When Meng Jiucheng received the news from the Pegasus sent by Wang Min and learned that the Jin army that came to help was relatively strong in terms of strength and all of them were cavalry, he immediately convened the generals for a military discussion.

If it was only blocked at the head, the more than 6,000 horses of the Red Turban Army would be able to resist. But Jin Jun is not a fool, he will be so persistent in hitting his head and breaking the bloodstream.

According to the strength and types of troops of the Jin army, they can completely take a detour to copy, so isn't the Red Turban Army that is indecent in the head of the army in danger of being cut off?

For such worries, even Yang Miaozhen, who was anxious to take revenge, agreed. After all, in the Diaphragm, the Red Jacket Army had a big defeat, which was caused by the copying and division of the Jin Army.

"It is indeed not appropriate for our army to advance to the head of the appendix again." Yang Miaozhen's finger clicked on the map, "If the Jin army goes south through Weizhou, it won't be able to resist." Anqiu will also be dangerous, after all, there are not many defenders in the city. ”

Seeing Meng Jiucheng's inquiring gaze, Han Shouzhong coughed dryly and said, "Meng Shuai and Deputy Marshal Yang's worries are very reasonable. Since the situation is not as we expected, it is also necessary to make timely adjustments. ”

Although I didn't go into details, I was in favor of stopping progress and adjusting the deployment.

Meng Jiucheng nodded and said: "In this case, it seems that our army can be divided into two parts, one is here to meet the retreat of the troops of the head of the army, and the other is to retreat and occupy the road to the south of Weizhou. ”

As he spoke, he swiped his hand on the map and continued: "When all our troops meet, we will fight one after another, continue to consume the enemy, and fight and retreat towards Anqiu. Then, depending on the situation, our army can hold Wenshui or hold Anqiu. Wait for the enemy to be tired, and then try to fight back. ”

This is probably the safest and most conservative way to play. Even if the Jin army is not exhausted, the losses are unbearable, that is, the grain and grass materials will not continue, and it will become the end of the strong crossbow in Anqiu.

"Then the general will build fortifications in Cuijia Town here to meet Wang Junshi and others." Han Shouzhong said: "Meng Shuai led the army to retreat temporarily and chose a place to fortify. ”

"Then there's General Lao Han." Meng Jiucheng stretched out his hand and clicked on the map, and said: "Jingshanwa Town guards the southbound passage of Weizhou, and Deputy Marshal Yang and I will lead the army to garrison here. Also, to deal with the cavalry of the Jin Army, it is also a way to clear the wilderness. ”

"The last will understand." Han Shouzhong nodded in agreement.

The cavalry was highly mobile, but it also carried limited supplies, and if there was no place to loot and raise, it could not fight for a long time, which was reflected in the deal with the scattered servants and the end of the scandal.

From ambush to blocking, and then adjusted to resist, retreating step by step, it is not an exaggeration to say that Meng Jiucheng is cowardly, or cautious.

Anyway, Meng Jiucheng felt that the goal of containing Anzhen and responding to Li Quan's rebel army had been achieved, and he really didn't want to fight to the death with the Jin army.

If we hold on for a period of time, the general situation will change, and the Jin army will inevitably shrink as a whole, which is equivalent to giving up on Shandong.

At that time, it was the time for the Red Turban Army to attack the city and seize the land and develop on a large scale. If you suffer heavy losses in the battle with the Jin army now, and a good opportunity comes, I am afraid that you will not be able to seize it.

The adjustment has been decided, and all the generals will go to make arrangements, and send fast horses to deliver messages to Wang Min and other generals.

After receiving the order, Wang Min had no objections. Because, in front of the Jin army, the offensive slowed down, and there seemed to be some abnormal movements.

Although it is not known whether Jin Jun wants to plagiarize, it is certain to be on guard. Therefore, after Wang Min and others discussed, they bluffed the flag, leaving only a small number of covering troops, and then quietly withdrew overnight.

By the early hours of the morning, most of the troops led by Wang Min had already rushed to Cuijia Town to join Han Shouzhong's troops.

After noon the next day, Wang Min led his troops to rest and continued to retreat, and in the evening, they came to Jingshanwa Town and met Meng Jiucheng and Yang Miaozhen.

On the third day, after breakfast and a short rest, Yang Miaozhen and Wang Min led their troops to continue to retreat and garrisoned troops in Liujiayao Town, seven or eight miles south of Jingshanwa Town.

Besides, when the Jin army found that the enemy army on the opposite side had quietly retreated, it was already dawn. Huang slapped Aruda immediately pursued the army, but the forward was ambushed on the official road north of Cuijia Town, killing and wounding hundreds.

By the time the Jin army brigade arrived, Han Shouzhong had already withdrawn from the ambush force and resisted in the town with the trenches and fortifications that had been dug and constructed.

After two failed attacks, Huang slapped Aruda and did not dare to attack again. Because not only the defenders were sharply armed, but the Jin army did divide its troops to copy, resulting in a somewhat insufficient number of troops.

The Jin army suffered nearly 500 casualties in the two battles of the Jin army, and it was difficult to give full play to its strengths.

Huang slapped Aruda to suspend the attack, waited for the copying troops to come to rendezvous, and adjusted the deployment, preparing to send troops to make a detour to copy the enemy's rear road.

But he didn't expect that the defenders suddenly retreated, just during the day, under the noses of the Jin army.

Yellow Slap Aruda immediately seized the fighter and sent troops into the town, preparing to deal a heavy blow to the retreating enemy.

But things turned out to his surprise once again, as the defenders seemed to have abandoned half of the town, but instead placed an ambush in the town, and all the firearms were in place.

The counterattack was so fierce that the thunderbolts and stone throwers bombarded the narrow streets, the pine cannons opened the way through the narrow streets, the unstoppable crossbow arrows fired from the houses, and the battle formations of spears advancing like a forest.

Although the Jin army fought stubbornly, it could not withstand the onslaught of the other side, and hundreds of people who rushed into the town suffered heavy casualties.

Ambush, counterattack, yellow slap Arruda realized that the general on the opposite side was even more powerful.

But he didn't know that Han Shouzhong was a veteran of the Red Turban Army, and his understanding of the combat power of the troops, as well as the use of weapons, was a step higher than Wang Min and others.

The Jin army suffered setbacks one after another, and its morale was a little low, and Huang Slap Aruda calculated his troops, and no longer dared to launch a fierce attack.

And the retreat of the defenders was when the Jin army temporarily lost the desire to attack. From the beginning of darkness, a small group of troops quietly drove out of the town and retreated towards Jingshanwa Town.

Because most of the Red Turban Army were infantry, Meng Jiucheng set the distance before the garrison to be very short, more than ten miles away, and he could arrive soon.

In this way, the march of the troops was not too exhausted, and the enemy's superiority in pursuit was reduced.

After repeated reconnaissance and temptation, the soldiers did not occupy Cuijia Town, but they gained nothing. Even the people of the town were forcibly evicted, leaving nothing left.

At this time, most of the Red Turban Army had been met in Jingshanwa Town, and the access route of the Jin Army to Anqiu was completely blocked.

In Liujiayao Town, south of Jingshanwa Town, the troops led by Yang Miaozhen and the men and horses sent by Anqiu are building a second line of defense.

If Wenshui is added, the Jin army led by Huang Slap Aruda will have to go through three passes in a row before they can reach Anqiu according to the original plan.