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Chapter 508 Seeking Yanzhou
At the east gate at this time, with the continuous influx of Donghu people, the defenders gradually couldn't hold on.If it weren't for the additional reinforcements sent by other sects, I'm afraid they would have already fallen.But despite this, the Donghu people are still expanding their achievements, gradually nibbling into the camp.

"It's over, Cao Jun has escaped! They escaped from the south gate!"

"The south gate is lost! Donghu people are coming in!"

"Reinforcements, where are the reinforcements, we need reinforcements here!". . . .

The defenders were thrown into disarray and could no longer organize their defenses.

Lu Zhan arrived in a hurry and said anxiously, "Mr. Zhang, we can't hold on any longer. Let's retreat!"

Zhang Zhongliang leaned weakly on the railing, and said in pain: "General Lu, if you lose this battle, what kind of face does Zhang have to live on in this world? Your army will go away, and my Yanzhou army will break the way for the general."

"Why did Mr. Zhang say that? This battle is Yan Hong's crime. What is it to do with Mr. Lu Zhan?" Lu Zhan said angrily.

Zhang Zhongliang sighed slightly, and stood up, "General Lu's words are reasonable. My lord is still trapped in the city by the Donghu people, and Zhang still has a heavy responsibility. It's a pity that among the countless soldiers, I don't know how many of them will survive. "

Lu Zhan couldn't help being overjoyed to see that Zhang Zhongliang no longer had the will to die. "Sir, you are right to think so. Yanzhou has not been restored, so how can you give up lightly."

Immediately Zhang Zhongliang joined forces with Lu Zhan, assembled a total of [-] soldiers and horses, and chose to break out from the west gate.

At this time, Ximen's Donghu troops were not many, only more than [-] cavalry.When the Yan-Ming allied forces broke out, the Donghu cavalry were defeated. After charging for a while, they immediately withdrew from the battlefield and focused on harassment. At the same time, they sent people to inform His Majesty to request reinforcements.

When Kuerle learned that he was happy instead of angry, he immediately ordered the army to take down the camp quickly, and ignored the two fleeing teams for the time being.

In just an hour, with all the generals fleeing, the defenders quickly collapsed.Donghu's army rushed into the camp and slaughtered Miao wantonly. Hundreds of thousands of Yanming allied forces were killed in battle.It's not that Ku'erle doesn't want to persuade him to surrender, it's just that the country is in chaos and rescue is urgently needed.Bringing such a large number of captives is not only a burden, but also a hidden danger.But it cannot be released, which will only increase the enemy's strength.Therefore, after entering the camp, Huerle immediately ordered to kill all the defenders.

After killing all the defenders in the camp, Huerle looked to the south, sighed three times, and immediately ordered the army to go north immediately.The [-] cavalry in advance, led by Wu Nusutu, returned to the grassland with light clothes to resist the forces of the Hengshan Army.And he led the remaining soldiers and horses to escort the wealth and slaves looted from Yanzhou to Yancheng to meet them.

A few days later, the evacuated Cao Jun finally returned to Pingyang County City and could not hold out.They didn't know yet that the Donghu people did not pursue them at this time, but withdrew their troops and returned north.

However, Zhang Zhongliang and Lu Zhan led [-] remnant soldiers and retreated to the Shahu Pass in Mingzhou to garrison.

More than ten days later, the Donghu army withdrew to Yancheng and joined the [-] troops besieging the city.On the same day, the Donghu army launched another fierce attack on Yancheng, attempting to take the city and occupy the northern part of Yanzhou on that day.

It's a pity that Qi Rui's determination to resist was very resolute. After a day of fierce attack, Kuerle saw that there was no sign of breaking through Yancheng, so he had to order the whole army to retreat and return from Wanren Pass.

With Donghu's retreat, the Battle of Yanzhou came to an unexpected end.

Although the war was over, the results of the Battle of Yanzhou immediately changed the situation.Yanzhou was originally a rich land, but under the ravages of the Donghu people, all of this disappeared.Qi Rui was originally the most powerful vassal among the major forces, except for the Cao family.But in this war, tens of thousands of soldiers were lost, and now there are only more than [-] soldiers and horses left.If this is the case, with Yanzhou's population of nearly ten million and abundant financial resources, it can completely recover in a short period of time.But after the destruction of the Donghu people, the fields were destroyed and the people were displaced. How can there be any ability to recover?

After the Donghu people withdrew from Yanzhou, Qi Rui was finally able to recover the northern counties of Yanzhou, but Wanren Pass was still in the hands of the Donghu people, with [-] soldiers stationed on it.

Qi Rui, who is now weak and weak, has nothing to do about it. He can only build a simple checkpoint [-] miles south of Wanren Pass, and dispatch [-] troops to stay here to guard against the Donghu people.

Then the army went south, preparing to recover the entire territory of Yanzhou.

As for Mingzhou, although it was not invaded by Donghu people in this battle, out of the [-] troops sent out, only [-] returned.This made Yang Mingyuan, who was originally limited in strength, feel distressed. After this battle, Mingzhou's strength was greatly damaged.

If we say that in this war, apart from the Donghu people, who is the most profitable force, it is Cao Ziyan. The [-] troops who went north to rescue not only suffered minor losses, but also took the opportunity to occupy the land south of Yanzhou, and put Cao's army under control. Expand to the north of Longjiang.

Tianwu capital, the prime minister's mansion, Cao Ziyan is not only the entrusted mighty king, but also inherited Cao Ji's position as Tianwu's prime minister, controlling everything inside and outside Tianwu.

At this time, Cao Ziyan looked at the thank you letter sent by Qi Rui, threw it on the ground indifferently, and said with a sneer, "Hehe, it's ridiculous!"

"Your Majesty, did King Yan speak disrespectfully?" Shen Li frowned and asked.

"No, King Yan's words are quite respectful. He is very grateful to our army for going north to rescue, and he does not mention the crime of our army retreating without authorization." Cao Ziyan said with a smile, "However, he made a very tactful request in the letter, asking Our troops withdrew from Yanzhou as soon as possible and returned to the south of Longjiang."

"Then how does the king plan to respond?" Shen Li raised his brows and looked at him with deep meaning in his eyes.

"What else can I do? How can I spit out what I ate into my mouth?" Cao Ziyan sneered, "Now that Yanzhou's strength has been greatly weakened, and there are only a hundred thousand troops left, what can I do?"

"Your Majesty, at this great opportunity, why not send troops to the north and take Yanzhou directly?" Shen Li said in a deep voice with a gleam in his eyes.

"Taking Yanzhou?" Cao Ziyan frowned, "Yanzhou is naturally easy to take, but Mingzhou still has Hengshan, I'm afraid it won't make us happy."

"Your Majesty, the situation has changed now, and it's time to recover Yanzhou." Shen Li immediately analyzed, "Although Mingzhou has not been poisoned by the Donghu people this time, its military strength is already limited, and now it has lost six troops in Yanzhou." 7 people is also a great loss of strength. Our army only needs to garrison [-] troops in Longjiang to force Mingzhou to allocate a large number of troops to guard against our army's changes. There will not be too many troops to support Yanzhou. As for Hengshan, hehe, now the battle in the Western Regions has failed, and a large number of troops have been restrained. And this time, Donghu returned to the north because of Hengshan. How could Donghu not seek revenge from Hengshan? In this way, Hengshan suffered from enemies on both sides , where is there any spare energy to support Yanzhou?"

Cao Ziyan was overjoyed when he heard the words, "Shen Aiqing's words are reasonable, if you want to attack Yanzhou in the north, how many troops will you need?"

"Your Majesty, there are nearly 20 troops left in Yanzhou, and there are [-] troops stationed in Qingzhou. You only need to send [-] troops from Qingzhou to the north to meet General Yan Hong. With [-] troops, you can surely capture Yanzhou." Shen Li thought briefly. , just answered firmly. "As for Mingzhou, there is a [-] garrison in the capital and the Longjiang Navy, so Mingzhou will never dare to move lightly. As for Hengshan, it only needs to strengthen the defense of Tianjingguan, which is enough to prevent Hengshan from responding to Yanzhou's worries."

"Okay, just as Aiqing said, attack Yanzhou in the north!" Cao Ziyan stood up abruptly as soon as he clapped the table, and shouted loudly.

(End of this chapter)