The painter sat behind the table, splashing ink and brushing his brush. Soon, a beautiful picture was revealed: King Xia held his sword in his hand, stood in front of the pass, and countless surrendered soldiers threw their armor and abandoned their weapons, kneeling on the ground. The soldiers of the Tielin Army were majestic and majestic, surrounded by King Xia, ready to start the next battle at any time.

To be honest, this style of painting is very rare in the Tang Dynasty, and the painting skills are not all from the Central Plains. It can be said to be a mixture.

In the huge team of civil servants in Xia, the number of painters cannot be ignored. In addition to daily portraits and maps, the most important task is to praise King Xia's great achievements.

There is no way, King Xia loves this set. Every painting is carefully collected and planned to be passed on to future generations. People who study art and history in later generations will probably be dizzy when facing hundreds of "flattery paintings".

"In the past month of attacking the city, more than 2,300 thieves were killed, more than 3,400 thieves were captured, and Dingyuan army also captured a thousand people. The thieves at Taigu Pass have been wiped out in all directions." Ye Liyuluo, An Xiuxiu, Ma Sixun and other generals came forward to congratulate.

Shao Shude smiled slightly and said, "This is all the achievements of all the generals. How to use troops later, let Li Duzhu come, so I won't be more damnable."

Everyone laughed. King Xia did not "overstep his affairs" and looked more like he was trained by the Tielin Army.

Since the attack on Taigu Pass, more than 7,000 soldiers were lost, and more than 4,000 were Tutuan Township. The group of people had almost collapsed, and the army had been in chaos once, and hundreds of them were beheaded and suppressed. Now there are more than 2,000 left, and they are all incorporated into Ma Sixun's troops. They also lost about a thousand people in the battle, and after reorganization, they increased to more than 3,000. Shao Shude asked this Henan Prefecture Army to stay in Taigu Pass to train troops without having to participate in the next stage of the battle.

More than 2,000 prisoners of Jiacheng County were also sent to Dengfeng County and were escorted to Luoyang.

Since the second phase of the war began, nearly 4,000 thieves had been killed and about 6,500 were captured, and the three places of Taigu Pass, Dengfeng County, Zhaocheng County and Yangzi County were still OK, but I always felt that it had not met expectations.

After thinking about it, Shao Shude may still be too worried. Ding Hui's "Xinyou National Army" was not wiped out and he was still not satisfied.

These 30,000 people were the Xuanwu Yajun, and their combat qualities were very good. If they could be destroyed, it would have a great blow to Zhu Quanzhong and would have better disrupted the Liang army's fighting will.

Zhao Guangfeng went to contact the surrendered generals from Taigu Pass. Chen Cheng observed his expression and noticed Shao Shude's face. He immediately stepped forward and smiled, "Congratulations to the King, the battle in Ruzhou is unstoppable, and more than 10,000 prisoners are being captured and killed, and the destruction of the Liang is just around the corner."

"It's all rolling in the mud pond, it's also like a stunning force?" Shao Shude smiled angrily: "In the original plan, the Flying Dragon Army entered Xiangcheng, cut off the Rushui, Yingshui shipping, Dingyuan, and followed the two armies to consolidate the place, and tied the pockets tightly. In Luoyang camp, Tang and Deng followed the army to advance north and south, constantly squeezed the thieves, and annihilated all Ding Hui's troops. This is like a stunning force and soul-stirring."

Chen Cheng smiled and shook his head, saying, "The king must not treat the Liang army as dead. They have been fighting for many years and have outstanding talents. How can they not see through our military strategy? Besides, there is no way for God to do good."

"How did Zhu Quanzhong respond? It has been raining for days and the scouts can't be released far. There is no news, and it's also urgent." Shao Shude frowned.

After saying that, he turned his eyes to Zhao Guangfeng who was busy. He was the Sima of the Royal Palace, and the priests of the East and West Pavilions were under his jurisdiction. It seemed that he had to ask.

"King, General Wang is here." Li Zhong walked over and reported in a low voice.

When Shao Shude heard this, he immediately stepped forward, grabbed Wang Yu's hand, and said, "Dalang has been fighting for several days, can he feel uncomfortable?"

"This bone can fight for the king again." Wang Yu smiled heroically.

Shao Shude looked at his increasingly thin face and sighed: "The imperial doctor is in Dalang's army, so pay more attention to his health."

This is the case with medicine in this era, and the imperial physician could not cure many diseases. In fact, he has not yet figured out what disease Wang Hui was suffering from.

As the general who followed him in his early years grew older, his health would gradually go wrong. He also paid close attention to it, and it seems that everything is fine now.

A while ago, he went to the Tianxiong Army camp in the north of Yique Pass. When he saw Niu Li, he remembered that he might have died of diabetes in history, but Niu Li was not a big fat man, so he could only indirectly remind him to pay attention.

"After capturing Taigu Pass, the troops will rest and recuperate first. The mud is marching, and I am so wet. I will not treat the soldiers so harshly. Besides, it will be even more inappropriate to cause epidemics in the army." Shao Shude and Wang Yu went to Guancheng together and said.

He originally wanted to buy wine in Guancheng, but when he thought of Wang Yu's physical condition, he gave up this idea.

"King, what is your plan to deal with Yique Pass?" Wang Yu asked.

"Send someone to surrender Zhang Guiba, and the army will rest first." Shao Shude said: "It rains heavily in the sky and the whale cannot swallow it, so it will be beaten up. This time, Ding Hui will have to peel off the layers of skin even if he doesn't die."

Yique Pass is not too far from Taigu Pass, just dozens of miles away. What kind of Weirong Army has a good name, but it is not a piece of paper?

The weather is fair, which not only prevented the large-scale advancement of the Xia army, but also hindered the retreat of the Youguo army. Of course, it would be even better if they did not retreat and decided to defend Ruzhou to the death. When more than 100,000 troops gathered one after another, swallowing all your 30,000 people.

...

After listening to the opinions of his staff, Ding became more and more uneasy.

The terrain south of the Three Passes of Luonan is Xionger Mountain and Funiu Mountain to the west, Songshan Mountain Range to the north and east, Fangcheng Mountain to the south, and there is only an open outlet in the southeast direction, leading to Xuzhou.

There is no need to consider the west side, with mountains and no threat.

There are several valley roads in the north and east, and if you keep it in the face, there is no big problem. But the tricky thing is that the Xia army has captured in the first month of the year. Now they have already left since then, captured Dengfeng, Qiaocheng and other places. The war in Taigu Pass is fierce, but it is not very optimistic. Yique Pass is relatively calm.

Alas, if the northern defense line is broken through at one point, the overall situation will be corrupt.

After leaving Yuyuan Pass, if the Xia people were willing, they would definitely attack Taigu Pass from front to back. After taking this place, they would either go west to encircle the south side of Yique Pass, or penetrate from a mountain path to the bottom of Ruzhou City. The latter would be unlikely. It would be rainy and slippery, so they would be hungry.

But as of the current situation, it is already very dangerous.

The danger to the south is in the Sanya Valley and Wanye Corridor. Zhezong had already made a big move north to attack Ye County, but he clearly didn't want them to leave. Sanya Valley was relatively calm and had not seen the enemy attack.

Ding Zhichao, the five-house envoy of the Youguo Army, looked hesitant when he saw his father, stood up and said, "Grandpa, whether to fight or leave, now it's time to come up with a charter, and I feel it's time to leave."

"Tell me," Ding Hui sat back, looked at his son with encouragement, and said.

This is his second son. The eldest son Ding Zhigang was a hostage in Bianzhou and was not allowed to leave without permission.

"The King of Liang has ordered the Grandpa to withdraw to Chen Xu. There is nothing wrong with withdrawing troops at this time." Ding Zhichao said: "Besides, General Kong has left Jiacheng, and Grandpa has made a decision in his heart, why bother?"

"General Kong" is Kong Jie and a senior general of the Liang army. He has brought 5,000 elite troops and 3,000 Yingzhou Tutuan Villagers, carrying a large amount of supplies, food and grass, and taking a boat to Xiangcheng to stabilize the rear. After arriving in Xiangcheng, they will further advance to Yingqiao and hand over Xiangcheng to the subsequent troops.

"Ruzhou's foundation industry has given up?" Ding Hui asked.

"It's better not to have the foundation of these tens of thousands of people." Ding Zhichao smiled and said, "Even 30,000 yamen troops cannot survive, and they are still facing the threat of attacks from the north and south of the Xia thieves. It's better to give up."

Ding Hui turned his attention to the other few people, all of whom were confidant generals and staff, so everyone could speak freely.

"Master, Erlang is right, but now it's time to leave." The person who spoke is a special identity and is not a shogunate official, but he is quite trusted by Ding Hui and often asks him for advice.

Well, his name is Zhang Jun. Zhang Xiang, who once cheated the saint, hid in Henan because he had an old age with Zhu Quanzhong. This was Ding Hui's personal aide and gave him advice.

"Mr. Zhang also thinks so?"

"Master, it's important to preserve your strength." Zhang Jun didn't say much, but his words hit the nail on the head.

Ding Hui nodded slowly. In this situation, saving the soldiers at hand is actually more important than saving the territory. After all, his territory is really bad. He is called the governor of the Youguo Army. In fact, the defensive envoy of Ruzhou has not had many people under his command, so what is the use of keeping it?

"Master, if you stay, you will be bitten by Xia Thief. The future is unpredictable."

"I don't know how many troops Shao Zhe has dispatched. If there are 100,000 people, it will be really dangerous."

"If it's too late, it's going to be dangerous."

The staff members were talking nonsense and agreed to withdraw as soon as possible, and did not want to stay in Ruzhou, a dead place.

Think about it, there are also Flying Dragon Army activities in the east, and there are suspected to be blocking the entrance. The problem is already very serious. If you don’t leave, you will really have to defend Ruzhou and be loyal to King Liang. What will happen? Most of the time, you will choose between Xu Huaiyu in Xin'an and Huo Cun in Heyang, which will not be very good anyway.

Ding Hui thought silently.

There are two thousand Youguo Army soldiers in the Sanya Valley, plus more than 4,000 Tutuan Township men from Bozhou. If these people do not want to give up, they should retreat in advance. They were not besieged by the Xia thieves, so it is not difficult to withdraw. The only obstacle is the muddy road.

Ye County is a little trouble. Three thousand yamen soldiers, plus three thousand local soldiers in Ruzhou, have already been targeted and most of them cannot leave.

There are more than 3,000 Li Renhan's troops in Linru County, of which 2,000 were yamen soldiers. This person is a young general who is more optimistic about by Ding Hui, and should be notified as soon as possible. By the way, bring the horses from Guangchengze Ranch. Although the war horses on this ranch have been recruited by King Liang to replenish him with a new army.

Yique Guan and Zhang Guiba tribe, alas, it’s hard to be powerless. What’s more, Ding Hui also had some dark thoughts in his heart, wanting Zhang Guiba to help him attract some Xia Thief’s attention.

The remaining main forces are mostly located near the city of Zhou. The Rushui River has soared recently, which is conducive to sailing, so it is still very fast to retreat.
Chapter completed!