"General, mount your horse quickly." A group of Yu Xiaobei's loyal soldiers supported him on his horse and then covered his escape.
Kou Wang was killing the enemy. He glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw Yu Xiaobei escaping in a hurry. He was instantly overjoyed.
Of the four brothers in the Yu family, there is only one left, Yu Xiaobei.
If Yu Xiaobei is killed here, what ability does the Yu family have and the Zhou court can resist?
He rushed towards Yu Xiaobei at high speed. In an instant, Yu Xiaobei was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder split apart, and he panicked and didn't choose his way.
Seeing this, Kou Wang chased after him with all his strength, the long knife in his hand was stained with blood, and there was a fatal chill in his eyes.
In the military camp, the Nanchuan rebels also fled in all directions, and the rest died tragically at the hands of the Northern Tiger Army.
This battle is not over yet, but Kou Wang's victory can be declared in advance.
In the end, Kou Wang failed to kill Yu Xiaobei, and Yu Xiaobei fled deep into Dingyuan Mountain.
By the time the sun rose three poles high, the battle was over.
Kou Wang's men were cleaning up the corpses in the rebel camp. They lost more than 5,000 people in this battle, while the enemy left more than 18,000 corpses.
For a frontal war, they achieved absolute victory in this war.
However, Kou Wang was frowning and not too happy.
He originally planned to wipe out less than half of the enemy army in this battle, and he would have to kill 40,000 to 50,000 people, but now there are less than 20,000 people, which is far lower than he expected.
"There are only 20,000 defenders in Nancheng. Pass my order. After the army has rested and reorganized, we will directly attack Nancheng." Kou Wang waved his hand and gave the order directly.
However, this order shocked Deng Yongle and almost jumped up.
"General Kou, no!"
Although Deng Yongle was a deputy general in the army, he had rich battlefield experience. He had once encircled and suppressed the Tianyi Army, and he also had a certain influence in the army.
Even Kou Wang would ask this senior for advice on many things.
"General Deng, what's wrong?" Kou Wang asked.
Deng Yongle stepped forward and spoke slowly.
"Although there are only 10,000 defenders in Nancheng, don't forget that we still have Yu Xiaobei's remnant army behind us."
"Although we won an absolute victory, Yu Xiaobei did not lose much."
"If the enemy attacks from both front and rear, our previous advantage will be completely wiped out."
After all, Deng Yongle's battlefield experience was much stronger than Kou Wang's, and his views on many issues were even stronger than Kou Wang's.
"General Kou, His Majesty also said that you must not underestimate Yu Xiaobei." Finally, Deng Yongle reminded Kou Wang again.
As the saying goes, a arrogant soldier will be defeated. On the battlefield, anything is possible. Sometimes one wrong step will lead to the whole game being lost.
Kou Wang looked thoughtful and his face was serious. What Deng Yongle said was not unreasonable.
However, Nancheng was also very tempting to him, and Kou Wang could not calm down.
"General Deng, I understand what you said, but Nancheng is very important to our army. No matter what, I have to give it a try." Kou Wang's eyes were full of determination and he was not moved at all.
Deng Yongle sighed. Kou Wang was young and energetic. Although he was very strong, he could not calm down after all.
"General Kou, please let me guard the rear to guard against Xiaobei's sneak attack."
There was no other way, so Deng Yongle could only do the next best thing and let him guard against Yu Xiaobei and others.
Kou Wang had no objection to this proposal.
He led 30,000 troops and rushed directly towards Nancheng, making preparations to storm Nancheng.
Deep in Dingyuan Mountain, Yu Xiaobei rested here.
All around him were his own troops, and not far away, there were more than 10,000 troops scattered around.
"Report."
Soon, scouts came to report.
"Kou Wang has led his army to kill Nancheng. There are about 30,000 people."
After hearing the news, Yu Xiaobei burst out laughing.
"Hahaha, Kou Wang, I really guessed you right."
"Today, I will make you pay for your frivolity."
"I also want to avenge my third brother."
Yu Xiaobei clenched his fists and his body trembled slightly.
This is not fear, but excitement.
Since the beginning of the war, he has never defeated Kou Wang and has been suppressed by Kou Wang.
This time, he took the initiative to show weakness and lured Kou Wang to come for a decisive battle.
Kou Wang was indeed fooled, and while they were slacking off, he attacked them in one fell swoop.
If Yu Xiaobei and others had been prepared, I am afraid that as Kou Wang expected, 40,000 to 50,000 people would die.
By then, even if Yu Xiaobei doesn't die, it will really have no effect.
Originally, their mission was to hold Kou Wang back and trap him in Dingyuan Mountain.
But Yu Xiaobei was full of hatred for Kou Wang. He always hoped that he could defeat Kou Wang, avenge his brother, and vent his anger at the same time.
Although Deng Yongle made strict arrangements in Dingyuan Mountain, his familiarity with Dingyuan Mountain cannot be compared with that of Yu Xiaobei.
Yu Xiaobei took advantage of the opportunity and 80,000 troops rushed out of Dingyuan Mountain and headed straight for Nancheng.
It wasn't until Yu Xiaobei and others all left Dingyuan Mountain that Deng Yongle learned the news.
"No, follow me quickly to rescue General Kou."
Deng Yongle suddenly felt like he was dead. He didn't care about etiquette and set off with his army without even putting on his armor.
He shouted repeatedly, urging the army to hurry up.
At this time, it was impossible for them to catch up with Yu Xiaobei. Deng Yongle had no choice but to separate from the main force and lead an army to take a detour and pursue Yu Xiaobei.
At this time, Kou Wang was attacking Nancheng.
After they arrived at Nancheng, they launched an attack almost immediately, without giving the Nancheng defenders any chance to react.
The general who defended the city in Nancheng was one of Yu Xun's apprentices. He had guarded the city with Yu Xun back then, so he had considerable experience.
However, Kou Wang's ferocity was the only one he had ever seen in his life. In just a few sticks of incense, the city wall almost fell.
This was because Kou Wang and others were on their way in a hurry and did not carry many siege equipment.
"Keep it, you must keep it."
Nancheng is the gateway to Nanchuan City and there is no room for failure. The city guard general also became ruthless and risked his life to defend the Nancheng wall.
He knew Yu Xiaobei's plan, and if nothing unexpected happened, Yu Xiaobei would arrive soon.
Under Kou Wang's offensive, Nancheng is still in danger, and it seems that it will be captured in the next second.
"General Kou, what's wrong, there are Nanchuan rebels coming to kill, and the leader is Yu Xiaobei."
Finally, Yu Xiaobei arrived, less than twenty miles away from Kou Wang.
Kou Wang's army was concentrating on attacking the city and did not notice the army behind it at all. It was not until they were almost in front that they noticed it.
"What!" Kou Wang grabbed the man's collar and yelled angrily.
However, no matter how loud he roared, it was of no use as Yu Xiaobei's army was approaching them at a rapid speed.
"Kou Wang, suffer death!" Yu Xiaobei looked at Kou Wang in front of him, his eyes filled with the excitement of revenge.
However, in front of them, a cavalry team of several thousand people suddenly appeared.
A closer look revealed that it was Deng Yongle and others.