Chapter 1360 Lu Bu Is Coming

Huangfu Li was puzzled by Zhao Yun's leading nearly 20,000 troops to ambush Lu Bu at a dangerous pass. In fact, not only Huangfu Li, but also Hao Zhao, the most intelligent person present, looked at Zhao Yun with a bewildered look. However, Zhao Yun did not want to explain more.

"Are you all very surprised? Even if Lu Bu led 10,000 Bingzhou Wolf Riders, why did I bring 20,000 troops to ambush him and occupy the right time and place?"

"Please help us!" Huangfu Li and others asked respectfully;

"Because he is Lu Bu, no matter how much we value him, it is not too much." After saying that, Zhao Yun ordered the army to set off.

After hearing this, several people still looked confused, but it was not easy to continue asking.

However, Zhao Yun finally stopped Dian Wei and repeatedly emphasized that the army needed to cooperate in conquering the South Pass first, and then the king would decide the army's behavior after the king's army entered Taiyuan. Although Dian Wei didn't quite understand this, he still took the order and left.

For Zhao Yun's last order, only Hao Zhao nodded thoughtfully, and the others didn't understand what he meant, but no one asked too much.

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As soon as he left Zhao Yun's meeting room, Huangfu Li pulled Hao Zhao and said, "Bo Dao, what is the purpose of General Zhao's last order?"

Hao Zhao didn't want to get involved, but he couldn't stand the inquiries of several people. In desperation, he just whispered to them, "The proverb says: There is no greater merit than saving the emperor, but for military generals, there is another merit that everyone wants the most. Do you know what great merit it is?"

After hearing this, several people were thinking hard.

After a long time, Zhang Xiong suddenly said: "I know, I know, Bo Dao, is it the merit of destroying a country?"

Hao Zhao nodded: "Yes, the merit of destroying a country is the great merit that all generals want, but General Zhao is humble and does not want to take this great merit, so he ordered General Dian and us to take the king to Taiyuan, and then the king will personally decide the army's actions, hoping to hand over the merit of destroying a country to the king."

Everyone woke up after hearing this, and nodded in silence.

When Hao Zhao said this, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he seemed to think of why Zhao Yun led 20,000 troops to ambush Lu Bu's army, but he was not sure. Moreover, among the 3,000 soldiers and horses of Zhang Xiong's army selected by Zhao Yun, 80% were long spearmen, which further confirmed what Hao Zhao thought. However, even if this matter was as he expected, Hao Zhao would not reveal a single bit to others.

Zhao Yun led an army of 20,000 and arrived at Shiling Pass in just one day. At this time, Shiling Pass had no pass, but its location was indeed very dangerous.

A road went straight through the valley, with cliffs several feet high on both sides. The road was several miles long, and the widest part was about a mile. The narrowest part could only accommodate two carriages. If a pass was built in it, it would be impossible for one man to block the pass and ten thousand men could not open it.

As soon as the army arrived outside the valley where Shiling Pass was located, Zhao Yun did not take much rest. He immediately ordered: "Zhang Xiong, listen to my order!"

"I am not here!" Zhang Xiong heard this and immediately rode forward and said;

"Lead your 3,000 infantrymen and 2,000 white horse volunteers to the cliff at the northern entrance of the valley, prepare a large number of huge rocks and trees, and block the retreat of Lu Bu's army after it enters the valley. After that, your troops must ensure that Lu Bu's army does not break through the northern valley entrance, and Lu Bu must not escape in any case."

"Please rest assured, General. If Lu Bu escapes, I am willing to be punished by the general's military law." Zhang Xiong said firmly;

"Okay, gather the troops and move as soon as possible!" Zhao Yun nodded and waved his hand to signal;

Soon, Zhang Xiong gathered 5,000 troops and left the army, heading to the other side of the valley. According to Zhao Yun's request, he only brought 3,000 soldiers of his own infantry, including 1,000 sword and shield soldiers, spearmen and archers,

and 2,000 white horse volunteers.

Zhao Yun was left with 2,000 spearmen and 13,000 white horse volunteers. Zhao Yun arranged the 2,000 spearmen to set up a spear barrier at the southern entrance of the valley. He only left 10,000 white horse volunteers with him, and arranged the remaining 3,000 to go to the cliffs on both sides of the valley to serve as archers.

According to the news sent back by the shadow of Jinyang, Lu Bu led his own 10,000 Bingzhou wolf riders to the north of Yanmen Pass. If the Tang army attacked the hinterland of Taiyuan, but there were only about 2,000 cavalry, according to Hao Zhao and Zhao Yun's own speculation, Lu Bu would most likely only bring back the Bingzhou wolf riders he led, so Zhao Yun would only have to face more than 10,000 cavalry.

Of course, it is not ruled out that Lu Bu would withdraw some cavalry from Cao Xing to return together, but according to intelligence, Cao Xing's cavalry was at most 3,000 to 5,000 cavalry, so even if all of them went south, Zhao Yun believed that he had calculated it without intention, and 20,000 soldiers and horses should be able to deal with Zhao's cavalry.

The army only took half a day to set up the ambush trap. The next thing to do was to wait quietly for the prey to come.

Lu Bu did not let Zhao Yun wait any longer. He led two thousand Bingzhou wolf riders, three riders each, and set out from Yanmen Pass early in the morning. So after a few hours of marching, they finally arrived at the northern entrance of the Shiling Pass Valley in the late afternoon.

However, what surprised Zhao Yun was that Zhang Xiong sent someone to send the news that the cavalry led by Lu Bu was only 2,000 people, not more than 10,000 or even 20,000 cavalry as he had expected. This news made Zhao Yun very excited. If the cavalry led by Lu Bu really exceeded 15,000 cavalry, even under such good conditions, it would take a lot of losses for his 20,000 troops to completely annihilate them.

After a little consideration, Zhao Yun immediately ordered Zhang Xiong to put all of Lu Bu's 2,000 cavalry into the valley and then block the northern exit.

Two quarters of an hour later, the rumbling sound of horse hooves sounded in the field north of the valley. Zhang Xiong led his men to ambush on the cliff at the northern entrance of the valley. All the people lay quietly in the grass on the cliff. Although Lu Bu must have seen the situation on the cliff, no one made a sound easily.

Zhang Xiong raised his head and looked to the north through the grass. Soon, a team of cavalry appeared in his field of vision. The leader was a general wearing a red battle robe and riding a red warhorse. Yes, the leader was Lu Bu. Zhang Xiong had never seen Lu Bu, but everyone in the world knew the Red Hare that Lu Bu rode. Behind Lu Bu, closely following were two thousand Bingzhou Wolf Riders, three horses for each rider, six thousand war horses, like a tide, rushing towards the south.

Lu Bu is coming...

Chapter 1360 Lu Bu is coming

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