Xie Linong was sitting in the Ye County government office, feeling upset. Yang Tiansong walked too fast and did not attack Ye County. He walked directly around the city. He still did not catch up. Fortunately, Ye County was not defeated and did not suffer heavy losses like Baofeng.

After passing Ye County, Yang Tiansong arrived at Fangcheng. He still did not attack the city, but robbed several villages and towns, and headed south to Tangzhou. Wang Xiaolie was the magistrate of Ruzhou, and without military orders, Xie Linong did not dare to cross the border. In the past two days, he could only

Sitting in the county government office, waiting for Wang Xiao's order.

It wasn't until the third day that Wang Xiaolie's military order finally arrived.

After putting down the military order, Xie Linong took a breath and sat there in deep thought.

In the military order, Wang Xiaolie ordered Xie Linong to enter Tangzhou. In Tangzhou now, there are no officials officially appointed by the court, so don't pay attention to those local officials. Use the fastest speed to catch up with Yang Tiansong. If Yang Tiansong escapes to other state armies,

Then let's not pursue him. The military order also said that Yang Jin had already passed Lushan Pass and entered Dengzhou. Wang Xiao hunted and led two thousand soldiers and horses, and then pursued him.

Xie Linong thought for a while and finally understood what Wang Xiaolie meant. If Wang Xiaolie leads the army to occupy Dengzhou, then Tangzhou, which is sandwiched between Dengzhou and Ruzhou, must be occupied. This time when he goes south, he

His main task is to occupy Tangzhou. Whether he can catch up with Yang Tiansong depends on his luck.

Standing up, Xie Linong paced back and forth. At this time, the world was in chaos, so there was no need to pay too much attention to the previous administrative divisions. However, for officials formally appointed by the imperial court, they would generally abide by their duties and would not cross the border easily. This order was obvious.

, Wang Xiaolie no longer intends to obediently become the magistrate of Ruzhou. What it means to people like him, I can't tell.

After thinking for a long time, Xie Linong could only sigh. These things are not what he should think about. It is better to do things according to military orders.

After leaving Lushanguan, the sun shone above his head, and Wang Xiaolie had the feeling of seeing the sun again. Most of the Lushanguan Valley Road follows the river. The road is rugged and narrow, with tall mountains on both sides. In some places, you can't see it all day long.

Sun. This kind of important road is good for defense. Since ancient times, it has been a key area connecting Chu District to the Central Plains. However, later the center of gravity of the Central Plains moved eastward, and Fangcheng Mountain in the east gradually replaced it.

Yang Jin fled all the way and did not set up troops to defend Lushan Pass. In fact, Yang Jin could not send anyone. There were no dead soldiers in his army who sacrificed themselves to protect the main force. Once he left his side, he basically had nothing to do with Yang Jin.

It’s related.

After fighting Yang Jin, Wang Xiaolie finally understood why when he read history in his previous life, he always found that generals of this era often defeated hundreds of thousands of bandits with a few thousand troops. In fact, most of the bandits numbered in the tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands.

Just like Yang Jin. It's not that they really have that many troops, but that they have a large population gathered around them and they have no concept of numbers, so they just boast about it casually.

This habit is very harmful. At this time, Wang Xiaolie would not be able to figure out his true combat power unless he had actually fought Yang Jin.

After leaving Lushanguan, one hundred and fifty miles to the south is Nanyang County. This area is densely forested and has a small population. Yang Jin did not stop and went straight to Nanyang County. Wang Xiao's hunting belt did not have much military rations, so he traveled in a hurry.

Two days later, when Wang Xiao arrived at Nanyang County, Yang Jin had already left. The county town had been robbed and all the shops were destroyed. Not only was the gold and silver treasures robbed by Yang Jin, but also the grain and grass were transported away. Even the population of the county town was taken away.

, and most of them were taken captive.

Walking on the road in Nanyang County, looking at the burned shops on both sides and the people sitting on the ground crying, Wang Xiaolie felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. He would rather be a peace dog than a chaotic person. For living in peace,

It is difficult for people in the country to understand the meaning of this sentence. Only by seeing these chaos in person can we truly understand the meaning of this sentence.

Over the past few months, Wang Xiaolie had seen this kind of scene so much that he gradually became numb. In his previous life, he could not imagine that he would see dead bodies on the roadside from time to time while walking casually. The bones were exposed in the wild.

I'm just talking about no one collecting them for burial. In fact, in this era, there are countless unburied corpses on the roadsides and in the villages.

The Jin soldiers marched south and the subsequent turmoil reduced the population of the Song Dynasty by tens of millions. The prosperous Central Plains even became a no-man's land for a period of time. The cruelty of the war is beyond the imagination of future generations.

Without stopping in Nanyang County, Wang Xiaolie took a short rest and led his army to follow Yang Jin closely.

The next day we set up camp in Rangdong Town. In the evening, Tan Yan's messenger arrived.

After entering the commander's tent, the messenger saluted Wang Xiaolie and said, "I am Shi Zhen. On the order of Zhizhou Tan of Dengzhou, I have come to pay a visit to the Zhizhou."

Wang Xiaoxing said: "There is a thief Yang Jin who is causing trouble in Ruluo. Zhai Jin, the envoy of the Northwest Road of Beijing, fought with him and was hit by an arrow. Unfortunately, he was killed by him. I and my brother Zhai Xing fought with Yang Jin.

More than a month later, he was finally defeated at the foot of Minggao Mountain. Unexpectedly, Sanya Village was unguarded, so Yang passed through Lushan Pass and entered Dengzhou. I followed him, but I haven't had time to inform Tan Zhizhou, please forgive me."

Shi Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "Yang Jin has arrived at the gate of Dengzhou City. Tan Zhizhou is guarding the city gate and is distressed. Yang Jin claims that he has 100,000 soldiers now, so he asked Tan Zhizhou to surrender immediately. Tan Zhizhou is an official of the imperial court.

How could they surrender? However, there are not many soldiers and horses in the city, and it is difficult to defend the city. Zhizhou once defeated Yang Jin, and if he can come to the rescue, Tan Zhizhou regards him as his reborn parent. Now I only hope that Zhizhou will march quickly and relieve the siege of Dengzhou."

Wang Xiaolie was a little embarrassed. He thought for a moment and said, "When Yang entered Lushanguan, he only had a thousand soldiers and horses. In a few days, there were a hundred thousand soldiers? I only have two thousand soldiers and horses, so I have to be cautious."

Shi Zhen said: "How can you believe what these thieves say? Even if he blows, he can't blow his troops from a thousand to a hundred thousand in a few days! Zhizhou just marches, and Tan Zhizhou will support him, so there is no need to be afraid of him!

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Wang Xiaoxing said: "Yang Jin has surrounded Dengzhou City?"

Shi Zhen said: "Not really. He is stationed in the north of the city and is searching for food and grass everywhere."

Wang Xiaolie nodded, did not speak, and was thinking there. Yang Jin said that there were one hundred thousand soldiers, but Wang Xiaolie believed him. There was indeed no truth in this man's mouth. When they were at the foot of Minggao Mountain, Yang Jin also said

There were 700,000 troops. Wang Xiaolie was hesitant about how to deal with Tan Yan.

Tan Yan was born as a minor official and had very few troops, but he was appointed by the imperial court as the magistrate of Dengzhou. If Wang Xiaolie wanted to occupy Dengzhou, he could not directly abolish Tan Yan. Wang Xiaolie had no intention of breaking with the imperial court. As long as the imperial court

Do not limit yourself against gold and do not give random orders.

How to deal with Tan Yan? Wang Xiaolie hasn't thought about it yet. The most ideal is for Yang to attack Dengzhou, Wang Xiaolie defeats Yang Jin, and then there is no need to worry about Tan Yan. Now Tan Yan sends people to ask for help, let Wang

Night hunting is difficult.

After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiaoxing said: "Since Yang Jin has already arrived at Dengzhou City, we cannot ignore it. I will rest for a day tomorrow and set off to Dengzhou the day after tomorrow. If Yang Jin does not encircle me, I will enter the city to defend the city with Tan Zhizhou!"

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Shi Zhen was overjoyed. She cupped her hands and said, "In that case, I'd like to thank Zhizhou! I'll go back to the city and report to Zhizhou."

Wang Xiaolie looked at the sky and said, "It's almost dark, how are you going to walk?"

Shi Zhen said: "At this time, we are in urgent need, so we have to walk at night!"
Chapter completed!