Under the gloomy sky, a team of Ming troops with no end in sight was marching south along the official road. %

Each of them looked dusty and full of tired looks, and many of them could still see unhealthy waxing yellow on their faces.

They are the border army going south, and they are the most powerful military force of the Ming Dynasty.

After more than a month of marching, they finally came to Fengyang.

For this march, which almost crossed half of China, almost every soldier was eager to scold.

Crossing half of China in such a backward transportation situation is definitely a painful and fatal thing.

I don't know how many people fell ill on the way because of the lack of adaptation.

Because of the food supply along the way, they don't know how many conflicts they had with the officials.

For this long march, everyone was holding their breath.

Even the few generals who got together were no exception.

They kept cursing and complaining about the hardships of this long march, which alone had reduced their troops by a great number of men.

However, many people still have different views on Lu Yan.

"This Lu Yan really deserves to be a person from our Liaodong, he is a good hand at fighting, and he didn't disgrace us in Liaodong. Those officers and soldiers in the interior are the opponents of our Liaodong people. ”

Zu Dashou said proudly.

In Zu Dashou's view, the most important thing to be a soldier is to be able to fight, and if you can't fight a war to be a soldier, it is better to go home and pick up your children.

"You don't blow it here, you have fought so many games with Jiannu, and you have won a few games."

Hearing this, Zhang An, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu, said with a look of disdain.

"You can't say that, it's not just our people in Liaodong who are fighting with the Jurchens. Isn't there no one from your Xuanfu, isn't there no people from other places? ”

Zu Dashou said unconvinced.

Speaking of the people who fought with the Jurchens later, there were people from all over the country, not only Jiubian, but also Zhejiang and Sichuan, because the Ming army was defeated too much, and it was too miserable.

It was too late to replenish the local troops, so they had to draw men and horses from all over the country.

Zhang Jing snorted coldly and continued: "What if you can fight again, it's not an anti-thief." With this kind of talent, he doesn't want to serve the court, but is bent on rebellion, which is better than a waste. ”

Hearing this, Zu Dashou was not easy to talk back.

After all, it involves rebellion, and it will not be good if someone catches the handle.

He could only mumble a few words secretly, and it was difficult to refute them.

Along the way, the army continued to march in a noisy manner.

It didn't take long for a group of Ming cavalry to rush over from the opposite side.

"Lords, Inspector Xiong orders you to surround the thieves as soon as possible, so that the thief leader does not escape."

A cavalryman said with Xiong Tingbi's warrant.

Zhang Jing nodded after seeing that it was right, and then began to speed up.

It didn't take long for them to run into the enemy's night.

The two sides clashed fiercely more than a dozen times, and more than 20 people died in total.

At least fourteen of them were the corpses of the Ming army, which made the arrogant border soldiers a little dissatisfied.

They originally thought that Lu Yan would be able to win against the mainland officers and armies because the mainland officers and armies were too weak.

Unexpectedly, their night failure was no worse than theirs, which made them feel a little unbelievable.

However, this also made them put away their contempt for Lu Yan, and felt that Lu Yan should still have two brushes.

When they arrived at Lu Yan's camp, Lu Yan had already learned of the arrival of the Ming army.

A large number of soldiers continued to flock out of the tent, and then began to line up on the fortifications of the camp.

The border troops did not attack immediately, but surrounded the camp.

Of course, this battle has to defeat the rebels, but more importantly, it is more important to be able to capture or kill Lu Yan alive.

As long as this goal can be accomplished, then more than half of the tasks of their line of work will be completed.

The thieves did not make any counterattack against the Ming army's encirclement, but let them surround themselves, which made many people feel a little strange.

This includes Cao Wenzhao, who stood on the city wall and watched from a distance, and didn't know why Cao Wenzhao faintly felt a little uneasy.

"Wen Zhao, if you don't want to meet him, stay in the city, you did a good job this time. I will repay you to the Holy Lord, and your past mistakes will be written off in one fell swoop. ”

Xiong Tingbi patted him on the shoulder and said.

After more than a month of layout, Lu Yan finally entered the middle of it, which made him feel extremely excited.

As long as Lu Yan can be solved, presumably the ministers in the court will definitely look at them differently, and even praise them.

Cao Wenzhao nodded, in this case, he didn't have the face to see Lu Yan.

After all, it was his deception that put Lu Yan in danger, and if he still attacked Lu Yan in this situation, then he would not be Cao Wenzhao.

So he decided to stay on the ramparts and watch the battle in the distance.

The gates of Fengyang City were wide open, and a large number of soldiers swarmed out.

This time, Xiong Tingbi decided to do his best to fight and go down to Lu Yan.

Soon, the Ming army in the city had merged with the border army, and a total of more than 60,000 troops surrounded Lü Yan's troops.

In Lu Yan's camp, Lu Yan has a purple gold view on his head, wearing a bright yellow cloak, which is particularly conspicuous surrounded by the generals.

Jia Xu smiled on his face, still gently shaking his folding fan, as if he couldn't feel the cold of winter at all.

Lu Yan felt that this was because he had watched "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and he must have felt very jealous of Zhuge Liang, it must be!

Otherwise, he wouldn't shake this folding fan on such a cold day.

"Ordered one of the soldiers to go and shout and ask why they had the audacity to besiege us in perfidy."

Lu Yan said without sadness or joy on his face.

Soon a cavalryman with a loud voice rushed forward and began to shout at the Ming army.

At this time, Xiong Tingbi was meeting with the proud generals of the border army.

For Xiong Tingbi, those border army generals still admire it very much.

After all, Xiong Tingbi is a capable person, which is recognized by everyone.

He has never disappointed in his performance in Liaodong, and when he fights under his command, those border troops are also very relieved, and they don't have to worry about exhausting the three armies because they meet a commander.

Therefore, these meetings were very smooth, and those generals were respectful when they saw Xiong Tingbi.

Among them, there are also some people who have fought under Xiong Tingbi, and they are even more respectful when they see Xiong Tingbi.

After hearing the shouts of Lu Yan's faction, Xiong Tingbi couldn't help laughing, and then laughed and said, "Tell him, doesn't he know that soldiers are not tired of cheating?" What's more, since ancient times, officials and thieves have not been separated, and a thief also wants to be crowned king, which is really wishful thinking. However, if he surrenders now, the governor guarantees that he will not be spared his life, and maybe he will be able to make a general soldier. ”

After knowing his words, a sneer appeared on Lu Yan's face.

"Aren't soldiers tired of deceit? But do you know how much I hate cheating on my feelings? Xiong Tingbi, if Lao Tzu doesn't clean you up today, Lao Tzu won't be surnamed Lu. ”

At this moment, a desolate trumpet sounded on the opposite side.

More than 60,000 Ming troops roared in unison, and their momentum could be heard several miles away, and the courage of the Ming army was immediately strengthened.

Then their army slowly moved forward, and finally launched an all-out attack on Lu Yan's camp.

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There is one more update today.

This week, I pushed it strongly, and I have to fight for the last one.