At three o'clock in the hour, in the mountains and forests outside Zhaojiaji in Youyan.

Guo Zhiping was sitting quietly in the camp with his eyes closed, waiting for news that could determine the fate of him and his 20,000 soldiers...

Guo Zhiping did not wait too long. There was a burst of urgent footsteps from Chun Lai outside his tent, and then his deputy Cui Desheng walked into the tent and happily ordered to Guo Zhiping:

"The scouts sent word that there were flames soaring towards the sky in the direction of Jizhou. It should be that the First Division and the Second Division were fighting in Jizhou!"

As soon as these words came out, a sharp look appeared in Guo Zhiping's eyes, and he immediately ordered Cui Desheng:

"Send the order, the target Zhao family will gather all the troops to attack, and the battle will be resolved within an hour!"

"Yes!" Cui Desheng happily accepted the order and said:

As the Fengwu Army's plan to enter the customs, if Jizhou City is not opened up and their Third Division rushes into action, more than 20,000 soldiers of the Third Division will most likely be killed once things go wrong.

Trapped in siege.

Although he still doesn't know how the battle situation is in the direction of Jizhou, Guo Zhiping is willing to believe in his colleagues and believes that Yuan Song and Lin Huaiwu will be able to capture Jizhou to protect their third division's retreat!

Zhaojiaji was very peaceful late at night. People were immersed in sleep, and there was no hustle and bustle during the day.

As a market town, Zhaojiaji is not very big, but it is an important transportation hub for commerce in the northeast of Youyan. Caravans pass by Zhaojiaji every day...

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As for why in the battle plan given to Ye Mingsheng by the staff department, it was designed that Guo Zhiping's third division needed to capture Zhaojiaji, it was entirely because before departure, Guo Zhiping's third division had already brought enough food and grass from Liaoyang.

Supplies, but this march, although they took a less traveled path and were not discovered by the Yan army, but this also caused the distance to be doubled, so after entering Youyan, the supplies of the third division were only enough to last for several days.

It's time.

As a transportation hub for caravans, Zhaojiaji also has warehouses in the collection. According to the spies from the Coordination Office who learned from Youyan's preliminary investigation, Zhaojiaji's warehouses have tens of thousands of stones of grain stored all year round.

, as well as a large amount of fodder used to feed horses and cattle.

Therefore, Zhaojiaji is equivalent to a big gift package for the third division. If you win this big gift package and get supplies, the sustainable combat capability of the third division will be greatly enhanced, and you can continue to complete the battle plan of raiding Yijing.

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In order to prevent bandit caravans and Luobei people from looting on the grassland, Zhaojiaji not only had defensive measures such as watchtowers and walls, but also stationed more than 500 Yan Army soldiers. Of course, Guo Zhiping did not care about these garrison troops.

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His only worry is that the garrison in Zhaojiaji may burn all the grain and fodder in the warehouse after being attacked. In that case, his third division will have no doubt about its combat effectiveness without being able to obtain supplies.

will be greatly reduced, so the speed of this battle must be fast...

As soon as Yinshi arrived, the sentry on the wall of Zhaojiaji was yawning out of boredom on the watchtower, hesitating in his mind whether to sleep quietly for a while. However, at this moment, the sentry suddenly felt that the floor tiles under his feet were shaking gently.

, feeling such a situation, the sentry looked startled at first. In this moment, the vibration of the floor tiles under his feet became more and more intense!

The sentry suddenly became excited and quickly looked outside. Under his gaze, countless cavalry were like a black wave, rushing towards Zhaojiaji. Although he did not know where so many cavalry came from.

Where did he come from, but the sentry still didn't hesitate at all, rang the big bell in the watchtower, and shouted at the top of his voice to the gathering:

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Although the sentry's reaction speed was very fast, it was a pity that the cavalry of the Third Division were too fast. As soon as the sentry finished speaking, they rushed to the city. Through skillful formation cooperation, they only hit them two or three times.

He just destroyed the gate of the market and entered the market town.

At first, the generals of the Yan army who were stationed in the gathering wanted to organize their forces to resist stubbornly, but unfortunately, their efforts were undoubtedly an egg against a stone in the face of absolute strength. Under the shining sabers of the cavalry of the third division, they

The resistance collapsed in an instant and became a group of lambs to be slaughtered...

It only took half an hour for the third division to completely control Zhaojiaji. His subordinates reported to Guo Zhiping:

"Report to the general that our army has seized 50,000 shi of grain and a large amount of fodder at Zhao's house. In addition, we have also seized 500 sheep and some cotton cloth!"

After hearing this, a faint smile finally appeared on Guo Zhiping's stern face, and he ordered to his subordinates:

"Distribute the cotton cloth to the soldiers to keep warm. Wang Xin, your battalion will stay behind at Zhaojiaji. The rest of the brothers will bring enough rations and fodder and join me to kill Yijing!"

"Kill Ben Yijing! Kill Ben Yijing!"

The soldiers of the third division with high morale shouted in unison:

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"How's the situation outside?"

In a private house in Jizhou City, Shen Zhuo nervously asked the soldiers who had just returned from outside:

At this time, Shen Zhuo was dressed in tattered clothes, his hair was messy, and even his face was covered with a layer of pot ash. He looked like a beggar. It was impossible to tell that he was the same aloof person as before, shouting nonsense.

If Ye Mingsheng dares to attack, let Ye Mingsheng never come back from the Jizhou General Soldier!

Listening to Shen Zhuo's inquiry, the soldier who also put on tattered clothes like him replied with a look of horror:

"Sir, the four gates in the southeast and northwest have been blocked by the Fengwu Army. General Liu Dazhi has died in the battle, and his head is hung on the south city tower. The Fengwu Army has invaded your General Military Mansion, and now they are going door to door.

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The words of the soldiers immediately made Shen Zhuo despair. The Fengwu army attacked too fast. He originally thought that Liu Dazhi could delay him for a while so that he could pack up the gold and silver and evacuate calmly, but he never expected that he would still

Before he could finish cleaning up, he heard the news that the North Gate had been breached. He was so frightened that he had no time to take the people's treasures and anointing he had collected in Jizhou over the years, so he changed his clothes and fled in a hurry, accompanied by a few personal followers.

Now when he heard that the Fengwu Army had invaded his headquarters, and realized that all the things he had collected and looted with great difficulty, had become the spoils of the Fengwu Army, Shen Zhuo felt a jolt, and he felt unwilling to do so.

He cursed endlessly:

"God damn Fengwu Army, you are waiting for me to make you unable to eat sooner or later. I will make you vomit out as much as you eat!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a rapid knock on the door.

"Fellow, we are serving the military to hunt down important criminals! Don't be afraid, we won't hurt people or steal property!"

Hearing the words "Fengwu Army", Shen Zhuo and several soldiers suddenly became nervous. Several of them looked at each other and didn't know what to do and didn't dare to make any sound...

Seeing that there was no reply from the yard, Ye Dong outside the door felt a little confused. Someone had just reported that several people had entered the yard. He seemed to have realized something. Ye Dong nodded to the soldiers beside him. , the soldiers who received the order did not hesitate at all, and several of them kicked the wooden door in front of them vigorously.

How could a thin wooden door withstand the full blow of a few hardcover men? The wooden door was smashed into pieces with just one kick. The next second, Ye Dong immediately led people into the yard and saw Shen in the yard. Zhuo and several of his personal followers, although Ye Dong did not know Shen Zhuo, but seeing the way these people in front of him were carrying knives and guns, he could tell that these people were deserters, and immediately shouted:

"Surrender without killing!"

Although Ye Dong shouted the slogan of surrender without killing, how could Shen Zhuo dare to surrender? He said so many bad things about Ye Mingsheng. If the surrender fell into the hands of Ye Mingsheng, he would still be able to enjoy his good fruits, so he immediately hardened his heart. The scalp shouted:

"rush!"

Although Shen Zhuo is a bad person, several of his followers are still loyal. After listening to Shen Zhuo's order, they also want to fight a bloody road to protect Shen Zhuo from leaving... ····

However, although they were commendable for their loyalty, the three or five of them were no match for Ye Dong and others. After a few encounters, they were chopped to the ground and only Shen Zhuo was left. Seeing that all his soldiers were cold, Shen Zhuo originally wanted to kill himself, but he hesitated at the critical moment of life and death. At this moment, Ye Dong saw that he was a high official, and quickly snatched the knife from his hand and knocked him to the ground with one punch.

At this moment, someone in the crowd recognized Shen Zhuo and shouted:

"This old guy Shen Zhuo is here!"

"He is Shen Zhuo!"

"We caught Shen Zhuo!"

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Listening to the shouting and realizing that the dirty old man in front of him might be Shen Zhuo, Ye Dong asked in surprise:

"Are you Shen Zhuo?"

When Shen Zhuo heard this, he knew that he was bound to die, so he pretended to be tough and said:

"I can't change my name, but I can't change my surname, even Shen Zhuo. Give me a fucking pleasure!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Dong kicked him hard in the stomach. After this kick, Shen Zhuo immediately screamed, and his old face was twisted into a ball due to pain. Seeing Shen Zhuo's miserable situation, Ye Dong still couldn't get enough of it, pulling Shen Zhuo's hair and saying bitterly:

"Is it you, an old guy like you, who dares to insult my family by spouting shit?"

Although Shen Zhuo felt extremely sad and angry, the pain in his stomach also made him remember and he did not dare to look at Ye Dong again.

"If my lord hadn't ordered you to be captured alive, I would have skinned you old thing right now!" Ye Dong said coldly:

After speaking, Ye Dong stood up and ordered to the soldiers beside him:

"Take this old guy back and hand him over to General Yuan!"

"yes!"

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Yi Jing

Although Zhao Jian'an, who usually sits in Yijing on behalf of his father, is very diligent in order to establish a persona for himself, Zhao Jian'an also gave himself a holiday during the Chinese New Year, holding a few concubines in his house and drinking

Drink tea and read a book to take a break from the busy work.

In the early morning, it was just dawn. Zhao Jianan, who had been busy all night last night, was still immersed in sleep when he felt someone shaking his arm, and he seemed to hear someone calling his name in his ears, so

He woke up in a daze, subconsciously rubbed his eyes and asked:

"what happened?"
To be continued...