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Chapter 1761: Driving the tiger away from the mountain

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    At the end of April in the twelfth year of Daye, Qi County, across the water from Hebei Province, wrote that the city was in crisis and asked Duke Wei for help.

    Since Zhang Xutuo, the prefect of Qi County, died in the battle at Dahai Temple last year, and General Jia Wuben also died of injuries, Bafengying returned to Qi County and worked hard to run its old nest.

    At this time, there was no one in charge in Qi County, and no one appointed a new governor or county magistrate, so Zhang Yuanbei, the son of Zhang Xutuo, was supported by everyone as the leader.

    Zhang Yuanbei has been in the army with his father since he was a child. He often went to battle and was quite prestigious.  There are also generals such as Luo Shixin, Fan Hu, and Tang Wanyi in the army. Unfortunately, the soul of the Bafeng Camp is Zhang Xutuo. Zhang Yuanbei is irreplaceable. Therefore, after Zhang Xutuo's death, this army also collapsed.  The energy is general, and it is no longer as majestic and majestic as before.

    Zhang Yuanbei was in Qi County. Faced with the chaotic situation, he had no choice but to maintain it.

    Since the death of Zhang Xutuo, bandits in various parts of Qingzhou have no longer been suppressed and have sprung up again, wreaking havoc in various counties and counties.  Including the counties under the jurisdiction of Qijun, there are many repetitions.

    Although Zhang Yuanbei was not as loyal as his father and was willing to put out fires for the Sui Dynasty, the bandits in the county were also put down.  It's just that Qi County has few soldiers and lacks food. Facing the bandits that continue to wreak havoc, they are exhausted and unable to truly quell the chaos.

    Wang Bo, who was overwhelmed by Zhang Xutuo, was able to regroup and start over.

    In March of the twelfth year of Daye, Wang Bo joined forces with Yan Xuanzheng, another bandit from Qi County, and the two led tens of thousands of troops to attack Licheng.

    As the governor of Qi County, Licheng originally had seven or eight thousand troops, and it also occupies the advantage of the city. Logically speaking, it can still resist Wang Bo's army.  It just happened that Licheng's army had just dispatched a main force. At this time, there were only three to four thousand people in the city, and most of them were old and weak.

    It turns out that bandits previously besieged Linji County north of Jishui (now southeast of Gaoqing County and northwest of Gaocheng Town, Shandong Province). Linji County asked the county for help. Zhang Yuanbei sent four thousand troops to Luo Shixin and ordered him to rescue Linji.

    All the generals did not agree to send troops on the grounds that "Licheng was weak and could not protect itself", but Zhang Yuanbei insisted on his own opinion and sent troops on his own.

    Licheng is indeed not strong enough to rescue Linji, but Zhang Yuanbei is really not pedantic.

    Since the death of Zhang Xutuo, thieves have appeared again, and many counties in Qi County have fallen.  After Wang Bo returned to power, the entire eastern part of Qi County fell one after another.  At this time, among the ten counties of Qijun, except for Licheng, which was governed by the county, only the three counties of Zhua (governing today's Yucheng City, Shandong Province), Linyi (governing the south of Linyi County, Shandong Province today), and Linji were controlled by the Sui Dynasty.

    The three counties of Linji are all north of Jishui. If Linji is lost, the other two counties will also be lost.  In this way, Qi County will be left with only an empty shell of Licheng.

    By then, Licheng, which has no reinforcements from outside and no food and grass inside, will not be able to defend it for long.

    Therefore, Zhang Yuanbei decided to send troops against all opinions.

    It¡¯s just that the dispatch of troops this time fell into Wang Bo¡¯s plan.  It turned out that Wang Bo was worried that there were too many soldiers in Licheng and it would be difficult to capture, so he asked Yan Xuanzheng to lead his troops to attack Linji County. This was a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain.

    Luo Shixin led four thousand troops across the Yellow River to rescue Linji.

    Yan Xuanzheng, who had been attacking Linji City at this time, immediately withdrew when he saw Luo Shixin heading north, and set up defenses along the Jishui River to prevent Luo Shixin from returning to Licheng.

    After getting the news, Wang Bo also took the opportunity to lead his army to attack Licheng.

    At this time, there were only more than 3,000 people in Licheng, which was when the defense was at its weakest.

    Although Zhang Yuanbei did not have the military talent of his father, his father Zhang Xutuo sent troops to suppress bandits, and Licheng was often defended by Zhang Yuanbei.  Therefore, Zhang Yuanbei knew the defense of Licheng very well.

    Facing the fierce attack by Wang Bo's bandits, Zhang Yuanbei actively mobilized his troops and generals, and mobilized young men to defend the city. With three thousand soldiers, he was able to defend Licheng.

    It¡¯s just that Wang Bo has always been ruthless and vicious.  In order to destroy the city, they even drove ordinary people to attack the city.

    Facing the wailing people below the city, Zhang Yuanbei was also a little at a loss.  At this time, Zhang Yuanbei hesitated for a moment, and Wang Bo found an opportunity and ordered the army to follow the people and take the opportunity to attack the city.

    If General Tang Wanyi had not made a decisive decision and ordered the soldiers on the city wall to fire arrows indiscriminately to suppress the bandits' attempt to climb the city, Licheng would have been captured by Wang Bo long ago.

    After the battle, everyone scolded Wang Bo for his shamelessness and wished he could sleep on his skin and eat his flesh.  Everyone was just indignant, but there was nothing they could do.  The people in the city were more afraid. Suddenly, the morale in the city was extremely low.

    At this time, Luo Shixin, who led the army to rescue Linji, found no bandits in Linji City and was a little suspicious.  Hearing that a bandit was going south, he guessed that the bandit was going to Licheng. He was shocked and immediately led his troops to Licheng.  But once a person becomes anxious on the battlefield, it is easy for the enemy to take advantage of him.

    Especially the eight winds?We have fought against people like Wang Bo and Yan Xuanzheng countless times and know each other very well.

    So at the edge of Jishui, Luo Shixin was ambushed by Yan Xuanzheng.

    Luo Shixin led his army to cross the river in a hurry, and Yan Xuanzheng was preparing to cross the river and attack.  Fortunately, Luo Shixin discovered traces of the bandits while leading the front army to cross the river.  Luo Shi was confident that something was wrong and made a decisive decision. He immediately ordered the entire army to retreat without waiting for the ship to dock.

    Everyone went ashore, ignoring the boat, and retreated to the north, thus avoiding being surrounded by the other side.

    Soon Yan Xuanzheng's troops came from both sides of the north and met the government troops.  Luo Shixin acted as the vanguard in person, led his troops to defeat the bandits' obstruction, and led his troops to withdraw to Linji City.

    The vast Jishui River is vast and mighty.  Once the opponent is surrounded by water and has no one to rely on, the battle will be a complete defeat.

    Luo Shixin was originally just a fierce general who charged into battle. When fighting, he didn't like to use his brain.  Usually, the enemy is defeated by chasing and attacking fiercely. If he can defeat him, he can at best be regarded as a brave man.  But after Zhang Xutuo's death, as the most important general of the Bafeng Camp, he had to grow up, take on his responsibilities, use his brain, and be calm.

    Although Luo Shi was very confident, he had no choice but to play it slow and did not dare to make any rash advances.

    After that, Luo Shixin prepared to cross the river several times, and even moved westward to Linyi County in an attempt to cross the river from Linyi.  However, Yan Xuanzheng had many troops and was determined to fight with Luo Shixin. This made Luo Shixin unable to cross the river and go south despite all his efforts.

    The two sides have been at a stalemate for more than half a month, and Wang Bo and Zhang Yuanbei have also been at a stalemate for more than half a month. The entire Licheng has been in danger.

    At this time, Zhang Yuanbei finally decided to petition Duke Wei of Hebei.

    Zhang Yuanbei has no friendship with Huang Mingyuan, and they have never even met.  Asking for help from Hebei at this time was also based on luck.  I heard that Duke Wei was also trapped in an isolated city at the time. It was his father Zhang Xutuo who led his troops to support him, and he was able to attack from both inside and outside and defeat the rebels.  I hope Wei Gong can remember what happened back then and help them.

    "But the bandits besieged the city and it was impossible to send troops to ask for help.

    If Luo Shixin is still in the city, he may be able to break out. Others may not have this ability.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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