Li Hong was pushed back from his sleep by Yan Liang.

He received two news at the same time. The scout from the Fengyun Iron Cavalry sent back that Zhang Baiqi of the Yellow Turban Army led 20,000 soldiers to suddenly leave the Yellow Turban Army camp and quickly moved towards the Giant Horse Water. Xian Yufu heard from the city that the Yellow Turban Army was packing up his things outside the city and showed signs of withdrawing the troops. However, no news from Jizhou reached Youzhou.

"Where is the sutra?" Li Hong sat by the campfire and spread out the map and asked Yan Liang, "Is it the news he sent?"

"Zheng Junhou left in a hurry and said he would go and see it in person."

"Is there any news from Lei Zi?"

"No."

"Send someone to find Lei Zi immediately, and he must find out whether Chu Feiyan's troops have crossed the river."

Yan Liang turned around and ran away.

Tian Chong sat up from beside the fire, pointed to Yan Liang's back and said, "Zi Shan's footsteps are heavy, and she runs like a cow, which is so noisy."

Li Hong smiled and said, "Old man, the Yellow Turban Army is about to run away."

"Run? Where to run?" Tian Chong asked in confusion, then reacted and said excitedly: "Zhang Niujiao is withdrawing his troops?"

"Yes. Jizhou must have fought. Chu Feiyan only brought 20,000 troops, obviously to pick up Zhang Niujiao and retreat to the Giant Horseshui."

"Will we fight?" Tian Chong asked immediately.

"Fight, you must fight. At all costs, you must destroy Zhang Niujiao's troops east of the Giant Horse Water." Li Hong smiled. "Zhang Niujiao has more than 50,000 people left. If he meets with the Sun Qin Chu Feiyan's troops at Dingxing Ferry, it will reach 100,000 people. These 100,000 people are the main force of the Yellow Turban Army. We have no ability to fight at all, so we can only let them leave. Therefore, we must kill Zhang Niujiao before they meet."

"Eat Zhang Niujiao and the Yellow Turban Army's strength has dropped drastically, so we can take back Fanyang and Beixincheng without bloodshed. Otherwise, we will not be able to recover these two counties this winter. Without tens of thousands of troops, we will not be able to defeat them at all."

Tian Chong looked at Li Hong's face that was roasted by fire and asked worriedly: "But Zhang Niujiao still has more than 50,000 people, which is difficult to fight. Could it be that Zhang Niujiao is playing with something, right?"

Li Hong smiled. He gave Tian Chong a thumbs up, "The old man is very good at it. Zhang Niujiao is indeed a trick. He wants to eat us. He has a good trick."

"Oh." Tian Chong asked strangely, "Why?"

"If his troops are held in one place and always guard against our cavalry raids, we really have no choice. It's like a group of wild wolves surrounding a group of wild bisons. The bisons are all facing the horns of wild wolves, and the wild wolves have to walk in disappointment."

"But now Zhang Niujiao wants to take revenge and dig a trap to eat us, and the opportunity comes."

"Zimin, are you sure?" Although Tian Chong admired Li Hong's talent very much, he couldn't help but feel a little suspicious when he saw him sitting leisurely by the fire and chatting with him casually, as if he was joking.

Li Hong laughed out loud and laughed very happily.

The current location of Fengyun Iron Cavalry is in Jiuli Pavilion between Jumashui and Zhuocheng.

Jiuli Pavilion is a hilly area with a gentle terrain. There are not many mountains and not many trees. It is suitable for infantry to attack and cavalry to charge.

Li Hong decided to put the battlefield here.

Li Hong believed that Zhang Niujiao sent Zhang Baiqi to lead 20,000 people to advance, with a very simple purpose, which was to lure Fengyun Iron Cavalry to attack. Once the two sides were entangled, his follow-up troops quickly caught up and encircled and annihilated it. With the 20,000 main forces of the Yellow Turban Army were more than enough to resist the cavalry army's charge for more than an hour with great preparations.

The news from the scout also confirmed Li Hong's conjecture. Zhang Baiqi's troops and Zhang Niujiao's troops were forty miles apart, and the two armies marched very quickly.

"Where is the troops of Hu Zi and Yan Wuwei now?" Li Hong asked back.

Zheng Xin immediately rode his horse to him and said, "The bearded troops are in Jiping, and Yan Wuwei's troops are in Duntun. According to the adult's request, one of them followed Zhang Baiqi and the other followed Zhang Niujiao, setting up roadblocks along the way, delaying the speed of the two armies' progress."

"Is there any news in Zhuocheng?"

"No. However, Lord Xianyu and Lord Yan have a good relationship with us. They will definitely agree to the request and lead the army to follow Zhang Niujiao out of the city. This is a rare opportunity, and the two adults should be able to see it." Zheng Xin said confidently.

Li Hong smiled and nodded and said, "Brother Yuxing and Brother Ziyu will definitely arrive as scheduled. Is Lei Zi back?"

"Not yet. But the good news is that Chu Feiyan's army has been on the other side of the Giant Horse Water."

"Shouyan, have you sent someone to check it repeatedly?" Li Hong asked. The 40,000 Yellow Turban Army at Dingxing Ferry has always been a heart-wrenching problem for Li Hong. If some of their troops quietly leave the ferry, pick up Zhang Niujiao from the east, and raid the Fengyun Iron Cavalry from behind, it would be a very unfortunate thing.

Zheng Xin nodded affirmatively.

"Chu Feiyan and Sun's army were stationed on both sides of Jumashui. Compared with the hidden nature of the operations of the two armies, Chu Feiyan's troops are better. So you must send the best scouts to cross the river quietly and pay close attention to their movements." Li Hong was always vaguely uneasy, so he instructed again.

"Don't worry, I'll send someone to keep an eye on it."

"Boyu... Pingshan (the word "Tieyue"..." Li Hong saw Xian Yu Yin and Tieyue galloping on their horses and shouted.

"Sir, this is the battlefield for our Yan Zhaoqu?" Tie Yue asked. Xian Yuyin stood on his horse and looked around.

"Yes. This place is good. At our feet, we are at the entrance of Jiuli Pavilion, a small hill. Three hundred steps ahead is Jiuli River. Now it is dry season, and there is no water in the river. The overall slope is formed here, which is suitable for blocking."

"Are we a single infantryman blocking Zhang Niujiao's 30,000 people, isn't it too few?" Xian Yuyin asked.

"The troops of Lord Xianyu and Lord Yan will arrive soon. You have the advantage of the terrain and wrap Zhang Niujiao here. Our main cavalry force raided Zhang Baiqi at the exit of Jiuli Pavilion ten miles away. Once it was completely annihilated, we would surround both sides of the Jiuli River and surround Zhang Niujiao, making it difficult for him to fly."

Tie Yue happily punched Xian Yuyin and shouted: "Boyu, now you can get enough killing."

Xian Yuyin smiled angrily and said, "Who will kill anyone except you horse bandits?"

Li Hong still told Xian Yuyin about Ma Cheng. He thought Xian Yuyin was a brother, so it would be better to explain these misunderstandings clearly. If these trivial matters affect the unity of the military guards and delay the war, that would be bad.

Xian Yuyin had a deep impression of Tie Yue. In the past, Xian Yuyin led his troops to suppress bandits. Because of Li Hong's relationship and he also made many military achievements, Xian Yuyin reluctantly accepted it. Xian Yuyin said a little about the Huns' fist. Qi had been a horse thief for a long time and had done many cases on the ground of Dai County, which was extremely guilty. Li Hong was very worried and explained for a long time. Although Qi was a sinner, he was strong and brave. If he had been killing enemies and making achievements in the army, it would be considered atonement. Where can I find such soldiers now? How can I defeat the Yellow Turban Army without soldiers? Xian Yuyin was just unhappy and thought that Li Hong had a little abnormal mind after losing his memory. He dared to do anything to expand the army, and was crazy.

Zhang Baiqi's troops quickly crossed the Jiuli River and entered the Jiuliting territory.

The soldiers lined up in long queues and marched neatly and quickly on the road. Because they wanted to leave this increasingly colder north, everyone looked relaxed and happy. The dozens of large baggage trucks walking in the middle, and they struggled to climb up the hills under the pull and pull of the soldiers.

"Zhang Shuai, the cavalry of Fengyun Iron Cavalry is eight miles away." A scout came and stopped beside Zhang Baiqi to report the report.

"Have they set up roadblocks?" Zhang Baiqi asked.

"No."

Zhang Baiqi frowned and waved his hand to signal the scout to explore again.

Yesterday, the Leopard Army's outpost cavalry digging pits everywhere and discarded giant wood and stones on the road, which seriously hindered the troops' marching speed. At night, in order to prevent the storm of the cavalry, the Yellow Turban Army divided into two armies, took turns to guard the upper and lower middle of the night, and took turns to sleep and rest.

Today, the Leopard Army's outpost cavalry suddenly changed their temperament, not only did not set up obstacles, but also stayed away from them.

Zhang Baiqi was a little confused, but he still ordered the troops to quietly speed up and widen the distance from the main force behind.

To be a bait, you have to do it like it.

Zhang Baiqi and Zuo Yan firmly supported Zhang Niujiao's design to eliminate the Fengyun Iron Cavalry. It was not just because of revenge, but also directly related to the survival of the Yellow Turban Army.

If you can destroy the strongest Fengyun Iron Cavalry in Youzhou or severely damage it before evacuating Zhuo County, you will have no army that can threaten the Yellow Turban Army.

In this way, we can not only continue to defend Fanyang and Beixincheng, but also block our subordinates' mouths. After returning to Zhongshan, Changshan, we will not be sarcastic from many people, and we will retain a little face of the general. Secondly, because Youzhou does not have enough troops to launch or capture Fanyang and Beixincheng, the Yellow Turban Army only needs to leave a few troops to defend Fanyang and Beixincheng. Zhongshan Kingdom does not need to send heavy troops to guard them. The main force of the troops can support other battlefields, concentrate on their efforts, and work together with the enemies of Jizhou to fight decisive battles.

If they do not fight against the Fengyun Iron Cavalry, they will retreat in a bad mood. The face of the general is a trivial matter. Tens of thousands of troops are stranded in Fanyang and Beixincheng is a major matter. Because once the Yellow Turban Army retreated through the Giant Horseshui, Li Hong's Iron Cavalry and other counties and states in Youzhou will chase after him. Not only will they take back Fanyang and Beixincheng, but they will also go south to attack Zhongshan and provide support to the Jizhou official army. Therefore, the Yellow Turban Army can only defend the front line of Fanyang, Beixincheng and Zhongshan, and endure the suffering of the enemy from both sides. Without heavy troops to support the battlefield in Jizhou, I am afraid that Zhao and Changshan's Yellow Turban Army will also be severely damaged. In this way, the situation of the Yellow Turban Army will be very, very bad.

Therefore, we must fight a decisive battle with Li Hong's cavalry army, and even if the losses are heavy, we will do whatever we can.

Because there was no obstacle and no enemy cavalry harassment, the soldiers thought to arrive at the Dingxing Ferry earlier and meet with friendly troops. They were afraid that the Leopard Army would attack them at any time, so they went faster and farther away from the main force behind.

The soldiers didn't rest at noon, and took some dry food from their pockets and ate while walking.

Zhang Baiqi estimated the distance between the troops and the rear army, and couldn't help but feel very anxious.

Now I hope that the Storm and Cloud Iron Cavalry will appear, but it is like a ghost and cannot see any shadow.

"Order the troops, stop advancing, line up and rest." Zhang Baiqi shouted loudly.

If you don’t come out, I won’t leave yet?

At this moment, from the rear of the army, several scouts from the Yellow Turban Army rushed over and shouted and kept shouting along the way.

Zhang Baiqi's heart suddenly started to beat violently, and the suffocation suddenly filled his whole body, and the heavy breathing sound was clearly audible.

He stared at the scouts who were getting closer and closer.

"The Grand Marshal was surrounded in Jiuli River."

Zhang Niujiao stood on the Jiuli River embankment, and a hint of joy flashed across his cold face.

The leopard Li Hong's storm appeared.

On the opposite hill, thousands of officials and troops lined up to form a huge defensive formation with a long depth according to the terrain. The fully armed soldiers held weapons and were ready to fight, densely packed, and lined up to the back of the hill.

Zhang Niujiao saw several familiar battle flags among the colorful battle flags fluttering in the wind, including Xianyu Fu and Yan Rou. He even saw Yan Rou. Yan Rou rode on a fiery red war horse and was wearing a fiery red dress, which was very easy to identify.

On the embankments on both sides of the Jiuli River, on the riverbed, in the valley, and two miles away, under the vaguely visible countless battle flags, under the command of continuous calls, countless soldiers of the Fengyun Iron Cavalry formed eight charge formations, ready to attack the Yellow Turban Army.

The Yellow Turban Army's messengers rode war horses and shuttled back and forth between the river embankments, riverbeds and valleys.

"Master, the car array has been laid out."

"Master, the dense defensive formation has been lined up."

"Master, the assault team has been arranged."

...

Zhang Niujiao turned his eyes and looked around.

The 30,000 Yellow Turban soldiers in Ma-clothed Yellow Turban Army relied on the baggage vehicle array to form more than 300 small square arrays of different status quo on the riverbed of Jiuli River and on the riverbed of Jiuli River, forming a huge rectangular defensive formation. In this narrow area with a length of less than a thousand steps, soldiers of each group of soldiers lined up in different directions, appearing both crowded and staggered, and stable and not messy.

Although the soldiers were surrounded, except for a little nervousness, they were all full of energy and morale. If people have the ambition to die, they are indeed fearless.

Zuo Yan drove ashore from the riverbed, ran to Zhang Niujiao, and said with a smile:

"Master, everything is ready."

Zhang Niujiao pointed around, shook his head with emotion, looked at Zuo Yan and said:

"We all say that if this battle was fought in Jiulihe, it would be perfect. Today we got what we wanted."

After pausing, Zhang Niujiao said again:

"I don't know what kind of person Li Hong is. We want to beat him, and he also wants to beat us, and even the battlefield is chosen in the same place."

"He's amazing."

Zuo Yan smiled knowingly.

"Does the Grand Marshal want to meet him?"

Zhang Niujiao raised his head, looked at the hill opposite, looked at the fiery red black panther flag on the hill, and shook his head.

He raised his hands and roared wildly:

"Beat the drum..."

Dozens of large and small war drums were beaten at the same time in an instant, low, fierce, and thick, and the passionate drum sounds soared into the sky, like storm waves.

Zuo Yan, who had been looking at the opposite hill, suddenly changed his expression. He opened his eyes wide and let out a wild cry:
Chapter completed!