Under Yinling City, two relatively large victories were achieved in a row, which greatly boosted the morale of the Jin army, and at this time, the entire army and people of Yinling City were immersed in the joy of victory.

When Han Qian led the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army into the city in triumph, the people who welcomed them stretched across the streets, and many people took out the eggs, wine and meat they only had at home to comfort the soldiers who had won the battle, and many people shouted to join the army.

With the support of these people like relatives, all the officers and men of the Northern Expeditionary Army have made up their minds to defeat the invading enemy and let the people have a stable living environment.

After the army entered the city, the first thing was naturally to find a place to live, but the city of Yinling was very small, the population in the city was only a few thousand households, and the army entering the city was more than 20,000, which greatly exceeded the number of people in Yinling.

The abandoned military camp in the city can only accommodate a few thousand people, and it is impossible to fit an army of 20,000 in any way, and Han Qian strictly ordered the Northern Expeditionary Army not to disturb the people and not to live in the homes of ordinary people.

At this time, the only place to live was the open space outside the abandoned barracks, which had been left unattended for a long time, and was already overgrown with weeds more than a person tall, and there were many snakes and rats in it.

When clearing the weeds in the open field, many soldiers were bitten by poisonous snakes, but fortunately, the treatment was timely, and none of the soldiers died because of snake bites.

After clearing the weeds and setting up the tents, the 20,000-strong army settled down, and after a long march, they were already tired from the long march, and fought a bloody battle with the enemy under the city, at this time, most of the exhausted soldiers went into the tents and fell asleep.

Han Qian refused the luxurious accommodation arranged by the Yinling garrison, and led the officers above the rank of lieutenant, as well as the soldiers of the pro-military camp to live in the abandoned military camp where Hua'an was located.

After settling down, the sky gradually darkened, and after dinner, Han Qian summoned all the generals and colonels to discuss the military situation in the Chinese military tent, and Hua'an was also on the side.

"Report, urgent report ahead." Outside the tent came the shouts of scouts.

Suddenly, all the soldiers were nervous and looked nervously at the entrance of the big tent.

The scout gasped and strode into the tent, clenching his fist on one knee. "General, the main force of the enemy army has reached twenty miles outside the city."

"It's coming so fast." Han Qian frowned slightly, glared at the scout and said, "How many people are there in the enemy army?" ”

"The black pressure is estimated to be no less than 30,000."

Hearing this, Han Qian was silent for a moment, then looked at the scout and said, "Explore again." ”

"Yes, General." The scout clenched his fists and exited the tent.

"The army of 30,000 must be the main force of the peach leopard."

"Our army has more than 20,000, and relying on the city wall, it is completely feasible to block the 30,000 main force of Peach Leopard."

"The main forces under the command of Taobao are all elite, and their combat power is above our army, and the 30,000 army is equivalent to our 50,000."

"What about the elite, as soon as our army arrived in Yinling, it completely annihilated 10,000 elites of the enemy, the so-called elite, but that's it."

The generals in the tent discussed loudly for a while, but the main general, Han Qian, kept his eyes closed, he was thinking about the enemy's intentions.

At this time, the sun had set, and the main force of the peach leopard arrived twenty miles outside the city in the evening, whether it would attack the city at night, and whether he should wake up the resting soldiers to defend the city wall.

The soldiers were very tired after a long march and a bloody battle under the city of Yinling, and it was very necessary to rest well for a night to replenish their bodies, but in case the enemy attacked the city at night, it would be troublesome.

"Report, urgent report from the front." Han Qian was hesitating, and there was another urgent report from outside the tent.

"How are the enemy forces moving?" As soon as the scout entered the tent, Han Qian couldn't wait to ask.

The scout clasped his fists and said hurriedly: "General, the main force of the enemy army has reached fifteen miles outside the city. ”

"Revisit." After Han Qian finished speaking, he took a long breath.

"General, the enemy army has reached fifteen miles, and it seems that they are going to attack the city directly."

"Yes! Our army should immediately assemble its troops and horses and garrison the city, if it is too late to wait for the enemy soldiers to come to the city. ”

The two generals, Jian Yì Han Qian, immediately gathered their troops and horses and prepared to meet the enemy.

Han Qian shook his head and said indifferently: "The soldiers are very tired, let them sleep a little longer, the general always feels that the enemy army will not attack the city tonight." ”

"In case the enemy army attacks the city, it will not be too late, and the general should prepare early."

"The last general thought that he could divide the army into three waves and take turns defending the city, just in case."

Han Qian shook his head, it seemed that he still felt that it was inappropriate, if the enemy army did not attack the city, let the 7,000 army stay in vain all night, and when the enemy army really attacked the city on the second day, these 7,000 soldiers would lose most of their combat effectiveness due to fatigue.

"Report, urgent report ahead."

Suddenly, the generals in the tent became more nervous, and the more critical the moment, the more sensitive the generals' hearts became.

"General, the main force of the enemy army has been camped ten miles outside the city." The scout ran into the tent and clenched his fists.

"You can see clearly, the enemy army is really encamped." Han Qian asked eagerly.

"Back to the general, you can see clearly, the tent stretches for miles, and the torches light up half of the sky."

"That's good." Han Qian breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and ordered: "If you probe again, you must closely monitor the enemy's every move and report at any time." ”

"Yes." The scout clenched his fists and exited the tent.

"General, it seems that the enemy army is planning to rest for the night and attack the city early tomorrow morning." Chen Xiong analyzed.

Han Qian nodded and affirmed: "Yes, the Peach Leopard army has come from afar, and after a day of rest, it will inevitably attack Yinling City. ”

"The last will be retired." The generals left the tent in turn.

After the generals left, Hua An, who had never made a sound, looked at Han Qian and said indifferently: "Master, the enemy army is coming from afar, just let them rest quietly for a day, wouldn't it be cheap for them." ”

"Oh, what the hell are you trying to say, don't beat around the bush." Han Qian was a little impatient.

"Harass the enemy and don't let them sleep well." Hua An smiled indifferently.

Han Qian raised his eyebrows, and suddenly realized: "You mean the enemy's plan, let's talk about it specifically." ”

Hua An saw that Han Qian was interested in his own mentions, and hurriedly whispered: "Master, we can ...... like this"

"Okay, good plan, you go and prepare it now, remember, you must be careful." Han Qian agreed to Hua'an's request.

After Hua'an left, Han Qian sent a thousand soldiers to garrison the city wall, although the main army of the peach leopard had already set up camp, and it seemed that there was no plan to attack the city at night, but he was still a little uneasy, after all, the other party had an army of 30,000, and he was careless.

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Ten miles outside the city of Yinling, the main army of peach leopards that had set up camp had settled down, most of the soldiers had entered the tent to rest, and a few cavalry patrolled back and forth around the camp.

The peach leopard in the big tent of the Chinese army was sitting in a precarious position, staring at the generals with tiger eyes, putting on a majestic look that a general should have, while most of the generals under the tent frowned with a sullen face.

Most of them felt incredulous and even a little panicked about the destruction of Zhang Ju's army, which was already the second defeat.

If it is said that the 2,000 men and horses of Taowu and Zhang Liang were surrounded and annihilated, which only surprised them and lost the spirit of the attack, then the 10,000 men and horses of Zhang Ju's army were completely shocked to them, and the morale of the army was even greatly affected.