The vast army was advancing slowly along the official road. The army in front of them was the invincible Xia Kingdom soldiers and horses that had swept across the northern border of Yun Kingdom more than a month ago.
However, just yesterday, King Qi Yu Zhaoling ordered the army to abandon the remaining cities and retreat to Jianchang Mansion.
The Xia Kingdom's frontier army suffered a huge defeat at the hands of Cheng Bushi, causing direct casualties of 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses.
The Xia army that invaded the northern border of Yun State was the southwest frontier army stationed in Jiangyang County, with a total of only 80,000 combatable troops. After the defeat, about half of the troops and horses were lost.
The southwest hinterland of the country was attacked again by a small group of Yun troops, and all the army's supplies were destroyed.
Under various factors, it is obviously difficult to defend the captured northern city of Yun State and to send troops to rescue the southwest states and counties.
What finally made the coach King Qi make his decision was the news that the 30,000 Yun Kingdom border troops commanded by Fenwu General Chu Shi would arrive in the Northland in the near future.
60,000 Yun troops faced 50,000 Xia troops. The Xia army was already at a disadvantage in terms of military strength.
If Cheng Bushi adds another 30,000 elite soldiers and horses, with his step-by-step, steady and steady style, and with his superior strength, he will definitely be able to completely trap the remaining 50,000 Xia troops to death step by step!
King Qi was also a man who had been in the army for a long time. How could he not see such a situation? Without saying a word, he directly withdrew to Jianchang Mansion against the opinions of the generals in the army.
"Alas!" The King of Jin, riding on his war horse, let out a long sigh.
King Qi's eyes became deeper and deeper, as if he was thinking about something, and he didn't even notice King Jin beside him.
King Jin glanced at King Qi and saw that he had no reaction. He couldn't help but sigh heavily, hoping to attract King Qi's attention.
But after waiting for a long time, he saw that King Qi still ignored him. He didn't know what he was thinking. King Jin finally couldn't bear it anymore and grabbed King Qi's sleeve.
King Qi came back to his senses, looked at King Jin who was holding him, and said:
"Third brother, do you want to ask something?"
Hearing this, King Jin nodded and said:
"Nineteen, this time you suffered a lot of losses, but you took the initiative to give up so many of the cities you just captured. The generals in the southwest who were originally subdued by your overwhelming force will inevitably take this opportunity to attack with their forces in the court.
I'm just afraid that this time, you won't have a good time!"
When King Qi heard this, he looked at King Jin's face, calmly shook his head, and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, Third Brother, I'm also prepared!"
As soon as King Jin heard what King Qi said, he couldn't help but rub his forehead, waved his hand and said:
"Pull him down, don't say that! You were prepared every time before, but you always suffered a loss at the hands of Yun Guo! This time, I have sent someone to inform my father in advance. My people in the court also
I made some reminders. Alas, I don’t know how serious the counterattack by these southwest generals is, and whether it can be settled?"
Xu realized that he had talked too much, so King Jin hurriedly paused.
King Qi looked at King Jin's appearance. He quickly waved his hands and chuckled:
"It's okay, Third Brother. And this time, I can guarantee that this time, the plan will be absolutely foolproof!"
"Are you really foolproof?" King Jin asked with some disbelief.
King Qi patted his chest and said:
"Absolutely foolproof! I have used all kinds of methods to bring back their military power. Do I still need to be afraid of them?"
King Jin nodded, and just as he breathed a sigh of relief, his heart jumped again, and he said in horror:
"You, you shouldn't, shouldn't you be using that simple and crude method again?"
King Qi frowned and said:
"Who does Third Brother think of me? Killing people directly, how brutal it is, and still leaving someone to blame!"
King Jin felt relaxed again, nodded and said:
"That's right, when you encounter trouble, you should use more methods and go less..."
"Hey, third brother, don't worry. They all died on the battlefield this time. They are all good men!" King Qi turned to look at King Jin with a reassuring look on his face and a bright smile.
King Jin's mouth twitched and he quickly covered his forehead with his hands.
Well, you know how to find an excuse this time, which is considered progress, right?
"Report!"
At this time, the sound of a military report interrupted the conversation between the two.
Tan Ma quickly ran up to the two of them and said respectfully:
"Commander Qi, King of Jin! At this time, the Yun Army has just entered Hechuan County, where our army has been abandoned, and they are constantly shooting out the exploration horses. As for the army, there is not much sign!"
King Qi clapped his hands and said with a smile:
"How's it going, Third Brother? I told you before, don't hurry up! Cheng Bushi is too cautious. Seeing my army suddenly withdrawing, he must think there is a fraud. As long as he doesn't find out clearly for one day, he will
I dare not send troops to pursue you for a day!"
When King Qi said this, he sighed again, shook his head and said:
"This time I faced off against Cheng Bushi, so I lost! However, I am good at cunning strategies and follow the path of quick victory. He used his troops steadily and uprightly. If he hadn't deliberately consumed the general's strength before, this would have been a defeat.
The northern border of Yun Kingdom has been captured by me a long time ago, how can I wait for him to turn the tide?"
When King Jin heard this, he wanted to comfort King Qi, so he said:
"It doesn't matter, as you said, we can just look for opportunities in the future!"
King Qi shook his head repeatedly and said:
"In the future, with Cheng Wushi guarding the northern border of the Yun Kingdom, even if the Jianchang Mansion is in control, I, Daxia, will not be able to find the opportunity. Unless, we can capture the Emperor of the Yun Kingdom!"
King Jin originally planned to comfort King Qi, but when he was told this, his mood became worse.
At this time, the guards around King Jin suddenly came in a hurry and presented a letter to King Jin with both hands.
King Jin frowned and quickly took the letter and opened it to read.
When he saw the content of the letter for the first time, King Jin's entire face instantly turned livid.
King Qi noticed the strange look of King Jin and asked quickly:
"What's wrong?"
King Jin took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said:
"The Fengzhou general family, under the leadership of the Shao family, sent private soldiers to plunder the entire Fengzhou city. In addition, they committed rape, robbery, murder and arson! The entire Fengzhou city has now become a hell on earth.
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When King Qi heard this, his brows jumped, his face showed visible anger, and he shouted:
"Sent troops to loot the city? Do the Shao family really want to rebel?"
King Jin looked grave and continued:
"And your matter must have been exposed! The generals in Fengzhou accused you of secretly preparing to plot rebellion in order to take charge of the southwest frontier army. Only then did they send troops to disguise themselves as the Yun Army and massacre the generals. They have already sent the documents to the capital.
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As soon as these words came out, King Qi's eyes suddenly widened and he laughed angrily:
"Okay, okay! Since they don't want to live, I will make it happen for them!"
Seeing King Qi's angry words, King Jin already had the intention of taking action. He immediately grabbed him and said in a deep voice:
"They first determined your crime as 'secret conspiracy and intention to rebel'. This is to make it clear that they want you to return to Beijing for questioning by the court. As for what, accusing you of sending troops to pretend to be Yun's army to kill you is nothing more than killing you.
It's just to make you suspicious so that you don't dare to send people to exterminate them anymore!"
After hearing what King Jin said, King Qi couldn't help but sneered and said:
"Third brother, they are still afraid that I will suddenly send troops to intercept and kill them! Sure enough, to deal with these people, you have to use the steel knife in my hand!"
King Jin took a deep breath and did not reply. He began to think about how to deal with this matter.
"Report!" came another urgent voice.
The messenger quickly ran to King Qi, cupped his hands and said:
"Commander General, Wuzhou sent a message that Sanping Pass has been occupied by the Yun Army! The Yun State cavalry you ordered to capture, in cooperation with the Yun Army, captured Sanping Pass."
After all, it was because of the battle at Sanping Pass that Xiao Cheng led more than a thousand cavalry and directly captured Sanping Pass. This was really unbelievable and cost too many points!
Therefore, in order to avoid being blamed by King Qi, the Wuzhou defender finally asked someone to polish the battle report before reporting it to King Qi.
It's just that no matter how much the person who handled the report polished it, the southwest gateway, Sanping Pass, was still lost. This is not a fact that can be changed by polishing it.
After hearing the news, King Qi's already ugly face darkened a bit again.
"Trash! There are so many soldiers and generals setting up dragnets on the border, but they can't stop more than a thousand cavalry?"
King Jin sighed deeply and didn't speak for a long time.
He doesn't know how to fight, but there are some things he knows much better than King Qi!
In the first battle of the Yun Kingdom, they already lost troops and generals. Then the Yun army invaded the hinterland, and the southwest general family impeached King Qi. In addition, now it must be added that the southwest gateway Sanpingguan fell.
Many things were added up, and for King Qi, the outcome of returning to the capital to investigate and be punished was unchangeable.
"It's over!" King Qi said with a hint of reluctance.
Sanpingguan and Jianchangfu, one is just a pass, the other is the state capital, there seems to be no comparison at all.
But there is one thing, the status of the two sides is almost the same!
Jianchang Mansion is an important city for the Yun Kingdom to guard the northern border. Without it, the northern border of the Yun Kingdom will be completely open to the Xia Kingdom!
Sanping Pass is also the most important gateway to the southwest of the Xia Kingdom. This place is in the hands of the Yun Army, which means that the southwest hinterland will be invaded by the Yun Army at any time.
The two countries are holding such important territory from each other, but they are unable to attack with all their strength for the time being. The final result is that the two sides will at most stop fighting and return the territory.
This is why King Qi said it was over!
Although King Qi had never regarded attacking the Yun Kingdom as his main purpose before, but now he had lost tens of thousands of troops and ended up with the result of stopping the war and making peace, how could he be willing?
King Jin sighed softly and said:
"That's all, now that the Southwest General's power has been greatly damaged, it can be regarded as quite a gain!"
King Qi hesitated for a moment, pondered for a moment, then showed determination and said:
"How can it be so easy? The Southwest Generals have a deep foundation. As long as they are given a chance to breathe, it won't take long for their power to spread throughout the Southwest Army again. I will never allow this to happen!"
King Jin looked at King Qi with firm eyes, and thought of his character, his breath suddenly stagnated.