Chapter 583 Ambush from All Sides
Li Jing used ruthless methods to make an example to others, so that the Jizhou family would not dare to act rashly.The patriarch of the aristocratic family was very frightened, and when he returned home, he ordered the family members not to leave the house, lest they hit the muzzle of Li Jing's gun, and Li Jing seized the opportunity to kill him.

Yecheng fell into a brief period of stability. Li Jing marched extremely fast, first he seized the time, and took less than half a month to quietly take down the defense line of Taihang Mountain.[-] soldiers and horses from Taiyuan were stationed in Jingjing Guanyin, and Zhang He himself led [-] brave men, and with the help of Chunyu Qiong, he successfully captured Yecheng in a surprise attack.

At this time, it was already dark, there were a thousand soldiers and horses stationed at the four gates of Ye City, and there were also a thousand and one horses in the Governor's Mansion.After marching extremely fast, they were exhausted. Even though Yecheng had been captured, Li Jing did not dare to slack off in the slightest. He ordered the troops from the five areas to divide into two groups and take turns to patrol.

Li Jing, Pei Jun, and Gao Shun came to the study of the Governor's Mansion to discuss the military situation.

Gao Shun handed over his hands and reported: "General, when we took Yecheng, we surrounded three and lost one, leaving only the north gate. Most of the Yuan troops in the city escaped from the north gate. I sent scouts to inquire about their whereabouts."

"How's the situation?" Li Jing Fuxu asked.

"About hundreds of people fled. After escaping for twenty miles, most of them fled north, and a small part fled east!" Gao Shun reported with his hands clasped.

"It seems that they are going to notify Zhang He and Yuan Shao separately. Zhang He's 13 troops are stationed in Xindu in northern Hebei, while Yuan Shao's [-] troops are in Beihai, Qingzhou. Judging from the distance, Zhang He's troops in Xindu can Arrive at Yecheng three days in advance!" Li Jing looked at the map and analyzed.

From Yecheng to Xindu, a general who marches in a hurry can reach the plain.From Yecheng to Beihai, it is a hundred miles farther than Xindu, and there is a Yellow River in between. It is already June, and there are often heavy rains, and the Yellow River cannot easily take a boat. Even if Yuan Shao gets news of rescue In Yecheng, the march of 10,000+ troops was very slow.

Li Jingman did his calculations and calculated that there was still a three-day time difference.That is to say, Zhang Yun rushed to Yecheng after receiving the news, but Yuan Shao would arrive three days later.

But right now Li Jing still has four days to spare, because the soldiers and horses who reported the letter informed Zhang Yun, and then Zhang Yun was going south, and it would take another four days in between.

Li Jing thought for a while and ordered to Gao Shun: "General Gao Shun, quickly send cavalry to Jingjing Pass, inform Su Dingfang and Chen Dao at Jingjing Pass, let them send troops south, and set up a camp on the hills [-] miles north of Yecheng. Lay an ambush. That is the official road, the only way to get to Yecheng from the north, Su Dingfang and Chen Dao are smart people, they know how to set up an ambush after seeing the terrain!"

"The general has never been there, so he knows that an ambush can be set there?" Pei Jun asked suspiciously.

Li Jing stroked his beard and said with a smile: "A few months ago, I sent people to survey the terrain from northern Hebei to Yecheng. I have carefully considered this place, and it is absolutely feasible!"

"The general is really far-sighted!" Pei Jun exclaimed in surprise.

Li Jing shook his head and smiled, and Pei Jun asked again: "General, if Zhang Yun gets the news and returns to Yecheng for rescue, there are still four days left. What are we doing in Yecheng these days? I have seen the treasury of Yecheng before. The money and weapons, or should we transport these into the customs?"

Li Jing shook his head and said: "We can't transport much. Now our soldiers are exhausted. Transporting supplies back and forth will be detrimental to the war. Let them rest more and prepare for the next battle. As for the money in the treasury Distribute it to the people, burn all the weapons and armor, and don't leave it to Yuan Shao if our army can't get it."

"Yes, I'll do it tomorrow!" Pei Jun bowed his hands and accepted the order.

"Well, you all should have a good rest, let the soldiers take turns to be on duty, and have a good rest!" Li Jing waved his hand to let the two back off.

The next day, Pei Jun opened the warehouse and distributed all the money in the treasury of Yecheng to the people, and burned all the weapons, armor, strong bows and crossbows that could not be taken away.

Two days later, Yuan Bing, who had escaped from Yecheng, arrived at Xindu in northern Hebei first, and reported the news that Yecheng had been captured by the Han army.

In Xindu City, Zhang He was shocked when he received the news of Yuan Jun's defeat: "The Hu people in Bingzhou Youzhou are relocating, and the soldiers, horses and supplies cannot be mobilized. Where do they have the ability to attack Yecheng? What's more, Taihang Mountain is not guarded by General Chunyu. ?"

Yuan Bing replied: "The Han army didn't use many soldiers and horses at all, only five thousand. It was Chunyu Qiong who neglected his duties and was taken advantage of by the Han army and captured alive by the Han army. General Chao was killed, and the Han army ascended the tower, we couldn't resist, so we came to inform the general."

"This Chunyu Qiong really failed to accomplish anything and revealed more than nothing. My lord really shouldn't have listened to rumors and sent Zhang Yan away!" Zhang He slapped the table angrily and cursed.

"Now that Yecheng has been taken by the Han army, the lives of several young masters and women are in danger. Please send troops to rescue the general quickly!" Yuan Bing begged Zhang He, clasping his hands.

Zhang He thought a lot: "The Han army attacked Yecheng to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao to break the siege of Qingzhou and force the lord to retreat. They will definitely not retreat in a short time. At least they have to wait for the lord to get the news and return to the rescue before leaving. But when the lord comes , they will retreat, and the great cause of attacking Qingzhou will be in vain. If these people come to ask for help now, if I sit idly by, in the future the lord will find out, and I will definitely not be able to survive. Why don't you go south and join forces with the aristocratic families in the city to rescue a few young masters , so that Ye City will not be lost, and it will not affect the Lord's attack on Qingzhou."

"What happened to Xue Rengui in the north?" Zhang Yun was determined to rescue Yecheng, so he asked the deputy general Xue Rengui for news.

"Xue Rengui only led [-] cavalry to harass, but we moved the people to various county towns according to the general's order, and Xue Rengui's few cavalry were useless!" The deputy replied with his hands clasped.

Zhang He breathed a sigh of relief and ordered: "I intend to send troops south to rescue Yecheng. I will leave you [-] soldiers and horses to be stationed in the big cities all over the border. Xue Rengui only has a few cavalry available, and he is not a big threat. If he comes to harass, you You just have to stick to it."

"No!" The lieutenant bowed his hands and took the order.Zhang Yun immediately mobilized [-] troops to go south to rescue Yecheng. As for Jingjingguan, Zhang Yun instinctively ignored it.In his opinion, Bingzhou had no soldiers and horses to use, and Jingjing Pass was a dangerous pass in the Taihang Mountains. The Han army could use surprise troops to get out of Yecheng, but they would never pass Jingjing Pass.

After Zhang Ying's army left, Xue Rengui's spies in Jizhou immediately went north to inform Xue Rengui that there was Xue Rengui's cavalry camp on the border between Zhuo County and Yecheng. According to the agreement, I will act as a cavalry and cooperate with General Li Jing to annihilate Zhang Yun's troops."

In Youzhou, apart from Di Qing and Pan Feng guarding Yuyang, Xue Rengui is in command of Wu Yunzhao, Zhang Shigui, Le Jin and other generals.Now Le Jin and Zhang Shigui are guarding in the interior, only Wu Yunzhao is by his side.

Wu Yunzhao murmured: "Xindu is half a day's journey away from the cavalry passing here. I'm afraid Zhang Yun has already walked for half a day. Moreover, Zhang Yun is heading south. If our army wants to catch up with Zhang Yun all the way, I'm afraid we will have to march quickly! General Li Jing's message When the news came, I prepared a lot of horses, three horses per person, and I was ready to catch up with Zhang He's soldiers and horses!"

One man and three horses means that a cavalry is equipped with three war horses, and the horses can be replaced when they are tired after a quick march.This saves a lot of rest time.

Xue Rengui did not hesitate, so Wu Yun summoned three thousand cavalry all the way south. As for the defense in the north of Jizhou, without Zhang He's main force, it would be useless to Xue Rengui's cavalry.

It has been two days since Zhang He went south, and Zhang He finally arrived more than [-] years north of Yecheng.

What caught the eye was a hill, the official road was located between the hills, and there were hills rising and falling on both sides.However, Su Dingfang and Chen Dao each led [-] soldiers and ambushed in the hills on both sides of the pipeline.Zhang He was eager to rescue Yecheng, but he had no intention of surveying the terrain, so he led his troops into the official road without hesitation.

At the end of the hill, Li Jing and Pei Jun led [-] soldiers to intercept the official road, while Gao Shun continued to guard Yecheng with [-] soldiers.

Zhang He rushed out of the hilly area first, while the [-] soldiers and horses behind were still marching on the narrow and long official road, which stretched for four or five miles.Zhang Yun looked at the soldiers and horses blocking him from a distance, and saw that there were only two thousand soldiers and horses, and his suspicions arose.

Pei Jun came forward with two thousand soldiers, Zhang He immediately raised his gun and shouted in a low voice: "Who are you?"

"I am Pei Jun, the general of the Han Dynasty. Zhang Yun, you are dying!" Pei Jun shouted.

"I'll kill you for your big words!" Zhang He urged the horse to go straight for Pei Jun.

The way forward was blocked, Su Dingfang, who was hiding in the official road two hundred, and General Chen Daoer rushed out from the hills on both sides, and the mountains and plains were filled with shouts of killing.

The Han army in the hills on both sides rushed to the official road, surrounded and fought with Yuan Jun.Zhang He looked back and saw Han troops all over the mountains and plains. He was shocked, but he didn't know where these Han troops came from.

Bingzhou has no extra soldiers and horses dispatched at all. Why are there so many Han troops now?But Zhang He didn't know Wang Meng's ability, so he just deducted part of the food and grass from the original budget for the [-] army.The distance between Jingjingguan and Yecheng is much closer than that of Xindu. After Li Jing took Yecheng, he asked Su Dingfang to lead his troops to ambush.However, Su Dingfang led the army to march quickly from the outskirts of Taihang Mountain, so he avoided the eyes and ears of Jizhou City, and came to Yecheng to set up an ambush first.

Li Jing counted every step very clearly, the ambush on both sides, the interception of the trapped camp, and the cavalry from Xue Rengui behind, really set a net for Zhang He.

Zhang Yun couldn't care less about thinking at this time, Pei Jun was a formidable opponent, and the two of them came together to fight together.

"The system detects that Pei Jun and Zhang Yun are fighting each other. Pei Jun's current force is 97, and Zhang He's force is 96!"

There was not much difference in martial arts between the two. For more than [-] rounds in the horse-turning battle, Zhang He was worried about his own soldiers and horses. When he looked back, he saw that his own soldiers and horses were at a disadvantage.Although the soldiers and horses led by Zhang Xi are of good quality, the Taiyuan soldiers and horses were first trained by Liu Bian. They have been in the army for eight or nine years, and they are elites in hundreds of battles. Pressing down on Yuan Jun to fight.

Coincidentally at this time, there was another sound of horseshoes trampling the ground from the north, and dust rose all over the sky from the north, but it was Xue Rengui who arrived!

(End of this chapter)

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