"Retreat the army! Retreat now!" Liu Dai hesitated for a long time and finally made up his mind to say it. The simple words "retreat the army" are very difficult for marching and fighting. A helpless choice. Such a decision basically means that a major strategic turning point has occurred.

Especially for Liu Dai, he has been planning Qiao Mao for a long time, and the conquest of Qiao Mao is also the most important part of his entire Yanzhou strategy. Once Qiao Mao was successfully captured, Liu Dai will gradually revitalize within the entire Yanzhou area.

At that time, the remaining separatist forces in Yanzhou that could threaten Liu Dai's status would be left, including Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, and Ding Yuan, the prefect of Taishan County. Among them, Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, was loyal to the Han court. Although his strength should not be underestimated, as long as a suitable reason was found, Liu Dai was confident that he would win him on his own side.

The remaining Taishan County prefect Ding Yuan, almost didn't have long arrived, and he is still in a stable position. Moreover, in Liu Dai's opinion, the Taishan County where he lives is also a remote place for the entire Yanzhou, and it is not the most important in terms of population or region. In addition to Ding Yuan and Yang Rui having a relatively close relationship, Liu Dai is not afraid that the other party can threaten his right to speak in Yanzhou.

In fact, as Qiao Mao said, Liu Dai's appetite is actually very great. As the governor of Yanzhou, he was only the first step to integrate the power in the state. In fact, Liu Dai also had ambitions for Jizhou, Yuzhou, and even Xuzhou, and Qingzhou. To a certain extent, Liu Dai even believed that he could represent the Han Dynasty!

After all, the Han Dynasty had declined at this time, and most places with some strength had some ambitions in separatist power, not to mention that Liu Dai originally had the blood of the Han Dynasty. It is understandable that a little more ambitions were.

Liu Dai's ambitions are not an exaggeration. His current plan is also very good. However, first of all, he encountered setbacks repeatedly when facing Qiao Mao. He was almost completely injured before he could do much effort to capture Changyi City. He could not stand his foothold and had to choose to withdraw his troops! This was a big blow to Liu Dai, who had always been arrogant and ambitious.

However, this situation did not end there. Although Liu Dai chose to retreat overnight under the persuasion of several of his generals, both Yang Rui and Qiao Mao were ready to pursue him. After discovering that Liu Dai had retreated, he followed him up.

Even Liu Dai's generals made some preparations to deal with the pursuers and arranged their soldiers in batches according to their strength in order to retreat the most core combat power first. However, when facing the Yang Rui cavalry, Qiao Mao's soldiers were also very passive when they pursued them, and the losses in two or three days were very heavy.

Qiao Mao's infantry was still a little bit more coping, but Yang Rui's cavalry was too mobility. Although Liu Dai's troops tried their best to escape, they could not avoid being controlled everywhere. In addition, Yang Rui's 15,000 cavalry were divided into several parts, and they all had powerful historical celebrities/historical generals. They often came out to fight unexpectedly. After Liu Dai's troops finally stabilized their positions and focused on dealing with them, Yang Rui's cavalry quickly changed the direction of pursuit.

During the whole process, Liu Dai lost his troops the two times when he crossed the Ji River and the Yellow River north. Liu Dai's ship size and size were already very difficult to transport soldiers in a short time. It was inevitable that he had to stay on the Ji River. The south bank of the Yellow River was stranded for a long time. At this time, the terrifying fire rains attacked twice, and the soldiers of Liu Dai's troops suffered more than 30,000 soldiers at one time!

If Yang Rui had some concerns about Zhang Ning's safety and tried to minimize the number of times he used the Tianling Fire Rain skill, Liu Dai's side's losses would have been greatly improved. Even so, by the time Qiao Mao finally retreated to Puyang City, he had already lost more than 100,000 soldiers! Liu Dai's attack on Changyi City this time was a great defeat!

"This time I was able to repel Liu Dai and caused him to suffer heavy losses. I have relied heavily on Lord Mu of Lieyang Prefecture! Please accept Qiao Mao's greeting!"

Qiao Mao led his troops to pursue Liu Dai's troops and finally converged with Yang Rui on the south bank of the Ji River. He said gratefully.

Starting from Liu Dai's attack on Puyang City, Qiao Mao adopted Yang Rui's strategy twice, successfully transferred his sphere of influence and protected Changyi City. At present, Liu Dai suffered heavy casualties and retreated north of the Ji River. It can be said that the entire area south of the Ji River fell into Qiao Mao's hands. In a short period of time, Liu Dai was powerless to threaten Qiao Mao.

Moreover, during the whole process, Yang Rui ran around a lot, providing various information to Qiao Mao who was guarding the city, and actively dispatching troops to assist in defending Changyi City. Qiao Mao naturally knew the role of Yang Rui's actions.

"Brother Yuanwei doesn't have to do this. You and I are intimate alliances and should rely on each other. At this time, I will help you fight back Liu Dai. At that time, there will be some use of Brother Yuanwei, hahaha."

"So you should do it! You should do it!"

Yang Rui simply took over the gratitude to Qiao Mao. After that, Yang Rui ordered the rectification and gathered the soldiers. He also chatted with Qiao Mao for most of the morning, talking about the current situation in Yanzhou, and instructed Qiao Mao to focus on collusion with Ding Yuan and Bao Xin to balance Liu Dai. He led all his cavalry officials to bid farewell to Qiao Mao and rushed along the Ji River to Qingzhou Pingyuan County.

Qiao Mao originally wanted to invite Yang Rui to stay in Changyi City for a while, but there was a big threat from Yuan Shao in the Qingzhou Plain and Jizhou area. After Yang Rui refused, Qiao Mao did not invite him. At the same time, Qiao Mao's plan to send troops to help was also rejected by Yang Rui. It was not that Yang Rui was so strong that he did not need external help, but that Qiao Mao was able to sweep the snow in front of his door and maintain the balanced situation in Yanzhou was enough to make Yang Rui feel at ease!

Currently, Cheng Yu led 100,000 troops to take charge of Pingyuan County. Yang Rui sent Wu'anguo, who was originally stationed in Dashan City, to the place. I believe he had already met with Cheng Yu at this time. In addition, Yang Rui's fleet and more than 20,000 soldiers who escorted the family of Heyin NPC officials in advance, have also arrived in Pingyuan County. If he only defended in a short period of time, it would be unexpected that Pingyuan would lose.

Cheng Yu was good at guarding, which was already manifested when the Yellow Turban soldiers surrounded Dong'a County. Although Wu'an Kingdom was not as good as Yan Liang and Wen Chou, I believe that under Cheng Yu's dispatch, it should also play a significant role. These are two major reasons why Yang Rui was more at ease with Pingyuan County.

Even so, Yang Rui chose to go to Pingyuan County as soon as possible after assisting Qiao Mao to repel Liu Dai's army. Yuan Shao's strategy should not be underestimated. Since the princes attacked Dong, Yang Rui had a new understanding of Yuan Shao, so naturally he did not dare to take it lightly.

Therefore, after Yang Rui set up Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, he led a group of cavalry soldiers, and flew straight to Pingyuan County to get to Pingyuan County earlier to understand the current situation. Of course, Zhang Ning was also the one who used the Taofeng Fei Carpet with Yang Rui. Now that he has the coordinated talisman, it is very convenient to bring Zhang Ning with him.

Moreover, Zhang Ning's Tianling Fire Rain skill is extremely powerful in combination with the Daofeng Fei Carpet, and has become a new killer weapon for Yang Rui. You can also use this big move at critical moments to bring Zhang Ning around!

However, the problem came soon. Now we are just using the Daofeng Fei Carpet to rush forward, and we do not use the Tianling Fire Rain to fight against the enemy. Originally, Yang Rui faced the back to protect and tied his ankles without any more use, which made Yang Rui and even Zhang Ning feel embarrassed.

"I will ride the road wind flying carpet, and you stand behind me, hold my clothes tightly."

It was originally during the day, but unlike using the Tao Feng Fei Carpet at night before, Yang Rui immediately spoke after discovering that Zhang Ning, who had always been calm, was a little hesitant. This avoided mutual embarrassment and the two quickly got together.

In order to avoid the terrain's ups and downs and give full play to the speed of the road wind flying carpet, Yang Rui still chose to walk along the Yellow River. At this time, Liu Dai's actions against Qiao Mao had just been resolved, and Yang Rui felt relieved. With Zhang Ning accompanied him, he did not look lonely, so he paid great attention to the scenery along the way with great interest.

The surging flows above the Yellow River, and flying in the sky is naturally a unique feeling. This makes Zhang Ning, who has always been quiet, also very interested. He talks with Yang Rui from time to time along the way, and finally sings in a low voice, changing his usual attitude.

In the end, Zhang Ning might be a little tired, so he simply stopped grabbing his clothes as Yang Rui said, but tied the ribbon on Yun Shang to Yang Rui's shoulder. If someone discovered it, he would definitely feel that he had lost his master's moral integrity.

Even though Yang Rui is occasionally a little slow, he is not a person who is confused about the charm. Judging from the "elves" Zhang Ning's breathing like orchids when singing in a low voice and the "hanging" Yang Rui's shoulder, he should have some feelings for Yang Rui. However, Yang Rui has a knot in his ex-girlfriend, Xiaonan, and rarely thinks about this. Moreover, in Yang Rui's opinion, Zhang Ning is just an NPC!

Before he knew it, two or three hours passed, and Yang Rui had already arrived near the Pingyuan County District by driving the road wind flying carpet. Based on what Yang Rui saw and heard in the Pingyuan, Yuan Shao probably did not regard Yang Rui's Pingyuan County as his primary target and sent troops to capture the Pingyuan.

Yang Rui was relieved, but before entering the plains capital, Yang Rui first flew to the junction of Pingyuan County and Bohai County to investigate Yuan Shao's movements. After observation, Yang Rui also confirmed Yuan Shao's intention again. Although Yuan Shao had many soldiers on the border between the two armies, he was in a state of keeping his troops in motion. His purpose should be just to restrain him, and the primary goal is not the plain!

After Yang Rui discovered a large-scale Yuan Shao camp on the border of Xipingchang County, he stopped the road wind flying carpet and switched the location with Zhang Ning.

"Is the lord going to attack Yuan Shao's camp?"

Seeing that Yang Rui had another gesture of attacking with the popular fire rain, Zhang Ning knew it, so he asked.
Chapter completed!