After a day and night of fierce fighting, when the sun rose the next morning, Gao Shun and Xu Huang stood facing the southeast.

In front of you is Yingchuan County, behind you is Henan Yin.

"Chen Ji is vulnerable and has already fled in the middle of the night. Once Xuanyuan is broken, our army will be able to reach Luoyang City just like Sun Polu did at the time!" Xu Huang said with a smile.

"Gongming is too optimistic. There are Dagu Pass and Yique Pass ahead. Maybe the difficulty lies behind." Gao Shun said.

"I don't think so. Yuan Shu overestimated his capabilities and went deep into the three auxiliaries. Now that my lord is planning a joint attack, Yuan Shu will be hard-pressed to control both the front and the rear. My filial father, look at it, do you and I need to divide our forces? I will send troops to the new city to cut off Yuan Shu.

Connection with Nanyang?" Xu Huang suggested.

Gao Shun placed his hands on the battlements, feeling the sun gradually heating up, and unconsciously tapped the wall with his fingers.

"Gongming, the military advisor's order is for you and me to attack Luoyang together. Do you think the military advisor will not realize that Xincheng is Yuan Shu's retreat?"

When Gao Shun asked, Xu Huang fell into deep thought.

What Gao Shun said is very reasonable. The military advisor should not have thought of such important points.

"Since the military advisor didn't make any arrangements, it must have been intentional." Xu Huang said.

"Then we will act as ordered!"

"Okay, filial father, after a night of fierce fighting in the camp, you should seize the time to rest. I will be responsible for cleaning up the battlefield!"

Gao Shun looked around at the wall. Many soldiers were very tired after a night of fierce fighting. Regardless of whether they were surrounded by mountains of corpses or seas of blood, they slumped down on the ground and fell asleep with their pillows on the wall.

"Thank you, Gongming." Gao Shun did not refuse, turned around, and walked towards the city.

…

"Report——"

"Urgent report——"

"Mr. Yuan, Chen Ji urgently reports that Xuanyuan Pass has been lost!"

Yuan Shu's expression froze when he heard the military report. Chen Ji was not an unknown person, and Xuanyuan Pass was so dangerous that it should not have fallen in such a short time anyway.

However, the reality has actually happened. Once Xuanyuan Pass is broken, Liu Qing's army can directly attack Luoyang, or he can go north to attack Gong County with Zhang Liao's army, putting Qiao Rui under greater pressure.

"Report——"

"Mr. Yuan, Hongnong has urgently reported that Baibo's army forcibly crossed the river and successfully raided Shaanxi County. Now Baibo's army has marched towards Lianchi."

When Yuan Shu heard this, he slapped the case and cursed: "What is Li Feng doing! He lost an entire city in just a few days. He was ordered to defend the Chichi. If the Chichi is lost, he will not come back!"

Yuan Shu quickly scanned the map and found the Chichi. After the Chichi is Xin'an, and after Xin'an is Hangu Pass.

"Mr. Yuan, it is said that when the two generals Han Sui and Yan Xing attacked Hangu Pass, many Baibo troops were active in the Hongnong area," the letter reported.

"Summon the Chief of History quickly...wait a minute, summon the Chief Registrar to come and discuss matters!"

Yuan Shu habitually wanted to call Yang Hong, but when he thought that the current strategy was arranged by Yang Hong, but bad news kept coming, he thought of Yan Xiang's conservative defensive strategy.

Not long after, Yan Xiang appeared at General Hussar's house.

After learning the two pieces of news, Yan Xing was not surprised. He dispersed his limited troops to defend various places. Generals Ji Ling and Zhang Xun were also deep in the pass, making it difficult to return reinforcements in time. As long as the war started, he would be passive.

However, the King of Bohai just grasped Yuan Shu's key point and adopted a four-front battle method, which prevented Yuan Shu's army from joining forces. The horse flew across Chang'an without entering, and directly attacked Ba Ling where Ji Ling Zhang Xun was, dragging him in.

Guanzhong.

Now Hongnong is being held back by Baibo's army. On Luoyang, the enemy's forces are overwhelming. If the armies are still unable to come back for reinforcements, Luoyang will be in danger.

"Master Yan, please tell me, what should we do now?"

"My lord, looking at the western front, for the current plan, we should abandon Hongnong and garrison in Hangu to block the Baibo army. As for the eastern front, we should defend along the way. It is better to just defend the key areas and garrison in Gong County. Our army's supply line is too long.

If we withdraw to Yanshi, it will lengthen Liu Qingjun's supply line. Now, even weak advantages and disadvantages may determine the outcome of the battle. Mr. Yuan should think twice."

Yuan Shu didn't feel very good about giving up Hongnong and Gongxian, at least he was very resistant to it.

"Really, do you want to abandon the defense?"

"Exactly, and the sudden withdrawal of troops is very confusing. If the enemy general is suspicious, he may be able to contain him for a while," Yan Xiang said.

"What about Li Feng and Ji Ling?"

"Of course I order them to return to Hangu Pass as soon as possible. My lord, Liu Qingjun is advancing troops every day, so there must be no hesitation."

"If we follow the instructions of the chief secretary, can we defend Luoyang?" Yuan Shu asked.

"If you can't defend Luoyang in this way, from a functional point of view, Luoyang is not a blessed place for the lord." Yan Xiang said bravely.

"Nonsense! My slave brother summoned an army several times to attack Dong in an attempt to bring back Luoyang. However, his success fell short. Now Luoyang is not in my hands, Yuan Shu!"

Seeing Yuan Shu's excited words, Yan Xiang didn't say much.

"Xuanyuan Pass front line, do we need to send people to support?"

"Mr. Yuan, Xu Huang and Gao Shun first went to Yingchuan and then to Xuanyuan Pass. The momentum is strong and the morale is bound to be high. If our army is not sure of victory, we should not reduce the number of troops and horses going out."

The meaning of Yan Xiang's words is very clear: no support.

If Chen Ji could defend it, he would defend it. If he couldn't, he would come back to defend Luoyang. He didn't even mention that he would be held accountable for losing several cities.

Yuan Shu thought over and over again and decided to use Yan Xiang's method to shrink the front line, gather as many troops as possible, shorten supplies, and defend around Luoyang.

After Yan Xiang left, he was the only one left in the huge lobby of the General's Mansion.

Unconsciously, Yuan Shu's eyes fell on the national jade seal again.

"Baby, baby, since you are in my hands, how can you say that I have no fate with Luoyang?"

Yuan Shu sat alone in the lobby, his figure was lonely. As he sat there, it was dusk.

…

"Cai'er, slow down..."

In the palace garden, Liu Qinggang wanted to reach out to help Xun Cai, but he avoided him in disgust.

"Your Majesty, it's only been two months, so there's no need to be so careful! I can still jump around."

As he said this, Xun Cai was about to jump, but was suddenly pulled back by Liu Qing.

"Nonsense!" Liu Qing scolded, "It's always right to be careful! Just bear with it!"

"I want to ride a horse." Xun Cai thought of something else.

"Horses jolting, no!"

"I want to visit the market."

"The market is crowded, don't do it!"

"Oh, my life is so hard..." Xun Cai said coquettishly.

"Look at these flowers, they are blooming so beautifully. Isn't it delicious to enjoy them in the garden?"

"Husband, just let me go out and play."

Ever since Liu Qing learned that Xun Cai was pregnant, he didn't know how to take care of her, so he could only ask her to treat her with care, and Xun Cai's temper was restless, so Liu Qing simply banned her in the palace.

"Be patient for a while. When Cai'er gives birth smoothly, I will give you whatever you want!"

Liu Qing directly started the pie-making mode.

"Really?"

"When I speak, I can make jokes!"

"Okay! Then I'll bear with it!"

After walking around in the garden for a quarter of an hour, Xun Cai started talking again: "Your Majesty, I want to visit the market..."

Xun Cai's ability to delay gratification is almost zero.

At this time, Dian Wei came over and whispered something in Liu Qing's ear.

"The king has military affairs to discuss. You can go for a walk and get more sunshine." Liu Qing said gently.

Although Xun Cai likes to make trouble, he is also serious when there is serious business, and he nods his head obediently immediately.

This is why Liu Qing likes Xun Cai, he is good at making troubles and sensible.

Liu Qing came to the bookstore, where all his staff were already waiting.

General Xun Yu reported it once.

First, Xuanyuan Pass was conquered in one day and one night, and then Zhang Liao captured Gong County without any bloodshed. The two-pronged battle in Henan seemed surprisingly easy.

"The layout of Yuan Shu's army has changed. It seems that they are planning to defend Luoyang." Guo Jiadao.

"Where can we see the filial piety?" Liu Qing asked.

"My lord, Yuan Jun still has soldiers and horses west of Hangu. It is difficult to predict that my lord will trigger the Fufeng Uprising and defeat Han Sui in such a short period of time, and then combine the power of the four armies to attack Luoyang so quickly. Yuan Jun

Unexpectedly, the only places that can be defended now are several cities around Luoyang, and we are even ready to withdraw to Nanyang."

"How can we let him escape easily with the joint attack of our four armies? If he escapes to Chang'an, it may take some time for me."

"Yuan Shu will never flee to Chang'an." Tian Feng answered.
To be continued...