Liang Qing asked urgently: "The battle has reached this point, and the Northern Frontier Army is still willing to negotiate peace with us?" ”

"Of course. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info" Yang Fu nodded, "Li Yi must be willing to negotiate peace." Before the Zheng Baiqu War, Huangfu Li stayed in Chang'an for so long, didn't he just want to negotiate peace with us? Now although they have won, they have suffered heavy losses, and if we hold on to Chang'an and do not retreat, they will continue to fight. The longer the battle drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for Hebei. ”

"Hebei's goal in recent years is Luoyang, which is to take the Central Plains, so whether Guanzhong can quickly stabilize is very important to them. The primary condition for the stability of Guanzhong is the stability of Western Xinjiang, but Hebei does not have the strength to take care of Western Xinjiang at present, so they have always wanted to negotiate peace with us, and want to persuade the lord to lead the army to withdraw to Western Xinjiang to defend it. If we agree to their conditions now, return to the western frontier with the army to defend it, and immediately cede Guanzhong to them, Hebei will certainly be willing. ”

"You just said that you are waiting for the situation to change, and you are referring to peace?" Han Yi asked after a moment of silence.

"Yes, negotiating peace is the only way we can safely return to Western Xinjiang with our army at present." Yang Fu said, "Through the peace negotiation, we can continue to receive relief from Hebei, get support from all sides of Hebei, and quickly restore our strength." ”

"Is the Northern Frontier Army willing to negotiate peace?" Han Yi smiled bitterly, "Now that the Northern Frontier Army has an absolute advantage, and Li Yi even has the certainty of encircling and annihilating us, will he agree to negotiate peace with us?" Unless we surrender, Li Yi will ignore us. ”

"Li Yi will negotiate peace with us." Yang Fu said in a very affirmative tone, "The grain and grass in Guanzhong are enough for 100,000 troops for a month, but we only have 30,000 troops now, and these grains and grass are enough for us to hold Chang'an City for two to three months." We first withdrew the army to Weishui Bridge to hold on, and after all the grain and grass hoarded in Xinfeng City was transported to Chang'an City, we withdrew into the city to confront the Northern Xinjiang Army. ”

"And then?" Han Yi asked, "The news that my father was seriously injured and in a coma can't be hidden for long. My father was no longer able to serve for a long time, and the situation in Western Xinjiang was confusing and full of crises, and out of consideration for the security of Guanzhong, Hebei was bound to make adjustments to its strategy in Western Xinjiang. At this time, is Li Yi still meeting and making peace? ”

"Even if Li Yi is willing to negotiate peace,......" Han Yi pointed to his nose and said, "But does Li Yi believe me?" If you were Li Yi, would you believe that I forgot my father's hatred, sincerely returned to Hebei, and defended the western frontier for Hebei? ”

"Obscurity is necessary, especially at this critical juncture." Yang Fu looked at Han Yi, hesitated for a long time, and stopped talking.

"If the military advisor has something to say, just say it." Han Yizheng said, "As long as we can return to Western Xinjiang safely, we will use any means." ”

"What if...... The commander of the Xiliang Army is Ma Chao, and things may take a turn for the better......" Yang Fu saw Han Yi's face cold, and immediately swallowed back the words behind him.

Ma Chao is a martial artist, has a deep relationship with the Qiang people, and has a good relationship with the generals of the Xiliang tribes. He doesn't have any strength now, and with the main force of the Xiliang Army now under the control of Han Yi, Ma Chao needs the help of Hebei if he wants to survive and re-emerge in Xiliang.

For Hebei, it is also a good choice to support Ma Chao and use Ma Chao to balance Han Yi, balance various forces in Western Xinjiang, and then quickly stabilize Western Xinjiang.

As for the hatred between Ma Chao and the Northern Frontier Army, it is actually nothing, the battlefield duel, either you die or I live, there is nothing to complain about. On the contrary, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao used despicable means to kill Ma Teng and Ma Chao's relatives, which was the real blood feud.

If Ma Chao gains the trust of the Northern Xinjiang Army and regains his strength, he may still have the opportunity to lead the army to Luoyang. And Ma Chao's revenge is revenge, and he is grateful to Hebei, and in turn he will be loyal to Hebei and defend the western frontier for Hebei.

Let Ma Chao be the commander of the Xiliang Army, let Ma Chao and Li Yi negotiate peace, let Ma Chao bring the Xiliang Army back, and let Ma Chao give himself time to recover his strength and make a comeback, this is the only feasible way at present.

Han Yi thought for a while, his face gradually softened, and his gaze turned to Yang Qiu and other Xiliang veterans.

"Before the lord fell into a coma, he said to the three of us to let Ma Chao succeed him as the commander of the Xiliang Army." Yang Qiu felt that now was an opportunity, and he should tell Han Sui's deathbed will, "But the three of us ......"

Yang Qiu pointed at Cheng Yi and Cheng Yin, and smiled meaningfully, which meant that it was equivalent to telling Han Yi that we support you, so we concealed the lord's entrustment.

Han Yi is most worried about the veterans of Xiliang, whether they support him to take charge of Xiliang will be directly related to his future fate. In order to return to Xijiang safely with the army as soon as possible, he can give up the position of commander of the Xiliang Army, and he can tolerate Ma Chao's rise in Xiliang again, but Ma Chao's strength must be within his control.

And to do this, it is necessary to get the absolute loyalty of these Xiliang veterans.

Now seeing the performance of the Xiliang veteran, Han Yi is relieved.

"That's good." Han Yi stood up violently, waved his hand vigorously, and said loudly, "Let's go and meet the new commander of the Xiliang Army together." ”

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Guanzhong, Jingzhaoyin, Zheng County.

Wen Chou was unwell because of the occasional cold, so he left the army and went to Zheng County to transport grain and grass to the front line.

After Gao Gan led the army across the river to Zhengbaiqu, he wrote to Wen Chou, saying that the army would launch an attack early this morning, and asked Wen Chou to prepare grain, grass and ordnance so that they could be sent to the battlefield of Zheng Baiqu at any time.

But since this letter, Wen Chou has not received any news from Gao Gan for a whole day. Wen Chou was very uneasy, and sent people to Qingge Ferry overnight to investigate the situation.

In the early morning of the next day, the scouts reported that all roads from Qingge Ferry to the Zhengbaiqu battlefield were blocked by the Northern Xinjiang Army, and it was impossible to get in touch with the front-line army.

Wen Chou was taken aback, and immediately realized that the Northern Xinjiang Army had taken control of the Zhengbaiqu battlefield, and the front-line army was more than lucky. He hurriedly ordered to stop the delivery of grain and grass to Qingge Ferry, and urgently wrote to the Xinfeng camp to inquire about the situation of the Xiliang army.

It was already noon when Wen Chou arrived at Qingge Ferry, and he saw a shocking scene. The Northern Xinjiang army appeared on the north bank of the Weishui River, and in the flags flying in the sky, he clearly saw the battle flags of Zhang Liao, Xian Yuyin, Hao Meng and others.

Wen Chou was dumbfounded, his body trembled, and the strong feeling of suffocation made him almost unable to breathe.

The vanguard army in the north launched a river-crossing attack. All the way to seize the bridge under the cover of the sailor's arrow array, all the way to the dozens of warships to break the waves.

Wen Chou ordered to abandon the grain and grass hoarded at the Qingge Ferry, and hurriedly evacuated Zheng County with 800 soldiers and more than 20,000 people.

Before leaving Qingge Ferry, Wen Chou once again wrote to Xinfeng Battalion that the Northern Xinjiang Army had occupied Qingge Ferry, and I had withdrawn back to Zheng County, please tell me the battle situation of Zhengbaiqu as soon as possible, and ask General Gao Gan to contact me quickly.

Wen Chou returned to Zheng County worriedly and immediately wrote to Luoyang, but when he picked up the pen, he found that he did not have any real news about the battle of Zheng Baiqu, and he had no way to write.

Although the Northern Xinjiang Army appeared at the Qingge Ferry, and Gao Gan also lost contact with him, these two points alone could not prove that the coalition forces had been defeated.

Wen Chou hesitated for a long time, but put down the pen and decided to wait a little longer. He urgently told Gao Rou, who was stationed at Tongguan, and asked him to pay close attention to the movements in the direction of Fenglingdu. If the Northern Xinjiang Army defeated the allied forces at Zhengbaiqu, they would attack Chang'an next, and the Northern Xinjiang Army in the east of the river would inevitably take the opportunity to attack Guanxi to contain the forces of the Yuan army and avoid their main force falling into the predicament of being attacked on the back.

At this moment, the Xiliang Army of the Xinfeng battalion had already received an order to urgently withdraw from Chang'an City. The captain of the garrison arranged for the soldiers and the soldiers and civilians to urgently carry the grain and grass and baggage to withdraw to Chang'an, and at the same time replied to the letter and the ugly, we are being ordered to withdraw to Chang'an, and the situation of Zheng Baiqu is not yet clear, if there is the latest news, it must be reported quickly.

The messenger took the letter and hurried back to Zheng County by small road. After reading this letter, Wen Chou was very disappointed, so he had to report to Yuan Shao in Luoyang truthfully. Judging from the various signs known so far, the battle of Zheng Baiqu may be lost. Han Sui and Gao Gan may have led their troops to retreat to Chang'an.

In the passionate horn sound of the cavalry in the northern Xinjiang, Wen Chou hurriedly withdrew to Huayin City with a thousand men and horses, tens of thousands of people and a large amount of grain and grass.

After Zhang Liao led his army across the Weishui River, he occupied both Zhengxian and Xinfeng.

After Zhang Liao entered Xinfeng City, he immediately ordered Sun Li to lead the cavalry to Duling to cut off the connection between Chang'an and Nanyang. Xu Da, Gao Lan, Li Le and Guo Huai led the Eighth Infantry Corps to follow, and after the two armies converged, they went south along the Danshui River to Shangluo and Shangcheng to occupy Wuguan.

Li Guangbi, Lan Yu, Wang Ling, and Hu Ban led the Ninth Infantry Army to attack Huayin. Yue Fei, Huang Zhong, Yang Feng, and Han Xian led the First Infantry Corps to follow, and immediately attacked Tongguan after the two armies met.

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Changan.

The Xiliang army withdrew to the south bank of Weiqiao and stopped.

Li Yi took Huangfu Li, Dian Wei, Li Cunxiao, Gao Zhong and 6,000 personal guards to the north bank of Weiqiao and set up a large camp.

Li Yi sent a letter to Han Sui and said: "Today, the cavalry of Zhang Liao and Hou Junji has detoured back to the area of Wugong and Yicheng from the direction of Meiyang, cutting off the retreat of the Xiliang army. Yue Fei is attacking Tongguan with a large army, Sun Li has galloped to Wuguan with his cavalry, and the road for Yuan Shao's reinforcements to enter Guanzhong has been blocked. At this moment, the Xiliang army had no reinforcements outside, no food and grass inside, and it was completely in a desperate situation. If Brother Wen Yue holds the city, the consequences can be imagined, but if Brother Wen Yue is willing to sit down and talk to us, things will take a big turn. ”

The next day, Ma Chao and Yang Fu rushed to the camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army with ten personal guards and Pegasus.

After Huangfu Li saw Yang Fu, he sneered: "Brother Wen Yue finally got his wish this time, what else do you have to say?" ”

Yang Fu's expression was gloomy, and he bowed his head and was silent.

Ma Chao came out of it because of multiple injuries, his face was extremely ugly, and when he heard Huangfu Li's rebuke, his eyes were red, and he said in a low voice: "Uncle...... Possible...... It may not be long before he dies. (To be continued.) )