Listening to the report of his subordinates, Xie Cang's heart sank to the bottom, and it was difficult for him to accept this fact.

With a greeting, he led the Split Mountain Army into the second county city, and the city was a mess and empty.

Only a small number of the people remained in the city, and through inquiry, they learned that the pirates who had been entrenched in the second county had disappeared without a trace in the night two or three days before.

This news made Xie Cang quite uneasy, he was very worried about Su Qi'an's safety, for fear that these pirates would find out Su Qi'an's intentions.

But after thinking about it, these pirates shouldn't be so smart, Su Qi'an's tactical arrangement, his whereabouts, only Xie Cang knows about the entire Yuezhou, and the others don't know anything.

Even if these pirates were extremely smart, they couldn't see through Su Qi'an's plan, but for the sake of prudence, Xie Cang immediately flew a pigeon to pass the book and told him what happened in the second county town.

Just as Xie Cang was about to take over the second county town and start the next step, about a quarter of an hour later.

In the distance, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and a large number of soldiers stirred up the dust in the sky and galloped towards them.

Xie Cang looked up and saw that this group of men and horses was Su Kang's subordinates, the soldiers were scattered, and a carriage came slowly.

Su Kang got down from the carriage and sat in a wheelchair, and when he saw Xie Cang appear, his face was surprised, a little surprised, and said with a smile.

"Hehe, it is worthy of the famous Split Mountain Army in Nanzhou, and the speed of this march is really high, which makes this king ashamed."

"Presumably, the pirates of the second county city have been exterminated by Xie Hou, I don't know if Xie Hou has captured a prisoner."

Xie Cang's face was calm, and he said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, Your Royal Highness King Yue, when I arrived at the second county city, there was no trace of pirates, it was an empty city."

"Empty City?" Su Kang frowned slightly, as if he realized something.

Xie Cang did not hesitate, and told everything that happened here, and after hearing the explanation, Su Kang's eyes flashed, and he said softly, "It seems that these pirates are not ordinary, I didn't expect them to have a backhand."

"I see, now I'll have to wait until I head to County One to find out what these pirates have in mind."

"Is there a reply from Xiang Yan?" Su Kang thought of something, turned his head, and asked Liu Chuang.

"Back to Your Highness, Lord Xiang said that everything is normal, and they are preparing to go to the fourth county town."

"The Fourth County? Why is the march so slow, send a message to Xiang Yan, let them go to the third county city as quickly as possible, and inform them of the events here, so that they can be vigilant."

After arranging the order, Su Kang turned his head, looked at Xie Cang seriously, and asked softly, "Xie Hou, this king is here to ask you a question, where are Su Hou and the others, and what are their plans?"

Su Kang's question, as Xie Cang expected, Su Qi'an, as the commander-in-chief of Yuezhou, his whereabouts, not to mention let outsiders know, but as a high-level in Yuezhou, he should know.

But with the opening of the final battle in Yuezhou, I originally thought that Su Qi'an would go with Xie Cang's Split Mountain Army, and no matter how bad it was, he would stay in Shuixiang City and take command.

But until now, the personnel of their headquarters have no idea about Su Qi'an's whereabouts, which is indeed a bit unreasonable.

Xie Cang was silent for a while, then arched his hand at Su Kang and said, "I'm sorry, Your Royal Highness the King of Yue, Brother Su's whereabouts, I really can't tell anyone, all this is also for the victory of the war in Yuezhou."

"Brother Su has already explained, only when the war in Yuezhou is over, he will naturally inform them one by one, not contacting, not informing, is the biggest guarantee for Brother Su's safety, and I hope His Royal Highness the King of Yue can understand."

Hearing Xie Cang say this, although Su Kang was very curious, he couldn't say anything, so he nodded and said, "Okay, since that's the case, this king won't say much."

"Xie Hou, since the second county city is an empty city, we will leave some of our men to maintain law and order, and the rest of the people will leave for the first county city immediately, without further ado, we will set off immediately."

Xie Cang nodded, greeted him, and left two thousand Yuezhou soldiers, and the rest of the large troops, immediately set off.

At this time, Xiang Yan, who was advancing at a constant speed, swayed towards the fourth county town.

Not long after, a herald came in front of him on horseback, facing the horse

Xiang Yan in the car saluted and said respectfully, "Report to your lordship, there is a letter from His Royal Highness King Yue, informing us that they have arrived in the second county city, and they have not encountered pirates, it is an empty city, let us be careful and vigilant to avoid being attacked."

"And command us to speed up and hurry to the third county town."

The herald's words made Xiang Yan's eyes open, and he didn't say anything, but his face was displeased.

Su Kang reminded him, he didn't feel anything, what made him unhappy was the command in the second half of the sentence.

They were obviously going to the fourth county town, now let them speed up, bypass the fourth county town, and go to the third county town.

At this moment, the time is very rushed, and he is the commander of the division of troops on this road, when will it be Su Kang's turn to point fingers here.

This made Xiang Yan quite dissatisfied, and he was silent for a while, and said to the herald outside the carriage.

"Send the order down and get the army to speed up and head to the fourth county town."

"The Fourth County? But my lord, His Royal Highness King Yue—" The herald was stunned, he thought he had misheard, and asked tentatively.

It was this temptation that made Xiang Yan's eyes cold, snorted coldly, and scolded, "What, do you want the official to say it a second time?"

The herald's back was cold, and he reacted at an even speed, saying yes again and again, then turned his horse's head and walked away.

Xiang Yan looked into the distance, looking at the marching army, although King Yue's order made him very unhappy, but out of prudence, Xiang Yan planned to speed up, as long as they entered the fourth county city, even if they encountered an ambush, Xiang Yan would have confidence.

As for Su Kangti's third or fourth county town, it is not Su Kang's turn to point fingers.

Xiang Yan didn't know that the third county town, close to the first county town, was the front line of the war.

Once a conflict breaks out, the third county town will definitely be affected, for its own safety, and to consume Su Kangna's troops, it is appropriate to go to the fourth county town to sit firmly in Diaoyutai.

According to the changes in the war, you can reap the results of the war if you advance, and you can escape from the brink of war and protect yourself when you retreat.

This is the purpose of Xiang Yan's march with his troops, to reduce casualties as much as possible, so as to obtain the greatest results.

Just as Xiang Yan's army was speeding up towards the fourth county city, suddenly, the vanguard army in front was ambushed by pirates.

When the news came, Xiang Yan did not panic and ordered the pirates to be eliminated.

The number of pirates who appeared was small, as last time, only a thousand, and this time it was in the way of their march.

For the sake of one's own safety, it is the best strategy to eat the pirates that appear in one go, and approach the fourth county town at a uniform speed.

The vanguard army that received the order could not hide the excitement in their hearts, they could finally do a big job.

Just when the two sides met each other and the battle was fierce, suddenly, on both sides of the army, countless Henan arrows suddenly shot out.

Moreover, in the woods on both sides, the sound of killing shook the sky, and immediately after, countless pirates, armed with broadswords, rushed out without fear of death.

The Yuezhou soldiers who went forward were not vegetarians, and the two sides fought quickly, and the sudden outbreak of battle made Xiang Yan, who was sitting in the Chinese army, look ugly.

A bad premonition rose in his heart, and he felt that the purpose of these pirates was him.

And looking at the number of pirates, where is only a few thousand, roughly estimated, at least tens of thousands.

Less than ten miles from the fourth county town, they were ambushed and attacked by the main force of pirates.

At this moment, Xiang Yan didn't care about fighting with pirates, and hurriedly ordered that the front army and the rear guard troops should quickly move closer to the Chinese army, not to be entangled with pirates, and to run to the fourth county town as fast as possible.

At the same time, he sent a message to Su Kang and their flying pigeons, and asked them for help urgently.

Who would have known that this group of pirates, who didn't fight Su Kang's division of troops, was waiting for them on the way to the fourth county town.

If they continue to fight, in such an unobstructed and undefended territory, even if they can break through the encirclement, they are afraid of heavy casualties.

Therefore, don't dwell on it, and break through quickly, which is the best policy.

On Xiang Yan's side, he was ambushed by the main force of pirates, and he was trying his best to entangle and rush towards the fourth county city

Perimeter.

Xie Cang, who joined Su Kang, they hurried and finally arrived at the first county town.

The situation in the first county town is the same as that in the second county town, there is no trace of pirates in the city, and it is an empty city.

Looking at this scene, Xie Cang and Su Kang's faces were not good-looking, and both sides were hiding their own thoughts.

Just as his army took over the first county town, Su Kang and Xie Cang's side received news from Xiang Yan and Su Qi'an.

The good news is that Su Qi'an's side was not attacked by pirates, and the plan continued, which made Xie Cang's heart that had been hanging finally let go.

If Su Qi'an's plan was discovered, I am afraid that this Yuezhou war would fall short, but fortunately, Su Qi'an's side was not affected, which made Xie Cang not relax.

Xie Cang's gloomy face was finally relieved, but Su Kang's side, seeing Xiang Yan's request for help, his gloomy face was not soothed at all.

He didn't say anything, and gave Xiang Yan's distress letter to Xie Cang, and Xie Cang's eyes swept up and down.

With a soothing face, with a bit of solemnity, he said softly, "I didn't expect this group of pirates to have such wisdom to give up the two county cities they were holding, and attack the weakest road with all their might."

"Once Xiang Yan's way is breached, Yuezhou City is afraid that it will be in danger, these pirates are really a good means."

"Yes, even this king didn't expect this group of pirates to be so bold, Xie Hou, without further ado, let's hurry up."

Xie Cang also knew the urgency of the situation, nodded and said, "Well, I hope Xiang Yan can support us until we catch up."

Xie Cang and Su Kang did not stay long in the first county town, quickly integrated their troops and horses, and went straight to the fourth county town with 25,000 people.

At this time, Xiang Yan, who was besieged by pirates, could be said to be in a hurry, and his face was pale.

Although they broke through all the way, this group of pirates, like crazy dogs, fought to the death and did not retreat, and it seemed that they wanted to leave all of Xiang Yan's 20,000 troops behind.