After a few days of battle, the Wuhuan tribe east of Changli was almost swept by Zhou Yu, and the harvest was very high. The captive population alone was more than 100,000, and the cattle and sheep were countless, and they were transported back to Liaodong through the navy. And Zhang Liao had also led the army to make peace with Zhou Yu at this time.

"Gong Jin, how is Wu Huan's situation now?" Zhang Liao asked.

"According to the information we got during this time, about 30,000 Wuhuan soldiers have gathered in Liucheng, and nearly 20,000 soldiers have been stationed in Changli." Zhou Yu said.

"It seems that this person is not an easy person!" Zhang Liao frowned when he heard this.

"A large number of soldiers and horses are stationed in Liucheng and Changli, and they want to intercept us east of Changli and wait for reinforcements to arrive before they can deal with it." Pang Tong said.

"I brought 10,000 foot soldiers on this trip, and there are also a lot of siege equipment, so there should be no problem in attacking Changli."

"It doesn't have to be that way." Pang Tong smiled and said: "Our army is all elite, and wasting it on siege is definitely not the best strategy. Bandun stubbornly defended the two cities of Liucheng and Changli, and wanted to become a corner to prevent us from advancing westward. But with Wu Huan's current strength, our army can directly bypass Changli to attack Lin Cheng, and then continue Gong Jin's previous policy. ”

"But isn't that risky? Our army directly crossed Changli, in case the Wuhuan reinforcements arrived, entangled with our army, and the logistical pressure was extremely great. Zhang Liao said with a little hesitation.

"What Shi Yuan said is exactly what I thought." Zhou Yu looked at Pang Tong and said slightly: "The cavalry under our command has one person and three horsemen, and the mobility is extremely strong, and the combat power is far superior to that of Wu Huan. As for the foot soldiers, Lin Cheng is also a big city, and it is really impossible to hold on to it. Although there is little food and grass in the army, it is no problem to support it for ten days. Even if there is a problem, we can also cooperate with the transportation of food through the water army later. ”

The current situation is that his side is in an absolute advantage in terms of combat power, and with 30,000 iron horsemen who have come and gone without a trace, Zhou Yu can be said to be able to do whatever he wants. In this case, Zhou Yu naturally wanted to end the battle with the fastest speed and the smallest loss.

It is true that Changyi and Liucheng are horns of each other, but it is ingenious that Badun can think of this trick. If, under normal circumstances, it is impossible to break through Changyi, there will be problems with the logistics of the Chu army continuing to advance. The storming of Changyi will not only consume a lot of time and troops, but also give the 30,000 iron cavalry in Liucheng an opportunity.

But the mistake was that he overestimated his own strength and underestimated Zhou Yu's courage. Changyi was not captured, but it could prevent Yuan's army from transporting grain to the west, but now Zhou Yu, who firmly occupied the initiative, could also use the mobility of his cavalry to carry out anti-isolation.

Raton may not have thought of this, or he may have chosen to ignore it, because he has no choice now. There are still two or three days left before the 30,000 Wuhuan cavalry return to help, if he continues to shrink to Liucheng, even if the reinforcements arrive, the Chu army will retreat. Countless people in the entire Changyi County who have not yet come and migrated will fall into the hands of the Chu army.

The worst thing is that in the face of the Chu army, which has 30,000 iron cavalry in his hands, he is not easy to pursue, so he can only let the other party plunder. After this battle, his best result is to greatly damage Wu Huan's few vitality again.

Sending troops to Changyi is a risky move and a gamble. If the Chu army saw that it was good and did not dare to take risks, then he would be able to lose hundreds of thousands of clansmen. And if the Chu army ignores Changyi and continues to march at risk, then the logistical problem will become a hidden danger for the Chu army, and he will have a chance to defeat this Chu army and buy time for the subsequent tribesmen to move west.

Compared with these two, Badun preferred Chu Jun to choose the former. In this way, although he was helpless about Chu Jun, he was stable enough to try to stop the loss. But it's a pity that Zhou Yu and Pang Tong are both wise men, and what they want is the entire Wuhuan, how can they be willing to be trapped by this mere Changyi City.

After the decision, Zhang Liao and Zhou Yu did not storm Changyi, but bypassed the city from both sides and swept away all the surrounding Wuhuan tribes. Then he continued to march and approached Lincheng between Changyi and Liucheng. Continue to sweep away the surrounding alien races like the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves, and temporarily settle all the captives and cattle and sheep in the forest city.

"Badun really deserves to be a generation of heroes, and he really has some means. If it weren't for our strength, I'm afraid it would be really difficult to help him. Zhou Yu looked at the seizure statistics handed over by Lu Meng and said with a wry smile.

In the past three days, they plundered everywhere and intercepted more than 60,000 Wuhuan people, but these Wuhuan people did not have many cattle and horses around them, and the cattle and sheep grain and grass seized were only less than their rations for ten days. According to the news they received, most of the remaining cattle and sheep were forcibly slaughtered and buried, while the others were forcibly requisitioned and transferred to Liucheng and Changyi.

"The wall is clear, but now he has the only way. But it doesn't make much sense, it's just a dying throe. Pang Tong commented lightly.

"Gong Jin, how much do you think Wuhuan still has a population?" Zhang Liao asked suddenly.

"Wuhuan was originally a big clan, and there were about two million people before the Wolf Juxu War. But after the defeat of the Battle of Wolf Juxu, coupled with the looting of our army, the forcible conquest of Gongsun Zhan, and the blow of Xianbei, there is still a million people who are about the same. We are making such a fuss again, and it is estimated that the current population of Wuhuan should be less than 700,000. Zhou Yu said in a deep voice.

"Did we capture so many captives along the way?" Cao Xuan was puzzled.

"Wuhuan exists in the form of a tribe, not a monolith. If we fight like this, they will also rob each other for survival, and the losses caused by this will be far greater than the Wuhuan people we have captured. Zhou Yu said in a deep voice: "Just like Emperor Ling so far, how many tens of millions of people have been lost? And not one out of ten actually died in the war. ”

"Seven hundred thousand, that's about the same. If the fight continues, I'm afraid that Wuhuan will really lose his vitality. Zhang Liao said softly. Yuan Shu's purpose is not to destroy the Wuhuan clan, unlike Gongsun Zhan, although Yuan Shu has no good impression of these people, his methods are still relatively gentle, just give a lesson. In the future, we will need them to help herd horses and sheep on the grassland, but we can't just kill them.

"There are 30,000 Wuhuan soldiers in Liucheng, and nearly 200,000 Wuhuan people, as long as they are taken, Wuhuan can be taken." Zhou Yu said.

"In terms of time, Zilong should have finished fighting with Wu Huan's reinforcements by now." Pang Tong said.

"Well, the news should come in a day or two." Zhou Yu said.

"Do you think that with the character of Bandun, if he learns that the reinforcements he sees as a lifesaver have been intercepted and killed, he will surrender?" Zhang Liao asked.

"Yes, he's not an impulsive person. This man is cold and cunning, and when he realizes the current situation, he will surrender and lie dormant. ”

"But it's a pity that as long as he surrenders, we will never give him a chance to make a comeback." A gleam flashed in Pang Tong's eyes, and he said indifferently.