Chen Yongfu kept wavering to the personal soldiers beside him, signaling them to go and guard Li Guo.

The crushing defeat just now made Chen Yongfu feel scared. In just three days, the Later Jin Tartars captured Taiyuan Prefecture City. In desperation, Chen Yongfu and Li Guo led the soldiers to desperately evacuate from the west gate to the outside of the city. Fortunately, the Later Jin Tartars entering the city were relatively scattered, and their main forces were distributed at the South Gate, which made Chen Yongfu and Li Guo fight a bloody path.

Escaped south all the way. After two days, Chen Yongfu and Li Guo's soldiers were less than 2,000, which means that Chen Yongfu and Li Guo lost more than 20,000 soldiers in the Battle of Taiyuan, which is equivalent to a complete defeat.

Fortunately, Ajige and the Later Jin Tartars did not pursue each other desperately, which made Chen Yongfu barely breathe. With his troops under his command, if he was surrounded by the Later Jin Tartars, his entire army would definitely be wiped out.

Judging from the current situation, the only place for Chen Yongfu and Li Guo is Luoyang Prefecture City.

Taiyuan is more than 900 miles away from Luoyang Prefecture City. According to the normal marching speed, it takes at least ten days. However, Chen Yongfu does not have that much time. The food and grass they carry can only last for about five to six days. In other words, many soldiers must arrive at Luoyang Prefecture City in about six or seven days, otherwise they may starve to death.

It is impossible to raise food and grass along the way. After a long period of conquest in Shanxi, the people had already run away and were unable to raise enough food and grass. As for those cities that might have food, it was not possible for Chen Yongfu's soldiers to capture them. If it was not good, the nearly two thousand soldiers under his command might be wiped out.

Therefore, the only way to speed up the march is to speed up.

Accelerating the marching speed will inevitably lead to another situation, that is, sergeants with poor physical strength cannot keep up with the large group of people on the way, and they will naturally get separated. These sergeants who are separated have basically no way out.

Chen Yongfu can no longer care about that much, he must arrive at Luoyang Prefecture City as fast as possible.

"Report to the general, the number of people has just been cleared, and seventy-seven people have been separated..."

Chen Yongfu waved to the messenger and spoke helplessly.

"I know, in just two days, seventy-seven people have been separated. I don't know how many people will be separated. I can't take care of that many. I must arrive at Luoyang Prefecture as soon as possible. You can tell everyone that we must save food and grass. We would rather eat less than let the war horses starve. Without the war horses, none of us should think about going to Luoyang."

The messenger nodded and turned around and left.

Li Guo came over, and Chen Yongfu quickly stood up.

"Mr. Marquis, you should rest for a while. At most half a quarter of an hour, you will start rushing."

Li Guo was not a weak person, but also a powerful general in the Dashun Army. He once followed Li Zicheng to defeat Sun Chuanting and forced Sun Chuanting to commit suicide. However, Li Guo's identity was too special. He was Li Zicheng's nephew. For a while, Li Zicheng regarded him as the heir to Emperor Dashun and became a figure above ten thousand people in the Dashun court, and his status was even above General Liu Zongmin.

Li Guo was very cautious and had no expectations for the throne. Li Zicheng was his uncle and would definitely have children in the future. Li Guo could not be the one who inherited the throne. Therefore, in the court, Li Guo tried to be as low-key as possible, not to show off his own feelings, and saved less trouble and lived a more comfortable life.

Because of his low-key and prudence, Li Guo's influence in the court has declined significantly, and he didn't care much. Seeing Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others taking over power, he simply hid aside, without seeing it.

He went to Taiyuan Prefecture City, Shanxi with Chen Yongfu. Although he was unwilling to accept it, Li Guo still gritted his teeth and went there. He originally wanted to lead the army to Shaanxi and defend the base camp, but Li Zicheng seemed to be worried.

Although he doesn't care about the matter and tries to avoid right and wrong, this does not mean that Li Guo cannot see the situation clearly. On the contrary, he can see it clearly more than anyone else.

Li Guo has a good impression of Chen Yongfu, who is an honest man, loyal to the emperor and never gets involved in fighting for power and profit.

Li Guo had a bad impression of Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance. He felt that these two were untrustworthy. Once the Dashun court encountered a crisis, these two people would definitely be the first to rebel.

In front of Chen Yongfu, Li Guo told the truth and would not beat around the bush.

"General Chen, our troops are less than 2,000. If the Later Jin Tartars were still attacking Luoyang Prefecture City, can we defeat the Later Jin Tartars after we rushed over and rush to help the emperor?"

Chen Yongfu was stunned for a moment and patted his forehead.

"Marty, what you said is, I really didn't expect this. The Later Jin Tartars were strong in combat. Even if we defended the city, we could not resist their attack. We ended up now. If we were fighting in the wild, we would not have a chance to win..."

Before Chen Yongfu finished speaking, Li Guo spoke again.

"General Chen, if we meet the Later Jin Tartars, it will be the end of annihilation of the entire army. There is no need to say more about this, so I think we need to discuss whether we must go to Luoyang."

Chen Yongfu scratched his scalp and spoke in embarrassment.

"Mr. Marquis, if we don't go to Luoyang, will we go to Shaanxi?"

Li Guo was silent and did not speak immediately.

In fact, what Li Guo thought of was going to Shaanxi. Two days later, the crowd had only walked less than two hundred miles. At this speed, it was almost impossible to arrive in Luoyang in six or seven days. If there was no food and grass, the team would soon disperse. Chen Yongfu and Li Guo should not think about going to Luoyang.

If you march westward and pass through Fenzhou and Yongning, you can reach Wubao.

Chen Yongfu and Li Guo were unable to raise food and grass in Shanxi, but it was different when entering Shaanxi. It was their base camp, and at least some of the people supported the Dashun Army.

Judging from the march, the army rushed west to Wubao, less than 400 miles, which was enough to arrive within four days. As long as you enter Wubao, food and grass will be guaranteed. Moreover, Chen Yongfu and Li Guo can also lead their soldiers to Xi'an Prefecture City to consolidate the base camp and welcome the emperor's return.

However, this has a big problem, that is, it may arouse the emperor's suspicion.

This is why Li Guo has been unable to make up his mind.

Seeing that Li Guo didn't speak, Chen Yongfu was not a fool, so he immediately spoke again.

"Marty, you know the difficulties we encountered. If you have any decisions, just say it directly. As long as you can make your brothers survive, I will do it."

Li Guo sighed deeply.

"General Chen, we have been together in Taiyuan Prefecture for so long, and you know my character. I really don't want to cause trouble. In theory, we try our best to go to Luoyang. This is the best choice. Even if we meet the Later Jin Tartars, even if we are completely wiped out, everyone else has nothing to say, but I really don't want to do this. If we go to Luoyang, not only will we not be able to solve the crisis in Luoyang Prefecture, but we will also have to pay the lives of all brothers, so I don't think it is necessary."

Chen Yongfu nodded and did not speak immediately.

Li Guo has been paying attention to Chen Yongfu's expression. They are the backbone of many brothers. If there is a dispute between them, they may feel desperate for their brothers.

Chen Yongfu was loyal to the emperor, so there was no need to doubt this, so Li Guo hesitated. However, Chen Yongfu's expression did not change much just now, which made Li Guo feel much more relieved.

"General Chen, I think it may be a better choice for us to go to Wubao, Shaanxi based on the current actual situation. When we went to Taiyuan Prefecture City, the emperor decided to return to Shaanxi. Now all the main forces of the Dashun Army have left Shaanxi. If we return to Shaanxi, we can find ways to recruit soldiers and expand the Dashun Army's troops."

"This place is less than 400 miles away from Wubao. We will be able to arrive within four days. As long as we enter Shaanxi, we don't have to worry too much about food and grass."

Chen Yongfu did not nod immediately and thought for a while.

"Marty, what should I do if the Later Jin Tartars follow and enter Shaanxi?"

As Li Guo expected, Chen Yongfu's problem was expected. They planned to give up Taiyuan Prefecture City and also planned to go to Luoyang. If they evacuate towards Shaanxi, the Later Jin Tartars would be likely to follow and pursue, so there would be major problems in Shaanxi, the base camp of the Dashun Army.

Li Guo waved his hand.

"General Chen, I think the Later Jin Tartars cannot go to Shaanxi. We have been out of Taiyuan Prefecture City for two days, and there have been no Later Jin Tartars to pursue it later. This shows that the Later Jin Tartars are stationed in Taiyuan Prefecture City and will not pursue us in a short period of time. In this case, it is a better choice for us to go to Shaanxi."

Chen Yongfu nodded vigorously.

"What the Marquis said is, I have always wondered why the Later Jin Tartars did not pursue us. It seems that they were thinking about plundering food and grass in Taiyuan Prefecture City. This just gave us a chance. If the Later Jin Tartars pursued us, we would not be able to go to Luoyang Prefecture City. I have figured out this matter clearly, and I would like to ask the Marquis to make a decision and I will definitely implement it."

Li Guo clenched his fists.

"Okay, let's go back to Shaanxi. General Chen, there are two things we must do. The first is to send scouts to Luoyang Prefecture City to report our situation, including the news of our return to Shaanxi. The second is to clearly tell all brothers that when we go west and return to Shaanxi, everyone must grit their teeth. As long as we return to Shaanxi, our difficulties will be solved."

Chen Yongfu clasped his fists at Li Guo.

"I immediately ordered that all the brothers go west and return to Shaanxi as soon as possible. The Marquis's decision is really good. We can arrive in Shaanxi within four days. The food and grass problem has been solved. Many brothers know that we will be different when we go to Shaanxi."
Chapter completed!