To this day, one Yao Xiang and one Shi Kun are far from satisfying Li Yue's appetite.
Yin Hao's Northern Expedition fully demonstrated the incompetence of the Jiangdong court.
If you want to consolidate the two states of Qing and Yan, you must take Huainan and Huaibei, and then you can concentrate on competing with the Murong family in Hebei.
Ran Min and Ran Wei are irreversible. This country has been born with deformities since its birth. Ran Min is brave and invincible on the battlefield, but in governing the country, he is like an ignorant and fickle person. Children, tossing and turning, without even basic management, have been on conquest since the founding of the country.
Although the Hu people were severely injured, the Chinese forces in Hebei were also completely damaged.
So his demise is doomed.
Troubled times are like rapids. Since the tide of the times has pushed you to the front row, if you don't advance, you will perish.
Li Nong is a living example.
After Shi Hu died, he had the thickest thighs, but he only wanted to live a life of glory and wealth and did not dare to stand up. After being used by Ran Min, he wiped out the whole family...
Now that Li Yue has occupied the two states of Yanqing, he is by no means a small force in the world.
After the Murong family destroyed Ran Wei, the spearhead will definitely be directed towards the south of the river. There is no way to hide away, and they can only meet the challenges of this era.
Since Ran Min can't do it, then do it yourself!
How can a Chinese man fall behind the beasts of Yi and Di?
"In this battle, you all should attack the two Huaihe rivers for me!" Li Yue glanced at the black cloud generals.
In an instant, each of them became excited, "I am willing to die for the Governor!"
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"
Outside the tent, more than 20,000 spears pierced the sky, frightening the birds in the wilderness and flying towards the extremely clean sky...
"Why not capture Guanggu and hold on to wait for help from Jiangdong?" Yao Yisheng didn't understand very much. Obviously, with more strength, Guanggu City would be almost there.
"The elite of the Black Cloud Army has not moved. If our army attacks the city with all its strength, we will be attacked from both sides! This is a sure way to death. The only way to have a chance of survival is to go south!" Yao Xiang has long been aware of his situation.
There were too many things in this battle that exceeded his expectations.
First, Yin Hao had been planning the Northern Expedition for two years, but he retreated in disgrace as soon as he set out...
Secondly, Ran Min's 10,000 elite troops suppressed Murong Ke's 100,000 troops, and they won every battle.
Thirdly, Guanggu City was far stronger than he expected.
Yin Hao and Murong Ke both lost, leaving Yao Xiang with no hope of victory. If he stayed in Qingzhou, he would just be killed by the Black Cloud Army, so it was better to go south.
Jiang Dong was so weak that Yao Xiang saw a chance!
This is much better than fighting with the Black Cloud Army in Qingzhou.
There is no better son than a father. It was precisely because Yao Yizhong saw Yao Xiang's ambition that he asked him to "exercise his integrity as a minister and do nothing unjust" before he died.
"It's a pity that there are so many casualties..." Yao Yishang sighed.
Yao Chang chuckled and said: "What's the pity? This is a strategy to strengthen the branches and strengthen the branches. As long as the elite of the unit is not damaged."
The fierce attack for so many days consumed the powerful chiefs such as Wang Heina, Fu Zicheng, Qiang Bai, etc., but the Yao family basically suffered no losses.
Several people were discussing when they suddenly heard a roar coming from behind.
Like a tiger roaring, the ground shook and the mountains shook. The sound was so terrifying that even the birds in the sky were startled and flew south in panic.
"Commander, the Black Cloud Army is catching up!" the scout reported in panic.
Yao Xiang looked back to the north, and saw a black tide floating on the horizon, moving southward in mighty force.
The armor is like a wall, the spear is like a forest, and the knight is like the wind.
Although they were two or three miles apart, the evil spirit and murderous aura rushed towards them.
Yao Xiang frowned, "We can't let them bite us. Order Yin Chi to lead his army to cut off the rear."
His gaze fell on Yao Chang, "Jing Mao also led three thousand elite cavalry from his headquarters to rush to the reinforcements. Don't necessarily protect the rear army! Send an order to all the troops to speed up!"
"Follow the order!"
The second general turned his horse's head, summoned his troops, and faced the black tide from behind.
In an instant, the sound of killings from behind shook the sky, and there were flashes of swords and spears.
Yao Xiang originally thought that it would take at least an hour or two to determine the winner, but he did not expect that the war would be over in half an hour.
Yao Changcang retreated in panic, with his three thousand fine cavalry and six or seven hundred men gone.
"Where is Yin Chi?" Yao Xiang was shocked.
"The thieves were fierce and our army was defeated. Yin Sima was beheaded by the thieves!"
There was the sound of horses' hooves and the clanging of armor, but no one made a sound. It was eerily quiet.
Yin Chi was not an ordinary general, but a powerful one from Tianshui. He had two thousand warriors under his command. His combat power was not inferior to that of Yao's elite, but he only resisted for half an hour. How could Yao Xiang not be frightened?
"Brother, the only way to survive now is to break off one's arm!" Although Yao Chang is not as brave as Yao Xiang, he has always been resourceful.
"How to break an arm?"
"Throw away some of the old, weak, sick and disabled, livestock, and baggage, and entangle the rebels. If the rebels fight for it and their formations become chaotic, and our army takes the opportunity to counterattack, we can defeat them in one fell swoop."
This is a difficult decision.
Yao Xiang looked at the tribesmen around him. These people were willing to follow him south because of their respect and love.
Now that he had to abandon them, Yao Xiang couldn't make a decision.
Yao Chang said anxiously: "We should continue to suffer the consequences. The survival of my family will depend on it in the blink of an eye. Brother, please don't hesitate!"
The Black Cloud Army is coming with ferocious force. If they are chasing us from behind like this, we are afraid that the entire army will be annihilated.
At that time, Shi Le's thousands of light cavalry chased Wang Yan's 100,000 Jin army all the way. Blood flowed into rivers and the entire Jin army was annihilated.
The situation now is more dangerous than the confrontation in Zishui.
Yao Xiang nodded.
Yao Chang and Yao Yisheng went to deal with it personally.
Livestock, baggage, old, weak, sick and disabled were abandoned on the back road. Yao Chang led his cavalry to spy on them. As long as the Heiyun army fought for goods, he and Yao Yisheng's cavalry would rush over without hesitation.
Few armies can withstand such temptations.
But the Black Cloud Army was an exception. Hundreds of people in the vanguard didn't even look at the baggage animals on the ground.
An officer shouted in the formation: "Anyone who takes something by mistake will be dealt with according to military law!"
Hundreds of people just passed through the baggage and livestock.
Yao Chang's face darkened, and suddenly he had a very bad feeling, "Back off!"
"Captain..."
The abandoned old, weak, sick and disabled cried loudly, and some bravely hugged the black cloud army's horse hooves without fear of death, and then were pierced through the chest with a spear.
Although these baggage and livestock failed to stop the Black Cloud Army, they also slowed down their speed.
Let the people in front keep some distance.
Two to three hundred thousand people, with a lot of baggage, livestock, and carriages, were constantly abandoned along the way, blocking the path, which bought some time for Yao Xiang and Shi Kun.
However, the Black Cloud Army still caught up.
The black tide overflowed the wilderness and swept in. The tribesmen who had fallen behind were overtaken. The sound of crying and howling gradually faded away and disappeared into the black.
Then the tide receded temporarily, digested for half a day, and then rushed back up again.
This was repeated, and in just three days, Yao Xiang lost 50,000 to 60,000 men.
Daxian Mountain loomed ahead, and Yao Xiang dropped his riding whip on the ground, "Li Yue is going to eat all the bones and dregs of us! This is unbearable. Send an order, and the armies will line up and fight to the death!"
Yao Xiang won the hearts of the people and treated others generously. With an order, all the soldiers wanted to fight to the death.
However, as soon as they formed their formation, Shi Kun's troops on the left wing dispersed and fled southward...
"Thief!" Yao Chang yelled.
But it was too late, the black wave had already surged over.
Yao Xiang tightened his grip on the spear.
But at this moment, there was a loud sound of horse hooves behind them, and a cavalry of 3,000 people swooped down from Daxian Mountain, led by a general, holding two spears, extremely fierce, one person and one horse, like an eagle...
(End of chapter)
