When Hou Mo Chen finally led his troops out of the Bird Mouse Valley, when he saw the ruined Jiexiu City that had been burned and destroyed, his mood was extremely bad.

Different from those cities in the south of the Bird Mouse Valley, Jiexiu already belongs to the Taiyuan Basin, although the location is still in the southern edge of the Taiyuan Basin, but since then to the north is a flat river, and there is no danger to defend.

Jiexiu City was invaded and destroyed by the enemy, which means that if the enemy army is willing, they can easily attack Jinyang City!

Due to the fact that it would take a certain amount of time to withdraw from the Bird Mouse Valley, and because it was necessary to guard against the enemy soldiers who were tracking very close to the south, when Hou Mo Chen Xiang led the army back to Jiexiu, the enemy troops who came along the way had already fled far away. No matter how angry Hou Mo Chen Xiang was in his heart, he could only grit his teeth and digest it.

"King, what should I do now?"

When the generals saw the dilapidated scene in Jiexiu City, they also wanted to cry for a while, and looked at Hou Mo Chen Xiang and asked.

This time, their division came south and fought in the Bird Mouse Valley for several days, but they gave up halfway, not only did they not open the passage to the Bird Mouse Valley, but even the Jiexiu City of Jiexiu in the back road was disturbed and destroyed by the enemy.

If such a battle situation was transmitted back to Jinyang, what kind of anger His Majesty the Emperor would have and what kind of punishment he would give them, they couldn't imagine for a while.

Hou Mo Chen Xiang was naturally a little hasty at this time, he first took a deep breath, and then said in a deep voice: "The attacking thief army is large, far exceeding the previous estimate. Moreover, he must recruit spies in the south to guide him, and only after entering the north can he advance and retreat freely. The Jinju division and brigade did not have the ability to intercept it, making it easy for many thieves to go north......"

When he generously asked for his life in Jinyang Palace before, Hou Mo Chen Xiang also boasted that in order to avenge the country's hatred and family hatred, he would not let the thief pass through the Sparrow Mouse Valley, but now the enemy did not pass the Sparrow Mouse Valley, but killed him from a thousand miles away. Creating such a situation is not something that can be fooled by shaking a wit.

Hou Mo Chen Xiang, as the chief general here, naturally has to bear the greatest responsibility, not to mention that the evening is not guaranteed, and under the anger of His Majesty the Emperor, he may not even be able to save his own old life.

Since he can't bear such a big responsibility, he can only shirk it. Jinju is not completely powerless to counterattack, the soldiers and civilians in the city add up to tens of thousands, but they sit back and watch the enemy army move north in such a short period of time, can Changle Wang Wei Cang and others take the blame? Moreover, the enemy army has never set foot in this realm before, but this time it is like entering a no-man's land, how can it be done without the help of spies?

As Hou Mo Chen Xiang put forward such an idea, the other generals were immediately reminded, and someone even spoke: "According to the left-behind disciples, the thieves who attacked this time are only hundreds of disciples, and it is common sense to say that even if the enemy soldiers are all brave and difficult, it will be difficult to easily conquer the fortified city and cause such a deep harm. There are also family members of soldiers who tell that when the thieves invade the city, many strong people in the city responded, entered the treasury, and looted the goods......"

Hearing that some people classified all the strong men in the city as the enemy's internal response, then someone said unto be outdone: "The thief army has already entered the prison horse ridge in the Bird Mouse Valley, but the Jiahu fort not far from the prison horse ridge has not been disturbed. The Hu businessmen in the fort are cunning and profiteous, ignorant of loyalty, will they be driven by profit and be a thief guide? ”

"Yes, the Qiang thief giant Kou Li Boshan entered Kou Jinyang back then, and he once turned his way through this ......"

Under the addition of everyone's gossip, the reason for the defeat of this battle was suddenly outlined clearly and completely, it turned out that the reason for the defeat of this battle was not only because of the incompetence of the Jinju soldiers, but also because of the treacherous and cunning of the enemy army, which was a conspiracy that lasted for more than ten years!

Not to mention that these reasons do not make sense, at least it is a consolation for the officers and men who are not in a position to fight at the moment, and they have not only found the reason and target for passing the buck, but also found the target to be attacked.

Jiahu Fort, located in the southwest of Jiexiu City, is named because Hu merchants often come and go to live, and the place where Hu merchants gather is naturally closely related to treasures and treasures. In the past, these Hu merchants relied on the wealth and treasures in their hands to make friends with a group of Jinyang nobles, so as to obtain the protection of these dignitaries, even if the Jinyang soldiers coveted their property, they did not dare to easily ask for plunder.

But now, if these Hu businessmen are accused of fornicating with foreign countries and entering Kou Jinyang, then the so-called protective umbrella will naturally be gone, and they can justifiably arrest and ask for the crime, and by the way, Jiahu Fort will be ransacked!

Therefore, the generals also became more and more energetic the more they spoke, and at first they still had a kind of unwarranted slander, but gradually the tone of their words became more and more determined, more and more serious, and more and more eager.

However, Hou Mo Chen Xiang has not buried his reason, and now his men and horses have just been defeated and retreated, and Jiexiu City has been raided, looted and destroyed by the enemy, and the two main roads of Bird Mouse Valley and Qianli Path are all out of control.

Under such circumstances, it is enough to pass the buck and blame, and it is really not appropriate to send the relatively weak military envoys who have suffered a lot of damage because of momentary greed.

So he waved his hand to stop everyone's discussion, and said: "The situation here is like this, and I should report to Jinyang according to the truth." The bandits and robbers who are in chaos inside and outside Jiexiu must be immediately picketed and eradicated, and as for the hidden dangers of personnel elsewhere, they need to wait for the execution of the Supreme, and you must not act without permission! ”

When the people heard this, they were a little disappointed in their hearts. However, at the moment of the great enemy, they have not yet reached the level of ignoring the national danger for their own selfish desires, so they can only quickly nod yes, and then under the orders of Hou Mo Chen Xiang, they divided their troops to guard the two northern passages of the Bird Mouse Valley and the Thousand Miles Path, and patrolled the countryside to search for the gangsters who participated in the looting of the storehouse before.

When the envoy sent by Hou Mo Chen Xiang arrived in Jinyang, Gao Yang, the lord of Qi, had already learned the news that Jiexiu City was broken and looted by the enemy, after all, the soldiers and civilians in Jiexiu City fled, and the news of the enemy's invasion of the state was spread all over the surrounding areas of Jinyang City, which made the atmosphere inside and outside Jinyang City even more tense and dignified.

Gao Yang has also known the military affairs for a long time, so naturally he will not be easily fooled by Hou Mo Chen Xiang's report, no matter how many other excuses and reasons there are, there is no doubt that Hou Mo Chen Xiang, who led the army to the front line, will bear the main responsibility for this defeat!

"The dog thief can't resist the thief, and he has to blame others, he really deserves to die!"

After Gao Yang saw Hou Mo Chenxiang's report, he was angry and directly tore it to pieces, and at the same time, he also scolded in his mouth, and then yelled: "How many people are there in the house now? All gather in the Jin Ancestral Hall, I want to personally go south to break the thieves, and see if the Qiang thieves are really uncontrollable! ”

"Your Majesty, please stop your anger, stop your anger!"

When everyone in the hall heard this, they were also a little panicked, and they hurriedly knocked and dissuaded them again and again.

Although Hou Mo Chen Xiang's battle is indeed quite ugly, it is undeniable that he is indeed a serious veteran of Rong Ma for half his life, and the defeat in the war must be the existence of objective difficulties, and this advance may not be all prevarication.

At present, although the Jinyang Jiali has gathered nearly 50,000 people, but the Bird Mouse Valley and the Qianli Path have been completely controlled by the enemy, and it is still unknown how many men and horses the enemy has gathered in the north of Pingyang.

What's more, in recent years, the emperor's will has declined, and the wisdom and martial arts of the early years of Tianbao are also obvious to all, and they naturally dare not let the emperor go to the front line to take risks without having an advantage in troops.

Under the repeated persuasion of everyone, Gao Yang temporarily gave up the idea of going south to conquer in person, and ordered the minister Tang Yong to step up the urging of the armies to assemble, and at the same time sent Pan Zihuang, the king of Hedong, to lead 10,000 Manan to Jiexiu to reinforce the town and guard, so as not to let the thief army return to China. As for Hou Mo Chen Xiang, he took away his official title and made his white body and army to make meritorious service for his crimes.

Because the Northern Qi side lost the main road and there was a burst of chickens and dogs, He Ruodun and his entourage took two more days to retreat to Jiqiyuan through a thousand miles of trail after sacking Jiexiu City.

This time Gao Le finally did not miss it, after getting the report of his subordinates, he stood outside the gate early and waited, when he saw He Ruodun and his party returning with a full load, he smiled and said: "Congratulations to He Ruogong, the new arrival of the division and brigade will win the first battle and praise the enemy country!" ”

He Ruodun rode his horse until he approached and did not dismount, so he looked down at Gao Le condescendingly, and said in a nonchalant tone: "This time, I am fighting bravely, not to compete with you for merit and glory. The children of the household are in the army, impetuous and noisy but shallow, so they lead the north to take a look at the customs of the thief realm, and by the way, it is not worth mentioning. ”

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at his son He Ruobi in the team, saying that he was really just walking the baby this time, and casually rushed to the front of Gao Le and other forward divisions and brigades and picked up a credit by the way.

Gao Le knew what kind of character this guy was, but after hearing this, he couldn't help but be so angry that his temples jumped, so he simply stopped paying attention to He Ruodun, and directly pointed at He Ruobi and praised with a smile: "This is really brave, and he has a considerable demeanor in and out of the enemy territory, are you willing to join my command and help you become famous in this battle?" ”

"This, this...... Thank you for the praise of the tall general, the last general, the last general still wants to enter the election of the three guards and be taught. This time I went out with my father, but I just wanted to accumulate things and make progress......"

After hearing this, He Ruobi hurriedly waved his hand and said, he didn't even look down on him, how could he agree to Gao Le's solicitation.

But this answer still made Gao Le laugh, and naturally he couldn't help but praise this kid for being more knowledgeable than him, and then he looked back at He Ruodun and asked, "The Lord has ordered you to tell you about the march here?" Will my strikers continue to attack, or will they be there? ”

"Before leaving, the Lord is close to Fenqu, and you and I are not the good choice of the Lord to garrison the main road, so I will leave this for the time being."

When He Ruodun heard this, he replied again, and then beckoned Gao Le to enter the camp with him.