At the same time, Simeng Ye Feishu contacted Gongbo Longhai of Xuanyang City and asked him to use the power of the Gongbo family to raise as much food and grass as possible. This war with the Xia Kingdom would probably be a protracted war.
At present, Xizhou has sufficient food and grass, but if time goes by, it will inevitably fail. Furthermore, Xia's military strength is far superior to Yun's, and I heard that the young master has a capable military advisor to help him. I'm afraid that he may not be able to defend it with the power given by God.
Yuguan.
She was worried in her heart, but she did not discuss it with Sima Luocheng. She just wanted to help him secretly.
But now that Mu Zili and Yifeng are not around, she doesn't know whether she can accomplish it on her own.
All we can do is do our best and obey fate.
Sure enough, after Xiang Tianci arrived at Yuguan, he was lucky enough to win that battle. In the following several battles with the Xia army, he lost three vanguards one after another, and 20,000 cavalry never returned. Even Sima Luo City was most optimistic about it.
The Silver Armored Army was also destroyed by more than half.
For three days in a row, the Yun army suffered a series of disastrous defeats, and its morale gradually declined. General Xiang Tianci, who was originally full of confidence, began to feel fear.
In fact, there was a huge disparity in strength between the two armies. The opponent's army numbered 200,000, but the Yunqi army he led was less than 100,000. If they faced each other head-on, there would be no chance of winning. However, after several discussions with everyone, he failed to find the emperor.
The enemy's strategy.
However, because he had sworn in front of your Majesty that day that he would be able to repel the Xia army, now he was helpless and did not dare to report back to your Majesty, so he had to find ways to outwit the battle.
However, the other side was heavily guarded. He had ordered two thousand silver-armored troops to feign defeat and surrender, intending to take the opportunity to sneak into the Xia army camp and burn the enemy's food and grass. Unexpectedly, Gongzi Liang's methods were far more ruthless than he expected.
The two thousand silver-armored troops who pretended to surrender that day were all killed, and no one survived.
The Xia army's offensive became stronger and stronger day by day, and the Yun army lost troops and generals in consecutive days, and Jade Pass was about to be lost.
Late at night on July 14th, there was no wind and it was very bad.
He sent troops from heaven to make a dangerous move, selected 300 elite dead soldiers, and sneaked into the Xia army's camp at night, preparing to assassinate Young Master Liang.
Unexpectedly, the Xia army was well prepared. As soon as they entered the summer camp, they fell into a trap that had been laid by the opponent. Three hundred elite soldiers were trapped among tens of thousands of troops, suffering thousands of arrows piercing their hearts and three hundred heads.
On the order of Gong Ziliang, he was thrown into Xiang Tianci's military tent overnight.
Looking at the bloody heads, Xiang Tianci felt filled with regret. For a moment, his energy and blood clashed, he vomited blood, fainted, and fell ill.
At around nine o'clock the next day, the Xia army attacked Yuguan again. The commander-in-chief of the Yun army was ill, the military advisor had no good ideas, and the lieutenants on the left and right were brave and unintelligent. However, they all died under the sword of Xia's general Gongsun Min in half a day.
At this point, the Jade Pass is broken.
The Xia army poured into the Yun Kingdom like a scourge, marching unimpeded all the way to Fuyang City. The general of Fuyang was frightened and surrendered without a fight.
But the young master Liang was always known for his ruthlessness. The first person he killed after entering the city was Fuyang General Soldier. All the people in the city were trapped and killed, ranging from old women in their seventies to infant children. No one was spared.
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When the news reached the General's Mansion in Xizhou, three hundred miles away, Sima Luocheng was reviewing the recent memorials from the imperial capital in the Yimo Pavilion. At that moment, the vermilion pen stagnated and fell heavily on the case. The vermilion ink instantly covered the ink handwriting on the bamboo slips.
Dye into bright red.
Sima Luocheng sat on the bamboo chair and did not move for a long time.
When Xi Meng hurried over after hearing the news, he saw him leaning on the desk with his head in his hands. No one was waiting in the room. There were pieces of teacups all over the floor, tea was splashed everywhere, and bamboo slips and memorials were thrown all over the floor.
Xi Meng was silent for a moment, then quickly stepped forward, held his shoulders, and said: "The matter has come to this, it is useless to think too much. It is better to find a way to stop Xia Jun's footsteps as soon as possible, and never let them capture Xizhou. Fu.
Yangyang is less than three hundred miles away from here. If they march day and night, they may be able to attack the city tomorrow. Brother, is there any way to defend the city and repel the enemy?"
Sima Luocheng put down his hands, slowly raised his head, and looked at Simeng blankly. It took him a while to understand the meaning of her words.
He frowned and thought for a moment, then sighed: "The garrison of Xizhou originally had one hundred thousand, but when Xiang Tianci went to Yuguan, he took away eighty thousand. Now what is available to me is less than thirty thousand even if the four city garrison is included.
Even if Wei Xianghou's 30,000 men in Qingyang County are added to the equation, it is still only 60,000. However, the battle at Yuguan lasted for more than a month, and Xizhou's food and grass were already running low. Now the Xia army's strength is better than ours.
Several times, I dare to ask Meng'er, how should I retreat from the enemy? And what should I use to defend the city?"
"Brother, don't worry about food and grass. I have asked Long Hai to prepare food and grass, and it is estimated that it will be shipped to Xizhou in the near future. But now there is a huge gap between the enemy and us. If we want to retreat from the enemy, we have to be smart. If brother can trust me, I will
I want to go to the summer camp and have a look." Shi Meng's words were like a small boat on the vast sea, giving Sima Luo City, which was almost desperate, a glimmer of hope again.
"I heard that Gongzi Liang's military advisor Yinze is proficient in Qimen Dunjia. Is Meng'er really confident of defeating the enemy?" It's not that he doesn't believe in Meng's ability, but the fact before him is that Xia's army won not just because of its large number of soldiers, but because of its large number of generals.
I'm afraid that Yinze played a key role in the process.
Xi Meng saw that his eyes were full of expectations, and she really couldn't bear to be disappointed. However, it was really difficult for her to guarantee that she would be able to retreat from the enemy. However, it would be unkind to pretend to lie to him. In the end, she thought about it again and again in her heart.
I decided to tell the truth, "To be honest with you, brother, I'm not very sure. But no matter what, you have to give it a try. No matter how powerful Mr. Liang and Yinze are, they will still have weaknesses. After I sneak into the summer camp, I will see the opportunity
act.”
Hearing this, Sima Luocheng's eyes darkened. He knew that Xi Meng had done enough, and he could no longer let her risk going to the enemy camp alone.
So, he shook his head and said: "No, although Meng'er has spiritual power to protect her, she is still a woman. I don't trust you to go alone. I will find another way to retreat from the enemy."
Xi Meng guessed his worries, but now it was urgent. If she was not allowed to go to the summer camp to try, what else could she think of?
Unless... Xi Meng shook his head, no unless, Mu Zili and Yifeng were not around at the moment, and even if they were both there, they might not be able to help him repel the 200,000-strong army.
Maybe there is someone else who can help him.
Ximeng's purple eyes lit up and he said: "Brother, why don't you ask for help from the Shang Kingdom? After all, Yun and Shang have signed an alliance. Now that a powerful enemy is in front of you, Baili Bing won't just die without saving you, right? If the Yun Kingdom is defeated, I'm afraid that
The next one to suffer is Shang State. Baili Bing is extremely smart and will never fail to figure out the relationship between this."
Xi Meng had just finished her words, and she already had some regrets. After all, the alliance signed by Sima Luocheng and Baili Rong was not really an alliance, it was simply an unequal treaty. None of the clauses in it seemed to be against Sima Luocheng.
Los Angeles is beneficial.
Xi Mengliu frowned slightly, and when she was in a dilemma, she heard Sima Luocheng say in a low voice: "For now, this is the only way. I just hope she sees that she and I will become a family sooner or later.
, can help me get through this difficulty. It's just that Bingzhou is a long way away. Even if I immediately write a book to her, she is willing to send troops to help me. It will take more than a month to go back and forth. In this way, how can we deal with the current situation in Xizhou?