Thirty thousand troops rolled down, and there were few civilians in Yueyang City. Several hundred defenders immediately collapsed.

The army entered the city to rest.

Scouts from both sides were like elegant groups, shuttling back and forth on both sides of the Wei River all day long.

Du Yu garrisoned Yueyang, which meant that Sima Lian's capture of Jingyang had little meaning.

The Liang army can go north into Zuo Fengyi, rush north into Bingzhou, and return to Hexi from Henan.

In this era, Guanzhong had a vast territory and sparsely populated areas. The Qiang and Hu people moved southward, and there was air leakage everywhere.

Du Yu was originally from Jingzhao and was very familiar with the geography of Guanzhong.

As the time came for the autumn harvest in August, Du Yu rushed to harvest the fields in the east of Wei, and the army had enough food and grass.

"Since Chang Shi wants to fight the Wei army here, why not build a deep trench and high fortress?" Zhou Yu suggested.

The war is approaching, and everyone's fate is tied together. Even if there is a slight grudge in his heart, he can only suppress it.

Du Yu patiently explained: "Our army is in the heart of the enemy. If we move, we will live. If we don't move, we will die."

"General, do you want to abandon Yueyang?"

"Of course!"

The two are not at the same level. Zhou Yu was born at the bottom of the Wuwei camp and was good at rushing into battle, but not good at strategic decision-making.

Most of the generals under Yang Zheng are like this.

"Report——" Several horses came galloping over, "I have military orders coming from Gu Zang!"

The eyes of the soldiers who were setting up defense at the top of the city all drifted over.

Du Yu, Zhou Yu, Jiang Fane and more than a dozen people half-knelt down to salute.

The eyes of Zhou Yu and others moved.

Jiang Fane looked a little nervous.

It is very likely that the lives of these 30,000 troops depended on this piece of military order.

The situation in Yongliang has changed too fast. A few days ago, I was just north of Dongwei Bridge, watching the battle of Longyou. Today, I have captured Yueyang.

As for Longyou, the winner was decided within ten days.

If the military order ordered Du Yu to retreat immediately, Du Yu's deployment would be immediately disrupted.

The leading cavalryman swung his saddle and dismounted, holding a piece of silk in his hand, with a serious look on his face, "General's order: In matters in Weibei, the governor will decide whether to advance or retreat!"

"Obey the order!" Du Yu breathed a long sigh of relief, took the military order with both hands, and turned to face the generals. "The general has entrusted me with important matters of prosperity and death. The duty of a king and his ministers is such, how can I not repay him with death? You guys?"

You have also been greatly favored by the general, and you may have been raised in the army, or you may have been a slave. Now the enemy is in front of you. If you don’t die, what difference will you make to the beasts!”

"I'm willing to die for you!" Jiang Fanye took the lead and knelt down half-way.

"I am willing to die in retribution!" Meng Fei also knelt down.

Zhou Yu also knelt down.

The surrounding generals and soldiers knelt on the city wall.

If they had criticized Du Yu before and dared not speak out in anger, now they just want to defeat the enemy.

Du Yu borrowed Yang Zheng's military order and completed pre-war mobilization in an instant.

Afterwards, Du Yu took Jiang Fane, Meng Fei and others to personally inspect the surrounding terrain.

Yueyang was originally the capital of the Qin State. Liu Bang, the king of Han Dynasty, also established his capital here after he returned to the Three Qin Dynasties.

The terrain here is high and gentle, with a thorn plateau in the north and a cut-off plateau on the west bank of the Ishikawa River in the east, stretching for dozens of miles.

"Report to the general, Sima Ban's 50,000-strong army has arrived in Weinan! Zhoutai's troops have arrived in Chang'an." The scouts rushed to report.

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"Where is Sima Lianbu now?" Du Yu asked in a deep voice.

Although he is a scholar in broad robes, no one dares to look down upon this scholar.

"We have crossed the Zhengguo Canal and camped in Pinyang." the scout replied.

Pinyang is north of Liyang, blocking Du Yu's retreat northward.

This shows that Sima Lian is also an extraordinary general.

How similar is the current battle to the battle in which Guanqiu Jian was besieged and killed?

Surrounded on three sides, Mount Tai presses to the top.

"This is a good place for a decisive battle." Jiang Fane said with bright eyes.

"Send orders to all armies to abandon Yueyang and march directly to Jingyang!" Du Yu ordered again.

"Isn't this back again?" Meng Fei was confused.

"Stop talking and just follow the orders! The whole army only carries food, armor, ordnance, and all other belongings are abandoned!"

After resting for two days in Yueyang, the 30,000-strong army turned westward again.

There were complaints among the troops that they had robbed many good things along the way, but now they have all been thrown away.

But no one dared to question Du Yu's military order. The more than a hundred heads in front of the gate of Weibei are still fresh in their memory.

The Wei army was never able to complete the siege.

Pinyang's 20,000 cavalry could only double the route and rush forward again to capture Jingyang before Du Yu could.

Sima Ban's 50,000-strong army also accelerated its march to cross the Wei River and advance to Yueyang first.

Zhou Tai also led the army across the Wei River.

Unexpectedly, when Du Yu arrived at Gaoling, he had already set up camp. The army rested for three days to allow the soldiers to maintain their physical strength.

Du Yu also slaughtered more than a thousand pack horses and rewarded the whole army, so that Xuanyi Lang continued to motivate the soldiers.

Therefore, the morale of the 30,000-strong army was always maintained.

"Cross the Weishui River south!" Du Yu ordered again.

The soldiers have long been accustomed to Du Yu's style.

Zhou Yu was the first to understand Du Yu's thoughts. The Wei army was encircled on three sides, but the disadvantage of the Wei army was that the three armies were fighting independently. Every time his own side made a small move, the other side would inevitably make a big move, spending more energy to complete the encirclement.

Guanzhong is a large plain, and it is not easy to complete the containment.

The trace of jealousy toward Du Yu gradually turned into admiration.

It used to be passive cooperation, but now it has become active cooperation.

Unknowingly, Du Yu made this coalition of powerful private troops, Qiang cavalry, and personal guard battalions twist into a rope.

Du Yu was very familiar with the terrain of Guanzhong. He knew exactly where to ford the river, where to station troops, and where to avoid.

The 30,000-strong army was able to cope with the encirclement of 80,000-strong army with ease.

South of the Wei River is a fertile land. The autumn harvest has just begun, and military food is everywhere.

As soon as many farmers saw the menacing Liangzhou Army, they ran away without a trace.

The Wei army learned a lesson this time, and Sima Ban's 50,000-strong army stationed in Gaoling, leaving Zhou Tai and Sima Lian to go south to pursue the Liangzhou army.

Many times, people who are chasing people will inevitably have an illusion.

Thinking that the person being chased cannot defeat you, otherwise why would you run away?

This is especially true for the army.

Sima Ban and Zhou Tai could still be cautious, but Sima Lian couldn't help it anymore.

This is like a gambler with a trump card in his hand. The other party will never collide with him head-on. Even if Sima Lian can stand it, the Wuhuan under him cannot stand the Southern Huns.

Wuhuan's sudden cavalry is famous all over the world.

Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wuhuan cavalry has been the cavalry and thugs in the Central Plains. They were also present in the Youzhou cavalry in the past.

In the second year of Xingping at the end of the Han Dynasty, Wuhuan helped Yuan Shao defeat Gongsun Zan and beheaded 20,000 people.

After Wei Wu attacked Wuhuan in the north, he captured 200,000 people and moved them to Youzhou, where they were organized into households. Wuhuan became a "famous cavalry in the world" and fought for Cao Wei in the south and north.

Now, this famous horse naturally fell into Sima Zhao's possession.

None of this escaped Du Yu's eyes.

On the land of Guanzhong, there are a large number of Liangzhou craftsmen.

Scouts even formed groups, watching the movements of the Wei army day and night.

"Sima Lian going south?" Du Yu's always calm eyes showed murderous intent.

"Exactly, the scouts of Team E captured three Xiongnu deserters yesterday and tortured them to reveal important information. Wuhuan, the Xiongnu are suffering from fatigue from running around, there are many escapees, and there are many complaints in the army, so Sima Lian has no choice but to go south." The scout said with his hands in hand.

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Deserting is normal.

In fact, some of the Liangzhou Army also escaped.

But because Xuan Yilang is here, it can be maintained within an acceptable range.
Chapter completed!