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Chapter 171 Northward Retreat

Wuguan is a junction between Qin and Chu, and is dependent on the dangerous mountains and rivers. It is the Nanyang and moves eastward. When it enters Lantian, it is dangerous to the right. Wuguan is a huge defense, and it is divided into light and heavy in one move. It is like Xiangyang, which is a place that military strategists must fight for. It is leaning against rock cliffs in the north and Juejian in the south. The river water is surrounded by east, west and south. It goes out of Wuguan and walks eastward for 200 miles. During this period, it is high mountains and ridges in the north and south.

[The Chongguan Tianzhan controls the Shenzhou, and the gate is closed without locking the enemy and it is difficult to invade. Wuguan is closed with one palm, and the roads in Xiangyun and Jianghuai are blocked.] This sentence refers to the Wuguan, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the world is dangerously conquered. Zhao Xuance, who showed great power in the Battle of Tieyushan, had to sigh under Wuguan.

Two hundred miles east along Wuguan, the southern end is the beginning of this natural barrier. The mountain is unique, with many waterfalls and lush forests. Even in winter, the scenery here is still refreshing.

The beautiful scenery is right in front of you, but Qingyan didn't feel at all admiring it. He stood on a mountain and looked south and looked into the distance, thinking a lot in his heart.

At midnight two days ago, Qing Yan led more than 5,000 Tiger Guards to meet Ye Tian here. Today, Bai Yi also led more than a thousand soldiers to come here. In addition to the wounded soldiers, all the Tiger Guard soldiers who survived the war were here.

The good news is that on the day Qingyan headed towards Shiren Mountain, Ye Tian lucky enough to intercept the grain trucks and supplies transported to Tuanhe, and killed all the grain transport soldiers. Then he followed Qingyan's arrangement and deliberately let more than a dozen enemy envoys go to Tuanhe to report the news. Therefore, the food in Huwei Camp was not a problem at this time, and it was enough to stay here for two months.

"Calculate the time, Bailiji should have received news of the attack on food and grass."

"What the prince said is that as long as the dozen deserters were not eaten by wild beasts halfway, they must have entered the Anbei Camp. Maybe Bailiji has turned against the north now." Shi Zhan's expression of excitement appeared on his face.

"I'm not sure whether Bailiji has a rebellion. If he gets news of food attacks, he will be furious and thunderous." Qingyan smiled and said, "I have to say that although our battle is dangerous, it is indeed beautiful. If Bai Yi had not defended the camp and you had no enemy to hold the enemy, we would not have succeeded."

Shi Zhan did not pretend to be modest this time, but sighed: "In fact, humble officials took the lead in unexpected ways, and caught the enemy off guard. But the most important thing in this battle was General Bai. If he had not defended the camp to the death, there would be no barrier in the west of Fanning City, and he would have only been in the 50s and 50s with the enemy."

"This is true. It's all about Bai Yi. It's also a pity that he was able to defend until Lou Jin arrived. This made Baili jump into the rat and avoid weapons. Otherwise, the enemy would take over the south bank to play the advantage of the cavalry. At that time, the entire Jingbei and even most of the Jingzhou country will be looted. We will be in a big passive position, so you are the most critical and correct. "

Since occupying the south bank of Tuanhe River, Qingyan has occupied a favorable situation. Even if Bailiji divided his troops to the west of Fanning City, the whole game of chess was still on the Huwei Camp. He was in the north and the east, and took the absolute initiative.

"You go and see what Bai Yi is doing, don't sneak out of the tent again. If the wound is broken, it will be bad."

"I'll go now."

Bai Yi was guarding the camp because of the fierce battle, and was shot three times. Although it was not fatal, it was not a minor injury. Qing Yan was afraid that he would care about everything in the army and ignore the order to rest.

"I hope Shi Zhan can watch Uncle Bai." Qing Yan looked at the southern end again, and a smile appeared on his lips: "Although I am not as brave as my father, if I can keep Prince Xiliang, it would be a big shot to the royal palace. Bailiji, I will ask you to wait for your arrival here."

-----------------(I'm a dividing line)

In the Xiliang camp on the north bank, the defeated soldiers gathered that night and the soldiers surviving the camp, Bai Liji still had less than 40,000 people. If Tiefutu, who had hidden in the camp last night, would have only 50,000 people.

Baili Ji estimated that Nan Zhao had lost all the Tiger Guards under Zhao Qingyan in the past few days. The Xiangfan Army did not lose much in the previous siege battle, so there are at least 50,000 troops on the South Bank. If troops around Jingzhou are drawn to support the defenders who have been replaced in Xiangyang, the troops on the South Bank will definitely exceed 70,000.

"Your Highness, why not give it a try. Although the troops on the south bank have increased, there is still a high chance of breaking the camp."

"I don't fight a battle without confidence. If these ten thousand iron pagodas are completely wiped out, then we will be defeated this time." Baili Ji said in a deep voice: "Although I am not convinced, I have to admire Zhao Qingyan's courage and skills."

"He is just a step ahead of us. If he hadn't smuggled across the White River that night, he would have cut off his head and offered it to His Highness at this time."

Bailiji shook his head slowly, "It is already a fact that the success and the king will succeed and the defeat of the enemy. In the first encounter with him, it is already a disadvantage."

"Why is Your Highness rude? Why should you adopt the advice of the last general and let's try it out. Otherwise, Tiefutu will be ineffective in rebelling north without killing an enemy. This will be too heavy for Tiefutu and may be depressed for a while." Hu Bugui tried his best to strive for it. On the one hand, as he said, more importantly, his killer move was rebelling north before he even came out, and he was really unwilling to do so.

"What you said makes sense, since that's the case..."

"Report! Report urgently!" A messenger led several defeated soldiers to wait outside the tent.

Bailiji's eyes sterned, and then waved his hand to signal them to come in and speak, "What happened?"

A defeated soldier mustered up his courage to speak, but he did not dare to look at Bailiji's eyes, "Report to your Highness, the grain transport team that left Wuguan two days ago was intercepted by the Southern Zhao cavalry, all the food was confiscated, and the brothers were even slaughtered, and only a few people escaped."

Hu Bugui was furious when he heard this and stepped forward and kicked the soldier down. "Two days ago, our army was here to fight against Nan Zhao. Where did the Southern Zhao cavalry come from in Jingbei? Even if there are cavalry, your grain transport army has a total of 3,000 people! Three thousand people can't stand the food?"

"The villain dares not lie. There are at least two thousand cavalrymen in the Southern Zhao cavalry who intercepted the grain, so we can't resist it at all." The soldier was kicked to the ground and didn't dare to get up. He just leaned on the ground with a timid timid look.

"You are quite reasonable!" Hu Bugui kicked up a few more times.

"Forget it, you can't change the result even if you hit him." Baili Ji sighed slightly, "It's Zhao Qingyan's Tiger Guard Camp. Lou Jin could not have such courage. It seems that we have to withdraw our troops."

Hu Bugui said anxiously: "Your Highness! Although the food has been cut off, we still have fifteen days of food and grass in our hands, which is enough for us to implement the plan!"

"So what if you capture the south bank or annihilate the enemy? Do you have enough food to support the attack on Fanning City? Even if you send cavalry to plunder, it is already cold at this time, and I'm afraid you won't even get the hair."

"Can...."

Bailiji interrupted and said, "No need to say much, I will order the entire army to retreat northward when the Chou is in the night tonight, and the back of the horse." Seeing Hu Bugui's reluctance, Bailiji waved away the rest of the people and others and spoke again: "You don't have to be discouraged. I am not willing to do so, but when the losses are still within the scope of bearing, and if the Tiefutu is exposed, the most correct choice is to avoid the edge."

"Your Highness, we have been waiting for this battle for twenty years. If we retreat like this, when will we whip the South China Sea..."

"Don't be anxious. I promise that this ambition will be realized in no time, but the premise is that you have enough strength in your hands, do you understand?"

Hu Bugui looked at the rising fire light of the fire pillar and nodded slowly.

----------------------(I'm a dividing line)

Jinling, side by side in the main hall of the royal palace.

After getting the latest information, Zhao Jing kept coming, afraid that Qingyan's family would be worried every day.

"Old Mrs., this is the information seven days ago. Qingyan has been stationed on the south bank of Tuan River and across the river from the enemy. There is no danger for the time being. I hope you will always relax."

"Thank you, King Wu for being so worried about you. Qingyan has you, a good brother. This is his blessing." The lady held the note tightly in her hand and thanked her repeatedly.

"The old lady praised me. With my friendship with Qingyan, I only regret that I can't do more for him. All I can do is send some news."

There were Zhao Linger and Dong Zhao sitting on the side. The two girls felt relieved after hearing that Qingyan had nothing to do for the time being. These days, the royal palace has been worried about Qingyan's safety, because the reputation of the Western Liang Iron Cavalry was too high. Even if Zhao Xuance had been suppressed for twenty years, they still had the remaining power.

"Qing Yan mentioned it to me a little while before leaving. He said that he would do his best to destroy the enemy's food supply. At that time, Xiliang would defeat him without attacking him. This shows that he would not easily confront the enemy head-on." After Zhao Jing finished speaking, his face did not blush, because Qing Yan never said this to him.

"If it is true as you said, it is God's blessing. I'm afraid that he will find the enemy's flaws and be in danger like Zhennan Pass." Dong Zhao regretted it after speaking, because Yu Guang's expressions turned sharply when he saw the faces of the Grandmaster and Zhao Ling'er.

Dong Zhao quickly changed his words: "But as long as Qingyan dares to take action, he will definitely be confident. Just like he always talks about it, he cherishes his life the most, and he will definitely not take action without being sure."

"Old Mrs., if nothing else, I will go back first. The Northern Yan delegation will arrive in Yangzhou these days. I am so busy that I can't get in touch with you. When I get new news about Qingyan, I will come to the palace as soon as possible and say goodbye."

The grandmother stood up and said, "Then I won't send you my old body, Ling'er, I'll take you off for my grandmother."

Walking in the corridor, Zhao Jing saw that no one was around and whispered: "Princess, do you know about the Northern Yan Mission?"

"Of course I know that it was the first time that Beiyan sent a mission to Nanzhao since its founding. Apart from the Jingbei War, it has been discussed the most in the past few days. Why did you suddenly ask this? Does it have any deep meaning?"

"According to the news I received, Beiyan was here to form an alliance with me, Nan Zhaohe.

"Brothering? This Northern Yan is really interesting. After fighting the Huaihe War with us, he changed his normal routine and sent an envoy. He was so shameless that he wanted to marry Nan Zhao. Xiliang was at least not artificial. He would rather be a turtle that had been 20 years of 20 years, but Northern Yan was better, and he would be soft when he couldn't come." Zhao Linger belittled the two northern countries without any concealment.

This cannot be blamed for being arrogant and arrogant. How can a father like Zhao Xuance and a brother like Zhao Qingyan look down on his defeated general?

"Since the founding of the Southern Zhao Kingdom, only Emperor Taizu gave birth to a daughter and died early. The father had nothing but gave birth to four princes, including me." Zhao Jing said in a very clear voice: "This mission was represented by the Prince of Northern Yan. In addition to expressing respect for Southern Zhao, its meaning is self-evident."

"The prince comes here in person, so he naturally wants to marry a princess."

Seeing that he had not reacted, Zhao Jing quickly said, "The father has no princess, and the royal relatives only have one side by side with the royal palace. Does the princess understand now?"
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