Along the way, Xi Yan learned what happened in the northwest during the half moon when he went to the chaos.

It turned out that after Wang Zhaoling and Situ Zhu led the army to take the Zhenyuan Pass, they had been resting in Shuiluo City outside the pass, and launched the final blow against the enemy troops in the Zhenyuan Pass half a month ago.

However, the result was unbelievable, the Zhenyuan Pass was ambushed at some point, nearly 250,000 troops were trapped in the pass, Wang Zhaoling was killed in battle, and the Ming Ce army was almost wiped out. Fortunately, the army led by Situ Zhu entered the pass one hour later than the Ming Ce army, so the 250,000 army was not wiped out.

Among the Chongdu Praetorian Guards, except for Yulinwei, who remained in Gyeonggi, the remaining Xiongqu Guard, Shooting Guard, Xiao Cavalry Guard, Leopard Cavalry Guard, and Jin Wuwei had a total of 280,000 troops, all of which had been sent to the northwest in batches. At this time, Da Zhao Jinggi was almost empty, and it can be imagined how unfavorable the battle situation was for Da Zhao.

Within one day, Xi Yan led Jin Wuwei to march more than 150 miles. By the time Xi Yan led the troops and most of Jin Wuwei to converge, it was already in Huai'an three days later.

As the first province in the northwest, Huai'an is located in the easternmost part of the northwest. After a long absence, Shi Hanqing and Feng Xin looked like they had a lot of vicissitudes, and when they saw Xi Yan leading their troops to come, a smile finally appeared on their faces.

"I didn't expect that the 100,000 soldiers of the Ming Ce Army would be wiped out in the Zhenyuan Pass. I just heard the scout's report that the Xiao Cavalry Guard and the Xiajin Military Mansion had blocked the ** teams of the Western Regions outside the Xiajin Pass. ”

"Shimotsuseki?" Xi Yan seemed to be a little incredulous, and looked at Feng Xin, "Could it be that the west of Xiajin Pass has fallen?" ”

"No," Shi Hanqing snorted coldly, "You don't know, this time, in addition to the Northern Qin, Uighurs, and Tiele, there are also Qiuci and Ding Ren. ”

Having said that, Xi Yan was still very puzzled, and frowned: "Even if these five countries are fully prepared, they won't come in so much in one decade." Shuiluo City is impregnable, the city defense is sufficient, as long as a small number of troops stick to Shuiluo, why not wait for reinforcements to come? ”

Hearing this, Shi Hanqing was even more angry, and slapped the case sharply: "It's not Situ Zhu's bastard!" After losing the battle in the Zhenyuan Pass, he hid back in Shuiluo City and saw the enemy army pressing the city, he actually burned the grain and grass in the city, and abandoned the city without any resistance! If he is willing to hold on for a few days, why will my Da Zhao be connected to several cities within half a month? ”

Xi Yan was at a loss, so he asked, "What about Situ Zhu?" ”

"It has been dealt with in accordance with military law!" Xi Yan was slightly stunned, and then stopped asking.

Great Zhao military law, the generals who defend the city do not resist and directly abandon the city, behead!

Feng Xin also sighed: "Where is the only place to go down to Jinguan, if we don't fight back properly, I'm afraid that even Huai'an Mansion has already been trampled on by the iron hooves of Northern Qin......"

At this point, 50,000 Jin Wuwei has been integrated in Huai'an Mansion, Feng Xin is the main general, and Shi Hanqing and Xi Yan are the left and right generals respectively. After only a little replenishment, the 50,000 soldiers of Jin Wuwei left for the front line in Xiajin.

The march was mostly boring, and the soldiers were languishing knowing that the battle was lost.

Seeing this, Shi Hanqing's face was sad, "The morale of the army is low, which is not a good thing for an army that is going to the front line. ”

Although Feng Xin is the main general, he is helpless about it.

Xi Yan groaned for a while, and said: "It's true that morale is low, but if the soldiers have mourning, the soldiers will win, and the declining soldiers will lose." The reason why morale is low is just because of deep thinking and worrying about the war. As long as you don't belittle yourself, it's not a bad thing. ”

Hearing this, Feng Xin said with interest: "Young Master Xi, do you know who is now sitting in the front army and coordinating the war?" ”

Xi Yan didn't know the details, so he thought about it: "General He wants to sit in Chongdu, and he will not be in command when he is idle." If you talk about the rank, it is natural to take Li Zhizhang, the general of the auxiliary country, as the top. ”

Shi Hanqing laughed when he heard this, and was about to speak, but was stopped by Feng Xin, "Old Shi, don't be in a hurry to tell him." ”

Xi Yan and the two generals behaved like this, so they said with interest: "Could it really be General He?" ”

Feng Xin pretended to be mysterious, and only after holding up enough time did he speak leisurely: "Speaking of which, even I can't imagine that the one who commands hundreds of thousands of troops in the northwest is Brother Ling Huan. ”

"My brother is also coming to the front?" Xi Yan was surprised, but it was more of an exhilaration, he didn't expect that his brother was willing to drive for Da Zhao in his lifetime, and he was a little more proud in his heart in addition to admiration.

"Yes, all the armies in the northwest are all deployed by Huan Guohou!"

"That's ...... like this" Xi Yan smiled slightly in response, but his tone was a little stunned, "It's a shame to say that my brother is disabled, but he wants him to go to the front line." Counting it down, it was our ineffective conquest that made him put on his robe again. ”

Feng Xin shook his hand and retorted with a smile: "You are wrong again, Hou Ye Xi took the initiative to ask for help." When the battle situation was reported back to Chongdu, everyone thought that it would be General He or General Li who was appointed, and some people even guessed that it was the old man of Yasukuni who was in charge. But Huan Guohou showed His Majesty, Ziyun knew the countries of the Western Regions very well, and His Majesty agreed without saying a word. So, not only General He stayed, but even General Li also stayed in Chongdu. Speaking of which...... Huan Guohou is so behaving, we can only look up to the mountains! ”

Xi Yan nodded and said: "My brother and Northern Qin, Tiele and other countries are indeed old enemies. It's just that he hasn't paid attention to the government for 12 years, and this time he asked for help, I'm afraid it's also a helpless move. ”

"Not bad!" Shi Hanqing loudly agreed, "Huan Guohou still leads by example, how can we be a good man, how can we retreat?" But it's really a god, Huan Guohou just arrived in the northwest and won the first battle, in just half a month, he recovered more than ten cities, and beat the enemy to the outside of Xiajin Pass. Speaking of this, Shi Hanqing scolded Situ Zhu again.

Feng Xin and Xi Yan looked at him with a smile, both infected by the straightforwardness of this colleague. Xi Yan said in his heart, Shi Hanqing is indeed a reckless person, and it is also his luck to be able to work with this person.

The army marched all the way and received military orders from the front all the way. Huan Guohou ordered Jin Wuwei to speed up the march, and all cavalry must arrive outside Xiajin Pass within six days, and the remaining infantry must not exceed ten days.

As soon as this order came out, Jin Wuwei had to be divided into two groups of men and horses, and after bidding farewell to Shi Hanqing at the junction of Huai'an Mansion and Xiajin Mansion, Xi Yan and Feng Xin led the cavalry first, and the remaining infantry and grain and grass baggage were handed over to Shi Hanqing under the command.

At the beginning of the war, the outer city of Chongdu, which was originally very lively, was much more sparse.

And the cool breeze of Thurso, the autumn rain is falling and continuous.

An Ruofei stood in the corner tower of Yeyuan, raised his eyes to look at the gloomy sky, and said worriedly: "I heard that the war in the northwest is tight, he went to the front line, and his sword has no eyes...... I wonder if he will be safe and sound? ”

Seeing this, Meng Qingye hurriedly comforted him: "As a general, he is naturally in charge of the Chinese army, and he can't go to the battlefield when he is free." Even if you go to the battlefield, you can rest assured that you will be escorted by a group of personal soldiers. ”

Meng Qingye grew up in Houmen since he was a child, and everything went smoothly from childhood to major events, and he was also used to seeing the prosperity of Chongdu City. Now Chongdu is suddenly deserted, even if there are occasional caravans, most of them come to collect grain for the front line, and under the background of the autumn wind and autumn rain, the prosperity of Dazhao seems so cold.

Seeing this situation, Meng Qingye couldn't help but feel a sense of decline in his heart, "As a son of the Yasukuni Mansion, my father and brother have fought for the country, but I am the only one who eats Junlu in vain. Even in the face of national crisis, I can only hide in the capital and be sheltered by others......"

Counting up, Meng Qingye has not returned to the Yasukuni Mansion for two or three months. Now that something like this happened to Da Zhao again, Meng Qingye was sad, and began to miss his father and brother a little in his heart.

An Ruofei seemed to see through Meng Qingye's thoughts, and said softly: "Qingye, go back and see your father and brother." Now that the world is not peaceful, you will never go back, and they will inevitably worry. Don't worry, there are a lot fewer guards in the city these days, and I won't be in any danger in Yeyuan. After that, An Ruofei smiled slightly to show comfort, "If you really can't rest assured, you can come back to see me when you have time." ”

Meng Qingye looked at her sensible appearance, suddenly felt mixed tastes, and after thinking about it, he finally agreed, "Then every three days, I will ask my subordinate Lao Qi to send you something." You must not go out of the door of the Garden, understand? ”

"Don't worry," An Ruofei agreed very simply, "I know the importance in my heart." ”

After a while, Meng Qingye quietly left from Ye Yuan, feeling a little relieved, but he still couldn't let go. An Ruofei is a woman, if something goes wrong at this time, he will neither be able to explain to Xi Yan nor himself.