After Meng Xuanyu saw the information on the note, his hands and feet became cold and his body trembled because the city of Xi County was destroyed!

After the important town of Xingzhou was captured by the Song army, the next protective barrier was Xi County in Houshu.

It could have been possible to rely on the city and 50,000 troops to withstand for a period of time. However, Han Baozheng did not defend the city. Instead, he led tens of thousands of troops from Hou Shu to go out of the city and form an array to meet the rushing tigers and wolves of the Song Dynasty.

The result was a complete failure!

"Why didn't you listen to His Highness's order?"

Meng Xuanyu almost exploded with anger.

The letter he sent, signed with his own hand, and stamped with the seal of the visiting minister, still did not prevent this failure.

"You're stupid, why didn't you obey the order?" Meng Xuanyu was furious and looked up to the sky and asked.

All the soldiers screamed in surprise.

"Your Highness, why are you so angry?"

"What happened?"

Everyone couldn't help but ask each other, and they all had a bad premonition in their hearts, which might be related to the defeat on the front line.

Su Chen didn't read the note, but already guessed that perhaps, the historical trajectory could not be avoided.

It should be that Han Baozheng was defeated by the 20,000 elite troops led by the Song Army's vanguard and the Ma Army commander Shi Yande, and he lost the city and fled.

Sure enough, Meng Xuanyu said: "General Han was defeated at the front line. He formed a formation to meet the enemy in front of the West County City, but was defeated miserably. The 50,000 Shu troops lost their armor and were defeated across the board!"

"Ah, how is this...possible!"

Everyone was shocked and looked at each other with worried expressions.

"General Han received a personal letter from His Highness. He should stick to the city. Why did he go out of the city to fight? Could it be that the letter did not arrive?"

Meng Xuanyu shook his head and said: "It is meaningless to discuss this now. The tens of thousands of Shu troops at the border fortress were defeated like this. Some were beheaded, some were captured, and some fled. The city gates were gone, and those stone gates, fish passes, etc.

The walled city cannot stop the Song army. Their next target is Yangping Pass in Sanquan Mountain. If they cross Sanquan Mountain, it will be Jiameng Pass in Lizhou, getting closer and closer to the capital of Shu."

By chance, Meng Xuanyu arrived here and the pressure increased.

The Song army was so ferocious. They all came with elite troops and marched straight in. There were so many checkpoints and rugged mountain roads, but the efficiency of being able to attack the city so quickly was frightening!

Zhou Yong, the guard of Jianmen, was dumbfounded and a little unbelievable, unable to accept the news of his master's defeat.

Lu Han, Song Dewei, Wang Keliao and others felt it was a pity, and even had some confusion and doubts about General Han. How could such a steady general make such a mistake.

Meng Xuanyu glanced at Su Chen unconsciously.

They were still arguing just now, even laughing at Su Chen's doubts. They all felt that General Han Baozheng would not lose. Now that the news came, it really slapped everyone in the face.

"Brother Chen, in your opinion, what should we do next?"

At this time, Meng Xuanyu humbly asked for advice.

He paid more and more attention to Su Chen's suggestions and guesses because they were so accurate.

Anyone who doesn’t believe it will soon be slapped in the face!

Don't think for yourself. It's a waste of energy and it's easy to make mistakes in analysis. Just listen to Su Chen's opinion.

This is what Meng Xuanyu was thinking at this time!

Even Luo Qijun, Lu Han, Wang Keliao, and Song Dewei had strange looks in their eyes when they looked at Su Chen.

Some people think he has a crow's mouth.

Su Chen was not proud, because this was recorded in history books. He had read this history well and had an impression of it.

This is the advantage he has when he comes back, but actually fighting the Song army is not something that can be done with a little knowledge of duration. It needs to be dealt with according to circumstances.

"Based on my understanding, General Han is indeed not a reckless person. There are only two reasons for this situation. One is that he was negligent and did not receive His Highness's letter in time. He was deceived by the Song army by relying on the strength of their numbers.

Fighting outside the city will lead to failure."

"The second reason may also be the reason why General Han had to leave the city after receiving the letter. For example, Wang Zhaoyang's military order was issued, asking him to go out of the city to fight. He had to obey the commander's order, so he took the risk to leave the city, which led to

Defeated."

After hearing Su Chen's explanation, Zhou Yong exonerated General Han, but he felt a little more favorable toward him.

"The general feels that it must be the second reason. If General Han had no difficulties, he would not have gone into battle so recklessly." Zhou Yong was also defending his master Han Baozheng.

These are not what Meng Xuanyu cares about. Regardless of the reason, the city gate was lost.

Even if Han Baozheng had a reason for this incident and did not have to take the blame and was dealt with by military law, he would still have to be dismissed and investigated.

Because in just half a month, he was defeated all the way and had no record to speak of, which is really unreasonable.

"I want to know how to reverse this situation next?" Meng Xuanyu asked anxiously.

Su Chen said calmly: "Your Highness, there is no need to be anxious and confused. We still have a chance. There are two passes before Jianmen, one is Yangping Pass in Sanquan Mountain and the other is Jiameng Pass in Lizhou.

These days, I have studied the map and feel that the probability of holding Yangping Pass is low. We must focus on Jiameng Pass. This place is the key to turning the situation around."

"However, Wang Zhaoyuan has led his troops to garrison the Jiameng Pass for several days now, and they have not stopped yet. If we can capture Wang Zhaoyuan at Jiameng Pass and control the 60,000 troops in the Xiong Pass, then we will have great hope.

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"Seriously?"

"When have I ever lied to you?" Su Chen asked without answering.

Meng Xuanyu was stunned for a moment, then showed a wry smile and nodded slightly.

It is true that Jiangzuo Sulang has never deceived him, and this time, he cannot doubt it!

Everyone was stunned. This person actually talked to the second prince like this. It was too casual.

Meng Xuanyu said: "Give me the order to leave the customs immediately early tomorrow morning and get to Jiameng Pass as soon as possible!"
Chapter completed!