"Sir, although the bandits are numerous, they are not subordinate to each other." Looking at Lingling's troops retreating, Huang Zhong looked at Liu Yi and said, "The head commander of the bandits army obviously discovered it. The last general thought that the head commander of the bandits army could not give the head commander a chance to reorganize the army. Tonight, a group of troops should be sent to raid at night, without killing the enemy. Just killing the enemy camp and setting fire everywhere, which is enough to force them to retreat. Our army can take advantage of the situation and advance!"

Although fire attack is not good, it is too easy for Gao Ye to attack such a complex camp. If you kill in and set fire everywhere, you can make the opponent lose his power. At this time, you can take the opportunity to attack. With the opponent's military discipline, there is basically no suspense.

Huang Zhong’s idea is very simple. Since the opponent’s coach has seen his own problem, he will definitely find a way to solve it. What they have to do is not give the other party time to solve the problem and take action immediately.

"Okay, Guan Ping, Liu Feng!" Liu Yi also felt it was feasible when he heard this, and shouted outside the tent.

"The last one is here!" Liu Feng, Guan Ping came in from outside the tent and bowed, "Sir, what are you asking for?"

"You two each lead a thousand troops and lead the army into the enemy camp at midnight tonight. Remember, just set fire without entangling with the enemy. After setting fire, you will quickly break out of the camp and join our main force!" Liu Yi looked at the two and said in a stern manner.

"Sir, don't worry, the last general will fulfill his mission!" The two agreed, bowed and retreated, went to complete the troops and prepared for a night attack.

Liu Yi looked at Huang Zhong and smiled and said, "The general will follow me to take charge of the central army. When the enemy camp fires, he will lead his troops to attack the bandits' camp and defeat the bandits' army."

"Dare not obeying!" Huang Zhong said with his fists.

That night, after Liu Xian withdrew his troops back to the camp, he recruited Xing Daorong and several confidant generals to discuss: "The generals of the sects fight on their own. If this continues, no matter how many troops our army has, it will be difficult for us to conquer the enemy camp. Can you have any strategies to teach me?"

Xing Daorong gritted his teeth and said, "Why not kill all the thieves and generals of the sect and collect their subordinates?"

This is a simple and crude approach, but it is also the most unrealistic approach. Liu Xian is obviously not the kind of strong person who can suppress the three armies. Once he really does this, he is worried that the army will mutiny and will be in chaos before he can fight against the enemy.

Shaking his head, Liu Xian looked at the other generals.

A general said to Liu Xian: "Why don't you recruit a group of sect commanders to command the soldiers under his command? In this way, if the sect thieves give orders, the sect thieves think that it was their sect commander, and they will naturally die."

Liu Xian pondered slightly. This method sounds much more reliable than Xing Daorong's method, but will those Zongshang agree?

While Liu Xian was thinking, he suddenly felt the sword on the table trembling. Liu Xian frowned slightly and did not take it seriously. He just continued to discuss with the generals.

But after a while, there was a sound of fighting from afar outside. Liu Xian and the generals in the tent finally changed their faces and went out to investigate, but they saw that there were already fires rising from the east and west. Because they were too far apart, the sound did not come from there. Now when they discovered it, the camp there was already a mess.

"Hurry up, gather troops and attack the enemy!" Liu Xian cursed inwardly. He should have thought that the other party might take advantage of the opportunity to attack while seeing his own flaws.

As he spoke, the chaotic sound was swept up here quickly. With the light of the fire, he could see a man clashing back and forth among the crowd, and he did not fight with the soldiers in the camp. He just threw the torches at the surrounding tents every time he went. Those tents were covered with oil and burned when they encountered fire. After a while, fire was already soaring into the sky on both sides, and a large number of soldiers of the sect fled in a panic.

Liu Xian was shocked and shouted sternly: "Don't panic, there are not many thieves, line up to fight against the enemy!"

But in such chaos, who would still obey Liu Xian's command? In addition, Guan Ping and Liu Feng's two men were setting fires, constantly charging against the Lingling soldiers gathered together, and they could not gather for a while.

"Young Master, retreat!" Seeing two men coming towards this side, in the dark night, there was no way to see how many men and horses the other party came from in the chaotic military camp. At the same time, the main gate of the camp was also breached. A large number of Liu Yi's army rushed in. This men were not here to set fire, but chopped them as soon as they saw them. The smarter soldiers knelt on the ground and asked for surrender, and they could still save their lives. The stupid soldiers or soldiers who were trying to resist were directly killed by the men and horses who were killed in without any slightest feelings. In this case, even if they knew that the other party was not as many as their own, it was useless. Those soldiers who fled in all directions did not know so many.

Liu Xian was unwilling to accept that the 20,000 army was chased by 7,000 troops. What is the reason? He was angry and wanted to gather his troops to fight the enemy to the death, but was forcibly driven outside the camp by several generals.

"Let me go, I haven't lost yet, why should I escape??" Liu Xian roared unwillingly.

"Young Master, if you don't escape, you will become a prisoner!" The two generals who were carrying him felt quite laborious and couldn't help complaining. It's already this time, so what can you do?

Liu Xian stopped talking. Compared to defeat, he was even more unacceptable to being captured and no longer struggled. Someone led a horse and rode his horse straight to Zhaoling. He stopped and ordered people to use Zhaoling as a stronghold to collect the defeated soldiers around and prepare to block Liu Yi in Zhaoling.

Liu Yi naturally did not charge in the battle. Last night, the main troops were brought by Huang Zhong. In one night, he not only captured the other party's camp, seized countless food and supplies, but also captured more than 3,000 defeated troops, and killed many of them. More than a thousand casualties were also injured, and most of them were injured. Not many were killed in the battle, which could be regarded as a big victory.

Liu Yi ordered people to execute the thief leaders secretly, and count it as the death of the troops. As for the prisoners, the defeated soldiers were disrupted and reorganized and incorporated into his own army. The soldiers and horses in their hands suddenly reached nearly 10,000. As one goes up and down, the Lingling soldiers no longer have the advantage of military strength.

"Sir, after this defeat, Lingling's troops are no longer afraid. It's time to turn defense and attack." Huang Zhong, Guan Ping, and Liu Feng came in, bowed and smiled at Liu Yi.

"A day off, I will send someone to find out whereabouts of Liu Xian's troops. I will raise troops to set up a camp tomorrow. Guan Ping, this time, you are the pioneer, and you will give you a hundred craftsmen to find underground villages." Liu Yi stood up and said to Guan Ping.

"Here!" Guan Ping received the order and went to assemble the troops. As for the craftsman, Liu Yi paid the employment funds directly for three days. In three days, the vanguard troops should have been able to find a suitable place to settle the village.

Liu Yi really had a day off, but Huang Zhong was busy. In the evening of the next day, the whistle detective heard that Liu Xian gathered his troops again in Zhaoling, preparing to use the terrain of Zhaoling to continue to block Liu Yi. At the same time, Liu Du from the rear also sent another team of troops to support him. After Huang Zhong heard the news, he immediately came to report to Liu Yi.

"Guan Ping's men and horses will arrive at Zhaoling tomorrow!" Huang Zhong smiled and said, "With the morale of the enemy, we should not confront General Guan, but instead refuse to defend the city. Our army can send troops calmly."

After just experiencing a crushing defeat, Liu Xian dared to go out of the city to fight at this time? So at present, Liu Yijun does not need to be in a hurry.

"You mean, Liu Du sent another team of troops to support him?" Liu Yi stood up and looked at Huang Zhong.

"Yes, Liu Xian has built two new camps in Zhaoling based on the mountain, which are mutually supportive with Zhaoling." Huang Zhong nodded and said.

"I'll send troops to send troops overnight. I must arrive at Zhaoling tomorrow!" Liu Yi said excitedly.

"Why should you be so anxious sir?" Huang Zhong was a little surprised, not understanding why Liu Yi was so impatient.

"Wei Yan's troops have now arrived in Lingling territory. Our army is now entangled with Liu Xian. The rear of Lingling is empty, and Wei Yan's chances of victory must be greater." Liu Yi smiled and said, "There is no need to fight him this time, just make him not dare to act rashly, wait for news from Wei Yan."

"Sir, you..." Huang Zhong looked at Liu Yi in shock when he heard this. Unexpectedly, Liu Yi finally chose this dangerous move. He didn't know what to say for a moment. He was obviously a very cautious person and couldn't figure out why he agreed to Wei Yan's radical approach.

"General, don't say much. I have made arrangements in Changsha. Nothing will happen." Liu Yi shook his head and smiled. At this point, he can only say that. I hope that Zhao Fan is tactful and hopes that Mi Zhu can gather some militias to defend Linxiang at least. In the direction of Lingling, victory or defeat will only take these days.

"Here!" Huang Zhong nodded bitterly. Things have come to this point, and the road has come to a boat. What else can he say? At that moment, he said goodbye to Liu Yi and ordered the three armies to set up camp overnight and rush to Zhaoling. Liu Yi asked someone to pull his carriage and let Huang Zhong come in and rest. Liu Feng and Liu Sandao were responsible for commanding the troops and horses, and rushed to the road. Finally, they arrived outside Zhaoling before dusk the next day. Guan Ping had already started to set up the camp outside Zhaoling. Unexpectedly, Liu Yi came so quickly and was not ready, so he hurried to apologize.

"Don't blame yourself. I ordered the army to travel overnight. I will let the soldiers work hard all night tonight and send more people to the village tomorrow." Liu Yi reached out to help Guan Ping up and comforted him.

Guan Ping thanked Liu Yi and then said, "Then Liu Xian was quite cautious this time. The two camps and Zhaoling are mutually supportive. If our army wants to attack, it will be difficult."

Liu Yi looked around and saw that Zhaoling City was built on the mountain, and the terrain was easy to defend but difficult to attack. Now the two camps are connected to the city. Not to mention that Liu Yi is not in enough people at hand, even if he has an army of 100,000, it is difficult to siege Zhaoling, but he is not prepared to attack.

"Send people to set up posts on the tops of the two sides to monitor the movements of the enemy. If the enemy does not move, there is no need to pay attention to it. If the enemy withdraws, we will immediately send me a message." Liu Yi nodded. The key to this battle is not the opponent's city defense, but the rear, so Liu Yi did not care much about the defense of Zhaoling.

"Retreat?" Guan Ping looked at Liu Yi blankly. With the convenience of geographical advantages, how could the other party withdraw his troops?

Liu Yi didn't want to explain too much at this moment, but just smiled and said, "Tan Zhi did what I said, as for the rest, I will explain to you after our army defeated the enemy."
Chapter completed!