Liao Yong, who joined the army, heard the sound of fighting in his room, and immediately went out to check, and saw Cheng Li leading his troops into the general's mansion.
Liao Yong immediately summoned the defenders to counterattack.
Cheng Li brought out 5,000 elite soldiers. When they arrived at Houmi Pass, there were only more than 3,500 people left.
The night road in the mountains was extremely difficult to walk, and Cheng Li pursued marching speed. More than 1,000 soldiers fell and died on the road.
Although there are not many in number, these soldiers are elite. After breaking into the Monkey Maze Pass, if they cannot win, they will die, so they all fight bravely, like wolves and tigers.
This is what is called putting oneself in a position of death and surviving later, being trapped in a situation of death and surviving later.
Liao Yong quickly gathered thousands of people to attack from behind, and the fighting between the two sides was extremely fierce.
During the fierce battle, Cheng Li stood on the wall, holding Zeng Shuang's head and shouting: "Zeng Shuang is dead. The army is surrounding the city. Surrender to avoid death!"
The defenders at Houmi Pass did not know the situation. They thought that the Nanliang army had arrived, and the general was beheaded, and the morale of the army immediately dispersed.
Liao Yong saw that the morale of the army was gone and that fighting to the death was of no use. He lamented and led the defeated troops eastward, exited the east gate and ran towards Linjiang City.
Cheng Li commanded the soldiers to pursue him outside the city, then quickly closed the city gate and went out to calm the people.
He only had more than 3,000 men under his command. If he really pursued Liao Yong, the Zhou soldiers would fight to the death, and Cheng Li would not be able to get any advantage.
He pursued them just to show that he really had military strength.
Now that he was gone, Cheng Li did not pursue him. He immediately sealed the city gate and imprisoned the soldiers who failed to escape.
After the capture of Houmi Pass, Cheng Li took command, and Sun Jie immediately sent a message back, asking the army to cross the river and increase the number of troops defending the city at Houmi Pass.
At the same time, Cheng Li wrote a letter of good news and sent it to Jinling City to announce the good news.
Liao Yong led his defeated troops to escape from the Houmi Pass. After running for dozens of miles, Liao Yong came to his senses and realized that only a few thousand enemy troops had entered the Houmi Pass.
"Hey! I got cheated by Cheng Li!"
Liao Yong, who joined the army, cried out that he had been deceived and regretted it too much.
"Liao Canjun does not need to blame himself. The situation was unknown at that time, General Zeng died for his country, the morale of the army was turbulent, and it was really unable to defend the city."
A school captain comforted Liao Yong. The situation was unexpected at that time, and no one knew the situation and could not make a judgment.
Another officer said: "Liao Canjun, let's go to Diaoyu City quickly and report this matter."
"Cheng Li crossed the river to make a sneak attack. Maybe the Nanliang army will launch an attack."
It is a pity to lose the Houmi Pass, but I am afraid that this is the vanguard of Nanliang. After occupying the Houmi Pass, the Nanliang navy went down the river to attack Linjiang City and Diaoyu City.
In the war a few years ago, Nanliang General Murong Xiao once used his navy to sneak attack on Diaoyu City.
Fortunately, the empress suddenly arrived at Diaoyu City and killed Murong Xiao with her own hands.
Liao Yong nodded and said: "Yes, find two war horses and send someone to deliver the message to Diaoyu City first."
After finding war horses, the messenger went to Diaoyu City to deliver the message first. Joining the army, Liao Yong gathered more than 10,000 defeated soldiers and marched to Diaoyu City.
Braving the cold autumn rain, the messenger rushed all the way into Diaoyu City and found the guard Zhang Ke.
This Zhang Ke was originally a general under Li Xiannan. He had good qualifications, martial arts skills, and commanding troops, but he just liked drinking.
In the past two years, Zhang Ke gave up drinking, and the empress appointed him as the guard of Diaoyu City.
Zhang Ke heard that Houmi Pass had been lost and exclaimed: "Although Houmi Pass is small, it is extremely strong. There are 30,000 elite soldiers guarding the city. How could it be lost?"
The messenger said: "Cheng Li personally led his troops in a sneak attack at dawn. Our army lost its defense and was caught off guard. General Zeng died in the battle."
Zhang Ke was extremely sad, but this was not the time to regret and pursue the case. Zhang Ke asked the messenger to go down to rest and at the same time sent troops to meet Liao Yong.
Houmi Pass was lost, and the upper reaches were occupied by Nanliang. The Nanliang navy had a good location, and the situation was very bad.
Zhang Ke immediately sent a speedboat across the river to report to the Linjiang City defender Gongsun Ming, and immediately rushed the letter 800 miles to the capital.
After the news was sent, Zhang Ke immediately ordered the entire city to be on alert to prevent Nanliang from attacking Diaoyu City by both land and water.
The messenger quickly crossed the river and arrived at Linjiang City.
Gongsun Ming saw the messenger and the messenger reported the matter. Gongsun Ming was shocked and said: "The Monkey Pass has been lost? Zeng Shuang died in battle?"
Standing next to him was a middle-aged man, who was Gongsun Yun's horseman Zhao Heng.
Gongsun Ming was guarding Linjiang City. Gongsun Yun was a little worried, so he sent Zhao Heng here to assist Gongsun Ming as his deputy.
"Little Master, Houmi Pass has been lost and the location upstream has been lost. We must be on guard immediately and report to the Holy One."
"If the Nanliang navy cuts off the river and the infantry besieges it, Linjiang City will be in danger."
Once the connection with Diaoyu City is lost, Linjiang City will become an isolated city.
Gongsun Ming calmed down and said: "There are still 100,000 elite soldiers in the city. Li Xiannan in Caishi City has 80,000 elite soldiers. Nanliang does not dare to invade easily."
"Besides, we have trained 30,000 navy troops. It is not that easy for them to cut off the river."
Zhao Heng frowned and advised: "My young master, we are going down the river with great momentum. Nanliang occupies the upper reaches and has an advantageous location. Our navy has just been training for a short time and is no match for Nanliang navy."
Cheng Li was the commander of the Nanliang Navy and had rich experience in Jianghai battles. He was definitely not something Gongsun Ming could deal with.
Zhao Heng was a cavalry general. He was familiar with plain charges, but he didn't understand water battles.
If Cheng Li went down the river to attack, Zhao Heng would have nothing to do.
Gongsun Ming thought about it carefully, nodded and said: "You are right, close the city gate immediately, notify Li Xiannan, and then fly the eagle to report to the Holy Master."
Zhao Heng immediately sealed the city gate and sent someone to inform Li Xinan.
...
Long Chen and the Empress and their group left Zixiao Palace. They did not enter the capital, but bypassed the capital and headed southeast.
Xiaoxing stayed overnight along the way and walked for two days.
Long Chen and the Empress prefer to travel at night, but Yingfeng and the others are different, so they still travel during the day and rest at night.
The sky is covered with dark clouds and the autumn wind is blowing, making people feel chilly.
Long Chen felt that the weather was very comfortable. There was no scorching sun or high temperature, and there was no need to wear a hat or black gauze.
It was almost dark when we arrived at an inn.
"Madam, I'm afraid I have to stay here all night."
There was only this inn before and after Yingfeng saw it, and he could only rest here at night.
The empress opened the car curtain, glanced at the gloomy sky, and said, "Just rest here."
After entering the inn, Long Chen dismounted, and Yingfeng helped the empress get off the horse.
The waiter was extremely enthusiastic when he saw that the empress's carriage was luxurious and that she was accompanied by an entourage. She looked like she belonged to a wealthy family.
"Sir, Madam, please come inside."
Although the empress is dressed more maturely, her appearance is beautiful and her age cannot be seen.
The waiter regarded Long Chen and the Empress as husband and wife.
The empress was slightly embarrassed, and Yingfeng reprimanded her coldly: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
Long Chen smiled and said: "Second brother doesn't know the situation, so why are you blaming me?"
The waiter in the shop was scolded for no reason, and he said aggrievedly: "A talented man and a beautiful woman, how come they are not a couple?"
Yingfeng wanted to reprimand, but the empress said: "Forget it, those who don't know are not guilty."
Yingfeng then said: "Prepare five upper rooms."
The waiter asked: "Aren't you going to eat?"
Because the empress and Long Chen ate venison, Yingfeng and the others only ate, so Yingfeng didn't talk about the food.
"If we don't eat, shall we drink the northwest wind? Arrange the room first!"
Yingfeng was not happy, but the waiter didn't get into trouble and quickly arranged a room.
When they walked into the store, the male customers were all amazed when they saw the empress' appearance.
"There is such a beautiful woman."
One guest couldn't help but exclaimed.
Yingfeng glanced at the guest coldly. The guest was startled and hurriedly lowered his head to eat, but he couldn't control his eyes and looked at the empress again...
