However, he said that although Pan Zhang fought his way out of the encirclement, his subordinates suffered heavy losses. And Pan Zhang couldn't leave like this, because when he broke through, many soldiers scattered.

You have to wait until dawn, gather the scattered soldiers and return to Mingqiu together.

Pan Zhang broke through to the north, and Zhou Tai fought and retreated to the east. The two finally met in the east, but they did not dare to flee east for fear of being pursued by Guan Ping.

So Zhou Tai and Pan Zhang ordered a bonfire to be lit, and ordered the soldiers to set up a sentry post nearby to guard it, and the rest of the soldiers stepped up their rest.

If Guan Ping sends troops to attack, he can react quickly, whether he retreats or fights.

After the matter was settled, Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai sat together in front of the bonfire, and there was an iron pot on the bonfire, boiling hot water. Pan Zhang, Zhou Tai took out the jerky and drank hot water from time to time.

After eating the jerky, I immediately regained a lot of strength.

Pan Zhang was very embarrassed, the armor on his body was stained with a lot of blood, it was hot tonight, he was drenched in sweat, his hair was wet, his horse was lost, and he was shot a few times, although he was not injured because of the armor protection, but his chest hurt.

At this moment, in the dark night, I was afraid that Guan Ping would send troops to attack, so I didn't dare to untie my armor, which was really uncomfortable.

"You shouldn't underestimate these kids." Pan Zhang chewed on the jerky while showing remorse.

Chasing it at night is not a small risk. But he despised Ma Liang's weak crown literati, and despised Zhang Bao, Zhao Tong was a child, so he chased after him, if it wasn't for Huang Gai to send Zhou Tai to answer, he would have to fold here.

It not only hurts the people, but also damages morale, and regrets that it shouldn't have been in the first place.

However, Zhou Tai was relieved: "General Pan doesn't have to dwell on this matter, although in the night, I can't see how many people the other party has, but there are always three or five thousand people." And all of them are ironclad soldiers, even if they fight head-on, with five thousand generals, they will not be opponents. ”

To be honest, Zhou Tai thinks Pan Zhang has done a good job.

The three or five thousand people on the other side turned out to be ironclad soldiers, which made Zhou Tai still feel terrified.

Pan Zhang didn't think about this, but when he heard Zhou Taiyi say it at this moment, he was also shocked. "There are only 120,000 people in the Guan family, and there are 35,000 ironclad soldiers?"

Zhou Tai nodded, and the two glanced at each other, both of them felt frightened, and they also felt that the Guan family was wealthy.

But it is said that the general raising of cavalry, even light cavalry, is many times more expensive than the infantry army. But ironclad soldiers are not among them, not to mention how much iron is needed to build an iron armor, that is, to build iron armor, it takes time and effort, and it requires a blacksmith to forge it day and night.

In addition, the ironclad soldiers must be strong and experienced people, and the strength consumed in daily training is amazing, and the food is also amazing, not only to be full, but also to be assisted by a large amount of meat to raise soldiers.

The overhead is also staggering.

Like Pan Zhang, who led more than 5,000 soldiers, he also had ironclad soldiers under his command, but there were only more than 500 ironclad soldiers in one army. According to the intelligence, the other party should have 12,300 people, and there were 35,000 ironclad soldiers.

It's an absolute thriller.

Three or five thousand ironclad soldiers, that is, Pan Zhang's five hundred men also put on iron armor, and fought with more than 5,000 troops head-on, and they would only be defeated.

Of course, running away doesn't count.

The opponent's ironclad soldiers are bulky, as long as Pan Zhang escapes, he will not lose too much.

It's really rich.

Zhou Tai and Pan Zhang each shook their heads and sighed. After that, the sentinels on the periphery were still on guard, taking turns to change shifts, and most of the soldiers were sleeping on the ground casually.

From the general to the sergeant, they all dare not disarm and do not let the weapon leave their side. After a night, Zhou Tai and Pan Zhang sent people to search for the soldiers who might have been separated after dawn.

By noon, after collecting the scattered soldiers, Pan Zhang counted the soldiers and calculated the battle damage. Pan Zhang's soldiers lost about 2,000 men, and Zhou Tai was killed and seriously wounded in the battle of four or five hundred.

In the skirmish last night, the Jiangdong people were killed, or 2,500 were lost and captured.

And the opponent's losses may only be a few hundred, which is too great.

And if it weren't for Zhou Tai's response, most of Pan Zhang's 5,000 elite soldiers would probably have to be explained.

Pan Zhang was distressed and remorseful. Then, Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai set off for Mingqiu, and soon returned to the Mingqiu camp.

Last night, the camp burned for a long time and was dilapidated. However, the location of Ma Liangxuan's camp was very good, so Huang Gai pulled out the camp, cleaned up the wreckage, and moved the camp here.

Huang Gai already knew about the battle last night, and when he learned that Zhou Tai and Pan Zhang led their troops back, they also personally went out of the camp to greet Pan Zhang and the others.

Pan Zhang took the lead, and when he saw Huang Gai, he couldn't help but feel ashamed and speechless, turned over and dismounted, knelt in front of Huang Gai, bowed his head deeply and said: "General, Pan Zhang is incompetent, and he has lost his troops and lost his generals." ”

"Victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, and General Pan doesn't have to be like this." Huang Gai is not only a veteran on the battlefield, but also a generous person, and he can't help but appease Pan Zhang, which makes Pan Zhang even more ashamed, ashamed, and lowered his head.

After appeasing Pan Zhang, Huang Gai said: "Mingqiu needs men and horses to garrison here, General Pan, your corporal is tired and wounded, so you will stay in this camp." General Zhou, you follow me to the east, follow Wu Hou to capture the cities of Nanjun, and finally attack Chengyang. ”

This was Zhou Yu's plan at the beginning.

At present, Jiangdong's army in Jiangbei has 90,000 people, Zhou Yu's 20,000 people must garrison Jiangling City, and the 20,000 naval army needs to garrison the Shuizhai camp.

Sun Quan could still use the infantry army, only 50,000 horses. At the same time, he sent Huang Gai, Zhou Tai, and Pan Zhang to lead 20,000 elite soldiers to drive away the Guan family's men and horses left in Mingqiu, and also took the opportunity to do something.

Now it's defeat, and of course it's impossible to do anything more.

Huang Gai left Pan Zhang to garrison the Mingqiu camp here, to guard against the Guan family's men and horses in Zigui, and then joined forces to attack Nanjun and Jiangxia cities.

Pan Zhang's soldiers were lost, the soldiers were both injured and tired, and their morale was not high, so Huang Gai left Pan Zhang to garrison the camp and gave more food.

Then Huang Gai and Zhou Tai led their troops back to the east, and at this moment Sun Quan had already divided his troops to attack the cities of Nanjun.

.............

Zigui.

In the evening, the sunset is beautiful.

Yan Yan led 10,000 infantry troops to storm Zigui, but Mi Wei was very steadily defended. An army of 10,000 wants to attack a city with 5,000 elite soldiers, a large amount of food, a lot of materials to defend the city, and a high morale.

That's not going to be laid in a short period of time.

Because Zigui is too important, Yan Yan used his strength to eat, hoping to succeed.

And today is also a day of siege warfare, Yan Yan left many corpses in the south of Zigui City, and at present, Yan Yan has lost 1,500 or 600 people, and countless people have been injured.

Before Mingjin withdrew the troops, Yan Yan had already ordered the soldiers to bury the pot and make rice, and after the troops were collected, Yan Yan ordered the soldiers to eat.

Although Yan Yan was frustrated, he had an excellent appetite and ate two large bowls of rice, a lot of bacon, and vegetables. After eating, Yan Yan originally planned to lead his own soldiers to inspect the camp to boost morale.

But at this moment, Koto sent someone. A few fast horses came out of the dust, and reported that the horses of the Guan family had withdrawn and returned to rescue Mingqiu, and that Jiangdong was defeated.

Although Yan Yan really wanted to rescue it, to see if he could successfully break through Zigui in the last time.

Because according to the speed of the infantry army, it will take a day or two for Guan Ping to return to Zigui.

Maybe we can save it?

But Yan Yan is a veteran of the battlefield after all, steady, and the people of Yizhou can no longer afford to experience a major defeat, and it is not easy to train soldiers.

Yan Yan thought about it, so he could only sigh, "Retreat." ”

So, when Guan Ping led Zhang Bao, Zhou Xiong, Zhao Tong and others back to Zigui, there was no trace of Yan Yan, according to the news of the spies, Yan Yan had led his troops back to the southern water village, and joined the 5,000 water army left behind in the water village, about 13,000 soldiers could not defend it, relying on Jiangdong people to subsidize food.

When Guan Ping led his troops back to Zigui, Mi Wei and Wang Xu led the officials in the city out of the city to greet them. Of course, Guan Ping met Mi Wei first.

For this brother of the Mi family, Guan Ping really appreciates it very much.

Although it is decent, it is unremarkable. But at least it's okay to defend the city.

This time, in the face of the onslaught of the opponent's general Yan Yan, Mi Wei held on. And without the help of external forces, Yan Yan would not have been able to break through Zigui at all.

Great work.

It's just that Mi Wei doesn't talk much, and he often can't say a word. Although Guan Ping wanted to praise him, the result was only a few words, and there was no follow-up.

Although Mi Wei doesn't talk much, he is actually very clever. He pulled Guan Ping's sleeve, pointed at Wang Xu and said, "Wang Nanjun." ”

"General Ming." Wang Xu took the opportunity to come up to meet Guan Ping, the reason why Wang Xu killed Zigui County Order and responded to the Guan family was just asking for an official position.

Now that he has been appointed by Guan Yu as the Taishou of Nanjun, he is already satisfied. But if you can go further, it's not unimpressed. And Guan Ping is the young master of the Guan family, General Yang Wu.

Showing your face in front of Guan Ping has many benefits.

"Wangnanjun. It's really a long-time name. "Officialdom, and with Guan Ping's current status, it is my job to appease a county guard like Wang Xu. Guan Ping talked with Wang Xu, and the words were quite solemn, which made Wang Xu feel like a spring breeze.

I had an intuition in my heart, "The name is well deserved." ”

But it is rumored that Guan Yu has an arrogant personality and is not a scholar. The reason why the civil officials of the Guan family are very united, in addition to the fact that they are all from Jingzhou, is because of Guan Ping, the young master.

This young master is a first-class romantic person, and he treats people and things like an ancestor.

Now I can see it, and it really lives up to its name.

After a conversation outside the city, Guan Ping entered the city with everyone. The soldiers were handed over to the military camps for pension, recuperation, and the prisoners were also resettled.

Guan Ping, Wang Xu, Zhang Bao, Mi Wei, Zhao Tong, Zhou Xiong and others entered the temporary mansion where Mi Wei stayed and had a wine banquet, which was a small celebration banquet.

Closed for the day, early the next morning. Guan Ping led his troops south and confronted Yan Yan.

But after a day and a night's rest, the soldiers recovered a little vitality, and the wounded soldiers were settled in Zigui, and the baggage and food were replenished.

Guan Ping pondered driving Yan away or killing him.

It's a bit unlikely, but maybe it will work?

If it succeeds, the situation will be different again.

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