As the king of the south sent people to the city to transfer troops, the soldiers and horses of the king of the south were also ready for battle, ready to kill the city of Yuzhou at any time. The soldiers and horses of the East Wangfu are also gradually getting closer, the original Lin Zhan's more than 50,000 soldiers and horses, plus the nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses brought by Han Jian, plus the defenders of Yuzhou City, both in terms of military strength and momentum, have completely overwhelmed the Xiwang army.

As soon as dawn arrived on October 30, there was a small riot in the camp of the Xiwang army, and then the Xiwang army began to withdraw from the camp in an orderly manner.

After Han Jian learned the news, he guessed that someone in the military camp should have leaked the news, and Cao Baichuan knew about the joint troop dispatch plan of the East Wangfu and the South Wangfu. This coincided with his previous conjecture. Cao Baichuan is now in the absence of food and grass supply, and has gone deep into the hinterland of Yuzhou, and it is time for Han Jian to evacuate. However, Han Jian guessed that Cao Baichuan's withdrawal should be a combination with Li Dai's 50,000 soldiers and horses, and then make a plan, rather than to withdraw his troops back to Guanzhong.

"Virtuous son-in-law, it seems that the Western Wangjun is about to withdraw, will this battle be fought or not?" After Yang Luochuan issued the order to transfer troops, he waited for news in the Chinese army tent of the Dongwang Army. After learning the news that the Xiwang Army was preparing to evacuate, he was also a little nervous, because once the news leaked, the Xiwang Army would definitely be on guard.

Han Jian stood up and marked a few places with small flags on the sand table in front of him. Originally, Yang Luochuan noticed that there was such a unique thing in the Chinese army tent of the Dongwang Army, but he hadn't noticed it before, but when he carefully identified it, he couldn't help but be a little shocked. As the lord of Yuzhou, his understanding of the mountains and rivers around Yuzhou is not as detailed as the sand table in front of him.

"King Nan, please see. If the Xiwang army wants to withdraw, it must take several official roads in the northwest, and after Qinshui, the road in the north will be flat. The 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Li Dynasty were stationed around Qinshui, only one or two miles away from Pingcheng. ”

What Han Jian said, Yang Luochuan naturally knew very well. It was precisely because of this that he felt that it was inconceivable that Han Jian could raid the grain and grass of Pingcheng under the strict defense of Li Dai. After all, what the East King Army could think of. Xiwangjun can also think of it. Everyone knows that at this tense juncture of war, food and grass are the most important thing. Without a supply of food and grass, the army will collapse without a fight.

"That'...... And how? Yang Luochuan glanced at Han Jian sideways, not understanding Han Jian's purpose in saying these words.

Han Jian said: "Now the Dongwang army is divided into two routes. Although holding the two wings of Yuzhou. But it couldn't stop the Western Wang's army from gathering troops in one place. If so, forcibly set up a card to block before the water. It will inevitably be flanked by the Western Wang's army before and after, which is very unwise. ”

Yang Luochuan looked at the terrain, nodded and said, "The withdrawal of the Western King Army." It is also a wise move, and now that the army of the Western King is short of food, it is inevitable to converge together, and then use the grain and grass brought by the army of Li Dai to cope with some time. In order to fight back. ”

Han Jian also nodded and said, "But this is also the most unstable factor in the Western Wang's army. Although Cao Baichuan and Li Dai were both generals under the Western Wangjun, the two of them were suspicious of each other and snatched credit. In this invasion of Yuzhou, Yang Luochuan did not have an obvious position as to who was the master and who was second. Once they are in one place, they give us a chance. ”

Yang Luochuan frowned and thought about it, although Han Jian's words made some sense, he still didn't know what the opportunity was when Han Jian was talking about.

"Son-in-law, can you explain?" Yang Luochuan looked at Han Jian expectantly.

Han Jian shook his head with a smile and said, "The Southern King should first send troops and horses to pursue the Western Wang Army with the Eastern Wang Army, which is the best policy." As for the chance to bring a certain degree of victory, it also depends on whether the time and place are favorable when the time is in the face of war. ”

Yang Luochuan sneered, Han Jian's words were obviously perfunctory. Han Jian refused to say it directly, but the dispatch of soldiers and horses in Yuzhou back then was the first way. Yang Luochuan naturally thought that this time he gave Han Jian the privilege of controlling the soldiers and horses of Yuzhou, and Han Jian would naturally let the soldiers and horses of Yuzhou go to the battlefield as the vanguard.

"Virtuous son-in-law, your bowl of water is about to be leveled." Yang Luochuan said coldly.

Han Jian smiled and nodded, and a simple meeting was over.

Yang Luochuan said goodbye first, and Han Jian also had to arrange the pursuit of soldiers and horses.

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At noon on October 30, the Western Wang's army had withdrawn for 20 miles, and at this time, the camp of the Dongwang army was still standing still.

In the eyes of outsiders, it may be that the Eastern King Army only got the news after the military and did not attack rashly, so as to prevent the Western Wangjun from just retreating and retreating before making a counterattack.

But in fact, Han Jian knew very well that the withdrawal of the Western Wang's army this time was to join up with Li Dai's subordinates, and the sooner the war started, it would be disadvantageous.

Han Jian first ordered the whole army to rest and recuperate, and then send troops to pursue after a day's rest.

For this reason, there is also considerable criticism among the top and bottom of the military. After all, now the momentum of the East King Army is like a rainbow, Pingcheng won the first battle, and the West King Army is already at the end of the strong crossbow. The withdrawal of the Western Wang Army either did not chase it, or it was rushed to chase, like Han Jian, who rested for a day and then chased, it made people feel that the Eastern Wang Army was going to delay the fighter.

At the routine military meeting, Han Jian directly said about this: "The army rests for a day, is it to see whether the Xiwang army is really withdrawing or fake, if it is a feint, our army will wait for the soldiers and horses of Yuzhou to come over, and it is not too late to pursue it northward together." From here to Qinshui, where the soldiers and horses of the Li Dynasty were stationed, there is a hundred miles away, even if the army of the Western King is fast, it will take a day and a night to rush to Qinshui. It's still not a rest. When the time comes, we will be ready to work. ”

When Han Jian said this, his subordinates naturally would not mention any more criticism. However, some people disagreed, the East Wang Army rested for a day and then chased, and when the chase reached the edge of Qinshui, the West Wang Army had already rested for a day, and it was not sure who it was.

The meeting was dissolved, and Han Jian went to greet the empress first. When Han Jian arrived, Fa Ye was still in the empress's bedchamber, but the empress was still resting.

"Master, what's going on?" When Han Jian entered the sleeping tent, he asked Fa Ye, who was sitting behind the screen and napping.

Fa Yi got up, looked inside the screen, and said, "Your Majesty is still resting." You...... Still not going to sleep yet? ”

"The big war is coming, how can you still sleep?" Han Jian said with a smile.

Fa Yi sighed and said: "Jian'er, now that the army is all up and down on you, you can't fall like Your Majesty." Then...... There is no backbone in the army, and Jiangdu and Yuzhou are also missing the backbone. ”

Han Jian smiled: "The master thinks too highly of me. I'm a stick of wood at most, when I'm the top beam...... I'm afraid it's not qualified! ”

Fa Yi glanced at Han Jian, and after looking at the screen again, he didn't make any noise to the empress, so he was a little relieved and motioned for Han Jian to go outside to talk.

Han Jian and Fa Ye went out of the camp together, it was still early at this time, but it was not the end of the hour, although the days were short in winter, but there was still more than an hour before it got dark.

"Master, there's something I want you to help me do." Han Jian said suddenly.

"Oh? What's the matter? Fa Yi was puzzled, Han Jian let her do things very little, after all, she had only obeyed the empress's orders before.

Han Jian Zhengse said: "Now the withdrawal of the Western Wang Army is in the direction of Qinshui. I've already sent out a long way to ambush behind the water, and tomorrow there may be an unusual encounter. ”

Fa Yi was a little surprised, and said, "Jian'er, you mean, you have long expected that Cao Baichuan would take his people to withdraw his troops and go to the direction of Qinshui?" ”

"Yes." Han Jian nodded, "From before the rehearsal of the burning of Pingcheng, these were already in my plan, and at that time, I sent two lines of soldiers and horses out, one was to burn Pingcheng, and the other was to block the retreat of Cao Baichuan's department. The people who went to burn Pingcheng were led by General Lin, and it was Xu Liang who went to block the retreat of the Xiwang army. ”

"General Anton Xu Liang?" Fa also thought about it and said.

"That's him. He is a member of the imperial court, and he is not popular in the army, because any change in any general in the army will inevitably arouse the attention of the army. Because Xu Liang himself is not welcomed, so no one will notice him, this time he was sent to go, and there were not many people with him, I wanted the master to go to Maoye in the starry night and secretly help me contact someone. ”

Fa Yi heard Han Jian say so much, and when he felt that what Han Jian said had nothing to do with him, Han Jian said the purpose of asking her to do something, and it turned out to be to go to Maoye, which was fifty miles northeast of Pingcheng? According to Fa Ye, Maoye was the last city where the Northern King Army entered Yuzhou, and later after the withdrawal of the Northern King Army, thousands of soldiers and horses were left to garrison, and they could be withdrawn at any time. Now that Han Jian is making these moves, is he going to start a war against the Northern King Army?

"What do you mean...... I don't understand it very well. Fa also told the truth, in her opinion, although Han Jian is younger than her, he is a man after all, and he thinks a lot more than herself. And it's not a shame to ask this kind of thing, after all, the relationship between her and Han Jian has been established.

"Master, this time I want to pursue the Xiwang Army, just for the King of the South and even for the people of the world to see, and it is also to make His Majesty feel at ease. But actually, I don't feel like I'm fighting with the Western King's Army. A few days ago, Luoyang City sent an urgent document, but it was only because the war of the Xiwang Army was approaching that I suppressed the matter and did not say it in public. ”

Fa Yi was stunned and said, "Jian'er, do you want to ...... Take Luoyang first? ”

"Luoyang is already under our control, and there is no problem of whether to take or not to take it. Now it is necessary to complete the encirclement of the Northern Wang Army, and to destroy the Northern Wang Army first, it is the top priority, when the Northern Wang Army is trapped in a corner, there is Xianbei in the north, Jiangdu and Luoyang in the south, and even Yuzhou and the West Capital, can only sigh in hope. ”

When Han Jian said this, Fa Ye had already faintly felt that something was wrong. Han Jian's words seem to be based on a premise, that is, on the basis of negotiating peace with the Western Wangjun and even jointly sending troops.

"Jian'er, you didn't make me ......"

"I'm the one who asked the master to contact the West Palace." Han Jian said, "This matter is very important, if you send someone else, I can't rest assured." Only the master, even if things can't be discussed, I believe that the master can get out of the way. After all, the land of Maoye is still under the control of the Northern King Army, and even if the Western King Army makes a move, it does not dare to make a move rashly in Maoye. (To be continued......)