Chapter 553: Sit Back and Wait.

Wen Chou was stunned when he heard Ju Shou's words, thinking that this was true, he really didn't know where Zhang Liao would appear next.

Wen Chou was dissatisfied and said: "But our army can't just watch and not fight back, right?"

Jushou replied: "That's true. General Wen, I've given you a task, can you accept it?"

Wen Chou said hurriedly: "Come and listen to what Jujian Jun has to say."

"The enemy's intention is obvious." Jushou walked to the map, looked at the several cities that Zhang Liao had attacked before, and slowly said: "The enemy relies on the rapid mobility of the cavalry and is familiar with the terrain. It would be extremely difficult for the army to catch him, but..."

"But what?" Wen Chou asked hurriedly.

Ju Shou sighed. Although Yan Liang and Wen Chou were both top-notch generals in the Jizhou army, they were both brave and courageous. Unfortunately, they were not smart enough to stand alone.

"Haha, the enemy general will definitely not stop here." Jushou smiled and said: "General Wen, you only need to lead a group of cavalry and lurk near the county town that has not yet been robbed of food and grass. When the enemy army rushes into the city, the general blocks it. The enemy's retreat means Zhang Liao is doomed, isn't he?"

"The supervisors have a great plan!" Wen Chou was overjoyed and turned around and left: "Don't worry, supervisors Ju, I will dispatch troops and generals right away to discipline Zhang Liao's little thief and capture him without help."

"General Wen, wait a moment."

Ju Shou stretched out his hand to stop Wen Chou, and Wen Chou said in confusion: "Ju Supervisor, what else do you want to explain?"

"The Xiandenshishi under General Qu are good at dealing with cavalry, so the white horse Yicon was lost to General Qu." Jushou warned: "General Wen is leaving, so you might as well borrow the Xiandenshishi from General Qu for the time being."

"No need." Wen Chou waved his hand and refused, snorting coldly: "It is enough for a certain person to lead two thousand cavalry. Then Qu Yi should be left alone to be the first to die."

After that, Wen Chou strode out of the camp, but Ju Shou sighed again. He didn't know whether he was lamenting the discord between Qu Yi and Wen Chou, or whether Wen Chou was too reckless.

Wen Chou followed Ju Shou's order and led two thousand cavalry from the army to the outside of Gengyang City.

On the fifth day of June, outside Ganyang City.

Nearly a thousand cavalry marched slowly in the wilderness, but the army did not display any flags because they were ordered by Zhang Liao to march in secret. Zhang Liao, who was carrying the Huanglonggou sickle, was walking in the middle of the team without squinting.

This time Zhang Liao was leading troops to prepare for a sneak attack on Gengyang City, killing and injuring the Jizhou army in the city and burning the grain and grass in the city.

However--

"Stop the whole army!"

Upon hearing Zhang Liao's order, nearly a thousand cavalrymen immediately stopped where they were and looked at Zhang Liao, wondering why Zhang Liao suddenly ordered the entire army to stop.

Zhang Liao rode his horse out of the battle, galloped to the side straight road, turned over and dismounted, stretched out his hand to gently sweep away the dust on the ground, and found several small shallow pits, and suddenly frowned.

"The rear team has become the front team. We are not allowed to stay here and retreat immediately!" Zhang Liao ordered.

Although they didn't know what happened, these more than a thousand cavalry respected Zhang Liao very much, so they immediately turned around and retreated according to Zhang Liao's order.

The deputy general on the side rushed up and asked in confusion: "General, why did our army suddenly want to retreat?"

"There are enemy troops ambushing not far from here, and they are cavalry." Zhang Liao explained: "Once our army is discovered by the enemy, it will inevitably be a fierce battle."

The deputy general asked curiously: "General, how did you discover that there was an enemy ambush? Why didn't you, the general, have any clues about it?"

Zhang Liao's expression remained unchanged as he said: "This straight road is trampled by people every day. Logically speaking, it has long been extremely solid, but just now there was dust beside the road. I glanced away in confusion and found horse hoof prints."

"oh?"

"Hmph!" Zhang Liao chuckled: "Fortunately, it hasn't rained in the past few days, so the horse hoof prints on the ground have been preserved. Otherwise, I might have been ambushed."

The deputy general said sincerely: "Fortunately, the general is aware of everything, otherwise we would have been in trouble today."

"But, are we just going back in vain?"

"Of course not!" Zhang Liao said proudly: "The enemy is ambushing here and waiting for help. We will attack elsewhere and send our troops to Beijing!"

"I have the order!" The deputy general galloped out on his horse, waved his arms and shouted to the more than a thousand cavalrymen: "The general has the order, the whole army rushes to Beijing."

With a rumble, more than a thousand cavalrymen changed direction and rode towards the direction of Jingling.

In a wilderness outside Gengyang City, Wen Chou's two thousand cavalry were dismounting to rest, and two thousand war horses were squatting lazily on the ground, enjoying their rare leisure time.

Wen Chou sat carelessly on the ground, raising his hands to block the dazzling sunlight. After a moment, he asked impatiently: "Is there any news?"

"Not yet." The scout on the side replied.

"Hmph! When will this damn little thief Zhang Liao come? I'll ask Wen to wait a little longer." Wen Chou snorted.

"Report!"

Not far away, a scout suddenly galloped towards him, looking quite anxious.

"Finally he's here!" Wen Chou stood up excitedly, turned around and shouted to the two thousand cavalry: "Mount the whole army!"

"Report!" The scout galloped closer, pulled the reins to slow down the horse, and reported: "General, the enemy has entered within a radius of twenty miles of Gengyang City. However, for some unknown reason, the enemy suddenly gave up heading toward Gengyang. March into the city and turn around.”

"What?"

Wen Chou was stunned for a moment, then became furious: "Damn Zhang Liao, how dare you play tricks on me!"

"The whole army is on horseback, chasing the Bingzhou army!" Wen Chou shouted angrily.

Upon seeing this, Lieutenant General Ma Yan hurriedly admonished: "General Wen, the enemy is more than ten miles away from our army. How can our army catch up?"

"Shut up!" Wen Chou scolded: "Our army is waiting for work, and the horses are full of energy. As long as we pursue hard, we will definitely be able to intercept and kill the enemy."

After that, Wen Chou naturally did not listen to the advice and directly waved his hand to mount his horse. Two thousand cavalry got on their horses and galloped out. Ma Yan sighed when he saw this, and had no choice but to ride his horse and follow.

"General Wen, wait for me."

It is conceivable that Zhang Liao relied on his alertness and caution to discover the traces of Wen Chou's ambush, so he turned around and left. Wen Chou, on the other hand, realized it later and launched a hasty pursuit. He could not find any trace of Zhang Liao's army for a while, and ultimately failed to catch up with Zhang Liao.

"Damn it!" The angry Wen Chou swung his horsewhip, hitting the air with a "snap", and said viciously: "Zhang Liao, I will catch up with you sooner or later!"

Wen Chou failed to set up an ambush in Gengyang City, but was discovered by Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao led his troops to attack Jingling City, killing and wounding more than 500 Jizhou troops again, burning more than 2,000 stones of grain and grass, and then left calmly.

Wen Chou was furious and pursued him, but Zhang Liao was brave and careful, and was familiar with the terrain of Bingzhou, so he escaped easily.