Another day passed after the Battle of Sour Jujube, and the Huainan reinforcements finally arrived. Shen Zhezi personally led 5,000 foot soldiers to settle in Sour Zao, and Xiao Yuandong and others finally breathed a sigh of relief and presented their victory in this battle.

In this battle, the Huainan army killed more than 1,700 people, but there were not many prisoners, mainly because there were not many troops and did not dare to keep prisoners, so in the follow-up pursuit, they only tried to expand the results of the killing and wounding as much as possible.

Shen Zhezi also agreed with this, the battle of the Yellow River was different from the battle of Huaishang in the early years, before the Huainan army occupied a favorable position, even if a large number of surrenders, there was a vast Huainan hinterland to digest. But now that they were leaving the country to fight, it was a great danger to take in too many prisoners.

"After the slave general Chen Shi was defeated and retreated, there were still more than 2,000 defeated people in Lingchang Weitang, and the last general was outnumbered and did not dare to suppress deeply. In addition, there are traces of thieves in the lower reaches of Jianjin and other places, or hundreds or thousands of people, and they must not be guarded against......"

After explaining the battle of sour jujubes, Xiao Yuandong told the surrounding situation in detail. There are many crossings in the Yanjin area, and the traces of thieves are also frequent, and Chen Shi is only the most powerful one in the region.

Shen Zhezi nodded after hearing this, but he didn't plan to completely wipe out these small forces in the short term, and it was no longer meaningful to clear the wall and block the news at the moment. Even if Shi Kan had to prepare for a counterattack, it would be difficult for those small enemy forces with no strategic organization to play a big role.

The most important thing at the moment is to quickly build a stable defensive line and forward base based on this, and turn tactical gains into strategic advantages.

Xiao Yuandong's more than 1,000 cavalry can be said to have made great contributions, but now that everything is waiting for the camp, Shen Zhezi has no time to make more rewards, and he doesn't even have enough time for them to rest calmly.

The Huainan army marched with more than 20,000 horses, of which Guo Yu divided 3,000 troops to Xingyang County, and is now defending outside the Chenggao Tiger Prison. There were another 7,000 defenders in Guandu, Shen Zhezi led 10,000 people to attack Huting, and 3,000 sailors composed of more than a dozen warships. Previously, when he was in Huting, he assigned 3,000 troops to Xie Ai to be stationed in Huting Hezhou, and later he would cooperate with the navy to wait for the opportunity to cross the river to the north. After deducting the thousands of left-behind troops in Huting, Shen Zhezi now has only a little more than 6,000 mobile troops in his hands.

These 6,000 troops, in addition to defending Sujuju, also have to take several important ferries in the Yanjin area, such as Shimen, Dushi, and Lingchang, even if they cannot defend them, they must ensure that they can make timely warnings when the enemy crosses the Henan.

Moreover, on this section of the Yellow River front, if only the stronghold of sour jujube is still too thin, it cannot form a complete offensive and defensive front. The base camp of Sujube cannot completely cover the entire front, nor can it mobilize enough troops to repel the slave army as soon as it comes south.

If the slave army gains a firm foothold on the south bank of the Yellow River, the slave army will continue to cross the river to the south, choose the battlefield on the south bank of the Yellow River, and even continue to invade the hinterland of southern Henan by the south.

Therefore, the day after entering the sour jujube, Shen Zhezi ordered Ying Dan and Qiao Qiu to lead two thousand riders to continue eastward and occupy the slip platform near Baimajin first.

As a result, the front of the Huainan Army was diluted to the extreme, and less than 20,000 troops were scattered for more than 500 miles from Chenggao to Chengtai. And due to the rapid advance of the front, the nearest 7,000 people of the follow-up reinforcements will not be able to reach the sour date until seven days later. And Lu Yong and Mao Bao's follow-up reinforcements will also take more than half a month to rush to reinforcements.

Han Huang's army in Chenliu was relatively close, and it could arrive within four or five days, but if Han Huang's army was hastily transferred, there would be a loophole in Chenliu's encirclement, which would make many efforts by the Huainan army to encircle and suppress Chen Guang fall short.

Shen Zhezi was gambling, betting that Shi Kan's army would not be able to be transferred south in a big way during this period of weakness. As long as they survive this period of weakness, not only will the follow-up main forces of the Huainan Army catch up with reinforcements to enrich the defensive line, but even the 20,000 troops of the Xuzhou Army, including Shen Mu and Li Hong, who have arrived in Taishan County, will be able to rush to the battlefield and participate in the decisive battle.

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"Shen Weizhou, the southern thief, is not enough for the people, and the troops are divided to resist the Tiger Prison, Huting, Yanjin, Slipway and other cities, wanting to have both, but in fact, there are less than 1,000 people stationed in each city......"

Chen Shi's hair was messy, his eyes were bloodshot, and he knelt deep in the tent: "The slave went to the first aid pavilion, but he was ambushed on the way, and he was defeated by the Shen thief, so he had to retreat to Lingchang, but he didn't dare to be negligent, and he did not dare to be negligent, and he searched for the enemy's situation before he dared to come to see the young master." The 20,000 elites commanded by the young master, if they can cross the river with great momentum at this moment and attack the southern thieves, this battle will be won, not only can solve the trouble of Henan, but it is also possible to capture Shen Weizhou! ”

Located near Qingkou of Xinle City on the north bank of the Yellow River, it is the garrison of Shizhao Ji County Taishou and Xinle Gongtianni. Tian Ni is in his thirties, with a thick beard, narrow eyes, and slightly raised corners.

His body was draped in a feather, revealing his chest and abdomen with thick body hair, and although he was in the military tent, he was served by delicate and beautiful maids on the left and right. It's just that the beautiful maids are holding not elegant things, but swords, whips, canes and other things, and there are dried blood stains on these utensils, which makes people tremble in their hearts.

After listening to Chen Shi's account, Tenny laughed on the couch, then stood up and walked to the beautiful maids and lingered for a moment. Although Chen Shi knelt on the ground deeply, the corner of his eye was also looking at Tian Ni's movements, and when he saw this, cold sweat was already pouring on his forehead.

Eventually, Tenny snatched a horsewhip from the hand of a beautiful maidservant, which was a twisted rhino tendon, mixed with black iron spikes, and golden handles and tassels, and looked extremely beautiful. Tian Ni held it in his hand, and then lowered his eyes to look at Chen Shi below.

Hearing Tian Ni's footsteps getting closer and closer, Chen Shi, a fearless general who fought to the death on the battlefield, trembled with horror, and his tone turned to panic: "Less, young master spare your life, slave, slave ......"

"The dog thief still dares to deceive me!"

Tian Ni let out a loud cry, raised his leg and kicked Chen Shi's head, the combat boots were embedded with iron, and immediately smashed Chen Shi's head out of a blood pit, and the blood soon flowed all over half of his face. Chen Shi fell to the ground, hugged his head and wailed, but Tian Ni was still furious, and whipped it down as if he were whipping the horse.

Soon, Chen Shi's robe was beaten and shattered, covered in blood, and even his wailing became hoarse and weak. And Tian Ni's feathers were also splashed with blood spots, this whipping was very exhausting, and there was a fine sweat on his forehead, seeing Chen Shi lying on the ground, his voice became weak, so he threw away the horsewhip and snorted coldly: "Wash this old slave." ”

The two beautiful maids stepped forward, looking weak, but their strength was not small, and they bent down and dragged Chen Shi out of the tent. Then there was a heart-rending howl outside the tent, and after more than half an hour, Chen Shicai was dragged back again, his whole body was naked and exposed, his face was as pale as paper, there was no complete skin on his body, the scars were intertwined, and in some places he even had exposed his white muscles and bones.

Tenny was not in a hurry to ask, his arms folded in front of him and gently twisted his beard, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly with a hint of gigs to look around Chen Shi lying on the leather felt for a moment, as if admiring the fruits of his labor.

Chen Shi's eyes were already dilated at this time, and a faint trilling voice came out of his mouth: "Big, big king, save me......"

"Haha, you dog thief came to see the county earlier, but it's not like this! Thinking that if you capture some raw goods in Henan, you can commit the following crimes? Earlier, I saw that you thief slave is still of some use, so I will tolerate it a little. But now, thousands of people in my Huting Pavilion have been cut off by you, a dog thief, and your own people have all fled, and you still want to pass the buck and lure me across the river to atone for your crimes? ”

Speaking of this, Tian Ni's face showed hatred again, and he grabbed the flesh that opened Chen Shi's arm and pulled it suddenly, Chen Shi roared, and then the hot skin and flesh were stuffed into his own mouth.

He was just about to vomit, and when he saw Tian Ni's hideous face, he could only grit his teeth and swallow it, and then turned over with difficulty and kowtowed repeatedly: "Slave, slave should die, but, but slave will never dare to deceive the young master, Huainan Shen Weizhou is really alone, if the young master is south, he will definitely be killed...... If he can capture and kill the Shen thief, the young master will definitely be famous at that time, and there will be no heir ......"

"Dog thief shut up!"

When Tenny heard this, his face changed suddenly, and then he turned around and ordered, "Put away this dog thief for diagnosis and treatment, and leave it for circumcision later." If you don't die, you will have to pay for your life! ”

After Chen Shi was sent down, Tian Ni ordered someone to gather a group of generals to prepare for the discussion. In a few moments, there were several generals rushing in, as soon as they entered the tent, everyone's demeanor was a little unnatural, although the incense in the big tent was strong, but it could not hide the fresh blood.

"Chen Shi's thief slave had neglected the king earlier, and now he has returned to the country in defeat, and he should show his head to the public......"

"Shut up! Without further ado, I want to cross the river to kill the southern thief Shen Weizhou, how many boats and pawns are available in the camp at the moment? ”

Tian Ni rolled his eyelids and scolded, although he nominally commanded 20,000 troops in Ji County, but in fact, less than half of the real descendants were in lineage, and the rest were the township tyrants and Zahu chieftains from all sides. Previously, the more than 3,000 people in Huting were his direct subordinates, but they were directly surrounded and annihilated by the Huainan army, so it was heart-wrenching after receiving the letter.

In fact, similar information has also come from the side in the past few days, but firstly, Tian Ni still has a lot of awe for the Huainan Army in his heart, you must know that it is a strong division that once defeated the army of more than 100,000 troops of Zhongshan King Shihu, and secondly, there is no definite order for this in Yecheng, although Tian Ni has a grudge in his heart, he does not want to be in the limelight to explore Huainan with his own family background.

However, Chen Shi's words just now made Tenny make up his mind, and he also thought that this was a rare opportunity. He didn't dare to hope for the capture and killing of the southern thief Shen Weizhou, but if he could take the lead in inflicting heavy losses on the Huainan army, it would undoubtedly be of great significance to him.

Although he is the son of the king of Wei, he is not surnamed Shi after all, and the king has his own son under his knees, although he ostensibly wants him to inherit the Tian family's heir, but even the king himself does not cherish it, and it is really debatable whether this is true or false. Now the king of Zhongshan, who is attacking Xiangguo and cannot enter, may not be his fate in the future, and he will give up when he runs out, and he also needs to plan for himself.

Hearing Tian Ni say this, the faces of all the generals were a little ugly, and one of the veterans said solemnly: "Make Jun think carefully, Huainan is not real after all, not to mention that our department still has the duty of guarding, Ding Ling Zhai has been quite abnormal recently, and the long-distance attack may not be successful, and the civil strife will be condemned......"

"The old thief shut down, don't dare to advance bravely, you might as well take off your armor and go home!"

Tian Ni waved his hand impatiently to interrupt the veteran's words, and then said sharply: "Later, I will send a message to all the families in the county, give me 3,000 people, 20,000 grains, and 100 ships. ”