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Ma Ling hurriedly ordered his troops to be mustered.
Just as he was about to step forward to block the Liang army,
But they saw that the Liang army had already regrouped.
He only had ten thousand men under his command.
We dare not be careless.
They had no choice but to rein in their troops.
Tian Biao, who had been gathering intelligence, had already died from the fire and lightning.
He immediately sent someone to report to Tian Hu.
Chapter 1679 The Forced March
Upon hearing that Tian Biao had died in battle, Tian Hu...
The vanguard has already been mostly routed.
They also didn't want to lose Ma Ling's troops.
In a panic, he ordered Ma Ling to lead his troops to retreat.
Zhao Yuan led 40,000 troops, including Shi Wengong, Hua Rong, Qin Ming, and Wu Song, ten miles away from the vanguard.
Hearing that the vanguard was engaged in battle with the troops from Hedong,
They also sent a cavalry force as reinforcements.
The army, however, did not rush to the scene.
Ten miles is not a long distance.
But if you're in a hurry
That would be enough to exhaust the army's strength.
Later, I heard that Guan Sheng had already decisively defeated the troops from Hedong.
They launched an attack to within ten miles of Weisheng City.
Zhao Yuan then ordered Guan Sheng to find a place to set up camp.
When Zhao Yuan's army arrived at Guan Sheng's camp,
It was almost noon.
July is the hottest time of the month.
Attack the city at noon.
Tian Hu didn't need to send many troops.
Half of their own troops were also lost.
Tian Hu entered the city.
He then assigned 40,000 troops to guard the four gates.
At the same time, he hurriedly summoned all the officials in the city to discuss countermeasures.
All the officials had just gathered.
Ma Ling then brought news that Tian Biao had been killed by a fire bomb.
Tian Hu's expression changed.
But he didn't say anything.
Grand Commandant Fang Xuedu, observing people's expressions, said...
"The firearms of the Liang Kingdom are formidable,"
"With a strong and well-equipped army, they defeated the Grand Tutor's 30,000 troops with only 10,000 soldiers."
"I believe we should not continue fighting."
The Second King, Tian Bao, waited for Fang Xuedu to speak.
"Are you suggesting we surrender if we don't continue fighting?"
Fang Xuedu glanced cautiously at Tian Hu, who was sitting on the dragon throne.
Seeing that Tian Hu had no expression, he then spoke.
"The Great Liang even destroyed the Western Xia,"
"We've gained quite a few elite Western Army soldiers,"
"Their strength has far surpassed that of our Jin state and Wang Qing's Chu state,"
"Even if we include the Song Dynasty in Jiangnan,"
"None of the three of us can defeat the Liang Kingdom."
Upon hearing this, Tian Bao
He couldn't help but wait for Fang Xuedu to speak.
"You scoundrel, you're spouting nonsense and undermining morale."
"The Liang Kingdom's army numbered only a few hundred thousand,"
"If my state of Jin can form an alliance with the states of Chu and Song,"
Why would we be afraid of the Liang Kingdom?
Fang Xuedu shook his head and said,
"Even if the three countries unite,"
"It can withstand the main beam,"
"But we don't have time to do this kind of alliance and counter-alliance anymore."
"Besides, Wang Qing has already been terrified of the Liang Kingdom,"
"When the Great Liang was mustering troops in Tokyo,"
"So we sent someone to contact Prince Qing of Huaixi,"
"We still haven't received a reply from Wang Qing."
"It is clear that he did not dare to send troops to threaten the heartland of Daliang."
"As for Tong Guan of Jiangnan,"
"I'm afraid that upon hearing that the Great Liang has destroyed the Western Xia,"
"I was so scared that I couldn't sleep at night."
The emperor's father-in-law, Fan Quan, said, "The Liang army is already at the city gates."
"Even if they all dare to send troops to fight against the Liang Kingdom,"
"It's like trying to quench a thirst with water from afar,"
"Let's discuss how to deal with the Liang army right now."
Fang Xuedu said, "Since King Liang of Liang took command of the army, he has been invincible."
"He also commands the elite troops that destroyed the Western Xia,"
"I'm afraid Wasion will have a hard time staying."
Even if we manage to save it this time,
"I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with the attack from behind the Great Liang."
"Everyone knows about the news from Shaanxi,"
"Now, the people of Shaanxi regard the King of Liang as a god,"
"I am willing to serve the Liang Dynasty."
"Some time ago, the Western Xia army that besieged Huanqing Road numbered as many as 50,000."
"I just didn't expect Renzhong to have already escaped,"
"They arrived a step too late."
"After Na Renzhong led his troops back to Western Xia, he also surrendered to Daliang."
"These barbarian soldiers and Western Xia troops are far more powerful than the Song army,"
"And they can all be used by the Liang Kingdom."
"That's exactly what we did,"
"Next time, these barbarian soldiers and Tangut soldiers might come."
"It won't take many more times for them to wipe out my troops in Hedong."
"In my opinion, we should take advantage of the fact that Your Majesty still has cities and troops at your disposal,"
"Make peace with Daliang."
Fang Xuedu's statement,
Those in the hall nodded in agreement.
They all stole glances at Tian Hu on the dragon throne.
Tian Bao said, "The Liangshan bandits just killed my third brother."
"How can we negotiate peace with them?"
"Furthermore, previously, we joined Wang Qing in demanding that the Liang Kingdom demarcate its borders,"
"The people they sent were all expelled by the Liang Kingdom,"
"Sending someone this time would only bring shame upon ourselves."
"You scoundrel, you want to defect to the Liang Kingdom,"
"Yet they come to harm us brothers."
As he spoke, he drew the sword from his waist.
It was about to be aimed at Fang Xuedu.
"stop."
Tian Hu stopped Tian Bao.
Sighed,
"A wise man doesn't suffer a loss in front of him; as long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn."
"Grand Commandant, tell me, how should we negotiate peace with the Liang Kingdom?"
Fang Xuedu thought for a moment,
"The Liang army is already at the city gates,"
"If we negotiate peace, Your Majesty's throne may be in jeopardy,"
"Lost cities can never be recovered."
"I'm afraid we'll have to cede some of the existing cities as well."
Chapter 1680 Surrender to the Liao Kingdom
Tian Hu frowned and said, "How can we support our troops without cities?"
"Without troops, won't we be at the mercy of the Liang Kingdom in the future?"
Tian Bao still harbored resentment towards the Liang army for killing Tian Biao.
"In my opinion, we should fight the Liang dynasty to the death."
"We brothers have roamed Hedong for more than ten years, and we have never been afraid of anyone."