Looking at the map, Wang Xiaoxing said: "If the Jin army wants to escape, there is no other way. They can only go to Fuzhou, and the Hanyang army can cross the river from Ezhou or Huangzhou. After entering Lianghuai, there will be no army to intercept them. This is the only way.

, it’s not easy to walk either.”

Jie Qian said: "Since there is only one way, we have arranged troops and horses in advance to stop them."

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Zhijun, how easy is it to stop the Jin army? At Jingmen, we can do it with more than 20,000 people. How many troops are needed in other places? In my opinion, it is better to stop the main force of the Jin army.

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Jie Qian said: "As long as we hold the Han River and prevent the Jin army from crossing the river, it will be fine."

Wang Xiaoxing said: "The Han River is hundreds of miles away, and we can cross the river everywhere. How can we defend it? After leaving Jingmen, the Jin people can cross the river at Qianjiang. The water there is gentle and it is really difficult to defend. We still have to find a way to defeat the Jin army.

It will be too difficult to annihilate them all if we retain the main force."

Jie Qian looked at Wang Xiaolie. After a while, he said: "Defense doesn't want to completely annihilate the Jin army?"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head and didn't speak for a while. Seeing everyone looking at him with strange eyes, he said: "Don't think about it! Of course I want to annihilate the Jin army, but I just can't do it. If I escape for my life, all the Jin army will be killed."

They are cavalry, and they are very fast. I am chasing after my army of more than 20,000 people. When can we catch up? With more than 20,000 people, what will we eat on the road? Are we robbing the people?"

Jie Qian said: "When a large army travels, it is natural for the local government to provide military rations! If the local government cannot supply enough, the chief officer will be punished!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "On this road, there are local officials in Fuzhou, but what about other places? Last year, the Jin army crossed the river from Huangzhou, burning, killing and looting all the way, and the local area suffered serious damage. Where can we get food in this lean time?"

Wang Xiaolie said, "Zhijun, when the two armies are fighting, it's normal to want to win completely. But in real conditions, it's really difficult to achieve. If the Jin army wants to escape and abandon their baggage, they will be defeated in a few days."

We can go to Huangzhou, where can we catch up? If it were normal times, there would be defenders in various places, and there would be military rations in each place. If we chased behind, the Jin army would not be able to escape. But now is not a normal time. Is there any city on this road?

Can we block the path of the Jin Army? Without the cooperation of other armies, how can we keep the Jin Army?"

Jie Qian thought for a while and felt that what Wang Xiaolie said made sense. But how could he be willing to accept being retreated calmly by the Jin army when the battle was at this point? He looked at the map, frowning and saying nothing.

Chen Yuyi watched coldly, but he could see that Wang Xiaolie did not have the will to annihilate the Jin army. If he really wanted to annihilate them all, no matter how difficult it was, Wang Xiaolie could use various methods to prevent the Jin army from running so fast. As long as a small amount was needed,

The army held back the Jin army, and the army behind them followed suit.

Several people discussed and discussed, and finally decided that if the Jin Army continues to attack tomorrow, the Song Army will wait for an opportunity to counterattack. If the Jin Army can be defeated, Niu Gao's cavalry will be used to capture the Jin Army's baggage, especially the porters of the rear team. The Jin Army

If the main force escapes, all its baggage must be left behind.

Send Xie Qian away and return to the commander's tent. Niu Gao couldn't help but said: "Defense, if the Jin army escapes, I will catch up with the Jin army with light cavalry. I should be able to catch up with the Jin army. Harass it with light cavalry, and the big army will follow.

It may not be possible to completely annihilate the Jin army!"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Where can you hold back the Jin army? I've calculated over and over again, and I have to reach Fuzhou as soon as possible. Not to mention that when the army arrives in Fuzhou, food and grass will be a problem. Fuzhou can supply it.

, will also be very difficult. Not to mention, once the Jin army cannot hold off in Fuzhou and the Jin army enters the Hanyang army, the problem will be huge. In the final analysis, I, the envoy of South Jingxi Road, am a grass-roots general. Many things-

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Having said this, Wang Xiaolie shook his head.

A warlord is a warlord, Wang Xiaolie did not say this. Even if he has the name of the imperial court and his own territory, he is still a warlord. Once the warlord's troops leave their territory too far, there will be many surprises. Really pursue the Jin army to Hanyang

The army, even to Ezhou, if the imperial court has a decree, what should I do if I mobilize myself to other places? What if a minister wants his army to be separated? If you agree, the army will be divided. If you don’t agree, it is disobedience to the imperial court. Even if the imperial court will not do it now

No matter how you are, the impression remains.

When assisting Shaanxi Province at the beginning of the year, nearly 10,000 troops were left in Shaanxi. What could Wang Xiaolie say? Li Yanxian was not strong and he was loyal, so Wang Xiaolie was not very worried. If more troops were left in Hubei,

Wang Xiaolie was worried.

Chen Yuyi guessed what Wang Xiaolie was thinking and said nothing more. At this time, the army was the foundation of the warlord. With the lessons of Shaanzhou, no matter how selfless Wang Xiaolie was, he would not let the army leave his control.

In the commander's tent of the Jin Army, Ba Lisu, Wanyan Yuying and Yelu Mawu were sitting around drinking.

Wanyan Yuying said: "I don't believe that the Song army on the other side is so strong! Tomorrow I will take three thousand Guaizi horses and go further east to flank the Song army! Just disrupt the Song army's formation and see how they defend Jingmen!"

Ba Lisu sighed: "My dear nephew, have you ever thought about what would happen if you still lose?"

Wanyan Yuying was stunned. She had never thought about this question. Is there an undefeated Song Army in this world?

Ba Lisu said: "We have just crossed the river and are still far away from the Central Plains. If we go deep into the Song Dynasty, it will be very dangerous if the war goes against us! We attacked for two days and lost more than 3,000 people. If we attack again tomorrow, there will be so many troops!"

Wanyan Yuying was a little stunned and said: "According to your Majesty's words, do you want to withdraw?"

Ba Lisu nodded: "We have to withdraw. We have insufficient capital and unfavorable geography, so we cannot continue fighting with the Song army. If we withdraw from here and take other roads, no one can stop us. If we continue to fight here, I'm afraid -

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Having said this, Ba Lisu shook his head helplessly. As the commander-in-chief, for the sake of the entire army, Ba Lisu had to make this decision. But as a strong general, he really didn't want to make this decision.

The Jin army had a total of 10,000 people, and more than 3,000 people were killed in two days of fighting. How could we continue to fight this battle? Not to mention that after losing for two days in a row, the morale of the army was obviously low. One or two thousand people died in one day, and after two days of fighting,

They couldn't even gather enough troops to attack.

After two consecutive days of fighting, the Jin army was already defeated. Wang Xiaolie could see this, and so could Ba Lisu. If they didn't retreat in time, Ba Lisu's 10,000 people would all be surrendered in front of Jingmen City.

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Yeluma Wu said: "If we want to retreat, where should we retreat to?"

Ba Lisu said: "Actually, there is only one way left. That is to go to Fuzhou, go to Hanyang Army, and cross the river from Huangzhou. Once I reach Lianghuai, no one can stop me!"

Yelu Mawu said: "The Song army is guarding the Jingmen army, so we can go around it. If we go east to Yingzhou, we can go north as well."

Ba Lisu sighed: "Can't you see? The person blocking us is Dengzhou's Wang Kuan. If we leave the territory under his rule, wouldn't it be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth! Not only Yingzhou cannot leave, but also Guangzhou

Let's go! Needless to say, we will send an army to capture Fuzhou tomorrow, and we will support you under Jingmen City for one more day. Tomorrow night, the army will go eastward!"

Wanyan Yuying and Yelu Ma were determined to leave as soon as they saw it, so they had no choice but to say yes.

After a moment of silence, Yelu Mawu said: "If our army wants to withdraw, the Song army will definitely come to pursue it. The cavalry is okay, but the Song army cannot catch up. My rear army still has nearly 20,000 southern porters, so they cannot go fast.

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Ba Lisu said: "You lead the rear guard to cover our retreat. When things are urgent, let these porters stop the Song army and you can escape by yourself."

After hearing this, Yelu Mawu frowned. So, if the Jin Army cut off its tail to survive, then he himself would have a cut off tail?

Seeing that Yelu Mawu was displeased, Ba Lisu said: "When things are urgent, we have to give up the looted goods. We don't want the goods anymore, so what's the use of those porters? You just drive them forward to stop the Song army."

Even if there are 20,000 pigs, the Song army will take two days to catch them. With one or two days, you can escape as far as possible."

Wanyan Yuying said: "We crossed the river and fought in dozens of states. We fought hard to grab the goods. I don't know how many sons still expected to bring the goods home. Their parents, wives and children were happy. They abandoned them all at once. How could they be willing to do so?

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Ba Lisu said: "If you have money, you must also have life to spend! The current situation is like this. We can't escape without abandoning our belongings. What can we do?"

Wanyan Yuying didn't believe that the Song army could stop him, so he didn't agree to retreat. He heard that the looted wealth was going to be thrown away, how could he endure it? The Jin army had no military salary, and they were beaten to death, so they just expected to loot the wealth and return it.

If you don’t bring anything back home, wouldn’t you be ridiculed?

Wanyan Yuying was Ba Lisu's nephew. After saying a few words, he didn't bother to pay attention to him. He just arranged the retreat route. He decided that he and Wanyan Yuying would lead the elite cavalry first to capture Fuzhou. Yelu Mawu followed, and the Song army came to pursue them.
Chapter completed!