Liu Yanqing took Liu Guangshi, Wu Zihou and others, as well as more than 4,000 infantry troops who were originally cavalry troops, and returned to Xiongzhou in embarrassment.

Originally, the men and horses led by Liu Yanqing were all cavalry troops in various battalions, with more than 6,000 people, but they were chased and killed by the Fanren cavalry led by Xiao Gan for a long time, and more than 1,000 people were killed and wounded. It's easy for Xiao Gan not to chase, just lie down and rest for a while, and kill another army from the south, but instead of killing people, he grabbed armor, weapons, and horses, and his own people easily jumped into the river to escape, so they crossed the border river all the way.

When crossing the boundary river, I met Jiao'anjie's cronies and soldiers, these people were not chased and killed, and no one intercepted them, so the armor was quite complete. Jiao Anjie asked his subordinates to give up a few horses to Liu Yanqing and a few people. When the two groups of men and horses crossed the river, more than 10,000 infantry troops under Jiao Anjie also came, also without armor, unarmed, and spiritual, all of whom were full outside Zhuozhou City, and crossed the boundary river with the defeated soldiers in front of them and came to Xiongzhou City.

Looking back, my own group of people, I should say that my own team, there are no horses, the poor only have Chinese clothes, if the road is farther, eating will be a problem. It's also strange to say, the first group of soldiers only kills people, not robs things; The second group of soldiers only robbed things and did not kill people, so now there are no fewer people, but there are no horses.

The group of soldiers called Hanako couldn't straighten their waists one by one, and shouted at the defenders on the city wall: "Open the door!" Lao Tzu was desperate in front, and now that he is back, the door will not open! ”

At the end of August, although it is not a trade center, but an important border military town, but in August, you can still smell a faint fragrance of osmanthus flowers. Looking for fragrance and exploring flowers, you can inadvertently see somewhere in the courtyard, dense turns like rice grains of flowers bloom on the branches, standing under the tree, the cool autumn breeze with the fragrance of osmanthus comes to the face, which is refreshing.

But after all, this is not a warm south, there is no golden cinnamon with golden flowers, no red osmanthus with red flowers, only the most ordinary kind of four-season cinnamon.

Smelling the fragrance of osmanthus makes every Jiangnan person think of osmanthus cake and osmanthus wine. "It's August, it's time to go back......" Tong Guan muttered to himself, standing under the tree.

A few staff members who followed behind him, saw Tong Guan standing under the osmanthus tree, and hurriedly said: "Taishi is standing under this osmanthus tree, and he is responding to the sentence "Double Gui Lianfang"! ”

The other person deliberately asked puzzledly, "What is Shuanggui Lianfang?" ”

The man at the beginning replied: "Taishi received a report from Liu Dutong a few days ago, saying that he had attacked the Kaiyang Gate of Yanjing, but he was suddenly attacked by the turbulent wind and was eaten by fire, so that his success fell short. A few days ago, he sent someone back to escort the grain and grass of the brigade over, and the soldiers were full of food, and they would definitely be able to enter Yanjing again and take it in one fell swoop. This is like the toad palace folding laurel, the cinnamon branch of the Taishi, and the branch of the laurel tree, isn't it a double guilianfang? ”

made Tong Guan a lot of flattery, which made Tong Guan's heart crispy and itchy. Just by comparison, Tong Guan's copper-colored, wrinkled skin can be called "double gui lianfang" with the bark of the laurel tree.

Tong Guan received a report from Liu Yanqing a few days ago, saying that when he invaded Yanjing City, he was burned down by Fan people along the street, and forced the imperial army out of the city with a fire, and said that there were no 20,000 soldiers and horses in Yanjing City. Tong Guan naturally knows the depths, with 50,000 male soldiers, against less than 20,000 remnants, and has a record of attacking the city, he will definitely be able to win Yanjing in one fell swoop next time. For this reason, he immediately wrote a side newspaper and sent it to the official family. These days, he has also relaxed a lot, and today's visit to the park is also the first time he has come to Xiongzhou.

An attendant came in from outside the garden and said to Tong Guan: "Xuan Shuai, Liu Dutong asks to see you." ”

Tong Guan was stunned: "Liu Dutong? Which Liu Dutong? The attendant was a little embarrassed and said, "Liu Yanqing and Liu Dutong,...... Defeated...... Asking to see ......"

Before Tong Guan could react, the staff members retreated one by one and said, "Taishi is in military affairs, take your leave." "Seeing that the next step is not a good thing, it is better to hide far away, so as not to harm the pond fish.

For a long time, Tong Guan said angrily: "Straight mother thief! Knock this old dog out! Don't let him in! ”

Frightened, the attendant hurriedly walked out, and He Si, who was behind Tong Guan, hurriedly stopped the attendant, and said to Tong Guan: "Master, stop your anger." The military situation is serious, so it is better to let Liu Dutong come in and talk about it. Taishi also has a way to deal with it. ”

Tong Guan was too angry, and the anger in his heart disappeared a little, so he nodded and went back to the Xuanshuai lobby. Seeing He Si waving his hand at him, the attendant hurriedly ran out to call Liu Yanqing, the evil spirit, and scolded in his heart as he ran: Thief and bird, hurt Lao Tzu to follow you and be scolded.

Liu Yanqing didn't freshen up and change his clothes, and came straight to see Tong Guan with a "work injury". Of the 50,000 people, only 16,000 returned, and at first glance, they looked like a group of Hanako. However, Liu Yanqing's expression was not heavy at all, he strode into the Shuai Hall, saw Tong Guan standing with his back to the door of the hall, saluted Tong Guan first, and said: "The last general led the army to fight fiercely with the Fan people all night, and finally lost the enemy. I came to meet Xuan Shuai. ”

Tong Guan took a deep breath, slowly turned around, and asked in a low voice, "I don't know how Liu Dutong was defeated so far?" ”

Liu Yanqing said unhurriedly: "A few days ago, there was a shortage of food in the camp, and the last general ordered Wang Yuan to return to the camp with grain, but the grain and grass were robbed, and the soldiers attracted reinforcements, and the fire was raised in the middle of the night, and the three sides were attacked, and the last general personally led six thousand cavalry to meet the battle, and Xiao Gan fought fiercely all night, and then the last general led Xiao Gan's soldiers and horses to the distance, Xiao Gan knew that he was invincible, returned to the north, and the last general met a team of troops, fortunately, the last general commanded properly, broke through from the river, and this kept most of the cavalry. The last general ordered Jiao Anjie and Wang Yuan to garrison the camp to wait for backup, but he didn't know why Jiao Anjie also rushed back from the camp. Shangxi Wang Yuan is still in the camp, and our army has not lost its foundation in Fandi. ”

Liu Yanqing's words, even He Si couldn't listen to it, and couldn't help but say: "Liu Dutong, there is a Jin army in the north, and there is a court army in the south, where can the people invite reinforcements?" Why did Liu Dutong and his subordinates return only in Chinese clothes? It is a capital offense to abandon the armor and horses privately. ”

Liu Yanqing was still unhurried, and said: "The reinforcements have their own place to invite, and the fire is raised on three sides, which is what the last general saw with his own eyes. As for the armor and war horses, the two armies fought against each other, and there were occasional losses, and there were also mistakes, and the fault of this battle was not a human sin. ”

Tong Guan, who was speechless, glared at Liu Yanqing, and Liu Yanqing's face did not change. After a long time, Tong Guan sighed and said, "Liu Dutong has been fighting for days, and it is very hard, so let's go down and rest." ”

"Xie Xuanshuai." Liu Yanqing bowed, as if he had known this result a long time ago, and retreated out of the lobby, then turned around and went back to his mansion in Xiongzhou.

(End of chapter)