Zhao Long had long wanted to end the war in Nanhu County. This time the king was also in Nanhu County. If the war dragged on, the king would return to Cangyang County.

Zhao Long wanted to send Yang Yuan back to China with a decisive victory. Occupying Nanhu County in full is the best victory and the best gift.

Zhao Long had already moved his commander-in-chief camp to the central part. Five of the seven large and small cities in the central part of Nanhu County had been captured by the Shenwu Guards, and the last two were also in jeopardy and might be captured by them at any time.

When all the seven cities were captured, 99% of Liu Jiwu's way to the south would be cut off. As long as the small roads between the cities were closely monitored, Liu Jiwu would definitely not be able to escape to the south.

However, judging from the news from the scout battalion, it would be difficult to break through the remaining two Shunguo cities before Liu Jiwu reached the central part.

Being able to break at any time does not mean that it can be broken immediately.

Zhao Long can march thousands of miles quickly with his commanding battalion, but the other guards can't. They need to come step by step, and they have to wait for the logistics supplies to catch up.

The difficulty of a march of five hundred men and a march of five thousand men is very different.

Unless the leading generals are prepared to support the war with battle and rob while marching, they have to wait obediently for the logistics battalion to bring up the supplies.

The food for 500 people is lucky, and the consumption of food transportation is not too big, but the food loss for 5000 people is large on the road.

Often five catties of grain were transported to the front-line army battalion, and only one catty was left.

But it also depends on the speed of the grain transport team and the distance between the granary and the front line.

Zhao Long couldn't guarantee that he could completely seal off the central part of Nanhu County before Liu Jiwu arrived, so he could only block Liu Jiwu in the mountains.

Blocking the mountain pass is much easier than blocking the entire central part.

At that time, we only need to prevent Liu Jiwu from breaking into pieces and smuggling to the south.

With the Scout Battalion and Black Wing around, Shen Quan was not worried that Liu Jiwu would run over quietly.

If he really abandoned the army and chose a small team to break through, Shen Quan would be even happier.

It is definitely easier to catch Liu Jiwu without the protection of the army than to catch him in the army.

Zhao Long hurriedly ran to the middle, leading Shuai Ying to block the exit of Sanchakou.

Of course, it is still difficult to intercept Liu Jiwu with the 500 people in the handsome battalion alone, so Zhao Long is still sending troops over in a steady stream.

"Let the last two cities be released first, and just surround them to prevent the Shun army from coming out. The other cities that have already been occupied are all handed over to the Dongting County Legion, and all Shenwuwei rush to me."

"The Dongting County Jia Corps, which has no mission, will also rush over. It may not be able to catch up with Liu Jiwu's battle, but there are missions waiting for them."

"yes."

The messengers lead the order, and those who can be the messengers are not ordinary Shenwuwei soldiers, but they have imperial war horses as a means of transportation.

Among the Shenwuwei, apart from Zhao Long's personal guard battalion and scout battalion, only they have imperial horses.

So they sent orders very quickly, and the surrounding Shenwuwei and Dongting County Army immediately moved closer to Zhao Long's position after receiving the order.

Zhao Long's words are right, even if they can't keep up with the battle with Liu Jiwu, there are still many combat missions to do afterwards.

The closer you are to Zhao Shuai, the more likely you are to get a combat mission.

They traveled thousands of miles to Nanhu County not only to fight for the country, but also to make more military exploits and win the title of wife and son for themselves.

Liu Jiwu's main force in the mountainous area was marching southward at full speed, and Shen Quan also led the imperial guard battalion to catch up with the Shun army again.

"General, should we charge again, the Shun army should not be able to bear another casualty."

Shen Quan and the commander of the Guards Battalion stood on the top of a mountain, using binoculars to observe the Shun Army troops in the distance.

Shen Quan didn't answer. It's not impossible to charge again, but we need to find a suitable place.

Not all places are suitable for cavalry charges.

Launching a charge in an inappropriate place is not a self-inflicted trap.

"I'll talk about the offense later, let Wu Gang find a suitable place first.

Where is Xiao Tianhang? "

The Battalion Commander of the Guards pondered for a moment, then replied, "I'll ask."

The scouts hadn't returned yet, and he didn't know where Xiao Tianhang was.

Even if there were elites like the scout team in the mountains, it would take a lot of time to deliver the news.

After a while, the Battalion Commander of the Imperial Guard came back and brought news of Xiao Tianhang.

"General, Xiao Tianhang is still following Shunjun, do you want them to overtake?"

Shen Quan thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"No, just follow him now, maybe what will happen in a while?"

Obviously, he already had a new idea.

Shen Quan raised the binoculars in his hand again to observe

"Have they been gone for more than two hours?"

"Well, at least two and a half hours."

"Liu Jiwu's soldiers are trained well. They can march for two hours wearing armor. Do you think they are tired now?"

"You must be tired! Although the leather armor is relatively light, it still has a lot of weight. It is estimated that you will have to stop and rest in a while."

"When they rest, let's go down and make a rush?"

Shen Quan's tone was questionable, but the battalion commander of the imperial guards understood very well that he was about to do so in a while.

Then go ahead.

In fact, he also wanted to rush.

On the mountain road, Liu Jiwu noticed that the soldiers were getting tired.

He doesn't want to order to stop, but there is no way, his soldiers are not puppets~lightnovelpub.net~ will be tired, hungry, and resentful.

So he could only order a rest.

However, safety cannot be ignored, and the dry army may rush out to attack at any time.

"The whole army is resting and preparing to eat."

"You lead people to guard around, and when you find the dry army, you immediately raise the alarm."

Liu Jiwu gave an order to a general.

"yes."

When Liu Jiwu was just marching, he asked some of the soldiers to go into battle lightly to save their strength, and it was time for the fairy to let them take on heavy responsibilities.

A thousand re-armoured follower soldiers went on patrol.

With them around, even if the army wanted to sneak attack, it would not be powerless to fight back.

Shen Quan also saw Shunjun in iron armor, but would he give up his plan because of a thousand Shunjun in armor?

Certainly not!

When it's time to rush, you still have to rush.

But this time they didn't ride horses. It has long been said that not all terrain is suitable for cavalry combat.

The current terrain of the Shun army is not suitable for cavalry to charge, and the imperial guards can only charge down on foot.

As long as the retreat plan is made, even if there is no imperial horse, the imperial guard battalion can retreat smoothly when it is about to retreat, and the Shun army still cannot catch up.

With such self-confidence, otherwise Shen Quan would dare to attack the Shun army casually.

As long as he is not surrounded by the enemy heavily, Shen Quan dares to rush out with the guard battalion.

In fact, it is possible to rush out without him leading the guard battalion. The main reason why Shen Quan participated in this operation was not that the guard battalion was not capable enough, but because Shen Quan wanted to prevent Yang Yuan from bringing the guard battalion over in person.

The soldiers of the Shun Army had just taken out their dry rations and hadn't put them into their mouths when a burst of shouting came from the southwestern hillside.

The enemy is coming again!

Unlimited anger arose in the hearts of the soldiers of the Shun Army, and they were too deceitful!

Is it over yet?

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