Chapter 904
Liu Bei led his soldiers and horses all the way south, heading straight for Xinchang City.

Although most of the [-] soldiers and horses under him are not cavalry, there is no shortage of war horses under his command.

Youzhou already produced horses, and foreign races came to vote, and they also brought a large number of horses.But cavalry don't just need horses, they also need armor, and they need long-term training to be effective.

Although not all the soldiers and horses brought by Liu Bei were cavalry, they all had horses for the journey.

Less than a hundred miles away, [-] soldiers and horses galloped all the way, and arrived in Xinchang the next day.Liu Bei stopped [-] miles north of Xinchang City, and did not rush to Xinchang City rashly, but sent someone to inquire about the situation in Xinchang City first.

But after a while, the scouts sent came back to report to Liu Bei: "My lord, the Han army did not attack Xinchang, but set up camp under the city and surrounded Xinchang, with [-] troops for each gate."

Liu Bei is also a hero who has been on the battlefield for a long time. Although he has been defeated repeatedly, he still has experience. Hearing this, he suddenly became suspicious, stroked the encouragement and pondered:
"Xue Rengui is the governor of Youzhou. How could it be so risky to use troops? He knows that Xiangping is not far from Xinchang, and there are many soldiers and horses. How can he surround Xinchang and divide the troops into camp? Isn't this self-defeating? I think there must be a conspiracy in this. "

Wei Wentong shook his head and smiled and said, "My lord, you are worrying too much. Xinchang is located in a plain, and there are no steep places to hide soldiers and ambush. Besides, Xue Rengui has only [-] soldiers and horses. They came here illegally and brought [-] The soldiers and horses are already at the limit, if there are other soldiers and horses coming, how can they get past the general?"

Liu Bei hesitated and said, "Then why Xue Rengui dared to blatantly divide and surround Xinchang City with a mere [-] troops?"

Wei Wentong said coldly: "My lord, in my opinion, it is Xue Rengui who is arrogant and invincible. He thinks that Liaodong is weak inside, so he deliberately put up such a formation to lure our army to attack him. However, our army is not a vegetarian Yes, although Xue Rengui is well-known, I, Wei Wentong, am not afraid of him, my lord, I would like to meet Xue Rengui for a while."

Xiong Kuohai also cupped his hands and said: "My lord, the last general is also willing to meet him to see if he is really as powerful as the legend."

Liu Bei shook his head and said: "You are making wild speculations. When marching and fighting, the most taboo is to underestimate the enemy. Even if Xue Rengui is really arrogant, we can't take it lightly. What's more, now that the enemy's situation is unknown, we can't be negligent. In my opinion, it's better to investigate clearly first, Luo Yi, you immediately send scouts to search for traces in a radius of dozens of miles to see if there are any movements of other soldiers and horses."

Luo Yi is stronger than Xiong Kuohai in commanding troops, Wei Wentong and Wei Wentong also agreed with Liu Bei's approach in their hearts, nodded and said: "The last general will send Yanyun eighteen cavalry to go, my lord, don't worry. You each lead a cavalry, search The situation within a radius of twenty miles of Xinchang City."

After Luo Yi said that, among the ranks behind him, [-] cavalrymen rode out, each leading dozens of cavalrymen, and went to investigate the situation.

These eighteen riders are all wearing iron armor, and the horses under their crotch are also one of the best horses in a hundred, and they move like flying.He has followed Luo Yi for many years and is a master selected from the army over the years. He also has Luo Yi's guidance on marksmanship and joint strikes. Although one person is only at the level of a school captain, but with 18 people working together, it is difficult for even a top expert.

Seeing this situation, Liu Bei relaxed a lot. Yanyun Eighteen Cavalry has served in the army for many years and has accumulated rich experience in the battlefield. If they go to investigate.If there are soldiers making moves, they will definitely not be able to hide it from them. If their reports are normal, then Liu Bei can rest assured.

However, Chen Qingzhi also expected this situation. After all, the [-] soldiers and horses were so ostentatious under the city of Xinchang, as long as they were resourceful, they could vaguely detect a conspiracy.

Therefore, Chen Qingzhi's main force was [-] miles south of Xinchang City, a distance that ordinary scouts would not probe so deep.And when Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin led the army to Xinchang, Chen Qingzhi also sent someone to erase those traces in advance.

Even if Liu Bei sent someone to investigate, he couldn't find any clues. He didn't even know where the Han army under Xinchang City came from.

Liu Bei sent people to set up camp in the same place, waiting for Yanyun's eighteen riders to return.At the same time, they also sent people to Xinchang to observe the movement of the Han army's soldiers and horses, and see how the Han army reacted.

I have [-] soldiers and horses to help, if your soldiers and horses continue to put on a siege posture, then all fools will know that you have a conspiracy.

Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin have been in charge of the army for many years. When they learned that Liu Bei led an army of [-] to attack, they quickly sent people to gather the soldiers and horses.

Liu Bei was relieved when he learned that the Han army had gathered under Xinchang City. This was the correct strategy for marching.If the Han army still pretends that I have a conspiracy, Liu Bei really doesn't know what to do.

Soon after, Yanyun Eighteen Cavalry also led troops back from various directions.

"I searched Xinchang City within a radius of [-] li, but found no trace."

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words: "It seems that the Han army has indeed only come to 2 horses and stationed troops under the city. Could it be that they want to force the soldiers and horses in Xinchang City to surrender with the hope of prestige?"

"My lord, we haven't found any traces, but we haven't seen the marching trajectory of the Han army either. I don't know from which direction they entered Liaodong." Yanyun Shibaqi continued.

Luo Yi smiled and said: "I know what's going on. Xue Rengui led his troops to smuggle here, and the place where he smuggled is naturally very hidden. He concealed Xue Rengui and asked people to erase the marching route, because he was afraid that our army would know where he came from. , and then inform General Guan to garrison, so they can't go back."

What Luo Yi said was well-founded, and Liu Bei couldn't help but nodded in agreement: "I'm afraid that's the case."

"My lord, since they didn't ambush, then the general is willing to lead the troops to attack them." Xiong Kuohai cupped his hands and asked for a fight.

Liu Bei looked up at the sky and saw that dusk was approaching. He shook his head and refused, saying: "Our army marched all day today, and the soldiers are exhausted. Besides, it's already dark, let the brothers rest well, and we will attack tomorrow."

"Promise!" All the generals bowed their hands and accepted the order.

"Besides, our army has just arrived, and our foothold is not stable. Be careful, brothers, in case the Han army comes to rob the camp." Liu Bei urged.

Soon it was getting dark. Originally, Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin also intended to rob the camp, but when they learned that Liu Bei's army was heavily guarded, they gave up the idea of ​​a surprise attack.

In the early morning of the second day, Liu Bei raised his troops to attack the Han army under Xinchang City. At the same time, he ordered Luo Yi to lead the elite cavalry first, and detour to the rear of the Han army for a surprise attack.

The army went all the way south and arrived at the city of Xinchang.

Qin Qiong had been prepared for a long time and led his soldiers and horses to meet the enemy.

Xiong Kuohai cupped his hands and said to Liu Bei: "My lord, Xue Rengui has a great reputation. The general has long wanted to meet him for a while. Please allow the general to challenge him."

Liu Bei pondered for a while, nodded and agreed. He knew that Xiong Kuohai was a martial idiot, and it would be unreasonable to refuse.Besides, Xiong Kuohai is highly skilled in martial arts, if he can fight Xue Rengui for a while, it can also damage the morale of the Han army.

If he loses, he will have the advantage in soldiers and horses, and at worst, he can cover up and kill them in one go.

"However, Xue Rengui is very good at archery, so you must be careful." Liu Bei urged.

"Don't worry, my lord." Xiong Kuohai nodded and rode out.

In front of the formation of the two armies, Xiong Kuohai held a cooked copper stick and shouted loudly: "The Liaodong general Xiong Kuohai is here, Xue Rengui dare to come out and fight me to the death?"

Qin Qiong rode out immediately, brandishing the painted halberd of the day, and shouted: "Xue Rengui is here, the thief will not be rampant."

Xue Rengui has been in Youzhou all year round, and Di Qing is guarding Yuyang. Liu Bei's generals have never seen Xue Rengui, so no one can tell Qin Qiong's identity.

"The system detects that Qin Qiong is fighting with Xiong Kuohai. Qin Qiong's current force is 100, and the brave attribute is increased by three. The current force is 103. Xiong Kuohai's force is 100. The weapon is increased by one, and the horse is increased by one. The current force is 102."

When the two fought together, Qin Qiong's strength was greatly reduced due to the change of weapons, but he was still able to compete with Xiong Kuohai.

However, Qin Qiong and the others deliberately pretended to be Xue Rengui in order to defeat Liu Bei's army. Therefore, Qin Qiong planned to feign defeat and then retreat.

Qin Qiong was not easy to use Fang Tian to draw a halberd, but he had some reservations in terms of skill and strength.The two fought for only ten rounds, and then saw that Qin Qiong was struggling and couldn't resist.

Xiong Kuohai originally held back all his energy and was going to fight "Xue Rengui" to the dark, but he didn't want "Xue Rengui" to be so bad, but he couldn't resist after ten rounds.

Xiong Kuohai saw that Qin Qiong Fangtian's drawing of the halberd was not smooth, so he couldn't help becoming suspicious and secretly said: "This man's martial arts are mediocre, I'm afraid it's not Xue Rengui. Yes, it is rumored that Xue Rengui's archery is unparalleled in the world, even if he can shoot with [-] steps, I deliberately Defeated, if he hits me, he is Xue Rengui, if he misses me, he is not Xue Rengui."

Thinking of this, Xiong Kuohai made a false move, pulled out his horse and walked away, while paying attention to Qin Qiong's actions behind him.

Qin Qiong knew that Xiong Kuohai was testing his identity, so he bent his bow and shot an arrow at Xiong Kuohai. Xiong Kuohai knocked down the arrow with a stick.

"The archery is mediocre, it must not be Xue Rengui!" Xiong Kuohai shouted to Liu Bei: "My lord, this person is mediocre in martial arts, but he is pretending to be Xue Rengui. My lord immediately led his troops to cover up and kill him."

After finishing speaking, Xiong Kuohai urged his horse to kill Qin Qiong again.

"No, let's go." Qin Qiong pretended to be panic, and hurriedly urged the horses to flee. Fortunately, most of the soldiers and horses led by Qin Qiong were cavalry, so they were not afraid of Liu Beijun chasing them.

However, Xiong Kuohai's horse was faster than Qin Qiong's horse now, and he quickly caught up with Qin Qiong and prevented him from leaving.Luo Shixin on the side hurriedly urged him to come to help, but he was hiding his strength to cover Qin Qiong's retreat while fighting.

The soldiers and horses headed south all the way, and they could not retreat ten miles. Luo Yi also led the soldiers and horses to outflank the Han army from the rear. Forty thousand soldiers and horses surrounded the Han army, and the shouts of killing rose to the sky.

(End of this chapter)

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