Chapter 2 Song Eleven

"Yes, why bother?" Yang Chonggui raised his hand to wipe the sweat, sighed and agreed.

Zheng Renhui was scheming and conspiring, Zheng Ziming, Zhao Kuangyin and Gao Huaide were both wise and brave, and a humble Guo Rong. It was difficult for the Han army to make a difference in Hebei.

However, it is not easy to win a battle, but it is very easy to defeat a battle. As long as I and Hu Yancong act deaf and dumb later, it will take less than half a month for the third princes Liu Hao and Zhang Yuanheng to seek death. Unfortunately, the tens of thousands of soldiers and the 20,000 new forces brought by Liu Hao, after the next battle, I wonder how many people will be able to return to Hedong alive?

"Don't just beg for pity for others, protect yourself first!" Knowing that Yang Chonggui is kind-hearted, Hu Yancong looked back at him and advised earnestly, "It is a supreme honor for a real man to die in the battlefield. Because several princes died in excess, it is very worthless. Besides, no matter what you say, you are wrong, and the third prince will definitely not listen to you. With that strength, it is better to think carefully. If the third prince and the others are beaten and lost, how can we two brothers maintain a foothold in Hebei for the Han Kingdom. Otherwise, if others block Jingxing Pass and Feihu Ridge in the future, the Han army will be sad with the Taihang Mountains!"

"Oh--" Yang Chonggui responded with a long sigh.

In normal times, with his temperament, he would not have considered how to clean up the mess after the defeat without waiting for the war. But now, Hu Yancong's idea is undoubtedly the most rational response plan.

Only by keeping Liu Hanguo at the two destinations on the east side of Taihang Mountain will everyone have the opportunity to make a comeback. Otherwise, if Zhenzhou and Dingzhou are taken away by Zheng Ziming, the Thousand Miles of Taihang will become a natural city wall that isolates Hedong and Hebei. As long as one of them blocks several key barriers, the other side will be able to fight against the mountains and ridges.

"Let's go, let's just have a clear conscience. I can't care so much!" Hu Yancong was more open than him, shook the reins hard and ran away, "We are the ministers of the Liu family, not the Liu family's dog!"

"Oh--" Yang Chonggui sighed again, slowly rode his horse to follow. In an instant, he seemed to have become more than teenagers.

The two brothers made up their minds to protect themselves, and the days ahead would be much better. The third prince Liu Hao's biggest wish was not to be held by anyone. Seeing that Yang Chonggui was tactful, he was also a little afraid of Hu Yancong's arrogant attitude, so he tried not to take the initiative to find fault. So, Liu Hanguo's military power in Hebei was successfully held by Liu Hao. Then, according to his own ideas, he tentatively launched a counterattack against the Zhou army.

The result was very unexpected. Guo Zhou's troops, who had previously defeated Yang Chonggui and others, immediately showed their "original shape" when they met the new force under the Third Prince's tent. Not only did they discard the outer strongholds on the left and right wings one by one, they soon couldn't stand the pressure and were forced to move backwards. Within just seven days, the Han army captured sixteen military camps and retreated all the way to the plain near the Lishui River, and barely stood firm again.

"The so-called three brothers in Hebei are just like this!" The third prince Liu Hao was proud and felt a little fluttering. He pointed at the smoke and dust left by the enemy's troops with a horse whip, and his arrogant attitude was beyond words.

When he first decided to fight back, he felt a little nervous. After all, the three brothers who are famous, the shadow of the tree, Guo Rong, Zhao Kuangyin and Zheng Ziming should have some real skills in just two years.

However, a series of facts about 6 successive life told him that his worries were purely redundant. The names of the three brothers in Hebei were blown out, which was even more vulnerable than the angrily pig urine bubble.

"Of course, there is no hero at that time, so that the prince will become famous!" Zhang Yuanheng followed Liu Hao closely, deliberately lagging behind half a horse's head, and agreed with a smile.

"Your Highness is mighty!" Although the other generals were not as shameless as Zhang Yuanheng, they blatantly flattered the third prince. However, they also sincerely opened their voices and praised them loudly.

Now in the eyes of everyone, although the third prince Liu Hao was a whistle-hearted person and used troops to fight, he really gained the true teachings of his uncle and Liu Zhiyuan, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty. In the past half month, several times have been dispatched at critical moments, which have achieved the final result. Especially in the recent battle, this person first led the team to attract the attention of Zheng Ziming and others, and then decisively sent cavalry to raid the Zhou army's grain camp. This was a magical stroke, which made many veterans in the army who had experienced many battles sigh.

With this series of victories, Liu Hao's prestige in the army has also risen. In contrast, Yang Chonggui and Hu Yancong have gradually established their reputation as "being brave but not being able to do". Not only are many confidants who followed Liu Hao from Hedong, such as Yang Tong, Li Jin, Wu Xuanba, etc., disdain Yang Chonggui's command ability in the front line. Some old friends who were rescued by Yang Chonggui from the battlefield began to doubt whether the reason why Yang Chonggui encountered Zheng Ziming, the nemesis.

After all, the friendship between Yang Chonggui and Zheng Ziming has long been well-known. Zheng Ziming's marksmanship and military strategy are said to have been personally guided by Yang Chonggui. It is better than blue than blue, and the disciples of the disciples starved their master to death. It is not rare in the past. Zheng's surname is able to understand Yang Chonggui's abilities and temper, and then targeted troops and formations will definitely achieve miraculous results.

"Your Highness, before the outing today, General Yang asked us to remind you not to chase too far, be careful that Zheng Ziming deliberately showed weakness!" There were also a few who were really unconscious. Even though they knew that the third prince Liu Hao didn't like to listen, they still caught up from the back team and reminded loudly.

"General Yang? Which General Yang?" Before Liu Hao frowned, Zhang Yuanheng had already turned around and roared at the person who came like a mad dog, "Is General Yang Li Jing's disciple? Or is he a third eye on his forehead, and can he look at the future? He is so capable, how could he be beaten by Zheng Ziming to keep his door closed?"

"Yes, General Yang just needs to take care of the baggage and don't cause trouble for Your Highness!" Yang Tong, Liu Hao's confidant general and cavalry commander, also curled his lips and helped out loudly.

Before he came to Hebei, he fantasized in his heart that one day he would fight with Yang Chonggui who would be the real Yang Wudi. Now that he saw the opportunity to step on the other party into the mud, of course he could not show mercy.

"Let General Yang save his worries, Your Highness knows how to do it!"

"There is only Your Highness here, no General Yang!"

"General Yang is so capable..."

The other generals who were usually close to Zhang Yuanheng shook their heads and silted their lips, not treating Yang Chonggui's kindness reminder as in front of their ears.

The situation is obvious. The brine is made of tofu, and one thing is reduced to another. Yang Chonggui's nemesis is Zheng Ziming, and when Zheng Ziming meets the third prince, it is equivalent to meeting the destined nemesis. Today, everyone drove him across the Xishui River and would camp outside Qizhou City tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, they might be able to attack Qizhou City and then head directly to Yedu!

Just as he was so excited that he could not control himself, suddenly, a low dragon roar came from his ears. "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..."

Like the north wind in the cold twelfth month of winter, it instantly brought the cold air into everyone's hearts.

"Who is blowing the horn?" The third prince Liu Hao suddenly grabbed the mount and looked around.

At this time, he didn't even bother to mock Yang Chonggui for being timid and troublesome. The sound of the horn just now was obviously not the melody commonly used by the soldiers and horses in Hedong. It sounded much more depressing and tragic than the sound of the horns used by the Hedong Army, and it even had a hint of "the wind was whistling and the Yishui was cold".
Chapter completed!