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Chapter 392
Hengshan County Xingtang County.

The county seat of Xingtang County is a simple earthen city, the city is only more than one foot high, there are no arrow towers, and the defenders are no more than 400 township soldiers.

Now under the city gate, Li Tang's county magistrate, county magistrate, and county lieutenant knelt on the ground tremblingly, holding the official's seal in his hand.

Early this morning, the Youzhou Army cavalry suddenly came and surrounded Xingtang County like a tide.

The county seat is low and the guards are weak, so the city didn't think much, and immediately made a decision to surrender.

Now the county magistrate is holding the seal in his hand, looking up at the general in front of him, wearing bright armor, trying not to let his voice tremble, and saying: "The county magistrate of Xingtang County brought the people of the city back, and invite this general To be merciful and spare the common people, the whole city is very grateful."

The general said: "Don't worry, our Youzhou army has strict discipline, and there will be no crimes in autumn. I, Xue Wanche, assure you and the people of He County, that I will never touch you."

After hearing the general's assurance, the county magistrate and the three county chiefs behind him breathed a sigh of relief.

Although I knew that the Youzhou Army had strict military discipline, I had to hear this in person to be at ease.

Xue Wanche immediately sent 500 troops to take over Xingtang County. As for the county magistrate, the guards in the city were temporarily detained.

Xue Wanche immediately asked: "General Yuchi must have been one step ahead of me when he set out from Taiyuan County. Where are they?"

The general at the side said: "I just received an urgent message from Baili. General Yuchi fought hard with the Tang army defenders in front of Jingxing Pass, and the pass has not yet been broken."

Marching Sima Ji Chuan heard the words and said: "Jingxing Pass is a natural danger. If General Yuchi wants to overcome it in a single battle, I'm afraid it will take some effort."

Xue Wanche said: "Soldiers are precious and fast. We can't wait for General Yuchi for now. How far is it from Lingshou County?"

A local guide said: "Report to the general, there are still thirty or fifty miles to go."

At this time, a horse came quickly and said: "This is a secret letter from Lin Sima to the general."

Lin Dangfeng's secret agent in Hengshan County played a big role this time, not only sending out the information that Xi Shiling was going to ambush Li Chongjiu in advance, but also providing guides.

Merchants traveled from north to south, wherever there are cities, there will be market places, and there will be merchants.

Lin Dangfeng's Lin Family Chamber of Commerce is quite powerful in Hebei, and it is also the leader of the fur merchants in Youzhou. They vigorously dump the leather from Huaihuang and Yuyi Town to Hebei. counties.

Xue Wanche opened the letter and looked at it, and said: "Lin Sima sent news that Xi Shiling led Hengshan County soldiers to set up an army of Duke Shanggu near Shiyi County."

Ji Chuan said: "This is the time when our army is attacking from two fronts, so that it will be attacked from the front and back."
Xue Wanche said: "We can storm Lingshou County, use the strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao, and let them return to the army."
Ji Chuan was taken aback for a moment, thinking that Xue Wanche was still thinking about capturing Hengshan County first when he arrived at this time.

Ji Chuan said: "General Xue, as the supervisor..."

Xue Wanche waved his hand and said with a smile: "I know, Lin Sima said that he has sent someone to notify Lord Shanggu, and nothing will happen. As long as we can attack Lingshou County, Xi Shiling must be terrified."

Near Shiyi County, there was heavy fog in the early morning.

The dewdrops trembled on the green grass in the morning light, and suddenly stepped on the grass with one foot. The owner of the foot that flattened the grass squinted his eyes and glanced at the hazy place in front of the fog, and said with a smile: "It's true!" It's so foggy, God help me, so it's even more impossible for me to sneak attack on the Youzhou Army's camp."

This person is Li Yuan's general Zhendong, Xi Shiling, Duke of Yanjun.

"Master, are you too quiet?"

Hearing the question from his subordinates, Xi Shiling frowned and asked, "Can the enemy send out scouts?"

"Yes, the five Mingshaos and the three Darkshaos have all been taken down."

"Then what's suspicious?"

After speaking, the man waved, and suddenly behind them, more than 200 soldiers in gray clothes appeared from the fog.

They bent their waists and prostrated themselves and slowly approached the camp.

The hundreds of soldiers under Xi Shiling's command were all elites selected from tens of thousands of county soldiers. They were raised as personal soldiers on weekdays, and their military pay was ten times higher than that of ordinary soldiers.

They first cleared the sentry on the enemy building with blowing arrows, then quietly moved the antlers away, climbed directly from the trench, climbed over the wooden fence, and climbed directly into the enemy camp.

The enemy army is still ignorant.

Xi Shiling said with a sneer: "I heard that the Youzhou army swept Khitan and Goguryeo. If it was a direct battle, I would definitely not be the opponent, but a sneak attack, hmph, you would never have expected this. I have set up an ambush."

At the moment when the gate of the camp was opened, only then did the Youzhou Army's camp gongs sound hurriedly as a warning.

"It's late," Xi Shiling said with a sneer, "it's too late."

At that moment, in the hidden valley next to it, countless county soldiers took off the grass rings on their heads and covered leaves, rushed out of the valley together, and went straight to the camp.

And the cronies who entered the camp took the opportunity to set fires everywhere, and suddenly thick smoke billowed.

Xi Shiling personally led more than 40 cronies, and took advantage of the chaos to kill the flag of the Chinese army, but strangely, there were very few people in the enemy's barracks. Run out from the military tent.

Xi Shiling wondered secretly, wondering why there were so few troops in the enemy's barracks.

Is this an empty camp?Impossible, Xi Shiling saw with his own eyes that the enemy army was stationed here, could it be that the enemy army had foreseen their own sneak attack in advance, so they secretly transferred their troops away? Impossible, this camp has been under surveillance, unless the enemy army will fly into the sky to escape land.

At this time, amidst the noise, the dense fog gradually dispersed.

Xi Shiling, who had reached the Chinese army's camp, was shocked to find that in the Chinese army's camp, the enemy soldiers were wearing iron armor and holding spears, forming a square formation.

The armor reflects the morning sun, the swords and guns are dense like a forest, and the troops are densely packed, and the army stands awe-inspiring.

Xi Shiling thought he had a foolproof sneak attack strategy, but he didn't expect the enemy to see through it, and he had already taken precautions.

Inside the Chinese army, Xu Shiji looked at the enemy soldiers running around in the camp, sneered immediately, and shouted: "Kill!"

Tens of thousands of Wagang soldiers in the camp put down their spears, shouted, and rushed out together.

Seeing the opportunity, Xi Shiling knew that the enemy's plot had been seen through, and immediately shouted: "Brothers, let's go!"
Xi Shiling didn't even have the thought of resisting, but just led his own soldiers to run wildly.

The soldiers of the Wagang Army charged directly behind. The Tang Army soldiers who entered the camp were easy to advance and difficult to retreat.

The army tent that was set on fire just now became something blocking their progress.

Xu Shiji, Guo Xiaoke and other Wagang generals who had just joined Youzhou County wanted to show their merits in front of Li Chongjiu, so they chased and killed them with extra vigor.

Xu Shiji led the army to cover up the killing, and the soldiers of the Tang army escaped from the barracks without their helmets and armor.

Tang Jun, who had escaped from the barracks, was not yet relieved, when the sound of horseshoes suddenly sounded, Wang Mahan led three thousand Youzhou Qingqi, and rushed out from the side.

Youzhou cavalrymen wielded horses and scimitars, and more people held bows and arrows, hiding and killing from the side.

The Tang army's morale had already been broken. When they saw the cavalry coming, how could they dare to resist, and they immediately dispersed.

Youzhou cavalry held their bows and set arrows on their horses, taking the opportunity to show off their cavalry and archery skills.

Under the galloping horse, Tang Jun was running, his vest became an arrow target, and there was a muffled groan from time to time, and the whole person flew forward and fell to the ground.

The Wagang army who led the army to hide and kill saw the Youzhou cavalry showing such riding and shooting skills, and they all secretly admired them at the moment.

Youzhou Jingqi is the hero of the world. It is absolutely not a false statement. Fortunately, such an enemy is now a friendly army. If it is an enemy, it is really terrifying.

Under the pursuit of the cavalry, the Tang soldiers were not fools. They knew that two feet could not run with four legs, so they dared not run any longer. Pieces of Tang army soldiers knelt on the ground, raised their hands high, and said: "We are willing to surrender, we are willing to surrender! "

The Youzhou cavalry ignored the Tang army who did not flee, and only chased and killed those who were fleeing.

Xi Shiling's tens of thousands of troops have already been routed, if not for the woods and valleys in front of them blocking the speed of the cavalry, the entire army may not be able to escape the annihilation.

After the disastrous defeat, Xi Shiling went to a valley to pack up his troops, leaving less than 2000 people, and the rest were either scattered or captured.

When Xi Shiling saw the defeated army, he couldn't help but looked up to the sky and sighed: "When I rebelled in Lingshou, after several years of hard work, I managed to accumulate this little force. I wanted to be crowned king and general with this, but I didn't expect such a disastrous defeat today. What face do I have to see the Son of Heaven?"

All the generals on the side persuaded one after another, the generals don't need to lose heart, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs.As long as we occupy Hengshan County, we can call back as many troops as we want in the future.

What else could Xi Shiling say, his head was dejected, and he said to his subordinates: "Right now, the only thing left to do is to retire and live a long life. Fortunately, the enemy army is just passing by. King Yong'an's troops should be arriving soon."

After all, Xi Shiling led the remnant army and rushed back to Lingshou County. It was midnight when he arrived at the city, but he saw a few torches lit by solitary figures at the top of the city, and no soldiers were patrolling back and forth on the city wall.

Seeing this, Xi Shiling couldn't help being furious, thinking that the remaining generals, why are they so careless, what should they do if the army following the Youzhou Army takes the opportunity to attack the city.

Immediately several soldiers went up to call the door and shouted: "Are you blind? Didn't see the commander's soldiers and horses coming back, why don't you open the city gate quickly!"

The man in the tower said: "You can't see clearly in the dark, please come and meet me, Commander."

"You bastard, I don't even recognize Cheng Laoliu, which battalion are you from?"

The people on the tower shouted: "Brother, I am also acting cautiously, please meet the general."

Immediately, Xi Shiling got angry and rode his horse forward, came to the tower, took the torches from the soldiers, and shouted: "See clearly? You rascal, I will make you eat the whip after returning to the city."

Just as Xi Shiling finished speaking, he suddenly heard the sound of bowstrings breaking on the tower.

Xi Shiling secretly thought it was not good, but he was a step too late, and countless arrows shot down from the top of the city.

Xi Shiling and several soldiers beside him were instantly shot into hedgehogs and fell to the ground.

Immediately, the suspension bridge crashed down, and the sound of shouting and killing came from the city.

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(End of this chapter)