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"You're talking nonsense!"
Xie Jun kicked the scout to the ground.
"The Han army is still behind, how could it be possible to run in front of the army and defend Mochou Stream! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will kill you with one knife!"
Xie Jun roared with a ferocious expression.
The scout got up and said, "I don't dare to lie. I can clearly see the black military uniform and the red flying dragon flag. They are definitely Han soldiers and horses!"
Xie Jun swayed and took a few steps back. After being supported by Zhu Zhengneng, Xie Jun was still muttering to himself: "Absolutely impossible, absolutely impossible! Even if the Han army has wings, it is impossible to fly there.
Let's go ahead, they are not familiar with the terrain, and they are not familiar with Tiger Leaping Mountain, how is this possible, how is this possible?"
Zhu Zhengneng saw that Xie Jun had lost his mind, so he ordered on his behalf: "Go and inquire again, send more groups of scouts, and be sure to find out who is guarding Mochoujian!"
The scout team heard this, gritted their teeth, summoned a group of scouts and ran out in the direction of Tiger Leaping Mountain again. Zhu Zhengneng helped Xie Jun sit down under the big tree, and poured some water for Xie Jun to feed
Xie Jun's mind was briefly confused for a while, and he was still a little confused at this time.
Zhu Zhengneng ordered the soldiers to stand ready, ordered additional scouts to check the distance of the Han army in the rear, and then ordered the sentry cavalry to increase the patrol area to prevent the Han army from raiding. After doing this, when he looked at Xie Jun again, he was still confused. Zhu Zhengneng knew Xie Jun
Jun was confused for a moment, but there was nothing he could do. He was also surprised. He never expected that the Han army would run forward and stop Mochou Stream. Could it be that the Han army really flew over with wings?
The military situation reported by the Zhou army's scouts was correct. It was the Han army that was guarding Mochou Stream. However, the Han army did not fly out, but was waiting here early. Those who were guarding Mochou Stream at Tiger Leaping Mountain were
It was Ji Chengyun and his Pioneer Battalion!
After outsmarting Yaozhou that day, Zhao Er led 3,000 Han troops and more than 10,000 gray-clothed troops surrendered to guard Yaozhou. Ji Chengyun took 3,000 men from the Pioneer Battalion, plus the 5,000 Han troops assigned to him by Zhao Er.
After leaving Yaozhou, 2,000 men and a total of 5,000 men joined Liu Ling's general. They traveled day and night and quietly arrived at Tiger Leaping Mountain. After checking the terrain, they chose to defend Mochou Stream. With only 5,000 men under their command, they had to divide their troops.
Half of them were stationed on the south side of Tiger Leaping Mountain to prevent the Zhou army from Yongzhou from attacking the mountain after being discovered. In fact, there were only 2,500 troops stationed at Mochou Stream. Therefore, Liu Ling's order to him was to defend rather than ambush.
The purpose is to let the Zhou army who retreated from Huazhou discover them!
All these calculations are for one thing, and that is to force Xie Jun to go to Yaozhou! The mountains of Tiger Leaping Mountain cannot hide too many troops, and Yaozhou also has insufficient troops and horses, and cannot send out more troops, so in
Tiger Leaping Mountain could only scare Xie Jun away with suspicion, but could not ambush him and severely injure him. At that time, the Zhou army was besieging Huazhou with hundreds of thousands of troops, and Liu Ling could not send more troops to Yaozhou. Moreover, Tiger Leaping Mountain was far away
Yongzhou is less than a hundred miles away. If a war breaks out, the defenders of Yongzhou will rush out to rescue Xie Jun before they can kill Xie Jun.
Using the least amount of troops to maximize profits is Liu Ling's art of war. When he was in Huazhou, he had already set up a game to force Xie Jun to Yaozhou! Yaozhou was already in the hands of the Han army.
Here, Xie Jun didn't know about this. He couldn't go south back to Yongzhou, and there was only one way to go to Yaozhou. There was the grave prepared by Liu Ling for Xie Jun!
It was not until the second batch of scouts returned that Xie Jun gradually regained his consciousness. He listened to the scouts' report on the military situation with a gloomy face, and carefully asked about the lineup of the Han army on Tiger Leaping Mountain. Based on the description of the scouts, Xie Jun judged that the troops on Tiger Leaping Mountain were at least
Ten thousand Han troops were garrisoned. The fact that an army of this size could appear at Tiger Leaping Mountain without Ji Xiu, the defender in Yongzhou City, being aware of it may only mean one thing. That is, Yongzhou was not really lost.
Already.
When he thought that the Han army's red flying dragon flag might have been planted on the city wall of Yongzhou, Xie Jun's heart felt as uncomfortable as a huge stone. All his ideals and ambitions, all his confidence and self-confidence were based on
On the basis of Yongzhou. If Yongzhou is gone, it actually means that everything is gone.
Finally, Xie Jun sighed helplessly and said: "It seems that Yongzhou has really been lost."
Zhu Zhengneng had already thought of this outcome. In any case, an army of tens of thousands appeared less than a hundred miles away from Yongzhou. It was impossible for the defenders of Yongzhou not to notice it. From this, it can be inferred that Yongzhou fell into the hands of the Han army
There is a 90% chance. This is something that no one in the Zhou army can accept. Once this news spreads, I am afraid that the morale of the army will immediately become chaotic.
Xie Jun said coldly: "Don't spread this matter. If anyone among the soldiers talks about this matter, I will kill you all!"
The scout trembled with fright and said quickly: "General, don't worry, my subordinates understand!"
Xie Jun originally wanted to kill the scout, but the sudden feeling of powerlessness in his heart made him lose the interest in killing. He waved his hand and said: "You have worked hard, go down and rest first."
The scout bowed and retreated. Zhu Zhengneng hesitated and said: "General, Yongzhou may not have been conquered by the Han army. Now that the Han army has occupied Tiger Leaping Mountain, Mochou Jian obviously does not want our army to return to Yongzhou. It can be seen from this that,
Yongzhou may be besieged, but it should not be lost yet! Let's... take a detour and go back?"
Xie Jun's eyes lit up but soon dimmed: "Even if Yongzhou is not occupied by the Han army as you said, but there are more than 10,000 Han troops guarding Mochoujian, how many Han troops will attack outside Yongzhou City?
Although Tiger Leaping Mountain is not big, if you want to go around it, you will have to take away four or five days of journey. If you go back the same way at this time, you will definitely meet Liu Ling on a narrow road. With the morale of the soldiers now, there is no guarantee of victory.
."
Zhu Zhengneng said: "But Yongzhou can't lose it!"
Xie Jun gritted his teeth and said: "Then what else can we do? Even if we attack by force, how many troops will be left? If we can't break the siege of Yongzhou, we will definitely be besieged by the Han army coming from behind. Then I'm afraid it will really happen again
There is no way out."
Zhu Zhengneng said: "I know the terrain of Tiger Leaping Mountain well. Please ask the general to give me five thousand troops. I will definitely be able to capture Mochou Stream!"
Xie Jun said: "What if we capture it? Now I only have less than 30,000 cavalry under my command. The cavalry is not good at attacking and defending in the mountains. Attacking the enemy's strong point with one's own shortcomings is tantamount to death! Since we can't go back to Yongzhou
, then I will choose another foundation place. If Yongzhou is lost, I still have Yaozhou, Shangzhou, and Qianzhou! Instead of using these 30,000 cavalry to fight to the death, it is better to abandon Yongzhou and ignore it!"
At this time, Xie Jun's decisiveness and calmness as one of the Jiedushi of the Great Week began to show.
Zhu Zhengneng thought about it and had no choice but to say: "Shangzhou has always been guarded by Dongfang Liang..."
Xie Jun heard the meaning behind his words: "Shangzhou is too close to Huazhou. Now that Dongfang Liang has surrendered the Han army, there is no guarantee that he will not lead the Han army to capture Shangzhou. Shangzhou is out of bounds. "
"In this case, only Qianzhou and Yaozhou can go. This place is close to Qianzhou and Yaozhou. General, where should we go?"
"To go to Qianzhou, we need to walk through Langya Ferry. We have to go back and go around Tiger Leaping Mountain, pass the Yongzhou battlefield, and then cross the Yong River. After crossing the Yong River, the road to Qianzhou is mostly difficult to navigate. We can't go to Yaozhou. Let's go to Yaozhou! From here to Yaozhou, it's only about 400 miles of plains, and we can get there in three days and nights without sleep."
Xie Jun said: "In that case, I am willing to lead a group of troops to go ahead and explore the way for the army!"
Xie Jun was about to agree, when he suddenly thought, this person wants to divide his troops and leave first, must he abandon me? It is absolutely impossible to divide his troops. Now I only have less than 30,000 cavalry under my command, and this man is still a cavalry general. This cavalry is against He is more loyal than me. If I let this man go, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep any troops by my side. Thinking of this, Xie Jun shook his head and said: "Now I only have these 30,000 cavalry under my command. If I continue to If we divide our forces, we are too weak. Anyway, we can go to Yaozhou with a flat plain and there is no need to worry about an ambush by the Han army. General Zhu might as well go with me."
Zhu Zhengneng said: "It is safer for me to explore the road first. If there is an ambush on the road ahead, I can inform the general as soon as possible."
The more he said this, the more Xie Jun suspected that he was going to escape, but he just refused. Zhu Zhengneng suddenly understood what Xie Jun meant, and felt sad, suddenly realizing that Xie Jun turned out to be a villain. But at this moment He had no choice but to follow Xie Jun to Yaozhou.
After discussing for a while, the two decided to immediately turn around and head west to Yaozhou. Didn't the Han army want to stop my army north of Tiger Leaping Mountain? Then it will be done for you!
The plan was decided, and Xie Jun immediately set off westward to Yaozhou with 30,000 cavalry. He had already calculated the Han army's arrangements at his own expense, but he didn't know that the real pocket was already open in Yaozhou, waiting for him to drill into it. .
Speaking of Ji Chengyun, when his scouts reported that the Zhou army had retreated, Ji Chengyun secretly wiped a cold sweat. He only brought 5,000 troops, and the soldiers were exhausted. If Xie Jun was determined to return to Yongzhou, even if he If he could hold on to Mochoujian until Liu Ling's troops arrived, he was afraid that not many of the five thousand men would be left. Hearing that the Zhou army had retreated, he also breathed a long sigh of relief.
He ordered the soldiers to hold on at Tiger Leaping Mountain for another half day. The suspicious Xie Jun sent scouts back to check. Seeing that the Han army still stood firm and refused to leave, they had to retreat. When the Zhou army's troops were far away, Ji Chengyun stood on the mountain. After Dian could no longer see any trace of the Zhou army, he ordered the soldiers to evacuate immediately.
Ji Chengyun sent his own soldiers to meet Liu Ling and informed him of the Zhou army's movements. He quietly withdrew with his troops and rushed to Qing County. Qing County was the only place Yongzhou must pass on the way to Yaozhou. As long as he held Qing County, Yongzhou would rescue Xie Jun's troops and horses would not be able to rush to Yaozhou! Although the Yongzhou defenders may not know that Xie Jun has got into Liu Ling's pocket in Yaozhou, they must be cautious in everything, which is what Liu Ling taught him.
After knowing that Xie Jun had transferred to Yaozhou, Liu Ling smiled and said: "In less than ten days, there will be no Yongxing Army in the world!"
After ordering the cavalry to rest for half a day, Liu Ling led more than 10,000 cavalry and turned towards Yaozhou. This time, he no longer controlled the speed of the troops, but pretended to be actively chasing Xie Jun.
Behind the men and horses, both sides were cavalry, and they were extremely fast. They chased one after another and ran away without hesitation.
Xie Jun panicked like a bereft dog and fled all the way. Although he ordered to block the news that Yongzhou might have been lost, he still couldn't stop the news from spreading among the army. The army was in disarray during the flight, and there were even thousands of cavalry on the way.
He became a deserter, and he had no time to chase him, so he just rushed to Yaozhou desperately. In this way, the speculation that Yongzhou had been lost was further confirmed. In the four hundred miles away, no less than 5,000 cavalry left him!
