On February 2, the 14th year of Wankang, Nanzhou rebelled. On the same day, the defense line of Congzhou was breached.

And rightfully so. The Nanzhou sent to the Congzhou defense line was originally a pack of time bombs. Of course, the time point of February 2 has been set a long time ago, and if you wait for Nanzhou to send an order to Congzhou, then you don't know that the Year of the Monkey will arrive.

This "mutiny" far exceeded the expectations of the old general Gao Jinxia, so that the Congzhou defense line could not be integrated for a long time. And Zang Pang was certainly not stupid enough to let this opportunity slip away, in fact, the rebellion itself was within Zhennangong's plan. After breaking through the defense line of Congzhou, except for a small part of the army left to defend the back road and clear the remnants, the main force of the Yan army marched southward, intending to contain the last large military force in Zhao's hands, the king of Yunnan.

Gao Jinxia's current situation is really difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. After the Nanzhou soldiers rebelled, the Yan army quickly inserted itself between the defensive lines and cut General Gao's army apart. Now that the news is not clear and the order is not reached, General Gao looked at the thousands of people around him and said in his heart, "My life is over." ”

This is not a pessimism, but a stark reality. It is true that under normal circumstances, although thousands of soldiers and horses cannot win the battle, they can always escape. But the thousands of people in front of Gao Jinxia can really be called thousands of soldiers? Morale is low, physical strength is overdrawn, training is not enough, combat awareness is not firm, it is good to say when winning a battle or stalemate, until now, Gao Jinxia has no doubt that they will put down their arms and surrender the next second when they meet Yan Jun.

Fortunately, there are several mountains and forests in Congzhou, and Gao Jinxia first drove these people to the deep mountains and hidden, ready to take a breath of relief and then do what he thinks. Walking along the road, many soldiers sneaked away. The old general saw this, but he was helpless. After all, he also understands that even if it drags on for a few days after entering the deep mountains, he will still die in the end, and when the time comes, without Yan Jun, he can starve to death these thousands of people even if he starves. Now the old general's approach is just to do his best, obey the destiny of heaven, and finally ask for peace of mind.

He remembered when Gao Wenyuan was a child, when he taught him the art of war.

"Grandson, listen, soldiers, can rely on the location, can rely on people, not the time. Those who lead the troops must not have the idea of 'looking at the will of heaven', and remember to remember. This is what he told Gao Wenyuan personally, but now, isn't he just waiting for a day?

The deserters went more and more, and later they began to be above board. It's not that Gao Jinxia didn't think about using violent means to contain it from the beginning, but what can he do if he is contained. Gao Jinxia can be regarded as open, when he first stepped into the mountain forest, he thought that this place could monitor the outside of the mountain, and that place could guarantee the water source, but now what he thought of was that the mountains and rivers here were beautiful, and it was a good place to bury bones.

There were already only hundreds of people behind him.

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Chonan County

The last time Li Zongxing came here was when he greeted Gao Wenyuan, when he was dressed in a white robe and looked very free. In fact, the king of Yunnan prefers black clothes, and last time he only felt weird when he was going to a teahouse, wearing a black robe inlaid with dragons, so he changed into white clothes.

And this time, the king of Yunnan went to Chonan County again not to greet others, but to separate from Gao Wenyuan. The war situation in the north is so tight, and it is confirmed that the Miao State is just a bluff, and the forces of the king of Yunnan naturally want to go north. After discussion, Li Zongxing decided to take his soldiers and horses north to Congzhou, and let Gao Wen go far away to rescue Liangjing City, and Chonan County was the place where the two armies were separated.

There are few horses in Yunnan, the terrain is complicated, and Li Zongxing does not have any cavalry under him, and the march is relatively slow. However, the king of Yunnan himself had very good horses. Now Li Zongxing is riding a rare good horse, with all the fur and ink, the four bodies are grand, the body is full, and the momentum is like a rainbow. This was given to him by one of Li Zongxing's disciples, and he has always liked it.

The horse that Gao Wenyuan is riding now was given to him by Li Zongxing, and its whole body is red, and its mane is windless and self-exalted. A doorman of the king of Yunnan told him that this was the legendary red rabbit horse. Speaking of preciousness, it is better than the horse that Li Zongxing is riding now. It's just that because the horse has been following the king of Yunnan longer, he likes it more. Because of this, this red rabbit horse has no skills, but it has been idle. Now it is given to the young general Gao Wenyuan, and it can also be called a good horse to meet the right master.

After listening to the guest's explanation, Gao Wenyuan was even more moved, and secretly warned himself that he would not be rewarded for his merits, and that he must repay him. As a result, Miao Guo's side was a scam from the beginning, and from beginning to end, Gao Wenyuan had no chance to make great contributions, which made him very aggrieved.

Now they stand side by side outside the south gate of the county town of Chonan and give each other some parting words. Of course, it is nothing more than those words that have been said rotten since ancient times, Li Zongxing has always looked down on these, after all, they are hypocritical, and they have no other effect except to delay time. However, it cannot be ruled out that many generals will feel that these words are a manifestation of righteousness and take them very seriously. People's hearts are separated from each other, Li Zongxing is not sure what kind of person Gao Wenyuan is, and this kind of question cannot be asked, so he can only follow the convention, and one thing is false.

Gao Wenyuan didn't care about this, after all, with his grandfather, he had seen a lot of martial artists since he was a child, and he had also seen a lot of various soldiers. If the other party comes with him, of course he will use that set back; If the other party is a little reckless, he doesn't care very much. But that kind of attitude is limited to ordinary generals and martial arts, and now the general in front of him is not ordinary, that is the king of Yunnan, the boss in the realm of Zhao is the Son of Heaven, he said that no one dares to call the third child the second, treating such a person, Gao Wenyuan is naturally respectful, not to mention that he still owes others.

The army behind the two of them had already packed up their tents. Naturally, the movement of hundreds of thousands of troops cannot be at the same time, but despite this, the people behind them are also in patches.

An officer ran to Li Zongxing's horse, stood on tiptoe and said something to the king of Yunnan, probably ready or something. After hearing this, Li Zongxing turned his head and said to Gao Wenyuan:

"It's not early, this king is here to wish Brother Wu a smooth journey, and if he arrives, he will succeed and win."

"Thank Your Highness for your auspicious words, and I hope Your Highness will take care of this trip." Immediately inconvenient to salute, Gao Wenyuan clenched his fists with both hands and bowed slightly.

I saw that Li Zongxing waved his hand, turned the horse's head, took the soldiers and horses, and drove towards the north of Chonan County. Just when Gao Wenyuan also wanted to urge him to hurry up, a post soldier rushed out of the city and rushed straight towards Gao Wenyuan's horse.

After running over, he took out a roll of paper from his small bag. Gao Wenyuan opened it and took a look, it didn't matter, it directly scared him for a long time

"Six hundred miles urgent! Nanzhou rebellion! Qian Nanyan, the state capital, led his troops north and participated in the siege of Liangjing. ”

Qian Nanyan? Gao Wenyuan seems to have heard this name, as if his grandfather once mentioned this person to him, saying that he is a good official who does things for the people. But how could such an official rebel now?

Maybe I'm mistaken. Gao Wenyuan shook his head. Regardless of this, Liang Jing's situation now seems to be getting more and more dangerous, and his group of two-legged soldiers may not be able to catch up. I don't know if the king of Yunnan wants to think about it, but he didn't expect to catch up with this situation.

Then Gao Wenyuan suddenly thought of a sentence that his grandfather taught him when he was a child, "Don't ask for the right time." Whether he can catch up with Liang Jing before the fall of the fall is not up to him, and whether he should hurry up and march and do everything possible to win the victory is what he can do as a general. With that in mind, he beckoned to his lieutenant.

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Meanwhile.

Li Zongxing, who had not yet left the territory of Chonan Territory, saw a disgraced Zhao soldier running in front of him, and hurriedly sent someone to stop him and ask him why.

"Wang ...... Lord Wang, Cong ...... Congzhou ...... Nope. He knelt in front of Li Zongxing's horse, his body trembling like chaff, and he couldn't breathe when he spoke. Probably half because of fear, half because of tiredness.

When Li Zongxing heard this, he secretly screamed, "It's not good." He shook the whip away and slammed it to the ground with a "snap".

"The child is lying nonsense, why do you deceive this king!"

At this time, the soldier threw his head to the ground. "The prince spares his life! The little one is telling the truth. Congzhou has really been breached, Lord Wang, you will give me a dog's life, I ......" Before he finished speaking, he was knocked out by a whip from the king of Yunnan.

"Carry him to the side of the road for me, and notify the others behind, so that they can speed up and strive to reach Yangu Gorge earlier than Yan." Li Zongxing ordered to an officer beside him. The officer did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly called a helper and began to carry the fainted soldier.

The name of Yangu Gorge comes from a legend: Yangu is a legendary goddess who was originally a person. There was once a comatose official who sentenced her innocent father to death, and after burying her father, she committed suicide by burying her father. God was moved by her filial piety and sealed her a flame aunt. When she descended, she saw the official drinking and having fun by a river, and she killed him with her divine powers. The river was dried up by the fire of the flame and turned into a dry gorge. In the future, people called this canyon Yangu Gorge.

Yangu Gorge is in the south of Congzhou, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is the only way for Congzhou to advance southward. That being said, the so-called "must pass" is also a relative statement, and if people don't want to come quickly and have enough time, then they can naturally get around. However, for Li Zongxing, seizing the Yangu Gorge and dealing with the Yan army was itself a kind of delay. The front line was defeated, the Yan army was in full swing, and a direct head-on decisive battle was obviously not a wise choice, and the odds of victory were slightly lower.

However, the key to the maneuver is to take the Yangu Gorge "first", if it is taken by the Yan army, the consequences are unimaginable, the road to the north of the king of Yunnan is blocked, and the Yan army in Congzhou can spare enough energy to support Liang Jing, and he can only watch all this, and he has no so-called right to speak at all.

Thinking of this, he suddenly regretted that he had marched unhurriedly before.

Of course, this can't blame him, after all, no one could have thought that the defense line of Congzhou, which was still impregnable a few days ago, would be broken in one day. Li Zongxing knew that there must be a reason for this, but he didn't ask the soldier. After all, there are some things, some things that are not accessible to soldiers or junior officers.

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