Tao Sheng felt an icy coldness rushing in from the top of his head, and instantly surged throughout his body, as if every pore was opened, sucking the biting cold into his body greedily.
hiss-!
Tao Sheng couldn't help but gasp, his scalp suddenly became numb and his spine felt cold.
Just when he was about to curse, Mohu's vision gradually became clearer. There were seven or eight guards with swords in front of him, staring at him fiercely. A man holding a wooden barrel bowed to another person:
"Captain, he's awake."
"Um."
Tao Sheng suddenly felt bad, and then he remembered what happened last night.
He was knocked unconscious by veteran Huang Zhong with a knife. When he woke up, he came here.
Gulu—!
Tao Sheng's throat rolled and he swallowed subconsciously: "Are you from Nanyang Hanting? Young Tao Sheng is willing to submit to Nanyang Hanting. I hope the captain will give me a chance."
It seemed that even Zhong Yao himself had not thought that the man in front of him was so cowardly that he was ready to beg for mercy and surrender before he even opened his mouth.
Damn it!
Zhong Yao looked slightly embarrassed. In order to let Tao Sheng be used by Nanyang Hanting, he had thought about his lines for a long time and even thought about the countermeasures no less than five or six times.
It's good this time. There's no need to say the lines. Isn't it true that some of the things contained in the lines, such as words like grace and power, are all useless?
"You were originally from the Black Mountain Army, but you actually defected on the battlefield and surrendered to Yuan Shao. You just paid it forward. Now you have no backbone at all. Before my captain opened his mouth, you begged for surrender!"
"I want to come..."
Zhong Yao's expression suddenly changed, with anger hidden in his brows, and an awe-inspiring aura suddenly enveloped the opponent, and he immediately slapped the opponent with a hat without hesitation:
"You are born with a traitor in the back of your head. Once you lose power, you will surrender. You have no sense of loyalty and no sense of being a master. What's the use of Nanyang Hanting asking for someone like you?"
"Someone is coming!"
Zhong Yao waved his hand: "Give me thirty punishments first, so that he will have a long memory!"
The big man with beard behind him walked out from left to right: "Here."
Tao Sheng was shocked and frightened. His eyes were as wide as bells, almost jumping out of their sockets: "Captain, I...I didn't..."
Before Tao Sheng could finish speaking, two big men with beards had already started to hold him down. The other two men took up wooden sticks as thick as their wrists and swung them hard at Tao Sheng's buttocks.
Snap!
"ah-!"
Snap!
"ah-!"
...
Beat him with thirty sticks.
Tao Sheng's skin was already bruised, and big beads of sweat were pouring down.
Fortunately, he was a soldier and his body was relatively strong. If he were an ordinary person, he would probably have been beaten half to death.
At this moment, Zhong Yao looked at Tao Sheng again, with a hint of awe finally in his eyes.
Zhong Yao stood in front of Tao Sheng with his hands behind his back: "I heard that when you were in the Black Mountain Army, you were known as the general who defeated the Han Dynasty. You also threatened to destroy the Han Dynasty and build a new dynasty?"
Tao Sheng was so frightened that he couldn't help but realize that Zhong Yao told the truth. He was indeed called the "Ping-Han General" and even threatened to destroy the Han Dynasty.
But......
This was all so many years ago.
Today in Nanyang Hanting, every household has a surplus of food, so the ghost prince wants to rebel!
Tao Sheng hurriedly explained and begged: "Captain, I will never dare to overthrow the Han Dynasty. I yearn for Nanyang. Every household there has surplus food, the people are well fed, clothed warmly, and their children can study."
"Villain..."
"A hundred palms!"
Before Tao Sheng could finish speaking, Zhong Yao waved his hand lightly, signaling the bearded man to take action.
I won't listen to your explanation. As long as there is such a thing, it is enough.
Who told you to talk too much and grab your lines in advance? As a result, what you should do was not completed. We can only use this almost cruel method to teach you a lesson and add some spice!
Two big men with beards held Tao Sheng on the left and right sides. The third big man slapped Tao Sheng's face and ears repeatedly until his hands hurt. Two more men were replaced before he slapped Tao Sheng a hundred times.
over.
At this moment, Tao Sheng's face was swollen like a pig's head, and the blood stains on the corners of his lips could not be wiped clean, and kept dripping down. He opened his mouth, and two bloody teeth fell to the ground in an instant.
"College... captain, villain..."
"Okay!"
Zhong Yao didn't mean to feel sorry for the other party at all. He waved his hand to interrupt and said coldly: "Whether it's a punishment with a stick or a mouth opening, I should let you remember it for a long time."
"However, if you dare to conceal the next thing, or make a mistake, I guarantee that you will die miserably. Do you understand?"
Tao Sheng hurriedly nodded and bowed: "Don't worry, Lieutenant Colonel, I... I will definitely... I will tell you everything I know... I won't dare to hide anything."
“Very good.”
Zhong Yao was very satisfied with this and went directly to the topic: "You were born in the Black Mountain Army, and you were in Yudu's army before. You should know where Zhang Yan of the Black Mountain Army is, right?"
"ah?"
Tao Sheng was shocked and his eyes were as wide as bells: "You villain... I don't know where Zhang Qushuai is."
Zhong Yao suddenly frowned: "You said you didn't know?"
Tao Sheng nodded: "How can a villain know what kind of person Zhang Qushuai is?"
"You're right, but is it true?"
"certainly!"
"very good!"
Zhong Yao didn't bother to talk nonsense anymore, waved his hand and ordered: "Come here, drag him out and chop him up."
The big men with beards on the left and right said in unison: "Here."
"Wait!"
Tao Sheng interrupted quickly and said hastily: "Captain, although I don't know the specific location of Zhang Qushuai, I still know the traces of some people. As long as I find them, I think I can find Zhang Qushuai."
"oh?"
Zhong Yao frowned: "You have betrayed the Black Mountain Army, can you still find him?"
Tao Sheng nodded affirmatively: "Although they often change places, I am fully confident that they will be able to find them. You can rest assured."
"good!"
Zhong Yao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and ordered: "Just keep your child alive. Someone will follow you early tomorrow morning and enter the Taihang Mountains together to look for traces of the Black Mountain Army. If you can't find it before the end of the month, you will die."
Although the combat effectiveness of the Montenegrin Army is not strong, it is superior in numbers. Their strongholds are scattered all over the mountains and plains. Conquering these people is time-consuming and laborious, but little does anyone know that it is far better to recruit them.
Once it can become a support for the Nanyang court to harass Bingzhou and Jizhou, it will have a strong support, which will be of great benefit to His Majesty the Emperor's strategy.
Zhong Yao left the room and immediately called to his attendants: "Please notify Dong Zhao immediately and ask him to come to Chaoge early tomorrow morning without any mistakes."
The attendant leaned forward and raised his hands: "Here."
******
North bank of Zhanghe River.
Chunyu Qiong Daying.
Chinese army tent.
At this moment, Chunyu Qiong was standing in front of the map, frowning, thinking about the next strategy.
The Huns have already fought with the Nanyang cavalry. If the opponent can win, they will naturally be the best. If they cannot win, they will probably consume the opponent's strength.
After all, Chunyu Qiong had heard about the combat effectiveness of this Hun cavalry. Not only was their riding skills first-rate, but their archery skills were also top-notch.
Moreover, they accepted the weapon support provided by Yuan Shao, which can be said to have added a layer of guarantee to their combat effectiveness. In this way, they will naturally become more powerful!
"General!"
The general beside him, Zhang Nan, leaned forward and held up his hands, then pointed to somewhere on the map: "The general believes that if the Huns retreat in defeat, they will definitely take this route. If we send people to ambush in nearby villages and towns in advance, we will definitely be able to catch them off guard.
.”
"That's right."
Another Jiao Chu took a step forward and said loudly: "The opponent has always been the Wolf Cavalry, the Tiger Cavalry is the main combatant, and the Leopard Cavalry is the main chaser. They are very fast and good at assassination. Their only shortcoming is that they have fewer troops.
"
"I heard..."
Jiao Chu frowned and pondered for a moment: "As of now, there are only more than 400 cavalry, not even 500 cavalry. We have thousands of elites in our hands. If we cooperate with the Trap Horse Trap Formation, Tie Jili and others,
We will definitely win a great victory.”
"Trapped in a horse trap, iron pear?"
Chunyu Qiong slowly shook his head and denied without hesitation: "In this case, wouldn't it also involve the Huns' cavalry? At present, the Lord is short of cavalry. This is a force that must be fought for."
"In this case..."
Jiao Chu was naturally aware of the shortcomings of Yuan Shao's army. He pinched a strand of goatee under his chin and said softly: "How about we change to a trip horse rope, and when all the Huns cavalry have passed, we can stretch it out immediately, and the thieves will be caught off guard."
"The tripping rope is fine."
"but......"
Chunyu Qiong pinched a strand of goatee under her chin and said softly: "If we want to use the trip wire, we must ambush in the dense forest, and the villages and towns will expose the target."
"But there is obviously no dense forest on this road. We need to think of some way in advance to force it onto this road before we can use the trip rope, otherwise it will be impossible."
Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu nodded affirmatively: "This is indeed a difficult problem."
Chunyu Qiong thought for a long time, and suddenly a flash of inspiration came to her mind: "I have a solution, we can..."
Before he finished speaking, a long announcement suddenly sounded outside the tent:
"Report—!"
Chunyu Qiong had no choice but to stop and look up.
However, he saw that his own scouts were rushing into the tent, looking extremely flustered. When they met Chunyu Qiong, they didn't even bother to salute, so they raised their fingers and pointed outside the tent, hesitatingly saying:
"There will be...general...big...big things..."
"Don't worry, let's take a breath before talking."
Chunyu Qiong felt something was wrong from the other party's expression, but he had already expected that the Huns would most likely be defeated, so Chunyu Qiong did not panic at all.
"Here."
The scout responded and immediately took a deep breath.
When his mood gradually calmed down, he leaned forward and said: "General, something bad has happened. The Huns were twenty miles outside Neihuang County. They were surrounded by wolf cavalry and tiger cavalry. They were all killed and no one was left."
"ah?"
Suddenly, Chunyu Qiong was stunned!
Zhang Nan was stunned!
Jiao Chu was even more stunned!
They had expected that the Huns would be defeated, but they could not believe that the Huns would be completely annihilated.
After all, the foreigners' tactics have always been to fight if they can and leave if they can't. How could the entire army be wiped out?
This is completely unreasonable!
Chunyu Qiong stared with disbelief: "Are you sure?"
The scout nodded with absolute certainty: "Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. At the beginning, they were still centered on tiger cavalry, with wolf cavalry on the left and right wings, and Lu Bu commanded the battle from the rear."
"..."
"However, I don't know how they moved. These eight wolf cavalry actually surrounded the Huns. Moreover, the tiger cavalry broke out one after another and attacked and killed them, causing chaos."
"well-!"
The scout shook his head regretfully and said in disbelief: "The poor Hun cavalry did not stand out from the wolf cavalry until they died. They were surrounded bit by bit and died of exhaustion."
Although the scout told the process in more detail, even so, in the eyes of Chun Yuqiong and others, they still couldn't believe it, otherwise they would not have discussed the ambush of the Leopard Cavalry before.
quiet!
Quiet!
Deadly quiet!
In an instant, the entire tent was silent, and you could hear a pin drop.
Chunyu Qiong and others looked at each other blankly, their throats rolled, and they were shocked.
After a long time, Chunyu Qiong just asked: "Wolf Cavalry, Tiger Cavalry is the main battler, where is the Leopard Cavalry?"
These three teams have always been together. How could it be possible that in the description, there are only Wolf Cavalry and Tiger Cavalry, but no Leopard Cavalry? This is unscientific!
"this......"
The scout also had a puzzled look on his face and shook his head: "I didn't see the Leopard Rider."
Chunyu Qiong was surprised: "What did you say? Have you never seen a leopard rider?"
The scout nodded: "Well, I really haven't seen it before."
"broken!"
Chunyu Qiong seemed to realize something, and suddenly broke into a cold sweat: "Is it possible that Leopard Cavalry is going to..."
Before Chunyu Qiong could say his answer, another message came into the tent:
"Report—!"
This announcement was made in a very rapid voice, as if something earth-shattering had happened.
Chunyu Qiong hurriedly raised her eyes to look.
But he saw his own scouts hurriedly entering the tent, looking extremely panicked.
Without waiting for the other party to speak, Chunyu Qiong hurriedly asked: "But what's the situation at Tao Sheng's place?"
The scout nodded affirmatively: "That's right!"
Chunyu Qiong asked anxiously: "How?"
"this......"
The scout took a breath and finally spoke: "The lord, the general, and Guo Tu's family were all killed. Corpses were scattered all over the field, and rivers of blood flowed. It has become a mess."
"ah?"
Chunyu Qiong's eyes widened.
He couldn't believe his ears.
but......
This is the fact, he has to believe it.
At this moment, Chunyu Qiong finally understood why the Wolf Cavalry and Leopard Cavalry, which had always been hiding, killed the Neihuang with such fanfare this time. Their target was not only the Huns cavalry, but also because they learned about Yuan Shao's family.
What a clever trick to attack the east and attack the west!
Even he himself fell into the thief's scheme.
Yuan Shao and Guo Tu's family members died, so they just took it upon themselves to commit suicide, but their own family members also died, which is simply a lie.
If I had known this, I shouldn't have let my family leave with me in the first place.
It's a good thing now that, just for the sake of gain, he actually got all his family members involved.
"My lord's family?"
What's even worse is that Jiao Chu and Zhang Nan seemed to realize something.
Yuan Shao, Chunyu Qiong, and Guo Tu secretly transferred their families, but as generals, they were completely unaware of it.
It's obvious!
This was done behind their backs.
Although it was a tragedy, Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu did not have any sympathy, but felt a little chilled.
After all these people never thought about them.
It hurts my heart, old man!
Although Chunyu Qiong was heartbroken, he did not dare to answer this question directly, so he could only respond indifferently and avoid answering.
But although he didn't answer, the scout didn't control his bad words: "Yes, it is the Lord's family. They rushed towards Handan at night. They never expected to be ambushed in the middle of the night and the entire army was annihilated."
"Shut up!"
Chunyu Qiong was so angry that he immediately interrupted, his eyes were as big as copper bells, he glared at the scout fiercely, and waved his hand: "Get out of here quickly!"
"Get out—!"
"Here."
The scout was startled, hurriedly cupped his hands, bowed and left the tent.
Chunyu Qiongpeng's fist hit Shuai Gu, his eyes seemed to be on fire, and he shouted coldly: "The sneak attacker... Ahem, the sneak attacker must be a Leopard Cavalry."
"If I were the leader of the Leopard Cavalry, I would definitely take advantage of the situation and rush south to the Zhanghe River. I would cooperate with the Wolf Cavalry and the Tiger Cavalry to attack our troops from both front and rear. This is the greatest result."
"Zhang Nan, Jiao Chu!"
Chunyu Qiong gave the order sonorously regardless of what the other party thought.
"exist."
The two of them subconsciously cupped their hands.
"Quickly send an order to the entire army to set off for Yangping City!"
Chunyu Qiong was very aware of the cavalry's field capabilities.
If we want to fight the wolf cavalry, leopard cavalry, and tiger cavalry in a decisive battle with our troops, we are still too far apart. We should rush to a nearby city to take refuge before the other party arrives.
"Here."
The two stepped in to answer the call.
Immediately.
He bowed and left the tent, sending orders to all camps.
When Chunyu Qiong's army set out to leave Zhangshui.
Hidden somewhere near Zhangshui, Huang Zhong had already received the message: "General, Chun Yuqiong led his troops away from Zhangshui and rushed towards Yangping City."
"oh?"
Huang Zhong pinched a wisp of beard under his chin and smiled indifferently: "I didn't expect that this kid's reaction is quite fast, and his judgment is relatively accurate. He is also a general."
"How are their soldiers?"
Then, Huang Zhong thought for a moment and asked tentatively.
"Be armed and be on alert at all times."
The scout bowed his head and answered truthfully.
"As expected."
Huang Zhong sighed and said with a hint of regret: "That's all, let's go when we have to. We have fewer troops. We can't get much advantage when the other party is already prepared. We should spare his life this time."
"you!"
The next second, Huang Zhong continued to order: "Hurry to Neihuang and see what happened to the tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry? Is it so difficult to defeat the Huns cavalry? Let me wait here!"
The soldier raised his hands and said, "Here."
Cao Xing said half-jokingly: "Old General, don't be angry. Maybe the Tiger Cavalry and Wolf Cavalry will completely annihilate the Huns' cavalry, rather than defeat them. After all, they have practiced cooperation for a long time."
"Destroy all the Huns cavalry?"
Huang Zhong pinched a strand of beard under his chin and said with great interest: "If this is really the case, even if Chun Yuqiong cannot be retained, then the old man has nothing to say."
"but......"
When the conversation changed, Huang Zhong smiled: "Want to annihilate all the Huns? It's easier said than done! Especially the tiger cavalry is not good at speed, and the wolf cavalry is an ordinary war horse. This is probably not possible."
Cao Xing said softly: "The old general has never seen the formations given by your Majesty. Many of them are encirclement strategies. I guess they must be following this plan. Even if they cannot completely annihilate the Xiongnu, they will still have to kill seven or seven of them."
Eighty-eight, it’s definitely no problem.”
"oh?"
Huang Zhong was full of expectations: "If this is really the case, I really want to take a look."
Cao Xingdan smiled: "It's the same for me."
******
Youzhou.
Yuan Shao's military camp.
Central army, big tent.
Yuan Shao took the cooperation plan handed over by Tian Feng and kept nodding his head in praise: "Great! That's great! That's great! If this plan really works, Wuhuan's Tuqi will definitely be defeated."
"Yuan Hao!"
Yuan Shao put down the cooperation plan and looked up at Tian Feng: "Now that the plan has been decided, I still need you to come and bring more than ten thousand powerful crossbows to cooperate with Gongsun Zan."
Tian Feng bowed his head and said, "Don't worry, my lord, just leave it to me."
Yuan Shaoen nodded, with a faint smile on his face: "Information came back from Bingzhou yesterday that Mengmen in Lin County can indeed pass through Guanzhong."
"As long as we can get rid of Liu Yu in Jicheng as quickly as possible, we can send troops to help Guanzhong. Who will win or lose by then is still unknown."
"Yuan Hao!"
Yuan Shao had high hopes for Tian Feng: "You are very crucial here!"
Tian Feng handed over his hand again: "Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will do their best to kill the Wuhuan Tuqi."
Yuan Shao nodded: "Okay! In that case, you should prepare quickly and rush to Gongsun Zan's place as soon as possible. After the camp has made some preparations, they will immediately launch a strong attack. Don't worry."
Tian Feng stepped in and answered: "Here."
Immediately.
He bowed and left the tent.
Not long after Tian Feng left and Yuan Shao was humming a song of victory, a familiar figure appeared outside the tent: "Lord!"
Yuan Shao turned around and saw Guo Tu frowning, with a sullen face and red eyes. He couldn't help but be curious and asked tentatively: "Gongze, what's the matter with you?"
"Lord!"
Guo Tu knelt on the ground with a thud. Yuan Shao was so frightened that Yuan Shao stood up in a hurry, walked around the long eucalyptus, moved into the tent, and helped Guo Tu up with his own hands: "Gongze, don't be like this. Just tell us what happened."
"Lord!"
Guo Tu's voice was slightly tearful: "Information was just returned from Yecheng. When your family and I left Yecheng on Weiye, we were brutally chased by the Nanyang Leopard Cavalry and the entire army was wiped out."
"ah?"
Yuan Shao was suddenly shocked: "You...what did you say?"
With tears in his eyes, Guo Tu said with difficulty: "Master, all our family members died in the Nanyang Leopard Riders, and no one survived."
Boom!
Like a thunderbolt in the clear sky.
Yuan Shaolei was so burnt on the outside and tender on the inside that he was stunned.
He was so frightened that he took two steps back. His calf hit Shuai Gu, and he almost stumbled and fell to the ground. Fortunately, Guo Tu hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and he was saved from embarrassment:
"This...how..."
Yuan Shao's heart was shaken, and the anger in his heart was burning, and it rushed directly into his throat.
At this moment, Yuan Shao couldn't bear it any longer and spat out a mouthful of twenty-year-old blood. Then his vision went black and he fainted completely.
Guo Tu was so frightened that he hurriedly shouted: "Come here, military doctor! Where is the military doctor?"
"My lord, are you okay, my lord?"
Guo Tu shouted and pinched people, tears falling from his eyes.
a long time.
Yuan Shao had just woken up from his sleep, and he was already dozens of years older: "Gongzhi, remember... remember... to keep it secret."