Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 685 Jizhou chaos, soldiers knock on the door

In the middle of the night, several families were on their way.

But to the general public, this is just an ordinary night.

However, in the next few days, the Northland was still full of storms and changes.

Only this time, it was no longer Youzhou that was instigating changes, but Jizhou, south of Youzhou.

"With Shi Le's two-way army attacking, the situation in Zhongshan County to the east of Changshan County has changed drastically. Two of the original three refugee armies collapsed completely. Most of the troops were absorbed by Shi Le's soldiers and horses, and the last one Zhi retreated to the north and originally wanted to sneak attack the soldiers led by Shi Hu, but was defeated due to lack of experience, and his vitality was greatly injured. If he hadn't retreated quickly, I am afraid that the soldiers and horses along the way would have to be accounted for."

In the lobby of Daijun Sheriff's Yamen, Chen Zhi was listening to a young man's report on the situation.

This man's clothes are simple, but his voice is delicate, and there is a sense of rhythm in his words, which will attract people unconsciously.

Standing next to this simple man was Su Liao. He listened quietly and nodded slightly.

In front of the two of them, Chen Zhi was sitting on a chair, listening quietly, and then said: "In a short period of time, less than six days, I didn't expect that Zhongshan County would be in this situation. From this point of view, Shi Le is probably going to Got this place."

"However, he is still in some trouble." The simple young man said at this time: "According to the information we got, after the sneak attack, Shihu was very angry and wanted to pursue the case, so he gathered his troops to go north and bring Then the last force of the refugee army emerged."

"This group of soldiers and horses failed to make a sneak attack. Instead, they suffered heavy losses. The losses were not small and morale was also low. This Shihu chose to pursue at this time. It was not only revenge but also a chance to seize the opportunity." Chen Zhi nodded slightly, "You said he hit When it comes to trouble, it seems that this matter is not going as planned."

"Yes," the simple man nodded, "at the critical moment, a group of soldiers and horses suddenly came out, disrupting Shi Hu's layout, and almost defeated Weichang County in the south of Zhongshan County."

"These must be the men of the Jiyin Prefect. There are two main forces in Jizhou at the moment. They are the King of Jiangdu in the east and Shi Le in the west. The Jiyin Prefect's ancestors are in the Hejian Kingdom between them. The rest were many refugee armies. The King of Jiangdu was cautious and did not like to attack. Shi Le entered Kouji Province and conquered such a territory in a short time. He was so powerful that ordinary refugee armies would run around when they saw him and did not dare to resist. , Only the prefect of Jiyin often attacks quickly and has strategies."

"It is the Grand Administrator of Jiyin," the simple man followed and said, "The troops and horses of this Grand Administrator suddenly came out while Shi Hu's main force was heading north, disrupting the rear and allowing many refugee prisoners to escape. Unfortunately, the troops and horses There were not many, and the lack of geographical advantage made it difficult to conquer the fortified city. After Shi Hu led his men back to the army, he quickly retreated."

"This Zu Ti also dares to advance and retreat. Only when he is not fond of fighting can he be good at fighting!" Chen Zhi nodded, and then asked: "However, weren't the troops marching eastward led by two people? In addition to Shi Hu, There is another hero, this person is Shi Le's old team, and he is also capable of fighting. When Shi Le led his troops to the north, this person should have been in the rear, so why didn't he attack Zu Ti?"

"This is the second thing that I want to tell the prefect," the simple man said. "The two groups of troops sent by Shi Le fought smoothly in Zhongshan County on their eastward route, but encountered difficulties on their way north. When we faced a setback, we were successfully attacked by the refugee army and suffered some losses, so the hero led his troops to support us the day before yesterday."

Chen Zhi said: "There are still one or two people in the refugee army. Kui'an, who led the troops heading north, is also a veteran. There will be losses. However, this is because Shi Le was too eager. He did not send troops at the right time. A little anxious."

Su Liao nodded in agreement: "Shi Le crossed Youzhou and invaded Jizhou in less than half a month. Now he wants to swallow the three counties in one go. It's a bit too pretentious and too hasty. Such a foundation is not stable. , there is no real manpower management below, just relying on soldiers and horses to forcibly restrain them, a little defeat, it is time for birds and beasts to scatter!"

"So he will eagerly mobilize Zhixiong, so that he will give Zu Taishou an opportunity," Chen Zhi said, looked at the simple young man, and said with a smile: "Tong Hai, you sorted out this time." The information is really good, well-organized, and very comprehensive, taking into account the general situation in the west of Jizhou, as well as internal connections." The simple man bowed his head and said: "The prefect is absurd, this is what I should do. Report, that subordinate will retire first." After saying this, he saluted Chen Zhi and Su Liao respectively, and immediately retreated.

"The Tong Hai you're looking at is really good. He's safe and knows how to advance and retreat. The key is his ability." Chen Zhi turned his head and glanced at Su Liao.

Su Liao smiled and said: "This man's wife and children have already been settled. I originally planned to send him to the Xianbei tribe as a spy, but last time the Lord mentioned the screening, I selected some literate people. Arrange it and let them try to analyze and summarize first. This Tong Hai is from an ordinary background, but he is eager to learn. When he was a boy, he learned to read with a poor scholar. This time he stood out, so I asked him to try to take over the information, because he was I wanted to practice my skills, so I gave them the part in Jizhou.”

"Besides this Tong Hai, is there anyone else?" Chen Zhi asked.

Su Liao nodded: "But Tong Hai is the best among them. From a few limited intelligence fragments, he deduced the movement of the hero, and then there was intelligence from the front to support it."

"He is a talent." Chen Zhi acknowledged, and then asked about some surrounding situations.

"In the past two days, some people have come over," Su Liao thought for a while and briefly reported, "In addition to those young masters' family servants, there are also some people from the Taoist sect. The one you asked me to pay attention to before, my lord, Taoist Priest Li Buyi also reappeared, accompanied by a Taoist priest."

"Oh?" Chen Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly, "Are there many people from the Taoist sect coming?"

This matter immediately caught his attention.

From Ge Hong's arrival to now, many people from the Taoist sect have come, which had to make him think more.

He was still thinking about it, when suddenly there was a knock on the door, the sound was very urgent.

"What's the matter?" Chen Zhi asked.

Immediately outside the door came the voice of Tong Hai who had just left—

"Report to the prefect and Sima, there is an urgent report coming from the south!"

"South?" Chen Zhi and Su Liao looked at each other, followed by letting Tong Hai in, took a military brief from the other party, and frowned after reading it.

"The refugee army in the north of Changshan County couldn't hold it anymore. Under the attack of Kui'an and Zhixiong, they were already defeated, but they suddenly sent troops to the border of the county, and sent letters to threaten us, asking us to hand them over. Which one comes out?"

　Thanks to "cxlcoo" for the tip!

　　
　
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