"General. Fight him." The people around Lu Jing shouted with blood on their faces.
The soldiers under his command also wanted to fight hard.
Although Lu Jing is not as brave as Zhang Zhen, he is popular with his subordinates. Although the Chu soldiers were not as elite as the Han soldiers, they were still elite soldiers.
Lu Jing thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Zhang Zhen is so powerful right now. Even if I fight hard, I will definitely not be his opponent."
"But he crossed the Yellow River secretly, and went deep alone without reinforcements. Over time, he became weak."
Say it. Lu Jing ordered: "Send the order. Break it into pieces and scatter in all directions."
After saying that, Lu Jing first pulled the reins of his horse, turned his horse's head, and rode north. After the soldiers of the Chu army received the order, they couldn't believe their ears.
But they obeyed orders, and under the organization of the officers, they broke into pieces and scattered.
The soldiers of the Chu army ran very fast, but the Han soldiers who crossed the river were all armored soldiers with heavy armor and equipment. They fought hard and could not catch up with the Chu army. They watched them run away before their eyes.
"Oops!!!!" Zhang Zhen said with splitting eyes as he held his horse spear and looked at the Chu army withdrawing in an orderly manner.
"General. We won a great victory, one against ten, and defeated the Chu army. Why is it still worse?" A member of the Hundred Households was very puzzled and stepped forward and asked.
"Although I defeated the Chu army, the damage was too small. And you see, these Chu army soldiers were not defeated, but withdrew in an orderly manner. They will soon be able to regroup and restore their combat strength."
Zhang Zhen held the horse in his hand, pointed at the Chu soldiers around him, and shook his head.
The attack on the spot was successful, but it seemed to be unsuccessful. He was in a bad mood, but now was not the time to feel depressed.
He looked around, took a deep breath, and ordered: "Take away all the baggage that can be taken away, and burn what cannot be taken away."
"Yes." Several hundred households responded and immediately split up.
Treat wounded soldiers and clean the battlefield.
After waiting for it to end, the Han army quickly left here.
...
After Lu Jing abandoned his baggage and left the battlefield, he ran northward and arrived at a small county called [Jiayang] for a short rest.
After arriving at the county government office and sitting down, Lu Jing raised his head and said to his general Guan Yun: "Gather the scattered soldiers immediately and meet at Jiayang."
"Yes." Guan Yun was defeated by Zhang Zhen, and his anger had not yet calmed down. After calming down, he clasped his fists and responded, turning around and going down.
Lu Jing raised his head and said to Zhang Ping: "General Zhang, contact all the county magistrates in Weibei. Ask them to organize manpower to move all the people outside the city into the city and clear the country."
"Assemble five thousand soldiers and horses from Chang'an. Send out all the spies to keep an eye on Zhang Zhen's actions."
"Assailed day and night."
"Zhang Zhen is brave and good at fighting. Although he only has more than a thousand elite soldiers, we cannot fight with him."
"Although he got my baggage, he couldn't take much with him. If I keep the walls clear and harass him again, he should be unable to hold on any longer and go back to Shanxi."
"After he leaves, we strengthen the river defense and confront the Han army on the Yellow River."
"Yes." Zhang Ping responded loudly, turned around and went down.
"Shaanxi is my territory. If you want to win the war, you don't have to fight hard." Lu Jing exhaled, a smile appeared on his face, and then he felt that his body was sticky and very uncomfortable. Wiping the sweat on his forehead, he ordered: "Come here, prepare hot water. Remove my armor."
Following Lu Jing's order, the Chu army quickly changed tactics.
First, Guan Yun gathered the defeated troops and came back. He counted the number of people and found that there were nearly 9,000 people. That is to say, except for the Chu soldiers who were killed by Zhang Zhen on the spot, almost all of them came back.
Lu Jing met on a narrow road and suffered a defeat, but it did not damage his prestige.
Soldiers are willing to do as they are told.
The county magistrate in Weibei kept the city strong and guarded the city, but did not give Zhang Zhen any supplies.
In addition, Lu Jing mobilized troops from Chang'an to harass Zhang Zhen day and night.
Zhang Zhen was originally a hidden weapon and launched a surprise attack. Now being under the eyes and ears of the Chu army's spies is tantamount to being exposed to the sun.
Times are getting tough.
In a deserted village. Zhang Zhen led his troops here. Thousands of households were fighting, and only a thousand people were left. In addition to those who died in battle, there were also those who died of serious injuries.
As for the baggage and food supplies, there is still a surplus of food because we have robbed the Chu army.
But the situation is too bad.
Inside a house.
Zhang Zhen sat cross-legged on the ground, with ten people from hundreds of families sitting in front of him on both sides.
Everyone's expressions were solemn.
Zhang Zhen sighed and said, "I failed my uncle's expectations."
After that, he raised his head and said to a Baihu: "Chen Baihu. You ask the spies from the Imperial City Department to contact the emperor and ask the emperor to send troops to take us back."
Indecisiveness leads to disaster.
Over time, they will die without a burial place.
Thirty-six strategies, walking is the best strategy.
"Yes." Chen Baihu responded, got up and went down.
............
Shanxi.
Longmen Ferry.
The water stronghold of the Han army is at the gate of the land camp. Wu Nian, wearing armor, stood in front of the camp gate surrounded by people, bowing his head in thought.
There was a sound of horse hooves.
Wu Nian looked up and saw Zhang Zhen leading dozens of horses galloping towards him. A smile appeared on his face.
"Uncle. I failed. Please punish me." Zhang Zhen reined in his horse, stopped, turned over and dismounted, and kowtowed.
"Get up quickly." Wu Nian helped Zhang Zhen up, then bent down and patted the dust on his knees, and said with a smile: "You risked crossing the Yellow River and killed more than a thousand people. It was obvious that you came back victorious. fail."
"The wine is ready. Let's have a drink."
With that said, Wu Nian took Zhang Zhen's hand and entered the tent together. Wu Nian really didn't blame Zhang Zhen, but Zhang Zhen was unhappy.
Drinking is not enjoyable.
Wu Nian saw that he was awkward, so he didn't force him and let him go down to rest by himself.
"Lu Jing is indeed a turtle, he is really good at fighting." Wu Nian stood up, asked someone to get a map, stood in front of it, looked at it, and sighed.
Li Gao Gao defended Longmen.
Lu Jing blocked Zhang Zhen's sneak attack.
Tactically, Lu Jing suffered a small loss, but strategically, he won.
The Chu army did not collapse into chaos, and the Han army failed to cross the Yellow River on a large scale.
Shaanxi is like a peerless beauty, beautiful is beautiful.
That means you can only watch from a distance, but don't desecrate it.
And if this continues, Xiong Wuwo's new soldiers and baggage gathered in Bianliang will reach Chang'an.
Lu Jing got new soldiers and baggage, and his strength increased.
Although the new recruits are useless in the field, they are still useful in defending the city.
"Do we have to change direction and attack Jinan?" Wu Nian's eyes moved on the map and finally landed on Jinan.
But in this case, it is a plan to build a plank road to cross Chencang secretly.
Success is success, but it doesn't come in handy.
Isn't it a pity?
Just when Wu Nian was at a loss what to do, Hojo Ujimasa walked in from outside with excitement on his face.
He quickly stood up, took a deep breath, bent down and saluted: "Your Majesty. I am very happy."
