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Chapter 512 It Will Be Better Later

Zhao Guangyuan led his army to gain the upper hand.

They thought they were going to win a great victory, but they didn't expect the enemy to react quickly and line up to fight back, and their reaction was not weak.

Although the enemy divided its forces to attack Dasan Pass and Long Pass, and were held up by both sides and unable to return for reinforcements, although they were outnumbered, they had more cavalry and the two sides were evenly matched.

However, because the King of Yue led the troops himself and the Qi army was greatly encouraged before the expedition, their morale was high and they quickly defeated the enemy and forced them to retreat.

Soon it was time for Luo Jin to withdraw his troops.

Zhao Guangyuan led his troops in pursuit for a while, then ordered a ceasefire and returned to the city.

"My Lord, why don't you pursue the victory?"

Fang Er and Zhang Zhi were standing on the left and right of the King of Yue. Jiang Huan was also there, so he answered for him, "Your Highness, are you afraid that the other side will come back to help?"

"Yes and no," Zhao Guangyuan replied.

First, they were afraid that the enemy would come back to reinforce them. Second, the enemy had more cavalry and was faster than the Qi army. If they caught up with them, they were afraid that the enemy cavalry would turn around and chase them, which would be disadvantageous to their side.

The generals soon figured it out.

Although they couldn't pursue the victory, it was still a victory. Since the prince came, they had won several games, which was very gratifying.

So he excitedly withdrew his troops.

After the enemy coalition forces were defeated, they also ordered the soldiers attacking the other two passes to withdraw. When the enemy heard that they were defeated, their morale suddenly collapsed and they were chased and beaten by the "bandit soldiers" from Changping and Yuezhou.

Dasan Pass and Long Pass had just faced their first battle, and it was a great victory, and the morale of the two passes was boiling.

After receiving the order from the King of Yue, the commanders guarding the two passes thought that they might have to recruit soldiers everywhere to supplement their troops during the war. Now that someone is willing to surrender, it doesn't matter if he is a mountain bandit, a local gangster or a pirate. As long as he is from Da Qi and is willing to surrender, he must be accepted.

Moreover, they are so brave in battle, and they have their own weapons and armor, and they are all cavalry! They have their own sophisticated equipment, and they did nothing in the two levels, but they got this elite force. I can only be happy.

The commanders guarding the two passes immediately incorporated the two elite troops into their army.

As a result, they didn't have time to be happy, because the battle at Hangu Pass was at a stalemate, and the King of Yue asked for the two elite troops on the pretext of replenishing his forces.

Of course, this is a matter for later. Now let’s talk about Hangu Pass.

When the generals and soldiers returned to the city victoriously, the voices of celebrating victory could be heard on the city walls. "Victory, victory, victory!" "King of Yue, King of Yue, King of Yue!" The sounds of swords and arrows clashing and shouts of celebration of victory were endless.

The King of Yue, the great commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition, was supported by almost all the soldiers in the army.

Zhao Guangyuan was riding on his horse, facing the cheers with a calm expression, not showing any pride. However, Fang Er and Zhang Zhi, who were following beside him, were very excited.

The blood in their hearts was aroused even more. They liked the feeling of fighting with the enemy on the battlefield and enjoyed the sense of achievement of being respected after the victory.

"Your Majesty!"

Zhao Guangyuan glanced at Fang Er and knew what he wanted to say without him saying anything. For a man this big, it would be a waste of talent if he didn't join the army.

"Wait for your brother to come, and you can switch places with him. You stay, and he returns to the capital to be the Grand Marshal."

"Yes!" Fang Er nodded excitedly. He wanted to command the troops for the prince!
As a result, when they returned to the general's tent, they saw Fang Da waiting for them. They were so happy to meet old friends.

"Your Highness!" Fang Da looked excited.

"You're here." Zhao Guangyuan patted his shoulder with a smile. It had been a few years since they last saw each other.

"Brother!" After Fang Da greeted the prince, Fang Er came forward and gave him a bear hug. The two brothers hadn't seen each other for several years, so they naturally missed each other. "How many people did you bring? What did you say to the public?"

"I brought a thousand people with me. Marshal Fang heard that I was the prince's man and did not ask any more questions."

Zhao Guangyuan nodded. Although Fang Sheng didn't dare to stand behind him openly, he always gave him convenience. He had to remember this kindness.

"Your Highness, since Marshal Fang has made it so convenient for us, do you want to transfer more troops from the two places?" Fang Da suggested, just in time to put the people hiding behind him in the open.

But Wei Zuo on the side disagreed, "No. Your Majesty, I still suggest that you keep a few tricks. As long as we can hold Fang Sheng hostage, we will have more than 30,000 elite soldiers around us, and we can attack or defend. Then we can show the tiger talisman, and Hangu Pass will almost fall into our hands. We should keep a backup plan in Changping, Yuezhou."

Wei Zuo was still worried that the stalemate in the war would last too long and something unexpected would happen in the capital.

By then, even if you have hundreds of thousands of troops at Hangu Pass, it will be disadvantageous to the prince if there is no one else.

Lu Ye, Jiang Huan and others also agreed with Wei Zuo. "Let's make some more preparations."

Zhao Guangyuan also had the same idea, and everyone quickly reached a consensus.

Afterwards, Fang Sheng led all the generals to the commander's tent to analyze the battle.

Because the battle was not long, the Qi army lost more than 6,000 men. "The Western Rong coalition was initially suppressed by us, and the number of casualties is estimated to be several times ours. We still suffer from too few cavalry. Otherwise, if we pursue them with all our might, I'm afraid we can force them to retreat and seek peace."

"Yes. What a pity." All the generals sighed, they had too few cavalry.

One reason was that Guan Du took away some of the cavalry back then, and the other was that the military pay allocated by the court had been decreasing in recent years, and raising horses was a very expensive thing, so the number of cavalry was decreasing.

"We have seized thousands of their war horses this time. If we take good care of them and breed them with our own horses, we will surely be able to raise top-quality horses!"

Everyone agreed.

After analyzing the battle situation again, they dispersed. However, Zhao Guangyuan kept Sunyu.

Seeing that the prince had finally summoned him, Sun Yu was extremely excited. These days, he had just stood not far away and watched him like everyone else.

"I will see you at last, the prince."

"No need to do that." Zhao Guangyuan stepped forward and helped him up. Both of them couldn't help but sigh.

Sun Yu is the eldest son of Sun Lu, who was a capable subordinate of Duke Lu. After Duke Lu's family was exterminated, although Sun Lu and his two sons were still in Hangu Pass, they were marginalized for more than ten years and were not reused.

Later, Sun Lu resigned and joined Zhao Guangyuan, leaving Sun Yu alone in Hangu Pass.

When Zhao Guangyuan arrived at Hangu Pass, he actually wanted to meet him alone, but he didn't have time to do so in order to avoid suspicion and because the fighting was fierce in those days.

"Your Majesty is as brave as Duke Lu in those days. I..." I felt very relieved. Sun Yu suddenly choked up.

Zhao Guangyuan looked at him and sighed. "You've suffered a lot over the years."

"I am not suffering. Duke Lu always told us to guard Hangu Pass, and I have never forgotten it."

Sun Yu slowed down and said, "Since Marshal Fang came here, I can now lead troops. I think my skills have not been wasted."

Zhao Guangyuan nodded. How could he not know the difficulties that his grandfather's subordinates had experienced back then?

Those who stayed in the army had not been given important positions or promoted for so many years. Those who returned home after retirement did not necessarily live well either.

"It will be fine in the future."

"Yes, it will be fine later."