After Du Fuwei received the news of the sneak attack on Shanyangcang, in order not to affect the morale of the army, he deliberately suppressed it and did not publicize it, so no one knew about it except for the military advisor and a few generals around him.

His idea was also more aggressive, that is, to take advantage of the fact that there was still half a month's surplus of grain and grass in the army, annihilate Xu Shiji's soldiers and horses in Zhongli County, and then retreat with his whole body and go north to the bank of the Huai River to resist Luo Zhaoyun's imperial expedition.

Once Xu Shiji's soldiers and horses were eliminated, it would also be a big blow to the northern imperial court.

At least in the short term, it will be more difficult for the north to organize a large-scale southward attack, and it will also have an impact on morale, and at the same time increase the determination and fighting spirit of the allied army on the part of the Yangtze River to resist Dahua.

Du Fuwei planned to take a risk, and several groups of men and horses formed a siege and attacked Zhongli City and the fortifications outside with all their might.

The 100,000-strong army retreated within the defensive line, relying on cities and trenches and fortresses to resist the attack of the Jiangnan army.

After the two sides confronted each other, they fought each other every day, and every time Du Fuwei commanded the army to attack, he would pay a great price.

"Kill—"

Zhongli outside the city, the war drums are noisy, the arrows are full of air, the soldiers are fighting, today the two sides invested tens of thousands of troops, and they are constantly rushing and killing, a tragedy.

Shen Faxing, Zhang Shan'an, Wang Hua, Wenren Sui'an and other princes' leaders, each leading their troops, in different directions, took turns to attack the enemy's defensive belt.

The Dahua army had already dug a trench outside the city, and then built up the earthen ramparts, and the archers and spearmen defended on the earthen ramparts, and behind the city was the city, and the archers above were also suppressing the attack of the Jiangnan army below.

This is a three-dimensional defense, from the bottom to the top, pulling the battle line open, which can relieve the pressure of the main city being stormed.

One by one, they fell in a pool of blood, and the corpses were all over the ground, but the soldiers behind quickly made up for it, and like a tide, they kept rushing into the towering city.

"As long as it takes seven days, Xu Shiji will not be able to hold on." Du Fuwei made a judgment, feeling that Xu Shiji's soldiers and horses were uneven, and the allies attacked wildly, and after seven days, the defenders in the city would inevitably be shaken and their combat effectiveness reduced, and they would be taken down.

Just then, a scout sent urgent information.

Du Fuwei took it and looked at it, his face suddenly changed, and he felt cold hands and feet.

"The Jianghuai army has all been wiped out, the 100,000 Dahua army has crossed the river, Luo Zhaoyun has arrived in Huainan in person, and even Qingliu City has been trapped."

Du Fuwei felt that his heart was not steady, because after Shanyang Cang was burned, most of the grain and grass of their allies were provided by Qingliu City, and Jiangdu County was in the northwest county, and the grain was requisitioned and stored in Qingliu City and supplied to the front-line allied forces.

Zhang Shan'an, Shen Faxing, Wang Hua, Wenren Sui'an and others rushed from all over the country with troops, and it was impossible to bring enough grain and grass, all of which needed to be provided by the Jianghuai army.

"General, what's wrong?" Kan Ling, one of the Jianghuai Tiger Generals, asked.

Du Fuwei held the information in the palm of his hand and sighed: "The army of the Northern Imperial Court, faster than we imagined, first attacked Shanyang Cang, cut off the rear of our army's supply, and severely damaged our army's water division, control the Huai River, the army has crossed the river, the main army is outflanking our rear, and at the same time sent all the men and horses to besiege Qingliu City. ”

"What, it's come to this point." It was hard for Kan Ling to imagine that they were still dominant, but suddenly there was a reversal, and they were already in danger.

Du Fuwei sighed: "Luo Zhaoyun's use of soldiers is really fast, and it is unpredictable. ”

"Father-in-law, do you need me to lead troops to rescue Qingliu City?" Kan Ling is also one of Du Fuwei's adopted sons.

Du Fuwei fell into hesitation and looked embarrassed, because Qingliu City is a major city in the northwest of Jiangdu County, the location is important, like a place of viscera, and the defender of the city is his right-hand man, Ximen Junyi and his wife, it stands to reason that they should send troops back to rescue.

However, as long as you are familiar with the art of war, you can see that this is obviously a strategy to besiege the city and send reinforcements, as long as you send troops there, you will definitely encounter ambushes and heavy losses, and lose more troops.

"Don't worry, General Ximen has 30,000 defenders, and there is plenty of grain and grass in the city, even if you insist on it for half a year, it's no problem to hold on for half a year, and it's us who are in crisis right now, there is not enough food and grass, we need to send someone to Liyang County, go back to our base camp, and mobilize grain and grass over, we have more than twenty or thirty troops here, and we may not be afraid of the imperial army!" Du Fuwei was a little unconvinced, and immediately made a choice not to send someone to rescue the siege of Qingliu City.

Kan Ling asked, "Then does this news need to be kept secret?" ”

"Well, don't announce it to the soldiers for the time being, after retiring today, in the commander's tent, the general manager and the leaders of the princes and armies from all walks of life, let's discuss countermeasures, there is Xu Shiji's defenders in Zhongli City in front, and Luo Zhaoyun came with 100,000 soldiers and horses in the back, this Dahua Emperor is the world's best on horseback, the young man enlisted in the army, and his achievements are brilliant, and he must not be underestimated."

Du Fuwei's expression was solemn, although he had not yet fought against Luo Zhaoyun, but when these battle reports came, he already felt a strong threat, which even made him a little uneasy, and his confidence was impacted.

The 30,000 Jianghuai naval army was a trump card in his hand, and he thought that he could block the northern army from crossing the river, so that they had nothing to do, and it was difficult to cross the river in a short time.

The northern army was not good at water warfare, so Du Fuwei and others attached great importance to the Jianghuai Naval Division.

But he didn't expect that overnight, the whole army was wiped out, how did Luo Zhaoyun do it with his soldiers?

The more I think about it, the more chilling I feel, and the pressure is huge, in the face of such a legendary opponent, even if Du Fuwei is a hero and has excellent martial arts, he is still not optimistic.

"Will the Allies be able to resist?" Duvowe lacked the confidence to defeat his opponent in his heart.

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