Lei Xu drove the army, at the fastest speed to Maqiuju, more than 60,000 troops, filling the entire official road, one after another holding torches, looking from a distance, the army rushing in, like a long dragon circling, stretching far and wide.

Out of caution, Lei Xu sent scouts to reconnoiter to see if the Xiquyang City ahead was occupied by enemy troops.

As a result, the scout came back to report that the banner of Yuan Jun was still planted on the city of Xiquyang, and the county commander Zhao Fang learned of Lei Xu's arrival, and led the county officials to wait at the gate of the city.

It is getting closer and closer to Xiquyang City, and when there are still two miles, Lei Xu can vaguely see the bright lights on Xiquyang City, the banner of the Yuan army that has been fluttering, and the soldiers in Yuan army clothes walking around on the city wall.

Getting closer, Lei Xu suddenly saw that the gate of Xiquyang City was opened, and a group of people lined up at the gate of the city, and the first person was Zhao Fang, the county commander of the county.

At this time, the county commander Zhao Fang's heart was uneasy, in the face of the upcoming Lei Xu, he really didn't know how to deal with it, if he even had a bad sentence that aroused Lei Xu's suspicion, then his family would be beheaded.

Zhao Fang's face was smiling, but his heart was sour, he saw Lei Xu getting closer and closer, and his heart was beating faster and faster.

Lei Xu rode a tall horse, surrounded by more than a dozen personal cavalry, and behind him, thousands of troops.

Zhao Fang noticed that although there were many soldiers behind Lei Xu, they all showed tired looks.

"It's out!" Zhao Fang secretly shouted in his heart.

Lei Xu rode his horse forward, but the army suddenly stopped, and he took more than a dozen personal cavalry. and came to the gate of the city.

"Xiquyang County ordered Zhao Fang. See General Ray! Zhao Fang saw Lei Xu coming. Quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Lei Xu.

Lei Xu didn't get off the horse, glanced at Zhao Fang, and asked, "Zhao County Order, what do you mean by lining up here and opening the city gate wide?" ”

"When the general passed by, he said that there were still tens of thousands of troops coming. Let the subordinate wait patiently here, saying that when General Lei arrives, he will be able to serve him alive. Therefore, Xia Guan sent people to pay close attention to General Lei's movements, and when he learned that General Lei would arrive here tonight, he led his county officials to wait here, ready to pick up the wind and wash the dust for General Lei! ”

"It's free to wash the dust, Zhao County, let me ask one thing. You have to answer truthfully! Lei Xu said.

"General Lei asked, as long as the subordinate knew. The lower officer must tell General Lei everything! ”

Lei Xu asked, "Let me ask you, can the general be surrounded by enemy troops in Machuju?" ”

Zhao Fangdao: "General Lei, who are you listening to?" The general fought a series of battles in Machu and repelled several enemy attacks, how could he be surrounded by enemy troops? ”

Lei Xu frowned for a moment, and then asked, "Zhao County Order, have you ever encountered a group of enemy cavalry?" ”

"During the day, I met about 500 horsemen, who came from nowhere, and came to the city to persuade me to surrender, and lied to me that the general had been killed by the enemy at Machuju. Fortunately, the general sent more than 200 wounded soldiers back to the city to recuperate, and I also know the battle situation of Maqiuju very well, otherwise, I would really almost fall into the hands of the enemy. ”

Lei Xu thought secretly: "In this way, it is really a means for the enemy to deceive me. No wonder I didn't even see a shadow of an enemy army along the way, it stands to reason that the general is surrounded by a large army, and Xiquyang City should also be under threat. But it was calm here, and there seemed to be no sign of nervousness......"

Zhao Fang continued: "General Lei, you have led the army from afar, and it has been hard along the way, it is better to go to the city to rest for a while, and it is not too late to go to Maqiu to support the general tomorrow morning!" ”

Lei Xu glanced back at the exhausted army, after being harassed by the enemy army at Gaojiahe just now, the soldiers walked another thirty miles, they were tired enough, since Ji Ling was fine, then there was no need for him to go to support so quickly, rest for the night first, and then hurry tomorrow to keep the morale of the army high.

So, Lei Xu nodded and said to Zhao Fang: "Zhao County Order, what you said is also very right, it's just that your county town is too small, and my army is too large to accommodate ......."

"General Lei, don't worry, the lower officials have already prepared for the general, and have ordered people to set up a camp in the north of the city, which can accommodate tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. For the arrival of the general, the lower official prepared some songs and dances, and the dancing girls who came to dance for the general were all beautiful women......"

Zhao Fang knew that Lei Xu was lustful, so he deliberately did what he liked.

After Lei Xu heard this, he smiled and said, "Zhao County's order is well prepared, there is really nothing to say." Zhao County Ling is so flattering to the general, is there something that asks the general? ”

"General Lei, the lower official doesn't dare to ask too much, the lower official has been a county magistrate here for two years, I don't know if General Lei can say a few kind words in front of Bixia, so that my official position can be improved and ......"

"It's easy to say, like Zhao Xianling, such a talent, Bixia will definitely be promoted!"

As soon as the words fell, Lei Xu ordered the army to go to the camp in the north of the city to rest, and he took more than a dozen relatives and followed Zhao Fang into Xiquyang City.

Zhao Fang took Lei Xu all the way to the county office, and after arriving at the county office, Zhang Yan and others, who had already been ambushed inside, suddenly appeared, and Zhang Yan shouted: "Lei Xu, your death time has come!" ”

Wielding a knife, he slashed at Lei Xu's body, and the rest of the soldiers immediately attacked, rushing up and cutting Lei Xu and others to the ground.

Poor Lei Xu and the others didn't even react, so they died.

And Zhao Fang was so frightened that his face was like earth and he hid behind the pillar.

After Lei Xu died, Zhang Yan ordered someone to cut off Lei Xu's head, and he went straight to Zhao Fang and said to Zhao Fang: "Zhao County Order, I knew that you would definitely lure Lei Xu here." Now that the Yuan army outside the city has gone to the camp, you have made a contribution to our army. I hope you will continue to work hard, draw a scoop according to the gourd, and then go and trick Li Feng into the city! ”

Zhao Fang nodded, then went out of the city, and continued to wait for the city gate. Waiting for Li Feng's arrival.

A long time passed. Yuan Shu's army had all entered the Haode camp that had already been established. When Li Feng heard that Lei Xu had entered the county seat, he took the initiative to lead several relatives to arrive, and after meeting Zhao Fang, they exchanged greetings for a while, and then followed Zhao Fang into the city and went straight to the county office.

Li Feng led people into the county office, and Zhang Yan and others suddenly attacked Li Feng in the same way. Before Li Feng and the others could react, they were hacked to death.

Zhang Yan then asked the soldiers to cut off Li Feng's head and put it together with Lei Xu's head.

At this time, the scout came to report that Yuan Jun had all entered the camp, and because he was too tired, he had already entered the camp to rest.

Zhang Yan was really happy when he heard the news, and in this way, this army of more than 60,000. It's even easier to beat.

However, Zhang Yan did not take immediate action. Instead, let the scouts inform the various departments, quietly gather here in Xiquyang City, and then start a siege, striving to end the battle tonight.

Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Chen Ying, and Li Dian led their troops to Xiquyang City, and Zhang Yan gathered all the soldiers and horses hidden in Xiquyang City, and all of them surrounded him.

Half an hour later, Xu Huang also arrived here with soldiers and horses, and the 43,000 troops were all gathered together, just waiting for Zhang Yan's order.

At that time, the soldiers of the Yuan army had already entered a state of deep sleep, and they didn't know anything about the outside world.

At this time, it was the darkest period before dawn, the moon was dark and the wind was high, and it was the best time to kill.

At the end of the day, a fiery arrow shot up into the sky and shot directly into the sky above the camp.

At this time, Zhang Yan gave a signal to the generals, and the generals who were lying in ambush around the camp suddenly saw this signal, and they all rushed up, making a deafening shout, and raised torches one after another, blocking the water surrounding the entire camp.

"Kill!"

The shout was deafening, like rolling thunder, and it resounded through the heavens and the earth, reaching straight into the sky.

Zhang Yan, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Chen Ying, and Li Dian each led the cavalry to rush over from all directions, while the infantry stayed outside the camp and surrounded the camp in a circle to prevent the Yuan soldiers from escaping.

The sudden arrival of the army made the soldiers of the Yuan army at a loss, and they woke up from their sleep, and before they could figure out what was going on, they were killed by the rushing cavalry as soon as they walked out of the camp.

And outside the camp, there was a deafening shout: "Surrender or kill!" Surrender or kill! Surrender or kill! ”

Lei Xu and Li Feng were all killed, the soldiers of the Yuan army had no one to command, and suddenly fell into a chaos, the soldiers of the Yuan army saw that they were surrounded by enemy troops, and tens of thousands of torches outside illuminated this place as if it were day, plus the body was exhausted and demoralized, and the soldiers of the Yuan army abandoned their weapons and surrendered in order to survive.

The battle, which lasted two quarters of an hour, ended with the victory of Zhang Yanjun, with more than 500 Yuan soldiers killed and the rest forced to surrender.

And Zhang Yan's army turned out to be zero casualties!

More than 60,000 people in the Yuan army, all abandoned their weapons and surrendered, which was the result that Zhang Yan did not expect, although the ten-sided ambush plan, although ingenious, but when dealing with the Yuan army, it did not come in handy, but it was a bit overkill. If he had known that Yuan Jun was so vulnerable, Zhang Yan would not have bothered Jia Xu to come up with such a clever plan. However, Zhang Yan learned this ten-sided ambush strategy and left it for use in future battles.

After the surrender of the Yuan army, Zhang Yan asked them all to walk out of the camp in turn, and divided them into several places for the soldiers to take care of.

There are too many prisoners, and how to deal with them has become a headache for Zhang Yan.

His army consisted of just over 40,000 men, and his prisoners numbered more than 60,000, far more than his troops.

After some thought, Zhang Yan decided to temporarily incorporate all of them, use 30,000 people to take care of these more than 60,000 people, temporarily rest in Xiquyang City, and then wait for the good news of the rest of the armies, and also wait for the ground to dry up so that it can be easy to march.

For the next three days, Zhang Yan stayed in Xiquyang City, waiting for the ground to dry up.

And in the past three days, there have been good news from all over the country.

First of all, Chen Deng conquered Liyang, and then connected the three counties of Kefuling, Quanjiao, and Junyu, and then Lu Dai also conquered Hefei, and again, Xu Chu led He Yi, Liu Pi, and He Man to conquer Xia Cai, and defeated the invading Mei Cheng army, beheading more than 5,000 levels, and after Mei Cheng's army was defeated, he returned to Shouchun.

In addition, after learning that Liu Biao had attacked Lujiang and occupied Xunyang, Liu Xun, the Taishou of Lujiang, openly announced his separation from Yuan Shu and sent an envoy to sue for peace with Liu Biao, and Liu Biao asked Huang Zu to lead his troops and horses back to Jingzhou. Because Huang Zu did not get any benefits in the war, he plundered Xunyang, which made the people of Xunyang miserable and complained.

After that, Liu Xun led his army from Lujiang to Chengde, and together with Zhang Yan, he formed a siege of Yuan Shu.

And Gu Yong, Yang Xiu, and Mi Fang escorted the grain and grass to Xiquyang City and joined forces with Zhang Yan.

On the fifth day, Zhang Yanqin led a large army to Shouchun to conquer Yuan Shu and took all the troops, including the more than 60,000 surrendered troops.

In addition, Zhang Yan ordered Xu Chu and Liu Xun to lead their troops to attack Shouchun, forming a flanking attack with them.

And Lü Dai was stationed in Hefei, Chen Deng led the army back to Jinling, leaving Jiang Qin to lead the army to guard the three counties, and waited until after the destruction of Yuan, and then sent another county commander to take office. (To be continued......)