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"Report! The rebels have not yet entered Kunyang County! ”

"Report! The rebels have noticed our army! ”

On the way to lead the army to quickly approach the county seat of Kunyang, several scouts rode their horses to the side of Yang Ding, the county commander of Yexian County, and hurriedly announced.

The good news is that the rebel army has not yet entered Kunyang County; The bad news was that the rebels in the distance had noticed them and quickly turned around and took on a posture to meet the enemy.

Normally, at this time, Yang Ding should order a rush to attack the rebels, killing the latter by surprise, if Kunyang Fang knows the reason and strategy, at this time should lead the army out of the city, and cooperate with him Yang Ding to launch a front and rear attack on the rebel army.

As a result, the rebels would suffer heavy losses.

But after thinking about it carefully, Yang Ding dispelled this tempting thought.

The reason is very simple, first, the troops under his command are insufficient, this time only brought 5,000 Nanyang soldiers to support Kunyang, and the rebel army on the opposite side is far above them, more than twice as many as them.

Although these rebel armies consumed a lot of physical strength in the siege battle, the Nanyang soldiers he led also experienced a rapid march of forty miles, and they may not be able to gain an advantage in physical strength and morale.

Second, Yang Ding doubts whether Kunyang County still has the ability to take the initiative, after all, Kunyang County has been able to hold on to it until now, which has greatly surprised everyone, even he can't ask for more.

After some thought, Yang Ding waved his hand and gave an order: "Pass the order, the whole army is arrayed, and prepare to meet the enemy!" ”

At the sound of an order, the 5,000 Nanyang soldiers he led stopped advancing and set up a neat phalanx to meet the enemy.

On the gate tower of Kunyang, Zhao Yu clearly saw the actions of the Nanyang army, and suddenly understood in his heart: Yang Ding wanted to force the rebels outside the city to retreat.

As for why it was a persecution, rather than an immediate surprise attack, the reason was obviously that Yang Ding was not sure that the rebels would be severely damaged at a small cost.

"It seems that Yang Ding guessed that I, Kunyang, no longer have the ability to pursue the rebels."

Zhao Yu thought secretly in his heart.

Not only Zhao Yu, but also Huang Kang, the general of the rebel army, also saw the 'meaning' of the Nanyang army on the other side.

Glancing at the head of Kunyang City, and then at the sunset that was about to set, Huang Kang's face sank like water, and he was a little angry in his heart.

If it weren't for the fact that his army ran into a wall in Kunyang County and lost too much morale; If it weren't for the fact that the sun was about to set, how could he be threatened by the five thousand soldiers on the other side?

In addition to being angry, he also felt a little happy in his heart.

After all, he also understood that if Kunyang County still had the strength to pursue at this moment, the five thousand Nanyang troops on the opposite side would definitely not let them evacuate so easily.

"I didn't expect Ye County to have the courage to divide troops to reinforce Kunyang......

Thinking secretly in his heart, Huang Kang decisively gave the order to retreat: "Pass the order, and the troops will retreat to the south of the Shahe River." When retreating, Song Zan, Ji Wu and Zhang Tai were cut off, and the armies were not allowed to panic and push. Kunyang no longer has the strength to pursue our army, as long as our army retreats in an orderly manner, the 5,000 troops on the opposite side will not dare to pursue easily! ”

After the order was issued, the rebel ranks outside Kunyang City resounded with the sound of 'Ding Ding Ding'.

The three rebel generals, Song Zan, Ji Wu, and Chen Lang, immediately led the remnants of the army to retreat to the main position, and then together with the Green Forest Thieves led by Zhang Tai, they protected the rest of the friendly troops and slowly retreated south.

Just as Huang Kang requested, the remaining nearly 10,000 rebels and green forest thieves withdrew to the south without hurry, and the evacuation was calm and orderly.

From beginning to end, Yang Ding, Wei Chi, and Wang Yan led 5,000 Nanyang soldiers and watched these rebels evacuate south.

During this period, Wang Yan said with a little regret: "It seems that the chief general of the rebels on the other side is not a guy who does not know how to advance or retreat, I thought that the opposite side may not be obedient, so that after dark, I can lead the soldiers to kill him for a while......"

Wei Chi smiled, but he didn't agree with Wang Yan's point of view very much.

After all, after dark, not only the rebel army on the opposite side will be affected, but also the Nanyang soldiers on their side will also be affected, considering that there are tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of rebels stationed in Dingling County, which is close at hand, and Taye County currently only has thousands of county troops and 10,000 Nanyang troops who rushed to reinforce them, so it is necessary to avoid unnecessary casualties as much as possible.

He turned his head and asked Yang Dingdao, "Young Master, do you want to meet Kunyang?" ”

"Hmm."

Yang Ding nodded slightly.

Of course he has to take a look at Kunyang County, otherwise what will he do? It is enough to send Wang Yan and Wei Chi.

At this time, the guards at the head of Kunyang City also saw the retreat of the rebels with their own eyes, and they cheered for it.

"The rebels are defeated!"

"Let's defend Kunyang!"

"Hooray!"

In bursts of cheers, Zhao Yu stood behind the battlements at the city gate tower, calmly watching the five thousand Nanyang troops in the distance slowly approaching Kunyang.

In today's battle of Kunyang, the rebel army can be said to have suffered heavy losses, and on the south city wall alone, there were nearly 4,000 pseudo-thieves and nearly 2,000 rebels killed, so that the corpses of the rebel army were scattered outside the south city wall of Kunyang in a hurry to retreat and were too late to pack.

Looking at the corpses all over the place, Wang Yan, the general of the Nanyang Army, said in surprise: "It's unbelievable that the rebels have such casualties. It seems that even without our reinforcements, this Kunyang may not be able to hold ......."

It is no wonder that Wang Yan was so surprised, after all, the rebel army attacking Kunyang this time had a total of six or seven thousand green forest thieves and 10,000 Changsha troops, which was enough to capture an ordinary county town, even a county of Kunyang's size.

But as they could see, the rebel army ran into a wall under the city of Kunyang, leaving behind more than 6,000 corpses.

It was similar to Wang Yan's feelings, and Wei Chi was also quite surprised by this.

After all, he also thought that it was impossible for Kunyang to resist the rebels' offensive, but he didn't expect that Kunyang not only blocked it, but also severely damaged the rebel army.

And this kind of result, relying on the Kunyang County Ya alone, Wei Chi believes that it is almost impossible to achieve.

He looked up at the walls of Kunyang.

Sure enough, he saw a guard on the city wall of Kunyang who was dressed in a black scarf and was clearly different from the county army.

"Black Tiger Thief ......"

Wei Chi's heart suddenly froze.

A moment later, after leading the 5,000 Nanyang army to the south city wall of Kunyang, Yang Ding, the county commander of Yexian County, ordered the whole army to stand by, while he himself rode his horse slowly close to the city gate tower.

He looked up at a man in a tiger mask on the city gate.

『…… Zhou Hu!'

Even if he had never seen the leader of the Black Tiger Thief, it was not difficult for Yang Ding to deduce the identity of the guy wearing the tiger mask on the city gate.

Arching his hand towards the city gate, Yang Ding said in a deep voice: "I am the county commander of Ye County, Yang Ding, Yang Yanting, this time on behalf of Ye County, I am here to reinforce your county." ”

And at this moment, Zhao Yu, who was standing on the tower of the city gate with a mask, also frowned and looked at Yang Ding, who was standing on a horse.

Two people, four eyes met.

Immediately, Zhao Yu instructed a few county guards on the side: "Pass my order, open the city gate, and ask the Yang County Commander below to enter the city, but the five thousand Nanyang troops need to stay outside the city." ”

"Yes!" Several county pawns hugged their fists.

After a while, the south gate of the city slowly opened, and several county officials hurriedly came to Yang Ding's side, clasped their fists and said, "Yang County Order, Leader Zhou invites you to enter the city, but your army needs to stay outside the city." ”

On the side, Wang Yan, the general of the Nanyang Army, heard this, and said unhappily: "We are here to reinforce Kunyang, and Kunyang treats his benefactor like this?" Besides, when will it be your turn to be a bandit leader in Kunyang? What about Liu Bi and Liu County? ”

The Kunyang county guards glanced at Wang Yan with an unhappy look on his face and said nothing.

Fortunately, Yang stopped Wang Yan, nodded with a smile and said, "Don't be surprised, Yang accepts Leader Zhou's arrangement." ”

Immediately, Yang Ding took Wei Chi, Wang Yan, and a few ten guards into the city together, climbed the city gate tower, and met Zhou Hu, the leader of the black tiger thief.

After a while, when Yang Ding, Wei Chi, Wang Yan and his party climbed the city wall, Zhao Yu personally took Jingnu, Niu Heng, Chen Mo, Wang Qing and others to greet them.

"Leader Zhou."

"Yang County Order."

In full view of everyone, Zhao Yu and Yang Ding saluted each other hypocritically.

Who would have thought that a month ago, the two sides were still enemies fighting to the death.

A moment later, Zhao Yu invited Yang Ding to the city gate tower.

After everyone was seated, Yang Ding smiled and said to Zhao Yu: "Unexpectedly, Zhou Leader will choose Kunyang County instead of obeying the rebel army......"

"Surprised?" Zhao Yu said in a natural tone: "In the past, my Black Tiger did do some bad deeds, but we are not anti-thieves, when the great enemy comes, of course we will firmly stand on the side of the county government of Kunyang County and the people of Kunyang, and resolutely resist the rebels." ”

Hearing these righteous and awe-inspiring words, Wei Chi secretly sneered.

However, considering that Zhou Hu and his black tiger thief are still needed, Wei Chi did not speak sarcastically - of course, even if he was sarcastic, it was useless, after all, this Kunyang County, no matter how you look at it, is already in charge of the Zhou Hu on the other side, and it is obviously not a smart person to provoke the other party at this time.

Similar to Wei Chi's mood, Yang Ding's mood at the moment is also quite complicated.

I still remember that a while ago, he organized a five-county coalition army to crusade against the Black Tiger Village where Zhou Hu was located, but unfortunately in the end he fell short because of the approach of the rebel army.

But it was precisely because of the failure to eradicate this Zhou Tiger that day, this Zhou Tiger was able to help Kunyang defend the county seat today, so that Fang Cai's rebel army returned in vain.

This is also of great benefit to Taye County, otherwise once the rebels break through Kunyang, Taye County will have to guard against the rebels from launching an offensive against them from Kunyang at all times.

After all, the two counties are too close to each other.

Of course, there are pros and cons, and although Zhou Hu's existence has also benefited Ye County, it is still a huge threat in the long run.

『……』

He glanced at Zhou Hu, who was sitting on the throne.

That position should have belonged to the county order of Kunyang, Liu Bi.

However, at this time, the Liu County Commander was nowhere to be seen, and it turned out to be a bandit leader sitting there.

After thinking about it, he said tentatively: "I wonder if Liu County's order is okay?" ”

Zhao Yu glanced at Yang Ding and said calmly, "Of course." …… When the rebels attacked the city, the situation was critical, so Zhou persuaded Liu Gong and Li Xiancheng to take refuge in the city. Counting the time, those two should have almost learned the news of the rebels' defeat......"

As he was talking, everyone saw Liu Bi and Li Xu walking into the building briskly with red faces, and even Li Xu said happily: "Leader Zhou, I heard that the rebels are ......."

Speaking of this, his voice stopped abruptly, because he and Liu Bi both saw Yang Ding, Wei Chi, and Wang Yan.

"Why is this guy here?"

Seeing Yang Ding, Liu Bi and Li Xu glanced at each other in surprise.

"Liu Gong, Li Xiancheng, please sit here."

Under the hint of Zhao Yu's gaze, Chen Mo stood up with a faint smile and gave up his seat for Liu Bi and Li Xu, while he himself sat at the same seat with Wang Qing who was at the head of the group, squeezing the ground Wang Qing's face was full of unhappiness, but in the end he moved his buttocks.

"Thank you."

Liu Bi and Li Xu expressed their gratitude to Chen Mo and sat down in the seat that originally belonged to Chen Mo.

Seeing this scene, Yang Ding, Wei Chi, and Wang Yan on the opposite side were all stunned.

Unlike Wang Yan's disbelief, Yang Ding and Wei Chi glanced at Zhou Hu who was sitting on the main seat with a meaningful gaze.

After all, on many occasions, the seat represents the corresponding status, and now, as the county magistrate of Kunyang County, Liu Bi actually acquiesced to Zhou Hu sitting in the main seat, and even Li Xu, who was the county minister, had no intention of accusing, doesn't this mean that Kunyang County has acquiesced to Zhou Hu above the county government?

"It seems that Zhou Hu has regarded Kunyang as his territory, no wonder he will unite with Kunyang County to fight the rebels...... If this is the case, I might as well join forces with Zhou Hu for the time being to resist the rebels together. As for the future, it is not too late to think about it after the defeat of the rebels.'"

Thinking of this, Yang Ding ignored the seats of Zhou Hu, Liu Bi and others, and said with a smile to the leader of the black tiger thief sitting on the main seat: "Leader Zhou can stand firmly on the side of Kunyang County, even if it is Yang, I am deeply grateful. Previously, Yang and Leader Zhou had all kinds of misunderstandings, and I hope that Leader Zhou will not be surprised. Based on the current situation, Yang believes that Yexian and Kunyang should join forces to jointly resist the attack of the rebels. ”

"......" Zhao Yu glanced at Yang Ding deeply.

It can be seen that this former 'Handan prodigy' does know what it means to distinguish between primary and secondary.

Although Zhao Yu felt that Yang Ding's words were quite hypocritical, judging from the current situation, he was not worried about what tricks Yang Ding would play.

After all, in his opinion, this Yang Ding still cares about the belonging of Kunyang County and does not want Kunyang County to fall into the hands of the rebels.

Otherwise, Yang Ding would not have brought troops to reinforce him Kunyang.

Thinking of this, he nodded with a smile and said, "What Yang County Ling said is extremely true. ”

The statements of the two preliminarily determined the position of Ye County and Kunyang to 'turn enemies into friends' and join forces to fight against the rebels.

At the same time, the rebel general Huang Kang, who led the army to attack Kunyang County, had led his defeated army to retreat to the south bank of the Shahe River and ordered the troops to be stationed on the south bank.

That night, Huang Kang wrote the battle report of today's attack on Kunyang in the military tent temporarily set up.

At first, he was full of confidence in attacking Kunyang, and never thought that there would be a chance of missing, but now he doesn't see it that way.

He wrote in his report to coach Guan Shuo: "...... Although Kunyang has no natural danger to defend, the city is strong, and there are soldiers with black scarves on their heads, and the soldiers under them are called 'black scarf pawns', which are very fierce and unstoppable. A person familiar with the green forest thief said that he was a local thief in Kunyang County, a black tiger thief, and his first name was Zhou Hu...... Today, Ye County sent troops to reinforce Kunyang, Kun and Ye two counties may have joined forces to support each other, if Kunyang is taken again, Wang Guan Shuai will send reinforcements, otherwise it will be difficult to win. ”

A day later, this war report was sent to Dingling County and handed over to Guan Shuo, the commander of the Changsha New Chu Army, who frowned.

Not only because of Huang Kang's defeat, but also because Guan Shuo saw a more familiar name.

"Zhou Hu? Isn't that the person Zhang Zhai asked me to recruit by the Nanyang Qu envoy?"

Guan Shuo frowned deeply.