Ji Ling stood on the hillside and saw clearly, and was also complaining secretly.

Dong Zhao had strong troops and careful deployment, so he should be prepared for his appearance on Jinxiang Mountain. Dong Je was suddenly attacked by him by a rain of arrows, but he did not completely collapse. Not only that, he also fought against each other, determined to stop Sun Guan and Chang and prevent them from going up the mountain.

If he wants to save people, it is not enough for him to only provide remote cover. He also has to break through the formation himself, break through Dong Jen's position, and pick up Sun Guan and others out. However, it is easy to go down the mountain, but it is difficult to go up the mountain.

Ji Ling looked to the West again, hoping to see the shadow of reinforcements. Even if it was only a few thousand people, as long as Dong Zhao could divide his troops and could not do his best, he could take a risk. But the West was calm and there was no impact on the arrival of reinforcements. Once the two sides fought, the 10,000 infantry and cavalry that Dong Zhao had set up a formation on the west side would probably penetrate from behind him and cut off his retreat. At that time, he would not only not be able to save people, but also be unable to protect himself.

Perhaps there were reinforcements, but they were stopped to the west of Changyi. Dong Zhao's total strength was 50,000 or 60,000, and the maximum was 30,000 on the battlefield in front of him. Changyi still had enough troops, so it would be no problem to stop reinforcements for one or two days.

Ji Ling gritted his teeth, quickly calculated the strength and combat power of both sides, and decided to take a risk. He was not worried about Sun Guan, but he was worried that Chang would surrender to Dong Zhao if Chang was desperate, and then bit him back and said that he would not save him when he was dead. He could not explain to Zang Ba that there would be hidden dangers that could be difficult to eradicate in the Rencheng War Zone.

While ordering the crossbowman to shoot, Ji Ling ordered the infantry to go down the mountain and move closer to Sun Guan. Sun Guan has been breaking through the formation and is likely to be injured and is at the end of his strength. If he doesn't save him, once he dies in battle and his subordinates collapse, he will not be able to save him.

Ji Ling ordered the drum to beat and ordered Sun Guan to form a formation on the spot, not to fight, and save his physical strength. He snatched a small flag, shouting Sun Guan's name, and turning the small flag hard, signaling Sun Guan to form a circular formation to defend and wait for rescue. Sun Guan understood and immediately ordered his troops to form a formation, either back to back, cover each other, or look for favorable terrain.

At the same time, Ji Ling sent crossbowmen to seize the favorable map, concentrate firepower, suppress Dong Jen's offensive, and relieve Sun Guan's pressure. He was condescending, his arrow range was longer, and his subordinates' training level was stronger than that of the Jizhou army. In addition, the first wave of sneak attacks killed many Jizhou crossbowmen, and they had enough advantages in number. They quickly controlled the situation. The dense rain of arrows made Dong Jen complain.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ji Ling sent some swords and shields who were walking on the mountain road, carrying arrows and dry food, and rushed down the mountain, and under the cover of the crossbowmen. Dong Fang ordered the blocking. The Jizhou army braved the rain of arrows and moved closer to the middle, trying to intercept the Jiangdong army. The two sides fought each other and fought together. The Jiangdong army rested overnight, went down the mountain again, and soon tore open the battle formation of the Jizhou army and rushed to Sun Guan.

Sun Guan was overjoyed. He took the wine pot handed over by a soldier, took a sip of wine, and tears came down. He picked up a steamed bun, broke it in half, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it a few times, then took another sip of wine, stretched his neck, swallowed the steamed bun, and said while eating, "I have never eaten such delicious food in my life."

"That's right, why don't you think this lady's cake is so delicious?" Another injured soldier laughed loudly while gnawing: "If you have the opportunity to go to Jianye in the future, you must thank Mrs. Yuan in person."

"Then you have to survive and make contributions to your meritorious service before you can be qualified to go to Jianye." Sun Guan swallowed the remaining half of the steamed bun, took another big sip of wine, picked up the sword, and roared: "Brothers, in order to go to Jianye, I took out my spirit and cut off these Hebei brides to let them know how powerful I am in Dawu!"

"Here!" After eating, the soldiers who had replenished their physical strength and arrows were in high spirits and responded in unison. The sword and shield hands and spearmen gathered in front and prepared to attack forcibly. The crossbowman was busy changing the strings and raising the arrows. They were ready. Sun Guan sent a signal and launched a charge again. Ji Ling saw it clearly on the hillside and ordered the crossbowman to shoot volleys to cover Sun Guan's breakthrough.

Dong Fang was attacked by inside and outside and could not hold on. He watched Sun Guan break through the siege and climb the mountain. He was depressed, and then he received an order from Dong Zhao: stop Chang, if possible, lure Ji Ling down the mountain. If possible, he would eat Chang's tribe and retreat quickly.

Dong Fang received the order and led his troops to retreat to the foot of the mountain, leaving Ji Ling's crossbow range, reorganizing the formation, blocking Chang's way.

Chang originally wanted to rush out with Sun Guan, but he did not get the supplement of dry food and arrows. The soldiers under his command had neither physical strength nor arrows. Instead, they were besieged by more Jizhou troops, with heavy casualties. The soldiers around him fell down one by one, and their positions became smaller and smaller, and the situation was critical. He was so anxious that he was sweating and kept ordering for help, muttering and scolding, sometimes scolding Dong Zhao, sometimes scolding Ji Ling, sometimes scolding Zang Ba and Sun Guan, occasionally scolding himself a few words, slapping himself twice, looking completely crazy.

At this time, Sun Guan broke through the encirclement and came to Ji Ling, knelt on the ground and kowtowed twice. "Governor, I owe you a life, but I can't repay you now. I have to rescue Chang. As long as I can save him, you can do whatever you want me to do in the future."

After rescuing Sun Guan, Ji Ling was no longer interested in saving Chang. He wanted to evacuate as soon as possible when the casualties were not serious. His position had been exposed, and Dong Zhao would definitely send someone to intercept him. If the casualties were too large, dry food and arrows were consumed too much, he was not sure to break through Dong Zhao's blockade.

But in this case, he could not tell Sun Guan. He could only delay time while agreeing to Sun Guan. Chang was already at the end of his strength and could not last long. If Chang was dead before he went down the mountain, he would not have to save him.

But Sun Guan couldn't wait. Seeing that Chang's formation was getting smaller and smaller and might be wiped out at any time, Sun Guan rushed down with a few personal guards. Ji Ling couldn't stop him, so he sighed and had to order another fight.

Seeing Ji Ling go down the mountain, Dong Je was overjoyed and ordered people to make way out, put Ji Ling in, and then concentrate their forces to attack Ji Ling behind him. Ji Ling knew Dong Je clearly and refused to advance easily. He kept setting up a formation at the foot of the mountain. With his refined soldiers and well-equipped equipment, he worked step by step. Dong Je failed to succeed in several attacks, but instead lost a lot of people. Seeing that Sun Guan and Chang were joining each other and breaking out, he had to ask Dong Zhao for help, especially the crossbowman. The powerful crossbowman is the master's ability of Jizhou. There was not enough powerful crossbowman, and their combat power was greatly reduced.

Seeing that the battle was stalemate, Dong Zhao became a little hesitant. Ji Ling's tenacity exceeded his imagination, and the performance of reinforcements made him uneasy. Changyi was only ten miles away, even if the infantrymen were blocked, the cavalry would be left without a trace. What conspiracy was Man Chong playing?

The more Dong Zhao thought about it, he became more and more uneasy. He gritted his teeth and ordered a retreat. Sun Guan and Chang had been crippled, and Ji Ling's headquarters suffered a lot of losses, with a total casualties of nearly 10,000. In addition to failing to catch Ji Ling himself, the purpose of this battle has been basically achieved, so it is better to stop when you see it.

With the sound of gold, Dong Fang did not understand Dong Zhao's intention, but he quickly ordered a retreat.

When the Jizhou army dispersed, Chang sat on the ground and Hu Tao cried. He was surrounded by corpses, and there were less than one song of his alive subordinates. Everyone was injured. Many of them were seriously injured, and even if they could be rescued, they would be disabled. On an impulse, more than 3,000 subordinates were almost wiped out, which was a huge loss.

Sun Guan also sat on the ground, panting, sweat mixed with blood flowing down from his forehead, soaking his battle robe. His losses were not small, three stops and two stops, and everyone was injured. He himself was seriously injured. He didn't feel anything during the fierce battle. At this moment, the sky was spinning and he didn't even have the strength to speak.

Ji Ling arranged the defense line and rushed over. Sun Guan and Changxiang stood up and expressed their gratitude to Ji Ling. If Ji Ling hadn't come to help in person, they would have died.

Dong Zhao retreated very timely. He had just walked far away and received news from Changyi that not only Man Chong and the Navy were coming to support, but also the central army led by Zhu Huan himself. Zhu Huan was behind, almost noon, and at the latest it could reach the battlefield in the evening.

Dong Zhao was frightened and did not dare to neglect. He ordered the baggage chariot to be used as a cover and the powerful crossbowmen walked together to prevent the opponent's cavalry from attacking. He knew very well that there was no problem with the defenders who stayed in Changyi to block Man Chong, but he had no chance of winning against the central army led by Zhu Huan. If he was not careful, even Changyi might be in danger. If the materials and hostages in Changyi city fell into Zhu Huan's hands, the trouble would be great.

Dong Zhao was defending tightly, and Yan Xing did not find any chance to attack along the way. He sent someone to send messages to Man Chong and Zhu Huan. Although Man Chong arrived in time, he was intercepted by the defenders in Changyi City and could not move forward. Zhu Huan was thirty miles away and had no time to react. Man Chong watched Dong Zhao retreat to Changyi City, and was so angry that he cut the ground with a knife and regretted it. If he marched overnight and did not delay the night on the road for a night, he would definitely be able to intercept Dong Zhao outside the city. The situation would be very beneficial to them, and the war in Yanzhou could also make a quick breakthrough.

Zhu Huan was also a little regretful, but he did not put it on his face. He comforted Man Chong a few words and sent someone to return Ji Ling's seal to rest and not worry too much. He would recruit soldiers from Yuzhou to make up for Ji Ling's losses. Ji Ling was extremely grateful and wrote a letter to Zhu Huan, taking full responsibility, and expressed that he would write a letter to apologize to the King of Wu.

The war started in a hurry and conquered in a hurry. Combined with the casualties between the two sides, Dong Zhao won a small victory. Although the situation was still serious, it could not be said to be of no use. Ji Ling suffered too much loss and temporarily lost the ability to threaten Changyi. Dong Zhao was able to relieve his worries and could go out of the city to reinforce Dingtao at any time. Zhu Huan's lack of troops could only temporarily postpone the plan to attack Dingtao.

At this time, Dong Zhao received an unexpected surprise: a team of scouts encountered a messenger near Shanfu. After a fight, although they failed to intercept the messenger, they picked up some documents, including a drawing of a giant stone thrower. The drawings were not complete, but the basic components were all there, and only the pole part was missing.
Chapter completed!