Zong Bi's actions were not alone, when he was suppressed with an elite Qianjun, Zong Han also launched a big counterattack in Yunzhong Mansion! The first to bear the brunt of the Hedong Army was Chong Yansong. However, Chong Yansong's department was not chaotic, his actions were half a step faster than Lou Mur, and he slowly retreated to Taiyuan in the face of the sudden surge of pressure from the Jin army.

Zhao Gou's betrayal of his allies also dealt a considerable blow to the Hedong Army, but because the structure and history of the Hedong Army were different from those of the Qilu Army, the blows received were also quite different.

The hometowns of the soldiers of the Qilu Army are mostly in Shandong and Henan, as soon as Zhao Gou makes a move, all the soldiers are afraid that the rear homeland will fall and their relatives will be harmed, and the hometown of the Hedong Army is in Longde Mansion, although the old Song Dynasty Shaanxi soldiers are known as the Donghe River, in fact, Zhang Jun did not dare to advance rashly, and Longde Mansion still has a considerable number of troops, and it is a fortified city that has experienced several times of great enemy pressure, so the soldiers of the Hedong Army who fought in the north have greater confidence in Longde Mansion to be able to hold it.

There are a large number of old Song generals in the Qilu army, who were emotionally influenced by the Southern Song court, but the Hedong Army is not, the cause of this gradually growing legion, one is the men and horses brought out by Cao Guangbi from Bianliang, and the other is the old department of the loyal army of Yansong, as for the soldiers recruited later, they received military training similar to the upper twelve villages at the beginning, and instilled the political idea of "resisting Hu Baohua", so if the Qilu army was more sad and frightened after Zhao Gou stabbed the knife, then the Hedong army was completely angry!

However, even so, the morale of the Hedong Army was still quite damaged, because once Zhao Gou betrayed the alliance, the entire Hedong might be surrounded on all sides.

"Can we hold on then?"

Some of the generals were suspicious, and as a result, their actions were somewhat sluggish. Only Cao Guangbi's direct line did not lag, and the military center of Taiyuan even showed a more rapid response than usual, and all this depended on the Hedong Army having a commander who was not chaotic. Within two hours after the news of Zhao Gou's betrayal of the alliance arrived in Taiyuan, Taiyuan City issued thirteen military orders in succession:

The Yansong Department returned to Taiyuan;

Wang Yanbu acted between the Pingding Army and Liaozhou;

The defenders of Liaozhou were stationed in Cizhou;

The defenders of Zezhou were stationed in Xiangzhou;

to the Hanoi garrison Ninh Ha (east-west section);

Ninghe River (north-south trending section);

The Khitan Department of Shizhou went to Taiyuan to obey orders;

The Jinning Yan people went to Taiyuan to obey orders;

Lund House is on full alert;

Taiyuan Prefecture is on full alert;

Jinju is on full alert;

Fenzhou is on full alert;

Yu Qi activated the combat readiness warehouse to prepare for the logistics needs of the Quartet.

Within two days, Taiyuan sent nine envoys to Yunzhong and Yanjing respectively to write to Zonghan and Zongbi to get a glimpse of the truth; went to Tanggu to write to Yang Kaiyuan, to Dengzhou to write to Chen Zhenghui, to the Qilu Army camp to write to Shuzongying, to Liaoyang Mansion to write to govern, and to the East China Sea to write to Ouyang Shi - not only to inform the situation in Hedong, but also to put forward their own suggestions and hope that they would take measures to call for help; The two envoys who set off at the end, one was sent to Jiankang to blame Zhao Gou, and the other was sent to Chang'an to blame Zhang Jun, and the two envoys carried angry texts along the way.

Cao Guangbi's reaction was half a beat faster than the Jin army's soldiers' attack, that is, this half beat allowed Chong Yansong to retreat calmly, and the other prefectures, counties, and garrisons would not panic after receiving the order.

When Liu Qi led 5,000 tired soldiers to Jingcheng, Wang Yan had already received an order from Zhi Yanchong and was preparing to pick up Zong Ying. After the two generals met, Liu Qi was slightly relieved after hearing about Cao Guangbi's deployment, and said after detailing the situation on the battlefield ahead: "I just came from the defeated field, and I deeply feel that the momentum of the Jin army is extremely strong, and the momentum of our army is very discouraged. ”

Wang Yan said: "You go to the rear to reorganize the army, and I will meet that Zongbi for a while!" ”

Liu Qi said: "Zong Bi is at the top of his life, and the morale of our army is low, so it is not appropriate to confront him head-on here and now." ”

Wang Yan said angrily: "It is precisely because the morale of my army is low that we want to win a battle!" Even if you can't win, you have to wear down the opponent's spirit with a fierce and cruel confrontation! ”

Liu Qi did not persuade much, and led people to settle in Ganquan Valley, and soon Xu Wen led 3,000 people to the meeting, and there were still defeated soldiers from all walks of life. Wang Yan personally inspected the battalions to boost morale, and was determined to fight against Zongbi's iron cavalry.

But Zong Bi did not come to this side, but quickly went south, like the wind on the grass, attacking Hebei Prefectures, beheading the generals in every army, and breaking through the strong in the face of the strong, so that the defeated Han army would not have the opportunity to reassemble and rectify. The second and third groups of soldiers and horses following Zong Bi received the results of Zong Bi's battle, and when they encountered a rout, they were killed or surrendered, and every city was attacked or slaughtered, and the troops marched for 500 miles, and they were invincible for 500 miles.

On the contrary, Lou Room crossed Wutai Mountain and approached Bailing Village, at this time, Luancheng in the southeast of Jingcheng and Zhaozhou in the south have been occupied by the Jin army, and the Jin soldiers in the northeast and northwest have also been pressed down, Wang Yan saw that the situation was lonely, and did not dare to stay for a long time, so he led the soldiers and horses to withdraw to the Pingding Army, and settled in Leping, relying on Taihang Mountain to block the offensive of the Jin people.

Xu Wen said to Liu Qi: "Now that the headquarters of the Qilu Army has been dispersed, and Wang Xuan's department does not know how, I am afraid that the emptiness of Shandong is unprecedentedly difficult to compare - but Shandong is facing the attack of the Jin and Song armies at the same time. It is better for us to take Liaozhou, Cizhou, and Daimyo Mansion to block the Jin people, if we win, Shandong will be safe, and if we can't do it, we can retreat to Dengzhou. Our army blocked Jin and Zhao Li contained the Song, or they could keep Shandong. ”

Liu Qi groaned: "Shandong has Zhao Li, although his troops are not enough to resist the flanking attack of Jin Song at the same time, but I estimate that the Great Song Dynasty may not attack Shandong with all its might." Moreover, Shandong is connected to southern Liaoning across the sea, and there are naval divisions of the Eastern Naval Regiment to respond. You know better than me how many families the Han Department has in the Northeast. Now the situation is very different from before the return of the general, Shandong is connected to the seashore, if it is urgent to tell the Han Department can be sent to help at any time, even if we do not go, Shandong may not be lost, that is, the land is lost, the army and the people also have a way to retreat, and the future revival of the army can still make a comeback from the sea. What I'm worried about now is Hedong! As soon as Hebei is lost, the connection between Hedong and the headquarters will be cut off, and even if the Han army's forces can hold Shandong, it may be difficult to threaten the Jin army's strongholds in Hebei and Yanyun in the short term, and it will be even more difficult to rescue Hedong. Under such circumstances, Jin Ren and Zhao Gou attacked Cao Shuai in the south and in the north, and Hedong was in danger! ”

Xu Wendao: "Does General Liu mean to stay here to help Cao Shuai defend Hedong?" ”

Liu Qi said: "If this is the case alone, I am afraid that it is insufficient. If Hedong is isolated, it will be difficult to hold it for a long time. To solve the worries of Hedong, we must break this trend! I want to enter Taiyuan to discuss a plan with Cao Shuai, and only take 3,000 coaches to ride away, and the rest of the men and horses are under your command to help Wang Yan defend the eastern line of Taihang. ”

Xu Wendao: "Okay! Zong Bi can't completely defeat us under the Zhending City, and now that our morale has gradually recovered, if he wants to achieve the same results as the Zhending City, it is a fantasy! ”

At that time, Liu Qi led the three thousand coaches who had been following him from the Qingzhou era into Taiyuan, and met Cao Guangbi, at this time the news of Zong Ying's death had come, Cao and Liu cried bitterly when they heard the news, Liu Qi set up a mourning hall in the city to look at the east of the void, and secretly vowed to take revenge.

Liu Qi is a man who can afford to take it and put it down, only shed a round of tears and no longer frown, he and Cao Guangbi are relatives of Uncle Lang, and they know each other, talking about the military, and asked Cao Guangbi if he was sure to hold Hedong.

Cao Guangbi said: "The gateway to the northeast of the river is all in Taiyuan. In Taiyuan now, there is no shortage of food and soldiers, even if Zong Han and Zong Bi come together, I am enough to fight in the city! ”

Liu Qi asked, "What about the south?" ”

Cao Guangbi said: "I don't expect Zhang Jun to dare to cross the river!" ”

Liu Qi said: "Although Taiyuan is a barrier to the east of the river, I am afraid that Taiyuan has not been lost, and the east of the river has been chaotic." ”

Cao Guangbi's face sank, knowing that what Liu Qi said was very true. The New Han regime was operating in Hedong day by day, and all the prefectures and counties were newly acquired except for Lund. Taiyuan has Cao Guangbi in charge, but it is difficult to say about the Fenhe River valley and other places. In the past, when the prestige of the Han Dynasty was at its peak, big families helped one after another, but after this defeat, it is difficult to say how people's hearts will change. If the Fenhe River valley is lost, Taiyuan is afraid that it will be difficult to defend alone.

Cao Guangbi said: "Since you have broken through this concern, do you have a good plan?" ”

Liu Qi said: "Hedong is lonely and weak, and if you can protect yourself, you will be out of sight, but if you want to reverse the situation in the whole world, you have to rely on the center of the northeast." ”

Cao Guangbi said: "Ying Qi foresaw it before the rout of the army, but unfortunately we can't reverse it in the game. However, since he has this concern, he may have countermeasures in the future. Our biggest task now is still to keep Hedong! ”

"Hedong can't be guaranteed alone," Liu Qi said: "If you want to protect Hedong, or Bianliang in the south as a backup, or Qinchuan in the west as an echo, you can get one of these two places, and the Fenhe River is naturally peaceful." Only when the Fenhe River is peaceful can we support Taiyuan to resist the war to the end. On the contrary, if our army's territory is getting smaller and its military strength is declining, I am afraid that it will not be able to support the fall of Taiyuan, and the hearts of the people of Fenhe will change greatly! ”

Cao Guangbi was slightly surprised when he heard Liu Qi say this: "In this case, you still have to be aggressive? Well, winning in chaos and taking offense as defense is also the same method, but we are afraid that we will not be able to mobilize enough troops to move south and west. Although Bianliang is empty now, if Bianliang is taken with light troops, Zhao Gou's army in Dengzhou will definitely go north. If there is no large army to hold on to it, it will be difficult for Bianliang to hold for a long time, and if Bianliang gains and loses, I am afraid that morale will be hit. ”

"Bianliang?" Liu Qi said: "I didn't say that I hit Bianliang." ”

Cao Guangbi exclaimed: "Do you want to fight Shaanxi?" ”

"Not bad!" Liu Qi said: "I just want to take Shaanxi!" If it can be combined with the power of Qin and Jin, no matter how strong Zong Han and Zong Bi are, they may not be able to help me! If the Jin people can't attack Qin Jin, then they will fall into a dilemma again. At that time, as long as the northeast center still has the strength to attack, all the departments of the Jin Kingdom can be broken individually! ”

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Tomorrow is a day off. ^_^