Chapter 54: Counting is Counting
An hour later, Linjiang City still had not opened its door to surrender, and Liu Xie saw that the soldiers were almost rested, so he asked the soldiers to set off and make a detour.
On the tower of Linjiang County, seeing the county order and county lieutenant of the army outside the city taking a detour, he couldn't help but sigh. "Looks like he's just scaring us!"
Someone next to him frowned and whispered, "Strange! They actually took a detour, so they were not afraid that we would follow their back? Could it be that he wants to lead us into battle? ”
The county commander and the county lieutenant glanced at him, and couldn't help but show a thoughtful look, and the county commander Zhao Sheng said directly: "Send the scout out out to check, this move, we have to guard ......against it" After a pause, he said: "The eldest brother is still attacking Jiangzhou, and he must not let this puppet emperor pass by easily from Linjiang, so let's talk about it, what can be done?" ”
The county order of Linjiang County is Zhao Wei's brother Zhao Sheng, after Linjiang was broken by Zhao Wei, Zhao Sheng took office to ensure that Zhao Wei's back road can be unimpeded. And the county lieutenant Li Lie is also a close confidant of Zhao Wei, so Liu Xie's cruel words about letting Zhang Fei go down to the city were not taken seriously at all.
It's just that in the face of Liu Xie's army, Zhao Sheng and Li Lie also dare not despise it, and the result of contempt may be that their lives are not guaranteed.
I thought that their refusal, Liu Xie was angry and attacked the city, in fact, they were not afraid of Liu Xie's siege, although there were not many defenders in Linjiang County, but with the private soldiers of those noble families and forcibly recruited recruits, they could also make up three or four thousand, there were so many defenders, Liu Xie had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and he was not afraid!
But on the contrary, Liu Xie actually patted his ass and left, which ......
For a while, Zhao Sheng and Li Lie were a little hesitant! And when none of the scouts sent by Zhao Sheng to the city returned, they didn't dare to act rashly.
"This won't work!" Zhao Sheng shook his head and said: "The eldest brother is in Jiangzhou City, if the puppet emperor stabs them in the back at this time, I will wait for ......."
Li Lie, who came into contact with Zhao Sheng's gaze, knew very well what he meant, no matter whether Zhao Wei was damaged or not at that time, this responsibility must be them.
Li Lie frowned, and looked at Bo Tianqi, the master who had seen Liu Xie's plan to 'lure the snake out of the hole', "Ziyu, what do you think?" ”
Tian Qi is a child of the Tian family in Linjiang County, only less than twenty years old, although his reputation is not obvious, but his vision is not bad. However, at this time, Tian Qi also had some difficulty seeing Liu Xie's true purpose. "I don't dare to conclude in the future, but we don't have many choices, only two choices: sending troops or not, and how much do we get out of sending troops? What should I do if I encounter an ambush on the road? These are the ...... questions."
A hint of displeasure flashed in Zhao Sheng's eyes, isn't this nonsense? Can't we see it?
Li Lie said: "Then according to your plan, how should we choose?" ”
Tian Qi gritted his teeth and said, "Send troops!" ”
"What if you are ambushed?"
"Then withdraw the troops!" Tian Qi glanced at Zhao Sheng and said, "I believe that pseudo-emperor, I shouldn't have thought that we would set up an ambush on the road!" ”
Zhao Sheng listened, his eyes showed a fine light, touched his chin and thought for a while, and finally nodded and said, "This plan is good!" Very good! County Lieutenant Li, this matter will be arranged by you! You can first send those recruits who have been forcibly recruited to explore the depths, if the water is shallow, then make a big move, and if the water is deep, then withdraw the army......"
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"Tell me that you must not destroy the people's crops. If there is a disobedience, behead! ”
Walking through a small forest, he saw a large field of green crops exposed in front of him, and Liu Xie quickly gave the order.
Looking back at the surrounding terrain, he said, "Let's stop the whole army from advancing!" Looking at the terrain here, although it is not precipitous, it should be no problem to ambush them here! It also saves the crops in front of you! Perhaps, by surprise, you can also receive unexpected results! ”
"Your Majesty, we have already killed a lot of scouts sent by the other party, and they still dare to send troops?" Guan Ping asked with a frown.
Liu Xie looked at Lu Meng and said with a smile: "Does Ziming think the same way?" ”
Lu Meng frowned and said, "Perhaps, they will send troops, because they can't afford to let His Majesty pass easily." ”
As soon as Lu Meng said this, Guan Ping's eyes lit up and said, "I see! ”
Liu Xie nodded and said: "Although I don't know who the guards in the city are, the people who can be left by Zhao Wei to guard the back road must be his cronies." Yes, this soldier, they will definitely come out. And we also need to give them a head-on blow and a painful lesson before we can pass it safely. ”
At noon, Liu Xie divided the more than 4,000 soldiers and horses into a small part and continued to advance, faking the traces of their continued passage through the crops, and at the same time hiding the rest of the soldiers and horses in the grove. For the scouts sent by the other party, if nothing abnormal is found, just let it go.
It wasn't until evening that I saw the light of the fire outside the forest, followed by noisy footsteps and some low cursing.
It wasn't until the opponent's soldiers and horses entered the encirclement that Liu Xie got up and waved his hand, "Up!" No mercy! ”
Woohoo......
Ahh......hhh
For a while, among the dark trees, there was the sound of arrows breaking through the air, and the screams one after another.
Then, there was a rush of killing, and the darkness was illuminated by the light of fire, and the two armies were close to each other.
Liu Xie was not idle, the forest was not conducive to cavalry fighting, so he directly abandoned his horse and carried a gun, and led more than 500 divine guards under his command, like a tiger into a flock of sheep, directly into the enemy's army, along the way, there was no enemy at all, where he passed, the screams kept coming, and one by one the enemy soldiers covered their necks and fell.
"Your Majesty, these seem to be all recruits, and they don't have much combat effectiveness at all?" After killing for a while, Guan Ping frowned, "Could it be that the other party is cheating?" ”
Liu Xie frowned slightly, and said, "Tanzhi, you quickly go and inform Ziming, and let him make a way to let these recruits leave?" ”
"Your Majesty, why is that?"
"Let's go back and do it quickly!"
"Whoa!"
It didn't take long for Liu Xie to hear Lu Meng's voice, "Don't run away quickly, we have been betrayed by Zhao Sheng!" Run! The imperial army is too strong......"
Hearing this, the men and horses on Liu Xie's side couldn't help but show a trace of doubt, and the enemy recruits turned their heads and ran away one by one as if they had blown up their wings. It was as if they would leave their lives here at night, and in this way, there were quite a few people who were trampled to death.
Hearing Lu Meng's words, the corners of Liu Xie's lips rose slightly, and he said secretly: "What a Lu Ziming, his brain turns fast!" ”
Liu Xie led the crowd to continue to cover up, and after a while, Lu Meng and Guan Ping, as well as Xi You and Gong Zhi all appeared beside Liu Xie.
Liu Xie said quickly: "Gong Zhi, you lead people to cover up, but don't chase too closely, Xi You, you lead the crowd to form a second echelon, follow behind Gong Zhi, if you see Gong Zhi ambushed, then attack." Lu Meng, you lead the crowd to form the third echelon, and the rest of the people follow me. Maybe we can go straight to Linjiang County in one go! ”
"Whoa!"
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On a small hill outside Linjiang City, Li Lie led 2,000 soldiers and horses to ambush here, and when he saw those recruits being defeated so quickly, he couldn't help but curse secretly. But when he saw the long dragon behind those recruits who were screaming, he couldn't help but smile a little.
"Ziyu, as you expected, this puppet emperor really hit Ji'er!" Li Lie laughed, and Tian Qi on the side also laughed, laughing a little proudly.
At least ten miles away from Linjiang City, Gong Zhi's soldiers and horses were really ambushed, but fortunately, Gong Zhi had already received instructions from Liu Xie, but he was not in a hurry, and a military order was passed down, so that the soldiers and horses under his command formed a circle formation, turned from attack to defense, and began to resist these ambushes!
In less than half an hour, Xi You's soldiers and horses appeared, and Gong Zhi laughed and said, "Don't worry, sons, Your Majesty's plan in the rebel army!" Cooperate with the brothers brought by Xi Sima and turn defense into offense! Kill! ”
Kill-kill-kill-kill -
The energy that Gong Zhijun burst out in an instant made Li Lie's heart sink involuntarily, and when he turned around, he saw that sure enough, another team of soldiers and horses rushed straight forward.
"Oh no, we've been tricked! Come on? Li Lie panicked, and with his subordinates, Mingjin withdrew his troops.
This place is not far from Linjiang County, as long as he enters the city, Liu Xie will have no way to take him.
However, Li Lie had not fought for a long time, and he had forgotten how badly they would be defeated if they retreated!
The sound of horses' hooves, the roar of lightning, the weather in June, unpredictable, bean-sized rain, suddenly falling.
In the rain curtain, Liu Xie rode the foot, rushed to kill with the army, and the Shenwu guard closely protected the side, like a wind rolling up fallen leaves, invincible!