The county lieutenant, who was still very lively just now, was slumped on the ground, shivering. From time to time he looked up at Liu Qi with eyes full of fear, but his peripheral vision was looking outside the house, paying attention to the people outside the house.
movement.
Just now, Liu Qi and others rushed into the county government and arrested all the people in the county, including his family. When Liu Qi and others rushed into the county government, he ordered people to mobilize troops and horses.
No news yet.
Liu Qi walked up to the county captain and said, "Are you waiting for the soldiers and horses in the city to come to rescue you?" On the way here, Liu Qi ordered the Flying Tiger Guards to blockade the county government and not let anyone go.
The county lieutenant's expression changed, and he forced a smile and said, "My lord, you are joking. If you want to see your subordinates, you only need to have someone inform you. Why bother?"
Liu Qi smiled and said: "It seems that you won't cry until you see the coffin." After speaking, he shouted to the door: "Bring those people up."
Dozens of Flying Tiger Guards outside the door brought in the heads one by one and handed them to the county lieutenant. The county lieutenant immediately vomited them out after looking at the bloody heads.
Liu Qi glanced at the county captain and said, "Does the county captain know these people?" After saying this, he continued without waiting for the county captain's answer: "It must be arranged by the county captain that these people are spying on us in the post."
The county captain calmed himself down. If he admitted it at this time, it would be the end of his family. He gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know what the general said."
Liu Qi clapped his hands and saw two Flying Tiger Guards escorting a guard over. The Flying Tiger Guards escorted the guard in front of Liu Qi. Liu Qi asked: "Who asked you to arrange for someone to monitor us?"
A ray of fear flashed in the guard's eyes and he said hastily: "The county captain asked me to arrange it. It has nothing to do with me, so I ask the general to let me go."
After hearing the guard's words, the panic in the county captain's eyes turned into despair, and he collapsed to the ground.
Liu Qi turned to look at the county captain and said, "Why do you want to spy on me?"
The county lieutenant glanced at Liu Qi blankly and said: "You are the Flying Tiger Army of Jingzhou. As an official of Jiangdong, I naturally have to monitor you."
Liu Qi was not surprised by the county captain's answer and continued to ask: "How did you know?"
The county lieutenant took out a roll of brocade from his arms without any nonsense and handed it to Liu Qi.
Liu Qi took the brocade and laughed as soon as he saw it. The brocade was very detailed, listing everything about Liu Qi's more than a thousand cavalry from horses to armor and weapons. No wonder the county captain knew they were Feihu as soon as he saw them.
He did not expect Jiangdong to spend so much effort to find him, and they had not yet confirmed that he was among the more than a thousand cavalry.
Putting away the brocade, Liu Qi pointed at the county captain and said to Fei Huwei on the side: "Take him and let's get out of the city." As for the other people in the mansion, Liu Qi didn't have much trouble.
Soon the group arrived at the city gate. The gate guard had already received the order from the county captain. No one could leave the city without his order. However, the county captain was in Liu Qi's hands, and the county captain saw that Liu Qi had no trouble for his parents.
His wife and children also cooperated and asked the general to attack the city gate. Since the 800 soldiers and horses in the county were no match for Liu Qi, it was better to open the city gate directly to avoid additional casualties.
Liu Qi did not kill the county captain after leaving the city. Killing a county captain was not a loss for Jiangdong. Liu Qi was too lazy to do anything. He was thinking about how to leave Jiangdong.
The situation was more serious than he expected. Not only the county captain knew of their existence, but the entire Jiangdong knew of their existence. His cavalry of nearly a thousand people were elite, but compared to the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Jiangdong, they were just a drop in the bucket.
, even the elite cavalry could not resist them. Moreover, the brocade also said that Sun Ce had asked General Cheng Pu to lead troops and horses to encircle and suppress them. Coupled with the cooperation of troops and horses from all over the place, Liu Qi looked at them from any angle and it seemed that they were really doomed.
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There was trouble coming. Liu Qi turned to look at Lin He and asked, "How long does it take to get from Zhongling County to Poyang City?" The county captain had already sent someone to notify the prefect, who would not think of a small person.
Small counties only have a few hundred troops.
Lin He pondered for a while and said: "If it is a fast horse, it will only take three days without stopping day and night."
Three days, which means that there are only three days for the first wave of troops to arrive. He must find a way to leave Jiangdong. This seems impossible, but Liu Qi no longer cares. He has decided to
Let's have a good fight with Jiangdong's army here.
Although the cavalry of less than a thousand men were weak, they were highly mobile. Ordinary soldiers and horses could not catch up with them. This was his hope for survival. However, it was not enough to roam across Jiangdong. Liu Qi turned around and asked: "Where can we find any nearby?"
horse?"
Lin He said: "There is a horse farm in Poyang County with nearly five thousand horses. One-third of the horses in Jiangdong are raised there."
Liu Qi's eyes lit up and he called Gan Ning and Wang Yi. When Gan Ning and Wang Yi heard Liu Qi mention the racecourse, they knew what Liu Qi was going to do. The two agreed with Liu Qi's approach. If they could match three horses each, then
There are no soldiers and horses to chase them in Jiangdong, so they may leave Jiangdong.
More than a thousand cavalry were camped less than fifty miles away from Zhongling County. The lights in the tent were brightly lit, and Liu Qi and three others were discussing how to rob these horses.
Wang Yi pointed at Poyang City and said: "The racecourse is less than ten miles away from Poyang City. Once we attack the racecourse, Poyang City's soldiers and horses can arrive within a quarter of an hour. And the garrison at the racecourse is five thousand soldiers and horses. We cannot be there within a quarter of an hour."
Defeat these five thousand soldiers and horses."
Gan Ning pointed to the racecourse that was temporarily marked on the map and said: "There should be guardrails or walls around the racecourse, which is not conducive to cavalry charges."
Liu Qi nodded and said: "Yes, there is a horse farm in Poyang County, so Poyang County should have more soldiers and horses than ordinary counties, and we only have less than a thousand people. Once we are entangled by the opponent, we will have no choice but to capture them."
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The three of them deliberated for a long time but could not come up with a result, so they had no choice but to look at the incoming army.
Liu Qi looked at the two men and said, "Based on your speculation, how many troops will Sun He bring this time?" The governor of Poyang is Sun Ce's cousin Sun He, and he is also one of the famous generals in Jiangdong.
Wang Yi lowered his head and pondered for a while and said: "It should not exceed five thousand. It is impossible for Sun He to mobilize so many soldiers and horses in one day. He can lead at most five thousand soldiers and horses from Poyang City to stop us first, and then from other places."
The local government mobilized soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress them."
Gan Ning looked at Liu Qi and said: "Five thousand soldiers and horses, as long as we choose the right place, we cavalry can defeat it. If we can capture Sun He, we will have an extra bargaining chip in our hands." Sun He is.
In the early years, Sun Ce's cousin followed Sun Jian in the north and south, and made great achievements. If he could capture him, the troops from Jiangdong would naturally throw a rat weapon at him.
The three of them looked at the map to find a suitable ambush location. The cavalry is the most powerful for a surprise attack. To achieve this, you must hide it well. If it is discovered by the opponent, five thousand troops form a battle formation, and the cavalry cannot break through it for a while. Even if they break through, the cavalry will lose money.
heavy.
Finally, Liu Qi and others chose a hilly area. Below this hilly area is the official road, and it is the only way for Sun He's army to pass. As long as Sun He's army is halfway through, the cavalry suddenly rushes down from above, and they can
In a short period of time, Sun He's army was cut into several sections. The unprepared army was easily defeated under the impact of the cavalry.
Early the next morning, Liu Qi led the cavalry towards the hilly area, and finally arrived at the evening of the next day. While surveying the terrain, Liu Qi sent out scouts to monitor the movements of Sun He's army.
Just as Wang Yi guessed, Sun He only led five thousand troops this time.
The envoy from Zhongling County quickly presented the letter from the county captain after arriving at Poyang County. After reading it, Sun He immediately led five thousand troops from Poyang City to Zhongling County and traveled through the night to Zhongling County. Sun He also hated the Flying Tiger Army.
, Sun Jian is the role model of the Sun family. As one of the three generals of the Sun family, Sun He also followed Sun Jian in the battles. He admired Sun Jian very much, otherwise he would not have assisted Sun Ce after Sun Jian's death.
The five thousand soldiers and horses did not bring much food and grass, but only three days of food and grass. Three days was enough for them to reach Zhongling County. As long as they could block Liu Qi in Zhongling County before he left, they could wait until the follow-up army arrived.
To wipe out more than a thousand flying tiger troops together was an unbearable loss for Jingzhou's more than a thousand flying tiger troops.
Sun He also had another purpose of this trip, which was to fight with the Flying Tiger Army. Although he had seen the power of the Flying Tiger Army, he had never fought against it. He had a faint impulse in his heart to fight with the Flying Tiger Army.
The Flying Tigers fought a battle.
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In Taishi Ci's big tent in You County, Taishi Ci finally waited for Sun Ce's order. The order was very simple. One was to order him to retreat temporarily, and the other was to ask him to block the road to You County to prevent Liu Qi from returning to Jingzhou through You County.
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After reading Sun Ce's order, Taishi Ci breathed a sigh of relief. He also believed that he should not attack Jingzhou on a large scale at this time. He had already experienced Xu Shu's power, and the endless methods made him feel cold all over. Although the casualties were not very large, but
He was certain that if he continued like this, he would follow Han Dang's footsteps.
Just in case he had to guard the camp, he ordered the soldiers not to go out to fight. He and Han Dang took turns guarding the camp to guard against Xu Shu's sneak attack.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the order from Sun Ce. He ordered the army to retreat quietly and leave You County that day.