As Wang Jinghe and his ministers said, many people were secretly paying attention to the battle between Daxia and the Eastern Han Dynasty in the land of Jingchu. When the winner was decided, the news began to spread at an extremely fast speed.
The movements of a top dynasty can affect the situation of half of the world, and the decisive battle between two dynasties of the same level can profoundly affect the overall situation of the world.
This kind of news is crucial,
For example, if the Shu Han soldiers and horses were slower and did not get the situation of the Dangyang battle in time, they would be overwhelmed by the main force of the Xia army if they were not careful.
However, both Han Dynasties left envoys to communicate with each other in each other's camps, and the situation of the war reached the Shu army camp stationed west of Yiling as quickly as possible.
"Third general, withdraw! Feng Yi's army has been defeated. Our army is unable to support itself. If we don't withdraw, we may be counterattacked by the Xia army!"
In the Shu army camp.
Brothers Ma Liang and Ma Su were trying to persuade Zhang Fei.
At this time, Zhang Fei was naked in the tent. His burly body was covered with bloody wounds, and faint blood emerged from the wound. The two laws were grinding back and forth on the wound, making it impossible for the wound to heal.
Zhang Fei's face looked very ugly, his face became even darker, and his tiger eyes contained anger.
In addition to him, there was a burly veteran with a somewhat white beard sitting next to him. His eyes were opening and closing, revealing a sharp edge.
His breath was a little heavy, and his body was also somewhat injured.
This veteran is Huang Zhong, who is one of the Five Tigers with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and his archery skills are as good as the gods. Wei Yan and Wang Ping sat carefully on both sides. Ma Liang was earnestly persuading Zhang Fei to retreat.
However, when Zhang Fei thought of Lu Bu who was in charge of Yiling, he couldn't help but feel angry. He gritted his teeth and wanted to fight Lu Bu to the death under Yiling City, even if he used some forbidden military skills.
Ma Liang, Ma Su and many generals in the camp knew very well that after the Eastern Han army was defeated, their Shu army was isolated and helpless and was no match for the Xia army.
"Third general, forget it this time. You and I joined forces to fight Lu Bu, but we could barely maintain a tie. It is very difficult to defeat Yiling. The Xia army is stationed heavily in Jiangling, and the Eastern Han army was defeated... If we don’t take the elite soldiers and horses that Your Majesty and the Prime Minister have trained so hard, they will be wasted in Yiling City!”
Huang Zhong sighed.
This time he and Zhang Fei joined forces, and the two heavenly generals besieged Lu Bu, but ended up at a disadvantage. This result was a bit difficult for him and Zhang Fei to accept.
When Guan Yu and Zhang Fei teamed up with Lu Bu, the fight between the three of them was truly a draw.
Later, Liu Bei was added, and the three heroes had the upper hand in the battle with Lu Bu. However, facing the three heroes, Lu Bu was also able to advance and retreat freely. But Guan Yu was replaced by Huang Zhong, and they couldn't draw.
Zhang Fei is still the same Zhang Fei, and the problem obviously lies with him, Huang Zhong.
Huang Zhong's strength was partly superior to that of bow and arrow, but Lu Bu's shooting skills were not inferior to him. And when talking about Lu Bu, the impression given to others is that he is unparalleled in fighting, not that he is a god in archery...
Using bow and arrow skills to deal with Lu Bu will definitely not be much better. Archery skills will not work, and Huang Zhong will only have sword skills! His sword skills are still a little worse than Guan Yu's.
It’s not surprising that they are at a disadvantage if they join forces.
Zhang Fei did not listen to Brother Ma Liang's advice, but as soon as Huang Zhong mentioned His Majesty and the Prime Minister, he immediately calmed down. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are extremely important in Zhang Fei's heart.
In the past, Zhang Fei only had Liu Bei and Guan Yu in his heart. The three brothers were a real family. Although he respected Zhuge Liang, he mainly admired the other's resourcefulness. Apart from this, they had no personal contacts.
But after arriving in the world of China, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei naturally read the history books and the evaluations of later generations.
He died before he left the army, and the hero who has long made his coat full of tears, lingering in the sky, how can he be inferior to me... When future generations see these words, they will be touched, not to mention Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the two die-hard Liu Bei loyalists. Woolen cloth.
When it was known that Zhuge Liang had dedicated himself to death, and that the great man was exhausted to death for the sake of three things, Zhuge Liang became the second only to Liu Bei in the hearts of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
None of his wives, daughters, or children could match Zhuge Liang's status in their hearts. So after hearing the two people, Zhang Fei returned to normal.
Thinking of the loss of Xuzhou due to his reckless mistakes, Zhang Fei gritted his teeth and said, "Well, General Huang is right. The elite soldiers trained hard by the eldest brother and the prime minister cannot be wasted easily!"
"withdraw troops!"
When Wei Yan and Wang Ping saw this, they felt relieved and quickly walked out of the camp and began to mobilize their troops.
These generals are not afraid of death, but they know that this battle is impossible to win, so they should withdraw quickly to avoid unnecessary losses.
"The generals and elite soldiers of the Xia army are difficult to deal with. If we want to leave Sichuan in the future, we will have to ask the prime minister to lead the troops in person..." On the way out, Wang Ping sent a message to Wei Yan.
"Yes! Only if the Prime Minister personally leads the troops can there be any hope of victory!"
Wei Yan replied that when he mentioned Zhuge Liang, he felt a little complicated.
He had no objections to Zhuge Liang, but many people from other eras thought that he had conflicts with the Prime Minister. No, it was the Prime Minister who had an objection to him, and even wanted to leave a bag of advice to him before he died...
Of course Wei Yan knew that this was just a rumor, but with so many people saying so, he couldn't help but feel some waves in his heart.
The only thing that reassured him was that Yang Yi, who had a conflict with him and directly caused his murder, had long since disappeared in Shu. It is impossible for him to repeat the footsteps of the original history.
After the Shu army decided to withdraw, the generals and soldiers acted quickly. While maintaining the eight formations to guard against the Yiling Xia army's surprise attack, they abandoned the siege equipment that was difficult to carry and boarded the ship with only grain, grass and weapons.
On top of Yiling City.
After hearing the report, Lu Bu, Chen Gong and others immediately came to observe. Since the Shu army camp had retreated dozens of miles some time ago, they could not directly see the movement of the camp.
But on the Yangtze River, the Shu army warships that originally faced off against the Daxia navy had gone upstream and disappeared. There were also no traces of the Shu army's sentinel cavalry.
The result was the same as what the spies reported, and the Shu army withdrew.
"It's a pity that I got an advantage over Butcher Zhang. If Your Majesty sends Yang Zaixing and Yu Wen to Chengdu, I will destroy this traitor!" Lu Bu patted the battlements, feeling a little regretful.
He had just received the battle report from Dangyang not long ago. After hearing that Wang Jing came to the front line in person, that the Xia army defeated the Eastern Han army in one day, and that there were three more Tianjing generals in the army at once, he mentioned When it came to Wang Jing, his tone involuntarily changed a little.
He has some sense of identity with Xia Jun and respects Wang Jing a lot more.
For a battlefield general like Lu Bu who has a somewhat straightforward personality and is not good at conspiracy, only the strong can gain their sincere recognition.
Wang Jing used Lu Qiling and Lu Qiling's fetus to get him to join Daxia, which made Lu Bu feel unhappy deep down. Now that I can feel the power of Wang Jing and Da Xia up close, most of this discomfort has dissipated.
"General, don't worry. Our army has the advantage now. The Shu army wants to leave Sichuan from Jingchu. Sooner or later, they will come to attack Yiling. When the time comes, your Majesty has sorted out the rear and can deal with the Shu army with all his strength!"
"When the time comes, the general's efforts will definitely be indispensable!" Chen Gong said with a smile.
Lu Bu patted the battlements and sighed: "I know this. It's just that the Eastern Han army has just been defeated, and the Shu army still dare not leave Sichuan. It will take at least several years to deal with those black men!"
He really wanted to kill Zhang Fei.
It's a pity that when I fought with Zhang Fei for the first time a few days ago, I didn't seize the opportunity. .....
The news about Jingchu was like a stone thrown into a lake, causing ripples on the land of China. When the Shu army retreated, the military information reached Badong as quickly as possible.
Then it spread from Badong to Jinguan City.
The army returned without success, which made Shuzhong feel a little regretful, but he didn't pay too much attention to it. After all, the generals and soldiers and horses were not damaged much. They just traveled in vain.
If Bashu wanted to leave Sichuan, one would go north from Hanzhong to Guanzhong, and the other would take the Yangtze River waterway into Jingchu. However, since ancient times, few princes based on Bashu have successfully used the Yangtze River to leave Sichuan.
The terrain of the Three Gorges Waterway and Yiling and other places is really not conducive to the Bashu side. Once at a disadvantage, it will be very difficult to withdraw troops against the current, and the entire army will be annihilated if not careful.
Taking the northern route is more down-to-earth.
The emperors and ministers of the Shu Han Dynasty, including Zhuge Liang, focused their main attention on the northern front. If the Eastern Han envoys had not come to invite them, they might not have sent troops this time.
The news kept coming.
More than ten days later, the news about Jingchu spread across thousands of mountains and rivers to a large camp on the south side of the rolling river. This large camp stretches for dozens of miles, with dense fortresses and continuous energy.
A canopy of dragon flags was erected in the camp.
The army was filled with evil spirits, and the powerful momentum of hundreds of thousands of elite troops could be felt from a distance. The Yellow River rolls eastward, and the thousands-mile-long river laps at its banks, splashing out countless waves.
The roar of the Yellow River can be heard far and near. Sometimes it can even cover the sound of the soldiers in the camp shouting for training. Inside the big tent.
A tall, heroic-looking man sat on the throne, wearing a military uniform, with clear eyes and a gentle demeanor that gave people a friendly feeling, and his demeanor was somewhat elegant.
However, when he was sitting in the main seat of the military camp, he had an air of calmness and authority that made people subconsciously bow their heads. He was the founder of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu, known as Emperor Guangwu.
"...General Dou Xian was attacked by General Li Ji of the Tang Dynasty. After a small defeat, he had already retreated to Mengjin Ferry. General Duan Jue attacked Wushe. The Tang army came to the rescue in time and had to withdraw to the camp first. The Tang army was heavily defended. Shortly Within this time, our army may not be able to win!"
At this time, a scribe on the left was talking about the battle situation of the Han army during this period. At the end, he couldn't help but shook his head.
The scribe was Deng Yu who followed Liu Xiu to patrol the front line. Deng Yu was good at making suggestions and had a broad mind, similar to Zhang Liang of the Western Han Dynasty.
However, compared to Zhang Liang, who was strategizing and winning a decisive victory thousands of miles away, he was somewhat inferior in military strategy, but he had some advantages in domestic affairs.
If Deng Yu is allowed to lead the troops, he can give Liu Xiu a record of a complete defeat of the entire army and riding away alone. However, he has a big flaw in personally leading the troops and commanding them on the battlefield. Even so, Deng Yu also ranked among the famous generals of the martial arts temple due to his various merits.
"General Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty is well-deserved! With him out of Hanoi, it will be difficult for our army to win!"
Liu Xiu smiled, his eyes fell on the general on the right, and said: "However, I have Wu Ziyan and Geng Bozhao, any one of them can equal Li Jing!"
"Since we can't win quickly, we should continue to look for opportunities. With Meng Yuan in the north of Li Tang, he will definitely not be able to maintain a stalemate with our army for a long time!" During this period, no, it should be said that after Liu Xiu successively occupied the Central Plains, Nanyang, and Xiangyang, he Focusing on Hanoi, the Eastern Han Dynasty was based on Luoyang.
If Luoyang wants to be safe, the several Yellow River ferries in the north and the land in Hanoi on the north bank of the Yellow River are must-win areas.
If Li Tang wanted to get out of Bingzhou, a place with rolling mountains, he could either choose the direction east of the river and fight for Guanzhong with the Western Han Dynasty and Qin Dynasty, or choose Hanoi and head south to the Central Plains.
Several princes in Hebei, whether Zhu Di in the north or Ran Min in the south, have blocked the entrance to the Taihang Mountains. In addition, the Taihang Mountains in the world of China stretch for three to four thousand miles, making it extremely steep and difficult to march.
So Li Tang didn't have many choices.
As a result, Hanoi became the place where Li Tang and the Eastern Han Dynasty competed.
Originally, the Eastern Han Dynasty had some advantages, and soldiers and horses had surrounded Wen County. However, after the sudden change, Li Jing became Li Tang's Minister of War and the general manager of Hanoi's march, and personally came to take command.
The Eastern Han Dynasty was immediately at a disadvantage, and many soldiers and horses were even forced to retreat to the south bank of the Yellow River. Otherwise...Xiu would not have taken Deng Yu and others to patrol the Hanoi camp in person.
The two generals mentioned by Liu Xiu, Wu Ziyan and Geng Bozhao, are the Great Sima Wu Han among the famous generals of Yuntai, and General Geng Yan of Jianwei...
Their faces turned slightly red and they felt a little ashamed.
They both have the appearance of the heavenly realm, but when facing Li Jing on the battlefield, they are indeed a bit inferior. Whether it was Wu Han's brave advance, his invasion like fire, or Geng Yan's claim to the East
Attacking the West and all the clever tricks did not have much effect.
Wu Han was praised by Liu Xiu for being the enemy of a country, and Geng Yan was called not inferior to Han Xin... Both of them were top-notch generals, but Li Jing was ranked among the top ten commanders in the entire history. Compared with Li Jing , there is still a little difference between the two of them.
At this time.
A report came from outside the big tent.
An attendant sent a wax pill. This was urgent information sent in the most urgent way. Liu Xiu took the wax pill, pinched it open and took a look, his eyes slightly condensed.
"The generals will return to camp first to reorganize their troops and horses. Your Majesty has already given instructions. There is no need to fight the Tang army in a hurry, just slow down and maintain a stalemate!"
Seeing this, Deng Yu stood up and ordered in a deep voice. He knew Liu Xiu very well and knew that there must be some bad news coming. Then he gave the order on behalf of Liu Xiu.
The generals glanced at Liu Xiu and saw that he had no objection, so they agreed to leave the camp. Wu Han, Geng Yan and a few others did not leave.
"His Majesty?"
After the generals left, Deng Yu called out. Snapped!
Liu Xiu patted the table with his palm, closed his eyes and sighed. When he opened them again, there was a trace of sadness in his eyes, and he said: "Ma Wu fought with General Xia Jun in Xiangyang and died on the battlefield... "
