The Zhou army, which was fighting with Huluguang in Baitian, was part of one of the main 24th Army of the government army. It was originally under Yuwen Zhi's command. When the Qi army advanced to Longmen, they fought with the Qi army and were defeated and most of them were captured.

Their training and combat effectiveness were good, and they also had the power to fight against the Jinyang Army. The captive Zhou army generals were amazing. Huluguang killed five people one after another before he learned some news from the sixth prisoner who was taken into the central army's tent.

Unfortunately, that guy was just a captain, and he was a low-level officer in the Zhou army. He knew not much more than the prisoners of the soldiers and prisoners he had caught before, and had no reference value at all.

In the tent, the captive poured out what he knew in fear and fear, like pouring water from the bamboo tube: "A few days ago, Yuwen Sheng and Yuan Jie's troops began to transfer from Longmen, saying... they were going to encircle Gaoyanzong, Gao Changgong, and Hou Longen also began to retreat to Tongzhou..."

This confused speech made Hu Luguang confused, "To be clear, is it Hou Longen withdrawal first, or Yuwen Sheng and Yuan Jie withdrawal first?"

The captain of Zhou Jun recalled carefully, and then hesitated: "Yes... Hou Longen started to retreat first, as if... it was said that Otsukazu signaled him to withdraw from Yao Xiang..."

"After that Yuwen Sheng, Yuan Jie and others also began to evacuate?" Hu Luguang guessed some possibility, frowned, and his face looked very cold.

"Yes... That's right... After Yuwen Sheng and Yuan Jie evacuated, it seemed that Hou Wanshou and Liu Yong's central army were also moving..."

The Zhou army's small captain smiled bitterly. If the Zhou army had not retreated as a whole, how could their army be reduced to this point? Yuwen Zhi abandoned the army and fled alone, which greatly affected the morale of the Zhou army and caused the army to collapse in a battle.

Hu Luguang's face became worse and worse. Hou Wanshou was also Yuwen Hu's confidant. If Yuwen Hu had no instructions, how could he dare to remove all the Zhou army that was resisting the Qi army head-on? Hu Luguang turned around and waved his hand and said, "Okay, take all the remaining prisoners to the baggage camp. Don't treat them too harshly. When the war is over, escort them to Yecheng and hand them over to the guys from the Privy Council for disposal!"

The Zhou army's captain was not big or small, and he really wanted to dig deeper. I think what he knew was very limited and he could not give Huluguang more information. It would be useless to ask if he had this free time. It would be better to think about Zhou army's intentions for the next step.

In fact, there were already military and generals in Duan Shao's tent analysing. Several civilians took maps from Longmen, Huagu, Xinxiang, Shaozhou, Tongzhou, Hezhou and other places, and spliced ​​them into a large piece on the ground. A group of people surrounded the map and pointed at them.

"...It is definitely not possible to attack from here. Most of the Zhou army gathered here, and there are strong cities as barriers. They can deal with us. If we want to fight, our army will not have enough conditions in all aspects..."

Zhou Qi fought in Fenbei for many years, but to be honest, the Qi army had a far insufficient understanding of the terrain of Fenbei. Many of the maps used were used when the Eastern Wei attacked the Western Wei more than 20 years ago. Time flies and things are easy to change, and many of these things have lost their reference value.

Many villages and cities are not in line with each other, and the road traffic is far apart. While the Qi army is fighting, they have to draw the latest map. Moreover, in recent years, the national strength of Northern Qi has declined, the military preparations are insufficient, and the Cang Mansion is empty. If Yuwen Hu is willing to fight, the Qi army will be extremely happy, but the Qi army is afraid that the Zhou army will want to drag it down.

For this battle, almost all the Cang Mansions in Luoyang and Jinyang were emptied, and a large amount of food, grass and supplies had to be transported from Yecheng. The Qi army was eager to fight. Duan Shao and Hu Luguang discussed no less than five plans to plan this war.

"Our map is too simple, and the Zhou army took advantage of the familiar terrain..." Wei Xiangyuan looked at the map, feeling a little worried.

"The roads and people will move, but the cities will not. These main cities are indeed still there! If you want to blame, we can only blame our previous preparations for being careless and careless... The successive victory made us blinded and underestimated Zhou Jun too much..."

A veteran rebuked casually, staring at the route with his eyes straight. This time, when he attacked the Longmen, Qi Jun chose a very remote road, intending to pass through Huagu and Wanchun and attack the Longmen, but it was declared a failure and has not been opened yet.

Now they are at the junction of Huagu and Wanchun, and they are still quite a distance from Longmen. Coupled with the complex terrain there, the difficulty has undoubtedly increased several times. Yuwen Hu hid behind so many elite Zhou troops and has begun to make arrangements. He still doesn't know if there are any traps waiting for the Qi army, so he has to be more careful...

Everyone in the tent argued endlessly, Duan Shao closed his eyes and rested as if he hadn't heard it. At this time, Huluguang opened the curtain and walked in, "No need to discuss it anymore, the war is about to end..." As soon as he spoke, the originally noisy tent immediately quieted down.

Huluguang looked at Duan Shao who was sitting upright and bowed, "Dazai, I just found out that most of the Zhou army was evacuating. I think Yuwen Hu no longer wants to fight us anymore, he wants to run..."

Duan Shao, who had been as motionless as a mountain, nodded and sighed, "Oh, in the end, I still have to watch him run away. Let's go down and prepare. I guess Zhou Jun will come soon to negotiate peace..."

Duan Shao smacked his lips, regretting that he could not have the chance to swallow Yuwen Hu in one bite, "This old guy, he is moving quite fast when he escapes..."

The generals were silent and did not understand what Hu Luguang and Duan Shao were saying. They recognized every word, but they could not understand a single sentence when they connected. Then Wei Xiangyuan and Xue Guyan reacted, "Grandmaster, Zuo Prime Minister, what do you mean, Yuwen Hu is going to run away?"

Duan Shao looked back at them and said, "These days, the Zhou army has not planned any attacks. On the contrary, they are now anxious to retreat. If they stay here, they will be more dangerous..."

Duan Shao was also wrong in this regard. He originally thought that according to Yuwen Hu's temper, even if he was attacked from both sides, Yuwen Hu would not give up easily when he was not completely determined.

Anyone with discerning eyes can see that with the military strength of Gao Yanzong and Gao Changgong, it is not enough to pose a major threat to Yuwen Hu's rear. The Qi army has only a little more pressure on the front and Gao Yanzong is a little more powerful, which makes Yuwen Hu a frightened bird, and can't wait to retreat from Fenbei and cut off his tail to survive.

Duan Shao sneered: "Yuwen Hu is a great man, but in the end, he became this turtle shrunk. Hey, it seems that he is really old and has long lost his ambition and his ambitions back then, becoming greedy and afraid of death..."

"Okay, since Yuwen Hu wants to run away, let him run away. What conditions he gives, let's just talk to the lion." Duan Shao said: "After these great wars, the military strength of the puppet Zhou will inevitably be greatly reduced. It is not as good as before. Don't breathe in a year or two..."

"Just let Yuwen Hu go?" Hu Luguang raised his eyebrows, obviously a little surprised.

"Otherwise, what's going on? Chasing him hard and fighting with him forever?" Duan Shao said angrily: "You must be clear about how much reserves our rear army has. Since we cannot solve Yuwen Hu in one battle, don't always think about fighting with others. It's too unpaid to die together."

"Yuwen Hu is afraid. Now he is full of thoughts and I can't stop him. Why stop him again? It's better to let him go back, let him continue to compete with Yuwen Yong's little baby..." A sinister sneer appeared on Duan Shao's elegant face.

Yuwen Hu killed two emperors, which is well known to the world. Over the years, he has taken over the power and regarded Emperor Yuwen Yong as a puppet. After this battle, Yuwen Hu's reputation will inevitably be damaged, and Yuwen Yong's power will gradually grow. In order to protect the power at hand, Yuwen Hu had to return to Chang'an to suppress those who have two hearts as soon as possible.

Emperor Yuwen Yong of Zhou, on the surface, obeyed Yuwen Hu's advice and looked extremely cowardly, but how could he sit on the throne safely under the suspicious and arrogant Yuwen Hu's nose for so long?

Just sit in Northern Qi and watch the changes in the wind and clouds, sit firmly on Diaoyutai. Whether Yuwen Hu or Yuwen Yong is standing at the end, it will greatly damage the vitality of Zhou...

Hu Luguang also thought of this layer and smiled and said, "What Yuwen Tai asked was not human. He asked his orphans to Yuwen Hu, how could he think of today?"

Duan Shao did not have an extra expression of echo, but just curled the corner of his mouth, with a faint expression, obviously not very agreeing in his heart...

Yuwen Tai is a genius of a generation. Emperor Shenwu has repeatedly wanted to subdue him but was unable to obtain it. He resisted the pressure of the Eastern Wei Dynasty and rose against the trend. How could such a hero be guessed casually?

Does Yuwen Tai really not know that Yuwen Hu is ambitious? However, no matter how ambitious Yuwen Hu is, his surname is Yuwen. If he had not entrusted his or her orphans to Yuwen Hu, would the person sitting on the dragon throne now be Dugu, Zhao, Yang, and Li?

Although the eight-pillar state system developed by Yuwen Tai effectively connected the Western Wei tyrants into a collective, it also gave birth to a terrible political force, that is, the Guanlong Group, which is the honorary family.

Yuwen Tai successfully integrated them, but also made their power and influence bigger and their foundation deeper.

At least in Duan Shao's view, this group is more complex, more dynamic and aggressive than the nobles in the Six Towns.

Yuwen Hu has been sitting in that position for too long and has dominated power for too long. However, he is old, so those people and groups who have some thoughts or interests in their hearts will definitely be ready to move and will choose to stand on Yuwen Yong's side and liquidate Yuwen Hu.

In the past, Dugu Xin and others failed, but this time, haha, it's really hard to say...

"Report to the Grand Governor, Yuwen Hu, the Datuan Priest of Zhou State, sent an envoy to send a letter of state, requesting peace with our court!"

While Duan Shao was pondering, several soldiers outside the tent took an official from the Zhou Kingdom into the tent.

Liu Yong was wearing a grand court suit and bowed to Duan Shao at a distance, saying, "I'm here to negotiate with the State of Zhou and Qi. I've met Duan Taizai..."

Without dragging the mud and going straight to the point, this is what a smart person does.

Duan Shao glanced sharply at the sight of his eyes and suddenly smiled, "Okay, please sit down. Before I went to war, I received an edict from His Majesty that this battle will be governed by the overall situation. Now, the envoy can talk about the sincerity of Zhou State..."

Liu Yong's cheeks twitched. He was not polite, Duan Shao was even more rude, and he clearly wanted the lion to speak loudly!

But now the Zhou army has been defeated. People are the slaughter and I have to bow my head for fish... Alas...
Chapter completed!