After the territory was extended, King Huan temporarily suppressed the withdrawal of his troops, and then a letter was sent to Sun Qi again, agreeing to his proposal to continue westward.

After the latter received the letter, he was overjoyed, but he did not know that his unauthorized use of troops would make people settle accounts after the autumn.

It's just that King Huan still needs him now.

With the explicit consent of King Huan, Sun Qi fought against Liang, no longer fearful, and began a full-scale invasion!

The 100,000 Liang army in the east, in the more than two months of fighting against Sun Qi, was originally in a state of defeat and retreat, and the troops were seriously damaged, and at this time, it was even more irresistible.

The urgent letters in the east were sent back to Liangdu one by one.

At this time, in Youzhou, because of the shock of the entire defense line, the main city also began to waver.

The situation on both sides is unfavorable to their own side, especially the Huan army, which can't be stopped at all, if the Liang army doesn't care and only deals with the Qin army, then it won't take long for Sun Qi to come to the capital!

In this situation, the situation of the Liangguo court can be imagined.

On the king's chair directly above, King Liang's face was gloomy and terrifying.

He pinched the battle report that had just come from the east, and almost gritted his teeth and said: "King Huan's old horseman!" Lie to me too much! I thought that if he got Dingzhou and Ruyang, it would be enough! But I didn't expect to fight in the hinterland of my country! ”

In the eyes of King Liang, compared to King Qin, King Huan is undoubtedly more hateful!

Qin's attack on Liang is a frontal battle, the two kings both have the heart of hegemony, and the positions of the two sides are different, which is nothing to say.

But Huan Guo attacked the cold, but he was soft at the beginning, and then fell into the well.

This had to make King Liang scold King Huan.

And after he finished venting his anger, the prime minister of Liangguo stood up: "King, the urgent thing at the moment is to arrange the defensive battle, I thought that the Huan army would not go deep, but now it seems that the situation in my country has become more and more critical." ”

"How to defend it?" King Liang asked.

The prime minister of Liangguo muttered: "Now the Youzhou defense line, there are still a large number of troops in our army, if it is still only aimed at the Qin army, regardless of the Huan army, then the Huan army will advance all the way, it is better to divide the troops in the east and defend it in two lines." ”

King Liang thought about it, in his heart, the courage of the Qin army, and the pressure caused by it, are not comparable to the Huan army, but the bad is bad, and a Sun Qi suddenly came out from the Huan army.

This made the Huan army, who was despised by King Liang before, change his appearance.

Just when he hesitated, Cai Yan stood up and said: "The prime minister's suggestion, although feasible, has a big hidden danger. ”

King Liang looked at him: "Lord Cai, please explain." ”

Cai Yan said: "If the army is divided into the eastern border, Youzhou will be lost!" And on the eastern side, if we don't hold it, our country will have no room for maneuver. ”

He is right, once the troops are divided, Youzhou is insufficiently defended, and both fronts are defeated, the Liang Kingdom will be directly destroyed.

King Liang also understood this truth, which was also the reason why he had just considered it.

"But if you don't divide the troops, will you watch the Huan army approaching all the way?" Liang Wang Road.

Cai Yan thought for a while: "The minister has a plan, but he needs to give up some things, but I am afraid that the king will not accept it." ”

It's such a time, where does King Liang care about anything else: "Let's say it, now the surrounding counties, this king doesn't care anymore, as long as Liang Guo can survive this crisis, it doesn't matter if he cuts the land or loses the silver!" ”

"Judging from the determination of the King of Qin to attack the cold, if you cut the land and lose the silver, you can't retreat from the Qin Division."

Cai Yan said: "The only way is to give up Youzhou and retreat to Yanzhou." ”

Yanzhou, the last barrier of Liangdu, geographically speaking, the Qin army and the Huan army, if they want to enter the capital, this place will be a common place for the two armies.

Cai Yan's idea is very clear, give up the counties outside, and concentrate all his troops on Yanzhou.

Qin Huan's two armies, advancing left and right, will be here, facing all the forces of the Liang army.

In this way, you can defend the armies of the two countries with one city, and you don't have to think about which side can't hold it.

Of course, there are also drawbacks to this strategy, that is, Yanzhou will become the throat of the Liang Kingdom, and once it is lost, the whole country will collapse.

After listening to him, King Liang couldn't help but take a deep breath, how dare he make a decision easily.

When the other ministers heard this, they also began to discuss in whispers.

The prime minister of Liangguo thought about it for a while, and said: "The old minister thinks that Lord Cai's strategy is feasible, our army still has more than 300,000 troops, and if we defend Yanzhou City, we will be stuck in Qin Huan's march route, and the rear will be supplied conveniently, and it can be defended for a year and a half." ”

"And King Qin, he will never dare to fight for a year and a half!"

"At most three months, if Yanzhou is not broken, the Qin army will retreat!"

The prime minister of Liangguo is already very old, and the reason why he is still in this position is because he is a veteran of the two dynasties and is highly respected.

Seeing that he also agreed now, after a little hesitation, King Liang also looked at him, clenched his fists and said:

"Good! Just according to Lord Cai! Immediately ordered Xue Wu to retreat to Yanzhou, and on the eastern side, don't sacrifice your troops in vain! ”

Cai Yan's grasp of the battle situation still has a certain uniqueness.

Because the current Liang army, if it does not retreat to Yanzhou, the troops outside will be overwhelmed and will be slowly eaten.

Rather than waiting for the troops to be exhausted and the city to be lost, it is better to retreat early, preserve strength, and hold the throat.

This is also based on the current battle situation of Liang Guo, and it is a last resort, but if there is any chance of victory, who is willing to take the initiative to back down.

The royal order soon spread to Youzhou.

After receiving this letter, Xue Wu was silent and did not speak for a long time.

He was actually very unwilling to let him give up Youzhou, but after careful consideration, he also understood that Wang Ting's decision was not wrong, and it might be better to retreat.

Therefore, after closing his eyes deeply and sighing, he also waved his hand helplessly: "Order, the whole line will retract Youzhou City, order the baggage troops, escort the grain and grass, and retreat first." ”

"What!?"

Hearing this, the generals were shocked.

"Xue Shuai! This is a good end, why retreat! The Qin army is storming the Youzhou defense line! The war is tight! ”

"This is the king's order, and the whole army will withdraw to Yanzhou." Xue Wu said weakly.

"But Xue Shuai!" Tang Yue was anxious.

"Withdraw." Xue Wu waved his hand again, his voice indescribably tired.

The Liang army decided to abandon Youzhou, and the order was quickly issued.

Xue Wu's military talent is very good, when retreating, he did not panic at all, first let the slow-moving baggage troops withdraw, and then in order to prevent Xiao Yuan from pursuing, there were ambushes along the way to intercept them.

The rapid retraction of the Youzhou defense line made the Qin army puzzled.

Although the Liang army has always been in a state of passive defense, it is not right now to say that it is defeated.

The generals were puzzled, and after the news came back, Xiao Yuan's brows also furrowed slightly.