Zhu Yunwen clearly had a very perfect plan. If he pursued Yang Tusi's soldiers at this time, then once they entered the southwest region, Yang Tusi would have a reason to directly fight Zhu Yunwen's 100,000-strong army.
After all, Chief Yang had an army of 200,000, and if he were to fight against Zhu Yunwen's army of 100,000, Zhu Yunwen's chances of winning would be very small.
Moreover, they will also suffer losses due to the terrain.
Therefore, Zhu Yunwen was in no hurry to pursue them. He wanted to wait until Yang Tusi's soldiers were further away before entering the southwest region.
That would put Chief Yang in a difficult position.
At the same time, Zhu Yunwen contacted the other two armies, hoping to join forces with the original two armies at the right place and time to surround Yang Tusi's 100,000-strong army.
With both sides having 200,000 troops, plus Yang Tusi's soldiers being surrounded, Zhu Yunwen's chances of winning would be much greater.
Such a strategy is quite appropriate in the current situation.
Chief Yang and his men were clearly unaware of this; at this moment, they were only focused on returning to eliminate the two armies that had already reached the southwest rear.
So Chief Yang led his soldiers on a journey day and night, taking about one or two days to reach the center of the chieftain's territory in the southwest region.
At this time, Feng Sheng led an army of 50,000 southward from the northwest and entered the territory of the Yang family in Bozhou.
After entering the territory of the Yang family in Bozhou, Feng Sheng's troops entered Bozhou with little effort, as the Yang family had no troops left. They directly occupied the entire Bozhou.
Meanwhile, Lan Yu, in the south, also led an army of 50,000 into the Qiannan region. It was as if they had entered an uninhabited land, with no soldiers or horses blocking their way.
As a result, Lan Yu's 50,000-strong army quickly occupied the Qiannan region and stationed its troops in Jinzhu County of Qiannan.
By this point, Lan Yu and Feng Sheng, each leading an army of 50,000, had almost completely occupied the northern and southern parts of the southwest region.
Yang Tusi was unaware of the situation and was still rapidly heading towards the central area of the southwest region.
However, just a day or two after they set off, Zhu Yunwen, who was in the rear, directly ordered his 100,000-strong army to cross the river and occupy Yanhe City.
They then headed southwest and captured several more cities.
Soon, news of Zhu Yunwen leading a large army into the southwest region reached the ears of Chief Yang.
Chief Yang was furious and immediately consulted with the other chieftains about what to do.
After all, when he was in Yanhe County, Zhu Yunwen did not send troops to attack, but after he left for a day or two, Zhu Yunwen immediately led his troops to approach.
Isn't this putting myself in a dilemma again?
If the army were to return at this point to fight Zhu Yunwen, the other two armies of the imperial court would likely seize much more territory in the southwest from the rear.
However, if they don't go back and fight Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Yunwen will quickly occupy most of the territory, putting these chieftains in a passive position.
Faced with this situation, they were conflicted. After discussion, they decided to turn back and annihilate Zhu Yunwen's main force.
Otherwise, once Zhu Yunwen's main force enters and joins the other two armies, it will be really difficult to deal with them.
So, under the leadership of Chief Yang, the 200,000-strong army turned around and continued eastward, intending to fight Zhu Yunwen's 100,000-strong army.
Zhu Yunwen was quite cunning.
He had long sent people to keep a close eye on the enemy's movements. When he learned that the troops sent by Chief Yang had turned back, Zhu Yunwen ordered a retreat without saying a word. They retreated back to the opposite side of Yanhe City.
If Chief Yang continues to advance with his troops, then we will retreat back to the former Sanjiang County.
At that point, Chief Yang will be helpless.
As expected, Zhu Yunwen retreated and avoided a direct confrontation with Chief Yang, leaving Chief Yang completely bewildered once again.
He originally planned to fight Zhu Yunwen, and it would be worthwhile to use his 200,000 troops to wipe out Zhu Yunwen's 100,000 troops.
However, Zhu Yunwen did not confront him directly and retreated to the Huguang region.
Even after reaching Yanhe City, Chief Yang dared not cross the river to fight Zhu Yunwen in the Huguang region.
He was furious, but gritting his teeth, he could only continue, heading towards the central area of the southwest region.
We should still deal with the two scattered troops according to the original plan.
However, to their surprise, after traveling for a day or two, Zhu Yunwen crossed the river again and entered the southwest region.
They kept testing the chieftains' limits, treating them like fools and making them run around constantly.
Zhu Yunwen's actions were actually buying time for Lan Yu and Feng Sheng to quickly seize the territories of the chieftains from the north and south.
Feng Sheng and Lan Yu did not disappoint Zhu Yunwen. While Zhu Yunwen was making a fool of the chieftains and running around, Lan Yu and Feng Sheng had almost taken over the territory of the Yang family chieftain and the territory of the chieftains in Qiannan.
They are also converging on the central area of the southwest region.
Furthermore, the two generals wrote letters to Zhu Yunwen every day without fail, reporting their battle situation and location.
After luring Yang Tusi's troops back for the third time, Zhu Yunwen withdrew from Yanhe and returned to Sanjiang County.
Chief Yang was furious and decided to ignore Zhu Yunwen for now. He would first go to the southwest region, completely eliminate the other two armies, and then return to deal specifically with Zhu Yunwen's army.
Having made up his mind, Chief Yang led his troops directly towards the central area of the southwest region.
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