Situ Tai was naturally overjoyed by the victory in this battle, and for this, he rewarded the whole army. After all, in the short term, it is impossible to chase and kill the Qi army if you want to pass through Bishui Pass. Therefore, in this spare time, I rewarded the whole army once, and it was also considered to give myself a better foothold in the army.

In contrast, the Qi army camp south of Bishui Pass was much darker. At this moment, the entire battalion was much lower than usual, not to mention compared to the time when the Bishui Pass was captured. Come to think of it, it was a big victory before, but now it has become a fiasco, and no one can stand it. Moreover, their boss King Qi was also furious at the moment, they didn't dare to lose their lives because of some small things, if that, it would be too unworthy.

Murong Cheng lived alone in the handsome tent, still sullen. In this battle, it took a lot of effort before and after, and in order to achieve the best results, he attacked the city in the Tiger Prison Pass, and you suffered heavy losses. However, for the success of this plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, and for the victory of the surprise attack, he still gritted his teeth and commanded the soldiers to attack. But the end result? Here he suffered a miserable defeat, and the defeat was difficult for him to accept. His hard work turned out to be in the sight of the other party for a long time. This time he lost 100,000 soldiers, but he couldn't lose any more.

"Subordinates Zhang Tu, Zhong Yan, Han Dong, Xu Lei, Wang Shuang, have seen the prince!" Among the handsome tents, the five highest-ranking officers entered the handsome tent to meet Murong Cheng, the king of Qi, who had been nesting in the handsome tent.

When these five people saw the appearance of Murong Cheng, the king of Qi, they were taken aback. On weekdays, King Qi is gentle and elegant, and his momentum is compelling. But at this time, his head was hanging down, his eyes were red, his face was tired, and he was listless.

"Lord Wang, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and you can't completely lose the confidence to fight back because of a single defeat. If the prince doesn't have the confidence to compete with Situ Lei, what ability, qualifications and confidence do our subordinates have to fight? Zhong Yan saw that Murong Cheng had become like this, and said urgently. Now is not the time to vent, the situation is urgent. There was a fire in the city, although the enemy could not pass. However, if the fire is reduced or extinguished, the Yongwang army will definitely pass through the Bishui Pass and conquer the remnants of the southern part of the city. When the time comes, things really won't be good.

Murong Cheng said hatefully: "This king has not lost confidence, but he is really unwilling to lose at the hands of Situ Lei's son. Even if this king is defeated, he can only be defeated by Situ Lei, not by this kid. ”

Seeing Murong Cheng say this, Zhang Tu and the others breathed a sigh of relief, which showed that although Murong Cheng was hit very hard by defeat, he had not been completely defeated.

"Lord Wang, in the past, Situ Lei teamed up with the Yanzhou Mansion Army, the Tang Army, and the Xuzhou Army to attack us, what happened in the end? It was not under our operation that the crisis was turned into safety, and now, it has become our coalition crusade against Situ Lei. Who can say clearly about victory or defeat? Besides, in this battle of Bishui Pass, his subordinates believe that it will definitely not be the credit of Situ Tai alone. Or, in which it is also the meaning of Situ Lei. Otherwise, the intelligence of our army and the movement of tens of thousands of troops, if there was no permission from Situ Lei, how could Situ Tai dare to move lightly. In other words, the current Situ Lei's body stiffened and began to go downhill, so he was cultivating his heir. Therefore, the prince does not need to worry about this matter. ”

"Lord Wang, since the beginning of our coalition army's crusade against Situ Lei, it is said that Situ Lei has been hit a lot, and under his anger, his body has gradually gone downhill. Perhaps, it won't be long before the prince's great enemy is gone. As for these juniors, sooner or later they will be cleaned up. Zhang Tu said unhurriedly, and then removed the depression in Murong Cheng's heart.

When Murong Cheng heard this, he said, "Really? Wait a minute, and the king will come when he freshens up. This defeat, this king will definitely not be reconciled, and he will not admit defeat. ”

After a while, Murong Cheng, who had changed his clothes and tiara, came to the front tent again, but his face regained the awe-inspiring aura of the past. The only thing is that his face is a little unsightly, but it is conceivable that this failure has hit him hard.

"What are the losses of our army?" After letting everyone sit down, Murong Cheng asked directly.

Han Dongyu, a general of the Chinese army, reported: "Back to the prince, 130,000 soldiers were stationed in the city, and in the end they escaped, only 12 out of 10, that is, less than 20,000 soldiers escaped. The rest...... The rest are gone, and they either died in the city or surrendered to the enemy. However, if you start it with a fire in the city, I am afraid that it is more likely to be burned to death. After all, it is ......difficult to find a way out of the fire and smoke," said Han Dong and couldn't help but sigh. 100,000 soldiers, just like this overnight, no matter who it is, it is a little unacceptable.

Sure enough, after Murong Cheng heard this, his eyes were glazed, and tears couldn't help but come out. 100,000 soldiers, this is half of the soldiers under Bishui Pass. If you fight against the enemy, you will have to pay at least 100,000 lives for the other side to take it. Even if you conquer the city, you don't know where to kill. But now, overnight, the ashes have been wiped out.

"In this way, there are less than 100,000 soldiers in our army's camp?" After a while, Murong Cheng said slowly.

Han Dong continued to report: "Yes, Lord Wang! Now there are about 90,000 soldiers in the camp, and 10,000 of them are wounded. The morale of the remaining 80,000 soldiers also plummeted because of this battle. If the enemy army comes after the flames in the city have disappeared, the soldiers of my battalion will not be the opponent of the other party. Because of the other party's big victory, I think it will also be a big morale boost. ”

Murong Cheng muttered, "Defeated, really defeated." Then a voice hurriedly asked, "According to what you mean, that is, when the enemy army comes, we are not their opponents, right?" ”

Han Dong's face stiffened slightly, but he still reported the truth, and said, "Returning to the prince, it is true." We were defeated, and our morale plummeted, especially since 100,000 robes were buried in the fire overnight, and it would have been impossible without a reaction from the brethren. In addition, we have much fewer troops than the other side. In addition, many military supplies such as trebuchets and crossbows of our army were also burned by the flames. On the contrary, if the other party wins a big victory, the morale will inevitably rise. They had been preparing for so long in the north of Bishui Pass, and they must have made a series of preparations. If we do kill us, we ......."

Murong Cheng waved his hand and said, "There is no need to say any more, this king understands." What you say is the truth, and it is the king's negligence. In the first place, it should not have been allowed to live in the city with so many soldiers, and most of the equipment should not have been kept in the city. As a result, the opponent took advantage of the loophole. Speaking of which, it's all the king's fault. By the way, the three generals in the city have returned, Wang Shuang, are you alone? ”

Wang Shuang, the general of the right army, had a lot of burns in his hair, and his arms were also wrapped in bandages, and he said bitterly: "Returning to the prince, his subordinates escaped under the escort of his own guards, and the other two generals are only afraid of ......."

"Alas...... It's a pity for them, they should be brave warriors on the battlefield, but they died in the fire in the end, it's not worth it, it's not worth it. I knew that I should have led the army directly to fight Situ Tai outside the city last night. I think at that time he was just trying to stall for time and to suppress our army. If we do fight with it, who wins and who loses, the outcome is two questions. Listening to Wang Shuang's words, Murong Cheng sighed again. Seriously, at this moment, he really regretted dying.

"Forget it, don't talk about the past, let's keep up with the future. So, what do you do now? The situation is not good, and we need to be prepared. ”

Zhong Yan said directly: "Lord Wang, we have discussed it, and there are two aspects that we need to do now. The first is to immediately increase the offensive at Tiger Pass, in any case, our troops at Tiger Pass are still far more than the defenders. When necessary, they can continue to ask the Tang, Shanyang, and Xuzhou armies to continue to send troops to participate in the war. In this way, we can force the enemy troops here not to dare to go south to pursue us. Of course, what we need to do is also to step back a little. At the same time, let the places of Yuzhou, Jingzhou and Yangzhou prepare the grain and grass materials needed by our army. At the same time, let the reserve soldiers and horses be dispatched to transport food, grass and siege equipment for us, and at the same time not fall behind in the comparison of troops, at least, let the new soldiers stabilize the soldiers who are now a little panicked. ”

"Second, we need to continue to increase the number of regular soldiers, regular soldiers who can fight well. Otherwise, here we will have to be a passive defensive place. If the situation is programmed to be passive here, then we will not bring much oppression to the enemy army in the land of Yongzhou. In this way, Situ Lei also had time to rectify his internal problems and train new pawns. ”

Zhang Tu said: "My subordinates would like to add that we can also create rumors in Yongzhou and other places, just say that Situ Lei's life will not be long, and he is ready to support a certain son." In this way, the generals and civilian officials below who have their own thoughts will also have other thoughts, so they will have much less unanimous thoughts about the outside world. Second, we can also bribe and co-opt officials in various state capitals to our advantage. ”

Murong Cheng high-fived and said, "In this way, I will do as you say." In this way, as for the first point that Zhong Yan said, Zhong Yan, you send people to the states to give orders. As for the second point, this, where do you think it is most convenient and appropriate to transfer troops? ”

Zhong Yan said: "Lord Qiqi, now, the regular soldiers in various places have their own unique tasks, whether it is the land of Jiaozhou or the land of Jingzhou, they are all burdened with heavy responsibilities. Now, the only thing that is easy to mobilize and relatively fast is the Wuwei army in the land of Yanzhou. They stayed there, not only could not attack the Shanyang army, seize the land of Yanzhou, but also let the Shanyang army have a barrier against us. Why don't you let the Armed Guards withdraw and cooperate here to deal with the enemy forces? ”

Hearing Zhong Yan's words, Murong Cheng couldn't help frowning and said, "Wu Weijun? Withdraw them from the southern part of the land of Yanzhou? At the beginning, in order to gain a firm foothold in the land of Yanzhou, in the end, the main general of the Wuwei Army was killed, and most of the Wuwei Army was killed one after another. The current armed guard army can basically be said to have been formed while fighting. Withdraw like this now? Zhang Tu, that's what you mean? ”

Zhang Tu replied: "Yes, when the Wuwei army entered the land of Yanzhou, there was no head-on conflict with the Yanzhou army, and the purpose was nothing more than to defeat the Tang army that betrayed the lord first, and seize the dominance of the land of Yanzhou by taking advantage of the situation. However, with Situ Lei's plan, the various princes around the land of Yanzhou allied forces, causing heavy losses to the Wuwei army. In addition, the Shanyang Army is now in charge of the land of Yanzhou, and the Shanyang Army is much stronger than the Yanzhou Army in the past, and we have lost the best opportunity to attack. Now that the Wuwei Army occupies a corner of Yanzhou, not only can we not do anything, but it will also make us and the Shanyang Army have contradictions that are difficult to dissolve. ”

"In addition, the princes of the land of Yanzhou and its surroundings are still on our side now, and no matter what, we can no longer push them towards the Xiaoguo army. Secondly, if the Shanyang army is getting stronger and stronger, then the Tang army and the Xuzhou army will feel uneasy. At that time, the Tang Army and the Xuzhou Army will take corresponding measures against the Shanyang Army, and there will be disputes in the land of Yanzhou. At that time, it will be the best time for my family's army to march east into the land of Yanzhou. Lord, you are willing to give up, you have to give and you have to give. Besides, we are in a more critical situation here than ever. If he really loses again here, then the major matter of conquering Situ Lei may fall short. ”

Murong Cheng said: "What you said, this king understands. This king is just a pity, when Zhang Tu negotiated with the Shanyang Army, if the territory occupied by the Wuwei Army was returned, then we would be able to better win over the Shanyang Army. But now, I'm afraid we can only passively give up here. Time was pressing, so he immediately sent an order to Xu Dongming, the commander of the Wuwei Army, and asked them to say hello to the Shanyang Army and go south. Since you want to evacuate, it's good to sell the Shanyang Army and let them prepare to receive it. ”

Zhang Tu immediately sent someone to Yongzhou to be responsible for creating a rumor plan. No, not only Yongzhou, but also all state capitals have to spread it. We need to make sure that Situ Lei is about to die, and to spread the word that he is ready to choose an heir among his sons. If not for anything else, it would be nice to have his sons start fighting for power. All our spies in the western states. Secret room, you can call, a qiē task-based. ”

"The prince is wise! The subordinates will arrange people to act. Zhang Tu responded.

Han Dong, Xu Lei, and Wang Shuang, immediately gathered the army and prepared to retreat. We retreated to Zhongmu County to defend it. Murong Cheng then ordered. Since you want to retreat and protect yourself, you can't continue to delay here.

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Tiger Prison Pass, the fierce assault finally stopped for five days, in these five days, the Qi army outside the city except for a slight siege posture, there is no intention of making a big move. Not only did the soldiers of King Yong who were defending the city arrive at Strange, but even the soldiers of Qi and the three coalition troops also arrived at Strange.

"Murong Cheng went to Bishui Pass, and I don't know if Situ Wen conveyed Lord Feng's words back. If not, we're going to have to act in Tiger Prison. When the time comes, it will really become a three-way war. Looking at the many calmer camps, Tang Bin said secretly.

Because Zhao Xun's plan was to let Situ Lei and Murong Cheng continue to fight a stalemate under the two levels, rather than hoping that one of them would win directly. Therefore, Tang Bin, who was on the front line, was very aware of some intelligence in the rear.

Tang Bin appeared here, in addition to inspecting the offensive of this tiger prison pass, he was also ready to cooperate with the Xiaoguo army in Jizhou at any time. In Zhao Xun's plan, if the Bishui Pass or the Tiger Prison Pass are broken, then the Xiaoguo Army in Jizhou is bound to take action, rather than continue to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. At that time, Tang Bin's department should play a role. But now it seems that the Tiger Prison Pass will not be broken for a while and a half, even if it is broken by the Qi army, it is also the side of Bishui Pass.

"General...... Shogun! Just as Tang Bin was pondering, a soldier outside the tent hurriedly walked in.

Tang Bin looked at it and said, "What?" Could it be that there is a situation over there in Bishui Pass? "This soldier is the person he sent to be responsible for communicating with the intelligence officers outside the Tiger Prison Pass, and now that he is back, there must be a certain result.

"Back to the captain, the information came, the flying pigeon passed the book, and there was a fire day and night in front of the Bishui Pass, and the Qi army lost more than 100,000 soldiers. Murong Cheng led the remnants to retreat, and now they are heading towards Zhongmu. Because the fire in Bishui Pass has not stopped, the situation of King Yong's army is not known. The soldier hurriedly told the information he had received.

When Tang Bin heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked, and said, "Has the intelligence been confirmed?" What does the other party say? "This information is very important, and it is related to the direction of the next operation, and he cannot but confirm it carefully. Otherwise, if anything happens, he can't afford it.

The soldier said: "It's confirmed, five-star!" ”

After Tang Bin asked the soldiers to retreat, he immediately wrote down the information in coding and pinyin, and then immediately asked the guards to send it back to Yanzhou City.

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Liaozhou, Governor Yamen.

"My lord, this is the situation here, although we continue to move in the Han people, there are still many people of all ethnic groups entering the territory of Liaozhou. They have different concepts from my Han people, and some of them are difficult to discipline. Yang Wangqing reported in a deep voice.

Zhao Xun has been inspecting various new prefectures and counties in Liaozhou for more than ten days, and he also knows about these situations, and said: "We can let the displaced people of all ethnic groups enter the country. However, sue sù all inbound displaced persons. Entering the land of my Liaozhou, that is, the people of my Liaozhou, a code of conduct, must be based on my Liaozhou government. Violators are dealt with according to the law. Those who dare to make trouble will be killed. ”

"I looked at the situation in various prefectures and counties, and the number of people in Liaozhou is still too small. Therefore, it is still necessary to increase the migration of people. The second group of Han Chinese slaves and captive Turks rescued from the Turkic steppe, I have already had them relocated here. In the future, in addition to the relocation of people from the south, I will let the people who have returned from the Turkic steppe settle here. Therefore, you officials should settle the prefectures and counties, and let the local officials properly settle these people. Even if there are foreign people entering the country, they must be naturalized, and they must be placed among our Han people, and they cannot be allowed to live alone in groups. ”

Yang Wangqing said: "My lord, it seems to my subordinates that many of these people have accepted the lord and my Xiaoguo army, is there no need to relocate them?" ”

Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "No, continue to migrate, they stay here, I am a little uneasy." Since we regard this as our own territory, we must thoroughly govern him and settle him down. These people must move to the various state capitals to divide them, and they must not become a tool for some people to use. You must know that in many cases, after being instigated by some people, not by their own willingness, these people who once lost their country will be used. We can't leave any hidden dangers behind. In addition, even so, we have left behind quite a few of the Tatars who were formerly slaves. Therefore, we need to increase the monitoring of the local area, and the inspection department needs to be strengthened, and it is best to strengthen the way. ”

Yang Wangqing said in a deep voice: "Give it a try!" ”

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When the combustible materials in the city finally burned out, the fire that raged for two days and three nights was finally extinguished. The entire city had been burned to a dark red ruin, and the entire city was pitch black. Except for the 6,000 soldiers in the northern city who surrendered to Situ Tai, the rest of the 100,000 Qi soldiers trapped in the city were all buried in the sea of fire and turned into ashes, and none of them escaped! All reduced to ashes in the city.

"Huh......" Situ Tai let out a long sigh of relief and whispered to himself: "Fortunately, Situ Wen's information is right, this time, the difficulty of Bishui Pass has been completely solved." Murong Cheng was finally defeated in my hands. ”

"Report ...... General Qiyu, the enemy troops in the south of the city have already pulled out of the camp and left, and judging from the traces left on the ground, they have withdrawn to Zhongmu. Several horsemen rushed out of the dark city pass and reported to Situ Taiyu.

"Okay, okay, we're finally victorious. What about Murong Cheng, the result is not obedient and left. What about the 200,000 army, the result is not to die here. Situ Tai laughed. You must know that because all the princes of the world are crusading against Situ Lei, not only Situ Lei's pressure has increased greatly, but also his sons, his courtiers, and the soldiers under his command have also increased their pressure. Now, with an unprecedented victory here, Situ Tai can't help but be happy.

Su Yang also said excitedly: "Yes, Fourth Prince, we have won." ”

Situ Tai turned his horse slowly, raised his right arm to the countless soldiers behind him, and suddenly raised his head to the sky and snorted: "Brothers...... The Qi army has withdrawn, and we have won! ”

"We won ......"

"Won ......"

Su Yang and the generals took the lead in roaring, and then the generals raised their arms and shouted together, these were the heartfelt shouts of the soldiers. You must know that after the army of Qi joined forces with the princes to force the Tiger Prison Pass and the Bishui Pass, the Yongwang army was under heavy pressure, and there was no moment without worrying. Now, having finally decided on the big picture of victory, they could not but rejoice.

Among the noisy soldiers, some of them felt a different taste. They are the soldiers of the Qi army who surrendered to the enemy. These Yongwang troops were cheering to defeat their former robes, how could they be happy? But facts are facts, no matter how much it is, if it is meaningless, defeated, and surrendered, the past can only be memory.

"General Su, immediately send the people into the city, we have to completely rebuild this city, this city is very critical to Yongzhou, it can't be destroyed like this." Situ Tai ordered with a smile.

Su Yang said: "The subordinates understand, and the subordinates will arrange for the people who have been prepared in the camp to enter the city. ”

"Someone come, immediately send the good news here back to Luoyang and pass it on to my father to know." Situ Tai said with a laugh.

Subsequently, Situ Tai asked Tanma to go south to investigate the movements of the Qi army, and at the same time, he also gathered 150,000 troops and began to slowly move southwest, with the intention of counterattacking the Qi army.