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Xie Jing lowered his head with a hideous expression.

Once he withdraws from Xiangyang City, it means that the Hanzhong Army has surrendered. Even if he will be exonerated because of his status as the uncle of the country, his political career must be over.

He is too unwilling.

When he first entered the capital in the early years, he had always been very polite to Li Xin, but the Marquis of Jing'an, who relied on speculation, did not give him face, and humiliated him several times, which made this uncle of the country always hold a grudge.

He really wanted to trample Li Xin into the brocade dust.

It was okay when Li Xin was in the capital. After all, even now, the imperial court has not issued an imperial decree to dismiss Li Xin from his official position. Facing the first-rank grand tutor of the dynasty, Xie Jing naturally did not dare to offend him, but it is different now. Not wanting the bright future of the capital, he ran to the southwest to become a rebel!

As long as he is caught, Xie Jing will be able to avenge his shame.

But it is a pity that the sky does not follow people's wishes.

Even if that Marquis of Jing'an left the imperial court and went to the southwest to become a traitor, Xie Jing still couldn't beat him.

Thinking of this, Xie Jing's face was a little distorted.

But in the end, rationality overcame sensibility. Xie Jing, who bowed his head in silence for a long time, slowly raised his head, his voice hoarse: "Heading, the entire Hanzhong army, began to slowly withdraw from Xiangyang from the east gate."

Zhong Heng was waiting for such a sentence, and immediately bowed his head when he heard the words, and respectfully bowed to Xie Jing: "Master, let's do it!"

"I also ask the general to move your body and leave Xiangyang City first, otherwise it will be difficult to leave when there are more people."

Xie Jing stood where he was, expressionless.

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A general who holds tens of thousands of troops can easily change the situation of the battle when he speaks. For example, after Xie Jing said something, the situation in Xiangyang City immediately changed. Mu Ying, who was standing on the city wall watching the battle, was keenly aware of the situation. He stood behind Li Xin and lowered his head slightly: "General, look at the current situation. The imperial army may be determined to withdraw from Xiangyang."

As a general who is in charge of tens of thousands of people, it is one of the most basic abilities to predict the whole situation based on a slight disturbance on the battlefield. Mu Ying is now a very qualified general, even with veteran generals like Li Shen and Ye Ming. In comparison, it's not much worse.

Hearing this, Li Xin also looked through the binoculars, then nodded slightly, agreeing with Mu Ying.

"Just now, although these Hanzhong troops are also withdrawing, they retreat hesitantly, and their formation is scattered. Now these people have begun to retreat regularly."

Speaking of this, Li Xin waved his hand, summoned a messenger, and said in a deep voice, "Send an order to Li Shuo, tell him to fight more fiercely, and if the enemy wants to leave, he will rush to chase and capture as many Hanzhong soldiers as possible." General."

The reason why outsiders are required to give orders is not that Li Xin doesn't trust Li Shuo, but that some things can only be seen clearly by outsiders like the two of them. Li Shuo may not be able to find out as quickly as they are now.

After Li Xin issued this order, Mu Ying stood silently behind him, and said in a deep voice: "General, most of the Hanzhong Army is from the forbidden army of the imperial court, and they don't think much of us rebels. If you want me to say that the general If we want to expand the Southwest Army, we should start recruiting soldiers along the way from now on, so that it will come faster."

"You can't blindly seek quickness."

Li Xin shook his head, and said: "Even if we want to recruit troops, we must do so in the southwest, so we can use them with confidence, and we basically have enough people now, what we need is the elite, as for the total number, it will gradually increase. "

Speaking of this, Li Xin stretched long, walked down from the city wall, turned over and rode on a big black horse, and sitting on the big horse, he smiled at Mu Ying: "Now the battle results will come from the front line, Mu Ying Brother, come with me to Dongcheng to take a look?"

Mu Ying hesitated a little, and then said: "General, the Ningzhou Army is bleeding and desperate in front, and I will fight behind, why don't you steal the limelight?"

"It's not to grab the limelight, it's to meet old friends."

Li Xin's expression was calm: "Let's go see that Da Jin's uncle Guo, and talk to him about the family life."

When Li Xin was still in charge of the Habayashi Guard, Xie Jing was in charge of the Qianniu Guard. At that time, Mu Ying was still an official in the capital, so she naturally recognized Xie Jing.

Hearing this, he smiled, got on a horse, and followed behind Li Xin.

"What Hou Ye said is that he is going to see an old friend."

Chapter 1051 Farewell Gift

In Xiangyang city, corpses are everywhere.

The era of cold weapons was good. Even if they were hacked to death, they seldom lost arms and legs. It could really blow people up and cripple them.

Ever since, the scene in Xiangyang City was horrifying.

The corpses are all over the ground, but from time to time, you can see half a hand or an arm of someone who doesn't know who it is in the streets and alleys.

However, the Hanzhong Army is the imperial court's army, so naturally it will not harass the people of Xiangyang, and Li Xin's most basic requirement for his subordinates is not to harass the people. Therefore, although the war fought in the city is tragic, the people in the city only need to close their doors If not, generally nothing will happen.

Of course, in this era, the constraints on soldiers are not strong. Although it is expressly prohibited, there will still be some people who break into the homes of ordinary people and do evil with their swords and armor. , there will be.

After fighting in Xiangyang City for two full days, the Ningzhou Army in the southwest advanced all the way from the west city wall to the east city wall. On the afternoon of the third day, the Ningzhou Army made the last wave of attack. In one fell swoop, the Hanzhong Army who stayed in the back of the palace was completely driven out of Hanzhong City.

At this time, the Ankang Army in Xiangyang City had already withdrawn, and the Hanzhong Army was bitten by the Ningzhou Army because they did not retreat in time. Almost half of them were killed and injured in Xiangyang City in three days.

The killing speed in the era of cold weapons is far less than that of later generations. For example, when two armies of about 5 people confront each other, it may take several months or even a year or two to decide the winner. During this period, there can be thousands of people each time Casualties, even a large-scale collision.

The Hanzhong Army has nearly 10 people, half of which is almost [-]. Even if this number is cut by the Southwest Army while standing still, it will be difficult to cut it down in two days. There must be a lot of curling blades.

In the era of cold weapons, it is difficult to kill people so efficiently.

But thermal weapons do.

Although earth bombs such as Tianlei are the most basic thermal weapons, they also have the ability to kill in a range that all bombs have. Especially during the pursuit process, this thermal weapon caused great casualties to the Hanzhong Army , Often a thunder explodes in the crowd, causing large-scale riots in an instant, followed by intensive shooting of crossbows and firecrackers, and they will immediately fall to the ground.

Before thermal weapons were automated, the conditions for their use were quite harsh, and they often had to be used under specific conditions to have miraculous effects. Obviously, the current chasing battle in Xiangyang City is not big enough and the enemies are dense, so it is very suitable for the day. Ray's display.

Li Xin is not a weapon expert, and most of the hot weapons in the Southwest are not made by himself, so even if he has these hot weapons, he doesn't know how to use them. The Southwest Army has been slowly pondering over the years. Usage and usage, now it is certain that Tianlei is not only used for defending the city, but also very useful for street fighting.

In the evening, Li Xin stood on the east wall of Xiangyang City. He looked at the Hanzhong Army fleeing under the city wall in embarrassment, glanced back at his cheap brother, and asked, "How many casualties did the Hanzhong Army suffer?" people?"

"At least 3 to [-] casualties."

Li Shuo bowed his head respectfully, and said: "According to the general's order, our troops accepted the soldiers of the Hanzhong Army. Many soldiers of the Hanzhong Army were frightened by the thunder. About 1 people surrendered to our troops, and all of them have been handed over to Mu. The general took care of it."

Li Xin didn't say much, and continued: "How about the casualties of the Ningzhou Army?"

"Returning to the general, the Ningzhou Army has killed more than [-] people in total, and about [-] to [-] were seriously injured. The minor injuries have not yet been counted."

It is normal to have casualties. Although the Southwest Army is technically ahead of the imperial court, this lead cannot be regarded as crushing. Most of the Hanzhong Army from the Forbidden Army are not chickens and ducks at the mercy of others. Many of them People who are good at archery counterattack with bows and crossbows, and the Ningzhou army will inevitably suffer casualties.

Hearing this, Li Xin nodded slightly, and said: "This battle loss is not bad. It is the first time you lead troops in actual combat, and it is remarkable to have such a record."

Li Shuo lowered his head and laughed at himself: "The general is wrong. The last general is not the first time to lead troops. In the early years, the Pingnan army was driven to the border between Dajin and Tubo. The last general led the Pingnan army and some people on the border. The Tibetans fought a few times."

Li Xin turned around and took another look at Li Shuo.

If I remember correctly, Li Shuo was only in his early 16s when the remnants of the Pingnan Army escaped from Jincheng.

However, Li Xin didn't ask any more questions, and just said calmly: "Since you have dealt with the Tibetans before, our big event will be completed in the future, so you can deal with the Tibetans again."

The Tubo people in this world are somewhat different from those in Li Xin’s world. The Tubo people in another world could challenge the prosperous Tang Dynasty in their heyday, but the Tubo people in this world introduced Buddhism early and lost most of their combat power. Is it too much of a threat to the Central Plains Dynasty?

Li Shuo lowered his head slightly, and said, "Everything is under the command of the general."