Zhang Fang didn't come for the time being, and gave Luoyang a little extra time to prepare.

Grain began to be harvested, dried, and stored on a large scale.

You always have to farm, no matter how difficult it is, you have to try to survive.

Mi Huang has recently been in a relationship with Man Fen and Miao Yuan.

That's what he's good at.

As the governor, he "handed over", hoping that the two could obey the order at a critical moment and not fight separately.

Man Fen was lukewarm to Mi Huang, but he didn't lose face.

Miao Yuan is an old general in the Sima Yi era, who once followed Shangguan Si, who was greedy and brutal, but he was still familiar with current affairs and was more enthusiastic about Mi Huang's wooing.

Most of the soldiers of these two men were newly recruited, and the training lasted only three or four months. A few days ago, I went out of the city to have a group exercise, and Mi Huang followed him to see it, and he was a little silent when he came back.

Under Shao Xun's influence, he now has a little vision, and he can see what a strong soldier is and what a soldier is.

These two have 5,000 soldiers and horses, and in terms of combat effectiveness, they may not be as good as the Kingdom Army.

fought in Luoyang, but there were no soldiers to fight, which made him very sad.

Shao Xun is paying close attention to the training of recruits.

The royal army was basically replenished, and many defeated soldiers with military experience came, and after a month of training, they were roughly familiar with the battalion.

Shao Xun only hoped that the enemy army would come slowly, and then slowly, so that he would have more time to train his troops.

But sometimes, the more you worry about something, the easier it is for something to come......

At the beginning of August in the first year of Yong'an (304), on the vast plain south of Yecheng, the fierce battle was nearing its end.

As soon as the 15,000 Hebei troops fought, they were beaten to pieces.

Most of them surrendered on the spot.

They are all from Hebei, so why bother to fight for life and death? There's no need for that.

There are even troops who defect to the battle, join the Yecheng camp, and go south to kill.

They didn't move quickly, as if they were intent on fermenting the news.

At the same time, the Xianbei cavalry accelerated southward.

They did not pounce on the central army of the king's division.

Twenty or thirty thousand forbidden troops are not something they can deal with, especially when the light and heavy cavalry are fully equipped, and even armored cavalry, rushing forward is to seek death.

They singled out the soldiers.

In the southwest of Anyang, Liu Qi galloped away in embarrassment, not daring to look back.

His brother Liu Anzhi wielded a halberd, swept down several arrows, and tightly protected Liu Qi.

While running for their lives, the two of them wanted to cry without tears.

The Liu family of Xie County is a powerful family in Hedong, with many tribes, cattle and sheep are wild, but the township quality is not high.

Liu Qi's grandfather, Liu Liang, once served as Shang Shulang (the sixth product) and made a new law with Jia Chong.

's father, Liu Jingyou, only became a petty official.

When it comes to their generation, they simply become the marshal of the dock at home, waiting for the opportunity to become a leader.

Sikong Fengdi went on the Northern Expedition, but the Liu family did not respond much, only Liu Qi and his brother Liu Anzhi of the same clan traveled eastward with their troops, wanting to have a chance.

Liu Qi is purely famous, and Liu Anzhi is because he married Pei's daughter as his wife, and the two traveled together, bringing a total of 3,000 parts, after joining Wang Shi by the Yellow River, they plundered all the way, and they were happy, and suddenly they were attacked by Ye Shi.

Plundered, everyone had no intention of fighting, so they retreated all the way, and even scattered the friendly forces that they didn't know where they came from.

When the friendly soldiers saw this, they ran faster than them, making Liu Qi and Liu An scold.

But scolding is scolding, and it is important to escape.

The two fled south in a hurry, not daring to look back, and they didn't even want a part.

This battle, who loves to fight, we don't wait, go home!

In the northeast of Dangyin, a peasant army that had been temporarily conscripted was marching, and the further north it went, the more routs it encountered.

The rout under the hasty escape is simply a "rumor machine".

After a while, some people said that the whole army was wiped out, and Sikong was captured and killed.

At a while, some people said that the Luoyang Chinese army defected and surrendered to Sima Ying.

Some people even say that the Son of Heaven was wounded by an arrow and issued an edict to abdicate.

The rumors became more and more outrageous, which made the peasant soldiers panic and disperse on the spot.

In the northwest of Dangyin, the county soldiers from Chenliu heard the news of the retreat of the soldiers and horses from all walks of life, and stationed in the same place.

During this period, the Xianbei cavalry surged south, but they ignored them and left.

In the evening, after some heated arguments, the whole army took advantage of the night to pull out the camp and turn around.

This is the battlefield of the Northern Expedition.

The rabble didn't have the heart to fight at all, and under the stimulus of rumors, they broke away one after another.

And their escape greatly affected the Luoyang Chinese army......

In the early morning of the seventh day of August, Shi Chao took advantage of the fog to lead the main force of the Ye Division into the Bozhong Army.

The Chinese army was panicked, but in the end, the quality was good, and they fought fiercely for a day, and there was no victory.

That night, more and more friendly troops retreated to the south, and the morale of the Chinese army became more and more low.

Shi Chao took the opportunity to devote all his troops, regardless of casualties, and launched a night attack.

The soldiers of the former forbidden army who surrendered to Yecheng fought bloody battles with the forbidden army loyal to the imperial court, and the corpses of both sides were strewn all over the field, and there were heavy casualties.

By the afternoon of the next day, the Chinese army in Luoyang finally could not hold on, and the whole army retreated.

Sima Zhen, the son of heaven, was hit by several arrows and fell into the grass.

Sima Yue walked away in embarrassment under the escort of his entourage, and there were only a few hundred horsemen beside him.

Seeing that the Xianbei cavalry had outflanked southward, Sima Yue was afraid in his heart and worried that he would be intercepted and killed, so he fled east and headed for Yanzhou.

The vigorous Northern Expedition ended in failure.

******

When the news reached Luoyang, it was already mid-August.

Military Secretary Cao Fu held a meeting as soon as possible.

"The defeat of the army, you must have heard of it. The army of 100,000 was dispersed once it was gone, but I don't know how many people can return, alas. Although Cao Fu was sighing, there was no sadness on his face, as if he had accepted the result a long time ago.

Others had different looks.

Someone panicked.

Someone thumped his chest.

Someone was silent.

Others exchanged glances with each other, not knowing what they were thinking.

"Military Division, where is the commonplace?" Mi Huang, an honest man, is still very dedicated, and as a governor, he has a heavy responsibility, so he can't help but understand the specific situation in detail.

"The old man doesn't know either." Cao Fu shook his head.

That is, life and death are unknown? Shao Xun and Mi Huang glanced at each other, both a little surprised.

Sikong is the nominal coach, how can there be no news? Even if you die, the body can be identified by others.

Sima Ying will focus on searching for Sikong's whereabouts, how can she not know whether she is alive or dead?

"Didn't Sikong Mo go back to the East China Sea?" Someone subconsciously asked.

"Ridiculous!" Cao Fu's face was blank and he reprimanded.

Others also found it ridiculous. How can it be?

Even if the Northern Expedition fails, as long as you return to Luoyang, you may not have a chance to regroup.

Sima Ying was threatened in the east, west, and north directions, and it was impossible for him to send the main force south to Luoyang. As long as you slightly retract some of the defeated troops, you can still hold on to the city when you come back, waiting for the timing to change.

This will be just after the autumn harvest has been completed, and new grain will be put into storage, and there will be no shortage of military rations in a short period of time. Unless Sikong was frightened, it was impossible not to come back.

The man was scolded and lowered his head, probably thinking that this was too outrageous. Such irresponsibility, is it the appearance of the master? Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Cao Fu flicked the sleeves of his robe and walked around the hall, obviously thinking about countermeasures.

Shao Xun quietly pushed Mi Huang.

Mi Huang understood, cleared his throat, and said: "Military Division, no matter where Sikong is, the top priority is to put the defense of Luoyang in order. ”

Cao Fu stopped, nodded after a moment, and said, "What Zi Hui said is very true. Luoyang is the Luoyang of the imperial court, the Luoyang of Sikong, not the Luoyang of the rebel minister Sima Ying. I don't know much about arranging troops, and I have to worry about Zihui. ”

"I am the governor, and I should do my part." Mi Huang said.

"Enough food?" Cao Fu asked.

"There are still some shortages."

"I'll find someone to make it up for you, what else do you need?"

Mi Huang glanced at Shao Xun.

Shao Xun did not hesitate, and immediately said: "The servant thinks that if there is a rout army running to Luoyang City, it is not allowed to enter the city." It is necessary to break up the system and screen it in detail before entering the city. ”

"But you're worried about the thieves making money?"

"Exactly."

"You have a point, what else do you add?"

"The defenders of Luoyang are quite inadequate. On the occasion of this crisis, the servant thought that he should not be limited by the military quota, tied his hands and feet, opened the treasury of the mansion, recruited warriors into the camp, and used the actual military strength. ”

Cao Fu hesitated when he heard this, but finally nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Shao Xun lowered his head and stopped talking.

His purpose has been achieved.

The royal army has only 3,000 troops, and it stands to reason that it cannot be overnumbered, or it cannot be overnumbered too much.

But when is it now? The main backbone Sima Yue does not know the life and death, the people of Luoyang are panicked, and there is an anti-bone boy who is not guaranteed, if he is still confined to the old rules and clings to the dogma, he is a fool.

The more soldiers, the better.

If you don't recruit, you may be dragged by others and beaten in turn. The choice is obvious.

After Cao Fu walked around, he sat back, and the folds on his old face were squeezed into a ball.

Where the hell did Sikong go? Shouldn't someone be sent to find it? If he doesn't show up again, Luoyang will be ownerless......

Without the Son of Heaven, without the prince, without the king, without the ministers, without the hundred officials, who can suppress the situation?

It's tricky.

Sikong - You won't really run back to the East China Sea, will you?