After Zhang Ren's victory, he obtained many prisoners of Cheng Pu's elite soldiers.
A lot of important information was obtained from the prisoners, and it was roughly deduced that Cheng Pu's soldiers were coming to help.
It turned out that during the time when the Qin army landed in Jiangdong, Cheng Pu frantically expanded his army by 5,000 men.
Including the original five thousand troops and the soldiers and horses who escaped from the sea, there were more than eleven thousand people scattered.
Cheng Pu divided the army into two parts. One part was his own soldiers, who had experienced battles for a long time and had strong combat power, and the other part was new soldiers.
The first two times were sneak attacks with veterans mixed with new recruits.
Seeing that nothing happened, Cheng Pu immediately led the veterans to retreat, leaving the new soldiers to die.
This is also part of Cheng Pu's strategy.
He wanted to leave the impression to the Qin army that the Guangling army was weak and could be manipulated at will.
As long as the Qin army is cultivated into a proud force, Cheng Pu will have the opportunity to find loopholes!
Because the Qin army killed so fiercely that no one was left alive at all, not only did they not notice anything strange, but they also invisibly helped Cheng Pu complete his plan.
Zhang Ren was actually unlucky.
Only Zhang Ren, who had 10,000 people, was selected by Cheng Pu.
And it was Zhang Ren who defeated Cheng Pu twice and was the most arrogant!
Who would be wary of a defeated general who doesn't even have troops?
Seeing that the time was right, Cheng Pu personally led five thousand elites out of the city to attack.
This led to a one-night battle between the two armies!
It's a pity that Cheng Pu, despite all his calculations, failed to estimate that the Qin army was so elite and could calm down quickly in the dark night.
The image in my mind of ambushing soldiers and fleeing in all directions will never be seen again.
"Okay, let's end this matter."
Liu Zhang once again informed the soldiers of his decision.
Judging from the ending, it looks like two thousand more people were killed, and then more than two thousand more people died on our own side.
If converted to a siege battle, it would be difficult to achieve a one-to-one battle loss.
From any point of view, there is no need to pursue it too much.
"The young one must tell General Zhang about the great kindness of King Qin!"
"By the way, did Pang Tong say when Guangling can be conquered?"
The soldier shook his head.
"Informing the King of Qin, Military Advisor Pang did not give an exact time, he just said as soon as possible."
"Currently, there are still two to three thousand elite soldiers in Guangling City, and there are thousands of people who are being threatened."
Liu Zhang frowned again.
Cheng Pu, Han Dang hated him very much, and even killed his envoys to demonstrate.
Now he must be resisting with all his strength!
According to this situation, it may take up to ten days and a half to get it.
"Go back immediately and tell Pang Tong to surround him on all sides and attack at the same time!"
"Tell him, if Gu doesn't want to live, cut off the heads of Cheng Pu and Han Dang and bring them to Gu!"
"As you command!"
The soldiers did not dare to delay and quickly resigned.
He wanted to send this news to Guangling as soon as possible.
As soon as the soldier walked out of the study, the scribe in charge of intelligence in the mansion happened to walk in.
"Report to the King of Qin!"
"What's the matter?"
"Xu Huang and General Gao Shun sent battle reports respectively."
Liu Zhang was shocked.
Just after getting the results of the Eastern Army, news came from the Imperial Guard.
It seems like we are going to have a double happiness today!
In the past few days, the two groups of Imperial Guards were blocked at the foot of Hefei City, and in the end they made little progress.
Liu Zhang was also very anxious. If he had known that when he withdrew his troops, he would have taken advantage of the situation and garrisoned Hefei.
After all, Sun Quan in his previous life was repeatedly defeated at the gate of Hefei.
The reason why there was no rush to occupy Hefei was because Hefei was in a strategic location.
Liu Zhang was worried that Zhou Yu would be too sensitive in occupying Hefei.
In addition, Liu Zhang did not expect to capture the entire Jiangdong so quickly.
"Speak quickly!"
"Informing the King of Qin, General Xu Huang and General Gao Shun have joined forces to attack Hefei City, and are currently moving north in two directions."
"Among them, General Xu Huang is directing his troops towards Chengde, and General Gao Shun is directing his troops towards Xiquyang. The two generals are preparing to attack from two sides and return to Shouchun City!"
Sure enough!
Liu Zhang instantly showed joy.
"King Qin, do you need to convey instructions to the two generals?"
The scribe asked again.
The soldiers sent by Gao Shun and Xu Huang must ask questions clearly, and the scribes must be responsible for conveying them.
Otherwise, if something goes wrong, he won't be able to take responsibility.
"this..."
Liu Zhang was a little hesitant. Normally, he didn't need any special instructions.
But Zhang Ren's lesson came first, and he felt that he should say something.
After thinking about it, I finally shook my head.
Xu Huang was astute, and Gao Shun was even more rigorous. Liu Zhang had already warned him individually before setting off.
Now that we have just achieved results, there is really no need to dampen our spirits.
"Forget it, just let the two generals march as planned."
The scribe did not ask any further questions and accepted the order.
"As you command!"
"By the way, is there any news from Gan Ning?"
The scribe shook his head.
"Reporting to the King of Qin, we have only received news that General Gan Ning led the navy to enter the Huaihe River. No other news has been received yet."
Liu Zhang waved his hand.
"knew."
The scribe hurriedly resigned, feeling relieved.
In fact, I have never been made sad. Just standing next to Liu Zhang makes me feel inexplicable pressure.
After processing the latest battle report, Liu Zhang had some free time again.
But instead of continuing to look for Da Qiao, he ordered someone to find a map of Huainan.
Things are looking great right now, but it’s time to think about plans for the further future.
In more than a month at most, Pang Tong will definitely send back good news, and the heads of Cheng Pu and Han Dang will be in front of him.
After Guangling is solved, the Eastern Army can attack Shouchun from the flank.
By then, Gao Shun and Xu Huang would have returned to their master Shouchun.
Three armies gathered together and surrounded Shouchun!
As long as the connection between Shouchun and the Huaihe River is cut off, it won't be long before the Chaisang Navy's military morale will be in turmoil.
How could Gan Ning be invincible after taking all the advantages?
The only stronghold is Shouchun City.
But Liu Zhang was not too worried. He stayed in Lujiang and commanded so many troops around him. Wasn't it just for Shouchun?
When the time is right, he can personally lead the army to the north.
Shouchuncheng and Zhou Yu are nothing to worry about!
Taking a breath, Liu Zhang looked at the other side of the map.
Yuzhou, Yingchuan, Xuchang City.
After Huainan is solved, Xuzhou and Yanzhou don't need to be paid attention to. You can directly focus on Xuchang City.
This is also Liu Zhang's most important move since his struggle for hegemony.
After taking this step, the world is just around the corner!
After thinking for a long time, Liu Zhang made the final decision.
"Somebody come!"
