Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 44: Heart

The first to cross the barrier were the warriors carefully selected by Shalang from the Second Division. The Northwest Army, which was discovered by the enemy but firmly controlled the closed gate, has already taken the initiative. The hastily assembled Tiannan garrison could not withstand the desperate charge of the Northwest Army elite. When the courage was equal, the advantage in strength was fully manifested. Squeeze back, and finally when the entire closed door is completely exposed, the Northwest army behind will rush in, and the guards can no longer control the surging tide of soldiers, and will soon be submerged in the dark tide .

On September 27, 697 in the Gregorian calendar of the mainland, the Northwest Army seized Cuiping Pass after the Battle of Xiangshuitan and controlled the key to the Lujiang River. Before that, on September 26, the Northwest Army's attack on Bashan Prefecture had already begun. The Northwest Army concentrated two infantry divisions to attack Bashan, and was supported by 50,000 cavalry. The First Division and the Second Guard Division successively launched fierce attacks on Bashan Mansion. On September 28, when the offensive and defensive battle was in full swing, some officers and soldiers of the Bashan Guard Division rebelled. The rebel soldiers opened the door after controlling the west gate. After entering the city gate, 30,000 Mote cavalry had already been waiting outside to enter the pass, and Bashanfu City fell that day.

On September 29, 70,000 cavalry from the Northwest and the Second Division of the Northwest Army arrived at the foot of Lujiangfu City. On October 5, the First and Second Divisions of Northern Luzon and the Fourth and Fifth Divisions of the Northwest Army arrived at the Lujiang Plain with the help of the powerful transportation capacity of the transport vehicles. On October 6, the five main forces of the Northwest Army The division formed a siege on the Lujiang River and cut off all passages between Hanzhong and Tiannan County.

During this series of dramatic changes, on September 28, Situ Jun ordered Qiu Zicheng's Independent Fourth Division to cooperate with the Southern Military Region's Independent First Army to take a boat along the river, and five days later in the eastern part of the Hanzhong Basin. At the same time, in order to cooperate with Situ Jun's actions, after the Third Division of the Northwest Army Corps took over Tianshui Defense, the Third Heavy Cavalry Division of Tengger Corps crossed Sishui Ridge and entered Hanzhong, stationed at North of Hanzhong. On October 5, the First and Fourth Divisions of the Fifth Army Corps of the Southern Military Region arrived at the outskirts of Hanzhong Prefecture.

In just a few days, a series of upheavals stunned everyone inside and outside the empire. The wild attack of the Northwest Army swept across the entire Kansai land. It not only made many people rejoice, but also made many people fall into rage and pain.

In just a few days, whether it was Xie Changyang or Wen Na, both of them had lost weight, and Xie Changyang was a little out of shape. You looked at me and I looked at you with bloodshot eyes. He was speechless. This series of blows came too suddenly. Bashan fell, Cuiping Pass fell, and Lujiang was trapped. What is going on? Even if Li Wufeng is a god, it is impossible to take over half of the two mansions without any warning. Even Lujiang has only one solitary mansion left. This huge contrast made Xie Changyang and Wen Na fall into a painful state. At a loss.

In the past few days, six divisions have been concentrated to attack Hanzhong Fucheng in turn, and the victory is already in sight. Even the Taiping surrendered army in that city has even shot letters with arrows to discuss surrender matters. All of this happened almost overnight. The sky has changed, and Situ Jun, who has not yet recovered from the bad news of Bashan and Lujiang, appears to be the master who receives the fruits of victory. At the foot of Hanzhong Prefecture, but in this case, it is self-evident what their purpose is.

After many days of sleepless planning and hard work, tens of thousands of children's blood and lives were exchanged for such a result, how could this make the two of them happy.

"My lord, the only way we can do now is to accept Situ Jun's request." With a faint sigh, Wen Na also showed a rare look of sadness on his face, yes, after more than ten days of fighting, even His two sons were also seriously injured, but they fell short at the last moment, and instead had to put their tails between their legs and listen to the outsider's orders. Who can understand this kind of feeling.

Xie Changyang didn't speak for a long time, his thin face was full of gloom at this moment, the situation in Kansai had developed to this point, as the commander-in-chief of this battle, of course he couldn't escape the responsibility, he was a little dazed by the harvest results in the early stage, I underestimated Li Wufeng's viciousness and shamelessness, and even underestimated Li Wufeng's ambition and appetite. If he made a mistake, he lost everything, and it was an irreparable mistake. In this situation, is there any room for redemption? ?

"So what if I accepted Situ Jun's conditions? Right now, the road back to Tiannan is blocked by Li Wufeng. Yongchuan is already a dead city. Even if we return to Yongchuan, we will no longer be able to advance and retreat as freely as before. Besides, Situ Jun They won't tolerate us staying in Yongchuan any longer, so what should these 80,000 people do?" Xie Changyang closed his eyes in despair, and sighed with his hands behind his back.

"But if we don't reply, I'm afraid that Situ Jun's army may join hands with the heavy cavalry from the northwest to attack us. In addition to the Lin family's army in the city, we are in a very dangerous situation." Why don't you understand what Xie Changyang said, but now you are facing threats from three parties, no matter how you go in the future, it is reasonable to first get out of the current predicament.

Powerlessly stroking his forehead, Xie Changyang fell into silence again. Although returning to Yongchuan could solve the temporary predicament, but without the backing of Bashan, Yongchuan has become a dangerous city. fate? The huge sense of frustration made Xie Changyang finally feel the impermanence of the world. A few days ago, he was still contemplating a bright future after capturing Hanzhong.

"My lord, why don't we negotiate with the Northwest Army to get them out of the Bashan Pass, and agree that we return to Tiannan, and we hand over Yongchuan and Lujiang to them?" A little bit of sweat oozes out.

Now it is on the verge of extinction, and the four divisions of my Burmese Army have nearly 90,000 people, and the losses in the continuous siege battles are also quite large. Now there are only more than 60,000 people left to maintain combat effectiveness. In addition, Tiannan The three divisions of the legion suffered even more losses, and less than two divisions were able to stand up to the first battle, and the two troops were already quite exhausted. They had hoped to take Hanzhong City and take a rest, but now it has come to naught. With the existing troops, it is impossible to resist the two powerful forces of Situ Jun and the Northwest Army who have newly joined the battlefield. Could it be said that the Lang family has really reached the end of its rope?

With a chill in his heart, Wen Na thought about the current Tiannan Army. Among the regular legions, there are only three divisions that can be called complete. There are also five divisions that cannot exert half of the combat effectiveness of the incomplete alliance. With these forces, it is undoubtedly unrealistic to fight for hegemony in Kansai, and they can return to Tiannan smoothly. Already asked God to worship Buddha. A thought quietly popped up from the bottom of Wen Na's heart. Right now, these divisions in his hands have become a pivotal force in the Tiannan Army. If he can grasp it well,... Wen Na shook his head. When considering these issues, no one can predict when we will get to that point. What needs to be considered now is how to escape and return to our hometown is the most important thing.

"But people like Li Wufeng, can we trust him again?" Youyou asked back, Xie Changyang's exhausted appearance was no longer as energetic as it was back then.

"But if we don't look for him, who can we look for? He blocked our way to the south. If he doesn't agree, we can only become ghosts from a different land. If we don't believe it, we can only look for him." Wen Na, who had other thoughts, seemed much more anxious at this time, as long as he could bring the three divisions in his hands back to his hometown, and there was another division left in Burma ~IndoMTL.com~ His voice could be improved completely Bigger, and the back can be straighter.

Wen Na's mood made Xie Changyang, who was already a little hesitant, even more suspicious. Now that the host and the guest are changing positions, when the Tiannan Army is strong, Wen Na naturally dare not have second thoughts, but now Tian The headquarters of the southern army suffered heavy losses, but the Burmese army still had strength. There were many issues that had to be considered in advance, but what the other party said was reasonable. Without asking Li Wufeng, it was indeed impossible to return, but the details in the middle still need to be resolved. It's good to think about it.

After calming down, Xie Changyang's thoughts became clearer under the stimulation of Wen Na. The current situation is that he must bring the two divisions in Lujiang and the remnant soldiers in Hanzhong back to Tiannan. And he had to go back to Tiannan before the Burmese army of this person in front of him, otherwise, there would be many things that were difficult to predict and had to be guarded against. After going back, we must let the Tiannan Army directly control Burma. Sometimes the excessive trust of Master Jiedu will cause many people to have unnecessary thoughts.

"Forget it, what brother Wen Na said is indeed reasonable. People have to bow their heads under the eaves. Li Wufeng has no credibility anymore. I can only go through it myself. Whether it succeeds or not depends on God's will. " Xie Changyang finally nodded in agreement with the other party's statement.

"My lord, go in person?" The other party suddenly accepted his opinion and wanted to go to the negotiation in person. Wen Na was surprised, but he didn't expect the other party to have doubts about him, it was just a little strange .

"That's right, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs. There are many things that need to be discussed face-to-face. Brother Wen Na brought back a piece of satisfactory news." Xie Changyang glanced at the other party and said with deep meaning.