After capturing Gaodu City, Wei Yan's tense mood finally relaxed:

"With Gaodu City, going to the Party's land is worry-free!"

Standing at the highest point, looking towards the south, he was even in a mood to say to the people behind him with a smile:

"The thief's reinforcements arrived at Tianjing Pass, but missed the opportunity at the last moment. I wonder how the thief general would feel at this time?"

Wang Han and others all laughed dryly.

General Zuo Hussar finally told a joke. Wouldn't it be disrespectful to not laugh?

Although this joke is a bit not funny.

After all, in order to capture Gaodu City these days, the casualties of the soldiers were too high.

Everyone's mood was a little heavy.

Probably because he saw the psychology of the generals, Wei Yan rarely let go of his temper and explained a few more words:

"I laid siege to Gaodu City but did not attack it. I only wanted the engineering battalion to completely destroy the outside of Gaodu City so that I could attack the city later."

"In fact, it is also to attract the bandits from Tianjing Pass to come to the rescue as much as possible."

"What I want is to wait until the bandit army at Tianjing Pass reaches the capital city, then drive the army to break the city with one drum."

"At that time, there will be few guards at Tianjing Pass. With the remaining power of our victory, we can break through the pass and enter."

As he said that, Wei extended his hand and shook his hand towards the south, as if he wanted to take Tianjing Pass into his hands:

"At that time, the Han soldiers will be able to advance and retreat freely in Taihangxing, but the bandits in Hanoi will not be able to live in peace for a day."

Obtaining Gaodu City can only be regarded as closing the gap in the south of Shangdang County.

But if you want to march into Hanoi, you must master Tianjing Pass.

Because Tianjing Pass is the most important and dangerous pass on Taihang Pass.

"such a pity……"

This sound was a pity, a bit of a sigh, but also a bit of resentment.

Although it was a pity, Wei Yan did not say it clearly.

But when people present heard this, they basically understood in their hearts.

Wei Chang opened his mouth, wanting to comfort his master, but when he thought of being kicked to the point of almost losing his breath the day before, he closed his mouth again.

Forget it, at this time, don't get into trouble with adults anymore.

If Wei Chang doesn't speak, others won't speak either.

Anyway, Gaodu City has been conquered, so even if General Zuo Hussar said some slightly excessive words, it would be harmless.

After all, I heard that General Zuo Hussar was still talking about the Prime Minister behind his back.

And to put it another way, what General Zuo Hussar just said, honestly speaking, can indeed be regarded as a good strategy.

If General Zuo Hussar had really planned for so long, but his troops were transferred at the last moment, resulting in a failure of success and dissatisfaction, it is understandable.

Of course, General Zuo Hussar was at odds with the Central Protector and did not communicate with the Central Protector in advance. This mistake may have been God's will.

Wei Yan saw that everyone was silent and no one refuted.

At that moment, he couldn't help but sneer secretly, and he was even more determined that the reason why his plan was blocked was precisely because of the evil trick.

As for this plan, does it matter whether he prepared it early in the morning or only after listening to Guo Xun's persuasion?

Anyway, he only needs everyone present to know that General Zuo Hussar could have achieved a greater victory.

Just as he said before the late emperor, patting his chest:

If Cao Cao comes with the whole country, please, your Majesty, reject them. If Cao Cao comes with a hundred thousand soldiers, please, Your Majesty, swallow them up.

For example, he suggested in front of the Prime Minister:

Leading a partial army to attack Chang'an will surely make the thieves abandon the city and flee. Then they can go directly to Tongguan to resist the enemy. At that time, the prime minister will come with a large army to take over Chang'an.

Isn't it normal to criticize Feng now so that he can't seize the opportunity to capture Tianjing Pass?

Anyway, let’s get the words out there first.

Of course, just because no one spoke, it didn't mean that everyone agreed with Wei Yan's statement.

For example, Wang Han actually wanted to defend Zhongdu Hu.

After all, without communicating in advance about the matters before the formation, how could the Central Protector guess what General Zuo Hussar was thinking?

But after he thought about it, General Zuo Hussar obviously wanted to use this incident to signal a breakup with Zhongdu Protector.

It's about the battle between two elders in the army. Others are talking lightly, but if you really dare to enter the scene rashly, are you afraid that you will die on the spot?

However, after retreating, Wang Han still couldn't help but said to Wen Shi in private:

"As the saying goes: Everything will be successful if it is forewarned, and it will be ruined if it is not forewarned. Even if something happens before the formation, even if it is forewarned, it will always be ruined."

"The former left hussar general did not preview the future events with the Central Protector, but now he uses the funeral to harshly criticize the Central Protector. This is a bit too much."

Wen Shi is older and has more mature ideas, so he is more open-minded than Wang Han:

"The Central Capital cannot protect the country, and the Zuo Hussar General is already close to being obedient. If the imperial court does not rely on the Zhongdu Protector in the future, should it rely on the Zuo Hussar General?"

"So even if the Central Protector is blamed for this incident, it won't hurt his bones or muscles, so why should he care?"

"Instead of worrying about the matter between General Zuo Hussar and the Central Protector, it is better to think carefully about what to do when the engineering battalion comes down."

Wang Han thinks about it too.

"Previously, I thought that reinforcements from the traitors had appeared at Tianjing Pass. If General Zuo Hussar fails to capture Gaodu City, he may have to fight to the death."

"At that time, the engineering camp may not be able to survive alone. I didn't expect that at this time, it seems that I am worrying too much."

Wang Han thought for a moment, "But now that Gaodu City has fallen, the engineering battalion has completed its mission, and reinforcements have arrived, I'm afraid we won't be needed on the mountain."

Defending a city is far easier than attacking it.

At the same time, Gaodu City was built on the mountain.

The rocks and forests all over the mountains are the most convenient tools for defending the city.

To prepare wood and rolling stones, there is no need for a technical unit such as an engineering battalion.

Moreover, General Zuo Hussar has enough troops now. If he really does something meritorious, he probably won't get the engineering battalion's turn.

"It's better to take this opportunity and retreat to the rear, so as not to hinder the eyes of General Zuo Hussar."

Wenshi nodded and said yes.

When he learned that the engineering battalion took the initiative to apply to retreat to the rear, Wei Yan thought that they were sensible, so he was not polite and just waved his hand.

Next, he had to be on guard against the counterattack of reinforcements from the bandits at Tianjing Pass.

At present, the walls of Gaodu City are in ruins, and the only thing we can rely on now is naturally the hills connecting Gaodu City.

Naturally, Wei Yan would not forget the fact that the engineering battalion in front refused to go down the mountain to try firing stone cannons.

So now he simply doesn't let the engineering battalion get too close.

Just when Wei Yan was arranging his men to build well-organized defenses on various hilltops, in Taiyuan, far in the north, the governor hurriedly entered the governor's mansion behind Li Xi's footsteps.

Before anyone arrived where Deng Zhi was, he was already shouting:

"Envoy, envoy!"

Hearing this, Deng Zhi came out of the room to welcome him and said with a smile:

"Why is Ji He so out of his mind?"

Li Xi didn't answer Deng Zhi's words. He grabbed Deng Zhi's arm and said in a panic, despite being extremely rude.

"Your Majesty, a great disaster is coming!"

When Deng Zhi heard this, the smile on his face immediately disappeared:

"What disaster?"

Although Li Xi was demoted, he has been fair and upright in his official position in the past few years.

On the contrary, he got along quite well with Deng Zhi, who was steadfast and simple, and who forgot about his family when he was in office.

At this time, when Deng Zhi heard what Li Xi said, he naturally did not dare to neglect it.

"Shangdang..."

Li Xi just said two words, then looked around, then grabbed Deng Zhi's arm and led him inside:

"Come inside and talk."

After arriving at the house, Li Xi couldn't wait to sit down and said:

"Your Majesty, someone from my clan came to report that something big is going to happen to our party."

Li Xi was a member of the Shangdang Party, the son of Li Mo, a great man of the Later Han Dynasty. He was a man of few lofty deeds and was well-known in his hometown.

Now that he heard him talking about going to the party, Deng Zhi's heart skipped a beat and he asked quickly:
To be continued...