The 20,000 to 30,000 security troops arrived quickly and retreated even faster.
In just a moment, the city, which was full of soldiers just now, became deserted.
The people in the city were a little confused. Could it be that the other party's conscience found out and he was scolded away?
After the stunned moment, cheers followed.
In the afternoon, the news came back to the Ling Army. When the Ling King heard this, before he could speak, Ye Gui laughed and said: "This Yu Anmin is as timid as a mouse! He has already fled in a hurry before he saw our army!"
The Spirit King also smiled and said: "But now it seems that Wang Su was right. Yu Anmin did choose to continue to cooperate with the ghost clan."
"Don't worry, my lord, when the general encounters this dog thief, he will definitely stab his horse under the horse with a spear!" Ye Gui said immediately.
"Haha, okay, okay." This is the favorite general of the Spirit King, and the latter is naturally very happy.
Cheng Ping said: "Your Majesty, it is almost evening now, do you want to continue marching?"
When King Ling heard this, he first looked at the sky, and then asked: "How far is our army from Lianzhou City?"
"About fifty miles." Cheng Ping replied respectfully: "We have a lot of food and supplies, and the troops travel slowly. Of course, if we enter the city overnight, it is not impossible."
"Forget it." The Spirit King waved his hand and said: "The soldiers have been traveling for so long and are already tired. It's best to take a rest first and enter the city tomorrow morning."
"No!" Cheng Ping accepted the order.
Not long after, there were already messengers running on horseback.
"The king has an order! Stop advancing! Rest where you are."
After a night of silence, the next morning, the Ling Army arrived at the foot of Lianzhou City.
On the top of the city, the people who had finally resisted successfully were afraid that the ghosts would come again, so they naturally organized some manpower, just like yesterday.
However, the armor of the Ling Army was very different from that of the An Army. There were also generals who rode forward and shouted directly:
"My king is here! People, quickly open the city!"
Hearing the shouts and looking at the battle flags of the Spirit Army, some people immediately reacted, widening their eyes and saying, "Ah!? This is the Spirit King's army! It's the Allied Forces!"
"Folks, this is the Allied Forces! The Allied Forces are coming."
"Hurry! Open the city quickly"
As the news spread, the people cheered, and everyone's face showed joy. Now everyone in the world knew that the Allied forces were here to expel foreign enemies, so how could they be unhappy.
The city gate opened quickly, and countless people swarmed out. Then they all knelt on the ground in the open space in front of the city gate, shouting in all directions:
"Your Highness the Spirit King, the ghost clan and demons have lost their conscience, and the people of Lianzhou are in dire straits..."
"I, the people, have been waiting for the allies for a long time..."
Seeing the people kneeling down, King Ling was very pleased. He slightly smashed the horse's belly, took two steps forward of the horse, raised his hand and said:
"Okay, okay, everyone, please get up quickly. Don't worry, since my spirit army soldiers are here, they will definitely protect the safety of the people, and they will never let the ghost army step into Lianzhou again to massacre my compatriots."
After receiving his promise, all the people were undoubtedly more excited.
"Thank you for your great kindness, His Highness King Ling"
The Spirit King seemed to enjoy this feeling and nodded with satisfaction.
Subsequently, the Ling Army entered the city and began to temporarily station in Lianzhou.
At the same time, the Qin army also easily regained Liaoyang, and the situation they encountered there was similar to that in Lianzhou.
After the Ghost King's plan to enlist the An army to defend together failed, he immediately changed his strategy and did not dare to defend Zhenyang alone, because this would cut off his retreat.
He could only evacuate urgently and move to Guangyuan, trying to enter Anyang from Guangyuan and then leave the Central Plains border from Anyang.
At this time, due to the distance, the Xuan army had not yet reached Guangyuan, but by chance, they happened to encounter the ghost army halfway.
The enemy and we, one marching from left to right, the other marching from bottom to top, ended up crossing each other in a plain wilderness.
Of course, this kind of encounter does not mean a direct meeting, but that it has been discovered by spies from both sides at the same time when there is a certain distance.
On the plain, the spies galloped on their horses.
"Your Majesty, there is an enemy situation ahead, and they are suspected to be the main force of the ghost army!"
"Explore again." King Xuan sat on the war horse and spoke concisely.
"No!" The spy clasped his fists and accepted the order, then got on his horse again.
King Xuan looked directly at Yan Qi: "Array."
"Yes!" The latter clasped his fists, immediately pulled the reins, and began to issue military orders.
"Discover the enemy"
"The entire army is on alert and ready to meet the enemy."
Under the shouts, all the Xuanjun soldiers cheered up, and the sound of running infantry filled the whole place.
The well-trained regular army formed a wartime formation from the lazy state of marching at an extremely fast speed.
The other party was indeed the Ghost King's army, and they also received the report from the scouting horse. They couldn't help but frown.
This is a typical encounter.
Before, both sides were on their way, and no one expected it.
Now fighting Xuanjun, to be honest, the Ghost King is not afraid, but he is very unhappy, because he has to rush to Guangyuan, and if he delays for one more day, he will be in more danger.
But without a fight, Xuan Jun probably wouldn't let him pass like this.
Thinking of this, the Ghost King made a prompt decision and directly issued the order to attack, deciding to strike preemptively!
The enemy and we met on the plains, and without saying a word, the war broke out.
But Xuanjun was not Huanjun, and the Yanqi commander who commanded the battle was not Xiang Ge. He also had general Xie Hongling and many brave men.
During the encounter, the enemy cavalry took the lead in charging. Yan Qi did not panic. He waved his commanding flag, the heavy shields in the front row hit the ground, and the halberds were like thorns. The crossbowmen behind him immediately bent their bows and nocked arrows, firing thousands of arrows.
The arrow rain came, and the momentum of the war horses continued unabated. Some of the ghost soldiers on the horse waved their scimitars to block, and some were shot directly to the ground.
People were thrown onto their backs, mixed with miserable howls one after another.
"array"
boom! Boom boom!
The heavy shield moved, the Xuan army infantry began to run together, and the formation instantly changed drastically.
At the same time, Yan Qi shouted loudly:
"Immediately send an order to General Xie to surround the enemy's flank with cavalry!"
"The crossbowmen retreat!"
"Divide into formations! Let the enemy cavalry in!"
This battle was very fierce, but the two sides met in the afternoon, so the fierce battle did not last long. Only in the evening, the ghost king was forced to sound the horn to retreat.
In this battle, the outcome is slim for both the enemy and us.
But the Ghost King had to re-examine Xuan Jun's combat power and his commanding ability.
After withdrawing his troops, his face didn't look good.
His deputy general was slightly worried and said: "Your Majesty the King, judging from the first battle, the Xuan Army is not comparable to the Huan Army, and there are many troops. If they fight to the death to stop them, they may be delayed for a long time."
What he said was exactly what the Ghost King was worried about. After pondering for a moment, he said: "In this case, send an envoy to see King Xuan. Have a better attitude and tell him that we do not want to conflict with Xuan's army. This encounter is just an accident."
Obviously, he was a little timid.
On the Xuan Army side, after the battle, King Xuan said directly: "Immediately hurry up and send a message to the King of Qin."
