The Yangzhou Army and the Northern Expeditionary Army, which failed in the siege, slowly withdrew to the camp south of Wujiang City.

After returning to the camp, Hua'an ordered all the soldiers to have a full meal first, and then lie down with armor on, and the saddles and stirrups of the war horses were not removed, so that they could attack at any time.

At the same time, more than ten scouts were sent into the surroundings of Wujiang City, closely watching every move of the main force of the Zhao army in the city, and reporting immediately if there was a situation.

The reason why Huaan did this was just in case, because he had a very strong premonition that Shi Hu might have to run away.

"Big brother, all the horses are already lying in armor, and all the war horses are saddled into the stable." Wang San walked to Hua An's side and reported.

Hua An nodded and said, "Okay, in this way, our army can attack quickly." ”

When Thunderstorm heard this, he said excitedly: "Big brother, is there still an action tonight to attack Wujiang City again?" ”

"Big brother, our army's attack on Wujiang City has just failed, do you want to fight again?" Wang Biantou asked.

Hua An shook his head and said confidently: "It's not to attack Wujiang City, but to pursue Shihu's main army." After speaking, he stretched out his hand and pointed vigorously to the north.

"Oh, what the eldest brother means is that the main force of the Zhao army will secretly withdraw from Wujiang City tonight." Wang San was suddenly a little surprised.

"It's very likely, but it's all big brother's speculation, and it's not very certain." Hua An replied softly.

"What the eldest brother said, which time is not fulfilled, as long as the eldest brother says that Shi Hu will evacuate Wujiang City tonight, the main force of the Zhao army will definitely evacuate tonight." Thunderstorm whispered.

Hua An smiled when he heard this, but did not answer.

"Hey, if the main force of the Zhao army evacuates at night. I will definitely pass through the Overlord Valley, and I don't know if this kid Wang Liu is ready. Wang San said.

"Don't worry! Wang Liu's men and horses have been gone for a few hours. It's long overdue to get to the Valley of the Overlords, and it's almost time to get ready now. Just waiting for the big fish of Shi Hu to drill into it. Hua An said reassuringly.

Thunderstorm was very excited when he heard this, and said loudly: "Big brother, tonight's fire of our army, I don't know how many Zhao soldiers can burn to death!" Ha ha! ”

Hua An smiled slightly, and replied: "Last night's fire burned 30,000 or 40,000 of their soldiers, and tonight's fire will definitely not be less, you just wait to see a good show, right?" ”

"Hahahaha!" When Thunderstorm and the others heard this, they all laughed excitedly.

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In the city of Wujiang. Shi Hu was resting in the big tent of the Chinese army, and because he was burned by the fire when he broke through at the Wujiang Ferry, Shi Hu's body looked a little weak, so he didn't sleep very well.

Zhixiong, the general responsible for guarding Wujiang City, successfully repelled the attack of the main force of the Jin army, and after the main force of the Jin army retreated, Zhixiong strode towards Shihu's Chinese army tent, ready to report the results.

"General, the king has just fallen asleep. Let the king sleep a little longer! As soon as Zhixiong walked to the door of Shi Hu's Chinese army's big tent, he was blocked by two Longteng guards.

"Dodge, there will be an important military intelligence report, which delays the military situation. Can you afford it? Zhixiong was furious, reached out and pushed the two guards away, preparing to break in.

Shi Hu, who was not sleeping soundly, heard the movement outside the tent. With some anger in his heart, he opened his mouth and asked, "Who is making noise outside the tent?" ”

"Your Majesty. It's the last general. Zhixiong hurriedly replied loudly.

"Come in!" Shi Hu shouted angrily.

Hearing the order, Zhixiong strode into the camp. He hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, our army has successfully repelled the main force of the Jin army, killing more than 1,000 soldiers of the Jin army, and the main force of the Jin army, the wolf bèi, fled back to the camp. ”

"Good, well done." Shi Hu's mood finally improved, he looked at Zhixiong and asked, "How many men and horses are there in the main force of the Jin army, and have they really all withdrawn to the camp?" ”

When Zhixiong heard this, he hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the main force of the Jin army is about forty or fifty thousand horses, and after being repelled by our army, they have all returned. ”

"Yes, that's very good." Shi Hu nodded and asked, "Zhixiong, how much military rations are there in Wujiang City?" ”

"Back to the king, there are only five thousand deniers." Zhixiong replied truthfully.

"Well, that's enough." Shi Hu nodded and ordered: "Zhixiong, you immediately give an order to distribute all the military rations in Wujiang City to the soldiers, to ensure that each soldier has ten days' rations, and after an hour, the main army will all withdraw from Wujiang City." ”

Zhixiong was stunned when he heard this, and said in confusion: "Your Majesty, why do you want to evacuate suddenly, the soldiers are not ready yet, and I am afraid that it will be too late for an hour!" ”

Shi Hu raised his eyes to look at Zhixiong, and said: "The main force of the Jin army has just lost the battle, the soldiers must be exhausted, and they will not act again tonight, at this time, it is a good opportunity for our army to evacuate, as for the soldiers who are not ready, this king can't take care of so much, if they are not well prepared within an hour, let them stay in Wujiang City, and also, all useless things are thrown away, and all the seriously injured are abandoned." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the last general will go and prepare." Zhixiong hurriedly clenched his fists and turned to leave.

Subsequently, Zhixiong ordered his subordinates to deliver orders separately and distribute all the military rations in Wujiang City to every soldier.

An hour later, most of the soldiers of the Zhao army in Wujiang City were ready to set off at any time.

Shi Hu walked out of the big tent of the Chinese army, under the protection of the Longteng Guard Battalion, rode his horse to the direction of the north gate of Wujiang City, and then, the north gate of Wujiang City slowly opened, the main force of the Zhao army, the cavalry in front of the infantry behind, slowly left Wujiang City, and went in the direction of due north.

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The scouts of the Northern Expeditionary Army, which had been arranged around Wujiang City, immediately rode back to the camp and reported to Hua'an the news that the main force of the Zhao army had fled from Wujiang City.

When Hua An learned of this, he immediately issued an order for all the soldiers in the camp to assemble at once and prepare to pursue Shi Hu's main army.

Because the soldiers all slept with armor on, and the war horses were also saddled into the stables, it took less than half an hour for the more than 10,000 cavalry of the Northern Expeditionary Army to be assembled.

Hua An stepped on his war horse, led Lei Storm, Wang San, and more than 10,000 cavalry soldiers to chase in the direction of the retreat of the main force of the Zhao army.

Since the main force of the Zhao army had withdrawn from Wujiang City, Hua'an asked Wang Biantou to lead less than 1,000 men and horses to occupy Wujiang City, and sent a soldier to inform the naval officers of the Yangzhou Army to lead the army to support.

Hua An and Wang Biantou, the two groups of men and horses attacked at the same time, heading towards the north.

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In the Overlord Valley a few miles north of Wujiang City, the five thousand men and horses under Wang Liu's command were taking advantage of the night to step up preparations for the fireball, while Wang Liu himself led a few personal soldiers to patrol back and forth on the ridge and monitor the direction of the valley mouth.

In the middle of the night, all the horses under Wang Liu's command had prepared more than ten fireballs, and the flints used for firefighting were also handed over to every soldier.

Since it is winter, the weather is relatively cold, and in the middle of the night, the cold is even more pressing, and it is the most difficult.

The soldiers worked hard all night, they were tired and hungry, but fortunately, before departure, each soldier prepared dry food, and after preparing enough fireballs, the soldiers took out the dry food in their arms and gnawed it, although it was cold, but the soldiers ate very happily.

"General, look, there are a large number of men and horses approaching in the direction of Taniguchi, could it be the men and horses of the Zhao army." A soldier pointed in the direction of Taniguchi and said loudly.

Wang Liu frowned and looked in the direction of Taniguchi, and said affirmatively: "Well, that's right, it must be the main force of the Zhao army, the eldest brother is really accurate!" said that Shi Hu was going to escape, and the army of Zhao really came. ”

"General, as long as the Zhao army and horses enter the encirclement, we can launch a fire attack." A pro-soldier said excitedly.

Wang Liu smiled slightly, looked at the few soldiers beside him, and ordered: "You go and give the order, let all the soldiers prepare immediately, as long as the general sends a signal, light the fireball and throw it down." ”

"Yes, General." The soldiers answered loudly, turned around and went separately to give the order.

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The main army of Zhao slowly marched northward, among them, walking at the front of the team, naturally was responsible for opening the way of a thousand light cavalry, behind this thousand light cavalry, Shi Hu and the main generals under his command, and the soldiers of the Longteng Guards Battalion who were responsible for protecting them, and then the main cavalry and infantry of the Zhao army, and the baggage team was walking at the back of the team.

Under the protection of the Longteng Guard Battalion, Shi Hu rode his horse slowly to the north, and in front of him was the Overlord Valley, and Shi Hu subconsciously stopped his horse.

"Your Majesty, there is the Overlord Valley ahead, and after the Overlord Valley, there is a road leading directly to Quanjiao City." The general Zhixiong pointed to Taniguchi in front of him and said loudly.

Shi Hu nodded, frowned, and said: "The terrain of the Overlord Valley is dangerous, if the Jin army sets up an ambush on the mountainside on both sides, our army should have no way to escape!" ”

"Your Majesty, the main forces of the Jin army are all south of Wujiang City, and there should be no ambush here." Zhixiong said.

Shi Hu pondered for a while, and said, "It's better to be careful, let the forward light cavalry battalion, immediately enter the valley mouth, and investigate carefully." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the last general will personally lead the light cavalry battalion to check it out." Zhixiong said as he rode his horse forward.

"Let's go." With a wave of his hand, Zhixiong led a thousand light cavalry and rode his horse into the Overlord Valley.

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"General, the main force of the Zhao army has stopped, and there are only a thousand cavalry entering the valley, what should I do?" One of the generals asked in a whisper.

Wang Liu replied softly: "These cavalry of the Zhao army went into the valley to reconnoitre, so that the soldiers were well hidden, and they must not be exposed. ”

"Yes, General." The general answered, turned and left.

Zhixiong led a thousand light cavalry and rode his horse into the Overlord Valley quickly, and paid attention to the movements on both sides of the valley from time to time to see if there was an ambush by the Jin army.

"General, the slopes on both sides are bare, only low weeds, and there will be no Jin soldiers and horses to ambush." The leader of the light cavalry battalion said.

Zhixiong nodded and said, "Of course there will be no Jin army, all the men and horses of the Jin army are south of Wujiang City, how can there be here?" The king is too careful, let's go, let's go back. So saying, he rode his horse back. (To be continued......)