Chapter 576: The Battle of Xia Pi

"Send the order and the entire army retreat!" Seeing that the Deng army suddenly strengthened its offensive, Kou Fei knew that he could not wait any longer. He quickly ordered the entire army to retreat, and at the same time, he asked someone to destroy the fortifications to obstruct the Deng army and try his best to win the time for retreat.

With Kou Fei's order, tens of thousands of Zhao troops quickly retreated, but the Deng army was chasing him relentlessly. Kou Fei had to arrange a team of people to fight to the death to cut off the rear, and then he got rid of Deng's pursuit.

With the troops who had cut off the rear, the Deng army was unable to continue pursuing, and could only wipe out the Zhao army who had cut off the rear.

"General, the Zhao army has not gone far. If we pursue it with all our might now, we can still catch up." Li Siye came to Yang Yanzhao and said. After destroying the Zhao army's broken rear troops, Li Siye proposed to continue pursuing.

However, Yang Yanzhao shook his head and said, "No, Xiang Quan and others are under great pressure on Zushui now. Even if we can catch up with Kou Fei, it will take a lot of time to wipe him out. When we wipe Kou Fei out, Xiang Quan and others have been defeated long ago, so there is no need to pursue him. Just drive Kou Fei to Zushui and then wipe Kou Fei and Zhang Jie together."

"Here!" After cleaning up the battlefield, Yang Yanzhao led his troops to Zushui again.

On the other hand, Kou Fei was relieved when he found out that Deng’s army did not pursue him with all his might, but the retreat speed did not slow down. After all, it was only after crossing the ancestral water.

At this time, the Zushui was a purgatory on earth. The two sides had a bloody battle, and there were great casualties. Although the troops under Xiang Quan and Yu Qi were not as good as those of the Zhao army, they were also very tenacious. In addition, Xiang Quan and Yu Qi and other generals took the battle to block the Zhao army tightly. However, their own casualties were also very heavy. There were only less than 20,000 people left now, but they also fought over more than 10,000 elite Zhao army.

"General Xiang, our army has suffered too much casualties, and it may not be too long. When will Yang Piqi arrive?" Yu Qi panted, his whole body stained with blood. It was obvious that he had experienced an extremely difficult bloody battle.

"General Yu, don't worry, we have been blocking here for almost a day. It's about to get night. After nightfall, the Zhao army will slow down the offensive and we will get a chance to breathe. After dawn, Yang's cavalry's army will arrive." Xiang Quan said uneasy. To be honest, he didn't know when Yang Yanzhao would arrive, but at this time, he must stabilize Yu Qi and not let him back, otherwise he would really not be able to stop it.

Yu Qi was also skeptical about Xiang Quan's words, but now he has boarded Xiang Quan's pirate ship, and it is impossible to go on. If he really gave up, not only Deng Jun would not let him go, but even Zhao Jun would not let him live a good life.

"General, it's about to end night. Once it's night, it will have a great impact on our army. Moreover, our soldiers are very tired and have great casualties. If they continue to fight, they may not be able to break through the defense line of the chaotic army. It's better to stop for the time being and launch an offensive after dawn." The Zhao army was exhausted, and Ye Lun suggested to Zhang Jie that he would stop the attack for the time being and launch an offensive after dawn.

At this time, Zhang Jie's face was also very ugly. His 100,000 elite troops were actually blocked by tens of thousands of mobs for a day. It was a great humiliation. For a moment, Zhang Jie really wanted to launch a fierce attack regardless of the situation, but Ye Lun was right. The physical strength of the Zhao army soldiers had reached their limit. If they continued to fight, they would only cause more casualties. So he nodded and said, "Okay, let the soldiers retreat and rest on the spot. After dawn, he would break through the defense line of the chaos."

"Here!" Ye Lun also breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Zhang Jie would get angry and attack overnight. Although he did this, his side could still wipe out these chaotic troops, but the final casualties must be quite large. Now Kou Fei brought 50,000 elite troops to block the main force of the Deng army. Even if he could withdraw, there would not be too many troops left. If he had suffered a large loss here, even if he could retreat to Liangcheng, he would not have the strength to fight against more than 100,000 Deng army.

With Zhang Jie's approval, the Zhao army quickly stopped the troops. When the Zhao army heard the sound of the sound of the gold, they all withdrew from the battlefield. After the Zhao army retreated, Xiang Quan and others immediately breathed a sigh of relief and finally could take a rest.

However, Xiang Quan immediately rebuilds the defense line, because he knew that the Zhao army is just temporarily stopping the attack, and after dawn, he will definitely launch a more fierce attack, so he must seize the time to rebuild the defense line.

There was nothing to say overnight. After dawn, the Zhao army reorganized the offensive, and the troops invested more than yesterday, and they had a great effort to break through the defense line.

Xiang Quan stood in front of the formation with a big knife and shouted loudly: "Brothers, the Zhao army is here again. Success and failure are here. I will be with you. Yang Piqi's reinforcements will arrive soon. As long as we resist for a while, when the Yang Piqi army arrives, it will be the end of the Zhao army. Do you have confidence?"

"Yes! Fight with the Zhao army!" Although before the war, Xiang Quan and Yu Qi's troops were all a group of mobs, after experiencing yesterday's bloody battle, those who survived the elite were all elites. Although their strength was still inferior to the Zhao army, in terms of combat awareness, they were no less than the Zhao army.

"Hmph!" Zhang Jie looked at the defeated generals in the ancestral water and said coldly: "The mantis arm is in a chariot, and the firefly light dares to compete with Haoyue for the bright light, and sends an order to attack the entire army. Within two hours, I will cross the ancestral water!"

"Here! Kill!" After Ye Lun on the side received the order, he pointed a spear and rushed towards Zushui with tens of thousands of Zhao troops. Xiang Quan and Yu Qi also looked at the death and met the Zhao army. The two sides once again launched a bloody battle.

Zhang Jie originally thought that the enemy army is just at the end of his strength and defeat is only a matter of time, so he said the big talk of crossing the ancestral water for two hours, but when he fought, he found that the facts were not the same as what he thought. Although Xiang Quan and others were still very embarrassed, they blocked the Zhao army and it was difficult for tens of thousands of Zhao troops to attack further before.

One hour later, Xiang Quan and others had only ten thousand soldiers left, but the Zhao army still could not break through. At this time, a team of Zhao troops appeared behind. The troops led by Kou Fei came to Zushui. However, compared with the 50,000 soldiers left behind, Kou Fei brought significantly fewer troops, only more than 30,000.

Kou Fei, who came from behind, was very puzzled when he saw Zhang Jie who was still on the south bank of the Zushui River. Logically speaking, shouldn't Zhang Jie be on the north bank at this time? Why are he still staying here? When he saw the fierce battle above the Zushui River, he immediately understood that Deng Jun had already seen their intentions and arranged troops to block here in advance, and Zhang Jie was blocked by these enemy troops in the Zushui River.

Kou Fei came to Zhang Jie and asked anxiously: "General Zhang, what's going on? Why haven't you crossed the ancestral water yet? The main force of Deng's army led by Yang Yanzhao stayed behind us and would catch up in less than half an hour. We must cross the ancestral water as soon as possible, otherwise we will be defeated here."

Zhang Jie said with a gloomy face: "We were blocked by the chaos army led by Xiang Quan and Yu Qi for a day and a night. However, the chaos army is at the end of its strength now. Please ask General Kou to send troops to assist in the war immediately. We will definitely be able to break through in half an hour."

Kou Fei was very helpless when he heard this, but he had to do so and sent Shi Shiden to lead his army to the battlefield, hoping to get through the ancestral water as soon as possible.

"General, Zhao's reinforcements have arrived!" On the Zushui, Dong Ning found Kou Fei's army appeared, and hurried to Xiang Quan and said.

Xiang Quan nodded, and he also saw it, but at this time, Xiang Quan was not panicked at all, because since Kou Fei's army appeared, it means that the main army led by Yang Yanzhao is not far away.

"This is Kou Fei's army. Once he arrives, it means that all the Zhao army in Xiapi County and Pengcheng County have arrived, which means that Yang Piqi's army is not far away. As long as we persist, we will win." Xiang Quan gritted his teeth and said, now he can't do anything except resisting to the death.

With the addition of Kou Fei's army, Xiang Quan and Yu Qi's troops were beaten to pieces and were almost unable to hold on. At this time, a team of cavalry appeared behind him and headed straight for Zushui. The leaders were Guan Ling, the General of Yongping Guard and Gao Siji, the General of the Tiger Wing Guard.

This is the case. When approaching Zushui, Yang Yanzhao was afraid that Xiang Quan and others would not be able to hold on after Kou Fei arrived, so he gathered all the cavalry in the army, and Gao Siji and Guan Ling led the way to Zushui. With these cavalry participating in the battle, the pressure on Xiang Quan and others would be reduced a lot, and he led the main army from behind.

"General Xiang, don't panic, Guan Ling is here!" Guan Ling took the lead and rushed into the battlefield. Gao Siji was also ruthless and didn't talk much, so he rushed in directly. These two elder brothers were world-class generals. At this time, it was like wolves entering a flock of sheep, and wherever they went, there were people rolling in.

After hearing the sound of Guan Ling, Xiang Quan was overjoyed and said loudly: "Brothers, reinforcements have arrived, and I will fight with Zhao's army with me!"

As soon as the Deng army's cavalry arrived, the Zhao army was caught off guard and was quickly defeated and retreated. Finally, the situation was stabilized. Zhang Jie and Kou Fei were very anxious when they saw this. The Deng army's cavalry had arrived. Will Yang Yanzhao's main army be far away? We must cross the Zushui as soon as possible, so we strengthened the offensive again. The Deng army had cavalry and the Zhao army, and the strength was still above the Deng army. When fighting, the Deng army's cavalry was definitely not an opponent, so Zhang Jie and the two gathered the cavalry and led by Shi Shiden to fight against the Deng army's cavalry.

However, with the joining of this new force, it was impossible for the Zhao army to completely suppress the Deng army. The two sides fought back and forth, which was very anxious.

Two quarters of an hour later, the main army led by Yang Yanzhao finally arrived at the battlefield. The moment he saw Yang Yanzhao appear, Zhang Jie and Kou Fei knew that they and others had no way to escape, so they rang out the sound of gold, asking the army to retreat, intending to launch a final decisive battle with Deng's army.

The two sides who were still fighting fiercely just now also stopped tacitly. Yang Yanzhao rode his horse out and said to Zhang Jie and Kou Fei, "You two, the overall situation has been decided. Do you still have to resist stubbornly? I appreciate you very much, and I, Da Deng, are also eager to seek talent. If you can give up your weapons and surrender, I will recommend you to be the General of the First Guard, and it is not impossible to become the General of the First Guard in the future."

Zhang Jie smiled and replied with a slutty smile: "Yang Yanzhao, don't think so. I admit that I did underestimate you before, but if you think I will definitely win, you will be a big mistake. You have more than 100,000 people and I have 100,000 elite players here. Who will win and lose in the fight is still unknown."

"That's right!" Kou Fei also said: "As generals of Great Zhao, we should serve our country with loyalty. How can we surrender to fame and fortune? Our Great Zhao only has a decapitated general and no surrendered general. If you have the ability, let us come over!"

"I am not sure! Since that's the case, I will fulfill your orders and kill you!" Yang Yanzhao sneered.

"Kill!" Yang Yanzhao ordered tens of thousands of Deng troops to rush towards the Zhao army frantically, but the Zhao army also had 100,000. If they wanted to annihilate all these Zhao troops, the price that Deng army had to pay was also very high. Therefore, Yang Yanzhao planned to capture the thief and capture the king first, and let the generals such as Gao Siji, Pang De, Guan Ling, Zhou Tai go straight to Kou Fei, Zhang Jie, Ye Lun, Shi Shideng and other Zhao army generals. As long as these Zhao army generals were killed, the Zhao army would be without a leader.

After half a day of bloody battle, Kou Fei died at Guan Ling's hands, Zhang Jie died at Gao Siji's hands, Ye Lun and Shi Shideng also died at Pang De and Zhou Tai, and other Zhao generals were also killed by Deng's generals one by one. While the generals were killed in battle one after another, the Zhao army also lost the courage to resist and surrendered one after another.

In this battle, Deng's army suffered 110,000 casualties, but nearly 50,000 of them were Xiang Quan and Yu Qi's soldiers, with only more than 60,000 real elite troops. They annihilated and captured more than 150,000 Zhao's army, and killed Zhao's generals Kou Fei, Zhang Jie, Shi Shideng, Ye Lun and others, which was a complete victory.
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