Weijin is too far away from Qiunan County, and when Tiancheng and Xiaqu were still in the hands of the rebels, this strategic disadvantage was not obvious when there was no worries behind them, but now Baili Yan is like a sharp blade piercing the back of the rebels, and the rebels are nailed to death in Tiancheng and Xiaqu.

If the Yongxing River rebels retreat to Weijin, the Yongxing River Xian Army can go south at any time to subdue Qiunan County. Cutting off the rebels' southbound passage to Sunguo, and the rebels' northward passage will also be closed, which is extremely unfavorable to the rebels.

Therefore, if the rebels retreat to defend Weijin, this means a decisive battle, and if the Xian army divides its troops to attack Qiunan County, the forces will inevitably be scattered, so the Xian army will also take the initiative to seek a decisive battle with the rebels between Weijin and Taoli.

On the contrary, if the Xian army lost its soldiers and horses because of the recovery of Weijin, and was unable to subdue Xia Qu for a long time, Xia Qu was very close to Xianxi County, and the Thunder Army could retreat to Xia Qu to hold on, relying on Xianxi County as a base for a long-term confrontation.

Moreover, the rebels who followed the trip arrived in Tim City within two days at the earliest, and three days at the latest. However, Xia Qu couldn't attack for a long time, and Bailiyan lost his troops again, but he had to fall into passivity.

It is better to take advantage of the rebels' prostitution in Xia Qu to take Xia Qu first, and then turn back to clean up Weijin, the situation is easier.

Not long after Su Hong retreated, Bailiyan wrote a quick letter to Zhao Xun, and in terms of time, Sikong went south to Lincheng and Maoqiu, and at this time he should have arrived in Yongxing City in advance and handed over the secret letter to Zhao Xun. Now the plan has changed, and it can only be adjusted slightly.

The western part of the capital county was captured by the Xian army, and the Yongxing River rebels were bound to react violently, and the Thunder Department besieging Dingyang should also have sent a warning message to the rebels on the west bank of the Yongxing River.

Bai Liyan judged that Thunder would definitely not easily withdraw his troops from Dingyang City, and the previous confrontations made people feel that Thunder was stubborn and stubborn. Of course, his stubbornness has its capital, but it is precisely because of his stubbornness that he will not easily withdraw his troops from Dingyang City.

In this way, it is only possible that the rebels on the west bank of the Yongxing River will be the first to withdraw, but how to withdraw is very critical, and the rebels will also consider the possibility that the Xian army on the east bank of the Yongxing River will cross the river to pursue because of the fire in the backyard.

What's more, Ruitianzhai is still in the hands of the Xian army, the Black Turban Army suddenly retreated, and the Xian Army is prepared, and the Black Turban Army will inevitably set a trap to prevent the Xian Army from pursuing.

The end of the pen fell, Bailiyan blew dry the ink and re-examined it, and then put it into the iron letter and sealed it, and called the soldiers of the Xiaocai battalion.

"You quickly take fifty people, and then requisition fifty horses from the city, one person and two horses set off immediately, and go around to the south all the way, avoiding the eyes and ears of the rebels, and go from Ruitianzhai to the Yongxing River camp, and hand over this secret letter to Zhao Shuai. Do not fall in love with the war along the way, march covertly, and be sure to deliver this letter within three days, the sooner the better. ”

"Subordinates obey."

After explaining clearly, the soldier took the iron letter and left.

In the afternoon of the same day, under the organization of the Zhao family, Tiancheng raised nearly 10,000 people's troops, including old friends and young people, and most of them were old. Except for the six surnames of the Zhao family, the vast majority of local adult men between the ages of 18 and 35 were conscripted to the front line by the rebels, and those who were encouraged were directly dragged to the battlefield to fight with the Xian army, and those who were not encouraged were sent abroad to serve as civilian husbands in the baggage camps.

The rebels adopted methods such as readjusting the population of the areas under their jurisdiction, which suppressed the potential resistance forces in the occupied areas to the greatest extent, leaving only the old and young to work in the fields, and it was difficult to shake the strong rule of the rebels in the local area.

Bai Liyan estimated that this phenomenon was not only in Xianguo, but also in most of the other occupied areas of the Black Turban Army.

On the second day of the loss of Tiancheng, the warning sent by Thunder to the Yongxing River arrived at the Chinese army camp of Shengyan and the Second Heavenly King of Shentong on the west bank of the Yongxing River.

"Respect to the two Heavenly Kings, the Thunder Heavenly King has an urgent military situation!" The pro-soldier said quickly.

"Oh, where are the people?" Shengyan said.

"Off-the-books."

"Bring it in."

"No!"

When he was young, Lei Ting's cronies entered the account with a secret letter, and the supernatural power saw that the yellow muscles and thin faces of the people who came were colorless, and he had a faint premonition in his heart:

"Where's the secret letter?"

"The secret letter is here, please look at the two heavenly kings."

The person who came took out the secret letter and handed it to Shentong, confirmed that the secret letter was intact, and Shentong read the contents, only to see a few words about the Xian army's attack on Tiancheng, Shentong's chest suddenly rose and he was taken aback, and shouted that it was not good:

"It's not good, our army is in danger!"

"Divine power, what's the matter, it's the Jin army that takes the initiative to fight."

"No, the Guangxin Army inserted itself behind the thunder and attacked Tiancheng directly."

Sheng Yan was shocked when he heard the news:

"How is this possible. Pucheng and Dingyang are only two days apart, if the Guangxin army is advancing westward, how can the thunder not know, how can it be passed! ”

Sheng Yan took the secret letter, and was immediately shocked by the words "The Xianjun marched hundreds of miles every day" and ran wildly for several days:

"Thunder, he's crazy, how can he last for a hundred miles a day, why don't you send people and horses to chase him."

Shentong shook his head and said in a deep voice:

"Although the thunder is arrogant, there is absolutely no possibility of exaggeration, if the Xian army is lightly armed and simple, and gallops for hundreds of miles a day, even if it sends people to chase it, it will not be able to catch up."

"Even so, Tiancheng, Xiaqu, and Weijin have already taken precautions, how can the Xian army take them lightly!"

"But if Wei Xian, or Luo Songting and others lead the army, the situation is probably extremely sinister. Guangxin has thousands of cavalry, but it is a hundred miles of infantry every day, why is this, it is deliberately to paralyze us. If it attacks outside Tiancheng, the defenders of Tiancheng may be difficult to detect, and Tiancheng may have been lost at this time, and Weijin is also in danger. ”

"Just a few thousand men and horses, how can you say it, since Thunder has sent men and horses to pursue the Xian army, our army has sent 30,000 men and horses to besiege the city at this moment, and the thousands of men and horses of the Xian army will hold three or two cities, how can they fight for a long time."

"Humph!" Shentong sneered: "In April, I attacked Shaoping with 120,000 horses, and the Xian army only had 30,000 horses, and they were still killed by it. Besides, from Guangxin to Yongxing River through Lincheng and Maoqiu, it is far closer than Dingyang detour to Dujun Xijun, and the Xian army at least learned the news yesterday, and is waiting for our army to raise troops to besiege Tiancheng. ”

Three days after Bailiyan left Guangxin with 8,500 men, Jiang Min, the Duke of Guangxin, ordered Song Ping to lead 4,000 Guangxin cavalry and 2,000 cavalry of his vanguard battalion out of the city and march westward, and went around to the northwest side of the 20,000 horses chasing Huangpu and Guandu in the Thunder Division.

Shentong was worried that at this time, he would divide his troops to reinforce Dujun Xijun, not only would he not be able to achieve the effect, but he might also be counterattacked by the Xian army. There are fewer soldiers, it doesn't work, there are too many factions, the west bank is empty, and Zhao Xun may kill from Ruitian Village.

"In my opinion, there is no need to be so worried, just send 30,000 elite troops to help Weijin, Tiancheng and Xiaqu, and if they are occupied by the Xian army, besiege the city on the spot. If the Xian army fails to break through, it will not be too late for our army to encircle the north and south of the Xian army. ”

Sheng Yan suggested, and the supernatural power shook his head:

"I'm afraid it's not that easy." The voice of the god fell, and he stood up and paced back and forth, and then said: "If the Xian army has already occupied the city, will you occupy it or not. ”

Sheng Yan did not hesitate to say:

"Of course, let's take it first."

"If you occupy all three cities, and he surrounds you with a city, will you save it?"

"Our army has 30,000 soldiers and horses, how can the Xian army surround me." Sheng Yan disagreed.

"What if he surrounds you?"

"No way. The thunderous men and horses rushed to Tiancheng first, and the thousands of men and horses of the Xian army came to besiege our army, supernatural powers, could it be that you were frightened by the concubine of the Xian army. ”

"The trail leading to Hecheng is less than fifty miles away from Tiancheng, if the Xian army returns the three cities to the people and moves them to the trail, we will do nothing."

The dense forest path leading from Tiancheng to Hecheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Shentong is worried that Bailiyan will move the people, grain and grass attached to the three cities into the deep mountains and old forests for a long time, and attack the rear.

"In addition, the Xian army on the east coast will never take such a good opportunity, there will be a thunderous force secretly, and if our army is moved at this time, it will be forced by the Xian army."

"It's not going to work, that's not going to work, what do you say."

"In terms of the current situation, it would be best if the Thunder could withdraw its troops, but I'm afraid the Thunder will not give up. For today's plan, we can only retreat to the next best, abandon the Yongxing River, and withdraw the whole army to Taoli. ”

"The whole army retreats! Wouldn't this be cheaper than Zhao Xun. No, if the sect master is investigated, who can afford to bear the sin! Sheng Yan objected.

"Wait until I'm done, and it's not too late for you to reprimand."

"Then you say, how can the whole army retreat and win this battle."

"I expect that if the Xian army knows that our army is retreating westward, there are only three situations, one of which is to follow and pursue our army, and the second is to continue to hold the troops, and third, on the way of our army's retreat, Zhao Xun moved the infantry army to ride north to open up the city.

Therefore, if it pursues and destroys, our army can fight a decisive battle with its main force, and it will not be able to win. If the troops do not move, it is the best, and our army will go to relieve the siege. If we go north to open up the city and rush to the aid of Dingyang, the east bank of the Yongxing River will inevitably be empty, and our army will strike back again. ”

"If the Xian army has other plans, and you and I don't know, what should we do?"

"Something else? In addition to the three cities of Tiancheng, Weijin and Xiaqu, I really can't see where the Xian army can be, the 30,000 cavalry of the Xian army are trapped in Dingyang, how can the Xian army be good at fighting cavalry to attack our rear, it is difficult to make the infantry unable to ride horses. ”

After listening to the words of the supernatural powers, Sheng Yan thought deeply and decisively gave up his position:

"Anyway, the Xianjun army has obtained a lot of grain and grass from Zhiguo, and our long-term plan to change has been completely fruitless, and now we have obtained the water division, surrounded Beihai and occupied Pucheng, if Thunder can take Dingyang in one fell swoop, Beihai can be broken next year, withdraw the troops."

"Okay, I'll arrange the withdrawal of troops immediately, you can lead the troops to Taoli Village first."

Shentong and Shengyan made a plan to withdraw their troops, and withdrew their troops on the west bank in the afternoon of the same day, for fear that the Xian army would not know, and Shentong frequently transferred men and horses back and forth, pretending to retreat in a hurry.

At this time, Zhao Xun stood on the watchtower in the northwest corner of Yongxing City, looked at Hexi, and saw that the rebels retreated hastily, so he asked Sikong Nan:

"General Sikong Nan, the rebels have begun to feint, and you and General He Meng should also hurry."

"The rebels have not gone far, and after the rebels have gone far, it will not be too late for our army to hit the road again, if it is early, the rebels will definitely counterattack our army."

"Okay, then wait another day."