Liuhe, Chushui.

Chen Ling led 8,000 troops to station in the river and built a fence.

Du Fuwei and Chen Ling faced each other across the river. At this time, his more than 20,000 soldiers were left behind in Liyang, Wujiang, Quanjiao and Qinghe counties, and there were 20,000 soldiers.

"Chen Len wants to borrow Jiang from me!"

Kan Ling looked at the Sui Army Road on the other side.

Du Fuwei pointed at the Chu River, "It's just that shallow river water, I want to stop my army?" Sui Luo Cheng fought east and west, crossing countless rivers, and even crossing the sea, the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Ji River, the Liao River, the Yalu River, the Bohai Bay, which is not wider and deeper than this river.

"At the festival, now in the dry season in winter, the water surface of Chuhe River in front is about twenty feet wide, and about one person deep inside."

"I didn't expect this small river to be quite deep." Du Fuwei was a little surprised when he heard the horse-detecting reward. He was deep inside, so he couldn't cross the river directly.

"After the festival, this is just a tributary of Chushui. We can walk north along the river, but not far away. The river section to the north is narrower and shallower, so we can cross the river directly."

The Chu River originated from the mountainous area east of Chaohu Lake, but the upper reaches are shallow, especially in winter. Therefore, when Du Fuwei and his troops left Liyang, they had already crossed the upper reaches of the Chu River. In fact, they were also on the north bank of the Chu River at this time.

It’s just that there are many rivers in the Jianghuai area.

Now where Chen Ling is defending is the east bank of a tributary of the Tuhe River.

This tributary is still deeper at the estuary of the Chushui River. If it is a good water season in spring and summer, it can reach more than one zhang deep.

"Then go around the upper north to cross the river."

Chen Ling was a little disappointed when he saw Du Fuwei not crossing the river to attack.

But there was no choice but to continue to rush to the camp across the river. This is also a shortcoming of the Jianghuai land. There are many plains here. Once Du Fuwei crossed the river, it would be difficult to stop him. He wanted to go to Jiangdu, so he could go anywhere, with all connections.

It is almost impossible to guard a pass and valley entrance like the north and wait for work.

A few days later.

Du Fuwei finally led his army to cross the river. The river water here is only ten feet wide, and the water depth is less than a knee.

Amid the sound of the horn, Kan Ling held a Mo knife in his hand, led a thousand light cavalry to cross the river first, and Chen Ling intercepted it along the river.

The two armies fought fiercely, and Chen Ling personally sat on the front line of the river bank.

His subordinates did show their courage, but Kan Ling was even more powerful.

Du's army launched more than ten consecutive fierce attacks, but in the end Chen Ling's army could not resist and had to retreat step by step.

Fortunately, Chen Len was good at commanding the army. Although he retreated, he did not collapse. Kan Len's cavalry never found a breakthrough.

Du Fuwei's army successfully crossed the river. Chen Ling retreated ten miles and set up camp to the camp, but refused to leave.

"This Chen Ling really had a few tricks, but she was defeated but not defeated. It's rare."

During the battle of crossing the river, Du's army only killed more than 500 Chen Ling's troops, and only about 300 prisoners were captured.

"Damn it, I don't believe it, and I can't destroy him Chen Ling!"

Du Fuwei ordered a fierce attack on Chen Ling's camp.

As a result, although Chen Len's camp retreated and stood up in a hurry, he resisted very tenaciously and did not capture it for even three days.

At this time, a scout came to report that several Xiaoguo troops were already rushing to reinforce Chen Ling in Jiangdu.

"Send Chen Ling a set of women's clothes."

So Ximen Junyi asked someone to find a woman's clothes, but only found a set of old woman's clothes. So he simply sent the clothes to the camp, and then called Chen Ling to be Chen Lao.

Chen Ling was also a dignified Huainan Road pacifier, how could he suffer such a great humiliation? All the generals in the camp advised him to go to war, but Chen Ling still had to wait until the reinforcements arrived before sending troops.

But at this time, the military supervisor refused to do it.

Perhaps because the situation is too chaotic now, the emperor asked Chen Len to attack Du Fuwei this time, gave him eight thousand elite soldiers, and sent him a military supervisor.

This military supervisor was not a eunuch, but a civil servant and had no experience in fighting.

At this time, he saw that all the generals were shouting to go to the battle and felt that his morale was in full swing, so he also asked Chen Len to fight.

Chen Len had no choice but to raise his troops and go out to fight.

Both sides set up their own formations on the plain.

Kan Ling took the lead and led the light cavalry to surround Chen Ling's army, but did not rush to the formation.

Du Fuwei led the Danyang sword and shield hand to slowly approach with his shield.

The battle formations of both sides were arranged several miles long, both thin and long.

The two armies approached, and first they fired their bows and crossbows at the same time, and they went back and forth.

Then he fought, the spearmen stabbed each other, the swords and axes slashed around, and the cavalry on both sides entangled on the flanks.

Chen Ling's army was quite strong, but unfortunately there were only 7,000 troops left. Although Du Fuwei's army was also a little damaged, there were still more than 18,000 at this time.

In the afternoon of the battle, the light cavalry led by Kan Ling had not decided the outcome, but Du Fuwei's sword and shield hand had already broken through Chen Ling's defense line and was trapped in the battle.

The gap in Chen Lingjun's defense line was getting bigger and bigger, and was eventually torn in half.

Once the military formation is broken, they can only fight on their own. At this time, the small number of sides will no longer be able to withstand the attack of the large number of sides.

Du Fuwei held the Nine-ring Sword, and became more and more fierce as he fought, leading his army to rush forward, regardless of his care and staring at Chen Ling's handsome flag.

At this time, Kan Ling defeated Chen Ling's light cavalry and joined the battle group.

But at this moment, the military supervisor began to escape at the last minute. His run also led the people around him to start running. Many soldiers who were still fighting were still defeated, so they also began to escape.

When the escape began, he was already powerless. No matter how powerful the general was, it would be difficult for him to reorganize a defeated army.

Du Fuwei led his army to chase after Jiangdu only sixty miles west of Jiangdu. In the end, Chen Ling fled back to Jiangdu with only more than ten personal cavalry, and the eight thousand troops disappeared.

Du Fuwei pursued him for dozens of miles, beheaded more than 3,000, and surrendered to prisoners of 4,000.

The news came back to Jiangdu, and the whole city was shocked.

People are in panic.

In the palace, when the emperor heard the news, the cup in his hand fell directly to the ground, stunned for a long time and could not say anything.

Finally, Yuan Chong suggested that the emperor should quickly transfer the Xiaoguo army back to defend Jiangdu, and prepare for a battle to defend Jiangdu first.

The emperor did not punish the defeated general Chen Ling. Instead, he continued to let Chen Ling lead the defenses outside Jiangdu, and then sent Shen Guang to assist in the defense.

The city defense of Jiangdu was left to Sima Dekan, Yu Wenhua and the two of them. At this time, Yang Guang still refused to trust and use Li Yuan. Instead, he felt that Yu Wen Shu's son Yu Wenhua was more credible.

In Jiangdu City.

The young supervisor Yu Wen Zhiji, Ying Yanglang general Li Yuanji and a group of friends secretly discussed major affairs in a house. Those who came to discuss were their friends, including Yuan Min, the inner historian, Zhao Xingshu, the Ying Yanglang general Meng Bing, the Fuxi Lang Niu Fangyu, the direct chief Xu Hongren, Xue Shiliang, the city gate man Tang Fengyi, the medical officer Zhang Kai, the Xun Shilan and others.

These people included generals of the Xiaoguo Army, the city gate guards who were responsible for the city gate guards, and even the Fuxilang who kept the jade seal for the emperor, the imperial doctors around the emperor, and the imperial guards in front of the emperor.

"Jiangdu will definitely not be able to defend it anymore. Even if he keeps it, there will be no food. It is still a dead end. Let's run together and go back to Guanzhong!"

As the leader, Li Yuanjidao.

"Now Sima Dekan and your elder brother Yuwen Dalang serve as the defense of Jiangdu City, we can take the opportunity to escape."
Chapter completed!