At the beginning of April of the fourth year of the Han Dynasty, Yanzhou Jibei Kingdom, Chiping City. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the temporary military tent, Zhang Yan, Mu Shun and other generals of the Northern Xinjiang Army sat in front of the map, listening to Zhuge Liang's specific deployment for the siege of Chiping City in the early morning.

"The army has all rushed to Chiping City, and after the two generals Wei Yan and Guan Hai arrive at the city, they can start the siege of Chiping." Zhuge Liang pointed to Chiping City on the map, "We arranged the army in the east, west, and north directions of Chiping City, leaving the southern city alone and not attacking, and letting the rebels in the city escape." ”

"Let the Iron Riders annihilate them on the plains." Zhang Yan continued, "Yuwen Chengdu's army will surround Linyi as quickly as possible, forcing the rebels to flee in the direction of Qingting. The lord's iron cavalry is rushing to the line of the Jishui River overnight, and if nothing else, the rebels will collide head-on with the lord's iron horse. ”

"So, our active target is Linyi?" Mu Shun asked.

"So to speak." Zhuge Liang said with a smile, "After the rebels in Linyi City support Chiping, there are at most a thousand people left. Now we only need to force the rebels out of Chiping, and the battle north of the Jishui River will be under our control. ”

"What if Cai Yang holds on to the city?" Mu Shun asked worriedly.

Zhang Yan's thick eyebrows were tightly locked, his face was murderous, and he said coldly: "As soon as the morning dawns, I will personally lead people to attack the city." ”

He slammed his fist on the map and said angrily: "No matter what the cost, before dusk today, I must take Chiping." ”

"I'll hit Nancheng." Wei Yan's tall and majestic figure suddenly appeared in the big tent, "My men and horses are rapidly advancing in the direction of Nancheng. ”

"Wen Chang, by all means." Zhuge Liang was anxious in his heart, and blurted out in surprise, "Blocking the retreat of the rebels, Chiping is a battle to the death, which will bring serious losses to the army, and it will also slow down the speed of the army's advance to the Central Plains." Commander, order your army to withdraw. ”

Wei Yan's face sank, the horsewhip in his hand pointed at Zhuge Liang, his eyes glared at Zhang Yan, and he asked loudly, "Who is this?" Is it you commanding, or is he commanding? General Zhang governs the army like this? ”

Zhuge Liang was appointed as a military advisor by the lord at a young age, and was regarded as the main staff around him, and was deeply trusted by the lord, and talked eloquently in many military discussions in front of many famous northern Xinjiang generals, which made many northern Xinjiang generals very dissatisfied with him.

Some people were hindered by the face of the lord, although they didn't dare to offend Zhuge Liang too much in words, but the contemptuous look on their faces was still clear at a glance.

And Wei Yan doesn't care about this, and he doesn't know if he was congenitally committed with Zhuge Liang, he especially doesn't like Zhuge Liang, and he scolds when he opens his mouth at the moment, even Zhang Yan is implicated, and he almost didn't say how far you give me.

Zhang Yan's face was a little unbearable, and the hand on the desk trembled slightly.

Wei Yan joined the Northern Xinjiang Army as early as the first year of the First Peace Period, and was a very senior general in the Northern Xinjiang Army, and he had outstanding military achievements, and belonged to the real power of the general who unified the army abroad. This time, he was the commander of the army attacking Jibei and Taishan counties, and Zhang Yan had no right to restrain him, and of course it was not easy to offend.

He looked down at the map, snorted coldly, and said with a frosty face: "Zhuge Military Division, explain our attack strategy to General Wei." ”

Zhuge Liang was so angry that his face turned red, and he stood there looking at Wei Yan hatefully without speaking.

Mu Shun hurriedly stood up and said to Wei Yan with a serious face: "Wen Chang, pull your people out." When is this? Do you still want to go to the Jibei battlefield? Chiping can't take it, you go to Jibei to drink the northwest wind? ”

Although Wei Yan's military achievements are greater than Mu Shun's, and his military rank is also higher than Mu Shun's, because Mu Shun's seniority in the Northern Xinjiang Army is older than Wei Yan's, and his identity is extraordinary, as soon as he speaks, Wei Yan's arrogance immediately decreases by three points.

As soon as he wanted to speak, Mu Shun waved his hand vigorously and said categorically: "Let your men and horses withdraw to the Yellow River embankment first, and we will talk about other things later." ”

Wei Yan didn't say a word, turned around and walked out of the big tent.

The atmosphere in the tent was very oppressive for a while.

Mu Shun shook his head, and said a little helplessly: "These subordinates who followed the lord to fight the world in the early years are like this, one is more crazy than the other, don't care too much." ”

Then he looked at Zhang Yan and asked: "Guan Hai's army is far away from Chiping, and it is estimated that it will arrive at dawn, do you think you should let the armies of all walks of life rest first?" ”

Zhang Yan nodded and said, "Now there is still more than an hour before dawn, let the armies of all walks of life rest on the spot, and we will attack the city as soon as dawn." ”

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Xiahou Yuan's letter was delivered to Linyi City at dusk.

Chiping was besieged, and Xiahou Yuan's letter ordering Cai Yang to lead the army to retreat could not be sent into the city. Several scouts who delivered the letter waited until the early hours of the morning before sneaking to the city from the direction of Nancheng and delivering the letter to Cai Yang.

"When you were hiding outside the city, did you carefully probe the movements of the Northern Frontier Army?" After reading the letter, Cai Yang hurriedly ordered the army to assemble while asking the scouts who came to deliver the letter.

"The Northern Xinjiang Army has been moving frequently outside the city." One of the scouts replied, "Judging from the direction of the torches, other reinforcements from the Northern Frontier Army are coming from the west. It is estimated that after dawn, Chiping City will be surrounded by water. ”

Cai Yang was secretly surprised, he stared at the map for a long time, and then instructed the scout: "You guys get on your war horses and rush back to Linyi immediately to pass on my orders." Tell them to withdraw from Linyi immediately, cross the Jishui River from the direction of Qingting, and rush to Gucheng to join me. In addition, tell Linyi Ling, ask him to stay for the time being, and when I arrive in Linyi, he will evacuate with me. ”

The scout turned and walked away, but he was very puzzled. Linyi City is only twenty miles away from the nearest ferry, so why should you go far and cross the river from Qingting, which is sixty miles to the southwest?

Cai Yang immediately ordered the army to abandon their baggage, bring three days' worth of dry food, and quickly evacuate Chiping while the night was dark.

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The news of Cao's army's evacuation quickly spread to Zhang Yan's big tent, and Zhang Yan was surprised and delighted. Although the sudden withdrawal of the rebels was a good thing, the time was much earlier than he expected, and Yuwen Chengdu's iron cavalry could inevitably surround Linyi in front of them. If Cai Yang joins the defenders of Linyi, whether it is defending the city or retreating, it will bring trouble to the follow-up attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Mu Shun and Wei Yan each brought their armies and then launched a pursuit.

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When dawn came, Yuwen Chengdu led the iron cavalry army composed of three alien races, Jin Wei, Hujie and Xiongnu, galloped on the avenue.

As a native of the grassland, Yuwen Chengdu understands these foreign languages. In fact, Xianbei is much the same as these foreign languages. Therefore, he has no problem communicating with these aliens. Especially last year, when he followed Li Yi to quell the rebellion of the five clans, he also left a great reputation, and he was very prestigious among these alien races, so it was not a problem to command this alien army.

Because the army marched continuously for a day and a night, the men were sleepy and the horses were tired, and the speed was not fast.

The scout Pegasus came and reported loudly: "General Yuwen, the rebels of Linyi City have abandoned the city and fled. ”

Yuwen Chengdu asked, "In which direction?" ”

The scout replied, "The rebels are fleeing in the direction of Qingting along the north bank of the Jishui River. ”

Yuwen Chengdu waved his horsewhip at the horn soldier behind him, and ordered: "Order all departments, turn around, and march south." ”

"Tell General Zhang Yan and ask him to quickly send troops to occupy Linyi City."

The long, low sound of the horn resounded through the field in an instant, and the army of iron cavalry suddenly accelerated.

"General......" Captain Zhao Feng galloped forward and asked loudly, "Are we not going to surround Linyi City?" ”

"The rebels in Linyi City have all run away, what are we going to surround about?" Yuwen Chengdu kicked the horse's belly continuously, and the speed of the war horse became faster and faster.

"If the rebels in Chiping City escape, they may take Linyi City first." Zhao Feng hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "General, should we send a team of iron cavalry to seize Linyi first?" ”

"The rebels in Linyi City have fled, and the rebels in Chiping City will still defend Linyi?" Yuwen Chengdu waved his horsewhip vigorously, "After we have wiped out all the rebels in Linyi City, we will immediately turn back and kill them." ”

"Accelerate, accelerate......" Yuwen Chengdu shouted, "Brothers, follow me to kill the enemy......"

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A round of rising sun is rising.

Cai Yang ran to Linyi City with three thousand men and horses out of breath.

"Tell the ministries not to stop and keep going." Cai Yang stopped at the horse and ordered repeatedly, "Running twenty miles further is the ferry, whether you can escape from the encirclement of the Northern Frontier Army depends on whether your legs are fast enough." ”

At this time, a team rushed out of the city. Linyi ordered Wu Ju to rush out of the city gate with the government officials and their families, driving more than a dozen carriages full of goods. Seeing Cai Yang, he hurriedly ran over and asked, "General Cai, where did we withdraw from the Jishui River?" ”

Cai Yang smiled slightly, leaned into his ear and whispered: "I asked you to stay for the time being, not because I want to take you to evacuate with me, but to tell you that if you abandon the city and flee, ignoring the people of Linyi, you will definitely be killed by the means of General Miaocai." ”

Cai Yang stretched out his hand and raised it in front of him, made a gesture of cutting off his head, and continued: "You have thought clearly, if you want to be exterminated by General Miaocai, I can take you with me." ”

Wu Ju was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and angrily accused: "General Cai, you lied to me? ”

"I'm not lying to you, I'm saving you." Cai Yang took a good time to support the battle helmet, and said with a calm smile, "The Northern Xinjiang army is coming to the city, and with dozens of guards in your county office, of course, you can't compete with it, so in order to save the lives of thousands of people in the city, you have to surrender the city." I believe that the prime minister will forgive you, but if you abandon the city and flee, the consequences are self-evident. ”

The expression on Wu Ju's face was uncertain, and he looked at Cai Yang with guarded eyes, without saying a word.

Cai Yang looked at his six gods and fearless, laughed lightly, and said: "Wu Zize, if you can make a contribution at this moment, you will not only be safe in the future, but you may also be promoted to a knight." ”

Wu Ju involuntarily took a step back, his face showing fear.

Is there such a good thing in this world?

Cai Yang pointed to the big silk fluttering high on the city tower and the colorful battle flags dancing in the wind, and said with a smile: "The Northern Frontier Army is still about ten miles away from Linyi City. Now you go back to the city, close the city gates, let the people in the city walk around on the city tower, pretend to be my army of 3,000 people, and drag the northern army under the city. In the afternoon, when all my army has crossed the Jishui River, you will be able to surrender the city. (To be continued.) )