On the vast official road.
Somewhere in a mountain valley.
Three thousand cavalry led by Chang Xun were hiding inside.
Last night, Chang Xun learned the news that Xu Ye was defeated and killed, and returned to Chenliu County overnight to meet with Kong Lingyue and report the specific situation of the war. After some reporting, Chang Xun came back overnight.
Chang Xun hid in the mountains and did not take any action. At the same time, he also arranged for sentries to go out and keep an eye on Zhao Shan's actions.
Early in the morning, Chang Xun learned that Zhao Shan had gone to the county town, and he began to look forward to it.
Once Zhao Shan storms the county town and a large number of troops are sent to fight, but the rear is not prepared, Chang Xun can lead his men to kill Zhao Shan and directly stab Zhao Shan in the butt, giving Zhao Shan a fatal blow.
The premise of this matter is that Zhao Shan can attack.
If Zhao Shan still does not attack the county town and the military formation is tight, it is impossible for the mere three thousand cavalry under his command to attack.
To attack is to court death.
Chang Xun stayed in the mountain, took out a piece of meat strips from his pocket, and gnawed on it bit by bit. In a place like the wild, it is impossible to make a fire to cook. Once a fire is made to cook, you will be discovered and your whereabouts will be leaked.
Can only eat dry food.
Ordinary dry food will not satisfy your hunger.
Only the strips of meat that have been marinated and dried in the shade are refreshing to chew, can also fill your stomach, and will not be digested quickly.
"Report!"
Just at this moment, a sentinel came running back quickly.
The sentry was covered in blood. He got off his horse and reported: "General Chang, the sentry we sent out was encircled and suppressed by people from Dongchang. Now, almost all the people outside have been killed, and our eyes have been cut off."
Chang Xun frowned for a moment.
Having his eyeliner cut off meant that he was now blind and unable to see his surroundings.
Chang Xun was also a veteran on the battlefield and had enough experience. He decisively ordered: "Everyone should be careful not to leak their whereabouts. Although Zhao Shan has led his army to attack the county town, it is impossible to attack us, but we still have to Be careful."
The order was passed down and everyone was on guard.
The sentry also went to bandage it.
While Chang Xun was hiding with his men, the idea of attacking Zhao Shan's base camp also crossed his mind.
But as soon as this thought arose, it was suppressed in an instant, because Zhao Shan's army was there, and the Dongchang sentry was also there. His army would be discovered as soon as it went out, and it would be bad for him if Zhao Shan's army came back to support him. Done.
It's better to hide it at this stage.
Chang Xun was still hiding in the mountain col.
Time passed little by little, and it was approaching noon. The sun was in the sky, and it was a little hot due to the many people.
While Chang Xun was eating dried meat, his ears suddenly twitched and he quickly lay on the ground and listened carefully. After a while, Chang Xun stood up, looked anxious, and said loudly: "No, we are exposed."
"Gather, everyone gather immediately."
Chang Xun ordered loudly.
Three thousand cavalrymen mounted their horses. As soon as Chang Xun and his men rushed out of the col's entrance, they saw cavalry coming from both sides outside the col's exit.
The number of the opponent's cavalry is not large.
According to a rough estimate, there were only four to five thousand people, not much more than his number.
Chang Xun did not dare to step forward to fight.
Last night, Xu Ye fought with Daqian's cavalry and was directly defeated. Now that the opponent has more troops than him, once they are entangled in a fight, they may not be able to escape.
This is what Chang Xun doesn't want.
"Follow me to break through, we will go directly to the county seat."
After Chang Xun gave the order, he rode his horse and whipped his horse, speeding up and retreating. After Chang Xun retreated at full speed, Li Buyi and more than 4,000 cavalrymen surrounded them. They just reached the tail of Changxun's cavalry and quickly covered them up.
The cavalry brought by Li Buyi included two thousand ordinary cavalry from the Shence Army and two thousand cavalry from the Xuanjia Army, just to kill this group of people.
Now, as soon as they reach the tail of Chang Xun's cavalry, they quickly cover them up.
Chang Xun didn't dare to stay at all, so he could only retreat all the way.
However, when he retreated, Li Buyi led his men to cover up and kill him. The cover-up and kill on the left and right sides made Chang Xun unable to deflect and could only keep going in the direction of Chenliu County.
Chang Xun approached Chenliu County. When he was less than five miles away from the county seat, he was on the way to retreat when he saw Zhou Huhou coming with a thousand Xuanjia troops on the official road ahead.
For a time, Chang Xun was blocked from both sides.
Chang Xun was covered up and tried his best to avoid fighting directly with Daqian's generals.
After all, Kong Fanxi and Xu Ye have set a precedent.
If you don't pay attention, you will be killed.
This is a result Chang Xun doesn't want to see.
While Chang Xun was hiding and his cavalry were breaking through, the news had already spread outside the city.
After Zhao Shan got the news, he was no longer silent. He rode his horse forward again and said loudly: "Kong Lingyue, the three thousand cavalry led by Chang Xun under your command are being killed. They are near the county seat. Are you ready?" Are you going to fight me to the death again?"
brush!
Kong Lingyue's expression changed drastically.
Got plotted again.
Zhao Shan actually discovered Chang Xun's location and was still encircling Chang Xun.
This was not a small force, but three thousand cavalry. Once it was completely wiped out, it would be a huge blow to Kong Lingyue's army. Especially when she stood on the tower and watched her soldiers being wiped out, this was even more cruel.
Kong Lingyue felt the fear of being dominated in her heart.
From the beginning, she was overtaken by Zhao Shan and suppressed step by step.
At this moment, Kong Lingyue even had the idea of fighting out. Anyway, he had more troops, so he could fight out of Chenliu County in one go, and simply fight Zhao Shan, which would not be such a trouble.
The moment the thought arose, Kong Lingyue suppressed her thoughts.
She has more troops, but Zhao Shan's army is known to be good at fighting. She also knows that Zhao Shan's Modao Camp is invincible. Even the Iron Buddha of the Jin Kingdom cannot hold it, let alone the coalition forces she brought. Woolen cloth?
The coalition forces seemed to have more people, so they had a numerical advantage. The problem is that the coalition also has the biggest shortcoming, that is, once it gets into trouble, they will go separate ways when disaster strikes, and the army will completely collapse.
You can't just kill them!
Defense must be used as offense.
It is to use defense to consume Zhao Shan's morale and consume Zhao Shan's strength.
As long as Liu Fuquan's rear is stable and Zhao Shan's army is blocked in Chenliu County, the situation will be deadlocked. Once the situation reaches a standstill, it will be beneficial to Kong Lingyue and detrimental to Zhao Shan.
Kong Lingyue immediately regained her senses and said loudly: "Zhao Shan, I will not take a step back."
Zhao Shan sighed again and said: "Kong Lingyue, I am the emperor of Daqian, and I keep my word."
"Now in front of you and in front of all the soldiers on the city tower, I promise that as long as you withdraw your troops and leave Chenliu County now, you will no longer collude with Liu Fuquan. I will allow you to withdraw from Yanzhou and give up the attack on Chang Xun's troops. of encirclement and suppression.”
Liu Fuquan suddenly became impatient.
He looked worried.
Once Kong Lingyue gave up Chenliu County, how could he compete with Zhao Shan with the meager troops he had?
Liu Fuquan rubbed his hands and said anxiously: "General Kong, Zhao Shan has always been extremely cunning. You must not believe what he says. If you listen to Zhao Shan, maybe Zhao Shan will take advantage of the situation as soon as the army leaves Chenliu County. ”
"Zhao Shan's goal is not only to destroy me, Yanzhou, but also to destroy Qingzhou, Xuzhou and Yuzhou."
"Zhao Shan said before that the whole world is not the king's territory. He cannot allow the local governments to separate themselves."
"From this perspective, Zhao Shan released you just to destroy you. You must not be deceived by him, otherwise I will lose, Yanzhou will be gone, and you will follow in my footsteps."
Liu Fuquan said seriously: "General Kong, please think again."
Kong Lingyue said: "Don't worry, Emperor Xia, I won't leave."
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Liu Fuquan breathed a sigh of relief.
A chill ran down his spine just now, fearing that Kong Lingyue would run away, otherwise things would be difficult to handle.
Kong Lingyue looked outside the city again and said loudly: "Zhao Shan, even if you threaten me, I will not withdraw my troops. I will not rush to rescue the troops under Chang Xun's command outside the city. I will guard the city." As long as I'm here, you can't win."
Zhao Shan was also surprised.
It is even more emotional that Kong Lingyue's strategic determination is quite good.
An ordinary person would not be able to withstand such pressure long ago, but Kong Lingyue did not waver at all and wanted to guard Chenliu County. It was precisely this move that put Zhao Shan in a dilemma.
After annihilating Xu Ye and Chang Xun, he can gain a certain advantage. The problem is that if he does not capture Chenliu County, his rear will be in danger. This is a city that cannot be avoided and a city that must be captured.
Zhao Shan struck further: "Kong Lingyue, you are really hard-hearted."
Kong Lingyue said: "This is due to the situation."
Zhao Shanjian could not shake Kong Lingyue, so he returned to the military formation to wait. Not long after, a sentry came quickly and said loudly: "Good news, good news, General Li has killed the thief General Chang Xun. Destroy Chang Xun's cavalry."
Zhao Shan had a smile on his face.
At least something gained.
Kong Lingyue was on the city tower when she heard the shouting, but she staggered and pressed her hands firmly against the city wall, with a fierce light in her eyes.
Damn it!
This was all caused by Zhao Shan.
Liu Fuquan saw Kong Lingyue's situation, thinking about the current situation in his mind, and played tricks with Zhao Shan to force Zhao Shan to attack. It was currently impossible. After thinking about it carefully, he comforted: "General Kong , I think we need to change our strategy.”
Kong Lingyue asked: "How to change?"
A flash of light flashed across Liu Fuquan's eyes and he said, "Take the initiative."
"no!"
Kong Lingyue refused without even thinking.
If he adopts a proactive strategy, he will not sit back and watch Chang Xun being killed, he will not be indifferent last night, and he will not stay in the city after coming.
Kong Lingyue assessed the strength of both sides early and knew that Zhao Shan's Xuanjia Army and Modao Camp were too powerful, so he never went to war.
Liu Fuquan said: "Why is General Kong afraid of Zhao Shan? If it is because of fear, why bother to fight?"
Kong Lingyue looked over instantly and said coldly: "The Xia Emperor's army of more than 60,000 was directly defeated by Zhao Shan. Have you ever encountered the Modao Camp under his command?"
"No!"
Liu Fuquan shook his head and answered.
Kong Lingyue said in a deep voice: "You have 60,000 elites, but Zhao Shan only has about 30,000 people. He didn't even dispatch Modao Battalion, so he just crushed you. Do you think our troops are stronger now than they were then?" ?”
"Does Emperor Xia know what kind of army Modao Camp is?"
"The Iron Pagoda of the Kingdom of Jin and the Snow Dragon Riders of Xiliang were all brutally killed by Modao Camp. Under such premise, do you think the current military strength can withstand Modao Camp?"
Kong Lingyue said in a deep voice: "Xia Emperor insists on going to war, so that's okay. More than 10,000 soldiers under your command will go to face Modao Camp. As long as you can delay it, I am not afraid of a battle."
Liu Fuquan quickly shook his head and said: "No, no!"
The Xuanjia army is invincible.
The men and horses of Modao Camp were all shattered!
Liu Fuquan also knew this information. He only had more than 10,000 soldiers he had just recruited. These seemed to be elites, but in fact they did not have enough combat effectiveness.
Once he fights with Zhao Shan's Modao camp, he will be killed immediately and collapse.
It can't be stopped at all.
Kong Lingyue said in a deep voice: "Emperor Xia is not willing to face Modao Camp. Are the soldiers under my command willing? Since Emperor Xia delegates power to me, leave it to me to command and don't interfere at will."
Liu Fuquan was thick-skinned and showed no embarrassment at all. He smiled and said, "I listen to General Kong."
Kong Lingyue nodded slightly and looked outside the city. She was not affected by Chang Xun's defeat at all and still stood quietly on the city tower.
Zhao Shan failed to threaten Kong Lingyue and felt a little disappointed.
It's a pity that Kong Lingyue couldn't be defeated.
It was precisely because of this that Zhao Shan looked at Kong Lingyue with even more admiration. This woman was indeed not simple.
Not an ordinary woman.
Zhao Shan did not stay any longer and gave the order to withdraw again, because if he attacked Chenliu County, he would fall into Kong Lingyue's plan. He would not lead Kong Lingyue by the nose, but he would be controlled by Kong Lingyue. Rhythm.
The army withdrew, and not long after, Li Buyi also came back, clasping his fists and saying: "Your Majesty, Chang Xun and his troops have been completely wiped out. In this battle, we killed a thousand people and captured more than 1,300 people. The other cavalry fled. ”
Zhao Shan praised: "Li Qing did a good job. Chang Xun and Xu Ye were killed, and the army outside Chenliu County was completely wiped out. At this stage, only Kong Lingyue and Liu Fuquan who were hiding in the city were left. ”
Li Buyi frowned and said, "This Kong Lingyue has great concentration and is very difficult to deal with."
Fang Weihu said: "It is impossible to attack Chenliu County by force. At present, the sentinels have looked at the four city gates and it is difficult to sneak in."
Yan Zhuo said: "Your Majesty, I have an idea, I wonder if it is feasible?"
Zhao Shan had a look of expectation in his eyes and said with a smile, "What are Yan Qing's plans?"
