"Newspaper~" As a probe horse galloped again, the faces of Yang Huaiyu and Hu Yanqing and others also showed a solemn look, and then they saw the probe horse galloping to the Shuaifu and reported loudly, "Danzhou fell, Yeluren first led the army to storm Danzhou, General Xu, who was guarding Danzhou, was killed, and Danzhou has changed hands!" ”

"Let's go down!" Yang Huaiyu waved his hand when he heard the news, this is already the second bad news he has received, the news he received before was that Ruzhou was attacked by Yeluren first, and now it is Danzhou, these are several states near Gubeikou, which is equivalent to cutting off half of their back road.

"General, Danzhou has fallen, now it's time to go or stay, it's time to make a decision!" At this time, there were generals in the hall who stepped forward and said, the mountain range of Gubeikou is like a "several" shape, and the exits below the words are Confucianism, Danzhou and Jizhou, but now only Jizhou has not fallen, so they may still withdraw their troops from Gubeikou, if they wait until Jizhou is also captured, then they will be completely sealed in Gubeikou.

"We must not retreat now!" But before Yang Huaiyu could speak, Hu Yanqing next to him was the first.

"Why can't we retreat, do we have to wait until Yeluren first blocks our back road?" As soon as Hu Yanqing's words fell, a general immediately opened his mouth to question.

"There are two reasons why you can't withdraw from the army!" Hu Yanqing took a step forward at this time and looked around at the crowd, "The first is that the situation here in Gubeikou is dangerous, and it is a place where soldiers must fight, and it took us so much effort to fight down, if it is returned to the Liao army for nothing, wouldn't it be too cheap for the Liao country?" As for the second reason, it is more sufficient, Yeluren was proficient in the art of war, and he captured Confucianism and Danzhou with lightning speed, but only Jizhou was left. I don't know that this is not a trap left by Yelu Renxian, what we are waiting for is that our army fled to Jizhou in a hurry, but he ambushed us on the road with leisure and labor, and then wouldn't it end up in a situation where the whole army was wiped out? ”

Hearing Hu Yanqing's analysis, the other Great Song generals also showed contemplative expressions, Gubeikou was the one who sacrificed countless brothers. It took a lot of materials to fight, naturally they are not willing to give up so easily, as for the speculation that Yeluren ambushed them on the road first, they also think it is very reasonable, Yeluren has fought a lifetime of battles, and has always been known for his resourcefulness and veteran soldiers, so he is leaving Jizhou now, which is indeed likely to be a trap to attract them.

"General Huyan, then you mean that we are stuck in Gubeikou. Waiting for the arrival of Jeruren first? Yang Huaiyu finally asked at this time, and he couldn't make up his mind for the time being.

"Not bad! Ruzhou, Danzhou, and Jizhou are the closest to Gubeikou, so Yeluren can send a large army to take these three places first, but what next? They definitely don't dare to attack other states in the south, because they also have to guard against us to give him a fatal blow in the back, so they can only turn around and destroy us, and then we can just take advantage of the dangerous terrain of Gubeikou to make Yeluren suffer a big loss first! Hu Yanqing immediately said with a firm face.

"But what if Yeluren surrounds us first and doesn't fight, how long can our grain and grass last? In addition, our north is the territory of Liao, and they can send another army to attack from the north at any time. When the time comes, Yeluren will attack from the south first, and under the attack from both sides, how long will we be able to hold on? Regarding Hu Yanqing's words this time, someone immediately put forward a different opinion, after all, none of the people who can sit here are fools.

"The problem of grain and grass is easy to handle. We originally brought a lot of grain and grass with us in this attack on Gubeikou, and Yelu Tart was not ready to defend here before, so there was a large amount of grain and grass stored in the city, and he didn't come to destroy it before he died, and these grains and grass were enough for us to eat for a few months. As for the question of the north-south attack, let's not talk about whether the Liao State still has the strength to send an army to attack us from the north, even if there is, but with the current weather, it will soon enter winter, and this year's climate is exceptionally cold, maybe it will snow next month, and then the heavy snow will close the road, and the Liao army will have to stop if it wants to attack! Hu Yanqing retorted without showing weakness, in fact, there is indeed a big loophole in his proposal to stay, but he has another unknown hole card.

"I agree with General Huyan's proposal!" At this time, Zhao Zongwu, who had not spoken, suddenly stood up and said, he is a staff officer sent by the imperial court, in addition to him, there are several other staff officers, although they have no military power, but they can assist Yang Huaiyu in formulating military plans, plus they are people sent by Sanya, and their status in the army is special, so they also have a considerable right to speak.

With Zhao Zongwu's statement, other generals also expressed their opinions, some of them supported and many people opposed, and they were all arguing for a while, and finally everyone's eyes looked at Yang Huaiyu, after all, he was the commander of the army, but Yang Huaiyu frowned and thought about it for a long time, but suddenly said: "Since everyone's opinions are not consistent, then think about it seriously after going back, and discuss this matter tomorrow!" ”

After Yang Huaiyu finished speaking, he disbanded the meeting, but only Hu Yanqing and Zhao Zongwu were left, and after the others left, Yang Huaiyu immediately said with a serious face: "Brother Qing'er, what are your ideas, don't you know that if you don't leave now, it will only put the entire army in a desperate situation, if you leave Jizhou at the risk of being ambushed now, maybe there is still a glimmer of life?" ”

Hearing Yang Huaiyu's words, Hu Yanqing and Zhao Zongwu glanced at each other, and then Hu Yanqing spoke: "Chief Instructor, we naturally know that there is still a chance to venture out now, but Ye Luren will definitely ambush us on the road with his old soldiers, and even if we fight a way out, how many of our brothers can survive, and with these remnants of the defeated army, do you think we can still hold the sixteen states of Yanyun?" ”

Hearing Hu Yanqing's rhetorical question, Yang Huaiyu's face became even more ugly, he used a total of 100,000 troops to attack the sixteen states of Yanyun this time, after this period of attrition, the number of dead and wounded soldiers left in the rear reached more than 20,000, plus the troops left in other places, now there are only 70,000 troops left in his hands, and the reinforcements led by Yelu Renxian are more than 100,000, if the other party sets up an ambush on the road, it is enough to annihilate his army, even if he can fight out of the encirclement, I'm afraid that half of these 70,000 people can be left, even if God is extraordinarily gracious.

In addition, what is even more serious is that after Yeluren defeats his army first, he will definitely attack the remaining state capitals of the sixteen states of Yanyun, and then he will be powerless to stop it at all, and maybe even Yeluren will directly attack the mainland of the Great Song Dynasty, and the losses caused by that time will be incalculable.

Thinking of the above, Yang Huaiyu immediately sighed and said: "In this way, it seems that retiring the army is a death, and not retiring the army is also a death, but my life is a trivial matter, but what should the people of Hebei and the soldiers under me do?" ”

"Hehe, that's not necessarily, since the previous Yelu tart can't also stick to Gubeikou and wait for help, then why can't we stick to it?" Zhao Zongwu suddenly smiled at this time.

"Reinforcements?" Yang Huaiyu pondered for a moment when he heard this, and then said with a wry smile, "Where are there any reinforcements, although Wang Shaowang's observation envoy is still sitting in the rear, but the Hebei army has almost been evacuated by us, and he is powerless to help, unless the imperial court uses the western army, but the western army has to guard the northwest border, and the western region is not very peaceful, I am afraid that the number of troops that can be used is limited!" ”

"Chief, you don't have to count on the Western Army, as far as I know, while sending Yeluren to support Yanyun first, Yelujun immediately sent heavy troops in the west to prevent our Western Army from attacking from the west, if the army is drawn from the Western Army at this time, I am afraid that Yelujun will directly order the army to enter the northwest region, although it has been pacified for several years, but some Western Xia evils have not been completely eliminated, and then the northwest will be in chaos, and there may be some chaos, which is also the main reason why the imperial court decided to use the Hebei Army to attack Liao." Zhao Zongwu said at this time, he served in Sanya, and he knew the military situation in various parts of the Great Song Dynasty very well.

"Zongwu is right, but the Western Army can't come, but it doesn't mean that we don't have reinforcements!" Hu Yanqing continued to speak, and then he gestured to Zhao Zongwu, and the other party immediately took out a letter from his arms, and then handed it to Yang Huaiyu with a smile.

Seeing that Zhao Zongwu suddenly handed himself a letter, and it seemed that Hu Yanqing also seemed to know, which made Yang Huaiyu also stunned, and immediately took the letter and looked at it, but found that it was written to himself, and he recognized it at a glance through the handwriting, this is a letter written by Zhao Yan himself, this time Yang Huaiyu immediately opened the envelope and took out the letter paper to open it, only to find that only twelve words were written on it: "Don't take risks, save your strength, and wait for reinforcements!" ”

"This ...... What does this mean, could it be that His Highness had long expected that we would be cut off by Jeruren first? Yang Huaiyu was stunned when he saw the content of the letter, and then he was shocked and said, if Zhao Yan could predict their current predicament, it would be amazing, could Zhao Yan still be able to pinch it?

However, Zhao Zongwu smiled when he heard Yang Huaiyu's words: "Where did the chief manager go, no matter how smart His Highness is, it is impossible to predict our current situation, but he is also not optimistic about this move to recover Yanyun, so he put forward the first two suggestions for us, as for the reinforcements mentioned in the letter, I believe he has already prepared!" (To be continued......)