Wang Wu frowned slightly, looked at the generals beside him, and said with a straight face: "Generals, the main force of our army has just set off, but Yao Xiang has already taken the initiative to evacuate Rencheng, will there be any conspiracy?" ”

"The general is too worried, I think Yao Xiang is scared, he knows that our army has a lot of soldiers and horses, so he was so frightened that he withdrew from Rencheng." A confidant general said loudly.

"Yes! General, our army has twice as many soldiers and horses as Yao Xiang, Yao Xiang must have fled because he was afraid, and this is an excellent opportunity for our army to launch a pursuit, our army can immediately launch a pursuit in the direction of Qingzhou, and defeat Yao Xiang's army, in order to wash away the shame of Rencheng being captured a few days ago. Another confidant general said loudly.

Wang Wu nodded, and sent his own soldiers to ask for the opinions of Zhang Yu, Wei Tong and other generals, these generals each led their subordinates, divided their troops to march in the direction of Rencheng, and after learning that Yao Xiang's army took the initiative to evacuate Rencheng, they all decided that Yao Xiang was weak and retreated, and built yì to launch a pursuit in the direction of Qingzhou.

With the support of all the generals, Wang Wu made up his mind to launch a pursuit of the retreating Yao Xiang army.

"Command the whole army to march directly in the direction of the water." Wang Wu gave the order for the whole army to pursue in the direction of the retreat of Yao Xiang's army.

The general quickly conveyed the order, and at this point, all the troops marching in the direction of Rencheng, except for a small team of several hundred people, the remaining soldiers and horses all marched in the direction of the water, in order to prepare to catch up with Yao Xiang's army in the shortest possible time and inflict heavy losses.

Soon, all the soldiers and horses of the Yanzhou Army arrived at the shore of the swimming water and made a simple assembly.

At this time, the pontoon bridge on the swimming water had been completely dismantled by Yao Xiang's army, and for this reason, they needed to urgently build a pontoon bridge. Only then can the pursuit of Yao Xiang's army be continued.

And just as the soldiers were building the pontoon bridge, the main general Wang Wu and the generals got together to discuss how to pursue Yao Xiang's army.

"General Wang, Yao Xiang will dismantle all the pontoon bridges to block the pursuit of our army. This is enough to prove Yao Xiang's weak-heartedness, our army will pursue on all fronts, and it will inevitably be able to achieve victory, and maybe Qingzhou can be taken in one fell swoop. Zhang Yu said loudly.

"That's right, there are only 80,000 horses in the direction of Qingzhou, and our army has the advantage of troops, so it is entirely possible to take Qingzhou in one fell swoop." Wei Tong said loudly.

When Wang Wu heard this, his confidence increased greatly, but. He was still a little worried, after all, Yao Xiang had been operating in the direction of Qingzhou for a long time, and he was very familiar with the terrain there, and it was almost an impossible task to take Qingzhou in one fell swoop, and the views of these generals were too arrogant.

"Yao Xiang has been operating in Qingzhou for a long time, and this person is very good at military affairs. I'm afraid that our army will not be so easy to capture Qingzhou! The goal of our army is to defeat Yao Xiang. Wang Wu Zhengse said.

"General Wang is right. Let's catch up with Qingzhou's soldiers and horses first and defeat them. Zhou Cheng said loudly.

Wang Wu nodded and said, "That's right, let's catch up with Yao Xiang first!" The generals immediately went back to prepare, and as soon as the pontoon bridge was built, they immediately crossed the water and launched an attack on Yao Xiang's army. ”

"Yes. We will obey. The generals clenched their fists and immediately turned around and went to prepare.

It didn't take long for dozens of pontoon bridges to be built on top of the water, and the soldiers of the Yanzhou Army crossed the water in turn. He continued to walk more than ten miles to the east bank of the swimming water, and then set up camp.

And the reason why they were in a hurry to camp was to wait for the men and horses behind, and secondly, because it was late at this time, and the soldiers were tired for a day, so it was time to take a good rest.

At the same time, in order to find out the location of Yao Xiang's army, Wang Wu sent a large number of scouts to conduct a careful reconnaissance in the direction of Qingzhou, after all, only by first determining the location of Yao Xiang's army, and then he could lead his troops to defeat him.

The officers and men of the Yanzhou Legion crossed the water one after another, and set up camp in an open space more than ten miles on the east bank of the water, and the scouts who were in charge of reconnaissance were also very responsible for running in the direction of Qingzhou, and carefully investigating the situation of the Yaoxiang Army.

After the army was settled, Wang Wu rested in the big tent of the Chinese army, but he was always worried about the current situation in his heart, although Yao Xiang's army did not have more soldiers and horses than himself, but Yao Xiang was good at commanding the army, this time he took the initiative to evacuate, will it be to lure the enemy deeper? This made Wang Wu very worried.

"Report, General, Yao Xiang's army has arrived near Zou County, dozens of miles away, and has set up camp on the outskirts of Zou County." The scouts entered the Chinese army's tent and reported to Wang Wu what they had detected.

When Wang Wu heard this, he hurriedly looked at the map in front of him, and saw that the Yao Xiang army was more than thirty miles away from his position, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried, according to the rapid speed of the Yao Xiang army, the army under his command was afraid that it would be difficult to catch up with the Yao Xiang army quickly, if it was chased all the way to Taishan County, it was very likely to be ambushed by the Qingzhou army, after all, they were not too familiar with the terrain of Taishan County, and they were too far away from the rear, and the pressure on logistics was also great.

Seeing Yao Xiang retreating so quickly, Wang Wu had the intention of giving up the pursuit in his heart, but the generals under his command were all eager to fight, if he retreated for no reason, his prestige would be greatly hit, so he had to bite the bullet and decided to continue to pursue Yao Xiang's army.

Just as Wang Wu's army was pursuing in the direction of Qingzhou, in the camp of Yao Xiang's army near Zou County, Yao Xiang and his generals were also discussing how to deal with the pursuit of the main army of Yanzhou.

Yao Xiang looked at his subordinate generals and said loudly: "Generals, now, the main army of more than 100,000 people in Yanzhou is launching a fierce pursuit against our army with lightning speed, and our army is relatively thin, so the general decided to immediately withdraw to Taishan County, and rely on the favorable terrain of Mount Tai to maneuver with the main force of the Yanzhou Army, what do the generals think?" ”

"General, the Yanzhou Legion has a large number of soldiers and horses, for this reason, it will definitely be extremely light on the enemy, and the arrogant army will be defeated, the last general thinks that our army can take advantage of the characteristics of the Yanzhou Legion to light the enemy, set up an ambush in Zou County, and hit the Yanzhou Legion in one fell swoop." A subordinate general said loudly.

"That's right, the soldiers are not many but fine, and the generals are not brave but strategic, although the soldiers and horses of Yanzhou are twice as large as our army, as long as our army plans properly, they can be defeated." Another general said loudly.

Seeing that the self-confidence of the generals under his command was very high, Yao Xiang was naturally very happy, but the huge gap in strength still made him very worried, and he had the idea of avoiding the enemy.

"Fifth brother, our soldiers and horses are more skilled at fighting than the Yanzhou Legion, there is no need to be afraid of them at all, it is better to have a big fight with the Yanzhou Legion near Zou County!" Yao Chang said loudly.

Yao Xiang shook his head and said: "Generals, how can this general be afraid of Wang Wu, let alone the Yanzhou Army, but this time, the main army of more than 100,000 people in Yanzhou is killing our army, and the pressure on our army is still very great, and we don't need to fight with the Yanzhou Army here in Zou County for the sake of King Yan and King Nan!" ”

Obviously, although Yao Xiang has chosen to belong to Yan Guo, but it is not out of his heart, he naturally does not want to share the pressure on Yan Guo, and lose his subordinates excessively, after all, only if he has enough soldiers and horses under his command, can he gain the respect of others, if these soldiers and horses suffer heavy losses, in the future, he will not have any capital, and ask Yan Guo for various resources.

When the generals heard this, they all thought that what Yao Xiang said was very reasonable, so they gave up the idea of a decisive battle with Wang Wu's army near Zou County.

"Fifth brother, if the Yanzhou Legion pursues closely and pursues all the way to Taishan County, do we still have to continue to retreat?" Yao Chang looked at Yao Xiang and asked.

Yao Xiang shook his head, and said with a straight face: "Taishan County is where we started, if Wang Wu dares to enter Taishan County, then our army must attack decisively, and Taishan County will become the grave of the Yanzhou Army." ”

When the generals heard this, they all nodded yes, and very much agreed with Yao Xiang's opinion.

Subsequently, Yao Xiang and his subordinate generals analyzed the possible actions of Wang Wu's army and how to deal with it, and did not return to their camps until late to rest.

Early in the morning of the second day, the Yao Xiang army accelerated its speed and withdrew in the direction of Taishan County, while the Wang Wu army also pursued the Yao Xiang army at a faster speed, and a tense state of chasing after me was formed between the two sides.

In the evening, the main force of the Yanzhou Army under Wang Wu arrived more than ten miles northeast of Zou County and stopped to rest.

Before dark, Wang Wu and his soldiers and horses had already set up camp, preparing to rest for a day before continuing to pursue in the direction of Qingzhou.

"Report, General, Yao Xiang's army has arrived in Bian County, fifty miles to the northeast, and has set up camp on the outskirts of Bian County." At this moment, the scouts sent out returned to the camp and reported the location of Yao Xiang's army to Wang Wu.

When Wang Wu heard this, he was greatly surprised, he and the main army under his command chased for a day and a night, not only did not catch up with the Yao Xiang army, but the distance between the Yao Xiang army and the Yao Xiang army was greater, which made him very annoyed, and felt that if the pursuit continued like this, he would soon enter Taishan County, and once he entered Taishan County, the Yao Xiang army could play a greater advantage, and the soldiers and horses under his command were about to be at a disadvantage, for this reason, Wang Wu felt very anxious, and the idea of retreating once again came to his heart.

"General, the Admiral is back." Under the henchmen sent to Luoyang City, he strode into the big tent of the Chinese army and saluted Wang Wu.

Wang Wu saw his heart and abdomen returning, and hurriedly asked, "How is it?" What did the king say? ”

"General, the king said to believe in the general, and let the general defend Yanzhou, do not rashly enter Qingzhou, if the Yao Xiang army evacuates Rencheng, do not launch a pursuit, just defend Rencheng." Under the abdomen, Masase said.

When Wang Wu heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and with Hua'an's order, he could persuade his generals to give up the pursuit of Yaoxiang's army and return to Yanzhou. (To be continued......)