Chapter 563 Intelligence Station

Three groups of Liangzhou cavalry chased out one after another. Ma Dai was followed by five or six people, following closely behind the officer. He once again drew an arrow from his back and aimed at the officer's back.

Whoosh!

The team officer was also a veteran and was proficient in cavalry warfare. When he moved his ears, he heard the sound of the bow string. Without saying anything, he swung his riding bow and blocked the arrow. However, he did not expect the sound of the bow string to be heard. In the middle, it is swishing incessantly.

Ma Dai fired as he drew, and arrows flew out from the bowstring one after another. It turned out to be a volley of arrows!

"Well!"

Although the Jizhou army officer was a veteran, he had no eyes behind his back, so how could he see clearly? He saw three arrows shot into his back together. He groaned and fell to the ground immediately.

Ma Dai ordered his men to drag the Jizhou soldier back, and after a while, the other two groups of cavalry came back. Some of the cavalrymen even tied a rope to their horses and dragged a Jizhou soldier away. Come back.

When the cavalryman saw Ma Dai, he respectfully stepped forward and presented a letter with both hands.

"General, this is the letter found from the Jizhou soldiers' armor."

Ma Dai nodded and grabbed the letter from his hand, which was still a little warm.

"Keep it close to your body, sealed with fire paint?" Ma Dai frowned, then tore off the fire paint and took out the letter inside. After looking at it for a while, he snorted.

"It's a pity that the Youzhou Army will not go south in a short time. Otherwise, the Youzhou Army could be defeated, and the morale of the Jizhou Army in Ye City would be shaken by then."

Speaking of this, Ma Dai couldn't help but sigh and said to himself: "It's a pity that Gongsun Zan's White Horse Yicong has been destroyed. Otherwise, he really wants to fight with the White Horse Yicong to see who is the best cavalry in the world. !”

The horse-producing areas of the Han Dynasty were nothing more than three places: Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou, and each of these three states produced a world-famous cavalry unit, Xiliang Iron Cavalry, Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, and Youzhou's White Horse Yi Cong. As one of the commanders of the Xiliang cavalry, Ma Dai naturally wanted to compete with Baima Yicong.

At this time, the Liangzhou cavalry who was chasing another three Jizhou cavalry also rushed back and sent two letters to Ma Dai. When Ma Dai opened them, he looked a little funny.

"Haha, let's go!" Ma Dai mounted his horse and waved his whip: "Go back!"

Liangzhou Army, Liu Yezhong's military tent.

On the table in front of Liu Ye, there were two letter covers that had been opened, and the two letters were in the hands of Guo Jia and Jia Xu respectively. After Guo Jia and Jia Xu read it each, they exchanged letters with each other. After reading it, they looked thoughtful.

"What a pity." Jia Xu said: "Now Yuan Shao's main force in Hebei is nothing more than three armies, one is the Jizhou Army, one is the Jizhou Army that stayed in Bingzhou, and the other is the Youzhou Army. If Yuan Shao orders The Youzhou Army is going south. Based on the letters intercepted by our army, we can probably calculate the pace of the Youzhou Army going south. When the time comes, we will draw out some of the elite infantry and cavalry to stand ready to defeat them."

"As a result, Youzhou will inevitably be empty. After we occupy it, we will form a pincer attack on Yuan Shao from the north and the south." Jia Xu said eloquently.

"But." A sinister smile appeared on Jia Xu's face, and he turned to Ma Dai and said, "General Zhonghua, are you sure you have captured all the Jizhou military sentries?"

Ma Dai affirmed: "Mr. Wenhe, don't worry. There are seven Jizhou cavalrymen who ran out of Yecheng. They have all been shot dead. They carried a total of seven letters with them, and they are all here."

Jia Xu smiled with satisfaction, turned around and clasped his fists at Liu Ye: "General, since Yuan Shao doesn't want Yuan Xi to go south, can't our army just let Yuan Xi go south?"

Liu Ye was startled for a moment, then smiled: "Wen He really has a clever plan, it's very good! You will arrange this matter yourself."

"No." Jia Xu turned around and warned Ma Dai: "General Zhonghua, I will imitate the handwriting in this letter later, copy a letter, and ask General Zhonghua to arrange for several cavalrymen from Hebei in the army. Put on the Jizhou military uniform and go to Peiping to deliver the message."

"The general will understand." Ma Dai agreed.

But Guo Jia smiled and said: "What a pity, if Yuan Chang were here, he would definitely be able to imitate it perfectly."

Liu Ye said: "But Zhong Yao and Zhong Yuanchang?"

Guo Jia cupped his hands and replied: "It's Zhong Yuanchang, his calligraphy is worthy of everyone's calligraphy."

Zhong Yao, like Guo Jia, was born in Yingchuan, but Zhong Yao is probably best known for his son Zhong Hui. Zhong Hui and Deng Ai destroyed Shu, and he was a talented general along with Jiang Wei in the late Three Kingdoms.

Zhong Yao later defected to Cao Cao on Xun Yu's recommendation, and was ordered to guard Chang'an to guard against Ma Teng, Han Sui and others. However, what few people know is that Zhong Yao was also a great calligrapher, and was called the "Zhong King" together with the calligraphy sage Wang Xizhi.

"I have heard of Zhong Yuanchang for a long time, but since he is not here, Xu has no choice but to show his shame." Jia Xu said with a smile.

"In this way, if the Youzhou army goes south, our army will take advantage of the opportunity to defeat it, and we can make a big show of it in Yecheng. It will not be difficult for Hebei to change hands by then."

And Guo Jia suddenly said: "General, you can also make a fuss about another letter."

"Oh?" Liu Ye raised his eyebrows: "Although the Wuji Zhen family is known as a wealthy family, how much food and grass can it provide? How can it be compared with the food and grass grown by millions of people in Guanzhong?"

After Liu Ye pacified Guanzhong, he immediately followed Cao Cao's example and established military garrison in Guanzhong. In the past few years, the land in Guanzhong has been having good weather, so he has stored a lot of military rations. The Zhen family is just a wealthy family in the county, how much food can they have?

Guo Jia shook his head: "General, don't underestimate the Zhen family of Wuji. There was a severe drought in Jizhou that year, and tens of thousands of people in Wuji County had to dig grass roots and peel bark. It was the Zhen family who opened the warehouse to store grain. The people were able to receive alms, and it is said that no one died of hunger.”

Liu Ye heard this and said with interest: "Oh? The Wuji Zhen family actually has so much food?"

"Haha, my lord doesn't know something." Guo Jia explained: "This member of the Wuji Zhen family was born handsome, with handsome men and beautiful women. In the past, Zhen Yi, the head of the Zhen family, served as Shang Cai Ling, and they had three boys and five girls. Every one of their daughters was as beautiful as a fairy, and the wealthy men in Jizhou all wanted to marry them, so the Zhen family also prospered."

"Although our army's military power frightens the world, Yuan Shao is from a famous family, so all the nobles in Hebei support him." Guo Jia said, "If the nobles in Yecheng are unwilling to support Yuan Shao, our army will definitely capture Ye within half a month." city."

Liu Ye nodded and motioned for Guo Jia to continue.

"Therefore, if you want to truly pacify Hebei, the key is to get the support of the Jizhou gentry." Guo Jiadao: "The Wuji Zhen family is the breakthrough."