The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 478
Following Cao Jun's defeat, the news quickly spread to the surrounding forces.Faced with the strength of the Hengshan Army, the heroes of all parties have adopted various countermeasures.

Just when Lin Yifan gathered his troops under the Tianjing Pass, ready to take it down in one fell swoop.An urgent report came that Yanming's 20 coalition troops brazenly crossed the Longjiang River, entered Jiangxi County, and besieged Jiangxi County.

Lin Yifan looked at the urgent report with a gloomy face, crumpled the report into a ball, and said in a cold voice, "From then on, Hengshan and Yanming prefectures are enemies."

Facing Tianjingguan, which was so close at hand, Lin Yifan thought over and over again, and finally heaved a long sigh and ordered the withdrawal of troops.Yanming's 20 allied forces invaded Huazhou. Once Jiangxi County was occupied, they could threaten the army's food road in Huayang County. If they went south to block the Huashan pass, Hengshan's main army would lose contact with Hengshan.Going deep into dangerous places alone is the way to death.Therefore, the invasion of Jiangxi County by the Yan-Ming Allied Forces was really no small matter, and he did not dare to take it lightly.On the contrary, after Cao Ji was defeated, he could no longer fight in a short period of time. There was no threat from the east for the time being, and it was not very important to Hengshan whether he could take Tianjing Pass or not.It's just a pity that we can't take down Jingtianguan in one go and go straight to the capital.

After the army returned to Huayuan City, 13 soldiers and horses were stationed in the city, and then the [-] army quickly marched northward, preparing to face the Yan-Ming coalition forces.

At this time, Li Yuan, who was cowering in the south, after learning of Cao Jun's defeat, was left with only remorse and despair.If we had known this before, we might as well have united with Cao Ji, maybe we could still have a chance, but now, who else can defeat the Hengshan Army?
Just when Li Yuan was complaining about himself, another piece of information came, giving him hope again.The Yan-Ming Allied Forces invaded Jiangxi County, and the Hengshan Army was under attack from both sides. This time happened to be my chance.Now that the Huazhou Army still has nearly 20 troops in hand, it might not be possible to cooperate with the Yan-Ming Allied Army to attack the Hengshan Army.

Thinking of doing this, Li Yuan dispatched envoys to the Yan-Ming coalition army and dispatched troops to take back Huayuan City from the south.

In this regard, Pei Yan, who has always been bold and reckless, is worried. He always feels that going north this time is not a good idea.The strength of the Hengshan Army left a deep impression on him in this confrontation with the Cao Army.He didn't think that the Yan-Ming Allied Forces would be able to withstand the Hengshan Army, even with the addition of the Huazhou Army.

Therefore, he advised Li Yuan that instead of taking the risk of attacking the Hengshan Army in the north, it would be better to take the opportunity of Cao Ji's weakness to break through the Tianjing Pass and drive straight into the capital of Zhongzhou. Maybe he could control the emperor and fight against Cao Ji.

But Li Yuan didn't have the heart to think about other things at this time, if the Hengshan army was not destroyed, and Lin Yifan was not dead, his heart would not be at peace for a day.Now that there is such an excellent opportunity, how can you miss it?
Li Yuan directly rejected Pei Yan's suggestion.The next day, after the whole army was assembled, they immediately marched northward and attacked Huayuan City.

At this time, there were only two infantry divisions with 2 people stationed in Huayuan City. The scouts soon learned of Li Yuan's dispatch of troops, and immediately dispatched fast horses to report to Lin Yifan who was on the march.

When Lin Yifan received the information from Huayuan City, anger surged up in his heart.Well, you Li Yuan, do you really think I, the Hengshan Army, are so easy to mess with?

Immediately, Lin Yifan replied to Huayuan City with only two words: "Stick!"

At this time, Li Yuan couldn't take care of both, so he could only let the two infantry divisions stand by and wait for help.The army immediately marched northward at full speed, trying to defeat the Yan-Ming coalition army in the shortest possible time, and finally returned to Huayuan City to beat the Huazhou army.

At this time, Jiangxi County City was composed of 20 reserve soldiers and militiamen. Not to mention that the combat effectiveness was not as good as that of the regular army, even the equipment was far behind.Fortunately, there are still some firearms left here, which is enough for the defenders to hold on for more than ten days under the siege of 2 coalition forces.However, the casualties suffered during this period were also very heavy. In just over ten days, the Hengshan defenders suffered nearly [-] casualties, and the coalition forces also suffered nearly [-] casualties.

Faced with such huge casualties, the Yan-Ming coalition forces were greatly astonished. As far as they know, the defenders of this county are just auxiliary soldiers such as militias. How could they persist for so long under the siege of Yan Ming's 20 elite army? ?Is this a trick by Hengshan, the defenders in the city are actually Hengshan's elite soldiers?

Leading the coalition forces this time is Mingzhou Yang Mingyuan's favorite general, Lu Zhan. He is in his thirties and has a refined appearance. If he is not wearing a suit of armor, he can easily be mistaken for a Neo Confucianist who is well-versed in poetry and books.But in fact, Lu Zhan is indeed proficient in civil and martial arts, and is a famous wise general in Mingzhou.

The other lieutenant general, named Fang Desheng, is about forty years old and is a member of Yanzhou Qi Rui's important general. When Qi Rui served as the guard general of Wanren Pass, he was one of his subordinates and followed him. For many years, he has long been a confidant.

The two looked at the county with solemn faces, and their worries became more and more serious.

"Brother Fang, I've already confirmed that some of the defenders in this city are Hengshan reserve forces with considerable combat power, and the rest are militia organizations, which can only be said to be slightly stronger than the Minyong." Lu Zhan looked at it seriously. Looking at him, he said, "But these defenders similar to Minyong can withstand my 20 troops. If it is Hengshan's regular army, how strong is it?"

Fang Desheng glanced at him indifferently, and said lightly: "General Lu is worrying too much. The Hengshan Army is indeed strong, but if it is a field battle, our two armies are not invincible. Don't forget, the Hengshan Army has just understood Cao Jun. Come with a tired army, our army is here to wait for work, how can we not fight and win?"

"Brother Fang's words are ridiculous." Lu Zhan frowned slightly, "The Hengshan army came here with the power of a great victory, and the morale of the army is high. Our army was frustrated in the attack here, and the morale plummeted. compared to?"

"General Lu is trying to boost other people's ambitions and destroy his own prestige." Fang Desheng gave him a cold look and snorted coldly, "If a general under my command dares to say such a thing, he will be punished for a serious crime of confusing the morale of the army. "

"You!" Lu Zhan showed a gloomy look on his face, "General Fang, I'm just discussing matters with you, why do you have to run on me like this?"

"Don't dare, you are the chief general, and the junior general is only the deputy general. The last general dare not take this charge of disobedience to Shangfeng." Fang Desheng cupped his hands slightly, and said indifferently.

Lu Zhan was furious, and wished he could be arrested and punished, but he didn't dare, because he was only the general in name, and he could only control the [-] soldiers and horses in Mingzhou.If there is a commotion based on it, I'm afraid that before the Hengshan army comes to kill them, the coalition forces of their own family will collapse.He also knew the reason why Fang Desheng spoke coldly to him. The root cause was that when he chose the general, he was slightly better than him and became the general of the coalition army. However, because he was defeated by him, he was dissatisfied with it, so he made obstacles everywhere.The reason why the siege was unfavorable was also due to the disharmony between the two armies.

Having said that, the two broke up immediately.

But one day, there was a report from the military that the main force of Hengshan in Huayuan Mansion had gone all out to the north and would arrive here in a few days.

Facing the dilemma of discord among the coalition forces, Lu Zhan felt a shadow cast over his heart.Ask yourself, can we still win this battle?

(End of this chapter)