Wang Wei nodded, and then ordered someone to take Zhang Xuan's men to rest, he walked back to the north city wall, and looked at the thief army in the distance, the thief army has not yet attacked the city for the time being, it is estimated that Lu Mingyue has also received the information that Zhang Xuan's army has arrived, and is actively responding.

At this time, Wang Wei had gradually calmed down, he realized that Zhang Xuan came too quickly, from the time he sent someone to ask for help, five days later Zhang Xuan killed Liyang Cang, this speed was far beyond his plan, he thought that at least ten days before Zhang Xuan arrived, is Zhang Xuan already ready to send troops?

In fact, Wang Xuan's decision to ask Zhang Xuan for help was very reluctant, and he also knew that Zhang Xuan had ambitions to run Beihai County, and once Zhang Xuan led his army to defeat Lu Mingyue, Zhang Xuan would probably also plot the grain and grass materials in Liyang Warehouse.

At this time, Wang Wei turned around and beckoned to the messenger he had sent, and the messenger hurriedly stepped forward, and Wang Wei asked, "Where did you meet Zhang Xuan's army?" ”

"The humble post was to meet General Zhang in Qinghe County, when his army was already assembled."

Wang Wei realized this, and then asked, "How much time has elapsed between the time you gave him my letter and the time when he led the army to send out the army?" ”

"About an hour apart, the grain and grass warships of the Qingzhou army are ready, General Zhang explained the defense of Qingzhou, and immediately led the army to set off, marching all the way, almost day and night, and arrived in Tanyuan County in three days, and he has now established a logistics base in Tanyuan County."

Wang Wei already understood in his heart that Zhang Xuan had been preparing to attack for a long time, just waiting for his letter for help, he could justifiably send troops, it seems that this person really deserves his reputation, and he plans and then acts.

Wang Wei pondered for a long time, he felt that it was necessary to report this matter to Luoyang, if Luoyang still didn't care, then Zhang Xuan captured Liyangcang, then it had nothing to do with him.

Come to think of this. He said to the messenger: "You go to Luoyang again, send a letter to Guanglu doctor Duan Da for me, I will write immediately, and you will leave immediately!" ”

Lu Mingyue's army was stationed in the wilderness ten miles north of Liyangcang, and his grain and grass were in Neihuang County, because the river reclamation was urgent. He did not transport the grain and grass materials to the camp, and Neihuang County was led by his military advisor Yao Kai.

Just when Lu Mingyue was preparing to attack the city in a big way, he suddenly received an urgent report from Yao Kai from Neihuang County, and an army stationed by the Yellow River found the Qingzhou army that was killing along the Yellow River, and the Qingzhou army had arrived in Tanyuan County.

This news surprised Lu Mingyue, and he immediately ordered the siege to be suspended, and at the same time sent several spy cavalry teams to Tanyuan County to investigate the intelligence of the Qingzhou army.

The sudden arrival of Zhang Xuan's army made Lu Mingyue upset for a while, but at the same time, it also aroused the hatred in his heart. He knew that he would have to fight to the death with Jang Hyun sooner or later, but he didn't expect this day to come so quickly.

Zhang Xuan's tens of thousands of troops were sixty miles away from him, and they could be killed in one day, which made Lu Mingyue feel in a dilemma, should he continue to attack Liyangcang, or should he fight Zhang Xuan first?

At night, Lu Mingyue paced back and forth in the big tent with her hands in her hands, looking very preoccupied. He was waiting for the spies' information, if he wasn't afraid of Jang Hyun. That's also a lie, he thinks he knows Zhang Xuan better than anyone else, he dealt with Zhang Xuan when Zhang Xuan was not yet promising, especially Zhang Xuan's courage when he rescued Lu Qing, which makes him unforgettable.

As for Zhang Xuan, he later swept away the bandits in Shandong, killed Zhang Jincheng and Gao Kaidao. Du Fuwei's soul was scattered, and he was also very clear about these deeds that spread all over the world, so when he heard that Zhang Xuan's blade was pointing at him, his twin strands trembled, but he didn't expect Zhang Xuan's target to be aimed at him so quickly.

In fact, Lu Mingyue also understood in her heart. This year, his expansion was too fast, almost occupying half of Hebei, and the major forces in Hebei could no longer tolerate themselves, even if Zhang Xuan did not move himself, Dou Jiande, Bohai Hui and even Luo Yi would attack him, and this attack on Liyangcang may have violated Zhang Xuan's interests.

The point is what to do now? Whether to really mobilize troops to fight Zhang Xuan to the death, or temporarily abandon Liyang Cang and retreat north, Lu Mingyue couldn't make up her mind for a while.

At this time, there was a report from the soldiers outside the tent: "King Qiyu, the spies have news coming." ”

Lu Mingyue perked up and immediately ordered, "Quickly let him come in and report." ”

After a while, a spy lieutenant walked into the big tent quickly, knelt down on one knee and saluted: "King Qiyu, I just came from Tanyuan County!" ”

"Tell me quickly, what is the situation of the Qingzhou Army, is Zhang Xuan here in person?"

"King Qiyu, Zhang Xuan did lead the arrival, the Qingzhou army advanced by land and water, there were 20,000 troops on the shore, and there were about 30 thousand stone cargo ships in the Yellow River."

"Only 20,000 troops?"

This number made Lu Mingyue breathe a sigh of relief, he knew last year that Zhang Xuan had 30,000 elite soldiers, if Zhang Xuan led 20,000 troops to arrive, it would also be in line with common sense, lead 20,000 troops to the battle, and leave 10,000 troops to guard the six counties of Qingzhou, but he was still a little uneasy, Lu Mingyue asked again: "Do they have a lot of grain and grass in their barracks?" ”

"Back to the king, there is no grain and grass in the barracks, and the Sui army is all lightly armed."

Lu Mingyue's heart fell to the ground, it is impossible for the Sui army not to carry grain, so the thirty cargo ships must be grain ships, not ships carrying troops from afar.

In fact, Lu Mingyue had already expected that Zhang Xuan's army was 20,000 horses, but he was really not at ease, so he asked a few more questions.

"Is Zhang Xuan still in Tanyuan County now?"

"When they left, they were also setting off from the camp, walking very slowly, but the direction seemed to be Neihuang County."

Lu Mingyue was stunned for a moment, Zhang Xuan actually killed Neihuang County, this was obviously trying to end his lair, there were only 20,000 troops in Neihuang County, and he was not the opponent of Zhang Xuan's army.

He suddenly became a little anxious, and ordered: "Order Xu Hengyi to come to see me!" ”

Xu Hengyi is Lu Mingyue's confidant general, strong in martial arts, and has followed Lu Mingyue for many years, and this time he is responsible for leading the army to fill the moat of Liyangcang.

After only a moment, Xu Heng Yixing hurriedly came, hugged his fists and said: "The king, I am willing to personally attack the city with a large army early tomorrow morning, please allow the king!" ”

Lu Mingyue waved her hand, "Let's attack Liyang Cang first, let's concentrate our forces to deal with Zhang Xuan first." ”

Xu Hengyi was taken aback, "Is Zhang Xuan here?" ”

Lu Mingyue nodded, he led 20,000 troops to kill sixty miles away, and now he turned to attack Neihuang County, I am very worried about the safety of Neihuang County.

Xu Hengyi was also anxious all of a sudden, Neihuang County is their logistics center, all their grain and grass materials are in Neihuang County, if Neihuang County is lost, their army will retreat without a fight, Xu Hengyi immediately understood what Lu Mingyue meant, and hugged his fists and said: "I am willing to lead the army to help Neihuang County!" ”

"Very good, that's exactly what I mean, you lead 30,000 troops to Neihuang County immediately north, and tell Mr. Yao that you must drag the Sui army team for me, and holding it for two days will be our victory."

"Humble duty understands!"

Xu Hengyi clasped his fists and saluted, hurried away, looking at his distant back, Lu Mingyue said to herself coldly: "Come and don't go, it's rude, look at who's nest!" ”

Half an hour later, Xu Hengyi led an army of 30,000 to Neihuang County, fifty miles to the northeast, and Lu Mingyue also set out overnight and led an army of 50,000 to kill Tanyuan County, the logistics center of the Sui army

The soldiers are not tired of deceit, Zhang Xuan's attack on Lu Mingyue of course has to pay attention to strategy and tactics, the strategy is to solve Lu Mingyue first, and then turn back and then take Liyang Cang, the main and secondary are clear, but the tactics are virtual and real, Zhang Xuan's army passed through Guancheng County, which is still fifty miles away from Tanyuan County, and then divided the troops into two routes, one route Luo Shixin led 20,000 troops to garrison the troops, and all the big ships were also anchored in Guancheng County.

However, Zhang Xuan only led 20,000 troops and 30 grain ships to Tanyuan County to establish a logistics place in Tanyuan County, which made Lu Mingyue get the wrong information, thinking that Zhang Xuan's army was only 20,000 people.

The consequences of the intelligence error were very serious, it directly led to Lu Mingyue's decision-making error, which made Lu Mingyue underestimate Zhang Xuan's troops, divided the 100,000 army into three parts, and committed a military taboo.

When the time came to the third watch, in the night, tens of thousands of thieves were running in the northeast direction, Lu Mingyue's temporary camp was about 50 miles away from Neihuang County, the official road was flat and wide, if they marched overnight, they would rush back to Neihuang County before noon the next day.

General Xu Hengyi was in the middle of the team, riding on a black horse and constantly shouting orders: "Speed up!" ”

Xu Hengyi is also a general with a certain amount of experience after all, although he hastily retreated north, he still did not forget to send spies to investigate whether the Sui army was ambushed along the way, lest he fall into an ambush.

But everything went well, the spies in front did not find anything abnormal, and the team continued to gallop north, but as the march dragged on, the old problems of the bandit soldiers began to be exposed, and the quality of the bandits was uneven, resulting in a large difference in physical strength.

In Xu Hengyi's hurried order, the line began to drag on longer and longer, and Lu Mingyue's army was especially obvious at this point, and by the fourth watch, the army of 30,000 was actually stretched for five miles.

At this moment, Xu Hengyi's unexpected threat suddenly appeared!

(To be continued.) )