Chapter 1272 Zhao Zilong Ran Away

? Lu Bu, who succeeded in the attack, did not pause for much. After occupying Yang, he ordered Song Xian to lead 10,000 infantry to guard the city. He then led 20,000 Bingzhou wolf cavalry and Zhang Liao's 30,000 infantry to advance into the Five-Year Plan. The hinterland of the original county. 35xs

Without the yang that acts as a barrier, Wuyuan County loses its protection. Lu Bu's 20,000 wolf cavalry surrounded Linwo within a few days as if they were in an uninhabited territory. Then Zhang Liao's infantry army rushed to Linwo and faced Linwo County, which was defended by only 2,000 soldiers. It only took Zhang Liao one day to conquer it.

After the army captured Linwo, Lu Bu left 10,000 cavalry to assist Zhang Liao in continuing his attack on the Wuyuan cities. He led 10,000 wolf cavalry towards Shuofang.

In Jiuyuan City, Zhao Zilong was already worried. The news came a few days ago that Lu Bu's army had set off towards Daijun. I don't know what happened, but suddenly there was news that Lu Bu's army appeared under Yangcheng. Before he could react, , Yang had already been lost, and none of the general Sun Jin and his five thousand troops escaped.

Before he could react, Lu Bu's cavalry had already appeared in Linwo, south of Jiuyuan. In less than a day, Linwo was captured by Lu Bu's army.

Early this morning, the soldiers and horses of Lu Bu's army had already appeared at the foot of Jiuyuan City. Seeing tens of thousands of infantry and 10,000 cavalry standing in formation outside the city, Zhao Zilong knew that there was nothing he could do to save himself.

You must know that he only has tens of thousands of troops under his command. Yangcheng alone lost five thousand, and Linwo lost another two thousand. Now the total is only more than ten thousand troops, but there are still Jiuyuan, Wu There are four places to defend: Yuan, Heyin and Manyigu fortresses. Now the county city of Jiuyuan only has 3,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry. These troops are not enough to fill the teeth of Lu Bu's army.

"Military advisor, what should we do now?" Zhao Zilong looked at Mao Dao anxiously;

"My lord, I forgive you, my subordinate... I am really ashamed..." Although Mao is also a civil servant, he is still far away from the military advisor, let alone facing a military advisor of Chen Gong's level. The two of them are almost the same as Fu Xun.

Faced with such a predicament, not to mention them, even Guo Jia and the others were helpless.

"My lord, now Lu Bu's army has entered the hinterland of Wuyuan, and there are 20,000 wolf cavalry outside. It is impossible for the cities of our army to support each other, and it is almost impossible to defend..." Mao said helplessly. ;

"Can we just watch the years of hard work being taken away by Lu Bu?" Zhao Zilong said unwillingly;

Mao didn't speak, but his expression told Zhao Zilong that there was no other way. 35xs

"What if we invite the Tang army to send troops to attack Taiyuan?" Zhao Zilong said;

"It's too late, Lord. If the sun is not lost, we can hold on here for a while. Now Lu Bu's army has reached our hinterland. Even if the Tang army sends troops, it will take time to invade Taiyuan, and it will take a long time." They had to pay a lot of casualties, not to mention that it would take at least ten and a half months for the Tang army to send troops. By the time they were ready to send troops, Wuyuan had been completely occupied by the Zhao army." Mao shook his head and said;

"Alas!" Zhao Zilong sat down slumped and was speechless for a long time.

After a long time, Mao said: "Actually, this situation is not unsolvable."

"Ah? Military advisor, please tell me!"

"Since you can't hold on, then let's leave..."

When Zhao Zilong heard this, he understood what he meant, and he didn't know it, but he just couldn't make up his mind.

"Lord, if you keep cutting off, it will inevitably become chaotic!" Mao said;

"Yes, my lord," Qianzhao said at the side: "My lord, don't you still have two counties in the Central Plains? Why don't you consider returning to the Central Plains?"

"It is indeed possible,

However, I would like to remind my lord that Pingyin County can be temporarily occupied, but it must be returned to the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible. After all, it is the heart of the Central Plains and the capital of the Tang Army. In the past, there were only a thousand soldiers and some strangers. If the Lord withdraws from the Central Plains this time, he must find another place to establish his feet. Mao reminded again;

When Zhao Zilong heard this, he became even more entangled. The hinterland of the Central Plains is not having a good time now, and he has not been able to gain a foothold in the corners. "In the opinion of the military advisor, where should we place our target?"

"My lord, there is no need to be anxious about this matter. You can figure it out slowly." Mao heard Zhao Zilong's words and knew that he was ready to evacuate: "The most urgent thing now is to retreat now."

"Lord, there are still more than 10,000 war horses in the city. If we retreat, we must use these horses, otherwise we will not be able to escape Zhao Jun's pursuit." Qianzhao said;

Zhao Zilong walked back and forth in the hall, and finally made up his mind: "Withdraw, we will withdraw tonight. But, military advisor, where should we withdraw to?"

"There are only two ways to go." Since Zhao Jun captured Yang, Mao knew that Wuyuan and Shuofang could no longer be defended, so he had been looking for countermeasures. Unfortunately, he found that except for Go, there is no other way, but if you go now, you have to think carefully.

"The first is to cross the middle river and go south. Now the Tang army is attacking the county. If we can cross the river and jointly attack the county with the Tang army, we can get support from the Tang army. The second is the Manyi Valley. From the Manyi Valley to the north of the Yin Mountain, and then from the grassland March eastward and arrive at Yanbei County of the Tang Dynasty."

"Actually, if possible, going south is the best way. But now, it's too late to cross the river, so the only way is to go north to Manyi Valley."

"Well, order the elite troops and the families of the generals to gather and prepare for evacuation. Among the ordinary soldiers... select those who are willing to leave, leave some food and property for their families, and send people to Wuyuan City to tell the garrison to evacuate to Manyi Valley Fortress together. At the same time, send people to notify Yiliang overnight and let them tell each other that if they are willing to retreat together, I will wait for them at the northern exit of Manyi Valley for five days. Once the five days are up, I will go to Youzhou by myself."

Once he made up his mind, Zhao Zilong no longer hesitated. As for what to do after returning to Zhongyuan, he would talk about it later.

Soon, Jiuyuan City began to prepare. Because it was night, after Zhang Liao led the army to arrive, the city had been busy preparing for defense, so the movement in the city did not attract too much attention. However, Zhang Liao still sent cavalry patrols to monitor the movement around Jiuyuan City, but Zhang Liao never thought that Zhao Zilong would run away without saying anything.

At three o'clock in the morning, the patrol discovered that more than ten thousand cavalry suddenly ran out of the north gate of Jiuyuan. After leaving the city, the cavalry ran directly to the north. The Zhao cavalry patrol immediately sent someone to report to Zhang Liao. At this time, Zhang Liao woke up, but the situation was unclear at night, so he could only watch and sigh.