Emperor Sun made his fortune from scratch

When Shi Ai arrived with his troops, the battle was basically over, and the Zhaowu army was cleaning up the battlefield.

Zhao Cheng had 20,000 Xiangyang troops and was almost completely lost.

This battle won more with less, both the process and the result made Shi Ai very satisfied.

However, according to military regulations, it is not allowed to kill and surrender without authorization. Shi Ai hit Liu Beichen on the top ten boards and was fined for another year.

Liu Beichen is also a man, enduring the pain and not saying a word.

The army did not delay and soon attacked the city of Jin.

The generals of the Xiangyang Army, who remained in Jinshi, were shocked to learn that Zhao Cheng's soldiers had been defeated and died, and while organizing the defense of the city, they immediately sent people to inform Yuan Heteng.

The heroes in the city climbed the city tower, looked at the black and oppressive army below, and suddenly felt panic. secretly scolded the Xiangyang army for being incompetent, and it was defeated so quickly.

Before the Zhaowu army began to attack the city, there was a riot in the city.

Jinshi Haoqiang suddenly launched a sneak attack, killed the remaining generals of the Xiangyang army, and opened the city gate to welcome the Zhaowu army into the city.

From the loss of Tsu City to the recovery, only one day passed.

Looking at the respectful and respectful group of heroes, Shi Ai showed a trace of disdain in his eyes, and said secretly: King Qin is really angry this time, I'm afraid he won't give them another chance.

He had a strong premonition that many people would lose their lives this time, in the thousands.

Seeing that the Zhaowu Army did not embarrass them, the Haoqiang breathed a long sigh of relief. But what they didn't know was that in Shi Ai's eyes, they were no different from dead people.

Shi Ai is very busy, and he doesn't have time to worry about the dead.

Wei Xian came with news that he had led naval warships to blockade the river, cutting off the connection between the Xiangyang army and Jiangbei.

Shi Ai was not in a hurry to recover Jiangling, only stayed in Jin City for half a day, and then led a large army to pounce on Yuan Heteng.

Han Zhiyuan, Song Jun, Chen Lu and others asked for their lives, hoping to serve as strikers and go to Liyang first.

Shi Ai thought for a while, and chose Wei Rui, who had the lowest military rank, as the striker, and gave him 5,000 soldiers.

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Yuan Heteng did not know about the defeat of Zhao Cheng's army, and after he arrived in Liyang, he immediately launched a fierce attack on the city.

The resistance of the Zhaowu army in the city was stubborn, and Liu Haoyan learned from Wang Yankai to guard Nanzheng and installed a large number of iron fences on the city wall.

Liu Haoyan is also a ruthless person, in order to prevent the Haoqiang rebellion in the city, all the weapons in the Haoqiang Mansion were confiscated, and even sticks could not be used. Feeling that it was not safe, he forcibly held the children under the age of 14 in one place as hostages.

He also used the strong money and grain to urgently recruit a large number of young people in the city to assist the Zhaowu army in defending the city.

Yuan Heteng attacked for three days, with more than 2,000 soldiers, but still failed to break through the city.

However, the city wall of Liyang is short, far less than Nanzheng and Chengdu. It was easier for the Xiangyang army to climb the city wall, and many iron fences were also knocked down. The two armies were on the city wall, handing over short troops, and the fighting was fierce.

Although it was held temporarily, Liu Haoyan estimated that if the offensive of the Xiangyang army did not decrease, it would last for another ten days at most.

At night, at midnight, it was not yet dawn.

Yuan Heteng was resting in the military tent when he was suddenly woken up by his own soldiers.

Knowing that Zhao Cheng was defeated and Jin City was lost, Yuan Heteng was shocked into a cold sweat.

This time, the Xiangyang army launched an attack on the Zhaowu army, not on a whim, but because of the situation.

Cao Ze in the north was strong, and there were tens of thousands of Wei troops in Nanyang, which made it impossible for the Xiangyang army to go north at all. If you want to expand your power, you can only go south.

Li Zhao had just seized a large area of territory in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and had not yet fully won the support of the people, and the local tycoons were very disgusted with him.

This made Yuan Mingqin see that there was an opportunity, and under the persuasion of his eldest son Yuan Heteng, he decided to use troops to the south.

The reason why Shi Ai felt that the Xiangyang army was advancing too fast was because Yuan Heteng's original intention was also to fight quickly.

The total strength of the Xiangyang army was inferior to that of the Zhaowu army, and it was worried that Li Zhao would transfer troops from Shu to reinforce it.

According to the original plan, after defeating Shi Ai, the Xiangyang army would quickly capture Yiling, build a defensive line there, and block the Zhaowu army back to Shu.

As for the Qi State, unlike Huainan, the Xiangyang Army was not so afraid of it.

After defeating Li Zhao, using the population, money and grain of the Jianghan Plain, the strength of the Xiangyang army increased dramatically, and he was not afraid of a head-to-head confrontation with the Qi State.

It's just that what Yuan Heteng didn't expect was that the Zhaowu army counterattacked quickly and violently. And in recent days, in the fierce battle on the city wall, it is obvious that the strength of the opponent's soldiers is not weak, and they are not under the Xiangyang army at all.

Without Jinshi, the Xiangyang military grain road was cut off. If the whole army wants to cross the river and return to the north, it can only cross the river by Shishou.

And Shishou City is currently in the hands of the Zhaowu Army, and there are thousands of soldiers in the city. There were not many warships in the Xiangyang army, and it was not easy to capture Shishou.

Rubbing his temples, Yuan Heteng felt bored for a while.

"How many Wanzhao Wu troops are there in Jin City?" asked Yuan Heteng.

The soldier said: "According to the news that the scouts just came, there are about fifty or sixty thousand people.

Yuan Heteng's face was solemn, and he felt that Shi Ai would not let him go easily, and this battle was difficult to avoid.

After some deep thought, it was decided to attack Jinshi first, and then return to Gangneung immediately.

As long as Jiangling is in hand, the Xiangyang army can cross the river and go south at any time.

"Ordered the whole army to evacuate Liyang at night. Move quickly and not be discovered by the Zhaowu Army. Yuan Heteng said in a deep voice.

At dawn, Liu Haoyan was ready on the city wall, but the Xiangyang army did not come to attack the city for a long time.

The soldiers were sent out of the city to check, and the soldiers found that the camp of the Xiangyang Army was empty.

Soon, a soldier sent Shi Ai's military order.

Only then did Liu Haoyan determine that it was not a conspiracy, and the Xiangyang Army had indeed run away.

No longer hesitating, Liu Haoyan led 5,000 soldiers to chase after the Xiangyang army. In the past few days, he has been blocked in the city, and he has been holding back the fire in his belly.

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Striker Wei Rui first encountered Yuan Heteng. Due to the small number of troops, there was no rush to attack, and slowly retreated.

When retreating to a valley, take advantage of the terrain to block the Xiangyang army.

Yuan Heteng was unwilling to entangle with Wei Rui, so he sent Liu Xiao to lead 3,000 soldiers to contain Wei Rui, while he himself led other soldiers and horses around the valley and continued north.

Liu Xiao was cautious, and when Yuan Heteng did not go far, the Zhaowu army did not dare to take the initiative to attack, and ordered his soldiers to dig deep trenches, intending to confront Wei Rui here.

I never thought that after the trench was dug, Wei Rui had not yet moved, and Liu Haoyan in the rear had already led his troops to kill.

Wei Rui took the opportunity to send troops, Liu Xiao was attacked by the enemy on his back, and was quickly defeated, and was finally shot by Liu Haoyan.

After that, Liu Haoyan and Wei Rui joined forces and continued to chase Yuan Heteng.

Yuan Heteng, who was hurrying, learned that Liu Xiao had died in battle, and nearly 10,000 Zhaowu troops appeared in the rear, which was rapidly approaching him.

Soon, the scouts in front also came to report that Shi Ai led a large army to appear in front, less than fifteen miles away from him.