Cao Cao smiled: "Don't forget, don't forget, we don't just want to take Kukan City!" ”

Zhang He remembered the strategic plan that Cao Cao had made with everyone before, and said with some shame: "The last general was negligent!" ”

Cao Cao smiled happily, "You don't have to blame yourself!" However, as a leading general, you must not only focus on the present, but always consider the overall situation of the battle! ”

"No!" Zhang He humbly clenched his fists and promised.

Cao Cao said with a worried face: "What I am worried about now is not the war in front of me, but the west!" Zilong: The pressure they face is too great! I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on! ”

Since the defeat of the Kangju royal capital, the Wei army of Kangju retreated to the line of Zituo, Tanding, and Qu'a dozens of miles south of the royal capital, and these three cities are far from being compared with the royal capital, the city is small, and the city wall is low.

On the second day after the coalition retreated to these three cities, the Jin army launched a fierce attack on the three cities respectively.

The battle was very fierce, Jin **** under the inspiration of the horn wave after wave like a wave towards the city, the corpses of the dead soldiers on both sides continued to fall from the city wall, and the corpse pile under the city wall became higher and larger at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The battle lasted for two days, and when the sun rose in the east on this day, Jin **** once again launched a fierce attack on Zituo City, and the shouting tide of soldiers was like a rushing flood, and the remaining nearly 10,000 Wei troops and Wusun troops in the city couldn't help but turn pale.

The battle began with brutal hand-to-hand combat, and the situation of the coalition forces, which were already at the end of their crossbows, became more and more unfavorable, and by noon, the coalition forces could no longer resist and collapsed, and thousands of routs fled in a hurry to the south.

The Jin Iron Cavalry passed through the ruined streets, roared out of the southern city gates, and caught up with thousands of allied troops on an unsheltered plain.

There was no suspense in the battle, and the allied forces without fighting spirit were completely like lambs to the slaughter. One by one, the coalition soldiers lay in a pool of blood with frightened faces, and the living ones fled in panic.

Seeing that these fleeing coalition forces were about to be slaughtered by the excited Jin ****, suddenly a cavalry of 10,000 people appeared from the southeast. This cavalry fought under the banner of the Fourth Legion, and they finally arrived!

Jin Guoren was stunned for a moment, and then the leading general hurriedly wanted to collect the cavalry downstairs, but the more than 6,000 cavalry under his command were chasing and killing the routed army all over the mountains, and it was difficult to collect it for a while.

10,000 light cavalry of the Wei army arrived in a blink of an eye, and they couldn't help but strangle with the cavalry of the Jin State.

The iron horsemen roared across the plain, and their heads rose to the sky: the swords of both sides were cut down at the same time, two horsemen fell from their horses at the same time, and iron hooves trampled over the corpses, and the creepy sound and blood flew up.

After a moment of fierce fighting, the light cavalry of the Wei army suppressed the cavalry of the Jin State, and then the whole army rushed to cover the killing, and defeated the Jin cavalry in one go.

The Jin cavalry fled towards the city of Zituo, but the light cavalry of the Wei army did not pursue them.

The commander of the Wei light cavalry couldn't help frowning at the frightened coalition soldiers, and then the Wei light cavalry took the remaining sergeants of the thousand numbers towards the south.

Half an hour later, the hussars returned to the temporary garrison of the army.

The Commander immediately came to the Great Horde.

At this time, the general Cao Hong was discussing military affairs with the generals in front of the sand table.

"General!"

Cao Hong turned around, "How is the situation in Zituo City?" Cao Hong asked urgently.

"Zito City has been lost!"

"What?!"

Cao Hong was taken aback, and then calmed down, "How many people escaped?" ”

"There are only more than 1,000 people, and they all look very frightened!"

Cao Hong frowned, "Arrange them separately in a battalion." ”

"No!" The cavalry commander answered the promise and withdrew from the tent.

Cao Hong turned around, pulled down the black flag planted in the position of Zituo City, replaced it with an earthy yellow flag, and frowned: "The people of the Jin Kingdom have occupied Zituo City, and Tanding and Qu'a cannot defend it!" Where is General Yan Yan now? ”

"General Huiyu, General Yan Yan is now in Qu'a City."

"Immediately inform General Yan Yan of the news of the fall of Zituo!"

"No!"

"General, should we do something?" A subordinate general asked.

Cao Hong shook his head, "It's difficult for our Fourth Army to launch a powerful counterattack on the front, if the counterattack is unfavorable, the entire front will be held!" ”

Cao Hong's expression was straight, "The general has ordered the army to go five miles forward to the village to ensure that the friendly troops of Qu'a and Tanding can be safely scattered!" ”

"No!"

"The cavalry team all attacked and suppressed the cavalry of the Jin Kingdom!"

"Order!"

Half an hour later, Yan Yan, who received the news of the fall of Zituo, immediately ordered the entire line to retreat.

Soon after the army, the Jin army pressed on the whole line, obviously trying to bite Yan Yan's department, but they collided with the front of the Fourth Legion, and after a fierce battle, the Jin army retreated, and at the same time, the Jin cavalry was also suppressed by the light cavalry of the Fourth Legion.

Before evening, Yan Yan's army retreated to a mountain range hundreds of miles south of Zituo City, which was a branch of Crow Mountain and the last barrier in Kangju.

After nightfall, Cao Hong's Fourth Army was also scattered.

"General Yan!" Cao Hong hugged his fists.

"General Cao!" Yan Yan had a look of shame on his face.

"Talk inside!" Yan Yan made a gesture of please.

Cao Hong clenched his fists and entered the big tent, and a group of generals immediately rushed in.

Cao Hong stood at the head of the left, and Yan Yan hugged his fist at Cao Hong and said, "General Cao, please take a seat!" ”

Cao Hong smiled and said: "The commander of General Yan's Kangju defense line should be seated!" ”

Yan Yan smiled bitterly, and said with shame on his face: "The general of the defeated army, An dares to establish the position of commander!" ”

"General Yan's words are serious! Although this battle was lost, it was not a crime of war! ”

Cao Hong immediately took out a handbook from his sleeve and handed it to Yan Yan with both hands, Yan Yan took it and said in surprise: "This is His Majesty's handwritten letter!?" Cao Hong nodded.

Yan Yan looked at it quickly, and then became so excited that he couldn't help himself. "Your Majesty's kindness, Yan can only repay him with death!"

Cao Hongxing smiled, "General Yan, please take a seat!" ”

Yan Yan hugged his fist towards Cao Hong and stepped up to the main seat and sat down.

"General Cao Hong, I wonder how many reinforcements you have brought?" Yan Yan asked.

Cao Hong said: "The Fourth Legion, 100,000 people!" There are more than 100,000 local garrisons and reserve troops in the future, and they will arrive in about ten days! General Yan, what is the situation of this gold **** in front of us? ”

Yan Yan said: "The army that entered in advance was 300,000, all of which were the regular main force of the Jin Kingdom, and a few days ago there were 100,000 local garrisons!" However, after deducting the battle losses in the past few days, the current strength of Jin **** should only be about 250,000! ”

Cao Hong nodded, "I wonder how many available troops there are under General Yan's command?" ”

A sad look flashed in Yan Yan's eyes, "There are less than 40,000 of the 140,000 soldiers and horses left, of which 50,000 are less than 10,000 soldiers of the Sixth Legion!" ”

Cao Hong frowned and said: "From this point of view, it is difficult for our army to launch a counterattack at present!" ”

Yan Yan nodded, his face worried.

"By the way, how is the situation on Your Majesty's side?" Yan Yan asked.

Cao Hong smiled and said, "Your Majesty's army has captured the Wolf Mountain Fortress!" Now the army is rushing to attack Kukan, and I believe that it will fall soon! ”

Hearing the good news, the generals' gloomy expressions immediately became excited. (To be continued.) )