In the face of the latest movements of the Han army, Zhang Yan and others have not tried to break the game, but the effect is not very good.

They sent troops to take the initiative to attack many times, and even provoked the Han army, insulted the Han army, and repeatedly shouted and cursed to force the Han army to fight.

But none of them are of much use.

The Han army in front of them seemed to be determined to engage in turtle tactics, that is, to delay, or not to fight, or to consume with them.

They attacked, the Han army defended, they retreated, the Han army did not pursue, they feigned defeat and retreated, and the Han army did not see it.

From top to bottom, the collective carried out the strategy of pretending to be a turtle to the end.

In this way, Zhang Yan and others began to feel bad.

Zhang Yan has read books, has a little knowledge, a little talent, and in the face of this situation, he is keenly aware of the unfavorable factors.

"The Han army sticks to the city and does not attack, and our army is not good at attacking the city, once dragged into the siege by the Han army, our army's losses will rise sharply, and the consumption of food will be very large, and it will be winter in a few months, and the food will be exhausted at this moment, and in winter, people will starve to death."

Zhang Yan sighed and looked at Mrs. Guo and Yu Fuluo.

"Let's withdraw the army, it is already a great victory to capture Taiyuan County, when we tidy up Taiyuan County and take away the property of those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, this winter will not be so difficult, and this battle is worth it."

Yu Fuluo was originally a Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu who was temporarily helped up, and he didn't really want to continue fighting, and he also had a lot of things to do, so he agreed with Zhang Yan's opinion.

Only Mrs. Guo was unwilling to stop.

"The blood and vengeance of the great sage and good teacher have not been avenged, the sky is not dead, the yellow sky is shaky, I can't bear this situation, and if I miss this great opportunity now, when should it be next? You can't miss this opportunity! ”

Zhang Yan shook her head.

"If there is still a little possibility, I don't want to stop fighting, but the Han army is now dividing troops to hold the city, and each city is a garrison, we will either fight one by one, or we will have to make a detour, and we will divide our troops to surround the city to avoid the Han army threatening our back road.

In this way, how many troops and horses can we use to continue the attack? Not to mention that the Han army on the side of the Yellow River must also divide its troops and hold on, and there must be a large number of Han troops waiting for us inside and outside the city, we do threaten Luoyang, but only that. ”

Mrs. Guo lowered her head and gritted her teeth, her hands clenched tightly, and she looked unconvinced.

"I moved from the Central Plains to fight here, nine deaths and one life, life and death have long been downplayed, the only thing I want to do now is to let the Han Tianzi in Luoyang City die! No matter what the cost! ”

Zhang Yan looked at Yu Fuluo, and Yu Fuluo looked at Zhang Yan, and the thoughts in their hearts coincided-

You look down on life and death, and I don't look down on life and death!

They don't want to play with the Han army here, because if they do this, it's easy to accidentally lose their lives.

Life is only once, it is precious, who wants to die if you can live?

Can't play with your life!

Yu Fuluo didn't want to say anything more.

"Things have come to this point, there are still many things I have to do, although I really want to continue, but I also have to leave, and if there is a good opportunity in the future, we will work together to achieve great things."

Yu Fuluo dropped a sentence and said that he was leaving.

He quickly took away the Southern Hun cavalry in the rebel alliance, on the grounds that in the face of the Han army's turtle formation, the cavalry was weak and powerless, and there was no point in continuing to fight.

Zhang Yan didn't want to continue to stay here and waste money and food, he planned to withdraw his troops and return to Taiyuan County, slowly digest the part of the spoils that belonged to him, and make himself stronger.

The stronger, the more bargaining power there is.

Before leaving, Zhang Yan persuaded Mrs. Guo one last time.

"You only have less than 20,000 troops now, continue to stay here, the Han army knows that it is very likely to attack you, and then Ling's situation will be very bad, it is better to go to Taiyuan with me now, so we can take care of each other, right?"

Mrs. Guo thought about it and was a little moved, but she still shook her head.

"Your suggestion may be right, but I didn't think about leaving a way back for myself, how can I forget the blood feud between the great sages and the Taiping Daoists? I can't forget, I have to fight, I won't admit defeat! ”

Seeing that Mrs. Guo was determined, Zhang Yan had no choice but to nod, leaving Mrs. Guo with some food and supplies, and then slowly withdrew his troops and returned to Taiyuan County.

It just so happened that with Guo Taiding in front, he didn't have to worry about whether the Han army would come to pursue him when he retreated, and he retreated very calmly.

After they left, Mrs. Guo quickly ordered the army to continue to attack Wenxi County, trying to break through the Han army's defense line, and continue to threaten Luoyang in the south, quite disregarding.

At the same time, Liu Bei's second private letter was delivered to Luoyang, and it was directly delivered to Liu Hong through Zhang Rang's delivery.

"Xuande said that he wanted to return to Beijing to report on his work."

"Go back to Beijing to report on work? Is this necessary? ”

Zhang Rang felt strange: "He only needs to send the planners, why should he come to Luoyang himself?" It's quite time-consuming to go back and forth. ”

"Look at it."

Liu Hong handed the letter to Zhang Rang, who took it, looked at it cursoryly, and was slightly surprised.

"He wants to come back to the legacy?"

"That's a good thing."

Liu Hong said with a smile: "No one of our Han clan relatives has been able to get the real inheritance in the hands of this group of scholars who are above the top, Xuande has made a good start, and our Han family disciples can also officially intervene in academic disputes, and their words will have weight."

Xuande means to get the inheritance, and then officially start recruiting protégés, preparing to teach the inheritance, and create the power of the Liu family, I think this is a very good thing, tsk, the heart is to the scholars of the Han family, and the scholars of the Han family must be maintained, how fresh.

And if he can open a school in Liangzhou to teach, then the people of Liangzhou will also be grateful for the kindness of the Han family, and Liangzhou can also be stabilized. ”

Liu Hong picked up a grape in front of him and put it in his mouth and chewed it deliciously.

Subsequently, Liu Hong decided to cooperate with Liu Bei and ordered Liu Bei to return to Luoyang to report on his work, and it just so happened that in the current crisis in Hedong County, he also needed Liu Bei to give him on-site counsel.

At the same time that Liu Hong received the letter, Lu Zhi also received a letter from Liu Bei, which talked about the Zuo family's Spring and Autumn inheritance, and Lu Zhi was relieved.

Liu Bei wanted to run a school in Liangzhou to soothe people's hearts, and the identity of the inheritor of the Zuo Spring and Autumn Period was conducive to the further stability of his position in Liangzhou.

From Liu Bei's personal point of view, this will directly establish his position in the scripture system, and the Liu clan of Zhuo County, Zhuo County, will officially start a sect.

Even from a national point of view, the school-running action of a classic inheritor in Liangzhou is conducive to enhancing the centripetal force of Liangzhou to the Han Empire and the stability of the Han Empire's rule in Liangzhou.

But if a group of Liangzhou people appear in Liu Bei's disciples and protégés system, will this be a good thing or a bad thing for Liu Bei?

Although the ancient literature school did not oppose Liangzhou to the point of being stunned, and the view of Liangzhou was not as extreme as the modern literature school in general, the attitude towards the people of Liangzhou was obviously not so good.

Since the Han-Qiang War, the fact of second-class citizenship of Liangzhou people has existed, and the "tradition" of more than 100 years has not been easily changed.

Liu Bei wants to accept the people of Liangzhou, which is certainly an encouraging thing in Lu Zhi's opinion, but it needs to be discussed.

Later, Lu Zhi learned that Liu Hong was going to summon Liu Bei back to Beijing to report on his work, and he was very happy and felt that he could discuss some details with Liu Bei on this issue.

(End of chapter)