Yao Yu agreed, and did not hide Gao Kan's meaning, so he told Gao Kan the original thing.

The latter was shocked when he heard this, and if this was the case, his army would be in danger.

"Although Sima Yue is old and calculating, we still learned the news in advance, and it is not too late. Gao Kan, go ahead, find Jiang Jun and ask him to negotiate with Jiang Rui. ”

"So, what about the other three armies?"

"Don't worry, when we leave, there are 12,000 troops left in Jingzhou, not to mention, Banbiao Suohong and they are all there, not afraid of Shanjian. As for Lujiang, with Shen Lin and Shen Cheng's father and son, do you think Chen Min still dares to do it? The only thing to be afraid of is Nanyang Weizhan. However, I have already transferred my second brother back. ”

Hearing this, Gao Kan breathed a sigh of relief, he still had the experience of working with Yao Xin, and he also knew Yao Xin's talent for commanding troops.

Immediately, Gao Kan hugged his fists and left in agreement.

···

Soon another ten days passed, and ten days later, like a letter sent by Yang En, the four armies moved.

Of course, although it moved, Jiang Rui of Qian County and Chen Min of Jiangdong were not so powerful.

Although Chen Min took the gold and silver of the imperial court and received the official title of the imperial court, for the two of them, the successive setbacks when he and Yao Yu competed for hegemony in Jiangnan earlier made him very angry.

What's more, Lujiang is still Shen Lin and Shen Cheng's father and son, plus there is a Lian Jun to help, Chen Min is even more afraid to do it.

No, he just crossed the Yangtze River with his soldiers and horses, and did not dare to advance an inch.

As for the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under Jiang Rui's command, they were persuaded by Jiang Jun in a letter.

Jiang Jun knew that he was affectionate and reasonable, and in addition, there were 3,000 soldiers and horses of Gao Kan who were strictly guarded to the death, and Jiang Rui, who had no ability to command troops, saw this situation, so he gave up directly and wrote a letter to his nephew Jiang Jun.

The letter said: I won't beat you, and you won't beat me. I can't win if I fight, and it's hard for me to fight me. I came only on the orders of the imperial court, not my will. If you can defeat the other three armies, then I will withdraw honestly, if not, don't blame me for not thinking about my uncle and nephew.

When Jiang Jun sent this letter to Yao Yu, Yao Yu was overjoyed, handed over the 5,000 cavalry in the army to Yao Xin, and even ordered the fierce general He Xiong to help fight against Wei Zhan, who had invaded the territory of Runan.

Anyway, during the siege and confrontation, there was no need for cavalry.

simply asked Yao Xin Hexiong to take these cavalry and beat Wei Zhan back.

Yao Xin, who received the order, did not stop, commanded 5,000 cavalry, marched for three days, and rushed to Yang'an County in time to intercept the front army of Weizhan.

At the same time, the division of troops was in a commotion with the mountain Jane of Jiangling and Jiangxia respectively, and they had already handed over their hands with the class table.

Xiangyang is an important town in Jingzhou, and the garrison here maintains about 30,000 troops all year round.

Although Wang Cheng asked for help earlier, Shan Jian sent the general Du Rui to command 20,000 troops to rescue and was defeated, but Shan Jian, who reined in the defeated army, regained more than 25,000 troops.

He also sensed that if he didn't respond to Sima Yue's move at this time, then, when Yao Yu freed up his hand, he would definitely clean himself up.

Immediately, he left more than 5,000 people to defend the city, and the remaining 20,000 troops all went out of the city, all the way to Jiangling, all the way to Jiangxia.

The class schedule that learned the news sent Sun Yi Yao Fan and Wang Xuance to lead 5,000 troops to Yicheng for defense, and on the other hand, let Chen Zhongwen continue, Yao Qing Yao Bao and his son led 5,000 soldiers and horses to Jiangxia Jingling to intercept the eastward march of Shanjian's army.

For a time, Yao Yu's territory was full of war.

···

On the twenty-eighth day of the confrontation with Qi Hong, Yao Yu gathered all the generals and soldiers under his command, and there were 17,000 troops.

"Everyone, the current situation of our army is difficult, and if you want to break the situation, you can only gain an advantage here in Yingchuan. That Qi Hong gathered troops and did not fight, so I planned to bypass Qi Hong and surprise attack Xuchang, the Yingchuan Governor. ”

When the words fell, everyone was shocked and said: "My lord (lord), it is too risky to attack Xuchang by surprise, if Qi Hong cuts off the supply of our army, then our army will be slaughtered." ”

Yao Yu waved his hand and danced: "Right now, this is the only way to break the situation, okay, I have made up my mind, and everyone can't persuade me again." Man Kuang, Quan Yao commanded the troops as the forward. Yong according to Quan Yan, Yao Leopard, Kong Xiao, after you unite the troops. Wu Jiong, Lu Bi, you follow me to command the Chinese army, the army will cook tonight, set off at night, and cross Qi Hong. ”

Yao Yu was resolute, even if everyone wanted to persuade them, they didn't know what to say.

In the end, everyone sighed and had no choice but to accept the order.

Without further ado, that night, Yao Yu's army was full of war meals, with people and horses, crossed the Qihong camp, left Shaoling and Yuncheng, and went straight to Xuchang.

Almost as soon as Yao Yu left, Qi Hong received the news.

In the past few days of confrontation with Yao Yu, Qi Hong sent countless small works to infiltrate Yao Yu's army to find out the news.

After all, Qi Hong also had to figure out what the situation was in Yao Yu's rear, and it was convenient for him to attack at any time.

It's a pity that these are all secrets, and there is no way for the capable and meticulous workers sent by Qi Hong to inquire about them at all.

However, although the fine work could not inquire about the situation in Yao Yu's rear, Yao Yu's army planned to bypass Qi Hong's plan to attack Xuchang, and the fine work could still be investigated.

No, the first time Yao Yu left, Qi Hong immediately received the news.

He was overjoyed: "Aha, Yao Yu, you are finally impatient to wait." Dare to surprise attack Xuchang, really I don't exist, come here, send orders to the whole army, prepare to go, let's go and kick Yao Yu's ass. In addition, send someone to inform Sun Xun and ask him to send troops with us. ”

The guard said yes and turned to go down.

In this way, Qi Hong's army and Sun Xun's army packed up their bags separately, feasted on war meals, and prepared to follow Yao Yu behind him.

They deliberately waited for an hour or so, and only after Yao Yu's army was far away, did they order all the soldiers and horses to follow.

Before leaving, Qi Hong boosted morale, saying that Yao Yu must be defenseless, everyone just needs to follow, and wait until Yao Yu's department is exhausted before dispatching, but Yao Yu can be won in a battle.

When the time comes, everyone will be rewarded.

Under the so-called heavy reward, there must be brave men, and Qi Hong's soldiers are all high-spirited.

However, just as they were chasing to Wuling Mountain, suddenly the drums on the left and right shook loudly, and the shouts of killing in front of them were earth-shattering.

Qi Hong, who was on horseback, was taken aback, and before he could figure out what was going on, he heard Yao Yu's loud shout from the valley: "The whole army obeys the order, the rear team changes to the front team, the target enemy formation, rush!" ”

When the words fell, Yao Bao, Yong Ju, Kong Xiao, and Quan Yan each held their blades, and commanded the elite of the rear army.

The terrain of Wuling Mountain is already narrow, and in addition, Qi Hong and Sun Xun both think that this time is just a pursuit battle, as long as they wait until Yao Yu and they are defenseless and the soldiers are tired, they can win the battle.

Who would have thought that Yao Yu's army suddenly turned around and caught the two off guard in an instant.