Halfway through, I suddenly saw a sentry in front of me, under the banner of the Jiangnan Provincial Officers and Army, who was Zhang Qi who was responsible for defending the city.

So Qiu Yizhi sat up under his crotch, put on the shelf of the main general, and ordered someone to pass Zhang Qi to come over and speak.

Zhang Qi went out of the city to pursue the enemy army hesitated, was a little weak-hearted, now listening to Qiu Yizhi sent someone to pass on, his heart was already deflated, even the horse did not dare to ride, quickly stepped forward, saw Qiu Yizhi's face is kneeling on one knee, and said: "The last general is slow to act, so that he ran away from the main force of the Lingnan Army, and please surrender your lordship!" ”

Qiu Yizhi captured Zheng Yu alive, and frightened the pursuers away, and when he was in a good mood, he didn't bother with him, and said after a while: "I remember that at the beginning, what I discussed with General Zhang was that you should first hold on to the county seat, and when the enemy army retreated, the whole army would go out of the city to pursue. In the past few days, Xia Guan has been observing the battle situation outside the city, and the fierceness of the Lingnan army's siege of the city is really beyond the expectations of the subordinates, and it is very rare for General Zhang to be able to hold the city. ”

Zhang Qi listened to Qiu Yizhi's praise, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but listened to Qiu Yizhi and said: "However, when the enemy retreated, General Zhang failed to send troops in time, and it was indisputable to patrol with a little hesitation. ”

"However, the merits and demerits are offset, General Zhang still has more merit than demerits, this time to be able to hold the city these days, it is really hard work, the lower officials have made a note for General Zhang in their hearts, and when this turmoil calms down, they will naturally report to the saint, and then the emperor will reward them according to the rules." Qiu Yizhi said.

Zhang Qi was overjoyed when he heard this, fell on the ground and kowtowed three times, and said loudly: "Thank you, Lord Qiu, thank you, Lord Qiu!" ”

Qiu Yizhi saw that in just a few words, Zhang Qi was happy and sad, sometimes happy and sometimes sad, sad and joyful, and he felt the joy and refreshment of "a dynasty in hand", and then he somewhat understood, why Zheng Gui didn't let go of the good Lingnan king, but he had to risk the nine clans to fight for the position of emperor.

Thinking of this, Qiu Yizhi felt that he couldn't help but feel a little panicked, and he hurriedly calmed down and said: "Well, the Lantern Festival has not passed at the moment, and it is still in the New Year, so I will go back to Shanyin County first and make up for this Spring Festival." General Zhang, please lead the way. ”

So the army set out, escorted the noble prisoner of war in the army, and marched all the way to the middle of Shanyin County along this familiar path under his feet.

When I came to the city, I saw that the siege camp left by the Lingnan Army had not yet been cleaned up, and there were countless military supplies abandoned on the road, which looked very messy. Seeing that the clean and neat city wall that had just been repaired in the county town had been devastated by the war, it had become mottled and riddled with holes, as if a gust of wind was about to be blown down, but it supported the last breath of backbone, and still stood proudly, guarding the people and soldiers behind him.

When the people in the city heard the triumph of the victorious army led by Qiu Yizhi, they had already knocked down the temporary brick wall that blocked the main gate of the county city wall, and they all helped the old and the young to come out with wine and food to meet their own soldiers.

Seeing this scene, Qiu Yizhi hurriedly turned over and dismounted, led his soldiers to move forward slowly, and took a deep look at the people who went out of the city to greet him, and said: "You are frightened on a blind date, so that everyone has not even had a good New Year. "After that, it's another tuantu.

An old man in the crowd walked up with a cane and shook his steps, and said, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say." It was also thanks to Lord Qiu's deployment and preparation, and there were no casualties in the city in this battle. It's just that the next time you encounter the enemy besieging the city, I hope that the adults will send troops to rescue as soon as possible, and they can't be in danger anymore. ”

This old man is an old gentleman in Shanyin County, who also ran military affairs with the army when he was young, and he guessed the doorway in this battle of Qiu Yi, but it is inconvenient to point it out in person, which is why he has these words now.

It was these few words that made Qiu Yizhi's face red, and he hurriedly reached out to hold the old man's wrinkled and gray hands, and agreed hesitantly: "Got it...... The younger generation knows ......"

After entering the city, Qiu Yizhi thought that the Lingnan army was beaten away by himself, and it was difficult to organize the army to attack again for a while, so he arranged for the officers and soldiers under his command to take turns to rest on vacation. He originally had 200 township warrior regiments under his command, all of whom were natives of Shanyin County, and when they got this vacancy, they hurried home to save their relatives, which can be regarded as relieving the pain of lovesickness; As for those soldiers from other places, it is rare to have such an opportunity to rest and recuperate, and they are also very happy, taking the reward silver to make teahouses and visiting restaurants, as if the cruel war has left them in the past few days.

Qiu Yizhi took advantage of this opportunity to take Wen Lingjiao, Wu Ruofei, Yang Yinger and other female dependents who were hiding in the "Dust Palace" back to the city.

After resting for the Lantern Festival, Qiu Yizhi ordered the army to regroup, in addition to arranging more than 1,000 soldiers and horses to guard the city, the rest of the army followed him out of the city - his goal was very simple, he wanted to take advantage of the victory to go north, attack the camp of the Lingnan army besieging Jinling, and relieve the siege of Jinling, which lasted for nearly half a year, so as to open up the connection between the center of the imperial court and Jiangnan.

At this time, there were more than 40,000 defeated troops in various places gathered by Qiu Yizhi - the original Jiangnan Province Jiedu Army, except for those who held the Jinling City, had all gathered under his hands.

After the training of Zhao Chengxiao and others, equipped with weapons looted from the Lingnan Army, and a few full meals, these soldiers have a combat effectiveness that is not what it used to be - although there is still a gap between them and those veteran generals in Lingnan Province, they also have the strength to fight.

It is precisely because of such power in his hands that Qiu Yizhi is full of confidence, not only escorting Zheng Yu's baby bump with the army, but even the female dependents are also with him, thinking that as long as he breaks through the Jinling camp and enters this land of smoke and powder of the Six Dynasties, he can get the support of the imperial court, show his strength, and even turn the defense into an attack, completely reversing the current entire passive situation.

Qiu Yizhi had previously moved to Jiangnan Province, and was already familiar with the terrain and route here, so he first sent light cavalry scouts out to investigate the enemy's situation, and then took advantage of the fact that the army contained many defenders from all over the country, and it didn't take much effort to grasp the details of the local garrison.

After he consulted with Lin Shuhan, he had a clear goal and simple means, and whenever he encountered a state capital with a large number of garrisons and strong combat effectiveness, which could not be broken for a moment and a half, he would bypass and not fight; When encountering those cities that are estimated to be captured in a day and a half, they will besiege them on all sides with superior forces and attack them as quickly as possible.

After capturing these cities, Qiu Yizhi did not stay in place, and posted notices to the people as usual, opened warehouses and distributed money and grain.

The Lingnan army was a defender, and after hearing the news, it had to send troops to recapture the city, but after arriving at the city, Qiu Yi's headquarters had already been transferred. Behind him, he left a huge gap in his forces, allowing the enemy to continue to gallop with ease.

Sun Hao was a veteran general who had been in battle for a long time, and from Qiu Yizhi's actions, he had already guessed that his strategic intention was to attract the strength of the Jinling battalion, and then launch a general attack when the forces of the enemy and us were reversed.

According to common sense, in the face of such actions of the enemy, Sun Hao either stuck to the Jinling camp, waited for work, let the enemy play tricks, stood in an invincible position, and then waited for the opportunity to counterattack; Either delay Qiuyi's headquarters, and then organize people from all over the country, take advantage of the fact that his troops are still small, besiege them from all sides, and seek opportunities to defeat them completely.

However, regardless of whether such a tactic can be implemented or not, and whether it can be successful after implementation, the most urgent problem for Sun Hao at the moment is that the second prince Zheng Yu falls into the hands of the enemy. It seems that under such a trap, under any circumstances, such a large-scale offensive cannot be taken, or waiting for an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the opponent.

Sun Hao had no choice but to hold the Jinling camp strictly, and then send soldiers and horses to intercept the necessary road of Qiuyi's headquarters, and at the same time sent several waves of cronies to ask Zhenggui, the king of Lingnan, for his guilt and ask for the next course of action.

Qiu Yizhi also knew that he had escorted Zheng Yu by his side, as if he had brought a talisman with him, and he rushed all the way to the Jinling camp without fear. He led an army of 40,000, but his actions were extremely fast, and in less than half a month, he had broken through many obstacles and approached the Jinling camp.

When Sun Hao got the news, he didn't dare to slack off, and kept sending light cavalry scouts to probe the enemy's movements, and relying on his advantage of being stationed here for a long time and having a solid foundation, he constantly organized a small detachment of more than 100 people to attack Qiu Yizhi's brigade.

This kind of thing was Qiu Yizhi's favorite thing to do, but now in a different place, he knows the pain and helplessness of the opponent who has been disturbed by himself. He also wanted to draw gourds in the same way, and also sent a team to harass the enemy camp. However, the Jinling battalion of the Lingnan Army has been set up for a long time, and trenches have been dug everywhere, traps have been set, horse rejection piles have been arranged, and capable troops have been arranged to guard it, so that this battalion is impassable.

Only then did Qiu Yizhi know that Sun Hao could have such a position in the Lingnan Palace, it was not a fluke, it turned out that he fought with soldiers, and took the path of the right general Wei Hu, and what he paid attention to was to fight steadily and defensively.

Qiu Yizhi thought that if he could get in touch with Liu Qing, the Jiangnan Dao Jiedu envoy in Jinling City, and attack from both sides, he might be able to break through Sun Hao's camp with half the effort.

However, a camp of the Lingnan Army just blocked the eastern, southern, and western gates of Jinling City, not to mention spies, even rabbits can't slip in; The Jinling city wall is extremely high, and no matter how strong and tough the bow and crossbow are, they can't shoot over the city wall and bring the news into the city; To the north of Jinling City is a surging Yangtze River, and there is no naval army under the command of Qiu Yi, so there is no way to break through this moat. Therefore, although Qiu Yizhi is close to Jinling City, it is separated by an insurmountable barrier, which seems to be different from heaven and earth.

In this regard, Qiu Yizhi and Lin Shuhan tried their best, but there was no good plan, so they had to set up another large camp in addition to the siege camp of the Lingnan Army, and only sent a small team to try to confront Sun Hao every day, so they could only confront the enemy army in this way, without any progress.

On this day, Wen Lingjiao, who was taken by Qiu Yizhi's side, was burning incense and reading in the big tent of the Chinese army, but when she saw the tent curtain lifted, Qiu Yizhi walked in from outside the tent, panting in her nose and seemed to be a little annoyed.

Seeing this, Wen Lingjiao smiled, personally took off the robe and armor for Qiu Yizhi, made warm water for him, handed it to Qiu Yizhi, and said, "What? Isn't the war going well today? ”

Qiu Yizhi glanced at Wen Lingjiao, took the tea bowl in his hand, sighed and said: "No, the opponent's camp is stable, and there is no chance to take advantage of it, it's really hateful!" ”

It turned out that when Qiu Yizhi inspected the position today, he suddenly saw that the Lingnan Army seemed to be reorganizing one of his own camps, which seemed to be a little loose and quite capable of hitting a dozen. So Qiu Yizhi also discussed with Lin Shuhan and Zhao Chengxiao, and immediately ordered two or three hundred cavalry, and rushed straight towards the loose place of the enemy's camp.