Zhang Niujiao nodded and smiled, "Yuan Hao didn't know that our Heishan Army has been entrenched in this Zhao State for several years. If he had no internal support, he would have been wiped out by the Yuan army long ago! The guard of Handan City, called Zhao Ying, is a prominent family in Handan and a illegitimate child of the Zhao family. A few years ago, the head of the Zhao family was old and seemed to have the idea of ​​establishing a new head. Zhao Ying was humble from a humble background and knew that he would not be the candidate for the head of the family. However, this person was cruel. Then Zhao Ying went to the mountain to find me and asked me to help him seize the position of the head of the family. In return, Zhao Ying wanted to join our army!"

Chu Yan smiled and said, "Yes, Zhao Ying is also a character. Since becoming the head of the Zhao family, he suppressed all the dissatisfaction voices in the Zhao family within a few months."

Tian Feng frowned and said, "Then how did you help him?"

Zhang Niujiao smiled and said, "What else can I help? All those who are qualified to run for the head of the family have been assassinated by us! Zhao Ying, who is justified in becoming the head of the family!"

Tian Feng sighed and said, "My lord once said that the generals in the army are not allowed to participate in the affairs of the aristocratic family. General Zhang, you don't know the rules of our army. I don't blame you for what you did before. However, since the lord has decided to let you go out, the Heishan Army will be a member of my Yang family army and will also follow the military rules of the Yang family army in the future!"

Zhang Niujiao was stunned when he heard this and said with a smirk: "The Zhao family is not a family under the rule of the lord. We do this to win over these families!"

Tian Feng looked serious and shouted: "Enough, the lord has his own solution to the affairs of the aristocratic family. As a soldier, you just need to obey the orders and go to the battlefield to kill the enemy!"

Zhang Niujiao looked ugly. She was about to defend her, but was tightly held by Chu Yan. Chu Yan laughed and said, "Mr. Tian, ​​my adopted father doesn't know the rules in the army. If you know it now, you will not commit it again in the future! As the saying goes, those who don't know will not blame him. Military Secretary Tian, ​​don't be as knowledgeable as my adopted father!"

Tian Feng's face was calm and he sighed: "Oh, General Zhang, you can pretend that what happened before has not been seen! After sending troops, people will know that you are a member of my Yang family's army. No matter where you go in the future, your words and deeds will represent the face of our Lord. You must not act blindly anymore! To be honest, if it is an ordinary little thing, I will not mention it. However, on the issue of this aristocratic family, everything should be based on the orders of the lord, and no one can get involved! This is a taboo for our army. General Zhang, have you forgotten that our Lord sent troops south from Shuofang and after occupying the entire territory of Bingzhou, how many aristocratic families have turned into dust of history? Therefore, when dealing with the affairs of the aristocratic family, you'd better not provoke them! If the lord knows it, no one can protect you!"

Zhang Niujiao was also the commander of the first army, but now, Tian Feng pointed at the nose and taught him a lesson in front of his generals. How good would he feel? He looked ugly and asked, "Without the opinion of military advisor Tian, ​​what should our army do?"

Tian Feng nodded and said, "Since General Zhang, you have an insider in Handan City, you should send out a fast horse quickly and ask Zhao Ying to open the city gate before tonight. You will lead your army directly into the city and capture Yuan Xi."

Chu Yan frowned and said, "It's past Chen Shi, and it's only two hours apart. Are you too anxious?"

Zhang Niujiao's face was not good-looking, and he said, "That's right, in two hours, he had to contact Zhao Ying and forcefully march. Even if he arrived in Handan, the brothers would be exhausted! How can they fight?"

Tian Feng's face turned right and analyzed, "General Zhang, let's hear what the next thing is. Since Yuan Xi has come to Zhao State, it means that most of the cities in Wei County have fallen into the hands of our army. Yuan Xi will also rush to his place to build camps, and there are pursuers behind him. If General, you are Yuan Xi, would you choose to stay in Zhao State for a long time?"

Zhang Niujiao shook his head and said, "Of course not. If it were Yuan Xi, I would lead my army to leave Zhao State as soon as it dawns! Let the pursuers behind me not catch up!"

Tian Feng nodded and said, "That's the reason. Now that the autumn harvest is over, the cold winter is approaching, it's early, so what's wrong with the choice of surprise attacking?"

Chu Yan thought silently and explained: "What the adoptive father, Military Commander Tian said is reasonable. Tonight is the only opportunity for our army to raid Yuan's army. If we wait for dawn, Yuan Xi will definitely lead the army into Julu. By that time, there will be no such good opportunity!"

Tian Feng said in a deep voice: "Yuan Xi didn't know that the general's Heishan Army was a member of our army. At this time, the raid would just be caught off guard! If you miss this opportunity and lead the army to pursue it blatantly, you would lose this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! The general's command is all elite in the Heishan Army, and several powerful generals are on the side, forcing forty or fifty miles. It should be possible to do it within two hours, right?"

Chu Yan said in a difficult situation: "This is hard to say. The roads in Zhao State are rugged, and two hours are too tight!"

Tian Feng's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Since that's the case, General Zhang, you can gather the cavalry in the army as the raid vanguard, take the lead in rushing to Handan, wait for the opportunity, and then raid the city of Handan after the subsequent infantry arrived!"

"This..." All the generals in the Black Mountain Army looked at each other. They all knew that Tian Feng's plan was a bit difficult. If it was during the day, it would be simpler to rush forty or fifty miles, but it would be hard to say on this night.

Seeing that Zhang Niujiao and others were silent, Tian Feng was anxious and shouted: "What? The famous Black Mountain Army did not dare to take such a small task? If this is the case, it would not be difficult for anyone to do it. General Zhang, you can quickly return to the mountains and mobilize heavy troops to enter Julu County from Zhongqiu. Be sure to intercept Yuan Xi's troops in Julu County! This is the last bottom line!"

"Hmph! When I was sworn to be loyal to my lord, you Tian Yuanhao were still working under Han Fu!" Zhang Niujiao was so excited that his face turned red and said sternly: "Isn't it just a mere 40 or 50 miles of mountain road? Chu Yan, please send the order to let the brothers have a full meal quickly. A quarter of an hour later, the entire army will set off and rush to the city of Handan. I will arrive outside Handan before the time comes!"

Chu Yan swept Zhang Niujiao with an unnatural expression, gritted her teeth and took the order away.

Seeing that Chu Yan was going to convey the military order, Tian Feng smiled and said, "General Zhang, you don't have to do this. As long as our army rushed outside Handan City before the time was right, we would be sure that only 10,000 or 20,000 Yuan soldiers would be vulnerable in front of the elite Heishan brothers. And the military achievements of defeating Yuan Jun and capturing Yuan Xi alive will be your General Zhang!"

Zhang Niujiao was said to be unbearable. After all, no general was not eager to make contributions on the battlefield. Moreover, it was such a huge military achievement. As long as Yuan Xi was defeated, Jizhou could be settled. Zhang Niujiao could also see the importance of Yuan Xi to the Yuan army in Jizhou.

He sneered and said in a deep voice: "Please rest assured that our army will not let down the lord's cultivation. Tonight, I will have to capture Yuan Xi alive!"

Yan Luo, Zhang Niujiao left with a group of generals. During this period, a burly man behind Zhang Niujiao looked at Tian Feng several times with deep eyes, and followed him.

The man's eyes were sharp, Tian Feng was impressed. He immediately asked the guard beside him: "Who is that man? How could he have such a sharp look? In the Black Mountain Army, I'm afraid even Chu Yan doesn't have that kind of power, right? Where did Zhang Niujiao come from? He found such a person?"

After hearing this, the guard replied quickly: "Mr. Qi Bing, that man called Gao Gan, is Yuan Shao's nephew. After Gongsun Zan was defeated, he fled to Heishan. Fortunately, Zhang Niujiao happened to pass by, so he saved Gao Gan's life! Since then, Gao Gan has been serving as Zhang Niujiao's guard!"

Tian Feng was stunned when he heard this and murmured softly: "So it's him! No wonder he has such a mighty power!"

At midnight, Zhang Niujiao and others finally arrived outside Handan City before the time came. Fortunately, Zhang Niujiao had his subordinates ride together. Otherwise, he might not have been able to get Handan City.

However, the price was that hundreds of war horses were abandoned. The roads in Zhao State were too rugged. Not to mention horses, even if people walked on it, they would be a bit terrible, let alone those war horses.

Chu Yan counted the number of people, came to Zhang Niujiao, and said worriedly: "The adoptive father, there are only more than a thousand people, and the others are still on the way! What should I do?"

At this time, a torch suddenly jumped in Handan City. It was a signal that Zhang Niujiao and Zhao Ying had made an appointment. Soon, the city gate was slowly opened.

Zhang Niujiao's eyes slashed and gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, let's fight, we will go straight to Yuan Xi in a while, don't worry about the others!"

Chu Yan said worriedly: "Enjoyed Father, there are 20,000 or 30,000 Yuan troops in this city! How can we defeat more than a thousand people?"

Zhang Niujiao laughed and said, "What are you afraid of? As soon as you enter the city, you will shout to me that Yuan Jun is surrounded and Yuan Xi has been killed!"

Chu Yan was stunned when she heard this, then reacted and smiled and said, "If you do this, Yuan Jun might be confused when he is in such a dark and lit manner! Let us have an opportunity to take advantage of it!"

After the door opened, Zhang Niujiao stopped hesitating and rushed into Handan City with more than a thousand Black Mountain troops.

As soon as he entered the city, the Heishan Army opened his throat and shouted, "Yuan Xi is dead, Handan City is broken!"

This made the Yuan army soldiers who had just woken up from their sleep a little confused. In addition, Zhang Niujiao burned and set fire all the way, and never fought with the enemy to death, making the Yuan army even more unable to understand how many enemy troops there are in Handan City today.
Chapter completed!