Zhangji Camp.

"Uncle, Xiu asked to select elite troops in the army who can fight at night and attack Wushan Village again at night!"

Retreat to his camp, Zhang Xiu, who had bandaged the arrows, stared at his blood-covered eyes and continued to ask Zhang Ji for battle.

Zhang Ji waved his hand, and his eyes also showed exhausted turbidity. The battles in the past few days also consumed a lot of his energy.

"Forget it, you have tried your best today. There have been many elite soldiers in the daytime. Let the army rest well at night. Don't force yourself to attack the mountain village."

"But, we have been blocked by the soldiers in Hedong for five days, and Hu Cheer actually also-"

Zhang Xiu gritted his teeth and said unwillingly.

"It's okay, Yan Yanming is still fighting. Although Hu Cheer died rashly, Luoyang City has been captured. I have also learned that Yuan Shao has sent troops to rescue Zhang Yang."

Zhang Ji's face was full of pride and continued:

"No matter how Yan Yanming sticks to his side, he would have expected that Yuan Shao would send troops to rescue the former rebel general. Now the Hedong soldiers in Hanoi, if they want to return quickly, they can't retreat."

After hearing Zhang Ji's words, Zhang Xiu finally smiled. This was the best news they heard after conquering the river and conquering the sun.

But after seeing the fatigue on his uncle's face, Zhang Xiu still suppressed the excitement in his heart and chose to leave.

After Zhang Xiu retreated, Zhang Ji also returned to his couch. Yuan Shao sent troops to rescue Zhang Yang, which was indirectly helpful. No matter how Yan Yan struggled to death, he could not escape his palm in the end.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ji's depression in his heart over the past few days also dissipated a lot. He felt sleepy and his eyelids were heavy. He lay straight on the couch with his clothes and fell asleep.

Then, he had a strange dream.

In his dream, Zhang Ji suddenly appeared to be trapped in the battlefield and led an army to confront Yan Yan. Zhang Ji was overjoyed and finally could fight against Hedong soldiers and horses in the field. He was about to order the army to advance together to attack Yan Yan's Hedong soldiers and horses.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise behind me, wind and sand filled with flames, and it was raging behind my army's formation. In the wind, sand and flames, there seemed to be thousands of troops rushing towards me.

Zhang Ji wanted to see who the troops suddenly appeared were, but he was vague and could not see clearly. He wanted to stabilize his military formation, but his troops under his command did not obey his command at all and were defeated and scattered. Then he watched Yan Xing, who had few soldiers, rushed over. An arrow was like a giant falcon, able to penetrate the military formation, leaps through the troops, and shoot straight at him-

“Huhuhuhu——”

Zhang Ji was awakened by the strange phenomenon in his dream. It was still dark and there was no light. The candlelight in the tent was about to disappear and it had already reached its end.

After the reaction was a nightmare, Zhang Ji could not help but feel scared. He touched his Zen clothes, which was completely wet with sweat.

He shook his head, feeling that time was unforgivable. The war these days had indeed consumed too much energy. He actually let him fall asleep directly on the couch, and he slept hard and even dreamed.

Recalling the chaos in the dream, Zhang Ji hesitated for a moment, thinking about whether to find a military Chinese official who knew the Book of Changes and came to interpret the dream. While hesitating, a personal guard suddenly yelled outside the tent.

"General, emergency military information!"

"Come in!"

Hearing the emergency military situation, Zhang Ji turned over and got out of bed. He didn't care about being shocked and sweating all over his body, so he let the outsiders in the account report.

A soldier rushed into the tent in silence, fell to the ground, and said to himself:

"General, Dayang urgently reported that the boats and the floating bridges crossing the river were flowing down the river by warships rushing from the upstream, sailing on the wind and setting fires, and burning them all. The granary where the army's food and grass were stored in Linhe, Shaanxi County was also broken by the enemy troops of unknown origin."

"The boats and pontoon bridges were burned and cut off. The soldiers and horses in Dayang could only watch the fires soaring into the sky from the other side of the river. It was difficult to cross the river at night, but I was afraid that the heavy granary would be no longer protected. I sent a quick horse to report."

"What!" Zhang Ji was so scared by the news that he almost jumped up. The grain he had hoarded in the Linhe Grain Store in Shan County was the lifeline of his army. After Zhang Ji annexed Zhu Jun's troops, even though he forced the stored grain from the powerful surname and exploited the food of the Guizhou people, he still could not support the 50,000 army.

This is his urgent need to annex Hedong County in a short period of time, and the 200,000 hu of grain gathered in the Linhe Grain Silver of Shaanxi County was the last ration for his 40,000 troops crossing the river.

It was because he was afraid of food and grass loss, and the transportation route was still close, so Zhang Ji decided to store grain on the other side of the river and left two thousand elite soldiers to defend it.

Now that he heard that there was a loss of food and grass in the rear, Zhang Ji was shocked and scared. He rushed up and grabbed the soldier who reported the news, his eyes widened, as if he wanted to choose someone to eat, and asked in disbelief:

"This is a big river, where did the warships come from? The army's granary is separated by the river, and there are two thousand elite soldiers to guard it. How could it be captured by the enemy? You are the dead room sent by the enemy. Do you want to deceive our army?"

The soldier who reported the news was caught by Zhang Ji who was furious and could not speak at all. Zhang Ji asked the soldiers back, and was in a state of turmoil, and he also felt that the soldiers' words were incredible.

How could there be warships above the river? Most of the troops in Hedong are in Henoi, and the rest are built in Wushan to resist their own army. In this way, there may be long-distance attacks and circling to their rear. No one of the guards along the road appears, which is clearly a big lie.

"He is a spy sent from Hedong. He tied his mouth and grabbed me, kept a strict guard, and no one was allowed to visit him! He also sent a quick horse to Dayang to inspect."

Zhang Ji neighed and immediately, a personal soldier who shouted for defense to send a message to the soldiers who reported the news to him, and quickly pulled him down.

When he was the only one left in the tent, Zhang Ji suddenly had weak legs and fell to the ground with a weak look on his face, muttering to himself:

"Where did the warships come from, and where did the enemy troops come from?"

···

"General Gan Zhonglang, what do you mean?"

Tuo Yan, who entered the enemy camp at night, was taken away by Gan Ling's personal guards. After entering the camp alone, he could not see his nephew Tuo Ying except for meeting the enemy generals in Hedong. His face suddenly changed color and he asked sternly.

"Mr. Tuo, please sit down first."

After learning about Tuo Yan's identity, Gan Ling was also very satisfied. The fact that Tuo Yi was able to send his capable brother Tuo Yan over here proved that he still valued the life of Tuo Ying, the eldest son. The matter had not yet reached the irreversible situation of abandoning his son and urging his troops to revenge, which gave him a lot of room for mediation.

After seeing Gan Ling, Kuo Yan had to choose a seat to sit down and wait for the Hedong enemy general to offer the conditions to release people.

Gan Ling smiled and slowly began to say:

"Qu Jun, the Tuo Family Young Master is safe and sound in our army. I was just frightened. I have my own food, sauce and meat supply. You don't need to worry. Hedong and Hebei have no grudges. If the two families can dismiss the troops, I will naturally send the soldiers back to the camp."

Hearing the saying of "two families to remove troops", Kuo Yan sneered in his heart, and was unwilling to delay with the enemy generals from Hedong. He looked at Gan Ling and said directly:

"If General Zhonglang intends to release his captured soldiers back to our army, please let him go and bring them back to the army. As for how much gold, silk and wealth are needed, General Gan Zhonglang may as well tell me the quantity. As long as we can give it, there will be no excuse."

When Gan Ling heard that Tuo Yan wanted to redeem Tuo Ying and others with gold, silk and wealth, he knew that the other party had no intention of stopping the military and speaking. He curled his smile and looked at Tuo Yan and said:

"So, what General Kuo means is that he is unwilling to withdraw his troops and make peace?"

"Military orders are like mountains, so it is difficult to withdraw from the army when it is in danger!"

The place where Kuo Yan was indeed to bring Kuo Ying back to the camp, but before leaving, Kuo Yi also explained their bottom line. At this time, he would never be allowed to be merciless at the mercy of the enemy generals in Hedong.

"Okay!" Gan Ling laughed and exclaimed.

"Military orders are like mountains, helping people in danger. But with General Kuo's strategy, can't we see that Zhang Yang from Hanoi can no longer save him?"

"I heard that the soldiers in Hebei are in Qingzhou and are fighting with Tian Kai, Liu Bei and other generals under Gongsun Bogui. In Youzhou, Gongsun Bogui has already conquered Liu Yu, annexed this Youzhou, and the boundary of the private sector is on the side of Jizhou. However, Hebei has been fighting for years, and the people are fond of food, and the army is not as good as food, and the soldiers even need to eat mulberries on their backs."

Tuo Yan's face changed slightly. Hebei's army has won consecutive victories in recent years and is in full swing, but it is indeed worried about military rations in the rear. Unexpectedly, the enemy generals in Hedong are quite familiar with the situation and military situation in Hebei.

"Even if General Kuo Zhonglang is unwilling to withdraw his troops, I will station troops in Hedong and confront your Hebei soldiers across Qingshui. How can you bypass my Hedong soldiers and horses and cross Qingshui to rescue the wild king?"

"After a long time, you will not only be unable to rescue the Wild King, but you can only watch Zhang Yangcheng, who has no help but lose food, fall to death, and you will also have to retreat due to the lack of food in the rear. At that time, it will be the time when our Hedong army takes advantage of the situation to pursue."

Gan Ling knew that he must have reached a private agreement with Tuo Yi before the news of Hongnong and Zhang Ji's invasion of Hedong reached Hebei. At this time, he saw that Tuo Yan wanted to refute, and immediately sneered:

"I don't hide it from Mr. Kuo. This time, I raised all the county's grain for several years and prepared 500,000 stones of grain for the war in Henoi. If the war continues to be delayed, it will not be a problem for his Hedong army and your Hebei people to survive until winter. I just don't know whether Zhang Yang and General Kuo in Yewang City can support the harvest of grain after autumn?"

Kuo Yan was amazed in his heart that the enemy generals in Hedong were in a good mood, but he was not willing to be outdone and was ready to find an opportunity. After Gan Ling finished speaking, he immediately retorted:

"It's ridiculous. Hedong can raise grain for several years and prepare 500,000 stones of grain and grass. Can I not support the food and grass for rescue of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Henoi? If General Gan Zhonglang wants to confront him until the beginning of winter, then I will dare to accompany him to the end!"

Gan Ling paused when he heard Kuo Yan's big talk, followed Kuo Yan's words and said sneer:

"Okay, Mr. Tuo is so bold. It's not a shame that he is a hero in the cold land! Then I'll ask Mr. Tuo again, even if you raise a large army in Hebei, transfer grain transportation, and force my Hedong troops to retreat, will you get any benefit?"

"Mr. Tuo, don't forget that I have no grudges between Hedong and Jizhou, and Zhang Yang defected from General Yuan!"

Kuo Yan didn't care about it, he said calmly:

"General Yuan is talented and has a decision in his heart. Our generals and schoolmen are only aware of being ordered to rescue him, but they will not pay attention to the hatred and grudges that the Central Secretary said!"

Gan Ling nodded, unwilling to give up.

"Okay, then I'll talk about what Mr. Tuo needs to care about. Zhang Yang has a gap with Hebei. General Tuo Zhonglang has defeated Zhang Yang, and General Yuan has also chased and killed Lu Bu. These two people are very afraid of General Tuo Zhonglang. As long as my Hedong soldiers retreat, they will definitely unite again to resist your Hebei soldiers."

"General Kuo Zhonglang wasted his troops and food, and he saw that he was evil in Zhang and Lu, and he was also blamed on Hedong. This situation cannot be attributed to local achievements and has not made a contribution. Wouldn't he be blamed by General Yuan?"

After hearing Gan Ling's words, Tuo Yan's face changed, but he didn't speak for a long time. When he came, Tuo Yi had already explained the bottom line of not being able to retreat. Not to mention that Gan Ling was talking so much that he was talking about it now, even if Tuo Ying was now being put on a oil pan by the Hedong army soldiers, Tuo Yan could not agree.

He knew that he would end up resisting military orders without reason and retreating troops, not to mention that he would save Tuo Ying!

Gan Ling noticed Tuo Yan's face, and he could also see some of Tuo Yan's thoughts. He sighed and said leisurely:

"Of course, Ling can also understand the difficulties of General Kuo Zhonglang and Mr. Kuo. If General Kuo is willing to negotiate, it is not impossible to retreat even if he does not retreat."

When Kuo Yan heard Gan Ling's words, his eyes widened, and he was a little difficult to understand what Gan Ling meant.

If you choose peace talks but don’t retreat, then what peace talks about?

Looking at the strange smile on Gan Ling's face, Kuo Yan suddenly thought of something and blurted out:

"You want my Ku family to make a private peace with you?"

"Yes! In this way, General Kuo Zhonglang doesn't need to retreat, he just needs to send troops to bluff, and he won't disobey General Yuan's military orders."

"It's ridiculous. Let me bluff and then sit down and watch you attack the King of Shiye in Hedong. Even if you don't disobey the military order and retreat, we will still be unable to escape military law accountability!"

"So, as long as General Kuo Zhonglang agrees to a private peace agreement, I will send General Kuo Zhonglang a great achievement in Hedong!"

"great merit?"

"Yes, in half a month, our Hedong army will capture the King of Shiye, and the general Kuo Zhonglang will defeat Lu Bu, and each will have the needs. At that time, the young master of the Tuo family will be unscathed and escape from my enemy camp."

After listening to the conditions offered by Gan Ling, Kuo Yan flashed his eyes and did not respond for a while. Gan Ling was not in a hurry and continued:

"I know Hedong that General Yuan has wanted Lu Bu's head for a long time, but once he failed, he still let Lu Bu escape to Hanoi. Now General Tuo's attack on General Lu Bu's tiger is equivalent to helping General Yuan get rid of the big troubles. Then the two armies took Qingshui as the boundary. Gongxian, Jixian, Chaoge and other cities in Hanoi were all returned to General Tuo. My Hedong troops will never step beyond Qingshui!"

"The two armies confronted each other, and Lu Bu was ready to move. If you want to attack our Hedong troops, you need to attack Ji County first and relieve the worries on the flanks. This is a common sense for human beings. In half a month, the wild king changed hands, and General Kuo Zhonglang also had the merit of killing the general Kuotu. For the Kuo family, there was only merit, but it was far from being a sin."

"In this way, General Kuo Zhonglang can save the young king of the Tu family without the effort of one soldier and one soldier, and can also obtain the merit of killing the generals and the land. There is no need to risk the risk of losing troops and food, and the pain of losing a son without having a single inch of his achievements. I have to fight with our Hedong army. I wonder if Kuo is interested?"

At this time, Gan Ling's voice was faint, but it seemed to have an undepressing temptation. Kuo Yan unconsciously looked up at Gan Ling.
Chapter completed!