The night was long, especially for Tan Lei. This time he and Cao Weiming joined forces to fight against the enemy. He was originally full of confidence and thought he had grasped the situation.

However, the result was contrary to my wishes. After being ambushed north of Wangzhou, Tan Lei's only choice now became to abandon the city and flee south, leaving the green mountains without worrying about burning firewood. This sounds reasonable, but it is heartbreaking to do it. It is really uncomfortable.

After trekking overnight, Tan Lei counted his men and lost more than 10,000 people this time. At this time, his army also jumped out of the opponent's encirclement and went south of Wangzhou.

He gritted his teeth and turned to Qin Xuan and said, "Mr. Qin, Wangzhou City is still in my hands at this time. If we support Wangzhou again at this time, will we still have a chance of winning?"

Qin Xuan frowned slightly and said, "The chances of winning are difficult, but it is possible that both sides will be injured! But if both sides are injured, even if Lu Zheng encounters a big setback, you may not be able to gain a foothold in the Central Plains!

There are Long Zhaoyan in the Central Plains, Su Zhi who has just come from Jiangnan, Jiangnan in the south, and Northwest Army in the north. How can we defend the granary in the world without hands?"

Tan Lei stomped his feet and said hatefully: "But let Lu Zheng take Wangzhou, he can quickly go south to control Hebei, and half of the Central Plains fall into his hands. When he frees his hands, how can we have a way out? With my temper, I should deal with him with such a ruthless person as Lu Zheng, even if I am broken into pieces, what's the point?"

"Yes, Prince, this thief Lu Zheng is really too bullying. Anyway, he will be done with all his might. He stretched his head and shrank his head. It's better to fight him!" A general responded immediately.

Qin Xuan said: "Prince, the more difficult you are, the more you should deal with it calmly! Although we are at a disadvantage in the current situation, we may not have completely lost the opportunity!

Prince, do you know that Lu Zheng is winning one after another. Who is the most frightened person in the Central Plains? I think it should be Su Zhi, Long Zhaoyan, and even Long Lingxiu! As for Prince, you are a person from Liaodong, and your foundation is not in the Central Plains. Even if Zhongyuan is really lost, you have so many soldiers and horses on hand, and you may not necessarily die in a short period of time, but Su Zhi and Long Zhaoyan are afraid that hehe..."

Tan Lei's face changed and he said, "Sir, what he meant is..."

Qin Xuan said: "I understand what I mean very well. Long Zhaoyan and Su Zhi were not used before, but after this time, both of them could be used by the prince!

It just so happened that Long Zhaoyan, Su Zhi and Long Lingxiu must have the ability to keep the bottom of the box. If you work hard, you have to let them go first. The prince can just press the formation at the end. Prince, don’t you think so?"

Qin Xuan talked freely and analyzed the situation in the Central Plains to Tan Lei one by one. Tan Lei nodded secretly when he heard this, "Yes, the Central Plains are gone, I, Tan Lei, may not die, but Su Zhi and Long Zhaoyan are afraid there will be no way out! These two guys want to hide behind and watch the tiger fight. I might as well withdraw my troops back to the capital first, and also sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight first!"

Tan Lei had an idea in his mind and shouted immediately: "I'll send an order to the Wangzhou army to break through immediately. Remember, before breaking through, you can't leave a single piece of food for Lu Zheng!"

Tan Lei then threw his horse whip and said, "I won't stay here for a long time, so I will set off and return to Beijing immediately!"

"Prince, Prince, we are just back to Beijing, what should we do? General Cao has our troops and horses in the army led by General Cao. Could it be that all these troops... will be buried in the hands of the Liaodong Army?" A general came over and said with a sad expression.

Tan Lei stared at this person for a long time, and said, "Nothing is true. General Cao has experienced many battles and will definitely have a way to break through. We are now in danger. Instead of looking forward at this time, it is better to make a quick decision.

Now we are back in the capital to accumulate energy. Maybe after we arrive in the capital, the good news about General Cao will be spread! Do you think it is or not?”

When Tan Lei said this, he sighed in his heart, saying that Cao Weiming still had a chance of life was too self-deception. Lu Zheng had already grasped the situation firmly. Cao Weiming lost the city, and the little force in his hand was unable to open up any situation. In this case, he would either surrender or die in battle, and he would definitely not have the chance to escape.

With this in mind, Tan Lei hated Lu Zheng even more, but now he is not as strong as others, so he can only endure this breath!

Tan Lei's army retreated in a hurry, and Lu Zheng successfully captured Wangzhou because the defenders of Wangzhou were too hasty and did not even have time to burn out all the granaries. After Lu Zheng's army entered the city, they still received more than 10,000 stones of grain. These grains well supplemented the army's dilemma of shortage of food.

...

In Xiangyang City, the weather has been raining in the past few days.

In fact, when you go south to Xiangyang, you will be the river. The climate here is no longer like Henan and Hebei. It is already filled with the atmosphere of Jiangnan.

The rain kept falling, and the sky was always dark, and Su Zhi's mood was as dark as the sky.

After Su Zhi arrived in Xiangyang, she was always worried about the war in the Central Plains. The first thing he did almost every morning was to report military information from the front line. His mood also fluctuated with the daily news. Sometimes he was very happy, but sometimes he was very depressed. Today, his mood fell directly to the bottom.

"A group of people, Tan Lei is also the leading figure of the Liaodong Army. After so many years of great prosperity, he didn't expect that this guy would be so famous. After only a few rounds of fight, he was defeated. Escape was like a dog of a family. Hey! It's so regretful!" Su Zhi beat her chest and stamped her feet, and she completely collapsed.

He had just received news of Tan Lei's defeat. After Lu Zheng took Bingzhou, he broke the Cao Tan coalition on the front line of Wangzhou and Huazhou. Cao Weiming was still alive and died. Tan Lei was defeated like a mountain and retreated directly from Wangzhou to the capital. The Central Plains suddenly became extremely empty. Next, Lu Zheng could drive in without any obstacles.

If you calculate with your fingers, theoretically half of the army with Lu Zheng can reach the city of Xiangyang. How should Su Zhi resist at that time? Just by the 20,000 troops in his hands?

When Su Zhi thought of this, she felt a chill on her back. It was really terrifying to think about it carefully. The counselors under her hands were not very much in their minds now. A calm person came over and said:

"General, for the sake of this plan, we have to invite the princess. His princess is born with a noble family and his strength is unpredictable. At critical moments, she is the most important thing to make her decisions!"

Su Zhi frowned slightly. He was actually quite resistant to Long Lingxiu from the bottom of his heart because this woman was so amazing. Dealing with such a woman was like dancing with a poisonous snake, and he might fall into a state of no return if he was accidentally!
Chapter completed!