The 40,000 elites of the Huaidong Army all entered Linzhou, and the distance between them and Shouzhang was only a hundred miles. Linzhou (now Juye) and Shouzhang (now Liangshan) are on the West Bank of Juye Jersey, and for a time the land of Juye Jersey is tense, and when the siege of Dongping is not solved, there is a momentum of pulling off the frame and doing a big job.

The snow covers the world, the four fields are vast, and dozens of fast horses surround an unpretentious carriage, fast as a meteor galloping into Shouzhang City.

Yanjing has a decree to send Shou Zhang, and Nahe Xiongqi is summoned to Ye Ji Duodi from the camp tent.

Although the remnants of Zhou Zhizhong's remnants escaped from Xuzhou and returned with four or five thousand more people in the end, Chen Han's three divisions, which were not obtained in Xuzhou and could be used for the advance of the southern expeditionary army, were annihilated, and about 15,000 people from Zhou Zhizhong's troops were annihilated and could not return north.

Don't talk about Nahe Xiongqi and Zhou Zhizhong, Ye Jiduodi also wrote to Yanjing to ask for guilt, and less than ten days have passed, and a decree has come from Yanjing.

Nahe Xiongqi knew that Xuzhou was defeated, and all the generals below the third prince could not escape the guilt, but he was also worried that Yanjing would change the commander at this time - the battle of Shouzhang was about to break out, and it was inevitable to transfer the elite cavalry of the eldest prince Ye Ji Luorong from Qinyang to participate, so that Ye Ji Luorong replaced Ye Ji Duodi as the commander, which was also a logical thing, but it was a serious blow to the morale of the generals of the Southern Expedition, and it was not conducive to the continuation of the siege of Dongping.

Nahe Xiongqi walked into Ye Ji Duodi's line with such worries, Yuan Lishan and Zhou Zhizhong came one step ahead of him, and the one who rushed from Yanjing to deliver the decree was Fan Lan, the deputy minister of Yanjing Hanchen who was most reused by King Fan Khan.

Seeing Fan Lan coming, He Xiongqi was shocked in his hands, could it be that he really wanted the eldest prince to come over and be handsome?

"This is the handwriting of the King of Khan, Nahe, come and see!" Ye Ji Duodi sat in the middle of the Ming Hall, talking to Fan Lan, and when he saw Nahe Xiongqi coming, he handed him the holy decree on the table.

The Northern Yan State system was founded, and he was born in the north, so there were no such rules, Nahe Xiongqi took Ye Ji'er's handwritten letter from Yanjing, and stood in front of the hall to read it, and the more he looked at it, the more confused he became, and asked Ye Jiduodi: "King Khan wants us to wait for us to move?" ”

"The emperor thought that the Southern Dynasty was pretending to be pretending, and the generals of the Southern Expedition must surround Dongping, stick to Shouzhang, and not let the Southern Dynasty take advantage of it, and not let the Liang family break through," Ye Zier wrote in the handwritten book The content is limited, and the more specific meaning is to Fan Lan and the generals of the Southern Expedition to explain one by one, "The defeat of Xuzhou, the Southern Expeditionary Army will indeed be cautious, but the emperor said that caution is not too much." The third prince was appointed as the governor of Shandong and Henan counties, and a certain was appointed as the Xuanfu envoy of Shandong and Henan counties, and General Yuan concurrently served as Tai'an and Jining, and after the war, General Nahe would lead his troops eastward, and also know Qingzhou and Dengzhou, and General Zhou went to Qingzhou with General Nahe, and General Nahe trained the naval division in Dengzhou......"

"Ahh Nahe Xiongqi was stunned there, Ye Ji Duodi was not punished, and he also served as the governor of Shandong and Henan counties, which is not too surprising, after all, if Ye Ji Duodi is severely punished at this time, it will make the generals become aggressive, but it will not be conducive to the future war, but there is a setback in Xuzhou, Shandong and Henan will turn from offensive to defensive, which is too much for Nahe Xiongqi to be surprised.

Fan Lan said: "Luxi, Henan is broken, it is not easy to raise grain, this is also the fundamental reason why Huaidong dares to break through to Linzhou, the southern expedition of grain and straw, can still support for a period of time now, but then the spring famine is difficult, after solving Dongping, the army must retreat to rest no matter what......"

Nahe Xiongqi fell silent, the devastation of Northwest Lu has their credit, but many years have passed, how should they recuperate, but after the army went south, the destruction of Luxi and Henan was something they did not expect.

After they entered Yanji and Jinzhong, although the people were poor, they could still order large households to pay grain to supplement military funds; And Luxi and Henan, not to mention the ordinary people, the gentry and countrymen also escaped from their places: the houses are dilapidated, the land is barren, and there is not one out of ten, but there is really a scene of "white bones exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles".

It is Shouzhang City, when they came to take it, there were more than 100 soldiers and more than 300 households in the city, they wanted to collect grain on the spot to supplement the army's food but couldn't, the rice and grain eaten by the soldiers and the grass and fodder needed for horses and livestock all need to be transferred from Jinan.

The earth is frozen and cannot be transported by waterway, and the consumption of grain and straw transfer is extremely large, and it is close to the limit of what it can bear.

Moreover, Xuzhou has fallen into the hands of Huaidong, the Huaisi defense line is complete, and Huaidong has tens of thousands of elite garrisons, it is difficult to fall suddenly, and Deng, Hai and other places, Huaidong has occupied several islands, and made preparations to attack Yan Ji and Ludong coastal areas at any time.

Ye Zier sent Fan Lan to Ye Ji Duodi as a deputy to preside over the civil affairs of Shandong and Henan, and also had the intention of stabilizing his position and planning calmly.

Na He Xiongqi asked again: "I go to the east, where will Chen Zhihu be transferred?" ”

In the battles of Qingzhou and Dengzhou, although Chen Zhihu had flaws, he could not help but say that his merits were far greater than his faults. Yuan Lishan is also in Tai'an and Jining, and although Chen Zhihu has few soldiers and horses, his status should not be lower than Yuan Lishan.

Fan Lan said: "When the war stops here, after General Nahe goes to Dengzhou, he will transfer Chen Zhihu into Henan, if the Changhuai army does not retreat, then use Chen Zhihu to fight the Changhuai army, if the Changhuai army retreats, Liang Chengchong is likely to retreat westward, and Liang Chengyi depends on each other, then use Chen Zhihu to fight the Liang brothers and Huaixi ......"

"Li Zhuoli Dongmin Army, Dong Yuan and Chen Zhihu have the reputation of shield spear, we can see whether Dong Yuan's shield is thick, or Chen Zhihu's spear is sharp." Ye Jiduodi said with a smile.

Although it is best to be able to break through the Hehuai defense line in one go, if you can't do it in one go, you have already captured most of Shandong and a small part of Henan in the past half a year, annihilated the Qingzhou army, and crippled the Liang family, which is also a great achievement - Ye Jiduodi does not want to suffer from indigestion due to greed, and even loses the fruits of victory for most of the past six months.

"No matter what, you can't let Liang Xi escape from Dongping!" Yuan Lishan said.

Liang Xi can't escape, even if the two brothers Liang Chengchong and Liang Chengyi can still support each other, but after all, they are two families, and their strength is weak. If Liang Xi is allowed to escape, the Liang family will still be able to unite under Liang Xi, and if the Liang family retreats south with the Changhuai army, it will still be a headache.

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The two dynasties of the north and south confronted each other in Shouzhang and Linzhou for more than ten days, and the Changhuai army suddenly withdrew from Daliang and returned south. Ye Ji Duodi divided his troops to occupy the main beam, but there was no intention of pursuit, Ren Changhuai's army retreated south, and Yan Hu's soldiers and horses in southern Jin were also immovable.

At this point, the people who had previously confused the tense situation on the Jersey Shore suddenly realized that neither the North nor the South had the determination to rush into battle at this time.

Yuan Guizheng stood at the head of the ruined city of Linzhou, looking at the vast snow in the north, with an irrepressible pathos in his heart.

He had accepted the cruel reality of abandoning Dongping, but after the victory in Xuzhou, Lin Jian brazenly led 40,000 elites to the north, making him mistakenly think that the siege of Dongping could be solved. At this time, I realized that all this was just a play for the world to see.

Dongping siege is solved, Liang Xi does not die or surrender, so that the Liang family can unite under Liang Xi and compete with other forces; At this time, although Liang Chengchong and Liang Chengyi's brothers were preserved, Liang Chengyi guarded Hezhong Mansion, and Huaidong and Jiangning both agreed with Liang Chengchong's withdrawal to Nanyang, but could the Liang family escape the ending of playing crippled to others?

"Master Hou is still enjoying the scenery in the city!"

Yuan Guizheng turned around, saw Gao Zongting coming to the top of the city, smiled bitterly, and said, "Does Lord Gao think I am in this mood?" He asked again, "The Changhuai army has withdrawn without authorization, when will the Huaidong army withdraw?" ”

"The Changhuai army escorted a large number of people back south, and the speed of travel is not fast, and we have to stay in Linzhou for two more days. In addition, if we withdraw, Caozhou's flank will be exposed, and we will only make a final decision to withdraw our troops from Linzhou and return north after Marquis Liang makes a decision in Caozhou," Gao Zongting said, "Lord Liu should be able to come from Caozhou tonight......"

For Gao Zongting's calm and calm, Yuan Guizheng has an indescribable disgust in his heart.

The Changhuai Army withdrew first, and if Shouzhang was not attacked, there would be no responsibility for the Huaidong Army; At this time, Liang Chengchong was forced to withdraw first, and the charge of not saving Dongping was pressed on Liang Chengchong's head, and Huaidong really took advantage of it.

Thinking of this, Yuan Guizheng couldn't help but speak out and said, "Huaidong really took advantage of it this time. ”

Gao Zongting opened his eyes to look at Yuan Guizheng, thinking that he couldn't help but speak ill of him like this, and said with a sneer: "Compared to Sheji, Lu Guogong's safety alone is as dangerous as this? The Huaidong Army marched north into Linzhou, pinned down the Yanyu South Recruiting Horses in Shouzhang and couldn't move, so that the Changhuai Army and Liang Chengchong's troops could withdraw safely, and preserve their strength for Sheji and the imperial court. ”

Yuan Guizheng was speechless when he cross-examined Gao Zongting, but Gao Zongting still refused to let him go, and said: "This battle can't be fought, you know it in your heart; How many of the ministers of the imperial court have not counted in their hearts? The Huaidong Army pinned down Shouzhang with the main force of Yanlu's soldiers and horses, and Lu Guogong didn't want to break through in Dongping, who did he complain about? ”

Separated from Yuan Guizheng, Gao Zongting returned to Linzhou Xingyuan, and saw Ye Junan, who had just left Xingyuan to rest in the post house, also walking here, Gao Zongting asked, "What happened?" ”

"There was news just now from the south, the luxury family ignored our delaying tactics, and its soldiers and horses in Fuyang and Linshui have been advancing westward in batches in the past few days, and it seems that they have made up their minds to turn around and fight the western front." Ye Junan said.

"It's not just a matter of playing the Western Front, it seems that the luxury family will decisively give up Fuyang ......," Gao Zongting said.

"Give up Fuyang?" Ye Junan was quite surprised, and said, "At the beginning, for the sake of Fuyang, the luxury family filled in so many lives, can you really give it up ruthlessly at this time?" ”