Ling Hu Qiu, who was struggling on the ground, his face was full of blood, almost his muscles and bones were broken, he looked at Xu Han with an incredible eye, and he was horrified in his heart, he boasted that his martial arts were not weak, how could he lose to this other party with just one combination.

"General Xu, why bother with the knife surnamed Linghu." Jiang Zheng, who came on the horse, gasped and said coldly.

Linghu Qiu was born in the Huaishang County clan, and Shi Ci is a cousin, and has a friendship with King Han by marriage, so he is favored by King Han like Shi Ci, Jiang Zheng succumbed to Ling Hu Qiu at the beginning, and he didn't look at his face less, and he inevitably had a grudge against him in his heart.

Only then did Ling Hu Qiu know that the enemy general who defeated him in front of him turned out to be the rumored Xu Han.

Knowing Xu Han's identity, Ling Huqiu's face was even more terrifying.

Xu Han glanced at Ling Hu Qiu on the ground, and said disdainfully: "It's just a straw bag, I'm afraid that I'll dirty my knife if I kill him, and I will save him a dog's life, maybe it will be useful." ”

Xu Han's purpose is to deter Han Zhaofu, not to start an all-out war, rather than killing a mediocre Linghu enemy, it is better to keep it for later use.

Jiang Zheng saw that Xu Han had his own opinions, so he dared to say more, pointed to the granaries all over the camp and said: "What does the general plan to do with this full camp of grain?" ”

Xu Han looked at the south of Hanshui from afar, and sneered: "A fire will be burned for me, I will use the fire to call Han Zhaofu, so that he will no longer dare to underestimate me Xu Han!" ”

In the tone, there was a murderous aura of hunting.

Jiang Zheng got the order, rode out on horseback, and shouted: "General Xu has an order, set fire and burn grain!" ”

In a matter of moments, fires erupted everywhere, and dozens of granaries were set ablaze one by one.

The raging fire spread in all directions, swallowing up the remaining military tents and barracks, and in a short time, the entire fortress grain camp was reduced to a sea of fire.

The red flames rose into the sky, burning half of the sky red, and dyeing all the Han water.

The remnants of the soldiers who fled into the river by boat, looking at the fire in the sky, all had palpitations, and were deeply terrified by Xu Hanjun.

Xu Han stood with a knife in tow, looking at the raging flames from afar, and there was an indescribable joy in his heart.

A scorching smell gradually filled the air, the smell of burnt corpses.

Xu Han frowned, turned his head, looked to the north, and said lightly: "Go north, it's time to say hello to that general." ”

Twenty miles south of Qianyang City, the military camp of Luoyang City.

The Great Tent of the Chinese Army.

"Rui'an, according to the detailed report, Xu Han's house has more than 7,000 people to guard Qianyang, it seems that he has been on guard against us for a long time."

There was some concern in his tone.

Rui An didn't think so, and sneered: "The more soldiers surnamed Xu leaves in Qianyang, the fewer soldiers and horses he will use to defend against Xiao Zhennan, as long as he is defeated by Xiao Zhennan, Qianyang will definitely be in chaos, what is the use of keeping more troops." ”

Shi Ci nodded slightly, deeply satisfied with Rui'an's analysis, and his face showed a look of ambition.

"Don't worry, let's just drink wine, eat side dishes, and wait for the fisherman's profit."

Rui An smiled, and poured a glass of wine for Shi Ci as he spoke.

The atmosphere in the tent was relaxed, and the two chatted about the wine, looking like they were in their chests.

After a few glasses of wine, the tent was lifted, and a person entered in the dust, and it was Yixian, who was the envoy of Qianyang, who rode and returned.

"Coming back? What was the result of this trip? Rui An didn't look at Yi Xian and asked while eating.

Yi Xian frowned secretly, and said lightly: "Don't tell me about it, the lower official has already informed Ling Zirui." Ling Zirui said that he had thanked King Han for his kindness, and General Xu on the south side of Xiao Zhennan would deal with it, and there was no need to work for our Luoyang City army. ”

"Sure enough, as I expected, Ling Zirui was scared." Rui'an smirked.

Next to him, he said: "Since Ling Zirui said that he doesn't need our help, what should we do now?" ”

"The matter has come to this, no matter what Ling Zirui says, we will settle the army here to see what he Ling Zirui can do." Rui'an's tone was arrogant, and he didn't take the other party seriously.

"That's right." Shi Ci nodded in agreement.

Seeing that the two of them looked determined to win, Yi Xiancheng was worried.

After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but say: "That General Xu is like a god, and Ling Zirui is weird, and the subordinate thinks that we still can't underestimate the enemy." ”

Hearing this, Ruian laughed.

In the laughter, there is no secret of irony.

"Rui don't drive, I don't know what's funny about the words of the lower official?"

Yi Xian said unhappily, Rui'an's arrogance of a high-ranking family made him very uncomfortable.

Rui An sneered: "I did lose to Xu Han last time, but it was also because of Jiang Zheng. In the final analysis, that Xu Han was just a martial artist abandoned by Emperor Li, as for Ling Zirui, although he had a strategy, how could he have the power to return to heaven in this situation of internal and external difficulties. When I laugh, I naturally laugh at you for not being able to recognize the situation. ”

Next to him, he also said: "Rui'an is reasonable, Yi Xiancheng, you really look up to that Xu Han too much, just a martial artist from a humble background, nothing to fear." ”

Yi Xiancheng had nothing to say.

Facing these two arrogant celebrities of the Luoyang clan, Yi Xiancheng knew that he had no right to speak, and he didn't seem to have any choice but to bow his head.

At this moment, a small colonel hurriedly broke into the account.

"Rui Beijia, General Shi, the rear is urgent, the fortress camp was broken by Xu Han, and all the military rations of our army were burned, and General Linghu was captured by Xu Han."

This series of bad news, like a thunderbolt from the sky, instantly shook the two of them to stiffen their bodies.

"You, what do you say, say it again!" Shi Ci couldn't believe his ears, and he picked up the little school and roared.

The little colonel trembled and repeated the information, and only then did the two of them be convinced that their ears had heard correctly.

"How is this possible, Xu Han is obviously fighting with Xuan Guoxiao Zhennan in the north of Qianyang, how could he suddenly appear in our rear?"

Shi Ci muttered to himself in horror, with an unbelievable shock.

Rui'an's face was also full of surprise, and he didn't know what to say.

Even Yi Xiancheng, who had respect for Xu Han, was quite shocked at the moment, and he didn't know how Xu Han did it.

At this moment, the scouts from the north brought back the latest information: the Xuan army was defeated, and Xiao Zhennan was captured by Xu Hansheng.

This second piece of information, like a heavy hammer, slammed into the hearts of the two men.

"Xu Han must have defeated Xiao Zhennan, and then used his cavalry to take the mountain road and go deep into the hinterland of the river before he could sneak attack the fortress grain camp." Yi Xiancheng, who suddenly came to his senses, couldn't help but say.

Rui'an's face turned pale with shock, and he said in a trembling voice: "How could the thousands of troops in Xiaozhennan be defeated, and they were defeated so quickly, how could it be, how could this be ......?"

He was still like this, let alone that Shiqi, he was so shocked that he couldn't spit out a word in his mouth.

"Xia Guan said a long time ago that Xu Han is not a god in using soldiers, and he should not be underestimated. Now that the grain has been cleaned, the morale of the army will soon be unstable, and in the opinion of the lower officials, it is better to withdraw to the state capital as soon as possible before the army's morale collapses. ”

Yi Xiancheng was the first to regain his composure, and the sentence "Xia Guan said it earlier" clearly had a taste of irony.

At this time, Rui An was helpless, knowing that Yi Xian's words were sarcastic, but he was speechless.

The burning of military food is the most taboo thing in the army, not to mention that he only has 20,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, even if he has 100,000 male soldiers, he will collapse without a fight without Xu Han's action.

In desperation, Rui An had to hate and say: "It's not too late for Xu Han to clean him up in the future, resign, and quickly order the withdrawal of the army and return to the south." ”

Rui'an couldn't help it, and he didn't have any ideas, and he didn't have time to think about it at the moment, so he hurriedly ordered the whole army to immediately set up camp and return to the south.

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"General, what kind of expressions would you have when you said that Na Shici and Rui'an would have been burned if they had known the news that the food in the fortress had been burned?"

Jiang Zheng, who was riding a horse, said with a smile.

"And what kind of expression, naturally it is a bitter face." Xu Han said disapprovingly.

"Bitter face, what kind of expression is that......" Jiang Zheng muttered to himself, his face blank.

Xu Han was stunned for a moment, coughed a few times, and whipped up: "Okay, this is it, the whole army stops advancing!" ”

The order was given, and the five hundred tired cavalry stopped.

Jiang Zheng looked around at the terrain, both sides of the avenue were wilderness, the terrain was extremely open, and the people who could set up ambushes nearby were only a few small hills many feet high.

Jiang Zhenghu said suspiciously: "General, the terrain here is not dangerous enough, it doesn't seem to be suitable for ambushes, there are a few narrow places twenty miles ahead, are we ......?"

Before he finished speaking, Xu Han shook his head.

"The soldiers traveled hundreds of miles and fought three battles in a row, and even if they could set up an ambush, they might not be able to defeat the enemy of 20,000 people."

Jiang Zheng glanced back, the soldiers were so tired that they almost collapsed, and their physical strength had already been overdrawn, and it was really not suitable to fight again in such a state.

"However, if you set up an ambush here, the odds will only be smaller." Jiang Zheng looked worried.

The corners of Xu Han's mouth raised a sly smile, and he asked rhetorically, "Who said that I was going to fight Shi Ci Rui'an?" ”

Jiang Zheng's expression became more and more dazed, and he couldn't understand Xu Han's intentions at all.

Xu Han's eyes had already turned to the dense forest on the mountain bag, and said loudly: "Quickly bring the hundreds of flags carried by the army into the forest, and distribute them a little denser, just listen to the war drums, and they will all be shown to the general!" ”

Hearing this, Jiang Zheng suddenly realized, and his surprised eyes couldn't help but show admiration.

Before dusk, Xu Han and his five hundred cavalry had already been deployed.

The five hundred men were divided into four teams and hid on four mountain packs on both sides of the avenue.

This place has been close to the Han River, the terrain is mostly hills, the mountains are not high, but the woods are quite dense, people and horses are hidden in it, if there is no scout to scout carefully, it will never be found.

Time passed minute by minute, and when the last afterglow of the remnant sun shone on Xu Han's face, the figure of the Luoyang City Army finally appeared on the north side of the avenue.

On the fluttering flag, there is a big "Shi" character in the book.

"Sure enough, it's the Shi Ci army who retreated south, hehe, I've been waiting for you for a long time......" The corners of Xu Han's mouth rose, and his gaze through the dense forest revealed a bit of a strange murderous aura.

The mighty procession hurried south along the avenue in a hurried march, unaware of the ambush on the nearby hills.

In other words, the Luoyang City Army didn't take the ambush seriously at all.

From the information from the fortress, Shi Ci learned that the enemy who attacked was only more than 500 cold light horses.

With only 500 cavalry, the long journey must be exhausting, and even if it is cavalry, it is absolutely impossible to destroy his 20,000 infantry army in a field battle.

The nearby terrain is open, and the only mounds are not high, which is not suitable for cavalry to set up ambushes and launch dive raids.

Shi Ci is also familiar with the art of war, and it is expected that Xu Han will not "make stupid", at this time, most of them have returned to Qianyang from the original way, so they are not too vigilant, and only care about urging the whole army to return south.

A few minutes later, the more than 20,000 people of Luoyang City army hurriedly passed under Xu Han's nose.

The timing was perfect.

"Phew~" Xu Han spit out the grass roots at the corner of his mouth, raised his palm obliquely, and shouted "drum" softly.

When the order was passed, a few tiger-armed men who had already prepared rolled up their sleeves and beat several cowhide drums like crazy.

The rumbling drums of war rose into the sky.

Along with the signal, the war drums on the rest of the hills also rang out.

As the war drums sounded, countless flags were suddenly planted in the dense forest, and those soldiers who were hidden in the forest raised their voices and only shouted loudly.

"Kill!"

"Kill the Officer!"

"Capture Ruian alive!"

Five hundred people roared wildly, hundreds of flags fluttered in the wind, and the rumbling war drums shook the heavens and the earth. This kind of momentum, as if there are thousands of troops and horses hidden in the dense forest, is extremely powerful.

Xu Han covered his ears and laughed: "Shout loudly to Ben, the louder the voice, the greater the credit!" ”

The soldiers received Xu Han's encouragement, and they screamed even more heartbreakingly, and their faces turned red.