Zhao Yun set up a pot to light a fire in front of the formation. There was a watchtower in Zhang He's camp. The light of the fire immediately attracted the attention of the scouts. Zhang He soon learned of the Han army's new 'movements', but did not make corresponding arrangements. He just asked

The scouts on the tower continued to monitor.

An hour later, the aroma of food wafted out of dozens of pots, blowing along the wind in the valley towards the Wei army camp.

In order to have sunshine to keep warm every day, Zhang He deliberately faced the south with his back to the mountain and the village, leaving the shaded area behind Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong.

Lowering the stronghold on the sunny side to absorb the warmth of the sun is equivalent to re-creating the layout of Dingjun Mountain, forcing the Han army to launch attacks from the dark side, taking advantage of the geographical and climatic advantages. After Zhang He selected the camp site, he was complacent for several days. However,

But he was slapped by Zhao Yun.

The wind blowing from the south of the valley will penetrate the camp where the Wei army is stationed, and then be blocked by the high mountains to the north of the camp. Part of the wind will form a backflow and eventually dissipate in the Wei army's camp.

It doesn't matter if it's just a cold wind. The Han army camp is still unavoidable from the cold, and most of the time it doesn't get sunlight. But the fatal thing is that Zhao Yun used smell warfare. He used kelp and dried fish with radish and other things in the pot, and the fragrance of the food drifted away.

It lingers in the valley for a long time, and occasionally the north wind passes by and carries it to the Wei camp.

Wei Jun could only eat half full for two meals a day, but it was not yet noon, and Han Jun was actually ready to eat again? The smell of vegetables and meat penetrated Wei Jun's nostrils...

After just a few breaths, his stomach that had eaten breakfast suddenly started to growl. Huang Zhong divided the people who were fighting into two teams. One team of soldiers were vigilant and yelling, while the other team drank soup directly outside the village.

The scene was like a dieter watching a food show. Instead of quenching his hunger, he became even hungrier. When Zhang He saw this, he stamped his feet in anger and couldn't help but go back to the camp to drink water and shouted shamelessly.

"General, Huang Zhong, and Zhao Yun are too arrogant. We might as well go out of the stronghold and smash the enemy's pots and cauldrons." Chun Yuye, the general under the tent, admonished him.

Zhang He was originally standing with his back to him, but turned around and asked: "Are Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun on the other side? Do you know how many pots and cauldrons will be smashed, and what price we have to pay?"

"Can't you just rush out? Then go back to camp while the chaos is happening." Chunyuye asked.

"You can go to the watchtower and have a look. Zhao Yun is no ordinary person. He has already formed a pocket formation nearby, just waiting for us to fall into the trap ourselves." Zhang He frowned.

"Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong is indeed brave, but bravery can't do whatever it wants, right? Generals have always been known for their wisdom and bravery, so they must find a way to deal with it, otherwise the soldiers' fighting spirit will be lost..." Chunyuye shook his head.

"I'm sorry, you can really do whatever you want with bravery." Zhang He shook his head and sneered, then rolled his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Let me hold a pot to boil water. We are not as rich as the other party. Let's drink some hot water to warm our bodies."

"Wei." Chunyuye clasped his fists and turned around to deliver the order. Looking at the soldiers in the camp basking in the sun, he thought to himself that he could be considered a dead horse and become a living horse doctor.

The Han army drank hot soup while shouting and fighting outside the Wei camp. The day's battle soon ended. Huang Zhong's soldiers were extremely comfortable, but Zhang He's side was suffering.

Huang Zhong withdrew his troops back to the camp, and all the battalions under Zhang He's command were clamoring for dinner. The Wei army officers smelled the fragrance all day long, and finally it was meal time. However, the Wei army's rations were of a single variety and insufficient quantity. After eating, they always felt like something was missing in their stomachs.

Not all of the Han army was open to eating and drinking, and only a small number of Huang Zhongchao's soldiers did not stop talking, otherwise the food brought by Chang'an would not last long.

Huang Zhong came to Zhao Yun excitedly at night and said: "Zilong, your method is really good. It has made the Wei army hungry. It is estimated that if we continue like this for a few days, the morale of the enemy army will be lost. It is useless for Zhang He to be so shameless. In the end, he will

He hid in the turtle shell (big tent)."

"There are many peaceful soldiers but little food. It is estimated that the Wei soldiers will not have enough to eat, so we simply add fuel to their fire. Depending on how long Zhang He can defend, there is a possibility of mutiny." Zhao Yun said sternly.

"Haha, Zilong, you are so cunning. I want to have a drink today, burp..." Huang Zhong drank a lot of soup during the day, and by the end of the conversation, his mouth was full of the taste of kelp.

Zhao Yun smiled and joked: "Can the old general still drink the soup? Tomorrow, a new batch of soldiers will drink the soup."

"Ah, yes, you have to change to enjoy happiness." Huang Zhong smiled like a child.

The next day, the Han army boiled soup and the Wei army boiled water, with satisfied eyes looking at eager eyes, like a full man looking at a hungry man. Although the Han army did not launch a strong attack, Zhao Yun's "show off wealth" strategy was more damaging.

Zhang He struggled to survive until Huang Zhong retreated. During a night patrol, he found many soldiers complaining about not having enough to eat. If they continued to fight, they would starve to death without fighting. Some of them got emotional and said that they were trapped in Yongliang. Their family members in Zhongyuan had no idea what was going on.

Life or death, it is better to surrender to the Han army and have enough to eat.

Although the Wei State's wrongful service system was cruel, Cao's army in Yongliang was cut off from the Central Plains. It was hard to say whether the soldiers' families would be implicated, and it was hard to say whether the soldiers' wives would become married women. Therefore, the idea of ​​defection was inevitable.

Zhang He was shocked when he heard this. On the one hand, he ordered the grain officer to increase the rations. On the other hand, he sent people to Linjing overnight to deliver the message. In addition to reporting Zhao Yun's "shameless" strategy, he also asked Cao Zhen for more military rations, otherwise the frontline soldiers would risk mutiny.

, as for whether Cao Zhen can allocate it, it is not Zhang He's business.

Because Zhang He increased the ratio of army rations, the impetuous situation of the soldiers was temporarily stabilized, but the rate of food consumption also increased exponentially. There was no response from Cao Zhen for seven or eight days during the confrontation. The food reserves in the camp could only last for about three days. Zhang He made a decisive decision to withdraw his troops.

, Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun actually achieved their first victory by drinking soup.

There were camps that were not attacked by force, but fighting in the wild relied on their own abilities. As soon as Zhang He withdrew his troops, he was discovered by his "enemy" Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong then asked Zhao Yun's main force to slowly follow up, and he led thousands of elite troops to pursue.

Seeing the rare opportunity, Zhao Yun did not stop him. He just frowned and said: "Old general, if you want to chase me, don't stop me, but we are not familiar with the stable terrain. You must be careful. No matter whether you catch up with me or not, you must stop and fight with me before dark."

Convergence.”

"Just Yi Zilong." Huang Zhong looked up at the foggy sky and thought to himself that it was just dawn. Even if Zhang He wanted to escape, he would have to let him lose a piece of meat. The soldiers had eaten enough for several days, so it was time to fight bravely.

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Because Huang Zhong discovered it early and was only two or three miles away from the fleeing Wei army, he quickly caught up with the rear army carrying baggage. The final death of these Wei army troops slowed down Huang Zhong's pursuit.

At dusk in the afternoon, Huang Zhong hurriedly pursued to Yinpan County. Unknowingly, he realized that he was above. There were only two thousand cavalry left beside him, and the infantry were left far behind.
Chapter completed!