In the city of Tongguan, which has become the forefront of the Western Army,

"If you want to fight, how much is it in vain?"

As the commander-in-chief of the Western Army, Zhao Xi couldn't help but admire and sigh, looking at the envoys who obviously returned in vain, trembling and coming back to talk. , the latest chapter access: ШШШ.79xs.СоМ .

"It's really worthy of being known as invincible, and a generation of heroes who have swept most of the mountains and rivers of the North for several years"

"It's been a long time since I've met such an interesting and powerful opponent."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but turn to a feather-crowned scribe beside him with a somewhat subtle and hearty expression.

"It seems that you are a little bit of a 'want' to capture the people and 'mess' people's minds."

"The other party doesn't like it at all, or they don't care anymore."

。。。。。。。。。。。。。。

Shangzhou, Wuguan,

The men and horses who retreated from Lantianyu, together with many local people and tun people who spontaneously followed, were in a gloomy and bleak atmosphere, and some 'chaotic' crowds were pushing and shoving, and the fish passed through the Nanping Xiongguan, one of the four passes in this pass, which was called the "Three Qin Fortress" and "Qin Chu Throat", and rushed to enter the territory of Shannan Dongdao, which was separated by a river.

And Gao Pet, who was still wrapped in bandages with blood stains on his body, also watched all this expressionlessly on the wall, silent like a stone sculpture that had weathered for thousands of years, full of some vicissitudes and wasted accumulation.

Obviously, it was easy for him to organize the other troops to take charge of the broken rear, and on the dangerous mountain pass of the Suspension Bridge Ridge outside Wuguan, he began to 'hand' and 'fierce' battle with the vanguard of the Western Army that broke through Lantian Valley.

And those thin pillars of smoke that can be seen faintly in the daytime are transformed into cantonment stations and defensive strongholds, and they are burned down one by one and abandoned in various post stations and buildings. This also means that his persistence and perseverance over the past few years, as well as everything he has worked hard to fight and operate, no longer have any meaning.

Just after the fall of the important town of Tongguan, which echoed each other, he had already deeply felt and realized the helplessness of the general trend; The small number of troops led by Wang Duanchen gave up most of the troops stationed in Ji, and after the news of their return to the south came one after another, it gave him the final blow of the lone brigade that fought bloodily on the southern road.

And Gao Chong, who is the lord of the first army, can't even completely block the news to temporarily stabilize people's hearts, because the stragglers who escaped from the Dujian Road along the Funiu Mountains have already arrived in Fangzhou, Junzhou, and Jinzhou, where their rear is located, and it has caused a lot of panic and 'chaos' and 'chaos' in the local area.

Seeing that the strength is becoming more and more strong, the strength of the new defeated division, the morale of the people has been difficult to support for a long time. Not to mention the replenishment of equipment and food, which is almost cut off with the 'chaos' and 'chaos' in the rear; perhaps as long as he hesitates and repeats a little, I am afraid that it will be a complete crisis of destruction.

At this time, the Huai army, which had already swept the two rivers, was beyond the expectations of most soldiers, but to his surprise, handed over an olive branch, or a handful of life-saving straw that could be called a charcoal in the snow.

Therefore, in a short period of time, he has three strategies to choose from;

The best strategy is to lead the troops to leave behind these burdens that occupy the majority, and then return to the dynasty under the sendjourn of a few cronies and guards, in order to have a chance to make a comeback.

The middle strategy is to cross the Danshui along the southern foot of the Bear's Ear Mountain to the east into Zhuyang Pass, lead the troops to move closer to Henan, and arrive at the relatively stable Dengzhou and Ruzhou areas, where the free people respond to them and their weak division, but this also represents a certain irreparable state of affairs and implications.

The next strategy is to accept the limited military Zizi that Huaizhen has transported down the Luoshui, continue to hold on to the spot, and then hope that more miracles and turnarounds can occur in the bitter waiting.

In addition, in fact, there is a special 'door' against them, the middle and high-level generals;

is to see that Gao Zhong himself used to fight side by side, and he once got along with his boss very well, and had a sense of support, so he could give these generals a chance to send them south after replenishing equipment and materials; Of course, most of the remaining soldiers and local soldiers and civilians who were left behind have gone back to take over and take responsibility.

If it's just the first three strategies, it's not so embarrassing; But on the contrary, it was this 'private' condition, which made Gao Zhong hesitate, or the net worth of the generals and the future of their lives were maintained in disguise on his momentary decision.

What's more, although the conditions proposed by the other party are good, he feels that he is not as valued by the court as Wang Duanchen, the famous marshal of the Northern Expedition, and there is no guarantee that after returning to the south, he will be able to be reappointed and reused by the court.

However, he doesn't even have the ability to attack and question this, because the other party is using the name of nostalgia and nostalgia for both public and private, which is a dignified and upright means of conspiracy; Compared with the fact that without saying hello, the commander led a small number of troops to the south on his own, and the act of indirectly falling into a well, is simply decent and justified.

As the majority of the military and civilians, they don't understand, nor do they care about the dirty and quarrels between the upper echelons, all they can see and feel is the imminent life and death, and the only way to live that may be sent to them; This is the general trend in the usual sense.

Therefore, even if he has experienced countless crises and difficulties, he needs more information and intelligence to support his judgment and determination.

That night, as if in response to his thoughts and expectations, the messenger from the south, riding a fast horse and carrying a feather, finally returned, and then became a long sigh from the high pet who had retreated, and the flickering lights of the night of sleepless writing.

Before dawn, dozens of generals and generals who had been summoned back by the beating of the drum saw a chief general with a haggard face and bloodshot eyes.

"You can go and stay for yourself."

As soon as these words came out, they were suddenly startled, and the "waves" turned over the rocks and "provoked" a lot of shouts.

"Envoy."

"Gao Shuai."

"Stay."

"Lord, what's going on?"

Then the officials who accompanied the account handed over to them a copy of the court, which was impressively three copies of the imperial court of different dates.

The farthest part of the time was more than a month ago, when the Jinghu Xingsi in Xiangyang was abolished, and (abandoning Jinghu North Road) turned to Jinghu South Road to "counterinsurgency".

However, there was a text from more than 20 days ago, but it was in the Jiangning Mansion of the capital headed by the left-behind division, and the soldiers of the army who were not in the gate were made public, and now everyone under the tent is almost impressive. The touch and impact of this news suddenly made their expressions complicated and subtle.

The third, however, was fourteen days ago. Taking the impeachment initiated by Song Zhongji, the overseer of the Kannai Province under the leadership of the remote leader, he declared the high favor who had been "lost" as the primary culprit for the fall of Kannai and the collapse of the war situation in the north.

Although he has died in battle and is no longer involved in other incidents, he is chasing down the official ranks, honors, knighthoods and 'door' shades, and the Gao family, a small number of family members and relatives, has gone overseas to pioneer without forgiveness and cannot return it 'privately'.

A sudden outbreak of scolding, wailing, and crying rushed out of the heavily guarded Chinese army tent.

。。。。。。。。。。

And in the distant Canton, on the long street of the royal road where the weather finally cooled down slightly,

Liang Taiping, the emperor who had just been "rescued" from Tiannan's traitorous party, was also in a certain oppressive and unbearable atmosphere, silently looking around along the way through the Yingluo, bead curtains and curtains hanging from the Luoche.

There is no corresponding mountain shouting long live or a sea of people cheering thunderously. There are no merchants and seafarers who show all kinds of strange 'obscene' tricks or novelties on the specially built platform, only a glance at the past, the same, the coldness and emptiness of the closed 'door' of the house;

And the original tall horses and colorful clothes dressed up to protect the left and right, or the dragon guards who moved forward to open the way, and the palace, the front of the palace and the straight classes, have also become the plain black armor of the imperial court guards from the shogunate residence and the armored clan under the Hainan collar.

They wore helmets and armor and did not squint their eyes to guard the left and right of the royal car, not so much to escort and honor the Son of Heaven, but to escort a certain noble prisoner, and to carry out some kind of routine parade in the streets and sacrifice of prisoners.

Come to think of it, it has been seven or eight years since he suddenly succeeded to the throne since he was a child; Before you know it, it's time to get married; It's just that he obviously doesn't have the luck of those ancestors who have lived a lifetime of poverty and luxury, or who have achieved great success in a certain field, or who are stained with 'women' and 'sex' everywhere, and leave a lot of 'women' with controversial identities, but who can die relatively well;

Maybe after this involuntary 'chaos', finding a 'daughter' of each minister's family to match the next generation of heirs, and abdicating early to become the emperor of Anyang Inner Garden, is the best ending he can expect.

Otherwise, it is to adopt the young son of a close branch clan as a transition, and finally be sent to the direct leader of Hainan Island, and be confined for the whole year, just like the result of one or two uncles and ancestors in history.

If he is not satisfied, he doesn't want to think about it at all.

Not long after, in the sound of the whip of the pure road, the green ridge of the towering roof of the temple was already in sight; The Son of Heaven, who was no longer very young, couldn't help but sigh, and began to walk out of the car under the respectful invitation or urging of the nearby 'waiter'.

Perhaps from here, it will be the starting point of the long seclusion that he has been thinking about in the Taimiao.