Yuan Mulan faced the same choice as Ming Jing. She could conclude that the only one who captured Zhongmu was the small army of the Chu army. It seemed to be very powerful, but in fact it was not worth worrying about and could be destroyed by a blink of an eye.

If you now head north and directly attack Mingjing's flanks, and echo Li Chong and Yan Lishi, you will definitely be able to achieve an unprecedented victory, and even reverse the unfavorable situation and gain strategic advantages.

However, the problem is that she did not know the specific situation of Putianze at this moment. According to the pre-war assessment of enemy and us, the Jiluo Mountain battlefield should end earlier than the Putianze battlefield. However, Zhongmu's sudden loss will have an unpredictable impact on Li and Yan's troops. If the morale of the army is fluctuating and leading to a complete retreat, she is heading north now and before the main force arrives at Putianze, the battle may have ended, so she can only fight head-on with Mingjing.

With the powerful combat power that Qi Xiao had just shown, Yuan Mulan was not sure whether to defeat or annihilate Mingjing before dawn. If she was entangled, she could not escape. Once Xu You led the army to arrive, the situation of the battle would deteriorate sharply, which would be very unfavorable to her side.

What is even more frightening is that after defeating Li, Ruomingjing was decisive enough to lead his troops to attack Zhongmu, then dig trenches and set up brigades to intercept them, cutting off her retreat to the east. If Xu You are surrounded from the rear, the Wei army will inevitably become a turtle in the jar...

There is no need to fight this battle.

Mu Fan obviously also noticed the subtlety of the situation and came over to offer advice: "The most urgent task is to send a scout to Putianze to investigate the news. After discovering the situation of the war, we decided to arrive. The men and women fought for so long, and they took the opportunity to rest and preserve their physical strength to continue the battle..."

Yuan Mulan shook her head and said, "It's too late!" She handed the captured Qi Xiao to the guards, turned over and said, "I ordered the entire army to abandon all spoils and unnecessary military funds, and would definitely rush back to Zhongmu before the Chu army!"

Mu Fan was surprised and said, "Your Highness, if Putian Ze is still in a stalemate, we will withdraw like this, General Li Zhonglang..."

"In the Battle of Zhongmu, we took the lead, but lost the opportunity, and we lost!" Yuan Mulan didn't know that this would ruin the last glimmer of life for Li Chong and others. Ke Ci did not control the troops, and the role of commander must weigh the pros and cons in the shortest time and make the most consistent decision in the overall situation.

Everyone is a chess piece. When necessary, everything, including herself, can be abandoned!

A owl bird flew high, hovering through the clouds, and then dived rapidly. With the faint moonlight, two huge groups of people were seen moving towards Zhongmu on nearly parallel routes, and they were silent, like ghosts wandering in the darkness.

In the early morning, at the end of Yin, the weather was cold and cold, and suddenly the northeast wind blew.

Ming Jing led a large army to Zhongmu. Seeing the city gate opening in front of him, Pei Shuye could not appear. He suddenly felt a warning in his heart. He knew something was wrong and hurriedly ordered to retreat.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Fire dragons, several feet high and dozens of meters long, suddenly sprinkled with pine branches, licorice, hemp leaves and other objects with unknown kilograms of sesame oil. Some were winter reserves just found in the city, and some were picked up on the spot, with rain and moisture on it. When encountering the raging northeast wind, they spit out their flames frantically. The huge amount of smoke rolling and rising blocked most people's sight. The pungent smell made tears flow.

Immediately afterwards, thousands of arrow rains hit, and countless flags were vaguely shaking around. Hundreds of cavalry rushed out of the city at the same time, dancing fiercely with sabers, shouting Xianbei slogans, and breaking straight into the formation.

The Chu army had just passed a series of fierce battles and came from afar. Before he could catch his breath, he was caught off guard by the ambush. Ming Jing could not even organize effective resistance. The thousand people of the A, who stood in front, were completely defeated, followed by the B, C, and D... He wanted to [Eighth District www.dibaquxsw.top] not to attack the mountain in time, and form the Great Wall of Steel with mountain swords and iron armor, blocked the enemy's offensive, and barely stabilized his position. It is very likely that the entire army would be penetrated directly.

After all, it's still one step too late!

The established tactical intention went bankrupt, Ming Jing did not dare to hold on with Yuan Mulan for a long time, and commanded the Chu army to retreat while fighting. Yuan Mulan obviously did not intend to continue pursuing. The two sides gradually broke off contact and moved their troops back to the camp.

On the way, Mingjing met Pei Shuye's troops and learned that the Wei army had arrived two quarters of an hour earlier than them. Pei Shuye had no choice but to abandon the city and escape northward into the depths of Mount Mou. He circled around the Shahe River for most of the time before escaping, so he had no chance to send someone to warn Mingjing.

It was an extremely long night.

After dawn, Xu You led a large army to meet with Mingjing and Pei Shu. When the soldiers came to Zhongmu again, they found that they had already left the city.

As He Ru expected, Pei Shuye set fire to burn the food and grass, and Zhongmu Shous could not defend it, so after Yuan Mulan defeated Ming Jing, she immediately withdrew, and performed quite decisively.

The troops were not bloody and occupied Zhongmu. The battle of Zhongmu came to an end. After the war, the Chu army suffered a total of 16,000 casualties, including Quan Changyi, and many generals of the sixth rank or above were killed. Qi Xiao was captured. He was the governor of Yanzhou, the fourth rank, and was also the highest-ranking general captured in this war.

On the Wei army, there were as many as 13,000 people killed and captured, most of which occurred in the Putianze battlefield. Judging from the numbers alone, it seems that there is not much difference, but when it comes to the entire Luoyang battlefield, Xu You held 200,000 soldiers, and the loss of more than 10,000 was not harmful. However, after Yuan Mulan transferred from the Yuzhou battlefield to the Luoyang battlefield, he only had 40,000 people left under his command, and he lost 30% of his energy in one battle, which can be said to be a serious injury to his vitality.

The capture of Li Chong, the general of the Longwei Central Army, seriously affected morale. From a third-rank high-ranking official to a prisoner of the southerners, it was even worse than the consequences caused by the loss of Zhongmu.

The Wei army's establishment did not have the Supervision Office to control the ideological trends of ordinary soldiers at any time. When he arrived in Junyi City, the sluggish atmosphere enveloped the entire army. Yuan Mulan received the report and felt very difficult. If she wanted to boost morale, she would just give a heavy reward. However, Junyi now did not have enough wine and meat and money to inspire the team. After thinking about it, she had to rely on a big victory.

The Chu army's navy was blocked at Yunmen Ferry, northwest of Junyi. It was said to be a ferry, but in fact it had Guanjin and extracted tariffs from passing merchant ships. He Luoluo set up a small group of troops on both sides of the strait, and built a trinity water super defense line built with iron locks, wooden piles and shipwrecks. He blocked it here for three days and made great contributions.

However, there was a heavy rain last night. Today, the water surged, and it was overflowing. Fengdongshan, who was responsible for the expedition, seized the opportunity and used twenty lit red horses to avoid the bombardment of the stone cannons with the turbulent water and narrow hull, directly hitting the iron chains of the Hengjiang River. The fire was as hot as the sun and quickly melted the iron chains.

Then dozens of huge bamboo rafts were released, with the bottom layer covered with earth and rocks, and countless grass men were wearing armor and holding sharp weapons, pretending to be real soldiers, which actually allowed hundreds of dead soldiers who were proficient in water to sneak under the bamboo rafts.

The straw man and the bamboo raft attracted all the attention of the Wei army in Yunmen, while the dead soldiers quietly tied the giant wood and the wreck with thick ropes. The inertia of the bamboo raft and the impact of the water flow cooperated together, as if it was a thunderous thunder. With a loud bang, the giant wood shipwreck was dragged downstream.

The solid defense line was finally destroyed. The soldiers on the Chu army warship cheered, but the Wei army on the shore felt like they were lost. He Luoluo had secretly received the order from Yuan Mulan. He was confidential and was not panicked. He commanded the headquarters to evacuate Yunmen in an orderly manner.

The Chu army took advantage of the victory and pursued Yunmen, and continued to advance eastward, conquering seven water grids in a row. When the general arrived at Junyi, He Luoluo suddenly dug out all the water gates on the embankments on both sides of the Binshui, and suddenly the water was like an angry dragon roaring. Most of the Chu army's fighting ships were tall and heavy. As the autumn flood passed, the water was insufficient, so seventeen were stranded. More than twenty warships drifted downstream to the shore with the water. Countless rockets and stone cannons of catapults came. Fengdongshan hurriedly abandoned the ship. He Luoluo had only two thousand troops, and he had 12,000 people. Although there were only five thousand people belonging to the Youdu Army, there were seven thousand people who were incorporated into the Western Liang tribe, but the combat power was not a problem, and even the land battle was sure to win.

Who would have thought that half of the landing had just landed, and the sound of hooves in the east of Junyi City was shaking, and tens of thousands of cavalry appeared. The mysterious dragon was flying and the flags were flying. The huge word "Yuan" was facing the sunlight and it seemed as if thunder exploded in everyone's hearts.

A strong despair flashed in Feng Dongshan's eyes!

In just one hour, all the docking and stranded ships were burned and sunk by rockets and catapults. Ten thousand people only swam back and escaped 3,000 people, turned against each other, unloaded their armor, drifted blood, and floated the oars, and the floating corpses almost blocked the Binshui River, which was simply terrible.

Mu Fan praised: "During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wang Jing governed the Bishui River and set up a water gate every ten miles, which was more than ten feet wide. Since then, he has not had any worries about floods for hundreds of years. Unexpectedly, today he has fulfilled His Highness's brilliant plan to defeat the enemy."

Yuan Mulan had no intention of being happy and said lightly: "It is our responsibility to kill the enemy in the face of battle. For the sake of the everlasting foundation of the Great Wei Dynasty, we can do anything. But after winning, we don't have to be compassionate, have bodhicitta, be compassionate, humble and awe. Only in this way can we not fall into evil obstacles and become a madman who enjoys killing!"

Mu Fan used too much tricks and had too much murderous intentions. He disagreed with Yuan Mulan's words. The enemy is the enemy. It is natural to destroy it from the body and soul. However, he would not verbally refute it and smiled: "I thought your highness was disdainful to Buddhism..."

"I don't have a good impression of Buddhism, but Buddhism hides mysterious ways, you don't understand these..." Yuan Mulan seemed to remember something, and her beautiful pretty face showed a bit of gentleness and remembrance.

Mu Fan's heart moved slightly and turned his head with tactfulness. No matter what, he could not have imagined that the person Yuan Mulan was thinking about at this time would be Fang Sinian.

The two of them had heard the Buddhist scriptures together and had a brief fight with Lingzhi. Fang Sinian made great progress as a result. As one of the few third-grade masters in the north and south dynasties, Yuan Mulan believed that Fang Sinian might come from behind and surpass her and become the only female master in three hundred years.

It’s a pity that things are impermanent and they could have become friends!
Chapter completed!