Zhao Hao's words successfully aroused the fighting spirit of all the soldiers.
The memory of Yangguan is indeed their absolute shame.
"Beat Wu Ke and capture Xie Daoxun alive!"
Following the shout of a general, all the soldiers followed suit and cheered.
"Attack the Wu Kingdom and capture Xie Daoxun alive."
"Attack Wu State and capture Xie Daoxun alive!"
“…”
After the mobilization, Zhao Hao ordered the army to rest in place.
Wu Song walked over quickly and said, "Sir, the Anbu has sent a message that the female prime minister of Wu has arrived in Xingcheng ahead and has mobilized three armies."
"One of the routes is from Tongshan to provide assistance."
Zhao Hao's eyes moved, and he snorted and laughed: "It seems that we have come this far, and we are still a deterrent to the Wu Kingdom!"
Wu Song asked: "Sir, we can't attack Xingcheng directly now, otherwise we will be surrounded from three directions. What should we do next?"
Zhao Hao waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, there is still time. Let me think about it carefully."
Wu Song nodded.
After cooking, Zhao Hao returned to a small boat and sat down.
Then Wu Song handed over the map.
Zhao Hao reached out, opened the map, and looked at it carefully.
Xingcheng is the largest city in the north of the Wu State that is closest to the Chu River.
Xie Daoxun is now stationed in Xingcheng and has mobilized three armies to encircle me.
One of the groups came back for support from Tongshan City, the second group came from Yuyao, and the third group came from the imperial capital.
It forms a triangle.
As soon as I arrive at Xingcheng, I will be surrounded by the three armies.
Therefore, it is definitely not possible to directly attack Xingcheng.
In that case...
It’s better to go straight ahead!
To be on the safe side, the safest approach is to intercept the reinforcements returning from Tongshan City.
At the same time, it is also the safest.
After all, the side close to the border of Shu Kingdom can be retreated from Shu Kingdom even if something unexpected happens.
In the territory of Shu, in addition to the 50,000 guards in the imperial capital, there are also some scattered troops outside.
But for his 30,000-strong army, it was nothing.
Therefore, as long as the 50,000 guards from the Shu Kingdom’s imperial capital did not come out, they would pose no threat to him.
Within the territory of Shu, the army marched forward as if on flat ground.
This is due to insufficient manpower.
otherwise……
After thinking it over again and again, Zhao Hao gave up the idea of attacking the Wu army that was returning from Tongshan.
Since they have entered the territory of Wu, they must be beaten hard.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hao placed his finger on the army that was coming from the capital of Wu.
According to information from the Anbu, this army has a total of 20,000 troops.
For Zhao Hao, defeating them in one fell swoop was a piece of cake.
In this way, the army can march straight to the capital of Wu.
Even if there is no fighting, it can still greatly intimidate the State of Wu and make it terrified.
Having made up his mind, Zhao Hao immediately asked Wu Song to send out scouts to check the terrain west of Xingcheng.
Half a day later, the army had finished resting and the scouts had returned and gave him a detailed report.
Zhao Hao immediately ordered the army to march out.
The army was divided into two groups. One group of 10,000 people, led by Wu Song, set up an ambush about 60 miles west of Xingcheng.
Intercept the reinforcements coming out of Xingcheng.
In addition, Zhao Hao personally led 10,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry to intercept and kill the 20,000 troops coming from the Wu imperial capital.
After a night of rapid march, Wusong arrived at the ambush site first, while Zhao Hao led his troops further west.
Around noon of the next day, they finally collided head-on with the 20,000-strong Wu army that came from the imperial capital.
Both sides, with 20,000 troops each, engaged in a frenzied fight.
The Wu army was marching rapidly all the way.
I didn't expect to run into the army of the Gan country head-on.
The army of the Gan Kingdom has been resting for nearly half a day, so they are well-rested and waiting for the opportunity to tire themselves out.
In terms of combat effectiveness, the army of Gan State is naturally superior to the army of Wu State.
He even fought in anger.
This was the first day of the fight and they were fairly evenly matched.
But soon, it turned into a one-sided massacre.
The battle started at noon and lasted until dusk.
The Gan army beheaded 10,000 people and captured 5,000. Only about 5,000 people escaped.
On the Gan army side, about 2,500 people were killed and more than 2,000 were seriously injured.
Zhao Hao ordered that the fallen soldiers be buried on the spot.
For the remaining more than 2,000 seriously injured people, 1,000 troops were sent back to the north bank of Chushui.
Zhao Hao led 15,000 troops and rushed directly towards the Wu imperial capital.
After a night of rapid march, they arrived at a place about 600 miles away from the imperial capital of Wu.
At this time, the news had already reached Xie Daoxun in Xingcheng.
After receiving the news, Xie Daoxun's face changed suddenly.
She didn't expect that Zhao Hao would choose this route.
What she expected was that Zhao Hao would attack all the reinforcements coming back from Tongshan City.
If that's the case, the backup plan she prepared would come in handy.
To put it bluntly, she didn't expect that Zhao Hao would really take action against Xingcheng.
However, Zhao Hao, contrary to his usual behavior, actually chose the group of people coming from the imperial capital.
Her plan was directly ruined.
"Huh... Isn't he afraid of being surrounded by enemies if he does this?"
The black-clad woman behind him said, "Sir, what should we do now? Should we cut off all of Zhao Hao's escape routes?"
Xie Daoxun nodded and said, "Yes, since he wants to take this step..."
"Then I will definitely cut off all his escape routes!"
"Order the troops returning from Tongshan to occupy the crossable land on the north bank of the Chu River."
"Another large army traveled day and night to Xingcheng to garrison."
"Raise the troops in Xingcheng and pursue Zhao Hao, but do not engage him in battle."
"Always keep a distance of fifty miles and let him continue to move towards the imperial capital."
"Let's see if he dares to really march straight to the capital of Wu!"
The woman in black asked quickly, "Are you going to force him to march down to the city?"
Xie Daoxun said: "That depends on whether he has the courage!"
On Zhao Hao's side, he had already waited for the arrival of 10,000 infantrymen led by Wu Song.
Wusong did not ambush the army in Xingcheng.
Because Xie Daoxun chose to stay put.
After 25,000 troops gathered, Zhao Hao was not in a hurry to break camp and set off.
He was still waiting for the latest news from the scouts.
He wanted to see what Xie Daoxun would do next after he made such a move and rushed straight towards the capital of Wu.
If things go as expected, the other side should completely cut off the Chushui River and prevent him from crossing the river to the north bank.
Then, mobilize troops to wipe him out on the south bank.
Soon, the scouts passed on detailed information.
As he expected, Xie Daoxun really acted according to what he expected.
Wu Song said beside him: "Sir, we still have time to return our troops now."
"Once the Wu army completes the encirclement, we will have no way to retreat!"
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