The frightened General Huyan saw that the faces of his lieutenants were pale, and some even had their fingers trembling, obviously frightened by the news.
He suddenly remembered that he was no longer the little soldier who was scared to death by the Yan family's flag. He was now the commander-in-chief of an army and the general of these lieutenants.
This cannot go on any longer.
This situation must be escaped.
General Huyan took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, looked at Tan Ma who looked troubled and asked in a deep voice, "Have you looked carefully? Is that really the flag of the Yan family?"
Tan Ma said: "General, it is absolutely true. The general can see clearly and there is no mistake!"
General Huyan asked again: "How many people are there?"
"About 20,000 people."
"Twenty thousand people..." General Hu Yan frowned and fell into thought.
"General, since Jimen Pass has been lost, why don't we go deep into the enemy's territory and turn him upside down?" a deputy general suggested fiercely.
"Inappropriate!" Another lieutenant general objected, "We broke through Jimen Pass and marched to Youzhou City. We could have captured the city with the help of the soldiers who had sneaked into the city in advance."
"But we failed. Furthermore, Liang Jun in the city must have asked for reinforcements nearby. If the reinforcements arrive and we have no danger to defend, we will be in danger by then."
"So General, I think the urgent thing now is to rush to Jimen Pass or other passes, take advantage of the chaos to break through Liang Jun's blockade, and return to Daliao!"
"..."
The lieutenants all expressed their opinions one after another, and the big tent was very lively for a while.
General Huyan was silent for a long time, and suddenly he slowly raised his hand. The deputy generals' discussion suddenly stopped, and they all turned to look at him.
General Huyan looked solemn and ordered in a deep voice:
"Withdraw! Withdraw to Jimen Pass and look for opportunities to break through."
"Be careful not to attract the attention of Liang Jun's scouts. You also need to avoid Yan Dashan's 20,000 troops along the way... Take action immediately, and you will go down in person to supervise."
"The general will be waiting for your orders!" The lieutenants exited the tent together and went about their business.
"..."
Speaking of which, the officers and soldiers of the Liao Army who had been running around all day had just fallen asleep. Before they fell asleep, they were rudely awakened by someone. What did they say... set off immediately to Jimen Pass?
What are you doing!
Some of the hot-tempered soldiers immediately became furious and went into a rage.
Uh-huh!
Two bright swords were suddenly placed on the soldier's neck, and the cold air was overwhelming. As a result, no matter how hot-tempered the soldiers were, they became honest and did not dare to cause trouble again.
The Liao army moved quickly.
Soon after, the army set off and marched rapidly to Jimen Pass in the northwest direction overnight.
The camp just set up was not demolished.
Leave it there as is.
General Hu Yan wanted to use this to confuse Liang Jun's scouts, but their withdrawal was too obvious to hide from Liang Jun's spies.
Immediately, the news of the Liao army's retreat was sent to the lobby of Youzhou Yamen, and was known to Su Xian and others.
Su Xian yawned profusely and was about to go back to his room to rest. He predicted that nothing major would happen tonight.
This news came at this time, and Su Xian's sleepiness disappeared instantly.
He looked at Zhou Ji's office and Youzhou governor, and asked curiously: "What is the reason why the Liao army withdrew to the northwest overnight?"
Zhou Jishi rubbed his face, shook his head and guessed: "Perhaps something happened at Jimen Pass?"
Su Xian took a sip of strong tea to refresh himself, frowned and said, "There must be something weird about this matter..."
Before he could finish his words, a scout suddenly arrived and brought exciting news——
Jimen Pass was taken back again.
The person who recaptured Jimen Pass was none other than the mighty Duke Yan Dashan!
"Hahaha... The mighty Duke deserves to be called the mighty Duke. Hahaha, well done, well done. Hu Yanxiong's tens of thousands of troops have no way out!"
Zhou Ji's office and the governor of Youzhou clapped and laughed.
Su Xian was pleasantly surprised, and suddenly remembered the news he had just received, saying that Hu Yanxiong led tens of thousands of Liao troops to the northwest overnight...
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"Somebody come!"
Su Xian's heart brightened, and he stood up. After the soldiers who were waiting for the order were ordered to enter the hall, he loudly ordered: "Send out all the soldiers quickly to pursue the Liao army, and together with the mighty Duke's soldiers and horses, they will form an encirclement!"
After the messengers retreated, Su Xian could no longer sit still.
He walked up and down the Yamen lobby, waiting for the final result.
Soon after, the gates of Youzhou City slowly opened, and fifteen thousand Liang Jun soldiers came out, galloping on horseback, chasing and killing them in the northwest direction.
At the same time, outside Youzhou City.
Luo Gan, who led four to five thousand soldiers and horses, also received the good news that Jimen Pass had been lost and recovered.
"General..."
Luo Gan's eyes filled with tears, and he was so excited that he clenched his fists as big as sandbags.
"I knew the general would not disappoint anyone... Hahaha, what a damn good job, Jimen Pass was actually taken back by the general again!"
"Give me the order and the army will dispatch immediately to pursue the Liao army fleeing north!"
"Soldiers, we will fight side by side with General Yan. It is an honor for you and me. Fight well and set off!"
"..."
In this way, about 20,000 Liang troops pursued in the northwest direction.
This is all the troops that Youzhou City can dispatch at present.
They came out in full force, preparing for the final showdown.
Whenever a large army is dispatched, there will be countless scouts and scouts scattered around to spy on the enemy.
General Hu Yan personally led more than 40,000 Liao troops to flee north. Naturally, along the way there were detective horses to inquire about the enemy's situation. These detective horses soon discovered the Liang Army who was pursuing from behind.
After Tan Ma sent the news back, General Hu Yan looked gloomy.
He knew that the retreat of the army to the north could not be hidden from Liang Jun's eyes. After all, there were more than 40,000 people. Even if they were careful, the noise and scale were still too big.
"Speed up the march!"
General Huyan gave the final order.
They were sons of the grasslands. They had grown up on horses and had superb riding skills. General Hu Yan was confident that Liang Jun could not catch up with them and could escape and ascend to heaven as long as they accelerated their march.
But he ignored the feelings of the Liao army soldiers.
They attacked Jimen Pass when it was just dark today. Before that, the soldiers had traveled long distances throughout the day.
After capturing Jimen Pass, they attacked Youzhou City overnight and fought a battle under Youzhou City, but failed to gain any benefit. In the end, they could only sleep in a cold tent in the wilderness.
Unexpectedly, not long after falling asleep, the army was marching towards Jimen Pass again...
What are you doing?
Are you going to let people live?
The soldiers didn't understand why they had to march all night. Although they didn't dare to complain, they were already full of anger in their hearts.
Fortunately, General Huyan ordered the march to be accelerated again... Is this still over? !
The reason why the soldiers were resentful was that General Huyan did not tell them the news of the fall of Jimen Pass.
This news must not be leaked.
Otherwise, their military morale will collapse immediately and cannot be rebuilt...
