On October 5th, the army marched for several days, and Ren County was in sight.

According to the map left by Lu Zhi, Lu Zhi raided the area and cleared most of Julu County. He drove the Yellow Turbans to the southeast of Ren County, Ren County, Pingxiang, and Guangzong.

Having reached the point where the thieves meet, the army slows down, holds tightly together, and presses forward slowly like a giant.

While the army was marching, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, who were in the vanguard, suddenly ran into a group of cavalry of unknown origin.

More than a dozen cavalrymen chased a pheasant across the fields and ridges, shouting and hooting.

The pheasant was chased, cooing loudly, flying across the field ridge, and flew here in a hurry.

Zhang Fei was about to use his bow to shoot the chicken, but Guan Yu stopped Zhang Fei and told him not to cause trouble.

The group of cavalrymen saw that the pheasants were about to fly. The cavalrymen immediately drew their bows and nocked arrows without hesitation. From a distance of thirty or forty paces, the bowstrings and arrows flew in one after another.

The pheasant was flying fast when an arrow hit its wings and flew past, causing its feathers to fly wildly.

Before the pheasant could fly away with its cooing, arrows followed by arrows flew in one after another. With a pop, an arrow hit the pheasant's neck and passed through the neck. The pheasant lost its life with a pop.

Two more arrows came one after another, hitting the pheasant one after another. The pheasant fell down, and the other arrows that followed closely flew past the pheasant.

The pheasant fell to the ground with a clatter, hit the field ridge, and then rolled from the field ridge to the road. The sound of horse hooves approached. The leading cavalry did not slow down. The horses were tall and sturdy. A black shadow hit the pheasant on the ground.

At the time of the rooster, the knight on horseback held the horse's neck with one hand, suddenly tilted his body, looked for the moon from the bottom of the sea, grabbed the pheasant with his hand on the ground, and caught the pheasant in his hand.

When the pheasant was in hand, the knight immediately got on his horse again, pulled the reins, and the horse Herod raised his head and raised his hooves, and he stood up, stopping just in the middle of the road.

The knight stopped, and then looked at Guan and Zhang on the other side and the long team of people behind them.

"That man, who are the rebels who came to fight against the thieves?" The cavalry shouted to Guan Zhang on horseback. The cavalry spoke with a Qiang Hu accent from the northwest and a slightly weird tone of voice.

Guan Yu stared at this group of cavalry for a moment, and saw that the flag held by the flag bearer of his team had the word "Dong" embroidered on it. After thinking about it based on the military situation, Guan Yu guessed eight points.

Guan Yu was on his horse, cupping his fists and saluting from a distance, "May I ask, are you all under the command of General Dong of Xiliang?"

The knight turned his horse and said, "Exactly! Let's go, I will introduce you to my general! Drive!"

Saying yes, the Xiliang cavalry did not care whether Guan and Zhang were willing to go to see Dong Zhuo, so they made the decision for the army behind Guan and Zhang.

It can be seen that the Xiliang soldiers are domineering.

Guan and Zhang looked at each other and said, "The Xiliang Iron Cavalry is world-famous and well-deserved."

Guan and Zhang were skilled in bow and horse, and their knowledge was extraordinary.

The Xiliang cavalry team just now was chasing the pheasant. Ten or so cavalry formed a crescent moon formation to surround the pheasant. Their tight cooperation was eye-catching.

Then, when the pheasants were about to fly, the Xiliang cavalry bent their bows and shot. In an instant, the arrows shot out in rapid succession. The ten cavalrymen bent their bows, and the rapid fire was like a dense rain of arrows.

In particular, the pheasant was flying fast again, and was shooting on horseback. Thirty or forty steps away, three arrows before and after hit it in succession. Even if the other arrows missed, they would pass by the pheasant and not go far.

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If only one arrow hits the target, it is nothing. Maybe there happens to be a person in this group of Xiliang cavalry who is good at shooting.

But three arrows hit the ground in an instant, which is a big deal. A small thing can make a big difference. This group of Xiliang cavalry who met by chance are all good at shooting. It can be seen that the Xiliang army is really a powerful force.

Guan and Zhang went back to Liu Bei and told them in detail that they had encountered Dong Zhuo's cavalry and asked Liu Bei to make a decision.

Liu Bei thought for a while and decided to discuss it with his military advisor.

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The rear army, Liu Guanzhang and Li Mengxi joined together.

I heard Liu Bei say that Dong Zhuo was not far ahead, and the imperial army was ahead.

Li Mengxi nodded.

"I think the matter of joining forces with Dong Zhuo should be considered in the long term.

Dong Zhuo was a powerful nobleman in the northwest and an important member of the imperial court.

As for our army, Mr. Xuande, you have only been white for one term.

It would be fine if Dong Zhuo didn't look down on him because of this.

But if he uses his official position to oppress me, how will our army deal with it?

Moreover, Dong Zhuo took over the military power of Lu Division. As soon as Lu Division left, Dong Zhuo aggressively eliminated dissidents and used his personality to overwhelm the generals of the imperial court and do so unscrupulously. We don’t have any official position, so how could he, Dong Zhuo, let our troops go?

Of course, our troops and horses are strong, but Dong Zhuo would not dare to fight openly.

But if he happens to take advantage of us and consume our military strength, he, Dong Zhuo, will sit back and enjoy the results. At this time, should he obey his orders or not?

After all, Dong Zhuo is the commander-in-chief of the army. If we do not obey his orders, we will be blamed for committing crimes. If we obey the orders, our military strength will be damaged. If the damage is serious, Dong Zhuo will swallow it up."

Speaking of this, Liu Guan and Zhang both looked solemn.

"Therefore, when the army is about to join forces, Xuande must remember to explain to Dong Zhuo that our troops will go alone and fight with the army on their own. As for excuses..."

"Just say that our troops are weak and cannot be driven." Liu Bei answered.

"Yes!" Li Mengxi smiled, "It is said that people are weak and horses are weak and cannot be driven."

"Besides, there is one more thing." Li Mengxi frowned slightly.

"I promised Master Lu that if there is an opportunity, I would contact Master Lu's old troops to join our army.

This is a little difficult.

What should I say when meeting Dong Zhuo?

If he directly said that he wanted to take away Master Lu's old troops, then Prime Minister Dong Zhuo would definitely refuse to let them go.

At this time, you might as well [build the plank road]."

"How to build a plank road clearly (How to build a plank road clearly)" Liu Guan and Zhang were all curious.

Li Mengxi said, "When we see Dong Zhuo, we can first pretend to be tough, accuse Dong Zhuo of seizing power, and pretend to summon the old troops of Lu Division to regain power.

Dong Zhuo was shocked and angered by this incident.

Then, Dong Zhuo and I would be at war with each other.

After waiting, I pretended to take a step back and did not want military power. I only said that I wanted the generals of Lu Division's old department.

At this time, Dong Zhuo, in order to seize the big ones, could let go of the small ones, so our army could get what it wanted.

This is why I am building a plank road. I want to seize military power.

Secretly, my seizing the military power was a lie, but supporting Lu's old troops was a real one.

This method is dangerous to anger Dong Zhuo.

As for the choice, it is up to Duke Xuande to decide."

Liu Bei thought for a moment, glanced at Guan and Zhang on the left and right, and said, "Just use this method."

There is absolutely no possibility for Liu Bei to retreat from the tasks entrusted by his teacher.

The strategy is decided.

In order to prevent Dong Zhuo from taking risks due to his anger, Li Mengxi decided to show off his military power with all his teeth and claws, so that Dong Zhuo would not dare to move lightly.

Then, even if there was a quarrel, Dong Zhuo hesitated and did not dare to take risks.

The marching army stopped. For example, during the attack on Qingyun Mountain that day, because there were not enough troops to pretend to be reinforcements as a way to attack the enemy's heart, Li Mengxi postponed the attack on the mountain, sharpened his guns before the battle, and temporarily used them to attack the mountain.

The peasants pulled up, hurriedly formed a queue, and hastily practiced marching.

Then, halfway through the attack on the mountain, the Yellow Turban camp at the halfway point was breached. When the Yellow Turbans were panicking, the civilians' fake reinforcements, arranged in a fairly neat square formation, slowly pressed forward.

After closing the Yellow Turban and looking at the foot of the mountain, I thought that reinforcements from the rebels had arrived. Immediately, the morale dropped to freezing point, and the Yellow Turban fell.

If everything was unfamiliar when Qingyun Mountain was attacked earlier, then now, whether it is Li Mengxi or the rebels, they are much more experienced when they pull up the queue again.

First, after passing Qingyun Mountain, they had just formed their formation before the battle. Now the civilians had one more experience.

Secondly, Li Mengxi, Liu Bei and others hurriedly pulled up the queue for the first time and did not notice many things. However, after the war, all the omissions were summarized and improved, and a complete set of "fraud" laws were developed.

Third, in the current army, the first batch of forty new recruits has been trained a few days ago. These forty people, each in charge of forty, have also been training for several days.

Not to mention anything else, being able to stand together is more than ten times better than the day at Qingyun Mountain.

Fourth, at Qingyun Mountain, there were thousands of rebels. Now, there are more than 10,000 rebels and even more people.

From any point of view, if the rebels now use the entire array of mind-attacking methods, the effectiveness is a hundred times greater than before.

The army stopped halfway, and within two moments, it was in formation.

At the front, Guan Yu's tribe, eight hundred soldiers.

Then, there are the new recruits, forty new recruits who have completed basic formation training, each leading a team of forty people.

A total of 1,600 people.

This is the second part of the army that can form a line of troops.

After that, in the third part, there are more than 2,000 young people.

This part is the most troublesome. You have to wait in a very long line, line up the people, arrange them according to their height, and then form a queue.

Take it with you for a few walks.
To be continued...