As he said that, Zhao Fan looked at Li Quan's Tucheng from afar and continued: "Now we are dragging Li Quan's army in Yangzhou. He can't retreat or advance. You have a guilty conscience. The longer it takes, the better it will be for us. Now.
, all we lack is an opportunity. Once the opportunity comes, it will be over in three days or two. If the opportunity does not come, then we will wait."
Zhao Kui is in awe of his eldest brother Zhao Fan, especially now that his father Zhao Fang has died and his eldest brother is like his father, he dare not go against any of Zhao Fan's decisions.
That night, Zhao Fan was in charge of guarding. When he was patrolling, he looked at Tucheng opposite and found that Li Quan was calling for battle outside Yangzhou City during the day. Now that it was dark, he had not returned to Tucheng. Moreover, the rebel team was not on guard and there was a possibility of a sneak attack.
Chance.
Zhao Fan was excited. He observed carefully and found that this was a good opportunity for a sneak attack. So he made a prompt decision and ordered someone to report to Zhao Kui. Zhao Kui was responsible for defending the city. He himself quietly left the city with 3,000 troops for a sneak attack.
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Zhao Fan fully delegated his power. Whether it was himself or his younger brother Zhao Kui, when they were patrolling, as long as they encountered enemy troops who were lax and thought it was a fighter opportunity, they did not need to report it and could directly act according to the situation.
Therefore, a sneak attack battle like this happened more than once before, which made Li Quan's army restless for a moment.
Zhao Fan led his men and horses to carefully approach Li Quan's team. When they got close, Zhao Fan ordered the whole army to charge and kill. Suddenly, the shouts of killing were loud.
Li Quan suddenly woke up and found Zhao Fan coming for a sneak attack. He regretted it and quickly commanded the battle.
However, commanding at night was extremely difficult at this time, and Zhao Fan was full of courage. Three thousand men dared to attack Li Quan's 10,000 to 20,000 troops, which shows how powerful he was.
Facing Zhao Fan who was not afraid of death and had the upper hand, Li Quan had no choice but to flee into Tucheng with his army, but the casualties were already considerable.
"Hahaha,,,"
Zhao Fan beheaded two to three thousand of Li Quan's rebels, causing Li Quan's army to flee into Tucheng in embarrassment, throwing their heads back and laughing, extremely arrogant.
Zhao Fan shouted loudly to Tucheng: "Little Li Quan, do you dare to fight Grandpa Zhao?"
During the day, Li Quan was outside calling for formation, and now at night, it was Zhao Fan's turn to call for formation. Li Quan was unwilling to do so, but he did not leave the city. Instead, he started a scolding battle with Zhao Fan. The two exchanged words, which was very lively.
If Li Quan didn't come out, Zhao Fan said to his general Li Hu: "If Li Quan doesn't come out, he will have to wait for our army to retreat so that he can kill him from behind. You first lead a thousand men and horses to retreat quietly and ambush halfway. My general will follow."
Arrive soon."
"Yes, General."
Li Hu agreed, retreated to the back, and quietly evacuated with a thousand men and horses under the cover of night.
Zhao Fan continued to scold Li Quan to attract Li Quan's attention. When the time was almost up, Zhao Fan scolded: "Li Quan is a kid, Grandpa Zhao has to go."
After speaking, Zhao Fan led the army to retreat.
Seeing this, Li Quan felt extremely itchy. He could no longer wait any longer and quickly led thousands of elite troops out of the city to pursue them, hoping to follow the army behind to cover up the killing.
Zhao Fan attracted Li Quan's army to Li Hu's position, suddenly turned around, and started a battle with Li Quan's army. The two sides fought hard, but because both sides were well prepared, the casualties were not large.
Li Quan was about to order people to go to Tucheng to mobilize troops again, hoping to eat Zhao Fan in one go. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Li Hu suddenly rushed out from the flank of Li Quan's army, disrupting Li Quan's position.
Li Quan's rebels believed that they had encountered a massive ambush by the government troops, their morale had dropped, and they were facing collapse at any time.
In desperation, Li Quan did not dare to fight, and hurriedly evacuated, leaving only corpses and wounded soldiers on the ground.
In just one night, Li Quan lost four to five thousand men, which made Li Quan feel pain in his body.
Lin'an, Imperial Palace, Funing Hall.
Zhao Yun quickly looked at the urgent report sent by Zhao Shanxiang. Han Hong stood in front of His Highness with a solemn expression.
In the emergency report, Zhao Shanxiang told the story of Xia Quan Shiqing, and Zhao Shanxiang analyzed that Yang Miaozhen's strength had greatly increased, his deployment was disrupted, and the situation on Huainan East Road was very likely to get out of control. He hoped that Zhao Yun would increase reinforcements and stabilize the situation.
Maintain military morale and control the situation.
"Yang Miaozhen is quite a clever person."
Zhao Yun murmured something, then looked at Han Hong and said, "What do the Qing family think?"
Han Hong raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Yang Miaozhen is an outstanding strategist. With her backing Li Quan, Li Quan's rebellion may not be quelled in a short time. Now Yang Miaozhen has defeated Xia Quanshi and Qing's army. If she also leads the army out of Chu
Yangzhou is also in danger, and I suggest that 30,000 elite soldiers and horses be transferred from the Horse Army Division and Infantry Division as reinforcements to suppress Yang Miaozhen."
Zhao Yun thought for a while and said: "Yes."
After agreeing, Zhao Yun stood up and walked back and forth in the palace. Finally, Zhao Yun said: "I want Xia Gui to lead the army. What do the Qing family think?"
Han Hong was deeply impressed by Xia Gui. He did not hesitate and said: "Xia Gui was born in a family of generals. He was brave, dared to fight, and knew strategies. However, he had never led an army in battle and lacked experience. But this time, Zhao Shanxiang and Zhao Fan took control of the Huaihe River.
The situation in the East, with Xia Gui studying and fighting by the side, can be regarded as an opportunity for training. "
Zhao Yun nodded happily and said: "I also want Xia Gui to train himself. In the future, the relationship between the Song Dynasty and the Mongolian Kingdom of Jin will become more and more entangled. It will not work if there are not enough good generals."
Han Hong said worriedly: "It's just that Xia Gui is leading the army out. Who will hand over the front office of the palace?"
Zhao Yun had already had a candidate in mind. He said: "Xia Gui is not resigning as the commander-in-chief of the former capital of the palace, but he is just temporarily going out to lead the army. There is no need to appoint another person as the commander-in-chief of the front palace. Xia You, the deputy commander-in-chief, can temporarily serve as the commander."
A strange look flashed across Han Hong's face. He hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Your Majesty, in this way, the Xia family will control the front office of the palace inside and 30,000 soldiers and horses outside. In this way, I am afraid that Xia
There will be an unmanageable situation at home in the future.”
"Hehehe,,,"
Zhao Yun chuckled a few times and said: "It doesn't matter, Xia Gui and Xiayou are my old people. I can feel relieved about them. Moreover, both Xia Gui and Xiayou only hold temporary positions and have no actual long-term jurisdiction."
, when Li Quan is done with it, everyone will return to their respective headquarters. In this way, both Xia Gui and Xia You will be tempered by their new positions, but their power will not change from what it is now, so the Qing family can rest assured."
After hearing this, Han Hong felt it made sense and nodded in agreement with Zhao Yun's plan.
"Gao Shi, Chuan Xia Gui."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Gao Shi respectfully agreed, slowly exited Funing Palace, and went to summon him.
Soon, Xia Gui came.
When Xia Gui saw Han Hong was there, he knew that Zhao Yun must have something big to do when he summoned him this time, so he couldn't help but feel uneasy.
After the monarch and his ministers saw the ceremony, Zhao Yun said: "Xia Gui, there has been a change in Li Quan's rebellion. The imperial court wants to add 30,000 troops to quell the rebellion. I want you to assume the position of commander of the 30,000-strong army. As for your position as the capital in front of the palace,
The commander will be temporarily replaced by Xia You, what do you think?"