Chapter Twenty-Five: A Circle

Hun Yang escorted the captain of the grain to the front of Li Siye and Chen Wenzhou's mounts, "Kneel!" ”

"The two generals spare their lives, spare their lives! There is an old mother eighty-eight on the villain, and there are children crawling all over the ground, and the general spares my life! The squad leader knelt down and kowtowed like garlic begging for mercy.

Chen Wenzhou smiled faintly, this begging for mercy was too old-fashioned, looked at the team leader and asked, "You have collected more than a dozen truckloads of grain and grass?" Where are they going to go? ”

The team leader hurriedly replied: "General Hui, these grains and grasses were collected by us in the nearby villages, and they will be transported to Youyu City." ”

Chen Wenzhou nodded, and asked again: "I heard that Zuoyun County also has grain and grass sent to Youyucheng?" ”

"The villain doesn't know," the squad leader replied, shaking his head.

Chen Wenzhou glanced at the squad leader, "Drag it out and cut it, and ask another one." ”

"Yes," Hun Ying dragged the squad leader and prepared to greet him over the head.

The team leader's face instantly turned pale with fright, and he quickly replied, "Damn it!" The general spares his life! The little one said, the little one said! Zuo Yun's grain truck departed on the fifth day, and they should have already set off on the road today! ”

Chen Wenzhou and Li Siye glanced at each other, and it seemed that Nan Jiyun's information was reliable.

Chen Wenzhou said: "Hun Xuan, you take someone to tie up all these people and throw them here, so that the brothers of the whole army can quickly replenish the grain and grass and drink water, and then burn these dozen truckloads of grain and grass for me with a fire!" ”

"Yes!"

"Big brother, let's take a little rest, and wait for Nan Jiyun and them by the way," Chen Wenzhou said to Li Siye.

"Okay," the two jumped off their horses and came to the grass hut of the inn to rest for a while.

Li Siye drank a bowl of water and said, "Wen Zhou, do you think Ling Kun will bring someone to chase us?" ”

Chen Wenzhou said in a deep voice: "It will definitely be!" ”

"Why?"

"We have entered the hinterland of Youyu County, although there are not many people, but the threat is very great. Grain, grass and intelligence must pass through this official road, as long as we keep the official road, we can cut off the connection between Zuoyun and Youyu, and Zuoyun to the east is Gao Xiuyan's old nest Yunzhong Mansion, so it is equivalent to cutting off the connection between Yunzhong Mansion and Youyu City, so that their grain, grass, and military intelligence have no way to communicate, hum, they will definitely not be able to sit still," Chen Wenzhou analyzed.

After about a quarter of an hour, Nan Jiyun led several scouts to rush in.

"General, chief bookkeeper, Ling Kun has already brought about two thousand men and horses to this side!"

Chen Wen slapped his thigh on Monday, "Okay! Quickly send an order to the whole army and attack Lijiayao! ”

"Yes!"

"Wen Zhou, what about those people?" Li Siye looked at the grain team that was tied up with five flowers and said.

"Just leave it here."

"Doesn't that reveal the movements of our army?" Li Siye frowned and said.

Chen Wenzhou smiled confidently: "Big brother, we just want Ling Kun to know our movements!" ”

"This," Li Siye wondered.

Chen Wenzhou waved his hand, "Don't worry, big brother, little brother has his own measure!" ”

Li Siye saw that Chen Wenzhou was full of confidence, so he didn't say more.

"Captain Nan, I'm going to continue to work hard for you," Chen Wenzhou said.

"Master bookkeeper, please command!"

"Well, you lead these scouts, fall behind us, and report Ling Kun's movements to me at any time, there must be no mistakes!"

"Yes!"

At that moment, Li Siye and Chen Wenzhou led the right front army to march towards Lijiayao.

The right front army was all equipped with cavalry, so the marching speed was very fast, and in the afternoon, it rushed to the Lijiayao Post Station, where the grain wagons of Zuoyun County were stationed to rest, guarded by a grain officer with three hundred soldiers.

Because the messenger sent by Ling Kun to Zuoyun County to report the news was caught by the scouts of the Right Front Army, Zuoyun County did not receive the news that the Right Front Army had entered Youyu County at all, and was still carrying grain and grass to prepare to go to Youyu City.

After a fierce battle, Zuo Yun's grain team was wiped out except for the grain officer and dozens of soldiers who fled back to Zuoyun.

At this time, Ling Kun and An Shouyi were leading the defenders of the right guard post to Majiayao.

"What's going on!" An Shouyi grabbed the collar of the captain of the grain squad who was tied up with five flowers, and shouted angrily.

"General An! At noon, my brothers and I were resting when a group of Tang dog cavalry suddenly arrived, burned our grain and grass, and tied us here! The team leader said anxiously.

"Rubbish!" An Shouyi looked at the grain truck that was emitting black smoke that had not yet burned out, and was furious, and kicked the team leader on his back, shouting, "Then where did they go now?" ”

The team leader hurriedly replied tremblingly: "General, they are going in the direction of Lijiayao!" ”

Ling Kun and An Shou glanced at each other, and said at the same time: "Chase!" ”

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"Master, why don't you let us chase after us, if these people return to Zuo Yun, I'm afraid that Zuo Yun will immediately send troops to deal with us," Hun Xuan said anxiously.

Li Siye and Li Fei Yuanli also nodded at the same time, their faces were worried, and the grain officer fled back to Zuoyun, undoubtedly telling Zuoyun that the rebels had been killed.

Chen Wenzhou said: "After Ling Kun arrived at Majiayao, he saw those rebels who were kidnapped, and he must have learned from them that we had come to Lijiayao, and he must be hurrying up to chase after him at this time, if you go to pursue, you will definitely delay time, Ling Kun may catch up, and at that time, we will have Zuo Yun in front and Ling Kun in the back, and there is no way to advance or retreat, but it will not be easy to do." ”

Only then did Li Siye and the others understand Chen Wenzhou's intentions, "Wenzhou, what should I do now?" ”

Chen Wenzhou looked at dozens of carts of grain and grass, and said regretfully: "Burn these dozens of truckloads of grain and grass first." ”

"Master book, this," Li Fei Yuanli looked at these dozens of truckloads of grain and grass, really a little reluctant.

Chen Wenzhou said in a deep voice: "Bring these grains and grass, then we are really slower than ants, if we don't take them away, we can only burn them, otherwise it will be cheaper Ling Kun them!" ”

"Yes!" Li Fei Yuanli and Hun Xuan gritted their teeth, beckoned their subordinates to push the grain cart together, and burned it to the ground!

Chen Wenzhou looked at the thick smoke rising from the grain truck, and said with a self-deprecating smile: "The people have no rations, but we have burned dozens of truckloads of grain in one go, I don't know if it's right or wrong." ”

Li Siye looked at the grain and grass that was devoured by the flames, sighed slightly, and patted Chen Wenzhou's shoulder.

At this moment, the scout brought out by Nan Jiyun came back and rode to Li Siye's front, "General, Ling Kun's people have already passed Majiayao and are rushing towards Lijiayao!" Captain Nan and the others continued to listen to the movements of the rebels. ”

"Got it," Li Siye said with a nod.

"Wen Zhou, what should we do now?" Li Siye asked.

Chen Wenzhou frowned and said: "To the east is Zuoyun, let's go is tantamount to throwing ourselves into the net, to the west is Majiayao, Ling Kun is rushing over, although our right front army is not afraid of him, but there is no need to fight with him!" Big brother, give the order to the whole army, let's march to the northwest immediately and rush back to Guantun Fort! ”

When Li Siye heard this, he was stunned at first, and after a while, his eyes suddenly lit up: Guantun Fort is in the northwest direction of Lijiayao, and the right front army rushes to Guantun Fort to avoid encountering Ling Kun, and then marches from Guantun Fort to Majiayao, and then sends troops to the right guard!

To put it bluntly, he went around in a circle and went around to the back of Ling Kun.

Chen Wenzhou said to Hun Xuan: "Hun Ying, lead three hundred men and horses to meet Nan Jiyun here, and then come to Guantun Fort to find us!" Remember not to fight Ling Kun! When you retreat, be sure to set up scouts along the way, and report as soon as the wind blows! ”

"Yes! Master Book! ”

As a result, the right front army left Hun Yang and 300 cavalry to meet Nanjiyun at Lijiayao, and the rest of the men and horses marched to the northwest and went straight to Guantun Fort.