Shangdang City has been gathering people and horses here for several days, and soon the city is already full of people and horses, and the rear road division and brigade have to camp outside the city.

When he first learned that the Wei army was attacking Jinzhou, Duan Shao immediately withdrew from Heyang to Yedu, and led 20,000 horses and horses from Yedu to Fukou, which was one of the most responsive armies in Northern Qi.

But the next half a month passed quickly, and Duan Shao's progress was not great, and he only pushed his troops from Fukou, which was close to Yedu, to Shangdang.

The reason why the progress is so slow was that it was to cooperate with the gathering of people and horses on the Jinyang side at the beginning. Fearing that the lone army would be forced to retreat by the enemy's attack, Duan Shao planned to cooperate with the Jinyang side to march on two routes to counterattack the enemy. Therefore, after entering Fukou, he first sent a force to Yining City, and ordered the guard general Han Zunian to guard the exit of this army to the west.

At the same time, the divisions and brigades of the Heyang side were also constantly recalled and transferred to Fukou. But then a new problem emerged, that is, with the influx of a large number of people into Fukou, the military grain and grass stored in the government treasury of the Shangdang area were quickly depleted, and it was necessary to rely on the loss of the Hebei region on the back road.

This is naturally also due to the error in the judgment of the previous military aircraft, otherwise the military supplies stored in the Shangdang area are still quite considerable, after all, the emperor's ceremonial drive often needs to pass through the Shangdang and go to and from the two capitals, of course, the imperial materials must be prepared. However, after the previous supplies were withdrawn, they did not have time to replenish them, and after the army entered here, they faced a dilemma of having no food to eat.

If the problem of grain and grass can be solved in time, after all, the materials from Heyang can be directly used here after being repatriated, then the next problems will be more worrying than the other.

Due to the fact that the two main roads of the Bird Mouse Valley and the Thousand Miles Path were controlled and blocked by the enemy, it was difficult for the Jinyang Division and Brigade to cooperate with the south, so Gao Yang, the lord of Qi, also sent a message to Yedu, ordering the army of Yedu to attack Jinzhou first.

Since the supply of the army has not yet been replenished, Duan Shao can only lead 10,000 horses to the west first, and the tens of thousands of divisions and brigades gathered in Fukou will be temporarily commanded by Ke Zhu Hunyuan, the king of Fufeng, who has not long returned to the dynasty.

However, this appointment had just been issued, but before Zhu Hun Yuan could get out of the city, he suddenly fell ill and was bedridden. At this time, most of the generals in the country who have the experience and qualifications to command most of the people have already followed the emperor to Jinyang, and it is really difficult to pick another suitable candidate in a short period of time.

After Duan Shao had just arrived in the Shangdang area, he also temporarily stopped his troops because of this, and after weighing it, he proposed that Hu Luguang from Heyang should go north to serve as the chief general here.

Although the relationship between him and Hu Luguang is not friendly, he still recognizes his ability very much, and it is an important moment of war, of course, he must also choose reliable candidates to control the army. Moreover, when Hu Luguang went north, he could also continue to transfer back part of the Heyang Division and brigade by the way, and escort the military supplies to the north, so that the army here could have the ability to continue fighting.

However, Duan Shaojin did not speak for a long time, but there was a response from Yedu that surprised him, and King Changshan asked him to temporarily stay in Shangdang and not to leave, because Hu Luguang had already led the elite soldiers from Heyang to the west and out of Qiziling to attack the enemy's rear road.

After learning about this, Duan Shao was very dissatisfied in his heart, he had told him about this matter before leaving Heyang, and he also made it clear at that time that he did not like this military operation. As a result, he didn't expect Hu Luguang to not gain his approval, but he persuaded King Changshan and got his support.

Although he was a little dissatisfied in his heart, Duan Shao could only endure staying in Shangdang, first slowly increasing his troops to the Tunliu area to the west, and at the same time continuing to transfer the Fukou people to Shangdang.

And just when Duan Shao was anxiously waiting for the news of the results of Hu Luguang's battle, the envoy of Yining City hurriedly came to Shangdang to report that the Wei army had moved into Qinshui and attacked Yining, and asked for reinforcements to be sent to support as soon as possible.

Although there was no news from Hu Luguang, after learning about this, Duan Shao suddenly guessed that the people along the way were probably more auspicious. Because from the time and distance, if Hu Luguang really disturbed the enemy's rear route, it must have also affected the front line of the Wei army, then the Wei army naturally had to adopt the strategy of shrinking the defense, rather than continuing to move eastward.

At the same time, the Wei army's move to the east suddenly made Duan Shao feel a sense of crisis in his heart, because it was common sense that after the Wei army captured Jinzhou, the next step was to continue to attack Jinyang north. After all, at present, the two main roads of the Bird Mouse Valley and the Thousand Miles Path have been controlled by him, and the obstacles to the northward advance of the Wei army do not theoretically exist.

But now its troops are turning eastward, is it just to occupy the Qinshui River valley and contain the Qi army in the Shangdang area, or is it just a false shot to advance north, and the real target is Shangdang or even Yedu?

Because the enemy situation reported by the envoy of Yining City is not very clear, it is difficult for Duan Shao to make a more detailed judgment, but through his consistent observation and thinking about Li Boshan's style of using troops, I am afraid that there are also very sinister intentions and variables in this eastward advance.

Therefore, Duan Shao hurriedly sent someone to inform the Yedu side, requesting that a general be sent here to control the army as soon as possible instead of himself, and he wanted to personally lead the division and brigade to Ben Ning City to rescue Yining City, worried that it would be difficult to defeat the Wei army if he sent other generals.

But Zhu Hunyuan was seriously ill and difficult to get up, and Hu Luguang was unpredictable, so after thinking about it, he directly named Gao Zhan, the king of Changguang, to temporarily replace him. In terms of ability, not to mention for the time being, the identity and status of King Changguang are enough to stabilize the morale of the army.

After sending the messenger, Duan Shao had been anxiously waiting for news. However, he had already completed the rearmament of the divisions and brigades that had gone west, but there was no news from Yedu for a long time.

"When you go to Yedu, you must inform the two kings in detail that the military situation is urgent and urgent! The thieves have entered Qinshui, if the reinforcements and brigades are still stagnant, then the west of Qinshui will probably not be owned by me, and the mountains and fields will inevitably be frequently disturbed by thieves, and there will be no peace! ”

In order to let the Yedu side understand the urgency of the situation, Duan Shao sent apostles to Yedu several times a day to urge, and each envoy had to carefully explain it, hoping that the Yedu side could respond as soon as possible.

However, it turned out that Duan Shao was still too conservative and optimistic. The Wei army's eastward advance this time is not only the territory of the Northern Qi west of Qinshui, but also the east of Qinshui!

Just as he was still anxiously waiting for news from the DPRK and China, urgent information came from the southern Jianju side first.

"King Qiyu, there was a thief army who crossed the empty warehouse ridge and entered the country and broke through the Gaoping Pass. Jianzhou Wei Di led the army to attack after the Jun Wen change, and was ambushed by the enemy in the upper reaches of the Danshui River, and was harmed by the thieves. The last general is equivalent to defeat and retreat, and I beg the king to send reinforcements south to rescue Gaodu, if Chi Jianzhou is afraid that I will not have ...... for me."

After several ragged and haggard soldiers were introduced into Shangdang City, they bowed directly in front of Duan Shao and shouted.

"Jianzhou, Jianzhou was also attacked? Who are the thieves of the Zhitong Army? Are there many thieves? ”

When Duan Shao heard this, he immediately gasped and hurriedly asked about the specific enemy situation.

At this time, it was naturally Yang Zhong's division and brigade that invaded Jianzhou. They used the captured Qi army staff and banner to camouflage a little, and sent a vanguard force to set off first to climb Lishan, and then blinded the enemy troops stationed in Kongcangling, and broke through the fortress Gaoping Pass in one fell swoop.

After taking Gaoping Pass, Yang Zhong did not directly attack Gaodu City, where the capital of Jianzhou Prefecture was located, but led his troops to the north to feign the direction of Changping, and when the Northern Qi Jianzhou Assassin Shi Di Huiluo led his troops to recover Gaoping Pass and attack the enemy, Yang Zhong led his troops to fight back and defeat the main force of Jianzhou in the upper reaches of Danshui, and then quickly went south to capture Jianzhou City.

These Jianzhou soldiers retreated directly from the battlefield in the upper reaches of Danshui and fled north for help, naturally they didn't know the news of the aftermath, but just the situation they reported was enough to make Duan Shao shocked.

"First Kou Jinzhou, then attacked Yining, and now enters Jianzhou, does the thief want to Jinyang, Yedu, or Heyang?"

After listening to the reports of these defeated generals, Duan Shao's brows furrowed deeply, only to feel that the enemy situation suddenly became confusing, and for a while he was completely uncertain about what the enemy's next intention was.

Or maybe none of these circumstances matter at all. The problem he is facing now is that he has tens of thousands of troops in vain here, and even if he wants to run for help, he doesn't know where to run, and he can even say that he can't move.

If he led his army to rescue Yining, the enemy army on the Jianzhou side could attack Shangdang from Changping to the north, and even threaten Yedu. And if he rushes to save Jianzhou, Yining will be in danger, once Yining is broken, then Jinzhou will completely become the enemy's bag, and there will be no possibility of rescue in the surrounding period of time! What's more, Wusu will also become very dangerous, and then Shangdang and Ye will also become unsafe.

Of course, there is another turning point or something to look forward to, that is, on the Heyang side, according to King Changshan, Hu Luguang only took away a small part of Heyang's divisions and brigades, so now immediately mobilize Heyang people to go north to rescue Jianzhou...... However, the rebellion in Northern Yuzhou is undecided, Heyang is suddenly empty, and Heluo may be difficult to possess again!

Between the lightning and flint, many thoughts flashed through Duan Shao's mind, but if any thought was extended slightly, it would be an unacceptable and difficult situation to face. For a while, he completely lost his ability to judge the situation, and did not know what to do to turn the situation around and minimize the loss.

"Quickly, quickly send an apostle, and tell Jinyang and Yedu...... Please tell the Supreme, how should I deal with the enemy? ”

After a long silence, Duan Shao spoke, and after a short pause, he added: "If the Supreme has an order, don't dare to disobey, and die for the country, at any cost!" ”