The lobby of Jixian City.
Han Sui looked at the map in front of him with a serious expression.
At this moment, Cheng Gongying, Yan Xing, Cheng Yin and others walked in from outside.
"I've met my lord!"
Han Sui raised his head and asked in a deep voice,
"Mr. Chenggong, how is the situation?"
"Reporting to my lord, the spies we sent out have searched a radius of thirty miles, but there is still no trace of the enemy."
Cheng Gongying looked a little solemn.
Their original plan was to lead the cavalry back to Hebei County to strengthen defenses before Yang Ling and others attacked.
Then Yang Qiu led the remaining infantry to surround Yang Ling and the others from the rear, thereby achieving the goal of completely defeating Yang Ling and Ma Teng!
But it was already the third day, and they didn't even see Yang Ling or Ma Teng.
How can this not worry Cheng Gongying?
Han Sui said nothing, but his brows were furrowed.
The two armies are fighting, but they can't even find any trace of each other. There is nothing more terrifying than this!
"Lord, why don't we leave 10,000 troops and go back to join Yang Qiu first?"
Cheng Gongying suggested.
"That's fine!"
Han Sui nodded.
Although Ji County is not a strong city, if there are 10,000 troops stationed there, Yang Ling with only 20,000 troops cannot capture it.
At this moment, a candidate for one of the eight elite generals suddenly stumbled in.
"Lord, something bad is going on! Something happened over there with Yang Qiu!"
Han Sui's heart sank and he quickly asked,
"What happened?!"
"Yang Ling led his troops to raid our camp. The army was defeated and Yang Qiu was killed!"
The candidate said with a sad face.
For Han Sui, this news was no less than a bolt from the blue!
He was stunned for a while, then grabbed the candidate's collar and roared in a low voice,
"When did this happen?"
"Reporting to my lord, on the night we left the camp..."
The candidate said tremblingly.
"How is this possible?!"
Han Sui's eyes widened.
When he led the cavalry to set off, Yang Ling and others had already crossed the border of Lueyang and were only two days away from Ji County.
So how did Yang Ling manage to attack Yang Qiu that night?
"My lord, I'm afraid we have fallen into Yang Ling's scheme of seducing the east and attacking the west..."
Now that things have happened, Cheng Gongying finally understands.
Yang Ling pretended to attack Ji County to lure Han Sui to divide his troops, and then used thunderous momentum to attack Yang Qiu's troops.
Marching in a hurry day and night, they attacked the enemy two hundred miles away.
For the rebels, it may be impossible.
But who is Yang Ling? He is the best at making the impossible possible!
I just understand now, so what?
Although Han Sui could still gather hundreds of thousands more troops, after these two defeats, the hearts of the army were unstable.
I'm afraid some people may still have different intentions!
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After two consecutive defeats, the rebels' momentum was suppressed, but the Han army swept away the previous decline.
After the news of Han Sui's defeat spread, Chengji, Lueyang, Shanggui and other counties in Hanyang County killed the rebels one after another and chose to return to the rule of the imperial court!
Longxian County Government Hall.
"Judging from Han Sui's actions, he must be planning to fight a protracted war with us."
Gao Rou looked at the sand table on the table and said softly.
In the past few days, Han Sui seemed to have given up on his plan to fight Yang Ling quickly and drive Yang Ling out of Liangzhou.
While using Ji County as a stronghold to strengthen and repair, he gathered the defeated remnants of the army and summoned the rebels from Longxi and Wuwei counties.
All his actions showed that he planned to spend time with Yang Ling!
"He wants to fight a protracted war, but I won't give him what he wants!"
Yang Ling smiled lightly.
As the saying goes, if the war lasts for a long time, things will change, and if things are difficult, the worries will be easy.
If the stalemate continues in Liangzhou, there is no telling what will happen in the Central Plains.
It would be wise to deal with Han Sui early and suppress the rebels.
Just yesterday, Zhang Xiu and Hu Cheer also led their troops to Long County.
With their 20,000 soldiers and horses, plus Ma Teng's 20,000 soldiers and horses, as well as the defeated and captured soldiers, Yang Ling suddenly had more than 50,000 troops in his hands, and he had the ability to fight Han Sui head-on!
"Brother is right, but our military strength is not superior, so we still can't be careless!"
Zhao Yun on the side reminded.
"Don't worry Zilong, my brother has a good plan to defeat Han Sui's army!"
Yang Ling smiled confidently.
Everyone knew that Yang Ling was always full of clever ideas, so when they heard what he said, they felt relieved and stopped asking any more questions.
Early the next morning.
Yang Ling then gathered 40,000 troops, left Long County, and sent troops to Ji County in a mighty manner!
Not long after, the news of Cao's army's dispatch reached Ji County.
"This bastard Yang Ling really doesn't take me seriously!"
Han Sui gritted his teeth and said.
Although he suffered two disastrous defeats in a row, he contacted other warlords and the Qiang, Di and Hu people.
Now he can mobilize 150,000 to 60,000 troops!
Yang Ling dared to attack with only 40,000 to 50,000 troops.
This really means not taking Han Sui seriously!
But despite this, Han Sui did not dare to be careless.
After all, he fell into the hands of Yang Ling one after another, which really scared Han Sui!
"Come here, invite Mr. Cheng Gong and the others!"
Han Sui ordered furiously.
In a short time, in addition to Cheng Gongying, Yan Xing and other Han Sui's own subordinates, Song Jian, who separatized areas such as Wuhan and claimed to be the king of Han Dynasty at the head of the river,
Agui, the Di king of Xingguo, Yang Wanwan, the Di king of Baiqing, and others of the Di tribe were also invited to discuss matters.
"Yang Ling only has 40,000 to 50,000 troops, yet he dares to attack us. He really doesn't take us seriously!"
Han Sui said loudly,
"If we lose, we won't have a good life in the future!"
Whether it was Song Jian, a warlord who was separatist, or the oppressed Qiang, Di and Hu people, they did not want Cao's army to occupy Liangzhou.
So after hearing Han Sui's words, they all started shouting.
"Please rest assured, general, we will fight to the death."
"Yes, let Cao Jun never come back!"
Seeing this, Han Sui breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as his side is united, Yang Ling, who only has 40,000 to 50,000 troops, will definitely not be his opponent!
At this moment, Cheng Yin walked in.
After he bowed his hands and saluted, he said respectfully,
"My Lord, the Youxian King of the Southern Huns, Qubei, is waiting outside the city!"
Han Sui was stunned for a moment and then said with great joy,
"Quickly, invite him here!"
Not long after, Cheng Yin brought Qubei to Han Sui.
"Meet the general!"
He went to Bei and Korea and bowed.
"You're welcome, King Youxian!"
Han Sui smiled and said,
"I wonder if King Youxian is here this time because of the alliance that was previously discussed?"
"The general is right. I came here today precisely for the alliance."
Qubei nodded.
Ever since Yang Ling arrived in Liangzhou, everything went wrong for Han Sui.
Hearing Qubei's words, he immediately showed joy.
"With the help of the Huns, great things can be accomplished!"
