Outside the city, seeing such a shocking change, Ma Qiu and his soldiers were all stunned on the spot. After a while, Ma Qiu first reacted, and quickly stepped forward to personally comfort and rectify the panicked soldiers, and at the same time organized the soldiers to attack inward.

However, at this time, the collapse of buildings in the city continued, and there was a strong bow and arrow blocking near the gap. The blocking force was far from comparable before.

Being trapped!

Seeing that the attacking soldiers were repelled, Ma Qiu's face suddenly became ugly. He immediately summoned Zhang Lu and ordered him to gather all the chaotic troops here to attack inwardly at any cost to open up the separated connection.

Ma Qiu himself led less than 2,000 soldiers to quickly rush towards other defense loopholes in his memory, in order to rush into the city as soon as possible to meet with the troops trapped in the city.

At this point, Ma Qiu still has something to talk about as a comfort, that is, his judgment of Xie Ai's military style is relatively accurate and he is keen on risking.

At this time, Hu Run and other generals in the city had already led the soldiers of Huainan army to pounce on the terrified Jie soldiers.

These people were previously immersed in the excitement of seizing Yecheng first, and then suddenly encountered a shocking change the next moment, especially when they realized that the rear was cut off, the panic was so shocking that it was so shocking that when the Huainan army suddenly emerged from the streets and alleys, the battlefield was quickly divided into several pieces, unable to echo each other, and each struggled hard.

This is the main reason why Xie Ai made his arrangements. When he was thinking about going north to capture Yecheng, he never felt that he could defend Yecheng until the main army in Huainan came to help. Once Shi Hu sent troops to interfere in the situation in Yecheng, there would inevitably be major variables.

When Ma Qiu led his army to appear near Yecheng, the Hebei villagers who were called rebels but actually mobs were also as Xie Ai guessed.

First of all, Yecheng cannot be completely defended, so Xie Ai did not regard this as a target. At the beginning, he was planning to use this as a bait to lure those enemies that might appear, of course, it was mainly targeting the enemy troops of Shihu.

With the troops that Xie Ai has at present, Yecheng cannot be defended, and the enemy will attack sooner or later. However, there is always a difference between actively attacking and passiveness, and this difference can sometimes lead the outcome of a war, and the advantages will accumulate.

At least for now, they would not think that the Huainan Army was not strong enough or that they rushed into Yecheng because of their bravery and good fighting. Instead, they rushed into the trap because of the intentional inducement of the enemy, and they were in an extremely dangerous situation.

With this, that's enough.

There has never been an accurate measure of strength in war. Three thousand cavalry can traverse the countryside and defeat several times the crowd. However, the same three thousand people are trapped in a city with complex terrain, and the combat power that can be exerted under the intentional induced by the enemy is incomparable.

Xie Ai is not aware that the battle of Li Yang has already had a result, but this does not prevent him from making appropriate arrangements at the right time. All he can rely on is the five thousand Huainan army under his command, but even the elite Huainan army will be spread out in the wild, and when facing the impact of the enemy's elite cavalry, it will only be defeated but not defeated.

What is a qualified general?

He led the way and loved soldiers as his sons, but was just one of the means rather than the only means. Xie Ai himself was just an ordinary person. He could not inspire morale before the battle formation, and even took the heads of the enemy generals easily. He had been confused before that people like him were qualified to supervise the war?

However, the governor set an extremely suitable example for him. The governor was not a brave general, but he was able to win the support of the Huainan army. The most important point is that as a true commander, the governor was able to create a battlefield environment that was most suitable for the soldiers under his command to exert their combat power in every battle, and he did not hesitate to take risks.

Just like when the fierce guards Yanjin earlier, they used lonely and weak people to fight multiple enemies, it seemed unnecessary at that time. However, when the army gathered on the riverside and the north and south armies confronted each other across the river, this persistence would be rewarded.

He cannot stick to his feet and is powerless in field battles, but the enemy will not be trapped by these difficulties. So Xie Ai sets out a city with loopholes, and at the same time sets out a certain amount of defense to block the chaotic troops and seduce the main force of the enemy to engage in street fighting.

He was sure that the enemy would enter the turf, because even if there were loopholes everywhere, this was Yecheng, a big city with extraordinary significance to the people of Hebei. Even if the enemy had some insight, he had to enter the turf. If even a city with loopholes was ignored, what was the point of these enemy troops going south?

The area inside Yecheng is vast and the buildings are numerous, which is an advantageous battlefield for the Huainan Army. Even if the number of enemy troops is several times larger, the Huainan Army has the strength to stick to a corner. At the same time, after the enemy enters the city, a considerable number of troops will be attracted to the city, which can alleviate the risks that some reinforcements will face.

The fact is just as Xie Ai expected. Although the more than 3,000 enemy soldiers entering the city were still resisting stubbornly, they could be seen as elite troops, but they were already afraid of falling into a trap and lacked unified and flexible dispatch in this messy streets and alleys.

The soldiers of the Huainan Army knew about this tactical plan early in the morning, and once it was achieved, they would be excited to be vigorous. As soon as they rose and disappeared, the soldiers of the Huainan Army were like dragons and tigers, dividing and surrounding the originally huge Jie soldiers bit by bit and then annihilated them.

Soon, in this messy area, enemy corpses were everywhere, with the smell of blood that was extremely rich, and the dry streets were soaked in blood and became muddy.

The commanders and generals in the army did not even dare to show their heads and yell to command the battle, because among the remaining buildings near the battlefield, there were always Huainan soldiers occupying the victorious high ground, and they used the powerful crossbows and strong bows to snipe the enemy generals who dared to emerge, making the enemy always like headless flies, fighting on their own and unable to gather.

Because it has the initiative itself, Yecheng is to some extent the home court of the Huainan Army. While attacking these more than 3,000 soldiers, the Huainan Army still has some surplus troops. On the one hand, it blocks the attacks of the chaotic troops outside the city with low intensity, and on the other hand, it creates a situation where there is still plenty of energy to shock the cavalry outside the city who are still wandering and looking for opportunities.

Ma Qiu was wandering outside the city at this time, and he felt extremely regretful. The Huainan Army's such tactics were not considered clever, but until now, Ma Qiu was upset that he chose the wrong place to advance instead of the decision to attack the city.

The Huainan army could not defend Yecheng, which was an obvious thing. Even if it started over again, Ma Qiu would still choose to attack Yecheng. Because this was his main purpose of coming south, and once he occupied Yecheng, it would be of great help to accept the defeated army retreating from the Liyang front.

If he had not been a stable stronghold in Yecheng, he would have been just a tourist army, and the Huainan army could easily enter Yecheng to reinforce with the defeated army. With his 5,000 people, it would be difficult to block the vast area south of Yecheng.

So his fault was not to attack Yecheng, but to fail to control the temptation of taking Yecheng at the last moment, and he rashly drove in too many troops, so he went straight into the Huainan Army. If he advanced together, although the progress might not be fast, his victory was stable, and the Huainan Army would be difficult for him to get the opportunity to encircle and annihilate most of his troops.

But if you think about it more deeply, the reason why Ma Qiu forced to conquer Yecheng quickly was not only because he learned that the Huainan army had won the Liyang victory, and reinforcements arrived immediately. It was also necessary to use such a devastating victory to shock the powerful military leaders around him, and then take them for their own use.

"A dog thief hurt me!"

At this time, night had already fallen, but with the vague starlight, you could still see the swaying figures around Yecheng. You can guess that the Hebei rioters who had left Yecheng before were watching the battle situation to decide where to surrender.

When Ma Qiu ran around the city, the defensive loopholes in his opinion were already in full swing at this moment. Although the possibility of the enemy's bluffing was not ruled out, what if it was not?

At present, Ma Qiu is confident that his military strength is less than 2,000 people. If he falls into the enemy trap in the city, he can't even imagine the ending. So in the end, he still didn't dare to rush into those loopholes. When he returned to the original place, he heard the sound of fighting in the city gradually weakening, and his mood was even more depressed.

At this moment, the offensive of the riot led by Zhang Lu was rapid, which was several more intense than during the day. However, the enemy's counterattack was even more rapid, and the strong splash of arrows had completely covered this area, far from the weak scene in the day.

When Ma Qiu's personal soldiers entered the formation and summoned again, Zhang Lu walked over with a nervous expression. There were also some sporadic arrows hanging between the two armors on his body. I don't know whether it was deliberately or the truth was the case.

But at the moment Ma Qiu was no longer in the mood to pursue this matter, and his eyes were as dark as lead and water condensed, "Retreat."

"Retreat? But there are still..."

When Zhang Lu heard this, his expression was stunned. He was not deliberately making a move, but he really wanted to capture Yecheng and rescue the Jie soldiers trapped in the city.

This has nothing to do with morality, but it is difficult to get rid of the tiger. He had been determined to surrender to the King of Zhongshan before, so he immediately led the people to surrender as soon as Ma Qiu led the people to the south. However, he did not expect that the situation would evolve into this situation. Thousands of elite soldiers fell into Yecheng, but the city had not yet been conquered. Someone would always stand up to take the blame for such a mistake.

Ma Qiu is a general under the command of the King of Zhongshan who has been highly valued in recent years. Even if it is hard to blame, what good end will he, a person who is in the face of the battle, have? If the situation cannot be reversed, he may need to stand up and take most of his faults. Therefore, his current fighting spirit is even more intense than Ma Qiu.

"I said withdrawal, do you have any objections?"

After hearing this, Ma Qiu's face became darker, then sighed, stepped forward and put his hand on Zhang Lu's shoulder and whispered: "This battle is not good, it is not a crime of war. There are many traitors in Hebei to help the southern thieves. Although the army came south and rushed straight to Santai, there was a common disturbance on the back road, so we had to withdraw our troops with hatred, otherwise the army would be gone here, do you understand?"

Zhang Lu was now panicking that he might be a scapegoat, so after listening to what Ma Qiu said, his eyes were still wandering for a while. After a while, he gradually realized it. Then he turned his head to look at the dark suburbs and said hatefully: "The army has already attacked Yecheng. If it weren't for the bad things of these traitors in the countryside, how could he not be defeated!"

Hearing Zhang Lu's statement, Ma Qiu's solemn expression became a little relaxed. He patted Zhang Lu's shoulder and said with a grim voice: "It's really hateful! I fought hard with Zhang Jun to kill these traitors and fought hard. Although I was unable to defend Ye City in blood, I could finally drive away thousands of soldiers and return, so this battle would not be futile!"

Zhang Lu had already realized it before, and when he heard Ma Qiu's clear hint, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly raised his hand and said, "Although there are many traitors in Ye, there are still many loyal and righteous people who always care about the king. If it weren't for the Mahjong's efforts to save us, we righteous men would probably not be able to live in the siege of the thieves!"

"Take a horse to Zhang Jun!"

Ma Qiu finally showed a smile on his face, and his attitude towards Zhang Lu was much more kind. After Zhang Lu turned over, he stepped forward and sighed: "The situation in Hebei is in chaos, no matter who the scholars and common people can be protected. Although I serve the king, I usually feel that I am weak in power. Even if I want to treat others with sincerity, I am afraid of causing trouble in my heart. For example, Shi Kan once worshipped the former lord in previous years and served him with his son, but what about now? Even if I have a moment of gloriousness, I will inevitably die in the end!"

"Mahjong is a famous general of the martial arts in Hebei. Although I live in a humble countryside, I have longed for it. Today I have to go hand in hand with the general, which is a great blessing in this life!"

Zhang Lu smiled all over his face and leaned over and said, "Ambitioners all judge friendships by their loyalty. In this chaotic world, brothers still have grudges and hard to resolve. How can they be the right way to save the blind date with mixed blood?"

He could not hear that Ma Qiu was no longer afraid to stay near Yecheng to fight, and he was afraid that he would be punished by the King of Zhongshan when he returned like this, so he would push the mistake to the people in the chaotic army. At this moment, he wanted to confess with him, and was worried that he would be willing to pay homage to Zhang Zhai.

Now, whether for life or future, he naturally has to choose to unify his attitude with Ma Qiu. And then again, Zhang Chai, the leader of the family was only greedy for his family's rich contributions in previous years and provided some protection. They did not have much close relationship with each other. If they could use this to unite closely with Ma Qiu, it would be an opportunity for him.

After they had confessed to each other, Ma Qiu did not hesitate anymore. He had given up rescuing the soldiers trapped in the city, because it would not take long for the news that the Huainan Army had won a great victory in Liyang to reach Yecheng, and I still don’t know what kind of variables it would cause.

So at the moment, he still focused on more practical interests, and soon he led his crowd to the waiting and watching Hebei riots around Yecheng. On the one hand, he naturally looked for some people to take the blame, and on the other hand, he also gave the King of Zhongshan an explanation so that he would not have made such a futile journey.

After hearing this, Shi Hu was even more furious and directly picked up a copper talisman order on the case and smashed it at Ma Qiu.

When Ma Qiu heard this, he let go of his heart, knowing that he had escaped this disaster. If someone really hates the king, he will immediately behead him outside the tent, and there is no need to say anything about the crime in the future. After all, there is no one under the king's command at present, and he is a rare talent. He is inevitable to beat him and his life is worry-free.

After Ma Qiu and others were imprisoned, Shi Hu no longer mentioned the murder of those prisoners. The difficult situation in recent years has caused his violent and willfulness to be slightly restrained. What's more, the great enemy in Huainan has arrived in Hebei now, and the prisoners are also good to stay and consume their lives.

When his emotions calmed down, Shi Hu summoned someone to discuss matters again.

It was not that he couldn't see Ma Qiu's little thoughts. Even before Ma Qiu returned, someone had already reported what happened in Yecheng. But now it is not the time to pursue the truth, otherwise it would only make him even more embarrassed. Ma Qiu knew how to plunder a large number of Dingkou's return, which could be considered as a little safeguarding his face.

Just when he thought that Yecheng had fallen into the hands of the Southern thieves, he felt like a thorn in his throat, and his heart was filled with a sense of crisis. He also lost patience with the situation where Xiangguo was still stalemate. When the generals Bi Ji came here, he said angrily: "Tell me that Guo Yin and other old thieves in the city, I will give them three days. If I don't leave the city to surrender, I will destroy the whole family and bury them with Cheng thief!"

At the same time, he gave the generals a death order, whether to surrender or not, he would have to take down Xiangguo in the near future! In fact, most of the Xiangguo has lost control. Cheng Xia and others have controlled less than ten thousand weak troops, and have abandoned most of Xiangguo. They are trapped in Mingtang Biyong in the west of the city, especially burying Shi Le in the attack position near Mingtang.

Although Shi Hu had clearly usurped the power, he still did not dare to bear the reputation of destroying the tomb of the former lord. Especially at present, veterans such as Kui'an in his army regarded this more importantly. Although they were Shi Hu's generals, they were also the former subordinates of the former lord. If Shi Hu didn't even care about the tomb of the former king, their situation and status would be worrying in the future.

At present, Shi Hu was not concerned about the matter of Xiangguo, but the movements of the Huainan army. He now has 70,000 to 80,000, most of them are Jie people. Another part of them are powerful men and women from the Jin people. His military strength is no longer weak, and he is also known to be armed with 200,000 armors.

Especially before the recapture of Xiangguo, many Hu troops were wiped out first. Even if the Huainan army continued to go north later, they would definitely have the power to fight. After all, the strength of the army was unstable when it advanced and retreated. Xiangguo and Yecheng seemed not far away, but there were many fields on the way, which was Shi Hu's absolute home court.

But he always had a sense of shock that even he didn't want to admit his battle with the Huainan Army. So after pondering for a moment, he summoned Feng Yi, the envoy of the Xianbei Murong who had joined the army earlier. After meeting, he said: "I am about to take over Xiangguo, and the command is imminent. If your head still wants to wait and see, and when Hebei is pacified, I will lead a strong army to fight, and the disaster of extermination will be in one thought!"

After hearing this, Feng Yi lowered his head and said, "Duke Liaodong has no idea of ​​having evil with the king, why is the king hostile? What's more, the soldiers in Henan are moving now, and the king is..."

"Duke of Liaodong? Which Liaodong Duke of Liaodong? I heard that Murong Ye has repeatedly sent people to the south, but the southern thieves have not yet been granted a clear title. Moreover, Shen Weizhou's little raccoon has repeatedly sent boats to support the Murong family's rebellious sons, and seduced a large number of Jin people to return to the south. This son is arrogant and fierce, and even the people of Hebei are not in sight. Do you think he will treat the murong bastard well?"

After hearing this, Shi Hu sneered: "I don't tell you anything. I will go back quickly to tell Murong Jun that I will fight in Hebei in the future. If he is willing to send people to help me, he doesn't have to look for the official account anymore. It's okay to be the king. But if I want to wait and see, when I finish the affairs of the Southern Dynasty, I will kill the mountains and rivers, just like the lonely soul of Duan!"

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