Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan were good friends and loved each other as brothers. During the war, once they left home, there was no news about them.
I was even more disappointed to be able to meet in front of the two armies today. I talked endlessly about the past, from the banquet to the hotel, and I was so excited that I couldn't sleep all night.
Unexpectedly, when he heard the rooster crowed, Xia Houlan said with emotion: "If General Liu hadn't planned the strategy and the army was defeated by some combination of circumstances, he would have turned against his brother."
Zhao Yun sighed: "I have been wandering around since I left Changshan. Now I finally have a destination. General Liu is a wise master and will surely revive the Han Dynasty."
Xia Houlan asked in confusion: "I heard them chatting at the table last night. Even Lejin's robbery of grain was part of General Liu's plan. Is this possible?"
Zhao Yun nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, the military advisor knew that Cao Cao was accustomed to depriving people of food and grass, so he ordered people to transport food every three days, and he fell into the trap."
"This..." Xia Houlan was startled and asked, "Did my brother expect the camp to fall?"
Zhao Yun asked: "Dear brother, does he know about Zuo Ci's visit to the camp to treat his illness?"
"I know. No one in the whole camp knows about this. Zuo Ci is really amazing. He was cured with just three doses of medicine..."
Xia Houlan was about to brag when he saw Zhao Yun looking at him with a smile, and suddenly his heart moved: "Could it be that Zuo Ci was also arranged by General Li?"
"Of course!" Zhao Yun nodded and said, "Taoist Master Zuo took advantage of Cao Cao's treatment and found out that he was suffering from 'disasters of water and fire'. This was to wake up Cao Cao's thieves!"
"So that's it!" Xia Houlan slapped his thigh, "I just said that the army has not moved for half a month. After Zuo Ci left, Cao Cao recovered from his head illness, came up with clever tricks, and then won several battles. It turned out that everything was an illusion."
Zhao Yun smiled and said: "Use Zuo Ci to wake up Cao Cao and flood the camp. General Guan retreated overnight. I deliberately fell into the trap and pretended to be defeated. I had already deployed at Bowangpo and was just waiting for Cao Cao's army to pursue me. Cao Cao thought he had a plan, but in fact It’s all what Zhuge’s military advisor expected.”
"Hiss——" Xia Houlan took a breath of air and sighed: "This Zhuge Kongming is really a god."
Zhao Yunshen agreed, nodded and said: "Cao Cao is suspicious by nature. If he retreats without fighting, the ambush troops at Bowangpo will see through it. Only by letting Cao Cao succeed in his plan and we can fake defeat and leave can we achieve a complete victory. "
"With such a bright master, why worry about the failure of great things?" Xia Houlan was amazed, and then frowned and said: "But now that Bowangpo has been lost, Cao Cao still has 200,000 troops, and he will definitely come to take revenge in anger. What should we do? ?”
Zhao Yun smiled and said: "Don't worry, dear brother, everything has been arranged. Cao Cao's coming to Nanyang this time is the place where he will be buried."
Xia Houlan was secretly shocked. She didn't know what countermeasures Liu Qi had, but he had such a loud tone. He stood up and clasped his fists and said: "I am willing to do my best for the Han Dynasty. Please introduce me to my brother."
Zhao Yun smiled and said, "I had this intention for a long time."
It was already twilight, so the two simply stopped sleeping. After washing and having breakfast, they went to the government office to meet Liu Qi.
Liu Qizheng was discussing with Xu Shu to set up an intelligence system and named it Yanfengying, inheriting the ambition of Yanhan, to be everywhere and everywhere like the wind passing by.
It is divided into the Intelligence Department, the Supervision Department and the Operations Department. Currently, the main task is to spy on intelligence. In the future, if the personnel is sufficient, it can supervise the military officials and execute the secret orders deployed by Liu Qi.
At first, Xu Shu only wanted to build a scout camp in order to control military aircraft and better assist Zhuge Liang. However, after hearing Liu Qi's plan, he suddenly felt that the responsibility was heavy, and any regrets about resigning as military advisor were wiped away.
The formation of the Yanfeng Battalion is more difficult than recruitment and training. First of all, the personnel must be loyal and reliable, and secondly, they must have unique skills and at least one skill. Priority is given to selecting them from the military and then training them from the civilian population.
This is a big challenge for Xu Shu, but it is also full of fighting spirit. At least he is no longer the icing on the cake, but the mainstay.
Zhao Yun brought Xia Houlan to see him, cupped his fists and said, "The general is in need of someone to run the army. Yun boldly recommends Xia Houlan. He and I have a close relationship. He knows the law well and can be the military governor."
Without thinking, Liu Qi nodded and said with a smile: "Let him be a military official and work with Yuan Zhi to revise the military law and improve military discipline."
Zhao Yun was startled: "General, the position of military commander is too high. Xia Houlan is a newcomer, so he may not be able to convince the public."
"Why should I doubt the people recommended by Zilong?" Liu Qi said with a smile: "When you recommend a worthy person, you should not avoid relatives. This is how it should be!"
In fact, Liu Qi planned to let Xia Houlan take charge of military discipline without Zhao Yun's recommendation. Now Zhao Yun offered to sell him a favor.
Although Xia Houlan is not a famous general, Liu Qi has played "The Legend of Zhao Yun" and is quite familiar with this character, and even likes him a little.
As long as there is no problem with his loyalty, it is appropriate for him to help Xu Shu set up the Yanfeng Camp. Judging from his ability, it will not be too late to serve again in the future.
"Thank you, General, for your trust!" Xia Houlan was overjoyed, and knowing that he was in Zhao Yun's favor, he immediately knelt down and said, "I am willing to do my best for the general, without any hesitation."
"Please get up quickly!" Liu Qi helped Xia Houlan up and smiled at Xu Shu: "Yuan Zhi, you are no longer the only commander in Yanfeng Camp."
Xu Shu naturally understood, cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, General, for choosing me."
Xia Houlan asked in confusion: "What is a commander?"
Xu Shu smiled and said: "There are some novelties in what my lord said. I can only understand it and don't need to inquire in detail. Yanfeng Camp has just discussed the name, and only one person can hear it!"
Xu Shu had long been accustomed to Liu Qi occasionally uttering new words. Although he had never heard of them, they were appropriate and he occasionally adopted them after understanding them.
Xia Houlan seemed to understand, nodded and said: "Commander probably means commander-in-chief."
"Commander, he is responsible for giving orders!" Liu Qi explained hard and said with a smile: "Everything is difficult at the beginning. Yanfeng Camp has a heavy responsibility, and you two need to pay more attention."
The two accepted the order, Xia Houlan saluted Xu Shu again, and a powerful intelligence organization in the Han Dynasty was born.
When they were asking about the military situation in Cao's camp, Cao Cao came to report that Cao Cao heard that the front army was defeated. He was furious and raised troops before dawn. Cao Cao's army had left Bowangpo and reached Baihe.
Liu Qi smiled and said, "The traitor Cao wanted to raise an army to take revenge, and he came at the right time."
Xiahou Lan said: "Although Xiahou Dun's army has been wiped out, Cao Cao still has 200,000 elite soldiers, so we should not be careless."
Liu Qi asked Zhao Yun to take Xia Houlan down to rest, and went out of the city with Xu Shu. When he saw Zhuge Liang rushing to the front line, the sergeant pushed the four-wheeled cart, which made a grunting sound, which looked different.
He has seen this four-wheeled vehicle twice. It is not a simple cart. There are hidden boxes on both sides that can hold a lot of things. It is also equipped with hidden weapons. It is very sophisticated.
Liu Qi still hasn't figured it out yet. In the era before cement roads, there were no springs and other shock absorbing devices, but this little old car ran smoothly and fast. It was completely unreasonable!
During this period of time, his buttocks and thighs became red, swollen and painful due to the hard work of riding horses. However, as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, he was too embarrassed to ride in a car or sedan, so he could only grit his teeth and adapt.
Seeing Zhuge Liang swinging his feather fan leisurely and leisurely, Liu Qi was a little envious. Zhuge, a village man, would enjoy it!
Just when I was sighing, I heard a huffing sound, and a tent was propped up behind the four-wheeled vehicle, which was like a baby stroller and could also block the wind and sun.
"Hmph, I don't care about this. It's up to you to see what you do when it rains!" Liu Qi thought to himself and quickly rode forward.
