Chapter 166 Show weakness

After listening to the news from the scouts, Zhao Er donkey learned that a large number of officers and soldiers had left Zezhou. When they were only more than 50 miles away from the north, he really felt a little nervous. There were less than 400 people in front of him, and Beiliu was a place that was not conducive to defense, while the officers and soldiers came 3,000 this time. Although he is very confident in the combat effectiveness of the members of the Xingtian Army, after all, there is a great disparity in strength. If the first battle is unfavorable, he will not even have a chance to retreat.

If you want to give up staying in the north and retreat to the front line of Qinhe, but he is afraid that Xiao Tianjian will blame him for being timid and afraid of things. He will be charged with escaping from the battle and engage in his military law, but if he does not give up staying in the north, once a large number of officers and soldiers come to attack, Beiliu will be easily besieged by the officers and soldiers. At that time, even if he wants to withdraw, he will not There is a chance.

When he was in a dilemma about this, someone came to report that Xiao Tianjian had sent someone to give him an order, so Zhao Erlu did not dare to neglect it and quickly came out to receive the order.

A messenger quickly walked to Zhao Er's donkey and said to him after saluted him, "The general has an order. Considering that Beiliu is not suitable for death defense, if the officers and soldiers come to attack, Zhao sentry will allow you to temporarily give up Beiliu Village, temporarily retreat to the east bank of the Qinhe River, choose a place to contain the officers and soldiers, and wait for the general to lead his troops to help! But the general ordered Zhao sentry not to let a large number of officers and soldiers cross the river! If there is any violation, the general will not take it lightly!"

Zhao Er donkey quickly nodded to take the order, and then hurriedly asked the messenger, "I said, brother, has the general returned to the boundary of Yangcheng?"

The messenger immediately nodded and said, "Yes, after hearing that the officers and soldiers were going to invade Yangcheng in the near future, the general immediately led a sentry sentry horse and rushed back to Lianhua Village in the starry night, so he sent a small one to send an order to Brother Zhao!"

After hearing that Xiao Tianjian had returned to Yangcheng, Zhao Erlu suddenly felt that he had a lot of heart and a lot of courage, so he then asked, "So why didn't the general come here immediately?"

The messenger laughed and said, "The general has not been delayed for a moment. Now the general has led the crowd to the Hexi Village in the north of the county. The little one heard on the way, saying that the officers and soldiers in Qinshui County have taken action in advance. After the general plans to solve the officers and soldiers in Qinshui County, he will come to support Brother Zhao. Please come first. This is for a while! The general should be able to lead the troops soon!"

After listening to this, Zhao Er donkey was much more at ease. He immediately arranged someone to take the messenger down for dinner, and then summoned several of his troops to him and conveyed Xiao Tianjian's order to them again.

Several team generals and their deputies immediately nodded and agreed. They felt that Xiao Tianjian's arrangement was indeed very appropriate. Zhao Er donkey saw that his generals had no objection, so he immediately ordered: "Sent cruxes to inquire about the news of the officers and soldiers, and immediately notify the villages east of Qinhe, so that they should immediately close the Zhuangmen and gather the villagers. The team strengthened the guard against Zhuangzi. In addition, it informed the villagers of those small villages that if they could not take control, they would enter the nearby Zhuangbao to hide. The things that should be packed up and taken away were taken away by me, and nothing could not be left for the officers and soldiers! If you forget this matter, let the officers and soldiers harm the people on the east bank of the Qinhe River, and the general must turn around and take off our skin!"

The generals nodded one after another, because they all knew that Xiao Tianjian was very good to the people. Since they were stationed here, it was equivalent to handing them responsible for the safety of the people in this area. If this time because they were not considerately, let the local people If you suffer, with Xiao Tianjian's temper, you will definitely not be able to forgive Zhao Erlu and them.

Although Zhao Erlu doesn't have many shortcomings and is sometimes a little bold, his consideration is still relatively comprehensive. If it is replaced by Luo Li, he will forget this matter.

So the Xingtian army in Beiliu Village immediately got busy. A group of people were sent out and quickly went to more than 20 village forts controlled by the Xingtian Army on the east bank of the Qinhe River. They informed the news of the attack of the officers and soldiers to the chiefs of each village. After hearing the news, the village chiefs immediately sent the township soldiers in the village. The team gathered and immediately withdrew some people scattered outside the Zhuangbao to escape from the Zhuangbao. At the same time, the township soldiers strengthened the defense of Zhuangbao. At the same time, they began to prepare all kinds of imperial defense objects and were ready to resist the attack of a small group of officers and soldiers.

Zhao Er Lv has been paying attention to the movement of this group of officers and soldiers from Zezhou, transferring the materials and personnel in the station of Beiliu Village to two strong village castles near the Qinhe River, and is also ready to meet the enemy.

The officers and soldiers who came from Zezhou this time were very careful along the way. They kept sending out to search for the movements of Xing Tianjun along the way at night. The last time Niu Tai suffered a big loss in the battle in Beiliu. They were afraid that they would follow in Niu Tai's footsteps again, so they walked very carefully all the way. On the contrary, they slowed down the progress of Chaoyang City. The speed.

When they walked down fifty miles, when they arrived at Beiliu Village, they did not find any large group of people in the Xingtian Army, and the night sent did not accept the return that the Beiliu Village had been empty house and became an empty camp, so the guard who led the troops came for a long sigh of relief.

In the current situation, the tension permeated among the officers and soldiers has been completely relieved. Originally, after they set out from Zezhou all the way, they had been worried that they would be hit by Xing Tianjun head-on. After all, Niu Tai's last lesson was really too painful, so what they were most worried about was This.

Moreover, it is no secret that Xing Tianjun sent people to station Beiliu. Since Niu Tai's defeat and beheading, Zezhou regards the western part of Beiliu as a forbidden place, and dare not easily provoke Xing Tianjun again. This time, it is also necessary to send troops, so whether Beiliu Village can be defeated is a suspense for this officer.

What I didn't think of was that after they came, the Xingtian army in Beiliu Village actually wiped oil on the soles of their feet in advance, which boosted the morale of the officers and soldiers.

The officers and soldiers who led the troops from the direction of Zezhou were the garrison of Taiyuan Prefecture. Their surname was Ma and their surname was Ma Liancheng. When they learned that the Xingtian army in Beiliu Village had retreated ahead of schedule, they were immediately overjoyed and thought that the Xingtian army must have been scared by them. This time, their official sent troops to Yangcheng on the third time, and the main force of the Xingtian Army was also In Yuanqu County, there must be a shortage of soldiers left here. After learning that so many officers and soldiers were coming to attack, they did not dare to meet their front and retreat to the enemy's nest to escape, so they immediately sent people to report their victory to Zezhou, saying that after a hard battle, they defeated the thief army in Beiliu Village, won a great victory, and killed hundreds of enemies.

As for whether anyone believes it or not, he is worried about this matter. Anyway, when a team like him came out this time, the government did not send any supervisors. Everything is up to him, not to mention that when they came from Zezhou along the way, they killed some exiles on the road and cut off their heads. In the army, these dozens of people can be used as military achievements, so he is not worried that his lie will be exposed.

After taking the Beiliu Village, Ma Liancheng learned from Xizuo that many village forts on both sides of the Qinhe River had been attached to the forces of the thief army, so he immediately sent two sent outposts to start plundering on the east bank of the Qinhe River. For the officers and soldiers, coming out to fight was their best opportunity to rob. The army has withdrawn such a good opportunity, and the village castles in this area are all under the jurisdiction of the Xingtian Army. If you don't take the opportunity to grab a special one, you can't forgive them for coming here. As for the task of attacking the boundary of Yangcheng, it is not the most important thing. The important thing is that you can't come here in vain.

So after taking Beiliu Village, Ma Liancheng sent people to search for the traces of Xing Tianjun and began to plunder on the east bank of the Qin River.

At this time, Zhao Erlu led the subordinates and hid in a ditch only more than three miles away from the official road, watching the actions of the officers and soldiers.