Two days later, in the early morning, the city of Caozhou sounded the horn and beat the war drum.

Because on this day, Ji Qingchen ordered, the 230,000 iron cavalry of the Northern Liao Army left Caozhou City and went straight to Cangzhou City in the Northern Capital.

The 230,000 troops of Northern Liao were divided into three divisions of the front army, the middle army and the rear army.

The former army was the Black Eagle Cavalry of Baixiang City, which was the vanguard of the army; The Chinese army was Li Changzheng's Xiao cavalry battalion and Xu Dachun's devil cavalry and Huang Taiji's Beirong elite cavalry, while the rear army was Cheng Qianfan, Bai Yang, and Yuwen Wound's Long Xiang cavalry.

When Ji Qingchen's military order was reached, and 230,000 iron horsemen stepped on the official road leading to the Northern Capital, the officials along the way woke up and found that the Nine Emperors of Dayan, who were unknown a year ago, and the current King of Northern Liao has become the pillar of Dayan, and is already a vassal king with an army of 300,000.

Yunzhou and the northern capital are adjacent to each other, and Cangzhou is on the border between the northern capital and Yunzhou.

Therefore, it took only three days for the 230,000 army to gallop to the city of Cangzhou.

Cangzhou City only has 10,000 Beirong Zhengbai Banner Elite Cavalry, and the remaining 100,000 troops are all Meng Buge and Haksula Dayan Qingzhuang, and the temporarily formed Han Army Zhengbai and Zhenghuang Banner, the combat effectiveness of this banner cavalry is low, so they can deal with the state soldiers of the states and counties of the Northern Capital Prefecture, but they can't deal with the Northern Liao army led by Shangji Qingchen.

It was Ji Qingchen's army that was still a hundred miles away from Cangzhou City, and when the vanguard of Baixiang City was still twenty miles away from Cangzhou, the 100,000 Han cavalry in Cangzhou had already been scared away, and if it weren't for the 10,000 Beirong elite cavalry behind them to supervise them, it is estimated that they would have fled.

The army of Baixiang City was stationed by the small river twenty miles outside Cangzhou City, and there was no movement.

This made the Beirong guards in the city puzzled, why did the cavalry of the army be menacing, but the garrison was twenty miles outside the city and did not attack the city?

Scouts were sent to investigate.

But as a result, none of the three groups of scouts he sent out of 180 people returned to Cangzhou City.

In this way, the two sides were peaceful for three days, and the defenders of Cangzhou City suddenly received news from Meng Buge and Hakesu in the northern capital city, saying that Ji Qingchen had personally led the army to twenty miles outside the northern capital city, and the two felt that they would retreat to Liaozhou, and then break through the Yanmen Pass and return to Beirong, so that the defenders would lead the army to the north immediately and meet them at the junction of the northern capital in Liaozhou.

Cangzhou City Beirong guard was shocked, he is Cangzhou guard, and Cangzhou is the east gate of the northern capital, Meng Buge and Hakesu gave him 10,000 Beirong elite horses, and gave him 100,000 pseudo-positive yellow flag and positive white flag elite soldiers, just to let him guard the gateway from Yunzhou to the northern capital, and not let Ji Qingchen's army easily pass through and then enter the northern capital, but what he didn't expect was that because of his timidity, he didn't dare to fight, which caused the black eagle in Baixiang City to ride into a dazzling chess piece, confusing him and the 100,000 troops in the city, And let Ji Qingchen's main army kill under the northern capital.

Thinking of Meng Buge's explanation to him before leaving, the order to stop Ji Qingchen's army in Cangzhou City, and thinking of the scene of his sonorous order, cold sweat oozed from the forehead of this guard.

"Order the army, withdraw immediately!" The guard immediately ordered, carefully carried Xinjian in his arms, and strode out of the general's mansion.

The defenders in Cangzhou City abandoned the city and fled, which Bai Xiangcheng did not expect.

Because now there are 100,000 tents around him, but there are only 10,000 horses, and the others have followed Ji Qingchen to the northern capital city.

This is the strategy he set with Ji Qingchen, that is, to deploy 100,000 troops outside Cangzhou City to confuse the defenders in the city, and at the same time confuse Meng Buge and Hakesu, so that Ji Qingchen can personally lead an army of 220,000 to the northern capital city, catch Meng Buge and Hakesu off guard, and let Meng Buge and Hakesu be unprepared and hastily retreat, so that they can defeat each other on the battlefield of Liaozhou.

Bai Xiangcheng thought that when the army of the guards in the city had already killed the army of the Great Yan of the Northern Capital, he would definitely go out of the city to fight with him, because everyone knew that since the main army went to the Northern Capital, the army outside Cangzhou City must be less than 100,000 now. But the defenders of Cangzhou City retreated, and they retreated in such a hurry.

"General, are you chasing them?" One of the generals under the command of Bai Xiangcheng asked.

"10,000 chasing 110,000?" Bai Xiangcheng asked with a smile.

"They have now become frightened birds, let alone 110,000 people, even 210,000 people can't withstand our pursuit." The general said confidently.

"It's okay to let 10,000 Beirong Jing ride to Liaozhou, but you can't let 100,000 Han troops go to Liaozhou with fake Zhengbai and Zhenghuang banners, and order the army to set off immediately to pursue the enemy." Bai Xiangcheng ordered.

"No!" The military general took the order and strode away.

In an instant, the 10,000 troops of Baixiang City stationed outside Cangzhou City dropped their tents and supplies, and chased after the fleeing 110,000 Cangzhou defenders on light horseback.

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When Ji Qingchen personally led an army of 210,000 to camp ten miles outside the northern capital, he found that he had not encountered a single attack from Meng Buge and Hakesu along the way, which made him guess the thoughts of Meng Buge and Hakesu, and the two were preparing to retreat to Liaozhou.

Sure enough, the next morning, when he had just finished washing up and was having breakfast, he heard the scout's report that Meng Buke and Haksu had withdrawn, just last night.

"This king knows that he has said, you go down!" This was the result that Ji Qingchen had expected a long time ago, so he was not too surprised and continued to bury his head in eating.

But as soon as he finished eating, he was about to walk out of the big tent to take a look at the camp, when he heard chaotic footsteps outside the tent. He was about to ask the guards outside the tent what had happened, when he heard the guards report back to him, "The Governor of the Great Capital, the Assassin of the Northern Capital Mansion and the Taishou ask to see him!" ”

The Northern Metropolitan Thorn History and the Taishou of the Northern Capital Castle? Didn't these two men be killed by Meng Buge? How did it end up here? Hearing the guard's return, Ji Qingchen was a little puzzled, so he said to the guard, "Let them come in!" ”

He wanted to see what these two officials of the Northern Capital, who were rumored to have been killed by Meng Buge, came to see him at this time.

As soon as he finished speaking, the curtain of the tent was lifted, and two emaciated old men of about fifty years of age entered the tent.

"Northern Governor Shi Baiqi, Taishou Zhang Hong, see the Metropolitan Governor!" When the two feudal officials saw Ji Qingchen, they were stunned for a moment, and immediately saluted.

"You two don't need to be polite, please take a seat!" Ji Qingchen said lightly, walked to the main seat and sat down, seeing the two of them carefully sitting on the chair at the head of the big tent, he asked the guards to bring tea.

"Tea, two, please!" Ji Qingchen said.

The two feudal officials were very restrained in the face of Ji Qingchen, they took a sip of tea gently, and then stabilized their minds and introduced their experiences to Ji Qingchen.

What the two said was very simple, that is, after Meng Buge and Hakesu broke through the gate of the Northern Capital City and occupied the Northern Capital, in order to win the hearts of the people, they did not kill the two of them like they killed the local Taishou when they broke through other cities, but coerced and lured the two to obey them and serve them, like collecting food, like recruiting young people, etc.

But the two of them would rather die than give in, no matter how much Meng Buke and Haksu tempted, they were determined not to exist, which annoyed Meng Buge and Haksu and ordered them to be locked in prison and executed after the autumn.

And last night, because Meng Buke and Haksu were in a hurry, they didn't care to kill them, so they escaped.

When they were released from prison by their subordinates, they knew that Meng Buge and Hakesu had fled the northern capital, and the army of the king of Northern Liao was outside the city, so they immediately went out of the city to see Ji Qingchen, and there would be the scene just now.

Ji Qingchen just listened quietly to the statements of the two and did not express his opinion.

But his attitude is a bit unfathomable in the eyes of the two feudal officials, and the two of them are a little apprehensive when they see Ji Qingchen not saying anything, because the two of them know Ji Qingchen's current energy very well, as long as he says to Emperor Yan that they are not, their black yarn hats are not guaranteed, and it is estimated that there is a danger of going to prison.

"Dadu Governor, Meng Buge and Hakesu suddenly attacked the Northern Capital, and it was the incompetence of the lower officials that would make the Beirong barbarians ......" The Northern Capital Assassin Shi Baiqi explained to Ji Qingchen, but Ji Qingchen interrupted his words, because he knew the reason why Meng Buge and Kazakh invaded the Northern Capital, and he knew better that it was because he gave up the Northern Capital that Meng Buge and Hakesu would have a chance, so after the Northern Capital fell to Beirong, there was also his responsibility in this, so he comforted the two feudal officials and said, "The two adults have worked hard, please go back!" ”

Seeing that the two of them seemed to have misunderstood what they meant, and with an embarrassed expression, he continued, "This king is going to set off in the afternoon to pursue Meng Buke and Haksu, so he is not going to enter the city. However, the northern capital was devastated by the Beirong barbarians, and now it is urgent to calm the people's hearts, and then distribute food to the people, and build houses burned by the Beirong barbarians, etc., these things will be handed over to the two kings. ”

"By the way, there is another point, this time Meng Buge and Hakesu retreated, and they may withdraw from the Northern Capital to Liaozhou, and in the past, Meng Buge killed many officials after occupying these cities, which led to the failure of the state and county officials in the Northern Capital Prefecture after their retreat, and this point has to be properly solved by Bai Thorn History." Ji Qingchen said.

When he said these words to the two, he had already made his attitude clear, he would not investigate the fault of the two for losing the city, and he would not write the charges of the two to Emperor Yan.

And the two feudal officials are both old oilmen in the officialdom, how can they not understand the meaning of Ji Qingchen's words, knowing Ji Qingchen's attitude, he hurriedly got up and said to Ji Qingchen, "Please rest assured, the governor of the capital will deal with these matters as soon as he returns to the city, and he will definitely act according to His Highness's orders." ”

Bai Jue's words are even more beautiful, saying that acting according to Ji Qingchen's instructions is equivalent to showing his attitude, only Ji Qingchen is the first to look forward.

"Well, government affairs are important, you can go back!" Ji Qingchen naturally understood the meaning of the two people's words, so he got up and said.

"Yes. Please stay with the governor, and the next official has taken his leave! The two got up and respectfully exited the tent.

"Your Highness, they're just leaving?" After the two left, Li Changzheng walked into the big tent and asked Ji Qingchen, his tone seemed a little dissatisfied.

"And what else do you want?" Ji Qingchen asked rhetorically.

"If they lose the northern capital, don't they have any shame at all? I dare to ask His Highness for management. Li Changzheng said indignantly.

"These things are handled by the imperial court, our goal now is Meng Buge and Hakesu, we can't manage too much about the affairs of the northern capital, you ordered the army to set off in the afternoon to pursue Meng Buge and Hakesu." Ji Qingchen said indifferently.

"No!" Li Changzheng took the order and withdrew from the big tent.