Diao Ying and Zhao Gu successively fled to Xuchang, and brought the bad news to Shi Le, who was pushing the Jin army to the ground and beating him violently, that the Jin army swept through Nanyang and killed Wang Ru like lightning.

At first, Shi Le didn't care much, he just felt it was a pity: he had already targeted the tens of thousands of refugees under Wang Ru, but there were two hard bones to gnaw on, Xuchang and Xiangcheng, and Wang Ru was not an easy character to deal with.

, so he couldn't spare the time to swallow this piece of fat. Nanyang was lost like this, and the tens of thousands of strong refugees he was interested in were absorbed by Li Rui. This is really a pity, these should have been his

The army is the right one. But it's just a pity. He is a big boss who has been in Henan and Hebei for several years. He doesn't care much about the gains and losses of one county and several counties. If you want to occupy it, let it be occupied first.

It’s not too late to deal with you when I have my hands free!

However, when Wang Mi conveyed military information, saying that the Jin army had recently used the Funiu Mountain Road to transport a large amount of military rations from Nanyang to Luoyang, he keenly realized that something was wrong. He asked the group of counselors to come over, and they all analyzed it together.

, I immediately knew what the Jin army was playing: the Jin army wanted to use the Wanluo Ancient Road to transport Jingzhou's food and soldiers to Luoyang and give Luoyang blood transfusions!

This is absolutely unacceptable!

Now the entire territory of Nanyang has fallen into the hands of the Jin army. Even Luyang County has killed Shi Le's local garrison and officials and defected to the Jin army. This means that the ancient Wanluo ancient road has basically been opened. The Jin army

You only need to transport Jingzhou's grain and supplies via waterways to Pheasant County (today's Nanzhao), from which you can enter the Wanluo Ancient Road, turn west through Luyang, enter the Wolong Valley along the Yaoshan Canyon, and then follow the ancient road.

After passing a big mountain, you enter the Yishui River Valley, which is still under the control of the Jin army. Once you reach the Yishui River Valley, you don't need to continue using carriages or carrying people. You only need to load food and supplies on boats, and then you can go down the river.

Directly to Luoyang. This road is not easy to walk, but it is not insurmountable. Some sections can even be navigable by small boats, and walking is even more labor-saving. If you hurry up, a truck of grain will be loaded from Pheasant County in the morning and can be loaded the next night.

The cargo was unloaded at Luoyang Chengguan Terminal.

Jingzhou has never been attacked by the Huns and Han armies. Although the refugees made a lot of noise, it did not cause devastating damage to Jingzhou's productivity. As long as they search carefully, they can still get a lot of supplies and soldiers. But the Huns and Han Kingdoms

The army has never controlled the Wanluo Ancient Road. They did not even expect that this ancient mountain road could still function and become an artery for blood transfusion in Luoyang.

For the Huns and Han, any act of blood transfusion to Luoyang was unforgivable, no matter how small the blood vessel was!

Shi Le patted his thigh and made a decision: cut off this blood vessel!

He began to pay attention to this opponent who jumped out of nowhere. He found Diao Ying and asked him about the details of the Battle of Nanyang. He didn't pay much attention to it before, and Diao Ying didn't have a good relationship with him for several days after he came back.

Let's talk, and focus on conquering the city. Now that I'm free, I can't have a good chat with him.

Diao Ying was also very honest and told Shi Le the story of the battle truthfully. When he told how the Jin army's cavalry beat Wang Ru's main infantry force, Shi Le was obviously not very interested. He himself was a master of commanding cavalry in battle, and had done so countless times.

He used cavalry to beat the Jin army's infantry and won easily. The Jin army was not fighting a well-trained regular army, so this kind of battle naturally did not arouse his interest. But when Diao Ying talked about the performance of the Jin army's cavalry on the battlefield,

, he immediately got into high spirits.

"Both men and horses are wearing heavy armor, forming a dense formation within a stone's throw and launching a charge towards the enemy. They jog at first, gradually speed up, and then run at full speed in the last sixty steps, crushing the opponent in a dense formation? Everyone is alone.

Holding a spear in your hand and charging forward without hesitation?" He murmured and repeated, "How come the tactics used by the Jin cavalry are so familiar?"

Kong Chang reminded him: "It seems that the Jin army used the same tactics in the Battle of Tiemenguan. They used more than a thousand heavy cavalry to overwhelm our 20,000 light cavalry in one fell swoop, causing heavy losses to our army."

Shi Le immediately remembered his tragic experience of being beaten by Bei Gongjing, and subconsciously began to grind his teeth... Really, since his debut, he has never been beaten repeatedly by the same Jin army general in such a short period of time.

The violent hammer suffered heavy losses, and even its prestige was shaken.

In this situation, no matter what you say, you have to get it back!

He asked: "That heavy cavalry was transferred to Nanyang?"

Kong Chang shook his head: "No, I have been staying in Luobei and fighting with Hu Yanyan, Liu Yao and the others."

Shi Le was confused: "Then where did the cavalry for Heng Nanyang come from? Don't tell me that the Jin people have many such cavalry!"

This is naturally impossible. The most capable cavalry unit of the Jin Army is the Changshui Army. In the battle of Yiyang, this cavalry defeated Hu Yanyan badly, followed by Tun Cavalry, Hu Cavalry, Yue Cavalry, etc.

These armies. As the blockade of Luoyang by the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty became more and more tight, it was difficult to replace the lost horses and veterans of the Jin army. The Jin army's cavalry became weaker and weaker, and even the Changshui Army could not maintain its previous combat effectiveness.

Bei Gongjing's cavalry unit that showed its prowess in the Battle of Tiemenguan was kindly sponsored by the unlucky Ji Shichao in the Battle of Yiyang - of course, Kui'an also sponsored three hundred. These cavalry units are basically

The above is all the assets of the Jin Army's cavalry force. It is very difficult to even maintain the current scale, let alone pull out a more powerful force than the Changshui Army at any time!

Wang Yang said: "Could it be the Changshui Army?"

Shi Le shook his head: "It can't be the Changshui Army. The Changshui Army does not have such a scale!"

Kong Chang said: "Yes, the Changshui Army only has a thousand men to support it to death, and this cavalry has more than 3,000, which is three times the number of the Changshui Army. If the Changshui Army had this size, our army would be able to control Luoyang."

north?"

Shi Le's head was huge: "Where did this elite cavalry come from? Could it be that Mr. Wang Jun sent his northern assault cavalry there?"

Wang Jun will send his northern cavalry south to support Luoyang, which is naturally impossible. The illegitimate son is probably praying to gods and Buddhas now, hoping that the gods and Buddhas in the sky will help the Huns, and quickly kill the Luoyang court so that he can take his place. He also sent

The sudden cavalry from the north goes south to support? You are thinking too much! If he is determined to support the Luoyang court, he does not need to wait until now!

Everyone looked at each other, unable to guess the origin of the elite cavalry. In fact, this is normal. In ancient times, it would take at least several years for an elite troop to go through countless life-and-death bloody battles before it could become famous. We need to find out who they are.

The origin is easy. But the Wuhuan cavalry that swept through Nanyang were different. They were built by Li Rui in just a few months using new training methods and new tactics, coupled with Beigong Chun's strict military discipline.

Such efficiency is simply unbelievable in this era. It is almost as if it popped out of thin air. Who would have imagined this?

If you can't think clearly, just stop thinking about it. Shi Le stood up, stared at the mountains and rivers on the wooden map, and said in a deep voice: "The Jin court wants to rely on the Wanluo Ancient Road to re-open the connection with Jingzhou, and rely on Jingzhou's manpower and material resources to make a comeback, then

It’s a dream! Kui’an!”

Kui'an responded: "The end will be here!"

Shi Le said: "I will give you five thousand cavalry and set off immediately to attack Luyang!"

Kui'an said: "Here!"

Shi Le shouted: "Kong Chang!"

Kong Chang stood up: "The general is here!"

Shi Le said: "I will give you three thousand Qingqi and set out with Kui'an. Kui'an will be responsible for attacking Luyang, and you will be responsible for harassing Kunyang and Wuyang to contain the main force of the Jin army!"

Kong Chang said: "Here!"

Shi Le's eyes fell on Zhi Xiong, and just as he was about to order his general, someone outside the door suddenly shouted: "Report————"

Shi Le frowned and said, "Come in!"

Immediately, a scout captain came in and bowed to the ground: "General, we have important military information!"

Shi Le asked: "What important military information is there?"

The scout captain said excitedly: "I found that the Jin army heading east seemed to have split. One Jin army left the main force and turned around and headed towards Nanyang!"

Shi Le suddenly became interested: "Oh? How many people are there in this Jin army who left the main force?"

The scout captain said: "There are as many as 10,000 people, but they are mainly infantry. I took the risk of wearing makeup and sneaking in among them to talk to them. I learned that they were dissatisfied with giving priority to supplying the front army and the middle army with food. They, the rear army, always

It was because they couldn't fill their stomachs, but the dignitaries in the army and the royal family couldn't finish the delicacies. They would rather fall to the ground and be trampled by people and horses than give them a bite, so they left the army in anger and were about to go.

Nanyang defected to Xiangyang King Sima Fan!"

Shi Le asked: "Where did you find this Jin army?"

The scout captain said: "Near Shangcai."

Shi Le asked: "Can we capture prisoners?"

The scout captain said: "Of course there is."

Shi Le said: "Bring it up!"

Soon, several Jin soldiers with bruised noses and swollen faces were brought up. The highest-ranking one was a captain. Shi Le personally presided over their interrogation. Under his sharp, razor-sharp gaze, these Jin soldiers

One by one, trembling and out of their wits, they told everything they knew: Just as the scout captain said, they are all units of the Forbidden Army with relatively weak combat effectiveness and poor equipment. They are mainly infantry and take a relatively long time to form.

Short, they have never been taken seriously by the superiors. This time, the army escorted Sima Yue's coffin back east. They, the unlucky ones, were arranged to serve as the rear army to cut off the rear of the army.

When ancient armies were rich in military virtue, they were ashamed to be placed in the rear when facing the enemy, and they were ashamed to be placed in the front when retreating. The problem is that the Western Jin Dynasty has nothing to do with the rich military virtue. Who doesn't know that now

The Central Plains is surrounded by tigers and wolves, and is surrounded by dangers. Who doesn’t know that an army of barbarians or refugees may pounce on them at any time and bite them hard? It is very dangerous to break the rear of the army? They have been playing the role of breaking the rear of the army since they left Luoyang, and this is still the case now, everyone.
Chapter completed!