After the troops who attacked at night left, Dou Shengxing and Li Taotao gathered the defeated troops and descended from the west hillside, returning to the Chinese army camp that had been burned to the ground.
Looking at the ruins in front of him and the wails of wounded soldiers everywhere, Dou Shengxing's cheeks turned a little purple due to the anger he suppressed. He clenched his fists and his eyes were fierce without saying a word. The few lieutenant colonels around him frowned and said nothing as they looked at everything in front of them.
Li Taotao on the side felt heartbroken when she saw her husband acting like this. While she directed her subordinates to treat the wounded soldiers, she also sent troops to guard everywhere.
"Husband, the matter has come to an end, let's think about what to do next. Fortunately, the food and grass did not suffer much loss under the desperate guard of the soldiers." Looking at her husband who was still watching everything in front of him in silence, Li Taotao comforted said.
Dou Shengxing came to his senses after hearing the words. He took a deep breath and said, "I was careless this time. I didn't expect that the defenders at Jianmen Pass would have such courage and dare to attack at night. Moreover, this night attack army advanced and retreated." There is evidence and a lot of rules and regulations. It is obvious that there are people who are well versed in military strategy. We can no longer take it lightly."
Seeing that her husband's thoughts had recovered, Li Taotao was also quite relieved. She said, "Now that most of our military tents have been destroyed, and since there are famous generals stationed at Jianmen Pass, should we write a letter to the Chengdu Prefecture and let them send it again?" Some troops coming?”
After listening to his wife's words, just when Dou Shengxing was hesitating whether to write a letter asking for help, a soldier who had just been sent out to guard him rushed to Dou Shengxing on horseback. The soldier didn't have time to dismount, so he tightened his reins and said, "General, there is a large group of people more than thirty miles south of the hillside coming this way..."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Could it be that they were attacked twice in one night?
Dou Shengxing was the first to react. He murmured: "South, south..." Then his eyes lit up, as if he had some understanding, and his expression relaxed. He smiled slightly and said, "Don't panic, everyone. If you come from the south, Our reinforcements must have arrived."
As expected by Dou Shengxing, another horse came galloping over soon. He was wearing mail armor and holding a steel gun. He looked like a warrior who was good at fighting. The man glanced at the crowd, then moved his gaze to Dou Shengxing, dismounted from his horse, knelt down on one knee and said, "General Dou, the last general's remaining troops have been ordered by the army to help the general capture Jianmen Pass."
"General Yu, please get up quickly. Haha, with General Yu's help, this sword gate will definitely be broken overnight." Dou Shengxing smiled, helped Yu Wu up, and said.
Li Taotao on the side asked: "I wonder how many troops General Yu has brought with him this time?"
"The general brought five thousand soldiers, two thousand cavalry, and three thousand infantry this time. They are all brave and skilled warriors. Before leaving, Huo Shenjun personally told the general to go as quickly as possible, so the two thousand cavalry arrived first. It will take another day for the three thousand infantry to arrive. Huo Shenjun also asked the last general to give General Dou a message, saying that General Dou should capture Jianmen Pass as soon as possible regardless of the cost." Yu Wu said.
When Li Taotao heard that third brother Huo Jirang had captured Jianmen Pass as soon as possible regardless of the cost, Li Taotao frowned, tilted his head towards Dou Shengxing, and said, "Why did third brother go out of his way to explain this?"
Dou Shengxing thought for a while and said: "It should be that the imperial army sent by the imperial court is coming soon. The third brother wants us to capture Jianmen Pass before the imperial imperial army arrives, so that we can defend it with danger."
"Yes, Huo Shenjun also said the same. As long as Jianmen Pass is captured, our army can attack Zizhou calmly without any worries. When Zizhou is captured again, the entire Shuchuan River will completely belong to us."
Thinking of this exciting prospect, Dou Shengxing also felt excited. He ordered the army to cut down trees and set up camp. They would rest for a day tomorrow and attack the city with all their strength the day after tomorrow.
In the city of Chengdu, Huo Ji and Chu Lihan, who had just returned from discussing military affairs at the Prince of Shu's Mansion, were walking in the corridor on the second floor of the Fanyin Pavilion, looking at this row of majestic three-story buildings and sighing.
This row of buildings was originally built when the Kowloon Society was in its glory. After the decline of the Kowloon Society, the Fanyin Pavilion occupied this place. Unexpectedly, as the rebel army captured Chengdu Mansion, Chu Lihan led the Kowloon Society to regain possession of this mansion.
In the wind and clouds, the king's flag changes on the city wall. This mansion can be regarded as witnessing the rise and fall of Chengdu's world.
During the days after returning to his hometown, Chu Lihan ordered people to renovate the house and place all the two-bedroom concubines he took in after entering the city here.
"Third brother, now that the situation in Shu is basically settled, why don't you also accept a few concubines? You are no longer young, and it is time to consider the inheritance of incense." Chu Lihan said to Huo Ji with a smile.
Hearing this, Huo Ji smiled bitterly and replied: "Brother I am worried about you. Now I just want to assist the King of Shu to achieve great things. The love between children has long been indifferent."
"Could it be that, third brother, you still can't forget your younger siblings? Alas! He's gone, so why do you have to suffer like this? You must break off the flowers when they are ready, don't wait until there are no flowers and break the branches." Chu Lihan said.
It turned out that Huo Ji had a married wife in his early years. The two were very much in love, and his wife gave birth to a daughter for him. But later Huo Ji was hunted by his enemies, and his wife and daughter were unable to escape and were killed by their enemies to vent their anger. At that time, their daughter was only seven or eight years old. Later, Huo Ji used the power of the Kowloon Society to wipe out his entire family of enemies.
Although the great revenge was avenged, he lost his wife and daughter forever. Since then, Huo Ji has never renewed his relationship. He deeply understood that if he did not have enough strength, he would not be able to protect his relatives, so from then on he looked down on the love between his children and pursued power.
"Brother said that Shuchuan has been decided, but that is not the case. Jianmenguan and Zizhou have not been captured yet. What we actually control now is only Xichuan and Chengdu Prefecture. The overall situation of Shuchuan is not decided, so we haven't enjoyed it yet. time." Huo Ji said while gesturing with his hands as he walked.
Seeing Huo Ji's words, Chu Lihan nodded and said, "Third brother, you asked the King of Shu to send more than 5,000 elites to support the fifth brother and the sixth sister a few days ago. Now we are basically safe in taking over Jianmen Pass. Zizhou is indeed a bit difficult to attack. The city of Zizhou is high and deep, and there is a large army stationed in the city. Although the King of Shu sent nearly 200,000 troops to attack Zizhou, he only sent Xianggui as a general. Isn't it a little impulsive? "
In order to compete with Zhang Yu, Chu Lihan and other old guys for military glory, and at the same time weaken the influence of these old guys, Li Shun, the king of Shu, attacked Zizhou this time and only sent Xianggui as a general.
This is not because Xianggui is brave and good at fighting, but because Xianggui is a member of Li Shun, and praising Xianggui is to suppress these old guys. In fact, Zhang Yu, Chu Lihan and others had already seen through Li Shun's thoughts, but they just didn't show it.
Huo Ji frowned when he heard this and said, "Yes, I am worried about this too. Zhang Yong, the magistrate of Zizhou, is not a mediocre person. He has been strengthening the city wall, building ordnance, and preparing grain and grass for a long time. I'm afraid that this prime minister is no match for Zhang Yong." "
