The plan to besiege the city and send reinforcements has been realized, and Deng Yuanjue is really going to take Jizhou City now.

Shi Luosheng, Liu Zixuan, Deng Wenhao and Deng Wenjie each led an army of 10,000 to attack Simen, Gao Kegong defended for three days, seeing that the reinforcements did not arrive, Jizhou City was in danger of being captured at any time, and also decided to abandon the city and break through.

That night, Gao Kegong took the remaining 15,000 people in the city, taking advantage of the night, quietly opened the east gate and broke through, wanting to go to Yuezhou and Gaoyi to make peace.

Who knew that he had only walked less than ten miles before he was intercepted by the Song army, which had already been ambushed.

It turned out that Deng Yuanjue calculated that with Gao Kegong's personality, he would not survive with Jizhou City, if he wanted to break through, he could only go to Yuezhou, and if he wanted to go to Yuezhou, he could only go to the east gate.

So he asked Shi Luosheng and Liu Zixuan to ambush outside the east gate with an army of 30,000 in advance, and he and Deng Wenhao and Deng Wenjie took advantage of Gao Kegong's escape and directly led the troops to take Jizhou City.

Although Gao Kegong was ambushed, he did not intend to retreat. The retreat to the city was only a few more days, and in the end it was inevitable to die. If you can rush out and make peace with Gaoyi, there is still hope of retaking Jizhou.

Thinking of this, Gao Kegong shouted: "Brothers, we have no way out, if we want to live, we can only kill with me." After speaking, he took the lead and rushed to the front, and the Chu soldiers behind also followed.

Liu Zixuan likes this kind of picture of the main general rushing to the front, without saying a word, he slapped the horse forward, intercepted Gao Kegong, and the two fought together.

Where will Gao Kegong be Liu Zixuan's opponent, the two fought for a few rounds, Gao Kegong was stabbed twice in a row, frightened, and turned the horse's head to flee back.

Liu Zixuan was in hot pursuit, and Shi Luosheng also took the opportunity to lead troops to cover up, and the Chu army was suddenly in chaos.

Gao Kegong saw that the breakthrough failed, and decided to retreat to the city first before making plans.

Who knew that as soon as he arrived at the foot of Jizhou City, he saw that the big flag at the head of the city had been replaced by the purple dragon flag of the Song Army, and Deng Yuanjue was standing at the head of the city and shouted: "Gao Kegong, Jizhou City has been taken by me, and you still don't get off your horse and surrender." ”

Gao Kegong was furious and wanted to retake the city.

Deng Yuanjue waved the command flag in his hand, and a burst of arrows shot out from the city, and the Chu army was caught off guard, and there were countless arrows. Immediately after the city gate was opened, Deng Wenhao and Deng Wenjie led the army out.

Gao Kegong was even more panicked in his heart, wanting to escape, but when he looked back, he saw that Shi Luosheng and his people had already killed in front of him, and under the front and rear attacks of the Song army, the Chu army was even more vulnerable.

Gao Kegong faced Liu Zixuan again and stabbed him with a gun, Liu Zixuan's side of his body, Gao Kegong stabbed him in the air.

After the two horses were together, Liu Zixuan lightly stretched his arms, grabbed Gao Kegong's belt, and then lifted it high, and fell heavily to the ground. The surrounding Song soldiers took the opportunity to surround him, and several spears pressed against Gao Kegong's throat.

The battle was soon over, and all but a small group of Chu troops fled to Yuezhou.

Deng Yuanjue didn't say anything when he saw Gao Kegong, and directly ordered to be escorted back to Jianye and handed over to His Majesty for disposal. Deng Yuanjue knew that Xiao Daocheng was overjoyed and wanted to save face, although this Gao Kegong was average, he was also in a high position in the Chu State, and he was able to capture the commander of the level of General Zhengnan, which was also the first time since the founding of the Song State.

After dealing with Gao Kegong, Deng Yuanjue gathered the generals to discuss the next plan.

Deng Yuanjue said: "Nine cities in Jizhou County, we have taken four cities, where to attack next?" Everyone has their opinions. ”

Shi Luosheng stood up first and said: "General, among the remaining five cities, Yuezhou City is the most powerful, and Sima Gaoyi, the Great Sima of Chu State, is also stationed in this city, we are going to attack now, and it will be difficult to take it for a while, it is better to divide the troops into four roads and go to take the other four cities first." General, you are in the middle, if Gao Yi dares to divide his troops to rescue, we will make a plan to besiege the city and send reinforcements. If Gao Yi is not saved, the four cities will be taken in the end, and there will be a lonely city in Yuezhou, and Gao Yi will not be able to defend it for a long time. ”

Deng Yuanjue nodded and said: "Luosheng's words are exactly what I want, you and Zixuan, Wenhao, and Wenjie will each lead 10,000 troops to take the four cities, and the rest of the people will stay in Jizhou with me." ”

Deng Yuanjue thought for a while and said: "When we set out on the expedition, the grain and grass were only enough for three months, so we had to attack the city in a hurry. Now that the four cities of Jizhou have been taken, food can already be supplied locally, and it is no longer a problem. After the four of you go, you don't have to rush to attack the city, first, let's see what Gao Yi's reaction is, and secondly, wait for the situation on the Nanyang battlefield, if Tian Wuji can win a few battles, our side will also be a little easier. ”

The four of them nodded and went their separate ways.

Speaking of the Nanyang battlefield, Jiang Wushuang recruited another 50,000 troops to Jiang Huan Chu to command, and rushed to Nanyang City to reinforce Tian Wuji.

This time, he was attacked by the Chuyan coalition army and lost Nanyang City, which was undoubtedly a great shame for the arrogant Jiang Wushuang. If it weren't for the persuasion of the ministers, Jiang Wushuang would have wanted to drive the expedition in person and teach Chu a good lesson.

Later, he wanted to send the crown prince Jiang Huan to the Song Dynasty to conquer himself, but he was also persuaded by the ministers, after all, the state of Chu is not a weak country, and it is a famous general like Xiang Tong who guards Nanyang.

After thinking about it repeatedly, Jiang Wushuang decided to send the fourth prince Jiang Huanchu to lead the army, and Jiang Huanchu, as the prince, could also represent himself to a certain extent. Even if you don't win in the end, the negative impact is not so serious.

When Tian Wuji saw Jiang Huanchu, he already had a plan to break the city in his heart. Don't look at this half a month, Tian Wuji looks light, but in front of the soldiers of the two armies, he said that he would take Nanyang City within a month, and half of the time has passed, can he not be anxious?

Tian Wuji said: "The four princes came at the right time, Nanyang City has been operating in our hands for many years, and now we have accidentally lost it, and it is not so easy to take it back, I don't know if the four princes have a plan to break the city?" ”

Jiang Huan Chu heard what Tian Wuji said, and immediately said: "General, the last general was ordered to come to reinforcements, naturally everything obeys the general's orders, what does the general command, how dare the last general not obey the order." ”

Tian Wuji said: "Okay, this general just has one thing that the four princes need to do, Xiang Tong took 100,000 troops to defend Nanyang City, but there are not many defenders of Changli City behind him, and the four princes will now take 50,000 people from the headquarters to bypass Nanyang City directly and go to take Changli." If Xiang Tong dares to send troops to intercept it, the four princes don't have to deal with it, just hurry, and everything will be handled by the general. If Xiang Tong divides his troops to intercept it, the four princes will flank the Chu army with me. ”

When Xu Ce, a staff member who went out with Tian Wuji, heard this, he was secretly shocked. The general's method is indeed feasible, and if he is replaced by an ordinary general leading the troops, Xu Ce naturally will not have any ideas, but Jiang Huan Chu is Jiang Wushuang's favorite prince, plus he has never led the army on the battlefield alone before, in case the attack on Changli City does not go well, he will fall into a deadlock of attacking from both sides, and Gan Zining died in battle like this a month ago.

Xu Ce persuaded with some worry: "The fourth prince is coming from afar, it is better to let him rest for two days first, and the general will send other generals to go." ”

Jiang Huan Chu also knew what Xu Ce was worried about, and said nonchalantly: "There is no need to change people, what other generals can do, the last general can do." ”

Tian Wuji didn't consider the risk of letting Jiang Huan Chu lead the army, but it was precisely because of the great risk of this trip that only Jiang Huan Chu, the prince, personally led the army to dispel the concerns of the Qi army and give full play to their greatest combat effectiveness. They didn't have to worry that their back road would be cut off, because they didn't believe that Tian Wuji would dare to let Jiang Huan Chu go to death.

Tian Wuji saw that Jiang Huan Chu did not shirk, and was secretly relieved in his heart: "Don't worry, the fourth prince, this general will never let Xiang Tong cut off your retreat, if you can take Changli City, the first credit in this battle is none other than you." ”

Jiang Huan Chu has always wanted to compete for the storage position, but compared to the other two princes, he has no advantage except for Jiang Wushuang's favor. This time Jiang Wushuang gave him a chance, if he could win a battle in the army, especially if he won such a battle in danger, his prestige would naturally be greatly improved.

Jiang Huan Chu took a short rest, and walked directly under Nanyang City with a large army, Tian Wuji also followed behind with an army of 100,000, as long as Xiang Tong dared to go out of the city, he would immediately go to intercept it.