Yuan Hui stared at the map in a daze, his consciousness seemed to be deeply involved, Xiao Zhizhong pouted slightly and waited, not daring to interrupt his train of thought.

After Yuan Langjun obviously came back to his senses, Xiao Zhizhong said to Yuan Hui in an inquisitive tone: "Governor, now most of the rebels have gone north, trying to stop me from Hengshui. However, what is the reason for the long march in the daytime. If the rebels gain a foothold on the front line of the Zhanghe River, if our army wants to defeat them, it will not be so easy. And now, in the Ji and Zhao domains, the smoke is everywhere, if you wait for their generation to sit big, the chaos is surging, and I am afraid that there is a suspicion of ineffective suppression of thieves. The counterinsurgency should be urgent, not delayed......"

It can be heard from his words that Xiao Zhizhong is not worried about the so-called "main force" of the rebels, but only cares about the speed of counterinsurgency.

Hearing this, Yuan Langjun smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and pointed to the side case: "Sit!" ”

"Thank you, Governor!"

After he sat down, Yuan Hui played with the turtle talisman given by Wu Cao in his hand, and said slowly: "Zhangshui stretches for thousands of miles, the river basin is very wide, and it is not a natural danger. ”

"Therefore, you sent General Tang to lead Yulin to the south in advance, did you want to take another path and attack him?" Xiao Zhizhong didn't have a look of surprise on his face, and answered with certainty.

Tang Fengyi's whereabouts were not told to Xiao Zhizhong. However, looking at his expression, Yuan Hui knew that this guy's heart was bright, and now he was just trying to test Yuan Langjun's thoughts.

Yuan Hui stopped what he was doing, raised his eyes to look at Xiao Zhizhong, did not answer the rhetorical question, and jumped to another topic: "Brother Xiao, you said, what choice will the rebels make when they are in the yin of Hengshui, will they cross the river and treat our army?" ”

"Huh?" Hearing this, his mind immediately connected to Yuan Hui's practice of slowly marching into the army, Xiao Zhizhong looked at Yuan Langjun: "Governor, do you want to deliberately let him cross north and confront the rebels head-on in Hengshui County?" ”

As if he had guessed Yuan Hui, Xiao Zhizhong expressed his opinion: "The rebels are nothing but a rabble, although their combat power is not worth a damn, but after all, there are 20,000 people...... What's more, the things of war are changing rapidly, and the actions of the rebels may not necessarily go as you wish......"

The meaning of the reminder in Xiao Zhizhong's words was obvious, and Yuan Langjun smiled at him, and said in an incomprehensible tone: "No matter how the rebels move, it doesn't matter to our army!" We're just counterinsurgent......"

"Besides, no matter what actions they make, they have nothing to hide in front of our army, so why worry?" Yuan Langjun was a little overconfident.

The heroic spirit during the casual conversation made Xiao Zhizhong frown slightly, and then looked at Yuan Langjun's expression and did not say more.

"Governor, there is a secret letter to ......," a voice came from outside the tent.

As soon as the words fell, Wu Jue's figure flashed into the account, stepped forward a few steps, and presented a sealed letterhead to Yuan Langjun. There was no word in the tent for a while, only the sound of Yuan Hui opening the paper and reading.

Only glanced at it slightly, the corners of his mouth rose, and he looked at Xiao Zhizhong: "There is no need for us to guess." ”

What the letter said is naturally the latest trends and plans on Xiao Zhang's side. After sweeping his eyes, Xiao Zhizhong was both surprised and happy, and raised his head to look at Yuan Langjun with a shining gaze: "The Metropolitan Governor, the leader of the rebel army, is so frivolous in his decision?" Thinking so naïve? ”

"Call Zhang Zhi, Wule, and Luo Wuquan to see me!" The smile on Yuan Hui's lips became thicker, his voice was raised, and he commanded the guards outside the tent.

"Brother Xiao, hurry up and have a good rest, tonight, it's time for our army to be busy!" Turning to Xiao Zhizhong again, Yuan Hui straightened up, meaning something.

"Yes!" Xiao Zhizhong obviously understood and responded with his fists.

After thinking for a while, he couldn't be patient and confused: "Governor, please forgive the lower officials for talking too much, uh...... Where did this secret letter come from? ”

It can be seen that there is a suspicious side to Xiao Zhizhong's character. Facing his curious gaze, Yuan Hui did not answer, only showed an unfathomable expression towards him.

......

The moon in the night sky was unusually round, almost like a jade plate, and the bright moonlight sprinkled down, piercing the depth of the night. The water was surging and shining, and on both sides of the river, there were rows of lighting pillars, and a rebel army was crossing the river at night.

Although there is the cooperation of Hengshui County, the water transportation capacity is scarce, the ships are insufficient, and even the pontoon bridge is still difficult to pass, so it has to be transferred back and forth. However, at night, the vision was dim, and with the organization and execution of the rebels, the efficiency was extremely low, and the scene was chaotic for a while.

The soldiers who crossed the river sent by Xiao Zhang were the "capable men" of the rebels. However, he was driven to cross the night, and everyone from the officers to the non-commissioned officers was scolding and scolding, and they were very dissatisfied, which made the scene even more messy.

The chaos on the Zhangshui River lasted for a long time, until the second half of the night, when 3,000 rebels completed the survey. On the river beach, the rebels crossing the river were scattered and scattered around, and they were not organized.

Sitting, standing, shouting, scolding, and simply lying down to sleep, it's a mess. There are rebel officers who are ordered to gather their subordinates, but they can't tell the difference between you and me, there will be orders, the soldiers don't listen, and the whip is useless.

Xiao Zhang looked at the south bank, although he didn't know it very clearly, but he could feel the chaos and disorder, his gloomy expression almost condensed into water, and he was a little angry and ordered to be purged.

When the moonlight was getting darker, a little shaking "spark" suddenly appeared from the north of Hengshui, which was obvious in the dark night. The dots converge into a line, undulating, from far to near, and gradually growing into a dragon.

Sharp-eyed saw it, exclaimed, attracted the attention of the people around him, and slowly, more rebel soldiers turned their attention to the shadowy point of light at the far end of the north line of sight, but with more curious eyes, looking at the excitement.

It wasn't until the fire dragon approached that many of the rebel soldiers who were still dazed woke up, accompanied by the clear sound of horses' hooves and horns, and even the dullest people knew what was going on.

"Enemy attack!"

"The officers and soldiers are coming!"

“......”

The chaotic roar suddenly spread among the rebels, and the chaos was numerous, and the north of Zhangshui was filled with a hectic hustle and bustle for a while.

The attackers were naturally the light cavalry of the officers and soldiers sent by Yuan Hui. Ordered Wule and Luo Wucheng, and selected hundreds of available people from the Khitan surrender, and restrained them with iron cavalry under the command of Zhang Zhi, and combined thousands of horsemen to form an assault force.

Yuanhui Xiazhai is only more than 70 miles away from Hengshui, rushing at night, even if the speed is restricted, an hour and a half, but also a sudden attack.

Under the response of the "inner line", after learning of the situation of the rebels crossing the river, Zhang Zhi and the three of them launched a surprise attack without hesitation.

On the plains of the river valley, the scattered rebel army, not in array, faced with the surprise attack of the elite cavalry of the official army, like a pack of hungry wolves jumping into the flock, quickly collapsed......

"General, what should I do?" On the south bank, a subordinate asked Xiao Zhang anxiously: "The officers and troops are raiding, and the brothers who cross the river are only afraid that they will not be able to stop it, do you want the army to cross the river to support?" ”

"The official army is coming, why is there no news?" Xiao Zhang saw the changes on the north shore clearly, but his first reaction was not to make a decision.

"General, what should I do?" The subordinate asked again.

The brows were twisted together, and there was a little sweat on his forehead, Xiao Zhang stared at the other side with wide eyes, his expression full of entanglement. It was indeed difficult for him to make a decision, and he hesitated for a while, and finally chose not to move.

There was no movement on the south side, and on the north bank, the iron cavalry of the army galloped and attacked the thieves wantonly. The killing sound did not last long before it weakened, and throughout the second half of the night, there was a small noise inside and outside Hengshui City......

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