Baishui County is a county close to Pingjiang. Since Lin Haoming gathered the refugees from three counties, he has conquered several counties along the way. Now this Baishui County is the eighth county he has conquered, and next he has to take a very critical step.
One step was to cross the Pingjiang River. Only by crossing the Pingjiang River could his next plan be continued, otherwise it would not be possible at all. For this reason, he had to take the risk of operating in an area hundreds of miles away from the besieging Wei Tong army. Fortunately, the besieging army was not expected.
There is no division of troops, otherwise it would be difficult to handle.
After attacking so many counties, not only the refugees began to actively join, but also the forces of the princes who wanted to go to Zhenbeihou's territory. There were only 20,000 people three days ago, but now it has expanded to more than 30,000 people. But Lin Haoming
We know that the combat capabilities of these more than 30,000 people are really limited. After all, most of them are refugees, and they will definitely not be able to encounter a strong enemy.
Now, a few people gathered together again to discuss the matter of crossing the river. Originally, this was a matter that had been decided by several people. However, due to the participation of some princes, if they crossed the river, they would be far away from Zhenbeihou's territory, so there would be chaos. However, after
After some discussion, several people decided to cross the river. If anyone was unwilling to leave, they would have to divide their forces.
Of course, this is the worst plan, so we always have to find some reason to get away with it. The simplest way is for a group of people to take orders from Wei Tong and create chaos, so we just say this and see if the others leave or stay. As long as these people
If you follow them, the refugees will follow them. Even if there are some who escape, it doesn't matter how many of them you have.
After crossing the river, people from other counties will definitely be mobilized to encircle and suppress them. At that time, it will be time for the golden cicada to shed its shell.
The next day, several people told the idea to the princes and horses who had taken refuge. Although there were not many of them, each of them had a high status, but after thinking about it, they were still willing to go along.
Such a large army immediately set off. After passing Baishui County, it turned back north and headed straight for Changning County.
Changning County is also unlucky. Since the beginning of the war, it has been destroyed twice. Now, not long after the city wall was repaired, an army of refugees came.
Because Changning County is located on an important road, there are at least 5,000 elite defenders in Changning County. However, the refugee army now exceeds 30,000 people. Seeing so many people approaching, they still dare not go out of the city to fight, so they hide in the city and plan to hold on, but
Unexpectedly, after these tens of thousands of people arrived, they had no intention of entering the city. They went straight to the dock outside the city and occupied the place.
This was originally an important terminal for transporting supplies. Some temporary warehouses and facilities were also built here. Of course, when the refugee army came, they evacuated immediately. The refugee army stayed here for one night, then burned everything, and continued
Go north.
Judging from their route, they will go directly to the north, climb the Hidden Dragon Mountain, pass through Daxia Kingdom, and then go back.
If these tens of thousands of people were allowed to go back, the prince would be completely embarrassed, so a large number of soldiers and horses began to gather. Although they did not mobilize the troops that besieged Wei Tong, they also mobilized troops from various places to pursue and intercept him.
Likewise, seeing that this army had accomplished something, more and more people began to defect to them. After conquering two more counties in succession to obtain supplies, the army had snowballed to 50,000 troops.
At this time, in Yucha County, which borders Changping County, the army was replenished and reorganized again. It was not that easy to attack Yucha County not long ago. There were four to five thousand defenders in Yucha County. Although there were fifty thousand on our side,
But most of the 50,000 people were refugees, and the people who defected to the princes were only the icing on the cake. No one did this kind of hard work, but Zhu Feiling performed a miracle and burned the city gate with black oil fire. In the end, the city gate was directly burned, and the army rushed in.
, although there were some casualties, they successfully captured the city.
At present, six people, including Lin Haoming, are discussing things again, because according to intelligence and judgment, people from Changping County and Wu'an County are coming. Next, everyone will work separately, and some people will continue to pretend to be sheep with the army.
To the north, there were still some people, or the elite among them, hiding, and then headed towards Ping'an Cang.
Because Zhu Feiling's status is now difficult to shake, and others can't see him, it will cause unrest, so Zhu Feiling is destined to lead the army north. The next step is to go to the northwest district. It was finally decided that Ma Fengxing and Zhou Ansheng would follow Lin Haoming, and the remaining
Follow Zhu Feiling.
After the final discussion, the operation was carried out secretly, but when Lin Haoming returned to his temporary residence, he saw Chen Lifeng waiting for him here.
After following Lin Haoming for more than a month, Chen Lifeng is no longer a fat official, but has become a rather sturdy middle-aged man. Three long strands of beard have turned into sparse beard, and he looks a lot more.
Very fierce looking.
"Is something wrong?" Lin Haoming looked at Chen Lifeng and asked.
"Sir, someone has come to defect to you." Chen Lifeng said with a smile.
"Come to me?" When Lin Haoming heard this, he felt weird.
There are many people who have defected to Zhu Feiling these days, but all of them, by name, have defected to Zhu Feiling. After all, he has the highest status regardless of his identity or appearance. Now, except for a few core people, everyone knows that Zhu Feiling is the real so-called commander-in-chief.
When Wei Tong deliberately gave the commander-in-chief position to Ning Zhongying, he was just trying to find an excuse to confuse others.
"They are from Uncle Zhongyong's Mansion." Chen Lifeng replied immediately.
"Is there anyone else in Uncle Zhongyong's house?" Lin Haoming's eyes lit up after hearing this. Could it be one of those guys looking for him?
"You have forgotten that Ning Xuan, the seventh son of Uncle Zhongyong, is not in Huanglang Mountain. His men fled here. They knew that you were among the army, so they came to seek refuge." Chen Lifeng explained.
After hearing this, Lin Haoming felt that it was very possible. He didn't know if Fang Jie was inside, so he immediately asked Chen Lifeng to take him to see him without asking about his future.
Soon Chen Lifeng took Lin Haoming to a small courtyard. After walking in, he saw many people here, fifty or sixty in total.
"Zhongying, it's really you. I wish I could find you." Just as Lin Haoming looked at the people in the small garden, a voice suddenly called out.
"Ning Zhongyi!" Lin Haoming looked at this man who was two or three years older than himself and was blind in one eye. He was stunned for a moment before he recognized him.
"What's going on with you? Where is the Seventh Young Master?" Lin Haoming asked.
"Young Master, he is dead. The young master of An Guogong came to Huanglang Mountain. We met with them. The young master wanted us to join him, but the seventh master was unwilling. Moreover, he knew that the fifth master was with Zhenbei Hou, so he finally decided to quietly
You came here to seek refuge, but you were betrayed on the way. It was only after we fought our way out that we found out you were here and came here to seek refuge." Ning Zhongyi said sadly.
"Are you sure that the Seventh Young Master is dead?" Lin Haoming asked again.
"I saw with my own eyes that the young master was beheaded by the enemy. Not only me but also my brothers saw it. We are sorry!" Ning Zhongyi burst into tears.
Lin Haoming was horrified, how could this be possible!