[Three Kingdoms] Xinghan

Beside him, Zhao Yun had already noticed the change in Ling Han's face.

"Brother... did something happen?"

At this time, Pei Yuanshao was arranging for soldiers to rest in another place.

Yang Zhen was asking the new scout carefully, wanting to know more specific news.

Ling Han glanced at Zhao Yun, and then at the other people not far away.

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, it is often not necessary to tell the people below the bad news.

But sometimes, this is not necessary.

There is no need for this right now.

Ling Han called Yang Zhen and Pei Yuanshao to a stump, and also called several majors in the cavalry.

"If this king's prediction is correct, the Henan County in front may at least be ambushing the armies of Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo."

"In the land we have traveled before, Cao Cao's soldiers and horses must also be hidden in the dark, and it may even include Yuan Shu and Liu Biao's army."

"Right now, we don't know where their army is ambushing, but it must be on our way back, with the purpose of preventing us from returning to Xuzhou."

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Following Ling Han's narration, Yang Zhen and Pei Yuanshao looked at each other in dismay.

The cavalry majors couldn't believe it at all.

So many princes, not only did not take the initiative to submit, but instead went around such a big circle and went through such a lot of trouble, just to take His Highness's life?

His Highness is clearly the eldest son of the big man!Such a good majesty!

However, no matter how shocking things are heard.

But no one questioned it.

Yang Zhendao: "Your Highness...then what should we do now?"

Ling Han put the map on the tree stump, and said: "Cao Cao will continue to judge our tracks based on the horseshoe marks. This king means to give up half of the horses and let them continue to move forward, so as to confuse Cao Cao."

When they came, in order to speed up the march, each cavalry rode two horses per person.

The so-called two horses for one person means that each person owns two horses and rides them in rotation.

A horse weighs about [-] kilograms, and each soldier weighs more than [-] kilograms, including armor and supplies.

With such a proportion of load, there is a big difference between having and not having it.

Ling Han said: "Although this will slow down the return journey, by the time they realize it, we have already reached the eastern border of Chenliu County. I don't know why Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao joined forces with Cao Cao, but I don't believe them There really will be no complaints. Their army can enter the border of Yanzhou, but can they lead the army into the hinterland of Yanzhou?"

Except for the horseshoe mark.

Ling Han also ordered fifty cavalrymen, who were responsible for continuing to move forward, forging a large number of traces of cooking.

The opponent's scouts will not be very careful in scouting this point, so there is no need to do it too carefully, 50 people are completely enough.

When they were about to arrive in Henan County, these cavalry could pretend to be ordinary people, disperse and sneak into the local county towns, and it would not be too late to try to return to Xuzhou after the limelight passed.

Afterwards, the other party's attention was all on Ling Han, and it was basically impossible to have the intention to capture these people.

Cao Cao's camp.

When a new wave of scouts came to report that the horseshoe marks were still heading west, Sima Yi couldn't help but frowned slightly.

That Changsha king, without any suspicion, plunged headlong into the tightest encirclement formed by the lord, Yuan Shao, and Dong Zhuo?

This plan is indeed exquisite, and it can be called seamless.

But the other party is after all... Hope, a big man with destiny in his body.

Can't even make a little bit of struggle?

Cao Cao asked, "Where are the traces of cooking?"

The opponent clasped his fists and replied, "My lord, it hasn't decreased."

Cao Cao hummed and stood up.

The plan to rob and kill the King of Changsha this time is to send troops according to their strength.

He and Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao are more powerful among the five forces and need to pay more.

Therefore, Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao first pretended to be fighting each other, and this process would inevitably damage their troops.

Afterwards, the three were responsible for the roundup of the West.

As for the ambush in the east, he, Cai Mao and Yuan Shu will organize it.

"My lord." Sima Yi stepped forward and suggested, "Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao's troops are already sufficient for the ambush in Henan. In my opinion, my lord should send most of the cavalry to the east."

By now, Cao Cao had amassed 2 men on the border of Henan County.

The strength of Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao is much higher than this figure.

In the west, in Yan, Yu, and Jing, each of the three states ambushed more than [-] soldiers, all elite.

And now Chen Liu is almost all of Cao Cao's cavalry, a total of 5000.

Cao Cao said, "What Zhongda means is that the King of Changsha may have already noticed something?"

Sima Yi clasped his fists and said, "Just in case. After all, compared to Henan County, the ambushes in the east are still slightly insufficient."

There are one hundred thousand elite soldiers in a mere county of Henan.

On the west side, even if you count most of Cao Cao's cavalry, there will be 6 people.

In addition, although they are distributed on the only way to Xuzhou, the scope is still a bit large.

Cao Cao thought for a while, and said: "Send Yuan Shao a letter, and I will personally lead [-] cavalry to support Pei Guo."

Henan County.

The messenger rode the fastest horse and arrived in just over an hour.

Yuan Shao snorted coldly after reading the letter: "This Cao Mengde sent [-] cavalry to Henan, and [-] cavalry to Peiguo. Hmph, it is impossible for the king of Changsha to escape from Henan. It is meaningless to send him to Peiguo. He is worried about Changsha. The king's cavalry is powerful, do you want to save yourself?"

His confidant Xu You said: "Tao Qian is capable, and we all know what the soldiers in Yangzhou look like. The King of Changsha was able to beat Yuan Shu like that in a short period of time. He must have a unique way of training soldiers. Could it be the royal family?" Is there any special method in it?"

Yuan Shao didn't take it seriously: "If the royal family has any special means of training soldiers, how can I not know about it?"

However, it was true that the King of Changsha defeated Yuan Shu.

Thinking of this, the theory of the Mandate of Heaven that has been passed down in the world can't help but faintly appear in Yuan Shao's mind.

Then he sneered, King Changsha is doomed this time, he wants to see how long this ridiculous destiny can last!

Yuan Shao stared at Cao Cao's letter, as if he wanted to have a direct dialogue with Cao Cao through this letter: "Thousands to hundreds of thousands, can the King of Changsha still cause us any losses? After I finish cleaning up the King of Changsha, I will continue to talk to Cao Cao." Go kill you!"

Yuan Shao, who had harvested all of Gongsun Zan's forces, swelled to the peak of his military strength and ambition.

In his opinion, as long as the Changsha King is eliminated, no one in the world can threaten him anymore.

As dusk fell, Ling Han and his party returned to the eastern border of Chenliu County.

He gave the order to begin setting up camp.

Even though he was surrounded by heavy soldiers, there might be pursuers behind him at any time.

However, running away with an army is completely different from running for your life alone, and you must have adequate rest.

A tired army has no fighting power, and when a well-rested soldier is forced into a desperate situation, it is entirely possible to defeat an enemy army that is several times his own by relying on his determination to fear death.

A few miles away from the camp, the scouts were secretly hiding.

Once the enemy soldiers arrived, they would immediately sound the alarm, so that the soldiers in the camp could resume their formation and prepare for battle.

After dinner, Ling Han sent scouts who were hiding on both sides of the official road to report, and Cao Cao led a large number of cavalry to go east.

According to a rough estimate, there may be nearly 1 people.

There were 1 people in support alone, more than three times the strength of Ling Han's troops.

However, when reporting, there was no fear on the faces of these scouts.

It was obviously a terrible number, but they said it was very ordinary.

You know, this is Cao Cao's elite.Among them is the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry who became famous in the First World War in Qingzhou.

And those cavalry majors also showed no fear on their faces when they heard the news.

Ling Han couldn't help feeling sad.

Even in such perilous circumstances, they still believe in themselves wholeheartedly.

Obviously, this is the military spirit pursued by countless princes and generals.

However, there is nothing I can do.

Yang Zhen was puzzled and said, "Has Cao Cao noticed our intention? Then why didn't he just come and chase us? Instead, he wanted to pass us by the official way?" Zhao Yun said, "Cao Cao's cavalry should be more than [-]. I think , he just had doubts, so he sent some of the cavalry on the only way to Xuzhou. As for taking the official path..."

"Because there is no need to pursue."

Ling Han pondered: "If we are pursued by [-] cavalry, we may not necessarily lose. Cao Cao is not willing to take such a risk."

"He just needs to join up with the army in the east, and then wait for us to throw ourselves into the trap. Our food can't last for a few days. If we don't break out before the food runs out, it is also a dead end. Can't do it."

The meeting was silent for a while.

Ling Han said: "Go back and have a good rest. It's useless to think too much now, and make a decision after observing their formation tomorrow."

That being said.

After entering the camp, Ling Han couldn't sleep at all.

What exactly went wrong?

Can I really... Can I take them back to Xuzhou safely?

And in Xiapi hundreds of miles away.

After several days of bed rest and careful conditioning, Guo Jia's body has recovered a lot.

Today's starry sky is very beautiful.

This is the first time Guo Jia has left the dormitory since he fell ill.

He looked up at the night sky for a while, and for some reason, he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

Very inexplicable.

Guo Jia, who is best at judging, never ignores this sudden intuition.

So he asked, "Ah Zhong. Has anything happened to Xiapi these few days?"

The servant named Ah Zhong kept in mind His Highness and Divine Doctor Hua's instructions, clasped his fists and replied: "Sir, there is nothing special."

Guo Jia glanced at him and asked, "Where is Your Highness? What are you doing these days?"

Ah Zhong's expression froze for a moment, and then he said: "Your Highness is not in Xiapi at the moment, I don't know what your Highness is doing."

Guo Jia narrowed his eyes.

This is something that is hiding from me.

He suddenly remembered that he was puzzled by Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo's actions before.

Could it be that……

The servants couldn't ask anything, Guo Jia said solemnly: "You go to the Mi Mansion now, and ask Mr. Mi Zhu to meet me in the study immediately."

Ah Zhong was taken aback, clasped his fists and said, "Yes."

Half an hour later, Mi Zhu was invited.

It is very rude to send a servant to call yourself over at night.

But after working with Guo Jia for the past two years, Mi Zhu knew his abilities very well, and also knew how much His Highness valued him, so he rushed over immediately.

"Bong Xiao."

Mi Zhu didn't know what happened, before he stepped into the study, a laughing voice came in: "It's late at night, why don't you take a good rest, why did you ask me to come here?"

Seeing Guo Jia for the first time, Mi Zhu paused and put away his smile: "Feng Xiao, what happened?"

Guo Jia sat in front of the desk, on which was a detailed map.

He looked at Mi Zhu and said, "When did Your Highness leave Xuzhou?"

Mi Zhu was taken aback, how could Guo Jia know that His Highness had left Xuzhou.

This Mr. Feng Xiao, who is often drunk, always gives people the impression of being unrestrained.

It was the first time seeing the other party showing such an expression, and Mi Zhu subconsciously blurted out: "Three days ago."

Guo Jia murmured: Has it been three days?

His Highness may have reached Henan County by now.

Unlike Ling Han, at the beginning, Ling Han couldn't believe that the princes in the north would unite to set up a murderous situation for him.

Although Guo Jia couldn't figure out the key point of this for a while, he understood another thing better.

——If His Highness may be in danger, it can only be caused by the joint layout of the princes.

From this point of view, the battle between Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo Xingbing completely makes sense.

But if His Highness really arrives in Henan County... there will be no chance of life!

Thinking of this, Guo Jia suddenly coughed a few times.

Mi Zhu said anxiously: "Fengxiao!"

No!Things aren't that bad yet.

Guo Jia waved his hand at Mi Zhu to show he was fine.

At the same time, he thought firmly in his heart: Even if His Highness can hardly believe their union.But with His Highness's intelligence, it is by no means unaware of the imminent disaster.

He looked at the map again, his eyes wandering between Xiapi and Sili, thinking carefully.

Which way will Your Highness go?When is this most likely to be noticed?Where will the coalition of princes fight?Where will he escape in the end?

His forehead began to ache again.

Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shaoneng used the battle as bait, which shows the determination of the allied forces of the princes to get rid of His Highness.

That being the case, their actions must be extremely careful and secretive.

Your Highness... I am afraid that you will not discover the clue until you reach Chen Liu.

Guo Jia endured the pain and thought about it for a while.

Mi Zhu stood aside, a little at a loss.

He didn't know what happened, but he vaguely guessed whether His Highness was in danger.

He didn't dare to disturb Guo Jia's thinking at all.

Just as Mi Zhu was scratching his head.

Guo Jia suddenly raised his head, and quickly said: "Your Highness has left Xiapi, so General Gao Lan should have been transferred here. Go and order someone to call Gao Lan to me!"

After saying this, he coughed violently again.

This time, he coughed up blood.

Mi Zhu turned pale with shock: "Feng Xiao, Your Highness wants you to rest well. Doctor Hua also told you that you must avoid worries and thoughts these days..."

Guo Jia interrupted him: "Is my body important, or His Highness's safety!?"

Mi Zhu was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "I'll go and invite General Gao Lan to come in person."

After finishing speaking, he directly lifted the hem of his clothes and trotted away.

Gao Lan's General's Mansion is not far from Guo's Mansion.

After just a cup of tea, Gao Lan rushed from outside: "Mr. Feng Xiao, is Your Highness in danger?"

Guo Jia walked up to him and explained quickly.

Gao Lan couldn't help nodding, and finally said: "I'll send troops to go now!"

After Gao Lan left.

Guo Jia walked out of the room.His own body is the clearest.

His Highness specially invited a genius doctor to take care of him carefully. Although he felt unwell, it was not life-threatening.

It was just a moment of impatience.

What should be done has been done, and the rest can only be left to God.

Guo Jia turned his gaze to the starry sky again.

Since the day His Highness escaped from the capital, the prosperity of the Han Dynasty has been extremely smooth.

Even the power of the aristocratic family has been weakened unimpeded.

But this time, not only did he fall into a big somersault, but it was also a somersault that was enough to fall into the abyss and never come back up again.

This is by no means the result of His Highness's carelessness.

Is it so easy for the princes to unite?

When Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao went to war, didn't they worry that the other party would take advantage of the situation and make a fake show for real?

And they, aren't they worried that Cao Cao will attack from behind?

His Highness's reputation is in full swing, doesn't anyone suspect that this is also a trick to lure the enemy?

There are too many suspicions and guards.

They were originally hostile to each other, and if they wanted to persuade them to be united in this matter, there must be a lobbyist in the middle.

How could someone like Su Qin be so easy to come by?

How did this person win the trust of the princes from all walks of life?Could it be that there is a magic power to predict the future?

This time, it was more like a catastrophe than a man-made disaster.

The fate of the Han Dynasty...

Guo Jia was confused for a moment, then his face became firm.

No matter what the future of the Han Dynasty is, His Highness will definitely be lucky.