Liang Peng snorted coldly,
"Bring them down. This battle belongs to me, the Jin Ping Army. You, the Long Xing Army, should follow my lord to defeat the main force of the An Army. I will give you the great credit."
At this time, all the generals also reacted.
Okay, taking credit, right?
Lin Guang also said immediately,
"Lord! Our Tiantai Army can do it too. The Tiantai Army is your close army. You know our combat effectiveness best!"
Liang Peng snorted again,
"It is precisely because he knows you that the Lord will not send you."
"Lord! The Wind Blade Army is also available. Let the army invite you to fight!"
Ren Jun was not far behind.
Liang Peng snorted three times and said,
"Pull him down. Your Wind Blade Army has just achieved a great achievement, and now you want to rob it? Are you not leaving any space for friendly forces?"
Ning Wushuang sighed leisurely and said,
"Draw Liang Peng out and give him a good beating."
"Reconsideration!"
"Reconsideration!"
Zhengchuan looked at Liang Peng and said with a smile,
"I won't argue, but this matter must belong to me. If you all can't do it, you should just follow your lord and fight honestly. Our plain army is the ace army and is invincible in the field. It is most appropriate to let our army go. "
"Okay, okay, don't argue anymore."
Nie Chen waved his hand and said with a smile,
"Yes, I am happy to hear the battle. You are worthy of being an elite division under my command, and your morale can be used.
Then the task of blocking the Wu family’s army this time will be left to..."
Nie Chen's eyes swept across the five commanders in front of him. Everyone looked at him eagerly, waiting for him to make a choice.
"Liang Peng."
Everyone was dejected after hearing this and sat back one after another. Liang Peng was so excited that he immediately knelt down on one knee and said,
"General, I would like to thank my lord for your love. Rest assured, lord, I will be able to defeat the enemy and live up to my high expectations!"
"Get up, let's see if Commander Liang, who once told me that the more troops he has, the better, is really capable of fighting a beautiful and victorious battle.
This king has given you this opportunity. If you don't do well, don't complain in the future that I don't give you the opportunity to lead troops alone. "
Liang Peng blushed and said,
"My lord, you all know it... Don't worry, my lord, I will never complain!"
"OK."
Nie Chen took out the token and gave it to Liang Peng, giving him the power to lead troops alone.
"Early tomorrow morning, you will lead your Jinping Army northward to Hequ County to intercept the opponent's army. If you finish there first, just wait for my order and continue eastward into Dongping County.
If my side ends first, I will inform you that your side needs help, and I will send another legion to help you, and then I will lead my troops eastward. "
Liang Peng knew that once Nie Chen sent reinforcements to him, it would mean that his side was in trouble, and Nie Chen would be disappointed.
"Don't worry, my lord, the general will not need reinforcements!"
"Okay, you don't have any strong generals, so I'll send you the old horse to fight with you."
"I will obey your orders!"
Ma Niubi immediately knelt down on one knee and received the order.
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Early the next morning, Liang Peng ordered his troops and horses, prepared their food, grass and baggage, took horses and cattle blanks and an army of 100,000 gold, and headed north in a mighty manner.
Nie Chen, on the other hand, led most of his troops to continue eastward and headed for the county seat of Shuoyue County.
Nie Chen was relatively relieved about letting Liang Peng lead his army to Hequ County alone.
Firstly, it was because Liang Peng was the first group of people to follow him. In the beginning, all the offensive battles were fought under the command of Liang Peng, so his ability and loyalty were not a problem.
The Jinping Army is also the earliest main army under his command. They are all veterans with rich combat experience. They also have 10,000 cavalry and are very powerful. If the Pingye Army is the ace army under King Pingxi, then the Jinping Army is under Nie Chen. The strongest army.
Nie Chen led the army to continue eastward. After walking for three days, they finally arrived outside the city of Shuoyue County.
At this time, the main force of the An army led by Ye Xiao was still marching in the ravines of the hilly area.
After setting up camp outside the county city, Nie Chen sent people to call for the governor of Shuoyue County to surrender, while analyzing the occupation with the generals in the commander's tent.
According to the description of Qi Huan Shadow Guard, there are fifteen thousand local troops in Shuoyue County and several thousand militiamen. Although they are called militiamen, they are actually just like strong men.
With such a small number of people defending such a large city, it would be very easy to defeat it with just your toes.
Nie Chen sent people over to persuade them to surrender, but it was just a formality. If the other side surrendered, they would naturally go directly into the city. If they didn't surrender, they would just attack them in one wave.
Just when everyone was relaxing, the guard outside the door suddenly ran in, hugged his hands and said,
"Prince Qi, the governor of Shuoyue County arrested the people we sent to persuade them to surrender and hung them on the city gate."
"What? Why are you hanging on the top of the city? Have the people you sent entered the city?"
Nie Chen stood up in shock and asked.
"Lord, the soldiers we sent first shouted at the city gate, and then the county guard asked him to go in to discuss the matter of surrender in detail.
The soldier was fooled. Unexpectedly, the enemy closed the gate just after entering the city.
Not long after, our brother was beaten with bruises all over his body, hung up with a rope, and hung from the city gate. "
"Damn it, is this bitch provoking me?!"
Nie Chen angrily threw the token in his hand on the table.
"Send the order! Send troops! Attack the county city. After breaking the city, I will hang the county guard on the city gate and hang him alive!"
Ouyang Ming hurriedly advised,
"Lord! Don't be reckless. The enemy is deliberately provoking us. We must not be fooled.
There are only ten or twenty thousand enemies, but they dare to provoke us like this. It is impossible without a back-up plan. There must be a conspiracy!
Our army has just set up camp, and the army is unstable. If we rush to fight, the camp will be empty, and it will be easy for the enemy's ambush to take advantage of it. "
"The enemy is full of enemies and only those 20,000 people are there. Where can they find an ambush? They are hesitant and timid. Are we going to let our brothers be hanged alive on the city wall?"
Nie Chen was furious and insisted on sending troops to attack the county.
Ouyang Ming immediately stood in front of him and said quickly,
"My lord, don't harm the lives of more brothers just to save one life. This is a strange thing, and there must be a monster out of the ordinary.
The enemy obviously has no capital to compete with us, but he dares to humiliate us in such a high-profile manner. There must be fraud in it, and we must not act rashly! "
"Is it a fraud? What if this is the opponent's empty city plan? Maybe he just wants us to think so, so that we don't dare to act rashly and attack rashly, and then drags Ye Xiao to enter the county with an army of 300,000, and fight with our army If we fight a tough battle, the situation of our army will become even more worrying."
Although Nie Chen said this, he still sat down and did not issue any more orders to send troops.
He has always been a person who can listen to other people's words and follow their advice readily.
