The air in the early morning was exceptionally fresh, not to mention that there was a rain last night, and when he opened the door and walked out, Li Congjing felt that the world seemed to be cleaner, and his spirit was also a lot brighter.

Today he will go out with a great army. Riding a horse outside the palace gate, taking Lin Ying and other guards through the wide streets of Huaizhou City to the barracks, what he saw and heard along the way was a prosperous and vibrant scene, which made Li Congjing very satisfied.

The whole army was assembled in the barracks and school yards, except for the new barracks. Li Congjing naturally did not take new soldiers to the battle, so he did not intend to disturb Peng Zushan's normal rhythm of military training, except for the 5,000 recruits, the remaining 7,000 soldiers have already been assembled. On the huge field, the phalanx is majestic, the halberds are like a forest, the armor is forested, except for the sound of breathing, there is not the slightest abnormal sound, and even the war horses are very peaceful.

Li Congjing ascended to the general platform and looked around at the army under his command. The temporary war camp and the soldiers have been reorganized a few days ago, and now the scale of the Hundred Battles Army is 7,000 people, and there is no doubt that the overall combat strength will be improved.

Meng Ping had already led his troops out once, and Li Congjing simply said two words of combat mobilization, and then ordered the seven commanders in the left wing of the Hundred Battles Army, brought all the necessary materials, and left the camp in a mighty way.

When the army of the hundred battles went out of the city, there were no people to send them off. Li Congjing didn't care about this, he rode at the front of the military column on horseback, and noticed the curious and unfamiliar eyes of the people of Huaizhou looking at the Hundred Battles Army, Li Congjing couldn't help but think that no matter whether the Hundred Battles Army met Dai Siyuan this time was triumphant or defeated, I am afraid that there would be no people to greet each other. He couldn't help but think about how to make the people feel a sense of belonging to him.

Out of the city, Shangguan Road, all the way to the south.

"Big brother, didn't you say don't give you three tips? What is written in it? Li Shaocheng held his helmet and asked curiously.

"Since it's a trick, how can there be any reason to open it in advance?" Li Congjing said that he had absolutely no intention of not following the rules of the game.

Li Shaocheng pursed his lips, "Don't tell me you're not curious, I don't believe it." ”

Li Congjing was unmoved, and said with a smile: "Whether you believe it or not, whether you are curious or not, since it is a bag, you have to treat it as a bag." ”

Li Shaocheng saw Li Congjing's resolute attitude, although he was curious, he could only give up his plan to peep.

There was nothing to say all the way, and ten days later, the rangers who had been sent to Yangba and Jianshanzhai to give orders returned and reported to Li Congjing: "The commanders of Yangba and Jianshanzhai have withdrawn the city defense in accordance with the military order and made corresponding arrangements. ”

Li Congjing said that he knew that the army was still marching according to the established plan.

On this side, Li Congjing marched in an orderly manner, and on the other side, Dai Siyuan personally led 5,000 elite soldiers and arrived not far from Yangba County.

Because of carelessness before, he suffered the loss of a hundred battles on the Yellow River, lost two boats, more than 4,000 soldiers and horses on board, and sank into the water.

He has always been known for his deceitful use of soldiers, and this time he went out, before he left the country, he was treated by Li Congjing in his own way, and his mood was really not enough for outsiders, but Dai Siyuan was angry and angry, but he did not mess up the pace of the army because of this. After crossing the Yellow River, according to the plan set before the expedition, Dai Siyuan ordered the main force to slow down and sent 5,000 elite soldiers straight to Yangba and Jianshanzhai.

Yangba and Jianshanzhai are the bridgeheads of Huaizhou, and they are also the places where the Liang army must pass through to the north, the geographical location is prominent, and the city defense is also on the standard, so it is natural to deal with it first.

But Dai Siyuan was wronged on the Yellow River after all, and this time he sent the division straight to Yangba and Jianshanzhai, and he was afraid that Li Congjing would play some tricks again, so he simply led the army himself.

The first target is Yangba.

But before he arrived at Yangba, Dai Siyuan received a report from the scout, saying that Yangba not only opened the city gates, but was no different from usual, and even the city defense forces were pitifully small, and there was no preparation for a big war at all.

"Have you ever been to the city to check? Did Li Congjing plant an ambush in the city? Dai Siyuan's expression remained unchanged, and he didn't get off the horse, so he asked on horseback.

Unlike Mo Li, Dai Siyuan didn't have Li Congjing to popularize the knowledge of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to him, and naturally he didn't know the empty city plan. But if someone told him about the empty city, he would definitely look up to the sky and laugh and disdain. Why? Sima Yi didn't know if there was an ambush in the city, so he wouldn't send scouts in to check it? Will you send the vanguard troops to the city tower to capture Zhuge Liang and try it? Hundreds of thousands of troops, a few miles away, seeing that Zhuge Liang ran away without even tempting, Dai Siyuan would definitely ask the person who told him about it, are you writing a novel?

The scout, dressed as a common man, replied, "I waited for a brief inspection of the city, but found nothing unusual, and the team is conducting a further detailed investigation, and ordered my subordinates to come back first to report." ”

"Done right." Dai Siyuan nodded and glanced at the sky, "It's still early, I'm equal to the formation outside the city, you wait for a detailed check, and then report to Ben Shuai." ”

"Yes." The scout took the order and turned away.

At that moment, Dai Siyuan led 5,000 cavalry to the outside of Yangba City.

Inside and outside the city, everything was the same as usual, but seeing the arrival of the Liang army, Yangba, which is now under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty, the farmers in the fields outside the city immediately ran back to the city when they saw them.

The people entered the city, but there was no sign that the gates were going to be closed, and of course, by this time there were no people coming in or out of the city. When the people saw that the enemy army had arrived outside the city, how could they still run around without knowing whether they were alive or dead.

In the face of 5,000 enemy troops, Yangba County was as quiet as a virgin, as if even the rhythm of breathing had not changed, as if there was no army of them.

Dai Siyuan frowned, and waved his hand to convey the military order: "The army is in formation!" ”

The 5,000-strong army set up a large array outside the city and waited for it, and at the same time, Dai Siyuan sent rangers to different directions to find out if there was an ambush of the Tang army around.

After the large array was ready, Dai Siyuan took a horse around the outside of Yangba City, carefully observing the city defense of Yangba, but what made him strange was that even the large army had already lined up outside the city, and it was clear that the enemy army was coming, and Yangba County had not closed the city gate.

There was still a Tang army stationed on the city gate before, but at this time, even the Tang army stationed there was no trace, leaving only a few flags, and none of them fluttered in the breeze, and the atmosphere was indescribably weird.

A gust of wind blew, Dai Siyuan's cloak was rolled up, he thought hard about Li Congjing's intentions, thought of many possibilities, but was denied by himself one by one, and finally, he really couldn't think of it, Dai Siyuan muttered: "Li Congjing, Li Congjing, what kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd?" ”

Soon, a few people ran out of Yangba City, and went straight to Dai Siyuan, and a cavalry stepped forward to stop them, and as soon as the two met and said a few words, the cavalry came back with people. These people who look like ordinary people are the scouts sent out by Dai Siyuan.

"How's it going in the city?" Without waiting for the scout to speak, Dai Siyuan asked first.

"Not a single Tang Army!" The scout replied in the affirmative.

"Not a single Tang Army?" Dai Siyuan repeated, his face suddenly became weird, he stared at these scouts, his eyes were not good, "You guys, you can't be bought by Tang Jun, right?" ”

As soon as Dai Siyuan's words came out, the guards around him immediately pulled out their swords and put them on the scouts' necks, revealing their murderous aura, as if as long as Dai Siyuan looked at them, they would take the lives of these scouts!

"Military ...... The commander spares his life! The scouts were in a hurry, "There is indeed no Tang Army in the city, not a single one!" ”

"Then the commander asked you, where did the Tang army, which was still on the city wall before, go after removing the city wall?" Dai Siyuan asked with a cold face.

"There are not many Tang troops on the city wall, they got off the city, stepped on their horses, and ran away in the blink of an eye, we can't keep up, I don't know where they went!" The scouts said, "Commander, we are telling the truth, absolutely ...... There is absolutely no half-talk! ”

Dai Siyuan's face was cloudy.

The world only knows that he used deceitful soldiers, behaved uncertainly, and often surprised people, but in fact, the more deceitful people used soldiers, the more cautious they became. Because not according to common sense to play cards, it means that there will be many changes that will not be faced under normal circumstances, which is like a road not to go, biased to take the mountain road, although the mountain road is unexpected, but what is the situation in the mountain, who knows?

In the gap of Dai Siyuan's contemplation, the scattered rangers reported one after another, and there were no ambushes around.

After getting this news, Dai Siyuan couldn't help but ask himself: Could it be that this is Li Congjing's suspicious tactic, in order to confuse my mind?

In any case, be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years, and be cautious when you should be cautious. Dai Siyuan waved his hand to beckon a commander and said to him: "You take a thousand elite horsemen, enter the city to check, search in many ways, if there is no Tang army in the city, the army will enter the city again!" ”

The commander received the order, took the scouts, ordered the cavalry, and drove into the city with a bang.

Dai Siyuan sat on horseback and continued to figure out Li Congjing's thoughts.

Half an hour later, the commander who entered the city came back to report that there was indeed no shadow of the Tang army in the city.

"I have an army of 5,000, even if the Tang army is hidden in Yangba City, how much can I hide? Now a thousand people have not been searched, and it is even more impossible for a large number of Tang troops to hide in it. In a county town with an open city gate, I didn't dare to enter the city with an army of 5,000 people. ”

Thinking of this, Dai Siyuan nodded, waved his hand, and led the army into the city.

After entering the city, Dai Siyuan sent several troops and horses to continue to search the city to ensure that the army did not fall into the ambush circle. Secondly, he spread a wide range of cavalry and went to various places outside the city to find out the traces of the Tang army. Finally, send back orders to the main army and tell them to march cautiously.

"In any case, if the 5,000 army enters the city, even if Li Congjing comes out, he will not want to conquer Yangba." Dai Siyuan thought, and then issued a military order, sent scouts, and went to the direction of Huaizhou to check the situation of the Hundred Battles Army in Huaizhou City.

After all the arrangements were made, Dai Siyuan walked to the head of Yangba City to inspect the city defense.

This inspection reached dark, Dai Siyuan ordered the army to be divided into three divisions on duty, and pondered the military map for a long time, until midnight before falling asleep.

As soon as he fell asleep, some guards hurriedly reported that there was an enemy attack outside the city.

"There are torches all over the mountains, and I can't see how many people there are!"

Dai Siyuan was startled, and before he went out, he received a military report that there was a fire in the city!