Since Ji Sang's army attacked Yecheng, the war that had not stopped at all, finally reached the last moment. The Jizhou army, Yanzhou army, Youzhou army, Hebei bandits... The total number of soldiers with more than 100,000 quickly approached the Hebei Plain and approached each other to the point of crossing the sharp blades. The military situation changes that once took several days as a cycle quickly accelerated to several hours as a cycle. This is the place where the victory or defeat was determined, and the warriors died when they made contributions.

Although Ding Shao was full of confidence in victory, he did not dare to neglect the specific military command. After confirming that the main force of the Hebei bandits arrived in Guangzong, he immediately wrote a letter and sent envoys to the north and south to inform the army and horses of Youzhou and Yanzhou.

Although the two armies of Youzhou and Yanzhou were friendly forces, their relationship with Jizhou was quite subtle, so the candidates must be cautious and their status should not be too low. The person who was eventually assigned by Ding Shao to contact the Youzhou army was the planner who Ding Shao valued especially, and Jiang Lun, a native of Lingling, Jingzhou who served as the general of Ningbei, and Jiang Xuzhi, who was responsible for contacting the Yanzhou army; and the young Junyan in Ding Shao's temple palace and Huan Yi, the chief clerk of Jizhou.

The two immediately received the order, and Ye selected several guides and prepared to set off. When they were about to set off, Lu Yao, who was listening in the tent with Ding Miao, suddenly suggested that the bandits had many war horses and were accustomed to distributing scouts. They acted quickly and quickly, and they could encounter envoys in a long time. Therefore, both envoys must be followed by warriors, otherwise their safety would not be guaranteed.

This opinion is quite reasonable. However, the Hebei Plain is so vast that the chance of colliding with the bandits is not high, and it is impossible to predict how large the thief's cavalry will be. If there are many entourages, it will be weakened, and the number of cavalrymen in the Jizhou army that is already short of limits will be weakened; if there are fewer people sent, it will be impossible to deal with emergencies. Ding Shao hesitated for a moment, and Lu Yao recommended himself, willing to lead his own cavalry to welcome the Yanzhou army with Huan Yi.

Lu Yao's more than ten followers were all one man and two horses. Even if he was defeated by a bandit, he would have no problem running away and dying. This is a good idea. However, Lu Yao is not comparable to that of a few months ago. Is it appropriate to ask General Ying Yang, who is in charge of military and political power in the region, to serve as a mere escort? Ding Shao was a little hesitant.

Lu Yao obviously didn't care at all. He even said bluntly that this trip was just to see the strong army of Yanzhou that was shaking the Central Plains with his own eyes and would never interfere with all the affairs undertaken by Huan Yi.

Since this is the case, Ding Shao has no reason to refuse. After a little thought, he appointed Song Yu, a famous cavalry commander in the Jizhou army, to lead his cavalry to guard Jiang Lun to show justice.

Half an hour later, a corner gate behind the Gundi camp opened secretly, and two teams of cavalry rode out and quickly disappeared into the vast night.

The Yanzhou army was ordered by the King of Donghai to assist in encirclement and suppressing the bandits in Hebei, but in the past few months, they were not proactive, but instead garrisoned in Chiping County on the southwest corner of the Pingyuan Kingdom, on the south bank of the Great River, watching the situation.

Chiping is one of the important ferry crossings in the lower reaches of the river. In the past, Confucius was going to defend himself and enter Jin. He heard the news that Zhao Jianzi killed the wise officials Dou Mingdu and Shunhua here. So the master came to the river and sighed, "The water is so beautiful, and the clouds are not good. This is my life." Then he returned to Yuan and returned to the east and returned to Zouli of the Wei Kingdom.

During the Han Dynasty, this place was a severely affected area with river water bursting and flooding. With this place as the center, it ended in the Bohai Sea in Xindu in the north and in the east county in the south, severe floods often occurred. The longest flood occurred from the Yuanshi period of Emperor Ping of Han, and for more than 60 years, the fertile land of several counties and countries was left with the vast vast zodiac that was "rippling and overflowing, unpredictable, swaying, and unaware of the rules". After Emperor Yuan, the river was divided into the Mingdu River tributaries here, and the two waters flowed hundreds of miles away.

The severe floods brought about the hills, the complex terrain of the soil slopes and lakes and depressions, which destroyed the local agricultural production. So after the founding of this dynasty, it simply set up multiple pastures in Chiping to raise military horses. At most, nearly 10,000 horses were raised, and the cavalry and barracks in Ji, Yan, Qing, Yu and other states all rely on this. But no one expected that due to the rebellion of the herd slaves in the pasture, most of these horses fell into the hands of the bandits in Hebei.

In the past few months, the Yanzhou army has stationed here with considerable forces. The general who led the army was the younger brother of General Gou Xi, General Zhe Chong Gou Chun. Lu Yao had heard of Gou Chun's name. It is said that he had been fighting with his brother for many years. Although he had not used troops as much as his military force, his power of punishment and killing was still greater. In the counties and states of Yanzhou, he was a powerful figure who was a bad name that could stop a child from crying at night.

Huan Yi chose this route to follow the division between Yangping and Qinghe counties, then crossed Liaocheng and Boping, and finally crossed the river to meet Gou Chun. According to the news that he had visited the horse a few days ago, the Yanzhou army had taken the initiative to cross the river to the north, so maybe he could see the general Zhe Chong halfway.

The group rode south and ran for about two hours, and the sky gradually brightened.

Perhaps because it ran out of the range of rain clouds, the heavy rain stopped at some point, and the road gradually became dry. Looking up, there were clouds in the sky, but the rising sun appeared and disappeared after the clouds, and it was obvious that the weather would improve.

Lu Yao, Huan Yi and others rode along the official road. In addition to Lu Yao's personal guards, there was also Huan Yi's clan brother, Huan Yi, who served as a military post in the Jizhou army. The young man walked with a bow and horse, and he was somewhat sharp.

Huan Yi didn't speak much, and had a calm attitude beyond his age. Although he faced Lu Yao, who had a much higher status than him, he was neither humble nor arrogant, and his words were very organized. The two of them talked casually and passed through the jurisdiction of several counties one after another.

There were originally many villages and forts on both sides of the official road, but now there are broken walls and ruins. Among the weeds, you can occasionally see one or two corpses that have not been gnawed by wild beasts. Black and red carrion and white bones are stacked in one place, which is particularly shocking.

Such a tragic situation may be due to the rampant thieves in Hebei, or perhaps it was the actions of a certain imperial army and horse. What exactly destroyed the village that should have been peaceful and peaceful? When this chaotic situation is, who can understand it?

Huan Yi was very familiar with the neighborhood. Sometimes he pointed to a wreckage along the way and told the name of this cottage. Who is the slut of the man who is the one who is in charge? Sometimes he just jumped over the ruins, looked around, and sighed dejectedly.

Lu Yao waited for a while at this time. In Lu Yao's eyes, the young civil servant had a very white skin and a slightly thin figure, but he controlled the reins with one hand and showed extremely superb riding skills. He was not nervous when he was among a group of fierce warriors. Even when he sighed dejectedly and seemed to be about to cry, he also had a proud and calm attitude. Although he didn't know how talented this person was in civil and military, just by demeanor, he was actually the best person Lu Yao saw, and was almost no less than Wen Qiao.

Speaking of which, the Huan family in Qiaojun was not a large family with huge populations. Since the previous dynasty involved in the Gaopingling Incident, there has been no special talent. However, Lu Yao couldn't remember whether he had seen this king's name in history books. Perhaps in the period of history that Lu Yao was familiar with, the turbulent turmoil that soon came soon ended and swallowed up the heroic young scholar.

After all, it is important to hurry up and you can't delay it. Huan Yi quickly rode his horse out of the ruins.

After walking a few steps, I suddenly heard the neighing sound of war horses. Then a tall horse jumped out of the other side of the ruins and rushed towards the continuous ruins far away from the official road.

"That's the bandit's ranger!" Ma Rui, the captain of the personal soldiers who came to Guangning with Lu Yao this time, shouted loudly.

Everyone looked in the direction Ma Rui pointed, and saw a knight in a cross-body long bow and a Hu suit. He looked sideways and looked at Lu Yao and others for a few glances, and then calmly urged the horse to go around the ruins and earthen buildings.

If the raid is allowed to leave, if he gathers a group to fight, there will be trouble. Ma Rui shouts, urges the mount to chase after it like lightning, and quickly sank into the collapsed continuous house.

Ma Rui, whose courtesy name was Huaiwen, was a child of the Ma family of Fufeng. He joined the army since he was a child. He first served in the Luoyang Jin army and went to Bingzhou. Later, with his outstanding cavalry and archery skills, he became one of the 30 warriors who went east to Taihang with Lu Yao. He made great contributions in several battles between Yecheng, Daidi and Grassland.

Originally, after the war, he should have been promoted to his position as the independent, but because He Yun, Chu Kun and others successively served as the commanders of the army who were in charge of considerable forces, and the personal soldiers lacked a reliable general and commander, Lu Yao specially summoned him to serve as the commander of the personal soldiers. Although the position of the personal soldiers was not high, this intimacy with the commander of the commander was hard to come by, and Ma Ruichou had no reason to refuse.

Seeing the bandits' cavalry coveting, Ma Rui reacted very quickly and took the lead in chasing him. He jumped past the wreckage in a row, chasing the enemy cavalry quickly as if walking on flat ground.

The enemy cavalry was struggling between the rugged roads. He had never expected that there were people among the Jin people who were so good at riding, so they chased him up so quickly. He was stunned for a moment and rushed to the near place. He quickly took the bow and arrow and shot. Ma Rui was a master of shooting. When he heard the sound of the plucking bow strings, he instinctively leaned over the horse's back to avoid it. The next moment, he felt his scalp was cold, his bun was suddenly broken, and his bun was stripped away, and he flew up flutteringly.

After avoiding the arrow, the two cavalry had already chased to the point where the head and tail were connected. Ma Rui didn't care to get the long spear anymore, so he threw the whip over. The heavy wooden handle of the whip hit the enemy's side face and made a muffled sound. Taking advantage of this unexpected blow, he tried his best to poke up and grabbed the enemy's arm and pull it with all his strength. With the force of the extraordinary arm and the momentum of the war horse, he suddenly flew up. While the enemy was still spinning, Ma Rui had already jumped off the horse and hit him in the back of the knife, knocking the guy unconscious.

Where did the Hu Qi come from? It still needs to be interrogated. If he could draw the next move of the Hebei bandits from him, it would be even better. Ma Rui thought so, lifted the man with one hand and was about to return to Lu Yao.

However, at this moment, another arrow shot sharply.

The speed and force of this arrow were beyond Ma Rui's imagination. He had never reacted at all. The bandit in his hand was already in the middle of the eyebrows. When he exclaimed, he only saw the huge iron arrows that almost cut the bandit's face in half. The pure white tail feathers still buzzed and trembled continuously on his face!

A bunch of iron armored cavalry walked out like a beast from the end of a bush opposite the earthen wall. The tall knight in the lead was wearing dazzlingly refined armor and was casually turning the painted black longbow back behind him.

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