Yecheng, which had been silent for a long time, was suddenly broken by a group of cavalry. Each of these cavalrymen was dusty, and the thin layer of ash on their faces explained to the residents of Yecheng the hard work of the road for several days.

A cavalry unit sent by the Zhi family followed and pursued for a long time, and the musketeers of Yanzhou fled in the direction of Yecheng like lost dogs. It's not that the army doesn't have the will to fight, but it's afraid that they won't be able to get out after being entangled, once the large army of the Zhi family comes over, the brothers will be more than lucky.

The scouts outside Yecheng told Lu Zhan the news that Xie Qishui had returned with the troops early in the morning, and planned to hold a welcoming ceremony outside Yecheng, but Xie Qishui sent someone to spread the word that the soldiers were already tired on the road, and hoped that they could rest in the barracks outside the city before holding a victory ceremony.

"Let's hold this ceremony in a few days, I don't think those fighters will be able to slow down in a few days." After Chen Zhuang saw the report from Xie Qishui, he said with some relief in his tone.

"I think it's feasible, but these soldiers are indeed exhausted." Lu Zhan picked up another copy of the report sent from the Zhao family, and after opening it, Lu Zhan's originally happy face turned iron blue, "General Chen, take a look, there is something wrong with the Zhao family again, and our surprise attack did not achieve the desired effect." ”

Chen Zhuang took the letter handed over by Lu Zhan, glanced at it a few times, and then slammed the table heavily, "I really didn't expect this Nanyan's advance speed to be so fast, Zhong Lijia also killed several leading generals, the Zhao family had to transfer troops to rescue the heavily injured Zhong Lijia, this Zhao Yuan also took the initiative to attack Bai Han's army with the coalition army." ”

Not only Lu Zhan was worried about the situation of the Zhao family and Zhong Li's family, although Lu Tingchen in Yunzhou had no further military action, the fast horse that passed the news back and forth was never broken.

This Zhao Yuan is an emerging general, and Bai Han, who is Zhao Yuan's opponent, is a battle-hardened general. Lu Tingchen now only has an army of 20,000 people to mobilize, and now it is Lu Tingchen's turn to deal a heavy blow to the Zhi family.

"Young master, is it necessary for us to stir up peace this time in the muddy waters, the goal of taking the border town of Yunzhou has been achieved, and we don't need to waste our soldiers to fight for the Zhao family and the Zhongli family." When Lu Tingchen's adjutant saw that Lu Tingchen planned to go south after ordering the assembly of troops, he couldn't help but persuade him.

This is a matter of making wedding dresses for others, and you can't get much benefit from yourself.

"I know what you mean, but if you can't get rid of evil, you will be harmed in the future. Only by thoroughly defeating the wisdom of the family can our territory be stable. By the time our allies have been defeated, we'll be done. Lu Tingchen's tone was still as always, without any personal emotion.

Looking at Lu Tingchen's resolute eyes, the deputy general knew that it was useless to say more. "Understood, my subordinates will go and prepare for relevant matters."

Yunzhou, which had also been silent for a long time, was once again stirred by wind and thunder, and the heavily armed heavy cavalry and the black Xuanjia Shuofang guards passed through the city gate of Yunzhou and began to move in the direction of Quwo. If the head of the Zhi family is caught, then this war will not last long.

At this time, the city of Quwo was still as quiet as ever, and the residents of the city did not believe that any enemy would be able to hit the city. When the Jin royal family was still strong, they besieged Quwo for three months, and finally had to retreat. Later, the Zhi family, together with other clans, captured the capital of the Jin Kingdom, turning the lord of the country into a puppet at will.

Except for some blind assassins who attacked the mansion of Quwo Zhijia some time ago, the residents of Quwo have never been afraid for the rest of the time, and no matter how bad news comes from the battle situation in front of them, it still does not make these residents worry.

"The head of the family, do you think there will be any action in the north and south of the two continents?" A middle-aged man beside the old man of the Zhi family asked worriedly about the old man beside him, who looked like a dying old tiger.

The old man of the Zhi family sighed, "This southern Lu Zhan will definitely not send troops again, and those newly occupied areas still need to garrison soldiers, but Lu Tingchen from Yunzhou doesn't know when he will go south." The old man of the Zhi family seemed to be a little tired from standing, grabbed the arm of his subordinate and sat down slowly, "The elite soldiers in Lu Tingchen's hands are no worse than his cousin, and the Shuofang Guards are rare heavy-armored elites in the north." ”

The bird in the cage suddenly chirped, as if instinctively frightened.

"These birds raised by the old man have some humanity. Just take the last time those assassins who didn't have long eyes came, these birds crowed from midnight until dawn, and today it is the same, eighty percent of Lu Tingchen raised troops from Yunzhou. ”

The old man of the Zhi family grabbed a handful of bird food and threw it into the cage, "Hmph, even if the lord of the Jin Kingdom besieged the city with an army of 100,000 back then, it was really a joke for the 20,000 people of the Lu family." ”

Lu Tingchen knew that the movements of his army were difficult to hide, so he advanced in the direction of Quwo with great fanfare along the way. Along the way, some families wanted to bring their retainers and private soldiers to join the Lu family's team, and Lu Tingchen also welcomed it, which required troops to consolidate the rear and the necessary cannon fodder.

Along the way, Lu Tingchen recruited rebels, and his strength changed from 20,000 to 50,000, and Lu Tingchen, the city on the road who desperately resisted, bypassed directly.

Quwo is in the area north of Zhijia, and it is not much from Yunzhou to the south.

"Young master, in front of this is Tayang Fort, the last barrier of Quwo City, I heard that this army composed of a lot of garrison troops and temporarily recruited peasant soldiers is just some local chickens and dogs." The adjutant general handed the information from the scout to Lu Tingchen.

Lu Tingchen's tone was not as relaxed as that of the lieutenant general, everything here was too unreasonable. "It stands to reason that now the Zhi family should concentrate their forces on Quwo City, and the strong city walls are enough to resist our attack, why should this Zhi family deploy their already small forces in Tayang Fort."

Although the old man of the Zhi family is a person who has stepped into the grave with one foot, the helmsman of the Zhi family will not be a fool who uses soldiers. There must be a reason why so many troops are placed here.

"Otherwise, let's let those newly attached people go to Tayang Fort, our brothers will be more expensive than these wall grass."

"Okay, let them show their loyalty, it's time for them to test the strength of the defenders." Lu Tingchen's words made those newly attached to them miserable, and the number of troops in this troubled world is the capital to settle down.

If the loss is large, you will have no weight in the future.