C1978 Final volume
They had already determined that their side had the victory, and it was only a matter of time before the rebel army would be wiped out. They had even thought of a follow-up plan to prevent Li Shu from escaping.
Within the borders of Bai Yang County, the battle of Chuan Army was as smooth as ever. Without expending much energy, they had consecutively taken over one city, four towns. Next, Chuan Army's target was the county's Qijia City s of Bai Yang County.
To go to Qijia City, one had to pass through a dangerous area, the Valley of Ten Thousand An. Wan'an Valley was a steep, long, narrow valley, with high mountains on both sides and only one path in the middle.
Due to the dangers of this land, falling stones and wild beasts frequently appeared, causing death and injury to occur to passersby. Therefore, people gave this valley the auspicious name of 'Valley of Ten Thousand Peace', hoping to use its name to resolve the ominous atmosphere here.
Of course, this was only superstition. The canyon was still the same canyon, and death and injury often occurred.
When the Chuan Army reached its destination, Chen Lihua gave an emergency order for the entire army to stop moving forward for the time being.
He brought a group of General of Chuan Country s to the front of the great army and stood on a high ground, looking at Ten Thousand An Valley from afar. Chen Lihua muttered to himself as he looked at the serene and deep gorge in front of him: "What a dangerous place!"
Chen Lihua was an experienced veteran, he could easily tell what kind of terrain was easy to lay down and what wasn't easy to pass through with a single glance.
He said to the generals around him, "This place is very dangerous. If the rebel army were to barge into the mountains on both sides of the canyon, the consequences would be dire!"
Gao Peng laughed, and said with a face full of ease: "General Chen, don't worry, our scouts from the army just investigated Wan An Gu yesterday, there were no ambushes, and we can pass without worry now."
Chen Lihua nodded his head, then shook it and said seriously: "The rebel army is very cunning, we must guard against them, we will immediately send more scouts, continue investigating."
"This ?" Gao Peng frowned, this was too excessive, Chen Lihua was too cautious. He said in a low voice, "General, it is already late. If we wait for the scouts to finish their investigation, the sky will turn dark. Our army can only wait until tomorrow to continue our journey."
Chen Lihua said: "Right now, our army is not anxious to fight to the death with the rebel army, we do not need this day's worth of time."
Since he said that, Gao Peng did not say anything else. He immediately ordered the Deputy General to send out the spies from the Eleventh Army to explore the Valley of Ten Thousand An, and then, the various Regiment Chief s all gave their orders, and the entire army set up camp on the spot.
However, it was not a small canyon. It would indeed take a long time to investigate the entirety of the valley.
The spies that had been sent out did not return until late at night. They had brought back all sorts of information. There was no ambush on the mountains on both sides of the valley, and no trace of the rebel army was found nearby either.
Hearing the report of the spy, the generals all secretly shook their heads. Their side had just scouted this place yesterday, but Chen Lihua still had to scout today, wasn't this asking for trouble!
However, Chen Lihua did not think that way, delaying it by a day was nothing, as long as he could ensure that everything was safe, then it was more important than anything.
Without a word that night, the morning of the next day, his Chuan Army set out as he passed through the Valley of Ten Thousand An.
This was a dangerous place, even idiots could see that it was easy to set up an ambush. If Yin Li still set up an ambush here, then he wouldn't be worthy of being the commander of this army.
After passing through the Valley of Ten Thousand An without a hitch, they arrived at the Qijia City of the county city of Baiyang County, which was about fifteen kilometers away.
As long as Chuan Army were to be obtained in one go, then most of White Yang County's territory would be controlled by Chuan Army, and the only space left for the rebel army would be a small border town ? ? Dragon's Pond.
At this time, all the generals of Chuan Army were as if they had been injected with chicken blood, continuously urging their subordinates to advance urgently. When the Chuan Army was still more than five kilometers away from the Qijia City, a scout quickly galloped back and reported to Chen Lihua and the rest. Just now, a group of rebel soldiers had fled from the Qijia City in a hurry towards the direction of the Dragon Pond's mouth, and as for their specific strength, there were simply too many of them to count, so their conservative estimates put them at around forty to fifty thousand people. They were basically determined to be the main force of the rebel army.
When they heard that the main forces of the rebel army did not even dare to defend the city and had directly abandoned the city to escape, Chen Lihua and the rest were all overjoyed. This chance was too rare, wasn't this the perfect opportunity for them to fight the rebel army to the death?
Chen Lihua had given the order on the spot that all the soldiers should march urgently and catch up with the rebels who had fled to the mouth of Longtang to confront them on the ground.
The Generals And Soldiers of Chuan Army s who received the order used all their strength to rush forward. A distance of five kilometers could be covered in less than an hour.
The rebel army had truly fled. In such a large county, not a single soldier was left behind. Even the city gates were left ajar. Without even using a tool to attack, Chuan Army pushed open the city gate directly and rushed into the city like it was rushing into water.
The Chuan Army of the advanced city didn't stop at all and directly passed through the city, chasing after the rebel soldiers who had abandoned the city.
Qijia City was not just a small city, its size was almost equivalent to the Provincial Capital itself. There were more than a hundred thousand citizens within the city, and the inside of the town was also very busy.
Seeing a large number of Chuan Army charge into the city, the citizens of the city were very calm, and one could not see any signs of fear or panic. From the bottom of their hearts, the People of Zhen Country was not afraid of the People of Chuan Country, rather, it could be said that he was unconvinced of it.
It was just like this, looking at the Chuan Army which rumbled across the streets, the citizens did not flee in all directions, but only retreated to the sides of the street, each of them stretching out their necks to look around, completely with the intention of watching a good show.1
On the second floor of a tea house beside the road. Tang Yin and Qing Yu were sitting next to the window. Around him, all the tables on the second floor were occupied by their people, among which were Ah San, Yin Lan, Cheng Jin and his Hidden Arrow Crew.
Tang Yin lowered his head and looked at the Chuan Army that swarmed through the streets, as well as the people of the People of Zhen Country on both sides of the street. This kind of harmonious scene where the two sides of the street were at peace made Tang Yin unable to hold back his laughter, and he said joyfully: "Who said the People of Zhen Country is stupid, we should hide from him, we shouldn't hide from him, they are very clear in their hearts!"
Qing Yu was amused, he smiled and nodded, then changed the topic and asked: "Does Young Noble think that Zhen Jun can win this battle?"
Tang Yin snorted and said: "According to the investigations done with the Sky Eye and Earth Web, there are only a total of 130,000 people left in Chuan Army, and 70,000 with the Zhen Jun Army. Even if we were to face each other directly, it would be difficult for our Chuan Army to win, not to mention that Yin Li is only using the tactic of attacking from both sides, so his Chuan Army is definitely going to lose this battle."
Qing Yu said faintly: "Yin Li has seen through Chen Lihua, or perhaps he has seen through the habits of Chuan Army, once the Chuan Army enters, he will definitely send troops to different places, causing the number of people in the main battle to decrease greatly, he is extremely shrewd, not only is he good at strategy, he is also good at observation, in the future, your majesty should also beware of him!"
"Hmm, I never expected that Li Shu's subordinates would actually have such a handsome talent. Maybe, we shouldn't have recommended him to Li Shu back then." Tang Yin shrugged his shoulders, picked up the teacup and drank all the tea in it in one gulp, before turning his gaze back to the street outside the window.
At this time, the Chuan Army passing by the entrance of the teahouse had already changed into a cavalry unit.
After about a thousand or so riders, a group of General of Chuan Country arrived. The leader was about fifty years old, had a beard of grayish white, wore a golden helmet and armor, and looked extraordinary and majestic.
Qing Yu took a glance at him from the corner of his eye, and said in a low voice: "Young Noble, this person is the Commander of the Seventeenth Army of the Chuan Country. Chai Song, who was originally a General, is known for his courage and battle prowess, as well as his bravery."
Tang Yin laughed and asked: "You know him?"
"I saw it once many years ago, the Chai family is considered a famous family in Chuan Country, they have business for generations. A general with a strong personality like Chai Song, in the Chai family, they are really an exception!"
Qing Yu was an official Mo Country noble, with vast experience and knowledge, and was extremely knowledgeable about Chuan Country nobles.
The smile in Tang Yin's eyes became wider, and he said slowly: "It's a pity, this is the only general of the Chai Family, I'm afraid he's going to die from Western Zhen this time."
As he was speaking, Chai Song, who was passing by the teahouse, coincidentally raised his head and looked towards the second floor. Qing Yu turned his head away at the first moment, but Tang Yin did not avoid it in the slightest.
Chai Song could not help but take a deep breath. He had never seen Tang Yin before, so it was impossible for him to guess that the young man sitting at the Qijia City teahouse was Feng King Tang Yin. He only felt that Tang Yin had a reserved look and was extraordinarily handsome.
What a high-spirited, dignified young man, who is this? Is it the People of Zhen Country? In Chai Song's impression, the majority of People of Zhen Country's body carried a barbaric and vicious aura, causing people to feel extremely uncomfortable. However, he was completely unable to feel anything from Tang Yin.
If he didn't have to chase and kill the fleeing rebel soldiers, he really wanted to get off his horse and go up to the second floor to talk to Tang Yin. Unfortunately, he had the military affairs on him right now, so he didn't have the time to do so. Chai Song was also very polite, even though he was the general, and the other party was dressed as a commoner, he still saluted when Tang Yin nodded to him. Then, he tilted his head and whispered to the guard beside him, "Keep that young man on the second floor of the teahouse. Wait until this marshal has wiped out the rebel army and then return to the city to see him. Remember, don't be rude!"
The guard first looked up at Tang Yin who was at the window of the teahouse, and then nodded his head, and cupped his hands: "Yes! "General!"
Chai Song did not stop for a moment, he immediately went over, and the guard who was receiving his order, along with dozens of Chuan Soldier, stopped, and rushed to the front of the teahouse. He dismounted, and strode into the teahouse.
There were not many people on the first floor of the teahouse, but the second floor was packed with people. Furthermore, there was a strange aura floating in the air, which made him shiver.
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