Royal Road

"What are you talking about? Your Majesty ordered me to wait for the withdrawal?" Liu Yao couldn't believe his ears when he heard the edict brought by the envoy!

He has already entered Luoyang! Although they have been fighting with the defender of the city for a few days, Jin Yongcheng has been unable to attack for a long time, but after all, he has already reached the heart of Dajin. The capture of the emperor is just a matter of time!

How can we give up such a great opportunity?

However, the envoy was not polite: "His Royal Highness, Bingzhou has sent troops to attack Lishi, and another cavalry has attacked Pingyang. The two cities of Luze and Xiangling are broken, and the city is in danger!"

Hearing this, Liu Yao suddenly stood up: "Where are the 30,000 people I sent to the party?!"

The other party was not worried, and said coldly: "I'm afraid I'm defeated, and the defeated soldiers have never returned to Pingyang."

Oops! Liu Yao reacted immediately. It seems that Zhang Dian and Pu Hong not only did not hold down the enemy, but also completely defeated, allowing Bingzhou to take out his hand to attack Pingyang. But he also had a defender next to Taihangxing, and he didn't see the shadow of Bingzhou soldiers and horses at all! Why not come to save Luoyang, but go to fight Pingyang?

However, anyone can guess, but he can't. It was he who was sent to the party. Once Pingyang loses, all the previous credits will be wasted! As Liu Yuan's clan son and canonized King Qin, if he dared to delay half a minute at this moment, he would immediately be regarded as a rebellious man and would be conspiring to rebel. He can't afford such a risk!

In an instant, he understood the priorities, Liu Yao quickly said: "The minister abides by the decree! Please also ask Zhang Shilang to stay a while, I will fire up the soldiers and return to Pingyang!"

Seeing the other party's answer simply, the envoy also breathed a sigh of relief, and was invited to take a rest. Liu Yao kept on for a while and ordered people to recall the generals who were fighting in the city.

When Shi Le received the order to withdraw 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 on the outer wall of the city wall every twenty feet. The archery is shot from the top to the bottom, and water can hardly enter. Ten thousand horses have been around here for several days, and it has never been close. In fact, Shi Le suspected that only with this little manpower, he could simply capture the fortress in front of him.

"His Royal Highness is going to withdraw troops?" Shi Le frowned. "The chaos in the city is about to end. If all the troops are gathered, Jinyong City may be defeated."

In fact, the battle in the city has never stopped for these two days. Not only did Chengmenhou desperately resisted, but there were also remnants who started street fighting with them. However, the number of Han is always dominant. After a few days of melee, these stubborn opponents are almost wiped out. Even if Jin Yongcheng cannot be defeated, it should be looted.

"There is an enemy in Pingyang, and the palace has made an order." The transmission officer had a good relationship with Shi Le, and explained, "General Shi should quickly retreat. If it is delayed, I am afraid that your Highness will be annoyed."

Shi Le understood it now. Pingyang is the capital of the Han country. If it is besieged, it will inevitably be popular. Which of these Xiongnu generals is not home in Pingyang? Besides, Liu Yuan made an order, saying that it is impossible to stay in Luoyang for a long time.

unfortunately. Such a big battle was abandoned halfway. Shi Le glanced at the big and solid city again, and sighed inwardly. It seems that the sky is endless. But since the call is once, the second time is not too difficult.

No longer hesitating, he ordered the withdrawal of troops and led them back to the camp.

In just half a day, the puppet Han army withdrew from Luoyang City. Don't say it was ransacked, and even the woman who had been captured before was not taken with her, and she walked simply and neatly.

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

"The pseudo-Han soldiers and horses have really retreated?" The little emperor didn't believe it, and asked again.

"It's true!" The scout only swears to the sky, "Not only the city, but the enemy troops outside the city are also withdrawn cleanly."

How is this going? Half lucky and half confused, the little emperor finally plucked up the courage and left the suffocating town with his officials and turned back to the palace. Because the empress dowager and the emperor all 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’s too late to wash and plunder, or the palace is empty, there is nothing to grab, and the loss is not too heavy.

Looking at the mess, the little emperor looked frosty. This is not the powerlessness of being manipulated back then, but the resentment mixed with fear. How can he say that he is also the emperor of Dajin, the enemy has invaded the king's city, and there is no one to rescue? Who else can be trusted by those governors and governors who lead soldiers?

However, on the second day, a soldier and horse arrived in Luoyang. It was Gou Xi's personal soldier. So hard to rush out of the siege, this group of people was embarrassed, and the leader of the generals knelt before the emperor: "The general is besieged by Wang Mi's soldiers and horses, and the rescue is late. Please forgive me, your Majesty!"

It is better to come late than not to come. The little emperor saw that man’s eyes warmed up: "The general has the court in his heart, and I don’t blame it. Is Yuzhou okay?"

The general sighed: "Xu Du was captured by Wang Mi, I am afraid that there is still a battle to be fought. Fortunately, Liang Cishi sent troops to fight Pingyang this time, so that the enemy will retreat, otherwise the general will not know when he can rush into Luoyang. city……"

When these words came out, let alone the emperor on the throne, even the officials under the order were in an uproar. Liang Feng attacked Binh Duong? Retiring because of this pseudo-Han? The little emperor's face turned pale, and he clenched his fists silently.

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By the forest, a team of cavalry is resting. It may have been a fierce battle for a long time, and both men and horses are showing fatigue. The soldier did not bury the pot to make food, only took some dry food and water from the bag. The horse feeds some beans mixed with salt to cheer up.

Today is the sixth day of entering Binh Duong. After leaving Xiangling, they crossed the Fenshui River and once approached Pingyang City. However, after all, it is the capital of the pseudo-Han, and the soldiers and horses encountered an ambush just by probing. Thanks to Yi Yan's cleverness, he avoided the pursuit. However, this campaign still consumes a lot of energy, and some manpower has been lost.

This is not the most important thing, the loss of grain and grass is a problem. There is no rear army at all, and the tiger wolf rider can only get food on the spot. People are easy to handle, just have a mouthful of food to eat, winter horses can rely on pasture. Fortunately, the defense in Pingyang is not strict and the strength of the troops is extremely lacking, so that they can go down to several cities and ensure supplies. However, the route that comes down becomes a problem. Should we continue to fight Pingyang, or attack a small town to get some food and grass?

Being in the hinterland of Pingyang, whereabouts are uncertain, which means that the news is cut off. Once the puppet Han army withdraws, it will be able to return to Binh Duong within two days. That was thirty or forty thousand fine riders, and it would be difficult to escape by then. I left early, for fear of not drawing back the enemy soldiers. Going late, but it takes life to fill it. How to grasp this degree is the key.

Wang Long cleaned up the dry food in the bag, rubbed his belly, and raised his head and said, "General, we should change to another city and fight."

They don't have much food reserves, so it's better to make preparations early. However, Yi Yan did not nod or shook his head, but said, "Wait for the scout to return first."

After another hour, only three of the five scouts who scattered came back. Two of them said that they had strengthened their guards outside Pingyang City, and one of them said that there was movement in the direction of Puzi.

Puzi is close to Lishi. It stands to reason that he should be prepared for an attack in the direction of Bingzhou, but now there are signs of sending troops. When Yi Yan heard this, he immediately got up: "Go back to Bingzhou!"

This is a precursor to encirclement and suppression. On the one hand, they strengthened the defense of the capital, and on the other hand, they mobilized troops to lock their way back. Only when the army retreats, the Xiongnu dare 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 not stop that team of Qingqi?" Liu Yao was riding on the horse, his expression gloomy. After receiving the edict, he hurried back to Pingyang day and night without even entering the palace gate, leading his troops to chase down the enemy.

I never thought that the other party was like a slippery fish, slipping out of the set encirclement. They were all cavalry, and it was hard to catch up after such a short time. After thinking about it, he said coldly: "In that case, send your troops away from the stone!"

No matter what escape route the enemy chooses, he 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 from left to right. The best way is naturally to block the retreat in front, making it difficult for the enemy to fly. This is second, and more importantly, Li Shi just missed, maybe he could take this opportunity to regain the old capital of Han. The use of troops in the Union State was really fierce. If you don't ask for some victory, it will hurt the military's morale.

With the command of the coach, this group of soldiers and horses did not care about the fatigue of the day-to-day running, and drove to Lishi again.

Because they are all cavalry, the marching speed is not slow. In just one day, he arrived at the border of the state. Going forward, you will become a Lishi in the enemy's realm, and you will have to fix it anyway. Liu Yao ordered the army to camp. Even if it was a hasty march, he was not sloppy, and the camp was extremely stable. Two liners of outposts were arranged before Liu Yao came to rest.

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

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

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

Sorry, it's an attack! He did not expect this group of state soldiers to be so bold! The tent of the 20,000 army, dare to forcibly break into it? !

"Hurry up and send soldiers and horses to guard the camp, and guard against the enemy's rush!" Liu Yaojia was too late to wear, and sternly said, "Send an order to order soldiers and prepare for battle!"

When attacked at night, the most feared thing is that the soldiers are at a loss and ignorant. Too much panic leads to the bombing of the camp. Liu Yao's subordinates are all elite soldiers, but they are also afraid of being taken advantage of. There were quite a few Huns among the **** Bingzhou cavalry. He had suffered a loss in the Shangdang at the beginning, how could he be negligent? !

Liu Yao's preparations were sound, but the expected attack did not appear. At dawn the next day, the scout was only one mile outside the camp and found several burnt crossbows. Yesterday, the enemy had no intention of rushing into the battlefield at all. It just fired two rounds of rockets and disrupted the camp.

Upon hearing the news, Liu Yao felt uncomfortable and quickly sent someone to chase him. The news was that the enemy troops bypassed the camp during the chaos and returned to the territory of Binzhou overnight. At the same time, there are still 20,000 enemy troops. And the state soldiers are good at defense, and the two armies are equally numbered. There is really no hope of regaining Lishi.

Reluctantly, Liu Yao had to give up his plan to tackle tough problems and returned without success.