Ji Ling was tied up on the city wall, and Liu Pi and Gong both shouted to the city, "Ji Ling has been captured, and you will not surrender if you don't give up your weapons." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

There was a great chaos outside the city, and I didn't know what to do for a while. Liu Pi had already erected the banner of the Great Han on the city wall at this time. Liu Pi then shouted, "Yuan Shu has gone against the grain, and we are all obedient to the Han court." You put down your weapons and surrender quickly, there is still a way to survive. Now that the imperial court's 50,000 troops are surrounding your hard drive, you can't escape. Even if you run out, Yuan Shu is mean and unkind, and he will definitely punish you for your crimes. It's better to surrender quickly. ”

Wu Fang and the cavalry had already pursued Ji Ling to the city, and heard Liu Pi shout, "The heart said, this guy is smart, a threat, and a bluff, I'm afraid that these Yangzhou soldiers and horses will be settled." ”

Not to mention, these Yangzhou soldiers outside the city father city were leaderless, and basically abandoned their weapons and surrendered. It's just that after all, there are more than 15,000 soldiers and horses in Yangzhou, and it is easy to kill them, and it is impossible to encircle and annihilate them all, so you can only kill and injure the enemy to the greatest extent.

These Yangzhou soldiers and horses could not resist, so they scattered and fled, Tian Jing ordered Wu Xi's cavalry to continue the pursuit, and the infantry cleaned up the battlefield in place to control the prisoners. Before the battle, Tian Jing had ordered Ju Yan and Chen Shuang to lead more than 2,000 people to ambush the enemy on the way to retreat. I believe that they will have some gains on their side.

Tian Jing led his own soldiers into the city, and Liu Pi and Gong both welcomed Tian Jing into the city and met them with the courtesy of their subordinates. Tian Jing sat on the main seat and ordered someone to bring Ji Ling.

Ji Ling came up with a face that was not angry, scolded Liu Bi and Gong for being shameless, and did not kneel when he saw Tian Jing.

At this time, a pro-soldier had already knocked on the back of Ji Ling's knee with a gun, and Ji Ling knelt down with a puff. Tian Jing said angrily, "Bold Ji Ling, now that he is a prisoner of the ranks, he still dares to be so arrogant. When I saw this official, why didn't I kneel. ”

Ji Ling said angrily, "I am the general of the Zhong Imperial Court, kneel down to the Son of Heaven, kneel down to my parents, you bird official, why do you want to kneel this general." ”

Tian Jing originally had the heart to recover from him, but when he saw his appearance, he knew that he was a donkey who was leading and fighting backwards. Moreover, in history, Ji Ling was very loyal to Yuan Shu, and if he wanted to surrender him, he was afraid that he would not have this ability. Tian Jing thought of this, and asked with an attitude of giving it a try, "Ji Ling, you are also a hero, the wrong puppet dynasty, was deceived by Yuan Shu's traitor." Today I will give you a chance to redeem your merits, and I will ask for the title for you in the next day. I ask you if you are willing to be loyal to the court. ”

Ji Ling snorted coldly, spit at Tian Jing, and scolded in his mouth, "Jumping beam clown." ”

Tian Jingxin said don't be arrogant, I really don't know you as a good person. Tian Jing ordered Ji Ling to be dragged down left and right, and passed on to the head of the Jingshi.

Tian Jing had a detailed understanding of the situation in the city father, and discussed with Liu Pi and Gong Du how to reorganize.

At this time, Ju Yan and Chen Shuang led the soldiers and horses back, and they ambushed the rout, wounded 2,000 enemies, and captured more than 1,000 people. Wu Fang's cavalry continued the pursuit, and the two of them returned first to resume their lives.

Tian Jing decided to set up another "letter" battalion, with Liu Pi as the lieutenant general and Gong Du as the auxiliary. Missing personnel are replenished from among the captives. Since the captives had just surrendered, it would be a destabilizing factor to take them into battle. So let Chen Shuang be in charge of training the soldiers, and then mix them with the original army. The army repaired in Chengfu County for three days, Tian Jing left Gong Du and Chen Shuang to defend the city, and he led 10,000 horses and more than 3,000 soldiers and horses of Liu Pi to continue to march eastward. Tian Jing ordered Wu Xi to lead the cavalry to attack Huxian, and he led the army south to attack Longkang.

When Wu Fangna rushed all the way to Hu County, the county commander and the county lieutenant actually abandoned the city and fled. When I entered the county seat and inquired again, I learned that Cao Ren had led an army of 20,000 troops to conquer Xiaqiu. Huxian is extremely close to Xiaqiu, and now whether Tian Jing and Cao Ren's soldiers and horses come to attack them, the two thousand people can't hold it, so they simply abandon the city.

When Tian Jing arrived at Longkang, he saw that the city was well defended, and there were originally 5,000 guards in the city, plus most of Ji Ling's soldiers and horses who were torn off from the city father fled here, so a small Longkang city gathered no more than 10,000 defenders.

Tian Jing looked at the city, the city wall was low, but it was not impossible to attack. However, siege warfare, after all, the casualties are large, and his own troops are limited, so he doesn't want to waste his troops here. But such a city lies here, and it cannot go south without a strong attack.

Early the next morning, Tian Jing ordered people to set up a position and prepare for a tentative attack.

Unexpectedly, his soldiers and horses had not yet begun to attack, and the south of Longkang City was dusty, and another group of men and horses came. On the banner of the first time, there was a "Chen" character in Douda.

Tian Jing didn't know what the situation was, so he stood still and waited in front of the battle.

In a short time, that group of about 5,000 men and horses took up a position under the city, ready for a field battle; Then the gates of the city were opened, and five thousand soldiers and horses came out of the city, and they lined up beside the horse.

One of the generals in the enemy camp gently urged his mount under his feet, and one man came alone. When the man arrived outside the range of Tian Jing's soldiers and horses, he helped the horses, and said in a loud voice: "Chen Ji, the hussar general of the Xia Zhong Clan's court, who is in charge of the army opposite, dare to step forward and answer." ”

As soon as Tian Jing heard that someone was calling at him, he didn't want to come forward. Tian Jing gave Wang Ping full command, and he slowly stepped forward with a horse's belly. When he got closer, he hugged his fist, "Tian Jing, the general of the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty, I don't know if General Chen called me over, what to say." ”

Chen Ji didn't look at Tian Jing either, took out an edict from his arms, picked it up and said in a pretentious manner: "My Emperor Zhong has an order: it is really unrighteous to wait for Xiaoxiao to fight without declaring it; It is really unkind for you to invade our borders and harm my people; Killing my general Ji Ling and occupying my three counties in Runan is tolerable or unbearable. Today, General Chen Ji and Er are fighting in a dignified manner. If my Zhong clan army wins, then Er and others withdraw from Runan, hand over the culprit who killed Ji Ling, and hand over the anti-thieves Liu Pi and Gong Du; If our army is defeated, it will withdraw to the south of the Huai River, and never again step into the south of the Run. Do you dare to fight? ”

Tian Jing was also stunned when he heard this, is this battle still fought like this? Could it be that he Yuan Shu is Song Xianggong, and he still can't fight with me in a dignified and upright way. Tian Jing smiled, "I don't know how General Chen Ji is going to fight?" ”

Chen Jun said very seriously, "Our army is new, if it is a battle today, I believe that even if the general wins, he will not be able to win." Three days later, I set up a formation under Longkang City, and each side sent 10,000 soldiers and horses, fighting in a dignified manner. If I am defeated, I will immediately withdraw from Longkang and retreat south of the Huai River. If I win, the general will withdraw from Runan, hand over the culprit who killed Ji Ling, and hand over Liu Pigong and the two traitors. ”

Tian Jing smiled, you come from afar, I can promise to fight again in about three days. It's just that the person who killed Ji Ling is me, if you have the ability to take my head, you will compete on the battlefield. As for Liu Pi and Gong are my subordinates, no matter whether they win or lose, they will not be handed over to others, if you are willing, you will fight in three days; If you don't want to, then you and I will go back to the camp, and I will arrange for a large army to attack the city.

An angry look appeared on Chen Ji's face, but he still forcibly endured it, and then said, "Okay, in three days, I, Chen Jiding, will take your head." Then he turned around and turned his horse back to his own camp.

Tian Jing turned his horse back to the camp and told Wang Ping about the situation. Wang Pingming Jin withdrew his troops, and the army withdrew to the camp for defense. Returning to the big tent of the Chinese army, Tian Jing convened the generals to discuss the matter, and he felt funny when he talked about today's events, what era is it, and he doesn't want to have such generals who adhere to the tactics of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Wang Ping said on the side, "General, although this Chen Ji is a little ridiculous, but since he proposed the formation competition, I think he has some skills. Since we have agreed, we should make arrangements as early as possible to make sure that everything is in order. ”

Tian Jing must be reasonable to what Wang Ping said, so he said, "I don't know how the general thinks this battle should be fought?" How are we going to set up in three days? ”

Wang Ping hurriedly said, "This formation change is particular about the neat execution and the ability to immediately adapt to the change of the formation. Now we don't see what position the enemy is using, and how can we deal with it. However, if I were to command 10,000 people how to arrange the troops, I would be confident that I would not lose to Chen Ji. Wang Ping spoke with a sense of confidence.

Liu Pi on the side interjected, "What's the use of not losing light, the key is to defeat Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses." Otherwise, if we attack this Longkang county, I don't know how much loss we will have to pay. ”

Wang Ping said, "No matter how good the formation is, in the final analysis, it is necessary to use people to fight. The discipline of the non-commissioned officers and the unity of command are the key. That Chen Ji brought 5,000 soldiers and horses, and this 10,000-strong army formation naturally had to be selected from Longkang City, but whether it was the original defenders or the defeated troops under Ji Ling, I was afraid that it would be difficult to cooperate with Chen Ji's team. So I think I have at least a 70% chance of winning this battle if I command it. ”

Tian Jing smiled at Liu Bi and said, "See, this is General Wang Ping being modest, isn't the seventy percent chance of winning enough?" Plus the training of our army, the morale and courage of the soldiers. I think this has to be eighty percent. However, General Liu Pi is also right, no matter what the battle, we must win. So if there is a way to improve the odds of winning, we can't let it go. Everyone thinks of ideas and makes suggestions together. ”

Liu Pi said, "Although my soldiers and horses are a rabble, I have also found that the role of cavalry is very great in previous battles. If we can have a cavalry, as the two wings of the phalanx, we can increase our mobility, and maybe it can play a decisive role in the decisive moment. ”

Tian Jing nodded yes, but said with some regret, "I originally thought that when I arrived in Longkang, it was mainly a siege battle, and I sent all the cavalry to Huxian County. In this way, General Liu Pi sent a group of men and horses to support Huxian, if that side had already captured Huxian, let Wu Fang lead the cavalry to quickly go south to support. But if it's too late, it's okay. With our people, we are still sure to take down that Chen Ji. ”