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Chapter 479
In just two days, Lin Yifan led an army of tens of thousands to Jiangxi County, and went straight to the county town.

The goal of the Yan-Ming allied forces had been achieved, so naturally they did not dare to continue attacking the city, and immediately led their troops to retreat to the west bank of the Longjiang River, fighting with their backs.

After Lin Yifan led the army to rendezvous with the defenders of the county, he saw that more than half of the [-] defenders were killed or injured, and his anger grew even stronger.After appeasing the guards of the county city, he immediately led the army to march eastward.

At this time, on the banks of the Longjiang River, 20 troops lined up neatly in the camp built many days ago.The banners and flags were flying in the formation, and there was a chill.Behind the army, countless warships lined up in the river, with densely packed stone catapults arranged on them.

When the Hengshan Army arrived in front of the coalition camp, looking at the tight defense circle, they couldn't help but gasped.In front of the coalition formation, more than a dozen trenches were dug to enclose the entire camp on three sides.Located in front of the camp, there are layers of antlers, blocking the way forward.Behind the antlers, a huge crossbow faced the Hengshan army ferociously, with a cold light shining on the crossbow arrows.In the camp, countless archers lined up on the wall of the camp, pointing forward with their bows and arrows.

Lin Yifan looked at the opponent's defense with a serious face, because all the artillery fell behind the army because he was in a hurry to rescue Jiangxi County, and it would take at least five or six days to arrive.But now Huayuan City is being attacked by the Huazhou Army. If this coalition army is not defeated as soon as possible, Huayuan City will be breached and fall into Li Yuan's hands again.

The army stopped in front of the formation, and Lin Yifan immediately called all the generals to discuss the strategy of defeating the enemy.

After everyone thought about it for a while, Qin Yuanhao took the lead and said: "My lord, the enemy's defenses are now heavily guarded. Our army must not attack hard. We can only wait for the artillery to arrive before we can act."

Lin Yifan smiled wryly after hearing the words: "This is indeed a safe method, but time waits for no one. It will take at least a few days to transport the artillery, and the [-] defenders in Huayuan can't last long."

Qin Yuanhao couldn't help frowning when he heard this, "My lord, there is no way for our army to break into the opponent's camp without artillery now. The subordinates thought that since they couldn't break through, they should retreat temporarily and garrison the county. The enemy must not be here. If we stay for a long time, we must either cross the river and retreat, or go out to fight. As long as the opponent can go out of the camp, our army will be able to win the battle. If we cross the river and retreat, our army's current predicament can also be alleviated. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are stationed on guard, and the rest of the troops can go south to support."

Lin Yifan's face darkened, and he snorted coldly: "It would be best if he goes out to fight, but if he escapes, I won't be reconciled. Since the two armies of Yan and Ming dare to invade my Hengshan ground mirror, how can they come and leave as soon as they say it?" ?”

"My lord, this is not the time to worry about these things. The biggest purpose now is to annihilate the Huazhou army, capture and kill Li Yuan, and take revenge." Luo Feng also stood up at this time, and said eagerly. "What General Qin said just now is indeed reasonable. It is not suitable for our army to fight on two fronts. It would be best for the Yan-Ming coalition forces to retreat, and we will seek justice from them in the future."

Lin Yifan hesitated for a moment, and was about to make a decision, when suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he immediately said with a smile: "The army rests for a while, then retreats to the county town, all the generals have dispersed, Luo Feng, Yuan Hao, you two stay here first. "

Not long after, hundreds of thousands of Hengshan troops came and went in a hurry, and the originally dense army disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

This caused the coalition army to be shocked, and then cheers erupted. The Hengshan army, which was rumored to be very powerful, retreated without fighting in front of them.

But the two chief generals of the coalition army were not happy about this, and at the same time they were full of doubts.Is it still the Hengshan Army's style to retreat before a battle is fought?If they don't drive their own army out of Jiangxi County, don't they worry that their food road will be blocked?

Lu Zhan sent scouts to investigate with a serious face, but after a while, the scouts came to report, and there was no movement after the Hengshan Army withdrew to the county.

Lu Zhan was quite puzzled by this. Could it be that the Hengshan Army just sat and watched the coalition forces stationed in Jiangxi County and ignored them?Or is it that the opponent is waiting for the day when the artillery arrives, and is in a decisive battle with the coalition forces?But if this is the case, Cao Jun has already deployed defenses at Tianjing Pass, and it will be difficult for the Hengshan Army to enter Zhongzhou.

But one day, the scouts came to report again, and only then did Lu Zhan understand why the Hengshan Army hadtily withdrew at this time.It turned out that when the Hengshan Army marched northward, Li Yuan led his army to besiege Huayuan City, taking the opportunity to recover the lost ground.Seeing this, the Hengshan Army abandoned their coalition forces and wanted to rush to support them.

Sure enough, when Lu Zhan made his judgment, another scout came to report that in the county town, [-] Hengshan troops hurried south, leaving only about [-] defenders in the city.

Lu Zhan was overjoyed when he heard the words, and immediately summoned all the generals to inform them of the news and discuss the matter of sending troops to besiege the city.

When the generals heard about this, they were naturally inexplicably excited, and immediately asked for orders to fight.Although Lu Zhan was excited, he still kept a trace of vigilance in his heart.For this siege, there is no need to send out the whole army, at least [-] soldiers and horses need to stay here to prevent accidents.

No one wants to do this kind of idle work.After finally having a chance to make meritorious service, who wants to squat here and count ants?

For a moment, the entire big tent was completely silent. Everyone either raised their heads to look at the roof of the tent, or lowered their heads to look at their feet, but no one dared to look at Lu Zhan.

Lu Zhan also looked at the crowd in embarrassment, unable to make a choice in his heart.So, he turned his attention to Fang Desheng.

Fang Desheng was looking at him with a sneer in his heart, and seeing him looking at him, he immediately said: "The last general has a hundred thousand sons, and he is willing to attack the city for the general."

Lu Zhan sighed, and said in a harmonious voice, "General Fang, the battalion needs manpower to stay there. Why don't you and I send out some troops?"

Fang Desheng smiled coldly, "General Lu, you are too timid, aren't you being cautious? The Hengshan Army is rushing south to rescue Huayuan City. Why is the camp here dangerous? Why waste so many troops stationing there? In my opinion, it’s better to send out the whole army, or we can take the county. Of course, if General Lu decides to keep his troops, the last general has no right to interfere with your army.”

Fang Desheng's words immediately angered all the generals in Mingzhou, and they all stood up and shouted and reprimanded them angrily.Not to be outdone, the generals of the Yanzhou army immediately surrounded Fang Desheng and fought back.All of a sudden, there was a commotion in the entire big tent.

"boom!"

Lu Zhan slammed the wine glass in front of the table on the ground, glared at everyone, and shouted angrily: "This place is a handsome tent, how can you wait for nonsense? If you dare to speak, drag it out!"

When the generals heard the words, they quickly stopped and returned to their positions.Only Fang Desheng sat there, looking at Lu Zhan with a sneer.Immediately, he stood up and walked out of the handsome tent.

Seeing this, the rest of Yanzhou generals stood up one after another and bowed to Lu Zhan to say goodbye.

Lu Zhan's face was livid with anger, he held the handle of the knife tightly in his hand, and stared at the tent door.After a long time, he sighed quietly, waved his hands and said, "You guys go down first."

But after a long time, he heard a noise in the camp, and then a personal guard rushed to report that Fang Desheng was leading [-] soldiers from Yanzhou out of the camp without authorization.

Lu Zhan closed his eyes slightly, and said lightly, "Got it."

(End of this chapter)