Although the speed is slower than that of cavalry, it is many times faster than that of infantry. Before the soldiers and horses from various counties arrived at Xindu, Yan Liang had already arrived at the government headquarters of Hejian County.
"Hejian Prefect Wang Ji pays homage to General Yan Liang."
Wang Jinai, the governor of Hejian, is an old governor. He has adhered to his duties for many years and did not dare to go beyond the line. He only has a thousand guards and Wuqu County soldiers under his command. Plus the county soldiers and militia, there are only more than ten thousand people.
Facing Gongsun Zan's 10,000 cavalry, he was frightened to death, let alone beaten. He had no choice but to huddle in his success and recruit the people to help him defend the city. At the same time, he ordered the local counties to clear the walls and defend the city.
Waiting for help.
"Your Majesty, the prefect is very polite. I am only a mere school captain, how can I receive such a great gift?"
Yan Liang also scratched his head. Although his official position had changed now, he was still just a Polu military captain commanding 10,000 troops. There was still a long way to go with a prefect like Wang Ji.
"The general is the envoy of Lord Zhou Mu, so he naturally deserves this courtesy."
After hearing Wang Ji's words, Yan Liang knew that there was no point in talking any more, so he nodded and kept it.
"Prefect Wang, where are Gongsun Zan's troops now?"
Without getting entangled in the red tape, Yan Liang directly asked Wang Ji about Gongsun Zan's activities.
"This, this, I don't know."
Faced with Yan Liang's question, Wang Ji's face turned red. After hesitating for a long time, he gave an unknown answer.
",,,"
Looking at Wang Ji, Yan Liang also scratched his head. This is really too conservative and not enough aggressive.
"Han Cheng, Zhou Bing."
Seeing that there was no hope for Wang Ji, Yan Liang had no choice but to find a way on his own.
"exist."
Two warriors came to him.
"You two each lead a hundred scouts to find Gongsun Zan for me. At the worst, you have to find out his marching route."
"promise."
The two nodded and walked towards the outside of the prefect's mansion.
"Master Wang, I wonder how much food and grass I have left for Success? This time I kept my carriage simple and didn't bring much food and grass."
As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first. This time he rushed to support Wang Ji if he didn't even have food and grass, he would be scratching his head.
"General, don't worry, we will have enough food and grass to last the soldiers and civilians for three months."
Yan Liang was relieved when he heard Wang Ji say this.
"Then please arrange for me to meet with my subordinates and leave the city defense and other matters to me."
"As commanded."
After successfully handing over the successful defense affairs, Yan Liang stood on the city wall and looked at the dark clouds in the distance, his heart was equally dark.
"If the order goes down, the city wall will be heightened, at least six feet higher."
Although Lecheng County is the seat of Hejian County, there were not many wars, so the city wall was not high. Even though Wang Ji raised the city wall because of Gongsun Zan's invasion, it was only more than five meters high, which was not enough in Yan Liang's eyes.
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"promise."
Under Yan Liang's command, Lecheng County became active. Not only the army was working, but the people in the city were also able to contribute, and some came out. After all, none of them wanted to experience the tragedy after the city was broken.
Zhou Bing and Han Cheng each led a hundred scouts out of the city. In one day, they searched a hundred miles around Lecheng, but no trace of Gongsun Zan was found.
The two met and took stock, expanded the patrol area to 200 miles, and looked for Gongsun Zan again.
Three days have passed in the blink of an eye, and the reinforcement of Lecheng City Wall is in full swing, increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Scouts have returned one after another, but there is still no sign of Gongsun Zan.
On the fifth day, the scouts finally found Gongsun Zan. It turned out that they had just captured Shuzhou and were now resting in Shuzhou.
"Shuzhou?"
Yan Liang hurriedly arrived in front of Kanyu. Shuzhou was a very delicate place. He could attack directly to the south and succeed. He could also attack Chengping to the east, and then work with his infantry to attack Nanpi County, the seat of Bohai County.
"Zheng Feng, you lead five thousand elite troops to Chengping to set up defenses. You must guard this place for me to prevent Gongsun Zan from advancing eastward."
"promise."
Zheng Feng took the order and directly led 5,000 elite Polu troops to Chengping. This was a key point. For safety reasons, Yan Liang divided his troops to set up defenses.
"Sir, success is the most important thing, why do we need to divide our forces?"
"Prefect Wang, Chengping hooked up Nanpi and Lecheng, which is the middle point. If we lose this place, it will be easy whether the enemy from Bohai cooperates with Gongsun Zan to attack Lecheng or Gongsun Zan leads his troops east to attack Nanpi. Therefore, this place must not be lost.
"
Faced with Wang Ji, who had no military foundation, Yan Liang had no choice but to give him a good explanation.
"In this way, I will understand."
After hearing what Yan Liang said, Wang Ji understood a little bit and nodded without saying anything more.
While Yan Liang was dispatching troops and generals, Gongsun Zan was also planning the next step.
"Sir, where should we go now?"
"I want to directly attack the county government and succeed. If I succeed, the rest of the county will be surrendered, and all the rivers will be in my hands."
Gongsun Zan looked at Kanyu, his eyes sparkling.
"Lord, since I only see success, I don't want to attack for the time being. We should first lower the enemy to a level. In this way, we can successfully fight to the west and conquer Nanpi to the east."
A general with an upright appearance and a strong build looked at Kanyu and made suggestions to him.
"Lord, I think what Tian Kai said is true, but it's just a mere Hejian. I feel that success and Chengping can be achieved at the same time."
Another tall general stood up and made a suggestion to Gongsun Zan.
"My lord, you can't. Although Hejian is small, my cavalry is not good at attacking the city. If someone hadn't opened the city to surrender in Shuzhou, I'm afraid we still wouldn't be able to capture it. Use all your strength. If we divide our forces, we will end up with nothing in the end."
When Tian Kai heard that the troops were to be divided, Tian Kai was the first to disagree. There were 10,000 people in total, so why not divide the troops?
"Tian Kai, you think too highly of them. My lord, you can go and achieve success on your own. I will lead my two thousand troops to attack and make peace."
The general sneered at Tian Kai's words and directly ordered the fight to be even.
"Okay, Zhao Yu, I will entrust you with three thousand elite cavalry to attack Chengping. I will lead my own army of seven thousand to achieve success."
Zhao Yu was a brave general under Gongsun Zan. He often took the lead in cavalry battles and was very brave. Gongsun Zan liked this kind of person very much.
"Well, I will definitely give success to my lord."
Zhao Yu was very excited after receiving the general's order. This was his first time to lead an army independently, so he secretly made up his mind to perform well.
"Tian Kai, you also go to Chengping with Zhao Yu."
"promise."
Seeing Tian Kai following him, Zhao Yu couldn't help but feel even more proud. He led his soldiers and horses straight to Chengping, while Gongsun Zan led his 7,000-strong army to the south and succeeded.
"Report, Gongsun Zan divided his troops into 3,000 troops and captured them to a level, and the remaining 7,000 troops have already come towards us."
As soon as Gongsun Zan left, the scouts who detected the movement immediately rushed towards Lecheng.
"Report the battle quickly to Zheng Feng. Defending Chengping is victory. As for how he will adapt to changes."
