Lu Yuzhu hurriedly wanted to chase after her, but her movement hurt her wound, and she couldn't help but stumbled. She could hardly control her body and almost fell down.
Xun'er didn't care about her own pain, and quickly supported her and said, "Miss, don't worry, please look carefully."
She pointed to the army below and said: "Miss, you see, the ones leaving are all cavalry, and the prince may not be inside. Look, isn't the prince's Chinese army flag still there? If the prince left with the cavalry, then the prince would
The flag will definitely follow and leave."
In the past few days, Lu Yuzhu had been pointing out to Xun'er, telling her that wherever the big flag was, it was where Prince Zhong Liu Ling was. Xun'er remembered it, and when she saw Lu Yuzhu panicking, she immediately told her
They say that caring leads to chaos, and Lu Yuzhu is exactly like this, but she is not as careful as Xun'er.
Following Xun'er's instructions, Lu Yuzhuzi looked over carefully. Sure enough, she saw the big flag embroidered with the words "Prince Zhong" still marching slowly in the infantry. She let out a sigh of relief and touched it gently.
Chest said: "I panicked for a moment, Xun'er, it's all thanks to you this time."
Xun'er said: "Miss, you only have the loyal prince in your heart. When you saw something happened, you immediately panicked. But now it's better. All the cavalry have left and only the infantry is left, so their marching speed will slow down."
, we don’t have to chase so hard.”
Lu Yuzhu looked at the Chinese army flag, thought for a moment and said, "All the cavalry have been sent out. What's the reason for this? Is he really not among the cavalry?"
Xun'er said: "My lady! Why are you so worried about gains and losses? He is the commander-in-chief of the three armies. If he leaves, who will command the tens of thousands of infantry? I guess there must be some change in the battle situation, and the cavalry must go first.
Support. Didn't you say, miss, that if you want to defeat the army of the Later Zhou Dynasty, you must first go to Yingzhou to regain the command of the 60,000 Fuyuan Army. Your Majesty, he is not an idiot. How could he go and fight with only such a few cavalry?
Will the armies of the Zhou Dynasty confront each other in the future?"
Lu Yuzhu thought for a moment and this was also the case. She straightened the messy hair in front of her forehead and said, "There's no rush now. Let's rest for a while and chase the infantry from a distance. As long as we reach Yingzhou City, we'll be fine.
"
Xun'er said: "Miss, you are finally willing to show mercy."
The two looked at each other and smiled, and were both amused by each other's embarrassed looks. In this way, the master and the maid leaned against the big tree, talked, ate some dry food and rested. Because they were so tired, the two of them unknowingly
They all fell asleep. She didn't know how long she had slept. Lu Yuzhu woke up from her dream with a start. She quickly stood up and looked, but she could only see the smoke and dust brought by the Han army in the distance.
She hurriedly shook Xun'er awake and shouted hurriedly: "Xun'er, Xun'er, get up quickly, we fell asleep and the army has gone far!"
Xun'er woke up from her sleep, rubbed her eyes and looked into the distance, and sure enough she saw that the army had almost disappeared. She said a little guiltily: "It's all Xun'er's fault for falling asleep. Miss, let's get on the horse and hurry up.
It’s still too late to catch up.”
After saying that, she picked up the package and stood up. However, she saw Miss Lu Yuzhu standing there in a daze, her body trembling. Seeing that she looked abnormal, Xun'er hurried over to help her and asked anxiously: "Miss
, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? Let's take a rest. Anyway, we know that he is definitely going to Yingzhou, and we won't lose him."
Lu Yuzhu's face was stained with tears. She turned her head to Xun'er and smiled sadly: "Xun'er, our horse is lost."
Liu Ling led nine thousand cavalry and rushed straight to Yuzhou. Along the way, he slept in the open air and never stopped to rest. Thinking that Du Yi was still holding on in Yuzhou, he was extremely anxious. You can imagine how the soldiers and civilians of Yuzhou are now.
It was so difficult, reinforcements were delayed, food and grass were exhausted, arrows were gone, and the people even demolished their houses to defend themselves against foreign enemies!
General Du Yi was blinded in one eye, but he refused to leave the city wall until his death. How much courage and perseverance did this require?
The more he thought about it, the more worried Liu Ling became. But as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, so many years of combat experience also told him that he must calm down now. Sun Xuandao's 70,000 troops were besieging the city, and Guo Rong's 100,000 troops were just around the corner. His own hands
With only these nine thousand cavalry, how can we rescue Yuzhou?
Yuzhou is located in a choke point. If Yuzhou is not broken, the army of the Later Zhou Dynasty will not be able to penetrate further. Therefore, after so many days, the 200,000 troops of the Later Zhou Dynasty will be held in Yuzhou and unable to move. This battle shows that the soldiers and civilians of Yuzhou are
How difficult it is. An Heng's 40,000 Fuyuan Army is thirty miles away from Yuzhou. If the rescue was done properly, the siege of Yuzhou would have been lifted long ago. Although it is said that the army of the Later Zhou Dynasty cannot be defeated, the 40,000 elite troops defending the city persist.
When Liu Ling's reinforcements arrive, it will not be difficult to defeat the Zhou army's siege by cooperating with the inside and outside.
But An Heng just stood still. He had 40,000 elite Fuyuan troops under him. He had been operating Yingzhou for two years and had enough weapons, ammunition and food. It would not be a problem to keep the food and grass for the army for half a month. But he just refused to go to war. Once he came,
He wanted to preserve his strength, and secondly, if he won a big victory in the next week, he would be able to surrender without any worries.
Now An Heng is just waiting and watching. He is leading his army here. Even if he does not rescue Yuzhou, he can still say that he is fighting the Zhou army on the periphery after being questioned by the court. Even if he does not surrender, he will return to Yingzhou with an army of 40,000 people. When the time comes, he will
It is not impossible to march 60,000 horses to the Western Regions and seize a territory to become independent.
What Liu Ling has to solve now is how to lift the siege of Yuzhou with limited troops!
As his horse galloped, Liu Ling kept thinking in his mind.
In the early morning two days later, we finally arrived less than forty miles away from Yuzhou. This is a high slope. From a high point, you can see clearly for dozens of miles. Liu Ling ordered the troops to rest, and he took Zhao
Sun Sheng and several other generals arrived at a high place and looked down.
I saw Yuzhou City in front, with fireworks filling the city. Outside the city, the endless camps were where the army of the Later Zhou Dynasty was stationed. Although they were far away, they could still faintly hear the sounds of killing. Liu Ling frowned.
, looking at the Zhou army that was struggling to attack the city like a tide.
Zhongyihou Wang Banjin was touched and said: "The siege is so tight, General Du Yi can hold on to the present and keep the city gate intact, which is respectable and admirable!"
Zhao Xian clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead three thousand cavalry to attack Hou Zhou's camp. Fight to the bottom of the city in one go and join General Du Yi in the city!"
Sun Sheng also said: "General, I would like to go together!"
Liu Ling shook his head and pointed downwards and said: "Look, we have been discovered in the next week."
I saw a team from the camp of the Later Zhou Dynasty, no less than ten thousand people, heading towards them. Marshal Sun Xuandao of the Later Zhou Dynasty had led the army for decades. Although he could not say that he used the troops like a god, he did lead the troops in a regular manner.
It's very safe. There must be scouts sent by him within dozens of miles, so Liu Ling's cavalry was discovered as soon as they appeared.
Liu Ling pointed to the army of the Later Zhou Dynasty below and said: "Sun Xuandao always seeks stability when using his troops, so he waited until we got here before sending out troops to deal with it. If he is faster, he only needs to send three thousand cavalry to wait here.
While we are here to attack from afar, we will definitely win a complete victory. But having said that, if he insists on attacking Yuzhou at all costs, I am afraid that General Du Yi will not be able to hold it."
Wang Banjin nodded and said: "That's true. We only need to send an army to guard this high slope. Once our cavalry arrives, if the Zhou army uses the terrain to attack down, we will most likely be defeated in one battle."
Zhaoxian said: "It is said that this person has a perfect plan. Why is there such a delay in using troops?"
Liu Ling said: "In my opinion, An Heng's troops must have harassed them in the past few days. And An Heng did not dare to fight with the Zhou army, so the Zhou army inevitably relaxed. They must have thought that we were sent by An Heng, but
I came here to show off, so I gathered my team unhurriedly to deal with it."
Sun Sheng said: "What the prince said makes sense, but when they get closer and find out that we are not part of the Fuyuan Army, I'm afraid a fierce battle is inevitable."
Liu Ling thought for a while and said: "In this case, please lead the army to retreat ten miles, leaving only a thousand troops for me. Zhongyi will lead the army to hide and do not show his face. Zhaoxian, Sun Sheng, you two and I will stay here."
it's here."
Wang Banjin asked in confusion: "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
Liu Ling smiled and said: "Just do it, I have my own plans."
Wang Banjin knew that Liu Ling was a master in using troops, so he was happy about it. He was extremely capable and fearless of death. He was useful as a vanguard in charging into battle, but he was slightly inadequate in commanding the three armies in battle. Seeing Liu Ling's indifference, he
Instead of fighting with Liu Ling, he led eight thousand cavalry back ten miles and found a place to hide in the woods.
Liu Ling, Zhaoxian, Sun Sheng, and Zheng Xu led the black unicorn army to line up on the hillside, waiting for the army of the later Zhou Dynasty.
As Liu Ling expected, An Heng did indeed send people to harass Hou Zhou's camp every day in the past few days. He did this just to show off, so that he would have something to say when the court sent people to come. He could feel confident
He completely said that he would send troops to attack Hou Zhou's camp every day, but Hou Zhou's defense was so tight that they could not break through.
Then the Zhou army got tired of being harassed by his small actions. Every day, thousands of Fuyuan troops would come over to show off their bluff, and then they would leave immediately after the Zhou army came over, running faster than a rabbit. If this continued, the troops would be defeated for several days in a row.
Later Zhou Dynasty was very helpless. Therefore, after discovering Liu Ling's army this time, Hou Zhou Dynasty gathered the troops to fight. Because they knew that as soon as they left the camp, the Fuyuan army would immediately flee far away.
Liu Ling sat on his horse and quietly watched Zhou's army getting closer and closer. Seeing that the two armies were less than one mile apart, Liu Ling said with a smile: "It's our turn to run. Don't run too far. We found Zhou's army."
Return to camp and turn around immediately."
Zheng Xu and others responded and ordered the Black Qilin Army to retreat. Seeing the Han army running away, there was an earth-shattering scream and ridicule from the Zhou army. Some of the Black Flag Army's cavalry were so angry that they wanted to go back to fight.
, were all suppressed by Zheng Xu's order. Seeing the Han army fleeing far away, the Zhou army started to retreat with curses. Not far after they walked out, Liu Ling led the black unicorn army and turned back.
While shouting and making an attack gesture, the Zhou army thought that the Han army was angry and wanted to fight, so they hurriedly turned around and made a gesture of challenge. However, the Han army's thunder was louder and the raindrops were lighter, but they shouted and did not charge. Zhou
The general of the army was angry and led his army to kill him. Liu Ling led the black unicorn army and fled again.
After doing this three times, Zhou Jun finally got out of his anger and chased the Black Qilin Army for twenty miles before retreating in frustration. Liu Ling took his men to the woods to meet Wang Banjin, and then asked Wang Banjin to take a thousand soldiers with him.
The cavalry took over from the Black Qilin Army and went to harass Hou Zhou's camp again.
This happened three more times, and the Zhou army was furious and chased them for forty miles. Wang Banjin and a thousand cavalry just ran away, and the Zhou army had no choice but to return to the camp.
This went back and forth more than ten times, and finally the Zhou army simply camped outside the camp, just waiting for the Han army to appear. Liu Ling and his men hid in the woods, but they did not come out. The scouts came to report, and the Zhou army's offensive was once again blocked.
Yuzhou was still not conquered. Liu Ling frowned, but did not order to continue harassing the Zhou army's camp.
In the middle of the night, Liu Ling personally led three thousand cavalry and shouted to kill with great fanfare. The Zhou army suddenly panicked and assembled a team of 20,000 people to meet them. Liu Ling ordered his men to extinguish the torches and just ran away.
Until early morning, Zhou's army of 20,000 horses did not rest.
In the early morning of the next day, Wang Banjin once again led his army out to provoke. It seemed that even Sun Xuandao was aroused by this Fuyuan army and ordered a suspension of the siege. An army of 40,000 to 50,000 troops spread over the mountains and plains and came towards the high slopes.
