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Chapter 326 Sending troops to deter Shazhou from submitting
In early February, the sky was gloomy.Qingbei County, Yongding City.

Forty thousand Hengshan troops lined up below the city, with swords and guns standing tall, like a forest, with flags all over the sky, waving in the wind.

Qin Yuanhao sat high on the horseback, looking coldly at the city in the distance, the figures were vague and panicked.At this time, messengers have gone to the city to hand over the letter of war, ordering the Dingxi Army at the head of the city to leave Qingbei County within a time limit, otherwise the army will be launched, and the Dingxi Army will be crushed.

Dingxi Army was furious about Hengshan Army's brutal threat. In their view, the so-called Hengshan Army was the opponent of Dingxi Army?If it weren't for the disparity in the strength of the troops, they would have wished to go to the city to fight a long time ago, and let them know that the Dingxi Army can stand among the strongest soldiers in the world, and it is definitely not for nothing.

As the chief general, Murong Kang naturally knew the anger of the soldiers under his command, but he also knew that these Hengshan troops were not easy to deal with.In terms of combat strength, it is definitely not inferior to the Dingxi Army.What's more, there are [-] cavalrymen among them. If the Dingxi army rushes out rashly, they may be wiped out.For the current plan, we can only stick to the county and wait for reinforcements.However, it will take at least ten days to get here from Dingxi County, Shazhou. During this period, can I hold off the front of Hengshan Army?
Looking at the letter of war in his hand, Murong Kang showed a wry smile on his face. The Hengshan Army was so domineering that they asked him to withdraw within twelve hours, but could he decide this?Now he has ordered people to return to Shazhou as soon as possible, and asked the owner to give a clear answer.If you fight, you will die, and you have to defend this city.If they withdraw, the whole army can return safely and preserve their strength.However, these two counties are too important to the Dingxi Army. If they retreat, the future Dingxi Army will be beaten back to its original state, relying on the food and grass supplied by the outside world to survive.

As time passed, the Hengshan Army began to build camps, preparing for a protracted battle here.All kinds of siege equipment were gradually assembled, revealing a hideous face.

At si o'clock the next day, the horn sounded like thunder, shaking the world.Tens of thousands of Hengshan troops walked out of the camp like a tide, arrayed and under the city, the war was about to begin.

Qin Yuanhao looked up at the enemy army waiting in full formation on the top of the city, and said regretfully to himself: "You are so stubborn, let's fight!"

"Order! Carriage crossbows, catapults, step forward and suppress the enemy's defenses!" With an order, dozens of car crossbows and ten catapults seized from the Northern Expedition slowly moved forward and stopped at At a distance of 100 meters from the city wall, start to adjust the loading.

Murong Kang was very nervous, he quickly ordered the soldiers to get ready to meet the fierce attack of the Hengshan Army.

Just when Qin Yuanhao was about to issue an attack order, a horse rushed from the side and shouted loudly: "General Qi, there is a man outside the camp who claims to be the envoy of the Dingxi Army, and he came to ask the general to see him. Come to ask for instructions, and ask the general to make a decision."

Qin Yuanhao frowned slightly when he heard this, what messenger?Have things changed? "Bring him to me immediately!"

Soon, under the leadership of a group of Hengshan cavalry, Tao Envoy, who was riding on a crumbling horse, with a pale face, walked up to Qin Yuanhao under the protection of two cavalry. "General, don't start a war! We, we are willing to retreat."

Qin Yuanhao looked suspiciously at the Hengshan cavalry next to him, and the cavalry quickly said: "General, we captured this person in the west of Qingshan County. It's just that he claimed to be the envoy of the Dingxi Army, and his subordinates dare not neglect him, so we quickly escorted him away. Come here and hand it over to the general."

Qin Yuanhao nodded when he heard the words, and set his eyes on Envoy Tao. Seeing the familiar look, he couldn't help asking, "Huh? You are Envoy Tao?"

"Exactly, General Qin, we met at the annual meeting." Envoy Tao hurriedly nodded his friendship.

"Hmph! Why are you here?" He didn't like the envoy Tao at all, so he immediately asked coldly.

"General Qin, I am here for peace between the two families." Envoy Tao resisted his fatigue and said seriously, "My lord has agreed to retreat from these two counties, and I am here to persuade them to withdraw their troops.".
"Really? Wasn't your attitude very tough before?" Qin Yuanhao looked at him dubiously, "Now that you suddenly say that you want to withdraw troops, how do you ask this general to believe it?"

"It is indeed true. General Qin, please believe me." Envoy Tao said anxiously, "If General Qin trusts me, please allow me to go to the city in person to persuade the troops and never let the general down."

Qin Yuanhao pondered for a moment. Now that the Hengshan Army has expanded its army not long ago, the internal affairs have not been straightened out, and the cooperation between the soldiers has yet to be improved. It is indeed not a good time to make a move at this time.Thinking of this, Dang even nodded and said: "Okay, since envoy Tao can persuade the Dingxi Army to retreat from the two counties, the general will give you an hour. If the other party still refuses to leave, then don't blame the general for not leaving." You're welcome."

"Yes, yes, thank you, General, for your tolerance." Envoy Tao burst out in cold sweat, and quickly thanked him tearfully.

Soon, Envoy Tao showed his identity and entered the city smoothly.

Seeing Envoy Tao, Murong Kang walked over excitedly, and bowed respectfully to him, "Mr. Tao, you've come, I don't know what Patriarch's plan is? Shall we fight or retreat?"

Envoy Tao nodded slightly to him, and took out a letter from his pocket, "General, this is an order from the Lord to you, please follow it."

Murong Kang quickly took the letter and opened it.His complexion changed, revealing a complex expression.In the letter, Murong Jing ordered them to evacuate Qingbei County immediately and return to Shazhou.For this result, he was half happy and half sad.Now that the sword is not stained with blood, and there is no wound on the body, they retreat aggrievedly, which is a heavy blow to the morale of the entire army.

Seeing the hesitation on Murong Kang's face, Envoy Tao hastily persuaded him: "General, you must not disobey orders. Now that Hengshan is powerful and morale is strong, our army really shouldn't confront me head-on. When the Lord came to me, he repeatedly emphasized that we must persuade General Fu led the army to retreat and returned to Shazhou safely. You must know that the [-] soldiers stationed in the two counties are the most valuable elite soldiers of the Dingxi Army. General, please think about the overall situation and don't be impulsive."

A wry smile appeared on Murong Kang's face, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Up to now, our army has no reinforcements outside and no morale inside. The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, how can we fight recklessly? Envoy Tao can rest assured that the general will follow the orders of the Patriarch. yes."

"The general understands righteousness deeply, and I admire you very much." Envoy Tao breathed a sigh of relief, and took advantage of the opportunity to flatter him.

Soon, Envoy Tao came out of the city and went to the Hengshan Army to discuss the matter of retreating.In the end, Qin Yuanhao agreed to withdraw his troops for [-] miles, waiting for the Dingxi Army to withdraw.The Dingxi Army did not dare to be careless, and deployed a large number of scouts along the way to investigate the surrounding environment, and then the [-] troops withdrew in batches.

By the early morning of tomorrow, there was no Dingxi soldier in Yongding City, Qingbei County.Qin Yuanhao immediately led tens of thousands of Hengshan troops into the main city and quickly stabilized the order.

In the next few days, the defenders of Qingshan County also retreated urgently under the persuasion of Tao Envoy.So far, the two counties in the northwest of Anzhou have fallen into the hands of the Hengshan Army. In Anzhou, only the two eastern counties have not yet been recovered.

Lin Yifan was very happy when he received the news, and pulled out the nail of the Dingxi Army. From now on, Anzhou has no worries, and Hengshan has no worries.However, in order to regain the two counties, Hengshan paid a high price. The previously negotiated trade agreement was basically abolished, and the relationship between Hengshan and the Dingxi Army also dropped to freezing point.

For Hengshan, this is tantamount to cutting off a huge source of income.It can survive in a short period of time, but over time, Hengshan may face a situation of lack of financial resources.Now they can only temporarily rely on smuggling and secretly trade in Shazhou.This made Lin Yifan very depressed, and he began to think about how to occupy Shazhou and occupy the long corridor and ancient road.

(End of this chapter)