They were rescued, but more than 1,400 soldiers were injured or killed.

Most of the people who came out were injured, which showed how fierce the battle was in the ice forest.

Liu Heng consciously knelt in front of Yang Zheng's horse.

Yang Zheng had no intention of punishing him. Chen Qian was difficult to deal with, and Liu Heng couldn't play with him. If someone else had taken the role, he would probably end up like this.

There were many figures in the ice forest, and they laughed once or twice from time to time.

The generals were furious.

"My subordinates, please order us to attack again! If we don't break the bandit army, come and see us!" Wen Yang half-knelt on the ground.

Yang Zheng glanced at the gloomy sky.

It was dark, the enemy was unknown, and the forest was deep and dangerous. Even if Chen Qian could be killed, it would be a lose-lose situation for both sides.

This kind of battle cannot be fought.

"Set up camp and rest on the spot!" Yang Zheng ordered.

After the military order was issued, the generals could only suppress their anger.

I have never been so frustrated in a war before.

The two armies faced each other with open swords and clear guns, but now they only relied on the favorable terrain for sneak attacks.

The cavalry was restricted.

"The thieves are attacking from three sides, and our army is camping on the same spot...could it be that we are being outflanked?" Pang Qing said in a low voice.

Yang Zheng laughed twice, "I'm afraid they won't come, so let Jiang Fane and Meng Guan each lead 5,000 cavalry to be on guard!"

Pang Qing suddenly realized.

With tens of thousands of hands and ready-made trees, the felt tents followed the army and found a shelter from the wind. Three large camps were raised from the ground.

A bonfire was lit, and waves of warmth filled the camp.

The pack horses that had been frozen to death were slaughtered, and the soldiers sat around in twos and threes to cook the meat.

After keeping watch all night, not even Chen Qian's shadow was seen.

"This guy is too cunning!" Liu Heng cursed.

Anything he can't defeat will be attributed to cunning.

Meng Fei was much calmer, "Yesterday in the battle in the forest, our army suffered more than a thousand casualties, but the rebels suffered even heavier casualties. Chen Qian knows the advantages of our army, so he will definitely not be willing to risk a sneak attack!"

Indeed, Chen Qian's tens of thousands of men and even Liu Heng's three thousand men were unable to do anything. They waited until Mengfei and Pang Qing rescued him. This shows the combat power of this army from Yan and Yuzhou counties.

For Chen Qian, there is no need to go all out.

Saving this force and joining Sima Zhao is a small victory.

Chen Qian didn't dare to move, and Cheng Kuan didn't dare to get close.

Even Jia Chong stopped at Xiagui, waiting for Sima Zhao's 100,000 troops.

If the battle is fought like this, there will be no chance at all.

"What should I do?" Liu Heng looked worried.

In the wilderness, wolves are looming.

They are attracted by the entrails and skeletons of livestock discarded these days.

In order to prevent them from frightening the pack horses, the scouts had driven them away.

But when the scouts walked forward, they circled back with their hind legs.

"Cool! Keep dragging, the fat ones will lose weight, and the skinny ones will drag them to death!" Yang Zheng looked at the wolves and said with a smile.

Tear, tug, pull, over and over again.

Northwest wolves have always been like this.

The prey will always reveal its flaws!

Yang Zheng then ordered to retreat north to the boundary of Pinyang.

Sima Zhao, Chen Tai, Chen Qian, and Jia Chong were not stupid. They absorbed the lessons of Yang Hu's destruction and made preparations step by step. Every time they took a step forward, there were heavy troops on the left and right to respond.

Either Cheng Kuo's cavalry or Jia Chong's Wugang chariot.

Sima Zhao used the turtle shell tactic on the battlefield.

The deployment of troops is also very clever, 30,000 people, no more, no less.

Once it bites, if it cannot be swallowed quickly, Cheng Kuo's cavalry will follow, and another army of 30,000 will rush over to help. After a few more hours, Sima Zhao and Chen Tai's 100,000 troops will be overwhelming...

The enemy troops fought steadily and pushed forward without revealing any flaws.

Soon, Pinyang couldn't stay any longer.

Yang Zheng was neither arrogant nor impatient and continued to retreat northward.

The further north you go, the colder it gets.

The cold is the biggest advantage of the Liangzhou Army.

Scouts came to report that more and more people in Sima Zhao's army were dying of frostbite and their morale was very low.

There were also people with frostbite in the Liangzhou army, and some who froze to death, but these were only isolated cases.

He fell asleep at night and never got up again during the day.

At this time, we can see the advantages of the Mobei horse. The colder it gets, the stronger it becomes. After marching intermittently for more than half a month, as long as it eats a handful of concentrated feed and salt, it will immediately become more energetic.

Liangzhou Mahehuang horses are also cold-tolerant, but their feed consumption is extremely high, their endurance is much poorer, and they lose a lot of fat.

However, all losses are within the tolerance range.

Yang Zheng started to play psychological warfare, hanging at a distance of more than ten miles, and from time to time he sent Meng Fei and Meng Guan to tease him, making Sima Zhao feel that he could catch up if he gritted his teeth and exerted more force.

But after Sima Zhao arrived at Baishui, he seemed to have seen through Yang Zheng's thoughts and stopped chasing. He stationed troops in Baishui City, relied on Baishui, built forts and even sent people to cut through the river ice.

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In this way, Yang Zheng was cut off to the north of Feng Sa.

No matter how Yang Zheng tried to seduce and tease, Sima Zhao would not go beyond the white water.

"What should I do?" Liu Heng came again.

"You can use light cavalry to cross Beiluoshui, bypass Baishui, and attack the enemy's grain road!" Meng Guan suggested.

The idea is good, but the operability is not strong. The area from Baishui to Lianshao and Chongquan is full of forests. Beiluoshui is connected to Linjin, and Linjin is connected to Tongguan. Everywhere is heavily defended.

In this kind of weather and on such a long route, even if the cavalry went around the enemy's rear, it would be at the end of its might.

The fat ones drag you down, and the thin ones drag you to death.

The soldiers of the Liang army were also exhausted and their horses were severely damaged.

We no longer have the energy to divide our troops to rob the grain road.

Moreover, the effect of Liangdao is too slow.

Wugang's chariots serve as a fort during war and transport grain when not in war.

Judging from the enemy's appearance, they don't seem to be short of food.

Yang Zheng felt that if he could think of it, Sima Zhao, Chen Tai, and Chen Qian would definitely think of it.

Once Sima Zhao discovers something is wrong, he will withdraw to Linjin at any time and become a coward again.

Could the war break out here?

In the current situation, Yang Zheng would never let Sima Zhao withdraw.

In other words, as long as Sima Zhao's hundreds of thousands of troops are still active in Guanzhong, he still has the advantage in this big game.

Sima Zhao, Chen Tai, Chen Qian, Jia Chong, plus Zhong Hui, Wang Jun, Wang Hun from Hanzhong, almost all the top figures in the Central Plains were here.

Therefore, it is inevitable that this war will be difficult to fight.

If he could defeat Sima Zhao easily, that would be a big joke.

Yang Zheng led Jingqi to personally explore the terrain of Baishui.

The south bank is full of busy people.

Wherever Sima Zhao went, he cut down the deer antlers and built many new carts.

The entire Baishui City looks like a turtle, or a turtle covered with spikes.

A tall Sima flag is higher than the big flag with the word Wei.

Yang Zheng was really speechless when 160,000 people were chasing 50,000 people and still were so cowardly...

Obviously, Baishui City is by no means the place for a decisive battle.

"If Sima Zhao shrinks, as soon as spring comes, our army's advantage will be gone, and Zhong Hui can easily swallow Hanzhong..." Pang Qing also became worried.

If the Shu Kingdom and Zhong Hui continue to consume like this, sooner or later the oil will run out.

If he could not open a situation in Guanzhong, Du Yu would definitely not be able to open a situation in Shuzhong.
Chapter completed!