Li Qingchou was silent for a moment and said, "...... It's really useless to be your advisor. ”

Xue Yuxiao said: "Oh, don't say that, I'm kind to the strategists." Tomorrow will be attacked by Yandu, if she really can't hold out, she will act accordingly. ”

Li Qing replied with a crumbling bow.

The next day, the army marched thirty miles to the main city of Yandu, and everyone repaired it slightly, and after noon, they beat the drums to ask for battle.

The former imperial capital fell silent. Under the instructions of Tuoba Yingjian Qingye, many people joined the logistics of the Qi army in order to make a living, otherwise there would be no food, and they could only starve to death outside.

The Qi army beat the drum and passed the three links, no one answered, and the gold medal for exemption from war was hung in front of the city, and Tuoba Ying refused to fight.

Xue Yuxiao did not attack again, leaving a part of his troops to feint around Yandu, beating drums and waving flags every day, and loudly insulting Tuoba Ying. And he led a group of elite soldiers and left and right armies to make a detour to Youzhou, encroached on the border of Youzhou, and captured the three counties of Liaonan, Cheng'an, and Beiyun all the way, and regained the supply of soldiers and horses.

The Youzhou Supervision Army Division was greatly shaken, and immediately sent troops to Beiyun County to confront, the Supervision Army Division gathered 20,000 horses, and the current scouts had more than 2,000 people, frequently spying on Yandu, trying to flank the Qi army.

The news is like a stone in the sea, and the fake news is constantly circulating. After another ten days, the news of Youzhou's surrender after the setback spread and fermented in Yandu, brewing in everyone's hearts.

On February 18 of the first year of Taishi, Tuoba Ying tore up another "letter of concern and greetings" written to her by Xue Yuxiao, vomited a mouthful of blood, she wiped the blood from her lips, and said in a cold voice: "In any case, it is true that she attacked Youzhou, we should immediately turn around and send troops, otherwise when the Youzhou Supervision Division falls into the hands of the enemy, it will completely become a besieged lonely city." ”

Black clouds crush the city (2)

Chapter 103

During the siege of more than ten days, Tuoba Ying suddenly opened the city to meet the battle.

Zhou Shaolan was ordered to only besiege and occupy a defensive position, and did not force the city to be broken, and even deliberately showed weakness.

Tuoba Ying saw that the main force of the Qi army was not here, leaving a part of the men and horses to defend the city, and then led the elite cavalry to forcibly break through the siege, marched to the border of Youzhou, and hit the grain and grass arteries behind the army.

The mountain wind is howling.

Under Zhou Shaolan's deliberate omission, Tuoba Ying broke through and led the crowd to intercept the grain road. She took the grain transportation official road into her own hands and easily won the victory. Such a victory was a terrible temptation for the long-suppressed Hu sergeant, and under the excitement of the generals, Tuoba Ying was encouraged to continue the attack, and won small victories one after another, only to see the Qi army retreating again and again, and the banner fell in confusion.

This continuous victory and progress made Tuoba Ying's mentality of being forced to the trough rise and fall again, and when he reached the valley in front of Liaonan County, everyone finally stopped.

"Great Khan, the main force of the Qi army has just captured Youzhou, and we are rushing all the way up at this moment, just in time to attack them unprepared and attack their rear. Why are you holding back here? A general asked.

Tuoba looked out at the valley terrain, which was an excellent place for ambush. She pondered for a moment and said, "Xue Yuxiao is scheming, this journey is too easy, I suspect that she has set up an ambush in the valley." ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and they looked at each other. The advisers on the side thought for a moment, and they all felt that what the Khan said was reasonable, so they discussed: "We should go on a different route." There is also a small road to Liaonan County, although it is tortuous and muddy and difficult to walk, but it is better than being ambushed by Qi people. ”

Tuoba ordered the scouts to investigate.

After a while, the scout reported back: "Return to the Great Khan! There was smoke and dust in the valley of the avenue, and the path was silent. ”

Tuoba nodded. The Qi army marched to this point in the avenue, so there was dust, and she decided to lead the crowd to take the deserted path to southern Liaoning. At the same time, the previous letter to Youzhou was replied to again - but there was more than one, and several messages came in a mixed manner, one said that Youzhou had fallen, the grain and grass in the city were all obtained by the Qi army, and the enemy soldiers were strong and strong, so she fled quickly. The other letter said that the main city of Youzhou was fine, but it had fallen to the three counties of Liaonan, Cheng'an, and Beiyun, and as long as she gave the order, she could immediately send troops to help. Others said that the Qi people did not capture the slightest land in Youzhou, so she was relieved to go boldly......

Tuoba tore up the letter with a sinking face, licked the bleeding roots, and said, "Isn't there a reliable news?" ”

The soldier looked bitter and bowed his head and said: "There is even more outrageous news, Great Khan, I heard that the messenger said that the Youzhou Supervisor Military Division has rebelled and transferred to the Fourth Highness——"

"Nonsense!" Tuoba Ying scolded, "Shake the hearts of the army again, behead the public!" ”

The soldiers were immediately silenced.

Tuoba Ying was upset, waved his hand, and led his subordinates to cut down the branches and grass on the road and spread them on the ground, so that the army could pass as much as possible. She dismounted and walked along a winding path, and when she came to a very narrow path, she cut down the grass and trees, and was suddenly confronted by a crowd of horses.

Just a few dozen paces away, a fierce general with a ring-headed knife sat on a horse, her hair was not long, she could not be combed into a bun, she was only hung high into a ponytail, and a thick velvet red forehead was wrapped around her forehead, and behind her were elite cavalry.

The two stared at each other.

Guan Haichao swept the ring knife in his hand, his face was surprised, and then he was happy: "I'm obedient, if you don't take the road on the avenue, you will crash into your aunt's net." No, why don't you take the big road? Can you really catch big fish in this corner place? ”

Tuoba Ying's face was stunned, and he knew what he was planning, and immediately ordered the whole army to retreat. However, it is easy to move forward and difficult to retreat, let alone meet on a narrow road. She got on her horse and turned around, and the guards around her immediately stepped forward to protect her, and just as she came around, there was a rumbling sound of slashing behind her.

Guan Haichao rushed over, and a big knife was infinitely powerful, and it slashed heavily on the armor of Tuoba Ying's guard.

The force slammed into the back, and one of the guards flipped off his horse, spitting blood. Tuoba Ying couldn't look back, and immediately ran into the crowd, shouting, "Get out of the way!" Escort! ”

Her men parted on both sides, leaving only a path for Tuoba Infant to pass through alone. This hasty evasion even caused some of the infantry to tumble down the cliff and down the sides of the narrow road. However, Guan Haichao's momentum was too fierce to be stopped by the guards, so he almost split one by one, and brought up from behind with the men and horses of the Ming Holy Army.

As a last resort, Tuoba Ying shouted: "Who is blocking this woman for me!" ”

Someone around them replied, "I'm coming!" Wu Luolan, who had laughed at her in Gaoping County in the past, turned around to meet the enemy, her eyes were shining, and she blocked the middle of the road alone, and met Guan Haichao chess, and fought for dozens of rounds without winning or losing.

In this process, the Xianbei sergeants who were being pursued head-on hurriedly met the enemy, and were defeated and retreated, and their troops were defeated. They trekked here from Yandu again, and they were not the same as the Ming Holy Army's combat strength that had rested and waited here for half a day. Occupying such a geographical advantage, even though the two sides were evenly matched, the Qi army was able to take advantage of the victory to pursue with the same number of soldiers.

Hundreds of rounds later, Urolan missed one move and was slashed in the breastplate by the ring head knife. She threw up her head and spurted out a mouthful of blood, her iron mask stained with fish, and she collapsed facing the narrow line of sky. However, when he was dying, he suddenly burst out and cut off the front legs of the horses under Guan Haichao.

The horse neighed and fell to its knees. Guan Haichao didn't say a word, and cut off her throat with a knife in his hand, and cut off the head of the famous General Wu Luolan. She wrapped it in cloth and handed it to the henchman beside her: "Help me put it away!" Go back and hand it over to Your Majesty. ”

The henchman put away his head and immediately asked, "General, do we still want to chase after us?" ”

Guan Haichao's heart was itching, and he was about to give the order to chase him. A scribe next to her who was sent by Zhou Shaolan to supervise her suddenly said, "General Guan, don't forget how Your Majesty entrusted you. ”

Guan Haichao paused, swallowed his saliva, and then said, "Don't chase it." We do what we planned. ”

On the other side, Tuoba Baby finally escaped from the narrow road and broke out in a cold sweat.

She set up a battle and prepared to meet the enemy, but when she saw Guan Haichao, she did not chase after her. Then a cavalryman rushed up and wailed: "Great Khan, General Urorand...... He's dead! ”

Tuoba Ying clenched the reins, cold sweat oozed from his forehead, and he coughed vigorously on his chest. She closed her eyes and suppressed her emotions, turned her head and said to Qi Yunfeng: "The general died for me, and I should remember it." In this way, it is her strategy to let us break through. What do you think we should do? ”

Qi Yunfeng looked at her and said, "Please forgive the minister for the sin of speaking out." Great Khan, we have not been able to kill her at the banquet that day, and we are already in a disadvantageous position. Qingzhou still has the division of the four emperors and tigers and wolves, and the northern departments are fluctuating because they hear the rumors, and in the opinion of the ministers, they should immediately abandon Yandu, avoid Youzhou, and turn back to the Xilin League to replenish their troops, rectify their strength, control the post station, and put an end to the drawbacks of not being able to communicate with the news...... in order to reunite with the Youzhou Supervision and Military Division, and then fight. ”

"Storm the clouds! Are you asking the Great Khan to give up the prestige of his ancestors?! ”

"Zuosuke! Don't, abandon Yandu without permission, you will be infamous through the ages! ”

Qi Yunfeng is one of the four auxiliaries of the Xia Kingdom, and he is the great left assistant of the DPRK.

Tuoba Baby's mind froze for a moment, and he muttered, "...... I can't do that. I can't be so ......"

In the past, Shoushuo Prefecture relied on a breath. Only by breathing endlessly, can she continue to fight, if she immediately retreats to Xilin at this moment, then the large territory that Great Xia fought before will return to the hands of Eastern Qi, and she is ashamed of her ancestors.

Tuoba Ying gritted his teeth and said: "The smoke and dust on the avenue before was just a suspicious plan. There should only be a small number of logistics soldiers there, so let's go there, but we don't go to southern Liaoning. If they can ambush here, Liaonan must have fallen to the enemy. ”

Qi Yunfeng sighed heavily and retreated into the queue.

The crowd turned into the avenue in fear, and sure enough, there was no ambush, and there were traces of fast horses galloping back and forth with branches tied to trees, making smoke and dust. Tuoba Ying was annoyed when he saw it, and he couldn't wait to eat Xue Yuxiao's flesh and blood raw in order to relieve the pain of repeated schemes.

Instead of entering southern Liaoning, the crowd headed to Cheng'an County on the other side of the forked road. There are two roads to Cheng'an, an official road and a narrow but closer path.

"Great Khan." The soldier said, "Let's take the big road." Previously, he was ambushed on the trail, but he was defeated because of the narrow terrain and hasty fighting. Even if there are ambushes on the avenue, the losses will not be too heavy! ”

Everyone nodded.

Tuoba Ying was silent for a moment, and Xue Yuxiao's smile flashed in his mind. She wandered around on her horse and said, "No, we'll take the path." She has no last resort, and she expected it before, she must be able to guess that if you are bent on taking the road, the road will be subdued. This time, only by taking the path can we avoid her layout. ”

"That makes sense." "O Lord Shengming! The crowd agreed.

Qi Yunfeng wanted to speak and stopped, stepped forward and said, "But ......"

Before the words fell, Tuoba Ying had already led the crowd towards the path. Qi Yunfeng looked at her back and reluctantly followed.

The path is not as narrow as it used to be, and the horses can pass smoothly. The crowd had traveled more than ten miles, hungry and hungry, and it was difficult for the soldiers to walk, when they suddenly heard the sound of horses wading through the grass and trees.

Tuoba Baby's heart was not good, and as soon as he raised his head, he saw a group of soldiers and horses with enough food and food to kill them, and the soldiers were full of food and grass, and they were full of energy. The person at the head had a cold face, it was Li Furong, the pioneer officer who attacked Xuzhou in the past, and when the two sides met, Li Furong only said one word in a cold voice: "Kill." ”

At the same time as she rushed out with the people, flags fluttered high on the hillsides on both sides, and archers emerged from the hillside, stretching their bows and arrows, and firing arrows in unison.

For a while, countless wails and screams sounded in the military array, and blood smeared the ground. Tuoba Ying swung his knife and split the chaotic arrows like rain, hurriedly led the crowd to retreat, and fled quickly. Behind her were heavy arrows, and the elite light horsemen of Great Xia fell in rows, trampling to the death.

Tuoba Baby's heart was so painful that he swallowed a mouthful of blood, escaped with his injuries, and retreated with the remnants.

It was dark now.

Everyone was sleepy and lost their fighting spirit. Tuoba Infant is even more difficult and suspicious. She looked at the lights of the people in Youzhou Town from afar, was silent for a long time, and said: "I don't dare to step forward in the land of the alliance in front of me, for fear that Xue Yuxiao will have a deceitful plan." I didn't expect to get out of Yandu, but I was still trapped ......"

"Lord of the Kingdom." One of the strategists said, "Don't worry, even if she cuts off the news on this road in Youzhou, the other tribes in the north are still under our control." The Wuheng tribe and the Jinchang tribe are in the northwest, and we can turn to the northwest. ”

Tuoba Ying said: "Northwest ...... You mean Toyosu? That's the foundation of the fourth sister, will listen to us? ”

"The battle situation is complicated, the mountains are high and the road is far away, presumably the news in the northwest is not very familiar with the Fourth Highness, right? We can also follow the example of the Lord of Qi to control the news, just say that the Fourth Highness has died in the hands of the Qi people, please ask the Northwest Ministries to help us and avenge your Fourth Sister. ”

This is the only way to make her come back except to return to Xilin. Tuoba Ying pondered for a moment, and agreed to send someone to send a letter back to Yandu first, so that the rest of the men and horses would stick to the city and wait for reinforcements, and then lead the crowd to change the route.

At this moment, a burst of fire suddenly lit up in the distance to the northwest.

The firelight converged into a river, and it was the troops marching at night. Seeing that the person who came was the uniform of Great Xia, Tuoba Ying suddenly ignited hope in his heart, and sent someone to use a torch to play the flag and ask: "I am Tuoba Baby, the lord of Great Xia, who is coming?" ”

The other party seemed to see the flag, but he didn't seem to see it, just buried his head in this direction.

Tuoba Infant broke into a cold sweat and sent out two teams of scouts. After a short time, the scout returned: "Your Majesty, the other party is the people of the Wuheng tribe." ”

Everyone was relieved, and hurriedly exchanged flags, wanting to discuss the matter of unity and fight the enemy together. However, the other party buried his head in front of him, and did not respond, and showed his sword at the remaining centaurs of Tuoba Infant and rushed over.

Everyone instantly turned around and fled.

The night was dimly lit, and the horses fled by the moonlight. In the process of fleeing, Tuoba Ying almost broke down and shouted angrily in Xianbei language: "I am the Empress of Great Xia!" Who are you chasing? I am the Lord of Great Xia, and I am your Khan! ”

A loud scolding rang out from the rear.

"Give me back my lord's orders!"

"Kill your own sister and unite with foreign enemies! It's you! ”

"The thief who killed the old lord—"

The voice shook away.

Tuoba Infant suddenly woke up.

If no information was received, how could the northern tribes suddenly send troops? This is Xue Yuxiao's trap...... The fourth sister was also bewitched? …… Not good, Xilin!

Thinking of this in her frenzy, she had a splitting headache for a while, and forcibly restrained herself from thinking about it anymore. Everyone took advantage of the night and divided into two ways. Tuoba Ying tore off his striking robes, hid his face and fled among the cavalry, and fled in such a chaotic manner all night, along the road where the people were numerous and the men and horses were staggered, and only then did he shake off the large force of pursuers.

At this moment, there were only 800 horsemen and a group of guards left around her.

was chased and scurried, went around and around, and actually returned to the city of Yandu.

Tuoba Ying took the elite men and horses out of the city, in order to unite Youzhou to flank the Qi army. However, even the news of Youzhou failed to get through, and was forced back by a series of ambushes and designs, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, the dead and scattered, and there were only more than 800 people left in one day, how could it not make people cry bitterly?

Only by allowing the middle of the city to break through and join her own can she gain enough troops to return to Xilin. But this will give up Yandu...... To this day, there really is no other way. can only follow what Qi Yunfeng said before, abandon Yandu and return to Xilin for long-term consideration.

The light of dawn spread from the east.

Tuoba Ying's face was calm, and he walked towards Yandu on his horse in a depressed and embarrassed manner, and suddenly, an extremely long flute sound came from the official road.

She looked up at the morning light.

In the middle of the world half darkened and gradually brightened, the dilapidated mountain pavilion was in the center. A figure stood still, his cloak drumming and hunting, and the sound of the flute came from his fingers melodiously and lingered, and then—suddenly, a wrong note.