Wen Chou Yan Liang's troops from Wei County quickly dispatched troops, and within three days, they led the army to the vicinity of Julu County!
"The bandit leader Song Jiangzheng and Zhu Wen joined forces to fight against Han Fu, the Mu of Jizhou. I don't know how many troops he arranged to defend his home."
Wen Chou didn't know exactly how many Julu bandits there were, so he arranged for more than a hundred scouts to sneak in secretly to find out the news.
An hour flew by, and the scout returned eagerly, telling all he had seen and heard.
The scout bluntly stated that there were fifteen counties in Julu County, each of which had troops stationed ranging from 3,000 to 5,000. Among them, Renxian, Pingxiang, Nanhe, Guangzong, Guangping, Lieren and other important counties were
Song Jiang arranged for generals to be stationed there.
Ren County is garrisoned by Di Lei, the "Aiye Leopard", who leads 3,000 soldiers; Pingxiang is garrisoned by "Jie Ming General" Deng Tianbao, who leads 3,000 infantry and 100 light cavalry; Nanhe is garrisoned by "Golden Mao Jian" Shi Wei, who leads three county soldiers.
Baihe headquarters has 2,800 soldiers guarding the city; Guangzong has "Iron Spear" Wang Dashou leading 5,000 guards; Guangping has "Feitian Marshal" Kuang Jinlong leading 4,000 soldiers to defend the city; Lieren County has
Three thousand elites, led by Ma Yuan, the 'Golden Scaled Python'.
The total number of people in the scattered counties cannot be underestimated. Just in the six counties where generals are currently stationed, there are more than 20,000 people!
"I never thought that Song Jiang would actually have so many troops left to defend his home. What should we do?"
Wen Chou's face was solemn, his eyes were shining brightly, he raised his head and looked towards the direction of Julu County, thinking in his mind how to lead the army in the battle, which could severely damage the rebel army in the shortest time, so as to force Song Jiang to lead the army back and reduce the pressure on Han Fu, the shepherd of Jizhou.
Wen Chou, who was still thinking, looked around, and finally his eyes landed on Yan Liang, and the strategy to destroy the enemy came to his mind.
Since Song Jiang only arranged generals to garrison in six counties, why not just divide his troops and let the seven generals Yan Liang, Guan Yu, Tong Fei, Guan Sheng, Tong Wei, Tong Meng, Qibi and Heli lead the attack?
This battle can be divided into six ways!
"Where are the three generals Yan Liang, Tong Meng and Tong Wei?"
"The end is here!"
The three generals clapped their horses and came out in front of Wen Chou to listen. They bowed their hands and bowed their heads in silence, waiting for the order to be conveyed.
"Today the rebel thief Song Jiang is not in Julu, and the thief is empty. This is a good opportunity for our army to defeat the enemy. Therefore, I have decided to appoint you Yan Liang as the main general, and Tong Meng and Tong Wei will serve as deputies under Bi. Then I will lead two thousand warriors.
Nanhe County must be captured within three days, no mistakes!"
"General, I will obey your orders. If we cannot take Nanhe County, I will come to see you later."
Yan Liang held his head high, his body shook, and his eyes flashed with fierce fighting spirit. After he paid homage to Wen Chou, he took two deputies, ordered two thousand elite infantry, and headed towards Nanhe County!
Seeing Yan Liang's army getting further and further away, Wen Chou did not hesitate and continued to send orders to summon all four of his powerful generals Guan Yu, Tong Fei, Guan Sheng and Qibi Heli, and then arrange the tasks.
Guan Yu was ordered to command 3,000 infantry and 100 heavy cavalry, and attack Ren County in a detour from the side of the road!
Tong Fei was ordered to take five thousand infantry and march straight into Guangzong County!
Guan Sheng was ordered to lead two thousand infantry and one thousand light cavalry to attack Ma Yuan's bandit army in Lieren County!
Qibi Heli was ordered to lead three thousand light cavalry and quickly detour to Guangping County to seize the city and kill the general!
The five-pronged army went out to fight, and the momentum was like thunder! As the commander-in-chief, Wen Chou was affected by this scene. He wanted to kill and his fighting spirit fluctuated. He looked into the distance with angry eyes. He immediately took out the sword from his waist and raised it high above his head.
Raising their arms and shouting, they led the rest of the army and marched towards Pingxiang County.
"In less than five days, Song Jiang will be homeless!"
The Battle of Julu in Jizhou broke out, and Wen Chou's Sixth Army formed an encirclement and attacked the rebel base.
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Zooming in, Yan Liang led two thousand elite infantrymen under his command and rushed on the starry night. After arriving near Nanhe County, he ordered the army to break into pieces and dispersed into dozens of small teams, taking advantage of the night to get close to the outside of Nanhe County!
It was a dark and windy night, and Yan Liang, the fierce general of the Yuan army, took his soldiers, dressed in night clothes, and used iron ropes, flying claws and other objects to sneak into the county town, decisively attacked and killed the soldiers guarding the city, then surrounded the county government office and killed the thieves among them.
Jin Mao'an Shiwei captured him alive, and captured all the bandits without using a single soldier, and successfully captured Nanhe County.
"I've heard for a long time that Yan Liang, the fierce general under Yuan Shao in Wei County, is very good at managing his troops! When I saw him today, he really lived up to his reputation. I expressed my admiration. I am willing to lead the army to surrender, and I also ask the general to take him under his wing!"
‘Golden Hair’ Shi Wei’s words made Yan Liang faintly moved. After thinking for a moment, he made up his mind to collect all the captured enemy troops!
Of course, he would not allow the number of bandit troops to be recruited to be higher than the number of his own troops. Therefore, after Yan Liang selected some of the strongest troops and recruited them, he also arranged for his troops to escort more than 1,500 people from Tong Wei to Wen Chou and let Wen Chou deal with it.
Whether to integrate or disband and return to the fields is up to you.
"The general will obey his orders"
Tong Wei said goodbye, and more than 1,500 soldiers who had taken refuge with his relatives and 500 soldiers from his headquarters marched in the direction of Wen Chou.
The bandits in Nanhe County were dealt with, but Yan Liang did not stop there. Instead, he continued to lead the battle and advanced into Julu County!
Let’s look at the other generals…
Guan Yu led an army to attack Ren County. After suffering the casualties of more than a hundred infantry, he entered the city forcefully, slaughtered all the rebels who resisted, and captured alive the leader of the thieves, "Aiye Leopard" Di Lei.
"More than a hundred warriors were injured or killed, I won't let you go."
Guan Yu Danfeng narrowed his eyes slightly and caressed his beautiful beard. At the same time, he already sentenced Di Lei, who was kneeling on the ground in front of him, to life or death.
"Come here, push this officer down and kill him at noon."
At this point, all the bandits in Ren County have been wiped out!
Let’s look at Guan Sheng and Tong Fei’s front troops again…
Guan Sheng led the army at a gallop, and first used 500 light cavalry to challenge the traitor Ma Yuan in Lieren County. After the traitor army left the city, he abandoned his helmet and armor, pretending to be defeated, and lured the traitor thirty miles outside the city.
Together with the 2,000 infantry and 500 light cavalry who were lying in ambush on their own side, they merged and outflanked them.
The leader of the thieves, Ma Yuan, was killed by a random arrow, and Guan Sheng successfully regained Lieren County!
Looking at Tong Fei's front army again, he led five thousand elite infantry, hiding day and night, ambushing the outskirts of Guangzong County, waiting for opportunities.
"The only way to subjugate an enemy without fighting is to fight! If we attack Guangzong County by force, I am afraid that most of our troops will suffer casualties."
Thinking of this, Tong Fei immediately picked up the magic weapon in his hand, got on his horse, summoned more than a hundred of his close guards, and started yelling and scolding outside Guangzong County.
Guangzong's guard, "Iron Spear" Wang Dashou, looked angrily at Tong Fei who was shouting outside the city. He was so angry that he wanted to open the city and lead the attack.
However, his confidants tried their best to stop him, which made Wang Dashou temporarily put aside his inner anger and defend the city! He leaned against the crenellations of the city wall and watched the shouts of Tong Fei and others below...
Little did they know that Tong Fei's current clamor was just to deceive others. His real purpose was to arrange for the remaining army to conduct tunnel warfare outside Guangzong County, preparing to dig all the way into Guangzong City, and then launch a general attack to defeat the enemy from within.