The royal army launched a large-scale northern expedition in May, and the troops were divided into three groups. Among them, Han Huang's unit of the Western Route Army was mainly responsible for blocking the Taihang Road and clearing out the bandits in western Hebei. The Eastern Route Shenmu Territory laid a good foundation in southern Hebei last year. After the war started, the momentum was also rapid. In a very short time, the troops threatened the few rich counties and states under the Jie Kingdom that were already under the control of the Bohai Sea and other places.

As for Xie Ai, the middle army, after collecting Ye, he went straight to Xiangguo in Hebei. At the large battlefield level, no large-scale war has occurred since May.

If we go to the battlefield specifically, the Yanzhou Prefecture soldiers on the right wing of the central army fought two tough battles.

After the Jie master Shi Hu moved to Xindu, he did not completely give up on the southern territory. In addition to the troops withdrawing from the front line such as Ma Qiu, he also sent Zhu Bao and other Jie generals to lead nearly 20,000 troops to the south, setting up a city to garrison in Lieren County along the Zhangshui River northeast of Yedi, hoping to cause certain obstruction to the royal army in Guangping County, so that the Central Army and the Eastern Army could not cooperate.

The one responsible for attacking the Leren City was the right-wing troops in the middle led by the new Yanzhou Governor Hu Run. The Yanzhou Prefecture soldiers were mainly composed of the former Xuzhou militia, and were then formed by the early Central Plains War to recruit Ding Zhuang from Liuren from Hebei. They had been responsible for the Henan fortresses such as the swaying platform and the white horse.

After Hu Run replaced Li Hong to take over the military affairs of Yanzhou, he also took the lead in crossing Hebei in early May, recapturing Dunqiu, Guantao and other Hebei counties. He also launched a large-scale battle with Zhu Bao's troops of Jie Army outside the city of Lieren. With a few more than 10,000 soldiers and temporarily at a disadvantage, he defeated the main force of Jie Army Leren City in a very short time and successfully captured the fortress near the Zhang River, ensuring the control of the southern section of Zhang River.

After the initial victory, the subsequent war was not going well. Since there was no prevailing force in the city of Leren, the Jie army saw that it was not defending, and the main force chose to withdraw voluntarily, and there were still tens of thousands of soldiers evacuated from the battlefield. This part of the Jie army also brought great trouble to the subsequent advance.

The Yanzhou army joined the battlefield in the early days, mainly composed of infantrymen. Apart from more than a thousand light cavalry scouts, there was no cavalry combat force. The Jie army that withdrew from the Lieren City had a large amount of ranger mobile power, and the counterattack was very fierce after exiting the battlefield. In addition, Shi Minsheng's army joined, and Hurun's army suffered a considerable loss.

In mid-August, the Fenwu Army came from central Hebei urgently, cooperated with the trap set by the Yanzhou Army to severely damage this part of the Jie army. The main general Zhu Bao only fled with his own hands. Although there were not many real gains in this battle, it completely broke the organizational structure of the Jie army. It could only barely maintain the whole group of troops, but after the war it was dispersed into more than a dozen traversing forces.

In the past period of time, although Jie general Zhu Bao was still trying to collect the defeated soldiers, the results were not significant. The current Jie Kingdom was already distorted, and there were no fixed supply points around the territory, so the Jie army had basically lost its combat effectiveness in front of the fight against the main force of the King's Army.

With the help of the Fenwu Army, Hurun's army continued to advance northward to reach the current Yanping. However, the Fenwu Army is the most important mobile force of the Central King's Division today. It is necessary to shoulder the responsibility of supporting the entire middle battlefield, and it is impossible to escort the Hurun's army alone.

Therefore, Hurun was in a state of great difficulty during this period. When the war reached this point, his advantage turned into disadvantages. It is really hard to blame for his general.

After all, he was too eager to prove himself. Although he had been following the general for a long time, he had no experience of being alone. In his early years, he was Xie Ai's deputy in Fangtou. Later, as the general of the Shengwu Army, Neigong Heluo, he did not even have much experience in leading an army out to fight.

After advancing north, he was promoted by the general to replace Li Hong, a veteran general in charge of the Yanzhou military administration. The Yanzhou military commander was also surrounded by refugee commanders who were originally from Xuzhou. If he could not have a strong record, it would be difficult for him to impress the generals, so he was eager to conquer the city and plunder the land.

Some time ago, the general went to Yanping to inspect Yanping, but did not blame Hu Run, but also comforted him: "The collapse of Jie Kingdom is imminent, and the general trend is coming, how can one or two cunning jackals win? The kings and the people should take it, and this is exactly where the kings work, and there is no reason to be stubborn. The current disadvantages are, but for the time being, when everyone gets the best, how can they allow the thief to be rampant for a long time!"

Although the general was relieved, Hu Run still couldn't let it go. He was not only a general in Taiwan, but also a disciple of the general. He was a disciple of the general who had been a broken Jiangzhou family. Now he has become a royal minister Fang Bo. If he cannot perform well, he will be ashamed of the general's grace for many years.

Shortly after the general's inspection, he sent five thousand war horses to Hurun's army, and the construction of the Linqing side also came to an end. Shen Mu supported 3,000 cavalry, which finally allowed Hurun's power to be qualitatively improved.

The stall was too big before, and he was too poor to deal with the guerrilla attacks of the Jie army. Now that he has enough cavalry power, the overall situation in Guangping County can be revitalized.

However, Hu Run fully understood the enemy's cunning. Although his power in his hands increased, he was not in a hurry to fight.

As the general said, the fall of Jie Kingdom is the general trend, and fighting for strength and courage in a short period of time is not the top priority of the royal army. No matter how vicious and cunning the opponent is, it is just a fight of trapped beasts. After learning from the lessons brought by previous aggressive advances, Hu Run has been ready to go, just waiting for the time to be ripe to remove the Jie army stronghold in one fell swoop.

After all, this is a national war and a great struggle. Although the opponent can be rampant for a while, there is no strong support behind it. The world is no longer a melee between all parties. You can take advantage of the situation and wait for an opportunity to grow stronger in the old year of Yongjia. The king's momentum is pressing down on the great momentum. No matter who is in front of you, you will be crushed to pieces!

Huan Yi rushed to Yanping from Xiaqiu Shu. Originally, Hu Run did not need to be personally received by an official of this level. However, others in the army did not know Huan Yi's identity. As a retainer of the general, Hu Run was too arrogant, so he took some time to meet Huan Yi in person.

Hu Run did not doubt his talent for this young man who had been tested and used by Xie Ai. He just explained the situation in Quzhou and revealed the Yanzhou Army's plan to attack Guangzong later, which was also a kind of care.
Chapter completed!