Ye Zhao obviously did not allow Yongzhi and Meng Huo to go back and gather heavy troops to start a war with them. This time he entered Nanzhong, and the idea of ​​eliminating the resistance forces in the shortest time and then occupying Nanzhong was to let Yongzhi and Meng Huo go back leisurely and reorganize the army and fight again?

After receiving news from Zhou Cang in the afternoon, Yongjie and Meng Huo abandoned the city and withdrew their troops, and brought a large number of people from Zhurong City, Ye Zhao immediately ordered a pursuit.

If you steal the population and property, you will leave. There is no such good thing in the world.

"Lord, it's the last general who is negligent!" Guan Yu said with a shame. As the front-line general, even if he came to pay his respects to Ye Zhao, he would be blamed for letting the enemy withdraw easily.

"It has indeed happened. Remember in the future that once a war begins, there will be only military orders in the army, and all red tape will be eliminated. This is the army, not the officialdom. I have said that the army emphasizes efficiency, not etiquette, and the army is never a reasonable place!" Ye Zhao nodded and looked at the generals and said, "The war is imminent, and Chang Yun is a general. Moreover, the fault of this matter is not one of them, and he will be demoted to a side general and be fined for one year."

From the first day Ye Zhao led his troops, the military orders were the most important. Although they could be adapted occasionally, they would be rewarded and punished for their merits. This is the rule, and it is also the fundamental reason why Ye Zhao's troops can always be instructed as an arm.

"Guan Yu takes the crime!" Guan Yu bowed and bowed.

"Gu Cheng!" Ye Zhao looked at the generals and his eyes fell on Gu Cheng.

"The last one is here!" Gu Cheng took a step forward and said loudly.

"Lead our troops to attack the thieves. As long as he refuses to stop and confront our army, the thieves will keep awake. They will rush during the day and cannot rest at night. Since they want to run, don't stop." Ye Zhao said to Gu Cheng that the special operations camp is the ace force in his hands. Since entering Sichuan, other troops have rarely fought, but in order to maintain their combat effectiveness, this army will go into the mountains for practical training every month. As for the opponent, Gu Cheng himself naturalized, or mountain thieves, or hostile Qiangman tribes. Until today, this army can be said to have been soaked in the sea of ​​blood.

It is definitely a taboo to rush to the land that you are not familiar with. Especially in places like Nanzhong where hills are everywhere, many places are filled with miasma. If one is not good enough to fall into the trap of the enemy, the ship capsizes in the gutter, and his reputation is ruined. If the army that conquered the Southern Barbarians this time is completely wiped out, the prestige Ye Zhao established in Shu will be greatly weakened. At that time, it will be more than the scholars from the four counties of Nanzhong that want to pull him down.

Ye Zhao was glad that he had the foresight and had trained such a highly comprehensive army, otherwise he would have had to let Yongzhi and Meng Huo leave and slowly plan to do so.

"Here!" Gu Cheng agreed and left after receiving the order. The special operations battalion was always at 400, with easy movement. Only a quarter of an hour after receiving the order, the four hundred special operations battalion soldiers had left the city.

"Guan Yu, you lead your troops as the vanguard. You have been in this southern middle place for more than a year. You should know how to march in this vast mountain." Ye Zhao took out another command arrow and handed it to Guan Yu and said: "Clear all obstacles for our main force. Before confronting the main force of the enemy, I do not want the army to be affected by any interference."

"Here! Lord, don't worry, if there is another mistake, I will come and see you!" Guan Yu bowed solemnly. Allowing the thief army to leave before had already caused him to lose face. If there is another mistake in his position as a pioneer, Guan Yu felt that he would no longer have the face to live.

"There is no joke in the army. I will say less of these words in the future!" Ye Zhao frowned and interrupted Guan Yu and said, "The barbarians in the south are good at driving poisonous insects and beasts, and there is even more miasma in many areas. Pay attention to these. When the two armies fight, I can still believe in the ability of Yun Chang."

"Here!" Guan Yu responded again, took the command arrow, and said nothing nonsense, turned around and left.

"Zhang Ren, Guan Ping, and I'll have three thousand soldiers left behind Zhu Ti, Zhang Ren as the chief general, Guan Ping assisted him!" Ye Zhao took out another command arrow and looked at the two and said, "Zhu Ti is the retreat of our army, and there is no way to lose it. Zhang Ren has a stable personality. Guan Ping has a deep friendship with the Zhurong clan. If a thief invades the territory, please ask the Zhurong clan to help. This city must not be lost."

To the west of Zhuti is Yueli County. Although the road is difficult and the troops of Yueli will not come for a while, Ye Zhao has to guard against it. Zhuti is Ye Zhao's retreat, which is related to the life and death of the three armies and cannot be despised.

Among Ye Zhao's generals, Zhang Ren was a few military generals who were steadily seeking victory. In the first year of Xingping, the Han family defeated Qing Qiang several times, and fought steadily, gradually narrowing the living space of Qing Qiang, which eventually forced a large number of Qing Qiang people to surrender and accept naturalization. This style is most suitable for defending the city. Guan Ping was the son-in-law of the Zhurong clan. Not only did he know the terrain of the Zhuti area, but he could also persuade the Zhurong clan to help him at critical moments. Although both of them were newcomers on the battlefield, they were the best left-behind combination in Ye Zhao's mind.

"Here!" The two generals stepped forward and took the command arrows respectively.

"The rest of the generals will be repaired overnight. They will make meals at the third day of tomorrow and send troops at the fifth day of tomorrow. No mistakes will be made!" Ye Zhao stood up and said.

"Abide by the order!"

There was nothing to say all night. The next morning, Ye Zhao led his army to fight. Guan Yu, as the vanguard, had already led his army to pursue yesterday. The army was naturally unable to compete with a small group of troops. What's more, Ye Zhao still needs to supervise the food and supplies of the three armies in the rear, and the trip could not be too fast. However, the thirteen flying boats that accompanied the army were between the vanguard and the main force, keeping the news smooth, and also being responsible for investigating whether there are ambushers in all directions.

Yongzhi and Meng Huo obviously did not expect Ye Zhao to catch up directly. The road to Nanzhong is difficult to walk, and there is even no road in many places. Not only Ye Zhao's army is difficult to move forward, but they can't get faster if they want to hurry. What's worse, on the night of the third day, the special forces led by Gu Cheng looked for the traces they left and stared at them.

Beat gongs and drums and arrows, nearly 200 people were killed by arrows in one night, and the soldiers in the army were even more anxious and could not sleep peacefully, which led to a significant reduction in the speed of the next day.

It was already unhappy, and this sudden small force was raiding day and night like a group of flies.

Gu Cheng divided the 400 people into 100 teams, turned them into zero, and arranged their rest time, but the harassment of Jianning troops did not stop at any moment. Originally, this road was difficult to move, but because of the interference of the Special Forces Battalion, he could still travel thirty miles a day, but now he can't even walk ten miles.

"Send someone to deal with these Han people!" Meng Huo roared at his subordinates with a pair of dark circles, saying that he could not live this life.

But what is terrifying is that the small troops sent out basically go but never return, and the troops with more than 500 people could not even find the shadow of the enemy. After this lasted for three days, even the provoy could not be sent out. The entire army was as if it was blind, and the soldiers in the army were even more panicked.

"You can't go on like this anymore. If you go on like this, these people alone can make our army collapse!" On the third day, Yong Jie finally couldn't bear it. He brought people to find Meng Huo and discussed with Meng Huo: "I want to fight Ye Zhao! This road is difficult, and the 60,000 army is not the warriors in the south. If you are not familiar with the road, it is impossible to invade large numbers. You and I will find the enemy clearly and show their chariots and horses. How about taking advantage of the enemy? "

Meng Huo nodded. He had not closed his eyes for three consecutive days. Not to mention ordinary soldiers, even he and Yongzhi felt that they could not hold on.

But before the two of them could choose a dangerous place, Guan Yu's troops were only one mountain away from them.

"Guan Yu? How did he come so quickly?" Yong Jie was shocked when he saw Guan Yu's banner. He had heard more than once that Guan Yu was killed by the scouts and sergeant of the special operations camp, which was equivalent to digging their eyes and ears, so that they did not react until Guan Yu appeared in sight.

Guan Yu's arrival also means that it is impossible to occupy a dangerous place to defend the enemy. Guan Yu would not give them this opportunity. For the sake of the current plan, he could only set up camp to fight the enemy.

After Guan Yu caught up with Yong Jie and Meng Huo, he ordered Zhou Cang to challenge the battle, but no one responded to the battle and launched a tentative attack. The enemy only used bows and arrows to defend the enemy, and did not leave the camp. Guan Yu had few soldiers, and it was not cost-effective to attack. He could only camp on the spot, watch over the bandit army, and prevent the bandit army from having another chance to escape.

For Yongzhi and Meng Huo, confronting Guan Yu made them feel relieved. Since Guan Yu appeared, the troops that had been noisy in their ears for the past few days have disappeared, and they can finally have a good rest.

In Guan Yu camp, looking at Gu Cheng in front of him, Danfeng's eyes narrowed slightly: "You mean, they have not closed their eyes for three days and three nights in a row?"

"Yes, I can guarantee my life!" Gu Cheng bowed.

Guan Yu nodded. Guan Yu had almost no impression of Gu Cheng's army, but now it seems that it is obvious that it is extraordinary to drag down the 30,000 troops with four hundred people.

"Thank you for your hard work, let's go and rest." After thinking for a while, Guan Yu nodded to Gu Cheng.

"Here, I will take my leave!" Gu Cheng passed the message and stopped paying attention. The Special Forces Camp only listened to Ye Zhao's orders. Without Ye Zhao's orders, the Special Forces Camp was not under anyone's command.

"Zhou Cang, order the soldiers in the army to take turns to rest. At midnight, I will defeat the enemy camp!" After Gu Cheng left, Guan Yu pondered for a moment and said loudly to Zhou Cang.

"General, this is a 30,000 army, and our army only has 5,000 people. Even if the night attack is successful, it will be difficult to defeat it. Why not wait for the lord's army to arrive before making a decision?" Zhou Cang was shocked and dissuaded.

"The bandit army has not been asleep for three days, and is afraid it is already exhausted. Now it has suddenly relaxed. Even if there is a military order tonight, it is afraid it will be difficult to stop the trap. This is the weakest time for the enemy to defeat the enemy. If the lord's army arrives and the enemy recovers, it will be able to win, and our army's casualties will inevitably intensify." Seeing that Zhou Cang wanted to say something, Guan Yu shook his head and said, "Don't persuade him again, follow the order!"
Chapter completed!