Royal road

"What did you say? Your Majesty ordered me to withdraw the troops?" Hearing the edict brought by the envoy, Liu Yao couldn't believe his ears!

He has already invaded Luoyang!Although he has been fighting with the guards in the city for the past few days, and Jinyong City has been unable to attack for a long time, after all, he has entered the heart of Dajin.It is only a matter of time before the emperor is captured!

How could such a great opportunity be passed up?

However, the envoy was not polite: "Your Highness, Bingzhou has sent troops to attack Lishi, and a cavalry has also attacked Pingyang. The two cities of Luize and Xiangling have been destroyed, and the king's city is in danger!"

Hearing this, Liu Yao stood up suddenly: "Where are the 3 people I sent to Shangdang?!"

The other party looked worried, and said coldly: "I'm afraid I lost, and the rout has never returned to Pingyang."

Oops!Liu Yao reacted immediately.It seems that Zhang Dian and Pu Hong not only failed to hold back the enemy, but were completely defeated, allowing Bingzhou to attack Pingyang.But there were also defenders beside the Taihang Xing, and there was no sign of Bingzhou soldiers and horses at all!What is the intention to fight Pingyang instead of saving Luoyang?

However, anyone can guess and think, but he can't.Those sent to Shangdang were his soldiers and horses. Once Pingyang is lost, all the previous credits will be in vain!As Liu Yuan's clan son, he was also canonized as the King of Qin. If he dared to delay for half a point at this moment, he would immediately be regarded as a disobedient minister and have a heart of treason.He can't afford such a risk!

Thinking about the priorities in an instant, Liu Yao quickly said: "I obey the order! I also ask Zhang Shilang to stay a little longer, and I will light up my troops and return to Pingyang!"

Seeing the other party's straightforward answer, the envoy also heaved a sigh of relief and was invited to rest.Liu Yao didn't stop for a moment, and ordered people to recall the generals who were fighting in the city.

When Shi Le received the order to withdraw his troops, he was attacking Jinyong City.Jinyong City is located in the northwest corner of Luoyang City. It is composed of three small cities connected from north to south. There is a pier every 1 feet on the outer wall of the city wall. [-] horses surrounded here for several days, but they never got close.In fact, Shi Le suspected that with this little manpower, he could take the fortress in front of him.

"Your Highness wants to withdraw troops?" Shi Le frowned. "The chaos in the city is about to end. If we gather all the troops, we might be able to take down Jinyong City."

In fact, the fighting in the city has never stopped these two days.Not only the city gate marquis desperately resisted, but also the remnant soldiers started street fighting with them.However, Han always had the upper hand in numbers, and after a few days of melee, these recalcitrants were almost wiped out.Even if Yong Jin City cannot be defeated, it should be looted.

"There are enemies in Pingyang, and the palace has issued an order." The herald, who has a good relationship with Shi Le, explained, "General Shi should withdraw troops quickly. If there is a delay, His Highness may be annoyed."

Now, Shi Le understood.Pingyang is the capital of the Han Dynasty, if it is besieged, people's hearts will inevitably fluctuate.Which of these generals of the Huns does not live in Pingyang?What's more, it was Liu Yuan's decree that it was impossible to stay in Luoyang for a long time.

pity.Such a big battle was abandoned halfway.Shi Le glanced at the impregnable tall city again, and sighed secretly in his heart.It seems that the state of Jin is still endless.But since I called once, the second time is not too difficult.

Without further hesitation, he ordered to withdraw his troops and lead them back to the camp.

In just half a day, the puppet Han army withdrew from Luoyang City.Not to mention looting, even the woman who was robbed before was not taken with her, and she left neatly.

With this move, even the surviving people in the city were at a loss, let alone the monarchs and ministers in Jinyong City.On the second day, the little emperor tremblingly sent out scouts to carefully investigate the situation in the city.But the news brought back is still confusing.

"The puppet Han soldiers and horses really retreated?" The little emperor still couldn't believe it, so he asked again.

"It's absolutely true!" The scout could only swear to the sky, "Not only the enemy troops in the city, but also outside the city have been completely withdrawn."

How is this going?With half rejoicing and half bewildered, the little emperor finally plucked up the courage to lead his group of officials to leave the suffocating small town and return to the palace.Because both the queen mother and the emperor escaped from the palace, the defense in the palace was not tight, and it was breached in just two or three days.But I don't know if it was too late to loot, or because the palace was empty and there was nothing to grab, the loss was not too heavy.

Looking at the mess on the ground, the little emperor's face was frosty.This is not the powerlessness when he was manipulated back then, but the resentment mixed with fear.How can he say that he is also the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, the enemy has invaded the king's city, and no one came to rescue him?Who else can trust the governors and governors who lead the army?

However, on the second day, a group of soldiers and horses arrived in Luoyang.It was Gou Xi's personal soldier.After finally breaking out of the siege, the group was in a panic, and the leader of the general knelt down in front of the emperor: "The general was besieged by Wang Mi's soldiers and horses, and the rescue came too late. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Better late than never.The little emperor looked at the man with warmth: "The general has the imperial court in his heart, I don't blame him. Is Yuzhou still safe?"

The general sighed: "Xu Du was captured by Wang Mi, I'm afraid there are still battles to be fought. Thanks to the governor of Liang who sent troops to fight Pingyang this time, the enemy was allowed to retreat, otherwise the general will not know when he will be able to rush into Luoyang city……"

As soon as these words came out, not to mention the emperor on the throne, even the officials in the lower ranks were in an uproar.Liang Feng attacked Pingyang?Was it because of this hypocrite that he retreated?The little emperor's face suddenly turned pale, and he clenched his fists silently.

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By the forest, a group of cavalry is resting.It may be that the fierce battle has been going on for a long time, and both men and horses are showing fatigue.The soldiers did not bury the pot for cooking, but only took some dry food and water from the pouch to swallow.The horses were fed beans mixed with salt to cheer them up.

Today is already the sixth day in Pingyang.After leaving Xiangling, they crossed the Fenshui River and once approached Pingyang City.However, it is the capital of the puppet Han Dynasty after all, and the soldiers and horses encountered an ambush just by exploring.Thanks to Yiyan's alertness, he just avoided the pursuit.However, this battle still took a lot of energy and lost some manpower.

This is not the most important thing, the loss of food and grass is the trouble.There is no rear army at all, and the tiger and wolf cavalry can only get food on the spot.People are easy to manage, as long as they have something to eat, they can rely on grass for winter war horses.Thanks to the lax defense in Pingyang and the severe shortage of troops, they were able to go down several cities in a row to ensure supplies.However, the route down became a problem. Should we continue to attack Pingyang, or attack a small town to get some food and grass?

Being in the hinterland of Pingyang, his whereabouts are uncertain, which means that the news is cut off.Once the puppet Han army retreats, it will return to Pingyang within two days.That's [-] to [-] elite riders, and it will be difficult to escape.I left early, fearing that I might not be able to lure back the enemy soldiers.If you leave late, you will have to pay for your life.How to grasp this degree is the key.

Wang Long ate up the dry food in the bag, rubbed his belly, raised his head and said, "General, it's time for us to fight in another city."

They don't have much food reserves, so it's better to prepare early.However Yiyan didn't nod or shake his head, he just said: "Wait for the scouts to return first."

After another hour, out of the five scouts who had dispersed, only three returned.Two of them said that the guard outside Pingyang City had been strengthened, and one said that there seemed to be movement in the direction of Puzi.

Puzi was close to Lishi, logically speaking, he should be prepared for an attack from the direction of Bingzhou, but now there are signs of sending troops.Upon hearing this, Yiyan got up immediately: "Go back to Bingzhou!"

This is a precursor to encirclement and suppression.On the one hand, strengthen the defense of the capital, and on the other hand, deploy troops to lock their retreat.Only when the army retreated, the Xiongnu dared to use troops like this.There is not much time left for them.

Without any hesitation, everyone got on their horses and quickly withdrew to Bingzhou!

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"Did you stop that team of Qingqi?" Liu Yao was riding on the horse with a gloomy expression.After receiving the edict, he rushed back to Pingyang day and night without even entering the palace gate, and directly led his troops to chase and kill the enemy.

Never thought that the other party was like a slippery fish, slipping out of the set encirclement.They are all cavalry, so short of time, it will be difficult to catch up.After thinking for a while, he said coldly: "In that case, send troops away from the stone!"

No matter what escape route the enemy chooses, they will eventually return to Bingzhou.The road from Pingyang to Lishi is extremely limited.They can drive straight in, but the enemy has to dodge left and right.The best way is naturally to rush ahead and block the retreat, making it difficult for the enemy to fly.This is still the second, and more importantly, Li Shi has just missed, maybe he can take this opportunity to take back the old capital of the Han Kingdom.The use of troops in Bingzhou this time is really ruthless. If they don't seek some victory, it may damage the morale of the army.

With the commander's order, this group of soldiers and horses set off again, regardless of the fatigue of running around for days, and rushed towards Lishi.

Because they are all cavalry, the speed of marching is not slow.In just one day, they arrived at the border of Bingzhou.Going forward, Lishi has become the enemy's territory, and it needs to be repaired anyway.Liu Yao ordered the army to set up camp.Even if he marched in a hurry, he was not in the slightest hasty, and the camp was extremely stable.After arranging two sentry shifts, Liu Yao took a rest.

Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, the exclamation sounded.

"What's going on?!" Liu Yao jumped up and rushed out of the tent.

I saw that the outermost tents were already on fire, and the flames were extremely eye-catching against the backdrop of the night.

It's a raid!He didn't expect this group of Bingzhou soldiers to be so bold!Do you dare to break into the camp of [-] troops? !

"Send troops and horses to guard the camp and prevent the enemy from rushing into the formation!" Liu Yao said sternly before he could put on his armor, "Order to order the troops, put on armor and prepare for battle!"

When attacked at night, the most fearful thing is that the soldiers are ignorant, and they are too panic to bomb the camp.Liu Yao's subordinates are all elite soldiers, but they are also afraid of being taken advantage of by others.There are quite a few Huns among the damn Bingzhou cavalry.He suffered a loss in Shangdang back then, how could he ignore it? !

Liu Yao's preparation can be called proper, but the expected attack did not appear.At dawn on the second day, the scouts found several burnt bed crossbows a mile outside the camp.Yesterday the enemy had no intention of rushing into the formation at all, they just fired two rounds of rockets to disrupt the formation.

Hearing the news, Liu Yao suddenly felt bad, and quickly sent someone to chase after him.The news I got was that the enemy army took advantage of the chaos to bypass the camp and returned to Bingzhou overnight.At the same time, there are [-] enemy troops stationed in Lishi.Bingzhou soldiers and horses are good at defense, and the two armies are evenly matched. It is really hopeless to recapture Lishi.

Helpless, Liu Yao had no choice but to give up his plan to attack the fortress, and returned without success.