Sun Tie and Peng Lin's soldiers and horses arrived on the evening of the fourth day. These 4,000 soldiers and horses, under the leadership of their respective generals, were divided into various places to quietly replace the defenders.

But there is a difference in this, that is, the garrisons of Xinping and Xinping counties were not immediately replaced, and they were still served by veterans under Li Erhei, and the newly arrived soldiers and horses were hidden in the two cities.

On the contrary, the soldiers and horses in Shimen Pass and Lingguan were replaced by new soldiers and guards early. Then, the 2,000 veterans of the eastern passes were all concentrated in the mountains east of the Diaoling Pass, waiting for the next order.

Sun Tie and Peng Lin also quietly entered the county government of Qi County, and as soon as the people arrived, the four of them immediately held a brief meeting. Li Xin revised the revised plan, explained it to them again, and the official battle plan was decided.

On the afternoon of the fifth day, Li Xin took Peng Lin and Sun Tie and rushed directly to Diaoling Pass. When Li Erhei had not yet set off, Li Xin and the others rushed to the outside of the city and joined the guards there.

"See the general!" In the Diaoling Pass, the captains of the two battalions of soldiers and horses immediately saluted when they saw Li Xin.

"Excuse me! How prepared is the army? Are all the people here? Li Xin nodded and asked.

"The last one arrived an hour ago! After all, it was too far away, but fortunately there was a straight road and a lot of horses! Otherwise, I am afraid that I will not be able to get here so quickly! One of the lieutenants replied.

"Give the order to go down, rest for another hour, and then set off with me at once!" Of course, Li Xin knows the hardships involved.

It is precisely because of this that he will let Peng Lin usually train the Huashan Army's horseback riding ability. This time, when the troops were transferred, he ordered the recruits to ride to the northern passes, and then the veterans from there rode back.

"Yes!" The two lieutenants responded in unison and hurriedly went down to make arrangements.

In the small Diaoling Pass, new soldiers were already stationed at this time, but the generals who were originally guarding here were not changed. After all, they are more familiar with this place, and they know better how to deal with it if something happens.

An hour later, Li Xin led the two thousand troops through the Diaoling Pass, and went straight to Yiju County along the mountains and valleys in the east of Yiju County.

Yiju County is full of mountains in the east and west, especially in the east, where the tall Meridian Ridge Mountains run through the north and south. And between the carving pass and Yiju County, there are mountains running from east to west, and deep ravines are formed between these mountain ranges.

Li Xin and the others want to rush to Yiju County, the distance in a straight line is less than a hundred miles, but if they go around the mountains, this time is relatively long, and the distance will be at least doubled.

He had to march north for a certain distance before reaching the county seat of Zhengning in later generations, then turning west and walking straight along the valley before he could reach the place where the county seat of Yiju was located.

It's hard to get a good time, after all, if you go early, you can ruin your plans. If Sang Lun knew about this way, there was a great possibility that he would not go out of the city again, and Li Xin never wanted this operation to become a siege war.

On the other hand, if he arrived too late, Li Erhei did not have many soldiers and horses, facing more than 3,500 people in Sang Lun, as well as the existence of cavalry, this result was really worrying. Therefore, along the way, Li Xin kept speeding up the march, and kept sending scouts to inquire about the news.

Li Erhei set out on the morning of the sixth day with 1,500 people. In Xinping County, he has a total of 2,000 veterans, but this time, he transferred most of them from Qi County, and then most of them from Fenyi County! After forming this army, they quickly rushed all the way to Yiju County in the north.

At this time, in Qi County, it seems that only 300 soldiers and horses are left guarding, and in Fenyi County, there are even less, only 200 men and horses. When Li Erhei's army began to move, it was less than ten miles away from the city, and it was already discovered by the spies sent by Sang Lun, and they hurriedly sent people back to report.

And just when their two armies were rushing towards Yiju County, in Yiju County at this time, Yiju County Ling Sanglun was also in the middle of the discussion.

Although it is said that the Qin court has been driven away now, Sang Lun is still wearing the clothes of the county order and is sitting behind the table in the county government hall. And below him stood the civil and military officials of Yiju County, as well as some of his advisers and scribes.

This Sang Lun has a habit of liking others to call him the prefectural magistrate on weekdays, rather than other titles. Although he doesn't have the official position of this county order, he is also the actual controller of this Yiju County, but he just likes it.

Therefore, anyone who is familiar with him must call him an adult every time they meet.

"What's going on over there at the salt pond?" Sitting on the top and scanning the people below, he found that everyone was looking at him in awe, waiting for him to speak, and Sang Lun's heart couldn't help but be very satisfied. After nodding secretly, he slowly spoke.

"Lord Qiqi, since the last time those few untouchables who escaped were corrected by the adults in public, no one on the other side of the salt pond dared to escape! Now, all salt ponds are in normal salt production, and it is expected that the progress of this month will not be delayed! Hearing this, the middle-aged man standing at the bottom hurriedly bowed down and replied.

"Very well, to deal with these untouchables, you have to use thunderous means. If anyone dares to escape in the future, they don't need to report it, just kill them on the spot! Autumn and winter are coming, the end of the year is approaching, and if it is snowing and cold, the days of drying salt will not be long. Tell the people below that you must hurry up and stock up on enough salt before the weather gets cold, and if anyone has a problem with this matter, he is the only one to ask! This is good news, Sang Lun couldn't help but nod.

"Yes, my subordinates will convey the order of the adults later!" The man hurriedly replied.

"What is the situation of the Huashan Army in the south? Have you been honest lately? The matter of Yanchi was settled, and Sang Lun looked at the other person again and asked.

The man was a military general, wearing sleeve armor. After hearing these words at this time, he immediately bowed his hand and said: "Lord Qiyu, there has been no movement in the Huashan Army recently, but it is just stuck in the two counties of Xinping County. Even if he occasionally goes out of the city, he has never left the twenty miles outside the city! ”

"That's fine, but you still have to be more vigilant. Li Erhei of the Huashan Army is eyeing us, and he always has the intention of annexing Yiju, so he must be guarded against! I heard that Li Xin has now freed his hands from Hedong County, I don't know when, it will be our turn! Sang Lun nodded, but still made a point.

"Don't worry, my lord, Li Erhei's men are only 2,000 men, and it is not enough to defend Xinping County, let alone attack us. Besides, we have 3,500 elite soldiers under our command, and that's not for anyone to handle! If anyone dares to fight our idea of Yiju County, the last general will inevitably take the big guy to fight with them, and he will definitely let them see the strength of the elite under the command of the adults! The general looked quite arrogant, and seemed to be very disdainful of Li Erhei.

That being said, it is not to be taken lightly. Guan Na Fu Qin was so powerful, but in less than a year, he was beaten by the Huashan army and completely expelled from Guanzhong! Then he won Hedong County, and his strength should not be underestimated! In short, you have to pay close attention to what they are doing! ”

Sang Lun was not too excited about these bold words, he was no stranger to war when he lived to his age and was in such a place. If he hadn't always maintained such a vigilance, he was afraid that his Sang family would have been unable to gain a foothold in Yiju County for a long time.

"Yes, the last general will follow the teachings of your lord!" When the general heard this, he hurriedly answered.

"My Sang family is based on this, and the first thing is two things, one is salt and the other is the army! Since you have eaten my Sang's money, you should do your best to ensure that these two things cannot be lost! If anyone makes a mistake in these two things, then don't blame me for being rude! At the end of the discussion, Sang Lun stood up, looked at the crowd and said in a deep voice, and after beating them, he turned and left.

Everyone has long been accustomed to Sang Lun's way of doing things, so their faces have not changed! After bowing him off, they also departed.

After Li Erhei left the city, he didn't deliberately speed up, and basically calculated the time when Li Xin might arrive. Both sides hope to be able to reach the outside of Yiju County at about the same time, so that once the action comes, they will have greater certainty.

"Your Excellency, the enemy scouts have already returned to report the news, and the rest of those who are behind the army have already been arrested!" After walking thirty or forty miles, the scout in charge of inquiring about the situation came to report.

"Very well, in this case, Sang Lun should soon know the news of our past! Let's go and investigate, especially in the narrow places along the Jingshui coast, where there can be enemy ambushes. Li Erhei nodded, and then commanded.

"Yes, my subordinates will take people to investigate!" The scout soon flew away.

The road from Qi County to Yiju County is rugged and winding, and it basically follows both sides of Jingshui. This also leads to the change of roads with the change of the river, because it is basically in the mountainous area, many places will naturally appear between the two mountains, the scene of the middle line.

And this kind of place is a natural ambush place, and if you are not careful, it will lead to the destruction of the whole army. Li Erhei's attack this time was swaggering, and that Sanglun had long been wary of the Huashan Army, so it was naturally very likely that he would set up an ambush by relying on danger.

Not far from the southeast of the county seat of Yiju, there is a sharp bend in Jingshui, and there is just a section of canyon, and Li Erhei is most worried about that place.