In the evening, with the setting sun on the horizon, the children commanded the soldiers to climb the city. Outside the city, Ke Shou'an led the armored army, and together with Cao Zhiyan and Shao Ling, they attacked Wanyan Huonv and Xiao Haohu. Zhang Qi and Wang Xiao lie to other troops.

Then the chance of escape during encirclement and suppression can be obtained.

With nothing to lose, the armies of Lou Su and Xiao Haohu were already at a disadvantage. Especially Wang Xiaolie's 6,000 armored men were in great power. This was the first time the Jin army encountered them, and they couldn't help but panic for a while.

Looking at the setting sun in the west, Lou Su felt helpless. The Song army had already boarded Pinglu City, and the Jin army outside could not approach the city. It was obvious that it could no longer defend it. Without the city, there would be no reserves. Here with Song

Military confrontation is completely unrealistic.

After thinking about it again and again, Lou Su had no choice but to order the army to retreat to Jiezhou in the north under the cover of night. There he would reorganize his troops and horses, replenish some troops, and then fight the Song army decisively. Zhe Keqiu led the troops to retreat to Zhangdian Town.

, prepare to retreat to Xia County.

Shao Ling led his army to pursue them all the way to the foot of Zhongtiao Mountain and camped at the foot of the mountain. Zhang Qi pursued them all the way to the main road in the mountain and killed countless people.

At night, all the generals rested in their own camps. Only in Shaanzhou City, Wang Xiaolie's army brought supplies, and the soldiers and the people were completely revelry.

After taking a sip of wine, Li Yanxian put down the glass and said, "After nearly two months, I finally have wine in my mouth today. To be honest, I have forgotten what wine tastes like. Thanks to Wang Kuan and his troops, we have a way out today."

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Yang Bosun said: "I have only been in the city for a few days, but it feels like my days are like years. I don't know how I can persist in observing."

Li Yanxian shook his head, looked at the stars in the sky, and said nothing. How could he persevere? He gritted his teeth and persevered. Before Wang Xiaolie's reinforcements arrived, Li Yanxian insisted on defending the city. At first, he believed that he could drive away the Jin army.

, just like the previous few times. When we got to the back, we relied on tenacious perseverance, a kind of inertia, and a firm belief not to surrender. It wasn't until Wang Xiaolie's reinforcements arrived that he truly believed that he could hold on.

Yan Ping said: "Looking at Dengzhou's army today, although the number is not too large, its combat power is extremely strong. It is not comparable to other armies. I heard that a year ago, Wang Kuan only had two or three thousand people. I don't know how he managed to do it.

Such a strong army."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Chi Yuping and Zhang Chi who were silent.

Zhang Chi saw several people looking at him and smiled and said: "We are all ordinary people. We were recruited into the army because we grew up. In the past year, we only know how to train according to regulations, but we don't know anything else."

The others all laughed together after hearing this. These days, Zhang Chi and Chi Yuping worked hard without complaining and never said a word. They were deeply loved by everyone. Without them, Shaanzhou City would not be able to survive today.

Li Yanxian raised his glass and said: "Today we are like seeing the sun again. It can be said that we have come back from the dead! Let's drink a glass of wine together!"

Everyone raised their glasses and drank.

At this time, the city of Shaanzhou was filled with laughter and laughter. Wang Xiaolie did not bring much wine, but he could let the soldiers and civilians of Shaanzhou have a taste of it. Although Wang Xiaolie did not drink alcohol in his own army, he still brought it with him when traveling in large numbers.

There are dozens of altars.

On the other side of the river in Pinglu County, Wang Xiaolie sat in the middle, with Shao Ling, Cao Zhiyan, Zhang Jun and Chen Yuyi sitting on both sides.

Wang Xiaolie looked at the map on the table. After looking at it for a long time, he straightened up and said: "Although this map is too simple, the general terrain is correct. Now Wanyan Lousu leads Wanyan Huonv and Xiao Hao to have a good time.

Zhongtiao Mountain should be heading towards Jiezhou. To the east, Zhekeqiu has gone to Zhangdian Town, and should be evacuating towards Xia County. If they are separated, this battle will be much easier to fight."

Shao Ling said: "Zhe Keqiu has besieged the city for nearly two months and lost many troops and generals. The attack was the heaviest today and there are not many soldiers and horses left. We should send troops to pursue urgently. If we do not pursue closely, we may escape back to Fuzhou."

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Wang Xiaolie pondered for a while and said: "Zhe Keqiu is a local tycoon in Fuzhou. He has served the country well by guarding the three states in his dynasty. Even if the enemy surrenders now, we don't need to push him too hard. As long as

After defeating the Jin army, there is no need to worry about the Fuzhou soldiers. You can order Zhang Qi and others to pursue them as far as Xia County. It is best if we concentrate our forces and be able to encircle and annihilate Yan Lousu."

Shao Ling said: "I have been fighting with Xiao Haohu's Khitans for many days. To be honest, their strength is not weak. Compared with the general imperial army, they should be far superior. Plus Lousu's personal soldiers, it is not easy to deal with them.

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Cao Zhiyan said: "In today's battle, our armored army marched forward in an indomitable way, and the Jin army could not stop it. If the two armies faced each other, and our army of 6,000 armored troops could come out together, how could the Jin army stop it? If the Jurchens were defeated, the Khitan people would not matter!"

Shao Ling said: "We have such a record because the Jurchens' fighting methods are just incompetent with ours. Every time they go into battle, the Jurchens wear heavy armor, their soldiers are connected, and they only attack forward without looking back. This kind of fighting method is just defeated by the armored soldiers.

Live. However, the Jurchens have many horses. It would be hard to say if they do not fight head-on, but ride roundabouts."

Zhang Jun said: "In the past, the Jurchens were not good at using cavalry, so this may not be the case."

Wang Xiaolie waved his hand: "You can't guess at combat matters, let alone take chances. This year, when the Jin Army attacks on the East Road, they often move quickly, relying on the strength of the cavalry. Especially in the middle road, the number of attacks in a day is very high.

Baili, who can stop us? The soldiers we brought are all our wealth, and we cannot compete with the Jin army. Whether we can destroy the Jin army can only be done by doing our best and obeying fate."

After saying that, he looked at the map and didn't say anything for a while. At the end, Wang Xiaolie raised his head and said: "Let's gather the army and chase the Jin army over Zhongtiao Mountain to Jiezhou. We can push the Jin army as far as Hezhong Prefecture.

Okay. From now on, the army will go north and take Jiangzhou with all its strength! When the Jin army arrives at Hezhong Prefecture, whether it wants to go north to Yanzhou or go north to take Longmen and return to Jinzhou, don't worry about it!"

After hearing this, everyone was speechless. Wang Xiaolie's meaning was very obvious. He did not have many troops and did not want to fight head-on with the Jin army. It was okay to take advantage of the opportunity of the Jin army to encircle Shaanzhou and inflict heavy losses on the Jin army. But

After the Jin army had established a firm foothold, it was beyond Wang Xiaolie's ability to fight head-on with the Jin army. By driving the Jin army to the Hezhongfu area, it was obvious that Zhang Jun was required to lead troops to fight.

Looking at the crowd, Wang Xiaolie said: "You must not forget that we are here to rescue Shaanxi Province on this trip. When the Jin army retreated, it was natural to capture more prefectures and counties. In the past two years, the Jin army has plundered

Most of the craftsmen who came here are from Jiezhou and Jiangzhou, let’s go and rescue them.”

Shao Ling said: "If we capture Jiangzhou, Jinzhou, Fenzhou, and even Taiyuan Prefecture don't have heavy troops behind us, why not keep marching?"

Wang Xiaolie sighed: "When we arrived in Shaanzhou, the logistics of food and grass were very difficult. We kept marching, what did we eat? Now we can pursue the Jin Army because the Jin Army has lost its food and grass, and we cannot defend every place.

Once we pass Jiangzhou, the situation is reversed. We defeated the Jin army in this battle, and they left tens of thousands of soldiers. Don't we care? The surrounding counties and counties have all been robbed of food and grass by the Jin army. There is no hope at all.

Go up. We can only let the signing army return to Dengzhou as soon as possible without wasting too much food and grass. I have calculated over and over again. Even if I try my best, I can only capture Jiezhou and Jiangzhou. There is really nothing I can do about other places.

.When fighting, you must know when enough is enough and don’t be greedy for military success.”

The other people nodded, understanding what Wang Xiaolie meant.

Although Shaanzhou was saved, Shaanzhou had already been robbed completely by the Jin Army and could not provide food and grass. It occupied the Jin Army's camp and took away the Jin Army's reserves here. However, the Jin Army's reserves were not much and could not support the long-term development.

The army of time is stationed here. In fact, the most important thing is that to attack north, Wang Xiaolie must have Zhang Jun's full assistance. But Wang Xiaolie does not expect much from Zhang Jun and Qu Duan.

It was agreed that Wang Xiaolie ordered Shao Ling and Cao Zhiyan to continue chasing north, following Wanyan Lousu and Xiao Haohu until they approached Jiezhou. The Jin army's occupation in this area was not stable, and the Song army was forced to retreat.

They had no choice but to retreat. They could not reorganize their army until they were far away from the Song army. Zhang Jun led a thousand cavalry and two thousand infantry to cooperate with Zhang Qi in pursuing Zhe Keqiu. He did not allow Zhe Keqiu to rendezvous with Lou Su.

Chase north until you reach Jiangzhou.

Wang Xiaolie led the remaining two to three thousand people to station in Pinglu to pacify the place. Especially to appease the Jin army's signing army. When Niu Gao arrived, he arranged for the signing army and the people in this area to withdraw southward from Dengzhou. Without strong support from the rear,

When the Jin army from the east came to the west, Wang Xiaolie could not defend this area.

Several people were ordered to leave. Wang Xiaolie sat alone in the tent, looking at a lamp in trance.

On the way here, he continued to receive reports from Shao Ling and Zhang Jun. Wang Xiaolie understood that as long as the city of Shaanzhou was not destroyed, the Jin army would definitely not be his opponent after his arrival. However, it was unexpected that the battle went so smoothly.

The most important reason was that Zhe Keqiu's army was exhausted from attacking the city. It was defeated by him in one battle and could not even gather the army. Without Zhe Keqiu, Wanyan Lousu's flanks were exposed in front of him.

Time was defeated.

Winning the first battle is extremely important to Wang Xiaolie. As long as Shao Ling and Cao Zhiyan hold the Jin army tightly and do not allow them time to rest, the overall situation of this battle will be decided. The subsequent results will depend on Zhang Jun and Qu Duan.

If you and Zhai are happy, you won't get too involved.

Thinking of this, Wang Xiaolie stretched himself. Fighting should be done in moderation, and you should not be dazzled by victory. Even if you defeat the Jin army in one battle, you cannot underestimate them. Given enough time, they can still regroup.

, still has fighting power. Now, Wang Xiaolie wants to calculate the outcome of this battle.

Tens of thousands of soldiers were just slaves in the eyes of the Jin army, but they were a rare labor force for Wang Xiaolie. Moving them to Dengzhou would open up a large area of ​​land. Wang Xiaolie planned to move all the people in this area.

, and a large amount of manpower. There is a large area of ​​free land in Dengzhou, Tangzhou, and Wang Xiaolie is not afraid of too many people. With people, the place can develop.

In addition to people, there are also horses. The Jurchens who attacked Shaanzhou had at least two horses per person, and even three to five horses per person. Of course, many of them could not be used as war horses, but they could still be used as pack horses. In addition to the Khitan and Zheke

Asking for horses from the army, nearly 30,000 horses could be captured in this battle.

For Wang Xiaolie now, horses are really important. Even if there are 5,000 horses, he can develop thousands of cavalry. With thousands of cavalry in hand, plus 6,000 cavalry, Wang Xiaolie has truly become a warrior.

an important force.
Chapter completed!