Of course, after Guo Ziyi persuaded the soldiers and generals, he could not leave so carelessly. You must know that Li Siye's Hexi Army is still watching eagerly in Liquan County. This powerful enemy has a keen sense of smell and is good at seizing opportunities. If he suddenly abandons the camp and leaves, he will inevitably be attacked.
In his pursuit, Shuofang's army would definitely not be able to outrun Feihuqi.
The next thing to consider is the path to Hanzhong. The main road, Chencang Road, has been blocked by the Hexi Army. The remaining Ziwu Road and Dangluo Road are not suitable for large troops to march. Only Baoxie Road is a relatively safe marching path, but there are ravines along the way.
Zongheng is relatively barren, so you need to prepare food and grass in advance.
Guo Ziyi immediately ordered each camp to bury pots to make rice and prepare ten days of dry food for each person. Then he broke out of the camp and took the initiative to launch an attack on Liquan County where Li Siye's former army was entrenched.
Due to the lack of information and uneven information, Li Siye didn't know that Li Heng had already mobilized all the Longxiang troops, and he didn't know that Guo Ziyi was bluffing.
Guo Ziyi stumbled.
The camps of Han Haijun and Feihuqi were in the same shape as Liquan County. Guo Ziyi only led his troops to attack Hanjun and was attacked by Feihuqi and Liquan County troops from both sides. Guo Ziyi immediately paid the money and retreated his troops and retreated to the Sanyuan County camp.
In the past half month, it was Guo Ziyi who took the initiative to attack, so Li Siye did not notice anything strange. Based on his understanding of Guo Ziyi and Li Heng, he predicted in advance that the court's reaction might go to two extremes, or Li Heng betrayed him.
Relying on the personal expedition of Chang'an Yujia, the entire Guanzhong could fight him to the death. Or Li Heng led the ministers of the DPRK and Central China to flee south, and transferred most of the troops, leaving Guo Ziyi in a crisis-ridden situation.
However, the scouts he sent out did not find any useful information, and Cao Anding, who went to Chang'an, had not yet sent the news back. Therefore, in his estimation, Li Hengnan's chance of escaping accounted for 90%, so he dared to slow down the attack and wait.
Guo Ziyi was isolated. But the good news was slow to come, and Guo Ziyi's attacks became more intense.
He thought carefully in the tent and judged the intention of Guo Ziyi's sudden attack. Suddenly he felt something strange and ordered the guards outside the door: "Go and invite Mr. Xu over."
Xu Bin entered Li Siye's tent, bowed and crossed his hands and asked, "Why did the Lord call me?"
Li Siye turned around and asked him: "Does Guo Ziyi have any other intentions for his sudden attack today? I really can't figure it out, so I'd like to ask the military advisor for some advice."
Xu Bin lowered his head and thought: "Cao Anding sent people to sneak into Chang'an. Is there no news yet?"
Li Siye sighed: "It is precisely because of this that I am hesitant."
"My lord, why don't you send a few more scouts to Sanyuan County to secretly investigate Guo Ziyi's movements? If the other party does something, they can catch up if they come back to report it." After Xu Bin finished speaking, he took the initiative and said: "There are also forty or fifty people between the two counties.
Here, leave this matter to me, and if there is an opportunity at the moment, the opportunity will not be delayed."
Li Siye nodded, held his hand and warned: "Sir, please pay attention to safety and never take any personal risks."
Xu Bin crossed his arms and walked backwards out of the tent. Li Siye watched him slowly leave.
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Guo Ziyi had already made preparations to retreat before launching the attack. He retreated to Liquan County for some repairs, and when night fell, he led the army to retreat toward Chang'an. They rode horses and passed the Weihe River Bridge. Guo Ziyi looked back at the land of Guanzhong and the gentle undulating hills.
The outline of his body gradually dimmed in the dim sunlight, and infinite sadness arose in his heart. Whether in front of the emperor or in front of the soldiers, he puffed up his chest and declared that Li Siye would not last long and they would be able to return to Chang'an soon. But he knew it in his heart.
, once you give up on Guanzhong, your chances of coming back are slim.
Pugu Huai'en could understand his sadness, so he rode his horse to his side and whispered to comfort him: "Your Majesty, let's go. Nothing in this world can be said with certainty."
After Shuofang's army bypassed Chang'an and reached Xianyang, Cao Anding rode back from Chang'an on a fast horse, and the scouts sent by Li Siye to Sanyuan County quickly reported back.
Cao Anding came to Liquan County and entered Li Siye's tent out of breath. He knelt down and crossed his hands and was about to speak when Li Siye stretched out his hand to help him up.
"My lord, Emperor Li Heng has escaped from Chang'an and is heading straight from Wuguan to Nanyang along Shangluo!"
Li Siye nodded and put his hands on his hips, suddenly realizing: "I finally understand why Guo Ziyi suddenly attacked Liquan County today. It must be that the emperor withdrew Longxiang's army, and Guo Ziyi was bluffing in order to retreat." He hit Hu with his palm heavily.
On the top of the bed: "He was almost deceived, Bai Xiaode! The whole army set out to pursue Shuofang's army. Guo Ziyi must not be allowed to escape Guanzhong."
Bai Xiaode entered the tent, crossed his hands and took the order. He led 40,000 Longxiang troops to pursue in the direction of Chang'an, and at the same time sent Tangqi troops to investigate the direction in which Shuofang's army was escaping.
As soon as Bai Xiaode left, Xu Bin came riding a horse to report that Guo Ziyi had suddenly withdrawn from the camp, which further confirmed the fact that the other party had escaped.
At present, excluding the Yellow River and the west of Guanzhong controlled by Li Siye, there are four roads in which Guo Ziyi can escape. The first road is to follow Li Heng out of Wuguan and go to Nanyang. The other three roads are the Ziwu Road leading to Hanzhong.
No matter which direction Guo Ziyi fled from, including Dangluo Road and Baoxie Road, they were a thorn in Li Siye's side.
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Guo Ziyi led Shuofang's army to evacuate from Xianyang to Mei County. Later, he heard that the Fangtang Cavalry was reporting, and the Flying Tiger Cavalry led by Bai Xiaode had also pursued them. They were less than 40 miles away from Mei County. Most of Shuofang's army were infantry, so how could they outrun them?
Feihuqi is a powerful horse from the northwest.
He quickly called Pugu Huai'en and his third son Guo Xi to discuss how to deal with the enemy. Pugu Huai'en took the initiative to offer advice and said: "The flying tiger cavalry runs very fast. No one can escape from it on the Guanzhong Plain. The only way is to enter Mei County."
Xiegu can block their attack. They just need to leave a force behind in Mei County to buy time for the army to withdraw into Xiegu. If Ling Gongxin can do it, Wynn is willing to lead his three thousand Zhenwu troops to stop the Flying Tiger Cavalry.
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As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Xi stopped in front of him and said proactively: "You can't kill a chicken with a bull's knife. How can Dr. Pugu's talent be used in such a place? Grandpa, my son is not talented, but I am willing to lead the Anyuan Army with three thousand soldiers."
The remaining people blocked Li Siye's army and hoped that I would agree."
Pugu Huai'en said: "Young people still have a long future. Don't waste your life in vain. You'd better let me break your old bones in the back for you."
Guo Ziyi immediately made the decision: "You two don't have to argue. Let the third son Guo Xi lead the troops to resist from the rear. Huai'en, you don't have to argue. We have worked together in Shuofang for many years and you have always been my right-hand man. Now the situation is so critical."
, we need you and me to work together in Hanzhong."
Pugu Huai'en sighed, and said in a slower tone: "Even if we want to stop the enemy, we can't do it here. There is no danger to defend on the flat ground here. It's better to move forward quickly and find a terrain where it is difficult for the cavalry to deploy."
able to hold on longer.”
"It's up to you to decide, let's go."
The three men formed an army and continued to march deeper into Mei County, all the way to the Luoxing Township area. Looking at the lake in the mountains, they looked like a mirror. The post road dug out from the middle of the mountain led to the depths of Taibai Mountain.
Guo Ziyi pointed to the mountain peak standing by the lake and asked: "What mountain is this?"
Guo Xi replied from the side: "I have asked the locals that this is Wenjia Mountain, and in front of it is Xieyuguan, which is the only way to enter Baoxie Valley. My son led the Anyuan Army to resist here.
Hexi rebels. My lord, please lead the main force to retreat to Taibai County quickly."
Guo Ziyi's final farewell to her son did not contain any touching words, but she simply told her lightly: "Remember, only by taking the lead can you be successful. If you really can't hold on in the end, then lead your troops to retreat. We are about to enter these high mountains to defend against the enemy."
There are always many ways.”
Guo Xi nodded and replied: "Father, feel free to go on your journey. My son will have no problem staying here for a day and a night."
Guo Ziyi sighed and evacuated along the plank road at the edge of the mountain towards the depths of Taibai Mountain. When his figure was about to disappear into the distance, he turned back to look at his son and then rode away without any hesitation.