Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 383 Desperate
"Your Highness, do you mean to avoid the enemy temporarily?" Cui Hong was puzzled that Li Yue did not mention his troops and went north.

The area north of Bingzhou has been swallowed up by Murong Ke and Murong Chui. Even if Li Yue led his army northward, he would not be able to compete with Murong Ke.

What's more, if you want to go north, you have to go around Hedong. If you want to blame, you can only blame Zhang Ping for not listening to the advice and being taken advantage of.

"You don't know Zhang Ping. If we go to support him now, he will definitely hide in Shangdang City and let our army fight a bloody battle with the Yan army. This is not how battles are fought. Besides, Zhang Ping didn't come to ask for help."

More haste less speed.

Taking Hedong and Shangdang, Liang will not lose.

In order to defend against the Black Cloud Army, Zhang Ping had a large number of troops in Shangdang. With the 2 troops he had fled back, he had at least 4 men at his disposal, which was insufficient for attacking but more than adequate for defending the city.

Looking around, who else can Zhang Ping rely on besides himself?

Before this battle, Wang Meng had predicted that Yan Guo's capture of Bingzhou would do more harm than good.

Blocking the Tuoba clan's path to the Central Plains, it was only a matter of time before the two sides turned against each other.

Secondly, Yan's territory is becoming more and more narrow, and there are more and more places that need to be defended, making it more difficult to concentrate national power in the future.

Third, together with the Fu family, Bingzhou's threat to Guanzhong is not lower than that of Hebei.

Bingzhou was a strategic location for Liang, Dai and Qin, but it was useless to Yan State.

"Hedong is close to Guanzhong, Lu Guang leads the troops... If he surrenders to Guanzhong..." Cui Hong rolled his eyes.

"You can rest assured that even if Lu Guang wants to surrender to Guanzhong, General Heiyun will not obey his order. He will seek death by doing this." Li Yue's fancy for Lu Guang is not lower than that of Xu Cheng and Gao Yun. He is brave and resourceful. He had the talent of a general, but he had to surrender in order to get Lu Polou back. People were so far apart from each other that no one knew what he was thinking.

There are school officials and generals in the Heiyun Army. If Lu Guang had other thoughts, he would be the first to die.

This is actually a test for him.

Loyalty is above all else these days. No matter how powerful you are, if you are disloyal, the harm will be greater.

If he passes this test, the Liang Kingdom will have one more general in the future. If he fails to pass this test, he will disappear into the long river of history in advance...

Li Yue then stood still in Luoyang and watched the changes. He also visited the whole city of Luoyang.

In ancient times, if the dynasty wanted to make progress, it would make Chang'an its capital; if it wanted to stay strong, it would make Luoyang its capital.

Yecheng has always been a little bit uneasy. Once the Liaodong grassland power rises, Yecheng will become the front line.

Now that Liang is strong, it doesn't matter, but no one can tell what will happen a few generations later.

This is also the reason why Cao Wei finally chose Luoyang as its capital.

However, this idea just flashed through my mind. Moving the capital to Luoyang would not only face the threat of Huan Wen, but also be intimidated by Di Qin.

What Liang Guo will develop in the future depends on where it will go in the future...

After Wei Shan healed his injuries, he launched another fierce attack on Yique. This time the Jin army was not so lucky. The Heiyun army was bound to win. Everyone wore double armor and held large shields and pushed forward.

Zhu Xu saw that the Heiyun Army was coming with a ferocious force and that its powerful crossbows had little effect. He was unwilling to fight to the death, so he abandoned the pass and retreated to Wancheng.

Yique was successfully recovered.

Wei Shan rushed back to Luoyang without stopping to plead guilty.

"There's no need to apologize. The credit for capturing Yique will be halved." Li Yue helped Wei Shan up and checked his injuries. When he saw the scars all over his body, he felt sad in his heart.

Wei Shan has participated in almost all the battles since the rise of Black Cloud Mountain. He is not the kind of fierce general who only relies on his life to fight.

It’s okay to be young, he’s almost forty now…

In the past two years, too many people have passed away silently.

"In the past two years, you have been able to have a good life and maintain your health. You will have more children. Your younger generation will take charge of the battle."

If a general of Wei Shan's level dies in battle, it will be a blow to the Black Cloud Army. "Your Highness, does he dislike his boss?" Wei Shan was not stupid. He heard that Li Yue's words were wrong and he looked disappointed.

"Fart, I'm letting you rest for two years. Your body is not what it used to be. It just so happens that Jia Jian is transferred to the governor of Huaizhou. You go to guard Pengcheng, serve as the governor of Sizhou, and govern the army in the southeast. I don't care about others. Don’t worry, only you will go.”

Huaisi is close to Jiangdong, and many people are concerned about the Jin Dynasty.

The battle of Shouchun wouldn't have been so hard if someone hadn't cooperated inside and outside.

"Haha, don't worry, Your Highness, I will take care of them when I go to Sizhou." Wei Shan is on the same level as Jia Jian, Wang Meng and others, so it is not considered a demotion.

"Your Highness, a messenger from the upper party has arrived!" the guard reported outside the door.

"Finally we're here." Li Yue cheered up and asked Wei Shan to stand by his side. He also summoned Cui Hong.

The military feudal system of Yan State was very attractive to Zhuhu.

After Murong Ke entered Bingzhou, military discipline was strict, and the barbarians lined the streets to welcome him. Jie, Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Xianbei, and Sogdiana all rushed to join him. Even the Han people heard about Murong Ke's reputation and came to join him. The barriers and docks built by Zhang Ping The fort is in name only.

The Yan army gained momentum, and then Murong Ke led an army of [-] to attack Shangdang. Duan Gong led an army of [-] Hu miscellaneous troops to capture Hedong.

Zhang Ping was worried and sent someone to ask for help.

"The only person in the world who can rival Murong Ke is the King of Liang! Bingzhou is in danger now. If Your Highness sends troops, Zhang Shijun is willing to serve the King of Liang as the master!" The envoy put on a high hat as soon as he came up.

However, Li Yue is not stunned by his flattery. So far, Zhang Ping still doesn't have much sincerity.

Since this guy separated his country and merged with the state, he has surrendered to all the surrounding forces...

The sentence "I serve the King of Liang as my chief" cannot impress anyone.

"How does Commander Zhang plan to help him?"

"Murong Ke is the pillar of the Yan Kingdom. If Your Highness can capture and kill this man, the Yan Kingdom will be defeated. The unification of the Northern Kingdom by Daliang is just around the corner. As long as Your Highness goes to war, Zhang Shijun is willing to attack Murong Ke together!"

What he said was that Heiyun Army was to be the main force, with Zhang Ping playing the side drum from behind.

The most untrustworthy thing in this world is an ally, especially someone like Zhang Ping. If both he and Murong Ke are harmed, it is not certain who Zhang Ping will fight.

"It seems that Commander Zhang still can't see the situation clearly. Go back and tell him that he will ask for help after you think clearly."

Zhang Ping was sure that Li Yue would not give up joining the party, so he shamelessly asked for help.

Murong Ke's army didn't come, so why did the Heiyun army go up?
To take action, he would have to wait until Murong Ke was exhausted in Shangdang City, unless Zhang Ping now declared his unconditional surrender to Liang Guo and gave up Shangdang.

But how could Zhang Ping be so generous as a person?

With tens of thousands of people in his hands, how could he give up until the last moment?

Those who came from the bottom to kill were all fierce, but Zhang Ping did not lose everything and still had a glimmer of hope.

"Your Highness..."

"Send off guests!" Li Yue dismissed all illusions in his heart. This was a tough battle. He not only had to face Murong Ke, but also had to guard against Zhang Ping.

The messenger could only retreat.

Li Yue immediately ordered the army to go north and enter Yewang City, one step away from Shangdang.

At the same time, Murong Ke also attacked Tongtian.

Zhang Ping gathered a large number of troops at Huguan, but at the same time he divided his troops to defend Tianjingguan to prevent the Ye Wang's Black Cloud Army from moving north.

This move actually revealed his inner thoughts.

Even in the face of such a desperate situation, he never thought of seeking refuge with Liang Guo. He repeatedly asked for reinforcements just to reap the benefits.

(End of this chapter)