Chapter 868 If the Sky Has Eyes

Now in the outer city, there are too many people who are chased all over the street like Qin Hongmian, and some of the **** veterans chose to stay in Chang'an after retreating, and when the people retreated to the inner city, they spontaneously organized themselves and frequently blocked the rebels in the streets, which made the rebels annoying. Bai Zihe put a lot of energy into sending people to encircle and suppress, so the outer city of Chang'an has never stopped killing. Qin Hongmian was reckless, but he was chased by the sentenced army like a dog, and finally ran from Ganye Temple to the gate of the inner city, and shouted at the city. However, at this time, the sky was dark, and the city defenders did not recognize Qin Hongmian, so how could they dare to let her enter the city.

Although he was tired for a day, Zhu Lian didn't feel sleepy at all, so many people retreated to the inner city, how to arrange it, how to distribute the baggage, but it was all a thing. I heard footsteps, but was stopped by Mei Jian. Mei Jian didn't want anyone to disturb Zhu Lian's rest at this time, so he pushed everything to Zhang Yi and others as much as possible, but this time, it seemed that he really couldn't push it to others. Knocking on the door, she whispered, "Princess, Qin Hongmian was injured and is now blocked by soldiers at the door. ”

Qin Hongmian? As soon as he heard this name, Zhu Lian patted his forehead gently, there were really too many things, and in the end, he actually forgot about Qin Hongmian's aunt, Qin Hongmian escaped from another wooden lady, this mother and daughter are too similar. Such a big event happened in Chang'an, if Qin Hongmian didn't toss, I am afraid it would not stop. So, there is no surprise that she was injured, but hopefully the injury is not too serious.

Chang'an City was quiet for a night, and the next day, the rebels who had finished their rest began to attack the inner city wall under the order of Chai Yonghao. However, the resistance of the rebels in this attack was much greater, because the bows and arrows were almost exhausted when attacking the outer city, and it was impossible to suppress the defenders when attacking the inner city. In addition, the inner city defense area is much smaller than the outer city, although the **** force is insufficient, but it can be taken care of, and the people in the city are also united as one to resist the enemy together. After attacking for a long time, nearly 5,000 people were lost, and this kind of loss was unbearable for Chai Yonghao, but at this time, Chai Yonghao was also difficult to ride a tiger, and finally came to this point, he had to stare at Chang'an to attack, and if he didn't fight Chang'an, he would lose the meaning of smuggling the Yellow River. Whether he can take Chang'an in the end, Chai Yonghao is not too sure, but as long as he storms Chang'an, it will definitely have a huge impact on the Fenglingdu front.

Near noon, the siege soldiers and horses temporarily retreated, and in the rare free time, Bai Zihe bandaged his wounds and hurriedly found Chai Yonghao, "General, if we continue to fight like this, we may not be able to hold on, the enemy resistance is very fierce, and the siege equipment we finally found was destroyed, and it is too difficult to attack the inner city in a short time." ”

"If you can't hold on, you have to hold on, retreat at this time, we will give up all our efforts, remember, our group of people is all dead, and we must be nailed to Chang'an City, otherwise we will lose the meaning of existence" Chai Yonghao's words were too cold-blooded, just like he issued a slaughter order before, it turned out that he was not only ruthless to others, but also to his own people. Bai Zihe was speechless, in fact, he also understood the truth, he finally went to Chang'an, and strategically formed a complete suppression of the ****, if he withdrew because of the big loss, I am afraid no one would be willing, it seems that he has to fight hard, I don't know how many of these brothers will be left in the end.

Chang'an, in the midst of an unprecedented ordeal, the ancient capital has also become stormy, and at this time Fenglingdu is also depressed. It is no secret that Chai Yonghao raided Xianyang, the rebels smuggled across the Yellow River and directly took Xianyang, which was a heavy blow to Ding****, especially for Tuoba Qingyun, Tuoba Xuan's death almost pierced her heart and lungs. Xianyang should be very safe, who would have thought that this would happen. It's just that Tuoba Qingyun is not like Zhenniang, she always wraps herself up, and others can't see the sadness in her heart, only in the dead of night, she will lick her wounds alone. The moon is bright and the stars are thin, and the river under his feet is shining, and when he came to the side, Zhao Yougong reached out and grabbed Tuoba Qingyun's shoulder, and patted it gently, "Qingyun, don't worry, we will definitely get through it, maybe this is also a relief for your father." None of us can escape life and death, and maybe tomorrow, I will be the one who dies. When we embark on this path, we are doomed to never be truly happy in this life. ”

"Official, I just regret it, I regret that I rarely go to see my father because of my anger over the years" Tuoba Qingyun spoke, tears were already full of bright eyes, she and Tuoba Xuan have really not had a good relationship over the years, when the party item returned to Shunguan, she Tuoba Qingyun was threatened with death, which also made Tuoba Xuan unhappy. Tuoba Qingyun felt that her father didn't understand her, so in this way, the father and daughter rarely contacted each other as if they were angry. Now that Tuoba has died in battle, Tuoba Qingyun has realized how stupid his so-called gambling is.

As if agreed, when the rebels invaded Chang'an, the Chai army that attacked Fenglingdu retreated to the south bank like a tide, and they seemed to have lost interest in Fenglingdu for a while, stationed on the south bank, and had no intention of attacking at all. But the more the rebels are like this, the greater the pressure on Ding****. Everyone understands why the rebels retreated, because they were already sure of victory, they just had to wait, as long as Chang'an was completely taken down, it would subvert the entire Guanzhong, and then the people would panic, and then Chai Yonghao's army would block the grain route and launch an attack from Chang'an, and the entire Fenglingdu would be easily taken. Everyone understands things, it is impossible for Zhao Yougong not to understand, he has been worried about military and political affairs for several days, and he has not rested, at this time, Zhao Yougong has messy hair, his face is also a little pale, the generals are sitting on the left and right, and everyone has an indescribable solemnity and loneliness on their faces. In fact, it is very difficult to make this decision, even Zhao Yougong has to think about it for a long time, looking at the generals under his command, Zhao Yougong held his hands together, and said slowly, "Pass my order, starting from noon, all departments will prepare and withdraw to Chang'an in batches, and the ferry ships will first withdraw to the area of Fengxiang Mansion." ”

In fact, Lin Chong and the others seemed to have guessed what Zhao Yougong was going to say, but after these words really came out of His Royal Highness Zhao's mouth, there was still a deep unwillingness, Pang He raised his head, his eyes flashed with anger, "Your Highness, did you really retreat like this, how much effort we have spent for Fenglingdu, we will leave, and it will be difficult to fight back in the future." ”

"It must be withdrawn, compared with Fenglingdu, Chang'an is more important to us, Fenglingdu is just a military fortress, but Chang'an is not just a city, if Chang'an is gone, Guanzhong will be chaotic, and the hearts and confidence we have gathered for so many years will collapse. We have no other choice, Guanzhong is our home, and Chang'an is our foundation" Listening to these words, everyone suddenly found that there seemed to be mist in the eyes of His Royal Highness King Qin, who was usually extremely strong, and it was too difficult for Zhao Yougong to make this decision. For many days, the **** soldiers resisted the Chai rebels in Fenglingdu, paying a heavy price of nearly 30,000 people, every inch of land and every piece of water here has the blood of the **** soldiers, but now they want to withdraw, how can they be willing?

The generals of the Dingguo Army were speechless, they didn't know how to refute, during this time, Ding**** had experienced too much suffering, and if Chang'an was lost again, it would really collapse. Although there is still Bianliang, Bianliang is the Bianliang of the Great Song Dynasty, not the Bianliang of Ding****. Wordless to refute, he could only nod heavily, and then Zhao Yougong began to slowly command the overall plan, "Lin Chong, after the army retreats to Chang'an, you lead five thousand soldiers and horses to withdraw to Hezhong Mansion, and this king will put Xiao Yunwu and Yang Zhi under your command." After we give up Fenglingdu, the rebels will definitely cross the river, and by occupying Fenglingdu, we can attack the hinterland of Guanzhong in depth, but most of the rebels' grain and grass are on the south bank, and after the battle line is extended, the transportation of grain and grass will become a big problem. Your task is to find an opportunity to attack the rebels, who cannot be replenished in time, and after a long time, the rebels are bound to have problems. If we give up Fenglingdu, there is only one benefit, so we must make good use of it. ”

"Yes, Your Highness, the last general will definitely do his best" Lin Chong took the general's order and sat down in his seat. Maybe he is the only one who can carry out this task, Lin Chong served in Hezhong Mansion in his early years, and he is very familiar with the situation in this area, and he is the only one who can complete this task. If the rebels take Fenglingdu and attack the hinterland of Guanzhong, it is almost inevitable that the battle line will be lengthened, and after a long time, the problem of grain and grass will be slowly exposed, and if it is used well, it will definitely teach the rebels a lesson.

Zhao Yougong thought for a while, and said to Sanniang next to him, "Sanniang, you give Liaodong a letter of repair, no matter what method Yelu Dashi and Hu Cheng use, this king must solve the remnants of Liaoyan in a short period of time, and pull the Liaodong army to the Central Plains battlefield as soon as possible." Also, tell Li Bao that no matter what the situation in Liaodong is, he must bring the navy back in late September and tell him to implement the 'mending the sky' plan in advance. The king couldn't wait that long, the rebels pressed too hard. ”

The generals were all in a daze, His Highness was really angry, otherwise he would not have given such an order to the Liaodong side. The Liaodong army is an elite army, how can these more than 60,000 elite soldiers and horses be pulled back to the Central Plains, it will definitely add a great boost to the situation in the Central Plains, at least in the area of Gyeonggi Road, Ding **** can reverse the situation of passive beating and completely launch a counterattack. As for the plan to mend the sky, no one knows how it was implemented, but it must have a lot to do with Li Bao's army.

After making overall arrangements, the next step is to withdraw the troops, and the **** will retreat in turn, and there is no hiding and tucking, and the rebels are also smart not to cross the river to pursue. can easily take down Fenglingdu, why bother yourself? Nearly 80,000 troops on the north bank of Fenglingdu withdrew one after another, and it took a whole day to complete the retreat plan. However, Lin Chong's 5,000-strong army turned to Hezhong Mansion, and all the attention of the rebels was on the main army, who would care about Lin Chong's soldiers and horses. Approaching the evening, Fenglingdu was empty, Chai's army began to cross the river, Chai Keyan was the first to stand on the Fenglingdu wharf, looking at the Yellow River rolling in front of him, and sighed infinitely in his heart, it was not easy to win Fenglingdu, how many soldiers and horses were lost for this Fenglingdu. However, everything is worth it, finally set foot in Guanzhong, and one day, maybe Guanzhong will completely surrender.

Somehow, I remembered the man again, and remembered the heroism of him standing in the wind and singing in the wind at the Fengling Ferry. The Prancing Horse looks at Tokyo on the long river, and the Huangsha Ancient Road goes up. The wilderness people are extinct for thousands of years, and the wild geese cry blood for whom! Back then, he only had a small state, and he dared to make such bold words, how many people ridiculed him for being a gentleman, a waste, and a madman, but he spent ten years really setting foot in Bianliang, Tokyo, and the horse's hooves of the **** also broke through the northern country, and the blood was drenched. Defeating this man is an honor, and it will not be too easy in the future, Guanzhong, since ancient times, has a majestic wind, and only unborn heroes can conquer this land.

Ding **** gave up Fenglingdu, the whole army retreated, and the rebels who failed to attack Chang'an also decisively withdrew from Chang'an and withdrew to the bank of the Yellow River south of Chang'an. Chai Yonghao's goal of attacking Chang'an has been achieved, and he will not be stupid enough to stay in Chang'an and be angry and make dumplings. Chai Yonghao seems to be very confident, at this time, the **** does not dare to pursue, because now the morale of the **** is low, if they dare to chase out, the Chai army in Fenglingdu will have a chance to make a breakthrough.

Chai Yonghao retreated, but Chang'an City was in a mess, and Chang'an after the war was full of dried bloodstains and untreated corpses. Zhu Lian didn't feel any relief, she could guess why the rebels retreated, it must be the Fenglingdu army returning to Chang'an. Kept Chang'an, but lost the last line of defense in Guanzhong, did you earn it? No one laughed, whether it was soldiers or civilians, they all consciously took to the streets, dealing with the post-war endgame. For the people of Chang'an, this period is almost a nightmare, they have seen too many killings, too many dead people, but they all have a belief that they will definitely be able to rebuild Chang'an, because this is their home.

Outside the city, there was a black and oppressive army and horses, looking at the man standing under the city and galloping on horseback, Zhu Lian's heart suddenly relaxed, and the whole person softened against the battlements. It turns out that the biggest hope in my heart is to want him to live well, as long as he lives.

When I came to the city, I hugged Zhu Lian's somewhat thin body, and my heart hurt so much, "Yanya, I'm sorry for you!" ”

Zhu Lian's face was full of relieved smiles, and some dirty hands kept caressing the man's face. God, do you really have eyes, and if so, why does this man always go through so much suffering. (To be continued.) )