Jinyang letter finally came.

The bad news was also confirmed.

Liu Mang's door was closed.

The generals and staff, no one dared to go in and disturb them.

Du Ruhui instructed Gao Chong and Yuwen Chengdu, each with a guard, take turns to be on duty outside the door, day and night, once the lord Liu Mang opened the door, he immediately passed.

Su Dingfang reported the battle situation of Jingcheng in full.

Nearly 10,000 enemy troops were captured and annihilated, and enemy generals Gao Gan and Lu Weihuang were killed. His own casualties were nearly 3,000, and Li Xiucheng and Hong Xuanjiao died.

Judging from the losses of both sides, it is undoubtedly a big victory.

But Li Xiucheng's death made everyone's hearts shrouded in a layer of gloom.

Li Xiucheng is one of the commanders in the army second only to Su Dingfang Xu Da. His death was an extremely huge blow to the lord Liu Mang.

The relatives also secretly questioned why the Jinyang letter had not yet arrived, and the lord Liu Mang seemed to know the news of Li Xiucheng's death.

Everyone didn't dare to discuss this matter, so they could only secretly speculate that the lord Liu Mang, a very popular minister, must still have information channels and learned the news in advance.

Liu Mang closed the door tightly, no one was seen, not even eating or drinking, and all his subordinates persuaded him outside the door, but they were all drunk by Liu Mang.

Liu Mang's voice was dry and hoarse, and everyone was worried.

Du Ruhui was more scheming, and suggested in a low voice: "The lord and General Xiucheng have a deep relationship, and it is difficult for us to persuade them, so it is better to send someone back to Luoyang quickly and invite a few ladies to come." ”

Everyone seconded the proposal and immediately sent fast horses to gallop to Luoyang.

The four wives in the family were shocked when they heard the news.

Wan'er attacked people, and they were all anxious to go to Juan County to take care of Liu Mang. The eldest grandson of the lady is innocent, the head of the family, and she is more calm and cautious. After thinking about it, he ordered Shangyi's wife, Shangguan Wan'er, and Shangfu's wife, Yang Yuhuan, to rush to Juan County. Companionship care.

Wan'er was clever, Yu Nu'er was clever, and when the two ladies arrived, they finally persuaded Liu Mang to walk out of the door.

In just a few days, Liu Mang's whole person has lost weight.

The face is haggard. His eye sockets are deep, his voice is hoarse, and his voice is like crying blood.

The lord walked out of the room, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The war was not over yet, and Xu Dadu hurriedly reported the situation of the war.

Yuan Shao's various departments, except for Yan Liangwen and Chou's department, have all retreated to Jizhou.

According to preliminary statistics, more than 10,000 enemies were killed in the three battles of Hanoi, Sheguo, and Jingcheng. The wounded enemy were incalculable, and about 20,000 enemy soldiers were captured.

captured the enemy's Hanoi commander Yuan Tan; Kill the enemy's general Chun Yuqiong; Kill the enemy's Jingcheng main general Gao Gan and general Lu Weihuang. Killed more than 100 generals above the rank of captain.

The whole of Hanoi was recovered by their own side and suffered huge losses.

The main general of Jingcheng Li Xiucheng and the general Hong Xuanjiao died. In the defensive battle of Wolf Meng, Hao Zhao was wounded; In the First World War, Chen Yucheng was wounded. Fortunately, the two generals are fine.

Dozens of junior lieutenants and more than 6,000 soldiers were killed, and more than 10,000 were wounded.

This battle, though won. But their own casualties are really not small.

Overall. In the battle of Jiji, although Bingzhou took the initiative, in terms of losses, it was also a battle of equal strength.

Jizhou divided its troops and merged with Yanzhou, fighting on two fronts, and still caused such a big loss to its own side. In fact, it can be seen that it is strong.

On the Yanzhou side, Yan Liangwen is still trapped in Licheng. Cao Cao faced Licheng, besieged but did not fight. Its purpose is nothing more than to use this as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Yuan Shao.

Liu Bowen said: "Cao Mengde is shrewd enough, and while the lord joins forces with him, he also has to be more vigilant." ”

Yuan Shao's strength was too strong, and Cao Cao did not dare to be too arrogant, so as not to lead Yuan Shao's hostile spearhead to Yanzhou completely.

At the same time that Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao in Yanzhou, he had already begun to ponder the aftermath. From another point of view, Cao Cao didn't swallow Yan Liangwen's ugly part, because he didn't want to completely offend Yuan Shao. His purpose is nothing more than to hope that the contradictions between the two sides will further increase, and he will benefit from them.

Cao Cao's heart is treacherous.

However, in today's troubled world, which prince is not so thoughtful? Even Liu Mang himself admitted that he also hoped to make the contradiction between Cao Yuan bigger, and he would reap the benefits.

In troubled times, the conquest between princes is characterized by fighting and peace.

Yuan Shao of Jizhou, although the battle on both fronts failed, his strength ranked first among the princes of the world. The Luoyang side cannot but adopt appropriate measures to avoid completely leading the contradictions to its side.

"Lord, how should I deal with Yuan Tan's matter?"

Liu Mang once promised Yuan Tan to let him return to Jizhou.

However, Li Xiucheng's death made Liu Mang's heart ache. He even thought about killing Yuan Tan to vent his anger.

In the end, Liu Mang, who was becoming more and more mature, made a rational decision.

"Send someone to contact Jizhou. Exchange Yuan Tan for Xiucheng's remains......" As soon as Li Xiucheng was mentioned, Liu Mang's eyes were red again.

Du Ruhui cautiously reminded: "Lord, the body of Gao Gan is still in the well. ”

Speaking of Gao Gan, Liu Mang hated itchy.

When he was a teenager, Liu Mang was bullied by the Gao family.

However, Gao Gan is dead after all. His cousins, Gao Zhi and Gao Hua, also died at the hands of Liu Mang. The great revenge is also avenged.

Liu Mang would not do that kind of thing of whipping corpses and breaking bones, waved his hand, and signaled that Gao Gan's corpse would be returned to Jizhou.

In Su Dingfang's letter, he also mentioned the establishment of a defense base in Stone Village.

As early as the capture of Taiyuan, the two sides had a fierce battle in Jingcheng.

At that time, Liu Mang had considered setting up a defensive barrier in the Jingcheng Pass.

After many investigations, the most suitable location is the area around Stone Village.

However, repairing the pass and stationing troops and horses is not a simple matter.

Stone Village, from Langmeng and other places, is nearly a day's journey.

Garrisoning troops there, the main problem. It is the food supply and the daily life of officers and soldiers.

Stone Village has scarce land and is not self-sufficient. Large-scale garrison, food supply completely depends on Taiyuan supply.

Moreover, the construction of the pass also requires a lot of manpower and material resources.

In the past, Liu Mang had always been very tight on money, and he didn't have the financial resources at all.

At present, the fiscal situation is somewhat more abundant, but it is still not optimistic.

Li Xiucheng's death finally made Liu Mang determined that no matter how difficult it was, he would implement this plan.

Ordered Yu Wenkai to rush to Jingcheng with the troops supporting Taiyuan, and come up with a plan for building the pass as soon as possible.

……

Du Ruhui was instructed to negotiate with Xun Chen sent by Jizhou at the junction of Hanoi and Jizhou, and reached an agreement.

used the corpses of Yuan Tan and Gao Gan Lu Weihuang to exchange the remains of Li Xiucheng and Hong Xuanjiao.

The place where Li Xiucheng was buried was personally selected by Liu Mang, and it was Wangwu Mountain in Hedong.

Li Xiucheng, although he has never been to Wangwu Mountain. But there, it is more quiet and solemn, standing proudly in the mountains, and can be disturbed by miscellaneous people.

When the time passed, he was buried there.

Sometimes move this talk as a companion, Li Xiucheng and Hong Xuanjiao in the kingdom of heaven will not be lonely.

In war, there must always be sacrifices.

Wangwu Mountain will be used as a resting place for the heroic spirits in the future......

The bodies of Li Xiucheng and Hong Xuanjiao have been transported.

The thick coffin was decorated with a coffin, and Liu Mang wanted to personally support the coffin and transport the remains of the martyrs to Wangwu Mountain.

"Big brother, I'm also going to see off Sister Hong."

It's Jing'er.

Zhen's and Menghong Xuanjiao helped each other to escape from Jizhou.

Jing'er is already twelve years old. Although he is still young, he has gradually matured.

Liu Mang couldn't refuse her heart, and nodded slowly.

Liu Mang personally supported the coffin, Chen Yucheng, and Xu Da, Hao Zhao, Mu Shan and others who had been carried by Li Xiucheng, carried the coffin for Li Xiucheng.

The coffin departed......

? (To be continued.) )