"The rebels are really vulnerable!" Ordering the soldiers of the Han army to collect and surrender the prisoners and clean up the battlefield, Meng Yile said.

In the first battle of Weishui, the main force of the rebel army was defeated, losing six or seven percent of soldiers and horses, and almost all the troops were wiped out. Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju saw the opportunity quickly, and the remnants of the army were defeated and retreated north in a hurry. The rest of the rebels were either killed, surrendered, or scattered.

In this battle, the Erzhang rebels will be slumped, and there will be no capital to fight the Han army head-on. Meng Yi was happy in his heart, and he was already thinking that he might be able to be recalled to the court. If the Youzhou rebellion is completely eliminated, the three princes and nine kings are not extravagant.

Driving the war horse, Gongsun Chan patrolled with hundreds of guards, his armor was covered with bloodstains, his face was tired, but his expression was full of excitement. Along the way, the soldiers of the Han army after the great victory all looked at them with admiration and respectfully saluted to make way.

Gongsun Chan enjoyed this worship very much, held his head high, and gently urged the war horse to go to Meng Yi.

Meng Yi saw Gongsun Chan coming in his direction from a distance, and saw the performance of the surrounding soldiers. Gongsun Chan took advantage of this battle to make a big wave of military morale, and he was a little stunned, and he didn't know how to feel in his heart.

On his face, Meng Yi still greeted him with a smile: "Bo Jue is really a brave general, our Han army won a big victory in this battle, and he should be the first to make the contribution." Ben will definitely report to Luoyang and ask for credit for Bo Jue! ”

Hearing the flattery in Meng Yi's words, Gongsun Zhan also put away his "arrogance" a little, and replied with a smile: "Thank you to the general!" ”

The two of them had their own thoughts, chatted for a while, and looked like they were talking happily. The battlefield had been cleared, and more than 20,000 rebel prisoners were driven by the Han army to prepare to build a camp and prepare to be stationed on the spot.

"Bo Jue, Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju fled north, with the Youzhou Iron Cavalry under your command, why don't you take advantage of the situation to pursue, annihilate them in one fell swoop, and take their heads." As he spoke, Meng Yi suddenly asked.

As if he hadn't thought about it, Gongsun Zhan replied without a little hesitation: "Our army is attacking, crossing the river with water, winning more with less, although it is a big break against the rebels, but the soldiers are tired and their physical strength is very high, so let the soldiers rest well and then make the next move." The two main forces have been broken, and the generals don't have to worry about what waves can be set off by some remnants. ”

"Well, that's true!" Meng Yi nodded, didn't ask any more, and seemed to accept Gongsun Zhan's words.

And Gongsun Chan turned his head, with a strange expression. At this time, he already had the idea of raising thieves for self-respect, and since the rebellion of Erzhang, in less than half a year, he was promoted to the rank of cavalry lieutenant because of his merits.

The times create heroes, and Gongsun Chan experienced the meaning of this sentence for the first time, and the benefits brought to him by war were too tempting. At this time, if the rebels are wiped out in a quick battle, the benefits of his grandson Chan will not be maximized.

"General, there is a Wuhuan cavalry army coming towards us in the north, and we hope to prepare early!" When Gongsun Zhan's mind was still active, a scout hurriedly rushed to report.

Hearing this, Meng Yi was shocked, and Gongsun Zhan also frowned, and quickly asked, "How many people are there, and how far are they?" ”

"There are tens of thousands of horsemen, and at their speed, they are less than sixty miles away from our army at this time!"

"Bo Jue, our military is finished, the Wuhuan people are here, and they are fighting on this flat land, but they are not their opponents, what should we do!" Meng Yi nervously asked Gongsun Zhan, and made a decision on the spot, which was not what Meng Yi was good at, so he had to ask Gongsun Zhan.

Gongsun Zhan's face was also calm, and his heart was not calm. This time, he led the army to the east and directly attacked the two rebels, which was to see the compatibility between the rebels and the Wuhuan people, and they each made chaos, so they boldly advanced. The sudden arrival of this Wuhuan man was beyond his expectations, at this time the camp had not yet been built, otherwise it could still be used to fight, tens of thousands of Wuhuan cavalry troops, it was not easy to deal with.

Thinking about it in his heart, the enemy cavalry was approaching, and there was no time for him to hesitate, Gongsun Chan decisively took over the command of the Han army, and directly ordered loudly: "Form a formation, go north to resist the enemy!" Meng Yi was silent, Gongsun Zhan had already become the backbone of this army.

Send people to disperse the rebel prisoners to the east, and the great war is imminent, although these people are weak in battle, it is also a big threat to break out in wartime. If you send someone to watch, and you waste military strength in vain, it is better to expel it.

More than 20,000 Han soldiers began to fiddle with the formation under the command of Gongsun Zhan, and it took a lot of time to build a huge and rigorous military formation on the bank of the Lishui River. Spears and shields were placed in front of them, crossbowmen and archers were in the center, and the soldiers of the Han army were nervous and greeted the enemy.

Gongsun Zhan's generals are reflected, the entire military formation is tight and compact, there are few loopholes, if the Wuhuan people dare to attack, they will definitely meet and break the bloodstream. The three thousand iron horsemen of Gongsun Yuetong were free, echoing the great array.

Everything is ready, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Wuhuan people.

On the Wuhuan side, Qiu Liju and Uncle Badun led tens of thousands of cavalry troops to the south. Since last year, after the chaos with the two Zhang Lian, Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju were there to contain the Han army, and Qiu Liju had a very comfortable life.

The plundering of the counties has made great profits, and the sequelae of the previous defeat have slowly been eliminated. In the spring, the Han army marched eastward, and Qiu Liju also sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, which had the meaning of sitting and watching its success or failure.

It wasn't until Zhang Ju sent someone to deliver the message that Qiu Liju also realized that the "allies" were really dissatisfied. He also knows the strength of the rebels, but he is afraid that there are really many opponents of the Han army, and he naturally pays attention to the rise of Gongsun Zhan. He can't really let the "allies" be wiped out, it won't be good for him, and they need to disturb Youzhou and make profits for his Wuhuan people.

It's just that what Qiu Liju didn't expect was that under the urging of Gongsun Zhan, the Han army marched so fast, and when he had just crossed the water, he received the news of the defeat of the rebels.

The rebels have been defeated, and there is no need for Qiu Liju to go south, but he suddenly has the idea of leading the army to the south to see if there is any advantage to take. Maybe after the victory of the Han army, there was some relaxation, and there was an opportunity for him to take advantage of the Wuhuan assault.

Who knows how long it didn't take long, but it was discovered by the scouts arranged by Gongsun Zhan. It wasn't until outside the battlefield that Qiu Liju realized that he was really thinking too much.

On the shore of the wet water, the smoke of gunpowder has dissipated, but the traces of war are obvious. And the murderous Han army formation was placed there, and the Han soldiers stared at them coldly.

Under the strict formation, the sharp spear, the thick shield, and the bow and crossbow hidden in the formation all discouraged the Wuhuan people. There are also Youzhou cavalry troops cruising a few miles away, the Han people are prepared, and Qiu Liju does not dare to attack rashly.

The two sides confronted each other for more than a quarter of an hour, and the Han army, under the leadership of Gongsun Zhan, remained as stable as Mount Tai. Without so much patience, Qiu Liju sent 3,000 cavalry to ride around the formation, and under the defense of the Han army's big shield, there were not many casualties. And the Han army launched several waves of arrows in the array, which caused the Wuhuan people to lose a lot of men and horses.

Qiu Liju's will to fight was not resolute, and when he saw that he could not do anything, he retreated at the first touch and retreated to the north.

Looking at the Wuhuan people heading north, the tight strings of the Han army were loosened, and Gongsun Zan was the same. has always been very calm, still nervous in his heart, if the Wuhuan people are entangled here, it will be really troublesome, after all, the Han army is mainly foot soldiers, and they can't always maintain this tight military formation. Over time, flaws will always be revealed.