The mighty Yuezhou soldiers marched out, shaking the entire Yuezhou.

Many people in Yuezhou, with wide eyes and disbelief in disbelief, looked at the soldiers passing by them.

It was the first time I had seen such a large-scale march, and it was spectacular to be able to see thousands of soldiers in the past.

With the opening of the Yuezhou soldiers, some news came, and I heard that this operation was an order given by the new commander-in-chief Su Qi'an.

It was to hold the determination to die and completely end the war in Yuezhou, and the people of Yuezhou did not believe it at first.

But looking at such a huge army and the people who accompanied the army, everyone's faces were deeply shocked.

In their hearts, they all hoped that this commander-in-chief could really do what he said, and the war in Yuezhou had lasted for too long.

The pain they have suffered is not something that outsiders can understand, and if the war had been calmed down in one fell swoop, they would at least not have been in fear all day long and hiding in Tibet, as they are now.

This time, the troops were divided into three routes, except for Xie Cang, who led 10,000 Split Mountain troops to go down the waterway of Shuixiang City.

The remaining 40,000 horses, led by Xiang Yan and Su Kang, each with 20,000 horses, approached the first and second counties held by the pirates from the north and south directions.

With their existing men and horses, they are not willing to be attacked by pirates at all, and after the previous layers of consumption, the pirates who can now have combat effectiveness are at most more than 20,000 people.

Moreover, they each occupied one or two counties, and the forces of the stubborn defense were scattered by more than 10,000 people, and in terms of numbers, they had an advantage.

In terms of operation, the same is true, defeating the Yuezhou Naval Division's troops, which greatly damaged the vitality of the Yuezhou side, and the same is true for the pirates.

In order to compete for the winner and give yourself an advantage as much as possible, this rest was originally supposed to take half a month, but now it is directly shortened by half by Su Qi'an.

In less than seven days, heavy forces were gathered and a surprise attack was launched on the pirates.

And this kind of assembly counterattack, the effect is obvious, and the pirates are obviously a little panicked.

They had dealt with the soldiers of Yuezhou before, and they were all thousands of troops, and they would fill the front line, even if it was the most, it would not exceed 10,000 people.

After every major battle, it takes more than half a month to rest, and it can be said that these pirates know everything about dealing with the Yuezhou soldiers.

But this time, even if there is a change of commander-in-chief, even the style of play has changed all of a sudden.

An army of 50,000 troops, divided into three routes, approached them directly, and the speed was so fast that they had no time to rest.

The pirates were shocked, was this still the weak and incompetent Yuezhou soldiers they knew?

Shocked to shocked, after all, the pirates have been fighting with the Yuezhou soldiers for many years, and soon under the arrangement of the leader, they quickly adjusted their tactics and launched a counterattack.

It took less than a day for the two sides to send troops, and they had already met.

The first to fight was the 20,000 soldiers led by Su Kang, and the moment they came into contact with the pirates, a big battle broke out between the two sides.

But the big war is not fierce, nor is it a death war, it can be regarded as a one-sided trend.

The number of pirates encountered this time was not very large, less than a thousand.

And Su Kang's front-line soldiers have exceeded 2,000 people, not counting the endless stream of soldiers who came from the follow-up.

Therefore, this kind of battle can be regarded as a skirmish, and the pirates are not stupid, and after seeing that the situation is unfavorable, they quickly withdraw and retreat.

Seeing this, the soldiers on Su Kang's side naturally took the initiative to pursue, and they were not afraid of any ambush.

With the strength in their hands, it is impossible to eat 20,000 of them in an ambush.

It is precisely because of the steady stream of troops coming from the rear that the front-line soldiers are emboldened.

This was unimaginable before this, when they would still take the initiative to pursue the pirates.

In the past, after being able to drive away, the turtle retreated into the city, passively defended, and experienced several such battles.

Even if some soldiers have the enthusiasm to take the initiative in their hearts, they are still exhausted by reality after all.

Now, there is finally such an opportunity, how can they let it go, on the way to pursue, the cold blood in their hearts gradually recovered.

Not long after the war broke out between Su Kang's division and the pirates, another group of soldiers led by Xiang Yan was also attacked by pirates.

Like Su Kang and the others, the number of pirates encountered was small, only a thousand.

Without hesitation, the front-line soldiers attacked, and in a quarter of an hour or so, they were routed.

The defeated pirates hurriedly retreated, and seeing this scene, the front-line soldiers wanted to beat the water dogs and not let go of this good opportunity.

But as soon as the pursuit was less than a mile or so, he was stopped by Xiang Yan's military order.

"The soldiers on the front line immediately returned to their units and advanced slowly at a constant pace."

The issuance of this military order is honestly a bit aggrieved, but after all, it was issued by Xiang Yan, and as the supreme commander of their road, his soldiers did not dare to disobey it.

I could only watch the pirates scatter, disappear from their sight, and finally have no choice but to return to the team.

And Xiang Yan, who was sitting in the Chinese army, sat in the carriage, his eyes were slightly closed, his expression was pleasant, looking at his appearance, he didn't know and thought that Xiang Yan was out to travel.

Not long after Xiang Yan's military order was issued, a confidant official beside the carriage asked in a low voice.

"My lord, I am a little puzzled by your order, with the 20,000 troops in our hands, even if we encounter any ambushes, we can quickly join up with the front-line soldiers, so that we will miss the opportunity to beat the pirates and expand the results of the battle, is it a pity?"

This is not just his idea, basically all the officers in the army.

Although they were afraid of pirates, it was a pity that they gave up like this, so they gave up the results of the battle that came to their doors.

Xiang Yan, who was sitting in the carriage, his eyes were still closed, and his cold voice sounded after a while.

"That's right, it's a pity to give up the pursuit of the scattered pirates, but I ask you not to forget, who is the commander-in-chief of the Yuezhou war this time?"

"We can get some merit here to expand our gains, but who will be the cheapest? Do you want to watch the Marquis of Dongshan quell the war in Yuezhou so smoothly, so that you can free up your hands and take off all your official hats?"

Xiang Yan's words made the confidant official who had just spoken out look stunned, obviously a little afraid.

They really didn't think about it, and they always thought that Su Qi'an was just talking.

But now I see that if the war in Yuezhou is successfully pacified as commanded by Su Qi'an, they will be the unlucky ones next.

The confidant official nodded at Xiang Yan again and again, clenching his fists in gratitude, "This matter is not considered by us, thank you for reminding you, then what will we do next, adults."

"It's very simple, tell the whole army to advance at a uniform speed, I estimate that it will take half a day at most to reach the fourth county town, and then order to go down, and the whole army will rest in the fourth county town."

"Su Qi'an, Su Kang, don't they want to fight, do they want to prove their strength, then let them fight enough, and when the two sides fight to the point that both sides are defeated, then it will be time for us to attack."

The henchman official's eyes turned, and he instantly understood, and patted Xiang Yan on the back, "It's worthy of being an adult, it doesn't take much effort, it can not only win the final effect, but also weaken Su Kang's strength, this trick is high, it's really high, and the subordinates will do it."

Under Xiang Yan's nod, the confidant official beside him, with his legs between his legs, quickly disappeared in front of him.

Xiang Yan, who was sitting in the carriage, opened his eyes at this time, with a little coldness, looked ahead, and muttered softly, "Hmph, surnamed Su, don't think that if you become the commander-in-chief, you can really command the officer, and then the official will let you see what is the strength of the ground snake."

With the passage of time, Xiang Yan and Su Kang's soldiers and horses all met with the pirates, and the two sides basically pushed flat, defeated the pirates, and were advancing towards the first and second counties in an orderly manner.

And Xie Cang, who went down the waterway to prevent pirates from sneaking up behind the waterway, half a day passed, not to mention pirates, and he didn't even see half of the pirates.

The journey down the road can be said to be quite smooth, and if they continue like this, they will arrive in the second district a little faster than Su Kang.

According to Su Qi'an's plan, Xiang Yan led the way to attack the first county, and Su Kang was the second county, Xie Cang's split mountain

Army, after making sure that the pirates did not raid from the waterway, will go north along the waterway, join up with Su Kang's army, and jointly attack the second county.

Among the two counties that the pirates are entrenched in, the second county is the most difficult, not because of the number of pirates, but because of the defense of his walls, which is much stronger than the first county.

What's more, in the second county, there are many waterways, extending in all directions, and if you react quickly, you can retreat as quickly as possible.

This is what Xie Cang is worried about, he is afraid that these pirates will smear oil on the soles of their feet and run away directly, and they will not be able to complete the task of annihilating the pirates that Su Qi has settled down.

In order to complete the task, Xie Cang didn't care about so much, and immediately ordered to continue down the river as quickly as possible, and if there was really no ambush, he immediately rushed to the second county.

In any case, the second county pirates can't be allowed to escape.

Under Xie Cang's order, the Split Mountain Army accelerated the progress, and spent an hour and a half searching all the surrounding areas of the waterway, after confirming that there was no ambush.

Immediately turn around and head north towards the second county town.

The second county town was not very far away from them, and with the strength of the Split Mountain Army, it would only take half an hour at most to reach it.

The Split Mountain Army, which galloped all the way, hurried and hurried, and finally arrived at the second county town.

As Xie Cang thought, they were indeed the first to arrive, and Xie Cang immediately ordered to send a forward to test the attack.

In any case, the pirates of the second county town must be dragged down, and the vanguard army of the Split Mountain Army will attack quickly.

The imaginary arrows shot from the sky above his head did not appear, and he did not even have the intention of fighting back.

Seeing that the forward army was gradually approaching the second county town, and there was no movement in the county town, Xie Cang's brows were furrowed, and he suddenly had a bad premonition.

About a quarter of an hour later, Xie Cang watched as the forward army entered the city unscathed.

At this moment, Xie Cang's face was gloomy, he could probably guess something, but he didn't act, his hands clutched the horse rope, and he had the last trace of illusion.

The vanguard army, which entered the city, came quickly on horseback.

reported to Xie Cang, "Master Hou, after our investigation, there is no trace of pirates in the second county town, that is to say, the second county city is an empty city, and most of the pirates have run away."