Liu Xiu's cavalry gathered together and had 20,000 people, which was slightly less than Geng Yan's army, but there were more than 30,000 infantrymen.

He wanted to use these more than 50,000 people to stop Geng Yan from returning to Juyongguan.

Although Liu Xiu had the advantage in military strength, it was quite difficult to stop Geng Yan. Because Geng Yan's army was not only very elite, but also had the power of great victory and was full of strength.

More importantly, this is a team that is eager to go home. Whoever dares to stop them from going back will fight with whom. If everyone fights hard, its combat effectiveness will increase exponentially.

This is the reason why you don’t stop returning to your teacher.

But Liu Xiu also has his own reasons.

His army was also a new victorious army. Liu Xiu defeated Chen Fang's army on the bank of Shengshui, Liangxiang, and then took advantage of the victory to advance. He bit Chen Fang's army and chased him to the camp in Jixian County. Geng Shu and Chen Fang tried their best to resist, but were attacked by Liu Xiu's Guangyang prefect Zhu Ying. Fortunately, Geng and Chen both saw the opportunity and quickly escaped, so they were spared from the fate of being completely wiped out.

Liu Xiu's army is also in full swing. The brave ones win when the two armies meet. This showdown depends on which army is more brave.

Liu Xiu chose the blocking location twenty miles south of Juyongguan, a horizontal line from east to west. The Yanshan Mountains formed a tiger's mouth shape here, and the east-west tiger's mouth was forty miles wide.

The wet water passes through the middle of the tiger's mouth, dividing the forty-mile-wide plain into two halves. In the west is a plain with dense forests, and in the east there are mountains and lakes, and the terrain is even more complex.

Liu Xiu almost 20,000 cavalrymen were placed on the banks of Shiyu Water, which was on the official road near the middle line of Zhanghukou. There were 18,000 infantrymen in the same place as the cavalry, and 6,000 infantrymen were behind them, guarding against Juyongguan to attack him, while the remaining thousands of soldiers were scattered in several small passes.

Although this formation almost all the troops were arranged in the main road, on this line that is forty miles wide, the farthest distance from the edges on both sides is only twenty miles away from the middle line, and Liu Xiujun can take care of both the left and right wings.

Near the official road is the only area suitable for the brigade of cavalry. Although there are several small paths around and cavalry can pass through, the speed will be much slower. If Geng Yan chooses to take the small path, not only should he be careful of being ambushed, but Liu Xiu can also quickly lead the cavalry to pursue it.

Liu Xiu received news of Zhang Kan's defeat in the middle of the night and quickly made a decision. After that, the entire army took action and began to set up roadblocks and build fortifications on the banks of Shiyu Water, and stayed busy until the sky was bright.

At this time, news came that Geng Yanjun had indeed arrived, twenty miles away from this place.

Liu Xiu ordered the entire army to form a formation, and tens of thousands of troops were blocking the road, waiting for Geng Yan to come up and rush forward.

Geng Yan had long anticipated this. This was a hurdle he had to overcome.

Liu Xiu's elite soldiers were all in front of him, but behind him were the strong Jixian and Zhuoxian, as well as the army stationed in Guangyang and Zhuoxian. If he did not quickly pass the obstacles in front of him and returned to Juyong Pass, he would be surrounded by 200,000 troops and face the danger of annihilation of the entire army.

Therefore, in comparison, the tens of thousands of troops in front of him are relatively easy to deal with.

Geng Yan kept urging the entire army to accelerate this night. At this time, he decided that Liu Xiujun was ahead, but he slowed down instead.

Geng Yan ordered the entire army to dismount and rest on the spot. Both the people and the horses had to eat and drink water and take a break. This was the preparation that must be made before the war.

Information must be accurate, and only by knowing what you know can you win every battle.

He sent scouts to inquire everywhere, especially in the area of ​​Snake Mountain to the east, where there was a lake and a small path between the mountains and lakes. This road was called Snake Road because of its narrow and twists. The result of the investigation was that an army had already occupied the highlands on the mountain.

Kou Yong said: "General, the enemy's elite troops are all in the way. Although the enemy is stationed in the Snake Road, it is just a partial army and has insufficient combat power. It is better for us to pass through the lakes and mountains of Snake Road. The enemy cannot stop us."

Geng Yan said: "It only takes an hour to pass from here, but it takes a day to walk from the snake path. When our army rushed through the narrow place of the snake path and was tired, I am afraid that Liu Xiu had moved his army and stopped him there. Sooner or later, it would be better to be here and here."

Kou Yong scratched his head and said, "The General is right. To be honest, I can't wait to go home."

Geng Yan stood up suddenly and said, "You are with Geng to go out of the upper valley for several days, traveling thousands of miles away, annihilated the enemy by ten thousand goals, and you will definitely defeat everything you want, and you will be invincible. You are all warriors, and your achievements will be recorded in history! You are fighting outside, and your wife and children are waiting for you to overcome this last level today. Then we can return home, reunite with our relatives, and receive rewards from the court."

He glanced at everyone, looked over one by one, and said, "If you can't rush over and be blocked by the enemy, you will never be able to return to your hometown or see your relatives. You will be a ghost from a foreign land!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a general pulled out his knife, hit the ground and shouted: "Who dares to block my way home? I will fight with him!"

"Yes, fight with them!"

"Kill the enemy! Kill! Kill!"

The generals were excited and shouted wildly.

Geng Yan said: "In this battle, our army has only one direction, move forward! Only by moving forward can we go home, and only by moving forward can we have a way out! Geng is willing to advance and retreat with you, share life and death with you. When we return to Shanggu, Geng Yan is willing to get drunk with you for three days!"

"General, I'm sure you have this glass of wine! Please allow me to be the vanguard and get on the front line first!" Xihe Captain Shi Yong asked for the battle.

The Xihe Jingqi was about to compete for the front line, but the Shanggu Captain Kou Yong and Wuyuan Duwei Youhe were both dissatisfied. They went out together and rushed to fight.

Geng Yan said: "No need to fight. Our generals attacked three times, and you three are all forwards!"

Although there were three forwards, the central army's forward was finally fought over by Shi Yong. The other two glared at him. Shi Yong said, "Don't glare at me, we will see the winner and lose on the battlefield!"

Geng Yan divided his subordinates into four teams, and each of the three forwards led one team. He led one army behind him. In order to avoid the dispersion of the team, all the troops were concentrated on the side of the wet water and launched a strong attack from the west coast.

Geng Yan led his army through the wet water, arrived at the west bank, and headed north.

The official road was originally east of Shiyushui, and Liu Xiu's temporary defensive fortifications were mostly arranged on the east coast, so he led the way. Of course, it was easier to walk on the east coast. However, Geng Yan heard that Liu Xiu's army was mostly on the east coast, so he must have prepared more fully on the east coast.

He did not want to follow the opponent's arrangement, so he wades by and wants to attack from the West Bank.

When Liu Xiu heard that Geng Yan had crossed the river, he said, "There is only such a wide road, Geng Yan also needs to change it and refuse to follow our wishes."

He immediately ordered the army to cross the river and fight to the west bank.
Chapter completed!