Li Xiu withdrew to Xia Cai, and the faces of the ordinary generals on the north shore were naturally filled with the joy of repelling the superior enemy army.

Although the Tangyi army suffered 13,400,000 casualties in this battle, mainly because the enemy's counterattack against Xiacai, Danxian and Wuting in the later period was extremely fierce, causing great casualties, but the enemy army, which was almost double their strength, suffered more heavy casualties.

Of course, the tragedy of the first Hehuai battle was still far lower than the pre-war estimate.

In Cao Ba's words, it was completely thunderous and rainy, and he didn't get any hard fights.

The Tangyi Army successfully completed a series of campaign objectives to receive more than 100,000 Bianjing soldiers and civilians to withdraw to the west bank of Yingshui, guide more than 300,000 people between Yingshui to withdraw south to Xiacai and Haozhou, and gain a foothold on the north bank of the Huai River and the west bank of Yingshui.

This battle was naturally won for Tangyi.

However, Li Xiu rushed to the camp on the north bank to find Feng Xuan's life, and saw the high-level generals of the Tangyi army hurrying past in the camp, but there was not much excitement on his face, and he knew at this time that at the same time as the enemy army withdrew from the siege, the news of the fall of Yongzhou also spread to Xia Cai.

It's just that this news has not been announced in Huaixi for the time being, and it is only known to high-level generals in the army.

Emperor Zhu Yu of Liang sneaked back to Caizhou and stayed in Yongzhou City with 30,000 elite soldiers and horses, but in the end he was unable to resist the siege of Tian Weiye for a year and the last month of the night's fierce attack, and was attacked by the enemy army on the 15th, and finally failed to expel the enemy army, only three or four thousand remnants of the army covered the siege of Zhu Zhen, the king of Liangluo, to break through and retreat into Shangzhou.

The first city in Guanzhong, which is also one of the few male cities in the world and the old capital of the former dynasty, Yongzhou City, has completely fallen to the enemy.

In late October, the Yu River was completely frozen and frozen, and the remnants of the rebel army stubbornly defended in the walled cities on the south bank of the Yu River such as Luoyang and Hangu, under the leadership of Liang Shixiong, also coerced nearly 100,000 people to abandon the city, and under the cover of the Mengwu cavalry, they stepped across the river ice and retreated to the north bank of the Yu River, and were retreating to Bianjing at this time.

Prince Mengwu and Xiao Yiqing finally agreed that Liang Shixiong led his troops to withdraw from Heluo, mainly because Tian Weiye and Wang Yuankui's troops suffered heavy casualties in order to capture Yongzhou City, and they needed to rest, while Xu Si's army and Shouzhou army were facing strong pressure from the Tangyi army, and they could not draw more troops to enter the south bank of the Yu River for the time being, to strengthen the defense of Luoyang and other cities.

Obviously, they can't expect Liang Shixiong to continue to support in Heluo for too long, and take the initiative to withdraw Liang Shixiong's troops from the east, and finally ensure that Dongliang (Zhu Rang) will face Tangyi and the Western Liang army on the west bank of Yingshui and maintain an absolute advantage in the scale of soldiers and horses.

For the Hehuai Liang Army, which can only be called the "Western Liang Army", although it finally recaptured the complete Heluo area and completely opened up the communication channel with Guanzhong, only a limited number of cities on the lower reaches of the Wei River, such as Huazhou and Tongguan, remained in Guanzhong.

Most of the Guanzhong region, especially Yongzhou, which still has nearly 500,000 registered households, fell into the hands of the Mengwu people, which was also a huge pain comparable to the fall of Bianjing for the Western Liang army.

For the Western Liang army at this time, after recovering Heluo, it still barely maintained the territory of nearly 50 counties in Luoyang Prefecture, Xu, Ru, Cai, Ying, Hua, Shang and other prefectures, but it was only a quarter of the Liang State when it was in its heyday, and the population was reduced to one-fifth of that at its peak, and the number of registered households may be less than 2 million.

The Western Liang army has shrunk from more than 400,000 at the height of the Liang army (including the Shouzhou army and Xu Si army) to less than 80,000 people, and they are all weak generals who have been fighting hard for two or three consecutive years, and the proportion of injuries and diseases is extremely high.

The main forces of the Western Liang army could only be stationed on the two flanks of Heluo to resist the pressure of the enemy forces from Guanzhong and Xinghuai Prefecture; Its defense line on the west bank of Yingshui even had to count on the Tangyi army to share part of the pressure.

After Li Xiu reported to Feng Xuan about the resettlement of Xinzhai Township before and after bravely guarding the Imperial Yatou Ridge and withdrawing to Xia Cai, he planned to return to Li's Xinzhai with Cao Ba first, and at this time Han Qian sent guards over to find Feng Xuan to go to the big tent to discuss matters.

"You two come with me." Feng Xuan motioned to Li Xiu and Cao Ba to follow him to the big tent.

The camp on the north bank is located on the north bank of Jiaoshan Gorge, at the core of the Xiacai defense line, the camp includes the naval army, the area is not smaller than that of Xiacai City, including the naval army, the garrison is also as high as more than 20,000 people, the camp is embedded layer by layer, Han Qian's tooth tent is naturally in the core of the entire battalion.

Li Xiu followed Feng Xuan into the big tent rebuilt in the ancestral hall, and saw that in addition to Feng Yi, Guo Rong, Tian Cheng, Lin Haizheng, Guo Ke, Xiao Dahu, Tan Xiuqun, Su Lie, Wen Yuan, Feng Yi, Wang Zhe, Huo Xiao and other senior generals of the Tangyi Army, Guo Duanduo and Shen Peng, the ceremonial servants of Xiliang, were also present, but they didn't know if their appearance in the camp on the north bank of Jiaoshan Gorge at this time was related to the fall of Yongzhou and the extremely bad situation in Guanzhong.

There weren't many seats in the big tent, and Han Qian was also standing there talking to Guo Duanduo, Li Xiu and Cao Ba naturally stood honestly behind the crowd.

Cao Ba was very dishonest and pushed up to Wang Zhe, who was standing in front of him, and asked: "So many people are shouting over, what is the matter, is it a reward?" ”

"The Mugwu people are moving their southern court office in Yunzhou to Taiyuan Mansion, and they should move their southern capital to Taiyuan Mansion." Wang Zhe whispered to Cao Ba, and bowed to Li Xiu very politely.

"......" Li Xiu didn't expect the Mugultures to move the important town of the Southern Courtyard to the south so quickly.

Although Taiyuan City is only five or six hundred miles away from Yunzhou, the strategic intention of the Mengwu people to make such a choice is obvious, first of all, to move the center of their rule to the south in an all-round way, showing their determination to manage the hinterland of the Central Plains.

The Mengwu people did not choose the Heshuo area south of Yanshan as the new southern capital site, but chose the former Jin capital Taiyuan Mansion, which also revealed Zhu Rang's peace of mind to manage the Dongliang area with more than 5 million registered households in Hehuai, and the Mengwu after digesting the Jindi, Huai, Wei and other prefectures in the south of the Taihang Mountains and the Guanzhong region, the future strategic focus will be tilted to the west of the whole line.

From Taiyuan City through the Fenshui River Valley to the south, is the ancient county of Hedong, across the Yellow River is the northeastern and northern region of Guandong, and Yongzhou and other places are connected, this is a complete passage of soldiers and horses.

According to Tongguan, the enemy resisted the westward advance, and there was a geographical advantage to borrow, but the enemy army sent troops from Yongzhou and Hejin in the north, and entered Huazhou, Tongguan and other cities from the west and north, but the Western Liang army had no geographical advantage to defend, and the offensive and defensive situation was still extremely grim.

"Oh, that's right," Wang Zhe could see that Li Xiu was more concerned about the overall situation, suppressed his voice, and made a special trip to him, "Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian have already sent people to Taiyuan Mansion with their watches to see the ...... of the Mengwu Prince Wusu Dashi."

Li Xiu gasped, thinking that this might be the news brought by Guo Duanduo and Shen Peng.

Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian really want to vote for the Mengwu people, which means that the Mengwu people will have 70,000 soldiers, which not only means that the pressure of the Western Liang army in Huazhou and Tongguan will be doubled, but also that Zhao Wang's troops will directly counterattack Sichuan and Shu through Yinping Road, which will also happen at any time.

"Tian Weiye and Wang Yuankui attacked Yongzhou, the casualties were quite heavy, the two were stationed in Guanzhong, and the Pingxia people were together, there were 50,000 remnants left, not to mention the urgent need to rest, the east wing is still facing the threat of the Liang army stationed in Huazhou - we currently estimate that Wusu Dashi will be more or less prepared for Zhao Mengji, Wang Xiaoxian's attachment is not sincere, and will not transfer the urgently needed grain and grass to Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian, so that the soldiers will be sharp immediately, and there is no major threat to Sichuan and Liangzhou for the time being. However, Tian Weiye and Wang Yuankui's troops and horses have been replenished and fully rested, which means that by March and April next year, it will be difficult to say what the situation on the western flank will be. Wang Zhe told Li Xiu about some of the basic information they had just discussed.

"What happened to the imperial court's invasion of Xiangcheng?" Li Xiu asked in surprise.

"Zhou Bingwu, Zhang Pan, and Zhao Zhen are fighting very steadily, and they are still attacking Jingmen and Yingzhou in an orderly manner, and they may not be able to capture the gateway to attack Xiangcheng by the spring of next year." Wang Zhe said.

"Wang joins the army or suggests that Hou Ye write a letter to Wang Yong, the lord of Shu, asking Shu to hand over the families of Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian to Jinling, so as to divide the relationship between Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian and the Muguls." Li Xiu thought of something and said to Wang Zhe.

Wang Zhe groaned slightly, and also felt that Li Xiu's plan was feasible.

Zhao Mengji, Wang Xiaoxian and Wang Yong have no possibility of compromise, Wang Yong detains Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian's family, or kills them directly, neither of them touched Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian, but if Shu is sent to Jinling, Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian may not have the possibility of joining Dachu and exchanging their lives.

It was even necessary to convince the Muguls that it was possible.

"This is a good plan, General Li can make a suggestion to your lordship." Wang Zhe will not take advantage of Li Xiu's contribution in vain, said.

"What are you muttering?" Han Qian talked to Guo Duanduo about things, and when he saw Li Xiu, Cao Ba and Wang Zhe standing in the corner muttering, everyone next to them listened to them, so he raised his voice and asked.

"Counselor Li would like to suggest that Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian's families be invited into Jinling to establish a relationship with the Mugyu people." Wang Zhe said.

Han Qian groaned for a while, and said to Feng Yi, Guo Rong, and Tian Cheng beside him: "Maybe you want to send someone to Chengdu Mansion for a special trip, who do you decide?" ”

Feng Yi nodded, weakening the trust and reliance of the Mengwu people on Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian will temporarily alleviate the military pressure faced by Sichuan and Shu, I believe that Wang Yong will not refuse their suggestions, and this matter only needs to send a messenger with Han Qian's handwritten letter to make a trip, but Han Qian obviously still needs to have a deeper understanding of the military defense deployment of the Shu army in Lichuan and Jiangyou, or the need to have a deeper understanding of the subsequent military arrangements of the Shu army on the northern front and northwest flank, and even make some suggestions on the military deployment of the Shu army, It is better for them to send senior generals to communicate directly with Wang Yong, the lord of Shu.

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