Jiang Batian and Zhao Yun were in the midst of a fierce battle, and suddenly heard the sound of whistling wind above their heads, and hurriedly subconsciously waved their guns to block, and at the same time lowered their heads and flashed a shot from Zhao Yun's head-on.

The weight of the six-pound halberd thrown by Dian Wei can still reach hundreds of catties, not to mention this big iron halberd weighing forty catties.

It was like a bombshell falling from the sky, like thunder, only to hear a "click", and the gun in Jiang Batian's hand snapped in response.

Fortunately, Jiang Batian reacted quickly, and at the moment when the white horse passed through the gap, a donkey rolled from the saddle and fell to the ground, and the cold iron halberd rubbed his back and inserted it into the back of the mount, and the vigorous green horse was disemboweled, the skin and flesh were opened, and even the internal organs overflowed.

If Zhao Yun wanted to kill Jiang Batian, maybe it was just a gesture, but the pride in his heart made Zhao Yun unwilling to take advantage of the danger, and he didn't stab out the clenched spear in the face of Jiang Batian who fell off his horse.

There is no morality on the battlefield, only life and death.

But as a person who practices martial arts, he should have the backbone to stand up to the sky, if Zhao Yun personally picked Jiang Batian off the horse, he would definitely not hesitate to shoot through his chest, but after all, it was not.

Jiang Batian took a breath, and in shock, he used another gun in his hand to protect the vital point, and half-knelt on the ground and looked at Zhao Yun: "You didn't take the opportunity to kill me?" ”

Zhao Yun's eyes were like frost, and he shouted coldly: "I want to kill you is also a dignified battle, so that you will be convinced of death!" ”

The opportunity was fleeting, and seeing Jiang Batian's fall, countless Shen troops surrounded Jiang Batian with spears one after another: "Is the overlord safe?" ”

"Shoot that big guy hard for me!"

Jiang Batian got up with a bone, looked at the war horse struggling in a pool of blood, and gritted his teeth with hatred for Dian Wei, "What kind of hero is the rat who secretly plots?" Lao Tzu slaughtered him sooner or later! ”

"Halberd!"

Zhao Yun's spear poked out, plunged into the gap of the big iron halberd, slammed it upward, pulled it out of the body of the war horse, and threw it near Dian Wei.

The big iron halberd flew out more than twenty zhang with mottled blood stains, plunged heavily into the soil, and landed four or five zhang away from Dian Wei.

"Thanks!"

Dian Wei pulled out the iron halberd and turned around and left, feeling a little regretful for Zhao Yun's merciful actions, but he could also understand it. After all, as a top martial artist, everyone has their own principles.

Seeing the Shen army swarming over, Zhao Yun didn't dare to fight, urged the horse to leave, and gave a word of advice before leaving: "It turns out that Your Excellency is the son of Shen Hou, Zhao Yun is here to advise you, those who know the times are Junjie, my Tang Dynasty's iron cavalry is unstoppable, if you Shen Guo can surrender as soon as possible, Tang Gong will definitely treat you well!" ”

Jiang Batian scolded angrily: "Don't be ashamed to speak here, if Fang Li hadn't run fast tonight, I would have stabbed him under the horse." You Tang people will also hurt people with secret weapons, and you have the ability to fight with me in a dignified manner? ”

Zhao Yun didn't bother to argue with him, and his legs slammed into the belly of the mount, urging the horse away.

Jiang Batian lost his war horse, he was depressed, and he was even more afraid of Dian Wei's flying halberd and Zhao Yun's silver spear, so he didn't dare to chase after him, so he could only watch Zhao Yun leave.

When the battle ended at dawn, the wolf smoke gradually subsided.

The 15,000 Zhou army lost more than 4,000 people, and the rest were divided into two groups in the panic, more than 5,000 people followed Yu Lan and Ji into Taigu County, and the other 5,000 people and the cavalry led by Zhao Yun followed Fang Li to Dayu Mountain in the east.

For this defeat, Fang Li was a little surprised, and kept reflecting on his mistakes during the retreat, thinking that the main reason was that he was too light on the enemy, and he did not have enough understanding of the military strength of Shen State, and was caught off guard by Jiang Huan's father and son, resulting in the loss of troops and generals.

"Sun Tzu said that the Art of War is good, only by knowing oneself and knowing the other can one not be defeated in a hundred battles, and if you don't know yourself and not knowing the other, you will die in every battle!"

Fang Li deeply blamed himself, in addition to underestimating the enemy in this defeat, he didn't know anything about the military strength of Shen Guo at all, thinking that he was half a pound and eight taels and vulnerable to a blow, but he didn't expect Shen Guo to have a fierce general like Jiang Batian.

Moreover, Fang Li didn't know enough about the Zhou army, but he didn't expect the military discipline of the Zhou army to be so poor, and he was in chaos when he was rushed by the Shen army. And that concubine is just a guy with low eyes, if he wants to dominate or not, if he wants to use force or not, he will complain and curse, and put the responsibility on himself.

Fortunately, all the soldiers who died in the battle were Zhou Jun, and there was no loss to the Tang State, and even a few of Fang Li's personal soldiers around him did not die, which was also what made Fang Li feel gratified.

"Duke Tang, General Concubine is still trapped in Taigu County, where are we going?" The nervous Zhou General Yin Ji immediately asked Fang Li.

Fang Li said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, General Concubine has 5,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, plus 1,000 county soldiers, which is enough to hold Taigu." The widow will take you to the way through which the Shen army retreats, set up an ambush, and ambush the Shen army when it retreats! ”

This team was panicked and demoralized, and Fei Lan and Ji Dai were not in the army, so Yin Ji had no choice but to follow Fang Li's instructions and follow him to Dayu Mountain to set up an ambush.

Fang Li could not conclude that Jiang Huan would definitely withdraw his troops, Jiang Huan had two options besides retreating to Shen, one was to attack Luoyang in the north, and the other was to kill Xingyang.

But Fang Li believed that Xingyang was garrisoned by Xun Yu, Chen Deng, Xu Sheng, and Zhu Rong with 10,000 soldiers and horses, and it was not easy for 30,000 Shen troops to break through the city. Then holding the only way for the Shen army to withdraw from Taigu to Wancheng can buy more time for Zhou Yu to attack Shen.

Just when Fang Li led the Zhou army to fight Jiang Huan, Zhou Yu had already led the three generals Guan Ying, Ma Dai, and Cao Xing to raise 40,000 troops into the territory of Shen State, conquered the border pass Fenqiu in one fell swoop, and then went south to Liankemi County, Jia County, Hangxiang and other places, and approached Luyang, an important town in Shen State.

Although there are many mountains and rivers in the Shen Kingdom, the dangers are concentrated near the national capital Wancheng, and the geographical situation is much inferior to the two checkpoints of Chiyang and Jiangguan in the previous Yu Kingdom.

In addition, there were only 38,000 soldiers and horses in the Shen Kingdom, and when Jiang Huan's father and son almost poured out, only 8,000 soldiers and horses were left in the country, and they were all concentrated in Wanxian County by Jiang Huan's daughter Jiang Cuiping and Xiangbang Shenxi.

Zhou Yu led his troops all the way south, in addition to the local armed resistance of more than 1,000 people in Fenqiu, the soldiers were bloodless all the way, and the officials of all counties in the Shen State fled in despair, so Zhou Yu was able to drive straight in.

"Jiang Huan didn't even retreat?"

After learning that Fang Li was defeated in Taigu, Zhou Yu was a little surprised, "According to reliable information, the total strength of the Shen State is less than 40,000, and the strength of Wancheng is only about 10,000 people left when Jiang Huan leads 30,000 people to the battle, how sure is Jiang Huan that he can hold it?" ”

"Jiang Huan is so sure that he will not retreat, he should be confident that Wancheng will not be lost, and nine times out of ten he will ask for help from other countries." With his arms folded over his chest, he made his point.

There is a brand-new paper map on the Shuai case, which was jointly produced by Liu Ye before the army set out on the expedition, and it is a detailed standard of the mountains and rivers in the territory of the Shen State, as well as several surrounding vassal states.

Zhou Yu looked around and shook his head constantly: "Chen, Xu, Cai, and Deng are either weak or have no friendship with Shen. After all, our army is begging for thieves with the edict of the Son of Heaven, and these princes will never ask for trouble when they come! ”

"If there are no reinforcements, why is Jiang Huan still stranded near Taigu County, and he still ...... The defeat of the Lord Killing? Ma Dai scratched his head, puzzled.

Zhou Yu's gaze slowly fell on the Wei State, which bordered the eastern part of the Tang Kingdom, and said confidently: "If I guessed correctly, Jiang Huan must have asked Wei Si for help, and let the Wei State send troops to attack our Tang State itself." ”

After all, Wei has a population of as many as four million and a military force of more than 200,000, and its strength is only below the five major powers, and it is slightly stronger than Yan, Lu, and Wu. If Wei enters the war, I am afraid that there will be huge variables in the outcome of the war.

Guan Ying raised his hand and stroked the mustache at the corner of his lips, and muttered: "Yu, the predecessor of our Tang State, has been bordering Wei for many years, and has been in peace and harmony, no grievances and no hatred, I think Wei State should not be in trouble, right?" ”

"Yes, definitely!"

Zhou Yu Huo Ran got up and paced back and forth in the handsome tent with his hands behind his back: "At this time and that time, there are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies in this world!" Wei and Yu were safe before, just because Yu did not pose a threat to Wei, and Wei's biggest enemy, South Korea, has now become an ally of our Tang State, so Wei has even more reason to invade our Tang State. Now that our army is on the march, there is a good chance that Weiss will take the opportunity to attack and send troops to invade. ”

Guan Ying and Ma Daiju both showed nervousness: "This ...... The Wei state is strong, if the Wei army invades, there is no danger in our east, and the Wei army can drive straight in. If the rear is unstable, I'm afraid that the morale of the army will be shaken, so can we still attack Wancheng? ”

"Attack!"

Zhou Yu solemnly spit out a word, slowly walked to the door of the handsome tent and looked at Luyang City in the night, and said loudly: "One punch can be opened, so as not to come with a hundred punches." If we can't strengthen ourselves, Wei will always have the possibility of invasion. This time, Jiang Huan planned to send troops, the country of Shen was empty, and we were edicted to crusade against the ministers, which can be described as the right time, the right place, and the right people. If you can't take Wancheng this time, you can't destroy Shen Guo, and you may not have such a chance for a long time in the future. ”

Guan Ying pulled off a beard fiercely, and said viciously: "Otherwise, let's gamble?" Let's see if the Wei army broke through the city faster, or did our army break through Wancheng faster? ”

Zhou Yu nodded: "Yes, now it's the speed of fighting!" Pinglu is garrisoned by three people, Ji Ling, and Liao Hua, even if the Wei army invades with 100,000, it can at least support about half a month. However, the Wei army still has a distance to Hanoi or Xingyang, and if it can't take Pinglu, it may not dare to go deep into the territory. Therefore, our army must strive to break through Wancheng within ten days, as long as Wancheng is broken, we can gather troops to meet the battle, and we will no longer have to fear the Wei army! ”