A look of ferocity flashed in Zhou Cang's eyes, as if he had already seen the tall cavalry in front of him being chopped into several pieces. No, the place where this man was blocking was the most difficult part of the sword to exert force on!
Just listen to the sound of "Crack"! Although the knight's spear broke from it, it also prevented Zhou Cang's indomitable sword from making any progress for the first time! The knight's jaw cracked, and he gritted his teeth and held the tip of half of the spear and stabbed Zhou Cang in the chest.
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Zhou Cang's swordsmanship has never been fancy, and he will leave no room for cuts with his sword. At this moment, his strength is exhausted, and the door is wide open. Seeing the spear approaching his chest little by little, he grits his teeth and twists his side, the sharp long
The spear pierced several armor leaves on Zhou Cang's shoulder and brought up a drop of blood!
The knight was about to step forward to attack, but he saw a dozen bright Mo Dao approaching from a distance. He threw down half of the spear and started running wildly!
"Fire the arrow! Don't let him run away!" Remembering Military Advisor Guo's instructions, Zhou Cang shouted hurriedly when he saw that everyone could not catch up with him.
The fish sometimes lay on the saddle and sometimes hid in the stirrups. More than a dozen people were unable to shoot arrows and just watched it gallop away!
"Hey!" Zhou Cang banged the ground hard in a circle, ignoring the bright red blood on his shoulders, and said: "You continue to explore the road, I will go back and report to Military Advisor Guo, asking him to make a plan quickly!"
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The tall and strong knight urged his horse to gallop, with deep fear in his eyes. Although he was young, he always boasted of his bravery. Normally, Bingzhou's army and horses could not get close to ten or twenty people, but the soldiers and horses wearing black tassels behind him only needed to
Just three or five people gave him a fear of death! And that big man was even more powerful. If he were to block a tough fight, he might not be his most powerful enemy!
"I, Hao Zhao, pride myself on being brave. I never expected that I would encounter such a powerful enemy before I even left Bingzhou. I don't know whose army this is! Zhang Yan? No! The leader of the Black Mountain bandits can only command a group of peasant soldiers, even if they are elite.
, it is impossible to have such sophisticated equipment. The broadsword is like a sword, but it is sharpened on both sides, and it is extremely sharp. Moreover, everyone wears fish-scale iron armor, and I, a village commander, only wears iron-lined armor!"
"Listening to their slogans, it seems that they are shouting that we are invincible, and we are invincible, and this small force appears so unexpectedly in Bingzhou. There must be some ulterior secret. This matter needs to be reported to the general as soon as possible!"
Thinking of this, the tall and powerful man cracked his whip twice, the horse under his crotch hissed in pain, let go of speed and galloped westward!
At this time, more than 10,000 troops and horses led by Wen Yuan had just arrived outside Huguan City and had not yet begun to attack!
Two days later, in the mansion of the governor of Jinyang in Bingzhou Prefecture, Geng Zhi, the governor of Bingzhou, looked gloomy. The tall and strong man stood in the hall, surrounded by Geng Zhi's civilian and military generals.
Geng Zhi frowned deeply and said: "According to what Hao Zhao described, this team is probably the soldiers of Zhang Liao, the prefect of Julu. A few days ago, I heard from spies that Gongsun Zan of Peiping and Yuan Shao of Jizhou both reported that this person was the governor of Bingzhou.
Now there are Julu soldiers appearing in our Bingzhou territory. It must be bad for me! Let me know what you think."
A general in the hall came forward and said, "My lord, there is no need to worry! The bandits have come all the way from Changshan to Leping. They must be exhausted. I am willing to lead five thousand soldiers and horses from Bingzhou to defeat the enemy!"
Another general snorted coldly and said: "There are only dozens of giant deer sentries, why do we need a large labor force? One thousand soldiers and horses is enough!"
"Zhang Liao was planning to annex the state, so how could he only come with dozens of sentinels? In my opinion, what Hao Zhao saw were just enemy sentries. There must be a large army behind him!"
"Huh! What a joke! Julu and I are in the same state, separated by Changshan County, and there is Black Mountain in the middle. Zhang Yan has tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and leads the army to attack from here. Is Zhang Liao a fool? Isn't he afraid that his soldiers will die without a burial place?
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The two generals refused to yield to each other and started arguing in the hall. Geng Zhi was annoyed and shouted: "Shut up, you two!"
The second general Nuonuo retreated, and Geng Zhi turned around and asked the strategist and counselor: "What are your plans, my lord?"
The counselor said: "Zhang Liao has a reputation for bravery, and he has been fighting hard in Julu. His ambition is not small. I have always heard about it. Now that he has Gongsun and Yuan Shao, it is not impossible for him to invade my state and merge with the state. It's just that
If you don't know his movements and send troops rashly, you may fall into his trap!"
Another counselor said: "What's so difficult about this? If Zhang Liao invites troops to invade, Le'an is the place he must pass through. He only needs to send an army of horses to contain the main road of Leping, and wait for the scouting horses to find out the news before sending out troops."
"So..." Geng Zhi muttered. Bingzhou had been invaded and plundered by the Xiongnu and Xianbei for many years. It was surrounded by Baibo and Heishan. It was in chaos and had a population of only a million people. He had been appointed as the new governor of Bingzhou for more than a year.
There was no way to integrate the various counties, and he only had more than 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command. Now that he heard that Zhang Liao was marching, he was worried, but apart from the troops guarding various places, the military strength he could temporarily mobilize was very limited.
"I will dispatch three thousand troops and horses to station in Leping. When the enemy's movements are discovered, I will lead the army forward!"
All the generals claimed that it was true, and Geng Zhi said to Hao Zhao: "You have reported merit and will be promoted to commander today. Are you willing to lead the troops again?"
Being able to lead five hundred soldiers at a young age, Hao Zhao felt a surge of pride in his chest. Hearing this, he nodded and said, "General, I will obey your orders!"
On the same day, Hao Zhao gathered his troops in Jinyang City and followed the team to Leping!
Within a few days, Hao Zhao came to Leping and sent out his scouting horses to search for news. However, the scouting horses reported no sign of any movement of the army at all, which made Hao Zhao secretly suspicious.
And at this time, a group of scouts sent out to the south sent news that traces of the marching troops were found in a mountain village fifty miles southeast of Leping!
Hao Zhao hurriedly led his troops to investigate. There were only more than 200 people in that village. It was they who discovered a large army of troops passing by here the day before yesterday!
Hao Zhao called the villagers to inquire carefully and found out that at least more than a thousand soldiers and horses passed through here, and they had been walking south for two days.
Hao Zhao frowned and was shocked. In only three days, this army was able to run nearly 200 miles on the rugged mountain road. This was such a terrifying marching speed. But with more than a thousand troops and horses, they wanted to attack Jinyang.
Isn't it overestimating one's own capabilities? But if it were not to attack Jinyang, where could this small and medium-sized army go?
These more than a thousand troops and horses simply don't have the ability to capture a city or territory. Maybe it's okay to conduct a surprise attack as a partial division?
A partial division? Wait! The Julu Army will not attack Leping. The only frontal attack they can make is Huguan! Could it be that this partial division is...
Thinking of this, Hao Zhao suddenly broke into a cold sweat. After sorting through the information he had in hand, he was already very convinced that this partial division must want to make a surprise attack from behind Huguan! As expected, the main force of the Julu Army must be at this time
They have already reached beyond Hu Pass. If they are allowed to gain access to the pass, Bingzhou will be in danger!