Zhang Feidou was injured and escaped back to his original formation by chance. He hurriedly ordered his sergeant to continue to investigate whether there were any Jin troops ambushing near the Bianluo Pavilion.

Soon, the scattered horses came back to report that there were indeed traces of large army activities in the area of ​​the Bianluoting, with a population of no less than 10,000. Zhang Fei then endured the pain and directed the army to retreat. He first stepped in to the garrison Tao to stabilize the army's position and waited for Liu Pan to come and answer.

Tens of thousands of troops ambushed near Taoist temple quietly watched Zhang Fei lead the army into the city, and then blocked the four gates of Taoist temples at the fastest speed, including the 10,000 Xiongwu Army that followed.

The military strategy says: "If you want to surround it ten times, attack it five times." Tian Feng wanted to surround the 30,000 army led by Zhang Fei in the Tao City, just because he was just 40,000 people. Is it a bit too arrogant?

If measured by conventional forces and conventional tactics, doing so does something that violates the art of war, but as long as you have seen the large-scale concentrated shooting of the Jin firearms troops, you will not think that 40,000 people are short.

The Xiong Ju Army came to assist in the war, one of which was a long-distance attack force commanded by Xue Lan, and the other was a special combat division commanded by Hou Cheng. The common feature of the two troops was that their firepower was very fierce and they could quickly kill and injure the enemy in pieces.

The Danyang soldiers who had replaced the standard equipment in 20,000 yuan. Since they mainly undertake landing operations in the future, the combat functions of the troops are between heavy infantry and light armored bowmen. That is, they consider both the protection ability of individual soldiers and the long-range killing ability of individual soldiers. They are relatively balanced troops in all aspects.

The 10,000 Xiongwu Army, which was hanging behind Zhang Fei's troops, originally had to bear the heavy responsibility of stationing in Nangong, and its combat power would naturally not be lower than that of the newly established land brigade.

If the soldiers from the three troops were simply asked to be responsible for encircling a city gate, then the two city gates under the charge of 20,000 soldiers of the Land War Brigade would inevitably become an easy direction to break.

However, Tian Feng adjusted the tasks of each unit again. He ordered the Xiongfu Army to divide 10,000 people into four squadrons, mainly to undertake fire support; ordered the Xiongfu Army to divide 10,000 people into four squadrons, mainly to be in front as a meat shield; ordered the land brigade to divide 20,000 people into four squadrons in groups of 5,000 people as the intermediate force to handle the Xiongfu Army and Xiongfu Army.

At the same time, Tian Feng also made unified arrangements for the main generals who commanded the battles of each juncture. Lu Bu personally took charge of the most dangerous southern gate, Ye Xiong was responsible for the east gate, Wang Lu was responsible for the west gate, and Tian Feng himself led Xue Lan and Hou Cheng to be responsible for the north gate. In this way, not only in combat power configuration but also in general configuration, the 10,000 mixed troops in the four junctures were basically consistent, making it difficult for the southern army in the city to find loopholes.

Zhang Fei, who was trapped in the city, was not in a hurry to break through at the beginning. He was waiting for the subsequent Liu Pan to arrive. However, Zhang Fei waited for five days and could not see Liu Pan. At this time, he probably guessed that Liu Pan's unit might have been stopped in Ren County and could not go north. So Zhang Fei endured the pain and commanded the troops to break through the west gate, and ended up encountering Wang Lu's iron-blooded method.

As the first general in the Jin Dynasty to follow Zhao Xing to get to his current position, Wang Lu is by no means accidental, but with his absolute loyalty, calm mind and excellent overall view.

Wang Lu knew very well that the reason why he had to encircle 30,000 Southern Army in Taocheng this time instead of mass destruction of the Southern Army on the edge of the Fen River last time was that Zhao Xing was worried that weakening the imperial troops too much would lead to the rapid destruction of the Han royal family, which was not what Zhao Xing wanted to see. Zhao Xing hoped to use a method of boiling frogs in warm water to gradually annex the forces surrounding the Han imperial court one by one, instead of destroying the Liu royal family from the beginning, resulting in a warlord melee and a large population demise.

Therefore, before the Southern Army soldiers who rushed out of the city arrived at the killing area after the launch, Wang Lu ordered the Xiong Ju army behind to launch two storm-like angry shots. Although the momentum seemed extremely terrifying, they did not eliminate too many soldiers.

Although it was only two intimidating shots, Zhang Fei had already told him very clearly that if he still rushed out regardless of the soldiers' lives and death, the Jin** team would really take action next.

Fortunately, Zhang Fei quickly saw Wang Lu's determination, so he immediately ordered the troops to withdraw from the city. After a day, he commanded the troops to try to break through the unexpected north gate, but he still saw a suffocating volley of arrows.

Zhang Fei did not try to break through the south gate and the east gate again, because the previous two breakthroughs had already caused him to lose 3,000 soldiers, and the other party did not even suffer any casualties. He didn't have to think about it and guess that the South Gate where Lu Bu was in charge and the East Gate where Ye Xiong was in charge was even more difficult to break through. Instead of losing soldiers meaninglessly, it would be better to return to Taocheng, relying on the city walls to confront the troops outside the city.

Next, Zhang Fei led less than 30,000 Southern Army to survive in Taocheng. It was not until the court announced that the Sima family was planning to rebel and deprived of various official titles from the Sima clan. Zhao Xing, who was already in Wohu City, notified the besieged army to release a road and let Zhang Fei lead his army back to Yecheng.

If the Jin army outside the city had not provided food and grass to the defenders in the city from time to time, it would be a big deal to whether the 30,000 Southern Army could leave the Tao alive. If those who understand military tactics think about the Yizhou army that turned into ashes at the same time as Yi County overnight, it would be not difficult to see how favorable the Jin State would treat the 30,000 troops led by Zhang Fei this time.

Since Zhao Xing secretly returned to Wohu City, the documents of various armies who reported victory were published in the Jin newspaper and other newspapers like snowflakes, changing the decadent situation of Jin State's crisis at the beginning of the year and the day was in danger.

Guan Yu, who was stationed in the Western Regions, reported that he had completed the training of the Kunlun Army to peacefully defend the Western Army. The 70,000 troops are now full of morale. Just after the order of the King of Pingxi, they will sweep the various countries with the Western Liang army led by Ma Chao.

Fang Yue and Ma Dai, who were stationed in Jiaohe City, jointly reported that Jiaohe City had been reinforced with bricks and plaster inside and outside. As long as the city was garrisoned with 3,000 infantry, it was enough to fight against the 100,000 troops of the Wusun Kingdom. In addition, Ma Dai once again adopted the strategy of "spunning bricks and attracting jade", dressed up the soldiers as the people of the Che Shi Kingdom in the former Che Shi Kingdom, sneaked into the rear Che Shi Kingdom and captured the king alive, and then forced the latter Che Shi Kingdom to surrender, and now his people have been transferred to the vicinity of Liwei City.

Zhang He, who was stationed in Hanzhong, came to report that he had completely controlled the nine counties under Hanzhong County, and unexpectedly found two available people in Shangyong and Xicheng areas, called Shen Dan and Shen Yi. Now Hanzhong is united, people are stable, and autumn grain harvest is in sight.

Zhang Xiu, who entered Fuyu, reported that he had completed the training of more than 10,000 soldiers and commanded this army to initially fight against the Wuwan people and the remnants of Xianbei. He has never missed and can be used in the future.

Zhang Yan and Jia Mu, who were stationed in Dongsheng Island, came to report together that the Black Mountain Army had fully adapted to the style of mountain jungle combat, and had trained 5,000 leading troops on the island, and were ready to land on Sanhan.

At this time, Zhao Xing felt that there was no need to cover up anything, so he held a meeting in Zhaixing Pavilion on the seventh floor of Zuixian Tower in Wohu City, inviting envoys from various states to come and discuss the Wohu Business Exhibition, which had been delayed for several months due to the war.


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