Wei Xiaokuan retreated for a full two miles before he stabilized his position and began to collect his troops, and at the same time he also collected the defeated troops under Liang Shiyan's command.
Soon Wei Xiaokuan met Liang Shiyan.
Liang Shiyan's helmet had fallen off, and there were a few arrows stuck in his armor, but judging from his expression, this shouldn't be a big deal.
The old general had disheveled hair and was in a very embarrassed state.
"What a coward." Liang Shiyanfu couldn't help but speak as soon as he saw Wei Xiaokuan.
I don't know if he's talking about the battle situation, himself, or both.
The two of them have been serving for many years, and there are not so many red tapes for meeting each other. What's more, the current war situation is corrupt, and they can't allow them to care about that.
"What are your plans next?" Wei Xiaokuan asked directly.
"We can't just withdraw like this. This is equivalent to putting His Royal Highness the Sui Dynasty in danger." Liang Shiyan gritted his teeth and said, "At this time, we have to rely more on Brother Shuyu.
Therefore, the character Shuyu was renamed."
Wei Xiaokuan nodded slightly. Liang Shiyan had lost a lot of troops and horses. What he could gather now was just a group of defeated soldiers. It was obviously impossible to expect these people to have the courage to stop Li Xingchen. Even Wei Xiaokuan's men had little fighting spirit. I'm afraid Wei Xiaokuan himself said
Not sure.
More importantly, Li Xinchen did not seem to have any intention of pursuing death and chasing north. The left and right wings of the Han army had begun to shrink inward, and with Li Xinchen's five thousand bodyguards as the vanguard, they rushed directly towards Yang Jian's back.
This is like a huge pocket formation, and the target is not all the troops of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but only Yang Jian's five thousand cavalry.
Wei Xiaokuan saw this clearly and didn't know whether he should lament that Li Xingchen's goal was not ambitious even after making a big decision, or whether he should be worried about Yang Jian's current situation.
Moreover, he and Liang Shiyan were actually quite embarrassed.
If we lead the Northern Zhou army to the rescue at this time, it would feel like we have thrown ourselves into a trap. But now they are also the group of troops closest to Yang Jian. If even they refuse to save him, then Yang Jian may be dead.
You can really only wish for happiness on your own.
Wei Xiaokuan glanced at Liang Shiyan, who was just and awe-inspiring, and could only smile bitterly in his heart.
Brother, you have completely lost all the soldiers and horses under your command. Now it is natural to leave such a problem to someone. If Yang Jian can break out of the siege and Wei Xiaokuan does not rescue him, Yang Jian will definitely be held accountable, and his men have almost no fighting ability.
Liang Shiyan, who died, naturally does not have to bear the responsibility of not saving his life. As for Wei Xiaokuan, it should not be so easy to pass the test.
Wei Xiaokuan even suspected that Liang Shiyan had colluded with Li Xinchen just to deceive him.
However, the slander in his heart was the slander in his heart. At this time, Wei Xiaokuan could not say that he was sitting idly by as he watched Yang Jian go deep into danger. He could only bite the bullet and said: "Get ready to attack. We must assist His Royal Highness, King Sui, to come out!"
The expressions of the surrounding generals all changed. To be honest, they were very reluctant to go back from the bottom of their hearts. What was the difference between going back at this time and committing suicide?
If His Royal Highness the King of Sui ran out, then Li Xingchen would definitely lead the Han army to pursue him. By then His Royal Highness the Sui King's cavalry would be able to escape, but what about the infantry who were forced to attack them? Wouldn't that mean they escaped alive?
Will he be sent up to kill the enemy again after the sky?
And if King Sui couldn't support everyone to rush to the rescue, then after the Han army devoured King Sui's cavalry, their morale was at a high, wouldn't these newly defeated soldiers become the enemy's prey?
The war has developed to this point. Who among the generals of the Northern Zhou Dynasty doesn't have a little bit of Xiao Jiujiu in their hearts? After all, today's battle should be the last battle for the Northern Zhou Dynasty to stand up, and the result is already clear. After that, Li Xingchen will definitely advance with great success and attack Chang'an.
What should everyone do?
No matter what I do, at least I won't die just to save Yang Jian like I did now.
In troubled times, people cherish their lives the most!
In particular, most of these generals are close confidants of Wei Xiaokuan. For so many years, they followed Wei Xiaokuan instead of Yang Jian in the southern and northern wars.
It doesn't matter to them that His Highness the Sui King is dead, and they even wish for it. Looking at the entire city of Chang'an, the only ones with military power and power are Wei Xiaokuan and Li Yan. After all, just now Liang Shiyan also died because of
He was defeated and lost a sufficient number of troops.
Judging from the current situation, Li Yan does not intend to go into Chang'an City to get chestnuts from the fire.
Regardless of whether King Sui is still alive by then, Wei Xiaokuan will be a top general in Chang'an City, and he may even be able to replace King Sui.
Regardless of whether Wei Xiaokuan surrendered in the end or defended Chang'an to serve the Northern Zhou Dynasty, at least this was the will of his own general, and no one had any regrets.
"Put up a wild goose formation and prepare to attack." Wei Xiaokuan ordered through gritted teeth.
But there was no reply.
The generals all looked at Wei Xiaokuan and Liang Shiyan quietly.
Liang Shiyan seemed to have guessed something and sighed secretly.
As the battle progresses to this point, the people under his command will inevitably have other thoughts.
"What, are you going to rebel?!" Wei Xiaokuan shouted coldly. These were his trusted confidants, otherwise they would not have fought with him all the way to this day. Now, for the first time, they did not listen to orders, which made Wei Xiaokuan very angry.
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Wei Xiaokuan's general Zhang Wei was a man with a straightforward temperament, and he was the first to speak: "General, my brothers followed the general to fight in the north and south, and they have never disobeyed orders. However, the situation of today's battle has become clear. If His Highness the King of Sui can break through, it will be
Fortunately for the Sui King, if we cannot break through, we cannot just lead the remaining soldiers to die. My subordinates do not want to rebel against the general, but hope that the general can consider so many soldiers."
Wei Xiaokuan was startled for a moment, and the other generals also handed over their hands. Apparently they all had similar thoughts.
Wei Xiaokuan's eyes swept across the faces of these people, and finally turned to Liang Shiyan.
Liang Shiyan said sternly: "Heaven is about to fall, and I am just saying something, but based on Wei Gong's decision, although I have only a few thousand soldiers and horses left, I will follow Wei Gong!"
When Liang Shiyan made such a statement, Wei Xiaokuan couldn't help but sigh.
After all, he is still an old fox. His attitude changes so quickly that it is impossible to react. It seems that this person is not the same person who just clamored to rescue Yang Jian.
Obviously Liang Shiyan also felt the gazes of Zhang Wei and others, which were really looking to kill someone and silence him. They might not dare to do anything to Yang Jian, but they still had the courage to treat Liang Shiyan.
Wei Xiaokuan took off his sword and threw it to the ground.
"General?" Another general, Zhao Da, shouted in surprise.
"My original intention is to save the King of Sui at all costs, but the officers and soldiers have this intention. How can I go against it with my own strength? What's more, the officers and soldiers follow me and work tirelessly and fight bloody battles. I also know your difficulties."