Knowing that the Hu tribes in the northwest responded to the call and joined the resistance to Liaodong, Chang'an was greatly invigorated.

Sima Bao was overjoyed, and issued an order in one breath to reward more than a dozen servants, governors, and generals.

The situation in Guanzhong has changed greatly, which has doubled the pressure on Liaodong, but it has given Shile a rare opportunity.

In the sixth year of Jianxing, at the beginning of April, Shi Le planned to attack Yuzhou, and his strategic plan was: while the main force of Liaodong was stranded in Guanzhong, he sent the elite cavalry of the Qian nationality to penetrate deep into the central and eastern parts of Yuzhou with lightning speed, and strive to defeat Zuyue in the shortest possible time and occupy the entire Yuzhou in one fell swoop.

Then dismantle the blockade of Xiangguo by the Jin Dynasty, let the forces of Xiangguo infiltrate into the Jingxiang area, and let the remnants of the Jin Dynasty feudal forces take care of themselves, and then break them individually, which is faintly similar to the "blitzkrieg" implemented by Germany during World War II in the later generations.

As for Yuzhou Assassin Shi Zuyo, he didn't expect Shi Le to sneak attack, he always thought that Shi Le's target was Qingzhou, but he didn't know that Shi Le had already reached an understanding with Cao Wei through diplomatic relations.

Zu Yue is quite ambitious, but his ability, means, mind, and vision are far from Zu Li!

In his eyes, there is only one acre and three points of land in Yuzhou, and no one is allowed to meddle in the affairs of Yuzhou, not even his brother Zu Li, which also laid the groundwork for the failure of this war.

According to the original plan, in the sixth year of Jianxing, on the fifth day of the fourth month, Shi Leqin led 50,000 cavalry and tens of thousands of infantry to march south.

Three days later, Shi Le secretly arrived in Renchengguo, Yuzhou, and joined the main forces that had long been hidden in the front line of Liang and Peiguo.

Due to the good condition of the roads along the way, the army marched rapidly at a speed of nearly 30 kilometers a day under Shi Le's strict order, and quickly attacked Peiguo, Liang Guo, and Qian Guo, and at the same time prevented Xuzhou Zu Ti from sending troops in the future, Shi Le deliberately let Shi Hutong's 20,000 cavalry coalition army go straight to Pengcheng.

In the next five days, Shi Le gave full play to the speed advantage of the cavalry, and let the cavalry of Xiangguo occupy most of the cities of Liang, Pei, and Qian successively by way.

When Zu Yue, who was stationed in Ruyin City, learned the news, Shi Le had already led the main cavalry force to advance to Ruyin City.

Shi Le's attack speed was completely beyond Zuyo's expectations, and he was not mentally prepared for the situation in front of him. He couldn't even understand why the soldiers stationed in various places along the way didn't stop the other party and send a warning message, but let the other party drive straight into Ruyin City?

In fact, it can't be blamed on the defenders everywhere, in ancient times, due to low technology, it was impossible to establish long-distance communication, and all contacts could only rely on people. The defenders did not send scouts to warn the rear from time to time, but Shile's attack was too fast, and many scouts were chased and killed by the Xiangguo cavalry before they even reached Ruyin.

At night, the main force of Xiangguo all rushed to the hundred miles outside Ruyin City, which was the last stronghold of Zuyue and the main force of Yuzhou soldiers.

Instead of giving the order to attack, Schler stopped and began to rest. Starting from the north of Yuzhou to the soldiers under the city of Ruyin, the whole straight-line distance is a total of 300 kilometers, and the army of Shile before and after it took less than 20 days, which is simply a miracle!

Not to mention the dense water network along the way, and the local garrison has to be attacked. At this time, the speed set by the Shiler army was staggering. However, this also caused the army to be exhausted, so Shile had to order a short rest.

At dawn the next day, Shi Le swore an oath in front of the army, and after an impassioned speech, the morale of the soldiers of the Qi nationality was greatly boosted, and the sound of joy thundered in the sky.

At this time, the sky was already bright, and the formation of the Yuzhou army in the distance gradually showed its outline. Zu Yue, who was in the array, was originally high-spirited, thinking that the Yuzhou army would definitely be able to defeat the Qiang tribe by waiting for work, but when he saw the Qiang army on the opposite side clearly, he couldn't help but gasp.

The army of the Qiang people was black and oppressive, almost all the way to the edge of the sky, and the banners were as endless as a forest. Although I don't know how many people there are on the other side, the blind man can also see that there are far more people than himself. The courage that the officers and men of the Yuzhou Army had just mustered up was about to fall again.

As soon as the battle began, Shi Le ordered Kong Chang to lead hundreds of elite soldiers to challenge and shock the Yuzhou army and disrupt its position, and then Shi Le personally led the main force to follow up and kill, completely disrupting the opponent's formation, resulting in the complete collapse of the Yuzhou army.

In the vast and flat field, tens of thousands of cavalry of the Qiang nationality formed formations of different sizes under the rising sun, quickly approaching the Yuzhou army line. At the same time, the archers in the front row of the Yuzhou soldiers began to release arrows, and in an instant, a few war horses shot by bows and arrows neighed and fell in a pool of blood, and the riders on horseback were thrown into the air.

But most of the cavalry remained unmoved, like a flying eagle pounced, rushing to the forest of Yuzhou army flags on the opposite side. The Yuzhou Army obviously could not compare with the Liaodong Army, which had experienced a hundred battles, not only lacked training, lacked crossbowmen and cavalry cooperation, but more importantly, they lacked sufficient actual combat experience.

When the soldiers of Yuzhou saw the cavalry approaching rapidly, many of them trembled. A moment later, when the cavalry of the Qiang tribe gradually approached to the place where there was only one stone's throw away, the hideous faces of the Qiang people were clearly visible, and in the face of the surging cavalry army, the Yuzhou soldiers had no fighting spirit and involuntarily retreated.

At this time, the cavalry of the Qiang nationality began to release arrows, and the cavalry and archery skills that the grassland people relied on for survival played a huge role, and the arrows like dark clouds continued to fly into the Yuzhou military array. Every rain of arrows caused a burst of screams and wails, and the scattered Yuzhou soldiers began to rush wolf, and gaps appeared on the front one after another.

At the critical moment, Kong Chang, Zhixiong and others led the assault team to rush into the Yuzhou army, splashing a piece of blood, which greatly disrupted the Yuzhou army front. Shi Le, who had been watching the battle from the rear, lost no time in waving the military flag and beating the war drums, and the main cavalry also began to charge, sweeping from the horizon like a huge dark cloud, and the shouts resounded in the sky.

The Yuzhou soldiers on the opposite side could only stand in a daze in the face of the brave and warlike Qian, not knowing what to do. Seeing that the front line was broken through, the Hu cavalry was about to rush in front of them, and a few clever Yuzhou soldiers suddenly came back to their senses, turned around and ran, and the people next to them followed suit.

Suddenly, there was a domino effect, and tens of thousands of Yuzhou soldiers retreated like a tide, followed by the cavalry of the Qiang tribe who were in great pursuit.

On the battlefield, the Yuzhou soldiers collapsed too quickly, and as the commander-in-chief, Zu Yue didn't even have time to react before he saw the Yuzhou soldiers defeated. The fundamental reason for this situation is, of course, the low combat effectiveness of the Yuzhou soldiers, coupled with the fact that they were beaten to their nests by the Qian army, resulting in low morale.

But the direct reason is still that the cavalry of the Qiang nationality occupies the advantage in arms, and among all the feudal towns of the Jin Dynasty, in addition to the Liaodong Army, which other force has seen tens of thousands of cavalry troops? Therefore, when the Yuzhou infantry, which lacked experience in dealing with cavalry, encountered the brave and warlike cavalry, the defeat in the battle was reasonable.

Although the remnants of resistance in Yuzhou lasted for a day, they were powerless to restore the situation. When the sun set on this day, Zu Yue escaped from Yuzhou in embarrassment, did not dare to stay in Yuzhou for a moment, and ran directly to the rear Yangzhou Huainan Shouchun and entered the Xijian territory.

Xi Jian, who was sitting in Hefei, was shocked to learn that Shi Le had moved south and broken the Yuzhou Assassin Shi Zuyue, and he immediately sent an envoy to report to Jianye, and he was very worried that Shi Le would take advantage of the situation to capture the southern part of Yuzhou and the counties north of the Yangtze River in Yangzhou. Once Huainan and Hefei are lost, the Jianye barrier will be lost.

At the same time, standing at the head of Pengcheng City, Zu Ti looked at the cheers of the army of the Qian tribe under the city, and his heart was gloomy. He knew very well that this cheer showed that Shi Le had succeeded, and his brother Zu was more than auspicious. Ever since Shi Hu personally led a large army, Zu Ti had realized that Zu Yue was in danger, and he had sent troops several times in the past month to try to defeat Shi Hu.

However, Shi Hu kept in mind Shi Le's advice, and was always unmoved in the face of Zu Ti's various temptations, only to drag down the main force of the Xuzhou Army, and strive for the opportunity for Shi Le's total annihilation of the Yuzhou Army, and Shi Hu succeeded! Zu Ti was pinned to death in Pengcheng and couldn't move, watching Zu Yue's entire army annihilated.

The battle of Yuzhou made Shi Le high-spirited, and he finally broke through the blockade of the Jin Dynasty and completely changed the previous unfavorable situation.

In the future, Xiangguo can not only go south to Jingxiang, but also go east out of Xuzhou and west into Sizhou, in short, the initiative is completely back in the hands of Shile. (To be continued.) )