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Chapter 634 is just the beginning

Li Zuoche was very cautious and reluctantly sent troops to rescue him. After a whole night, he finally waited until dawn.

Zhou He and the [-] Qi soldiers had already become ghosts under the knife. When Li Zuoche received the news, Li Zuoche fell to the ground as if he had been hit hard in the chest.

The few soldiers who fled back to report the news were all Zhou He's personal soldiers. When they heard that the general died in battle, they felt very uncomfortable.At the same time, they all looked at Li Zuoche bitterly. In their view, the reason why Zhou He's entire army was wiped out was because Li Zuoche was unwilling to rescue him in time.

"It's all you, you refuse to rescue..."

"Li Zuoche ruled out dissidents, refused to rescue, and killed General Zhou..."

"We want to sue King Qi and Prime Minister Kuai for justice..."

All kinds of incomprehension, abuse and accusations came quickly, and Li Zuoche wanted to cry but felt helpless.He can completely understand the feelings of the soldiers, and he has no intention to deal with a few loyal soldiers.

However, God did not intend to let him be wronged for too long. After the news came that the 5 reinforcements in Xingyang were ambushed and [-] or [-] people were killed or injured, those Zhou He soldiers who suspected Li Zuoche immediately stopped talking.

The facts clearly told them that last night was the strategy of the Yue State to ambush the reinforcements.If Li Zuoche had easily sent troops to the rescue, the result might have been exactly the same, exactly the same as Zhou He's end.Many people praised Li Zuoche for being wise, he had insight into the intentions of the Yue Kingdom, and avoided losses...

The soldiers who had been clamoring suddenly fell silent, and all of them were in panic.It can't be said that they underestimated General Li's stomach a little too much, and Li Zuoche didn't intend to haggle with them at all.

He was more of a depression, where there is no wisdom, but the real wisdom should have discovered the conspiracy of the Yue Kingdom from the very beginning, and avoided the loss of the 3 people.But in the end, it was still a bad move, and he was fooled by the Yue Kingdom, and he failed the high expectations of the King of Qi and the trust of the soldiers.

The loss of 3 people in Qiguo is not a particularly serious situation, but if things go on like this, it will not be a good thing after all.The most direct result of last night's failure was the complete failure of the so-called plan to encircle Yue. To be precise, it should have ended before it even started.

The defensive strength of the Han army in Xingyang and Chenggao was also weakened to a certain extent. The most serious consequence was that the morale and self-confidence of the Han army were severely hit.Since then, when it comes to the army of Yue, I am afraid that the Han army will have an involuntary fear!
As for the Qi State... there are only [-] troops left, and it seems a bit weak to actually participate in the war.Moreover, Yue Wang Yinxu did not play cards according to common sense, and his unpredictable methods made Li Zuoche a little at a loss. He couldn't guarantee that it would be safe to stay in Guangwu Mountain, and he might fall into the way of the Yue army again.

If they enter Xingyang or Chenggao, the fundamental nature of sending troops will also change.The effect played will also be very limited, and it is still the result of the cornered beast.It is naturally impossible to continue to stay, in Li Zuoche's view, if the Qi army does not leave.I'm afraid that the next thing Yin Xu has to deal with will make himself and his [-] soldiers.

"But if we just leave like this, it seems that even the king of Qi, Han Xin, will be hard to explain to the world." Li Zuoche was very embarrassed, but he ordered his soldiers to guard him closely, not to leave any hidden dangers, and he was afraid that if he made a mistake, he would be given to Yue. The country can take advantage of the opportunity, and then make a long-term plan.

Just when Li Zuoche was in trouble, an edict from King Han Xin of Qi came from Linzi to remind Li Zuoche not to fall for Yue's scheme.Han Xin stated that if you lose the enemy or have embarrassing things, try to protect yourself as much as possible, and just withdraw when necessary.It is precisely because of this that Li Zuoche's troops who came to rescue the Han Kingdom retreated after stationing in Guangwu Mountain for a few days.As for the so-called face and other insignificant things, Li Zuoche didn't care at all.

The army of Qi State passed Liang State when it went west, and it also passed Liang State when it went east.

For Qi's retreat, Liang Wang Peng Yu felt a kind of gratitude, but also a kind of great sorrow.

Fortunately, the Qi army lost [-] in an instant when they attacked. If he also participated in this battle, he would be the one who suffered the loss.

The sad thing is that the Qi army was defeated so easily. How strong is the Yue army?
The Qi army was defeated and retreated, which proves that the Han country has not been able to last long. After all, there are only two remaining cities, and it will be a matter of time before the Vietnamese army breaks the city.Next, the army of the Yue State will directly face Daliang. Yin Xu has the ambition to unify the world, so it is naturally impossible to allow Liang State to have the slightest chance to breathe.

At that time... How could Liang Jun be the opponent of the Vietnamese Army?Even if they ask for help, the only reinforcement is Qi.But in Peng Yue's eyes, Qi State itself is like a mud bodhisattva crossing the river and cannot protect himself.Although in the end it was a situation where Qi and Yue were competing for supremacy, Peng Yue was obviously more optimistic about Yue.

Even if he asks for help, can Han Xin help him keep the country?Peng Yue is not optimistic about this. Han Guo is a good example, and the Qi army has not left in despair.So what should Liang Guo do then?Stubborn resistance, the city was destroyed?Does that make sense?Or... Peng Yue shook his head lightly, and sighed sadly: "Is there only one way to go?"

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Li Zuoche left just like that, and when he received the news, Xingyang City was cast a gloomy shadow.

In the Palace of the King of Han, Lu Zhi was listless. Although she really wanted to cheer up, the successive failures made him see no hope.Now she began to understand her husband Liu Bang's state of mind at that time, helpless, muddling along, or breaking the jar.

It would have been a good thing to defend the two isolated cities as horns of each other, and to rescue each other.But now it has become a loophole. To be precise, it is because of their poor direct communication and the leakage of the subpoena agreement.The Yue State only used a few piles of fire to confuse them, and the loopholes in the beacon fire communication were well exploited.

It's a pity that they didn't even see the doorway, or this is the reason for the so-called fixed thinking!They all rashly believed that the beacon fire was lit by Cheng Gao and Zhou Bo, and rashly sent reinforcements out of the city, but were eventually ambushed by the Vietnamese army.

Fortunately, Zhou Bo reacted quickly and rushed to the rescue in time, and thanks to the lack of troops in the Yue Kingdom, he was unable to contain Cheng Gao, so Xia Houying was given a chance.Zhou Bo originally wanted to attack the Yue State Camp, but Ying Bu had already led his army back to defend, so there was no chance at all.What is more important to them is their own robe, so Zhou Bo rushed to the rescue in time. Fortunately, he arrived in time and saved Xia Houying.

Narrowly escaping again, Xia Houying felt like he was alive after a catastrophe. He had experienced the hell-like tragedy of Shura twice, which was an absolute torture and test for the human spirit.

The Yue Kingdom is really terrible, this thought has been in Xia Houying's mind for a long time, and has been lingering.

After Zhou Bo rescued him, he went back to Chenggao, where Zhou Bo still needs to be in charge.As for Xia Houying, he returned to Xingyang in despair.

After seeing Xia Houying's disastrous defeat, Lu Zhi and Fan Kui were shocked, and blamed themselves more.If they hadn't insisted that Xia Houying go to the rescue, there wouldn't be such a result.Cao Shen was the one who suffered the most. He clearly foresaw some dangers, but he didn't persist, and the final compromise led to such a tragic result.

It was just a farce, and Han Guo paid the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers in vain...

"Queen, this is the end of the matter, so don't be upset. The loss of [-] to [-] troops will not hurt the root." Seeing Lu Zhi's half-dead, frustrated expression, Fan Kui comforted him softly.

It doesn't hurt the root, how well said!There are still 20 troops in Xingyang City, and it seems that they have not been hurt at all.But every time this consumes a little bit, if it goes on gradually, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Especially in terms of morale, the Yue State had not yet attacked the city, and it had already dealt such a serious blow to the Han army.The most deadly thing was the blow to morale. The surviving soldiers of the Han army came back last night and said that they all had the feeling of having a nightmare.

It has become a common phenomenon to talk about the discoloration of the Vietnamese army.After these soldiers described the situation to the defenders in the city, an unprecedented fear began to spread in the city, making people terrified.This kind of "rumor" spread very quickly, even if the generals of the Han army wanted to control it, they couldn't suppress it at all.The more suppressed, the darker the description became, and the soldiers of the Han army felt that there was no silver 300 taels here.An atmosphere of fear of "surpassing" has begun to spread in Xingyang City, which has caused a kind of panic.

It caused serious pressure on the Han army's defense of the city, and the matter has reached a very serious level...

"The matter has come to this point, there is nothing we can do to regret, we just need to be on guard..."

"General Zhou Bo said that the following actions must be cautious, step by step, and never be deceived by the Yue State again..." Xia Houying conveyed Zhou Bo's explanation, and felt even more uncomfortable.

Lu Zhi nodded lightly and said: "Yes, the situation does not allow us to make mistakes anymore, we must be cautious..." For them, there is another hope, and that is the reinforcements from Qi and Liang.

But at this time, something more serious happened, Lu Zhi and others received the news.When the Qi army saw Cheng Gao was in danger that day, they also sent troops to rescue, but they were ambushed by the cavalry of the Han army, and [-] people were killed or injured.Now Qi General Li Zuoche has led his army back to be cautious...

Qi's reinforcements had left, and when they received such news, Lu Zhi and the others were shocked.The reinforcements seemed to be the last hope for them, but they did not expect that the Qi State would abandon them in the end. Now it seems that all the hopes on the periphery have been shattered, and everything can only be relied on by themselves.As for Liang Wang Peng Yue, there is no hope at all...

Lu Zhi was exhausted and disappointed, but this was only the beginning, and the really annoying things were yet to come...

(End of this chapter)