Zhu Ke led the main force of the Qi army along the south bank of Diyan Lake, attacked Duanshui County from Hengye County, surrounded and occupied Shuigu City, and Cao Jun commanded Ding Kui to order the troops to retreat and organize defense on the front line of Tianhe City and Huining City.

Ding Kui withdrew to Duanshui County with his command, leaving 50,000 Cao troops to build a defensive line in Tianhe City and Huining City, and Xu Dao was responsible for supervising the battle.

"Helian Yu sent a message to ask, how is the current battle situation in Duanshui County?Can you hold back the main force of the Qi army, or how long can you drag it on?" Ruan Xingzhu pinched the communication jade talisman, wanting to show Ding Kui himself, but he couldn't give it in front of everyone.

Ding Kui turned his head and asked Su Fan: "Have you figured out how many troops the enemy is coming?"

"Well, judging from what has been observed so far, there are no less than 50,000 enemy troops approaching in the direction of Tianhe City, and it is estimated that there are 100,000 enemy troops outside Huining City. "Su Fan couldn't determine the number of Qi's troops.

Ao Yu felt Ding Kui's gaze, so he said: "There was the interference of the forbidden magician that night, and the troops on the water couldn't judge that there were about 50,000 enemy troops on land, and it was hard to say whether there were any more in the back." ”

"According to the capacity of the road and the time, so far Zhu can bring 100,000 people by land, and the landing of the naval army will not be too far away, which can be ignored, plus the original defenders are about 70,000, and we will have to face an army of 170,000 for the time being. "Ding Kui can only rely on his own calculations.

"It is comparable to our army, but the enemy's attack is concentrated in Tianhe City and Hoeryeong City, and the subordinates believe that the reinforcements of our army will not be able to rush over in time. Liang Chong agreed with Ding Kui's calculation.

"Do you want to continue to retreat?" Su Fan felt the pressure of the enemy.

"No!" Ding Kui objected, "There are four cities to be defended in the back, and we must concentrate our forces on Tianhe City and Huining City, tonight I will return to the front line with Brother Yu and Xingzhu, and you will mobilize troops for me in the rear, so let me and Zhu Ke compete with each other." ”

Due to the early attack, it was easy for the Cao army to gather 100,000 people in Tianhe City and Huining City, Ding Kui personally went to the defense line and withstood the onslaught of the Qi army for a day, and the first batch of reinforcements arrived, and Tianhe City and Huining City were garrisoned by 50,000 Cao troops.

Ding Kui, Ao Yu, and Ruan Xingzhu stayed in Huining City, while Shi General, Xue Fu, and Xiahou Falcon went to Tianhe City to fight against the sixth-level masters in the Qi army formation separately.

To the north of Huining City, a handsome young man stood on the platform, with a few personal soldiers next to him, and no other officers.

He asked, "Is it Ding Kui who is using the dragon-shaped fighting qi on the other side?"

The soldier replied: "Yes, my lord, the man next to him is called Ding Yu, and the woman is called Ruan Xingzhu, all of whom are from Shaodian country." ”

"What kind of wind did the Shaodian people smoke? The young man seemed to be asking himself, but no one answered.

In the minds of others, no question could fail to bother this young man.

"Well, it may be that he is afraid of our Tongbei Empire, and his presence here shows that he has a good vision. "This young man is Zhu Ke.

"Although I knew that he had some means, I didn't expect his tactics to be so changeable and a troublesome opponent. Zhu Ke has been paying attention to Ding Kui's tactical play, which is not appreciated, but there are a few times that surprised him.

"Report!" a soldier ran up to the platform, "The enemy general Ding Kui has asked for an interview with you." ”

"Hahaha, it's not atmospheric enough, it's useless to think about it. Tell him that I have food and drinks in my cell and am waiting for him. Hmph! Helian Yu can still consider it if he wants to have an interview, I'm not good at manhood, why do I see him. Zhu Ke's expression flickered and clouded, making people unpredictable.

In the first half of his words, someone conveyed Ding Kui, and Ding Kui raised his hand to reward Bi Qiao with a dragon killing nine changes, and then jumped out of the battle circle and led people back to Huining City.

"Order the command to stop sending reinforcements to the front and strengthen the defenses of the cities in the rear. Ding Kui immediately ordered after returning to the city.

His order was very timely, and the battle report of the Qi army's sneak attack came from the rear that night, but fortunately, the Cao army was prepared and defended the city, only losing the outer villages and towns.

Su Fan privately looked for Liang Chong and said: "Ask the base camp for help, the Qi army that has invaded Duanshui County has exceeded 200,000, I feel that Lord Ding is too strong, and he is on the same page as Zhu Ke." ”

"It's not a tough problem. Judging from the entire battle situation, Zhu Ke led the main force of the Qi army into the Duanshui County theater, and the main force of the coalition army could attack other strategic points with free hands.

The worst we can do here is to lose Duanshui County, so that we don't run out of your troops. "Good faith analyzes the situation objectively.

"If you lose Duanshui County, Xu Dao and I will lose our heads!" Su Fan was anxious. Liang Chong doesn't have to bear any responsibility for the loss of land, he and Xu Dao can share the credit and also take responsibility, and they don't want to lose the results they have already made.

"It is also merit to support the main battlefield on the side, rest assured! Our Lord Ding will not let you suffer, not to mention that it is only the worst-case scenario, we may be able to hold it. "Liang Chong is more optimistic.

He continued to analyze: "The Qi army's attack won in suddenness, and it was also defeated in suddenness, and they didn't have time to prepare siege equipment, so Lord Ding led his troops to defend Tianhe City and Huining City, and also ordered the rear to strengthen the defense, resulting in the Qi army being able to occupy some villages and towns but unable to capture the city.

The 200,000 army eats and drinks Lazar, which requires a huge amount of materials, except for Shuidi City and Shuikou City, the military supplies of Duanshui County are in the hands of our army, and the Qi army must first solve this problem, otherwise they will not be able to stay outside the city. Seeing that the harsh winter is approaching, there will be a big problem with the logistics support of the Qi army.

The Qi army may be able to solve the above problems through time, but time is their biggest problem, the main force of the coalition army can withdraw from other battlefields at any time and transfer to Duanshui County, and the two legions of the nearest Cao army can arrive in three days, do you say that Duanshui County will be lost in three days?"

Su Fan calmed down, his analysis made sense, and as the commander of the corps, he could understand, "Why don't I go back to the rear to preside over the defense?"

There were 100,000 Cao troops on the first line of Tianhe City and Huining City, 40,000 troops on the line from Shengong City to Tunsha City, and less than 40,000 Cao troops in the county town and the area south of it.

It is reported that the Qi army that attacked the rear had about 50,000 troops, but this group of troops had seven or eight target cities to choose from, and if they didn't do it, they would break through the empty forces.

Since the headquarters moved back to the county seat, Ding Kui's order to strictly prohibit entry and exit has been revoked, and Liang Chong has no reason to oppose Su Fan going to the rear, which is in line with Ding Kui's order to strengthen the defense.

The base camp of the coalition forces is also discussing, mainly between Helian Yu and Xu Ying.

"Is Duanshui County the most important place?" asked Helian Yu.

Xu Ying replied slowly: "Count, it doesn't count." Every inch of land is the most important place for me, and if I have to prioritize it, I hope it will be a bigger place. ”

Helian Yu sounded a little harsh but could understand that most of the people who lost their land thought so.

"There are currently three cities in Duanshui County that are not under the control of our army, and one or two may be added in the short term, and in terms of area, it should be the smallest one. I believe that the two commanders, Leng Luo and Mu Xun, can capture a larger territory, provided that the base camp sends them more troops and horses. She came up with her ideas first.

Leng Luo and Mou Xun were the commanders of the attack on two other strategic points, commanding the Meng and Cao armies respectively.

"Ding Kui is fighting against Zhu Ke alone in Duanshui County, if we ignore it, the world will criticize our king for deliberately framing him, which is also not in line with our hospitality. Xu Ying had concerns.

"Giggles, I kind of regret sending him to Duanshui County. Helian Yu suddenly laughed, "It made me feel like a personal vendetta in the communiqué, deliberately did not send reinforcements, and killed a person who claimed to have won me." ”

"No, if it weren't for Ding Kui in Duanshui County, he wouldn't have been able to lead Zhu Ke over, and he wouldn't have been able to drag down the main force of the Qi army, so there would be no matter what we discussed today. Xu Ying also had a smile on her face.

He, like Helian Yu, is prone to misunderstanding in dealing with Ding Kui, the world will not analyze it carefully, and it is most likely that a suspicion will be infinitely magnified, and no one will listen to your explanation, and evil conspiracy theories will occupy the mainstream.

Helian Yu glanced at Xu Ying with deep sympathy, and said, "I don't support the rescue of Duanshui County, if the seniors insist, I won't object." Ding Kui hasn't shown his real strength yet, and he has a lot of bad ideas hidden in his stomach. ”

Xu Ying waved his hand and said, "Hehe, little girl! Xu is too old to bear too heavy a burden, you can't push the responsibility to me." Duanshui County faces the Diyan Lake and may be attacked by enemy naval forces at any time, making it an easy place to attack and difficult to defend.

Even if the Qi army is defeated, they still have to arrange a large number of troops to defend, Zhu Ke's purpose is not necessarily to occupy an area, then his purpose is only to destroy our army, but siege warfare is the worst choice, we should defend city by city and fight a war of attrition. ”

"Then it's better to transfer Commander Xu Zhuo to replace Ding Kui, and I will add two more divisions to Commander Xu. Helian Yu immediately picked up a pen and wrote the military order.

"Ahh Xu Ying patted his forehead.

Ding Kui is an adviser to the army, he can temporarily command the Cao army, and it will cause a lot of problems after a long time, this time the task of Duanshui County is to capture the whole county, but Zhu Ke will not be able to complete the task after designing a counteroffensive, Helian Yu's first consideration is to transfer Ding Kui back, and the previous remarks are to lure Xu Ying into suggesting a defensive war.

Ruan Xingzhu, who was far away on the front line of Huining City, immediately received a summons informing Ding Kui that Xu Zhuo was about to come to take over his command.

"What do you think? As soon as I leave, a few of you will also follow, Helian Yu wants to transfer the sixth-level masters from other war zones?" Ding Kui was not convinced.

In the past two days, he and Zhu Ke played battle formations and commanded, and each sent 2,000 people to fight outside the city every day, and the battles were comparable, and each won or lost.

"It's almost the end of the year. Ruan Xingzhu only said one sentence.

"Okay. "Ding Kui calculates the time and it's time to go home," Zhu Ke was dragged by me, and the other theaters should be able to achieve the final victory, in general, I won, and this time I went out to be considered a success." ”

"I've never seen you so competitive before, there are still many capable people in the world, do you want to defeat them one by one?" Ruan Xingzhu plucked up the courage to accuse Ding Kui.

"That's it! It's the right thing to get through early. Ao Yu took a clear stand in favor of Ruan Xingzhu.

"Didn't I promise you? Ding Kui was powerless to refute.