The retreat of the Yan army was much faster than Zhao Ji thought, so when Huangfu Zhen and the others began to flee eastward, the Tang army was not ready. Fortunately, this kind of thing didn't require much preparation, and the Tang soldiers who were fighting saw the enemy fleeing, they spontaneously pursued and killed them.

Along the way, the Yan army continued to run wildly, and the backward people fell at the feet of the Tang army. Running fast naturally wins the way to live, and those who run slowly can only surrender except death.

With the issuance of the order for Huangfu Zhen to withdraw his troops, the situation on the entire battlefield was completely finalized, and the Tang army won this battle. All that remains is to deal with the remnants of these fleeing soldiers.

"I'll leave it to you to pursue those enemy troops! Now that the enemy has abandoned the city and fled, this is a good opportunity for us, I will go and take Xingyang County and other places first! Zhao Ji met with Chen Kang and discussed.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of the pursuit! Not only Xingyang County, but also other counties, you'd better take it as soon as possible! Otherwise, I'm afraid that Huan Huo will take the opportunity to snatch it away! Chen Kang nodded and reminded him.

After the two discussed it, they immediately went their separate ways. Chen Kang led his army to pursue Huangfu Zhen's deserters, while Zhao Ji led the rest of the men and horses to clean up the battlefield and eliminate all the remnants of the nearby Yan army.

At the same time, because the Yan army in Xingyang County saw the defeat of their own side outside the city, they had already abandoned the city and fled. In this way, Zhao Ji easily took down the county seat. At this point, the westernmost two counties of the eight counties of Xingyang County have been captured.

Yangwu County is the northernmost county of Xingyang County, which is located in the northeast of Xingyang County, and the distance between the two counties is about 100 miles. If you want to escape, it seems unrealistic to want to run to Yangwu County, which is nearly a hundred miles away, all at once.

After all, in the face of the pursuit of the Tang army, I am afraid that most of the people have not fled there yet, and they have already died halfway there. Of course, the matter of retreating and fleeing in defeat was originally a time for each to show his or her powers, and those who were capable would naturally get a way out.

Huangfu would really choose here, in fact, there are considerations.

First, it is because more than forty miles southeast of Yangwu County is Xiaohuang County, and that is where Murong Chui is stationed.

To the northwest of Yangwu County is the sour jujube county of Chenliu County, and this sour jujube county is not far west of the Yellow River. The distance between Yangwu County and Suozao County is about the same as that of Xiaohuang County.

The important thing is that these two places are not only still in the hands of the Yan army, but also have a lot of troops stationed in them.

Needless to say, Xiaohuang County is the place where Murong Chui works, and it can be said that it is the military center of the entire Yan Kingdom on the south bank of the Yellow River, and it is naturally impossible to have fewer troops.

And Suozao County is because it faces the Yellow River, and if you cross the river from there, you will reach Huojia County in Ji County. There was nothing before, but now it is the territory of the Tang army, so the garrison of Suozao County is used to guard against the Tang army west of the Yellow River.

Yangwu County, which is located in the middle of the two counties, although there are not many troops, but after Huangfu Zhen led the remnants of the army to retreat here, it was not only able to strengthen the defense here.

The important thing is that the three counties can form a line between them, echoing and linking with each other, and in the face of the Tang Army's attack, they will have a greater certainty of self-preservation.

Moreover, all three counties are located north of Suishui, near Jishui. For such undefended plains, rivers are a natural line of defense. In this way, Yan Jun can be said to be on double insurance, and the safety will be greatly improved.

Chen Kang led the cavalry to pursue all the way to the south bank of Jishui, and finally could not pursue it any longer. Huangfu Zhen and some other remnants of the Yan army finally crossed the Jishui first and arrived on the other side.

Since the surrounding boats had been looted by the Yan army, there was no way to find any boats to cross the river for a while.

Chen Kang had to deal with the Yan troops who were left on the bank and had no time to cross the river, and then checked along the river for a while, and found that there was indeed no way to cross the river, so he had to lead the army back to Xingyang County.

Zhao Ji, who was settling the people in the city and treating the wounded at the same time, couldn't help but feel a little helpless after listening to Chen Kang's report.

"Well, maybe God helped them, that's why they escaped. In that case, let's focus on Xingyang County! After this defeat, they must not dare to fight with us easily, and they are not as good as the troops! ”

"I heard that Huan Huo has already sent troops to attack Zheng County, so we have to speed up, otherwise, he should be eyeing Mi County next!" Chen Kang pondered for a moment and said.

"Mixian is a little too far away from us after all, and if we rush to it at this time, I'm afraid it's too late. Especially after Huan Huo heard that we had taken Xingyang County, I was afraid that he would go north to attack Mi County first. I think, let's not join in the fun, you immediately lead the troops to set off, go and take down Zhongmu County and Kaifeng County! Zhao Ji thought about it for a while, and finally came up with another idea.

At this time, Zhongmu County was not far from the east of Zhongmu County in later generations, located on the southwest bank of Suishui. However, this place is a bit far away from Xingyang County, and it is almost a hundred miles away. In Kaifeng County, it is located a little south of Zhuxian Town in later generations.

This place is farther away from Xingyang County, but it is also located on the south bank of Suishui, and its eastern direction is only dozens of miles away from Xiaohuang County across Suishui.

In this way, Zhongmu County and Kaifeng County will definitely become the forefront of the confrontation between the two armies, whether it is the Yan army or the Tang army, they can rely on Suishui to defend it.

"It's okay, if there is still time to take these two counties, we can take the opportunity to take Yuanling County in the south again!" Chen Kang thought about it for a while and felt that this idea was not bad, so he agreed.

Soon, Chen Kang raised an army of 10,000, including 2,000 cavalry, and went out of Xingyang County to Zhongmu County.

When Chen Kang set off, Huan Huo happened to take Zheng County down.

The reason why it took several days to take this place was entirely because the Yan army in Zheng County heard that Huangfu Zhen led tens of thousands of troops south to Xingyang. Therefore, I want to wait until Huangfu Zhen's side solves the Tang Army, and then come to the rescue here.

But since Huan Huo and Zhao Ji agreed to take the city by their own ability, they naturally won't be willing to wait for a long time. So, he led the army to storm Zheng County, and finally took the city. It just so happened that at this time, the news of Huangfu's defeat in Xingyang was also sent by Tanma from the north.

"Unexpectedly, tens of thousands of Yan troops were unable to stop more than 10,000 Tang troops, and they were defeated. In this way, wouldn't there be no one in the entire Xingyang County to stop the Tang Army's actions? No, we have to act quickly, we have to rush in front of the Tang Army and try our best to get the counties of Xingyang County into our hands! After receiving this news, Huan Huo couldn't help but think.

"General Qiyu, the general sent a message to say that the army has arrived at Luyang Pass, and it will be able to rush to Xuchang City in a few days!" While he was groaning, someone ran up to report quickly.

"Good! Since this is the case, then I can go north with confidence! Whoever comes, immediately send an order, except for some of the soldiers who are defending the city, the rest of the people will immediately follow me north to take Mi County! Hearing the news, Huan Huo's face couldn't help but show a hint of joy, and he immediately ordered.

Originally, he didn't have many troops here, and he had to guard Xuchang and other places. In the past, it was to defend against the Yan army, but now, even the Tang army has to defend it. Therefore, the pressure is much greater, and even if you want to go north, you are not very at ease.

But Huan Wen arrived with an army of 30,000, which was tantamount to releasing him.

After deciding on the decision, Huan Huo led the army north, and received the news that Chen Kang was going to attack Zhongmu County halfway. In this way, he felt more and more that the situation was urgent.

Both sides know what time means to themselves, and at this time, the Tang and Jin sides are like they are competing, and no one wants to lose in this competition.

As more and more people became aware of the news of Huangfuzhen's defeat, the remaining Yan troops in the entire Xingyang County could not sit still. After all, tens of thousands of troops can't stop the words of the Tang Army, so how can they resist it.

As a result, some people immediately decided that it would be easy to surrender to the Tang army or the Jin army in order to survive.

And some people who really thought that Yan Guo was better, immediately packed up the gold and silver soft things, and then took their families to cross Suishui overnight and ran to the opposite side of Chenliu County.

As a result, the remaining counties in Xingyang County have basically become loose and collapsed. When Chen Kang arrived outside Zhongmu County, the Yan army officials and defenders there had already scattered and fled, and it was the people in the city who opened the city gate to welcome the Tang army.

After successfully taking Zhongmu County, Chen Kang left 3,000 soldiers and horses to guard it, and then immediately went south to attack Kaifeng County. The officials in this county also fled, leaving only some local soldiers, and they naturally could not work for the Yan State, so they also surrendered Kaicheng.

In this way, Chen Kang easily took down the two county seats. Just as he was about to go to take Yuanling County together, he got the news that Huan Huo had already divided his troops to take Yuanling County first.

In this way, Chen Kang simply did not make a move, and began to patrol along Suishui with two thousand cavalry.

The reason why Huan Huo divided his troops was mainly because after he arrived in Mi County, he found that the current Yan army was frightened by the Tang army. Therefore, after seeing the Jin army coming, he was powerless to resist anymore.

This made him realize that the counties of Xingyang County are very easy to take now, and in order to avoid being taken by the Tang army too much, he will divide some of his men and horses to go straight to Yuanling County when he first arrives in Mi County.

In fact, just as he expected, there were no hard-hearted people in Yuanling County, and after seeing the arrival of the Jin army, they directly opened the city and surrendered.

This is equivalent to saying that the Tang army defeated Huang Fuzhen alone in Xingyang County, but in the end, the Jin army got a part of the benefits in vain.