With Chen Ying's killing, the breakout and interception battle in Qiyang County was soon over.

Wei Yan led 400 people to fight in the middle of the crossing night, defeating Chen Ying's more than 2,000 people. In fact, less than half of the enemy troops fought with Wei Yan throughout the whole process, and because of the chaos in the array, the Long Snake Formation was put into tactical investment.

When Chen Ying died, more than a thousand people were blocked on the beach in chaos. In addition, the number of Wei Yan's troops was unknown late at night, so the grassroots officers of the Lingling Army thought they had encountered the obstruction of Zhao Yun's troops, and they all chose to surrender in a barbaric manner.

It was not until after being disarmed, the prisoners suddenly realized that there were only 300 people guarding them, and 1,500 people arrested, five times the guards!

But because the weapon had been seized, even if it was five times more powerful, it could not make a fuss. It was soon completely controlled by the reinforcements of Li Yan and Huo Jun who arrived later.

Of course, because it was late at night during the battle, there were also many Lingling soldiers fleeing in the darkness.

Especially when they first got ashore, they followed Chen Ying to kill the soldiers. After witnessing Chen Ying being killed, many of them scattered and fled into the Jiuyi Mountains. They broke into pieces and wanted to cross the mountains and return to Quanling by land. Wei Yan could not block them. There were hundreds of people in this part.

So there is no way to get news of Qi Yang's destruction in Quanling County. Liu Du and Bao Long will definitely be alert.

Looking at the full battle results, Wei Yan finally breathed a long sigh of relief for the first time since joining the army: he finally proved his value. It was not because his leader wanted to play the role of "respecting the wise and promoting the snorkel", so he was promoted as a "typical actor"!

However, as friendly troops flocked to him, Wei Yan quickly heard all kinds of praise.

It’s a pity that although it was praise, it still made him feel awkward and harsh:

"It's still the right general who knows people. Look, he promoted Wei Yan to be the general of Qu, and indeed killed Chen Ying. A general of Qu can wipe out the forces of Sima of a military force, and he has the potential of famous generals."

"This is what he should do. The key is that the right general is keen on his jealous eyes."

"We are really confused. We thought that the Right General was forced to promote himself by the crazy man Liao Li, who was forced to promote himself in an extraordinary way. He seemed to be based on his meritoriousness and did not look at his qualifications. Unexpectedly, even if he did this, he could find a real general. Thinking about this, the other few promoted by the Right General a while ago must have all the ability. We can no longer speculate and disobey."

After hearing this, Wei Yan was so depressed: I fought hard for a long time and killed some Sima-level thieves in some departments, annihilated five times my escaped enemies. In the end, everyone praised the leaders for their jobs!

However, after building up the psychology, Wei Yan became calm and could not be said to be jealous and angry.

After all, I was indeed promoted to the position of an exception. My colleagues and subordinates had accumulated so much dissatisfaction, so it would be good to be even now. At least from now on, everyone has no longer been reluctant to be the Marquis of Qu Jun at the age of 17, so they just thought it was because they had made advance contributions in advance.

Half a day later, Zhao Yun personally led the army to accept Qiyang County, calmed the people and rectified the merits, and rewarded him according to his merits. He personally met Wei Yan, comforted him and beat him a few words, and his attitude was indeed the same. It made Wei Yan realize that it was impossible to "behead a Sima of another department and promote him as a Sima of another department". The promotion must be carried out step by step. This time the merit was only repaying the advance promotion and proving himself.

The contribution this time is at most a reward of twenty gold or a hundred pieces of brocade.

Of course, Zhao Yun also implied in and out of the words: If Wei Yan still has confidence and really gets the opportunity to kill Bao Long or Liu Du, then it is possible that the Rockets will be promoted and will become Sima in another department within one or two years. Of course, this is all a story. After all, Wei Yan is too young.

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After Qiyang took it down, Zhao Yun's troops continued to advance steadily along the Xiangjiang River and arrived in Quanling three days later.

Chen Ying, who had fled back from the mountains, did not have to consider the baggage issue, and of course he walked faster than Zhao Yun. He returned to Quanling a day and a half ahead of schedule and informed Liu Du and Bao Long of the military information.

When Liu Du heard that Zhao Yun's troops had very sharp siege equipment, Qiyang County could not hold on for even two days, he was shocked and hurriedly consulted Bao Long.

"Prince Bao, Liu Bei's generals are so sharp. If we surrender now, how much wealth can we still maintain?"

Bao Long didn't care about politics, and he didn't want to surrender very much. He sneered and asked, "Zhao Yun had asked the Duke to accept his re-appointment of personnel before, and he also wanted to kill the chicken to warn the monkey. What kind of renting and mediocre adjustment method to win the hearts of the people.

If the Duke surrendered to him at that time, he would probably not be able to maintain his position as the prefect. At most, he would give him a free salary of two thousand stones and make a living. Moreover, there has been a battle and Chen Ying died in battle. If our army surrendered because of defeat, he would probably not be able to save his salary and title, and at most he would save his life."

Liu Du sighed and realized that this was indeed the case. What's more, he openly used the banner of "According to the order of the court, he joined forces with Jiaozhou Governor Zhang Jin, and guarded the enemy carefully." This factor is beneficial for gathering the morale of the people in the battle, but when he surrendered, it became a point reduction card.

If Zhao Yun was a little more ruthless, it would be possible to confiscate Liu Du's property.

Since this is the case, Lingling County has only lost one or two counties, and it may not be necessary to surrender.

He gritted his teeth and asked, "Person Bao, then is there still hope for us to guard Quanling?"

Bao Long still had some common sense in military affairs, and his expression became serious and cold when asked about professional questions. He thought carefully: "Our Lingling is a big county, and it is still possible to raise 20,000 troops in the county. Chen Sima lost thousands of losses, and there were thousands of Yue soldiers waiting and not listening to the order. We only had 10,000 troops in Quanling.

Zhao Yun led 5,000 troops to occupy Lingling, and it was actually a bit risky to go deeper along the Xiangjiang River to seek battle. However, he could win so quickly and defeat Chen Ying, and there was also Changsha County who could continuously recruit troops to support him. It was indeed unlikely to compete with him."

Lingling County is also the second largest among the four counties in Jingnan. There are 700,000 people in Changsha and more than 500,000 people in Lingling, so Lingling can still mobilize 20,000 people. If it were Wuling and Guiyang, those small counties with about 200,000 people, there would be nothing to jump around, and they could only mobilize thousands of soldiers.

When Liu Du heard Bao Long’s speech, he couldn’t help but be anxious: “It may not be able to defend it. If the city is broken, the whole family may suffer, and even surrender cannot be more. So what should I do? There should be a decision!”

Bao Long gritted his teeth and used his instinctive sense of hunter origin: "In my opinion, if the prince of the Mansion wants to slightly protect wealth and people with us, it is better to give up Quanling and retreat to the counties in Jiuyi Mountain. He can still maintain the military power of ten thousand people and the rule of the people of several counties."

Liu Du was stunned: "Retreat to the Jiuyi Mountain? There are poor places and there are many mountains and rivers. Even if you go there to preserve your wealth, you will be like a barbarian king. And how can you ensure that you can resist Zhao Yun by retreating to the Jiuyi Mountain? We have even lost the county seat, and who still listens to us? The people have been surrendered by Zhao Yun and betrayed and conquered."

Bao Long: "I don't understand other military tactics, I only know that the army is rushing to transport grain. The reason why Qiyang and Quanling cannot defend is that Zhao Yun can transport grain from Changsha through water to the city. In this way, as long as Zhao Yun's men are more elite than us, how can we fight this battle?

But if we retreat to the three counties of Chongling, Lingdao and Yingdao in Jiuyi Mountains to the south, if Zhao Yun wants to chase us, he has to leave the Xiangjiang River and cross the mountains and walk a hundred miles of mountain road to transport grain. How can we fight with us? However, our army is fighting at home, and the official warehouses of the above three counties still have some grain reserves. If it really doesn't work, it will allow Zhang Envoy to help us with some food. We are also helping Zhang Envoy to avoid Zhao Yun from invading Cangwu County in Jiaozhou.

Another point is that Bao was born as a hunter and is most familiar with Lingling's geography and weather. It is now early May, and it is more than half a month. It is the hottest season of the year. Jiuyi Mountain is part of the Nanling Mountains and has been regarded as a daunting journey by northerners since ancient times.

I heard that Zhao Yun was from Changshan County, which was the place of Yanzhao, so he was definitely not accustomed to the heat. I had never heard of him fighting in the extreme south of the smoky land. If he dared to chase Jiuji Mountain, be bitten by mosquitoes, be harmed by miasma, and three insects, maybe our army would not have to take action and let the plague destroy Zhao Yun directly."

Liu Du thought, it’s amazing!

He himself is a local and is used to the heat and mosquitoes around Nanling, so he sometimes ignores the lethality of the weather. When Bao Long reminded him, he realized that this move must be effective.

The counties in the Jiuyi Mountains, which are the southernmost part of Lingling, are actually equivalent to the mountainous areas that border Hunan and Guangdong in later generations, but are very lethal for Hebei people at the end of the Han Dynasty.

Who made Bao Long never read the art of military strategy? He was a hunter and became a commander. So the difference between his tactical thinking styles and traditional professional generals is like the difference between a mage and a druid.

The druid never understands arcane spells, but he can use nature.

Liu Du immediately stated: "Since this is the case, I will pack up my property and hide... and turn to Chongling. Wei Bao, who wants to go south with me, or want to defend Quanling and block Zhao Yun..."

Bao Long: "The mountain in Jiuyi Mountain is rampant. How can the Duke Jun bring a small number of personal soldiers to ensure safety? Of course, it is a certain protective Duke Jun who is traveling with him!"

Bao Long is not stupid, so how could he sacrifice himself to cut off the queen for Liu Du? So he spoke very righteously.

Liu Du was not easy to blame: "Those treasury money and grain that could not be taken away..."

Bao Long: "It's better to burn it, strengthen the walls and clear the fields."

Liu Du's face turned dark, and after thinking about it, he still lacked the courage: "I heard that Zhao Yun was still resting with the people in Changsha, and he was not short of food. All he lacked was the human and animal power to transport grain into Jiuyi Mountain. Quanling was right by the Xiangjiang River, so it would be okay to leave it to him. Didn't Zhao Yun use the method of renting and medicinal adjustment to buy people's hearts? Let's open the warehouse and release the grain before Zhao Yun came and distribute all the food that he could not take away to the people.
Chapter completed!