This battle must be fought, both for the Xuanwei Army and for Yang Congyi personally, it is extremely important.

Not only must you fight, you must win, and only if you win will you have a chance to go further, if you lose, your previous achievements will be greatly reduced, so the Youyi army must participate in this counterattack war, even if the Xuanwei army is a subordinate.

Yang Congyi abandoned all the previous thoughts, and only heard him say: "The command can be thought clearly, the enemy's hundreds of thousands of loads of military food were burned down by us more than half a month ago, at this time the front line is short of food, and the enemy behind the enemy must be urgently raising food, if we take the pass within ten days, the enemy's food can not reach the front line, the enemy army on the front line will definitely retreat, and when they retreat to the front of the pass, when the men and horses are tired, give them a heavy blow, and then the victory is self-evident." ”

Li Geng was silent, and Yang Congyi continued: "The Xuanwei Army is just a Huiyi Guard, and it is still attached to the Huiyi Supervision Office, not under the direct jurisdiction of the Privy Council, and the imperial court does not even pay money, so it is impossible for such an army to compete with the Imperial Palace's Si You Yijun for military merits." Victory in this battle, whether it is fame or promotion reward, the command of the Youyi army, should be the first meritorious, get a heavy reward, there is no regular army of the imperial court Xuanwei army can reward a few copper coins is good. Think about it, once the enemy army is repulsed, it will be the Xuanwei army or the guerrilla army that will benefit the most? ”

Seeing that Li Geng seemed to have some thoughts, he hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, and then said: "The Xuanwei army is less than 4,000 people, minus the people stationed in the strongholds, no more than 3,300 people can participate in the battle, and the Youyi army has more than 10,000 elite soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Li Geng suddenly smiled and said: "Since Xuanwei Jun is of no great use, I You Yijun want to swallow the meat and soup in my stomach, what does Yang Jianjun think?" ”

Yang Congyi's face changed, and he said in a deep voice: "If Li Commander is this kind of plan, the Xuanwei Army will withdraw from this battle, anyway, there are a few victories, and as a guard, with this record, the reward will not be less." The heavy task of repelling Li Yue's army is still borne by the regular army of the imperial court, and we will withdraw to Anyuan County and defend Qinzhou City. However, the western part of Quang Nam is poor and remote, with rivers crisscrossing the country, and it is not as good as the north where there are post roads everywhere. If the Youyi army does not have the help of the Xuanwei army, if they want to go from here to Yulin, they are afraid that they will not be able to reach it in a month or two, and even if they do, the logistics and supplies will not be able to keep up, and they will not be able to fight a battle. ”

"Yang Jianjun thinks that without you, my You Yijun will not be able to win the battle?" Li Geng was a little displeased.

"The Youyi army can naturally win the battle, but it is unknown how much it will cost." Yang Congyi replied.

After a moment of silence, Li Geng smiled and said, "Okay, my Youyi Army is willing to cooperate with the Xuanwei Army to attack the enemy army together." When does Yang Jianjun think we will leave and how will we march? ”

Yang Congyi was very surprised by the sudden change of attitude towards Li Tongzhi, but he didn't think much about it, and after saying so much, didn't he just want to cooperate with them? Since you are willing to collaborate, everything is easy to say. So he replied: "Two days later, you can take a sea boat to the west, arrive at Dongxing Town, from Dongxing Town to Tongzhong, Tongmian, over the mountains and valleys, straight into the forest. ”

"Let's talk about it first, when marching, the Xuanwei army will open the way in front, and the Youyi army will be behind. How to fight, arrive in Yulin and then discuss, what does Yang Jianjun think? Li Geng asked with a smile.

"It's under Lee's control. Time is pressing, the Xuanwei Army takes the first step, and Dongxing reunites. After speaking, Yang Congyi took the map and got up and left.

Li Geng looked at Yang Congyi, who was leaving, and replied with a smile: "Goodbye." I thought to myself, but I was a little more wary of this young man.

With thousands of miscellaneous soldiers and a few small victories, it would be too naïve to use the Youyi army to grab battle exploits.

He Jianjun came from the Privy Council and had never been on the battlefield, and the war in Yongzhou was unfavorable, so he was blinded by him and rushed to the doctor. To repel Li Yue's army, of course, only You Yijun can do it, and it can only be done by You Yijun, this feat, others don't want to interfere, let alone drink soup, don't want to smell the smell.

Yang Congyi left the hall, bid farewell to Lord Zhizhou, returned the defense of Anyuan County to the defenders of Qinzhou, and led people straight to Anyuan County.

Two thousand Xuanwei troops have already packed everything and are ready to set off at any time, Yang Congyi rushed to Anyuan, and under an order, the whole army went down the river west of the city by boat, and then changed to sea ships and warships, and went west with the wind, and arrived at Dongxing Town in half a day.

After returning to Dongxing, he immediately found Yao Chang and asked him to send the Xuanwei army left behind by Tongzhong and Tongmian to the west to explore the enemy's situation, focusing on exploring the vicinity of Yulin in the northwest to see if there was an important pass there, standing between the Great Song Dynasty and Li Yue, and whether there was a Li Yue city near the pass here.

As soon as Yao Chang heard Yang Jianjun's explanation, he knew that there was another big battle to be fought, so he didn't ask too much, so he immediately conveyed the military order.

Su Zhong should already be on the way back to Dongxing Town, and Pan Cheng estimates that he is still occupying the city, and it will be difficult to return in a short time.

As soon as the two thousand Xuanwei troops entered Dongxing Town, the town that was now small immediately became a little crowded, and the soldiers had been in Anyuan County for a long time, accustomed to comfort, and it was difficult to adapt to the food and accommodation in Dongxing Town, and there were contradictions from time to time.

After learning of this situation, Yang Congyi summoned the four generals to announce the order.

"Yao Changying, stay in Dongxing Town, don't move for the time being, and after Su Zhong returns to Dongxing, the two departments will meet and serve as the vanguard to open the way for the palace front Si You Yijun who is about to come to Dongxing Town."

"Yuan Hua's battalion, Zhangdai's battalion, Liushi's battalion and the pro-army battalion, each carrying half a load of military rations, fully armed, set off immediately and rushed to Dongzhong."

As soon as the military order was given, Dongxing Town immediately became busy, and the Xuanwei Army, which had just rested for less than half a day, was about to prepare to set off again.

Two hours later, the fourth battalion of Xuanwei Army left Dongxing Town under the personal leadership of Yang Congyi and went north to Natong.

The fourth battalion of the Xuanwei Army, which had not been in the army for a long time, complained bitterly, and it took a full day and a half to reach Natong. The soldiers asked for a day off, but Yang Congyi directly refused.

"The Xuanwei Army has always been ready to fight, you are comfortable living in the county, forget why you entered the Xuanwei Army? Make a career and get ahead! If you endure hardship today, you will get his daily success. The whole army marched in a hurry, and after reaching the middle of the mountain, it was necessary to rest and recuperate! ”

When the fire was lit to make food, the officers of each battalion were summoned, and after some reprimand, the whole army continued to march.

After passing through Natong, going north for five miles into the river valley, and then the whole army went all the way to the west, gritting its teeth and hurrying to Dongzhong, it was already three days after leaving Dongxing Town.

After arriving in Tongzhong, he learned from the Xuanwei army that this place was safe and not harassed, so he ordered the Xuanwei army to rest here for a day, and the whole army collapsed immediately, and even the camp tent was not bothered.

There are 200 defenders in the mountain, covering a wide range of surrounding areas, to the east to Natong, west to Pingliao, Xian'an, to the border of Li Yue, north to Tongmian, a radius of fifty miles are in their exploration.

Pingliao and Xian'an were garrisoned by a small number of Li Yue's enemy troops, and there was not much movement. Tongmian is still under the control of the Xuanwei Army, but Li Yue sentinels have been found in the surrounding area many times, and the strange thing is that Li Yue's enemy army did not attack Tongmian.

Farther away, the defenders in Tongzhong couldn't detect it, so they could only go to Tongmian to take a look.

After a day's rest, a group of defenders from Dongzhong was dispatched to lead the way, and the two thousand Xuanwei troops set off again and headed straight for Tongmian.

Su Zhong returned to Dongxing Town with less than a thousand people two days after Yang Congyi left, although he saw that Su Zhong was not in a good mood, Yao Chang still conveyed Yang Congyi's military order to him, and the two departments met to rest and wait for the palace to be in front of the army.

A day later, the forbidden army of the palace front division came to the sea off Dongxing Town by boat, and Su Zhong was ordered to respond.

As soon as he saw that their faces were sallow, and they vomited on the shore when they got off the boat, Su Zhong's heart was full of contempt for them, and he dared to say that it was the elite of the palace?

After Su Zhong met Li Tongzhi, he told him that three days ago, Yang Jianjun had led two thousand Xuanwei troops to take the first step, and before leaving, he had explained that as soon as You Yijun arrived in Dongxing Town, the Xuanwei army would be the vanguard, and the army would immediately rush to Tongzhong to meet him and discuss the retreat of the enemy.

Li Geng's face was extremely ugly. How can you march like this, you have to rest for at least a day to recover.

So he immediately refused, and asked Su Zhong to tell Yang Jianjun that You Yijun had just arrived in Qinzhou, and he was unwell, and he needed to rest for two days before he could march.

Li Geng gave an order, and the You Yijun drove into Dongxing Town, requisitioned people's houses, and rested.

Su Zhong and Yao Chang were lowly and low, and in the face of Li's control, there was no choice but to let him do as he pleased.

After You Yijun rested for two days, Yao Chang went to urge Li to raise the army and go to Tongzhong to join Yang Jianjun. Li Geng asked who would transport the grain and grass supplies? If the problem of grain and grass transportation is not solved, the guerrilla army cannot march.

Yao Chang told him that the soldiers carried the grain and grass of the Xuanwei Army by themselves, and according to the time required for the task, they carried ten catties or twenty catties at a time, or even thirty catties. Qinzhou originally had a small population, and after the Li Yue people came to intrude, there were basically not many people in the west of Qinzhou City, and they either hid in the mountains or went east to Qinzhou City, so the military resources and ordnance could only be carried by themselves.

When Li Geng heard this, his face changed slightly. If this is the case, this battle will not be able to fight, there is no logistical support, this battle is defeated and unwon, even if you recapture Yulin, take the pass, there is no supply, in the end you have to retreat, you can't occupy the city pass, even if you win, it is a failure!

The order was immediately issued, and the whole army rested for the time being, waiting for Qinzhou to solve the logistics supply, and then marched into Dongzhong and retreated to the north to retreat from the enemy.

Qinzhou has only less than 2,000 state soldiers, and they still have to guard Anyuan County and Qinzhou City.

Yao Chang and Su Zhong discussed it, and they both felt that You Yijun was unreliable and untrustworthy, so they immediately sent someone to Yuzhong to report the situation of You Yijun to Yang Congyi.

At the same time, the two were ready that once they got Yang Congyi's consent, they would leave the Yi army behind and lead the entire Xuanwei army to rush to Dongzhong.