"Tell them that the Hejian Army has left, and I am ready to leave too."

Zhang Shiyu, who was wearing a big cloak, reacted in anger and immediately ordered in public. "Tell them not to come over and turn around directly. If you are worried about the thieves crossing the river to chase them, go north and meet up at Rao'an! Let's leave quickly and take advantage of the opportunity."

Before the dragon thief comes up, hurry up and go north without any further delay!"

The messenger suddenly came over and left quickly.

This is a military order without any problems. At this moment, from Zhang Shiyu's cognitive perspective, this is how it should be done, and no one can fault it.

However, when Zhang Shiyu made this military order, he never thought that Dou Lide, who was standing at the end of the hall, was someone who was deliberately trying to surrender... This was not an ordinary person. This person looked like an honest and honest farmer.

The middle-aged man is a so-called hero in troubled times. He likes to provide timely help before the world is in chaos. After the uprising, his family was killed and only a daughter and a distant nephew were left. He is determined to do big things and hopes to turn things around.

In fact, this situation is very similar to when Xue Changxiong chose to retreat.

From a rational point of view, there is no problem. The army behaved too confidently and resolutely, and they had already lost ten thousand people when they came to the Hejian camp. When the enemy's situation was unknown, they should stop the bleeding quickly and withdraw the entire army.

Talking about other things, in order to avoid a possible total defeat...it's not shameful to be fooled, but to lose your life, lose your money, and then you have nothing.

However, General Xue's military commander was not thinking far away from his head. He had a bad intention of beggar his neighbor and did not inform the reinforcements from the two counties to the west.

These two things beyond cognition are destined to cause collapse somewhere today.

The situation is urgent and it seems we need to race against time.

In the morning, the sunlight was not too strong, and the white gas exhaled by the horses, mules, and soldiers themselves every time they breathed seriously affected the field of vision, and formed scattered white mist that would soon disperse above the head of the large army.

At this time, the army was just halfway through, and only the outline of Leling City and the remaining southern camp of the Hejian Army could be seen in the distance. After receiving the news, Gao Shitong in Leling City did not hesitate and immediately left the town in person, leading the most trusted

The Bohai Navy moved northward, and had already engaged the officers and soldiers in the northern camp; while in the northern camp, the front was resisting, and the baggage behind had begun to take the lead in moving northward.

At the same time, two reinforcements on the other side of the Ma Mian River, several miles away from the river, also received reports from messengers and stopped on the spot.

"All the soldiers and horses of the Hejian camp have been withdrawn?" Cao Shancheng, the guard of Qinghetong, was stunned. "Isn't General Xue here? Thirty-five thousand elites of the Hejian camp are here, and there are more than 30,000 thieves.

There are 70,000 to 80,000 thieves and he didn’t come?”

"Here he is, and he is gone again." The messenger from Bohai County, who followed Cao Shancheng's messenger back, puffed out his breath and tried to explain. "Chief Cao, my master asked you to leave quickly!"

"If I don't ask clearly, how can we leave? Why should we leave?" Cao Shancheng, who had not slept all night, became angry and seemed a little unbearable. "You said that General Xue came and left again? When did he come and again?

When did you leave?"

"He came before dawn the day before yesterday and left yesterday afternoon!" The envoy from Bohai County had no choice but to repeat yesterday's withdrawal process.

After listening to this, whether it was Cao Shancheng or Qian Tang, although it was hard to say anything with their mouths without any evidence, they still didn't know in their hearts. Based on Xue Changxiong's advance and retreat when withdrawing his troops, they had collided with each other this time.

Nine times out of ten, this is what the general did deliberately!

"It's useless for me to wait...I waited...I thought something was wrong, so I came here all night long! As a result...as a result..." Qian Tang laughed dryly on his horse, but he didn't say the whole thing.

how to say?

The war was in turmoil, and there was definitely no evidence about the messenger. Besides, he was the commander-in-chief of the march in Hebei, a general of Yiwei, and the head of a famous Guanlong family. From every perspective, he was the real superior.

There are certain words that you have to take responsibility for.

"Why is this happening?" Cao Shancheng was also a little discouraged. "It's all to share the worries of the court and serve the country! Why is it happening like this?"

At this point, the two of them just bowed their heads and were speechless.

After a while, Cao Shancheng cheered up and persuaded: "Chief Qian, maybe there is a villain at work, or maybe there is something wrong with the messenger. The enemy is facing us, and we must not be resentful for this... Even if we are resentful, we must not be resentful."

No

It’s going to be a mistake.”

"What can I miss?" Qian Tang turned around and glanced at Lu Changheng behind him. "Isn't it just a waste of time? Let's all evacuate together now."

Cao Shancheng nodded and reminded seriously: "Let's go north to Rao'an County. First, we will be a backup for Mr. Zhang. When the thieves retreat, I will go to Ande City with you... to save thousands of rivers in the city.

The soldiers lost their courage and caused trouble."

Qian Tang just nodded casually.

Cao Shancheng also looked at the messenger from Bohai County: "Sir, will you go back and report, or will you lead the way with us?"

The messenger thought for a while, then handed over his hand and said, "I will follow Mr. Cao's instructions. There is no harm in contacting the Rao'an County Magistrate."

Cao Shancheng knew immediately that he felt that the battle on the other side had already begun and he did not want to go back. However, he was happy to be a favor and directly ordered: "In this case, you can lead the way!"

In this way, the messenger was naturally happy, and the soldiers in the two counties were exhausted, cursed, and turned around to go north.

After walking for a while, Qian Tang was obviously depressed. However, Cao Shancheng, despite being only about ten years older than Qian Tang, was unexpectedly determined. Instead, he asked questions along the way, tried hard to find out the news about Bohai County, and kept thinking.

Of course, one can't help but sigh after knowing that Zhang Shiyu had worked so hard to plan, but was left behind by the mantis to catch the cicada and the oriole behind.

"So, our deal is a net loss this time?" Cao Shancheng felt powerless and shook his head.

So what if you don’t shake your head?

This time the Hebei government suffered such a loss. The Hejian camp broke a finger for nothing, and the three counties worked hard, but the result was that all their hard work, up and down, was in vain. No matter who it was, it would be strange if they did not sigh, shake their heads, or feel depressed.

"I can't say that..." The messenger forced a smile. "Gao Shitong's troops were severely damaged by my family. They escaped a lot in the past three or five days after being trapped. There was also a battle yesterday."

"That's true." Cao Shan was about to say something, but after thinking about it, he tried his best to laugh.

"Moreover, there is another bandit army that surrendered, and it is the bandit army from Qinghe." The messenger continued to speak.

"What's your name?" Cao Shancheng asked casually, his horse still on his crotch.

"My name is Doulide." The messenger immediately answered.

And as the name came out, Cao Shancheng suddenly reined in his horse, and then turned east to the Ma Mian River... Over there, the morning mist had already dispersed, but it was more than ten miles away, how could he know what was happening on the other side?

If there is any change, it seems to be a little quieter than before.

"What does this person say?" Qian Tang saw something was wrong and took the initiative to ask.

"No..." Cao Shancheng sighed. "If I have to say it, it's nothing more than that Dou Lide is a born thief. In the early years when the world was peaceful, he acted like a small tycoon. He was obviously a county official, but he went everywhere to win over people.

He was a gangster who wanted to win over the hearts of the country people. When the world was in chaos, he sent others to rebel. However, the government found out and killed his entire family. Later, in Gaojipo, he relied on his knowledge of the terrain and escaped repeatedly. It is said that

I eat river clams, sleep on water and weeds, and don’t want to surrender, but today the descendants actually dropped?!"

Qian Tang came to his senses in an instant, but at the same time he became discouraged. He was really tired. Just like Cao Shancheng beside him, his body was extremely exhausted and his heart was tired at the same time.

After a long while, Qian Tang tried his best to cheer up and looked at the envoy: "Excuse me, please go back... When I see Mr. Zhang, I just ask him to be careful about Dou Lide."

The county official had no choice but to agree, and then drove his horse halfway to the east, but he was somewhat reluctant to leave. It was just a senior official who would kill someone, let alone the words between the three county princes?

As soon as they left, Cao and Qian immediately stood where they were, looking at each other without saying a word.

"Logically speaking, even if there is only a three-point chance, we should cross the river to save him. Besides, Mr. Zhang is a conscientious elder and is sincere and approachable to us." In the end, Qian Tang spoke first. "But...should we save him or not?"

"Save what?!" Cao Shancheng's face turned livid. "As Mr. Qian Fu said, we should save him whenever there is a three-point possibility. But this three-point point does not mean whether there is a three-point chance that Mr. Zhang will be in danger, but the truth.

We are going to fight. Do we have a three-point certainty of victory? Do we have a three-point certainty of rescuing Zhang Gong? After procrastinating at this point, the troops and horses are exhausted. At this time, we cross the river and bump into the main force of thieves.

Let the soldiers die, let

The three counties were completely ruined!"

After saying this, Cao Shancheng couldn't calm down his anger, but he gathered a lot of energy with his bare hands, hammered a tree beside the road, and then headed north.

The tree was not big, and its true energy was ice true energy. Cao Shancheng had no intention, he was just venting his anger, so the tree was hit by the true energy and shook for a moment. Then the bark in the middle burst open, and the trunk inside shattered, and

It was just a puff of ice scum.

Of course, the tree looks like it has survived, but it will probably not survive next spring.

Turning his head, the messenger returned to the bank of the Ma Face River. He heard that although the other side was noisy, there were no shouts of death when he came. He was overjoyed and prepared to go downstream to find a suitable bridge to cross the river to report the news. But just as he was about to rein in his horse, he

First, across the river, I saw fires all over the North Camp on the other side, and then I heard the sudden cry of killing coming from inside the camp. I couldn't help but stand there blankly, not knowing where to go.

It was obvious that Doulide's fellow was really deliberately planning to fake surrender, and he launched his attack at this time.

Of course, the process and timing are not as natural as this person thinks.

In fact, when Gao Shitong discovered that Xue Changxiong had withdrawn, his army was more than ten miles away in the south, and that he had three thousand internal troops in the northern camp, he was overjoyed. He only waited for the news that Zhuge Dewei had turned around, and then

When ready, head north and quickly attack the northern camp of the army.

As a result, Zhang Shiyu handed over the general power to Wang Fubei early. As a local veteran, Wang Fubei was well prepared and used the camp to defeat the hastily attacking Gao Shitong's troops. In just two moments,

After a while, the latter threw off his armor and fled back in embarrassment.

At the same time, Dou Lide was also carefully guarded by Wang Fubei, who directly asked the three thousand newly surrendered soldiers to be resettled in the rear camp, and they were not allowed to leave the camp without orders.

Therefore, from the beginning to the end, Gao Shitong failed to get close to Dou Lide who was blocked behind him, and there was no exciting scene of defection before the battle. This is also the reason why Qian Tang and Cao Shancheng felt that the movement on the other side suddenly slowed down————

At that time, it was the gap after Gao Shitong was defeated without having time to contact Dou Lide.

However, as the officers and soldiers succeeded in cutting off the rear, they cheered and prepared to take advantage of the situation to move north. Dou Lide, who had regained the space for movement, did not hesitate to launch the attack.

This requires courage.

But precisely because of this, the effect is amazing.

After receiving the order, the Gaojibo rebel army was divided into two under the leadership of the leader. Two to three thousand people set fire to the camp, waved flags, and shouted that the army had been defeated, in an attempt to cause chaos and cut off the soldiers and baggage. Dou Lide

I personally led hundreds of elite men, wearing armor and carrying troops, but they silenced their flags and only went to fetch Zhang Shiyu privately.

Wang Fubei was caught off guard, and Zhang Shiyu was also caught off guard.
To be continued...