After Lu Xing received the order, he immediately mobilized the Jinwuwei cavalry, divided the troops into four routes, and approached Jinzhou City, and when the city gate was opened five miles from the city, the thief army rushed out and lined up outside the city.

Li Yan raised his eyes and looked closely, the thief army was about three or four thousand people, and sneered: "It's not stupid" This thief army does not dare to fight in the city, knowing that if it is surrounded, there is no way to escape, and if it goes out of the city to fight, it is difficult to say who will die and who will escape.

"Only 3,000 men and horses, although we are still more than exhausted," Zhang Ji, the commander of Jin Wuwei, said proudly, turning his head to look at Li Yan, but saw that his brows were furrowed, his face became solemn, and he wondered: "What's wrong with General Li?" ”

Li Yan squinted, looked at the banner in the thief army, and wrote a big word "horse": "The people of the old camp, the main general is called Ma Bao is a ruthless man, and his courage is not inferior to Luo Hu."

Hearing the name of Luo Hu, Zhang Ji and the others couldn't help frowning, they had learned the power of the Zhenshan camp in Taiyuan, and they were deeply impressed, no one wanted to fight with him until they had to, but this team in front of them, Li Yan, said that it was on par with him, how could he not be surprised.

Ma Bao is also a god-like legend in the thief army, this goods was abandoned by his father in the mountains and wilderness since childhood, three days later his sister-in-law went to look for it, saw that the birds and beasts did not eat, and they were still alive, so they took them home to raise, they ate a lot, they were young and strong enough to reach adults, they were burly and red-eyed, they were good at tanning whips and guns, resourceful, brave and good at fighting. Ranked third, and because of the early Tang Dynasty, there were three treasures of horses, and people envied their bravery, and they also called them with three treasures.

He was very much loved by Li Zicheng, and he was promoted to the deputy battalion general of the old battalion for his meritorious service in the Eastern Crusade, which can be described as a henchman among his henchmen, and he was only sixteen years old at this time!

Another young general, Lu Xing and Zhang Ji changed their faces when they heard Li Yan's words, Luo Hu is only sixteen or seventeen, and the little overseer is only sixteen or seventeen, why are young people so awesome and difficult to coax now.

"General Li, how is the combat power of this old battalion compared to Luo Hu's Zhenshan battalion?" Zhang Ji asked again, Li Yan raised his eyebrows: "Only up but not down" Everyone changed color, Luo Hu's Zhenshan battalion of 3,000 can block thousands of troops and horses, so isn't this old battalion ...... Thinking about the fatigue of the Jinwu guards, although the number of troops was several times larger, they were not sure at this time, and when they looked up at the scorching sun in the sky, several people felt a chill......

Who knew that Li Yan suddenly smiled again: "The old camp is good at fighting, and Ma Bao is also an unstoppable general, but it may not be difficult to break it" Lu Xing was overjoyed and hurriedly asked.

Ma Bao has Li Zicheng's favor, and he is also a loyal person, otherwise the thieves will not let his palace escort him south, at this time the officers and soldiers are chasing, Ma Bao will definitely intercept desperately.

But what if the officers and soldiers suddenly bypassed Ma Bao and chased the thieves?

Lu Xing's eyes suddenly lit up, and they praised Li Yan for being resourceful.

A young general in the thief camp, born burly and tall, armed with a spear, looked coldly at the officers and soldiers two miles away, although he saw his soldiers, he was not afraid.

"Ma Ying, the officers and soldiers have moved" The confrontation was half a cup of tea, and the soldiers around him shouted in a low voice, Ma Bao raised his eyes and looked over, and saw that the officers and soldiers were divided into four routes, and the two roads were directly attacking in the middle, and the east and west roads were obviously to be flanked and flanked, sneering and shouting, so that his subordinates met the battle, and shot the horse with a gun and killed the first.

The two armies fought, flying sand and dust covered the sky and the sun, the sword and sword shadows within a radius of several miles, people turned their horses and screamed again and again, the whole army of Jin Wuwei was cavalry and had the advantage of troops, full of momentum, but the old camp of the thief army led by Ma Bao was the elite of the elite, and it was waiting for work with ease, although the strength was thin, but it did not fall behind.

Ma Baoqi was unstoppable, after entering the battle, he killed all sides, no one of the officers and soldiers could resist, and he died because of his helplessness, and suddenly heard the soldiers around him shouting: "Battalion commander, the officers and soldiers are going to outflank" Hearing the prestige, seeing that the officers and soldiers on the east and west wings were about to outflank, they sneered and ignored them, looked at the banner in the formation of the officers and soldiers, and shouted: "Break the middle road, the officers and soldiers will be defeated, and the rest is not enough to worry about!" ”

In his opinion, the officers and soldiers on both wings are just a pretense, as long as they overturn the two frontal roads, the officers and soldiers will inevitably scatter in a hurry, Ma Bao is both wise and brave, and the expectation is indeed not bad, but Li Yan knows where the shortcomings are, how can he let it be easily broken, and personally carry a knife and lead his own troops to meet the battle.

When Ma Bao saw Li Yan, he naturally scolded angrily, and shot him, Li Yan was not afraid and fought hard!

History records Li Yan both civil and military, and some people even believe that he is still Taijiquan is the three founders (Li Yan, his second brother Li Zhong and cousin Chen Wangting) Although it may not be true, but its fine martial arts skills are recognized, and he has been a thief for several years, and his kung fu is not bad, at least far better than the Jianghu ranger in Wuzhong, so he will not fall behind in the battle of Ma Bao for a while, and the two personal soldiers are even more tragic and fierce.

"Battalion Boss, look!" When he was fighting fiercely with Li Yan, Ma Bao suddenly heard the cry, and forced Li Yan to retreat with a continuous onslaught, and saw from a distance that the officers and soldiers on the east and west flanks did not attack sideways but went straight south!

, this is to cross the line and chase the main force of the king! Ma Bao suddenly panicked, King Chuang carried a heavy load, and if he was caught up by him, it would be very bad, and he suddenly had no intention of fighting, and shouted that his subordinates should divide their troops to chase the officers and soldiers of the two roads......

After all, it's still a child, and it's a little tender. Li Yan smiled secretly, if it were others, such as Li Guo, such as the little overseer, they would not be disturbed by it, just imagine that there are only thousands of officers and soldiers on those two roads, and what can they do if they catch up with them with a tired attitude, Li Zicheng still has at least 20,000 horses around him, how can he be a vegetarian.

The so-called concern is chaos, Ma Bao, a sixteen-year-old and a half-year-old child, plays with his heart and eye where is Li Yan's opponent, he is loyal to Li Zicheng, suddenly saw that there are officers and soldiers chasing him, panicked, how can he think so much, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to divide the troops to chase, and the rest of the people were confused, so they were defeated by Li Yan's people.

At this time, the main force under Li Yan's command was nearly ten miles away, and the thief army panicked and immediately withdrew.

This chase and escape lasted for nearly half an hour, both sides were tired, fortunately they were cavalry, and they could chase again after a short rest, and at Shen Shi (three o'clock in the afternoon) Li Yan finally caught up with Li Zicheng's main force in Zhaozhou.

However, it was said that Tian Xiong, the guard general in Zhaozhou City, was ordered by Huang Degong to lead more than 2,000 people to defend the city, and in addition to rectifying the affairs of the city in a few days, he was also idle.

It's just that today is special.

There are thieves around Zhending Mansion City, and the officers and soldiers have been fighting for days, Tian Xiong naturally knows, although he has nothing to do on weekdays, he does not dare to be careless, and he explores the horses to scatter to detect the Quartet, but he learned early in the morning that a large number of thieves are coming in Jinzhou, and he was shocked, how can there be so many thieves, didn't Huang Zongbing stop it?

But if Huang Degong didn't stop it, he should retreat to Zhaozhou one step ahead of the thief army at this time, and secondly, if the thief army attacked and crossed the river to the south, he should also pass through Luancheng and heard it from the west of Zhaozhou, how did he come from the northeast.

I was puzzled, so I immediately sent a detective to Zhending Mansion to report the news to see what was going on.

In the afternoon, the spies reported again: The thief army from the northeast has entered, and it is only more than 30 miles away from the city, and at the same time, the spies who reported the news from the North Zhending Mansion also returned, saying that a large number of thieves were going south and could not pass through.

The thief army rushed to cross the border on both sides, and the defenders in the city were only 2,000, Tian Xiong was frightened and had no plan for a while, thinking about whether the thief army would desperately defend the city and wait for the officers and soldiers to come to help, or directly raise his hand and surrender.

However, Tian Xiong still has a bit of a brain after all, thinking that if Huang Degong is defeated, he will inevitably retreat to Zhaozhou, but there is no trace of it now, and if the thief army wins, it is impossible to suddenly move south, and now that the two bandit armies are coming, there is only one possibility...... Li Zicheng was defeated in Baoding City, and he was about to flee back to Xi'an.

Thinking of this, the panic disappeared, and even a little excited, secretly said that the little overseer is awesome, thinking in his heart that when the thief army fled in the wilderness, he definitely didn't have the time to attack the city, he only had to go out behind closed doors to be safe, and made up his mind to feel a little at ease, went to the city to watch the thief situation from afar, looked at the two cannons at the head of the city, and muttered if the thief army approached to shoot two cannons.