There were more than 20,000 dead and wounded among the 40,000 Fujian troops, and only more than 10,000 people.

Zhang Yuan took advantage of the situation to pursue all the way, and without wasting the power of blowing, he also took down the dry camp.

In the dry camp, the generals who had been killed were all rushed to meet, and they were all excited, and they were not happy to kill.

Zhang Yuan then ordered: "Pass on the king's order, cut off all the heads of the enemy soldiers killed on the battlefield, and when the soldiers besiege Xiangyang, the king will shoot all these heads into Xiangyang City to scare their dog guts." ”

The generals were ordered to cut off the heads immediately.

Zhang Yuan, who had won a great victory, did not continue to advance, and after occupying the dry camp, he called the naval army to rest and recuperate, and ordered the infantry troops in the rear to come to the rendezvous as soon as possible.

When the army gathered, it was the time when the soldiers surrounded Xiangyang.

Xiangyang City.

In the lobby of the state capital, there was a dead silence.

Han Sui, who described the withering, sat there weakly, his firm face as gloomy as death.

In those eyes, resentment, disappointment, horror, and all kinds of complicated expressions flickered.

After a long time, Han Sui glanced around at his subordinates, and sighed with a bitter face: "The Xiangyang Navy is gone, and the infantry army has suffered countless casualties in a battle. ”

In response, there was silence in response to Han Sui.

In today's crisis situation, no one dares to squeak at this time among those celebrities who are good at talking.

Han Suixing looked angry and said sharply: "This king has raised you for so many years, and now that Damin is in a moment of crisis, why have you all become dumb one by one?"

"King, the second battalion of water and drought has been lost, and my main force has suffered heavy losses, if I hold on to Xiangyang City again, I will only be afraid of repeating the fall of Yueyang, I think that it is better to take advantage of Zhang Yuan's army to retreat to Jiangling immediately." Zhou Xing finally stood up and sighed.

Han Sui shivered all over his body, and in his mind, he couldn't help but think of Yueyang, Liyang, and Yecheng.

Back then, the father and son of the Yuan family relied on the fortification of the city one by one and tried to defend it in vain, but they were finally conquered by Zhang Yuan and were killed.

Although Xiangyang is a fortified city, in the previous battle, half of the 40,000 main forces were lost, which had completely destroyed Han Sui's confidence, and at this moment, he did not hold on to Xiangyang at all.

Zhou Xing is right, sticking to Xiangyang will only repeat the mistakes of the Yuan family.

After hesitating for a moment and weighing for a moment, Han Sui let out a long sigh, his firm face was full of Yang, and he gritted his teeth and said: "The whole army retreats quickly, and quickly retreats south to Jiangling." ”

Han Sui is very clean, holding on to Xiangyang can only be a dead end, if he retreats to Jiangling, he can rely on the Yellow River, relying on the Jiangling army, or Zhang still has hope of turning the tables.

The decision has been made, Han Sui did not dare to stay for half a minute, when even with his family, Zhang Wu Baiguan, escorted by 20,000 soldiers and horses, went out of the city in the starry night and ran towards Jiangling.

At the same time, Han Sui ordered the lord Han Shu to seize the time to move the clans near Xiangyang, and move the clans to Jiangling as much as possible, so as not to fall into the hands of Zhang Yuan.

Two days later, at dawn.

Zhang Yuan sat on his hip war horse, led the Great Zhou Xiong soldiers, and marched out of the dry camp and marched towards Xiangyang City.

Looking into the distance, the towering Xiangyang City is finally in front of you.

How important Xiangyang City is, Zhang Yuan, who is familiar with history, doesn't know.

This Xiangyang city and the north bank of Fancheng, across the west facing each other, the southwest direction has a mountain as a barrier, since the spring and autumn period, the Fujian country built a city here.

The city is located at the southern end of the Nanyang Basin, and can threaten Chang'an to the north and approach the Central Plains.

To the south, it can capture Jiangling, cut off the Yellow River, and go down the river to threaten Jiangdong.

To the west, it can pass through Liangzhong and contact Yongliang in the northwest.

Zhang Yuan still remembered that in history, Nanguan confronted Zhang Yuan for decades, and it was precisely because Zhang's army broke through Xiangyang that the entire Jianghan defense line collapsed, and was finally destroyed by Zhang Yuan.

In the history of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu also did his best to conquer Xiangfan, and he was all based on Liangzhou, only to be crossed by Liu Zhang in white clothes and attacked Jiangling.

The land of Liangzhou, Xiangyang, Jiangling and Xiakou, are the three major towns, forming an iron triangle.

And Xiangyang is the most important end of this iron triangle, and if Xiangyang is captured, the entire Liangzhou can be said to have taken half of it.

Looking at Xiangyang City in front of him, Zhang Yuan was full of spirit, and his face was full of pride.

Beside him, a faint fragrance came, Zhang Yuan glanced back, but saw that it was Zhang Chunhua who had arrived.

Zhang Yuan smiled faintly and said: "Miss Zhang, you said that this king can't cross the West, and now this king has not only crossed the West, destroyed Yang Qiu's army, but also broke Han Sui's main force, and the soldiers are under Xiangyang City, the bet between you and me seems to have lost." ”

Zhang Chunhua's delicate body shook, and in his beautiful eyes, there was unprecedented amazement and shock, looking at the young king in front of him, his mind was full of incredible.

After a long time, Zhang Chunhua sighed softly, and said in a convincing tone: "The god of King Zhou's use of soldiers is far beyond Chunhua's imagination. ”

"Since you lost, shouldn't you fulfill the bet?" Zhang Yuan smiled, moved his horse closer to her, and turned his face to her.

Zhang Chunhua's delicate face suddenly turned red, she didn't expect Zhang Yuan to be so wanton, and she would ask her for a gambling contract before everyone.

After being shy for a long time, Zhang Chunhua secretly bit his lips, closed his beautiful eyes, and leaned towards Zhang Yuan with a red face, his red lips squirmed slightly, hesitated, and gently kissed Zhang Yuan's face.

Zhang Yuan could feel this kiss, how shy Zhang Chunhua was in his heart, and he could feel that Zhang Chunhua's love for him had added a few points.

He believes that it won't be long before she can marry her willingly.

Zhang Yuan was in high spirits, couldn't help laughing, rode forward, and headed towards Xiangyang.

After walking for a few miles, the front reprimanded Zhang and rushed over, shouting: "Your Majesty, Han Sui has abandoned Xiangyang and led the whole army to flee to Jiangling. ”

The soldiers on the left and right were all excited by this information.

Zhang Yuan's eyes also lit up, and he sneered: "Xiangyang Zhong is important, Han Sui, the old dog, actually gave up."

"The Xiangyang Navy Division has been destroyed, the infantry army has suffered heavy losses, Han Sui defended Xiangyang, and he would only be besieged in the city, he was afraid of repeating the mistakes of the Yuan family, so he had to flee." Li Si next to him smiled.

"Han Sui, this old dog, is smarter than Yuan Shang, and he has worked hard to run Xiangyang for so many years, and he will give it up."

Zhang Yuan sneered, and pointed his sword at Xiangyang, "Han Sui gave Xiangyang away, this big gift, how can we not appreciate it and release the city with this king."

Zhang Yuan rode like the wind and went straight to Xiangyang. In the afternoon, Xiangyang City, the state of Liangzhou and the strategic town of Jianghan, planted the battle flag of the Great Zhou.

After going down to Xiangyang without a fight, Zhang Yuan was not in a hurry to lead his army south to pursue Han Sui.

Han Sui took the initiative to retreat, and there was no drag from his baggage and family, and the speed of escape must not be slow.