The Yulin Army waited for reinforcements at the critical moment of its impending destruction. The soldiers who were already desperate again mustered up their courage and prepared to take on a round of cavalry charges.

After the cavalry corps rushed forward, it was almost impossible to change the direction temporarily. Therefore, although the cavalry in Jianhan saw the arrival of the opponent's reinforcements, they could not change their formation to fight at this moment.

What they can do now is to keep moving forward, strive to defeat the two thousand Yulin troops in front of them in one round, and then turn to deal with the new reinforcements.

However, the arrival of reinforcements really affected the charge, disrupting the rhythm of the Wuhan cavalry corps. With powerful enemies staring at each other, it will always make people feel panicked.

Although this charge seemed a bit sloppy, the cavalry's huge advantage over the infantry still existed. The Yulin Army's round formation was instantly eaten up, and the entire formation was like a flattened ball. Zong Shen pushed the long spear in his hand and personally led the people to push it up.

They can hold on to this wave of rushing, thanks to the reinforcements coming quickly enough. As soon as the two armies joined the battle, the reinforcements rushed over in a diagonal sprint, and immediately disrupted the situation.

In the chaos, the cavalry had no impact advantage of horses, which was not that scary for infantry. The Yulin Army broke up into a combat squad in groups of several people. They all held weapons in their hands, some stabbed people, and some stabbed horses. They cooperated with each other and were very effective in dealing with cavalry.

The enemy army obviously suffered a loss under the joint attack of infantry and cavalry, but the subsequent pursuers from Jianwuhan continued to join, bringing the situation back.

The two sides fought for a long time, but they were hungry and exhausted, and they were rushed to withdraw their troops.

Zong Shen escaped from death and returned to the camp, and realized that he was alive today because of luck. The cavalry corps that supported them had just arrived today, which was part of the reinforcements the emperor promised to Tian Wuji, and it was also the vanguard of them, with about four or five thousand cavalry. As soon as they arrived at the camp, they learned that there was a fierce battle ahead and immediately set off to rescue the two thousand Yulin Army brothers.

Geng Yan was defeated and finally escaped under the cover of the Yulin Army and had no strength to support Zongshen. The same was true for Tian Wuji.

Zong Shen couldn't help thinking maliciously that perhaps Tian Wuji had prepared to abandon him at the beginning to protect the brigade. Although as a soldier, he should obey orders unconditionally and could not complain even if he was asked to sacrifice, this guess still made him feel choked and felt very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Tian Wuji did not treat him badly and made great contributions for him, which made Zong Shen feel much more comfortable.

This was a defeat. The two cavalrymen of Wuyuan and Yunzhong suffered heavy losses. The most precious cavalry in the entire army also suffered losses. The Xihe Duwei Shi Yong's troops won and saved some face for the entire army. They were the primary contributors of this war. Zongshen's troops were also awarded their first contribution because they fought to the death to cut off the rear of the entire army.

It was precisely because of the tenacious obstruction of Zongshen's army that the army was defeated and not defeated, and it was saved from greater losses. This first achievement was well deserved.

Geng Yan and Tian Wuji immediately strengthened the camp, arranged defense, and prepared to welcome Liu Xiu's counterattack.

Sure enough, early the next morning, Liu Xiu led his army to launch a fierce attack on Jian Wuhan Army camp. Geng and Tian and the others could not retreat and relied on the fortifications to counterattack. The situation was once very critical. Tian Wuji's village gate was broken, and seeing that the camp was about to be broken, Tian Wuji's eyes turned red, turned his horse on his back, and personally led three thousand cavalrymen to rush out of the camp and drove the enemy back.

After the afternoon, another reinforcement army sent by Liu Yu arrived, boosting the morale of the army that had just experienced defeat, and gradually stabilized the situation.

Seeing that reinforcements were constantly entering the enemy camp, Liu Xiu knew that he could not defeat the enemy in a short period of time, so he led his troops back to Nanpi.

Only then did Geng Yan order the entire army to detach the camp, retreat dozens of miles, and return to Dongguang City, while resting and waiting for subsequent reinforcements.

Within a few days, Tian Wuji's troops added 10,000 cavalry, and it is said that there were still 15,000 Yulin infantry still on the road. Tian Wuji finally stood up and felt a little confident.

Although he was defeated in this battle, the Yulin Army he led was remarkable. Without Tian Wuji's desperate attempt to enter the enemy formation, Geng Yan didn't know if he could come back alive. Without him having arranged a reserve team to cut off the rear, the army might be defeated by the pursuers.

Geng Yan specifically thanked him for this, which made Tian Wuji feel very gloomy.

After this battle, both of them calmed down and knew that Liu Xiu could not be eliminated so easily. Even if he dismissed most of the people, he still had strong combat power.

During the rest of Dongguang for several days, both of them waited for their respective reinforcements. Geng Yan's 30,000 infantry left in Julu chased after him, and Tian Wuji's reinforcements were all in place. The two of them had more than 80,000 troops, which exceeded Liu Xiu's army in terms of number.

More importantly, with the arrival of the infantry army, the large-scale siege equipment was finally in place, and Geng Yan could have the idea of ​​siege.

He ordered the troops to advance again in Nanpi, and Liu Xiu had left a few days ago. At this time, the person guarding Nanpi City was Deng Han. After the end of this war, he led his army from Fuyang to support him. With Fuyang and Nanpi and the construction of three cities as a support, he built a triangular defensive zone, trying to hinder Geng Yan's army from advancing and win time for Liu Xiu to go north.

Deng Han was a member of the Deng clan in Nanyang. He has been following him since the Liu clan raised his army. He was one of the few county magistrates who were still loyal to Liu Xiu at this time.

He leaned against Nanpijian City and stayed in the door, trying to hold Geng Yan's army away. Unexpectedly, after only a few days of persistence, the city wall was knocked down by a series of thunderbolt chariots. Deng Han led the remaining soldiers to flee back to Fuyang in a panic.

Geng Yan and Tian Wuji advanced in different directions. Geng Yan rushed to Fuyang, and Tian Wuji went straight to Jiancheng. The two men quickly won two cities, and then they defeated several cities in Bohai, winning most of Bohai County.

They killed all the way, attacked the enemy when they met, and attacked the city when they met. Although the advancement speed was already very fast, of course, they did not walk directly faster than Liu Xiu.

Geng Yan estimated that Liu Xiu had left them at least a few hundred miles away at this time, which was impossible. Liu Xiu started to operate Youzhou early and prepared for a retreat. The prefects of several counties facing north here were his confidants, and it was unlikely that the scene of county magistrates in Jizhou would compete to offer the city.

A rapid pursuit turned into a step-by-step battle, and the war was inevitably dragged out. Geng Yan failed to keep Liu Xiu in Jizhou, but watched one of his feet step into Liaodong.

At this time, there is still one only chance to trap Liu Xiu, that is, Ma Yuan's army that has landed in Youbeiping. If he can defeat the prefect of Youbeiping and capture Youbeiping County, he will cut off Liu Xiu's journey to escape north.
Chapter completed!