Chapter 279: The Old Man
"Governor Qiyu, Yao Xiang lined up in Daxian Mountain, Shi Kun fled, and three thousand Jin cavalry came to support."
"Revisit."
"Command!" The scout mounted his horse and hurried away.
Li Yue took his own soldiers forward to check.
At the foot of Daxian Mountain, there are many foot riders, plus the Jin army, at least 40,000 horses, the cavalry is divided into left and right wings, and the foot soldiers erect big shields and spears, as if a large reed forest is born out of thin air at the foot of the mountain, and a desperate posture.
"There is a cloud in the art of war, don't hit the dignified array!" Li Yue was not in a hurry at all.
Yao Xiang is still a long way to go.
Start playing now, what is the way forward?
As for the tribesmen, they pushed the deer carts and carried the grain and grass, and drove the livestock, and at the end of the day, they could not go far.
Li Yue asked the soldiers to line up and confronted each other quietly.
However, a cavalry on the left flank on the opposite side rushed out, and at a glance at its sophisticated equipment, it was known that it was the Jin army, silver and white iron armor, holding a long lance, everyone was on two horses, full of energy, rushing to the front of the formation, showing off his might.
Although the scholars in power in Jiangdong were defeated, the soldiers were by no means weak, and they were basically refugees from the north to the south.
Twenty years later, the Beifu Army, which went down in history, was established on the basis of this group of people.
Strategically, you can despise your opponent, but tactically you need to pay attention to it.
This Jin cavalry rushed up like a splash of wind, repeatedly testing outside the land of one shot, showing off its might.
Zhang Shengye, who was beside him, pointed to the enemy army and said, "Dudu, this person ...... This person seems to be the leader of Meng and Meng? ”
Li Yue was stunned for a moment, and didn't react for a while.
Following the direction of his finger, he suddenly found a familiar figure, and many memories came back to him.
At that time, I suspected that he went south to join Jin, but I didn't expect to meet him here.
"Haha, this is easy to do, send someone to contact Leader Meng, this time you will get all the credit, Yao Xiang, Shi Kun, and Xun Xian can't run away!" Zhang Shengye was the old department of Heiyun Mountain, so he naturally recognized Meng Kai.
Is it really that simple?
Li Yue had mixed feelings in his heart, he gained a firm foothold in the Central Plains, created a foundation, and became famous, but he never came to vote, and he didn't know what happened.
Now that the war is in full swing, he has led his army up, and it does not look like he can persuade him to surrender.
Meng Kai's character, Li Yue knows it well, if he wants to defect to himself, he will have defected a long time ago, and he doesn't have to wait until now.
However, looking at his energetic appearance, he should have lived well in the south, and Li Yue felt a little at ease.
At the beginning, he ran away because he was incompatible with Bo Wu's department, and if he stayed, he had to take himself and Bo Wuhuo together, without the support of the beggar army, Li Yue might not be able to get to where he is now.
"No need, he's not a capricious villain, and if he wants to vote for us, he'll be here a long time ago." Li Yue waved his hand.
Li Yue remembered the feelings in his heart, but private feelings are private feelings, and major events are major events, and they cannot be mixed up.
Everyone has their own choice.
He chose this path, and he was destined to meet each other on the battlefield.
Meng Kaiyao showed his might for a while, and when he saw that the Black Cloud Army had no stronghold and was invulnerable, he retreated.
And Yao Xiang behind him was not stupid, he seized the opportunity and retreated to Daxian Mountain in formation.
The dog will jump off the wall when he is in a hurry, the morale of Yao Xiang's army is still there, and Li Yue is too lazy to play with him, seeing that the sky is almost dark, he ordered the soldiers to camp in place.
At this time, Cui Jin led the people to send grain and grass.
Li Yue told him about seeing Meng Kai.
"Brother, why bother?" Cui Jin sighed for a while, and then said: "Everyone has their own ambitions, don't force them, since he is subordinate to the Jiangdong court, he will not betray." ”
Although he didn't say it on his lips, he actually understood it in his heart.
When Meng Kai came back at this time, it was impossible for him to be in a high position immediately, he hadn't seen him for more than three years, things were right and wrong, and with his character, he might not bow his head.
Cui Jin sighed with emotion, and soon returned to normal, the situation in the world is at a critical time, there is not so much time for hypocrisy in the troubled times, Meng Kai is still alive, and his life is not bad, which is enough.
"Duan Qin is attacking the city in the plains, and the momentum is quite big, and he wants to sweep Bohai, Leling and other counties, and he can't let it sit big, and his subordinates ask to crusade against it with Jia Taishou."
"Duan Qin must be removed!"
If it sweeps the plains, Leling, and Bohai counties, it becomes the climate, and it will become a problem for Yanzhou's henchmen.
After discussing some military affairs, Cui Jin also gave up his hand, but before leaving, he suddenly turned his head and said, "If you ...... If my brother is defeated, I hope that the governor will spare his life. ”
Li Yue nodded.
Cui Jin did not delay and returned to Guanggu overnight.
The next day, the army set out again.
From afar, I saw black smoke billowing and flames rising into the sky.
Muling Pass was already broken, and it was definitely impossible to defend it, and the arson was just to delay the pursuit of the Black Cloud Army.
But the fire will eventually be extinguished.
An hour later, the fire weakened and was extinguished by the forward battalion.
Passing through the Muling Pass, then set foot on the boundary of Xuzhou, standing on the pass overlooking the south, the remaining veins of Mount Tai arch up on the earth like a dragon and snake, and the crowd going south is like thousands of ants.
The Black Cloud Army swooped down from Daxian Mountain and stepped into the boundary of Langya County.
Two years after Jiangdong recaptured Xu Yang, the rich Huainan and Huaibei had never operated it, so naturally they would not operate here.
The population has long been relocated to Qiaoxian County, which is around Jingkou, and there is no decent defense.
The farther south, the more Yao Xiang and Xun Xian had no will to fight.
In the past, he sent troops to resist and put on a posture of playing with his life, but now he only cares about fleeing for his life in the south.
Langya County is adjacent to Taishan County, and has long been within the influence of Yanzhou.
Seeing them like this, Li Yue had no interest in entering the city, leaving more than 100 stones of grain, and led the army to continue to chase Yao Xiang.
After running for seven or eight days in a row, Yao Xiang was also exhausted, and many of his troops were left alone, either becoming the food of the beasts or the prisoners of the Black Cloud Army.
From Gaixian to Dongguan, Dong'an, Yangdu, and Kaiyang, the Black Cloud Army drove straight in, capturing more than 40,000 people along the way.
However, after entering Tokai County, the enemy began to resist and began to set up ambushes to counterattack.
The Black Cloud Army hunts in the wild all year round, almost everyone is an excellent hunter, scouts are all over the mountains and fields, the ambush effect is not great, and there are more than 200 casualties, but the enemy army often has to pay a double price.
"After the East China Sea is Huaiyin, Xiapi, the city is strong, now the enemy's spirit has been lost, and it should be fought as soon as possible." Chang Wei followed south, trekking through mountains and rivers all the way, and he was tired enough.
Li Yue asked him to stay in Langya, but he refused anything.
It's almost time to close the net.
If you don't defeat the main forces of Yao Xiang, Shi Kun, and Xun Xian in the East China Sea, you will enter a siege battle.
Xiapi and Huaiyin have Jiangdong support behind them, and they will be protracted.
Only by giving them a fatal blow can they easily take over important towns such as Xiapi, Pengcheng, and Shouchun.
"Then there's a big fight!" Li Yue looked back at the Black Cloud Army behind him, although his face was also tired, but his morale was acceptable.
(End of chapter)