Four or five hundred miles away, the postman changed horses but not people, and it might be possible to arrive day and night; elite cavalry traveled day and night, which may only take two or three days; the elite Bourgeois army might only take four or five days to force the elite Bourgeois army, but for the Taiyuan soldiers and civilians who were hungry for half a year and were so weak that they fell down when the wind blew, it was an unspeakable long journey, almost crossing the natural barrier.

First go south from Shiyan Valley, arrive at the canyon section of the Fen River located in the hinterland of the Luliang Mountains, cross the Fen River and turn westward and enter the Loufan County, Lanzhou.

At this time, Chi Hu followed Huihe and Cangtou River to recruit reinforcements and gathered together had already entered Lanzhou. Xu Huai and his friends could only move forward slowly from the mountains in the south of Fanlou County along the deep gorges and dangerous valleys to the southwest, and to the west of Luliang Mountain and south of Guancen Mountain.

Along the way, Xu Huai not only sent troops to block the various holes that the enemy cavalry might infiltrate in advance, but also did everything possible to send vanguards to clear the way across mountains and build bridges when encountering streams, providing convenience for Taiyuan military and civilians to reduce the difficulty and ensure that a large number of livestock can transport a large amount of supplies and follow the large army slowly in the mountains.

The Taiyuan military and civilians rested and marched between the Luliang Mountains. They did not arrive at the bank of the Yellow River in the southwest corner of Guancen Mountain until early February.

At this time, the Yellow River was like a winding white ribbon, tied between the yellow heaven and earth dotted with snow.

When Taiyuan soldiers and civilians arrived on the bank of the Yellow River, they were filled with sadness and joy. Countless people knelt on the bank and cried bitterly. Xu Huai, Wang Ju, Xu Wuli and others stopped to stop on the Maiyuan and looked at the hills and hills, but they were in a slight relief.

They crossed the Beichuan River through Chijianling and entered Fenzhou.

At this time, the terrain goes south, north, and west, the terrain is much smoother than the main vein of Luliang Mountain behind us. To the south is Fenzhou Lishi County. There is an office road leading to Wenquan County on the southern foot of Luliang Mountain, and then to the southeast, it enters Jinzhou. Going south along the west bank of Fen River, there are two cities of Guanzhong gateway Hejin and Puban.

At this time, the information has become smooth and can communicate with Xinqi from Fuzhou and Puzhou.

Therefore, Xu Huai has also learned about the general situation in Hehuai at this time.

The main force of Chihu crossed the Yellow River in mid-December of the eighth year of Tianxuan, and the troops were divided into two groups to encircle Bianliang. At that time, even though there were more than 100,000 troops stationed in Bianliang City, the situation was in chaos.

Before this, although the main force of Chihu did not cross the river at that time, and the Yellow River was not frozen at that time, Chihu people collected hundreds of boats along the coast, and sent 20,000 to 30,000 vanguard cavalry to cross the Yellow River in batches, and attacked the Bian River and the Cai River along the coast.

The canal transportation was not restored from beginning to end, and the pitiful land transportation was also interrupted.

Ordinary people in Bianliang City have been short of food for a long time, and the 100,000 garrisons, hundreds of officials in the court and the imperial city have been consumed, but they have also been cut off. When the main force of Chihu is at the city, the garrisons have no fighting spirit, and the temple is even more chaotic.

Emperor Tianxuan and Wang Qiyong did not think about striving for governance and using the remaining commander generals in the court to hold on to the city and wait for assistance. They did not have the courage to take advantage of the Hehuai army and move southward. However, they placed their hope of defending Bianliang in the end on a marshal who claimed that he had no magic power and could dispatch the Six Dings and Six Jia divine weapons to assist in the battle.

The final defense of Bianliang City did not even fully mobilize the 100,000 remaining defenders in the capital. Instead, he followed the lies of the witchcraft of the martial arts warlocks and found 7,700 Ding Zhuang, born in Yangnian and Yangyue, from the people of Bianliang, to guard the city as the Six Ding and Six Jia divine weapons.

Under such a ridiculous and ridiculous defensive deployment, the majestic Bianliang City broke through with one blow, and the civil and military officials, princes and grandchildren, 100,000 defenders and nearly one million people became prisoners under the Red Gu people without any resistance.

Because it was far easier to capture Bianliang than imagined, and there were no sufficient deterrent troops near the capital of the capital, Chihu's main force not only attacked westward from Zhengzhou, expanded, and approached Hulao Pass again, but also had the strength to return to the north bank of the Yellow River. With Weizhou as the core, it led to the cities in southern Hebei, reinforced Jiangzhou, and followed the Fen River to Puban, Hejin, Pinglu and other cities.

In other words, although Xu Huai and his team won a great victory in the raid on Taiyuan, they were useless to the overall situation. Da Yue inevitably slid to the brink of collapse.

Of course, Xu Huai's current understanding of the details of the situation in Hehuai is still very limited. He sent Zhou Jing and Yan Xiaoyi to Zhengzhou, Yanling and other places to spy on information first, but even if he had an optimistic attitude, it would be difficult to get more relaxed at this time.

Gu Ji'an had already returned to the prefecture before entering Lishi County, and Qiao Ji'en also brought Xu Wei, Qian Zerui and others to escort Yang Qiye's troops to Puban to meet King Jing first.

As the chief general of the army, Xu Huai had no way to leave his troops and horses first. He led the troops and horses with Wen Hengyue, Xu Wuli, Wang Ju, Xiao Yanhan and others, and continued to escort Taiyuan soldiers and civilians from Fenzhou to continue to retreat westward.

The south of Pinglu City is Maojin Ferry, which is the key to crossing Henan to Luoyang; Puban, Hejin is located on the east bank of the Yellow River, which is the gateway to Guanzhong. Crossing the Yellow River to the west is the Guanzhong Wei level.

Any city that falls will be completely shattered to the situation in Luoyang and Guanshan.

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Looking at the frozen Yellow River for thousands of miles in front of you, Taiyuan's military and civilians will be relatively safe as long as they cross the river, but how could Xu Huai feel relaxed?

At this time, more than a hundred cavalry rushed from the south, blocked the scouts outside the Chushan cavalry, and continued north along the Tuge Road on the west bank of the Yellow River.

Xu Huai guessed that it was King Jing who sent a messenger from Puban and Hejin, and Wen Hengyue, Xu Wuli, Wang Ju, Xiao Yanhan and others who rode down the hill to welcome him.

Xu Huai and his friends rode down the hill, but saw Zhu Han, surrounded by the guards led by Zheng Shou, rushing along the dirt road on the west bank of the Yellow River.

Zhu Han, Zheng Shou and others were Wuxian, but many of the guards and cavalry behind them were covered in blood. I guess they had encountered the enemy soldiers on their way north.

"Where did you come from? How could you encounter the enemy soldiers?" Xu Huai and Wen Hengyue hurriedly met over, and asked with concern when Zhu Han and the others got off the horse.

"We went north from Hejin, and the main force of the enemy soldiers was still on the west bank of the Fen River. We thought there would be no danger when we walked along the outer edge of Luliang Mountain. Unexpectedly, we encountered a group of enemy soldiers scouts on the way. Fortunately, Zheng Shou and the others fought very hard and quickly got rid of the entanglement, but they only lost four or five good players!" Zhu Han said with lingering fear.

More than a year has passed since Chihu's first invasion of the south. Although the overall military strength of Dayue has not been significantly improved, and Hedong, Hebei and other places have also fallen more thoroughly, in the end, a small number of elite soldiers have grown up quickly after experiencing bloody wars.

Zheng Shou led a small number of cavalry to escort Zhu Han to the north. Even if he was scouted by a small group of enemy soldiers on the way, he would not be as embarrassed as King Jing Zhao Tuan left Bianliang.

Shi Hu led Zheng Shou and others to the camp to clean the wound and rest. He and Wen Hengyue, Xu Wuli, Wang Ju, Xiao Yanhan, and Chen Zixiao surrounded Zhu Han to learn about the latest trend of Heluo.

"Before the fall of Bianliang, the official family issued an order to officially enthrone His Highness as the Great Marshal of the West of Jingxi, Guanshan and Hedong, and the Great Marshal of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of the Warrior of

"Gu Jiqian has decided to move south. Gu Ji'an returned to the prefecture to urge this matter. I believe they have sent envoys to Puban to meet His Highness. They should have borrowed a road from Hexi and missed you. There is no need for you to go this time," said Xu Huai. "Tomorrow, the soldiers and civilians in Taiyuan will basically cross the Yellow River. We will set off directly to Hejin and meet His Highness in Puban!"

Logically speaking, the fall of Bianliang, Zhu Han, Qian Shangduan, Zheng Huaizhong and others should directly support King Jing, but it was delayed for nearly a month, so it was obvious that King Jing still had various considerations and failed to agree.

As the main participant in the battle to attack Taiyuan, the situation has reached this point. With the military order issued by King Jing as the Grand Marshal of various troops, the military and civilians in the prefectures and prefectures will not change their minds when they retreat to the south.

Linfu Road only governs 70,000 to 80,000 people in three counties. Two months ago, it was planned to withdraw south. It would not be difficult to go south with the Khitan remnants who had long restored the nomadic tradition. Yan Muchi gathered a lot of troops in Lanzhou, but it was not possible to threaten the Prefecture Army and the Khitan remnants for the time being.

Therefore, there is no need for Zhu Han to make a special trip and send someone to send King Jing's handwriting to the prefectures.

The most important thing at the moment is support. Even if formal support can be postponed, many details must be considered and prepared now.

More importantly, from the overall perspective, Xu Huai rushed to Puban and tried to persuade King Jing to go to Xiangyang to ascend the throne.

With Xiangyang as the new capital, on the one hand, it can better command the troops of Jianghuai, Heluo, Guanshan to establish new lines of defense to resist the Chihu people, and on the other hand, it can better contact, control Jinghu, Jianghuai, Jiangnan, and Liangzhe, and obtain their wealth to support military and horses.

At the same time, the King of Lu led the troops of Weizhou to withdraw into Qingzhou, Qizhou, and King Jing also needed to fight for the support of the forces in Huainan, Jiangnan, and Zhejiang, rather than asking them to be attracted by the King of Lu.

Of course, when Bianliang fell, the troops that can be mobilized are mainly controlled by King Jing and King Lu. They cannot fight each other in the hands of each other, so they are called the Chihu people and fishermen to benefit.

However, how to make King Lu accept the fact that King Jing ascended the throne became part of the new dynasty, it was also an extremely test of the political means here.

Xu Huai was used to commanding troops, and he didn't like to fall into an intrigue internal struggle at this time.
Chapter completed!