After a rest, after the battle of Shilipo, the morale of the army is even stronger! Zhang Zhijie gathered the generals and read out the emperor's will in public, and the generals listened with excitement on their faces.

Even the generals of the partial army have a look of eagerness on their faces! Zhang Zhijie looked around at the generals, felt very satisfied, and said with a smile: "Now that the three armies have finished resting, this governor has decided to advance in the direction of Bazhou!" ”

"According to the report of the spies, Liu Liu and Liu Qi fled back to Bazhou, and there were not many defeated soldiers gathered, and the imperial court killed Liu Jin's eunuch party and reduced taxes, Liu Liu Liu and Liu Qi were already unpopular! Although Liu Liu and Liu Qi recruited troops, there were very few conscripts, and the thief army was not able to increase its troops! ”

Qi Lianwu, the general of the Shenji Battalion, is an old qualification to follow Zhang Zhijie, and this time he won the first battle with the Admiral, if he successfully quelled the rebellion, he would be rewarded for his meritorious deeds after returning to Beijing!

So Qi Lianwu said excitedly: "Lord Admiral, the 60,000 thief soldiers with strong morale of the thief army have made us unable to defeat the army in Shilipo, let alone now?" The Admiral gave an order, and the last general and others directly set foot in Bazhou! ”

For a while, all the generals asked for battle, Zhang Zhijie waved his hand and smiled: "Don't be arrogant, you must guard against arrogance and rashness, the thief army is still not to be underestimated!" Although there are only 30,000 soldiers in Bazhou, they still have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Baoding and Wen'an, and they are still strong when they are gathered! ”

"Pass on this governor's order, order the Gu'an garrison to divide 5,000 troops to garrison Yongqing, and the rest of the generals will organize their troops and horses to march into Xin'an Town with this governor to find fighters!"

Zhang Zhijie's army was stationed in Xin'an Town, Xin'an Town was less than fifty miles away from Bazhou, Liu Liu Liu naturally got the news quickly, but the strange thing was that they didn't react!

The official army and the rebel army in Bazhou quieted down, Zhang Zhijie sat in the big tent in the army and muttered, Liu Liu's behavior made people feel very strange!

"Liu Liu Liu and Liu Qi gathered 30,000 soldiers and horses from Wen'an and Baoding to Bazhou, which is not surprising, after all, Bazhou is already short of troops, and it is understandable to give up Wen'an and Baoding! But the strange thing is why there is no movement in Bazhou City? Zhang Zhijie pondered.

"It's a bit suspicious. Now Liu Liu and Liu Qi are no longer able to recruit soldiers, so they can only waste money and food in Bazhou! We have a steady stream of supplies from the imperial court, but the thief army does not, so it can only be detrimental to them! Wang Shouren also frowned and thought.

"Unless, what are they waiting for? After the battle of Shilipo, they lost their troops and their morale plummeted, and they were no longer sure of winning with their current strength! They can't afford to lose anymore, so they must be waiting for a chance to win! But what else can you win? Could it be that they will still have reinforcements? Zhang Zhijie muttered.

Speaking of reinforcements, Zhang Zhijie and Wang Shouren suddenly brightened up, and they both blurted out, "Yang Hu" and "Shandong"!

Zhang Zhijie and Wang Shouren couldn't help but look at each other and laugh, Zhang Zhijie smiled: "I said what kind of medicine is sold in this Liu Liu Liu Qi gourd, it turned out to be this!" However, this is indeed a great trick! It seems that the thieves are not all reckless! ”

Wang Shouren smiled: "It's good that they can think of this!" However, if Yang Hu really led his troops north, coupled with the defenders of Bazhou, his strength should not be underestimated! It's not easy to win! ”

Zhang Zhijie shook his head and said, "It's not easy! If the two sides are combined, the force will be twice as large as mine! For today's plan, we can only break them individually! ”

Wang Shouren muttered: "Bazhou is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Liu Liu, Liu Qi, Chen soldiers are 60,000, there is enough grain and grass, and the wise man does not take it!" Then you can only besiege the city and send reinforcements! ”

After that, Wang Shouren looked at the map and frowned and pondered, and only after a long time did he point to the map and said calmly: "Victory!" If Yang Hu's army goes north, it will definitely pass through Victory! ”

Zhang Zhijie touched his chin and muttered: "The terrain here is complicated, and it is the most suitable for ambush!" If you can get the whereabouts of Yang Hu's army, if you set up an ambush here, you will definitely be able to easily defeat Yang Hu's army! ”

Wang Shouren said with a rare smile: "Lord Admiral, not only that, if it is a big battle with Yang Hu in Deshengdian, Liu Liu and Liu Qi will definitely not sit back and watch Yang Hu's army be defeated!" There's a lot to be written about here! ”

"Haha, Victory, what a good name! It's still Lao Wang's master, but to find out the whereabouts of Yang Hu's army, you have to rely on the craftsmanship of Jinyiwei! Zhang Zhijie said excitedly.

After the Battle of Shilipo, everyone thought that the next battle would definitely be the decisive battle of Bazhou, but they didn't expect Bazhou to be strangely calm.

The official army did not have the slightest intention of attacking Bazhou, and Liu Liu and Liu Qi had been training with peace of mind, without the slightest intention of attacking Xin'an Town, and the two armies were dozens of miles apart but waited together tacitly.

The days passed like water, Liu Liu Liu sent two groups of messengers to Shandong in a row, and finally got a reply, Yang Hu had led an army of 30,000 troops to the north!

After receiving the reply, Liu Liu and Liu Qi were excited and unspeakable, although they had long been sure that the Yang Hu brothers would definitely lead the army north to support, but they really received Yang Hu's reply, and Liu Liu Liu Qi really made up their minds.

Liu Liu and Liu Qi hurriedly summoned the generals and conveyed the exciting news, and the generals were really excited when they heard it.

Qi Yanming hesitated a little and said: "We are guarding the city to wait for reinforcements, but why do the officers and soldiers not move?" ”

Liu Liu and Liu Qi frowned a little, he said the news to boost morale, but since Zhang Zhijie led the troops to come, Qi Yanming has repeatedly said some frustrating words, which makes Liu Liu Liu and Liu Qi a little dissatisfied!

But after all, Qi Yanming is a brother of the two of them for many years, and Qi Yanming has a great prestige in the army, so Liu Liu and Liu Qi are really inconvenient to reprimand him!

Zhao Sui smiled and said: "Although the official army has the upper hand, we can't be too arrogant!" Our army of more than 60,000 occupies Bazhou City, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and he Zhang Zhijie is only 60,000 or 70,000 soldiers and horses, even if he has great ability, he can't defeat it! ”

"Therefore, the officers and soldiers did not move, either thinking that we were consuming and exhausting our food and grass, or they were thinking of asking the imperial court for more troops to attack the city! But the court is not in a good situation, and I don't know when it will be. When the time comes, we and the army of the Yang Hu brothers will attack Xin'an Town before and after, and we will already beat Zhang Zhijie back to the capital! ”

Zhao Sui's words made everyone laugh, and Liu Liu smiled and said: "The words of the military advisor won my heart, isn't that what is going on?"

"The generals will go back and prepare well, and after the army of the Yang Hu brothers comes, they will directly surround Xin'an Town, defeat the official army in one fell swoop, and capture Zhang Zhijie alive!"

Liu Liu's words were impassioned, and the generals listened enthusiastically, and they were full of applause!