Half a month later.

Xiliang, Jincheng.

Cheng Biting Jin, Xu Maogong, and the eldest grandson Wuji, led an army of 330,000 (of which 30,000 were newly recruited prisoners) to Jincheng and launched a fierce attack on Jincheng.

By now, it has been three days of onslaught.

Li Heng came to Jincheng five days ago, and the garrisons in the surrounding cities of Jincheng were also withdrawn to the city.

In this regard, Zhou Gandang was very frightened, once the city was forced, wouldn't he be finished?

On the tower of the city, looking at the Tang army rushing here from the city, Zhou Gandang asked: "Prime Minister, have all the soldiers sent out?" ”

"Your Majesty, you've asked five times, and you've already sent it out."

Li Heng rolled his eyes and replied.

A few hours ago, Zhou Gandang decided to withdraw some of the soldiers and horses on the Jiangnan battlefield, and was about to ask Luo Yi for help.

Although he knew that the herald had been dispatched, he was still very worried.

"Prime Minister, how long do you think Jincheng can hold on?"

"The king can rest assured, there are 80,000 garrisons in Jincheng, so the city is high and thick, and the enemy is not easy to overcome, as long as we hold on and wait for reinforcements, we can get the final victory."

Li Heng said: "Cheng Biting Jin and Xu Maogong's 330,000 troops, most of them are newly recruited, and the siege of the city is unorganized, so it does not pose any threat to our Jincheng. Besides, they have too many soldiers and no food and grass, and as long as we can hold out for two months, the enemy will retreat. ”

Zhou Gandang nodded again and again, and said, "The minister of state is reasonable. ”

At this time, in the distant military array under the city, Cheng Yanjin held a holy decree in his hand and frowned.

"Withdrawal? This.... Looking at the holy decree sent by the Qin Mission, Cheng Yanjin couldn't believe that it was true.

He said: "No, the emperor said some time ago that he wanted us to capture Xiliang, and now it looks like it is about to be realized, why did he withdraw his troops?" ”

Looking at the Qincha in front of him, Cheng Yanjin didn't know him, he became vigilant and shouted: "You must be the enemy's spy." ”

The man who came was in his thirties, dressed as a Confucian student, he smiled bitterly and arched his hand: "Guogong, please take a closer look at the holy decree, but it is forged?" ”

"The decree is true... But.... ”

Saying that, Cheng Yanjin handed over the holy decree to Xu Maogong next to him and asked Xu Maogong to identify it.

Xu Maogong didn't look at the holy decree, he said: "Lu Guogong, don't doubt it, it must be the emperor who asked us to withdraw our troops." ”

"Why?"

Xu Maogong smiled and said, "Don't you know the Central Plains battle situation? The Northern Desert soldiers rebelled, Qin Huaiyu's army fell into danger, Huainan was in danger, the Northern Desert was in danger, where would the emperor transfer troops from us? ”

"We are waiting to attack Xiliang, just to fight for a breath, and want to bring Zhou Gandang to justice, but this will not help the Central Plains war situation. Even if Zhou Gandang loses Xiliang, he can live in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

"The emperor is scared, so he urgently transferred me to wait for help."

"What then? Shall we go back? Eldest Sun Wuji asked.

Cheng Yanjin said angrily: "If you don't go back, you see that you are about to capture Xiliang, how can you give up halfway." ”

"Lu Guogong, with all due respect, do you really think you can capture Xiliang?" Xu Maogong asked.

Cheng Biting Jin said: "We have all attacked Jincheng, as long as Jincheng is broken, Zhou Gandang will be in a catastrophe, and all parts of Xiliang will also fall from the wind." How can I not attack it? ”

It sounds very reasonable, but in Xu Maogong's opinion, it is very different.

He said: "Lu Guogong may be gone, Zhou Gandang still has hundreds of thousands of horses in Jiangnan, and he can return to help at any time, and after returning to help, it will not have much impact on the situation in Jiangnan, they have captured Jiangnan and tried to occupy Huainan." There are also Longxi Luo Yi and Luo Tong, once the Qiang people are defeated, they can come back to Zhou Gandang's aid, he doesn't want to see Zhou Gandang destroyed, without Zhou Gandang, we are his enemies. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji touched the beard under his forehead and said, "It's still the military advisor who can see it thoroughly." ”

"Is it really impossible to withdraw?"

Cheng Biting Jin said: "That's too breathless.... ”

Xu Maogong said with a smile: "To be honest, I really want to go to Jiangnan to meet Aguduo for a while, he is a gangster and reckless man, how can he capture my Jiangnan, and how to ask me Huainan, it's shocking." ”

Next, the three of them discussed for a long time.

In the end, Cheng Yanjin still compromised.

Looking at the soldiers who were besieging the city in front of him, Cheng Yanjin sighed heavily, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, withdraw the army!" With that, he drove his horse and galloped backwards.

Woo woo...

At this moment, Mingjin's horn sounded, and the five thousand soldiers who were attacking the city in front of them all retreated and evacuated urgently with the large army.

On the city tower, Li Heng and Zhou Gandang were all stunned.

"Huh? How did you evacuate? ”

Li Heng was very puzzled.

Zhou Gandang laughed and said, "Okay, it's good to withdraw!" ”

"It seems that something has happened to them, otherwise they wouldn't be in such a hurry to withdraw, God help me."

Li Heng was always puzzled, he called Cao Qin and Sun Xiang, sent spies, and decided that he must find out what was going on... If it's just a simple lure to the enemy, then forget it, if it's a strategic retreat, then there will be a layout.

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Xiqiang.

The king's tent was broken by Xiao Chenglong, and Luo Tong led the army back in a hurry and garrisoned the cities with Wang Qing.

But fortunately, when Luo Tong retreated, he took Dong Fan, the enemy's military division, away, and Xiao Chenglong did not catch up. And the so-called king's tent was also seriously damaged by Luo Tong, and it could no longer be used at all, even if Xiao Chenglong got it, there was nothing good.

In this battle, Luo Tong still suffered heavy losses, 20,000 iron cavalry, nearly half of them died, and the remaining 10,000 were also wounded soldiers, and when he returned to the county town built by Wang Qing, he had no combat effectiveness.

Especially when he was about to reach the county seat, he also defeated Tuoba Yan, and after this battle, he suffered the greatest loss.

But now everything is fine, Tuoba Yan has been repulsed, these counties are no longer threatened, Xiao Chenglong has not caught up, and has withdrawn to rest.

Although the soldiers suffered heavy casualties, plus the cavalry that Sun Yu had left in the county before, they could also organize an iron cavalry, as well as Wang Qing's soldiers and horses, which was enough to fight again.

But this time Luo Tong was no longer reckless, he took Wang Qing's suggestion, led by retreat, step by step, and built the county seat first, with these cities, he had the capital to fight a protracted war with Xiao Chenglong.

"General, now, we have built six cities, and the Yanmen Pass has entered Xiqiang for six hundred miles, all of which are connected into one, and when we are rested and recuperate, and then advance six hundred miles, then Xiao Chenglong will have no way to escape!"

Placing the map in front of Luo Tong, Wang Qing said excitedly.

Luo Tong glanced at Wang Qing and said with a smile: "You are very good, you don't want a quick victory, you just want to be invincible, when this battle is over, I will definitely say a few good words for you in front of the lord, and your merits will not be invisible to the lord." ”

"General Xie."

Wang Qing was overjoyed, with Luo Tong's words, he was even more motivated.

He knows that Luo Tong is Luo Yi's eldest brother, and sometimes Luo Tong can decide everything with one sentence, which is faster than making great contributions.

"Then if you have to advance another six hundred miles, how long do you think it will take?" Luo Tong asked, frowning, looking at the map.

Wang Qing thought for a while and said, "General, give me two months, and I will definitely be able to complete this task!" ”[.]