Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

The golden light of dawn pierced through the clouds. A few birds chirped twice and flew over the military camp. A large flag with the word "Liao" written on it fluttered and spread out below them.

At this time, the military camp that stretched for several miles had become restless, with people walking around from time to time. Young and strong men moved bundles of arrows aside under the supervision of soldiers. Cavalrymen took out carefully made bean cakes to feed their own war horses, and occasionally reached out to touch the horses' shaking necks. Some people rode out of the camp on horseback, split into teams of three or four people halfway, and went south to spy on the mission assigned by their superiors.

There were several war horses galloping along the road in the distance, raising dust and following behind them. Soon, the horses near the military camp stopped, and several figures led the horses in, heading all the way to the central military tent. Soon, the generals came out with their heads lowered and were led to the military tent.

soon.

Several personal soldiers and guards hurried out of the tent, holding the hilts of their swords, mounted their horses, and ran all the way to the military camp. Bao Misheng and Tianshan Yong, who had just finished their breakfast, were about to summon their generals when they saw the personal soldiers leading Yelu Dezhong's guards in.

"General, the Marshal has something to discuss with you."

"Go here."

The two men quickly dressed up and hurried out of the tent to the central army. When they arrived, the guards at the door motioned for them to go in on their own. The first thing they saw when they stepped in was Yelu Dezhong standing in front of the geomantic map with his hands behind his back, wondering what he was thinking about.

The two men looked at each other and stepped forward to salute: "General, what do you want to see us two?"

"No need to be polite."

The person with his back to them waved his hand, and the two of them stood up and looked at each other. Seeing that Yelu Dezhong had not turned around, they did not urge him, but just stood there quietly waiting.

After a while, the figure in front turned around, looked at his trusted general, and sighed: "Yelü Yudu was defeated. I wonder how many of the army are left..."

The two were shocked, and Tian Shanyong couldn't help but ask, "How did the Marshal know?"

Yelu Dezhong walked to the long table with his hands behind his back and sat down. He slammed the table with his hand and said, "It was Han Funu who reported that this idiot was attacked by the traitor Lu and his troops, and all his food and grass were lost. If that were the case, it would be fine. After all, Guide Prefecture is not too far from Liaoyang Prefecture. What a pity..."

With a long sigh, the two men on the opposite side continued to speak with complicated expressions: "The bandit Lu led the cavalry to chase after them. He said that when he turned back, the bandit cavalry had already patrolled around Yelu Yudu's camp. This guy was timid, so he ran to find me."

"Nonsense! Even if there are cavalry patrolling outside, he can charge in if he wants to report the news. He must have come directly to the commander without even going out. This wretch is actually cowardly before the battle and deceived him with lies! He really deserves to be killed!" Tianshan Yong slapped his thigh angrily and turned to go out: "I will kill him."

"Alright, the court will judge him later." Yelu Dezhong raised his voice a little, and the general who turned around hurriedly stopped: "It's a good thing this guy was thoughtful enough to inform me, otherwise I'm afraid he wouldn't know until the thief Lu's cavalry ran under our noses."

"Bah! This guy is lucky."

Bao Misheng looked at his snorting comrades, stroked his beard and stepped forward: "Marshal, what should we do now? Should we continue to attack the bandit camp ahead or..."

"We must retreat ten miles and set up camp first." Yelu Dezhong stood up and walked to the geomancy map, pointing with his hand: "The bandit Lu attacked so quickly that Yelu Yudu must have not brought much food with him. He must be eager to join the enemy army. If we fight the bandit today, it will give him a chance to launch a surprise attack. When everyone else gathers together..."

Snapped--

He slapped the location between the two armies on the geomancy map and said, "Destroy them all here."

"I will definitely help the commander-in-chief defeat the enemy."

The two burly men saluted, and Yelu Dezhong let out a sigh of relief and put down his hands. Bao Misheng thought about it and said, "General, now that the two little princes Zong Yun and Zong Dian are injured, why not take this opportunity to send someone to send them back." "Okay." Yelu De nodded, "Then send a thousand people to take them back directly to Shangjing, and the cavalry under their command..." After a little thought, "Tianshan Yong, you lead one part, and give the other to Han Qinghe temporarily."

"Also... ask Shenzhou to send reinforcements."

……

"Guan Sheng and Pan Zhong's troops cannot go to the battlefield for the time being, and the Sima Han Shizhong from another troop will be temporarily assigned to Sun An's army."

In the spacious tent, lieutenants Xi Sheng, Xiao Haili, Bian Xiang and others stood together in a circle, looking at the topographic map spread out on the table in front of them. The lieutenant Zhonglei, who was speaking, placed a human-shaped chess piece into the army representing Sun An, and withdrew two smaller ones next to it.

"...I am ashamed." Sun An lowered his head, his face flushed. In yesterday's battle, his men suffered the heaviest casualties. Two military commanders and Yu Dajiang were too seriously injured to go into battle, and had been sent back to Liaoyang Prefecture for recuperation.

"Swords have no eyes on the battlefield, brother Sun An, why do you have to take the responsibility on yourself." Hua Rong, the captain of the shooting sound, consoled him: "Besides, the Liao army is not the kind that can be manipulated by others, so it is normal for them to suffer losses."

Only then did Sun An look somewhat relaxed.

"That's right." Xi Sheng nodded. "At this time, the Liao army has dense scouts. We scouts are at a disadvantage, but we have also discovered that the Liao people have no signs of sending troops, so..."

He looked up at the people who were listening and said, "If they are not afraid to fight, then they are just like us, having received the intelligence about Yelu Yudu's defeat and are preparing for it."

Those present had also fought against the Song army for several years, and most of them had their own judgments. Only Xiao Haili said confidently: "It must be the latter. Yelu Dezhong has been in the army for a long time, and he is definitely not a coward."

Several people looked at him, and Xi Sheng nodded and said, "If that's the case, then he must be afraid that the general will attack him from behind without fighting. We must also be prepared to counterattack later. The general is not a person who likes to passively defend."

Mi Xian grinned and said, "The enemy only has one route left now. If we kill them, we can go straight north."

Everyone looked at each other and laughed. Since the Liangshan army was formed, except for a few defensive battles specially fought to test the combat effectiveness of its subordinates, it has always taken the initiative to attack, especially when the enemy only had one large army left.

soon.

A group of generals walked out of the tent, and the military orders were delivered to the officers and soldiers as the cavalry galloped. Han Shizhong weighed the documents in his hand, turned around and looked at Xu Wen standing behind him, grinning: "Now it's our turn to make contributions. Don't rush out on the battlefield in a fit of rage."

"Take care of yourself." The young boy, who still looked very young, said, and he couldn't help but smile: "I just hope the general will come soon."

"I see, you want to marry the girl from the Hua family soon, right?"

The teasing voice made the young man blush and straighten his neck: "Weddings and funerals are important events in life. Brother Han, don't you want to find a young lady?"

"No!" Xu Wen was stunned by the decisive words, and then he heard his own Shangguan's words with a smile: "How can a little girl be as caring as a married woman who has been married once."

Xu Wen was dumbfounded. (End of this chapter)