Especially the eldest brother Yu Chikuan. After the Battle of Xiangyang, everyone only thought that the eldest brother had died in the battle, and there was no news after that. Later, I once received a letter from the south saying that the eldest brother was still alive, but everyone knew that the south
The letters from home must have been a means of alienating the Southern Dynasty, so no one would take it seriously.
Now, Secretary Hou would not deceive him. It seemed pointless to deceive him in this situation. Therefore, Yuchi did not expect that he would be able to get the exact news now. Not only was his eldest brother alive, but he should also be alive and well.
There is also a mother
The child's unfilial piety could not save the mother from fire and water, but now she has also fallen into the clutches of the devil.
When Yuchi thought of this, he felt sad for a moment.
Several Han soldiers stepped forward and pushed him. Only then did Yuchi come back to his senses and found that the army had begun to move out in whole groups. The scattered infantry and cavalry also quickly gathered back. The Han army began to retreat from Hangu Pass.
Set up camp not far away.
Looking at the low spirits of these Han soldiers, it should be possible to guess that Yuchi Jiong was finally allowed to run away.
Even if Xiao Shilian wanted to capture Yuchi Jiong again, it would be impossible for him to disperse all the exhausted army after a long battle. In other words, if he asked the scouts to go through the forest again, it would be unrealistic for the army to search the mountains. And even if there was no
Catching Yuchi Jiong will not affect the current overall situation for Xiao Shilian.
Through this battle, Xiao Shilian has proved that he has the ability to defeat Yuchi Jiong, which can naturally boost morale. The top priority is no longer to capture this defeated general, but to break through Hangu Pass and kill Luoyang!
From Tongguan to Hangu Pass, the Han Army's Tiger Wing Army kept chewing hard bones along the way. Xiao Shilian was also worried that if he moved any slower, he might not even have a share in the battle against Luoyang.
God bless Dad, and God bless Da Zhou.
Yuchi thought silently in his heart.
The surrounding Han troops issued neat slogans, and even the sound of counting was filled with a murderous spirit and high fighting spirit.
Yuchi looked at the scene in front of him and could only sigh secretly. In this battle, the backbone of his family was broken.
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Yuchijiong finally ran to Luoyang. He should have returned to Luoyang directly through Xiong'er Mountain on the south side of Hangu Pass. Yuchijiong really did not need others to worry about the topography of Luoyang.
However, Yuchijiong did not turn back to Hangu Pass. Firstly, he was already very close to Luoyang when he walked out of the mountains. Secondly, there was no need for Yuchijiong to go back to Hangu Pass. On the second day of the battle outside Hangu Pass, he passed by
After a short rest, the Han army launched a fierce attack on Hangu Pass. Under the saturation attack of the Han army's artillery and trebuchets, the upper buildings of Hangu Pass were almost wiped out in a short period of time. There was no place to stand on the top of the city.
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Yu Wenzhao, King of Zhao of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, had no choice but to retreat to Henan City with his defeated troops who had little fighting spirit.
The so-called Henan City is located south of Gushui and north of Luoshui, which is actually the north of Luoyang City in later generations. However, Luoyang City in this era was still northeast of Luoyang in later generations and close to the White Horse Temple (today's Luoyang City ruins in the Han and Wei dynasties).
Therefore, although Henan City is named "Henan", it is actually just an acropolis under Henan Yin who governs Luoyang City. The scale of the city is not very large, but because it is used for stationing troops, the city is high and the pond is deep.
It counts.
In the south of Henan City, there is still a military and food garrison in an important town called Baiting. Now Yuwenzhao can barely rely on these two places for defense. Although Gushui can be regarded as a relatively large river, its flow from west to east is only
Facilitating the transportation of grain by the Han army was not a good thing for the Zhou people.
Moreover, not only did Henan City lead to Luoyang, Henan City was also located to the south of Gushui, but Luoyang was located to the north of Gushui. Therefore, in order to cover Luoyang, Yu Wenzhao even had to send a group of troops to set up camp on the north bank.
One Valley River and one Luoshui River have already scattered the defense space on the west side of Luoyang. This is why Yuchi Jiong insisted on advancing the battle outside Hangu Pass, otherwise the enemy wants to break through such a defense line.
It's really too easy.
But now that things have come to this, the Zhou people have no choice.
Li Xinchen knew about the news that Yuchi Jongma had survived no later than Xiao Shilian, because Li Xinchen was already on his way north at this time.
Yuchi Jiong ran away, which made Li Xinchen feel a little regretful. However, the Han army won a great victory at Hangu Pass. This regret was nothing. There was only a group of defeated soldiers left in his hands. Li Xinchen wanted to see how Yuchi Jiong and Yuwen Zhao returned.
What are you planning to rely on to make a comeback!
Li Xingchen's trip to the north at this time was actually not too fast.
After the battle in Huaibei, the Han army could really be said to be invincible, especially after Wang Gui's death. The entire Northern Zhou army in Huaibei was leaderless and was defeated all the way. The Han navy marched straight along the tributaries of the Huai River, first assisting Wu Huijue to quickly break through Chuzhou and
Xuzhou allowed Wu Huijue to fight all the way to Qingzhou, and then transferred Lu Zicai's troops along the Ying River directly to the foot of Xuchang City, allowing Chen Zhishen and Lu Zicai to join forces and rush directly to Xuanyuan Pass.
The Han army, which had defeated the Northern Zhou army at the mouth of the Qingjiang River, also used Yangwu's army as the vanguard, with the obvious intention of letting Yangwu's army avenge the Qingjiang estuary. However, the Qingshui mainly connected the west side of Xuzhou and the Huai River, so for the Han army
It was said that this was no longer the main direction of attack, so Yangwu's army turned north along the Wo River and broke through Nanqiao County (today's Mengcheng) and Nanyan (today's Bozhou) along the way.
Then the troops were divided all the way from the west to the east, and Wu Huijue cooperated with Wu Huijue to attack Liangjun (today's Shangqiu) from the east to the west, while the other group followed the Wo River all the way to Huaiyang, the source of the Wo River. Wherever they went, the Northern Zhou army
It has been difficult to organize a more or less effective resistance.
Originally, the defensive focus of the Northern Zhou army was on the Huaibei front. Although there were many towns in these rear areas such as Liang County and Huaiyang, which were historically famous, these towns themselves were on the plains. Historically, they were called Liang County.
Wang Liuwu's reputation as a defender has been passed down in history mainly because of the people who defended the city, and it has little to do with the geographical location outside the city.
At this time, the Han army came roaring in. Those who could run away from the Northern Zhou army defending the city had already run away, while those who could not ran decisively knelt down outside the city.
The general trend of the world is already like this, what else can everyone do to work for the Northern Zhou Dynasty?
Li Xingchen did not rush ahead this time, because the Han army advanced too fast. Along the way, they almost just continued to take over the city from the surrendered Northern Zhou officials and generals, although it was definitely smooth.
However, local security is actually very difficult to guarantee, especially since there are many rogue bandits and stragglers who do not want to join the big men or want to take advantage of the troubled waters of the war, as well as scattered soldiers.