The Lutai army was unbearable, Zhang Zangying's troops were too small, and the main force was slow to catch up for a long time, and most of Yang Gon could not be left on the west bank of Jishui, but all the armies did their best, and there was nothing wrong. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

It can also be seen from this that Yang Gon commanded the operation to advance and retreat to a certain extent, and was very alert. If he is greedy for merit, maybe Zhang Zangying's troops will be killed, and An Shouzhong's troops will also be defeated, but he will not be able to get away when the main force catches up. In other words, the initial strategic task of cutting off Youzhou's foreign aid failed, but the fighters must not be delayed again.

"Next, will the main force of our army attack Pingzhou or Jizhou? If Jizhou is attacked, there will be internal assistance in Yuyang City, but the last general will have no base base available in Pingzhou. Zhuang Shao asked.

"Fight in both places! In this seaside triangle south of Yanshan in the east of Youzhou, we have to eat it as soon as possible! Since you have an internal response in Jizhou, then you will rush back to contact your subordinates early tomorrow morning. Zhang Yue thought about it and said in a firm tone.

As he was talking, a soldier led a tall young man in his twenties and thirties with a black scarf on his head into the front yard of the ancestral hall, the man had a large knife tied to his back, and the very eye-catching red silk on the end of the handle of the knife looked a little pretended, and in his hand he carried a strange weapon seven or eight feet long with a fierce aura.

The soldier on duty in front of the door saw it, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, asking him to put down his weapon before entering the lobby, the young man showed displeasure, clutched the strange weapon and refused to let go, and the soldier who led the way looked embarrassed, and looked at Yang Xuanli in the hall for help.

"Huh! Wuyong, you have finally arrived, this is the Zhongjun Festival Hall, you have to keep the rules. Zhuang Shao looked back and said in a stern tone.

The young man who was a mediocre man snorted, slowly handed over the big knife and strange weapons on his back to the soldiers next to him, walked up the steps to the door, and quickly glanced at Zhang Yue, who was dressed in a purple robe and standing with his hands behind his back in the hall, bowed down to Zhuang Shao and hugged his fist and said: "Report to the big leader, a certain has led a team of three hundred horses to come and listen to the dispatch." ”

"Hmm...... Get up! Zhuang Shao stepped forward and stretched out his hand to help the young man named Ji Pingwen, turned his head and introduced: "This is the lord of our service, I have mentioned to you in a letter, you will see the salute first, and the lord will be in the name!" ”

The young man glanced up at Zhang Yue, and saw that his smiling black face looked very young, his eyebrows were straight, and his eyes were sharp, but he was also tall and straight, and he looked powerful. There is no word in the table, the owner of Jiulong Cottage in Jizhou, with the leader of Zhuang for three years, repeatedly fighting Hulu, and the number of beheadings alone has exceeded 3,000! Today, three hundred riders came at the mercy of the call. ”

Grass...... Such a cow! Looking at the arrogant and complacent look on the face of the guy in front of him, and then looking at Zhuang Shao's demeanor, it obviously doesn't look like a boast. Zhang Yue's eyes couldn't help but flash with surprise, and then he was a little disapproving, bowed slightly, but said with a smile: "Very good!" Now is the time to expel Hu Lu and clear the bloody flesh of Youzhou, and it is necessary for a heroic warrior like you to kill the enemy and serve the country. ”

Ji Pingwen stood aside and kept silent, as if he had something to say but didn't want to be in front of everyone, Zhuang Shao arched his hand to Zhang Yue with some embarrassment, pulled Ji Pingwen and retreated, pretending to be displeased in the corridor outside the door, and sternly reprimanded: "Why are you?" I have told you long ago that you should be faithful to the new Lord, and you must not be so rude again. Go ahead! What's the important news? ”

"According to the letter of the great chief, a certain person sent to the north of Yanshan to conduct business in the area of Bei'an Prefecture and Zezhou, but was arrested and detained by the Liao army, but then the jailer sent back the news that the Liao army of Dading Mansion in Zhongjing has been assembled, and the 45,000 cavalry palace tent army has been stationed at the northern foot of Luming Mountain in Yuzhou, and it only takes five days to arrive at Xifeng Pass, but it is not clear when it will start."

"What? What kind of news is this? Zhuang Shao was taken aback and asked in a lost voice.

"Six days ago! Even if it hasn't gone south yet, the assembly will be completed within a few days. Ji Pingwen said with a grim face.

"You have also seen this, the lord led the army to take the sea route here, we must block all the passes in Yanshan, we have five hundred people in Jiulongzhai, and two hundred in Shimen Village, these can be used to monitor Yanshan Lulongsai along the border, tomorrow morning we will lead the troops back, you are responsible for providing information for the main army, directly find Yang Zhiya, no need to report to Yu in advance. A certain also went to Ji and Tan to make contact, persuade the border Han generals to surrender, and strive to make the northern expedition of the court successful, and we can also make contributions. Zhuang Shao commanded.

Ji Pingwen nodded in agreement, Zhuang Shao asked his soldiers to take Ji Pingwen down to settle down, turned around and entered the lobby again. Zhang Yue couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, he had no choice in this situation, he had to take the two states of Jitan first, and he had to guard against Yang Gon who would lead his troops to chase after he learned about it, which would be very passive.

The sky soon darkened, the soldiers lit the lanterns, and hung a few lanterns in front of the lobby, illuminating the hall as bright as day, Zhang Yue hurriedly freshened up, changed into a set of clean robes, and after dinner, summoned all the troops to make the generals above the rank to the lobby for military discussion.

Zhang Yue has never established a perfect officer staff corps, because of the backward communications and slow transmission of information in this era, and it is difficult to convey operational orders in a timely manner when commanding the battlefield.

Therefore, in the era when there was no radio, although a new style of flag language was popularized in the Northwest Army, and the establishment of telescopes on the battlefield, professional battlefield lookouts, and the establishment of a military intelligence department made up for it, Zhang Yue did not yet have the power to open a government, and although these conditions were in place, an opportunity was still needed to establish a new staff system.

Therefore, at present, when the army is fighting and strategizing, you can only arrange it in all aspects by yourself, and then decide in one word, which is very tiring. However, there is also an advantage, that is, there is no need to compare the strength data of the enemy and us in all aspects, and no one will have any doubts.

After discussing for more than an hour that night, Zhang Yue decided to take Jizhou first. Early the next morning, Zhuang Shao and Ji Pingwen led their troops to cross Jishui and returned to Jiulongzhai via Yutian County to stand by and collect military information along the border. Wu Hongying and Gao Wenmin led their troops back to the Lutai Army, continued to respond to the grain and grass in Cangzhou, and guarded the logistics supply line.

With Ming Jinpeng, An Shouzhong, and Zhai Tonghu leading 10,000 paces and riding as the rear army, the camp carried heavy weapons to keep up; With the Qianning army Pang Congduo leading 5,000 cavalry Cangzhou soldiers as the vanguard to force Sun Village, Zhang Yue led the Zhangyi Army, Heng Navy, and Pinglu Army to follow up, and when they reached five miles east of Sun Village, the forward sentry cavalry returned, and the Liao army had withdrawn.

Zhang Yue ordered the sentry cavalry to probe again, and sure enough, the Liao army was on the way to Xianghe County, which was about sixty or seventy miles away from Sanhe in Jizhou and Luxian in the east of Youzhou, and only forty miles away from Miaoyin in the southeast of Youzhou.

Yang Gon really fought a decisive battle with unwilling to fight himself, and everything was as expected. At this time, the forward was about to arrive at Sun Village, and the rear army had just left Baodi Township, and more than 30,000 soldiers marched in a long column. Zhang Yue ordered Ming Jinpeng and An Shouzhong to lead the rear army to find an opportunity to escape, take the baggage to avoid the eyes and ears of the Liao army, and go north to Yuyang to try to get in touch with the Neiying Jingsai Army and the Xiongwu Army. The main force walked lightly and unhurriedly, pretending to be a kind of subsequent pursuit of the Liao army.

War is like this, soldiers are not tired of cheating, often the slightest difference, a thousand miles of misses, a false shot is also a strategy to confuse the enemy. Because at this time, the combat objectives of the two armies were not the same, and they had roughly figured out the strength of the other side, so they naturally paid special attention to the enemy's movements not far away, and did not let go of even the slightest detail.

If Zhang Yue doesn't lead his subordinates to follow, Yang Gon will chase back, which is actually a very simple "trick". Just like two people fighting, there is always an initiative, the active side does not chase, and the passive party is unwilling, if you chase, the passive side will run faster and farther, and when you find that the active party is not chasing, it is too late.

And this is what Zhang Yue wants to see, Xianghe County is in the northwest of Baodi Township, in the case that the rear army has been sent to bring the baggage to the north, the main force has no burden, and a little farther away is also one step closer to Yuyang, and it does not delay many roads and can send Yang Gon a ride, it is enough to fight for a little time.