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The sky was cloudy, and the Black Rock Plains were gloomy.

The heavy helmet was buckled on his head, restricting his vision, and Li Mi could only see straight ahead, but when he turned his head, he saw that 50,000 foot soldiers had retreated from the front, and 10,000 light horsemen on each wing slowly retreated as cover.

Xu Shiji and Shan Xiongxin's people were transferred from the front army to the rear formation, "Glaive Formation Queue," Xu Shiji ordered. The battlefield of 30,000 Wei soldiers changed formations, from wedge-shaped assault formations to glaive defensive formations. The general Shan Xiongxin was in his right hand, a fiery red armor reflecting the firelight, and his confused eyes were still a little blank. He stepped off his horse and wore a red vest, with two mounted spears and a fine iron shield hanging from the loose gun rack in the saddle. And on the left hand, Xu Shiji was surprised to find that Yang Defang, the left Sima of the Wei State, followed with a sword. "Why is Sima Yang here, it's too dangerous here" He immediately said, "Please Lord Yang go back"

"This official is here on the order of the King of Wei, general."

Xu Shiji didn't have time to argue, he only felt irritated in his heart. "Then follow me, follow closely!" After speaking, kick the horse and set off.

Everyone rode closely, knee to knee, and followed the array. The flag bearer held high the banner of Wei, the red and gold battle flags fluttered in the wind, and the two fierce tigers danced together. The troops retreated from the battlefield and marched at a reduced pace. Huge iron crossbows shot out from the castle of Rakukoucang, stones swirling and flying overhead, blindly crashing into the ground and rivers, shattering steel and flesh. Luokou Cangcheng is in front, there are 2,000 stone of grain in the city, but looking at the tower of the city gate, no one in the Wei army dares to step into the city gate within 500 steps. The city is full of crossbowmen, and as long as someone shows up in front of the city gate, they immediately release arrows to shoot.

"Hold the formation. Slowly retreat! Xu Shiji ordered, leading the team with a serious expression. Slowly and cautiously retreat.

The ground is wet and slippery. Half mud, half blood. His horse tripped over a corpse, its hooves slipping, churning the mud. He almost fell off the saddle in the middle of the group, but luckily the balance was maintained.

The sky was getting darker and darker. Only the last glimmer of light on the plains remained.

When the team finally retreated ten miles before and after dark, far away from Luokou Cangcheng, Xu Shiji and Shan Xiongxin, who were in charge of the palace, breathed a sigh of relief. Looking back at the tired Wei soldiers. The two looked at each other. They were all heavy and speechless.

Five battles and five victories, the Wei army approached the city of Luokoucang. It seems that the Wei army has won a big victory, but up and down the Wei army, everyone knows that all this is in vain. Three days, only three days of rations in the army. Three days later, the reinforcements did not arrive, and there was no need for the Chen and Zheng coalition forces to counterattack. They will also starve to death.

The morale of the Wei army was exhausted, and they retreated in disgrace.

And Wang Xuanying, who was defeated for five consecutive days, was also gloomy at this time, and the Tun army was under the city of Luokou Cang. The tall Luokou Cangcheng was behind him, but the gates of Luokoucang Castle were tightly closed. Even the bows and arrows of the crossbowmen at the head of the city had been wound, bringing them into the aim.

Although the Jianghuai army far surpassed Li Mi's Wei army in terms of training and equipment, compared with the Wei army from the rebel army that drafted the draft army, in terms of team, coordination, and the power of combination, no matter how much they trained, they could not be the opponent of the Jianghuai regular army.

However, Li Mi's battle against the water inspired the Wei army's will to die, but the morale was significantly higher than that of the Jianghuai army, which was forced to fight the Wei army by the Hebei army at this time.

And not only are the soldiers negative, but even Wang Xuanying and other Wang family members are also wavering. Wang Xuanying didn't want to watch the last essence of the Wang family consume this war, and he was still looking forward to the news of Luoyang. It is hoped that more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in Luoyang will be available, so that the Jianghuai army will have a way out. …,

In order to wait for the exact news from Luoyang, he could only delay the army and start the decisive battle into a melee that delayed time. He abandoned head-to-head engagement with the Wei army, and instead used this kraft-like "grappling" tactic to kill the Wei army's strength and time. What the Wei army didn't know was that the seemingly chaotic battles were actually the result of Wang Xuanying and the generals of the Jianghuai Army studying until late at night every night.

This seemingly tricky tactic is not for everyone, and requires extremely superb command skills and terrain research; Figured out the psychology of the Wei generals, anticipated the enemy's aircraft, predicted the surprise movement of the Wei army, and arranged ambushes; It is also necessary to regroup the scattered troops with great speed and put them back into the battlefield. This is playing with fire, and if you are not careful, it will be equivalent to igniting a fire**. Compared to the first day, shouting "Rush!" And then the whole army rushed forward, and the difficulty of this tactic is not known how many times higher.

After the two armies began to enter a protracted war, the Jianghuai Army's logistical superiority in relying on the Hebei Army began to become prominent. In the evening, there was a great noise and traffic in the rear of the position, and a large number of torches spread all the way to the end of the earth, the wounded were transferred to the rear, and countless recruits joined their army.

In the early morning of the next day, the number of people who appeared in front of the Wei army and the black pressure did not decrease in the slightest. Although the Wei army was victorious, there were always hundreds or thousands of casualties, and compared to the situation of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on both sides killed on the first day, the casualty ratio of the two sides is now much closer. From Li Mi all the way to the lowest level of soldiers, they all began to feel panic, the Jianghuai army seemed to have endless replenishment strength, although they were repeatedly defeated, but no matter how heavy the blow was, as long as there was a night's rest, they could immediately recover, and their strength increased greatly. Just like the legendary monster, no matter how badly wounded, at night, this monster is able to heal all the wounds and heal itself. When will such a "victory" come to an end?

At this time, Li Mi and other Wei army officers felt as if they had fallen into a huge swamp quagmire, no matter how they struggled, they could only watch themselves sink deeper and deeper, but they couldn't get out.

Moreover, the coalition forces have a decisive advantage, they have a large number of soldiers and horses, and they can take turns to fight. And the most elite Hebei army has never appeared until now. The coalition forces that captured the castle of Luokoucang were rich in food and grass, and with a steady stream of weapons and equipment from the Tiger Prison fortress, the coalition forces had an all-round advantage. Now, the battle has been going on for more than half a month, and the native soldiers of the Wei army, who have not been able to rest, are getting more and more tired and tired, and their morale has begun to decline. Although the Wei army is still on a majestic rampage and invincible every day these days, their offensive is declining day by day. On the coalition side, however, it is like a swamp with no end in sight, and the deeper they go, the more desperate they feel.

In the evening, it was the end of another day of bloody battles. Today's battle still ended with the defeat of the Jianghuai army. Several platoon infantry phalanxes were routed, and about 1,500 Jianghuai soldiers were left on the battlefield.

The armies of the two sides had begun to disengage, and the people of both sides with white flags entered the battlefield after the fierce battle, and began to search for their wounded. Although there was no agreement, there was a tacit agreement between the armies of both sides not to attack the enemy ambulance team.

When night fell, a large number of wounded soldiers of the Jianghuai Army were sent back on stretchers. A low moaning voice echoed in the middle of the camp tent, and the military doctors of the Hebei Army Medical Battalion were treating them as much as possible, but at the same time, thousands of wounded people appeared, and even the specially organized medical battalion was caught off guard for a while. Many of them will die before the doctor arrives, and they will not see the sun tomorrow. …,

Wang Xuanying came out of the tent of the wounded, feeling heavy. The Wei army's offensive was still so fierce, and the casualties of his subordinates were severely punished. Can they really make it to the end?

"King Zheng, King Chen has summoned you to the city to meet!" A herald said.

Wang Xuanying raised his head and saw his younger brother Wang Xuanshu standing in front of him, blocking his way.

"What's wrong?"

"Big brother," Wang Xuanshu looked uneasy, "Today we have lost another 1,500 people, and these days, we have lost more than 10,000 people." Now we have only 50,000 men left, and if we continue like this, the blood of the brethren will be drained. ”

Wang Shiyun nodded, "King Zheng, in the past few days, we have retreated again and again, but Chen Kefu has not interfered at all, this matter is very contrary to common sense. Now that he's coming to recruit you into the city, it's clear that he's reached the limit of his patience. It seems that our previous delaying tactics have angered him, and King Zheng is going here, but I am afraid that there will be no return. ”

Wang Xuanying let out a long sigh, nodded, and admitted: "I know." We are playing with fire, but as long as there is a glimmer of hope, I am not willing to let my father's hard work be lost in my hands. Uncle, what is the situation in Luoyang, how sure are you? ”

"Yuan Wendu and Lu Chu have now made their attitude clear, and they are on our side. In addition, Duan Da has already won over most of the Eastern Capital officials such as Guo Wenyi, the waiter of the Inner History, Zhao Changwen, the waiter of the Yellow Gate, and so on. In addition to these people, the military department Shangshu and the right military guard general Huangfu Wuyi, who currently actually controls the soldiers and horses of the Eastern Capital, are swaying at both ends. This dog thief is now riding on the wall and watching, until the situation here is clear, he will not express his position, and most of the lieutenant generals and colonels of the Luoyang Army have the same attitude as him. Shiwei sent a letter back, asking for instructions on whether to get rid of Huangfu Wuyi and forcibly seize the military power in Luoyang? ”

"No, I can't. Luoyang soldiers and horses, all of them are the children of the nobles of the Eastern Capital as generals, and these people are not the same as us. In the current situation, even if we get rid of the emperor by force, I am afraid that they will not really follow us. Let's think of a way to see if we can bring the old thief over to the emperor. If it doesn't work, then that's it, no matter what, let's fight with Li Mi tomorrow. If Li Mi doesn't die, it will be our turn. ”

"However, if this continues, I'm afraid the Jianghuai Army won't be able to hold on."

"Try your best." Wang Xuanying interrupted him: "There is no other way. ”

He turned and walked towards the Chinese military tent.

Looking at Wang Xuanying's tired and haggard back, Wang Xuanshu suddenly raised his voice and asked, "Big brother, when can I turn around?" ”

Wang Xuan didn't look back: "Maybe tomorrow!" ”

"But that's what you said yesterday!"

"Then the day after tomorrow!" Wang Xuanying said in a tired voice.