Liu Xiu frowned when facing the meal that had almost never been moved on the table.

The situation he was most worried about happened.

According to Liu Xiu's original estimate, Liu Yu has been winning battles after leaving Taihang Mountain. He is in full swing and will definitely take advantage of the situation to go south and face him.

This is exactly the situation that Liu Xiu is most happy to see.

Liu Xiu believes that with the combat effectiveness of his army, he can defeat almost any opponent under his own command. Although Liu Yu is a newly victorious soldier, Liu Xiu is confident that he may win more than the opponent. He is 50%, no, he is 60% to 70% sure to defeat Liu Yu in the field. If he is lucky, he will directly deal with Emperor Jianshi, and the situation in the world will be reversed instantly. Even if Liu Yu escapes, Liu Xiu will declare his strength with a big victory, drive Liu Yu back to Taiyuan, and stabilize the situation in Hebei.

Liu Xiu misjudged Liu Yu. He did not expect that this cattle-herding boy was so young and could still be sophisticated. He could still remain sober and not be confused by temporary victory. He chose the safest way: just defend the city honestly, not take the initiative to attack, and wait for Liu Xiu to attack the city.

This situation is something that Liu Xiu doesn't want to face, but it's not too bad. If he can capture Zhending City in one fell swoop with his new morale, he can still take the initiative.

But he did not win in one go, but instead stopped his troops under the strong city. Siege was a very tormenting thing. Once the attack was unfavorable and the damage of the war increased, the soldiers would begin to be afraid, and their morale inevitably declined. The soldiers' confidence in breaking the city was not as strong as when they first came. Facing the cold walls, everyone felt helpless.

This is a very bad sign.

But this is not the most terrifying thing. Compared with the enemy in front of you, what makes Liu Xiu even more worried is that the enemy behind him is his rear, which may become a front line at any time.

Liu Yu appeared on the territory of Han in Handan, which shocked Hebei a lot. There were very few people who helped him in time, and the majority were waiting and watching. Once Liu Xiu showed weakness, I don’t know how many people were ready to take advantage of the situation. Taking advantage of Liu Yu’s momentum, he stabbed Liu Xiu hard behind the back.

Those forces that are hiding in secret are ready to move, and all they are waiting for is an opportunity. As long as Liu Yu stays in Hebei for a day, a little danger will be added to Liu Xiu's back, and the opposition forces behind him will be increased by one. It may not be possible that the danger will burst in a concentrated manner. At that time, the entire Hebei will be in chaos, and Liu Xiu's country will soon fall apart.

Advance, attack the city is unfavorable, retreat, sit and wait for death.

This is not the first time Liu Xiu encountered such a difficult situation, but it was the first time he felt so powerless that he could not find a breakpoint to turn the situation around, and thus fell into a feeling of despair.

Seeing the emperor so much trouble, he stood beside him and said in a dark voice: "Your Majesty, our army is surrounded by all sides, and the enemy has no way to escape. He will fight to the death with the will of fighting to the death. The military strategy says: The encirclement will be missing. Why not leave a gap to give the enemy hope for life and shake his will to defend the city?"

Young people like to fight the battle, and Yin Gong is no exception. He studied military books hard every day and hoped to make achievements on the battlefield, but he never had such an opportunity. Now he finally followed the emperor to fight in person, but he could not unify his army, so he was not convinced. Seeing the army's attacks were frustrated, he thought to himself: "It turns out that the God of War in Kunyang also has a time when he is helpless. Your Majesty is probably not as good as people rumored to fight."

The generals left the tent with a depressed head, feeling depressed and uncomfortable. If they stayed in the city and didn't come out, wouldn't they become turtles? Isn't it that fearing the enemy at this point? Isn't it that Liu Xiu is even more arrogant?

Banden also didn't understand, but he looked at the emperor's serious face and had always spoken without hesitation. Until night, the enemy troops outside the city had already left cleanly. When Banden saw the emperor start to laugh again, he asked carefully: "Your Majesty, Liu Xiu felt that he was unable to retreat. It was a great opportunity to hide his killing behind his back. Why did Your Majesty avoid the battle?"

"Because I don't want to give Liu Xiu any chance to turn the tables." Liu Yu said calmly: "Defend the city and win steadily. Go out of the city to pursue, maybe win, maybe lose. In my opinion, the chance of defeat is greater, because this may be the trap of Liu Xiu leading our army to attack!"

"Your Majesty, are you thinking a little too much? Liu Xiu can't attack, so he will naturally withdraw his troops. What traps can he have?"

"The more you look like an opportunity, the more likely it is to be a trap. Liu Xiu is rigorous and uses troops like a god. It is even more difficult to catch his flaws. Will he leave such obvious flaws? Soldiers are a major issue in the country, so you must not be lucky. No matter when, you cannot underestimate your opponent, let alone this opponent is Liu Xiu!"

Liu Yu was not sure that this was Liu Xiu's trap, but there was a stable road to victory in front of him, and he would never risk trying other ways. Liu Yu was not as good as Liu Xiu's military service, but stupid people had stupid ways. He just wanted to drag Liu Xiu to death. Although it was not beautiful enough, it was simple and effective.

No matter how clumsy arise, it is a good way to win.

In this way, they watched the army outside the city retreat without leaving the city.

As soon as Liu Xiu left, Liu Yu returned to his state of eating and sleeping every day. He did not get up until midnight every day. He did not see anyone or take charge of the matter, and became a complete otaku.

This situation lasted for three days. His generals were all anxious and took turns to ask the emperor for battle every day, but they were not received, and they were all so frustrated.

"Even if you don't chase Liu Xiu, you should send troops around like before, and why did you do nothing?" Wang Meng paced back and forth on the city wall, very depressed.

Suddenly, the soldiers beside him shouted: "General, look, there are soldiers and horses coming!"

Wang Meng looked up and saw the flags covering the sun from afar. A large group of people rushed over, and the emperor's flag could be seen faintly.

Liu Xiu is back.

After Liu Xiu withdrew his troops, he did not go far, but personally led elite troops to ambush in the dense forest forty miles south of Zhending. If Liu Yu came to chase him, he would definitely be unable to afford it.

But he waited for a few days, and didn't even wait for a pursuer. Liu Xiu cursed in his heart: "The cattle-herding boy is really a hoist!" But as long as Liu Yu didn't leave the city, he really couldn't do anything to him.

The attack on the city was not defeated and the enemy was unable to lure the enemy. Liu Xiu had to adjust his strategy again. He divided the troops into two groups, one of which was handed over to Zang Gong, and ordered him to lead the army westward and attack Tumen Pass, trying to cut off Jingxing, and fundamentally cut off Liu Yu's return. He himself brought another army back to Zhending City.
Chapter completed!