Chapter 675: Three Cities (Second Watch)
On the same day and night, in the city of Dingnan, the three armies were rewarded.
After Su Rong and Zhou Gu slept for a while, they were in good spirits, and they sat in the lobby with everyone, pushing cups and changing lamps.
Of course, most of them can't drink alcohol yet, although they are pushing the cup to change the lamp, it is just replacing the wine with tea, and the tea is still the ginger jujube tea specially boiled by the chef in the kitchen, which can warm up the body and drive away the cold in winter.
Zhang Mao was next to Ning Ze, smelling that he always had a floral fragrance on him, and wondered, "What does it smell so good on you?" ”
Ning Ze approached him and whispered, "The flowers given by Yan Jin let me soak in the petal bath, saying that I was going to bad luck." I just finished bathing and hurriedly came over, Brother Zhang Mao, your nose is so good. ”
Zhang Mao suddenly said, "No wonder it's so fragrant." ”
Ning Ze smiled, "I also left it for you, and it is enough for you to soak once." ”
Zhang Mao coughed lightly, "I don't need to." ”
"Yes, it is said that Brother Zhou Gu will soak today, and Yan Jin got it from him." Ning Ze was happy, "Those petals, there are several precious varieties, when I was in the Nanping Hou Mansion before, my mother raised it, and cherished it very much, I touched it with my hand, she beat my hand, and now I really didn't expect that I could take it down and soak in the petal bath, I suddenly felt that after soaking, the whole person was expensive." ”
Zhang Mao: "......"
Ning Ze bumped him with his arm, "After the feast, you go back, those petals are not wilted yet, they can still be used, don't waste them." ”
Zhang Mao: "......"
He really felt that it was unnecessary, he had never heard of bathing with precious flower petals, and he could go to bad luck.
Because the siege of the city was to continue on the second day, after everyone had eaten and had eaten and lived, they all went back to rest.
Ning Ze urged Zhang Mao, but he didn't let him waste it, and he also used the last remaining petals to take a good petal bath. Zhang Mao is also knowledgeable, he didn't feel that he would become gold after soaking, but felt that he was ruined.
On the second day, the army continued to advance and attacked the next city, Fengyang.
After Helan and Nangong Zheng retreated to Fengyang City with 270,000 soldiers and horses, they sent an urgent report to Prince Yuanzhao. It's not that they can't defend it, the city gate is broken, even if they don't retreat, they will be defeated, it is better to retreat to Fengyang.
After ten days of stubborn defense, when the city was broken, they lost a total of 80,000 soldiers and horses, and suffered heavy losses.
Helan was deeply shocked, her face was gray and defeated, and she was extremely ugly, "I have never suffered defeat. ”
Nangong Zheng looked at Helan Du and didn't speak, he had several injuries on his body, but fortunately it was not fatal.
"Why don't you speak?" Helan asked him.
"Say what?" Nangong Zheng really didn't know what to say. The Nangong family came to this point, which he didn't expect. If his grandfather was still alive, he could still ask his grandfather, the ambition of the Nangong family, the Nangong family turned their back on Nanchu and fell into this field, can he regret it? But his grandfather died, and he had no one to talk to, no one to ask.
"The princess of Southern Chu is very powerful, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince failed to kill her, giving her a chance to fight back, and now she is counterattacking to take revenge. Have you ever regretted taking refuge in Dawei? If you Nangong family don't take refuge in Dawei, you won't be chased and beaten. Helan decided.
Nangong Zheng's face was expressionless, "General Helan has always had an opinion on me, what's the use of saying this now?" The road of Nangong's family was chosen by my grandfather, and I didn't have to choose. ”
Helan decided: "What you say is sincere, I used to have an opinion on you, but now it's gone, you must know that I have been taking refuge in His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for many years, who made you so young that you will be valued by His Royal Highness the Prince." ”
Nangong Zheng pursed his lips, "General Helan still don't say that there are no these, we are guarding Fengyang City, which is the important task." ”
Helan nodded decidedly, gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, if you guard Fengyang City, you won't be able to defend it." ”
Nangong Zheng stopped talking.
Fengyang is different from the border city of Dingnan City of Great Wei and Southern Chu, which is more solid, just an ordinary city, and there are not many garrisons, the front line is defeated, and Southern Chu broke Dingnan City, which made Fengyang fall into a panic all of a sudden, and hurriedly prepared for war, but it only lasted three days.
Three days later, Fengyang City was broken, and Helan and Nangong Zheng led the troops to defeat and retreat to Yanxi City.
Su Rong led the army into the city, planted the banner of Southern Chu on the city wall, and ordered to take over Fengyang and reward the three armies.
After a day's rest, the army continued its assault on Rock Creek.
Helan Jue and Nangong Zheng were beaten to the ground, the soldiers of Great Wei were also beaten and lost their morale, and Yanxi City was only defended for two days before Nanchu broke into the city.
Helan and Nangong Zheng continued to lose, and dozens of miles behind was Wuyin Mountain, Helan decided to grit his teeth, "This Wuyin Mountain, you can set up an ambush, we are in this Wuyin Mountain, and Nanchu will die together." ”
Nangong Zheng disagreed, "Although there are barren mountains and rocky streams in Wuyin Mountain, which can be ambushed as a dark well, it is not a dangerous place after all. Now our soldiers have lost their morale and fighting spirit, and in the case of the disparity in strength, they still retreat to Xinqi City, at least, they can hold it for at least three days, if they start a war with Nanchu here, the soldiers and horses in our hands will be lost if they are not good. This should not be what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is happy to see, do you remember that your nephew He Lanying did not hold the border city of Rongcheng of Great Wei and Great Liang, and retreated in defeat, but retained 70,000 soldiers and horses, and sent back the news, and the prince did not blame. ”
Helan clenched her fists, "But we just retreat and retreat like this?" Three cities have been lost in a row. ”
"We can only retreat, otherwise, if we are defeated here and are defeated, then there will be no soldiers to defend the city, and the president of Nanchu will drive straight in, a thousand miles a day, and the Great Wei will also fall for a thousand miles, and no number of cities will be enough to lose." Nangong Zheng said calmly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has known that Nan Chu has moved troops, and he rushed to intercept the Prince of Daliang, in such a situation of war between the two sides, he will definitely not allow it to continue......
He paused, "If what I expected is right, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will make a decision immediately and negotiate peace with Da Liang and Nan Chu, and we will just wait for the messenger of His Royal Highness the Prince." ”
Helan was shocked, "Negotiate peace? ”
"I'm just guessing, otherwise how would I break the game now?" Nangong Zheng said: "Great Wei has grain and grass military supplies, and Daliang and Southern Chu do not have many military supplies. Southern Chu and Da Liang can't swallow Da Wei at this time, and Da Wei won't be willing to let the two countries swallow it, so if they fight to the end, what will be the situation? Hollowing out the domestic supply of the two countries, the mountains and rivers of Dawei are broken, and there is no one to benefit. ”
Helan is by no means a person who insists on going his own way, he pondered for a long time, nodded, gritted his teeth and said, "Listen to you." ”
So, the two took the defeated soldiers and retreated to Xinqi City. However, before retreating to Xinqicheng, Helan was still unwilling, and sent people with 10,000 soldiers and horses to set up an ambush in Wuyin Mountain.
Southern Chu captured three cities in a row, and the soldiers swept away the haze of being pressed and beaten by the Great Wei at Heiya Pass, which was very inspiring and encouraging, and their morale was high.
Su Rong led the army into the city, planted the banner of Southern Chu on the city wall, and ordered to take over Yanxi and reward the three armies.
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