Outside the Hanging Sword Pass.
Fifty miles west of here is Dongyan City, the important eastern town of Da Yan.
Hundreds of thousands of troops guarded the various key roads leading out of Xuanjian Pass to prevent Dayu from sending troops to attack.
"drive!"
"drive!"
The army hidden under the night kept marching in one direction. Zhang Liao, dressed in black armor, looked solemnly at the brightly lit Dayan camp not far away.
"Give me my order, wrap the horses' hooves in cloth, rush to the front of the camp, and charge directly to kill them!"
"promise!"
The generals under Zhang Liao's command were all his confidants who were personally promoted by him, and their loyalty was unquestionable. However, the ones under his command were the Yan Army of Liyang City.
Now if they let their own people beat their own people, will it cause a mutiny?
"General, is the camp ahead... Dayu or Dayu?"
"Da Yan!"
Zhang Liao said bluntly.
"What!"
Several generals around him looked shocked and looked at Zhang Liao with doubts on their faces.
"To be honest, this general has defected to Dali."
"If you are willing to follow me, I will share hardships and wealth with you. If you are unwilling, you can leave."
"General, why did you betray the imperial court? Rebel against me, Da Yan?"
Several generals found it difficult to accept this, and looked at Zhang Liao with a bit of hostility in their eyes.
However, before Zhang Liao could answer, he saw several comrades beside him suddenly rise up, and the daggers in their sleeves stabbed into their throats accurately.
"you……"
"Sorry, everyone is their own master!"
After the suddenly angry general took care of the body, he slightly cupped his hands towards Zhang Liao: "General Wenyuan, we are following your orders."
"You are……"
The shock on Zhang Liao's face has not yet calmed down, and he heard one of them say: "Hei Bingtai, I have been ordered to cooperate with the general and control the 'Liyang Army' under Chen Ding."
"call!"
After hearing that it was one of his own, Zhang Liao's expression softened slightly, and he immediately returned the salute with clasped fists and said: "Without further delay, Da Yan's military camp is right in front of us. You and I will cooperate with my general to attack Da Yan's camp in one fell swoop." camp."
"General, our Lords have made arrangements. In half an hour, there will be a fire in the Yanjun camp."
"After our army breaks out, there will be a response from the Xuanjian Pass. Then they will attack from both sides and defeat the main force of the 300,000 Yan army in one fell swoop!"
"hiss!"
Zhang Liao had no idea about these plans, but when he thought about it, the only person who could play such a big game of chess was his lord.
"good!"
"Pass my general's order to continue pressing towards the Yanjun camp. After half an hour, we will attack the barracks at night."
"promise!"
…
"Raise an army for a thousand days, use it for a moment!"
"Today is the first battle of our prisoner army. Whether you can wash away your sins depends on today's battle!"
"If you put yourself to death and survive, you may not be able to be named a marquis or prime minister in the future!"
Zhang Han looked at the straight backs in front of him and shouted: "Now, Da Yan's main force is right in front of us. Whether we can make great achievements in one fell swoop depends on tonight!"
"Pass my order and we will send out troops in half an hour!"
"Hi!"
Several generals of the prisoner army all looked solemn. During this period, they followed Zhang Han to many cities, and the prisoners under their command also gathered 20,000 people, including some displaced civilians.
However, after being trained by Zhang Han, they all have a certain degree of combat effectiveness. Although they cannot compare with the elites, they have also developed a certain degree of combat effectiveness!
"General!"
"We have contacted Marshal Dali Opera!"
"good!"
There was a glint in Zhang Han's eyes. Now, both he and the prisoner army have a very clean foundation. This means that they can become the great Li army with upright roots!
Now that he has made contact with Xixiongtu, it means that tonight's battle will become a certificate of entry into the court's sight!
"Whether we can achieve success in one fell swoop depends on tonight!"
"Hi!"
…
"General, now we have gathered an army of 70,000 to 80,000 people. When will we meet the main force?"
"Not urgent!"
Gu Yun's eyes sparkled with a gleam, and he looked at Chai Chong beside him and said: "Now we are in the southeast of Taihu Lake, only dozens of miles away from the Li River, and Da Yan's main force is all heading north."
"If we cross the river from Jiangxi, land from the north of Li, and go around to the back of Yan's army, we will catch him by surprise and we will definitely achieve success!"
"But General, how are the ships to be collected?"
"When Marshal and the others went north, they destroyed all the ships along the Li River!"
"Besides, we are mostly cavalry, how can we ride the river to the west?"
"Then don't take the water route!"
A look of determination appeared on Gu Yun's face, and he said in a deep voice: "Go west along Taihu Lake, and then change to Yelang Mountain."
"Yelang Mountain is dangerous and mostly barren. I'm afraid..."
Seeing the look of concentration on Chai Chong's face, Gu Yun also sighed with sadness: "No matter what, you have to try it. If it doesn't work, forget about it. If it works, having our army behind Yan's army is equivalent to being behind Yan's army." There was a knife hanging from his back that could be inserted at any time."
"Now that the situation in Dali has just improved, I must not miss this opportunity."
"yes!"
…
The three armies had no contact with each other, but they all moved on this night, and the battle outside Xuanjian Pass began first.
Yanjun camp.
A group of soldiers wearing Dayan armor came to the grain and grass garrison and looked at the soldiers guarding them.
"Catch the thief quickly!"
"An assassin has sneaked into the military camp."
A loud shout immediately attracted the attention of the patrolling soldiers, who all ran in his direction. The Yanjun soldiers also rushed out and shouted: "Quick, three men in black just rushed into the camp. among.”
"Search!"
Watching the patrol leave, the Da Yan soldier went straight towards the food and grass area, took down a lantern hanging in front of the tent, lit the tent with candlelight, and then threw it towards the haystack.
"action!"
With a low shout, dozens of figures rushed out from all directions, took out the fire sticks that had been prepared, and lit the tent on fire.
The haystack caught fire, and the surrounding patrols and defenders rushed over.
"Enemy attack!"
"Enemy attack!"
There were shouts and shouts, and there was chaos.
…
"Prisoner Army, kill!"
Zhang Han gave an order, and the 20,000 prisoner troops rushed towards Yan Jun's camp.
"Enemy attack!"
The 20,000 people had just rushed out, and they immediately attracted the attention of the Yanjun camp. A faint smile appeared on Zhang Han's face, and he said calmly: "Send my order to withdraw the troops!"
"Hi!"
As soon as the 20,000 people came out of sight and had not yet rushed into the Yanjun camp, they had already turned around and retreated.
For a moment, Yan Jun didn't know whether he should chase him out or not.
"Report, Marshal, just now the Li army came to attack the camp, but... they retreated with just one blow!"
"Um?"
Yun Xi was woken up late at night, with a look of exhaustion on his face: "Send me the command to command 30,000 soldiers and horses to guard the camp to prevent the Li army from attacking."
"promise!"
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