Xi Kangsheng shouted loudly, "Instruct the front camp to return to the county town (Yanmen) first!"

After receiving the order, not long after, thundering cheers came from the military camp.

Yuan Ding felt increasingly sad, and he knew very well that retreating was inevitable, and he couldn't blame Xi Kangsheng.

If we really dare to press the entire army, mutiny on the spot is not impossible...

The front army retreated camp by camp and saw that the rebels were not crossing the river to pursue them. Xi Kangsheng left his affairs to his assistant general and returned to the camp with Yuan Ding first.

Xi Kangsheng suggested that it would be best if Yuan Ding went there in person to convince Yuan Yao more.

Yuan Ding was a little hesitant.

The two of them were riding side by side and were discussing, when suddenly a general came running and said there was an urgent military situation.

The general whispered a few words in his ear, and Xi Kangsheng's face suddenly changed. In just an instant, his black and red face turned white and blue.

Yuan Ding was horrified: A veteran like this would not change color even if a mountain collapsed in front of his eyes. To be able to look like this, something big must have happened...

He hurriedly came over and asked, "What happened?"

Xi Kangsheng's eyes trembled slightly: "Xing Luan and Yuan Heng were defeated one after another, and only more than a thousand cavalry escaped..."

Yuan Ding exclaimed and almost fell off his horse: "How is that possible?"

"Why are you panicking?"

Xi Kangsheng scolded in a cold voice, "Go back to the county town first!"

…

It was mid-afternoon, the sun was very bright, and the snow under Qiangwan had been melted a lot. It was black and yellow, like a white dog suffering from leprosy.

Yuan Heng sat behind the case with one arm hanging, his head drooped, like an eggplant that had been beaten by frost.

Xing Luan was half leaning against the beam, as if he was asleep.

Yuan Ding couldn't care less about Yidu. He ran into the hall first and asked urgently: "Third brother, are you injured?"

Yuan Hengcai seemed to be waking up from a dream, and subconsciously raised his head. But his eyes were empty and lifeless. He stared at Yuan Ding for a long time before he saw the light: "Fourth brother?"

There was another noise outside the hall, and then Xi Kangsheng stepped into the hall door with great strides. Yuan Heng finally reacted and stood up to greet him: "Mr. Xi!"

“No need to be polite!”

Xi Kangsheng waved his sleeves and looked directly at Xing Luan: "Why was there such a disastrous defeat?"

Yuan Heng was also Yuan Yao's brother. He served successively as Taichang Qing and Zhongshu Supervisor. He was not transferred to lead the army until Yuan Yao's Northern Expedition.

In terms of military strategy, he was stronger than Yuan Ding, but his strength was limited. Therefore, when he suffered a great defeat, Xi Kangsheng could still think clearly.

But Xing Luan is a famous general with the same name as him. He has fought in the north and south for decades, and is famous all over the world, but he can be defeated so outrageously?

A total of 100,000 troops, and more than a thousand cavalry escaped...

Xing Luan slowly opened his eyes and showed a sad smile:

"One month ago, I sent out troops in a panic (one of the six towns, east of Rouxuan), passed through Yanzhou and passed through Youzhou, and there was no danger for more than ten days. But before reaching Fanyang County (belonging to Youzhou),

When he was about to enter Yingzhou, he suddenly heard that Hejian, Zhangwu, Gaoyang and other counties (all belonging to Yingzhou) had rebelled one after another in response to Wei Rongxu, the governor of the Bohai Sea.

At this point, all four counties in Yingzhou have rebelled, and it is no longer possible for me to go from Yingzhou to Xiangzhou and then to Hedong on the right. I made a decisive decision and entered Zhongshan County in Dingzhou from Wuyang (belonging to Youzhou) to join forces with Yuanxianzi (Yuanheng).

In one place, he wanted to follow the Central Route Army southward and report to Rouxuan quickly. Governor Yuan also thought this was the best idea...

However, after joining forces and just about to set off, a vanguard came to report and called him Julu. When Changshan was exploring the road, he saw a large convoy from the two counties heading west, which seemed to be forage...

To the west of Taiyuan is Lishi. The enemy general Li Feng has tens of thousands of troops here. To the north of Taiyuan is Xiurong. The prefect Pei Anzhi has rebelled long ago. Therefore, I concluded that the grain and grass must have been transported to these two places, and the giant deer

The relationship between the Wei family and the bandit chief (Li Chengzhi) is too deep, so I suspect that Zhongshan, Julu, and even Taiyuan have all become bandits. Otherwise, food and grass cannot flow unimpeded...

A certain person even suspected that the reason why these counties did not raise the flag of rebellion must be to paralyze the imperial court. What's more, they have laid a dragnet to lure us into the trap. A certain person used this to advise the county men that it is better to postpone the march and send more troops.

After careful investigation... However, the man from Yuan County misunderstood that I was afraid of fighting... and when he and I were arguing, he actually produced the order written by Governor Yuan?"

Xing Luan paused, then shook his head, with an expression of indescribable sarcasm, "Luan thought that the court and the governor were jealous of Duke Xi, so they sent Yuan Ding as the supervisor of the army. But he didn't expect that he was also on guard against Xing? That warrant?

Zhong said that when the crisis comes, Yuan Heng can seize my military seal and make a decision with one word..."

"Hehehe..."

Xi Kangsheng was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but sneered, "What happens next?"

"After that, a certain man was banned from serving in the Chinese army by a man from Yuan County. Then the army set off and marched to Changshan Mountain. However, he didn't expect to be ambushed by a bandit general as soon as he entered Zhending: I don't know when Li Feng sneaked into Dingzhou, and Zhen set up a trap.

The dragnet and the earth's net...cannons roared for a while, and the arrows were like rain. In just one day, there were 20,000 casualties...

However, misfortunes never come singly. The governor of Dingzhou, Xue Huaiji (his uncle), suddenly rebelled and attacked our rear army. Julu and Changshan counties responded at the same time, attacking our abdomen and waist. In this way, it can be said that there is a fierce tiger in front and an evil behind.

Among wolves, there are even more poisonous pythons...

Holding on until the fourth day, the Yuanxian man knew that he was defeated, so he ordered all the troops to break out. However, it was like a mountain collapsing and the embankment collapsed, and it was out of control. The whole army was defeated... The Yuanxian man was indeed kind and righteous, and he unexpectedly showed up in times of crisis.

Didn't you leave me behind? Thousands of personal guards rushed to fight to the death, and finally escaped and survived with their lives..."

One hundred thousand troops, one hundred thousand troops, just gone?

I don't know if he was too stimulated, but Yuan Heng still looked like a dead fish, didn't speak, and just lowered his head.

Xi Kangsheng gritted his teeth for a long time before he finally managed to hold back his breath and said in despair: "When I think about it now, I realize why Pei Anzhi tried so hard to stop me north of the Hu River? He also wanted to be like Mr. Xing, forcing him to

I changed my course and went south from Dingzhou. Only in this way can I catch them all in one fell swoop..."

Yuan Ding was suddenly startled, and thin cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Why didn't he think so when he was by the river?

If Xi Kangsheng had not been calm and would rather retreat than change his route, he might have followed in the footsteps of Xing Luan and his third brother...

"It must be so!"

Xing Luan sighed sadly, "Now that everything from Bohai in the east to Bogulu in the west is full of rebellion, where can we march to help Your Majesty?"

rush to the rescue?

There were more than 200,000 soldiers and horses in the six towns, and more than half of the generals were lost in just a month. You can guess with your toes how low the morale of the remaining 890,000 soldiers will be after hearing the news of the defeat.

Regardless of the rest, how did the court's grain and grass get to Beizhen?

As the saying goes, if the rebels come to counterattack the six towns, they are not sure whether they can resist them. How can they come to "rush to help"?

"It's no use talking more!"

Xi Kangsheng said categorically, "This news must be reported to Governor Yuan as soon as possible and ask him to make a decision..."
Chapter completed!