Chapter 308 Ambush and Killing

Hengshan County.

In the clear morning light, a long team appeared outside the city.

But the team moved very slowly, and the soldiers moved forward with difficulty.

Many people supported each other, and from a distance, they looked like a defeated general.

They are Liu Tan and his soldiers.

Many days of high-intensity marching exhausted their physical strength.

The remaining rations were not enough to maintain the energy just before departure.

So this time they walked the same distance for nearly three days before returning to Hengshan County.

"Open the city gate quickly!" Bai Shang shouted.

This time he was left to guard Hengshan County, and was also responsible for arranging the grain and grass baggage shipped from Feihu Pass.

Before Liu Tan arrived, Tan Ma had already passed the news to him.

So as soon as Liu Tan arrived, he immediately went out to greet him.

When he came closer, he looked at the palace soldiers with chapped lips and worn-out boots, and suddenly felt sad in his heart.

After grabbing Liu Tan's hand, he didn't speak for a long time, and finally said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Liu Tan just laughed twice and said, "The general has lived up to His Highness's expectations this time. This horse meat is not in vain."

Bai Shang laughed, "Yes, it was not in vain. If it weren't for you, Xincheng would not have been captured so smoothly. Next, His Highness will definitely beat the people of Xiliang to pieces."

Liu Tan nodded, licked his chapped lips, and said, "The Xiliang reinforcements withdrew from Huaicheng on the same day as us, and are now expected to enter Jin County. Your Highness must be informed of this news."

"You should have a big meal now and rest. You don't need to worry about the rest. Tanma will definitely pass the news to His Highness."

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Jincheng.

After Zhao Xu continued to besiege the city for another day and a half, he received news that the detective horses had returned.

Ninety thousand troops from Xiliang entered Jinjun and were marching towards Jincheng day and night.

It is expected to arrive early the next morning.

"It seems they have seen through our plan." Chang Wei said after hearing this.

Zhao Xu nodded lightly.

Counting the days, half a month has passed.

It was normal for Xiliang's army to come back when they realized something was wrong.

"Now that you're back, follow the plan." Zhao Xu sneered.

This time he only left two thousand defenders in Xincheng, and most of them were brought over.

At the same time, five thousand soldiers were transferred from Hengshan County.

Because they are now on the offensive, there is no need to heavily defend the city.

The extracted troops will participate in the ambush of the 90,000 Xiliang army.

"Yes, Your Highness." Chang Wei clasped his fists heavily.

There was unconcealable excitement on his face.

After pondering for a while, he said: "According to Tan Ma's opinion, this Xiliang army seems to be marching continuously in order to understand the location of Jincheng. It must be that the men and horses are exhausted. If they continue to march tonight, we will ambush thirty miles to the north and wait for the morning. Attack, if they rest tonight, we will march all night to reach them and attack while they are sleeping."

This was discussed by everyone, and Zhao Xu had no objection. He said: "But in order to prevent the troops and horses in Jincheng from cooperating with the outside world, it is best to leave four thousand troops and cooperate with the artillery to block the four city gates to avoid accidents."

Chang Wei should be.

In the evening, Tan Ma sent back the news again.

The Xiliang army only rested briefly and then continued marching.

Chang Wei immediately decided to adopt the first strategy.

When night fell and darkness covered all traces, he immediately ordered the army to evacuate from Jincheng and go to Lijiazhuang, thirty miles away, to ambush.

This village has long been burned down by Xiliang soldiers, and it is surrounded by deserted villages.

The terrain around Lijiazhuang is flat and there are barren fields as far as the eye can see. Only the official road passes through here.

However, there are dense peach trees growing on both sides of the official road.

At this time, the peach trees were growing new leaves, enough to provide cover for some soldiers.

Only other soldiers will be distributed in the shape of a pocket.

Ambush somewhere far away from the official road.

When the war started, they tightened their pockets.

After withdrawing from Jincheng, Zhao Xu and Chang Wei arrived here after an hour's trek.

This time they ambush Xiliang's 90,000-strong army. They will no longer hold back. Instead, they will devote their fusiliers to this battle to ensure the smooth annihilation of Xiliang's reinforcements.

Therefore, after arriving at Lijiazhuang, Chang Wei summoned the generals to recheck the cooperation matters.

Yiyi waited all night, but the reinforcements from Xiliang did not appear in time the next morning.

The Xiliang soldiers seemed to be extremely exhausted from marching for days and were walking slower and slower.

Upon discovering this, Chang Wei and the generals were even more confident.

It was almost noon.

The Xiliang reinforcements finally appeared on the north side of the official road.

The Xiliang cavalry walked in the front, and the infantry followed.

The queue of 90,000 people was very long and stretched far away.

While the team was marching, Xiliang scouts went to Jincheng to find out the news.

However, when they heard the rumble of cannons and there were soldiers in front of the camp, they thought it was the same as before, so they sent the news back.

In the Xiliang army, Ji Li learned that King Yan's army was still attacking Jincheng and ordered the march again.

Of course he knew that after days of marching, the soldiers were exhausted.

But as long as the siege of Jincheng can be solved, it is worth it even if more soldiers die.

Not long after, more than half of the Xiliang army passed through the peach forest.

At this time, suddenly there was a burst of uniform shouts of killing in the peach forests on both sides.

Prince's soldiers wearing plate armor and holding swords suddenly shot out from the peach groves on both sides.

The Xiliang soldiers were shocked and drew their weapons to meet them.

But how could they, who were exhausted, resist the energetic Wangfu soldiers?

As soon as they met, the weapons in the soldiers' hands clashed, and some of the weapons in the hands of the Xiliang soldiers were immediately knocked down.

Before they could come to their senses, they were chopped to the ground by the Wangfu soldiers.

The Wangfu soldiers who followed them kept rushing into the Xiliang army to fight.

Soon, the Xiliang soldiers were cut in the middle.

Some of the Wangfu soldiers fought to the north, and some fought to the south.

Their mission was to divide the Xiliang army into two halves, so that the head and the tail could not take care of each other.

Ji Li's heart sank when he was suddenly attacked.

Judging from the armor of the attacking soldiers, they were the soldiers of the King of Yan again.

Obviously, the soldiers of the King of Yan ambushed them.

But at this moment, he could no longer think about how the soldiers of the King of Yan appeared here.

He immediately ordered the Xiliang soldiers in front to kill the position in the middle of the army.

At the same time, the Xiliang cavalry turned their horses and rushed towards the soldiers of the royal palace who were fighting.

As the killing sounds in the peach forest rang out, the royal palace soldiers who were ambushed outside the peach forest started to move.

The flintlock soldiers on both sides of the north-south official road formed a square formation of 500 people.

In the square formation, the outermost circle was the spearmen, and the middle was three rows of flintlock soldiers.

Each square formation was about 30 meters apart.

At this time, these square formations moved on the plain, tightening like a chain.

At the same time, Zhongli's light cavalry and Chen Hu's heavy cavalry were prepared.

At the same time, there were 10,000 reserve troops ready for emergency at any time.