Northern Dynasties

Chapter 514
"I tell you, my lord, quickly evacuate this place, and don't stay here to disturb others! Heqiao has just been defeated, and the eastern bandits are rampant. I will lead the people to the decisive battle. If I win, everyone will be happy. If I can't win, Hou will ask for more." blessing!"

Li Tai looked down at Wang Wei who had been brought into the hall again and said in a deep voice, the big defeat between Heluo made him no longer interested in entanglement with Hou Jing, the most important thing right now was how to restore the situation.

When Wang Wei learned of the upheaval between Heluo, his face changed drastically. Although the Western Dynasty failed, it also made the prospects of these traitors suddenly turn bad.His lord, Hou Jing, spent a lot of money to lure the troops of the Western Dynasty into the game, but now that the Western Dynasty has been defeated in Heluo, they will naturally have to bear the military pressure of the Eastern Dynasty.

"Please don't worry, Lord Xihe, it was just a misunderstanding before. The Eastern Dynasty and the bandit army are the enemies of the righteous people in the world, and my lord must also..."

Wang Wei was about to show that they were fighting the enemy together, but Li Tai was too lazy to listen to his nonsense, and just waved his hands to drive them away.After Hou Jing heard the news, he ran faster than anyone else. After all, Yingchuan still had Wang Sizheng at the head. It was the right plan for him to go south to join the Nanliang people, and he would not stay to help Li Tai together. Save the Heluo crisis.

After dealing with this matter, Li Tai immediately reported the situation to Wang Sizheng in the direction of Yingchuan, and he left Zhao Gang to continue to garrison Liangquewu, while he led other troops to Fuliu City.

"Mr. Xihe, Yique has been taken over by thieves! Another person in Yiyang came over the mountain to ask for help..."

As soon as Li Tai returned to Fuliu City, Han Xiong and others greeted him outside the city and told him another bad news.

Hearing this, Li Tai became even more anxious, and the situation collapsed much faster than he expected.

It is difficult for Heqiao to make a big advance, so he naturally understood, so he got out of the ominous place in time, and also guessed that according to Yuwenhu's ambitious, reckless and reckless character, accidents were likely to happen, but he did not expect to lose the battle It was so fast and so thorough that even he had already avoided the front line of Heqiao, and it was still inevitable that he would be affected by this collapsed situation!

After entering the city, he ordered the generals to sit down first, and then said seriously: "Victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs, and there is no need to be discouraged by the ups and downs of fortune for a while. There is no place for a king to stand between the former Heluo, and all parties are aggressive. The soldiers fought hard, even if the previous achievements are lost today, but my soldiers are united and strong, and I am not afraid to fight again from the beginning!"

When the situation collapses, the first thing to be solved is not the reduction of power, but the unity and upliftment of people's hearts.In many cases, a large-scale defeat is not a real lack of strength, but a collapse of military morale.

Especially now, with the fall of the two cities of Heyang, most of the cities and pass passages between Heluo that were originally occupied by the Western Wei Dynasty were also lost, and the troops led by Li Tai became a lone army that was forced to stay outside. However, if the morale of the army is still shaken, the consequences will undoubtedly be disastrous.

But fortunately, the generals in western Henan have excellent psychological qualities. After all, after the Battle of Mangshan, they still insisted on fighting the Eastern Wei Dynasty. The situation they faced at that time was much more difficult than it is now.

As for Li Tai's disciples and generals, they are also used to obeying his advice, dare to go straight to Jinyang, the nest of thieves, and dare to attack the two cities of Heyang. It is much more powerful than ordinary powerful private songs.

So when they heard what Li Tai said, all the generals agreed with a bang, without any fear, and all of them were full of fighting spirit.

After being discouraged, the problems that should be faced are still to be faced.Although Li Tai is currently stationed in Fuliu City, the changes in Heluo's situation are closely related to his troops.After all, he was stationed here before to ensure the safety of the flanks of the Heluo battlefield.

Now he is still stationed on the side, but the frontal battlefield has been blown up by the enemy, so naturally there is no need to continue to stay here.But the question is, where to go?
Yique is the gateway to the Heluo area from the upper reaches of Yishui River, but now it is guarded by the enemy, directly cutting off their retreat.

If it is just Li Tai's headquarters and the purpose is to withdraw to Guanzhong, he can also choose to detour to Luyang, Guangzhou, and then return to Kansai via Wuguan.Although the journey is rugged and far away, it can still be guaranteed to be unimpeded.

But the problem is that now all the people in western Henan are controlled by him. Of course, he must fully consider the wishes of these people when making decisions, and he cannot act arbitrarily.

Of course, these people hope to return to Heluo. Even when the situation was most critical, they chose to fight against the Eastern Wei troops in Guannan, and now they have no reason to give up their hometown and go elsewhere.And even if they were willing to follow Li Tai to enter Guanxi through Shannan Wuguan Road and then exit Tongguan and return to Western Henan, the food and grass supplies of the army could not be maintained now.

Therefore, there was no latest news from the Tyrant Mansion, and the only option before Li Tai was to re-open the road and try to bring these people back to Western Henan.

If the situation is allowed to continue to collapse, it is very likely that the troops of the Eastern Wei Dynasty will completely occupy the Weihan Ancient Road, and the troops will reach Tongguan. At that time, it will be much more difficult to restore control of the western part of Henan.

If there is no strategic buffer zone in the west of Henan, let alone Wang Heluo in the Western Wei Dynasty, Guanzhong will be restless for a long time, and the development of other areas will also be severely restricted.

But how to get through the way back is also a question that needs serious consideration and discussion.Yique's terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If the bandit army focuses on fortifying here, it will take a long time to fight to capture it.

Even if Yique can be successfully captured, when traveling from the Yishui River to Luoshui, it is still necessary to guard against enemy attacks from Luoyang and other places in the north, and the flanks will be completely exposed to the enemy's front.

What's more terrible is that the situation in Heluo is still deteriorating. Hanguan City has been lost, which means that Beiwei Road has been cut off. If Yiyang Jiuqu City is captured again, then Nanwei Road will also be destroyed. Being cut off, it will be difficult for the army of the Western Wei Dynasty to enter the Heluo area smoothly.And even if Li Tai leads his army through Yique, he will surely fall into the predicament of being surrounded by enemies and alone and helpless.

Therefore, if you want to solve the current crisis, the most important thing is to ensure that Jiuqu City will not be captured by the enemy.However, Jiuqu City is already in frequent emergency situations. If they follow the normal path to get through Yique and rush to help, it is very likely that Jiuqu City has already fallen before the reinforcements arrive.

"Today's strategy, the only way to reach Jiuqu City in the fastest time is to select elite soldiers and cross the mountain road."

The same track defense that Wei Fabao was in charge of defending was located in the upper reaches of the Luoshui River in the same river as Jiuqu City, so he knew the geographical situation here very well.

The mountain range between Luoshui and Yishui is Xiong'er Mountain. The rugged and tall mountains are one of the important geographical barriers in the south of the Heluo Plain.The straight line from Fuliu City to Jiuqu City via Xiong'er Mountain Road is the shortest and can bypass Yique.

But this mountain road is rough and difficult to walk, even the local mountain people are very struggling to climb the mountain. It is absolutely difficult for a large group of people and horses plus food, grass and supplies to pass, so they can only walk across the mountain with elites and light clothes to save Jiuqu City.

However, some choices are better than no choice. After pondering for a while, Li Tai decided to use two strategies. One is to attack Yique and try to open up this road, and the other is to choose elites to rush to the rescue as Wei Fabao said.It's just that when arranging the two groups of participants, there was a little disagreement.

Li Tai intends to personally lead the elite to rescue Jiuqu City, but Wei Fabao and others hope that he can stay here to take charge of the less dangerous attack on Yique: "It's not that the last general doesn't believe in Duke Xihe's talents, it's just that this trip is dangerous. There are many, and success or failure is uncertain.

The last general waited for the favor he had received before, but he has not repaid it so far. Yiyang's gains and losses are related to the safety of the country.Yique also needs a general to attack here, if the last general waits and fails, Duke Xihe can lead his troops to detour south and return without hindrance..."

"Today we are fighting against the enemy. Since I am a general, I am inferior to myself. Who would dare to commit suicide and avoid it? Whether Jiuqu City is saved or not is related to the survival of the army. If I don't go in person in armor, who would dare to go to battle and take advantage of it? ? There are victors and no defeats in this battle, there are life and death, and before the battle, good and bad are assigned to each other, so why order the armies?"

Li Tai yelled at the case and stopped the generals' advice, and immediately arranged for Li Yisun, who knew the situation best here, to lead his troops to attack Yique, and ordered most of the other brave generals to follow him across the mountains to help Jiu In Qucheng, the generals were ordered to select the best soldiers in the army, and after recruiting [-] warriors, they packed up and set off immediately.

The group first traveled north along the Yishui River Valley for a certain distance, and after arriving at a tributary on the west bank of Yishui River originating from Xiong'er Mountain, they turned around and headed towards the mountainous area along this small river.

The combat environment in western Henan was inherently harsh, and even Wei Fabao regarded the Xiong'er Mountain Road as dangerous. Li Tai soon learned how difficult the road was.

The mountain road is rugged and winding, and most of the time, there is no formed road at all. It takes several soldiers to cut down the thorny vegetation that is enough to drown people all over the mountain, so that the people behind can pass through.Moreover, it was midsummer, the mountains and forests were sultry and hot, and the miasma was pervasive. Nearly a hundred soldiers were injured by snakes, scorpions, and poisonous insects on the way, and even more people suffered from various physical discomforts.

It took a group of people two days and one night to browse through this mountain road, which is less than a hundred miles away in a straight line. They are the elite soldiers carefully selected in the army, which shows the difficulty of walking on this mountain road.

After arriving at the bank of the Luoshui River, Li Tai and his troops took a rest in a hidden place, while Wei Fabao led more than a dozen trusted soldiers to swim across the river and search in the direction of Jiuqu City.

(End of this chapter)