The reason why the Han army deliberately did not arrange troops outside the south gate of Wuyang was of course to let the defenders in the city see that there was a way to escape and not fight to the end. However, this does not mean that the Han army would let the Jin army escape from the south gate at will. After Wang Hun, Yang Xin and others led the defeated Jin army to urgently clear the corridor at the south gate and escape from the city to escape, Zhang Zhi decisively led the Han army infantry and cavalry to launch a pursuit, determined to annihilate the last vital force of the Jin army in the Chengdu Plain and completely eliminate the hidden dangers around him.

The poor Jin army soldiers once again experienced the sour taste of being chased to the end by the Han army. Because Zhang Zhi was in charge of the army, there was no need to worry about the supply of food and grass. Han army chased from Wuyang all the way east to Zizhong, completely annihilated the exhausted defeated Jin army, forcing Wang Hun, Yang Xin and others to give up the infantry brigade to escape first, and let the infantry let the Han army slaughter and capture it.

However, even so, Wang Hun and others' nightmare was still not over. Seeing that the Jin cavalry abandoned the infantry and headed first, Zhang Zhi decisively ordered the Han cavalry to pursue with all their might. Then, under the leadership of the Han cavalry general Zhang Fa and the Han cavalry joined the army, the Han cavalry killed the Jin cavalry so that they did not even dare to advance to Zizhongcheng. They were forced to go south to Han'an and continue to flee, and were forced to flee in all directions, not daring to be together during the gathering to become the focus of the Han cavalry's pursuit.

Finally, relying on the advantage of riding Dayuan war horses that were significantly faster than the Central Plains horses, Wang Hun and Yang Xin and other senior generals of the Jin army were lucky enough to get rid of the Han army's pursuit and were able to stop and rest in the Qinglongshan area in the north of Han'an (Neijiang). At this moment, Wang Hun and Yang Xin were only left with more than twenty cavalry, including Pang Hui, Xun Kai and Hu Jian, the main generals such as Pang Hui were missing on the way to escape. I don't know if they were captured or had been killed by the Han army.

After a little calmed down, Yang Xin immediately proposed to go south to the city to rest and replenish supplies, and gathered the remaining soldiers. Wang Hun, who was cautious, immediately shook his head and objected, saying: "You can't take the risk to enter the city. Han'an belongs to Jiangyang County. The current prefect of Jiangyang Xiang Tiao is the son of Xiang Lang, an important official of Shu people. He was also a Shu official who was forced to surrender after Emperor Wen destroyed Shu. If he had any unfair intentions, he could take us down and present it to Zhang Zhi's thief, and then we would die completely without a place to bury him."

"What should I do?" Yang Xin asked quickly: "We are now struggling and exhausted, so we need to find food and horse feed?"

"It is easy to solve the problem of food and horse feed, just robbery along the way." Wang Hun replied lightly and said, "The best way is to go to Jiangzhou (Chongqing). The current prefect of Ba County, Hu Zhi, is from the Central Plains and can be trustworthy. Once we go there, we can rest and have a safe meal, and then discuss what to do next."

After Yang Xin nodded in agreement, he did it as soon as he said that Wang Hun and his party would do it. First, they forced the fishermen from nearby villages to carry them across the Tuojiang River by boat, and then looted a small village on the east bank of the Tuojiang River, grabbed the necessary food and horse materials for the road, and then quickly galloped eastward, and barely arrived at the city of Jiangzhou smoothly, completely getting rid of the Han army's pursuit.

After learning about the situation, Hu Zhi, the prefect of Ba County who was known for his tyranny, managed Ba County so that he did not dare to raise a boy, did indeed go out of the city to welcome Wang Hun and others. However, after inviting Wang Hun and others to sit in the city and learning about Wuyang's miserable defeat, Hu Zhi complained:

"It's raining all night long, but it's raining all night long! General Yang Lie, Prefect Yang, and Xiaguan also have bad news. Luo Xian sent someone to send emergency military information three days ago, saying that Lu Kang of the Eastern Wu personally led a 40,000 army to enter the territory of Yong'an, and the target was directed to Yong'an City. Now there are less than 3,000 defenders in Yong'an City, so we are asking us to send reinforcements to him as soon as possible."

"Then how many troops can you draw to reinforce Luo Xian now?" Yang Xin asked quickly.

"What army does Xiaguan have in his hands?" Hu Zhi said with a sad face: "There is apart from a navy with about 2,000 people, the rest are county soldiers with unreliable combat power. Even if they are sent there, they cannot be the opponent of the regular soldiers of the Eastern Wu?"

"It is enough to have two thousand naval troops." Yang Xin quickly turned to Wang Hun and said, "General Yang Lie, Luo Xian is good at defending the city. We only need to send the navy to reinforce him, and we will be sure to defend Yong'an and persevere until our rear army goes south to reinforce."

Yang Xin was surprised. After hearing this suggestion, Wang Hun, who was quite amazed by Sima Wang's military vision, did not agree immediately. Instead, after careful consideration, Wang Hun suddenly shook his head and said, "You can't send it, and there is no need to send it. In this situation, letting the Eastern Wu bandit army break through the Yong'an defense line is a good thing for our Dajin."

"What? Will it be more beneficial to us to let the Eastern Wu bandit army break through the Yong'an defense line?"

Yang Xin and Hu Zhi both suspected that they had heard the wrong ears, but Wang Hun said calmly: "Isn't that right? What did the Eastern Wu bandit army suddenly send troops to Yong'an? Of course, it came to the land and city of Shu. Now the Zhang Zhi bandit army is rampant, and we have no soldiers available in the Chengdu Plain. Zhang Zhi bandit army will definitely take the opportunity to expand and annex the southeastern land of the Chengdu Plain. If we deliberately let the Eastern Wu bandit army break through the Yong'an defense line, the two bandit army will definitely launch fire immediately and, who is the most beneficial to their own killing? Of course, it is our Great Jin army! Do you understand?"

Yang Xin and Hu Zhi didn't say anything anymore. After a while, Yang Xin said carefully: "But how can we explain to you where your Majesty?"

"No need to explain, we have no soldiers to use. The only navy and county soldiers must defend Jiangzhou and prevent Zhang Zhi's thief army from advancing east. No one can blame him if he does not send reinforcements to Yong'an." Wang Hun replied sneered, and said, "Besides, I am just a military supervisor. Yang Taishou, you are the prefect of Jianwei, and you have no right to dispatch Jiangzhou troops. As for Prefect Hu, you don't have to worry. If the city is besieged for a hundred days, there will be no reinforcements. The court will only hold the governor of this state responsible. You are neither the governor of Yizhou nor the boss ordered you to send troops to reinforce Yong'an. Even if Yong'an is lost, it has nothing to do with you."

Hu Zhi was not fooled by Wang Hun immediately. After a moment of calculation, Hu Zhi said, "But if Luo Xian did not send reinforcements, the Eastern Wu bandits army took Yong'an and went up the river, and Jiangzhou, which was under the jurisdiction, would be in a hurry immediately?"

"Premier Hu, then if you send the navy to reinforce Yong'an and Zhang Zhi's thief army takes advantage of the situation and attack Jiangzhou, how can you defend?" Wang Hun asked with a smile and said, "Do you want to rely on those county soldiers who are all locals in Yizhou and have no combat power?"

People are selfish, and Hu Zhi is no exception. Considering that the threat of the Han army is undoubtedly greater, Hu Zhi hesitated for a moment and nodded and said, "What General Yang Lie said is that Jiangzhou is the largest shipbuilding office in Yizhou, and the best naval training office in Yizhou (under the Shenbing Mountain). The importance is only above Yong'an. For the safety of Jiangzhou, the officials should keep the navy to defend Jiangzhou, and they cannot give the pseudo-Han thief army an opportunity to take advantage of."

Wang Hun smiled and nodded, and snorted coldly in his heart: "Lu Kang-dian, I am helping you. Be more determined. Don't fight a small island city in Yong'an for more than half a year, just like last time. I only plan to rest in Jiangzhou for a few days and go north quickly. In the future, what you are planning to do when you are at the city of Jiangzhou in the future has nothing to do with me. Anyway, you just need to bite the dog with the pseudo-Han thief army."

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Logically speaking, because the Jin army was still under control along the way, it was impossible for Luo Xian to take the initiative to contact the Han army, so Zhang Zhi would never know that the Eastern Wu had started stabbing the knife in the back. However, something unexpected happened. When the prefect of Ba County Hu Zhi received the Yong'an warning, he did not know that Wu Yang had been restored by the Han army, and Sima Wang had unfortunately died in battle. He still sent a messenger to come to Wu Yang to report the matter to Sima Wang, which of course gave the Han army the opportunity to receive Yong'an news in advance.

The Han army did not miss this opportunity. When the messenger of Ba County headed north to Wuyang, although he received the news of Wuyang's fall, he quickly turned around and fled, but because the Jin army flags were planted on the ship were discovered by the scouts of the Han army's scouts. Fu Gong planned to prepare for the future and was very successful in catching up with the messenger of the Jin army, caught the people, and seized the urgent letters brought by the messenger of Ba County. When the letter was submitted to Zhang Zhi, Zhang Zhi and the decision-making team of the Han army naturally knew about this important situation immediately.

As I said, the Han army's decision-makers actually hated the Eastern Wu as far as the Jin army, so I heard that the Eastern Wu army came to take advantage of the situation again. Not to mention Zhao Quan, Wu Ma and others with a hot temper, even Yan Yu, who was relatively gentle, couldn't help but curse, "Dogs can't change and eat shit! It's really a dog that can't change and eat shit! We have only been back to Yizhou for a long time, and we haven't even stood firm. The dog thieves of the Eastern Wu actually came to take advantage of the situation again. These Wu dogs really don't know how to write the word "shame"!"

"Not surprising." Zhang Zhi smiled and said, "As long as I expected, and I dared to conclude that the Eastern Wu dog thief would take the opportunity to attack Nanzhong and copy us behind."

"Hou General, what should I do?" Cuan Gu asked worriedly: "We have a hand in Nanzhong, so there is no need to worry, but what should I do here in Yong'an? If the dog thief in Dongwu takes Yong'an, the gate of Yizhou will be opened to the hungry wolf."

"What else can I do? I can only divide my troops to grab the territory." Zhang Zhi said with a wry smile: "Will Luo Xian defend Yong'an this time like last time? No one of us knows now. So for the sake of safety, we can only divide our troops to go south quickly and revive the cities in the southeast of Yizhou, and at least have to take Jiangzhou. Otherwise, once Jiangzhou falls, the Eastern Wu fleet can go deep into the hinterland of Yizhou through the Yangtze River and the Western Han River, so that we will never have peace."

"But the rear general, the Jin bandits' rear army will definitely move south soon. When we divide the troops at this time, will the main force fall into danger because of insufficient troops?" Yan Yu reminded.

"But this is the only way." Zhang Zhi replied helplessly: "It's okay, I have hardly fought any wealthy battle in my life. At worst, I will fight with the weak and have more enemies. Fortunately, we are much richer now than before entering Sichuan. Even if we divide the troops, the disadvantage of the troops is not too great."

"Hou General, how do you plan to divide the troops?" Zhao Quan asked quickly.

A little disappointed Zhao Quan, Zhang Zhi thought for a while and turned to Cuan Gu and said, "General Cuan, you are the commander of the partial division. I will give you 10,000 troops. In addition, Yang Ding will give you two thousand private soldiers to help you. The 1,000 naval divisions under Fu Gong will be temporarily assigned to your command. You will be responsible for seizing the southern part of Jianwei, Jiangyang, Bajun and other places. At least you have to take Jiangzhou for me to ensure the safety of our hinterland. You don't have to worry about logistics. As long as you don't leave the waterway, this general can ensure that your food access is smooth."

"Thank you for your trust in the next general." Cuan Gu bowed excitedly and said, "The latter general, if you successfully take Jiangzhou, will you go down the river and take Yong'an?"

"It's up to you!" Zhang Zhi generously delegated power and said, "After taking Jiangzhou, you can act according to the opportunity. If you are sure, go down the river and take Yong'an. If you are not sure, stick to Jiangzhou and expand the navy. You can decide these things yourself and don't have to ask for instructions in everything. Also, I know you are not very good at civil affairs, so I will send Yan Ji and Deng Liang to you to help. The civil affairs will listen to their opinions more. It is best to treat cities along the way to surrender. You can also temporarily use the prefects of Jiangyang and Bazhou."

Cuan Gu quickly bowed his hand and sang again. Zhang Zhize assigned Dong Yuan, Cuan Ben and others to Commander Cuan Gu. He suddenly remembered someone and said casually: "Also, Su Ding is also temporarily assigned to you. He has been in Jiangyang for a while before and is familiar with the situation there. Maybe he can help you with some help."

In this way, because of the huge threat to the hinterland of Yizhou, when the Jin army was about to move south, Zhang Zhi resolutely made the decision to divide his troops to seize territory in the southeast. Fortunately, the water transportation in the Chengdu Plain was well developed, and most cities could transport grain through ships. The Han army's partial divisions were not under great logistics pressure. At the same time, there was no enemy in the southeast of the Chengdu Plain that could threaten the safety of the Han army's partial divisions, so there was basically no need to worry about the situation of the partial divisions.

Dong Yuan, who was assigned to Cuan Gu command by Zhang Zhi, Cuan Ben and Wang Su and other generals were also ready to try, but the poor Su Ding and County Magistrate Su was unwilling to suffer the ups and downs of the military. He was sad and did not want to go out for battle. He also regretted his military experience in Jiangyang. However, his thin arms could not twist his thick thighs. After the protest was ineffective, Su Ding could only join the Han army's partial division team. At the same time, Su Ding naturally had to make up his mind. As long as the partial division of the Han army encountered any danger, he would surrender or run away immediately, and would never let Cuan Gu and other stupid bands be buried with him.

In Wuyang, Zhang Zhi not only had the unexpected gain of intercepting the messenger of Ba County. When he was cleaning the battlefield carefully, the soldiers of the Han army were still lucky enough to have not been burned. They found the Jin court document handed over to Sima Wang by Huangfu Yan, the prefect of Zitong of the Jin army, and let Zhang Zhi know that Sima Yan was commanding the Jin court Sima Shibao as the commander and led the Jin army's rear army to fight the rebellion. As a result, when he saw this Jin court document, Zhang Zhi, whose history was not yet ruined, suddenly remembered an important situation and said intimately:
Chapter completed!