Nanxiang County.

The smell of blood on the city wall is still spreading, one by one the corpses were carried down, and the bewitching blood began to be cleaned, but all that was presented was a place of depression and pits, and the city wall was hit by a trebuchet during the war, and the city wall was already full of holes.

"All the soldiers and horses of Nanyang have withdrawn to Shunyang City?"

Above the lobby of the Minghou Mansion, Hu Zhao and the others gathered together, they didn't have time to be happy about this sudden change, they were more interested in discussing the enemy's intentions, Hu Zhao stared at Zhou Cang with light in his eyes: "Can the scouts be sure?" ”

"It's confirmed!"

Zhou Cang arched his hand and reported in a deep voice: "I released several waves of scouts, and I witnessed all the Nanyang troops retreat to Shunyang, leaving no trace on the battlefield, as if they intended to withdraw their troops and leave!" ”

"This Nanyang army has finally forced us to this point, almost the whole city is in battle, and it is also precarious, Nanyang Commander Lei Bo is quite famous for war, such an opportunity, he can't just give up!"

Liu Jin said categorically: "There must be something strange about this matter!" ”

"My lord, Jingwu Si Nanyang holds the flag and asks Zhu Chou to see him!"

"Biography!"

"Yes!" One of the guards took the order, and soon the Jingwu Si Nanyang Banner Envoy walked in with their figures.

"The last general, Zhu Chou, meet all the princes!"

"Get up and speak!"

"No!"

"Chongyi, do you know about the withdrawal of the Nanyang Army?"

"The last general is here to report on this!"

Zhu Chou arched his hand and said: "Report to Lord Changshi, the withdrawal of the Nanyang Army is true, and the reason is that Captain Lei Hu, the pioneer battalion of the Violent Bear Army, led the army out of the mountains, and a few days ago, he attacked the Champion City, recaptured the Champion County, and cut off their food routes!" ”

"I see!"

When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized.

"I said that Lei Hu kid would never die so easily, he really gave me an accident!" Zhou Cang laughed out loud.

The Storm Bear Army fought since Guanzhong, lost more than half of its strength, and the dead and wounded generals were countless, only the generals above the captain survived, only Zhou Cang, Lei Hu, Li Yan, Li Yan was seconded, then Zhou Cang Lei Hu was left.

Thunder Tiger was trapped in the deep mountains and forests in the past, Zhou Cang was very worried, but he couldn't divide the troops to respond, so he could only resign himself to fate, and now when he heard the news, he was immediately overjoyed.

"Thunder Tiger's kid fought well, if their little strength fell into the main battlefield, it might not be able to play a role, but if they won the championship and cut off their food route, it would be different, this is forcing them to retreat!"

Hu Zhao's eyes lit up all of a sudden, but he quickly had some heart: "But if he wins the championship, it is equivalent to intercepting the back road of the Nanyang Army, and the Nanyang Army will be difficult to resist when he returns to the division!" ”

"Hu Changshi, there is still news!"

Zhu Chou said suddenly: "General Huang Zhong has already led the Baibo Army back to Nanyang!" ”

"Huang Zhong is back?"

"Huang Hansheng personally led the army back?"

"Great!"

"This battle is worry-free!"

This sentence made everyone completely calm their uneasy mood.

"You didn't tell this news earlier!" Liu Jin glanced at him and said coldly.

"Subordinates know their mistakes!"

Zhu Chou reluctantly confessed.

Jing Wusi had a lot of dereliction of duty in this battle, and at this time he didn't dare to provoke these bosses, these people could make Jing Wusi earthquake if they stomped their feet.

"Where is the White Wave Army now?" Hu Zhao asked.

"Jing Wusi has passed the news that the Thunder Tiger has attacked the champion to them, General Huang Zhong has decided to divide the troops into two routes, all the way to the south, and now they are collecting ships along the waterway, preparing to block all the waterways around Shunyang!"

"The other way of soldiers and horses, led by General Huang Zhong personally, rushed to Lixian!"

Zhu Chou said softly.

Jing Wusi still has a hand in transmitting news, but before Nanxiang was the main battlefield, surrounded by scouts and strangulation scenes, their news could not be gathered together, but now the news has gathered and quickly conveyed.

"Shuidao, Lixian?"

Hu Zhao suddenly took out the topographic map of the surrounding terrain and began to look at it: "Huang Hansheng, this is going to cut off their way back to the east!" ”

"What?"

"Cut off their way back to the East?"

"Do you want to besiege them?"

Everyone's eyes were vivid, and they had suffered a lot of resentment during this time, and they all wanted to vent at this moment, so they were ready to move.

"I made a rough calculation, in this battle, the Nanyang army lost more than 10,000 soldiers on the battlefield of my Nanxiang, but in terms of their strength, there are still nearly 30,000!" Liu Jin said: "If there is only the White Wave Army, it is not enough to encircle them, they are in a hurry, they will inevitably fight hard, and it is not difficult to break through to the championship, even if Lei Hu desperately blocks them, he may not be able to stop them!" ”

He pondered for a moment before he said faintly: "Will General Huang Zhong be too confident!" ”

"No!"

Hu Zhao shook his head, his fists clenched, and said, "I think it's very good!" ”

"What's good?"

Liu Jin was puzzled.

"If you trap them, you don't necessarily have to besiege them!"

Hu Zhao said in a deep voice: "Now, the handover between us has been reversed, and the situation is not as good as before, so it's time for peace talks!" ”

"Peace talks?" Liu Jin is also a smart person, his eyes widened, and he looked at Hu Zhao: "You want to use them as bargaining chips?" ”

"Yes!"

Hu Zhao took a deep breath and snorted: "Zhou Cang!" ”

"In!"

"How are the soldiers recovering?"

"The soldiers have gone through hard battles, and now they are indeed exhausted one by one, defending the city is acceptable, and it may be difficult to attack, but as long as Lord Changshi orders, the Violent Bear Army will be able to fight again!" Zhou Cang Road.

"I don't need you to force an attack, but you must attack, you immediately integrate the soldiers who can be integrated, gather the Baibo army on the waterway, and approach Shunyang!"

Hu Zhao said: "Suppress them to the death!" ”

"Understood!"

Zhou Cang took the order and left.

…………

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Shunyang City.

"How can we smoothly leave the battlefield in the western part of Nanyang?" Lei Bo stared at the topographic map of the march with a contemplative expression, there are not many roads in the western part of Nanyang, the mountain roads are rugged, and only the road can be walked, so there are not many roads that can supply them to withdraw.

The best way to go back is naturally.

From Wancheng to Nanxiang, the champion is the official gallop road, this gallop road has been opened since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and expanded to the Qin period, and has been the main road connecting the east and west of Nanyang for hundreds of years.

But now that the champion county is occupied by the herdsmen, it is equivalent to a throat pinched.

If it goes well, it's fine.

But......

Once there is an accident and they can't get through this champion county, they will be stuck in the middle of the road, and it will be difficult to advance and retreat, plus there will be chasing soldiers besieging behind, and their tens of thousands of soldiers will probably fall into a desperate situation.

In addition to the gallop in the direction of the champion, there are two other roads to leave the west of Nanyang.

The first is to think of the northeast direction, go to Lixian, Lixian was also stationed to receive soldiers and horses, and it is not difficult to leave the west of Nanyang.

And then there is the waterway.

The Nanyang waterway crisscrosses, connecting the Hanzhong River, the Guanzhong Waterway, and the Yuzhou Waterway, which leads directly to Jingzhou, which is much more convenient than taking the land, extending in all directions.

"Lord Duwei, I think we have to get through the champion no matter what, we turn back the same way, with the strength of the army now, it is not difficult to break through the balance of the champion county, once you meet the grain team from Wancheng, you can also fight back against the pursuers!"

Chen Lan suggested.

"Captain Lei, I think that safety is the first thing, we can walk north, go to Lixian, and leave the west of Nanyang!"

Ji Yu retorted.

At this time, he had no intention of fighting again, and what he thought about every year was how to leave Nanyang, after all, tens of thousands of reinforcements had lost one-third, and how to explain to his cousin Ji Ling was a trouble, and if the lord Yuan Shu blamed him, it would be even more difficult to escape.

So now he just wants to preserve enough strength to protect himself before he is condemned.

Lei Bo pondered for a while, and considered the plan proposed by the two in his heart, he was not afraid of playing the championship, there are definitely not many champion defenders, but he needs to consider the reinforcements behind, it is not good to say, if it is blocked, it will be the enemy on the back of the abdomen.

He didn't want to lose any more troops in this battle, so he thought about it and gave up.

"Let's go north and go to Lixian!"

Lei Bo ordered, and said: "Ji Yu, you are the vanguard in this battle, you lead the troops first, go north to open the way, and after we break off, quickly follow!" ”

"No!"

Ji Yu is shrewd, and directly led the task, there should be no interception in the north, from Lixian, that is the east of Nanyang, the main force of the pastoral army is in Nanxiang Champion, there should be no danger, so it is better to open the road than to break it.