The morale of the Yanling cavalry was greatly boosted at this moment, and they applauded in unison.

Nan Guying stood up first and shouted to everyone: "Brothers, you must follow me after you get out of the customs, there are trips on the ground, don't go wrong and hurt your own people." ”

Under the repeated persuasion of the infantry commander and the deputy general, Xiahou Shuojie calmed down, glanced at the head of Yanyue Pass angrily, gritted his teeth and turned the horse's head, and said, "Withdraw the troops!" ”

Xiahou Shuojie had just walked a short distance, and suddenly heard the shouting of killing behind him, and a Yanling cavalry army came out of the pass and went straight to Xiahou Shuojie's side to kill.

Xiahou Shuojie knew that this was Yanling's victory, and his morale was high, and his commanders were frightened, and they were not opponents at all. So he endured his anger and returned to the camp, ignoring the pursuers behind him.

The infantry commander was surprised to see that the Yanling cavalry had come out of the city all the way unimpeded, and there was no hindrance. Just now, I clearly saw my cavalry running into walls everywhere, suffering losses everywhere, and even stumbling and falling. Why did the cavalry come out and there was nothing, could it be that the left vanguard just now encountered a ghost hoof?

The more he thought about it, the more shocked he became, and the infantry commander ran back with his subordinates. The two legs of the man could not catch up with the four legs of the horse, and many of the slower infantry were caught up by the cavalry of Nan Guying, and either shot to death or surrendered. Seeing that the enemy soldiers ran away, Nan Guying accepted it when he saw it, and escorted the prisoners back to the city in triumph.

In today's battle, there will be no casualties among the Yanling soldiers, and the elite division of the West Vietnam, the Longya Army, will be wiped out, which can be described as a complete victory. After Nan Guying returned to the city with his troops, the officers and soldiers of Yanling cheered loudly together to celebrate the victory.

Sima Hongyan was also in a very good mood, sent people to clean up the battlefield, and sent spies to understand the movements of the Western Vietnamese army.

Not long after returning to the Chinese military tent, I heard a report from a soldier, saying that he had found a leader of the enemy who was protected by multiple corpses, and although he was wounded, he was not dead, and was carried back by the soldiers who cleaned the battlefield.

Sima Hongyan immediately thought of Zuo Mansha, and hurriedly asked the soldiers to lead the way, she wanted to go and see it herself. Ban Lingruo and Zhong Liying also followed behind.

Sure enough, on a stretcher in an open field lay Zuo Mansha, covered in blood. Sima Hongyan came to the front and saw that Zuo Mansha had been hit by arrows in his legs, shoulders, and arms, but there were no injuries to the vital parts of his body. Zhong Liying went over and touched her pulse, and said to Sima Hongyan, "She just fainted from excessive blood loss." ”

Sima Hongyan said to Zhong Liying: "Deal with her injuries, don't let her die." ”

Zhong Liying nodded, and asked the soldiers to carry Zuo Mansha into a tent, and she went to heal Zuo Mansha herself.

At this time, Nan Guying came over in armor, Sima Hongyan saw him and said to him: "Come with me, there is something I need to discuss with you!" ”

Xiahou Shuojie returned to the camp, and as soon as he entered the big tent of the Chinese army, he angrily smashed his helmet to the ground, and smashed a seat next to him with one kick. The adjutant general who followed behind him was so frightened that he didn't dare to squeak, and the whole of Xiyue knew that General Xiahou was in love with Zuo Mansha, and today's battle unexpectedly fell into the enemy's trap and broke the vanguard officer, which was a great blow to the morale of the Xiyue army, and it was no wonder that the commander was angry.

Xiahou Shuojie was anxious, and said to the lieutenant generals behind him: "You guys go out first, I want to stay alone." ”

An adjutant general was about to speak, but was stopped by the person next to him and retreated together.

When he was alone, Xiahou Shuojie sat down on the ground in a dejected manner, his eyes flashing with anger, and he muttered to himself: "Yanling! Sima Hongyan! You wait! ”

On this day, no one dared to enter Xiahou Shuojie's camp again, and even the soldiers who delivered the food only put the food at the door, but they never got an answer from Xiahou Shuojie.

In the evening, Zhong Liying came to Sima Hongyan's camp and told Sima Hongyan about Zuo Mansha's situation. Zhong Liying said: "She was injured in all four limbs, and the injuries on her legs were more serious, especially an arrow in her left leg that injured her tendons and veins, and it may take some effort to heal her, what do you mean, eldest sister?" ”

Xiao Hongying said on the side: "Fourth sister, she is our enemy, do we still want to save her and let her attack us?" ”

Sima Hongyan said: "No! Fourth sister, you have to do your best to cure her. The people of the West praised the only female pioneer in the army, indicating that she was a good general, and if she became lame, I thought it would be better to kill her. Although it is our enemy, we should also maintain respect for such opponents. We still have sisters by our side, but she has a firm foothold in the army by herself, and she is a talent! ”

Zhong Liying nodded and said to Xiao Hongying, "Fifth sister, come and help me." ”

Xiao Hongying stuck out her tongue at Sima Hongyan and Ban Lingruo, and walked out behind Zhong Liying.

For three days, the West Vietnamese soldiers did not come to attack again. According to the spies, the West Vietnamese barracks have been exceptionally quiet these days, and the soldiers have shown no signs of going out again except for their daily drills.

Ban Lingruo asked Sima Hongyan what they meant by this, Sima Hongyan said: "After losing two battles in a row and losing a general, the morale of Xiyue has been greatly hit, but we are at the time when morale is high. He didn't come just to hide from us, and this man understands it very well! ”

Ban Lingruo said: "Then we can't just spend time here with them, right?" You said that you would return to Beijing within four months, but it has been more than a month, and if the stalemate continues, I am afraid that it will be delayed here for a long time. ”

Sima Hongyan said: "Don't worry, I need to see what Xiahou Shuojie is going to do next!" ”

Early in the morning of the fourth day, Xiyue rode to the outside of Yanyue Pass and shot a letter into the city. The soldiers defending the city were immediately handed over to Sima Hongyan. Sima Hongyan opened it and looked at it, frowned slightly, and handed it to Ban Lingruo beside him.

If Ban Ling opened it, it was actually a challenge written by Xiahou Shuojie. The gist of it was that he wanted to avenge Zuo Mansha, and if the Yanling people had the courage, they would compete ten miles away in three days.

Ban Lingruo said angrily: "There is really something wrong with this person, he came to invade our border, and he wanted to deceive us out of the customs if he couldn't beat us, and he also used the name of avenging Zuo Mansha, which is really shameless." ”

Sima Hongyan said: "That's what I'm worried about. It's not a challenge book at all, it's a delaying tactic. It seems that they already know the news of the defeat of King Yu, this is to run! ”

Ban Lingruo said: "They have lost so many men and horses, are they willing to give up and run?" That's too much, isn't it? ”

Sima Hongyan said: "Originally, I also knew that the news of King Yu's defeat and death could not be concealed for too long, and after Xiyue found out, he naturally had no reason to attack us, and if he didn't retreat, he would be told the truth." I guess Xiahou Shuojie didn't want to leave, and his withdrawal must have been the order of the Xiyue Emperor to give him the order to retreat. ”

Ban Lingruo said: "Sister, are you sure?" So what do we do? ”

Sima Hongyan thought for a while and said: "Inform General Ban to gather the army, General Guo will stay and guard Yanyue Pass, since the enemy is retreating, then we will take advantage of the situation to advance." After the fight, we want to run, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world! ”

Ban Lingruo came out with the order, and thought as he walked: Xiahou Shuojie has not lost the slightest bit of money when he comes to this trip, and his sister still feels that he has suffered a loss, and this Xiahou Shuojie is considered unlucky when he meets his sister!

The army was quickly assembled, but only Nan Guying was missing, and Sima Hongyan didn't mention it.

When the soldiers heard that Sima Hongyan was going to take the initiative to attack Xiyue, they were all stunned for a moment, and then they burst out with a heaven-shattering shout. Xiyue has not made trouble for Yanling for so many years, many innocent people have been brutalized by them, Yanling has long been holding back the anger of Xiyue, and this time he wants to clean them up, and he is with the hearts of the soldiers.

The Yanling army gathered 400,000 troops, packed up, and set off immediately, leaving the Yanyue Pass and marching westward.

Ban Lingruo was still worried that Xiahou Shuojie hadn't left, but Sima Hongyan sent three hundred soldiers to attack Xiahou Shuojie's camp in order to convince her of her interpretation. Half a day later, the group of soldiers reported that the camp was empty, and the time to leave should be these two days.

Sima Hongyan said to Ban Lingruo: "The illusion that the spies saw before was the suspicious soldiers under Xiahou Shuojie, which were used to confuse our spies, and it is estimated that his army has been gone for at least two days. ”

Ban Lingruo believed it at this time, and said: "It's a pity that we didn't guess that he was going to run before, otherwise we would have sent troops to block him in advance, wasting a good opportunity to completely defeat Xiahou Shuojie." ”

Sima Hongyan smiled and said nothing after hearing this.

As soon as he entered the desert area, the march of the army was obviously much slower, and along the way, Sima Hongyan was in a hurry, but also discussed with Ban Jingchong and other generals the strategy of attacking Western Vietnam, and everything was simple in terms of food and accommodation, and he ate the same as the soldiers every day, without any pomp and circumstance.

No matter how you say that Sima Hongyan is also the empress of Yanling, a woman doesn't care about hardship at all, which is a great encouragement to the Yanling army, so no matter how tired you are, everyone doesn't complain, they all grit their teeth and refuse to lag behind.

Attacking Xiyue, Sima Hongyan asked him to bring Zuo Mansha with him, and sent people to take care of him all the way. Zuo Mansha woke up without saying a word, and let the Yanling soldiers carry her forward. However, seeing Sima Hongyan leading his troops deep into the hinterland of the desert and heading straight to the border of Xiyue, he couldn't help but show worry in his eyes.

After leaving Yanyue Pass, he walked for five days and came to the border city of Xiyue. Unlike Yanling, they did not have mountains and natural hazards to use as a barrier, only a tall wall enclosed the Xiyue Kingdom.

The five countries have different fortresses, Yanling relies on the mountain danger, the south depends on the forest, the north Ling depends on the climate, Dongning relies on the sea, and only the west Yue relies on the tall and strong city wall.

For the Western Vietnamese, the city wall is their only barrier, once they lose the protection of the siege, it is equivalent to directly entering the core of the Western Vietnam, so the border cities of the Western Vietnam are built tall and thick, and they are unbreakable. This is also the foundation of the founding of West Vietnam for hundreds of years.

Sima Hongyan ordered the army to go down thirty miles from the border city of Xiyue, so that the army could adjust slightly, and she took the Hongyan female army and Ban Lingruo sisters to check the defense of Xiyue.

Since Xiyue was broken by Sima Yongcheng 16 years ago and almost destroyed the country, it has put a lot of effort into defense, not only building a high wall, but also garrisoning a large army to defend, which can be said to have built a protection like an iron plate.

Ban Lingruo couldn't help but be stunned when she looked at the tall wall, and exclaimed, "How can such a strong city wall be attacked?" It seems that Xiyue was frightened by General Sima's divine might. Sister, do you have any good ideas? ”

Sima Hongyan carefully looked at the guards on the Xiyue city wall, as well as the terrain at the city gate, and said to Ban Lingruo without looking back: "This is much higher than the defense of our Yanyue Pass, I'm afraid it won't take three years and five years, and I won't be able to defeat this city." And it's hard to say whether it will succeed or not, maybe our hundreds of thousands of troops will not be enough to fill in the gaps between people's teeth. ”