Seeing that the battle gradually subsided, Liu Cong also came to the front, and saw that Wei Yan led people and Zhang Ren to start a horse battle in the water, and hurriedly beckoned people to order Wei Yan to return to the camp. No matter how big the advantage is, when it reaches the water, the chance increases, and Zhang Ren is a local guard, once he gets out of the water and shuttles between the mountains and forests, Wei Yan will definitely suffer.

Wei Yan also stepped on the horse several times and almost fell off the horse, although he was unwilling, but with Liu Cong's death order, he reined in the horse and went ashore. Just let his men shoot into the water.

"Lord, Zhang Ren'er has been trapped in the water, I am willing to ask for my life to copy it from the north bread!" After going ashore, Wei Yan wanted to block Zhang Ren's way to the shore for the first time.

"Go, but bring more people, be careful along the way, and turn back immediately when there are not less than a thousand people!" This West Doumen has become the West Dou Lake. Zhang Ren and the deserters either chose to cross the river, or they had to break through from the north.

To the north is the place where Liu Cong's army marched during the day, Liu Cong knew that Wei Yan would definitely not stop there, if it was arranged properly, it would indeed be able to intercept many deserters, as for whether Zhang Ren could be captured, it would depend on luck.

And the scale of 1,000 people is something Liu Cong can rest assured of. Now Zhang Ren's 10,000 people, a small half have already reported to the king of Yama, and the rest have been scattered, even if they are all gathered together, Wei Yan and a thousand people can hold out for a while, at least to ensure that their lives are worry-free.

And the Yizhou soldiers behind Zhang Ren, when they saw that the main general had run away, they either chose to resolutely jump into the icy Luojiang River, or abandon their weapons and surrender. The large-scale battle ended soon after Zhang Ren's departure. Next, Wei Yan led people to harvest along the way, and those Yizhou soldiers who tried to escape across the "West Dou Lake" were waiting for them only two results, either they were ruthlessly beheaded or surrendered.

Because he was not worried about Wei Yan, Liu Cong asked Yu Ban and Pang Tong to lead 3,000 people to meet along the way after Yu Ban and Pang Tong returned to the camp. Pang Tong wanted to fight, but Liu Cong remembered the "Luofeng Slope" not far to the east and shook his head again and again. This made Fa Zheng and the others very puzzled.

However, Liao Hua, after the battle of Xidoumen started, they never caught any heralds, so they had to escort Ling Bao to Liu Cong.

"Lord, this person claims to be the general Ling Bao." Liao Hua pointed to Ling Bao, who had already been beaten by his own soldiers.

"Buds? Haha, Liao Hua, I didn't expect you to pick up a big fish. Let's go down first, and try it again tomorrow morning! By this time it was already the second half of the night, and most of the soldiers had already yawned.

Liu Cong naturally didn't have the heart to interrogate Ling Bao or persuade him to surrender, but just ordered his subordinates to take care of him, so he ordered the whole army to camp and rest. After flooding Zhang Yiwan, there were still 30,000 defenders in the city, and the task of attacking was still arduous.

However, it is said that after Zhang Ren got out of the water, he took a few personal soldiers to the north cautiously to find a way out. The screams of Yizhou soldiers being killed kept coming from behind, and he couldn't care about it, he knew that Liu Cong had arranged for someone to collect the net, and he must have ambushed heavy soldiers.

There were a few times when the soldiers couldn't bear it and wanted to go back to the rescue, so that they could gather some troops and be safer, but to no avail. Instead, it was because of their delay that Wei Yan discovered their whereabouts.

Then the two groups of people began the rally.

Wei Yan had already left Liu Cong's instructions behind, such a rare opportunity, of course he refused to let go of Zhang Ren. Several of Wei Yan's personal soldiers couldn't be dissuaded, so they had to order the infantry to march quickly behind, and a few people followed Wei Yan cautiously.

Since it was already the second half of the night, Zhang Ren and the others were fleeing for their lives, and the torches dared to light too big. And Wei Yan and the others also listened to the sound of horses' hooves and chased after the firelight. was discovered, the east was not possible, the east needed to cross the river, Zhang Ren didn't want to be shot by Wei Yan as a target when he crossed the river. The north has long been Liu Cong's territory, and Zhang Ren can't go all the way north, so now he can only bypass the Xidoumen, then turn west, and then go south, and wait until he gets rid of Wei Yan and then crosses the river.

In this way, two groups of people, two strings of horses' hooves reverberated back and forth for several miles north of Xidoumen.

From the second half of the night to the dawn, from the dawn to the dawn, Zhang Ren and the others finally came to the place where the Lingbao River was impounded, where the river was shallow, and there were only two personal soldiers left around Zhang Ren.

The rest were killed by Wei Yan and others on the way in order to delay Wei Yan and others. At this moment, Wei Yan was no better, although he was walking and stopping, and he was already tired from stepping off the war horse. One of the guards was also killed, and one was left behind. There are only five people left!

But seeing that Zhang Ren was about to cross the river, Wei Yan still refused to relax.

However, Zhang Ren fled for his life in the end, and even in the river, he always maintained a distance of more than one arrow from Wei Yan.

When Wei Yan chased across the river, Zhang Ren's advantage of the head snake was revealed, and he quickly got rid of Wei Yan in the mountains and forests on the west side of the city, and went straight to the city.

Although Wei Yan and the others followed the horseshoe prints all the way, they saw that the mountain road was more difficult to walk, and they could already see the city of Yucheng from a distance, so Wei Yan stopped and looked around by himself.

This is exactly what Wei Yan saw on the west side of the city on the mountain in the distance the day after he was ambushed.

Mountains after mountains, mountains on top of mountains...... The road to the west stretches for hundreds of miles, with no end in sight. It is in stark contrast to the southeast of the city.

"General, go back, this place is close to the city, I am afraid of an ambush."

"Zhang Ren's little second is only afraid that he has broken his courage at this moment, and at this moment, there is still the mind to ambush me and others, and it will not be in the way!"

"But I can't catch up if I go on like this."

"Well, how many of you, do you have the courage to follow me into the mountains?"

"Into the mountains?"

Wei Yan has been chasing Zhang Ren for most of the night, starting from the West Doumen, going north, then west, and then south, walking and stopping, the war horse under the crotch has long been exhausted, and it is not easy to want the war horse to walk in this kind of steep mountain forest.

But now that Zhang Ren has escaped, Wei Yan is really unwilling. And if you go back like this, you will definitely be scolded by the lord. The lord ordered his followers to return to the camp at once, when there were less than 1,000.

Right now? Plus myself, there are only six people. If you really want to encounter the enemy, you can only be captured.

How dare the pro-soldiers, as long as Wei Yan goes, they will follow him, so that they can be considered loyal. After some discussion, Wei Yan left two personal soldiers to take care of the horses, and in case of trouble, there was a messenger, and he took the other three personal soldiers into the mountain.

Besides, Liu Cong couldn't wait for Wei Yan to return to the camp in the camp, and he couldn't help but be a little worried. He knew that Wei Yan was unwilling to stop because he was ambushed by Zhang Ren before. But according to the soldiers who returned, he only brought his personal guards to chase after him. Some people even said that they saw Wei Yan and went to the direction of Jia Meng.

As a result, in the morning, the whole army did not move, but looked for Wei Yan and others in the same place.

In the end, some people followed the horseshoe prints and thought that they might have crossed the Luo River. Liu Cong immediately ordered Yu Ban to lead 3,000 men and horses to look for the water interception yesterday. Yu Ban received the order and hurriedly set off, although there were obvious horseshoe prints on the riverside, but Yu Ban was old and sunk in the end, and Liu Cong had an explanation, so he did not dare to cross the river with a large army, but sent several sentry detectives to search along both sides of the river.

It wasn't until noon that Wei Yan and the others slowly appeared next to the Rujiang River with their horses, and when Wei Yan and the others crossed the river, Yu Ban hurriedly greeted them: "General Wei, go back to the camp with me, the lord has been worrying about you." ”

"Hmm." Wei Yan was obviously much more energetic than in the morning, and he didn't look depressed, which made Yu Ban very puzzled.

"General Wei, have you ever found Zhang Ren along the way?"

"Hey, let that guy run away with the familiarity of the terrain!"

"It doesn't matter, the lord's clever plan to let Zhang Ren's 10,000-strong army be flooded, and finally breathe a sigh of relief for the general. This place is not far from the city, and after crossing the river, the general can attack the city, and it is not too late to capture Zhang Ren again. ”

"Hmph...... The next time I see that guy, I won't be so polite, dead or alive! ”

The two returned to the camp side by side, and Yu Ban's task was completed, but Wei Yan was a little panicked when he saw Liu Cong's gloomy face that could squeeze out water.

After a long time, Wei Yan stepped forward and said softly: "Lord." ”

"Have you ever captured Zhang Ren?"

Wei Yan shook his head.

"Killed?" Liu Cong raised his voice.

"Lord, Wei Yan can't let that guy run away......"

"You're not just incompetent, you're lawless! When you proposed to pursue, how did General Ben explain to you, and how did you do it? "After Liu Cong came back to report, his lungs were about to explode, and these six people dared to chase across the river and drill into the mountains and forests?

This is Zhang Ren's territory, once he enters the mountains and forests, even if only Zhang Ren is alone, he may play with Wei Yan's group. And it doesn't take much effort, you just need to find a good position, go around behind you, and kill one arrow at a time. Liu Cong was even more worried about Wei Yan because of his weight. But Wei Yan has never been able to change this impetuous problem. Where is this for the quality of the general.

Therefore, Liu Cong wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to punish several crimes and make Wei Yan reflect on it.

"Wei Yan, as a vanguard, you are eager for quick success, which led to the collapse of the forward troops. Now that he has violated the military order again, what do you think he should be guilty of? ”

"This ......" Originally, after Wei Yan's defeat, Liu Cong never held Wei Yan accountable for his mistakes, but this is good, and they have to be settled together.

"Lord, Wei Yan is willing to make meritorious service for his crimes!"

"Hmph...... Think lightly, someone is coming, drag out the military stick to serve! ”

"Lord, General Wei is also eager for meritorious service, presumably he has learned a lesson, now that our army is in the city, it is better to let General Wei make meritorious contributions......" Pang Tongyi, who was still lively at the beginning, saw that Liu Cong was really angry, and hurriedly appeared to dissuade him.

"Shi Yuan, for the general, don't respect the military order, don't punish it! Come on, drag it out and call me! ”

At that moment, a pro-soldier stepped forward and dragged Wei Yan aside, ready to fight. Liao Hua felt sorry for Wei Yan, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask Liu Cong: "Lord, how many hits?" ”

"Keep fighting!"

"Huh?" Liao Hua really regretted that he was too talkative.

Crackling, it's on. Wei Yan also kept his mouth shut, the vanguard lost 10,000, and this time he pursued the enemy general almost single-handedly, violating the military order, and hitting the military stick a few times was considered light, and he had nothing to complain about.