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Chapter 504 White Water
People were rescued, but more than [-] soldiers were killed or injured.

Most of the people who came out were wounded, which showed the fierce fighting in the ice forest.

Liu Heng knelt before Yang Zheng's horse consciously.

Yang Zheng didn't intend to punish him either. Chen Qian was not easy to deal with, and Liu Heng couldn't play with him.

There were only a few people in the ice forest, and they laughed once or twice from time to time.

The generals were furious.

"Subordinate, please order to attack again! If you don't break the bandit army, come and see me!" Wen Yang half-kneeled on the ground.

Yang Zheng glanced at the drowsy sky.

It was dark, the enemy was unknown, Lin Shen was dangerous, even if he could kill Chen Qian, it would be a lose-lose situation.

This kind of battle cannot be fought.

"Set up camp and rest on the spot!" Yang Zheng ordered.

Now that the military order is issued, the generals can only suppress their anger.

I've never been so aggrieved in a war before.

The two armies confronted each other with sharp swords and sharp guns, but now they only rely on favorable terrain for sneak attacks.

Cavalry was limited.

"The thieves attacked from three sides, and our army camped in place... Isn't it surrounded?" Pang Qing whispered.

Yang Zheng laughed twice, "I'm afraid they won't come, let Jiang Faye and Meng Guan each lead [-] cavalry to stand by!"

Pang Qing suddenly realized.

Tens of thousands of hands and trees were ready-made, and the felt tents slacked off with the army, and found a shelter from the wind, and three large camps rose from the ground.

A bonfire was lit, and warmth rose in the camp.

The pack horses that died of frostbite were slaughtered, and the soldiers sat around in twos and threes to cook the meat.

After watching all night, he didn't even see the shadow of Chen Qian.

"This guy is too cunning!" Liu Heng cursed.

Anything he can't beat will be attributed to cunning.

Meng Yu was much more stable, "Yesterday in the battle in the forest, our army suffered more than a thousand casualties, but the bandit army suffered even more casualties. Chen Qian knew the benefits of our army, so he would definitely not be willing to put all his eggs in one basket and come for a sneak attack!"

Indeed, Chen Qian's tens of thousands of people, even Liu Heng's 3000 people were helpless, and waited until Meng Yu and Pang Qing rescued him, which shows the strength of this army from Yan and Yuzhou counties.

For Chen Qian, there is no need to put all his eggs in one basket.

Preserving this team and reuniting with Sima Zhao is a small victory.

Chen Qian didn't dare to move, and Cheng Lang didn't dare to approach.

Even Jia Chong stopped at Xiagui, waiting for Sima Zhao's [-] troops.

If the battle is fought like this, there will be no chance at all.

"What can we do?" Liu Heng looked worried.

In the wilderness, wolves loomed.

Both are drawn to the offal and skeletons of livestock that are discarded these days.

In order to prevent them from frightening the pack horses, the scouts once drove them away.

But when the scouts walked forward, they circled back with their hind legs.

"Cold salad! Keep procrastinating, the fat ones will be thinner, and the thin ones will be dead!" Yang Zheng looked at the wolves and smiled.

Tear, drag, pull, and so on.

This has always been the case with the Northwest Wolves.

The prey will always show its flaws!

Yang Zheng then ordered to retreat north to the boundary of Pinyang.

Sima Zhao, Chen Tai, Chen Qian, and Jia Chong were not stupid. They absorbed the lessons of Yanghu's demise and worked every step of the way. Every time they took a step forward, there were heavy troops on the left and right to respond.

Either Cheng Lang's cavalry, or Jia Chong's Wugang chariot.

Sima Zhao used the turtle shell tactics on the battlefield.

The deployment of troops is also very clever, 3 people, no more, no less.

Once it is bitten, if it cannot be swallowed quickly, Cheng Ling's cavalry will retreat, and another [-] army will come to help, and after a few more hours, Sima Zhao and Chen Tai's [-] army will be overwhelmed...

The enemy army fought steadily, pushing forward all the way, without revealing the slightest flaw.

Soon, Pin Yang couldn't stay any longer.

Yang Zheng continued to retreat north without arrogance or impetuosity.

The further north you go, the colder it gets.

The cold is the biggest advantage of the Liangzhou army.

The scouts came to report that more and more people died of frostbite in Sima Zhao's army, and morale was also very low.

In the Liangzhou army, there were also people who suffered from frostbite, and some died of freezing, but these were only isolated cases.

Fall asleep at night and never get up during the day.

At this time, you can see the advantages of Mobei horses. The colder they are, the more vigorous they are. After marching intermittently for more than half a month, as long as they eat a handful of refined feed and salt, they will be alive and well.

Liangzhou Mahe Huangma is also cold-resistant, but the feed consumption is extremely high, the endurance is much worse, and the fat loss is also severe.

However, all losses are within the acceptable range.

Yang Zheng played psychological warfare, hanging at a distance of more than ten miles, sending Meng Yu and Meng Guan to tease him from time to time, making Sima Zhao feel that he could catch up with more effort.

But after Sima Zhao arrived in Baishui, he seemed to have seen through Yang Zheng's mind, and stopped chasing him. He stationed troops in Baishui City, relying on Baishui, built a fortress, and sent people to cut through the river ice.

In this way, Yang Zheng was cut off to the north of Feng Sa.

No matter how Yang Zheng seduces and teases Sima Zhao, he will not take a step beyond Baishui.

"What should we do?" Liu Heng came again.

"You can ride Qingqi across Beiluoshui, bypass Baishui, and attack the enemy's grain road!" Meng Guan suggested.

The idea is good, but the operability is not strong. The area from Baishui to Lianshao and Chongquan is full of forests, Beiluoshui is connected to Linjin, Linjin is connected to Tongguan, and there are heavy defenses everywhere.

In this kind of weather, with such a long route, even if the cavalry went around the enemy's rear, they would be at the end of their strength.

The fat drags thin, and the skinny drags to death.

The soldiers of the Liang army were also dragged exhausted, and their horses were seriously worn out.

He no longer has the energy to divide his troops to rob the food road.

And the effect of robbery way is too slow.

Wugang chariots serve as camps when fighting, and transport food when not fighting.

Looking at the appearance of the enemy army, it seems that there is not much shortage of food.

Yang Zheng felt that what he could think of, Sima Zhao, Chen Tai, and Chen Qian would definitely think of.

Once Sima Zhao finds out that something is wrong, he will withdraw to Linjin at any time and become a turtle again.

Could it be that the war broke out here?

In the current situation, Yang Zheng would never let Sima Zhao withdraw.

In other words, as long as Sima Zhao's 10,000+ army is still alive and kicking in Guanzhong, he will still have the advantage in this game of chess.

Sima Zhao, Chen Tai, Chen Qian, Jia Chong, plus Zhong Hui, Wang Jun, and Wang Hun from Hanzhong, the top figures in the Central Plains, are almost all here.

So this battle is difficult and inevitable.

If Sima Zhao could be easily defeated, that would be a big joke.

Yang Zheng led Jingqi to explore the terrain of Baishui himself.

The South Bank is full of busy people.

Wherever Sima Zhao went, he felled them. Antlers were laid layer after layer, and many carts were newly built.

The whole Baishui City looks like a turtle, or a turtle covered with spikes.

A tall Sima flag surpassed the big flag with Wei characters.

With 16 people chasing and killing 5 people, Yang Zheng is really speechless...

Obviously, Whitewater City is definitely not the place for a decisive battle.

"If Sima Zhao shrinks the white water, once the spring is warm, our army's advantage will be wiped out, and Zhong Hui can calmly swallow Hanzhong..." Pang Qing also became worried.

The Kingdom of Shu and the clock will continue to be exhausted like this, and sooner or later the fuel will run out.

If he couldn't open the situation in Guanzhong, Du Yu would definitely not be able to open the situation in Shuzhong.

Yang Zheng looked at the word "Sima" on the flag fluttering high, and suddenly his heart moved.

(End of this chapter)