After a pair of sworn brothers greeted each other, Zhao Wuxian looked at the more than 1,000 people behind Han Hu, and said with a smile: "This is the state and county Han soldiers brought by Ziyin?" ”

"Yes."

Wuxian shook his head and said, "Hate less." ”

Han Hu explained: "Although a county can produce a division, there must be some people left to guard the city, so only so much has been brought. But Zitai don't worry, Yewang and Huaixian can also send troops, and they will arrive in a few days, and I will take 4,000 Han pawns to join the rebel army of Zhongjun Zuo! ”

Anyway, now the three families of Zhao, Wei and Han have unanimously insisted that Fan and Bank of China obstruct Zhao's handling of housework, and they are the first to blame and rebel. The fight was lively here, and Han Buxin and Fu Sue on the Xintian side were also constantly complaining to the Marquis of Jin, striving to gain military superiority while also winning public opinion in the court.

At the end, Han Hu also quipped: "There are mostly crossbowmen here, and this is thanks to the two thousand bows given by Zitai." ”

Zhao Wuxian glanced at it, and sure enough, the characteristics of the Han family's soldiers are that there are many long-range troops, accounting for almost half, and there are few front rows that can play a solid role......

He knew that the Han clan had some strength to spare, but it was better than nothing, as long as he promised to give them the land of the Fan clan and completely pull the Han clan into the water, the Zhao clan's supply line would be safer, and the pace of victory would be a little faster.

Zhao Wuxian thought that he could besiege Fan Jijiao in Yongyi, and then deliberately let the messenger go to Chaoge for help, and then the remaining Fan soldiers and Zhong Xingyin in Chaoge were very likely to come to the rescue, and lead them here to defeat him, then the big thing could be decided!

However, what happened later was also something they did not expect. When Zhao and Han arrived outside Yongcheng, it was when Zhao soldiers were fiercely attacking the city. Soldiers scattered throughout the field carried wooden ladders and charged towards the gates and walls.

"Why don't you wait for us to join in, and this is a fight!?" The sound of killing shook the sky. Zhao Wuxian was shocked, beat his horse into the camp, grabbed a Zhao retainer and asked.

The retainer raised his eyes and hurriedly saluted: "Gentleman, things have changed, Fan Jishu has abandoned the city and gone north, and the people of this city are panicking, so you can just take advantage of the situation!" ”

……

After the first battle of Qinshui, Fan Jishu only returned to Yongyi with less than 2,000. He had lost the courage to fight in the field, and at Wang Sheng's suggestion, he chose to leave part of his troops to defend Yong, while he himself continued to flee north.

Zhao Ying wanted the whole army to pursue around the city, but in the face of this situation, Yang Hu proposed: "Fan Jijiao has been walking for a day and a half, and the light car is very fast, so he may not be able to catch up, I think." The best strategy is to besiege Yongyi first and try to capture it. ”

"Why?"

"If you bypass Yongcheng and go north and ignore this county, it will be unfavorable for the Zhao army to advance. You will be in danger of being attacked on your back. And once our troops capture Yongyi, this will become the base for our advance, within a hundred miles ahead. There will be no more Dayi barriers, and they can run rampant. ”

Zhao Yingyunzhi. There were no more than 1,000 defenders in Yongyi, and they were abandoned by the lord. Therefore, it was only a symbolic resistance, and in one day, it was broken by Zhao Bing.

Zhao Wuxian just caught up with the whole process, and at night, when he stepped into this Fan's county, the first thing Wuxian felt was the deep hostility in the eyes of the people when they looked at him through the crack in the door. This kind of look has also been seen in the places where he occupied Muyi, and for these Fan people, the Zhao clan is an intruder who killed their sons and nephews and plundered their grain fields.

Zhou She, who came to greet him at the door, seemed to see what Zhao Wuxian was thinking, he sighed and said: "The name of the six is Jinqing, which is actually the Six Kingdoms, although Fan Jishu is not as far away as his father, but he is also a gentleman who keeps the success, and he can still listen to the admonitions of the retainers, not to mention the legacy of the four generations of Fan Wuzi, Fan Wenzi, Fan Xuanzi, and Fan Xianzi, how can it be erased casually?" ”

Indeed, none of the previous heads of the Fan family are simple, which is why they now have so many resources and land. Zhao Wuxian thought: "These Fan clan's cities are not easy to defend, the people's hearts are still towards the Fan clan, with the fierce temperament of the Spring and Autumn Period, it may not be easy to subdue them with small favors and small favors." ”

What's more, this is a war, and if the Zhao clan wants to survive, they must cut the flesh from the enemy people, and eliminate the other.

But you also have to pay attention to the degree, if you have a brain pump at this time, and play the slaughter of the city and wash the ground with foreign races, I am afraid that it will cause greater resistance from the Fan people in Chaoge and other places, and even make the people of Xintian hostile to the Zhao family.

He finally found Zhao Ying in the blackened Yongyi Mansion, and Zhao Qing was frowning at the charred grain and equipment on the ground.

"Fan Ji returned to Yongyi the night before, and left yesterday, before leaving, he not only took away the active soldiers, but also took away most of the young and strong men, and the people who stayed to resist even burned down the treasury before surrendering, it seems that they do not intend to leave anything for us......"

Zhao Wuxian was silent for a while, and bowed down sharply and said: "The kid thinks that Fan Ji shoots this to give up the lonely Yong, and go north to the dense cities of Fan and Gong, in a vain attempt to converge with the Bank of China and shrink the line, then it can be attacked and retreated. If he succeeds, the war will probably become extremely long, and the boy is willing to take the lead as the vanguard and attack that area first! ”

Zhao Ying sneered at him and said, "What, don't you feel tired now?" ”

A cold sweat broke out on Zhao Wuxian's forehead, he was indeed too tired the night before, and he ran around by himself during the whole war, Zhao Ying and the others did nothing by the Qinshui, and pointed fingers at him, he was a little angry, and he disobeyed his father in public.

It's also that Wuxian is used to being the number one in Lu State, and he forgot the feeling of being subservient to others, and wants to go back, although it is true that Zhao Ying is not considering, he has to be patient.

"The kid knows his mistake and is willing to be punished!"

Zhao Ying's face was cloudy, and if he changed it, if his son dared to do this, he would definitely beat him hard, and then drive him to the stable to reflect, maybe he would not be able to use him for the rest of his life.

However, now he can't do it, Zhao Wuxian's status and reputation are almost comparable to him, and he has more soldiers than himself, and he is also very popular among his retainers.

So Zhao Ying's feet were raised high, fell gently, kicked his son to the ground, and then beat him a few times with a horsewhip, and scolded with a smile: "I see that your wings are hard, and you want to fly with your father and stand on your own!" ”

Zhao Wuxian's scalp was numb: "The kid doesn't dare to ......"

"Don't dare? I see what you did in the country of Lu, in addition to usurping the position of the Marquis of Lu. I'm afraid there's nothing you wouldn't dare! ”

Zhao Wuxian didn't refute either, he licked his bleeding lips. He laughed to himself.

After scolding, Zhao Ying stared at Zhao Wuxian, who looked like he was hanging his head and admitting his mistake. The heart softened again, which kid didn't have a time of disobedience? When he was young, he had a chivalrous temperament, and he was also angry with his father Zhao Jingzi.

His anger gradually subsided, and he snorted coldly: "It's okay, you have made great contributions to Fan and Handan this time, and I won't pursue you, and I can't pursue it." Since you took the initiative to ask for battle. Then this pioneer position will be handed over to you, from here to Fan, a total of only more than 100 miles, if you are lucky, you can catch the tail of Fan Ji! ”

……

Changing to the horses provided by Zhao Ying and Han, Zhao Wuxian set off overnight as a striker, and he did catch Fan Ji's tail, and when he caught up with the Dragon Banner, it was already two days later.

It has penetrated deep into the territory of the Fan clan, and the cities are all over the place. The distance between the lilu is very short, and it is densely connected. Those fences are from behind, in the ravines of Qianmo, and if you are not careful, there will be Fan's diehards in ambush.

That Wang Sheng, a retainer of the Fan family, was indeed not a simple person. Along the way, there were people who stayed in the countryside to monitor the whereabouts of the Zhao clan, and if they could block it, they would block it, although those Fan militia with loose formations were easily defeated.

"Fan Ji shot and abandoned you. Why did you stay here and die? ”

After the small city called "Ningyi" was rushed in and conquered by Zhao soldiers. Zhao Wuxian interrogated the old retainer of the Fan family who stayed here to guard the palace and insisted on staying on the sentry tower to release arrows after killing the last soldier.

The old minister of the Fan family had a natural determination in his eyes: "My great-grandfather served Fan Wuzi. I went with him to the Qin State, my great-grandfather served Fan Wenzi, and fought with him in Yanling, my grandfather served Fan Xuanzi, and in order to protect him, he lost his life in the Luan rebellion, and my father served Fan Xianzi, and when he hijacked the head of the Wei family, he stood by his side and held a shield to protect him. When it comes to me, I will also be loyal to the Fan family! ”

The third generation of the family is the king, the next life is the master, the king is dead, and the master is diligent...... The loyalty of the retainers of the Liuqing family is many times stronger than the loyalty of the Lu people to Lu Hou. Zhao Wuxian was speechless, so he could only slash the man with a sword and send him to be loyal.

Each Qing clan has its own diehards, which is not only the confrontation between the two suzerains, but also the struggle between the retainers under their command with all kinds of clever strategies and brave battles.

This is war, since Zhao Wuxian came to the Spring and Autumn Period, he has encountered a war in the real sense, this is no longer a small fight between the old nobles, but an endless war of extermination!

In this case, there are enemies everywhere around, and when they heard the news of Zhao Bing's "entry into the Kou", in addition to the Fan soldiers who were left in the way by Wang Sheng, there were also many people who helped the old and the young to rush to the north, they were either afraid of the military disaster, or hoped that they could get shelter in Chaoge, but they didn't know that Fan Ji's shooting was difficult to protect itself.

These people also caused a lot of trouble for Zhao Wuxian's pursuit, and while raising the butcher's knife to disperse them, Wuxian also suddenly understood that Zhou Gong angrily called the unruly Yin Shang remnants "Yin stubborn people", and I am afraid that he had faced a similar situation.

It wasn't until he arrived at a dirt road very close to Fanyi, and saw that the dragon flag shot by Fan Ji was already fluttering on this county several feet high, that he made everyone stop.

It's still late.

"Although I didn't catch up with Fan Ji, the situation of the first generation of people and the Communist Party of China was clarified, and the obstacles on the road were cleared, and the army commanded by my father will soon advance here. The main force of the Fan clan should still be assembled in Chaoge, and we will continue to uproot those Xiaoyi and Lilu who are in the way, and then we will have to face Fan Jiji, who has two fortified cities in Yifan, and those stubborn people under his command who are as nasty as flies......"

At this time, it was already the beginning of May, and it had been a month since the war began, and Zhao Wuxian was eager to know what the situation was on Chaoge and Jianjin.

Among the follow-up troops, there was not only a division of the Lu Zhong Army, a division of the Lu Left Army, a division of the militia, but also a thousand soldiers. If it can converge with this side, only to the east of Taihang, the Zhao clan's forces will surpass Fan and Zhongxing!

They evacuated Fanyi, seized a small town as a bridgehead to threaten the enemy city, and then began to gather food in preparation for the arrival of the army, which was naturally not a friendly purchase, but a raid.

This is for victory, in order to stop the bleeding in the land of Nanyang faster, Zhao Wuxian said to himself helplessly, this is war.

However, two days later, they were waiting for not only more than 10,000 main forces led by Zhao Ying and Han Hu, but also a Lu soldier with a crooked banner.

"General, Jianjin has lost the ......" The bearded thief looked gloomy, and he claimed to be good at fighting, bringing this bad news to Zhao Wuxian. (To be continued.) )