Most of the old Tiancheng clans are strong and strong, the Xi family is getting weaker and weaker, the Sheng family is barely protecting themselves, the Shen family is busy recapturing and merging the state, the Lou and Lan families have disappeared, and the Huangfu family has been the first to enter the downhill road, and has not been able to stabilize their own Jizhou, and has repeatedly failed to go south after escaping to Liaodong.

Emperor Yingguo was the first to take refuge in Shan Yu, who was ordered to guard Tongguan, and then followed Shan Yu to fight, not showing his ability, but he was very good at pleasing Shan Yu's wife, and was quite trusted.

No one saw that this Tiancheng old minister still had any strength left, and even Xu Ji thought that Huangfu Kai was willing to be a minister.

After the defeat of He Rongren in Xiangyang, the remaining soldiers fled back to Taizhou, just when Shan Yu's wife was in power, she handed over Hanzhou to Huangfu Kai to guard, and named him the shepherd of Hanzhou, but did not leave many soldiers.

As soon as the Yizhou army came, a small number of He Rong soldiers either fled or died, and the Central Plains soldiers recruited from all over the country opened the door and surrendered, and Huangfu Kai did not make a posture of resistance, and led the troops to withdraw from Hanzhong City early, and fled eastward to avoid the enemy's edge.

Until most of the cities of Hanzhou were lost, Tie Ying led the army into Qinzhou, and Huangfu Kai, who had been hiding everywhere and was almost forgotten, suddenly led his troops to break through the grain route of the Yizhou army.

Huangfu Kai's troops were not many, but they just hit the enemy's soft underbelly.

After the two Yizhou armies entered the Han Dynasty, they made too rapid progress, the grain route extended relatively long, and the surrounding counties had not yet been sincerely attached, even if they saw the Yizhou army being attacked, they refused to provide support, but closed off.

Huangfu cut off the grain road of the Yizhou army, took away a large amount of grain and grass, burned all the things that could not be taken away, deliberately let go of some prisoners, and asked them to inform the Yizhou soldiers: The Hanzhou army was going to block the plank road in the rear, so that the Yizhou army could not return to the division.

Most of the Iron Eagle Army was taken to Qinzhou, so the impact was smaller, but Feng Yechou was in turmoil, the main general had just ordered the withdrawal of the army, and the team lost control.

Huangfu Kai did not block the plank road, deliberately let some soldiers flee back to Yizhou, and then intercepted the remaining soldiers, winning consecutive battles, and soon got the response of the counties, and the number of troops increased day by day.

When the news reached Qinzhou, the size of Huangfu's Hanzhou army had been exaggerated to two or three hundred thousand, and it was even said that he was supported by Qin, Luo, and Jing states......

The Yizhou army that entered Qin fell into the same chaos, and the farther away they were from their hometowns, the more fearful they were.

It was only a day's journey from Xijing, but Tie Ying had to give up the siege plan, and quickly led his troops back to the entrance of the plank road, and joined the rear army to discuss the plan of advance and retreat.

There was a lot of noise in the Chinese army's tent, even the younger brother of the general of Yizhou could not let the generals shut up, and the iron eagle was reminded over and over again that it was too risky to lead the troops to attack Qin.

Xu Ji was just a guest in the army, he was not invited to participate in the discussion, he stayed in the tent to rest, he was really bored, and went out alone to chat.

The Yizhou army had just built a low wall out of abandoned masonry, barely blocking the entrance to the plank road, but they couldn't resist the fierce attack.

In the barracks, everyone was panicked, and although the commander had not made a final decision, all the soldiers were packing up their things and preparing to embark on the return journey.

A group of people came out of the tent of the Chinese army, all of them were filled with righteous indignation, and it seemed that the discussion was not going well, and sure enough, soon a Yizhou general shouted to the soldiers who greeted him: "General Tie Er refused to withdraw the troops, saying that he would have to think about it again." Let him think about it, when Huangfu takes away Hanzhong City and seals the plank road, we can't go back if we want to. ”

The soldiers shouted loudly, but the prestige of the Tie family was still there, and no one dared to leave with a shake of their hands.

Xu Ji was originally standing under the wall, but after several generals saw him, they actually walked towards him.

There are a total of five people, all of whom are the leaders of the Hanzhou Descendant Army, and now they are not called "Heavenly Kings", but "Generals".

Du Heimao broke a hand, but he was still as reckless as before, and when he came to Xu Ji, he was the first to speak: "Mr. Xu is going to join the Golden Holy Maiden, right?" ”

"Well, there's a plan."

"Okay, let's go with you."

Xu Ji smiled and said: "You are all Yizhou generals, and you are favored by the Tie family, how can you go with me?" ”

Du Heimao's face turned red and muttered, "It is Tie Da who is gracious, not Tie Er." ”

Another general, Mu Jian, said: "It's not that we are ungrateful, the current situation is clear: He Rongren and Huangfu opened a design to lure our army deeper, and then cut off the retreat, and now don't say that it is difficult to return to Yizhou, even if you return to Hanzhou." General Tie Er hesitated, the generals of Yizhou wanted to go back, although we remembered the kindness of the Tie family, but we didn't want to die for no reason, so we would rather go to the Golden Holy Maiden. After escaping this difficulty, find a way back to Yizhou. ”

Several generals nodded.

Another group of Yizhou generals looked at it from afar, and one of them said loudly: "Sure enough, it is the Hanzhou people who are towards the Hanzhou people!" ”

Du Heimao's face turned redder and said louder: "Is Mr. Xu from Hanzhou?" He is...... He's from Dongdu! ”

The two sides quarreled when they saw it, and Xu Ji whispered: "There are many soldiers in Yizhou, you should be cautious, please go back to your respective accounts first, appease the soldiers, and then make a decision after I have talked with General Tie Er." ”

Several Hanzhou generals said goodbye and chatted while walking, obviously not changing their minds easily.

Xu Ji didn't need to see him, and was soon called to the Chinese military tent, but Tie Ying didn't ask him for advice, but blamed: "When the army's heart is unstable, Mr. Xu must not interfere." ”

Tang Weitian was also there, standing aside without squeaking, but nodded to Xu Ji, indicating that he could protect his safety.

Xu Ji said: "Is it because of those Hanzhou generals? ”

"Hmm."

"General Tie Er can rest assured, I won't interfere, they want to follow me to the Golden Holy Maiden, and I have refused."

"Hey, they're not even really an incarnation."

"I think they just talked about it and didn't really want to leave."

Iron Eagle's lips were tightly closed, his eyes were resolute, and he was silent for a moment and said: "You can't retreat, you will be the enemy if you retreat." ”

Xu Ji didn't squeak.

Tie Fei thought for a long time, and then raised his eyes to look at Xu Ji, "Mr. Xu knows He Rongren?" ”

"I know a little."

"Are they really luring troops in?"

Xu Ji also thought for a while and shook his head, "No, He Rongren is busy fighting for Shan Yu's position, and they have no intention of fighting, they transported grain, grass and property to go back to Saiwai to regroup." ”

"Hey." The Iron Eagle let out a sigh, "How can I trust you? Maybe you just want to borrow the Yizhou army to go north and join the incarnation army. ”

"General Tie Er doesn't have to believe me, please make your own decision."

The iron eagle said coldly: "I am the commander of the whole army, of course I will make the decision, you have to control your own mouth." ”

Tie Fei waved his hand, and Tang Weitian motioned for Xu Ji to go with him.

The two came to Tang Weitian's tent.

"Where is Childe going? I'll go with you. ”

"No, you're a general in Yizhou......"

Tang Weitian raised his head and said: "As early as when I took refuge in the King of Shu, I told him that if the prince recruits him in the future, I will rush to wherever I am, and the King of Shu agreed at that time, so I can make my own decisions about this matter." ”

Xu Ji smiled: "Wait and talk." ”

"Gongzi lives with me from today onwards, don't go out alone, now there is some chaos in the camp, what will happen if you can't keep it, those Hanzhou people are not credible, although they are all incarnation troops, I have never treated them as my own people."

Xu Ji smiled again and asked, "Do you think it's better to retreat or enter?" ”

Tang Weitian was stunned for a moment, "I just have to fight, no matter whether I advance or retreat, anyway, I will fight He Rongren and retreat to fight the Hanzhou Army, it will be the same." ”

"To be a general, you always have to think about something."

"The forward general wants to do it too?"

"Especially if you have thousands of soldiers following you, you have a clear direction, and they can feel at ease."

"That's right." Tang Weitian thought for a while, "I think it's better to retreat, after all, Hanzhou has not been completely occupied by Huangfu Kai, and there is still a chance to turn defeat into victory when you go back." If you attack, it will be more troublesome, and I don't know where He Rongren is, and there is a shortage of food and grass wherever he goes. ”

Xu Ji praised: "Well, you haven't fought yet, think about grain and grass first, you have the appearance of a general." ”

Tang Weitian grinned embarrassedly, "I've seen too much, I understand a little bit." What does Childe think? Is it better to go in or out? ”

"Advance is retreat."

"Huh?" Tang Weitian didn't understand.

"There are 40,000 people under the command of General Tie Er, which is enough to start a battle with Huangfu, and the odds of victory are not small. But there is one point, General Tie Er is right, the retreat will be chaotic, not afraid of defeat, just afraid of defeat, the Yizhou army has no fighting spirit, a 'retreat', everyone will inevitably rush to return to Yizhou, no intention to stay in Hanzhou for a long time, this so-called defeat without a fight. ”

Tang Weitian himself was not afraid, but when he watched the generals arguing in the Chinese military account, he knew that what Xu Ji said was good, and sighed, "Gongzi is right, this word 'retreat' can't be spoken, that is, entering?" ”

Xu Ji shook his head, "He Rongren is retreating to the outside of the Saiwai, chasing them is useless, but suffering from them, and Qinzhou is short of food everywhere, and the Yizhou army can't hold out here for long." ”

"What then?"

"We must return to Yizhou as soon as possible."

"Then you have to go to Hanzhou."

"Don't go to Hanzhou, go to Liangzhou."

"Huh?"

"You never look at a map?"

Tang scratched the sky, "I've seen it, but I haven't remembered it." ”

"This is Qinzhou, to the south is Hanzhou, and further south is Yizhou, among Kyushu, Hanzhou occupies the smallest area. To the west of Qin and Han Dynasty, there is also a scattered state, which is Liangzhou, the southern end of Liangzhou is connected with Yizhou by an ancient road, I have seen it in the book, although this road is deserted, but with a little repair, it should still be able to march. ”

"Ahh Tang Weitian was confused.

"Although Liangzhou is not a rich place, it has some grain in stock, and the Yang family is at war with the Qiang people, if Yizhou can help, it can borrow grain and grass."

"Oh." Tang Weitian was even more confused.

"After returning to Yizhou, you can also enter Hanzhou again, and the emperor will be chaotic when he hears the news."

Tang Weitian nodded, and he understood this sentence.

"Remember?" Xu Ji asked.

"Remember what?"

"What I just said."

Tang Weitian opened his mouth and stammered, and it took a long time to say: "Just remember a 'Liangzhou'." ”

"Very good, that's enough, if the second general of the iron asks again, you can offer a plan."

Tang Weitian smiled: "Can I still offer a plan?" ”

"Of course, this is the duty of a general."

"Childe stay here and don't go out, I'll give a plan."