Liu Ling quickly found Shi Le and Wang Mi and told them that another Jin army reinforcement had arrived. According to the reports from his subordinates, it might be the Qingzhou army. 〖∈八〖∈八〖∈Read〖∈Book, 2∞3↓o
After telling the news, Liu Ling suggested that the three of them had already looted enough people and property, so they might as well retreat just before the Qingzhou reinforcements arrived, so as not to lose all these things in vain when they were disadvantaged in fighting against the Qingzhou reinforcements. spoils of war.
After listening to Liu Ling's words, Shi Le and Wang Mi were both a little surprised. They were not surprised at how quickly the Qingzhou reinforcements arrived, but the other was Liu Ling's fear.
Wang Mi couldn't hide his contempt and said in a slightly mocking tone.
"Brother, you are too cowardly. I know these Qingzhou troops. They are basically Liu Yu's men in Donglai. Although Liu Yu has some bravery, his military skills are nothing more than the appearance of a man. What's the point? Scared."
Shi Le also said, "Brother Liu, don't worry. Although we were defeated in Licheng last time, I have already seen through it. These Qingzhou Army soldiers are brave soldiers, but the generals are just reckless men who don't know how to fight. This Once the three of us work together, with a little trick, we will be able to defeat this reinforcement."
As soon as Liu Ling heard what Shi Le said about "working together", the grievances in his heart that had not disappeared surged out again. He thought angrily that the last time in Licheng, Jinan County, if it hadn't been for you, Jie Hu, who swore He said that Qingzhou is at the end of its power and is a soft persimmon to be pinched. He will not put all his wealth on it and end up running away in a hurry.
Liu Ling came to participate in the siege of Juancheng this time because he was driven out by the Youzhou Army and Duan Xianbei in Hebei and had nowhere to hide. This time he responded to the invitation of Shi Le Wang Mi and came to siege Juancheng. Before coming this time, Liu Ling thought that by cooperating with these two people this time, she would never be the first person easily again.
"Enough people and property have been robbed this time, and the Han Dynasty has also sent a letter asking us to besiege Luoyang together. I think it is better to just leave. This Juancheng is not better than going to Luoyang."
Liu Ling muttered that he wanted to retreat immediately.
Wang Mi sneered and said.
"Let's go? We are carrying so many men and women's belongings, so walking must be very slow. Calculate the marching speed of the Qingzhou Army this time. I'm afraid you won't be able to go very far, and you will have to be overtaken by the Qingzhou Army. What will happen if the time comes? , instead of fighting, are we going to throw away our people and property and run away?"
After listening to Wang Mi's words, Liu Ling felt that it was very reasonable, but he did not express it, lowered his head and remained silent.
When Wang Mi saw this, his expression changed, and he even thought of making a sarcastic comment. Shi Le, who was next to him, pulled Wang Mi's sleeves, winked at him, and then said to Liu Ling.
"Brother, we can't retreat this time. First of all, this Juancheng has been under siege for several rounds, and it can no longer hold out for much longer. I have received an envoy from the Jin army in the city. Someone in the defenders is willing to contact us and we will be able to respond within a short time. If the inside and outside work together to destroy Juancheng, then all the weapons, armor, men, women, and property in Juancheng will be ours."
After Liu Ling heard this, he was slightly moved. Although he said that he had robbed enough, he actually did not rob much property, especially because the weapons and equipment were still lacking. Otherwise, he would not have let the Xianbei soldiers chase the rabbits in Hebei. He is still on the run, but there is a huge arsenal in Juancheng. If he can obtain the weapons and armor in it, his strength will change.
But Liu Ling still didn't respond. He was still afraid that Wang Mi and Shi Le would dig a trap for him.
Shi Le didn't take it seriously and continued.
"Moreover, this time the three of us work together. If we can defeat these Qingzhou soldiers, then no one in the entire Heji can stop us. If we don't take advantage of such a good opportunity, I'm afraid God won't even look at it. Go down. ¤八¤八¤Read¤, ☆←o”
After Liu Ling heard this, he remained silent and said after a while.
"I don't think it's better than this. I'll take my troops and go away by myself. Whether you want to continue besieging Juancheng or facing the Qingzhou Army, just pretend that I haven't been here."
After hearing this, Wang Mi opened his leopard eyes wide, as if he was about to spit out fire.
Liu Ling's words clearly meant that he and Shi Le were regarded as shields. He ran away on his own, leaving himself and Shi Le to serve as his rearguard. How could such a good thing happen?
However, before Wang Mi could open his mouth to reprimand him, he was stopped by Shi Le again.
Shi Le said.
"Brother, don't make a joke. The three of us are now in the same body, so no one can leave first and then the other. Otherwise, if the King of Han finds out, he will think that the three of us are alienated and have a rift."
Hearing Shi Le mention Liu Yuan, the King of Han, who was actually Liu Yuan, the Emperor of Han, Liu Ling was a little scrupulous. Many Hu people in Liu Ling's army were supporters of the Huns Liu Yuan. If Liu Yuan was offended, Liu Yuan would send out a few words. With the order, most of the troops can be taken away from his army.
Shi Le continued, "Moreover, the three of us have already set up an array to besiege the city. If my brother suddenly withdraws his troops and leaves, the Juancheng defenders will definitely be able to guess that things have changed. Those who originally wanted to surrender may also wait and see. If we go forward, it will be troublesome if we try to break through the city, so if my brother retreats alone, it will also cause the two of us to lose all our previous efforts."
Finally, after Wang Mi and Shi Le talked softly and hard with each other, Liu Ling finally settled down and decided to work together with the two of them to annihilate the Qingzhou Army who came for reinforcements.
The three of them immediately began to discuss when and where the Qingzhou Army would arrive, which places were suitable for battlefields, and where they could ambush in advance. How many men and horses each of the three would send to attack them, and how many men and horses they would leave behind to continue the siege and guard the camp. Goods for men and women.
Finally, long after dark, Wang Mi, Shi Le and Liu Ling came to an agreement.
According to the speed of the Qingzhou Army's march, they estimate that the Qingzhou Army will arrive near Qingyangyi near Linqiu tomorrow.
The terrain near Qingyang Town is flat, which is convenient for the three of them to use a large number of cavalry to fight.
And because of the drought, the rivers and wells along the highway from Fan County to Qingyang County in Linqiu County have very little water. The tens of thousands of Qingzhou troops passing by will definitely lack drinking water.
By the time they arrived at Qingyangyi, the wells and rivers near here were almost dry. It was still the scorching late summer sun in July. If the two armies faced off here, the Qingzhou Army, which was basically infantry, would definitely not dare to leave the formation easily. If so, it only takes a day and a half to take advantage of the lack of water to drain their energy.
Because based on the experience of the Battle of Licheng, these Qingzhou Army infantry are well-armored and rely on mutual cover between arrays when fighting. Generally speaking, they are good at defense but not good at offense. This time, we want to force them to take the initiative to attack and then use the strong wind of the cavalry. Turn to the advantage, wear down these Qingzhou soldiers and weaken them, and then give them a thunderous blow.
When the Qingzhou soldiers were at a disadvantage, the flat and unobstructed terrain was also very conducive to them taking advantage of the cavalry pursuit. I am afraid that not even a Qingzhou soldier could escape.
As for the Jin army in Juancheng, Liu Ling was still a little worried. He felt that the Jin army in Juancheng would come out of the city to counterattack and respond to the reinforcements after noticing the three men's actions.
Wang Mi and Shi Le agreed that Yuan Fu, the governor of Yanzhou in Juancheng, had long been frightened out of his courage.
Before Liu Ling arrived, there were also Jin troops who came for reinforcements, but they were all annihilated by Wang Mishile and his two men.
At the beginning, the defenders of Juancheng opened the city gate and rushed out to receive reinforcements, but they all lost their troops and generals. Wang Mishile also ordered people to pretend to be Jin troops coming for reinforcements, tricking the defenders into leaving the city and dying.
Unfortunately, later on, no matter how Wang Mishile mobilized outside the city, the defenders of Juancheng did not dare to leave the city even half a step.
Therefore, this time, Shi Le and Wang Mi were very sure that no matter how they mobilized, given the courage of Yuan Fu, the governor of Yanzhou in the city, they would definitely not leave the city even half a step.
The reason why a large number of soldiers and horses were left behind was actually to guard the plundered people and property, so as to prevent the men and women among them from taking the opportunity to escape. It also allowed them to supervise each other and prevent the number of people left behind from being too small and allowing some subordinates to get rich privately. The goods escape.
On the second day.
The weather over Yanzhou, which had been continuously sunny before, suddenly became gloomy, and large groups of dark clouds began to gather in the sky.
This cloud situation, which seemed like heavy rain was coming, made many people in Juancheng feel happy.
If heavy rain comes, the Hulu bandits in Eicheng will definitely have to take a shower, and the moat like a dry ditch will also accumulate water, adding a layer of protection to Juancheng.
However, most people don't have much hope for these sudden dark clouds. This kind of dark clouds have covered the sun for many months before, but there are only a few drops of rain that actually fall, or even even a drop of rain. The dust on the ground is not soaked, otherwise, the river would not be in the current situation of drying up.
On the city wall of Juancheng, Yuan Fu, the tall, thin, gray-haired governor of Yanzhou, was stroking the wall with his hands and stretching his neck to check the situation outside the city.
Early this morning, a sentry reported to Yuan Fu, the governor of Yanzhou, that the Huru bandits outside the city had mobilized a large number of troops and seemed to be heading northeast.
After getting the news, Yuan Fu immediately put on heavy armor and climbed up to the top of the city to check it out personally.
However, after watching for most of the day, no reinforcements were seen.
Yuan Fu, who had always been good at keeping his temper at bay, couldn't help but show disappointment and worry on his face.
When the generals behind Yuan Fu saw this, they couldn't help but whisper to each other. If it were before, Yuan Fu would definitely reprimand these generals for their behavior. This kind of whispering behavior Being in the eyes of ordinary soldiers is very detrimental to morale.
But now, under huge pressure, Yanzhou Governor Yuan Fu has long lost his mind to rectify the people's hearts. With the recent persecution of the thieves who besieged the city, and the lack of news of any supporting troops for a long time, the people's hearts in Juancheng have become... It has reached the point of impending collapse.
Although Yuan Fu instructed his supervisors Chen Jiao, Lu Kuan and others to use their iron fist to kill many who wavered in the morale of the army, Yuan Fu knew that the turbulent undercurrent still existed.
The governor of Yanzhou was standing against the wall at this time, staring blankly to the north, unwilling to leave the lower city.
The officials and generals behind him did not dare to disturb him. Yuan Fu could not help but feel deep regret in his heart as he stared for a long time. If he had known that he would be trapped in this Juancheng cage, he would definitely not have coveted this. He stayed in Juancheng for the position of governor of Yanzhou. He accepted the invitation of Sima Rui, king of Langya, and went south to Yangzhou.
Although Yangzhou Jiangdong is a barbaric and barbaric land, at least there are no such fierce and desperate bandits. I heard that the aristocratic families from Langya and Donghai counties have moved south. Now they must be drinking and chatting with the local tycoons in Wuzhong.
When he thought of this, Yuan Fu couldn't help but lament, pitiful for him, a well-known man from a well-known family in Runan, who had been serving as ministers for many years, but now he was trapped in an isolated city with these generals, and was in danger of being ruined and killed at any time.
In the past, Yuan Fu always thought that if he could govern a state, he would definitely be able to do both civil and military work and wipe out the thieves in the state, Kou Xiaoxiao. Who would have thought that after he actually became a state official, he would lose consecutive battles and be trapped in an isolated city.
Yuan Fu, the governor of Yanzhou, who was wearing heavy armor, originally wanted to touch the wall and scream, write a poem to lament his unfortunate career, but in the sultry heat of July, he soon could not withstand the sultry heat of the double armor and climbed down the city wall. went.
At the same time, Yanzhou and Linqiu County.
Liu Yu has led his army into Linqiu territory for a long time. The scene along the way is very different from the previous scene.
Almost none of the villages along the way were intact. They were either actively abandoned or burned down. It was obvious that this place had been looted many times by Hulu bandits, so that almost all the people had fled.
Moreover, the drought situation here is obviously more serious. There are many small rivers and wells near Dongpingtaek, but once we reach the territory of Linqiu, not only the number of rivers is scarce, but also the wells with water are rare. , and many of the wells had human and animal corpses thrown into them, and the stench was so bad that they were no longer drinkable.
When Liu Yu arrived at a small town called Qingyangyi, he ordered him to station on the spot for repairs.
Although it was still early, it was not time to set up camp.
But because they were in Qingyang Town, the Qingzhou Army found that there were some wells in the houses. Although the water supply was insufficient, they could barely make do with it.
Of course, the main reason is that the scouts in front reported that there were already large groups of infantry and cavalry charging towards them in a menacing manner not far away.
According to the reports from the Qingzhou Army scouts, these enemies were divided into three lines. There were more than 20,000 cavalry in the vanguard. The number of infantry following them could not be seen because of the enemy's obstruction. However, according to the rising dust, the scouts guessed that It should be as many as thirty or forty thousand.
Liu Yu guessed that these must be the three major bandits, Wang Mi, Shi Le and Liu Ling.
He personally led several generals to check, and sure enough, when the cavalry appeared in the field of vision, Cao Yi, who was beside him, used his eagle-like eyesight to see the banner of the Huns and Han generals under the banner of Wang Mi's army.
"Yes, that's right. Under the banner of the general who conquered the east of the puppet Han Huns, it must be Wang Mi, and the other two are Shi Le and Liu Ling."
Of course Cao Yi was very familiar with Wang Mi, and also knew Shi Le and Liu Lingna very well, so after watching from a distance, he was sure that these three people were here.
Liu Yu stood up and could see that the cavalry in the distance had begun to gather and organize their teams. It should be that these Hulu bandits' scouts also discovered the Qingzhou Army, and they all knew that there was a possibility of encounter at any time.
Soon, after the Hulu cavalry in the distance formed a team, several cavalry groups spread out from the two wings, cruising forward quickly to drive away the Qingzhou Army's scouts.
The Qingzhou Army scouts, who were already few in number, quickly retreated in order to protect themselves, and slowly the Hulu opposite them gained an advantage.
The large formation of Hulu cavalry in the distance did not move, obviously waiting for the infantry behind.
Liu expected that he could not let these barbarians cover the battlefield so easily. Even if he voluntarily gave up, he would have to find some face elsewhere.
He looked at the dozen or so guards around him who looked dissatisfied, and thought of the tactics often used by Erfengtian Khan in later generations.
Liu Yu was excited when he thought that he might have the opportunity to imitate this kind of hero to enjoy himself, even if there were no results.
He rode out, in front of a group of generals and guards, raised the whip in his hand, pointed forward, and said loudly.
"Gentlemen, do you dare to work with me to break the thieves' spirit!?" 11
