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Chapter 207 Crossing the City and Going Straight to Jing'an
On the second day, the trumpets blasted and cracked the sky.The people in the county city were frightened into a mess, thinking that the army outside the city was about to enter the city.All of a sudden, there was chaos everywhere in the city, and Sun San had to lead a group of garrison troops to the city to suppress the riot and maintain order.

On the top of the city, Lin Yifan and Luo Yi stood on the wall, looking at the black cavalry below the city, the shock in their hearts was no less shocking than Xu Shifan's pale face.This is also the first time they have looked down at the [-] army so intuitively, and the momentum it brings makes people tremble and frightened.From this, Lin Yifan finally felt the pressure on the defenders of the city, and at the same time he felt very fortunate, because the people below were all his own.

"My lord, the whole army is ready and ready to go." Luo Yi said immediately after receiving the report from the messenger.

"Okay, then let's go." Lin Yifan ordered lightly, and then he was about to go down.

"Master Lin, what are you planning to do on this trip?" Xu Shifan asked, holding back his fear.

"It's okay to tell you." Lin Yifan stopped and smiled slightly, "The Li family in the south is a bit disobedient, so I went over to teach you a lesson."

"Master Lin, you, can you tell me." Xu Shifan looked at the cavalry under the city, swallowed his saliva, and said with difficulty, "How many soldiers and horses do you have in Hengshan?"

"I have no comment on this. I can only say that our Hengshan army is far more than those in the city." Lin Yifan glanced at him and refused bluntly, "If Master Xu is interested, you can go to Hengshan to take a look. My officer I believe that after reading it, you will be able to understand our Hengshan."

"What, you, are you willing to let me go to Hengshan?" Xu Shifan said pleasantly.

"Of course we can, but we need someone to accompany us." Lin Yifan looked directly at him and said with a sneer, "After this battle, I, Hengshan, will surely attract the attention of the world. It's nothing to let you know now."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Xu Shifan to defend, he strode down the city wall and followed the army southward.

"Boom!" The horseshoes roared like thunder.Countless war horses galloped southward, stirring up dust all over the sky.

To the south of Weiyuan County is Pingyuan County. This area is flat and fertile. It has always been the county with the largest population and the largest grain production in Anzhou.It's a pity that after the Golden Werewolves went south, this is also the county that was destroyed the most. That is, about half of Hengshan's current population are from Pingyuan County.Today, many Pingyuan County soldiers in the [-]-strong army have set foot on their hometown, crying bitterly and grieving.Although this is their hometown, it is also their sad place.

Lin Yifan looked at the crying soldiers in the army thoughtfully, and remained silent.Luo Yi on the side was introducing him to the defensive information of the various cities along the way, "My lord, because Pingyuan County has an open terrain and there are no checkpoints to stop the enemy from the north, the Li family army deployed heavy troops in the important cities along the way to guard against us. Our army may We can use blitzkrieg to catch people by surprise, but it may be difficult to successfully capture the city. If we give up attacking some cities with less important positions and weaker forces, we only need to take down Pingyuan County City and a few important cities. It will be able to stabilize the rear passage of our army, and at the same time reduce the strength of our garrison. I wonder what you think?"

Lin Yifan came back to his senses, looked at Luo Yi, shook his head and said, "Captain Luo, this method is still too conservative. Blitzkrieg is rooted in speed, it lies in running thousands of miles, and appearing in front of the opponent with lightning speed. If we How can we achieve this goal by wasting time on attacking cities? Let me tell you, we don’t attack a single city, and head straight to Jing’an City.”

"What? Just go directly to Jing'an City like this?" Luo Yi was taken aback, and quickly advised, "Your Excellency, you can't do it. If the rear is not peaceful, the front will be chaotic. Even the Golden Werewolf would not dare to do this. Please think again, sir." .”

"Why not?" Lin Yifan said with a smile, "The road from Pingyuan County to Jing'an City is mostly flat, and there are no great obstacles to stop my retreat. Our army rushed to Jing'an City to rescue the hostages, not to rob them." Looting counties and counties. Therefore, there is no need to attack cities one by one, which is wasteful of manpower and material resources. There is a saying in the art of war that soldiers are quick. Since we are using lightning warfare, we must hit the enemy's nest as fast as lightning. This officer believes that relying on The speed of our entire army, people from all over the Li family can't react at all. Even if people from all walks of life in the Li family come to support, we can still adopt the strategy of encircling the spot to fight for help, come all the way, destroy all the way, I want to see, Li Yuanyuan How many soldiers and horses can feed us."

"This, my lord, is this method too risky?" Luo Yi still frowned apprehensively, not very agreeing with such a rash approach.

"Soldiers make dangerous moves, we have to do it. If our Hengshan Army hits one city at a time, wouldn't the casualties be great?" Lin Yifan shook his head, "We don't have time to waste on these cities, let alone let Li Yuan find out in advance Our movements. Captain Luo, rest assured, we will win this battle!"

The army came outside a county seat in the north of Pingyuan County, which immediately caused panic in the whole county.The county magistrate and the county lieutenant were all frightened and collapsed to the ground, not knowing what to do.There were less than a thousand county soldiers in the county seat. As soon as they saw the black cavalry appearing outside the city, they immediately threw away their weapons, turned around and went home to pack up their belongings. They took their families and prepared to escape out of the city.For a moment, the entire county was in chaos, the city gates were opened wide, and countless people rushed out and fled in all directions.

The Hengshan army stared dumbfounded at what happened before them, never expecting that the first city they encountered would fall without a fight.Lin Yifan stared speechlessly at the city with its gates open, and couldn't help shaking his head. The Tianwu Empire has been in peace for too long, officials and generals are afraid of death and greedy for money, and even the common people have become cowardly and selfish.Although Li Yuan ruled one side here, most of the people he used were the original court officials, and the decayed imperial system was still used.Hengshan must take this as a warning, not only to reform politics, strengthen the army and enrich the people, but also to completely transform the souls of the people and sweep away their decadent and cowardly spirits.

Lin Yifan silently looked at the city in front of him, and sighed slightly in his heart, there is a long way to go.

"Send 1000 troops to take over the county seat, and the rest of the troops will continue to move south without slowing down." Lin Yifan shook his head, although he said that this battle was not about attacking the city, but naturally he had to eat what he sent to his door.

The army continued to travel southward, passing through various county towns along the way, without slowing down, and crossing the city, leaving only the terrified officials and people in the city trembling.

In just two days, the army came to the city of Pingyuan County, and the black cavalry was like a huge curtain spread on the ground, stretching for ten miles.The sound of iron hooves roared like thousands of thunderclaps resounding through the sky.The wind and dust raged in all directions, and the grayish-yellow dust covered the sky and pressed down towards the city.

Although there were [-] defenders in the city of Pingyuan County, seeing such a huge army under the city, they were also pale and trembling with fright.This scene reminded them of the tragic scene of the Golden Werewolf going south, how similar it is to this scene now.More than half of the defenders in the city were former Tianwu officers and soldiers who had surrendered to the Golden Werewolves. They were extremely afraid of the Golden Werewolves. If they hadn't seen that the cavalry underneath were different from the Golden Werewolves, they might have thought that the Golden Werewolves went south again, and then collapsed .

The guard of the county city is a nephew of Li Yuan, named Li Sheng, who is only thirty years old. .Now seeing tens of thousands of cavalry soldiers approaching the city, the bandits from Hengshan were so frightened that their hands and feet became cold, and they didn't know what to do.

Fortunately, there are still some experienced generals to assist, which stabilizes the morale of the defenders on the city and prepares for the battle with all their strength.

However, just as the county was preparing for a bloody battle to the end, the Hengshan cavalry below didn't even look at them, they went straight around the city and went south, and the sound of horseshoes gradually drifted away.

"Hey, what's going on here?" Li Sheng was deeply grateful for the rest of his life after the catastrophe, but he was very surprised at what the Hengshan Army did. Is it in line with the statement in the military book?
"General, no, the enemy army is going all the way south to Jing'an City." The general next to him had already woken up, and immediately said anxiously, "Now most of our army is going south to attack Jishan Pass, and the defenders of Jing'an City are only There are more than 1 people, absolutely no match for the enemy. We must inform the Lord of this news as soon as possible, and call all the horses to help Jing'an City."

"This?" Li Sheng thought for a while hesitantly, and shook his head, "No, the enemy is acting strangely. If we let our city go south, it is hard to guarantee that it is not a trap. If we go south and the other side attacks halfway, then I will The army is at rest. This general thought that if we stick to this city, keep the county safe, and at the same time guard the enemy's rear, so that they can prevent them from attacking rats, this will be the greatest assistance to Jing'an City."

After Li Sheng made this decision, he immediately ordered people to strengthen the city's defenses to prevent the Hengshan Army from secretly attacking.

The next day, the Hengshan Army entered the territory of Jing'an Mansion.

(End of this chapter)