Speaking of which, Situ Wen also expressed some other hopes.
He is getting rid of these bad things.
Because of this war, he finally found out the news about two people.
One was his military advisor back then, Ye Zhiyu.
It was all due to her that she was able to gain a firm foothold in the court and compete with the then prince.
Later, if she hadn't been too greedy and wanted the position of prime minister, she might be by her side now.
How can a female prostitute be worthy of the position of prime minister? Wouldn't it make people laugh if she told her about it?
Although Situ Wen initially agreed, as he consolidated his strength, he rejected her request without even thinking.
I originally thought that it would be good to give a woman from a commoner background the position of a noble concubine.
Unexpectedly, she became dissatisfied and drifted away, never to be seen again.
There has been no news for so many years, but this time he appeared in Yanzhou.
And the other one is none other than his niece, the daughter of the then crown prince, Situ Yan.
After he gained a foothold back then, he immediately launched a full-scale attack on the then prince and his brother.
Later, with the help of a cunning edict, he successfully obtained the qualification to inherit the position of unification, and also accused the prince's family of rebellion.
The entire family was beheaded, except for Situ Yan who was forced to die by his loyal men and left, everyone else was beheaded.
Cutting the grass without eradicating the roots, Situ Wen couldn't sleep all night long. He sent people to look for her for many years, but he didn't expect her to appear at this time.
What's even more surprising is that now these two women are actually Nan Yanxi's women. Situ Wen has to admire Nan Yanxi's ability.
However, my good niece Situ Yan was actually just a noble concubine in the Ming Dynasty harem in Nan Yanxi.
The monarch of a country didn't even get to be a royal concubine.
Situ Wen thought about it carefully, this girl must be very angry and unfair.
Moreover, judging from the information obtained so far, it seems that Situ Yan and Nan Yanxi still don't know that Ye Zhiyu is their former military advisor.
If... I make a fuss about this aspect, I might be able to stab Nan Yanxi in the heart.
This is not only a fire in the backyard, but also a rift between the monarch and his beloved concubine, the prime minister, and the commander-in-chief.
If you play well, you might be able to turn Ye Zhiyu around, so wouldn't that give you another big boost?
After all, there wasn't much hatred between the two. After all, there was still some old friendship between the king and his ministers.
Situ Wen thought beautifully, completely unaware of how vulnerable his scheme of intrigues was in front of a group of sincerely united and energetic young people.
After thinking about the next step, Situ Wen issued the order.
The 80,000 remnant troops in Yunzhou were ordered to withdraw to Liangzhou as quickly as possible without disturbing the Xiang family army.
As for Yunzhou and Zhongzhou behind him, he could no longer worry about it. After all, everyone was at a critical moment of life and death.
It’s something that everyone will do, whether it’s a dead Taoist friend or a poor Taoist.
Maybe Xiang Tianxing and Situ Wen were both from the same group, or maybe it was just a coincidence.
At the same time, Xiang Tianxing also issued an order, ordering the 100,000 soldiers who helped resist in Yunzhou to withdraw from the battle as soon as possible and retreat to Zhongzhou.
Join the Zhongzhou garrison as soon as possible, and then withdraw to Dongzhou without stopping.
However, during the retreat, Xiang Tianxing, a shrewd and ruthless man, ordered his soldiers to spread dry firewood and straw in Yunzhou City and fill it with kerosene and spirits.
After all the troops withdrew, the once prosperous main city of Yunzhou was burned to the ground by a fire.
Even if the city is lost, the opponent must get an empty city in ruins.
After hearing the news, Nan Yanxi had to admit that in terms of viciousness, no one could compare to Xiang Tianxing.
At this time, Nan Yanxi and Yang Yuxuan, who were stationed in Zhongzhou and had been conducting harassment and containment missions, were analyzing the enemy's next plan.
Yang Yuxuan held the command pole in her hand and said slowly to the exquisite and detailed sand table in front of her: "Currently, the enemy has withdrawn from Yunzhou..."
"All of Can Xia's 80,000 remnant troops have withdrawn to Liangzhou. They seem to be shrinking."
"After all, the city of Liangzhou has strong defenses and is very suitable for defense. There is a large amount of food and grass in the city that was prepared for the defense of Beiyuan."
"As for the Xiang Jiajun, the number who have withdrawn should be around 100,000. It seems that they want to join up with the Zhongzhou garrison."
"It's just... I don't know what his next plan is. Will he lead his army to abandon Zhongzhou and rush to support Dongzhou? Or will he stick to Zhongzhou?"
"If it is to hold on, we can just join forces and annihilate his effective forces in Zhongzhou."
"But if they are rushing to help Dongzhou, then Sister Zhiyu and the others in Dongzhou will be in a bit of danger."
Hearing this, Nan Yanxi, who was also standing next to the sand table, nodded, pondered for a while and said: "That's not right..."
"With Xiang Tianxing's head, he will definitely not stick to Zhongzhou. It is pointless to do so, and it will also take up his own little vitality."
"If it were me, I would choose to retreat to Dongzhou and directly abandon Zhongzhou."
"The strong man has cut off his wrists. There is no point in holding on to Zhongzhou any longer. Our 250,000 troops to the west will cooperate with our 60,000 troops."
"He Xiang Tianxing will definitely not be so stupid as to stick to it. If he does this, he will not be able to protect both sides."
"Take the soldiers who retreated from Yunzhou, unite with the defenders of Zhongzhou, and go directly to Dongzhou before our people in the west can catch up."
"The two armies are attacking from a pincer. Zhiyu will definitely be in danger, and... all the troops will huddle up in Dongzhou and not be able to get out."
"We have no other option but to attack by force."
"And I heard that Xiang Tianxing established a place in Dongzhou that specializes in imitating our firearms, and the scale is already considerable."
"If we really attack by force, there will probably be a lot of casualties."
After a pause, Nan Yanxi pointed to the sand table and said, "Moreover, Dongzhou is the border with Dayan."
"We haven't declared war with Dayan yet. In this way, as long as Xiang Tianxing holds the cities in the east, we will not be able to form a strategic encirclement of Dongzhou."
"By then, as long as he has money, he will be able to get supplies continuously from the territory of Dayan."
As soon as these words came out, Yang Yuxuan nodded: "That's true. If so, the war will be at a stalemate."
"Sir, what should we do? The 60,000 people we have now are just a few from the last few battles."
"A spy has come to report that if we unite with the Zhongzhou garrison, the number of Xiang's troops retreating eastward this time is estimated to be around 200,000. We cannot stop them."
"Are we going to watch them go to Dongzhou to attack Sister Zhiyu and the others?"
"Of course not..." Nan Yanxi breathed out hard: "Actually, it's not difficult to defeat them."
"Our army to the west should be chasing them closely. If we get in front of them in advance."
"Find a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If you withstand him for three or two days, you may be able to annihilate Xiang Tianxing in one fell swoop with King Zhenxi and the others who are chasing him from behind!"