Judging from the battlefield situation, Huan Wen should have retreated.

When retreating, it was well organized, leaving some people behind.

The 100,000 Jin army plus the retreat of Empress Minfucang, the battlefield was extremely chaotic, and the wooden carts, grain and grass, and ordnance blocked the road, delaying the pursuit of the Liang army.

Li Yue led the Black Cloud Xiao cavalry to just arrive, and most of Huan Wen's men and horses had already retreated to Shishui, and the warships on the water lined up to meet the fleeing Jin army.

There are five boats alone, as if a vicious beast is lying on the river.

All kinds of ships, fighting ships, and boats are waiting around.

The northerners are good at riding, the southerners are good at boating, and the forces located in Jiangdong are all vigorously developing the naval army.

Huan Wen came to advance by land and water, and the navy army remained in the rear.

Gao Yun swept the riverbank from west to east, and Li Yue plunged straight down from the northeast, cutting off the retreat of the rout.

Ten thousand crossbows were fired from the Jin army's warship, and the rain of arrows was dense, shooting more than 200 black cloud horsemen who rushed forward into hedgehogs.

The other cavalry did not dare to charge, and among the barren grass on the banks of the Lema River, they looked at the giant beast in the water and were stunned.

At this time, the defeated army had no way to retreat, looking south at the river and weeping.

"Huan Gong save me!"

"Why did Duke Huan abandon me?"

There were all kinds of cries, and in the face of the iron armor and long lance ridden by Heiyun Xiao, no one dared to move.

In the end, they had to put down their weapons and kneel on the ground, and those who were unwilling to surrender, some drew their swords and killed themselves, and some raised spears to kill the Black Cloud Army, and were divided into corpses by random blades.

A building ship raised the "Huan" character tooth flag, and several armor soldiers at the bow of the ship surrounded one person, looking at the battlefield with dull eyes.

Li Yue saw that this person's popularity, it should be Huan Wen, the distance was a little far, and he couldn't see it really, so he rode to the place of a shot, "I am waiting in Yecheng, where is Da Sima going?" ”

A burst of crossbow arrows shot from the ship, and it landed a few steps in front of Li Yuema.

Occasionally, a few weak ones flew in, but they were blocked by the personal shield.

The man did not speak, listened to the cries for help on the battlefield, turned and returned to the cabin.

The fleet slowly moved southward.

Li Yue looked back at the battlefield, only sporadic and powerless resistance remained, and it was only a matter of time before he was annihilated, "Order, the foot soldiers will clean up the battlefield, and the cavalry will follow me south to pursue Huan Wen!" ”

Man is not a fish, he must always go ashore.

In this battle, the main force of the eastern front of Jiangdong was defeated, and all that remained was to chase the dead and chase the north to expand the fruits of victory.

As long as Huan Wen does not retreat into the Yangtze River, there is still a chance!

North of the Yangtze River, there is no army that can resist the long drive of the Black Cloud Cavalry.

Since the southern crossing of Yiguan, the Jin family has set up a large number of overseas Chinese counties and overseas Chinese counties in Jiangbei to settle the northerners who went south, and now, the northern Hu Chen is empty, and it is Li Yue's turn to "welcome" them back to their hometown!

Only these people really want the Northern Expedition, and if they go to these people, Jiangdong will completely become a separatist force like Eastern Wu and lose the motivation for the Northern Expedition!

With the northern expedition of that group of people in Jiangdong, it will not succeed for a hundred years.

People live in warm water towns, why go to the north to be stabbed and frozen?

"Drive! Drive! ”

The cavalry scolded their horses and swept south like a flock of geese.

More and more cavalry caught up in the rear.

Although the Jiangdong naval army was magnificent, it was not fast in driving and was easily overtaken by the cavalry.

"Your Majesty, twenty miles southwest is Chaohu Lake, and thirty miles southeast is Chao County!" The scouts came to report.

Chaohu Lake is the base camp of the Jiangdong Naval Army, there are fortresses such as Dongguan and Wet Whisker in the south, and there are Jiashi and Stone Pavilion in the east.

Jiashi, Shiting north of the Dabie Mountains, south of the river, northwest for Chaohu Lake, shaped like a pocket, it is difficult to come out when you go in.

In the second year of Taihe (228), Cao Wei's great Sima Cao Xiu was lured to Shiting by deceitful Zhou Yi, and was besieged by Lu Xun, Zhu Huan, and Quan Cong's 90,000 troops, and was defeated.

It was also the defeat of Shiting that accelerated the rise of Sima Yi, and the generals of the Cao Wei clan died young one by one.

The southwest can't go, Li Yue can only go to the east of Chaohu Lake.

Looking back at the soldiers, on the day of the war, the people were still in a state of excitement, but the war horses were exhausted, "Take Chao County to rest!" ”

The horses' hooves roared and galloped south.

At this time, Chaoxian was completely defenseless, and had not yet received the news of the defeat of the Jin army in the north.

As soon as they saw the overwhelming cavalry rushing wildly, the defenders and the people in the city were scattered.

Li Yue led the cavalry into the city smoothly, and rushed to the city treasury as soon as possible, took out grain and salt, and fed the war horses.

Slaughter the cattle of the city, and reward the soldiers with wounded horses.

After resting for the night, the rear cavalry came one after another.

The next day, the scouts sent Gao Yun to report that the battle, including Meng Kai's 8,000 dead soldiers, had 20,000 killed and 30,000 prisoners, and the livestock and carts were loaded with countless grains and grasses.

The casualties of the Black Cloud Army were not small, with more than 7,900 killed and nearly 9,000 seriously wounded, and minor injuries were not included in the statistics.

Huan Wen refused to defend the base, and with the geographical advantage in hand, the casualties were definitely small.

If Huan Wen decides to fight to the death, even if the Liang army wins, it will definitely be greatly damaged.

Li Yue sighed in his heart, but he quickly adjusted his mentality, the sacrifice was inevitable and worthwhile, and these casualties were still within the bearable range.

The next step is to collect the results.

"Where is the Huan Wen Water Army now?" Li Yue asked.

"It's already in Dongguan." There was a scout who replied.

It was built by Zhuge Ke of Wu in the east of the eastern part of the country, controlling Chaohu Lake in the north and choking the Yangtze River in the south, which is the key point between the north and the south.

Li Yue's cavalry needed to rest, but Huan Wen's men and horses could rest directly on the boat.

The water flows out of Chaohu Lake and flows into the Yangtze River from north to south.

And under the Dongguan, there is also the city of Misu to guard the water outlet, this is the last opportunity to intercept the Huan Wen water army, if the Jin army warship is captured, there will be something to cross the river.

"The whole army is assembled and marching towards the city of Wet Su!" Li Yue lifted the lance and was full of spirit.

"Kill!" Hundreds of lances pierced into the sky around it.

The blue sky, the spring light in May reveals the last charm, and the breeze is warm, showing the gentleness of the land south of the Yangtze River, which is very different from the rugged Hebei.

It is no wonder that after the monarchs and ministers of the Jin Kingdom moved eastward, they thought about it, and since ancient times, Gentle Township has been a hero's mound.

The cavalry assembled and marched south again, heading straight for the mouth of the water.

Along the way, the dock forts, villages, and cities were all scattered.

At this time, the news of Huanwen's defeat should have reached Jiangbei, and the road was lined with crying people, slumped on the ground, looking at the black iron horsemen rushing in horror.

But the Black Cloud Army jumped over and did not rob them.

As long as they did not stand in the way of the Lord, there was no threat, and the panic of the people turned to confusion again.

After a day of rapid marching, thousands of horses were tired, and finally arrived at the mouth of the water.

Boundless falling trees and Xiao Xiaoxiao, endless Yangtze River rolling.

In this era, the Yangtze River is far wider than that of later generations, and the afterglow of the sunset is sprinkled on the surface of the river, a piece of gold, as if in the realm of gods.

The mist is long, the smoke is vast, winding eastward, endlessly.

There are so many delicate rivers and mountains, leading countless heroes to bend their waists!

The city is located in the triangle mouth of the junction of the water and the Yangtze River, the water village is in the east, the city is in the west, and the water is sandwiched by the water, and at this time the Huan Wen water army is still in the upper reaches of the Xianxi boundary.

Li Yue waved his long lance and pointed at the water village, and thousands of horses galloped behind him, surging away......

(End of chapter)