In the battle, the 3,000 cavalry of the Wei army were killed and wounded, while the Chinese army of the Chu army suffered 2,000 casualties, and the cavalry of the Quanchang wing suffered almost no losses, with a battle loss ratio of nearly one to one.

In battle with cavalry, it is difficult to win, and it is even more difficult to annihilate completely, so the military division set a strategy, with Cao Qingbu as bait, to introduce the Wei army that was encircled and reinforced, and then surrounded and annihilated by the Quanchang wing.

The victory in the first battle was an inspiring boost to the morale of the army, but unfortunately, Duguping was too brave and fought his way out of the desperate situation and fled with more than ten horsemen. After Cao Qing and Quan Changyi rendezvous, the troops were still sufficient, and after a little discussion, they sent people to report to Luoyang, and then continued to pull out, and the troops pointed directly at the slipway.

First go to Sangwangzhuang to collect grain and grass, arrive at Banpo Village ten miles away from the slip platform before nightfall, and send scouts to the battlefield to investigate. Who would have thought that the seventeen cavalry scouts had just revealed their figures, and the besieging Wei army found out and set off a camp roar, throwing away all weapons and equipment, and fleeing in all directions.

Cao Qing, who received the news, was dumbfounded, and in order to prevent fraud, he did not rush to catch up, but ordered the scout team to probe at the end of the rank, and waved the army to advance slowly.

When I arrived at the city, I didn't rush into the city, I first went to check the camp of the Wei army, and found that it was empty, and the fences, trenches, ditches, walls, retaining trees, and ground thorns were not built in accordance with the regulations of camping.

"What does General Quan think?"

Quan Changyi was ordered to be restrained by Cao Qing, and his attitude was quite correct, not to mention that he was only a general, how could he compare to Cao Qing's root and Miao Hong, and said busily: "My subordinates think that the siege is just a false situation of Suolu, and the focus is on sending reinforcements." Duguping should have taken all the elite soldiers with him, and only the farmers who were forcibly requisitioned from the surrounding villages or the counties on the north bank were left behind in the slipway......"

Cao Qing nodded, Quan Changyi was able to get to the high position of the third grade in Xiliang, he was not fooled, he did have real skills, and he also respected a little in his words, and said: "If the main force of Suo Lu besieging the slip platform is only Dugu Ping's three thousand cavalry, then where is the real main force of Yuan Mulan?" ”

Quan Changyi's face changed slightly, and he turned his eyes to look at the southeast eighty miles, that is Changyuan County, the city is equivalent to nothing, but Changyuan is relatively wealthy, with more than 1,300 households, and there is a lot of surplus grain in every family, and the Wei army can collect enough grain and grass as a supply. After Changheng, you can continue to go south, cross Jishui, and attack Junyi.

In this way, Chen Liujun is in danger!

Sima Lianzhi opened the city gate and welcomed the reinforcements into the city. After more than half an hour, the scouts reported that the Wei army had indeed broken and fled, there were no ambushes near and far, and there were no other abnormal signs, and a few unlucky prisoners who did not escape were also captured.

After interrogation, it was revealed that most of these people were peasant households captured by the Wei army from Yanzhou, Yongzhou and other places, and they were issued with rudimentary equipment to pretend to be troops, and many banners and tents were erected, creating the illusion that there were many people.

Asked about the movements of the Wei army, the captives were at the bottom and did not know the details, Cao Qing waved his hand and asked them to take them down, and after discussing with Quan Changyi and Sima Lianzhi, in view of the unknown enemy situation, it was decided to stay on the slipway for the time being, waiting for instructions from Luoyang.

The news of the fall of Changyuan and Junyi came almost at the same time as Luoyang's instructions, and the general's palace ordered Cao Qing and others to give up the slipway and quickly withdraw to Xingyang, the autumn flood of the Yellow River has passed, and the dry season is coming.

Changyuan and Junyi had also been occupied by the Wei army, and the general who led the army was Li Boqian under Yuan Mulan. This person is a Confucian student, full of poetry and books, born as a nobleman of the Northern Wei Dynasty, but he is not good at riding horses, not good at archery, not moving knives and guns, not to mention rushing to kill the enemy, he and Dugu Ping are two extremes, every time there is a war, he is always in the rear command, and he is quite effective.

Of course, if you win, you win, if you lose, you will run the fastest, so you have been in the army for more than ten years and have not been injured once, but it is also an outlier!

On the north bank of the Yellow River, in the city of Xiangzhou, Yuan Mulan lived in the Jietang, listened to the report of his subordinates, and when he learned that the Huatai army had withdrawn back to Luoyang, he said: "It is naturally a good thing to be able to scare Sima Lianzhi away, so that the time for our army to cross the river can be at least fifteen days in advance...... Xi Qiao, how are you preparing in all aspects? ”

Xi Qiao is the youngest son of Shangshu's left servant to shoot Xi Jin, obtained the woman of Fanyang Lu's wife, and made friends with Cui Boyu, this time he was in charge of logistics with the army, and he was valued by Yuan Mulan, and said: "100,000 horses have arrived in Yecheng, and there are 10,000 heavy armor, 50,000 face cards, 50,000 waist knives, 80,000 riding bows, 130,000 foot bows, 3.5 million arrows, and the rest of the robes, bags, hats, furs, stones, etc., enough for the army for two months, just ......"

"Say!"

"There was no capacity under the festival, and only 40,000 stone of grain and 500,000 stone of forage were raised......"

In ancient times, most of the military rations in the north were mainly millet, and there were also barley, wheat, buckwheat, soybeans, adzuki beans, peas, hemp, millet, etc., according to the daily consumption of each soldier two liters, 10,000 people is 200 stone.

This time, Yuan Mulan led 50,000 elite people in the six towns, and he had to consume 1,000 stone of grain every day, and 40,000 stone of grain could only last for forty days. A horse in the prime of life has to eat a bucket of forage every day, and 150,000 horses get 15,000 stones a day, and 500,000 stones of forage is only enough for more than 30 days.

The lack of forage is not a big problem, the autumn grass is high, the fruit is ripe and the forest is luxuriant, and the horses are always hungry and do not die. But people don't eat and don't have the strength to fight, they starve for three or five days, and they mutiny, and no one can suppress them.

Therefore, Yuan Mulan did not hesitate to take a big risk, sent Duguping and Li Boqian to go deep alone, scared Sima Lianzhi away with suspicions, and gave up the slide, thus winning fifteen more days.

Don't underestimate these fifteen days, there is too much difference between food and no food, and it is likely that the final victory or defeat will be determined by these short fifteen days!

It's a pity that Duguping failed to successfully annihilate the enemy who came to help according to the plan, but fell into the trap of the Chu army, and lost his troops and generals, so that this game of scheming did not end perfectly.

However, the flaws were not concealed, the price of 3,000 men was paid, the strategic goal was achieved, and because Duguping attracted most of the attention of the Chu army, Li Boqian was able to take the opportunity to conquer Changyuan and Junyi. Overall, the merits and demerits are offset by each other, so after Duguping escaped back, he was not punished, Yuan Mulan comforted him, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and let him wear the guilt and make meritorious service.

"40,000 stone rice millet is enough! The missing part, we ask the Chu people to ask for it! Dugu Ping is still haunted by the defeat last time, he has been fighting in Liuzhen and Rouran for many years, and has always been extremely contemptuous of the Chu army, how can it be difficult to accept the result of the defeat in the field, grinding his fists, he really can't wait for a moment, and wants to cross the Yellow River and fight on the battlefield again.

"Not bad! It is the old tradition of our army to feed the enemy, if you wait until everything is ready to send troops, the ancestors of the year will not be able to get out of the Great Xianbei Mountain! ”

Pingnan General He Bayun agreed with Dugu Ping's opinion, his face was rough, his beard was unshaven, and he was foaming at the mouth when he spoke, and said: "With Xu You's child, how can he stop my Great Wei's iron hooves?" Without the Yellow River barrier to protect his crotch, within a month, I will pinch his eggs and recover Luozhou, Yuzhou and other places. ”

Yuan Mulan covered her forehead with her hands and complained: "The general is so good to speak, don't blame the little niece for wearing a halter for you......"

He Batyun is the elder brother of He Batrong, who was imprisoned some time ago, and he is nearly fifty years old, but he is as belligerent as when he was young, and he has a violent temper, and no one dares to care, but he eats Yuan Mulan's set, grinning and saying: "The military commander is gracious, don't you dare to wear it, you can't wipe your face when you meet an acquaintance!" ”

Yuan Mulan pursed her lips and smiled, like a Miyi flower blooming in the desert, rendering a bright color to the heavens and the earth, turned her head to look at Mu Fan, and said, "What do you think of Mu joining the army?" ”

Mu Fan lost Yuzhou, was removed from the official position of Yuzhou Assassin, and his military rank was reduced by two ranks, and the current Yuan Mulan shogunate joined the army, saying: "Don't miss the opportunity!" I suggest that troops be dispatched immediately tomorrow to cross the Yellow River from Baimajin, and then use the slip platform as a base to erect a pontoon bridge to facilitate the transfer of grain and grass. ”

Seeing that all the generals were united and their fighting spirit was high, Yuan Mulan nodded and said, "Okay, pass on my order, prepare the three armies tonight, and wait for tomorrow at noon - cross the river!" ”

More than 70 generals saluted at the same time, their armor colliding with swords and guns, making a pleasant metallic sound, and shouting: "Obey!" ”

Back in the backyard, the house where Yuan Mulan rested was very simple, a table and a bed, no silk and satin, the walls were hung with bows and crossbows and treasure knives, and the geographical map was spread out on the table, and the only luxury was a tea set transported from Jiangdong.

As the name suggests, this set of tea sets is called Bitian Xinghuazhan, also known as Xu Langzhan, as the name suggests, it is the twenty-four tea ceremony utensils made by Xu You, with the tongue of the green bird, it is the most comfortable and leisurely good thing.

At this time, there was a girl sitting at the table, with a silver phoenix mask on her face, covering most of her cheeks, only revealing her eyes, the tip of her nose and her mouth, and her body was hidden in a wide white robe, and she couldn't see her slenderness and charm, but her ruddy lips were like peach blossoms grinding out, and her eyes were as bright as moonlight spilling on the window lintel, which made people want to lift the mask to see what amazing face was hidden underneath.

"The discussion is over?"

"Hmm!"

Yuan Mulan sat opposite, and the girl poured a cup of tea for her, and said: "Although the southerners are weak, they have always been indulged in enjoyment, and they are quite talented in eating, dressing and having fun. ”

"Oh? Sister thinks Xu You is weak? Yuan Mulan sneered.

The girl smiled slightly: "Xu You can catch you, so naturally he is not weak." But there are more than 10 million southerners, only one Xu You can't reverse the general trend, and you don't have to treat him too much as a strong rival......"

These words are simply too heart-wrenching, Yuan Mulan said angrily: "Just carelessly missed once, and you talked about it every day, every day." I see you, you haven't married yet, and you'll soon become a hated old woman! ”

"You're not married yet, what's the urgency for me?" The girl took a slow sip of tea and praised: "Xu You not only has the ability to capture you, but also has the ability to make such a refreshing green finch tongue, maybe there are other skills to hide...... Hey, let's make a discussion, why don't you capture him this time and give him to me as a slave who makes the bed and folds the quilt? ”