Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 452
After Meng Xuanyu saw the information on the note, his hands and feet felt cold and his body trembled, because——Xi County was destroyed!
After the important town of Xingzhou was breached by the Song army, the next protective checkpoint was Xixian County in Houshu.

It could have relied on the city and an army of [-] to resist for a period of time.However, Han Baozheng did not defend the city, but led tens of thousands of Houshu troops out of the city to fight against the tigers and wolves of the Song Dynasty who were rushing towards them.

As a result, it was a crushing defeat!
"Why didn't you obey His Highness's order!"

Meng Xuanyu almost exploded with anger.

The letter sent by him, signed by himself, and stamped with the seal of the inspector, still did not stop the defeat.

"Stupid, why didn't you obey the order!" Meng Xuanyu was furious and asked the sky.

All the soldiers exclaimed.

"Your Highness, why are you so angry?"

"What on earth happened?"

Everyone couldn't help asking each other, and they all had a bad premonition in their hearts, which might be related to the defeat on the front line.

Su Chen didn't read the note, and had already guessed, perhaps, that the historical trajectory could not be avoided.

It should be that Han Baozheng was defeated by the [-] elite soldiers led by Shi Yande, the forward of the Song army and the commander of the Ma army, and fled the city.

Sure enough, Meng Xuanyu said: "General Han lost the front line. He lined up to meet the enemy in front of Xixian County. The result was a disastrous defeat. The [-] Shu army lost their helmets and armor, and retreated across the board!"

"Ah, how...is this possible!"

Everyone was taken aback, and looked at each other, showing concern.

"General Han received a letter written by His Highness. He should stick to the city. Why did he go out of the city to fight? Could it be that the letter didn't arrive?"

Meng Xuanyu shook his head and said: "It's meaningless to discuss this right now. The tens of thousands of Shu troops in the frontier fortress were defeated like this. Those who were beheaded were beheaded, those who were captured were captured, and those who fled were scattered. Even the city walls can't stop the Song army, their next target is Yangping Pass in Sanquan Mountain, if they cross Sanquan Mountain, they will reach Jiameng Pass in Lizhou, which is getting closer to the capital of Shu."

Speaking of this, Meng Xuanyu felt more and more pressure.

The Song army was really too fierce. They were all elite soldiers from the Forbidden Army, and they drove straight in. There are so many checkpoints and rugged mountain roads, but the efficiency with which they can attack the city so quickly is frightening!
Jianmen guard Zhou Yong was dumbfounded at this moment, a little unbelievable, unable to accept the news of his master's defeat.

Lu Han, Song Dewei, Wang Keliao and the others felt it was a pity, and even somewhat puzzled and questioned General Han, how could such a prudent general make such a mistake.

Meng Xuanyu unconsciously looked at Su Chen.

Just now they were still arguing, even laughing at Su Chen's suspicion, thinking that General Han Baozheng would not lose, now the news came, it really slapped everyone in the face.

"Brother Chen, in your opinion, what should we do next?"

At this time, Meng Xuanyu humbly asked for advice.

He paid more and more attention to Su Chen's suggestions and guesses, because they were so accurate.

Anyone who doesn't believe it will be slapped in the face soon!
Don't think for yourself, it's a waste of energy, and it's easy to make mistakes in analysis, just listen to Su Chen's opinion.

This is Meng Xuanyu's thoughts at this time!

Even Luo Qijun, Lu Han, Wang Keliao, and Song Dewei had strange eyes when they looked at Su Chen.

Some think he is a crow's mouth.

Su Chen is not proud, because this is recorded in the history books, he has familiarized himself with this history and has an impression of it.

This is his advantage when he wears it back, but it is definitely not something that can be done with a little knowledge of history in order to truly fight against the Song army. It needs to be adapted to the situation.

"As far as I know, General Han is indeed not that reckless person. There are two reasons for this situation. One is negligence. He did not receive the letter from His Highness in time. He was deceived by the Song army because of his large number of people. Out of the city to fight, leading to failure."

"The second reason may also be the reason why General Han had to leave the city after receiving the letter. For example, Wang Zhaoyang's military order was issued to let him go out of the city to fight. He had to obey the commander's order, so he ventured out of the city, which led to defeated."

Hearing Su Chen's explanation, Zhou Yong was exonerating General Han, but he had a little more affection for him.

"The final general feels that it must be the second reason. If General Han hadn't had a hard time, he probably wouldn't have fought so recklessly." Zhou Yong was also defending his master Han Baozheng.

These are not what Meng Xuanyu cares about, no matter what the reason, the Chengguan is lost.

Even if there was a reason for Han Baozheng's incident this time, he didn't need to take the blame and was dealt with by military law, he would have to be dismissed and investigated.

Because in just half a month, he was defeated all the way and had no record at all, which is really unreasonable.

"I want to know how to reverse this situation?" Meng Xuanyu asked anxiously.

Su Chen said in a calm manner: "Your Highness, don't be in a hurry. We still have a chance. Before Jianmen, there are two checkpoints, one is Yangping Pass in Sanquan Mountain, and the other is Jiameng Pass in Lizhou. These days, I study the map and feel that the probability of Yangping Pass being held is not high, we must focus on Jiameng Pass, this place is the key to turning the situation around.”

"However, today's Jiameng Pass happened to be stationed by Wang Zhaoyuan for several days, and it has not stopped until now. If we can take Wang Zhaoyuan at Jiameng Pass and control the [-] troops in Xiongguan, then we will have great hope. .”

"Really?"

"When have I lied to you?" Su Chen asked without answering.

Meng Xuanyu was taken aback for a moment, then smiled wryly and nodded slightly.

Jiang Zuo Su Lang did not deceive him, and this time, he couldn't doubt it!
Everyone around was stunned, it was too casual for this person to talk to the Second Prince like this.

Meng Xuanyu opened the mouth and said: "Send the order, leave the customs immediately tomorrow morning, and rush to Jiameng Pass as soon as possible!"

"Here!" Luo Qijun and the others received the order with cupped fists, and a tense and urgent atmosphere began to pervade the hearts of the generals.

(End of this chapter)