That night, in Dingnan City, the three armies were rewarded.
After Su Rong and Zhou Gu had a good sleep, they were in good spirits. They sat in the lobby with everyone, changing glasses.
Of course, most of them can't drink yet. Even if they exchange cups, they only use tea instead of wine. Moreover, the tea is ginger and jujube tea specially brewed by the kitchen cook, which can warm the body and ward off the cold in winter.
Zhang Mao was next to Ning Ze, and he always smelled the fragrance of flowers on his body, and wondered, "What smells so good on you?"
Ning Ze came close to him and whispered: "The flowers Yan Jin gave me, I was told to take a bath with petals, saying they would remove bad luck. I came over in a hurry just after taking a bath. Brother Zhang Mao, your nose is really good."
Zhang Mao suddenly said, "No wonder it smells so good."
Ning Ze chuckled, "I'll leave it for you too, it's enough for you to take a dip."
Zhang Mao coughed lightly, "I don't need it."
"Use it. It is said that Brother Zhou Gu got it from him today. Yan Jin got it from him." Ning Ze said happily, "Those petals are of several precious varieties. When I was in the Nanping Marquis Mansion, my mother I raised it and cherished it very much. When I touched it, she slapped my hand. Now I didn’t expect that I could pick it off and take a flower petal bath. I suddenly felt like I was precious after taking the bath.”
Zhang Mao: "..."
Ning Ze bumped him with his arm, "After the banquet, you go back. Those petals are not wilted yet and can still be used. Don't waste them."
Zhang Mao: "..."
He really thought it was unnecessary. He had never heard that bathing with precious flower petals could remove bad luck.
Since the attack on the city would continue on the second day, everyone went back to rest after eating and enjoying themselves.
Ning Ze urged Zhang Mao, but did not let him waste it. He also used the last remaining petals and took a nice petal bath. Zhang Mao also knows what's good. He doesn't feel that he has become rich after soaking, but he feels that he has wasted his wealth.
On the second day, the army continued to move forward and attacked the next city, Fengyang.
He Lanjue and Nangong Zheng, with 270,000 troops and horses, retreated to Fengyang City and sent an urgent report to Prince Yuan Zhao. It's not that they can't hold on, the city gate is broken, and even if they hold on and don't retreat, they will still be defeated, so they might as well retreat to Fengyang.
After holding on for ten days, they lost a total of 80,000 troops and horses by the time the city was breached, a heavy loss.
He Lanjue was deeply hit, his face was ashen and extremely ugly, "I have never been defeated in a battle."
Nangong Zheng looked at He Lanjue without saying a word. He had several injuries on his body, but fortunately they were not fatal.
"Why don't you speak?" He Lanjue asked him.
"What did you say?" Nangong Zheng really didn't know what to say. He didn't expect that the Nangong family would reach this point. If his grandfather were still alive, he could still ask his grandfather about the ambitions of the Nangong family. Do they regret that the Nangong family turned their backs on Nanchu and ended up in this situation now? But his grandfather was dead and he had no one to talk to and no one to ask.
"The Princess of Nanchu is very powerful. His Highness the Crown Prince failed to kill her, which gave her a chance to fight back. Now she is counterattacking to take revenge. Have you ever regretted taking refuge in the Wei Dynasty? If your Nangong family does not take refuge in the Wei Dynasty, you will not As for being chased and beaten," He Lanjue said.
Nangong Zheng's face was expressionless, "General Helan has always had opinions about me. What's the use of saying this now? The path of the Nangong family was chosen by my grandfather, and I had no choice."
He Lanjue said: "You are sincere in what you say. I used to have opinions about you, but now I don't. You have to know that I have relied on His Highness the Crown Prince for many years, but you are so respected by His Highness the Crown Prince at such a young age."
Nangong Zheng pursed his lips, "General Helan, it's better not to say whether or not these things are available. Our important task is to defend Fengyang City."
He Lanjue nodded, gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, if we defend Fengyang City well, we may not be able to defend it."
Nangong Zheng stopped talking.
Fengyang is different from the border city of Wei and Nanchu, Dingnan City, which is stronger. It is just an ordinary city with not many troops. The front line was defeated. Nanchu defeated Dingnan City, causing Fengyang to panic all of a sudden. Prepared for war, but only lasted three days.
Three days later, Fengyang City was defeated. He Lanjue and Nangong Zheng led their troops in defeat and retreated to Yanxi City.
Su Rong led his army into the city, planted the Southern Chu flag on the city wall, sent an order to take over Fengyang, and rewarded the three armies.
After a day's rest, the army continued to attack Rock Creek City.
He Lanjue and Nangong Zheng were beaten into a panic, and the soldiers of the Wei Dynasty were also beaten to the point of losing their morale. Yanxi City only defended Yanxi City for two days before Nanchu broke into it.
He Lanjue and Nangong Zheng continued to lose, with Wuyin Mountain dozens of miles behind them. Helan Jue gritted his teeth and said, "We can set up an ambush in Wuyin Mountain. We will die together with Nanchu in Wuyin Mountain."
Nangong Zheng disagreed, "Although Wuyin Mountain has barren mountains and rocky creeks where ambush and hidden wells can be set up, it is not a dangerous place after all. Now our soldiers have lost their morale and fighting spirit, and given the disparity in strength, we still retreat to Xinqicheng, at least, can be defended for at least three days. If we start a war with Nanchu here, the troops and horses in our hands may be damaged. This should not be what His Highness the Crown Prince wants to see. Please remember your My nephew He Lanying failed to defend the border city of Rongcheng between the Wei Dynasty and Liang Dynasty. He was defeated and retreated, but he retained 70,000 troops. When the news came back, the prince did not blame him."
Helan Jue clenched her fists, "But we are just going to retreat again and again? We have lost three cities in a row."
"We can only withdraw. Otherwise, if we are defeated here and are defeated, then we will no longer have troops to defend the city. Chairman Nan Chu will march straight in. With each passing day, the Wei Dynasty will also collapse thousands of miles. No matter how many cities there are, there will not be enough to lose." Nangong Zheng said calmly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knew that Nan Chu was moving troops, and he rushed to intercept the Crown Prince of Daliang. With the war between the two sides like this, he will definitely not allow it to continue..."
He paused and said, "If what I predict is correct, His Highness the Crown Prince will make a decisive decision and negotiate peace with Daliang and Nanchu. We just have to wait for His Highness the Crown Prince's messenger."
He Lanjue was shocked, "Negotiating a peace?"
"I'm just guessing, otherwise how can we break the situation now?" Nangong Zheng said: "Da Wei has food and military supplies, but Daliang and Nanchu don't have much military supplies. Nan Chu and Daliang cannot swallow Da Wei at this time, and Da Wei can't either Will be willing to let the two countries swallow it up, so if we fight to the end, what will happen? The internal supplies of the two countries will be emptied, the mountains and rivers of the Wei Dynasty will be shattered, and no one will gain from the fall."
After all, He Lan was definitely not someone who had his own way. He thought about it for a while, nodded, and gritted his teeth and said, "I'll listen to you."
So, the two men retreated to Xinqi City with their defeated troops. However, before retreating to Xinqicheng, He Lanjue was still unwilling to give in. He sent people with 10,000 troops and set up an ambush in Wuyin Mountain.
Nanchu captured three cities in a row, and the soldiers were very excited and morale lifted after being suppressed and beaten by Wei at Heiyaguan.
Su Rong led his army into the city, planted the Southern Chu flag on the city wall, sent an order to take over Yanxi, and rewarded the three armies.
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