"Kill—"

On the snow on the south bank of the Shahe River, Yang Ding led the army of Qianye County and launched an attack on the rebel Zhai Shang's first army, which was slowly evacuating.

The 4,000 Nanyang soldiers were the absolute main force of his pursuit of the rebels this time, and then there was the Yexian County Army, which was expanded with the past Yexian County soldiers as the backbone and absorbing refugees, a full 3,000 people.

It is no exaggeration to say that after removing the 2,000 Nanyang troops and 1,000 county soldiers taken away by Wang Yan and Wei Chi in order to sneak attack Dingling, Yang Ding used nearly eighty percent of the army in Ye County in order to pursue the rebels this time, leaving only 1,000 Nanyang troops and a small number of county soldiers to stay in the county seat.

Because of this, even if the reinforcements from Kunyang had not yet arrived, Yang Ding immediately issued an order to pursue.

This is also something that cannot be helped, after all, the rebel army's Zhai Shang and Tian Xu's second armies have also begun to withdraw eastward, and Yang Ding must hold them back.

"There are few pursuers, don't be afraid!"

Zhai Shang, the rebel general after the break, immediately ordered a counterattack and led 10,000 rebels to spread out a formation on the snow.

Objectively speaking, 10,000 rebels resisted 7,000 Yexian troops, so they naturally had the upper hand, not to mention that 3,000 of Yexian's troops were still inexperienced county pawns.

But from the perspective of morale, it was obvious that the Yexian army had the upper hand, after all, they were the pursuing party, and the rebels under Zhai Shang's command, although they were affected by the strength and morale because they did not directly participate in the Battle of Kunyang, but the general situation of being forced to retreat to the east still inevitably made Zhai Shangjun's rebels panic.

Therefore, in general, in this first round of pursuit battle, the two sides fought equally, the Yexian army had no way to defeat Zhai Shangjun in one fell swoop, and Zhai Shangjun could not repel the Yexian army, and the two armies launched a battle on this snow that was difficult to judge for a while, leaving behind a corpse.

I saw that these two armies, one side fought and retreated, and the other fought and chased, even though Yexian's army could not break through the blockade of Zhai Shangjun for a while, but Zhai Shangjun was also dragged to death.

Seeing a large number of casualties among his soldiers, Yang Ding was anxious.

But in comparison, the rebel general Zhai Shang on the opposite side became more and more anxious, after all, Ye County was not the only one who would pursue his righteous teacher.

But even if he was in a hurry, he couldn't get rid of the Ye County army, so he could only slowly retreat east under the bite of the Ye County army.

At three moments, the uneasiness in Zhai Shang's heart became a reality - the pursuers of the Kunyang side had finally arrived.

The first to arrive was the brigade wolves of the Kunyang side, about a thousand people, who used horses to carry grain and carried soldiers to catch up with this battlefield from behind.

The black scarves they wear on their heads are the best sign of identity.

"Black Turban Thief!"

"It's Kunyang's black scarf thief!"

"Black Tiger Thief!"

"It's Kunyang's Black Tiger Thief!"

The appearance of a large number of traveling wolves made the righteous soldiers under Zhai Shang's command very frightened.

Don't look at them that they didn't participate in the Battle of Kunyang, but they also heard about the tragedy of the Battle of Kunyang, and they even knew that those soldiers with black scarves on their heads were one of the elites of Kunyang.

"Up! Brethren! ”

With the order of the brigade wolf governor Baixubai, more than 1,000 brigade wolves jumped out of the carriage and joined the war group.

They did not converge with Yexian's army, but launched an attack on Zhai Shang's army on the flank.

I have to say that these Kunyang pawns finally appeared, which finally made Yang Ding secretly relieved, although the number of these Kunyang pawns could not make Yang Ding satisfied.

Around two o'clock in the morning, another army rushed up, it was the Kunyang County Army led by Ma Gai himself, more than 2,000 soldiers with green scarves wrapped around their arms.

"Don't worry about the army in Ye County, bite the rebels from the flank, and help the Black Tigers. …… Remember, the main thing is to capture prisoners. ”

"Yes!"

Under the command of Ma Gai, more than 2,000 Kunyang County soldiers who came after him immediately joined forces with the previous brigade wolves.

I have to say that although these Kunyang county soldiers may have been civilians or even refugees who fled to Kunyang nearly two months ago, after experiencing the Battle of Kunyang, the fighting experience of these county soldiers chased after the rebels, so that after they joined the battlefield, the panicked rebels in their hearts were immediately defeated.

"Damn, Kunyang really joined the pursuit, I have to get out as soon as possible!"

The rebel general Zhai Shang was very anxious.

After all, as far as he knew, after the tragic Battle of Kunyang, the Kunyang side instead trained nearly 10,000 soldiers, and the Kunyang soldiers who appeared on the battlefield now were obviously not all of the Kunyang army.

If he can't get out as soon as possible, when the main force of the Kunyang side arrives, maybe his 10,000 troops will be wiped out here.

Thinking of this, he shouted to the guards beside him, "Quick! Inform Tian Xu that Kunyang's pursuers have arrived, and tell him to stop retreating immediately and come to the aid of our army! ”

"Yes!"

After giving the order, Zhai Shang made a quick decision, left two thousand-strong troops behind, and ordered the rest of the soldiers to retreat quickly.

Seeing Zhai Shangjun's move of 'breaking his tail to survive' from afar, Yexian County Commander Yang Dingxin was overjoyed, and immediately ordered: "Hurry, the rebels have no intention of fighting, pursue quickly!" …… Send someone to inform Kunyang's army and tell them to pursue it immediately! "139 Chinese

"Yes!"

However, although the order was issued, Kun Yang's actions made Yang Ding angry.

Those people are actually taking prisoners......

Yang Ding said in disbelief: "Who is leading the troops in Kunyang? Didn't he know that now was the perfect time to wreak havoc on the rebels? ”

Shocked and angry, he immediately sent someone to contact the general of Kunyang, that is, Kunyang County Wei Ma Gai.

A moment later, Ma Gai received the news sent by Yang Ding, but this Ma County Lieutenant did not pay attention to it at all.

After sending Yang Ding's envoy away, Ma Gai chuckled and said to the county guards beside him: "Leave him alone, let's arrest us." ”

As if to verify what he said, the county army he led had surrounded a rebel army.

"Put down your weapons and surrender, spare you from dying!"

"Put down your weapons!"

Under the fierce reprimand of those Kunyang county soldiers, the rebel soldiers who had been completely surrounded could only choose to surrender in the end.

At this time, the envoy sent by Yang Ding returned to the former, and said with a little indignation: "The county order, the one who led the troops over there was Ma Gai, the lieutenant of Kunyang County, and the little one conveyed the words of the county commander to him, but he said that although Kunyang and Ye County jointly pursued the rebels, he did not have to obey your orders, and you had no right to command him. ”

"What?" Yang Ding was shocked and angry.

From the side, Wei Dong, the general of the old family, watched Kunyang's actions from afar, frowned and said, "Kunyang's pawn is recruiting rebels...... Was it Zhou Hu's instructions? Oh, I see, it must have been this battle that caused Kunyang to lose a lot of young people, so Zhou Hu wanted to capture prisoners from the rebels to replenish his labor...... This is probably the reason why Kunyang agreed to pursue the rebels together. ”

“……”

Yang Ding said nothing with a cold face.

Of course, he knew that when the Kunyang side joined the pursuit of the rebels, it must have been Zhou Hu's other plans, and he could also allow the Kunyang pawns to capture the prisoners, but the problem is when you score - at the moment, Zhai Shangjun has no intention of fighting, and he is struggling to survive, and he is not pursuing jointly at this time, but he is actually surrendering?

Just when Yang Ding was about to send someone to urge Ma Gai again, his hometown dissuaded Wei Dong and said, "It's meaningless. …… Although Ma Gai is the lieutenant of Kunyang County, he is actually Zhou Hu's minion, and he obeys Zhou Hu's words, and this time Kunyang soldiers capture the prisoners, obviously Zhou Hu instructed him, even if the young master sends someone to urge him again, then Ma Gai will not listen. …… This matter has to be talked to with Zhou Hu in person. ”

He glanced in the direction of Kunyang and continued: "Zhou Hu has promised that eight thousand soldiers will be dispatched for this pursuit, obviously all the soldiers he promised have not yet arrived, and a considerable number of soldiers have not yet arrived, he must be with the follow-up soldiers, before Zhou Hu arrives, the young master can let Lu Bi continue to pursue the rebels." ”

The general Lu Bi in his mouth, that is, Lu Xun, the partial general of the Nanyang Army, was also one of the two front-line commanders who pursued the rebels this time.

"That's all it can be."

Yang Ding exhaled depressedly, and instructed the guards around him: "Immediately send an order to Lu Xun, tell him not to entangle with Zhai Shangjun's abandoned army, immediately lead the army to make a detour, intercept the main force of Zhai Shangjun, and I will persuade Kunyang to send reinforcements as soon as possible." ”

"Yes!"

At the same time, the brigade wolf and the county army on the Kunyang side were quickly dividing the rebel soldiers after the encirclement.

Of course, the rebel soldiers tried to break through, but were held back by the brigade wolf and the county army.

Seeing that their defeat was assured and they could not break through, a large number of rebel soldiers could only lay down their weapons and choose to surrender.

Zhai Shang left the two broken teams of 1,000 people, and at least 1,300 or 400 people chose to surrender.

When the time was approaching, the main force of the Kunyang side finally arrived, and Zhao Yu personally led more than 2,000 Kunyang soldiers and about 5,000 soldiers from Runan and Xiangcheng counties, a total of about 7,000 soldiers, and came to this battlefield in a mighty way.

This force made the resentment in Yang Ding's heart fade slightly.

He took Wei Dong and a group of guards to join Zhao Yu.

After seeing Zhao Yu, Yang Ding mocked with a little unhappiness: "I thought that Leader Zhou had a long-term vision and had seen the harm of the rebels, but I never thought that the reason why Leader Zhou agreed to pursue the rebels was to capture prisoners from the rebels and enrich the labor force of your county...... Leader Zhou, your 'cunning of the evil people in the mountains' is really thoughtful. ”

"The wisdom of the wicked people of the mountains? Isn't that the end of saying 'the cunning of the bandits'?"

Zhao Yu laughed in his heart, and quietly sneered: "Haha, Zhou's childish approach made Yang County Ling laugh." …… I think that with the experience of Yang County's order of 'learning rich five cars' and 'talking on paper', it is enough to cope with the current situation. ”

“……”

“……”

The two looked at each other for a few moments, and immediately seemed to laugh with tacit understanding, but in Yang Ding's laughter, there was a sense of gnashing of teeth, and Zhao Yu's laughter was also a little unhappy.

This is probably the so-called appearance of the gods.

But even so, based on the current situation, the two still have to join forces.

After all, Yang Ding wanted to inflict heavy losses on the rebels, while Zhao Yu wanted to capture more prisoners to enrich his labor force in Kunyang County, and at this point, the interests of the two were still the same.

"Leader Zhou, in order to better pursue the rebels, you and I might as well discuss it first, right?"

"What Yang County Decree said is extremely true."