On the afternoon of four days ago, in the eastern suburbs of Luoyuan County, Gyeongju, 2,800 people from the 5th Commander's Jiaqin Barracks were temporarily stationed here, and seeing that a lot of large trees used for paving roads or building equipment had been cut down, and that he would go into the mountains tomorrow to suppress the bandits, Zhang Yue was absent-minded, and stayed in the military tent and looked at the newly drawn map in a daze.

At this time, Feng Qianhou walked in quickly, and said loudly in an anxious tone: "I went into the city and asked a number of merchants, and they all said that the whereabouts of the Heavenly Wolf were secretive, but there was one thing in common. This person not only colluded with the Xiazhou party, but also had dealings with wealthy businessmen in various states, which reminded me of Zhang Kuangtu, his nephew Zhang Quanxu was in Gyeongju, and Hun Tianwolf attacked many times. After we arrived in Gyeongju, Maidaocheon failed to lure the enemy, and the sentinels of the Hun Sky Wolf did not show up, and from the very beginning, we were passively dealing with this matter. ”

"That's a good point! It is not easy for the army to come here, a few days ago, Xuan Chongwen found out that the thief was in the village, did he give up halfway? Zhang Yue was also indifferently annoyed, always feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out for a while.

"That was almost five or six days ago, and I dare say that the thieves must not be in the village now." Feng Qianhou said with a firm face.

"How so? The reason? He has grabbed so many things, he may not be in such a hurry to sell, and it is unlikely that he will continue to go out. ”

"If you were the leader of the bandits, would you plunder so high-profilely? Actually led the officers and soldiers under their noses? ”

He was instructed to do something...... Zhang Kuangtu? Isn't it just about Yingtian, why is he so crazy? "Zhang Yue still doesn't have a black belly, so he didn't figure out the joints.

"You took over Luzi and cut off his wealth, and at the same time offended Xiazhou; and took away his two commands, set him aside, and made his career hopeless; Add another fire to the matter of Yingtian, do you think he can do this thing of colluding with robbers, or even Xiazhou, so as to divert the tiger from the mountain? ”

"Something is going to happen in Yanzhou!" A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, Zhang Yue was taken aback, stood up, and finally realized why he miscalculated and why Zhang Kuangtu did this.

"I led eight commanders, plus seven hundred cavalry, and set off immediately before it was dark, and Xuan Chongwen accompanied him. You talk to Li Chuyun, lead the troops back to Yanzhou early tomorrow morning, if Zhai Congen leads the troops to come, you will meet on my behalf, and the affairs of Gyeongju will depend on him in the future, and we will try to interfere as little as possible. Zhang Yue made a decision immediately, without dragging his feet.

Zhang Yue immediately asked Chen Jia to lead the scouts to set off first, and ordered Ming Jinrong to assemble the soldiers, bring four days of dry food and water, and prepare to set off after a while, and at the same time found Xuan Chongwen, and hurriedly explained to him briefly, the two went out of the camp together, Ming Jinrong had just completed the assembly, and the six hundred horseback team was black and pressed, which was spectacular.

"Let's go! Go back to Yanzhou to kill thieves! Without too much nonsense, Zhang Yue shouted an order, clamped his legs between the horse's belly, and rushed forward with a Xuanlu gun in his hand.

By the time it was dark, he had marched fifty miles in a hurry, and the scouts brought back the heralds sent by Zong Jingcheng of Bajiao County. Zhang Yue was no longer surprised by the loss of Luzi Pass, so he temporarily camped to rest. All the way through the Huamaliang Mountains, entered the territory of Yanzhou, and received a report from Zong Jingcheng that the Luziguan thief army was suspected of being a party member and had withdrawn to Xiazhou.

Zhang Yue was not surprised, synthesized the information sent back by the scout, and decided after discussing with Xuan Chongwen; The thief army gave up the back road of Luziguan, and when they arrived in Jinming County, they went all the way east, which must have been to go back from Suizhou.

The two led their troops to Jinming County for a short rest, and finally confirmed this guess, so they did not delay much, replenished their supplies, and went straight to Yanchuan County on the border of Yansui from the north of Fenglin Mountain.

When he arrived at the west of Yanchuan County, it was dusk five days later, Zhang Yue stood on a low mountain beam, which was a necessary place to pass through the north of Yanchuan County, and the scout had encountered the thief army sentry horse, and sent back the news: the thief army had reached fifteen miles to the south and was rushing here.

Pre-war preparation is tricky and cumbersome. The soldiers were all tired and panting, but without Zhang Yue's order, no one dared to sit on the ground and rest, because this would quickly weaken and weaken, and the recovery of physical strength was also very slow. Most of them were soothing the tired horses, but they were only fed water in thick cowhide buckets, and they could not feed them before the war. Some are adjusting bowstrings, wiping knives and guns, drinking some water before they have time to eat, and tightening their belts so as not to be deflated when exerting force.

The thief army was originally going very fast, but when they met Zhang Yue's scout, they knew that Zhang Patrol had rushed back, and at this time they felt relieved, since it was inevitable to fight, of course they had to be prepared. He immediately ordered his minions to sit on the ground and rest and drink water, of course, he understood the common sense that he could not eat before the war.

The scouts chased and fought, and the minions had already seen it, and they were all a little panicked at this time, huddled in groups of three or five, and chattered endlessly.

"What? Do? I don't want to fucking live anymore, so I'll fulfill you first! Cheng Chengtong's face was gloomy and cold, he scanned the audience with a mace in his hand, and then looked at Hao Tianying and shouted: "Hao Tianying! Go and send out the rest of the weapons, bring a little money and food with you, and throw away the rest! ”

"Yes! It's just that...... How will this battle be fought? Hao Tianying lowered his head slightly, looking a little preoccupied.

"Humph! Set off in a charging formation! What are you still standing? He drank and asked loudly. Since he left Longshan Cottage, he has become more and more dissatisfied with Hao Tianying's words and deeds.

Hao Tianying wanted to say something, but finally swallowed the words back, and soon went to prepare to stop. With a shout, the thieves got up from the ground one after another, pulled the horses on their backs, reserved a little space for each other, and gradually gathered on the road, lined up in echelons, forming an irregular cone, and trotted forward.

After more than ten miles, I saw that on the small hill beam in front, rows of people and horses stood still like a row of black grass, only in the middle of the road, the fiery red flag fluttered in the wind.

Whining...... The long and desolate horn of the cavalry sounded, and as soon as the horse team on the ridge of the mountain started, it immediately took advantage of the terrain to dive rapidly, and its momentum was like a bamboo. The horse team behind is like a series of black waves romantic over the mountain beam, still maintaining the echelon and rushing straight down.

"Kill!" Zhang Yue carried a gun in his hand, and led his soldiers to rush down the road and rush straight to the front of the thief army. His left Ji is Ming Jinrong and Shi Chenghong with 200 cavalry, and his right Ji Xuan Chongwen is also 200 cavalry, intending to attack at the same time. As for Chen Jia's scout, he also had to prevent the thief army from harassing on the periphery, which was also a battle, and it was even more dangerous.

When the thieves on the opposite side heard the sound of the horn, they immediately rode their horses and accelerated, and the two sides collided violently under the mountain beam, and the thieves shot two rounds of sparse arrows, but they were of little use against the well-equipped forbidden cavalry.

The moment the two sides approached, the Xuanlu gun in Zhang Yue's hand stabbed out, and the moment the gun head approached the waist of the on-hand horseman, he shook it violently, and the gun head penetrated the enemy horse at the same time and threw it out, followed by a swing left and right, swept down the two horses, and opened a gap in a moment. The pro-soldiers in the rear shouted loudly, followed the influx, attacked left and right, gradually widened the gap, and gradually penetrated the enemy with the momentum of the horsepower charge, and finally succeeded in penetrating the enemy formation.

The thieves had the advantage of strength, but after a charge, they were much thinner away from the original place of engagement, but they did not turn around, but used the remaining strength of the charge to rush diagonally towards the mountain beam. Fighting has always been a matter of more than two sides, and if the enemy does not want to fight, he will naturally find a way to escape.