Hu Yangeng was puzzled, but Zhang Yantang didn't write from him. Outside the barracks, two more military newspapers were delivered.

The first military report was sent by Zhang Yanju, and his military report was very detailed, reporting that Zhang Yiqian had been planning for a long time, not only mobilizing Wang Yuan's troops to go north, but also transferring Li Cheng's subordinates at the same time. Fortunately, Li Cheng listened to the advice of his mastermind Tao Zisi and did not dispatch in Dizhou.

Another military report was sent to Gao Lu by Zhe Yuelan through Luan Pavilion, and Gao Lu forwarded it.

Hu Yangeng looked at these two military reports, and his heart settled down a little. Whether it is the new Baojia, the industry association, or the Luan Ge, the entire Shinong industrial and commercial women's system is playing a role.

Zheyue Lan wore a helmet and armor, standing at the head of Cangzhou City, she stood on her left to praise her, but on her right was a Jianghu character, Liu Tang.

After Li Cheng received an order from Zhang Yiqian, the pacification envoy of Hebei East Road, he consulted his military advisor.

Tao Zisi said: "General, with the combat strength of our army, we will engage General Huyan's department, and the victory or defeat is only between two, right?" ”

Li Cheng knew that Tao Zisi was a kind word, and he said: "I can't be an enemy, but I am ordered by the imperial court."

"Talking about the relationship with the imperial court, the lord thinks, Zhang Anfu and General Hu, who is favored, who can reach the heavens?"

Li Cheng was silent. Tao Zisi said again: "The snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman profits, the general and General Huyan fight, what should we do if Suo Lu takes advantage of the situation to attack Hebei East Road?" When the time comes, will the general's lone army be able to resist Soop? ”

"No, but Mr. said that my life is in charge of the road"

"But not in Hebei, if this is the case, why should the lord fight?"

"Mr. Nayi, what should I do? Zhang An's order is here, and it won't work if he doesn't accept it. ”

"Be vain, wait and see what happens, and show favor to General Huyan."

"How do you show goodwill?" Li Cheng asked.

"I'll do it for the students."

Tao Zisi, the military advisor of Li Cheng in Dizhou, was a member of the Longhu Mountain Sect, and he was commensurate with Gongsun Sheng's brother, so he told Gongsun Sheng about it. Gongsun Sheng sent Liu Tang to Cangzhou and Tanggu to deliver letters, so that Cangzhou was prepared.

Under the auspices of Zheyuelan, all the grain, grass and valuable items were moved into Cangzhou City, and at the same time, the new Baojia and the Industry Guild quickly formed 20,000 armed guards in Cangzhou City in the form of two households drawing one ding, with Ruishi and Gongshi as the backbone.

"Liu Daxia." Zheyue Lan said softly. Liu Tang gave up his hand to take the order, he was an unruly man, somehow, in front of Zhe Yuelan, he had no momentum at all.

Zhe Yuelan arranged slowly: "Liu Daxia, you go back and tell Gongsun Daochang that General Huyan asked him to take Binzhou, and the Longhu Mountain Sect can also be in the form of Luan Pavilion to become General Huyan's help." ”

"Can the little one ask the Xuanfang envoy to give him a handwritten letter?" Zheyuelan has no official position in the government, so Liu Tang asked Xuanzan for a handwritten letter.

Zhi Yuelan simply refused: "There is no handwritten letter, Gongsun Daochang asked you to send a letter, that is, I believe in General Huyan, and if you have a favor, you will repay it, if you don't believe this, even if you give you a handwritten letter, it is useless." ”

"Yes, General Zhe, Xuanfang Envoy, the little one will sneak out of the city tonight. Let Gongsun Daochang lead the sect to attack Binzhou, cutting off Wang Yuan's back road as a thief. ”

After Liu Tang retreated, he praised and said: "Command, let Gongsun Sheng and other gods go to Binzhou, and when the time comes, the lord will come back, don't recognize this matter, and don't take Binzhou with him, what should I do?" "I didn't say that I would hand over Binzhou to Gongsun Sheng or the Longhushan faction, but I just said that the lord would repay him if he was gracious. With the cunning of the general, he will not let the Dragon Tiger Mountain Sect take advantage of the loophole. ”

Xuanzan smiled, Hu Yangeng's appreciation of Zheyuelan was known all over Cangzhou, Zheyuelan could be said to be cunning Huyan Geng, but it was not something he could understand.

Cangzhou, the state capital Qingchi County.

In order to attack Cangzhou, Wang Yuan made an old mistake this time, he commanded more than 20,000 regular troops, and this time brought 12,000 people and attacked the door. Several simple pontoon bridges have been built, trying to break through the moat.

I don't know where the news leaked, Cangzhou collected all the grain harvested in the autumn into the city, and all kinds of people were strong, either they also hid in the city, or went north to Bazhou Jinghai, he pointed to hundreds of people in Cangzhou, and no one even built a cloud ladder.

The first wave of Wang Yuan's soldiers who rushed across the moat were easily driven back. Xuanzan carried a knife and shouted: "Wang Yuan's troops are weak, and they are not our enemies, brothers, kill." ”

The drums outside the city were beating loudly, and the soldiers of Wang Yuan's department broke out one after another shouting.

Zheyue Lan looked out of the city.

There were about four or five thousand soldiers of Wang Yuan's troops outside the eastern city wall, and about half of them participated in the siege, more than two thousand.

The two thousand men were divided into seven or eight attacking phalanxes, each of which ranged in number from four or five hundred at the highest to one or two hundred.

Everyone can see that each phalanx should be a battalion. In a regular military formation, such a disparity in numbers between battalions is not possible. It seems that Wang Yuan is in Binzhou, and he has collected a lot of miscellaneous departments, and he has not yet had time to reorganize the army

Regardless of the number of people, each phalanx is roughly divided into three parts. The soldiers at the front carried the pontoon bridge, the soldiers in the middle carried various weapons, which should be the main force of the siege, and the soldiers at the back carried the crudely made ladders.

They shouted the slogan "There is food in Cangzhou City", and ran to the moat under the drive of the small commanders of the battalions.

Orizuki Lan stood on a high place, taking in the entire battlefield at a glance. In general, although there were many soldiers of Wang Yuan's troops who participated in the siege this time, the formation was scattered, and there was no charter to speak of, just like a duck.

She breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I have heard for a long time that the Hebei Forbidden Army is vulnerable, and when I see it today, it is worthy of its reputation." ”

Watching Wang Yuan's soldiers approaching the moat little by little, Zheyue Lan said: "The distance is still far away, and the bow and arrow are difficult to reach. Without generals, arrows are not allowed. ”

There were 200 crossbowmen arranged on this side of the eastern city wall, and after receiving the order, they took the "army" as a unit, or took the bow and arrow, or carried the crossbow machine, and rushed to the various battlements. The spearmen of the infantry were also urged by the captains to line up behind them.

Although the new armor has been practiced for some time, most of them have never had experience defending a city, and most of the crossbowmen and spearmen have not performed as well as they should, appearing flustered, and some even fell to the ground.

Zhi Yuelan quietly looked at the performance of the county soldiers, and thought happily: "The armed guards have not been in battle for a long time, and they have suddenly changed, and their performance is miserable. Fortunately, the opponent is a local chicken! ”

The enemy and us are half a pound and eight taels, the siege of the city is chaotic, and the defense of the city is in a hurry. Wang Yuan, who was besieging the city, went under the moat, and the soldiers at the front of each phalanx set up pontoon bridges on the river.

They had no experience, a total of eight pontoon bridges, three fell into the river in the process of erection, and only five were successfully built in the end.

After the pontoon bridge was erected, Wang Yuan's soldiers adjusted the formation of the attack.

The three phalanxes that failed to form a pontoon bridge merged into the other phalanxes.

The little marshals moved the soldiers who built the pontoon bridge to the rear, and drew a group of shield bearers to come out and line up at the front of the line instead of them. After all, Wang Yuan is under the jurisdiction of the capital, and the equipment of the department is still good.

After adjusting the formation, Wang Yuanbu began to attack. The shield-bearer raised his shield high and half-bent onto the pontoon. The crossbowmen followed them. Behind them was the main force of the siege. Finally, there are the soldiers who carry the ladder.

The people at the head of the city held their breath and watched as the Wang Yuan's soldiers under the city crossed the moat and slowly approached. Five hundred steps, four hundred steps, three hundred steps, two hundred and fifty steps.

"Open the crossbow and set up the arrow."

Thanks to the usual exercises, in the face of more than 2,000 Wang Yuan's soldiers approaching the city, although most of the crossbowmen were panicked, they did not make any mistakes in the process of firing crossbows and arrows. One by one, the cold crossbow bolts were mounted on the crossbow machine and aimed at the city. The archers also took out their arrows and put them on their bows.

There was silence at the head of the city, and everyone's eyes were on the soldiers of Wang Yuan's troops who were besieging the city, watching them approach step by step.

Two hundred and thirty steps. Two hundred and twenty steps. Two hundred steps.

"Archery! Archery! ”

More than a thousand crossbowmen shot arrows at the same time.

The speed of the crossbow bolt was fast, and in the blink of an eye, it had already shot into the formation of Wang Yuan's soldiers. The shields in front of them did not play a protective role at all, and dozens of Wang Yuan's soldiers were hit by arrows one after another. Immediately afterwards, the slower arrow arrived, and more than a dozen people were wounded.

Wang Yuan's troops had always been scattered, as if they would not attack the city, but after crossing the river, they not only did not disperse the formation, but gathered even more. A wave of rapid fire caused hundreds of casualties to them.

Looking from the city, I saw that in the dense formation of Wang Yuan's troops, as if swept by a strong wind, a group of people fell in an instant.

"Shoot again, shoot again!"

With the experience of the first wave of rapid fire, and seeing the results of their own battles, the crossbowmen defending the city relaxed a lot, and methodically opened their crossbows, loaded arrows, and shot again. Another wave of rapid shooting. Wang Yuanbu's formation was impacted again, and more than 100 people fell to the ground.

Wang Yuan's soldiers, who were hit by arrows, were killed, and only a few were killed on the spot, and most of them were only wounded. Some were hit by arrows in the hands and feet, some in the shoulders, some in the chest, and some in the thighs. They were originally just peasants, so how could they withstand such pain? Rolling on the ground and screaming.

A dramatic scene appeared: among the five phalanxes, in the southernmost phalanx, Wang Yuan's soldiers, who fell behind the formation and carried the ladder, lost the ladder, turned around and ran. Subsequently, the remaining Wang Yuan's soldiers who were carrying the ladder in the phalanx also threw down the ladder one after another and joined the ranks of the escape.

Driven by them, the other Wang Yuan's soldiers also began to flee. The shield-bearers and crossbowmen at the front of the formation heard the confusion behind them, stopped their forward steps, and after a brief hesitation, they also turned around and fled in a cluster.

There was a mess under the city. More than 2,000 people hugged me, trampled on each other, and rushed to run out of the moat.

The teams were caught off guard and helpless. Some of them were quick to react, raised their swords and tried to drive the fleeing soldiers back to the city, but to no avail. In the end, these leaders could only be helplessly coerced by Wang Yuan's soldiers and retreated to the other side.