Under the smoke of gunpowder, Jiang Cong stood at the top of the city, listening to the shouts from all directions, and looking at the fleeing defenders. For a moment, his face was full of death.
He trembled and rubbed his eyes desperately. After all, he didn't want to believe how this city's tall and thick-walled pass was so easily captured by the lame man.
Once Dayuan Pass is broken, the entire land of Lizhou will soon be captured by the Shu people.
"General, General Jiang! Let's go quickly, the Shu people are coming!" A bodyguard rushed over and held the collapsed Jiang Cong tightly.
"I, Jiang Cong, even if I return to the inner city, how can I have the face to meet my lord and the head of my family——"
Clang.
Jiang Cong raised the long knife in his hand, roared, and placed it across his neck... But for a long time, he did not make a move. Instead, the bodyguard seized the opportunity and struck out the long knife in Jiang Cong's hand with a "pong" sound. Sword, quickly knocked out.
"Why did you save me? I, Jiang Cong, am so ashamed of Beiyu!"
As he spoke, Jiang Cong stood up and began to retreat to the city gate under the protection of a group of personal guards. When he was in a panic, Jiang Cong turned his head tremblingly.
Behind him, densely packed Shu troops had appeared at the top of the city, fighting endlessly with a sound like thunder.
While fleeing, this mediocre general from Beiyu finally did the right thing.
"Send the order and shoot the signal arrows for the retreating army. If the military advisor and General Shentu are not dead, they will definitely think of another way after seeing the signal arrows."
Soon, Dongfang Jing, who was at the foot of the city, frowned for a moment as he watched the signal arrows hitting the sky, counted the explosion sounds, and the mixed purple smoke.
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On the long road that turned back to the north, the sheepherder was anxious. For several days, the appearance of this Shu soldier blocked their way.
Although they had retreated and broken the blockade, it was already too late anyway.
"Quick, march quickly back to Dayuan Pass!"
At this time, both the shepherd and Shen Tuguan seemed to be worried. They all guessed that there were at least two or three thousand Shu people who were blocking the road, but they dared to retreat at this time, which vaguely explained something.
"Military advisor, General Shentu!" As if to confirm the two men's thoughts, not long after, a scout on horseback hurried over.
"Something bad happened... Dawan Pass was breached by the Shu people!" The scout Oh was riding on his horse, his tone full of sorrow, "Guardian Jiang Cong has shot a signal arrow to destroy the city. I did not admit my mistake. It’s my Beiyu password.”
The sheepherd had a painful expression on his face and staggered, almost unsteady on his feet. Next to him, Shen Tu Guan also sighed, unable to let go for a long time.
"Send someone...send someone to check again!"
The shepherd gritted his teeth. From the beginning to the end, the lame man's strategy had always been to attack Dayuan Pass. However, he was too suspicious and fell into the lame man's plan.
He did not choose to continue marching. He only waited for the scouts to send back the information about the destruction of Dayuan Pass before the sheepherder burst into tears.
"Military advisor, don't blame yourself..."
"General Shentu, you also know...except for Dayuan Pass, there is almost no defense line in the entire Lizhou. In other words, after capturing Dayuan Pass, the lame man will strike while the iron is hot and capture Lizhou as quickly as possible. .”
"Military advisor, Huang Zhizhou of the North Route Army has arrived in Lizhou. There are also troops sent by the lord, and they are also very close."
"Yes, North Route Army Huang Zhizhou——"
The scout at the side couldn't bear it and hesitantly said, "Strategic Advisor, General Shentu, General Huang of the North Route Army... encountered rebel assassins, the deputy general was killed, and General Huang's life or death is also uncertain... Moreover, the Shu people are attacking When we were at Dayuan Pass, I checked some, and it seemed that there were rebels inside and outside."
"What!" The sheepherder's face turned pale again.
"I can't believe it. This lame man has already laid a secret trap, but I, Xun Pingzi, fell into the lame man's trap!"
Shen Tuguan listened, thought for a while and said, "Military advisor, there is no point in rushing back to Dawan Pass at this time. If not, go south first to meet up with the young military advisor and help him leave the south."
The sheepherder sighed and fell silent, not knowing what he was thinking.
"General Shentu, once Dayuan Pass is broken, the situation will be different."
"Military advisor, what do you say?"
"There is no point in waiting for me to go south to rendezvous with Chang Sheng's little military advisor. We have lost the way to Lizhou. In other words, we can only take a long, windy and snowy road all the way to the inner city. I'm waiting for Now, we have no choice but to divert."
"What about the little strategist?"
The shepherd pondered for a moment, "The little military advisor will not be able to come back if we stay in this kind of snowy winter. I just said that after losing Dawan Pass, it is no longer realistic for the ever-victorious little military advisor to turn back. If he returns to the city like this , there is a high probability that at least half of the army will freeze to death. Under this situation, if we wait to rendezvous... we will undoubtedly end up with no escape route."
Shen Tuguan looked shocked, "Military advisor, what should we do?"
"I immediately flew a letter and told the lord to let the lord... gather all the troops, come directly from the inner city, and approach Chenshui Pass. And we and others diverted to join the lord. In this way, originally King Xu Shu who is blocked at Chenshui Pass will fall into death again."
"In this way, the little military counselor south of Chenshui Pass can not only successfully return to the army, but also kill King Xu Shu?"
The sheepherder shook his head, "Reinforcements from both sides will arrive. General Shentu must not forget that on the other side of the Yangtze River, King Xu Shu will also gather an army to attack Changsheng's small military division. With the current morale of the army of Changsheng's small military division, it will Caught in the snowy winter, if you are attacked from two sides, you will most likely fall into a bad situation."
"There are not many Shu troops on the south side of the Yangtze River. When the southern army was transferred to the north -"
"The former Dongling... Fifty Thousand Mountain Overpass Camp." The sheepherder interrupted Shen Tuguan's words and let out a long sigh.
"Not only the Shanyue camp, but also newly recruited soldiers and county soldiers. I would not be surprised if King Xu Shu can gather 80,000 people."
Just listening, Shen Tu Guan also had a bitter look on his face.
"The only plan for now is to launch a crazy pincer attack to trap King Xu Shu and confuse the entire war... Let the lord come forward and allow King Xu Shu to return to the south of the Yangtze safely, and then let the ever-victorious little military advisor come from Chen Shuiguan. direction, away from the south.”
"One for one?"
"That's probably what it means."
"But what if King Xu Shu doesn't want to?"
"No one has a chance of winning in this chaotic situation. If the King of Shu does not want it, the army of the lord and the ever-victorious military advisor will attack from the north and the south. There is no chance that they will break the city and kill King Xu Shu. But for the same reason, the Shanyue Camp in the south of the Yangtze River , and reinforcements from all walks of life will also come across the river and trap Chang Sheng's little military advisor. You know, Chang Sheng's little military advisor has been trapped for many days now, and the food, grass and baggage are probably going to be exhausted. "
Shen Tu Guan fell into silence.
"According to your lord's temper... one is his clan brother and his favorite military advisor... the other is his old friend who has fought side by side for many years. I feel that he doesn't want to Such a hard fight."
There was another sentence that the shepherd did not say. Throughout the ages, if a cold-blooded hero chose this situation, he would definitely give up his victory and attack King Xu Shu at all costs.
But my lord...according to what the old Zhongde said, after all, he is a little too attached to love and justice.
