When they came to Pengcheng, the Qin army led by Zhang Ping was definitely as strong as possible. They were dressed in a bright armor and had flags covering the sky, people were like stolen and horses were like dragons, and their murderous aura was as strong as bamboo. However, when they were forced to leave the battlefield in Pengcheng, the Qin army soldiers led by Zhang Ping were sneaky like a group of bandits and thieves. Not only did they dare to continue to make a big fuss, they even dared to go west openly in broad daylight, and chose to quietly get up in the middle of the night, and retreat secretly like a thief.

The Qin army could not retreat. It was already shameless attack by the Young Marshal's army and burned a large amount of food and grass. Yao Ang's troops, who went south to seize the food, were defeated unexpectedly on the Fuli battlefield. They lost even if they could not go north to return to the army to join Zhang Ping. They had long been moved to Xiaoxian and Xiang County, which had been emptyed by the Young Marshal's army, and could not raise any food. The land transportation of grain was not only huge and slow, but the food route might also be threatened at any time. If Zhang Ping did not quickly take the Qin army to withdraw to Dang County for food, the remaining 30,000 Qin troops would definitely be hungry on the battlefield in Pengcheng.

Zhang Ping must also be sneaky and sneaky when withdrawing his troops. There is no other reason. Although the young marshal army of the Heavenly Killing suffered some losses in the Battle of Pengcheng, their strength still exists, and their vitality is still there. They still have the strength to continue to launch a large-scale war. At the same time, the gangster of Pei County Liu Laosan also brought his mobs to the north bank of the Gushui River. Although they can join forces with the young marshal army to attack, if Zhang Ping does not hide his points when retreating, he will get rid of the entanglement of the two world-class gangsters Xiang Kang and Liu Laosan as soon as possible. Once they bite their tails and drag the withdrawal speed, then once the Qin army's food and grass are used up on the road, the main force of the Qin army is to avoid being teased by these two marshals, and it will be difficult to bully and rape.

Unfortunately, Zhang Ping still arrived seriously as the scoundrels of the two world's top gangsters, Xiang Kang and Liu Laosan. In fact, just as he received the news of the defeat of Fu Li's battle against the Qin army, Xiang Kang and Liu Laosan predicted together that they guessed that Zhang Ping would definitely lead the army to retreat within one or two days. Not only did they send scouts to monitor the Qin army camp day and night, they also prepared to send troops to pursue the army early, and they also arranged their mobile troops day and night to order them to attack immediately when the Qin army retreated, and beat the water dogs, making it worse for the Qin army and helping the fire! So...

"The thieves are here! The thieves on the North Bank are here too! Hurry up! Clean up! Load all the tents!"

"Cut off the pontoon bridge! Don't let the thieves on the north bank cross the river!"

Therefore, the dream of the Qin army's smooth retreat became a flower in the mirror and a moon in the water. Before the Qin army soldiers even finished all the tents that sheltered the wind and rain, the young general army pursued by Zhu Jishi had already rushed to the front of the Qin army camp. Liu Laosan also sent Fan Kuai to lead two thousand troops from the north shore and directly attacked the floating bridge ferry built by the Qin army before, forcing the Qin army soldiers to cut off the floating bridge in a mess, and dared not fight head-on with the anti-Qin rebel army for the first time.

Fortunately, Zhang Ping had arranged an army behind the palace. At the critical moment, the Qin army Chen Kan, who had suffered the least losses, fought hard to block Zhu Jishi. Finally, it won the time for the Qin army to load all the supplies into the vehicle to retreat. However, when Zhu Jishi bit his tail, the Qin army's retreat speed could no longer be maintained at full speed. It could only keep the line and the distance from the rear army slowly retreated. Zhu Jishi's troops were like a hungry wolf, constantly wandering behind the Qin army, ready to suddenly pounce on it and tear off a piece of fat from the Qin army.

"Brother, let me go." Xiang Guan stood up and volunteered, saying, "One of our Xiang brothers, I only count my riding skills. If I ask me to lead the cavalry to fight, I will definitely not disappoint you."

He hesitated again, considering that sooner or later he would form a cavalry army that could fight alone, and being too worried about gains and losses would not only miss the opportunity for combat, but also prevent his cavalry from getting practical experience. Xiang Kang nodded and said, "Okay, brother, please be careful. If you don't have the chance, you must not force your attack. The road from here to Dang County is still long. We have time to slowly remove the tyrannical Qin army, so you don't need to hurry. Also, don't fight head-on with the cavalry of the tyrannical Qin army. Our cavalry is still very weak and is not their opponent. You must know how to avoid its edge and attack its unpreparedness."

Xiang Guan agreed happily and took Xiang Kang's military order overnight to draw cavalry from each battalion of the Shaomai Army to assemble and form an army separately. At the same time, it was natural that Guan Ying, an unknown soldier who was directly affiliated with Xiang Guan and successfully left a deep impression on Xiang Guan. Of course, he also followed Xiang Guan into the cavalry team of the Shaomai Army and was appointed by Xiang Guan as the cavalry commander of the Shaomai Army.

That night, Xiang Kang, who was despicable, used his signature tactics again and sent a drum team near the Qin army camp to beat drums and drums several times to interfere with the Qin army's rest. The Qin army, who had no camp protection, was both shocked and afraid, and was tortured by the harassment tactics of the Young Marshal's army, and his morale was greatly affected. As soon as the sky was dawn, he could not wait to move westward and retreat, and he did not dare to continue to entangle with the main force of the Young Marshal's army.

Upon receiving the news, the main force of the Young Marshal Army immediately launched another pursuit. More than 1,800 young Marshal cavalry led by Xiang Guan went forward from the flank and rushed to the side of the Qin army, successfully forcing the Qin army to slow down, and forced Zhang Ping to rush to attack in a hurry to drive out the Young Marshal cavalry who were wandering beside him. Xiang Guan kept in mind Xiang Kang's instructions and decisively escaped the edge of the Qin army's cavalry, which also became a hidden danger in front of the Qin army.

Near noon, the main force of the Qin army was less than ten miles away from Xiaoxian. Liu Laosan's troops, who had rushed to Xiaoxian, were waiting strictly on the north bank of the Gushui River to prevent the Qin army from crossing the river and stationing in the city. The Qin army in Xiaoxian County also loaded all the collected grains and was ready to leave the city at any time to go south, and met the main force through the cross-river bridge built by the army before.

At this critical moment, the young commander cavalry, who had disappeared before, suddenly appeared in front of the Qin soldiers. However, what surprised the Qin army was that the young commander cavalry did not attack their army, but chose to raid the Gushui Bridge outside the south gate of Xiaoxian. They also killed the Qin army guards on the Sanqiao Bridge with lightning speed and set fire to the bridge. When the Qin soldiers in the city hurried out of the city to rescue, the two bridges that had been built had already ignited a huge fire. At the same time, Liu Laosan saw that there was a advantage, and immediately divided his troops to attack the Qin army bridge, forcing the Qin army to extinguish the fire into the city.

The young commander's cavalry's chances of hitting the Qin army hit the key point. Originally, Zhang Ping was hoping to replenish some food after joining the Qin army in Xiaoxian County, but the bridge was destroyed, and the grain trucks on the north bank could not cross the river to replenish supplies. Therefore, when the food in the army was only enough for today's use, Zhang Ping had to bite the bullet and order the army to form a formation at the ferry, sending people to repair the bridge while fighting head-on with the main force of the young commander's army.

The army's strength was still at a disadvantage, so Xiang Kang of course continued to choose to restrain tactics. While confronting the Qin army in the field, he placed his hope of preventing the Qin army from rendezvousing on the north bank. Fortunately, Liu Laosan was never ambiguous in this regard. Not only did he decisively send troops to block the Qin army from building a bridge, he also sent an army to directly attack the city, attacking the east gate of Xiaoxian with a temporary simple flight ladder and knocking wood, forcing the Qin army in the city to fight with distraction and unable to fully cooperate with the main force of the Qin army to build a bridge.

Amid the shouts, Liu Laosan's soldiers rushed to the ferry near the ferry, shooting feather arrows, shooting and killing Qin soldiers who were robbing the bridge. Even if they had to pay a certain price for death and injury every time, they never gave up. Fan Kuai, who was responsible for siege, led the Liu army soldiers to attack the east gate of Xiaoxian with limited flight ladders and simple collision wood, and rushed directly to the head of Xiaoxian, causing huge chaos to the defenders on the city. Liu Laosan's main force was even more amazing. He actually built a flight ladder directly on the formation, and every time he built a flight, he immediately sent it to the east gate and handed it to Fan Kuai to continue siege.

The crazy bravery of Liu Laosan's troops successfully hit the morale of all Qin soldiers, making the Qin soldiers on the south bank unable to concentrate. They must always pay attention to the situation on the battlefield on the north bank, and forced the Qin army in Xiaoxian to rush eastward, making it even more difficult to cover the main force to build a bridge. Liu Jun's crossbowmen took the opportunity to concentrate feather arrows to cover the bridge being built by the Qin army, which not only seriously delayed the Qin army's project progress, but also shot dead and injured many Qin soldiers who were scrambling to build a bridge.

In the end, there was nothing he could do. Zhang Ping, who was desperate, simply urged the army to rush to the main battle formation of the Young Marshal's Army with all his strength. Xiang Kang calmly fought with the help of Chao Zhi, who knew the best battle among the Young Marshal's Army, and commanded the army to defend its position and fight with the Qin army, which was still fighting the trapped beasts, and the sun and the moon were gone.

If it were replaced by the main force of the Young Marshal, who was not good at formation battles, would not be sure to block the full-scale attack of the Qin army in other situations. Fortunately, the situation was special at this time. The Qin army, which was about to lose food, was both panicked and anxious, and failed to rest well for two consecutive nights, and its physical strength decreased significantly. Therefore, as the other party disappeared, the Young Marshal not only miraculously withstood the Qin army's attack, but also used the advantage of formation fighting to kill the Qin army soldiers who forcibly attacked, and their morale was even worse.

Liu Laosan was still the one who broke the deadlock in the end. Relying on repeated attacks, Liu's soldiers finally seized a position at the head of Xiaoxian City. Fan Kuai, a famous general at the end of Qin, personally climbed the city, waving his dog-slaughtering sword, and killed more than ten Qin soldiers in the melee, killing the Qin army completely in chaos. Liu's soldiers took the opportunity to swarm up the city and successfully seized the key points of the city tower. The Liu army soldiers under the city successfully broke open the city gate. Liu's soldiers entered the city in large numbers and killed people everywhere. The Qin army in Xiaoxian was mainly composed of prisoners in Mount Li, and the Qin army in Xiaoxian was completely collapsed. They could only quickly open the Ximen Qicheng in Xiaoxian.

Then, as Liu Laosan's red flag was planted on the south gate of Xiaoxian, the Qin soldiers who were fighting hard on the south bank were immediately in an uproar, and the offensive suddenly stumbled. Zhang Ping's face was extremely pale, knowing that his army had no chance to obtain the supplement of Xiaoxian's food and grass, and he had to run around hungry for a day or two before he could have a full meal.

The enemy's aura slipped to the bottom of the valley. If Xiang Kang didn't know how to seize such a good opportunity, he would be too sorry for the young generals who died in the battle. While the flag was waving, the war drums were ringing. The young generals, who had been taking the defensive stance, advanced and launched a full-scale counterattack. The Qin army, including Zhang Ping, had no intention of getting along with the enemy. They turned around and walked west without saying a word. In order to reduce the burden, they also abandoned the baggage vehicles loading tents and weapons, and escaped for more than ten miles in one breath before getting rid of the young generals' pursuit.

As the saying goes, the house is raining all night long. At this time, new bad news suddenly came. Yao Ang, who fled to Xiang County in a panic, sent people to contact Zhang Ping, saying that he had lost food during the flight to the west, and his physical strength was reduced due to freezing and hunger. He had just passed Zhuyi, which was controlled by the Young Marshal's Army, and was caught up by Feng Zhong. He was defeated by Feng Zhong again. The losses were extremely heavy. Only more than a thousand defeated generals barely fled to Xiang County. However, the food and grass in Xiang County were pitifully small, and the young and strong had been taken away by the Qin army and the Young Marshal's Army, which was almost empty. Therefore, Yao Ang had no choice but to abandon the city and flee to Mang County for the time being.

"You can't go to Xiangxian." Zhang Ping's face turned gray and concluded, saying: "Feng Zhong's rebel thief must have taken Xiangxian at this time. If we go to Xiangxian again, we will be destined to die in vain."

"General, where will we go?" asked a general.

Zhang Ping did not answer, but turned to Dong Ke, the supervisor of Dang County who had been ordered to help him before, and asked, "Chief Dong, you are more familiar with the situation in Dang County than me. Which road do you think we should go?"

Dong Ke hesitated for a moment and said, "Reporting to General Zhang, if we don't go to Xiang County, there are only two roads to go from Xiaoxian to Dang County. One is to go north to Xiayi, but this road is farther. Moreover, Xiayi has been occupied by Xiang Kang Ni thieves before and is currently controlled by the thieves' army. If we take that road, it will not only be difficult to obtain food and grass supplies, but may also be blocked by the thieves' army."

"Where is another way?" Zhang Ping asked.

"Just go straight to Dang County." Dong Ke pointed to Dang County slightly southwest and said, "This road is relatively close. In addition, Dang County has been recovered by us before. There are some food and grass in the city. If it goes well, we should be able to obtain food and grass supplies in Dang County. But..., but..."

Speaking of this, Dong Ke was obviously a little hesitant, and Zhang Ping urged impatiently: "But what? Just say it directly, there is no need to worry about it."

"But Dang County is equally close to Xiang County." Dong Ke expressed his concerns and said, "If Feng Zhong's thief rushed to Dang County first and blocked our way, we would have no chance. So although this road in Dang County is close and there are food and supplies, it is likely to be more dangerous than going to Xiayi!"

After wiping the sweat and dust on his face, thinking carefully for a moment, Zhang Ping made up his mind and said, "Go to Dang County!"

"General, Dang County may be more dangerous than Xiayi." Dong Ke quickly reminded.

"There will be no danger." Zhang Ping pointed out: "First of all, Feng Zhong's thief was chasing Yao Ang. Yao Ang fled to Mang County in the west. He is likely to pursue Mang County and he has no time to pay attention to Dang County for the time being. Secondly, Xiang County is also a certain distance from Xiao County. Whether Feng Zhong's thief sent people to inquire north or Xiang Kang's thief sent people to pass orders to him, he would never be able to move to Dang County quickly and prevent us from entering the city to get food. Therefore, unless Feng Zhong's thief was a god who was the first to take the enemy's plane, it would be impossible for us to arrive in Dang County earlier than us and block our way."

Thinking that Zhang Ping's analysis was reasonable, the generals of the Qin army nodded in agreement. Then Zhang Ping did not hesitate and immediately led the army that had been reorganized and moved straight towards Dang County, dividing the only dinner into several servings, fleeing to Dang County for food in hunger and dusty manner. After the young commander's army scout reported the Qin army's movements to Xiang Kang, Xiang Kang was also shocked and blurted out: "Oh no! The tyrant Qin army did not go to Xiang County, but went to Dang County. He must have received the news that Feng Zhong had entered Xiang County west. If Feng Zhong just kept his troops in Xiang County, or went to other places, our hope of annihilation of the tyrant Qin army would be dashed!"

"Young marshal, you might as well send a fast horse to Xiang County immediately, so that General Feng Zhong can move to Xiang County immediately to block the way for the tyrannical Qin army to escape west!" Zhou Zeng suggested.
Chapter completed!