retaliate

Chapter 444 The Pearl of Rice
"Shangnan County is lost."

In the capital of Huangzhou, Qian Nan took the battle report and said impassionedly: "The guards fought timidly, and Yu Xin, the magistrate of the county, led the army to fight to the death. Unfortunately, they were outnumbered. After the defeat, Yu Xin failed to assassinate Yang Xuan and was captured."

Lei Qi looked at the map silently.

"Come here." Qian Nan called the little official, "Tell Bianjing about this."

"Yes."

After the little official left, Qian Nan sighed, "Poor Yu Xin, after he was captured, what should he do with his family?"

Ricky didn't speak.

Qian Nan shook his head and left the room.

Only then did the generals on the side relax a bit.

One person said: "Inspector, why does Qian Zhizhou feel so empathetic?"

Lei Qi looked up, his eyes were indifferent.

"Because people are forced by him."

He got up, "Tang Jun is coming, get ready!"

He went to the school grounds.

At this moment, [-] troops are practicing.

"In a few days, either die or... live!"

Lei Qi's eyes seemed to be burning with flames, "The so-called famous northern Xinjiang general, I want to touch him to see what he is like!"

……

The army stopped before the city of Yezhou.

The craftsmen accompanying the army began to make siege equipment.

Zhang Huan was patrolling the camp, but Zhou Zun did not attend.

The army camped, and there were too many things on his hands.

People kept coming to ask for instructions, or for the deployment of supplies, or for injuries and illnesses of soldiers...

Another person would have been devastated long ago.

But Zhou Zun took it easy and solved them one by one.

An official who came to ask for instructions praised: "Zhou Changshi is calm and unhurried. This demeanor is beyond our reach!"

This flattery is not smooth enough.

"Zhou Changshi, battle report!"

Zhou Zun asked, "Where is it?"

"Left Army!"

"Oh!" Zhou Zun smiled, "How?"

Look, the man's son-in-law is the leader of the left army, but he heard that the battle report is still calm and unhurried. With this demeanor, it's no wonder that the aristocratic family can prosper for a long time.

"The left army broke through to the south."

There was a burst of cheers in the tent.

Zhou Zun smiled and said, "How long did it take?"

"One day!"

The news reached Zhang Huan.

"it is good!"

Zhang Huan said with a smile: "It seems that the old man's decision to let him focus on the left side is absolutely right."

The King of Yue praised: "Master Zhang knows people and uses them well."

Immediately, he and Zhang Chumao returned to their tent.

As a prince, Yue Wang's tent is not too big.

The furnishings inside are also very cold.

After sitting down, King Yue waved his hand, and the attendants withdrew.

"Yang Zitai played too much limelight in this battle." Zhang Chumao said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty's trip has not achieved an inch. If this continues, Zhang Huan will benefit, Yang Zitai and Shi Zhongtang will benefit, but Your Majesty will be forgotten." risk."

"For nothing?" King Yue said with a smile: "I don't think about making any meritorious service, but since I've come here, I have to do something."

Zhang Chumao nodded, "The old man knows, so the king should go and ask for a fight."

When Zhang Huan learned that the King of Yue was going to fight, he thought about it, "Attacking Yezhou in the middle is a hard attack. The king's safety is the most important thing, so we can't go to Yifu to attack the city."

Zhou Zun said with a smile, "It's only natural."

Zhang Chumao said: "So, the right army..."

"Shi Zhongtang is attacking Jiangcheng. It should be almost there. The next step is Shuangfeng. He is a general, and he is worried. If the king goes, it will inevitably make him uneasy. In this way, the old man is worried that he will lose his sense of proportion. "

Zhou Zun looked at him and knew that Zhang Huan didn't want to give King Yue and Shi Zhongtang a chance to fight together.

But, you want to push the scourge of King Yue to the old man's son-in-law!

Misfortune to the east!

Zhang Huan glanced at Zhou Zun, "The Left Route Army said that there is a lack of food, so send more later!"

This is an exchange.

Zhou Zun couldn't refuse.

"Yes."

The king of Yue was startled, thinking that he had gone to the Left Route Army, Yang Xuan was his deadly enemy, what was the matter with these two deadly enemies fighting together?

Zhang Huan, good trick!

Good intentions!
King Yue sneered in his heart.

But, he has Zhang Chumao here!

"Master, if the king participates in the attack, someone must take care of him, or else, the old man will follow?"

This is the proper attitude.

Zhang Huan pretended to be hesitant, and just about to nod, Zhou Zun said, "I think it's wrong!"

Zhang Chumao smiled, "Why?"

"The leader of the left army is the governor of northern Xinjiang. When the king goes, it is like thunder coming. Who does he listen to?" Zhou Zun said calmly: "Vice envoy Zhang will follow, and a deputy envoy of Jiedu in southern Xinjiang is here. How should Xuan deal with himself? Do we have to consult the two superiors to make a decision?"

The king of Yue said: "This king is just going to watch the battle."

"Then write the following document!" Zhou Zun looked at him, with no respect in his eyes, "Otherwise the king will speak before the battle, and he will listen, but he still won't listen!"

Zhang Chumao sneered, "You are a villain!"

Zhou Zun looked at him, saying every single word, "You're digging around! Seeing a hole in the ground, I wish I could go down and see if there is a chance to get promoted and make a fortune."

Zhang Chumao's face was livid, and he was about to refute.

Zhou Zun stood up, "The Left Route Army is led by Yang Xuan. This is the strategy set before the war. Does Zhang Xiang want to change the strategy?"

This person turned his back on him!
Of course, Zhang Huan couldn't say that, otherwise, seeing Zhou Zun's posture, he would have dared to send people to the left and let Yang Xuan take the lead.

Come!
Don't you want King Yue and Zhang Chumao to mix things up?

I handed over the power of command to them, and I took three thousand cavalry to watch the play.

Ok?
Of course not!

Once this is done, the left will inevitably be chaotic.

Lei Qi was in Huangzhou, and it was not for nothing that he could be called a famous general of the Southern Zhou Dynasty.Whenever he caught the opportunity of internal strife in the left army, he took advantage of the opportunity...

Nan Zheng... will become a joke in an instant!
Zhang Huan dare not!

He coughed dryly, "The left army, of course, should be handed over to Yang Xuan for command."

Zhou Zun cupped his hands, "So, what will Deputy Envoy Zhang do?"

This old man is really rude!

Against Zhang Huan, he refused to back down.

But it was Zhang Huan who brought the disaster to the east first.

Zhou Zun sat down, "Since this is the case, the old man thinks that the king can go. There are many military forces in the middle, and it is cumbersome. Deputy envoy Zhang should stay to assist Zhang Xiang."

Everyone was looking at Zhang Huan.

How Zhang Huan struggled in his heart is unknown to everyone, but for a moment, he said, "Good!"

Zhang Chumao held the teacup, and with a bang, the teacup shattered in his hand.

He looked at Zhou Zun, "Zhou Changshi, so angry!"

Zhou Zun said gently: "The old man is still more angry, Deputy Envoy Zhang, would you like to try?"

Turned over!
This is directly slapping Zhang Chumao in the face in front of everyone.

Who wants to harm the old man's son-in-law, first try the old man's method!
For the first time, Mrs. Zhou showed her grandeur.

Once fully launched, how can Zhang Chumao resist?
He could only shiver behind the father-in-law Yang Songcheng.

The king of Yue sat on the wax.

Without Zhang Chumao to follow, how should he deal with himself when he went to the left army?
Point your finger.

What if Yang Xuan doesn't buy it?
Then they dispersed.

The King of Yue found Zhao Dongping, his advisor, "Zhang Huan agreed."

"Okay!" Zhao Dongping was overjoyed, "Your Majesty is high above you. You only need to make a name. Deputy Envoy Zhang will drive the left army to attack. Once you succeed, you can give credit to Your Majesty..."

"Zhang Chumao is still in the middle army."

Zhao Dongping was taken aback, "How dare Zhang Huan do this?"

Zhang Huan didn't have a big background, so he didn't dare to offend King Yue.

"It's Zhou Zun."

……

"My lord, the king is here."

The marching army paused for a moment.

"Why is he here?" Han Ji frowned, "It's not right for the King of Yue to come alone, there must be a superior by his side who can suppress the Lord."

"Zhang Chumao."

"Uncle!" Yiqi arrived first, who was Zhou Zun's neighbor.

"The king of Yue invited himself to participate in the conquest. Zhang Huan brought disaster to the east and asked him to come to the left army. Zhang Chumao please accompany him. He was reprimanded by the lord, and then he stopped."

Yang Xuan: "..."

Han Ji praised: "Good method!"

The old man is really sharp!
Yang Xuan who had just hugged his thigh felt that the soft rice was delicious.

"So, King Yue is just a spectator when he comes to the Left Route Army." Nan He said, "It's enough to separate him when the time comes."

"It's not easy to separate." Han Ji shook his head, "The King of Yue has the name of supervising the army, and he can't stop him wherever he wants to go."

The King of Yue has come.

More than a hundred riders guarded him, and it seemed that the momentum was not small.

"I have seen the king!"

People salute.

King Yue smiled and nodded, "This king is here just to have a look and ask questions, and Yang Shijun just asks."

If I drive you, it will be my fault if something happens later.

Yang Xuan cupped his hands, "Swords and guns have no eyes, please stay in the army this way, Your Majesty."

Here is his suggestion.

The king of Yue was noncommittal.

Immediately the army began to move forward.

"Found enemy scouts!"

When approaching Huangzhou, enemy scouts appeared densely.

"Second!"

Yang Xuan pointed to the front, "Go and clean it up, remember, be fierce and harvest heads."

"Order!"

Wang Laoer set off happily, and took a look at Yue Wang before leaving.

This look is a little strange, as if it is regretful.

The scouts of the two armies began to fight.

"how?"

In Huangzhou City, Qian Nan was anxious.

"Our scouts are defeated!" Lei Qi said, "It's as expected."

"Is Tang Jun so sharp?" Qian Nan's heart beat a little.

"That's the northern Xinjiang cavalry." Lei Qi got up, "I'm going to the top of the city to have a look."

"Together!"

When the two went to the top of the city, they saw smoke and dust constantly appearing in the distance, and then teams of scouts returned in distress.

"Tang Jun's scouts are fierce, brothers can't get close to Tang Jun to observe."

"Actually, there's no need to observe!" Qian Nan stroked his beard, "I've counted them all."

The Tang army is about [-], and the leading general Yang Xuan.

"This is a morale battle!" Lei Qi said lightly.

"The Tang army is approaching." A sergeant said.

In the distance, smoke and dust billowed.

The Huangzhou scouts retreated intensively.

Tang Jun is here!

Qian Nan supported the wall with both hands, "I want to see how fierce this so-called northern Xinjiang cavalry is!"

More than [-] cavalry from the Tang army appeared, closely following more than [-] Huangzhou scouts.

"then!"

The leading general kept waving his knife, then grabbed the head and threw it behind him.

Behind him were two guards carrying sacks, they skillfully caught the heads and put them into the sacks.

The coordination between the three is seamless.

Skillfully made the soldiers of the Southern Zhou Dynasty at the head of the city heartbroken.

"What a ruthless Tang dog!" said a sergeant.

Qian Nan scolded: "Barbarian!"

Only barbarians can be so fierce.

Lei Qi turned around and ordered, "Let the wolf ride two hundred horses to try."

Lei Qi has a thousand elite cavalry under his command, who have made countless contributions in the expedition against rebels and natives.

Two hundred cavalry rushed out of the city gate and went straight to Wang Laoer.

"It's the elite of the enemy army!" shouted a beggar gang disciple.

Wang Lao Er glanced at it in his busy schedule, "Yes!"

He threw the head back in his hand and roared: "Yeah, the ones who killed were the elite!"

He held up the horizontal knife: "Who is afraid?"

Two hundred riders shouted: "Don't be afraid!"

"Array!"

Wang Laoer raised his sword, and two hundred riders lined up behind him.

"Follow Yeye, let the people of the Southern Zhou Dynasty see what the northern border cavalry is!"

Wang Laoer gave a loud cry, and charged forward first.

The two sides collided in an instant.

The enemy general sent Ma Qiang, but after only one meeting, Ma Qiang was sent flying.

Wang Laoer held the enemy general with one hand and threw it behind him.

"then!"

The two beggar gang disciples were used to picking heads, and they grabbed the head of the enemy general with their hands, and then pressed the weight, and the enemy general was in front of the saddle.

The main general was captured, but the wolf cavalry still did not retreat.

All day long, when smoke and dust appeared in the distance, there was a sound of gold clanging from the top of the city, and the wolf cavalry who had suffered heavy casualties began to retreat.

The short fight was brutal.

The wolf cavalry left more than sixty cavalry behind.

"Tang Jun's loss will not exceed 20 people." On the top of the city, Lei Qi's face was stern.

Qian Nan's face turned livid, "Is that so?"

In an encounter, they suffered a three-to-one loss.

The point is, the opponent should be just an ordinary cavalry.

"The old man heard that there are five thousand Xuanjia riders in northern Xinjiang, and they are still invincible in the face of the elite of the Northern Liao Dynasty. Huang Chunhui is relying on it."

Lei Qi narrowed his eyes and looked at the stopped Tang Jun scout, "At the beginning, I thought this statement was too boastful, but now it seems that it is true."

Qian Nan asked, "How about this battle?"

Lei Qi looked at him, "Did the two gentlemen not explain?"

Qian Nan has been communicating frequently with Bianjing these days, but they keep it from Lei Qi.

"The two ministers have repeatedly explained that even if they are all dead in this battle, the Tang army will have to be frustrated."

"So, Yongzhou is preparing for a big battle?"

Sure enough, he is a general...Qian Nan nodded, "The two ministers are just mobilizing reinforcements from all walks of life, and the food, grass, and supplies have been continuously pulled to Yongzhou."

"Stop the Tang army at the front line of Yongzhou, and my task at the front line of Huangzhou is to deter and...consume."

Lei Qi took a deep breath, "Defending the city is the most taboo, Zhang Xiang."

"The next officer is here!" A general stepped forward.

"You lead an army of three thousand and fight with the enemy's forward."

"Yes."

Three thousand soldiers left the city.

Tang Jun forward arrived.

"It's the enemy."

Two thousand pawns stop.

Wang Shu personally sits at the vanguard, carefully looking at the enemy's formation at this moment, and said: "Don't defend the city to death, this is to dampen our army's spirit, go to battle!"

Pawns move forward.

"Shoot!"

There are archers in the enemy army and start ranging.

The arrow landed at maximum range.

Tang Jun stopped in front.

"Shoot!"

Two archers struggled to pull the longbow.

call out!
call out!
In the infantry formation of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, two sergeants fell.

This is the downfall.

Even your archers are inferior to Datang!
"assault!"

This kind of hand-to-hand combat is nothing fancy, just one word: reckless!

The two armies collided.

Just a wave of killing can see the gap.

"Our army is invincible!" Qian Nan could see it all, thinking that Yu Xin really deserved to die, no, he deserved to be captured.

"The main force of the enemy army is coming!" shouted a sergeant on the lookout.

"It's enemy cavalry."

Ricky has seen it.

A large flag is looming in the smoke and dust.

"Yang Xuan!" Lei Qi said coldly, "Bows and arrows!"

The cavalry of the Tang Army began to accelerate.

"Withdraw!" Lei Qi called out, "The cavalry went out of the city to cover the enemy's pursuit."

In the Southern Zhou Dynasty, the infantry retreated and the cavalry retreated.

"Quick, withdraw!"

Tang Jun's cavalry came very quickly.

When the last Southern Zhou cavalry entered the city, the Tang army rushed to the city.

Lei Qi glanced at Yang Xuan and let go.

Although Yang Xuan had guards now, the old thief still subconsciously reached out to block the shield in front of Yang Xuan.

Bah!
Arrows pierced the shield.

Then the shield split.

"Good archery!" Cheered the head of the city.

Yang Xuan stretched out his hand.

Wang Laoer handed over the bow and arrow.

Bow and arrow.

Just a little aim.

call out!
The sergeant who shouted the happiest from the head of the city fell headlong.

The cheers stopped abruptly.

(End of this chapter)