Cao Jun was still on the march.
At this time, they had left Xu Wushan and came to the upper valley of Luanhe River. There was a flat land in the valley, which was perfect for resting and drinking some water.
By this time, it stopped raining.
Their march was much easier.
"In the upper valley of the Luanhe River, walk towards Pinggang. When you reach Pinggang, go eastward and pass through a piece of Xianbei pastureland, which is within the scope of Liaodong."
Tian Chou is very familiar with this old road. This is not the first time he has walked like this. This is an old road from the Western Han Dynasty. By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was unknown how long it had been abandoned. You can still see some abandoned military bunkers in Lulongsai. , indicating that Han soldiers once stationed here.
Only now, completely abandoned.
"We still have to go for a long time!"
Cao Cao saw a sketch drawn by Tian Chou on the ground and said worriedly.
Tian Chou said: "There are more than five hundred miles in total, but if we can keep going, the food in our army will be enough. As long as we can successfully surround Wuhuan and wipe out Wuhuan, we don't need to worry about food anymore."
Everyone nodded.
However, this move was more risky, because Cao Cao went deep alone. If he failed, his entire army would be annihilated. If he succeeded, Wuhuan would be killed by Cao's army. Although it was very risky, Cao Cao still chose the suggestion given by Chen Zhou.
You can fight if you think it's worth doing.
Some people were worried, but Zhang Liao and the others were full of fighting spirit at this time and didn't feel worried at all.
"How can we fight when we get to Liaodong?"
Jia Xu asked.
Along the way here, he almost couldn't walk anymore, but he had to keep walking if he couldn't.
There is no turning back when you draw your bow. Once you get here, it is almost impossible to go back.
"Zitai, is there a place called Bailang Mountain?"
Chen Zhou asked.
Tian Chou nodded, stood up again, looked across the mountains in the valley, briefly identified the direction, then pointed in one direction and said: "White Wolf Mountain is probably over here. Sir, do you have any ideas?"
Chen Zhou said: "I don't have any ideas, but I think there should be unexpected gains in Bailang Mountain. After walking out of the mountain, I suggest going to Bailang Mountain first."
Tian Chou quickly ran through his mind and said, "White Wolf Mountain is still more than two hundred miles away from Liucheng."
"It's far away."
Xun You said.
Chen Zhou said: "Although it is farther away, there are advantages. Tadun will not stay in the military camp for defense if he knows that we are retreating. Judging from the time, when we come to Bailang Mountain, maybe Tadun and others will also be there. Retreat back to the vicinity of Bailang Mountain."
Bailang Mountain is far away from Liucheng, but even further away from Tadun's current camp.
Cao Jun's departure was earlier than Tadun's inquiry. It would be wonderful if Cao Jun came to Bailang Mountain and happened to encounter the Wuhuan army retreating back to Liucheng.
"Will we meet?"
Cao Cao counted the time and felt a little confused.
Chen Zhou said: "Maybe we can try to speed up and arrive at Bailang Mountain before Tadun retreats through Bailang Mountain and lay an ambush. My suggestion is not to give Tadun and the others a chance to return to Liucheng alive."
"Then proceed according to Watanabe's plan."
Cao Cao confirmed, too lazy to think too much.
Anyway, with Chen Zhou here, everything will be fine.
The army rested in the river valley for a while, then continued to set off, racing against time to reach Bailang Mountain first, so that they could have enough advantage to annihilate Tadun's entire army under Bailang Mountain.
So they continued their march.
When passing through the Xianbei pastureland, I didn't encounter any Xianbei people, let alone have any conflicts. The walk went very smoothly. After walking for a long time, I finally arrived at Bailang Mountain. The weather cleared up and it stopped raining for the time being, but it rained. After such a long period of rain, many places on the mountain are still wet.
The long and high-intensity rush made many soldiers so tired that they did not even have the strength to stand up. Cao Cao had to order the entire army to rest and replenish their energy.
"Watatsuki, we're here."
Cao Cao looked at Bailang Mountain and came to the place where Chen Zhou planned.
It seems easy to destroy Wuhuan.
Chen Zhou said: "We can wait and see what Tadun's current movements are. General Wenyuan will immediately find a favorable position to prepare for an ambush. As long as Tadun has not passed Bailang Mountain, we have a great chance of winning."
Of course Zhang Liao knew strategy and knew what to do next, so he made arrangements as soon as possible.
Success or failure depends on this.
If Tadun passes by Bailang Mountain, they can only attack the Wuhuan tribes, rob Wuhuan's grain, and then attack Liucheng. However, Chen Zhou believes that Tadun must not have passed by here, and there is still a chance.
Just when he was thinking this, the opportunity did come.
"My lord, sir."
The scout ran back eagerly and said, "Tadun hasn't passed Bailang Mountain yet. It's about twenty miles away from us. According to their speed, they can arrive before nightfall."
"real?"
When Cao Cao heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said: "God helps me, God helps me now!"
"Tadun will soon come to die."
"Command, all the soldiers in the army, please rest well and eat well. When I kill the enemy later, I will kill harder!"
Cao Cao immediately issued various orders.
Everyone was excitedly waiting for Tadun to surrender.
Time passed quickly, and the sun was setting in the west.
The scout ran back again, saying that Tadun and the others were already approaching, and they could indeed arrive before nightfall.
Cao Cao was excited. Not only was he excited, Zhang Liao was also a little excited now.
"Today, I will kill Wuhuan with my sword in Bailang Mountain!"
Zhang Liao was thinking secretly in his heart.
At this time, a sound of footsteps came from down the mountain.
"coming!"
Zhang Liao said.
Everyone on Bailang Mountain became quiet at the same time, fearing that they would be discovered by Tadun and the others and not walk into the trap again.
"General Zihe, later I will ask the archers to disrupt Wuhuan's army. When the arrow rain stops, I will ask you tiger and leopard cavalry to rush down first and cut the battlefield. I will lead the infantry to follow and cut you. Enter the battlefield." Zhang Liao ordered.
Cao Cao handed over the highest command of this battle to Zhang Liao, who was now qualified to issue orders in front of Cao Chun.
Cao Chun said directly: "No problem, does Wenyuan have any other arrangements? Just bring it up, let us Hubao Qi do whatever we want."
"That's all, be quiet!"
Zhang Liao saw the enemy getting closer and closer and stopped talking.
Everyone, continue to be quiet.
Tadun and the others now retreated together, talking and laughing on horseback, chatting with Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang.
When Shan Yunengchen of the Right Beiping Department arrived, he said: "I didn't expect that Cao Jun retreated like this. I thought they would come and die for a while before retreating. They haven't even started fighting yet, so we are a little disappointed!"
His words were recognized by many people.
They laughed sarcastically together, feeling that Cao Cao, who swept across the Han Dynasty in the north, was not that good and was no match for their Wuhuan.
"Quiet!"
At this time, another leader, Lou Ban, raised his head and looked in the direction of Bailang Mountain, frowned and said, "Why do I feel that there is something wrong with Bailang Mountain today? What do you think?"
Hearing this, they shook their heads at the same time. They were not too vigilant. It was just a mountain. What could be wrong?
