The two hit it off immediately and agreed on how to exchange information in the future.
After that, due to Fan Yao's intelligence assistance and Xu Yin's active defense strategy, relying on the city wall, he repeatedly took advantage of the opportunity to counterattack, causing great damage to the Yuan army.
Whether it was a surprise attack or a direct attack, Xu Yin was well aware of the weaknesses of the Yuan army's military strength, and every time he made a move, he achieved significant gains.
From the perspective of the rebels, Xu Yin either stayed still or moved with thunderous force, killing the enemy like tofu. The seemingly solid enemy formation was as weak as paper.
Moreover, he was never greedy for success. Every time he struck out and caused heavy damage to the enemy's force, he would immediately turn back, leaving no opportunity for the opponent to counterattack.
As cunning as a fox and as fierce as a wolf, he is increasingly respected and even relied upon by the rebels.
The morale of the military has also become stronger due to the continuous accumulation of small victories, and everyone dares to fight.
Even among the people in the city who helped defend the city, many young men admired his reputation and took the initiative to join the army, and were often trained in defensive and counterattack operations.
Over the past month, small rebel units have left the city more often to seek battles.
The Yuan army always needed to prepare various siege equipment to attack the city, but the rebels had no such concerns. Instead, they attacked and destroyed the Yuan army's equipment many times, causing them to postpone their siege.
Over a long period of time, the intensity of the rebel army's constant changes in intensity, and the rebels actively fought, not only did their military strength not become weaker, but they became stronger as a result.
From the perspective of King Ruyang, although he has an advantage in military strength, the current army of less than 40,000 cannot encircle the city, which occupies a large area.
It was destined that he could not stop the rebels from leaving the city from all gates and conducting low-intensity and high-frequency harassment operations.
In particular, the opponent has a strong city as its backing. Even if our own side pursues them, they can still escape within the protective range of the arrow rain below the city.
The King of Ruyang tried a variety of combat plans, setting up ambushes, faking defeat, and forming elite counterattacks, hoping to surprise the opponent's elites in a battle of annihilation.
However, the other party can always take advantage and withdraw early after smelling the risk.
At the same time, an urgent report came from the Central Plains. Liu Futong sent 100,000 troops to attack Bianliang. The imperial court urged the king of Ruyang to return to the east to take charge of the battle. As for the delay in taking Hanzhong, he would be held accountable after the First World War in the Central Plains.
The King of Ruyang was extremely unwilling. Although he wanted to withdraw his troops, he still wanted to make one last attempt.
He deliberately dispersed his troops and heard that he was about to withdraw. The whole army broke out of camp in chaos. In fact, he had already ordered the elite of the Chinese army to leave first and set up an ambush on the roadside. He only waited for the defenders to come after them and gave them an unforgettable experience.
Lessons.
The main force of the Yuan army was commanded by the deputy general and marched in the dark until dawn. However, King Ruyang and the main force of the Chinese army ambush on the side of the mountain road in advance.
At this time, the sound of horse hoofbeats came from behind, and the main force of the Yuan army seemed very panicked. After all, they were just training for the landlords, not the real elite.
Even if he knew that this was luring the enemy, he couldn't help but panic. What King Ruyang wanted was this effect. Only in this way could the enemy believe that he was defenseless!
As for the casualties of these landlord regiment training troops, he didn't care at all.
As long as the Mongolian elite at his headquarters were not seriously damaged, even if he returned to Dadu and faced accountability, he would not be in too much trouble. At most, he would have to pay some money.
Who can make today's Dayuan usable general, and he is the only one!
King Ruyang stood tall and waited for the rebel army to charge back to the main force of the Yuan army. When the time came, he would lead his army to intercept the rebel army's formation from the side, divide and surround it, and then annihilate it!
At this time, he saw the rebels chasing a thousand cavalry, and the leader was Xu Yin, whom he hated so much that he gritted his teeth!
King Ruyang's eyes couldn't help but turn slightly red. It was this man who personally led a small group of troops to harass and fight in the past two months. It seemed that he never needed to rest, which caused a major blow to his own morale.
He believed that the rebels on Xingyuan Road had been completely controlled by this person, otherwise there would not have been such a huge change in the way of fighting.
"Keep an eye on this person for me. When they attack and fall into our formation, you all focus on shooting arrows at him. You must kill him here!"
The elite subordinates all responded, and countless pairs of eyes were fixed on Xu Yin.
At this time, a man and a woman appeared on the treetops where they ambush. They were both disciples of the Tomb Sect. They laughed intentionally.
The man shouted in a high-pitched voice: "King Ruyang, my young master has something to say to you. I hope you will return to the Central Plains during this trip and not die at the hands of Liu Futong."
The soldiers raised their heads in fear, and the two men let out a long laugh and hid in the jungle.
Xu Yin and others also stationed their horses in advance, looked in this direction, and rewarded them with a hail of arrows.
King Ruyang was furious and immediately ordered the entire army to pursue him.
Xu Yin and the whole army laughed, turned and ran away.
The two sides chased each other and fled, and after traveling for ten miles, they suddenly saw the entire rebel army forming a large formation in front of them. Everyone looked solemn and the army was at its peak.
The elite troops led by King Ruyang were only four thousand, so of course they could not break through the formation of ten thousand people.
And his main force had already given the order to retreat, and their morale was no longer there. Even if they regrouped at this time, they would never be able to match the opponent.
Therefore, he rejected the plan of his men to lead the main force to come for a decisive battle. He silently said that he would not raise troops out of anger, but only used four thousand elite cavalry to watch the opponent and prevent them from pursuing them, and then slowly retreated.
Xu Yin and King Ruyang, one in the vanguard and the other in the rear, looked at each other from a distance on top of the battle formation.
Suddenly I heard the King of Ruyang yelling angrily: "Xia Yinxu is like a god with his troops. I admire him. Under your leadership, the rebels have been reborn and are far better than Liu Yan and others. I look forward to competing with you on the battlefield next time!"
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The Yuan army finally withdrew, and the siege of Hanzhong was lifted. The whole army cheered.
However, Xu Yin's expression was a little gloomy, and King Ruyang still dug a hole for himself before leaving.
He broke his own name, which naturally attracted the attention of people in the army. At the same time, he sowed a relationship between himself and the generals of the rebel army.
Fortunately, Liu Yan is dead, and after this battle, he has left an indelible prestige among the rebels. Even though he is not their leader, it is not difficult to become the leader.
What's more, he is not that eager to seize power. This will take some time to ferment. He does not want to become Li Mi's second.
However, what Xu Yin didn't notice was that Lei Laoqi, the elder of the Nine Pockets of the Beggar Clan who had been fighting alongside him, suddenly changed his expression when he heard Xu Yin's name.
He looked around, took advantage of the chaos, and quietly rode away...
When they returned to the city, Liu Xuan, Miss Liu and others gathered around.
Everyone paid tribute to Xu Yin with the highest etiquette. Just now, Miss Liu had told the generals and soldiers about Liu Yan's death, and it gradually spread among the army.
Miss Liu said: "Your Excellency, is the hero Xu Yinxu?"
Seeing everyone's eager eyes, Xu Yin and the girl in yellow looked at each other, knowing that there was no need to hide at this time, so they calmly removed their disguises and revealed their true colors.
Miss Liu's eyes lit up and her cheeks were slightly red. She never thought that the previously rough and heroic "Man Da Xia" would actually look so chic and handsome.
She was slightly blessed, "Zhixi, on behalf of her father and all the soldiers in the army, sincerely thanks Xu Daxia for his help. If Xu Daxia had not commanded him properly, I am afraid that the road to Xingyuan would have been lost, and we would have no choice but to commit suicide!"
Then he said to Liu Xuan, Liu Zheng, Wei Du and other lieutenant generals: "Now the imperial army has been defeated, but we don't know when they will return. Our Hanzhong army is leaderless at the moment. After this battle, we don't know how to move forward. Zhi
Xi is willing to raise Xu Daxia to lead us to fight against the Yuan Dynasty. I wonder if all my brothers and uncles are willing to support me."
Liu Xuan's expression changed slightly, but most of the generals who had fought with Xu Yin, including Wei Du, were convinced and strongly supported him.
The woman in yellow shirt and others looked at Xu Yin, just waiting for his answer.