Chapter 177: Yuan Shao returns
Koji Yi led the army and cautiously retreated southward, in case the Xia army came back to kill the horse gun again, and did not accelerate the southward retreat until it was close to Qi County.
Returning to Qi County, before he could rest enough, Chun Yuqiong's defeated army had also arrived. Standing at the head of the city, under the cover of night, he looked at Chun Yuqiong's hundreds of remnants with suspicion, desolately. Lu Yi didn't know Chun Yuqiong, and after interrogating him for a long time and confirming his identity, he was let into the city.
Knowing the news of the loss of Jinyang from his mouth, he disdained Chun Yuqiong to lose the city and land, and at the same time, Lu Yi also felt a little afraid. Fortunately, he was dragged by the Xia army, otherwise, the three thousand sons under his command ran into the elite of the Xia army who had won a big victory and broke the city to the north, and he was really going to die without a place to be buried.
Liu Qiu also got the news that Liu Yuan had taken Jinyang, but he did not lead the army to return north, and after sending someone to report the situation of his army, he led the army quietly south. The scouts reported that Yuan Shao's army was not far from Taiyuan, and he wanted to lead his army to "meet" him north.
Liu Yuan was in Jinyang and received two military reports about Liu Qiu's partial army. A copy of Liu Qiu came, very simply, he forced Yuan's army's vanguard Koji Yijun back to Qi County, mentioning his plan to attack Yuan Shao next.
And Da Xiling's transmission is much more detailed, reporting Liu Qiu's performance in the south one by one, especially before and after the confrontation with the Koji Yijun, and there are many dissatisfactions between words.
Putting away Da Xiling's military newspaper, Liu Yuan was a little surprised, not like Da Xiling, Liu Yuan could imagine what Liu Qiu showed behind every decision. He originally wanted to use Liu Qiu as a brave future, but now it seems that he has the demeanor of a wise general, as if he is a natural general, leading the army for the first time, and his performance far exceeds Liu Yuan's expectations.
Especially the opponent he faced was Koji Yi, and Liu Yuan knew Koji Yi's name. After being silent for a long time, Liu Yuan smiled and said to the people around him: "Brother Lonely, you have the talent of a general!" ”
There was someone next to him who responded, but it was difficult to find the jealousy that flashed in Liu Yuan's eyes.
"Send someone to keep an eye on the movements of Yuan's army in the south! …… Also, Liu Qiu's side, if there is news, report it at any time! ”
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It took another five days, Yuan Shao finally led the army back to Taiyuan, outside the city of Qixian, and did not give a good face to Chun Yuqiong, who led people to greet him. Ordered the three armies to be stationed outside the city and went straight into the city.
Along the way, everything went wrong, and as soon as he entered Taiyuan, he learned the news of the loss of Jinyang. wanted to speed up the north, but was invaded by Liu Qiu's army, like a kraft candy, the ghost haunted Yuan Shao, sent an army to attack, he fled, and from time to time he would backfire on him, and he killed and injured some soldiers when he saw the opportunity.
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The loss of soldiers and horses was not large, but Yuan Shao was not very troubled by Liu Qiu's partial division when he was returned to the army, and when he arrived in Qi County, the soldiers were exhausted.
Regardless of physical fatigue, he sat down in the county office, and Yuan Shao looked at Chun Yuqiong angrily: "Say, why did you throw Jinyang away for me!" There is an indescribable sternness in the tone!
Chun Yuqiong knelt at the bottom, worried, and Yuan Shao, who was angry, brought him great pressure, and said: "Lord, the Xia army is brave, and our army has few soldiers, so I didn't stop it for a while." ”
Hearing Chun Yuqiong's explanation, Yuan Shao was even more angry, pushed the book on the case, and scolded angrily: "Few soldiers? I will leave you with 3,000 elites, with the support of Jinyang County, and the defenders will have 4 or 5,000 people. There are only 20,000 Hun soldiers, and the cavalry army is the main force, how did they use the cavalry army to break through the Jinyang Jiancheng? Well? ”
"My lord, the Xia army has an infantry army formed by barbarians, the battle is extremely crazy, and it is not afraid of death, and the last general is divided into four gates and repelled several attacks. In addition, there is a ** merchant in the city to do the internal response, the inside should be combined with the outside, and the west gate is broken. The North Gate guard Han Juzi surrendered to the enemy again, and the last general is really powerless to return to the sky! ”
"And make excuses! Someone came and pulled Chun Yuqiong out and beheaded him! Yuan Shao was already so angry that he couldn't listen to his explanation at all.
Chun Yuqiong panicked, with his relationship with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao wanted to kill him, which he didn't expect, and quickly begged for mercy: "The lord spares his life!" ”
"Slow down! Now that the matter has come to this, let's think about how to deal with Xia Jun. As for General Chunyu, let's make him guilty and make meritorious contributions. Jinyang fell, and Liu Yuan easily found a foothold in Taiyuan, but it was a great disadvantage for the lord! Xun Chen persuaded beside him.
Yuan Shao listened to the persuasion and calmed his anger for a while, and looked at Chun Yuqiong, who was kneeling in the hall, with scars on his body, especially on his left shoulder. It seems that he also tried his best to fight, and when he thought of the friendship over the years, his heart softened and put away his murderous intentions.
"Get up! Degraded to the protector Sima, he made meritorious service for his crimes! Yuan Shao still said fiercely.
"Thank you, Lord! Subordinates must ......"
"Don't be too busy with thanksgiving just yet!" Yuan Shao interrupted him, the anger in his heart subsided for a moment, his mind replied to the request, and asked solemnly: "Give me, and all the monarchs here, talk about the invasion of the Xia army." Before and after the Jinyang War, there is no leakage, all of them! ”
Chun Yuqiong saved her life, did not dare to slack off, and brought the Jinyang war together. Yuan Shao and a group of strategists and generals listened carefully.
"Damn! In the first place, the profiteers who were connected to foreign countries should have been exterminated, and Han Juzi, how did you use people? After listening to Chun Yuqiong's report, Yuan Shao slapped the table and fired at it again.
Chun Yuqiong shrunk her neck and didn't dare to answer.
Turning his head to look at the people in the hall: "Everyone, I want to lead the army north, recapture Jinyang, and repel the Huns, I don't know what I suggest?" ”
As soon as the words fell, Xu You's expression was a little solemn and said: "Lord, what Guan Chun Yu Qiong said, the Huns are not easy to deal with." When Liu Yuan came, he was obviously well prepared, riding a large army, and his goal was clear. And with the strong and prosperous trend of the Xiongnu Xia Kingdom under Liu Yuan's reform, it is difficult to drive it away. ”
"Didn't you persuade me to return north to resist foreign insults before!" Yuan Shao frowned, and his voice was a little cold.
"Time has changed, our deduction is based on the fact that Jinyang has not been lost, and now that Jinyang has fallen, the Huns have taken the lead! Our army must no longer rush north! Xu You sighed.
Yuan Shao's face sank again, and he took a deep breath: "Then how should our army deal with the Huns!" Yuan Shao already regretted leading the army back to Taiyuan at this time.
Lu Yi listened to Yuan Shao and the others discuss, and suddenly came out and said: "Lord, the Xia army that invaded this time is different from the Hu clan in the past. Among them, the generals are far from being comparable to ordinary barbarians, just in the next encounter, their people are calm, decisive, cunning, and the soldiers are resolute, all of them are elite, and they are really difficult to deal with! ”
Speaking of this, Lu Yi couldn't help but think of the encounter with Liu Qiu in his mind. Everyone else is waiting for Lu Yi to follow, and they all know that they will not just come out to praise Xia Jun.
Lu Yi paused and said, "The most difficult person for the Xia army to deal with is its cavalry. High mobility, execution, and attack. However, if our army responds properly, even if it is a field battle, there is no need to be afraid! ”
After that, Lu Yi talked about the confrontation with Liu Qiu in detail, and concluded: "As long as our army prepares more chariots and spears for defense, and at the same time puts more strong crossbows and hard bows to attack it, if the Xia army dares to attack the army formation, it is no different from looking for death, so that our army is enough to face the enemy in the field." It's just that our army is still in a passive position, and the initiative is still in the hands of the enemy! ”
Listening to Koji's words, many people's eyes lit up, Xu You got up and said a little excitedly: "General Koji is really a general's talent, Jinyang is not far from Qi County, our army can follow his law and gradually advance to Jinyang City, without the Xia army attacking." If you go to the city, the siege of the city depends on the performance of my Yuan army! ”
"Good!" Yuan Shao finally smiled: "Xu You, you will buy chariots and crossbows, and the rest of the people will train the military formation and train the soldiers with me." When everything is ready, raise troops to attack the Huns in the north! ”
"No!"
"Jinyang, I must take it back!"