Facing the peaceful canal, Yuan Wuwei and Yuan Wuwei were speechless.

They did not expect that the Huai You Army would respond to the Yuan army's invasion in this way. Fu Li, apart from the magic trap, almost fled without fighting. Xiaoxian was the same and allowed the Yuan army to occupy it.

The same is true for Tongqiao now. It can be imagined that this will happen in Qi County, but it only ends with this.

The Huaiyou Army did not have counterattacks. For example, the ambush and harassment of small naval forces on the canal caused Yuan army to suffer a considerable loss in Tongqiao. Both camps were burned and food, grass and supplies were greatly lost.

Also in Xiaoxian, the supply troops were attacked by the enemy cavalry and lost a battalion of escort troops.

These Huaiyou Miscellaneous Clans are so scoundrels who actually use this deceptive method to fight against them.

But this is the best way. Even the two brothers Yuan Wuwei and Yuan Wuwei had to admit that this strategy of avoiding the real and attacking the virtual made the Yuan army attacking the army as if they were hit on a cotton bag, so soft that they could not be used.

The Huai Youjun does not give you the opportunity to face the front, and it will cause you to be trapped in many people. In such a huge Xuzhou, it seems that as long as you don’t attack Pengcheng, where the prefecture is located, the Huai Youjun will not intend to argue with Yuan Jun.

The question is, can Yuan Jun attack Xuzhou City?

Although Jiang Feng led the main force northward in Xuzhou, he still had more than 10,000 troops, and Mei Kuang and Cui Shang were in charge. Relying on a good and complete defense system and magic power, it is impossible to attack Xuzhou City without a 50,000 or 60,000 troops. Even so, it is probably a considerable price to win Xuzhou.

Now Caizhou can draw 50,000 troops, only these 40,000 troops are already the limit.

Both Yuan Wuwei and Yuan Wuwei knew that there were actually many people in the older generation who opposed this Eastern Expedition, but they felt that the Eastern Expedition would not have much benefit. Xuzhou was hundreds of miles away from north to south and was under its jurisdiction. How could a mere 40,000 people be able to defeat Xuzhou? Especially the Huaiyou Army was still in the north, this kind of attack was a typical unpleasant move.

Although Yuan Huaihe finally supported the Eastern Expedition, Yuan Wuwei and Yuan Wuwei still knew that Yuan Huaihe was still a little reluctant.

Even if they realize that Huaiyou will be the largest enemy in Caizhou in the future, Caizhou's strength is now limited, and the need for further rest and expansion of its strength should be pointed in a direction where military operations can bring greater benefits.

For example, Daliang, who is now fighting with Dajin, is almost ready to come out.

Once Daliang really fails or even collapses, Caizhou should pounce on it and bite a large piece of fat meat as soon as possible. Why do you need to fight Huaiyou to death but not get any benefits?

The facts proved that this is the case. Huaiyou adopted a strategy of retreating with great strides and allowed the Caizhou army to occupy Xiaoxian, Fuli and Tongqiao, but only attacked small groups of cavalry and naval forces, forcing the Caizhou army to slow down the attack speed.

Their purpose is also very obvious, which is to delay time and win time for the main force of the Huai Right Army who invaded Pinglu from the north.

Now it seems that they have succeeded. What can they do if they occupy Fuli and Xiaoxian? Once the Huaiyou Army returns south, the Caizhou Army will not be able to defend at all unless the Caizhou Army is ready to fight against the Huaiyou Army.

This is something that the Yuan clan cannot accept.

Even Yuan Wuwei and Yuan Wuwei must admit that now is not the time to fight to the death with Huaiyou, and Caizhou is not ready yet.

"Three brothers, what should I do?" Yuan Wuwei felt a little disappointed, his face was illuminated by the waves reflected on the water surface of the canal, and he could not hide his regret.

"There is no need to continue. Order to stop at the front of Qi County and retreat." Yuan Wuwei sighed and ordered.

Yuan Wuwei wanted to speak but stopped, but in the end he shook his head. Although he was reluctant, Yuan Wuwei's decision was a rational choice.

It doesn't make much sense to continue like this. The scouts from Qingzhou have already heard news that the Huaiyou Army took only five days to capture Qingzhou City. The fierceness of the siege is far beyond imagination.

Moreover, the news that the scouts sent back said that Wang Shouzhong was actually captured was even more terrifying.

With Wang Shouzhong's small heavenly strength, who can stop him as long as he wants to escape? Unless he falls into a trap.

But the news of the scout was very certain, saying that Wang Shouzhong was indeed captured, and his three legitimate sons were also captured, and the entire Pinglu army in Qingzhou had surrendered to the Huai You Army.

There was also news from Qizhou that Zhu Mao also captured Qizhou. Of course, after learning that Qingzhou had fallen, the morale of Qizhou plummeted and surrendered to Zhu Mao.

This series of news forced Yuan Wuwei and Yuan Wuwei to make a choice. Even if Wang Shouxin from Mizhou and Liu Yansi from Haizhou still did not surrender, how long can they last without Wang Shouzhong?

The best result is that Wang Shouzhong escapes, but now it has become a bubble, and the second Yuan has to make the worst plan.

These idiots in Nanyang have a similar posture, but they have been slow to send troops and are only swaying in Shinkong and the other provinces. Now, when times have changed, where can they still have their chances?

Having said that, even if Nanyang sends troops, what can it be? At most, it will be captured by Wuzhou, but how much impact will a Wuzhou have on Huaiyou?

Once Huaiyou vacated his hand, it is unknown whether Nanyang could still maintain Guangshen Prefectures. It is ridiculous that the two Lius of Nanyang are still having fun.

"Three brothers, if you want to withdraw, just withdraw all the troops." Yuan Wuwei also sighed, "It doesn't make sense for us to stay in Tongqiao and Fuli, and the same is true for Xiaoxian. Huaiyou has been prepared for it. They have made up their minds to play an unequal war with us."

"Well, then Tongqiao and Fu Li..." Yuan Wuwei hesitated for a moment.

Yuan Wuwei knew what he meant and asked if he might just burn the two cities, which could be considered as causing trouble for Huaiyou.

After hesitating for a while, Yuan Wuwei thought for a while before saying, "There is no need. If we do this, Huaiyou can also take revenge in the future, and it will only attract resentment."

From Fuli to Tongqiao, because it is close to the canal and has many connections with Bozhou, Yuan Wuwei is unwilling to do anything, and this is not very meaningful.

"Oh, then just retreat." Yuan Wuwei finally made up his mind and stopped tangling.

A cavalry rushed over quickly, and ten steps away from the distance, and ran over. Yuan Wuwei and Yuan Wuwei were slightly moved in their hearts. It seemed that something big happened.

"Report, Qiao County urgently reports."

"Bring it." Yuan Wuwei did not say nonsense, and reached out to take the urgent report sent by Kuaima, tore open the sealing paint, and looked at it ten lines. After reading it, he silently savored it, as if he was thinking about it in his mind, and then handed it to Yuan Wuwei next to him.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that although Yuan Wuwei could suppress his inner emotions, Yuan Wuwei could still see the clues from the slight twitching of the other person's cheek.

"The situation in the north has changed." Yuan Wuwei didn't say much.

Yuan Wuwei also browsed quickly, and his heart was shocked. The northwest defense line in Daliang collapsed?!

Although I have long been optimistic about the battle between Daliang and Dajin, Daliang has been here for decades, and the war with Dajin will come almost every two or three years, which is commonplace.

In the past few decades, it is normal for Daliang to enter Zezhou, Jiangzhou, or Dajin to enter Henan. No one has swallowed the opponent's strength in one bite, and it is even difficult to destroy the opponent.

With their own confidence, they killed 3,000 enemies and injured 800 themselves. No matter what, they could recover their vitality by just one or two years.

But this time, Yuan Yuan could feel the situation differently.

Daliang has almost become rotten to the core for more than ten years. Otherwise, Caizhou would not have changed from relying on Daliang to compete with Daliang and bit off Nanchenzhou. However, he was too anxious before, so he suffered a loss. However, this time, Yuan Yuan thought that Daliang would be difficult to turn over.

There was not much specific content in the urgent report, only saying that the Jin army fought against the Liang army in the Mianchi area. The Liang army was defeated and retreated to Xin'an. The Jin army took advantage of the situation and retreated to the eastern capital Luoyang.

Unexpectedly, Kang Zhenkui, the deputy envoy of the left army of Tianwu, who was stationed in Luoyang, secretly surrendered to the Jin army, opened the Changxia Gate to the south, and the Jin army entered the city, and the entire Henan Prefecture suddenly fell into chaos.

It can be imagined that once Luoyang is lost, there will be no more hidden place for Henan Prefecture.

Bianzhou is surrounded by a flat horse and unobstructed. It is a place for four battles. Even if there are strong cities to defend, it is a bit like a trapped city. You can imagine what the result will be.

Since the confrontation between Liang and Jin, the Jin army has never entered Luoyang, just like Daliang and Luzhou. Now that Luoyang is lost, it means that the entire western half of Liang is almost shrouded by the Jin cavalry. I believe that the Jin army on the front line of Guozhou and Shanzhou will not be willing to be willing to be later generations, and must have launched an attack from the west. Once Henan Prefecture falls, Daliang will be really dangerous.

Taking a deep breath, Yuan Wuwei asked in a deep voice: "There is no news over Nanyang yet?"

"Not yet." Yuan Wuwei understood what Yuan Wuwei was worried about, "but I guess the Nanyang army should have left Luyang Pass, and may have even crossed Fangcheng Mountain."

"This is for sure. Although the two Lius of Nanyang are not in harmony, they will never have internal conflicts at this time, and they will definitely join forces to attack." Yuan Wuwei nodded, his eyes flashed, but his face became colder. "I just don't know that the benefits of the Great Jin Dynasty to Nanyang are not enough. Ruzhou and Xuzhou are probably not enough."

"Lao Qi, I'm afraid it's not that simple. Once the Great Jin Dynasty really survives, Daliang will be completely destroyed. The entire Central Plains, no, even Guanzhong, Liangchuan, Shannan and Hebei will usher in major changes. We cannot predict what it will be like, but I know that if our Yuan family does not join, we will definitely be left behind, and the farther away it will be left behind!" Yuan Wuwei's voice gradually became firmer: "Chenzhou and Songzhou must be in our hands!"
Chapter completed!