System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

Including cavalry, the total number of troops was less than 20,000.

Originally, there were 13,000 soldiers and horses returning from Nanyang and Yingchuan. In order to ensure the safety of Luoyang, he allocated part of the troops to Mengjin and Xiaopingjin passes, and also left troops at Hulao Pass.

Therefore, the troops dispatched this time were only 19,000 soldiers.

Although they may seem few, they are actually all elite soldiers and every soldier is a veteran.

"Zhongye, I'll leave the defense of Hulao Pass to you and Qiao Rui."

Dong Yu looked at Wen Pin and said apologetically.

"The last general takes command!"

Although Wen Pin felt a little regretful, he accepted the order without hesitation.

"Don't worry, guarding the pass is also a merit."

Dong Yu nodded slightly and comforted the other party.

As for Qiao Rui, he was a surrendered general after all, and his family had not had time to negotiate with Yuan Shu, so they could only have someone watch him to prevent him from causing trouble in the rear.

"The whole army obeys the order!"

"Follow me out of the pass and attack Zhongmu. Whoever beheads Zhu Jun will be rewarded with a hundred gold pieces and a hundred pieces of brocade!"

Dong Yu raised the golden staff with coiled dragon pattern and shouted loudly.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

Encouraged by the huge reward, Dong Jun, whose morale was already high, immediately burst into earth-shaking shouts of killing.

"Exit!"

Dong Yu smiled with satisfaction and led his troops out of Hulao.

Hulao Pass is about two days' march from Zhongmu.

Therefore, the army did not carry too much food and supplies to slow down the march.

However, in order to ensure the supply of food and grass, Zhao Yun continued to do his old job and ensure the supply of food.

Who made him so powerful and cautious?

Food and grass are of vital importance, and Zhao Yun is definitely the person Dong Yu can trust the most.

The army marched towards Zhongmu County with high morale.

The size of the army of nearly 20,000 is enough to deter any villain from approaching.

The military flags fluttered, and the large characters displayed on them made people feel timid at the sight of them.

Dong Jun!

Seeing such a ferocious army, even dogs would hide in their kennels and tremble in fear.

the other side

Just as Dong Yu’s army set out and headed towards Zhongmu.

Zhu Jun was also preparing to withdraw his troops.

After operating in Zhongmu County for over a year, there are so many things I need to take away.

Money, food, supplies, soldiers' families, etc.

Therefore, even if they want to evacuate, they cannot do so within a day or two.

"General, something terrible has happened!"

"Scouts report that Dong's army has left Hulao Pass and is heading straight for Zhongmu County."

Xu Qiu looked anxious and hurried to find Zhu Jun.

"what?"

"So fast?"

Zhu Jun's expression changed.

Dong Jun's sudden move gave Zhu Jun a bad feeling.

He had previously speculated that Dong's army was not fully prepared, so he did not leave Hulao Pass.

This also gave Zhu Jun the confidence to withdraw his troops. He felt that as long as he was given three to five days, he would be able to lead his troops out of Zhongmu.

"General, at the enemy's marching speed, they will reach Zhongmu tomorrow."

Xu Qiu spoke again, his words already carrying a hint of urgency.

"Meng Yu, you lead a thousand men to arrange for the families of the soldiers to gather their supplies."

"I will lead my troops to set up an ambush along the enemy's route to cover your evacuation."

"Remember, you must finish collecting everything before sunset tomorrow. If you can't, burn it immediately and then protect your family and head to Yanzhou!"

Zhu Jun understood the urgency of the situation and immediately gave the order.

In such a short time, there is actually not much time left for Zhu Jun to prepare.

Whether digging trenches or setting antlers, it takes some time in advance to be effective.

However, one day is not enough time to make these preparations.

Therefore, the only effective ambush Zhu Jun could carry out was with bows and arrows.

However, the prerequisite for bows and arrows to be effective is that you have to have an excellent ambush location.

It was the transition season between winter and spring, and the earth was shrouded in desolation. The only green spots to be seen were some pines and cypresses in the deep mountains.

Therefore, on the road from Zhongmu to Hulao Pass, only Xingyang has an excellent ambush location.