Although there were some losses, Liu Quan completed the defense change relatively smoothly.

The other two, Jia Qiang and Gao You, were not so lucky.

After the two of them received Liu Quan's letter, their first reaction was to immediately gather troops to change defenses, and their second reaction was to scold Liu Quan for being dishonest. .

"Damn it, you didn't write to us until you took action. Isn't this using Lao Tzu as a shield?"

"Damn, I just said that it's hard to be the same, and now I'm cheating on me."

Both of them saw that Liu Quan had no good intentions. Switching defenses was a good idea, it should be said that it was a very good idea.

It's just that there was a problem with the time when Liu Quan notified them.

If Liu Quan notified them immediately, the two of them would not be too slow even if they slowed down a little because of the message.

The soldiers and horses of three people can retreat almost at the same time.

But Liu Quan did not do this. He sent someone to notify them after the gathering of troops was over.

There was a difference of at least two hours in time.

It was the gap between these two hours that allowed Liu Quan to complete the defense change relatively smoothly.

And the road for the two of them to switch defenses was more bumpy.

The Shenwuwei generals on the front line discovered that Liu Quan's troops had already traveled more than half the distance when the Shun army withdrew from the city. Except for the scouts who had already penetrated into the rear, it was too late to send troops now.

However, he soon wondered if the Shun army in the other two cities would also retreat?

"Probably!"

"If one ran away, I can't let you run away too!"

It just so happened that Jia Qiang and Gao You's troops had just withdrawn from the city not long ago.

If it weren't for the cover of the night and the lack of troops, the two Shun troops would have suffered at least half of the casualties.

If that was the case, there would be no need to fight this battle.

It is impossible for one Liu Quan and two semi-disabled generals to block Shenwuwei for seven days.

Even with the current result, the three of them do not have absolute confidence to complete Liu Jiwu's order.

Do your best.

Liu Quan also thought that Jia Qiang and Gao You would be chased by Gan Jun, but he didn't mean to let them die.

Liu Quan also understands Shenwuwei's situation better.

The attack is very sharp, but the troops are smaller than them.

In addition, they retreated at night, and the pursuit was relatively slow, so he dared to send a message to the two of them.

The final result was good, although the two men lost a lot of troops.

However, the location after the defense change and the continued gathering of troops allowed them to take more initiative in defense.

 …

However, the change of defense by three people also allowed Shenwuwei to discover Shunjun's actions in advance.

Zhao Long's commander-in-chief was not far from the front line, so he received the news soon.

"Come on! Liu Jiwu has already run away."

"I will give you three days at most to capture all the cities in the north."

"Don't worry, Marshal, it won't take three days, and if you can't win these three cities within two days, you'll take my head off!"

"I don't care what use your brain is, I don't care if you use it for two days or three days, I just look at the results.

If the Shun army is still defending the city after three days, then you can go and get scolded for me! "

Zhao Long drove away the front-line generals and went to the map to look.

There are only three routes for Liu Jiwu to retreat.

If the troops in his hands were not enough, Zhao Long would have directly blocked all three roads.

But it's not a big problem, as long as one can be blocked.

He believed that the Shenwuwei scouts would definitely bring accurate information.

Shenwuwei's scouts may not be able to find out where Liu Jiwu is within a day.

But with the addition of Black Wing, sure.

Sure enough, the next day, the scouts from the scout battalion brought information.

"Marshal, find the position of the commander of the Shun Army. They are retreating south along the Huangfengkou."

Zhao Long quickly found the location of Huangfengkou on the map.

It's easy to find.

Because the location of Huangfengkou on the map has been drawn several times by Zhao Long with a red pen.

How could Zhao Long not be able to spot a fighter plane that a scout captain of Shenwuwei could spot?

It's just that Huangfengkou is too close to Shunjun's garrison, as long as he doesn't send troops to occupy Huangfengkou in advance, he can't be faster than Liu Jiwu.

Although Zhao Long knew that the Shun army was retreating, he could only catch up step by step.

Unless a small team is sent to penetrate the past, it is possible to catch up with Liu Jiwu.

It's useless, there are too many people and the action is too slow, and there are few people who can't stop the Shunjun from marching.

And if you go through the past, you may not be able to catch up with the Shun army.

By the time the Shenwuwei team arrived at Huangfengkou, Liu Jiwu should have entered Huangfengkou.

One-third of the correct probability is not too high, and it may increase after field inspections, but it still depends on luck.

After entering the Huangfengkou, the Shun Army will definitely clean up all traces of the march.

It wasn't that they were incapable of doing these things before, but that they didn't want to spend time on this matter.

The time and effort it takes to clear the plains of the traces of the march of twenty thousand men is maddening.

It's different when you enter the mountain.

The marching speed may be slowed down a bit, but as long as you walk down the mountain road and leave a thousand-man army to clean up the traces, it will be difficult for people behind to find out.

That's why Liu Jiwu desperately wanted to rush to Huangfengkou.

The same goes for Wu Gang and Xiao Tianhang.

However, their speed is still slower than other scout teams.

They were still thirty miles away from Huangfengkou, and Liu Jiwu had already entered Huangfengkou with Shunjun.

But the Shun Army also reached its limit, and after entering Huangfengkou, Liu Jiwu ordered to continue walking ten miles~lightnovelpub.net~ to the camp set up by the vanguard.

Wu Gang received a letter from his subordinates that Liu Jiwu had entered Huangfengkou, and they lost the best opportunity to block.

Xiao Tianhang was by Wu Gang's side and also saw this information.

"Bypassing those Shunjun cities wasted a lot of time, otherwise we still hope to feel the yellow wind in advance."

The places occupied by Shenwuwei are far away from Huangfengkou. Xiao Tianhang's battalion is the closest, but if he wants to reach Huangfengkou, he has to take a long detour, otherwise he will encounter Shunjun.

So they are late.

Wu Gang put away the information in his hand, a flash of determination flashed in his eyes.

"That's not counting. Tomorrow, Shunjun will have to walk at least another 30 to 40 miles on the mountain road to reach Sanchakou. We still have time."

Wu Gang knew that at the marching speed of the Shun army, it would take at least a day to walk the thirty or forty mile mountain road.

Even if you subtract the time to set up camp, you can't walk a few more miles.

Xiao Tianhang was refreshed after hearing Wu Gang's words, "That's right, there is still a chance!"

As long as he is not 100% desperate, Shenwuwei will not give up!

Besides, even if it is really 100% desperate, will Shenwuwei give up?

Won't!

never!

catch up!

Today Xiao Tianhang marched eighty miles in a hurry, which was easy for the Shenwuwei soldiers.

But when they heard that Shun Jun would escape tomorrow, they all burst out with stronger fighting spirit.

A strong mind can compensate for physical damage.

Xiao Tianhang and Wu Gang continued to advance with five hundred Shenwuwei soldiers.

When Shunjun was marching in a hurry, Shenwuwei was marching in a hurry;

When Shunjun was eating, Shenwuwei was still on the march;

While Shunjun was sleeping, Shenwuwei was still on the march.

Can't catch up?

If we can't catch up, we will keep marching until we catch up!