Wang Xu didn't wait for Guo Jia to say the plan, so he directly decided to follow his strategy, not only because of the excitement on Guo Jia's face, but also because he didn't dare to listen.

He is very clear about the current situation, no matter what good strategy, the risk is very large, from a rational point of view, it is not cost-effective to save Zhang He, if he can come up with a good plan to save Zhang He, then he will definitely be able to think of a better plan to break the enemy, but those 80,000 people will definitely be killed.

Therefore, he was worried that after listening to Guo Jia's strategy, he would fall into hesitation and hesitation, and it would be difficult to make a decision.

It can be said that he is inclined to save in his heart, and he can't forget the iron man who bent his knees on the beach that night! He can't forget those 80,000 hot-blooded soldiers!

The entire 80,000 troops left the battlefield of Duyang in three ways, and took most of the food and supplies with them.

According to Guo Jia's plan, the 80,000-strong army would be strategically shifted, bypassing the southwest battalion of Cao's main force, and rushing to Bowang from another road in the south to join Zhang He's army.

Because they took most of the supplies with them, they were enough to support a long period of time, and Bowang's 80,000 Eastern Army and the 80,000 reinforcements will complete the strategic retreat and attack Wancheng in this limited time, and at the same time, they will also have to open up the small Cao army that is blocking the southern arteries, until the supplies from Xiangyang are re-delivered, and the dilemma of the army will be truly solved.

But in this way, the defenders of Duyang and Wuyin counties will fall into an extremely dangerous situation and be surrounded by Cao's army.

Wuyin was garrisoned by 20,000 soldiers and horses, which were originally garrisoned by Leng Bao, a famous general in Shuzhong, Cai Xun, Cai Mao's brother, and Liu Hu, Liu Biao's nephew. After the cold bud is adjusted to plug the sun. It was Wu Lan who took over as the guard. There was still one last supply there, enough to keep them around for a long time.

However, the 40,000 people in Duyang are in big trouble, not only facing the main force of more than 100,000 people of the Cao army, but if Zhang He's side successfully breaks through and withdraws, then it will be threatened by the Cao army in the west.

As for why the troops in Duyang didn't withdraw together. That's because if you withdraw together, you won't be able to go at all, if Cao's army is surrounded and intercepted, and the tail is pursued, more than 100,000 people will leave their backs to others, and there will be no way to live, which is a taboo for soldiers.

Therefore, after someone breaks the point of blocking the sun, the 40,000 people left behind are the nails that are installed here.

Although the number of people is not too much. But as long as he was pinned here for a day, Cao Jun would not dare to chase after him unscrupulously.

Pity. Wang Xu himself can't retreat with the army, he is a marker, if he also withdraws, then the 40,000 troops left behind may be able to resist for a while with a mouthful of courage, but it will definitely not take more than three days, and it will collapse. Once engaged, the rout is a blink of an eye.

However, for the retreat of up to 80,000 people, three days was absolutely not enough.

Therefore, if you don't want to run for your life and want to turn the tables in the Nanyang battle, Wang Xu can't go.

If he didn't participate in the expedition, it would be fine, but since he was in charge, he was the main general. As long as he is in one day, these 40,000 people are hard to gnaw bones, they will be the backbone of the soldiers, the bones are there, no matter how weak they are, they have the strength to fight, the bones are gone, no matter how strong they are, they are no different from paper paste.

These 40,000 people are related to the next battle situation, and they are not abandoned children after being broken, so he must stay.

Guo Jia and Chen Deng also left, they originally wanted to stay, but Wang Xu refused, because he wanted to leave a way back, if he failed, several henchmen and important ministers would all die here, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

Xu Shu, Zhou Zhi, and Zhang Jing stayed, and they will accompany Wang Xu to persevere until victory, or death!

Soon after the withdrawal of the army, Cao's army launched a tentative attack, Wang Xu led his troops to rely on the city, successfully repelled it, and then set up a camp on the eastern highlands of the city, echoing each other with the county town of Duyang, forming a horn-like momentum to contain Cao's army.

At dusk, Wang Xu found Zhou Zhi and Zhang Jing and went to the camp together to inquire about Cao's movements.

The three rode up a dirt slope and looked at the two large camps of Cao's army in the north and east.

"Boss, the crowds in the Guancao military camp are surging, they must be preparing for tomorrow, and there will always be a series of fierce battles in the future, how many days do we have to hold on to blocking the sun?"

When Guo Jia left, he didn't explain the strategy to everyone, so Zhou Zhifang asked.

"At least seven days!"

"Seven days?" Zhang Jing frowned and analyzed: "If we just keep it for seven days, there shouldn't be much of a problem, but where will we get reinforcements after seven days?" ”

"Reinforcements?"

Wang Xu grinned, shook his head and said, "No reinforcements!" ”

"No reinforcements?" Zhou Zhi glanced at Zhang Jing in surprise, and then smiled bitterly: "Then aren't we dead?" Even if you withdraw to Wuyin, it won't last long! ”

"No, we can't withdraw, if we retreat to Wuyin and Cao Jun follows, then there is no way to go to heaven and no way to go down." Wang Xu maintained an indifferent bearing.

"But wouldn't this be a faster death!" Zhang Jing questioned.

"We can break through!" Wang Xu smiled incomprehensibly.

"Break through, where to break through?" Zhou Zhi was inexplicable, in his current form, unless he took Wancheng, he would have no foothold even if he broke through.

Wang Xu didn't look at it, he raised his hand and pointed it with a horsewhip.

Zhou Zhi looked in the direction and exclaimed, "Northwest? ”

"Yes, Northwest!" Wang Xu nodded affirmatively, did not scare the two of them again, and then explained: "We broke through from the northwest to Hengshan, Cao Jun would never have imagined, as long as a little trick can be done, and then turn north from Hengshan Pass, go east to Runan through Ye County, and at that time see the opportunity to act and copy the hinterland of Cao Jun!" ”

"Hiss......" Zhang Jing gasped on the spot, stunned by this bold idea.

Zhou Zhi has always loved this, although he was a little surprised, but those eyes quickly turned drippingly, and after a while, he couldn't help but clap his hands and smile: "Good strategy, the Cao army in the north of Runan has already been emptied, as long as it can pass, then we can slaughter it." If the Cao army is rescued, the Nanyang crisis will be lifted, if the Cao army is not rescued, we will do a good job in the "three lights" policy in Runan, drag on for a while, the Cao army will be attacked on many sides and will withdraw. ”

"Yes!" Wang Xu agreed with him, and continued: "The key to this battle is that we must be able to break through the siege, and at the same time, Zhang He, Guo Jia and others can withdraw their troops smoothly and open up the connection with Xiangyang, and then besiege Wancheng." As long as both can succeed, then the tide of the battle can be reversed, and the White Tiger Legion in the north also has a lot to do, and the three-pronged approach is a glimmer of life. ”

"It's good, it's just dangerous!" After listening to the words of the two, Zhang Jing still said with some unease.

"Now that the arrow is on the line, I have to send it, it's useless to think about it, let's go! Back to camp! ”

Guo Jia's strategy went very smoothly, Wang Xu personally led the army to drag the main force of Cao's army in Duyang, he took 80,000 soldiers and horses to detour from the south, and the front soon arrived at Sunset, and attacked the Cao army stationed in the station. Zhang He, who had already received the order, was of course not slow, and quickly led his troops south, abandoned Bowang City, and moved to the sunset.

Zhang He, who was trapped in Bowang, was originally facing enemies from all sides.

A hundred miles to the northeast is one of the three main battalions of Cao's army in Duyang.

In the north is the Cao army of Zhang Xiu in Pheasant County.

To the west is Cao Jun of Xi'e County.

The southwest is the gateway to Wancheng, where the sunset gathers.

There are not many Cao troops in the north, west and southwest, but they are all based on danger, their purpose is only to trap Zhang He's 80,000 troops in the east, after all, there is no food supply, or it will not be long before it will be dispersed, at that time, it will be surrounded on several sides, and it will be difficult not to die.

Zhang He didn't dare to act rashly, because as soon as he moved, it would be a move to move the whole body, which would inevitably attract a siege from several sides, even if he had the advantage of troops, but the battlefield was not a comparison of numbers, in this unfavorable situation, the Cao army did not need many people at all, and it could be quickly defeated.

But now it's different, Guo Jia led his troops to rescue, and the front attacked the Sunset area, whether it could be taken quickly or not, but it was equivalent to tearing open the gap in the encirclement of the Cao army.

On the morning of the second day when the sunset gathered Cao's army to resist bravely, Zhang He had already led the army, divided into four groups, and arrived one after another.

With the few gaps in the path that had already been captured, the army quickly withdrew to the south of Sunset, getting out of the encirclement.

Of course, Xiahou Yuan of Wancheng was not stunned, and personally led five thousand iron cavalry to rush to the aid of Sunset, but was blocked by Li Yan's troops halfway, and the two armies stopped and stopped on the road in just a few dozen miles, and were entangled for half a day and a night, although there were heavy casualties, but they did not let Xiahou Yuan take a step forward, and laid an indelible contribution to the victory of the Sunset Gathering War.

At noon the next day, Wang Ling, who was in charge of the Eastern Legion in charge of the palace, was lucky to break out of the encirclement, and under the pursuit of several Cao troops, he rushed to the sunset, but the five thousand elite cavalry behind the palace were not one out of ten, and he himself was scarred and blood-stained in his robes.

Leng Bao and Chen Zhi led the elite soldiers to respond, carrying him who was unconscious and withdrawing.

When all the surviving soldiers of the Eastern Army withdrew to the south of Sunset, Guo Jia did not fight and gave up continuing to attack Sunset, but ordered Leng Bao to lead 30,000 people to hold the main roads in various places, block the footsteps of Cao's army, and buy time for the army to withdraw.

At this time, the converging army, although it suffered heavy losses, there were still more than 120,000 people, deducting the 30,000 after Leng Bao was broken, there were still more than 90,000, Guo Jia for the sake of insurance, ordered the troops to withdraw to Wancheng from the three roads, and also let Chen Zhi lead 10,000 people to take the lead.

Xiahou Yuan was fighting with Li Yan along the way, and when he saw the front of the Chu army led by Chen Zhi rushing to arrive, he knew that the other party had successfully broken through, so he immediately made a decision and quickly retreated to Wancheng.

The front led by Chen Zhi followed all the way to Wancheng, but did not stop for a moment, under the cover of Li Yan's array, crossed the city, and directly took important strategic routes such as Nanjuju and Bison Gou in the south of Wancheng. Because only by breaking these passages can the army on the front line get in touch with Xiangyang again, and the supplies from the rear can be sent.

When Xiahou Yuan saw his intentions in the city, he was anxious, unwilling to be reversed, and immediately led 10,000 soldiers out of the city to meet Li Yan head-on. (To be continued......)