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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star Chassis to Break through the Void Chapter 447: Dilemma and Loss of Ground

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    Yuan Chao looked at the burning city in front of him with stern eyes.  After conquering Lujiang County, others advised him to go eastward and seize the prosperous Yangzhou (Guangling) first, but he resisted all opinions and decided to go north to take Henan Road first.  Because of Cheng Qianli's defeat, there was no force that could stop him from Huainan Road to Henan Road.  Wherever his troops went, every city either surrendered or was conquered in one fell swoop. With almost no delay, he arrived at Yiyang County, and one step further north was Henan Road.  It was here that he received the news that his younger brother Yuan Ying had been defeated and captured. This news shocked Yuan Chao and caused the entire rebel army to become commotion.  One of the reasons why Yuan Chao advocated the northward advance was that after entering Henan Road, he could join up with Yuan Ying. The two rebel armies from the north and the south could unite together, and their strength could reach nearly one million. Moreover, by seizing Luoyang's granaries, they could cut off Chang'an's supplies.  .  But Yuan Ying's defeat made his plan aborted, and what to do next became a big problem.  In order to vent his anger and boost morale, Yuan Chao issued a massacre order to massacre Yiyang County. The 20,000 to 30,000 households in Yiyang County suddenly became delicacies in the mouths of these ferocious beasts.  If they did not follow the thieves' rule, they would be dead, so the number of thieves increased by more than 20,000.  Yuan Ying has gathered more than 400,000 people at this time. With so many people, the daily consumption of so many people is a huge number.  He was not good at these logistical supply matters, and he wasted an unknown amount of food and grass every day, which gave him an even bigger headache.  "Hahahaha so refreshing." Behind him, Fang Qing was wearing a belt and walked out with a refreshed look. A woman's cry could still be heard faintly in the room. Yuan Chao glanced at him, but Fang Qing  Calmly: "Yuan Dalang, don't worry, as long as we take Luoyang, we will exchange Ye Chang's life for Brother Yuan Wu." Yuan Chao's mouth curved slightly, but he sighed secretly in his heart.  Unlike Yuan Ying who did not take Ye Chang seriously, Yuan Huang felt that Ye Chang was his lifelong rival from the beginning to the end.  The reason why Yuan Ying went north to start an uprising was because he wanted to cut off the tracks and force Ye Chang to stay in the Central Plains and not go to the south to stop him.  Although this goal has been achieved now, it has also failed my brothers.  Fang Qing didn't take Ye Chang seriously, thinking that he had hundreds of thousands of people on his side, enough to defeat Ye Chang. His mentality was the same as that of Yuan Ying.  The difference is that Yuan Ying can still listen to Yuan Chao's advice to some extent, but Fang Qing cannot listen at all.  They are a group of thieves, and Yuan Chao is only the nominal co-leader. He can barely restrain everyone, which is already a good command of his. As for getting everyone to obey his orders - this is better than defeating Ye directly.  Being smooth is even more difficult.  "What happened to that dead eunuch now?" Seeing Fang Qing leave in a bored manner, Yuan Chao asked the people around him. "The dead eunuch he mentioned was An Yuanguang's adoptive father and Cheng Qianli's military ambassador Luo Fengxian."  "That eggless thing ran away very fast. I chased him several times but couldn't catch up. He should be in Shangcai now." Chen Zhuang said beside him.  "It's a pity that we couldn't capture him. If we could capture him, the problem would be easier to solve," Yuan Chao murmured. The dead eunuch Luo Fengxian he said was quite capable of escaping and was not captured as the rebels said.  Instead of killing him, he ran all the way north and fled to Shangcai. He was surrounded by only a few hundred soldiers to protect him. Everyone was panic-stricken and didn't know what to do.  When they went south, they were all confident. They felt that with the elite of the Forbidden Army, quelling the chaos was just a matter of time. Everyone was just here to gain military glory, so Luo Fengxian dared to place his adopted son in the army.  As a result, Luo Fengxian did not understand military affairs, was careless about pre-commands, was timid in the face of the enemy, and fled for his life first. As a result, Cheng Qianli was defeated, and tens of thousands of forbidden troops were also wiped out. He simply threw himself into the thieves and became a member of the bandit army.  The bones are in strength.  This result made Luo Fengxian shocked and scared, and he didn't know what to do.  ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUTOUT to think about what to do next. When he arrived in Shangcai, he got the news that Ye Chang had captured Yuan Ying, and also learned that the thief had temporarily stopped in Yiyang County, so he became more energetic.  "Where are the soldiers I want you to send? I am now ordered to supervise the army to fight against the thieves, and I need sergeants. How dare you, a mere county magistrate, hinder my military plan?" He stared at Shangcai Ling in front of him and cursed randomly.  , scolded Cai Ling enough to make his face turn earth-colored.  They are all old officials, so why don¡¯t they know that this dead eunuch is looking for a scapegoat for themselves? His fiasco with Cheng Qianli has nothing to do with Shang Cai Ling, but a thief bites him to the bone, let alone this vicious eunuch?  He was thinking about how to flatter the eunuch so that he could escape. As the saying goes, wisdom arises out of desperation, he actually came up with a trick.  "Gong Luo, it is not because of his humble position that he obstructed him, but because the people of Shangcai were short of food and could not support the army. Moreover, when Duke Luo went south, he had already passed through Shangcai. At that time, there were dozens of officers in the city.  , all followed Luo Gong to fight south, and their lives and deaths are still unknownThe thief is now in Yiyang County, less than a hundred miles away from Shangcai. He can arrive day and night. He is responsible for his humble duties and his duties. He will serve the country with his death. However, Duke Luo has a heavy burden on his shoulders and cannot make any mistakes. "Don't say these things that are not true. You  He just said, "Give me troops or not. If there are no troops, let your servants go out and capture the young men to fill them up." How could Luo Fengxian have the patience to listen to his nonsense? He interrupted him sharply.  "A humble position can't raise troops, but a humble position knows who has the soldiersDaxi Dayin followed Ye Gong's order to recruit troops in Duji Road. Now he has nearly ten thousand brave men in his hands, and he has used the power of Ye Gong's victory to frighten the small group.  , Why don¡¯t Duke Luo invite him to come here to help?¡± ¡°Da Xi Dayin Da Xi Ke?¡± Hearing this, Luo Fengxian¡¯s heart moved.  He never thought that Cheng Qianli's disastrous defeat was the result of his preparatory military affairs, but that it was Cheng Qianli's incompetence and that he was completely implicated by Cheng Qianli.  He also knew that it would be almost impossible for him to get ahead after returning to Beijing after being defeated this time.  Unless you can turn defeat into victory, you must at least win a big victory so that you can make up for your previous losses.  But winning a war requires soldiers. Before, Luo Feng first forced Cai Ling to send troops to protect himself, but now, he had a new purpose.  "It's a pity that Yuan Guang is not here. It would be great if my son Yuan Guang is around. I don't know if he has ever been under Ye Chang's hands" Luo Fengxian murmured.  Cai Ling didn't say anything, and turned Luo Fengxian's attention to Xi Ke, just take it out.  In fact, Da Xikai also fled to Yancheng, Yuzhou. He was originally surrounded by bandits in Linru. Later, Ye Chang used his body to lure the enemy. Da Xikai did not know how to break up the siege and escaped overnight. He originally wanted to escape back to Luoyang, but he learned about it halfway.  More than 100,000 thieves surrounded Luoyang. He was so frightened that he turned east and fled all the way to Yancheng, Yuzhou, where he finally regained his breath.  At this time, he heard that Ye Chang defeated Yuan Ying in Luoyang. After he came to his senses, he knew that he was guilty of missing you, so he recruited young men in Yuzhou and Xuzhou, just to recruit more troops and horses to offset his crime.  Then Ye Chang prepared to encircle and annihilate Yuan Ying in Luokou Cang, but Da Xijie did not catch up with the battle. Although he had raised nearly 20,000 young men, he found that he did not know what to do.  During the entire war, he showed absolutely no performance. If he did, he abandoned Linru and fled.  Like Luo Fengxian, he also had to pay the price for his cowardice and incompetence. Therefore, facing the 20,000 newly recruited young men, he did not know what to do.  "Dayin, what should we do with these young men? Should they be taken to Luoyang or disbanded on the spot?" Having been delayed in Yancheng for several days, a staff member came to ask Da Xijie, and two big bubbles appeared at the corners of Da Xijia's mouth.  , was unwilling to speak, but when he heard the question, his eyes suddenly stared: "How do I knowah yo, ah yo" He covered the corners of his mouth and cried out in pain. The staff did not dare to laugh, but they did not dare not to say: "Although Yancheng  They haven't been harassed by thieves, but staying here for a long time is not the same thing. Dayin, if these two young men are not dealt with in time, they will inevitably get into trouble in the camp these days if they stay in the camp for a long time.  How many babies do you have to give birth to every day?" "I only have one meal with them every day, so that they will not be too full and only think about fighting," Da Xikai said angrily.  The staff was shocked and said: "Da Yin, you must not do this. If this is true, I am afraid they will be forced to come back Now the thieves from Jiangnan have attacked, and Cheng Qianli has been defeated. If they go south to join the thieves from Jiangnan, they will only  I'm afraid that the court can't spare Dayin." "Now the court can't spare me either." Da Xike murmured while cursing Ye Chang in his heart.  He originally thought that if he cooperated with Ye Chang to liquidate Yang Guozhong's forces in Luoyang City, Ye Chang would look at him differently. If he really overthrew Yang Guozhong, he would even have a chance to rise to the top.  But he never thought that after the thief emerged, Ye Chang would not hesitate to drive him out to recruit troops. Thinking of the situation when Ye Chang gave the order that day, Da Xijie felt that if he returned to Luoyang like this, even if Ye Chang did not kill him in the name of delaying the military plane.  , his official career is probably over.  How can a person who offended Ye Chang and Yang Guozhong still have a foothold in the court? "They are all these dead thieves, these dead thieves." Da Xikai became more and more angry as he thought about it, and started to curse in the lobby of the Yamen, but as soon as he cursed  , the bubble at the corner of the mouth hurt again, so the curse turned into the sound of "ah yo" again. At this moment, there were rapid footsteps in front of the door: "Dayin, Dayin, there is a messenger asking to see you." "Messenger?"  "Da Xikai's heart suddenly jumped, and he froze. He asked in a trembling voice: "Is it sent by the imperial court or Ye Gong?" If he was sent by the imperial court, he must have been summoned back to the court to question him.  The one sent by Chang would not be a good thing. He would either scold him for missing the opportunity to fight, or ask him to return to Luoyang to report on his duties.  "None of them, they say they are the envoys of the Supervisory Army Ambassador Luo Gong." "The Supervisory Army Ambassador Luo Gong Luo Fengxian, he is not dead yet." Da Xikai breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned: "Why did he send the envoy to me?  "Won't Dayin know it as soon as he sees it?" said the staff beside him.  SoonSon, the envoy arrived in front of Da Xike. He was a guard of the Imperial Army. Although he was not a big official, he looked a little arrogant.  "Let me, the military commander, go to Shangcai to meet him?" Hearing the order conveyed by the school guard, Da Xikai almost jumped up, looking very ugly.  "Cheng Qianli is the deputy marshal of troops and horses, and has the power to oversee the troops and horses of Henan and Huainan Province. Now that Cheng Qianli has died in battle, Duke Luo is the supervisor of the army, so he naturally has this power." The school guard said: "Now the thieves have been blocked by Duke Luo in the Huai River.  , Its power has been exhausted, and it is not as good as piercing Lu Zhen. However, Duke Luo has insufficient troops, so he summons Da Xi Dayin to meet him. " Da Xi Kuo did not believe a word of what the school guard said.  Why is it blocked by the Huai River and the end of the strong crossbow? If Luo Fengxian had this ability, Cheng Qianli would not have died. The only possibility is that Luo Fengxian was afraid of death and wanted to summon his 20,000 young men to protect him.  So Daxi smiled faintly: "I came here to recruit troops under the order of Lord Ye. I dare not move without the order of Lord Ye." "Daxi Dayin, you are wrong to say this. You are Yin of Henan, and you are the guardian of the country."  If Luo Gong fails to support his duties and the thieves cross the Huai River and enter Henan Road, there have been thieves in Henan Road before and a large number of thieves come back. What will happen to you?" The school guard was a good eloquent and said with a sneer: "Luo?  The prince is just a supervisor of the army, and he is not afraid of death or injury even if he is a close relative. You are a high-ranking official in the border area, but you dare not step forward for fear of thieves Well, just wait for the prison car coming from Chang'an City. After the school guard finished speaking, he turned around and left, unexpectedly  No longer looking at Da Xikai, Da Xikai's heart skipped a beat, because the school guard's words spoke to his heart. What he feared most was that a prison car would come from Chang'an City and escort him back to the capital.  Then he will be punished in prison. If this is the case, how could Yang Guozhong let go of this opportunity? He will definitely kill him in prison, but he will have no one to protect him "Wait a minute, wait a minute, why are you in such a hurry?  , I didn¡¯t say that I wouldn¡¯t help Duke Luo, but I couldn¡¯t do anything without the instructions from Duke Ye.  "Da Xi's mind changed. Luo Fengxian wouldn't let this school guard just come and threaten, right? "Da Xi Dayin, you have to be careful. Now you are in a difficult situation. You must have someone in the court, mainly a saint.  I'll speak for you in front of you." The school guard turned around and sneered: "It doesn't matter whether you obey Lord Ye's orders or not, but the orders of the saints" Da Xi was horrified and moved. He understood what Luo Fengxian meant, and if he could help him survive,  During this most dangerous period, Luo Fengxian was willing to protect him in front of Li Longji. Although Luo Fengxian was not the most favored eunuch in the palace and could not compete with Gao Lishi, it was definitely Li Longji who could win the position of eunuch.  With a word from him, the hope of preserving his future greatly increased. Da Xikai was thinking about what to do. At this moment, an aide came over in a hurry, with a strange look on his face.  He quietly placed a stack of paper in front of him. This was the People's Daily, the most well-informed newspaper in Chang'an City, even better than the imperial newspaper. Da Xiqiao glanced at it and stood up immediately when he saw the title.  He said with emotion: "Well, since Mr. Luo has stopped the thief, how can I not share the worries of the court I will leave tomorrow, no, I will set off now to supervise the army to go south to help Mr. Luo defeat the thief." He became so fast,  Such thoroughness surprised the imperial guard, but he didn't care about why Da Xikai changed like this. As long as he brought Da Xikai's 20,000 men to Shangcai, his mission would be completed.
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