Gao Gan deceived Fan Xian and Wei Gu, and then led his troops with Zhang Baiqi to successfully leave the surrounding area of Yishi County.
After walking for dozens of miles, seeing that it was almost dusk, Gao Gan turned around and looked behind him, and then said to Zhang Baiqi: "General Zhang, the time is right, we can evacuate."
Zhang Baiqi originally responded to Wei Gu and Fan Xiancai launched an army to attack Hedong.
At this moment, he suddenly had to leave them behind, and he suddenly felt a little unethical...
After Zhang Baiqi struggled for a moment, he opened his mouth and said to the senior officials: "General Chariot and Cavalry, I think your previous strategy is really good. In fact, we might as well give it a try."
"Try it?" Gao Gan looked at Zhang Baiqi, and then asked in a dumbfounded voice: "I was just telling them to fool them, but you actually took it seriously?
Do you know that Lu Yan has tens of thousands of Xiliang cavalry under his command, and even if there is an ambush, they can forcefully break out of the siege."
"But we can also dig a horse trap! Just like Lu Yan did with other cavalry." Zhang Baiqi said unwillingly.
"But how many people can be trapped in a horse trap? Lu Yan has used this trick repeatedly before, because he already has a well-trained and powerful army."
"But I still think we should give it a try... Even if we really can't beat him, it's not too late for us to run away when the time comes."
"Run? General Zhang, if we are really defeated, do you think we really have a chance to run?" Gao Gan asked back.
Zhang Baiqi was silent when he heard this. He had never fought against Cao's army, so he had no concrete idea of how powerful Cao's army was.
He murmured in his heart: "The senior officials are so afraid of Cao Jun that they don't even dare to fight with him... Isn't this courage too small?"
Gao Gan glanced at Zhang Baiqi, who was silent, and thought that maybe his performance had disappointed Zhang Baiqi...
"He really is a guy who won't shed tears until he sees the coffin..." But Zhang Baiqi was his most reliable and final help, so he sighed in his heart.
Just when Gao Gan and Zhang Baiqi had a disagreement, a scout suddenly came to report: "Report! General! General Fan has sent a team of a thousand men to help in the battle!"
When the senior official heard this, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and he thought to himself: "Why are a thousand people coming to help? I'm afraid they are not here to monitor me!"
Zhang Baiqi obviously also reacted, and he took this opportunity to make up his mind and said: "General Chariot and Cavalry, I feel that you should not run away from the battle under any circumstances. Your strategy is still good, and it should be worth a try!"
One side came to monitor, and the other side was Zhang Baiqi's insistence.
Under the pressure of the two parties, the senior officials finally had no choice but to compromise, "That's it..." After sighing, the senior officials said: "In that case, we will move forward ten miles to camp, and then wait for the opportunity to ambush Cao Jun who must pass by.
On the road.”
Seeing Gao Gan relent, Zhang Baiqi couldn't help but feel relieved.
It wasn't that he was afraid of high-ranking officials, it was just that he had been a bandit for so many years. Seeing that Zhang Yan and others had already found their destination and had turned from the bandit army to the official army, Zhang Baiqi also wanted to find a destination for his brothers.
However, Zhang Baiqi chose to run away from Heishan, and now he is really not doing well. Naturally, he feels ashamed to face his former friends Zhang Yan and others, so he subconsciously does not want to surrender to Cao Jun.
Gao Gan is Yuan Shao's nephew. He comes from a well-known family, is talented and ambitious, and satisfies all the factors of a superior. Zhang Baiqi believes that following Gao Gan, as long as he helps Gao Gan regain control of Bingzhou, he will definitely benefit greatly in the future.
Fan Xian and Wei Gu all breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the news from the people they sent that high-ranking officials and Zhang Baiqi were preparing to ambush and intercept Lu Yan.
"High cadre, Zhang Baiqi can be regarded as a righteous man, so let's start attacking the city in earnest tomorrow." Wei Gu said to Fan Xian and others.
"Indeed... they sacrificed their lives to intercept Cao Jun. We should also show some real strength. We can't let Gao Gan and Zhang Baiqi underestimate us!"
"In order to encourage the soldiers to attack the city, I am willing to give five thousand gold as a reward!"
"How heroic! I will pay you eight thousand gold!"
"I'll give you ten thousand gold!"
As the local tycoons donated generously, the morale of the rebel soldiers reached its peak in an instant!
The next day, the rebels came to the city again.
Du Ji stood on the city wall and looked at the siege army from a distance. His face looked extremely solemn, "Today's rebels have a somewhat chilling air."
Not only Du Ji, but all the defenders on the city wall saw the difference in today's Hedong rebels.
As the saying goes, a brave man must be rewarded with a heavy reward. The stimulation of money made the morale and combat power of the rebel soldiers soar.
"Hahahaha!" But at this critical moment, Du Ji unexpectedly burst out bursts of laughter.
Hearing Du Ji's sudden laughter, the general in charge of guarding the city suddenly asked in surprise: "Why is the prefect laughing?"
"I laugh at the rebels who don't know that disaster is coming!"
"Where did the trouble come from?"
Du Ji looked around at the soldiers who were looking at him, and saw that many people's attention was attracted, so he explained loudly: "The thieves have been refusing to use their full strength to attack the city for three days. Why are they uncharacteristically using their full strength today?"
Is all the power at odds with us?"
"Why?" the guard asked very cooperatively.
"That's because they are anxious!"
"Are you in a hurry?"
"That's right! The imperial court's reinforcements must have arrived. If they don't capture the Yi family, they will face the danger of being attacked from both sides, so the rebels are in a hurry!"
When the soldiers in the garrison heard Du Ji saying that the imperial reinforcements were coming, they all cheered.
However, Du Ji's face became solemn again and he said sternly: "The imperial court's reinforcements will arrive soon, but before the reinforcements arrive, we will also face the most dangerous moment!"
Just as the defenders cheered, Du Ji's words poured cold water on them. The defender even said loudly: "Yes, the imperial reinforcements are about to arrive, so the rebels will definitely attack the city with all their strength!"
"Here, Du asked you all to stick to the city...because behind this city wall, there are countless innocent people, and maybe your wives, children, parents..." After Du Ji finished speaking, he raised his hands to three sides, and took deep breaths in turn.
Pray till the end, "Hold on for a few days, and then you will see the dawn!"
"Hold on to the end!"
"Fight to the death and never retreat!"
"People are in the city!"
On the one hand, it comes from the stimulation of money, and on the other hand, it comes from the protection of righteousness...
The Hedong rebels, under the orders of Wei Gufanxian and others, started the craziest siege mode!!
.......
Lu Yan passed through Jiangxian County from Pingyang and headed southwest.
The people of Hedong County were deeply poisoned by the rebels, so when they learned that the army led by Lu Yan was about to arrive, all the counties and counties passing by turned down.
The army marched smoothly, and Lu Yan soon arrived at Anyi County, the seat of Hedong County.
There were only a few thousand defenders in Anyi County. After learning that Lu Yan's tens of thousands of troops were about to arrive, the defender ran away overnight with the looted property.
When Cao Jun arrived in Anyi County, the people of Anyi, led by some conscientious local nobles, greeted Cao Jun outside the city.
Pang De led the cavalry in front, and Lu Yan, Huang Zhong, and Zhang Xiu led the Chinese army behind.
When the figure of the army slowly appeared on the ground, suddenly some people started to cry loudly: "Oh my God! You are finally here!"
"The imperial army is finally here!"
"General! You have to make the decision for us!"
The deafening cry reached Lu Yan's ears from afar.
Lu Yan looked at Huang Zhong and said, "Go and ask what is going on in Anyi?"
"Subordinate, go right now!"
Huang Zhong clasped his fists and turned around to leave, with three strands of long white beard under his chin floating freely in the wind on his chest.