The familiar road, the way home!

Luo Zhao on horseback had a gloomy face and seemed unusually silent.

Come with high spirits, come with the pride and ambition of immortal achievements for the Song country, and come with the courage to ask who the heroes of the world are!

Successfully attacked the Dongyu River, all the way like a bamboo, everything was in his own expectations. But since Meng Shanming officially unified the army to the east, everything has changed, which has made his pride and ambition frustrated again and again, and now not only has he returned in vain, but even his future is full of gloom.

He knew that someone was waiting for him, the person who had never faced him head-to-head was waiting for him, and that Meng Shanming was waiting for him!

He withdrew, not because he received the will of the Song State.

He realized that something was wrong when the first siege was frustrated, and after the second attack still failed, he did not lose his mind, and immediately realized that Yanjing, who was originally thought to be vulnerable, had a huge determination to resist, and gathered strong manpower and material resources to resist, and it could not be captured in a short time.

Two attacks, no, it should be three, and there was also a strong attack by the vanguard at the beginning!

Three strong attacks, sacrificing 180,000 Song Guoerlang.

Just as he was climbing the high city wall of Yanjing, 180,000 Song Guoerlang fell, and blood stained every inch of land under the wall of Yanjing City!

With the men and horses in his hands, if he keeps attacking, he will be able to fight sooner or later!

But he didn't dare to spend it any longer, first of all, he couldn't afford to spend time, and secondly, he couldn't afford it if he couldn't afford it, if he really beat it down in the end, he didn't know how many people would be left to go back to these three million Song Kingdom disciples, and there were still people waiting for him on the way back, Meng Shanming was waiting for him!

At this point, he suddenly came to his senses, and seemed to understand the intention of Mengshan Mingkeng to kill 600,000 prisoners!

Excluding other reasons, Meng Shanming was deliberately provoking the Song army and deliberately triggering the Song army's retaliation, and conversely, he was also intimidating Yanjing to resist desperately and forcing both sides to fight to the death, so as to consume the strength of the Song army in large quantities!

Meng Shanming turned Yanjing into bait with the lives of 600,000 people, so as to consume the time of the Song army, consume the grain and grass of the Song army, and consume the men and horses of the Song army.

When a weak Song army appeared in front of Meng Shanming's eyes, Luo Zhao shuddered when he thought about it!

That old guy is crazy, regardless of his infamy, he does not hesitate to kill 600,000 prisoners, regardless of the life and death of everyone up and down Yanjing, just to defeat the Song army, just to keep the Yan Kingdom!

Suddenly understood Meng Shanming's intentions, how dare Luo Zhao fight again, and decisively ordered the withdrawal of troops!

"Escorting" the Song army to leave, there were also 100,000 iron cavalry of the Shang Dynasty, each of whom had a few days of dry food on them, and repeatedly went back and forth with logistics supplements.

Unlike when the Song army was "escorted" to Yanjing before, Qiu did not commit any crimes, and the current Nanzhou Iron Cavalry has repeatedly taken the initiative to attack.

100,000 iron cavalry have been coming and going around the Song army like the wind, seizing the opportunity to attack, and retreating immediately if the situation is not right, and never entangled.

As a result, Luo Zhao confirmed Meng Shanming's intentions more and more, and the people of Nanzhou were really prepared for him when he retreated, that is, to delay and consume him.

At the same time, Shang Chaozong sent orders to various state capitals on the way, once again preventing manpower from destroying the road for the Song army to retreat, and delaying the attrition as much as possible.

When the terrain was favorable and the opportunity was suitable, the Nanzhou Iron Cavalry even launched a serious and rapid assault to tell the Song army, I don't just want to harass you, I will play real at any time!

Although he knew the intentions of the Nanzhou people, the Song army had to guard against the retreat of the people.

In the face of this occasional harassment, it is really a headache, the retreat of two or three million troops is like a long dragon, it is impossible to gather into a group and retreat as a whole, and there is not such a spacious road to take. The Nanzhou Iron Cavalry came from time to time, passing through the left and the right, and running after the fight.

You don't know where or when.

People are not greedy, they will kill you hundreds or thousands of people at a time, and they will only take a few more bites when the opportunity is right. Although the casualties caused each time are not large, but this long distance, the accumulation of casualties will definitely not be a small number, especially the Song Jun who makes people panic, and who is not even able to sleep.

Two legs can't outrun four legs, especially with so many people, you can't get rid of people.

Once harassed was really unbearable, the Song army organized cavalry to chase it, but after the pursuing cavalry was lured away from the large army, the Nanzhou Iron Cavalry suddenly turned around and counterattacked, almost wiped out the Song Army cavalry, and only hundreds of cavalry fled back, not the opponent of the Nanzhou Iron Cavalry at all!

Moreover, Shang Chaozong often put forward attempts to attack the grain transportation convoy, causing a lot of monks to be concentrated here to guard the grain, in fact, Shang Chaozong has never touched the grain transportation team once, but who knows if Shang Chaozong will suddenly come, and has to concentrate the strength of the monks to strengthen protection.

In order to carry out this harassment task, Dazen Mountain can be regarded as suffering a lot.

The Song army was not muddy, it provoked the monks who followed the army to chase and kill, and after the Great Chan Mountain was broken, the price of casualties paid was not light!

For the 100,000 iron horsemen who slept in the open air in Nanzhou, people are not counted, and such a long-distance attack is also a huge test to maintain the physical strength of a good war horse!

"Metropolitan Governor, Your Majesty's will has arrived, and the attack on Yanjing will be stopped immediately, and the army will retreat immediately!" Wen You, who had taken the will from the hands of the young general, went to Luo Zhao's side and handed it over.

Luo Zhao received the will to check and confirm, silent, and thought a little.

He didn't know what His Majesty's sudden decree meant, and he didn't know if he had also seen through Meng Shanming's attempt.

He has already summoned Song Jing and informed him that his troops have also been withdrawn, and it is estimated that Song Jing's side has received the news from this side shortly after the will is transmitted.

The will was thrown to Su Yuanbai and the others to check, but he still didn't say a word, and looking around, the morale of the Song army was also a little low.

After such a long journey back and forth, I paid a lot of price and returned with nothing, so it is strange that the morale can be good.

......

"Your Majesty, the Song army has withdrawn, really withdrawn. ”

In the imperial study, Tian Yu walked in quickly, happy to report the news.

"Really withdrawn?" Shang Jianxiong after the case remained suspicious, his eyes were already red, his eye circles were black, and he was haggard.

These days, that's called a life like a year.

Tong Mo, Shang Yongzhong and Gao Jiancheng are not much better, they are all haggard to the point that they can't do it, the chairs specially prepared for the three of them in the imperial study, and the three of them are now sitting in the imperial study and "chatting" with Shang Jianxiong, and there is really no treatment of being able to sit and chat with the emperor at any time before.

A room was also prepared for the three of them on the edge of the imperial study, and the eunuchs in the palace were waiting.

Tian Yu nodded excitedly and said: "It's confirmed, it's been confirmed repeatedly, the Song soldiers and horses are already eight hundred miles away from Beijing, so far away, it shouldn't be a fraud, it shouldn't be easy to turn back, it should be withdrawn!"

"Whew!" Shang Jianxiong, who stood up slowly, let out a long breath, sat down again as relieved, and said excitedly: "It's really withdrawn, my Yanjing soldiers have finally kept the ancestral foundation with their lives, otherwise what face would the widow have to go to see the ancestors and ancestors?"

The three ministers also breathed a sigh of relief, but Shang Yongzhong said a little strangely: "Luo Zhao still has enough strength in his hands, he came from so far away, and he attacked so many times and then withdrew, how do I feel a little wrong?"

Gao Jiancheng hesitated and said: "Meng Shanming led our army to burn, kill and loot in the territory of the Song Kingdom, and even slaughtered the city one after another, did it cause too much pressure on Luo Zhao, forcing Luo Zhao to retreat?"

A few people, you look at me, I look at you, and they all think it's possible.

Tong Mo suddenly asked, "What about Shang Chaozong?" are you still leading people to follow the Song army?"

Tian Yu bowed slightly, "Yes, according to the spy report, Prince Yong was not polite this time, he harassed and attacked the Song army again and again along the way, and even killed the Song army once!"

Tong Mo snorted coldly, "When defending the city and fighting hard, they didn't react when they should attack, and when the Song army had no intention of fighting, but they pretended to be there, their hearts can be punished!"

Gao Jiancheng and Shang Yongzhong subconsciously looked at each other, and they both felt that there was some right and wrong in these words, Luo Zhao's three million troops gathered outside Yanjing City, and they had constructed a formation of siege equipment, and Shang Chaozong's 100,000 iron cavalry could fight again, and they didn't dare to come hard, and Shang Chaozong still had an impact and made a force when the Song army's vanguard attacked the city.

However, when the two of them raised their eyes and looked at Shang Jianxiong's resentful appearance, the two of them knew that they would not argue with Tong Mo about anything, and they both knew that Tong Mo hated the Ning Wang family to the bone.

"Anyway, Yanjing has finally been defended, thanks to the soldiers' lives!" Shang Jianxiong said and stood up again, his face full of anxiety had been swept away, "The soldiers and the people use their lives, and the widows will not be treated badly! The people... Money and food, one gold coin per person, ten days' rations per person, and the whole city was counted according to the capitation. The number of people who participated in the defense of the city has doubled, and those who have made meritorious contributions in defending the city will be rewarded again......"

Listening to his endless talk, Gao Jiancheng thought in his heart, in addition to the grain that was scavenged this time, the imperial court had also hidden a huge amount of money before, and it was more than enough to deal with His Majesty's reward that attracted the hearts of the people this time.

There is one thing he has to admire Tong Mo, whenever the court is nervous, Tong Mo can always solve the worries of the court, and can always get money and food, at this point he thinks he is inferior.

......

Sitting in the palace, Meng Xuan, who was meditating cross-legged on the high pavilion, opened his eyes, and also received news similar to Shang Jianxiong.

"It is said that it will be guarded for seven or eight days, but now it has only been a long time, and the Song army has withdrawn, and that Meng Shuai is really like a god about the battle situation, and he is worthy of a generation of famous generals who are powerful in the world! Now it seems that his strategy of not rushing to the aid of Yanjing is right. Meng Xuan stood up, walked to the railing and sighed.

The elder on the side accompanied him and said, "Yes! I am becoming more and more confident in the continuation of his grand strategy. ”

Meng Xuan nodded, "Shang Chaozong has also begun to toss the Song army all the way, according to Meng Shanming's intention, it is to cripple the main force of the Song army, it seems that this army does not want to return to the Song Kingdom smoothly." Without the supplies of the imperial court, it is really difficult for them to be able to fight like this. ”

The elder of the side station bowed slightly.

For Meng Shanming's grand strategy, the top leaders of the three major factions are aware, but this is highly confidential, and they have been hiding it from Shang Jianxiong and others, and there is no way to tell it, the three major factions can't say that they are sacrificing the interests of Shang Jianxiong and others to protect their own interests, fortunately, Yanjing has survived!

PS: The rivers and lakes are gone, and the fate is with you! Xie Xinmeng's leader "Yi Jin" supported the scene.