Zhao Shan saw Tuoba Shao who had passed out and had a bright smile on his face.
Big fish caught.
Make a lot of money!
With Tuoba Shao, he could negotiate terms with Tuoba Hong and blackmail the Northern Wei Dynasty.
In recent years, the Northern Wei Dynasty and Daqian were at war, and they repeatedly invaded the border and seized many benefits. In addition, Beiping County to the east of Youzhou was occupied by the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the important town of Guzhu City along the northeast direction to the Northern Wei Dynasty was also captured by the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Lulongsai near Guzhu City is even more strategically located. Controlling Lulongsai can curb the Northern Wei Dynasty's southward route.
This is also where the trade routes are.
All these territories were in the hands of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Now that we have won the battle and negotiated with the Northern Wei Dynasty, we have a chance to take it back.
Zhao Shan ordered his soldiers to capture Tuoba Shao, led his men to kill the cavalry around Tuoba Shao, and then continued to pursue him. Because Tuoba Shao delayed, everyone including Tuoba Zhen, Da Xipu, Qiu Dunliang and others ran away.
The Xuanjia Army could no longer catch up.
Zhao Shan did not pursue him anymore, but he captured Tuoba Shao, Yu Wenxiong as a prisoner, and countless Northern Wei prisoners.
After Zhao Shan withdrew his troops, Tuoba Zhen, Che Kunji and others retreated all the way. They ran for two days at a stretch and retreated directly to the vicinity of Guzhu City before stopping to rest.
There were very few people around Tuoba Zhen, less than a hundred, and he was the chief general of various tribes in the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Tuoba Zhen glanced at the empty rear and did not see Tuoba Shao coming back. He knew that Tuoba Shao was probably dead or alive.
The same is true for Da Xipu, Che Kunji, Puzhong and others.
Everyone looked depressed.
This battle was a disastrous defeat.
Seeing the low morale, Li Xiangyang comforted him: "The general manager personally came to the rear just to allow the generals to escape and to protect the elite of the Wei Dynasty."
"If you are alive, Wei will have the opportunity to avenge his shame. Are you worthy of the efforts of the general manager? Are you worthy of the general manager personally taking the throne?"
"The general manager often said that it is not a shame to be born in a humble family. A man who can bend and stretch will be a man."
"The generals are not from humble backgrounds, but they all have noble status. How can they do worse than a group of humble people?"
"Please cheer up."
Li Xiangyang solemnly said: "Although you are defeated, your Majesty is still there, the foundation of the Wei Dynasty is still there, and you still have the spirit to take revenge. Giving up on yourself is a cowardly act. You are either relatives or disciples of the general manager, Don’t you understand?”
"revenge!"
Tuoba Zhen gritted his teeth and spoke.
Others spoke one after another, thinking of revenge with righteous indignation, but no one was willing to give in.
They all want to fight again.
Seeing that morale had recovered slightly, Li Xiangyang felt relieved and said: "After we rest for a while, we will continue to withdraw. We will seize the time to return to Guzhu City, and then arrange for someone to go to Longcheng to deliver a message, asking Your Majesty to make a decision."
Everyone rested for two quarters of an hour and then set off to continue their journey to Lone Bamboo City.
The original Lone Bamboo City was guarded by only a few soldiers and had no military strength.
In the current Lone Bamboo City, soldiers guard the city towers, and they even fly dragon flags. This is the dragon flag of the Northern Wei Dynasty Emperor Tuoba Hong.
After Tuoba Shao sent troops, Tuoba Hong originally waited for news in Longcheng and also did some ideological work on Tuoba Yanran. He planned to wait for Murong Yu to perform meritorious service and then come back to arrange the marriage.
Tuoba Yanran actually made a bet with Tuoba Hong, saying that Zhao Shan would win and a war with Daqian would definitely not be beneficial to the Northern Wei Dynasty.
The content of the bet was very simple. If the Northern Wei Dynasty won, Tuoba Yanran would marry Murong Yu. If the Northern Wei Dynasty loses and Tuoba Hong ceases fighting, she will return to Zhao Shan.
Tuoba Hong always praised his sister's wisdom. Because Tuoba Yanran had met Zhao Shan, after much thought, Tuoba Hong dispatched 30,000 elite soldiers and came directly to Guzhu City to take charge.
If there is any accident, we can deal with it.
After Tuoba Hong came to Lone Bamboo City, the fighting on the front line was at a stalemate, and nothing major happened.
On this day, the emperor visited the palace.
Tuobahong was reviewing the memorial sent from the rear. He said that various ministries in the Northern Wei Dynasty had greater demand for tea, briquettes, spices, etc., and hoped that Tuobahong would relax some control and increase the purchase of tea, briquettes and other materials.
Tuoba Hong did not agree immediately.
The influx of a large amount of tea, spices and other supplies was not very good for the Northern Wei Dynasty. Once the upper class became extravagant and glitzy, it would be difficult for the Northern Wei Dynasty to maintain its combat effectiveness in the future.
After Tuoba Hong finished handling the memorial, he walked towards Tuoba Yanran's yard. When he saw Tuoba Yanran reading a book, he suddenly smiled and said, "Little sister, can you still calm down and read a book?"
Tuoba Yanran had a calm look on her pretty face and said with a smile: "Brother Emperor, why can't you just read quietly?"
Tuoba Hong said: "Aren't you worried about your lover?"
Tuoba Yanran said calmly: "Brother Emperor, I am not worried about him at all. His literary talents and martial arts are unparalleled. Uncle Tuoba is very powerful and is the military god of the Wei Dynasty, but I still think he is invincible."
"The emperor's brother is also a man of great talent and strategy, but the Wei Dynasty is always in a corner. A very real problem is that the emperor's brother and he were born in the same era. This is a kind of sadness."
"Because he can't match it."
"At that time, Taizu Daqian came out of nowhere and overpowered everyone, forcing all nations to come to court."
"Now, so does he."
"If the Wei Dynasty continues to fight with Da Gan, it will only burn itself and cause huge losses. When you meet someone like him, you can only be friends and have a good relationship. There is no other choice."
Tuoba Yanran looked determined and said: "Brother Emperor, this is your sorrow, and it is also the helplessness of Wei."
Tuoba Hong smiled lightly.
Tuoba Yanran said similar arguments many times, but Tuoba Hong didn't take it to heart.
On the one hand, Tuoba Yanran and him were brothers and sisters from the same mother, and they had a very good relationship; on the other hand, Tuoba Yanran did not feel sorry for Wei, but planned for Wei based on the premise that Zhao Shan was invincible.
But in Tuoba Hong's eyes, Tuoba Yanran was bewitched by Zhao Shan. As an elder brother, you have the responsibility and obligation to let your little sister find her way back and see Zhao Shan's true face.
What is unparalleled?
What contemporary sorrow?
In front of him, Tuoba Hong, Zhao Shan is truly sad.
Tuoba Hong looked confident and said loudly: "Yanran, all your statements are wishful thinking. How Zhao Shan is doing, and how Da Gan is doing, we can only know after fighting. I believe in the emperor's ability, he is the military god of the Wei Dynasty. I, the Yang of the Wei Dynasty, After so many years of hard work, I will never be defeated."
Tuoba Yanran said: "I hope I am wrong."
"You must be wrong!"
Tuoba Hong was very sure.
Tuoba Hong knew very well that Daqian was in a mess. Even if Zhao Shan is very powerful, it is impossible to turn the tide. To this day, it is impossible for Daqian to reverse the situation.
"Report!"
There was a sound of footsteps.
The soldiers quickly entered and reported: "Your Majesty, generals such as Tuoba Zhen, Qiu Dunliang and Che Kunji returned to the outside of the city and were in a very embarrassed state."
"What?"
Tuoba Hong was shocked, stood up in a hurry, hurried out of the emperor's palace, and rode up to the city tower.
Tuoba Hong came to the tower and looked down. It was indeed Tuoba Zhen, Che Kunji and others. They were not pretending. These were the backbones of the Xianbei tribes in the Northern Wei Dynasty. It's just that their clothes were torn and their expressions were miserable, and they all looked like they had been defeated.
Tuoba Hong's heart sank and he said loudly: "Tuoba Zhen, where is the emperor's uncle?"
The plan of Tuoba Zhen and others was to return to Guzhu City and then arrange for someone to go to Longcheng to report the news. However, they did not expect to see the emperor's dragon flag in Guzhu City.
Tuoba Hong actually came to Lone Bamboo City.
Tuoba Zhen knelt on the ground with a plop and said loudly: "Your Majesty, General Tuoba died as a martyr."
boom! !
Tuoba Hong's mind exploded instantly and he fell into a brief trance. Tuoba Shao was the military god of the Northern Wei Dynasty and one of the pillars of heaven. Why did he suddenly disappear?
