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Chapter 291 The Crisis of the Empire

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    "Second brother, the emperor asked Li Guangli to station troops. On the surface, he was to defend the Xiongnu from detouring to Yongzhou, but in fact, he was also defending us." Huo Tang said unhappily. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's deployment soon spread to Dunhuang, and Li Guangli's 90,000  The army did not go north to fight against the Huns, but stationed troops to stabilize the situation. Almost everyone can see the profound meaning of this.

    "He is the emperor, how could he not be on guard? He is just worried about his brother Can Lu Bode alone stop the Huns' 200,000-strong army?" Huo Guang said with a worried look on his face.  Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took his defense for granted. He was just worried about whether Lu Bode alone and the 150,000 troops in Bingzhou and Shuofang could stop the Huns' 200,000 cavalry.

    What Huo Guang is most worried about is not the disparity in military strength. What he is most worried about is Lu Bode, because both Lu Bode and Yang Pu are old!  Lu Bode is already over fifty years old, and is no longer the young prefect who led You Beiping's three thousand cavalry across Mobei.  It may still be useful to have him sit in the center now, but Huo Guang is also worried about letting such an old man lead troops in battle again.

    "Now it seems that the emperor has no one to use. Even people like Li Guangli have been entrusted with important responsibilities." Huo Tang is a woman after all, and it is inevitable that she will be a bit mean when she speaks.

    "Yes, there are not many generals who can be used in the court. Lu Bode and Yang Pu are also old. Xun Shen and others are still acceptable as generals, but they are not enough to command a large army. Li Guangli  If you are too ambitious, your vision is too narrow!" Huo Guang also made a brief comment on several people appointed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

    Today's Han Dynasty is indeed as Huo Tang said. There are not many people in the court who can be generals. It is an era of insecurity.  On the other hand, Huo Guang has many talents under his command, and Huo Guang has been in charge of the Han's main military operations in the past ten years.

    "It stands to reason that both Wei Youqu and Hun Uwe have taken action, and Anxi should also launch a large-scale attack. However, judging from the military information received in the past few days, there is still no movement from Eurobazo, and I don't know if he is still waiting.  What, little sister is always a little uneasy in her heart." Huo Tang expressed the doubts in his heart.  Under normal circumstances, the Xiongnu and North Korea attacked from two sides. At this time, it was time for the Parthian army to invade in a large scale, forming a three-sided encirclement.  But when war broke out in the northern and northeastern regions of the Han Dynasty, Eurobazo still did nothing.

    "You also feel uneasy?" Huo Guang frowned and looked at Huo Tang.

    Huo Tang nodded in response, with a solemn look on his face.

    "In this case order Bai Zheng to retreat to the two levels." Huo Guang didn't know that Anxi's follow-up army of 100,000 people was already on the way. Eurobazo's calmness made him feel uneasy. At this time, Huo Guang actually felt  There was another more important thing to do, so when he heard that Huo Tang was also worried, he made a decisive decision to retreat again.

    And this time retreating to two levels is tantamount to completely giving up the land of the Western Region.

    When the news that the Privy Council ordered all the troops in Wu'an City to retreat first arrived in Wu'an City, and before Bai Zheng began to make arrangements for the retreat, an unexpected change occurred that surprised everyone.

    "Jun Wu'an, our army scouts discovered that another hundred thousand troops have appeared in Anxi, and they are less than fifty miles away from here." Zhao Ponu hurriedly walked into the meeting hall. Although Zhao Ponu was higher than Bai Zheng in terms of age and seniority, he  Huo Guang personally designated Bai Zheng as the frontline commander, and even Zhao Ponu had to obey orders.

    There are still 70,000 troops in Wu'an City, and there are four generals: Bai Zheng, Zhao Ponu, Li Ling, and Gao Bushi.  Its strength was more than half of what Huo Guang had, but with such elite strength, when Bai Zheng heard that another hundred thousand troops had appeared from An'an, he broke into a cold sweat behind his back.

    "Send the order, retreat immediately, don't ask for any useless things, Lord Yancheng, you stay behind." Bai Zheng ordered immediately.

    No matter how easy it is to defend and difficult to attack Wu'an City, the 250,000-strong army will not be able to hold on for long. By then, even if it is besieged, these tens of thousands of people will be surrounded and killed here.  Since there was an order from the Privy Council to retreat, Bai Zheng chose to retreat without hesitation.

    When Ourobazo learned that the Han army was preparing to retreat, the imperial prime minister ordered the entire army to attack the Han army without any hesitation.  This time Eurobazo directly sent 100,000 horse archers as the pursuit vanguard. These Parthian horse archers were lightly armored and had only a dagger except for the bows and arrows in their hands.  They were already fast and agile, and they could shoot at medium and long range while moving. After a chase, they caused a lot of trouble for the retreat of the Han army.

    After Gao Bushi led 5,000 cavalry to defeat, he felt the most that this kind of Parthian horse archers, who were like gangrene on the bones, could not get rid of them at all.  Gao Bushi immediately reined in the horse's head and turned to face the pursuing Parthian horse archers.

    When Gao Wushi turned around, the five thousand cavalrymen accompanying him also turned around. Gao Wushi made a few movements with his hands, and the five thousand cavalrymenThe soldiers quickly changed into a charge formation.  At this time, there is no need to say anything, or even words to motivate these soldiers. They all know that the rear team they are in must charge, and even all of them die here, leaving nothing to the 65,000 comrades.  To buy time to retreat.

    "There is no defense, only offense. Charge with me" Gao Bushi raised his Huanshou knife high and shouted loudly, taking the lead.

    No Han army saw how Gao did not know how this counter-pursuit battle was carried out, and no survivors could describe the brutality of the battle at that time.

    When Bai Zheng retreated to Yumen Pass with an army of less than 70,000 men, Gao Bushi never waited for the end of the war, and with him returned to Yumen Pass was the news of the 100,000-strong follow-up army.

    In the Governor's Mansion, after hearing the news, Huo Guang and Huo Tang looked at each other. They finally understood what Eurobazo was waiting for. What he was waiting for was not the Huns and Wei Youqu, but his own follow-up army of 100,000 people.  And with the arrival of Anxi's follow-up army of 100,000, Huo Guang's generals also fell for the first time.

    "What I mean is, let Mr. Lechu take the 30,000 infantry to garrison at Yangguan, while Bai Zheng's 70,000 troops continue to garrison at Yumen Pass. The straight-line distance between the two passes is less than 60 miles, so our army will fight the Parthian army here. And  To the west of the two passes, there is sufficient water in the Puchang Sea, which is two hundred miles away. Now that Orobazo has an army of 250,000, supply and water sources are a serious problem. As long as they hold on to the two passes as a stronghold for a few days, they will be able to  We have to retreat to the Puchanghai area for temporary repairs, so that we will not face their non-stop attacks. One hundred thousand versus two hundred and fifty thousand should not be a big problem." Huo Tang pointed to the map and said to Huo Guang, now  He is the Lord of the Privy Council, and she has actually discussed these possible situations with her subordinates in the Privy Council many times.  Factors such as water supply have long been considered in the war.

    "Let everything be done as you wishlet Gaoyou inherit the position of Lord Yancheng and continue to lead Yuan Gao Wu Shi's subordinates." Huo Guang seemed a little absent-minded, as if Eurobazo's twenty-five  Wan Dajun is not the main reason that really bothers him.

    Gao You is the eldest son of Gao Bushi. He came to Hexi with his father many years ago. Although he is only a middle-level officer at the rank of captain, Huo Guang still let him inherit the title of Gao Bushi.

    When Eurobazo came to Yumen Pass with 250,000 Parthian troops, he couldn't help but be shocked by the defensive facilities in front of him that looked like a city wall.  This kind of huge fortress built directly on the plain was built entirely for war. Moreover, Eurobazo also discovered that there are huge rammed earth fortresses and beacon towers from Yumenguan to the south. Finally, with more than fifty  The inside and outside are connected by Yangguan.  These two huge war fortresses are the horns of each other, and guard the water source behind the two passes.  Moreover, there is Dunhuang City in the rear between the two passes. Huo Guang's Hexi Military Camp is there and can support any of them at any time.

    In Eurobazo¡¯s eyes, these are no longer just two simple passes, but a huge and complete defense system.  From information transmission, to material distribution, to the deployment of troops, and even the control of food and water sources are included.

    "The wisdom of the Eastwhat a perfect defense system!" Eurobazo's eyes were eager to try, but he did not hesitate to praise the Yumen Yangguan defense system.

    ???????????????????????????????????? Appreciation is all, and Eurobazo still sent out an army of servants to attack without hesitation.  Eurobazo chose to start from many places in this attack, and the whole process was an all-round test.  For Eurobazo, who set foot on the eastern land for the first time, this trial allowed him to figure out the purpose of those defense facilities that he had never seen before, and also roughly understood how to support and deploy troops among these passes.

    When Eurobazo continued to test the two-level defense system, the news here was quickly passed to Chang'an City.

    "Your Majesty, the Governor's Office of the Western Regions has urgently reported that Anxi's 100,000 follow-up troops have arrived. Now Europazo has a total of 250,000 troops. Wu'an City has been lost, and the Lord of Yancheng died in battle Anxi's army  They have already entered the second pass of Yangguan Pass in Yumen. Governor Huo Guang has sent 30,000 temporarily recruited troops to Yangguan. Together with the troops who have retreated from Wu'an City, the two passes have a total of 100,000 troops. In addition, there are 30,000 Hexi troops in Dunhuang.  ." Hexi's arrival report did not conceal or modify the matter in any way, and it was passed to Chang'an as it was.

    When the number 250,000 appeared in the court, the entire court was silent, and even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty turned slightly pale on his face.  Now Huo Guang's apparent army only has 130,000 troops. 130,000 vs. 250,000 people can basically be said to have no chance of winning, and the Parthian armored cavalry cannot be effectively restrained on the frontal battlefield.

    For a time, the court was gloomy and gloomy, but as the saying goes, misfortune never comes alone. When everyone had not recovered from the battle in Hexi, a flying horse rode into Changchun from the direction of Youzhou.install.

    "Your Majestyan urgent report from Youzhou" The chamberlain quickly received the urgent report sent by Youzhou's fast horse.

    When he heard another urgent report from Youzhou, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's face was no longer white, but turned livid.

    The Youzhou emergency report appeared at this time, which saved Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty from ringing the huge bell of Weiyang Palace in the middle of the night.

    "What kind of urgent report is it? Just read it!" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said in a deep voice. After all, he was a hero of the generation, and he could still maintain the magnanimity of an emperor at this time.

    "The governor of Youzhou urgently reported that the North Korean guard Youqu was defeated. The left general Xun She led his army out of the city to pursue him. The central guard planned an ambush in Youqu. The left general Xun She was killed in the battle. The 60,000-strong army was wiped out. Now the whole of You Beiping has fallen.  , only Guangcheng is an isolated city. In addition, the navy ship of General Yang Pu was scuttled, and Wang Xian's city could not be attacked for a long time. Now Yang Pu's troops are forced to be trapped in Nianchan." The chamberlain mustered up the courage to write the history of Youzhou Governor  The following content was read out.

    "Bastardbastard Xun Shen" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty finally could no longer suppress his manic emotions.  It was the first time he cursed at a minister in court, and this minister was General Zuo who had just died in battle.

    The 60,000-strong army of the Second Division of Youji was completely annihilated by Xun Shen. This was an unprecedented defeat since the founding of the Han Dynasty, and it also occurred in a war against a small country like North Korea.  Since then, almost half of Youzhou has fallen, and Yang Pu, who attacked Joseon Wangxian City from the waterway, was also trapped in a place called Nianchan on the southwest coast of Wangxian City.
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