Li Zicheng's army rested temporarily in a town more than 30 miles northeast of Zhaozhou City. Before dawn, they rushed from Jinzhou City. However, the baggage was too heavy and they could not enter Zhaozhou until late afternoon, but they were overtaken by officers and soldiers.
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How could the officers and soldiers react so quickly? The intruders and other thieves leaders were a little surprised. Later, they learned that it was Li Yan's tribe who cursed and shouted that they should immediately send troops to kill him and take his head.
Li Zicheng smiled bitterly. He had secretly plotted against Chen Cang in Qizhou. He expected that the young eunuch would not see through it so quickly and would not be able to mobilize troops to pursue him. Sure enough, it was Li Yan. He knew him well. He couldn't help but feel sad but also had murderous intent again.
Since the Tao is different, killing him quickly will save Song Chaizi from being so nagging lately.
Ma Bao hurriedly came to report that Li Yan's cavalry was nearly 10,000 five miles away, and there were an unknown number of reinforcements behind him. This made the thieves ready to take advantage of the fact that their troops were tired and their horses were exhausted, and they defeated them in one fell swoop before the reinforcements arrived.
However, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and the injured Gu Junen's three advisers warned: Shen Zhi and Li Yan are good at planning. The Qingqi approaching must have a plan. It may be a bait. They do not rule out the strategy of diverting the tiger away from the mountain. They want to mobilize the rebel forces and take the opportunity to attack the heavy supply train.
.Moreover, how could Ma Baozhi, who was leading the elite of the old battalion, be unable to stop Li Yan's thousands of exhausted soldiers? This is also unreasonable.
The words of the three great counselors made the generals lose all their enthusiasm, and Li Zicheng also frowned. The baggage was all gained in the past few months, and there were only more than 10,000 men and horses around him. The rest were mostly handymen and requisitioned refugees who could not be used for much purpose.
The battle situation in Zhending Mansion is unclear, and Li Yan is watching from the side, so he really can't be careless.
He also heard that Zhaozhou City was more than 30 miles ahead. There were thousands of officers and soldiers in the city. Why were they attacking from both front and rear? Li Zicheng called Ma Bao to him with a gloomy face and asked him in detail about the battle with Li Yan.
After a while, Li Zicheng and Song Xiance had a brief discussion and ordered the baggage to continue moving forward, avoiding Zhaozhou City from the west and heading south. They also ordered Ma Bao to lead the old camp with more than 10,000 people to the rear, and ordered him to remain unmoved no matter how Li Yan divided his troops.
, just capture his handsome flag.
They had just come to an agreement when suddenly they heard that spies were coming to report, and Li Yan sent someone to send a message.
"Thirty miles of congratulations, benevolence and justice will be fulfilled, and we will see you again in the world of life and death!"
The thieves were surprised, and Song Xiance sighed: "After all, we have known each other for a long time, and Li Yan's actions are sentimental and righteous."
Niu Jinxing sneered: "If he really has friendship, why should he chase so fast? When he catches up, he will use these clichés. It's not disgusting, and who knows whether he is sincere or a trap."
Gu Junen also said: "Maybe it was just a favor after I chased him and found that I couldn't stop him at all."
Everyone was talking in low voices, and Li Zicheng was silent for a long time: "Whether it is sincere or just a favor, we will accept this favor." Then he ordered an emergency trip and told Ma Bao not to invite a fight if Li Yan did not pursue him.
In the evening, Li Yan climbed up a tall tree by the side of the road and watched the rebel army marching southwest for more than ten miles. Knowing that they wanted to bypass Zhaozhou City and go south, he sighed for a long time, jumped down, got on his horse, and ordered to keep an eye on them and pursue them slowly.
"Why not kill them?" Zhang Ji, the commander of the Jinwu Guards, was puzzled. Li Yan glanced at him and looked northwest. There was a vast sky and endless wilderness. The winner should be decided over there.
However, Tian Xiong, who was worried about gains and losses in Zhaozhou City, saw the rebel army suddenly passing by the city. He let out a long sigh of relief, and some good people under his command encouraged him to fire two cannons to boost his prestige. Otherwise, it would be too shameful for us to spread the news without saying a word when the traitor army passed by.
Tian Xiong was so kind that he actually ordered the bombardment. The artillery range was more than ten miles away, but it did not reach Li Zicheng's marching team. However, he was also frightened. The bandit leaders cursed angrily. Li Zicheng looked up with a murderous look on his face:
"I don't know whether to live or die!" But he didn't pay attention to him anymore, and just ordered to move quickly. Ma Bao had sent someone to report: Li Yan didn't pursue him, but he sent many spies to follow him.
All the thieves' leaders felt that Li Yan would not be so kind, and if he really let them go for thirty miles, there must be some killer move hidden in secret. However, Li Zicheng and Song Xiance remained silent and just continued on their way with expressionless faces.
After running for thirty or forty miles in one breath, it was getting dark and the bandit army had entered Gaoyi County, which is under the jurisdiction of the south of Zhaozhou. As they were slowing down to rest, Tan Ma urgently reported that Luo Hu, Liu Fangliang and other troops had broken through the defense lines of the officers and soldiers and headed south.
By this time, they had arrived at Luan City, and the two armies were only fifty or sixty miles apart. The thieves leaders were shouting with joy, and Li Zicheng, who had always looked solemn, also showed a happy look.
"If Li Yan doesn't pursue him at this time, he will be killed. If he pursues him, he will die without a burial place." Niu Jinxing sneered, but the corner of Song Xiance's mouth twitched, which was very playful. He had always been on good terms with Li Yan and knew that he was resourceful and resourceful. In the current situation,
Since he saw it clearly, how could he hide it from him? If he was not sure, he would never go deep alone.
Song Xiance was indeed right. When the trespassers were reported, Li Yan led his troops to Zhaozhou City. Just when he was not about to enter the city, he suddenly received an urgent report from the police: a large band of thieves with tens of thousands of people had been found in Luancheng, and they were holding the refugees hostage.
No plan.
The generals changed their expressions, but Li Yan only nodded slightly, "It seems that the young governor was careless when he rushed over so quickly!" Then he ordered his troops to go into the city to rest, but he stopped chasing.
Lu Xing and others were puzzled. Although the bandit army was crossing the river and heading south at this time, the young governor must be chasing after them. Moreover, Li Yan's main force was only ten miles away, so why didn't he pursue them?
Li Yan did not explain too much, and only said a few words: "Don't pursue the poor aggressors. Our troops are exhausted and we need to rest and prepare for orders." He had a high official rank and was the commander-in-chief designated by Chang Yu. Lu Xing and others did not dare to disobey.
He was ordered to enter the city to rest.
As night falls, the sky is full of stars, and the spring breeze blows on the face, which is neither cold nor hot, but very comfortable. Li Zicheng's main force protects the baggage and continues to escape. Behind him is Ma Bao, who leads the old camp, and fifty miles away are Liu Fangliang and Luo Hu's tens of thousands of thieves.
They followed closely, but the officers and soldiers dozens of miles away to the east and in Zhending City at the rear stayed behind closed doors and were repairing in the city, only sending spies to follow.
Chang Yu and Li Yan were recuperating their strength in the city, but a hundred miles away in Zhaozhou there was an army attacking overnight. Needless to say, it was Liu Zeqing. A few days ago, he was coaxed and frightened by Chang Yu in Dezhou to go north and break through the rebel army.
The small line of defense was in Jingzhou, and then Jiu occupied the Magpie Nest and forced the Black Wolf Camp to hide in Hejian City. It was not until the intruders fled and Chang Yu ordered him to encircle them that they just sent out troops, hoping to follow them quickly to gain some benefits.
They were originally heading towards Zhending Fucheng, but they received an order from the eunuch on the way to turn around and go south to chase the main force of Li Zicheng. After receiving the order, this guy hesitated, joking, the main force of the intruders were all elite, and they were even more like wild dogs when they fled.
, if you see someone biting someone, you will have to fight hard if you really chase them, and the loss of soldiers and generals will not be worth the loss.
But the little eunuch ordered him to pursue Jinzhou at noon tomorrow, otherwise... His heart shuddered when he thought of Chang Yu's vigorous and resolute methods. When he was embarrassed, he heard that Li Yan had led nearly 20,000 horses in pursuit, and he was immediately overjoyed.
, Nima, someone blocked the arrow and was afraid of asking for help, so he followed the attack, so he ordered to rush forward and chased the enemy all night. (To be continued)