When Yan Jiegang was ready to return to the army and retreat, it was already too late.

On the mountain road five miles away from Jincheng, 13,000 bandits were ambushed by the Jin army.

Countless feather arrows were thrown down from the mountain, and the bandits who did not react were hit by the arrows one after another, and what made Yan Jiegang frightened was more than that.

The rear army, which had been converted to the front army, found that the way back was blocked. The boulders that rolled down from the mountain also divided more than 10,000 people into sections.

This mountain road is relatively wide, otherwise it would not be possible to pass through a huge object as a building car, Yan Jiegang and the thieves have gone back and forth several times, and it is the only way to attack Jincheng. Because of the serious shortage of the number of defenders in Jincheng, they could only defend the city at fixed points, so Yan Jiegang never thought that the Jin army would suddenly appear on this day.

Even Huan Shi, Yin Zhonghe, Wen Shan, Fang Nongshi, and Han Zhilin never cared about here. Because in the previous view, unless the Jin army gave its life in vain, it would not work at all to divide the troops into an ambush with that little military strength.

The peaks on both sides have become arrow towers at this moment, and the Jin army has no scruples about opening their bows, and the bandits will not be able to rush forward in a short time.

At this time, it was late autumn, the line of sight was good, and there were no trees on both sides of the mountain road because of the passage of the bandits, and the bandits under the mountain were like live targets, and they could only rely on the shield for passive defense.

"Shield! Defense! Rack up! Protect the Big Boss! ”

"Don't mess around, it's just a small group of enemy troops!"

∴，ww＋w.“ There are not many enemies, and there are already brothers who have gone up to clean up! ”

"Hold on!"

“”

The shouts of the mid-level leaders came and went, trying to maintain the formation, not to let the chaos expand into an uncontrollable solitary step.

Just as the archers continued to fire their bows, the horn on the mountain sounded again when the bandit leaders organized a defensive counterattack.

"There is an ambush among you! You're already under siege! ”

"Huan Shi and Han Zhilin have already been awarded! If you don't surrender, when? ”

"The heavenly soldiers have arrived, your camp has been obtained by me, and you have been defeated!"

"The Admiral has an order that those who present their names will not die! The whole family doesn't die! ”

"Yan Jiegang is a traitor, he betrayed you!"

"Yin Zhonghe has already taken refuge in the Tiqi Division, and the information he gave you is fake!"

"Surrender! Lay down your arms"

"The Admiral's Strategizing"

Wave after wave of shouts echoed through the valley and reached the ears of the bandits. The shouts of the Jin army seemed to confirm everything that had happened in the past few days, and the bandits panicked again, and the defenses that had just been organized quickly collapsed, and the casualties rose sharply in a short period of time.

If people fail to stabilize their position in the face of sudden crises at the first time, it will be difficult to calm down in the process of becoming more and more dangerous.

Yan Jiekun's sudden withdrawal of troops made most people inexplicable, and some people already had an ominous premonition in their hearts. Later, at the moment when the Jin army's arrows fell from the sky, these people, like Yan Jiekun, were already terrified.

Ambushed! Reinforcements from the Jin army are coming, and we are in ambush! It's over!

There may be some middle and high-level leaders who can react in time, but low-level small leaders and ordinary bandits only listen to orders, and once they fail to get timely commands, people will follow their emotions. If there is a mistake in one link of the entire army, the impact will be a chain spread.

The panic of one person may cause the panic of a group of people, and the panic of this army may become the source of panic of a group of people, and then the panic will spread to a battalion or even the whole army.

The already unstable military spirit, coupled with the shouts of the Jin army, the formation of the bandits could not be maintained.

In a panic, Yan Jiegang got off the horse, peeled off the tall duck's leather armor, and then put it on himself.

This is not because Yan Jiegang is not clothed, but because his clothing is really conspicuous, and he will be easily recognized by the archers of the Jin army in the uncovered mountain road, so as to become the object of key care. Yan Jiegang was very glad that he didn't leave the tall duck behind at that moment.

Under the layers of protection of his own soldiers, Yan Jiegang hid behind the horse, thinking about how to break through.

Whether Huan Shi and Han are dying or not, whether the camp is lost or not, it doesn't matter at this time, the only thing Yan Jiegang wants to do is to escape.

The way back was blocked, Yan Jiegang could only move forward, there were traps on the mountains on both sides, and many of the people who rushed up had already died, and there were still a large number of archers on the mountain.

Then he had to rush forward, even if there was a greater danger waiting for him ahead.

Yan Jiegang roared, and then led his own soldiers to take the lead in breaking out

Xie Shence, Wushan, Mi Yu, Yang Zongsi and others stood at the head of Jincheng City at this time, listening to the shouting and killing sound from miles away, beaming with joy, and almost wanting to drink to the wind.

Since sending the information that the imperial court reinforcements were coming, the bandits had not moved for two days, and Xie Shence was already sure that the bandits were preparing to "fight back". Although the effect of rumors was suppressed to the minimum by Yan Jiegang's butcher knife, this would still play a role when Yan Jiegang chose to send troops. In other words, last night Huan Shi and Han Zhilin led 10,000 people to set up an ambush, which was already the limit.

Ten thousand people, Shi Fu Xie Shence smiled, although this number is huge, but it is not much different from what he expected, since this is the case, it will have no effect.

Before setting off from Jindu, in the planning of Xie Shence and Zhou Jinmian, this link has gone through countless deliberations and calculations by the two.

The timing of the reinforcements, the grasp of the enemy's psychology, and the upcoming counteroffensive are all the results of countless deductions by the two.

In other words, long before Xie Shence reached Jincheng, all these things had been completely mastered.

And in these planning links, Tiqi's investigation is the most critical. It is precisely because of the almost incorrect intelligence support of Tiqi that this scene planned by Xie Shence and Zhou Jinmian will be perfectly displayed.

Zhou Jinmian's child is estimated to be a full moon

Xie Shence smiled slightly, then turned around, looked at the group and said, "This battle, the bandits are over." This is the result of your hard work in recent months, so let's get ready to fight. ”

Xie Shence explained everything last night, as for what to do at this time, there is no need to say more.

The 1,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry from the north, including 700 Mo swordsmen, were already in place, and Jincheng still had 2,000 people at this time, plus the 400 black-armored cavalry of the cavalry, it was enough to deal with Yan Jiegang. If necessary, the four hundred horsemen gathered in Jincheng can also put on armor and go into battle. But they are basically not needed.

Only 6,000 men came from the north. Yes, there were only 6,000 people, but the 10,000 people who defeated Huan Shi and Han Zhilin were defeated, and at this time, the 13,000 elites of Yan Jiegang were trapped on the mountain road five miles away.

The four generals went down to give orders, but Yin Zhonghe was not here at this time, he was waiting for orders in the barracks.

Xie Shence sent a letter to Yan Jiegang in his name, and then cut off the army of tens of thousands of bandits. After the messenger sent back the message and said that he had already connected with the other side, Xie Shence told him the news.

The news he sent failed to reach Yan Jiegang, and now that he thinks about it, his every move must be under the surveillance of Ti Cai.

Only then did Yin Zhonghe understand that his surrender was within Xie Shence's calculations from the beginning. And it is more likely that even if he did not lead a thousand people to surrender, Xie Shence would be able to send the news of reinforcements to Yan Jiegang, and it would not make Yan Jiegang doubt the authenticity.

His arrival was just to make Xie Shence spend some less means. All this, he witnessed all this as a man who pretended to surrender.

Yin Zhonghe knew that he was alive or dead, only in the thought of Xie Shence.

He doesn't want to die, he wants to live.

So Yin Zhonghe got up and said to the two horsemen outside the military tent: "Two brothers, please take me to see the Admiral." ”

Although Yin Zhonghe understood that he was not trusted by Xie Shence at the beginning, ordinary Tiqi did not know, even Jincheng Assassin Shi Wang Chong, Changshi Zhang Shen, Da Li Xiao Li Lao Wang and others did not know.

When Xie Shence announced that the bandit was finished, he also said that it was Yin Zhonghe's credit.

Everyone else is congratulating Yin Zhonghe, congratulating him for his great contribution to the imperial court, and wishing him in advance that he can take down Yan Jiekun's head as a pioneer.

But only he himself knows that this is not true, he is not a meritorious person. It's the one who is dying.

He was just slightly exploited by Xie Shence, and in Xie Shence's plan, he did not belong to Jincheng's side, but to one of the bandits who were doomed to failure.

I don't know about this, even the Tiqi around Xie Shence doesn't know.

So the two horsemen obediently brought Yin Zhonghe to Xie Shence, who had already returned to the Assassin's Mansion at this time, preparing to go out with the army later.

Yin Zhonghe knelt in front of Xie Shence and said, "Lord Admiral, I don't want to die, love gives me a way to live." ”

Xie Shence was taken aback, he felt that it was possible for Yin Zhonghe to come to him directly, but he didn't expect Yin Zhonghe to be so direct. Xie Shence was wiping the narrow Han knife with a piece of silk, glanced up at him, and said, "If you don't come to me, I may think that you really surrender and spare your life, but you are here." You came and begged me to spare you, which means that you lied to me in the first place, and that you have betrayed my trust. In that case, do you think it is possible for me to spare you? ”

Yin Zhonghe said: "Lord Admiral has never trusted me in the first place, so I don't feel that I have failed Lord Admiral. ”

"At this time, do you think that the image of righteous words will increase your chances of survival? I will win with or without you, so you are of little value to Admiral. ”

"The villain can take off Yan Jiegang's head for the Admiral!"

"No Admiral can take off his head like you."

"Yes, but Lord Admiral is going to kill a lot more. And I can be close to him, and the chances of success are better. The Admiral spared the villain, the villain's life is yours, and the thousand people under my command, that is, your lord, can not only immortal, but also have some more people, why refuse? ”

Xie Shence thought for a while and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then good, you are still a pioneer, and I will give you a hundred people." If you can't get Yan Jiegang's head back, all of you will die. ”

Yin Zhonghe immediately knelt down and said loudly: "The villain takes the order!" ”

Soon after Xie Shence left the city, he encountered more than 3,000 bandits who had dispersed. The leader was Yan Jiegang, who broke through the encirclement.

Four hundred black-armored guards charged in the shape of arrows.

The heavy cavalry charged on the plains, even the Modao army was extremely difficult to resist, not to mention the bandits? With just one charge, the three thousand bandits became a plate of scattered sand, and Xie Shence then led two thousand soldiers to follow up and completely disperse them.

Yan Jiekun's breakthrough failed, and he fled to the northwest with the remnants.

Xie Shence immediately sent troops in pursuit.

Soon, Xie Shence joined up with more than 5,000 people in the north, and the two armies combined with 7,700 people.

The reinforcements from the north were transferred from Taiyuan Mansion by Zhang Shuye, and after more than 20 days of marching, they finally arrived at the right time. The leader is Wu Qinghe, who Xie Shence is familiar with.

"Little Hou Ye, the last general used the Modao Army to disguise himself as a civilian man to lure the enemy in the grain and grass team last night, and the bandits were really fooled! In this battle, our army was beheaded by nearly a thousand, countless wounded, and the enemy army was defeated. This morning, our army ambushed in the mountain road, intercepted Yan Jiegang's more than 10,000 troops into several sections, defeated it, and Yan Jiegang's nearly 4,000 people were defeated and fled. ”

Wu Qinghe told the story succinctly, Xie Shence nodded, and then ordered the cavalry to come forward and pursue.

When Yan Jiegang broke through, there were nearly 4,000 people, and when he arrived in Jincheng, there were only more than 3,000 left, which shows that the bandits have broken their courage, and in such a short distance, there are a large number of people left behind. And now, after a burst of cavalry charging and killing, and the government soldiers covered the killing, Yan Jiegang only had 2,000 people left at most.

Seven thousand men chasing two thousand frightened bandits is tantamount to a cannon hitting mosquitoes.

Xie Shence asked the four generals to bring 5,000 men back to the city.

After a night of fighting, even the elite of Taiyuan Mansion was very tired and needed to rest. Moreover, when Xie Shence left, the troops of Jincheng were emptied, and Jincheng was an empty city at this time, and it could be lost at any time.

In addition, the rout of tens of thousands of bandits and arranging their surrender is also a cumbersome task.

Two thousand men were in pursuit, and Yin Zhonghe and his hundred Black Crow Guards were among them. As for why Yin Zhonghe, the pioneer belt, has changed from three hundred to one hundred, Yin Zhonghe's explanation for this is that one hundred people is enough.

Everyone thought that the overlord of Taihang Mountain, who was sitting on tens of thousands of troops, only 2,000 people were left to flee for their lives overnight.

Xie Shence and Wu Qinghe led 1,000 cavalry, 500 Mo sword army and 600 infantry to pursue Yan Jiegang, only bringing a small amount of grain and grass, and more than 200 mules and donkeys to transport armor and equipment.

Yan Jiegang's escape direction is still very intriguing. Xie Shence somewhat understood Yan Jiegang's concerns.

The area around Taihang Mountain is certainly the best escape route, whether it is to enter the mountain or secretly obtain some water release from the family, it is better than running farther and farther to the northwest. Because the northwest is the hinterland of Shanxi Province, and the western front is at war with the Qin people, if Yan Jiegang is in the past, I believe that Xie Yi will definitely not let go of this little thief who is making trouble behind his back.

However, Yan Jiegang went to the northwest, and Xie Shence thought that Yan Jiegang might be afraid to return to Taihang Mountain, and the family that had had interests would take action against him.

After all, Yan Jiegang has been defeated, and he has no ability to support all the smuggling in Taihang Mountain, and Taihang Mountain will inevitably be the focus of the imperial court in the future.

On October 19, Xie Shence caught up with Yan Jiegang, and the two sides fought, and Yan Jiegang was defeated.

On October 21, the two sides fought again, and Yan Jiegang was defeated again, but the direction of the escape had been biased to the northeast and entered the periphery of Taihang Mountain.

On October 24, Xie Shence caught up with Yan Jiegang for the third time.

At this time, Yan Jiegang had already fled to Lingchuan County.

In the ancestral land of the Ji family, the two sides fought again.

This time, Yan Jiegang led more than 1,000 people to fight back to the death, and finally fled into the mountains.

In this battle, Xie Shence found a noticeable difference. The bandits had no food and grass, and they were tired for several days, but at this time they reunited the morale of the army, and their combat effectiveness faintly returned to the original level, and under the impact of nearly 1,000 cavalry, including a hundred black armor guards, they could break through.

This is naturally unreasonable. However, in Xie Shence's view, this is precisely the most reasonable.

Yan Jiegang arrived at the Ji family's ancestral land earlier than them, and then rested for two days, during which he received help from the Ji family.

It seems that the relationship between the interests of these families and the bandits is more complicated than Xie Shence imagined. This complex situation can only be explained in one word, and that is interests.

Yes, the benefits, the annual transactions with the bandits and the benefits obtained from relying on the bandits' smuggling, the amount is outrageous, and it has been able to allow these families to protect the people the court wants to kill at the expense of secretly financing their enemies and cavalry.

However, this is normal, Xie Shence thought so in his heart.

Just look at the four surnames of Yangquan, that is the best proof. The four surnames did not hesitate to support the bandits to murder Xie Shence, one of the reasons was because of Zheng Keming's anti-martial arts, to keep the continuation of the clan, and the second reason was that these families themselves were inextricably linked with the bandits.

As far as Xie Shence knows, in the transactions between the four surnames and the bandits, salt and iron livestock, cloth and grain, will be directly exchanged with the bandits, or a certain percentage will be given to the bandits, and smuggled with the Northern Yan people through special paths.

After the fall of the four surnames, the silver directly searched for by the three jumpers was nearly two million taels, plus the fields and houses, the mountains and rivers, and the accumulated wealth is likely to double!

What is the concept of four million taels of silver? It is the tax revenue of Dajin in the past half a year! It can feed the entire Northern Army and the Northwest Army! years!

This is the power of the race.

Like the founding emperor of the Great Chu Dynasty hundreds of years ago, half of the family property of a generation of famous ministers and kings can raise tens of thousands of troops and grow step by step, and finally Weijia Yunei. As for the later Jin Taizu, Qin Taizu and others, it was all because of the support of the family that they created a foundation for hundreds of years.

The four surnames have such a connection with the thieves of Taihang Mountain, and they have accumulated such a big family business, how many families like the four surnames are there in Dajin? How much benefit did a powerful person like Zheng Keming get from it?

It is no wonder that they dared to directly challenge Emperor Jin and murder him.

Xie Shence rode on his horse and continued to pursue, he didn't intend to let Yan Jiegang go. But it is obvious that Yan Jiegang, who has returned to his lair, will inevitably become stronger, and the surrounding forces will definitely give him convenience and support. And in the Taihang Mountains, the absolute superiority of Xie Shence's cavalry will be reduced unlimitedly, and it will even become a burden.

But what does it matter?

Xie Shence was on the horse, looking at the gradually darkening sky, feeling the humidity in the air, and ordered to set up camp.

It's going to rain

(PS: Today's chapter.) Stay up, the three-day Qingming holiday is beckoning to you~~Good night on the weekend~. ~）