Thinking of wanting to take revenge for the Lord Gazette, the tiger roared and ordered the generals to rub their hands one by one, and asked Zou Qiong how to break the enemy.

Zou Qiong led the generals to the strategic sand table, pointed to several of the ground, and said to the generals: "Everyone, please see, Ji Ling's army has been coming from the beginning, and during this period, Song County and Chengfu are all must-take places. If these two cities could not be obtained, Ji Ling would not dare to enter the army. But if these two cities are emptied, it will inevitably make Ji Ling suspicious. According to my intentions, we can be so ...... so and so on, and we will definitely let Ji Ling come and go! ”

Zhang Liao and the other generals listened to Zou Qiong's plan, and immediately decided to make their own arrangements.

Zou Qiong's analytical ability is indeed extraordinary, and Gao Yun also knew his ability that made him a military advisor.

Things were as Zou Qiong expected, although Ji Ling listened to Yuan Shu's general order, he said that the Huwei Army area must be empty and easy to attack. But my heart was still uneasy.

After all, Ji Ling has been a general for many years, and when it comes to the analysis of the situation of his own forces, he is much clearer than Yuan Shu. Just this time, Ji Ling was against it, but Yuan Shu was resolute, and he couldn't help it.

Ji Ling knew very well that although there were still hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses under Yuan Shu, their morale was already very low. One after another, they lost battles one after another, and lost their troops and generals; Second, because of Yuan Shu's reckless military force, most of the strong men were conscripted, and productivity continued to decline. As a result, the treasury of Nanyang and Yuzhou became more and more empty, and the lack of food and salary for the troops had lasted for a long time.

Under such a situation, the soldiers will inevitably have no fighting spirit, and the combat effectiveness of the troops can be imagined. With such a force to fight the Huwei army, unless, as Yuan Shu said, the Huwei army has already gone north, and the back is very empty.

Otherwise, let alone the large army of the Tiger Army, even if only one order of soldiers and horses is left, it is enough to knock them to death.

Therefore, Ji Ling sent troops from Gushi, and did not dare to drive long, and stopped when he arrived in Xinyang. First, Yuan Xu was sent to lead a team of soldiers and horses to fight Song County to test the truth.

Although Yuan Xu was also afraid, Ji Ling was the main general, and the military order could not be violated, so he had to take 5,000 soldiers and horses out of the city.

When he arrived at a place twenty miles west of Song County, Yuan Xu did not dare to advance any further, so he sent several scouts to investigate the situation in Song County first.

Unexpectedly, the spies were very happy when they came back, saying that they had been observing in the hidden places outside the city for a long time, and there were not many defenders on the wall of Song County, and they looked really empty.

Yuan Xu was overjoyed in his heart, and said in his heart: "It seems that it was really expected by the lord, Song County is the gateway to Qian County, and it is so empty." Presumably, most of the Huwei army has already gone north, and this time I should be a great achievement! ”

Thinking like this, Yuan Xu became a little excited, and immediately gathered the team and ran all the way to the city of Songxian.

Looking up, the Huwei army on the head of the city was in a panic, as if facing a great enemy.

Yuan Xu was overjoyed and ordered in a loud voice, "Siege!" ”

The soldiers and horses under him also knew that there was oil and water in the territory of the Huwei Army, and now they saw that the defenders of Song County were scarce, and they all seemed to have picked up melons, and they swarmed up, scrambling to set up a ladder and storm the west gate of Song County.

The general of the Huwei Army in Song County was Chen Yu, who only had 1,000 soldiers and horses, barely held for half an hour, and the situation became more and more critical. Seeing that the enemy army was about to climb the city wall, Chen Yu hurriedly ordered the withdrawal of the army. He led his troops and horses out of the east gate of Song County and abandoned the city.

Yuan Xu took Song County in a battle, and he was happy not to want it, so he hurriedly inscribed the battle table and sent a fast horse to Xinyang to report the victory.

When Ji Ling got the news, he didn't dare to believe it, and said in his heart, "Could it be that the Huwei Army really went north?" It is said that Song County is the gateway to Qian County, but if there are troops left, it should also be heavily defended. Yuan Xu's troops were only 5,000 soldiers and horses, and they were able to take Song County, so it is conceivable that their defenses must be very weak......."

Thinking of this, Ji Ling was overjoyed, stood up, and was just about to order the army to open and capture Qianjun. But there was a sudden change of thought in his heart, with the intuition of many years of being a general, Ji Ling still faintly felt that there seemed to be a danger.

Suddenly his heart was alert, "Wait, is it a trick to lure the enemy?" Thou shalt not be reckless, but he must be probed again."

Thinking like this, Ji Ling sat back again, sent someone to call the general Liu Gong, and instructed: "General Liu, General Yuan Xu has taken down Song County, it seems that the lord is like a god, and the county is indeed empty." Now there is a great merit to be given to you. Between Song County and Qian County, there is still a city, which is called: 'City Father'. You can lead 5,000 soldiers and horses, and tomorrow you will raise troops on the fifth watch and enter the city father. If you win the city, it will be a great achievement, and the lord will be rewarded."

Liu Gong also knew about Yuan Xu's capture of Song County, and he also heard that Yuan Xu and they had robbed a lot of oil and water from the Song County Treasury, and his heart was itching.

Hearing Ji Ling say this, Liu Gong was overjoyed, and hurriedly arched his hand: "Thank you for the general's heavy weapon, the general will not be dishonored!" ”

After receiving the token forward, Liu Gong couldn't wait, and couldn't wait for the next day's dawn, just after the fourth watch, he ordered the soldiers and horses, and went out of the city and went straight to the city father.

The sky had just dawned, and Liu Gong had already led his troops and horses directly to the gate of the city father. When he looked up, he was exactly the same as Yuan Xu's report, and he was ecstatic at that time and ordered the siege of the city.

The situation of the city father is similar to that of Song County, and the defender of the city is a thousand generals under Zhao Ying, named Zhou Damu, who also leads the headquarters of a guard, and retreats from the back door after less than half an hour.

Liu Gong almost took the city father without blood, and there was really a lot of money and food in the treasury. Liu Gong was so happy that he hurriedly sent someone to report to Ji Ling.

Ji Ling read Liu Gong's report, but he became even more puzzled, "This city father has already arrived at the gate of Qian County, why is the defense so weak?" No way! I'd better be careful......

Ji Ling made up his mind and sent someone to call his deputy general Xu Ye, and said with a smile: "General Xu, now that our army has taken two cities in Song County and Chengfu one after another, there is almost no resistance. The two cities have been broken, and the county is only in sight. I intend General Xu to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to capture Qian County and achieve miraculous feats! I don't know what the general wants? ”

Xu Ye is different from Yuan Xu and Liu Gong, he still has a little brain, and secretly pondered, "Although the county is empty, the county town is completely different from the father of Song County. The Huwei army must focus on this city, and even if there are not many troops left, its defense will inevitably be ten times stronger than that of Song County. Besides, the city of Qiaojun is high and wide, with only 10,000 soldiers and horses, how can it be breached? ……”。

Xu Ye was pondering about it, and Ji Ling saw him hesitating, so he asked, "What?" General Xu is reluctant to lead his troops? ”

Xu Ye hurriedly denied it, how could he say that he was unwilling to go, that was to resist the order. I had to say to Ji Ling with a smile on his face: "The general is joking, since he is serving the lord, how can the general be unwilling." It's just that I'm worried that the city of Qianjun is high and wide, and the fortifications are complete, so I'm afraid it won't be as easy as the father of Song County. There are 10,000 soldiers and horses in the general and the last general, and I am afraid that the troops will be insufficient and the fighters will be delayed."