The atmosphere in Tongguan City was dull and depressing, and the people inside and outside did not dare to speak loudly, which gave people a sense of tension and solemnity about the purpose of the road.
Yu Jin walked quickly in the military mansion, and soon came to the door of a hall in the mansion. He asked the guards standing outside to come in. When he was allowed to enter, he lowered his head and walked into the hall.
"Your Majesty, Lieutenant Li has led his troops to the pass, and the generals are kowtow in front of the mansion to apologize."
Yu Jin peeked secretly into the hall, then lowered his head and reported.
Yu Wentai was lying on his side in the banquet in the hall, looking a little haggard. After hearing this, he nodded and said in a low voice: "Please invite Lieutenant Li in."
After Yu Jin heard the words, he took the order and left. Except for some waiters, Yu Wentai was the only one left in the hall.
A few days ago, he ambitiously led his troops out of Tongguan, but before they arrived at Hengnong, news came that the front line was defeated and both Heyang and Heyang cities were lost. This directly made Yu Wentai so angry that stars appeared in his eyes and he almost lost his temper.
He finally managed to control his emotions and led his troops to retreat to Tongguan. Then he fell ill due to qi stagnation.
After Yu Jin left, he quickly brought Li Bi in, along with the dejected Zhao Gui and Yu Wenhu. Knowing that the Lord only summoned Li Bi, it was not good for Yu Jin to insist on accompanying them.
He stopped them until they reached the outside of the hall and only invited Li Bi in to see them.
"The sinful minister bows to the Lord, and has betrayed the Lord..."
When Li Bi entered the hall and saw Daxingtai's attitude, he was shocked and hurriedly knelt down to worship and apologized for his mistake.
At this moment, Yu Wentai had already sat upright, raised his hand to slap the table and interrupted Li Bi's words. He said a little weakly: "I know that this war crime does not lie with the Taiwei, so I will excuse myself first and then describe the battle in detail.
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After Li Bi heard this, he stood up, but he was too embarrassed to take his seat, so he stood in the hall with his hands down and recounted the story of the war.
"Alas, the situation is dangerous and can change rapidly! The advantage clearly lies with me and Hebei outside, but it is suddenly reversed. It is heartbreaking and regrettable..."
After hearing this, Yu Wentai raised his hands to cover his face and rubbed his face violently, sighing and saying with regrets beyond words.
After Li Bi saw this, he hurriedly knelt down and said in a deep voice: "Hu Lüjin, the general of the northern town of Heyang, is an old and stubborn person among thieves, who knows soldiers well and is good at planning..."
boom!
It's okay if he didn't say it. As soon as he started arguing, Yu Wentai's face changed suddenly. He immediately slapped his hand heavily on the case and said angrily: "Don't let the common words deceive me! Today, Hu Lujin is an old traitor."
Stubborn, could it be that Hu Lujin was a stupid child the day before yesterday? Everyone can see whether he is capable or incompetent! I have to shame myself for my misunderstanding and miscalculation. How can this scoundrel who is harming the country have any face to shirk the blame?"
Seeing Da Xingtai being so angry, Li Bi quickly lowered his head and shut his mouth. This time Da Xingtai did not place the main responsibility on him, which was quite a blessing for him. Naturally, he did not dare to help those two people again.
Teammate Zhu spoke up in defense, which made Daxingtai angry with him.
The hall fell into silence for a while. After a while, Yu Jin finally said bravely: "Nanyang Gong and Zhongshan Gong are outside the hall..."
"Is Tongguan like the cities on the front line, allowing thieves to come and go at will?"
At this moment, Yu Wentai seemed to be in denial. After hearing this, he glared at Yu Jin fiercely, and then said angrily: "I imprison these two prisoners on the fence, I don't want to see them!"
He didn't want to see these two people. In addition to being angry and full of resentment towards them, he was also worried that he might not be able to control his emotions after seeing them and directly ordered their execution.
It's not that Yuwentai has never experienced failure, and he even fell into an extremely desperate situation for a time, but his previous mentality was not as broken as this time.
Because he has been on the weak side since he took charge, Gao Huan is far more prestigious and powerful than him. It can be said that under Gao Huan's repeated attacks, it is something to be proud of that his power can exist.
, not to mention that the weak has defeated the strong.
But now that Gao Huan has passed away, the Eastern Dynasty also encountered such a serious incident as Hou Jing's rebellion, which can be said to be in internal and external difficulties. Only then did the Western Dynasty forces re-enter the Heluo area, and even achieved achievements that had never been achieved before. This also made Yu Wentai's
The sense of anticipation suddenly increased.
In his opinion, even if he could not defeat his opponent in one fell swoop, he could at least severely injure him, thereby gaining the strategic initiative in the confrontation between the East and the West. He had been suppressed by Gao Huan for half his life, so he would not have to be controlled by his son.
So this time in the Battle of Heqiao, he had a lot of expectations and emotions placed on him, but he never expected that before he even reached the front line, the front line was already a huge defeat, not only losing Heyang
In these two cities, almost all the achievements previously achieved between Heluo and Heluo were lost.
Even though Yu Wentai was mentally tough and became more courageous with every setback, he could not handle such a cruel blow for a while. In addition to the blow and setback to his confidence and emotions, he also had to cultivate his nephew carefully, which also made him suffer.
Heartbroken.
After pondering for a while, he said in a deep voice: "Li Wansui still controls Jiuqu City. Once the enemy attacks, he may not be able to defend it. If Yiyang is lost again, western Henan will be uneasy again, with unpredictable advances and retreats, and people's hearts will also be
If I don’t have it, we should still arrange for reinforcements from divisions and brigades.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Jin said: "The Ju division cannot be used by force. Now the armies have been newly defeated and their morale is low. If we force them to go to danger again, it will go against everyone's will and it may be difficult to win. Li Wansui is brave and decisive."
, you must be able to clearly discern the situation. If it can be defended, you should fight bravely. If it is difficult to defend, there is no need to force it. It is a good strategy to return to the old town."
Although he was extremely reluctant to admit it, Yu Wentai also knew that what Yu Jin said was reasonable.
Although this defeat was not as tragic as the Battle of Mangshan a few years ago, the blow to morale was also very serious, especially now that the main force of the Bafu Central Army was the sons of Kansai who had been expanded and reorganized in recent years. The experience of fighting against the Eastern Dynasty was already
Not much, this defeat hit them particularly hard.
"The children of the Gao family are messing with my mind! If the young men of my family are still in Zhenheyang, how can the young and old gang of thieves have any room for arrogance!"
Full of sorrow, Yu Wentai suddenly sighed again, his tone full of regret.
After Li Bi heard this, he couldn't help but said: "If Li Boshan can return to the rescue in time, maybe some of Heluo's previous achievements can be preserved. This man is indeed young and brave, knows soldiers and is good at fighting, and his willpower can surpass the masses. Although
There are too many famous generals and elite soldiers to reach him."
After hearing this, a glimmer of hope flashed across Yuwentai's brows. If nothing could be saved after all this hard work, it would naturally be an extremely embarrassing and unacceptable situation for him.
Although Li Bi and other generals were driven out of Heluo by the autumn wind like fallen leaves, and Li Tai's army was alone, the situation was not good. It was very difficult to return reinforcements when the enemy troops gathered in Heluo, but once
Thinking that this son could always bring him huge surprises, Yu Wentai couldn't help but look forward to it.
So in the next few days, Yuwentai was not in a hurry to withdraw to Guanzhong, but stayed in Tongguan. He was eager to know the situation on the front line as soon as possible, and he was also preparing for the worst in his heart. If the situation continued to deteriorate, the rebels would be killed all the way.
If we advance westward, we can still repel the enemy in front of the city.
However, misfortunes never come singly. Before the news of Jiuqu City in Yiyang arrived, a bad news was reported to Tongguan: Hui Hui, who was ordered to lead the army out of Luyang, Guangzhou, suddenly fell ill and died suddenly in the army.
After Yuwentai heard the news, he was even more sad. However, the situation between Heluo and Heluo was not good, and he had no time to care about anything else for a while.
Maybe people who are extremely unlucky will always be able to find good times. A few days later, good news finally came from Yiyang: Li Boshan personally led 3,000 elite troops across the mountain to reinforce Jiuqu City. In one night, he uprooted several layers of enemy camps and reached the foot of Jiuqu City.
The Yuansuo troops combined forces to defeat tens of thousands of enemy troops and captured more than 5,000 enemy troops and horses. The bandit general Ke Zhu Hunyuan fled in a panic to Heqiao. Li Boshan then led the crowd to attack Yique and successfully led back the Yichuan army.
The city garrison between Luo and Luo was thus preserved!
"Boshan is indeed brave and reliable, and he lives up to his trust! I have Boshan, and I am more powerful than a tiger!"
Having been tortured by all kinds of negative news in the past few days, Yu Wentai's heart was almost numb. Now he finally heard the exciting good news and almost cried with joy. For a while, he felt that all the depression in his heart was poured out.
Now that the war situation between Heluo and Heluo has stabilized on the Yiyang front line, and the troops from western Henan have successfully returned, Yuwentai's hanging heart has finally settled, and there is no need to stay in Tongguan anymore, so he is preparing to return to Huazhou.
Calm the situation in the country.
Before leaving, Yuwentai ordered Li Tai to go to Luyang to lead several Huiling coffins and his troops back to Guanxi.