
"The terrain here is steep, so withdraw your troops quickly. The rear team becomes the front team and exit the Mawei Forest one by one!"
Before Lu Zhi finished speaking, a hoarse voice came from in front of him.
"Lu Zhonglang, where are you going in a hurry?"
"Don't you want my head? I sent it to the general!"
Lu Zhi looked forward and saw Zhang Jiao and the Yellow Turban Army appearing on the hillside ahead.
"broken."
Lu Zhi secretly exclaimed, already knowing that he was trapped in a tight siege.
The Yellow Turban soldiers who were killed abandoned their helmets and armor and dared to appear head-on, so there must be an ambush.
"I just let you escape death, and you still dare to show up. Do you really think I don't dare to kill you?"
Lu Zhi looked calm and his tone was frivolous, showing no panic at all.
"Zhang is right here, waiting for Lu Zhonglang to come and take someone's head!"
After saying this, there was a burst of laughter among the Yellow Turban camp.
"Thieves, don't be so arrogant, let me take your head."
The captain of the Yue Cavalry was furious and wanted to kill Zhang Jiao.
"Do not impulse!"
Lu Zhi raised his hand and jumped over the captain, his brain working rapidly, thinking of ways to escape.
"General Lu, I sincerely admire you. What I said before was all from the bottom of my heart! If you come to surrender, I will sweep your bed to treat you."
"Otherwise, today next year will be your death anniversary!"
Zhang Jue once again persuaded Lu Zhi to surrender. If he could fight without bloodshed, that would be great!
"Stop dreaming! I, Lu Zhi, am a great general, how can I bend my knees and turn against the traitors!"
Zhang Jiao glared hard and raised his hand to signal.
There was a sound in the air. Then, shouts of death came from both sides.
"Soldiers, Zhang Jiao is bluffing, but now he has exhausted his skills. The leader of the thieves is close at hand. Anyone who can kill Zhang Jiao will be rewarded and made a prince! Kill!"
Lu Zhi heard the signal and knew that it was impossible to escape intact.
They can only seize the gap where the Yellow Turban Army has not yet encircled him, and lead the army forward to capture Zhang Jue.
Lu Zhi gave an order, and the generals and soldiers rushed towards Zhang Jiao.
Now that the morale of the officers and soldiers was as high as a rainbow, and there was a huge bounty on their head, they were in front of Zhang Jiao in a blink of an eye.
The sudden situation caught Zhang Jiao off guard. The officers and soldiers were killed at his feet but they were still stunned on the spot.
"Come on, don't let them get close to General Tiangong!"
He Yi was the first to react and quickly arranged for the Yellow Turban soldiers to come forward to resist.
When the Yellow Turban soldiers heard He Yi's shouts, they reacted and hurriedly stepped forward to fight.
As soon as the two sides came into contact, the Yellow Turban Army was cut down in pieces.
The soldiers beside Zhang Jue had just regrouped after fleeing. Their morale was low and they had no fighting power.
Many people saw fear in the eyes of the officers and soldiers.
If Zhang Jiao hadn't been here, they would have dispersed long ago.
In a short time, the officers and soldiers had led the army to fight in front of Zhang Jiao.
Lu Zhi was overjoyed. As long as he caught Zhang Jiao, everything would be solved!
Zhang Jue was shocked. He never expected that Lu Zhi would pull out all the firepower and see that he was about to be captured!