Winter 190 A.D., the last month, the middle of the month.

The two fires of Pingyu and Gushi burned out the hope that the Yuan clan would assist Nanyang in attacking Yiyang County from Runan Jun in the spring of the following year. The ambush on the mountain road caused the Yuan clan to suffer heavy losses, the three generals were beheaded, countless ordnance and equipment were lost, and the last reliance on sending troops into Yiyang County was gone.

This raid in the dark and burning the granary made Liu Qi famous for a while, and also greatly changed the world's opinion of Liu Qi.

"Yuan Shu has suffered heavy losses this time, and he will definitely not stop there, although Xin Cai belongs to the grandfather's generational business, he will definitely be besieged." Liu Qi frowned slightly, and asked Xu Jing, "Sir, what should I do at this time?" ”

Chen Zhi took the lead and said: "With our current strength, stick to Xincai Zhengzhong's opponent's hands, and now I am afraid that the only way to do this is to retreat quickly and let them fight in vain." ”

Zhao Yun nodded: "Uncle Zhi's words are true, lord." ”

Xu Jing said "um" and agreed: "The only way to do this now is to withdraw from Runan County. It's just that the evacuation of Xincai and the return to Yiyang County need to pass through Rushui, and the boat arranged by the lord to cross the river is still on the opposite bank, so I am afraid that we have already been attacked by the other party before we evacuate. ”

"That's true." Liu Qi sighed lightly and said, "Although Xincai has been run by my grandfather's family for generations, I can't give up it for the time being. As for crossing the river, I think as long as we are one step ahead of him, Yuan Ji will have no choice. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Qi smiled mysteriously: "Do you remember what the county guard once said?" When you leave, you want to give Yuan a big gift, which comes in handy at this time! Originally, this gift seemed a little unpleasant, but it was very wonderful with last night's raid. I think that Yuan Ji's complexion will be very good-looking at that time. ”

Zhao Yunchen remembered that Liu Qi had indeed said this at the beginning, and Zhao Yun couldn't help asking: "Lord, don't sell Guanzi, please say it directly." ”

"Haha!" Liu Qi laughed out loud and asked: "The boats and boats on the banks of the Xincai Rushui River are all under our control, and when the grain was transported, I instructed the third brother to arrange for the boatman to return the boat to the Xincai ferry port immediately after transporting the grain, and now I am afraid that they are waiting for us at the ferry." ”

I see! The three of them suddenly realized that Liu Qi had already guessed that there would be this day, and he would have a back hand.

"It's just that what does this have to do with giving Yuan Shu a gift?" Zhao Yun thought about it carefully, Xu Jing Chen looked contemplative, what was the gift that Liu Qi was talking about.

Out of the corner of his eye, Xu Jing glanced at Xinxi County on the sheepskin map, and with a flash of inspiration, he exclaimed: "Could it be a surprise attack on Xinxi?!" Zhao Yun and Chen were stunned when they heard this, and then looked at the map, Xu Jing pointed to Xinxi County behind Rushui, and explained: "As long as we cross Rushui and cut off Yuan Ji's pursuit, we can join forces with Liu Pan's troops who were on standby in the Luoshan area that early in the morning to attack Xinxi." ”

Zhao Yunchen didn't react until the two of them reacted at this time, Liu Qi smiled and said, "The kid's clumsy plan is for Mr. to see." ”

Xu Jing smiled bitterly and said secretly: This lord really dares to do it. I just raided and burned down the Yuan family's granary last night, and now I have another plan to raid the new breath, I'm afraid that after this, the two families will be endless.

"Although the garrison of Xinxi County is only more than 3,000 people, it is located at the junction of Jiangxia County, Yiyang County and Runan County, and it is a strategic place for Runan County to attack Yiyang County and Jiangxia County." Liu Qi pointed to Xinxi County on the map and said: "In order to avoid being attacked by the enemy, I began to plan to eliminate the troops in this place. As long as it is taken by surprise, the sneak attack on the new breath should be successful. ”

The three of them nodded, having no objection to the sneak attack on Xinxi. Liu Qi smiled: "Everyone, last night's huge harvest also gave us the icing on the cake. ”

"The lord means horses?" Chen Zhi has been thinking about forming a real Baiwei battalion, and the more than 700 war horses confiscated last night made him covet it for a long time.

"Yes." Liu Qi asked the two to report on last night's seizure and their own losses.

"In last night's battle, our army lost more than 1,500 Euphorbia soldiers, and now there are 3,000 capable soldiers left in the Euphorbia battalion, and more than 500 people were killed or disabled in the battle." Zhao Yunyu reported: "More than 700 war horses, more than 1,000 fine bows, and more than 2,000 other armor and ordnance were captured. ”

Liu Qi snorted and asked, "Uncle Zhi, how much was damaged in the Bai Yi camp?" ”

"The number of dead and disabled in the battle has reached more than half of the Baiwei camp, and now there are only about 700 people left who can fight. No other ordnance horses were captured. Chen Zhi said this, with a look of shame, and said: "The last general is incompetent, so that the Baiwei camp carefully cultivated by the lord suffered heavy losses in the first battle, please convict the lord!" ”

"In last night's battle, it was already difficult to win more with less, and the blame is not on you." Liu Qi comforted: "The new Baiyi camp is new, and the battlefield is not as good as the veteran soldiers, and damage is inevitable." Only those who have experienced thousands of battles and losses and are proud of thousands of troops are my elite. ”

Liu Qi helped Chen Dao up and said, "Yuan Ji's vitality is greatly injured, and he expects to fight back against Xin Cai in the next few days." Our plan now is to prepare for the unexpected. ”

Xu Jing nodded secretly, and Liu Qi said again: "Order: Uncle Zhi selects the elite from the Euphorbia battalion, replenishes three hundred soldiers to the Baiwei camp, and rectifies the Baiyi camp; More than 1,000 seized, as well as war horses and protective gear, were all equipped with the Baiyi battalion. He paused for a moment, and then said, "Mr. Xu will deal with the matter of pacifying the remnants of the soldiers, please make proper arrangements." Second brother, the Euphorbia Battalion cooperates with Chen Zhi to select soldiers, and you are temporarily responsible for rectifying the Euphorbia Battalion, and there must be no mistakes! ”

"No!" The three of them answered the call at the same time.

In this way, there are 1,000 personnel in the Baiwei battalion, but there are only more than 700 war horses, a gap of 300. Liu Qi frowned and asked, "What good news did the scouts who arranged to buy war horses in the county jurisdiction a few days ago bring back?" ”

Chen Zhi said: "I have returned, and more than 200 war horses have been raised." In addition, there are many young and strong villagers who want to serve the lord. ”

"In that case, the war horse allocation for the Baiwei camp should be enough to meet the Baiwei camp of a thousand elite archers, right?" Liu Qi said.

"Enough!" Chen Zhi shouted in surprise, the Baiyi camp is an elite cavalry that Liu Qi has always focused on training and training, and the warriors' horsemanship, archery, spear skills and other martial arts are all perfect, such as long-distance running, charging, harassing the enemy, breaking the enemy, pursuit, etc., all of which Chen to Liu Qi spent a lot of effort and financial resources to cultivate. Now that it's formed, how can he not be excited!

Zhao Yun looked envious, and Liu Qi said with a smile: "Second brother, now I have wronged you to command Zhongkang's halberd battalion for the time being, and I will return to Yiyang County in the future to form an elite cavalry for you." ”

"Thank you, my lord!" Zhao Yun happily agreed.

Liu Qi continued to ask: "How many young and strong villagers are there who have joined the army?" ”

"More than a thousand."

"This..."Liu Qi pondered for a moment and said, "Equip them with the Euphorbia Battalion, and use the old to bring the new." At this time, the Euphorbia battalion should be 4,000 people. Still, is armament sufficient? ”

"It's not much different." Zhao Yundao.

"Okay, you guys quickly put your foot in order, and the evacuation will be in a day." Liu Qi ordered to go down.

The three of them went out to deal with it.

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Gushi County, Yuan Jizhong's military account.

When Yuan Ji woke up, it was already dusk.

"Isn't there any news from Wu Shi yet?" Yuan Ji's face turned cold and asked angrily.

Feng Zhou's face was also extremely ugly, and he replied: "There is no news yet, I'm afraid it's already a lot of bad luck." ”

"Good! What a Liu Qi! Yuan Ji slapped the table angrily, his rapid breathing showed that his current mood was in extreme anger, Feng Zhou couldn't help but persuade: "This blood debt, Liu Qi must pay it back!" General, the fire in the granary of Gushi, I'm afraid it has alarmed Yuan Cheng, what should I do now? ”

As soon as Feng Zhou, who was frowning, finished speaking, the footsteps of the messengers were heard outside the tent.

"Report! The lord has an urgent military order! ”

Yuan Ji and Feng Zhou glanced at each other, and both saw the worry in each other's eyes, and Yuan Ji whispered: "Isn't it that my younger brother (Yuan Shu) knows what happened here?" ”

Feng Zhou shook his head and expressed his worries: "Could it be the news conveyed by General Yuan Cheng?" "Yuan Cheng and Yuan Ji have always been not quite right, this is a fact that everyone in the Yuan family knows.

"Yuan Cheng!" Yuan Ji gritted his teeth and cursed, and shouted outside the tent: "Pass! ”

"The granary is lost, Yuan Ji is derelict in his duties, and the crime is unforgivable. Nian is a compatriot and close relative, and he is ordered to make meritorious service for his crimes. Cooperate with Yuan Cheng's orchestration, recapture Xincai, and capture Liu Qi, there must be no mistake! ”

"General Yuan Cheng said, Wu Zhiji Zhong is dead, and now Pingyu is taken over by him, and he will attack Xincai in the near future, and I hope that General Yuan will cooperate with the first guard, and ......" The words of the herald made Yuan Jitie's face blue, and he broke out in a cold sweat, and he didn't dare to move. It wasn't until Feng Zhou motioned for him to leave that he retreated tremblingly.

"Sure enough, it's a good thing that Yuan Cheng, an old ghost, did!" Yuan Ji couldn't hold back the anger in his chest anymore, and scolded loudly.

When Yuan Ji was almost done, Feng Zhou said: "We have lost 5,000 archers led by Wu Zhi and Li Yue, as well as 2,000 elite horse troops. Now there are only more than 3,000 people left who can fight, Yuan Cheng has been staring at Gushi's side for a long time, and now the main army has ordered, asking us to cooperate with Yuan Cheng, how is this good? ”

"Pingyu has been taken over by Yuan Cheng's old ghost, who gave him the news!" Yuan Ji ignored Feng Zhou's worries at all, and at this time, his cronies walked in and whispered a few words in Feng Zhou's ear, and Feng Zhou suddenly changed color.

"Really?!" Feng Zhou asked in disbelief with a look of horror on his face. The cronies nodded and withdrew.

"What the hell is going on!"

The news of the rout came that Ji Zhong was dead, and the body was sealed by Liu Qi and given to Yuan Cheng, so Yuan Cheng learned the news of Gushi's defeat. Also, Liu Qi asked people to spread the word, and he was waiting for the Yuan family to come in Xinye. Feng Zhou paused and said, "I'm afraid it's the news of Liu Qi's interrogation." ”

Presumably it was Yuan Cheng who sent a message to Yuan Shu, although Liu Qi's methods were indispensable, but the most important thing was Yuan Cheng.

"Arrogance! Damn! Yuan Ji's anger had not subsided, and when he heard such news again, he was angry and slapped the table: "I can't wait to eat this arrogant bastard alive!" ”

"General, the lord's order must not be violated." Feng Zhou said helplessly, "The most important thing now is how to calm the anger of the lord." ”