Now that the strategy has been decided, the crowd will naturally take action.

After the two of them retreated, they also landed from the east with 5,000 soldiers and horses.

The Changsha Feng Ferry is too close to Anqing, and if you choose to go ashore here, it is easy for the enemy to discover the movement, but instead expose your own action target.

Therefore, Gao Gao and Duan Ling chose to land in Dongliu, which was under the control of the Huaxia Army, and the reason why they only led 5,000 soldiers and horses was because if there were too many of them, it would be easy to expose their traces and be discovered by the other party. Of course, there are no fewer heavy weapons such as tiger squat cannons and god-breaking crossbows, but because the tasks performed are too important, their configuration should exceed that of ordinary armies, at least they can ensure that this weapon can break through the city defenses and allow the army to enter the city.

After making all the preparations, everyone went north along the Yangtze River, intending to capture Chizhou, and then cross the Yangtze River from Chizhou, and finally reach the possibility of capturing Tongcheng.

Of course, this is also planned.

On the other hand, before Gao Gao and Duan Ling began to act, Zhou Cheng and Lu Wenhuan also began to cooperate, and successively captured cities including Qizhou, Guangji, Huangmei, Susong, etc., swept away the Yuan army forces here, and immediately concentrated the whole army to come to Taihu Lake together.

This Taihu Lake is less than a hundred miles away from Anqing Mansion, and it only takes one day to reach Anqing Mansion.

After learning the news, Xie Cheng also understood that the situation was urgent, and immediately mobilized 8,000 troops and horses to be stationed in Taihu Lake, wanting to block Zhou Cheng's footsteps.

So, with Taihu Lake as the center, the two armies began to fight for it.

From early morning to evening, the sound of artillery has not stopped, and the attack from the Huaxia army has not stopped for a moment, often after the last wave retreats, the next wave has begun again, which makes people tired of it, and the Taihu Lake can not see what it once looked like after suffering such a devastation, only a ruin is left.

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhou Cheng immediately ordered.

"The whole army retreats!"

As the fireworks flew into the sky, an orange-red light burst out, and all the soldiers retreated, not continuing to attack.

In this way, the Huaxia army finally stopped the attack, which relieved the defenders in the city a little.

"Retreat like this, don't you plan to attack the city in one go?" Lu Wenhuan looked at the broken position and glanced sideways at Zhou Cheng.

With the momentum of the current Huaxia Army, they can completely defeat the other party and completely win the attitude in one go. Lu

Wen Huan really didn't know, why didn't Zhou Cheng take advantage of this time to completely defeat the other party?

Zhou Cheng shook his head and replied, "No need." And you don't have to forget that this battle is just to attract the attention of the other party, so that Duan Ling and the others can take the opportunity to enter and cut off their back road. In this way, the other party will definitely fall into panic. At that time, we will be able to completely defeat the other party after completing the battle. ”

Containing the enemy head-on, attacking from behind, and cutting off the grain route from behind him is a strategy he has formulated, and since there are no problems now, there is naturally no need to change.

"That's just as well. ”

Lu Wenhuan nodded in agreement.

After all, the Yuan army is not as good as the Song army, if it is pushed to the limit, it will inevitably rise up to resist, and even if it can capture Anqing at that time, it will definitely suffer heavy losses.

This approach is naturally not in harmony with the practice of the Huaxia Army.

Zhou Cheng will abandon it, which naturally makes sense!

"It's dark now, let's go back. Zhou Cheng looked back again and glanced at the Taihu Lake in the distance.

The sunset gradually set, and the colorful glow fell on the ruined wall, which looked particularly desolate. The heroic souls lying on the ground don't even know when they will be able to rest, not like now, forced to be oppressed undeservedly, on this land, killing each other, even death has never stopped.

When is this war?

Zhou Cheng sighed slightly, and his heart was even more firm, only by completely ending the rule of the Yuan Dynasty could he end all this.

After all, those who fought against the Huaxia Army were also like them, they were all sons of the Han family, but unfortunately they were driven by the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty and forced to leave their hometowns and be buried here.

On the other side, seeing that the Huaxia army had withdrawn, everyone suddenly felt their bodies loosen and fell directly to the ground.

"Fortunately, they retreated, otherwise this time, I am afraid that they really can't hold it. ”

The previous war was so fierce that they still have lingering fears.

Looking at the corpses all over the ground, Xie Cheng's heart was filled with sorrow, but he was a general, so he naturally couldn't vent his pain in vain, so he had to endure his grief and ordered: "Gather up the dead soldiers, don't let them be violent corpses in the wilderness." ”

It's summer, and if you don't burn these corpses, it's easy for them to grow mosquitoes because of decay, and if there is a plague, it's terrible.

At this time, the fighting stopped for a while, and Xie Cheng was also very tired, dragging his tired body back to the city. The attendant also brought food so that he could fill his stomach and continue the fierce battle with the enemy.

"Alas!"

Thinking about the things in the army, Xie Cheng directly dropped the chopsticks in his hand and sighed.

"General. What's wrong with you?"

The attendant woman hurriedly asked.

Xie Cheng snorted lightly and replied, "What else can it be?" Of course, it's because of the Huaxia Army. His eyebrows furrowed, he thought about the other party's fierce offensive, and suddenly shook his head: "The difference between this Huaxia army and the Song army is also too big, isn't it, it is so difficult? Are they really adapted from the former Song army?"

Xie Cheng has not fought with the Song army since the army, but the performance of the Song army is too poor, and it often does not last long before it is directly defeated, so every war can be said to be quite smooth.

And even if you really encounter that stubborn resistance, most of them are only on the defensive, and if you want to launch a counterattack, you can't.

However, the Huaxia army he is facing now, its fighting spirit is high, and the attack is so strong that it is really beyond imagination, making people wonder if they are really the Song army that was defeated by themselves before this?

With the war in his heart, Xie Cheng couldn't help but feel afraid, feeling that this time, he was afraid that it would be difficult for him to hold Anqing.

"You go and call Zhang Rongshi and Zhang Xi, and say that I have something to look for them. ”

Thinking of this, Xie Cheng immediately let the maid out, planning to call Zhang Rongshi and Zhang Xi to discuss the next matter.

After a while, Zhang Rongshi and Zhang Xi came together.

The two of them looked worried, and immediately asked, "The general came to us this time, isn't it for the Taihu War?"

"Hmm!"

Xie Cheng nodded and admitted: "You have also seen that the Huaxia Army is fierce, and its leader is a famous general like Lu Wenhuan. If it were just us, I was afraid that it would be difficult to defend this city, so I would like to ask the two of you, what should we do next?"

"It's-"

Zhang Rongshi was suddenly embarrassed, and he also slurred when he spoke: "If it is only our army, it will be difficult to do it." Unless—"

"Unless you ask the marshal for reinforcements?" Xie Cheng's face was slightly angry, revealing a little unhappiness.

Zhang Rongshi nodded hurriedly and replied, "That's right." As far as the situation is concerned, there is no other way than to ask the marshal for reinforcements. ”

"Hmph. You think I don't know? But you should understand it too. The marshal is now leading a large army and fighting fiercely with Li Tingzhi, Jiang Wanli and others, where will there be time to solve this matter?" Xie Cheng scolded directly.

Indeed, although Lin'an was broken by the Yuan army, there were still remnants of the Song Dynasty united under Li Tingzhi's command, and Li Tingzhi was also taking the remaining army to maneuver with Boyan, so that he could not withdraw in a short period of time to solve the crisis elsewhere.

It was also at this time that Xiao Feng sent an army, intending to control Anqing.

I have to say that this timing is indeed very good, which shows that Xiao Feng's vision is still not bad.

Zhang Xi persuaded from the side: "General." I know you're anxious, but with our current situation, do you think it's possible?"

"This!"

When Xie Cheng heard this, he saw that both of them were crying on their faces, and everything he thought in his heart turned into a sigh.

"Well, even so, we can't sit still. You have to tell the marshal about the situation, don't you?"

Although he was helpless, Xie Cheng was unwilling to fail, so he also planned to pass the news to Boyan and let him decide what he should do next.

Is it a retreat?

Or continue to fight?

Xie Cheng has no way of knowing, but he understands that he can't make decisions on his own, and he can only act after getting Boyan's permission, even if the other party lets him fight to the death, it is willing.

Because he understands that if he retreats like this, the whole situation will be like a landslide, and all the hard work that the Yuan Dynasty has spent for decades will be buried.

"That's just as well!"

Zhang Rongshi and Zhang Xi also replied, and they didn't have any opinions on this matter.

"It's just that now the waterway has been blocked, and the only way to get the news out is to go to Tongcheng. Zhang Rongshi said again: "If this is the case, then you have to bother that Fan Wenhu to help." ”

"Fan Wenhu?"

Xie Cheng was slightly dissatisfied, and said: "This guy is really afraid of death, so he actually chose to garrison Tongcheng and avoided fighting with the Huaxia army?"

If Xie Cheng is unhappy with the current situation, it is naturally Fan Wenhu.

There is no way, this Fan Wenhu's character is too bad, not to mention the greedy and lustful habits, he can even make an act of escaping.

Several changes in the tide of the battle were caused by Fan Wenhu's escape, otherwise if they wanted to capture the Song Dynasty, they were afraid that it would take several years of hard work.

Such a person is fine as an opponent, but if he is a comrade-in-arms, it is enough to make anyone afraid of it, for fear that he will be implicated.

And it was not that Xie Cheng had complained to Boyan at the beginning, but because of the power in the other party's hands, he had no choice but to accept Fan Wenhu to stay in this Anqing Mansion.

"No way. Just like him, if he is put in front of the battle, he may not know how many things will be done. If it is placed in Tongcheng, it can at least help us prepare for military salaries. Isn't it?" Zhang Rongshi advised.

A few of them, but they didn't notice the changes in the Huaxia Army.

still thought that the war would only be like this, but he never noticed that the Huaxia army was attacking from behind.