In Xuchang, Zhengzhou, King Yuchi Shun of Angu personally sent the imperial envoys out of the tent, and ordered people to arrange for the envoys to have a meal and rest, then transferred them into the tent, looking at the edict on the desk for a long time, finally let out a long sigh.

The edict with the same content has already placed four volumes on the bookshelf next to it.

The imperial court, no, was actually the stepmother of the Shu Tai Concubine, and the stepmother of Yuchishun, sent five envoys to Zhengzhou to inquire within three days, accompanied by three letters, and ordered him to lead his troops north as soon as possible, station in Xingyang, guard Luoyang and support Yecheng, which was a perfect solution.

The reason why the other party urged him to return was because the enemy had crossed the Yellow River and captured Liyang Pass (Liyangjin). The troops were only a hundred miles away from Yecheng, and Yecheng had been dozens of shocks a day.

The capital was in a hurry, and Yuchi Shun knew that he should have returned to the army to rescue according to his principles. However, the enemy Yu Wenming army was eyeing him in front of him, so it would be easier for him to retreat in front of the enemy.

From the beginning of the year to the present, for almost a year, Yuchi Shun has been confronting Yu Wenming opposite him, and there are countless wars between them. The large number of camps on both sides intertwined and restrained each other. If he wanted to withdraw his troops, it would mean he would give up many strongholds and many troops.

This will be a great blow to the morale of the entire army.

From the perspective of the general, giving up some of the troops and keeping the main force safely retreat is the way a hero cuts his arm, and it is a helpless but necessary choice that puts the overall situation first.

But for ordinary soldiers, what does this mean?

abandon.

Yuchi Shun knew that although ordinary soldiers had little knowledge and could not even recognize words and did not know any great truths, the soldiers were not fools. What they saw with their own eyes and heard with their own ears would also affect their ideas.

Once the army "sincerely cut off its armies" and abandoned the defenders of various camps and retreated northwards regardless of the abandoned teams and other ordinary soldiers, this is to let the defenders die on their own. No one can agree with the "big picture first".

The soldiers would think that since the superiors can sacrifice some people this time, they will definitely sacrifice others next time, so is it interesting to be stupid and hard-working?

The morale of the army was unstable. Even if the main force retreated to Xingyang intact, the soldiers were easily alienated by the enemy who followed him. After all, the situation is not good now. Part of the enemy has crossed the Yellow River to push Yecheng. For ordinary soldiers, there is no need to share hardships with the Yuchi family.

Once this idea grows, it will easily spread. If you find a way to save it, it will be difficult to save it.

Yuchi Shun thought while looking at the map, fell into deep thought. If he wanted to withdraw his troops, the morale of the army was one problem, and the other problem was how to withdraw, because he had to deal with Yu Wenming in front of him, and he had to be wary of Yu Wenwen coming from the east and carrying out a sneak attack behind him. The latter was even more threatened.

King Zhu (King of Xiyang) Yuwen Wen is Yuchi Shun's son-in-law. Yuchi Shun is familiar with his son-in-law's style of behavior. Therefore, he combined Yuwen Wen's past deeds to make a judgment that the other party attacked Yecheng as a false example, and using this to deal with him is the real thing.

Yuwen Wen won the great victory in Caozhou. Caozhou Prefecture was only about 300 miles away from Yecheng. Then Yuwen Wen quickly went down to Lihu, Puyang, and Huatai to force the Yellow River, and then raided Yecheng with elite troops. This was a natural strategy, so everyone would think so.

So Yuwen Wen would definitely not do this.

This is the case with Yuchi Shun's judgment. He believed that his son-in-law has always been deceitful in his use of military force. Whoever dares to judge and deal with it with common sense will definitely be unlucky later. The war over the past year has proved this.

The elite troops raid Yecheng is a very attractive choice, but in fact the chance of success is not high. Unless Yecheng responds incorrectly, as long as the city gate is closed and the prefectures and counties in various places are called on to send troops to help the king, the elite troops who fail to hit the attack will have to retreat south in shame.

Yuchi Shun knew that his son-in-law was suspicious and would definitely not place his hopes on Yecheng, so he must have implemented the tactic of saying "to the east and the west", and now, it is likely to be successful.

The opponent's strategy should be to use a partial army to cross the river and threaten Yecheng, forcing the Yecheng court to order the Zhengzhou army to return to rescue immediately. Then, when the general of the army was focusing on Yu Wenming in the south, the elite cavalry sent by Yu Wenwen took an unexpected sneak attack.

Under the attack of the two Yuwen brothers, the Zhengzhou army was killed and injured. At this point, there were no more troops south of the Yellow River to compete with the Yuwen family. The Luoyang defenders were isolated and had no help, and together with the Qingzhou General Administration, fell one after another.

At this point, the four towns in Henan, Luoyang, Hulao (Xingyang), Huatai, and Huangshuchang changed hands, and the Yuwen army could calmly cross the Hebei north and attack Yecheng.

In short, Yuwen Wen's goal was to annihilate the army in Zhengzhou, not Yecheng.

This is Yuchi Shun's judgment. If he is now the King of Shu and the Prime Minister, he must have made arrangements based on this judgment: for the enemy at Liyang Pass, the main focus is on suppression, increase troops from Liyang, and then mobilize several reliable troops to advance to Yecheng to serve the king.

Then we will never order the army stationed in Zhengzhou to retreat in a hurry, so as not to give the other party an opportunity to take advantage of it.

When fighting, it depends on troops and horses. The gains and losses of each city and place fall secondly. If there is a city but no one, the city cannot be defended.

Yuchi Shun judged that if the army in Zhengzhou was safe and was covered with sliding platforms with two sides in Xingyang, even in the hands of the enemy, the other party would not dare to go out and attack Yecheng regardless of the threat from the left and right wings.

If the army in Zhengzhou is over, the court will not have the power to stop the Yuwen family from using troops in Henan. So how can we defend Xingyang and Luoyang? The opponent only needs to take down three of the four towns and cross the river directly in Luoyang and Jinkou, Xingyang, and enter the Heyang boundary on the north bank, and then directly attack Yecheng.

To defend Luoyang, you have to defend Xingyang (Hulao) and to defend Xingyang. Instead of confronting the enemy in Xingyang, it is better to confront the enemy in Zhengzhou.

Yuchi Shun could figure this out. He felt that if his younger brother Yuchi Dun was alive, he would also figure it out. Therefore, if Yuchi Dun was there, he would never choose to let the Zhengzhou army retreat north to Xingyang, but to let the army continue to be nailed to Zhengzhou, and he relied on the troops of Xiangzhou and neighboring prefectures and counties to resist the attack on the enemy.

But Yuchi Dun died. Yuchi Shun was not the King of Shu and the Prime Minister. He was unable to speak for the decision-making of the court. He is now far away in Zhengzhou, and his family is like a hostage in Yecheng. Faced with the urging of the envoys and stepmother, he did not have much choice.

However, it is definitely not possible to let the army retreat to Xingyang!

For Yuchi Shun, family interests are the most important, misunderstandings, slander, personal honor and disgrace cannot stop him from making plans for the family, and he will "be unbearable to the name of the king."

Therefore, looking at the five volumes of the edict of withdrawing troops, Yuchishun quickly made a decision, that is, to disobey the order and never withdraw the troops.

He was nailed in Xuchang, as the vassal screen of Xingyang and Luoyang, because Yecheng was not actually dangerous, and the army under his command was the real target of the enemy. Once it moved, it would be taken advantage of.

Yuchi Shun felt that if he could not bear the pressure exerted by the court (stepmother) and the other party's silence in his handwritten letter, he would have to retreat north in a hurry and be wiped out sooner or later, and he would be unable to turn things around.

Now, Yuchi Shun believes that the most important thing is not to deal with Yu Wenming in the south, but to beware of the flanks or backs, and Yu Wen Wen who is conducting sneak attacks from the east or north.
Chapter completed!