I’m The King Chapter 1014: : East to West (7)

He Lanjie stood by the stream, taking a brush to scrub his body vigorously for his war horse. mane, He Lanjie was also covered with water. From top to bottom, the whole creek was full of Han soldiers grooming their horses.

He Lanjie was very anxious, five days ago, they caught up with the infantry brigade, and then He Lanxiong took him and Hao Lianpo as the vanguard, and rushed to Shannan County City with 10,000 cavalry to rescue them.

But it is impossible for war horses to travel without stopping all day. After running for an hour, they have to stop and rest for a while. Judging from the anxious expression of the messenger, the situation in Shannan County City is already very bad.

Feng Fayong has died in battle. This news made He Lanjie feel very uncomfortable. Since the founding of the Han Dynasty and the conflict with the Qin people, this is the second senior general to die in battle. The first is Naha, the founding general of the Han Dynasty.

The strength of the Qin people is beyond doubt, but He Lanjie believes that the Han country is stronger. The long-term continuous victories have made the generals of the Han country develop strong self-confidence. Although Naha and Feng Fayong successively But in the eyes of all the generals of the Han army, these two battles were not killed by the opponent in the real fight with swords and guns, and both of them fell into the opponent's trick without exception.

This time the cavalry finally seized the opportunity to fight the Qin people on the battlefield, be it He Lanjie or Hao Lianpo, for the Huns, the significance of fighting the Qin cavalry on the battlefield is even more extraordinary , the royal court of the Huns was destroyed on the grassland by the Qin people, and He Lanjie followed He Lanxiong at the Huolan Mountain Pass to witness tens of thousands of Huns who had surrendered were shot and killed by the Qin general Wang Xiao.

And this time, it was Wang Xiao who led the attack again. For He Lanjie, this was the best opportunity for revenge. He took out a handful of beans from his pocket, stuffed them into the mouth of the war horse, Watching the war horse chewing beans, He Lanjie fondled the horse's big mouth lovingly, bent down, lifted the saddle, and put it on the horse's back.

The horse also seemed to feel that it was about to embark on a journey again, raised its head and neighed softly, and walked out of the stream automatically before He Lanjie could lead it.

"Blow the horn, assemble!" He Lanjie said to the messengers around him.

Beeping the assembly call, the resting cavalry put on their saddles as quickly as possible, got on their horses, and began to return to the team.

"Let's go!" He Lanjie yelled sharply, whipped his horse and was about to move forward in the direction of Shannan County. In the distance, there was a thunderous sound of horseshoes, and dozens of war horses swept towards him from a distance.

"Master He Lan, wait a moment!" The cavalry shouted loudly: "The commander has ordered all cavalry to stop advancing immediately and stand by on the spot."

Rushing in front of He Lanjie, the cavalry shouted loudly.

"What did you say?" He Lanjie snapped.

"Commander He Lan, the commander has ordered the cavalry to stop advancing immediately and stand by on the spot. The commander orders you and Commander Helian to return to the Chinese Army Camp for a meeting immediately." The cavalry took out a gun from his pocket. The command arrow was handed to He Lanjie.

Hao Lianpo and He Lanjie, who came over after hearing the news, looked at each other with doubts and worries in their eyes.

He Lanxiong's central army camp, the first army commander Yan Haibo, the second army commander Tang Yibiao, and Fei Qian and other generals gathered, when He Lanjie and Hao Lianpo rushed into the central army covered in sweat When they were in the big tent, what they heard was the sound of fierce quarrels, and the commander He Lanxiong was looking at the map with his back turned to them.

"What happened?" He Lanjie approached Yan Haibo and asked in a low voice.

"Xiling City is lost." Yan Haibo whispered.

"What?" Like a thunderbolt from the blue, He Lanjie was stunned, "Xiling City is lost, why are you kidding?"

"I'm not kidding." Yan Haibo took a deep breath, "The people of Zhao Guo opened up their Shanggu County, and Qin General Li Xin commanded an army of 100,000 troops to drive straight in from the head of Shanggu County. The main force of the army was deployed in Nanzhang, and there were not many troops in Xiling City. Li Xin came to Xiling City with a drumbeat. According to the information sent by the horse, Li Xin's troops are now divided into two groups, all the way to **** Zhao Yong to Nanzhang, probably to threaten Qin Lei to surrender, while Li Xin is leading the main force and is pressing towards us."

He Lanjie's lips are a little numb. This is a big trouble. If Daijun is lost, their army of nearly 60,000 people will suddenly lose their logistics supplies. This is not a trivial matter. If there is no food for a day, I am afraid that there will be troubles.

"Go back!" Hao Lianpo jumped up suddenly, "Fight to the death with Li Xin and drive him out of Daijun."

He Lanxiong turned around slowly, there are not a few people in the big tent who support this view.

"Hai Bo, what do you think?" He looked at Yan Haibo and asked.

"Commander, Li Xin has an army of 100,000, and this man uses troops with cunning and unpredictable methods. I am not afraid of him, but even if we return to the army, I am afraid that we will not be able to decide the outcome in a short time, and we I’m afraid they won’t be able to hold on to the logistical situation.” Yan Haibo said. “Zhao’s defeat in the Guanzhong Great Plains was such a loss that they didn’t even have the backbone. , I'm afraid that in the future, they may even send troops to assist the Qin people in fighting. Li Xin doesn't have to throw any big bargaining chips. He just needs to tell them that the Daijun will be returned to Zhao Guo. He will come to serve as a **** for them, he has no backbone at all, he was defeated in Guanzhong, and his reputation in the country has plummeted, if he can use this to get back Daijun, it can be used to explain to the people of the country.”

"Hmph, Qin people will return Daijun to them so easily? I'm afraid they will hold it in their hands and cover it for two days, before they warm it up, they will **** it away again!"

"Zhao Guo has now become a dog without a backbone, even if they knew the bun was poisonous, they would probably swallow it." Yan Haibo stood up, "Commander, I don't agree with returning to the division, retreat , I'm afraid Li Xin is looking forward to our return to find him for a decisive battle!"

He Lanxiong nodded slowly, "Hai Bo is right, actually the key is not here, but in Shannan County City, now I finally understand the Qin people's intentions, they actually want to surround us in Dai County , if Shannan County hadn’t persisted until now, I’m afraid we would have been blocked in Dai County, and we could not advance or retreat. Shang Kexi’s desperate **** battle won us a chance to retreat.”

Everyone heard what He Lanxiong said, and when they thought about it carefully, they were all terrified. As He Lanxiong said, if Shannan County has been breached, Wang Xiao's tens of thousands of troops will block their retreat. Believe in an army of 100,000, and then Wang Xiao blocked the road, and their 60,000 army of the Eastern Group Army was sealed in Daijun.

"Send the order to Shang Kexi, let him retreat too, save his strength, and plan to counterattack in the future." He Lanxiong sighed, "The people of Qin took the lead in this game of chess."

"Abandon Dai County and Shannan County?" Tang Yibiao, Fei Qian and the others all changed their expressions, "Commander, in this way, the entire prairie will be completely exposed to the front of the Qin people. Stone City, Wild Goose City, and the entire Hetao Plain will be the targets of the Qin people, and we don't have many troops stationed in these places now. Shall I ask Jicheng first?"

"It's too late!" He Lanxiong said decisively: "How long will it take to come and go, even if our entire army rushes to Shannan County at this moment, there is no point in defending Shannan County. Once Li Xin's army catches up with us, It will cut off our escape route, and our tens of thousands of soldiers in Dongye will really die without a place to die. I have made up my mind that if Jicheng is held accountable in the future, I, He Lanxiong, will bear it all. Now, I order!"

Hearing what He Lanxiong said, all the generals in the tent suddenly stood up.

"Yan Haibo, I order you to lead all the infantry to destroy all the luggage immediately, and the whole army to retreat towards Jishi City with light armor. There are not many soldiers and horses stationed in Jishi City, but Jishi City must not be lost. Therefore, After you lead this army to Jishi City, stand firm in Jishi City.”

"Yes!" Yan Haibo took the order loudly.

"Wu Kai, Lord Wu, the governor of Jishi City, is our old partner. He knows what to do. You should send someone back first to inform him of the situation here. I believe that when you arrive, he will do everything you need to do." Everything has already been done." He Lanxiong said.

"Got it!"

"I will lead the cavalry of the entire Eastern Field to meet Shang Kexi's retreat in Shannan County City, and then Shang Kexi's troops will also retreat to the direction of Jishi City." He Lanxiong said.

"Commander, what about you?" Yan Haibo asked.

He Lanxiong laughed, "The prairie was originally my home. The Qin people came again this time. I will deal with him on the prairie. I want to see if it is the Qin army's iron cavalry." , or our Han cavalry mighty!"

Shannan County City, Shang Kexi led the soldiers to repel the attack of the Qin Army in another **** battle. At this time, three days have passed since Wang Xiao issued the order to take Shannan County City. The gate still stands proudly in front of the Qin army. Above and below the city, there are mountains of corpses and seas of blood. The number of defenders in the city has dropped to 5,000. More than half of the casualties have been paid for by tens of thousands of Qin troops. Wang Xiao He was going crazy, Li Xin's army had already captured Shannan County City, and he was still blocked here. Everything, I am afraid, will become the moon in the mirror, flowers in the water, once He Lanxiong's army slips away, such Opportunity, I'm afraid I will never have it again.

"What? Retreat?" Shang Kexi stared wide-eyed, looking at the messenger in front of him in disbelief.

"Yes, retreat. Daijun has already been captured by Li Xin. If you don't leave, there will be no chance. Commander He Lanxiong asked me to give the general a word. All are lost, the lost land is saved, and everyone gains the land." The messenger said loudly: "And Commander He Lan asked me to tell Commander Shang that this is an order." (To be continued)