Since Zhou Changan personally ascended the city tower and commanded combat matters, he changed into the armor of an ordinary general and put away the banner that made him famous; Aside from the slight difference in the style of the helmet, there is nothing conspicuous about it.

And in a bloody battle yesterday, his helmet has long since fallen somewhere; And the documents and seals that can prove his identity as a prince are also on the body of the military advisor Zheng Yi; How did Lu Xiancheng, who killed horses and sold meat, know his true identity?

"If you go back to Your Royal Highness, yesterday it was the lower official who personally unloaded your armor and changed your clothes; And His Royal Highness's underwear, although soaked with blood, the dragon-like dark lines made of gold threads are still clearly recognizable. Although Xia Guan is only a mere county, he also knows that this is a symbol of the bloodline of the Heavenly Family; Coupled with the fierce battle in Hedong City, it has already spread all over Beiyan; Although Xia Guan is old and faint, after all, he occupies a platform near the water, and he also knows more about the battle situation in Hedong City. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Changan understood. It turned out that his identity was sold by the clothes he brought from the house! Letting go of his vigilance, the painful feeling of weakness that boiled people came to his heart again. And Zhou Changan's gloomy face just now was quickly dyed with a layer of sallow......

"Lu Xiancheng, how is the situation of my brothers under my command?"

"This ...... The time is too short, and the lower officials will be ...... for the time being Also ......"

"Let's get straight to ......"

After a suffocating silence, Lu Xiancheng finally said in a low voice:

"Including His Highness, a total of 1,367 cavalry arrived in Lianhua County. However, there are only two Lang Zhong practicing medicine here, and the stock of medicinal materials in Woniu City is not enough; After a night of treatment, I still ...... Eight hundred and thirty-two able-bodied remained; As for those who are physically disabled but not life-threatening, there are 128 of them......"

"What about the rest?"

“……”

Lu Xiancheng bowed his head and was silent, and there was silence for a while. But Zhou Changan understood what the other party meant in his heart.

What a childish, how stupid! Just because of his own impromptu intentions, he launched a night attack plan that he thought was seamless, and personally introduced these 8,000 elite horsemen into the enemy's heavy encirclement. After a short and tragic confrontation, in the end, there were less than 2,000 people, who resisted death to protect themselves and escaped with their lives.

The journey of 300 miles is not far away, but it is not close. In the process of withdrawing troops, hundreds of seriously wounded were lost, not to mention; After arriving in Lianhua County, more than 400 brothers closed their eyes. Although judging from the scale of the battle of Yan and Qin and the number of participants on both sides, the loss of a few thousand people is almost negligible. But for Zhou Changan personally, whether it is physical or mental, swallowing this unexpected defeat is an extremely heavy blow.

Before he took command of the army, the casualty figures on the battlefield were just cold ink on intelligence and folds; But these brothers who died because of the stupidity of their own command are all fresh lives! The look in their eyes before they died was so eager; Their determination to wield their blades wildly, and to use their chests and lives to make a way for themselves, is the same determination; Those familiar and unfamiliar faces kept swirling in Zhou Chang'an's mind, giving him a headache and making him dizzy.

Zhou Changan wanted to say something several times, but he was blocked by his tightly clenched throat; He coughed repeatedly, trying to clear his throat, but still couldn't pronounce a single scale.

Seeing his deplorable and self-reproachful appearance, Lu Xiancheng did not open his mouth to persuade him; Instead, he stood up and stepped forward and whispered a plan to him......

Just after the dead of night, a small group of elite armor soldiers of the Qin army quietly bypassed the small city of Woniu, which was transparently lit and patrolled all night, and went straight to Lianhua County in the north of the city.

Wang Yi, who was rewarded by the sentinels, did not dare to arbitrarily determine whether Zhou Chang'an's small defeated army would really settle in Lianhua County. Fortunately, the unlikely event did not happen. Early this morning, the sentinel sent back the news again: in Lianhua County, there is a large number of fresh horse meat that is eager to get rid of it.

With this news, it also proves from the side that the fourth prince, Zhou Chang'an, is now resting in Lianhua County. Because

Horses are extremely valuable animals, and it is impossible to have such a number of horses in a small county of Lotus County. Therefore, those horse meat that is eager to be sold must be those Northern Yan war horses that cannot be healed.

Zhou Chang'an's status as a prince is destined to the value behind him, which is far from being comparable to ordinary commanders. If he can be captured, whether he lives or dies, it will not only be a major blow to the tenacious Tianyou Army; It is more likely that the fire ignited in the hearts of the soldiers and civilians of Beiyan will also be extinguished!

If this plan can be successful, it is equivalent to mastering half of the Northern Yan; If this plan fails, it will only be the price of paying a small group of elite armorers. With such a huge disparity in the ratio of risk and loss, does Wang Yiyan have any reason not to gamble?

When more than two hundred elite armor soldiers quietly approached Lianhua County, they were also completely confused by the scene in front of them.

The entire south entrance of Lianhua County, between the north gate of Woniu City, can be described as very lively, and there is no wartime tension at all. In the tea shed on the side of the official road, there is a rich old man wearing a white gauze robe and a crown of gold silk on his head, sitting at a table with another middle-aged man drinking tea and chatting; And those ordinary people who were tattered and slender, each carrying the goods within their reach, went back and forth on the official road between Lianhua County and Woniu City......

And the goods carried by these people were also very simple, nothing more than armor, weapons, horse harness, and food.

The Qin Junjia soldier who was in charge of leading the team frowned, waved his hand and pointed out the twenty brothers, and made a "grab" gesture towards the two people who were drinking tea......

After the twenty Qin army armor soldiers received the order, they slowly drew out the war knives on their waists, and burst out from different directions at the same time, rushing towards the two "big men" who were drinking tea.

"Don't move!"

This group of elite armor soldiers are all henchmen under Chen Ziling. These people are not only physically strong and trained, but they also have a full degree of tacit understanding with each other. In the blink of an eye, he easily surrounded the defenseless square table next to the official road.

The people who were carrying the goods saw that more than 20 soldiers suddenly ran out, surrounded their adults, and they also put down the things on their shoulders to resist, and stood in place with a little curiosity to watch......

This Qin army soldier who led the team didn't even expect that this beheading operation would go so smoothly. Until the guards near the city gate rushed over to call for friends; He had already pressed the steel knife in his hand on the neck of the prefect of Woniu City:

"Say! Where is Zhou Changan? ”

"Zhou Zhou Zhou Chang'an? Isn't he in Hedong City? What kind of soldiers are you? ”

"No more nonsense! Where was the rout yesterday? ”

The prefect, whose body trembled like chaff, looked back at Lu Xiancheng, who was dressed beautifully; After the two exchanged glances with each other a few times, he straightened his pole, stiffened his neck, and shouted in a strong voice:

"This officer has never seen any rout!"

"Haven't seen it? Where did you get all your armor, weapons, and horse meat? ”

"This ...... We bought it all! ”

After hearing this, the Qin army armor grinned, waved the steel knife in his hand, slapped the opponent's face with the blade, and pulled out a red and swollen mark:

"If your bones are really hard, you'd better grit your teeth for a while!"

After finishing speaking, he waved behind him, and the remaining more than 100 Qin army armor soldiers rushed out, firmly holding the north gate of Woniu City in his hands.

As we all know, the rule of officials in the Northern Yan Imperial Court has always been dark and chaotic, and if these two local petty officials really have a hard bone, they will definitely not survive today. Sure enough, after a flurry of punches and kicks, the two opened their mouths to confide in the truth.

The group of defeated soldiers of the four princes did settle here; But before dawn, the people had already been picked up by someone from Bingzhou City. As for these armor and armaments, they didn't have time to take them away, so they could only temporarily store them in Woniu City.

But weapons and armor are dead things, but war horses are living things! After a bloody battle and a wild 300-mile night road, even the Mobei horses with outstanding endurance have many cases of falling to the ground. Of course, many of the sick and wounded who were temporarily left here to guard the horses and ordnance did not survive noon......

And the two of them are also worried, how to explain to the four princes after three days......

The news from Lianhua County was transmitted back to the Qin army camp, and the military advisor Wang Yi only thought about it, then figured out the key to it, and temporarily formulated a plan to capture Zhou Chang'an.

Zhou Chang'an is different from ordinary Northern Yan generals, since he is the son of Emperor Tianyou, he represents the majesty of the Zhou family of the Heavenly Family. At least at this time, he would never dare to do anything to leave the wounded and sick behind. Otherwise, who else would be willing to follow such a prince and fight for his life on the battlefield?

Therefore, he said that he would return to Bingzhou City to rest for three days, and then go to Lianhua County to retrieve the ordnance and horses, and by the way, to pick up the wounded and sick.

Since three days later, Zhou Changan will throw himself into the net; Then, at least for these three days, it is inconvenient for your own army to act rashly; So as not to alarm Zhou Changan, who was recuperating from his injuries in Bingzhou City, and give him an excellent excuse to abandon the injured and sick soldiers!

For this purpose, Wang Yi quickly dispatched troops and turned the entire guard force of Woniu City and Lianhua County into soldiers of the Qin army. After the night passed, except for the prefect of Woniu and Lianhua County, he still "played"; The territory of this city and county is already under the strict control of the Qin army.

At the same time, the news of the loss of Hedong City also spread to the Zijin Palace in Yanjing City. With the excellent strategic vision of Emperor Tianyou, he has long understood that Hedong City cannot last for a long time; So now after getting this result, he didn't show any surprises.