There is only one last way left, which is to take the initiative to attack and fight to the death with Gongsun Jian. If you win, then turn your head and deal with the Vietnamese army. The crisis of the Southern Han Kingdom was also solved. If the war is defeated, there may be only one way left to destroy the country and destroy the species. But fortunately, Liu Mang lived in the capital before. As long as the whole army is not destroyed, it is a big deal to retreat to the vicinity of the capital and continue the struggle. At the same time, envoys were sent to contact Wu and Northern Qi, as long as the benefits were given, I believe they would be tempted, in this case, it is unknown who will win and who will lose in the future.

In the end, after repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, Liu Mang decided to lead the army to take the initiative to catch up with Gongsun Jian and fight to the death with the other party. And all this is exactly what Gongsun Jian calculated. The reason why he retreated was to give Liu Mang the opportunity to take the initiative to attack him. This is in line with his strategic intentions.

The Zhou army, under the leadership of Gongsun Jian, retreated for more than 70 miles before stopping. For no other reason, this is the best venue for the decisive battle.

In front of the Zhou army was a pass, and on both sides were not too high mountains, which was not conducive to the large-scale attack of the Southern Han army. Especially after the Zhou army has artillery, it can be said that it is a situation where one man is in charge. Behind it is a large plain area. It is convenient for the Zhou army to spread out the formation and fight with the other party. Of course, all these prerequisites are based on whether Liu Mang will chase him over and fight him.

After learning that the Zhou army had stopped, Liu Mang repeatedly studied the map and sent people to check the local terrain. Based on this information, he decisively judged that Zhou Jun should be ready to fight him head-on. But all of this is not in their favor.

After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Liu Mang left a part of his troops to monitor the movements of the Zhou army, and immediately ordered the whole army to set out and go to the eastern front to annihilate the invading Vietnamese army. This decision was unexpected by Gongsun Jian. As a result, all the battle plans he prepared were frustrated. But then he also understood the other party's intentions.

That is, if you don't give up and want to fight the other party, you must go to the battlefield that the other party has chosen. And if he did not pursue the main force of the Southern Han Army, then the Vietnamese army on the Eastern Front would inevitably be wiped out. At that time, Liu Mang could free up his hands to concentrate on dealing with himself. Taking a step back, he still ignored it, but went all the way south to attack the territory of the Southern Han Kingdom, so after Liu Mang finally eliminated the Vietnamese army, there would inevitably be a life-and-death battle between the two sides in the capital of the Zhou State. It is equivalent to saying that now Liu Mang has kicked the ball back to himself, which makes it difficult for him to decide.

Thinking about this, Gongsun Jian admired Liu Mang's military talent more and more in his heart. can be admired and admired, and the next battle will continue. And at this time, it was time for Gongsun Jian to make a choice. Whether to pursue Liu Mang's army, or sweep the Southern Han Kingdom all the way, and finally fight with the other party in a life-and-death battle.

After consulting with all the generals, Gongsun Jian decided to gamble his final fate on the final battle. So the order began to assign tasks to the armies. The army was divided into pieces and scattered to attack the various states and counties of the Southern Han Kingdom, occupying more territory as quickly as possible, and all of them advanced in the direction of the capital of the Southern Han Kingdom.

found that Gongsun Jian did not pursue him to find a chance for a decisive battle, and Liu Mang also understood Gongsun Jian's choice. Therefore, he immediately made a change, and personally led an army of 50,000 to destroy the invading Vietnamese army as quickly as possible, while the other armies turned around and marched towards the capital, and launched attacks on the Zhou army as much as possible along the way, so as to achieve the effect of effectively depleting the opponent's troops. In the end, the Zhou army did not have too many troops to fight a decisive battle with itself. In addition, people were sent to inform the crown prince and ministers who remained in the capital to strengthen the garrison of the capital. In any case, the capital must be defended before returning to the division. Only in this way can he fight Gongsun Jian to the death under the capital and divide the victory.

Both sides have their own plans, and have made the most of all the advantages that can be used, and they have also calculated all the possible scenarios. So in the end, all that awaits them is the last battle.

Not surprisingly, Liu Mang led an army of 50,000 to easily defeat the Vietnamese army of more than 20,000 people, and regained lost territory one after another. After that, Liu Mang left part of the army to guard the border with the Zhou state, and led most of his men to rush to the capital. At this time, Gongsun Jian was also leading his troops to march towards the capital of the Southern Han Kingdom.

The soldiers and horses of both sides almost reached the capital of the Southern Han Kingdom on their front and back feet, but the difference was that Gongsun Jian's Zhou army was relatively one step faster. However, although it was almost a day, it was a pity that Gongsun Jian's soldiers and horses were too few, and the fourth and sixth divisions that had been assigned to attack the city had not yet arrived. In addition, the special operations brigade and amphibious warfare division that were sent back to annihilate the attack and harassment troops of the Southern Han army were still on their way in a hurry.

On the other hand, although the Southern Han Dynasty lost nearly half of its territory, there were more than 200,000 troops waiting inside and outside the capital. Even if he didn't take the initiative to attack, just defending the city, Gongsun Jian would not have the ability to break through the already strong capital of the Southern Han Dynasty.

Looking at the more than 50,000 soldiers and horses under his hands, Gongsun Jian was hesitating whether to wait for reinforcements. But the situation on the battlefield does not allow him to have the final say. Early the next morning after the two sides faced each other, the Southern Han army launched a tidal offensive. Fortunately, Gongsun Jian had made proper arrangements before, and the fortifications around the camp were built very firmly, with the assistance of new weapons such as artillery and stone throwers, explosives, etc., which barely resisted the first wave of the opponent's attack.

But the Southern Han army seemed to have gone crazy, and after only resting for half an hour, they began to charge again. And the number of people and intensity are more and greater than the first time. Several times he almost broke through the camp of the Zhou army and attacked in. Seeing that light defense was not enough, Gongsun Jian decisively ordered Wei Meng and Ma Teng to lead part of the garrison division and the rapid support division with the army to protect them, and go out from the rear camp to make a detour to attack the opponent's two flanks to reduce the pressure on the front of the large battalion.

The battle continued until dark. During this period, the front camp of the Zhou army was once broken by the Southern Han army, and in the end, if it was not for Gongsun Jian personally leading people into battle to fight bravely to block the other party, I am afraid that the camp of the Zhou army would be difficult to protect. Even so, the losses of the Zhou army on the first day were not small, including the troops that went out to contain the two wings of the opponent, and more than 4,000 soldiers were killed in the internal attack. Nearly seven or eight thousand people were injured.

That is to say, on the first day of fighting between the two sides, the Zhou army lost almost a quarter of its combat effectiveness. As for the Southern Han army, because it took the initiative to attack, the loss of men and horses was much more than that of the Zhou army, and it was estimated that there were at least about 25,000 people. But compared with the number of people on both sides, the Southern Han army was nearly four times that of the Zhou army, and if the losses continued like this, the first thing to bear in the end would definitely be the Zhou army.

That night, Gongsun Jian guessed that Liu Mang would not be so calculated, after all, there were still many people from many sides who did not fight during the day, and they would definitely come to rob the camp or harass them at night. So they set up traps and waited for the other party to arrive. As Gongsun Jian expected, at midnight, the Southern Han army raided the Zhou army's camp, but encountered an ambush that the Zhou army had prepared for a long time, and hurriedly retreated after losing more than 3,000 people. Gongsun Jian decisively ordered the whole army to abandon unnecessary baggage and retreat overnight, waiting for the convergence with the supporting forces before fighting a decisive battle with the other party.

Gongsun Jian's abandonment was correct, and in the second half of the night, the Southern Han army attacked again. But it was found that the camp of the Zhou army had been emptied. When the scouts who stayed at the end to see the Southern Han Army informed Gongsun Jian of the information about the other party's sneak attack again, Gongsun Jian smiled helplessly. And the generals of the Zhou army around him were angry one by one. Isn't it just relying on more people to bully fewer people? If you are as numerous as you, you will not be beaten into a dog.

The Zhou army, which retreated overnight, did not dare to slack off in the slightest, even after dawn the next day, they sent a large number of scouts to reconnoiter whether there were pursuers behind them, and continued to retreat after a simple rest. Obviously, it is impossible for Liu Mang to let them go, for example, he will lead a large army to chase after him.

Fortunately, there was a rapid support division led by Ma Teng in the Zhou army, which dragged at the end of the army to constantly block and harass the opponent's pursuers, so that the main force could get rid of the opponent's pursuit as quickly as possible. On the fourth day, Zhou Jun finally ushered in good news. The 4th and 6th Divisions, which had previously scattered to attack other places, were both rebuilt. This also made the Zhou army more than 10,000 troops at once.

Three days later, Xie Wu's special operations brigade and Ding Feng's amphibious warfare division also arrived one after another. At this time, the Zhou army finally stopped retreating, and after finding a favorable terrain, they set up camp and prepared to have a good competition with the Southern Han army.

Liu Mang is not stupid, the Zhou army, who had been chasing Gongsun Jian, was because he knew that the other party's troops were insufficient. It can be found that after the Zhou army stopped and received supplementary support, Liu Mang resolutely returned to the capital. Although Liu Mang was not afraid of the Zhou army in field combat, not to mention that he himself was much more numerous than many parties, even if he was newly supported by many parties, he was still two or three times the strength of the other party.

The reason why I want to return to the capital again is because first of all, I can rely on the capital city to effectively defend and avoid being attacked and robbed by Gongsun Jian in the wild. In addition, the backing of the capital city can avoid logistical problems. Liu Mang would never give Gongsun Jian a chance to cut off his grain route, because Gongsun Jian had done this kind of thing at the beginning. The final reason is that once the battle is defeated, it can quickly withdraw to the defenses of the city. With the strong and tall walls of the capital, it was able to hold on for a long time.

Regarding Liu Mang's choice and tactics, Gongsun Jian couldn't help shaking his head, his opponent was really cunning and tight. Since I suffered a little loss at the beginning, I have become more and more cautious, and I don't give myself the opportunity to take advantage of it. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that he had a certain advantage in the combat effectiveness and weaponry of his own soldiers, he would probably not be Liu Mang's opponent under the conditions of reciprocity. This also made Gongsun Jian value and admire Liu Mang more and more. It's a pity that such talents will eventually become their opponents, or even stepping stones on their own way forward.

After sighing for a long time, Gongsun Jian led his subordinates to the capital of the Southern Han Kingdom. This time, the two sides officially set up a posture and prepared to face each other. This war will also determine the fate of the two sides in the future. Whoever loses may lose even the chance to turn the tables around. Even taking yourself and your entire family will pay a terrible price. Gongsun Jian can't afford to lose, and Liu Mang can't afford to lose either.

At this time, the appearance of a small person completely changed the fate of both sides and changed the trend of the entire battle. At the same time, it also ended the rule of the Liu family of the Southern Han Kingdom over the Southern Han Dynasty for nearly a hundred years.

In the evening, a man in his forties was caught by soldiers patrolling the periphery of the Zhou army and brought into the camp. And this person took the initiative to appear, and asked to meet Gongsun Jian as soon as he opened his mouth, saying that he had a way to help the Zhou army defeat the Southern Han army effortlessly. After Gongsun Jian met the other party, he couldn't help but sigh that he was really lucky. At the same time, he also lamented that everything in the world has a wonderful cycle of cause and effect.

The person who asked to see Gongsun Jian was named Lei Bin, an official of the Construction Department of the Ministry of Industry of the Southern Han Dynasty. According to his own words, their Lei family has been responsible for building palaces for the royal family for generations since their ancestors. The inner courtyard of the imperial palace of the Southern Han Kingdom was designed and supervised by his Lei family ancestors. And their family has served the Southern Han royal family for generations.