As soon as the messengers from Guandu were on their way back, Bai Xiaowen urged Jiao Tan and Zhang Nan to lead the army.
Hunters' time was precious and they didn't have time to waste.
Jiao Tan and Zhang Nan had already made some preparations under Bai Xiaowen's urging. But without Yuan Shao's military order, they couldn't go out on their own.
Bai Xiaowen originally wanted Jiao Tan and Zhang Nan to lead more soldiers, but he didn't expect his cheap father, Yuan Shao, to have already planned the number in his order. In order not to disobey Yuan Shao's order, Jiao Tan and Zhang Nan could only lead 5,000 cavalry troops to Da Xue Valley to eliminate the Yellow Turban Bandits.
Yuan Shao's action was quite similar to the style of Principal Chang in the Republic of China. He didn't consider the actual situation at the front line.
Bai Xiaowen didn't try to persuade them, nor did he reveal that the leader of the Yellow Turban Bandits might be Zhang Jiao.
…
The sixth day.
Jiao Tan and Zhang Nan led 5,000 troops to the vicinity of Da Xue Valley.
The scouts reported that they didn't find any Yellow Turban Bandits in the valley, but they saw the camp and the ashes of the bonfire.
"It seems that the Yellow Turban Bandits knew that they were exposed and ran away in advance." Jiao Tan said.
"If we had led the army to attack when we found the bandits, we wouldn't have missed the opportunity. We have been waiting for General's order for four days. Even if the Yellow Turban Bandits don't have eyes and ears, they would have heard the news and run away. "Zhang Nan sighed.
"Be careful with your words," Jiao Tan said, "Send more scouts to patrol around and look for traces of the Yellow Turban Bandits. Since the ashes of the bonfire are still there, it means they didn't run far. "
The two generals were not completely idiots. They did not rashly enter the Great Snow Valley. Instead, they chose a relatively flat area on the nearby frozen ground to rest and reorganize. At the same time, they sent out their scouts to scout the surroundings.
The 5,000 Youzhou army could only temporarily put down the idea of killing and sat cross-legged on the ground to rest.
"Generals, should we set up a camp so that our army can have a foothold and guard against the sudden attack of the Yellow Turban Bandits?" A female general behind them said.
Jiao Tan glanced back and slightly frowned. "General Qiao, don't make a fuss over a minor issue. The Yellow Turban Bandits' fighting power is extremely weak, and there are only 2,000 of them, less than half of our army. There is a saying in the art of war, 'Encircle ten times, strike ten times.' If we find traces of the Yellow Turban Thieves, our army can annihilate them in one go and return victorious. No matter how daring the Yellow Turban Bandits are, they will not attack our army with such a weak force. "
Jiao De took into consideration that this General Qiao Rui was a trusted aide of Young Master Yuan Xi, therefore, his tone was relatively gentle. If it were any other general of the Ivory Gate, he would have reprimanded him long ago.
It was needless to say that the Youzhou army had been working hard all this while. Once the order to rest was given, the cavalry dismounted and sat together with the infantry, taking out dry rations from their bosoms and munching on them.
Qiao Rui got up and looked at the Youzhou soldiers sitting cross-legged in a disorderly manner. Shaking her head, she said in the team channel, "Yuan Shao has taken away more than half of the elites of the Youzhou army. The remaining miscellaneous troops are too weak. Out of one hundred people, there are only a few elite old soldiers."
"Yes, they are far inferior to Guandu's army. The ratio of elite soldiers is higher." Deputy General Li Shuyi on the side also muttered.
Suddenly, Qiao Rui's eyes focused, and his expression changed. "Not good! There is a large group of people approaching, very close! "She was shocked. The enemy had so many people, but all of them were able to fool her mental senses. If this was the effect of someone using mental energy to block her …
This meant that the person's mental energy was completely above hers.
Zhang Nan's expression changed. He lay on the ground and listened carefully. He heard a slight trembling sound coming from the frozen ground.
Zhang Nan jumped up. "Enemy attack! Northeast, there is a large group … "
Jiao Tan pulled him back. "Don't say anything. I already saw them."
Two groups of soldiers with yellow turbans on their heads charged down the mountain from the two sides of the valley. In a hidden corner of the valley, there was an army with the banner of 'General Heaven Duke' running out of the valley.
Luckily, Jiao Tan and Zhang Nan were careful and did not charge into the valley with their five thousand men. Otherwise, they would have suffered heavy losses if they were ambushed by the Yellow Turban Army.
"Cavalry, get on your horses. Infantry, get in formation. Meet the enemy!"
Jiao Tan roared and got on his horse with his spear. The group of personal guards beside him also mounted their horses and clustered around Jiao Tan.
Deputy General Zhang Nan did the same.
"General … General Heaven Duke? Why is it this banner? "Jiao Tan's expression changed drastically.
In the three kingdoms of the Spiritual World, seeing General Heaven Duke's banner was like seeing Lu Bu's banner. The reason why the Yellow Turban Army was able to survive until now was not only because of their 'mass support', but also the existence of Virtuous Teacher Zhang Jiao.
The three groups of Yellow Turban Army didn't have many cavalrymen. Most of them were infantry.
They didn't seem to be moving very fast, but as a green light flashed, all the Yellow Turban Soldiers seemed to have been injected with chicken blood. They roared loudly and charged forward, their speed much faster than before!
The Youzhou Army originally had enough time to get into formation, but this unexpected increase in speed made them unable to reorganize their formation before they clashed with the three groups of Yellow Turban Army.
…
About two kilometers away from the battlefield in the valley.
Bai Xiaowen rode on the back of the Wrath Claw with three 'people' beside him.
Delifer, as a camouflage for Bai Xiaowen's summoned creatures, had been following by his side as the Japanese Raven Girl.
The other two were Cecilia and the mysterious Daoist, Langyazi.
Bai Xiaowen was sitting cross-legged on the back of the Wrath Claw. He squinted his eyes.
He looked like he was taking a nap, but he was actually observing the battle through the Shadow Assassin's long-distance vision sharing.
Although he could see the general situation from a high vantage point, he couldn't see it as clearly as watching it live. Bai Xiaowen needed to observe carefully to find the best opportunity to cut in.
Langyazi looked thoughtfully at Delifa and then at Bai Xiaowen. He smiled and said, "Young Master, you look like an otherworldly Daoist."
Bai Xiaowen did look like a Daoist when he sat cross-legged on the back of the giant wolf.
Bai Xiaowen opened his eyes and smiled. He didn't deny it.
Langyazi guessed that Bai Xiaowen must be a disciple of a Daoist master. With his eyesight, he could see that the Japanese Raven Girl was just a disguise.
However, since Bai Xiaowen didn't say anything, Langyazi didn't ask. After all, he didn't tell Bai Xiaowen everything about his sect.
"How's the battle?" Cecilia asked in a low voice.
Bai Xiaowen closed his eyes again and said slowly, "The Youzhou Army underestimated the enemy and lost their formation. Coupled with the influence of Zhang Jiao's banner, their morale plummeted. They were forced to retreat even though they were twice as strong as the enemy. "
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