Huainan, Chuzhou.

In the past few days, Cao Bin has almost stayed in his own public hall, resting, eating, and basically never left here, and countless messengers have come and gone, basically day and night, no matter when they arrive, Cao Bin will immediately meet them in order to learn the latest situation.

Zhu Youzhen left, and went to Chang'an with Xu Fu to crusade against Zhu Youyu, and he was left by Zhu Youzhen to take care of the rear in the south that they had so hard to fight.

Huainan must be defended, otherwise Ezhou will be difficult to protect.

He knew that he had a heavy responsibility and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

Ten days ago, there was a sudden emergency report from Wuning, and Gunhai Daiyue gathered more than 30,000 troops to attack Wuning. For the possibility of Dai Chao attacking Wuning, they have actually been prepared for a long time. Jiang Qi led 5,000 Wuning troops to garrison Xuzhou, just to prevent Dai Chao's move.

Whether it is Zhu Youzhen or Cao Bin, they don't think that Dai Yue can set off much storm, and it is impossible to gather too many troops to attack Wuning, because on the border between Gunhai and Pinglu, the Tang army Zuo Xiaowei led by You Yong has been eyeing Gunhai, and most of Dai Yue's troops are guarding against the opponent, and the forces he can gather are actually limited. Launching an attack on Wuning is at most a bluff, hoping to share some pressure for Chang'an's Zhu Youyu Daichao Group, and at the same time confuse Zhu Youzhen's rear.

But in the end, to their surprise, Dai Yue actually gathered an army of 30,000 and completely abandoned the defense of Gunhai in the direction of Pinglu. There is only one possibility, that is, Dai Yue and You Yong have formed some kind of tacit understanding.

For the Tang people, at this time, they are naturally not afraid of the high stage, and they will attack Wuning by Dai Yue, they will sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, no matter who wins, for them, it is a matter of benefiting the fisherman.

The 30,000 army is too much pressure for Xuzhou, which is guarded by Jiang Zhan.

In the past few days, whether it is Zhou Qun or Jiang Qi, several urgent documents have flown to him almost every day, without exception, asking for reinforcements.

But Cao Bin didn't dare to act rashly.

Because opposite him, the Tang Army, stationed in Yangzhou, was the enemy he paid more attention to. What's more, at this time, Tang Jun actually made some unexpected moves.

Ren Xiaonian's department, which had stronger combat effectiveness, was actually transferred, and in exchange for Lianshui, it was actually the local soldiers and horses in Yangzhou under Su Bao's command who were stationed in Lianshui. And then the information obtained was that the Tang Army in Yangzhou was going to make a move against Liangzhejiang.

Cao Bin couldn't believe it.

Tang Jun suddenly made such a move at this time, and he couldn't help but think about it a little more, whether Tang Jun had set a trap for him. On the surface, the Tang army was because Dai Yue invaded Wuning, so he concluded that he Cao Bin would inevitably rescue Wuning, so he took this opportunity to take eastern Zhejiang and western Zhejiang. But think about it deeply, do they want to take this opportunity to pretend to leave, so that they can lead their troops away, but they take the opportunity to attack and recapture Huainan in one fell swoop?

Before getting accurate information from Tang Jun, he would never act rashly.

Although Jiang Qi and Zhou Qun were fierce, Cao Bin believed that those forces in the hands of Dai Yue could make Jiang Qi and Zhou Qun face great difficulties, but if they wanted to break through Xuzhou, it was not something that could be done in a short time.

Although Huainan's army had entered the highest state of combat readiness, Cao Bin never gave the order to return to help. Unless Tang Jun really goes to fight Liangzhe, he will go back.

Although he said that he had made up his mind, for Cao Bin at this moment, his heart was indeed extremely tormented. As the supreme commander of Wuning, Huai'an, and Ezhou left by Zhu Youzhen, he must be responsible for every move he makes, and if his decision is wrong, the consequences will be difficult to bear.

Now, he couldn't come up with any other way than to forcefully order Jiang Qi and Zhou Qun to hold Xuzhou at any cost.

"General, General!" With a cool breeze, Zhou Zhen rushed in from outside: "The exact news is here, Tang Jun, Tang Jun is indeed fighting two Zhejiang, and the speed is amazing." ”

Cao Bin Huo Ran stood up, "Tell me about the specific situation." ”

"Yes, General!" Zhou Zhen was also happy, the Tang army went to fight Liangzhejiang, which means that they can send a large army back to Xuzhou, his family is all in Xuzhou, and his father is now fighting with Dai Yue.

"According to the report of the spies, Liu Ruyan, the general of the Tang Army's right thousand Niu Wei, took Li Kang and Li Mi as the vanguard, led 10,000 Tang troops to raid western Zhejiang, three days ago, it had taken Danyang with lightning speed, and immediately marched into Changzhou, a day ago, Changzhou fell, Liu Ruyan did not pause, the army continued to advance, and Suzhou was surrounded."

"They're really going to fight Liangzhe!" Cao Bin let out a long breath, his face showed a look of relief, he didn't care at all about Tang Jun's fight against Zhejiang, but this move would inevitably lead to a conflict with Lingnan Xiangxun, which was good news for them. The point is, he can go back to his division.

"Zhou Zhen, you lead 5,000 troops and horses from the headquarters, stationed in Huai'an, and keep an eye on the Tang army on the opposite side." Cao Bin said: "Remember, no matter whether the Tang army will provoke or not, you must defend the city for me, and don't risk going out of the city to fight it." ”

"General, I want to go back to Wuning with you!" Zhou Zhendao.

Cao Bin waved his hand: "Dai Yue can't just jump the beam clown's ear, this time I will return to the teacher, at most it will only take a month, and I will be able to return with all my success, don't worry about your father's family, they will be fine, you just need to keep an eye on each other for me." ”

"Yes!" Zhou Zhen nodded.

The Liang army stationed in Huainan had already prepared to open up, and what they were waiting for was just Cao Bin's last order, and with Cao Bin's order, 20,000 Liang troops immediately pulled out the camp and hurried away in the direction of Wuning.

For them, it was not a problem to defeat the puppet army of Dai Yue, but it was the bitter cold weather and long marches that made it even more painful for them.

As painful as the Liang army, there is also the Dai Yue Department that is storming under the city of Xuzhou at the moment.

Although Dai Yue has decided to surrender to the Tang Army, he is also a long-established figure after all, even if he knows that the final result of this battle is still a defeat, but before that, he still wants the opponent to know his strength, and he also wants You Yong to see that he Dai Yue is not vulnerable, and the best proof is to take Xuzhou.

Jiang Qi on the other side is just a nameless general, he didn't look at it, the five thousand defenders are indeed small in number for a big city like Xuzhou.

But to his surprise, the Liang army in Xuzhou City was extremely tenacious, fighting for more than ten days, and there were many corpses inside and outside the city, but Xuzhou City was still standing tenaciously in front of him.

Attacking in the midst of such cold weather is an ordeal. The Liang army in the city still has city houses to hide from the wind and snow, but they can only stand up in the cold wind howling, the thin military tent can not withstand the cold weather at all, and the lack of materials makes them live like a year.

Now, half of his army of 30,000 had to be scattered out in search of firewood and other things to ensure that they would not freeze to death on cold nights. Only half of the people are engaged in the attack every day, so the intensity of the attack naturally decreases, and the defense in the city is not as difficult as in the first few days.

Gazing at the defeat of another strong attack, Dai Yue let out a long sigh, as time passed, he had lost hope of capturing Xuzhou City, and now he only had the last way left, holding on until Cao Bin arrived, and then luring Cao Bin into the trap of the Tang army with his tens of thousands of naval forces.

Thinking about it, Cao Bin will definitely not give up this opportunity to take the town of Gunhaijie in one fell swoop.

A gust of wind blew, rolling some snow seeds into his eyes, his eyes were sour, he reached out and rubbed them a few times, and his eyes suddenly turned red.

"That's it for today!" He gave the order in a huff and turned his horse back. The generals on the left and right have been pardoned, and after these days, the army has actually lost its fighting spirit. Everyone is looking forward to Dai Yue being able to recognize the reality and withdraw to Gunhai. The trees around Xuzhou have been cut down by them, and after a few more days, I am afraid that even the most basic heating will become a problem.

In the dark night, the cold wind became more and more raging, Dai Yue was half drunk, and he fell asleep on the marching bed in his clothes.

He was woken up by his own soldiers, and the scout brought him the news that he had been waiting for a long time, Cao Bin finally came, and the 20,000 Liang troops were only a day's journey away from him.

Cao Bin came, but for him, it was a relief.

Dai Yue, who jumped up from the bed, did not hesitate at all, and immediately gave the order to retreat, and without waiting for the other troops to react, Dai Yue had already led his headquarters of 5,000 personal soldiers and retreated in great strides.

These 5,000 soldiers are his last capital, and these days, he has only participated in some attacks to the conscription, in order to be able to keep him alive in the end and complete the final task of luring the enemy. And the other Gun Navy, in Dai Yue's eyes, has completed their mission, and the next step is life or death, and it is up to fate.

Dai Yue's actions caused the other battalions of the Gon Navy outside Xuzhou City to suddenly fall into chaos, and they all got up in a panic and fled back behind Dai Yue.

Jiang Qi in the city, Zhou Qun got the news after dawn, and immediately picked up the remaining soldiers and horses in the city and tracked them all the way. He bit the tail of the Gon Navy as Pegasus sent a message to Cao Bin.

On the second day of retreat, Cao Bin's cavalry had already converged with Jiang Qi, sweeping away the fallen Gon navy all the way, and approaching the Daiyue headquarters all the way. At the same time, Cao Bin's main force is getting closer and closer to Dai Yue.

Now that he has moved, Cao Bin certainly doesn't want to stop there, why not take this opportunity to get rid of Dai Yue?