At first glance, Zhang Ji even thought that he had heard wrongly. When he realized it, he saw Li Yuan's serious face, and he was shocked and turned pale and hurriedly advised:
"No sir, the Nanxiang County in front is Qin Hao's territory. Prefect Zhang Liao has an army of 30,000 men. With the current strength of our army, it is impossible to recapture Your Majesty."
Li Yuan's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice: "I only want to recover His Majesty this time, and I am not going to capture the city. From Nanxiang to Guangcheng, there is only one horse and a flat river. It is still too late to lead the Qingqi to catch up.
As long as I catch up with and recapture Your Majesty, I will return immediately, and the Qin army's cavalry will basically be concentrated in Luoyang, and they will not be able to catch up with my three thousand light cavalry."
"But……"
"It's been stained with ink. If you drag it on any longer, you really won't be able to catch up."
"This...No."
Hearing what Li Yuan said, Zhang Ji also felt that there might still be a possibility of success. After all, there were not many cavalry in the huge Jingbei at this time.
Zhang Ji originally wanted to lead the army and go with Li Yuan, but when he realized that he did not have many cavalry under his command, he had no choice but to give up his plan to send troops together.
squeak……
Half a day later, the gate of Wuguan was opened again. Li Yuan personally led three thousand Xiliang cavalry into Wuxiang County. However, he did not offend any county town and went directly to Guangcheng Pass in a detour.
Before Li Yuan's cavalry arrived in Ye County, they were discovered by the guard Yu Jin.
After learning that the opponent only had 3,000 cavalry, Yu Jin decisively cooperated with Pei Xingjian and Pei Xingji, and dispatched a total of 15,000 troops out of the city to intercept them without asking the prefect Zhang Liao for instructions.
But Li Yuan ignored Yu Jin and led his army to take a detour and continue on their way, leaving Yu Jin's army behind to eat ashes.
Yu Jin had no cavalry under his command and could not catch up, so he had no choice but to send a message to Zhang Liao, the prefect who was escorting Liu Xie's departure.
Shunyang is the easternmost county of Nanxiang County. After passing Shunyang, heading north, after passing through three counties belonging to Nanyang, you will arrive at Guangcheng Pass. As soon as you pass Guangcheng Pass, you will arrive at Guangcheng Pass.
You can reach Luoyang.
As the governor of Nanxiang, Zhang Liao naturally could not leave the territory without permission, so he planned to send Jia Xu and others away from Nanxiang before returning, but he received a message from Yu Jin at the border.
"Mr. Jia Xu, what's wrong is that Li Yuan led three thousand light cavalry into Nanxiang, but they circled the city all the way. They must have come to recover His Majesty." Zhang Liao said seriously.
A trace of surprise flashed in Jia Xu's eyes. He obviously did not expect that Li Yuan would be so courageous. He dared to charge into the Qin army's hinterland with only three thousand light cavalry. If he were not careful, the whole army might be wiped out.
Thinking about it carefully, Jia Xu suddenly realized that he seemed to have underestimated Li Yuan. This man was never as simple as he seemed, but his glory had always been overshadowed by his son Li Shimin.
The news that Li Yuan's pursuers were approaching and that the Qin army had no cavalry and was difficult to intercept also made Xiao Liu Xie extremely frightened. He would rather die than go back, so he asked nervously: "Jia Qing, what should we do now?"
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Jia Xu smiled calmly and said: "Your Majesty, don't panic. Li Yuan only has three thousand light cavalry and has no ability to attack the city. We only need to rest in one city and wait for the Qin army to drive them away. We are just returning to Luoyang."
Time will be delayed.”
When Liu Xie heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and Jia Xu said to Zhang Liao: "General Zhang, it is better to protect His Majesty when he enters Shunyang and avoid Li Yuan's troops for the time being."
After Zhang Liao thought for a while, he nodded and agreed to Jia Xu's request. After all, there was no better way now.
After escorting Liu Xie into Shunyang, Zhang Liao immediately prepared to mobilize troops to encircle and suppress Li Yuan. However, because there was no cavalry, the encirclement and suppression operation would not be that easy.
"General Zhang, as far as I know, there is an elite cavalry force in Wancheng. Why not send a message to the Nanyang Governor and transfer him to join us in the encirclement and suppression?" Jia Xu said with a smile on his face.
"oh?"
But a trace of doubt flashed in Zhang Liao's eyes, and he asked: "Is there such a cavalry? Why don't I know about it?"
"Have the general forgotten the Detachment of Women?"
When Zhang Liao heard this, he suddenly realized that there were 500 heavily armored cavalry among the 5,000 Detachment of Women. This was also the last cavalry force in Jingbei and would never be used unless forced.
"Thank you sir for the reminder."
Zhang Liao immediately cupped his fists and bowed, and then went north to deliver the message. After all, the biggest thing for the Qin army now was to escort Liu Xie to Luoyang as soon as possible.
Li Yuan's 3,000 Xiliang Qianqi were stuck in his throat. If they were not completely dealt with, Liu Xie would not be able to get out of the city at all, so it was time to dispatch the Detachment of Women.
Wancheng.
After Qin Zheng received the letter from Zhang Liao, he immediately ordered the Detachment of Women to support him. Although he was unwilling to send the Detachment of Women, he had no other choice. After all, all the elite troops in Nanyang had been transferred away, and most of the defenders at this time were new troops.
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A few hours later, five thousand well-equipped women's troops gathered at the west gate of Wancheng, forming a beautiful scenery.
This time, the leader of the Detachment of Women is Arthur, and the following generals include five female generals: Yang Paifeng, Dong Yuee, Hua Mulan, Hu Sanniang, and Liang Hongyu.
Because the commander Mu Guiying was pregnant and gave birth to a child, all the affairs of the Detachment of Women were handed over to the hands of Arthur and other five major lieutenants.
Before the eunuch Qin Zheng's order for the expedition was issued, the five major captains went to meet Mu Guiying together, but no one expected that Mu Guiying would appoint Arthur, a foreigner, as the general.
Arturia Pandaragorn, after all, was the woman who had been King Arthur. Her strength and abilities were much higher than those of the other female generals, and these were naturally noticed by Mu Guiying.
Arthur was deeply moved by Mu Guiying's trust, and looking at the hopeful eyes behind him, Arthur secretly made up his mind to bring them all back.
rub……
Arthur pulled out the Sword of Victory Oath from his waist, pointed the sword straight to the west, and shouted: "Women's Army."
"Who says women are inferior to men..."
The sharp shouts resounded through the west gate of Wancheng, gentle, melodious, melodious, but extremely firm.
Seeing this, Arthur nodded with satisfaction, looked at his deputy general Yang Paifeng, and then ordered: "Go to the expedition."
"We must win, we must win..."
The roar shook the sky, and the morale was like a rainbow.
In the Qinhou Mansion, Mu Guiying, who had successfully given birth to a son who was still in confinement, was hugging a fussy baby with a loving look on her face.
"Ying'er is good, Ying doesn't cry..."
Boom... The clarion call of the Detachment of Women came out at this moment, and the baby immediately stopped crying, and instead grabbed the corner of his mother's clothes and started laughing.
Mu Guiying held the child and walked to the window and looked at the west. She couldn't help showing a look of envy in her eyes, and sighed: "I really want to go. Ying'er should grow up quickly, and then my mother can go to the battlefield again.