In the dark night, Liu Zhang was taking Tai Shici, Zhao Yun and other generals to lead their cavalry toward the hidden valley. The darkness could not hinder the progress of the Han army.
Liu Zhang had already arranged many scouts, and he already knew the route from Meiyang City to Qiangu Valley.
Such a fast marching speed soon attracted the attention of one person, Di Yang who was following Liu Zhang.
Since Liu Zhang asked him to follow him, Di Yang has never had any chance to see his subordinates, and has completely lost the information about Meiyang City.
This situation made Di Yang very uneasy, and he was looking for opportunities to sneak away quietly along the way, but Liu Zhang did not give him the slightest chance. Not only did he arrange for Zhao Yun and Tai Shici to be beside him, but also the soldiers of the Martial Cavalry Battalion were arranged. All around!
Not only did Di Yang have no chance to escape, he didn't even have the chance to talk to Liu Zhang. He was like a prisoner, except for a little freedom of movement, everything else was controlled.
An hour later, Liu Zhang finally led his army to attack near the hidden valley. He began to prepare for the expedition to inquire about the news, and ordered the entire army to take a temporary rest.
Di Yang finally had a chance to get close to Liu Zhang and hurriedly walked up to Liu Zhang.
"General, how can the infantry catch up with our marching speed?"
Liu Zhang smiled, looking indifferent.
"General Di, don't worry. The infantry is led by General Zhou and General Dong. I think they will arrive soon!"
Di Yang frowned tightly and murmured even more in his heart.
Does this Liu Zhang think of me as a fool? The cavalry was running so hard, how could the infantry catch up with them on two legs? Even if we push him further, will he still have to break his legs?
"Have you forgotten, General Hou? A few months ago, Zhang Cheqi ordered the infantry to pursue the cavalry, but he finally ran out of energy?"
Liu Zhang didn't answer, just shook his head.
Upon seeing this, Di Yang did not give up and continued to question Liu Zhang.
"Where is General Dian Wei? Why didn't you see him? Isn't he the personal guard of the general?"
"Dian Wei's troops are all infantry, so naturally they have to march with the infantry."
Liu Zhang's tone was very calm, so calm that Di Yang couldn't hear any emotion.
Di Yang wanted to continue asking, but Liu Zhang choked him back.
"General Di, we are about to fight the enemy. General, you should take more rest!"
After Liu Zhang finished speaking, he began to close his eyes and rest, and no longer paid attention to Di Yang.
Di Yang was so suspicious that he didn't know where to rest. He didn't care whether Liu Zhang was angry or not, so he still asked.
"General, I..."
"General Di, didn't you hear what my lord said? Let the general take a rest!"
Tai Shici, who was beside Liu Zhang, stepped forward directly, blocked Di Yang's side, and gave him a warning look.
Di Yang, the general beside Liu Zhang, had heard about it, and none of them were easy to deal with! All of them are extremely brave, and they are definitely not something that I can deal with.
"Yes, I am resigning."
Di Yang didn't dare to make any mistakes, so he could only retreat in an uneasy mood.
However, after walking a few steps, Di Yang discovered that his movements were still severely restricted. Although there were no soldiers to guard him, there were at least a dozen elite cavalry keeping their eyes on him!
broken! Could it be that Liu Zhang found out about me?
Di Yang felt more and more frightened in his heart. The surroundings seemed calm, but were filled with vague murderous intent!
Hold on, you must keep your breath! The more you panic, the easier it is to make mistakes! Liu Zhang should not be sure yet, otherwise he would have tried to punish me long ago!
Di Yang found an open space, leaned directly to the side, and pretended to be fine, closing his eyes and concentrating.
After an unknown amount of time, the darkness in the sky gradually receded, and a trace of light emerged from the distance.
"My lord, the scouts have sent news that enemy troops were found transporting grain and grass at the entrance of the hidden valley."
Liu Zhang slowly opened his eyes and nodded gently. Then he stood up and gave Zhao Yun and Tai Shi Ci a look.
The two men immediately accepted the order and immediately began to organize soldiers, preparing to go to the hidden valley to burn grain and grass.
Di Yang also heard the soldier's report and ran over immediately. Although Di Yang had been closing his eyes in the distance, in fact he was not asleep at all, he was just pretending.
Liu Zhang still smiled and looked at Di Yang very friendly.
"General Di, have you rested?"
"The general is always ready!"
"Okay! There will be a fight soon, and we will have to see General Di show his power!"
Looking at Liu Zhang's expectant eyes, Di Yang even wondered if he was too nervous? I misunderstood Liu Zhang!
There is simply nothing we can do now, we can only take one step at a time!
"The general will definitely live up to his mission!"
After arranging his troops and horses, Liu Zhang led his troops directly towards the hidden valley without any intention of concealing his whereabouts. The noise was so loud that countless birds and beasts were frightened away!
Di Yang was still following Liu Zhang at the forefront, but at this time he felt a little relieved.
The sky is getting brighter and the view is getting clearer.
Di Yang analyzed the movements of the cavalry and the smoke and dust behind, and concluded that there were at least 20,000 cavalry here, which was indeed the entire Han army!
Liu Zhang brought all the cavalry of the Han army, which showed that he had not seen through Li Wenhou's plan, which meant that he was definitely safe!
All the way to the entrance of Qiangu Valley, the Han army did not encounter any obstacles.
The Xiliang army who was carrying grain and grass at the mouth of the valley was shocked. The Han army just appeared and they were so frightened that they all ran into the valley without any sign of resistance.
Di Yang directly rode forward and asked Liu Zhang for orders.
"General, if we go in now, we will definitely defeat the enemy!"
Liu Zhang shook his head and rejected Di Yang's proposal.
"No, the situation in the valley is unknown, so don't enter rashly."
Liu Zhang looked at the mountains of food and grass in front of him and sneered.
"Burn this food, and then we'll leave."
"What? Leave? Didn't the general say that he wanted to annihilate all the enemy troops?"
Di Yang was very puzzled and looked at Liu Zhang questioningly.
The soldiers didn't care what Di Yang thought. After receiving the order, they stepped forward one after another and started setting fire to it.
The food was all disguised as straw, and as soon as it came into contact with an open flame, it spread quickly. The entire valley mouth was instantly blocked by the fire, and black smoke rose into the sky!
"Turn your horse around and prepare to retreat!"
Liu Zhang gave an order, and the soldiers dispersed into two columns and began to turn their horses' heads at the same time.
"What? This...?"
"Follow orders!"
Liu Zhang ignored Di Yang's surprise and just gave him four words in a sharp voice.
Then, without Di Yang taking action, Zhao Yun stepped forward and took Di Yang's reins, pulling him towards the back.
Di Yang became more and more frightened as he walked. He found that there were no soldiers on many of the horses!
Could it be one person and two riders? How many soldiers are there? What about the rest?
Di Yang was completely confused and was pulled forward in a daze. He didn't know what he would face next!
