There was still a light rain in the sky, south of Jiashan, on the bank of the pond, it was Wang Yan who was responsible for intercepting Cheng Wenji Xiao Maha's 6,000 troops, Wang Yan ordered Murong Zi'an to lead more than 2,000 foot soldiers, plus hundreds of light cavalry led by Lou Fan to harass along the way, and obstructed Xiao Maha and Cheng Wenji on the way forward for a moment, Murong Zi'an was almost beheaded, Lou Fan retreated, and then, Wang Yan took 20,000 soldiers to the battle.

It was a bloody, tragic fight.

The elite infantry led by Cheng Wenji and Xiao Maha and the elite of Wang Yan's Chinese army were killed, the blood flowed like a river, the Chen army fought hard, and the Qi army also suffered heavy casualties.

And this number continues to expand over time...... Wang Lin watched the battle not far away, and finally the cavalry that had been watching on the side for a long time began to rush into battle, and attacked the flank of the Chen army around the rear, and Cheng Wenji organized the infantry armor to go head-on, they brandished long knives and axes, low waists, and specialized in chopping horse legs and human legs (this is not the original tactics of the Southern Song Dynasty, the infantry armor of the Northern and Southern Dynasties has begun to use this tactic to torture and kill the cavalry of the Northern Dynasties. The cavalry was temporarily overwhelmed and retreated in panic.

But the cavalry did not lose its combat effectiveness, after the first battle was frustrated, these people began to change their tactics, into pieces, in the way of rangers with crossbow arrows to harass and shoot the Chen army, the Qi army took advantage of the situation to break in, the Chen army was scattered on all sides, and there were chaotic battlefields everywhere, but there were fierce generals such as Xiao Maha and Cheng Wenji, and in general, the Chen army was still retreating backwards in an orderly manner.

The cavalry of the Qi army did not have time to integrate together, and could only scatter and rout, and it was impossible for Wang Lin's few cavalry to break into the Chen army and kill people, but the victory and defeat were already divided...... As far as the eyes of the two sides could see, the Qi army had slaughtered the main force on their right side, and the main general on the right wing was dragged off his horse by the spear and halberd of the Qi army in the midst of the chaos, and hacked to death with a chaotic blade.

There was nothing to do, Cheng Wenji decisively withdrew to the rear during the movement, and the infantry armor and auxiliary soldiers under his command also gathered here one after another, and Xiao Maha tacitly led a small number of soldiers to meet the battle.

Under the command of Shuai Qi, the Qi army was also gradually gathering, preparing to start the second wave of charging formation, and the enemy in front of Xiao Maha at this time was already more than three times the number of his own.

But at this moment, Xiao Maha did not hesitate at all about whether to take the initiative to attack with his life, and the Chen army still showed high morale, and they even had the ability to fight again...... But Xiao Maha himself knew that the middle-level generals under his command had been consumed in the killing of Fang Cai, and the Qi army was hunting and killing the low-level generals in a planned way!

If it weren't for the small number of its own army and the ease of dispatch, I'm afraid that what Chen Jun would have to consider was not retreating, but how to preserve the troops and avoid the annihilation of the whole army!

This made Xiao Maha feel jealous in his heart, and then, he gave a death order, and all generals should always pay attention to gathering soldiers, and they could not be alone in front of the enemy's soldiers.

Xiao Maha had heard of Wang Lin's legend before, but he had not been able to comprehend Wang Lin's power, after the defeat of Jiashan, he thought hard about countermeasures, thinking that he had a sixty percent victory certainty, but only at this time, he was depressed to find that defeat was still inevitable.

What a rival!

Xiao Maha thought to himself, fortunately, Cheng Wenji and Xiao Maha have never been the main force along the way, Wu Mingche's plan is just to let them contain Wang Lin's main force, he transferred troops to attack Jiyin and Xuyi, cut Wang Lin's overall arrangement from the middle, and cut the dragon!

Several wars were fought almost at the same time, and it was impossible for Wang Lin to come to the rescue......

Under the dark clouds, the drizzle washed away the bloody qi on his body, and the thin red blood and rain flowed down the armor, Xiao Maha wiped the rain on his face, lifted the lance, and said, "Prepare to attack." ”

On the other side, Wang Lin watched the hillside for a while before losing interest and turning his head away.

When Wang Yan went to the tent to report, the tug-of-war between the two sides had ended, and the Qi army was the undoubted victor...... But Wang Lin didn't mean to ask at all, and there was a topographic map of the various waterways connected to the pond on his handsome case.

Surrounding the north direction of Jiyin, a Huai River is particularly eye-catching. This is a map drawn by Wang Lin's sentinel cavalry for more than a month, Wang Lin stared at the drawings for a while, and said to everyone:

"Wu Mingche has attacked Jiyin, we have two choices, one is to take Jiashan and Chihe as the front line, Zhongli as the basic plate, stick to this place, slowly delay, and consume the morale and military strength of the Chen army; The second is to defeat the Chen army in front of us in one go, and then urgently wave the army to the east to help Yin and Xuyi...... There are less than 4,000 of our frontal enemies left, and there are probably 50,000 or 60,000 people surrounding Jiyin and Xuyi. ”

The generals were silent for a while, and Zhang Pingzhai, a general under Wang Lin, arched his hand and said:

"Wu Mingche wants to play Tianji horse racing, with weak troops against our main force, and he leads the army to attack our weak point, which is really treacherous."

As soon as Zhang Pingzhai said this, all kinds of discussions poured out one after another.

"Sticking to Jiashan and Zhongli is just waiting for death, and sooner or later they will gather and annihilate ......them", "Wu Mingche is guarding Jiyin with the main force, I am afraid that it is not fishing, leading us up to a decisive battle, turning passive into active." Chen Jun saw through our layout, and did not intend to spend time with us, but the idea of a successful battle. ”……

In general, these speculations are relatively objective, but Wang Lin smiled lightly, pressed his palm on the drawing, groaned for a while, and said: "From what I have seen, it is true that Wu Mingche wants to attract me to Jiyin to fight, and it is also true that the main force of the Middle Route Army is in Jiyin, but the key is not in Jiyin, but in Xuyi...... Didn't he take Shiliang City so time-consuming and laboriously in order to create conditions for him to attack on two fronts? ”

"Xuyi, Huainan Town, he doesn't need to attack, as long as he surrounds it, it can make me feel further panic, if I stick to it, he can eat them one by one, and gradually accumulate victory, if I take the initiative to attack, they can also calmly face the battle when their morale is high, and the victory or defeat is unpredictable...... But he only missed one point, no one can manipulate such a big game. ”

"Even if his boats exceed 1,000, they can immediately enter the Huai River and Hongze Lake from the water...... His arrangement is too scattered," Wang Lin paused for half a second, and said: "Compared with them, our advantage is that we have a solid rear, and our strength is concentrated, we have all cavalry, infantry armor, and naval troops, so we don't have to be afraid of them at all!" He plays Tianji horse racing, and we will break them one by one! ”

"As for Xuyi, if the decisive battle can be won, he will come back sooner or later, if the decisive battle is lost, he can't keep it, so he should be an outcast."

The price of abandoning Xuyi was something that everyone present did not expect, but no one spoke out against it, and in the current situation, this is really the best solution...... In the face of Wu Mingche's outflanking attack, Wang Lin chose to break his tail to survive, concentrate most of his strength, and smash all the conspiracies and tricks in front of him!

Wang Lin ignored Wu Mingche's deliberate release, Chen Jun frequently attacked Xuyi and Jiyin's signals, concentrated on dealing with Cheng Wenji, trying to concentrate on defeating the Chen army along the way, Cheng Wenji after all, there were few people, and the grain and grass were difficult to support, under Wang Lin's fierce attack, he had to retreat, and the Jiashan camp was no longer a threat...... At this time, the Chen army had been besieging Jiyin for half a month.

Both sides were patiently suffering, and Wang Lin insisted that there should be no fight.

Wu Mingche was impatient, so he had to add another weight - Ren Zhong of the East Route Army stopped in Shanyang, and the East Route Army turned to the west and besieged Xuyi......

At this time, a group of soldiers and horses from Huaibei started from Suyu and went south along the Surabaya road, pointing directly at Huaiyin.

On the banks of Surabaya, there is a thriving scene. This year, thanks to God's blessing, there is abundant rain, and in places where the war has not yet been affected, the farmland is abundant.

"Don't make noise during the march, otherwise military law will deal with it!"

A well-equipped Qi army marched through the mud, even on a rapid march, maintaining the order and military appearance that an elite army should have, they were all in armor, silent, and the fine rain fell on their bodies and faces...... On the side of the road, a general stood on his horse, and when he looked back, the army was like a long dragon, passing through the mountains and fertile fields.

This general has long been old, his face is sallow, his face is full of wrinkles, and he has a weathered color, but his spirit is still quite full. He has a thick skeleton, sitting on the big horse of the yellow horse, and he is carrying a slightly long bow behind him, the body of which is wrapped in iron sheets, which is thicker than the ordinary hard bow.

This is the patriarch of the Northern Qi Dynasty and the governor of Huaibei, Pi Jinghe, at this time he had already dismounted and summoned a few sentry horses from the Hui army to come over and ask: "Where is the front?" It's almost time to Huaishui. ”

The sentry dismounted respectfully, and said with his hand: "Governor Qiyu, the front is the Huai River, and it is Huaiyin when you cross it...... Huaiyin is stationed with a Chen army at this time, about 12 miles east of the city, about 60 miles away from the bank of the Huai River, just choking the place of the key rush, and Huaiyin City is the horn of each other, there are five gates, three sluices, easy to defend and difficult to attack. ”

After hearing this, the generals looked at each other, and then admonished: "Dudu, our troops are only a few thousand, although we are not afraid of a field battle with the Chen army, but this place is dangerous, echoing Huaiyin from afar, and it is easy to be copied by the enemy army in a fight...... Moreover, we are out of all directions, and although we can clearly hear the reality of the enemy army, we will certainly not be able to hide from them. ”

"The last general is worried that before we have brought down the camp, their reinforcements have already arrived, and there must be a fierce battle, and the last general thinks that it is not appropriate to start a war here, so it is better to find another ferry to go over."

The veteran looked at them for a while, walked around twice with his waist crossed, and looked around.

At the end of the field of vision, the sound of the Huai River was faintly heard. He pondered for a while, and flatly refused:

"The soldiers are fast, if it is the main force of the Chen army, I may not dare to rush forward, but this is only a garrison left by them, if they don't fight at this time, when will they wait? him! ”