Chapter 271 The entire army marches north

The reason why Fan Daoji was chosen as Liu Yizhen's bodyguard was because of his extraordinary force, in addition to the fact that the two of them had lived and died together in Chang'an.

At least Liu Yizhen, whether in the Jiankang court or in the army, had never seen anyone who could fight better than Fan Daoji.

Fan Daoji's strength lies in foot combat, but he is also not weak in horse combat.

He didn't hold a horse and a sword, but only a sword and a strong shield. He fought his way through the army formation and chased in the direction of Helianbobo.

The night is getting darker, and the sounds of killing on the battlefield have slowly slowed down.

At this time, the air was even more oppressive, making it difficult to breathe.

Liu Yizhen thought it was his illusion. It wasn't until a few drops of rain fell on his face that he looked up.

Although it was already nighttime, it could still be seen that the clouds were indeed thicker than usual.

He stretched out his palm, and a few more huge drops of water fell from the sky, exploding into a pile of water stains.

"It's raining."

Liu Yizhen frowned again.

"withdraw troops!"

Although I wanted to continue to expand the victory, it was just that heavy rains in the valley could easily cause landslides. If not, only a few people died in the battle, but they were all buried alive by mudslides.

"Retreat! Let's all retreat to Long County!"

No matter how unwilling you are, you can't play with the lives of soldiers. That's not called sacrifice, it's called cruelty.

The rain became heavier and heavier, and the road became more and more slippery. In the end, even Liu Yizhen dismounted and led his horse to retreat southward step by step.

The majestic rain hit the Song army heavily, and it took tens of thousands of troops two hours to evacuate from the battlefield.

He didn't even have time to pack up the trophies, so he had to wrap up the bodies of his fallen comrades in a hurry and put them on the horse to leave.

Just as Song Jun left, there was a loud noise from behind, causing everyone to turn around.

Liu Yizhen was also startled by the loud noise. He turned around and saw the sky in the north.

The huge rocks and trees on both sides of the mountain road were washed down by the mud and hit heavily on the mountain road. Even the Song Army who had already reached a safe area was still frightened by this scene.

If Liu Yizhen were to delay the order to withdraw his troops, I am afraid that a sizeable Song army would be swallowed up by the terrifying abyss.

"God bless the Song Dynasty."

Even Xie Hui, Mao Dezu and others, who had never believed in ghosts and gods, were now engaged in devout prayers.

"..."

God bless you!

Liu Yizhen rolled his eyes: "Don't stay here. If it rains again, there may be a flash flood. It's not safe to stay here. Go to high ground quickly."

Even so, Song Jun still walked very slowly, mainly because it rained and the road turned into a swamp, which made it difficult to move.

It was not until late at night that the Song army withdrew to Long County and spent the night borrowing shelter from the rain in civilian houses in the city.

Liu Yizhen originally planned to go to Xiaoguan the next day when the rain stopped, but was interrupted by an accident...

Liu Yizhen is ill.

Originally, Liu Yizhen's body was relatively strong, so he wouldn't catch a cold even if he got wet in the rain.

But since the day Liu Yizhen set off from Jiankang to the north, he hadn't had much rest. At this moment, he had finally reached the limit of his body and was forced to rest by his body.

Liu Yizhen is ill, and Helian's penis and other things are not important.

In addition, the road back to the middle was blocked by mudslides and Helian Bobo could not get through. The Song Dynasty Bureau in Long County slowly withdrew to Chang'an.

Lying on the hospital bed, Liu Yizhen was sometimes awake and sometimes confused. He rested in Chang'an for two days before he got better.

Too careless!

Liu Yizhen touched his hot head, but he was full of complaints.

Sima Yi Zhuyu was in front of him, but he could even forget such an important lesson.

Living longer is the way to overcome all difficulties!

If I continue to overtax my body like this, Wang Hong’s father-in-law might have to host another enthronement ceremony...

"When I go back this time, I will definitely need to recuperate my body."

By recuperating from his illness, Liu Yizhen also spent a rare few days relaxing. He walked around in the new Chang'an city and went to chat with the monk guide about life. It was extremely comfortable.

Tan Daoji also rushed to Guanzhong from Hebei with tens of thousands of Song troops. From then on, Guanzhong no longer had any worries.

Zhu Lingshi's injuries were almost healed, so the soldiers of the Song Dynasty were sent to clear the roadblocks on the middle road, and the Song army regained Xiaoguan.

Liu Yizhen spent a few more carefree days in Chang'an, and finally reluctantly embarked on the journey.

The war is not over yet. If the Song army does not completely control the outside of the pass, there will never be peace in the pass.

Beyond Xiaoguan is Anding County. This county was established in the third year of Yuanding, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, when it was divided from Beidi County.

This place is extremely important for guarding Guanzhong. During the Three Kingdoms period, Anding County was the farthest location that Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, reached in his northern expedition to Cao Wei.

In Zhuge Liang's strategy, the Shu Han wanted to occupy the three counties of Nan'an, Tianshui, and Anding, and completely surround Guanzhong from the west and north.

It was a pity that Ma Di, a little genius who was good at talking on paper, lost the street pavilion in the rear. The Shu Han did not occupy Anding for too long before Cao Wei took it back.

Even Zhuge Liang believed that the ownership of Anding County determined the safety of Guanzhong, so Liu Yizhen naturally would not give it up.

Previously, due to lack of ability, the Song army could only recapture Xiao Pass and could not get involved outside the pass.

It's different now.

The main force of the Song Army was in Guanzhong, and they could go wherever they wanted. How could Helian Bobo, who had just been defeated, dare to cause trouble for the Song Army at this time?

Liu Yizhen led his army out of Xiaoguan and went straight to Anding County, taking all seven counties including Anding, Linjing, Wushi, Yinmi, Quaigu, Chaona and Dulu into his pocket, completing the recovery of Anding County.

But then everyone had different opinions on the direction of march.

Some people suggested continuing to go north, taking advantage of his illness to kill him, surrounding Tongwan City, annihilating Hu Xia, completely regaining the Hetao, forming an encirclement of Rouran in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and preparing to drive him back to Monan in the future.

Others believed that the army was not ready and that the logistics and baggage were not enough to support the army heading to Tongwan City. If the cavalry were to go up alone, they would be afraid of being ambushed by Helianbobo, so they should not be rash.

And the most crucial point.

There are a few cute little ones growing up in the west.

The only major countries in the world are the Liu Song, Northern Wei, and Hu Xia.

Now that the Northern Wei and Hu Xia have been defeated, strictly speaking, only the Liu Song family is the dominant one.

But there are still some small countries that have been inherited from the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms period, secretly watching everything that happens in the Central Plains.

The backbone of Linyi in the south has been broken, and it will only be destroyed day and night.

Moreover, Linyi's development was all due to its geographical advantage, and the country's strength was actually surprisingly weak.

But those small countries in the north are different.

They were all founded by nomadic tribes, and they occupied the land where horses were raised, so they could raise tens of thousands of cavalry.

These tens of thousands of cavalry are naturally not afraid of large cavalry countries like Hu Xia and Northern Wei.

But for Liu Song, who still lacks cavalry, it is a big trouble.

At this moment, next to Guanzhong, there are three such small countries——

They are Xi Qin, Qiu Chi, and Beiliang! (I know there is also Tuyuhun, but this country... can hang up more than Qiu Chi, so let him hang up for now.)
Chapter completed!