On the evening of December 21, 427 of the Great Jin Dynasty, in a tent in the camp of the broken army north of Qinhuai City, the atmosphere was a little solemn, Liu Ji and the other commanders of the 14th Route Suppression Rebel Army, as well as the general Sun Ziheng, did not look good.

Today's attack on the camp of the Red Turban Army in the east outside Qinhuai City not only did not capture a camp of the Red Turban Army, but instead caused the 14th Route Imperial Court Suppression Rebel Army to lose troops except for the Broken Capture Army, and the 14th Route Counterinsurgency Army added up to a total loss of nearly 50,000 people, and these nearly 50,000 people were all soldiers.

Liu Ji absorbed nearly 80,000 soul points today, making the soul value in his hands reach a little more than 370,000, but Liu Ji did not have a trace of a smile on his face, on the one hand, because of the loss of the other 14th Route Counterinsurgency Army, Liu Ji couldn't laugh, if he smiled, he would inevitably be suspected of schadenfreude.

In addition, Liu Ji really can't laugh, judging from today's attack on the Red Turban Army camp, it is almost impossible to easily defeat the hundreds of thousands of Red Turban Army outside Qinhuai City, the Red Turban Army's camps in the east, south and west outside Qinhuai City are all built on a hill, making the Red Turban Army's various camps easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if the infantry of the Broken Army launches an attack on the Red Turban Army's camp, it will definitely pay a very heavy price, so that the 15th Road Rebel Army will not be able to fight in a short time, Defeat the Red Turban Army outside Qinhuai City and gain the initiative on the battlefield in Suzhou.

Liu Ji said in a deep voice: "Today's situation, you have also seen it with your own eyes, in the face of the many cottages of the Red Turban Army outside Qinhuai City, you can tell me if you have any good ideas!" ”

Liu Chong, the governor of Qianzhou, smiled bitterly and said: "General Liu, the Broken Army under your command is worthy of being an elite division across the Western Regions and the grasslands, a few days ago you led the cavalry of the 80,000 Broken Army to annihilate more than 300,000 people of the Red Turban Army, but your own losses are minimal, and our 250,000 troops today attacked the camp of the Red Turban Army, but the losses were heavy, and the results were even less pitiful, alas——"

Liu Ji hurriedly said to Liu Chong, the governor of Qianzhou: "Lord Zhoumu, the reason why we were able to achieve such a great victory a few days ago is entirely because the north outside Qinhuai City is flat, which is conducive to the battle of a large number of cavalry, and the Red Turban Army does not have enough cavalry. ”

At this time, Liu Yuan, the pastor of Pizhou Prefecture, frowned and said: "The Red Turban Army has built a total of twenty-nine camps in the east outside Qinhuai City, and today we launched an attack on fourteen of them, but unfortunately one of the camps of the Red Turban Army has not been defeated. ”

Qinzhou Prefecture Pastor Liu Du nodded and said: "Liu Pizhou is right, the combat effectiveness of the Red Turban Army is stronger than we imagined, if we continue to fight so hard, our 15th Route Suppression Rebel Army will be exhausted, and we may not be able to capture all the Red Turban military camps outside Qinhuai City, you must know that in addition to the twenty-nine Red Turban military camps in the east of Qinhuai City, in the south and west of Qinhuai City, there are more than sixty Red Turban military camps built on the hills. ”

Liu Pizhou is also equivalent to the combined name of the surname and official position, just like Liu Chong, the governor of Qianzhou, he can also be called Liu Qianzhou.

Yuan Chao, the commander of the soldiers and horses of Dangyang County, Qinzhou, said suddenly: "Generals, Lord Zhou Mu, Lord Taishou, in fact, the first task of our 15th Route Suppression Rebel Army this time is only to rescue Qinhuai City, and now we have defeated the Red Turban Army in the north outside Qinhuai City, which is equivalent to turning Qinhuai City into safety, and the Red Turban Army has also lost the opportunity to continue attacking Qinhuai City, why should we attack the Red Turban barracks in the other three directions outside Qinhuai City?" ”

Liu Chong, the governor of Qianzhou, frowned and asked Yuan Chao, "What does General Yuan mean?" ”

Yuan Chao continued: "We now have a strong city like Qinhuai City in our hands, and there are sufficient troops, we should wait for the Red Turban Army to attack here in Qinhuai City, the Red Turban Army was annihilated by General Liu Ji's broken army before, and still did not leave Qinhuai City, it can be seen that the Red Turban Army is determined to win Qinhuai City, and the Red Turban Army should be mobilizing reinforcements to gather here in Qinhuai City, trying to fight a decisive battle with the counterinsurgency army of our 15th Imperial Court and the imperial army in Qinhuai City." ”

Liu Ji glanced at Yuan Chao, the son of Yuan Xin, the Taishou Yuan Xin of Dangyang County, Qinzhou, does have two brushes, and he is worthy of being a character with an intelligence value of up to 86 points, his analysis is basically similar to the analysis of Zhang Liang, Jia Xu and several other top ministers, but Zhang Liang and Jia Xu all think that the 15th Route Ping Rebel Army cannot always be contained here in Qinhuai City, so that the Red Turban Army can expand its army unscrupulously in the rear.

Sun Ziheng, the general of the Che Cavalry, hesitated for a moment and said: "According to the information we just got, a Red Turban Army reinforcement with a strength of 200,000 troops may arrive outside Qinhuai City in the next few days, and this is not the only Red Turban Army reinforcement, in the end, how many troops will the thieves of the Red Turban Army gather here in Qinhuai City, maybe even the rebellious Zhang Mingqi himself is not clear, the Red Turban Army expands its army at all costs, so that the growth rate of the Red Turban Army is simply jaw-dropping, I suggest that the sooner you defeat the Red Turban Army outside Qinhuai City, the better!" ”

Cao Lin, the Taishou of Linze County, Qianzhou, shook his head and said: "With the dozens of camps they built on the hills, it will be difficult for our imperial army to win quickly, and this official feels that it is better to wait for the Red Turban Army to attack us!" ”

Bao Wei, the Taishou of Longbei County, Qianzhou, frowned and said: "Our 15th Route Suppression Rebel Army, although the first task is to rescue Qinhuai City, but Qinhuai City is not our only goal, our 15th Route Suppression Rebel Army is sent by the imperial court to suppress the rebellion of the entire southeastern seven states, and we can't always be contained in Qinhuai City by the Red Turban Army!" ”

Most of them agreed with Yuan Chao's idea to let the Red Turban Army take the initiative to attack Qinhuai City, while the various counterinsurgency troops and the imperial army in Qinhuai City relied on the fortified city to consume the strength of the Red Turban Army, and finally fought back.

There are also suggestions for a quick battle with the Red Turban Army outside Qinhuai City, but there are not many people who agree with this suggestion.

Liu Chong, the governor of Qianzhou, turned his head to Liu Ji and asked, "General Liu Ji, what is your opinion?" ”

Liu Ji pondered for a moment and said: "Liu basically agrees with General Yuan's opinion, but we can't let the Red Turban Army continue to recruit troops in the occupied area, it is best to send a partial division to bypass Qinhuai City and attack the counties and counties in Suzhou that have been occupied by the Red Turban Army, if we can cut off the grain route of hundreds of thousands of Red Turban Army here in Qinhuai City, it will be even more perfect!" ”

In the end, Liu Ji and the commanders of the other 14th Route Suppression Rebel Army, as well as the general Sun Ziheng, after discussion, decided to suspend the attack on the Red Turban Army camp outside Qinhuai City, and the Broken Army under Liu Ji and the troops of the other 14th Route Suppression Rebel Army were each transferred to Qinhuai City to strengthen the strength of the defending army, and the main force of the Broken Army and the other 14th Route Suppression Rebel Army was waiting for work in the north outside Qinhuai City, waiting for the Red Turban Army to take the initiative to attack.

In addition, Liu Ji will send out the First Cavalry Brigade of the Grassland Legion of the Broken Army, bypassing Qinhuai City, and attacking the counties occupied by the Red Turban Army in Suzhou, and the First Cavalry Brigade of the Grassland Army has one of the most important tasks, which is to cut off the grain route of hundreds of thousands of Red Turban Army outside Qinhuai City as much as possible.

Taking advantage of the terrain of many camps in the east outside Qinhuai City, the Red Turban Army that pulled back a game did not take advantage of the situation to launch a counteroffensive, after the 14th Imperial Court Ping Rebels gave up continuing to attack the various camps of the Red Turban Army, Wu Zhan, the commander of the Red Turban Army, ordered not to go out of the camp to pursue, so as not to fall into the trap of the imperial army, after all, the imperial army that attacked the Red Turban Army in the east of the Qinhuai City did not see the figure of the broken army, which made Wu Zan have to be careful.

On the evening of December 22, in a tent in the Red Turban Army camp in the south outside Qinhuai City, Wu Zan picked up his wine glass and said with a smile to Chen Hongxin, the commander of the 200,000 Red Turban Army reinforcements, and the four personal disciples of Guanghan Palace, Su Ruoyu, Xie Fangfei, Tan Ruofei and Lu Yaoyi: "With the help of many masters of Guanghan Palace, plus the 200,000 reinforcements brought by Brother Chen, the strength of our Red Turban Army here in Qinhuai City is no longer weaker than the imperial army in Qinhuai City!" Come, I'll give a toast to the four girls and Brother Chen! ”

Tan Ruofei and Lu Yaoyi, the two disciples of Guanghan Palace who had been subdued by Liu Ji, followed the latest orders of the master, and rushed to Qinhuai City with four inner disciples and twelve outer disciples of Guanghan Palace, and they almost arrived outside Qinhuai City at the same time with the reinforcements of the 200,000 Red Turban Army.

Immediately, after everyone in the tent drank a glass of wine, Chen Hongxin said with a smile: "Brother Wu, I heard that yesterday we repelled an attack by the imperial army on our Red Turban Army camp?" ”

Wu Zan waved his hand and said: "It's just a small victory, but it has only destroyed about 50,000 troops in the imperial court, and the most elite army in the imperial army has not yet gone to war." ”

Su Ruoyu, who was wearing a veil, said in a coquettish voice: "No matter what, the Red Turban Army is equivalent to winning back a game outside Qinhuai City, and General Wu should still be congratulated!" ”

The corners of Wu Zhan's mouth curled slightly and said, "A small victory is not enough to worry about." ”

Then Wu Zan suddenly sighed and said: "Four girls, yesterday when they were fighting generals, under the command of General Liu Ji, they sent a general, who is likely to have the strength of a peerless general, and Lu Zibo, the inner disciple of your palace, was killed by this general under Liu Ji." ”

Su Ruoyu immediately said in a deep voice: "We already know about this matter, the disciples of Guanghan Palace will not die in vain, we will find Liu Ji to settle this revenge sooner or later!" ”

At this time, Chen Hongxin asked Wu Zhan, "Brother Wu, what are your plans next?" When will we continue the siege? ”

Wu Zan said: "Don't be in a hurry to attack the city, there are tens of thousands of elite cavalry under the command of General Liu Ji, we want to continue to attack the city, it is not so easy, I am ready to transfer a group of elite troops, go around the back of Qinhuai City, to cut off the grain route of the imperial army, as long as we can cut off the grain route of the imperial army, then our Red Turban Army has an eighty percent chance of winning here in Qinhuai City!" ”

Chen Hongxin frowned and said: "Brother Wu, I heard that the grain in Qinhuai City is piled up, even if we can cut off the grain route of the imperial army, in a short period of time, the imperial army will still not be short of food, and it seems that it is not so easy to cut off the grain route of the imperial army." ”

Wu Zan said in a deep voice: "In Huangdai County, north of Qinhuai City, there is a river that cuts off the road to Qinhuai City, and if the imperial court wants to transport grain to Qinhuai City, it must use a boat to transport grain across this river, as long as our Red Turban Army can control the ferries of this river and hold the north bank of this river, then it is equivalent to cutting off the grain route of the imperial army." ”

After a pause, Wu Zan then said in a deep voice: "As for the food in Qinhuai City, I can only ask the many masters of Guanghan Palace, if the people of Guanghan Palace can burn down several large granaries in Qinhuai City, then Qinhuai City will be self-defeating!" ”

Wu Zhan's words made the four personal disciples of Guanghan Palace frown, and Tan Ruofei said in a coquettish voice: "General Wu, now that the gates of Qinhuai City have basically been sealed, there is no way for our disciples of Guanghan Palace to sneak into Qinhuai City, let alone burn down several large granaries in Qinhuai City. ”

A gleam flashed in Wu Zhan's eyes and said: "Because of the arrival of imperial court reinforcements, a city gate in the north of Qinhuai City has been opened, although people are still not allowed to enter and exit from this city gate, but if you want to blend into Qinhuai City, it is not that there is no chance at all, and when Elder Wu and Elder Wen of Guanghan Palace arrive, we will study it carefully." ”

In the middle of the night on December 22, Tan Ruofei and Lu Yaoyi, the disciples of Guanghan Palace, who lived together in a tent, still did not sleep, Tan Ruofei said softly: "Senior sister, we must find a way to tell our husband the news we got tonight, if Wu Zhan's plan succeeds, then my husband is likely to suffer a big loss!" ”

Lu Yaoyi gritted her teeth and said, "Then I can only take a risk, I will quietly sneak out of the camp of the Red Turban Army now, and go to the north outside Qinhuai City to find my husband!" ”

Tan Ruofei immediately said, "Senior sister, why don't I go with you!" The two of them can still take care of each other! ”

Lu Yaoyi shook her head and said, "Senior Sister Ruofei, you must stay in the camp of the Red Turban Army so that you can cover me, if I don't return before dawn tomorrow, Ruoyu and Fang Fei will have to rely on you to explain." ”

Tan Ruofei asked embarrassedly, "Then how can I explain to Senior Sister Ruoyu and Senior Sister Fangfei?" ”

Lu Yaoyi thought for a while and said, "You just said that I went to do things for my master, and their disciples of Yaoguang Palace can't control the affairs of my Tianji Palace!" I'll try to get back before dawn! ”

"Senior sister, you have to be more careful along the way!"

Lu Yaoyi originally wanted to quietly mix out the camp of the Red Turban Army, but the camp of the Red Turban Army was very heavily guarded, Lu Yaoyi immediately did not do anything, and directly left the camp of the Red Turban Army on horseback, and the soldiers of the Red Turban Army patrolling and standing guard at night saw that Lu Yaoyi was a personal disciple of the Guanghan Palace, and did not stop it at all.