Killed Shi Zhou Haodong and captured Shi Zhou Haohuang, there was no general in the Donghu army who could command the army at this time.

The officers and men of the three armies were directly defeated and surrendered one after another.

"Your Majesty's plan is also to surrender the city as soon as possible!"

Hou Junyan took the captured Shi Zhou and threw Shi Zhou's moving head on the city.

The guards of the city in Lingling County directly opened the city and surrendered.

Hou Junyan breathed a sigh of relief.

He is not stupid, although he has taken Lingling County, completed the big strategic goal, and has the merit of capturing the city.

But after all, it is disobeying military orders.

Even if there is a general outside, the monarch's order is not subject to the rhetoric, it cannot be completely exempted.

That is, the merits and demerits are just offset.

So Hou Junyan specially set up a pretense of obeying the king's orders.

There will certainly be no punishment.

Taking Lingling County is a great achievement, and the emperor will be given a point.

As the actual executor, it is enough to eat some soup.

Anyway, I also proved my ability.

It's better than offsetting the merits.

Besides, to share the credit with the emperor, Hou Junyan is also convinced.

If it weren't for the emperor, he would have placed such a deceptive artifact as Li Jingji in Lingling County in advance, confusing Shi Zhou Haohuang.

He won't win so easily.

After Hou Junyan entered the Lingling County City, he sent people to Wuling County to deliver a message to the emperor.

Then he began to deal with Shi Zhou Huang.

"You are quite capable of commanding troops, and your martial arts are also excellent, and you can defeat Li Jingji."

"It's a pity that I was unlucky and ran into the general."

Shi Zhou Haohuang:.

Why is your face so big?

Isn't it just to lose to you once, as for being so angry all the time?

And can we not mention Li Jingji? Do you still need to use the word "actually"?

You really don't have to use this guy as a mat to step on, isn't it normal to win him?

Shi Zhou Haohuang was simply speechless:

"If the general is just here to humiliate me, then there is no need to say more."

"The general of the defeated army is already shameless, so why humiliate him?"

Hou Junyan smiled and said coldly:

"Tell me what you have done for Jing Nan, and you will be spared death!"

"Arrangement? What arrangement? ”

Shi Zhou Haohuang pretended not to know.

Hou Junyan said in a deep voice:

"Shi Zhou Haocong led his troops to Changsha County, but he didn't show up for a long time."

"Instead, they just stood still and sent troops to support everywhere."

"There must be something else."

"That Liu Bin is known as a hundred steps and clever people, but I'm afraid that the arrangements have been made!"

Since Meng Feng surrendered by fraud, it is obvious that the Donghu people have other plans.

Hou Junyan deliberately left Shi Zhou Haohuang's life in order to set out the troop layout of the Donghu people and the follow-up battle plan.

This is also a great achievement.

"Ridiculous!"

Shi Zhou Haohuang sneered:

"This time you just took advantage of the ambush, if it is a head-to-head duel, who wins and who loses is two words!"

"It's just like this, it's enough to stick to Jingnan, so why bother the general to do it himself?!"

Hou Junyan smiled and said:

"It's just your hard mouth."

"Anyway, my majesty is a ghost, and he is brave, and his ability to lead troops is even more unpredictable."

"Now that Lingling County has started, you can easily enter Changsha County, and see how Shi Zhou Haocong lost the city and land!"

At this moment, Li Jingji walked in and said to Hou Junyan:

"General, our army has suffered fifteen hundred casualties."

"Hmm."

Hou Junyan nodded, although it was an ambush, a surprise attack cut off the Donghu army.

But the number of ambushes was too small, and Li Jingji was a fraud, so many people died.

However, with 1,500 dead and wounded, a county town can be captured, which is already a great success.

Li Jingji's face became a little ugly, and he continued:

"In addition, I learned from the mouths of those Donghu generals who surrendered."

"Long before Shi Zhou Haohuang led his army out of the city to meet the battle, he took a step ahead and sent a messenger to the rear to deliver news to Shi Zhou Haocong and Guiyang County."

"It is estimated that Shi Zhou Haocong will most likely know the battle situation here, and Guiyang County will also be alert."

"Hahaha!"

When Shi Zhou heard this, he looked proud:

"I want to know, how did Liu Pheasant lose the city and land!"

Hou Junyan was a slap.

I heard that the old general Lian Hansheng likes to do this, but I didn't expect it to feel really good, and the whole person is refreshed.

Still, he frowned and pondered.

I didn't expect Shi Zhou Haohuang to be so cautious in sending out a horse before leaving the city.

In this way, the capture of Lingling County lost its suddenness.

When the emperor and the main force of the Northern Expedition received the news and rushed to Lingling County, Shi Zhou Haocong probably also received the news.

It was difficult for the Han army to pass through Lingling County and raid Changsha County.

gave the Donghu people time to react, and when the time came, it would probably be another hard battle.

I'm sure I'll be able to take the city.

After all, there are many generals in the Han army now.

But it's really a bit unaffordable.

More than 30,000 soldiers and horses attacked the county town of Wuling, and 5,000 people were killed.

If Changsha County is attacked again, the number of casualties will only increase.

Coupled with the scattered deaths on the battlefields everywhere, how many of the Northern Expeditionary Army, which was already only 70,000 people, could be left?

At that time, it will inevitably take several years of cultivation and recuperation, and retrain the soldiers before the further Northern Expedition.

Rao was Hou Junyan's confidence, and he couldn't help but shake his head a little.

The Northern Expedition is indeed too difficult, even if it is difficult to win a hundred battles.

Judging from the current situation, unless the emperor can predict in advance, he has already captured Lingling County.

Then transfer troops in time to make a time difference.

Even Shi Zhou Haocong could receive the news of the loss of Lingling County at the same time, and began to rectify Changsha County.

But it is also enough to let the army surround Changsha County before it completely rectifies Changsha County, and then combine with the people and families in the city who have fallen to the Han Dynasty.

The inside and the outside should be combined to break through Changsha County in one fell swoop.

After that, it's simple, holding the two counties of Changsha and Lingling is equivalent to taking Jingnan.

But how is this possible?

Originally, he turned around and attacked Lingling County, which was to disobey the military order and make a temporary move.

The Donghu people, who had already calculated, couldn't guess it, so they suffered a big loss and lost the city directly.

How could the emperor guess his every move?

Even if you can guess it, it is not easy to hide the large-scale deployment of troops and horses.

That begging also has the posture of a famous general!

But

"There's another way."

Hou Junyan muttered to himself.

He had about 19,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, including Li Jingji's soldiers and horses.

As long as you are bold, you can abandon Lingling County, take soldiers and horses, and surprise attack Changsha County.

The Han people in Changsha County, as well as the big families, saw that there were Han soldiers and horses outside the city, and they were likely to launch a riot to help the Han army.

This is the time when people think about Han.

The only thing that makes Hou Junyan uncertain is that he doesn't know how many soldiers and horses there are in Changsha County.

It stands to reason that after 20,000 people were divided to support Wuling County, there should not be many soldiers and horses.

If there are not enough soldiers and horses, the possibility of a successful insurrection is even greater.

But if there are enough soldiers and horses.

"It's done."

Hou Junyan likes to be dangerous.

If he makes a surprise attack on Changsha County, he can really succeed, and it must be a great achievement!

Of course, you don't have to think about the high power and the main thing.

No matter how great the credit is, that is, in the battle of Jingnan, the two counties were captured.

Compared with the emperor's brilliant record of being able to enter the martial temple within three years of ascending the throne, it is just the light of fire.

"General Li, you go to the city to find some Han guides who are familiar with the terrain of Jingnan."

"Let's see if there are any hidden trails that can go from Lingling County to Changsha County."

"Yes"

Li Jingji didn't know that Hou Junyan was so brave, so he just said that he was preparing for the capture of Changsha County in the future, so he left.

——

"You've lost again!"

Liu Ke once again slashed Xue Jia's big dragon, laughed, and immediately picked up the wine glass on the table and took a sip.

I can't see the previous sickness at all, my face is ruddy, and it's so good!

Xue Jia just spread his hands helplessly:

"Ahem-I didn't expect Your Majesty to have such attainments in this chess path."

It's outrageous.

As he played, one of his chess pieces disappeared.

He felt that the emperor had done it.

But staring at the chessboard, I couldn't see any clues.

It's as if the pieces have disappeared into thin air.

Cheating this thing, you don't catch it, as long as the other party doesn't admit it, you don't have any way.

Liu Ke smiled:

"Xue Qing still has to practice!"

If you can't play it, you will overturn the chessboard, and it is already an old yellow calendar.

The movement is too big, and it is somewhat ungraceful.

He also has the destiny of [habitual thief], in front of you, steal a few chess pieces at will, isn't it easy?

You just have a chess piece in your hand, and maybe you can go along with it!

Xue Jia just smiled bitterly and nodded.

Let's practice, let's practice, no matter how much he practices, he can't get off the wall where blatant fraud is not discovered!

Liu Ke fixed his mind and said:

"Xue Qing, what do you think of Hou Junyan's capture of Lingling County, what are the casualties between the enemy and us?"

Xue Jia coughed twice, and when he opened his eyes again, there was another child missing on the chessboard.

“.”

"With Hou Junyan's ability, he naturally knows that General Li is good at. Fraud. ”

"It is inevitable that General Li will lure the enemy out of the city, and then lead an ambush to attack, cut off the Donghu army, so that they will not care about each other, create chaos, and then take advantage of the chaos to mobilize troops."

"Since it is an ambush surprise attack, even if the enemy army is large, our army's casualties will not exceed three thousand."

"General Li has a basis for advancing and retreating, and the battle damage can be smaller."

"The loss should be about 1,500 people."

Both the monarchs and ministers disobeyed the military order of Hou Junyanhui, turned around to join Li Jingji's department, and captured Lingling County without any accidents.

After all, that's what they calculated.

Xue Jia is responsible for making suggestions, and Liu Ke is open.

Insight into human nature, what kind of character Hou Junyan is, he couldn't be clearer.

As soon as the two of them combined, and finally added Yue Shaoqian, the three of them made a general strategy, and they had an idea on how to capture Jingnan.

Lao Hou's every move is in their calculations.

From Leshun's repeated first-time arrivals, the pressure exerted, to Xue Jia's repeated urging, civil and military are not harmonious.

Even Liu Ke fell into a coma halfway through his speech.

It's all to play Hou Junyan and the Donghu people together in applause.

If you want to reduce the battle damage and recover more land in one Northern Expedition, you have to play some tricks.

As for Meng Feng, it was just a small episode.

No one believed him, and no one did not believe him.

Regardless of whether he really surrenders or fakes, he is just a small person, and it will not affect the overall battle situation.

It is enough to go around and be a small chess piece.

Liu Ke also calculated the battle damage in his heart, nodded, and continued:

"Then Hou Junyan has about 19,000 people in his hands."

"With his temperament, most of the people will plan to abandon Lingling County and take the risk of attacking Changsha County on a small road."

Xue Jia nodded and said:

"It must be so."

Liu Ke asked:

"How long is there enough food and grass in the army to support it?"

Xue Jia arched his hand and said:

"The land of Jingnan is barren, and some of the small counties and counties that our army has taken along the way do not have much grain in stock."

"All the grain and grass of the army have to be supplied through Gaozhou, and Gaozhou's grain depends on Qiongzhou."

"Fortunately, in recent months, Jingnan has had abundant rain and the river has risen, so taking the waterway can share the great pressure on grain and straw."

"Now there is still a barely supply of grain and grass."

"But if we want to have a full supply and ensure that there is no food shortage, it should take two months to mobilize enough people."

"Well, that's a problem."

Liu Ke's brows furrowed.

He delayed for a while in Wuling County, although there were reasons for calculation, and there were also factors of grain and straw.

Jingnan is really not easy to go, and the supply of grain and straw is intermittent.

"There's no time to delay now."

Liu Ke thought about it for a while, and planned to start the final general attack according to the original plan.

Shi Zhou Haocong never showed up, and the situation was not as smooth as he and Yue Shaoqian had imagined.

If you continue to wait and wait for the opportunity, you will estimate the battle situation in the entire Jingnan, and it will be eroded.

Now is the time when the rain is most abundant, and it is also the time when flooding is most likely.

If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to have a next time.

"Then I will hand over the battle situation in Lingling County to you and Yue Shaobao."

Xue Jia arched his hand and said:

"Yes, I will live up to His Majesty's trust!"

Liu Ke's head:

"Go ahead, prepare a coffin for me, and get another 800 plain clothes."

——

Zhu Zhang has been in Guiyang County for several days.

I also tried to raise a fire before and tricked Hou Junyan into entering the city.

But the pawn who raised the fire had sore hands.

The Han army led by Ma Kuo outside the city did not move at all.

I can't fix it directly for Zhu Zhang.

Isn't it an appointment?

Ma Kuo actually saw the lights flickering at the head of the city.

It was still the guards who called him up that night to watch.

But it was useless for him to look at.

I don't know what it means.

Naturally, it will not be over.

"General! Oh no!! ”

A messenger arrived in a hurry, and Zhu Zhang waved his hand impatiently:

"What's so alarming?"

The entire Jingnan is under the dispatch of Shi Zhou Haocong, and it is impregnable.

What else is there to panic about?

Wuling County has Qi Yan Qi and Pan Ran, as well as Meng Feng's reinforcements.

Lingling County has Shi Zhou Huang and Shi Zhou Haodong.

Guiyang County has him and the county guard again.

The Han army couldn't break through the defense line at all, and it couldn't even touch the edge of Changsha County, which could be called invulnerable.

It can't be that the city of Lingling County is broken, right?

Then you think too highly of Li Jingji??!

The pawn said with a sad and indignant face:

"The city of Lingling County was destroyed, General Shi Zhou Haodong was killed in battle, and General Shi Zhou Haohuang was captured alive!"

Zhu Zhang: "."

It's outrageous.

Li Jingji, who defeated anyone, suddenly went to heaven?

Suddenly, Zhu Zhang thought of the motionless Han army outside the city, and exclaimed:

"Could it be Hou Junyan?"

"Hou Junyan didn't come to Guiyang County, but went to Lingling County?!"

He also knew Hou Junyan's ability.

Shi Zhou Haohuang dealt with Li Jingji without any problems.

But if the person in command of the Han army changes from Li Jingji to Hou Junyan, the problem will be big.

If Li Jingji continues to play what he is best at luring the enemy and deceiving defeat, as long as Shi Zhou Haohuang dares to lead the army out of the city, he will inevitably be cold.

The pawn shook his head:

"I don't know who the little one is, but there is indeed a general who was ambushed by the side of the road, and suddenly attacked and cut off General Shi Zhou's army."

Zhu Zhang couldn't help beating his chest and exclaiming:

"It must be that Hou Junyan!"

"How dare he!"

Zhu Zhang was puzzled.

He was sure that the military order given by Xue Jia to Hou Junyan was to cooperate with their internal response and take Guiyang County.

So where did Hou Junyan get the courage to disobey the military order and attack Lingling County again?

What if I can't capture it?

Where did he get the confidence to dare to ambush with five hundred people??

Although judging from the final result, it was a success.

But this process

No one would have thought of it!

"It's broken!"

Zhu Zhang's heart was anxious.

The four counties of Jingnan, the outermost counties of Lingling, Guiyang and Wuling, have formed the most stable defense with their topography.

But now, the defense line has broken a corner.

As long as the Han army attacks Changsha County through Lingling County, among Changsha County, those families who are already watching are likely to be directly ghosts.

Others don't know, but he knows it very well.

Shi Zhou Haocong had already divided the soldiers and horses, and at this time, there were only 10,000 county soldiers in Changsha County at most.

"What a disaster!!"

Zhu Zhang was sweating profusely.

When the Donghu people attacked Changsha County, they were the big families in Changsha County and opened the city gate.

Now it is normal for them to open the city gate to the Han army again.

Especially the Meng family, who has always wanted to go to sea to make a lot of money.

Once there is a riot, Changsha will be lost!

"No, no, no."

Zhu Zhang suddenly saw the pawn and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Since you sent news to Guiyang County, someone must also send news to Changsha County, right?"

"Yes, another five horsemen are going to Changsha County."

"That's good."

Zhu Zhang wiped the sweat from his forehead.

The situation has not yet reached the point of no return.

Although Lingling County was lost, Shi Zhou Haohuang sent a horse to explore before leaving the city.

Even if he loses the city and land, he can pass the news to Shi Zhou Haocong in the rear in time.

Shi Zhou Haocong had precautions in advance, and Changsha County might not be lost.

"And count the time on the road."

"It will take several months for the Han army to mobilize most of its soldiers and horses into Changsha County and meet the supply of grain and grass at the same time."

"At that time, the general should have already stabilized the city's defenses, and the soldiers and horses that should be separated can also be transferred back to the city."

"It should be fine."

With a little determination in his heart, Zhu Zhang immediately repaired a book and handed it to the pawn:

"You will give this letter to General Shi Zhou Haocong on behalf of the general."

"Yes!"

The pawn left, and Zhu Zhang also began to prepare.

He planned to take some of the soldiers and horses of Guiyang County to support Changsha County.

Anyway, Ma Kuo under the city, what level, everyone knows.

Even if he took the soldiers and horses out of the city with a big grin, most of the horses would not dare to stop him.

He had to pray to God on the spot to let the Donghu people not beat him.

(End of chapter)