In the northwest, the wind and sand gradually rose, Wu Fan walked into Han Xin's camp tent, bowed his hand and saluted: "Marshal Qiqi, there is news from the scouts in front that our army will arrive in Longyou in three days." ”

Han Xin glanced at the map from the northwest to the Western Regions and asked, "What is the current situation of the capital protection army?"

Wu Fan bowed slightly and said: "The situation is not very optimistic, Xu is the capital of the army has changed hands three times, and Wang Li's ability to lead the troops is not very strong, and the losses of the army during this period are not light." ”

"Even the last general got the news that the 300,000 enemy troops that have appeared so far are only the vanguard of the other side, and in the near future, there will be a million troops coming, and this battle may not end so easily. ”

Han Xin's face was a little solemn: "Have you ever found out where these people come from? It is impossible for hundreds of thousands of troops to appear out of thin air, where is their nest?"

Wu Fan replied in a deep voice: "According to the news that the spies placed by the last general in the Western Regions have come back, these people are from the extreme west, an empire whose territory is not smaller than that of Qin. ”

There was a faint hint of shock on Han Xin's face: "There is still an existence in the world that is not weaker than the Qin State?"

In Han Xin's opinion, the Qin State, which dominates the world, has thirteen grandmasters to suppress the world at its peak, if these people are really not weak in the Qin State, let alone the thirteen grandmasters, even if half of them come, it is not something that the Qin State can resist now.

Putting down the worries in his heart, Han Xin calmed down and asked, "Does Master Hou have any news?"

Wu Fan shook his head and said, "Master Hou has no news coming, but with his character, he will definitely arrive on time, and the marshal doesn't have to worry." ”

"Lord Wu should pass on these news to Hou Ye as soon as possible, so that Hou Ye can make a correct response," Han Xin explained seriously.

Wu Fan arched his hand and left.

......

Three days later, Han Xin came to the Longyou Territory with a large army, and what made him feel a little strange was that along the way, he didn't see half of the Du Protector's figure.

It stands to reason that Wang Li knew that he had come with a large army to support, and that he should arrange for someone to come and contact him to discuss how to cooperate against the enemy army.

Han Xin, who felt that something was wrong, immediately asked loudly, "Where is the scout camp?"

Soon the scout camp general in a strong suit came to Han Xin, knelt down and saluted: "The last general will meet the marshal, I don't know what the marshal commands?"

Han Xin asked with a solemn face: "Is there any news from Longyou City, is the city still in the hands of the Du Protector?"

The general of the scout battalion bowed and said: "Marshal Qiqi, the last general sent three waves of scouts to Longyou City today, and there is no news yet, but according to the news from last night, the city wall is also the banner of our army, and I think it should still be in the hands of our army." ”

Han Xin immediately felt that something was wrong, and immediately ordered: "The whole army will speed up its march and rush to Longyou City immediately." ”

Entering the Longyou territory, Han Xin deliberately ordered to slow down the march, just so that Wang Li had enough time to react and arrange the logistics of the 200,000 army.

At the moment, it seems that something has definitely happened in Longyou City.

Han Xin could only pray silently in his heart that Longyou City must not be lost, otherwise the situation in the Western Regions would deteriorate and it would be difficult to recover it again.

Two hours later, Han Xin led the army to Longyou City, and looked at Longyou City with the city gate wide open from afar, as well as the empty city wall, and his heart sank suddenly.

Han Xin decisively raised his hand and ordered the whole army to stop, and asked the scout battalion general to take people to check the situation.

The scout battalion general took more than a dozen people and quickly entered Longyou City and disappeared.

Soon the scout battalion will return with dozens of people, with an ugly face, kneeling on Han Xin and saying: "Tell the commander, the army of the Duhufu has disappeared, except for some old, weak, sick and disabled people in the city, there is no figure in half of the city. ”

Then the scout battalion handed a letter in both hands, and pointed to the person behind him and said: "The last general sent three waves of scouts to contact the Marquis of Wucheng, and was attacked by martial arts powerhouses on the way, and when he woke up, he found that he was tied up and left in Longyou City. ”

"This is a letter that the attackers put on them, please take a look at it. ”

Han Xin stretched out his hand to absorb the letter, opened it and looked at it, his face suddenly turned out to be extremely pale, this letter was left by Wang Li, the lord of the Western Regions Protectorate.

I saw that it was written: Ben Hou has another important matter, Longyou City will be handed over to you, within three days, the enemy will definitely attack again, if you do not want to defend, you can abandon the city and flee.

When Han Xin saw this letter, he immediately understood that Wang Li had run away, ran away with the army, and left a mess for himself.

Han Xin, who took a deep breath and slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, gritted his teeth and ordered: "The whole army enters the city." ”

Regardless of the reason for Wang Li's abandonment of the city and fleeing, if he wanted to quickly pacify the rebellion in the Western Regions, Longyou City must not lose, so Han Xin had no choice.

After the 200,000 army entered the city, Han Xin arranged for people to garrison the city wall while sending people to search the whole city.

Except for the grain and grass left in the treasury that can be eaten by 200,000 troops for a month, the entire Longyou City is no different from the empty city.

That night, Han Xin convened everyone to discuss countermeasures.

In front of everyone, Han Xin expressed his worries: "According to the original plan, we came to support Wang Li, but Wang Li disappeared with hundreds of thousands of troops, and the ordnance, grain and grass were also swept away, and there was not much left. ”

"Now that our army is isolated and helpless, we will face hundreds of thousands or even millions of enemy troops, and the next step will be very dangerous. ”

"Lord Hou handed over the army to the hands of this general, which is a great trust, but now this general does not know whether to stick to Longyou City, or retreat to retain strength, and I hope that you will work together to give the army a direction. ”

Li Xin was the first to get up and said: "I didn't expect that Wang Li to be such a sinister villain, according to the meaning of the last general, we shouldn't continue to stay here." ”

"That Wang Li is very likely to hide in the shadows, sit back and watch our army fight to the death with the enemy in an unknown place, and finally reap the benefits of the fisherman, as long as our army retreats, he will have to come out. ”

Chen Ping shook his head and said: "If Longyou City is lost, there will be no place for the Qin State to garrison in the Western Regions, and if you want to quell the rebellion in the Western Regions at that time, you will have to pay more than ten times the price." ”

General Han probably thought of this as well, so he hesitated. ”

Han Xin sighed: "What Chen Junshi said is right, Master Hou intends to pacify the Western Regions in one fell swoop, and if the general retreats, he will not be able to explain to him." ”

Wu Fan said suddenly: "Since the marshal doesn't dare to make a decision, why don't you stay in Longyou City for a few days and wait for Hou Ye to arrive? ”

"Besides, we don't know what the strength of the enemy army is, and if we retreat rashly, it is really not easy to explain. ”

Han Xin nodded slightly and said, "What Lord Wu said is extremely true, it seems that you can't hold on for a while, waiting for the arrival of the Hou Ye." ”

"What do you think?"

Chen Ping glanced at Han Xin, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, this coach, obviously planned to stick to Longyou City, but he deliberately convened everyone to discuss and let everyone express his position, and he was quite thoughtful.

In that case, how about helping you?

Chen Pingzhi said with a straight look: "I seconded it below." ”

Hearing that Lin Ze was coming, Li Xin Qianyuan naturally wouldn't say anything about retreating, and immediately nodded in agreement.

As for Wu Fan, he originally intended to stay, so naturally he would not speak out against it.

......

Thirty miles away from Longyou City, several black-clothed people bowed and saluted: "Master Qiyu, the army under the champion Hou has entered the city, and it seems that he intends to hold on." ”

Wang Li nodded slightly and said, "Since someone accepts it, Ben Hou will leave with confidence." ”

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