: A brilliant plan

Linjing, the prefect of Anding Prefect's Office.

Dong Zhuo's general Xu Rongzheng was discussing matters with his general Hu Zhen, the elected officer, Cheng Yi and others. Suddenly, a junior school rushed into the inner world and reported: "The two generals, the two generals, responded to the Ma Teng rebels' troops split into seven groups in the early morning, each with four or five hundred cavalry, and went out to Pengyang to rob them everywhere."

"Oh?" Xu Rong said frantically, "So the rebels' food and grass have been exhausted!"

General Hu Zhen said, "Before leaving, the military advisor said that if the rebels leave Pengyang and robbed everywhere, the food and supplies will be cleared. You can remove the secret bags and act according to the plan, and then you will definitely defeat the rebels~ General, now you can dismantle the secret bags left by the military advisor, and see what kind of tricks the military advisor left to defeat the enemy?"

"Okay." Xu Rong agreed, took out a brocade bag from his close breastplate to solemnly untie it. He then took out a piece of silk book from the brocade bag, read it quickly, stroked his beard and smiled, "So that's it, it's a clever plan! Cheng Yi obeyed the order."

General Cheng Yi stood up and said quickly: "The last one is here."

Xu Rong said: "Lead two thousand infantry soldiers to carry grain trucks. The chariots can be filled with stones and dead grass, and they are covered with linen. After night, they leave Linjing and walk along the Jing River. If you see rebels chasing them, you should not be entangled. Just go to the Geju River beach and retreat to the Geju River beach and immediately raise the fire as a sign."

Cheng Yidao: "The last general will receive the order."

Xu Rong said again: "Zhang Heng, the candidate obeys the order."

Zhang Heng, the candidate two generals stepped forward side by side and shouted loudly: "The last one is here."

Xu Rong said: "Each leader of three thousand infantry troops to ambush deep in the dense forests on both sides of the Geju River. However, when the river beach was on fire, he rushed to follow the subordinates to cover up the killing of the food robbery rebels in one fell swoop."

Zhang Heng, the candidate responded loudly: "The last general will receive the order."

Xu Rong said again: "Hu Zhen obeys the order."

Hu Zhen took a step forward and said quickly: "The last one will be there."

Xu Rong said: "Leading 5,000 troops to stay in Linjing. If this general had not arrived in person, he would never open the city gate without his own eyes!"

Hu Zhen said: "The last general will receive the order."

Xu Rong finally said: "The rest of the generals."

All the generals took a step forward and stood in front of Xu Rong and said aloud: "Here."

Xu Rong said: "You can lead the headquarters and follow the general to attack Pengyang."

The generals responded loudly: "Abide by the order."

Peng Yang.

Half a month ago, Ma Teng led 5,000 rebels to defeat Anding. The army besieged Linjing for several days but failed. He had to turn to attack Pengyang, a major artery north of Linjing, and temporarily stayed in Pengyang. However, Pengyang City had few small people and limited food in the city. In less than ten days, Ma Teng's army had already given up all the food and grass. Helplessly, Ma Teng had to send troops out of the city to rob.

After dark, all the rebels who left the city to rob, returned one after another, but their gains were extremely limited.

A general said with a bitter face: "General, all the people near Pengyang have fled. There are no ghosts in many villages, and they can't get any food at all."

A general suggested: "General, if you really can't do it, just kill the horse, right?"

"Nonsense!" Ma Teng said angrily, "Even if he starves to death, he must not kill horses! If he kills war horses, how can he fight with the official army? It's simply nonsense."

The general muttered, "But you can't let your brothers fight with the government army on hunger, right?"

Ma Teng took a breath and said in a deep voice: "Don't be anxious, let me think of a solution, there will definitely be a solution."

"Report~~" As soon as Ma Teng finished speaking, his personal soldiers rushed into the hall, ran to Ma Teng's place and said anxiously, "General, good news."

Ma Teng said anxiously: "What good news?"

The personal soldiers gasped and said, "Just just now, a team of grain trucks drove out of Linjing City and were traveling south along the Jing River."

"Oh." Ma Teng looked excited and asked anxiously, "How many carriages are there?"

The personal soldier said: "At least five hundred vehicles!"

“How many army escorts are there?”

"At least two thousand elite soldiers."

"Two thousand elite soldiers!"

Ma Teng's brows frowned. After the recent confrontation, Ma Teng's rebels had already experienced the power of Dong Zhuo's elite infantry. This infantry formed by the Qiang and Hu people were all strong, wearing heavy wooden armor, holding spears several meters long, and were not afraid of the charge of the Western Liang Iron Cavalry.

Pang De said in a voice: "General, could this be the trick of the government army?"

The personal soldier shook his head and said, "The ruts of the grain truck are very deep, unlike empty trucks."

Ma Teng's expression was deep. This team of food and grass might be the trick of the official army, or maybe it was not, but Ma Teng had no choice. Even if he had only a little chance, he had to do his best! Because the food and grass in Pengyang City had been exhausted, if he didn't find a way, his brothers would really go hungry.

Ma Teng took a breath and said in a calm voice: "Pang De obeys the order."

Pang De stood up and said quickly: "The last one will be there."

Ma Teng said: "Lead a thousand troops to stay in Pengyang."

Pang Dedao: "The last general takes the order."

Ma Teng said again: "The other generals led their troops to accompany the general to rob grain at night! I don't believe it. Four thousand Liangzhou cavalry can't defeat two thousand official and infantry."

The Qiang, Hu generals responded to the promise and said, "Abide by the order!"

On the official road south of Linjing, Han Sui's old general Cheng Yi led two thousand infantry soldiers to escort 500 grain trucks to travel south at night. The ignited torches meandered into a long dragon, stretching for a few miles. Cheng Yi was wearing iron armor and holding a long sword in his hand, and walked in front of the grain team under the escort of dozens of personal soldiers.

"Geda da~~"

"Um?"

Just as he was moving forward slowly, a sudden sound of horse hooves sounded from behind. Cheng Yi turned his head with a muffled groan, and saw a horse galloping from the north under the light and dark fire light, as if he was flying along the official road.

"General~~The rebels have left Pengyang!"

"Is that so? The rebels were indeed trapped!" Cheng Yi said in a voice, "How many troops did the rebels come?"

"There are four thousand riders!"

"Four thousand cavalry!" Cheng Yi said sternly, "That's why Ma Teng is going to take a gamble, so let the rebels never come back, come~~"

"exist!"

Several personal soldiers came to Chengyi with a bang.

Cheng Yi said: "Transfer our military orders, and the entire army will speed up the marching and immediately rushed to the Geju River beach."

"Geju River Beach?" A personal soldier asked in confusion. "Geju River Beach is a swamp where people are difficult to move. If the grain trucks are trapped in, I am afraid they will not be able to get out. General, this~~"

Cheng Yi said: "What are you doing when you ask so many questions? Go quickly!"

The personal soldiers silenced and replied: "The villain obeys the order."

Cheng Yi's military order was quickly conveyed, and the grain team that was originally moving slowly quickly accelerated its speed and rushed towards the Goju River.

On the plain twenty miles north of the Goju River beach, Ma Tengzheng led 4,000 cavalry to sweep south.

"Report~~" A horse galloped from the south and came to Ma Teng, "General, the official grain transport team suddenly accelerated the marching speed."

"Hmm? That's right!" Ma Teng said excitedly, "If it was the trick of the government army, the grain transport team should go slowly and lure our army to rob the grain. Now it suddenly accelerates the marching speed, which is enough to prove that the grain transport team is not a trick, and there should be no doubt that the loading truck is food and grass."

The left and right generals complimented: "General is wise."

"Haha~~" Ma Teng laughed, "Transfer our military orders, and the entire army will speed up the marching speed and chase me!"

The Ma Teng rebels chased after less than ten miles further south, and another horse scattered his horse galloped back from the front.

"General, the official army's grain transport team suddenly abandoned the official road and retreated into the Goju River beach."

"Geju River Beach? It's a swamp where people are hard to move." Ma Teng looked solemn at first, and then laughed, "This is even more true. The official grain transport team knew that there was no hope of escaping. This was to rely on the terrain of the Geju River Beach to offset the sprint advantage of our cavalry and try to resist stubbornly."

A general said: "The swamp is not conducive to cavalry charges, which is indeed a problem."

Ma Teng said: "Although the swamps are not conducive to the cavalry charge, don't forget that the Liangzhou army is not only invincible when they are on horseback, but also is still elite when they are off horseback. The whole army runs to the Geju River at the speed of sprinting."

With Ma Teng's order, the four thousand iron cavalry immediately spread along the plain on the left bank of the Jingshui River like a flood that broke the embankment, sweeping towards the Geju River beach and the mountains and fields.

Goju River Beach.

Cheng Yi's two thousand infantry were ready for battle, and 500 grain transport trucks were crossed over, and a temporary wall was built on the wide front. The black spearmen lined up next to the grain trucks. The burning torches illuminated the entire Geju River as bright as daytime, and behind them was the wide and cold Jingshui River.
Chapter completed!