Once something went wrong with Xiao Shilian, and he was even plotted by Yang Jian and Yuchi Jiong, Li Xingchen didn't want to have a decisive battle with Yang Jian at Wuguan, and the strength of both sides would definitely change at that time, and it would change in a direction that was unfavorable to the big man.
This is what Li Xingchen doesn't want to see now.
So just in case, Li Xingchen had to rush to Shangluo as soon as possible. But he didn't worry about Wuguan, especially since he had to mobilize some of Wuguan's troops.
After all, it is possible to connect Jingzhou from Wuguan to Nanxiang, but if Wuguan is lost, even with Nanyang there will be no way to establish contact with the southeastern part of Guanzhong. This is why Li Xingchen told Yang Shangxi to watch Wuguan.
reason.
Now Li Xingchen has no choice but to believe in Yang Shangxi and believe that Chen Zhishen can arrive as quickly as possible.
The Han army still has too few soldiers and horses. Once the front line is opened, it will be stretched.
Seeing His Majesty leaving in the dust, Yang Shangxi's expression became more solemn.
Your Majesty is already working so hard, so how can we, the ministers, lag behind?
Tang Zhong, Wu Ping and others all acted together with the Beijing Guards and Jiangling Han Army. Only Yang Su followed Li Xinchen all the way. Li Xinchen had to have someone to help him, and Yang Su, as the highest-ranking military attache, was obviously the
The most qualified.
Li Xingchen went to Wuguan, and Yang Su stayed at Wuguan to restrain the soldiers and horses. When he saw Li Xingchen, he turned back soon and hurriedly stepped forward.
"Let's set off and go to Shangluo!"
"Is there an emergency in Shangluo?"
"I'm worried that I'll be in a hurry." Li Xingchen said directly.
Yang Su understood.
By the time the real danger comes, it may be too late.
Yang Shangxi also followed Li Xinchen to see off His Majesty. At this time, the two Yang brothers had the opportunity to look at each other for the first time.
Yang Shangxi respectfully saluted the head of the family. Yang Su smiled and said, "Since you have shouldered such a heavy responsibility, don't let the Yang family's lintel be covered in dust."
"I will do my best." Yang Shangxi replied seriously.
Yang Su gave him an encouraging look, and the two brothers said goodbye in a hurry.
Yang Shangxi watched Li Xingchen and Yang Su disappear, turned around and shouted: "Get your troops in order, not a single bird can fly over this Wuguan City if someone doesn't allow it!"
"Send orders to Huang Wan, stabilize the front." Xiao Shilian looked at the formation in front of him and gave the order decisively.
Since it was for defense, Xiao Shilian put Huang Wan and Lu Guangda on the front line, and used Chun Yucen as the reserve team and his own counterattack force.
Yang Jian's attack was really like a storm. At this time yesterday, Yang Jian was still in Lantian, but today he had already reached Shangluo, and he launched the attack non-stop. The two attackers on the left and right were Wei Xiaokuan and Liang Shiyan, two veterans who were almost like the magic needle in the sea.
It is almost the last strength that Yang Jian can rely on now.
The last time Wei Xiaokuan was defeated in Lanchuan, part of the reason was that Gao Suo's troops on the left collapsed too quickly. Even though Liang Shiyan, who was on the offensive on the right, had made some breakthroughs, he had to retreat to avoid becoming a lone army.
But now it is obvious that Yang Jian does not have to worry about encountering such a problem. After all, whether it is Wei Xiaokuan or Liang Shiyan, they are all famous generals who can take charge of one side. Now they are just allowed to lead the left and right wings respectively, which already shows that Yang Jian is bound to win Xiao Shilian.
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Of course, his formation in this way obviously means that he can win steadily.
When it comes to formation and fighting alone, neither Huang Wan nor Lu Guangda is obviously a match for Liang Shiyan and Wei Xiaokuan. There is a huge gap in war experience between the two sides, and they are facing such a famous general.
, also means that they will bear heavy pressure. For Huang Wan and Lu Guangda, defeating the opponents in front of them is not so much a challenge as an impossible task.
However, they have also fought very tenaciously. From the beginning of the battle in the morning to now, in the three hours since then, Huang Wan and Lu Guangda have only retreated slowly according to the original plan, and have not messed up their positions.
Of course, this is also thanks to the trenches Xiao Shilian had dug outside the city.
With the obstruction of trenches, the advance of the Northern Zhou army was naturally not so smooth.
Xiao Shilian can also see clearly that what Yang Jian lacks most now is time, and the easiest way for him is to trade space for time!
It seemed that he was retreating step by step, but he was still far away from Shangluo City, and the Han army was not unable to hold on.
"Brothers, there is no way out behind us. Your Majesty has personally arrived with reinforcements, but I don't want to wait for Your Majesty to come and save us!" Huang Wan shouted loudly, standing on the edge of the trench, in front of the Han army's formation.
There are three trenches in total, and this is the last one.
After more than half a day of fierce fighting, although the Han army suffered small losses, it also lost two-thirds of its room for maneuver.
Now they can no longer retreat.
"Kill!" The Han army officers stared closely at the advancing Northern Zhou army, holding the swords and guns in their hands tightly. These damn Zhou dogs fought all the way from Wuguan to here. They really couldn't kill them cleanly no matter how hard they tried. Now they can't even kill them!
Your Majesty has already arrived in person, so what reason do ordinary soldiers like them have to continue to retreat?
Is it true that what Huang Wan said was to wait until His Majesty the Emperor rescued him?
"Kill!" Shouts broke out one after another from the Lu Guangda military formation not far away. The soldiers and horses from both sides collided with each other, and blood splattered.
Seemingly surprised by the sudden change in the Han army's defensive method, both Liang Shiyan and Wei Xiaokuan subconsciously ordered to slow down the attack, but soon the attack became fierce again. Obviously they also knew that the Han army was not just because they had no way to retreat.
Instead of retreating, their reinforcements are most likely on the way.
If we cannot defeat the enemy quickly, we will probably be in a dilemma.
In Bailuyuan at that time, the dilemma Xiao Shilian faced was likely to fall on them again.
"Commander, order a counterattack!" Chunyucen stood beside Xiao Shilian and couldn't wait.
He didn't catch up with the last battle at Lanchuan, and this time he was treated as a reserve team by Xiao Shilian. Naturally, he felt very aggrieved.
Seeing that Huang Wan and Lu Guangda were fighting so hard, Chun Yucen couldn't sit still anymore: "Please ask the governor to let me lead his troops to attack Liang Shiyan's flank in a roundabout way. Liang Shiyan's troops suffered a lot of damage in the previous battle of Lanchuan.
Judging from today's battle situation, the offensive momentum is not as good as that of Wei Xiaokuan, so he must not have recovered yet, so let my subordinates attack, and I guarantee that I can defeat him!"
Xiao Shilian narrowed his eyes slightly: "Wait a little longer."
"Captain!" Chunyucen stamped his feet anxiously.
By the time it's defeated, it's already too late.
"Yang Jian's cavalry hasn't moved yet." Xiao Shilian pointed toward the distance.
Chunyucen's eyes naturally followed the direction of Xiao Shilian's finger.