False Eunuch: With Many Children, I'm as Happy as a Fish in Water

"Withdraw troops!"

Zhao Kuangyin issued the order immediately.

The army grain road originally needs to be transported through Shanhaiguan and along the Jinzhou line.

At such a long distance, a stone of food and grass would often arrive at the army, but half of it would be left behind.

To provide daily expenses for more than 100,000 people in the Central Route Army, the consumption of food and grass would be astronomical.

Throughout the ages.

Countless famous generals died due to lack of supplies, and the army collapsed.

Zhao Kuangyin knew this very well, so he just issued the order to withdraw his troops.

However.

Because of what these three Tang generals said, the military academy below began to become suspicious.

Who knows whether Zhao Kuangyin is really connected with Lao Nu?

If we really lead everyone into an ambush, wouldn't they become unjust ghosts?

There was no unusual movement in the Beijing camp brought by Zhao Kuangyin.

The Liaodong frontier army is different.

They began to communicate privately and prepared to ask Zhao Kuangyin for clarification.

In this regard, Zhao Kuangyin was very straightforward.

He said that there were less than five days of food and grass left in the army and he would not withdraw if he wanted to.

Hearing this, the Liaodong frontier army panicked.

Unexpectedly, the army was short of food.

If the stalemate continues, I'm afraid we will starve to death in this bitter cold place.

In this case, it is better to follow Zhao Kuangyin and retreat to Jinzhou honestly.

only.

The Liaodong frontier army kept a cautious eye on the retreat.

That is to let Zhao Kuangyin lead the Beijing camp to the front, so that he can be prepared for any changes.

But this way.

The military formation in the middle route has become the snake on the mountain. People's hearts are floating and completely uneven!

Zhao Kuangyin made no comment on this and only let the army rush to Jinzhou.

However.

What he worried about most happened.

The old slave lay dormant for many days and moved when Zhao Kuangyin withdrew his troops.

The Hou Jin army, which came like a pack of wolves, blocked the retreating middle route army on the semi-frozen rivers in the Ningyuan and Kaiyuan areas.

The flood crossing across the river has long been demolished.

"Master Zhao, I have heard about him for a long time but have never seen him."

This was the first time that Zhao Kuangyin saw what the old slave looked like.

At first glance, he was just an old man with an ordinary face and a burly figure.

Only those eyes seemed to be able to see into people's hearts.

As for the fat, white man beside the old slave, with his neck curled up and his eyes wandering, Zhao Kuangyin looked very familiar.

"Brother!"

The two brothers met in the battlefield, but the atmosphere was quite strange.

The Liaodong general looked at Zhao Guangyi, who was in the old slave army, and subconsciously looked at Zhao Kuangyin. He immediately closed up his army and formed a hedgehog shape away from the Beijing camp.

It seemed that he was really afraid that Zhao Kuangyin would suddenly betray him.

madness!

Zhao Kuangyin looked at the actions of the Liaodong general and cursed in his heart.

Don't these people still see that this is a provocation plan by the old slave?

While Zhao Kuangyin was angry, he also scolded his unfulfilled brother.

"Master Zhao, the previous promise is still valid. If you come to surrender, I am willing to treat you as a king." The old slave said leisurely.

In response, Zhao Kuangyin ordered the strong archers to shoot the old slave.

Uh-huh!

The arrow was blocked by the guards around the old slave who held up their shields.

Seeing this, the old slave's eyes turned cold.

"In that case, Master Zhao, let's see the outcome on the battlefield."

Only Zhao Guangyi hesitated to speak, but was led away by the old slave.

After a while, the Hou Jin army pressed forward.

Along both sides of the river, fighting broke out!

have to say.

Zhao Kuangyin is capable.

The training camp under his command was also an elite one. Under such an unfavorable situation, he still fought with the army commanded by Lao Nu to no avail.

A large number of soldiers from both sides began to mince meat on the river bank.

However.

Fifty thousand people in the hands of the Liaodong generals, and 20,000 Liaodong cavalry commanded by Wu Sangui, sat on the wall to watch.

This scene would seem quite strange to anyone.

Zhao Kuangyin issued three orders for this purpose, asking Zu Dashou to lead the Liaodong frontier army to fight against the enemy.

"uncle!"

Wu Sangui hurried over to meet Zu Dashou.

If the Liaodong border troops merge into the Beijing camp now, they might be able to break out from the encirclement of Lao Nu's army.

However.

Zu Dashou's face was calm, as if he had already made a plan.

"Even if we can break out and all this army is gone, what can you and I gain by going back?"

As a veteran who had stayed in Liaodong for most of his life, Zu Dashou knew all too well the possible outcome.

If he is not beheaded upon questioning, he will be demoted to a commoner.

That being the case.

It's better to vote for the old slave and get a half-official position.

Judging from the old slave's behavior, he seems to be acting like a wise master. Maybe he can break in and tear off a piece of flesh from Li Tang's body.

When Wu Sangui heard what Zu Dashou said, his expression changed.

Wu Sangui, who is still young at the moment, still has some heart and soul left.

"Do you think I'm the only one in the army who thinks this way?"

Zu Dashou saw Wu Sangui's stubbornness and scolded him in a more serious tone, "I'm afraid some guys are planning to use your uncle's and my nephew's heads as a gift to claim credit!"

When Wu Sangui heard what Zu Dashou said, his heart trembled.

Is that so?

"Go down and take care of your 10,000 cavalry troops. Then you will be able to advance in front of the old slave." Zu Dashou sighed and reassured.

Wu Sangui returned to his tent in a state of despair.

I thought I was going into battle to make great achievements, but I didn't expect to surrender the first time.

Zhao Kuangyin looked at the indifferent Liaodong frontier army and couldn't help but smile sadly.

He naturally guessed what these guys were going to do.

Even Zhao Kuangyin was a little desperate at this moment.

The old slave's previous words echoed in his heart.

As the saying goes, a thousand troops buy horse bones.

Zhao Kuangyin, as one of the few military attachés and ministers in the Li Tang Dynasty, would definitely not fail to speak after surrendering.

only.

Don't know why.

Zhao Kuangyin thought of Lin Chenjia at this moment.

When this person was planning to use troops against Liaodong, he proposed some good and strange strategies.

What is this Lin Chenjia doing now?

Don't know why.

Zhao Kuangyin planned to hold on for a few more days.

Lin Chen probably wouldn't have thought that Zhao Kuangyin would care about him.

Let’s not mention where Lin Chen is.

This old slave was originally very satisfied with his ambition.

This time, Li Tang's army of more than 200,000 troops was defeated, which was enough to severely damage his vitality.

At that time, he only needs to capture Jinzhou and other places and blockade Shanhaiguan.

The land in Liaodong became food in his belly.

After Jin, he really gained a firm foothold.

However!

Just when Nurhachi was thinking about how to compete with Li Tang in the future.

A piece of bad news made Nurhaci's eyes widen.

It was no one else who came to deliver the letter.

It was the evil old man who escaped from Lin Chen.

Only he could cross hundreds of kilometers so quickly and deliver the news from Shengjing to the old slave army.

Nurhaci looked at the old man who was in a miserable state and no longer looked like a god.

With his self-cultivation, he couldn't keep the indifference on his face.

"You said Li Tang had a partial army and attacked Shengjing?!"

The old man nodded.

"There are still 20,000 defenders left by me in the city. Is it possible that even a lone army can't stop it?!"

Nurhachi couldn't believe it.

"Your Majesty, the commander-in-chief of this Li Tang branch army, according to what the warriors from the Central Plains said, has innate cultivation, and also has a weird method, which can restrain the power of the immortal family of three brothers of a certain family."

The old man Xie Si thought of Lin Chen's sword edge and his cheeks twitched slightly.

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