The next day.
Ning Fan received three letters from different directions. The first one came from Dayu and was handwritten by Brother Sheng Wang.
Nowadays, Donghuai has completely fallen into the control of Dayu. He officially surrendered to Dayu and respected him as the suzerain state. Donghuai was renamed Dongzhou, and the pattern of the Central Plains was the first to change.
The second secret letter came from the black guards. Last night, Zhang Liao led his army to attack the Yan Army camp outside Xuanjian Pass. Xuanjiang Pass sent 200,000 troops to attack Zhang Liao's "Liyang" army from both sides. With the support of the internal forces, a Set fire to the food and fodder of 300,000 main troops!
The 300,000 Yan troops outside Xuanjian Pass were defeated and retreated thirty miles!
The third letter came from Zhang Han, who attacked the main force of the Yan army in Dali last night. Unexpectedly, Yunxi sent troops to guard it. The commander of the show sent surprise troops to attack from the flank, which was regarded as a small victory.
The three letters are all good news. Now that the situation has begun to improve, Ning Fan is also slightly relieved.
"Lord!"
"explain!"
After Yuhuatian bowed respectfully, he said softly: "A secret report came from Guanshan. A month ago, you arrested three disciples of Taichi Sect. Now, the middle disciples of Taichi Sect are rushing from Guanshan to King Yu's city. It seems the visitor is evil!”
"oh?"
"Haha, a small Jianghu sect can't make any trouble!"
"The situation on the Dali battlefield is now the top priority. If Da Yan can be severely damaged this time, it will also be a chance for us to take a breather."
"My subordinates also got a piece of news!"
"explain!"
"Qi Lanyue, the leader of the Yanlong Guards whom you let go in Lanyue Pavilion a few days ago, should have joined Da Yan's main force now."
"Qi Lanyue!"
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Dayan Military Camp.
Yunxi has become increasingly uneasy in the past two days. Last night, Dali's attack on the camp was beyond his expectation. Emperor Yan specially appointed him as the commander of this southern expedition, so he knew who would be in charge of Dali's troops this time.
Play Xiongtu!
This person has always been cautious in using troops, and he is good at making steady and steady attacks. Because of this, Emperor Yan specially let him, who is good at winning by surprise, take charge.
Unexpectedly, after several battles, Yun Xi felt that the enemy was very cunning!
It's not like the style of Xiongtu at all. First they risked crossing the river, and then they attacked and harassed them at night, one after another. Although the main force of Yan's army is not a big defeat now, Yunxi has a hunch that maybe the current situation is better than It was even worse than he imagined.
"Commander, in the battle last night, Dali did not attack our camp, but attacked our food, grass and baggage like a life-threatening attack!"
"They burned half of the food and grass, and now the remaining food in the army can only last for two days."
Hearing the report from his subordinates, Yun Xi looked startled for a moment, as if he had thought of something, and his expression suddenly changed: "Call the generals to come here immediately to discuss matters!"
"promise!"
"Commander, what happened?"
"Something must have happened in Liyang City." Yun Xi's face looked a little ugly, but he tried his best to stay calm and said: "There has been no news about Chen Ding's army for a long time. Now the Li army has cut off our retreat and will not hesitate to expose Li's rear to us. ."
"In the past few days, I have led my troops to pursue them step by step, but Xi Xiongtu has retreated step by step, blocking them in sections and harassing them several times. It is obvious that they are delaying time."
"So...what are they dragging?"
"Dali knew that our food and grass could not last more than a few days, so he calculated the time correctly and waited for us to collapse without a fight!"
"What a great drama!"
Yun Xi took a deep breath, looked at the sand table in front of him, and said sadly: "I'm afraid it's going to be bad this time!"
"Commander!"
"Yan Longwei, Qi Lanyue wants to see you!"
"please!"
Not long after, a slender woman strode into the camp. After seeing Yun Xi, she nodded with a smile: "Shuai Yun, it's been a long time."
"You are a rare visitor. There has been no news about you since the incident in Xueyue City. I know that Dali cannot trap you!"
"No!"
Qi Lanyue, however, looked solemn, shook her head slightly and said, "I was given a free rein. Otherwise, life or death would have been unpredictable."
"oh?"
Yun Xi's face showed a bit of curiosity, but he heard Qi Lanyue say: "Shuai Yun, the military situation is urgent when you come here. As far as I know, Liyang City has now fallen into the hands of Da Li, and I am afraid that there is still food left in the army. Can’t you support it for a few more days?”
"As expected!"
Yun Xi received the exact news at this moment, and his heart was still shaken. He looked at Qi Lanyue and said: "Now that all my ears and eyes have been cut off, it can be said that the situation is critical!"
"However, we have 300,000 troops stationed in Liyang City. How did Dali defeat the city?"
"What does Chen Ding do for food?"
Even though Yunxi City is very deep, he couldn't help but show a bit of anger at this moment. According to his plan, Liyang City is an important northern town in Dali. As long as he holds Liyang City firmly, it is equivalent to stabilizing Dali. 's northern border.
Even if one day his march south is frustrated, he can retreat to Liyang at any time.
In other words, as long as Liyang is in Da Yan's hands, even if there are only 300,000 garrison troops, Da Li's army of one million troops will still be unbreakable.
This was also the bottom line he set for this southern expedition. The worst case scenario was that Da Li would hold the south of the Li River, while Da Yan would control the north of the Li River and rule by dividing the river.
But now, Liyang City was taken away by Dali without anyone noticing, and even Chen Ding had no news at this moment.
When Qi Lanyue heard this, she also frowned slightly: "I don't know the specific situation, but the news came from my Yanlongwei channel that Chen Ding is missing now, and the traces of his army are hard to find."
"not good!"
Yun Xi's expression changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "The change in Liyang City must be related to Chen Ding. Previously, my commander ordered him to go south to encircle the main force of Dali, so he pushed back and blocked four."
"Now that Liyang City has been lost, Chen Ding can either lead his army northward or surrender to Dali."
"If it is one of them, our retreat will be completely cut off. Now the army is short of food and grass..."
Yun Xi did not continue speaking, but took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Lanyue, there are two things that require your help from Yan Long Guard."
"Shuai Yun, please speak."
"Now Chen Ding's army is missing. No matter what the situation is, it is not good for us. You immediately summon Zong Kai outside Xuanjian Pass and order him to lead an army of 300,000 people south immediately."
"Second, send a message to the capital as quickly as possible so that the imperial court can dispatch a batch of grain and grass in the shortest time to strengthen the southern border defense line and prevent unexpected events."
"good!"
Qi Lanyue also nodded without hesitation and said with some worry: "Ke Yunshuai, now that the army has food and grass... what should we do?"
"It doesn't matter!"
"If we don't have enough food and grass, we will kill horses to satisfy our hunger. We can survive for a few days. Besides, Dali's main force is right in front of us. It's just to force me to fight with him!"
"Two days, you still can't delay me!"
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