Wei Zeng retreated eighty miles, occupied favorable terrain and built a fortress to defend, and resisted the attack of 100,000 iron-blooded troops. The flanks of the Predator Army were exposed to the armies of Zhang Ling and Sagart. Faced with Zhang Ling and Sagargle's reinforcements, the Iron Army fell into an embarrassing situation.

Break the enemy's corners, either by retreating to avoid the enemy's edge, or by concentrating your forces to destroy the enemy all the way. But now Kashiwa can't do any of them.

Bai Zheng is bent on surpassing Di Xianlan, and this pacification of Yanbei is an opportunity. Since the war dragged on for a long time, if he returned without success, he would certainly not have the opportunity to lead the troops again. Kashiwa has no intention of backing down.

However, the army of Wudeli in Hedong had already withdrawn, and Wei Zeng's Chinese army and the coalition army in the north echoed each other, so that Bai Zheng had no way to break the enemy's defense.

Therefore, Bai Zheng decided to make a dangerous move, gathered the cavalry of the 100,000 army in one place, bypassed the Wei Zengzhong army defending the fortress, and attacked in the direction of Shifeng City.

Wei Zeng was sure that Bai Zheng would take advantage of the winter to fight him, so he set up a defensive formation to resist the attack of the Iron and Blood Bureau. The armies of Zhang Ling and Sa Jiali successfully pinned down the flanks of the Iron Army, and Bai Zheng had no way to concentrate his forces and conquer the company battalions under Wei.

Wei Zeng waited for the enemy's sharp energy to run out, and then sent troops to deal a fatal blow to the enemy, and then the Iron Blood Army's campaign would inevitably end in failure.

But what Wei Zeng didn't expect was that Bai Zheng actually gathered 6,000 cavalry and attacked the hinterland of Yanbei.

In order to resist the attack of the iron-blooded army, the main forces of the Yanbei Righteous Army have been assembled on the front line, and the rear is very empty. Although the enemy is only 6,000 iron cavalry, it is also a great threat to the hinterland of Yanbei. Wei Zeng didn't dare to ignore it, and hurriedly ordered Gu Chayi's 10,000 cavalry to pursue him.

Wei Zeng retreated eighty miles, and now the iron-blooded army is only two hundred miles away from Shifeng City, and the cavalry can reach Shifeng City in two days and nights. Shifeng City is now empty of troops, and most of the families of the soldiers are there, if Shifeng City is lost, it will definitely be a major blow to the Yanbei Righteous Army.

"I didn't expect the enemy to copy our back road, just like when we occupied the Turks, I hope that there will be no problems in Shifeng City, where are Wei Zhen and Xiuxiu." Gu Chayi secretly said in the center of the rapid march.

Just when the 6,000 iron cavalry of the Iron Blood Army was dispatched, Bai Zheng's main force also began to launch a fierce attack on Wei Zeng's Chinese army, Wei Zeng couldn't get out, but he still sent 8,000 wrestlers from the Guanshan Battalion to cooperate with Gu Cha to attack the enemy army in the rear of Yanbei.

Only 2,000 troops were now left in Shifeng City to defend, and Qi Weilun had been handling large and small affairs in the City Lord's Mansion. In order to support the war, all the forces in Yanbei have been mobilized, and Qi Weilun is now no easier than the soldiers on the front line.

Just as Qi Weilun was arranging the civil affairs of Yanbei, a soldier hurriedly came to report that the Iron Blood Army had attacked Shifeng City.

"What, could it be that Brother Xian was defeated? It's impossible, even if 100,000 people can't resist it, it's impossible for the enemy to hit Shifeng City so quickly. Qi Weilun was surprised.

"It's not the main force of the enemy, it's cavalry, it's all cavalry, about six or seven thousand people. The enemy has already begun to attack the city. The soldier replied.

"Take me to see it, there's nothing wrong with the city gate, right?" Qi Weilun asked as he walked away.

"The enemy was going to sneak into the city to open the gates, but Madame was on top of the city walls at the time, and when she saw that the situation was not right, she told us to close the gates and defend them. If it weren't for Madame, the city gates would have been lost by now. The soldier replied.

"How does Madame get back to the walls? Isn't she in the City Lord's Mansion? Qi Weilun asked.

"Mr. Qi didn't know that since General Wei left, Madame would stay on the city wall every day for a while. Almost everyone who defended the city knew his wife well. As soon as Madame arrived at the city gate this time, she realized that something was wrong, otherwise we would have been miserable. ”

"I see, the younger brother and sister and the virtuous brother and wife have a deep affection, and it should be like this." After saying this, Qi Weilun hurried to the city gate.

Because Wei Zhen misses Wei Zeng, he will come to the city gate every morning and evening to see if Wei Zeng will return, and today is no exception. When she first arrived at the city gates, she encountered a group of people pulling goods into the city. Wei Zhen saw that these people's words and deeds were a little unnatural, so he asked people to come forward and interrogate.

As a result, these people were nervous, and immediately took out their weapons and fought with the soldiers defending the city. At this moment, a large number of cavalry in the distance slaughtered Shifeng City, trying to take advantage of the chaos to attack the city. As a result of the timely discovery, after an engagement, the defenders repelled the men who tried to sneak into the city. The enemy knew that the defense in Shifeng City was empty, and after failing to win the city, they brought rudimentary siege tools and began to storm the city.

When Qi Weilun arrived at the city wall, he saw that the enemy army was carrying a long ladder and began to attack the city, but he stood on the city wall without fear. Because of the calmness of the soldiers, there was no fear in their hearts, and they all fought bravely to kill the enemy, but the enemy's attack did not make the city overcome.

"Mr. Qi, you are here, I don't know how to fight, and this city wall will be handed over to you." Wei Zhen saw Qi Weilun coming, saluted him, and then said.

"Brother and sister go back, let a woman's family participate in such a tragic thing, I'm afraid that Brother Xian will blame me." But without you, I'm afraid we're in danger. Now this place will be handed over to me, brother and sister, rest assured, these enemies will not be able to capture Shifeng City. Qi Weiren said.

"Stone Wind City is the foundation of my husband, and as his wife, I should do what I can. My husband is fighting on the front line, and we absolutely cannot have problems in the rear. Wei Zhen said slowly.

Weizhen saw such a war scene for the first time, and his heart jumped and jumped, but Weizhen was not afraid, and chose to take on the responsibility of the city lord's wife, and chose to stand in front at a critical moment.

Due to the full defense of the defenders of Stone Wind City, these 6,000 enemies did not take advantage of anything. After paying a few casualties, these people chose to retreat.

A day later, Gu Chayi's horse team rushed to the scene, defeated the iron cavalry of 6,000 men with the advantage of numbers, and then pursued them closely, intending to annihilate them all.

After the failure of this iron cavalry that penetrated deep into the hinterland of Yanbei to attack Shifeng City, it wanted to harass the rear of Yanbei, but was closely pursued by Gu Chayi, so he had to flee in the direction of the main force of the Iron Blood Army.

On their way back, they encountered the Guanshan camp led by Chaogui.

Yu Chaogui, Huang Yufei, and Zhao Jiahui are the leading generals of the Guanshan Battalion. The three of them come from different backgrounds, but they get along very happily together. When Wei Zeng personally trained the soldiers of the Guanshan Battalion, the three of them had contact with Wei Zeng for a long time, and they also felt Wei Zeng's affection and righteousness.

When Huang Yufei defected to Wei Zeng, he had some unpleasant experiences, and he has been cautious and cautious since then. After getting along for a few months, Huang Yufei understood that Wei Zeng was wary of outsiders, just to protect his closest people from harm. Now that Huang Yufei has been recognized by Wei Zeng, he has also realized Wei Zeng's affection and righteousness.

Since Huang Yufei became the general of the Guanshan battalion, he also began to use blunt weapons, and a bamboo steel whip is his current weapon. Hearing Yu Chaogui's order, Huang Yufei led the soldiers of the Guanshan battalion to kill the oncoming iron cavalry.

The soldiers of the Guanshan battalion, all wearing heavy armor and holding heavy blunt weapons, went down, even the soldiers in iron armor would never be able to survive.

After the front row of spearmen stopped the enemy's offensive, the dense infantry formation was the graveyard of the cavalry. Gu Chayi's horse team soon arrived, specifically to intercept the cavalry who were trying to shoot the Guanshan camp on the periphery.

Under the combined attack of the Guanshan battalion and the Gucha 1st horse team, not a single person in this cavalry unit could escape.

Bai Zheng originally thought that the hinterland of Yanbei was attacked, and Wei Zeng would definitely lead the army to retreat. As long as the Yanbei Righteous Army retreated, he would lead 100,000 iron-blooded troops to defeat Wei Zeng's main force in one fell swoop.

After hearing the news of the destruction of the six thousand iron cavalry, Bai Zheng's heart was completely cold. Now that the Iron Blood Army is facing the enemy army that has become a corner, he can't advance, and retreating is not what he wants. Now that it is in a stalemate, the morale of the iron-blooded army on the expedition to Yanbei will inevitably be affected for a long time.

"General Bai really can't do it, let's go back to Hexi. Although it failed to pacify the Yanbei rebels this time, it also recovered the lost territory in Hexi, and I think it can also accept the reward. When Wu Deli saw the embarrassment of the discussion, he immediately persuaded him.

"If you want to retreat, you have already retreated after the failure of the split and combined attack. Now going back, how do we face the commander. Yanbei is a hard bone this time, but we still have to swallow them. Bai Zheng said unwillingly.

"Now the enemy has deliberately retreated eighty miles, and our flanks are exposed to the enemy forces east of the river. Attack the main force of Wei Zeng, and the enemy in Hedong will take the opportunity to attack our large battalion. Attack the enemy army east of the river, and Wei Zeng's main force will also attack. The soldiers of our iron-blooded army are very brave in battle, but now they are powerful and have nowhere to go, and they are also very aggrieved. The only way out of this awkward situation is to retreat. If you don't retreat, you can only ask the gendar for reinforcements. I think as long as Di Xianlan's 30,000 iron horsemen arrive, it will not be a problem to pacify Yanbei. Udeli persuaded.

originally thought that without the natural danger of Guanluohe, under the blow of 100,000 iron-blooded troops, the enemy army in Yanbei would inevitably be defeated, but unexpectedly fell into this embarrassing situation of not being able to advance or retreat. Since the news of the destruction of the 6,000 Iron Cavalry, many generals have been shaken, but no one dares to mention it because of the majesty of Bai Zheng. Wu Deli's qualifications are very deep, and his personal relationship with Bai Zheng is also good, so he should be persuaded first.

"We will not retreat, and we will have a decisive battle with the Yanbei rebels tomorrow. General Wu, you lead your 30,000 old Qin soldiers to hold back the enemy in the north, and I will take the main force to attack Wei Zeng's main force. I only need three days, and with my military soldiers, I can definitely set foot in Yanbei. ”

Bai Zheng decided to pacify Yanbei even if he paid heavy casualties. After the army is lost, it can be re-recruited, but the opportunity to surpass Di Xianlan is lost, and there is no more.

"Now the situation is not in our favor, and if we attack, we will lose a lot." The generals persuaded one after another.

"I've made up my mind, don't say anything more. Go down and get ready to go. Anyone who dares to retreat again will be punished for disturbing the morale of the army. Bai Zheng said resolutely.