"Lord, Guan Long's army captured Jiang'an County, Nanping County did not send troops, and the whole city is under martial law." Liucheng reported to the king.
"Hmm." Jun Ci responded lightly, everything was as she expected.
"Five thousand Guanlong troops have gathered in Zhijiang City and are going to Yidu to support Songzi City." Liucheng continued to report, "The Qin commander has followed the general's instructions and is guarding the city to prevent entry or exit."
Not long after the Guanlong army set off, Qin Xiao arrived at Zhijiang City. Without Governor Lu, it was Jun Ci who took back Zhijiang City. Naturally, it was the Zhonghu Army who had the final say. Qin Xiao closed the city gates on the grounds of war and prohibited the common people from entering or exiting.
city.
Naturally, the city gates will not be opened to Guan Longjun.
"I know." Jun Ci's reaction was flat.
Liucheng had no choice but to ask: "General, what should we do next?"
"Just defend the city." Jun Ciyun lightly ordered, "In the past two days, we have ordered the entire army to recharge their batteries."
Two more days?
Liucheng didn't ask any questions and silently retreated to make arrangements.
Unlike Jun Ci who was calm, Zhou Guang laughed happily when he heard that Xu Meng led troops to attack Nanping County: "Xu Meng, you did not let me down."
"General, the Southern Dynasty has no intention of retreating," his subordinate reminded in a low voice.
"Don't worry, they won't last long." Zhou Guang's stubble-covered lips curved into a joyful smile, "Order the entire army to prepare and be on standby at any time to go out of the city to kill the enemy!"
Since Jiang'an County has fallen and Nanping County has not sent troops, it is obvious that Nanping County's attitude is to defend Nanping County.
Xu Meng will definitely not insist on attacking the city, and will soon come from behind. He will cooperate with Xu Meng inside and outside to fight Liu Zong!
For this reason, Zhou Guang ordered more food to be eaten so that the whole army could have a full meal!
Xu Meng stood guard at the gate of Nanping County. On the gate, catapults and archers were on standby, and the cold arrows glowed with bloodthirsty light.
To scare them not to go too far, he single-handedly stepped forward to declare war, but Nanping County ignored him.
With less than 5,000 men, he really couldn't attack the city. Every time he lost a group of people, it was more dangerous for them.
"The whole army will rest for half an hour. Let's fight back to Songzi City and rescue the general!"
Half an hour later, Xu Meng led his troops back to aid Songzi City. The city guard general from Nanping County immediately went down to report: "Your Majesty, the Guanlong Army of the Northern Dynasty is attacking Songzi City."
"Okay, order troops immediately!" Nanping County not only has a county guard, but also a Jingzhou governor who controls the army of the state.
Jingzhou originally belonged to the Southern Dynasty, but now it was divided into two, and one-third of the territory was taken away by the Northern Dynasty. The residence of Jingzhou governor has always been in Nanjuncheng, but in his hands, he had to guard Nanping County.
He has long wanted to take back his territory with his own hands.
This time, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The reason why he stood still made Xu Meng think that he only wanted to defend Nanping County, just waiting for Xu Meng and Zhou Guang to encircle Liu Zong's 30,000 troops and fight to the death, so that he could reap the benefits!
There were 50,000 soldiers and horses in Nanping County. Liu Zong took away 20,000 Xiangxi troops, plus Song Po's 8,000 troops, for a total of about 30,000 troops.
The governor of Jingzhou left 15,000 to guard the city. He took away 15,000 and waited until Xu Meng left for more than an hour before setting off.
As Xu Meng moved forward, he kept scouts behind to guard against Nanping County's move. However, the Jingzhou governor was patient enough and kept the distance very far.
Too close. He watched Liu Zong being surrounded and suppressed. Should he save him or not?
Naturally, we have to wait for them to fight hard before sending out troops.
On the other side, Jun Ci remained motionless after hearing that Xu Meng had led troops to return for reinforcements and had joined forces with Zhou Guang to encircle and suppress Liu Zong.
She was sitting on the main seat, holding her sword in her hand. She was gently wiping the blade with a deerskin, and a beam of silver light reflected on her face. She was expressionless and not angry.
"General, why don't we leave yet?" Liucheng didn't question Jun Ci, but he didn't know why Jun Ci was still calm and composed at this moment.
Xu Meng and Zhou Guang have already joined forces to encircle and suppress Liu Zong. There is indeed a disparity in the strength of the troops, but the Guanlong army has a geographical advantage. No matter what, the winner will have to be determined day and night. Although the news has just come, it took time on the road.
They set out now and could not reach Songzi City until dawn. The battle between the two armies was almost at its end.
"No hurry." Jun Ci finished wiping the sword body, then changed the cotton cloth and dipped some sword oil on it, and spread it evenly, "When will the Guan Long army in the rear arrive in Yidu?"
"We should be able to arrive tonight." He became even more puzzled when he mentioned Liucheng.
Jun Ci sent Qin Xiao to Zhijiang City. He thought it was purely to stop Guan Long's army, but he only blocked it for a day and a half before letting Qin Xiao open the city gate and let Guan Long's army enter Zhijiang City when they were impatient and wanted to take action.
If you enter Zhijiang City at noon, you will definitely reach Yidu tonight.
"When they arrive, let them in. If you want to leave the city, there is no need to stop them." Jun Ci greased the sword with care and gave the order in a leisurely manner.
"promise!"
Liucheng was scratching his head. After following Jun Ci's instructions, he couldn't help but look for Huo Qingqu. He was too anxious to know the cause and effect.
Huo Qingqu was much smarter than them. After listening to Liucheng's words, he pondered for a long time before saying: "The mantis stalks the cicada before the oriole follows. The general always likes to be an eagle that hunts the oriole."
After such a discussion, Liucheng suddenly realized: "There are people lurking behind Zhou Guang and Liu Zong."
Zhou Guang and Liu Zong are each other's mantis or cicada, while the oriole is...
"Jingzhou Governor!" Liucheng thought about everything thoroughly, his eyes suddenly gleamed, and he sighed in admiration, "The general is indeed a man of great talent and strategy!"
She worked hard to split the Nanjun Chengguan Long Army into two in order to create a situation that was beneficial to them. She considered everyone's thoughts and left them all out.
If Xu Meng leads an army of 10,000 people through Jiang'an County to Nanping County, he will probably not be in a hurry to return to Songzi City to aid Songzi City, and will most likely attack Nanping County.
Even if Xu Meng still chooses to return to Songzi City in the end, his 10,000 troops, plus Zhou Guang's 5,000 troops, Liu Zong's 30,000 troops, and 8,000 of them are from Song Po.
With the tacit understanding between Zhou Guang and Xu Meng who are in a favorable position, this war will soon end.
Now Xu Meng leads 5,000 men and joins forces with Zhou Guang. Given the huge disparity in fighting power, it will not be easy to win.
Behind him was a Jingzhou governor who harbored evil intentions. The Jingzhou governor was waiting for the two armies to fight, and when both sides were hurt, he could easily capture Songzi City, and he could also take credit for conquering Songzi City himself, and regard himself as Liu Zong's savior.
However, the governor of Jingzhou could not have expected that another five thousand Guanlong troops from Zhou Guang would also come.
The war will continue, and this is the real fight to the death.
The last person to profit is Jun Ci who is waiting to harvest them!
"Liu Zong originally had an army of 30,000 people. If the Jingzhou governor comes again with his troops, the disparity in strength between the two sides may be too great." Liucheng was still worried.
"It's true that they have many people, but they are not united." Huo Qingqu was not worried at all about being out of Jun Ci's control.
Liu Zong dragged his 8,000-wing army but was no match for Zhou Guang's 10,000 men. If the Jingzhou governor joined in again, it would be meaningless to have one army and three forces.
Zhou Guang has few people, but he is the only one who obeys his orders. The two sides are truly evenly matched!