Looking at the map, Wang Xiaolie said: "The Jin army has no other way to escape. They can only take the Fuzhou and Hanyang armies, and cross the river from Ezhou or Huangzhou. After entering Lianghuai, there will be no army to intercept them. This is the only way. , and it’s not easy to walk.”
Jie Qian said: "Since there is only one way, we have arranged troops and horses in advance to stop them."
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Zhijun, how easy is it to stop the Jin Army? In Jingmen, we can do it with more than 20,000 people. How many troops are needed in other places? In my opinion, it is better to stop the main force of the Jin Army. "
Jie Qian said: "As long as we hold the Han River and prevent the Jin army from crossing the river, it will be fine."
Wang Xiaolie said: "The Han River is hundreds of miles away, and you can cross the river everywhere. How can you defend it? After leaving Jingmen, the Jin people can cross the river at Qianjiang. The water there is gentle and it is really difficult to defend. We still have to find a way to defeat the Jin army. It will be too difficult to annihilate them all if we retain the main force."
Jie Qian looked at Wang Xiaolie. After a while, he said: "Defense doesn't want to completely annihilate the Jin army?"
Wang Xiaolie shook his head and didn't speak for a while. Seeing everyone looking at him with strange eyes, he said: "Don't think nonsense! Of course I want to annihilate the Jin army, but I just can't do it. If I have to escape, the Jin army is all cavalry and very fast. I have a military rank of more than 20,000 If we chase from behind, when will we catch up? There are more than 20,000 people, what will we eat on the road? Are we robbing the people?"
Jie Qian said: "When the army travels, it is natural for the local government to supply military rations! If the local government cannot supply enough, the chief officer will be punished!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "On this road, there are local officials in Fuzhou, but what about other places? Last year, the Jin army crossed the river from Huangzhou, burning, killing, and looting all the way, and the local area suffered serious damage. Where can we get food at this time of drought?"
Wang Xiaolie said, "Zhijun, when the two armies are fighting, it is normal to want to win completely. But in real conditions, it is indeed difficult to achieve. The Jin army wants to escape and abandon their baggage, and they will be defeated in a few days." We can go to Huangzhou, where can we catch up? If it were normal times, there would be defenders in various places, and there would be military rations in each place, and we would pursue them from behind, and the Jin army would not be able to escape. But now is not a normal time. Is there any city on this road? Can we block the path of the Jin Army? Without the cooperation of other armies, how can we keep the Jin Army?"
Xie Qian thought for a while and felt that what Wang Xiaolie said made sense. But when the battle has reached this point, how can we be willing to be calmly retreated by the Jin army? There he looked at the map, frowning and saying nothing.
Chen Yuyi watched with cold eyes, but he could see that Wang Xiaolie did not have the will to annihilate the Jin army. If he really wants to annihilate them all, no matter how difficult it is, Wang Xiaolie can use various methods to prevent the Jin army from running so fast. As long as a small number of troops hold back the Jin army, the larger army will follow.
Several people discussed and discussed, and finally decided that if the Jin army continued to attack tomorrow, the Song army would wait for an opportunity to counterattack. If you can defeat the Jin army, use Niu Gao's cavalry to capture the Jin army's baggage, especially the porters of the rear team. The main force of the Jin army fled, and all its baggage must be left behind.
Send off Xie Qian and return to the handsome tent. Niu Gao couldn't help it and said: "Defense, if the Jin army escapes and I chase with light cavalry, I should be able to catch up with the Jin army. If I use light cavalry to harass them, and the larger army follows up, I may not be able to completely annihilate the Jin army!"
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Where can you hold back the Jin army? I've calculated over and over again, and we have to reach Fuzhou as soon as possible. Not to mention that when the army arrives in Fuzhou, food and grass will be a problem. Even if Fuzhou can supply , will also be very difficult. Not to mention, once the Jin army cannot hold off in Fuzhou and the Jin army enters the Hanyang army, the problem will be big. In the final analysis, I, the envoy of South Jingxi Road, am a grassroots general. Many things - —”
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie shook his head.
A warlord is a warlord, Wang Xiaolie did not say this. Even if he has the title of imperial court and his own territory, he is still a warlord. Once the warlord's troops leave their territory too far, there will be many surprises. If they really pursue the Jin Army to Hanyang Army, or even to Ezhou, what should they do if the imperial court has a decree and mobilizes themselves to other places? What if a minister wants to separate his army? Agreed, the army was split. To disagree is to disobey the imperial court. Even though the court won't do anything to him now, the impression has been left.
When aiding Shaanzhou at the beginning of the year, nearly ten thousand troops were left behind in Shaanxi. What could Wang Xiaolie say? Li Yanxian was not very strong and he was loyal, so Wang Xiaolie was not very worried. Wang Xiaolie would not worry if any more troops were left in Hubei.
Chen Yuyi guessed Wang Xiaolie's thoughts and said nothing more. At this time, the army is the foundation of the warlords. Following the lessons from Shaanzhou, no matter how selfless Wang Xiaolie was, he would not let the army leave his control.
In the commander's tent of the Jin Army, Ba Lisu, Wanyan Yuying and Yelu Mawu were sitting around drinking.
Wanyan Yuying said: "I don't believe that the Song army on the other side is so strong! Tomorrow I will take three thousand Guaizi horses and go further east to flank the Song army! Just disrupt the Song army's formation and see how they defend Jingmen!"
Ba Lisu sighed: "My dear nephew, have you ever thought about what would happen if you still lose?"
Wanyan Yuying was stunned. I really haven't thought about this issue myself. Is there an unbeatable Song Army in this world?
Ba Lisu said: "We have just crossed the river and are still far away from the Central Plains. If we go deep into the Song Dynasty, it will be very dangerous if the war goes against us! We attacked for two days and lost more than 3,000 people. If we attack again tomorrow, there will be so many troops!"
Wanyan Yuying was a little stunned. He said: "Listen to your Majesty's words, do you want to withdraw?"
Ba Lisu nodded: "We have to withdraw. We have insufficient capital and unfavorable geography, so we cannot continue fighting with the Song army. If we withdraw from here and take other roads, no one can stop us. If we continue to fight here, I'm afraid - —”
Having said this, Ba Lisu shook his head helplessly. As the commander-in-chief, Ba Lisu had to make this decision for the sake of the entire army. But as a strong player, he really didn't want to make this decision.
The Jin army totaled 10,000 people, and more than 3,000 people were killed in two days of fighting. How could they continue to fight this battle? Not to mention, after two consecutive days of defeat, the morale of the army has been significantly low. One or two thousand people died in one day, and after two more days of fighting, there would be no troops left to attack.
After two days of fighting, the Jin army was already defeated. Wang Xiaolie could see this, and so could Ba Lisu. If we don't retreat in time, all these ten thousand people who have pulled away will be surrendered in front of Jingmen City.
Yeluma Wu said: "If we want to retreat, where should we retreat to?"
Ba Lisu said: "Actually, there is only one way left. That is to go to Fuzhou, go to Hanyang Army, and cross the river from Huangzhou. Once I reach Lianghuai, no one can stop me!"
Yelu Mawu said: "The Song Army is guarding the Jingmen Army, so we can go around it. If we go east to Yingzhou, we can go north as well."
Ba Lisu sighed: "Can't you see it? The person blocking us is Dengzhou's Wang Kuan. If we leave the territory under his rule, wouldn't it be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth! Not only Yingzhou cannot leave, but also Guangzhou Let’s go! Needless to say, we will send an army to capture Fuzhou tomorrow, and we will support you under Jingmen City for one more day. Tomorrow night, the army will go eastward!”
Wanyan Yuying and Yelu Ma were determined to leave as soon as they saw it, so they had no choice but to say yes.
After a moment of silence, Yelu Mawu said: "If our army wants to withdraw, the Song army will definitely come to pursue it. The cavalry is okay, but the Song army cannot catch up. There are nearly 20,000 southern porters in my rear army, so they cannot move fast. .”
Ba Lisu said: "You lead the rear guard to cover our retreat. When things are urgent, let these porters stop the Song army and you can escape by yourself."
After hearing this, Yeluma Wu frowned. So, if Jin Jun cut off his tail to survive, then he himself has a cut off tail?
Seeing Yelu Mawu's displeasure, Ba Lisu said: "When things are urgent, we have to give up the looted goods. We don't want the goods anymore, so what's the use of those porters? You just drive them forward to stop the Song army." Even if there are 20,000 pigs, the Song army will take two days to catch them. In one or two days, you can escape as far as possible."
Wanyan Yuying said: "We crossed the river and fought in dozens of states. We fought hard to grab the goods. I don't know how many sons still expected to bring the goods home. Their parents, wives and children were happy. How could they be willing to abandon them all at once? !”
Ba Lisu said: "If you have money, you must also have life to spend! The current situation is like this. We can't escape without abandoning our belongings. What can we do?"
Wanyan Yuying did not believe that the Song army could stop him, and he did not agree to retreat in the first place. I heard that I was going to throw away the stolen wealth, how could I still bear it? The Jin army had no military salary, so they were beaten to death, just hoping to steal wealth and return home. If you don’t bring anything back, won’t you be ridiculed?
Wanyan Yuying was Ba Lisu's nephew. After saying a few words, he didn't bother to pay attention to him and just arranged the retreat route. He decided that he and Wanyan Yuying would lead the elite cavalry first to capture Fuzhou. Yelu Mawu was behind, and the Song army came to pursue him. He drove the porters forward and fled quickly with his elite cavalry. As long as Song Jun is held back for one day, there will be enough time to escape.
