The Chinese army in Lucheng County is like a precision machine running at full speed!

Li Qingyan's troops in the west of the county seat were huddled in Xiguan and no longer dared to make any move.

The Huaxia Army's scouting horses became more and more bold every day, frequently approaching the Shunjun camp for inspection. Some bold soldiers ran to the Shunjun camp within a stone's throw and urinated on the Shunjun soldiers on the camp gate.

The entire cavalry force of the Shun army was wiped out in the city gate battle, and they were unable to stop them at this time. Some generals were very angry. When the camp gate was opened, the urinating soldiers had already slowly pulled up their trousers, got on their horses and ran away without a trace.

Li Qingyan didn't know that the morale of the Shun army had hit rock bottom, but now there were more serious problems to worry about.

Not long ago, we received accurate news that Jiang Yu and Tang Tong, the Ming Dynasty generals in Shanxi, once again surrendered to their masters, but this time they surrendered to the Hu people who had entered the pass.

In an instant, the situation in Shanxi changed drastically. Prince Azig of the Qing Dynasty had taken over the entire Shanxi. Without Shanxi, the situation in Shaanxi became even more dangerous.

The emperor originally wanted to gain a foothold in Shaanxi and then gather his troops for a decisive battle with the Hu people. Now I am afraid that this idea cannot be realized. The Hu people will not give Dashun a chance to breathe.

But the top priority was to seize the road south to Henan from Dashun. If Lucheng County couldn't get it back, how could Li Qingyan keep his head?

Using the soldiers and horses of one government to attack the bandits occupying a small county town, they lost their troops and generals.

Li Qingyan could imagine the anger of the imperial court. Even Li Yan's brother, who had great military exploits, was killed. Li Qingyan didn't think he could compare with Li Yan.

For more than ten days in a row, the Chinese army's scouts had been patrolling and insulting the Shun army wherever they could.

Until that day, a messenger came from Shangzhou Prefecture. Li Qingyan thought about it again and again, and finally came to his mind. God helped me, and my life was finally saved.

Soon the troops in Lucheng County received the news from the patrolling horses, and the soldiers and horses in Shangzhou Prefecture suddenly gathered and retreated north.

"Currently, our army's detective horses are following us all the way and have already left the boundaries of Lucheng."

Cui Ziyi thought for a while after hearing the news, "Between the northwest of Lucheng County and Danfeng County, there is an ancient pass called Wuguan. The terrain there is difficult to defend and difficult to attack. If our army occupies the pass, we can attack, retreat or defend, but

Keep the entire north of Lucheng County safe."

"What Ziyi means is that we are going to send troops to attack Wuguan? I'm afraid that with our thousands of soldiers and horses, we can still do it by holding on to the city. If we take the initiative to attack, we will not have enough strength!"

Cui Ziyi said, "Now the soldiers and horses of Shangzhou Prefecture have suffered a big loss in Lucheng County. Our army now knows their strength and morale very well. The Shun army has no idea about my situation. It is better to send a troop of soldiers and horses to follow the army of Shangzhou Prefecture."

, if possible, wait for an opportunity to occupy Wuguan!"

Wan Jun thought for a moment and said, "That's fine, I'll just do what you say."

"Instruct Zhang Wuyang to immediately lead a regiment, follow the soldiers and horses of Shangzhou Prefecture, and seize the opportunity to occupy Wuguan! Remember not to act recklessly, do not take the initiative to engage in battle, and preserve your strength first."

When the news came, Zhang Wuyang quickly gathered his group, left the west gate, and went west to pursue the soldiers and horses of Shangzhou Prefecture.

Wan Jun and Cui Ziyi stood at the west gate, looking at a long queue of people moving towards the mountains to the west.

"If Zhao Boyuan were here, I would be relieved. That guy is brave and resourceful and a good general. He took Fangcaoshan with a dozen people."

Cui Ziyi smiled and said, "There were times when I was in the army. Commander Zhang was calm and led the troops in an orderly manner. You can trust him."

After leaving Lucheng County, Li Qingyan gradually calmed down.

According to the imperial court's order, Shangzhou Prefecture must ensure that the road to the south is open. Now that Lucheng County cannot be taken, this is the only way to save one's life, or even save Wu Sha Mao.

Whether it succeeds or not depends entirely on God's will. After all, the imperial court is in a critical moment and needs soldiers and horses to resist the barbarians.

As the road heads north, the weather gradually becomes colder.

"It's only August, why is it already so cold? What the hell is going on?"

Li Qingyan pulled on his cloak and said, "It's cold so early. It's weird in this world."

Li Qingyan was riding on the horse, his mind relaxed and his body bumping up and down with the horse's footsteps.

The emperor now wants to gather troops and horses for a decisive battle with the barbarians. How will the situation develop?

After thinking for a while, Magistrate Li sighed. The emperor captured the city of Beijing. Everyone in the world thought that Dashun would replace the Ming Dynasty. But who could have imagined that the momentum of the Shun army sweeping the world suddenly took a turn for the worse. Not long after arriving in Beijing,

He actually came back defeated!

Now that the Hu people have entered Beijing, although they are coming with a fierce force, the Hu people have no national destiny for a hundred years. How can the Manchu Qing rule the world of China?

Although the Ming Dynasty was defeated by the emperor, it still had half of the country south of the Yangtze River. The affairs of this world were confusing and increasingly difficult to understand.

Suddenly, soldiers came running over on horseback, "Report! Sir, the thieves' scouting horses are here to harass our army again!"

Li Qingyan was lost in thought when he suddenly heard the messenger shouting. He was startled and cursed, "You fucking bitch, you are just harassing me. What are you talking about? The adults are almost scared to death by you."

Get off your horse and go back. If you have something important to report, come back!"

The soldier turned around and backed away dejectedly, but was stopped by Li Qingyan again, "Stop, where are we?"

The soldier quickly replied, "Master Magistrate, we have arrived at Wuguan Road, and Wuguan is in front of us!"

Hearing the word Wuguan, Li Qingyan became anxious again, "Wuguan! Wuguan!"

The soldier waited for a while and quietly stepped aside when he saw Li Qingyan muttering to himself.

Li Qingyan felt depressed, thought for a long time, and sighed, "Oh, Wuguan, what should I do with you!"

Soon halfway up the mountain, facing the stone wall, a quaint ancient city appeared in sight.

Li Qingyan followed the army up to the steep Guancheng, passed through the narrow Guancheng Road, and walked all the way to the west gate.

When he arrived outside the west gate, Li Qingyan took the reins of his horse, dismounted and walked to the bottom of the city, reaching out and stroking the ancient wall.

Li Qingyan looked up and saw the four characters "Sanqin Fortress" inscribed on the west gate. This scenery was very familiar to Li Qingyan. Last year, he followed the emperor to conquer the Ming Dynasty. It was from here that he left Wuguan and defeated Sun Chuanting's Qin army.

Ming's fatal final blow.

Thinking of this, Li Qingyan suddenly felt very emotional in his heart. At that time, when fighting against the Ming Dynasty, he was sure to win and attack. Everywhere he went, he looked at the wind and fell. Now, only a year later, how could the situation suddenly become so critical?

Is there really destiny in this world? The decline of Ming Dynasty is really destiny, so what is the destiny of Dashun?

The wind blew through Li Qingyan's beard, and the wind in the Qinling Mountains was already somewhat chilly.

Li Qingyan suddenly thought of his predecessor, Zhou Wenwei, the prefect of Shangzhou in the Ming Dynasty. Although each had his own master, Li Qingyan admired Zhou Wenwei very much in his heart. How many people in this world can cut a butcher's knife into the neck without changing their expressions.

Li Qingyan sometimes wondered. In the beginning, the imperial court didn't care about the life and death of the people. He just couldn't survive, so he followed the emperor around to beg for help.

Eat, and then go to knife-edge to survive.

Later, it was no longer about fighting for food and survival. He couldn't figure out why he was fighting. When it started, he couldn't figure out either!

When I was a farmer in northern Shaanxi, I was looking forward to meeting a good official. Zhou Wenwei was indeed a good official and had done many good things for the people of Shangzhou Prefecture. However, Prefecture Zhou was chopped into pieces. Those

An official who had done many evil things and brought harm to the people of a certain area opened the city gate to welcome the emperor, and the emperor appointed him to continue serving as an official!

Li Qingyan couldn't figure it out and didn't want to think about these problems anymore. He sorted out his thoughts and walked towards Guanxia. Within a few steps, a stream flowed past Guancheng. On the side of the stream near the road near Guancheng, there was a simple stone monument.

There are two big characters written on the stone tablet, "Hanxi"!

There were many small characters vaguely engraved next to the big characters. Magistrate Li couldn't understand them all, so he called his attendants to read them to him.

The attendant identified it and said, "It is inscribed on it, 'The cold stream is closed but not locked, and the gurgling water all night sends away the sorrow of the guests.' Next to it is written Li She, which seems to be a poem written by a man named Li She in the Tang Dynasty."

"Kesou!"

Li Qingyan muttered something, becoming more and more depressed in his heart, "What should we do about this Wuguan?"

Finally, Li Qingyan made up his mind and stopped staying. He turned around and walked down the pass. When he reached the flat area, Magistrate Li got on his horse and sighed, "Send orders to all the soldiers and horses guarding Wuguan to withdraw with the army and go together."

Lantian joins the army!"

The attendant was surprised, "All? No one left?"

Li Qingyan shouted loudly, "Leave no one behind, leave them all!"

The follower said, "My lord, think twice, Wuguan is an important place!"

Li Qingyan gave him a whip and cursed, "Don't I know, sir? Why don't you become the prefect?"

The entourage followed Li Qingyan for some time and knew that he was in a bad mood, so he said he was punished and said nothing.

Li Qingyan pulled the horse's rope and walked down the pass. He sighed in his heart. How could he not know the importance of Wuguan!

However, failing to capture Lucheng County is already a capital offense. This time, bringing troops to Lantian to join forces is an opportunity to survive in desperate situations. What will the court think if too few troops are brought to Lantian?

The new order issued by the imperial court this time was to gather troops from various places in Lantian. Since it did not explicitly say that Li Qingyan would continue to capture Lucheng County, it meant that he would also lead troops to Lantian. This was a good excuse to get rid of the hot potato of Lucheng.

However, we suffered a big loss in the battle with the bandits this time. We already had a lot fewer soldiers and horses. If we brought too few soldiers to Lantian, what would the court think? Wouldn't we be risking our lives?

When the imperial court gathers a large army and resolves the crisis in the north, it will return to Shangzhou Prefecture and send troops to garrison at Wuguan!

Li Qingyan comforted himself in his heart, but there was one thought that lingered, what if the imperial court was defeated?

What if in the end, the imperial court wants to go to Henan via Wuguan Road?

Li Qingyan turned around and said to the messenger, "Send someone to Danfeng and ask Danfeng County to gather troops and horses, and when the army arrives, we will evacuate together!"

Having said that, Li Qingyan stopped talking and finally looked back at Wuguan. He probably would never come back here again!

Then he comforted himself that the Hu people who came from Liaodong were just at the end of their battle, and Lucheng County was nothing more than a group of bandits. Even if they were more powerful, when the emperor drove back the Hu people, the army could be wiped out with a snap of his fingers.

Li Qingyan waved his riding whip, sat down and rode his horse forward, "Why are you thinking so much? The emperor has been on campaign for many years, and he has never encountered any kind of crisis."
Chapter completed!