Chapter 1014: Success in the East and Success in the West (Part 7)

He Lanjie stood on the edge of the stream, using a brush to scrub the body of his horse vigorously. The horse lowered its head, drank water, snorted from time to time, and flicked its long mane. He Lanjie was also covered with water. From top to bottom of the creek, there were Han soldiers grooming their horses everywhere.

He Lanjie was extremely anxious. Five days ago, they caught up with the infantry brigade. Then He Lanxiong took him and Hao Lianpo as the vanguard and mobilized 10,000 cavalry under his command to rush to Shannan County for rescue.

But it is impossible for a war horse to run all day without stopping. After running for an hour, it has to stop and rest for a while. Otherwise, the war horse may be run away and wasted. An urgent messenger from Shannan County found them a day ago. Judging from the anxious look on the messenger's face, the situation in Shannan County is already extremely bad.

Feng Fayong had died on the battlefield. This news made He Lanjie feel very uncomfortable. Since the founding of the Han Dynasty and the conflict with the Qin people, this was the second high-ranking general to die on the battlefield. The first was the Han Dynasty. The founding general Naha.

There is no doubt about the power of the Qin people, but He Lanjie believes that the Han country is even stronger. The long-term continuous victory has given the Han generals a strong self-confidence. Although Naba and Feng Fayong suffered successive battles, But in the eyes of all the Han generals, these two battles were not fought by their opponents in a real fight with swords and guns. Both of them, without exception, fell into their opponents' tricks.

This time the cavalry finally got the opportunity to confront the Qin people on the battlefield. Whether it was He Lanjie or Hao Lianpo, for the Huns like them, the significance of confronting the Qin cavalry on the battlefield was even more extraordinary. The royal court was destroyed on the grassland by the Qin people, and Helanjie, along with Helanxiong, witnessed tens of thousands of Xiongnu cavalry who had surrendered at Huolan Pass being shot dead by Qin general Wang Xiao.

But this time, Wang Xiao led his troops to invade again. For He Lanjie, this was the best opportunity for revenge. He took out a handful of beans from his pocket, stuffed them into the mouth of the war horse, and looked at the horse. Chewing the beans, Helanjie caressed the horse's big mouth lovingly, bent down, lifted the saddle, and put it on the horse's back.

The horse also seemed to feel that it was about to embark on a journey again. It raised its head and neighed lightly. Without waiting for He Lanjie to hold it, it walked out of the stream automatically.

"Blow the trumpet and assemble!" He Lanjie said to the messengers beside him.

When the assembly horn sounded, the resting cavalry put on their saddles as quickly as possible, got on their horses, and began to return to the team.

"Let's go!" He Lanjie shouted sharply, riding his horse and whipping his whip in the direction of Shannan County. Just as he was about to move forward, in the distance, a thunderous sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded, and a dozen war horses swept in from a distance.

"Commander Helan, wait a minute!" the cavalry shouted loudly: "The commander has given an order, all cavalry should stop advancing immediately and stand by on the spot."

Rushing in front of He Lanjie, the cavalry on horseback shouted loudly.

"What did you say?" He Lanjie shouted sharply.

"Commander Helan, the commander has ordered the cavalry to stop advancing immediately and stand by on the spot. The commander orders you and Commander Helian to immediately return to the Chinese army camp meeting." The cavalryman took out an arrow from his arms and handed it to him. Gave it to He Lanjie.

Hao Lianpo and He Lanjie, who came over after hearing the news, looked at each other, their eyes full of doubts and worries.

He Lanxiong's Central Army Camp, the First Army Commander Yan Haibo, the Second Army Commander Tang Yibiao, Fei Qian and other generals gathered together. When He Lanjie and Hao Lianpo burst into the Chinese Army tent with sweat all over their bodies, At that moment, what was heard was the sound of fierce quarrels among the people, and the commander He Lanxiong had his back turned to them and was looking at the map in concentration.

"What happened?" He Lanjie approached Yan Haibo and asked in a low voice.

"Xiling City is lost." Yan Haibo whispered.

"What?" It was like a bolt from the blue, shocking He Lanjie into a daze, "Xiling City is lost, are you kidding me?"

"It's not a joke." Yan Haibo took a deep breath, "The Zhao people opened up their Shanggu County, allowing Qin General Li Xintong's 100,000 troops to march straight in from Shanggu County. The army went straight to the foot of Xiling City, and the main force of Daijun soldiers , but they were deployed in Nanzhang. There were not many troops in Xiling City at all. Li Xin came to Xiling City at once, and all the officials of our country were captured under Zhao Yong, the governor of Daijun. This was because the Supervisory Yuan had just rushed to the city. According to urgently sent information, Li Xin's troops are now divided into two groups, escorting Zhao Yong all the way to Nanzhang, probably to threaten Qin Lei to surrender, while Li Xin is coming towards us with the main force."

He Lanjie's lips were a little numb. Now he was in big trouble. If Dai Junruo was lost, their army of nearly 60,000 people would suddenly lose their logistics supply. This is not a small matter. Food, I'm afraid there will be trouble.

"Kill back!" Hao Lianpo suddenly jumped up, "Fight to the death with Li Xin and drive him out of Dai County."

He Lanxiong slowly turned around. There were many people in the big tent who supported this view.

"Hai Bo, what do you think?" He looked at Yan Haibo and asked.

"Commander, Li Xin has an army of 100,000, and this man is very cunning and unpredictable in his tactics. It's not that I'm afraid of him, but even if we return our troops, I'm afraid that we won't be able to decide the outcome in a short period of time, and our logistics... I'm afraid we definitely can't hold on," Yan Haibo said. "Zhao was defeated in the Guanzhong Plain, but they lost their backbone. They even opened their own country to the Qin army. I'm afraid Next, they may even send troops to assist the Qin people in fighting. Li Xin doesn't have to throw out any big bargaining chips. He only needs to tell them that the Daijun will be returned to Zhao, and Zhao Qi will be furious. He came to be a pawn for them. He has no backbone at all. Guanzhong was defeated and his reputation in the country plummeted. If he can use this to get Daijun back, he can use it to explain to the people of the country."

"Humph, will the Qin people return Daijun to them so readily? I'm afraid they will hold it in their hands for two days and snatch it away again before it's warm enough!"

"Zhao Guo has become a spineless dog now. Even if they knew that the bun was poisonous, they would probably swallow it." Yan Haibo stood up, "Commander, I don't agree to return to the army. Retreat. I'm afraid Li Xin is looking forward to our return to find him for a decisive battle!"

He Lanxiong nodded slowly, "Hai Bo is right. In fact, the key is not here yet. In Shannan County, now I finally understand the intention of the Qin people. They actually want to surround us in Dai County. If not If Shannan County has persisted until now, I am afraid that we will have been blocked in Dai County and unable to advance or retreat. It is gratifying that the desperate and bloody battle has bought us the opportunity to retreat."

Everyone heard what He Lanxiong said, and when they thought about it carefully, they all felt horrified. Just as He Lanxiong said, if Shannan County had been breached and Wang Xiao's tens of thousands of troops blocked their retreat, then Li Xin would have 100,000 soldiers in front of him. After the large army, Wang Xiao blocked the road, and the 60,000-strong Eastern Army Group was sealed in Daijun.

"Send an order to Shang Kexi and ask him to retreat as well, conserving his strength for a counterattack in the future." He Lanxiong sighed, "In this game of chess, the Qin people took the lead."

"Abandon Daijun and Shannanjun?" Tang Yibiao, Fei Qian and others all changed their expressions in shock, "Commander, in this way, the entire prairie will be completely exposed to the Qin army. Jishi City, Dayan The city and the entire Hetao Plain will become the targets of the Qin people, and we don't have many troops stationed in these places now. Should we ask Jicheng for instructions first?"

"It's too late!" He Lanxiong said decisively: "How long does it take to come and go? Even if our entire army rushes to Shannan County at this moment, there is no point in defending Shannan County. Once Li Xin's army catches up with us, we will be defeated." Without our retreat, tens of thousands of our Dongye soldiers will really die without a burial place. I have made up my mind. If Jicheng is held accountable in the future, I, He Lanxiong, will bear the responsibility. Now, I give the order!"

Upon hearing He Lanxiong's words, all the generals in the tent stood up suddenly.

"Yan Haibo, I order you to lead all the infantry to immediately destroy all the baggage. The entire army is lightly equipped and retreats towards Jishi City. There are not many soldiers and horses stationed in Jishi City, but Jishi City cannot be lost. So, you lead these troops After an army arrived at Jishi City, they held firm there."

"Yes!" Yan Haibo loudly accepted the order.

"Master Wu Kaiwu, the governor of Jishi City, is an old partner with us. He knows what to do. You send someone back first to inform him of the situation here. I believe that when you arrive, he will have done everything you need to do." Okay." He Lanxiong said.

"Understood!"

"I will lead the entire Dongye cavalry to first support Shang Kexi's retreat from Shannan County. Then Shang Kexi's troops will also retreat towards Jishi City." He Lanxiong said.

"Commander, what about you?" Yan Haibo asked.

He Lanxiong laughed, "The prairie is my home. The Qin people are here again this time. I will have a good deal with them on the prairie. I want to see whether it is the Qin army's cavalry that is more powerful or us." The Han cavalry is mighty!"

At Shannan County, Shang Kexi led his soldiers to repulse the Qin army's attack in another bloody battle. At this time, three days had passed since Wang Xiao issued the order to capture Shannan County. This pass was still Standing proudly in front of the Qin army, there are mountains of corpses and seas of blood above and below the city. The number of defenders in the city has dropped sharply to 5,000. More than half of the casualties have resulted in tens of thousands of Qin army casualties. Wang Xiao is going crazy. Now, Li Xin's army has captured Shannan County, but he is still blocked here. Everything may become a moon in the mirror and a flower in the water. Once He Lanxiong's entire army slips away, such an opportunity will only I'm afraid it will never happen again.

"What? Retreat?" Shang Kexi stared at the envoy in front of him in disbelief.

"Yes, retreat. Dai County has been captured by Li Xin. If we don't leave, there will be no chance. Commander He Lanxiong asked me to give the general a message. The king once said that if people lose their land, they will lose it. Lose the land and save the people, and gain both the people and the land." The messenger loudly said: "And Commander Helan asked me to tell Commander Shang that this is an order." (To be continued)