After the Western Liao people occupied Shacheng, they did not continue to send troops. This time, Shagu war was a big advantage. However, Shacheng suffered a great loss. When the cavalry dismounted, the combat power was no different from the Zhenxi Army. They belonged to the attacking party. Although they finally took Shacheng by their superior strength, they suffered a lot of losses. If the Shacheng walls were not low and the surroundings were seriously damaged, it would be a problem whether these 40,000 troops could be captured in Shacheng in the end. Although Shacheng was captured, most of the 40,000 troops had been lost, and the troops who could still fight were only less than 20,000 troops left. Of course, the Zhenxi Army suffered even greater losses. More than 70,000 troops in Shagu war were lost, and more than 30,000 troops in Shacheng attack and defense battles were lost. It is estimated that the battle can still be fought at the moment, which is similar to that in the Western Liao.

It is easier for the West Army to replenish troops than the Western Liao. Now, we are not without the power to fight when we retreat to the mountain city. The mountain city is not as tall as the sand city. The walls of the mountain city are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Not to mention that the Western Liao people are left with less than 20,000 people, even if we are pulling five 20,000 people, we can't even think that we can touch the top of the mountain city.

The Western Liao Dynasty first drove more than 60,000 people, but it was just an initial temptation. Unexpectedly, the entire Zhenxi Army actually dispatched a decisive battle with the Western Liao. The General of the Western Liao Dynasty was so regretful. If he had known that the Zhenxi Army would go out of the city to fight, how could he only bring more than 60,000 people? If the entire army had dispatched, after capturing Shacheng, he could go straight in and take the opportunity to capture the mountain city. It would be useless to regret now. Fortunately, taking Shacheng was an unexpected result. The rest was to defend Shacheng and wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

...

Where did Liu Yi go now?

More than 10,000 people were not much, but there were also quite a few. They went north from Shagu and tried to bypass Shacheng to Yuzhou City. They walked along the edge of the desert, not only were there severe water shortage, but also lost food. There was also the reason for the wounded soldiers, and the march was a little faster than the ants.

He, Chang Xiong, Lu Chi, Xu Hao, and four of them rode in front of them, wondering what to discuss.

Chang Xiong and the other two asked him what to do many times, but his answer was: Don't worry! We won't starve to death or die of thirst.

This time the three of them went to find him again to find a solution.

Lu Chi and Xu Hao were not familiar with him, so they could only look at Chang Xiong.

Chang Xiong was also helpless, "Captain, if we continue like this, we will probably starve to death before we reach Mohe."

"It's okay, don't worry, you'll be out of the desert soon. We'll have food when we leave the desert. Let the brothers persevere and go faster."

He didn't even believe that he could have something to eat and drink after leaving the desert? He just gave Chang Xiong and the others some thoughts. He was even more anxious than Chang Xiong and the others, but he didn't dare to show it.

After walking all day, the four of them were speechless.

...

Just when the sun is about to set

"Captain, captain, do you see if the grassland ahead is there? Why do I look like it is full of dry grass?" Chang Xiong asked excitedly.

Hearing Chang Xiong's shout, he raised his head and looked forward... "Nonsense, can the grassland still be Qiumai? That's great. Finally, I arrived at the grassland border and asked my brothers to speed up. When I arrived at the grassland, I would have water and food."

After the sky was completely dark, I finally entered the grassland. The grassland now has no rest after entering the grassland, so I continued to look for water sources. Although the grassland in winter is short of water, there are still many larger rivers that will not dry up. Before the first half of the night, I still found a river that has not dried up. More than 10,000 people were tired, thirsty, and hungry. At this time, they all rushed up like evil dogs who were rushing to eat and held them in their mouths...

He was also very tired, and the soldiers were even more tired and had no food to fill their stomachs. If they didn't rest, they might die, so they had to order the entire army to rest for one night.

...

Chang Xiong arranged for people to take the more than 5,000 war horses to drink water and eat grass. He turned around and lay beside him, "Captain, this is not enough to drink only water! I haven't eaten for the past three days and I'm almost hungry."

On the other hand, he... now he doesn't seem to be worried at all, but he still has a happy smile on his face.

He laughed, "Oh! Don't worry, if you drink water, you won't starve to death. Let your brothers rest well in the second half of the night. We must set off immediately before dawn tomorrow."

"Ah? Leaving so early?"

"Yes, we can't wait. We must speed up and rush back to Yuzhou City. We must rush to occupy Yuzhou City before the Western Liao reinforcements arrive at Shacheng. Otherwise, we will have a dead end."

"Ah? Will the Western Liao still send reinforcements here?"

"Nonsense, how can they attack the mountain city if they don't send reinforcements? Do you think the mountain city is like a sand city, and it can be broken by just 50,000 or 60,000 people? The people of the Western Liao Dynasty did not attack Shacheng in the past few years, but they were worried about sending few troops. In addition, the army's deputy 100,000 troops defended a Shacheng. If the entire Western Liao army was dispatched, it would only take a few days to break Shacheng. But what they wanted was not Shacheng, they wanted mountain city, the iron ore resources behind the mountain city. Attacking mountain city, do you think it would be as easy as attacking sand city? Not to mention the 60,000 cavalry in the Western Liao Dynasty, even if they gave him 120,000 cavalry, they would not have thought of getting a city at the mountain city. It is certain that the number of troops increased, and they were all infantry. But, hum... Infantry does not necessarily become cavalry when they boarded the horse. Similarly, if the cavalry gets off the horse, they can become infantry?"

"Oh... Captain, why did the Western Liao people not attack Yuzhou from Mohe and insist on attacking from Shacheng to death?" Chang Xiong asked him strangely.

Turning his head and looking at Chang Xiong, "The thief climbed over the wall from your house and went to the neighbor's house to steal things. Do you think your house has a lot of things?"

"Well! No, since it's a thief, I won't believe it if I go over my wall and steal my neighbor's house.

"You think the thief has an intention to do something about your home. Will the people of Northern Liao feel that Western Liao have no intention to do it? Although Mohe is the border between the two countries, it is also the sphere of influence of Northern Liao. Therefore, Western Liao did not dare to attack Mohe, and was also afraid that Northern Liao would stab him from behind. You must know that Northern Liao had wanted to swallow Western Liao, but it had no time."

"Will we walk from Mohe cause suspicion from Bei Liao? Don't stab us in the back?"

"Well! There is a possibility, but the possibility is not very high. Nowadays, Bei Liao has focused all its attention on Dongxia and our Great Wei. I guess we won't notice us, and we are just passing by the grassland...Okay, don't study these things anymore. Go to bed, get up early tomorrow to go." After that, I fell asleep.

"Captain, Captain? Hello! Cut, I can still sleep on such a cold day. I hate winter, so I'm so fucking freezing."

...

As soon as the sky was dawn, Lu Chi and his men called all the soldiers and continued on their way.

Half a day passed by and when he was about to reach Mohe, he stopped the team. What Chang Xiong said last night also made him worry. If he was really discovered by Bei Liao and stabbed him from behind, he would be unfairly accused of death.

"Chang Xiong, arrange a few people to explore the way to Mohe. Let's stop and rest first. When the news comes back, then go forward."

"oh"

After Chang Xiong sent the scout out, he said to him: "Captain, you are too nervous. It's still a long way from Mohe, so don't worry about it so early, right?"

"What do you know! If we are too late, it will be over. Our team hasn't eaten for several days. Now, let alone combat power, we don't even have the strength to run away. If we are discovered by Bei Liao and chased us, we don't know how we die."

After waiting for a few hours, the scout came back, stood up quickly and asked anxiously, "How is it? Is there anything wrong with Mohe?"

"No, there is no one, five of us, each with one direction, looked around in all places within ten miles, no problem," the scout replied.

After hearing the scout's answer, he relaxed and ordered the team to set off immediately and move forward at full speed. He tried to pass Mohe before evening and enter Yuzhou City for dinner.

When the soldiers heard that they entered Yuzhou City for dinner, the marching speed was significantly faster.

When I passed Mohe, I slightly observed Mohe. It was the only river on the grassland that would never dry up. It is said that the source connected to the Neihu Lake, which was winding and winding for more than a thousand miles. In the ethnic disputes of all eras of the grassland, Mohe is a must-win place.

There was basically no danger when he passed through Mohe. At this time, he was singing a song leisurely.

Chang Xiong rode over and said, "Captain, when we return to Yuzhou City, what are we doing?"

"What are you doing? Of course I have to have a meal when I returned to Yuzhou City."

"What I asked is, what will we do after returning to Yuzhou City?" Chang Xiong said depressedly.

He hesitated, "I will have a bun when I return to Yuzhou City and then have a good night's sleep. As for what I do in the future, I will tell you when I go back."

At this time, in the jurisdiction of Yuzhou City, there was a county town. "Sir, sir, it's not good. The people of Western Liao came from the north, and there were many people."

Zhang Dezhong was a county garrison guard in Yuzhou City, the town of the Western Army. When he heard that the Western Liao people were coming from the north, he was almost frightened to pee his pants and hurried to the top of the city...

What to do? What to do? The army's lieutenant has not yet attacked the people of Xiliao. Only 500 people are not enough for me to get stuck. "Come on, come here, go to Yuzhou City to notify the Lord of the City. Just Xiaoyu County found a large number of enemy troops in Xiliao. Conservatively estimate, there are no less than 10,000 troops. Let the Lord of the City to dispatch reinforcements to support quickly."

...

Yang Kai, as the guard of Yuzhou City, raised 20,000 stones of grain for the Zhenxi Army before the war. He was afraid that the Western Liao people would invade the mainland of Yuzhou. He knew better than anyone else about the situation in Shacheng forty years ago. At that time, he was only five years old. When the Western Liao people killed all hundreds of thousands of people in Shacheng, the entire Yuzhou mainland... those who fled and those who hid, he was also hidden in the cellar by his mother. It was not until Gong Tian led his men to attack the Western Liao army again that his mother released him, but he could not forget what happened in Shacheng back then.

When Yang Kai heard the military newspaper from Zhang Dezhong in Xiaoyu County, he felt cold. No, the incident in Shacheng could not have happened in Yuzhou City, so he hurriedly took the only two thousand soldiers guarding the city in Yuzhou City to Xiaoyu County.
Chapter completed!