When the time came, Wang Jing's soldiers and horses stood in the front and fought back and forth with Yuan Shu and Zhang Guiba. Zhang Lin had a chance to regain his strength. By then, Yuan Shu and Zhang Guiba had not solved the problem, and Zhang Lin regained his strength.
So what benefits can Wang Jing get from sending troops this time?
Bu Zhi thought more carefully. He took advantage of the situation first and incorporated the Nanliang Army. After merging the Tang Army, Wang Jing had no future troubles.
Just think about how to attack Yuan Shu and Zhang Guiba.
"Mr. Bu is still thoughtful!"
Zhu Wu sighed.
He felt a sense of loss and urgency in his heart. What he lost was his vision and ability. There was still a gap between him and Bu Zhi, a famous first-class talent in history.
When Bu Zhao makes some further contributions in the future, he might be able to replace him in his position under the lord.
In troubled times, when fighting for hegemony, qualifications can only give people some advantages. If you don't have enough talent and learning, you will not be able to become the lord's chief military adviser based on qualifications alone.
The sense of urgency is because Zhu Wu feels that as long as he goes through some more things and absorbs some experiences, his vision and abilities can continue to grow.
It doesn't matter if he is outperformed by Bu Zhao's performance now, as long as he can calm down and continue to grow.
Even if he cannot become the number one civil servant in the future, he can still consolidate his position.
Seeing that everyone is unanimous in their opinions.
Wang Jing then said: "Mu Chun and Chen Da, each of you will lead a thousand soldiers and three thousand guardsmen to guard the prisoners behind. The army will rest for half a day and continue to march north!"
As for Zhang Guihou, who was captured alive, he was kept behind under strict supervision.
With his relationship with Zhang Guiba, it will definitely be useful in the future.
The news of Zhang Guihou's defeat could not be concealed. When the fortress was breached, some of the defeated soldiers escaped. The news was spread to Zhang Guiba and Ji Lingjun.
…
boom!
In the sinister military tent, Zhang Guiba's face turned livid, and he slapped the wooden case to pieces, smashing it into pieces and scattering a lot of letters on it.
"What a Wang Jing!"
Zhang Guiba gritted his teeth and spoke word by word.
Sitting next to him was a general who was as tall as a giant. He had a square face and powerful momentum, as if he were a mountain standing firmly on the earth. It gives people a rich and majestic feeling.
Ji Ling frowned and his eyes fell on the defeated soldier lying on the ground. This man's clothes and armor were dirty and there were blood stains everywhere. He knelt on the ground and did not dare to speak.
The other generals of the Grass Army in the camp also lowered their heads.
Zhang Guihou was the top general of the Cao camp. He led an army of 20,000 people to set up a camp. After being attacked by the enemy for four days, he was declared defeated.
Is Wang Jing's Sihong Army so powerful?
"General Zhang, now that Wang Jing is leading his army north, if he joins forces with Zhang Lin, you and I will be unable to advance or retreat!"
"In my opinion, we might as well retreat first and go back to rest for a while before talking about anything else!"
Ji Ling said in a deep voice.
Through the accounts of the defeated soldiers, Ji Ling already knew the power of Wang Jing and Sihong's army. At this time, Wang Jing went north and formed a front and rear pincer offensive with Zhang Lin.
The two soldiers and horses were like the claws of a crab, ready to pinch them to death.
Ji Ling is Yuan Shu's most trusted general and a famous general in history. In terms of force, he can fight Guan Yu and Zhang Fei for dozens of battles.
Now his strength has not returned to its peak, but it is still above Zhang Guiba.
Others dare not speak, but he dares.
This time he came with 50,000 troops to support the Grass Army, and he even compromised and let Zhang Guiba serve as the commander-in-chief of the coalition and take charge of the command. This was worthy of the alliance between the two parties.
The current situation was not good, and Ji Ling had to think about the soldiers and horses under his command.
Zhang Guiba's face flashed green, and he was furious.
But seeing Ji Ling's majestic momentum like a mountain, he had to suppress the anger in his chest and said: "General Ji, it was Duke Yuan's wish to attack Zhang Lin, and it was Princess Yuan who sent troops to come. Now Zhang Lin has not been destroyed. Isn’t it inappropriate for the general to withdraw his troops like this?”
It was Yuan Shu's intention to join forces to attack Zhang Lin.
Now that he was in danger, Ji Ling wanted to retreat and throw the Cao army behind to cut off the rear. He felt tight in his chest just thinking about it.
Yuan Shu could retreat, but could Zhang Guiba retreat?
If we retreat, where can we retreat to?
Ji Ling waved his hand and said calmly: "If you can't do anything, you have to reduce losses. The best strategy now is to retreat. If General Zhang has a strategy to defeat Wang Jing and Zhang Lin, you might as well tell him!"
"If it's possible, I won't retreat!"
Zhang Guiba was suddenly speechless.
All 20,000 soldiers and horses of the coalition forces were wiped out. In order to attack Zhang Lin these days, tens of thousands of injured soldiers plus those killed in battle were killed.
The remaining 70,000 troops and horses seemed to be still strong.
However, with 30% of its strength reduced, the morale of the coalition forces was already on the verge of danger. If Wang Jing's Sihong Army waited for Wang Jing's Sihong Army to move north and threw the captured banners and flags in front of the formation, the morale of the coalition forces would surely fall to a low point.
besides.
Since ancient times, this kind of pincer attack has been very difficult.
All famous generals will retreat first, and then look for opportunities to destroy one of them first.
According to historical records, only Zhuge Liang successfully broke the pincer offensive and defeated the Wei army when he came out of Qishan and faced Sima Yi's army of more than 100,000 in the Battle of Lucheng.
In the Battle of Lucheng, the first 3,000 soldiers of the Wei army were killed... Those who could wear iron armor were all the elite generals of the Wei army. The loss of 3,000 generals meant that the 100,000-strong army had lost its organizational ability.
That's why Sima Yi fears Shu as much as a tiger...
Zhang Guiba has little education and does not know how easily Zhuge Liang solved the pincer offensive, but even if he knew, he was not Zhuge Wuhou. He doesn't have the ability to command like a god and move forward and retreat freely.
Inside the camp, Zhang Guiba was silent for a moment, and finally sighed.
"Retreat!"
Time is running out.
After deciding to withdraw his troops, Zhang Guiba did not delay at all and immediately withdrew his troops from attacking the Tang army's camp. At this time, the Tang army's camp was in danger.
As long as they are given one more day, the Tang Army camp will be defeated.
But it's too late to say anything now.
After hearing the order to retreat, the soldiers of the Cao Army and Yuan Army immediately let go of the breath they were holding, and the morale of the soldiers also dropped a lot.
"Retreating?"
Inside the Tang Army camp.
Zhang Lin had not rested for several days. His beard and hair were messy, and his eyes were a little tired, but he still maintained a strong aura.
It was precisely because of his persistence that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were able to continuously defeat the enemy's violent attacks.
After hearing the report from his general.
Zhang Lin immediately rushed out and hurried outside. He saw the enemy camp commotion in the distance, leaving behind patches of battlefield with blood flowing and corpses strewn across the field.
"Could it be that Wang Jing's Sihong army has arrived?"
Of course Zhang Lin knew about Xiao Yuanming's request for help from Sihong.
He also knew that his own military strength alone was no match for Yuan Shu and Zhang Guiba.
He just asked him to send someone to Sihong to ask for help in a low voice, but he couldn't do it. But Xiao Yuanming went to ask for help on his own, and Zhang Lin could turn a blind eye.
At this time, Zhang Lin did not know the news of Zhang Guihou's defeat.
The Tang Army's camp has been besieged these days, and the spies have been strangled and suffered heavy losses. The speed of message transmission is much slower than that of the Cao Army.
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