The cavalry of the Gan army was like a sharp blade, treating the encirclement of the Wu army as a cake and cutting it open easily.
Together with the more than 5,000 infantrymen in the center, the Wu army was instantly stunned by the combined efforts of inside and outside.
Under the continuous attacks from both inside and outside by the cavalry, the Wu army was in chaos and could not even stabilize itself.
The fighting lasted from morning to afternoon, and the Wu army started in the middle of the night.
I simply couldn't sustain my physical strength anymore.
Eventually a rout occurred.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the commander Ming He led only about a thousand cavalrymen and quickly fled to Xingcheng.
The Gan army captured about 10,000 prisoners alive, achieving another great victory.
The army cleaned up the battlefield, and it was not until night that they finally cleaned up the battlefield completely.
In this battle, the Gan army also lost about 7,000 people.
The original 25,000 troops have now been reduced by 7,000, and now there are only about 18,000 left.
This news soon spread back to Xingcheng.
Xie Daoxun was furious.
General Minghe was immediately tied up and sent back to the capital of Wu to be punished.
In two consecutive battles, Zhao Hao actually defeated 50,000 troops of the Wu army, which also put great pressure on Xie Daoxun.
It is understandable that the first stop was beyond her expectations.
However, this second battle was totally inappropriate.
She repeatedly ordered that no one was allowed to fight with the Gan army, but in the end Minghe still fought with the other side.
Although it was the other party who took the initiative to seek a fight, it is very simple to avoid this fight.
In Xingcheng, Xie Daoxun's face was icy cold.
Now, although Zhao Hao only has less than 20,000 troops left, the situation has completely changed.
Basically, Zhao Hao can now attack and defend.
What she didn't expect was that Zhao Hao had little military experience and was so young.
How could it be possible to progress so quickly?
This is incredible!
I thought that after capturing Xiao Chuyun at Yangguan of Yue State, the life and death of the number one general of Gan State is now uncertain.
Next, there will be no one available in Gan State, and the situation will definitely be very smooth.
But I didn’t expect that there would be a Zhao Hao.
Behind Xie Daoxun, the woman in black asked, "Sir, what should we do now?"
"We absolutely cannot let the Gan army gain a foothold in our Wu territory!"
Xie Daoxun nodded slightly and asked, "What are the current movements of the Gan army?"
The woman in black said, "Just stop where you are and rest. There is no next move!"
Xie Daoxun nodded, pondered for a moment, and said: "Transfer another 30,000 troops from Tongcheng, take the route through Shu, and re-attack Luoye City to completely cut off Zhao Hao's retreat."
"At the same time, we can drive another nail into the country of Qian. As long as we can firmly hold the two cities of Tongshan and Luoye, we can attack when we advance and defend when we retreat."
"Zhao Hao's army of less than 20,000 in the territory is no longer a threat."
"His 30,000-strong army has entered our Wu territory. If we delay for too long, food and fodder will become a problem."
"Don't worry about him for now, just monitor his movements at all times!"
The woman in black nodded and immediately took the order.
Soon, the 30,000 troops drawn from Tongshan City entered the territory of Shu Kingdom.
At this time, Zhao Hao also got the news.
Taking a deep breath, Zhao Hao still felt the pressure.
This is Xie Daoxun’s plan, so just ignore him.
It's a game where you play yours and I play mine.
Another 30,000 troops were transferred from Tongshan, and the current population of Tongshan was still over 100,000.
Able to withstand the attack of the Gan army.
Thirty thousand troops, attacking Luoye City, are meant to completely cut off his retreat.
In addition, it can occupy an extremely important frontier position within the country.
This kills two birds with one stone.
Wu Song suffered some minor injuries this time as bait. He was standing in front of Zhao Hao with his arm bandaged.
"Sir, the Wu army has already cut off our crossing point. If we let them occupy Luoye City..."
“The consequences are disastrous!”
"Also, with the small amount of supplies seized these two times, our food and fodder are not enough!"
Now, there are only two options: attack the big city or retreat.
Zhao Hao nodded, looking relieved: "Don't worry, I have thought about this problem a long time ago."
There are still more than 100,000 coalition forces in Tongshan City. When the city was broken, there was not much food and grass left.
The remaining food and grass had long been burned.
Therefore, in order to maintain an army of more than 100,000, it is imperative to transport food and fodder to Tongshan.
There are only two directions for transporting food and fodder.
First, from the State of Wu.
The second is from Shu Kingdom.
The position he currently occupies can threaten the food and grass transported from the State of Wu.
Wu Song asked, "Sir, are you planning to rob food?"
Zhao Hao shook his head: "It's unrealistic to rob food, especially the food and grass shipped from Wu. It's even more unrealistic."
"Next, we have to eat up the 20,000 troops occupying the edge of Chushui and cutting off our retreat."
"As long as we defeat them, food and fodder will no longer be a problem."
Wu Song immediately frowned and said, "But... this place is too close to Tongshan. It will take at most one day for the army in Tongshan to arrive. This is still too dangerous for us."
"Besides, it's not far from Xingcheng. Reinforcements can arrive quickly from both Tongshan and Xingcheng."
Zhao Hao nodded slightly and said, "There is no other way. We have to do this."
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