Emperor Sun made his fortune from scratch

Due to the

defeat of Zhao Cheng and Liu Xiao, the Xiangyang army only had more than 40,000 people left, and it was inferior to the Zhaowu army in terms of strength.

Yuan Heteng took a deep breath, knowing in his heart that the whole army had reached the point of life and death.

Cousin Yuan Lei said to him: "Our army is in a worrying situation, there are only two ways at present, I am willing to lead thousands of soldiers to stop the Zhaowu army in the rear, and my brother leads the rest of the soldiers to meet Shi Ai." Or.......... "

Or what?" Seeing Yuan Lei spitting and spitting, Yuan Heteng was unhappy in his heart.

Yuan Lei's expression was bitter, "I am responsible for commanding the Zhaowu Army, and my brother can dress up in disguise and take his own soldiers to cross the river and go north first."

"Shut up! There are still tens of thousands of soldiers in our army, how can I flee without a fight. Yuan Heteng was furious and said sharply: "If I really do this cowardly act, when I return to Xiangyang, how can my father spare me."

Yuan Lei's face was ashamed and he stopped talking.

After thinking for a while, Yuan Heteng said: "The distance between the two Zhaowu armies in the front and back is more than ten miles, and it is difficult to converge in a short time. I'll give you 7,000 men to stop the Zhaowu army in the rear. It's best to win, and even if you can't win, you have to hold it off as much as possible. "

Brother, don't worry, I will fight to the death!" Yuan Lei said solemnly.

Soon, Yuan Lei led 7,000 soldiers and took the initiative to kill Liu Haoyan and Wei Rui. Yuan Heteng led the rest of the Xiangyang army and rushed towards Shi Ai.

Shi Ai discovered the movement of the Xiangyang army, he had the advantage of troops, there was no reason to avoid the battle, and he also led the army to take the initiative to kill the other party.

When the Xiangyang army was still half a mile away, the Zhaowu army attacked first, and the crossbowmen fired thousands of arrows.

Dense with arrows, after staying in the sky for a short time, quickly shot at the enemy on the opposite side.

Even though the Zhaowu army was raining fierce arrows and there were already many casualties, Yuan Heteng still did not stop, and ordered the whole army to charge.

The purpose is obvious, I hope to crush

the Zhaowu army as soon as possible! Shi Ai's face is grim, since the Xiangyang army wants to fight, the Zhaowu army will accompany him to the end.

Slowly pulling out the long knife, Shi Ai was as concise as ever, "Kill!"

As soon as the words fell, Chen Lu, Song Jun, Han Zhiyuan and others, with a strong fighting spirit, quickly led their troops to rush out.

When the brave wins on the narrow road, the veteran of the Zhaowu army in a hundred battles, there is only one word that comes to mind at the first time - "fight to the death!" Both

sides pressed all their forces at the beginning, and neither had any reservations.

A fierce white-knuckle battle unfolded on the battlefield, and the battle gradually evolved into a head-on battle between the two armies.

There is no deceit here, what is fought is hard power, and either you die or I die!

Although the battle process is boring, the smell of blood is permeated by the countless corpses lying around, which makes people shudder.

As soon as Yuan Heteng came up, he went crazy, and with the determination to die if he was not victorious, he desperately swung his knife and rushed back and forth to kill!

Chen Lu, as a fierce general of the Zhaowu Army, saw that Yuan Heteng was extremely brave, and his heart burned with a competitive heart, and he drew his knife and slashed at him.

Both of them have excellent martial arts, and they are inseparable from each other. Yuan Heteng found that he couldn't kill Chen Lu and didn't want to entangle with him, but Chen Lu didn't want to let him go, and he had to decide the winner.

Yuan Heteng was enraged and fought hand-to-hand with Chen Lu at close range, just to kill the other party as soon as possible.

Shi Ai did not participate in the battle, staring ahead with an expressionless face.

Liu Haoyan and Wei Rui hadn't arrived yet, but Shi Ai was not in a hurry, and he didn't plan to wait for them.

In terms of the well-trained soldiers, the number of troops, and the sophistication of armament, the Zhaowu army was not weaker than the Xiangyang army; Shi Ai was completely sure that he would be able to win this battle today.

After an hour of fighting, the battlefield turned into a huge slaughterhouse, with stumps and broken arms, internal organs and brains everywhere, which was disgusting.

Han Zhiyuan, Song Jun and others were covered in blood, although they were a little tired, their spirits were still high.

Yuan Heteng fought hard for a long time, and tried his best, but he still couldn't get rid of Chen Lu.

Chen Lu stared at him so hard that he even took off his armor altogether, just to have more fun killing.

As time passed, the situation became more and more bad for the Xiangyang army.

This kind of high-intensity battle is a great test for the soldiers.

The Zhaowu army led by Shi Ai had participated in the Battle of Yiling before, and knew that it would be a bloody battle at the beginning of the war, and they were ready in their hearts.

The Xiangyang army couldn't fight for a long time, and when they saw so many comrades dead, some people began to be afraid.

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Ten miles away, like Yuan Heteng, Yuan Lei also used all his strength at the beginning.

Liu Haoyan and Wei Rui didn't do it.

In the previous battle with Liu Xiao, the losses of the Zhaowu army were not large, only a few hundred.

After the two discussed, Liu Haoyan led 6,000 soldiers to meet Yuan Lei, and Wei Rui did not lead troops to participate in the battle for the time being.

Seeing that the two sides were inseparable, the Zhaowu army did not fall behind.

Wei Rui put his mind at ease, took more than 3,000 soldiers, bypassed the battlefield, and rushed to the front.

Yuan Lei noticed the other party's movements, and he was very anxious, but it was difficult to get rid of the Zhaowu army.

The two armies were already in a mess, and if he suddenly led his troops back, it would surely turn into a rout.

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Wei Rui hurried all the way, and when he arrived at Shi Ai's side, the Zhaowu army had clearly gained the upper hand.

All the soldiers beside Yuan Heteng were killed in battle, and several partial generals have also died on the battlefield.

Shi Ai was slightly surprised to see Wei Rui coming, and in order to end the battle as soon as possible, he ordered him to make a big noise and attack the weak point of the Xiangyang army.

The Xiangyang Army, which was already on the verge of collapse, could no longer hold on as Wei Rui arrived with his troops, and the soldiers fled the battlefield one after another.

Yuan Heteng saw that the defeat was decided, and without the slightest hesitation, he ran for his life and fled north.

Where did Chen Lu allow him to leave, and led the troops to chase after him.

Twenty miles north of here, the Zhaowu soldiers surrounded Yuan Heteng. The long knife slashed at it.

At the moment when death was approaching, Yuan Heteng was afraid.

"I will surrender. Yuan Heteng said urgently.

Chen Lu wanted to kill him, but thinking of Liu Beichen's previous incident, he spared him his life, and asked the soldiers to tie him up and hand him over to Shi Ai to deal with later.

Soon, Liu Haoyan defeated Yuan Lei.

Yuan Lei thought that Yuan Heteng had died in battle, so he killed himself.

After the destruction of the main force of the Xiangyang Army, Shi Ai did not delay and led his troops to continue north.

Three days later, the Zhaowu army crossed the Yangtze River and approached the city of Jiangling.

In Jiangling City, there are still 3,000 Xiangyang troops.

Shi Ai did not attack the city immediately, but asked Yuan Heteng to stand under the city and shout, urging the Xiangyang army in the city to surrender as soon as possible.

The soldiers at the head of the city naturally knew Yuan Heteng, and when they learned of the disastrous defeat of the Xiangyang army, their morale was greatly reduced.

All the heroes and powerful people in the city are like ashes, afraid of the retaliation of the Zhaowu army after entering the city.

Yan Mingzhi, the head of the Yan family, Meng Kaifan, the head of the Meng family, and others persuaded the Xiangyang army not to open the city gate.

They believed that the city of Jiangling was strong, and it would be difficult for the Zhaowu army to conquer it in a short period of time; during the period of defending the city, they could send people to Xiangyang to ask for help; and when the reinforcements arrived, they would be able to defeat the Zhaowu army.

The guard hesitated and did not open the city gate immediately.

Shi Ai sent people to shout to the city that if they did not surrender, Yuan Heteng would be killed, and even if they finally held Jiangling, Yuan Mingqin would not let them go.

This is still reasonable, after all, Yuan Heteng is the eldest son of Yuan Mingqin, and he is very valued by Yuan Mingqin; if he really has a case, Yuan Mingqin is furious, and the officers and men of the Xiangyang Army in the city are very likely to suffer.

Rather than this, it is better to surrender to the Zhaowu army.

After some thought, despite the desperate efforts of the heroes, the generals defending the city opened the city gate and let the Zhaowu army enter the city.

Shi Ai was just about to enter the city, but was stopped by Song Jun and others.

Song Jun said with a smile: "General Shi is a kind person, and the following things will be handed over to the future to handle." "