Li Congyan led his troops to rest in Laizhou City for two days, and it was not until the Military Intelligence Department sent the news that Pinglu Jiedu had sent Shen Tan to lead his troops into Mizhou City, and Li Congyan ordered the whole army to kill Mizhou City.

When the army had just entered Laizhou City, Li Congyan transferred 3,000 garrison soldiers from Dengzhou, and these 3,000 soldiers had already arrived in Laizhou and began to deploy defenses in Laizhou City.

On the way, Li Congyan learned from the information provided by the Zhenfu Division that Qian Xueli's ancestor was once a maritime merchant and had organized a fleet to sell goods to Silla and other places.

Li Congyan suddenly had an idea, and said to Bai Jixun: "Go back and tell Qian Xueli, let him find a way to pick up the ancestor's skills, and use them in the future!" ”

"Whoa!"

Li Congyan led the 1st Field Army to advance on alert all the way, and arrived outside the city of Mizhou on the third day.

In the east of Mizhou, Shen Tan, the envoy of Pinglu Jiedu, led an army of 35,000 to camp outside the city, and only more than 2,000 people were left in Mizhou City.

After Li Congyan led his troops to arrive, he did not rush to attack, but first ordered to set up camp, and then sent someone to send a handwritten letter to Shen Tan, the envoy of Pinglu Jiedu.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Wang Zuhe, the commander of the left battalion, Li Ren, the commander of the right battalion, and Bai Jixun, the commander of the Zhenfu Division, sat aside, while Li Congyan was looking at a map of Mizhou's city defense.

This map of the city defense was drawn based on the news transmitted by the merchants in the city, and it was secretly verified by the Zhenfu Division, and the reliability is very high.

Li Congyan looked at it for a while, then said with a smile: "There is no moat on the periphery of Mizhou City, and there is no horse blocking wall, and the streets and garrison strongholds in the city are all in the map!" Several copies of this map were immediately made and distributed to the entire army, or at least to the brigades. ”

"Whoa!"

"In addition, send someone to the Huyun Military Station and tell Li Wei and Wu Conghan, who are staying there, to transport the money, grain and materials to the city of Mizhou as soon as possible."

"Whoa!"

After finishing speaking, Li Ren said: "The Lord sent a letter to Shen Tan, but you want to persuade Shen Tan to surrender? ”

Li Congyan said: "Shen Tan is a town festival envoy, it is useless for me to stay, and I can't persuade him to surrender." ”

"What does the Lord mean? In my opinion, let's put on a posture tomorrow to fight the last one, and those Qiu Ba in Pinglu Town are by no means the opponents of our field army. ”

Li Congyan looked at Li Ren and said with a smile: "It's going to be fought, but before we start fighting, we have to lay out the facts." Look, tomorrow before the battle, I'll give you a war of words! ”

Early the next morning, Shen Tan, who received Li Congyan's letter about the battle, was impatient and led an army of 35,000 to start the camp and lined up three miles east of the camp.

When Shen Tan heard the news of the fall of Laizhou, the expression on his face was very rich, in the past two years, the people of Dengzhou have been in close contact with each other in their own jurisdiction, and they have also made a lot of money, but they never expected that Li Congyan, the assassin of Dengzhou, would send troops to seize his own city!

"Humph! Think that with a sage's edict, you can take away the city of my Pinglu Town for nothing? Delusion! ”

Shen Tan was angry when he remembered the edict issued by Li Conghou, he and Li Congyan were both feudal officials, why should he use his own city to appease Li Congyan, just because he was the prince?

At this time, Shen Tan looked at the military formation that had been completed, and the anger in his heart dissipated a lot, and he said secretly: "How many soldiers and horses can there be in Dengzhou?" More than 10,000 people are in the sky, even if they take Laizhou, it is opportunistic, today I want Li Congyan to look good! ”

The 35,000 troops of Pinglu Town were divided into three large phalanxes, each with 8,000 people, assembled in the wilderness in a zigzag shape.

Shen Tan's Chinese army is located in the middle of the three large phalanxes, and the six thousand elite heavy armored soldiers are Shen Tan's gatekeepers.

The remaining 5,000 men and horses are cavalry, these 5,000 cavalry were formed by Shen Tan with all his might, although they are all light cavalry, and the soldiers and war horses are not armored, but they are also a powerful existence, at least for ordinary infantry, it is very tricky.

"Woo~Woo~Woo!"

A horn sounded, and a huge sound interrupted Shen Tan's thoughts, and when he looked around, he saw a huge military formation slowly opening up, and a big banner with a Li character standing in the military formation fluttering in the wind, and the Dengzhou army was coming!

"All-arms war!"

"Knock~Knock~Knock~"

Bursts of war drums sounded in the sky above the army of Pinglu Town, and the 35,000-strong army was ready to fight.

More than 16,000 Dengzhou soldiers came in formation and stopped two miles away from the army in Pinglu Town.

Li Congyan turned over and dismounted, and Bai Jixun walked up to the command platform with a team of herald scouts.

At this time, the left battalion was on the left, the right battalion was on the right, and the two soldiers were on standby, each battalion was two regiments in front and two regiments in the rear, forming a tight battle formation.

Between the left battalion and the right battalion, there was the military headquarters where Li Congyan was located, with the chariot regiment as the front, twenty ballistae and thirty catapults lined up, and dozens of Wuhan Iron and Steel chariots formed a solid defensive line in the rear. The miscellaneous regiment and the baggage regiment were guarding in the rear, and Li Congyan was firmly surrounded in the center.

"Order the left and right battalions to prepare a salvo and do what I command!"

"Order the chariot regiment to prepare ballistas and catapults, and follow orders!"

"Whoa!"

Then Li Congyan said to Bai Jixun: "If you stay here, as long as you see my handsome flag waving, you will immediately blow the horn of attack, otherwise you must not act rashly." ”

Bai Jixun was shocked, and hurriedly said: "The Lord must not, the soldiers are in danger, the Lord is the body of ten thousand gold, and you must not easily get into danger!" ”

"I am the commander of Dengzhou, and now that the war is imminent, I naturally want to fight the enemy in order to boost the morale of our army!"

After Li Congyan finished speaking, regardless of Bai Jixun's dissuasion, he led a hundred guards to ride out of the battle, came to the front of the two armies, and stopped two hundred steps away from the army of Pinglu Town.

Li Congyan looked at the tens of thousands of enemy troops in front of him, pointed at the front with the horse whip in his hand, and said loudly: "I am Li Congyan, the envoy of Dengzhou Jiedu, please ask Shen Tan, the envoy of Pinglu Town, to come out and answer!" ”

Shen Tan looked at the high-spirited Li Congyan, his eyes were almost on fire, and he asked the generals beside him: "Order the archer to shoot a salvo, shoot him to death for me!" ”

The general looked embarrassed, and said with his crossed hands: "Qi Shen Shuai, that Li Congyan is two hundred steps away, and he is already outside the range of the bow and arrow." ”

Shen Tan scolded angrily, and then took hundreds of cavalry and rode out of town to Li Congyan.

"Haha! Shen Shuai, don't come unharmed? ”

Shen Tan said coldly: "You and I are both envoys of the imperial court, why do you raise troops to seize my city for no reason!" ”

Li Congyan said: "Since Shen Shuai admits that I am the envoy of the Dengzhou Festival, it is decided to obey the order!" The sage has issued an edict to assign Mizhou and Laizhou to my Dengzhou Town, and I have sent people to contact me several times about the delivery, but Shen Shuai has ignored it. I, Li Congyan, am not talented, in order to maintain the prestige of the saint, I have to lead my troops to get it! ”

Shen Tan gritted his steel teeth with hatred and said, "Strong words! The saint was deceived by the villain, and after I played, the saint will surely take back his fate. If you don't have an order from the court or an edict from a saint, you raise troops to commit it without permission, which is rebellion! ”

Li Congyan laughed out loud and said, "The saint is deceived by the villain? Which eye do you see! I think Shen Shuai just regards Pinglu Town as his own territory, and he is unwilling to accept the deployment of the imperial court. ”

After speaking, Li Congyan no longer paid attention to Shen Tan, directly ignored Shen Tan's almost murderous eyes, and then said to the tens of thousands of Pinglu Town troops in front of him: "Soldiers! I am Li Congyan, the envoy of Dengzhou Festival, I don't want to meet you sword soldiers today, as long as you put down the weapons in your hands and are willing to accept the adaptation of my Dengzhou Town, each of you can get the reward of the consistent money, and those who are willing to continue to serve in the army can participate in the new military system of my Dengzhou, how! ”

As soon as these words came out, the 35,000 troops in Pinglu Town suddenly stirred, and even Shen Tan's face changed greatly.

Today's Dengzhou can be said to be wealthy, and it is said that last year's tax revenue was several times that of Pinglu Town. How tempting the new military system of Dengzhou is, everyone knows it in their hearts. Moreover, Li Congyan also gave a consistent reward of money, you must know that the annual military salary of ordinary soldiers in Pinglu Town is only 600 yuan, and it has been deducted all year round, and even stopped!

"Li Congyan! What are you doing! ”

Shen Tan was so angry that he directly pulled out the knife, and Li Congyan sneered and said, "Draw the knife? Do you have the guts! ”

After speaking, Li Congyan said loudly: "I only give you time to think about the three-way drum, and after the three-way drum, you will be my enemy in Dengzhou." If you want to take refuge in the soldiers, be sure to come over in the three-way drum! ”

After speaking, Li Congyan laughed and rode back to the battle, followed by a hundred guards and soldiers, leaving only the furious Shen Tan shouting behind.

At this time, the hearts of the 35,000 horses and horses in Pinglu Town were moved, and the formation began to loosen, Shen Tan couldn't help but be distracted when he saw this, and hurriedly rode his horse back to the formation.

At the same time, Bai Jixun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Li Congyan successfully return to the formation.

When the Dengzhou soldiers saw Li Congyan shining in front of the battle, the tens of thousands of troops in Pinglu Town were disturbed by Li Congyan's words, and they couldn't help but boost their morale, and they all looked at Li Congyan who was riding through the battle, and the eyes of the soldiers were full of admiration.

When Li Congyan returned to the command platform, Bai Jixun's heart palpitations said: "Don't do this risky trick in the future, then Shen Tan is not a good type, in case ......"

Li Congyan patted Bai Jixun's shoulder and said, "Okay! Only this once, haha! ”

Then Li Congyan ordered the war drums to be beaten, and with the sound of war drums, Li Congyan saw very clearly that the commotion of the army in Pinglu Town in front of him was becoming more and more obvious, so he said with a smile: "It seems that Shen Tan's ability to lead the troops is not very good?" ”

Bai Jixun said with a smile: "Shen Tan is a veteran, and his ability to lead soldiers is very good. It's just that who would have thought that the lord would spend money to buy soldiers directly in front of the battle, and one person has always paid money, and those Qiu Ba in Pinglu Town who can't get two hundred yuan a year can't be moved? ”

"So little?"

Li Congyan laughed and said, "In this way, we are sure to win today's war!" ”

As he spoke, the second war drum sounded, and sporadic riots began to appear in the army of Pinglu Town. Shen Tan mobilized thousands of iron horsemen to constantly play and pressure in the formation, and he was so busy that his hatred for Li Congyan in his heart reached its peak.

Suddenly, Li Congyan saw hundreds of soldiers on the right flank of Pinglu Town rushing over, and these soldiers threw away their weapons while running over, obviously preparing to surrender.

"Okay, someone has taken the lead!"

Li Congyan pointed over there and laughed and said, "I'm afraid that no one will take the lead in this kind of thing, so it's easy to do now." ”

As soon as the words fell, a group of Pinglu Town cavalry rushed out, intercepted the hundreds of deserters and slashed them to death, and killed all the hundreds of deserters in front of tens of thousands of horses and horses of the two armies.

At this time, more than 30,000 people in Pinglu Town blew up their nests, and in the face of Shen Tan's bloody suppression, countless soldiers in Pinglu Town who had already been moved were viciously born on both sides, and a strong hatred for Shen Tan rose in their hearts.