In three days, Yu Xiaowen took over Yichun, at the cost of losing thousands of soldiers. Qian Shouyi dug the Lu River and turned the surrounding area of ​​Yichun City into a marina, which made Yu Xiaowen's difficulty reach several levels when attacking.

Qian Shouyi lost 4,000 people in Yichun, but for Qian Shouyi, who had supported 30,000 troops and had prepared a long time ago, it was not a big deal. Yichun City was just the first point for him to block Yu Xiaowen, and it was the least important point.

This was not the case, but when Cheng Guangzhi retreated, a fire and the unstoppable explosive packs and grenades almost destroyed the entire Yichun City, which greatly reduced the defensive value of Yichun City.

Blocking layer by layer and slugging step by step is Qian Shouyi's strategy.

Taking advantage of Yu Xiaowen's eagerness to save Ren Xiaonian, he slowly tempted Yu Xiaowen step by step.

Qian Shouyi now looks like he has been pressed into a concave shape by Yu Xiaowen, and the main force blocked front was stripped off layer by layer like Yu Xiaowen peeled onion, but Qian Shouyi was not in a hurry at all, because a large number of people could be filled in at any time behind him. Once Yu Xiaowen goes deeper and wants to get out again, it will not be so easy.

The losses you have paid now will naturally be taken back exponentially in the future.

In the dilapidated Yichun City, Yu Xiaowen and his generals had a dispute for the first time.

"General, you can't move forward like this anymore. Can't you see the trick of Qian Shouyi trying to lure us in such a simple way?" Cao Xin blushed: "We only have 10,000 people, we cannot divide the troops, and Qian Shouyi was holding 20,000 people in front of us. On our wings, he arranged five thousand people. The further we went forward, the deeper we fell."

"Don't you have the confidence to defeat the enemy in front of you?" Yu Xiaowen glared at him, "How many people will Ren Xiaonian lose every day when we are slow?"

"Ren Xiaonian took it upon himself. If he hadn't been in a hurry to seek merit and he would set off again after we came up, how could he have today?" Cao Xin said.

"Shut up!" Yu Xiaowen slapped the table and said, "What kind of crime is Ren Xiaonian? After we rescue him, we will hold him accountable by military law. But before that, he was the General of the Central Army of our Right Qianniu Guard. I, you, are all his subordinates, and I, watch your superiors be in a crisis but do not save them. The military discipline of the Tang Dynasty is not tolerated."

"Are we going to jump even though we know it's a trap?" Cao Xin almost jumped up.

"The Tang army is confident that it will flatten any trap!" Yu Xiaowen said.

Cao Xin was stunned for a while and looked at Yu Xiaowen: "General Yu, General Ren's troops, have been trapped for half a month. The troops besieged him have as many as 70,000 to 80,000 people. They have no supplies and no food. It is still a matter of whether they can last until today. We have no news now. Under such circumstances, we cannot blindly trap ourselves in. When we fight Yichun, we have lost a thousand people. Qian Shouyi's next defense is Luhe. We want to force the crossing of Lushui. How many people will we lose?"

Yu Xiaowen looked at Cao Xin indifferently: "Since you don't have confidence, then you should be responsible for cutting off the rear! Yang Hong, in the next battle, your troops will be the pioneer."

"As for orders!" Another member of the unit, Yang Hong, bowed to accept the order.

"Tonight, I will force the water to cross the river. I will use four cannons to open the way for you!" Yu Xiaowen said.

"I don't agree!" Cao Xin shouted.

"You have the right to sue me to the general." Yu Xiaowen said: "But now I am still the General of the Right Qianniu Guard Right Army, and you must obey the orders."

On the other side of the Lushui River, Qian Shouyi climbed high and looked at him.

Dozens of stone-cattered troops were covered by the banks of the river, just like outside Yichun City. Qian Shouyi used his old tricks again, and before his defensive position, it had already become a country of marsh. Even if the Tang army crossed the river, the difficulties faced by the Tang army would not be weaker than Yichun. Two troops with five thousand people on both sides of the left and right wings did not participate in the war, but their existence was Qian Shouyi's biggest trump card.

Yu Xiaowen was unable to divide his troops, he had only 10,000 people, and he could only concentrate all his strength to defeat himself. If he wanted to cross the water, under the oppression of the left and right wings, he had only one place to choose, which gave Qian Shouyi the opportunity to arrange it calmly.

"Come on, come on! I know that your Tang army is very brave, your firepower is incomparable, you can defeat me head-on, but if you want to do this, you have to pay enough price." Looking at the calm Lushui, Qian Shouyi suddenly burst into laughter.

In the battle in Yichun, the four-to-one battle loss ratio still made him feel distressed, and also gave him a further understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Tang army.

But fighting is not only about being brave.

Time, place, and people are indispensable.

"Have the people sent to Zhuzhou set off? Tell Liu Xinda that if he doesn't take action, he will have no chance. Maybe Yu Xiaowen's army will be worn away by me."

"I've set out!" A general responded behind him.

"Very good!" Qian Shouyi said satisfied: "Liu Xinda was driven by Tang Jun as a dog for so long. Now that he has the opportunity to vent his anger, I think he will definitely not refuse."

Qian Shouyi is full of confidence now, and Yu Xiaowen is indeed getting deeper and deeper. When he passes through the water, Qian Shouyi will retreat again, but at this time, according to the original plan, Liu Xinda should take action.

At that time, Yu Xiaowen was behind Yu Shui and Qian Shouyi's troops on three sides, and Liu Xinda's nearly 20,000 troops would become a decisive force.

Of course, in order to convince Liu Xinda, Qian Shouyi gave another 500,000 taels of silver.

Liu Xinda is now like a gold-swalking beast. Only money can drive him to take action.

Qian Shouyi was waiting for the Tang army to attack, but the attack time chosen by the Tang army still surprised him.

When he sat by the fire pit and drank warm wine happily, the sound of drums and horns on both sides of the river was rushing to the front line and saw the brightly lit scene on the other side, and said in surprise: "Ye Du?"

"Major General, many of our soldiers have night blind formations!" A member of the unit said worriedly: "As far as I know, the Tang army does not have this problem."

"Then let's light the fire and light the battlefield to me like daytime!" Qian Shouyi said: "Living people can also suffocate their urine to death. In addition, transfer all the people without night blindness to the front."

"Most of the people without night blindness are our core forces!"

"Where can we pay attention to so much now? Adjust it!" Qian Shouyi said angrily.

Before he finished speaking, a rumbling roar suddenly came from the other side. A ball of fire flashed, and a sharp roar came immediately.

"Arson!" More than a dozen personal soldiers rushed up and surrounded Qian Shouyi in the middle with shields.

The shells passed the water and fell on the open space, exploding with a loud bang, and countless mud and stones splashed up.

Accompanied by the first cannon, the other three cannons also opened fire in turn.

Under the escort of his personal soldiers, Qian Shouyi slowly retreated back, looking at the catapults beside the water, and amid the roar of artillery, they were blown down one after another, making them itchy, but they were helpless.

Faced with weapons like Tang Jun, he had no choice but to be beaten passively, and then wait until the Tang Jun infantry came to him.

In Yichun, if it weren't for the huge weapon advantage of Tang Jun, he wouldn't have had to make such a great sacrifice.

On the left bank, Yang Hong's troops were ready to cross the river.

Rubber rafts were slowly bulging by the pump. On the edge of the water, soldiers were already carrying the piping rubber rafts on standby.

The military came with a sudden sound of horse hooves.

Yu Xiaowen turned around and looked.

"Stop the attack!" A voice came from the rushing horse.

When Yu Xiaowen heard the familiar voice, he was shocked.

The war horse stopped straight in front of Yu Xiaowen. The person who came did not dismount, but rode on the horse and looked down at Yu Xiaowen: "Stop the attack and withdraw the troops!"

"High supervisor!" Yu Xiaowen shouted.

"This is General Li's order!" The person who came was Gao Wufu, the inspector of the Right Qianniu Guard. Although he did not hold military power, he was the second-in-commander of the Right Qianniu Guard. "Do you know why I came here? General Li was just worried that you would do your own thing."

"Why? Ren Xiaonian is waiting for us!" Yu Xiaowen clenched his fists firmly.

"Yu Xiaowen, this is no longer the business of our Right Qianniuwei family." Gao Wufu said coldly: "The emperor's order has arrived in Eyue. General Li led his troops to come day and night. Before General Li arrived, any military operations must be stopped."

"Is Ren Xiaonian not going to save him?" Yu Xiaowen said sadly: "Those are ten thousand brothers!"

"Living is luck, not surviving, not being able to survive, is fate!" Gao Wufu sighed: "But I believe that they can hold on, even if they die, they will die at the right time."

Listening to Gao Wufu's cold and ruthless voice, Yu Xiaowen picked up the big knife beside him, let out a loud roar, and cut a tree as thick as a bowl beside him from one or two out of it.

On the other side, Qian Shouyi was on guard, but the Tang army was thundering loudly and the raindrops were light. After a burst of artillery bombardment, they actually stopped. In a flash, they extinguished the torches and retreated without a trace. This disappointed Qian Shouyi.

At dawn, Qian Shouyi, who had sent teams of scouts, was shocked to find that the Tang army was still retreating, retreating to Yichun, and then stopped.

With this retreat, the concave situation he finally created was smoothed out by the Tang army. In other words, his previous thousands of people died in vain.

This made Qian Shouyi very depressed. Could it be that he would really take the initiative to attack the Tang army now? Although he still has an advantage in numbers.

"Transfer the left and right wings to try to attack the Tang army, the main force, cross the river again, and advance to Yichun!" After thinking for a long time, Qian Shouyi finally made a decision in addition to sending people to urge Liu Xinda to send troops.
Chapter completed!