In the autumn breeze and twilight, Shen Luoyan in Jiangxia City was silent for a long time, and waved his hand without saying a word to rebuke the messenger who came to report in a hurry. His face was cloudy and uncertain, and he couldn't see the color of joy and anger. In the temporary regent hall, all the generals did not dare to take a breath.

"Your Highness, please immediately order Jiang Yanchao, the general of Yuzhang, to behead Chen Dang, the general of the defeated army, on the spot! His Royal Highness handed him such a heavy place in Jiujiang, and he was actually captured by Hu Hai as soon as he was united. He was deeply affected and did not dare to fight to the death, but fled to Yuzhang, where he was in danger of Jiangdong today! "There are generals who fall into the well, and they directly want to get rid of Chen Dang, who is the princess's descendant.

On the other side, Dou Hongxian, who was sitting on the guest, also frowned, and finally talked to Shen Luoyan about it, but unexpectedly, such a thing happened halfway. Could it really be that providence made her plan unable to work?

"Is Jiangdong's situation true, can it be checked?" Although Shen Luoyan's face sank like water, there was no panic in his eyes.

A general stepped forward and nodded: "It has been three days since the fall of Jiujiang, although our army has regained Jiujiang that night. However, the Chen army led by Hu Haisuo had already entered Jiangdong, and the Feng Xian clan in Lingnan also led the native troops to the east. According to the latest information, Hu Hai and Feng Wan have broken through dozens of cities in Yuhang, Wu County, and Huiji County. There is also the latest news that has not yet been confirmed, saying that Shen Luoyan annihilated 40,000 soldiers and horses led by General Shen Zhong of Yongjiahou in Zhejiang yesterday evening. It is even said that Hu Hai had infiltrated Xuancheng County three days ago, and had already taken the quarry city two days ago, and it was rumored that Chen Shan, the general of Northern Chen in Jiangbei, had sent 30,000 troops to cross the river, and at present, Hu Hai, Feng Wan, and Chen Shan's soldiers and horses had surrounded the capital of Jiankang! ”

"Is there any news of the king of Jian'an?"

"There has been no news from Quarry City for three days, and the last report from the King of Jian'an County was also four days ago!"

All the generals in the hall gasped for a while, and the regent led the army to leave Jiankang, leaving Shen Fasheng, the old general of the Shen family, as the general who stayed behind. And it was agreed that there would be a report every morning and evening to communicate with each other. Now it has been cut off for four days without news. At first, everyone thought it was because Jiujiang was occupied by Hu Hai. cut off the messenger of Koto. But now it's the fourth day, and there are countless true and false information coming from all over Jiangdong, and everyone has eight = nine points in their hearts at this time to believe in the crisis in Jiangdong.

Although the crowd still does not understand. How did Jiangdong suddenly become such a situation, didn't Hu Hai obviously only have 3,000 people, how did he defeat Yuhang, and how did he capture Wu County. How did you capture the quarrying town? No one knows, but everyone knows that they are now faced with a dilemma.

Mobilized 350,000 troops, 500,000 people, all the way to Jiangxia within a few days, in the blink of an eye there was such a big thing in the old nest behind. At this time, whether it is advancing or retreating, staying or leaving, this time the Wu army is considered a big defeat.

"Where is the Three-Way Army now?" Shen Luoyan said in a deep voice.

"Marshal Du Fuwei's middle Huainan army is in Chuyang by the Han River, and Marshal Shan Xiongxin's left road Zhennan army is in Baling on the Yangtze River. Marshal Li Zitong's right flank, the South Vietnamese Army, had reached Yingyang on the Zhangshui side. The three-way army attacked Jiangling all the way, Jingling all the way, and Chungling all the way, and then there were two days of marching to reach the preset battlefield. The staff officer with the praise painting immediately stepped forward.

"Immediately pass on my regent's decree. Let the three marshals immediately lead their divisions back to the army. After receiving the order, he was limited to return to Jiangxia within one day. Violators will be killed! ”

"Your Highness, our army has come thousands of miles away, and we have not fought a battle, and we are afraid that it will not be appropriate to withdraw our troops suddenly. Although Jiangdong has a letter asking for help, the specific situation is not clear. There are 100,000 soldiers and horses left behind in Jiangdong, and Jiankang City has three city walls. The minister thought that it would be enough to pick a general now and lead the elite troops all the way back to Jiangdong. The rest of the army should still take advantage of this army to come and attack Lu Shishen. Even if you can't take Xiangyang, at least you have to take back the four counties of Jingling, Yiling, Nanjun, and Junyang. Otherwise, the withdrawal of the army, not to mention the huge mobilization that was spent before, even the other counties of Jianghan will be difficult to protect. ”…,

Shen Luoyan didn't pay attention to the admonishing generals, but said directly: "When the three-way army comes back, it will take at least one day." Jiankang is in danger, and you can't wait for a day, who is willing to be a pioneer and immediately return to Jiankang? ”

"The last general is willing to lead the soldiers and horses of his headquarters, immediately return to Jiankang, and swear to kill Hu Hai and Feng Wan father and son!" Previously, he followed the fifth Shen Yu to attack Jiangling, and then was defeated by Lu Shishen and fled south, and finally the two generals of the Shen family, Chen Guoren and Sun Shihan, who were pardoned by Shen Luoyan, immediately jumped out at this time and competed to be the first to perform.

Although Shen Luoyan was dissatisfied with the personalities of these two people, there were not many available people around him at this time, and many remnants of Jiang Han in the past were now mostly under the subordinates of these two people, so he couldn't scruple so much at this time. At that moment, he looked around at the generals in the hall and said loudly: "Pass my order, order Jiujiang Chen Dang, Jiang Jiangyan and other five generals to immediately go south to recover Jian'an County, cut off the retreat of Feng Wan's father and daughter, and sweep eastward." In addition, Sun Shihan and Chen Guoren immediately led 5,000 light cavalry and 30,000 foot soldiers along the Yangtze River to aid Jiangdong. I am here waiting for the three marshals Du Fuwei to return to the division and return to the reinforcements together! ”

"The last general commands!" The generals responded to the order and strode out of the house, and Jiangxia City instantly began to get busy. Dozens of heralds ordered the cavalry to gallop out of the city.

In the dark clouds and the moon, that night, Shan Xiongxin of Baling City, Du Fuwei of Chuyang City, and Li Zitong of Yingyang City were all ordered by Shen Luoyan to withdraw their troops immediately. This time to send troops to Jianghan, Du Fuwei and the three of them have already been gearing up, and they have been fighting for a long time, so they are ready to compete this time. But who knows, when the battle was about to start, he suddenly received a withdrawal order at this time. Although the three of them were full of reluctance, they were helpless.

At the moment, each of the three armies left a group of men and horses to stay in the city, and the rest of the men and horses immediately and quietly withdrew from the city and retreated all the way to the east.

The sudden withdrawal of the Wu army was immediately sent back to Jiangling City by various scouts, and when Lu Shishen saw the news, he laughed a few times, and his eyes were full of excitement. Yesterday, he had already received a letter from Hu Hai asking for help, saying that he had captured the quarry and was preparing to attack Jiankang, so that he must hold off Shen Luoyan of Jianghan for three or five days at the critical time. Originally, Lu Shishen was a little unconvinced, but now that he saw Wu Jun's actions, he was already convinced.

Although he was a little unhappy to be transferred by Hu Hai, a guy with a lower official position than him, Lu Shishen is also a fierce general on the battlefield. If you are unhappy, you will not be happy, and you will already understand the importance of this battle as soon as you turn your heart, and of course you will not be able to do anything to pull back. What's more, he had just made a great achievement, winning five counties in a row, and also taking an important town like Jiangling, so it was naturally impossible to compete with Hu Hai at this time.

And if it weren't for Hu Hai's chaos, he would face Shen Luoyan's more than 300,000 horses, and the pressure in his heart would actually be very great. Now that Shen Luoyan has withdrawn his army, his pressure is gone, and it is naturally impossible for him to let Wu Jun retreat easily.

Lu Shishen immediately sent someone to contact Zhang Zhongjian's naval division detachment and asked him to send troops together to drag down the Wu army.

The Wu army retreated at night, and as soon as they retreated, Chen's army had already pursued along the three major rivers of the Yangtze River, Hanshui, and Zhangshui. Chen's army did not have many troops, with only 5,000 cavalry on each of the three pursuits, plus 5,000 sailors of a detachment of the naval division, and a total of only 20,000 horses.

However, these three Chen armies were led by Lu Shishen, Zhang Zhongjian, and Zhang He, and followed the Wu army like three vicious wolves. As soon as they didn't pay attention, they rushed up and took a bite, and when the Wu army turned back to fight, they immediately retreated. As soon as the Wu army withdrew, they pursued again.

When the enemy retreats, I pursue, and when the enemy advances, I retreat.

Chen Jun pursued elite soldiers and horses, and they were all cavalry, with full opportunity advantages, every time when Wu Jun was tired and resting, or even cooking, he suddenly killed, and after turning his knife and stabbing his spear, he immediately ran away like a gust of wind before Wu Jun turned around. …,

Stop-and-go, the three Wu armies were stuck behind the 20,000 pursuing Chen troops, and they couldn't quickly withdraw their troops at all. Along the way, not only did the marching speed be greatly reduced, but also the men and horses were damaged from time to time. Originally, it was a one-day journey in a hurry, but the three armies walked for a day and a half to reach Jiangxia, and they lost almost a thousand soldiers.

Under Jiangxia City, 20,000 Chen troops bypassed several important towns of Baling, Chuyang, and Anlu, and interspersed under Jiangxia City as if they were in a no-man's land. Dozens of miles away, it openly appeared near Jiangxia, full of provocations.

Shen Luoyan was worried, and did not wait for the reinforcements of the three-way soldiers and horses half a day ago, and had already rushed back to Jiangdong with the men and horses of his headquarters first. Du Fuwei, Shan Xiongxin, and Li Zitong, who rushed to Jiangxia City, did not dare to be careless, and immediately decided that Du Fuwei's generals Wang Xiongdan and Kan Ling's second general led 30,000 Huainan troops and 50,000 newly incorporated Jianghan miscellaneous soldiers to stay in Jiangxia to block the pursuit of Chen's army. Du Fuwei and the three of them led their headquarters, leaving behind the heavy grain and grass, leaving the old and weak, and each led the elite men and horses to advance lightly and return to Jiangdong.

Looking at the soldiers and horses of the Wu army rolling out of the city and heading east, Lu Shishen and Zhang Zhongjian stood on the hillside with a look of pity. The sudden withdrawal of the Wu army was an excellent opportunity for the Chen army to counterattack, but it was a pity that the main force of the Chen army was in the north at this time. Although Lu Shishen and Zhang Zhongjian boldly pursued, after all, there were too few soldiers and horses.

"Hey, if I have 100,000 soldiers and horses in hand, I will destroy Du Fuwei, make Li Zitong, kill Shan Xiongxin, and annihilate these three Wu troops in one fell swoop. It's a pity, if I have 50,000 people in hand, and now that the Wu army is retreating, I can also take the opportunity to capture Baling, Chuyang, and Anlu counties in one fell swoop. It's really infuriating to be able to see it but not to eat it. Lu Shishen patted his head with a sad expression.

"Come on, if it weren't for Hu Hai's kid tossing around, we might have been surrounded in Jiangling City right now, and the four counties we just captured might have been taken back. Now that you've got such a big bargain, what else are you selling? Zhang Zhongjian said with a smile.

Lu Shishen pulled his beard, and said with a pout: "This Hu Hai is really bold enough, a Jiangxi governor has transferred us all, and those who don't know think that he is the governor of the southeast and southwest provinces." Do you think this kid can win Jiankang? ”

Zhang Zhongjian was also a little surprised by Hu Hai's action, and sighed and said: "I hope he can take it, if he can't take Jiankang, he will be guilty of transferring troops and horses this time." If you win Jiankang, the merits and demerits will be offset, and there will be a little leftover. I hope so! ”

When the two of them said this, their eyes were also a little worried, the army in the north was gathered and was in a war to destroy the country, and no one knew what the result would be if such a change suddenly occurred in the south.