Liu Cong's dispatch of troops to attack Maojin came and went quickly.

A lot of things on the battlefield are like this, I set a tactical intent, and then I race against time to implement it. If you succeed, you will succeed; It is not surprising that it failed.

It is clear that Liu Cong's tactical intentions have failed.

The 5,000 cavalry that rushed to Maojin for 100 miles only ran back with 1,600 cavalry.

And that night he came back two hundred horsemen.

The next day, I came back for more than 100 rides.

And then there was none.

It is said that some of them have broken through the pass, but it is not known where they are now, whether they are still alive or not.

When Liu Cong received this news, Liu Yuan's envoy, the Great Han Sect Zhenghu Yanyu, had just arrived.

Liu Cong didn't have a good face for him.

One is because of the news of the defeat.

The second is because this person has no ability, and the court really has no official position to arrange for him, so he can only be Zongzheng - Huyanyou is the son of Huyanyi and the nephew of Queen Huyan.

Moreover, the attitude of this person is still very bad.

"The edict of the Son of Heaven will return to the court!" Hu Yanyu pulled Liu Yuan's tiger skin and responded loudly in front of the generals.

Liu Cong glared at him angrily, his eyes wanted to kill.

"You ......" Hu Yanyu took a half step back, a little scared.

"Your Highness." Da Honglu Fan Long stood between the two and said with a smile: "Victory and defeat are common things in soldiers. The country of the grassland leads the bow, not only 100,000 horsemen, but now it has only lost thousands of soldiers, what is there to fear? The Son of Heaven has always loved His Royal Highness, and now he can return quickly, with the situation of the war. Next month, His Highness can still be a pioneer. ”

When Fan Long said the first half of the sentence, Liu Cong didn't react yet. When he heard the second half of the sentence, his face was slightly pale.

Fan Long observed his words and knew that the persuasion had worked, and he was secretly relieved in his heart.

He knew the king of Chu very well, knew that he had a very stubborn temper, was extremely competitive, and was easy to fight in battle, but he was afraid that it was not easy to convince.

The departure of the division in October was a matter that had been set a long time ago, with 50,000 cavalry and more than 100,000 infantry, and the capture of Luoyang was the lowest goal.

It was also a matter of a long time ago that the king of Chu was the vanguard, after all, there were few people in the Han clan who fought well.

Liu Cong, the king of Chu, is one, Liu Yao, the king of Shi'an, is one, and Liu Jing, the king of Ruyin, is also one, but the latter two are not His Majesty's sons, and there is still a difference.

Fan Long actually didn't approve of Liu Cong as a pioneer.

The military system of the Han Dynasty is different from that of the Jin State, which has always been heavy cavalry and light infantry, and the vanguard governor must command the cavalry, which can be said to be in control of the elite of the country.

Once Liu Cong became the vanguard, then the 50,000 elite horsemen selected from the Xiongnu headquarters, the Han army, the Qianzhong, the Wuhuan, the Hexi Diqiang, the Xianbei tribes and the Daibei Zahu will be handed over to him.

Liu Cong's temperament can only be said to be good and bad.

Fan Long was very worried that once he was frustrated under Luoyang City, when it was time to retreat, he refused to retreat, and even rejected the will of the Son of Heaven, and he was willing to leave only if he won the battle.

There will be no anger in the army, this is the most basic thing.

Chu Wangcong may not be able to do it.

"There is an edict from the Son of Heaven-" Liu Cong paused when he said this.

Wang Mi stood aside, not knowing how to describe his feelings. But now he has nothing to do, fortunately, the capital is not all folded, so let's start all over again.

Hu Yanyu became angry again and looked at him with a sneer.

What about the Son of Heaven? Without the support of the Huyan clan, the Son of Heaven would not be able to sit firmly in this position.

Liu Cong, this person, is either a big victory or a big defeat in the war, and it can't be said?

"Then withdraw the troops." Liu Cong said the second half of the sentence with difficulty: "But-"

Fan Long and Hu Yanyu's hearts rose again.

"You can send a cavalry army to ambush outside Hongnong City, and if the thieves go out of the city to chase them, they may be killed." Liu Cong said again.

Fan Long sighed secretly in his heart.

The king of Chu still didn't give up, and he wanted to get a handful before leaving.

But sending cavalry to ambush is nothing.

If there is no ambush, just withdraw directly, simply and neatly. Besides, it is true that Yuan Yan should also be guarded against going out of the city to pursue, although he has been beaten to the point that he has little strength, and it is unlikely that he will go out of the city.

"The old man is only responsible for passing the decree, how to withdraw, His Highness can decide himself." Fan Long said.

Liu Cong nodded and immediately gave the order.

A moment later, the cavalry, which was marching more than 10,000 paces, began to turn and return to Hongnong.

On the afternoon of the second day of the first month of September, the army returned to Hongnong.

There was silence inside and outside the county, as if none of the previous tragic sieges had existed.

Liu Cong glanced at the head of the city hatefully, and the big banner of the word "wall" fluttered high, as if he was laughing at him.

"Withdraw!" He flicked his horsewhip and headed in the direction of Hunjin.

Wang Mibu has already withdrawn a number of people to Hebei, and there are still 15,600 people left in Henan today.

After receiving the order, the battalions were successively drawn out and crossed the river in batches.

The remaining 4,000 Hun cavalry roamed far away, monitoring the city of Hongnong.

In the past, they were desperate for the enemy to abandon the fortified city and then encircle it in the wilderness.

But now, I don't think so much.

After suffering two big losses in a row, the heart is gone, and it takes time to recover.

The whole retreat was very peaceful.

As if there was a tacit understanding, the war that lasted for half a month ended the war.

When the last Hun cavalry left, the pontoon bridge was dismantled and destroyed.

Inside and outside the river, calm has returned again.

******

On the second day of the ninth lunar month, Shao Xun accompanied the last group of evacuated soldiers to leave the county seat of Dayang and arrived on the south bank.

Almost like Liu Cong, he ordered the pontoon bridge to be burned down to isolate the north and south.

After arriving in Shaanxi County, the whole army did not rest and went straight to Hongnong.

When passing through Qili Pass, he deliberately stopped to take a look.

The battlefield had been cleared, but there were still less visible traces of blood, broken arrows, and broken weapons left in the grass ravines.

"Make a mark." He said suddenly.

The soldiers brought in a table, pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and the clerks sat down to prepare for the record.

"Liu Cong has a strong temperament, does not admit defeat, and is irritable." Shao Xun said: "Soldier style—"

"Be bold and brave, and be willing to take risks."

"There are only two outcomes for this man, a big victory or a big defeat."

The clerk walked and recorded quickly.

"Liu Cong has a strategy for fighting the war, and he can see the key at a glance. In front of him, it is easy to be self-defeating, and the tactics of peace and stability are the most suitable for dealing with this kind of person. Even if it is an enemy, Shao Xun does not want to slander too much.

In fact, he gave a neutral evaluation of Liu Cong, and he didn't look down on him just because he had just won.

Liu Cong sent cavalry to attack Maojin in a hurry, which was indeed a bit risky, but the tactical intention was very bold.

After a little deduction, you will know that the main forces of your side are in Dayang, Hebei, and Liu Cong will give full play to the high-speed mobility ability of the cavalry, and after attacking and occupying the empty Maojin, he will burn down the pontoon bridge, which will cause Shao Xun a lot of trouble.

It's just that Shao has always been stable in war.

When leaving the second tomb of Kuoban, Li Zhong was left to lead thousands of soldiers to garrison and take care of the back road.

When he went north to Dayang, he ordered Zhang Gu and Yu An to ambush in Qili Pass in the southwest of Shaanxi County, and even assigned them armored cavalry, which was also a trick to stabilize the back road - he didn't expect to really ambush the enemy, but just prepared with one hand, and he was already satisfied to return in vain, because it meant that the enemy did not come to copy his back road.

In history, there are many generals who like to march with light troops, and some of them have even been praised in the history books.

But the rapid advance of light troops itself means a huge risk, and it is better to be taken by surprise.

Once the enemy is prepared, most of them will not succeed and will even suffer serious losses.

When Liu Cong met Shao Xun, it can only be said that he was unlucky, and he happened to meet the turtle school that likes to form a tough village and fight in a stupid way.

If he had met a general who also liked to take risks, he might have succeeded.

So, there is nothing to laugh at the enemy.

Each general's personality and style are different.

In fact, Shao Xun sometimes wants to try Liu Cong's combat style, because he is certainly stable in fighting, but sometimes it is easy to miss a good opportunity - some fighters need you to reduce your own security redundancy and risk defeat to capture, but he is not willing to take too many risks.

"It is particularly important to analyze the personality and style of the enemy general." Shao Xun added one last sentence.

After the paperwork was recorded, it was submitted.

After reading it, Shao Xun felt that there was no problem, so he handed it back and said, "After the class, it will be compiled into the "History of the Silver Spear Army". ”

"No." The clerk was carefully taken.

After going back, I will polish it and compile it into the history of the war, which will be used in the teaching of martial arts in Liangxian County in the future.

The army continued on its march and arrived at Hongnong on the fifth day of the ninth month.

Tai Shou Yuan Yan personally went out of the city to greet him.

Shao Xun looked at this person carefully.

It is not good-looking, short and stout, even a little dark, and has thick calluses on its hands.

Is this really a scholar?

Or is it that the frontier warriors who have long faced the threat of war are not the same as the scholars in the Central Plains?

"Yuanfu-kun has done a great job." Shao Xun smiled: "Deceived me." ”

Yuan Yan smiled bitterly and said, "If it weren't for the help of the governor, Hongnong would have lost sooner or later." ”

Shao Xun looked at the more than 1,000 Hongnong soldiers lined up in the distance and asked, "How many soldiers does Fujun still have?" ”

"More than sixteen." While the two were talking, they had come to the front of the county soldiers in the array, and Yuan Yan said: "Ben also recruited some Ding Zhuang, and after the Huns withdrew, they were dispersed and returned home. ”

Shao Xun nodded and looked at these soldiers who had been through the war repeatedly.

"Shao Sima."

"General Shao."

Several officers couldn't help but shout.

"Oh? You wait—" Shao Xun took a closer look, a little familiar.

"We are members of the military department of the East China Sea Kingdom, and we came with Captain Mi back then."

"It's you!" Shao Xun happily walked over, held his hand, and said in surprise: "When you see the old man, you should be a big white." ”

Several people were very happy.

As he spoke, more than a dozen people rushed over and said in unison, "See Shao Sima." ”

Shao Xun looked at it and didn't know him very well, but he still pretended to be happy and said, "Drink with you tonight." ”

In order to conquer Chang'an Sima Hao in the west, Mi Huang served as Hongnong Taishou as a general of Xizhonglang, and brought 1,500 royal troops.

From the Guanzhong class teacher, when he was appointed as the captain of the school, Mi Huang took away all the backbones, leaving about 1,000 people.

Now, years have passed, and there have been many wars, and the 1,000 people don't know how many are left.

Yuan Yan watched silently from the side.

At this time, he completely realized the influence of this famous Luyang county magistrate.

There are really soldiers he has led everywhere he goes.

The dozen or so people who talked to him were the backbone military academies of the county soldiers and had rich experience.

If he wants to take over the Hongnong soldiers, there probably won't be too many obstacles.

After talking to the military academy, Shao Xun entered Hongnong County surrounded by the army.

When he entered the city, he asked Yuan Yan: "There are many Xiongnu troops, and they will attack sooner or later." What is the strategy of the prince? ”

"Can Shao Gong make it clear?" Yuan Yan said.

"If the Xiongnu gather more than 100,000 troops to attack, Hongnong will not be able to hold it, so it is better to retreat to Yiyang, how about it?" Shao Xun looked into his eyes and asked.

Yuan Yan hesitated.

He is too guarded, and he has the responsibility to defend the land, not that he can go, this is difficult.