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"Lord Zhenguo, shouldn't we take advantage of the victory now and pursue them?"

When Lao Xu saw Ye Feng pause, he asked with some confusion.

The enemy troops charging towards us had no power to resist at all.

If we lead the cavalry to charge forward now, we can easily wipe out the defeated enemy troops.

"No need! Don't chase after a desperate enemy!"

Ye Feng waved his hands. He knew very well that his horses had been exhausted after a long battle. He said slowly, "After a long battle, our horses have lost a lot of speed and are very tired. If we rush to catch up, even if we defeat them, we will suffer heavy damage."

"Ouyang Lun is still leading more than 20,000 soldiers. If we chase him now, he will definitely fight back desperately. As the saying goes, don't chase a desperate enemy. Let us rest for a night, and then lead the cavalry to chase him at dawn. Ouyang Lun's army has been fleeing all night, and they have experienced the previous battles, which has greatly consumed the physical strength of the soldiers."

"By then, we will have rested for a night and will be fully energized. Our horses will also have recovered their speed. It will be easier for us to wipe out Ouyang Lun if we are well rested."

At this point, Ye Feng raised his head and looked towards Linjiang City in the distance, saying, "Don't forget that Zhang Tai is leading 30,000 vanguard troops in Linjiang City."

"We just let Ouyang Lun escape. When we chase him tomorrow, he will definitely lead the remaining troops to escape to a place not far from Linjiang City. We will then chase him and annihilate his troops. By then, the vanguard troops of Zhangtai attacking the city will know that the 70,000 troops led by their commander-in-chief Ouyang Lun have been completely annihilated. Their morale will definitely be weakened, and the old general Zhangtai will change his siege and come to support us."

"By that time, the defenders in Linjiang City and our cavalry will be able to attack Zhangtai's 30,000 vanguard troops from the front and back."

"The most important thing is that there is another possibility, that is, the vanguard army led by Zhang Tai has already broken through Linjiang City." Ye Feng took a deep breath. He kept Ouyang Lun and did not chase him out, because he had a deeper idea.

Lady Xinling and others also fell silent.

They all knew very well that the combat effectiveness of the defenders of Linjiang City was already low. If Linjiang City was really lost, with Zhang Tai's ability and leading the army to defend Linjiang City, it would be extremely difficult for them with such a small number of cavalry to attack the city.

"Are you trying to threaten Zhang Tai with Ouyang Lun's life?"

Lady Xinling asked.

"How could a veteran like Zhang Tai be threatened by Ouyang Lun?" Ye Feng shook his head and said slowly, "I want to kill Ouyang Lun in front of Zhang Tai. Ouyang Ming will never watch his son die in vain. The best scapegoat is Zhang Tai."

"From my guess, Ouyang Ming will never be able to get rid of his hatred so easily. Zhang Tai will definitely be held accountable and punished, and he will not be able to return to the Great Wei Dynasty."

“By then, even if he captures Linjiang City and defends it to the death, without reinforcements and food from the Wei Dynasty, his only choice will be to surrender!”

Ye Feng said calmly.

"Zhen Guojun, aren't you being a little too cruel? Zhang Tai knows that he can't return to the Wei Dynasty. Will he lead his army to fight us to the death?"

Madam Xinling couldn't help but continue asking.

"You think too much. If veterans like Zhang Tai capture Linjiang City, their fighting style will be safe. They will never lead their troops in a fight to the death." Ye Feng said confidently.

"Think about it yourself. After we besiege Linjiang City for a few days, when Zhang Tai receives a letter of accusation from the capital of Wei, or bad news like the whole family will be executed."

"As a general, can you still continue to fight?"

Ye Feng said slowly again.

"High! High! Really high!" Lao Xu couldn't help but give Ye Feng a thumbs up, but couldn't help but add, "Zhen Guojun, I feel you are so cruel."

"Hurry up and count the casualties."

Ye Feng was too lazy to chat with Lao Xu, so he gave orders to the captains.

They attacked the army led by Ouyang Lun one after another, although the battle was already easy.

But, after all, it was an army of 60,000, so there were bound to be casualties.

"Reporting to the Lord of Zhenguo, there are 1,279 deaths, 372 serious injuries, 986 minor injuries, and 2,000 war horses lost."

Not long after, Duan Peng came to Ye Feng and reported.

"Make a clear count of the names of the casualties, and when we return to the court, request the Ministry of War to properly arrange for their families and issue pensions according to the standards." Ye Feng was naturally very clear that as long as there was a war, there would be casualties.

As a commander, he had to do his utmost to reduce casualties and provide due compensation to those who died in battle.

"I would like to thank the Lord on their behalf!"

Duan Peng bowed deeply to Ye Feng.

The other soldiers also felt relieved when they heard Ye Feng's words.

In the past Song Dynasty, those who died on the battlefield were considered to have died in vain, and there was no pension at all.

The sky is slightly bright.

"All the generals, listen to my orders, chase!"

The seriously injured cavalry stayed where they were to rest.

Ye Feng led the remaining 6,000 cavalrymen to rest for half the night. Everyone's physical strength had almost recovered, and the war horses also became energetic.

At the command, the sound of horse hooves of thousands of cavalrymen rang out, and they quickly chased in the direction where Ouyang Lun and other remnants of the army were fleeing.

……

"Everyone hold on, once General Zhang's reinforcements arrive, we can counterattack and kill Ye Feng."

Ouyang Lun led the remaining troops and fled for a night.

As soon as he escaped, he sent several soldiers to ask Zhang Tai for help as quickly as possible. I believe that at this moment, Zhang Tai has already received the news.

clatter! clatter! clatter!

As the sun gradually rose in the sky, Ouyang Lun looked miserable. He no longer had the high spirits he had yesterday when he led an army of 70,000 to attack Wandang Mountain.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he heard a series of deafening horse hooves sounds.

"Marshal, it's bad... the enemy is catching up!"

The deputy general of the guard, Sun Kai, looked extremely ugly.

"How come they came so quickly? Didn't they chase them last night?"

Ouyang Lun was furious and looked unwilling.

"They must be letting their horses replenish their energy. We are walking, but they are riding horses, so how can they not be fast?"

Sun Kai couldn't help but say.

"Damn it, it's all Zhang Tai's fault. I told him at the beginning that he needed to mobilize some cavalry, but he didn't listen." Ouyang Lun thought of the fierce fighting power of the cavalry led by Ye Feng, and the fact that the other party was chasing him so quickly, which made him even more angry.

Sun Kai didn't expect that Ouyang Lun was still complaining about Zhang Tai at this moment. He couldn't help but think that if Ouyang Lun hadn't acted on his own initiative and dispatched troops to intercept Ye Feng, the whole army would not have been wiped out. He angrily said, "What's wrong with General Zhang? Attacking the city and seizing the stronghold, mobilizing cavalry to die?"

"you you……"

Ouyang Lun's face turned red with anger, but he did not dare to continue blaming Sun Kai.

The other party is the guard general.

Without the protection of the guards, it would be impossible for him to escape, so he could only rely on them.

"General Sun, take your guards and retreat with me. The rest of the soldiers will stay where they are and stop Ye Feng!"

Ouyang Lun clearly still had more than 20,000 soldiers, but he had already been frightened by Ye Feng. How could he still want to fight? When he heard the sound of horse hooves, he quickly fled with Sun Kai's 5,000-man guard, leaving the rest of the soldiers behind to help him resist Ye Feng's cavalry that was chasing him.