Faced with the latest trends of the Han army, Zhang Yan and others tried to break the situation, but the effect was not very good.
They sent troops to take the initiative many times, even provoking the Han army, insulting the Han army, and repeatedly yelling and cursing, forcing the Han army to fight.
But it's of no use.
The Han army in front of them seemed determined to engage in turtle tactics, which meant delaying, not fighting, and just wasting their time.
They attacked, the Han army defended, they retreated, but the Han army did not pursue them, they pretended to be defeated, and the Han army pretended not to see it.
From top to bottom, we collectively implement the strategy of pretending to be a turtle to the end.
As a result, Zhang Yan and others began to feel bad.
Zhang Yan had read books, had some knowledge and talent. Faced with this situation, he was keenly aware of the disadvantages.
"The Han army defended the city and did not attack, but what our army is best at is not siege cities and territories. Once it is dragged into a siege by the Han army, our army's losses will rise sharply, and our food consumption will also be very large. In a few months, we will enter the city. It’s winter, if we run out of food at this moment, people will starve to death when winter comes.”
Zhang Yan sighed and looked at Mrs. Guo and Yu Fuluo.
"We'd better withdraw our troops. Being able to capture Taiyuan County is already a great victory. Once we sort out Taiyuan County and take away all the property of those corrupt officials, this winter won't be so difficult. This year The battle was worth it.”
Yu Fuluo was originally the Shanyu of the Southern Huns who was temporarily raised. He did not really want to continue fighting. He also had many things he wanted to do, so he agreed with Zhang Yan's view.
Only Mrs. Guo was unwilling to stop there.
"The blood feud of the great wise master has not been avenged, the sky is not dead, and the yellow sky is crumbling. I can't bear this situation. Besides, if I miss this great opportunity now, when will the next time be? You two, you can't miss it. What a great opportunity!”
Zhang Yan shook her head.
"As long as there is still some possibility, I am not willing to stop fighting. However, the Han army is now dividing its troops to defend the city. Each city is a garrison. We must either fight one by one, or we must take a detour and divide our troops to surround the city to avoid the Han army. The army threatens our retreat.
In this way, how many troops can we have to continue the attack? Not to mention that the Han army must have divided its forces on the Yellow River and there must be a large number of Han troops waiting for us inside and outside Luoyang City. We did threaten Luoyang, but that was the limit. "
Mrs. Guo lowered his head and gritted his teeth, clenching his hands tightly with a look of unwillingness to admit defeat.
"I moved from the Central Plains to fight here and survived a narrow escape. I have long lost sight of life and death. The only thing I want to do now is to let the Emperor of Han in Luoyang City die! No matter what the price is!"
Zhang Yan looked at Yu Fuluo, and Yu Fuluo looked at Zhang Yan. The two of them had the same idea -
You take life and death lightly, but I don’t take life and death lightly!
They don't want to risk their lives with the Han army here. If they do this, they can easily lose their lives accidentally.
Life is only once and it is precious. Who wants to die if you can live?
You can’t risk your life!
Yu Fuluo didn't want to say anything more.
"When things have reached this point, I still have a lot to do. Although I really want to continue, I have to leave. If there is a good opportunity in the future, we will work together to plan big things."
Yu Fuluo left a few words and said that he was leaving.
He quickly took away the Southern Huns cavalry in the rebel alliance on the grounds that facing the Han army's turtle formation, the cavalry was fragile and powerless, and there was no point in continuing to fight.
Zhang Yan no longer wants to stay here and waste money and food. He plans to withdraw his troops and return to Taiyuan County to slowly digest his part of the loot and make himself stronger.
The stronger you are, the more bargaining power you have.
Before leaving, Zhang Yan persuaded Mrs. Guo one last time.
"You only have less than 20,000 troops. If you continue to stay here, the Han army will probably attack you after learning about it. Your situation will be very bad then. Why don't you come with me to Taiyuan now?" Look out for each other, right?”
Mrs. Guo thought about it and felt a little moved, but she still shook her head.
"Your suggestion may be right, but I have never thought about leaving a way out for myself. How can I forget the blood feud between the Great Master and the Taiping Taoists? I can't forget, I have to fight, I will never admit defeat!"
Seeing that Mrs. Guo was determined, Zhang Yan had no choice but to nod her head, leave some food supplies for Mrs. Guo, and then slowly withdraw her troops and return to Taiyuan County.
Fortunately, with Mrs. Guo in front, he didn't have to worry about whether the Han army would come to pursue him during the retreat, and he retreated very calmly.
After they left, Mrs. Guo quickly ordered the army to continue attacking Wenxi County, trying to break through the Han army's defense line, and continued to go south to threaten Luoyang, with a quite indifferent attitude.
At the same time, Liu Bei's second personal letter was delivered to Luoyang, and was delivered directly to Liu Hong through Zhang Rang. Liu Hong opened it and looked at it, and suddenly showed an expression of surprise.
"Xuande said that he wants to return to Beijing to report on his work."
"Go back to Beijing to report on your work? Is this necessary?"
Zhang Rang felt strange: "He only needs to send the planners here. Why does he need to come to Luoyang himself? It takes a lot of time to come back and forth."
"Take a look."
Liu Hong handed the letter to Zhang Rang, and Zhang Rang took it, looked at it roughly, and was a little surprised.
"He wants to come back and get the inheritance?"
"That's a good thing."
Liu Hong said with a smile: "None of our Han clan clan members have been able to get a real inheritance from this group of scholars who have high eyesight. Xuande has made a good start, and we Han clan descendants can also officially intervene." In the midst of an academic dispute, your words have weight.
Xuande means to get the inheritance, and then officially start to recruit students, prepare to teach the inheritance, and build the power of the Liu family. I think this is a very good thing. Scholars who are committed to the Han Dynasty must protect the Han Dynasty. Taxi people, how fresh it is.
Moreover, if he can open a school in Liangzhou to teach, then the people of Liangzhou will also be grateful for the kindness of the Han Dynasty, and Liangzhou will be stable. One thing can bring so many benefits. Xuande is truly my good friend. Zoah. "
Liu Hong picked up a grape in front of him and brought it to his mouth, chewing it happily.
Subsequently, Liu Hong decided to cooperate with Liu Bei and ordered Liu Bei to return to Luoyang to report on his work. Moreover, he also needed Liu Bei to give him on-site advice during the current crisis in Hedong County.
At the same time that Liu Hong received the letter, Lu Zhi also received a letter from Liu Bei. The letter talked about the inheritance of Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period, and Lu Zhi felt deeply.
Liu Bei wanted to set up a school in Liangzhou to appease people's hearts. His status as the inheritor of Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period would help further stabilize his status in Liangzhou.
From Liu Bei's personal perspective, this will directly establish his position in the Confucian classics system, and the Liu family in Zhuo County will officially establish a sect.
Even from a national perspective, the actions of a classic inheritor to run a school in Liangzhou are conducive to strengthening Liangzhou's centripetal force towards the Han Empire, and are conducive to the stability of the Han Empire's rule in Liangzhou.
But if a group of Liangzhou people appear in Liu Bei's disciples and disciples system, will this be a good thing or a bad thing for Liu Bei?
Although the ancient literature school did not oppose Liangzhou to the point of madness, and its views on Liangzhou were generally not as extreme as the modern literature school, its attitude towards the people of Liangzhou was obviously not that good either.
Since the Han-Qiang War, the fact that Liangzhou people have second-class citizenship has existed. The "tradition" of more than a hundred years cannot be changed so easily.
Liu Bei wants to accept people from Liangzhou. This is certainly something worth encouraging in Lu Zhi's view, but it remains to be discussed.
Just later, Lu Zhi learned that Liu Hong was calling Liu Bei back to Beijing to report on his work. He was very happy and felt that he could discuss some details with Liu Bei on this issue.
(End of chapter)
