Princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have the seed! -------Sima Qian's "Historical Records of the Chen She Family"
It is said that Zhang Ning cut off his hair and became the leader, strictly ordered the soldiers who violated military regulations to be killed, and military discipline was improved for a while. The Yellow Turban Army marched at dawn and night, bypassing the prefectures and counties, and went straight to Changshan County. In the carriage, Zhang Ning showed her weak side as a woman. Chen Long comforted her in every possible way, and the journey was warm and charming.
After marching for three days, we arrived at Zhoutou Township at night, only fifty miles away from Xiaquyang. Zhang Ning ordered that a mountain wall be set up, many deer antlers be planted, and a camp be set up as a warning. Outside Zhang Ning's jade tent, Lu Chang and Hu Ji were guarding them with swords. The lights in the jade tent were brightly lit. Zhang Ning, Chen Long, and Zhou Buyi were standing in front of the tent. There was a marching map on the table.
Chen Long, who was behind him, glanced at the map and said, "The surrounding areas of Xiaquyang are all plains. The terrain is flat and suitable for cavalry operations. How many cavalry troops do we have now?"
"The Yellow Turbans are poor, and horses are valuable materials. They are all stolen from the prefectures and counties that have been broken before. In my army, there are only one thousand horse troops." Zhang Ning frowned.
Chen Long said: "In this case, the Ma army can only be used for harassment. Dong Zhuo's army besieged Xia Quyang. The situation is unclear and it is difficult to decide the direction of attack. After Lu Chang and I, we went to the enemy camp to investigate, and sneaked into the siege. Qu Yang, I have made an agreement with General Di Gong to work together at weak points, so that we can defeat the enemy in one fell swoop." Zhou Buyi and Zhang Ning both nodded in agreement.
Chen Long asked Lu Chang to prepare a bed and clothing for the night trip. Zhang Ning asked Ai Lang to be careful, and the two of them sneaked into the wilderness southeast of Xiaquyang at night. Arriving at a location about twenty miles away from the county seat, the two of them looked out from the green gauze tent and saw a swath of tent lights on the opposite side, which was Dong Zhuo's siege troops.
The two men observed Dong Zhuo's camp and saw that the southeastern wall was well-organized and well-defended. They knew it was the focus of Dong Zhuo's defense and prevented Zhang Bao from breaking out from the south and joining Zhang Jiao's army. The two of them walked along the camp tent. There were green gauze tents along the way, which made it easy to hide their figures. The immature sorghum ears had already formed small gizzards.
When they reached due east, the camp lights suddenly disappeared. The two climbed to the top of the tree and looked around. They saw another camp light not far away, and knew it was the gap between the two camps. Chen and Long jumped into any gaps they saw, using the cover of darkness to stop and walk in the gaps. They encountered many ditches on the road, and they both jumped over them. Occasionally, some soldiers crossed the camp. Both of them were high-level scouts and managed to escape by using trenches.
In this way, they passed through the camp without any danger, without disturbing any of Dong Zhuo's soldiers. Arriving under the dark city wall of Xiaquyang, Lu Chang was about to call the soldiers at the top of the city to open the door. Chen Long smiled and said: "Lü Chang, there is no need to call people. You have always been known for your lightness skills, why not give it a try?"
Lu Changchang saw that the city wall was not very tall, only a foot long. He nodded and jumped up. Chen Long shouted softly: "You're a scumbag!" He came first and landed lightly on the battlements.
The two men looked down on the battlement and saw soldiers sleeping on the battlement. Even the torches were thrown aside and extinguished. The two looked at each other and smiled, jumped over the city wall, and entered Xiaquyang County without anyone noticing.
Lu Chang asked: "Lord, why don't you speak out?"
Chen Long said: "Since no one has noticed us on the city, I think we should continue to be invisible. Zhang Ning's secret attack should be as stealthy as possible, so as to achieve the effect of surprising the enemy. In case someone rebels, someone will come to the city to contact him. When the news about Zhang Bao is revealed, Dong Zhuo will take precautions." Lu Chang nodded in agreement.
The two guessed that Zhang Bao liked ostentation and would definitely choose the City Lord's Mansion as his base. The two of them walked around and took a look in front of the City Lord's Mansion. Sure enough, there were two red lights in front of the gate of the City Lord's Mansion and several yellow scarves standing guard. Chen Long vaguely remembered that one of them was Zhang Bao's personal guard, and said to Lu Chang, "This is it."
The two of them walked around to the backyard of the city lord's mansion. Seeing that the guards were very lax, they jumped in from the top of the wall. There are only two rows of houses in the small city lord's palace. Chen Long pointed to the bedroom with two soldiers standing at the door and said: "This is too obvious."
According to Chen Long's instructions, Chen Long and the two jumped up from the back of the bedroom to the roof, rolled down the curtains from the rain eaves in front, and cut the two guards on the backs of their necks with one palm. The two soldiers softened silently. fall. The bedroom was not locked, so they entered the room quietly. They saw a person on the bed with his mouth open and snoring loudly. It was Zhang Bao.
Lu Chang said softly: "If I wake him up, will he shout loudly and reveal his secrets?" Chen Long saw Zhang Bao's torn yellow turban thrown on the bedside. He smiled, picked it up and stuffed it into Zhang Bao's open mouth. In the mouth.
Zhang Bao woke up from his dream and saw two black figures holding down his hands and feet. He thought they were Dong Zhuo's assassins, but his life was at stake. He opened his mouth to scream, but couldn't make a sound because he was whimpering. He thought he was possessed by some evil spirit.
Chen Long took out the firebrand, flicked it, lit the candle next to him, stretched his head in front of Zhang Bao, and made a silent gesture. Only then did Zhang Bao see Chen Long clearly, and he smiled for a moment. Chen Long pulled out the ragged yellow scarf from Zhang Bao's mouth. Zhang Bao spit out thick phlegm, reached out and slapped Chen Long's head, and said angrily: "It's your kid!"
Chen Long chuckled, Zhang Bao knew that this boy was the darling of his eldest brother and niece, and there was nothing they could do to him. He smiled and said, "Good boy, why did you come in without anyone noticing? But brother's reinforcements have arrived?"
Chen Long winked at Lu Chang, and Lu Chang understood. He went outside and dragged the two gatekeepers in like dead dogs to prevent them from waking up and barking. Chen Long smiled and said to Zhang Bao: "Master Di, your city defense is too sparse. What will happen if Dong Zhuo gets in?"
Zhang Bao looked a little confused and said bitterly: "Tomorrow I will deal with these bastards. Isn't it because we are tired from the continuous battles? Tell me quickly, how many reinforcements have come from my brother? I can hardly support myself here. .”
"It's not God, it's Mei Niang who leads the 10,000 troops. She basically didn't reveal the marching target. She just waited for the ground and kilometers to join forces and defeated Dong Zhuo's encirclement in one fell swoop."
Zhang Bao spoke openly and said joyfully: "Your wife is here, so naturally your boy is here too, haha." Chen Long rolled his eyes, thinking that you are the one who eats soft rice, and you are the only one who has the material of the Yellow Turban. , I don’t even like it.
Zhang Baoding calmed down and continued: "My city defense here is the tightest in the south and east. To the west is Zhending City. There are 5,000 troops of Xue Li, the prefect of Changshan, who only defend but not attack. Only the north has almost no siege troops. "
Chen Long nodded when he heard this and said: "In that case, Di Gong can secretly mobilize the troops and put part of the main force in the north city. I will go back and inform Mei Niang. The next day, Di Gong heard the shouting of killing outside and the camp was on fire. From the north If we break out of the gate and attack Zhang Ning's troops from both inside and outside, we can achieve complete victory."
Zhang Bao nodded when he heard this, and then asked: "After fighting out, where should we retreat?"
Chen Long said: "Our goal is to move south to join Guangzong and Tiangong. After the breakthrough of the north gate, the north gate guard should notify Dong Zhuo as soon as possible; Dong Zhuo's heavy troops are in the east and south, and they will definitely attack from the east of Xiaquyang Intercept, and at the same time, soldiers from the south enter the city to facilitate his deployment of troops. On the contrary, Xue Li's side may not get the report in time, and there is probably no defense. We will use lightning speed to move between Changshan County and Xiaquyang. If the gap passes through, even if Xue Li sends troops, it will not be difficult to resist the five thousand army. When Dong Zhuo's army to the east and the army entering the city know that we have broken through Xue Li and headed south, it will be too late to turn around and pursue."
Zhang Bao saw that Chen Long's plan was very good and sighed: "My niece is really discerning about people. Well, let's follow Wen Long's plan!"
Chen Long thought for a while and then said: "I will arrange thousands of troops to ambush Digong's retreat route to ensure that Dong Zhuo and Xue Li suffer heavy losses. Digong, then we will withdraw now!"
After Zhang Bao waited for Chen Long and others to leave, he slapped the two guards awake, cursed them bloody, and then went to the top of the city in person to scold the guards.
Zhang Ning was in the jade tent, sleepless late at night, waiting uneasily for Chen Long to come back. Seeing that Chen Long was back safely, Fang was relieved. After listening to Chen Long's report: "Brother Long has made good arrangements. I will arrange for the troops to go to the ambush location to set up an ambush."
Chen Long asked Lu Chang to call Hu Ji and Zhou Buyi. When everyone arrived, he pointed to the map and said to Zhang Ning: "You can send one general with two thousand troops to ambush at Meihua Town; send another general with two thousand troops to ambush at Hancun Town; just wait for the local army to pass by. Blitz the pursuers. Don't be too lazy to fight, avoid fighting with Dong Zhuo's army, jump out of the battle circle when the enemy is attacked and confused, flee to the west, lure the pursuers away, and then return to Guangzong to rendezvous." Zhang Ning nodded and immediately called The messenger ordered all the generals to gather in the jade tent, and the army was to move out overnight.
Chen Long said to Lu Chang and Hu Ji: "Yuanzhi and I have to go to Zhending Mansion. You two are responsible for protecting the safety of the saint. There must be no mistakes." The two agreed repeatedly.
Zhang Ning asked: "Brother Long, do you still want to go to Zhending Mansion for business?" There was disappointment in his words. Chen Long said: "With the protection of Lu and Chang, we can be safe. After Mei Niang receives Di Gong, as long as she follows the planned route, it will not be a problem to return to Guangzong. I have a friend who is the Zhending family. I want to invite Mei Niang to Give me a few days off and I will come back as soon as I see this friend."
"What kind of friend is this? We must meet him, so he can't be his girlfriend." Zhang Ning said quietly.
Zhou Bujie and others all heard a dark line, thinking that the sister-in-law was jealous, so it would be better to hide first. Ignoring Chen Long's look for help, they all surrendered their accounts without any sense of loyalty.
Chen Long wanted to kick them a few times, but when he saw Zhang Ning's big eyes staring at him, he had no choice but to report truthfully: "I am going to meet a worldly hero who I have long admired. This person's surname is Zhao Mingyun, also known as Zilong, and he is the spear master Tong Yuan." My disciple is extremely skilled in martial arts. I want to ask him to help me conquer the world. He is a handsome guy."
Zhang Ning heard that he was a handsome guy, so he was not worried about Chen Long's orientation. His eyes softened slightly and he said, "How come Wen Long is so aware of the distribution of talents in the world? I have never heard of Zhao Yun."
Chen Long said awkwardly: "My immortal master told me before I came out of the mountain. Zhao Yun is my favorite general. He lives too far away from Lingling. I thought I would never meet him, but he happened to be here to rescue Mei Niang. , if I miss it, it will be a lifelong regret.”
Zhang Ning's charming eyes were as silky as silk, and he frowned and said: "I'm really curious about the general who can make Long Lang so fond of him. I want to see how handsome this Zhao Zilong is? You and Yuan Zhi go." Chen Long heard a black line, Not to mention that Xindao women are really visual creatures.
The Yellow Turban army moved out overnight. Zhang Ning led the remaining 6,000 soldiers and ran for a day. When they arrived to the north of Xiaquyang, they hid their troops and horses, waiting for the hour to arrive, and then launched a surprise attack, attacking Zhang Bao from both inside and outside. Seeing that everything had been arranged, Chen Long said goodbye to Mei Niang, and he and Zhou Buyi dressed in simple clothes and went straight to Zhending County in the north of Changshan County.
