Unsurprisingly, the main force of the Meng army continued to attack the western camp of Jianshi City, but the intensity of the attack was much lower, and it was not as fierce as the previous attack on the southern camp.

The Haitian 1st and Lindi 1st Corps in the western camp were given a chance to reorganize their over-lost troops, relying on the 71st and 211th Divisions, as well as the 196th, 197th, and 198th Divisions, which had rushed over at the most critical moment, to respond outside the camp and resist the attack of the Mon army.

Jiang Zhi in Jianshi City breathed a sigh of relief, the loss of the Shaodian Army in the southern camp was acceptable, and the task assigned to him by Jiang Xi could be successfully completed for another day or two, as long as the main force of the Meng army did not transfer, Jiang Xi could organize superior forces to fight a decisive battle with Helian Yu. Regardless of whether he wins or loses this battle, Helian Yu will not be able to launch a large-scale battle in the short term.

The 2nd Army Corps did not go to support the front line of Jianshi City, they made a detour to avoid the reconnaissance of the Meng army, and rushed to the direction of Dougou Pass, according to Jiang Xi's military order, to recapture the blockade camp of Dougou Pass, cut off the road of Meng 13th Army Corps to Dougou Pass, and restrict the transfer direction of Meng Army's troops.

Jiang Xi wants to concentrate his forces to defeat the Meng army first, and then turn back to deal with the Cao Qi coalition army that attacked Jinping County, he now has enough regular army in his hands, and he is determined to compete with Helianyu for the replenishment of the soldiers lost in the battle, and he is determined to seize Helianyu's shortcomings and hammer hard, determined to regain the strategic initiative.

The fierce battle on the northern front is still unfolding near Jinping County, and the branch of the Nannuma Prefecture Magician Association issued a war order, and the magician guilds of five counties formed a powerful magician group to go to Jinping County to help in the war.

The 1st Army Corps of Zhongdi on the southern front took the initiative to attack, and under the Beiguan and Yangting Pass in Chen Bingzhen, they were still destroying the city fortifications outside the pass, and did not launch an attack on the city gate and city wall for the time being.

As for the last pass on the southern front, the lower pass, which is currently in a strange state of quiet, with no one in the pass commanding the tens of thousands of troops, obediently guarding the gate and not going out, waiting for the return of the supreme commander; outside the pass, it is busy in full swing, more than 20,000 auxiliary soldiers are sweating like rain to build a large camp to block the pass, and the 201 st Division is always paying attention to the movements in the pass, and it is a problem to protect the self-protection of that little force, let alone taking the initiative to attack the pass.

At noon on July 19, a large number of auxiliary troops began to withdraw from the Xiahangguan Blockade Camp, the main body of the barracks has been completed, and Xue Chong led the team to officially return to the 201st Division. Zhang Jie, the commander of the division, specially held a celebration meeting for the first brigade, and it was indispensable to let Ding Kui, a combat hero, make a report, and once again boost the morale of all the officers and men of the division.

At the same time, Gu Jun led the main force of the 21st Army Corps to arrive at the base camp with 60,000 people, in addition to the three divisions of the rear army that escorted the baggage, 70% of the troops of the 21st Army Corps joined the Nannuma Prefecture Theater, and their military flag was finally raised in the base camp, and the sixth regular regiment of the Shaodian Kingdom joined the Nannuma Prefecture Theater.

The main force of the 21st Army only stayed in the base camp for one night, and the next morning they left for the front line of Jianshi City, where they would serve as the main attacker and be responsible for counterattacking the lost southern camp of Jianshi City.

The Shaodian Army in the Jianshi City Theater is finally about to usher in its fifth army corps, which has equaled the always aggressive Meng Army in terms of troops, and the strategic decision-makers have also changed the policy of only defending and not attacking, and arranged the tactics of local counteroffensives.

When Gu Jun arrived at Jianshi City, the fierce battle he expected did not break out, because the Meng army retreated.

The large-scale movement of the Three Kingdoms Alliance could not be concealed from the Shaodian Kingdom, and the large-scale mobilization of the Shaodian Army could not be concealed from the intelligence system of the Three Kingdoms. She had long been guarding against the reinforcements of the Shaodian Kingdom, and she had left her strength when she attacked the camp west of Jianshi City, so she easily withdrew her troops from the front line last night.

After dawn, the defenders of the West Battalion found that the enemy did not continue to attack the camp, and the commander of the 1st Army Corps on the ground sent troops to tentatively attack the Nanda Camp where Meng's 7th Army was stationed.

After the 1st Division of Lindi attacked Nandaying, Jiang Zhi of Jianshi City immediately reacted and ordered the cavalry division outside the city to immediately track the enemy, he wanted to determine Helianyu's location, and did not want the commander's strategic intention to fail.

The hope is good, but the reality is cruel, more than 400,000 Meng troops arranged 40,000 cavalry to camouflage the army in the barracks, and only quickly fled after being recognized by the Shaodian army. The 196th, 197th, 198th and 211th cavalry divisions launched a pursuit, but about forty miles away from Jianshi City, they were counterattacked by the fleeing Meng cavalry, and both sides were defeated in a fight.

After that, the Meng army continued to escape, and the Shaodian army did not dare to chase anymore, for fear of being ambushed by the main force of the Meng army.

Jiang Zhi summoned the commanders of the 8th, 14th, 21st, Lindi 1st and Haitian 1st Army Corps to discuss urgently, and since it was not clear where the enemy's main force was going, it was difficult to determine the next move of the five corps in Solid Rock City.

After some debate, Jiang Zhi and the commanders of the regiments decided to divide their troops into two routes: the 8th, 14th, and 21st Army Corps combined their troops and pursued them in the direction of Junqi Pass, at least to recapture the camp at the blockade pass; Lindi 1st and Haitian 1st Army formed a coalition army to pursue in the direction of Dougou Pass, in case the 2nd Lindi Army Corps, which had circled the enemy, was surrounded by the enemy's main force.

There was only one order for the two separate armies, to catch up with and entangle the enemy's main force, and wait for reinforcements to arrive to fight the enemy to the death.

It's a pity that the movement of the Shaodian army was slow for one night, and the two armies chased to the former site of the military flag pass and the original blockade camp of Dougou Pass, but no trace of the enemy's main force was found.

Where did Helian Yu lead the army of more than 400,000 to go?

Jiang Xi, who was in the headquarters of the base camp, had a headache, the battle had been going very smoothly in recent days, he was a little negligent in strategic arrangements, and did not make a response plan for Helian Yu's rapid transfer of the main force, and when the incident did happen, he failed to guide the front-line troops in a clear direction. Now the available troops in his hands are divided into two parts, more than 500,000 people are distributed in the two passes of the central line, and what is even more passive is that they have lost the trace of the enemy's main force.

At present, Helian Yu is most likely to attack in two directions, one is Xiaoshiguan on the northern line, going north to Jinping County, joining forces with Cao Qi, and striving to capture Jinping County or occupy a few more cities;

No matter which direction was attacked by the main force of the Meng army, it could not be sustained, Helian Yu had the strategic initiative, and she won the battle if she gained any gain; on the contrary, Jiang Xi was very passive, and the northern, central, and southern three lines could not be lost, unless he could quickly recapture the newly lost territory, otherwise it would be equivalent to losing this battle.

It's just that there is no time for Jiang Xi to think about it at this time, and if he doesn't make a decision, the time difference between him being caught by Helian Yu will be even longer.