After the military order was issued, the ministries quickly began to prepare for the dispatch of troops.

Since Chen Ziqian has made up his mind to withdraw to Yong'an, he naturally wants to take everything he can take away.

Hemen County is Zhang Tong's territory, this guy was originally inexplicably absorbed, now Le Jinghui is killed in battle, Yuan Ping Yongtai guards Zhang Guangzhi and comes out of the mountain again, he doesn't want to leave Hemen, so he naturally has to find a way to break off the relationship with Chen Ziqian.

It's just that Chen Ziqian's army is stationed in the city, and even the 5,000 county soldiers under his command are controlled, so he doesn't have the courage to rebel.

In desperation, in order to keep the ancestral foundation, Zhang Tong had to take the initiative to ask Chen Ziqian for resignation.

Chen Ziqian doesn't have a good impression of Zhang Tong, a second ancestor who doesn't have much ability, since he took the initiative to resign, he just did.

Anyway, everything that can be scraped in Hemen County is almost scraped, and the small county town with no oil and water is lost, and there is nothing to feel sorry for, and it is asking for trouble to continue to stay here.

As for the 5,000 county soldiers, in fact, they didn't really want to leave Hemen, after all, most of their homes were here, but after this war, the economy in Hemen County has declined seriously, and the people's livelihood has also withered a lot.

It is definitely impractical to stay and defend the city, Hemen does not even have a county order now, just this poor and white place, who will go to the military salary in the future?

It's even worse to go home without removing your armor, which will add a burden to the family.

After thinking about it, they really have no other way out except to continue to work for Chen Ziqian.

This is the sorrow of ordinary people in troubled times, and if you want to live, you have no choice.

At least compared to other forces, Chen Ziqian is very humane, and the treatment that a soldier should have is the same, and occasionally he will give some benefits to everyone.

For example, this time, Chen Ziqian looted the county treasury of Hemen County, and distributed his wealth and paid his military salary as soon as possible, which made everyone very happy.

Of course, Chen Ziqian is also a chicken thief, mainly because the money is afraid of causing trouble, so it is better to send it directly to every soldier with its sealed box and send it to watch.

In this way, the soldiers received a salary to attack the city for him, and they could work harder, which can be regarded as gathering a wave of people's hearts in disguise.

……

A day later, Fang Changping, who received the military order, came to Hemen with his troops and horses to converge.

Fang Changping's men had 8,000 foot soldiers, and they lost more than 1,000 people when they attacked Changchuan, but after capturing Changchuan, he not only incorporated the remnants of the defenders, but also filled more than 3,000 criminals from the Changchuan County Prison, and now all the men and horses add up to 13,000.

Of course, the newly recruited men and horses have not yet had time to train, and for the time being, they can only serve as handymen in the battalion, responsible for some drudgery work of carrying and lifting.

Chen Ziqian met with Fang Changping in the barracks, and affirmed Fang Changping's performance during this time.

Fang Changping is still as bold as ever, and he is leading the troops to fight again, and he has more of a calm temperament.

In the big tent, Chen Ziqian briefly greeted Fang Changping and got to the point.

This time the troops left and did not plan to come back, the army went out of the river gate and went straight to Pingyong County, after eliminating Zhang Guang, the army retreated, and went straight to Yong'an after Changchuan, and Pingyong did not occupy an inch of territory.

Chen Ziqian said: "The soldiers are fast, while the internal stability of Pingyong is not yet stable, we must fight quickly, once Cao Zhiyong's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on the side of Guanxian County also participate, we will be passive." ”

Everyone in the tent nodded again and again, agreeing with this strategy of using troops.

Chen Ziqian made a simple deployment and said bluntly: "Without further ado, order 2,000 soldiers and horses in Anyi County to be the vanguard, explore the reality of Pingyong, and the rest of the troops will have a good rest first, and then set out after dark, and strive to arrive at Pingyong City early tomorrow morning, and kill them by surprise." ”

"Whoa!" And they were commanded to depart.

With the experience of going all the way from Pingyong to Hemen last time, Chen Ziqian was also fully prepared for this counterattack.

All the remaining grain and grass in the camp were transferred, and the men and the people in the city were ordered to hurry up to make coarse grain cakes, so that the soldiers could replenish themselves when they were hungry on the road, and the time for the team to stop and bury the pot to cook food was saved.

Soon, as time passed, at sunset and dusk, the whole army of more than 30,000 men and horses was assembled outside the city.

Chen Ziqian put on his armor and mounted his horse, accompanied by Lin Xiaodao and Fang Changping, to inspect the whole army.

They were all temporary teams, there was not enough time for training, the equipment was uneven, and the teams looked uneven and even a little messy.

However, although the formation was not very good, the morale of the whole army was quite high.

Xu just received the military salary, and they straightened their waists one by one with solemn expressions, which was much better than when they first came.

Chen Ziqian nodded with satisfaction, the team was about to run for more than eighty miles, and it didn't make much sense to boost morale now, so he simply ordered to set off.

Outside the city, drums beat and there was a makeshift 'canteen' on the side of the road, where each soldier could receive five coarse grain cakes as he passed.

This thing is easy to carry, it doesn't take much space in their arms, and they can eat while walking on the road, enough for them to last until tomorrow afternoon.

More than 30,000 people, each of whom has five coarse grain cakes, which is a lot of money, if it were not for the help of the people in the city to make it, it would not be possible to make so much in a short period of time.

Of course, Chen Ziqian did not let them work in vain, as long as each family handed over a certain share, the rest of the grain was subsidized to them as wages.

This kind of thing that benefits others and himself, Chen Ziqian is not so careful.

"Pass it down, the team will rest in place for a quarter of an hour every ten miles, this trip is to go to war, it is very important to save physical strength and adjust the state, don't rush all night, and when you arrive at Pingyong City, they all become weak lambs to be slaughtered." Chen Ziqian asked Gan Youzhi to deal with the matter.

Lin Xiaodao beside him watched the team march in an orderly manner, and praised with a straight face: "The lord loves soldiers like a son, he knows everything well, and it is really my luck to be able to serve under the lord's account." ”

"Really?" Chen Ziqian glanced at Lin Xiaodao meaningfully, this kid has been a little abnormal since yesterday, a little eager for quick success, and he actually began to slap his beard.

Fang Changping next to him nodded in agreement and said: "What General Lin said is very true, if my old man could meet such a master as the lord in the early years, he would not have fallen to the point of reckless thieves later." ”

"It's not too late to meet it." Chen Ziqian smiled and said, Fang Changping's military career in the past was not very smooth, and the fact that a young man must become famous must have aftermath is more applicable to him.

"That's just as well." Fang Changping smiled innocently, people are very emotional when they reach middle age, and it is a bit embarrassing to say these words in front of the lord.

Chen Ziqian smiled bitterly and shook his head, these two are famous generals in the world with explosive force value, when he thought of Le Jinghui who died in battle, he couldn't help but remind: "These soldiers were born and died for me, and I should be good to them, but soldiers are soldiers, generals are generals, and there is only one mission on the battlefield, that is, to kill the enemy." ”

"Both of you have heavy weapons in your hands, remember, don't be emotional on the battlefield, a single thought, countless people will die because of you." Chen Ziqian said as he spoke, and the expression on his face became serious.

Fang Changping and Lin Xiaodao glanced at each other, and they both understood what these words meant.

Lin Xiaodao felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, pursed his lips and asked, "Lord or General Weile's mishandling this time, causing our army to pay a heavy price?" ”

"Shouldn't it be blamed?" Chen Ziqian glanced at Lin Xiaodao, a little disappointed by this question.

Lin Xiaodao didn't realize it at all, but frowned and defended Le Jinghui: "General Le has done his best to serve the Lord since he surrendered, even if he has no merit, he has hard work, not to mention that this defeat is not what he wants, but ......"

"Hmph, if it doesn't help, I will still punish him for the crime of fearing the enemy!" Chen Ziqian interrupted with a cold snort, his face was full of coldness, and he slowly followed the team with the reins in his horse.

Lin Xiaodao chuckled in his heart, feeling like he was falling into an ice cave.

Le Jinghui was unfortunately killed in an ambush this time, worthy of the lord, worthy of the soldiers, although this battle affected the overall strategic deployment, but is this Le Jinghui blamed?

After all, it is tens of thousands of cavalry, who dares to guarantee that every battle will be won, isn't it difficult for a strongman?

How could the lord be this kind of person?

Fang Changping glanced at Lin Xiaodao, and saw that the other party couldn't turn this corner, so he shook his head and said: "It seems that General Lin still doesn't know enough about the temperament of the lord, victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, and the lord knows this better than you and me, but General Le's defeat was not defeated by Zhang Guangzhi, he had enough opportunity to fight to the end and fight a bloody way, but he didn't do that, but instead led his neck to kill himself and bury a great opportunity, this defeat was all caused by his emotional affairs, and how big the impact was, you can also see it now, the lord did not blame it openly, it is already very merciful." ”

"I understand, but ......"

"General Lin, there are some things that my brother shouldn't have said much, but the lord has a preference for you and me, and my brother feels the need to remind you." Fang Changping didn't wait for Lin Xiaodao to explain before continuing to speak: "The lord just said a good word, he was worried that you and I would miss the overall situation with such emotion as General Le, and his good intentions, you didn't appreciate it and blamed him, but this move will chill the lord's heart." ”

"I ...... I'm going to confess my mistake to the Lord! ”