Daqin arrests alchemists, what does it matter to me as a qi refiner?

Several other subordinates also talked at once.

Yang Ling knew that his current situation was very bad. Although he was a martial artist, he was seriously injured and his physical and mental state were greatly reduced. If he met Jin Wushu again, even if he could win, he would probably suffer huge losses or even lose his life.

Yang Ling shook his head and smiled bitterly, "You misunderstood me!"

"Commander, what do you mean?"

"We won't leave. We'll lie in ambush here and wait for the enemy to come!"

"Sit back and wait?"

"Yes, since Zhang Xianzhong wants to trick our army into crossing the river, we might as well follow the trap he set and fall into it. Once our army falls into the trap, Zhang Xianzhong will be exposed and we can annihilate him!"

When the guards heard this, they all felt it made sense and began to discuss it with great interest.

"I heard that Zhang Xianzhong has 30,000 troops stationed on the north bank of the Luan River. If we can't lure them to the east bank of the Luan River, they will be able to encircle our army from both wings, and then our army will be in danger!"

"What to do?"

"We will divide into several small teams, each with 3,000 horses, and march south along the Luan River to attract the firepower of the Jin army. At the same time, we will send cavalry to Luanyang County to inform Li Zongfeng and Zhang Guodong. Finally, our remaining 5,000 to 6,000 cavalry will ambush on the north bank of the Luan River, waiting for an opportunity to raid Luanping County."

"good idea!"

Everyone discussed it and thought it was an excellent idea, and expressed their approval.

That night, Yang Ling led his 4,000 cavalrymen to leave the camp, bypass the west bank of the Luan River, gallop along the south bank of the Luan River, and rush south. Yang Ling was worried that the Jin army would find something wrong, so he did not choose to go straight to the east bank of the Luan River, but instead went south. Although the Jin army arranged defenses on the north bank of the Luan River, they did not notice that Yang Ling's army had left the Luan River because of the darkness of the night.

After Yang Ling led his troops to the south bank of the Luan River, he did not land rashly. Instead, he ordered his cavalry to spread out for reconnaissance and find a suitable location to lie in ambush.

Yang Ling waited patiently for the arrival of the Jin army.

Yang Ling estimated the itinerary of the Jin army and waited for a short time. Sure enough, he found the traces of the Jin soldiers, who were rapidly approaching the south bank of the Luan River.

Seeing this, Yang Ling quickly gave an order: "Pass it down and prepare for battle."

Yang Ling hid in the bushes with two hundred cavalrymen.

About half a cup of tea later, the Jin army's cavalry appeared in sight, about thirty feet away from Yang Ling and his companions. The Jin army's cavalry also obviously discovered Yang Ling and his companions, and the archers in the front row adjusted the angle of their bows and arrows, preparing to shoot.

Yang Ling and others also drew their bows and prepared for battle.

"Fire arrows!"

Yang Ling shouted orders, and the two hundred cavalrymen let go, and two rounds of arrows whizzed towards the Jin army.

The Jin army was caught off guard, and many cavalrymen fell off their horses screaming.

"Shoot!" Yang Ling shouted again.

More than two thousand archers shot arrows in unison, and the arrows flew in a flood.

The Jin army's infantrymen were unable to dodge and fell off their horses one after another.

Seeing this, Yang Ling immediately ordered: "Everyone attack, cover the cavalry!"

After Yang Ling finished speaking, he spurred his mount and galloped towards the Jin army.

The Jin army's infantrymen screamed and fled.

Yang Ling led his troops to rush madly into the Jin army formation, slashing wildly with swords, and in the blink of an eye, he killed hundreds of Jin soldiers.

How could these Jin army infantrymen dare to fight against the cavalry? They were defeated one after another, abandoning their weapons and weapons and fled in a panic.

Yang Ling was overjoyed when he saw this and shouted, "Chase!"

Yang Ling led his troops to chase frantically in the direction of the Jin army's escape, and soon caught up with the fleeing soldiers. Jin soldiers were constantly killed or captured.

Yang Ling led the cavalry to chase the Jin army and ended the pursuit in the early morning, seizing countless spoils.

Yang Ling led his men back to the camp, where they immediately rested, recuperated, and waited for Zhang Xianzhong to send troops to rescue them.

When Jin Wushu heard that Yang Ling was leading his cavalry around the north bank of the Luan River to harass him, he became furious and ordered scouts to search the nearby river area to see what Yang Ling was doing.

Yang Ling did lead the cavalry to attack the east bank of the Luan River, but he did not attack Luanping County as Jin Wushu had imagined.

Yang Ling bypassed the east bank of the Luan River not because he really wanted to attack Luanping County, because it was an unwise choice. The east bank of the Luan River was steep and easy to defend but difficult to attack, and Yang Ling was unwilling to take the risk of five or six thousand cavalry. He just pretended to attack Luanping County to attract the attention of the Jin army and paralyze them.

Yang Ling led his troops around the north bank of the Luan River, quietly went around the side of the Jin army, and then suddenly launched an attack on the Jin army's flank.

Yang Ling led his troops to break through the flank of the Jin army. The Jin army was immediately panicked and their morale collapsed. They fled in panic and the right wing of the Jin army was in chaos.

When Jin Wushu heard that Yang Ling had led his men to attack the flank, he angrily slammed the table and cursed: "Yang Ling, this cunning guy, actually cheated, I will never let him off."

Jin Wushu decided to personally command his troops to counterattack Yangling.

However, he was still hesitant because he knew the actual defensive situation of Luanping County. There were only 5,000 Jin troops in Luanping County, and the rest were temporarily recruited strong men with poor combat effectiveness. They could not withstand Yang Ling's attack.

Jin Wushu was hesitant.

At this time, Chen Youliang, the deputy general in charge of guarding Luanping County, sent someone to ask for help: "Reporting to the Marshal, Yang Ling led his men to attack Luanping County. Please send troops to reinforce as soon as possible."

After hearing this, Jin Wushu's face darkened.

Chen Youliang was the chief of his most trusted generals. Yang Ling led his men to raid Luanping County, which made Jin Wushu feel humiliated. Jin Wushu gritted his teeth and said, "Order Han Debiao on the left wing to lead 2,000 infantrymen to Luanping County immediately and capture it for me."

"I obey your command!" the messenger replied loudly.

Jin Wushu remembered the surprise attack led by Yang Ling's cavalry, and ordered the guards beside him: "Tell Zhang Ji to lead his troops to intercept Yang Ling!"

"Yes, sir!" The guard agreed, clasping his fists.

The Jin army quickly gathered more than 2,000 soldiers and advanced towards Luanping County, while sending out scouts to find out Yang Ling's movements.

After receiving Jin Wushu's order, Zhang Ji immediately led more than 2,000 cavalry out of the camp to fight Yang Ling. Zhang Ji knew the actual situation of Luanping County, and he would not easily let go of this opportunity to eliminate Yang Ling.

When Zhang Ji led his troops to the city of Luanping County, Yang Ling's troops had already lined up outside the city.

"Yang Ling! You are so despicable that you actually tried to sneak attack me." Zhang Ji shouted from a distance.

Yang Ling sneered and replied, "Zhang Ji, stop trying to put the blame on me. This is a mountainous area. Even if I want to launch a sneak attack, I can't do it. Besides, don't think that I can't do anything to you just because your Jin army is strong. Since I dare to launch a sneak attack on Luanping County today, I will definitely defeat you!"

Zhang Ji wanted to tear Yang Ling's mouth into pieces immediately. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Yang Ling, stop talking nonsense. What do you want?"

Yang Ling replied bluntly: "You know what I want. My only target is Luanping County. If you know what's good for you, surrender quickly. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless." Zhang Ji snorted coldly: "Yang Ling, you think too highly of yourself. You want to swallow up Luanping County? Unless the sun rises in the west! Come on, form a formation, follow me to encircle and annihilate Yang Ling's cavalry!"

Immediately, the Jin army deployed their battle formation and confronted Yang Ling's cavalry from a distance.

"Archers, aim at Yang Ling and his cavalry, and shoot!" Zhang Ji shouted loudly.

In an instant, arrows rained across the sky, as dense as locusts.

Yang Ling hurriedly urged his horse to run to the side to avoid the rain of arrows.

The Jin army's infantry were also well-trained, and they lay down one after another when the archers started shooting.

"Cavalry charge!" Yang Ling ordered again.

Two thousand cavalrymen howled and rushed towards the Jin army. Yang Ling's cavalrymen were all experienced veteran cavalrymen. They controlled their horses skillfully, nimbly avoided the feather arrows shot by the Jin army, and rushed towards the Jin army as swift as the wind.

The Jin army infantry had just climbed up from the ground and had no time to react. Yang Ling's cavalry had already rushed over and knocked the Jin army infantry into pieces, causing heavy casualties.

"Ah!" The Jin army infantrymen screamed and retreated one after another.

Yang Ling's two thousand cavalrymen pursued the victory and continued to reap the lives of the Jin army's infantry.

Seeing that the enemy was frightened by him, Yang Ling led his troops to take advantage of the situation and kill them.

Although Zhang Ji was brave, it was his second time leading an army. He did not know how to use cavalry to charge, and he did not know what tricks Yang Ling's cavalry were good at.

Yang Ling's cavalry continued to tighten the encirclement and gradually approached Zhang Ji. Zhang Ji was chased by Yang Ling's cavalry and could not help but tremble with fear.

"Retreat quickly! Retreat to the county town!" Zhang Ji shouted anxiously.

Seeing that Zhang Ji wanted to escape, Yang Ling immediately led his men to continue chasing Zhang Ji.

Yang Ling knew that the advantage of his cavalry mainly lay in its impact force. If they fought head-on, they would not gain any advantage because the cavalry were slow and the Jin army was composed of infantry. If they kept their distance, the cavalry would easily be surrounded, so they had to adopt a roundabout tactic.

Zhang Ji led his troops to flee hastily into Luanping County. Yang Ling's cavalry was not to be outdone and followed closely behind, constantly pressing Zhang Ji's rear.

The Jin army infantry organized a shield wall to block the way in front, while Zhang Ji's personal soldiers worked hard to cut down trees and built a simple defense line to prevent Yang Ling's cavalry from chasing and killing them.

The two sides fought fiercely at the city gate, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.

Soon, both sides suffered casualties. Yang Ling's cavalry lost more than 300 people, and the corpses of the Jin army almost filled the city gate, and the blood dyed the city gate red.

"withdraw troops!"

Although the Jin army's infantry's resistance was fierce, Yang Ling remained unafraid and ordered the cavalry to return along the same route.

When Yang Ling was returning with his cavalry, he encountered Zhang Ji leading his troops out of the city.

"Zhang Ji, you bastard, give me your life!"

Yang Ling roared and took the lead to rush towards Zhang Ji.

"Protect Zhang Shuai!"

Seeing this, the guards around Zhang Ji rushed forward to protect him, and a fight broke out between the two sides.

Zhang Ji fled in panic under the protection of several trusted guards, but Yang Ling chased him relentlessly, vowing to kill him.

Seeing Yang Ling's relentless pursuit, Zhang Ji knew he could not escape Yang Ling's pursuit, so he made a prompt decision and ordered, "Set fire to the city!"

Yang Ling was furious when he heard this: "Zhang Ji, forget it!"

Zhang Ji sneered, "Yang Ling, you forced me to do this. When the city is breached, I wonder if you can survive!"

Yang Ling ignored Zhang Ji. He knew that there was a large amount of firewood stored in the city and it would be no problem as long as they were lit.

The Jin army soldiers set fires one after another, and thick smoke suddenly rose from the northeast corner of Luanping County, and the flames illuminated the entire sky.

"Yang Ling, you see, Luanping County is now in my pocket. We will meet again later!" Zhang Ji laughed wildly.

Yang Ling looked at Zhang Ji's back and was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

Yang Ling was angry, but there was nothing he could do. The capture of Luanping County was a foregone conclusion, and he just hoped that his plan could be implemented smoothly.

Zhang Ji's cavalry retreated into Luanping County, and Yang Ling's cavalry lingered outside Luanping County for a long time before leaving. Yang Ling knew that there was enough food in Luanping County and it was impossible to burn it all in a short time, so he did not order an attack on Luanping County to avoid delaying the battle, and could only return to Linfen first to prepare for other combat operations.

As soon as Yang Ling left, Yuan Zonggao's cavalry arrived near Luanping County. They saw the blazing fire on the city and knew that Luanping County had been captured. Yuan Zongbi's cavalry immediately rushed to Luanping County.

Yuan Zongbi looked at the city in front of him and frowned slightly.

The city wall of Luanping County was built very solidly, and there was a lot of grain stored in the city. It would be difficult to take it down by force, so the only way was to use strategy.

Thinking of this, Yuan Zongbi ordered: "Inform the entire army to rest immediately and attack the city tomorrow!"

"As ordered!"

After Zhang Ji led his troops to retreat into Luanping County, he rested for a while and then gathered his forces to prepare for a night attack on Yang Ling's camp.

The lights in Yang Ling's camp were bright. Yang Ling and Guo Ye were sitting in the central army tent discussing the battle plan for tomorrow night. After listening to Yang Ling's narration, Guo Ye sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect that you, Brother Yang, could actually capture Luanping County. It's really admirable!"

Yang Ling smiled bitterly and said, "It was pure luck that we were able to capture Luanping County this time. Zhang Ji was cunning and cautious, and he was unwilling to fight my cavalry. Although Luanping City is small, the terrain is narrow and it is difficult for cavalry to display their skills. Zhang Ji's cavalry relied on the advantage of the terrain to resist us and even counterattack."

"That's not bad, I think it will be hard for the Jin people to crack your strategy!"

Yang Ling shook his head and said, "It's useless. I estimate that the Jin army will send elite infantry out of the city tomorrow and then raid our camp."

Guo Ye was silent for a while, then said, "The best way is to defend the main camp. Tomorrow, your cavalry will have to deal with the Jin army's infantry on your own, and we cavalry will stay in the main camp to help you defend against the Jin army's counterattack."

"Okay!" Yang Ling said, "I will do my best to delay the Jin army's attack. Please hold on until the reinforcements arrive."

The next morning, Yang Ling woke up early.

In the past few days, Yang Ling stayed out at night and slept until noon almost every day. There was nothing he could do about it. The terrain of Luanping County was too complicated, and the mobility of the cavalry was greatly restricted. If he did not seize the time to familiarize himself with the environment around Luanping County, even if Yang Ling led the cavalry, it would be difficult to achieve the best results.

After Yang Ling finished washing up, he came to the training ground to review the results of today's training. In yesterday's battle, except for the 300 cavalrymen that Yang Ling took with him, the remaining 5,000 cavalrymen were basically lightly equipped and did not carry any supplies, so the battle consumed them quickly.

Yang Ling discovered that the armor of these soldiers and horses had become thinner and softer, which was obviously a sign of severe dehydration.

"Zhang Ji is such a despicable bastard. They poured tung oil on the city wall and trapped us there. It's not easy to get out now."

"Who said it wasn't? Our armor and horses are soaked!" (End of this chapter)