Even if it is 60,000 pigs, in the case of running for their lives, it will take a long time to chase and kill.

Fortunately, it was a valley, not a vast plain on all sides, and there was only one direction in which the forbidden army fled, so it was easy for Tian Yuan cultivators to chase and kill.

If it weren't for that, with their only 5,000 people, even if all of them were Forging Body Realm cultivators, it would be an impossible task to basically clean up the 60,000 forbidden troops.

Xiao Yan stood in a very high position and was able to see far away.

She was very confident in what she said before, but she actually had her own difficulties.

The 60,000 forbidden army is not basically slaughtered, but as long as the other side retains tens of thousands of combat strength, it will still be able to support Yanmen Pass, so it is impossible to withdraw the army early, and no matter how much the other party escapes, it cannot exceed 10,000 people.

What Xiao Yan didn't expect was that the reinforcements coming from Yanmen Pass would be so strong.

"Thousands of people up and down, all cultivators don't say it, the realm is still above the Imperial Qi Realm?" Bai Yin heard the news and hurriedly suggested to Xiao Yan: "We should withdraw, if we don't leave, it will be difficult to get out." ”

Xiao Yan didn't give a second answer this time, and nodded slightly: "Collect the troops and retreat." ”

She wasn't flustered at all, not only did she not have this expression on her face, but she also didn't have this emotion in her heart.

First of all, a lot of time has passed, and the 60,000 forbidden troops were chased and killed by his soldiers and horses in the process of trampling on each other.

With the current state of these people, the only choice is to withdraw to Yanping, and it is impossible to continue to participate in the battle at Yanmen Pass.

Secondly, Xiao Yan has always been wary of Zhao Ning, even if the other party scatters beans into soldiers, she will not be particularly surprised, now she just sent a group of cultivators over, she can completely accept it.

Xiao Yan first asked the cultivators to leave the valley and retreat into the mountains according to the established retreat route.

She stood in place for a long time, and after making sure that among the Yanmen Pass cultivators who came to the scene, there was no Zhao Ning himself, so she disappeared with Bai Yin without disappointment.

......

The military report of the 60,000 forbidden army led by He Wenjin and the attack on the border of Lingqiu County was transmitted back to Yanping the next day.

In the Chongwen Palace, including Emperor Song Zhi, Prime Minister Chen Xun, Governor Kong Yanhua, and Military Squire Wei Wuxian, more than a dozen people all had ugly faces, and they were silent for a long time without words.

"The forbidden army failed to rush to help, Yanmen Pass has to be alone against two or three hundred thousand Beihu troops, and the next battle will be very difficult, according to the combat power that Beihu is showing now, it is basically impossible to hold the border pass. ”

Wei Wuxian had been idle in Yanping for half a year, and now because of the national war and the change in the emperor's attitude, he finally gained the power that the squire of the military department should have, and when he saw that everyone did not speak, he took the initiative to speak, "If you want Yanmen Pass to block the Beihu Middle Route Army, you must send new reinforcements over." ”

These words immediately attracted Kong Yanhua's opposition, and his attitude was very well-founded:

"In the past few days, the barbarians who have invaded from Shanhaiguan have already connected three counties and one prefecture, and their troops are directed at Yanping! The forbidden army is still short of troops to guard the Beijing division, so where will there be any spare strength to divide troops to support Yanmen Pass? Once the Beijing division is lost, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

What Kong Yanhua said was the truth, after Tianyuan Zuoxian's royal army conquered Shanhaiguan, in just three days, the vanguard of 30,000 elite horsemen drove 300 miles, and wherever they passed, the large and small cities were either captured by powerful cultivators, or the state and county officials were directly frightened and abandoned the city and fled.

A day ago, the army of the Pingzhou defense envoy, 50,000 soldiers and horses, tried to intercept and kill this elite cavalry, but it was shattered at the first touch. The defender was quite tough, and did not flee first when he saw that the situation was bad, but died in front of the battle.

The strategy of Zuo Xian Wang's department is obviously a fast attack, the vanguard cavalry completely ignores the surrounding cities, and attacks Yanping City in a line, on the way God blocks and kills God and Buddha block and kills Buddha, the purpose is to go deep as soon as possible, break the situation with force, and create panic.

The defensive battle of Yanping City is imminent.

At this time, the 400,000 forbidden troops of the Beijing Division, when 120,000 have been divided to help Yanmen and Shanhaiguan respectively, and they have all been defeated and damaged, where can they be divided again?

"To say that the Yanmen army is also unfavorable in its own battle, and even released a group of soldiers and horses deep into the belly, if it weren't for the loopholes in their defense line, how could He Wenjin's department suffer a big disaster?"

Kong Yanhua snorted coldly and continued: "It is an indisputable fact that the Yanmen army has misled the country, and their predicament is also self-inflicted! At this time, it is just that the imperial court does not condemn them, and if you want Yanping to support them again, it is impossible!"

Hearing this, Wei Wuxian was furious, and said with a gloomy face: "If Yanmen Pass hadn't had a small number of soldiers and horses, and wouldn't have been able to take care of the Yanshan defense line, how could this situation have occurred now?

Kong Yanhua's eyes widened: "What's the matter with Guan An Siming? An unfavorable battle is an unfavorable operation, where are there so many excuses?"

Seeing that Wei Wuxian and Kong Yanhua were going to attack each other and shirk responsibility because of the different positions of the family and the Hanmen, Song Zhi was angry and scolded the two of them for shutting down.

"According to Wei Qing, without reinforcements, can Yanmen Pass be held?" Song Zhi asked.

Wei Wuxian shook his head, "It's impossible to hold it." ”

Kong Yanhua just wanted to sneer, but taking into account Song Zhi's attitude, he just snorted coldly, "If Yanmen Pass can't be defended, Yan Ping will be attacked on his back, who can bear this responsibility?"

Wei Wuxian's eyes flashed with a murderous aura, and he was about to fight-for-tat, when Song Zhi already slapped the table angrily: "If the national war is lost, what about the big crime?"

"I want you to discuss a way to win the war, not to ask you to think about who will take the responsibility! The situation is difficult and dangerous, and it requires the whole dynasty to work together, abandon the struggle and unite with the outside world! If someone tells me those useless nonsense, don't blame me for not remembering the friendship between the monarch and the minister!"

Kong Yanhua secretly glanced at Song Zhi, and when he saw that the other party was really angry, he couldn't help but feel his heart move.

At this time, he finally determined that Song Zhi really wanted to give up suppressing the family for the time being.

"Your Majesty, if you want Yanping not to lose, you must first avoid being attacked by the enemy on your back, so Yanmen Pass must be defended.

"We are powerless to support the soldiers and horses of Yanmen Pass, but as long as the Yanmen Army can guarantee that there will be no more infiltration of the Beihu Army, the ordnance and materials will still be able to be transported to Yanmen Pass on a large scale.

"When the troops of the defense envoys from all over the country arrive in Beijing, it is not difficult to go to Yanmen Pass in a part, so it will be possible to hold on to Yanmen Pass for another three or two months. ”

At this time, Prime Minister Chen Xun spoke.

The emperor's attitude towards Wei Wuxian and Kong Yanhua made him finally understand the emperor's thoughts, and at this time he was relieved to express his opinion.

As the prime minister, he either doesn't speak, and when he says it, he has to ensure that the emperor will not reprimand but will adopt it, otherwise, he, the prime minister who is already an echo worm, really has no authority at all.

The Prime Minister said this. So be it. Song Zhi really agreed to Chen Xun's suggestion.

Next, on the question of how much supplies and pills to support Yanmen Pass, everyone discussed for a while, and quickly made up their minds.

Then, the discussion entered the most critical part: how to fight the defensive battle of the Beijing Division.

The emperor's meaning is very clear: to defend Yanping at all costs!

The reason is very simple: from ancient times to the present, the Central Plains Dynasty has never been defeated by the steppe people.

If the Great Qi Dynasty was beaten by the barbarians and lost the capital, it would inevitably be stinky for 10,000 years and ridiculed by future generations. The emperor thinks that he can't afford this humiliation, and he doesn't think that the Manchu Dynasty and the 80 million households of Daqi can afford it.

"In this battle, I and Yan Ping will live and die together, and we will not retreat! If Daqi loses the Jingshi, I and Qing are all sinners, and we can only apologize with death!" Song Zhi was resolute

......

Coming out of the Chongwen Palace, it was already a bright moon hanging high.

Wei Wuxian and the others all received errands and walked fast, but Kong Yanhua slowed down, deliberately leaving behind the prime minister.

"Your Majesty wants to live and die with Yan Ping, and we, as courtiers, naturally have to sacrifice our lives to go to the country, even if we die in battle, we can't let the barbarians step into the city gate. However, what are the chances of us winning this battle?" After no one was around, Kong Yanhua asked Chen in a low voice.

Although Chen Xun is from a family, the Chen family has completely become a pawn of Song Zhi, and he is transforming from a family to a famous family, so his relationship with Kong Yanhua is not bad.

"Counting Sun Kang and the others who escaped back from Shanhaiguan, Yanping has eight kings in the extreme realm, and it is not difficult to balance King Zuoxian of Tianyuan. However, in terms of the combat strength of the army, the forbidden army is difficult to compare with the Beihu army, and can only defend the city, but cannot attack. ”

Chen Xun carefully considered the words, "The battle of Yanping is inevitable, and the chances of defending the city are still very high, as long as the troops of the defense envoys from all over the country arrive, we may not lose this battle." ”

With the rise of the Hanmen in recent years, not counting the Zhao family, there have been more than a dozen kings in Daqi. Two were lost in Shanhaiguan, aside from Song Zhi himself, there are now eight concentrated in Yanping, and it is not difficult to balance Tianyuan Zuo Xianwang and others.

"The cultivators of the Wang Extreme Realm of Beihu will not only have these that have been exposed. Therefore, the number of masters of the other party's Wang Extreme Realm is actually far superior to ours. Kong Yanhua said this meaningfully.

Chen Xun did not answer.

This question is not difficult to imagine, after all, Beihu still has a third army, and Tianyuan Khan has not shown up.

"Your Majesty is the foundation of the country, and we must not tolerate mistakes, and once the war is unfavorable, we must not put Your Majesty in danger. If the Northern Hu army can really besiege Yanping City, we must escort His Majesty to leave before then. ”

Kong Yanhua said what he was going to do.

Chen Xun bowed his head silently.

It's a given.

Regardless of whether Song Zhi really wanted to live and die with Yan Ping, or whether he announced to the world that he was going to do this, these ministers must ensure that the emperor can get out in time before danger comes.

......

After Zhao Qiyang finished speaking, he didn't get the answer he wanted from Zhao Ning.

Zhao Ning only replied to him with one question: Can Yan Ping hold on?

When Zhao Qiyang left, he kept thinking about what kind of situation Yan Ping would be able to hold on, and what would be the situation if he couldn't hold it. He knew what Zhao Ning meant, and the other party just wanted him to think more about himself.

However, Zhao Qiyang's question did not last long, and the answer he wanted soon gradually surfaced with the development of the situation.

This is because he received a secret military order: prepare to retreat to Jinyang!

Jinyang, is the location of Zhao's foundation, is also an important town in Hedong, surrounded by mountains on three sides, easy to defend and difficult to attack, there are large river valleys and plains, rich in products, "control with mountains and rivers, standing on the shoulders of the world", "the key to the four stops, control the capital of the five plains", simply put, it is both offensive and defensive, can advance and retreat.

Since ancient times, the princes who have divided the land of the Three Jin Dynasty have all taken Jinyang as the center.

It is 1,000 miles away from Yanping and more than 300 miles away from Yanmen Pass. For the Zhao family, although the Dadu Governor's Mansion and the Zhenguo Mansion are in Yanping, in fact, Jinyang is the belly of the Zhao clan in Yanmen Pass.

When the military order reached Zhao Qiyang's level, it meant that the operation was about to begin.

At this time, the army of King Zuo Xian of Tianyuan had approached Yanping City.

Zhao Qiyang suddenly understood the intention of Zhao Ning's previous series of unreasonable actions: the other party was waiting for this day!