Li Tong led the Wei army to march quickly towards Yangzhou.
This movement immediately attracted the attention of Xu Shu and Tai Shici. The two armies joined together and followed Xu Shu, insisting on capturing Li Tong's 60,000 Wei army.
Two days later, Li Tong led his army out of Xuzhou and set foot in Yangzhou.
Previously, Han Hao and Yang Chi had led 40,000 Wei troops to leave quietly.
Although the soldiers who followed Li Tong knew that most of the soldiers were missing, they secretly wondered what the rest of the soldiers were going to do. However, no one raised it, and no one dared to ask. They all kept their doubts in their hearts and continued to follow Li Tong.
As they hurried on, they did not know that they had become outcasts.
Li Tong led his soldiers on the road without stopping, and sent countless scouts to inquire about the movements of Xu Shu and Taishi Ci. He was relieved to learn that the two men were still following behind with their army.
The Shu army still followed, which proved that the plan was successful.
He led his army and kept rushing towards Yangzhou, trying to delay as much time as possible.
The longer it takes, the safer the soldiers led by Han Hao and Yang Chi will be.
Another day passed, and the army was already in Yangzhou. At this time, the food in the army had been exhausted, and the 20,000 soldiers had no food to eat. They were all hungry, and the situation was difficult.
The army stopped and rested where they were.
Li Tong sat casually on the ground, looking haggard.
The armor on his body was damaged, and his helmet was thrown away. He no longer looked as high-spirited as before. His bright eyes were no longer bright and lively, and were filled with countless bloodshot eyes. There was a layer of dirt on his face, and the bridge of his nose was dotted
There were a few stains, the lips were chapped, the complexion was sallow, and it was very embarrassing.
At this moment, Li Tong was completely a lost dog.
"Sir, the food is exhausted and the soldiers are hungry. If you don't let the soldiers go around to get some food, the army will be dispersed in less than two days."
A general sat next to Li Tong, his face full of worry.
Li Tong raised his head, a stern look flashed in his eyes, and shouted in a deep voice: "Wars are frequent and people's lives are not easy. How can we rob people? There is no need to discuss this matter, and we are not allowed to rob people around us."
The general immediately asked: "There is no food, what do you think we should do?"
Li Tong did not answer directly, but asked: "How far is the Shu army from us?"
"Twenty miles!"
The partial general gave the specific figures without hesitation and continued: "The soldiers in the army are exhausted. They are all exhausted. They cannot run fast and have no strength to fight. The general estimates that today we will be defeated by the Shu army behind us.
Catch up. My lord, the Shu army is coming to kill you, what are you going to do?"
Seeing that Li Tong didn't talk about food, the general asked how to face the Shu army's attack.
Li Tong said: "Send the order and give up resistance. The Shu army will surrender when it comes."
General Pian stood there with his mouth wide open and an incredible look in his eyes. Immediately, General Pian took a deep breath and relaxed. Instead of worrying and running around for his life all day long, it would be better to simply surrender.
He turned around, yelled among the troops, and spread the news.
When the news spread, countless soldiers lay down directly without being on guard. During the time when they rushed to Yangzhou, they were worried and scared every day, didn't have enough to eat and sleep well every day, and had to try their best to escape. Days like this
, the soldiers had already had enough, and they no longer had to worry about it after surrendering.
Li Tong sat quietly, with no one around him.
He looked up at the sky and murmured to himself: "Your Majesty, I tried my best to hold back the Shu army. I tried my best and I am loyal to you. My wife, children and parents are still in Shouchun, so I surrendered without asking for forgiveness.
I just want to have a clear conscience." After finishing speaking, Li Tong exhaled a long breath, and his whole body relaxed, but he seemed to have lost his energy.
Time gradually passed, and the soldiers around him were still discussing.
The Wei army was in chaos and without any discipline.
"Da da!!"
The sounds of war horses, footsteps, and shouts of death rising into the sky came from around where the Wei army was resting. Xu Shu and Taishi Ci arrived with their troops and quickly surrounded 20,000 Wei troops.
Li Tong had ordered no resistance, and the soldiers gave up directly.
Xu Shubing took control of the Wei army without bloodshed, and immediately ordered the soldiers to surrender the weapons of the Wei army and control the situation. He rode up to Li Tong and said with a smile: "Li Tong, I have admired you for a long time."
Li Tong returned the gift with cupped fists and said nothing.
Taishi Ci waved his hand, and soldiers immediately tied up Li Tong.
Xu Shu and Tai Shici did not talk to Li Tong too much and led their troops to leave directly. This made Li Tong feel a little confused. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that there are very few soldiers in his army, and they can also see
He had fallen into the trap, but Xu Shu looked calm and calm, and the same was true for Taishi Ci, who had no intention of asking.
This change made Li Tong full of doubts.
He looked at Xu Shu and asked, "Master Xu, didn't you notice that there are 40,000 troops missing?"
Xu Shu smiled and said: "Li Shi, you really couldn't hold it back and took the initiative to bring it up. Do you think Han Hao can escape with his army? Impossible! I have cast a big net between Yangzhou and Xuzhou.
This net has been waiting for a long time. As long as the Wei army wants to flee north, they will encounter obstacles and will be unable to escape."
Li Tong frowned and said, "How do you know my plan to divide my troops?"
Xu Shu shook his head and said: "I don't know what your plan is, and I can't see it. But I'm sure that you can't seek death, and you will definitely find a way to go north to Yuzhou. Therefore, I only need to spread the beans between Yangzhou and Xuzhou
Just use a net and let the soldiers wait and wait. Although it consumes a lot of manpower and material resources, it is worth it if we can capture your 60,000 Wei army."
After Li Tong heard this, he remained silent.
Yang Chi and Han Hao lead their troops to leave. Can they escape?
At this moment, Li Tong also felt unconfident and wondered whether Han Hao could succeed. He had surrendered. All he could do was pray that Yang Chi and Han Hao could successfully enter Yuzhou.
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After Han Hao and Yang Chi left, they secretly headed north.
Along the march, the soldiers saved food and tried their best to avoid being unable to support themselves to Yuzhou.
After discussing with Yang Chi, Han Hao and Yang Chi agreed that it was better to bypass Huailing County to catch them by surprise. Little did they know that Xu Shu had already cast a large net between Yuzhou, Yangzhou and Xuzhou. If there was any disturbance, they would be noticed.
.The two of them were discovered before they even arrived in Huailing County.
The news reached Gan Ning's ears, and he immediately launched deployment.
At first Xu Shu, Gan Ning and Zhou Tai led 60,000 Shu troops to station in Huailing County. Taishi Ci added 20,000 troops in Shouchun, making the total strength of both sides 80,000.
Xu Shu and Tai Shici led 30,000 soldiers in pursuit, while Gan Ning led the remaining 50,000 troops to deploy.
Han Hao led his army around Huailing County and wanted to go north, but Gan Ning had already completed the deployment of his troops and gathered the army back. Han Hao found that the road was blocked by the Shu army, and his heart sank to the bottom, knowing that he was about to
Facing a bloody battle, the two armies took up positions. Gan Ning held the Hengjiang knife and stared at Han Hao with a smile.
He was not in a hurry at all. As long as Han Hao didn't enter Yuzhou, it didn't matter.
Han Hao frowned tightly, glanced at Gan Ning, turned to Yang Chi beside him, and asked: "Master Yang, the army is blocked by the Shu army. What do you think we should do?"
Yang Chi said in a deep voice: "When two armies meet, only the brave will win. They can only fight forward."
Han Hao nodded, turned his horse's head to face the 40,000 soldiers behind him, raised the sword in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, we have passed Huailing County and are about to enter Yuzhou. But Shu
The army has blocked the way, our way of survival has been blocked, and it is impossible to move forward. Now, it is time to fight desperately. If you fight, you can save your life. Raise the sword in your hands, fight a bloody road, and fight back to Yuzhou.
We want to go home."
The word "go home" made countless Wei Jun's eyes turn red and they clenched the swords in their hands.
"Kill it!!"
Han Hao roared as hard as he could, loudly encouraging the Wei soldiers.
He knew that the Shu army was waiting for work, had abundant physical strength, and had more advantages. Especially the soldiers of the Wei army were very tired, and the only thing that stimulated them was the hope of survival.