Dynasty Conquest

Chapter 537 Iron Orchid Pass

Tielan Pass Fortress.

Overcast clouds, thick smoke billowing straight into the sky, the majestic pass has become riddled with holes and bloodstains, piles of corpses have spread from the pass wall to the far field, and the air is filled with a pungent burnt smell .

The blood-stained soldiers of the Far Eastern Army looked at the Hanhai soldiers receding like a tide. They held up their weapons and let out loud cheers. This was the No. 15 large-scale attack they repelled the Hanhai soldiers.

The Guancheng is full of dead bodies, both from the Far Eastern Army and Hanhai soldiers. Many corpses are incomplete and bloody, but the soldiers of the Far Eastern Army who repelled the Hanhai soldiers are too tired. Cleaning the battlefield, they leaned on the corpses and panted, waiting for the next fight.

"Dinner's ready! Dinner's ready!" Taking advantage of Han Haijun's retreat, the Huotou soldiers lifted a frame of black-faced steamed buns to the wall, and the hungry soldiers from the Far East swarmed up, and were immediately robbed of everything.

The Far Eastern Army Command fled all the way from Ice City in Dandong Province to Tielan Pass before stopping the retreat. As the cavalry of the Hanhai Army clenched their buttocks tightly, all the food, grass, weapons and luggage of the Far Eastern Army fell into the Hanhai Army. In their hands, the current Far Eastern Army is no longer the one that can conquer and fight well. They are chased here by the Hanhai soldiers like bereaved dogs. Not only is there a shortage of food, but the morale of the army is even lower.

"Damn it, this battle was so useless—" Sitting in a pool of muddy blood, biting hard black-faced steamed buns, the soldiers of the Far Eastern Army were full of resentment.

Someone carefully reminded: "You should say a few words less, be careful that the officer will be beaten when he hears it."

The command of the Far Eastern Army’s command to retreat left more than a dozen provinces in the Far East to the people of Hanhai. The soldiers of the Far East Army held a sigh of relief in their hearts and had no place to vent.

Now on the street, the soldiers of the Far East Army are the targets of people's resentment, calling them deserters. For the soldiers of the Far East who want to defend their home and country, this is more uncomfortable than killing them.

But the fact is that they handed over the Far East to the Hanhai people without any resistance, and abandoned tens of millions of people. The prestige of the Far East Army Command has reached a freezing point.

Although the Far East Army is now struggling to resist the onslaught of the Hanhai people in Tielan Pass, causing heavy casualties every day, the residents of Tielan Pass do not buy it, because they are fleeing troops, and people will throw stones on the streets...

The soldiers of the Far East were full of complaints and stood on the front line, but the generals of the Far East Army Command were worried about their future.

Abandoning the thirteen provinces in the Far East without authorization, and throwing tens of millions of residents to the people of Hanhai, although Liu Wenwu explained it as a strategic retreat in the report to Wang Jing, but it was nothing more than self-deception. Greed for life and fear of death, wanting to preserve strength.

Liu Wenwu also regrets it now. The Far Eastern Army has now become a rat crossing the street. Everyone shouts and beats them. Not only the Hanhai people look down on them and call them cowards, but even their own people ridicule them as fleeing troops.

But the matter has come to this point, Liu Wenwu has no choice but to hold Tielan Pass and firmly control the army in his hands, so as to preserve his glory and wealth.

"Liu Shuai, the people of Hanhai are attacking more and more fiercely. If it continues like this, I'm afraid they won't be able to defend." Chief of Staff Wang Dong frowned, very worried.

"If we can't hold it, we have to hold it. We have no way out now. The Far East is lost. If Tielan Pass can't be held, we really have no way out."

Liu Wenwu ordered: "You go to Kara Province personally and tell the Governor of Kara Province that if Tielan Pass cannot be held, their Kara Province will bear the brunt, and his governor will not be successful. Tell him that everything must be over 15 years old and under 60 years old. Recruit all the males for me to join our Far East Army!"

Wang Dong worried: "Will this cause a civil uprising?"

Liu Wenwu waved his hand: "I can't control so much now, Wang Jing has appointed Lin Nuoyan as the commander, and led an army of 15 to Tielan Pass. If we want to survive, we must have enough strength, do you understand?"

Wang Dong nodded, "Leave this matter to me."

The Far Eastern Army retreated too hastily. Not only did they lose a lot of people, but many troops did not receive the order to retreat in time. In the end, they were made dumplings by the people of Hanhai. Only 30 of the 8 Far Eastern Army escaped to Tielan Pass alive. The troops were either annihilated or routed.

Now Liu Wenwu understands very well that he needs enough strength now, as long as he has a heavy army in his hands, Wang Jing will not dare to do anything to him.

When I win a few battles and spend some money to operate it, I can escape the guilt of losing land and land. I have to say that Liu Wenwu's calculation is very good.

Marshal Lin Nuoyan of the Nanchuan Army led the army with a secret edict from Emperor Long Han, that is, to let him play by ear, if possible, arrest Marshal Liu Wenwu of the Far East Army, escort him back to Wangjing for trial, and control the Far East Army.

Lin Nuoyan led the army to gallop through the starry night, and finally arrived at Tielan Pass on February 18. Before arriving at Tielan Pass, Lin Nuoyan sent scouts to investigate the reality of the Far Eastern Army. When he learned that the Far Eastern Army still had [-] troops, he immediately He gave up the idea of ​​arresting Liu Wenwu, because a little carelessness would lead to an internal fight, and in the end it was the Hanhai people who were cheap.

Facing Lin Nuoyan's arrival, Marshal Liu Wenwu of the Far East Army was still very vigilant. He refused the Nanchuan Army to enter Tielan Pass on the grounds that the Tielan Pass fortress had limited barracks, but asked the Nanchuan Army to set up camp outside the pass.

Regarding Liu Wenwu's vigilance, Lin Nuoyan smiled back and readily agreed. After all, it is not the time to settle the case, and it is reasonable to unanimously speak out.

Lin Nuoyan ordered the 10 Nanchuan Army and the [-] Internal Guards to divide into two camps, and he himself took dozens of guards to Tielan Pass to read the emperor's will. Since the secret edict cannot be implemented, he can only temporarily stabilize Liu A civilized heart.

"Liu Shuai, Lin Nuoyan has already arrived at the pass and asked to enter." Lin Nuoyan's arrival made Tie Languan tense up and down.

"How many soldiers and horses did he bring?" Liu Wenwu asked.

"Less than fifty, they are all guards."

Liu Wenwu stood up and paced the room, and after thinking for a while, he ordered: "Switch, I will go to meet the reinforcements myself!"

Liu Wenwu's posture was very low. After all, he was a general of the defeated army. He personally led dozens of senior generals of the Far East Army to welcome Lin Nuoyan's arrival before closing the door.

Seeing the heavily guarded state of the whole city, Lin Nuoyan didn't say anything, but read the imperial decree with a smile.

At the beginning of the imperial decree, Liu Wenwu was severely punished for carrying out a strategic retreat without Wang Jing's approval, but the final punishment was minimal. He was only fined three years' salary and asked him to atone for his crimes. This is a typical thunder. The sound is loud and the rain is small.

Liu Wenwu also didn't expect Wang Jing's punishment to be so light, which greatly exceeded his expectations, and he couldn't understand it for a while. According to his crime, beheading would be light.

Liu Wenwu raised his head and looked at Lin Nuoyan: "Shuai Lin, this is not a lie to me, is it?"

Lin Nuoyan laughed: "Could it be that Liu Shuai suspects that the edict is fake?"

Liu Wenwu stood where he was and did not speak, expressing his acquiescence to this statement.

"Your Majesty originally wanted to chop off your head. You lost thirteen provinces in the Far East and more than [-] troops. Killing you a hundred times is not enough, but Your Majesty is kind. I think you are also a veteran of the two dynasties. You have made great contributions to the dynasty. No Credit also comes with hard work, and this is the opportunity for you to redeem your sins, why don't you thank you?"

Hearing this, Liu Wenwu immediately felt relieved, and hurriedly received an order to thank him. The rest of the senior Far Eastern generals all heaved a sigh of relief. Since Liu Wenwu was fine, they would naturally not be blamed. Anxiety can finally be let go.

"Shuai Lin, the journey is tiring. I've already prepared a banquet at the mansion. Please—" Now that he saved his head, Liu Wenwu couldn't be happier, and hastily invited Lin Nuoyan to enter Tielan Pass.

(End of this chapter)