Chapter 613

When the army broke through, Xiao Yiyuan ordered Sima chuzhao and dongfangkuo to lead the vanguard camp eastward to help the people on the route from northern Hebei to Yongzhou move eastward.

He himself led the army in the rear to block, fighting for time for the officers and men of the vanguard camp.

Xiao Yiyuan led the army to fight and retreat. Eight days later, he retreated to Meicheng and joined Qin Fengmu, who also fought and retreated. The total number of troops was 320000.

In the enemy camp, Hu Yanzhao and Li Kexing had reached a consensus on cooperation. Along the way, soldiers died and recruits joined. The total number of soldiers in the two camps reached 760000.

"After Meicheng, Ningcheng is Yongzhou City. If the army retreats to Yongzhou City, half of Dongqing's territory will be occupied by the enemy... You have to think clearly that Meicheng occupies the natural danger. If you change your mind at this time, you can use this as a barrier to resist the enemy and change the situation of the war. "

Qin Fengmu, dressed in dark red armor, stood on the high wall of Meicheng with his hands on his shoulders. His face was awe inspiring, and he looked far away. After a long time, he offered advice.

Guimenguan gorge is the only passage from west to east to Meicheng. On both sides are tall cliffs covered with thorns. There is no grass in the valley, full of yellow sand and stones.

Although it is not as dangerous as the sky, it is also a forbidden area for the army to pass.

And the wind direction in Guimenguan gorge is from east to west all the year round. If someone comes from west to East, he will be blinded by yellow sand and can't see things.

Qin Fengmu thought that if he set up an ambush on the cliffs on both sides, he would send cavalry to fight from the front when the enemy could not find the north.

In this way, with the help of wind and sand in advance, they occupy the right time and place, and when they can achieve a phased victory, they will stop the enemy to the west of Guimenguan gorge.

In the face of Qin Fengmu's warning, Xiao Yiyuan has his own measure

"Now there is a huge gap between the enemy and us. Although we can take advantage of the natural danger of Guimenguan gorge in Meicheng, the danger of Guimenguan gorge will not be enough to annihilate the enemy with the number of enemy troops; Li Kexing, Hu Yanzhao and song Tu are not idiots. They will not be killed. Instead of startling the enemy, we should not gather our strength to give them a fatal blow... And the only one suitable for the encirclement and annihilation war is the biluoxia gorge in Yongzhou City. "

Hearing this, Qin Fengmu was silent for a long time and sighed

"Since you are determined to do so, I will not say any more, just try my best to help you."

In the face of Qin Fengmu's attitude, Xiao Yiyuan just nodded a little, then used his lightness skills to jump down the city wall and head for the Guimenguan gorge to explore the terrain.

Although he did not intend to keep the enemy out of Guimenguan gorge for a long time, if he wanted to successfully lead Li Kexing, Hu Yanzhao and others into the ambush circle of Biluo gorge, a fierce battle would have to take place here.

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Three days later, the news that Xiao Yiyuan led his army to retreat to Meicheng was spread to DIDU by flying pigeons.

It was noon now, and the early Dynasty was still standing on the Jinluan hall. Because of the war ahead, the officials in the court were divided into two groups.

The crown prince and his family supported King Yi. They believed that although Xiao Yiyuan left the army without permission for personal affairs, which led to the army's retreat, with his past achievements, as long as he was given the opportunity to commit crimes, he would turn defeat into victory.

The other faction, led by the king of Qi, thought that Xiao Yiyuan, as the commander in chief, left the barracks without authorization, resulting in the reversal of the good situation and the death of countless soldiers.

What's more, after Xiao Yiyuan returned to the barracks, he did not reorganize his army to fight back. On the contrary, he lost several battles and retreated blindly, which led to the loss of his territory and the destitution of the people.

They insisted that Xiao Yiyuan should be severely punished. They thought that his army should be cut off, his title of Lord should be deprived, and he should be put on trial.

The courtiers with different views fought with each other over their own ideas. During the war, they quoted scriptures. After your singing, I came on the stage and spit. Some of them even had a fierce temper, dancing their fists and trying to fight with others.

Jinluan hall, which has always been solemn and solemn, is as noisy and disorderly as a vegetable market.

Xiao Chenglang, on the throne of the emperor, was covered with gloom because of his long illness. He looked coldly at the scenes under the stage.

All of a sudden, he slapped heavily on the arm of the Dragon chair, got up angrily and yelled:

"Be presumptuous, I see that you really regard the Jinluan palace as a vegetable market!"

Although Xiao Chenglang was seriously ill, his Majesty was not diminished.

With his sharp drink, the noisy Jinluan hall was immediately quiet, and the needles could be heard. The atmosphere was suddenly depressed and stagnant. All the courtiers, including the prince and the king of Qi, knelt to the ground

"Allay your wrath, my Lord."

"Father, calm down."

Seeing that the situation is under control, Xiao Chenglang slowly takes the car back to the Dragon chair, and Chen Yong, the eunuch standing on one side, comes forward with a cup of medicinal tea.

Xiao Chenglang took it, poured a few mouthfuls and handed it back. Chen Yong took it and quickly backed away.

"As commander in chief, Yiwang left the barracks without permission. Although he had made great achievements, it was not enough to offset his mistakes. However, now that the two armies are at war, if the commander is handled rashly, the morale of the army will be damaged again. "

At this point, Xiao stopped for a moment, motioned the courtiers to get up, and then continued

"In the last few battles, King Yi's performance is quite different from that of the past. I am very worried..."

As he spoke, he slowly turned his eyes to the king of Qi

"King Qi, at your command, I hereby appoint you as the supervisor of the army. With the sword of Shangfang and my secret order, I will go to Meicheng immediately. If King Yi wants to retreat again, you will take his place! Remember, if the army retreats again, half of the territory of the Eastern Qing Dynasty will be lost. I will never allow this to happen! "

"My son's minister obeyed the order, and please rest assured that no matter what happened to King Yi, my son's minister will defend the territory and keep the enemy out of the way!"

Xiao Yiqi knew that this would happen, so he knelt down and kowtowed to the emperor.

At this time, the prince stepped out and bowed to the emperor above, saying:

"My father, my fourth brother, has always had his own way to lead the army. If you let others interfere, I'm afraid..."

"Well, now that our country is in danger, we should make concerted efforts to resist foreign enemies and tide over the difficulties together. As the prince, you should be more so."

Xiao Chenglang interrupts Xiao Yichen's unfinished speech in a tone that is not as mild as before, especially the tone of the last four words. Everyone knows that there is a warning in it.

"Yes."

Be warned, Xiao Yi Chen has to hang head to answer a voice, station return to original position.

Seeing the prince's retreat, all the courtiers who supported him chose silence.

Today, the king of Qi is in the ascendant, and the limelight even surpasses the crown prince. Since the crown prince does not continue to insist on the issue of Yiwang, they will never do anything contrary to their wishes, so as not to make the emperor unhappy and cause trouble to the crown prince.

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The early Dynasty passed when the prince was suppressed and the king of Qi was put in high position.

After the separation of the dynasty, Xiao Yiqi led the secret order and Shangfang sword, and took people on a fast horse to run towards Meicheng as fast as possible.