"Xiaosan...Zhao Xiaosan, come down quickly! I beg you..."

"Immortal... Immortal?! Come down quickly. If you die on the mountain, what will your wife and I do?"

"Liu Qi from Linhe! The one who is the captain! Did you hear that? Your parents, wife and children are all waiting for you here! Get out of here immediately!"

Late at night on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, the entire Bowang Mountain camp was in chaos. Only then did Xu Shiying realize that he had underestimated his serial plan... After falling into the city in the evening, the news spread, and the military documents in the city had not yet been collected.

As soon as they got up, a group of sentries went directly into the city and surrendered.

But when he organized a night advance and took the family papers to the foot of Bowang Mountain, everything got out of control.

Bowang Mountain is not a big mountain, but because it stands out on the Hebei plain and has a clever location, it was regarded as the main camp by Ku Tuda. As the gang approached at night, Jiajuan let out a cry in the cold wind, which soon turned into a cry.

The shouting and pleading were combined with the restlessness and shouting on the mountain. In addition, the severe cold in winter, there were fire pits and braziers everywhere, and the cold wind blew, making it a chaotic mess.

The situation outside was so bad that Qu Tuda, who had been promoted to General of the First Guard after the fall, could only sit in the main hall of Dazhai on the mountain. The lights in the main hall were bright and the reflection was clear, but only his expressionless face was illuminated.

expression.

Moreover, Qu Tuda knew from the beginning that he could survive in Hebei not because he was good at fighting, how elite his troops were, and how many high-end combat capabilities he had, but because he and his subordinates were part of the Dongdu system.

Elements. As one of the last two core strategic points of the Wei Dynasty, Dongdu has both a great master and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses recruited and armed in recent years, as well as sufficient warehouses to deal with surrounding threats. However,

, the weakness of this system is also obvious, that is, it relies too much on the intimidating power of the great master himself within a certain range.

So on the other hand, as the Wu clan moved south, everyone realized that once Emperor Cao, who was the pillar of the Eastern Capital, moved west, the system would become an empty tower without its main pillar. As long as someone came to push it, it would

It collapsed.

As for the elite of the Eastern Capital in Ji County, it is even worse, because they are hanging alone in Hebei, like a high wall without any support.

The wall is genuine and the bricks inside are very strong. However, the structure is not good and it might be blown away by a strong wind.

Qutuda had expected such a strong wind, but he really didn't expect that the strong wind would come so fast, so urgent, and that he was so vulnerable... When it came, Gang didn't hesitate at all.

No, Cao Zhongcheng had just left, and he came over here, as if he was deliberately planning it; secondly, there were rumors a few days ago that troops were going to be launched, but they came to the front two days later; thirdly, the bandits were attacking one by one.

Rings, attacks, internal responses, and attacks on the heart continued one after another, leaving him unable to parry.

Of course, the last thing he expected was that this scheming was so powerful that Qu Tuda had nothing to do except asking his trusted troops to light bonfires, guard the gates of the camp, patrol the camp, and prevent the troops from escaping until dawn.

Because he can't control the main force at all.

And shoot an arrow?!

Now he is only afraid that a fire will suddenly break out inside the camp and the army will disperse in a hurry!

"I heard from General Qian Lang that General Qu Tu has no choice but to wait for dawn?"

In the middle of the night, a person suddenly walked into the hall from outside. It was Qin Bao who had just visited the day before yesterday. His expression was gloomy and he seemed a little tired, and his black armor and stomach inexplicably emitted a white gas under the firelight.

"He is telling the truth." When Qu Tuda saw the visitor, although he took the initiative to summon him, he was not at all happy.

After all, the situation is like this, so what if a master comes?

"So what if we stay until dawn?" Qin Bao was silent for a moment and continued to ask.

"What?" Qu Tuda was confused for a moment.

"I mean, so what if we stay until dawn?" Qin Bao raised his voice slightly. "I got the news when I came that Chanyuan was also surrounded. The river has become more frozen in the past two days. It should be Dongjun who sent it directly.

Reinforcements... Heavy troops are pressing down on the border, and Niu Da has been stationed in Chanyuan for a long time. It is very likely that there will be internal reinforcements in the city just like Neihuang... In this case, if we defend until tomorrow, Chanyuan City will be broken, or it has already been broken, and there is no doubt that there will be more soldiers.

Come to the foot of the mountain and call for these soldiers and auxiliaries. It's dark now, they don't know where they are, and the road is blocked by you. Maybe they can still maintain it, but when dawn comes and they see the situation clearly, the army will only collapse, or even

It will lead to organized groups fleeing or even mutiny."

Qu Tuda raised his head and asked seriously: "Then what can I do? Surrender? Not to mention that I am from Guanlong and the opposite is the Hebei rebels. The key is that for this reason, no one in the world seems to surrender.

A serious general of the First Guard, right?"

"This is why the imperial court promoted you." Qin Er replied with a smile.

Qutuda also laughed.

After the two of them finished laughing, they fell silent together, but during this period, the movement outside did not stop at all, whether it was the sound of the winter wind, the shouts and pleas from the mountains, or the scolding and crying in the surrounding military camps, including the brazier.

The sound of "bibo" never stopped.

In fact, the two of them had advanced cultivation and could hear things more clearly than others.

"How could General Qutu bear this sound?" Qin Er was the first to break the silence. "I received the message and had actually been here a long time ago, but I was frightened by the movement and stood there on the field ridge for a long time without daring to come over."

"I am older and have more experience..." Qu Tuda blurted out, but stopped and corrected it immediately. "You thought about your mother and wife, and you felt this situation, right?"

Qin Bao did not deny it, but instead suggested: "General Qu Tu is neither easy to surrender nor has a chance of winning. Prolonging it will only make things worse, but why not leave early?"

"Is it better to leave than to surrender?" Qu Tuda said with a bitter smile. "General Yi Wei led 20,000 people, and there were three or four generals who joined the army. The captain was attacked by thousands of people.

Walking away alone...If you want to be treated as a joke by the people in the world, it is better to wait for the army to surround you tomorrow. It is best that Zhang San also comes, and the Heavenly King Grandmaster also arrives, surrounded by more than a dozen big leaders, that is to die.

, and also get a good name.”

"If you leave now, you can still take some of your tribe with you. You are not leaving alone." Qin Bao reminded. "Leave Dazhai behind, return to Liyang overnight, collect Liyang troops and local family papers, and head west across Zhangshui River.

, and then take advantage of the ice-covered river to cross the river and go to the Eastern Capital... There are few people in the Eastern Capital, and General Qu Tu's qualifications, cultivation, origin, and official positions are all here, and he will definitely come back to life... On the contrary, if you leave too late, there is no chance that you will be able to do so.

Being surrounded, no one can escape."

Qutuda hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Is it too late?"

"How do you know if you don't try?" Qin Bao said calmly. "I have to say, I think Xu Shiying came too fast, and the main force of the army may not be able to follow him properly... There should be a gap of one or two days. This is the last chance."

"If that's the case." Qu Tuda asked seriously. "Can we sneak out secretly, take soldiers and horses from Liyang and Linhe at night, and counterattack here or Chanyuan?"

"No!" Qin Bao thought for a moment and gave the answer.

"Why?" Qu Tuda narrowed his eyes.

"Because the soldiers have no fighting spirit, they will have no fighting spirit." Qin Bao answered proudly. "General Qu Tu... Even if you win this battle, what's the use? Kill a few more people in the army, and then delay

Time is running out, and we are surrounded? The whole army will do a double killing? In this situation, it is good to escape, how can we commit another murder for nothing? And it is the murder of our own son?"

Qutuda was silent for a moment, nodded, and asked again: "If this is the case, how will you deal with it?"

"I'll go back to Linhe and deal with it like you." Qin Bao said seriously. "It's just that Linhe is a little to the east, and the soldiers and horses there may not have time to escape... If we can get out, we will join forces in the east capital; if we can't get out, we will still

General Qu Tu, please remember what I said yesterday, even if you see me in Dongdu in the future, you will just pretend that you don't know me."

"Okay." Qu Tuda was not a mother-in-law. After realizing that Qin Erlang had left only one way for himself, he stopped pestering him, responded immediately, and then stood up. "You go first, I'll go.

Call General Qian, arrange the situation and then leave, we will try to take as many people out as possible."

Qin Bao also stopped talking and went straight out.

In this way, relying on his cultivation, under the cover of night, wind and chaos, Qin Er calmly crossed the Bowang Mountain camp and came to the southwest field ridge. He found his lumpy spotted leopard beast, then got on his horse,

Then he wanted to return to his place of residence, Linhe.

However, for some reason, he, who had just hit the horse and was wearing black armor and a black helmet, suddenly reined in the horse and stopped, then turned around and looked at Bowang Mountain.

Qin Erlang looked at the fire there and listened to the sounds there. He paused for a while and then turned back.

Returning to Linhe County, Qin Bao paid no attention to the surrounding military situation, but immediately purged the military camp next to the city wall. At dawn, he ordered the sergeants from Dongdu to find their home papers and retreat together to Liyang, while not forgetting to free the civilians.

, and then asked the county soldiers to stay and wait for the army to surrender on their own.

After the one-hour time limit ended, almost one-third of the soldiers did not turn back.

Or to put it another way, after Qin Bao explained the situation, two-thirds of the sergeants returned with their family papers, and there were even some county soldiers who did not have family papers who were willing to follow. It can only be said that Qin Erlang usually

Li was very strict in running the army, which greatly won the morale of the army.

Although there was no heavy baggage, the troops dragged their families with them, and it was not until the evening of that day that they arrived at Liyang City, which was only twenty or thirty miles away.

Here, Qin Bao got two pieces of news, one good and one bad. The good news was that Qu Tuda was a veteran. After making up his mind, he arrived early in the day and told Qian who had abandoned his wife.

General Lang led some of the organic troops and family members to the west across the Qingzhang River in advance; the bad news was that at this time, the military information was gathered one by one, and it was confirmed that the Bowang Mountain camp was gone, Chanyuan was gone, and Linhe was gone

No more... Just as he guessed, after Shan Tonghai and Niu Da besieged Chanyuan City, at dawn, some internal forces opened the city. Shan Niu and his two men followed Xu Shiying's strategy and sent their families to Bowang Mountain.

During the camp, they did not expect that the Bowang Mountain camp had already collapsed due to the general's sudden departure at night.

The army was simply delayed in pursuit by the mess of thousands of official and military family records and their recognition, surrender, and preparation.

Therefore, they did not take down Linhe until the afternoon.

However, this also means that Li Yang's troops are unlikely to continue westward to escape pursuit - they do not have the ability to continue marching at night in winter with their family papers, and the distance of twenty to thirty miles means that they will be easily overtaken tomorrow.

"The army arrived too fast, and we really have no other choice. You guys will occupy the city and control the situation. Wait until the army arrives tomorrow and surrender directly... Those who surrender without fighting or destroying will not be punished.

Kill to death." Qin Bao tried his best to arrange it. "Don't be afraid."

Several team generals below looked at each other in confusion. After hesitating for a moment, one of them couldn't help but ask: "Do you want to leave, Lieutenant?"

"Yes." Qin Bao answered honestly. "My mother and wife are both in Dongdu, so I always have to go there."

The person who spoke nodded, but was obviously a little disappointed, and surrendered. Whether he relied on him or not was not the same thing at all, but they also knew the situation of the other party, and they were really speechless.

In desperation, another general from another team hurriedly came over and asked: "Captain, the gang is obviously coming for Liyangcang. If the city surrenders but Cangcheng does not surrender, will we be affected?"

Qin Bao nodded: "It doesn't matter, I've arranged it..."

Everyone was surprised for a moment.
To be continued...