Guo Ziyi said that of course, the generals of the soldiers and soldiers should not be able to go so aggressively after that, you must know that Li Siye's Hexi Army is still eyeing Liquan County. This strong enemy has a keen sense of smell and is good at grasping fighter planes, and if he suddenly abandons the camp and leaves, he will inevitably be pursued by him, and the speed of Shuo Fang's army will definitely not be able to outrun the Flying Tiger Cavalry.

The second thing that needs to be considered is the path to Hanzhong, the main road Chencang Road has been blocked by the Hexi Army, and the remaining Meridian Road and Dangluo Road are not suitable for large troops, only the Bao Slope Road is a relatively safe marching path, but the ravines along the way are relatively barren, and grain and grass need to be prepared in advance.

Guo Ziyi immediately ordered each battalion to bury pots and cook rice, and each person prepared dry food for ten days. Then he took the initiative to attack Liquan County, where Li Siye's former army was entrenched.

Due to the occlusion and imbalance of information, Li Siye did not know that Li Heng had transferred all the Long Xiang troops from the bottom of the kettle, let alone that Guo Ziyi was bluffing, and the strategy he adopted was still to shrink back, waiting for Li Heng and Li Fuguo to stumble Guo Ziyi behind his back.

The camp of the Han Navy and the Flying Tiger Cavalry was in a zigzag structure with the Liquan County Town, and Guo Ziyi only led his troops to attack the Han Navy, and was flanked by the Flying Tiger Cavalry and the Liquan County Army. Guo Ziyi immediately withdrew his troops and withdrew to the camp in Sanyuan County.

In the past half a month, Guo Ziyi has always taken the initiative to attack, so Li Siye did not see anything unusual. According to his understanding of Guo Ziyi and Li Heng, he predicted in advance that the reaction of the imperial court might go to two extremes, or Li Heng would rely on Chang'an to drive the expedition in person, and the strength of the entire Guanzhong would fight him to the death. Either Li Heng led the ministers of the DPRK and China to flee south, and transferred most of the troops, leaving Guo Ziyi in a dangerous situation.

But the scouts he sent out did not find any useful information, and Cao Anding, who had gone to Chang'an, had not yet sent the news back. Therefore, in his estimate, the probability of Li Heng fleeing south accounted for ninety percent, so he dared to slow down the attack and wait for Guo Ziyi to be isolated. It's just that the good news has not come for a long time, but Guo Ziyi's attack has become more and more intense.

He pondered carefully in the tent, judging Guo Ziyi's intention to launch a sudden attack, and suddenly felt a little eyebrows, and ordered the guards outside the door: "Go and invite Mr. Xu over." ”

Xu Bin entered Li Siye's big tent, bowed down and asked, "What did the lord call me?" ”

Li Siye turned around and asked him: "Guo Ziyi's sudden attack today, do you have other intentions?" I really can't figure it out, and I ask the military advisor for some advice. ”

Xu Bin lowered his head and pondered: "Cao Anding sent people to infiltrate Chang'an, but there is no news yet?" ”

Li Siye sighed: "It is precisely because of this that I hesitate in my heart. ”

"Why don't you send a few more scouts to Sanyuan County to secretly investigate Guo Ziyi's movements, but if the other party makes any moves, they can catch up when they come back to report the news." After Xu Bin finished speaking, he took the initiative to say: "There are also forty or fifty miles between the two counties, and this matter will be left to me, and if there are fighters at the time, it will not delay the opportunity." ”

Li Siye nodded, held his hand and advised: "Sir, pay attention to safety, and don't risk yourself." ”

Xu Bin walked out of the big tent backwards with his hands crossed, and Li Siye watched him slowly leave.

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Guo Ziyi was ready to retreat before launching the attack, and he retreated to Liquan County to repair a little, and waited until nightfall to lead the army to retreat in the direction of Chang'an. They rode their horses across the Weihe Bridge, Guo Ziyi looked back at the land of Guanzhong, the gentle undulating outline of the hills gradually dimmed in the dim sun, and infinite sadness was born in his heart. Whether in front of the emperor or in front of the soldiers, he puffed up his chest and declared that Li Siye would not last long, and they would soon be able to return to Chang'an. But he knew in his heart that once he gave up Guanzhong, the chance of coming back was quite slim.

Fugu Huaien could understand his sorrow, and rode his horse to his side and whispered comfort: "Ling Gong, let's go, nothing in this world can be said accurately. ”

After Shuofang's army bypassed Chang'an and reached Xianyang, Cao Anding returned from Chang'an on a fast horse, and the scouts sent by Li Siye to Sanyuan County also quickly returned.

Cao Anding came to Liquan County, panting into Li Siye's big tent, kneeling on the ground and just about to speak, Li Siye stretched out his hand to help him up.

"Lord, Emperor Li Heng has escaped from Chang'an and followed Shangluo from Wuguan to Nanyang!"

Li Siye nodded and crossed his waist and suddenly realized: "I finally understand, why Guo Ziyi suddenly attacked Liquan County today, it must be the emperor who withdrew the Long Xiang army, and Guo Ziyi bluffed in order to retreat." He slammed his palm on the chair of Hu's bed: "I almost deceived him, Bai Xiaode!" The whole army set off to pursue Shuofang's army, and Guo Ziyi must not be allowed to escape from Guanzhong. ”

Bai Xiaode entered the tent, and the fork hand led the order, and he led 40,000 Longxiang troops to pursue in the direction of Chang'an, and at the same time sent the Tang cavalry to reconnoiter the direction of Shuofang's army to escape.

As soon as Bai Xiaode left on the front foot, Xu Bin rode a fast horse on the back foot to report that Guo Ziyi suddenly withdrew from the camp and left, which further confirmed the fact that the other party had escaped.

At present, in addition to the Yellow River controlled by Li Siye and the west of Guanzhong, Guo Ziyi can escape from a total of four directions, the first road is to follow Li Heng's ass out of Wuguan to Nanyang, and the remaining three roads are the meridian road leading to Hanzhong, Dang Luo Road and Bao Shute Road, no matter which direction Guo Ziyi escapes from, it is a problem for Li Siye.

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Guo Ziyi led the Shuofang army to evacuate from Xianyang to Meixian, and later heard that the rear Tang cavalry came to report that the Flying Tiger Cavalry led by Bai Xiaode had also pursued it, less than forty miles away from Meixian. Shuo Fang's army is mostly foot soldiers, how can they outrun the northwest strong horses like the Flying Tiger Cavalry.

He hurriedly called Fugu Huaien and his third son Guo Xi to discuss how to deal with the enemy, and Fugu Huaien took the initiative to offer advice and said: "The Flying Tiger Horse runs fast, and no one can get rid of it on the Guanzhong Plain, and only by entering the Meixian Slope Valley can they block their attack." It's just that it is necessary to leave a team of men and horses after Meixian is broken to gain time for the army to withdraw into the valley. If Ling Gongxin can be trusted, Huaien is willing to lead his 3,000 Zhenwu troops to stop the Flying Tiger Cavalry. ”

As soon as his words fell, Guo Xi stopped in front of him and took the initiative to say: "Kill chickens with a knife, how can the great talent of Doctor Gu be used in this kind of place, Grandpa, my son is not talented, I am willing to lead more than 3,000 people from An Yuan's army to stop Li Siye's army, I hope Grandpa will agree." ”

Fu Gu Huaien said: "Young people still have a long future, don't waste your life in vain, or let my old bones be broken for you in the back." ”

Guo Ziyi immediately clapped his hand and said: "You two don't have to fight, the third son Guo Xi will lead the troops to resist in the rear." Wynne, you don't have to argue, we have worked together in Shuofang for many years, you have always been my right-hand man, and now the situation is so critical, it is even more necessary for you and me to work together in Hanzhong. ”

Fugu Huaien sighed, slowed down his tone and said: "Even if you want to block the enemy army, it is not here, there is no danger to defend here, it is better to move forward quickly and find a terrain that is not easy for cavalry to deploy, so that you can hold on for a longer time." ”

"At your discretion, let's go."

The three of them continued to march to the depths of Meixian County, all the way to the area of Luoxing Township, looking at the lakes in the mountains like mirrors, and the post road carved out of the middle of the mountain led to the depths of Taibai Mountain.

Guo Ziyi pointed to the mountain peak standing by the lake and asked, "What kind of mountain is this?" ”

Guo Xi replied from the side: "I have asked the locals, this is Wenjia Mountain, and in front of it is Xieyu Pass, which is the only way to enter the Baoxiao Valley, and my son led the Anyuan army to resist the rebels in Hexi here." My lord, you will lead the main force to retreat to Taibai County as soon as possible. ”

Guo Ziyi's final farewell to her son did not have any touching words, but she lightly instructed: "Remember, only by taking the lead can you be invincible, and if you really can't hold on in the end, lead the army to retreat." We are about to enter this lofty mountain, and there will always be many ways to defend against the enemy. ”

Guo Xi nodded and replied: "Father is in a hurry, and there is no problem for my son to stick to this place for a day and a night." ”

Guo Ziyi sighed, evacuated along the plank road on the edge of the mountain to the depths of Taibai Mountain, and when his figure was about to disappear into the distance, he turned his head to look at his son, and then rode away with a whip without any hesitation.