As Cen Peng expected, Feng Yi's attack was just a cover for retreat. When he heard that Deng Yu was "annihilated" north of the Han River, Feng Yi knew that their adventure ended in failure.

Feng Yi was cautious in using his troops. Although he had achieved a small victory, he saw that there were not many Wei troops near Xiangyang and could not gain any advantage in the strong attack. If Cen Peng regained control of the army, he would be at a disadvantage. His first reaction was to withdraw and pull the troops to the south before talking.

During the march, General Dashu stationed his horse and looked back. The winding and bulging Atou Mountain became smaller and smaller, and there was only a small sharp corner on the towering Xian Mountain. Feng Yi's large army was far away from the "Wengkou" that guarded Xiangyang, which meant that they were temporarily safe.

Although, this was at the cost of heavy losses from thousands of troops who cut off the rear.

When Feng Yi arrived in Yicheng, it was still under the control of Zhang Yu, the commander of the Wei army's embroidered clothes, and Wang Chang and Deng Chen were at a loss. However, they had known about Deng Yu's defeat.

Deng Chen sighed, "On the third day after the war, some floating corpses floated upstream. At first, I thought it was the people who drowned in heavy water. I caught it and saw that my appearance was so soaked in water. I realized that it was a Han soldier with my clothes. It was so miserable."

Wang Chang was also very angry. When Deng Chen was there, he was not good at attack. After he was sent away, he whispered to Feng Yi: "The defeat in this battle is today, and it is not a fault for the general of the Western Expedition! Your Majesty's edict said that one general was stationed south of Xiangyang to restrain Cen Peng's main force, and the other general took a detour to cross the water to attack Fancheng. He took it one step at a time. This is a perfect plan. The strategy is good, but the bad one is bad in execution. At that time, I pleaded with Ying to attack Fan, but Deng Zhonghua never led the army alone. It is better to stay in Yiyang to guard the back road."

"However, Deng Yu was greedy for his achievements and reputation, and he actually suppressed the military as the Grand Situ, and seized the strange army. I have always been worried. Although Deng Situ claimed to be proficient in military tactics and good at strategy and power, he fought few battles. Sure enough, he has only been north for a few days and his entire army has been wiped out. It's really Zhao Kuo's second! I don't know what happened to General Ma Wu?"

Another day later, the floating corpses in the Han River disappeared, but as Deng Yu returned in a panic, he also brought back the news that Ma Wu was captured and died unyieldingly.

"Zi Zhang!"

Wang Chang and Ma Wu are old friends in Green Forest Mountain. They have lived and died together for so many years. Unexpectedly, Ma Wu was defeated first, and was extremely sad and almost extinguished. After he recovered, he saw that Deng Yu had to be fully qualified and did not care about etiquette and directly fired at Deng Yu: "As the leader of the three armies, where are the tens of thousands of soldiers now? Why is the king of the son Zhang dead to the country? "

Deng Yu lowered his head and refused to accept the youthful recklessness of the past. After Wang Chang cursed a few words, he raised his head and said, "Han Lu, the person who defeated the army is a serious crime. Yu is incompetent and the three armies are affected. After returning, he should thank His Majesty the Grand Situ, the Marquis, the seals and ribbons, and the plain clothes are punished!"

"It's not entirely a blame on Deng Situ in this game." At this time, Feng Yi, who had not expressed his opinion, spoke, but helped Deng Yu, who had retreated to the edge of the cliff: "I am the head coach of the Western Conference, and Feng Yi cannot escape responsibility for all decisions. I made a move with Deng Situ again, but I fought too cautiously and failed to restrain Cen Peng, so that he could traverse the Han River and the south."

"If you really want to pursue it, Feng Yi should be the same as Deng Situ."

When this general Dashu fought for merit in victory, he stood aside silently and humble. When he was defeated, he took the initiative to take responsibility for the crime. This attitude moved Deng Yu very much and made Wang Chang have nothing to say, so he could only give up.

After stopping the great division within the commanders, Feng Yi mentioned the most important thing now: "We are incompetent and have ruined Your Majesty's wonderful strategies. After this battle, Xiangyang may be even more difficult to support. Cen Peng's army may go south at any time. What should we do now? Let's talk about it."

"Of course I'm going to keep fighting!"

Wang Chang was also angry with his friend Zhan Sheng, just like when he was stopped by Jing Dan in Tongyuan, and could only watch Liu Bosheng trapped in Weibei by the fifth reunion. The feeling of powerlessness came again, which made him quite impulsive when making a decision, but he brought out a reason that everyone could not refuse: "Your Majesty pointed out that you want Xiangyang!"

Yes, isn’t the goal of this Jingbei Battle to capture Xiangyang, at least not let the Fifth Reunion be able to be? In order to realize this strategic plan, can they bear all sacrifices?

Deng Yu just shook his head and said, "General Wang, don't build an army because of anger. After this great defeat, Xiangyang cannot be taken away..."

Wang Chang was furious: "Isn't it Deng Situ first proposed to fight for Xiangyang? Why did he retreat blindly today? Could it be that he was afraid of being beaten by Cen Peng and broke his backbone?"

Deng Yu had no way to refute, so he only defended himself: "The soldiers are like water, and the water shape is changeable. You must not carve a boat and seek a sword."

It was Feng Yi who stopped Wang Chang who wanted to make an excuse to argue again: "I think Deng Situ's words are reasonable."

"The army has been in Jingbei for five months. The teacher and veterans are exhausted, and the new defeat has caused a sharp drop in morale, and the supply of food and fodder is difficult to sustain."

In fighting this war, the Eastern Han regime had originally hollowed out the assets of several counties, but now it really can't hold on.

"If we hesitate and do not retreat, once Cen Peng goes south, we should cooperate outside the city. We will have no chance of winning against his new victorious army."

Feng Yi also saw that the Wei State had the intention to bite the Han army to death in Jingxiang and drag it on, which would be of no benefit except to make the Eastern Han Dynasty lose more elsewhere.

Wang Chang was still unwilling to accept it. Deng Chen asked Feng and Deng the two main generals: "Where should we withdraw to? Zheng County? Or Lankou Gather?"

Feng Yi and Deng Yu looked at each other, but this time, their thoughts were the same.

Deng Yu said first: "South of Xiangyang, Jianghan is flat and there is no danger to defend."

"We can no longer use our weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths." Feng Yi continued: "In the Han River, the Southeast Boat Army will face the enemy against the trend, and we will not get any benefits."

"That's right, only the great lake and the river can truly bring out the strengths of the southerners."

Since Xiangyang cannot be seized, many plans have to be pushed back. This time, they have to give up some things, throw away bottles and jars, and take big steps and retreat.

Feng Yi looked north again and said regretfully and resolutely:

"Retreat to Jiangxia County."

"Retreat to Yunmengze!"

...

Feng Yi and Deng Yu retreated south calmly, and Xiangyang was defeated.

The earthen wall built during the revenge of Emperor Gao of Han had been damaged in several months of siege. With the defeat of the Han army, Qin Feng, the last will of Qin Feng, the King of Li of Chu, was also destroyed in Xiangyang City.

After all, he was a tyrant student in Chang'an. Qin Feng was bare and led a sheep, respectfully worshiping Cen Peng, who was receiving the city.

"The criminal Qin Feng, who does not know the King's Army, will fight stubbornly, deserves to die!"

Cen Peng rode on the horse and accepted his surrender. He only smiled at Ren Guang next to him and said, "There are sheep left in the city. It seems that the food is not over. The three armies will not enter here with empty stomachs."

In mid-May, the army from Bashu finally captured Jiangling. Now that Qin Feng surrendered, it means that the small "Chu" regime was declared destroyed.

Xiangyang is currently just a small county town. Although it is strong and difficult to attack, there is actually nothing good inside. After Ren Guang and Cen Peng entered the interior, they whispered to him: "Since His Majesty became king, he has destroyed several countries. Ma Yuan, Jing Dan, Wu Han, and Geng Chun helped to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty; Wan Xiu, Wu Han and Xiao Geng destroyed the Western Han Dynasty again; last year, Ma Yuan, Gai Yan, and Geng Chun helped to destroy the main force of the Red Eyebrow."

"Only since its establishment, the Southern Expedition Army has not been able to win major battles except for the Ziwu Valley. Now, Jun Ran has destroyed one country alone!"

Cen Peng smiled knowingly: "Isn't this contribution to destroying Chu a lot? "

The two laughed and felt quite happy. For Cen Peng, this was a battle to cleanse the previous shame. For Yu Renguang, this meant that their group of Wei's "Nanyang System" won the bet, and at least in the court and the wild can gain a foothold.

"Of course, it's the Holy Emperor who came to Nanyang in person and commanded properly." Ren Guang bowed to the north sensibly, Cen Peng nodded and immediately ordered:

"Take Qin Feng quickly to Wancheng."

"I won the victory to Your Majesty, and the battle of Jingxiang has been won!"

...

When the good news came to Wancheng, Nanyang, when May was about to end, cicadas outside the house were chirping, and the weather was stuffy. The fifth reunion read Cen Peng's memorial in a single dress.

"Peng and the Han army refused for several months, and now they finally took it in one go! Deng Yu attacked Fancheng, and I crossed the river and attacked him. It was raining heavily. Yu's soldiers were hungry and tired, captured 8,000, and more than 10,000 people drowned in the Han River. Deng Yu was only able to escape with his body. Feng Yi heard the news and also fled the Han army at night and did not dare to resist the king's army again. Now he has returned to the south. The siege of Yicheng has been lifted. Jingbei gathered from Xiangyang to Lankou, all of which are colorful!"

After reading it, the fifth reunion only explained the book and said with emotion: "The knot is untied!"

As the first war between the Han and Wei, Jingxiang was quite important. Both sides added a lot of people there. The fifth reunion came to Nanyang to take charge and ensure the risky battle of Cen Peng. This small place seemed to have a knot tied with two thick ropes, which could not be untied for a long time.

Now, the Wei army finally ended with a great victory, the strategic goal was achieved, and the Han army was severely damaged. How could the fifth relationship not be happy?

However, the number of the battle reports sent back by the front-line general cannot be fully trusted. Even if you are a confidant like Cen Peng, you will intentionally or unintentionally pay some water. After all, the three armies under your command are counting on tens of thousands of pairs of eyes to reward them more!

Look at this "drowned more than ten thousand Han Rivers", it is very spiritual!

But as long as you can win and not be too exaggerated, the fifth reunion does not want to expose this little bubble - the liquidation is too strict, and it will hurt the hearts of soldiers. Anyway, the Wei State has long stopped beheading, but based on strategy, tactical goals and number of prisoners to calculate merits.

So, the Fifth Ren Ling Shangshu wrote back to Cen Peng with his pen. After some encouragement, he read a poem on the spot:

"The Jianghan Tangtang is the martial arts man who runs the world. The four directions are in peace and the kingdom is settled. There are no disputes at the time, and the king's heart is peaceful."

This poem comes from Da Ya. It was during the Western Zhou Dynasty. It said that Duke Muzhao was ordered by King Xuan of Zhou to pacify Huaiyi. The whole poem praised his merits, but it was also appropriate.

The fifth reunion not only regards Cen Peng as Zhao Bohu, but also plans to add the word "big" to the "General Zhennan" to make the mountain in the army higher, and to be on par with Ma and Geng.

He continued to recite: "The Hu of Jianghan, the king ordered the tiger to conquer the four directions and spread our territory. The bandits are guilty and thorns, and the kingdom comes to the extreme. It is in the border and reason, as for the South China Sea..."

However, after reciting the fifth reunion, I regretted it: "Delete the second paragraph and leave the first paragraph."

Why?

Because the fifth reunion felt that he was extravagant, this sentence "as for the South China Sea" could easily arouse the enterprising spirit of the soldiers. If you take it seriously, you can't bear it by continuing to fight south, and you can't bear it.

What's more, although Cen Peng was beautiful, his playing style had too many enemies in it and rushed around Nanyang, causing a lot of messes behind it. Fortunately, the fifth reunion came to take charge of the situation, otherwise Nanyang would have been in chaos!

But the situation is still not optimistic. The one who caused the most toothache of the fifth lord was Jia Fu and Deng Feng, who had joined forces after the merger. They learned that the fifth lord was in Wancheng, and there were many troops gathering here. They knew it was difficult to fight, so they changed their route north and went to the three counties of Danyang between Wuguan and Wancheng.

Wu Lun sent 10,000 people from Wancheng to cooperate with the 10,000 soldiers who went south from Guanzhong to encircle and suppress them. As a result, they were defeated by Jia and Deng one after another near the mountainous area.

Now, the two people's voices were so powerful that they controlled a few more counties, which became a stubborn disease in the rear.

Now that the war is over, the fifth reunion is a busy man. How could he stay here to deal with him? Cen Peng has to come back to deal with it. The Wei army's big strides southward should be slowed down. Cen Peng's goal should be to keep it at the first place, "There is no dispute in the times, and the king's heart is clear."

The news received by the fifth reunion on this day was mixed. As soon as I read Cen Peng’s good news, I learned about the fall of another county...

However, it is not a small place that is irrelevant to the west of Nanyang, but a major town on the edge!

Yin Shi personally apologized: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent. Just the day before yesterday, the Han army went north from Jiangxia and attacked Sui County!"

"Sui County? Didn't Cen Peng leave three thousand men there?"

The fifth reunion was stunned. It was no small matter to lose Sui County. You must know that because of the mountains, there were only two roads to Jianghan from Nanyang to the south: one was Xiangyang, and the other was Sui County!

His efforts to fight for Xiangyang do not mean that Sui County is not necessary. This place is connected to Wanye in the north, Han Mian in the east, and between Jing and Huai, which is actually an important place. In addition, the mountain streams and passes are surrounded by passes, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack. In the past few months, the Han army has only tried to seize Xiangyang. Sui County has been fine, so how could it suddenly fall?

Moreover, this arrangement is quite spiritual. The Han army's failure to compete for Xiangyang means that the land in Jingbei cannot be defended anymore. As long as Cen Peng finishes cooking, he can reach Yunmengze and the mouth of the Han River at any time to share the danger of the Yangtze River with the Han Kingdom to prepare for sweeping the southeast backwards.

However, after Sui County changed its ownership, the strategic defeat of the Han army was somewhat restored, at least Jiangxia County could be temporarily saved.

After learning about the name of the Han general who seized Sui County, Di Wu Ren no longer felt strange about this wonderful chess game.

"It was Liu Xiu who personally led the army?"

Yin Zhi was sweating profusely, and Na Na reported: "After the head of the county, the flag of the fake Han emperor was fluttering. If it were not done on purpose, it would be Liu Xiu."

He bit the word "fake" very heavily. Although he felt that Yin did not owe Liu Xiu anything, when Liu Xiu really appeared in his jurisdiction, Yin Shi still felt guilty.

But Wu Lun had already walked from sitting to standing, and even paced in the hall, his hands secretly clenched into fists and let go.

Seven years later, after seven years, he and Liu Xiu appeared in Nanyang County at the same time, only three or four hundred miles apart!

It seemed like he was destined to be destined. He had just untied Jing Xiang's knot, but the other rope buckle seemed to be twisted again! And this time, it was Di Lun who held it with Liu Xiu in person at both ends of the rope!

Wu Lun smiled: "It's interesting."
Chapter completed!