The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 731
In mid-February, Lin Yifan's order finally reached Lu Zhan.

Lu Zhan breathed a sigh of relief after reading the instructions in the letter, and immediately sent someone to follow the instructions.A few days later, an envoy was sent into the city to negotiate with the Dongyang Army.

When Zhu Shengtunyuan heard that the Tianhua army was ready to accept his conditions, he let them go in exchange for the safety of tens of thousands of people.He couldn't help showing joy on his face, and immediately discussed with the envoy the steps to exchange the hostages.

According to Zhu Shengtunyuan's idea, it is natural to escort tens of thousands of people to the port, and they will release the hostages only after boarding the boat.However, the envoy resolutely disagreed. The reason was that if the Dongyang army had no worries and killed the people before boarding the ship, Tianhua would not be able to stop it.Therefore, in view of the lack of trust in the Dongyang people, the envoy suggested that the Tianhua army could temporarily retreat for [-] miles to give the Dongyang people time to retreat, but the hostages must stay in the city.At that time, the two sides will each send [-] soldiers and horses to stay in the county to hand over the hostages.After the Dongyang army has withdrawn to a safe location, the hostages will be returned.

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Shengtunyuan finally agreed to this plan.This place is nearly [-] miles away from Qingyang Port. If you bring hostages, you will not be able to walk fast, and you will be easily attacked by the Tianhua army.If the hostages are left in the city, thousands of soldiers and horses are sent to guard them, and the army retreats quickly.At that time, the hostage is still in his hands, and the other party dare not act rashly.As for the thousands of soldiers and horses left behind, they will die if they die, as long as the army is intact.

So, the two sides reached an agreement and immediately began to act.The Tianhua army began to pull out their camps and retreat, stationed thirty miles away.After the Dongyang army sent people to investigate and confirmed that the other party was not playing any tricks, they ordered the army out of the city with confidence and hurriedly evacuated eastward.

On the first day, the Tianhua army remained stationed, and the distance between the two sides was already sixty or seventy miles.

The next day, the scouts who came back reported again that the Tianhua army was still stationed in place and did not move.At this time, the Dongyang Army was already a hundred miles away from the county.

On the third day, Zhuo Shengtunyuan no longer listened to the intelligence sent from the rear, and ordered the army to move forward quickly, trying to reach the harbor tomorrow.At this time, the distance between the two sides was more than 100 miles, and even the opponent's cavalry could not catch up in time.

But at this moment, Zhuo Shengtunyuan suddenly sensed something was wrong, as if the retreat was unusually smooth.The opponent didn't even catch up with a single soldier. Could it be that the Tianhua Army is really willing to let them go?
This is completely impossible, Zhu Shengtunyuan knew that what he did in Qingzhou had already angered Tianhua, how could they just stop there?At this time, he finally thought that it seemed that the news from the harbor had never been heard. Could it be that the fleet in the harbor really had an accident?
Thinking of this, Zhu Shengtunyuan suddenly felt cold all over. If something happened to the fleet, how could his army of [-] return to the country like this?The reason why the other party agreed to their request so easily is because the fleet has been destroyed?
Zhu Shengtunyuan immediately sent people to rush to the harbor to investigate the situation.At the same time, he ordered the army to split into several branches and go to the surrounding counties to gather the people of the Central Plains as a pledge.

But when several soldiers and horses went to search nearby, they found that there was no one in the counties and towns.Zhu Shengtunyuan finally understood that the other party had already made preparations and he had fallen for it.

Zhu Shengtunyuan, who suddenly woke up, knew that there was a dead end ahead, and his own army had become a lone army trapped in the Central Plains.The only way out now is to quickly go south and enter Weizhou to seek shelter from the Cao family.

So he immediately ordered the army to turn around and march south.

At this time, the county city had already been captured by the Tianhua Army.And not far from here, the Dongyang Abandoned Army who tried to escape had all been killed.Lu Zhan first sent [-] cavalry to the east to chase and kill them, and then abolished tens of thousands of militiamen and returned home, gathering an elite army of [-].Go straight to the east of Qingzhou.

However, two days later, the cavalry sent someone to report that the Dongyang Army suddenly turned and headed south when it was a hundred miles away from the port, as if preparing to enter Weizhou.

On the third day, cavalry scouts came to report that the Dongyang Army crossed Qinshui and entered Weizhou.The cavalry was unable to pursue and was blocked on the north bank, making it difficult to cross the water to pursue.

After Lu Zhan learned about it, he immediately sent a letter to the camp on the border of Jinzhou, asking him to quickly pass this information on to His Majesty.The [-] troops quickly went south to join the cavalry.

Two days later, the army gathered on the north bank of Qinshui, and on the south bank, Dongyang garrison was stationed here to prevent the Tianhua army from crossing south.But when they saw the mighty army coming, they immediately retreated without any desire to fight.

The army hurriedly built a pontoon bridge and prepared to cross the river.The next day, the pontoon bridge was built, and tens of thousands of troops crossed Qinshui and entered Weizhou.

When the army entered the territory of Weizhou, they immediately saw that the surrounding villages and counties were all attacked by the Dongyang army, dead bodies were everywhere, and money, food and materials were looted.

Lu Zhan hurriedly divided his troops to search for the surviving people, gave them a certain amount of food, and ordered them to wait for the Tianhua government to send people to help.While gathering the main force, they galloped south, trying to stop the Dongyang Army from continuing to go south and reduce the casualties of the people in Weizhou.

At this time, the Dongyang Army had arrived in Qinyang County, Weizhou.Zhu Shengtun used the special relationship between Dongyang and the Cao family to intimidate the county guard that if they refused to accept them, once the 10,000+ Tianhua army from the north went south, the county would fall into the hands of Tianhua, and he, the county guard, could hardly absolve himself of the blame .

The governor of Qinyang already knew the situation in the north. The 10,000+ Tianhua army was indeed very difficult, and the [-] Dongyang army under the city was even more brutal. Many counties and towns in the north were burned, killed and looted by them.What's more, Tianwei Nation has no open alliance with the Dongyang Army, if they are allowed in at this time, wouldn't this collusion with other races be exposed to the world?
The undecided Qinyang Sheriff had no choice but to politely reject Dongyang's kindness, and after sending a batch of food and supplies, he closed his door and refused to accept it.Originally thought that the Dongyang army would become angry from embarrassment, and didn't want to lead the army to continue southward immediately after Hogson Tunyuan got more supplies, claiming to go to Haodu for support.

Seeing this, the governor of Qinyang immediately felt relieved and began to organize his troops to deal with Bei Tianhua with all his might.

Unexpectedly, that night, the Dongyang army that had been going south suddenly appeared, captured the south gate in one fell swoop, and entered the county.The county city with only [-] defenders could not stop the attack of the [-] Dongyang army. The entire county city was engulfed in flames overnight.

That night, [-] defenders were slaughtered, and everyone below the county guard was captured.This time, the Dongyang Army did not massacre Miao, but instead led the army to control tens of thousands of people in the city, and escorted them all to the south.

There is no other way for Zhusheng Tunyuan now, but to coerce the people of Tianwei Kingdom and coerce the Cao family to provide ships for them to leave the Central Plains.If the Cao family refuses, then he can only make the alliance with Dongyang public.And the hostages in Tu Miao's hands were buried with them.

(End of this chapter)