Chapter 198: Escape
"General, what should we do?"
"General, what should we do?"
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The generals of Yanguan gathered around Xiao Yuanshan, repeating the same question, what should we do now?
Xiao Yuanshan was so frightened that he couldn't think at all. ReadМ
He turned around and looked around, looking for Mo Zhai in the crowd, but suddenly realized that Mo Zhai was dead.
Faced with the generals' questions, he could not answer at all.
If everything is true, the Yuan family has rebelled, and Beidi has arrived again.
Then they are going to attack Yan Pass from both sides.
In this way, how could Yan Pass be defended?
"Yan Guan is over." A voice kept repeating in his mind.
He looked at the many generals who had their eyes on him and said: "Immediately arrange the arrangements as General Mo had drilled before."
On the same day, Mo Zhai came back covered in blood and gathered the generals of Yanguan to practice the situation of Yanguan being attacked on both sides at the same time.
When the generals heard this, they bowed in response and turned around to leave.
At this time, Xiao Yuanshan wiped the cold sweat on his head and asked Xiao Qing, "Have the Yuan family's troops arrived?"
"With less than ten miles to go, scouts from the Yuan family have already appeared at the south gate." Xiao Qing said.
Xiao Yuanshan nodded, "Gather the soldiers immediately and leave now."
"Yes, General." Xiao Qing said.
There are only 160,000 imperial troops in Yan Pass.
There are no less than 300,000 Beidi troops in the north, and the Yuan family has 150,000 troops in the south.
Even if Mo Di comes in person, he can't hold the Yan Pass.
Instead of doing this, it is better to escape from Yanguan and return to the Xiao family in Yizhou.
After all, once the Yan Pass is broken, the world's situation will change dramatically.
The Xiao family could not stand on its own due to the natural dangers of Yizhou, but no one could hold him accountable.
Return to your mansion.
He immediately asked his own soldiers to pack away the gold and silver.
After a while, Xiao Qing brought fifty cavalry over.
These fifty cavalrymen are all descendants of the Xiao family.
"Let's go, general. If you don't leave, it will be too late." Xiao Qing said.
Xiao Yuanshan nodded.
This Yan Pass is nothing more than a money tree to him.
Now this money tree has become a life-threatening knife, and he doesn't dare to take it anymore.
After getting on their horses, the group headed towards the south gate of Yanguan Pass.
When the gatekeeper saw Xiao Yuanshan's arrival, he bowed and said, "Where are you going, General Xiao?"
"I am going to personally persuade Yuan Li to rein in the situation and open the city gate quickly." Xiao Yuanshan shouted.
Although the general guarding the gate was dubious, Xiao Yuanshan was the current commander of Yan Pass, so he could only do as he was told.
Riding out on horseback.
Xiao Yuanshan and his party disappeared into the darkness.
An hour later.
Little lights appeared in the darkness to the south.
The light gradually became clear, and it was a densely packed torch.
The Yuan family's troops have arrived!
At this time, the last hope of the generals at Yanguan was shattered.
Xiao Yuanshan lied to them and he escaped.
The general fled without a fight, and the news spread quickly in Yanguan.
The morale of the generals and soldiers suddenly fell to the lowest point.
The most important thing is that Yanguan is now in a leaderless situation.
Everyone can lead the generals in battle.
at this time.
The guard at the south gate noticed a few lights appearing in the darkness to the west.
The fire was getting closer.
As they got closer, a voice sounded in the firelight.
"Open the city gate quickly, I am Mo Yu!" As he spoke, Mo Yu put the torch next to his face.
"It's Captain Mo." The general guarding the city recognized Mo Yu and made a surprised sound.
Immediately, he ordered the city gate to be opened.
"Where is Xiao Yuanshan?" Mo Yu asked after entering the city.
The city gate guard sighed and said what Xiao Yuanshan said before leaving.
"He ran so fast!" Mo Yu clenched his fists.
To him, this bastard was also suspected of his father's death.
But he calmed down immediately. Now was not the time to focus on personal vendettas.
In order for him to arrive at Yanguan in time, the King of Yan gave him and the accompanying cavalry four horses.
He killed two horses just in time to arrive.
As most of the royal troops were infantry, their march was slow and it would take at least a day to arrive.
In other words, Yanguan will have to survive at least one day.
"His Royal Highness King Yan's troops will arrive at Yan Pass in one day." Mo Yu said.
In the face of a formidable enemy, the most important thing is military morale.
Especially Xiao Yuanshan, the general, escaped before the battle, which dealt a heavy blow to the soldiers.
Although in the eyes of the Yanguan soldiers, Xiao Yuanshan was nothing.
But the current Xiao Yuanshan represents the Dasong imperial court.
"The King of Yan is here." The generals whispered after hearing this.
During this time, King Yan's reputation had long spread in the hearts of the Yanguan soldiers.
They trusted King Yan more than Yuan Li.
After all, they are the Great Song Forbidden Army and they eat royal food.
And King Yan is the prince, representing the royal family, so they are naturally close.
Seeing that the generals' expressions were a little calmer, Mo Yu took out a document and said, "This is from Ma Yushi. This time the emperor ordered Ma Yushi to come to Yanzhou to have the right to act expediently. When he learned that Yuan Li was plotting rebellion, Xiao Yuanshan could not I am worthy of the great responsibility, and Yushi Ma has ordered me to temporarily take over the post of deputy general of Yanguan."
After a pause, he said: "Xiao Yuanshan is missing now, and everyone in Yan and Guan are listening to my orders."
The confidant generals who once served under Mo Zhai naturally wished that Mo Yu could take charge of Yan County on his behalf.
Mo Yu often follows Mo Zhai. Although he doesn't have any extraordinary abilities, he still has some 60 or 70 percent abilities.
With him in command of the Yanguan soldiers, at least they would not be like Xiao Yuanshan who was clueless.
Although some other generals with powerful family backgrounds were unhappy, they had to accept it because of Ma Yuan's documents.
"Yes, General Mo." All the generals responded in unison.
Mo Yu nodded, and at this time summoned all the generals of Yanguan and asked them to arrange it as they had practiced in the past.
Among them, he left 120,000 people on the north wall and arranged 40,000 of them on the south wall.
After that, he rode back and forth in Yanguan to check the defense.
Outside the south gate.
Guo Tu looked at the Yanguan wall with torches shining.
The torches on it were moving back and forth, obviously preparing for defense.
"Mo Di is dead, and the general in the city is Xiao Yuanshan, a drunkard. God bless the Yuan family." Guo Tu smiled.
Originally, he was still a little unconfident about attacking Yanguan.
But when he learned that Mo Di was dead, he suddenly felt that great things could be accomplished.
Raising his hand, he ordered the army to stop and said to the generals around him: "Let the soldiers rest for half an hour, and then launch an attack on Yan Pass after half an hour."
He did not plan to rest for a night and then attack at dawn.
Because the news of his rebellion had spread.
The longer he stayed, the more danger the Yuan family faced.
Not to mention the King of Yan, even the army of the powerful families might enter Yanzhou to quell the rebellion.
So for him, the sooner he took Yan Pass, the more stable the Yuan family would be. If the Beidi army entered the pass, the situation in Yanzhou would be determined.
Half an hour is not a long time.
When the time came, hundreds of ladders were lifted up by the soldiers.
At the same time, three hundred fire guns were pushed to the front.
Looking at Yan Pass illuminated by torches in the dark night, Guo Tu shouted: "Attack!"