"Swoosh!" An arrow flew out, and a deputy general of Xia army was superb in riding skills and avoided them blindly.

As soon as he got up from Mashan, another arrow flew towards him, hitting his throat, screaming and then falling off his horse.

There was no happiness on Li Keyong's face.

He shot again and again, almost without any arrows, killing several people.

The Xia army on the opposite side was not showing any weakness. The rain of arrows came quickly and urgently. Li Keyong's personal soldiers held a large shield in their hands and protected them tightly.

But in the end, an arrow flew over and over again.

In the flash of lightning, Li Keyong threw himself on the horse's back and avoided him. Then he did not get up, held a bow in his hands, and shot him directly, shooting down the Xia soldier who had attacked him.

He shot, shot sideways, shot lyingly, shot back, and shot left and right. Li Keyong was like a god of war, killing countless enemies, many of whom were high-value officers.

But as he fought, he found that there were fewer and fewer soldiers around him, and he was killed at some point.

After cursing inwardly, he used a move to look back at the moon, fired two arrows in a row, killed one person, and then called out loud to retreat.

The Jin army was well-trained and quickly broke away from contact and retreated like a gust of wind.

The Xia army also strangled the horse, everyone looked at me, I looked at you, and I was still scared and did not pursue him.

The Jin army retreated several miles away and stopped.

Li Ke frowned. He was old and his physical strength was not as strong as before. If he had not been able to take the formation he led to the people to rush to death twenty years ago, there would be nothing he could not take.

A short distance from a small river, the last carriage also crossed the river.

The car was loaded with all kinds of goods, and the soldiers escorted were happily urging them to rush to rush.

"That's all my ambition." Li Keyong spat and dismounted and rested.

After a while, he returned to the old path of robbery, which was actually his tacit approval.

In recent years, Li Keyong has rectified military discipline and is not allowed to rob. However, Hedong has no money and the treatment of martial artists is getting worse and worse. At this time, you have to compensate them from other aspects, and the rectification of military discipline will end in vain.

If you don’t have money, you still have to rectify military discipline. Who the hell is playing with you?

The warriors first ate some food by themselves, and then fed the horse salt and dry food. After everything was ready, Li Keyong ordered the retreat.

On the way back, he was thinking about a question.

Hedong joined the war to rescue Cangjing halfway, but it had been a long time. He personally supervised the battle and even rushed repeatedly, but the soldiers were actually working hard. However, the battle he fought by himself was basically won, but the overall situation has never changed. Why?

Well, he actually knows the reason, but he just doesn't want to admit it. That is, the strength comparison between Xia and Jin sides has already qualitative gaps. Even if you win more tactically, the overall strategy continues to fail, and passiveness is inevitable.

"Fuck!" Li Ke waved his horse whip and left first.

The soldiers were not surprised at all and urged the horse to follow. The King of Jin was sulking more and more times, and they had long been used to it.

After withdrawing back to Linlu County, Li Keyong returned to the county government on his own.

"Husband, have some tea." Liu brought a bowl of tea with his own hands and said softly.

Li Keyong took the tea and drank it all in one go.

Liu turned behind him and gently massaged his shoulders.

Li Keyong didn't speak, and enjoyed quietly.

After a long time, Liu stopped and saw that the tea was already cold, he ordered his personal soldiers to cook another pot.

"No need." Li Keyong waved his hand and said.

The personal soldiers retreated.

Liu brought the snack he made himself, twisted a piece and stuffed it into Li Keyong's mouth.

Li Keyong was reluctant at first, but after Liu insisted, he swallowed it.

"Is it delicious?" Liu asked with a smile.

"Sloppy." Li Keyong said.

"After going back to Jinyang, I will do more." Liu said with a smile.

Li Ke was silent again.

"Husband, it's time to make a decision." Liu whispered.

Li Keyong suddenly stood up and turned around in the hall.

Of course, the news about Youzhou had been conveyed here soon. To be honest, Li Keyong was very panicked at the beginning and wanted to withdraw his troops immediately and rescue Youzhou. However, the eldest son Luoluo assured him that the Xia bandits were blunt and he was sure to block the Xia people in Jizhou.

So Li Keyong hesitated again. He wanted to wait and see if the situation would change favorably.

But this wait came for news that the city of Dezhou was destroyed. And it took a long time to delay. Li Cunzhang's morale was fluctuating. Although he issued additional rewards, no one knew that he could not persist for a long time.

Now, he must make a decision. As a commander, he will abandon all kinds of interference factors and make the decision of the person in charge.

"Shao Zhe is not strong enough!" Li Ke slapped the table with a palm, and his expression was full of anger.

If you look closely, it seems to be a little embarrassed and angry.

Yes, it would be strange if you were fooled by your brother and defeated in a mess.

The group of strategists under his command were all bullish, so no one expected that the Xia thieves would cross the sea to attack? They were obviously already operating in southern Liaoning, but the Khitans said that the momentum was quite strong.

I can't even think of it, what is it not a bucket?

"Husband, now is not the time to act irritating." Liu walked over, sorted out his sleeves for him, and whispered: "If the situation is like this, what else can you say? Where is our foundation? Hedong."

It is true that Youzhou is also very important. But for the Jin army, Hedong was a serious and fundamental place. This does not mean that they do not want to save Youzhou, but that there is always a difference of importance.

"Can Luoluo defend Youzhou?" Li Ke asked by grabbing Liu's hand.

Liu sighed. The husband was actually shaken when he could ask this question.

"Husband, no matter whether Luo Luo can defend it or not, the army outside Cangzhou City has already had its morale fluctuations and is ready to return." Liu said: "It's time for them to withdraw their troops."

"What should Lu Yanwei do if they are gone?" Li Keyong asked.

"Retreat into Yingzhou." Liu replied: "The household registration of Yingmo and the two states is less than one million, and it is no problem to raise the remnants of Lu Yanwei. With them, even if the Xia people occupy Cangjing, they will not be able to stabilize the situation in the short term."

"But in the end, I can still suppress and stabilize it." Li Keyong said.

Liu smiled, reached out to stroke his husband's face, and said, "It's up to people, who knows what's going on in the future."

"I think I'm a three-year-old child again." Li Keyong said in a angrily manner.

Liu laughed and said seriously: "Husband, after losing, how can you still want this and that? Recovering the losses as much as possible and considering the long-term combat in the future is the right way."

Li Keyong was silent. After losing Cangjing, the situation in Hebei was very bad, so there was no lasting battle.

But what the wife said is right, and it is even more important to recover the losses. Now, let’s take care of Youzhou first and don’t think too much. If you drag on it, it’s not impossible for Yan soldiers outside Cangzhou to mutiny directly.

Liu waited patiently. He said everything he should say, and his husband is old and has suffered many setbacks over the years. He already knows what the situation is better than others. When he should admit defeat, he has to admit defeat. There is nothing embarrassing.

Sure enough, after thinking for a long time, Li Keyong finally sighed in pain and said, "I've lost again..."

Liu took his hand and comforted him silently.

"Retreat, all of them." Li Keyong said helplessly: "Let Li Cunzhang retreat to Youzhou and do things at a cheap price. Send envoys to Zhenzhou and ask King Zhao to send some more troops to assist them in retreating. Lu Yanwei, let him go wherever he goes. Whether he goes to Youzhou or surrender to Wang Rong, I can't take too much care. What does the wife think of this arrangement?"

"My husband has made a very thoughtful arrangement, and I have nothing to say." Liu said.

"In the Cizhou side, Yazi is fully in charge of the troops of various units."

"After the troops withdrew, they will have some rest. After a while, they will head north to Youzhou."

"If you have enough money, let's solve the problem of An Jingsi's rebellious son."

When Li Keyong said this, Liu did not interrupt.

In her opinion, this is all insignificant. She just needs to persuade her husband to make the most favorable choice for Hedong at a big node. As for the rest, she is not easy to interfere with, a woman. What's more, she has never been on the front line to fight and has not personally directed the army to fight. It is better to leave these professional things for men.

"After this battle, will Wang Rong surrender to the Xia people?" Li Keyong suddenly remembered this and asked.

Chengde is still quite powerful. Not to mention anything else, the huge number of horses alone is a huge amount of wealth and a necessary material for war.

After frowning and thinking, Liu said, "King Zhao is weak, or may be discouraged and disappointed. Your husband also needs to send someone who can speak wisely and encourage him with the advantages and disadvantages."

Li Keyong thought carefully about the candidate.

"Of course, my husband doesn't have to worry too much." Liu said again: "Chengde and Yiding Towns. Even if the general wants to surrender, the martial artists will not agree. It is completely different from Cangjing."

This is to list Cangjing as the weakest vassal state in Hebei, and in fact it is almost the same. The war may not be the weakest, but the will quality is indeed weak. In short, it is not hard enough.

"Will Shao Zhe take advantage of the situation to attack Chengde?" Li Keyong asked.

"Husband, please worry more about Youzhou." Liu said, "If you change your position, where will you attack?"

Li Keyong nodded and said, "I will follow the words of my wife."

"Actually—" Liu said again: "I heard that Yang Xingmi from Huainan has stopped fighting with Qian Liu. If they can go north in large numbers, they can still involve a lot of Xia people. Maybe they can think of ways to send envoys across the Xia territory and contact Yang and Wu."

"How great is this person Yang Xingmi!" Li Keyong said disdainfully.

In fact, if Liu didn't remind him, he wouldn't be able to remember it for a moment.

In history, Yang Xingmi actually sent an envoy to travel through Henan as a merchant and even wrote a painting for him. It can be seen that Yang Xingmi is in Huainan, but he is concerned about the war in the north. Not to mention the combat effectiveness, the pattern is indeed much stronger than Li Keyong.

"But Yang Xingmi's location is good." Liu smiled and said, "If he attacked the empty rear of the Xia people, it would be much more effective than his husband's army in Hebei. Yang Xingmi still has some vision. He just killed Tian Wei and An Renyi and eliminated internal hidden dangers. Qian Liu was defeated by him, and he might be freed to visit Beigu."

"Then send someone." Li Keyong said indifferently.
Chapter completed!